| Lineup | Rice | PG - Randy Steinfeldt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Kennison (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Cantin (fresh) PF - Stephen Darrington (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Rey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - James Ellis (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Roger Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darryl Mosier (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Beasley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Patel (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Eric Cantin inbounds the ball | 27-33 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Rice | Eric Cantin misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 27-33 |
| 19:44 | Missouri State | Stephen Beasley snags the defensive board | 27-33 |
| 19:30 | Missouri State | Matthew Patel knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Ellis | 27-35 |
| 19:13 | Rice | Donald Rey buries a driving attempt near the basket | 29-35 |
| 18:54 | Missouri State | Stephen Beasley throws it down set up by Roger Miller | 29-37 |
| 18:44 | Rice | Eric Cantin hits a turnaround from the right block and the foul's on James Ellis - foul #2 on James Ellis, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| 18:44 | Rice | Eric Cantin misses the free throw | 31-37 |
| 18:44 | Missouri State | Stephen Beasley pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 18:39 | Missouri State | James Ellis misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Randy Steinfeldt - foul #3 on Randy Steinfeldt, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Todd McClour (PG) Randy Steinfeldt | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 18:39 | Missouri State | James Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 18:39 | Missouri State | James Ellis misses the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 18:39 | Rice | Donald Rey snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 18:18 | Rice | Stephen Darrington scores on a shot from the right side | 33-38 |
| 18:13 | Missouri State | Stephen Beasley knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 33-40 |
| 18:01 | Rice | Todd McClour throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-40 |
| 17:48 | Missouri State | Roger Miller buries a shot from close range | 33-42 |
| 17:28 | Rice | David Kennison drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Roger Miller - foul #1 on Roger Miller, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Roman Wright (C) Donald Rey | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kim Macdonald (PF) Stephen Beasley | |
| 17:28 | Rice | David Kennison makes the free throw | 36-42 |
| 17:08 | Missouri State | James Ellis misses the easy layup | 36-42 |
| 17:06 | Missouri State | Matthew Patel pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 16:51 | Missouri State | Matthew Patel is fouled on the floor by Eric Cantin - foul #3 on Eric Cantin, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Vaz (SF), Ernest Joseph (C) Eric Cantin, Stephen Darrington | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Phillips (PG), William Winter (SG), Bruce Pangburn (SF), Wesley Osbourn (C) James Ellis, Roger Miller, Darryl Mosier, Matthew Patel | |
| 16:36 | Missouri State | Robert Phillips misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 16:34 | Rice | Carl Vaz snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| 16:27 | Rice | Todd McClour connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 16:19 | Missouri State | Ernest Joseph steps in front of the Kim Macdonald pass | 39-42 |
| 15:51 | Rice | Carl Vaz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt (PG), Dennis Ham (SG), Eric Cantin (SF), Stephen Darrington (PF), Donald Rey (C) Todd McClour, David Kennison, Carl Vaz, Roman Wright, Ernest Joseph | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Ellis (PG), Stephen Beasley (PF) William Winter, Wesley Osbourn | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Randy Steinfeldt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Ham (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Eric Cantin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Darrington (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Rey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - James Ellis (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Pangburn (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Beasley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Kim Macdonald (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Missouri State | Robert Phillips misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 15:30 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to James Ellis | 39-42 |
| 15:12 | Missouri State | Robert Phillips is fouled on the floor by Dennis Ham - foul #1 on Dennis Ham, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Roger Miller (SG), Darryl Mosier (SF), Matthew Patel (C) Robert Phillips, Bruce Pangburn, Kim Macdonald | |
| 14:58 | Missouri State | Roger Miller scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Ellis | 39-45 |
| 14:45 | Rice | Dennis Ham clanks a turnaround in the lane | 39-45 |
| 14:44 | Missouri State | Darryl Mosier pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 14:29 | Missouri State | James Ellis drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Darryl Mosier | 39-47 |
| 14:21 | Rice | Stephen Darrington misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 14:19 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Rey | 39-47 |
| 13:57 | Rice | Stephen Darrington hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 39-47 |
| 13:55 | Missouri State | Stephen Beasley pulls down the rebound | 39-47 |
| 13:40 | Missouri State | Matthew Patel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Donald Rey - foul #2 on Donald Rey, team foul #4 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Rice | David Kennison (SG), Carl Vaz (SF), Roman Wright (PF), Ernest Joseph (C) Dennis Ham, Eric Cantin, Stephen Darrington, Donald Rey | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Phillips (PG), Kim Macdonald (PF) James Ellis, Stephen Beasley | |
