| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Frailey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Chen China (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Douglas Bufford (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Henry Frank (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Phillip Henry (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lewis Galloway (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Hamisi Azim inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Rice | Hamisi Azim connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from William Frailey | 31-28 |
| 19:27 | UC Irvine | Henry Frank is fouled on the floor by William Frailey - foul #2 on William Frailey, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| 19:08 | UC Irvine | The short jumper by Robert Smith is denied by Chen China | 31-28 |
| 19:06 | Rice | Chen China grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 18:54 | Rice | Hamisi Azim makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jose Sosa | 34-28 |
| 18:36 | UC Irvine | Robert Smith makes the floater from the right wing set up by Douglas Bufford | 34-30 |
| 18:17 | Rice | Hamisi Azim misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-30 |
| 18:15 | UC Irvine | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 18:05 | UC Irvine | Robert Smith dunks the ball set up by Douglas Bufford | 34-32 |
| 18:01 | Rice | William Frailey knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Jose Sosa | 36-32 |
| 17:40 | UC Irvine | Robert Smith is fouled on the floor by Hamisi Azim - foul #2 on Hamisi Azim, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (SG) William Frailey | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Tim Todaro (C) Lewis Galloway | |
| 17:30 | UC Irvine | Tim Todaro can't finish the layup | 36-32 |
| 17:29 | Rice | The rebound goes to Hamisi Azim | 36-32 |
| 17:18 | Rice | Shane Nitz comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-32 |
| 17:16 | UC Irvine | Robert Smith grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 16:52 | UC Irvine | Robert Smith hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Douglas Bufford | 36-34 |
| 16:35 | Rice | Hamisi Azim misses the fadeaway near the basket | 36-34 |
| 16:34 | UC Irvine | Tim Todaro snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 16:30 | UC Irvine | Robert Smith buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Henry Frank and the foul's on Hamisi Azim - foul #3 on Hamisi Azim, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Liang Xiong (SF), James Neal (PF), William Patrick (C) Hamisi Azim, Shane Nitz, Chen China | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Vincent Taylor (PG), Michael Kerry (SG), Lindsay Thompson (PF), Lewis Galloway (C) Douglas Bufford, Henry Frank, Phillip Henry, Tim Todaro | |
| 16:30 | UC Irvine | Robert Smith makes the free throw | 36-37 |
| 16:06 | Rice | Liang Xiong is hacked by Lewis Galloway - foul #1 on Lewis Galloway, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (SG) Jose Sosa | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Basil Nelson (SF) Robert Smith | |
| 15:49 | Rice | Liang Xiong buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from William Frailey | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Frailey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Liang Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Neal (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Patrick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Vincent Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Kerry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Basil Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lindsay Thompson (fresh) C - Lewis Galloway (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:45 | UC Irvine | Lewis Galloway's pass is intercepted by Liang Xiong | 38-37 |
| 15:28 | Rice | Rogelio Marino buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Liang Xiong | 40-37 |
| 15:17 | UC Irvine | James Neal is called for the reach on Michael Kerry - foul #1 on James Neal, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG), Hamisi Azim (SF) Rogelio Marino, William Patrick | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Henry Frank (SG), Ismael Spencer (C) Michael Kerry, Basil Nelson | |
| 15:12 | UC Irvine | The pull-up jumper by Lindsay Thompson is blocked by James Neal | 40-37 |
| 15:10 | Rice | Hamisi Azim grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 14:41 | Rice | James Neal can't finish the layup but the foul's on Lindsay Thompson - foul #1 on Lindsay Thompson, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Chen China (C) Liang Xiong | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Douglas Bufford (PG), Basil Nelson (SF) Vincent Taylor, Lewis Galloway | |
| 14:41 | Rice | James Neal misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 14:41 | Rice | James Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 14:26 | UC Irvine | Basil Nelson scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Douglas Bufford | 41-39 |
| 14:18 | Rice | Jose Sosa blows the layup | 41-39 |
| 14:17 | UC Irvine | Lindsay Thompson snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 14:05 | UC Irvine | Douglas Bufford comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-39 |
| 14:04 | UC Irvine | Lindsay Thompson hits the follow up shot | 41-41 |
| 13:49 | Rice | Chen China banks in the layup on a great pass from Hamisi Azim | 43-41 |
| 13:29 | UC Irvine | Ismael Spencer hits the finger roll set up by Douglas Bufford | 43-43 |
| 13:13 | Rice | Jose Sosa misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-43 |
| 13:12 | UC Irvine | Lindsay Thompson gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 13:08 | UC Irvine | Douglas Bufford misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-43 |
| 13:06 | Rice | Hamisi Azim grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 12:48 | Rice | Hamisi Azim hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 43-43 |
| 12:46 | UC Irvine | Douglas Bufford pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 12:17 | UC Irvine | Lindsay Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (PG), Lucien Bruno (SG), Liang Xiong (SF), Shane Nitz (PF), William Patrick (C) Jose Sosa, William Frailey, Hamisi Azim, James Neal, Chen China | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Vincent Taylor (PG), Michael Kerry (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Phillip Henry (PF), Lewis Galloway (C) Douglas Bufford, Henry Frank, Basil Nelson, Lindsay Thompson, Ismael Spencer | |
