| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Wayne Schneider (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Busch (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Kinsey (fresh) PF - Nathan Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Wendell Hamlin (fresh) PF - Stephen Sholar (fresh) 3 pts. C - Paul Upchurch (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Gabriel McLelland, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| 19:26 | Vanderbilt | Robert Kinsey is hacked by Stephen Sholar - foul #3 on Stephen Sholar, team foul #2 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Rice | Tony Doty (PF) Stephen Sholar | |
| 19:21 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-26 |
| 19:05 | Rice | Paul Upchurch is denied on a dunk by Carl Brown | 32-26 |
| 19:03 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 18:56 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider misses short on a 3 from straight away | 32-26 |
| 18:54 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown can't tip it in | 32-26 |
| 18:52 | Vanderbilt | Robert Kinsey can't tip it in | 32-26 |
| 18:51 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown hits the follow up shot | 34-26 |
| 18:35 | Rice | Aaron Harris is fouled on the floor by Nathan Johnson - foul #1 on Nathan Johnson, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| 18:12 | Rice | Tony Doty misses long on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Robert Kinsey - foul #2 on Robert Kinsey, team foul #2 | 34-26 |
| 18:12 | Rice | Tony Doty makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 18:12 | Rice | Tony Doty misses the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 18:12 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Carl Brown | 34-27 |
| 18:01 | Vanderbilt | Nathan Johnson dunks the ball on a great pass from Wayne Schneider | 36-27 |
| 17:38 | Rice | Paul Upchurch is called for traveling | 36-27 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dante Shreffler (PF) Nathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Howell (C) Paul Upchurch | |
| 17:24 | Vanderbilt | William Busch makes the jumpshot from the left wing and he's fouled by Gabriel McLelland - foul #2 on Gabriel McLelland, team foul #3 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Rice | Federico Russo (PF) Wendell Hamlin | |
| 17:24 | Vanderbilt | William Busch makes the free throw | 39-27 |
| 17:07 | Rice | Dante Shreffler steals the ball from Tony Doty | 39-27 |
| 16:56 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-27 |
| 16:55 | Rice | Federico Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 39-27 |
| 16:50 | Rice | Dante Shreffler is called for the reach on Federico Russo - foul #2 on Dante Shreffler, team foul #3 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash (SG) William Busch | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (SG), Paul Upchurch (C) Gabriel McLelland, Tony Doty | |
| 16:45 | Rice | Charles Thrash takes the ball from Paul Upchurch | 39-27 |
| 16:41 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-27 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Michael Davis (SF) Robert Kinsey | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:29 | Rice | Charles Helle is called for traveling | 39-27 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Nathan Johnson (PF) Dante Shreffler | |
| Subs | Rice | Victor Johnson (SG) Aaron Harris | |
| 16:14 | Vanderbilt | Nathan Johnson misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 39-27 |
| 16:12 | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash can't tip it in | 39-27 |
| 16:10 | Rice | Federico Russo pulls down the rebound | 39-27 |
| 16:08 | Rice | Charles Helle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-27 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Rice | Wendell Hamlin (SF) Paul Upchurch | |
| 15:57 | Vanderbilt | Michael Davis hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Wayne Schneider | 41-27 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Wayne Schneider (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Thrash (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) SG - Victor Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wendell Hamlin (fresh) PF - Federico Russo (fresh) 5 reb. C - Patrick Howell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Rice | Federico Russo clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-27 |
| 15:39 | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash grabs the board | 41-27 |
| 15:34 | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Wayne Schneider | 43-27 |
| 15:20 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Helle | 43-29 |
| 15:05 | Vanderbilt | Nathan Johnson lays it in on a nice dish by Wayne Schneider | 45-29 |
| 14:47 | Rice | Patrick Howell misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Nathan Johnson - foul #2 on Nathan Johnson, team foul #4 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Busch (SG), Robert Kinsey (SF), Dante Shreffler (PF) Charles Thrash, Michael Davis, Nathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG), Gabriel McLelland (SG), Stephen Sholar (PF), Paul Upchurch (C) Charles Helle, Victor Johnson, Wendell Hamlin, Federico Russo | |
| 14:47 | Rice | Patrick Howell makes the 1st free throw | 45-30 |
| 14:47 | Rice | Patrick Howell misses the 2nd free throw | 45-30 |
| 14:47 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Carl Brown | 45-30 |
| 14:35 | Vanderbilt | William Busch can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 45-30 |
| 14:33 | Rice | Paul Upchurch grabs the defensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 14:14 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland buries a shot from the right side set up by Patrick Howell and he's fouled by Robert Kinsey - foul #3 on Robert Kinsey, team foul #5 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Rice | Tony Doty (SF) Patrick Howell | |
