| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Richard Sloan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leslie Tomlin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vule Czyzewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Liston (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Dolce (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Henry Sexton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Martens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ralph Hannum (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Colby Dickison (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Beck (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Ralph Hannum inbounds the ball | 28-40 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:43 | Rice | Ralph Hannum clanks a 3 from the right wing | 28-40 |
| 19:42 | Memphis | Robert Dolce grabs the defensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 19:37 | Memphis | Richard Sloan misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-40 |
| 19:36 | Rice | Ralph Hannum grabs the board | 28-40 |
| 19:31 | Rice | Henry Sexton comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 28-40 |
| 19:30 | Rice | Ralph Hannum grabs the offensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 19:12 | Rice | Ralph Hannum loses the dribble to Robert Dolce | 28-40 |
| 19:07 | Memphis | Vule Czyzewski buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Leslie Tomlin | 31-40 |
| 19:03 | Rice | Ralph Hannum is called for traveling in the backcourt | 31-40 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Parker (PG), Charles Adkins (SF), Sean Stutts (PF), Alfred Reid (C) Henry Sexton, Ralph Hannum, Colby Dickison, Michael Beck | |
| 18:55 | Memphis | Richard Sloan misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 31-40 |
| 18:53 | Rice | The rebound goes to Sean Stutts | 31-40 |
| 18:48 | Rice | Charles Adkins hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Alfred Reid | 31-43 |
| 18:46 | Memphis | Brett Parker steals it from Richard Sloan in the backcourt | 31-43 |
| 18:45 | Rice | Brett Parker lays it up and in | 31-45 |
| 18:29 | Memphis | Richard Sloan is fouled on the floor by Sean Stutts - foul #3 on Sean Stutts, team foul #1 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Bruss (PG), John Ricketts (SG), Chionesu Abdelrahman (SF), Bryan Knudtson (PF), David Langhorne (C) Richard Sloan, Leslie Tomlin, Vule Czyzewski, Roger Liston, Robert Dolce | |
| Subs | Rice | Colby Dickison (PF) Sean Stutts | |
| 18:16 | Memphis | David Langhorne is hacked by Alfred Reid - foul #2 on Alfred Reid, team foul #2 | 31-45 |
| 17:57 | Memphis | John Bruss connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-45 |
| 17:43 | Rice | John Martens clanks a floater from the left wing | 34-45 |
| 17:41 | Rice | Alfred Reid tips it in | 34-47 |
| 17:34 | Memphis | Charles Adkins picks off the pass by Bryan Knudtson | 34-47 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Brett Parker hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Martens | 34-49 |
| 17:00 | Memphis | John Bruss loses the ball out of bounds | 34-49 |
| Subs | Memphis | Richard Sloan (PG), Leslie Tomlin (SG), Vule Czyzewski (SF), Roger Liston (PF), Robert Dolce (C) John Bruss, John Ricketts, Chionesu Abdelrahman, Bryan Knudtson, David Langhorne | |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG), Ralph Hannum (SF), David Netherton (PF), Michael Beck (C) John Martens, Charles Adkins, Colby Dickison, Alfred Reid | |
| 16:38 | Rice | Michael Beck misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Dolce - foul #3 on Robert Dolce, team foul #1 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Memphis | Ronald Lentz (C) Robert Dolce | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:38 | Rice | Michael Beck makes the 1st free throw | 34-50 |
| 16:38 | Rice | Michael Beck makes the 2nd free throw | 34-51 |
| 16:22 | Memphis | Vule Czyzewski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-51 |
| 16:20 | Rice | Michael Beck grabs the defensive rebound | 34-51 |
| 16:03 | Rice | Michael Beck misses the lay-in | 34-51 |
| 16:01 | Memphis | Vule Czyzewski grabs the board | 34-51 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Richard Sloan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leslie Tomlin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vule Czyzewski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roger Liston (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Lentz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Henry Sexton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brett Parker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ralph Hannum (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Netherton (fresh) 7 pts. C - Michael Beck (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-51 |
| 15:19 | Rice | Ralph Hannum misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Ronald Lentz - foul #1 on Ronald Lentz, team foul #2 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Ricketts (PG), Chionesu Abdelrahman (SG), David Langhorne (SF), Bryan Knudtson (PF), Robert Dolce (C) Richard Sloan, Leslie Tomlin, Vule Czyzewski, Roger Liston, Ronald Lentz | |
| Subs | Rice | John Martens (SG), Colby Dickison (PF), Sean Stutts (C) Henry Sexton, David Netherton, Michael Beck | |
| 15:19 | Rice | Ralph Hannum makes the 1st free throw | 36-52 |
| 15:19 | Rice | Ralph Hannum misses the 2nd free throw | 36-52 |
| 15:19 | Memphis | David Langhorne snags the defensive board | 36-52 |
| 14:58 | Memphis | Robert Dolce misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-52 |
| 14:57 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Dolce | 36-52 |
| 14:49 | Memphis | Bryan Knudtson misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 36-52 |
