| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Dannie Brown (fresh) SG - Aron Livermore (fresh) SF - Randy Jaimes (fresh) PF - Eugene Gano (fresh) C - Michael Featherston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steve Thomas (fresh) SG - Miguel Garcia (fresh) SF - Anthony Bachus (fresh) PF - Michael Bourque (fresh) C - Jefferson Ono (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Michael Bourque wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:32 | Rice | Miguel Garcia loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Southern Methodist | Aron Livermore hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:52 | Rice | Jefferson Ono is fouled on the floor by Eugene Gano - foul #1 on Eugene Gano, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:28 | Rice | Anthony Bachus clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Randy Jaimes - foul #1 on Randy Jaimes, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:28 | Rice | Anthony Bachus makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:28 | Rice | Anthony Bachus misses the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:28 | Southern Methodist | Eugene Gano grabs the defensive rebound | 3-1 |
| 18:07 | Southern Methodist | Randy Jaimes misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-1 |
| 18:06 | Southern Methodist | Dannie Brown gets the offensive rebound | 3-1 |
| 17:45 | Southern Methodist | Eugene Gano banks in the layup | 5-1 |
| 17:23 | Rice | Jefferson Ono misses the jump hook from the left block | 5-1 |
| 17:22 | Southern Methodist | Eugene Gano grabs the defensive rebound | 5-1 |
| 17:02 | Southern Methodist | Aron Livermore buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Dannie Brown | 8-1 |
| 16:33 | Rice | Anthony Bachus splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the left side and he's hacked by Randy Jaimes - foul #2 on Randy Jaimes, team foul #3 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Justin Smith (SF) Randy Jaimes | |
| Subs | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski (SG), Robert Bartram (SF) Steve Thomas, Michael Bourque | |
| 16:33 | Rice | Anthony Bachus misses the free throw | 8-3 |
| 16:33 | Southern Methodist | Eugene Gano pulls down the rebound | 8-3 |
| 16:15 | Southern Methodist | Eugene Gano clanks a jumper from close range | 8-3 |
| 16:13 | Rice | Miguel Garcia pulls down the rebound | 8-3 |
| 16:08 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 8-3 |
| 16:07 | Rice | Robert Bartram snags the offensive board | 8-3 |
| 15:51 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski is called for traveling | 8-3 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Michael Bourque (PF) Miguel Garcia, Anthony Bachus | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Dannie Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Aron Livermore (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Justin Smith (fresh) PF - Eugene Gano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Featherston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steve Thomas (fresh) SG - Yevgeny Loszynski (fresh) SF - Robert Bartram (fresh) PF - Michael Bourque (fresh) C - Jefferson Ono (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Southern Methodist | Justin Smith misses short on a 3 from straight away | 8-3 |
| 15:28 | Southern Methodist | Dannie Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 8-3 |
| 15:07 | Southern Methodist | Justin Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-3 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Pellot (PF), Lawrence Arney (C) Eugene Gano, Michael Featherston | |
| Subs | Rice | Miguel Garcia (PG), Anthony Bachus (PF) Steve Thomas, Jefferson Ono | |
| 14:43 | Rice | Miguel Garcia hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the left side | 8-3 |
| 14:41 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Kenneth Pellot | 8-3 |
| 14:36 | Southern Methodist | Justin Smith scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Pellot | 10-3 |
| 14:15 | Rice | Dannie Brown takes the ball from Anthony Bachus after a doubleteam | 10-3 |
| 13:58 | Southern Methodist | Aron Livermore misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 10-3 |
| 13:57 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Pellot tips it but misses | 10-3 |
| 13:56 | Rice | Michael Bourque snags the defensive board | 10-3 |
| 13:34 | Rice | Dannie Brown steps in front of the Robert Bartram pass | 10-3 |
| 13:29 | Southern Methodist | Aron Livermore lays it up and in set up by Dannie Brown | 12-3 |
| 13:08 | Rice | Anthony Bachus is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the left side | 12-3 |
| 13:06 | Rice | Anthony Bachus grabs the offensive board | 12-3 |
| 12:48 | Rice | Anthony Bachus can't finish the layup | 12-3 |
| 12:47 | Southern Methodist | Aron Livermore snags the defensive board | 12-3 |
| 12:27 | Southern Methodist | Aron Livermore misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 12-3 |
| 12:25 | Rice | Michael Bourque grabs the board | 12-3 |
| 12:05 | Rice | Michael Bourque scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Yevgeny Loszynski and he's fouled by Lawrence Arney - foul #1 on Lawrence Arney, team foul #4 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Mathew Baran (PG), Arron Pereira (SG), Neal Sumner (SF), Eugene Gano (PF), Michael Featherston (C) Dannie Brown, Aron Livermore, Justin Smith, Kenneth Pellot, Lawrence Arney | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Jefferson Ono (C) Miguel Garcia, Anthony Bachus | |
| 12:05 | Rice | Michael Bourque makes the free throw | 12-6 |
| 11:52 | Southern Methodist | Neal Sumner comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 12-6 |
