| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louie Kennedy (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Bohon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Hearn (fresh) 7 pts. C - Leigh Norman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Louis Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark McCown (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Toney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Gilreath (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Mark Toney inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:36 | Memphis | Albert Gilreath hits the finger roll | 29-34 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Mark Toney steals the ball from Keith Robinson | 29-34 |
| 18:53 | Memphis | Mark McCown is hacked by Keith Robinson - foul #3 on Keith Robinson, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Jim Williams (PF), Jack Jaquez (C) Keith Robinson, Matthew Hearn, Leigh Norman | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 18:37 | Memphis | Mark McCown clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Louie Kennedy - foul #1 on Louie Kennedy, team foul #2 | 29-34 |
| 18:37 | Memphis | Mark McCown makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 18:37 | Memphis | Mark McCown misses the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 18:37 | Rice | Jack Jaquez gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| 18:32 | Rice | Albert Gilreath is called for the reach on Jack Jaquez - foul #2 on Albert Gilreath, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blaze (C) Jack Jaquez | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 18:27 | Rice | William Roberts blocks the short jumper by James Blaze | 29-35 |
| 18:25 | Rice | Erik Brooks pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 18:12 | Rice | Louie Kennedy splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Erik Brooks | 32-35 |
| 18:02 | Memphis | Mark Toney clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on James Blaze - foul #2 on James Blaze, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Jack Jaquez (PF) James Blaze | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 18:02 | Memphis | Mark Toney makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 18:02 | Memphis | Mark Toney misses the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 18:02 | Rice | Jim Williams grabs the board | 32-36 |
| 17:34 | Rice | Louie Kennedy lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a great pass from Erik Brooks | 34-36 |
| 17:11 | Memphis | Mark Toney misses the 3 from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 17:09 | Rice | Jim Williams pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 16:49 | Rice | Jack Jaquez misses the 3 from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 16:48 | Memphis | William Roberts pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 16:31 | Memphis | William Roberts misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Jim Williams - foul #1 on Jim Williams, team foul #4 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory French (SG), Matthew Hearn (PF), James Blaze (C) Louie Kennedy, Jack Jaquez, Jim Williams | |
| Subs | Memphis | Ante Tostanoski (PG), Ryan Oliveira (SG), Mark McClester (C) Louis Fowler, Mark McCown, Albert Gilreath | |
| 16:31 | Memphis | William Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 16:31 | Memphis | William Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 16:31 | Rice | Gregory Bohon grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 16:04 | Rice | Gregory Bohon hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Erik Brooks and he's fouled by Ante Tostanoski - foul #3 on Ante Tostanoski, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Louie Kennedy (SG), Leigh Norman (C) Erik Brooks, James Blaze | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerard Johnson (SG), Timothy White (PF) Ante Tostanoski, William Roberts | |
| 16:04 | Rice | Gregory Bohon makes the free throw | 37-37 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory French (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louie Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Bohon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Hearn (fresh) 7 pts. C - Leigh Norman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Ryan Oliveira (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerard Johnson (fresh) SF - Mark Toney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Timothy White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark McClester (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Memphis | Gerard Johnson comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Leigh Norman - foul #2 on Leigh Norman, team foul #5 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG) Gregory Bohon | |
| Subs | Memphis | Louis Fowler (PG), Jason Olsen (SF) Ryan Oliveira, Mark Toney | |
| 15:39 | Memphis | Gerard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 15:39 | Memphis | Gerard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 15:18 | Rice | Gregory French misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 15:16 | Rice | Leigh Norman snags the offensive board | 37-39 |
| 15:03 | Rice | Leigh Norman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 15:02 | Memphis | Timothy White snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| 14:51 | Memphis | Gerard Johnson hits a floater in the lane | 37-41 |
| 14:47 | Rice | Keith Robinson is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Louie Kennedy out of a doubleteam | 39-41 |
| 14:30 | Memphis | Louis Fowler misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 14:28 | Memphis | Timothy White gets the offensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 14:10 | Memphis | Louis Fowler clanks a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Keith Robinson - foul #4 on Keith Robinson, team foul #6 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Gregory Bohon (SF), Jim Williams (C) Keith Robinson, Louie Kennedy, Leigh Norman | |
| Subs | Memphis | Mark McCown (SG), Albert Gilreath (PF) Gerard Johnson, Timothy White | |
