| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - George Floyd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sterling Amos (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Langdon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Russell Alford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Frailey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Chen China (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Hamisi Azim inbounds the ball | 45-36 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Rice | Jose Sosa hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Hamisi Azim | 45-39 |
| 19:38 | Southern Mississippi | Sterling Amos double dribbles | 45-39 |
| 19:36 | Rice | Jose Sosa is hacked by George Floyd in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Floyd, team foul #1 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joseph McLachlan (PG) George Floyd | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 19:27 | Rice | Hamisi Azim knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Jose Sosa and he's fouled by Sterling Amos - foul #2 on Sterling Amos, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| 19:27 | Rice | Hamisi Azim makes the free throw | 45-42 |
| 18:59 | Southern Mississippi | Sterling Amos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-42 |
| 18:56 | Rice | Russell Alford picks off the pass by William Frailey in the backcourt | 45-42 |
| 18:42 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph McLachlan misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 18:40 | Rice | Chen China gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 18:33 | Rice | Hamisi Azim can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from close range | 45-42 |
| 18:32 | Rice | Jose Sosa gets the offensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 18:20 | Rice | Joseph McLachlan is called for the reach on Jose Sosa - foul #1 on Joseph McLachlan, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Warren Cowan (SG), Walter Ruybal (SF), Jamie Johnson (PF), Henry Pulido (C) Sterling Amos, Robert Langdon, Robert Moore, Russell Alford | |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (SG), James Neal (PF), Liang Xiong (C) William Frailey, Shane Nitz, Chen China | |
| 18:13 | Rice | Hamisi Azim drills a jumper from the right side set up by Jose Sosa | 45-44 |
| 17:51 | Southern Mississippi | Jose Sosa is called for the reach on Joseph McLachlan - foul #2 on Jose Sosa, team foul #1 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Donald Crowe (PG) Joseph McLachlan | |
| Subs | Rice | Lucien Bruno (SG), William Patrick (C) Jose Sosa, Hamisi Azim | |
| 17:26 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Cowan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 17:24 | Rice | William Patrick gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 17:22 | Rice | Lucien Bruno's pass is intercepted by Warren Cowan in the backcourt | 45-44 |
| 17:07 | Southern Mississippi | Jamie Johnson is whistled for a carry | 45-44 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Moore (PF), Russell Alford (C) Jamie Johnson, Henry Pulido | |
| Subs | Rice | Shane Nitz (PF) James Neal | |
| 16:51 | Rice | Rogelio Marino hits a shot from the right side | 45-46 |
| 16:43 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Ruybal misses short on a 3 from straight away | 45-46 |
| 16:42 | Rice | The rebound goes to Rogelio Marino | 45-46 |
| 16:17 | Rice | Liang Xiong hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Shane Nitz and he's hacked by Donald Crowe - foul #2 on Donald Crowe, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joseph McLachlan (PG), Sterling Amos (SG), Robert Langdon (SF) Donald Crowe, Warren Cowan, Walter Ruybal | |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG), William Frailey (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF), Chen China (C) Rogelio Marino, Lucien Bruno, Shane Nitz, William Patrick | |
| 16:17 | Rice | Liang Xiong misses the free throw | 45-48 |
| 16:17 | Southern Mississippi | Russell Alford grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 15:54 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Moore knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Joseph McLachlan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sterling Amos (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Langdon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Russell Alford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Frailey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. PF - Liang Xiong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Chen China (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Rice | Robert Langdon is called for the reach on Chen China - foul #1 on Robert Langdon, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Floyd (PG), Jamie Johnson (PF), Henry Pulido (C) Sterling Amos, Robert Moore, Russell Alford | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Mixson (SG), James Neal (PF) William Frailey, Liang Xiong | |
| 15:06 | Rice | Charles Mixson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 47-48 |
| 15:05 | Southern Mississippi | Henry Pulido pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 14:45 | Southern Mississippi | Henry Pulido hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Jamie Johnson | 49-48 |
| 14:42 | Rice | Joseph McLachlan is called for the reach on Charles Mixson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph McLachlan, team foul #6 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Sterling Amos (SG), Warren Cowan (SF), Robert Moore (PF) Joseph McLachlan, Robert Langdon, Henry Pulido | |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (SG), William Patrick (SF), Shane Nitz (PF) Charles Mixson, Hamisi Azim, James Neal | |
| 14:27 | Rice | Warren Cowan is called for the reach on William Patrick - foul #1 on Warren Cowan, team foul #7 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Russell Alford (C) Jamie Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (SG) Rogelio Marino | |
