| Lineup | Texas | PG - Michael Patton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Toby Durand (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Daniel Sanches (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alan Liddell (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ross Sylvester (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Randy Steinfeldt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Kennison (fresh) SF - Eric Cantin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Darrington (fresh) 5 pts. C - Donald Rey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas | Daniel Sanches inbounds the ball | 28-23 |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Texas | Toby Durand misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-23 |
| 19:39 | Texas | Michael Patton tips it in | 30-23 |
| 19:29 | Rice | David Kennison clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-23 |
| 19:27 | Texas | Ross Sylvester grabs the board | 30-23 |
| 18:58 | Texas | Daniel Sanches hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Toby Durand | 33-23 |
| 18:54 | Rice | David Kennison misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-23 |
| 18:52 | Rice | Eric Cantin hits the follow up shot | 33-25 |
| 18:30 | Texas | Toby Durand is fouled on the floor by Randy Steinfeldt - foul #1 on Randy Steinfeldt, team foul #1 | 33-25 |
| 18:13 | Texas | Michael Patton misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-25 |
| 18:11 | Texas | Alan Liddell tips it but misses | 33-25 |
| 18:09 | Texas | Toby Durand pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 17:45 | Texas | Toby Durand comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-25 |
| 17:44 | Rice | Donald Rey grabs the defensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 17:31 | Rice | David Kennison drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 17:13 | Texas | Toby Durand misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-28 |
| 17:11 | Texas | Ross Sylvester misses the tip | 33-28 |
| 17:09 | Texas | Alan Liddell grabs the offensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 16:49 | Texas | Michael Patton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-28 |
| 16:47 | Rice | Stephen Darrington gets the rebound | 33-28 |
| 16:36 | Rice | Stephen Darrington clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 16:35 | Texas | Ross Sylvester grabs the board | 33-28 |
| 16:08 | Texas | Toby Durand can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 16:06 | Rice | Donald Rey grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 15:56 | Rice | Stephen Darrington misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-28 |
| 15:55 | Texas | Ross Sylvester pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Michael Patton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Toby Durand (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Sanches (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alan Liddell (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ross Sylvester (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Randy Steinfeldt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Kennison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eric Cantin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stephen Darrington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Rey (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Texas | Alan Liddell misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 33-28 |
| 15:36 | Rice | The rebound goes to David Kennison | 33-28 |
| 15:19 | Rice | David Kennison knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Donald Rey | 33-31 |
| 14:52 | Texas | Toby Durand connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Patton | 36-31 |
| 14:35 | Rice | David Kennison knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eric Cantin and he's fouled by Toby Durand - foul #3 on Toby Durand, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Texas | Matthew Freeman (PG), Michael Gregory (SG), Andrew Walker (SF), Robert Brannigan (C) Michael Patton, Toby Durand, Daniel Sanches, Ross Sylvester | |
| Subs | Rice | Todd McClour (PG), Carl Vaz (SF), Roman Wright (PF), Ernest Joseph (C) Randy Steinfeldt, Eric Cantin, Stephen Darrington, Donald Rey | |
| 14:35 | Rice | David Kennison misses the free throw | 36-33 |
| 14:35 | Texas | Alan Liddell grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 14:17 | Texas | Robert Brannigan makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Andrew Walker | 38-33 |
| 13:57 | Rice | David Kennison misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 13:55 | Rice | Carl Vaz hits the follow up shot | 38-35 |
| 13:26 | Texas | Robert Brannigan banks in the layup | 40-35 |
| 13:21 | Rice | Alan Liddell picks off the pass by Todd McClour in the backcourt | 40-35 |
| 12:57 | Texas | Roman Wright takes the ball from Matthew Freeman | 40-35 |
| 12:35 | Rice | Roman Wright banks in the layup set up by David Kennison | 40-37 |
| 12:18 | Texas | Robert Brannigan can't throw it down but the foul's on Ernest Joseph - foul #1 on Ernest Joseph, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Texas | Michael Patton (PG), Toby Durand (SG), Daniel Sanches (SF), Jeffery Willette (PF) Matthew Freeman, Michael Gregory, Andrew Walker, Alan Liddell | |
| Subs | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt (PG), Dennis Ham (SG), Aaron Dixon (SF), Stephen Darrington (PF), Maurice Ohagan (C) Todd McClour, David Kennison, Carl Vaz, Roman Wright, Ernest Joseph | |
| 12:18 | Texas | Robert Brannigan misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 12:18 | Texas | Robert Brannigan makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 12:16 | Rice | Michael Patton is called for the reach on Dennis Ham in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Patton, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Texas | Ross Sylvester (C) Robert Brannigan | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:02 | Rice | Aaron Dixon makes the wide open floater from the right side | 41-39 |
