| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Livingston (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Brown (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Wesley Workman (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Burks (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Rafael Sisneros (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Donald Hadley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Compton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Methodist | Rafael Sisneros inbounds the ball | 34-19 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:45 | Southern Methodist | Wesley Workman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-19 |
| 19:29 | Rice | Rafael Sisneros is called for the reach on Henry Brown - foul #1 on Rafael Sisneros, team foul #1 | 34-19 |
| 19:13 | Rice | Darren Shaffer is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-19 |
| 19:12 | Southern Methodist | Donald Hadley snags the defensive board | 34-19 |
| 19:02 | Southern Methodist | Rafael Sisneros throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-19 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses long on an open runner in the lane | 34-19 |
| 18:41 | Rice | Henry Brown hits the follow up shot | 36-19 |
| 18:20 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Burks can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brian Livingston - foul #1 on Brian Livingston, team foul #1 | 36-19 |
| 18:20 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Burks makes the 1st free throw | 36-20 |
| 18:20 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Burks makes the 2nd free throw | 36-21 |
| 18:10 | Rice | Darren Shaffer evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Brian Livingston | 39-21 |
| 17:53 | Southern Methodist | Rafael Sisneros makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Compton and the foul's on Carlos Tedrow - foul #1 on Carlos Tedrow, team foul #2 | 39-23 |
| 17:53 | Southern Methodist | Rafael Sisneros makes the free throw | 39-24 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Brian Livingston drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Corey Riddle and he's hacked by Christopher Burks - foul #3 on Christopher Burks, team foul #2 | 41-24 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (SF), Ron Washington (C) Carlos Tedrow, Henry Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Edward Arguello (PG), Bobby Cooney (SG), Derek White (SF), James Manikowski (PF) Wesley Workman, Christopher Burks, Rafael Sisneros, Donald Hadley | |
| 17:27 | Rice | Brian Livingston misses the free throw | 41-24 |
| 17:27 | Southern Methodist | James Manikowski pulls down the rebound | 41-24 |
| 17:11 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton clanks a shot near the basket | 41-24 |
| 17:09 | Southern Methodist | James Manikowski hits the follow up shot | 41-26 |
| 16:49 | Rice | Corey Riddle is fouled on the floor by Derek White - foul #1 on Derek White, team foul #3 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG), Charles Bissonnette (SF) Corey Riddle, Brian Livingston | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Kyle Zombory (C) Thomas Compton | |
| 16:39 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 41-26 |
| 16:37 | Southern Methodist | Kyle Zombory grabs the board | 41-26 |
| 16:12 | Southern Methodist | James Manikowski misses the dunk but he's hacked by Howard Reed - foul #1 on Howard Reed, team foul #3 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Carlos Tedrow (SF), Henry Brown (C) Charles Bissonnette, Darren Shaffer | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Rafael Sisneros (SF) Derek White | |
| 16:12 | Southern Methodist | James Manikowski misses the 1st free throw | 41-26 |
| 16:12 | Southern Methodist | James Manikowski makes the 2nd free throw | 41-27 |
| 15:53 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow drills a runner in the paint | 43-27 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Howard Reed (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ron Washington (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry Brown (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Edward Arguello (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bobby Cooney (fresh) SF - Rafael Sisneros (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Manikowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Zombory (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Southern Methodist | Henry Brown swats the short shot by James Manikowski | 43-27 |
| 15:35 | Southern Methodist | Bobby Cooney grabs the offensive rebound | 43-27 |
| 15:17 | Southern Methodist | James Manikowski misses the fadeaway from the right block | 43-27 |
| 15:15 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow grabs the board | 43-27 |
| 14:59 | Rice | James Manikowski picks off the pass by Carlos Tedrow | 43-27 |
| 14:44 | Southern Methodist | Edward Arguello hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Manikowski and the foul's on Henry Brown - foul #3 on Henry Brown, team foul #4 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Brian Livingston (SG), Darren Shaffer (PF), Charles Hendricks (C) Stephen McKinnie, Howard Reed, Ron Washington, Henry Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Christopher Burks (SG), Donald Hadley (PF), Thomas Compton (C) Bobby Cooney, James Manikowski, Kyle Zombory | |
| 14:44 | Southern Methodist | Edward Arguello makes the free throw | 43-30 |
| 14:32 | Rice | Brian Livingston hits a fadeaway in the lane | 45-30 |
| 14:13 | Southern Methodist | Rafael Sisneros knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Thomas Compton | 45-32 |
| 13:58 | Rice | Donald Hadley steals the ball from Darren Shaffer | 45-32 |
| 13:44 | Southern Methodist | Edward Arguello misses long on a shot from the right wing | 45-32 |
| 13:43 | Southern Methodist | Donald Hadley hits the follow up shot | 45-34 |
| 13:21 | Rice | Brian Livingston hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 45-34 |
| 13:20 | Rice | Darren Shaffer tips it but misses | 45-34 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Charles Hendricks can't tip it in | 45-34 |
| 13:18 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton snags the defensive board | 45-34 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 12:59 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton blows the layup | 45-34 |
| 12:57 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow grabs the defensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 12:40 | Rice | Brian Livingston is hacked by Thomas Compton - foul #2 on Thomas Compton, team foul #4 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (SF), Henry Brown (C) Carlos Tedrow, Charles Hendricks | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Wesley Workman (PG), Derek White (SF) Edward Arguello, Rafael Sisneros | |
| 12:25 | Rice | Corey Riddle can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-34 |
| 12:24 | Southern Methodist | Donald Hadley gets the rebound | 45-34 |
