| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Edward Arguello (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wesley Workman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Derek White (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Hadley (fresh) 7 pts. C - Thomas Compton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Brian Livingston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 8 pts. C - Henry Brown (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow inbounds the ball | 27-28 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Rice | Thomas Compton is called for the reach on Henry Brown - foul #2 on Thomas Compton, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| 19:27 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow misses short on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Edward Arguello - foul #2 on Edward Arguello, team foul #2 | 27-28 |
| 19:27 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 19:27 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow misses the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 19:27 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 19:11 | Southern Methodist | Derek White's layup is rejected by Henry Brown | 27-29 |
| 19:10 | Rice | Darren Shaffer grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 19:02 | Rice | Derek White denies the turnaround by Carlos Tedrow | 27-29 |
| 19:01 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow tips it back up and in | 27-31 |
| 18:40 | Southern Methodist | Donald Hadley is hacked by Henry Brown - foul #3 on Henry Brown, team foul #1 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Hendricks (C) Henry Brown | |
| 18:21 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton is fouled on the floor by Charles Hendricks - foul #1 on Charles Hendricks, team foul #2 | 27-31 |
| 17:53 | Southern Methodist | Brian Livingston is called for the reach on Wesley Workman - foul #2 on Brian Livingston, team foul #3 | 27-31 |
| 17:41 | Southern Methodist | Donald Hadley can't throw it down | 27-31 |
| 17:40 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's fouled by Wesley Workman - foul #2 on Wesley Workman, team foul #3 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Bobby Cooney (SG) Wesley Workman | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:27 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow misses the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow makes the 3rd free throw | 27-33 |
| 17:05 | Southern Methodist | Donald Hadley is whistled for traveling | 27-33 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Weaver (PG), James Manikowski (PF) Edward Arguello, Donald Hadley | |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (SF) Carlos Tedrow | |
| 16:51 | Rice | Howard Reed misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 16:50 | Rice | Charles Hendricks hits the follow up shot | 27-35 |
| 16:32 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Manikowski | 29-35 |
| 16:16 | Rice | Brian Livingston misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Bobby Cooney - foul #1 on Bobby Cooney, team foul #4 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Wesley Workman (SG), Rafael Sisneros (SF), Kyle Zombory (C) Bobby Cooney, Derek White, Thomas Compton | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG), Ron Washington (C) Corey Riddle, Darren Shaffer | |
| 16:16 | Rice | Brian Livingston misses the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 16:16 | Rice | Brian Livingston makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 16:01 | Southern Methodist | James Manikowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 29-36 |
| 16:00 | Southern Methodist | James Manikowski gets the offensive rebound | 29-36 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - John Weaver (fresh) SG - Wesley Workman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rafael Sisneros (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Manikowski (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Kyle Zombory (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brian Livingston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Howard Reed (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Charles Hendricks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ron Washington (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Southern Methodist | The pull-up jumper by Rafael Sisneros is blocked by Charles Hendricks | 29-36 |
| 15:45 | Rice | Ron Washington gets the rebound | 29-36 |
| 15:19 | Rice | Brian Livingston misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by James Manikowski - foul #1 on James Manikowski, team foul #5 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Edward Arguello (PG), Donald Hadley (PF) John Weaver, James Manikowski | |
| Subs | Rice | Carlos Tedrow (SF), Henry Brown (C) Howard Reed, Charles Hendricks | |
| 15:19 | Rice | Brian Livingston makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 15:19 | Rice | Brian Livingston makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 15:08 | Southern Methodist | Henry Brown swats the layup by Donald Hadley | 29-38 |
| 15:06 | Rice | The rebound goes to Henry Brown | 29-38 |
| 14:51 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow's pass is intercepted by Edward Arguello | 29-38 |
| 14:36 | Southern Methodist | Donald Hadley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Edward Arguello | 31-38 |
| 14:32 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Arguello - foul #3 on Edward Arguello, team foul #6 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Bobby Cooney (SG), Derek White (SF), Thomas Compton (C) Wesley Workman, Rafael Sisneros, Kyle Zombory | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Darren Shaffer (PF) Brian Livingston, Ron Washington | |
| 14:17 | Rice | Darren Shaffer shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-38 |
| 14:16 | Rice | Darren Shaffer grabs the offensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 14:03 | Rice | Henry Brown misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 31-38 |
| 14:02 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow grabs the offensive board | 31-38 |