| 14:47 | Rice | Sean Stutts grabs the defensive rebound | 36-52 |
| 14:28 | Rice | Ralph Hannum's pass is intercepted by Bryan Knudtson | 36-52 |
| 14:00 | Memphis | Robert Dolce can't finish the layup | 36-52 |
| 13:59 | Rice | Colby Dickison grabs the defensive rebound | 36-52 |
| 13:44 | Rice | John Martens is hacked by Robert Dolce - foul #4 on Robert Dolce, team foul #3 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Memphis | Richard Sloan (PG), Leslie Tomlin (SG), Roger Liston (PF) Chionesu Abdelrahman, David Langhorne, Robert Dolce | |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG), Charles Adkins (SF), Alfred Reid (C) John Martens, Ralph Hannum, Colby Dickison | |
| 13:37 | Rice | Henry Sexton misses the jumper from the free throw line | 36-52 |
| 13:35 | Memphis | Bryan Knudtson gets the rebound | 36-52 |
| 13:30 | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 36-52 |
| 13:29 | Memphis | Bryan Knudtson misses the tip | 36-52 |
| 13:28 | Rice | Sean Stutts grabs the board | 36-52 |
| 13:25 | Rice | Charles Adkins loses the dribble to Leslie Tomlin in the backcourt | 36-52 |
| 13:13 | Memphis | Richard Sloan knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by John Ricketts and he's hacked by Brett Parker - foul #2 on Brett Parker, team foul #3 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Memphis | Vule Czyzewski (SF), Ronald Lentz (C) John Ricketts, Bryan Knudtson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:13 | Memphis | Richard Sloan makes the free throw | 39-52 |
| 12:51 | Rice | Henry Sexton makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Alfred Reid | 39-54 |
| 12:37 | Memphis | Roger Liston hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Sloan | 42-54 |
| 12:19 | Rice | Alfred Reid misses long on a shot from the baseline | 42-54 |
| 12:18 | Memphis | Roger Liston gets the rebound | 42-54 |
| 11:49 | Memphis | Vule Czyzewski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-54 |
| 11:48 | Memphis | Roger Liston tips it but misses | 42-54 |
| 11:46 | Rice | Alfred Reid gets the rebound | 42-54 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Richard Sloan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leslie Tomlin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Vule Czyzewski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roger Liston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Lentz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Henry Sexton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brett Parker (tired) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Adkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. PF - Sean Stutts (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Alfred Reid (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Rice | Roger Liston steals the ball from Sean Stutts | 42-54 |
| 11:13 | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 42-54 |
| 11:11 | Rice | The rebound goes to Sean Stutts | 42-54 |
| 11:09 | Rice | Richard Sloan is called for the reach on Charles Adkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Sloan, team foul #4 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Bruss (PG), John Ricketts (SG), Chionesu Abdelrahman (SF), Bryan Knudtson (PF), David Langhorne (C) Richard Sloan, Leslie Tomlin, Vule Czyzewski, Roger Liston, Ronald Lentz | |
| Subs | Rice | John Martens (SG), Ralph Hannum (SF), Michael Beck (C) Henry Sexton, Charles Adkins, Alfred Reid | |
| 10:56 | Rice | Michael Beck hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by John Ricketts - foul #3 on John Ricketts, team foul #5 | 42-54 |
| 10:56 | Rice | Michael Beck makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 10:56 | Rice | Michael Beck makes the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| 10:38 | Memphis | Chionesu Abdelrahman is whistled for a carry | 42-56 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Rice | Colby Dickison (PF) Sean Stutts | |
| 10:36 | Rice | Ralph Hannum is hacked by Chionesu Abdelrahman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chionesu Abdelrahman, team foul #6 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Rice | Sean Stutts (PF) Colby Dickison | |
| 10:17 | Rice | Sean Stutts connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Michael Beck | 42-58 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 09:58 | Memphis | Brett Parker is called for the reach on John Bruss - foul #3 on Brett Parker, team foul #4 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gregory Paradowski (PG), Roger Liston (PF) John Bruss, Bryan Knudtson | |
| Subs | Rice | Colby Dickison (PF) Michael Beck | |
| 09:45 | Memphis | Roger Liston misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-58 |
| 09:44 | Memphis | Gregory Paradowski gets the offensive rebound | 42-58 |
| 09:28 | Memphis | Chionesu Abdelrahman hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Roger Liston | 45-58 |
| 09:26 | Rice | John Martens is hacked by David Langhorne in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Langhorne, team foul #7 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Memphis | Vule Czyzewski (SF), Bryan Knudtson (C) Chionesu Abdelrahman, David Langhorne | |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG) Brett Parker | |
| 09:26 | Rice | John Martens makes the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 09:26 | Rice | John Martens makes the 2nd free throw | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 09:14 | Memphis | Roger Liston can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 45-60 |
| 09:12 | Rice | Ralph Hannum gets the rebound | 45-60 |
| 09:10 | Rice | Henry Sexton loses the dribble to John Ricketts in the backcourt | 45-60 |
