| Lineup | Rice | PG - Christopher Manzano (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darrin Dison (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Todd Salvador (fresh) 6 pts. C - Miles Benton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - William Probst (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffery Losoya (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Simba Ahumada (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Heidrick (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Methodist | Simba Ahumada inbounds the ball | 45-33 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Southern Methodist | Jeffery Losoya misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-33 |
| 19:42 | Southern Methodist | Eric Knight misses the tip | 45-33 |
| 19:40 | Southern Methodist | Eric Knight snags the offensive board | 45-33 |
| 19:27 | Southern Methodist | Eric Knight scores on a jump hook near the basket | 45-35 |
| 19:23 | Rice | William Probst picks off the pass by Christopher Manzano in the backcourt | 45-35 |
| 19:11 | Southern Methodist | William Probst drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Andrew Heidrick | 45-37 |
| 18:49 | Rice | Darrin Dison misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 18:48 | Southern Methodist | Eric Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 18:35 | Southern Methodist | Jeffery Losoya makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 18:22 | Rice | Todd Salvador is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Williams | 48-39 |
| 18:06 | Southern Methodist | Simba Ahumada throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Louis Brown (PG), Derrick Davis (SG), Alfred Ogle (SF), Rodney Embry (PF), Corey Rogers (C) Christopher Manzano, Michael Williams, Darrin Dison, Todd Salvador, Miles Benton | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Anthony Glass (PG), James Boothe (SG), Mark Lott (SF), William Ziebold (PF), Larry Sweet (C) William Probst, Jeffery Losoya, Simba Ahumada, Andrew Heidrick, Eric Knight | |
| 17:40 | Rice | Rodney Embry is fouled on the floor by William Ziebold - foul #1 on William Ziebold, team foul #1 | 48-39 |
| 17:29 | Rice | Rodney Embry can't connect on a floater near the basket | 48-39 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Louis Brown tips it back up and in | 50-39 |
| 17:20 | Southern Methodist | Larry Sweet connects on the floater from the right block set up by Anthony Glass | 50-41 |
| 17:07 | Rice | Derrick Davis's pass is intercepted by William Ziebold | 50-41 |
| 16:53 | Southern Methodist | Anthony Glass comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-41 |
| 16:52 | Rice | Corey Rogers pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 16:47 | Rice | Alfred Ogle is hacked by Anthony Glass in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Glass, team foul #2 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Darrin Dison (SF) Alfred Ogle | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | William Probst (PG), Jeffery Losoya (SG), Simba Ahumada (SF), Andrew Heidrick (PF), Eric Knight (C) Anthony Glass, James Boothe, Mark Lott, William Ziebold, Larry Sweet | |
| 16:24 | Rice | Rodney Embry misses the fadeaway from the right side | 50-41 |
| 16:22 | Rice | Derrick Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 16:11 | Rice | Andrew Heidrick swats the shot by Louis Brown | 50-41 |
| 16:10 | Southern Methodist | Simba Ahumada pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 16:05 | Southern Methodist | William Probst misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-41 |
| 16:03 | Rice | The rebound goes to Corey Rogers | 50-41 |
| 15:40 | Rice | Derrick Davis connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-41 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Louis Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derrick Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Darrin Dison (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Rodney Embry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Corey Rogers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - William Probst (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffery Losoya (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Simba Ahumada (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Heidrick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Knight (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:12 | Southern Methodist | William Probst's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Christopher Manzano (PG), Michael Williams (SG), Alfred Ogle (SF), Todd Salvador (PF), Miles Benton (C) Louis Brown, Derrick Davis, Darrin Dison, Rodney Embry, Corey Rogers | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Anthony Glass (PG), James Boothe (SG), Mark Lott (SF), William Ziebold (PF), Larry Sweet (C) William Probst, Jeffery Losoya, Simba Ahumada, Andrew Heidrick, Eric Knight | |
| 14:58 | Rice | Larry Sweet takes the ball from Michael Williams | 52-41 |
| 14:42 | Southern Methodist | Larry Sweet clanks a jump hook in the paint | 52-41 |
