| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Robert Dudley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Leitner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Paul Marvel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Brian Gooding (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jody Shelley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gary Cherry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Payne (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Rhine (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eric Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. C - Phillip Block (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Matthew Rhine inbounds the ball | 49-36 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Rice | John Payne hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 49-36 |
| 19:30 | Rice | Eric Boyd tips it home | 49-38 |
| 19:05 | Memphis | Paul Marvel comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Matthew Rhine - foul #2 on Matthew Rhine, team foul #1 | 49-38 |
| 19:05 | Memphis | Paul Marvel makes the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 19:05 | Memphis | Paul Marvel misses the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 19:05 | Rice | Phillip Block snags the defensive board | 50-38 |
| 18:54 | Rice | John Payne makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Phillip Block | 50-41 |
| 18:46 | Memphis | Jody Shelley drills a jumper from the right block set up by Paul Marvel | 52-41 |
| 18:32 | Rice | Gary Cherry comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-41 |
| 18:30 | Memphis | Paul Marvel pulls down the rebound | 52-41 |
| 18:25 | Memphis | John Payne steals it from Paul Marvel | 52-41 |
| 18:21 | Rice | Matthew Rhine hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Payne | 52-43 |
| 18:05 | Memphis | Eric Boyd is called for the reach on Brian Gooding - foul #2 on Eric Boyd, team foul #2 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jacob Mae (PG), Leo Stevens (SG), Kurt Gould (SF), Clarence Dyer (PF), Norman Porter (C) Robert Dudley, James Leitner, Paul Marvel, Brian Gooding, Jody Shelley | |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (PG), Derek Meiners (SG), Michael Bologna (SF), Wayne Crawford (PF), Brian Alexander (C) Gary Cherry, John Payne, Matthew Rhine, Eric Boyd, Phillip Block | |
| 17:48 | Memphis | Jacob Mae misses short on a shot from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 17:46 | Rice | Wayne Crawford snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 17:29 | Rice | The short jumper by William Frailey is denied by Kurt Gould | 52-43 |
| 17:28 | Rice | Wayne Crawford gets the offensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 17:10 | Rice | William Frailey travels with the ball | 52-43 |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Marvel (SF) Clarence Dyer | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:54 | Memphis | Kurt Gould can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Wayne Crawford - foul #2 on Wayne Crawford, team foul #3 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Memphis | James Leitner (SG) Leo Stevens | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Burnett (PG), John Payne (SG) Derek Meiners, Wayne Crawford | |
| 16:54 | Memphis | Kurt Gould makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 16:54 | Memphis | Kurt Gould makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 16:52 | Rice | Norman Porter steals it from Charles Burnett in the backcourt | 54-43 |
| 16:34 | Memphis | James Leitner is hacked by John Payne - foul #2 on John Payne, team foul #4 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Dudley (PG) Jacob Mae | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Cherry (PG), Matthew Rhine (SF), Eric Boyd (PF), Phillip Block (C) Charles Burnett, William Frailey, Michael Bologna, Brian Alexander | |
| 16:22 | Memphis | James Leitner misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 54-43 |
| 16:20 | Memphis | Robert Dudley gets the offensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 16:14 | Memphis | Kurt Gould throws it down on a great pass from Paul Marvel | 56-43 |
| 15:57 | Rice | John Payne connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Paul Marvel - foul #4 on Paul Marvel, team foul #1 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Memphis | Leo Stevens (PG), Brian Gooding (PF), Jody Shelley (C) Robert Dudley, Paul Marvel, Norman Porter | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:57 | Rice | John Payne makes the free throw | 56-46 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Leo Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Leitner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Kurt Gould (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Gooding (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jody Shelley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gary Cherry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Payne (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Rhine (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eric Boyd (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Phillip Block (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Memphis | Jody Shelley connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Leo Stevens | 58-46 |
