| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerald Griffith (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Anthony Perdue (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Preston Breslin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Rickard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Alberto Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arthur King (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Wilde (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicolas Devine (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | John Wilde inbounds the ball | 24-42 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Mississippi | John Wilde clanks a 3 from the right corner | 24-42 |
| 19:40 | Rice | Robert Rickard grabs the defensive rebound | 24-42 |
| 19:34 | Rice | Preston Breslin hits a jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by Arthur King - foul #2 on Arthur King, team foul #1 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Crawford (SF) John Wilde | |
| 19:34 | Rice | Preston Breslin misses the free throw | 26-42 |
| 19:34 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Nicolas Devine | 26-42 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:15 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Anthony Perdue - foul #3 on Anthony Perdue, team foul #1 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Rice | John Schechter (SF) Anthony Perdue | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 19:15 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 26-43 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford misses the 2nd free throw | 26-43 |
| 19:15 | Rice | Robert Rickard grabs the board | 26-43 |
| 18:52 | Rice | Gerald Griffith loses the ball out of bounds | 26-43 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), John Wilde (SF) Alberto Russo, Richard Crawford | |
| 18:38 | Mississippi | John Wilde can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 26-43 |
| 18:37 | Rice | Preston Breslin snags the defensive board | 26-43 |
| 18:33 | Rice | Gerald Griffith misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-43 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi | Arthur King grabs the board | 26-43 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi | Richard Owensby is fouled on the floor by Dennis Woodring - foul #2 on Dennis Woodring, team foul #2 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (PG), Richard Crawford (SF), Erwin Davis (PF) Richard Owensby, John Wilde, Nicolas Devine | |
| 17:56 | Mississippi | Robert Rickard is called for the reach on Christopher Stephens - foul #3 on Robert Rickard, team foul #3 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), Kevin Castrejon (PF), Wesley Goodlow (C) Dennis Woodring, Preston Breslin, Robert Rickard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine (PF) Erwin Davis | |
| 17:47 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Arthur King | 26-45 |
| 17:31 | Rice | Gerald Griffith drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Edgar Lisle | 29-45 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Arthur King and he's hacked by Kevin Castrejon - foul #2 on Kevin Castrejon, team foul #4 | 29-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason White (SG) Gerald Griffith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Wilde (SF), John Merrifield (C) Richard Crawford, Christopher Stephens | |
| 17:25 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine misses the free throw | 29-47 |
| 17:25 | Rice | Wesley Goodlow grabs the defensive rebound | 29-47 |
| 17:02 | Rice | Jason White is whistled for traveling | 29-47 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Erwin Davis (PF), Christopher Stephens (C) Nicolas Devine, John Merrifield | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 16:40 | Mississippi | Kevin Castrejon steps in front of the Alberto Russo pass | 29-47 |
| 16:31 | Rice | Wesley Goodlow buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Jason White | 31-47 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 16:17 | Mississippi | Kevin Castrejon steals the ball from John Wilde | 31-47 |
| 16:09 | Rice | Edgar Lisle clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-47 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Christopher Stephens | 31-47 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi | John Wilde misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 31-47 |
| 15:53 | Rice | John Schechter pulls down the rebound | 31-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edgar Lisle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason White (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Schechter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Castrejon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. C - Wesley Goodlow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Alberto Russo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arthur King (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Wilde (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Erwin Davis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Stephens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Rice | John Schechter misses badly on a jumper from close range | 31-47 |
| 15:24 | Mississippi | John Wilde gets the rebound | 31-47 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi | John Wilde drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Alberto Russo | 31-50 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 15:02 | Rice | John Schechter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Gerald Griffith (SG), Anthony Perdue (SF), Preston Breslin (PF), Robert Rickard (C) Edgar Lisle, Jason White, John Schechter, Kevin Castrejon, Wesley Goodlow | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), Richard Crawford (SF), Nicolas Devine (PF), John Merrifield (C) Alberto Russo, John Wilde, Erwin Davis, Christopher Stephens | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 14:33 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Crawford | 31-52 |
| 14:16 | Rice | Gerald Griffith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-52 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (PG) Richard Owensby | |
| 13:54 | Mississippi | Preston Breslin steps in front of the Arthur King pass | 31-52 |