| 14:10 | Memphis | Louis Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 14:10 | Memphis | Louis Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 13:55 | Rice | Erik Brooks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 13:54 | Rice | Jim Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 13:33 | Rice | Matthew Hearn blows the dunk | 39-43 |
| 13:32 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Mark McCown | 39-43 |
| 13:12 | Memphis | Mark McClester lays it in | 39-45 |
| 12:46 | Rice | Matthew Hearn hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Albert Gilreath - foul #3 on Albert Gilreath, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Louie Kennedy (SG), James Blaze (C) Erik Brooks, Jim Williams | |
| Subs | Memphis | Ante Tostanoski (PG), Mark Toney (SF), William Roberts (C) Louis Fowler, Jason Olsen, Mark McClester | |
| 12:46 | Rice | Matthew Hearn misses the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 12:46 | Rice | Matthew Hearn makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 12:17 | Memphis | Ante Tostanoski is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Ante Tostanoski, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Leigh Norman (C) Matthew Hearn | |
| Subs | Memphis | Ryan Oliveira (PG) Ante Tostanoski | |
| 11:58 | Rice | Ryan Oliveira is called for the reach on Gregory Bohon - foul #1 on Ryan Oliveira, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Matthew Hearn (PF), Jim Williams (C) James Blaze, Leigh Norman | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory French (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louie Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Bohon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Hearn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Jim Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Ryan Oliveira (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark McCown (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Toney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Albert Gilreath (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:38 | Rice | Louie Kennedy evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-45 |
| 11:37 | Memphis | Mark Toney grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 11:09 | Memphis | Ryan Oliveira knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-48 |
| 10:56 | Rice | Ryan Oliveira steals it from Louie Kennedy | 40-48 |
| 10:50 | Memphis | Ryan Oliveira's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Jack Jaquez (PF), Leigh Norman (C) Louie Kennedy, Matthew Hearn, Jim Williams | |
| Subs | Memphis | Louis Fowler (PG), Mark McClester (C) Mark McCown, Albert Gilreath | |
| 10:31 | Rice | Leigh Norman misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Mark Toney - foul #3 on Mark Toney, team foul #6 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Matthew Hearn (PF) Jack Jaquez | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 10:31 | Rice | Leigh Norman makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 10:31 | Rice | Leigh Norman makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 10:15 | Memphis | Mark McClester clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Gregory French - foul #3 on Gregory French, team foul #7 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blaze (PF) Matthew Hearn | |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy White (PF) William Roberts | |
| 10:15 | Memphis | Mark McClester makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 10:15 | Memphis | Mark McClester makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 10:00 | Rice | James Blaze loses the dribble to Mark Toney | 42-50 |
| 09:57 | Memphis | Erik Brooks steps in front of the Louis Fowler pass in the backcourt | 42-50 |
| 09:35 | Rice | Gregory Bohon clanks a shot from the left side | 42-50 |
| 09:34 | Rice | James Blaze tips it back up and in | 44-50 |
| 09:19 | Memphis | Mark Toney makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ryan Oliveira | 44-53 |
| 09:00 | Rice | Mark Toney is called for the reach on Gregory Bohon - foul #4 on Mark Toney, team foul #7 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Louie Kennedy (SG), Matthew Hearn (PF), Jim Williams (C) Erik Brooks, James Blaze, Leigh Norman | |
| Subs | Memphis | Mark McCown (SG), Jason Olsen (SF), Albert Gilreath (PF), William Roberts (C) Ryan Oliveira, Mark Toney, Timothy White, Mark McClester | |
| 09:00 | Rice | Gregory Bohon misses the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 09:00 | Memphis | William Roberts snags the defensive board | 44-53 |
| 08:42 | Memphis | Louis Fowler makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-56 |
| 08:20 | Rice | Matthew Hearn scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Gregory Bohon | 46-56 |
| 08:01 | Memphis | Gregory Bohon steps in front of the Louis Fowler pass | 46-56 |
| 07:56 | Rice | Louie Kennedy blows the layup | 46-56 |
| 07:55 | Memphis | Albert Gilreath pulls down the rebound | 46-56 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory French (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Louie Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Bohon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Hearn (fresh) 10 pts. C - Jim Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Louis Fowler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark McCown (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Olsen (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Albert Gilreath (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - William Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:36 | Memphis | Mark McCown is fouled on the floor by Matthew Hearn - foul #2 on Matthew Hearn, team foul #8 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Jack Jaquez (C) Gregory Bohon, Jim Williams | |
| Subs | Memphis | Mark McClester (C) William Roberts | |
| 07:36 | Memphis | Mark McCown misses the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 07:36 | Rice | Gregory French grabs the board | 46-56 |
