| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) SG - James Valletta (fresh) SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) C - Chen China (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Justin Chase (fresh) SG - Craig Graham (fresh) SF - Wayne Robinson (fresh) PF - Kenneth Stembridge (fresh) C - Levi Strange (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Stembridge wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Valparaiso | Wayne Robinson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Justin Chase | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Rice | Hamisi Azim misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Valparaiso | Wayne Robinson pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Stembridge hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Wayne Robinson and the foul's on Chen China - foul #1 on Chen China, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 19:13 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Stembridge misses the free throw | 0-4 |
| 19:13 | Rice | Shane Nitz grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:57 | Rice | Chen China hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-4 |
| 18:56 | Rice | Shane Nitz grabs the offensive board | 0-4 |
| 18:39 | Rice | James Valletta loses the ball out of bounds | 0-4 |
| 18:17 | Valparaiso | Levi Strange can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 0-4 |
| 18:15 | Rice | Hamisi Azim gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:09 | Rice | Hamisi Azim hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Shane Nitz | 2-4 |
| 17:44 | Valparaiso | Justin Chase blows the layup | 2-4 |
| 17:42 | Rice | James Valletta grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 17:24 | Rice | Hamisi Azim double dribbles | 2-4 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Gary Richardson (PF), Ali Grant (C) Kenneth Stembridge, Levi Strange | |
| 17:13 | Valparaiso | Craig Graham buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Justin Chase | 2-7 |
| 17:02 | Rice | Hamisi Azim clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Wayne Robinson - foul #1 on Wayne Robinson, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Patrick Trinidad (SG), Nelson Wood (C) Craig Graham, Wayne Robinson | |
| 17:02 | Rice | Hamisi Azim makes the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:02 | Rice | Hamisi Azim makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:40 | Valparaiso | Justin Chase misses long on a floater in the paint | 4-7 |
| 16:38 | Rice | Chen China grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:20 | Rice | James Valletta hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Jose Sosa | 6-7 |
| 15:57 | Valparaiso | Ali Grant misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-7 |
| 15:55 | Valparaiso | Nelson Wood can't tip it in | 6-7 |
| 15:54 | Valparaiso | Gary Richardson grabs the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Valletta (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Shane Nitz (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Chen China (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Justin Chase (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Patrick Trinidad (fresh) SF - Gary Richardson (fresh) PF - Ali Grant (fresh) C - Nelson Wood (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Valparaiso | Gary Richardson makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick Trinidad | 6-10 |
| 15:23 | Rice | James Valletta is fouled on the floor by Ali Grant - foul #1 on Ali Grant, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Craig Graham (SG), Wayne Robinson (SF), Kenneth Stembridge (PF), Levi Strange (C) Justin Chase, Gary Richardson, Ali Grant, Nelson Wood | |
| 15:11 | Rice | James Neal misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-10 |
| 15:10 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Levi Strange | 6-10 |
| 14:52 | Valparaiso | Levi Strange clanks a floater from the left block but the foul's on Lucien Bruno - foul #1 on Lucien Bruno, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| 14:52 | Valparaiso | Levi Strange misses the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 14:52 | Valparaiso | Levi Strange makes the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 14:40 | Rice | Kenneth Stembridge denies the turnaround by James Neal | 6-11 |
| 14:39 | Valparaiso | Wayne Robinson snags the defensive board | 6-11 |
| 14:27 | Valparaiso | Craig Graham hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Stembridge | 6-13 |
| 14:09 | Rice | Liang Xiong misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-13 |
| 14:07 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to James Neal | 6-13 |
| 13:54 | Rice | Liang Xiong misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-13 |
| 13:53 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Stembridge pulls down the rebound | 6-13 |
| 13:31 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Stembridge scores on a runner in the lane and he's hacked by Lucien Bruno - foul #2 on Lucien Bruno, team foul #3 | 6-15 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Justin Chase (PG), Gary Richardson (C) Patrick Trinidad, Levi Strange | |
| 13:31 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Stembridge makes the free throw | 6-16 |
| 13:20 | Rice | Hamisi Azim comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 6-16 |
| 13:18 | Rice | James Valletta tips it home | 8-16 |
| 13:15 | Valparaiso | Jose Sosa is called for the reach on Justin Chase in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jose Sosa, team foul #4 | 8-16 |
| 13:00 | Valparaiso | Justin Chase makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 8-18 |
