| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) SF - James Shook (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Mabe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Chavers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Steven Morency (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Parks (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Rieger (fresh) 15 pts. PF - James Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Jasmin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Stephen Rieger inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:44 | Memphis | James Allen misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-36 |
| 19:43 | Rice | Antonio Clark snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 19:26 | Rice | James Chavers can't finish the layup | 33-36 |
| 19:25 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Stephen Rieger | 33-36 |
| 19:10 | Memphis | Steven Morency evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Stephen Rieger | 33-39 |
| 18:46 | Rice | James Chavers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-39 |
| 18:37 | Memphis | Stephen Rieger misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 18:36 | Memphis | James Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 18:25 | Memphis | Stephen Rieger can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-39 |
| 18:24 | Rice | James Chavers grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 18:02 | Rice | James Shook misses long on a shot from the right side | 33-39 |
| 18:00 | Rice | David Mabe tips it home | 35-39 |
| 17:50 | Memphis | Stephen Rieger is fouled on the floor by James Chavers - foul #3 on James Chavers, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Donnell Cook (C) James Chavers | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 17:43 | Memphis | Stephen Rieger scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 17:24 | Rice | David Mabe is called for traveling | 35-42 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF) Antonio Clark, James Shook | |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Guth (PF) James Allen | |
| 17:05 | Memphis | Jerome Wiggs takes the ball from Stephen Rieger | 35-42 |
| 16:43 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Stephen Rieger - foul #2 on Stephen Rieger, team foul #1 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG), Michael Bacher (PF) Daniel Costner, David Mabe | |
| Subs | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey (PG), Floyd Malone (SG), Arthur Dansereau (SF), David Smith (C) Steven Morency, Joseph Parks, Stephen Rieger, Michael Jasmin | |
| 16:43 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs misses the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 16:43 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs misses the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 16:43 | Memphis | Timothy Guth gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| 16:19 | Memphis | Arthur Dansereau connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Floyd Malone | 35-44 |
| 15:56 | Rice | Antoine Sharp comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-44 |
| 15:55 | Memphis | Arthur Dansereau snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Stanton (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Bacher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Donnell Cook (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Bruce Mehaffey (fresh) SG - Floyd Malone (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arthur Dansereau (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Timothy Guth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Memphis | Arthur Dansereau clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-44 |
| 15:35 | Memphis | David Smith snags the offensive board | 35-44 |
| 15:23 | Memphis | Michael Bacher steals it from Timothy Guth | 35-44 |
| 15:00 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-44 |
| 14:58 | Memphis | David Smith pulls down the rebound | 35-44 |
| 14:38 | Memphis | David Smith misses the dunk | 35-44 |
| 14:37 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Bacher | 35-44 |
| 14:11 | Rice | The short jumper by Donnell Cook is denied by David Smith | 35-44 |
| 14:09 | Memphis | Arthur Dansereau gets the rebound | 35-44 |
| 13:54 | Memphis | Jerome Wiggs steals the ball from Arthur Dansereau | 35-44 |
| 13:25 | Rice | David Smith swats the dunk try by Donnell Cook | 35-44 |
| 13:24 | Memphis | David Smith gets the rebound | 35-44 |
| 13:06 | Memphis | David Smith misses the dunk | 35-44 |
| 13:05 | Rice | Michael Bacher snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| 12:47 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Antoine Sharp | 37-44 |
| 12:28 | Memphis | Arthur Dansereau banks in the layup set up by David Smith | 37-46 |
| 12:11 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-46 |
| 12:10 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 11:54 | Rice | Antoine Sharp loses the dribble to Bruce Mehaffey | 37-46 |
| 11:51 | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey banks in the layup | 37-48 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Stanton (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Antoine Sharp (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Michael Bacher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Donnell Cook (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Bruce Mehaffey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Floyd Malone (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arthur Dansereau (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Guth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Smith (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:22 | Rice | Antoine Sharp connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Donnell Cook | 39-48 |