| 14:14 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland misses the free throw | 45-32 |
| 14:14 | Vanderbilt | Dante Shreffler gets the rebound | 45-32 |
| 13:51 | Vanderbilt | Robert Kinsey dunks the ball | 47-32 |
| 13:37 | Rice | Tony Doty can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 47-32 |
| 13:36 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider grabs the board | 47-32 |
| 13:07 | Vanderbilt | William Busch comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-32 |
| 13:06 | Rice | Paul Upchurch snags the defensive board | 47-32 |
| 13:01 | Rice | Aaron Harris loses the dribble to William Busch | 47-32 |
| 12:43 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider is fouled on the floor by Aaron Harris - foul #2 on Aaron Harris, team foul #4 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash (PG), Nathan Johnson (PF), James Himes (C) Wayne Schneider, Dante Shreffler, Carl Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | Wendell Hamlin (SF) Paul Upchurch | |
| 12:22 | Vanderbilt | Aaron Harris is called for the reach on Charles Thrash - foul #3 on Aaron Harris, team foul #5 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (SG) Gabriel McLelland | |
| 12:07 | Vanderbilt | Nathan Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-32 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Howell (C) Stephen Sholar | |
| 11:50 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-32 |
| 11:49 | Vanderbilt | James Himes pulls down the rebound | 47-32 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Charles Thrash (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Busch (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Kinsey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Nathan Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Himes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Helle (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wendell Hamlin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Doty (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Howell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 11:23 | Vanderbilt | William Busch buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-32 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:00 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin is whistled for a carry | 50-32 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider (PG), Michael Davis (SF), Carl Brown (C) William Busch, Robert Kinsey, James Himes | |
| Subs | Rice | Gabriel McLelland (SG), Stephen Sholar (PF) Aaron Harris, Tony Doty | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:45 | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash makes the floater from the left wing set up by Wayne Schneider and he's hacked by Wendell Hamlin - foul #2 on Wendell Hamlin, team foul #6 | 52-32 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dante Shreffler (PF) Nathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:45 | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash makes the free throw | 53-32 |
| 10:36 | Rice | Patrick Howell drills a shot from the right wing | 53-34 |
| 10:09 | Vanderbilt | Wendell Hamlin blocks the short jumper by Dante Shreffler | 53-34 |
| 10:07 | Vanderbilt | Dante Shreffler tips it in | 55-34 |
| 09:57 | Rice | Patrick Howell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-34 |
| 09:56 | Rice | Stephen Sholar tips it back up and in | 55-36 |
| 09:40 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-36 |
| 09:38 | Vanderbilt | Michael Davis grabs the offensive board | 55-36 |
| 09:20 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Charles Thrash | 58-36 |
| 09:08 | Rice | Patrick Howell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-36 |
| 09:07 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Dante Shreffler | 58-36 |
| 08:38 | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-36 |
| 08:36 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown tips it but misses | 58-36 |
| 08:35 | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash hits the follow up shot | 60-36 |
| 08:27 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland is fouled on the floor by Carl Brown - foul #1 on Carl Brown, team foul #6 | 60-36 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Busch (SG), Robert Kinsey (SF), Nathan Johnson (PF), James Himes (C) Wayne Schneider, Michael Davis, Dante Shreffler, Carl Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG), Victor Johnson (SG), Tony Doty (SF), Federico Russo (PF), Paul Upchurch (C) Charles Helle, Gabriel McLelland, Wendell Hamlin, Stephen Sholar, Patrick Howell | |
| 08:19 | Rice | Tony Doty can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 60-36 |
| 08:18 | Rice | Tony Doty snags the offensive board | 60-36 |
| 08:02 | Rice | Federico Russo makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Victor Johnson | 60-39 |
| 07:43 | Vanderbilt | Nathan Johnson dunks the ball and the foul's on Federico Russo - foul #1 on Federico Russo, team foul #7 | 62-39 |
| 07:43 | Vanderbilt | Nathan Johnson misses the free throw | 62-39 |
| 07:43 | Rice | Tony Doty grabs the defensive rebound | 62-39 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Charles Thrash (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Busch (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Kinsey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Nathan Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - James Himes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Victor Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Tony Doty (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Federico Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Upchurch (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Rice | James Himes steps in front of the Federico Russo pass | 62-39 |
