| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Frailey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Payne (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy McCarty (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Phillip Block (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - Mark Elliston (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Dowell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clarence Willis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randy Trott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Wong (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Timothy McCarty inbounds the ball | 41-34 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Rice | Phillip Block is hacked by Joseph Dowell - foul #3 on Joseph Dowell, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | George McDonald (SG) Joseph Dowell | |
| 19:35 | Rice | Phillip Block hits a floater from the right block set up by Timothy McCarty | 43-34 |
| 19:30 | Coastal Carolina | George McDonald drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Mark Elliston | 43-37 |
| 19:15 | Rice | John Payne drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Timothy McCarty | 46-37 |
| 18:54 | Coastal Carolina | Mark Elliston is fouled on the floor by John Payne - foul #3 on John Payne, team foul #1 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Matthew Rhine (SG) John Payne | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | | |
| 18:41 | Coastal Carolina | Larry Wong hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-37 |
| 18:39 | Rice | William Frailey grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 18:27 | Rice | William Frailey misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-37 |
| 18:25 | Coastal Carolina | Randy Trott gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 18:18 | Coastal Carolina | Randy Trott hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Mark Elliston | 46-39 |
| 18:01 | Rice | Mark Elliston picks off the pass by Matthew Rhine | 46-39 |
| 17:57 | Coastal Carolina | Randy Trott lays it in set up by Mark Elliston | 46-41 |
| 17:42 | Rice | William Frailey clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-41 |
| 17:41 | Coastal Carolina | Larry Wong grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 17:36 | Coastal Carolina | Mark Elliston misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 17:34 | Coastal Carolina | Larry Wong tips it home | 46-43 |
| 17:18 | Rice | Phillip Block drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Frailey | 48-43 |
| 16:58 | Coastal Carolina | Mark Elliston hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 16:57 | Rice | The rebound goes to Eric Boyd | 48-43 |
| 16:37 | Rice | William Frailey connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-43 |
| 16:20 | Coastal Carolina | Randy Trott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Burnett (PG), Michael Bologna (SF), James Neal (C) William Frailey, Timothy McCarty, Phillip Block | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | George Robinson (PG), Erik Hodgkins (SF), William Swasey (PF), Donald Johnston (C) Mark Elliston, Clarence Willis, Randy Trott, Larry Wong | |
| 16:13 | Rice | Charles Burnett hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-43 |
| 15:48 | Coastal Carolina | Erik Hodgkins misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Michael Bologna - foul #2 on Michael Bologna, team foul #2 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Cherry (PG), John Payne (SG) Charles Burnett, Matthew Rhine | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Joseph Dowell (SG) George McDonald | |
| 15:48 | Coastal Carolina | Erik Hodgkins makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 15:48 | Coastal Carolina | Erik Hodgkins makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gary Cherry (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Payne (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Bologna (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eric Boyd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Neal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - George Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Dowell (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Erik Hodgkins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Swasey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Johnston (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Rice | James Neal lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gary Cherry and he's fouled by George Robinson - foul #1 on George Robinson, team foul #2 | 56-45 |
| 15:27 | Rice | James Neal makes the free throw | 57-45 |
| 15:19 | Coastal Carolina | The short jumper by Erik Hodgkins is denied by James Neal | 57-45 |
| 15:18 | Rice | James Neal pulls down the rebound | 57-45 |
| 15:13 | Rice | Gary Cherry buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Payne | 60-45 |
| 14:52 | Coastal Carolina | Joseph Dowell scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-47 |
| 14:39 | Rice | Eric Boyd knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-47 |
| 14:35 | Coastal Carolina | Gary Cherry takes the ball from Joseph Dowell | 63-47 |
| 14:30 | Rice | Gary Cherry lays it up and in | 65-47 |
| 14:11 | Coastal Carolina | George Robinson connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Dowell | 65-49 |
| 14:07 | Rice | John Payne can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-49 |
| 14:06 | Coastal Carolina | Donald Johnston snags the defensive board | 65-49 |
| 14:00 | Coastal Carolina | William Swasey misses long on a floater in the paint | 65-49 |
| 13:58 | Coastal Carolina | George Robinson hits the follow up shot | 65-51 |
| 13:51 | Rice | John Payne drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-51 |
| 13:32 | Coastal Carolina | James Neal steals it from George Robinson | 68-51 |
