| Lineup | Georgia State | PG - Jason Delong (fresh) SG - Brandon Baptiste (fresh) SF - Sean Akin (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Kendall (fresh) C - Donald Goetz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) SG - David Young (fresh) SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) PF - James Pearson (fresh) C - William Sedillo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Georgia State | Donald Goetz wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Georgia State | Georgia State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Georgia State | Donald Goetz comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Georgia State | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Akin | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Georgia State | Jeffrey Kendall's floater is tipped away by James Pearson | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Georgia State | Brandon Baptiste tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Rice | James Pearson's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Kendall | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Rice | William Sedillo grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Rice | Reginald Eller is fouled on the floor by Sean Akin - foul #1 on Sean Akin, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Rice | Donald Goetz swats the layup by David Young | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Rice | James Pearson tips it but misses | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Georgia State | Jason Delong grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Georgia State | Brandon Baptiste misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | Rice | William Sedillo snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:21 | Rice | James Pearson banks in the layup | 2-2 |
| 17:54 | Georgia State | Jeffrey Kendall comes up short on the shot from the left block | 2-2 |
| 17:53 | Rice | The rebound goes to Reginald Eller | 2-2 |
| 17:48 | Rice | David Young buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Hiram Lyons | 2-5 |
| 17:30 | Georgia State | Reginald Eller is called for the reach on Donald Goetz - foul #1 on Reginald Eller, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Kevin Black (PG), Anthony Osterman (SF), Thomas Lechner (PF), Rodney Vaillancourt (C) Jason Delong, Sean Akin, Jeffrey Kendall, Donald Goetz | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:12 | Georgia State | Brandon Baptiste misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-5 |
| 17:11 | Rice | Reginald Eller grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:07 | Rice | Anthony Osterman steals it from Hiram Lyons | 2-5 |
| 16:48 | Georgia State | Anthony Osterman drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-5 |
| 16:46 | Rice | Kevin Black is called for the reach on Hiram Lyons in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Black, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Georgia State | John Parrino (SF) Brandon Baptiste | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:41 | Rice | James Pearson is fouled on the floor by Kevin Black - foul #2 on Kevin Black, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Michael Anderson (SG) Kevin Black | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:27 | Rice | James Pearson is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on James Pearson, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Jason Delong (PG) Michael Anderson | |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Rust (SG), Robert Negri (PF), Thomas Banks (C) David Young, James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| 15:58 | Georgia State | Thomas Lechner clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 5-5 |
| 15:57 | Georgia State | John Parrino tips it back up and in | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Georgia State | PG - Jason Delong (fresh) SG - Anthony Osterman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Parrino (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Lechner (fresh) C - Rodney Vaillancourt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Derrick Rust (fresh) SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Negri (fresh) C - Thomas Banks (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Rice | Derrick Rust travels in the backcourt | 7-5 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Sean Akin (SF), Donald Goetz (C) John Parrino, Rodney Vaillancourt | |
| Subs | Rice | Bradford Nelson (PG), Victor Black (C) Hiram Lyons, Reginald Eller | |
| 15:40 | Georgia State | Derrick Rust steals the ball from Anthony Osterman | 7-5 |
| 15:24 | Rice | Thomas Banks buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Bradford Nelson | 7-8 |
| 15:19 | Georgia State | Sean Akin misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Derrick Rust - foul #1 on Derrick Rust, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Michael Anderson (PG), Brandon Baptiste (SG), Jeffrey Kendall (PF) Jason Delong, Anthony Osterman, Thomas Lechner | |
| Subs | Rice | David Young (SG), James Pearson (PF) Derrick Rust, Victor Black | |
