| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Luther Wyatt (fresh) SG - Paul Smalls (fresh) SF - Edward Pellowski (fresh) PF - Melvin Simpson (fresh) C - Nicholas McKune (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fresh) SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) SF - Anthony Perdue (fresh) PF - John Schechter (fresh) C - Bart Thomas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | John Schechter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Rice | The short jumper by Bart Thomas is denied by Melvin Simpson | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Rice | Anthony Perdue hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Memphis | Luther Wyatt misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Memphis | Edward Pellowski tips it home | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | Rice | Dennis Woodring comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | Rice | Bart Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Rice | Luther Wyatt steals the ball from Bart Thomas | 2-2 |
| 18:25 | Memphis | Edward Pellowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | Rice | Bart Thomas misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 2-2 |
| 18:11 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Edward Pellowski | 2-2 |
| 17:52 | Memphis | Paul Smalls hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Edward Pellowski | 5-2 |
| 17:33 | Rice | Bart Thomas lays it up and in and he's hacked by Luther Wyatt - foul #1 on Luther Wyatt, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Carroll (PG), Ivan Mikulski (SG), Fadey Muraski (SF), Jerry Luckett (PF), Wanjohi Ashalintubbi (C) Luther Wyatt, Paul Smalls, Edward Pellowski, Melvin Simpson, Nicholas McKune | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:33 | Rice | Bart Thomas makes the free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:12 | Memphis | John Schechter is called for the reach on Robert Carroll - foul #1 on John Schechter, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| 16:55 | Memphis | Ivan Mikulski connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 7-5 |
| 16:32 | Rice | Stephen Palmer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 16:31 | Rice | Anthony Perdue can't tip it in | 7-5 |
| 16:29 | Memphis | Robert Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:08 | Memphis | Ivan Mikulski's pass is intercepted by Anthony Perdue | 7-5 |
| 16:05 | Rice | Stephen Palmer can't finish the layup | 7-5 |
| 16:04 | Memphis | Wanjohi Ashalintubbi grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 15:40 | Memphis | Robert Carroll knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-5 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Robert Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ivan Mikulski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fadey Muraski (fresh) PF - Jerry Luckett (fresh) C - Wanjohi Ashalintubbi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fairly fresh) SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) SF - Anthony Perdue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Schechter (fairly fresh) C - Bart Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:17 | Rice | John Schechter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-5 |
| Subs | Memphis | Luther Wyatt (PG), Paul Smalls (SG), Edward Pellowski (SF), Melvin Simpson (PF), Robert Carner (C) Robert Carroll, Ivan Mikulski, Fadey Muraski, Jerry Luckett, Wanjohi Ashalintubbi | |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), Edward Chapman (SG), Gerald Griffith (SF), Jamie Thrall (PF), Preston Breslin (C) Dennis Woodring, Stephen Palmer, Anthony Perdue, John Schechter, Bart Thomas | |
| 14:48 | Memphis | Robert Carner loses the dribble to Edward Chapman | 10-5 |
| 14:31 | Rice | Jamie Thrall clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-5 |
| 14:29 | Memphis | Edward Pellowski grabs the board | 10-5 |
| 14:11 | Memphis | Luther Wyatt can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Edward Chapman - foul #1 on Edward Chapman, team foul #2 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Carroll (SG), Ivan Mikulski (SF), John Loiselle (PF), Nicholas McKune (C) Paul Smalls, Edward Pellowski, Melvin Simpson, Robert Carner | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG) Edward Chapman | |
| 14:11 | Memphis | Luther Wyatt misses the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 14:11 | Memphis | Luther Wyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| 13:55 | Rice | Robert Carroll is called for the reach on Stephen Palmer - foul #1 on Robert Carroll, team foul #2 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Memphis | Edward Pellowski (SF), Robert Carner (C) Luther Wyatt, Nicholas McKune | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:45 | Rice | Gerald Griffith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-5 |
