| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Adam Kepler (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jim Carter (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Peter (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jacobs (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joseph Bush (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mike Rye (fresh) PF - Joseph Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Woodard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Mike Rye inbounds the ball | 38-14 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Rice | Mike Rye's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-14 |
| Subs | Memphis | Kyle Gibson (PF), Paul Crews (C) James Collins, David Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 19:22 | Memphis | Paul Crews throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-14 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Smith (C) Paul Crews | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:53 | Rice | Joseph Bush hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-14 |
| 18:52 | Memphis | David Smith grabs the board | 38-14 |
| 18:32 | Memphis | Robert Jacobs is called for the reach on Adam Kepler - foul #2 on Robert Jacobs, team foul #1 | 38-14 |
| Subs | Memphis | Nicholas Henning (SG), James Collins (SF), Paul Crews (C) Jim Carter, Kyle Gibson, David Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:17 | Memphis | Adam Kepler clanks a 3 from the right wing | 38-14 |
| 18:15 | Memphis | James Peter tips it but misses | 38-14 |
| 18:14 | Memphis | Adam Kepler tips it but misses | 38-14 |
| 18:13 | Rice | Ronald Woodard grabs the defensive rebound | 38-14 |
| 17:54 | Rice | Ronald Woodard misses short on a shot from the left side | 38-14 |
| 17:52 | Memphis | James Peter grabs the defensive rebound | 38-14 |
| 17:27 | Memphis | Adam Kepler buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Peter | 40-14 |
| 17:04 | Rice | Ronald Woodard buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Jacobs | 40-16 |
| 16:35 | Memphis | Paul Crews misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ronald Woodard - foul #2 on Ronald Woodard, team foul #2 | 40-16 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jim Carter (SG), Kyle Gibson (PF), David Smith (C) Adam Kepler, Nicholas Henning, James Collins | |
| Subs | Rice | David Brickey (PG), John Lamothe (SG), James Franzen (SF), Kenneth Orman (PF) Robert Jacobs, Joseph Bush, Mike Rye, Joseph Harrison | |
| 16:35 | Memphis | Paul Crews makes the 1st free throw | 41-16 |
| 16:35 | Memphis | Paul Crews misses the 2nd free throw | 41-16 |
| 16:35 | Rice | Ronald Woodard gets the rebound | 41-16 |
| 16:14 | Rice | Kenneth Orman misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-16 |
| 16:12 | Rice | Ronald Woodard grabs the offensive rebound | 41-16 |
| 15:58 | Rice | David Brickey buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-18 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Paul Crews (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SG - Jim Carter (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Peter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kyle Gibson (fresh) 2 blk. 3 stl. C - David Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Brickey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Lamothe (fresh) SF - James Franzen (fresh) PF - Kenneth Orman (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ronald Woodard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Memphis | James Peter scores on a jump hook from the left block | 43-18 |
| 15:19 | Rice | James Peter is called for the reach on John Lamothe - foul #2 on James Peter, team foul #1 | 43-18 |
| Subs | Memphis | Adam Kepler (PG), James Collins (SF) Paul Crews, Kyle Gibson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:57 | Rice | Kenneth Orman travels with the ball | 43-18 |
| Subs | Memphis | Kyle Gibson (PF) James Peter | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Bush (SG), Mike Rye (SF), Joseph Harrison (PF) John Lamothe, James Franzen, Kenneth Orman | |
| 14:30 | Memphis | James Collins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-18 |
| Subs | Memphis | James Peter (PF) Kyle Gibson | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jacobs (PG) David Brickey | |
| 14:11 | Rice | Ronald Woodard is called for traveling | 43-18 |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Crews (C) David Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:47 | Memphis | Jim Carter misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 43-18 |
| 13:45 | Rice | Ronald Woodard gets the rebound | 43-18 |
