| Lineup | Rice | PG - Vern Booze (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymon Zyskowski (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Paul Zosel (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ralph Freitas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Reyes Garvey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Timothy Waldrup (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Ojeda (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Varga (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jim Borelli (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Samuel Ross (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Paul Zosel inbounds the ball | 18-23 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Rice | Vern Booze hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jim Borelli - foul #1 on Jim Borelli, team foul #1 | 18-23 |
| 19:42 | Rice | Vern Booze makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 19:42 | Rice | Vern Booze makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 19:21 | Grambling State | Timothy Ojeda buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Timothy Waldrup | 20-25 |
| 19:14 | Rice | Raymon Zyskowski misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 20-25 |
| 19:12 | Grambling State | Samuel Ross snags the defensive board | 20-25 |
| 18:49 | Grambling State | Frank Varga hits a jumpshot from the right side | 20-27 |
| 18:29 | Rice | Vern Booze can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-27 |
| 18:28 | Rice | Paul Zosel tips it but misses | 20-27 |
| 18:26 | Grambling State | Jim Borelli pulls down the rebound | 20-27 |
| 18:15 | Grambling State | Jim Borelli misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 20-27 |
| 18:13 | Rice | Paul Zosel snags the defensive board | 20-27 |
| 17:59 | Rice | Paul Zosel buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Vern Booze | 22-27 |
| 17:44 | Grambling State | Jim Borelli misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Vern Booze - foul #2 on Vern Booze, team foul #1 | 22-27 |
| 17:44 | Grambling State | Jim Borelli misses the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 17:44 | Grambling State | Jim Borelli misses the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 17:44 | Rice | Ralph Freitas grabs the defensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 17:33 | Rice | Ralph Freitas can't connect on a floater from the right side | 22-27 |
| 17:32 | Grambling State | Jim Borelli gets the rebound | 22-27 |
| 17:16 | Grambling State | Frank Varga hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Paul Zosel - foul #3 on Paul Zosel, team foul #2 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Hardy (SG), Bobby Allison (SF), Sean Havens (PF), Carl Lungwitz (C) Raymon Zyskowski, Paul Zosel, Ralph Freitas, Reyes Garvey | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 17:16 | Grambling State | Frank Varga makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 17:16 | Grambling State | Frank Varga misses the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 17:16 | Rice | Sean Havens pulls down the rebound | 22-28 |
| 16:58 | Rice | Vern Booze hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Hardy | 25-28 |
| 16:44 | Grambling State | Jim Borelli is fouled on the floor by Vern Booze - foul #3 on Vern Booze, team foul #3 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Bone (SG) Vern Booze | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Henry Rock (SF), Jason Wade (PF), Mark Dixon (C) Frank Varga, Jim Borelli, Samuel Ross | |
| 16:32 | Grambling State | Timothy Ojeda throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-28 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | David Woods (SG) Timothy Ojeda | |
| 16:22 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz blows the layup | 25-28 |
| 16:20 | Grambling State | Jason Wade grabs the board | 25-28 |
| 16:05 | Grambling State | Timothy Waldrup's floater is tipped away by Sean Havens | 25-28 |
| 16:04 | Grambling State | Jason Wade tips it but misses | 25-28 |
| 16:03 | Rice | The rebound goes to Sean Havens | 25-28 |
| 15:57 | Rice | Sean Havens buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Hardy | 27-28 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Hardy (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Bone (fresh) SF - Bobby Allison (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sean Havens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Lungwitz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Timothy Waldrup (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Woods (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Henry Rock (fresh) PF - Jason Wade (fresh) 5 reb. C - Mark Dixon (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:41 | Grambling State | Jason Wade hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 27-28 |
| 15:39 | Rice | Jeffrey Bone gets the rebound | 27-28 |
| 15:16 | Rice | Sean Havens is whistled for a carry | 27-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Vern Booze (PG), Charles Osbourn (SG), Paul Zosel (SF), Ralph Freitas (PF), Reyes Garvey (C) Michael Hardy, Jeffrey Bone, Bobby Allison, Sean Havens, Carl Lungwitz | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Timothy Ojeda (PG), Jim Borelli (PF), Samuel Ross (C) Timothy Waldrup, Jason Wade, Mark Dixon | |
| 14:58 | Grambling State | David Woods makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Timothy Ojeda | 27-30 |
| 14:48 | Rice | Vern Booze misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 27-30 |
| 14:46 | Rice | Reyes Garvey can't tip it in | 27-30 |
| 14:44 | Grambling State | David Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 14:18 | Grambling State | David Woods lays it up and in | 27-32 |
| 14:02 | Rice | Reyes Garvey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-32 |
| 14:01 | Grambling State | Henry Rock pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 13:40 | Grambling State | Jim Borelli can't connect on a floater from close range | 27-32 |
