| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Stoneman (fresh) SG - George Murr (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Weiler (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Tiernan (fresh) C - Michael Heredia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Moen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Reavis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Ivy (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Joseph Durst inbounds the ball | 20-36 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:52 | Rice | Corey Riddle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-36 |
| 19:50 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia grabs the defensive rebound | 20-36 |
| 19:29 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Stoneman | 23-36 |
| 19:13 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Joseph Durst and he's hacked by William Stoneman - foul #2 on William Stoneman, team foul #1 | 23-38 |
| 19:13 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the free throw | 23-39 |
| 18:47 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan misses short on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Joseph Durst - foul #2 on Joseph Durst, team foul #1 | 23-39 |
| 18:47 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan makes the 1st free throw | 24-39 |
| 18:47 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan misses the 2nd free throw | 24-39 |
| 18:47 | Rice | Donald Reavis grabs the board | 24-39 |
| 18:36 | Rice | Donald Reavis hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Robert Moen | 24-41 |
| 18:20 | Southern Mississippi | George Murr can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-41 |
| 18:18 | Rice | Donald Reavis grabs the defensive rebound | 24-41 |
| 18:14 | Rice | Donald Reavis scores on a floater from close range | 24-43 |
| 17:54 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Nicholas Tiernan | 26-43 |
| 17:28 | Rice | Donald Ivy is open but comes up short on the floater near the basket | 26-43 |
| 17:27 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia pulls down the rebound | 26-43 |
| 17:09 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia travels with the ball | 26-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman (PF), William King (C) Nicholas Tiernan, Michael Heredia | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG), Cleveland Ladner (SG), Darren Shaffer (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF), Carlos Tedrow (C) Robert Moen, Corey Riddle, Joseph Durst, Donald Reavis, Donald Ivy | |
| 16:46 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie is fouled on the floor by James Parkman - foul #2 on James Parkman, team foul #2 | 26-43 |
| 16:31 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Cleveland Ladner | 26-45 |
| 16:27 | Southern Mississippi | George Murr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-45 |
| 16:26 | Rice | Darren Shaffer gets the rebound | 26-45 |
| 16:14 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by George Murr - foul #3 on George Murr, team foul #3 | 26-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely (SF) George Murr | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:14 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner makes the 1st free throw | 26-46 |
| 16:14 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner makes the 2nd free throw | 26-47 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 16:02 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-47 |
| 16:01 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely grabs the offensive board | 26-47 |
| 15:48 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson (PG), George Murr (SG), James Coyer (PF) William Stoneman, David Weiler, James Parkman | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Shane Roberson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - George Murr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Kiely (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Coyer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - William King (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Cleveland Ladner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Ivy (C) Carlos Tedrow | |
| 15:41 | Southern Mississippi | George Murr knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-47 |
| 15:38 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia (C) William King | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Reavis (PF) Lawrence Johnson | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:25 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen McKinnie steals it from Shane Roberson | 29-47 |
| 15:22 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie hits the finger roll | 29-49 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:06 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-49 |
| 15:05 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner snags the defensive board | 29-49 |
| 14:39 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the driving attempt from the left block and he's fouled by Michael Heredia - foul #1 on Michael Heredia, team foul #4 | 29-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan (PF) Michael Heredia | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (SG), Joseph Durst (SF), Carlos Tedrow (C) Cleveland Ladner, Darren Shaffer, Donald Ivy | |
| 14:39 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the free throw | 29-52 |
| 14:27 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 29-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman (PG), William King (C) George Murr, James Coyer | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (PG), Lawrence Johnson (PF) Stephen McKinnie, Donald Reavis | |
| 14:25 | Rice | Robert Moen travels in the backcourt | 29-52 |
| 14:15 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-52 |
| 14:13 | Rice | Robert Moen grabs the board | 29-52 |
| 14:02 | Rice | Robert Moen comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Nicholas Tiernan - foul #3 on Nicholas Tiernan, team foul #5 | 29-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler (SG), James Parkman (C) Shane Roberson, William King | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:02 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the 1st free throw | 29-53 |
| 14:02 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the 2nd free throw | 29-54 |
| 13:52 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-54 |
