| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fresh) SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) SF - Wendell Hamlin (fresh) PF - Stephen Sholar (fresh) C - Paul Upchurch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNC Greensboro | PG - Gerald Burrell (fresh) SG - Leslie Prewitt (fresh) SF - Mark Woodrow (fresh) PF - William Blass (fresh) C - Tim McGillicuddy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNC Greensboro | Tim McGillicuddy wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Greensboro | UNC Greensboro is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:39 | UNC Greensboro | Gerald Burrell is fouled on the floor by Aaron Harris - foul #1 on Aaron Harris, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | UNC Greensboro | William Blass is hacked by Stephen Sholar - foul #1 on Stephen Sholar, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | UNC Greensboro | William Blass can't connect on a runner from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | UNC Greensboro | Mark Woodrow misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Rice | Leslie Prewitt is called for the reach on Wendell Hamlin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leslie Prewitt, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | Rice | Aaron Harris connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Gabriel McLelland | 3-0 |
| 18:17 | UNC Greensboro | Paul Upchurch denies the turnaround by Tim McGillicuddy | 3-0 |
| 18:16 | UNC Greensboro | Tim McGillicuddy can't tip it in | 3-0 |
| 18:14 | Rice | Stephen Sholar gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:55 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Leslie Prewitt - foul #2 on Leslie Prewitt, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UNC Greensboro | Chad Murphy (SG) Leslie Prewitt | |
| 17:55 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland makes the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 17:55 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland makes the 2nd free throw | 5-0 |
| 17:37 | UNC Greensboro | Tim McGillicuddy scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Gerald Burrell | 5-2 |
| 17:32 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-2 |
| 17:18 | UNC Greensboro | Mark Woodrow drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Gerald Burrell | 5-4 |
| 17:01 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 17:00 | UNC Greensboro | Mark Woodrow gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:42 | UNC Greensboro | William Blass hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 5-4 |
| 16:41 | Rice | Stephen Sholar grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:34 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 16:32 | Rice | Paul Upchurch snags the offensive board | 5-4 |
| 16:19 | Rice | Tim McGillicuddy blocks the short jumper by Wendell Hamlin | 5-4 |
| 16:18 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin grabs the offensive board | 5-4 |
| 16:01 | Rice | Chad Murphy steals it from Stephen Sholar | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gabriel McLelland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wendell Hamlin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Stephen Sholar (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Upchurch (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNC Greensboro | PG - Gerald Burrell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chad Murphy (fairly fresh) SF - Mark Woodrow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Blass (fairly fresh) C - Tim McGillicuddy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | UNC Greensboro | Tim McGillicuddy double dribbles | 5-4 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | UNC Greensboro | Chris Chong (PG), John Fierro (SF), Lawrence Stephens (C) Gerald Burrell, Mark Woodrow, Tim McGillicuddy | |
| 15:28 | Rice | Patrick Howell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 15:26 | UNC Greensboro | Lawrence Stephens pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 15:20 | UNC Greensboro | William Blass misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 15:18 | Rice | Charles Helle snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 15:11 | Rice | Federico Russo's layup is rejected by Lawrence Stephens | 5-4 |
| 15:09 | UNC Greensboro | Lawrence Stephens grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 14:58 | UNC Greensboro | William Blass scores on a turnaround in the lane | 5-6 |
| 14:32 | Rice | John Fierro takes the ball from Victor Johnson | 5-6 |
| 14:11 | UNC Greensboro | William Blass misses the dunk but he's fouled by Victor Johnson - foul #1 on Victor Johnson, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG), Donald Price (PF) Victor Johnson, Federico Russo | |
