| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - William Stuart (fresh) SG - Howard Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ellis Schreiber (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lewis Zelechowski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Maurice Lemons (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Borrelli (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Sidney Rearick (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Scott (fresh) C - Michael Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Georgia Southern | Ellis Schreiber inbounds the ball | 23-45 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Georgia Southern | William Stuart hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-45 |
| 19:20 | Rice | Michael Jones misses the 3 from the left corner | 26-45 |
| 19:19 | Georgia Southern | Lewis Zelechowski grabs the board | 26-45 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:14 | Georgia Southern | Ellis Schreiber's pass is intercepted by Sidney Rearick | 26-45 |
| 18:58 | Rice | Sidney Rearick buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from John Scott and the foul's on Howard Marshall - foul #2 on Howard Marshall, team foul #1 | 26-47 |
| 18:58 | Rice | Sidney Rearick makes the free throw | 26-48 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:39 | Georgia Southern | John Scott swats the short shot by Lewis Zelechowski | 26-48 |
| 18:37 | Rice | Sidney Rearick grabs the defensive rebound | 26-48 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:09 | Rice | Maurice Lemons loses the dribble to Brian Morris | 26-48 |
| 18:00 | Georgia Southern | Brian Morris misses long on a runner from the left block | 26-48 |
| 17:58 | Rice | John Scott gets the rebound | 26-48 |
| 17:53 | Rice | Maurice Lemons comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Stuart - foul #2 on William Stuart, team foul #2 | 26-48 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Clyde Steven (SG), Sam Ratchford (SF), Louis Thomas (PF) Howard Marshall, Ellis Schreiber, Lewis Zelechowski | |
| Subs | Rice | John Blum (PF) John Scott | |
| 17:53 | Rice | Maurice Lemons makes the 1st free throw | 26-49 |
| 17:53 | Rice | Maurice Lemons makes the 2nd free throw | 26-50 |
| 17:46 | Georgia Southern | William Stuart can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Jones - foul #1 on Michael Jones, team foul #1 | 26-50 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| Subs | Rice | Neil Still (C) Michael Jones | |
| 17:46 | Georgia Southern | William Stuart makes the 1st free throw | 27-50 |
| 17:46 | Georgia Southern | William Stuart makes the 2nd free throw | 28-50 |
| 17:22 | Rice | Neil Still loses the ball out of bounds | 28-50 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Jimmy Williams (PG), Kenneth Bradley (C) William Stuart, Brian Morris | |
| Subs | Rice | Albert Horton (SG) William Borrelli | |
| 17:13 | Georgia Southern | Jimmy Williams can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-50 |
| 17:12 | Rice | Neil Still snags the defensive board | 28-50 |
| 17:08 | Rice | Maurice Lemons comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 28-50 |
| 17:06 | Rice | Albert Horton snags the offensive board | 28-50 |
| 16:49 | Rice | Albert Horton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-50 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Ellis Schreiber (SF) Jimmy Williams | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Tabarez (PG), Donald Aranda (SF) Maurice Lemons, Sidney Rearick | |
| 16:37 | Georgia Southern | Clyde Steven misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-50 |
| 16:36 | Rice | Albert Horton snags the defensive board | 28-50 |
| 16:10 | Rice | Albert Horton hits a 3 from straight away set up by Charles Tabarez | 28-53 |
| 15:49 | Georgia Southern | Sam Ratchford's layup is rejected by Neil Still | 28-53 |
| 15:47 | Rice | Neil Still grabs the board | 28-53 |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Clyde Steven (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sam Ratchford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ellis Schreiber (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Louis Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Tabarez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Horton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Donald Aranda (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Blum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Neil Still (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Rice | Louis Thomas is called for the reach on Albert Horton - foul #1 on Louis Thomas, team foul #3 | 28-53 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | William Stuart (PG), Howard Marshall (SG), Lewis Zelechowski (PF), Brian Morris (C) Clyde Steven, Ellis Schreiber, Louis Thomas, Kenneth Bradley | |
