| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Frank Biggs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Beedle (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Eason (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lesley Vallo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney Croll (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Frank Stephenson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Livingston (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Scarlett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Casimir Balatinac (fresh) 3 reb. C - Henry Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Wayne Scarlett inbounds the ball | 37-32 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Rice | Michael Beedle steals it from Frank Stephenson in the backcourt | 37-32 |
| 19:45 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo lays it in on a nice dish by Frank Biggs and he's hacked by Henry Brown - foul #3 on Henry Brown, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Rice | Ron Washington (C) Henry Brown | |
| 19:45 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo misses the free throw | 39-32 |
| 19:45 | Rice | Brian Livingston pulls down the rebound | 39-32 |
| 19:30 | Rice | Ron Washington is hacked by Michael Beedle - foul #2 on Michael Beedle, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| 19:13 | Rice | Casimir Balatinac loses the dribble to Rodney Croll | 39-32 |
| 19:00 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Beedle drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Biggs | 42-32 |
| 18:37 | Rice | Brian Livingston comes up short on the 3 from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Beedle - foul #3 on Michael Beedle, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Conn (PG), Jeffery Jennings (SG), Glenn Phipps (C) Frank Biggs, Michael Beedle, Rodney Croll | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Hendricks (C) Casimir Balatinac | |
| 18:37 | Rice | Brian Livingston makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 18:37 | Rice | Brian Livingston makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 18:37 | Rice | Brian Livingston makes the 3rd free throw | 42-35 |
| 18:16 | Southern Mississippi | Ron Washington swats the layup by Lesley Vallo | 42-35 |
| 18:14 | Rice | Wayne Scarlett gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| 18:03 | Rice | The jump hook by Wayne Scarlett is blocked by Glenn Phipps | 42-35 |
| 18:01 | Southern Mississippi | Glenn Phipps grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 17:44 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Eason comes up short on the runner from close range | 42-35 |
| 17:43 | Rice | Wayne Scarlett pulls down the rebound | 42-35 |
| 17:40 | Rice | Wayne Scarlett is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 42-35 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Flatt (SF), Quentin Whisler (C) Mark Eason, Lesley Vallo | |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (PG), Charles Bissonnette (SG), Chase Bolen (SF), Pete Hartzog (C) Frank Stephenson, Brian Livingston, Wayne Scarlett, Ron Washington | |
| 17:27 | Southern Mississippi | Glenn Phipps blows the layup | 42-35 |
| 17:25 | Rice | Charles Hendricks grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 17:17 | Rice | Chase Bolen loses the ball out of bounds | 42-35 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs (PG) Lawrence Conn | |
| Subs | Rice | Casimir Balatinac (PF) Pete Hartzog | |
| 17:11 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-35 |
| 16:57 | Rice | Casimir Balatinac hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Charles Bissonnette and he's hacked by Jeffery Jennings - foul #1 on Jeffery Jennings, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Smith (SG), Rodney Croll (C) Jeffery Jennings, Glenn Phipps | |
| Subs | Rice | Pete Hartzog (C) Charles Hendricks | |
| 16:57 | Rice | Casimir Balatinac misses the free throw | 42-37 |
| 16:57 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Rodney Croll | 42-37 |
| 16:47 | Southern Mississippi | Chase Bolen is called for the reach on Frank Biggs - foul #1 on Chase Bolen, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| 16:30 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gary Smith and he's hacked by Pete Hartzog - foul #2 on Pete Hartzog, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| 16:30 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs makes the free throw | 45-37 |
| 16:28 | Rice | Casimir Balatinac is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 45-37 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David West (PG) Frank Biggs | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:16 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-37 |
| 16:14 | Southern Mississippi | William Flatt tips it in | 47-37 |
| 15:47 | Rice | Howard Reed misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 15:45 | Rice | Casimir Balatinac hits the follow up shot | 47-39 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David West (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Flatt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Quentin Whisler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Rodney Croll (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Howard Reed (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Bissonnette (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chase Bolen (fairly fresh) PF - Casimir Balatinac (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Pete Hartzog (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:17 | Southern Mississippi | William Flatt is fouled on the floor by Pete Hartzog - foul #3 on Pete Hartzog, team foul #4 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Conn (PG), Michael Beedle (SG), Mark Eason (SF), Lesley Vallo (PF), Glenn Phipps (C) David West, Gary Smith, William Flatt, Quentin Whisler, Rodney Croll | |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Brian Livingston (SG), Wayne Scarlett (SF), Charles Hendricks (PF), Henry Brown (C) Howard Reed, Charles Bissonnette, Chase Bolen, Casimir Balatinac, Pete Hartzog | |
