| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Mabe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Chavers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Robert Peters (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micah Jacobs (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Joseph Peters (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Justin Hutchcraft (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Kraatz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Joseph Peters inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Florida State | Justin Hutchcraft buries a floater from the right block set up by Robert Peters | 28-34 |
| 19:25 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 28-34 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs grabs the offensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 18:55 | Rice | David Mabe clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-34 |
| 18:54 | Rice | James Chavers misses the tip | 28-34 |
| 18:53 | Florida State | Joseph Peters grabs the board | 28-34 |
| 18:47 | Florida State | Robert Peters misses the wide open floater in the paint | 28-34 |
| 18:45 | Rice | David Mabe gets the rebound | 28-34 |
| 18:16 | Rice | Daniel Costner drills a shot from the right side | 30-34 |
| 18:00 | Florida State | Daniel Costner is called for the reach on Robert Peters - foul #3 on Daniel Costner, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (PG) Daniel Costner | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 17:45 | Florida State | Robert Peters hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-34 |
| 17:43 | Rice | James Chavers gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Antonio Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-34 |
| 17:17 | Florida State | Robert Peters snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| 17:00 | Florida State | Joseph Peters is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG), Donnell Cook (SF), Michael Bacher (PF) Antonio Clark, Jerome Wiggs, David Mabe | |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Warrick (SG) Micah Jacobs | |
| 16:37 | Rice | Michael Bacher hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Antoine Sharp | 32-34 |
| 16:21 | Florida State | Justin Hutchcraft splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 16:19 | Florida State | William Kraatz tips it back up and in | 32-36 |
| 15:50 | Rice | Donnell Cook knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Antoine Sharp and the foul's on Dennis Warrick - foul #1 on Dennis Warrick, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), James Shook (SF), David Mabe (PF) William Stanton, Michael Bacher, James Chavers | |
| Subs | Florida State | Micah Jacobs (SG) Dennis Warrick | |
| 15:50 | Rice | Donnell Cook makes the free throw | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Shook (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Mabe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donnell Cook (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Robert Peters (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Micah Jacobs (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Joseph Peters (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Justin Hutchcraft (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - William Kraatz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:36 | Florida State | William Kraatz misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 15:34 | Rice | David Mabe snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 15:08 | Rice | Donnell Cook misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-36 |
| 15:06 | Rice | James Shook grabs the offensive board | 35-36 |
| 14:51 | Rice | David Mabe misses the easy layup but the foul's on Justin Hutchcraft - foul #1 on Justin Hutchcraft, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SG) Antoine Sharp | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 14:51 | Rice | David Mabe makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 14:51 | Rice | David Mabe misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 14:51 | Rice | Donnell Cook grabs the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 14:30 | Rice | Donnell Cook makes the floater from the free throw line | 38-36 |
| 14:14 | Florida State | Joseph Peters makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from William Kraatz | 38-39 |
| 14:01 | Rice | Micah Jacobs steps in front of the Donnell Cook pass | 38-39 |
| 13:58 | Florida State | Micah Jacobs hits the finger roll | 38-41 |
| 13:37 | Rice | James Shook hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Daniel Costner | 40-41 |
| 13:24 | Florida State | Antonio Clark is called for the reach on Justin Hutchcraft - foul #2 on Antonio Clark, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Bacher (PF), James Chavers (C) David Mabe, Donnell Cook | |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Warrick (SG) Micah Jacobs | |
| 13:04 | Florida State | Robert Peters connects on the open driving attempt from close range set up by Joseph Peters | 40-43 |
| 12:41 | Rice | Antonio Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Jerome Wiggs (SF) James Shook | |
| Subs | Florida State | Darryl Barr (SF) Joseph Peters | |
| 12:23 | Florida State | Robert Peters hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 40-43 |
| 12:21 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Darryl Barr | 40-43 |
| 12:08 | Florida State | Robert Peters makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Justin Hutchcraft | 40-46 |
| 11:42 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the 3 from the left wing | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Antonio Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Bacher (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Chavers (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Robert Peters (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Warrick (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Darryl Barr (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Hutchcraft (tiring) 4 pts. C - William Kraatz (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:19 | Florida State | Robert Peters makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Justin Hutchcraft | 43-48 |