| 15:19 | Georgia State | Sean Akin makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:19 | Georgia State | Sean Akin makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:58 | Rice | David Young can't finish the layup but the foul's on Michael Anderson - foul #1 on Michael Anderson, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Georgia State | John Parrino (SF) Sean Akin | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Reginald Eller (SF), William Sedillo (C) Bradford Nelson, Robert Negri, Thomas Banks | |
| 14:58 | Rice | David Young misses the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:58 | Rice | David Young misses the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:58 | Georgia State | Donald Goetz gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:43 | Georgia State | A charge is called on Brandon Baptiste - foul #1 on Brandon Baptiste, team foul #5 | 9-8 |
| 14:28 | Rice | David Young hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-8 |
| 14:26 | Rice | William Sedillo tips it home | 9-10 |
| 14:02 | Georgia State | Donald Goetz misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-10 |
| 14:00 | Rice | The rebound goes to Hiram Lyons | 9-10 |
| 13:39 | Rice | Reginald Eller travels with the ball | 9-10 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Jason Delong (PG), Anthony Osterman (SG), Sean Akin (SF), Thomas Lechner (PF), Rodney Vaillancourt (C) Michael Anderson, Brandon Baptiste, John Parrino, Jeffrey Kendall, Donald Goetz | |
| Subs | Rice | Bradford Nelson (PG), Robert Negri (SG), Derrick Rust (SF), Thomas Banks (PF), Victor Black (C) Hiram Lyons, David Young, Reginald Eller, James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| 13:31 | Georgia State | Sean Akin makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Jason Delong | 11-10 |
| 13:11 | Rice | Anthony Osterman is called for the reach on Derrick Rust - foul #1 on Anthony Osterman, team foul #6 | 11-10 |
| 12:59 | Rice | Thomas Banks is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 12:45 | Georgia State | Jason Delong misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-12 |
| 12:44 | Rice | Robert Negri grabs the board | 11-12 |
| 12:42 | Rice | Anthony Osterman is called for the reach on Bradford Nelson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Osterman, team foul #7 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Brandon Baptiste (SG) Anthony Osterman | |
| Subs | Rice | Reginald Eller (SF) Victor Black | |
| 12:42 | Rice | Bradford Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:42 | Rice | Bradford Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 12:31 | Georgia State | Brandon Baptiste hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Sean Akin and he's hacked by Reginald Eller - foul #2 on Reginald Eller, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Jeffrey Kendall (PF) Rodney Vaillancourt | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Victor Black (C) Bradford Nelson, Reginald Eller | |
| 12:31 | Georgia State | Brandon Baptiste misses the free throw | 13-14 |
| 12:31 | Rice | Thomas Banks gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 12:29 | Rice | Jason Delong is called for the reach on Hiram Lyons in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Delong, team foul #8 | 13-14 |
| 12:29 | Rice | Hiram Lyons misses the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 12:29 | Georgia State | Jeffrey Kendall snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 12:07 | Georgia State | Thomas Lechner buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 15-14 |
| 12:04 | Rice | Robert Negri's pass is intercepted by Sean Akin in the backcourt | 15-14 |
| 11:50 | Georgia State | Brandon Baptiste is fouled on the floor by Thomas Banks - foul #1 on Thomas Banks, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Michael Anderson (PG), John Parrino (SF), Donald Goetz (C) Jason Delong, Sean Akin, Thomas Lechner | |
| Subs | Rice | David Young (SG), Bob Lytle (SF), James Pearson (PF), William Sedillo (C) Robert Negri, Derrick Rust, Thomas Banks, Victor Black | |
| Lineup | Georgia State | PG - Michael Anderson (fresh) SG - Brandon Baptiste (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Parrino (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Kendall (fairly fresh) C - Donald Goetz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Young (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bob Lytle (fresh) PF - James Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Georgia State | John Parrino's floater is knocked away by William Sedillo | 15-14 |
| 11:37 | Georgia State | Donald Goetz pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 11:18 | Georgia State | John Parrino misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Pearson - foul #2 on James Pearson, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Rodney Vaillancourt (PF) Jeffrey Kendall | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Negri (PF) James Pearson | |
| 11:18 | Georgia State | John Parrino makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 11:18 | Georgia State | John Parrino makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 11:05 | Rice | David Young can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-14 |
| 11:04 | Georgia State | Rodney Vaillancourt grabs the defensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 10:46 | Georgia State | John Parrino clanks a runner from close range | 17-14 |
| 10:44 | Rice | Robert Negri pulls down the rebound | 17-14 |