| 13:44 | Memphis | Robert Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 11-5 |
| 13:40 | Memphis | Robert Carroll misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-5 |
| 13:39 | Memphis | John Loiselle can't tip it in | 11-5 |
| 13:37 | Rice | Preston Breslin grabs the board | 11-5 |
| 13:32 | Rice | Stephen Palmer scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Preston Breslin | 11-8 |
| 13:13 | Memphis | Ivan Mikulski clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Stephen Palmer - foul #1 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Memphis | Luther Wyatt (PG), Paul Smalls (SG), Melvin Simpson (PF), Nicholas McKune (C) Robert Carroll, Edward Pellowski, John Loiselle, Robert Carner | |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony Perdue (SF), John Schechter (PF), Bart Thomas (C) Edgar Lisle, Jamie Thrall, Preston Breslin | |
| 13:13 | Memphis | Ivan Mikulski makes the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 13:13 | Memphis | Ivan Mikulski misses the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 13:13 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Schechter | 12-8 |
| 13:11 | Rice | Gerald Griffith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-8 |
| Subs | Memphis | Fadey Muraski (SF) Ivan Mikulski | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:48 | Memphis | Paul Smalls is fouled on the floor by Stephen Palmer - foul #2 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #4 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Memphis | Edward Pellowski (SF), Robert Carner (C) Fadey Muraski, Nicholas McKune | |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Chapman (SG) Stephen Palmer | |
| 12:34 | Memphis | Edward Pellowski misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-8 |
| 12:32 | Memphis | Edward Pellowski grabs the offensive board | 12-8 |
| 12:07 | Memphis | Luther Wyatt knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Paul Smalls | 15-8 |
| 11:54 | Rice | Bart Thomas can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-8 |
| 11:52 | Memphis | Paul Smalls grabs the defensive rebound | 15-8 |
| 11:31 | Memphis | Melvin Simpson is hacked by John Schechter - foul #2 on John Schechter, team foul #5 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Carroll (PG), Ivan Mikulski (SG), Jerry Luckett (SF), John Loiselle (PF), Nicholas McKune (C) Luther Wyatt, Paul Smalls, Edward Pellowski, Melvin Simpson, Robert Carner | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Jamie Thrall (PF) Gerald Griffith, John Schechter | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Robert Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ivan Mikulski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Luckett (fresh) PF - John Loiselle (fresh) C - Nicholas McKune (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fresh) SG - Edward Chapman (fresh) SF - Anthony Perdue (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jamie Thrall (fresh) C - Bart Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:10 | Memphis | Robert Carroll misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-8 |
| 11:09 | Rice | Edward Chapman gets the rebound | 15-8 |
| 10:48 | Rice | Edward Chapman makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dennis Woodring | 15-10 |
| 10:26 | Memphis | John Loiselle buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Carroll and the foul's on Jamie Thrall - foul #1 on Jamie Thrall, team foul #6 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Memphis | Luther Wyatt (PG), Paul Smalls (SG), Fadey Muraski (SF), Wanjohi Ashalintubbi (C) Robert Carroll, Ivan Mikulski, Jerry Luckett, Nicholas McKune | |
| Subs | Rice | Preston Breslin (SF), Kevin Castrejon (C) Anthony Perdue, Bart Thomas | |
| 10:26 | Memphis | John Loiselle misses the free throw | 17-10 |
| 10:26 | Rice | Kevin Castrejon grabs the board | 17-10 |
| 10:09 | Rice | Kevin Castrejon comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-10 |
| 10:07 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Fadey Muraski | 17-10 |
| 09:47 | Memphis | Luther Wyatt is hacked by Kevin Castrejon - foul #1 on Kevin Castrejon, team foul #7 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Memphis | Ivan Mikulski (SG), Edward Pellowski (SF), Melvin Simpson (PF), Nicholas McKune (C) Paul Smalls, Fadey Muraski, John Loiselle, Wanjohi Ashalintubbi | |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (SF) Kevin Castrejon | |
| 09:47 | Memphis | Luther Wyatt makes the 1st free throw | 18-10 |
| 09:47 | Memphis | Luther Wyatt misses the 2nd free throw | 18-10 |