| 12:36 | Rice | Shane Nitz can't finish the layup | 8-18 |
| 12:34 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Kenneth Stembridge | 8-18 |
| 12:11 | Valparaiso | Craig Graham loses the dribble to Chen China | 8-18 |
| 12:09 | Rice | Craig Graham picks off the pass by Jose Sosa in the backcourt | 8-18 |
| 11:59 | Valparaiso | Gary Richardson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-18 |
| 11:57 | Rice | James Valletta grabs the defensive rebound | 8-18 |
| 11:53 | Rice | James Valletta blows the layup but he's fouled by Wayne Robinson - foul #2 on Wayne Robinson, team foul #3 | 8-18 |
| Subs | Rice | James Neal (C) Chen China | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Hollaway (SG), Ali Grant (PF), Nelson Wood (C) Craig Graham, Wayne Robinson, Kenneth Stembridge | |
| 11:53 | Rice | James Valletta makes the 1st free throw | 9-18 |
| 11:53 | Rice | James Valletta makes the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Valletta (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Neal (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Justin Chase (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Hollaway (fresh) SF - Gary Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ali Grant (fresh) C - Nelson Wood (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Valparaiso | Justin Chase misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-18 |
| 11:30 | Rice | Shane Nitz snags the defensive board | 10-18 |
| 11:24 | Rice | Shane Nitz can't finish the layup | 10-18 |
| 11:23 | Rice | Hamisi Azim tips it in | 12-18 |
| 11:09 | Valparaiso | James Neal swats the short shot by Ali Grant | 12-18 |
| 11:08 | Valparaiso | Ali Grant tips it back up and in | 12-20 |
| 10:53 | Rice | Hamisi Azim is fouled on the floor by Gary Richardson - foul #1 on Gary Richardson, team foul #4 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Liang Xiong (C) Shane Nitz | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Patrick Trinidad (PG), Ivan Harris (SG), Levi Strange (C) Justin Chase, Gary Richardson, Nelson Wood | |
| 10:46 | Rice | Hamisi Azim clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-20 |
| 10:44 | Valparaiso | Joseph Hollaway snags the defensive board | 12-20 |
| 10:22 | Valparaiso | Joseph Hollaway misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-20 |
| 10:21 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Neal | 12-20 |
| 10:01 | Rice | James Neal scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Valletta | 15-20 |
| 09:47 | Valparaiso | Liang Xiong steps in front of the Ali Grant pass | 15-20 |
| 09:27 | Rice | Liang Xiong misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-20 |
| 09:26 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Hamisi Azim | 15-20 |
| 09:08 | Rice | Hamisi Azim connects on the floater from the right side | 17-20 |
| 08:42 | Valparaiso | Patrick Trinidad knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Hollaway | 17-22 |
| 08:28 | Rice | Patrick Trinidad picks off the pass by Liang Xiong | 17-22 |
| 08:25 | Valparaiso | Ivan Harris hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Patrick Trinidad | 17-24 |
| 08:07 | Rice | Jose Sosa makes the turnaround from the left block | 19-24 |
| 07:46 | Valparaiso | Jose Sosa steps in front of the Levi Strange pass | 19-24 |
| 07:43 | Rice | Jose Sosa throws it down | 21-24 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Valletta (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Neal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Liang Xiong (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Patrick Trinidad (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ivan Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Hollaway (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ali Grant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Levi Strange (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Valparaiso | Ali Grant is hacked by James Neal - foul #1 on James Neal, team foul #5 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Mixson (PG), Rogelio Marino (SG), William Patrick (SF), Shane Nitz (PF), Chen China (C) Jose Sosa, James Valletta, Hamisi Azim, James Neal, Liang Xiong | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Justin Chase (PG), Craig Graham (SG), Gary Richardson (SF), Kenneth Stembridge (PF), Nelson Wood (C) Patrick Trinidad, Ivan Harris, Joseph Hollaway, Ali Grant, Levi Strange | |
| 07:14 | Valparaiso | Justin Chase slams it home on a great pass from Craig Graham and he's hacked by William Patrick - foul #1 on William Patrick, team foul #6 | 21-26 |
| 07:14 | Valparaiso | Justin Chase makes the free throw | 21-27 |
| 06:55 | Rice | Chen China makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Rogelio Marino and he's fouled by Nelson Wood - foul #1 on Nelson Wood, team foul #5 | 23-27 |
| 06:55 | Rice | Chen China makes the free throw | 24-27 |
| 06:41 | Valparaiso | William Patrick is called for the reach on Kenneth Stembridge - foul #2 on William Patrick, team foul #7 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy McCarty (SF) William Patrick | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 06:41 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Stembridge makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 06:41 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Stembridge misses the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 06:41 | Rice | The rebound goes to Chen China | 24-28 |
| 06:35 | Rice | Shane Nitz is whistled for traveling | 24-28 |
| 06:17 | Valparaiso | Rogelio Marino is called for the reach on Craig Graham - foul #1 on Rogelio Marino, team foul #8 | 24-28 |
