| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ron McCasland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matt Sealey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clinton Hardin (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Wagner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Stephen Kinnear (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Elkins (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charles Foley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Sutter (fresh) C - Richard Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Matt Sealey inbounds the ball | 24-25 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Rice | Ron McCasland's floater is tipped away by Christopher Sutter | 24-25 |
| 19:40 | South Carolina State | Richard Ross snags the defensive board | 24-25 |
| 19:18 | South Carolina State | Ron McCasland is called for the reach on Robert Elkins - foul #2 on Ron McCasland, team foul #1 | 24-25 |
| 19:02 | South Carolina State | Richard Ross is called for traveling | 24-25 |
| 18:48 | Rice | Richard Wagner clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-25 |
| 18:47 | South Carolina State | Christopher Sutter pulls down the rebound | 24-25 |
| 18:25 | South Carolina State | Charles Foley hits a floater from the right side set up by Richard Ross | 24-27 |
| 18:06 | Rice | John Smith is fouled on the floor by Christopher Sutter - foul #2 on Christopher Sutter, team foul #1 | 24-27 |
| 17:51 | Rice | Matt Sealey knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-27 |
| 17:27 | South Carolina State | Richard Ross misses the 3 from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 17:26 | Rice | Matt Sealey pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 17:06 | Rice | Richard Wagner misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Stephen Kinnear - foul #2 on Stephen Kinnear, team foul #2 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Barnes (SF), Salvador Aguirre (PF) Matt Sealey, Clinton Hardin | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Lee Bass (PG), David McCreery (SF), Edward Hall (PF), Steven Smith (C) Stephen Kinnear, Charles Foley, Christopher Sutter, Richard Ross | |
| 17:06 | Rice | Richard Wagner misses the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 17:06 | Rice | Richard Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 16:37 | South Carolina State | Edward Hall can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 28-27 |
| 16:36 | South Carolina State | Robert Elkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 16:30 | South Carolina State | Steven Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-27 |
| 16:28 | Rice | The rebound goes to Salvador Aguirre | 28-27 |
| 16:22 | Rice | David McCreery steals the ball from Richard Wagner | 28-27 |
| 15:53 | South Carolina State | David McCreery is hacked by Salvador Aguirre - foul #3 on Salvador Aguirre, team foul #2 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Ned Horn (PG), Matt Sealey (SF), Clinton Hardin (PF) John Smith, Ron McCasland, Richard Wagner | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Stephen Kinnear (PG), Charles Foley (SF), Christopher Sutter (PF), Timothy Malley (C) Lee Bass, Robert Elkins, Edward Hall, Steven Smith | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ned Horn (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harold Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Matt Sealey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clinton Hardin (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Salvador Aguirre (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Stephen Kinnear (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David McCreery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Foley (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Christopher Sutter (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Malley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:35 | South Carolina State | Ned Horn is called for the reach on David McCreery - foul #1 on Ned Horn, team foul #3 | 28-27 |
| 15:16 | South Carolina State | Timothy Malley is fouled on the floor by Salvador Aguirre - foul #4 on Salvador Aguirre, team foul #4 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Lewis (C) Salvador Aguirre | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 15:11 | South Carolina State | Harold Barnes picks off the pass by Charles Foley | 28-27 |
| 14:49 | Rice | Clinton Hardin is denied on a layup by Timothy Malley | 28-27 |
| 14:47 | South Carolina State | Charles Foley snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 14:33 | South Carolina State | David McCreery hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Foley and he's fouled by Harold Barnes - foul #1 on Harold Barnes, team foul #5 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Rice | John Smith (PG), Ron McCasland (SG) Ned Horn, Harold Barnes | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robert Elkins (SG) Stephen Kinnear | |
| 14:33 | South Carolina State | David McCreery makes the free throw | 28-30 |
| 14:18 | Rice | Ron McCasland double dribbles | 28-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Philip Crenshaw (PF) Clinton Hardin | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Lee Bass (PG), Richard Ross (PF) Charles Foley, Christopher Sutter | |
| 13:49 | South Carolina State | Richard Ross knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by David McCreery | 28-32 |
| 13:37 | Rice | Timothy Malley takes the ball from Philip Crenshaw | 28-32 |
| 13:11 | South Carolina State | Robert Elkins is whistled for traveling | 28-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Barnes (SF), Clinton Hardin (PF) Matt Sealey, Philip Crenshaw | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Stephen Kinnear (PG), Charles Foley (SF), Christopher Sutter (PF) Lee Bass, David McCreery, Richard Ross | |
| 12:48 | Rice | John Smith hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Harold Barnes | 31-32 |
| 12:29 | South Carolina State | Christopher Sutter comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-32 |
| 12:27 | South Carolina State | Timothy Malley pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 12:19 | South Carolina State | Christopher Sutter hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Timothy Malley | 31-34 |