| 11:50 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski gets the rebound | 12-6 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Mathew Baran (fresh) SG - Arron Pereira (fresh) SF - Neal Sumner (fresh) PF - Eugene Gano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Featherston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steve Thomas (fresh) SG - Yevgeny Loszynski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Bartram (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Bourque (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jefferson Ono (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Rice | Steve Thomas is hacked by Arron Pereira - foul #1 on Arron Pereira, team foul #5 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Miguel Garcia (SG), Anthony Bachus (PF) Yevgeny Loszynski, Michael Bourque | |
| 11:26 | Rice | The short jumper by Steve Thomas is denied by Neal Sumner | 12-6 |
| 11:25 | Southern Methodist | Mathew Baran snags the defensive board | 12-6 |
| 11:03 | Southern Methodist | Miguel Garcia is called for the reach on Neal Sumner - foul #1 on Miguel Garcia, team foul #1 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski (SG) Miguel Garcia | |
| 10:44 | Southern Methodist | Neal Sumner clanks a jumper from the left side | 12-6 |
| 10:43 | Rice | Anthony Bachus snags the defensive board | 12-6 |
| 10:22 | Rice | Anthony Bachus's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Featherston | 12-6 |
| 10:20 | Southern Methodist | Eugene Gano grabs the defensive rebound | 12-6 |
| 10:15 | Southern Methodist | Arron Pereira is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Arron Pereira, team foul #6 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dannie Brown (PG), David Hayes (SG), Justin Smith (SF) Mathew Baran, Arron Pereira, Neal Sumner | |
| Subs | Rice | Miguel Garcia (SG), Michael Bourque (PF) Yevgeny Loszynski, Anthony Bachus | |
| 09:51 | Rice | Michael Bourque throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-6 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Aron Livermore (SG) David Hayes | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:29 | Southern Methodist | Eugene Gano misses the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Bartram - foul #1 on Robert Bartram, team foul #2 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony Bachus (PF) Michael Bourque | |
| 09:29 | Southern Methodist | Eugene Gano misses the 1st free throw | 12-6 |
| 09:29 | Southern Methodist | Eugene Gano makes the 2nd free throw | 13-6 |
| 09:18 | Rice | Anthony Bachus is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 13-6 |
| 09:16 | Rice | Jefferson Ono snags the offensive board | 13-6 |
| 08:55 | Rice | Miguel Garcia hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Aron Livermore - foul #1 on Aron Livermore, team foul #7 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Pellot (PF), Lawrence Arney (C) Eugene Gano, Michael Featherston | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Bourque (PF) Robert Bartram | |
| 08:55 | Rice | Miguel Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 13-7 |
| 08:55 | Rice | Miguel Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 08:36 | Southern Methodist | Justin Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-8 |
| 08:34 | Rice | Jefferson Ono pulls down the rebound | 13-8 |
| 08:13 | Rice | Anthony Bachus misses short on a jumper from the right block | 13-8 |
| 08:11 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Bachus | 13-8 |
| 07:53 | Rice | Steve Thomas is whistled for a carry | 13-8 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Mathew Baran (PG), David Hayes (SG), Neal Sumner (SF) Dannie Brown, Aron Livermore, Justin Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski (SG), Robert Bartram (SF) Miguel Garcia, Anthony Bachus | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Mathew Baran (fresh) SG - David Hayes (fresh) SF - Neal Sumner (fresh) PF - Kenneth Pellot (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lawrence Arney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steve Thomas (fairly fresh) SG - Yevgeny Loszynski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Bartram (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Bourque (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jefferson Ono (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Southern Methodist | Michael Bourque picks off the pass by Neal Sumner | 13-8 |
| 07:20 | Rice | Jefferson Ono clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kenneth Pellot - foul #1 on Kenneth Pellot, team foul #8 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Eugene Gano (PF), Michael Featherston (C) Kenneth Pellot, Lawrence Arney | |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony Bachus (PF) Michael Bourque | |
| 07:20 | Rice | Jefferson Ono misses the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 07:20 | Rice | Jefferson Ono makes the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 07:02 | Southern Methodist | Eugene Gano hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Mathew Baran | 15-9 |
| 06:43 | Rice | Robert Bartram loses the dribble to David Hayes | 15-9 |
| 06:17 | Southern Methodist | David Hayes misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 15-9 |
| 06:16 | Southern Methodist | The offensive rebound goes to Eugene Gano | 15-9 |
| 06:05 | Southern Methodist | Jefferson Ono steals it from Eugene Gano | 15-9 |
| 05:37 | Rice | Anthony Bachus lays it up and in against a doubleteam | 15-11 |
| 05:27 | Southern Methodist | Michael Featherston misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Anthony Bachus - foul #1 on Anthony Bachus, team foul #3 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dannie Brown (PG), Aron Livermore (SG), Justin Smith (SF), Kenneth Pellot (PF) Mathew Baran, David Hayes, Neal Sumner, Eugene Gano | |
