| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Michael McAfee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andre Rizzo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lester Carr (fresh) PF - William Gould (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Alberto Morales (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Steve Holmes (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lance Richmond (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Gould (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Steve Holmes inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Rice | Andre Rizzo steps in front of the Lance Richmond pass | 32-28 |
| 19:15 | Sam Houston State | Lester Carr is fouled on the floor by Christopher Gould - foul #1 on Christopher Gould, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| 18:59 | Sam Houston State | Lester Carr misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-28 |
| 18:57 | Rice | Christopher Gould pulls down the rebound | 32-28 |
| 18:39 | Rice | Alberto Morales swats the layup by Steve Holmes | 32-28 |
| 18:37 | Sam Houston State | Alberto Morales grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 18:17 | Sam Houston State | William Gould loses the ball out of bounds | 32-28 |
| 17:59 | Rice | Christopher Gould misses the shot in the lane | 32-28 |
| 17:58 | Sam Houston State | Alberto Morales snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 17:56 | Sam Houston State | Michael McAfee is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Jerez - foul #3 on Terry Jerez, team foul #2 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Richburg (SG) Terry Jerez | |
| 17:43 | Sam Houston State | Lester Carr can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Samuel Aden - foul #1 on Samuel Aden, team foul #3 | 32-28 |
| 17:43 | Sam Houston State | Lester Carr misses the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 17:43 | Sam Houston State | Lester Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 17:28 | Rice | Samuel Aden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Matthew Thompson (SF) Lester Carr | |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Walker (PF) Lance Richmond | |
| 16:59 | Sam Houston State | Andre Rizzo connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Gould | 36-28 |
| 16:42 | Rice | Carl Walker misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-28 |
| 16:41 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Gould | 36-28 |
| 16:22 | Rice | Steve Holmes loses the dribble to Michael McAfee | 36-28 |
| 16:02 | Sam Houston State | Andre Rizzo hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Michael McAfee | 39-28 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Michael McAfee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andre Rizzo (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Matthew Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Gould (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Alberto Morales (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Richburg (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steve Holmes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Carl Walker (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Gould (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Rice | Steve Holmes misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 39-28 |
| 15:48 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Alberto Morales | 39-28 |
| 15:44 | Sam Houston State | Alberto Morales double dribbles | 39-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Aaron Hume (PG), Brandon Arreola (SG), Lester Carr (SF), Elon Amoroso (PF), Michael Schuelke (C) Michael McAfee, Andre Rizzo, Matthew Thompson, William Gould, Alberto Morales | |
| Subs | Rice | Vlade Fijalkowski (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), Lance Richmond (PF), William Toy (C) Samuel Aden, Robert Richburg, Steve Holmes, Christopher Gould | |
| 15:34 | Rice | Vlade Fijalkowski misses the shot from the right side | 39-28 |
| 15:33 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Michael Schuelke | 39-28 |
| 15:05 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola misses short on a floater from the right side | 39-28 |
| 15:03 | Rice | Vlade Fijalkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 14:46 | Rice | William Toy buries a jumper from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 14:28 | Sam Houston State | William Toy is called for the reach on Lester Carr - foul #1 on William Toy, team foul #4 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Andre Rizzo (PG) Aaron Hume | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Richburg (SF) Carl Walker | |
| 14:08 | Sam Houston State | Lester Carr loses the ball out of bounds | 39-30 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Gould (PF) Elon Amoroso | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Steve Holmes (SF) Vlade Fijalkowski, Robert Richburg | |
| 13:56 | Rice | William Toy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 13:55 | Rice | Terry Jerez gets the offensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 13:37 | Rice | Lester Carr is called for the reach on Steve Holmes - foul #1 on Lester Carr, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael McAfee (PG), Matthew Thompson (SF), Alberto Morales (C) Brandon Arreola, Lester Carr, Michael Schuelke | |
| Subs | Rice | Christopher Gould (C) Lance Richmond | |