| Subs | Rice | Maurice Lemons (PG), William Borrelli (SG), Sidney Rearick (SF), John Scott (PF), Michael Jones (C) Charles Tabarez, Albert Horton, Donald Aranda, John Blum, Neil Still | |
| 15:13 | Rice | William Borrelli's pass is intercepted by Sam Ratchford | 28-53 |
| 14:59 | Georgia Southern | William Stuart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-53 |
| 14:34 | Rice | John Scott blows the layup but the foul's on William Stuart - foul #3 on William Stuart, team foul #4 | 28-53 |
| 14:34 | Rice | John Scott makes the 1st free throw | 28-54 |
| 14:34 | Rice | John Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 28-54 |
| 14:34 | Georgia Southern | Lewis Zelechowski gets the rebound | 28-54 |
| 14:29 | Georgia Southern | William Stuart comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-54 |
| 14:28 | Rice | Sidney Rearick pulls down the rebound | 28-54 |
| 13:59 | Rice | John Scott can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-54 |
| 13:58 | Georgia Southern | The rebound goes to William Stuart | 28-54 |
| 13:52 | Georgia Southern | Sam Ratchford hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Sidney Rearick - foul #1 on Sidney Rearick, team foul #2 | 28-54 |
| 13:52 | Georgia Southern | Sam Ratchford makes the 1st free throw | 29-54 |
| 13:52 | Georgia Southern | Sam Ratchford makes the 2nd free throw | 30-54 |
| 13:37 | Rice | Lewis Zelechowski steps in front of the Maurice Lemons pass | 30-54 |
| 13:33 | Georgia Southern | Howard Marshall drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by William Stuart | 33-54 |
| 13:07 | Rice | William Borrelli hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 33-54 |
| 13:05 | Georgia Southern | Lewis Zelechowski snags the defensive board | 33-54 |
| 12:59 | Georgia Southern | Maurice Lemons picks off the pass by William Stuart | 33-54 |
| 12:38 | Rice | Maurice Lemons hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by William Borrelli | 33-57 |
| 12:32 | Georgia Southern | Brian Morris loses the ball out of bounds | 33-57 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Jimmy Williams (PG), Clyde Steven (SG), Ellis Schreiber (SF), Louis Thomas (PF), Kenneth Bradley (C) William Stuart, Howard Marshall, Sam Ratchford, Lewis Zelechowski, Brian Morris | |
| Subs | Rice | Albert Horton (SG), Charles Tabarez (SF), John Blum (PF), Neil Still (C) William Borrelli, Sidney Rearick, John Scott, Michael Jones | |
| 12:07 | Rice | Maurice Lemons buries a shot from the right side | 33-59 |
| 11:44 | Georgia Southern | Albert Horton picks off the pass by Kenneth Bradley | 33-59 |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Jimmy Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clyde Steven (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ellis Schreiber (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Louis Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Maurice Lemons (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Albert Horton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charles Tabarez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - John Blum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Neil Still (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Rice | John Blum hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Clyde Steven - foul #2 on Clyde Steven, team foul #5 | 33-59 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Sam Ratchford (SG), Brian Morris (C) Jimmy Williams, Kenneth Bradley | |
| Subs | Rice | William Borrelli (SG), Sidney Rearick (SF) Maurice Lemons, Albert Horton | |
| 11:17 | Rice | John Blum makes the 1st free throw | 33-60 |
| 11:17 | Rice | John Blum makes the 2nd free throw | 33-61 |
| 11:10 | Georgia Southern | Sam Ratchford comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-61 |
| 11:09 | Rice | John Blum snags the defensive board | 33-61 |
| 10:40 | Rice | Neil Still misses long on a shot from the left block | 33-61 |
| 10:39 | Georgia Southern | Ellis Schreiber gets the rebound | 33-61 |
| 10:33 | Georgia Southern | Louis Thomas makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Clyde Steven | 35-61 |
| 10:05 | Rice | William Borrelli knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Charles Tabarez | 35-63 |
| 09:51 | Georgia Southern | Brian Morris misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Neil Still - foul #1 on Neil Still, team foul #3 | 35-63 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | William Stuart (PG), Howard Marshall (SG), Lewis Zelechowski (PF) Clyde Steven, Ellis Schreiber, Louis Thomas | |