| 13:47 | Rice | Corey Riddle buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Stephen McKinnie | 31-41 |
| 13:18 | Southern Methodist | Donald Hadley blows the dunk | 31-41 |
| 13:17 | Rice | Darren Shaffer grabs the board | 31-41 |
| 13:05 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Darren Shaffer out of the doubleteam | 31-44 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:40 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton is fouled on the floor by Henry Brown - foul #4 on Henry Brown, team foul #4 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Weaver (PG), Wesley Workman (SG), James Manikowski (PF) Edward Arguello, Bobby Cooney, Donald Hadley | |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (SF), Charles Hendricks (C) Carlos Tedrow, Henry Brown | |
| 12:28 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Corey Riddle - foul #3 on Corey Riddle, team foul #5 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Rafael Sisneros (SF) Derek White | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:28 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton misses the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 12:28 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton makes the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 12:01 | Rice | Corey Riddle hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen McKinnie | 32-46 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - John Weaver (fresh) SG - Wesley Workman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rafael Sisneros (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Manikowski (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Compton (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Reed (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Hendricks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:49 | Southern Methodist | James Manikowski connects on the floater from close range | 34-46 |
| 11:22 | Rice | Corey Riddle banks in the layup set up by Stephen McKinnie | 34-48 |
| 10:54 | Southern Methodist | Wesley Workman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-48 |
| 10:52 | Rice | Howard Reed grabs the board | 34-48 |
| 10:48 | Rice | Howard Reed is whistled for traveling | 34-48 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Edward Arguello (PG), Bobby Cooney (SG), Derek White (SF), Donald Hadley (PF), Kyle Zombory (C) John Weaver, Wesley Workman, Rafael Sisneros, James Manikowski, Thomas Compton | |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Livingston (SG), Carlos Tedrow (SF), Ron Washington (C) Corey Riddle, Stephen McKinnie, Darren Shaffer | |
| 10:23 | Southern Methodist | Derek White can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-48 |
| 10:22 | Rice | Ron Washington snags the defensive board | 34-48 |
| 10:08 | Rice | Howard Reed misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-48 |
| 10:06 | Southern Methodist | Kyle Zombory gets the rebound | 34-48 |
| 10:00 | Southern Methodist | Donald Hadley buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Bobby Cooney | 36-48 |
| 09:50 | Rice | Kyle Zombory is called for the reach on Ron Washington - foul #1 on Kyle Zombory, team foul #7 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG), Darren Shaffer (PF) Howard Reed, Charles Hendricks | |
| 09:50 | Rice | Ron Washington makes the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 09:50 | Rice | Ron Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| 09:28 | Southern Methodist | Derek White scores on a shot from the right side | 38-50 |
| 09:10 | Rice | Darren Shaffer misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-50 |
| 09:09 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Kyle Zombory | 38-50 |
| 09:01 | Southern Methodist | Bobby Cooney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Brian Livingston - foul #3 on Brian Livingston, team foul #6 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton (C) Kyle Zombory | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Howard Reed (SF) Stephen McKinnie, Carlos Tedrow | |
| 09:01 | Southern Methodist | Bobby Cooney makes the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 09:01 | Southern Methodist | Bobby Cooney misses the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 09:01 | Rice | Darren Shaffer pulls down the rebound | 39-50 |
| 08:40 | Rice | Ron Washington makes the wide open jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Brian Livingston | 39-52 |
| 08:24 | Southern Methodist | Edward Arguello can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 39-52 |
| 08:22 | Rice | Howard Reed pulls down the rebound | 39-52 |
| 08:01 | Rice | Howard Reed is hacked by Derek White - foul #2 on Derek White, team foul #8 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Weaver (PG), Wesley Workman (SG), Rafael Sisneros (SF), James Manikowski (PF) Edward Arguello, Bobby Cooney, Derek White, Donald Hadley | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Hendricks (PF), Stephen McKinnie (C) Darren Shaffer, Ron Washington | |
| 08:01 | Rice | Howard Reed misses the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 08:01 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Thomas Compton | 39-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - John Weaver (fresh) SG - Wesley Workman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rafael Sisneros (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Manikowski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Compton (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. SG - Brian Livingston (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Howard Reed (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Charles Hendricks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. | |
| 07:40 | Southern Methodist | John Weaver misses long on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Corey Riddle - foul #4 on Corey Riddle, team foul #7 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Carlos Tedrow (SF), Henry Brown (C) Brian Livingston, Howard Reed | |
| 07:40 | Southern Methodist | John Weaver misses the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 07:40 | Southern Methodist | John Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 07:38 | Rice | Corey Riddle loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-52 |