| 11:56 | Rice | William Patrick makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Shane Nitz | 46-43 |
| 11:54 | UC Irvine | Vincent Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-43 |
| 11:39 | Rice | Liang Xiong clanks a 3 from straight away | 46-43 |
| 11:37 | Rice | Lucien Bruno hits the follow up shot | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lucien Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Liang Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - William Patrick (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Vincent Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Kerry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Phillip Henry (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lewis Galloway (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:22 | UC Irvine | Michael Kerry's pass is intercepted by Rogelio Marino | 48-43 |
| 11:11 | Rice | Lucien Bruno is fouled on the floor by Phillip Henry - foul #2 on Phillip Henry, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG) Lucien Bruno | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ismael Spencer (C) Lewis Galloway | |
| 10:58 | Rice | Jose Sosa hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Phillip Henry - foul #3 on Phillip Henry, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Hamisi Azim (SF) William Patrick | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Douglas Bufford (PG), Henry Frank (SG) Vincent Taylor, Michael Kerry | |
| 10:58 | Rice | Jose Sosa makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 10:58 | Rice | Jose Sosa makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 10:43 | UC Irvine | Robert Smith lays it up and in set up by Phillip Henry | 50-45 |
| 10:28 | Rice | Shane Nitz blows the layup | 50-45 |
| 10:27 | UC Irvine | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 10:07 | UC Irvine | Phillip Henry is called for traveling | 50-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Chen China (C) Liang Xiong | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 09:51 | Rice | Hamisi Azim misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-45 |
| 09:50 | Rice | Hamisi Azim gets the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 09:42 | Rice | Chen China misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 09:40 | UC Irvine | Phillip Henry snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 09:36 | UC Irvine | Douglas Bufford scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Smith | 50-47 |
| 09:20 | Rice | Chen China comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 50-47 |
| 09:18 | Rice | Jose Sosa tips it but misses | 50-47 |
| 09:17 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Ismael Spencer | 50-47 |
| 09:11 | UC Irvine | Rogelio Marino steals the ball from Robert Smith | 50-47 |
| 08:53 | Rice | Rogelio Marino's pass is intercepted by Henry Frank | 50-47 |
| 08:49 | UC Irvine | Henry Frank lays it in | 50-49 |
| 08:36 | Rice | Jose Sosa scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Rogelio Marino | 52-49 |
| 08:14 | UC Irvine | Henry Frank misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Rogelio Marino - foul #1 on Rogelio Marino, team foul #5 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Lucien Bruno (PG), William Frailey (SG), Liang Xiong (SF), James Neal (PF) Jose Sosa, Rogelio Marino, Hamisi Azim, Shane Nitz | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Vincent Taylor (PG), Basil Nelson (SF), Lindsay Thompson (PF), Lewis Galloway (C) Douglas Bufford, Robert Smith, Phillip Henry, Ismael Spencer | |
| 08:14 | UC Irvine | Henry Frank misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 08:14 | UC Irvine | Henry Frank makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 07:59 | Rice | Chen China clanks a turnaround near the basket | 52-50 |
| 07:57 | UC Irvine | Lewis Galloway pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 07:50 | UC Irvine | Lewis Galloway makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Lindsay Thompson and the foul's on Chen China - foul #3 on Chen China, team foul #6 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Rice | William Patrick (C) Chen China | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Kerry (SG) Henry Frank | |
| 07:50 | UC Irvine | Lewis Galloway misses the free throw | 52-52 |
| 07:50 | Rice | James Neal grabs the board | 52-52 |
| 07:28 | Rice | William Frailey is called for traveling | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Lucien Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Frailey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Liang Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Neal (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Patrick (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Vincent Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Kerry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Basil Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lindsay Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lewis Galloway (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:12 | UC Irvine | Lindsay Thompson blows the layup but he's hacked by James Neal - foul #2 on James Neal, team foul #7 | 52-52 |
| 07:12 | UC Irvine | Lindsay Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 07:12 | UC Irvine | Lindsay Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 07:12 | UC Irvine | Lewis Galloway gets the offensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 06:55 | UC Irvine | Lindsay Thompson drills a floater in the paint set up by Lewis Galloway | 52-54 |
| 06:51 | Rice | Lucien Bruno clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-54 |
| 06:49 | UC Irvine | Lindsay Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 06:33 | UC Irvine | Vincent Taylor misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 06:32 | Rice | Liang Xiong snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 06:17 | Rice | William Patrick misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 06:15 | Rice | Lucien Bruno pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 06:10 | Rice | James Neal misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-54 |
| 06:08 | UC Irvine | Vincent Taylor pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 05:48 | UC Irvine | Basil Nelson misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-54 |
