| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (fresh) SG - Thomas Ferebee (fresh) SF - Henry Gobin (fresh) PF - Robert Kelly (fresh) C - Kenneth Rumble (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Louis Woods (fresh) SG - Frederick Harris (fresh) SF - Federico Bruno (fresh) PF - Daniel Espana (fresh) C - Ronald Green (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:37 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Woods clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Rice | Henry Gobin grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Rice | Federico Bruno picks off the pass by Thomas Ferebee | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Woods connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Frederick Harris | 0-3 |
| 18:46 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:45 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Woods gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:40 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Woods misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 18:39 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:15 | Rice | Ronald Green is called for the reach on Thomas Ferebee - foul #1 on Ronald Green, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 17:53 | Rice | Charles Smith misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 17:52 | Eastern Illinois | Federico Bruno gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:45 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Harris scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Federico Bruno | 0-6 |
| 17:16 | Rice | Robert Kelly blows the layup | 0-6 |
| 17:14 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Espana gets the rebound | 0-6 |
| 17:09 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Harris misses short on a 3 from straight away | 0-6 |
| 17:07 | Rice | Henry Gobin grabs the board | 0-6 |
| 17:05 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-6 |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Caraway (C) Kenneth Rumble | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Micah Lucas (PG), Kevin Leach (SG), Aaron Pitts (SF), Myron Troxler (PF), Michael Voss (C) Louis Woods, Frederick Harris, Federico Bruno, Daniel Espana, Ronald Green | |
| 16:51 | Eastern Illinois | Aaron Pitts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-6 |
| 16:49 | Rice | Robert Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 0-6 |
| 16:43 | Rice | Kevin Leach is called for the reach on Charles Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Leach, team foul #2 | 0-6 |
| 16:22 | Rice | Robert Kelly knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Charles Smith | 2-6 |
| 16:07 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Leach connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Micah Lucas | 2-9 |
| 15:40 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 2-9 |
| 15:39 | Rice | Robert Kelly snags the offensive board | 2-9 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (fairly fresh) SG - Thomas Ferebee (fairly fresh) SF - Henry Gobin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Caraway (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Micah Lucas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Leach (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Aaron Pitts (fresh) PF - Myron Troxler (fairly fresh) C - Michael Voss (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Rice | Robert Kelly comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Aaron Pitts - foul #1 on Aaron Pitts, team foul #3 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Rumble (C) Harold Caraway | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Woods (PG), Frederick Harris (SG), Federico Bruno (SF), Daniel Espana (PF), Jason Tellez (C) Micah Lucas, Kevin Leach, Aaron Pitts, Myron Troxler, Michael Voss | |
| 15:23 | Rice | Robert Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 15:23 | Rice | Robert Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 15:09 | Eastern Illinois | Federico Bruno is hacked by Henry Gobin - foul #1 on Henry Gobin, team foul #1 | 4-9 |
| 14:47 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez misses long on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Kenneth Rumble - foul #1 on Kenneth Rumble, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| 14:47 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez misses the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 14:47 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez makes the 2nd free throw | 4-10 |
| 14:28 | Rice | Jason Tellez denies the turnaround by Robert Kelly | 4-10 |
| 14:26 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Louis Woods | 4-10 |
| 14:20 | Eastern Illinois | Federico Bruno loses the ball out of bounds | 4-10 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Marco Adams (PG), Ronald Green (C) Louis Woods, Daniel Espana | |
| 14:00 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee is open and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Henry Gobin | 7-10 |
| 13:58 | Eastern Illinois | Marco Adams's pass is intercepted by Thomas Ferebee in the backcourt | 7-10 |
| 13:37 | Rice | Robert Kelly lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Ferebee | 9-10 |
| 13:24 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Caraway (C) Kenneth Rumble | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Woods (PG), Micah Lucas (SG), Aaron Pitts (SF), Daniel Espana (PF), Michael Voss (C) Marco Adams, Frederick Harris, Federico Bruno, Jason Tellez, Ronald Green | |
| 13:01 | Rice | Henry Gobin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-10 |
| 12:59 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Voss pulls down the rebound | 9-10 |
| 12:53 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Voss is whistled for a carry | 9-10 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler (PF) Daniel Espana | |
| 12:49 | Rice | Aaron Pitts takes the ball from Charles Smith in the backcourt | 9-10 |
| 12:33 | Eastern Illinois | Micah Lucas is hacked by Thomas Ferebee - foul #1 on Thomas Ferebee, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Espana (PF) Michael Voss | |
| 12:18 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Woods hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Micah Lucas and the foul's on Henry Gobin - foul #2 on Henry Gobin, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Green (PG) Henry Gobin | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 12:18 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Woods misses the free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:18 | Rice | Harold Caraway grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 11:56 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 11-12 |
