| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (fresh) SG - Thomas Ferebee (fresh) SF - Henry Gobin (fresh) PF - Robert Kelly (fresh) C - Kenneth Rumble (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Nolan Miller (fresh) SG - Johnnie Scheffer (fresh) SF - Nicholas Rolfe (fresh) PF - Robert Gorski (fresh) C - Ronald Kennedy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:55 | Rice | Charles Smith is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Gorski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Rice | Charles Smith grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Rice | Robert Kelly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Southern Mississippi | Nolan Miller makes the 3 from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:27 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee is fouled in the backcourt by Johnnie Scheffer - foul #1 on Johnnie Scheffer, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Smith | 3-3 |
| 18:48 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Kennedy knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Nolan Miller | 3-5 |
| 18:44 | Rice | Charles Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-5 |
| 18:25 | Southern Mississippi | Johnnie Scheffer misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 3-5 |
| 18:24 | Rice | Henry Gobin gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| 18:04 | Rice | Charles Smith misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 18:02 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:46 | Southern Mississippi | Johnnie Scheffer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 3-5 |
| 17:44 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 17:40 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kenneth Rumble and he's hacked by Nicholas Rolfe - foul #1 on Nicholas Rolfe, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Caraway (C) Kenneth Rumble | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco (PG), Terrell Jones (SG), Carlos Anderson (SF), Jamie Edwards (PF), Rodrick Peterson (C) Nolan Miller, Johnnie Scheffer, Nicholas Rolfe, Robert Gorski, Ronald Kennedy | |
| 17:40 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses the free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:40 | Southern Mississippi | Jamie Edwards snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 17:21 | Southern Mississippi | Rodrick Peterson drills a driving attempt near the basket | 5-7 |
| 16:52 | Rice | Henry Gobin hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Thomas Ferebee | 7-7 |
| 16:33 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Ferebee picks off the pass by Arnold Francisco | 7-7 |
| 16:13 | Rice | Robert Kelly hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 7-7 |
| 16:12 | Southern Mississippi | Rodrick Peterson pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:07 | Southern Mississippi | Terrell Jones hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Arnold Francisco | 7-9 |
| 15:42 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 15:40 | Rice | Harold Caraway snags the offensive board | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (tiring) SG - Thomas Ferebee (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Gobin (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Robert Kelly (tiring) C - Harold Caraway (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Arnold Francisco (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terrell Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carlos Anderson (fairly fresh) PF - Jamie Edwards (fairly fresh) C - Rodrick Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:18 | Rice | Robert Kelly lays it in set up by Thomas Ferebee | 9-9 |
| 15:01 | Southern Mississippi | Jamie Edwards makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Terrell Jones | 9-12 |
| 14:36 | Rice | Robert Kelly is open but comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Jamie Edwards - foul #1 on Jamie Edwards, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Rumble (C) Harold Caraway | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nolan Miller (PG), Charles Church (SG), Nicholas Rolfe (SF), Robert Gorski (PF), Ronald Kennedy (C) Arnold Francisco, Terrell Jones, Carlos Anderson, Jamie Edwards, Rodrick Peterson | |
| 14:36 | Rice | Robert Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 14:36 | Rice | Robert Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 14:19 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Henry Gobin - foul #1 on Henry Gobin, team foul #1 | 11-12 |
| 14:19 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 14:19 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe misses the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 14:19 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble grabs the defensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 14:00 | Rice | Ronald Kennedy swats the shot by Robert Kelly | 11-13 |
| 13:58 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Ronald Kennedy | 11-13 |
| 13:47 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Gorski knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Kennedy | 11-16 |
| 13:29 | Rice | Charles Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-16 |
| 13:28 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe gets the rebound | 11-16 |
| 13:09 | Southern Mississippi | Nolan Miller knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Charles Church | 11-19 |
| 12:43 | Rice | Nicholas Rolfe takes the ball from Charles Smith | 11-19 |
| 12:26 | Southern Mississippi | Nolan Miller makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Nicholas Rolfe | 11-21 |
| 12:26 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 11-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Caraway (C) Kenneth Rumble | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Johnnie Scheffer (SG), Carlos Anderson (SF), Walter Bjork (C) Charles Church, Nicholas Rolfe, Ronald Kennedy | |
| 12:06 | Rice | Robert Kelly makes the floater from the left block | 13-21 |
| 11:45 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Anderson misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Robert Kelly - foul #1 on Robert Kelly, team foul #2 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Terrell Jones (PF) Robert Gorski | |
