| Lineup | Rice | PG - Henry Sexton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jae Champion (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Hannum (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Colby Dickison (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Beck (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Agarwal (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Davis (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kevin Alcaraz (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Decker (fresh) 1 pts. C - Frank Summers (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz inbounds the ball | 47-42 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ralph Hannum - foul #2 on Ralph Hannum, team foul #1 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman (SG), Sean Stutts (C) Jae Champion, Michael Beck | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 19:39 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 19:39 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 19:25 | Rice | Kevin Alcaraz steps in front of the Nathaniel Toothman pass | 47-44 |
| 19:22 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Decker jams it set up by Kevin Alcaraz | 47-46 |
| 19:10 | Rice | Henry Sexton misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 47-46 |
| 19:08 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Stutts | 47-46 |
| 18:57 | Rice | Ralph Hannum hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 47-46 |
| 18:56 | Rice | Sean Stutts gets the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 18:44 | Rice | Sean Stutts misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 47-46 |
| 18:42 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Colby Dickison | 47-46 |
| 18:32 | Rice | Henry Sexton comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Agarwal - foul #3 on John Agarwal, team foul #1 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Jae Champion (SG), Timothy Davis (SF), Michael Beck (C) Nathaniel Toothman, Ralph Hannum, Colby Dickison | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), Larry Briscoe (SG), Randall Lyons (SF), Bruce Barnes (PF), Marvin Davey (C) John Agarwal, Chad Davis, Kevin Alcaraz, Thomas Decker, Frank Summers | |
| 18:32 | Rice | Henry Sexton makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 18:32 | Rice | Henry Sexton makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 18:19 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe is fouled on the floor by Jae Champion - foul #3 on Jae Champion, team foul #2 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Adkins (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF) Jae Champion, Timothy Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 18:08 | Southern Mississippi | Marvin Davey hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Paul Suda | 49-48 |
| 18:06 | Rice | Sean Stutts throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Ralph Hannum (SF) Nathaniel Toothman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 17:54 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Hannum steals it from Larry Briscoe | 49-48 |
| 17:49 | Rice | Henry Sexton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-48 |
| 17:48 | Rice | Sean Stutts grabs the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 17:31 | Rice | Michael Beck can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 49-48 |
| 17:30 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Barnes snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| 17:23 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Barnes slams it home | 49-50 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Marvin Davey takes the ball from Henry Sexton in the backcourt | 49-50 |
| 16:58 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Paul Suda | 49-52 |
| 16:46 | Rice | Michael Beck misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 16:44 | Southern Mississippi | Marvin Davey grabs the defensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 16:19 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Barnes misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 16:18 | Southern Mississippi | Marvin Davey misses the tip | 49-52 |
| 16:17 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Lyons can't tip it in | 49-52 |
| 16:15 | Rice | Michael Beck pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 16:12 | Rice | Charles Adkins is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Briscoe - foul #3 on Larry Briscoe, team foul #2 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman (SG), Timothy Davis (SF), Colby Dickison (PF), Alfred Reid (C) Charles Adkins, Ralph Hannum, Sean Stutts, Michael Beck | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall (PG), Chad Davis (SG), Kevin Alcaraz (SF), Thomas Decker (PF), Frank Summers (C) Paul Suda, Larry Briscoe, Randall Lyons, Bruce Barnes, Marvin Davey | |
| 16:06 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman buries a shot from just outside the lane | 51-52 |
| 15:52 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Davis steals it from Chad Davis | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Henry Sexton (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Nathaniel Toothman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Colby Dickison (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Alfred Reid (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Micheal Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chad Davis (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kevin Alcaraz (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Thomas Decker (fresh) 3 pts. C - Frank Summers (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman buries a floater from just outside the lane | 53-52 |
| 15:20 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 15:16 | Rice | Henry Sexton is hacked by Micheal Hall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Micheal Hall, team foul #3 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Jae Champion (SG), Ralph Hannum (SF), Sean Stutts (C) Timothy Davis, Colby Dickison, Alfred Reid | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (PG), William Bowen (C) Micheal Hall, Frank Summers | |