| 15:27 | Rice | Eric Boyd makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by John Payne | 58-49 |
| 15:10 | Memphis | James Leitner's floater is tipped away by Eric Boyd | 58-49 |
| 15:09 | Memphis | Kurt Gould hits the follow up shot | 60-49 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Eric Boyd comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-49 |
| 14:53 | Rice | Eric Boyd grabs the offensive board | 60-49 |
| 14:41 | Rice | Gary Cherry misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-49 |
| 14:40 | Memphis | Jody Shelley grabs the defensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 14:25 | Memphis | James Leitner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-49 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Dudley (PG), Jacob Mae (SG), Wei-Quo Hong (SF), Clarence Dyer (PF), Norman Porter (C) Leo Stevens, James Leitner, Kurt Gould, Brian Gooding, Jody Shelley | |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (PG), Derek Meiners (SG), Michael Bologna (SF), Wayne Crawford (PF), Brian Alexander (C) Gary Cherry, John Payne, Matthew Rhine, Eric Boyd, Phillip Block | |
| 14:07 | Rice | Wayne Crawford hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Brian Alexander | 60-51 |
| 13:59 | Memphis | Norman Porter hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Wei-Quo Hong | 62-51 |
| 13:42 | Rice | Derek Meiners hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-51 |
| 13:40 | Rice | Brian Alexander tips it back up and in | 62-53 |
| 13:20 | Memphis | Jacob Mae hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Wayne Crawford - foul #3 on Wayne Crawford, team foul #5 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Memphis | Leo Stevens (SG), Paul Marvel (SF), Brian Gooding (PF) Robert Dudley, Wei-Quo Hong, Clarence Dyer | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:20 | Memphis | Jacob Mae misses the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 13:20 | Memphis | Jacob Mae makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 12:57 | Rice | Derek Meiners scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-56 |
| 12:46 | Memphis | Norman Porter hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Jacob Mae and he's hacked by Wayne Crawford - foul #4 on Wayne Crawford, team foul #6 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Memphis | Wei-Quo Hong (SG) Jacob Mae | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Burnett (PG), John Payne (SG), Matthew Rhine (SF), Eric Boyd (PF), Phillip Block (C) William Frailey, Derek Meiners, Michael Bologna, Wayne Crawford, Brian Alexander | |
| 12:46 | Memphis | Norman Porter misses the free throw | 65-56 |
| 12:46 | Memphis | Norman Porter grabs the offensive board | 65-56 |
| 12:34 | Memphis | Norman Porter knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 67-56 |
| 12:32 | Rice | Wei-Quo Hong steps in front of the John Payne pass in the backcourt | 67-56 |
| 12:30 | Memphis | Leo Stevens can't finish the layup | 67-56 |
| 12:29 | Rice | Phillip Block pulls down the rebound | 67-56 |
| 12:09 | Rice | John Payne blows the layup | 67-56 |
| 12:07 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Paul Marvel | 67-56 |
| 12:03 | Memphis | Leo Stevens is hacked by John Payne - foul #3 on John Payne, team foul #7 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Memphis | James Leitner (SG), Kurt Gould (PF), Jody Shelley (C) Wei-Quo Hong, Brian Gooding, Norman Porter | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:03 | Memphis | Leo Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 12:03 | Memphis | Leo Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 11:45 | Rice | The jump hook by Phillip Block is blocked by Jody Shelley | 69-56 |
| 11:44 | Rice | Matthew Rhine can't tip it in | 69-56 |
| 11:43 | Rice | Matthew Rhine pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-56 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Leo Stevens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Leitner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Paul Marvel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - Kurt Gould (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Jody Shelley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Payne (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Rhine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Boyd (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Phillip Block (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Rice | Phillip Block is fouled on the floor by Jody Shelley - foul #1 on Jody Shelley, team foul #2 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Dudley (PG), Clarence Dyer (PF) Leo Stevens, Paul Marvel | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Cherry (PG), William Frailey (SG), Michael Bologna (SF), Brian Alexander (PF) Charles Burnett, John Payne, Matthew Rhine, Eric Boyd | |
