| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Roger Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Pool (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shawn Haglund (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ike Chatman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronnie Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Vern Booze (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Osbourn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Zosel (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ralph Freitas (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Reyes Garvey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Paul Zosel inbounds the ball | 24-34 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Rice | Charles Osbourn comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Carl Pool - foul #1 on Carl Pool, team foul #1 | 24-34 |
| 19:46 | Rice | Charles Osbourn makes the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 19:46 | Rice | Charles Osbourn makes the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 19:26 | Southern Mississippi | Shawn Haglund is fouled on the floor by Charles Osbourn - foul #1 on Charles Osbourn, team foul #1 | 24-36 |
| 19:20 | Southern Mississippi | Shawn Haglund is whistled for traveling | 24-36 |
| 19:06 | Rice | Charles Osbourn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-36 |
| 18:49 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Pool hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Ralph Freitas - foul #2 on Ralph Freitas, team foul #2 | 24-36 |
| 18:49 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Pool makes the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 18:49 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Pool makes the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 18:34 | Rice | Reyes Garvey is wide open but clanks a shot from the right side | 26-36 |
| 18:33 | Rice | Vern Booze tips it home | 26-38 |
| 18:21 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Pool hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 26-38 |
| 18:19 | Rice | Reyes Garvey gets the rebound | 26-38 |
| 18:13 | Rice | Vern Booze's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Deford (PG), Jonathan Smith (SG), James Waterman (SF), Richard Link (C) Roger Richardson, Carl Pool, Shawn Haglund, Ronnie Phillips | |
| Subs | Rice | Bobby Allison (PF) Ralph Freitas | |
| 17:59 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Link comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-38 |
| 17:57 | Rice | Bobby Allison grabs the board | 26-38 |
| 17:40 | Rice | Vern Booze scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-40 |
| 17:22 | Southern Mississippi | Jonathan Smith misses short on a shot from the left wing | 26-40 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Reyes Garvey grabs the defensive rebound | 26-40 |
| 17:05 | Rice | Paul Zosel drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Osbourn | 26-43 |
| 16:43 | Southern Mississippi | Jonathan Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roger Richardson (PG), Carl Pool (SG), Shawn Haglund (SF), Ronnie Phillips (C) John Deford, Jonathan Smith, James Waterman, Ike Chatman | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Hardy (PG), Raymon Zyskowski (SG), Carl Lungwitz (SF), Ralph Freitas (PF), Sean Havens (C) Vern Booze, Charles Osbourn, Paul Zosel, Bobby Allison, Reyes Garvey | |
| 16:22 | Rice | Ralph Freitas connects on the runner in the paint | 26-45 |
| 15:59 | Southern Mississippi | Ronnie Phillips can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-45 |
| 15:57 | Rice | The rebound goes to Sean Havens | 26-45 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Roger Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Pool (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Haglund (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Link (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronnie Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Hardy (fresh) SG - Raymon Zyskowski (fresh) SF - Carl Lungwitz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ralph Freitas (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Sean Havens (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-45 |
| 15:31 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Carl Pool | 26-45 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 15:15 | Southern Mississippi | Shawn Haglund can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Carl Lungwitz - foul #1 on Carl Lungwitz, team foul #3 | 26-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Deford (PG), Jonathan Smith (SG), James Byars (PF), James Waterman (C) Roger Richardson, Carl Pool, Richard Link, Ronnie Phillips | |
| Subs | Rice | Vern Booze (PG), Charles Osbourn (SG), Bobby Allison (PF) Michael Hardy, Carl Lungwitz, Ralph Freitas | |
| 15:15 | Southern Mississippi | Shawn Haglund makes the 1st free throw | 27-45 |
| 15:15 | Southern Mississippi | Shawn Haglund makes the 2nd free throw | 28-45 |
| 14:59 | Rice | Bobby Allison slams it home | 28-47 |
| 14:51 | Southern Mississippi | Shawn Haglund clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-47 |
| 14:49 | Southern Mississippi | Shawn Haglund gets the offensive rebound | 28-47 |