| 15:00 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Beedle is hacked by Brian Livingston - foul #1 on Brian Livingston, team foul #5 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs (PG) Lawrence Conn | |
| Subs | Rice | Ron Washington (PF) Charles Hendricks | |
| 14:39 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Eason misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 47-39 |
| 14:37 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs misses the tip | 47-39 |
| 14:35 | Rice | Ron Washington grabs the board | 47-39 |
| 14:33 | Rice | Wayne Scarlett is hacked by Frank Biggs in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Biggs, team foul #4 | 47-39 |
| 14:17 | Rice | Wayne Scarlett misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 14:16 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Beedle pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 14:12 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Michael Beedle | 50-39 |
| 14:02 | Rice | Frank Stephenson is called for 10 seconds | 50-39 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Conn (PG) Frank Biggs | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Hendricks (PF) Ron Washington | |
| 13:44 | Southern Mississippi | Henry Brown swats the shot by Michael Beedle | 50-39 |
| 13:43 | Rice | Frank Stephenson grabs the board | 50-39 |
| 13:37 | Rice | Wayne Scarlett is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Conn - foul #2 on Lawrence Conn, team foul #5 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings (SG), Gary Smith (SF), Rodney Croll (C) Michael Beedle, Mark Eason, Glenn Phipps | |
| Subs | Rice | Carmelo Martinez (PG), Howard Reed (SF) Frank Stephenson, Wayne Scarlett | |
| 13:32 | Rice | Brian Livingston knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Carmelo Martinez | 50-42 |
| 13:16 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings double dribbles | 50-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bissonnette (SF), Pete Hartzog (C) Brian Livingston, Henry Brown | |
| 12:49 | Rice | Pete Hartzog is called for traveling | 50-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David West (PG) Gary Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:22 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Conn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 12:21 | Rice | Charles Bissonnette grabs the board | 50-42 |
| 12:09 | Rice | Pete Hartzog loses the dribble to Jeffery Jennings | 50-42 |
| 11:55 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo misses the easy layup | 50-42 |
| 11:54 | Rice | Charles Hendricks grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 11:40 | Rice | Howard Reed is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Carmelo Martinez | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David West (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Conn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Jennings (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lesley Vallo (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney Croll (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Howard Reed (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Carmelo Martinez (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charles Bissonnette (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Hendricks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Pete Hartzog (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:14 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo travels with the ball | 50-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs (PG), Michael Beedle (SG), Mark Eason (SF), Glenn Phipps (PF), Quentin Whisler (C) David West, Lawrence Conn, Jeffery Jennings, Lesley Vallo, Rodney Croll | |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Brian Livingston (SG), Wayne Scarlett (SF), Casimir Balatinac (PF), Henry Brown (C) Howard Reed, Carmelo Martinez, Charles Bissonnette, Charles Hendricks, Pete Hartzog | |
| 10:58 | Rice | Wayne Scarlett is whistled for a carry | 50-45 |
| 10:56 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Livingston is called for the reach on Frank Biggs in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Livingston, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| 10:43 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Eason misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 50-45 |
| 10:41 | Rice | Casimir Balatinac snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 10:26 | Rice | Henry Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 50-45 |
| 10:14 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Beedle makes the shot from the right wing set up by Frank Biggs | 52-45 |
| 10:09 | Rice | Wayne Scarlett misses the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Mark Eason - foul #2 on Mark Eason, team foul #6 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Rice | Ron Washington (C) Henry Brown | |