| 11:13 | Rice | William Frailey banks in the layup and he's fouled by Robert Dudley - foul #1 on Robert Dudley, team foul #3 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Memphis | Norman Porter (SF) Kurt Gould | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:13 | Rice | William Frailey makes the free throw | 69-59 |
| 10:54 | Memphis | Jody Shelley banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Dudley | 71-59 |
| 10:51 | Rice | Brian Alexander throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-59 |
| Subs | Memphis | Wei-Quo Hong (SF) Jody Shelley | |
| Subs | Rice | Derek Meiners (SG) Phillip Block | |
| 10:41 | Memphis | Norman Porter is whistled for a carry | 71-59 |
| 10:39 | Rice | William Frailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-59 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Rice | Phillip Block (C) Brian Alexander | |
| 10:34 | Memphis | Phillip Block is called for the reach on Wei-Quo Hong - foul #3 on Phillip Block, team foul #8 | 71-59 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jacob Mae (SG) James Leitner | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:34 | Memphis | Wei-Quo Hong makes the 1st free throw | 72-59 |
| 10:34 | Memphis | Wei-Quo Hong makes the 2nd free throw | 73-59 |
| 10:12 | Rice | Derek Meiners is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Derek Meiners, team foul #9 | 73-59 |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Marvel (SF), Brian Gooding (PF), Ronnie Wilson (C) Robert Dudley, Clarence Dyer, Norman Porter | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Burnett (PG), Matthew Rhine (SF), Eric Boyd (PF) Gary Cherry, William Frailey, Michael Bologna | |
| 09:57 | Memphis | Brian Gooding is hacked by Matthew Rhine - foul #3 on Matthew Rhine, team foul #10 | 73-59 |
| Subs | Memphis | Kurt Gould (C) Ronnie Wilson | |
| Subs | Rice | John Payne (SG) Derek Meiners | |
| 09:57 | Memphis | Brian Gooding makes the 1st free throw | 74-59 |
| 09:57 | Memphis | Brian Gooding misses the 2nd free throw | 74-59 |
| 09:57 | Rice | Eric Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 74-59 |
| 09:40 | Rice | Kurt Gould steals it from Phillip Block | 74-59 |
| 09:34 | Memphis | Paul Marvel clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 74-59 |
| 09:33 | Rice | Eric Boyd gets the rebound | 74-59 |
| 09:27 | Rice | John Payne comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 74-59 |
| 09:25 | Memphis | Brian Gooding grabs the board | 74-59 |
| 09:19 | Memphis | Jacob Mae comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-59 |
| 09:18 | Rice | The rebound goes to Phillip Block | 74-59 |
| 09:11 | Rice | John Payne misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-59 |
| 09:10 | Memphis | Paul Marvel grabs the defensive rebound | 74-59 |
| 09:05 | Memphis | Paul Marvel hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Kurt Gould | 76-59 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:47 | Rice | Phillip Block comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 76-59 |
| 08:46 | Rice | Matthew Rhine grabs the offensive board | 76-59 |
| 08:35 | Rice | Eric Boyd hits the easy wide open finger roll | 76-61 |
| 08:20 | Memphis | Charles Burnett takes the ball from Jacob Mae | 76-61 |
| 08:13 | Rice | Eric Boyd lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Matthew Rhine | 76-63 |
| 07:47 | Memphis | Paul Marvel misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Eric Boyd - foul #3 on Eric Boyd, team foul #11 | 76-63 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Dudley (PG), James Leitner (SG), Norman Porter (PF), Jody Shelley (C) Jacob Mae, Wei-Quo Hong, Brian Gooding, Kurt Gould | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Cherry (PG), William Frailey (SG), Michael Bologna (SF), Wayne Crawford (PF), Brian Alexander (C) Charles Burnett, John Payne, Matthew Rhine, Eric Boyd, Phillip Block | |
| 07:47 | Memphis | Paul Marvel makes the 1st free throw | 77-63 |
| 07:47 | Memphis | Paul Marvel makes the 2nd free throw | 78-63 |
| 07:34 | Rice | Michael Bologna is whistled for traveling | 78-63 |