| 13:16 | Rice | Robert Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Paul Crews - foul #1 on Paul Crews, team foul #2 | 43-18 |
| Subs | Memphis | Kyle Gibson (PF), David Smith (C) James Collins, Paul Crews | |
| Subs | Rice | James Franzen (SF) Mike Rye | |
| 13:16 | Rice | Robert Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 43-19 |
| 13:16 | Rice | Robert Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 43-20 |
| 12:49 | Memphis | Jim Carter misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-20 |
| 12:48 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Franzen | 43-20 |
| 12:25 | Rice | Robert Jacobs comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-20 |
| 12:24 | Rice | James Franzen tips it back up and in | 43-22 |
| 12:04 | Memphis | James Peter misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by James Franzen - foul #2 on James Franzen, team foul #3 | 43-22 |
| Subs | Memphis | Nicholas Henning (SG), James Collins (SF), Paul Crews (C) Adam Kepler, Kyle Gibson, David Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | David Brickey (PG), John Lamothe (SG), Mike Rye (SF), Kenneth Orman (PF) Robert Jacobs, Joseph Bush, James Franzen, Joseph Harrison | |
| 12:04 | Memphis | James Peter makes the 1st free throw | 44-22 |
| 12:04 | Memphis | James Peter makes the 2nd free throw | 45-22 |
| 11:54 | Rice | David Brickey misses the jumper from the right wing | 45-22 |
| 11:52 | Memphis | Paul Crews pulls down the rebound | 45-22 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Jim Carter (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Henning (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Peter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Crews (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Brickey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Lamothe (fresh) SF - Mike Rye (fresh) PF - Kenneth Orman (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ronald Woodard (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Memphis | Paul Crews makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Jim Carter | 47-22 |
| 10:56 | Rice | John Lamothe misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 47-22 |
| 10:54 | Rice | John Lamothe gets the offensive rebound | 47-22 |
| 10:35 | Rice | Mike Rye is called for traveling | 47-22 |
| Subs | Memphis | Adam Kepler (PG), David Smith (C) Nicholas Henning, James Peter | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:10 | Memphis | James Collins clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 47-22 |
| 10:09 | Memphis | Paul Crews snags the offensive board | 47-22 |
| 09:52 | Memphis | Adam Kepler comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 47-22 |
| 09:50 | Rice | Kenneth Orman grabs the board | 47-22 |
| 09:33 | Rice | David Smith takes the ball from David Brickey | 47-22 |
| 09:09 | Memphis | Adam Kepler misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-22 |
| 09:07 | Rice | David Brickey snags the defensive board | 47-22 |
| 08:46 | Rice | John Lamothe can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by David Smith - foul #3 on David Smith, team foul #3 | 47-22 |
| Subs | Memphis | Nicholas Henning (SG), James Peter (SF), Kyle Gibson (PF) Jim Carter, James Collins, Paul Crews | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Bush (SG), James Franzen (SF), Joseph Harrison (PF) David Brickey, Mike Rye, Kenneth Orman | |
| 08:46 | Rice | John Lamothe misses the 1st free throw | 47-22 |
| 08:46 | Rice | John Lamothe makes the 2nd free throw | 47-23 |
| 08:19 | Memphis | James Peter knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 49-23 |
| 07:57 | Rice | Ronald Woodard misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-23 |
| 07:56 | Memphis | Kyle Gibson gets the rebound | 49-23 |
| 07:41 | Memphis | Adam Kepler can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Lamothe - foul #2 on John Lamothe, team foul #4 | 49-23 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jim Carter (SG), Paul Crews (PF) Nicholas Henning, David Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jacobs (PG) John Lamothe | |
| 07:41 | Memphis | Adam Kepler makes the 1st free throw | 50-23 |
| 07:41 | Memphis | Adam Kepler makes the 2nd free throw | 51-23 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Adam Kepler (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jim Carter (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Peter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Crews (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Kyle Gibson (fresh) 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jacobs (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Bush (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Franzen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Woodard (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Rice | Joseph Bush scores on a 3 from the right wing | 51-26 |
