| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Thomas Cintron (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Lal (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Damien Turner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Fitch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Rafael Stansbury (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donovan Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nelson Hulett (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Sander (fresh) PF - John Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Arnold (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Damien Turner inbounds the ball | 22-27 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Andrew Arnold - foul #3 on Andrew Arnold, team foul #1 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Rice | Fred Hayes (C) Andrew Arnold | |
| 19:45 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 19:45 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 19:31 | Rice | Donovan Myers misses the 3 from the right wing | 24-27 |
| 19:30 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Hayes | 24-27 |
| 19:11 | Rice | John Wilson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 19:10 | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury pulls down the rebound | 24-27 |
| 19:04 | Arkansas | Damien Turner is fouled on the floor by Donovan Myers - foul #1 on Donovan Myers, team foul #2 | 24-27 |
| 18:46 | Arkansas | Damien Turner's pass is intercepted by Donovan Myers | 24-27 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Donovan Myers lays it up and in | 24-29 |
| 18:21 | Arkansas | Billy Lal lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas Cintron | 26-29 |
| 17:55 | Rice | Donovan Myers connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Damien Turner - foul #1 on Damien Turner, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| 17:55 | Rice | Donovan Myers makes the free throw | 26-32 |
| 17:40 | Arkansas | Billy Lal banks in the layup and he's hacked by Ronald Sander - foul #3 on Ronald Sander, team foul #3 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ernest Benjamin (PF) Damien Turner | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Tallent (PG), Joseph Pickering (SF) Donovan Myers, Ronald Sander | |
| 17:40 | Arkansas | Billy Lal makes the free throw | 29-32 |
| 17:33 | Rice | Robert Fitch denies the turnaround by Fred Hayes | 29-32 |
| 17:31 | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 17:19 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rafael Stansbury | 31-32 |
| 16:56 | Rice | John Wilson makes the jumper from the free throw line | 31-34 |
| 16:46 | Arkansas | Nelson Hulett is called for the reach on Ernest Benjamin - foul #2 on Nelson Hulett, team foul #4 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester (PG), James Shelton (SF), Albert Nash (C) Thomas Cintron, Robert Fitch, Rafael Stansbury | |
| Subs | Rice | Donovan Myers (PG), Bruce Bujarski (SF), Gregory Welch (PF) Nelson Hulett, John Wilson, Fred Hayes | |
| 16:36 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by James Shelton and the foul's on Donovan Myers - foul #2 on Donovan Myers, team foul #5 | 33-34 |
| 16:36 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester misses the free throw | 33-34 |
| 16:36 | Rice | Joseph Pickering pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 16:21 | Rice | Gregory Welch loses the dribble to Ronnie Hester | 33-34 |
| 16:09 | Arkansas | The short jumper by Billy Lal is denied by Joseph Pickering | 33-34 |
| 16:08 | Arkansas | Ernest Benjamin gets the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 15:51 | Arkansas | James Shelton connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Billy Lal | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ronnie Hester (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Billy Lal (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ernest Benjamin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert Nash (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donovan Myers (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Tallent (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Bujarski (fresh) PF - Gregory Welch (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Pickering (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Rice | Donovan Myers connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 35-36 |
| 15:20 | Arkansas | Albert Nash's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron (PG), Damien Turner (SF), Rafael Stansbury (C) Billy Lal, James Shelton, Albert Nash | |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Sander (PG), Gary Lapoint (SF), John Wilson (PF), Andrew Arnold (C) Donovan Myers, Bruce Bujarski, Gregory Welch, Joseph Pickering | |
| 15:07 | Rice | Gary Lapoint loses the dribble to Thomas Cintron | 35-36 |
| 15:02 | Arkansas | Damien Turner lays it up and in set up by Thomas Cintron | 37-36 |
| 14:48 | Rice | Gary Lapoint misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Ernest Benjamin - foul #2 on Ernest Benjamin, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Fitch (PF) Ernest Benjamin | |
| Subs | Rice | Nelson Hulett (SG) Daniel Tallent | |
| 14:48 | Rice | Gary Lapoint makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 14:48 | Rice | Gary Lapoint misses the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 14:48 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 14:29 | Arkansas | Damien Turner can't connect on a shot from the left block | 37-37 |
| 14:28 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch tips it home | 39-37 |
| 14:13 | Rice | The pull-up jumper by Ronald Sander is blocked by Damien Turner | 39-37 |
| 14:11 | Rice | John Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 13:53 | Rice | Nelson Hulett loses the dribble to Thomas Cintron | 39-37 |
| 13:26 | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 13:25 | Arkansas | Damien Turner hits the follow up shot | 41-37 |
| 13:04 | Rice | Gary Lapoint connects on the floater from the free throw line | 41-39 |
| 12:42 | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Ronnie Hester | 44-39 |
