| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Dustin Joseph (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rudolf Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Barr (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Bogle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Welcher (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Pearson (fresh) C - William Sedillo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Winthrop | Eddie Barr inbounds the ball | 35-26 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Winthrop | Rudolf Moore hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Dustin Joseph | 37-26 |
| 19:28 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 37-26 |
| 19:26 | Winthrop | Dustin Joseph grabs the defensive rebound | 37-26 |
| 19:13 | Winthrop | Eddie Barr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-26 |
| 19:05 | Rice | Raymond Burns can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-26 |
| 19:04 | Winthrop | Bruce Bogle snags the defensive board | 37-26 |
| 18:57 | Winthrop | Jeremy Welcher misses the easy layup but he's fouled by William Sedillo - foul #3 on William Sedillo, team foul #1 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Banks (C) William Sedillo | |
| 18:57 | Winthrop | Jeremy Welcher makes the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 18:57 | Winthrop | Jeremy Welcher misses the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 18:57 | Rice | James Pearson snags the defensive board | 38-26 |
| 18:52 | Rice | Reginald Eller can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Rudolf Moore - foul #3 on Rudolf Moore, team foul #1 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Ron Williams (SG) Rudolf Moore | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:52 | Rice | Reginald Eller makes the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 18:52 | Rice | Reginald Eller makes the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 18:25 | Winthrop | Bruce Bogle buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Dustin Joseph | 40-28 |
| 18:09 | Rice | Reginald Eller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-28 |
| 17:52 | Winthrop | Dustin Joseph can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-28 |
| 17:50 | Rice | James Pearson snags the defensive board | 40-28 |
| 17:38 | Rice | James Pearson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-28 |
| 17:36 | Rice | Thomas Banks hits the follow up shot | 40-30 |
| 17:11 | Winthrop | Thomas Banks picks off the pass by Jeremy Welcher | 40-30 |
| 16:50 | Rice | Thomas Banks is whistled for a carry | 40-30 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Cameron Richardson (SG), Arthur Guo (SF), William Landry (PF), Kevin Preiss (C) Dustin Joseph, Eddie Barr, Bruce Bogle, Jeremy Welcher | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG), Derrick Rust (SG), Gregg Moore (SF), Robert Negri (PF) Hiram Lyons, Raymond Burns, Reginald Eller, James Pearson | |
| 16:36 | Winthrop | Cameron Richardson misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 40-30 |
| 16:34 | Rice | Robert Negri grabs the defensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 16:07 | Rice | Michael Rau knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 15:51 | Winthrop | Ron Williams is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Ron Williams, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Dustin Joseph (PG), Rudolf Moore (SG) Ron Williams, Cameron Richardson | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG), William Sedillo (C) Derrick Rust, Thomas Banks | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Dustin Joseph (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rudolf Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Arthur Guo (fresh) PF - William Landry (fresh) 5 reb. C - Kevin Preiss (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Rau (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gregg Moore (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Negri (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:30 | Rice | Robert Negri misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-33 |
| 15:29 | Winthrop | Kevin Preiss snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 15:08 | Winthrop | Arthur Guo makes the runner from close range set up by Rudolf Moore | 42-33 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Robert Negri is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Robert Negri, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Bruce Bogle (PF), Jeremy Welcher (C) William Landry, Kevin Preiss | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Reginald Eller (SF) Michael Rau, Gregg Moore | |
| 14:49 | Winthrop | Hiram Lyons takes the ball from Dustin Joseph in the backcourt | 42-33 |
| 14:48 | Rice | Hiram Lyons hits the finger roll | 42-35 |
| 14:33 | Winthrop | Hiram Lyons steals the ball from Dustin Joseph | 42-35 |
| 14:30 | Rice | Raymond Burns banks in the layup on a nice dish by Hiram Lyons | 42-37 |
| 14:11 | Winthrop | Jeremy Welcher misses the easy layup but he's hacked by William Sedillo - foul #4 on William Sedillo, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Ron Williams (PG), Eddie Barr (SF) Dustin Joseph, Arthur Guo | |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Rust (SG), James Pearson (PF), Thomas Banks (C) Raymond Burns, Robert Negri, William Sedillo | |
| 14:11 | Winthrop | Jeremy Welcher makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 14:11 | Winthrop | Jeremy Welcher misses the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 14:11 | Rice | James Pearson grabs the board | 43-37 |
| 14:06 | Rice | Reginald Eller is hacked by Ron Williams - foul #4 on Ron Williams, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Cameron Richardson (PG) Ron Williams | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:55 | Rice | Derrick Rust hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-37 |
| 13:53 | Winthrop | Cameron Richardson pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| 13:24 | Winthrop | Rudolf Moore is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 43-37 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Dustin Joseph (PG), William Landry (PF), Arthur Guo (C) Cameron Richardson, Bruce Bogle, Jeremy Welcher | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SG) Derrick Rust | |