| 11:45 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 13-22 |
| 11:45 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-23 |
| 11:30 | Rice | Henry Gobin is fouled on the floor by Carlos Anderson - foul #1 on Carlos Anderson, team foul #4 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco (SF) Carlos Anderson | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (tired) SG - Thomas Ferebee (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Gobin (tired) 2 pts. PF - Robert Kelly (tired) 6 pts. C - Harold Caraway (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Nolan Miller (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnnie Scheffer (fresh) SF - Arnold Francisco (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Terrell Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Bjork (fresh) | |
| 11:04 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee travels with the ball | 13-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Rumble (PF) Robert Kelly | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church (SG), Nicholas Rolfe (SF) Nolan Miller, Johnnie Scheffer | |
| 10:52 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco is hacked by Charles Smith - foul #1 on Charles Smith, team foul #3 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Kelly (PF) Harold Caraway | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Gorski (PF), Jamie Edwards (C) Terrell Jones, Walter Bjork | |
| 10:32 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Gorski misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 13-23 |
| 10:31 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe tips it in | 13-25 |
| 10:03 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee makes the 3 from the right wing | 16-25 |
| 09:42 | Southern Mississippi | Jamie Edwards is hacked by Henry Gobin - foul #2 on Henry Gobin, team foul #4 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Green (PG), Harold Caraway (C) Henry Gobin, Robert Kelly | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nolan Miller (PG), Johnnie Scheffer (SG), Terrell Jones (SF), Walter Bjork (PF), Ronald Kennedy (C) Arnold Francisco, Charles Church, Nicholas Rolfe, Robert Gorski, Jamie Edwards | |
| 09:26 | Southern Mississippi | Nolan Miller misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 16-25 |
| 09:24 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Bjork grabs the offensive rebound | 16-25 |
| 09:15 | Southern Mississippi | Johnnie Scheffer connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Terrell Jones | 16-27 |
| 08:47 | Rice | Charles Smith misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 16-27 |
| 08:45 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Terrell Jones | 16-27 |
| 08:35 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Kennedy blows the layup but he's hacked by Charles Smith - foul #2 on Charles Smith, team foul #5 | 16-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Kelly (PF) Harold Caraway | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Anderson (SF) Terrell Jones | |
| 08:35 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 16-27 |
| 08:35 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 16-27 |
| 08:35 | Rice | The rebound goes to Kenneth Rumble | 16-27 |
| 08:23 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-27 |
| 08:22 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Anderson snags the defensive board | 16-27 |
| 07:56 | Southern Mississippi | Johnnie Scheffer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Ferebee - foul #1 on Thomas Ferebee, team foul #6 | 16-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Ricky Trudell (PG) Charles Green | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco (PG), Nicholas Rolfe (SF), Robert Gorski (PF), Jamie Edwards (C) Nolan Miller, Carlos Anderson, Walter Bjork, Ronald Kennedy | |
| 07:56 | Southern Mississippi | Johnnie Scheffer makes the 1st free throw | 16-28 |
| 07:56 | Southern Mississippi | Johnnie Scheffer misses the 2nd free throw | 16-28 |
| 07:56 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble grabs the board | 16-28 |
| 07:28 | Rice | Ricky Trudell comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 16-28 |
| 07:27 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble misses the tip | 16-28 |
| 07:25 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jamie Edwards | 16-28 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ricky Trudell (fresh) SG - Thomas Ferebee (very tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Smith (very tired) PF - Robert Kelly (tired) 6 pts. C - Kenneth Rumble (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Arnold Francisco (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Johnnie Scheffer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nicholas Rolfe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Gorski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jamie Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Southern Mississippi | Jamie Edwards buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Arnold Francisco | 16-30 |
| 07:02 | Rice | Charles Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-30 |
| 07:01 | Southern Mississippi | Jamie Edwards pulls down the rebound | 16-30 |
| 06:34 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Charles Smith - foul #3 on Charles Smith, team foul #7 | 16-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Green (PG), Henry Gobin (SF), Harold Caraway (C) Ricky Trudell, Charles Smith, Kenneth Rumble | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nolan Miller (PG), Terrell Jones (SG), Walter Bjork (PF), Rodrick Peterson (C) Arnold Francisco, Johnnie Scheffer, Robert Gorski, Jamie Edwards | |
| 06:34 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe makes the 1st free throw | 16-31 |
| 06:34 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe misses the 2nd free throw | 16-31 |
| 06:34 | Rice | Harold Caraway pulls down the rebound | 16-31 |
| 06:32 | Rice | Henry Gobin's pass is intercepted by Walter Bjork in the backcourt | 16-31 |