| 14:34 | Southern Mississippi | James Waterman comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 28-47 |
| 14:33 | Southern Mississippi | Shawn Haglund gets the offensive rebound | 28-47 |
| 14:18 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Osbourn takes the ball from James Byars | 28-47 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:16 | Rice | Jonathan Smith steals it from Raymon Zyskowski in the backcourt | 28-47 |
| 14:14 | Southern Mississippi | Jonathan Smith hits the finger roll | 30-47 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:58 | Rice | Raymon Zyskowski hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Vern Booze | 30-50 |
| 13:36 | Southern Mississippi | John Deford hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Byars | 33-50 |
| 13:34 | Rice | Vern Booze is fouled in the backcourt by John Deford - foul #3 on John Deford, team foul #2 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roger Richardson (PG), Carl Pool (SG), Michael Payne (SF), Ike Chatman (PF), Ronnie Phillips (C) John Deford, Jonathan Smith, Shawn Haglund, James Byars, James Waterman | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Hardy (SG), Paul Zosel (SF), Ralph Freitas (PF), Reyes Garvey (C) Charles Osbourn, Raymon Zyskowski, Bobby Allison, Sean Havens | |
| 13:16 | Rice | Ralph Freitas can't finish the layup | 33-50 |
| 13:14 | Southern Mississippi | Ronnie Phillips pulls down the rebound | 33-50 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:00 | Southern Mississippi | Ronnie Phillips comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-50 |
| 12:59 | Rice | Ralph Freitas gets the rebound | 33-50 |
| 12:42 | Rice | Vern Booze's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-50 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Link (PF), James Byars (C) Ike Chatman, Ronnie Phillips | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Bone (SG) Vern Booze | |
| 12:22 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Pool scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard Link | 35-50 |
| 12:08 | Rice | Jeffrey Bone clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 35-50 |
| 12:06 | Rice | Reyes Garvey tips it home | 35-52 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:50 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Richardson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-52 |
| 11:49 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Pool pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Roger Richardson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Pool (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Payne (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Link (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Byars (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Hardy (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Bone (fresh) SF - Paul Zosel (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Ralph Freitas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Reyes Garvey (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Zosel blocks the jumper by Roger Richardson | 35-52 |
| 11:31 | Rice | Paul Zosel grabs the defensive rebound | 35-52 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:08 | Rice | Ralph Freitas misses long on a floater from the right wing | 35-52 |
| 11:06 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Payne gets the rebound | 35-52 |
| 10:41 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Link drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Roger Richardson | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:16 | Rice | Paul Zosel misses the lay-in | 38-52 |
| 10:14 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Payne pulls down the rebound | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:10 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Hardy is called for the reach on James Byars - foul #2 on Michael Hardy, team foul #4 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Deford (PG), Jonathan Smith (SG), James Waterman (SF), Ike Chatman (PF), Ronnie Phillips (C) Roger Richardson, Carl Pool, Michael Payne, Richard Link, James Byars | |
| Subs | Rice | Vern Booze (PG), Charles Osbourn (SG), Raymon Zyskowski (SF), Bobby Allison (PF), Sean Havens (C) Michael Hardy, Jeffrey Bone, Paul Zosel, Ralph Freitas, Reyes Garvey | |
| 09:51 | Southern Mississippi | Jonathan Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Shawn Haglund (SF) James Waterman | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:37 | Rice | Bobby Allison is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Bobby Allison, team foul #5 | 38-52 |
| 09:27 | Southern Mississippi | Ronnie Phillips buries a turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by Bobby Allison - foul #3 on Bobby Allison, team foul #6 | 40-52 |
| 09:27 | Southern Mississippi | Ronnie Phillips misses the free throw | 40-52 |
| 09:27 | Rice | Charles Osbourn snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| 09:04 | Rice | Charles Osbourn can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 40-52 |
| 09:03 | Southern Mississippi | Ronnie Phillips pulls down the rebound | 40-52 |
| 08:50 | Southern Mississippi | Shawn Haglund misses badly on a shot near the basket | 40-52 |