| 08:50 | Memphis | Vule Czyzewski is hacked by Ralph Hannum - foul #1 on Ralph Hannum, team foul #5 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin (SG) John Ricketts | |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Parker (PG), Michael Beck (C) Henry Sexton, Colby Dickison | |
| 08:37 | Memphis | Gregory Paradowski buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-60 |
| 08:21 | Rice | Sean Stutts can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Gregory Paradowski - foul #1 on Gregory Paradowski, team foul #8 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Bruss (PG) Gregory Paradowski | |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG) John Martens | |
| 08:21 | Rice | Sean Stutts misses the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 08:21 | Rice | Sean Stutts makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 08:00 | Memphis | Bryan Knudtson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Sean Stutts - foul #4 on Sean Stutts, team foul #6 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Memphis | Richard Sloan (PG), Chionesu Abdelrahman (SF), Robert Dolce (C) John Bruss, Vule Czyzewski, Roger Liston | |
| Subs | Rice | John Martens (SG), Colby Dickison (PF) Brett Parker, Michael Beck | |
| 08:00 | Memphis | Bryan Knudtson misses the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 08:00 | Memphis | Bryan Knudtson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 07:58 | Rice | John Martens throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-61 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Langhorne (PF) Bryan Knudtson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:35 | Memphis | Richard Sloan connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Robert Dolce | 52-61 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Richard Sloan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leslie Tomlin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chionesu Abdelrahman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Langhorne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Dolce (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Henry Sexton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Martens (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Hannum (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Colby Dickison (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Sean Stutts (tired) 8 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Rice | Henry Sexton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-61 |
| 07:17 | Memphis | David Langhorne grabs the defensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 07:11 | Memphis | Richard Sloan misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-61 |
| 07:10 | Rice | Sean Stutts grabs the board | 52-61 |
| 07:05 | Rice | Henry Sexton is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Sloan - foul #2 on Richard Sloan, team foul #9 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Bruss (PG), John Ricketts (SG), Vule Czyzewski (SF), Roger Liston (PF) Richard Sloan, Leslie Tomlin, Chionesu Abdelrahman, David Langhorne | |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Parker (SG), Michael Beck (C) John Martens, Colby Dickison | |
| 07:05 | Rice | Henry Sexton makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 07:05 | Rice | Henry Sexton makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 06:55 | Memphis | Roger Liston drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-63 |
| 06:36 | Rice | Henry Sexton misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 54-63 |
| 06:35 | Rice | Michael Beck tips it home | 54-65 |
| 06:31 | Memphis | Vule Czyzewski connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from John Bruss | 56-65 |
| 06:14 | Rice | Sean Stutts's fadeaway is rejected by Roger Liston | 56-65 |
| 06:12 | Memphis | Vule Czyzewski pulls down the rebound | 56-65 |
| 05:52 | Memphis | Vule Czyzewski misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 56-65 |
| 05:51 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Beck | 56-65 |
| 05:39 | Rice | Henry Sexton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-65 |
| 05:38 | Memphis | Vule Czyzewski grabs the defensive rebound | 56-65 |
| 05:32 | Memphis | Robert Dolce misses the floater from close range but he's hacked by Michael Beck - foul #1 on Michael Beck, team foul #7 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Memphis | Richard Sloan (PG), Chionesu Abdelrahman (SF), David Langhorne (PF) John Bruss, Vule Czyzewski, Roger Liston | |
| Subs | Rice | John Martens (SG), Charles Adkins (SF), Colby Dickison (PF) Henry Sexton, Ralph Hannum, Michael Beck | |
| 05:32 | Memphis | Robert Dolce makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 05:32 | Memphis | Robert Dolce makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 05:03 | Rice | Sean Stutts's fadeaway is rejected by Chionesu Abdelrahman | 58-65 |
| 05:01 | Memphis | Robert Dolce grabs the defensive rebound | 58-65 |
| 04:55 | Memphis | Robert Dolce lays it up and in set up by John Ricketts | 60-65 |
| 04:37 | Rice | Charles Adkins loses the ball out of bounds | 60-65 |
| Subs | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin (SG), Bryan Knudtson (PF) John Ricketts, Robert Dolce | |
| Subs | Rice | Ralph Hannum (SF), Michael Beck (C) Brett Parker, Colby Dickison | |
| 04:27 | Memphis | Bryan Knudtson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 60-65 |
| 04:26 | Rice | Michael Beck grabs the board | 60-65 |
| 04:11 | Rice | Sean Stutts hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-65 |
| 04:09 | Memphis | The rebound goes to David Langhorne | 60-65 |
| 04:04 | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 60-65 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Sean Stutts grabs the board | 60-65 |
