| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wendell Hamlin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Sholar (fresh) C - Paul Upchurch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Anthony Cormier (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Nathan Salzer (fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Benson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Nathan Salzer inbounds the ball | 25-34 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Taylor comes up short on the floater in the paint | 25-34 |
| 19:37 | Rice | The rebound goes to Paul Upchurch | 25-34 |
| 19:13 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Aaron Harris out of a doubleteam and the foul's on Nathan Salzer - foul #1 on Nathan Salzer, team foul #1 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Mike Hayes (PG), Eugene Kay (SG), Brian Childs (SF), Glenn Sparacino (C) Anthony Cormier, Stephen Johnson, Nathan Salzer, Christopher Taylor | |
| 19:13 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin misses the free throw | 27-34 |
| 19:13 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Glenn Sparacino | 27-34 |
| 18:51 | St. Joseph's | Eugene Kay knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Childs | 27-37 |
| 18:25 | Rice | Aaron Harris is fouled on the floor by William Benson - foul #2 on William Benson, team foul #2 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Stubblefield (SF) Brian Childs | |
| 18:09 | Rice | Aaron Harris is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Mike Hayes | 27-37 |
| 18:05 | St. Joseph's | Mike Hayes lays it in | 27-39 |
| 17:48 | Rice | Glenn Sparacino denies the turnaround by Wendell Hamlin | 27-39 |
| 17:47 | St. Joseph's | Glenn Sparacino grabs the defensive rebound | 27-39 |
| 17:23 | St. Joseph's | Aaron Harris takes the ball from William Benson | 27-39 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Aaron Harris hits the finger roll | 29-39 |
| 17:00 | St. Joseph's | William Benson connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-42 |
| 16:41 | Rice | Paul Upchurch misses the jumper from the right wing | 29-42 |
| 16:40 | St. Joseph's | William Benson gets the rebound | 29-42 |
| 16:17 | St. Joseph's | David Stubblefield comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-42 |
| 16:15 | Rice | Stephen Sholar gets the rebound | 29-42 |
| 16:02 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 29-42 |
| 16:00 | Rice | Paul Upchurch snags the offensive board | 29-42 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gabriel McLelland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wendell Hamlin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Sholar (fairly fresh) C - Paul Upchurch (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Mike Hayes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Kay (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Stubblefield (fresh) PF - William Benson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Glenn Sparacino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:44 | Rice | Aaron Harris works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Gabriel McLelland | 32-42 |
| 15:26 | St. Joseph's | Paul Upchurch steps in front of the Glenn Sparacino pass | 32-42 |
| 15:15 | Rice | Aaron Harris can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-42 |
| 15:14 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland misses the tip | 32-42 |
| 15:13 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to William Benson | 32-42 |
| 14:50 | St. Joseph's | William Benson drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-45 |
| 14:28 | Rice | Paul Upchurch knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 34-45 |
| 13:59 | St. Joseph's | William Benson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 34-45 |
| 13:58 | St. Joseph's | David Stubblefield pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 13:39 | St. Joseph's | Glenn Sparacino hits a shot from the right block and the foul's on Paul Upchurch - foul #1 on Paul Upchurch, team foul #1 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Victor Johnson (SG), Patrick Howell (SF), Federico Russo (PF), Tony Doty (C) Aaron Harris, Gabriel McLelland, Wendell Hamlin, Stephen Sholar, Paul Upchurch | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Anthony Cormier (PG), Stephen Johnson (SG), Nathan Salzer (SF), Christopher Taylor (C) Mike Hayes, Eugene Kay, David Stubblefield, William Benson | |
| 13:39 | St. Joseph's | Glenn Sparacino misses the free throw | 34-47 |
| 13:39 | Rice | Tony Doty snags the defensive board | 34-47 |
| 13:24 | Rice | Patrick Howell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-47 |
| 13:22 | St. Joseph's | Glenn Sparacino gets the rebound | 34-47 |
| 13:16 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Taylor buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Stephen Johnson | 34-49 |
| 12:52 | Rice | Patrick Howell makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-49 |
| 12:25 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-49 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Stubblefield (PF) Glenn Sparacino | |
| 12:05 | Rice | Patrick Howell connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 39-49 |
| 11:38 | St. Joseph's | David Stubblefield misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Federico Russo - foul #1 on Federico Russo, team foul #2 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG) Victor Johnson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 11:38 | St. Joseph's | David Stubblefield makes the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 11:38 | St. Joseph's | David Stubblefield misses the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 11:38 | Rice | Federico Russo pulls down the rebound | 39-50 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Helle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Howell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Federico Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Doty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Anthony Cormier (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Salzer (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Stubblefield (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Christopher Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Rice | Tony Doty misses short on an open 3 from the left corner | 39-50 |
| 11:19 | Rice | Federico Russo hits the follow up shot | 41-50 |
