| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - John Danford (fresh) SG - Samuel Duckett (fresh) SF - David Shehan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Oswaldo Gallo (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Ray Landis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willy Hodges (fresh) PF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Krebs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Methodist | David Shehan inbounds the ball | 25-22 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Southern Methodist | Ray Landis misses badly on a runner in the lane | 25-22 |
| 19:30 | Southern Methodist | Oswaldo Gallo tips it in | 27-22 |
| 19:15 | Rice | William Quintanilla hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-25 |
| 18:51 | Southern Methodist | Oswaldo Gallo makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by John Danford | 29-25 |
| 18:25 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 29-25 |
| 18:23 | Southern Methodist | Ray Landis grabs the defensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 18:07 | Southern Methodist | David Shehan connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by John Danford | 31-25 |
| 17:43 | Rice | Willy Hodges buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Werner Peabody | 31-28 |
| 17:23 | Southern Methodist | William Quintanilla swats the layup by Oswaldo Gallo | 31-28 |
| 17:21 | Southern Methodist | Ray Landis pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 17:03 | Southern Methodist | Ray Landis is hacked by Hubert Gatlin - foul #2 on Hubert Gatlin, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Carlo Molina (PG), William Howard (SG), Brent Mancini (SF), Idi Abdelaziz (C) John Danford, Samuel Duckett, David Shehan, Ray Landis | |
| Subs | Rice | James Barnes (PG), Joseph Enright (SG), Dustin Snow (SF), Gary Pittman (PF), Jacob Newsom (C) Werner Peabody, Hubert Gatlin, Willy Hodges, William Quintanilla, Charles Krebs | |
| 16:34 | Southern Methodist | Brent Mancini is hacked by Dustin Snow - foul #1 on Dustin Snow, team foul #2 | 31-28 |
| 16:23 | Southern Methodist | Carlo Molina hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 16:09 | Rice | James Barnes travels with the ball | 34-28 |
| 15:43 | Southern Methodist | Gary Pittman is called for the reach on Oswaldo Gallo - foul #2 on Gary Pittman, team foul #3 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jimmy Russell (C) Oswaldo Gallo | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Carlo Molina (fresh) 8 pts. SG - William Howard (fresh) 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Brent Mancini (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Idi Abdelaziz (fresh) C - Jimmy Russell (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Barnes (fresh) SG - Joseph Enright (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dustin Snow (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gary Pittman (fresh) C - Jacob Newsom (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:23 | Southern Methodist | Brent Mancini's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-28 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Samuel Duckett (SG), Oswaldo Gallo (PF) William Howard, Idi Abdelaziz | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Hubert Gatlin (SG) James Barnes, Dustin Snow | |
| 15:12 | Rice | Gary Pittman hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 34-28 |
| 15:11 | Southern Methodist | Jimmy Russell pulls down the rebound | 34-28 |
| 14:52 | Southern Methodist | Carlo Molina is hacked by Jacob Newsom - foul #1 on Jacob Newsom, team foul #4 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Danford (PG), David Shehan (SF) Carlo Molina, Brent Mancini | |
| Subs | Rice | Willy Hodges (SF), William Quintanilla (PF), Gregory Dejesus (C) Joseph Enright, Gary Pittman, Jacob Newsom | |
| 14:41 | Southern Methodist | Jimmy Russell dunks the ball and he's hacked by Gregory Dejesus - foul #1 on Gregory Dejesus, team foul #5 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Krebs (C) Gregory Dejesus | |
| 14:41 | Southern Methodist | Jimmy Russell makes the free throw | 37-28 |
| 14:39 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin is called for traveling in the backcourt | 37-28 |
| 14:18 | Southern Methodist | David Shehan lays it in on a great pass from John Danford | 39-28 |
| 13:54 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 39-28 |
| 13:53 | Rice | Charles Krebs snags the offensive board | 39-28 |
| 13:48 | Rice | William Quintanilla clanks a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Oswaldo Gallo - foul #1 on Oswaldo Gallo, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | William Howard (SG), Ray Landis (C) Samuel Duckett, Jimmy Russell | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Dejesus (PG), James Barnes (SG) Werner Peabody, Hubert Gatlin | |
| 13:48 | Rice | William Quintanilla makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 13:48 | Rice | William Quintanilla makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 13:31 | Southern Methodist | John Danford scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Oswaldo Gallo | 42-30 |
| 13:08 | Rice | Willy Hodges buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Barnes and he's fouled by David Shehan - foul #1 on David Shehan, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Carlo Molina (PG), Brent Mancini (SF), Idi Abdelaziz (PF) John Danford, David Shehan, Oswaldo Gallo | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Enright (SG), Gary Pittman (PF), Jacob Newsom (C) Gregory Dejesus, William Quintanilla, Charles Krebs | |
| 13:08 | Rice | Willy Hodges makes the free throw | 42-33 |
| 12:45 | Southern Methodist | Ray Landis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-33 |
