| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - William Darden (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Bayne (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Carlos Yang (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Gill (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joe Parr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory French (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jack Jaquez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Blaze (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Reed (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Carlos Yang inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Sam Houston State | Carlos Yang clanks a runner from close range but he's hacked by Jack Jaquez - foul #3 on Jack Jaquez, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Lee Borelli (SF) Keith Robinson, Jack Jaquez | |
| 19:48 | Sam Houston State | Carlos Yang makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 19:48 | Sam Houston State | Carlos Yang misses the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 19:48 | Rice | James Blaze pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 19:29 | Rice | Erik Brooks is fouled on the floor by Carlos Yang - foul #2 on Carlos Yang, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| 19:22 | Rice | Erik Brooks misses the wide open jumpshot from the left side | 30-28 |
| 19:20 | Sam Houston State | Carlos Yang grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 18:58 | Sam Houston State | Joe Parr hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Robert Reed - foul #1 on Robert Reed, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| 18:58 | Sam Houston State | Joe Parr makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 18:58 | Sam Houston State | Joe Parr misses the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 18:58 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Blaze | 31-28 |
| 18:56 | Rice | Erik Brooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG) Erik Brooks | |
| 18:41 | Sam Houston State | William Darden is fouled on the floor by Keith Robinson - foul #1 on Keith Robinson, team foul #3 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ruben Stidham (SG), Robert Moore (PF), Donald Allison (C) Robert Bayne, Richard Gill, Joe Parr | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG) Keith Robinson | |
| 18:26 | Sam Houston State | James Blaze is called for the reach on Ruben Stidham - foul #1 on James Blaze, team foul #4 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce (PG) William Darden | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Jim Williams (PF) Erik Brooks, James Blaze | |
| 18:11 | Sam Houston State | Carlos Yang lays it in on a nice dish by Ruben Stidham | 33-28 |
| 18:02 | Rice | Jim Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Kozlowski (SF) Carlos Yang | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), James Blaze (PF), Mark Fagin (C) Keith Robinson, Jim Williams, Robert Reed | |
| 17:42 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Kozlowski misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 17:40 | Rice | Gregory French gets the rebound | 33-28 |
| 17:26 | Rice | Mark Fagin is by himself and knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Erik Brooks | 33-30 |
| 17:03 | Sam Houston State | Robert Moore is fouled on the floor by James Blaze - foul #2 on James Blaze, team foul #5 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Darden (PG), Robert Bayne (SG), Richard Gill (PF), Joe Parr (C) Mike Boyce, Ruben Stidham, Robert Moore, Donald Allison | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Jim Williams (PF), Robert Reed (C) Erik Brooks, James Blaze, Mark Fagin | |
| 16:42 | Sam Houston State | Robert Reed is called for the reach on Richard Gill - foul #2 on Robert Reed, team foul #6 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Carlos Yang (SF) Nicholas Kozlowski | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:28 | Sam Houston State | Richard Gill is fouled on the floor by Gregory French - foul #3 on Gregory French, team foul #7 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (SG), James Blaze (PF) Gregory French, Jim Williams | |
| 16:28 | Sam Houston State | Richard Gill makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 16:28 | Sam Houston State | Richard Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 16:06 | Rice | Joe Parr swats the dunk try by James Blaze | 35-30 |
| 16:05 | Sam Houston State | Richard Gill grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 15:57 | Sam Houston State | Carlos Yang misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 15:55 | Sam Houston State | Joe Parr tips it back up and in | 37-30 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - William Darden (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Bayne (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Carlos Yang (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Gill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Parr (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Erik Brooks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Borelli (fairly fresh) PF - James Blaze (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Reed (fairly fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Rice | Erik Brooks can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-30 |
| 15:44 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Richard Gill | 37-30 |