| 15:04 | Rice | Ralph Hannum can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 53-54 |
| 15:03 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Thomas Decker | 53-54 |
| 14:58 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-57 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Jae Champion's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Reid (C) Sean Stutts | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 14:35 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner but the foul's on Ralph Hannum - foul #3 on Ralph Hannum, team foul #3 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Davis (SF), Sean Stutts (C) Ralph Hannum, Alfred Reid | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Summers (PF) Thomas Decker | |
| 14:35 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 14:35 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 14:35 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz makes the 3rd free throw | 53-60 |
| 14:33 | Rice | John Agarwal steals it from Jae Champion in the backcourt | 53-60 |
| 14:22 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-60 |
| 14:20 | Rice | Sean Stutts grabs the defensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 14:01 | Rice | Jae Champion misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by William Bowen - foul #4 on William Bowen, team foul #4 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Ralph Hannum (SF), Colby Dickison (PF), Michael Beck (C) Timothy Davis, Nathaniel Toothman, Sean Stutts | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (SG), Larry Briscoe (SF), Bruce Barnes (C) Chad Davis, Kevin Alcaraz, William Bowen | |
| 14:01 | Rice | Jae Champion makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 14:01 | Rice | Jae Champion makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 13:44 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Jae Champion - foul #4 on Jae Champion, team foul #4 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman (SG), Sean Stutts (PF) Jae Champion, Colby Dickison | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Marvin Davey (SF), Thomas Decker (PF) John Agarwal, Frank Summers | |
| 13:44 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe misses the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 13:44 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 13:25 | Rice | Ralph Hannum connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-61 |
| 13:11 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Decker misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-61 |
| 13:09 | Southern Mississippi | Marvin Davey pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 12:55 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Decker hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Marvin Davey | 57-64 |
| 12:48 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman loses the dribble to Paul Suda | 57-64 |
| 12:45 | Southern Mississippi | Marvin Davey blows the layup | 57-64 |
| 12:43 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman pulls down the rebound | 57-64 |
| 12:38 | Rice | Henry Sexton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-64 |
| 12:37 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Barnes gets the rebound | 57-64 |
| 12:19 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Beck is called for the reach on Larry Briscoe - foul #3 on Michael Beck, team foul #5 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Adkins (SG), Timothy Davis (SF), Colby Dickison (PF), Alfred Reid (C) Nathaniel Toothman, Ralph Hannum, Sean Stutts, Michael Beck | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (PG), Chad Davis (SG), Randall Lyons (SF), Frank Summers (C) Paul Suda, Larry Briscoe, Marvin Davey, Bruce Barnes | |
| 12:05 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Summers hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Charles Adkins - foul #2 on Charles Adkins, team foul #6 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Ralph Hannum (SF) Timothy Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 12:05 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Summers makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 12:05 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Summers makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 11:52 | Rice | Colby Dickison banks in the layup on a nice dish by Henry Sexton | 59-66 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Henry Sexton (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Adkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Hannum (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Colby Dickison (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Alfred Reid (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Agarwal (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chad Davis (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Randall Lyons (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Thomas Decker (tiring) 6 pts. C - Frank Summers (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Decker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-66 |
| 11:29 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Decker grabs the offensive rebound | 59-66 |
| 11:12 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 59-66 |
| 11:11 | Rice | Ralph Hannum gets the rebound | 59-66 |
| 10:58 | Rice | Ralph Hannum hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Adkins | 62-66 |
| 10:43 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Lyons misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-66 |
| 10:41 | Rice | Colby Dickison grabs the defensive rebound | 62-66 |
| 10:38 | Rice | Charles Adkins is called for traveling in the backcourt | 62-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman (SG), Timothy Davis (SF), Sean Stutts (PF), Michael Beck (C) Charles Adkins, Ralph Hannum, Colby Dickison, Alfred Reid | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall (PG), Larry Briscoe (SG), Kevin Alcaraz (SF) John Agarwal, Chad Davis, Randall Lyons | |