| 10:50 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Taylor misses the jumper from the left side | 41-50 |
| 10:49 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Taylor tips it back up and in | 41-52 |
| 10:44 | Rice | Stephen Johnson picks off the pass by Federico Russo | 41-52 |
| 10:30 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Taylor is hacked by Federico Russo - foul #2 on Federico Russo, team foul #3 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Price (SF), Stephen Sholar (PF), Paul Upchurch (C) Patrick Howell, Federico Russo, Tony Doty | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Benson (PF) David Stubblefield | |
| 10:12 | St. Joseph's | Stephen Johnson is called for a backcourt violation | 41-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Gabriel McLelland (SG) Charles Helle | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 10:02 | Rice | Stephen Johnson takes the ball from Donald Price | 41-52 |
| 09:33 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Wendell Hamlin (SF), Patrick Howell (C) Donald Price, Paul Upchurch | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Stubblefield (PF) Christopher Taylor | |
| 09:07 | Rice | Patrick Howell loses the ball out of bounds | 41-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Price (PF) Stephen Sholar | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Christopher Taylor (C) David Stubblefield | |
| 08:38 | St. Joseph's | Stephen Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-52 |
| 08:37 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin pulls down the rebound | 41-52 |
| 08:17 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Federico Russo (PF), Tony Doty (C) Aaron Harris, Gabriel McLelland, Donald Price | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Stubblefield (PF) Christopher Taylor | |
| 07:55 | St. Joseph's | David Stubblefield's fadeaway is rejected by Federico Russo | 41-52 |
| 07:53 | Rice | Tony Doty pulls down the rebound | 41-52 |
| 07:28 | Rice | Tony Doty is alone and drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Patrick Howell | 43-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Howell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wendell Hamlin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Federico Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Doty (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Anthony Cormier (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Nathan Salzer (tiring) 3 reb. PF - David Stubblefield (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - William Benson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:02 | St. Joseph's | Stephen Johnson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 07:00 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin pulls down the rebound | 43-52 |
| 06:37 | Rice | Patrick Howell hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-52 |
| 06:19 | St. Joseph's | Nathan Salzer misses the shot from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 06:17 | Rice | Tony Doty grabs the board | 46-52 |
| 06:11 | Rice | Federico Russo can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Nathan Salzer - foul #2 on Nathan Salzer, team foul #3 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG), Gabriel McLelland (SG), Donald Price (SF), Paul Upchurch (C) Charles Helle, Patrick Howell, Wendell Hamlin, Tony Doty | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Brian Childs (SF), Christopher Taylor (C) Nathan Salzer, William Benson | |
| 06:11 | Rice | Federico Russo misses the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 06:11 | Rice | Federico Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 06:11 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Taylor grabs the board | 46-52 |
| 05:48 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Taylor scores on a jumper from the right wing | 46-54 |
| 05:30 | Rice | Paul Upchurch is fouled on the floor by Stephen Johnson - foul #1 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #4 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Sholar (PF) Federico Russo | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Nathan Salzer (SF) Brian Childs | |
| 05:20 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 46-54 |
| 05:19 | Rice | Donald Price tips it home | 48-54 |
| 05:06 | St. Joseph's | Stephen Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-54 |
| 05:04 | Rice | Stephen Sholar pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 04:53 | Rice | Stephen Sholar comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by David Stubblefield - foul #3 on David Stubblefield, team foul #5 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Tony Doty (SF) Donald Price | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Eugene Kay (SG), William Benson (PF) Stephen Johnson, David Stubblefield | |
| 04:53 | Rice | Stephen Sholar makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 04:53 | Rice | Stephen Sholar makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 04:24 | St. Joseph's | Eugene Kay hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 04:23 | Rice | Paul Upchurch grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 04:05 | Rice | Tony Doty misses short on an open 3 from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 04:03 | St. Joseph's | William Benson snags the defensive board | 50-54 |
| 03:34 | St. Joseph's | Nathan Salzer knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Eugene Kay | 50-56 |
| 03:12 | Rice | Nathan Salzer knocks away the 3 by Aaron Harris | 50-56 |
| 03:10 | Rice | Tony Doty tips it but misses | 50-56 |
| 03:09 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Cormier pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gabriel McLelland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Tony Doty (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stephen Sholar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Upchurch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Anthony Cormier (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Kay (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Salzer (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Benson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Taylor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:47 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Taylor comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 50-56 |
