| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Horn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Gamble (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shayne Seelye (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Tarbox (fresh) PF - Matthew Lund (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Augustus Zorc (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Gary Ferguson inbounds the ball | 45-27 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon can't throw it down but he's hacked by Shayne Seelye - foul #3 on Shayne Seelye, team foul #1 | 45-27 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ray Escamilla (SG) Shayne Seelye | |
| 19:47 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon misses the 1st free throw | 45-27 |
| 19:47 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon makes the 2nd free throw | 46-27 |
| 19:24 | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble loses the ball out of bounds | 46-27 |
| 18:58 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Gary Ferguson | 48-27 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 18:40 | Southern Mississippi | Augustus Zorc is fouled on the floor by Matthew Nickols - foul #2 on Matthew Nickols, team foul #1 | 48-27 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Allen (SF), Gene Lee (PF), Jeffrey Nielson (C) Donald Tarbox, Matthew Lund, Augustus Zorc | |
| 18:33 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-27 |
| 18:32 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joseph Horn | 48-27 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 18:08 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-27 |
| 18:07 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Nielson grabs the board | 48-27 |
| 17:54 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Nielson connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Gene Lee | 48-29 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 17:39 | Rice | Joseph Horn clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Ray Escamilla - foul #1 on Ray Escamilla, team foul #2 | 48-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG), Paul Polston (SG), Joseph Matheson (SF), Chris Campbell (C) Dennis David, Cecil Lawhon, Gary Ferguson, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Donald Tarbox (SF) Ray Escamilla | |
| 17:39 | Rice | Joseph Horn makes the 1st free throw | 49-29 |
| 17:39 | Rice | Joseph Horn makes the 2nd free throw | 50-29 |
| 17:25 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Tarbox can't finish the layup | 50-29 |
| 17:24 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Lee tips it home | 50-31 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Gene Lee steals the ball from Paul Polston in the backcourt | 50-31 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 16:59 | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Brown - foul #1 on Charles Brown, team foul #2 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (SG) Joseph Horn | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ray Escamilla (SG), Matthew Lund (PF), Augustus Zorc (C) Daniel Allen, Gene Lee, Jeffrey Nielson | |
| 16:59 | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble makes the 1st free throw | 50-32 |
| 16:59 | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble makes the 2nd free throw | 50-33 |
| 16:57 | Rice | Paul Polston double dribbles in the backcourt | 50-33 |
| 16:42 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Tarbox is fouled on the floor by Joseph Matheson - foul #2 on Joseph Matheson, team foul #3 | 50-33 |
| 16:28 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Lund makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Ray Escamilla | 50-35 |
| 16:19 | Rice | Chris Campbell is fouled on the floor by Ray Escamilla - foul #2 on Ray Escamilla, team foul #3 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Cecil Lawhon (SG) Charles Brown, Eric Lam | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 16:01 | Rice | Paul Polston lays it in and he's fouled by John Gamble - foul #3 on John Gamble, team foul #4 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Ferguson (SF), Matthew Nickols (C) Joseph Matheson, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Allen (SG), Gene Lee (PF) John Gamble, Matthew Lund | |
| 16:01 | Rice | Paul Polston misses the free throw | 52-35 |
| 16:01 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Gene Lee | 52-35 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Polston (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ray Escamilla (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Allen (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Donald Tarbox (fairly fresh) PF - Gene Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Augustus Zorc (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-35 |
| 15:42 | Rice | Gary Ferguson snags the defensive board | 52-35 |
| 15:17 | Rice | Matthew Nickols misses long on an open jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gene Lee - foul #3 on Gene Lee, team foul #5 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Chris Campbell (PF) Paul Polston | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble (PG), Anthony Powell (SG), Shayne Seelye (SF), Jeffrey Nielson (C) Ray Escamilla, Daniel Allen, Donald Tarbox, Augustus Zorc | |
| 15:17 | Rice | Matthew Nickols makes the 1st free throw | 53-35 |
| 15:17 | Rice | Matthew Nickols misses the 2nd free throw | 53-35 |
| 15:17 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Gene Lee | 53-35 |
| 14:59 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-35 |
| 14:58 | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble grabs the offensive rebound | 53-35 |
| 14:38 | Southern Mississippi | Cecil Lawhon picks off the pass by John Gamble | 53-35 |
| 14:19 | Rice | Gary Ferguson banks in the layup on a great pass from Dennis David | 55-35 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 14:05 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG), Eric Lam (SG), Joseph Matheson (SF), Joseph Horn (PF), Brian McKay (C) Dennis David, Cecil Lawhon, Gary Ferguson, Chris Campbell, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Allen (SF), Matthew Lund (PF), Augustus Zorc (C) John Gamble, Gene Lee, Jeffrey Nielson | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 13:45 | Rice | Brian McKay misses the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Daniel Allen - foul #1 on Daniel Allen, team foul #6 | 55-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (SG) Eric Lam | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 13:45 | Rice | Brian McKay makes the 1st free throw | 56-35 |
| 13:45 | Rice | Brian McKay makes the 2nd free throw | 57-35 |
| 13:28 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Allen double dribbles | 57-35 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble (PG) Shayne Seelye | |
