| Lineup | Rice | PG - Derrick Kephart (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brad Snedeker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edwin Bundy (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Donnell Cook (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Henry Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike Inouye (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Ertel (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Arechiga (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNC Asheville | Stephen Ertel inbounds the ball | 31-34 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | UNC Asheville | Stephen Ertel blows the layup | 31-34 |
| 19:29 | UNC Asheville | Stephen Ertel misses the tip | 31-34 |
| 19:28 | UNC Asheville | David Arechiga misses the tip | 31-34 |
| 19:26 | Rice | Derrick Kephart snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 19:18 | Rice | Derrick Kephart comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Henry Jones - foul #1 on Henry Jones, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| 19:18 | Rice | Derrick Kephart makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 19:18 | Rice | Derrick Kephart misses the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 19:18 | UNC Asheville | The rebound goes to Douglas Peterson | 32-34 |
| 19:01 | UNC Asheville | Stephen Ertel makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by David Arechiga | 32-37 |
| 18:45 | Rice | Derrick Kephart drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-37 |
| 18:37 | UNC Asheville | Mike Inouye travels with the ball | 35-37 |
| 18:29 | Rice | Leonard Smith scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Derrick Kephart | 38-37 |
| 18:18 | UNC Asheville | Mike Inouye connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Henry Jones | 38-39 |
| 17:59 | Rice | Derrick Kephart is hacked by Henry Jones - foul #2 on Henry Jones, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Porter (SF), Jonathan Barba (C) Leonard Smith, Donnell Cook | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | James West (C) Douglas Peterson | |
| 17:53 | Rice | Shawn Porter can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 17:52 | UNC Asheville | Henry Jones gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 17:29 | UNC Asheville | David Arechiga is called for traveling | 38-39 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Stephan Jefferson (PG), Kenneth Thomas (SG), Danial Grote (SF), Charles Yard (C) Henry Jones, Mike Inouye, Stephen Ertel, David Arechiga | |
| 17:14 | Rice | Edwin Bundy comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 17:13 | Rice | Derrick Kephart hits the follow up shot | 40-39 |
| 17:05 | UNC Asheville | Stephan Jefferson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 17:04 | Rice | The rebound goes to Edwin Bundy | 40-39 |
| 16:52 | Rice | Derrick Kephart can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 16:51 | UNC Asheville | Charles Yard grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 16:26 | UNC Asheville | Kenneth Thomas is fouled on the floor by Brad Snedeker - foul #1 on Brad Snedeker, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnny Lunsford (PG), Mark Thompson (SG), Leonard Smith (SF), Donnell Cook (PF) Derrick Kephart, Brad Snedeker, Shawn Porter, Edwin Bundy | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Stephen Ertel (SF), Douglas Peterson (C) Kenneth Thomas, Charles Yard | |
| 16:16 | UNC Asheville | Danial Grote misses short on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Donnell Cook - foul #2 on Donnell Cook, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Henry Jones (PG) Stephan Jefferson | |
| 16:16 | UNC Asheville | Danial Grote makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 16:16 | UNC Asheville | Danial Grote makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 16:09 | Rice | Jonathan Barba is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jonathan Barba, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Mike Inouye (SG) James West | |
| 15:51 | UNC Asheville | Henry Jones connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Douglas Peterson | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Johnny Lunsford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Leonard Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donnell Cook (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jonathan Barba (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Henry Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mike Inouye (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stephen Ertel (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Danial Grote (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Douglas Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Rice | Donnell Cook makes the shot from the left block set up by Mark Thompson and he's hacked by Douglas Peterson - foul #2 on Douglas Peterson, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Rice | James Chavers (C) Jonathan Barba | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | David Arechiga (PF) Danial Grote | |
| 15:39 | Rice | Donnell Cook makes the free throw | 43-43 |
| 15:27 | UNC Asheville | David Arechiga buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Stephen Ertel | 43-45 |
| 15:16 | Rice | Johnny Lunsford loses the dribble to Mike Inouye | 43-45 |
| 14:58 | UNC Asheville | Stephen Ertel scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-48 |
| 14:44 | Rice | Douglas Peterson is called for the reach on James Chavers - foul #3 on Douglas Peterson, team foul #4 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Kephart (PG), Brad Snedeker (SG), Shawn Porter (SF), Edwin Bundy (PF) Johnny Lunsford, Mark Thompson, Leonard Smith, Donnell Cook | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Stephan Jefferson (PG), Danial Grote (SG), James West (SF), Charles Yard (C) Henry Jones, Mike Inouye, Stephen Ertel, Douglas Peterson | |
| 14:29 | Rice | Brad Snedeker scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Derrick Kephart | 46-48 |
| 14:11 | UNC Asheville | Stephan Jefferson makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Danial Grote | 46-51 |
| 13:51 | Rice | Danial Grote is called for the reach on Brad Snedeker - foul #2 on Danial Grote, team foul #5 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Kenneth Thomas (SG) David Arechiga | |
| 13:40 | Rice | James Chavers scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Derrick Kephart | 48-51 |