| 15:39 | Sam Houston State | Robert Reed denies the turnaround by Robert Bayne | 37-30 |
| 15:37 | Sam Houston State | Robert Bayne grabs the offensive board | 37-30 |
| 15:28 | Sam Houston State | James Blaze steals the ball from Robert Bayne | 37-30 |
| 15:14 | Rice | James Blaze misses long on an open shot from the free throw line | 37-30 |
| 15:12 | Sam Houston State | Joe Parr gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 14:56 | Sam Houston State | The short jumper by Richard Gill is denied by Robert Reed | 37-30 |
| 14:55 | Rice | Lee Borelli grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 14:50 | Rice | Lee Borelli misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left corner | 37-30 |
| 14:48 | Rice | Robert Reed snags the offensive board | 37-30 |
| 14:30 | Rice | Keith Robinson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-30 |
| 14:29 | Sam Houston State | William Darden gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 14:09 | Sam Houston State | Joe Parr connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 39-30 |
| 13:52 | Rice | Lee Borelli misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 39-30 |
| 13:51 | Rice | Lee Borelli grabs the offensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 13:27 | Rice | Lee Borelli misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-30 |
| 13:25 | Sam Houston State | Richard Gill snags the defensive board | 39-30 |
| 13:09 | Sam Houston State | The jump hook by Joe Parr is blocked by Robert Reed | 39-30 |
| 13:08 | Rice | Lee Borelli gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 12:51 | Rice | Lee Borelli misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Joe Parr - foul #2 on Joe Parr, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce (PG), Ruben Stidham (SG), Nicholas Kozlowski (SF), Robert Moore (PF), Donald Allison (C) William Darden, Robert Bayne, Carlos Yang, Richard Gill, Joe Parr | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Gregory French (SG), Jack Jaquez (SF), Jim Williams (C) Keith Robinson, Erik Brooks, James Blaze, Robert Reed | |
| 12:51 | Rice | Lee Borelli makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 12:51 | Rice | Lee Borelli misses the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 12:51 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Ruben Stidham | 39-31 |
| 12:39 | Sam Houston State | Ruben Stidham lays it up and in set up by Mike Boyce | 41-31 |
| 12:18 | Rice | Gregory French misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Ruben Stidham - foul #1 on Ruben Stidham, team foul #3 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Mark Fagin (C) John Herring, Lee Borelli | |
| 12:18 | Rice | Gregory French makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 12:18 | Rice | Gregory French makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 12:03 | Sam Houston State | Ruben Stidham clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 12:02 | Sam Houston State | Ruben Stidham hits the follow up shot | 43-33 |
| 11:44 | Rice | Jim Williams is hacked by Robert Moore - foul #1 on Robert Moore, team foul #4 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG) Keith Robinson | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Mike Boyce (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ruben Stidham (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - Nicholas Kozlowski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Moore (fresh) C - Donald Allison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Herring (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory French (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jack Jaquez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jim Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Mark Fagin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Rice | Mark Fagin is hacked by Nicholas Kozlowski - foul #1 on Nicholas Kozlowski, team foul #5 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Reed (C) Mark Fagin | |
| 11:15 | Rice | Gregory French misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-33 |
| 11:13 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Kozlowski pulls down the rebound | 43-33 |
| 10:45 | Sam Houston State | Donald Allison is hacked by Robert Reed - foul #3 on Robert Reed, team foul #8 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Chad Rogers (PG), Carlos Yang (SF), Tom Kreider (C) Mike Boyce, Nicholas Kozlowski, Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), James Blaze (PF) John Herring, Robert Reed | |
| 10:45 | Sam Houston State | Donald Allison makes the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 10:45 | Sam Houston State | Donald Allison makes the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 10:16 | Rice | Jim Williams comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-33 |
| 10:14 | Sam Houston State | Tom Kreider pulls down the rebound | 45-33 |
| 10:03 | Sam Houston State | Donald Allison banks in the layup | 47-33 |
| 09:40 | Rice | James Blaze is alone and drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Keith Robinson | 47-35 |
| 09:21 | Sam Houston State | Carlos Yang misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-35 |
| 09:19 | Sam Houston State | Tom Kreider tips it home | 49-35 |
| 08:58 | Rice | Jim Williams comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 49-35 |
| 08:57 | Sam Houston State | Chad Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 49-35 |
