| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnathan Hofman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Venne (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Harold Bush (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Harrell (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Garrett Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Kirsch (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Methodist | Travis Taylor inbounds the ball | 37-35 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:37 | Southern Methodist | Garrett Reed makes the driving attempt from the right block | 37-37 |
| 19:19 | Rice | Carl Allen hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Peter Jenkins and he's hacked by Harold Bush - foul #2 on Harold Bush, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| 19:19 | Rice | Carl Allen makes the free throw | 40-37 |
| 19:04 | Southern Methodist | Garrett Reed misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 40-37 |
| 19:02 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joseph Venne | 40-37 |
| 18:40 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-37 |
| 18:24 | Southern Methodist | Richard Harrell scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 18:01 | Rice | Carl Allen misses the lay-in | 40-39 |
| 17:59 | Rice | Dale Chewning hits the follow up shot | 42-39 |
| 17:48 | Southern Methodist | Travis Taylor comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Joseph Venne - foul #1 on Joseph Venne, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (SG) Johnathan Hofman | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Aron Livermore (PG), Billy Anderson (PF), Wilson Wallace (C) Harold Bush, Garrett Reed, Michael Kirsch | |
| 17:48 | Southern Methodist | Travis Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 17:48 | Southern Methodist | Travis Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 17:32 | Rice | Carl Allen loses the ball out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony Bachus (PF), Tarek English (C) Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Aaron Moya (SF) Travis Taylor | |
| 17:22 | Southern Methodist | Wilson Wallace makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 17:09 | Rice | Richard Harrell steps in front of the Dale Chewning pass | 42-43 |
| 17:04 | Southern Methodist | Aron Livermore banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Harrell | 42-45 |
| 16:55 | Rice | Peter Jenkins can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-45 |
| 16:53 | Southern Methodist | Richard Harrell pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 16:48 | Southern Methodist | Richard Harrell misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-45 |
| 16:46 | Southern Methodist | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Moya | 42-45 |
| 16:28 | Southern Methodist | Wilson Wallace misses the shot from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 16:27 | Southern Methodist | Wilson Wallace hits the follow up shot | 42-47 |
| 15:58 | Rice | Dale Chewning can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 42-47 |
| 15:56 | Southern Methodist | Wilson Wallace pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Jenkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Dale Chewning (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Bachus (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Tarek English (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Aron Livermore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Harrell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron Moya (fresh) PF - Billy Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wilson Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:36 | Southern Methodist | Aaron Moya misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-47 |
| 15:34 | Rice | Dale Chewning grabs the board | 42-47 |
| 15:27 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-47 |
| 15:25 | Southern Methodist | Wilson Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 15:18 | Southern Methodist | Richard Harrell hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-50 |
| 15:07 | Rice | Dale Chewning misses the lay-in | 42-50 |
| 15:05 | Southern Methodist | Aron Livermore gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 14:50 | Southern Methodist | Wilson Wallace misses the lay-in | 42-50 |
| 14:48 | Rice | Dale Chewning gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 14:28 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses the floater from the left side | 42-50 |
| 14:27 | Rice | Anthony Bachus pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 14:15 | Rice | Peter Jenkins can't connect on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Billy Anderson - foul #2 on Billy Anderson, team foul #2 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnathan Hofman (SG), Walter Scott (SF), Carl Allen (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Dale Chewning, Anthony Bachus, Tarek English | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Harold Bush (PG), Dannie Brown (SG), Travis Taylor (SF), Garrett Reed (PF), Michael Kirsch (C) Aron Livermore, Richard Harrell, Aaron Moya, Billy Anderson, Wilson Wallace | |
| 14:15 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 14:15 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 14:15 | Southern Methodist | Travis Taylor pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| 13:54 | Southern Methodist | Dannie Brown is hacked by Joseph Venne - foul #2 on Joseph Venne, team foul #2 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Pineda (SF) Peter Jenkins | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 13:36 | Southern Methodist | Travis Taylor makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Dannie Brown | 43-52 |
| 13:15 | Rice | Walter Scott is hacked by Harold Bush - foul #3 on Harold Bush, team foul #3 | 43-52 |
| 12:59 | Rice | Alfredo Pineda is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Walter Scott | 45-52 |
| 12:40 | Southern Methodist | Harold Bush misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-52 |
