| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Rodney Visser (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rodrick Pierce (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Orlando Duke (fresh) PF - Joel Hardesty (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Billups (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Hardy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Osbourn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 3 stl. PF - Ralph Freitas (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Kerr (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | John Cowling inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Rice | John Cowling misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-29 |
| 19:47 | North Carolina A&T | Rodney Visser grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 19:19 | North Carolina A&T | Rodney Visser clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ralph Freitas - foul #2 on Ralph Freitas, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| 19:19 | North Carolina A&T | Rodney Visser makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 19:19 | North Carolina A&T | Rodney Visser makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 18:56 | Rice | Ralph Freitas misses the shot from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 18:55 | North Carolina A&T | Brian Billups gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 18:33 | North Carolina A&T | Joel Hardesty comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 32-29 |
| 18:31 | Rice | Ralph Freitas grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 18:27 | Rice | Michael Hardy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Orlando Duke - foul #3 on Orlando Duke, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Kenneth Solar (SF) Orlando Duke | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:27 | Rice | Michael Hardy misses the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 18:27 | Rice | Michael Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 18:03 | North Carolina A&T | Brian Billups hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joel Hardesty | 34-30 |
| 17:51 | Rice | Ralph Freitas's floater is tipped away by Joel Hardesty | 34-30 |
| 17:50 | Rice | Michael Hardy tips it but misses | 34-30 |
| 17:49 | North Carolina A&T | Brian Billups grabs the board | 34-30 |
| 17:31 | North Carolina A&T | Rodney Visser can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 34-30 |
| 17:29 | Rice | Ralph Freitas grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 17:09 | Rice | Michael Hardy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-30 |
| 17:07 | North Carolina A&T | The rebound goes to Joel Hardesty | 34-30 |
| 16:39 | North Carolina A&T | Charles Osbourn is called for the reach on Rodrick Pierce - foul #2 on Charles Osbourn, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | David Etter (PF) Joel Hardesty | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Bone (PG), Carl Lungwitz (SF), Bobby Allison (PF), Richard Thomas (C) Michael Hardy, John Cowling, Ralph Freitas, Matthew Kerr | |
| 16:13 | North Carolina A&T | Rodrick Pierce comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-30 |
| 16:11 | Rice | The rebound goes to Bobby Allison | 34-30 |
| 15:55 | Rice | David Etter steps in front of the Carl Lungwitz pass | 34-30 |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Rodney Visser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rodrick Pierce (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Kenneth Solar (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Etter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Billups (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jeffrey Bone (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Osbourn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Lungwitz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bobby Allison (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | North Carolina A&T | David Etter comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Jeffrey Bone - foul #3 on Jeffrey Bone, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Orlando Duke (SF) Rodrick Pierce | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Hardy (PG) Charles Osbourn | |
| 15:35 | North Carolina A&T | David Etter misses the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 15:35 | North Carolina A&T | David Etter misses the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 15:35 | Rice | Jeffrey Bone snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 15:14 | Rice | David Etter picks off the pass by Richard Thomas | 34-30 |
| 14:55 | North Carolina A&T | Kenneth Solar can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Jeffrey Bone - foul #4 on Jeffrey Bone, team foul #4 | 34-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Joel Hardesty (PF) David Etter | |
| Subs | Rice | Zachary Hedberg (SG), John Cowling (SF), Ralph Freitas (PF) Jeffrey Bone, Carl Lungwitz, Richard Thomas | |
| 14:55 | North Carolina A&T | Kenneth Solar misses the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 14:55 | North Carolina A&T | Kenneth Solar misses the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 14:55 | Rice | Ralph Freitas pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 14:35 | Rice | Ralph Freitas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-30 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Rodrick Pierce (SG) Kenneth Solar | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Osbourn (SG) Zachary Hedberg | |
| 14:17 | North Carolina A&T | Joel Hardesty makes the jumper from close range set up by Orlando Duke | 36-30 |