| 13:40 | Missouri State | Matthew Patel misses the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 13:40 | Missouri State | Matthew Patel makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 13:20 | Rice | Matthew Patel blocks the jumper by David Kennison | 39-48 |
| 13:18 | Missouri State | Roger Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 13:02 | Missouri State | Roger Miller misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-48 |
| 13:01 | Rice | Roman Wright snags the defensive board | 39-48 |
| 12:57 | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #4 on Randy Steinfeldt, team foul #5 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Todd McClour (PG) Randy Steinfeldt | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 12:46 | Missouri State | Darryl Mosier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-48 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wesley Osbourn (C) Matthew Patel | |
| 12:36 | Rice | Todd McClour makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Kennison | 41-48 |
| 12:11 | Missouri State | Roger Miller misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-48 |
| 12:10 | Rice | Carl Vaz grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 11:59 | Rice | David Kennison can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-48 |
| 11:57 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Kim Macdonald | 41-48 |
| 11:50 | Missouri State | Robert Phillips is fouled on the floor by Roman Wright - foul #2 on Roman Wright, team foul #6 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Cantin (SF), Stephen Darrington (PF), Donald Rey (C) Carl Vaz, Roman Wright, Ernest Joseph | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Ellis (PG), Bruce Pangburn (SF), Stephen Beasley (PF), Matthew Patel (C) Roger Miller, Darryl Mosier, Kim Macdonald, Wesley Osbourn | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Todd McClour (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Kennison (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Cantin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Darrington (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Rey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - James Ellis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Pangburn (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Beasley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Patel (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:37 | Missouri State | Robert Phillips buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Bruce Pangburn | 41-50 |
| 11:30 | Rice | Donald Rey misses the easy layup | 41-50 |
| 11:28 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Matthew Patel | 41-50 |
| 11:23 | Missouri State | James Ellis buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Stephen Beasley and he's hacked by Todd McClour - foul #2 on Todd McClour, team foul #7 | 41-52 |
| 11:23 | Missouri State | James Ellis makes the free throw | 41-53 |
| 11:07 | Rice | Eric Cantin banks in the layup set up by Todd McClour | 43-53 |
| 10:56 | Missouri State | Stephen Beasley misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-53 |
| 10:54 | Rice | Todd McClour gets the rebound | 43-53 |
| 10:48 | Rice | Matthew Patel blocks the short jumper by Eric Cantin | 43-53 |
| 10:47 | Rice | Eric Cantin grabs the offensive rebound | 43-53 |
| 10:25 | Rice | David Kennison slams it home | 45-53 |
| 10:04 | Missouri State | Todd McClour steals the ball from Robert Phillips | 45-53 |
| 09:40 | Rice | David Kennison comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 45-53 |
| 09:38 | Missouri State | Matthew Patel snags the defensive board | 45-53 |
| 09:19 | Missouri State | Bruce Pangburn lays it in on a nice dish by Stephen Beasley and he's fouled by Todd McClour - foul #3 on Todd McClour, team foul #8 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Ham (PG), Carl Vaz (SG), Roman Wright (C) Todd McClour, David Kennison, Donald Rey | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Roger Miller (SG), Darryl Mosier (SF), Kim Macdonald (C) Robert Phillips, Stephen Beasley, Matthew Patel | |
| 09:19 | Missouri State | Bruce Pangburn makes the free throw | 45-56 |
| 09:03 | Rice | Carl Vaz misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-56 |
| 09:01 | Missouri State | Kim Macdonald pulls down the rebound | 45-56 |
| 08:42 | Missouri State | Kim Macdonald scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by James Ellis | 45-58 |
| 08:31 | Rice | James Ellis is called for the reach on Carl Vaz - foul #3 on James Ellis, team foul #3 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Rice | David Kennison (SG), Ernest Joseph (C) Eric Cantin, Stephen Darrington | |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Winter (PG), Wesley Osbourn (C) James Ellis, Bruce Pangburn | |
| 08:16 | Rice | Ernest Joseph loses the dribble to Roger Miller | 45-58 |
| 08:13 | Missouri State | Roger Miller can't finish the layup | 45-58 |
| 08:12 | Rice | Dennis Ham pulls down the rebound | 45-58 |
| 08:08 | Rice | Darryl Mosier steals the ball from David Kennison | 45-58 |
| 08:05 | Missouri State | William Winter banks in the layup on a great pass from Darryl Mosier | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:47 | Rice | Kim Macdonald is called for the reach on David Kennison - foul #3 on Kim Macdonald, team foul #4 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt (PG), Donald Rey (C) David Kennison, Ernest Joseph | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Stephen Beasley (PF) Wesley Osbourn | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Randy Steinfeldt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dennis Ham (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Carl Vaz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roman Wright (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Rey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - William Winter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roger Miller (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Darryl Mosier (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Beasley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Kim Macdonald (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:38 | Rice | Donald Rey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 45-60 |