| 13:12 | Rice | Hiram Lyons is hacked by Dustin Joseph - foul #1 on Dustin Joseph, team foul #4 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG) Gregg Moore | |
| 12:48 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-37 |
| 12:47 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Eddie Barr | 43-37 |
| 12:26 | Winthrop | William Landry scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Rudolf Moore | 46-37 |
| 12:03 | Rice | Reginald Eller is whistled for traveling | 46-37 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Cameron Richardson (SG), Bruce Bogle (PF), Jeremy Welcher (C) Rudolf Moore, Eddie Barr, William Landry | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG), Gregg Moore (SF), Robert Negri (PF), Joe Woods (C) Hiram Lyons, Reginald Eller, James Pearson, Thomas Banks | |
| 11:50 | Winthrop | Jeremy Welcher scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Cameron Richardson | 48-37 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Dustin Joseph (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cameron Richardson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arthur Guo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bruce Bogle (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Welcher (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Rau (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Gregg Moore (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Negri (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Woods (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Rice | Robert Negri's floater is knocked away by Jeremy Welcher | 48-37 |
| 11:29 | Rice | Robert Negri tips it but misses | 48-37 |
| 11:28 | Rice | Joe Woods pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 11:04 | Rice | A charge is called on Raymond Burns - foul #2 on Raymond Burns, team foul #4 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Rudolf Moore (SG), William Landry (SF) Dustin Joseph, Arthur Guo | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Derrick Rust (SG) Michael Rau, Raymond Burns | |
| 10:35 | Winthrop | William Landry misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Derrick Rust - foul #2 on Derrick Rust, team foul #5 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Kevin Preiss (C) Jeremy Welcher | |
| Subs | Rice | Reginald Eller (SF), Thomas Banks (C) Derrick Rust, Joe Woods | |
| 10:35 | Winthrop | William Landry misses the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 10:35 | Winthrop | William Landry misses the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 10:35 | Rice | Robert Negri pulls down the rebound | 48-37 |
| 10:16 | Rice | Hiram Lyons comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 48-37 |
| 10:15 | Winthrop | Kevin Preiss grabs the defensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 10:07 | Winthrop | Bruce Bogle hits the finger roll set up by Cameron Richardson | 50-37 |
| 09:58 | Rice | Reginald Eller buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Gregg Moore | 50-39 |
| 09:43 | Winthrop | William Landry loses the dribble to Reginald Eller | 50-39 |
| 09:23 | Rice | Cameron Richardson steals the ball from Gregg Moore | 50-39 |
| 09:06 | Winthrop | Bruce Bogle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-39 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Dustin Joseph (PG), Eddie Barr (SF), Jeremy Welcher (C) Cameron Richardson, Bruce Bogle, Kevin Preiss | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), James Pearson (PF) Hiram Lyons, Gregg Moore, Robert Negri | |
| 08:52 | Rice | James Pearson loses the ball out of bounds | 50-39 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Rust (SF), Joe Woods (C) Reginald Eller, Thomas Banks | |
| 08:31 | Winthrop | William Landry clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 50-39 |
| 08:30 | Rice | Joe Woods snags the defensive board | 50-39 |
| 08:14 | Rice | James Pearson makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Raymond Burns | 50-41 |
| 07:52 | Winthrop | Eddie Barr is hacked by James Pearson - foul #3 on James Pearson, team foul #6 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Ron Williams (SG), Arthur Guo (PF) Rudolf Moore, William Landry | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Reginald Eller (SF), William Sedillo (C) Michael Rau, Derrick Rust, Joe Woods | |
| 07:45 | Winthrop | Jeremy Welcher makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Dustin Joseph | 53-41 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Dustin Joseph (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ron Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Eddie Barr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Guo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeremy Welcher (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:35 | Rice | Raymond Burns can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 53-41 |
| 07:33 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Eddie Barr | 53-41 |
| 07:14 | Winthrop | Ron Williams steps out of bounds on the sideline | 53-41 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Bruce Bogle (PF), Kevin Preiss (C) Eddie Barr, Jeremy Welcher | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Negri (PF) James Pearson | |
| 06:46 | Rice | William Sedillo drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Raymond Burns and the foul's on Kevin Preiss - foul #2 on Kevin Preiss, team foul #5 | 53-43 |
| 06:46 | Rice | William Sedillo misses the free throw | 53-43 |
| 06:46 | Winthrop | Bruce Bogle gets the rebound | 53-43 |
| 06:24 | Winthrop | Bruce Bogle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-43 |
| 06:22 | Winthrop | Arthur Guo hits the follow up shot | 55-43 |
| 06:02 | Rice | Robert Negri banks in the layup on a great pass from Hiram Lyons | 55-45 |
| 05:40 | Winthrop | Bruce Bogle comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-45 |
