| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenny Garrett (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Scotty McLaird (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lloyd Broome (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Pritchard (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Sanford Blomquist (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Reed (fresh) 13 pts. SF - James Jim (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bennie Ganley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Scotty McLaird inbounds the ball | 27-28 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Rice | Joe Woods clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Reed - foul #1 on Richard Reed, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| 19:47 | Rice | Joe Woods makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 19:47 | Rice | Joe Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 19:32 | Winthrop | James Jim banks in the layup set up by Bennie Ganley | 29-30 |
| 19:14 | Rice | Kenny Garrett can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 29-30 |
| 19:12 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Bennie Ganley | 29-30 |
| 18:55 | Winthrop | Bennie Ganley misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-30 |
| 18:53 | Winthrop | Bennie Ganley hits the follow up shot | 29-32 |
| 18:34 | Rice | Scotty McLaird clanks a shot from the free throw line | 29-32 |
| 18:32 | Winthrop | Richard Reed grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 18:12 | Winthrop | James Jim comes up short on the shot in the lane | 29-32 |
| 18:10 | Winthrop | Bennie Ganley grabs the offensive board | 29-32 |
| 17:54 | Winthrop | Matthew Holmes's layup is rejected by James Pritchard | 29-32 |
| 17:52 | Winthrop | Bennie Ganley can't tip it in | 29-32 |
| 17:51 | Rice | Kenny Garrett pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| 17:30 | Rice | Joe Woods knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Scotty McLaird | 32-32 |
| 17:19 | Winthrop | Matthew Holmes's layup is rejected by James Pritchard | 32-32 |
| 17:18 | Winthrop | James Jim pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 16:57 | Winthrop | James Jim can't connect on a shot from close range | 32-32 |
| 16:55 | Winthrop | James Jim hits the follow up shot | 32-34 |
| 16:33 | Rice | Joe Woods misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 16:32 | Rice | James Pritchard snags the offensive board | 32-34 |
| 16:13 | Rice | Lloyd Broome loses the dribble to Sanford Blomquist | 32-34 |
| 16:01 | Winthrop | James Jim lays it up and in set up by Richard Reed | 32-36 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenny Garrett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Woods (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Scotty McLaird (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lloyd Broome (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Pritchard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Sanford Blomquist (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Reed (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Jim (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Matthew Holmes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Bennie Ganley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Rice | Joe Woods connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenny Garrett | 35-36 |
| 15:25 | Winthrop | Lloyd Broome picks off the pass by Richard Reed | 35-36 |
| 15:07 | Rice | Joe Woods misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 15:05 | Rice | James Pritchard grabs the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 14:49 | Rice | Bennie Ganley swats the dunk try by Lloyd Broome | 35-36 |
| 14:47 | Winthrop | Bennie Ganley pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 14:42 | Winthrop | Sanford Blomquist can't connect on a floater from the left side | 35-36 |
| 14:41 | Winthrop | Matthew Holmes tips it home | 35-38 |
| 14:26 | Rice | Kenny Garrett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 14:24 | Winthrop | James Jim gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 13:59 | Winthrop | Bennie Ganley misses the dunk attempt | 35-38 |
| 13:58 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Pritchard | 35-38 |
| 13:48 | Rice | Kenny Garrett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 13:47 | Rice | James Pritchard misses the tip | 35-38 |
| 13:46 | Rice | Scotty McLaird grabs the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 13:33 | Rice | Lloyd Broome travels with the ball | 35-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Cassidy (PG), Billy Davis (SG), Frank Krug (SF), Roy Mitchell (PF), Jake Sitz (C) Kenny Garrett, Joe Woods, Scotty McLaird, Lloyd Broome, James Pritchard | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Roy Smith (PG), Nathan Robinson (SG), Warren Collins (SF), Gene Claunch (PF), Chris Anderson (C) Sanford Blomquist, Richard Reed, James Jim, Matthew Holmes, Bennie Ganley | |
| 13:19 | Winthrop | Gene Claunch lays it up and in set up by Warren Collins | 35-40 |
| 13:00 | Rice | Jake Sitz drills a shot near the basket and he's fouled by Chris Anderson - foul #2 on Chris Anderson, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| 13:00 | Rice | Jake Sitz makes the free throw | 38-40 |
| 12:36 | Winthrop | Warren Collins blows the layup but he's fouled by Frank Krug - foul #1 on Frank Krug, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| 12:36 | Winthrop | Warren Collins misses the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 12:36 | Winthrop | Warren Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 12:36 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jake Sitz | 38-40 |
| 12:22 | Rice | Roy Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-40 |
| 12:08 | Winthrop | Nathan Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-40 |
| 11:50 | Rice | Warren Collins is called for the reach on Billy Davis - foul #1 on Warren Collins, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenny Garrett (PG) Billy Davis | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenny Garrett (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Cassidy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Krug (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Roy Mitchell (fresh) 3 pf. C - Jake Sitz (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Roy Smith (fresh) SG - Nathan Robinson (fresh) SF - Warren Collins (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gene Claunch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Rice | Roy Mitchell misses the lay-in | 38-40 |