| 13:24 | Rice | Terry Jerez is fouled on the floor by Michael McAfee - foul #3 on Michael McAfee, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| 13:06 | Rice | Terry Jerez scores on a 3 from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 12:50 | Sam Houston State | William Gould's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-33 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Vlade Fijalkowski (SG), Carl Walker (PF) Terry Jerez, William Toy | |
| 12:21 | Rice | Vlade Fijalkowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-33 |
| 11:59 | Sam Houston State | Alberto Morales scores on a turnaround in the paint | 41-33 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Michael McAfee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Andre Rizzo (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Matthew Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Gould (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Alberto Morales (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Vlade Fijalkowski (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Steve Holmes (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Carl Walker (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Gould (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Rice | Carl Walker loses the ball out of bounds | 41-33 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola (SG), Lester Carr (SF), Elon Amoroso (PF), Michael Schuelke (C) Andre Rizzo, Matthew Thompson, William Gould, Alberto Morales | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), Lance Richmond (PF) Samuel Aden, Steve Holmes | |
| 11:11 | Sam Houston State | Lester Carr clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-33 |
| 11:09 | Rice | Vlade Fijalkowski pulls down the rebound | 41-33 |
| 10:47 | Rice | Christopher Gould can't connect on a runner from the right block | 41-33 |
| 10:46 | Rice | Carl Walker tips it in | 41-35 |
| 10:21 | Sam Houston State | Lester Carr buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-35 |
| 10:01 | Rice | Vlade Fijalkowski misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Michael McAfee - foul #4 on Michael McAfee, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Andre Rizzo (PG), William Gould (PF), Alberto Morales (C) Michael McAfee, Elon Amoroso, Michael Schuelke | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Holmes (SF), William Toy (C) Carl Walker, Christopher Gould | |
| 10:01 | Rice | Vlade Fijalkowski misses the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 10:01 | Rice | Vlade Fijalkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 09:38 | Sam Houston State | Andre Rizzo is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Andre Rizzo, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Matthew Thompson (SF) Lester Carr | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Ronald Hickey (C) Terry Jerez, Lance Richmond | |
| 09:16 | Rice | Vlade Fijalkowski comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 44-36 |
| 09:15 | Sam Houston State | Alberto Morales pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| 08:46 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola is fouled on the floor by Vlade Fijalkowski - foul #4 on Vlade Fijalkowski, team foul #5 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Aaron Hume (PG) Brandon Arreola | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Richburg (SG) Vlade Fijalkowski | |
| 08:23 | Sam Houston State | Alberto Morales connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Matthew Thompson and he's hacked by Steve Holmes - foul #3 on Steve Holmes, team foul #6 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), Lance Richmond (PF), Carl Walker (C) Robert Richburg, William Toy, Ronald Hickey | |
| 08:23 | Sam Houston State | Alberto Morales makes the free throw | 47-36 |
| 08:09 | Rice | Carl Walker makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 07:40 | Sam Houston State | Andre Rizzo comes up short on the shot in the lane | 47-39 |
| 07:39 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lance Richmond | 47-39 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Aaron Hume (fresh) SG - Andre Rizzo (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Matthew Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Gould (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Alberto Morales (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steve Holmes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Lance Richmond (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Carl Walker (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Rice | Carl Walker can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Alberto Morales - foul #1 on Alberto Morales, team foul #5 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael McAfee (PG), Lester Carr (SF), Elon Amoroso (PF), Michael Schuelke (C) Aaron Hume, Matthew Thompson, William Gould, Alberto Morales | |
| Subs | Rice | Christopher Gould (C) Steve Holmes | |
| 07:18 | Rice | Carl Walker makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 07:18 | Rice | Carl Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 06:55 | Sam Houston State | Michael McAfee can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 06:53 | Sam Houston State | Elon Amoroso snags the offensive board | 47-41 |
| 06:40 | Sam Houston State | Lester Carr travels with the ball | 47-41 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola (SG) Andre Rizzo | |
| Subs | Rice | Vlade Fijalkowski (SF), William Toy (PF) Carl Walker, Lance Richmond | |
| 06:20 | Rice | Vlade Fijalkowski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-41 |
| 06:19 | Sam Houston State | Elon Amoroso grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 06:01 | Sam Houston State | Michael McAfee misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 05:59 | Rice | Christopher Gould grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 05:53 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-41 |