| 14:27 | Rice | William Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 14:27 | Rice | William Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 14:15 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Cowan clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-50 |
| 14:13 | Rice | Shane Nitz grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 14:06 | Rice | Jose Sosa makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Frailey | 49-52 |
| 13:54 | Southern Mississippi | Sterling Amos hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by William Frailey - foul #1 on William Frailey, team foul #2 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joseph McLachlan (PG) George Floyd | |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (PG) Jose Sosa | |
| 13:54 | Southern Mississippi | Sterling Amos makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 13:54 | Southern Mississippi | Sterling Amos makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 13:28 | Rice | Rogelio Marino knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from William Frailey | 51-55 |
| 13:19 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Moore misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Chen China - foul #3 on Chen China, team foul #3 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Langdon (SF), Jamie Johnson (C) Sterling Amos, Russell Alford | |
| Subs | Rice | Lucien Bruno (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF), Liang Xiong (PF) William Frailey, Shane Nitz, Chen China | |
| 13:19 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Moore makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 13:19 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 13:16 | Rice | Rogelio Marino is hacked by Joseph McLachlan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph McLachlan, team foul #8 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Henry Pulido (C) Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Rice | James Neal (PF) William Patrick | |
| 13:16 | Rice | Rogelio Marino misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 13:16 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Henry Pulido | 53-55 |
| 12:57 | Southern Mississippi | James Neal swats the shot by Warren Cowan | 53-55 |
| 12:55 | Rice | Hamisi Azim grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 12:50 | Rice | Rogelio Marino clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 12:48 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Cowan pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 12:26 | Southern Mississippi | Liang Xiong takes the ball from Joseph McLachlan | 53-55 |
| 12:05 | Rice | Lucien Bruno knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Liang Xiong | 53-58 |
| 11:47 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Cowan connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph McLachlan | 56-58 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Joseph McLachlan (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Warren Cowan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Robert Langdon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jamie Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Henry Pulido (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rogelio Marino (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Lucien Bruno (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Neal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Liang Xiong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Rice | Robert Langdon steals the ball from Hamisi Azim | 56-58 |
| 11:15 | Southern Mississippi | Jamie Johnson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Henry Pulido | 58-58 |
| 10:59 | Rice | Liang Xiong clanks a 3 from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 10:58 | Southern Mississippi | Jamie Johnson snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| 10:48 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph McLachlan clanks a shot from the left side | 58-58 |
| 10:47 | Rice | Liang Xiong snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| 10:35 | Rice | James Neal travels with the ball | 58-58 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Floyd (PG), Sterling Amos (SG), Walter Ruybal (SF), Robert Moore (PF), Russell Alford (C) Joseph McLachlan, Warren Cowan, Robert Langdon, Jamie Johnson, Henry Pulido | |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG), William Frailey (SG), William Patrick (SF), Shane Nitz (PF), Chen China (C) Rogelio Marino, Lucien Bruno, Hamisi Azim, James Neal, Liang Xiong | |
| 10:15 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Moore's pass is intercepted by Jose Sosa | 58-58 |
| 09:56 | Rice | William Patrick hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-58 |
| 09:55 | Southern Mississippi | Sterling Amos grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 09:44 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Ruybal misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 58-58 |
| 09:43 | Southern Mississippi | George Floyd misses the tip | 58-58 |
| 09:41 | Southern Mississippi | Russell Alford misses the tip | 58-58 |
| 09:40 | Rice | Chen China pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| 09:23 | Rice | William Patrick comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 09:22 | Rice | Jose Sosa gets the offensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 09:02 | Rice | Chen China buries a jumper from the left block | 58-60 |
| 08:45 | Southern Mississippi | Sterling Amos drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from George Floyd | 60-60 |
| 08:35 | Rice | Chen China blows the dunk | 60-60 |
| 08:34 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Moore snags the defensive board | 60-60 |
| 08:14 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Ruybal hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 60-60 |
| 08:12 | Rice | William Frailey gets the rebound | 60-60 |
| 08:08 | Rice | William Frailey is fouled on the floor by Sterling Amos - foul #3 on Sterling Amos, team foul #9 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Donald Crowe (PG), Warren Cowan (SG), Robert Langdon (SF) George Floyd, Sterling Amos, Walter Ruybal | |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (PG), Hamisi Azim (SF), Liang Xiong (C) Jose Sosa, William Patrick, Chen China | |
