| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ray Clark (fresh) SG - Rob Hobart (fresh) SF - James Luc (fresh) PF - Billy Hund (fresh) C - Joseph Venne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Carlos Womack (fresh) SG - Michael Reynolds (fresh) SF - Joseph Hensley (fresh) PF - Darwin Crouse (fresh) C - Jamel Callahan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Texas A&M | Jamel Callahan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Texas A&M | Darwin Crouse is open and buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jamel Callahan | 0-3 |
| 19:37 | Rice | Rob Hobart loses the dribble to Carlos Womack in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 19:36 | Texas A&M | Carlos Womack banks in the layup | 0-5 |
| 19:29 | Rice | Michael Reynolds steals it from Ray Clark in the backcourt | 0-5 |
| 19:28 | Texas A&M | Joseph Hensley dunks the ball on a nice dish by Michael Reynolds | 0-7 |
| 19:09 | Rice | Ray Clark is hacked by Carlos Womack - foul #1 on Carlos Womack, team foul #1 | 0-7 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Rob Hobart is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Ray Clark | 3-7 |
| 18:37 | Texas A&M | Michael Reynolds scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Carlos Womack | 3-10 |
| 18:15 | Rice | Ray Clark misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-10 |
| 18:13 | Texas A&M | Darwin Crouse grabs the board | 3-10 |
| 18:06 | Texas A&M | Joseph Hensley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-10 |
| 17:47 | Rice | Rob Hobart scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-10 |
| 17:44 | Texas A&M | Carlos Womack is called for traveling in the backcourt | 6-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Oram (PG), Kevin Scott (SG), Joshua Breece (SF), David Aragon (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Ray Clark, Rob Hobart, James Luc, Billy Hund, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Jason Jones (PG), Steven Teal (SG), David Troy (SF), Tony Lee (PF), David Coggins (C) Carlos Womack, Michael Reynolds, Joseph Hensley, Darwin Crouse, Jamel Callahan | |
| 17:27 | Rice | David Aragon knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Jacob Oram | 8-10 |
| 17:22 | Texas A&M | Steven Teal misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 17:21 | Rice | David Aragon grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 17:01 | Rice | David Aragon misses the easy layup but he's fouled by David Troy - foul #1 on David Troy, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Billy Flanagan (PF) Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Von Pilarski (SF), Jamel Callahan (C) Jason Jones, David Coggins | |
| 17:01 | Rice | David Aragon misses the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 17:01 | Rice | David Aragon misses the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 17:01 | Texas A&M | Jamel Callahan snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| 16:41 | Texas A&M | Steven Teal is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-13 |
| 16:19 | Rice | Kevin Scott hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the free throw line | 8-13 |
| 16:17 | Texas A&M | Von Pilarski snags the defensive board | 8-13 |
| 16:12 | Texas A&M | David Troy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-13 |
| Subs | Rice | Ray Clark (PG), Rob Hobart (SG), Dale Chewning (SF), Billy Hund (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Jacob Oram, Kevin Scott, Joshua Breece, Billy Flanagan, David Aragon | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Carlos Womack (PG), Michael Reynolds (SG), Jack Feely (SF), Darwin Crouse (PF) David Troy, Steven Teal, Von Pilarski, Tony Lee | |
| 15:44 | Rice | Ray Clark misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 8-13 |
| 15:43 | Rice | Billy Hund hits the follow up shot | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ray Clark (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rob Hobart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) PF - Billy Hund (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Venne (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Carlos Womack (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Reynolds (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Feely (fresh) PF - Darwin Crouse (tiring) 3 pts. C - Jamel Callahan (tiring) | |
| 15:26 | Texas A&M | Jack Feely can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left corner | 10-13 |
| 15:25 | Texas A&M | Jamel Callahan tips it home | 10-15 |
| 15:01 | Rice | Rob Hobart knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Ray Clark | 12-15 |
| 14:56 | Texas A&M | Carlos Womack misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-15 |
| 14:54 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joseph Venne | 12-15 |
| 14:51 | Rice | Jack Feely is called for the reach on Dale Chewning in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jack Feely, team foul #3 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Rice | James Luc (SF), Dustin Walters (C) Dale Chewning, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Jason Jones (SG), David Troy (SF), Tony Lee (PF), David Coggins (C) Michael Reynolds, Jack Feely, Darwin Crouse, Jamel Callahan | |
| 14:25 | Rice | Rob Hobart comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-15 |
| 14:24 | Rice | James Luc tips it back up and in | 14-15 |
| 14:20 | Texas A&M | Carlos Womack is hacked by Ray Clark in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ray Clark, team foul #1 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Oram (SG), Billy Flanagan (PF) Rob Hobart, Billy Hund | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Steven Teal (SG), Joseph Hensley (SF) Carlos Womack, David Troy | |