| Subs | Rice | Maurice Lemons (PG), Albert Horton (SG), John Scott (PF), Michael Jones (C) Charles Tabarez, William Borrelli, John Blum, Neil Still | |
| 09:51 | Georgia Southern | Brian Morris misses the 1st free throw | 35-63 |
| 09:51 | Georgia Southern | Brian Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 36-63 |
| 09:36 | Rice | Albert Horton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-63 |
| 09:34 | Georgia Southern | Lewis Zelechowski snags the defensive board | 36-63 |
| 09:30 | Georgia Southern | Sidney Rearick steals it from Howard Marshall | 36-63 |
| 09:27 | Rice | Maurice Lemons dunks the ball set up by Sidney Rearick | 36-65 |
| 09:13 | Georgia Southern | Lewis Zelechowski is whistled for a carry | 36-65 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Ellis Schreiber (SF), Kenneth Bradley (C) Sam Ratchford, Brian Morris | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Aranda (SF) Sidney Rearick | |
| 08:58 | Rice | Maurice Lemons can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-65 |
| 08:57 | Rice | John Scott hits the follow up shot | 36-67 |
| 08:41 | Georgia Southern | Howard Marshall loses the dribble to Maurice Lemons | 36-67 |
| 08:17 | Rice | Albert Horton misses the lay-in | 36-67 |
| 08:16 | Georgia Southern | Lewis Zelechowski grabs the defensive rebound | 36-67 |
| 08:11 | Georgia Southern | Howard Marshall can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-67 |
| 08:09 | Georgia Southern | Ellis Schreiber snags the offensive board | 36-67 |
| 08:04 | Georgia Southern | Ellis Schreiber can't connect on a floater from the left side | 36-67 |
| 08:03 | Rice | Donald Aranda snags the defensive board | 36-67 |
| 07:38 | Rice | Albert Horton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-67 |
| 07:37 | Georgia Southern | The rebound goes to Lewis Zelechowski | 36-67 |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - William Stuart (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Howard Marshall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ellis Schreiber (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lewis Zelechowski (fairly fresh) 8 reb. C - Kenneth Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Maurice Lemons (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Albert Horton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Donald Aranda (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Georgia Southern | Howard Marshall buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-67 |
| 07:08 | Rice | John Scott scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Aranda | 39-69 |
| 06:57 | Georgia Southern | William Stuart makes the 3 from the left wing | 42-69 |
| 06:32 | Rice | Ellis Schreiber is called for the reach on Maurice Lemons - foul #3 on Ellis Schreiber, team foul #6 | 42-69 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Jimmy Williams (PG), Clyde Steven (SG), Sam Ratchford (SF), Louis Thomas (PF) William Stuart, Howard Marshall, Ellis Schreiber, Lewis Zelechowski | |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse Glover (PG), Charles Tabarez (SF), John Blum (PF), Neil Still (C) Maurice Lemons, Donald Aranda, John Scott, Michael Jones | |
| 06:10 | Rice | Charles Tabarez comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 42-69 |
| 06:09 | Rice | Neil Still tips it in | 42-71 |
| 06:00 | Georgia Southern | Jimmy Williams makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Sam Ratchford | 45-71 |
| 05:43 | Rice | Neil Still is hacked by Clyde Steven - foul #3 on Clyde Steven, team foul #7 | 45-71 |
| 05:43 | Rice | Neil Still misses the 1st free throw | 45-71 |
| 05:43 | Georgia Southern | Kenneth Bradley pulls down the rebound | 45-71 |
| 05:35 | Georgia Southern | Clyde Steven scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jimmy Williams | 48-71 |
| 05:35 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-71 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | William Stuart (PG), Brian Morris (C) Jimmy Williams, Kenneth Bradley | |
| Subs | Rice | Maurice Lemons (PG), William Borrelli (SG), Sidney Rearick (SF), Michael Jones (C) Jesse Glover, Albert Horton, Charles Tabarez, Neil Still | |
| 05:09 | Rice | Sidney Rearick makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-74 |
| 05:04 | Georgia Southern | Clyde Steven can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 48-74 |
| 05:02 | Georgia Southern | William Stuart hits the follow up shot | 50-74 |
| 04:41 | Rice | William Borrelli misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-74 |
