| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Polston (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Chris Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - David Kalinowski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jeff Bark (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Donald Hubbard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Bonilla (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Sutton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Gary Ferguson inbounds the ball | 27-36 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Rice | Michael Sutton is called for the reach on Gary Ferguson - foul #1 on Michael Sutton, team foul #1 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Fredrick Anderson (SG), William McIlwain (PF), Robert Crawford (C) Jeff Bark, Stephen Bonilla, Michael Sutton | |
| 19:27 | Rice | Gary Ferguson can't throw it down | 27-36 |
| 19:25 | Memphis | Donald Hubbard grabs the defensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 19:18 | Memphis | Donald Hubbard makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by William McIlwain | 27-39 |
| 18:58 | Rice | Gary Ferguson hits a jumper from the left wing | 29-39 |
| 18:33 | Memphis | Donald Hubbard is fouled on the floor by Gary Ferguson - foul #2 on Gary Ferguson, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Jeff Bark (SG), Stephen Bonilla (PF), Michael Sutton (C) David Kalinowski, William McIlwain, Robert Crawford | |
| 18:15 | Memphis | Fredrick Anderson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-39 |
| 18:13 | Rice | Chris Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 29-39 |
| 18:00 | Rice | Matthew Nickols drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Dennis David and he's fouled by Michael Sutton - foul #2 on Michael Sutton, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Memphis | David Kalinowski (PG), Ruben Brown (SF), Robert Crawford (PF), James Cox (C) Jeff Bark, Donald Hubbard, Stephen Bonilla, Michael Sutton | |
| 18:00 | Rice | Matthew Nickols makes the free throw | 32-39 |
| 17:34 | Memphis | Fredrick Anderson is hacked by Paul Polston - foul #1 on Paul Polston, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Jeff Bark (SG), William McIlwain (SF), Stephen Bonilla (PF), Michael Sutton (C) David Kalinowski, Ruben Brown, Robert Crawford, James Cox | |
| 17:24 | Memphis | Fredrick Anderson is fouled on the floor by Chris Campbell - foul #2 on Chris Campbell, team foul #3 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Memphis | David Kalinowski (PG), Donald Hubbard (SF) Fredrick Anderson, Stephen Bonilla | |
| 17:06 | Memphis | Jeff Bark can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-39 |
| 17:05 | Memphis | Michael Sutton hits the follow up shot | 32-41 |
| 16:49 | Rice | Jeff Bark is called for the reach on Paul Polston - foul #1 on Jeff Bark, team foul #3 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (SG), Brian McKay (C) Paul Polston, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | Memphis | Fredrick Anderson (PG), Ruben Brown (SF), Stephen Bonilla (PF), James Cox (C) David Kalinowski, Donald Hubbard, William McIlwain, Michael Sutton | |
| 16:39 | Rice | James Cox steps in front of the Gary Ferguson pass | 32-41 |
| 16:18 | Memphis | Ruben Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-41 |
| 16:17 | Rice | Chris Campbell grabs the board | 32-41 |
| 16:05 | Rice | Eric Lam can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 32-41 |
| 16:04 | Rice | Chris Campbell grabs the offensive board | 32-41 |
| 15:53 | Rice | Gary Ferguson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jeff Bark - foul #2 on Jeff Bark, team foul #4 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG), Cecil Lawhon (SG), Joseph Horn (PF) Dennis David, Eric Lam, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Memphis | David Kalinowski (PG), William McIlwain (SG), Donald Hubbard (SF), Robert Crawford (PF), Michael Sutton (C) Fredrick Anderson, Jeff Bark, Ruben Brown, Stephen Bonilla, James Cox | |
| 15:53 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 15:53 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gary Ferguson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joseph Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian McKay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - David Kalinowski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William McIlwain (fresh) SF - Donald Hubbard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Crawford (fresh) C - Michael Sutton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:37 | Memphis | William McIlwain knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Michael Sutton and he's hacked by Cecil Lawhon - foul #4 on Cecil Lawhon, team foul #4 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (SG), Joseph Matheson (SF), Matthew Nickols (C) Cecil Lawhon, Gary Ferguson, Brian McKay | |
| Subs | Memphis | Fredrick Anderson (SG) Donald Hubbard | |
| 15:37 | Memphis | William McIlwain makes the free throw | 34-44 |
| 15:23 | Rice | Joseph Matheson travels with the ball | 34-44 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Donald Hubbard (SF) William McIlwain | |
| 15:12 | Memphis | Michael Sutton buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Donald Hubbard | 34-46 |
| 14:59 | Rice | Charles Brown clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-46 |
| 14:58 | Rice | Joseph Horn tips it but misses | 34-46 |
| 14:56 | Memphis | Robert Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 14:31 | Memphis | Donald Hubbard can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 34-46 |
| 14:29 | Rice | Joseph Horn grabs the board | 34-46 |
| 14:12 | Rice | Matthew Nickols misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-46 |
| 14:11 | Memphis | Donald Hubbard grabs the defensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 13:58 | Memphis | David Kalinowski misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-46 |
