| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Stanley Storch (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Howard Labarbera (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dana Cooks (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Tom Casillas (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Holbert (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Patrick Howell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Stephen Sholar (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Upchurch (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Patrick Howell inbounds the ball | 39-19 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Rice | Stephen Sholar scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Aaron Harris | 39-21 |
| 19:19 | South Carolina | Tom Casillas jams it on a nice dish by Howard Labarbera | 41-21 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Aaron Harris travels in the backcourt | 41-21 |
| 19:04 | South Carolina | Dana Cooks comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-21 |
| 19:02 | Rice | The rebound goes to Paul Upchurch | 41-21 |
| 18:44 | Rice | Paul Upchurch misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-21 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Aaron Harris misses the tip | 41-21 |
| 18:42 | South Carolina | Tom Casillas gets the rebound | 41-21 |
| 18:24 | South Carolina | Stanley Storch comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-21 |
| 18:23 | South Carolina | Tom Casillas grabs the offensive rebound | 41-21 |
| 18:12 | South Carolina | Paul Holbert drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Dana Cooks | 43-21 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:53 | Rice | Patrick Howell comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 43-21 |
| 17:52 | South Carolina | Paul Holbert grabs the defensive rebound | 43-21 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:40 | South Carolina | Paul Holbert misses the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Stephen Sholar - foul #2 on Stephen Sholar, team foul #1 | 43-21 |
| 17:40 | South Carolina | Paul Holbert makes the 1st free throw | 44-21 |
| 17:40 | South Carolina | Paul Holbert makes the 2nd free throw | 45-21 |
| 17:22 | Rice | Patrick Howell hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Stephen Sholar | 45-24 |
| 17:02 | South Carolina | Stanley Storch makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Tom Casillas | 48-24 |
| 16:50 | Rice | Stephen Sholar misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-24 |
| 16:48 | South Carolina | Paul Holbert snags the defensive board | 48-24 |
| 16:34 | South Carolina | Dana Cooks misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Paul Upchurch - foul #1 on Paul Upchurch, team foul #2 | 48-24 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (SG), Donald Price (SF), Federico Russo (PF), Tony Doty (C) Gabriel McLelland, Patrick Howell, Stephen Sholar, Paul Upchurch | |
| 16:34 | South Carolina | Dana Cooks misses the 1st free throw | 48-24 |
| 16:34 | South Carolina | Dana Cooks makes the 2nd free throw | 49-24 |
| 16:19 | Rice | Aaron Harris can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-24 |
| 16:18 | Rice | Charles Helle hits the follow up shot | 49-26 |
| 15:59 | South Carolina | Tom Casillas blows the layup but he's fouled by Charles Helle - foul #1 on Charles Helle, team foul #3 | 49-26 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Wendell Hamlin (SF) Donald Price | |
| 15:59 | South Carolina | Tom Casillas makes the 1st free throw | 50-26 |
| 15:59 | South Carolina | Tom Casillas misses the 2nd free throw | 50-26 |
| 15:59 | Rice | Charles Helle snags the defensive board | 50-26 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Stanley Storch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Howard Labarbera (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dana Cooks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Tom Casillas (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Holbert (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Charles Helle (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wendell Hamlin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Federico Russo (fresh) 3 pts. C - Tony Doty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Rice | Aaron Harris misses the lay-in | 50-26 |
| 15:45 | South Carolina | Stanley Storch grabs the board | 50-26 |
| 15:25 | South Carolina | Dana Cooks clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-26 |
| 15:24 | Rice | Tony Doty grabs the defensive rebound | 50-26 |
| 15:05 | Rice | Charles Helle is fouled on the floor by Tom Casillas - foul #2 on Tom Casillas, team foul #1 | 50-26 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gabriel McLelland (SG), Stephen Sholar (PF) Aaron Harris, Federico Russo | |
| 14:49 | Rice | Tom Casillas denies the turnaround by Wendell Hamlin | 50-26 |
| 14:47 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland snags the offensive board | 50-26 |
| 14:41 | Rice | Dana Cooks steps in front of the Gabriel McLelland pass | 50-26 |
| 14:28 | South Carolina | Tony Doty steals it from Howard Labarbera | 50-26 |
| 14:12 | Rice | Stephen Sholar misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-26 |
| 14:10 | South Carolina | Tom Casillas snags the defensive board | 50-26 |