| 10:22 | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall misses the shot from the left wing | 62-66 |
| 10:21 | Rice | Sean Stutts grabs the defensive rebound | 62-66 |
| 10:15 | Rice | Frank Summers takes the ball from Henry Sexton | 62-66 |
| 09:55 | Southern Mississippi | Nathaniel Toothman takes the ball from Thomas Decker | 62-66 |
| 09:42 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Larry Briscoe - foul #4 on Larry Briscoe, team foul #5 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Parker (PG), Ralph Hannum (SF) Henry Sexton, Timothy Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (SG), Bruce Barnes (PF), Marvin Davey (C) Larry Briscoe, Thomas Decker, Frank Summers | |
| 09:42 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 09:42 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 09:26 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-66 |
| 09:25 | Rice | Michael Beck pulls down the rebound | 64-66 |
| 09:22 | Rice | Micheal Hall takes the ball from Ralph Hannum in the backcourt | 64-66 |
| 09:06 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz loses the dribble to Nathaniel Toothman | 64-66 |
| 09:04 | Rice | Kevin Alcaraz steals it from Brett Parker in the backcourt | 64-66 |
| 08:53 | Southern Mississippi | Sean Stutts picks off the pass by Micheal Hall | 64-66 |
| 08:29 | Rice | Ralph Hannum is open and buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Brett Parker | 66-66 |
| 08:13 | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-69 |
| 08:05 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Brett Parker | 68-69 |
| 07:49 | Southern Mississippi | Marvin Davey can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Nathaniel Toothman - foul #2 on Nathaniel Toothman, team foul #7 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG), Jae Champion (SG), Timothy Davis (SF), Colby Dickison (PF), Alfred Reid (C) Brett Parker, Nathaniel Toothman, Ralph Hannum, Sean Stutts, Michael Beck | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (PG), Chad Davis (SG), Randall Lyons (SF), William Bowen (C) Micheal Hall, Paul Suda, Kevin Alcaraz, Bruce Barnes | |
| 07:49 | Southern Mississippi | Marvin Davey makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 07:49 | Southern Mississippi | Marvin Davey misses the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 07:49 | Rice | Alfred Reid grabs the board | 68-70 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Henry Sexton (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jae Champion (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Timothy Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Colby Dickison (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Alfred Reid (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Agarwal (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chad Davis (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Randall Lyons (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Marvin Davey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - William Bowen (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Rice | Alfred Reid hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-70 |
| 07:31 | Rice | Colby Dickison tips it back up and in | 70-70 |
| 07:12 | Southern Mississippi | Alfred Reid picks off the pass by Randall Lyons | 70-70 |
| 06:58 | Rice | Colby Dickison connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-70 |
| 06:29 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 73-70 |
| 06:28 | Rice | Colby Dickison snags the defensive board | 73-70 |
| 06:22 | Rice | Colby Dickison is hacked by William Bowen - foul #5 on William Bowen, team foul #6 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Ralph Hannum (SF), Nathaniel Toothman (PF), Sean Stutts (C) Timothy Davis, Colby Dickison, Alfred Reid | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe (SF), Thomas Decker (PF), Frank Summers (C) Randall Lyons, Marvin Davey, William Bowen | |
| 06:12 | Rice | Jae Champion throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-70 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Barnes (C) Thomas Decker | |
| 05:53 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-73 |
| 05:32 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 73-73 |
| 05:31 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Barnes gets the rebound | 73-73 |
| 05:10 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Barnes misses badly on a shot from the right block | 73-73 |
| 05:09 | Rice | Ralph Hannum grabs the defensive rebound | 73-73 |
| 04:52 | Rice | Sean Stutts blows the layup but the foul's on Frank Summers - foul #3 on Frank Summers, team foul #7 | 73-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Beck (C) Nathaniel Toothman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall (PG), Paul Suda (SG), Kevin Alcaraz (SF), Thomas Decker (PF) John Agarwal, Chad Davis, Larry Briscoe, Bruce Barnes | |
| 04:52 | Rice | Sean Stutts makes the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 04:52 | Rice | Sean Stutts makes the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| 04:32 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Paul Suda | 75-75 |
| 04:26 | Rice | Ralph Hannum hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jae Champion | 78-75 |
| 04:07 | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Micheal Hall, team foul #8 | 78-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Parker (PG), Colby Dickison (PF), Alfred Reid (C) Henry Sexton, Sean Stutts, Michael Beck | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 04:05 | Rice | Brett Parker is called for traveling in the backcourt | 78-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG) Brett Parker | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 03:57 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 78-75 |
| 03:56 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Summers gets the offensive rebound | 78-75 |
