| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - James Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jared Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Hitt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darren Eberly (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donovan Myers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nelson Hulett (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Lapoint (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Arnold (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Methodist | Terry Hitt inbounds the ball | 28-33 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Southern Methodist | James Peterson makes the 3 from the left corner | 31-33 |
| 19:29 | Rice | Gary Lapoint hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 19:19 | Southern Methodist | Jared Brown comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-36 |
| 19:17 | Rice | John Wilson gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 19:10 | Rice | Nelson Hulett misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-36 |
| 19:08 | Rice | Andrew Arnold tips it back up and in | 31-38 |
| 19:04 | Southern Methodist | Terry Hitt is fouled on the floor by Gary Lapoint - foul #2 on Gary Lapoint, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| 18:56 | Southern Methodist | Darren Eberly connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Terry Hitt | 33-38 |
| 18:35 | Rice | Nelson Hulett scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Andrew Arnold | 33-40 |
| 18:19 | Southern Methodist | James Peterson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by John Wilson - foul #2 on John Wilson, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | George Massey (SG), Harvey Canela (SF), Andrew Hill (PF), Rodney Bowers (C) Jared Brown, Terry Hitt, Darren Eberly, Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun | |
| 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 | |
| 18:19 | Southern Methodist | James Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 18:19 | Southern Methodist | James Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 18:19 | Rice | Gregory Welch gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 17:53 | Rice | Daniel Tallent scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Welch | 33-43 |
| 17:43 | Southern Methodist | George Massey misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 33-43 |
| 17:41 | Rice | Gregory Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 17:32 | Rice | Ronald Sander buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Fred Hayes | 33-45 |
| 17:19 | Southern Methodist | George Massey drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Peterson | 36-45 |
| 17:03 | Rice | Andrew Hill swats the short shot by Daniel Tallent | 36-45 |
| 17:01 | Southern Methodist | Rodney Bowers grabs the defensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 16:39 | Southern Methodist | Ronald Sander steps in front of the Harvey Canela pass | 36-45 |
| 16:18 | Rice | Ronald Sander makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-48 |
| 15:58 | Southern Methodist | James Peterson travels with the ball | 36-48 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Daniel Uchida (PG), Jared Brown (SG), Terry Hitt (SF), Darren Eberly (PF), Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun (C) James Peterson, George Massey, Harvey Canela, Andrew Hill, Rodney Bowers | |
| Subs | Rice | Donovan Myers (PG), Nelson Hulett (SG), Gary Lapoint (SF), John Wilson (PF), Andrew Arnold (C) Ronald Sander, Daniel Tallent, Joseph Pickering, Gregory Welch, Fred Hayes | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Daniel Uchida (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jared Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Hitt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darren Eberly (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donovan Myers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nelson Hulett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Lapoint (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Arnold (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Rice | Nelson Hulett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Terry Hitt - foul #3 on Terry Hitt, team foul #1 | 36-48 |
| 15:42 | Rice | Nelson Hulett makes the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 15:42 | Rice | Nelson Hulett misses the 2nd free throw | 36-49 |
| 15:42 | Southern Methodist | Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun pulls down the rebound | 36-49 |
| 15:17 | Southern Methodist | Jared Brown can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 36-49 |
| 15:16 | Rice | Gary Lapoint grabs the defensive rebound | 36-49 |
| 15:13 | Rice | Darren Eberly is called for the reach on Donovan Myers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Darren Eberly, team foul #2 | 36-49 |
| 15:04 | Rice | Donovan Myers travels with the ball | 36-49 |
| 14:54 | Southern Methodist | Jared Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-49 |
| 14:53 | Rice | Gary Lapoint pulls down the rebound | 36-49 |
| 14:37 | Rice | The pull-up jumper by Nelson Hulett is blocked by Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun | 36-49 |
| 14:36 | Southern Methodist | Darren Eberly grabs the defensive rebound | 36-49 |
| 14:14 | Southern Methodist | Andrew Arnold is called for the reach on Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun - foul #1 on Andrew Arnold, team foul #3 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | James Peterson (PG), Barry Trammell (SG), Carey Jenkins (SF) Daniel Uchida, Jared Brown, Terry Hitt | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Tallent (PG), Bruce Bujarski (SF), Brian Troxler (PF) Donovan Myers, Gary Lapoint, John Wilson | |
| 14:06 | Southern Methodist | James Peterson lays it in and he's hacked by Brian Troxler - foul #1 on Brian Troxler, team foul #4 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Harvey Canela (SF) Darren Eberly | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:06 | Southern Methodist | James Peterson misses the free throw | 38-49 |
| 14:06 | Rice | Andrew Arnold pulls down the rebound | 38-49 |
| 13:57 | Rice | Bruce Bujarski travels with the ball | 38-49 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Terry Hitt (SF) James Peterson | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Pickering (C) Andrew Arnold | |
