| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Dejesus (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Anthony Duncan (fresh) SG - John Becton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jeffrey Tidwell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Al Melton (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Alfonso (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell inbounds the ball | 30-41 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell clanks a runner from the left block but the foul's on Werner Peabody - foul #2 on Werner Peabody, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Snow (SF), Charles Krebs (C) William Quintanilla, Gregory Dejesus | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 19:39 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell misses the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 19:39 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 19:25 | Rice | Charles Krebs misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Al Melton - foul #1 on Al Melton, team foul #1 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Rice | William Quintanilla (SF) Dustin Snow | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 19:25 | Rice | Charles Krebs makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 19:25 | Rice | Charles Krebs misses the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 19:25 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso grabs the defensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 19:20 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-42 |
| 19:18 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso tips it home | 31-44 |
| 19:05 | Rice | Werner Peabody connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Krebs | 34-44 |
| 18:54 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Pittman swats the layup by Joshua Alfonso | 34-44 |
| 18:53 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 18:36 | Rice | William Quintanilla knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Hubert Gatlin and he's fouled by Jeffrey Tidwell - foul #1 on Jeffrey Tidwell, team foul #2 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (SG), Gregory Dejesus (PF) Werner Peabody, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart (SG), Kent Myers (SF), William Haskins (C) John Becton, Jeffrey Tidwell, Joshua Alfonso | |
| 18:36 | Rice | William Quintanilla makes the free throw | 37-44 |
| 18:13 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 37-44 |
| 18:12 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus snags the defensive board | 37-44 |
| 18:09 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin is hacked by Anthony Duncan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Duncan, team foul #3 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (SG), Dustin Snow (SF), Charles Krebs (C) Alfredo Marino, William Quintanilla, Gregory Dejesus | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Slater (PG), Waylon Fryar (C) Anthony Duncan, Al Melton | |
| 18:04 | Rice | Charles Krebs is open and buries a jumper from the left block | 39-44 |
| 17:43 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Krebs swats the layup by Frank Richart | 39-44 |
| 17:42 | Rice | Gary Pittman grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 17:26 | Rice | Werner Peabody's pass is intercepted by David Slater | 39-44 |
| 17:23 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers hits the finger roll set up by David Slater | 39-46 |
| 17:05 | Rice | David Slater is called for the reach on Werner Peabody - foul #1 on David Slater, team foul #4 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (PG), William Quintanilla (SF), Gregory Dejesus (PF) Hubert Gatlin, Dustin Snow, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Becton (SG), Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), Joshua Alfonso (C) Frank Richart, Kent Myers, William Haskins | |
| 16:52 | Rice | William Quintanilla can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-46 |
| 16:50 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar gets the rebound | 39-46 |
| 16:48 | Southern Mississippi | Alfredo Marino picks off the pass by David Slater in the backcourt | 39-46 |
| 16:34 | Rice | William Quintanilla double dribbles | 39-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (PG) Alfredo Marino | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan (PG), Al Melton (PF) David Slater, Waylon Fryar | |
| 16:16 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Dejesus steals it from Jeffrey Tidwell | 39-46 |
| 15:57 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin blows the layup | 39-46 |
| 15:55 | Rice | Gary Pittman gets the offensive rebound | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hubert Gatlin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Werner Peabody (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Dejesus (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Pittman (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Anthony Duncan (fresh) SG - John Becton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jeffrey Tidwell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Al Melton (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Alfonso (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Rice | Werner Peabody can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Anthony Duncan - foul #3 on Anthony Duncan, team foul #5 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Snow (SF), Jacob Newsom (PF) William Quintanilla, Gregory Dejesus | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers (SF), William Haskins (C) Jeffrey Tidwell, Joshua Alfonso | |
| 15:41 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 15:41 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 15:19 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton loses the ball out of bounds | 40-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (SG), William Quintanilla (SF) Werner Peabody, Dustin Snow | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Slater (PG), Frank Richart (SG), Stephen Siddiqui (SF) Anthony Duncan, John Becton, Al Melton | |
| 15:17 | Rice | David Slater is called for the reach on Hubert Gatlin in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Slater, team foul #6 | 40-46 |
| 15:01 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin knocks in the shot from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 14:49 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 14:33 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Frank Richart - foul #2 on Frank Richart, team foul #7 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (SG), Dustin Snow (SF) Alfredo Marino, William Quintanilla | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton (PF), Waylon Fryar (C) Kent Myers, William Haskins | |