| 10:58 | Rice | Darryl Barr is called for the reach on Antonio Clark - foul #2 on Darryl Barr, team foul #3 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (PG), Antoine Sharp (SG), James Shook (SF), David Mabe (PF) Daniel Costner, Antonio Clark, Jerome Wiggs, Michael Bacher | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Ross (PG), Micah Jacobs (SG), Joseph Peters (SF), Jon Christensen (C) Robert Peters, Dennis Warrick, Justin Hutchcraft, William Kraatz | |
| 10:37 | Rice | James Shook makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Antoine Sharp | 45-48 |
| 10:23 | Florida State | Micah Jacobs makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Peters | 45-51 |
| 10:03 | Rice | The pull-up jumper by William Stanton is blocked by Darryl Barr | 45-51 |
| 10:02 | Florida State | Darryl Barr snags the defensive board | 45-51 |
| 09:47 | Florida State | Joseph Peters misses short on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by James Shook - foul #4 on James Shook, team foul #3 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Jerome Wiggs (SF), Donnell Cook (C) James Shook, James Chavers | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 09:47 | Florida State | Joseph Peters makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 09:47 | Florida State | Joseph Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 09:24 | Florida State | The refs have stopped play. Darryl Barr is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 45-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG) William Stanton | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Peters (PG), William Kraatz (C) Donald Ross, Darryl Barr | |
| 09:18 | Rice | Jon Christensen swats the short shot by Donnell Cook | 45-53 |
| 09:16 | Florida State | Robert Peters grabs the board | 45-53 |
| 09:01 | Florida State | Robert Peters is open and buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Joseph Peters out of the doubleteam | 45-55 |
| 08:47 | Rice | Joseph Peters steals the ball from Daniel Costner | 45-55 |
| 08:30 | Florida State | Micah Jacobs's pass is intercepted by Daniel Costner | 45-55 |
| 08:09 | Rice | Antoine Sharp can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by William Kraatz - foul #2 on William Kraatz, team foul #4 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Rice | James Chavers (C) Donnell Cook | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Benjamin (SF), Justin Hutchcraft (PF) Joseph Peters, Jon Christensen | |
| 08:09 | Rice | Antoine Sharp misses the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 08:09 | Rice | Antoine Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 07:54 | Florida State | Micah Jacobs is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Micah Jacobs, team foul #5 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SG), James Shook (SF), Michael Bacher (PF) Antoine Sharp, Jerome Wiggs, David Mabe | |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Warrick (SG) Micah Jacobs | |
| 07:32 | Rice | James Chavers scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Daniel Costner | 48-55 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Shook (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Michael Bacher (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Chavers (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Robert Peters (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Warrick (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Benjamin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Justin Hutchcraft (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - William Kraatz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:15 | Florida State | Robert Peters misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 48-55 |
| 07:13 | Florida State | James Benjamin pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 06:56 | Florida State | James Chavers takes the ball from Justin Hutchcraft | 48-55 |
| 06:35 | Rice | Michael Bacher misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on James Benjamin - foul #1 on James Benjamin, team foul #6 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (PG) Daniel Costner | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Ross (PG), Micah Jacobs (SG), Joseph Peters (SF), Jon Christensen (C) Robert Peters, Dennis Warrick, James Benjamin, William Kraatz | |
| 06:35 | Rice | Michael Bacher makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 06:35 | Rice | Michael Bacher misses the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 06:35 | Florida State | Justin Hutchcraft gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| 06:18 | Florida State | Justin Hutchcraft misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's fouled by James Shook - foul #5 on James Shook, team foul #4 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Jerome Wiggs (SF), David Mabe (PF) James Shook, Michael Bacher | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 06:18 | Florida State | Justin Hutchcraft makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 06:18 | Florida State | Justin Hutchcraft misses the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 06:18 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Chavers | 49-56 |
| 05:55 | Rice | James Chavers clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-56 |
| 05:54 | Florida State | Joseph Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 05:46 | Florida State | Micah Jacobs is hacked by David Mabe - foul #3 on David Mabe, team foul #5 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG) William Stanton | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 05:27 | Florida State | Justin Hutchcraft buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Joseph Peters | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:17 | Rice | David Mabe is hacked by Justin Hutchcraft - foul #2 on Justin Hutchcraft, team foul #7 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Peters (PG) Donald Ross | |
| 05:17 | Rice | David Mabe makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 05:17 | Rice | David Mabe makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 05:05 | Florida State | Robert Peters is alone and throws it down on a nice dish by Micah Jacobs | 51-60 |
