| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donovan Myers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nelson Hulett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Lapoint (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Arnold (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Arthur Tisdale (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Armand Conti (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Alston (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Irving Reiner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern | Dikembe Abdul inbounds the ball | 33-38 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Southern | Arthur Tisdale connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Armand Conti | 33-41 |
| 19:23 | Rice | Gary Lapoint comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-41 |
| 19:22 | Rice | Donovan Myers grabs the offensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 19:07 | Rice | Gary Lapoint loses the dribble to Arthur Tisdale | 33-41 |
| 19:03 | Southern | Arthur Tisdale lays it up and in | 33-43 |
| 18:52 | Rice | Andrew Arnold connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Nelson Hulett | 35-43 |
| 18:34 | Southern | Armand Conti is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Armand Conti, team foul #1 | 35-43 |
| 18:13 | Rice | Gary Lapoint blows the layup | 35-43 |
| 18:12 | Southern | The rebound goes to Arthur Tisdale | 35-43 |
| 18:08 | Southern | Dikembe Abdul knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Arthur Tisdale | 35-46 |
| 18:03 | Rice | Nelson Hulett double dribbles | 35-46 |
| 17:50 | Southern | Arthur Tisdale is whistled for a carry | 35-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Sander (SF) Gary Lapoint | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 17:28 | Rice | Armand Conti picks off the pass by Nelson Hulett | 35-46 |
| 17:10 | Southern | John Wilson picks off the pass by Dikembe Abdul | 35-46 |
| 16:54 | Rice | Nelson Hulett misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-46 |
| 16:53 | Southern | Edward Alston pulls down the rebound | 35-46 |
| 16:47 | Southern | Dikembe Abdul throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Tallent (SG), Joseph Pickering (SF), Gregory Welch (PF), Fred Hayes (C) Donovan Myers, Nelson Hulett, John Wilson, Andrew Arnold | |
| Subs | Southern | Baran Zerr (PG), Paki Ali (SG), Samuel Spencer (SF), Victor Behnke (PF), Matthew Mims (C) Arthur Tisdale, Armand Conti, Dikembe Abdul, Edward Alston, Irving Reiner | |
| 16:29 | Rice | Ronald Sander misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-46 |
| 16:27 | Southern | Victor Behnke pulls down the rebound | 35-46 |
| 16:20 | Southern | Baran Zerr misses short on a 3 from straight away | 35-46 |
| 16:19 | Rice | Daniel Tallent grabs the board | 35-46 |
| 15:57 | Rice | Daniel Tallent is fouled on the floor by Matthew Mims - foul #1 on Matthew Mims, team foul #2 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Lapoint (SF) Gregory Welch | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ronald Sander (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Daniel Tallent (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Lapoint (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Fred Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Pickering (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Baran Zerr (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paki Ali (fresh) SF - Samuel Spencer (fresh) PF - Victor Behnke (fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Mims (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Rice | Ronald Sander drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Daniel Tallent | 37-46 |
| 15:32 | Southern | Paki Ali buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Samuel Spencer | 37-48 |
| 15:16 | Rice | Joseph Pickering is fouled on the floor by Matthew Mims - foul #2 on Matthew Mims, team foul #3 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Bruce Bujarski (SG), John Wilson (PF) Ronald Sander, Joseph Pickering | |
| Subs | Southern | Arthur Tisdale (PG), Armand Conti (SG), Edward Alston (PF) Baran Zerr, Samuel Spencer, Victor Behnke | |
| 14:57 | Rice | John Wilson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on John Wilson, team foul #1 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Donovan Myers (PG), Nelson Hulett (SG), Andrew Arnold (C) Daniel Tallent, Bruce Bujarski, Fred Hayes | |
| Subs | Southern | Dikembe Abdul (SF) Paki Ali | |
| 14:38 | Southern | Armand Conti drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Arthur Tisdale | 37-51 |
| 14:14 | Rice | Nelson Hulett misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Armand Conti - foul #2 on Armand Conti, team foul #4 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern | Irving Reiner (C) Matthew Mims | |