| 11:15 | Memphis | Arthur Dansereau knocks in the shot in the paint | 39-50 |
| 10:50 | Rice | Donnell Cook hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 39-50 |
| 10:48 | Memphis | Floyd Malone grabs the defensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 10:31 | Memphis | Arthur Dansereau misses badly on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Antoine Sharp - foul #1 on Antoine Sharp, team foul #2 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Antonio Clark (SG), James Shook (SF), David Mabe (PF), James Chavers (C) William Stanton, Antoine Sharp, Jerome Wiggs, Michael Bacher, Donnell Cook | |
| Subs | Memphis | Steven Morency (PG), Joseph Parks (SG), James Allen (PF), Michael Jasmin (C) Bruce Mehaffey, Floyd Malone, Timothy Guth, David Smith | |
| 10:31 | Memphis | Arthur Dansereau misses the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 10:31 | Memphis | Arthur Dansereau makes the 2nd free throw | 39-51 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 10:12 | Rice | James Shook is hacked by Arthur Dansereau - foul #2 on Arthur Dansereau, team foul #2 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Stephen Rieger (SF) Arthur Dansereau | |
| 10:02 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-51 |
| 09:51 | Memphis | Stephen Rieger can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-51 |
| 09:50 | Memphis | James Allen grabs the offensive board | 42-51 |
| 09:31 | Memphis | Stephen Rieger comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 42-51 |
| 09:30 | Rice | Antonio Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 42-51 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 09:08 | Rice | James Chavers misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Allen - foul #2 on James Allen, team foul #3 | 42-51 |
| 09:08 | Rice | James Chavers misses the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 09:08 | Rice | James Chavers misses the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 09:08 | Memphis | Michael Jasmin grabs the board | 42-51 |
| 08:59 | Memphis | Stephen Rieger drills a runner in the lane set up by Steven Morency | 42-53 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 08:38 | Rice | James Shook knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 44-53 |
| 08:24 | Memphis | Joseph Parks hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Morency | 44-56 |
| 08:01 | Rice | David Mabe scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-56 |
| 07:49 | Memphis | David Mabe is called for the reach on James Allen - foul #3 on David Mabe, team foul #3 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Guth (PF) James Allen | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Antonio Clark (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - James Shook (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Mabe (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Chavers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Steven Morency (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Joseph Parks (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Stephen Rieger (fresh) 20 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Guth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Jasmin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Memphis | Steven Morency is hacked by James Chavers - foul #4 on James Chavers, team foul #4 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Bacher (PF) David Mabe | |
| Subs | Memphis | Floyd Malone (SG) Joseph Parks | |
| 07:24 | Memphis | Steven Morency shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-56 |
| 07:23 | Rice | James Shook gets the rebound | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 07:08 | Rice | Michael Bacher knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-56 |
| 06:57 | Memphis | Antonio Clark steps in front of the Steven Morency pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 48-56 |
| 06:38 | Rice | Michael Bacher misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Timothy Guth - foul #3 on Timothy Guth, team foul #4 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Rice | David Mabe (PF) James Chavers | |
| Subs | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey (PG), Joseph Parks (SG), Arthur Dansereau (SF), James Allen (PF) Steven Morency, Floyd Malone, Stephen Rieger, Timothy Guth | |
| 06:38 | Rice | Michael Bacher misses the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 06:38 | Rice | Michael Bacher makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 06:14 | Memphis | James Allen is fouled on the floor by David Mabe - foul #4 on David Mabe, team foul #5 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Memphis | David Smith (C) Michael Jasmin | |
| 05:53 | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey's pass is intercepted by David Mabe | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:30 | Rice | Daniel Costner connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 05:17 | Memphis | David Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joseph Parks and the foul's on Michael Bacher - foul #1 on Michael Bacher, team foul #6 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), James Chavers (C) Antonio Clark, James Shook, Michael Bacher | |
| Subs | Memphis | Steven Morency (PG), Stephen Rieger (SF) Bruce Mehaffey, Arthur Dansereau | |
| 05:17 | Memphis | David Smith makes the free throw | 52-59 |
| 05:02 | Rice | Daniel Costner loses the ball out of bounds | 52-59 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Floyd Malone (SG), Timothy Guth (PF) Joseph Parks, James Allen | |
