| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Perdue (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Schechter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jamie Thrall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Brian Clarkson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Fall (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Bainter (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Todd Wegener (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Mowen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bainter inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Clarkson scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Bainter | 30-36 |
| 19:32 | Rice | Todd Wegener is called for the reach on Stephen Palmer - foul #3 on Todd Wegener, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gilbert Hall (PF) Todd Wegener | |
| 19:16 | Rice | Stephen Palmer hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Dennis Woodring and he's fouled by Harold Fall - foul #3 on Harold Fall, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Thorton (SG) Harold Fall | |
| 19:16 | Rice | Stephen Palmer makes the free throw | 33-36 |
| 18:57 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Thorton clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-36 |
| 18:56 | Rice | Anthony Perdue grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 18:34 | Rice | Stephen Palmer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 18:33 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Mowen gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 18:26 | Southern Mississippi | Gilbert Hall lays it up and in on a great pass from Brian Clarkson | 33-38 |
| 18:04 | Rice | Dennis Woodring clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 18:02 | Rice | John Schechter tips it in | 35-38 |
| 17:46 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bainter hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-38 |
| 17:44 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Thorton snags the offensive board | 35-38 |
| 17:27 | Southern Mississippi | Gilbert Hall misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Schechter - foul #2 on John Schechter, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), Edward Chapman (SG), Gerald Griffith (SF), Preston Breslin (PF), Kevin Castrejon (C) Dennis Woodring, Stephen Palmer, Anthony Perdue, John Schechter, Jamie Thrall | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lionel Watts (SG), Caleb Lilley (PF), Max Jones (C) Bruce Thorton, Robert Bainter, Anthony Mowen | |
| 17:27 | Southern Mississippi | Gilbert Hall makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 17:27 | Southern Mississippi | Gilbert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Gerald Griffith knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 17:07 | Southern Mississippi | Gilbert Hall banks in the layup set up by Brian Clarkson | 38-42 |
| 16:49 | Rice | Edgar Lisle drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Preston Breslin | 40-42 |
| 16:26 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Griffith steals it from Max Jones | 40-42 |
| 16:22 | Rice | Lionel Watts is called for the reach on Edward Chapman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lionel Watts, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG) Edward Chapman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bainter (SF) Gilbert Hall | |
| 16:10 | Rice | Stephen Palmer scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Gerald Griffith | 42-42 |
| 15:52 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Clarkson misses short on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Stephen Palmer - foul #3 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Styles (SF), John Schechter (PF), Bart Thomas (C) Edgar Lisle, Preston Breslin, Kevin Castrejon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Lessard (SG), Todd Wegener (PF), Anthony Mowen (C) Lionel Watts, Caleb Lilley, Max Jones | |
| 15:52 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Clarkson makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 15:52 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Clarkson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Griffith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Keith Styles (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Schechter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bart Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Brian Clarkson (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Lessard (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Robert Bainter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Todd Wegener (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Mowen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Rice | John Schechter buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 44-44 |
| 15:30 | Southern Mississippi | Bart Thomas swats the short shot by Kenneth Lessard | 44-44 |
| 15:29 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Wegener pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 15:11 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Wegener hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Brian Clarkson | 44-46 |
| 14:55 | Rice | Bart Thomas connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Stephen Palmer | 46-46 |
| 14:49 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bainter comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 14:48 | Rice | Bart Thomas snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 14:46 | Rice | Stephen Palmer is hacked by Kenneth Lessard in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenneth Lessard, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Edward Chapman (SG), Anthony Perdue (SF), Jamie Thrall (PF) Gerald Griffith, Stephen Palmer, Keith Styles, John Schechter | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Harold Fall (PG), Bruce Thorton (SG), Caleb Lilley (SF) Brian Clarkson, Kenneth Lessard, Robert Bainter | |