| 13:22 | UNC Asheville | Stephan Jefferson drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Kenneth Thomas | 48-53 |
| 13:09 | Rice | Derrick Kephart is hacked by Charles Yard - foul #2 on Charles Yard, team foul #6 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Jonathan Barba (C) James Chavers | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Henry Jones (PG), Mike Inouye (SG), Stephen Ertel (SF), Douglas Peterson (C) Stephan Jefferson, Kenneth Thomas, Danial Grote, James West | |
| 12:59 | Rice | Shawn Porter hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Jonathan Barba | 50-53 |
| 12:34 | UNC Asheville | Shawn Porter steals it from Charles Yard | 50-53 |
| 12:29 | Rice | Derrick Kephart lays it in on a nice dish by Shawn Porter | 52-53 |
| 12:03 | UNC Asheville | Stephen Ertel misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Shawn Porter - foul #2 on Shawn Porter, team foul #4 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnny Lunsford (PG), Leonard Smith (SF), Donnell Cook (PF) Derrick Kephart, Shawn Porter, Edwin Bundy | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | David Arechiga (PF) Charles Yard | |
| 12:03 | UNC Asheville | Stephen Ertel misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 12:03 | UNC Asheville | Stephen Ertel makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 11:43 | Rice | Leonard Smith makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Johnny Lunsford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brad Snedeker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donnell Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Barba (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Henry Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mike Inouye (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stephen Ertel (fresh) 14 pts. PF - David Arechiga (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Douglas Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:21 | UNC Asheville | Douglas Peterson misses short on a floater in the lane | 55-54 |
| 11:19 | Rice | Donnell Cook gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 11:14 | Rice | Brad Snedeker misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Douglas Peterson - foul #4 on Douglas Peterson, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Rice | James Chavers (C) Jonathan Barba | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Stephan Jefferson (PG), Danial Grote (SF), James West (C) Henry Jones, Stephen Ertel, Douglas Peterson | |
| 11:14 | Rice | Brad Snedeker makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 11:14 | Rice | Brad Snedeker makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 10:58 | UNC Asheville | David Arechiga hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 57-54 |
| 10:57 | Rice | James Chavers grabs the board | 57-54 |
| 10:46 | Rice | Leonard Smith knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Brad Snedeker | 59-54 |
| 10:27 | UNC Asheville | James West is whistled for a carry | 59-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Kephart (PG), Mark Thompson (SG), Edwin Bundy (PF) Johnny Lunsford, Brad Snedeker, Donnell Cook | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Charles Yard (C) Mike Inouye | |
| 10:16 | Rice | Edwin Bundy misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Stephan Jefferson - foul #1 on Stephan Jefferson, team foul #8 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Porter (SF) Leonard Smith | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Stephen Ertel (SF) David Arechiga | |
| 10:16 | Rice | Edwin Bundy misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 10:16 | Rice | Edwin Bundy misses the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 10:16 | Rice | James Chavers pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 10:11 | Rice | Shawn Porter can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-54 |
| 10:09 | Rice | Edwin Bundy misses the tip | 59-54 |
| 10:07 | UNC Asheville | The rebound goes to Danial Grote | 59-54 |
| 09:51 | UNC Asheville | Stephen Ertel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-54 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Henry Jones (PG) James West | |
| 09:33 | Rice | James Chavers lays it up and in on a nice dish by Derrick Kephart | 61-54 |
| 09:10 | UNC Asheville | Henry Jones can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 09:08 | UNC Asheville | Stephan Jefferson snags the offensive board | 61-54 |
| 08:57 | UNC Asheville | Danial Grote makes the driving attempt from the left block | 61-56 |
| 08:34 | Rice | Mark Thompson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 61-56 |
| 08:32 | UNC Asheville | Stephen Ertel pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| 08:19 | UNC Asheville | Henry Jones clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 08:17 | UNC Asheville | Danial Grote tips it in | 61-58 |
| 07:59 | Rice | Edwin Bundy knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Shawn Porter | 63-58 |
| 07:42 | UNC Asheville | Danial Grote hits a driving attempt from the left block | 63-60 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Derrick Kephart (fresh) 13 pts. 8 ast. SG - Mark Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Porter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Edwin Bundy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - James Chavers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Henry Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephan Jefferson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Ertel (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danial Grote (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Yard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Rice | Mark Thompson loses the dribble to Stephen Ertel | 63-60 |
| 07:08 | UNC Asheville | Stephen Ertel buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Henry Jones | 63-62 |
| 06:58 | Rice | Derrick Kephart buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Edwin Bundy | 66-62 |
| 06:40 | UNC Asheville | Danial Grote misses short on a 3 from straight away | 66-62 |
| 06:39 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Chavers | 66-62 |
| 06:23 | Rice | Edwin Bundy comes up short on the shot near the basket | 66-62 |
| 06:22 | UNC Asheville | Charles Yard pulls down the rebound | 66-62 |