| 08:08 | Rice | William Frailey misses the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 08:08 | Southern Mississippi | Russell Alford pulls down the rebound | 60-60 |
| 07:58 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Cowan lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Langdon | 62-60 |
| 07:41 | Rice | Shane Nitz misses the easy open layup | 62-60 |
| 07:39 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Cowan gets the rebound | 62-60 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Donald Crowe (fresh) SG - Warren Cowan (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Langdon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Moore (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Russell Alford (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 7 pts. SG - William Frailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. PF - Shane Nitz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Liang Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Crowe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-60 |
| 07:17 | Rice | Hamisi Azim gets the rebound | 62-60 |
| 06:53 | Rice | Rogelio Marino is alone and drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Frailey | 62-62 |
| 06:39 | Southern Mississippi | Russell Alford misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Liang Xiong - foul #3 on Liang Xiong, team foul #4 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joseph McLachlan (PG), Sterling Amos (SG), Jamie Johnson (PF) Donald Crowe, Warren Cowan, Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG), Lucien Bruno (SG), Chen China (C) Rogelio Marino, William Frailey, Liang Xiong | |
| 06:39 | Southern Mississippi | Russell Alford makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 06:39 | Southern Mississippi | Russell Alford makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 06:27 | Rice | Chen China misses the easy layup | 64-62 |
| 06:26 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Chen China | 64-62 |
| 06:21 | Rice | Hamisi Azim hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-65 |
| 06:02 | Southern Mississippi | Sterling Amos hits a 3 from the right corner | 67-65 |
| 05:58 | Rice | Joseph McLachlan is called for the reach on Jose Sosa in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph McLachlan, team foul #10 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Floyd (PG), Warren Cowan (SF), Robert Moore (PF) Sterling Amos, Robert Langdon, Russell Alford | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy McCarty (SF), William Patrick (PF) Hamisi Azim, Shane Nitz | |
| 05:58 | Rice | Jose Sosa makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 05:58 | Rice | Jose Sosa makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 05:48 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Cowan misses long on a shot from the left side | 67-67 |
| 05:47 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Jamie Johnson | 67-67 |
| 05:42 | Southern Mississippi | William Patrick picks off the pass by George Floyd | 67-67 |
| 05:22 | Rice | Jose Sosa comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by George Floyd - foul #4 on George Floyd, team foul #11 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Walter Ruybal (SF) Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (SG), Liang Xiong (SF) Lucien Bruno, Timothy McCarty | |
| 05:22 | Rice | Jose Sosa makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 05:22 | Rice | Jose Sosa makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 05:03 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Cowan drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jamie Johnson | 70-69 |
| 04:57 | Rice | Jose Sosa misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-69 |
| 04:56 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Cowan gets the rebound | 70-69 |
| 04:43 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph McLachlan drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Warren Cowan | 73-69 |
| 04:37 | Rice | Liang Xiong is hacked by Jamie Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jamie Johnson, team foul #12 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Donald Crowe (PG), Sterling Amos (SG), Robert Moore (PF), Henry Pulido (C) George Floyd, Joseph McLachlan, Warren Cowan, Jamie Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | Lucien Bruno (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF), James Neal (C) Jose Sosa, William Patrick, Chen China | |
| 04:37 | Rice | Liang Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 04:37 | Rice | Liang Xiong misses the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 04:37 | Southern Mississippi | Henry Pulido snags the defensive board | 73-70 |
| 04:23 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Crowe travels with the ball | 73-70 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Langdon (SF) Walter Ruybal | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Mixson (SG) Rogelio Marino | |
| 04:21 | Rice | Donald Crowe steals the ball from Hamisi Azim in the backcourt | 73-70 |
| 04:07 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Langdon scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 75-70 |
| 03:50 | Rice | Henry Pulido is called for the reach on Hamisi Azim - foul #2 on Henry Pulido, team foul #13 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Kelly (PG) Donald Crowe | |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG), Shane Nitz (PF) Charles Mixson, Liang Xiong | |
| 03:50 | Rice | Hamisi Azim makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 03:50 | Rice | Hamisi Azim misses the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 03:50 | Southern Mississippi | Henry Pulido grabs the board | 75-71 |
| 03:39 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Langdon misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on James Neal - foul #3 on James Neal, team foul #5 | 75-71 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Warren Cowan (SG), Jamie Johnson (C) Sterling Amos, Henry Pulido | |