| 14:41 | Rice | Miles Benton grabs the defensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 14:26 | Rice | Christopher Manzano comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Larry Sweet - foul #1 on Larry Sweet, team foul #3 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Eric Knight (C) Larry Sweet | |
| 14:26 | Rice | Christopher Manzano makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 14:26 | Rice | Christopher Manzano makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 14:11 | Southern Methodist | Miles Benton steps in front of the Eric Knight pass | 54-41 |
| 13:59 | Rice | William Ziebold picks off the pass by Michael Williams | 54-41 |
| 13:40 | Southern Methodist | Anthony Glass is fouled on the floor by Miles Benton - foul #1 on Miles Benton, team foul #1 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Darrin Dison (SF), Paul Webb (C) Todd Salvador, Miles Benton | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | William Probst (PG), Murray Hawkin (SG), Simba Ahumada (SF), Andrew Heidrick (PF) Anthony Glass, James Boothe, Mark Lott, William Ziebold | |
| 13:22 | Southern Methodist | Murray Hawkin connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by William Probst | 54-44 |
| 13:03 | Rice | Alfred Ogle misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-44 |
| 13:02 | Southern Methodist | Eric Knight pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 12:42 | Southern Methodist | Andrew Heidrick misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-44 |
| 12:40 | Southern Methodist | Murray Hawkin grabs the offensive board | 54-44 |
| 12:22 | Southern Methodist | William Probst misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-44 |
| 12:21 | Rice | Alfred Ogle grabs the defensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 12:06 | Rice | Darrin Dison drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Webb | 57-44 |
| 11:43 | Southern Methodist | Andrew Heidrick knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Simba Ahumada | 57-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Christopher Manzano (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Darrin Dison (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Alfred Ogle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Paul Webb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - William Probst (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Murray Hawkin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Simba Ahumada (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Heidrick (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Knight (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Rice | Christopher Manzano can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 11:37 | Southern Methodist | Andrew Heidrick snags the defensive board | 57-46 |
| 11:24 | Southern Methodist | Eric Knight makes the driving attempt in the lane | 57-48 |
| 10:59 | Rice | Murray Hawkin steals it from Alfred Ogle | 57-48 |
| 10:56 | Southern Methodist | William Probst banks in the layup on a nice dish by Murray Hawkin | 57-50 |
| 10:52 | Rice | Darrin Dison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Louis Brown (PG), Derrick Davis (SG), Rodney Embry (SF), Todd Salvador (PF), Miles Benton (C) Christopher Manzano, Michael Williams, Darrin Dison, Alfred Ogle, Paul Webb | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Anthony Glass (PG), Jeffery Losoya (SG), Mark Lott (SF), William Ziebold (PF), Larry Sweet (C) William Probst, Murray Hawkin, Simba Ahumada, Andrew Heidrick, Eric Knight | |
| 10:35 | Southern Methodist | Anthony Glass connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-53 |
| 10:20 | Rice | Rodney Embry misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-53 |
| 10:18 | Rice | Rodney Embry tips it back up and in | 59-53 |
| 10:00 | Southern Methodist | Mark Lott clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 09:59 | Rice | Todd Salvador grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 09:43 | Rice | Todd Salvador hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-53 |
| 09:42 | Rice | Rodney Embry gets the offensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 09:28 | Rice | Rodney Embry is open but comes up short on the floater in the lane | 59-53 |
| 09:27 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to William Ziebold | 59-53 |
| 09:13 | Southern Methodist | William Ziebold jams it on a nice dish by Jeffery Losoya | 59-55 |
| 08:46 | Rice | Rodney Embry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Christopher Manzano (PG), Michael Williams (SG), Darrin Dison (SF), Corey Rogers (C) Louis Brown, Derrick Davis, Rodney Embry, Miles Benton | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | William Probst (PG), James Boothe (SF), Andrew Heidrick (PF), Eric Knight (C) Anthony Glass, Mark Lott, William Ziebold, Larry Sweet | |
| 08:18 | Southern Methodist | Andrew Heidrick clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-55 |