| 03:45 | Southern Mississippi | Jae Champion takes the ball from Paul Suda | 78-75 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Henry Sexton (very tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jae Champion (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ralph Hannum (tiring) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Colby Dickison (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Alfred Reid (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Micheal Hall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Suda (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kevin Alcaraz (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Decker (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Summers (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:37 | Rice | Jae Champion buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ralph Hannum | 81-75 |
| 03:22 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 81-75 |
| 03:20 | Rice | Colby Dickison grabs the board | 81-75 |
| 03:04 | Rice | Micheal Hall is called for the reach on Jae Champion - foul #4 on Micheal Hall, team foul #9 | 81-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Parker (PG), Timothy Davis (SF), Nathaniel Toothman (PF), Michael Beck (C) Henry Sexton, Ralph Hannum, Colby Dickison, Alfred Reid | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (PG), Larry Briscoe (SG), Randall Lyons (SF), Bruce Barnes (C) Micheal Hall, Paul Suda, Kevin Alcaraz, Frank Summers | |
| 03:04 | Rice | Jae Champion makes the 1st free throw | 82-75 |
| 03:04 | Rice | Jae Champion makes the 2nd free throw | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:47 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 83-75 |
| 02:46 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Beck | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:44 | Rice | Brett Parker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 83-75 |
| 02:36 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 83-77 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:27 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 83-77 |
| 02:25 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Bruce Barnes | 83-77 |
| 02:25 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-77 |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG), Ralph Hannum (SF), Sean Stutts (C) Brett Parker, Timothy Davis, Michael Beck | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis (SG), Marvin Davey (C) Larry Briscoe, Thomas Decker | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:23 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal is hacked by Henry Sexton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Henry Sexton, team foul #8 | 83-77 |
| 02:23 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal makes the 1st free throw | 83-78 |
| 02:23 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal makes the 2nd free throw | 83-79 |
| 02:21 | Rice | Jae Champion is fouled in the backcourt by Randall Lyons - foul #1 on Randall Lyons, team foul #10 | 83-79 |
| 02:21 | Rice | Jae Champion makes the 1st free throw | 84-79 |
| 02:21 | Rice | Jae Champion misses the 2nd free throw | 84-79 |
| 02:21 | Southern Mississippi | Marvin Davey gets the rebound | 84-79 |
| 02:04 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Barnes is hacked by Jae Champion - foul #5 on Jae Champion, team foul #9 | 84-79 |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Parker (PG), Charles Adkins (SG), Michael Beck (C) Henry Sexton, Jae Champion, Sean Stutts | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 02:04 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 84-79 |
| 02:04 | Rice | Ralph Hannum snags the defensive board | 84-79 |
| 01:47 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 84-79 |
| 01:46 | Rice | Michael Beck tips it back up and in | 86-79 |
| 01:46 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 86-79 |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG), Colby Dickison (PF) Brett Parker, Charles Adkins | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz (SF), Thomas Decker (PF), Frank Summers (C) Randall Lyons, Bruce Barnes, Marvin Davey | |
| 01:33 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 86-79 |
| 01:32 | Rice | Colby Dickison gets the rebound | 86-79 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:16 | Rice | Colby Dickison misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 86-79 |
| 01:14 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 86-79 |
| 00:57 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis scores on a jumper from the baseline | 86-81 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman's pass is intercepted by Chad Davis in the backcourt | 86-81 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 86-81 |
| 00:48 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Summers snags the offensive board | 86-81 |
| 00:43 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Summers comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 86-81 |
| 00:41 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Summers tips it in | 86-83 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the right side | 86-83 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Ralph Hannum gets the offensive rebound | 86-83 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Rice | Ralph Hannum is hacked by Frank Summers - foul #4 on Frank Summers, team foul #11 | 86-83 |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Parker (PG), Charles Adkins (SG) Henry Sexton, Colby Dickison | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:10 | Rice | Ralph Hannum makes the 1st free throw | 87-83 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Ralph Hannum makes the 2nd free throw | 88-83 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Hannum steps in front of the Kevin Alcaraz pass | 88-83 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Brett Parker is hacked by John Agarwal in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Agarwal, team foul #12 | 88-83 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Brett Parker makes the 1st free throw | 89-83 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Brett Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 90-83 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 90-83 |