| 13:45 | South Carolina | Tom Casillas misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Stephen Sholar - foul #3 on Stephen Sholar, team foul #4 | 50-26 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Dorsett (SF) Dana Cooks | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG), Paul Upchurch (C) Charles Helle, Tony Doty | |
| 13:45 | South Carolina | Tom Casillas makes the 1st free throw | 51-26 |
| 13:45 | South Carolina | Tom Casillas makes the 2nd free throw | 52-26 |
| 13:31 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland hits a jump hook in the paint | 52-28 |
| 13:04 | South Carolina | Stanley Storch clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-28 |
| 13:03 | Rice | Stephen Sholar grabs the defensive rebound | 52-28 |
| 12:43 | Rice | Tom Casillas blocks the short jumper by Aaron Harris | 52-28 |
| 12:42 | South Carolina | Stanley Storch gets the rebound | 52-28 |
| 12:20 | South Carolina | Howard Labarbera misses long on a shot near the basket | 52-28 |
| 12:18 | South Carolina | Paul Holbert tips it but misses | 52-28 |
| 12:17 | Rice | The rebound goes to Stephen Sholar | 52-28 |
| 12:08 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-28 |
| 12:06 | South Carolina | Paul Holbert gets the rebound | 52-28 |
| 11:47 | South Carolina | Tom Casillas can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-28 |
| 11:45 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Tom Casillas | 52-28 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Stanley Storch (tiring) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Howard Labarbera (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Dorsett (fresh) PF - Tom Casillas (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Holbert (tiring) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Gabriel McLelland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Wendell Hamlin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Sholar (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Paul Upchurch (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:16 | South Carolina | Howard Labarbera makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Tom Casillas | 54-28 |
| 11:06 | Rice | Stephen Sholar scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-30 |
| 10:40 | South Carolina | Stanley Storch knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-30 |
| 10:31 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin loses the dribble to Stanley Storch | 57-30 |
| 10:07 | South Carolina | Tom Casillas is fouled on the floor by Paul Upchurch - foul #2 on Paul Upchurch, team foul #5 | 57-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jim Whitaker (SG), Dana Cooks (SF), Timothy Jones (PF), Michael Kilgo (C) Howard Labarbera, Michael Dorsett, Tom Casillas, Paul Holbert | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Victor Johnson (SG), Patrick Howell (SF), Federico Russo (PF), Tony Doty (C) Aaron Harris, Gabriel McLelland, Wendell Hamlin, Stephen Sholar, Paul Upchurch | |
| 09:48 | South Carolina | Michael Kilgo travels with the ball | 57-30 |
| 09:36 | Rice | Federico Russo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-30 |
| 09:20 | South Carolina | Stanley Storch clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-30 |
| 09:19 | South Carolina | Michael Kilgo grabs the offensive rebound | 57-30 |
| 09:04 | South Carolina | The jump hook by Dana Cooks is blocked by Tony Doty | 57-30 |
| 09:03 | South Carolina | Dana Cooks hits the follow up shot | 59-30 |
| 08:53 | Rice | Patrick Howell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-30 |
| 08:52 | Rice | Federico Russo hits the follow up shot | 59-32 |
| 08:31 | South Carolina | Dana Cooks misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Victor Johnson - foul #2 on Victor Johnson, team foul #6 | 59-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Dorsett (PG) Stanley Storch | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:31 | South Carolina | Dana Cooks makes the 1st free throw | 60-32 |
| 08:31 | South Carolina | Dana Cooks makes the 2nd free throw | 61-32 |
| 08:09 | Rice | Victor Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-32 |
| 08:08 | Rice | Tony Doty pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-32 |
| 08:03 | Rice | Dana Cooks picks off the pass by Charles Helle | 61-32 |
| 07:39 | South Carolina | Timothy Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Danny Sangster (SF) Dana Cooks | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Michael Dorsett (fairly fresh) SG - Jim Whitaker (fresh) SF - Danny Sangster (fresh) PF - Timothy Jones (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Kilgo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Victor Johnson (fresh) SF - Patrick Howell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Federico Russo (fresh) 5 pts. C - Tony Doty (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Rice | Jim Whitaker steals it from Tony Doty | 61-32 |
| 07:05 | South Carolina | Danny Sangster drills a floater in the paint set up by Jim Whitaker | 63-32 |
| 06:49 | Rice | Federico Russo misses the dunk attempt | 63-32 |
| 06:48 | South Carolina | Michael Kilgo grabs the board | 63-32 |
| 06:27 | South Carolina | Michael Kilgo can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Tony Doty - foul #3 on Tony Doty, team foul #7 | 63-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Bruce Sparrow (PG), Donald Price (PF) Victor Johnson, Federico Russo | |
| 06:27 | South Carolina | Michael Kilgo makes the 1st free throw | 64-32 |
| 06:27 | South Carolina | Michael Kilgo misses the 2nd free throw | 64-32 |
