| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jacob Newsom (fresh) C - Charles Krebs (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Vasily Lukowski (fresh) SG - Clifford Upson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Garry Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Viktor Palczewski (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Kenneth Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy inbounds the ball | 32-35 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 19:37 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 19:36 | Rice | William Quintanilla gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 19:17 | Rice | William Quintanilla hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 32-35 |
| 19:15 | Rice | Werner Peabody tips it in | 34-35 |
| 18:51 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson makes the 3 from the left corner | 34-38 |
| 18:37 | Rice | Werner Peabody clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 18:35 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Hubert Gatlin | 34-38 |
| 18:14 | Rice | Jacob Newsom misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Kenneth Lewis - foul #1 on Kenneth Lewis, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang (SG), Rufus Burlingame (SF) Vasily Lukowski, Garry Murphy | |
| 18:14 | Rice | Jacob Newsom misses the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 18:14 | Rice | Jacob Newsom makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 17:59 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis misses the runner in the paint | 35-38 |
| 17:58 | Rice | Charles Krebs grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 17:50 | Rice | William Quintanilla is fouled on the floor by Viktor Palczewski - foul #1 on Viktor Palczewski, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Garry Murphy (SF) Viktor Palczewski | |
| 17:38 | Rice | Werner Peabody clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 17:36 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 17:12 | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Snow (SF), Gregory Dejesus (PF), Gary Pittman (C) William Quintanilla, Jacob Newsom, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski (PF) Garry Murphy | |
| 16:57 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-38 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Garry Murphy (SG) Stjepan Zhuang | |
| 16:43 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 35-38 |
| 16:41 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy grabs the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 16:21 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Lewis | 35-41 |
| 16:14 | Rice | Werner Peabody knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 15:55 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy can't finish the layup | 38-41 |
| 15:54 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hubert Gatlin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Werner Peabody (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Snow (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Dejesus (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Pittman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Clifford Upson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Garry Murphy (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rufus Burlingame (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Viktor Palczewski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Kenneth Lewis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Rice | Dustin Snow knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Hubert Gatlin and he's fouled by Rufus Burlingame - foul #2 on Rufus Burlingame, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Newsom (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Gregory Dejesus, Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang (SG), Salvador Castro (PF), Herbert Michael (C) Rufus Burlingame, Viktor Palczewski, Kenneth Lewis | |
| 15:29 | Rice | Dustin Snow makes the free throw | 41-41 |
| 15:10 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Clifford Upson | 41-44 |
| 14:46 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin is fouled on the floor by Stjepan Zhuang - foul #1 on Stjepan Zhuang, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Rice | William Quintanilla (SF) Dustin Snow | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis (PG) Stjepan Zhuang | |
| 14:32 | Rice | William Quintanilla's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-44 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang (SG), Viktor Palczewski (PF) Clifford Upson, Salvador Castro | |
| 14:18 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski makes the turnaround in the lane | 41-46 |
| 14:05 | Rice | Jacob Newsom is denied on a layup by Kenneth Lewis | 41-46 |
| 14:03 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 13:43 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by William Quintanilla - foul #3 on William Quintanilla, team foul #1 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clifford Upson (SG), Rufus Burlingame (SF) Stjepan Zhuang, Garry Murphy | |
| 13:43 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 13:43 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 13:34 | Rice | William Quintanilla double dribbles | 41-48 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Salvador Castro (PF) Viktor Palczewski | |
| 13:19 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson is hacked by William Quintanilla - foul #4 on William Quintanilla, team foul #2 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Snow (SF), Gary Pittman (C) William Quintanilla, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Garry Murphy (SF), Viktor Palczewski (PF) Rufus Burlingame, Salvador Castro | |
| 13:06 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-48 |
| 13:04 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski grabs the offensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 12:49 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 41-48 |
| 12:48 | Rice | Gary Pittman gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 12:32 | Rice | Werner Peabody comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 12:31 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin grabs the offensive board | 41-48 |