| 14:15 | Texas A&M | Jason Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-15 |
| 13:59 | Rice | Ray Clark can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 14-15 |
| 13:58 | Texas A&M | The rebound goes to Jason Jones | 14-15 |
| 13:41 | Texas A&M | Jacob Oram is called for the reach on Steven Teal - foul #1 on Jacob Oram, team foul #2 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Scott (SG), Billy Hund (PF), David Aragon (C) Ray Clark, Billy Flanagan, Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Carlos Womack (PG), Von Pilarski (SF), Darwin Crouse (PF), Jamel Callahan (C) Jason Jones, Joseph Hensley, Tony Lee, David Coggins | |
| 13:36 | Texas A&M | Darwin Crouse comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Billy Hund - foul #1 on Billy Hund, team foul #3 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Michael Reynolds (SG) Steven Teal | |
| 13:36 | Texas A&M | Darwin Crouse misses the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 13:36 | Texas A&M | Darwin Crouse misses the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 13:36 | Rice | David Aragon grabs the board | 14-15 |
| 13:10 | Rice | Jacob Oram connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by David Aragon | 16-15 |
| 12:45 | Texas A&M | Michael Reynolds clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-15 |
| 12:44 | Texas A&M | The offensive rebound goes to Jamel Callahan | 16-15 |
| 12:32 | Texas A&M | Jamel Callahan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 16-15 |
| 12:31 | Rice | Kevin Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 12:06 | Rice | James Luc makes the runner from close range on a great pass from David Aragon | 18-15 |
| 12:06 | Texas A&M | Texas A&M calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 18-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Ray Clark (PG), Rob Hobart (SG), Joshua Breece (SF), Billy Flanagan (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Jacob Oram, Kevin Scott, James Luc, Billy Hund, David Aragon | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Jason Jones (PG), Steven Teal (SG), David Troy (SF), Tony Lee (PF), David Coggins (C) Carlos Womack, Michael Reynolds, Von Pilarski, Darwin Crouse, Jamel Callahan | |
| 11:41 | Texas A&M | David Coggins misses long on an open floater in the lane but he's hacked by Dustin Walters - foul #1 on Dustin Walters, team foul #4 | 18-15 |
| 11:41 | Texas A&M | David Coggins makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 11:41 | Texas A&M | David Coggins makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ray Clark (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rob Hobart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joshua Breece (fresh) PF - Billy Flanagan (fresh) C - Dustin Walters (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Jason Jones (fresh) SG - Steven Teal (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Troy (fresh) PF - Tony Lee (fairly fresh) C - David Coggins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Rice | Rob Hobart is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Teal - foul #1 on Steven Teal, team foul #4 | 18-17 |
| 11:22 | Rice | Steven Teal steals it from Billy Flanagan | 18-17 |
| 11:12 | Texas A&M | David Coggins connects on the open turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Tony Lee | 18-19 |
| 10:49 | Rice | Ray Clark misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-19 |
| 10:47 | Rice | Dustin Walters pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 10:24 | Rice | Rob Hobart drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Joshua Breece | 20-19 |
| 10:22 | Texas A&M | Rob Hobart is called for the reach on Tony Lee in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rob Hobart, team foul #5 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Scott (SG), Dale Chewning (SF), Billy Hund (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Rob Hobart, Joshua Breece, Billy Flanagan, Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Carlos Womack (PG), Jack Feely (SG), Joseph Hensley (SF), Darwin Crouse (PF), Jamel Callahan (C) Jason Jones, Steven Teal, David Troy, Tony Lee, David Coggins | |
| 10:12 | Texas A&M | Joseph Venne picks off the pass by Jack Feely | 20-19 |
| 09:57 | Rice | Ray Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Oram (PG) Ray Clark | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 09:38 | Texas A&M | Carlos Womack is hacked by Jacob Oram - foul #2 on Jacob Oram, team foul #6 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Ray Clark (PG), Rob Hobart (SG) Jacob Oram, Kevin Scott | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 09:30 | Texas A&M | Carlos Womack makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Hensley | 20-21 |
| 09:11 | Rice | Joseph Venne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-21 |
| Subs | Rice | James Luc (SF), David Aragon (C) Dale Chewning, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Michael Reynolds (SG), Tony Lee (PF) Jack Feely, Darwin Crouse | |
| 09:08 | Texas A&M | Carlos Womack is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 20-21 |
| 08:50 | Rice | Rob Hobart comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 20-21 |
| 08:48 | Texas A&M | Jamel Callahan snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 08:41 | Texas A&M | Michael Reynolds misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-21 |
| 08:39 | Rice | David Aragon snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 08:13 | Rice | Michael Reynolds takes the ball from Rob Hobart | 20-21 |
| 08:00 | Texas A&M | Joseph Hensley misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the right block | 20-21 |