| 13:39 | Rice | Ralph Freitas gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 13:33 | Rice | Reyes Garvey misses long on a floater from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 13:31 | Grambling State | Jim Borelli grabs the defensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 13:17 | Grambling State | Timothy Ojeda misses the shot from the left side | 27-32 |
| 13:15 | Grambling State | David Woods gets the offensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 13:02 | Grambling State | David Woods banks in the layup | 27-34 |
| 12:57 | Rice | Vern Booze connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Reyes Garvey | 29-34 |
| 12:45 | Grambling State | Samuel Ross's fadeaway is rejected by Ralph Freitas | 29-34 |
| 12:44 | Rice | Vern Booze pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |
| 12:20 | Rice | Reyes Garvey is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Reyes Garvey, team foul #4 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymon Zyskowski (SF), Bobby Allison (PF), Sean Havens (C) Paul Zosel, Ralph Freitas, Reyes Garvey | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Timothy Waldrup (PG), Frank Varga (SF), Jason Wade (C) David Woods, Henry Rock, Samuel Ross | |
| 12:09 | Grambling State | Jason Wade connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 29-36 |
| 11:42 | Rice | Vern Booze is whistled for a carry | 29-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Hardy (PG), Carl Lungwitz (C) Vern Booze, Charles Osbourn | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Mark Dixon (C) Jim Borelli | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Hardy (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Raymon Zyskowski (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Bobby Allison (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sean Havens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Lungwitz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Timothy Waldrup (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Ojeda (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Varga (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Wade (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Dixon (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:23 | Grambling State | Timothy Ojeda buries a jumpshot from the left side | 29-38 |
| 11:05 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 29-38 |
| 11:04 | Rice | Bobby Allison gets the offensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 10:51 | Rice | Frank Varga is called for the reach on Bobby Allison - foul #2 on Frank Varga, team foul #2 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Vern Booze (PG), Paul Zosel (SF), Reyes Garvey (C) Michael Hardy, Sean Havens, Carl Lungwitz | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 10:37 | Rice | Bobby Allison misses the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Jason Wade - foul #3 on Jason Wade, team foul #3 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Osbourn (SG), Ralph Freitas (PF) Raymon Zyskowski, Paul Zosel | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jim Borelli (PF), Samuel Ross (C) Jason Wade, Mark Dixon | |
| 10:37 | Rice | Bobby Allison makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 10:37 | Rice | Bobby Allison makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 10:20 | Grambling State | Timothy Waldrup connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Ojeda | 31-41 |
| 09:58 | Rice | Bobby Allison loses the dribble to Timothy Waldrup | 31-41 |
| 09:42 | Grambling State | Jim Borelli hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-41 |
| 09:40 | Grambling State | Timothy Ojeda pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 09:25 | Grambling State | Jim Borelli drills a floater from the left side | 31-43 |
| 09:08 | Rice | Vern Booze's fadeaway is rejected by Jim Borelli | 31-43 |
| 09:06 | Grambling State | Samuel Ross snags the defensive board | 31-43 |
| 08:45 | Grambling State | Jim Borelli buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Frank Varga | 31-45 |
| 08:26 | Rice | Charles Osbourn misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-45 |
| 08:25 | Grambling State | Timothy Waldrup grabs the board | 31-45 |
| 07:59 | Grambling State | Timothy Ojeda is fouled on the floor by Reyes Garvey - foul #3 on Reyes Garvey, team foul #5 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Hardy (PG), Raymon Zyskowski (SG), Paul Zosel (SF), Sean Havens (PF), Carl Lungwitz (C) Vern Booze, Charles Osbourn, Bobby Allison, Ralph Freitas, Reyes Garvey | |
| Subs | Grambling State | David Woods (SG), Henry Rock (SF), Jason Wade (PF), Mark Dixon (C) Timothy Ojeda, Frank Varga, Jim Borelli, Samuel Ross | |
| 07:44 | Grambling State | Jason Wade banks in the layup on a nice dish by Henry Rock | 31-47 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Hardy (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Raymon Zyskowski (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Paul Zosel (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Sean Havens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Lungwitz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Timothy Waldrup (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Woods (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Rock (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jason Wade (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Dixon (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 07:33 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 31-47 |
| 07:32 | Grambling State | Mark Dixon pulls down the rebound | 31-47 |
| 07:17 | Grambling State | David Woods is fouled on the floor by Raymon Zyskowski - foul #1 on Raymon Zyskowski, team foul #6 | 31-47 |
| 07:07 | Grambling State | Timothy Waldrup connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Henry Rock and he's hacked by Raymon Zyskowski - foul #2 on Raymon Zyskowski, team foul #7 | 31-49 |