| 10:37 | Rice | David Young knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-17 |
| 10:18 | Georgia State | Donald Goetz hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 17-17 |
| 10:16 | Rice | William Sedillo grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 10:05 | Rice | Rodney Vaillancourt steals the ball from William Sedillo | 17-17 |
| 09:45 | Georgia State | Michael Anderson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donald Goetz | 19-17 |
| 09:22 | Rice | William Sedillo is fouled on the floor by Donald Goetz - foul #1 on Donald Goetz, team foul #9 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Jason Delong (PG), Sean Akin (SF), Jeffrey Kendall (PF), Thomas Lechner (C) Michael Anderson, John Parrino, Rodney Vaillancourt, Donald Goetz | |
| Subs | Rice | Bradford Nelson (PG), Derrick Rust (SF), Thomas Banks (PF) Hiram Lyons, Bob Lytle, Robert Negri | |
| 09:22 | Rice | William Sedillo makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 09:22 | Rice | William Sedillo makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 09:12 | Georgia State | Sean Akin is hacked by Derrick Rust - foul #2 on Derrick Rust, team foul #7 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Georgia State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Negri (SF), Victor Black (C) Derrick Rust, William Sedillo | |
| 09:12 | Georgia State | Sean Akin makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 09:12 | Georgia State | Sean Akin makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 08:53 | Rice | David Young knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Banks | 21-22 |
| 08:40 | Georgia State | Jason Delong misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Bradford Nelson - foul #1 on Bradford Nelson, team foul #8 | 21-22 |
| 08:40 | Georgia State | Jason Delong makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 08:40 | Georgia State | Jason Delong misses the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 08:40 | Rice | Thomas Banks grabs the board | 22-22 |
| 08:23 | Rice | David Young's layup is rejected by Jeffrey Kendall | 22-22 |
| 08:21 | Georgia State | Sean Akin pulls down the rebound | 22-22 |
| 08:08 | Georgia State | Jason Delong double dribbles | 22-22 |
| 08:04 | Rice | Brandon Baptiste is called for the reach on Robert Negri in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brandon Baptiste, team foul #10 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Michael Anderson (SG) Brandon Baptiste | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:04 | Rice | Robert Negri makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 08:04 | Rice | Robert Negri makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 07:46 | Georgia State | Jason Delong clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-24 |
| 07:45 | Georgia State | Jeffrey Kendall misses the tip | 22-24 |
| 07:43 | Rice | Bradford Nelson snags the defensive board | 22-24 |
| Lineup | Georgia State | PG - Jason Delong (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sean Akin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Kendall (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Lechner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bradford Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Young (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Robert Negri (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Banks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Black (fresh) | |
| 07:39 | Rice | Victor Black misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 22-24 |
| 07:37 | Rice | David Young tips it but misses | 22-24 |
| 07:36 | Georgia State | Sean Akin grabs the defensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 07:30 | Georgia State | Jason Delong knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Michael Anderson | 24-24 |
| 07:14 | Rice | Bradford Nelson hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Robert Negri | 24-26 |
| 06:50 | Georgia State | Sean Akin connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-26 |
| 06:40 | Rice | Victor Black drills a jumper from the left block | 27-28 |
| 06:36 | Georgia State | Jason Delong buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Michael Anderson | 29-28 |
| 06:16 | Rice | David Young misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-28 |
| 06:15 | Georgia State | Thomas Lechner gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 05:59 | Georgia State | Jeffrey Kendall throws it down set up by Michael Anderson and the foul's on David Young - foul #1 on David Young, team foul #9 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Donald Goetz (C) Thomas Lechner | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Bob Lytle (SF), William Sedillo (C) Bradford Nelson, Robert Negri, Victor Black | |
| 05:59 | Georgia State | Jeffrey Kendall makes the free throw | 32-28 |
| 05:38 | Rice | Hiram Lyons misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jason Delong - foul #2 on Jason Delong, team foul #11 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Anthony Osterman (SG), John Parrino (SF), Rodney Vaillancourt (PF) Jason Delong, Sean Akin, Jeffrey Kendall | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:38 | Rice | Hiram Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 05:38 | Rice | Hiram Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 05:17 | Georgia State | Michael Anderson misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-30 |