| 12:01 | Rice | John Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 31-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Ned Horn (PG), Charles Driskell (SF), Richard Wagner (C) John Smith, Ron McCasland, Thomas Lewis | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Lee Bass (SG), Richard Ross (C) Robert Elkins, Timothy Malley | |
| 11:50 | South Carolina State | Richard Ross scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Charles Foley | 31-36 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ned Horn (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harold Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Charles Driskell (fresh) PF - Clinton Hardin (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Wagner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Stephen Kinnear (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lee Bass (fresh) SF - Charles Foley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Sutter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Ross (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Rice | The pull-up jumper by Richard Wagner is blocked by Richard Ross | 31-36 |
| 11:38 | Rice | Richard Wagner misses the tip | 31-36 |
| 11:37 | South Carolina State | Richard Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 11:32 | South Carolina State | Charles Foley is hacked by Clinton Hardin - foul #1 on Clinton Hardin, team foul #6 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Matt Sealey (SF), Philip Crenshaw (PF) Charles Driskell, Clinton Hardin | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | David McCreery (SF), Edward Hall (C) Charles Foley, Christopher Sutter | |
| 11:19 | South Carolina State | Richard Ross hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-39 |
| 11:11 | Rice | Matt Sealey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by David McCreery - foul #2 on David McCreery, team foul #3 | 31-39 |
| 11:11 | Rice | Matt Sealey misses the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 11:11 | Rice | Matt Sealey makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 10:48 | South Carolina State | Edward Hall misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 32-39 |
| 10:46 | Rice | The rebound goes to Harold Barnes | 32-39 |
| 10:29 | Rice | Ned Horn can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 10:28 | Rice | Matt Sealey pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 10:12 | Rice | Lee Bass is called for the reach on Ned Horn - foul #2 on Lee Bass, team foul #4 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Rice | John Smith (PG), Ron McCasland (SG), Clinton Hardin (PF) Ned Horn, Harold Barnes, Philip Crenshaw | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robert Elkins (SG), Charles Foley (SF), Christopher Sutter (PF), Timothy Malley (C) Stephen Kinnear, Lee Bass, Richard Ross, Edward Hall | |
| 09:51 | Rice | Matt Sealey buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ron McCasland | 35-39 |
| 09:35 | South Carolina State | Robert Elkins misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 09:34 | South Carolina State | Timothy Malley pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 09:21 | South Carolina State | Matt Sealey is called for the reach on Charles Foley - foul #2 on Matt Sealey, team foul #7 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Barnes (SF), Thomas Lewis (C) Matt Sealey, Richard Wagner | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Lee Bass (PG) David McCreery | |
| 09:21 | South Carolina State | Charles Foley makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 09:21 | South Carolina State | Charles Foley misses the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 09:21 | South Carolina State | Christopher Sutter grabs the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 09:13 | South Carolina State | Charles Foley drills a jumper in the lane | 35-42 |
| 08:59 | Rice | John Smith drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Harold Barnes | 38-42 |
| 08:44 | South Carolina State | Robert Elkins hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 38-42 |
| 08:43 | South Carolina State | Lee Bass pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 08:23 | South Carolina State | Christopher Sutter misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Harold Barnes - foul #2 on Harold Barnes, team foul #8 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Matt Sealey (SF) Clinton Hardin | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Stephen Kinnear (PG) Lee Bass | |
| 08:23 | South Carolina State | Christopher Sutter makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 08:23 | South Carolina State | Christopher Sutter makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 08:09 | Rice | Matt Sealey clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 08:07 | South Carolina State | Timothy Malley gets the rebound | 38-44 |
| 07:51 | South Carolina State | Charles Foley knocks in the jumpshot from the left side and he's fouled by Matt Sealey - foul #3 on Matt Sealey, team foul #9 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Aguirre (PF), Richard Wagner (C) Harold Barnes, Thomas Lewis | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Richard Ross (PF), Edward Hall (C) Christopher Sutter, Timothy Malley | |
| 07:51 | South Carolina State | Charles Foley misses the free throw | 38-46 |
| 07:51 | Rice | Salvador Aguirre pulls down the rebound | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ron McCasland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matt Sealey (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Salvador Aguirre (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard Wagner (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Stephen Kinnear (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Elkins (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charles Foley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Ross (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Rice | Richard Wagner hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from John Smith | 40-46 |
| 07:15 | South Carolina State | Edward Hall knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 40-48 |
| 07:00 | Rice | Ron McCasland buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Wagner | 42-48 |