| 11:57 | Southern Methodist | Derek White is fouled on the floor by Howard Reed - foul #2 on Howard Reed, team foul #5 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Hendricks (PF) Darren Shaffer | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | James Manikowski (PF), Kyle Zombory (C) Donald Hadley, Thomas Compton | |
| 11:47 | Southern Methodist | James Manikowski lays it up and in on a great pass from Wesley Workman | 45-36 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Livingston (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Reed (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Hendricks (fresh) 3 pf. C - Henry Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Wesley Workman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Burks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Derek White (fresh) PF - James Manikowski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Kyle Zombory (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Rice | Howard Reed hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Derek White - foul #2 on Derek White, team foul #5 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (SG), Charles Bissonnette (SF) Corey Riddle, Brian Livingston | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Bobby Cooney (SG) Christopher Burks | |
| 11:36 | Rice | Howard Reed makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 11:36 | Rice | Howard Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 11:36 | Southern Methodist | James Manikowski pulls down the rebound | 46-36 |
| 11:15 | Southern Methodist | Bobby Cooney hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 46-36 |
| 11:14 | Rice | Henry Brown grabs the board | 46-36 |
| 10:48 | Rice | Charles Bissonnette drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Stephen McKinnie | 48-36 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 10:41 | Southern Methodist | Derek White clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-36 |
| 10:39 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie gets the rebound | 48-36 |
| 10:34 | Rice | Charles Bissonnette can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-36 |
| 10:32 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Kyle Zombory | 48-36 |
| 10:07 | Southern Methodist | Kyle Zombory misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-36 |
| 10:05 | Rice | Charles Hendricks pulls down the rebound | 48-36 |
| 09:46 | Rice | Charles Bissonnette throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Brian Livingston (SG), Carlos Tedrow (SF), Darren Shaffer (PF), Ron Washington (C) Howard Reed, Stephen McKinnie, Charles Bissonnette, Charles Hendricks, Henry Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Edward Arguello (PG), Christopher Burks (SG), Rafael Sisneros (SF), Donald Hadley (PF), Thomas Compton (C) Wesley Workman, Bobby Cooney, Derek White, James Manikowski, Kyle Zombory | |
| 09:30 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Burks misses short on a floater from the right side | 48-36 |
| 09:29 | Southern Methodist | Donald Hadley tips it back up and in | 48-38 |
| 09:24 | Rice | Corey Riddle can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 48-38 |
| 09:22 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow misses the tip | 48-38 |
| 09:21 | Rice | Brian Livingston tips it in | 50-38 |
| 08:57 | Southern Methodist | Rafael Sisneros clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Carlos Tedrow - foul #2 on Carlos Tedrow, team foul #6 | 50-38 |
| 08:57 | Southern Methodist | Rafael Sisneros makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 08:57 | Southern Methodist | Rafael Sisneros makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 08:35 | Rice | Brian Livingston knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Corey Riddle | 52-40 |
| 08:20 | Southern Methodist | Donald Hadley is hacked by Corey Riddle - foul #1 on Corey Riddle, team foul #7 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Brown (C) Ron Washington | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 08:20 | Southern Methodist | Donald Hadley makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 08:20 | Southern Methodist | Donald Hadley makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 08:02 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Rafael Sisneros - foul #2 on Rafael Sisneros, team foul #6 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Weaver (PG), Derek White (SF) Edward Arguello, Rafael Sisneros | |
| 08:02 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 08:02 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 07:50 | Southern Methodist | Derek White misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-42 |
| 07:48 | Rice | Henry Brown pulls down the rebound | 54-42 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Livingston (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Tedrow (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - John Weaver (fresh) SG - Christopher Burks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Derek White (fresh) PF - Donald Hadley (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Compton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses badly on a floater from the right side | 54-42 |
| 07:43 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow hits the follow up shot | 56-42 |
| 07:31 | Southern Methodist | John Weaver is fouled on the floor by Carlos Tedrow - foul #3 on Carlos Tedrow, team foul #8 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (SF) Carlos Tedrow | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 07:31 | Southern Methodist | John Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 07:31 | Southern Methodist | John Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 07:07 | Rice | Darren Shaffer works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-44 |
| 07:06 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Burks grabs the board | 56-44 |
| 06:50 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Burks hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Derek White | 56-46 |
| 06:26 | Rice | Howard Reed misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-46 |
| 06:25 | Rice | Henry Brown gets the offensive rebound | 56-46 |
| 06:09 | Rice | Darren Shaffer works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Henry Brown | 58-46 |
| 05:57 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton hits the finger roll | 58-48 |
| 05:50 | Rice | Howard Reed is fouled on the floor by Derek White - foul #3 on Derek White, team foul #7 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (SG), Carlos Tedrow (SF), Charles Hendricks (PF), Ron Washington (C) Corey Riddle, Brian Livingston, Darren Shaffer, Henry Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Wesley Workman (PG), Bobby Cooney (SG), Rafael Sisneros (SF), James Manikowski (PF), Kyle Zombory (C) John Weaver, Christopher Burks, Derek White, Donald Hadley, Thomas Compton | |