| 11:50 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Espana buries a shot from the right wing set up by Aaron Pitts | 11-14 |
| 11:48 | Rice | Aaron Pitts steps in front of the Charles Smith pass in the backcourt | 11-14 |
| 11:27 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Woods knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Micah Lucas | 11-17 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Green (fresh) SG - Thomas Ferebee (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Smith (tiring) PF - Robert Kelly (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Caraway (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Louis Woods (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Micah Lucas (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Aaron Pitts (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Espana (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Myron Troxler (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:12 | Rice | Charles Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-17 |
| 11:03 | Eastern Illinois | Micah Lucas makes the shot from the left side set up by Louis Woods | 14-19 |
| 11:00 | Rice | Micah Lucas is called for the reach on Thomas Ferebee in the backcourt - foul #1 on Micah Lucas, team foul #4 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Rumble (C) Harold Caraway | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Marco Adams (PG), Kevin Leach (SG), Federico Bruno (SF), Michael Voss (PF), Jason Tellez (C) Louis Woods, Micah Lucas, Aaron Pitts, Daniel Espana, Myron Troxler | |
| 10:40 | Rice | Robert Kelly can't finish the uncontested layup | 14-19 |
| 10:38 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Jason Tellez | 14-19 |
| 10:32 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Voss is fouled on the floor by Robert Kelly - foul #1 on Robert Kelly, team foul #5 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Ricky Trudell (PG) Charles Green | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green (C) Jason Tellez | |
| 10:10 | Eastern Illinois | Federico Bruno comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-19 |
| 10:09 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Leach grabs the offensive board | 14-19 |
| 09:51 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Rumble is called for the reach on Ronald Green - foul #2 on Kenneth Rumble, team foul #6 | 14-19 |
| 09:51 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 14-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Green (PG), Harold Caraway (C) Ricky Trudell, Kenneth Rumble | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Woods (PG), Frederick Harris (SG) Marco Adams, Kevin Leach | |
| 09:38 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 14-19 |
| 09:36 | Eastern Illinois | Federico Bruno grabs the offensive rebound | 14-19 |
| 09:28 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Voss connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Louis Woods | 14-21 |
| 09:11 | Rice | Robert Kelly comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Federico Bruno - foul #1 on Federico Bruno, team foul #5 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Gobin (SF) Charles Green | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez (PF) Michael Voss | |
| 09:11 | Rice | Robert Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 09:11 | Rice | Robert Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 09:11 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Frederick Harris | 14-21 |
| 08:49 | Eastern Illinois | The jump hook by Ronald Green is blocked by Robert Kelly | 14-21 |
| 08:47 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Woods tips it home | 14-23 |
| 08:45 | Rice | Frederick Harris steps in front of the Henry Gobin pass in the backcourt | 14-23 |
| 08:35 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Caraway steps in front of the Ronald Green pass | 14-23 |
| 08:16 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jason Tellez - foul #1 on Jason Tellez, team foul #6 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Micah Lucas (PG), Kevin Leach (SG), Aaron Pitts (SF), Daniel Espana (PF), Myron Troxler (C) Louis Woods, Frederick Harris, Federico Bruno, Jason Tellez, Ronald Green | |
| 08:16 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 08:16 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 07:58 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert Kelly - foul #2 on Robert Kelly, team foul #7 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Rumble (PF) Robert Kelly | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 07:58 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler makes the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 07:58 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler misses the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 07:58 | Rice | Harold Caraway grabs the defensive rebound | 16-24 |
| 07:36 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-24 |
| 07:34 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble tips it home | 18-24 |
| 07:15 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Espana lays it up and in on a great pass from Micah Lucas | 18-26 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (tired) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Ferebee (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Gobin (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Rumble (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Caraway (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Micah Lucas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Leach (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Aaron Pitts (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Espana (fresh) 4 pts. C - Myron Troxler (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 06:54 | Rice | Charles Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 18-26 |
| 06:52 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Kevin Leach | 18-26 |
| 06:48 | Eastern Illinois | Micah Lucas hits a jump hook from the baseline | 18-28 |
| 06:46 | Rice | Daniel Espana takes the ball from Thomas Ferebee in the backcourt | 18-28 |
| 06:32 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler is denied on a dunk by Henry Gobin | 18-28 |
