| Lineup | VMI | PG - Joseph Cosner (fresh) SG - Jason McMasters (fresh) SF - Joe Bennett (fresh) PF - Stephen Hopkins (fresh) C - Mark Payne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) SG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) SF - Willy Hodges (fresh) PF - William Quintanilla (fresh) C - Charles Krebs (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Charles Krebs wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | VMI | Joe Bennett grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | VMI | Willy Hodges blocks the jumper by Jason McMasters | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | VMI | Stephen Hopkins hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Rice | Joseph Cosner steals the ball from William Quintanilla | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | VMI | Jason McMasters drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Cosner | 4-0 |
| 18:29 | Rice | Willy Hodges buries a 3 from the right corner | 4-3 |
| 18:13 | VMI | Joseph Cosner drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-3 |
| 17:47 | Rice | Willy Hodges misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-3 |
| 17:46 | VMI | Mark Payne gets the rebound | 7-3 |
| 17:42 | VMI | Joe Bennett banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Cosner | 9-3 |
| 17:24 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin is hacked by Jason McMasters - foul #1 on Jason McMasters, team foul #1 | 9-3 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Pittman (C) Charles Krebs | |
| 17:10 | Rice | Mark Payne blocks the jumper by Werner Peabody | 9-3 |
| 17:09 | Rice | Werner Peabody can't tip it in | 9-3 |
| 17:07 | VMI | Joe Bennett gets the rebound | 9-3 |
| 16:58 | VMI | The short jumper by Joseph Cosner is denied by Gary Pittman | 9-3 |
| 16:57 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin snags the defensive board | 9-3 |
| 16:37 | Rice | Willy Hodges hits a jumper from the left block set up by Werner Peabody and he's hacked by Mark Payne - foul #1 on Mark Payne, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Veasey (SG) Jason McMasters | |
| Subs | Rice | James Barnes (PG), Joseph Enright (SG), Jacob Newsom (C) Werner Peabody, Hubert Gatlin, William Quintanilla | |
| 16:37 | Rice | Willy Hodges makes the free throw | 9-6 |
| 16:15 | VMI | Joe Bennett drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Veasey | 12-6 |
| 15:59 | Rice | Joseph Enright hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 12-6 |
| 15:57 | Rice | James Barnes tips it back up and in | 12-8 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Joseph Cosner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Veasey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joe Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Payne (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Enright (fresh) SF - Willy Hodges (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gary Pittman (fresh) C - Jacob Newsom (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | VMI | Stephen Hopkins misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 12-8 |
| 15:40 | VMI | Mark Payne hits the follow up shot | 14-8 |
| 15:26 | Rice | James Barnes is called for traveling | 14-8 |
| Subs | VMI | Robert McKlveen (SG), John Crippen (SF), Lee McRae (PF), Edward Smith (C) Joseph Cosner, Joe Bennett, Stephen Hopkins, Mark Payne | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Hubert Gatlin (SG), Charles Krebs (C) James Barnes, Willy Hodges, Jacob Newsom | |
| 14:58 | VMI | Robert Veasey misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-8 |
| 14:57 | VMI | Lee McRae snags the offensive board | 14-8 |
| 14:47 | VMI | Robert McKlveen drills a driving attempt near the basket | 16-8 |
| 14:34 | Rice | Charles Krebs misses the easy layup | 16-8 |
| 14:33 | VMI | Robert Veasey snags the defensive board | 16-8 |
| 14:24 | VMI | The pull-up jumper by Robert McKlveen is blocked by Joseph Enright | 16-8 |
| 14:23 | Rice | Joseph Enright pulls down the rebound | 16-8 |
| 13:56 | Rice | Werner Peabody can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-8 |
| 13:55 | VMI | The rebound goes to Edward Smith | 16-8 |
| 13:33 | VMI | Robert McKlveen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-8 |
| Subs | VMI | Joseph Cosner (PG), Jason McMasters (SG), Joe Bennett (SF), Stephen Hopkins (PF), Mark Payne (C) Robert Veasey, Robert McKlveen, John Crippen, Lee McRae, Edward Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Dejesus (PG), James Barnes (SG), Dustin Snow (SF), William Quintanilla (PF) Werner Peabody, Hubert Gatlin, Joseph Enright, Gary Pittman | |
| 13:09 | Rice | Dustin Snow misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 16-8 |
| 13:07 | Rice | William Quintanilla tips it home | 16-10 |
| 12:51 | VMI | Stephen Hopkins misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-10 |
| 12:49 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus gets the rebound | 16-10 |
| 12:43 | Rice | Dustin Snow misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 16-10 |
| 12:41 | Rice | Charles Krebs grabs the offensive board | 16-10 |
| 12:22 | Rice | Mark Payne swats the layup by Charles Krebs | 16-10 |
| 12:21 | VMI | Mark Payne grabs the board | 16-10 |
| 12:17 | VMI | Joseph Cosner misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-10 |
| 12:16 | Rice | Dustin Snow snags the defensive board | 16-10 |