| 14:31 | Rice | Anthony Perdue clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Caleb Lilley - foul #1 on Caleb Lilley, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| 14:31 | Rice | Anthony Perdue makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 14:31 | Rice | Anthony Perdue makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 14:21 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Wegener makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Anthony Mowen | 48-48 |
| 14:08 | Rice | The jumper by Jamie Thrall is denied by Anthony Mowen | 48-48 |
| 14:07 | Rice | Bart Thomas can't tip it in | 48-48 |
| 14:06 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Mowen gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 14:00 | Southern Mississippi | Caleb Lilley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Anthony Mowen | 48-50 |
| 13:56 | Rice | Caleb Lilley steps in front of the Jamie Thrall pass in the backcourt | 48-50 |
| 13:36 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Wegener is hacked by Jamie Thrall - foul #1 on Jamie Thrall, team foul #3 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), Stephen Palmer (SG), John Schechter (PF) Dennis Woodring, Edward Chapman, Bart Thomas | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lionel Watts (SF), Gilbert Hall (PF), Max Jones (C) Caleb Lilley, Todd Wegener, Anthony Mowen | |
| 13:22 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Palmer is called for the reach on Harold Fall - foul #4 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #4 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Chapman (SG) Stephen Palmer | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 13:09 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Chapman is called for the reach on Harold Fall - foul #2 on Edward Chapman, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (PG), Preston Breslin (SF) Edgar Lisle, Anthony Perdue | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Todd Wegener (PF) Bruce Thorton | |
| 13:00 | Southern Mississippi | Lionel Watts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG) Jamie Thrall | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 12:43 | Rice | Gilbert Hall is called for the reach on Gerald Griffith - foul #1 on Gilbert Hall, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bainter (SF) Max Jones | |
| 12:26 | Rice | Gerald Griffith's pass is intercepted by Gilbert Hall | 48-50 |
| 12:05 | Southern Mississippi | John Schechter is called for the reach on Todd Wegener - foul #3 on John Schechter, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Anthony Perdue (SF), Jamie Thrall (PF) Edward Chapman, Gerald Griffith, John Schechter | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Brian Clarkson (PG), Bruce Thorton (SG), Caleb Lilley (C) Harold Fall, Lionel Watts, Gilbert Hall | |
| 11:54 | Southern Mississippi | Caleb Lilley buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bruce Thorton | 48-52 |
| 11:52 | Rice | Anthony Perdue's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Bart Thomas (C) Preston Breslin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edgar Lisle (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Anthony Perdue (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jamie Thrall (fresh) C - Bart Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Brian Clarkson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bruce Thorton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Bainter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Todd Wegener (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Caleb Lilley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:35 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Thorton slams it home on a great pass from Brian Clarkson | 48-54 |
| 11:33 | Rice | Dennis Woodring's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (SG) Edgar Lisle | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Mowen (C) Todd Wegener | |
| 11:15 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Thorton is hacked by Dennis Woodring - foul #1 on Dennis Woodring, team foul #7 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Chapman (SG) Dennis Woodring | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gilbert Hall (PF) Caleb Lilley | |
| 11:15 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Thorton makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 11:15 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Thorton makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 11:02 | Rice | Anthony Perdue misses the wide open turnaround in the lane | 48-56 |
| 11:00 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Clarkson gets the rebound | 48-56 |
| 10:31 | Southern Mississippi | Gilbert Hall's layup is rejected by Jamie Thrall | 48-56 |
| 10:30 | Rice | Anthony Perdue gets the rebound | 48-56 |
| 10:10 | Rice | Bart Thomas misses badly on the uncontested floater from the free throw line | 48-56 |
| 10:08 | Rice | Jamie Thrall grabs the offensive board | 48-56 |
| 10:00 | Rice | Bart Thomas blows the layup | 48-56 |
| 09:59 | Rice | Anthony Perdue tips it back up and in | 50-56 |
| 09:37 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Thorton loses the dribble to Jamie Thrall | 50-56 |
| 09:11 | Rice | Gerald Griffith misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-56 |