| 06:16 | Southern Mississippi | Nolan Miller comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Charles Green - foul #1 on Charles Green, team foul #8 | 16-31 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Anderson (SF), Ronald Kennedy (C) Nicholas Rolfe, Rodrick Peterson | |
| 06:16 | Southern Mississippi | Nolan Miller makes the 1st free throw | 16-32 |
| 06:16 | Southern Mississippi | Nolan Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 16-33 |
| 05:56 | Rice | Robert Kelly's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Kennedy | 16-33 |
| 05:55 | Rice | Harold Caraway can't tip it in | 16-33 |
| 05:53 | Rice | Harold Caraway grabs the offensive rebound | 16-33 |
| 05:29 | Rice | Robert Kelly is hacked by Nolan Miller - foul #1 on Nolan Miller, team foul #5 | 16-33 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco (SF), Robert Gorski (PF) Carlos Anderson, Walter Bjork | |
| 05:06 | Rice | Henry Gobin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Arnold Francisco - foul #1 on Arnold Francisco, team foul #6 | 16-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Ricky Trudell (PG) Charles Green | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Anderson (SF), Rodrick Peterson (C) Terrell Jones, Ronald Kennedy | |
| 05:06 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 16-33 |
| 05:06 | Rice | Henry Gobin makes the 1st free throw | 17-33 |
| 05:06 | Rice | Henry Gobin misses the 2nd free throw | 17-33 |
| 05:06 | Rice | Henry Gobin makes the 3rd free throw | 18-33 |
| 04:48 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Gorski is fouled on the floor by Henry Gobin - foul #3 on Henry Gobin, team foul #9 | 18-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Green (PG), Charles Smith (SF), Kenneth Rumble (PF) Ricky Trudell, Henry Gobin, Robert Kelly | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Terrell Jones (SG), Nicholas Rolfe (SF), Ronald Kennedy (C) Arnold Francisco, Carlos Anderson, Rodrick Peterson | |
| 04:48 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Gorski misses the 1st free throw | 18-33 |
| 04:48 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble snags the defensive board | 18-33 |
| 04:19 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-33 |
| 04:18 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Gorski gets the rebound | 18-33 |
| 03:59 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe is hacked by Kenneth Rumble - foul #1 on Kenneth Rumble, team foul #10 | 18-33 |
| 03:59 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe misses the 1st free throw | 18-33 |
| 03:59 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 18-34 |
| 03:37 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-34 |
| 03:36 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 18-34 |
| 03:30 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Kennedy clanks a shot from the right wing | 18-34 |
| 03:29 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Kennedy tips it in | 18-36 |
| 03:00 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-36 |
| 02:58 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 18-36 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Green (fairly fresh) SG - Thomas Ferebee (very tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Smith (tired) 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Rumble (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Harold Caraway (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Nolan Miller (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terrell Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nicholas Rolfe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Gorski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Kennedy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:43 | Southern Mississippi | Nolan Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 18-36 |
| 02:41 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble grabs the board | 18-36 |
| 02:34 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-36 |
| 02:32 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Kennedy grabs the board | 18-36 |
| 02:22 | Southern Mississippi | Terrell Jones misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Ferebee - foul #2 on Thomas Ferebee, team foul #11 | 18-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Ricky Trudell (PG), Henry Gobin (SF), Robert Kelly (PF) Charles Green, Charles Smith, Harold Caraway | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco (PG), Johnnie Scheffer (SG), Jamie Edwards (PF), Rodrick Peterson (C) Nolan Miller, Nicholas Rolfe, Robert Gorski, Ronald Kennedy | |
| 02:22 | Southern Mississippi | Terrell Jones misses the 1st free throw | 18-36 |
| 02:22 | Southern Mississippi | Terrell Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 18-37 |
| 01:56 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-37 |
| 01:54 | Southern Mississippi | Rodrick Peterson snags the defensive board | 18-37 |
| 01:35 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Johnnie Scheffer and he's hacked by Ricky Trudell - foul #1 on Ricky Trudell, team foul #12 | 18-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Caraway (C) Kenneth Rumble | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Anderson (SF) Terrell Jones | |
| 01:35 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco misses the free throw | 18-39 |
| 01:35 | Southern Mississippi | Jamie Edwards grabs the offensive rebound | 18-39 |
| 01:15 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Johnnie Scheffer | 18-41 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Robert Kelly misses short on a shot from close range | 18-41 |
| 00:44 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Johnnie Scheffer | 18-41 |
| 00:38 | Southern Mississippi | Jamie Edwards blows the layup | 18-41 |
| 00:37 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Anderson tips it back up and in | 18-43 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 18-43 |
| 00:07 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco pulls down the rebound | 18-43 |
| 00:01 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-46 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Ricky Trudell can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 18-46 |