| 13:01 | Rice | Brian McKay is fouled on the floor by Augustus Zorc - foul #2 on Augustus Zorc, team foul #7 | 57-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Chris Campbell (PF) Joseph Horn | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Donald Tarbox (SF) Daniel Allen | |
| 13:01 | Rice | Brian McKay makes the 1st free throw | 58-35 |
| 13:01 | Rice | Brian McKay makes the 2nd free throw | 59-35 |
| 12:40 | Southern Mississippi | Augustus Zorc misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-35 |
| 12:39 | Rice | The rebound goes to Paul Polston | 59-35 |
| 12:37 | Rice | Paul Polston is hacked by Donald Tarbox in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Tarbox, team foul #8 | 59-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (SG), James Look (PF) Joseph Matheson, Brian McKay | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Nielson (C) Augustus Zorc | |
| 12:37 | Rice | Paul Polston makes the 1st free throw | 60-35 |
| 12:37 | Rice | Paul Polston makes the 2nd free throw | 61-35 |
| 12:13 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Nielson is fouled on the floor by Chris Campbell - foul #1 on Chris Campbell, team foul #4 | 61-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Cecil Lawhon (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF) Charles Brown, Eric Lam, Paul Polston | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Seelye (PG), Gene Lee (PF) John Gamble, Matthew Lund | |
| 12:00 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-35 |
| 11:58 | Rice | Gary Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 61-35 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Look (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chris Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Shayne Seelye (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Powell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Donald Tarbox (tiring) PF - Gene Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Nielson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Rice | Gary Ferguson is wide open but clanks a jumper from the left block | 61-35 |
| 11:31 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell snags the defensive board | 61-35 |
| 11:14 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Lee blows the layup but he's fouled by James Look - foul #1 on James Look, team foul #5 | 61-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Horn (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) James Look, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble (PG), Daniel Allen (SF), Augustus Zorc (C) Shayne Seelye, Donald Tarbox, Jeffrey Nielson | |
| 11:14 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Lee misses the 1st free throw | 61-35 |
| 11:14 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 61-36 |
| 11:10 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-36 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Lund (PF) Gene Lee | |
| 10:59 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Allen hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-39 |
| 10:41 | Rice | Anthony Powell is called for the reach on Cecil Lawhon - foul #4 on Anthony Powell, team foul #9 | 61-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG), Paul Polston (SF) Dennis David, Gary Ferguson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ray Escamilla (SG) Anthony Powell | |
| 10:41 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon makes the 1st free throw | 62-39 |
| 10:41 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon makes the 2nd free throw | 63-39 |
| 10:29 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Polston steps in front of the Ray Escamilla pass | 63-39 |
| 10:19 | Rice | Daniel Allen is called for the reach on Cecil Lawhon - foul #2 on Daniel Allen, team foul #10 | 63-39 |
| 10:19 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon misses the 1st free throw | 63-39 |
| 10:19 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon makes the 2nd free throw | 64-39 |
| 10:03 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Lund hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from John Gamble | 64-41 |
| 09:46 | Rice | Paul Polston drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Brown | 66-41 |
| 09:29 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Lund clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-41 |
| 09:27 | Rice | Charles Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 66-41 |
| 09:21 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 66-41 |
| 09:19 | Rice | Charles Brown gets the offensive rebound | 66-41 |
| 09:02 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon's pass is intercepted by Daniel Allen | 66-41 |
| 08:41 | Southern Mississippi | Augustus Zorc hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 66-41 |
| 08:40 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Allen can't tip it in | 66-41 |
| 08:39 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Lund | 66-41 |
| 08:31 | Southern Mississippi | Ray Escamilla knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by John Gamble | 66-43 |
| 08:07 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Brown | 69-43 |
| 07:52 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Allen misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 69-43 |
| 07:51 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon gets the rebound | 69-43 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cecil Lawhon (tiring) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Paul Polston (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Horn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Nickols (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Gamble (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ray Escamilla (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Lund (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Augustus Zorc (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Ray Escamilla - foul #3 on Ray Escamilla, team foul #11 | 69-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Chris Campbell (PF), Brian McKay (C) Charles Brown, Paul Polston, Joseph Horn, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Seelye (PG), Anthony Powell (SG), Donald Tarbox (SF), Gene Lee (PF), Jeffrey Nielson (C) John Gamble, Ray Escamilla, Daniel Allen, Matthew Lund, Augustus Zorc | |
| 07:28 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon misses the 1st free throw | 69-43 |
| 07:28 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon misses the 2nd free throw | 69-43 |
| 07:28 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Lee gets the rebound | 69-43 |
| 07:10 | Southern Mississippi | Brian McKay blocks the short jumper by Gene Lee | 69-43 |
| 07:08 | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Seelye grabs the offensive board | 69-43 |