| 13:50 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Moen | 29-54 |
| 13:23 | Rice | Joseph Durst is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-54 |
| 13:22 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler gets the rebound | 29-54 |
| 13:05 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Johnson steals it from Nicholas Tiernan | 29-54 |
| 12:48 | Rice | Joseph Durst is open and lays it up and in set up by Robert Moen | 29-56 |
| 12:36 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler is hacked by Corey Riddle - foul #1 on Corey Riddle, team foul #2 | 29-56 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson (PG), George Murr (SG), James Coyer (PF), Michael Heredia (C) William Stoneman, David Weiler, Nicholas Tiernan, James Parkman | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG), Cleveland Ladner (SG), Darren Shaffer (SF), Donald Reavis (PF), Donald Ivy (C) Robert Moen, Corey Riddle, Joseph Durst, Lawrence Johnson, Carlos Tedrow | |
| 12:24 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson drills a 3 from straight away | 32-56 |
| 12:14 | Rice | Donald Reavis clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 32-56 |
| 12:13 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Michael Heredia | 32-56 |
| 12:04 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 32-56 |
| 12:02 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia gets the offensive rebound | 32-56 |
| 11:54 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely is whistled for traveling | 32-56 |
| 11:49 | Rice | Darren Shaffer is called for traveling in the backcourt | 32-56 |
| 11:40 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by George Murr | 35-56 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Shane Roberson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - George Murr (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Kiely (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Coyer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Michael Heredia (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Cleveland Ladner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Donald Reavis (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Ivy (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 35-56 |
| 11:20 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer grabs the defensive rebound | 35-56 |
| 11:18 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-56 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William King (PF) James Coyer | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (PG), Joseph Durst (SF) Stephen McKinnie, Darren Shaffer | |
| 10:58 | Rice | Shane Roberson steps in front of the Donald Reavis pass | 35-56 |
| 10:38 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-56 |
| 10:36 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia hits the follow up shot | 37-56 |
| 10:20 | Rice | Donald Reavis is open and scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Ivy | 37-58 |
| 09:52 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Shane Roberson | 39-58 |
| 09:34 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses long on a floater from the right wing | 39-58 |
| 09:33 | Southern Mississippi | William King pulls down the rebound | 39-58 |
| 09:27 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-58 |
| 09:26 | Rice | Donald Ivy snags the defensive board | 39-58 |
| 09:24 | Rice | Donald Reavis is hacked by William King in the backcourt - foul #1 on William King, team foul #6 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman (PG), David Weiler (SG), Nicholas Tiernan (PF), James Coyer (C) Shane Roberson, George Murr, William King, Michael Heredia | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG), Corey Riddle (SG), Darren Shaffer (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF), Carlos Tedrow (C) Robert Moen, Cleveland Ladner, Joseph Durst, Donald Reavis, Donald Ivy | |
| 09:16 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson is whistled for traveling | 39-58 |
| 09:04 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-58 |
| 08:39 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie's pass is intercepted by William Stoneman | 39-58 |
| 08:27 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-58 |
| 08:13 | Rice | Darren Shaffer is open but misses the lay-in | 42-58 |
| 08:12 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan grabs the board | 42-58 |
| 08:01 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Kiely out of a doubleteam | 44-58 |
| 07:38 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 44-58 |
| 07:36 | Rice | Darren Shaffer grabs the offensive rebound | 44-58 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Stoneman (tiring) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Weiler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Kiely (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Tiernan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - James Coyer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Corey Riddle (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darren Shaffer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Carlos Tedrow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:19 | Rice | Darren Shaffer is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Tiernan - foul #4 on Nicholas Tiernan, team foul #7 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson (SF), James Parkman (PF), William King (C) Thomas Kiely, Nicholas Tiernan, James Coyer | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (PG), Joseph Durst (SG), Donald Reavis (PF), Donald Ivy (C) Stephen McKinnie, Corey Riddle, Lawrence Johnson, Carlos Tedrow | |
| 07:19 | Rice | Darren Shaffer misses the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 07:19 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman grabs the defensive rebound | 44-58 |
| 06:59 | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Shane Roberson | 47-58 |
| 06:47 | Rice | Donald Reavis connects on the open driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Durst and he's hacked by William Stoneman - foul #3 on William Stoneman, team foul #8 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Murr (SG) William Stoneman | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (SG) Darren Shaffer | |
| 06:47 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the free throw | 47-61 |