| 09:47 | Rice | Jamie Thrall grabs the board | 18-10 |
| 09:30 | Rice | Gerald Griffith is whistled for traveling | 18-10 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Carroll (PG), Paul Smalls (SG), Wanjohi Ashalintubbi (C) Luther Wyatt, Ivan Mikulski, Nicholas McKune | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:11 | Memphis | Edward Pellowski buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Melvin Simpson | 21-10 |
| 08:54 | Rice | Gerald Griffith is hacked by Melvin Simpson - foul #1 on Melvin Simpson, team foul #3 | 21-10 |
| Subs | Memphis | Luther Wyatt (PG), Ivan Mikulski (SG), Fadey Muraski (SF), Nicholas McKune (C) Robert Carroll, Paul Smalls, Edward Pellowski, Wanjohi Ashalintubbi | |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), Anthony Perdue (SF), Bart Thomas (C) Dennis Woodring, Edward Chapman, Preston Breslin | |
| 08:35 | Rice | Gerald Griffith scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Anthony Perdue | 21-13 |
| 08:15 | Memphis | Nicholas McKune misses the runner near the basket | 21-13 |
| 08:14 | Rice | Bart Thomas grabs the board | 21-13 |
| 07:54 | Rice | Gerald Griffith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-13 |
| 07:53 | Memphis | Luther Wyatt grabs the defensive rebound | 21-13 |
| 07:37 | Memphis | Gerald Griffith steals the ball from Ivan Mikulski | 21-13 |
| 07:34 | Rice | Anthony Perdue lays it up and in on a great pass from Gerald Griffith | 21-15 |
| 07:20 | Memphis | Luther Wyatt knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Nicholas McKune | 23-15 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Luther Wyatt (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ivan Mikulski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Fadey Muraski (fresh) PF - Melvin Simpson (fresh) C - Nicholas McKune (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edgar Lisle (fresh) SG - Gerald Griffith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Perdue (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jamie Thrall (fairly fresh) C - Bart Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Rice | Edgar Lisle misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Luther Wyatt - foul #2 on Luther Wyatt, team foul #4 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Carroll (PG), Paul Smalls (SG), Edward Pellowski (SF), Jerry Luckett (PF), Wanjohi Ashalintubbi (C) Luther Wyatt, Ivan Mikulski, Fadey Muraski, Melvin Simpson, Nicholas McKune | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Keith Styles (SF), Preston Breslin (PF), Kevin Castrejon (C) Gerald Griffith, Anthony Perdue, Jamie Thrall, Bart Thomas | |
| 07:01 | Rice | Edgar Lisle makes the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 07:01 | Rice | Edgar Lisle misses the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 07:01 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Jerry Luckett | 23-16 |
| 06:48 | Memphis | Paul Smalls buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Wanjohi Ashalintubbi | 26-16 |
| 06:37 | Rice | Keith Styles comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 26-16 |
| 06:35 | Rice | Kevin Castrejon pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-16 |
| 06:24 | Rice | Keith Styles can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-16 |
| 06:22 | Memphis | Wanjohi Ashalintubbi gets the rebound | 26-16 |
| 06:17 | Memphis | Edward Pellowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-16 |
| 06:15 | Rice | Preston Breslin snags the defensive board | 26-16 |
| 05:56 | Rice | Keith Styles misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-16 |
| 05:55 | Rice | Kevin Castrejon tips it home | 26-18 |
| 05:35 | Memphis | Edward Pellowski misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Edgar Lisle - foul #1 on Edgar Lisle, team foul #8 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Memphis | Luther Wyatt (PG), Melvin Simpson (PF), Robert Carner (C) Robert Carroll, Jerry Luckett, Wanjohi Ashalintubbi | |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (SG), Anthony Perdue (SF), Bart Thomas (C) Edgar Lisle, Keith Styles, Kevin Castrejon | |
| 05:35 | Memphis | Edward Pellowski makes the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 05:35 | Memphis | Edward Pellowski misses the 2nd free throw | 27-18 |
| 05:35 | Rice | Bart Thomas gets the rebound | 27-18 |
| 05:30 | Rice | Gerald Griffith hits a 3 from straight away | 27-21 |
| 05:09 | Memphis | Paul Smalls misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-21 |
| 05:07 | Memphis | Edward Pellowski grabs the offensive rebound | 27-21 |
| 05:02 | Memphis | Edward Pellowski makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Luther Wyatt | 30-21 |
