| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Michael Miller (fresh) SG - Edmund Hardwick (fresh) SF - Evan Zehnpfennig (fresh) PF - David Dimartino (fresh) C - Luis Stever (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) SF - Donald Price (fresh) PF - Stephen Sholar (fresh) C - David Bell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | David Bell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Rice | Evan Zehnpfennig is called for the reach on Donald Price - foul #1 on Evan Zehnpfennig, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Rice | Donald Price misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Hartford | Luis Stever grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Hartford | Michael Miller comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Hartford | Luis Stever pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Hartford | Luis Stever drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Rice | Stephen Sholar is whistled for traveling | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | Hartford | David Dimartino misses the lay-in but the foul's on Stephen Sholar - foul #1 on Stephen Sholar, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | Hartford | David Dimartino makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:44 | Hartford | David Dimartino makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:26 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland misses short on a 3 from straight away | 4-0 |
| 18:24 | Hartford | David Dimartino pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:17 | Hartford | David Dimartino's pass is intercepted by Gabriel McLelland | 4-0 |
| 17:58 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland misses short on a shot in the lane | 4-0 |
| 17:56 | Rice | David Bell tips it home | 4-2 |
| 17:40 | Hartford | Luis Stever hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Edmund Hardwick | 6-2 |
| 17:33 | Rice | Charles Helle is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Helle, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| 17:20 | Hartford | Luis Stever can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 6-2 |
| 17:18 | Rice | Stephen Sholar grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:59 | Rice | Stephen Sholar drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by David Bell and he's hacked by David Dimartino - foul #1 on David Dimartino, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Hartford | Tyler Little (SG) Edmund Hardwick | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (SG), Conrad Snow (C) Gabriel McLelland, David Bell | |
| 16:59 | Rice | Stephen Sholar makes the free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:44 | Hartford | Michael Miller scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Evan Zehnpfennig | 8-5 |
| 16:24 | Rice | Donald Price hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Stephen Sholar | 8-8 |
| 16:17 | Hartford | Evan Zehnpfennig misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 16:16 | Hartford | Michael Miller tips it back up and in | 10-8 |
| 16:04 | Rice | Charles Helle misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 16:02 | Hartford | Luis Stever grabs the board | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Michael Miller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Tyler Little (fresh) SF - Evan Zehnpfennig (fairly fresh) PF - David Dimartino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Luis Stever (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fairly fresh) SG - Aaron Harris (fresh) SF - Donald Price (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Sholar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Conrad Snow (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Hartford | Charles Helle is called for the reach on Michael Miller - foul #2 on Charles Helle, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Hartford | Joel Bell (PG), Edmund Hardwick (SG), John Trump (SF), Vernon Fisher (PF), Jesse Power (C) Michael Miller, Tyler Little, Evan Zehnpfennig, David Dimartino, Luis Stever | |
| Subs | Rice | Gabriel McLelland (SG), Wendell Hamlin (SF), David Bell (C) Charles Helle, Donald Price, Stephen Sholar | |
| 15:28 | Hartford | Joel Bell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 15:26 | Rice | David Bell gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 15:20 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin buries a jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by John Trump - foul #1 on John Trump, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| 15:20 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin misses the free throw | 10-10 |
| 15:20 | Hartford | Vernon Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 15:02 | Hartford | Aaron Harris is called for the reach on Joel Bell - foul #1 on Aaron Harris, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Rice | Tony Doty (PF) Conrad Snow | |