| 10:09 | Rice | Wayne Scarlett makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 10:09 | Rice | Wayne Scarlett makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 09:54 | Southern Mississippi | Glenn Phipps hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-47 |
| 09:34 | Rice | Ron Washington misses short on an open driving attempt in the paint | 54-47 |
| 09:33 | Rice | Ron Washington grabs the offensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 09:18 | Rice | Brian Livingston misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-47 |
| 09:16 | Rice | Frank Stephenson snags the offensive board | 54-47 |
| 08:55 | Rice | Frank Stephenson hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-47 |
| 08:54 | Southern Mississippi | Glenn Phipps snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 08:39 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 08:38 | Southern Mississippi | Glenn Phipps snags the offensive board | 54-47 |
| 08:32 | Southern Mississippi | Quentin Whisler is whistled for traveling | 54-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David West (PG), Jeffery Jennings (SG), William Flatt (SF), Lesley Vallo (PF), Rodney Croll (C) Frank Biggs, Michael Beedle, Mark Eason, Glenn Phipps, Quentin Whisler | |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (PG), Charles Bissonnette (SG), Chase Bolen (SF), Henry Brown (C) Frank Stephenson, Brian Livingston, Wayne Scarlett, Ron Washington | |
| 08:14 | Rice | Casimir Balatinac misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 54-47 |
| 08:12 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 07:54 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-47 |
| 07:52 | Southern Mississippi | William Flatt misses the tip | 54-47 |
| 07:51 | Rice | Charles Bissonnette gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| 07:48 | Rice | Howard Reed travels in the backcourt | 54-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Conn (PG) David West | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Hendricks (PF) Casimir Balatinac | |
| 07:33 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings hits the finger roll | 56-47 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Lawrence Conn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Jennings (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - William Flatt (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lesley Vallo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney Croll (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Howard Reed (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charles Bissonnette (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chase Bolen (fresh) PF - Charles Hendricks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Rice | Howard Reed misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-47 |
| 07:21 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings grabs the board | 56-47 |
| 07:07 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Conn misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-47 |
| 07:06 | Rice | The rebound goes to Charles Hendricks | 56-47 |
| 06:49 | Rice | Charles Hendricks slams it home and he's fouled by Lawrence Conn - foul #3 on Lawrence Conn, team foul #7 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David West (PG), Gary Smith (SG), Mark Eason (SF), Glenn Phipps (C) Lawrence Conn, Jeffery Jennings, William Flatt, Rodney Croll | |
| Subs | Rice | Carmelo Martinez (PG), Brian Livingston (SG), Pete Hartzog (C) Charles Bissonnette, Chase Bolen, Henry Brown | |
| 06:49 | Rice | Charles Hendricks makes the free throw | 56-50 |
| 06:28 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Smith is hacked by Pete Hartzog - foul #4 on Pete Hartzog, team foul #7 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Wayne Scarlett (SF), Ron Washington (PF) Carmelo Martinez, Howard Reed, Charles Hendricks | |
| 06:28 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Smith makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 06:28 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 06:28 | Rice | Wayne Scarlett grabs the board | 57-50 |
| 06:12 | Rice | Frank Stephenson is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-50 |
| 06:10 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo pulls down the rebound | 57-50 |
| 05:58 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Smith knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Lesley Vallo and he's fouled by Pete Hartzog - foul #5 on Pete Hartzog, team foul #8 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Beedle (SG) Mark Eason | |
| Subs | Rice | Carmelo Martinez (SG), Henry Brown (C) Brian Livingston, Pete Hartzog | |
| 05:58 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Smith makes the free throw | 60-50 |
| 05:43 | Rice | Henry Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 60-50 |
| 05:41 | Rice | Ron Washington misses the tip | 60-50 |
| 05:40 | Rice | Wayne Scarlett tips it home | 60-52 |
| 05:25 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Smith misses long on a shot from the baseline | 60-52 |
| 05:24 | Rice | Ron Washington pulls down the rebound | 60-52 |
| 05:13 | Rice | Ron Washington can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 60-52 |
| 05:12 | Rice | Ron Washington can't tip it in | 60-52 |
| 05:11 | Rice | Ron Washington tips it home | 60-54 |