| 12:14 | Rice | Herbert Michael is called for the reach on Gary Pittman - foul #4 on Herbert Michael, team foul #5 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (PG), Kevin Mechling (SG), Gregory Dejesus (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Hubert Gatlin, Werner Peabody, Jacob Newsom, Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame (SF), Salvador Castro (C) Garry Murphy, Herbert Michael | |
| 12:09 | Rice | Dustin Snow is denied on a layup by Rufus Burlingame | 41-48 |
| 12:07 | South Carolina | Salvador Castro gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 11:40 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 41-50 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) SG - Kevin Mechling (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dustin Snow (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Dejesus (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Krebs (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Kenneth Lewis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SG - Clifford Upson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rufus Burlingame (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Viktor Palczewski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Salvador Castro (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:18 | Rice | Alfredo Marino scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Dustin Snow | 44-50 |
| 11:16 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by Alfredo Marino - foul #1 on Alfredo Marino, team foul #3 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (PG) Kevin Mechling | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang (SG), Garry Murphy (SF) Kenneth Lewis, Viktor Palczewski | |
| 10:55 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-50 |
| 10:54 | Rice | Charles Krebs pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| 10:40 | Rice | Dustin Snow drills a shot from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 10:23 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy misses badly on a runner from the left block | 46-50 |
| 10:21 | Rice | Charles Krebs pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 09:55 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 09:53 | Rice | Alfredo Marino grabs the offensive board | 46-50 |
| 09:35 | Rice | Charles Krebs drills a runner from close range on a great pass from Hubert Gatlin | 48-50 |
| 09:14 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson drills a jumper from the free throw line | 48-52 |
| 08:57 | Rice | Charles Krebs misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Salvador Castro - foul #4 on Salvador Castro, team foul #6 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Mechling (PG), Werner Peabody (SG), Jacob Newsom (PF) Hubert Gatlin, Alfredo Marino, Gregory Dejesus | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vasily Lukowski (PG), Viktor Palczewski (PF), Kenneth Lewis (C) Stjepan Zhuang, Rufus Burlingame, Salvador Castro | |
| 08:57 | Rice | Charles Krebs makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 08:57 | Rice | Charles Krebs misses the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 08:57 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 08:48 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis lays it in on a nice dish by Clifford Upson | 49-54 |
| 08:31 | Rice | Charles Krebs hits the finger roll | 51-54 |
| 08:16 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Vasily Lukowski | 51-56 |
| 08:01 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Viktor Palczewski - foul #2 on Viktor Palczewski, team foul #7 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Pittman (C) Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 08:01 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 08:01 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 07:44 | South Carolina | Jacob Newsom swats the short shot by Viktor Palczewski | 53-56 |
| 07:43 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski tips it back up and in | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kevin Mechling (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Snow (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jacob Newsom (fresh) 1 pts. C - Gary Pittman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Vasily Lukowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clifford Upson (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Garry Murphy (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Viktor Palczewski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. C - Kenneth Lewis (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Rice | Garry Murphy steals it from Dustin Snow | 53-58 |
| 06:57 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis makes the runner in the lane | 53-60 |
| 06:36 | Rice | Werner Peabody's fadeaway is rejected by Viktor Palczewski | 53-60 |
| 06:34 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy snags the defensive board | 53-60 |
| 06:16 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Garry Murphy and he's hacked by Werner Peabody - foul #1 on Werner Peabody, team foul #4 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (PG), William Quintanilla (SF) Kevin Mechling, Dustin Snow | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Herbert Michael (C) Vasily Lukowski | |
| 06:16 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson makes the free throw | 53-63 |
| 06:02 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin blows the layup | 53-63 |
| 06:00 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael gets the rebound | 53-63 |
| 05:35 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 53-63 |
| 05:33 | Rice | Jacob Newsom grabs the board | 53-63 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Werner Peabody knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Hubert Gatlin | 56-63 |
| 04:52 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis hits the finger roll set up by Viktor Palczewski | 56-65 |
| 04:48 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Werner Peabody | 59-65 |
| 04:21 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson misses the fadeaway from the right side | 59-65 |