| 05:39 | Rice | Reginald Eller grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 05:26 | Rice | William Sedillo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 05:24 | Winthrop | Ron Williams snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| 04:58 | Winthrop | Bruce Bogle hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 04:57 | Rice | Reginald Eller pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Reginald Eller blows the layup | 55-45 |
| 04:38 | Winthrop | Ron Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 04:38 | Winthrop | Winthrop calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-45 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Rudolf Moore (SG), Eddie Barr (SF), William Landry (PF), Jeremy Welcher (C) Ron Williams, Arthur Guo, Bruce Bogle, Kevin Preiss | |
| Subs | Rice | James Pearson (PF) Robert Negri | |
| 04:17 | Winthrop | Eddie Barr misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-45 |
| 04:15 | Rice | William Sedillo gets the rebound | 55-45 |
| 03:47 | Rice | James Pearson misses the lay-in | 55-45 |
| 03:46 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Eddie Barr | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Dustin Joseph (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rudolf Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eddie Barr (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Landry (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeremy Welcher (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Sedillo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Winthrop | Jeremy Welcher can't connect on a floater from the left block | 55-45 |
| 03:17 | Winthrop | Eddie Barr tips it but misses | 55-45 |
| 03:15 | Rice | James Pearson grabs the board | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:06 | Rice | Hiram Lyons is hacked by Rudolf Moore - foul #4 on Rudolf Moore, team foul #6 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Ron Williams (PG), Bruce Bogle (PF) Dustin Joseph, William Landry | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (PG), Derrick Rust (SG), Robert Negri (SF), Thomas Banks (C) Hiram Lyons, Raymond Burns, Reginald Eller, William Sedillo | |
| 02:49 | Rice | Thomas Banks knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Gregg Moore | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:28 | Winthrop | Ron Williams misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-48 |
| 02:27 | Winthrop | Bruce Bogle tips it back up and in | 57-48 |
| 02:27 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-48 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Dustin Joseph (PG) Ron Williams | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), Reginald Eller (SF) Gregg Moore, Derrick Rust, Robert Negri | |
| 02:08 | Rice | Raymond Burns drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Hiram Lyons | 57-51 |
| 01:46 | Winthrop | Dustin Joseph is called for 3 seconds | 57-51 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Rice | William Sedillo (C) Thomas Banks | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:31 | Rice | Hiram Lyons is denied on a layup by Jeremy Welcher | 57-51 |
| 01:30 | Rice | Reginald Eller grabs the offensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 01:18 | Rice | Raymond Burns knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Hiram Lyons | 57-53 |
| 01:05 | Winthrop | Dustin Joseph drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Eddie Barr | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:46 | Rice | Hiram Lyons's pass is intercepted by Eddie Barr | 59-53 |
| 00:42 | Winthrop | Eddie Barr dunks the ball | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:38 | Rice | Reginald Eller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-53 |
| 00:36 | Rice | William Sedillo gets the offensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-53 |
| 00:33 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Reginald Eller | 61-53 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Raymond Burns connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Hiram Lyons | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:27 | Winthrop | Rudolf Moore is hacked by Hiram Lyons in the backcourt - foul #3 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #7 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Arthur Guo (PF), Kevin Preiss (C) Bruce Bogle, Jeremy Welcher | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:27 | Winthrop | Rudolf Moore makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:27 | Winthrop | Rudolf Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:22 | Rice | Dustin Joseph is called for the reach on Hiram Lyons - foul #2 on Dustin Joseph, team foul #7 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Bruce Bogle (PF), Jeremy Welcher (C) Arthur Guo, Kevin Preiss | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:22 | Rice | Hiram Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Hiram Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:20 | Winthrop | Dustin Joseph is hacked by Hiram Lyons in the backcourt - foul #4 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #8 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Ron Williams (SG), Arthur Guo (PF), Kevin Preiss (C) Rudolf Moore, Bruce Bogle, Jeremy Welcher | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:20 | Winthrop | Dustin Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:20 | Winthrop | Dustin Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Raymond Burns knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Hiram Lyons | 65-61 |
| 00:12 | Winthrop | Winthrop calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-61 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Jeremy Welcher (C) Kevin Preiss | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:09 | Winthrop | Raymond Burns is called for the reach on Dustin Joseph in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Burns, team foul #9 | 65-61 |
| 00:09 | Winthrop | Dustin Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:09 | Winthrop | Dustin Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Raymond Burns is called for traveling | 67-61 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Kevin Preiss (C) Jeremy Welcher | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:00 | Winthrop | Dustin Joseph runs out the clock | 67-61 |