| 06:54 | Memphis | Adam Kepler is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Adam Kepler, team foul #4 | 51-26 |
| Subs | Memphis | Nicholas Henning (SG), James Collins (SF), David Smith (C) Adam Kepler, James Peter, Kyle Gibson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:51 | Rice | Jim Carter steals it from Robert Jacobs in the backcourt | 51-26 |
| 06:36 | Memphis | Paul Crews hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Nicholas Henning | 53-26 |
| 06:15 | Rice | Joseph Bush comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 53-26 |
| 06:13 | Memphis | James Collins gets the rebound | 53-26 |
| 05:44 | Memphis | Paul Crews travels with the ball | 53-26 |
| Subs | Memphis | Adam Kepler (PG), James Peter (SF), Kyle Gibson (PF) Nicholas Henning, James Collins, David Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | John Lamothe (SG), Mike Rye (SF), Kenneth Orman (PF) Joseph Bush, James Franzen, Joseph Harrison | |
| 05:17 | Rice | Ronald Woodard scores on a jumper from the left side | 53-28 |
| 05:03 | Memphis | Paul Crews buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Adam Kepler | 55-28 |
| 04:34 | Rice | Mike Rye's fadeaway is rejected by James Peter | 55-28 |
| 04:32 | Memphis | Paul Crews grabs the defensive rebound | 55-28 |
| 04:04 | Memphis | Jim Carter makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Adam Kepler | 58-28 |
| 03:41 | Rice | Robert Jacobs buries a floater from the left side | 58-30 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Adam Kepler (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jim Carter (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Peter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Kyle Gibson (fresh) 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Paul Crews (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jacobs (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lamothe (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Mike Rye (fresh) PF - Kenneth Orman (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ronald Woodard (tired) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Memphis | Jim Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 58-30 |
| 03:19 | Memphis | Kyle Gibson tips it home | 60-30 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:08 | Rice | Mike Rye throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-30 |
| Subs | Memphis | Nicholas Henning (SG), James Collins (SF), David Smith (C) Jim Carter, Kyle Gibson, Paul Crews | |
| Subs | Rice | David Brickey (PG), Joseph Bush (SG), James Franzen (SF), Joseph Harrison (PF) Robert Jacobs, John Lamothe, Mike Rye, Kenneth Orman | |
| 02:44 | Memphis | James Peter lays it in on a nice dish by Adam Kepler | 62-30 |
| 02:22 | Rice | James Peter blocks the short jumper by Ronald Woodard | 62-30 |
| 02:21 | Memphis | Adam Kepler grabs the defensive rebound | 62-30 |
| 01:53 | Memphis | David Smith comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ronald Woodard - foul #3 on Ronald Woodard, team foul #5 | 62-30 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jim Carter (SG) Nicholas Henning | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jacobs (PG), Mike Rye (SF) David Brickey, James Franzen | |
| 01:53 | Memphis | David Smith misses the 1st free throw | 62-30 |
| 01:53 | Memphis | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 63-30 |
| 01:40 | Rice | Mike Rye is called for traveling | 63-30 |
| 01:19 | Memphis | Jim Carter is fouled on the floor by Joseph Bush - foul #3 on Joseph Bush, team foul #6 | 63-30 |
| 01:03 | Memphis | Ronald Woodard steals the ball from David Smith | 63-30 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Ronald Woodard clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-30 |
| 00:48 | Memphis | Adam Kepler grabs the defensive rebound | 63-30 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Memphis | Adam Kepler misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Woodard - foul #4 on Ronald Woodard, team foul #7 | 63-30 |
| 00:20 | Memphis | Adam Kepler makes the 1st free throw | 64-30 |
| 00:20 | Memphis | Adam Kepler makes the 2nd free throw | 65-30 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Rice | Mike Rye misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 65-30 |
| 00:14 | Memphis | James Peter grabs the defensive rebound | 65-30 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Adam Kepler runs out the clock | 65-30 |