| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Mark Bequette (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Bender (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Jones (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Phillip Christy (fresh) C - William Key (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Valletta (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 blk. C - Chen China (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Hamisi Azim inbounds the ball | 41-26 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Rice | Hamisi Azim double dribbles | 41-26 |
| 19:17 | Texas Southern | Chen China steals it from William Key | 41-26 |
| 18:53 | Rice | Mark Bequette is called for the reach on Jose Sosa - foul #1 on Mark Bequette, team foul #1 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Brian Williams (SF) Brian Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:35 | Rice | Hamisi Azim is hacked by Joseph Bender - foul #2 on Joseph Bender, team foul #2 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Robert Kotonski (PF) Phillip Christy | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:20 | Rice | James Valletta's layup is rejected by William Key | 41-26 |
| 18:19 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to William Key | 41-26 |
| 18:14 | Texas Southern | Brian Williams misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-26 |
| 18:13 | Texas Southern | Robert Kotonski grabs the offensive rebound | 41-26 |
| 17:53 | Texas Southern | Chen China steals the ball from Joseph Bender | 41-26 |
| 17:31 | Rice | Hamisi Azim makes the floater from the right side set up by Jose Sosa | 41-28 |
| 17:16 | Texas Southern | William Key can't throw it down but he's hacked by Chen China - foul #1 on Chen China, team foul #1 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Brian Jones (SF) Brian Williams | |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (PG), Lucien Bruno (SG), Liang Xiong (SF), James Neal (PF), William Patrick (C) Jose Sosa, James Valletta, Hamisi Azim, Shane Nitz, Chen China | |
| 17:16 | Texas Southern | William Key makes the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 17:16 | Texas Southern | William Key makes the 2nd free throw | 43-28 |
| 16:50 | Rice | William Patrick connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-30 |
| 16:36 | Texas Southern | Brian Jones is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Brian Jones, team foul #3 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Phillip Christy (PF), Scott Storch (C) Robert Kotonski, William Key | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:16 | Rice | William Patrick is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Liang Xiong | 43-32 |
| 16:06 | Texas Southern | Scott Storch comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 43-32 |
| 16:04 | Texas Southern | Mark Bequette snags the offensive board | 43-32 |
| 15:47 | Texas Southern | Rogelio Marino steals the ball from Mark Bequette | 43-32 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Mark Bequette (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Bender (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Phillip Christy (fresh) C - Scott Storch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lucien Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Liang Xiong (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Neal (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - William Patrick (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Rice | Scott Storch steals it from Lucien Bruno in the backcourt | 43-32 |
| 15:30 | Texas Southern | Phillip Christy drills a fadeaway from the left side and he's hacked by James Neal - foul #3 on James Neal, team foul #2 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Daniel Robinson (PG), Marvin Matthews (SG) Mark Bequette, Joseph Bender | |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG), James Valletta (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF), Shane Nitz (PF), Chen China (C) Rogelio Marino, Lucien Bruno, Liang Xiong, James Neal, William Patrick | |
| 15:30 | Texas Southern | Phillip Christy makes the free throw | 46-32 |
| 15:27 | Rice | Jose Sosa is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Jones - foul #3 on Brian Jones, team foul #4 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Brian Williams (SF), William Key (C) Brian Jones, Scott Storch | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:15 | Rice | Chen China lays it up and in set up by Hamisi Azim | 46-34 |
| 14:49 | Texas Southern | William Key is hacked by Chen China - foul #2 on Chen China, team foul #3 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Brian Jones (SF), Robert Kotonski (PF) Brian Williams, Phillip Christy | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:41 | Texas Southern | Daniel Robinson clanks a floater from the left side | 46-34 |
| 14:40 | Rice | James Valletta grabs the defensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 14:31 | Rice | Brian Jones takes the ball from James Valletta | 46-34 |
| 14:10 | Texas Southern | William Key blows the layup | 46-34 |
| 14:09 | Rice | James Valletta grabs the defensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 13:52 | Rice | Brian Jones steals the ball from Jose Sosa | 46-34 |
| 13:49 | Texas Southern | Marvin Matthews lays it in on a great pass from Brian Jones | 48-34 |
| 13:32 | Rice | Jose Sosa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-34 |
| 13:30 | Rice | Chen China tips it back up and in | 48-36 |
| 13:13 | Texas Southern | Robert Kotonski connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Brian Jones | 50-36 |
| 13:08 | Rice | Jose Sosa misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 50-36 |
| 13:06 | Rice | James Valletta tips it but misses | 50-36 |
| 13:04 | Rice | Shane Nitz tips it in | 50-38 |
| 12:48 | Texas Southern | Brian Jones can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 50-38 |
| 12:47 | Texas Southern | Daniel Robinson hits the follow up shot | 52-38 |