| 12:43 | Rice | Jacob Newsom grabs the defensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 12:27 | Rice | James Barnes hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 12:11 | Southern Methodist | Carlo Molina clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 12:10 | Rice | Joseph Enright gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 12:08 | Rice | Carlo Molina steals the ball from Gary Pittman in the backcourt | 42-36 |
| 12:07 | Southern Methodist | William Howard lays it up and in on a nice dish by Carlo Molina | 44-36 |
| 11:53 | Rice | Jacob Newsom hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater in the lane | 44-36 |
| 11:52 | Rice | Willy Hodges tips it back up and in | 44-38 |
| 11:23 | Southern Methodist | Carlo Molina misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 11:21 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joseph Enright | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Carlo Molina (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Howard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Brent Mancini (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Idi Abdelaziz (fairly fresh) C - Ray Landis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Barnes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Enright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Willy Hodges (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gary Pittman (fairly fresh) C - Jacob Newsom (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Rice | Joseph Enright is fouled in the backcourt by William Howard - foul #1 on William Howard, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Danford (PG), Samuel Duckett (SG), David Shehan (SF), Oswaldo Gallo (PF), Jimmy Russell (C) Carlo Molina, William Howard, Brent Mancini, Idi Abdelaziz, Ray Landis | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Hubert Gatlin (SG), Dustin Snow (SF), William Quintanilla (PF), Charles Krebs (C) James Barnes, Joseph Enright, Willy Hodges, Gary Pittman, Jacob Newsom | |
| 10:58 | Rice | Samuel Duckett steps in front of the William Quintanilla pass | 44-38 |
| 10:55 | Southern Methodist | John Danford hits the finger roll set up by Samuel Duckett | 46-38 |
| 10:52 | Rice | Werner Peabody is hacked by Jimmy Russell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jimmy Russell, team foul #4 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Ray Landis (C) Jimmy Russell | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:31 | Rice | William Quintanilla misses long on a shot from the right block | 46-38 |
| 10:29 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin tips it in | 46-40 |
| 10:03 | Southern Methodist | Samuel Duckett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-40 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Dejesus (C) Charles Krebs | |
| 09:45 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus steps out of bounds on the sideline | 46-40 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Carlo Molina (PG) John Danford | |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Newsom (PF) William Quintanilla | |
| 09:35 | Southern Methodist | Oswaldo Gallo jams it | 48-40 |
| 09:15 | Rice | Werner Peabody is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Hubert Gatlin | 48-43 |
| 08:57 | Southern Methodist | Gregory Dejesus steals the ball from Samuel Duckett | 48-43 |
| 08:37 | Rice | Dustin Snow drills a jumper from the left block | 48-45 |
| 08:12 | Southern Methodist | Oswaldo Gallo misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 08:10 | Rice | Dustin Snow grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 07:48 | Rice | Jacob Newsom lays it in on a nice dish by Hubert Gatlin | 48-47 |
| 07:22 | Southern Methodist | Oswaldo Gallo's floater is knocked away by Dustin Snow | 48-47 |
| 07:20 | Rice | Jacob Newsom pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Carlo Molina (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Duckett (fairly fresh) SF - David Shehan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Oswaldo Gallo (tiring) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Ray Landis (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Hubert Gatlin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dustin Snow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jacob Newsom (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Dejesus (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:03 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Carlo Molina - foul #1 on Carlo Molina, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Danford (PG), William Howard (SG), Brent Mancini (SF), Idi Abdelaziz (PF), Jimmy Russell (C) Carlo Molina, Samuel Duckett, David Shehan, Oswaldo Gallo, Ray Landis | |
| Subs | Rice | James Barnes (SG), Willy Hodges (SF), William Quintanilla (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Hubert Gatlin, Dustin Snow, Jacob Newsom, Gregory Dejesus | |
| 07:03 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 07:03 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 07:03 | Southern Methodist | Idi Abdelaziz grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 06:34 | Southern Methodist | Willy Hodges is called for the reach on Brent Mancini - foul #1 on Willy Hodges, team foul #6 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Enright (SG) Werner Peabody | |
| 06:11 | Southern Methodist | John Danford comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 06:09 | Rice | William Quintanilla grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 05:45 | Rice | Willy Hodges misses the shot from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 05:43 | Southern Methodist | Brent Mancini snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 05:14 | Southern Methodist | James Barnes steals the ball from John Danford | 48-47 |
| 05:09 | Rice | James Barnes lays it up and in | 48-49 |