| 06:39 | Southern Mississippi | George Murr loses the ball out of bounds | 47-61 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia (C) William King | |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (SG) Corey Riddle | |
| 06:37 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner is hacked by George Murr in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Murr, team foul #9 | 47-61 |
| 06:37 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner makes the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 06:37 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner misses the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| 06:37 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia gets the rebound | 47-62 |
| 06:20 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia hits the finger roll on a nice dish by George Murr | 49-62 |
| 06:12 | Rice | Robert Moen is wide open but clanks a floater from the right side | 49-62 |
| 06:10 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman gets the rebound | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:45 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia hits the finger roll | 51-62 |
| 05:25 | Rice | Donald Ivy hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left side | 51-62 |
| 05:23 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to David Weiler | 51-62 |
| 05:02 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-62 |
| 05:00 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Ivy | 51-62 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-62 |
| 04:44 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia pulls down the rebound | 51-62 |
| 04:42 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Moen - foul #2 on Robert Moen, team foul #3 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman (PG), Nicholas Tiernan (PF), James Coyer (C) Shane Roberson, James Parkman, Michael Heredia | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG), Corey Riddle (SG), Carlos Tedrow (C) Robert Moen, Cleveland Ladner, Donald Ivy | |
| 04:22 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler double dribbles | 51-62 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely (SF) David Weiler | |
| Subs | Rice | Darren Shaffer (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF) Joseph Durst, Donald Reavis | |
| 03:55 | Rice | Darren Shaffer's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Tiernan | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:50 | Southern Mississippi | George Murr is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-62 |
| 03:49 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan can't tip it in | 51-62 |
| 03:47 | Rice | Corey Riddle snags the defensive board | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:25 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie misses the wide open shot from the left side | 51-62 |
| 03:24 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson tips it in | 51-64 |
| 03:24 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-64 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler (SG), Shane Roberson (SF), Michael Heredia (C) George Murr, Thomas Kiely, James Coyer | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (PG), Donald Ivy (C) Stephen McKinnie, Carlos Tedrow | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Stoneman (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Weiler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shane Roberson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Tiernan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Heredia (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Moen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Ivy (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 51-64 |
| 03:08 | Rice | Robert Moen pulls down the rebound | 51-64 |
| 02:47 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson is open and scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Darren Shaffer | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:43 | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Nicholas Tiernan | 53-66 |
| 02:23 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 53-66 |
| 02:21 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler gets the rebound | 53-66 |
| 02:14 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan can't finish the layup | 53-66 |
| 02:12 | Rice | Corey Riddle snags the defensive board | 53-66 |
| 02:09 | Rice | Corey Riddle is fouled in the backcourt by David Weiler - foul #3 on David Weiler, team foul #10 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer (PF), William King (C) Nicholas Tiernan, Michael Heredia | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG), Carlos Tedrow (C) Robert Moen, Donald Ivy | |
| 02:09 | Rice | Corey Riddle makes the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 02:09 | Rice | Corey Riddle makes the 2nd free throw | 53-68 |
| 01:52 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Corey Riddle - foul #2 on Corey Riddle, team foul #4 | 53-68 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely (SF), James Parkman (C) William Stoneman, William King | |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (SG) Corey Riddle | |
| 01:52 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler makes the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 01:52 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler misses the 2nd free throw | 54-68 |
| 01:52 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow gets the rebound | 54-68 |
| 01:50 | Rice | David Weiler is called for the reach on Darren Shaffer in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Weiler, team foul #11 | 54-68 |
| 01:50 | Rice | Darren Shaffer misses the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 01:50 | Rice | Darren Shaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 54-69 |
| 01:30 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler is hacked by Carlos Tedrow - foul #2 on Carlos Tedrow, team foul #5 | 54-69 |
| 01:16 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely knocks in the floater from the left block | 56-69 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner misses short on an open shot from the left side | 56-69 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Cleveland Ladner | 56-71 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-71 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie grabs the board | 56-71 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie runs out the clock | 56-71 |