| 04:40 | Georgia Southern | Sam Ratchford grabs the board | 50-74 |
| 04:35 | Georgia Southern | Michael Jones denies the turnaround by William Stuart | 50-74 |
| 04:33 | Rice | Sidney Rearick pulls down the rebound | 50-74 |
| 04:16 | Rice | William Borrelli drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Maurice Lemons | 50-77 |
| 03:52 | Georgia Southern | Clyde Steven misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 50-77 |
| 03:51 | Rice | Sidney Rearick gets the rebound | 50-77 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:32 | Rice | Michael Jones can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-77 |
| 03:30 | Rice | William Borrelli misses the tip | 50-77 |
| 03:28 | Georgia Southern | The rebound goes to Louis Thomas | 50-77 |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - William Stuart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clyde Steven (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sam Ratchford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Morris (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Maurice Lemons (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Borrelli (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Rearick (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Blum (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Georgia Southern | Brian Morris hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-77 |
| 03:19 | Rice | Michael Jones grabs the board | 50-77 |
| 02:57 | Rice | Sidney Rearick is hacked by Clyde Steven - foul #4 on Clyde Steven, team foul #8 | 50-77 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Jimmy Williams (PG), Ronald Lloyd (SG), Kenneth Bradley (C) William Stuart, Clyde Steven, Brian Morris | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Tabarez (PG), Albert Horton (SG), Donald Aranda (PF), Neil Still (C) Maurice Lemons, William Borrelli, John Blum, Michael Jones | |
| 02:57 | Rice | Sidney Rearick makes the 1st free throw | 50-78 |
| 02:57 | Rice | Sidney Rearick makes the 2nd free throw | 50-79 |
| 02:45 | Georgia Southern | Charles Tabarez is called for the reach on Jimmy Williams - foul #3 on Charles Tabarez, team foul #4 | 50-79 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse Glover (PG) Sidney Rearick | |
| 02:37 | Georgia Southern | Charles Tabarez steals the ball from Ronald Lloyd | 50-79 |
| 02:33 | Rice | Charles Tabarez misses the lay-in | 50-79 |
| 02:31 | Georgia Southern | Louis Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 50-79 |
| 02:21 | Georgia Southern | Louis Thomas throws it down on a great pass from Sam Ratchford | 52-79 |
| 01:59 | Rice | Albert Horton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner but the foul's on Jimmy Williams - foul #1 on Jimmy Williams, team foul #9 | 52-79 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Clyde Steven (SG) Ronald Lloyd | |
| Subs | Rice | John Blum (PF) Jesse Glover | |
| 01:59 | Rice | Albert Horton misses the 1st free throw | 52-79 |
| 01:59 | Rice | Albert Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 52-80 |
| 01:59 | Rice | Albert Horton makes the 3rd free throw | 52-81 |
| 01:46 | Georgia Southern | Clyde Steven scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Kenneth Bradley | 55-81 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Albert Horton buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Charles Tabarez | 55-84 |
| 01:12 | Georgia Southern | Sam Ratchford is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Sam Ratchford, team foul #10 | 55-84 |
| 00:51 | Rice | Neil Still drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Tabarez and he's fouled by Kenneth Bradley - foul #2 on Kenneth Bradley, team foul #11 | 55-86 |
| 00:51 | Rice | Neil Still makes the free throw | 55-87 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Georgia Southern | Jimmy Williams comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Blum - foul #2 on John Blum, team foul #5 | 55-87 |
| 00:46 | Georgia Southern | Jimmy Williams misses the 1st free throw | 55-87 |
| 00:46 | Georgia Southern | Jimmy Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 55-87 |
| 00:46 | Rice | The rebound goes to Neil Still | 55-87 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Rice | Albert Horton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 55-87 |
| 00:24 | Georgia Southern | Jimmy Williams grabs the board | 55-87 |
| 00:19 | Georgia Southern | Clyde Steven hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-87 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Charles Tabarez gets the rebound | 55-87 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Charles Tabarez runs out the clock | 55-87 |