| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Bobby Landis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Dulaney (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. SF - Michael Mundt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Craig Boss (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmy Turner (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Frailey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) 8 reb. C - Chen China (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Methodist | Michael Mundt inbounds the ball | 36-36 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Southern Methodist | Bobby Landis misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-36 |
| 19:39 | Rice | Chen China gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 19:20 | Rice | Shane Nitz misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 36-36 |
| 19:19 | Southern Methodist | Craig Boss pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 18:59 | Southern Methodist | Craig Boss can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-36 |
| 18:57 | Southern Methodist | William Dulaney pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 18:40 | Southern Methodist | Michael Mundt's floater is tipped away by Hamisi Azim | 36-36 |
| 18:39 | Southern Methodist | Jimmy Turner misses the tip | 36-36 |
| 18:38 | Southern Methodist | Michael Mundt pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 18:20 | Southern Methodist | Jimmy Turner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 36-36 |
| 18:18 | Southern Methodist | Craig Boss snags the offensive board | 36-36 |
| 17:54 | Southern Methodist | Bobby Landis misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 17:53 | Rice | Shane Nitz pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 17:30 | Rice | William Frailey is hacked by William Dulaney - foul #1 on William Dulaney, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (SG), James Neal (PF), Liang Xiong (C) William Frailey, Shane Nitz, Chen China | |
| 17:17 | Rice | Liang Xiong misses the turnaround near the basket | 36-36 |
| 17:16 | Southern Methodist | Jimmy Turner pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 17:11 | Southern Methodist | Craig Boss makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by William Dulaney | 38-36 |
| 16:55 | Rice | Rogelio Marino hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 16:54 | Rice | Jose Sosa grabs the offensive board | 38-36 |
| 16:38 | Rice | Rogelio Marino misses short on a shot from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 16:37 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Jimmy Turner | 38-36 |
| 16:14 | Southern Methodist | Bobby Landis can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 16:13 | Rice | Liang Xiong snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 15:59 | Rice | Rogelio Marino buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Hamisi Azim | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Bobby Landis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Dulaney (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. SF - Michael Mundt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Boss (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Jimmy Turner (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - James Neal (fresh) 4 pts. C - Liang Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Southern Methodist | William Dulaney is hacked by Liang Xiong - foul #3 on Liang Xiong, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (SG), Shane Nitz (PF), Chen China (C) Jose Sosa, Hamisi Azim, James Neal | |
| 15:20 | Southern Methodist | Michael Mundt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-39 |
| 15:00 | Rice | Bobby Landis steps in front of the Liang Xiong pass | 38-39 |
| 14:42 | Southern Methodist | Michael Mundt misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Liang Xiong - foul #4 on Liang Xiong, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Todd Keller (PF), Joe Shaffer (C) Craig Boss, Jimmy Turner | |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG), William Patrick (SF) Rogelio Marino, Liang Xiong | |
| 14:42 | Southern Methodist | Michael Mundt makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 14:42 | Southern Methodist | Michael Mundt makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 14:20 | Rice | Jose Sosa misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 14:18 | Rice | Shane Nitz hits the follow up shot | 40-41 |
| 14:04 | Southern Methodist | Todd Keller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-41 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dikembe Abdula (SG) William Dulaney | |
| Subs | Rice | Lucien Bruno (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF) William Frailey, William Patrick | |
| 13:41 | Rice | Hamisi Azim evades the doubleteam and hits a jumpshot from the left side | 40-43 |
| 13:28 | Southern Methodist | Jose Sosa steps in front of the Dikembe Abdula pass | 40-43 |
| 13:11 | Rice | 3 seconds is called on Lucien Bruno | 40-43 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Stewart (SF), Craig Boss (PF), Jimmy Turner (C) Michael Mundt, Todd Keller, Joe Shaffer | |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (SG), James Neal (C) Lucien Bruno, Chen China | |
| 12:57 | Southern Methodist | Bobby Landis scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Craig Boss | 43-43 |
| 12:44 | Rice | Craig Boss steals the ball from James Neal | 43-43 |
| 12:24 | Southern Methodist | Craig Boss makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-43 |
| 12:01 | Rice | Shane Nitz hits a wide open shot from the left block | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Bobby Landis (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdula (fresh) SF - Nickolas Stewart (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Craig Boss (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Jimmy Turner (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - Shane Nitz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - James Neal (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Southern Methodist | Bobby Landis scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Dikembe Abdula | 48-45 |
