| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) SF - Donald Price (fresh) PF - Stephen Sholar (fresh) C - David Bell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Nickolas Ward (fresh) SG - Uros Kozlov (fresh) SF - Homer Hopkins (fresh) PF - Dean Evans (fresh) C - Daniel Austin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | David Bell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Rice | Charles Helle buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Donald Price | 3-0 |
| 19:34 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Austin misses the lay-in | 3-0 |
| 19:33 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans can't tip it in | 3-0 |
| 19:31 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans tips it back up and in | 3-2 |
| 19:08 | Rice | Donald Price scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Helle | 5-2 |
| 19:00 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins banks in the layup | 5-4 |
| 18:45 | Rice | Daniel Austin steps in front of the David Bell pass | 5-4 |
| 18:32 | Southern Methodist | Uros Kozlov misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 5-4 |
| 18:31 | Rice | Stephen Sholar pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 18:27 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 18:26 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 18:08 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Daniel Austin | 5-6 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Stephen Sholar misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 17:54 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 17:50 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward is hacked by Charles Helle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Helle, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (SG), Conrad Snow (C) Gabriel McLelland, David Bell | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Todd Haywood (C) Daniel Austin | |
| 17:45 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Todd Haywood | 5-9 |
| 17:31 | Rice | Donald Price makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Charles Helle | 8-9 |
| 17:18 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans blows the layup but he's hacked by Stephen Sholar - foul #1 on Stephen Sholar, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Howell (SG), Wendell Hamlin (SF), Tony Doty (C) Charles Helle, Donald Price, Stephen Sholar | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Clifton Harris (SG), Ralph Eldridge (SF) Uros Kozlov, Homer Hopkins | |
| 17:18 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans misses the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 17:18 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 17:10 | Rice | Aaron Harris is hacked by Todd Haywood - foul #1 on Todd Haywood, team foul #1 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Robert Stephens (PF) Dean Evans | |
| 17:00 | Rice | Conrad Snow buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Aaron Harris | 10-10 |
| 16:47 | Southern Methodist | Clifton Harris buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Todd Haywood | 10-13 |
| 16:23 | Rice | Aaron Harris clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-13 |
| 16:22 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Eldridge snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 16:17 | Southern Methodist | Todd Haywood is called for traveling | 10-13 |
| Subs | Rice | Gabriel McLelland (SG), David Bell (C) Patrick Howell, Tony Doty | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Uros Kozlov (SG), Daniel Austin (C) Nickolas Ward, Todd Haywood | |
| 16:08 | Rice | David Bell misses long on a shot from close range | 10-13 |
| 16:06 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Austin grabs the defensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 16:02 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Eldridge can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 10-13 |
| 16:01 | Rice | The rebound goes to Wendell Hamlin | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) SF - Wendell Hamlin (fresh) PF - Conrad Snow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Bell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Clifton Harris (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Uros Kozlov (fresh) SF - Ralph Eldridge (fresh) PF - Robert Stephens (fresh) C - Daniel Austin (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-13 |
| 15:40 | Rice | Conrad Snow grabs the offensive board | 10-13 |
| 15:21 | Rice | Conrad Snow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 15:20 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Eldridge gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| 15:12 | Southern Methodist | Clifton Harris misses short on a 3 from straight away | 10-13 |
| 15:11 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| 14:51 | Rice | Aaron Harris scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-13 |
| 14:47 | Southern Methodist | Uros Kozlov misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 13-13 |
| 14:46 | Southern Methodist | Clifton Harris tips it home | 13-15 |
| 14:21 | Rice | David Bell is hacked by Daniel Austin - foul #1 on Daniel Austin, team foul #2 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Patrick Howell (SG), Donald Price (SF), Stephen Sholar (PF), Tony Doty (C) Aaron Harris, Gabriel McLelland, Wendell Hamlin, Conrad Snow, David Bell | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward (PG), Loren Bowden (SG), Homer Hopkins (SF), Dean Evans (PF), Todd Haywood (C) Clifton Harris, Uros Kozlov, Ralph Eldridge, Robert Stephens, Daniel Austin | |
| 14:08 | Rice | Tony Doty's fadeaway is rejected by Dean Evans | 13-15 |
| 14:06 | Southern Methodist | Todd Haywood gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| 13:51 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Nickolas Ward | 13-17 |
| 13:44 | Rice | Stephen Sholar misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 13-17 |
| 13:43 | Rice | Donald Price snags the offensive board | 13-17 |
| 13:33 | Rice | Tony Doty hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-17 |
| 13:31 | Rice | Donald Price pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 13:15 | Rice | Donald Price double dribbles | 13-17 |
| 12:56 | Southern Methodist | The short jumper by Dean Evans is denied by Tony Doty | 13-17 |
