| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Milbourn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Parker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerome Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nigel Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Holder (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Jonathan Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Robinson (fresh) PF - Thad Craig (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Sevenbergen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Jacksonville State | Joseph Robinson inbounds the ball | 43-30 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Jacksonville State | Richard Jones drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Sevenbergen | 43-32 |
| 19:29 | Rice | Jerome Johnson buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by David Milbourn and he's fouled by Thad Craig - foul #1 on Thad Craig, team foul #1 | 45-32 |
| 19:29 | Rice | Jerome Johnson makes the free throw | 46-32 |
| 19:14 | Jacksonville State | Gerald Parker is called for the reach on Richard Jones - foul #3 on Gerald Parker, team foul #1 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Rice | John Austin (SG) Gerald Parker | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 19:04 | Jacksonville State | Richard Jones hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Robinson | 46-35 |
| 18:47 | Rice | Nigel Williams clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thad Craig - foul #2 on Thad Craig, team foul #2 | 46-35 |
| 18:47 | Rice | Nigel Williams makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 18:47 | Rice | Nigel Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 18:47 | Jacksonville State | Thad Craig grabs the defensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 18:32 | Jacksonville State | Richard Jones makes the fadeaway from the right side | 47-37 |
| 18:08 | Rice | David Milbourn misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 18:06 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Charles Sevenbergen | 47-37 |
| 17:58 | Jacksonville State | Joseph Robinson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Joseph Robinson, team foul #3 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Scott Rice (SF) Joseph Robinson | |
| 17:33 | Rice | David Milbourn is hacked by Scott Rice - foul #1 on Scott Rice, team foul #4 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Willie Fortune (PF), James Ketcham (C) Nigel Williams, Andrew Holder | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | William White (SG), Luis Mines (C) Richard Jones, Charles Sevenbergen | |
| 17:17 | Rice | William White takes the ball from Jerome Johnson | 47-37 |
| 16:50 | Jacksonville State | The short jumper by Jonathan Merritt is denied by James Ketcham | 47-37 |
| 16:48 | Jacksonville State | Thad Craig grabs the offensive board | 47-37 |
| 16:33 | Jacksonville State | William White drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 16:28 | Rice | John Austin clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Scott Rice - foul #2 on Scott Rice, team foul #5 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Smith (SG), Nigel Williams (PF) David Milbourn, Jerome Johnson | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Thomas Galvin (SG), Martin Colson (C) Jonathan Merritt, Thad Craig | |
| 16:28 | Rice | John Austin misses the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 16:28 | Rice | John Austin misses the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 16:28 | Jacksonville State | Luis Mines gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 16:16 | Jacksonville State | Martin Colson is denied on a layup by Nigel Williams | 47-40 |
| 16:15 | Rice | Nigel Williams snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| 16:09 | Rice | Nigel Williams misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 47-40 |
| 16:08 | Rice | Nigel Williams tips it in | 49-40 |
| 15:52 | Jacksonville State | Thomas Galvin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-40 |
| 15:50 | Rice | James Ketcham pulls down the rebound | 49-40 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Austin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lawrence Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Ketcham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nigel Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Willie Fortune (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - William White (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Galvin (fresh) SF - Scott Rice (fresh) PF - Luis Mines (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Colson (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Rice | Thomas Galvin is called for the reach on Lawrence Smith - foul #1 on Thomas Galvin, team foul #6 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Parker (SG), Andrew Holder (C) John Austin, Willie Fortune | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Richard Jones (SG), Joseph Robinson (SF), Charles Sevenbergen (C) Thomas Galvin, Scott Rice, Martin Colson | |
| 15:12 | Rice | Gerald Parker makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Smith | 52-40 |
| 15:00 | Jacksonville State | Luis Mines hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Gerald Parker - foul #4 on Gerald Parker, team foul #2 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Rice | David Milbourn (PG), Steven Boyd (SG), Fred Duong (PF) Gerald Parker, James Ketcham, Nigel Williams | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Jonathan Merritt (PG) William White | |
| 15:00 | Jacksonville State | Luis Mines misses the free throw | 52-42 |
| 15:00 | Rice | Fred Duong grabs the defensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 14:46 | Rice | Lawrence Smith loses the dribble to Luis Mines | 52-42 |
| 14:38 | Jacksonville State | Charles Sevenbergen's fadeaway is rejected by Fred Duong | 52-42 |
| 14:37 | Jacksonville State | Charles Sevenbergen grabs the offensive board | 52-42 |
| 14:25 | Jacksonville State | Andrew Holder swats the short shot by Luis Mines | 52-42 |
| 14:24 | Jacksonville State | Luis Mines grabs the offensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 14:12 | Jacksonville State | Steven Boyd swats the short shot by Luis Mines | 52-42 |