| 11:31 | Winthrop | Gene Claunch grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 11:27 | Winthrop | Roy Smith buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Chris Anderson | 38-43 |
| 11:12 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-43 |
| 11:11 | Winthrop | Roy Smith snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 10:59 | Winthrop | Warren Collins's pass is intercepted by Frank Krug | 38-43 |
| 10:40 | Rice | Frank Krug's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Scotty McLaird (SF), Jeremiah Terrill (PF), James Pritchard (C) Frank Krug, Roy Mitchell, Jake Sitz | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Sanford Blomquist (PG), Richard Reed (SG), James Jim (SF), David Smith (PF), Bennie Ganley (C) Roy Smith, Nathan Robinson, Warren Collins, Gene Claunch, Chris Anderson | |
| 10:24 | Winthrop | Bennie Ganley can't finish the layup | 38-43 |
| 10:22 | Rice | Scotty McLaird snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 10:14 | Rice | The jumper by James Pritchard is denied by Bennie Ganley | 38-43 |
| 10:13 | Rice | Jeremiah Terrill gets the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 09:57 | Rice | James Pritchard is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on James Pritchard, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Joe Woods (SG) Kevin Cassidy | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 09:35 | Winthrop | Sanford Blomquist scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-46 |
| 09:23 | Rice | Kenny Garrett connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Scotty McLaird | 41-46 |
| 08:59 | Winthrop | Bennie Ganley is called for traveling | 41-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Billy Davis (PG), Lloyd Broome (PF) Kenny Garrett, Jeremiah Terrill | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Roy Smith (SG), Gene Claunch (SF), Matthew Holmes (PF), Chris Anderson (C) Richard Reed, James Jim, David Smith, Bennie Ganley | |
| 08:41 | Rice | Joe Woods misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 08:39 | Rice | Scotty McLaird snags the offensive board | 41-46 |
| 08:15 | Rice | Lloyd Broome can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Gene Claunch - foul #1 on Gene Claunch, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Cassidy (PG), Roy Mitchell (PF), Jake Sitz (C) Billy Davis, Scotty McLaird, James Pritchard | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Nathan Robinson (SG) Sanford Blomquist | |
| 08:15 | Rice | Lloyd Broome makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 08:15 | Rice | Lloyd Broome makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 07:49 | Winthrop | Gene Claunch makes the runner near the basket | 43-48 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kevin Cassidy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Woods (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SF - Lloyd Broome (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Mitchell (fresh) 3 pf. C - Jake Sitz (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Roy Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Nathan Robinson (fresh) SF - Gene Claunch (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy makes the floater from the left side set up by Joe Woods | 45-48 |
| 07:16 | Winthrop | Chris Anderson drills a jump hook from close range and the foul's on Kevin Cassidy - foul #2 on Kevin Cassidy, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenny Garrett (PG), Scotty McLaird (SF) Joe Woods, Lloyd Broome | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Richard Reed (SG), James Jim (SF) Nathan Robinson, Matthew Holmes | |
| 07:16 | Winthrop | Chris Anderson makes the free throw | 45-51 |
| 06:53 | Rice | Jake Sitz misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 45-51 |
| 06:51 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Chris Anderson | 45-51 |
| 06:25 | Winthrop | Gene Claunch clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 45-51 |
| 06:24 | Rice | The rebound goes to Kevin Cassidy | 45-51 |
| 06:15 | Rice | Kenny Garrett misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-51 |
| 06:13 | Winthrop | Gene Claunch gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| 06:08 | Winthrop | Roy Smith is hacked by Jake Sitz - foul #2 on Jake Sitz, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Joe Woods (SG), Lloyd Broome (PF), James Pritchard (C) Kevin Cassidy, Roy Mitchell, Jake Sitz | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Sanford Blomquist (PG), Matthew Holmes (PF), Bennie Ganley (C) Roy Smith, Chris Anderson, Gene Claunch | |
| 05:50 | Winthrop | Matthew Holmes knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Richard Reed | 45-53 |
| 05:30 | Rice | James Pritchard misses the easy layup | 45-53 |
| 05:28 | Winthrop | Bennie Ganley gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| 05:22 | Winthrop | Sanford Blomquist scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Reed | 45-56 |
| 04:59 | Rice | Kenny Garrett buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Scotty McLaird | 48-56 |
| 04:44 | Winthrop | James Pritchard is called for the reach on Richard Reed - foul #2 on James Pritchard, team foul #5 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Jake Sitz (PF) Lloyd Broome | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Chris Anderson (PF), Roy Smith (C) Matthew Holmes, Bennie Ganley | |
| 04:39 | Winthrop | Richard Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 48-56 |
| 04:37 | Rice | James Pritchard gets the rebound | 48-56 |
| 04:20 | Rice | James Pritchard connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Joe Woods and the foul's on Roy Smith - foul #2 on Roy Smith, team foul #5 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Cassidy (SG), Frank Krug (SF), Roy Mitchell (PF) Joe Woods, Scotty McLaird, Jake Sitz | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Warren Collins (SF), David Smith (PF) Richard Reed, James Jim | |
