| Lineup | Rice | PG - Maurice Lemons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Borrelli (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Rearick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Blum (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kenneth Leavy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Cerda (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wendell Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Montgomery (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jacob Putnam (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Wendell Brown inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 19:31 | Rice | Sidney Rearick snags the defensive board | 28-26 |
| 19:25 | Rice | John Scott banks in the layup on a great pass from Maurice Lemons and he's hacked by Robert Montgomery - foul #3 on Robert Montgomery, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Johnson (PF) Robert Montgomery | |
| 19:25 | Rice | John Scott misses the free throw | 30-26 |
| 19:25 | Western Illinois | Michael Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 19:17 | Western Illinois | Wendell Brown misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Scott - foul #1 on John Scott, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| 19:17 | Western Illinois | Wendell Brown makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 19:17 | Western Illinois | Wendell Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 19:07 | Rice | John Blum can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 19:06 | Western Illinois | Wendell Brown grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 18:56 | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Leavy | 30-30 |
| 18:40 | Rice | Maurice Lemons hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 30-30 |
| 18:38 | Rice | William Borrelli pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 18:27 | Rice | John Scott is called for traveling | 30-30 |
| 18:11 | Western Illinois | Wendell Brown misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 18:10 | Rice | John Blum grabs the defensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 17:45 | Rice | John Scott misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-30 |
| 17:43 | Western Illinois | Jacob Putnam pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 17:22 | Western Illinois | Wendell Brown is whistled for a carry | 30-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Neil Still (PF), Charles Tabarez (C) John Scott, John Blum | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder (SG), Jason Davis (SF), Hipolito Romano (C) Michael Cerda, Wendell Brown, Jacob Putnam | |
| 17:07 | Rice | Charles Tabarez is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Charles Tabarez, team foul #2 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Albert Horton (SG) William Borrelli | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 16:49 | Western Illinois | Jason Davis misses badly on a shot from the left block | 30-30 |
| 16:47 | Western Illinois | Jason Davis can't tip it in | 30-30 |
| 16:46 | Western Illinois | Jason Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 16:32 | Western Illinois | Jason Davis is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Jason Davis, team foul #2 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Aranda (PF) Sidney Rearick | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Roberto Russo (SG), Wendell Brown (SF) Kenneth Leavy, Michael Johnson | |
| 16:12 | Rice | Charles Tabarez drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Maurice Lemons | 32-30 |
| 16:04 | Western Illinois | Donald Aranda is called for the reach on Delbert Schroeder - foul #2 on Donald Aranda, team foul #3 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Rice | William Borrelli (SG), John Blum (PF) Maurice Lemons, Donald Aranda | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda (SG) Roberto Russo | |
| 15:58 | Western Illinois | Hipolito Romano misses the jumper from the left block | 32-30 |
| 15:57 | Rice | Charles Tabarez pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Tabarez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Borrelli (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Horton (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Blum (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Neil Still (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Delbert Schroeder (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Cerda (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wendell Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Hipolito Romano (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Rice | Michael Cerda is called for the reach on William Borrelli - foul #1 on Michael Cerda, team foul #3 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Sidney Rearick (SF), John Scott (PF), Michael Jones (C) Albert Horton, John Blum, Neil Still | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy (PG), Robert Montgomery (PF), Jacob Putnam (C) Delbert Schroeder, Wendell Brown, Hipolito Romano | |
| 15:18 | Rice | William Borrelli misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 15:17 | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 15:13 | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-30 |
| 15:11 | Rice | Charles Tabarez snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 14:52 | Rice | Charles Tabarez drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-30 |
| 14:33 | Western Illinois | John Scott steals it from Michael Cerda | 35-30 |
| 14:12 | Rice | William Borrelli drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-30 |
| 13:51 | Western Illinois | Jason Davis connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Kenneth Leavy | 38-32 |
| 13:43 | Rice | William Borrelli scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-32 |
| 13:29 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy is hacked by Michael Jones - foul #4 on Michael Jones, team foul #4 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Maurice Lemons (PG), Albert Horton (SG), John Blum (PF), Neil Still (C) Charles Tabarez, William Borrelli, John Scott, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder (SG), Wendell Brown (SF), Michael Johnson (C) Michael Cerda, Jason Davis, Jacob Putnam | |
| 13:24 | Western Illinois | Michael Johnson knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 13:22 | Rice | Maurice Lemons is hacked by Kenneth Leavy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Leavy, team foul #4 | 41-34 |