| 08:17 | Southern Methodist | Eric Knight grabs the offensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 07:53 | Southern Methodist | Michael Williams is called for the reach on Jeffery Losoya - foul #2 on Michael Williams, team foul #2 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Webb (C) Todd Salvador | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Murray Hawkin (SG) Jeffery Losoya | |
| 07:42 | Southern Methodist | William Probst is fouled on the floor by Corey Rogers - foul #1 on Corey Rogers, team foul #3 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Simba Ahumada (SF) William Probst | |
| 07:29 | Southern Methodist | Murray Hawkin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 59-55 |
| 07:28 | Rice | Darrin Dison pulls down the rebound | 59-55 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Christopher Manzano (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Darrin Dison (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Corey Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Webb (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Murray Hawkin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Boothe (fresh) SF - Simba Ahumada (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Heidrick (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Knight (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Rice | Michael Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Louis Brown (PG), Derrick Davis (SG), Alfred Ogle (SF) Christopher Manzano, Michael Williams, Darrin Dison | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jeffery Losoya (SG) James Boothe | |
| 07:10 | Southern Methodist | Simba Ahumada blows the layup but the foul's on Alfred Ogle - foul #1 on Alfred Ogle, team foul #4 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Rodney Embry (PF) Paul Webb | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Anthony Glass (SG), William Ziebold (C) Jeffery Losoya, Eric Knight | |
| 07:10 | Southern Methodist | Simba Ahumada misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 07:10 | Southern Methodist | Simba Ahumada misses the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 07:10 | Rice | Rodney Embry snags the defensive board | 59-55 |
| 07:07 | Rice | Murray Hawkin steals the ball from Louis Brown in the backcourt | 59-55 |
| 06:49 | Southern Methodist | Andrew Heidrick's fadeaway is rejected by Corey Rogers | 59-55 |
| 06:47 | Rice | Corey Rogers pulls down the rebound | 59-55 |
| 06:29 | Rice | Rodney Embry makes the wide open turnaround from the left block | 61-55 |
| 06:13 | Southern Methodist | Andrew Heidrick banks in the layup on a great pass from Murray Hawkin | 61-57 |
| 05:56 | Rice | Anthony Glass is called for the reach on Derrick Davis - foul #3 on Anthony Glass, team foul #4 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Christopher Manzano (PG), Michael Williams (SG), Paul Webb (SF), Todd Salvador (PF), Miles Benton (C) Louis Brown, Derrick Davis, Alfred Ogle, Rodney Embry, Corey Rogers | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | William Probst (PG), James Boothe (SG), Mark Lott (SF), Larry Sweet (PF), Eric Knight (C) Murray Hawkin, Anthony Glass, Simba Ahumada, Andrew Heidrick, William Ziebold | |
| 05:43 | Rice | Miles Benton is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-57 |
| 05:42 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Webb | 61-57 |
| 05:21 | Rice | Paul Webb misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 61-57 |
| 05:20 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to James Boothe | 61-57 |
| 05:04 | Southern Methodist | William Probst hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 61-57 |
| 05:02 | Rice | Christopher Manzano grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 05:00 | Rice | Larry Sweet is called for the reach on Michael Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Sweet, team foul #5 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Darrin Dison (SF) Paul Webb | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jeffery Losoya (SG), William Ziebold (PF) Mark Lott, Larry Sweet | |
| 04:44 | Rice | Todd Salvador is wide open but clanks a floater from the left side | 61-57 |
| 04:42 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Eric Knight | 61-57 |
| 04:27 | Southern Methodist | William Probst misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 61-57 |
| 04:26 | Rice | Darrin Dison grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 04:16 | Rice | Michael Williams comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 61-57 |
| 04:14 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Eric Knight | 61-57 |
| 04:01 | Southern Methodist | James Boothe makes the jumper from the right block set up by William Probst | 61-59 |
| 03:45 | Rice | Miles Benton is hacked by Eric Knight - foul #3 on Eric Knight, team foul #6 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Louis Brown (PG), Derrick Davis (SG), Rodney Embry (PF), Corey Rogers (C) Christopher Manzano, Michael Williams, Todd Salvador, Miles Benton | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Anthony Glass (PG), Mark Lott (SF), Andrew Heidrick (PF) William Probst, James Boothe, William Ziebold | |
| 03:36 | Rice | Rodney Embry hits the finger roll set up by Darrin Dison and he's hacked by Andrew Heidrick - foul #3 on Andrew Heidrick, team foul #7 | 63-59 |