| 06:17 | Valparaiso | Craig Graham misses the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 06:17 | Rice | The rebound goes to Chen China | 24-28 |
| 05:55 | Rice | Charles Mixson is hacked by Gary Richardson - foul #2 on Gary Richardson, team foul #6 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Liang Xiong (SF) Timothy McCarty | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Patrick Trinidad (SF) Gary Richardson | |
| 05:41 | Rice | A charge is called on Liang Xiong - foul #1 on Liang Xiong, team foul #9 | 24-28 |
| 05:31 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Stembridge can't connect on a floater from the left block | 24-28 |
| 05:29 | Rice | The rebound goes to Shane Nitz | 24-28 |
| 05:06 | Rice | Liang Xiong hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charles Mixson | 26-28 |
| 04:47 | Valparaiso | Nelson Wood misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Charles Mixson - foul #1 on Charles Mixson, team foul #10 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG), James Valletta (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF) Charles Mixson, Rogelio Marino, Chen China | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Hollaway (SF) Patrick Trinidad | |
| 04:47 | Valparaiso | Nelson Wood makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 04:47 | Valparaiso | Nelson Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 04:28 | Rice | Craig Graham takes the ball from Hamisi Azim | 26-30 |
| 04:05 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Stembridge hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Justin Chase | 26-32 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Justin Chase is called for the reach on Jose Sosa in the backcourt - foul #1 on Justin Chase, team foul #7 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Chen China (C) Liang Xiong | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ivan Harris (SG), Ali Grant (PF), Levi Strange (C) Craig Graham, Kenneth Stembridge, Nelson Wood | |
| 04:02 | Rice | Jose Sosa makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Jose Sosa makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 03:47 | Valparaiso | Levi Strange comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 03:46 | Valparaiso | Ali Grant snags the offensive board | 28-32 |
| 03:36 | Valparaiso | Ivan Harris clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 03:35 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Levi Strange | 28-32 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Valletta (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shane Nitz (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Chen China (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Justin Chase (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ivan Harris (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Hollaway (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ali Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Levi Strange (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Valparaiso | James Valletta steals the ball from Ali Grant | 28-32 |
| 03:18 | Rice | Jose Sosa can't finish the layup | 28-32 |
| 03:17 | Rice | Chen China tips it back up and in | 30-32 |
| 03:03 | Valparaiso | Joseph Hollaway knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-35 |
| 02:49 | Rice | Shane Nitz misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-35 |
| 02:47 | Valparaiso | Joseph Hollaway grabs the defensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 02:25 | Valparaiso | Levi Strange hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-37 |
| 02:06 | Rice | James Valletta misses long on a shot in the lane | 30-37 |
| 02:04 | Valparaiso | Ali Grant snags the defensive board | 30-37 |
| 01:57 | Valparaiso | Joseph Hollaway blows the layup but he's fouled by Jose Sosa - foul #2 on Jose Sosa, team foul #11 | 30-37 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Craig Graham (SG), Wayne Robinson (SF), Kenneth Stembridge (PF), Gary Richardson (C) Justin Chase, Ivan Harris, Ali Grant, Levi Strange | |
| 01:57 | Valparaiso | Joseph Hollaway makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 01:57 | Valparaiso | Joseph Hollaway misses the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 01:57 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Neal | 30-38 |
| 01:39 | Rice | Wayne Robinson takes the ball from James Neal | 30-38 |
| 01:36 | Valparaiso | Wayne Robinson banks in the layup | 30-40 |
| 01:22 | Rice | The jumper by Liang Xiong is denied by Kenneth Stembridge | 30-40 |
| 01:21 | Valparaiso | Gary Richardson pulls down the rebound | 30-40 |
| 00:57 | Valparaiso | Joseph Hollaway knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Wayne Robinson and the foul's on Rogelio Marino - foul #2 on Rogelio Marino, team foul #12 | 30-42 |
| 00:57 | Valparaiso | Joseph Hollaway misses the free throw | 30-42 |
| 00:57 | Rice | William Patrick snags the defensive board | 30-42 |
| 00:37 | Rice | William Patrick's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Craig Graham | 30-42 |
| 00:35 | Valparaiso | Joseph Hollaway gets the rebound | 30-42 |
| 00:19 | Valparaiso | Wayne Robinson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Wayne Robinson, team foul #8 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG), Hamisi Azim (SF) Lucien Bruno, William Patrick | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Patrick Trinidad (PG), Nelson Wood (C) Joseph Hollaway, Wayne Robinson | |
| 00:02 | Rice | Hamisi Azim misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 30-42 |
| 00:01 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Nelson Wood | 30-42 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Nelson Wood can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 30-42 |