| 13:31 | Southern Methodist | Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun misses the runner near the basket | 38-49 |
| 13:29 | Rice | Joseph Pickering pulls down the rebound | 38-49 |
| 13:09 | Rice | Joseph Pickering misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun - foul #1 on Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun, team foul #3 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | James Peterson (PG), Darren Eberly (PF) Harvey Canela, Terry Hitt | |
| Subs | Rice | Donovan Myers (PG), Ronald Sander (SG), John Wilson (PF), Fred Hayes (C) Daniel Tallent, Nelson Hulett, Bruce Bujarski, Brian Troxler | |
| 13:09 | Rice | Joseph Pickering makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 13:09 | Rice | Joseph Pickering makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 12:42 | Southern Methodist | Darren Eberly misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Joseph Pickering - foul #2 on Joseph Pickering, team foul #5 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | George Massey (PG), Jared Brown (SG), Terry Hitt (SF) James Peterson, Barry Trammell, Carey Jenkins | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Tallent (SG) Joseph Pickering | |
| 12:42 | Southern Methodist | Darren Eberly misses the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 12:42 | Southern Methodist | Darren Eberly misses the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 12:42 | Rice | John Wilson pulls down the rebound | 38-51 |
| 12:40 | Rice | Ronald Sander is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 38-51 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Daniel Uchida (PG) Terry Hitt | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:35 | Southern Methodist | Jared Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 38-51 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Andrew Hill (C) Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:15 | Rice | Ronald Sander misses short on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-51 |
| 12:14 | Rice | John Wilson can't tip it in | 38-51 |
| 12:12 | Southern Methodist | Jared Brown grabs the board | 38-51 |
| 11:49 | Southern Methodist | George Massey misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 38-51 |
| 11:47 | Rice | Fred Hayes grabs the board | 38-51 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Daniel Uchida (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jared Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Massey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Darren Eberly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Hill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donovan Myers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Tallent (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ronald Sander (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Fred Hayes (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Rice | Fred Hayes connects on the floater near the basket set up by Donovan Myers and he's fouled by Darren Eberly - foul #2 on Darren Eberly, team foul #4 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Harvey Canela (PG), Terry Hitt (SF), Rodney Bowers (C) Daniel Uchida, George Massey, Andrew Hill | |
| Subs | Rice | Bruce Bujarski (SG), Gary Lapoint (SF), Andrew Arnold (C) Donovan Myers, Ronald Sander, John Wilson | |
| 11:33 | Rice | Fred Hayes makes the free throw | 38-54 |
| 11:13 | Southern Methodist | Harvey Canela misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 38-54 |
| 11:11 | Rice | Bruce Bujarski gets the rebound | 38-54 |
| 11:05 | Rice | Daniel Tallent is fouled on the floor by Jared Brown - foul #1 on Jared Brown, team foul #5 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Barry Trammell (SG), Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun (C) Jared Brown, Darren Eberly | |
| Subs | Rice | Donovan Myers (PG), Gregory Welch (PF) Daniel Tallent, Fred Hayes | |
| 10:54 | Rice | Andrew Arnold makes the jumper from the left side set up by Donovan Myers | 38-56 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:36 | Southern Methodist | Harvey Canela misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-56 |
| 10:34 | Rice | The rebound goes to Andrew Arnold | 38-56 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:32 | Rice | Bruce Bujarski is hacked by Terry Hitt in the backcourt - foul #4 on Terry Hitt, team foul #6 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | James Peterson (PG), Carey Jenkins (PF) Terry Hitt, Rodney Bowers | |
| Subs | Rice | Nelson Hulett (SG) Bruce Bujarski | |
| 10:10 | Rice | Andrew Arnold steps out of bounds on the sideline | 38-56 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jared Brown (SG), Darren Eberly (PF) Barry Trammell, Harvey Canela | |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Sander (PG), Joseph Pickering (SF) Donovan Myers, Gary Lapoint | |
| 10:03 | Southern Methodist | Darren Eberly hits a floater from the right block | 40-56 |
| 09:45 | Rice | Nelson Hulett clanks a runner from the right block | 40-56 |
| 09:44 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Arnold | 40-56 |
| 09:29 | Rice | Ronald Sander can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-56 |
| 09:27 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Darren Eberly | 40-56 |
| 09:22 | Southern Methodist | Andrew Arnold steps in front of the Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun pass | 40-56 |
| 08:59 | Rice | Joseph Pickering knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Ronald Sander | 40-58 |
| 08:33 | Southern Methodist | Jared Brown drills a 3 from the right wing set up by James Peterson | 43-58 |
| 08:11 | Rice | Joseph Pickering misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-58 |
| 08:10 | Southern Methodist | Darren Eberly pulls down the rebound | 43-58 |
| 08:00 | Southern Methodist | Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun buries a runner from the left block | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:34 | Rice | Nelson Hulett is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-58 |