| 08:49 | Rice | Vern Booze snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| 08:20 | Rice | Bobby Allison's fadeaway is rejected by Ike Chatman | 40-52 |
| 08:18 | Rice | Vern Booze snags the offensive board | 40-52 |
| 07:55 | Rice | Sean Havens is hacked by Shawn Haglund - foul #2 on Shawn Haglund, team foul #3 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Hinkson (PG), Carl Pool (SG), James Waterman (SF) John Deford, Jonathan Smith, Shawn Haglund | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Hardy (SG), Paul Zosel (SF), Carl Lungwitz (PF), Reyes Garvey (C) Charles Osbourn, Raymon Zyskowski, Bobby Allison, Sean Havens | |
| 07:38 | Rice | Carl Pool steps in front of the Paul Zosel pass | 40-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Hinkson (fresh) SG - Carl Pool (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Waterman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ike Chatman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronnie Phillips (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Vern Booze (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Hardy (fresh) SF - Paul Zosel (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Lungwitz (fresh) 3 pts. C - Reyes Garvey (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Southern Mississippi | John Hinkson connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from James Waterman and the foul's on Paul Zosel - foul #3 on Paul Zosel, team foul #7 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Link (PF), James Byars (C) Ike Chatman, Ronnie Phillips | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Bone (SG) Vern Booze | |
| 07:29 | Southern Mississippi | John Hinkson misses the free throw | 42-52 |
| 07:29 | Rice | Reyes Garvey gets the rebound | 42-52 |
| 07:27 | Rice | Jeffrey Bone's pass is intercepted by James Waterman in the backcourt | 42-52 |
| 07:07 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Pool scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 44-52 |
| 07:02 | Rice | Paul Zosel loses the dribble to John Hinkson in the backcourt | 44-52 |
| 06:47 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Pool can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 06:46 | Rice | Reyes Garvey grabs the defensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 06:20 | Rice | 3 seconds is called on Michael Hardy | 44-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Deford (PG), Jonathan Smith (SG), Michael Payne (SF), Ike Chatman (PF), Ronnie Phillips (C) John Hinkson, Carl Pool, James Waterman, Richard Link, James Byars | |
| Subs | Rice | Vern Booze (PG), Charles Osbourn (SG), Raymon Zyskowski (SF), Ralph Freitas (PF), Sean Havens (C) Michael Hardy, Jeffrey Bone, Paul Zosel, Carl Lungwitz, Reyes Garvey | |
| 05:58 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Payne is hacked by Raymon Zyskowski - foul #1 on Raymon Zyskowski, team foul #8 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roger Richardson (PG) John Deford | |
| Subs | Rice | Bobby Allison (SF) Raymon Zyskowski | |
| 05:58 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Payne makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 05:58 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 05:48 | Rice | Bobby Allison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-52 |
| 05:47 | Southern Mississippi | Ronnie Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 05:23 | Southern Mississippi | Ike Chatman misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ralph Freitas - foul #3 on Ralph Freitas, team foul #9 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Waterman (SG), Shawn Haglund (SF), James Byars (C) Jonathan Smith, Michael Payne, Ronnie Phillips | |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Zosel (SF) Ralph Freitas | |
| 05:23 | Southern Mississippi | Ike Chatman makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 05:23 | Southern Mississippi | Ike Chatman makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 05:01 | Rice | Charles Osbourn is fouled on the floor by Shawn Haglund - foul #3 on Shawn Haglund, team foul #4 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Link (PF) Ike Chatman | |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Lungwitz (PF), Reyes Garvey (C) Bobby Allison, Sean Havens | |
| 04:48 | Rice | Reyes Garvey hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Charles Osbourn and the foul's on Shawn Haglund - foul #4 on Shawn Haglund, team foul #5 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Deford (PG) Roger Richardson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:48 | Rice | Reyes Garvey misses the free throw | 48-54 |
| 04:48 | Southern Mississippi | James Waterman snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 04:28 | Southern Mississippi | James Byars scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by James Waterman | 50-54 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Reyes Garvey misses short on a shot from the baseline | 50-54 |
| 04:05 | Southern Mississippi | James Byars pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 03:47 | Southern Mississippi | Shawn Haglund makes the turnaround from the right block set up by James Waterman | 52-54 |
| 03:30 | Rice | Reyes Garvey misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway in the lane | 52-54 |