| 11:33 | Rice | Jose Sosa loses the ball out of bounds | 48-45 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Brian Reed (PG), William Dulaney (SG), Michael Mundt (SF) Bobby Landis, Dikembe Abdula, Nickolas Stewart | |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (SG), William Patrick (SF), Chen China (C) Jose Sosa, Hamisi Azim, Shane Nitz | |
| 11:14 | Southern Methodist | Craig Boss lays it up and in | 50-45 |
| 10:57 | Rice | William Patrick misses short on a 3 from straight away | 50-45 |
| 10:55 | Southern Methodist | Brian Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 10:35 | Southern Methodist | Jimmy Turner drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Michael Mundt and he's fouled by Chen China - foul #1 on Chen China, team foul #3 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Todd Keller (PF) Craig Boss | |
| Subs | Rice | Shane Nitz (PF) James Neal | |
| 10:35 | Southern Methodist | Jimmy Turner makes the free throw | 53-45 |
| 10:24 | Rice | Shane Nitz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 10:22 | Southern Methodist | Todd Keller gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 10:16 | Southern Methodist | William Dulaney is fouled on the floor by Rogelio Marino - foul #1 on Rogelio Marino, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Joe Shaffer (C) Jimmy Turner | |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG), Hamisi Azim (SF) Rogelio Marino, Shane Nitz | |
| 10:06 | Southern Methodist | Todd Keller misses the shot from the right block | 53-45 |
| 10:05 | Rice | Hamisi Azim grabs the board | 53-45 |
| 09:53 | Rice | Hamisi Azim travels with the ball | 53-45 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Bobby Landis (PG) Brian Reed | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:34 | Southern Methodist | Michael Mundt makes the floater from the baseline set up by Joe Shaffer | 55-45 |
| 09:24 | Rice | Hamisi Azim misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-45 |
| 09:23 | Southern Methodist | Joe Shaffer grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 09:02 | Southern Methodist | Bobby Landis knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 57-45 |
| 08:51 | Rice | William Patrick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-45 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Craig Boss (PF) Todd Keller | |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (SG), Shane Nitz (PF) William Frailey, William Patrick | |
| 08:31 | Southern Methodist | Chen China picks off the pass by William Dulaney | 57-45 |
| 08:10 | Rice | Bobby Landis takes the ball from Shane Nitz | 57-45 |
| 08:06 | Southern Methodist | Bobby Landis hits the finger roll | 59-45 |
| 07:47 | Rice | Shane Nitz loses the dribble to Craig Boss | 59-45 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Bobby Landis (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Dulaney (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. SF - Michael Mundt (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Boss (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Joe Shaffer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - Chen China (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:31 | Southern Methodist | Craig Boss is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Craig Boss, team foul #2 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Brian Reed (PG), Dikembe Abdula (SG), Nickolas Stewart (SF), Todd Keller (PF), Jimmy Turner (C) Bobby Landis, William Dulaney, Michael Mundt, Craig Boss, Joe Shaffer | |
| Subs | Rice | Lucien Bruno (SG), Liang Xiong (SF), James Neal (C) Jose Sosa, Hamisi Azim, Chen China | |
| 07:18 | Rice | Lucien Bruno makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Rogelio Marino | 59-48 |
| 07:02 | Southern Methodist | Brian Reed can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-48 |
| 07:00 | Rice | Liang Xiong pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| 06:44 | Rice | Lucien Bruno connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Rogelio Marino | 59-50 |
| 06:24 | Southern Methodist | Todd Keller misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 59-50 |
| 06:22 | Southern Methodist | Brian Reed grabs the offensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 06:10 | Southern Methodist | Dikembe Abdula is hacked by Liang Xiong - foul #5 on Liang Xiong, team foul #5 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Bobby Landis (PG), William Dulaney (SG), Michael Mundt (SF), Craig Boss (PF) Brian Reed, Dikembe Abdula, Nickolas Stewart, Todd Keller | |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG), William Frailey (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF), William Patrick (C) Rogelio Marino, Lucien Bruno, Liang Xiong, Shane Nitz | |
| 05:50 | Southern Methodist | Craig Boss can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-50 |
| 05:48 | Rice | William Patrick pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| 05:25 | Rice | Jose Sosa misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Bobby Landis - foul #1 on Bobby Landis, team foul #3 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Joe Shaffer (C) Jimmy Turner | |
| Subs | Rice | Chen China (C) James Neal | |
| 05:25 | Rice | Jose Sosa makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 05:25 | Rice | Jose Sosa makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 05:03 | Southern Methodist | Michael Mundt blows the layup | 59-52 |
| 05:01 | Southern Methodist | Craig Boss gets the offensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 04:49 | Southern Methodist | Bobby Landis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Hamisi Azim - foul #3 on Hamisi Azim, team foul #6 | 59-52 |
| 04:49 | Southern Methodist | Bobby Landis makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 04:49 | Southern Methodist | Bobby Landis misses the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 04:49 | Rice | Hamisi Azim grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:28 | Rice | Hamisi Azim is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Michael Mundt - foul #1 on Michael Mundt, team foul #4 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dikembe Abdula (SG), Nickolas Stewart (SF), Todd Keller (PF) William Dulaney, Michael Mundt, Craig Boss | |