| 04:47 | Rice | Preston Breslin makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Gerald Griffith | 30-23 |
| 04:24 | Memphis | Gerald Griffith takes the ball from Robert Carner | 30-23 |
| 04:05 | Rice | Anthony Perdue lays it up and in set up by Gerald Griffith and he's hacked by Edward Pellowski - foul #1 on Edward Pellowski, team foul #5 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Carroll (PG), Ivan Mikulski (SG), Jerry Luckett (SF), John Loiselle (PF), Nicholas McKune (C) Luther Wyatt, Paul Smalls, Edward Pellowski, Melvin Simpson, Robert Carner | |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Chapman (SG), Jamie Thrall (PF) Dennis Woodring, Preston Breslin | |
| 04:05 | Rice | Anthony Perdue makes the free throw | 30-26 |
| 03:52 | Memphis | Ivan Mikulski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 03:51 | Rice | Edward Chapman grabs the defensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 03:30 | Rice | Gerald Griffith double dribbles | 30-26 |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Smalls (SG), Edward Pellowski (SF) Ivan Mikulski, Jerry Luckett | |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), Stephen Palmer (SG), John Schechter (PF) Edward Chapman, Anthony Perdue, Bart Thomas | |
| 03:06 | Memphis | Edward Pellowski drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-26 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Robert Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Smalls (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Pellowski (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Loiselle (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nicholas McKune (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edgar Lisle (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerald Griffith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Schechter (fresh) C - Jamie Thrall (fresh) | |
| 02:50 | Rice | Jamie Thrall is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jamie Thrall, team foul #9 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Memphis | Luther Wyatt (PG), Ivan Mikulski (SG), Fadey Muraski (SF), Melvin Simpson (PF), Wanjohi Ashalintubbi (C) Robert Carroll, Paul Smalls, Edward Pellowski, John Loiselle, Nicholas McKune | |
| Subs | Rice | Preston Breslin (SF) Gerald Griffith | |
| 02:40 | Memphis | Wanjohi Ashalintubbi hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jamie Thrall - foul #3 on Jamie Thrall, team foul #10 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Loiselle (PF) Melvin Simpson | |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Castrejon (C) Jamie Thrall | |
| 02:40 | Memphis | Wanjohi Ashalintubbi misses the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 02:40 | Memphis | Wanjohi Ashalintubbi makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 02:21 | Rice | Kevin Castrejon travels with the ball | 34-26 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Carroll (PG), Edward Pellowski (SF), Melvin Simpson (PF), Nicholas McKune (C) Luther Wyatt, Fadey Muraski, John Loiselle, Wanjohi Ashalintubbi | |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony Perdue (SF), Bart Thomas (C) Preston Breslin, Kevin Castrejon | |
| 02:04 | Memphis | Nicholas McKune buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Melvin Simpson | 36-26 |
| 01:35 | Rice | Anthony Perdue hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 36-26 |
| 01:34 | Rice | John Schechter snags the offensive board | 36-26 |
| 01:18 | Rice | Stephen Palmer loses the dribble to Robert Carroll | 36-26 |
| 01:15 | Memphis | Edward Pellowski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Carroll | 38-26 |
| 00:56 | Rice | John Schechter is whistled for traveling | 38-26 |
| Subs | Memphis | Luther Wyatt (PG), Paul Smalls (SG), Fadey Muraski (SF), Jerry Luckett (PF), Wanjohi Ashalintubbi (C) Robert Carroll, Ivan Mikulski, Edward Pellowski, Melvin Simpson, Nicholas McKune | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG) Edgar Lisle | |
| 00:42 | Memphis | Paul Smalls misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-26 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Anthony Perdue snags the defensive board | 38-26 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Stephen Palmer drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Dennis Woodring | 38-28 |
| 00:22 | Memphis | Luther Wyatt misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-28 |
| 00:20 | Rice | John Schechter pulls down the rebound | 38-28 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Anthony Perdue connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from John Schechter | 38-31 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Luther Wyatt misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 38-31 |