| 04:37 | Memphis | Steven Morency works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-59 |
| 04:36 | Memphis | Floyd Malone tips it in | 52-61 |
| 04:17 | Rice | James Chavers hits a runner from close range set up by Jerome Wiggs | 54-61 |
| 04:02 | Memphis | Timothy Guth's fadeaway is rejected by Jerome Wiggs | 54-61 |
| 04:01 | Rice | David Mabe grabs the defensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 03:57 | Rice | Antoine Sharp's pass is intercepted by Floyd Malone | 54-61 |
| 03:42 | Memphis | Timothy Guth is hacked by Antoine Sharp - foul #2 on Antoine Sharp, team foul #7 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (PG), Michael Bacher (PF) Daniel Costner, David Mabe | |
| Subs | Memphis | Joseph Parks (SG), Michael Jasmin (C) Floyd Malone, David Smith | |
| 03:42 | Memphis | Timothy Guth misses the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 03:42 | Rice | Michael Bacher gets the rebound | 54-61 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Stanton (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Michael Bacher (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - James Chavers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Steven Morency (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Joseph Parks (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Stephen Rieger (fresh) 20 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Guth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Jasmin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Rice | James Chavers can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Jasmin - foul #1 on Michael Jasmin, team foul #5 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SG) Antoine Sharp | |
| Subs | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey (PG), James Allen (PF) Steven Morency, Timothy Guth | |
| 03:23 | Rice | James Chavers misses the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 03:23 | Rice | James Chavers misses the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 03:23 | Memphis | Joseph Parks gets the rebound | 54-61 |
| 03:03 | Memphis | James Allen misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 54-61 |
| 03:02 | Rice | William Stanton grabs the defensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 02:59 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-61 |
| Subs | Rice | James Shook (SF), David Mabe (PF) Jerome Wiggs, Michael Bacher | |
| Subs | Memphis | Steven Morency (PG) Bruce Mehaffey | |
| 02:42 | Rice | William Stanton drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-61 |
| 02:22 | Memphis | Antonio Clark is called for the reach on Joseph Parks - foul #3 on Antonio Clark, team foul #8 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG) William Stanton | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 02:22 | Memphis | Joseph Parks misses the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 02:22 | Rice | James Chavers grabs the board | 56-61 |
| 02:07 | Rice | The jump hook by James Shook is blocked by Stephen Rieger | 56-61 |
| 02:05 | Memphis | Stephen Rieger pulls down the rebound | 56-61 |
| 01:53 | Memphis | Joseph Parks loses the dribble to James Shook | 56-61 |
| 01:36 | Rice | James Shook misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 56-61 |
| 01:35 | Memphis | Michael Jasmin gets the rebound | 56-61 |
| 01:17 | Memphis | Steven Morency can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-61 |
| 01:15 | Memphis | James Allen tips it home | 56-63 |
| 01:09 | Rice | Antonio Clark makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Daniel Costner | 58-63 |
| 00:54 | Memphis | Stephen Rieger misses the easy layup | 58-63 |
| 00:52 | Rice | James Shook grabs the board | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:38 | Rice | David Mabe's floater is tipped away by James Allen | 58-63 |
| 00:36 | Rice | David Mabe can't tip it in | 58-63 |
| 00:35 | Memphis | Michael Jasmin grabs the defensive rebound | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:33 | Memphis | Daniel Costner is called for the reach on Michael Jasmin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Costner, team foul #9 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey (PG), Arthur Dansereau (SF), Timothy Guth (PF) Steven Morency, Stephen Rieger, James Allen | |
| 00:33 | Memphis | Michael Jasmin makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:33 | Memphis | Michael Jasmin makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:25 | Rice | Daniel Costner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-65 |
| 00:23 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Joseph Parks | 58-65 |
| 00:23 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-65 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Memphis | David Smith (C) Michael Jasmin | |
| 00:21 | Memphis | Joseph Parks is hacked by Daniel Costner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Costner, team foul #10 | 58-65 |
| 00:21 | Memphis | Joseph Parks makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 00:21 | Memphis | Joseph Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Rice | Daniel Costner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-67 |
| 00:14 | Memphis | Arthur Dansereau is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Costner - foul #3 on Daniel Costner, team foul #11 | 58-67 |
| 00:14 | Memphis | Arthur Dansereau misses the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:14 | Memphis | Arthur Dansereau makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Joseph Parks steals the ball from David Mabe | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey runs out the clock | 58-68 |