| 12:10 | Rice | Charles Krebs knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline and the foul's on Jason McMasters - foul #2 on Jason McMasters, team foul #3 | 16-12 |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Veasey (SG) Jason McMasters | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Hubert Gatlin (SG), Willy Hodges (SF) Gregory Dejesus, James Barnes, Dustin Snow | |
| 12:10 | Rice | Charles Krebs misses the free throw | 16-12 |
| 12:10 | VMI | Mark Payne snags the defensive board | 16-12 |
| 11:54 | VMI | Robert Veasey drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Stephen Hopkins | 19-12 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Joseph Cosner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Veasey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) SF - Willy Hodges (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Krebs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Rice | Stephen Hopkins is called for the reach on William Quintanilla - foul #1 on Stephen Hopkins, team foul #4 | 19-12 |
| Subs | VMI | John Crippen (SF) Joe Bennett | |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Newsom (C) Charles Krebs | |
| 11:10 | Rice | Willy Hodges comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-12 |
| 11:09 | VMI | Mark Payne grabs the board | 19-12 |
| 11:02 | VMI | Joseph Cosner misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 19-12 |
| 11:01 | Rice | Jacob Newsom pulls down the rebound | 19-12 |
| 10:45 | Rice | William Quintanilla knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Hubert Gatlin | 19-14 |
| 10:38 | VMI | Stephen Hopkins can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 19-14 |
| 10:36 | Rice | Willy Hodges gets the rebound | 19-14 |
| 10:33 | Rice | Joseph Cosner is called for the reach on Werner Peabody in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Cosner, team foul #5 | 19-14 |
| Subs | VMI | Robert McKlveen (SG), Lee McRae (PF), Edward Smith (C) Robert Veasey, Stephen Hopkins, Mark Payne | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Pittman (PF) William Quintanilla | |
| 10:19 | Rice | Willy Hodges scores on a jumper from the left side | 19-16 |
| 10:04 | VMI | Edward Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-16 |
| Subs | VMI | Andre Young (PG), Joe Bennett (SF) Joseph Cosner, Lee McRae | |
| Subs | Rice | James Barnes (PG), Joseph Enright (SG) Werner Peabody, Hubert Gatlin | |
| 09:48 | Rice | Joseph Enright hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Gary Pittman and he's fouled by John Crippen - foul #1 on John Crippen, team foul #6 | 19-18 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Snow (SF) Willy Hodges | |
| 09:48 | Rice | Joseph Enright misses the free throw | 19-18 |
| 09:48 | VMI | Joe Bennett snags the defensive board | 19-18 |
| 09:27 | VMI | The jump hook by Joe Bennett is blocked by Jacob Newsom | 19-18 |
| 09:26 | VMI | The offensive rebound goes to John Crippen | 19-18 |
| 09:13 | VMI | John Crippen misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jacob Newsom - foul #1 on Jacob Newsom, team foul #1 | 19-18 |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Veasey (PG), Stephen Hopkins (PF), Mark Payne (C) Andre Young, Joe Bennett, Edward Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Dejesus (C) Jacob Newsom | |
| 09:13 | VMI | John Crippen misses the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 09:13 | VMI | John Crippen makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:53 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 20-18 |
| 08:52 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus grabs the offensive board | 20-18 |
| 08:42 | Rice | Joseph Enright connects on the jumper from the left side set up by James Barnes | 20-20 |
| 08:22 | VMI | Robert Veasey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-20 |
| Subs | VMI | Joseph Cosner (PG), Joe Bennett (SF) Robert McKlveen, John Crippen | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Hubert Gatlin (SG), Willy Hodges (SF), William Quintanilla (PF), Charles Krebs (C) James Barnes, Joseph Enright, Dustin Snow, Gary Pittman, Gregory Dejesus | |
| 08:10 | Rice | Willy Hodges misses the floater from the free throw line | 20-20 |
| 08:09 | Rice | Charles Krebs tips it in | 20-22 |
| 07:57 | VMI | Joseph Cosner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-22 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Joseph Cosner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Veasey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willy Hodges (fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Krebs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Rice | Werner Peabody is whistled for traveling | 20-22 |
| Subs | VMI | Edward Smith (C) Mark Payne | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:17 | VMI | Joe Bennett misses long on a shot from the right wing | 20-22 |
| 07:15 | Rice | William Quintanilla pulls down the rebound | 20-22 |
| 07:09 | Rice | William Quintanilla is hacked by Edward Smith - foul #1 on Edward Smith, team foul #7 | 20-22 |
| Subs | VMI | Robert McKlveen (SG) Robert Veasey | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:09 | Rice | William Quintanilla misses the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 07:09 | VMI | Edward Smith grabs the board | 20-22 |
| 07:03 | VMI | Joseph Cosner comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 20-22 |
| 07:01 | Rice | The rebound goes to Werner Peabody | 20-22 |
| 06:35 | Rice | Joe Bennett takes the ball from Willy Hodges | 20-22 |
| 06:32 | VMI | Joseph Cosner lays it up and in set up by Joe Bennett | 22-22 |
| 06:14 | Rice | Willy Hodges loses the dribble to Joe Bennett | 22-22 |
