| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Frailey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Chen China (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Carlos Curtis (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Bryant Browning (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Grimaldo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Pleasants (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Hamisi Azim inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Rice | Rogelio Marino hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by William Frailey | 35-31 |
| 19:20 | Clemson | The short jumper by Eric Johnson is denied by Hamisi Azim | 35-31 |
| 19:18 | Rice | Hamisi Azim grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 18:53 | Rice | Eric Johnson picks off the pass by William Frailey | 35-31 |
| 18:30 | Clemson | Carlos Curtis scores on a jump hook near the basket | 35-33 |
| 18:15 | Rice | Hamisi Azim misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 18:13 | Clemson | Robert Pleasants grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 17:55 | Clemson | Eric Johnson is fouled on the floor by Chen China - foul #2 on Chen China, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Steven Amos (SG), Mark Wright (SF), August Whitaker (PF) Bryant Browning, Mark Grimaldo, Robert Pleasants | |
| 17:30 | Clemson | Carlos Curtis misses the shot from just outside the lane | 35-33 |
| 17:28 | Clemson | Eric Johnson grabs the offensive board | 35-33 |
| 17:09 | Clemson | The short jumper by Carlos Curtis is denied by Chen China | 35-33 |
| 17:07 | Clemson | Mark Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 16:52 | Clemson | Carlos Curtis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-33 |
| 16:50 | Rice | Chen China pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 16:45 | Rice | Hamisi Azim's pass is intercepted by Eric Johnson | 35-33 |
| 16:23 | Clemson | August Whitaker is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on August Whitaker, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Lucien Bruno (PG), Charles Mixson (SG), Liang Xiong (SF), James Neal (PF), William Patrick (C) Rogelio Marino, William Frailey, Hamisi Azim, Shane Nitz, Chen China | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Meredith (PG), Nelson Hoffman (SG), Robert Pleasants (PF) Carlos Curtis, Steven Amos, August Whitaker | |
| 16:02 | Rice | Lucien Bruno comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 16:00 | Rice | Lucien Bruno grabs the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Lucien Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Mixson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Liang Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Neal (fresh) C - William Patrick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - William Meredith (fresh) SG - Nelson Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Wright (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Pleasants (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:42 | Rice | Lucien Bruno hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Liang Xiong | 37-33 |
| 15:24 | Clemson | Robert Pleasants throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG) Charles Mixson | |
| Subs | Clemson | Carlos Curtis (PG), Bryant Browning (SG), Mark Grimaldo (SF), Austin Hill (C) William Meredith, Nelson Hoffman, Mark Wright, Eric Johnson | |
| 15:11 | Rice | James Neal drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Jose Sosa | 39-33 |
| 14:50 | Clemson | Carlos Curtis misses short on a jumper from the right side | 39-33 |
| 14:48 | Rice | William Patrick grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 14:36 | Rice | Jose Sosa clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-33 |
| 14:34 | Clemson | Robert Pleasants gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 14:20 | Clemson | The jumper by Mark Grimaldo is denied by Jose Sosa | 39-33 |
| 14:19 | Rice | Lucien Bruno grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 14:13 | Rice | Jose Sosa is hacked by Mark Grimaldo - foul #1 on Mark Grimaldo, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF), Shane Nitz (PF), Chen China (C) Lucien Bruno, Liang Xiong, James Neal, William Patrick | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Meredith (PG), August Whitaker (PF), Eric Johnson (C) Carlos Curtis, Robert Pleasants, Austin Hill | |
| 13:52 | Rice | Rogelio Marino buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jose Sosa | 41-33 |
| 13:25 | Clemson | August Whitaker misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 41-33 |
| 13:23 | Rice | Jose Sosa snags the defensive board | 41-33 |
| 13:09 | Rice | Jose Sosa is hacked by William Meredith - foul #1 on William Meredith, team foul #3 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (SG) Rogelio Marino | |
| Subs | Clemson | Carlos Curtis (PG), Steven Amos (SG), Mark Wright (SF), Robert Pleasants (PF) William Meredith, Bryant Browning, Mark Grimaldo, August Whitaker | |
| 12:57 | Rice | Chen China loses the ball out of bounds | 41-33 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Bryant Browning (SG) Steven Amos | |
| 12:42 | Clemson | Carlos Curtis comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 12:41 | Rice | Chen China pulls down the rebound | 41-33 |
| 12:20 | Rice | Jose Sosa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-33 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Steven Amos (SG), Mark Grimaldo (SF), August Whitaker (PF) Bryant Browning, Mark Wright, Robert Pleasants | |