| 04:49 | Rice | James Chavers hits the finger roll | 53-60 |
| 04:45 | Florida State | Joseph Peters works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-60 |
| 04:44 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Chavers | 53-60 |
| 04:19 | Rice | Daniel Costner clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-60 |
| 04:17 | Florida State | Jon Christensen snags the defensive board | 53-60 |
| 03:57 | Florida State | Robert Peters misses badly on the uncontested jump hook near the basket | 53-60 |
| 03:55 | Rice | Antonio Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 03:49 | Rice | Jon Christensen is called for the reach on David Mabe - foul #1 on Jon Christensen, team foul #8 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (PG), Antoine Sharp (SG), Donnell Cook (C) Daniel Costner, Antonio Clark, James Chavers | |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Warrick (SG), James Benjamin (SF), William Kraatz (C) Micah Jacobs, Joseph Peters, Jon Christensen | |
| 03:49 | Rice | David Mabe misses the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 03:49 | Florida State | William Kraatz gets the rebound | 53-60 |
| 03:33 | Florida State | William Kraatz is hacked by Donnell Cook - foul #2 on Donnell Cook, team foul #6 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Bacher (PF) David Mabe | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 03:17 | Florida State | James Benjamin can't throw it down | 53-60 |
| 03:15 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs gets the rebound | 53-60 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Stanton (fresh) SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Bacher (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Donnell Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Robert Peters (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Warrick (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Benjamin (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Justin Hutchcraft (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - William Kraatz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:10 | Rice | Robert Peters takes the ball from Michael Bacher | 53-60 |
| 02:57 | Florida State | Robert Peters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), James Chavers (C) William Stanton, Jerome Wiggs | |
| Subs | Florida State | Joseph Peters (SF) Justin Hutchcraft | |
| 02:50 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SG), David Mabe (PF) Antoine Sharp, Michael Bacher | |
| Subs | Florida State | Micah Jacobs (SG), Jon Christensen (PF) Dennis Warrick, James Benjamin | |
| 02:38 | Rice | Donnell Cook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-60 |
| 02:19 | Florida State | Joseph Peters scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:03 | Rice | David Mabe misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 53-63 |
| 02:02 | Florida State | William Kraatz grabs the defensive rebound | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:35 | Florida State | Joseph Peters comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-63 |
| 01:33 | Rice | David Mabe grabs the defensive rebound | 53-63 |
| 01:18 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-63 |
| 01:17 | Rice | David Mabe tips it home | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:48 | Florida State | Robert Peters is wide open but clanks a 3 from straight away | 55-63 |
| 00:47 | Rice | David Mabe snags the defensive board | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:43 | Rice | Micah Jacobs is called for the reach on Daniel Costner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Micah Jacobs, team foul #9 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Jerome Wiggs (SF) Donnell Cook | |
| Subs | Florida State | Justin Hutchcraft (PF) Jon Christensen | |
| 00:43 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:41 | Florida State | Daniel Costner is called for the reach on William Kraatz in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel Costner, team foul #7 | 57-63 |
| 00:41 | Florida State | William Kraatz misses the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:41 | Rice | David Mabe grabs the board | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Rice | David Mabe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-63 |
| 00:31 | Florida State | Justin Hutchcraft is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Costner - foul #5 on Daniel Costner, team foul #8 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (PG) Daniel Costner | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 00:31 | Florida State | Justin Hutchcraft makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:31 | Florida State | Justin Hutchcraft misses the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:31 | Rice | David Mabe pulls down the rebound | 57-64 |
| 00:31 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-64 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Micah Jacobs steps in front of the Jerome Wiggs pass | 57-64 |
| 00:21 | Florida State | Micah Jacobs is fouled in the backcourt by Antonio Clark - foul #3 on Antonio Clark, team foul #9 | 57-64 |
| 00:21 | Florida State | Micah Jacobs misses the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs pulls down the rebound | 57-64 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 57-64 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Antonio Clark comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-64 |
| 00:13 | Florida State | Justin Hutchcraft pulls down the rebound | 57-64 |
| 00:10 | Florida State | William Stanton is called for the reach on Justin Hutchcraft in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Stanton, team foul #10 | 57-64 |
| 00:10 | Florida State | Justin Hutchcraft makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:10 | Florida State | Justin Hutchcraft makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:07 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 57-66 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Antonio Clark clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-66 |
| 00:03 | Rice | David Mabe grabs the offensive board | 57-66 |
| 00:00 | Rice | William Kraatz takes the ball from William Stanton | 57-66 |