| 07:58 | Rice | Ray Clark grabs the board | 20-21 |
| 07:41 | Rice | Michael Reynolds is called for the reach on Rob Hobart - foul #1 on Michael Reynolds, team foul #5 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Scott (SG), Dale Chewning (SF), Joshua Breece (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Rob Hobart, James Luc, Billy Hund, David Aragon | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Jason Jones (PG), Steven Teal (SG), David Troy (SF), Darwin Crouse (PF), David Coggins (C) Carlos Womack, Michael Reynolds, Joseph Hensley, Tony Lee, Jamel Callahan | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ray Clark (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Scott (fresh) SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) PF - Joshua Breece (fresh) C - Joseph Venne (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Jason Jones (fresh) SG - Steven Teal (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Troy (fresh) PF - Darwin Crouse (tiring) 3 pts. C - David Coggins (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 07:19 | Rice | Joshua Breece comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 20-21 |
| 07:17 | Texas A&M | Jason Jones grabs the board | 20-21 |
| 07:10 | Texas A&M | Steven Teal scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from David Coggins | 20-24 |
| 06:58 | Rice | Ray Clark scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Kevin Scott | 22-24 |
| 06:38 | Texas A&M | David Coggins's pass is intercepted by Dale Chewning | 22-24 |
| 06:14 | Rice | Joshua Breece misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Darwin Crouse - foul #1 on Darwin Crouse, team foul #6 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Rice | Rob Hobart (SG), Billy Flanagan (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Kevin Scott, Dale Chewning, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Michael Reynolds (PG), Jack Feely (SG), Von Pilarski (SF), Tony Lee (PF), Jamel Callahan (C) Jason Jones, Steven Teal, David Troy, Darwin Crouse, David Coggins | |
| 06:14 | Rice | Joshua Breece misses the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 06:14 | Rice | Joshua Breece misses the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 06:14 | Rice | Billy Flanagan snags the offensive board | 22-24 |
| 05:59 | Rice | Rob Hobart comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Reynolds - foul #2 on Michael Reynolds, team foul #7 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Rice | James Luc (SF) Joshua Breece | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 05:59 | Rice | Rob Hobart makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:59 | Rice | Rob Hobart misses the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:59 | Texas A&M | The rebound goes to Jamel Callahan | 23-24 |
| 05:55 | Texas A&M | Jack Feely comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 23-24 |
| 05:53 | Rice | James Luc gets the rebound | 23-24 |
| 05:51 | Rice | Ray Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Reynolds - foul #3 on Michael Reynolds, team foul #8 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Carlos Womack (PG) Michael Reynolds | |
| 05:51 | Rice | Ray Clark makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 05:51 | Rice | Ray Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 05:51 | Texas A&M | Tony Lee gets the rebound | 24-24 |
| 05:33 | Texas A&M | Carlos Womack misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-24 |
| 05:32 | Texas A&M | Jack Feely grabs the offensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 05:22 | Texas A&M | Von Pilarski hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but the foul's on Ray Clark - foul #2 on Ray Clark, team foul #7 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Scott (SG), Billy Hund (PF), David Aragon (C) Ray Clark, Billy Flanagan, Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Jason Jones (SG), Darwin Crouse (PF) Jack Feely, Tony Lee | |
| 05:22 | Texas A&M | Von Pilarski misses the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 05:22 | Texas A&M | Von Pilarski makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 04:58 | Rice | Rob Hobart misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-25 |
| 04:56 | Rice | James Luc misses the tip | 24-25 |
| 04:54 | Texas A&M | Jamel Callahan gets the rebound | 24-25 |
| 04:52 | Texas A&M | Kevin Scott steps in front of the Carlos Womack pass in the backcourt | 24-25 |
| 04:38 | Rice | Rob Hobart comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 24-25 |
| 04:37 | Texas A&M | Darwin Crouse pulls down the rebound | 24-25 |
| 04:37 | Texas A&M | Texas A&M calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 24-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Breece (SF), Dustin Walters (C) James Luc, David Aragon | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Steven Teal (SG), David Troy (SF), Tony Lee (PF) Jason Jones, Von Pilarski, Jamel Callahan | |
| 04:35 | Texas A&M | Carlos Womack is hacked by Joshua Breece in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joshua Breece, team foul #8 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Dale Chewning (SF) Billy Hund | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 04:35 | Texas A&M | Carlos Womack makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 04:35 | Texas A&M | Carlos Womack makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 04:10 | Rice | Rob Hobart hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 04:09 | Texas A&M | Darwin Crouse pulls down the rebound | 24-27 |
| 04:04 | Texas A&M | Carlos Womack misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Kevin Scott - foul #1 on Kevin Scott, team foul #9 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Billy Flanagan (PF) Dale Chewning | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Jamel Callahan (C) Darwin Crouse | |