| 04:49 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Beedle hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Frank Stephenson - foul #1 on Frank Stephenson, team foul #9 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs (PG), Mark Eason (SF), Jeffery Jennings (PF), Quentin Whisler (C) David West, Gary Smith, Lesley Vallo, Glenn Phipps | |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (PG), Brian Livingston (SG), Charles Bissonnette (SF), Casimir Balatinac (PF), Charles Hendricks (C) Frank Stephenson, Carmelo Martinez, Wayne Scarlett, Ron Washington, Henry Brown | |
| 04:49 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Beedle misses the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 04:49 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Beedle makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 04:29 | Rice | Brian Livingston's pass is intercepted by Michael Beedle | 61-54 |
| 04:16 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Beedle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Conn (SG) Michael Beedle | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:58 | Rice | Casimir Balatinac misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-54 |
| 03:57 | Rice | Brian Livingston grabs the offensive board | 61-54 |
| 03:43 | Rice | Charles Hendricks knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Brian Livingston | 61-56 |
| 03:24 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Livingston takes the ball from Frank Biggs | 61-56 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Frank Biggs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lawrence Conn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Eason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffery Jennings (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Quentin Whisler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Howard Reed (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Brian Livingston (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Bissonnette (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Casimir Balatinac (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Hendricks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Rice | Brian Livingston banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Bissonnette | 61-58 |
| 02:54 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Conn connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Frank Biggs | 64-58 |
| 02:54 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-58 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Beedle (SG), Glenn Phipps (C) Frank Biggs, Quentin Whisler | |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Wayne Scarlett (SF), Ron Washington (PF), Henry Brown (C) Howard Reed, Charles Bissonnette, Casimir Balatinac, Charles Hendricks | |
| 02:52 | Rice | Brian Livingston is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Conn - foul #4 on Lawrence Conn, team foul #8 | 64-58 |
| 02:52 | Rice | Brian Livingston makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 02:52 | Rice | Brian Livingston makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 02:50 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-60 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Rodney Croll (C) Jeffery Jennings | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:45 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Beedle is whistled for traveling | 64-60 |
| 02:20 | Rice | Ron Washington buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Brian Livingston and he's hacked by Glenn Phipps - foul #1 on Glenn Phipps, team foul #9 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs (PG) Lawrence Conn | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:20 | Rice | Ron Washington makes the free throw | 64-63 |
| 02:03 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Beedle misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-63 |
| 02:01 | Rice | Henry Brown pulls down the rebound | 64-63 |
| 01:41 | Rice | Frank Stephenson is fouled on the floor by Rodney Croll - foul #3 on Rodney Croll, team foul #10 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo (PF) Glenn Phipps | |
| Subs | Rice | Casimir Balatinac (PF) Ron Washington | |
| 01:41 | Rice | Frank Stephenson makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 01:41 | Rice | Frank Stephenson misses the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 01:41 | Southern Mississippi | Rodney Croll snags the defensive board | 64-64 |
| 01:24 | Southern Mississippi | Rodney Croll hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Frank Biggs | 66-64 |
| 01:08 | Rice | Henry Brown travels with the ball | 66-64 |
| 00:51 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Beedle misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-64 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Henry Brown pulls down the rebound | 66-64 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Frank Stephenson knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Livingston | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | Rodney Croll clanks a jumper from close range but the foul's on Frank Stephenson - foul #2 on Frank Stephenson, team foul #10 | 66-66 |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | Rodney Croll makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | Rodney Croll misses the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:15 | Rice | Henry Brown gets the rebound | 67-66 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Wayne Scarlett double dribbles | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs runs out the clock | 67-66 |