| 09:10 | Southern Mississippi | Gilbert Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 08:51 | Southern Mississippi | Gilbert Hall double dribbles | 50-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Edgar Lisle (SG), Preston Breslin (SF), John Schechter (PF), Kevin Castrejon (C) Gerald Griffith, Edward Chapman, Anthony Perdue, Jamie Thrall, Bart Thomas | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Harold Fall (PG), Lionel Watts (SG), Caleb Lilley (SF), Todd Wegener (PF), Max Jones (C) Brian Clarkson, Bruce Thorton, Robert Bainter, Gilbert Hall, Anthony Mowen | |
| 08:34 | Rice | Preston Breslin travels with the ball | 50-56 |
| 08:14 | Southern Mississippi | Lionel Watts misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 08:12 | Rice | The rebound goes to Kevin Castrejon | 50-56 |
| 08:00 | Rice | Edgar Lisle misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 50-56 |
| 07:59 | Southern Mississippi | Max Jones gets the rebound | 50-56 |
| 07:43 | Southern Mississippi | Max Jones clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 07:42 | Rice | John Schechter grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edgar Lisle (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Preston Breslin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Schechter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Castrejon (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Harold Fall (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lionel Watts (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Caleb Lilley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Todd Wegener (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Max Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Rice | Edgar Lisle misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Lionel Watts - foul #2 on Lionel Watts, team foul #7 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG), Keith Styles (SF), Bart Thomas (C) Dennis Woodring, Preston Breslin, Kevin Castrejon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Lessard (SG), Robert Bainter (SF), Gilbert Hall (C) Lionel Watts, Caleb Lilley, Max Jones | |
| 07:13 | Rice | Edgar Lisle makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 07:13 | Rice | Edgar Lisle makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 06:55 | Southern Mississippi | Gilbert Hall drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Todd Wegener | 52-58 |
| 06:47 | Rice | Keith Styles loses the dribble to Gilbert Hall | 52-58 |
| 06:40 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Lessard can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 06:38 | Rice | Keith Styles gets the rebound | 52-58 |
| 06:36 | Rice | Stephen Palmer's pass is intercepted by Robert Bainter in the backcourt | 52-58 |
| 06:29 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bainter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Chapman (PG) Edgar Lisle | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Mowen (C) Robert Bainter | |
| 06:07 | Rice | Stephen Palmer comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 52-58 |
| 06:05 | Southern Mississippi | Gilbert Hall gets the rebound | 52-58 |
| 05:46 | Southern Mississippi | Gilbert Hall clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Keith Styles - foul #1 on Keith Styles, team foul #8 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Gerald Griffith (SF), Jamie Thrall (PF), Preston Breslin (C) Edward Chapman, Keith Styles, John Schechter, Bart Thomas | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Brian Clarkson (PG), Caleb Lilley (C) Harold Fall, Anthony Mowen | |
| 05:46 | Southern Mississippi | Gilbert Hall misses the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 05:46 | Southern Mississippi | Gilbert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 05:21 | Rice | Dennis Woodring misses the jumper from the right wing | 52-59 |
| 05:19 | Rice | Preston Breslin gets the offensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 04:58 | Rice | Dennis Woodring scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Preston Breslin and he's hacked by Todd Wegener - foul #4 on Todd Wegener, team foul #8 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony Perdue (SF) Stephen Palmer | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Thorton (PG), Lionel Watts (SF), Max Jones (C) Brian Clarkson, Gilbert Hall, Todd Wegener | |
| 04:58 | Rice | Dennis Woodring makes the free throw | 55-59 |
| 04:34 | Southern Mississippi | Jamie Thrall is called for the reach on Caleb Lilley - foul #2 on Jamie Thrall, team foul #9 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), Edward Chapman (SG) Dennis Woodring, Gerald Griffith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 04:34 | Southern Mississippi | Caleb Lilley makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 04:34 | Southern Mississippi | Caleb Lilley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 04:20 | Rice | Edward Chapman loses the ball out of bounds | 55-61 |
| Subs | Rice | John Schechter (PF), Kevin Castrejon (C) Jamie Thrall, Preston Breslin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Todd Wegener (PF), Anthony Mowen (C) Caleb Lilley, Max Jones | |
| 04:01 | Southern Mississippi | Lionel Watts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-61 |
| 04:00 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Thorton tips it but misses | 55-61 |
| 03:58 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Wegener tips it home | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Rice | Anthony Perdue's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Mowen | 55-63 |
| 03:38 | Rice | Anthony Perdue gets the offensive rebound | 55-63 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edgar Lisle (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Edward Chapman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Anthony Perdue (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Schechter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Castrejon (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Bruce Thorton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Lessard (fairly fresh) 4 pf. SF - Lionel Watts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Todd Wegener (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Anthony Mowen (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:24 | Rice | Kevin Castrejon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-63 |