| 07:33 | Southern Methodist | Darren Eberly gets the rebound | 45-58 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - James Peterson (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jared Brown (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carey Jenkins (tiring) 5 reb. PF - Darren Eberly (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ronald Sander (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nelson Hulett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Pickering (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gregory Welch (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Arnold (tiring) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:18 | Southern Methodist | The jump hook by Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun is blocked by Gregory Welch | 45-58 |
| 07:16 | Rice | Ronald Sander pulls down the rebound | 45-58 |
| 07:13 | Rice | Nelson Hulett is hacked by Carey Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carey Jenkins, team foul #7 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | George Massey (PG), Harvey Canela (SG), Terry Hitt (SF), Andrew Hill (PF), Rodney Bowers (C) James Peterson, Jared Brown, Carey Jenkins, Darren Eberly, Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun | |
| Subs | Rice | Donovan Myers (PG), Gary Lapoint (SF), John Wilson (PF), Fred Hayes (C) Ronald Sander, Joseph Pickering, Gregory Welch, Andrew Arnold | |
| 07:13 | Rice | Nelson Hulett makes the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 07:13 | Rice | Nelson Hulett makes the 2nd free throw | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:01 | Southern Methodist | Terry Hitt clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-60 |
| 06:59 | Rice | John Wilson grabs the board | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:34 | Rice | Donovan Myers misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 45-60 |
| 06:32 | Southern Methodist | Andrew Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 45-60 |
| 06:25 | Southern Methodist | Rodney Bowers banks in the layup on a great pass from George Massey | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:23 | Rice | Terry Hitt steps in front of the Nelson Hulett pass in the backcourt | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:11 | Southern Methodist | Harvey Canela scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by George Massey | 50-60 |
| 05:51 | Rice | Nelson Hulett is called for traveling | 50-60 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Daniel Uchida (PG), Barry Trammell (SG), Darren Eberly (PF) George Massey, Terry Hitt, Rodney Bowers | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Tallent (SG), Bruce Bujarski (SF) Nelson Hulett, Gary Lapoint | |
| 05:29 | Southern Methodist | Andrew Hill double dribbles | 50-60 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Terry Hitt (SF) Harvey Canela | |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Troxler (PF), Andrew Arnold (C) John Wilson, Fred Hayes | |
| 05:15 | Rice | Bruce Bujarski is hacked by Terry Hitt - foul #5 on Terry Hitt, team foul #8 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | George Massey (SF), Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun (C) Terry Hitt, Darren Eberly | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Lapoint (SF) Donovan Myers | |
| 05:15 | Rice | Bruce Bujarski misses the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 05:15 | Rice | Andrew Arnold pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 04:59 | Rice | Bruce Bujarski banks in the layup | 50-62 |
| 04:44 | Southern Methodist | Andrew Hill misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Andrew Arnold - foul #2 on Andrew Arnold, team foul #6 | 50-62 |
| 04:44 | Southern Methodist | Andrew Hill makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 04:44 | Southern Methodist | Andrew Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 04:44 | Rice | Brian Troxler grabs the board | 51-62 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Bruce Bujarski double dribbles in the backcourt | 51-62 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Darren Eberly (PF) Andrew Hill | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:32 | Southern Methodist | Barry Trammell is hacked by Andrew Arnold - foul #3 on Andrew Arnold, team foul #7 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | James Peterson (PG) Daniel Uchida | |
| Subs | Rice | Donovan Myers (PG), Joseph Pickering (C) Bruce Bujarski, Andrew Arnold | |
| 04:32 | Southern Methodist | Barry Trammell makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 04:32 | Southern Methodist | Barry Trammell makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 04:18 | Rice | Daniel Tallent drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Donovan Myers | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:02 | Southern Methodist | Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun misses short on a floater from the right side | 53-65 |
| 04:01 | Rice | Joseph Pickering gets the rebound | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:45 | Rice | Daniel Tallent is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-65 |
| 03:44 | Southern Methodist | James Peterson grabs the board | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Southern Methodist | Barry Trammell's pass is intercepted by Joseph Pickering | 53-65 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - James Peterson (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Trammell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Massey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Darren Eberly (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donovan Myers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Tallent (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Gary Lapoint (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Troxler (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Pickering (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Rice | Brian Troxler steps out of bounds on the baseline | 53-65 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Daniel Uchida (PG), Jared Brown (SG), Harvey Canela (SF), Rodney Bowers (PF), Andrew Hill (C) James Peterson, Barry Trammell, George Massey, Darren Eberly, Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun | |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Sander (SG), Bruce Bujarski (SF), John Wilson (PF), Fred Hayes (C) Daniel Tallent, Gary Lapoint, Brian Troxler, Joseph Pickering | |
| 02:49 | Southern Methodist | Harvey Canela buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Uchida | 56-65 |
| 02:49 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-65 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Carey Jenkins (PF) Andrew Hill | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Tallent (SG), Joseph Pickering (SF) Donovan Myers, Bruce Bujarski | |