| 04:20 | Rice | James Pritchard makes the free throw | 51-56 |
| 04:00 | Winthrop | Roy Smith buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Warren Collins | 51-58 |
| 03:39 | Rice | Frank Krug misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 51-58 |
| 03:38 | Winthrop | David Smith snags the defensive board | 51-58 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenny Garrett (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Cassidy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Krug (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Roy Mitchell (fresh) 3 pf. C - James Pritchard (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Sanford Blomquist (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roy Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Warren Collins (fresh) 2 ast. PF - David Smith (fresh) C - Chris Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Winthrop | David Smith scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Sanford Blomquist | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:08 | Rice | Roy Mitchell lays it up and in set up by Kenny Garrett and the foul's on Warren Collins - foul #2 on Warren Collins, team foul #6 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Joe Woods (SG), Scotty McLaird (SF), Jake Sitz (C) Kenny Garrett, Frank Krug, James Pritchard | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Richard Reed (SG), James Jim (SF), Matthew Holmes (PF), Bennie Ganley (C) Sanford Blomquist, Warren Collins, David Smith, Chris Anderson | |
| 03:08 | Rice | Roy Mitchell misses the free throw | 53-61 |
| 03:08 | Winthrop | Matthew Holmes grabs the board | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:41 | Winthrop | Richard Reed is fouled on the floor by Jake Sitz - foul #3 on Jake Sitz, team foul #6 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Broome (PF) Roy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Nathan Robinson (PG) Roy Smith | |
| 02:25 | Winthrop | James Jim clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Kevin Cassidy - foul #3 on Kevin Cassidy, team foul #7 | 53-61 |
| 02:25 | Winthrop | James Jim misses the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 02:25 | Winthrop | James Jim makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 02:23 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenny Garrett (PG), James Pritchard (C) Kevin Cassidy, Jake Sitz | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Sanford Blomquist (PG) Nathan Robinson | |
| 02:09 | Rice | Kenny Garrett knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Scotty McLaird | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:03 | Winthrop | Sanford Blomquist misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-62 |
| 02:01 | Rice | Lloyd Broome grabs the board | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:45 | Rice | Kenny Garrett connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Joe Woods | 59-62 |
| 01:30 | Winthrop | Richard Reed comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 59-62 |
| 01:29 | Winthrop | James Jim grabs the offensive board | 59-62 |
| 01:10 | Winthrop | Sanford Blomquist misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 59-62 |
| 01:09 | Winthrop | James Jim tips it home | 59-64 |
| 01:04 | Rice | Kenny Garrett is hacked by Sanford Blomquist - foul #1 on Sanford Blomquist, team foul #7 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Mitchell (PF) Lloyd Broome | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 01:04 | Rice | Kenny Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 01:04 | Rice | Kenny Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Winthrop | Sanford Blomquist connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Jim | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Rice | Kenny Garrett misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-66 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Roy Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 61-66 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Kenny Garrett is fouled on the floor by Sanford Blomquist - foul #2 on Sanford Blomquist, team foul #8 | 61-66 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Kenny Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Kenny Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Winthrop | James Jim is hacked by Kenny Garrett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenny Garrett, team foul #8 | 63-66 |
| 00:32 | Winthrop | James Jim makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 00:32 | Winthrop | James Jim makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:26 | Rice | James Pritchard is hacked by Matthew Holmes - foul #3 on Matthew Holmes, team foul #9 | 63-68 |
| 00:26 | Rice | James Pritchard makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:26 | Rice | James Pritchard makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:25 | Winthrop | Kenny Garrett is called for the reach on Richard Reed in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenny Garrett, team foul #9 | 65-68 |
| 00:25 | Winthrop | Richard Reed makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:25 | Winthrop | Richard Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Kenny Garrett clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-70 |
| 00:18 | Winthrop | Richard Reed gets the rebound | 65-70 |
| 00:15 | Winthrop | Richard Reed is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Woods - foul #3 on Joe Woods, team foul #10 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Gene Claunch (C) Bennie Ganley | |
| 00:15 | Winthrop | Richard Reed misses the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:15 | Winthrop | Richard Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Joe Woods travels with the ball | 65-71 |
| 00:07 | Winthrop | Joe Woods is called for the reach on Matthew Holmes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joe Woods, team foul #11 | 65-71 |
| 00:07 | Winthrop | Matthew Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:07 | Winthrop | Matthew Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Joe Woods drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-72 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Winthrop | Sanford Blomquist runs out the clock | 68-72 |