| 03:22 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Mowen snags the defensive board | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:02 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Wegener can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-63 |
| 03:00 | Rice | Kevin Castrejon gets the rebound | 55-63 |
| 03:00 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Stephen Palmer (SG), Bart Thomas (C) Edgar Lisle, Edward Chapman, Kevin Castrejon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Harold Fall (PG), Robert Bainter (SF), Gilbert Hall (PF), Caleb Lilley (C) Kenneth Lessard, Lionel Watts, Todd Wegener, Anthony Mowen | |
| 02:56 | Rice | Bruce Thorton steps in front of the Bart Thomas pass in the backcourt | 55-63 |
| 02:55 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Thorton banks in the layup | 55-65 |
| 02:53 | Rice | Dennis Woodring throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-65 |
| 02:31 | Southern Mississippi | Gilbert Hall clanks a 3 from the left wing | 55-65 |
| 02:29 | Southern Mississippi | Harold Fall misses the tip | 55-65 |
| 02:28 | Rice | Bart Thomas gets the rebound | 55-65 |
| 02:22 | Rice | John Schechter scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Dennis Woodring | 57-65 |
| 02:22 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-65 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Brian Clarkson (PG) Bruce Thorton | |
| 02:02 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bainter misses the dunk | 57-65 |
| 02:00 | Rice | Stephen Palmer grabs the board | 57-65 |
| 01:41 | Rice | John Schechter loses the ball out of bounds | 57-65 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Lessard (SG), Todd Wegener (PF), Anthony Mowen (C) Harold Fall, Gilbert Hall, Caleb Lilley | |
| 01:17 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Clarkson knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Kenneth Lessard | 57-67 |
| 01:02 | Rice | Todd Wegener blocks the short jumper by Bart Thomas | 57-67 |
| 01:00 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bainter gets the rebound | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:59 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bainter is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Woodring - foul #2 on Dennis Woodring, team foul #10 | 57-67 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Harold Fall (PG), Bruce Thorton (SG), Caleb Lilley (PF), Gilbert Hall (C) Brian Clarkson, Kenneth Lessard, Todd Wegener, Anthony Mowen | |
| 00:59 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bainter makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:59 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bainter misses the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:59 | Rice | Jamie Thrall pulls down the rebound | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Rice | Gerald Griffith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-68 |
| 00:52 | Southern Mississippi | Gilbert Hall grabs the board | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Southern Mississippi | Gilbert Hall clanks a shot from the right side | 57-68 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Edward Chapman snags the defensive board | 57-68 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Preston Breslin misses long on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Gilbert Hall - foul #2 on Gilbert Hall, team foul #9 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Max Jones (C) Robert Bainter | |
| 00:21 | Rice | Preston Breslin makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Preston Breslin makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Southern Mississippi | Harold Fall is hacked by Edgar Lisle in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edgar Lisle, team foul #11 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Stephen Palmer (SG), Anthony Perdue (SF), John Schechter (PF), Bart Thomas (C) Edgar Lisle, Edward Chapman, Gerald Griffith, Preston Breslin, Jamie Thrall | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Brian Clarkson (PG), Robert Bainter (SF), Anthony Mowen (C) Bruce Thorton, Caleb Lilley, Max Jones | |
| 00:19 | Southern Mississippi | Harold Fall makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:19 | Southern Mississippi | Harold Fall makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Stephen Palmer hits a jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Anthony Mowen - foul #2 on Anthony Mowen, team foul #10 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Lessard (SG), Todd Wegener (PF) Harold Fall, Gilbert Hall | |
| 00:14 | Rice | Stephen Palmer makes the free throw | 62-70 |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Clarkson is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Woodring - foul #3 on Dennis Woodring, team foul #12 | 62-70 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Harold Fall (SG), Gilbert Hall (PF) Kenneth Lessard, Todd Wegener | |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Clarkson makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Clarkson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:07 | Rice | Bart Thomas misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-72 |
| 00:06 | Southern Mississippi | Gilbert Hall pulls down the rebound | 62-72 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Clarkson runs out the clock | 62-72 |