| 13:56 | Rice | Ralph Freitas lays it in on a great pass from John Cowling | 36-32 |
| 13:30 | North Carolina A&T | Rodrick Pierce misses the jumper from the right side | 36-32 |
| 13:29 | North Carolina A&T | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Billups | 36-32 |
| 13:07 | North Carolina A&T | Joel Hardesty misses the jump hook from close range | 36-32 |
| 13:06 | Rice | Bobby Allison pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 12:44 | Rice | Charles Osbourn connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Michael Hardy | 36-34 |
| 12:22 | North Carolina A&T | Joel Hardesty hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Rodney Visser | 38-34 |
| 11:59 | Rice | Joel Hardesty steals it from John Cowling | 38-34 |
| 11:44 | North Carolina A&T | Joel Hardesty knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-34 |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Rodney Visser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rodrick Pierce (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Orlando Duke (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Joel Hardesty (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Billups (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Hardy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Osbourn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Cowling (fairly fresh) 3 stl. PF - Ralph Freitas (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Bobby Allison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Rice | Michael Hardy clanks a 3 from straight away | 40-34 |
| 11:20 | North Carolina A&T | The rebound goes to Joel Hardesty | 40-34 |
| 10:55 | North Carolina A&T | Rodrick Pierce misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-34 |
| 10:54 | Rice | Michael Hardy pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 10:31 | Rice | Charles Osbourn double dribbles | 40-34 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Kenneth Solar (SF), David Etter (PF) Orlando Duke, Joel Hardesty | |
| Subs | Rice | Zachary Hedberg (SG), Carl Lungwitz (SF), Richard Thomas (PF), Matthew Kerr (C) Charles Osbourn, John Cowling, Ralph Freitas, Bobby Allison | |
| 10:03 | North Carolina A&T | Kenneth Solar hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Carl Lungwitz - foul #1 on Carl Lungwitz, team foul #5 | 40-34 |
| 10:03 | North Carolina A&T | Kenneth Solar makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 10:03 | North Carolina A&T | Kenneth Solar makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 09:41 | Rice | Richard Thomas misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-34 |
| 09:40 | Rice | Richard Thomas tips it back up and in | 42-36 |
| 09:19 | North Carolina A&T | Rodrick Pierce makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Rodney Visser | 45-36 |
| 08:56 | Rice | Kenneth Solar steals it from Carl Lungwitz | 45-36 |
| 08:29 | North Carolina A&T | Brian Billups's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Orlando Duke (SF) Rodrick Pierce | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Osbourn (SG) Michael Hardy | |
| 08:07 | Rice | Richard Thomas misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 45-36 |
| 08:05 | North Carolina A&T | Brian Billups gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| 07:40 | North Carolina A&T | Kenneth Solar is hacked by Charles Osbourn - foul #3 on Charles Osbourn, team foul #6 | 45-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Joel Hardesty (PF) David Etter | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Bone (PG), John Cowling (SF), Ralph Freitas (PF) Carl Lungwitz, Zachary Hedberg, Matthew Kerr | |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Rodney Visser (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Solar (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Orlando Duke (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Joel Hardesty (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Brian Billups (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jeffrey Bone (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Charles Osbourn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 3 stl. PF - Ralph Freitas (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:26 | North Carolina A&T | Brian Billups double dribbles | 45-36 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| Subs | Rice | Matthew Kerr (C) Richard Thomas | |
| 07:17 | Rice | Rodney Visser is called for the reach on Jeffrey Bone - foul #4 on Rodney Visser, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| 07:07 | Rice | Jeffrey Bone misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 07:05 | North Carolina A&T | Joel Hardesty grabs the board | 45-36 |
| 06:39 | North Carolina A&T | Kenneth Solar loses the dribble to Charles Osbourn | 45-36 |
| 06:35 | Rice | John Cowling slams it home set up by Charles Osbourn | 45-38 |
| 06:11 | North Carolina A&T | Joel Hardesty misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ralph Freitas - foul #3 on Ralph Freitas, team foul #7 | 45-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Rodrick Pierce (SG) Kenneth Solar | |
| Subs | Rice | Bobby Allison (PF), Richard Thomas (C) Ralph Freitas, Matthew Kerr | |
| 06:11 | North Carolina A&T | Joel Hardesty makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 06:11 | North Carolina A&T | Joel Hardesty makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 05:47 | Rice | Richard Thomas is fouled on the floor by Rodney Visser - foul #5 on Rodney Visser, team foul #3 | 47-38 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Gerald Henderson (PG) Rodney Visser | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:39 | Rice | Bobby Allison misses long on a shot from the right side | 47-38 |