| 08:35 | Sam Houston State | Chad Rogers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-35 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce (PG), Robert Bayne (SG), Nicholas Kozlowski (SF), Richard Gill (PF), Robert Moore (C) Chad Rogers, Ruben Stidham, Carlos Yang, Donald Allison, Tom Kreider | |
| Subs | Rice | Lee Borelli (PF), Robert Reed (C) James Blaze, Jim Williams | |
| 08:18 | Rice | Gregory French comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-35 |
| 08:16 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Robert Moore | 49-35 |
| 08:01 | Sam Houston State | Robert Moore scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Mike Boyce and he's fouled by Robert Reed - foul #4 on Robert Reed, team foul #9 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Darden (PG), Joe Parr (C) Robert Bayne, Richard Gill | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Mark Fagin (PF) Keith Robinson, Robert Reed | |
| 08:01 | Sam Houston State | Robert Moore makes the free throw | 52-35 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:43 | Rice | Gregory French can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Nicholas Kozlowski - foul #2 on Nicholas Kozlowski, team foul #6 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Gill (PF) Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Robert Reed (C) Erik Brooks, Mark Fagin | |
| 07:43 | Rice | Gregory French misses the 1st free throw | 52-35 |
| 07:43 | Rice | Gregory French makes the 2nd free throw | 52-36 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - William Darden (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mike Boyce (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Nicholas Kozlowski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Gill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Joe Parr (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (tiring) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gregory French (tiring) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jack Jaquez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Lee Borelli (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Reed (fairly fresh) 9 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:19 | Sam Houston State | Robert Reed steals the ball from Nicholas Kozlowski | 52-36 |
| 07:03 | Rice | Jack Jaquez buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lee Borelli and he's hacked by Joe Parr - foul #3 on Joe Parr, team foul #7 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Chad Rogers (SF) Nicholas Kozlowski | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Mark Fagin (PF) Keith Robinson, Lee Borelli | |
| 07:03 | Rice | Jack Jaquez makes the free throw | 52-39 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:56 | Sam Houston State | William Darden is hacked by Gregory French - foul #4 on Gregory French, team foul #10 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blaze (PF) Mark Fagin | |
| 06:56 | Sam Houston State | William Darden misses the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 06:56 | Sam Houston State | William Darden makes the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| 06:42 | Rice | Erik Brooks drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jack Jaquez | 53-42 |
| 06:22 | Sam Houston State | Chad Rogers misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-42 |
| 06:20 | Sam Houston State | William Darden hits the follow up shot | 55-42 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:16 | Rice | Gregory French's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-42 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Bayne (SG), Carlos Yang (SF), Robert Moore (PF), Tom Kreider (C) William Darden, Mike Boyce, Richard Gill, Joe Parr | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Jim Williams (PF), Mark Fagin (C) Erik Brooks, James Blaze, Robert Reed | |
| 05:54 | Sam Houston State | Chad Rogers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-42 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Darden (PG) Chad Rogers | |
| Subs | Rice | Lee Borelli (PF), Robert Reed (C) Jim Williams, Mark Fagin | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:51 | Rice | Lee Borelli is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 55-42 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:32 | Sam Houston State | Carlos Yang misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 55-42 |
| 05:31 | Sam Houston State | Tom Kreider snags the offensive board | 55-42 |
| 05:09 | Sam Houston State | Tom Kreider is hacked by Jack Jaquez - foul #4 on Jack Jaquez, team foul #11 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Kozlowski (PG), Ruben Stidham (SG), Richard Gill (PF) William Darden, Robert Bayne, Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), James Blaze (PF), Jim Williams (C) Keith Robinson, Lee Borelli, Robert Reed | |
| 05:09 | Sam Houston State | Tom Kreider makes the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 05:09 | Sam Houston State | Tom Kreider misses the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| 05:09 | Rice | Jack Jaquez snags the defensive board | 56-42 |
| 04:53 | Rice | Erik Brooks misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Nicholas Kozlowski - foul #3 on Nicholas Kozlowski, team foul #8 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce (PG), Donald Allison (C) Carlos Yang, Tom Kreider | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:53 | Rice | Erik Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 04:53 | Rice | Erik Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 04:53 | Sam Houston State | Donald Allison snags the defensive board | 56-43 |