| 11:43 | Texas | Toby Durand is hacked by Dennis Ham - foul #1 on Dennis Ham, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Michael Patton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Toby Durand (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Sanches (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffery Willette (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ross Sylvester (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Randy Steinfeldt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dennis Ham (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Aaron Dixon (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stephen Darrington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Maurice Ohagan (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Texas | Jeffery Willette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-39 |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Cantin (SF) Aaron Dixon | |
| 11:05 | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 11:04 | Texas | Ross Sylvester gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 10:38 | Texas | Daniel Sanches scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-39 |
| 10:20 | Rice | Dennis Ham misses the easy layup | 44-39 |
| 10:19 | Rice | Eric Cantin tips it in | 44-41 |
| 10:02 | Texas | Toby Durand knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Patton and he's fouled by Maurice Ohagan - foul #1 on Maurice Ohagan, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Texas | Matthew Freeman (PG), Andrew Walker (SF), Alan Liddell (PF), Robert Brannigan (C) Michael Patton, Daniel Sanches, Jeffery Willette, Ross Sylvester | |
| Subs | Rice | Todd McClour (PG), Carl Vaz (SG), Roman Wright (PF), Ernest Joseph (C) Randy Steinfeldt, Dennis Ham, Stephen Darrington, Maurice Ohagan | |
| 10:02 | Texas | Toby Durand makes the free throw | 47-41 |
| 09:45 | Rice | Carl Vaz hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left side | 47-41 |
| 09:43 | Rice | Carl Vaz snags the offensive board | 47-41 |
| 09:29 | Rice | Carl Vaz misses short on a floater from the baseline | 47-41 |
| 09:27 | Rice | Roman Wright grabs the offensive board | 47-41 |
| 09:10 | Rice | Roman Wright misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 09:08 | Texas | Robert Brannigan grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 09:02 | Texas | Toby Durand connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Matthew Freeman | 49-41 |
| 08:51 | Rice | Eric Cantin clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 08:49 | Texas | Toby Durand snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 08:29 | Texas | Alan Liddell clanks a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Roman Wright - foul #3 on Roman Wright, team foul #5 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Texas | Michael Patton (PG), Michael Gregory (SG) Matthew Freeman, Toby Durand | |
| Subs | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt (PG), David Kennison (SG), Donald Rey (C) Todd McClour, Eric Cantin, Ernest Joseph | |
| 08:29 | Texas | Alan Liddell makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 08:29 | Texas | Alan Liddell misses the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 08:29 | Rice | Donald Rey pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 08:25 | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-41 |
| Subs | Texas | Daniel Sanches (PF) Alan Liddell | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:05 | Texas | Daniel Sanches misses the 3 from the left corner | 50-41 |
| 08:04 | Texas | Andrew Walker gets the offensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 07:42 | Texas | Michael Patton connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Andrew Walker | 53-41 |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Michael Patton (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Michael Gregory (fresh) SF - Andrew Walker (fairly fresh) 4 ast. PF - Daniel Sanches (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. C - Robert Brannigan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Randy Steinfeldt (tiring) 2 pts. SG - David Kennison (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Vaz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roman Wright (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Donald Rey (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Rice | David Kennison misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-41 |
| 07:26 | Rice | Donald Rey pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 07:08 | Rice | Daniel Sanches swats the dunk try by Donald Rey | 53-41 |
| 07:07 | Texas | Daniel Sanches gets the rebound | 53-41 |
| 07:00 | Texas | Robert Brannigan is hacked by Randy Steinfeldt - foul #2 on Randy Steinfeldt, team foul #6 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Texas | Jeffery Willette (PF), Ross Sylvester (C) Andrew Walker, Robert Brannigan | |
| Subs | Rice | Todd McClour (PG), Dennis Ham (SG), Aaron Dixon (SF), Stephen Darrington (PF) Randy Steinfeldt, David Kennison, Carl Vaz, Roman Wright | |
| 06:35 | Texas | Michael Patton scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffery Willette | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:33 | Rice | Michael Gregory takes the ball from Donald Rey in the backcourt | 56-41 |
| 06:31 | Texas | Michael Gregory hits the finger roll | 58-41 |
| 06:23 | Rice | Stephen Darrington is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Todd McClour | 58-43 |
| 06:04 | Texas | Jeffery Willette misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-43 |
| 06:02 | Rice | Aaron Dixon pulls down the rebound | 58-43 |
| 05:46 | Rice | Stephen Darrington misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-43 |
| 05:45 | Texas | Daniel Sanches snags the defensive board | 58-43 |
| 05:24 | Texas | Ross Sylvester connects on the turnaround in the lane | 60-43 |