| 06:56 | Southern Mississippi | Brian McKay is called for the reach on Jeffrey Nielson - foul #2 on Brian McKay, team foul #6 | 69-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (SG) Cecil Lawhon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 06:40 | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Seelye comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-43 |
| 06:39 | Rice | Eric Lam gets the rebound | 69-43 |
| 06:13 | Rice | The jump hook by Eric Lam is blocked by Jeffrey Nielson | 69-43 |
| 06:12 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Tarbox gets the rebound | 69-43 |
| 05:56 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Nielson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (SG), Joseph Matheson (SF), James Look (PF) Dennis David, Gary Ferguson, Brian McKay | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ray Escamilla (SG), Daniel Allen (SF) Anthony Powell, Donald Tarbox | |
| 05:54 | Rice | Joseph Matheson is hacked by Daniel Allen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Allen, team foul #12 | 69-43 |
| 05:54 | Rice | Joseph Matheson makes the 1st free throw | 70-43 |
| 05:54 | Rice | Joseph Matheson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-43 |
| 05:45 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Nielson connects on the shot from the free throw line | 71-45 |
| 05:26 | Rice | Chris Campbell hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Joseph Matheson | 74-45 |
| 05:17 | Southern Mississippi | Ray Escamilla double dribbles | 74-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG) Paul Polston | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 05:14 | Rice | Shayne Seelye is called for the reach on James Look in the backcourt - foul #4 on Shayne Seelye, team foul #13 | 74-45 |
| 05:14 | Rice | James Look makes the 1st free throw | 75-45 |
| 05:14 | Rice | James Look misses the 2nd free throw | 75-45 |
| 05:14 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Daniel Allen | 75-45 |
| 05:01 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Nielson can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 75-45 |
| 04:59 | Rice | Chris Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 75-45 |
| 04:30 | Rice | Eric Lam comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 75-45 |
| 04:28 | Rice | Eric Lam pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-45 |
| 04:05 | Rice | Chris Campbell misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Jeffrey Nielson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Nielson, team foul #14 | 75-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (SG), Brian McKay (C) Eric Lam, James Look | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 04:05 | Rice | Chris Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 76-45 |
| 04:05 | Rice | Chris Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 76-45 |
| 04:05 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Nielson | 76-45 |
| 03:43 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Nielson clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Paul Polston - foul #1 on Paul Polston, team foul #7 | 76-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (SG) Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 03:43 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Nielson makes the 1st free throw | 76-46 |
| 03:43 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Nielson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Lam (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Matheson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Polston (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian McKay (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Shayne Seelye (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ray Escamilla (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Allen (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gene Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Nielson (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Rice | Paul Polston's floater is tipped away by Jeffrey Nielson | 76-47 |
| 03:20 | Rice | Brian McKay tips it but misses | 76-47 |
| 03:19 | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Seelye grabs the board | 76-47 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:58 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Matheson steals the ball from Shayne Seelye | 76-47 |
| 02:29 | Rice | Joseph Matheson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-47 |
| 02:27 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Lee snags the defensive board | 76-47 |
| 02:23 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Allen clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 76-47 |
| 02:21 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Nielson tips it but misses | 76-47 |
| 02:20 | Rice | The rebound goes to Paul Polston | 76-47 |
| 02:14 | Rice | Eric Lam is hacked by Ray Escamilla in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ray Escamilla, team foul #15 | 76-47 |
| Subs | Rice | James Look (SF), Chris Campbell (C) Joseph Matheson, Brian McKay | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 02:14 | Rice | Eric Lam makes the 1st free throw | 77-47 |
| 02:14 | Rice | Eric Lam makes the 2nd free throw | 78-47 |
| 02:04 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Allen knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 78-50 |
| 01:44 | Rice | Paul Polston's pass is intercepted by Shayne Seelye | 78-50 |
| 01:40 | Southern Mississippi | Ray Escamilla hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Shayne Seelye | 78-52 |
| 01:22 | Rice | Eric Lam is fouled on the floor by Ray Escamilla - foul #5 on Ray Escamilla, team foul #16 | 78-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Matheson (SF) James Look | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Donald Tarbox (SF) Ray Escamilla | |
| 01:22 | Rice | Eric Lam makes the 1st free throw | 79-52 |
| 01:22 | Rice | Eric Lam makes the 2nd free throw | 80-52 |
| 01:13 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Allen misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 80-52 |
| 01:12 | Rice | Paul Polston gets the rebound | 80-52 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Donald Tarbox picks off the pass by Chris Campbell | 80-52 |
| 00:42 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Tarbox lays it up and in | 80-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Rice | Shayne Seelye is called for the reach on Joseph Matheson - foul #5 on Shayne Seelye, team foul #17 | 80-54 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble (PG) Shayne Seelye | |
| 00:13 | Rice | Joseph Matheson makes the 1st free throw | 81-54 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Joseph Matheson makes the 2nd free throw | 82-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Tarbox double dribbles | 82-54 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Charles Brown runs out the clock | 82-54 |