| 06:39 | South Carolina State | Robert Elkins clanks a floater from close range but he's fouled by Salvador Aguirre - foul #5 on Salvador Aguirre, team foul #10 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Ned Horn (PG), Harold Barnes (SG), Charles Driskell (SF), Clinton Hardin (PF) John Smith, Ron McCasland, Matt Sealey, Salvador Aguirre | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | David McCreery (SF), Timothy Malley (C) Charles Foley, Edward Hall | |
| 06:39 | South Carolina State | Robert Elkins makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 06:39 | South Carolina State | Robert Elkins makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 06:22 | Rice | Harold Barnes can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-50 |
| 06:21 | South Carolina State | Stephen Kinnear grabs the defensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 06:00 | South Carolina State | Timothy Malley is whistled for a carry | 42-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Lewis (C) Richard Wagner | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Christopher Sutter (PF) Robert Elkins | |
| 05:38 | Rice | Harold Barnes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-50 |
| 05:36 | South Carolina State | Timothy Malley grabs the defensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 05:21 | South Carolina State | David McCreery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-50 |
| Subs | Rice | John Smith (PG), Ron McCasland (SG), Matt Sealey (SF) Ned Horn, Harold Barnes, Charles Driskell | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Lee Bass (PG), David Greer (SG) Stephen Kinnear, Richard Ross | |
| 04:55 | Rice | Matt Sealey buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Smith | 44-50 |
| 04:48 | South Carolina State | Christopher Sutter comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-50 |
| 04:46 | Rice | John Smith gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 04:21 | Rice | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 04:20 | Rice | Ron McCasland grabs the offensive board | 44-50 |
| 04:08 | Rice | Lee Bass is called for the reach on Ron McCasland - foul #3 on Lee Bass, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Barnes (PF), Richard Wagner (C) Clinton Hardin, Thomas Lewis | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Stephen Kinnear (PG), Robert Elkins (SG), Charles Foley (SF), Richard Ross (C) Lee Bass, David Greer, David McCreery, Timothy Malley | |
| 03:45 | Rice | John Smith misses the shot from the left side | 44-50 |
| 03:44 | South Carolina State | Richard Ross gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ron McCasland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matt Sealey (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Harold Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Wagner (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Stephen Kinnear (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Elkins (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Charles Foley (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Sutter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Ross (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:37 | South Carolina State | Charles Foley hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Kinnear | 44-53 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Rice | Matt Sealey knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Ron McCasland | 46-53 |
| 03:10 | South Carolina State | Robert Elkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-53 |
| 03:08 | South Carolina State | Stephen Kinnear grabs the offensive board | 46-53 |
| 02:53 | South Carolina State | Stephen Kinnear comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing but the foul's on Ron McCasland - foul #3 on Ron McCasland, team foul #11 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Ned Horn (PG), Clinton Hardin (PF) John Smith, Matt Sealey | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Edward Hall (C) Christopher Sutter | |
| 02:53 | South Carolina State | Stephen Kinnear misses the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 02:53 | South Carolina State | Stephen Kinnear makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 02:53 | South Carolina State | Stephen Kinnear makes the 3rd free throw | 46-55 |
| 02:50 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-55 |
| Subs | Rice | John Smith (PG), Matt Sealey (SF) Ned Horn, Harold Barnes | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Timothy Malley (C) Edward Hall | |
| 02:45 | Rice | Ron McCasland clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-55 |
| 02:44 | South Carolina State | Robert Elkins grabs the defensive rebound | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:18 | South Carolina State | Charles Foley drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Stephen Kinnear | 46-58 |
| 01:58 | Rice | Richard Wagner scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Matt Sealey | 48-58 |
| 01:35 | South Carolina State | Robert Elkins drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Foley | 48-61 |
| 01:21 | Rice | Matt Sealey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-61 |
| 01:20 | Rice | Clinton Hardin gets the offensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 01:11 | Rice | Charles Foley is called for the reach on Richard Wagner - foul #1 on Charles Foley, team foul #6 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Ned Horn (PG), Harold Barnes (SG), Charles Driskell (SF), Philip Crenshaw (PF), Thomas Lewis (C) John Smith, Ron McCasland, Matt Sealey, Clinton Hardin, Richard Wagner | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Lee Bass (PG), David Greer (SG), David McCreery (SF), Edward Hall (C) Stephen Kinnear, Robert Elkins, Charles Foley, Timothy Malley | |
| 01:03 | Rice | Harold Barnes clanks a turnaround from close range | 48-61 |
| 01:02 | Rice | Thomas Lewis grabs the offensive board | 48-61 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Charles Driskell misses short on a jumper in the lane | 48-61 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Ned Horn can't tip it in | 48-61 |
| 00:45 | South Carolina State | Richard Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | South Carolina State | David Greer buries a shot from just outside the lane | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Rice | Edward Hall steals the ball from Charles Driskell | 48-63 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | Lee Bass runs out the clock | 48-63 |