| 12:39 | Rice | Joseph Venne grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 12:23 | Rice | Alfredo Pineda can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 12:21 | Southern Methodist | Garrett Reed grabs the board | 45-52 |
| 11:59 | Southern Methodist | Harold Bush's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Isaac Greene (PG), Gregory Middlebrooks (SG), Dustin Walters (C) Walter Scott, Johnathan Hofman, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Richard Harrell (SG), Aaron Moya (SF), Wilson Wallace (C) Dannie Brown, Travis Taylor, Michael Kirsch | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Isaac Greene (fresh) SG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Alfredo Pineda (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dustin Walters (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Harold Bush (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Harrell (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron Moya (fresh) PF - Garrett Reed (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Wilson Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:45 | Rice | Garrett Reed steals it from Carl Allen | 45-52 |
| 11:25 | Southern Methodist | Aaron Moya is fouled on the floor by Isaac Greene - foul #1 on Isaac Greene, team foul #3 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Dale Chewning (SF) Alfredo Pineda | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Aron Livermore (PG), Billy Anderson (PF) Harold Bush, Garrett Reed | |
| 11:19 | Southern Methodist | Wilson Wallace lays it in on a nice dish by Aron Livermore and he's hacked by Dustin Walters - foul #4 on Dustin Walters, team foul #4 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony Bachus (PF), Tarek English (C) Carl Allen, Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 11:19 | Southern Methodist | Wilson Wallace makes the free throw | 45-55 |
| 11:07 | Rice | Dale Chewning knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Gregory Middlebrooks and the foul's on Aron Livermore - foul #1 on Aron Livermore, team foul #4 | 47-55 |
| 11:07 | Rice | Dale Chewning makes the free throw | 48-55 |
| 10:49 | Southern Methodist | Billy Anderson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-55 |
| 10:48 | Rice | Tarek English snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| 10:26 | Rice | Tarek English is fouled on the floor by Wilson Wallace - foul #2 on Wilson Wallace, team foul #5 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (PG), Johnathan Hofman (SG), Joseph Venne (C) Isaac Greene, Gregory Middlebrooks, Tarek English | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dannie Brown (SG), Travis Taylor (SF), Garrett Reed (PF), Michael Kirsch (C) Richard Harrell, Aaron Moya, Billy Anderson, Wilson Wallace | |
| 10:11 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman misses the fadeaway in the lane | 48-55 |
| 10:10 | Southern Methodist | Garrett Reed snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| 09:59 | Southern Methodist | Johnathan Hofman is called for the reach on Michael Kirsch - foul #2 on Johnathan Hofman, team foul #5 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Allen (PF) Anthony Bachus | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Harold Bush (PG) Aron Livermore | |
| 09:39 | Southern Methodist | Dannie Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-55 |
| 09:38 | Rice | Dale Chewning grabs the defensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 09:32 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman hits the finger roll | 50-55 |
| 09:06 | Southern Methodist | Michael Kirsch misses short on a runner from the right block | 50-55 |
| 09:05 | Rice | Joseph Venne grabs the defensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 08:39 | Rice | Michael Kirsch denies the turnaround by Carl Allen | 50-55 |
| 08:37 | Southern Methodist | Dannie Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 08:32 | Southern Methodist | Garrett Reed knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Travis Taylor | 50-57 |
| 08:13 | Rice | Peter Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Kirsch - foul #1 on Michael Kirsch, team foul #6 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (SG), Walter Scott (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF), Tarek English (C) Johnathan Hofman, Dale Chewning, Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Aron Livermore (PG), Richard Harrell (SG), Aaron Moya (SF), Billy Anderson (PF), Wilson Wallace (C) Harold Bush, Dannie Brown, Travis Taylor, Garrett Reed, Michael Kirsch | |
| 08:13 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 08:13 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 08:13 | Southern Methodist | Billy Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 07:54 | Southern Methodist | Wilson Wallace loses the ball out of bounds | 51-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Walters (PF) Peter Jenkins | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Walter Scott (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Bachus (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dustin Walters (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. C - Tarek English (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Aron Livermore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Harrell (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron Moya (fresh) PF - Billy Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilson Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:32 | Rice | Walter Scott hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 07:16 | Southern Methodist | Aaron Moya hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Billy Anderson | 54-59 |
| 06:55 | Rice | Walter Scott misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left corner | 54-59 |
| 06:53 | Rice | Dustin Walters grabs the offensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 06:30 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 54-59 |
| 06:28 | Rice | Tarek English grabs the offensive board | 54-59 |
| 06:17 | Rice | Walter Scott comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 54-59 |
| 06:16 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Aaron Moya | 54-59 |