| 14:11 | Rice | David Milbourn grabs the defensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 14:02 | Rice | Lawrence Smith buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by David Milbourn | 54-42 |
| 13:36 | Jacksonville State | Jonathan Merritt knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Jones | 54-44 |
| 13:24 | Rice | Lawrence Smith clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-44 |
| 13:22 | Rice | Fred Duong tips it back up and in | 56-44 |
| 13:05 | Jacksonville State | Lawrence Smith steps in front of the Luis Mines pass | 56-44 |
| 12:41 | Rice | Fred Duong scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Lawrence Smith | 58-44 |
| 12:32 | Jacksonville State | Joseph Robinson misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-44 |
| 12:31 | Jacksonville State | Joseph Robinson grabs the offensive board | 58-44 |
| 12:20 | Jacksonville State | Richard Jones is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Richard Jones, team foul #7 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Rice | John Austin (PG), Jerome Johnson (SF), Nigel Williams (PF), Willie Fortune (C) David Milbourn, Lawrence Smith, Fred Duong, Andrew Holder | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | William White (PG), Thomas Galvin (SG), Scott Rice (SF), Thad Craig (PF), Martin Colson (C) Jonathan Merritt, Richard Jones, Joseph Robinson, Luis Mines, Charles Sevenbergen | |
| 12:02 | Rice | Martin Colson swats the layup by Nigel Williams | 58-44 |
| 12:01 | Jacksonville State | Scott Rice gets the rebound | 58-44 |
| 11:45 | Jacksonville State | Thad Craig is called for traveling | 58-44 |
| Subs | Rice | David Milbourn (PG) Steven Boyd | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Milbourn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Austin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jerome Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nigel Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Willie Fortune (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - William White (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Galvin (fresh) SF - Scott Rice (fresh) PF - Thad Craig (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Martin Colson (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Rice | Willie Fortune connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Nigel Williams | 60-44 |
| 11:23 | Jacksonville State | Scott Rice throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-44 |
| 11:05 | Rice | David Milbourn misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-44 |
| 11:03 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Martin Colson | 60-44 |
| 10:43 | Jacksonville State | Willie Fortune steps in front of the Thomas Galvin pass | 60-44 |
| 10:28 | Rice | David Milbourn hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jerome Johnson | 62-44 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 10:15 | Jacksonville State | Thomas Galvin connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by William White | 62-47 |
| 10:01 | Rice | Willie Fortune loses the ball out of bounds | 62-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Smith (SG) David Milbourn | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Jonathan Merritt (PG), Richard Jones (SG), Joseph Robinson (C) William White, Thomas Galvin, Martin Colson | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 09:37 | Jacksonville State | Nigel Williams denies the turnaround by Joseph Robinson | 62-47 |
| 09:35 | Jacksonville State | Joseph Robinson hits the follow up shot | 62-49 |
| 09:20 | Rice | Lawrence Smith connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Austin | 64-49 |
| 09:04 | Jacksonville State | Scott Rice's pass is intercepted by Willie Fortune | 64-49 |
| 08:45 | Rice | Nigel Williams comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-49 |
| 08:44 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Jerome Johnson | 64-49 |
| 08:23 | Rice | Nigel Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 64-49 |
| 08:22 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Scott Rice | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 08:06 | Jacksonville State | Joseph Robinson hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Scott Rice and he's hacked by Willie Fortune - foul #1 on Willie Fortune, team foul #3 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Rice | David Milbourn (PG), Steven Boyd (SG), James Ketcham (SF), Fred Duong (PF), Andrew Holder (C) John Austin, Lawrence Smith, Jerome Johnson, Nigel Williams, Willie Fortune | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | William White (SG), Luis Mines (PF), Charles Sevenbergen (C) Richard Jones, Scott Rice, Thad Craig | |
| 08:06 | Jacksonville State | Joseph Robinson makes the free throw | 64-52 |
| 07:50 | Rice | Andrew Holder can't finish the layup | 64-52 |
| 07:48 | Jacksonville State | Luis Mines grabs the defensive rebound | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Milbourn (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Boyd (fresh) SF - James Ketcham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Duong (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Holder (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Jonathan Merritt (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William White (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Luis Mines (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Sevenbergen (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Jacksonville State | William White knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Merritt | 64-55 |
| 07:28 | Rice | Fred Duong clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 64-55 |
| 07:26 | Rice | Steven Boyd grabs the offensive board | 64-55 |
| 07:19 | Rice | Andrew Holder misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 64-55 |
| 07:17 | Rice | Fred Duong gets the offensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 06:53 | Rice | Andrew Holder connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from David Milbourn | 66-55 |