| 13:57 | Rice | Joseph Matheson snags the defensive board | 34-46 |
| 13:43 | Rice | Matthew Nickols misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Kalinowski - foul #1 on David Kalinowski, team foul #5 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Gary Ferguson (SF) Charles Brown, Joseph Matheson | |
| Subs | Memphis | Ruben Brown (PG), Jeff Bark (SG), William McIlwain (SF), Stephen Bonilla (PF), James Cox (C) David Kalinowski, Fredrick Anderson, Donald Hubbard, Robert Crawford, Michael Sutton | |
| 13:43 | Rice | Matthew Nickols makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 13:43 | Rice | Matthew Nickols makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 13:33 | Memphis | Ruben Brown's pass is intercepted by Dennis David | 36-46 |
| 13:30 | Rice | Gary Ferguson lays it up and in on a great pass from Dennis David | 38-46 |
| 13:14 | Memphis | Stephen Bonilla scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-48 |
| 12:54 | Rice | Matthew Nickols misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 38-48 |
| 12:53 | Rice | Paul Polston snags the offensive board | 38-48 |
| 12:40 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-48 |
| 12:38 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis David | 38-48 |
| 12:15 | Rice | Paul Polston drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Dennis David | 40-48 |
| 12:01 | Memphis | Jeff Bark drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-50 |
| 11:40 | Rice | Paul Polston can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 40-50 |
| 11:39 | Rice | Joseph Horn snags the offensive board | 40-50 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Paul Polston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Joseph Horn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Nickols (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Ruben Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeff Bark (fresh) 10 pts. SF - William McIlwain (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Bonilla (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - James Cox (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Rice | The jumper by Joseph Horn is denied by James Cox | 40-50 |
| 11:21 | Memphis | Stephen Bonilla snags the defensive board | 40-50 |
| 11:15 | Memphis | William McIlwain hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-50 |
| 11:13 | Memphis | James Cox gets the offensive rebound | 40-50 |
| 10:55 | Memphis | William McIlwain connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Ruben Brown | 40-52 |
| 10:32 | Rice | Paul Polston misses long on a jumper in the lane | 40-52 |
| 10:31 | Memphis | Jeff Bark grabs the defensive rebound | 40-52 |
| 10:18 | Memphis | Ruben Brown scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Stephen Bonilla | 40-55 |
| 09:57 | Rice | Stephen Bonilla is called for the reach on Gary Ferguson - foul #1 on Stephen Bonilla, team foul #6 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG), Eric Lam (SG), Joseph Matheson (SF), Chris Campbell (PF), Brian McKay (C) Dennis David, Paul Polston, Gary Ferguson, Joseph Horn, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | Memphis | David Kalinowski (PG), Fredrick Anderson (SG), Donald Hubbard (SF), Robert Crawford (PF), Michael Sutton (C) Ruben Brown, Jeff Bark, William McIlwain, Stephen Bonilla, James Cox | |
| 09:44 | Rice | Brian McKay is denied on a layup by Michael Sutton | 40-55 |
| 09:42 | Memphis | Donald Hubbard pulls down the rebound | 40-55 |
| 09:28 | Memphis | Fredrick Anderson double dribbles | 40-55 |
| 09:15 | Rice | Eric Lam misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-55 |
| 09:14 | Memphis | Michael Sutton grabs the defensive rebound | 40-55 |
| 08:46 | Memphis | Donald Hubbard misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 40-55 |
| 08:44 | Rice | Brian McKay snags the defensive board | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:39 | Rice | Charles Brown misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Kalinowski - foul #2 on David Kalinowski, team foul #7 | 40-55 |
| 08:39 | Rice | Charles Brown makes the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 08:39 | Rice | Charles Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 08:24 | Memphis | Donald Hubbard makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Crawford | 42-57 |
| 08:10 | Rice | Joseph Matheson knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Chris Campbell | 45-57 |
| 07:53 | Memphis | Joseph Matheson is called for the reach on Donald Hubbard - foul #1 on Joseph Matheson, team foul #5 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Cecil Lawhon (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF) Charles Brown, Eric Lam, Joseph Matheson | |
| Subs | Memphis | Stephen Bonilla (PF) Robert Crawford | |
| 07:42 | Memphis | David Kalinowski's pass is intercepted by Dennis David | 45-57 |
| 07:39 | Rice | Dennis David banks in the layup | 47-57 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Chris Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian McKay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - David Kalinowski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Fredrick Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Donald Hubbard (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stephen Bonilla (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Sutton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:20 | Memphis | Michael Sutton hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by David Kalinowski | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 07:07 | Rice | Chris Campbell banks in the layup on a great pass from Gary Ferguson | 49-59 |
