| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Thomas Mann (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Stainbrook (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Waters (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Isaac Raposa (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ronald Sander (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nelson Hulett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Lapoint (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - John Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Arnold (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Gary Lapoint inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Rice | John Wilson comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 29-31 |
| 19:32 | Nevada | David Waters snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 19:11 | Nevada | Paul Walsh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-31 |
| 19:02 | Rice | Nelson Hulett is hacked by David Waters - foul #2 on David Waters, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 18:49 | Rice | Ronald Sander hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-31 |
| 18:47 | Nevada | Paul Walsh grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 18:36 | Nevada | David Waters can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Wilson - foul #1 on John Wilson, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 18:36 | Nevada | David Waters makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 18:36 | Nevada | David Waters misses the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 18:36 | Rice | Andrew Arnold gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 18:07 | Rice | John Wilson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 18:05 | Nevada | Thomas Mann grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 17:54 | Nevada | Isaac Raposa knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 17:41 | Rice | John Wilson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 17:40 | Rice | Nelson Hulett pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Andrew Arnold's pass is intercepted by David Waters | 33-31 |
| 17:07 | Nevada | Thomas Mann misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-31 |
| 17:05 | Rice | Nelson Hulett grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 16:43 | Rice | Gary Lapoint misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 33-31 |
| 16:42 | Nevada | David Waters grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 16:21 | Nevada | Isaac Raposa misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 16:19 | Nevada | David Waters hits the follow up shot | 35-31 |
| 15:56 | Rice | Nelson Hulett connects on the floater from the left block set up by Ronald Sander and the foul's on Thomas Mann - foul #1 on Thomas Mann, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Nevada | Christopher Johnson (PG), Anthony Slack (SG), Michael Lamb (SF), Stephen Thornton (PF), Lloyd Barrientos (C) Thomas Mann, Paul Walsh, Thomas Stainbrook, David Waters, Isaac Raposa | |
| Subs | Rice | Donovan Myers (PG), Joseph Pickering (SF), Gregory Welch (PF), Fred Hayes (C) Ronald Sander, Gary Lapoint, John Wilson, Andrew Arnold | |
| 15:56 | Rice | Nelson Hulett makes the free throw | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Anthony Slack (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Lamb (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Thornton (fresh) C - Lloyd Barrientos (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donovan Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Nelson Hulett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Pickering (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Welch (fresh) C - Fred Hayes (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Nevada | Stephen Thornton comes up short on the floater from the left side | 35-34 |
| 15:38 | Rice | Fred Hayes gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 15:32 | Rice | Nelson Hulett misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 35-34 |
| 15:30 | Rice | Joseph Pickering tips it home | 35-36 |
| 15:12 | Nevada | Michael Lamb misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 15:11 | Rice | Donovan Myers grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Joseph Pickering makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Donovan Myers | 35-39 |
| 14:35 | Nevada | Michael Lamb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-39 |
| Subs | Nevada | Paul Walsh (SG) Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Tallent (SG), John Wilson (PF) Nelson Hulett, Gregory Welch | |
| 14:15 | Rice | Daniel Tallent clanks a jumper from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 14:13 | Rice | Fred Hayes pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 14:08 | Rice | Joseph Pickering misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-39 |
| 14:07 | Rice | Daniel Tallent pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 13:54 | Rice | Donovan Myers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-39 |
| Subs | Nevada | Thomas Mann (PG), Isaac Raposa (C) Anthony Slack, Lloyd Barrientos | |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Sander (SG), Andrew Arnold (C) Daniel Tallent, Fred Hayes | |
| 13:39 | Nevada | Paul Walsh can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 13:37 | Rice | Donovan Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 13:33 | Rice | Ronald Sander hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-39 |
| 13:32 | Rice | Ronald Sander grabs the offensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 13:13 | Rice | Joseph Pickering comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Lamb - foul #2 on Michael Lamb, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Nevada | Thomas Stainbrook (SF), David Waters (PF) Michael Lamb, Stephen Thornton | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:13 | Rice | Joseph Pickering makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 13:13 | Rice | Joseph Pickering misses the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 13:13 | Nevada | Isaac Raposa pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 12:57 | Nevada | Thomas Stainbrook's floater is knocked away by Joseph Pickering | 35-40 |