| 11:56 | Clemson | Carlos Curtis is fouled on the floor by Jose Sosa - foul #4 on Jose Sosa, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (PG), James Neal (C) Jose Sosa, Chen China | |
| Subs | Clemson | Bryant Browning (SG), Robert Pleasants (PF), Austin Hill (C) Steven Amos, August Whitaker, Eric Johnson | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Frailey (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Neal (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Carlos Curtis (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Bryant Browning (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Grimaldo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Pleasants (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Austin Hill (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Clemson | Carlos Curtis buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Robert Pleasants | 41-35 |
| 11:15 | Rice | Shane Nitz misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Robert Pleasants - foul #2 on Robert Pleasants, team foul #4 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Lucien Bruno (SG) William Frailey | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Meredith (PG), Nelson Hoffman (SG), Mark Wright (SF), August Whitaker (PF), Eric Johnson (C) Carlos Curtis, Bryant Browning, Mark Grimaldo, Robert Pleasants, Austin Hill | |
| 11:15 | Rice | Shane Nitz misses the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 11:15 | Rice | Shane Nitz makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 10:54 | Clemson | August Whitaker hits the finger roll set up by William Meredith | 42-37 |
| 10:34 | Rice | Lucien Bruno comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 10:33 | Rice | Rogelio Marino tips it back up and in | 44-37 |
| 10:07 | Clemson | Eric Johnson scores on a floater from the left wing set up by William Meredith | 44-39 |
| 09:51 | Rice | Hamisi Azim can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 09:49 | Rice | Hamisi Azim grabs the offensive board | 44-39 |
| 09:36 | Rice | James Neal misses long on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Nelson Hoffman - foul #1 on Nelson Hoffman, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (SG), Liang Xiong (SF), Chen China (C) Lucien Bruno, Hamisi Azim, Shane Nitz | |
| Subs | Clemson | Carlos Curtis (PG), Bryant Browning (SG), Mark Grimaldo (SF), Robert Pleasants (PF), Austin Hill (C) William Meredith, Nelson Hoffman, Mark Wright, August Whitaker, Eric Johnson | |
| 09:36 | Rice | James Neal makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 09:36 | Rice | James Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 09:15 | Clemson | Mark Grimaldo clanks a jumper from the right side | 46-39 |
| 09:14 | Rice | Liang Xiong grabs the board | 46-39 |
| 08:55 | Rice | Liang Xiong misses the easy layup but the foul's on Mark Grimaldo - foul #2 on Mark Grimaldo, team foul #6 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Rice | William Patrick (PF) James Neal | |
| Subs | Clemson | Eric Johnson (C) Austin Hill | |
| 08:55 | Rice | Liang Xiong misses the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 08:55 | Rice | Liang Xiong misses the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 08:55 | Clemson | Eric Johnson pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 08:39 | Clemson | William Patrick is called for the reach on Bryant Browning - foul #1 on William Patrick, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Lucien Bruno (PG) Rogelio Marino | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 08:26 | Clemson | Mark Grimaldo misses short on a jump hook from close range | 46-39 |
| 08:24 | Clemson | Mark Grimaldo tips it back up and in | 46-41 |
| 08:05 | Rice | Lucien Bruno misses long on a shot from the baseline | 46-41 |
| 08:03 | Clemson | Eric Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 07:41 | Clemson | Mark Grimaldo makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Lucien Bruno (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Frailey (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Liang Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Patrick (fresh) C - Chen China (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Carlos Curtis (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Bryant Browning (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Grimaldo (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Pleasants (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:17 | Rice | William Patrick clanks a floater in the paint | 46-43 |
| 07:15 | Rice | Chen China hits the follow up shot | 48-43 |
| 06:51 | Clemson | Mark Grimaldo banks in the layup | 48-45 |
| 06:42 | Rice | Liang Xiong misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 48-45 |
| 06:41 | Rice | Chen China tips it in | 50-45 |
| 06:17 | Clemson | Carlos Curtis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Liang Xiong - foul #1 on Liang Xiong, team foul #4 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG), Rogelio Marino (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF), Shane Nitz (PF), James Neal (C) Lucien Bruno, William Frailey, Liang Xiong, William Patrick, Chen China | |
| Subs | Clemson | Steven Amos (SG), August Whitaker (PF), Austin Hill (C) Bryant Browning, Robert Pleasants, Eric Johnson | |
| 06:17 | Clemson | Carlos Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 06:17 | Clemson | Carlos Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 06:10 | Rice | Shane Nitz misses the lay-in | 50-47 |