| Subs | Rice | Shane Nitz (PF) Chen China | |
| 04:28 | Rice | Hamisi Azim makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 04:28 | Rice | Hamisi Azim misses the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 04:28 | Rice | Shane Nitz snags the offensive board | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:15 | Rice | Shane Nitz hits the easy wide open finger roll | 60-55 |
| 03:59 | Southern Methodist | William Frailey is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdula - foul #2 on William Frailey, team foul #7 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jimmy Turner (C) Joe Shaffer | |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (SG), Chen China (C) William Frailey, Hamisi Azim | |
| 03:59 | Southern Methodist | Dikembe Abdula makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 03:59 | Southern Methodist | Dikembe Abdula makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 03:36 | Rice | Dikembe Abdula knocks away the 3 by Jose Sosa | 62-55 |
| 03:35 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Nickolas Stewart | 62-55 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Bobby Landis (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Abdula (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nickolas Stewart (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Keller (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jimmy Turner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Patrick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. C - Chen China (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:19 | Southern Methodist | Todd Keller misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 62-55 |
| 03:18 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Stewart snags the offensive board | 62-55 |
| 03:04 | Southern Methodist | Bobby Landis misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-55 |
| 03:03 | Rice | William Patrick grabs the defensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 02:45 | Rice | Jose Sosa clanks a 3 from the right wing | 62-55 |
| 02:44 | Southern Methodist | Dikembe Abdula snags the defensive board | 62-55 |
| 02:44 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-55 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | William Dulaney (SG), Michael Mundt (SF), Craig Boss (PF) Dikembe Abdula, Nickolas Stewart, Todd Keller | |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF) Rogelio Marino, William Patrick | |
| 02:24 | Southern Methodist | William Dulaney hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Frailey - foul #3 on William Frailey, team foul #8 | 62-55 |
| 02:24 | Southern Methodist | William Dulaney misses the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 02:24 | Southern Methodist | William Dulaney makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:15 | Rice | Chen China is hacked by Jimmy Turner - foul #3 on Jimmy Turner, team foul #5 | 63-55 |
| 02:02 | Rice | Chen China's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:45 | Southern Methodist | Craig Boss hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Bobby Landis | 66-55 |
| 01:23 | Rice | Hamisi Azim drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-58 |
| 01:02 | Southern Methodist | Craig Boss hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 66-58 |
| 01:00 | Rice | William Frailey pulls down the rebound | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Rice | Chen China's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Southern Methodist | William Dulaney is hacked by William Frailey in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Frailey, team foul #9 | 66-58 |
| 00:54 | Southern Methodist | William Dulaney misses the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:54 | Rice | Chen China snags the defensive board | 66-58 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Hamisi Azim misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-58 |
| 00:46 | Southern Methodist | Craig Boss pulls down the rebound | 66-58 |
| 00:43 | Southern Methodist | Craig Boss is hacked by Jose Sosa in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jose Sosa, team foul #10 | 66-58 |
| 00:43 | Southern Methodist | Craig Boss misses the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:43 | Southern Methodist | Craig Boss makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Jose Sosa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-58 |
| 00:38 | Southern Methodist | Shane Nitz is called for the reach on Bobby Landis - foul #1 on Shane Nitz, team foul #11 | 67-58 |
| 00:38 | Southern Methodist | Bobby Landis misses the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:38 | Southern Methodist | Bobby Landis makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:31 | Rice | Hamisi Azim works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-61 |
| 00:30 | Southern Methodist | William Dulaney is hacked by Jose Sosa in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jose Sosa, team foul #12 | 68-61 |
| 00:30 | Southern Methodist | William Dulaney makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:30 | Southern Methodist | William Dulaney makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Chen China is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Chen China, team foul #13 | 70-61 |
| 00:22 | Southern Methodist | William Dulaney is hacked by Jose Sosa in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jose Sosa, team foul #14 | 70-61 |
| 00:22 | Southern Methodist | William Dulaney makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:22 | Southern Methodist | William Dulaney makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:15 | Rice | Hamisi Azim misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-61 |
| 00:14 | Southern Methodist | Craig Boss grabs the defensive rebound | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Methodist | Bobby Landis runs out the clock | 72-61 |