| Subs | Rice | William Patrick (C) James Neal | |
| 03:39 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Langdon makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 03:39 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Langdon makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Kelly (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Cowan (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Langdon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Moore (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Jamie Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lucien Bruno (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 24 pts. 6 reb. PF - Shane Nitz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Patrick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:19 | Rice | Hamisi Azim misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-71 |
| 03:18 | Rice | William Patrick tips it back up and in | 77-73 |
| 03:14 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Langdon makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from David Kelly | 79-73 |
| 02:59 | Rice | Lucien Bruno scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jose Sosa | 79-75 |
| 02:42 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Moore misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 79-75 |
| 02:41 | Rice | Hamisi Azim snags the defensive board | 79-75 |
| 02:41 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-75 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Floyd (PG), Joseph McLachlan (SG), Walter Ruybal (SF), Henry Pulido (C) David Kelly, Robert Langdon, Robert Moore, Jamie Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (SG), James Neal (PF), Liang Xiong (C) Lucien Bruno, Shane Nitz, William Patrick | |
| 02:18 | Rice | Liang Xiong misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 79-75 |
| 02:17 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Joseph McLachlan | 79-75 |
| 02:13 | Southern Mississippi | Liang Xiong is called for the reach on Henry Pulido - foul #4 on Liang Xiong, team foul #6 | 79-75 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (SG) Rogelio Marino | |
| 02:01 | Southern Mississippi | Henry Pulido misses short on a runner from the right block | 79-75 |
| 01:59 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Cowan gets the offensive rebound | 79-75 |
| 01:51 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph McLachlan buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from George Floyd and he's fouled by Jose Sosa - foul #3 on Jose Sosa, team foul #7 | 81-75 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Sterling Amos (SG), Robert Langdon (SF), Robert Moore (PF), Russell Alford (C) George Floyd, Walter Ruybal, Warren Cowan, Henry Pulido | |
| Subs | Rice | Shane Nitz (PF), Chen China (C) James Neal, Liang Xiong | |
| 01:51 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph McLachlan makes the free throw | 82-75 |
| 01:36 | Rice | Shane Nitz banks in the layup on a great pass from Jose Sosa and he's hacked by Sterling Amos - foul #4 on Sterling Amos, team foul #14 | 82-77 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Floyd (PG) Joseph McLachlan | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:36 | Rice | Shane Nitz makes the free throw | 82-78 |
| 01:24 | Southern Mississippi | George Floyd connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Sterling Amos | 85-78 |
| 01:04 | Rice | Chen China knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 85-80 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:39 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Moore misses short on a shot in the lane but the foul's on William Frailey - foul #2 on William Frailey, team foul #8 | 85-80 |
| 00:39 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Moore makes the 1st free throw | 86-80 |
| 00:39 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 87-80 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:35 | Rice | Hamisi Azim misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 87-80 |
| 00:33 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Sterling Amos | 87-80 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:31 | Southern Mississippi | Sterling Amos is fouled in the backcourt by William Frailey - foul #3 on William Frailey, team foul #9 | 87-80 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jamie Johnson (PF) Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:31 | Southern Mississippi | Sterling Amos makes the 1st free throw | 88-80 |
| 00:31 | Southern Mississippi | Sterling Amos makes the 2nd free throw | 89-80 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:23 | Rice | Jose Sosa misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 89-80 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Shane Nitz grabs the offensive board | 89-80 |
| 00:19 | Rice | William Frailey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 89-80 |
| 00:18 | Southern Mississippi | George Floyd snags the defensive board | 89-80 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Southern Mississippi | George Floyd is fouled in the backcourt by Jose Sosa - foul #4 on Jose Sosa, team foul #10 | 89-80 |
| 00:16 | Southern Mississippi | George Floyd misses the 1st free throw | 89-80 |
| 00:16 | Southern Mississippi | George Floyd makes the 2nd free throw | 90-80 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Jamie Johnson is called for the reach on William Frailey - foul #4 on Jamie Johnson, team foul #15 | 90-80 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joseph McLachlan (PG), Warren Cowan (SG), Walter Ruybal (SF), Henry Pulido (C) George Floyd, Sterling Amos, Robert Langdon, Russell Alford | |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (PG), Liang Xiong (SF), James Neal (PF), William Patrick (C) Jose Sosa, Hamisi Azim, Shane Nitz, Chen China | |
| 00:08 | Rice | William Frailey makes the 1st free throw | 90-81 |
| 00:08 | Rice | William Frailey makes the 2nd free throw | 90-82 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph McLachlan runs out the clock | 90-82 |