| 07:37 | Missouri State | Roger Miller grabs the board | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:14 | Missouri State | Roman Wright denies the turnaround by Kim Macdonald | 45-60 |
| 07:13 | Rice | The rebound goes to Roman Wright | 45-60 |
| 06:52 | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-60 |
| 06:50 | Missouri State | Stephen Beasley grabs the board | 45-60 |
| 06:25 | Missouri State | Randy Steinfeldt steals it from Kim Macdonald | 45-60 |
| 06:04 | Rice | Carl Vaz hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 45-60 |
| 06:03 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Stephen Beasley | 45-60 |
| 05:59 | Missouri State | Roger Miller clanks a 3 from the left corner | 45-60 |
| 05:58 | Rice | The rebound goes to Roman Wright | 45-60 |
| 05:58 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-60 |
| Subs | Rice | David Kennison (SG), Eric Cantin (SF), Stephen Darrington (PF) Dennis Ham, Carl Vaz, Roman Wright | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Ellis (PG), Matthew Patel (C) William Winter, Kim Macdonald | |
| 05:41 | Rice | Darryl Mosier picks off the pass by Randy Steinfeldt | 45-60 |
| 05:19 | Missouri State | Roger Miller scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Matthew Patel | 45-62 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Stephen Darrington comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Stephen Beasley - foul #2 on Stephen Beasley, team foul #5 | 45-62 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Stephen Darrington makes the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Stephen Darrington makes the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| 04:44 | Missouri State | James Ellis hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Roger Miller | 47-64 |
| 04:23 | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt loses the dribble to Roger Miller | 47-64 |
| 03:54 | Missouri State | Roger Miller connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by James Ellis | 47-67 |
| 03:37 | Rice | David Kennison can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-67 |
| 03:36 | Missouri State | Stephen Beasley grabs the defensive rebound | 47-67 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Randy Steinfeldt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Kennison (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Cantin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Darrington (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Rey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - James Ellis (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Roger Miller (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Darryl Mosier (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Beasley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Patel (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Missouri State | Stephen Beasley misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 47-67 |
| 03:14 | Missouri State | Stephen Beasley hits the follow up shot | 47-69 |
| 03:00 | Rice | Stephen Darrington's pass is intercepted by Matthew Patel | 47-69 |
| 02:39 | Missouri State | Roger Miller clanks a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by David Kennison - foul #2 on David Kennison, team foul #9 | 47-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Todd McClour (PG), Dennis Ham (SG), Carl Vaz (SF), Roman Wright (PF), Ernest Joseph (C) Randy Steinfeldt, David Kennison, Eric Cantin, Stephen Darrington, Donald Rey | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Phillips (PG), Bruce Pangburn (SF), Kim Macdonald (PF), Wesley Osbourn (C) James Ellis, Darryl Mosier, Stephen Beasley, Matthew Patel | |
| 02:39 | Missouri State | Roger Miller makes the 1st free throw | 47-70 |
| 02:39 | Missouri State | Roger Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 47-71 |
| 02:23 | Rice | Dennis Ham buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Carl Vaz | 49-71 |
| 02:00 | Missouri State | Roger Miller connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Phillips | 49-74 |
| 01:51 | Rice | Wesley Osbourn swats the shot by Carl Vaz | 49-74 |
| 01:50 | Missouri State | Kim Macdonald gets the rebound | 49-74 |
| 01:27 | Missouri State | Roger Miller can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Roman Wright - foul #3 on Roman Wright, team foul #10 | 49-74 |
| 01:27 | Missouri State | Roger Miller makes the 1st free throw | 49-75 |
| 01:27 | Missouri State | Roger Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 49-75 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Ernest Joseph snags the defensive board | 49-75 |
| 01:15 | Rice | Dennis Ham makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Todd McClour and the foul's on Kim Macdonald - foul #4 on Kim Macdonald, team foul #6 | 51-75 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Winter (SG) Roger Miller | |
| 01:15 | Rice | Dennis Ham makes the free throw | 52-75 |
| 00:52 | Missouri State | William Winter lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Phillips | 52-77 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Rice | Carl Vaz scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-77 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Missouri State | Kim Macdonald hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-77 |
| 00:27 | Missouri State | Kim Macdonald grabs the offensive board | 55-77 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Robert Phillips runs out the clock | 55-77 |