| 05:47 | Rice | James Neal snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 05:47 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG), Hamisi Azim (SF), Shane Nitz (PF), Chen China (C) Lucien Bruno, Liang Xiong, James Neal, William Patrick | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Douglas Bufford (PG), Henry Frank (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Phillip Henry (PF), Ismael Spencer (C) Vincent Taylor, Michael Kerry, Basil Nelson, Lindsay Thompson, Lewis Galloway | |
| 05:38 | Rice | Shane Nitz buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by William Frailey | 54-54 |
| 05:14 | UC Irvine | Robert Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 05:12 | UC Irvine | Robert Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 04:45 | UC Irvine | Douglas Bufford lays it in on a great pass from Phillip Henry | 54-56 |
| 04:21 | Rice | The jump hook by Shane Nitz is blocked by Ismael Spencer | 54-56 |
| 04:19 | Rice | Hamisi Azim grabs the offensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 04:05 | Rice | Jose Sosa clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 04:04 | UC Irvine | Ismael Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 03:59 | UC Irvine | Douglas Bufford makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Robert Smith | 54-58 |
| 03:36 | Rice | 3 seconds is called on William Frailey | 54-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (SG) William Frailey | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 03:23 | UC Irvine | Robert Smith clanks a shot from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 03:22 | Rice | Hamisi Azim grabs the defensive rebound | 54-58 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Chen China (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Douglas Bufford (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Henry Frank (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - Phillip Henry (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ismael Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Rice | Jose Sosa hits the finger roll on a great pass from Shane Nitz and the foul's on Douglas Bufford - foul #1 on Douglas Bufford, team foul #5 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lindsay Thompson (PF) Phillip Henry | |
| 03:18 | Rice | Jose Sosa makes the free throw | 57-58 |
| 03:01 | UC Irvine | Robert Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-58 |
| Subs | Rice | James Neal (PF), Liang Xiong (C) Shane Nitz, Chen China | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Vincent Taylor (PG), Basil Nelson (SF), Lewis Galloway (C) Douglas Bufford, Robert Smith, Ismael Spencer | |
| 02:57 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Shane Nitz (PF), Chen China (C) James Neal, Liang Xiong | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Douglas Bufford (PG), Robert Smith (SF), Phillip Henry (PF), Ismael Spencer (C) Vincent Taylor, Basil Nelson, Lindsay Thompson, Lewis Galloway | |
| 02:52 | Rice | Jose Sosa's floater is tipped away by Ismael Spencer | 57-58 |
| 02:51 | UC Irvine | Phillip Henry grabs the board | 57-58 |
| 02:33 | UC Irvine | Douglas Bufford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 02:32 | Rice | Chen China pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 02:18 | Rice | Jose Sosa misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 02:16 | UC Irvine | Phillip Henry pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 01:59 | UC Irvine | Henry Frank makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Douglas Bufford | 57-60 |
| 01:46 | Rice | Chen China loses the ball out of bounds | 57-60 |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (SG) Rogelio Marino | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 01:31 | UC Irvine | Robert Smith misses the lay-in | 57-60 |
| 01:29 | Rice | Hamisi Azim gets the rebound | 57-60 |
| 01:23 | Rice | Robert Smith denies the turnaround by Chen China | 57-60 |
| 01:22 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Ismael Spencer | 57-60 |
| 01:03 | UC Irvine | Douglas Bufford misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jose Sosa - foul #2 on Jose Sosa, team foul #8 | 57-60 |
| 01:03 | UC Irvine | Douglas Bufford makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 01:03 | UC Irvine | Douglas Bufford makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Rice | Shane Nitz connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by William Frailey | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:37 | UC Irvine | William Frailey is called for the reach on Henry Frank in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Frailey, team foul #9 | 60-62 |
| 00:37 | UC Irvine | Henry Frank misses the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:37 | Rice | Shane Nitz pulls down the rebound | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Rice | Chen China comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Ismael Spencer - foul #4 on Ismael Spencer, team foul #6 | 60-62 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Chen China makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Chen China misses the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 00:22 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Phillip Henry | 61-62 |
| 00:20 | UC Irvine | Phillip Henry is fouled in the backcourt by William Frailey - foul #4 on William Frailey, team foul #10 | 61-62 |
| 00:20 | UC Irvine | Phillip Henry makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:20 | UC Irvine | Phillip Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:15 | Rice | Robert Smith steals the ball from Chen China | 61-64 |
| 00:13 | UC Irvine | Douglas Bufford is hacked by Jose Sosa in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jose Sosa, team foul #11 | 61-64 |
| 00:13 | UC Irvine | Douglas Bufford makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:13 | UC Irvine | Douglas Bufford makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Rice | Hamisi Azim is called for traveling | 61-66 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lindsay Thompson (PF) Phillip Henry | |
| 00:05 | UC Irvine | William Frailey is called for the reach on Robert Smith in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Frailey, team foul #12 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (SG) William Frailey | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:05 | UC Irvine | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:05 | UC Irvine | Robert Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Chen China snags the defensive board | 61-67 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Hamisi Azim comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 61-67 |