| 03:29 | Rice | Paul Zosel snags the offensive board | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Deford (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Waterman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Shawn Haglund (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Richard Link (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Byars (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Vern Booze (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Osbourn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Zosel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carl Lungwitz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Reyes Garvey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Rice | Paul Zosel is alone and drills a floater from the left side | 52-56 |
| 02:50 | Southern Mississippi | John Deford is whistled for traveling | 52-56 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roger Richardson (PG), Carl Pool (SG), Jonathan Smith (SF), Ike Chatman (PF), Ronnie Phillips (C) John Deford, James Waterman, Shawn Haglund, Richard Link, James Byars | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Hardy (PG), Raymon Zyskowski (SG), Bobby Allison (SF), Ralph Freitas (PF), Sean Havens (C) Vern Booze, Charles Osbourn, Paul Zosel, Carl Lungwitz, Reyes Garvey | |
| 02:46 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-56 |
| 02:21 | Rice | Raymon Zyskowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-56 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Rice | Vern Booze (PG), Charles Osbourn (SG) Michael Hardy, Raymon Zyskowski | |
| 02:05 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Richardson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-56 |
| 02:03 | Southern Mississippi | Ike Chatman gets the offensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 01:45 | Southern Mississippi | Ike Chatman misses the lay-in | 52-56 |
| 01:44 | Rice | The rebound goes to Ralph Freitas | 52-56 |
| 01:44 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-56 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Shawn Haglund (SF) Jonathan Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Zosel (SF), Reyes Garvey (C) Bobby Allison, Sean Havens | |
| 01:27 | Rice | Vern Booze knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 01:08 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Pool hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-58 |
| 01:06 | Southern Mississippi | Ike Chatman tips it home | 54-58 |
| 01:04 | Rice | Vern Booze's pass is intercepted by Roger Richardson in the backcourt | 54-58 |
| 00:47 | Southern Mississippi | Shawn Haglund knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronnie Phillips | 56-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Rice | Paul Zosel is fouled on the floor by Shawn Haglund - foul #5 on Shawn Haglund, team foul #6 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jonathan Smith (SF) Shawn Haglund | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Rice | Vern Booze is fouled on the floor by Roger Richardson - foul #3 on Roger Richardson, team foul #7 | 56-58 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Vern Booze misses the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:20 | Southern Mississippi | Ike Chatman gets the rebound | 56-58 |
| 00:08 | Southern Mississippi | Ike Chatman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Vern Booze - foul #2 on Vern Booze, team foul #10 | 56-58 |
| 00:08 | Southern Mississippi | Ike Chatman makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 00:08 | Southern Mississippi | Ike Chatman makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Rice | Charles Osbourn's layup is rejected by Ronnie Phillips | 58-58 |
| 00:03 | Southern Mississippi | Jonathan Smith gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 00:03 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Richardson misses long on a halfcourt shot | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Roger Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Pool (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ike Chatman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronnie Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Vern Booze (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Osbourn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Zosel (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ralph Freitas (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Reyes Garvey (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Rice | Ralph Freitas wins the tip | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:35 | Rice | Paul Zosel clanks a 3 from straight away | 58-58 |
| 04:33 | Rice | Ralph Freitas pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 04:13 | Rice | Reyes Garvey lays it up and in | 58-60 |
| 04:00 | Southern Mississippi | Ronnie Phillips hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Roger Richardson | 61-60 |
| 03:58 | Rice | Carl Pool picks off the pass by Charles Osbourn in the backcourt | 61-60 |
| 03:44 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Pool drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Smith | 64-60 |
