| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Carl Sowa (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Bryant (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Laine (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Antonio Bonk (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joel Larocque (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Watson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | John Watson inbounds the ball | 35-39 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Rice | Terry Jerez is fouled on the floor by Thomas Bryant - foul #2 on Thomas Bryant, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| 19:20 | Rice | Samuel Aden loses the dribble to Shane Laine | 35-39 |
| 19:05 | UNC Wilmington | Antonio Bonk can't finish the layup | 35-39 |
| 19:04 | Rice | Ronald Hickey snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 18:53 | Rice | Ronald Hickey clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-39 |
| 18:51 | Rice | Terry Jerez grabs the offensive board | 35-39 |
| 18:41 | Rice | Carl Sowa is called for the reach on Samuel Aden - foul #3 on Carl Sowa, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jonathan Eberly (PG) Carl Sowa | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:25 | Rice | John Watson scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Samuel Aden | 35-41 |
| 18:13 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Bryant scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jonathan Eberly | 38-41 |
| 18:05 | Rice | Terry Jerez misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-41 |
| 18:03 | Rice | Ronald Hickey tips it but misses | 38-41 |
| 18:02 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Bryant grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 17:45 | UNC Wilmington | Jonathan Eberly can't finish the layup | 38-41 |
| 17:43 | Rice | Terry Thornton pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 17:35 | Rice | Samuel Aden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SF), Raymond Valenti (C) John Watson, Ronald Hickey | |
| 17:16 | UNC Wilmington | Jonathan Eberly misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 17:14 | Rice | James Snow gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 17:00 | Rice | Raymond Valenti lays it up and in and he's fouled by Joel Larocque - foul #1 on Joel Larocque, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | John Spencer (PG), Norman Haught (PF), Jeffrey Kalberg (C) Shane Laine, Antonio Bonk, Joel Larocque | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Adam Pease (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Thornton | |
| 17:00 | Rice | Raymond Valenti misses the free throw | 38-43 |
| 17:00 | UNC Wilmington | Jeffrey Kalberg gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 16:31 | UNC Wilmington | James Snow takes the ball from Norman Haught | 38-43 |
| 16:27 | Rice | Terry Jerez misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 38-43 |
| 16:26 | UNC Wilmington | Norman Haught gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 16:09 | UNC Wilmington | Norman Haught misses long on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Blake Jones - foul #2 on Blake Jones, team foul #1 | 38-43 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Puckett (SG), Rueben Veilleux (C) Thomas Bryant, Jonathan Eberly | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Ronald Hickey (C) Terry Jerez, Adam Pease | |
| 16:09 | UNC Wilmington | Norman Haught makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 16:09 | UNC Wilmington | Norman Haught misses the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 16:09 | Rice | Raymond Valenti snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 15:56 | Rice | Jerry Puckett takes the ball from Ronald Hickey | 39-43 |
| 15:53 | UNC Wilmington | John Spencer misses the easy layup | 39-43 |
| 15:51 | UNC Wilmington | Jeffrey Kalberg gets the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - John Spencer (fresh) SG - Jerry Puckett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Kalberg (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Norman Haught (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Rueben Veilleux (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Blake Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Snow (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Valenti (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:33 | UNC Wilmington | Rueben Veilleux buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-43 |
| 15:10 | Rice | Raymond Valenti knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Samuel Aden | 41-45 |
| 15:02 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Puckett misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Samuel Aden - foul #2 on Samuel Aden, team foul #2 | 41-45 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Carl Sowa (PG), Shane Laine (SF), Antonio Bonk (PF), Joel Larocque (C) John Spencer, Jeffrey Kalberg, Norman Haught, Rueben Veilleux | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), John Watson (SF), Terry Thornton (PF) Blake Jones, James Snow, Raymond Valenti | |
| 15:02 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Puckett makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 15:02 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Puckett makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 14:55 | Rice | Terry Thornton blows the layup | 43-45 |
| 14:54 | Rice | John Watson tips it back up and in | 43-47 |
| 14:31 | UNC Wilmington | Antonio Bonk hits a fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by Ronald Hickey - foul #3 on Ronald Hickey, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Bryant (SG) Jerry Puckett | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), Adam Pease (C) Samuel Aden, Ronald Hickey | |
| 14:31 | UNC Wilmington | Antonio Bonk misses the free throw | 45-47 |
| 14:31 | Rice | Terry Jerez pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 14:15 | Rice | Adam Pease clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 14:14 | Rice | Terry Thornton misses the tip | 45-47 |