| 04:51 | Southern Methodist | John Danford is hacked by James Barnes - foul #3 on James Barnes, team foul #7 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Samuel Duckett (SG), David Shehan (SF), Oswaldo Gallo (PF) William Howard, Brent Mancini, Idi Abdelaziz | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Hubert Gatlin (SG), Dustin Snow (SF), Paul Burns (PF), Gary Pittman (C) James Barnes, Joseph Enright, Willy Hodges, William Quintanilla, Charles Krebs | |
| 04:51 | Southern Methodist | John Danford misses the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 04:51 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 04:44 | Rice | Paul Burns misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 48-49 |
| 04:42 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Hubert Gatlin | 48-49 |
| 04:27 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-51 |
| 03:59 | Southern Methodist | David Shehan misses long on a shot from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 03:57 | Rice | The rebound goes to Dustin Snow | 48-51 |
| 03:55 | Rice | Werner Peabody throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-51 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Carlo Molina (PG) John Danford | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Dejesus (PG), Jacob Newsom (C) Werner Peabody, Paul Burns | |
| 03:36 | Southern Methodist | Jimmy Russell misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 48-51 |
| 03:34 | Rice | Jacob Newsom snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 03:11 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus loses the dribble to Jimmy Russell | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Carlo Molina (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Duckett (fairly fresh) SF - David Shehan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Oswaldo Gallo (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmy Russell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Dejesus (fresh) SG - Hubert Gatlin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dustin Snow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Pittman (fresh) C - Jacob Newsom (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:48 | Southern Methodist | Hubert Gatlin is called for the reach on Jimmy Russell - foul #3 on Hubert Gatlin, team foul #8 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Danford (PG), William Howard (SG), Brent Mancini (SF) Carlo Molina, Samuel Duckett, David Shehan | |
| Subs | Rice | James Barnes (PG), Joseph Enright (SG), Willy Hodges (SF), William Quintanilla (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Gregory Dejesus, Hubert Gatlin, Dustin Snow, Gary Pittman, Jacob Newsom | |
| 02:48 | Southern Methodist | Jimmy Russell makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 02:48 | Southern Methodist | Jimmy Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 02:46 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-51 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Carlo Molina (SG), Idi Abdelaziz (PF) William Howard, Oswaldo Gallo | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG) Joseph Enright | |
| 02:36 | Rice | William Quintanilla misses the jump hook in the lane | 50-51 |
| 02:34 | Southern Methodist | Jimmy Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 02:34 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-51 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | David Shehan (SF), Oswaldo Gallo (PF), Ray Landis (C) Brent Mancini, Idi Abdelaziz, Jimmy Russell | |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (SG) James Barnes | |
| 02:08 | Southern Methodist | Oswaldo Gallo is hacked by William Quintanilla - foul #1 on William Quintanilla, team foul #9 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Samuel Duckett (SG) Carlo Molina | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:08 | Southern Methodist | Oswaldo Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 02:08 | Southern Methodist | Oswaldo Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 01:48 | Rice | Willy Hodges comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 01:46 | Southern Methodist | Ray Landis snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 01:24 | Southern Methodist | David Shehan hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-51 |
| 01:08 | Rice | William Quintanilla drills a 3 from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 00:43 | Southern Methodist | John Danford can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-54 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Willy Hodges grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 00:40 | Rice | Werner Peabody throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-54 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jimmy Russell (C) Ray Landis | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:17 | Southern Methodist | Charles Krebs steals it from Oswaldo Gallo | 55-54 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Samuel Duckett steps in front of the Willy Hodges pass in the backcourt | 55-54 |
| 00:11 | Southern Methodist | Oswaldo Gallo misses the lay-in | 55-54 |
| 00:09 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Quintanilla | 55-54 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-54 |
| 00:03 | Rice | William Quintanilla misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 00:02 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to John Danford | 55-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:01 | Southern Methodist | John Danford is fouled in the backcourt by Werner Peabody - foul #1 on Werner Peabody, team foul #10 | 55-54 |
| 00:01 | Southern Methodist | John Danford makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:01 | Southern Methodist | John Danford misses the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:01 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Quintanilla | 56-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | William Quintanilla hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 56-54 |