| 12:55 | Rice | Charles Helle snags the defensive board | 13-17 |
| 12:35 | Rice | Charles Helle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Gabriel McLelland (SG), David Bell (C) Patrick Howell, Tony Doty | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Uros Kozlov (SG), Daniel Austin (C) Loren Bowden, Todd Haywood | |
| 12:19 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins is whistled for a carry | 13-17 |
| 12:03 | Rice | Dean Evans steals it from Gabriel McLelland | 13-17 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) SF - Donald Price (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Sholar (fairly fresh) C - David Bell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Nickolas Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Uros Kozlov (fresh) SF - Homer Hopkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dean Evans (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Austin (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:47 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Daniel Austin | 13-20 |
| 11:32 | Rice | Stephen Sholar hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Charles Helle | 15-20 |
| 11:15 | Southern Methodist | Donald Price steals it from Daniel Austin | 15-20 |
| 11:11 | Rice | Charles Helle lays it up and in on a nice dish by Donald Price | 17-20 |
| 10:55 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Austin buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Homer Hopkins | 17-22 |
| 10:34 | Rice | The pull-up jumper by Stephen Sholar is blocked by Dean Evans | 17-22 |
| 10:33 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Daniel Austin | 17-22 |
| 10:27 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by David Bell - foul #1 on David Bell, team foul #3 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG), Patrick Howell (SG), Wendell Hamlin (SF), Conrad Snow (PF), Tony Doty (C) Charles Helle, Gabriel McLelland, Donald Price, Stephen Sholar, David Bell | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Clifton Harris (SG), Ralph Eldridge (SF), Robert Stephens (PF), Todd Haywood (C) Uros Kozlov, Homer Hopkins, Dean Evans, Daniel Austin | |
| 10:27 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 10:27 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 10:02 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 17-24 |
| 10:00 | Rice | Patrick Howell pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 09:49 | Rice | Todd Haywood swats the short shot by Conrad Snow | 17-24 |
| 09:47 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward snags the defensive board | 17-24 |
| 09:41 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Eldridge clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-24 |
| 09:39 | Rice | Conrad Snow pulls down the rebound | 17-24 |
| 09:22 | Rice | Patrick Howell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 17-24 |
| 09:21 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Todd Haywood | 17-24 |
| 09:19 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward's pass is intercepted by Patrick Howell in the backcourt | 17-24 |
| 08:59 | Rice | Tony Doty knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Patrick Howell | 19-24 |
| 08:55 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Eldridge hits the finger roll set up by Clifton Harris | 19-26 |
| 08:34 | Rice | Aaron Harris is whistled for a carry | 19-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Gabriel McLelland (SG), Federico Russo (SF), Stephen Sholar (PF), David Bell (C) Patrick Howell, Wendell Hamlin, Conrad Snow, Tony Doty | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Young (PG), Uros Kozlov (SG), Homer Hopkins (SF), Dean Evans (PF), Daniel Austin (C) Nickolas Ward, Clifton Harris, Ralph Eldridge, Robert Stephens, Todd Haywood | |
| 08:21 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Homer Hopkins | 19-28 |
| 07:57 | Rice | Federico Russo's pass is intercepted by John Young | 19-28 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) SF - Federico Russo (fresh) PF - Stephen Sholar (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Bell (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - John Young (fresh) SG - Uros Kozlov (fresh) SF - Homer Hopkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dean Evans (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Austin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Austin misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by David Bell - foul #2 on David Bell, team foul #4 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Donald Price (SF), Conrad Snow (C) Aaron Harris, Federico Russo, David Bell | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 07:43 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Austin makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 07:43 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 19-30 |
| 07:21 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland banks in the layup set up by Charles Helle | 21-30 |
| 07:12 | Southern Methodist | Charles Helle is called for the reach on John Young - foul #2 on Charles Helle, team foul #5 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Howell (PG), Victor Johnson (SG), Tony Doty (C) Charles Helle, Gabriel McLelland, Stephen Sholar | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Clifton Harris (PG), Ralph Eldridge (SF), Robert Stephens (PF), Todd Haywood (C) John Young, Homer Hopkins, Dean Evans, Daniel Austin | |
| 07:04 | Southern Methodist | Uros Kozlov misses short on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Victor Johnson - foul #1 on Victor Johnson, team foul #6 | 21-30 |
| 07:04 | Southern Methodist | Uros Kozlov makes the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 07:04 | Southern Methodist | Uros Kozlov makes the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 06:44 | Rice | Patrick Howell is fouled on the floor by Uros Kozlov - foul #1 on Uros Kozlov, team foul #3 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG), Wendell Hamlin (PF) Victor Johnson, Conrad Snow | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 06:31 | Rice | Aaron Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-32 |
| 06:29 | Rice | Patrick Howell snags the offensive board | 21-32 |