| 05:37 | North Carolina A&T | Orlando Duke grabs the board | 47-38 |
| 05:13 | North Carolina A&T | Rodrick Pierce hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-38 |
| 05:08 | Rice | Bobby Allison makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-41 |
| 04:43 | North Carolina A&T | Joel Hardesty misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-41 |
| 04:41 | Rice | Richard Thomas grabs the board | 49-41 |
| 04:18 | Rice | Jeffrey Bone clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 04:17 | North Carolina A&T | Joel Hardesty grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 03:51 | North Carolina A&T | Rodrick Pierce misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 03:50 | North Carolina A&T | Joel Hardesty pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | North Carolina A&T | Rodrick Pierce misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 49-41 |
| 03:30 | North Carolina A&T | Orlando Duke grabs the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Gerald Henderson (fresh) SG - Rodrick Pierce (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Orlando Duke (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joel Hardesty (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. C - Brian Billups (tired) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jeffrey Bone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Charles Osbourn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Cowling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Bobby Allison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | North Carolina A&T | Joel Hardesty misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-41 |
| 03:15 | Rice | Richard Thomas gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 03:15 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Kenneth Solar (SF), David Etter (PF) Orlando Duke, Joel Hardesty | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Hardy (PG), Ralph Freitas (PF), Matthew Kerr (C) Jeffrey Bone, John Cowling, Richard Thomas | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:03 | Rice | Bobby Allison hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 03:02 | Rice | Bobby Allison misses the tip | 49-41 |
| 03:00 | North Carolina A&T | Kenneth Solar snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 03:00 | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Joel Hardesty (PF) David Etter | |
| Subs | Rice | John Cowling (SF) Bobby Allison | |
| 02:45 | North Carolina A&T | Kenneth Solar clanks a shot from close range | 49-41 |
| 02:43 | North Carolina A&T | Joel Hardesty snags the offensive board | 49-41 |
| 02:14 | North Carolina A&T | Kenneth Solar misses the shot from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 02:13 | Rice | Matthew Kerr pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 02:07 | Rice | Michael Hardy misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-41 |
| 02:05 | Rice | Matthew Kerr tips it back up and in | 49-43 |
| 02:05 | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Orlando Duke (SF) Kenneth Solar | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:41 | North Carolina A&T | Joel Hardesty clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-43 |
| 01:40 | North Carolina A&T | Gerald Henderson grabs the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 01:16 | North Carolina A&T | Joel Hardesty can't connect on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Ralph Freitas - foul #4 on Ralph Freitas, team foul #8 | 49-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | David Etter (PF) Gerald Henderson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:16 | North Carolina A&T | Joel Hardesty makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 01:16 | North Carolina A&T | Joel Hardesty misses the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 01:16 | Rice | The rebound goes to Ralph Freitas | 50-43 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:56 | Rice | Michael Hardy drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Osbourn | 50-46 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:31 | North Carolina A&T | Rodrick Pierce is called for traveling | 50-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Gerald Henderson (PG) David Etter | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Rice | Michael Hardy misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 50-46 |
| 00:21 | Rice | John Cowling grabs the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Michael Hardy clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-46 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Ralph Freitas grabs the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Michael Hardy misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-46 |
| 00:12 | North Carolina A&T | Brian Billups gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:11 | North Carolina A&T | Charles Osbourn is called for the reach on Brian Billups in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Osbourn, team foul #9 | 50-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Kenneth Solar (SF) Orlando Duke | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:11 | North Carolina A&T | Brian Billups makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 00:11 | North Carolina A&T | Brian Billups makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Ralph Freitas is fouled on the floor by Gerald Henderson - foul #1 on Gerald Henderson, team foul #4 | 52-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Orlando Duke (SF) Kenneth Solar | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:00 | Rice | John Cowling misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-46 |