| 07:07 | Grambling State | Timothy Waldrup misses the free throw | 31-49 |
| 07:07 | Grambling State | Mark Dixon grabs the offensive rebound | 31-49 |
| 06:48 | Grambling State | David Woods misses short on a floater from the left side | 31-49 |
| 06:46 | Grambling State | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Waldrup | 31-49 |
| 06:35 | Grambling State | Timothy Waldrup makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jason Wade | 31-52 |
| 06:24 | Rice | Paul Zosel connects on the jump hook from the left block | 33-52 |
| 06:19 | Grambling State | Carl Lungwitz denies the turnaround by David Woods | 33-52 |
| 06:18 | Rice | Sean Havens grabs the board | 33-52 |
| 06:06 | Rice | Paul Zosel misses long on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Henry Rock - foul #1 on Henry Rock, team foul #4 | 33-52 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Mark Borowski (SF) Timothy Waldrup | |
| 06:06 | Rice | Paul Zosel makes the 1st free throw | 34-52 |
| 06:06 | Rice | Paul Zosel misses the 2nd free throw | 34-52 |
| 06:06 | Grambling State | Jason Wade gets the rebound | 34-52 |
| 05:43 | Grambling State | Jason Wade misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Sean Havens - foul #3 on Sean Havens, team foul #8 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Bone (SG), Bobby Allison (C) Paul Zosel, Carl Lungwitz | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Kyle O'Neill (PF) Mark Dixon | |
| 05:43 | Grambling State | Jason Wade makes the 1st free throw | 34-53 |
| 05:43 | Grambling State | Jason Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 34-54 |
| 05:23 | Rice | The jump hook by Sean Havens is blocked by Jason Wade | 34-54 |
| 05:21 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Bobby Allison | 34-54 |
| 05:16 | Rice | Jeffrey Bone clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-54 |
| 05:14 | Rice | Sean Havens tips it home | 36-54 |
| 05:03 | Grambling State | David Woods misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Hardy - foul #2 on Michael Hardy, team foul #9 | 36-54 |
| 05:03 | Grambling State | David Woods misses the 1st free throw | 36-54 |
| 05:03 | Grambling State | David Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 36-55 |
| 04:43 | Rice | Sean Havens banks in the layup set up by Raymon Zyskowski | 38-55 |
| 04:24 | Grambling State | Mark Borowski comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 38-55 |
| 04:22 | Rice | Jeffrey Bone gets the rebound | 38-55 |
| 04:15 | Rice | Bobby Allison clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-55 |
| 04:14 | Rice | Sean Havens snags the offensive board | 38-55 |
| 04:00 | Rice | The jump hook by Sean Havens is blocked by Jason Wade | 38-55 |
| 03:59 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Jason Wade | 38-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:43 | Grambling State | David Woods drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Kyle O'Neill | 38-57 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jeffrey Bone (fresh) SG - Michael Hardy (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Raymon Zyskowski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bobby Allison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Havens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - David Woods (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Rock (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mark Borowski (fairly fresh) PF - Kyle O'Neill (fresh) C - Jason Wade (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Rice | Jeffrey Bone hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 38-57 |
| 03:26 | Rice | Bobby Allison gets the offensive rebound | 38-57 |
| 03:11 | Rice | Raymon Zyskowski is fouled on the floor by Mark Borowski - foul #1 on Mark Borowski, team foul #5 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Lungwitz (SF) Michael Hardy | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Mark Dixon (C) Kyle O'Neill | |
| 02:51 | Rice | Raymon Zyskowski is fouled on the floor by Mark Dixon - foul #1 on Mark Dixon, team foul #6 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Hardy (PG) Jeffrey Bone | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 02:43 | Rice | Sean Havens's layup is rejected by Mark Borowski | 38-57 |
| 02:41 | Grambling State | Mark Dixon pulls down the rebound | 38-57 |
| 02:24 | Grambling State | Mark Borowski hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-59 |
| 02:07 | Rice | Bobby Allison drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-59 |
| 02:01 | Grambling State | Mark Dixon can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Sean Havens - foul #4 on Sean Havens, team foul #10 | 41-59 |
| 02:01 | Grambling State | Mark Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 41-60 |
| 02:01 | Grambling State | Mark Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 41-61 |
| 01:51 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Henry Rock - foul #2 on Henry Rock, team foul #7 | 41-61 |
| 01:51 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz makes the 1st free throw | 42-61 |
| 01:51 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz makes the 2nd free throw | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:24 | Grambling State | Mark Borowski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-61 |
| 01:22 | Rice | Bobby Allison grabs the board | 43-61 |
| 01:14 | Rice | Jason Wade steals the ball from Bobby Allison | 43-61 |
| 00:55 | Grambling State | Raymon Zyskowski steals the ball from Jason Wade | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Rice | Bobby Allison comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-61 |
| 00:48 | Grambling State | Mark Dixon snags the defensive board | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Grambling State | Henry Rock misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-61 |
| 00:18 | Grambling State | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Wade | 43-61 |
| 00:00 | Grambling State | David Woods runs out the clock | 43-61 |