| 14:14 | Rice | Nelson Hulett makes the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 14:14 | Rice | Nelson Hulett makes the 2nd free throw | 39-51 |
| 14:03 | Southern | Edward Alston scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Arthur Tisdale | 39-53 |
| 13:41 | Rice | Edward Alston swats the dunk try by Andrew Arnold | 39-53 |
| 13:39 | Southern | Irving Reiner gets the rebound | 39-53 |
| 13:23 | Southern | Edward Alston misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on John Wilson - foul #3 on John Wilson, team foul #2 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Sander (PG), Daniel Tallent (SG), Joseph Pickering (SF), Gregory Welch (PF), Fred Hayes (C) Donovan Myers, Nelson Hulett, Gary Lapoint, John Wilson, Andrew Arnold | |
| Subs | Southern | Paki Ali (SG), Victor Behnke (SF) Armand Conti, Dikembe Abdul | |
| 13:23 | Southern | Edward Alston misses the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 13:23 | Southern | Edward Alston misses the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 13:23 | Southern | Irving Reiner pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-53 |
| 13:13 | Southern | Arthur Tisdale hits a jumper from the right wing | 39-55 |
| 12:57 | Rice | Gregory Welch misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Arthur Tisdale - foul #1 on Arthur Tisdale, team foul #5 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern | Baran Zerr (SG) Edward Alston | |
| 12:57 | Rice | Gregory Welch makes the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 12:57 | Rice | Gregory Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 12:42 | Southern | Arthur Tisdale misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-55 |
| 12:40 | Rice | Gregory Welch grabs the board | 41-55 |
| 12:17 | Rice | Joseph Pickering misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 41-55 |
| 12:15 | Southern | Baran Zerr pulls down the rebound | 41-55 |
| 12:10 | Southern | Paki Ali comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Ronald Sander - foul #1 on Ronald Sander, team foul #3 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Nelson Hulett (SG), John Wilson (PF), Andrew Arnold (C) Daniel Tallent, Gregory Welch, Fred Hayes | |
| Subs | Southern | Armand Conti (SG), Dikembe Abdul (SF), Matthew Mims (C) Arthur Tisdale, Victor Behnke, Irving Reiner | |
| 12:10 | Southern | Paki Ali makes the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 12:10 | Southern | Paki Ali misses the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| 12:10 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Wilson | 41-56 |
| 11:45 | Rice | Ronald Sander makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Andrew Arnold | 43-56 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ronald Sander (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Nelson Hulett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Pickering (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Arnold (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Baran Zerr (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Armand Conti (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paki Ali (fresh) 3 pts. C - Matthew Mims (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Southern | Paki Ali knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Armand Conti | 43-59 |
| 11:13 | Rice | John Wilson misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-59 |
| 11:12 | Rice | Andrew Arnold can't tip it in | 43-59 |
| 11:11 | Southern | Matthew Mims grabs the defensive rebound | 43-59 |
| 11:04 | Southern | Dikembe Abdul clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 43-59 |
| 11:03 | Rice | Ronald Sander gets the rebound | 43-59 |
| 10:44 | Rice | Ronald Sander misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Baran Zerr - foul #1 on Baran Zerr, team foul #6 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Lapoint (SF), Fred Hayes (C) Joseph Pickering, Andrew Arnold | |
| Subs | Southern | Arthur Tisdale (PG), Andrew Delany (SG), Edward Alston (PF), Irving Reiner (C) Baran Zerr, Armand Conti, Paki Ali, Matthew Mims | |
| 10:44 | Rice | Ronald Sander misses the 1st free throw | 43-59 |
| 10:44 | Rice | Ronald Sander makes the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| 10:23 | Southern | Andrew Delany scores on a 3 from the right wing | 44-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:01 | Rice | Ronald Sander's pass is intercepted by Arthur Tisdale | 44-62 |
| 09:56 | Southern | Dikembe Abdul lays it up and in set up by Arthur Tisdale | 44-64 |
| 09:41 | Rice | Nelson Hulett's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Abdul | 44-64 |
| 09:37 | Southern | Ronald Sander steals the ball from Arthur Tisdale in the backcourt | 44-64 |