| 12:56 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Wilson | 35-40 |
| 12:36 | Rice | Ronald Sander is whistled for traveling | 35-40 |
| Subs | Nevada | Anthony Slack (SG) Paul Walsh | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Tallent (SG), Gary Lapoint (SF), Fred Hayes (PF) Donovan Myers, Joseph Pickering, John Wilson | |
| 12:33 | Nevada | Thomas Mann is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Sander - foul #3 on Ronald Sander, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| 12:19 | Nevada | Isaac Raposa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-40 |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Lamb (SG), Lloyd Barrientos (C) Thomas Mann, Isaac Raposa | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:00 | Rice | Daniel Tallent makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Fred Hayes and he's hacked by Michael Lamb - foul #3 on Michael Lamb, team foul #4 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Nevada | Stephen Thornton (C) Lloyd Barrientos | |
| Subs | Rice | Nelson Hulett (SG) Ronald Sander | |
| 12:00 | Rice | Daniel Tallent makes the free throw | 35-43 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Anthony Slack (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Lamb (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Stainbrook (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Waters (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Stephen Thornton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Tallent (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Nelson Hulett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Lapoint (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - Fred Hayes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Andrew Arnold (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Nevada | Michael Lamb clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 11:41 | Nevada | Stephen Thornton hits the follow up shot | 37-43 |
| 11:25 | Rice | Nelson Hulett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-43 |
| 11:23 | Rice | Fred Hayes tips it but misses | 37-43 |
| 11:21 | Rice | Daniel Tallent misses the tip | 37-43 |
| 11:19 | Nevada | Michael Lamb gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 11:11 | Nevada | Stephen Thornton loses the ball out of bounds | 37-43 |
| Subs | Nevada | Thomas Mann (PG), Paul Walsh (SG), Isaac Raposa (C) Anthony Slack, Thomas Stainbrook, David Waters | |
| Subs | Rice | Donovan Myers (PG), John Wilson (PF) Daniel Tallent, Andrew Arnold | |
| 10:55 | Rice | Gary Lapoint drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Donovan Myers | 37-45 |
| 10:49 | Nevada | Isaac Raposa hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Stephen Thornton | 39-45 |
| 10:33 | Rice | Nelson Hulett drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Donovan Myers | 39-48 |
| 10:16 | Nevada | Isaac Raposa misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Donovan Myers - foul #4 on Donovan Myers, team foul #3 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Nevada | William Grenier (SF) Michael Lamb | |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Sander (PG) Donovan Myers | |
| 10:16 | Nevada | Isaac Raposa makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 10:16 | Nevada | Isaac Raposa misses the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 10:16 | Rice | Fred Hayes grabs the board | 40-48 |
| 10:07 | Rice | John Wilson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gary Lapoint | 40-50 |
| 09:49 | Nevada | Gary Lapoint is called for the reach on Isaac Raposa - foul #1 on Gary Lapoint, team foul #4 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Nevada | Thomas Stainbrook (SF), David Waters (PF) William Grenier, Stephen Thornton | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Tallent (SG), Joseph Pickering (SF), Andrew Arnold (C) Nelson Hulett, Gary Lapoint, Fred Hayes | |
| 09:31 | Nevada | Thomas Mann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-50 |
| Subs | Nevada | Anthony Slack (PG), Lloyd Barrientos (C) Thomas Mann, Isaac Raposa | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:08 | Rice | Daniel Tallent comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-50 |
| 09:07 | Rice | Andrew Arnold tips it home | 40-52 |
| 08:49 | Nevada | Anthony Slack is fouled on the floor by Ronald Sander - foul #4 on Ronald Sander, team foul #5 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Rice | Bruce Bujarski (SG), Gregory Welch (PF) Ronald Sander, John Wilson | |
| 08:35 | Nevada | Paul Walsh misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-52 |
| 08:33 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gregory Welch | 40-52 |
| 08:26 | Rice | Bruce Bujarski clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-52 |
| 08:25 | Nevada | Lloyd Barrientos gets the rebound | 40-52 |
| 08:14 | Nevada | Joseph Pickering steals the ball from Paul Walsh | 40-52 |
| 07:56 | Rice | Daniel Tallent is fouled on the floor by Anthony Slack - foul #1 on Anthony Slack, team foul #5 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Nevada | Thomas Mann (PG), Michael Lamb (SF), Stephen Thornton (PF), Isaac Raposa (C) Paul Walsh, Thomas Stainbrook, David Waters, Lloyd Barrientos | |
| Subs | Rice | Donovan Myers (PG), Nelson Hulett (SG), Gary Lapoint (SF), Fred Hayes (PF) Daniel Tallent, Bruce Bujarski, Gregory Welch, Andrew Arnold | |
| 07:46 | Rice | Gary Lapoint misses short on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Thomas Mann - foul #2 on Thomas Mann, team foul #6 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Wilson (PF) Joseph Pickering | |