| 13:16 | Rice | James Neal is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on James Neal, team foul #3 | 68-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Burnett (PG), William Frailey (SG), Timothy McCarty (SF), Matthew Rhine (PF), Phillip Block (C) Gary Cherry, John Payne, Michael Bologna, Eric Boyd, James Neal | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Mark Elliston (PG), George McDonald (SG), Clarence Willis (SF), Randy Trott (PF), Larry Wong (C) George Robinson, Joseph Dowell, Erik Hodgkins, William Swasey, Donald Johnston | |
| 13:04 | Coastal Carolina | Larry Wong buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Mark Elliston and he's fouled by Matthew Rhine - foul #2 on Matthew Rhine, team foul #4 | 68-53 |
| 13:04 | Coastal Carolina | Larry Wong makes the free throw | 68-54 |
| 12:57 | Rice | Phillip Block makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by William Frailey | 70-54 |
| 12:34 | Coastal Carolina | Matthew Rhine takes the ball from Mark Elliston | 70-54 |
| 12:13 | Rice | William Frailey misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-54 |
| 12:12 | Rice | Phillip Block hits the follow up shot | 72-54 |
| 12:05 | Coastal Carolina | Randy Trott misses the lay-in | 72-54 |
| 12:03 | Rice | William Frailey pulls down the rebound | 72-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 11:37 | Rice | Charles Burnett misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 72-54 |
| 11:36 | Coastal Carolina | The rebound goes to George McDonald | 72-54 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Burnett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Frailey (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy McCarty (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Rhine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Phillip Block (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - Mark Elliston (fresh) 10 pts. 8 ast. SG - George McDonald (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Willis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randy Trott (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Wong (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Coastal Carolina | George McDonald can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 72-54 |
| 11:30 | Coastal Carolina | Larry Wong tips it but misses | 72-54 |
| 11:28 | Rice | Charles Burnett grabs the defensive rebound | 72-54 |
| 11:02 | Rice | Clarence Willis steps in front of the Phillip Block pass | 72-54 |
| 10:46 | Coastal Carolina | Mark Elliston knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Clarence Willis | 72-56 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 10:24 | Rice | William Frailey drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-56 |
| 10:18 | Coastal Carolina | Clarence Willis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Phillip Block - foul #2 on Phillip Block, team foul #5 | 75-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Cherry (PG), John Payne (SG), Michael Bologna (SF), Eric Boyd (PF), James Neal (C) Charles Burnett, William Frailey, Timothy McCarty, Matthew Rhine, Phillip Block | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | George Robinson (PG), Joseph Dowell (SG), William Swasey (PF), Donald Johnston (C) Mark Elliston, George McDonald, Randy Trott, Larry Wong | |
| 10:18 | Coastal Carolina | Clarence Willis makes the 1st free throw | 75-57 |
| 10:18 | Coastal Carolina | Clarence Willis misses the 2nd free throw | 75-57 |
| 10:18 | Coastal Carolina | William Swasey gets the offensive rebound | 75-57 |
| 10:07 | Coastal Carolina | Clarence Willis blows the dunk but he's hacked by Michael Bologna - foul #3 on Michael Bologna, team foul #6 | 75-57 |
| 10:07 | Coastal Carolina | Clarence Willis makes the 1st free throw | 75-58 |
| 10:07 | Coastal Carolina | Clarence Willis misses the 2nd free throw | 75-58 |
| 10:07 | Rice | Eric Boyd grabs the board | 75-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 09:42 | Rice | Eric Boyd is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Eric Boyd, team foul #7 | 75-58 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Erik Hodgkins (SF) Clarence Willis | |
| 09:35 | Coastal Carolina | George Robinson comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 75-58 |
| 09:33 | Rice | James Neal pulls down the rebound | 75-58 |
| 09:04 | Rice | Gary Cherry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-58 |
| 09:03 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Boyd | 75-58 |
| 08:40 | Rice | Joseph Dowell takes the ball from Michael Bologna | 75-58 |
| 08:28 | Coastal Carolina | Joseph Dowell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Gary Cherry - foul #4 on Gary Cherry, team foul #8 | 75-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Burnett (PG), William Frailey (SF), Matthew Rhine (PF), Phillip Block (C) Gary Cherry, Michael Bologna, Eric Boyd, James Neal | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Mark Elliston (PG), Randy Trott (PF), Larry Wong (C) George Robinson, William Swasey, Donald Johnston | |
| 08:28 | Coastal Carolina | Joseph Dowell makes the 1st free throw | 75-59 |
| 08:28 | Coastal Carolina | Joseph Dowell misses the 2nd free throw | 75-59 |
| 08:28 | Rice | Phillip Block pulls down the rebound | 75-59 |
| 08:03 | Rice | John Payne buries a turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Joseph Dowell - foul #4 on Joseph Dowell, team foul #3 | 77-59 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | George McDonald (SG), Clarence Willis (SF) Joseph Dowell, Erik Hodgkins | |
| 08:03 | Rice | John Payne makes the free throw | 78-59 |
| 07:46 | Coastal Carolina | George McDonald buries a shot from just outside the lane | 78-61 |
| 07:24 | Rice | Charles Burnett buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from William Frailey | 81-61 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Burnett (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Payne (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Frailey (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. PF - Matthew Rhine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Phillip Block (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - Mark Elliston (fresh) 12 pts. 8 ast. SG - George McDonald (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Willis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Randy Trott (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Wong (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Coastal Carolina | George McDonald scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Mark Elliston | 81-63 |