| 13:49 | Rice | The jump hook by Gerald Griffith is blocked by Nicolas Devine | 31-52 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine pulls down the rebound | 31-52 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Richard Crawford is denied by Preston Breslin | 31-52 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi | John Merrifield tips it home | 31-54 |
| 13:02 | Rice | Anthony Perdue clanks a runner from the left block but the foul's on Nicolas Devine - foul #1 on Nicolas Devine, team foul #2 | 31-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG) Dennis Woodring | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), John Wilde (SF), Rick Silvey (PF), Christopher Stephens (C) Alberto Russo, Richard Crawford, Nicolas Devine, John Merrifield | |
| 13:02 | Rice | Anthony Perdue makes the 1st free throw | 32-54 |
| 13:02 | Rice | Anthony Perdue makes the 2nd free throw | 33-54 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi | John Wilde misses the jump hook from close range | 33-54 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi | Rick Silvey tips it home | 33-56 |
| 12:17 | Rice | Gerald Griffith scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Edgar Lisle | 36-56 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi | Robert Rickard swats the short shot by Christopher Stephens | 36-56 |
| 12:02 | Rice | Edgar Lisle gets the rebound | 36-56 |
| 11:44 | Rice | Arthur King steps in front of the Edgar Lisle pass | 36-56 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edgar Lisle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gerald Griffith (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - Anthony Perdue (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Preston Breslin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Rickard (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Richard Owensby (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur King (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Wilde (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rick Silvey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Stephens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Mississippi | Robert Rickard is called for the reach on Christopher Stephens - foul #4 on Robert Rickard, team foul #5 | 36-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Jason White (SG), John Schechter (SF), Kevin Castrejon (PF), Wesley Goodlow (C) Edgar Lisle, Gerald Griffith, Anthony Perdue, Preston Breslin, Robert Rickard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (PG), Richard Crawford (SF), Nicolas Devine (PF), John Merrifield (C) Richard Owensby, John Wilde, Rick Silvey, Christopher Stephens | |
| 11:08 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford connects on the runner in the paint set up by John Merrifield | 36-58 |
| 10:49 | Rice | Dennis Woodring's floater is knocked away by Richard Crawford | 36-58 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine grabs the board | 36-58 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi | Wesley Goodlow is called for the reach on Richard Crawford - foul #1 on Wesley Goodlow, team foul #6 | 36-58 |
| Subs | Rice | David Jones (SG), Robert Felder (SF) Dennis Woodring, Wesley Goodlow | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (SG), John Wilde (SF), Erwin Davis (PF), Christopher Stephens (C) Arthur King, Richard Crawford, Nicolas Devine, John Merrifield | |
| 09:58 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Richard Owensby | 36-61 |
| 09:42 | Rice | Alberto Russo is called for the reach on Jason White - foul #2 on Alberto Russo, team foul #3 | 36-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), Gerald Griffith (SG), Anthony Perdue (SF), Preston Breslin (PF) Jason White, David Jones, Robert Felder, Kevin Castrejon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Crawford (SG) Richard Owensby | |
| 09:34 | Rice | Preston Breslin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-61 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SG), Nicolas Devine (PF) Richard Crawford, Erwin Davis | |
| 09:13 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 36-61 |
| 09:11 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo can't tip it in | 36-61 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens grabs the offensive rebound | 36-61 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi | John Wilde can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 36-61 |
| 08:49 | Rice | John Schechter grabs the defensive rebound | 36-61 |
| 08:43 | Rice | John Schechter loses the ball out of bounds | 36-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Wesley Goodlow (C) Edgar Lisle, John Schechter | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (SG), Richard Crawford (SF), Erwin Davis (PF), John Merrifield (C) Arthur King, John Wilde, Nicolas Devine, Christopher Stephens | |
| 08:14 | Mississippi | Dennis Woodring is called for the reach on Alberto Russo - foul #3 on Dennis Woodring, team foul #7 | 36-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Felder (SF), Kevin Castrejon (PF) Anthony Perdue, Preston Breslin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SG), Christopher Stephens (C) Richard Owensby, John Merrifield | |
| 08:14 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo makes the 1st free throw | 36-62 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 36-63 |
| 08:07 | Rice | Dennis Woodring misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-63 |
| 08:05 | Rice | Robert Felder grabs the offensive rebound | 36-63 |
| 07:48 | Rice | Dennis Woodring throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), Jason White (SG) Dennis Woodring, Gerald Griffith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Wilde (SF), Nicolas Devine (PF), John Merrifield (C) Richard Crawford, Erwin Davis, Christopher Stephens | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edgar Lisle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jason White (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Felder (fresh) PF - Kevin Castrejon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. C - Wesley Goodlow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Alberto Russo (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arthur King (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Wilde (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicolas Devine (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - John Merrifield (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Mississippi | Arthur King clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-63 |