| 04:20 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael tips it home | 59-67 |
| 03:56 | Rice | William Quintanilla clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Viktor Palczewski - foul #3 on Viktor Palczewski, team foul #8 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Dejesus (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Jacob Newsom, Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang (SG), Rufus Burlingame (SF), Salvador Castro (PF) Clifford Upson, Garry Murphy, Viktor Palczewski | |
| 03:56 | Rice | William Quintanilla makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 03:56 | Rice | William Quintanilla misses the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 03:56 | South Carolina | Salvador Castro pulls down the rebound | 60-67 |
| 03:33 | South Carolina | Salvador Castro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Snow (SF) William Quintanilla | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hubert Gatlin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Werner Peabody (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dustin Snow (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Dejesus (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Krebs (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Kenneth Lewis (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. SG - Stjepan Zhuang (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rufus Burlingame (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Salvador Castro (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Herbert Michael (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Rice | Werner Peabody comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-67 |
| 03:25 | South Carolina | Salvador Castro grabs the defensive rebound | 60-67 |
| 03:06 | South Carolina | Werner Peabody steals the ball from Kenneth Lewis | 60-67 |
| 02:41 | Rice | Dustin Snow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (SG) Werner Peabody | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clifford Upson (SG), Garry Murphy (SF), Viktor Palczewski (PF) Stjepan Zhuang, Rufus Burlingame, Salvador Castro | |
| 02:17 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-67 |
| 02:15 | Rice | Charles Krebs grabs the board | 60-67 |
| 02:15 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (SG), William Quintanilla (SF), Jacob Newsom (PF) Alfredo Marino, Dustin Snow, Gregory Dejesus | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 01:49 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-67 |
| 01:48 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson pulls down the rebound | 60-67 |
| 01:22 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-67 |
| 01:20 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson grabs the offensive rebound | 60-67 |
| 00:57 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-67 |
| 00:56 | Rice | Jacob Newsom gets the rebound | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 00:51 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin misses badly on a shot from the left block | 60-67 |
| 00:50 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael grabs the board | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 00:49 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael is hacked by Werner Peabody in the backcourt - foul #2 on Werner Peabody, team foul #5 | 60-67 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vasily Lukowski (PG), Stjepan Zhuang (SG), Rufus Burlingame (PF) Kenneth Lewis, Clifford Upson, Viktor Palczewski | |
| 00:47 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy is hacked by Werner Peabody - foul #3 on Werner Peabody, team foul #6 | 60-67 |
| 00:46 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy is hacked by William Quintanilla - foul #5 on William Quintanilla, team foul #7 | 60-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Snow (SF) William Quintanilla | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:46 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:46 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 60-69 |
| 00:37 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael grabs the defensive rebound | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:35 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael is fouled in the backcourt by Hubert Gatlin - foul #2 on Hubert Gatlin, team foul #8 | 60-69 |
| 00:35 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:35 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael misses the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Jacob Newsom gets the rebound | 60-70 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Krebs | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:28 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame is fouled in the backcourt by Werner Peabody - foul #4 on Werner Peabody, team foul #9 | 63-70 |
| 00:28 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame misses the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Jacob Newsom snags the defensive board | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 00:20 | Rice | Werner Peabody hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-70 |
| 00:18 | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang is hacked by Werner Peabody in the backcourt - foul #5 on Werner Peabody, team foul #10 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (SG) Werner Peabody | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clifford Upson (PG), Kenneth Lewis (PF) Vasily Lukowski, Rufus Burlingame | |
| 00:18 | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:18 | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-72 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski (PF) Stjepan Zhuang | |
| 00:14 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-72 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Jacob Newsom grabs the offensive board | 66-72 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 66-72 |
| 00:07 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Krebs | 66-72 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-72 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Jacob Newsom snags the offensive board | 66-72 |
| 00:00 | Rice | The clock runs out | 66-72 |