| 06:11 | Southern Methodist | Richard Harrell buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Aron Livermore | 54-62 |
| 05:50 | Rice | Tarek English can't connect on a runner from the right block | 54-62 |
| 05:48 | Rice | Dustin Walters tips it back up and in | 56-62 |
| 05:48 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (PG), Johnathan Hofman (SG), Dale Chewning (SF), Carl Allen (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Walter Scott, Gregory Middlebrooks, Anthony Bachus, Dustin Walters, Tarek English | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Harold Bush (PG), Travis Taylor (SF), Garrett Reed (PF), Michael Kirsch (C) Aron Livermore, Aaron Moya, Billy Anderson, Wilson Wallace | |
| 05:22 | Southern Methodist | Michael Kirsch scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Harrell | 56-64 |
| 05:00 | Rice | Peter Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-64 |
| 04:58 | Rice | Joseph Venne tips it home | 58-64 |
| 04:41 | Southern Methodist | Harold Bush misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-64 |
| 04:40 | Southern Methodist | Richard Harrell pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 04:30 | Southern Methodist | Michael Kirsch can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 58-64 |
| 04:28 | Rice | Joseph Venne grabs the board | 58-64 |
| 04:24 | Rice | Peter Jenkins drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dale Chewning | 60-64 |
| 04:03 | Southern Methodist | Michael Kirsch is fouled on the floor by Joseph Venne - foul #3 on Joseph Venne, team foul #6 | 60-64 |
| 03:51 | Southern Methodist | The short jumper by Michael Kirsch is denied by Carl Allen | 60-64 |
| 03:50 | Southern Methodist | Garrett Reed misses the tip | 60-64 |
| 03:48 | Southern Methodist | Michael Kirsch can't tip it in | 60-64 |
| 03:46 | Rice | Dale Chewning grabs the defensive rebound | 60-64 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnathan Hofman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Venne (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Harold Bush (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Harrell (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SF - Travis Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Garrett Reed (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Kirsch (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:26 | Rice | Peter Jenkins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-64 |
| 03:24 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Michael Kirsch | 60-64 |
| 03:05 | Southern Methodist | Harold Bush scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Travis Taylor | 60-67 |
| 02:47 | Rice | Carl Allen knocks in the shot from close range | 62-67 |
| 02:23 | Southern Methodist | Garrett Reed dunks the ball | 62-69 |
| 01:59 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman is hacked by Travis Taylor - foul #1 on Travis Taylor, team foul #7 | 62-69 |
| 01:59 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 01:59 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 01:41 | Southern Methodist | Garrett Reed drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Harold Bush | 64-71 |
| 01:26 | Rice | Peter Jenkins loses the ball out of bounds | 64-71 |
| 01:07 | Southern Methodist | Michael Kirsch hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Garrett Reed | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-73 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman gets the offensive rebound | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Rice | Peter Jenkins drills a 3 from straight away set up by Carl Allen | 67-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Southern Methodist | Garrett Reed is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Jenkins - foul #2 on Peter Jenkins, team foul #7 | 67-73 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Wilson Wallace (C) Michael Kirsch | |
| 00:43 | Southern Methodist | Garrett Reed makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:43 | Southern Methodist | Garrett Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:40 | Rice | Harold Bush is called for the reach on Peter Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #4 on Harold Bush, team foul #8 | 67-75 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Kirsch (C) Wilson Wallace | |
| 00:40 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:40 | Southern Methodist | Michael Kirsch grabs the defensive rebound | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Southern Methodist | Michael Kirsch is fouled in the backcourt by Johnathan Hofman - foul #3 on Johnathan Hofman, team foul #8 | 67-75 |
| 00:39 | Southern Methodist | Michael Kirsch misses the 1st free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:39 | Rice | Carl Allen snags the defensive board | 67-75 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Joseph Venne is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Joseph Venne, team foul #9 | 67-75 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Wilson Wallace (C) Michael Kirsch | |
| 00:30 | Southern Methodist | Peter Jenkins is called for the reach on Harold Bush in the backcourt - foul #3 on Peter Jenkins, team foul #10 | 67-75 |
| 00:30 | Southern Methodist | Harold Bush makes the 1st free throw | 67-76 |
| 00:30 | Southern Methodist | Harold Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman is fouled on the floor by Richard Harrell - foul #1 on Richard Harrell, team foul #9 | 67-77 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Walter Scott (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Peter Jenkins, Dale Chewning, Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Aron Livermore (PG), Dannie Brown (SG), Aaron Moya (SF), Billy Anderson (PF) Harold Bush, Richard Harrell, Travis Taylor, Garrett Reed | |
| 00:24 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman misses the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:24 | Southern Methodist | Wilson Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 67-77 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Methodist | Aron Livermore runs out the clock | 67-77 |