| 06:08 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Shane Nitz | 50-47 |
| 05:41 | Rice | Rogelio Marino hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 05:40 | Rice | Shane Nitz gets the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 05:29 | Rice | August Whitaker steps in front of the Rogelio Marino pass | 50-47 |
| 05:07 | Clemson | Hamisi Azim is called for the reach on Carlos Curtis - foul #3 on Hamisi Azim, team foul #5 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Meredith (PG), Bryant Browning (SG), Mark Wright (SF), Eric Johnson (C) Carlos Curtis, Steven Amos, Mark Grimaldo, Austin Hill | |
| 04:39 | Clemson | Eric Johnson misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 50-47 |
| 04:37 | Rice | Hamisi Azim snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 04:33 | Rice | Jose Sosa loses the ball out of bounds | 50-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Chen China (C) James Neal | |
| Subs | Clemson | Mark Grimaldo (SF), Robert Pleasants (PF) Mark Wright, August Whitaker | |
| 04:18 | Clemson | Jose Sosa takes the ball from Bryant Browning | 50-47 |
| 04:15 | Rice | Jose Sosa can't throw it down | 50-47 |
| 04:13 | Clemson | Mark Grimaldo snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 04:04 | Clemson | Mark Grimaldo can't throw it down but he's fouled by Shane Nitz - foul #1 on Shane Nitz, team foul #6 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Carlos Curtis (PG), Steven Amos (SG), August Whitaker (PF) William Meredith, Bryant Browning, Robert Pleasants | |
| 04:04 | Clemson | Mark Grimaldo misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 04:04 | Clemson | Mark Grimaldo makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 03:35 | Rice | Jose Sosa hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Mark Grimaldo - foul #3 on Mark Grimaldo, team foul #7 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Bryant Browning (SG), Mark Wright (SF), Robert Pleasants (PF), Austin Hill (C) Steven Amos, Mark Grimaldo, August Whitaker, Eric Johnson | |
| 03:35 | Rice | Jose Sosa makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 03:35 | Rice | Jose Sosa makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Chen China (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Carlos Curtis (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - Bryant Browning (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Wright (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Pleasants (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Austin Hill (fresh) | |
| 03:14 | Clemson | Carlos Curtis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 52-48 |
| 03:12 | Clemson | Austin Hill tips it back up and in | 52-50 |
| 02:43 | Rice | Hamisi Azim buries a floater from the baseline set up by Jose Sosa and the foul's on Mark Wright - foul #2 on Mark Wright, team foul #8 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (SG), James Neal (PF) Rogelio Marino, Shane Nitz | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Meredith (PG), Steven Amos (SG), Mark Grimaldo (SF), August Whitaker (PF), Eric Johnson (C) Carlos Curtis, Bryant Browning, Mark Wright, Robert Pleasants, Austin Hill | |
| 02:43 | Rice | Hamisi Azim misses the free throw | 54-50 |
| 02:43 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Eric Johnson | 54-50 |
| 02:14 | Clemson | August Whitaker misses the jumper from the left side | 54-50 |
| 02:12 | Rice | Chen China grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 01:53 | Rice | Hamisi Azim hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 54-50 |
| 01:51 | Clemson | August Whitaker gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 01:32 | Clemson | Eric Johnson knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by William Meredith | 54-52 |
| 01:17 | Rice | Mark Grimaldo steals it from Hamisi Azim | 54-52 |
| 01:17 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Shane Nitz (PF) James Neal | |
| Subs | Clemson | Carlos Curtis (PG), Bryant Browning (SG), Robert Pleasants (PF) William Meredith, Steven Amos, August Whitaker | |
| 00:55 | Clemson | Carlos Curtis misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-52 |
| 00:53 | Rice | Shane Nitz grabs the board | 54-52 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Rice | Hamisi Azim connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Clemson | Bryant Browning clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 00:22 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Johnson | 56-52 |
| 00:19 | Clemson | Bryant Browning double dribbles | 56-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (SG) William Frailey | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Rice | Bryant Browning is called for the reach on Hamisi Azim in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bryant Browning, team foul #9 | 56-52 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Hamisi Azim makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Hamisi Azim makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:09 | Clemson | Eric Johnson double dribbles | 58-52 |
| Subs | Rice | William Patrick (PF) Shane Nitz | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 00:07 | Rice | William Patrick is fouled in the backcourt by Carlos Curtis - foul #2 on Carlos Curtis, team foul #10 | 58-52 |
| 00:07 | Rice | William Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:07 | Rice | William Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Clemson | Bryant Browning comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Chen China pulls down the rebound | 60-52 |