| 07:20 | Southern Methodist | James Manikowski scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Thomas Compton | 42-52 |
| 07:08 | Rice | Henry Brown blows the layup but he's hacked by James Manikowski - foul #2 on James Manikowski, team foul #9 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Darren Shaffer (PF) Charles Hendricks | |
| 07:08 | Rice | Henry Brown misses the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 07:08 | Rice | Henry Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 06:51 | Southern Methodist | James Manikowski can't finish the layup but the foul's on Carlos Tedrow - foul #1 on Carlos Tedrow, team foul #8 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Edward Arguello (PG), Derek White (SF) John Weaver, Rafael Sisneros | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:51 | Southern Methodist | James Manikowski makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 06:51 | Southern Methodist | James Manikowski makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 06:29 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-53 |
| 06:27 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Brown | 44-53 |
| 06:04 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Darren Shaffer | 44-56 |
| 05:39 | Southern Methodist | Carlos Tedrow steals it from Derek White | 44-56 |
| 05:35 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow throws it down | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:26 | Southern Methodist | James Manikowski scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Edward Arguello | 46-58 |
| 05:07 | Rice | Darren Shaffer evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the right wing | 46-58 |
| 05:05 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Edward Arguello | 46-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:39 | Southern Methodist | James Manikowski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-58 |
| 04:38 | Rice | Henry Brown snags the defensive board | 46-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:14 | Rice | Henry Brown misses long on a floater from the left side | 46-58 |
| 04:13 | Rice | Corey Riddle grabs the offensive rebound | 46-58 |
| 03:57 | Rice | Darren Shaffer makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Corey Riddle | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Edward Arguello (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wesley Workman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Derek White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Manikowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Compton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carlos Tedrow (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Darren Shaffer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry Brown (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:42 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton misses the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Henry Brown - foul #5 on Henry Brown, team foul #9 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Weaver (PG), Bobby Cooney (SG), Rafael Sisneros (SF) Edward Arguello, Wesley Workman, Derek White | |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (SG), Charles Bissonnette (SF), Charles Hendricks (PF), Ron Washington (C) Corey Riddle, Carlos Tedrow, Darren Shaffer, Henry Brown | |
| 03:42 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton makes the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 03:42 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Rice | Ron Washington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-61 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Kyle Zombory (C) Thomas Compton | |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG) Stephen McKinnie | |
| 03:01 | Southern Methodist | Rafael Sisneros clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-61 |
| 02:59 | Rice | Charles Hendricks grabs the defensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 02:36 | Rice | Charles Hendricks misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-61 |
| 02:34 | Southern Methodist | John Weaver snags the defensive board | 48-61 |
| 02:18 | Southern Methodist | Kyle Zombory buries a floater from the baseline set up by John Weaver and the foul's on Frank Stephenson - foul #1 on Frank Stephenson, team foul #10 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG) Frank Stephenson | |
| 02:18 | Southern Methodist | Kyle Zombory misses the free throw | 50-61 |
| 02:18 | Rice | The rebound goes to Charles Hendricks | 50-61 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie is hacked by Rafael Sisneros - foul #2 on Rafael Sisneros, team foul #10 | 50-61 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 01:50 | Southern Methodist | Kyle Zombory misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-63 |
| 01:49 | Southern Methodist | The offensive rebound goes to James Manikowski | 50-63 |
| 01:36 | Southern Methodist | Bobby Cooney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-63 |
| 01:35 | Southern Methodist | Rafael Sisneros hits the follow up shot | 52-63 |
| 01:14 | Rice | Charles Bissonnette connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-66 |
| 01:02 | Southern Methodist | James Manikowski misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Bissonnette - foul #2 on Charles Bissonnette, team foul #11 | 52-66 |
| 01:02 | Southern Methodist | James Manikowski makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 01:02 | Southern Methodist | James Manikowski makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Rice | Ron Washington lays it in on a nice dish by Howard Reed | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Southern Methodist | Kyle Zombory lays it in | 56-68 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Charles Bissonnette connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Howard Reed | 56-70 |
| 00:04 | Southern Methodist | Bobby Cooney is whistled for a carry | 56-70 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie runs out the clock | 56-70 |