| Lineup | Rice | PG - Erik Brooks (fresh) SG - Louie Kennedy (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Bohon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Hearn (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Leigh Norman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Roman Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Tony Clouser (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Spencer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Sohn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marcus Villarreal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Methodist | Harold Spencer inbounds the ball | 40-41 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Southern Methodist | Marcus Villarreal misses the lay-in but the foul's on Louie Kennedy - foul #2 on Louie Kennedy, team foul #1 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory French (PG), Ronald Fabiano (SG) Erik Brooks, Louie Kennedy | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 19:36 | Southern Methodist | Marcus Villarreal misses the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 19:36 | Southern Methodist | Marcus Villarreal makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Gregory Bohon makes the runner in the paint | 42-42 |
| 19:01 | Southern Methodist | Tony Clouser hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 19:00 | Southern Methodist | Marcus Villarreal grabs the offensive board | 42-42 |
| 18:53 | Southern Methodist | Ronald Fabiano is called for the reach on David Sohn - foul #3 on Ronald Fabiano, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Louie Kennedy (SG), Jim Williams (C) Ronald Fabiano, Leigh Norman | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Robert Wayman (C) Marcus Villarreal | |
| 18:41 | Southern Methodist | Harold Spencer misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 18:39 | Rice | The rebound goes to Matthew Hearn | 42-42 |
| 18:10 | Rice | Matthew Hearn can't finish the layup but the foul's on Tony Clouser - foul #1 on Tony Clouser, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Leigh Norman (C) Gregory French, Jim Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jay Rockwell (PG), Thomas Krueger (SG), Francis Aiken (SF), Douglas Greenbaum (PF) Roman Brown, Tony Clouser, Harold Spencer, David Sohn | |
| 18:10 | Rice | Matthew Hearn misses the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 18:10 | Rice | Matthew Hearn makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 17:46 | Southern Methodist | Louie Kennedy steals it from Douglas Greenbaum | 43-42 |
| 17:31 | Rice | Keith Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Gregory French (SG), James Blaze (PF) Keith Robinson, Louie Kennedy, Matthew Hearn | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Marcus Villarreal (C) Robert Wayman | |
| 17:21 | Southern Methodist | Francis Aiken misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-42 |
| 17:20 | Rice | Leigh Norman grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 17:03 | Rice | Gregory Bohon is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-42 |
| 16:47 | Southern Methodist | James Blaze is called for the reach on Douglas Greenbaum - foul #1 on James Blaze, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Louie Kennedy (SG), Matthew Hearn (PF), Jim Williams (C) Erik Brooks, Gregory Bohon, James Blaze, Leigh Norman | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Tyler Barrows (PG), Tony Clouser (SG), David Sohn (PF), Harold Spencer (C) Jay Rockwell, Thomas Krueger, Francis Aiken, Marcus Villarreal | |
| 16:32 | Southern Methodist | Douglas Greenbaum misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 16:30 | Rice | Jim Williams pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 16:04 | Rice | Louie Kennedy clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 16:03 | Southern Methodist | David Sohn pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 15:59 | Southern Methodist | Tyler Barrows can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 45-42 |
| 15:58 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gregory French | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louie Kennedy (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory French (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Matthew Hearn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jim Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Tyler Barrows (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Tony Clouser (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Greenbaum (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Sohn (fresh) 3 reb. C - Harold Spencer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Rice | Louie Kennedy is fouled on the floor by Tony Clouser - foul #2 on Tony Clouser, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Gregory Bohon (SF), Leigh Norman (C) Keith Robinson, Gregory French, Jim Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Roman Brown (PG), Jay Rockwell (SG), James Plaisted (SF), Marcus Villarreal (C) Tyler Barrows, Tony Clouser, Douglas Greenbaum, David Sohn | |
| 15:13 | Rice | Gregory Bohon lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Erik Brooks | 47-42 |