| 07:03 | Rice | John Payne can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 81-63 |
| 07:02 | Coastal Carolina | The rebound goes to Larry Wong | 81-63 |
| 06:56 | Coastal Carolina | George McDonald loses the dribble to William Frailey | 81-63 |
| 06:36 | Rice | Charles Burnett loses the dribble to Clarence Willis | 81-63 |
| 06:32 | Coastal Carolina | Clarence Willis can't finish the layup | 81-63 |
| 06:31 | Rice | The rebound goes to Phillip Block | 81-63 |
| 06:02 | Rice | Phillip Block comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 81-63 |
| 06:00 | Coastal Carolina | Randy Trott gets the rebound | 81-63 |
| 05:55 | Coastal Carolina | Clarence Willis knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from George McDonald | 81-66 |
| 05:55 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Cherry (PG), Timothy McCarty (SF), Eric Boyd (PF), James Neal (C) Charles Burnett, John Payne, Matthew Rhine, Phillip Block | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Joseph Dowell (SG), William Swasey (PF) George McDonald, Randy Trott | |
| 05:26 | Rice | Timothy McCarty misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 81-66 |
| 05:24 | Rice | Eric Boyd hits the follow up shot | 83-66 |
| 05:16 | Coastal Carolina | Larry Wong's pass is intercepted by Timothy McCarty | 83-66 |
| 04:53 | Rice | Eric Boyd hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Gary Cherry | 85-66 |
| 04:42 | Coastal Carolina | Mark Elliston banks in the layup set up by Joseph Dowell | 85-68 |
| 04:13 | Rice | William Swasey swats the short shot by James Neal | 85-68 |
| 04:11 | Rice | Eric Boyd tips it home | 87-68 |
| 04:00 | Coastal Carolina | Larry Wong misses badly on a floater in the lane | 87-68 |
| 03:59 | Rice | Eric Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 87-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:30 | Rice | Gary Cherry misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 87-68 |
| 03:28 | Coastal Carolina | William Swasey snags the defensive board | 87-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:24 | Coastal Carolina | Eric Boyd swats the shot by Clarence Willis | 87-68 |
| 03:23 | Rice | William Frailey gets the rebound | 87-68 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gary Cherry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Frailey (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Timothy McCarty (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Boyd (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - James Neal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - Mark Elliston (fresh) 14 pts. 9 ast. SG - Joseph Dowell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Clarence Willis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - William Swasey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Wong (fresh) 9 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Rice | William Frailey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 87-68 |
| 03:04 | Coastal Carolina | Clarence Willis pulls down the rebound | 87-68 |
| 03:00 | Coastal Carolina | James Neal is called for the reach on Mark Elliston - foul #2 on James Neal, team foul #9 | 87-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Justin Holcomb (PG), Charles Burnett (SG), Matthew Rhine (SF), Michael Bologna (PF) Gary Cherry, William Frailey, Timothy McCarty, Eric Boyd | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | George McDonald (SG), Erik Hodgkins (SF), Randy Trott (PF) Joseph Dowell, Clarence Willis, William Swasey | |
| 03:00 | Coastal Carolina | Mark Elliston makes the 1st free throw | 87-69 |
| 03:00 | Coastal Carolina | Mark Elliston makes the 2nd free throw | 87-70 |
| 02:37 | Rice | Matthew Rhine misses the dunk attempt | 87-70 |
| 02:35 | Rice | Matthew Rhine tips it home | 89-70 |
| 02:23 | Coastal Carolina | Erik Hodgkins hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Larry Wong and the foul's on James Neal - foul #3 on James Neal, team foul #10 | 89-72 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | George Robinson (PG), Donald Johnston (C) Mark Elliston, Larry Wong | |
| 02:23 | Coastal Carolina | Erik Hodgkins makes the free throw | 89-73 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Matthew Rhine is fouled on the floor by Erik Hodgkins - foul #1 on Erik Hodgkins, team foul #4 | 89-73 |
| 01:57 | Rice | Matthew Rhine misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 89-73 |
| 01:56 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to James Neal | 89-73 |
| 01:43 | Rice | Matthew Rhine buries a floater from just outside the lane | 91-73 |
| 01:25 | Coastal Carolina | James Neal takes the ball from Donald Johnston | 91-73 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Matthew Rhine misses the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Erik Hodgkins - foul #2 on Erik Hodgkins, team foul #5 | 91-73 |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (SF) Justin Holcomb | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Mark Elliston (PG), Joseph Dowell (SG), Clarence Willis (SF), Larry Wong (C) George Robinson, George McDonald, Erik Hodgkins, Donald Johnston | |
| 01:05 | Rice | Matthew Rhine makes the 1st free throw | 92-73 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Matthew Rhine makes the 2nd free throw | 93-73 |
| 00:40 | Coastal Carolina | Clarence Willis lays it in | 93-75 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Rice | William Frailey drills a shot from close range set up by Charles Burnett | 95-75 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Coastal Carolina | Mark Elliston misses the jumper from the right block | 95-75 |
| 00:08 | Coastal Carolina | Randy Trott misses the tip | 95-75 |
| 00:06 | Rice | James Neal grabs the board | 95-75 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Charles Burnett runs out the clock | 95-75 |