| 14:12 | UNC Wilmington | Carl Sowa gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 14:03 | UNC Wilmington | Carl Sowa knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Bryant | 47-47 |
| 13:49 | Rice | Timothy Petty hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-47 |
| 13:47 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Bryant snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 13:30 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Bryant makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Shane Laine | 50-47 |
| 13:10 | Rice | Terry Thornton misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 13:08 | UNC Wilmington | Shane Laine gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 12:54 | UNC Wilmington | Carl Sowa hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-47 |
| 12:43 | Rice | John Watson double dribbles | 52-47 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Blake Jones (SG), James Snow (SF), Ronald Hickey (C) Timothy Petty, Terry Jerez, John Watson, Adam Pease | |
| 12:33 | UNC Wilmington | Antonio Bonk drills a driving attempt in the lane | 54-47 |
| 12:11 | Rice | Terry Thornton misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 12:09 | UNC Wilmington | Carl Sowa snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 12:02 | UNC Wilmington | Carl Sowa misses short on a floater from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 12:00 | UNC Wilmington | Antonio Bonk snags the offensive board | 54-47 |
| 11:44 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Bryant clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-47 |
| 11:43 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Larocque tips it in | 56-47 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Carl Sowa (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Bryant (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shane Laine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Antonio Bonk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joel Larocque (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Blake Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Snow (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Terry Thornton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | Rice | James Snow misses the shot in the lane but the foul's on Thomas Bryant - foul #3 on Thomas Bryant, team foul #4 | 56-47 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | John Spencer (PG), Jonathan Eberly (SF), Norman Haught (PF), Jeffrey Kalberg (C) Carl Sowa, Shane Laine, Antonio Bonk, Joel Larocque | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), Raymond Valenti (PF) Blake Jones, Terry Thornton | |
| 11:24 | Rice | James Snow makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 11:24 | Rice | James Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 11:13 | UNC Wilmington | Jonathan Eberly misses badly on a 3 from the right wing but he's hacked by Raymond Valenti - foul #1 on Raymond Valenti, team foul #4 | 56-49 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Watson (SF) James Snow | |
| 11:13 | UNC Wilmington | Jonathan Eberly makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 11:13 | UNC Wilmington | Jonathan Eberly makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 11:13 | UNC Wilmington | Jonathan Eberly makes the 3rd free throw | 59-49 |
| 10:48 | Rice | Jeffrey Kalberg denies the turnaround by Raymond Valenti | 59-49 |
| 10:47 | Rice | John Watson pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 10:27 | Rice | John Watson dunks the ball and the foul's on Jonathan Eberly - foul #2 on Jonathan Eberly, team foul #5 | 59-51 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Carl Sowa (PG), Jerry Puckett (SG) John Spencer, Thomas Bryant | |
| Subs | Rice | Adam Pease (C) Ronald Hickey | |
| 10:27 | Rice | John Watson makes the free throw | 59-52 |
| 10:19 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Puckett makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Carl Sowa | 61-52 |
| 10:04 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-52 |
| 10:02 | UNC Wilmington | Norman Haught pulls down the rebound | 61-52 |
| 09:45 | UNC Wilmington | Carl Sowa misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-52 |
| 09:44 | UNC Wilmington | Norman Haught hits the follow up shot | 63-52 |
| 09:28 | Rice | John Watson clanks a turnaround from close range | 63-52 |
| 09:27 | Rice | Samuel Aden grabs the offensive board | 63-52 |
| 09:13 | Rice | Carl Sowa picks off the pass by Terry Jerez | 63-52 |
| 08:56 | UNC Wilmington | Norman Haught hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Jonathan Eberly | 65-52 |
| 08:33 | Rice | Adam Pease comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-52 |
| 08:32 | UNC Wilmington | Jonathan Eberly snags the defensive board | 65-52 |
| 08:13 | UNC Wilmington | Jonathan Eberly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-52 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | John Spencer (PG), Thomas Bryant (SG), Shane Laine (SF), Antonio Bonk (PF), Joel Larocque (C) Carl Sowa, Jerry Puckett, Jonathan Eberly, Norman Haught, Jeffrey Kalberg | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), James Snow (SF), Terry Thornton (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, John Watson, Raymond Valenti, Adam Pease | |
| 07:53 | Rice | Terry Thornton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-52 |
| 07:52 | Rice | Timothy Petty snags the offensive board | 65-52 |
| 07:34 | Rice | Terry Thornton hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 65-52 |
| 07:33 | Rice | Terry Thornton tips it home | 65-54 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - John Spencer (fresh) SG - Thomas Bryant (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shane Laine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Antonio Bonk (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joel Larocque (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Snow (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | UNC Wilmington | Antonio Bonk connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Bryant and he's fouled by James Snow - foul #2 on James Snow, team foul #5 | 67-54 |
| 07:22 | UNC Wilmington | Antonio Bonk makes the free throw | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:04 | Rice | Terry Thornton banks in the layup set up by Timothy Petty | 68-56 |