| Subs | UNC Greensboro | Gerald Burrell (PG), Ignacio Rivera (SG), Mark Woodrow (SF) Chris Chong, Chad Murphy, John Fierro | |
| 14:11 | UNC Greensboro | William Blass makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 14:11 | UNC Greensboro | William Blass misses the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 14:11 | Rice | Donald Price gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 13:58 | Rice | Tony Doty scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Aaron Harris and he's fouled by Mark Woodrow - foul #1 on Mark Woodrow, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Rice | Gabriel McLelland (SG), Stephen Sholar (PF) Charles Helle, Donald Price | |
| Subs | UNC Greensboro | Peter Graham (C) William Blass | |
| 13:58 | Rice | Tony Doty makes the free throw | 8-7 |
| 13:47 | UNC Greensboro | Gerald Burrell scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 13:42 | Rice | Gerald Burrell is called for the reach on Aaron Harris - foul #1 on Gerald Burrell, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Wendell Hamlin (SF), Paul Upchurch (C) Patrick Howell, Tony Doty | |
| Subs | UNC Greensboro | | |
| 13:26 | Rice | Stephen Sholar makes the wide open fadeaway from close range | 10-9 |
| 13:12 | UNC Greensboro | Mark Woodrow is called for a charge - foul #2 on Mark Woodrow, team foul #5 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UNC Greensboro | John Fierro (SF) Mark Woodrow | |
| 13:02 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Aaron Harris | 12-9 |
| 12:56 | UNC Greensboro | John Fierro comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 12-9 |
| 12:55 | UNC Greensboro | John Fierro grabs the offensive board | 12-9 |
| 12:29 | UNC Greensboro | Peter Graham misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 12:27 | Rice | The rebound goes to Wendell Hamlin | 12-9 |
| 12:06 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin is called for traveling | 12-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (SG), Patrick Howell (SF), Federico Russo (PF), Tony Doty (C) Gabriel McLelland, Wendell Hamlin, Stephen Sholar, Paul Upchurch | |
| Subs | UNC Greensboro | Chris Chong (PG), Chad Murphy (SG), William Blass (PF), Tim McGillicuddy (C) Gerald Burrell, Ignacio Rivera, Lawrence Stephens, Peter Graham | |
| 11:57 | UNC Greensboro | Chad Murphy lays it up and in set up by Chris Chong | 12-11 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Helle (fresh) SF - Patrick Howell (fresh) PF - Federico Russo (fresh) C - Tony Doty (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNC Greensboro | PG - Chris Chong (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chad Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Fierro (fairly fresh) PF - William Blass (tiring) 3 pts. C - Tim McGillicuddy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:53 | Rice | Aaron Harris is hacked by Chris Chong in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chris Chong, team foul #6 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Victor Johnson (SG) Aaron Harris | |
| Subs | UNC Greensboro | | |
| 11:38 | Rice | Victor Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-11 |
| 11:36 | Rice | Patrick Howell grabs the offensive board | 12-11 |
| 11:22 | Rice | Tony Doty comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 11:21 | UNC Greensboro | Tim McGillicuddy snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 11:05 | UNC Greensboro | Chris Chong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG), Paul Upchurch (C) Victor Johnson, Tony Doty | |
| Subs | UNC Greensboro | Gerald Burrell (PG), Ignacio Rivera (SF) Chris Chong, John Fierro | |
| 11:02 | Rice | Federico Russo's pass is intercepted by Gerald Burrell in the backcourt | 12-11 |
| 11:01 | UNC Greensboro | Gerald Burrell lays it up and in | 12-13 |
| 10:40 | Rice | Federico Russo double dribbles | 12-13 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Price (PF) Federico Russo | |
| Subs | UNC Greensboro | Peter Graham (PF) William Blass | |
| 10:29 | UNC Greensboro | Gerald Burrell connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 12-15 |
| 10:14 | Rice | Aaron Harris misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right side | 12-15 |
| 10:13 | UNC Greensboro | Peter Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 10:08 | UNC Greensboro | Gerald Burrell misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-15 |
| 10:07 | Rice | Paul Upchurch grabs the board | 12-15 |
| 09:47 | Rice | Charles Helle comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 12-15 |
| 09:45 | UNC Greensboro | Peter Graham grabs the board | 12-15 |
| 09:40 | UNC Greensboro | Patrick Howell steals it from Gerald Burrell | 12-15 |
| 09:37 | Rice | Patrick Howell hits the finger roll | 14-15 |