| 07:46 | Rice | Gary Lapoint makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 07:46 | Rice | Gary Lapoint misses the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 07:46 | Nevada | Stephen Thornton snags the defensive board | 40-53 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Thomas Mann (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Slack (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Lamb (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Isaac Raposa (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donovan Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Nelson Hulett (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Lapoint (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. PF - John Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Fred Hayes (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Nevada | Thomas Mann is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Thomas Mann, team foul #7 | 40-53 |
| 07:18 | Rice | Nelson Hulett blows the layup | 40-53 |
| 07:17 | Nevada | Isaac Raposa grabs the board | 40-53 |
| 07:13 | Nevada | Thomas Mann drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Lamb | 42-53 |
| 06:54 | Rice | Donovan Myers is fouled on the floor by Anthony Slack - foul #2 on Anthony Slack, team foul #8 | 42-53 |
| 06:54 | Rice | Donovan Myers misses the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 06:54 | Nevada | Stephen Thornton snags the defensive board | 42-53 |
| 06:36 | Nevada | Anthony Slack can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-53 |
| 06:34 | Nevada | Isaac Raposa snags the offensive board | 42-53 |
| 06:16 | Nevada | Stephen Thornton makes the jumper from the left side | 44-53 |
| 05:58 | Rice | Anthony Slack is called for the reach on Nelson Hulett - foul #3 on Anthony Slack, team foul #9 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Nevada | Christopher Johnson (PG), Paul Walsh (SG), Thomas Stainbrook (SF), David Waters (PF) Thomas Mann, Anthony Slack, Michael Lamb, Isaac Raposa | |
| Subs | Rice | Andrew Arnold (C) John Wilson | |
| 05:58 | Rice | Nelson Hulett makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 05:58 | Rice | Nelson Hulett makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 05:40 | Nevada | Thomas Stainbrook hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from David Waters | 47-55 |
| 05:18 | Rice | Donovan Myers clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-55 |
| 05:17 | Nevada | Stephen Thornton snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| 04:50 | Nevada | The jumper by David Waters is denied by Andrew Arnold | 47-55 |
| 04:48 | Rice | Fred Hayes snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| 04:25 | Rice | Nelson Hulett hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 47-55 |
| 04:23 | Rice | Nelson Hulett grabs the offensive board | 47-55 |
| 04:13 | Rice | Nelson Hulett can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 47-55 |
| 04:11 | Rice | Gary Lapoint tips it in | 47-57 |
| 03:57 | Nevada | David Waters can't connect on a shot from the right side | 47-57 |
| 03:56 | Rice | Andrew Arnold snags the defensive board | 47-57 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Rice | Gary Lapoint drills a shot from the left block | 47-59 |
| 03:38 | Nevada | Nevada calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-59 |
| Subs | Nevada | Thomas Mann (PG), Isaac Raposa (C) Christopher Johnson, Stephen Thornton | |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Sander (SF), John Wilson (PF) Gary Lapoint, Fred Hayes | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Thomas Mann (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Stainbrook (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Waters (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Isaac Raposa (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donovan Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Nelson Hulett (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Sander (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - John Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Arnold (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Nevada | Thomas Stainbrook misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 47-59 |
| 03:23 | Nevada | David Waters tips it back up and in | 49-59 |
| 02:54 | Rice | Nelson Hulett clanks a jumper from the left wing | 49-59 |
| 02:53 | Nevada | Isaac Raposa pulls down the rebound | 49-59 |
| 02:32 | Nevada | David Waters knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:26 | Rice | Nelson Hulett misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-59 |
| 02:25 | Nevada | Thomas Stainbrook pulls down the rebound | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:21 | Nevada | Paul Walsh drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Thomas Mann | 55-59 |
| 02:02 | Rice | Donovan Myers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-59 |
| 02:00 | Nevada | David Waters snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| 01:42 | Nevada | Thomas Stainbrook hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-59 |
| 01:41 | Rice | John Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 01:31 | Rice | Andrew Arnold can't finish the layup | 55-59 |
| 01:29 | Nevada | The rebound goes to David Waters | 55-59 |
| 01:17 | Nevada | Paul Walsh misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 55-59 |
| 01:15 | Nevada | Isaac Raposa hits the follow up shot | 57-59 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Nelson Hulett scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Andrew Arnold | 57-61 |
| 00:49 | Nevada | David Waters can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 57-61 |
| 00:47 | Rice | John Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Rice | Thomas Mann is called for the reach on John Wilson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Mann, team foul #10 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Lapoint (SF) Ronald Sander | |
| 00:46 | Rice | John Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:46 | Rice | John Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Nevada | Thomas Stainbrook connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Isaac Raposa | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Rice | John Wilson misses the dunk attempt | 60-63 |
| 00:14 | Nevada | Isaac Raposa grabs the defensive rebound | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Nevada | Paul Walsh hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-63 |
| 00:00 | Nevada | Isaac Raposa pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-63 |