| 05:50 | Rice | Howard Reed makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 05:50 | Rice | Howard Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 05:35 | Southern Methodist | Kyle Zombory misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 60-48 |
| 05:34 | Rice | Ron Washington gets the rebound | 60-48 |
| 05:24 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow's floater is tipped away by Kyle Zombory | 60-48 |
| 05:22 | Southern Methodist | Kyle Zombory grabs the defensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 05:03 | Southern Methodist | Bobby Cooney connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-51 |
| 04:36 | Rice | Howard Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bissonnette (SF), Darren Shaffer (PF) Carlos Tedrow, Ron Washington | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 04:22 | Southern Methodist | Bobby Cooney misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 04:20 | Southern Methodist | Bobby Cooney grabs the offensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 04:07 | Southern Methodist | Bobby Cooney comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Howard Reed - foul #3 on Howard Reed, team foul #9 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Brian Livingston (SG) Stephen McKinnie, Howard Reed | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton (C) Kyle Zombory | |
| 04:07 | Southern Methodist | Bobby Cooney makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 04:07 | Southern Methodist | Bobby Cooney misses the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Charles Hendricks gets the rebound | 60-52 |
| 03:50 | Rice | James Manikowski steals it from Charles Bissonnette | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:42 | Southern Methodist | Rafael Sisneros hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 03:41 | Rice | Corey Riddle grabs the board | 60-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Livingston (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Bissonnette (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Hendricks (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Wesley Workman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bobby Cooney (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Rafael Sisneros (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Manikowski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Thomas Compton (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:29 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-52 |
| 03:28 | Southern Methodist | James Manikowski pulls down the rebound | 60-52 |
| 03:09 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 60-52 |
| 03:08 | Southern Methodist | Bobby Cooney snags the offensive board | 60-52 |
| 03:03 | Southern Methodist | Wesley Workman can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 60-52 |
| 03:01 | Rice | Corey Riddle snags the defensive board | 60-52 |
| 02:59 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Carlos Tedrow (SF), Henry Brown (C) Charles Bissonnette, Charles Hendricks | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Christopher Burks (SG), Donald Hadley (PF) Bobby Cooney, James Manikowski | |
| 02:57 | Rice | Corey Riddle connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Darren Shaffer | 63-52 |
| 02:53 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Burks drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Compton | 63-54 |
| 02:27 | Rice | Brian Livingston misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 02:26 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton snags the defensive board | 63-54 |
| 02:10 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Burks misses short on a shot from the right side | 63-54 |
| 02:09 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton hits the follow up shot | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:02 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-56 |
| 02:00 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton grabs the defensive rebound | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:55 | Southern Methodist | Wesley Workman buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-59 |
| 01:39 | Rice | Donald Hadley is called for the reach on Carlos Tedrow - foul #3 on Donald Hadley, team foul #8 | 63-59 |
| 01:39 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 01:39 | Southern Methodist | Donald Hadley grabs the board | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:14 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton is hacked by Henry Brown - foul #4 on Henry Brown, team foul #10 | 63-59 |
| 01:14 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 01:14 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 01:04 | Rice | Darren Shaffer evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Corey Riddle | 66-61 |
| 00:51 | Southern Methodist | Wesley Workman misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 66-61 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Henry Brown pulls down the rebound | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:24 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-61 |
| 00:22 | Southern Methodist | Wesley Workman snags the defensive board | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:17 | Southern Methodist | Wesley Workman is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Wesley Workman, team foul #9 | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:14 | Rice | Corey Riddle is fouled in the backcourt by Wesley Workman - foul #2 on Wesley Workman, team foul #10 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (SF), Stephen McKinnie (C) Carlos Tedrow, Henry Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 00:14 | Rice | Corey Riddle makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Corey Riddle makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:10 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Burks misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-61 |
| 00:08 | Southern Methodist | Donald Hadley grabs the offensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 00:05 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton is hacked by Darren Shaffer - foul #2 on Darren Shaffer, team foul #11 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Carlos Tedrow (SF), Henry Brown (C) Howard Reed, Stephen McKinnie | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 00:05 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:05 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Christopher Burks is called for the reach on Brian Livingston in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christopher Burks, team foul #11 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (SF), Stephen McKinnie (C) Carlos Tedrow, Henry Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 00:03 | Rice | Brian Livingston misses the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Brian Livingston misses the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:03 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Thomas Compton | 68-63 |
| 00:00 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton misses the halfcourt shot | 68-63 |