| 04:35 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Kozlowski can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 56-43 |
| 04:34 | Sam Houston State | Ruben Stidham gets the offensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 04:11 | Sam Houston State | Donald Allison hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-43 |
| 03:55 | Rice | Jack Jaquez is open but misses the lay-in | 59-43 |
| 03:54 | Sam Houston State | Ruben Stidham snags the defensive board | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Sam Houston State | Richard Gill misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-43 |
| 03:33 | Sam Houston State | Richard Gill tips it in | 61-43 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Mike Boyce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ruben Stidham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. SF - Nicholas Kozlowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Gill (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Donald Allison (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Erik Brooks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory French (tired) 9 pts. 4 pf. SF - Jack Jaquez (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Blaze (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jim Williams (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Rice | Erik Brooks comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-43 |
| 03:16 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Donald Allison | 61-43 |
| 02:48 | Sam Houston State | Ruben Stidham buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Nicholas Kozlowski | 64-43 |
| 02:46 | Rice | Erik Brooks is hacked by Mike Boyce in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mike Boyce, team foul #9 | 64-43 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Chad Rogers (SF), Robert Moore (PF), Tom Kreider (C) Nicholas Kozlowski, Richard Gill, Donald Allison | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (SG), Lee Borelli (SF), Mark Fagin (PF) Gregory French, Jack Jaquez, James Blaze | |
| 02:46 | Rice | Erik Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 64-44 |
| 02:46 | Rice | Erik Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 64-44 |
| 02:46 | Rice | Jim Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 64-44 |
| 02:28 | Rice | Erik Brooks misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-44 |
| 02:27 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Robert Moore | 64-44 |
| 02:09 | Sam Houston State | Eric Gurganus is called for the reach on Ruben Stidham - foul #1 on Eric Gurganus, team foul #12 | 64-44 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (SG) Erik Brooks | |
| 02:09 | Sam Houston State | Ruben Stidham makes the 1st free throw | 65-44 |
| 02:09 | Sam Houston State | Ruben Stidham makes the 2nd free throw | 66-44 |
| 02:06 | Rice | Mike Boyce steals it from Eric Gurganus in the backcourt | 66-44 |
| 02:05 | Sam Houston State | Chad Rogers throws it down set up by Mike Boyce | 68-44 |
| 02:02 | Rice | Lee Borelli is hacked by Chad Rogers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chad Rogers, team foul #10 | 68-44 |
| 02:02 | Rice | Lee Borelli makes the 1st free throw | 68-45 |
| 02:02 | Rice | Lee Borelli makes the 2nd free throw | 68-46 |
| 01:42 | Sam Houston State | Ruben Stidham misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-46 |
| 01:41 | Rice | Jim Williams snags the defensive board | 68-46 |
| 01:33 | Rice | Jim Williams misses long on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Tom Kreider - foul #1 on Tom Kreider, team foul #11 | 68-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Kozlowski (SF), Donald Allison (C) Chad Rogers, Tom Kreider | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG) Eric Gurganus | |
| 01:33 | Rice | Jim Williams makes the 1st free throw | 68-47 |
| 01:33 | Rice | Jim Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 68-47 |
| 01:33 | Sam Houston State | Robert Moore snags the defensive board | 68-47 |
| 01:09 | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Erik Brooks - foul #1 on Erik Brooks, team foul #13 | 68-47 |
| 01:09 | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce misses the 1st free throw | 68-47 |
| 01:09 | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce misses the 2nd free throw | 68-47 |
| 01:09 | Rice | Mark Fagin pulls down the rebound | 68-47 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Erik Brooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-47 |
| 00:54 | Sam Houston State | Ruben Stidham clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on John Herring - foul #1 on John Herring, team foul #14 | 68-47 |
| 00:54 | Sam Houston State | Ruben Stidham makes the 1st free throw | 69-47 |
| 00:54 | Sam Houston State | Ruben Stidham misses the 2nd free throw | 69-47 |
| 00:54 | Rice | Mark Fagin pulls down the rebound | 69-47 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Rice | Lee Borelli throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-47 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Sam Houston State | Robert Moore misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 69-47 |
| 00:26 | Sam Houston State | Ruben Stidham gets the offensive rebound | 69-47 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce runs out the clock | 69-47 |