| 05:16 | Rice | William Sedillo grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 05:14 | Rice | Hiram Lyons is hacked by Michael Anderson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Anderson, team foul #12 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Kevin Black (SG) Michael Anderson | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Negri (PF) Thomas Banks | |
| 05:14 | Rice | Hiram Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 05:14 | Rice | Hiram Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 04:59 | Georgia State | Donald Goetz clanks a jumper from the right side | 32-32 |
| 04:58 | Rice | William Sedillo gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 04:35 | Rice | Bob Lytle loses the ball out of bounds | 32-32 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Sean Akin (SF), Thomas Lechner (PF) John Parrino, Rodney Vaillancourt | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:17 | Georgia State | Donald Goetz is whistled for traveling | 32-32 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Brandon Baptiste (SG) Kevin Black | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Banks (PF) David Young | |
| 03:59 | Rice | William Sedillo drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Negri | 32-34 |
| 03:40 | Georgia State | The short jumper by Thomas Lechner is denied by William Sedillo | 32-34 |
| 03:38 | Georgia State | Thomas Lechner tips it home | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Georgia State | PG - Anthony Osterman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brandon Baptiste (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Sean Akin (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Lechner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Goetz (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bob Lytle (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Negri (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Banks (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Sedillo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:27 | Rice | Hiram Lyons misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-34 |
| 03:26 | Rice | William Sedillo hits the follow up shot | 34-36 |
| 03:10 | Georgia State | Bob Lytle steps in front of the Donald Goetz pass | 34-36 |
| 03:07 | Rice | Bob Lytle slams it home | 34-38 |
| 02:49 | Georgia State | Anthony Osterman is hacked by Hiram Lyons - foul #1 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #10 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Jason Delong (PG), Kevin Black (SG), Jeffrey Kendall (PF) Brandon Baptiste, Sean Akin, Thomas Lechner | |
| Subs | Rice | Bradford Nelson (PG), Derrick Rust (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), James Pearson (PF) Hiram Lyons, Bob Lytle, Robert Negri, Thomas Banks | |
| 02:49 | Georgia State | Anthony Osterman makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 02:49 | Georgia State | Anthony Osterman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 02:33 | Rice | Reginald Eller can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 02:32 | Georgia State | Jeffrey Kendall pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 02:28 | Georgia State | Kevin Black misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 02:27 | Rice | William Sedillo grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 01:58 | Rice | Derrick Rust drills a 3 from the right corner | 36-41 |
| 01:39 | Georgia State | Jason Delong is hacked by Reginald Eller - foul #3 on Reginald Eller, team foul #11 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Brandon Baptiste (SG), John Parrino (SF), Rodney Vaillancourt (PF), Thomas Lechner (C) Kevin Black, Anthony Osterman, Jeffrey Kendall, Donald Goetz | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Pitts (PG), David Young (SG), Victor Black (C) Bradford Nelson, Reginald Eller, William Sedillo | |
| 01:39 | Georgia State | Jason Delong makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 01:39 | Georgia State | Jason Delong makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 01:15 | Rice | James Pearson is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 01:13 | Georgia State | John Parrino pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 01:06 | Georgia State | Rodney Vaillancourt misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 01:04 | Georgia State | Thomas Lechner gets the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 00:37 | Georgia State | Derrick Rust picks off the pass by Brandon Baptiste | 38-41 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Derrick Rust's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-41 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Sean Akin (SF) Rodney Vaillancourt | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG) Thomas Pitts | |
| 00:20 | Georgia State | Jason Delong loses the dribble to Victor Black | 38-41 |
| 00:02 | Rice | John Parrino swats the shot by David Young | 38-41 |
| 00:01 | Georgia State | John Parrino snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 00:00 | Georgia State | John Parrino misses short on a fullcourt shot | 38-41 |