| 06:08 | Rice | Robert Stephens steps in front of the Wendell Hamlin pass | 21-32 |
| 05:58 | Southern Methodist | Todd Haywood connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Clifton Harris | 21-34 |
| 05:40 | Rice | Donald Price's fadeaway is rejected by Todd Haywood | 21-34 |
| 05:38 | Southern Methodist | Todd Haywood grabs the defensive rebound | 21-34 |
| 05:31 | Southern Methodist | Patrick Howell is called for the reach on Uros Kozlov - foul #1 on Patrick Howell, team foul #7 | 21-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Gabriel McLelland (SG), Stephen Sholar (PF), Conrad Snow (C) Patrick Howell, Donald Price, Tony Doty | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward (PG), Homer Hopkins (SF), Dean Evans (PF), Daniel Austin (C) Clifton Harris, Ralph Eldridge, Robert Stephens, Todd Haywood | |
| 05:31 | Southern Methodist | Uros Kozlov makes the 1st free throw | 21-35 |
| 05:31 | Southern Methodist | Uros Kozlov makes the 2nd free throw | 21-36 |
| 05:15 | Rice | Stephen Sholar is fouled on the floor by Uros Kozlov - foul #2 on Uros Kozlov, team foul #4 | 21-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Victor Johnson (PG) Aaron Harris | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Loren Bowden (SG) Uros Kozlov | |
| 04:56 | Rice | Victor Johnson scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Gabriel McLelland | 23-36 |
| 04:42 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans lays it in | 23-38 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-38 |
| 04:21 | Southern Methodist | Gabriel McLelland steals it from Dean Evans | 26-38 |
| 03:58 | Rice | Stephen Sholar misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dean Evans - foul #1 on Dean Evans, team foul #5 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Donald Price (SF), David Bell (C) Victor Johnson, Wendell Hamlin, Conrad Snow | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Clifton Harris (SG), Ralph Eldridge (SF), Todd Haywood (C) Loren Bowden, Homer Hopkins, Daniel Austin | |
| 03:58 | Rice | Stephen Sholar makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 03:58 | Rice | Stephen Sholar makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Price (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Sholar (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Bell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Nickolas Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifton Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Eldridge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dean Evans (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Todd Haywood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:41 | Southern Methodist | Clifton Harris loses the dribble to Charles Helle | 28-38 |
| 03:25 | Rice | David Bell is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on David Bell, team foul #8 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (SG), Tony Doty (C) Gabriel McLelland, David Bell | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Uros Kozlov (SG), Robert Stephens (PF) Clifton Harris, Dean Evans | |
| 03:16 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward is hacked by Charles Helle - foul #3 on Charles Helle, team foul #9 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Howell (SG) Charles Helle | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 03:16 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 03:16 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 02:48 | Rice | Tony Doty is fouled on the floor by Robert Stephens - foul #1 on Robert Stephens, team foul #6 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Clifton Harris (PG), Daniel Austin (C) Nickolas Ward, Todd Haywood | |
| 02:35 | Rice | Uros Kozlov is called for the reach on Aaron Harris - foul #3 on Uros Kozlov, team foul #7 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Conrad Snow (PF) Stephen Sholar | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Loren Bowden (SG) Uros Kozlov | |
| 02:35 | Rice | Aaron Harris makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 02:35 | Rice | Aaron Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 02:17 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Austin banks in the layup set up by Loren Bowden | 30-42 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Tony Doty travels with the ball | 30-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Gabriel McLelland (SG), Wendell Hamlin (SF) Patrick Howell, Donald Price | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward (PG), Homer Hopkins (SF), Dean Evans (PF) Loren Bowden, Ralph Eldridge, Robert Stephens | |
| 01:39 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans banks in the layup on a nice dish by Nickolas Ward and the foul's on Conrad Snow - foul #1 on Conrad Snow, team foul #10 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Sholar (PF) Tony Doty | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Loren Bowden (SG), Todd Haywood (C) Clifton Harris, Daniel Austin | |
| 01:39 | Southern Methodist | Dean Evans makes the free throw | 30-45 |
| 01:21 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin is called for 5 seconds | 30-45 |
| 01:12 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins is fouled on the floor by Stephen Sholar - foul #2 on Stephen Sholar, team foul #11 | 30-45 |
| 01:12 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 30-46 |
| 01:12 | Southern Methodist | Homer Hopkins misses the 2nd free throw | 30-46 |
| 01:12 | Rice | Stephen Sholar snags the defensive board | 30-46 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Nickolas Ward takes the ball from Stephen Sholar | 30-46 |
| 00:38 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward can't connect on a floater from the left side | 30-46 |
| 00:37 | Southern Methodist | Todd Haywood grabs the offensive board | 30-46 |
| 00:21 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Ward misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 30-46 |
| 00:20 | Rice | The rebound goes to Aaron Harris | 30-46 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Aaron Harris clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 30-46 |
| 00:01 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Todd Haywood | 30-46 |
| 00:00 | Southern Methodist | Todd Haywood comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 30-46 |