| Subs | Memphis | Clarence Dyer (PF) Paul Marvel | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Robert Dudley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Leitner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Norman Porter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Dyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jody Shelley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gary Cherry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Frailey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Bologna (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Brian Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Memphis | Wayne Crawford denies the turnaround by Jody Shelley | 78-63 |
| 07:25 | Memphis | Jody Shelley hits the follow up shot | 80-63 |
| 07:23 | Rice | Norman Porter is called for the reach on Gary Cherry in the backcourt - foul #2 on Norman Porter, team foul #4 | 80-63 |
| 07:13 | Rice | Michael Bologna makes the wide open shot in the lane set up by Gary Cherry | 80-65 |
| 07:07 | Memphis | Jody Shelley misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 80-65 |
| 07:05 | Memphis | Robert Dudley hits the follow up shot | 82-65 |
| 06:56 | Rice | Gary Cherry can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 82-65 |
| 06:54 | Memphis | Robert Dudley snags the defensive board | 82-65 |
| 06:49 | Memphis | Norman Porter misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Bologna - foul #1 on Michael Bologna, team foul #12 | 82-65 |
| 06:49 | Memphis | Norman Porter makes the 1st free throw | 83-65 |
| 06:49 | Memphis | Norman Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 84-65 |
| 06:32 | Rice | Brian Alexander lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Bologna and he's hacked by Clarence Dyer - foul #3 on Clarence Dyer, team foul #5 | 84-67 |
| Subs | Memphis | Leo Stevens (PG), Paul Marvel (SF), Brian Gooding (PF) Robert Dudley, Clarence Dyer, Jody Shelley | |
| Subs | Rice | Derek Meiners (SG) Wayne Crawford | |
| 06:32 | Rice | Brian Alexander misses the free throw | 84-67 |
| 06:32 | Memphis | Norman Porter gets the rebound | 84-67 |
| 06:27 | Memphis | Paul Marvel drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from James Leitner | 86-67 |
| 06:24 | Rice | Gary Cherry is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Cherry, team foul #13 | 86-67 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Rice | Justin Holcomb (PG), Eric Boyd (PF), Wayne Crawford (C) Gary Cherry, Michael Bologna, Brian Alexander | |
| 06:17 | Memphis | Leo Stevens double dribbles | 86-67 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Rice | Matthew Rhine (SF) William Frailey | |
| 06:04 | Rice | Eric Boyd comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Norman Porter - foul #3 on Norman Porter, team foul #6 | 86-67 |
| Subs | Memphis | Ronnie Wilson (C) Norman Porter | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Burnett (PG) Justin Holcomb | |
| 06:04 | Rice | Eric Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 86-68 |
| 06:04 | Rice | Eric Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 86-68 |
| 06:04 | Memphis | Brian Gooding snags the defensive board | 86-68 |
| 05:54 | Memphis | Ronnie Wilson's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Rhine | 86-68 |
| 05:52 | Rice | Charles Burnett pulls down the rebound | 86-68 |
| 05:40 | Rice | Wayne Crawford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 86-68 |
| 05:38 | Rice | Derek Meiners tips it in | 86-70 |
| 05:24 | Memphis | James Leitner can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Matthew Rhine - foul #4 on Matthew Rhine, team foul #14 | 86-70 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Dudley (PG), Clarence Dyer (PF), Jody Shelley (C) Leo Stevens, Brian Gooding, Ronnie Wilson | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Cherry (PG), John Payne (SG), Michael Bologna (SF), Brian Alexander (PF), Phillip Block (C) Charles Burnett, Derek Meiners, Matthew Rhine, Eric Boyd, Wayne Crawford | |
| 05:24 | Memphis | James Leitner makes the 1st free throw | 87-70 |
| 05:24 | Memphis | James Leitner misses the 2nd free throw | 87-70 |
| 05:24 | Rice | Brian Alexander snags the defensive board | 87-70 |
| 05:19 | Rice | Gary Cherry knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John Payne | 87-73 |
| 05:12 | Memphis | Clarence Dyer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 87-73 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jacob Mae (SG), Norman Porter (SF) James Leitner, Paul Marvel | |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (SF) Phillip Block | |
| 05:02 | Rice | Jody Shelley picks off the pass by Gary Cherry | 87-73 |
| 04:56 | Memphis | Jacob Mae connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Dudley | 90-73 |
| 04:43 | Rice | William Frailey misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 90-73 |
| 04:41 | Memphis | Jacob Mae pulls down the rebound | 90-73 |
| 04:36 | Memphis | William Frailey is called for the reach on Jacob Mae - foul #1 on William Frailey, team foul #15 | 90-73 |