| 14:33 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 14:33 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 14:17 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton hits the finger roll set up by David Slater | 44-50 |
| 13:55 | Rice | Jacob Newsom buries a jumper from the baseline and the foul's on Al Melton - foul #2 on Al Melton, team foul #8 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (PG), William Quintanilla (SF) Hubert Gatlin, Dustin Snow | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan (PG), John Becton (SG), Jeffrey Tidwell (SF) David Slater, Frank Richart, Stephen Siddiqui | |
| 13:55 | Rice | Jacob Newsom misses the free throw | 46-50 |
| 13:55 | Rice | Gary Pittman snags the offensive board | 46-50 |
| 13:32 | Rice | Werner Peabody hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-50 |
| 13:13 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Anthony Duncan and he's hacked by Gary Pittman - foul #3 on Gary Pittman, team foul #2 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (PG) Alfredo Marino | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso (C) Al Melton | |
| 13:13 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar makes the free throw | 48-53 |
| 12:56 | Rice | Werner Peabody clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-53 |
| 12:54 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin grabs the offensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 12:41 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Anthony Duncan - foul #4 on Anthony Duncan, team foul #9 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (SG), Dustin Snow (SF) Werner Peabody, William Quintanilla | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Slater (PG), Kent Myers (SF), William Haskins (PF) Anthony Duncan, Jeffrey Tidwell, Waylon Fryar | |
| 12:41 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin misses the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 12:41 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 12:26 | Southern Mississippi | Dustin Snow steals it from William Haskins | 49-53 |
| 12:23 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin banks in the layup on a great pass from Dustin Snow | 51-53 |
| 12:10 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater is hacked by Hubert Gatlin - foul #1 on Hubert Gatlin, team foul #3 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (SG), William Quintanilla (SF) Alfredo Marino, Dustin Snow | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Siddiqui (SF) Joshua Alfonso | |
| 11:54 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by David Slater | 51-55 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hubert Gatlin (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Werner Peabody (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jacob Newsom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Pittman (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Slater (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Becton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Stephen Siddiqui (fresh) PF - Kent Myers (fresh) 9 pts. C - William Haskins (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 11:45 | Rice | The pull-up jumper by Hubert Gatlin is blocked by Kent Myers | 51-55 |
| 11:44 | Rice | Gary Pittman snags the offensive board | 51-55 |
| 11:30 | Rice | William Quintanilla travels with the ball | 51-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (PG) Hubert Gatlin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart (SG), Al Melton (PF), Joshua Alfonso (C) John Becton, Kent Myers, William Haskins | |
| 11:18 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso throws it down | 51-57 |
| 10:49 | Rice | Alfredo Marino is whistled for traveling | 51-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (PG), Dustin Snow (SF) Alfredo Marino, William Quintanilla | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell (SF) Stephen Siddiqui | |
| 10:33 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Hubert Gatlin - foul #2 on Hubert Gatlin, team foul #4 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins (C) Joshua Alfonso | |
| 10:33 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 10:33 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 10:04 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-59 |
| 10:03 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell gets the rebound | 51-59 |
| 09:56 | Southern Mississippi | Werner Peabody picks off the pass by Frank Richart | 51-59 |
| 09:50 | Rice | Al Melton blocks the jumper by Werner Peabody | 51-59 |
| 09:48 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins snags the defensive board | 51-59 |
| 09:30 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 51-59 |
| 09:28 | Rice | The rebound goes to Hubert Gatlin | 51-59 |
| 09:25 | Rice | Dustin Snow is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 51-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (SG), William Quintanilla (SF), Charles Krebs (C) Werner Peabody, Dustin Snow, Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Becton (SG), Stephen Siddiqui (SF), Kent Myers (PF), Waylon Fryar (C) Frank Richart, Jeffrey Tidwell, Al Melton, William Haskins | |
| 09:13 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton is hacked by Charles Krebs - foul #2 on Charles Krebs, team foul #5 | 51-59 |
| 08:59 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-62 |
| 08:54 | Rice | Charles Krebs is fouled in the backcourt by Waylon Fryar - foul #2 on Waylon Fryar, team foul #10 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (SG) Alfredo Marino | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 08:54 | Rice | Charles Krebs makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 08:54 | Rice | Charles Krebs misses the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 08:54 | Rice | William Quintanilla pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 08:47 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin connects on the open jump hook from the right block set up by William Quintanilla | 54-62 |
| 08:25 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers misses the lay-in | 54-62 |
| 08:23 | Rice | William Quintanilla snags the defensive board | 54-62 |
| 08:20 | Rice | Werner Peabody is hacked by John Becton in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Becton, team foul #11 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (PG), Gary Pittman (C) Hubert Gatlin, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), Al Melton (PF), Joshua Alfonso (C) Stephen Siddiqui, Kent Myers, Waylon Fryar | |
| 08:20 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 08:20 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 08:03 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from David Slater | 56-64 |
| 07:51 | Rice | Jacob Newsom misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-64 |