| 14:50 | Southern Methodist | Jay Rockwell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 14:49 | Rice | Leigh Norman pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 14:44 | Rice | Erik Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory French (PG), Ronald Fabiano (SG), James Blaze (PF) Erik Brooks, Louie Kennedy, Matthew Hearn | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Thomas Krueger (SG), David Sohn (PF), Robert Wayman (C) Roman Brown, Harold Spencer, Marcus Villarreal | |
| 14:21 | Southern Methodist | James Plaisted lays it in | 47-44 |
| 13:59 | Rice | Robert Wayman steals it from Leigh Norman | 47-44 |
| 13:41 | Southern Methodist | David Sohn comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 47-44 |
| 13:39 | Rice | James Blaze gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 13:21 | Rice | Gregory French connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Fabiano | 49-44 |
| 13:06 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Krueger misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-44 |
| 13:04 | Rice | Gregory French gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 12:47 | Rice | David Sohn steals it from Ronald Fabiano | 49-44 |
| 12:27 | Southern Methodist | David Sohn hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by James Plaisted | 49-46 |
| 12:02 | Rice | Gregory Bohon's fadeaway is rejected by David Sohn | 49-46 |
| 12:00 | Southern Methodist | David Sohn gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory French (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Fabiano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Bohon (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Blaze (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Leigh Norman (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Jay Rockwell (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Krueger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Plaisted (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Sohn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Wayman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:47 | Southern Methodist | James Plaisted throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Louie Kennedy (SG), Matthew Hearn (PF), Jim Williams (C) Gregory French, Gregory Bohon, James Blaze, Leigh Norman | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Roman Brown (PG), Tony Clouser (SG), Francis Aiken (SF), Harold Spencer (PF), Marcus Villarreal (C) Jay Rockwell, Thomas Krueger, James Plaisted, David Sohn, Robert Wayman | |
| 11:43 | Rice | Francis Aiken picks off the pass by Erik Brooks in the backcourt | 49-46 |
| 11:33 | Southern Methodist | Harold Spencer is called for traveling | 49-46 |
| 11:09 | Rice | Erik Brooks misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-46 |
| 11:08 | Rice | Matthew Hearn tips it back up and in | 51-46 |
| 10:56 | Southern Methodist | Ronald Fabiano picks off the pass by Tony Clouser | 51-46 |
| 10:33 | Rice | Ronald Fabiano's pass is intercepted by Harold Spencer | 51-46 |
| 10:15 | Southern Methodist | Francis Aiken is whistled for traveling | 51-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Bohon (SF) Ronald Fabiano | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Tyler Barrows (PG), Douglas Greenbaum (PF) Roman Brown, Francis Aiken | |
| 10:12 | Rice | Erik Brooks is hacked by Douglas Greenbaum in the backcourt - foul #1 on Douglas Greenbaum, team foul #3 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory French (PG) Erik Brooks | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 10:04 | Rice | Louie Kennedy hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Gregory French | 54-46 |
| 09:49 | Southern Methodist | Harold Spencer clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-46 |
| 09:48 | Rice | Matthew Hearn snags the defensive board | 54-46 |
| 09:19 | Rice | Matthew Hearn buries a fadeaway in the lane | 56-46 |
| 08:58 | Southern Methodist | Tyler Barrows is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Tyler Barrows, team foul #4 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Ronald Fabiano (SF), Leigh Norman (C) Gregory French, Gregory Bohon, Jim Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Roman Brown (PG), David Sohn (PF) Tyler Barrows, Harold Spencer | |
| 08:38 | Rice | Ronald Fabiano drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Erik Brooks | 58-46 |
| 08:12 | Southern Methodist | Marcus Villarreal loses the ball out of bounds | 58-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory French (PG), Gregory Bohon (SF), James Blaze (C) Erik Brooks, Ronald Fabiano, Leigh Norman | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Francis Aiken (SF), Robert Wayman (C) Douglas Greenbaum, Marcus Villarreal | |
| 07:57 | Rice | Matthew Hearn is fouled on the floor by Roman Brown - foul #1 on Roman Brown, team foul #5 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Leigh Norman (C) Gregory French, James Blaze | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Thomas Krueger (SG) Tony Clouser | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Erik Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Louie Kennedy (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Bohon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Hearn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Leigh Norman (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Roman Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Krueger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Francis Aiken (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Sohn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Wayman (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:43 | Rice | Gregory Bohon misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Thomas Krueger - foul #2 on Thomas Krueger, team foul #6 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory French (PG), James Blaze (C) Erik Brooks, Leigh Norman | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jay Rockwell (PG), Harold Spencer (PF) Roman Brown, David Sohn | |