| Subs | Rice | Miguel Garcia (SG), Michael Bourque (PF) Yevgeny Loszynski, Robert Bartram | |
| 05:27 | Southern Methodist | Michael Featherston makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 05:27 | Southern Methodist | Michael Featherston makes the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 05:00 | Rice | Kenneth Pellot steals it from Anthony Bachus | 17-11 |
| 04:32 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Pellot misses short on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Michael Bourque - foul #1 on Michael Bourque, team foul #4 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Lawrence Arney (C) Michael Featherston | |
| Subs | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski (SG), Robert Bartram (SF) Steve Thomas, Anthony Bachus | |
| 04:32 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Pellot makes the 1st free throw | 18-11 |
| 04:32 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Pellot misses the 2nd free throw | 18-11 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Michael Bourque gets the rebound | 18-11 |
| 04:26 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-11 |
| 04:04 | Southern Methodist | Aron Livermore clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-11 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Jefferson Ono grabs the defensive rebound | 18-11 |
| 03:43 | Rice | Jefferson Ono makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Bourque | 18-13 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Dannie Brown (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Aron Livermore (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Justin Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Pellot (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Arney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Miguel Garcia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Yevgeny Loszynski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Bartram (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Bourque (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jefferson Ono (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Southern Methodist | Aron Livermore is whistled for traveling | 18-13 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Randy Jaimes (SF), Eugene Gano (PF) Justin Smith, Kenneth Pellot | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Anthony Bachus (SF) Yevgeny Loszynski, Robert Bartram | |
| 03:12 | Rice | Michael Bourque misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 18-13 |
| 03:10 | Rice | Miguel Garcia tips it home | 18-15 |
| 02:59 | Southern Methodist | Dannie Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-15 |
| 02:57 | Rice | Jefferson Ono gets the rebound | 18-15 |
| 02:31 | Rice | Steve Thomas is hacked by Lawrence Arney - foul #2 on Lawrence Arney, team foul #9 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Featherston (C) Lawrence Arney | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Bartram (SF) Anthony Bachus | |
| 02:31 | Rice | Steve Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 02:31 | Rice | Steve Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 02:31 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Eugene Gano | 18-16 |
| 02:16 | Southern Methodist | Aron Livermore misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-16 |
| 02:15 | Rice | Robert Bartram pulls down the rebound | 18-16 |
| 02:01 | Rice | Randy Jaimes is called for the reach on Steve Thomas - foul #3 on Randy Jaimes, team foul #10 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Mathew Baran (PG), Arron Pereira (SG), Justin Smith (SF) Dannie Brown, Aron Livermore, Randy Jaimes | |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony Bachus (SF) Robert Bartram | |
| 02:01 | Rice | Steve Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 02:01 | Rice | Steve Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 01:47 | Southern Methodist | Mathew Baran misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-18 |
| 01:46 | Southern Methodist | Eugene Gano tips it back up and in | 20-18 |
| 01:21 | Rice | Anthony Bachus splits the doubleteam and buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Steve Thomas and the foul's on Eugene Gano - foul #2 on Eugene Gano, team foul #11 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski (SG), Robert Bartram (SF) Steve Thomas, Michael Bourque | |
| 01:21 | Rice | Anthony Bachus makes the free throw | 20-21 |
| 01:05 | Southern Methodist | Eugene Gano misses short on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Yevgeny Loszynski - foul #1 on Yevgeny Loszynski, team foul #5 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dannie Brown (PG), Lawrence Arney (C) Mathew Baran, Michael Featherston | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Bourque (PF) Anthony Bachus | |
| 01:05 | Southern Methodist | Eugene Gano makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 01:05 | Southern Methodist | Eugene Gano makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 00:51 | Rice | Jefferson Ono blows the layup but he's hacked by Lawrence Arney - foul #3 on Lawrence Arney, team foul #12 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Aron Livermore (SG), Kenneth Pellot (PF), Neal Sumner (C) Arron Pereira, Eugene Gano, Lawrence Arney | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:51 | Rice | Jefferson Ono makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 00:51 | Rice | Jefferson Ono makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 00:30 | Southern Methodist | Miguel Garcia picks off the pass by Justin Smith | 22-23 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Jefferson Ono hits a shot from just outside the lane | 22-25 |