| 09:17 | UNC Greensboro | Aaron Harris is called for the reach on Gerald Burrell - foul #2 on Aaron Harris, team foul #4 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Bruce Sparrow (PG), Gabriel McLelland (SG), Wendell Hamlin (SF), Stephen Sholar (PF), Tony Doty (C) Aaron Harris, Charles Helle, Patrick Howell, Donald Price, Paul Upchurch | |
| Subs | UNC Greensboro | Chris Chong (PG), John Fierro (SF), William Blass (PF), Lawrence Stephens (C) Gerald Burrell, Ignacio Rivera, Peter Graham, Tim McGillicuddy | |
| 08:55 | UNC Greensboro | John Fierro can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 14-15 |
| 08:54 | UNC Greensboro | Lawrence Stephens gets the offensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 08:44 | UNC Greensboro | William Blass can't finish the layup | 14-15 |
| 08:42 | Rice | Tony Doty grabs the board | 14-15 |
| 08:22 | Rice | Tony Doty knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Gabriel McLelland | 17-15 |
| 08:05 | UNC Greensboro | John Fierro buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Chris Chong | 17-18 |
| 07:45 | Rice | Tony Doty misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 07:44 | UNC Greensboro | Lawrence Stephens gets the rebound | 17-18 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bruce Sparrow (fresh) SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wendell Hamlin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Sholar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Doty (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNC Greensboro | PG - Chris Chong (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chad Murphy (tired) 2 pts. SF - John Fierro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Blass (tiring) 3 pts. C - Lawrence Stephens (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | UNC Greensboro | John Fierro can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-18 |
| 07:21 | UNC Greensboro | William Blass grabs the offensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 07:11 | UNC Greensboro | William Blass can't connect on a runner from close range | 17-18 |
| 07:09 | UNC Greensboro | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Murphy | 17-18 |
| 06:51 | UNC Greensboro | Wendell Hamlin denies the turnaround by Lawrence Stephens | 17-18 |
| 06:50 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gabriel McLelland | 17-18 |
| 06:39 | Rice | Stephen Sholar is whistled for a carry | 17-18 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Victor Johnson (SG), Patrick Howell (SF), Federico Russo (PF), Paul Upchurch (C) Bruce Sparrow, Gabriel McLelland, Wendell Hamlin, Stephen Sholar, Tony Doty | |
| Subs | UNC Greensboro | Gerald Burrell (PG), Ignacio Rivera (SG), Peter Graham (PF), Tim McGillicuddy (C) Chris Chong, Chad Murphy, William Blass, Lawrence Stephens | |
| 06:29 | UNC Greensboro | Tim McGillicuddy misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Paul Upchurch - foul #1 on Paul Upchurch, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| 06:29 | UNC Greensboro | Tim McGillicuddy misses the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 06:29 | UNC Greensboro | Tim McGillicuddy makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 06:05 | Rice | Patrick Howell loses the ball out of bounds | 17-19 |
| 05:41 | UNC Greensboro | Paul Upchurch swats the short shot by Peter Graham | 17-19 |
| 05:40 | Rice | Patrick Howell pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 05:30 | Rice | Victor Johnson hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Charles Helle | 20-19 |
| 05:11 | UNC Greensboro | Tim McGillicuddy makes the shot near the basket set up by Gerald Burrell | 20-21 |
| 05:02 | Rice | Federico Russo comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 20-21 |
| 05:00 | Rice | Federico Russo tips it back up and in | 22-21 |
| 04:44 | UNC Greensboro | Victor Johnson takes the ball from Ignacio Rivera | 22-21 |
| 04:29 | Rice | Ignacio Rivera is called for the reach on Patrick Howell - foul #1 on Ignacio Rivera, team foul #7 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Bruce Sparrow (PG), Gabriel McLelland (SG), Donald Price (SF), Stephen Sholar (PF) Charles Helle, Victor Johnson, Federico Russo, Paul Upchurch | |
| Subs | UNC Greensboro | Chad Murphy (SG), Lawrence Stephens (PF) John Fierro, Peter Graham | |
| 04:29 | Rice | Patrick Howell makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 04:29 | Rice | Patrick Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 04:11 | UNC Greensboro | Tim McGillicuddy knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Gerald Burrell | 24-23 |
| 04:09 | Rice | Gerald Burrell steals the ball from Bruce Sparrow in the backcourt | 24-23 |
| 04:07 | UNC Greensboro | Chad Murphy slams it home set up by Gerald Burrell | 24-25 |