| 06:01 | VMI | Robert McKlveen misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 22-22 |
| 06:00 | Rice | Charles Krebs snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 05:54 | Rice | Willy Hodges misses the lay-in | 22-22 |
| 05:52 | VMI | Robert McKlveen grabs the board | 22-22 |
| 05:44 | VMI | Werner Peabody steps in front of the Robert McKlveen pass | 22-22 |
| 05:37 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Willy Hodges | 22-24 |
| 05:27 | VMI | Stephen Hopkins blows the dunk | 22-24 |
| 05:25 | Rice | William Quintanilla pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| 05:20 | Rice | Werner Peabody can't connect on a floater from the left side | 22-24 |
| 05:18 | VMI | Joe Bennett pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| 04:58 | VMI | Joe Bennett misses long on a 3 from straight away | 22-24 |
| 04:57 | Rice | The rebound goes to Charles Krebs | 22-24 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Willy Hodges scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Hubert Gatlin | 22-26 |
| 04:35 | VMI | Joseph Cosner connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Joe Bennett | 24-26 |
| 04:18 | Rice | Willy Hodges misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 24-26 |
| 04:16 | VMI | Stephen Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 24-26 |
| 04:01 | VMI | Robert McKlveen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 24-26 |
| 03:59 | Rice | Charles Krebs grabs the board | 24-26 |
| 03:51 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joe Bennett - foul #1 on Joe Bennett, team foul #8 | 24-26 |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Veasey (PG), Jason McMasters (SG), John Crippen (SF), Lee McRae (PF), Mark Payne (C) Joseph Cosner, Robert McKlveen, Joe Bennett, Stephen Hopkins, Edward Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | James Barnes (SG), Joseph Enright (SF), Gary Pittman (PF), Jacob Newsom (C) Hubert Gatlin, Willy Hodges, William Quintanilla, Charles Krebs | |
| 03:51 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 03:51 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 03:51 | VMI | The rebound goes to Lee McRae | 24-26 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Robert Veasey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason McMasters (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Crippen (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Lee McRae (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Enright (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Pittman (fresh) C - Jacob Newsom (fresh) | |
| 03:30 | VMI | Robert Veasey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-26 |
| 03:28 | Rice | Jacob Newsom grabs the defensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 03:19 | Rice | Joseph Enright connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Werner Peabody | 24-29 |
| 03:04 | VMI | John Crippen clanks a jumper from the right block | 24-29 |
| 03:03 | Rice | Gary Pittman pulls down the rebound | 24-29 |
| 02:48 | Rice | Jacob Newsom hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 24-29 |
| 02:47 | VMI | Lee McRae snags the defensive board | 24-29 |
| 02:23 | VMI | Robert Veasey knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 02:11 | Rice | James Barnes is fouled on the floor by Jason McMasters - foul #3 on Jason McMasters, team foul #9 | 27-29 |
| Subs | VMI | Joseph Cosner (PG) Jason McMasters | |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Snow (SF) Werner Peabody | |
| 02:11 | Rice | James Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 02:11 | VMI | The rebound goes to Mark Payne | 27-29 |
| 01:58 | VMI | Dustin Snow denies the turnaround by Lee McRae | 27-29 |
| 01:57 | Rice | Gary Pittman grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 01:36 | Rice | Dustin Snow connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Pittman and he's hacked by John Crippen - foul #2 on John Crippen, team foul #10 | 27-31 |
| Subs | VMI | Robert McKlveen (SG), Edward Smith (PF) Robert Veasey, Lee McRae | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Dejesus (PG), Hubert Gatlin (SG), Paul Burns (PF), Charles Krebs (C) James Barnes, Joseph Enright, Gary Pittman, Jacob Newsom | |
| 01:36 | Rice | Dustin Snow misses the free throw | 27-31 |
| 01:36 | VMI | Edward Smith grabs the board | 27-31 |
| 01:28 | VMI | Hubert Gatlin takes the ball from Edward Smith | 27-31 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus lays it up and in on a great pass from Hubert Gatlin | 27-33 |
| 01:18 | VMI | Robert McKlveen is hacked by Dustin Snow - foul #1 on Dustin Snow, team foul #2 | 27-33 |
| Subs | VMI | Joe Bennett (SF), Stephen Hopkins (PF) John Crippen, Mark Payne | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:00 | VMI | Robert McKlveen misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-33 |
| 00:58 | VMI | Stephen Hopkins tips it back up and in | 29-33 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Gregory Dejesus | 29-36 |
| 00:20 | VMI | Edward Smith is whistled for traveling | 29-36 |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Veasey (PG), Mark Payne (C) Joseph Cosner, Edward Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | James Barnes (PG), Willy Hodges (SF), William Quintanilla (PF) Dustin Snow, Paul Burns, Charles Krebs | |
| 00:01 | Rice | James Barnes clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-36 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus gets the offensive rebound | 29-36 |