| 03:53 | Rice | Sean Stutts comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-65 |
| 03:51 | Memphis | David Langhorne snags the defensive board | 60-65 |
| 03:31 | Memphis | Chionesu Abdelrahman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Ralph Hannum - foul #2 on Ralph Hannum, team foul #8 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gregory Paradowski (PG), Ronald Lentz (C) Richard Sloan, David Langhorne | |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG), Brett Parker (SG), Colby Dickison (PF) John Martens, Ralph Hannum, Michael Beck | |
| 03:31 | Memphis | Chionesu Abdelrahman misses the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 03:31 | Memphis | Chionesu Abdelrahman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gregory Paradowski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Leslie Tomlin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chionesu Abdelrahman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bryan Knudtson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Lentz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Henry Sexton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brett Parker (very tired) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Adkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. PF - Colby Dickison (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Sean Stutts (very tired) 8 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:29 | Rice | Ronald Lentz is called for the reach on Henry Sexton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Lentz, team foul #10 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Memphis | Vule Czyzewski (SF) Chionesu Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:29 | Rice | Henry Sexton makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 03:29 | Rice | Henry Sexton misses the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 03:29 | Memphis | Ronald Lentz snags the defensive board | 61-66 |
| 03:09 | Memphis | Vule Czyzewski misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-66 |
| 03:08 | Memphis | Gregory Paradowski grabs the offensive board | 61-66 |
| 02:53 | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Gregory Paradowski | 63-66 |
| 02:51 | Rice | Colby Dickison is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Colby Dickison, team foul #9 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Ricketts (SG), Roger Liston (PF) Leslie Tomlin, Bryan Knudtson | |
| Subs | Rice | John Martens (SG), Ralph Hannum (SF) Henry Sexton, Charles Adkins | |
| 02:38 | Memphis | Ronald Lentz misses the lay-in | 63-66 |
| 02:37 | Rice | Colby Dickison grabs the defensive rebound | 63-66 |
| 02:09 | Rice | Sean Stutts can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-66 |
| 02:07 | Memphis | John Ricketts gets the rebound | 63-66 |
| 02:07 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| Subs | Memphis | Richard Sloan (PG), Leslie Tomlin (SG), Chionesu Abdelrahman (SF), Bryan Knudtson (PF), Robert Dolce (C) Gregory Paradowski, John Ricketts, Vule Czyzewski, Roger Liston, Ronald Lentz | |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Sexton (PG), Charles Adkins (SF), Michael Beck (C) John Martens, Ralph Hannum, Colby Dickison | |
| 01:50 | Memphis | Richard Sloan misses the easy layup | 63-66 |
| 01:48 | Memphis | Robert Dolce gets the offensive rebound | 63-66 |
| 01:33 | Memphis | Chionesu Abdelrahman misses the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Charles Adkins - foul #2 on Charles Adkins, team foul #10 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Memphis | Roger Liston (PF) Bryan Knudtson | |
| Subs | Rice | John Martens (SG), Ralph Hannum (SF), Colby Dickison (PF) Brett Parker, Charles Adkins, Sean Stutts | |
| 01:33 | Memphis | Chionesu Abdelrahman makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 01:33 | Memphis | Chionesu Abdelrahman makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 01:22 | Rice | Henry Sexton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 65-66 |
| 01:21 | Memphis | Roger Liston gets the rebound | 65-66 |
| 01:15 | Memphis | Richard Sloan misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Beck - foul #2 on Michael Beck, team foul #11 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Memphis | Vule Czyzewski (SF) Chionesu Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:15 | Memphis | Richard Sloan makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 01:15 | Memphis | Richard Sloan misses the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 01:15 | Rice | The rebound goes to Colby Dickison | 66-66 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Michael Beck scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Henry Sexton | 66-68 |
| 00:46 | Memphis | Robert Dolce is whistled for a carry | 66-68 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:19 | Rice | Colby Dickison misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-68 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Henry Sexton tips it home | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:10 | Memphis | Henry Sexton picks off the pass by Richard Sloan | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:08 | Rice | Ralph Hannum is hacked by Richard Sloan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Sloan, team foul #11 | 66-70 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Ralph Hannum makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Ralph Hannum makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:02 | Memphis | Richard Sloan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-72 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Michael Beck gets the rebound | 66-72 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Michael Beck runs out the clock | 66-72 |