| 06:31 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler gets the offensive rebound | 18-28 |
| 06:19 | Eastern Illinois | Aaron Pitts scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Daniel Espana | 18-30 |
| 05:56 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble loses the ball out of bounds | 18-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Kelly (PF) Kenneth Rumble | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Woods (PG), Frederick Harris (SG), Federico Bruno (SF), Michael Voss (PF), Jason Tellez (C) Micah Lucas, Kevin Leach, Aaron Pitts, Daniel Espana, Myron Troxler | |
| 05:39 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Woods is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Louis Woods, team foul #7 | 18-30 |
| 05:13 | Rice | Robert Kelly hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Henry Gobin | 20-30 |
| 04:57 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Harris comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-30 |
| 04:55 | Rice | Harold Caraway gets the rebound | 20-30 |
| 04:34 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-30 |
| 04:33 | Eastern Illinois | Federico Bruno grabs the board | 20-30 |
| 04:17 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Woods hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Harold Caraway - foul #1 on Harold Caraway, team foul #8 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Rumble (PF) Robert Kelly | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Espana (PF), Ronald Green (C) Michael Voss, Jason Tellez | |
| 04:17 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Woods makes the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 04:17 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 20-31 |
| 04:17 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble pulls down the rebound | 20-31 |
| 03:50 | Rice | Charles Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-31 |
| 03:49 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Harris gets the rebound | 20-31 |
| 03:33 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Woods buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-34 |
| 03:31 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble is hacked by Louis Woods in the backcourt - foul #2 on Louis Woods, team foul #8 | 20-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Kelly (PF) Harold Caraway | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Marco Adams (PG), Micah Lucas (SG), Aaron Pitts (SF) Louis Woods, Frederick Harris, Federico Bruno | |
| 03:31 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble makes the 1st free throw | 21-34 |
| 03:31 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble makes the 2nd free throw | 22-34 |
| 03:14 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green can't finish the layup but the foul's on Kenneth Rumble - foul #3 on Kenneth Rumble, team foul #9 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Caraway (C) Kenneth Rumble | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 03:14 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green makes the 1st free throw | 22-35 |
| 03:14 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green makes the 2nd free throw | 22-36 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (very tired) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Ferebee (very tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Gobin (tired) 2 reb. PF - Robert Kelly (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Caraway (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Marco Adams (fresh) SG - Micah Lucas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Aaron Pitts (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Espana (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Green (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:49 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-36 |
| 02:48 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Espana snags the defensive board | 22-36 |
| 02:43 | Eastern Illinois | Micah Lucas makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Aaron Pitts | 22-39 |
| 02:43 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 22-39 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Woods (PG), Federico Bruno (SF), Myron Troxler (PF) Marco Adams, Aaron Pitts, Daniel Espana | |
| 02:23 | Rice | Myron Troxler denies the turnaround by Thomas Ferebee | 22-39 |
| 02:21 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green grabs the defensive rebound | 22-39 |
| 02:16 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green's pass is intercepted by Robert Kelly | 22-39 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Micah Lucas takes the ball from Charles Smith in the backcourt | 22-39 |
| 02:09 | Eastern Illinois | Micah Lucas banks in the layup | 22-41 |
| 01:47 | Rice | Micah Lucas steps in front of the Thomas Ferebee pass | 22-41 |
| 01:33 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Ferebee is called for the reach on Micah Lucas - foul #2 on Thomas Ferebee, team foul #10 | 22-41 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Harris (SG), Michael Voss (PF), Jason Tellez (C) Federico Bruno, Myron Troxler, Ronald Green | |
| 01:33 | Eastern Illinois | Micah Lucas makes the 1st free throw | 22-42 |
| 01:33 | Eastern Illinois | Micah Lucas misses the 2nd free throw | 22-42 |
| 01:33 | Rice | Robert Kelly grabs the board | 22-42 |
| 01:30 | Rice | Charles Smith's pass is intercepted by Louis Woods in the backcourt | 22-42 |
| 01:13 | Eastern Illinois | Micah Lucas travels with the ball | 22-42 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Aaron Pitts (PG), Kevin Leach (SF) Louis Woods, Micah Lucas | |
| 00:49 | Rice | Robert Kelly knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 24-42 |
| 00:31 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Leach comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-42 |
| 00:29 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Voss pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-42 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Harris is hacked by Thomas Ferebee - foul #3 on Thomas Ferebee, team foul #11 | 24-42 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Woods (PG), Federico Bruno (SF), Daniel Espana (PF), Ronald Green (C) Aaron Pitts, Kevin Leach, Michael Voss, Jason Tellez | |
| 00:02 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Harris misses the 1st free throw | 24-42 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 24-43 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee clanks a halfcourt shot | 24-43 |