| 06:27 | Rice | Tony Doty gets the rebound | 64-32 |
| 06:17 | Rice | Patrick Howell connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Helle | 64-34 |
| 05:54 | South Carolina | Michael Dorsett makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 66-34 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:41 | Rice | Patrick Howell knocks in the jumper in the lane | 66-36 |
| 05:15 | South Carolina | Donald Price picks off the pass by Danny Sangster | 66-36 |
| 05:06 | Rice | Bruce Sparrow comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Kilgo - foul #1 on Michael Kilgo, team foul #2 | 66-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Victor Johnson (SG) Charles Helle | |
| 05:06 | Rice | Bruce Sparrow misses the 1st free throw | 66-36 |
| 05:06 | Rice | Bruce Sparrow misses the 2nd free throw | 66-36 |
| 05:06 | South Carolina | Timothy Jones snags the defensive board | 66-36 |
| 04:39 | South Carolina | Michael Kilgo misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Bruce Sparrow - foul #1 on Bruce Sparrow, team foul #8 | 66-36 |
| 04:39 | South Carolina | Michael Kilgo makes the 1st free throw | 67-36 |
| 04:39 | South Carolina | Michael Kilgo makes the 2nd free throw | 68-36 |
| 04:30 | Rice | Danny Sangster is called for the reach on Patrick Howell - foul #1 on Danny Sangster, team foul #3 | 68-36 |
| 04:20 | Rice | Tony Doty scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Bruce Sparrow | 68-38 |
| 04:05 | South Carolina | Timothy Jones scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Michael Kilgo | 70-38 |
| 03:57 | Rice | Patrick Howell misses short on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Dorsett - foul #1 on Michael Dorsett, team foul #4 | 70-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Federico Russo (C) Tony Doty | |
| 03:57 | Rice | Patrick Howell makes the 1st free throw | 70-39 |
| 03:57 | Rice | Patrick Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 70-40 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | South Carolina | Danny Sangster misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-40 |
| 03:36 | Rice | Donald Price snags the defensive board | 70-40 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Michael Dorsett (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Jim Whitaker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Danny Sangster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Kilgo (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bruce Sparrow (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Victor Johnson (fresh) SF - Patrick Howell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Price (fresh) 2 stl. C - Federico Russo (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:30 | Rice | Federico Russo misses long on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Michael Kilgo - foul #2 on Michael Kilgo, team foul #5 | 70-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Tony Doty (C) Bruce Sparrow, Patrick Howell | |
| 03:30 | Rice | Federico Russo misses the 1st free throw | 70-40 |
| 03:30 | Rice | Federico Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 70-41 |
| 03:12 | South Carolina | Timothy Jones clanks a shot near the basket | 70-41 |
| 03:10 | Rice | The rebound goes to Tony Doty | 70-41 |
| 02:49 | Rice | Victor Johnson scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 70-44 |
| 02:21 | South Carolina | Timothy Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Bruce Sparrow (PG), Patrick Howell (SF) Victor Johnson, Donald Price | |
| 02:08 | Rice | Bruce Sparrow connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Helle | 70-46 |
| 01:49 | South Carolina | Timothy Jones misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 70-46 |
| 01:48 | Rice | Patrick Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 70-46 |
| 01:34 | Rice | Federico Russo can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 70-46 |
| 01:32 | South Carolina | Michael Dorsett gets the rebound | 70-46 |
| 01:27 | South Carolina | Michael Dorsett clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 70-46 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Tony Doty gets the rebound | 70-46 |
| 01:10 | Rice | Federico Russo misses the lay-in | 70-46 |
| 01:09 | South Carolina | Timothy Jones grabs the board | 70-46 |
| 00:49 | South Carolina | Michael Kilgo buries a turnaround from the baseline | 72-46 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Rice | Tony Doty clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Michael Kilgo - foul #3 on Michael Kilgo, team foul #6 | 72-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Rice | Victor Johnson (SG) Bruce Sparrow | |
| 00:43 | Rice | Tony Doty misses the 1st free throw | 72-46 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Tony Doty makes the 2nd free throw | 72-47 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | South Carolina | Michael Kilgo misses long on a shot from the left block | 72-47 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Charles Helle snags the defensive board | 72-47 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Michael Kilgo is called for the reach on Tony Doty - foul #4 on Michael Kilgo, team foul #7 | 72-47 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Tony Doty makes the 1st free throw | 72-48 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Tony Doty makes the 2nd free throw | 72-49 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Michael Dorsett runs out the clock | 72-49 |