| 04:04 | Texas A&M | Carlos Womack makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 04:04 | Texas A&M | Carlos Womack makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 03:46 | Rice | Rob Hobart can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Carlos Womack - foul #2 on Carlos Womack, team foul #9 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Oram (PG), James Luc (SF), David Aragon (C) Kevin Scott, Joshua Breece, Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Jack Feely (SF), Joseph Hensley (PF) Carlos Womack, Tony Lee | |
| 03:46 | Rice | Rob Hobart misses the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 03:46 | Rice | Rob Hobart makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 03:31 | Texas A&M | David Troy is fouled on the floor by James Luc - foul #1 on James Luc, team foul #10 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Ray Clark (PG), Billy Hund (PF) Rob Hobart, Billy Flanagan | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Jason Jones (PG) Jack Feely | |
| 03:31 | Texas A&M | David Troy misses the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 03:31 | Texas A&M | David Troy makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ray Clark (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jacob Oram (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Luc (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy Hund (tiring) 2 pts. C - David Aragon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Jason Jones (fresh) SG - Steven Teal (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Troy (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joseph Hensley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jamel Callahan (tired) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Rice | Ray Clark is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James Luc | 28-30 |
| 03:14 | Texas A&M | David Troy scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Teal | 28-33 |
| 02:51 | Rice | Ray Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 02:49 | Texas A&M | Jamel Callahan pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 02:45 | Texas A&M | David Troy is whistled for a carry | 28-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Dale Chewning (SF), Joseph Venne (C) James Luc, David Aragon | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Jack Feely (SG), Tony Lee (PF), Darwin Crouse (C) Steven Teal, David Troy, Jamel Callahan | |
| 02:16 | Rice | Ray Clark misses badly on a floater in the paint | 28-33 |
| 02:14 | Texas A&M | The rebound goes to Darwin Crouse | 28-33 |
| 02:09 | Texas A&M | Jack Feely connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Joseph Hensley | 28-36 |
| 02:07 | Rice | Ray Clark is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 28-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Rob Hobart (SG), Joshua Breece (SF), Billy Flanagan (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Ray Clark, Dale Chewning, Billy Hund, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Carlos Womack (PG), David Troy (SF), David Coggins (C) Jason Jones, Joseph Hensley, Darwin Crouse | |
| 01:57 | Texas A&M | David Coggins makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from David Troy | 28-38 |
| 01:35 | Rice | Rob Hobart comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-38 |
| 01:33 | Texas A&M | David Coggins gets the rebound | 28-38 |
| 01:26 | Texas A&M | Jack Feely is fouled on the floor by Rob Hobart - foul #2 on Rob Hobart, team foul #11 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Scott (SG), Billy Hund (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Rob Hobart, Billy Flanagan, Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Von Pilarski (SF), Darwin Crouse (PF), Jamel Callahan (C) David Troy, Tony Lee, David Coggins | |
| 01:26 | Texas A&M | Jack Feely makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 01:26 | Texas A&M | Jack Feely makes the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Darwin Crouse is called for the reach on Kevin Scott - foul #2 on Darwin Crouse, team foul #10 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Dale Chewning (SF), David Aragon (C) Joshua Breece, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Jason Jones (PG), Steven Teal (SG), Joseph Hensley (SF) Carlos Womack, Jack Feely, Von Pilarski | |
| 00:57 | Rice | Kevin Scott misses the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Kevin Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 00:54 | Texas A&M | Kevin Scott steals the ball from Joseph Hensley in the backcourt | 29-40 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Kevin Scott hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-40 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Dale Chewning misses the tip | 29-40 |
| 00:23 | Rice | David Aragon tips it back up and in | 31-40 |
| 00:04 | Texas A&M | Jacob Oram is called for the reach on Steven Teal - foul #3 on Jacob Oram, team foul #12 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Ray Clark (PG), Rob Hobart (SG), James Luc (SF), Dustin Walters (C) Jacob Oram, Kevin Scott, Dale Chewning, David Aragon | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Carlos Womack (PG), David Troy (SF), Tony Lee (PF), David Coggins (C) Jason Jones, Joseph Hensley, Darwin Crouse, Jamel Callahan | |
| 00:04 | Texas A&M | Steven Teal makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 00:04 | Texas A&M | Steven Teal makes the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 00:00 | Rice | James Luc misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 31-42 |