| 13:08 | Rice | Albert Horton drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-34 |
| 12:48 | Western Illinois | Michael Johnson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-34 |
| 12:46 | Rice | Albert Horton grabs the defensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 12:41 | Rice | Sidney Rearick scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Maurice Lemons | 47-34 |
| 12:23 | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kenneth Leavy and he's hacked by Albert Horton - foul #3 on Albert Horton, team foul #5 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Aranda (SF) Sidney Rearick | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Roberto Russo (SG), Hipolito Romano (C) Kenneth Leavy, Robert Montgomery | |
| 12:23 | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder misses the free throw | 47-36 |
| 12:23 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Blum | 47-36 |
| 12:01 | Rice | Albert Horton drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 11:42 | Western Illinois | Roberto Russo misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 49-36 |
| 11:40 | Rice | John Blum grabs the board | 49-36 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Maurice Lemons (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Albert Horton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Donald Aranda (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Blum (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Neil Still (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Delbert Schroeder (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roberto Russo (fresh) SF - Wendell Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Hipolito Romano (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Rice | Albert Horton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-36 |
| 11:19 | Western Illinois | Hipolito Romano snags the defensive board | 49-36 |
| 11:17 | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-36 |
| Subs | Rice | William Borrelli (SG), Sidney Rearick (SF), John Scott (PF) Albert Horton, Donald Aranda, Neil Still | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy (PG), Michael Cerda (SG), Jason Davis (SF), Jacob Putnam (C) Delbert Schroeder, Roberto Russo, Wendell Brown, Hipolito Romano | |
| 11:08 | Rice | John Blum can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-36 |
| 11:07 | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda grabs the board | 49-36 |
| 10:43 | Western Illinois | The jump hook by Jacob Putnam is blocked by John Scott | 49-36 |
| 10:41 | Rice | The rebound goes to Sidney Rearick | 49-36 |
| 10:20 | Rice | John Scott connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-36 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:59 | Western Illinois | Sidney Rearick picks off the pass by Michael Cerda | 52-36 |
| 09:56 | Rice | John Scott hits the finger roll set up by Sidney Rearick | 54-36 |
| 09:37 | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 54-36 |
| 09:36 | Rice | The rebound goes to Sidney Rearick | 54-36 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:16 | Rice | William Borrelli can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 54-36 |
| 09:14 | Western Illinois | Jacob Putnam snags the defensive board | 54-36 |
| 08:50 | Western Illinois | Michael Johnson misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Scott - foul #2 on John Scott, team foul #6 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Tabarez (PG), Albert Horton (SF), Donald Aranda (PF), Neil Still (C) Maurice Lemons, Sidney Rearick, John Scott, John Blum | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder (PG), Roberto Russo (SG), Wendell Brown (SF), Robert Montgomery (PF) Kenneth Leavy, Michael Cerda, Jason Davis, Jacob Putnam | |
| 08:50 | Western Illinois | Michael Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 54-37 |
| 08:50 | Western Illinois | Michael Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| 08:24 | Rice | William Borrelli makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Aranda | 57-38 |
| 08:15 | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse Glover (PG) William Borrelli | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Hipolito Romano (C) Michael Johnson | |
| 07:55 | Rice | Robert Montgomery is called for the reach on Donald Aranda - foul #4 on Robert Montgomery, team foul #5 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jones (C) Jesse Glover | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy (PG) Roberto Russo | |
| 07:38 | Rice | Michael Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 57-38 |
| 07:37 | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery pulls down the rebound | 57-38 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Tabarez (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Albert Horton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Donald Aranda (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Neil Still (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kenneth Leavy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Delbert Schroeder (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wendell Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Montgomery (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Hipolito Romano (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Western Illinois | Wendell Brown clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-38 |
| 07:26 | Rice | Michael Jones grabs the board | 57-38 |
| 07:08 | Rice | Michael Jones misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Hipolito Romano - foul #3 on Hipolito Romano, team foul #6 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Maurice Lemons (PG), William Borrelli (SG), Sidney Rearick (SF) Charles Tabarez, Albert Horton, Donald Aranda | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda (SG), Jacob Putnam (C) Delbert Schroeder, Hipolito Romano | |
| 07:08 | Rice | Michael Jones misses the 1st free throw | 57-38 |
| 07:08 | Rice | Michael Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 57-38 |
| 07:08 | Western Illinois | Jacob Putnam gets the rebound | 57-38 |
| 07:01 | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 57-38 |
| 06:59 | Rice | Michael Jones snags the defensive board | 57-38 |