| 07:30 | Rice | Gregory French is called for traveling | 46-56 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Mark Toney (SF) Jason Olsen | |
| 07:16 | Memphis | Albert Gilreath throws it down on a great pass from Mark McCown | 46-58 |
| 06:52 | Rice | Louie Kennedy shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 46-58 |
| 06:50 | Rice | Matthew Hearn misses the tip | 46-58 |
| 06:48 | Memphis | Louis Fowler grabs the defensive rebound | 46-58 |
| 06:43 | Memphis | Mark Toney buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark McCown | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 06:14 | Rice | Mark Toney blocks the jumper by Louie Kennedy | 46-61 |
| 06:13 | Memphis | Mark McCown grabs the defensive rebound | 46-61 |
| 06:09 | Memphis | Gregory French is called for the reach on Albert Gilreath - foul #4 on Gregory French, team foul #9 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Bohon (SF), Leigh Norman (C) Gregory French, Jack Jaquez | |
| Subs | Memphis | Ante Tostanoski (PG), Ryan Oliveira (SG), William Roberts (C) Louis Fowler, Mark McCown, Mark McClester | |
| 06:09 | Memphis | Albert Gilreath misses the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 06:09 | Rice | Leigh Norman snags the defensive board | 46-61 |
| 05:59 | Rice | Gregory Bohon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Jim Williams (PF) Matthew Hearn | |
| Subs | Memphis | Jason Olsen (SF), Mark McClester (C) Mark Toney, Albert Gilreath | |
| 05:43 | Memphis | William Roberts is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on William Roberts, team foul #8 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Matthew Hearn (PF) Jim Williams | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 05:33 | Rice | Matthew Hearn knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Keith Robinson | 48-61 |
| 05:28 | Memphis | Ryan Oliveira misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-61 |
| 05:26 | Memphis | William Roberts tips it but misses | 48-61 |
| 05:25 | Memphis | Mark McClester misses the tip | 48-61 |
| 05:24 | Rice | The rebound goes to Matthew Hearn | 48-61 |
| 05:07 | Rice | Matthew Hearn scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Louie Kennedy | 50-61 |
| 04:39 | Memphis | William Roberts misses short on a runner from the right block | 50-61 |
| 04:38 | Rice | The rebound goes to Leigh Norman | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:23 | Rice | Gregory Bohon is denied on a layup by Mark McClester | 50-61 |
| 04:22 | Memphis | Mark McClester grabs the board | 50-61 |
| 04:20 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory French (SG), Jim Williams (PF), James Blaze (C) Louie Kennedy, Matthew Hearn, Leigh Norman | |
| Subs | Memphis | Louis Fowler (PG), Mark McCown (SG), Mark Toney (SF), Albert Gilreath (PF) Ante Tostanoski, Ryan Oliveira, Jason Olsen, Mark McClester | |
| 04:06 | Memphis | Mark Toney drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by William Roberts | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:51 | Rice | Gregory French hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-64 |
| 03:50 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Albert Gilreath | 50-64 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gregory French (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gregory Bohon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jim Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Blaze (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Louis Fowler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark McCown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Toney (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Albert Gilreath (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - William Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:23 | Memphis | Jim Williams steals it from Mark McCown | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:57 | Rice | Gregory Bohon clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-64 |
| 02:55 | Memphis | Mark McCown grabs the defensive rebound | 50-64 |
| 02:26 | Memphis | William Roberts can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 50-64 |
| 02:25 | Rice | Gregory French snags the defensive board | 50-64 |
| 02:11 | Rice | Keith Robinson travels with the ball | 50-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Ronald Fabiano (SF), Jack Jaquez (PF) Keith Robinson, Gregory Bohon, James Blaze | |
| Subs | Memphis | Ante Tostanoski (PG), Ryan Oliveira (SG), Jason Olsen (SF), Timothy White (PF), Mark McClester (C) Louis Fowler, Mark McCown, Mark Toney, Albert Gilreath, William Roberts | |
| 01:57 | Memphis | Ryan Oliveira can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-64 |
| 01:55 | Rice | Jack Jaquez grabs the defensive rebound | 50-64 |
| 01:35 | Rice | Ante Tostanoski is called for the reach on Erik Brooks - foul #5 on Ante Tostanoski, team foul #9 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blaze (C) Jack Jaquez | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerard Johnson (SG) Ante Tostanoski | |
| 01:35 | Rice | Erik Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 01:35 | Rice | Erik Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 01:35 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Timothy White | 51-64 |
| 01:12 | Memphis | Mark McClester misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by James Blaze - foul #3 on James Blaze, team foul #10 | 51-64 |
| 01:12 | Memphis | Mark McClester makes the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 01:12 | Memphis | Mark McClester misses the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 01:12 | Rice | James Blaze grabs the board | 51-65 |
| 01:02 | Rice | James Blaze loses the ball out of bounds | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Memphis | Ryan Oliveira knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerard Johnson | 51-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Rice | Erik Brooks misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 51-67 |
| 00:29 | Memphis | Jason Olsen pulls down the rebound | 51-67 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Ryan Oliveira runs out the clock | 51-67 |