| 02:46 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 02:38 | St. Joseph's | William Benson's layup is rejected by Stephen Sholar | 50-56 |
| 02:36 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Eugene Kay | 50-56 |
| 02:15 | St. Joseph's | Eugene Kay misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Aaron Harris - foul #2 on Aaron Harris, team foul #4 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Victor Johnson (SG), Wendell Hamlin (SF), Federico Russo (PF), Patrick Howell (C) Aaron Harris, Gabriel McLelland, Tony Doty, Stephen Sholar, Paul Upchurch | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Stephen Johnson (SG), Brian Childs (SF), David Stubblefield (PF), Glenn Sparacino (C) Anthony Cormier, Nathan Salzer, William Benson, Christopher Taylor | |
| 02:15 | St. Joseph's | Eugene Kay makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 02:15 | St. Joseph's | Eugene Kay makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:11 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG), Stephen Sholar (PF) Victor Johnson, Federico Russo | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Mike Hayes (PG) Eugene Kay | |
| 01:56 | Rice | Aaron Harris can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-58 |
| 01:54 | St. Joseph's | David Stubblefield gets the rebound | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:38 | St. Joseph's | David Stubblefield knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-61 |
| 01:19 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-61 |
| 01:17 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Glenn Sparacino | 50-61 |
| 01:05 | St. Joseph's | Charles Helle is called for the reach on Glenn Sparacino - foul #2 on Charles Helle, team foul #5 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Victor Johnson (SG), Federico Russo (PF), Tony Doty (C) Aaron Harris, Wendell Hamlin, Stephen Sholar | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Eugene Kay (SG) Stephen Johnson | |
| 00:57 | St. Joseph's | Eugene Kay misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 50-61 |
| 00:55 | Rice | Tony Doty snags the defensive board | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Rice | Charles Helle is fouled on the floor by David Stubblefield - foul #4 on David Stubblefield, team foul #6 | 50-61 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Victor Johnson makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Charles Helle | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:44 | St. Joseph's | Mike Hayes is hacked by Charles Helle in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Helle, team foul #6 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG), Gabriel McLelland (SG), Wendell Hamlin (SF), Stephen Sholar (PF), Paul Upchurch (C) Charles Helle, Victor Johnson, Patrick Howell, Federico Russo, Tony Doty | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Stephen Johnson (SG) Eugene Kay | |
| 00:41 | St. Joseph's | Brian Childs is hacked by Wendell Hamlin - foul #2 on Wendell Hamlin, team foul #7 | 53-61 |
| 00:41 | St. Joseph's | Brian Childs misses the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin gets the rebound | 53-61 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Stephen Sholar hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-61 |
| 00:34 | St. Joseph's | Brian Childs pulls down the rebound | 53-61 |
| 00:33 | St. Joseph's | Brian Childs is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Harris - foul #3 on Aaron Harris, team foul #8 | 53-61 |
| 00:33 | St. Joseph's | Brian Childs misses the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Stephen Sholar snags the defensive board | 53-61 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Aaron Harris's 3 pointer is rejected by Stephen Johnson | 53-61 |
| 00:26 | St. Joseph's | Stephen Johnson snags the defensive board | 53-61 |
| 00:25 | St. Joseph's | Gabriel McLelland is called for the reach on Stephen Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gabriel McLelland, team foul #9 | 53-61 |
| 00:25 | St. Joseph's | Stephen Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:25 | St. Joseph's | Stephen Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:25 | Rice | The rebound goes to Stephen Sholar | 53-62 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Stephen Johnson is called for the reach on Gabriel McLelland - foul #2 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #7 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Anthony Cormier (PG), Nathan Salzer (SF), William Benson (PF), Christopher Taylor (C) Mike Hayes, Brian Childs, David Stubblefield, Glenn Sparacino | |
| 00:19 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland misses the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:19 | St. Joseph's | Stephen Johnson grabs the board | 53-62 |
| 00:18 | St. Joseph's | Stephen Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Gabriel McLelland - foul #4 on Gabriel McLelland, team foul #10 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Mike Hayes (PG), Brian Childs (SF), David Stubblefield (PF), Glenn Sparacino (C) Anthony Cormier, Nathan Salzer, William Benson, Christopher Taylor | |
| 00:18 | St. Joseph's | Stephen Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:18 | St. Joseph's | Stephen Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Aaron Harris works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Sholar | 56-64 |
| 00:12 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-64 |
| 00:10 | St. Joseph's | Aaron Harris is called for the reach on Glenn Sparacino in the backcourt - foul #4 on Aaron Harris, team foul #11 | 56-64 |
| 00:10 | St. Joseph's | Glenn Sparacino misses the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:10 | St. Joseph's | Glenn Sparacino makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Aaron Harris shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Wendell Hamlin | 59-65 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:05 | St. Joseph's | Brian Childs is fouled in the backcourt by Gabriel McLelland - foul #5 on Gabriel McLelland, team foul #12 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (SG) Gabriel McLelland | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 00:05 | St. Joseph's | Brian Childs makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:05 | St. Joseph's | Brian Childs makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Charles Helle misses the 3 from the left corner | 59-67 |