| 06:56 | Vanderbilt | William Busch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider (PG), Carl Brown (C) Charles Thrash, James Himes | |
| Subs | Rice | Gabriel McLelland (SG), Patrick Howell (SF) Victor Johnson, Federico Russo | |
| 06:41 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-39 |
| 06:39 | Vanderbilt | William Busch gets the rebound | 62-39 |
| 06:18 | Vanderbilt | Nathan Johnson clanks a jumper from the right wing | 62-39 |
| 06:17 | Rice | Tony Doty grabs the defensive rebound | 62-39 |
| 05:57 | Rice | Patrick Howell misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-39 |
| 05:56 | Vanderbilt | Carl Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 62-39 |
| 05:27 | Vanderbilt | The short jumper by Carl Brown is denied by Paul Upchurch | 62-39 |
| 05:25 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gabriel McLelland | 62-39 |
| 04:59 | Rice | Tony Doty buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Aaron Harris | 62-41 |
| 04:33 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Schneider comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-41 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Patrick Howell pulls down the rebound | 62-41 |
| 04:17 | Rice | Tony Doty comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 62-41 |
| 04:16 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland tips it back up and in | 62-43 |
| 03:56 | Vanderbilt | Nathan Johnson drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Wayne Schneider and he's fouled by Tony Doty - foul #2 on Tony Doty, team foul #8 | 64-43 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash (PG), Abel McAdam (SG), Michael Davis (SF), James Himes (C) Wayne Schneider, William Busch, Robert Kinsey, Carl Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Victor Johnson (SG), Donald Price (SF), Federico Russo (PF) Aaron Harris, Gabriel McLelland, Patrick Howell, Paul Upchurch | |
| 03:56 | Vanderbilt | Nathan Johnson makes the free throw | 65-43 |
| 03:47 | Rice | Tony Doty loses the ball out of bounds | 65-43 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dante Shreffler (PF) Nathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Charles Thrash (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Abel McAdam (fresh) SF - Michael Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dante Shreffler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Himes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Victor Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donald Price (fresh) PF - Federico Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Tony Doty (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Vanderbilt | James Himes blows the layup | 65-43 |
| 03:27 | Vanderbilt | James Himes grabs the offensive board | 65-43 |
| 03:00 | Vanderbilt | James Himes misses the runner near the basket | 65-43 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Victor Johnson snags the defensive board | 65-43 |
| 02:45 | Rice | Federico Russo misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 65-43 |
| 02:43 | Vanderbilt | James Himes grabs the board | 65-43 |
| 02:26 | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash is hacked by Charles Helle - foul #1 on Charles Helle, team foul #9 | 65-43 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Howell (SF) Tony Doty | |
| 02:26 | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash makes the 1st free throw | 66-43 |
| 02:26 | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash makes the 2nd free throw | 67-43 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Dante Shreffler steps in front of the Donald Price pass | 67-43 |
| 01:41 | Vanderbilt | Michael Davis misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-43 |
| 01:39 | Vanderbilt | Dante Shreffler tips it in | 69-43 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Victor Johnson comes up short on the shot from the left side | 69-43 |
| 01:25 | Vanderbilt | James Himes pulls down the rebound | 69-43 |
| 01:03 | Vanderbilt | Abel McAdam misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Federico Russo - foul #2 on Federico Russo, team foul #10 | 69-43 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Rice | Tony Doty (C) Donald Price | |
| 01:03 | Vanderbilt | Abel McAdam misses the 1st free throw | 69-43 |
| 01:03 | Vanderbilt | Abel McAdam makes the 2nd free throw | 70-43 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Rice | Charles Helle buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 70-46 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 70-46 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Tony Doty pulls down the rebound | 70-46 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Tony Doty can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 70-46 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Tony Doty snags the offensive board | 70-46 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Federico Russo hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Charles Helle and he's fouled by Abel McAdam - foul #1 on Abel McAdam, team foul #7 | 70-48 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Federico Russo misses the free throw | 70-48 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Tony Doty gets the offensive rebound | 70-48 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Charles Helle hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Federico Russo | 70-51 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Charles Thrash runs out the clock | 70-51 |