| 14:44 | Hartford | John Trump double dribbles | 10-10 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Sholar (PF) David Bell | |
| 14:28 | Rice | Aaron Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 10-10 |
| 14:27 | Hartford | John Trump gets the rebound | 10-10 |
| 14:10 | Hartford | Joel Bell drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Vernon Fisher | 13-10 |
| 13:51 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Edmund Hardwick - foul #1 on Edmund Hardwick, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Hartford | Michael Miller (PG), Tyler Little (SG), David Dimartino (PF), Luis Stever (C) Joel Bell, Edmund Hardwick, Vernon Fisher, Jesse Power | |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Howell (PG), Conrad Snow (PF) Aaron Harris, Stephen Sholar | |
| 13:51 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland makes the free throw | 13-13 |
| 13:36 | Hartford | John Trump scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-13 |
| 13:27 | Rice | Luis Stever denies the turnaround by Wendell Hamlin | 16-13 |
| 13:26 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Luis Stever | 16-13 |
| 13:10 | Hartford | Tyler Little loses the dribble to Gabriel McLelland | 16-13 |
| 13:07 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland hits the finger roll | 16-15 |
| 12:46 | Hartford | Luis Stever makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Miller | 19-15 |
| 12:30 | Rice | Tony Doty misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 19-15 |
| 12:29 | Rice | Patrick Howell tips it in | 19-17 |
| 12:13 | Hartford | Luis Stever comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-17 |
| 12:11 | Rice | The rebound goes to Wendell Hamlin | 19-17 |
| 11:57 | Rice | John Trump steps in front of the Gabriel McLelland pass | 19-17 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Michael Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler Little (fresh) SF - John Trump (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Dimartino (fresh) 2 pts. C - Luis Stever (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Patrick Howell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gabriel McLelland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Wendell Hamlin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Conrad Snow (fairly fresh) C - Tony Doty (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:53 | Hartford | Michael Miller is whistled for a carry | 19-17 |
| Subs | Hartford | Evan Zehnpfennig (SF), Vernon Fisher (C) John Trump, Luis Stever | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG), Donald Price (SF), Stephen Sholar (PF), David Bell (C) Gabriel McLelland, Wendell Hamlin, Conrad Snow, Tony Doty | |
| 11:25 | Rice | Donald Price drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Aaron Harris | 19-19 |
| 11:08 | Hartford | Tyler Little knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Evan Zehnpfennig | 21-19 |
| 10:42 | Rice | David Bell is fouled on the floor by Vernon Fisher - foul #1 on Vernon Fisher, team foul #5 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Hartford | Joel Bell (PG), Edmund Hardwick (SG), Jesse Power (C) Michael Miller, Tyler Little, David Dimartino | |
| Subs | Rice | Victor Johnson (SG) Patrick Howell | |
| 10:23 | Rice | Victor Johnson makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Aaron Harris | 21-22 |
| 10:06 | Hartford | Vernon Fisher misses long on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Sholar - foul #2 on Stephen Sholar, team foul #5 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Hartford | Luis Stever (C) Jesse Power | |
| Subs | Rice | Conrad Snow (PF) Stephen Sholar | |
| 10:06 | Hartford | Vernon Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 10:06 | Hartford | Vernon Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 10:06 | Rice | Conrad Snow gets the rebound | 21-22 |
| 09:50 | Rice | Conrad Snow's pass is intercepted by Edmund Hardwick | 21-22 |
| 09:30 | Hartford | Luis Stever misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-22 |
| 09:28 | Hartford | The offensive rebound goes to Luis Stever | 21-22 |
| 09:11 | Hartford | Luis Stever travels with the ball | 21-22 |
| Subs | Hartford | Michael Miller (PG), John Trump (SF), David Dimartino (PF) Joel Bell, Evan Zehnpfennig, Vernon Fisher | |
| Subs | Rice | Gabriel McLelland (SG), Federico Russo (SF), Tony Doty (C) Aaron Harris, Donald Price, David Bell | |
| 08:51 | Rice | Edmund Hardwick picks off the pass by Conrad Snow | 21-22 |
| 08:33 | Hartford | John Trump blows the layup but he's fouled by Conrad Snow - foul #1 on Conrad Snow, team foul #6 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Hartford | Tyler Little (SG) Edmund Hardwick | |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Howell (PG), Wendell Hamlin (PF) Victor Johnson, Conrad Snow | |