| 12:29 | Rice | Ronald Sander is fouled on the floor by Thomas Cintron - foul #1 on Thomas Cintron, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Lal (SG), James Shelton (SF), Ernest Benjamin (PF), Albert Nash (C) Ronnie Hester, Damien Turner, Robert Fitch, Rafael Stansbury | |
| Subs | Rice | Donovan Myers (PG), Daniel Tallent (SG), Joseph Pickering (SF), Gregory Welch (PF), Fred Hayes (C) Ronald Sander, Nelson Hulett, Gary Lapoint, John Wilson, Andrew Arnold | |
| 12:13 | Rice | Joseph Pickering drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Donovan Myers | 44-42 |
| 12:00 | Arkansas | James Shelton misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Donovan Myers - foul #3 on Donovan Myers, team foul #6 | 44-42 |
| 12:00 | Arkansas | James Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 12:00 | Arkansas | James Shelton misses the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 12:00 | Rice | Joseph Pickering grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 11:41 | Rice | Joseph Pickering knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Thomas Cintron (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billy Lal (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Shelton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ernest Benjamin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert Nash (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donovan Myers (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Tallent (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Pickering (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gregory Welch (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:28 | Arkansas | Billy Lal comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-45 |
| 11:27 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gregory Welch | 45-45 |
| 11:09 | Rice | Fred Hayes misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 11:07 | Arkansas | Ernest Benjamin gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 10:49 | Arkansas | Albert Nash scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Billy Lal and he's hacked by Fred Hayes - foul #2 on Fred Hayes, team foul #7 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Fitch (SF), Rafael Stansbury (C) Thomas Cintron, Ernest Benjamin | |
| Subs | Rice | Nelson Hulett (SG), Ronald Sander (SF), Andrew Arnold (C) Daniel Tallent, Joseph Pickering, Gregory Welch | |
| 10:49 | Arkansas | Albert Nash makes the free throw | 48-45 |
| 10:28 | Rice | Robert Fitch steps in front of the Fred Hayes pass | 48-45 |
| 10:23 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch lays it in | 50-45 |
| 09:59 | Rice | James Shelton steps in front of the Ronald Sander pass | 50-45 |
| 09:42 | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury is hacked by Fred Hayes - foul #3 on Fred Hayes, team foul #8 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester (PG), Damien Turner (SF) James Shelton, Albert Nash | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Lapoint (SF), John Wilson (PF) Donovan Myers, Fred Hayes | |
| 09:42 | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 09:42 | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 09:21 | Rice | Rafael Stansbury picks off the pass by Ronald Sander | 52-45 |
| 08:54 | Arkansas | Nelson Hulett steals the ball from Damien Turner | 52-45 |
| 08:41 | Rice | John Wilson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-45 |
| 08:39 | Rice | Gary Lapoint tips it home | 52-47 |
| 08:29 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Billy Lal and he's hacked by Ronald Sander - foul #4 on Ronald Sander, team foul #9 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Shelton (SG), Ernest Benjamin (PF) Billy Lal, Robert Fitch | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Tallent (PG), Bruce Bujarski (SG), Joseph Pickering (C) Ronald Sander, Nelson Hulett, Andrew Arnold | |
| 08:29 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester makes the free throw | 55-47 |
| 08:14 | Rice | John Wilson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-47 |
| 08:12 | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 07:58 | Arkansas | Ernest Benjamin's pass is intercepted by Gary Lapoint | 55-47 |
| 07:41 | Rice | John Wilson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Rafael Stansbury - foul #1 on Rafael Stansbury, team foul #4 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron (PG), Billy Lal (SG), Albert Nash (C) Ronnie Hester, Damien Turner, Rafael Stansbury | |
| Subs | Rice | Donovan Myers (PG), Fred Hayes (C) Bruce Bujarski, Gary Lapoint | |
| 07:41 | Rice | John Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 07:41 | Rice | John Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Thomas Cintron (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billy Lal (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Shelton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ernest Benjamin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Albert Nash (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donovan Myers (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Tallent (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Pickering (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Arkansas | Billy Lal lays it up and in on a great pass from James Shelton | 57-49 |
| 07:24 | Rice | Joseph Pickering is fouled on the floor by Albert Nash - foul #2 on Albert Nash, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| 07:09 | Rice | Donovan Myers misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 57-49 |
| 07:08 | Rice | Fred Hayes hits the follow up shot | 57-51 |
| 06:53 | Arkansas | Billy Lal is hacked by Joseph Pickering - foul #3 on Joseph Pickering, team foul #10 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Damien Turner (SF) James Shelton | |
| Subs | Rice | Nelson Hulett (SG), Andrew Arnold (C) Daniel Tallent, John Wilson | |
| 06:53 | Arkansas | Billy Lal makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 06:53 | Arkansas | Billy Lal makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 06:42 | Rice | Donovan Myers knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-54 |
| 06:26 | Arkansas | Billy Lal hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Pickering - foul #4 on Joseph Pickering, team foul #11 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Fitch (PF) Albert Nash | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Lapoint (SF) Joseph Pickering | |