| 06:44 | Jacksonville State | Fred Duong steals the ball from Jonathan Merritt | 66-55 |
| 06:15 | Rice | The jump hook by Andrew Holder is blocked by Luis Mines | 66-55 |
| 06:13 | Rice | David Milbourn tips it home | 68-55 |
| 06:02 | Jacksonville State | James Ketcham is called for the reach on Joseph Robinson - foul #3 on James Ketcham, team foul #4 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Rice | John Austin (PG), Gerald Parker (SG), Lawrence Smith (SF) David Milbourn, Steven Boyd, Fred Duong | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Richard Jones (SG), Scott Rice (SF) Jonathan Merritt, Joseph Robinson | |
| 05:48 | Jacksonville State | Scott Rice misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 68-55 |
| 05:47 | Rice | Andrew Holder gets the rebound | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:32 | Rice | Gerald Parker misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-55 |
| 05:31 | Rice | James Ketcham snags the offensive board | 68-55 |
| 05:15 | Rice | Luis Mines is called for the reach on Andrew Holder - foul #2 on Luis Mines, team foul #8 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Jerome Johnson (SF), Nigel Williams (PF) Lawrence Smith, James Ketcham | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Thomas Galvin (PG), Thad Craig (PF), Martin Colson (C) William White, Luis Mines, Charles Sevenbergen | |
| 05:15 | Rice | Andrew Holder misses the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 05:15 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Thad Craig | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:52 | Jacksonville State | Scott Rice double dribbles | 68-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Willie Fortune (C) Andrew Holder | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 04:28 | Rice | John Austin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-55 |
| 04:27 | Jacksonville State | Richard Jones grabs the board | 68-55 |
| 04:19 | Jacksonville State | Martin Colson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-55 |
| 04:18 | Jacksonville State | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Rice | 68-55 |
| 04:02 | Jacksonville State | Thomas Galvin misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 68-55 |
| 04:00 | Rice | John Austin grabs the board | 68-55 |
| 03:37 | Rice | Gerald Parker misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Jones - foul #3 on Richard Jones, team foul #9 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Rice | David Milbourn (PG) John Austin | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Jonathan Merritt (PG), Joseph Robinson (SF), Luis Mines (C) Thomas Galvin, Richard Jones, Martin Colson | |
| 03:37 | Rice | Gerald Parker makes the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 03:37 | Rice | Gerald Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Milbourn (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gerald Parker (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jerome Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nigel Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Willie Fortune (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Jonathan Merritt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Rice (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thad Craig (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Luis Mines (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Jacksonville State | Scott Rice misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 70-55 |
| 03:19 | Rice | Nigel Williams snags the defensive board | 70-55 |
| 02:54 | Rice | Joseph Robinson is called for the reach on Jerome Johnson - foul #4 on Joseph Robinson, team foul #10 | 70-55 |
| Subs | Rice | John Austin (PG), Lawrence Smith (SG), James Ketcham (PF), Fred Duong (C) David Milbourn, Gerald Parker, Nigel Williams, Willie Fortune | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | William White (PG), Thomas Galvin (SG), Martin Colson (C) Jonathan Merritt, Scott Rice, Thad Craig | |
| 02:54 | Rice | Jerome Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 71-55 |
| 02:54 | Rice | Jerome Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-55 |
| 02:40 | Jacksonville State | Luis Mines comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-55 |
| 02:39 | Jacksonville State | Joseph Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 72-55 |
| 02:27 | Jacksonville State | Joseph Robinson hits a 3 from the right corner | 72-58 |
| 01:58 | Rice | Jerome Johnson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 74-58 |
| 01:42 | Jacksonville State | Thomas Galvin misses the 3 from the left wing | 74-58 |
| 01:40 | Jacksonville State | Luis Mines tips it in | 74-60 |
| 01:19 | Rice | John Austin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Lawrence Smith | 77-60 |
| 01:09 | Jacksonville State | James Ketcham is called for the reach on Luis Mines - foul #4 on James Ketcham, team foul #5 | 77-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Boyd (SG), Willie Fortune (PF) Jerome Johnson, Fred Duong | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Scott Rice (SG) Thomas Galvin | |
| 01:04 | Jacksonville State | William White clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Ketcham - foul #5 on James Ketcham, team foul #6 | 77-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Fred Duong (C) James Ketcham | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 01:04 | Jacksonville State | William White misses the 1st free throw | 77-60 |
| 01:04 | Jacksonville State | William White misses the 2nd free throw | 77-60 |
| 01:04 | Rice | The rebound goes to Willie Fortune | 77-60 |
| 00:45 | Rice | John Austin scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Steven Boyd | 80-60 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Jacksonville State | John Austin steals it from Joseph Robinson | 80-60 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Rice | John Austin drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Lawrence Smith | 82-60 |
| 00:05 | Jacksonville State | John Austin steals it from Scott Rice | 82-60 |
| 00:02 | Rice | John Austin hits the finger roll | 84-60 |
| 00:00 | Jacksonville State | William White clanks a fullcourt shot | 84-60 |