| 08:33 | Hartford | John Trump misses the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 08:33 | Hartford | John Trump makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 08:14 | Rice | Federico Russo is called for a backcourt violation | 22-22 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG) Gabriel McLelland | |
| 07:47 | Hartford | Luis Stever buries a runner in the lane set up by Michael Miller and he's fouled by Wendell Hamlin - foul #1 on Wendell Hamlin, team foul #7 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Price (SF) Federico Russo | |
| 07:47 | Hartford | Luis Stever makes the free throw | 25-22 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Michael Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tyler Little (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Trump (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Dimartino (fresh) 2 pts. C - Luis Stever (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Patrick Howell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Price (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Wendell Hamlin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tony Doty (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Rice | Aaron Harris loses the dribble to David Dimartino | 25-22 |
| 07:06 | Hartford | John Trump makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Michael Miller | 28-22 |
| 06:57 | Rice | Michael Miller steals the ball from Wendell Hamlin | 28-22 |
| 06:54 | Hartford | Michael Miller lays it up and in | 30-22 |
| 06:35 | Rice | Patrick Howell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-22 |
| Subs | Hartford | Joel Bell (PG), Edmund Hardwick (SG), Evan Zehnpfennig (SF), Vernon Fisher (PF), Jesse Power (C) Michael Miller, Tyler Little, John Trump, David Dimartino, Luis Stever | |
| Subs | Rice | Gabriel McLelland (SG), Conrad Snow (PF), David Bell (C) Patrick Howell, Wendell Hamlin, Tony Doty | |
| 06:17 | Hartford | Jesse Power misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-22 |
| 06:15 | Rice | Conrad Snow gets the rebound | 30-22 |
| 05:57 | Rice | Conrad Snow lays it in on a nice dish by Aaron Harris and the foul's on Vernon Fisher - foul #2 on Vernon Fisher, team foul #6 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Hartford | Antonio Webber (C) Vernon Fisher | |
| Subs | Rice | Victor Johnson (PG), Federico Russo (SF) Aaron Harris, Donald Price | |
| 05:57 | Rice | Conrad Snow misses the free throw | 30-24 |
| 05:57 | Hartford | Evan Zehnpfennig grabs the board | 30-24 |
| 05:32 | Hartford | Antonio Webber knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Joel Bell | 32-24 |
| 05:13 | Rice | David Bell is hacked by Antonio Webber - foul #1 on Antonio Webber, team foul #7 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Hartford | Michael Miller (PG), David Dimartino (PF) Edmund Hardwick, Antonio Webber | |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Howell (PG) Victor Johnson | |
| 05:13 | Rice | David Bell misses the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 05:13 | Rice | Conrad Snow gets the offensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 04:49 | Rice | David Bell can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 32-24 |
| 04:47 | Rice | Conrad Snow can't tip it in | 32-24 |
| 04:46 | Hartford | The rebound goes to David Dimartino | 32-24 |
| 04:41 | Hartford | David Dimartino banks in the layup on a great pass from Joel Bell | 34-24 |
| 04:28 | Rice | David Bell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Miller - foul #1 on Michael Miller, team foul #8 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Hartford | Tyler Little (SG), Luis Stever (C) Joel Bell, Jesse Power | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG), Donald Price (SF), Wendell Hamlin (PF) Gabriel McLelland, Federico Russo, Conrad Snow | |
| 04:28 | Rice | David Bell makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 04:28 | Rice | David Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 04:10 | Hartford | Michael Miller misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 34-26 |
| 04:08 | Hartford | David Dimartino tips it in | 36-26 |
| 03:54 | Rice | Patrick Howell is hacked by Michael Miller - foul #2 on Michael Miller, team foul #9 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Hartford | John Trump (SF) Evan Zehnpfennig | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Stephen Sholar (PF), Tony Doty (C) Aaron Harris, Wendell Hamlin, David Bell | |
| 03:54 | Rice | Patrick Howell misses the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 03:54 | Hartford | David Dimartino snags the defensive board | 36-26 |
| 03:50 | Hartford | John Trump hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Miller | 38-26 |
| 03:34 | Rice | Charles Helle misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-26 |