| 06:46 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Bryant misses long on a shot from the left wing | 68-56 |
| 06:44 | Rice | Terry Thornton gets the rebound | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:27 | Rice | Ronald Hickey lays it in on a great pass from Blake Jones and the foul's on Joel Larocque - foul #2 on Joel Larocque, team foul #6 | 68-58 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Carl Sowa (PG) John Spencer | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG) Blake Jones, Timothy Petty | |
| 06:27 | Rice | Ronald Hickey makes the free throw | 68-59 |
| 06:02 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Larocque misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-59 |
| 06:00 | Rice | Terry Thornton grabs the board | 68-59 |
| 05:39 | Rice | Terry Jerez misses the fadeaway from the right side | 68-59 |
| 05:38 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Bryant gets the rebound | 68-59 |
| 05:20 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Bryant is fouled on the floor by Terry Jerez - foul #3 on Terry Jerez, team foul #6 | 68-59 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jonathan Eberly (SF), Norman Haught (PF), Jeffrey Kalberg (C) Shane Laine, Antonio Bonk, Joel Larocque | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Valenti (PF), Adam Pease (C) Terry Thornton, Ronald Hickey | |
| 05:06 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Bryant comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 68-59 |
| 05:05 | UNC Wilmington | Norman Haught tips it back up and in | 70-59 |
| 04:45 | Rice | Norman Haught blocks the short jumper by Terry Jerez | 70-59 |
| 04:44 | Rice | Terry Jerez misses the tip | 70-59 |
| 04:43 | Rice | Samuel Aden pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-59 |
| 04:31 | Rice | 3 seconds is called on Adam Pease | 70-59 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Puckett (SG) Thomas Bryant | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), John Watson (SF) Samuel Aden, James Snow | |
| 04:09 | UNC Wilmington | Jeffrey Kalberg's floater is tipped away by Raymond Valenti | 70-59 |
| 04:08 | UNC Wilmington | Norman Haught grabs the offensive board | 70-59 |
| 03:53 | UNC Wilmington | Jeffrey Kalberg hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Jerry Puckett and he's fouled by Adam Pease - foul #2 on Adam Pease, team foul #7 | 72-59 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Antonio Bonk (PF), Joel Larocque (C) Jerry Puckett, Norman Haught | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Thornton (PF) Adam Pease | |
| 03:53 | UNC Wilmington | Jeffrey Kalberg makes the free throw | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:44 | Rice | Terry Jerez is called for a charge - foul #4 on Terry Jerez, team foul #8 | 73-59 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Bryant (SG), Shane Laine (SF) Jonathan Eberly, Jeffrey Kalberg | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:15 | UNC Wilmington | Terry Thornton picks off the pass by Shane Laine | 73-59 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Carl Sowa (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Bryant (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shane Laine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Antonio Bonk (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Joel Larocque (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - John Watson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 14 pts. 11 reb. C - Raymond Valenti (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 02:59 | Rice | Terry Jerez drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Terry Thornton | 73-62 |
| 02:44 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Bryant scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Joel Larocque | 75-62 |
| 02:44 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-62 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Ronald Hickey (C) Blake Jones, Raymond Valenti | |
| 02:33 | Rice | Samuel Aden clanks a jumper from the left block | 75-62 |
| 02:32 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Larocque grabs the defensive rebound | 75-62 |
| 02:07 | UNC Wilmington | Antonio Bonk can't connect on a floater from the left block | 75-62 |
| 02:05 | Rice | John Watson grabs the board | 75-62 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Terry Thornton clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Antonio Bonk - foul #1 on Antonio Bonk, team foul #7 | 75-62 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | John Spencer (PG), Jerry Puckett (SG), Jonathan Eberly (SF), Norman Haught (PF), Jeffrey Kalberg (C) Carl Sowa, Thomas Bryant, Shane Laine, Antonio Bonk, Joel Larocque | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), James Snow (SF), Raymond Valenti (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, John Watson, Ronald Hickey | |
| 01:54 | Rice | Terry Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Terry Thornton misses the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 01:54 | UNC Wilmington | Jeffrey Kalberg pulls down the rebound | 75-63 |
| 01:41 | UNC Wilmington | Jeffrey Kalberg knocks in the shot from the left wing | 77-63 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Blake Jones can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 77-63 |
| 01:26 | UNC Wilmington | Jeffrey Kalberg pulls down the rebound | 77-63 |
| 01:07 | UNC Wilmington | Jonathan Eberly is hacked by Blake Jones - foul #3 on Blake Jones, team foul #9 | 77-63 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Rice | Adam Pease (C) Terry Thornton | |
| 01:07 | UNC Wilmington | Jonathan Eberly misses the 1st free throw | 77-63 |
| 01:07 | Rice | Adam Pease grabs the board | 77-63 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Timothy Petty drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | UNC Wilmington | Jonathan Eberly buries a runner from the left block | 79-66 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Rice | Adam Pease buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Petty | 79-68 |
| 00:00 | UNC Wilmington | John Spencer runs out the clock | 79-68 |