| 07:21 | Rice | Robert Felder snags the defensive board | 36-63 |
| 07:12 | Rice | Wesley Goodlow comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-63 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine pulls down the rebound | 36-63 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi | Arthur King comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jason White - foul #1 on Jason White, team foul #8 | 36-63 |
| Subs | Rice | John Schechter (PF) Wesley Goodlow | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), Richard Crawford (SF), Erwin Davis (PF), Christopher Stephens (C) Alberto Russo, John Wilde, Nicolas Devine, John Merrifield | |
| 06:49 | Mississippi | Arthur King misses the 1st free throw | 36-63 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi | Arthur King makes the 2nd free throw | 36-64 |
| 06:27 | Rice | Robert Felder hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-64 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens pulls down the rebound | 36-64 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Crawford | 36-66 |
| 05:56 | Rice | Jason White hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Edgar Lisle | 39-66 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-66 |
| 05:26 | Rice | Kevin Castrejon snags the defensive board | 39-66 |
| 05:20 | Rice | Robert Felder's floater is tipped away by Christopher Stephens | 39-66 |
| 05:19 | Rice | John Schechter pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-66 |
| 05:07 | Rice | Kevin Castrejon buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-66 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Arthur King and he's fouled by Jason White - foul #2 on Jason White, team foul #9 | 42-68 |
| Subs | Rice | David Jones (PG), Wesley Goodlow (C) Jason White, Robert Felder | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (PG), John Wilde (SF), Nicolas Devine (PF), John Merrifield (C) Richard Owensby, Arthur King, Erwin Davis, Christopher Stephens | |
| 04:42 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford misses the free throw | 42-68 |
| 04:42 | Rice | The rebound goes to Kevin Castrejon | 42-68 |
| 04:30 | Rice | John Schechter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by John Wilde - foul #1 on John Wilde, team foul #4 | 42-68 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SG) Richard Crawford | |
| 04:30 | Rice | John Schechter makes the 1st free throw | 43-68 |
| 04:30 | Rice | John Schechter misses the 2nd free throw | 43-68 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi | John Merrifield gets the rebound | 43-68 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Nicolas Devine | 43-71 |
| 03:56 | Rice | Nicolas Devine swats the shot by Edgar Lisle | 43-71 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo snags the defensive board | 43-71 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Alberto Russo | 43-73 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Jones (fresh) SG - Edgar Lisle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Schechter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wesley Goodlow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Castrejon (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Alberto Russo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arthur King (tired) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Wilde (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicolas Devine (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - John Merrifield (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Rice | John Schechter blows the layup | 43-73 |
| 03:28 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine pulls down the rebound | 43-73 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Jones - foul #2 on David Jones, team foul #10 | 43-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason White (PG), Robert Felder (SF) Edgar Lisle, Kevin Castrejon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Crawford (SG), Christopher Stephens (C) Arthur King, John Merrifield | |
| 03:05 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine makes the 1st free throw | 43-74 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine makes the 2nd free throw | 43-75 |
| 02:55 | Rice | Jason White clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-75 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens gets the rebound | 43-75 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine can't connect on a runner from the right block | 43-75 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine grabs the offensive rebound | 43-75 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Wesley Goodlow - foul #2 on Wesley Goodlow, team foul #11 | 43-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (SG), Kevin Castrejon (C) David Jones, Wesley Goodlow | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (SG), Erwin Davis (PF) Richard Crawford, Nicolas Devine | |
| 02:12 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 43-75 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 43-76 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 02:00 | Rice | John Schechter lays it in | 45-76 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi | Robert Felder takes the ball from Christopher Stephens | 45-76 |
| 01:18 | Rice | John Schechter slams it home | 47-76 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi | John Wilde knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Alberto Russo | 47-78 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:56 | Rice | Kevin Castrejon misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-78 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo grabs the board | 47-78 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo travels in the backcourt | 47-78 |
| Subs | Rice | Wesley Goodlow (C) Robert Felder | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SG), Nicolas Devine (PF) Richard Owensby, Erwin Davis | |
| 00:48 | Rice | John Schechter's pass is intercepted by Arthur King | 47-78 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Alberto Russo | 47-80 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Edgar Lisle misses the jumpshot from the left side | 47-80 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Arthur King | 47-80 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo runs out the clock | 47-80 |