| 05:03 | Rice | Dennis Ham connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Todd McClour | 60-45 |
| 04:42 | Texas | Michael Patton comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 60-45 |
| 04:41 | Rice | The rebound goes to Stephen Darrington | 60-45 |
| 04:41 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-45 |
| Subs | Texas | Toby Durand (SG), Andrew Walker (SF), Alan Liddell (PF) Michael Gregory, Daniel Sanches, Jeffery Willette | |
| Subs | Rice | David Kennison (SG), Eric Cantin (SF), Roman Wright (C) Todd McClour, Aaron Dixon, Donald Rey | |
| 04:33 | Rice | Michael Patton steals it from Stephen Darrington | 60-45 |
| 04:16 | Texas | Toby Durand drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-45 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Ross Sylvester is called for the reach on David Kennison - foul #2 on Ross Sylvester, team foul #3 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Subs | Rice | Todd McClour (PG), Carl Vaz (SG), Aaron Dixon (SF), Ernest Joseph (C) Dennis Ham, David Kennison, Eric Cantin, Stephen Darrington | |
| 03:50 | Rice | Carl Vaz connects on the shot from close range | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Texas | Andrew Walker drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-47 |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Michael Patton (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. SG - Toby Durand (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. PF - Alan Liddell (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ross Sylvester (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Todd McClour (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Vaz (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Aaron Dixon (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roman Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Ernest Joseph (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:02 | Rice | Todd McClour is fouled on the floor by Alan Liddell - foul #1 on Alan Liddell, team foul #4 | 66-47 |
| Subs | Texas | Matthew Freeman (PG), Daniel Sanches (SF), Jeffery Willette (PF), Robert Brannigan (C) Michael Patton, Andrew Walker, Alan Liddell, Ross Sylvester | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:55 | Rice | Aaron Dixon comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 66-47 |
| 02:53 | Texas | Jeffery Willette gets the rebound | 66-47 |
| 02:36 | Texas | Carl Vaz is called for the reach on Jeffery Willette - foul #2 on Carl Vaz, team foul #7 | 66-47 |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Ham (SG), Maurice Ohagan (PF) Aaron Dixon, Roman Wright | |
| 02:36 | Texas | Jeffery Willette misses the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 02:36 | Texas | Robert Brannigan grabs the offensive board | 66-47 |
| 02:18 | Texas | Jeffery Willette clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Todd McClour - foul #2 on Todd McClour, team foul #8 | 66-47 |
| Subs | Texas | Michael Gregory (SG) Toby Durand | |
| Subs | Rice | Roman Wright (C) Ernest Joseph | |
| 02:18 | Texas | Jeffery Willette misses the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 02:18 | Texas | Jeffery Willette misses the 2nd free throw | 66-47 |
| 02:18 | Rice | Roman Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 66-47 |
| 02:02 | Rice | Michael Gregory steals it from Maurice Ohagan | 66-47 |
| 01:33 | Texas | Jeffery Willette is fouled on the floor by Roman Wright - foul #4 on Roman Wright, team foul #9 | 66-47 |
| Subs | Texas | Michael Patton (PG), Toby Durand (SG), Ross Sylvester (C) Matthew Freeman, Michael Gregory, Robert Brannigan | |
| Subs | Rice | Ernest Joseph (C) Maurice Ohagan | |
| 01:33 | Texas | Jeffery Willette makes the 1st free throw | 67-47 |
| 01:33 | Texas | Jeffery Willette makes the 2nd free throw | 68-47 |
| 01:19 | Rice | Roman Wright misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 68-47 |
| 01:18 | Texas | The rebound goes to Jeffery Willette | 68-47 |
| 00:49 | Texas | Michael Patton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-47 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Todd McClour pulls down the rebound | 68-47 |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Rice | Carl Vaz can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-47 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Ernest Joseph gets the offensive rebound | 68-47 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Ernest Joseph misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jeffery Willette - foul #2 on Jeffery Willette, team foul #5 | 68-47 |
| Subs | Texas | Alan Liddell (PF) Jeffery Willette | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:38 | Rice | Ernest Joseph misses the 1st free throw | 68-47 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Ernest Joseph misses the 2nd free throw | 68-47 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Carl Vaz pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-47 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Roman Wright can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Daniel Sanches - foul #2 on Daniel Sanches, team foul #6 | 68-47 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Roman Wright misses the 1st free throw | 68-47 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Roman Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 68-47 |
| 00:36 | Texas | Ross Sylvester pulls down the rebound | 68-47 |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Texas | Toby Durand is fouled on the floor by Roman Wright - foul #5 on Roman Wright, team foul #10 | 68-47 |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Subs | Rice | Maurice Ohagan (PF) Roman Wright | |
| 00:07 | Texas | Toby Durand makes the 1st free throw | 69-47 |
| 00:07 | Texas | Toby Durand makes the 2nd free throw | 70-47 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Toby Durand steals it from Todd McClour | 70-47 |
| 00:00 | Texas | Toby Durand runs out the clock | 70-47 |