| Subs | Memphis | Leo Stevens (SG), Paul Marvel (SF), Kurt Gould (PF) Robert Dudley, Clarence Dyer, Jody Shelley | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Burnett (PG), Eric Boyd (PF), Phillip Block (C) Gary Cherry, Michael Bologna, Brian Alexander | |
| 04:36 | Memphis | Jacob Mae makes the 1st free throw | 91-73 |
| 04:36 | Memphis | Jacob Mae misses the 2nd free throw | 91-73 |
| 04:36 | Rice | John Payne pulls down the rebound | 91-73 |
| 04:20 | Rice | William Frailey buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 91-76 |
| 04:08 | Memphis | Jacob Mae misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 91-76 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Charles Burnett grabs the defensive rebound | 91-76 |
| 03:52 | Rice | Phillip Block loses the ball out of bounds | 91-76 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Dudley (PG), Wei-Quo Hong (SF), Brian Gooding (PF), Ronnie Wilson (C) Jacob Mae, Paul Marvel, Kurt Gould, Norman Porter | |
| Subs | Rice | Derek Meiners (SG), Matthew Rhine (SF) John Payne, William Frailey | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Memphis | Robert Dudley misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 91-76 |
| 03:26 | Rice | Phillip Block gets the rebound | 91-76 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Robert Dudley (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leo Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Wei-Quo Hong (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian Gooding (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronnie Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Burnett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Derek Meiners (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Rhine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. PF - Eric Boyd (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Phillip Block (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Rice | Eric Boyd clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 91-76 |
| 03:18 | Rice | Matthew Rhine pulls down the offensive rebound | 91-76 |
| 03:06 | Rice | Phillip Block misses the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Ronnie Wilson - foul #1 on Ronnie Wilson, team foul #7 | 91-76 |
| Subs | Memphis | James Leitner (SG), Jody Shelley (C) Leo Stevens, Ronnie Wilson | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Cherry (PG), Michael Bologna (SF), Brian Alexander (PF) Charles Burnett, Matthew Rhine, Eric Boyd | |
| 03:06 | Rice | Phillip Block makes the 1st free throw | 91-77 |
| 03:06 | Rice | Phillip Block makes the 2nd free throw | 91-78 |
| 02:51 | Memphis | James Leitner misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Gary Cherry - foul #3 on Gary Cherry, team foul #16 | 91-78 |
| Subs | Memphis | Clarence Dyer (PF) Brian Gooding | |
| Subs | Rice | John Payne (SG), Wayne Crawford (C) Derek Meiners, Phillip Block | |
| 02:51 | Memphis | James Leitner misses the 1st free throw | 91-78 |
| 02:51 | Memphis | James Leitner misses the 2nd free throw | 91-78 |
| 02:51 | Rice | Wayne Crawford gets the rebound | 91-78 |
| 02:36 | Rice | Michael Bologna misses the runner from close range | 91-78 |
| 02:35 | Rice | Michael Bologna tips it in | 91-80 |
| 02:19 | Memphis | Gary Cherry takes the ball from Clarence Dyer | 91-80 |
| 02:16 | Rice | Gary Cherry can't finish the layup | 91-80 |
| 02:14 | Memphis | James Leitner snags the defensive board | 91-80 |
| 02:07 | Memphis | James Leitner buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Dudley | 93-80 |
| 01:49 | Rice | Brian Alexander loses the dribble to James Leitner | 93-80 |
| 01:36 | Memphis | James Leitner misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 93-80 |
| 01:35 | Memphis | Robert Dudley grabs the offensive board | 93-80 |
| 01:19 | Memphis | James Leitner is fouled on the floor by John Payne - foul #4 on John Payne, team foul #17 | 93-80 |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Marvel (SF), Brian Gooding (PF) Wei-Quo Hong, Clarence Dyer | |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (PG), Derek Meiners (SG) Gary Cherry, John Payne | |
| 01:19 | Memphis | James Leitner makes the 1st free throw | 94-80 |
| 01:19 | Memphis | James Leitner makes the 2nd free throw | 95-80 |
| 01:16 | Rice | James Leitner takes the ball from William Frailey in the backcourt | 95-80 |
| 01:01 | Memphis | Robert Dudley misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 95-80 |
| 01:00 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Gooding | 95-80 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Memphis | Robert Dudley misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 95-80 |
| 00:31 | Rice | William Frailey snags the defensive board | 95-80 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Rice | William Frailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 95-80 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Robert Dudley runs out the clock | 95-80 |