| 07:49 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Joshua Alfonso | 56-64 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Werner Peabody (tiring) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Quintanilla (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jacob Newsom (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Pittman (very tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Slater (tiring) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - John Becton (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jeffrey Tidwell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Al Melton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Joshua Alfonso (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton lays it in on a great pass from David Slater | 56-66 |
| 07:15 | Rice | Al Melton swats the layup by William Quintanilla | 56-66 |
| 07:14 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton gets the rebound | 56-66 |
| 07:08 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 56-66 |
| 07:07 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso grabs the offensive board | 56-66 |
| 06:56 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Al Melton and he's hacked by Jacob Newsom - foul #4 on Jacob Newsom, team foul #6 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (PG), Dustin Snow (SF) Werner Peabody, William Quintanilla | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan (PG), Frank Richart (SG), Kent Myers (SF), William Haskins (PF) David Slater, John Becton, Jeffrey Tidwell, Al Melton | |
| 06:56 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso makes the free throw | 56-69 |
| 06:39 | Rice | Jacob Newsom drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Alfredo Marino | 58-69 |
| 06:35 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Kent Myers | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 06:26 | Rice | Kent Myers denies the turnaround by Jacob Newsom | 58-72 |
| 06:24 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers pulls down the rebound | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 06:04 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-72 |
| 06:03 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins can't tip it in | 58-72 |
| 06:02 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso hits the follow up shot | 58-74 |
| 05:58 | Rice | Alfredo Marino is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 58-74 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (SG), William Quintanilla (SF), Charles Krebs (C) Alfredo Marino, Dustin Snow, Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Siddiqui (SF), Waylon Fryar (C) Kent Myers, Joshua Alfonso | |
| 05:43 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Siddiqui | 58-77 |
| 05:40 | Rice | William Quintanilla is called for traveling in the backcourt | 58-77 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Becton (SG) Frank Richart | |
| 05:21 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar misses the easy layup | 58-77 |
| 05:20 | Rice | The rebound goes to Charles Krebs | 58-77 |
| 05:06 | Rice | Werner Peabody hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Hubert Gatlin | 60-77 |
| 04:37 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Stephen Siddiqui | 60-80 |
| 04:28 | Rice | William Haskins swats the layup by Charles Krebs | 60-80 |
| 04:27 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins grabs the board | 60-80 |
| 04:00 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins misses the jump hook in the paint | 60-80 |
| 03:59 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins tips it back up and in | 60-82 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Rice | Waylon Fryar steps in front of the Jacob Newsom pass | 60-82 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hubert Gatlin (tired) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Werner Peabody (tired) 20 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Quintanilla (tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jacob Newsom (very tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Charles Krebs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Anthony Duncan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Becton (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Stephen Siddiqui (fairly fresh) PF - William Haskins (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Waylon Fryar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins clanks a turnaround from the right block | 60-82 |
| 03:20 | Rice | Jacob Newsom gets the rebound | 60-82 |
| 03:18 | Rice | John Becton steps in front of the Werner Peabody pass in the backcourt | 60-82 |
| 03:17 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton banks in the layup | 60-84 |
| 03:11 | Rice | Werner Peabody hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Hubert Gatlin | 63-84 |
| 02:47 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan double dribbles | 63-84 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (SG), Dustin Snow (SF), Gary Pittman (C) Werner Peabody, William Quintanilla, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Slater (PG), Frank Richart (SG), Kent Myers (PF) Anthony Duncan, John Becton, Waylon Fryar | |
| 02:43 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-84 |
| 02:14 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Kent Myers | 63-86 |
| 01:59 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-86 |
| 01:58 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 63-86 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:30 | Southern Mississippi | Dustin Snow picks off the pass by Frank Richart | 63-86 |
| 01:26 | Rice | Alfredo Marino can't finish the layup | 63-86 |
| 01:25 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 63-86 |
| 01:10 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from David Slater | 63-88 |
| 01:02 | Rice | Jacob Newsom is fouled on the floor by Stephen Siddiqui - foul #2 on Stephen Siddiqui, team foul #12 | 63-88 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (SG), William Quintanilla (SF) Alfredo Marino, Dustin Snow | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar (C) Stephen Siddiqui | |
| 01:02 | Rice | Jacob Newsom misses the 1st free throw | 63-88 |
| 01:02 | Rice | Jacob Newsom misses the 2nd free throw | 63-88 |
| 01:02 | Rice | William Quintanilla grabs the offensive rebound | 63-88 |
| 00:57 | Rice | William Haskins steals the ball from Werner Peabody | 63-88 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers buries a shot from close range set up by David Slater | 63-90 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Rice | William Quintanilla scores on a runner from the left block | 65-90 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater runs out the clock | 65-90 |