| 09:34 | Rice | Nelson Hulett lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ronald Sander | 46-64 |
| 09:18 | Southern | Arthur Tisdale comes up short on the shot in the paint | 46-64 |
| 09:17 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Delany | 46-64 |
| 08:58 | Southern | John Wilson steals it from Irving Reiner | 46-64 |
| 08:44 | Rice | Nelson Hulett buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Ronald Sander | 48-64 |
| 08:25 | Southern | Arthur Tisdale misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 48-64 |
| 08:23 | Southern | Dikembe Abdul grabs the offensive board | 48-64 |
| 08:08 | Southern | Dikembe Abdul clanks a 3 from straight away | 48-64 |
| 08:07 | Rice | John Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-64 |
| 08:02 | Rice | Gary Lapoint throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Donovan Myers (PG), Daniel Tallent (SG), Joseph Pickering (SF), Gregory Welch (PF), Andrew Arnold (C) Ronald Sander, Nelson Hulett, Gary Lapoint, John Wilson, Fred Hayes | |
| Subs | Southern | Baran Zerr (PG), Armand Conti (SG), Paki Ali (SF), Victor Behnke (PF), Matthew Mims (C) Arthur Tisdale, Andrew Delany, Dikembe Abdul, Edward Alston, Irving Reiner | |
| 07:49 | Southern | Paki Ali is hacked by Gregory Welch - foul #3 on Gregory Welch, team foul #4 | 48-64 |
| 07:43 | Southern | Baran Zerr scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Paki Ali | 48-66 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donovan Myers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Tallent (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Pickering (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gregory Welch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Arnold (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Baran Zerr (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Armand Conti (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paki Ali (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Victor Behnke (fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Mims (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Rice | Donovan Myers misses long on a shot from the left side | 48-66 |
| 07:22 | Southern | The rebound goes to Matthew Mims | 48-66 |
| 07:16 | Southern | Matthew Mims misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 48-66 |
| 07:15 | Rice | Daniel Tallent grabs the defensive rebound | 48-66 |
| 07:11 | Rice | A charge is called on Donovan Myers - foul #2 on Donovan Myers, team foul #5 | 48-66 |
| 06:55 | Southern | Joseph Pickering is called for the reach on Baran Zerr - foul #2 on Joseph Pickering, team foul #6 | 48-66 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern | Arthur Tisdale (PG), Edward Alston (PF) Baran Zerr, Victor Behnke | |
| 06:33 | Southern | Paki Ali comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 48-66 |
| 06:32 | Rice | Joseph Pickering snags the defensive board | 48-66 |
| 06:24 | Rice | Joseph Pickering's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Fred Hayes (PF) Gregory Welch | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 06:12 | Southern | Edward Alston makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Paki Ali | 48-69 |
| 06:04 | Rice | Daniel Tallent is hacked by Arthur Tisdale - foul #2 on Arthur Tisdale, team foul #7 | 48-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Lapoint (SF) Joseph Pickering | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 06:04 | Rice | Daniel Tallent misses the 1st free throw | 48-69 |
| 06:04 | Southern | Matthew Mims grabs the defensive rebound | 48-69 |
| 05:55 | Southern | Matthew Mims hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-69 |
| 05:53 | Southern | Edward Alston hits the follow up shot | 48-71 |
| 05:39 | Rice | Daniel Tallent connects on the floater from the left side | 50-71 |
| 05:23 | Southern | Arthur Tisdale misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-71 |
| 05:21 | Southern | Paki Ali grabs the offensive rebound | 50-71 |
| 05:09 | Southern | Paki Ali comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-71 |
| 05:08 | Rice | Andrew Arnold gets the rebound | 50-71 |
| 05:02 | Rice | Daniel Tallent can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 50-71 |
| 05:00 | Rice | Andrew Arnold snags the offensive board | 50-71 |
| 04:45 | Rice | Daniel Tallent can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-71 |
| 04:44 | Rice | Daniel Tallent grabs the offensive rebound | 50-71 |
| 04:36 | Rice | Donovan Myers is hacked by Armand Conti - foul #3 on Armand Conti, team foul #8 | 50-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Bruce Bujarski (SG), Joseph Pickering (SF), Brian Troxler (PF), Gregory Welch (C) Daniel Tallent, Gary Lapoint, Fred Hayes, Andrew Arnold | |
| Subs | Southern | Baran Zerr (PG), Andrew Delany (SG), Samuel Spencer (SF), Victor Behnke (PF) Arthur Tisdale, Armand Conti, Paki Ali, Edward Alston | |