| 03:29 | Rice | Charles Osbourn can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Carl Pool - foul #2 on Carl Pool, team foul #8 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Deford (PG), Richard Link (PF), James Byars (C) Roger Richardson, Ike Chatman, Ronnie Phillips | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:29 | Rice | Charles Osbourn makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 03:29 | Rice | Charles Osbourn makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 03:01 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Pool misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 02:59 | Rice | Paul Zosel grabs the defensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 02:45 | Rice | The short jumper by Charles Osbourn is denied by James Byars | 64-62 |
| 02:43 | Southern Mississippi | James Byars gets the rebound | 64-62 |
| 02:43 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roger Richardson (PG), Ike Chatman (PF), Ronnie Phillips (C) John Deford, Richard Link, James Byars | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:26 | Southern Mississippi | Ronnie Phillips misses long on a runner in the lane | 64-62 |
| 02:24 | Rice | Paul Zosel grabs the board | 64-62 |
| 02:22 | Rice | Vern Booze is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Pool - foul #3 on Carl Pool, team foul #9 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Rice | Bobby Allison (PF) Ralph Freitas | |
| 02:22 | Rice | Vern Booze makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 02:22 | Rice | Vern Booze makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 02:11 | Southern Mississippi | Ike Chatman comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 64-64 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Vern Booze grabs the board | 64-64 |
| 01:51 | Rice | Charles Osbourn makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Reyes Garvey | 64-66 |
| 01:34 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Richardson clanks a jumper from close range but the foul's on Bobby Allison - foul #4 on Bobby Allison, team foul #11 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Rice | Ralph Freitas (PF) Bobby Allison | |
| 01:34 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 01:34 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 01:19 | Rice | The short jumper by Reyes Garvey is denied by Jonathan Smith | 65-66 |
| 01:18 | Rice | Vern Booze hits the follow up shot | 65-68 |
| 01:01 | Southern Mississippi | Ronnie Phillips comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-68 |
| 00:59 | Rice | Ralph Freitas gets the rebound | 65-68 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Roger Richardson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Pool (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jonathan Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ike Chatman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronnie Phillips (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Vern Booze (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Osbourn (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Zosel (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ralph Freitas (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Reyes Garvey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Rice | Vern Booze connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Osbourn | 65-71 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Southern Mississippi | Ike Chatman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-71 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Paul Zosel gets the rebound | 65-71 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Rice | Paul Zosel is hacked by Carl Pool in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carl Pool, team foul #10 | 65-71 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymon Zyskowski (SG) Charles Osbourn | |
| 00:24 | Rice | Paul Zosel makes the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Paul Zosel makes the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Southern Mississippi | Jonathan Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 65-73 |
| 00:17 | Southern Mississippi | Ike Chatman snags the offensive board | 65-73 |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Zosel is called for the reach on Ronnie Phillips - foul #4 on Paul Zosel, team foul #12 | 65-73 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Osbourn (SG) Raymon Zyskowski | |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | Ronnie Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | Ronnie Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Charles Osbourn is hacked by Carl Pool in the backcourt - foul #5 on Carl Pool, team foul #11 | 67-73 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Waterman (SF) Carl Pool | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:13 | Rice | Charles Osbourn makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Charles Osbourn misses the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Waterman | 67-74 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Southern Mississippi | Jonathan Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-74 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Ralph Freitas gets the rebound | 67-74 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Vern Booze runs out the clock | 67-74 |