| 07:43 | Rice | Gregory Bohon makes the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 07:43 | Rice | Gregory Bohon makes the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 07:22 | Southern Methodist | Francis Aiken is hacked by Matthew Hearn - foul #3 on Matthew Hearn, team foul #4 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Leigh Norman (C) Gregory Bohon, James Blaze | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Tyler Barrows (PG), David Sohn (PF) Thomas Krueger, Robert Wayman | |
| 07:12 | Southern Methodist | Harold Spencer hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Francis Aiken | 60-48 |
| 07:07 | Rice | Louie Kennedy loses the dribble to Tyler Barrows in the backcourt | 60-48 |
| 06:54 | Southern Methodist | Tyler Barrows drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Francis Aiken | 60-50 |
| 06:52 | Rice | Erik Brooks is called for traveling in the backcourt | 60-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Bohon (SF), Jim Williams (C) Gregory French, Leigh Norman | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Tony Clouser (SG), Douglas Greenbaum (SF) Jay Rockwell, Francis Aiken | |
| 06:42 | Southern Methodist | David Sohn misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-50 |
| 06:40 | Southern Methodist | Tyler Barrows pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 06:19 | Southern Methodist | Douglas Greenbaum knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Tyler Barrows | 60-52 |
| 06:16 | Rice | Louie Kennedy is fouled in the backcourt by Tony Clouser - foul #3 on Tony Clouser, team foul #7 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory French (PG), Leigh Norman (C) Erik Brooks, Jim Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Roman Brown (PG), Thomas Krueger (SG), James Plaisted (SF), Robert Wayman (C) Tyler Barrows, Tony Clouser, David Sohn, Harold Spencer | |
| 06:16 | Rice | Louie Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 06:16 | Rice | Louie Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 05:47 | Southern Methodist | Roman Brown comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 62-52 |
| 05:45 | Southern Methodist | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Wayman | 62-52 |
| 05:32 | Southern Methodist | James Plaisted can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 62-52 |
| 05:31 | Rice | Leigh Norman snags the defensive board | 62-52 |
| 05:16 | Rice | Leigh Norman misses the wide open jumper from the right wing | 62-52 |
| 05:14 | Rice | Leigh Norman gets the offensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 05:04 | Rice | Louie Kennedy misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-52 |
| 05:02 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to James Plaisted | 62-52 |
| 04:48 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Krueger misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 62-52 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Leigh Norman snags the defensive board | 62-52 |
| 04:31 | Rice | Leigh Norman drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Gregory French | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:27 | Southern Methodist | Roman Brown loses the dribble to Louie Kennedy in the backcourt | 65-52 |
| 04:23 | Rice | Louie Kennedy lays it up and in | 67-52 |
| 04:04 | Southern Methodist | Roman Brown is fouled on the floor by Gregory Bohon - foul #1 on Gregory Bohon, team foul #5 | 67-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Ronald Fabiano (SG), Jim Williams (PF), James Blaze (C) Louie Kennedy, Gregory Bohon, Matthew Hearn, Leigh Norman | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jay Rockwell (PG), Tony Clouser (SG), Francis Aiken (SF), David Sohn (PF), Harold Spencer (C) Roman Brown, Thomas Krueger, James Plaisted, Douglas Greenbaum, Robert Wayman | |
| 03:47 | Southern Methodist | Jay Rockwell scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Francis Aiken | 67-54 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Erik Brooks (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Fabiano (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory French (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - Jim Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Blaze (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Jay Rockwell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tony Clouser (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Francis Aiken (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - David Sohn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Harold Spencer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Rice | Gregory French's pass is intercepted by Francis Aiken | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Southern Methodist | Francis Aiken misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jim Williams - foul #2 on Jim Williams, team foul #6 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Bohon (SF) Gregory French | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 03:15 | Southern Methodist | Francis Aiken makes the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 03:15 | Southern Methodist | Francis Aiken makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 02:56 | Rice | Jim Williams lays it up and in on a great pass from Erik Brooks | 69-56 |