| 06:26 | Arkansas | Billy Lal makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 06:26 | Arkansas | Billy Lal makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 06:07 | Rice | Gary Lapoint misses short on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Damien Turner - foul #2 on Damien Turner, team foul #6 | 61-54 |
| 06:07 | Rice | Gary Lapoint misses the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 06:07 | Rice | Gary Lapoint misses the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 06:07 | Rice | Andrew Arnold grabs the offensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 05:53 | Rice | Nelson Hulett clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Billy Lal - foul #1 on Billy Lal, team foul #7 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester (SG), James Shelton (SF), Rafael Stansbury (C) Billy Lal, Damien Turner, Ernest Benjamin | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Welch (PF) Fred Hayes | |
| 05:53 | Rice | Nelson Hulett misses the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 05:53 | Rice | Nelson Hulett misses the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 05:53 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester gets the rebound | 61-54 |
| 05:33 | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Andrew Arnold - foul #4 on Andrew Arnold, team foul #12 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Sander (PG), John Wilson (PF), Joseph Pickering (C) Donovan Myers, Gregory Welch, Andrew Arnold | |
| 05:33 | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 05:33 | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 05:07 | Rice | Joseph Pickering misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-54 |
| 05:05 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 04:53 | Arkansas | James Shelton comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 63-54 |
| 04:52 | Rice | Nelson Hulett gets the rebound | 63-54 |
| 04:32 | Rice | John Wilson loses the ball out of bounds | 63-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Lal (SG), Damien Turner (SF), Ernest Benjamin (PF), Albert Nash (C) Ronnie Hester, James Shelton, Robert Fitch, Rafael Stansbury | |
| Subs | Rice | Donovan Myers (PG), Andrew Arnold (C) Nelson Hulett, Gary Lapoint | |
| 04:17 | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 04:15 | Rice | Joseph Pickering grabs the board | 63-54 |
| 03:51 | Rice | Ronald Sander misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-54 |
| 03:49 | Arkansas | Damien Turner grabs the board | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:43 | Arkansas | Ernest Benjamin banks in the layup on a nice dish by Damien Turner | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Thomas Cintron (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billy Lal (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Damien Turner (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ernest Benjamin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Albert Nash (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donovan Myers (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Sander (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Joseph Pickering (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Arnold (fresh) 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:29 | Rice | Andrew Arnold is hacked by Albert Nash - foul #3 on Albert Nash, team foul #8 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester (PG), James Shelton (SG), Rafael Stansbury (C) Thomas Cintron, Billy Lal, Albert Nash | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Tallent (SG), Fred Hayes (PF) Joseph Pickering, John Wilson | |
| 03:29 | Rice | Andrew Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 03:29 | Rice | Andrew Arnold misses the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 03:29 | Arkansas | Ernest Benjamin grabs the defensive rebound | 65-55 |
| 03:05 | Arkansas | Damien Turner knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Ronnie Hester | 67-55 |
| 02:48 | Rice | Donovan Myers can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-55 |
| 02:47 | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury grabs the board | 67-55 |
| 02:47 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron (PG), Robert Fitch (PF) James Shelton, Ernest Benjamin | |
| Subs | Rice | Nelson Hulett (SG), Gary Lapoint (SF), John Wilson (PF) Daniel Tallent, Ronald Sander, Fred Hayes | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:28 | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron hits a 3 from the right corner | 70-55 |
| 02:11 | Rice | Nelson Hulett comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 70-55 |
| 02:09 | Rice | Andrew Arnold hits the follow up shot | 70-57 |
| 01:49 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch hits a jumper from the free throw line | 72-57 |
| 01:28 | Rice | Donovan Myers connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-60 |
| 00:59 | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Cintron | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Rice | John Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Lal (SG) Ronnie Hester | |
| 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 | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron dunks the ball set up by Robert Fitch | 76-60 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Daniel Tallent can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Billy Lal - foul #2 on Billy Lal, team foul #9 | 76-60 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Daniel Tallent misses the 1st free throw | 76-60 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Daniel Tallent misses the 2nd free throw | 76-60 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Gregory Welch snags the offensive board | 76-60 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Fred Hayes misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 76-60 |
| 00:19 | Arkansas | Damien Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 76-60 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron runs out the clock | 76-60 |