| 04:36 | Rice | Donovan Myers makes the 1st free throw | 51-71 |
| 04:36 | Rice | Donovan Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 52-71 |
| 04:25 | Southern | Gregory Welch blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Victor Behnke | 52-71 |
| 04:23 | Rice | Donovan Myers snags the defensive board | 52-71 |
| 04:12 | Rice | Brian Troxler knocks in the turnaround from close range and he's fouled by Samuel Spencer - foul #1 on Samuel Spencer, team foul #9 | 54-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Nelson Hulett (SG) Bruce Bujarski | |
| Subs | Southern | Dikembe Abdul (SF), Irving Reiner (C) Samuel Spencer, Matthew Mims | |
| 04:12 | Rice | Brian Troxler makes the free throw | 55-71 |
| 03:51 | Southern | Victor Behnke misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-71 |
| 03:50 | Rice | Joseph Pickering grabs the board | 55-71 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Rice | Nelson Hulett connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Pickering | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donovan Myers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nelson Hulett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Pickering (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Brian Troxler (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gregory Welch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Baran Zerr (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Delany (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Victor Behnke (fresh) 2 reb. C - Irving Reiner (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Southern | Irving Reiner connects on the floater from the left block set up by Victor Behnke and he's fouled by Brian Troxler - foul #1 on Brian Troxler, team foul #7 | 57-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Tallent (PG), Ronald Sander (SF), John Wilson (PF) Donovan Myers, Brian Troxler, Gregory Welch | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 03:28 | Southern | Irving Reiner misses the free throw | 57-73 |
| 03:28 | Rice | John Wilson pulls down the rebound | 57-73 |
| 03:11 | Rice | John Wilson makes the shot from the left wing | 59-73 |
| 03:05 | Southern | Andrew Delany misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-73 |
| 03:03 | Southern | Dikembe Abdul snags the offensive board | 59-73 |
| 02:47 | Southern | Irving Reiner scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Baran Zerr | 59-75 |
| 02:40 | Rice | Daniel Tallent misses the 3 from the right corner | 59-75 |
| 02:38 | Southern | Victor Behnke gets the rebound | 59-75 |
| 02:20 | Southern | Baran Zerr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Bruce Bujarski (SF), Gregory Welch (PF), Fred Hayes (C) Nelson Hulett, John Wilson, Joseph Pickering | |
| Subs | Southern | Filiberto Rossi (PG), Paki Ali (SG), Samuel Spencer (SF), Matthew Mims (C) Baran Zerr, Andrew Delany, Dikembe Abdul, Irving Reiner | |
| 02:04 | Rice | Daniel Tallent hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Gregory Welch | 62-75 |
| 01:51 | Southern | Samuel Spencer connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Paki Ali | 62-77 |
| 01:28 | Rice | Samuel Spencer blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Bruce Bujarski | 62-77 |
| 01:26 | Southern | Victor Behnke pulls down the rebound | 62-77 |
| 01:19 | Southern | Filiberto Rossi comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 62-77 |
| 01:17 | Rice | Gregory Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 62-77 |
| 01:13 | Rice | Daniel Tallent loses the ball out of bounds | 62-77 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Pickering (SF) Bruce Bujarski | |
| Subs | Southern | Baran Zerr (PG) Filiberto Rossi | |
| 00:55 | Southern | Daniel Tallent steps in front of the Victor Behnke pass | 62-77 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Rice | Joseph Pickering comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-77 |
| 00:49 | Southern | Baran Zerr pulls down the rebound | 62-77 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Southern | Matthew Mims drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Samuel Spencer | 62-79 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Ronald Sander misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 62-79 |
| 00:34 | Southern | Paki Ali pulls down the rebound | 62-79 |
| 00:29 | Southern | Paki Ali drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Victor Behnke | 62-81 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Joseph Pickering misses long on a shot from the right side | 62-81 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Fred Hayes misses the tip | 62-81 |
| 00:20 | Southern | Baran Zerr snags the defensive board | 62-81 |
| 00:00 | Southern | Baran Zerr runs out the clock | 62-81 |