| 03:36 | Rice | Rodney Embry makes the free throw | 64-59 |
| 03:19 | Southern Methodist | Mark Lott misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-59 |
| 03:18 | Southern Methodist | Andrew Heidrick tips it in | 64-61 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Louis Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derrick Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Darrin Dison (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rodney Embry (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Corey Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Anthony Glass (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffery Losoya (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mark Lott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Heidrick (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Knight (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:53 | Rice | Darrin Dison misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 02:52 | Southern Methodist | Eric Knight gets the rebound | 64-61 |
| 02:52 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | William Probst (PG), Larry Sweet (C) Jeffery Losoya, Eric Knight | |
| 02:31 | Southern Methodist | Mark Lott makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from William Probst and he's hacked by Corey Rogers - foul #2 on Corey Rogers, team foul #5 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Miles Benton (C) Corey Rogers | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 02:31 | Southern Methodist | Mark Lott makes the free throw | 64-64 |
| 02:29 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Todd Salvador (PF) Louis Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jeffery Losoya (SG), Simba Ahumada (SF), William Ziebold (PF) Anthony Glass, Andrew Heidrick, Larry Sweet | |
| 02:11 | Rice | Mark Lott is called for the reach on Rodney Embry - foul #2 on Mark Lott, team foul #8 | 64-64 |
| 02:11 | Rice | Rodney Embry makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 02:11 | Rice | Rodney Embry makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 02:05 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Christopher Manzano (PG), Michael Williams (SG) Derrick Davis, Rodney Embry | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 01:54 | Southern Methodist | Jeffery Losoya comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 66-64 |
| 01:52 | Rice | Todd Salvador grabs the board | 66-64 |
| 01:38 | Rice | Michael Williams can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 66-64 |
| 01:36 | Rice | Miles Benton tips it home | 68-64 |
| 01:32 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-64 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Andrew Heidrick (PF), Eric Knight (C) William Ziebold, Mark Lott | |
| 01:20 | Southern Methodist | Jeffery Losoya is hacked by Michael Williams - foul #3 on Michael Williams, team foul #6 | 68-64 |
| 01:06 | Southern Methodist | Simba Ahumada knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 68-66 |
| 01:04 | Rice | Darrin Dison is hacked by Simba Ahumada in the backcourt - foul #3 on Simba Ahumada, team foul #9 | 68-66 |
| 01:04 | Rice | Darrin Dison misses the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 01:04 | Southern Methodist | Eric Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 68-66 |
| 00:37 | Southern Methodist | Eric Knight buries a floater from the right side set up by William Probst | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Rice | Michael Williams knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Manzano and he's fouled by Andrew Heidrick - foul #4 on Andrew Heidrick, team foul #10 | 70-68 |
| 00:15 | Rice | Michael Williams makes the free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:11 | Southern Methodist | Eric Knight can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-68 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Michael Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Rice | Michael Williams is hacked by Jeffery Losoya in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffery Losoya, team foul #11 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Rodney Embry (PF) Todd Salvador | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 00:08 | Rice | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Michael Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Southern Methodist | William Probst buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jeffery Losoya | 73-71 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Christopher Manzano is hacked by William Probst in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Probst, team foul #12 | 73-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Todd Salvador (PF) Rodney Embry | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 00:01 | Rice | Christopher Manzano misses the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Christopher Manzano makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:00 | Southern Methodist | William Probst comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 74-71 |