| 06:30 | Rice | Neil Still is fouled on the floor by Jacob Putnam - foul #1 on Jacob Putnam, team foul #7 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jason Davis (SF) Wendell Brown | |
| 06:30 | Rice | Neil Still misses the 1st free throw | 57-38 |
| 06:30 | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery pulls down the rebound | 57-38 |
| 06:13 | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Leavy | 57-41 |
| 05:52 | Rice | Maurice Lemons misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 57-41 |
| 05:51 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy snags the defensive board | 57-41 |
| 05:32 | Western Illinois | Sidney Rearick steps in front of the Michael Cerda pass | 57-41 |
| 05:05 | Rice | William Borrelli's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Albert Horton (SG), John Scott (PF), John Blum (C) William Borrelli, Neil Still, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder (PG), Roberto Russo (SG), Wendell Brown (SF), Hipolito Romano (C) Kenneth Leavy, Michael Cerda, Robert Montgomery, Jacob Putnam | |
| 04:44 | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-44 |
| 04:25 | Rice | John Scott double dribbles | 57-44 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Johnson (PF) Jason Davis | |
| 04:12 | Western Illinois | Hipolito Romano is fouled on the floor by John Blum - foul #1 on John Blum, team foul #7 | 57-44 |
| 04:12 | Western Illinois | Hipolito Romano misses the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 04:12 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Scott | 57-44 |
| 03:55 | Rice | Sidney Rearick misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-44 |
| 03:54 | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder grabs the defensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 03:47 | Western Illinois | Michael Johnson clanks a runner from the baseline | 57-44 |
| 03:46 | Rice | Maurice Lemons snags the defensive board | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Rice | Albert Horton is whistled for a carry | 57-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse Glover (PG), Charles Tabarez (SF), Donald Aranda (PF) Maurice Lemons, Sidney Rearick, John Scott | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Arsenault (PG) Wendell Brown | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jesse Glover (fresh) SG - Albert Horton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Charles Tabarez (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Aranda (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Blum (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Arsenault (fresh) SG - Delbert Schroeder (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roberto Russo (fresh) PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Hipolito Romano (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:05 | Western Illinois | James Arsenault hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 57-44 |
| 03:04 | Rice | Charles Tabarez pulls down the rebound | 57-44 |
| 02:45 | Rice | Albert Horton loses the dribble to James Arsenault | 57-44 |
| 02:33 | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-47 |
| 02:06 | Rice | Albert Horton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Neil Still (C) John Blum | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jason Davis (SF) Roberto Russo | |
| 01:55 | Western Illinois | Hipolito Romano makes the jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Albert Horton - foul #4 on Albert Horton, team foul #8 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Maurice Lemons (PG), William Borrelli (SG), Sidney Rearick (SF), John Scott (PF), Michael Jones (C) Jesse Glover, Albert Horton, Charles Tabarez, Donald Aranda, Neil Still | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy (PG), Michael Cerda (SG), Wendell Brown (SF), Robert Montgomery (PF) James Arsenault, Delbert Schroeder, Jason Davis, Michael Johnson | |
| 01:55 | Western Illinois | Hipolito Romano misses the free throw | 57-49 |
| 01:55 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Jones | 57-49 |
| 01:34 | Rice | John Scott is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on John Scott, team foul #9 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jacob Putnam (C) Hipolito Romano | |
| 01:18 | Western Illinois | Wendell Brown travels with the ball | 57-49 |
| 01:02 | Rice | William Borrelli misses short on a jumper from the right block | 57-49 |
| 01:00 | Western Illinois | Jacob Putnam pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Rice | William Borrelli's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Leavy | 57-52 |
| 00:25 | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-52 |
| 00:24 | Rice | William Borrelli grabs the board | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Rice | Michael Cerda is called for the reach on William Borrelli in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Cerda, team foul #8 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Albert Horton (PG), Donald Aranda (PF), Charles Tabarez (C) Maurice Lemons, John Scott, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:22 | Rice | William Borrelli misses the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:22 | Western Illinois | Jacob Putnam grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 00:15 | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-52 |
| 00:14 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Montgomery | 57-52 |
| 00:10 | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 00:09 | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery grabs the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 00:07 | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda loses the dribble to Donald Aranda | 57-52 |
| 00:07 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-52 |
| 00:06 | Rice | William Borrelli is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Leavy - foul #3 on Kenneth Leavy, team foul #9 | 57-52 |
| 00:06 | Rice | William Borrelli makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:06 | Rice | William Borrelli misses the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:06 | Western Illinois | Jacob Putnam gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 00:02 | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda misses the 3 from the right corner | 58-52 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Michael Cerda pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-52 |