| 12:42 | Rice | Jose Sosa travels in the backcourt | 52-38 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Brian Williams (SF), Phillip Christy (PF), Scott Storch (C) Brian Jones, Robert Kotonski, William Key | |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (PG), Lucien Bruno (SG), Liang Xiong (SF), James Neal (PF), William Patrick (C) Jose Sosa, James Valletta, Hamisi Azim, Shane Nitz, Chen China | |
| 12:37 | Texas Southern | Daniel Robinson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Lucien Bruno - foul #1 on Lucien Bruno, team foul #4 | 52-38 |
| 12:37 | Texas Southern | Daniel Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 12:37 | Texas Southern | Daniel Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| 12:37 | Rice | William Patrick gets the rebound | 53-38 |
| 12:13 | Rice | Liang Xiong hits a wide open turnaround from the baseline | 53-40 |
| 11:53 | Texas Southern | Phillip Christy slams it home set up by Marvin Matthews | 55-40 |
| 11:35 | Rice | Scott Storch steps in front of the Rogelio Marino pass | 55-40 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Daniel Robinson (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marvin Matthews (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Brian Williams (fresh) PF - Phillip Christy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Scott Storch (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lucien Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Liang Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Neal (fairly fresh) 2 blk. 3 pf. C - William Patrick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Texas Southern | Phillip Christy is fouled on the floor by Rogelio Marino - foul #1 on Rogelio Marino, team foul #5 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Brian Jones (SF), William Key (C) Brian Williams, Scott Storch | |
| Subs | Rice | Shane Nitz (PF) James Neal | |
| 10:48 | Texas Southern | Daniel Robinson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-40 |
| 10:46 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lucien Bruno | 55-40 |
| 10:36 | Rice | William Patrick misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-40 |
| 10:35 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Brian Jones | 55-40 |
| 10:16 | Texas Southern | Daniel Robinson drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Brian Jones | 57-40 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:14 | Rice | Lucien Bruno loses the dribble to Brian Jones in the backcourt | 57-40 |
| 09:52 | Texas Southern | Brian Jones knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Phillip Christy | 60-40 |
| 09:37 | Rice | Shane Nitz hits a wide open shot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Patrick | 60-42 |
| 09:15 | Texas Southern | Daniel Robinson is fouled on the floor by Rogelio Marino - foul #2 on Rogelio Marino, team foul #6 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Joseph Bender (PG), Brian Williams (SF), Robert Kotonski (PF), Scott Storch (C) Daniel Robinson, Brian Jones, Phillip Christy, William Key | |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG), James Valletta (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF), James Neal (PF), Chen China (C) Rogelio Marino, Lucien Bruno, Liang Xiong, Shane Nitz, William Patrick | |
| 09:01 | Texas Southern | James Neal is called for the reach on Joseph Bender - foul #4 on James Neal, team foul #7 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Rice | Shane Nitz (PF) James Neal | |
| 09:01 | Texas Southern | Joseph Bender makes the 1st free throw | 61-42 |
| 09:01 | Texas Southern | Joseph Bender makes the 2nd free throw | 62-42 |
| 08:45 | Rice | Hamisi Azim misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-42 |
| 08:43 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Robert Kotonski | 62-42 |
| 08:29 | Texas Southern | Robert Kotonski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-42 |
| 08:27 | Rice | Chen China grabs the defensive rebound | 62-42 |
| 08:22 | Rice | Jose Sosa is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Valletta | 62-45 |
| 08:01 | Texas Southern | Robert Kotonski connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-45 |
| 07:43 | Rice | Hamisi Azim banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from James Valletta | 65-47 |
| 07:20 | Texas Southern | Brian Williams double dribbles | 65-47 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Daniel Robinson (PG), Mark Bequette (SF), Phillip Christy (PF), William Key (C) Joseph Bender, Brian Williams, Robert Kotonski, Scott Storch | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Mixson (PG), Timothy McCarty (SF), James Neal (PF) Jose Sosa, Hamisi Azim, Shane Nitz | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Daniel Robinson (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marvin Matthews (tired) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Mark Bequette (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Phillip Christy (tiring) 5 pts. C - William Key (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Mixson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Valletta (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Timothy McCarty (fresh) PF - James Neal (fresh) 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Chen China (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:05 | Rice | Timothy McCarty knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-50 |
| 06:40 | Texas Southern | William Key lays it in on a great pass from Phillip Christy | 67-50 |
| 06:24 | Rice | Charles Mixson connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 67-52 |
| 06:01 | Texas Southern | Mark Bequette's floater is tipped away by James Neal | 67-52 |
| 06:00 | Texas Southern | Phillip Christy gets the offensive rebound | 67-52 |
| 05:35 | Texas Southern | Daniel Robinson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Mixson - foul #1 on Charles Mixson, team foul #8 | 67-52 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Brian Jones (SF), Robert Kotonski (PF) Marvin Matthews, Phillip Christy | |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG), Rogelio Marino (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF), Liang Xiong (PF), William Patrick (C) Charles Mixson, James Valletta, Timothy McCarty, James Neal, Chen China | |