| 02:46 | Southern Methodist | Tony Clouser clanks a 3 from straight away | 69-56 |
| 02:44 | Southern Methodist | Harold Spencer hits the follow up shot | 69-58 |
| 02:37 | Rice | Erik Brooks knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Jim Williams and the foul's on Jay Rockwell - foul #2 on Jay Rockwell, team foul #8 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory French (SF) Gregory Bohon | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Tyler Barrows (PG), Thomas Krueger (SG), Robert Wayman (C) Jay Rockwell, Tony Clouser, David Sohn | |
| 02:37 | Rice | Erik Brooks makes the free throw | 72-58 |
| 02:18 | Southern Methodist | Harold Spencer comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on James Blaze - foul #2 on James Blaze, team foul #7 | 72-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG) Erik Brooks | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 02:18 | Southern Methodist | Harold Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 72-59 |
| 02:18 | Southern Methodist | Harold Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| 02:14 | Rice | Tyler Barrows steals the ball from Ronald Fabiano in the backcourt | 72-60 |
| 02:13 | Southern Methodist | Harold Spencer can't finish the layup | 72-60 |
| 02:12 | Southern Methodist | Robert Wayman grabs the offensive board | 72-60 |
| 01:55 | Southern Methodist | Robert Wayman is fouled on the floor by Jim Williams - foul #3 on Jim Williams, team foul #8 | 72-60 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jay Rockwell (PG) Tyler Barrows | |
| 01:55 | Southern Methodist | Robert Wayman makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 01:55 | Southern Methodist | Robert Wayman makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 01:31 | Rice | Jim Williams misses the lay-in | 72-62 |
| 01:29 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Krueger grabs the defensive rebound | 72-62 |
| 01:20 | Southern Methodist | Francis Aiken scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Jay Rockwell | 72-64 |
| 00:51 | Rice | Gregory French is open but comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Harold Spencer - foul #2 on Harold Spencer, team foul #9 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Louie Kennedy (SG), Gregory Bohon (SF), Matthew Hearn (PF), Leigh Norman (C) Keith Robinson, Ronald Fabiano, Jim Williams, James Blaze | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Roman Brown (PG), Tony Clouser (SG), James Plaisted (SF), David Sohn (PF), Marcus Villarreal (C) Jay Rockwell, Thomas Krueger, Francis Aiken, Robert Wayman, Harold Spencer | |
| 00:51 | Rice | Gregory French makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:51 | Rice | Gregory French misses the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:51 | Southern Methodist | Marcus Villarreal gets the rebound | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Southern Methodist | Roman Brown misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 73-64 |
| 00:45 | Rice | The rebound goes to Matthew Hearn | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Rice | Matthew Hearn is hacked by Roman Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roman Brown, team foul #10 | 73-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Ronald Fabiano (SG) Gregory French, Louie Kennedy | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 00:42 | Rice | Matthew Hearn makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Matthew Hearn makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:36 | Southern Methodist | David Sohn connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Tony Clouser and he's fouled by Leigh Norman - foul #3 on Leigh Norman, team foul #9 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Louie Kennedy (SG) Keith Robinson, Ronald Fabiano | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 00:36 | Southern Methodist | David Sohn misses the free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Louie Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 75-66 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Louie Kennedy is hacked by Roman Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roman Brown, team foul #11 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Ronald Fabiano (SF) Erik Brooks, Gregory Bohon | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 00:33 | Rice | Louie Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Louie Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:27 | Southern Methodist | David Sohn hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 77-66 |
| 00:26 | Southern Methodist | James Plaisted tips it but misses | 77-66 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Ronald Fabiano pulls down the rebound | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Keith Robinson runs out the clock | 77-66 |