| 02:43 | Rice | Fred Hayes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-65 |
| 02:27 | Southern Methodist | Carey Jenkins misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on John Wilson - foul #3 on John Wilson, team foul #8 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Nelson Hulett (SG), Andrew Arnold (C) Daniel Tallent, Fred Hayes | |
| 02:27 | Southern Methodist | Carey Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 02:27 | Southern Methodist | Carey Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 02:27 | Rice | Andrew Arnold grabs the board | 57-65 |
| 02:25 | Rice | Nelson Hulett is fouled in the backcourt by Jared Brown - foul #2 on Jared Brown, team foul #9 | 57-65 |
| 02:25 | Rice | Nelson Hulett makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 02:25 | Rice | Nelson Hulett makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 02:06 | Southern Methodist | Carey Jenkins misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Nelson Hulett - foul #1 on Nelson Hulett, team foul #9 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Andrew Hill (C) Jared Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Tallent (SG), Gregory Welch (PF), Fred Hayes (C) Nelson Hulett, John Wilson, Andrew Arnold | |
| 02:06 | Southern Methodist | Carey Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 02:06 | Southern Methodist | Carey Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 02:02 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-67 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jared Brown (SG) Daniel Uchida | |
| Subs | Rice | Donovan Myers (PG), Nelson Hulett (SG), John Wilson (PF), Andrew Arnold (C) Daniel Tallent, Joseph Pickering, Gregory Welch, Fred Hayes | |
| 01:53 | Rice | Jared Brown steps in front of the Ronald Sander pass | 59-67 |
| 01:53 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-67 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | James Peterson (PG), George Massey (SF), Darren Eberly (PF), Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun (C) Harvey Canela, Carey Jenkins, Andrew Hill, Rodney Bowers | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Lapoint (SF) Ronald Sander | |
| 01:38 | Southern Methodist | Jared Brown misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 59-67 |
| 01:36 | Rice | John Wilson pulls down the rebound | 59-67 |
| 01:17 | Rice | Andrew Arnold misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by James Peterson - foul #2 on James Peterson, team foul #10 | 59-67 |
| 01:17 | Rice | Andrew Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 01:17 | Rice | Andrew Arnold misses the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 01:17 | Southern Methodist | Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun grabs the board | 59-68 |
| 01:10 | Southern Methodist | George Massey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 59-68 |
| 01:08 | Southern Methodist | Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun tips it back up and in | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Rice | Gary Lapoint is open but misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Peterson - foul #3 on James Peterson, team foul #11 | 61-68 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Gary Lapoint makes the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Gary Lapoint makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Southern Methodist | Jared Brown clanks a 3 from straight away | 61-70 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Gary Lapoint pulls down the rebound | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Rice | James Peterson is called for the reach on Gary Lapoint in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Peterson, team foul #12 | 61-70 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Gary Lapoint misses the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Gary Lapoint makes the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:25 | Southern Methodist | James Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-71 |
| 00:24 | Southern Methodist | Darren Eberly tips it back up and in | 63-71 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Gary Lapoint is fouled in the backcourt by Jared Brown - foul #3 on Jared Brown, team foul #13 | 63-71 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Gary Lapoint makes the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Gary Lapoint misses the 2nd free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:22 | Southern Methodist | Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun gets the rebound | 63-72 |
| 00:18 | Southern Methodist | Jared Brown misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-72 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Donovan Myers grabs the board | 63-72 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Donovan Myers is hacked by James Peterson in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Peterson, team foul #14 | 63-72 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Harvey Canela (SF) James Peterson | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Pickering (SF) Gary Lapoint | |
| 00:14 | Rice | Donovan Myers makes the 1st free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Donovan Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 00:09 | Southern Methodist | Jared Brown connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Darren Eberly and he's fouled by Donovan Myers - foul #1 on Donovan Myers, team foul #10 | 65-74 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Lapoint (SF) Joseph Pickering | |
| 00:09 | Southern Methodist | Jared Brown makes the free throw | 66-74 |
| 00:07 | Rice | Donovan Myers is hacked by George Massey in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Massey, team foul #15 | 66-74 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Pickering (SF) Gary Lapoint | |
| 00:07 | Rice | Donovan Myers makes the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:07 | Rice | Donovan Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:07 | Southern Methodist | Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun pulls down the rebound | 66-75 |
| 00:07 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-75 |
| 00:01 | Southern Methodist | Jared Brown hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-75 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Donovan Myers runs out the clock | 69-75 |