| 05:35 | Texas Southern | Daniel Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 05:35 | Texas Southern | Daniel Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-52 |
| 05:15 | Rice | William Patrick is open and scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jose Sosa | 69-55 |
| 04:49 | Texas Southern | Robert Kotonski misses the 3 from the right corner | 69-55 |
| 04:47 | Rice | Hamisi Azim grabs the defensive rebound | 69-55 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Jose Sosa misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 69-55 |
| 04:41 | Texas Southern | Brian Jones gets the rebound | 69-55 |
| 04:30 | Texas Southern | Mark Bequette is fouled on the floor by Liang Xiong - foul #2 on Liang Xiong, team foul #9 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Joseph Bender (SG) Daniel Robinson | |
| Subs | Rice | Shane Nitz (PF) William Patrick | |
| 04:30 | Texas Southern | Mark Bequette misses the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 04:30 | Rice | Liang Xiong pulls down the rebound | 69-55 |
| 04:12 | Rice | Hamisi Azim clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 69-55 |
| 04:10 | Texas Southern | Brian Jones grabs the board | 69-55 |
| 03:55 | Texas Southern | William Key misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 69-55 |
| 03:54 | Texas Southern | Joseph Bender grabs the offensive rebound | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Texas Southern | Joseph Bender misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 69-55 |
| 03:39 | Rice | The rebound goes to Shane Nitz | 69-55 |
| 03:33 | Rice | Hamisi Azim misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-55 |
| 03:32 | Texas Southern | Joseph Bender snags the defensive board | 69-55 |
| 03:08 | Texas Southern | Joseph Bender clanks a shot from the right side | 69-55 |
| 03:06 | Rice | Liang Xiong grabs the defensive rebound | 69-55 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Mark Bequette (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Bender (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Jones (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Robert Kotonski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - William Key (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rogelio Marino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Hamisi Azim (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shane Nitz (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Liang Xiong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Rice | Jose Sosa is hacked by Mark Bequette in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Bequette, team foul #5 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Brian Williams (SF), Scott Storch (PF) Brian Jones, William Key | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Mixson (PG), Lucien Bruno (SG), Timothy McCarty (SF), James Neal (PF), William Patrick (C) Jose Sosa, Rogelio Marino, Hamisi Azim, Shane Nitz, Liang Xiong | |
| 02:48 | Rice | Lucien Bruno connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Mixson | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:23 | Texas Southern | Joseph Bender hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Neal - foul #5 on James Neal, team foul #10 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Marvin Matthews (SG), Phillip Christy (PF) Mark Bequette, Robert Kotonski | |
| Subs | Rice | James Valletta (SG), Chen China (C) Charles Mixson, James Neal | |
| 02:23 | Texas Southern | Joseph Bender makes the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 02:23 | Texas Southern | Joseph Bender makes the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:03 | Rice | Timothy McCarty is fouled on the floor by Scott Storch - foul #1 on Scott Storch, team foul #6 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Mark Bequette (SG), Robert Kotonski (C) Marvin Matthews, Phillip Christy | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Mixson (PG), Liang Xiong (C) James Valletta, Chen China | |
| 01:52 | Rice | Liang Xiong hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Brian Williams - foul #1 on Brian Williams, team foul #7 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (PG) Charles Mixson | |
| 01:52 | Rice | Liang Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 01:52 | Rice | Liang Xiong misses the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 01:52 | Texas Southern | Robert Kotonski grabs the board | 71-59 |
| 01:29 | Texas Southern | Scott Storch hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 71-59 |
| 01:27 | Rice | The rebound goes to Liang Xiong | 71-59 |
| 01:22 | Rice | Lucien Bruno misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-59 |
| 01:21 | Texas Southern | Robert Kotonski grabs the board | 71-59 |
| 00:52 | Texas Southern | Brian Williams comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 71-59 |
| 00:50 | Rice | The rebound goes to Rogelio Marino | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Rice | Mark Bequette is called for the reach on Timothy McCarty in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Bequette, team foul #8 | 71-59 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Timothy McCarty misses the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Liang Xiong gets the offensive rebound | 71-59 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Liang Xiong lays it up and in on a great pass from Rogelio Marino | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Texas Southern | Scott Storch is fouled in the backcourt by Rogelio Marino - foul #3 on Rogelio Marino, team foul #11 | 71-61 |
| 00:42 | Texas Southern | Scott Storch makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:42 | Texas Southern | Scott Storch makes the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Timothy McCarty misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 73-61 |
| 00:34 | Texas Southern | Robert Kotonski snags the defensive board | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Texas Southern | Lucien Bruno steals it from Brian Williams | 73-61 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Liang Xiong banks in the layup set up by Lucien Bruno | 73-63 |
| 00:00 | Texas Southern | Mark Bequette runs out the clock | 73-63 |