| 03:45 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Bruce Sparrow and he's fouled by Chad Murphy - foul #1 on Chad Murphy, team foul #8 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG), Wendell Hamlin (SF), Tony Doty (C) Bruce Sparrow, Donald Price, Patrick Howell | |
| Subs | UNC Greensboro | Leslie Prewitt (SG), Mark Woodrow (SF), William Blass (PF) Chad Murphy, Ignacio Rivera, Tim McGillicuddy | |
| 03:45 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland makes the free throw | 27-25 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wendell Hamlin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Sholar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Doty (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNC Greensboro | PG - Gerald Burrell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leslie Prewitt (fresh) SF - Mark Woodrow (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Blass (tiring) 3 pts. C - Lawrence Stephens (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 03:25 | UNC Greensboro | Leslie Prewitt is whistled for traveling | 27-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (SG), Donald Price (PF) Gabriel McLelland, Stephen Sholar | |
| Subs | UNC Greensboro | | |
| 03:23 | Rice | Lawrence Stephens is called for the reach on Charles Helle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lawrence Stephens, team foul #9 | 27-25 |
| 03:23 | Rice | Charles Helle makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 03:23 | Rice | Charles Helle makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 03:12 | UNC Greensboro | Leslie Prewitt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-25 |
| 03:10 | UNC Greensboro | The offensive rebound goes to William Blass | 29-25 |
| 02:58 | UNC Greensboro | Leslie Prewitt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-25 |
| 02:56 | Rice | Donald Price grabs the board | 29-25 |
| 02:38 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 29-25 |
| 02:36 | Rice | Donald Price hits the follow up shot | 31-25 |
| 02:08 | UNC Greensboro | Gerald Burrell misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Aaron Harris - foul #3 on Aaron Harris, team foul #6 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Bruce Sparrow (PG), Gabriel McLelland (SG), Stephen Sholar (PF), Paul Upchurch (C) Aaron Harris, Charles Helle, Wendell Hamlin, Tony Doty | |
| Subs | UNC Greensboro | Ignacio Rivera (SG), Peter Graham (PF), Tim McGillicuddy (C) Leslie Prewitt, William Blass, Lawrence Stephens | |
| 02:08 | UNC Greensboro | Gerald Burrell makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 02:08 | UNC Greensboro | Gerald Burrell makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 01:56 | Rice | Stephen Sholar hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Peter Graham - foul #1 on Peter Graham, team foul #10 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Howell (SF), Federico Russo (C) Donald Price, Paul Upchurch | |
| Subs | UNC Greensboro | Leslie Prewitt (SG) Gerald Burrell | |
| 01:56 | Rice | Stephen Sholar makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 01:56 | Rice | Stephen Sholar makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 01:38 | UNC Greensboro | Bruce Sparrow is called for the reach on Ignacio Rivera - foul #1 on Bruce Sparrow, team foul #7 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UNC Greensboro | Chris Chong (PG) Leslie Prewitt | |
| 01:38 | UNC Greensboro | Ignacio Rivera makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 01:38 | UNC Greensboro | Ignacio Rivera makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 01:18 | Rice | Patrick Howell is alone and drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Gabriel McLelland | 35-29 |
| 00:54 | UNC Greensboro | Mark Woodrow scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Bruce Sparrow is hacked by Chris Chong in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chris Chong, team foul #11 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (SG), Wendell Hamlin (SF), Donald Price (PF), Paul Upchurch (C) Gabriel McLelland, Patrick Howell, Stephen Sholar, Federico Russo | |
| Subs | UNC Greensboro | Gerald Burrell (PG), Leslie Prewitt (SG) Chris Chong, Ignacio Rivera | |
| 00:52 | Rice | Bruce Sparrow makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Bruce Sparrow misses the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 00:52 | UNC Greensboro | Peter Graham snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 00:31 | UNC Greensboro | Gerald Burrell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 36-32 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Paul Upchurch gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Charles Helle makes the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-32 |
| 00:00 | UNC Greensboro | Mark Woodrow misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 38-32 |