| 06:06 | UNC Asheville | Danial Grote misses the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on James Chavers - foul #4 on James Chavers, team foul #5 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnny Lunsford (PG), Brad Snedeker (SG), Leonard Smith (SF), Donnell Cook (PF), Jonathan Barba (C) Derrick Kephart, Mark Thompson, Shawn Porter, Edwin Bundy, James Chavers | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Kenneth Thomas (PG), Mike Inouye (SG), David Arechiga (PF), Douglas Peterson (C) Henry Jones, Stephan Jefferson, Stephen Ertel, Charles Yard | |
| 06:06 | UNC Asheville | Danial Grote makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 06:06 | UNC Asheville | Danial Grote makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 05:52 | Rice | Brad Snedeker misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 66-64 |
| 05:50 | UNC Asheville | David Arechiga pulls down the rebound | 66-64 |
| 05:33 | UNC Asheville | Danial Grote hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-67 |
| 05:14 | Rice | Leonard Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-67 |
| 05:13 | UNC Asheville | Mike Inouye pulls down the rebound | 66-67 |
| 04:54 | UNC Asheville | Douglas Peterson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-67 |
| 04:53 | Rice | Leonard Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 66-67 |
| 04:38 | Rice | Leonard Smith misses the jumper from the free throw line | 66-67 |
| 04:37 | Rice | Brad Snedeker pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-67 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Leonard Smith is fouled on the floor by Danial Grote - foul #3 on Danial Grote, team foul #9 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | James West (SF) Danial Grote | |
| 04:32 | Rice | Leonard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Leonard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 04:08 | UNC Asheville | Douglas Peterson is whistled for traveling | 68-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Kephart (PG), Michael Kahl (SF), Edwin Bundy (PF) Johnny Lunsford, Leonard Smith, Donnell Cook | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| 03:51 | Rice | Edwin Bundy misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 68-67 |
| 03:50 | Rice | Michael Kahl misses the tip | 68-67 |
| 03:49 | UNC Asheville | Douglas Peterson pulls down the rebound | 68-67 |
| 03:37 | UNC Asheville | Jonathan Barba steals it from Douglas Peterson | 68-67 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Derrick Kephart (fresh) 16 pts. 8 ast. SG - Brad Snedeker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Kahl (fresh) PF - Edwin Bundy (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Barba (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Kenneth Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mike Inouye (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - James West (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Arechiga (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Douglas Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Rice | Michael Kahl is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Michael Kahl, team foul #6 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Rice | James Chavers (C) Jonathan Barba | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Henry Jones (PG), Stephen Ertel (SF) Kenneth Thomas, Douglas Peterson | |
| 02:57 | UNC Asheville | David Arechiga's layup is rejected by James Chavers | 68-67 |
| 02:55 | Rice | Edwin Bundy grabs the board | 68-67 |
| 02:52 | Rice | Henry Jones takes the ball from Derrick Kephart in the backcourt | 68-67 |
| 02:34 | UNC Asheville | Stephen Ertel misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 68-67 |
| 02:33 | Rice | Edwin Bundy pulls down the rebound | 68-67 |
| 02:29 | Rice | Derrick Kephart misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-67 |
| 02:27 | UNC Asheville | The rebound goes to James West | 68-67 |
| 02:13 | UNC Asheville | James West knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Stephen Ertel | 68-69 |
| 01:56 | Rice | Brad Snedeker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-69 |
| 01:55 | Rice | Edwin Bundy gets the offensive rebound | 68-69 |
| 01:39 | Rice | Brad Snedeker comes up short on the shot from the left side | 68-69 |
| 01:37 | UNC Asheville | Stephen Ertel snags the defensive board | 68-69 |
| 01:31 | UNC Asheville | Stephen Ertel misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-69 |
| 01:29 | Rice | Edwin Bundy gets the rebound | 68-69 |
| 01:14 | Rice | Michael Kahl is called for a backcourt violation | 68-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Smith (SF) Michael Kahl | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Douglas Peterson (C) James West | |
| 01:05 | UNC Asheville | Douglas Peterson clanks a shot from the left side | 68-69 |
| 01:03 | Rice | Edwin Bundy grabs the defensive rebound | 68-69 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Brad Snedeker jams it set up by Derrick Kephart | 70-69 |
| 00:18 | UNC Asheville | James Chavers is called for the reach on Henry Jones - foul #5 on James Chavers, team foul #7 | 70-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Donnell Cook (C) James Chavers | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| 00:18 | UNC Asheville | Henry Jones makes the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 00:18 | UNC Asheville | Henry Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Derrick Kephart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-71 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | UNC Asheville | Brad Snedeker is called for the reach on Mike Inouye in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brad Snedeker, team foul #8 | 70-71 |
| 00:10 | UNC Asheville | Mike Inouye makes the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:10 | UNC Asheville | Mike Inouye makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-73 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Leonard Smith is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Leonard Smith, team foul #9 | 70-73 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | James West (PF) David Arechiga | |
| 00:05 | UNC Asheville | Stephen Ertel is hacked by Derrick Kephart in the backcourt - foul #1 on Derrick Kephart, team foul #10 | 70-73 |
| 00:05 | UNC Asheville | Stephen Ertel makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:05 | UNC Asheville | Stephen Ertel makes the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Derrick Kephart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-75 |