| 03:32 | Rice | Charles Helle pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-26 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Michael Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tyler Little (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Trump (fresh) 9 pts. PF - David Dimartino (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Luis Stever (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) SG - Patrick Howell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Price (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stephen Sholar (fresh) 3 pts. C - Tony Doty (fresh) | |
| 03:25 | Rice | Donald Price can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 38-26 |
| 03:23 | Hartford | David Dimartino gets the rebound | 38-26 |
| 03:14 | Hartford | Michael Miller can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-26 |
| 03:12 | Rice | Patrick Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 03:08 | Rice | Tony Doty can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Luis Stever - foul #1 on Luis Stever, team foul #10 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Hartford | Joel Bell (PG), Edmund Hardwick (SG), Vernon Fisher (PF), Jesse Power (C) Michael Miller, Tyler Little, David Dimartino, Luis Stever | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (SG) Patrick Howell | |
| 03:08 | Rice | Tony Doty makes the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 03:08 | Rice | Tony Doty makes the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 02:51 | Hartford | Vernon Fisher comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 38-28 |
| 02:50 | Hartford | Jesse Power misses the tip | 38-28 |
| 02:48 | Rice | Stephen Sholar pulls down the rebound | 38-28 |
| 02:27 | Rice | Aaron Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's hacked by John Trump - foul #2 on John Trump, team foul #11 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Hartford | Evan Zehnpfennig (SF) John Trump | |
| Subs | Rice | Gabriel McLelland (SG), Wendell Hamlin (SF), Conrad Snow (C) Charles Helle, Donald Price, Tony Doty | |
| 02:27 | Rice | Aaron Harris makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 02:27 | Rice | Aaron Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 02:27 | Rice | Aaron Harris makes the 3rd free throw | 38-30 |
| 02:08 | Hartford | Joel Bell drills a jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Stephen Sholar - foul #3 on Stephen Sholar, team foul #8 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Hartford | Luis Stever (C) Jesse Power | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), David Bell (C) Aaron Harris, Stephen Sholar | |
| 02:08 | Hartford | Joel Bell misses the free throw | 40-30 |
| 02:08 | Hartford | Luis Stever snags the offensive board | 40-30 |
| 01:52 | Hartford | Edmund Hardwick loses the ball out of bounds | 40-30 |
| Subs | Hartford | Michael Miller (PG), Tyler Little (SG), David Dimartino (PF) Joel Bell, Edmund Hardwick, Vernon Fisher | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:26 | Rice | Evan Zehnpfennig swats the short shot by Wendell Hamlin | 40-30 |
| 01:24 | Hartford | Luis Stever pulls down the rebound | 40-30 |
| 01:13 | Hartford | Wendell Hamlin is called for the reach on Evan Zehnpfennig - foul #2 on Wendell Hamlin, team foul #9 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Rice | Tony Doty (C) David Bell | |
| 01:13 | Hartford | Evan Zehnpfennig misses the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 01:13 | Rice | Conrad Snow pulls down the rebound | 40-30 |
| 00:59 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Gabriel McLelland and he's hacked by David Dimartino - foul #2 on David Dimartino, team foul #12 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Hartford | John Trump (SF) Evan Zehnpfennig | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Price (SF) Tony Doty | |
| 00:59 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin makes the free throw | 40-33 |
| 00:37 | Hartford | Tyler Little misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Conrad Snow - foul #2 on Conrad Snow, team foul #10 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Hartford | Vernon Fisher (C) Luis Stever | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG), Patrick Howell (SG), Tony Doty (C) Charles Helle, Gabriel McLelland, Wendell Hamlin | |
| 00:37 | Hartford | Tyler Little misses the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 00:37 | Hartford | Tyler Little makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Tyler Little takes the ball from Aaron Harris | 41-33 |
| 00:05 | Hartford | Tyler Little lays it in | 43-33 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Tyler Little is called for the reach on Aaron Harris - foul #1 on Tyler Little, team foul #13 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Hartford | Joel Bell (PG), Edmund Hardwick (SG), Jesse Power (C) Michael Miller, Tyler Little, David Dimartino | |
| Subs | Rice | David Bell (C) Conrad Snow | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Aaron Harris makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Aaron Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |