| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Chris Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Andy Kutz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Gerrard (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Eddie Rasmussen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Jones (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Gary Ferguson inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | Rice | Dennis David misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 29-34 |
| 19:45 | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| 19:24 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Jones's fadeaway is rejected by John Jones | 29-34 |
| 19:23 | Rice | John Jones gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| 19:18 | Rice | Chris Campbell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-34 |
| 19:09 | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 29-34 |
| 19:07 | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 18:59 | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-34 |
| 18:57 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 18:28 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Gerrard | 29-37 |
| 18:02 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Jones | 32-37 |
| 17:34 | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard comes up short on the shot from the left side | 32-37 |
| 17:32 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell tips it but misses | 32-37 |
| 17:31 | Rice | John Jones snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| 17:08 | Rice | Chris Campbell drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Dennis David | 34-37 |
| 17:03 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 17:02 | Rice | Gary Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 17:00 | Rice | Dennis David travels in the backcourt | 34-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Manuel Wall (SG), Paul Polston (SF), Joseph Horn (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Dennis David, Nicholas Phillips, Gary Ferguson, John Jones, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble (PG), Donald Tarbox (SG), Tony Morrison (SF), Hugh Papke (PF), Matthew Lund (C) Andy Kutz, Anthony Powell, James Gerrard, Eddie Rasmussen, Jason Jones | |
| 16:53 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-37 |
| 16:50 | Rice | John Gamble is called for the reach on Richard Greenwalt in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Gamble, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| 16:33 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Paul Polston | 36-37 |
| 16:16 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison lays it in set up by John Gamble | 36-39 |
| 16:07 | Rice | Joseph Horn comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 36-39 |
| 16:06 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Horn | 36-39 |
| 15:50 | Rice | Matthew Nickols hits a wide open fadeaway from the left side | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Wall (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Paul Polston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Horn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Gamble (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Tarbox (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tony Morrison (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hugh Papke (fresh) 5 pts. C - Matthew Lund (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Lund misses the easy layup | 38-39 |
| 15:32 | Rice | Matthew Nickols gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 15:18 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Nicholas Phillips (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), John Jones (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Richard Greenwalt, Manuel Wall, Paul Polston, Joseph Horn, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Seelye (PG), Casey Beverly (SG), James Gerrard (SF), Eddie Rasmussen (PF), Jason Jones (C) John Gamble, Donald Tarbox, Tony Morrison, Hugh Papke, Matthew Lund | |
| 14:58 | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-39 |
| 14:40 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips drills a jumper from the right block set up by Dennis David and he's fouled by Shayne Seelye - foul #1 on Shayne Seelye, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz (PG) Casey Beverly | |
| 14:40 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses the free throw | 40-39 |
| 14:40 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Jones snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 14:19 | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard's pass is intercepted by John Jones | 40-39 |
| 14:17 | Rice | Dennis David's pass is intercepted by James Gerrard in the backcourt | 40-39 |
| 14:16 | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Seelye slams it home on a great pass from James Gerrard | 40-41 |
| 14:02 | Rice | John Jones misses the easy layup but the foul's on Eddie Rasmussen - foul #1 on Eddie Rasmussen, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (SF), Joseph Horn (C) Gary Ferguson, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly (SG), Tony Morrison (PF), Hugh Papke (C) Shayne Seelye, Eddie Rasmussen, Jason Jones | |
| 14:02 | Rice | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 14:02 | Rice | John Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 13:43 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-43 |
| 13:26 | Rice | Dennis David is whistled for traveling | 42-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Manuel Wall (SF) Dennis David, John Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble (PG), Anthony Powell (SG), Eddie Rasmussen (PF) Andy Kutz, Casey Beverly, James Gerrard | |
| 13:11 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell misses short on a shot from the left side | 42-43 |
| 13:10 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke can't tip it in | 42-43 |
| 13:09 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Greenwalt | 42-43 |
| 12:53 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 42-43 |
| 12:52 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Tony Morrison | 42-43 |
| 12:34 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Eddie Rasmussen | 42-45 |
| 12:27 | Rice | Manuel Wall is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Nicholas Phillips | 45-45 |
| 12:13 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison is fouled on the floor by Manuel Wall - foul #1 on Manuel Wall, team foul #1 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), John Jones (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Nicholas Phillips, Paul Polston, Joseph Horn | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz (PG), Shayne Seelye (SG), Donald Tarbox (SF), Matthew Lund (PF), Jason Jones (C) John Gamble, Anthony Powell, Tony Morrison, Eddie Rasmussen, Hugh Papke | |
| 12:05 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Jones scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Andy Kutz | 45-47 |
| 11:41 | Rice | John Jones buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Dennis David | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Wall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Greenwalt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Andy Kutz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shayne Seelye (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Tarbox (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Lund (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jason Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Tarbox misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-47 |
| 11:19 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Lund pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 11:03 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis David is called for the reach on Andy Kutz - foul #3 on Dennis David, team foul #2 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Rice | William Burakowski (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Chris Campbell (C) Manuel Wall, Richard Greenwalt, John Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble (PG), James Gerrard (SF), Hugh Papke (PF) Andy Kutz, Donald Tarbox, Matthew Lund | |
| 10:46 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke misses long on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by William Burakowski - foul #1 on William Burakowski, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (PG), Nicholas Phillips (SG), John Jones (PF) Dennis David, William Burakowski, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly (SG), Eddie Rasmussen (PF) Shayne Seelye, Jason Jones | |
| 10:46 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 10:46 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 10:46 | Rice | The rebound goes to Chris Campbell | 47-48 |
| 10:33 | Rice | Eric Lam misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by John Gamble - foul #2 on John Gamble, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell (SG) Casey Beverly | |
| 10:33 | Rice | Eric Lam makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 10:33 | Rice | Eric Lam misses the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 10:33 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 10:14 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 48-48 |
| 10:12 | Rice | John Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 09:57 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Eric Lam | 50-48 |
| 09:39 | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Eddie Rasmussen | 50-51 |
| 09:27 | Rice | Hugh Papke is called for the reach on Chris Campbell - foul #2 on Hugh Papke, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), William Burakowski (SG), Paul Polston (SF), Joseph Horn (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Eric Lam, Nicholas Phillips, Gary Ferguson, John Jones, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz (PG), Shayne Seelye (SG), Donald Tarbox (SF), Tony Morrison (PF), Matthew Lund (C) John Gamble, Anthony Powell, James Gerrard, Eddie Rasmussen, Hugh Papke | |
| 09:08 | Rice | Paul Polston can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 50-51 |
| 09:06 | Rice | Dennis David gets the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 08:51 | Rice | Shayne Seelye picks off the pass by William Burakowski | 50-51 |
| 08:24 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison blows the dunk but he's fouled by Joseph Horn - foul #1 on Joseph Horn, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Chris Campbell (C) William Burakowski, Joseph Horn, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly (SG), James Gerrard (SF), Jason Jones (C) Shayne Seelye, Donald Tarbox, Matthew Lund | |
| 08:24 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 08:24 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 08:11 | Rice | Dennis David is called for traveling | 50-53 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke (PF) James Gerrard | |
| 07:50 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Chris Campbell - foul #3 on Chris Campbell, team foul #5 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Rice | John Jones (PF) Paul Polston | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell (SG), James Gerrard (SF) Casey Beverly, Tony Morrison | |
| 07:50 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 07:50 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz misses the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 07:50 | Rice | John Jones gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 07:48 | Rice | Gary Ferguson is fouled in the backcourt by James Gerrard - foul #3 on James Gerrard, team foul #6 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble (PG) Andy Kutz | |
| 07:35 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips loses the dribble to Anthony Powell | 50-54 |
| 07:31 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke lays it up and in on a great pass from Anthony Powell | 50-56 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Chris Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Gamble (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Gerrard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Hugh Papke (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Rice | Gary Ferguson hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from John Jones | 52-56 |
| 07:08 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Jones misses the easy layup but the foul's on Chris Campbell - foul #4 on Chris Campbell, team foul #6 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Manuel Wall (SF), Joseph Horn (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Dennis David, Gary Ferguson, John Jones, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen (PF) Hugh Papke | |
| 07:08 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Jones makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 07:08 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 07:04 | Rice | Joseph Horn throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-58 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Lund (C) Jason Jones | |
| 06:52 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Lund comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 52-58 |
| 06:51 | Rice | Joseph Horn gets the rebound | 52-58 |
| 06:31 | Rice | Matthew Nickols travels with the ball | 52-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (SF) Nicholas Phillips | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz (PG), Donald Tarbox (SG), Tony Morrison (SF) John Gamble, Anthony Powell, James Gerrard | |
| 06:18 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Polston steals the ball from Andy Kutz | 52-58 |
| 06:15 | Rice | Paul Polston lays it in | 54-58 |
| 05:49 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-58 |
| 05:47 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen grabs the offensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 05:25 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Lund scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Andy Kutz | 54-60 |
| 05:04 | Rice | Matthew Lund picks off the pass by Joseph Horn | 54-60 |
| 04:39 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Andy Kutz | 54-62 |
| 04:39 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Nicholas Phillips (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), John Jones (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Richard Greenwalt, Manuel Wall, Paul Polston, Joseph Horn, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell (SG), Hugh Papke (PF), Jason Jones (C) Donald Tarbox, Eddie Rasmussen, Matthew Lund | |
| 04:18 | Rice | Dennis David connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Nicholas Phillips | 57-62 |
| 04:01 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Jason Jones | 57-64 |
| 03:41 | Rice | John Jones is hacked by Hugh Papke - foul #3 on Hugh Papke, team foul #7 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble (PG), James Gerrard (SF) Andy Kutz, Tony Morrison | |
| 03:41 | Rice | John Jones misses the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 03:41 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke gets the rebound | 57-64 |
| 03:28 | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard makes the 3 from the left corner set up by John Gamble | 57-67 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Chris Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Gamble (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Gerrard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Hugh Papke (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:12 | Rice | James Gerrard is called for the reach on Gary Ferguson - foul #4 on James Gerrard, team foul #8 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Seelye (SG) Anthony Powell | |
| 03:12 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 03:12 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 03:12 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Jones gets the rebound | 58-67 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:49 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke travels with the ball | 58-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Wall (SF), Paul Polston (PF), Joseph Horn (C) Gary Ferguson, John Jones, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen (PF) Hugh Papke | |
| 02:47 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 58-67 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Donald Tarbox (SG) Shayne Seelye | |
| 02:34 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Tarbox misses badly on a shot in the paint | 58-67 |
| 02:32 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips gets the rebound | 58-67 |
| 02:32 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Ferguson (SF), John Jones (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Manuel Wall, Paul Polston, Joseph Horn | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz (PG), Anthony Powell (SG), Tony Morrison (PF), Hugh Papke (C) John Gamble, Donald Tarbox, Eddie Rasmussen, Jason Jones | |
| 02:12 | Rice | Chris Campbell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dennis David | 60-67 |
| 02:12 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-67 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen (PF) Hugh Papke | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:56 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Gerrard | 60-70 |
| 01:52 | Rice | Andy Kutz is called for the reach on Nicholas Phillips in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andy Kutz, team foul #9 | 60-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Manuel Wall (SF), Paul Polston (PF), Joseph Horn (C) Dennis David, Gary Ferguson, John Jones, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble (PG), Donald Tarbox (SG), Hugh Papke (PF), Matthew Lund (C) Andy Kutz, Anthony Powell, James Gerrard, Eddie Rasmussen | |
| 01:52 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 01:52 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 01:52 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke gets the rebound | 61-70 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:26 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Lund misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-70 |
| 01:25 | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble snags the offensive board | 61-70 |
| 01:25 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Gary Ferguson (SF), John Jones (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Richard Greenwalt, Manuel Wall, Paul Polston, Joseph Horn | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz (PG), Anthony Powell (SG), James Gerrard (SF), Eddie Rasmussen (PF), Jason Jones (C) John Gamble, Donald Tarbox, Tony Morrison, Hugh Papke, Matthew Lund | |
| 01:12 | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-70 |
| 01:10 | Rice | Chris Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 61-70 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Chris Campbell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dennis David | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen is hacked by John Jones - foul #3 on John Jones, team foul #7 | 63-70 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison (C) Jason Jones | |
| 00:53 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen makes the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 00:53 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen makes the 2nd free throw | 63-72 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Rice | Dennis David misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 63-72 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Chris Campbell gets the offensive rebound | 63-72 |
| 00:42 | Rice | John Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-72 |
| 00:40 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Tony Morrison | 63-72 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison is hacked by Dennis David in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dennis David, team foul #8 | 63-72 |
| 00:37 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison misses the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:37 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Jones | 63-72 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Dennis David | 66-72 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell is hacked by Dennis David in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dennis David, team foul #9 | 66-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG) Dennis David | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:30 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell misses the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Chris Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 66-72 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:24 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-72 |
| 00:23 | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard pulls down the rebound | 66-72 |
| 00:21 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Greenwalt is called for the reach on James Gerrard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Greenwalt, team foul #10 | 66-72 |
| 00:21 | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard misses the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:21 | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard makes the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Nicholas Phillips | 69-73 |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Phillips - foul #2 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #11 | 69-73 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jason Jones (C) Eddie Rasmussen | |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard makes the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-75 |
| 00:07 | Rice | Chris Campbell grabs the offensive rebound | 69-75 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Chris Campbell misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 69-75 |
| 00:01 | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard snags the defensive board | 69-75 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard runs out the clock | 69-75 |