| 05:51 | Sam Houston State | Michael Schuelke snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 05:36 | Sam Houston State | Michael McAfee makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lester Carr | 49-41 |
| 05:12 | Rice | Christopher Gould's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-41 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Andre Rizzo (SG), William Gould (PF), Alberto Morales (C) Brandon Arreola, Elon Amoroso, Michael Schuelke | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Richburg (SG), Steve Holmes (SF), Carl Walker (PF) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, William Toy | |
| 04:46 | Sam Houston State | Lester Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-41 |
| 04:45 | Sam Houston State | William Gould grabs the offensive board | 49-41 |
| 04:26 | Sam Houston State | Andre Rizzo misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 04:24 | Sam Houston State | Lester Carr snags the offensive board | 49-41 |
| 04:15 | Sam Houston State | Michael McAfee knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Andre Rizzo | 52-41 |
| 04:00 | Rice | Steve Holmes hits the finger roll | 52-43 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Sam Houston State | Alberto Morales misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 03:38 | Rice | Christopher Gould grabs the defensive rebound | 52-43 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Michael McAfee (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Andre Rizzo (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Lester Carr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Gould (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Alberto Morales (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Vlade Fijalkowski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SG - Robert Richburg (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steve Holmes (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Carl Walker (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Gould (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Rice | Steve Holmes lays it up and in set up by Vlade Fijalkowski | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:07 | Sam Houston State | Andre Rizzo clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 03:05 | Sam Houston State | Lester Carr tips it back up and in | 54-45 |
| 02:36 | Rice | Steve Holmes hits the finger roll | 54-47 |
| 02:19 | Sam Houston State | Lester Carr drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Michael McAfee | 57-47 |
| 02:12 | Rice | Christopher Gould connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 01:54 | Sam Houston State | Michael McAfee knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Andre Rizzo | 59-50 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-50 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), Lance Richmond (PF) Vlade Fijalkowski, Robert Richburg, Carl Walker | |
| 01:36 | Rice | Lance Richmond hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-53 |
| 01:16 | Sam Houston State | Lester Carr can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 01:15 | Sam Houston State | William Gould snags the offensive board | 59-53 |
| 01:01 | Sam Houston State | Andre Rizzo knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Michael McAfee | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:57 | Rice | Steve Holmes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 00:55 | Sam Houston State | Michael McAfee pulls down the rebound | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Sam Houston State | Michael McAfee is hacked by Samuel Aden in the backcourt - foul #2 on Samuel Aden, team foul #7 | 62-53 |
| 00:53 | Sam Houston State | Michael McAfee makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:53 | Sam Houston State | Michael McAfee misses the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:53 | Rice | Christopher Gould gets the rebound | 63-53 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Andre Rizzo takes the ball from Samuel Aden | 63-53 |
| 00:46 | Sam Houston State | Andre Rizzo is hacked by Samuel Aden in the backcourt - foul #3 on Samuel Aden, team foul #8 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Aaron Hume (PG), Matthew Thompson (SF), Elon Amoroso (PF), Michael Schuelke (C) Michael McAfee, Lester Carr, William Gould, Alberto Morales | |
| Subs | Rice | Vlade Fijalkowski (PG), Robert Richburg (SG), Carl Walker (SF), William Toy (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, Steve Holmes, Lance Richmond, Christopher Gould | |
| 00:46 | Sam Houston State | Andre Rizzo misses the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:46 | Rice | William Toy grabs the defensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 00:40 | Rice | Carl Walker misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 63-53 |
| 00:38 | Sam Houston State | Andre Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Sam Houston State | Andre Rizzo is hacked by Carl Walker - foul #1 on Carl Walker, team foul #9 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola (SG) Aaron Hume | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:11 | Sam Houston State | Andre Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:11 | Sam Houston State | Andre Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Carl Walker buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Richburg | 65-55 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Andre Rizzo runs out the clock | 65-55 |