| 06:50 | Memphis | Fredrick Anderson is hacked by Brian McKay - foul #1 on Brian McKay, team foul #6 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Horn (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Chris Campbell, Brian McKay | |
| Subs | Memphis | Jeff Bark (SG), William McIlwain (SF), Robert Crawford (PF) Fredrick Anderson, Donald Hubbard, Stephen Bonilla | |
| 06:36 | Memphis | Jeff Bark misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 49-59 |
| 06:34 | Memphis | Robert Crawford misses the tip | 49-59 |
| 06:32 | Memphis | Michael Sutton tips it back up and in | 49-61 |
| 06:24 | Rice | Dennis David knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Cecil Lawhon | 52-61 |
| 06:07 | Memphis | Michael Sutton connects on the floater from the right side set up by David Kalinowski | 52-63 |
| 05:53 | Rice | Dennis David misses the shot from the right wing | 52-63 |
| 05:52 | Memphis | David Kalinowski grabs the defensive rebound | 52-63 |
| 05:33 | Memphis | Jeff Bark is whistled for traveling | 52-63 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Fredrick Anderson (SG), Donald Hubbard (SF), Stephen Bonilla (PF) Jeff Bark, William McIlwain, Robert Crawford | |
| 05:12 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-63 |
| 05:10 | Memphis | Fredrick Anderson snags the defensive board | 52-63 |
| 05:04 | Memphis | Dennis David is called for the reach on David Kalinowski - foul #2 on Dennis David, team foul #7 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Joseph Horn, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | Memphis | Jeff Bark (SG), Robert Crawford (C) Fredrick Anderson, Michael Sutton | |
| 05:04 | Memphis | David Kalinowski makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 05:04 | Memphis | David Kalinowski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:46 | Rice | Paul Polston misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Stephen Bonilla - foul #2 on Stephen Bonilla, team foul #8 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Matheson (SF) Gary Ferguson | |
| Subs | Memphis | Fredrick Anderson (SG), Michael Sutton (C) Jeff Bark, Robert Crawford | |
| 04:46 | Rice | Paul Polston makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Paul Polston makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 04:26 | Memphis | Cecil Lawhon is called for the reach on Fredrick Anderson - foul #5 on Cecil Lawhon, team foul #8 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG), Eric Lam (SG) Dennis David, Cecil Lawhon | |
| Subs | Memphis | Jeff Bark (SG) Michael Sutton | |
| 04:26 | Memphis | Fredrick Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 04:26 | Memphis | Fredrick Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 04:13 | Rice | Fredrick Anderson denies the turnaround by Paul Polston | 54-67 |
| 04:11 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Jeff Bark | 54-67 |
| 04:00 | Memphis | Fredrick Anderson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 54-67 |
| 03:59 | Rice | Joseph Matheson grabs the board | 54-67 |
| 03:44 | Rice | Stephen Bonilla steals it from Charles Brown | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:15 | Memphis | Jeff Bark drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Fredrick Anderson | 54-69 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eric Lam (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Matheson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Polston (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Chris Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - David Kalinowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeff Bark (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Donald Hubbard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stephen Bonilla (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Fredrick Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 02:57 | Rice | Joseph Matheson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-69 |
| 02:55 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Campbell | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:49 | Rice | Eric Lam buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Joseph Matheson | 56-69 |
| 02:20 | Memphis | Donald Hubbard can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-69 |
| 02:19 | Memphis | Stephen Bonilla pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-69 |
| 01:50 | Memphis | David Kalinowski is fouled on the floor by Charles Brown - foul #1 on Charles Brown, team foul #9 | 56-69 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Michael Sutton (C) Fredrick Anderson | |
| 01:50 | Memphis | David Kalinowski makes the 1st free throw | 56-70 |
| 01:50 | Memphis | David Kalinowski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-71 |
| 01:38 | Rice | Joseph Matheson buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Lam | 59-71 |
| 01:24 | Memphis | Jeff Bark banks in the layup on a great pass from Donald Hubbard | 59-73 |
| 01:03 | Rice | Joseph Matheson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-73 |
| 01:02 | Memphis | Jeff Bark gets the rebound | 59-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Memphis | Michael Sutton misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Chris Campbell - foul #3 on Chris Campbell, team foul #10 | 59-73 |
| 00:39 | Memphis | Michael Sutton misses the 1st free throw | 59-73 |
| 00:39 | Memphis | Michael Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Rice | Donald Hubbard takes the ball from Charles Brown | 59-74 |
| 00:12 | Memphis | Stephen Bonilla misses the jumper from close range | 59-74 |
| 00:10 | Memphis | Donald Hubbard hits the follow up shot | 59-76 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Joseph Matheson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-76 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Chris Campbell tips it back up and in | 61-76 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | David Kalinowski runs out the clock | 61-76 |