| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Barnum (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Billy Falls (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Bryan Ertl (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Damian Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Ziff (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Davidson | PG - Dikembe Abdel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Cushman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Garon (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Marty Cobb (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Mincey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Davidson | Joseph Garon inbounds the ball | 35-42 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Davidson | Davidson is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Davidson | Bryan Ertl is called for the reach on Joseph Garon - foul #3 on Bryan Ertl, team foul #1 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnny Jelinski (SF) Bryan Ertl | |
| Subs | Davidson | | |
| 19:25 | Davidson | Marty Cobb misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 19:23 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| 19:01 | Rice | Damian Carr makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Billy Falls | 37-42 |
| 18:42 | Davidson | William Cushman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 37-42 |
| 18:41 | Rice | Brian Ziff grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 18:29 | Rice | Thomas Barnum connects on the open jumper from the left block on a great pass from Billy Falls | 39-42 |
| 18:15 | Davidson | William Cushman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG), William Grunwald (PF), David Stratton (C) Thomas Barnum, Damian Carr, Brian Ziff | |
| Subs | Davidson | Robert Perillo (PG), Kevin Stearns (SF), William Sykes (PF), Benny Alexander (C) Dikembe Abdel, Joseph Garon, Marty Cobb, Mark Mincey | |
| 17:53 | Rice | Charles Bolden misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 17:52 | Davidson | Robert Perillo gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 17:33 | Davidson | Benny Alexander comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-42 |
| 17:32 | Davidson | Kevin Stearns grabs the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 17:10 | Davidson | William Sykes drills a runner in the paint and he's fouled by William Grunwald - foul #3 on William Grunwald, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Rice | James Walters (SG), Edwin Compton (SF), Damian Carr (PF) Billy Falls, Johnny Jelinski, William Grunwald | |
| Subs | Davidson | Dikembe Abdel (PG), Jeff Howard (C) Robert Perillo, William Cushman | |
| 17:10 | Davidson | William Sykes misses the free throw | 39-44 |
| 17:10 | Davidson | Kevin Stearns snags the offensive board | 39-44 |
| 16:55 | Davidson | Jeff Howard clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by David Stratton - foul #1 on David Stratton, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Ziff (C) David Stratton | |
| Subs | Davidson | Robert Perillo (SF) Benny Alexander | |
| 16:55 | Davidson | Jeff Howard misses the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 16:55 | Davidson | Jeff Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 16:37 | Rice | Jeff Howard steals the ball from Brian Ziff | 39-45 |
| 16:12 | Davidson | Dikembe Abdel misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-45 |
| 16:11 | Davidson | Robert Perillo hits the follow up shot | 39-47 |
| 15:51 | Rice | Edwin Compton misses the dunk | 39-47 |
| 15:50 | Davidson | Dikembe Abdel snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Bolden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Walters (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edwin Compton (fresh) PF - Damian Carr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Ziff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Davidson | PG - Dikembe Abdel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Stearns (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Robert Perillo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - William Sykes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeff Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Davidson | Dikembe Abdel clanks a shot from the right side | 39-47 |
| 15:43 | Davidson | The offensive rebound goes to William Sykes | 39-47 |
| 15:26 | Davidson | Kevin Stearns buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdel | 39-49 |
| 15:08 | Rice | Damian Carr scores on a driving attempt from close range | 41-49 |
| 14:46 | Davidson | William Sykes hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Edwin Compton - foul #1 on Edwin Compton, team foul #4 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Barnum (PG), Billy Falls (SG), Bryan Ertl (SF), William Grunwald (PF), Johnny Jelinski (C) Charles Bolden, James Walters, Edwin Compton, Damian Carr, Brian Ziff | |
| Subs | Davidson | William Cushman (SG), Joseph Garon (SF), Marty Cobb (PF), Mark Mincey (C) Dikembe Abdel, Kevin Stearns, Robert Perillo, Jeff Howard | |
| 14:46 | Davidson | William Sykes makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 14:46 | Davidson | William Sykes makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 14:35 | Rice | William Grunwald travels with the ball | 41-51 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Davidson | Dikembe Abdel (PG) William Sykes | |
| 14:19 | Davidson | William Cushman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-51 |
| 14:17 | Davidson | Dikembe Abdel tips it in | 41-53 |
| 13:59 | Rice | Bryan Ertl misses long on a 3 from straight away | 41-53 |
| 13:57 | Davidson | Marty Cobb snags the defensive board | 41-53 |
| 13:41 | Davidson | Marty Cobb's dunk attempt is rejected by Johnny Jelinski | 41-53 |
| 13:40 | Rice | Bryan Ertl snags the defensive board | 41-53 |
| 13:37 | Rice | Billy Falls loses the dribble to Joseph Garon in the backcourt | 41-53 |
| 13:14 | Davidson | Joseph Garon hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Billy Falls - foul #3 on Billy Falls, team foul #5 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Christopher Boone (PG) Thomas Barnum | |
| Subs | Davidson | Robert Perillo (PG), Benny Alexander (C) Dikembe Abdel, Mark Mincey | |
| 13:14 | Davidson | Joseph Garon makes the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 13:14 | Davidson | Joseph Garon misses the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 13:14 | Rice | William Grunwald grabs the defensive rebound | 41-54 |
| 12:58 | Rice | Christopher Boone hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left corner | 41-54 |
| 12:57 | Davidson | Marty Cobb snags the defensive board | 41-54 |
| 12:53 | Davidson | Bryan Ertl is called for the reach on Robert Perillo - foul #4 on Bryan Ertl, team foul #6 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Rice | David Stratton (PF), Brian Ziff (C) Bryan Ertl, William Grunwald | |
| Subs | Davidson | | |
| 12:33 | Davidson | Marty Cobb makes the runner in the paint | 41-56 |
| 12:17 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-56 |
| Subs | Rice | James Walters (SG), Edwin Compton (SF) Billy Falls, Johnny Jelinski | |
| Subs | Davidson | | |
| 12:02 | Davidson | Joseph Garon connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Perillo | 41-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Davidson | Davidson is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 11:43 | Rice | Edwin Compton is hacked by Benny Alexander - foul #2 on Benny Alexander, team foul #1 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Barnum (PG), Damian Carr (PF) Christopher Boone, Brian Ziff | |
| Subs | Davidson | Dikembe Abdel (PG), Jeff Howard (PF), Mark Mincey (C) Robert Perillo, Marty Cobb, Benny Alexander | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Barnum (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Walters (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edwin Compton (fresh) PF - Damian Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - David Stratton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Davidson | PG - Dikembe Abdel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Cushman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Garon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Jeff Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Mincey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Rice | David Stratton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-59 |
| 11:34 | Rice | James Walters tips it home | 43-59 |
| 11:17 | Davidson | James Walters takes the ball from Jeff Howard | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Davidson | Davidson is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 11:01 | Rice | Damian Carr can't throw it down but the foul's on Jeff Howard - foul #1 on Jeff Howard, team foul #2 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Billy Falls (SG), Johnny Jelinski (SF), William Grunwald (C) James Walters, Edwin Compton, David Stratton | |
| Subs | Davidson | Robert Perillo (PG), William Sykes (SG), Kevin Stearns (SF) Dikembe Abdel, William Cushman, Joseph Garon | |
| 11:01 | Rice | Damian Carr makes the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 11:01 | Rice | Damian Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 10:47 | Davidson | Kevin Stearns is hacked by Johnny Jelinski - foul #1 on Johnny Jelinski, team foul #7 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Davidson | William Cushman (SG), Carlos Pitts (C) Jeff Howard, Mark Mincey | |
| 10:47 | Davidson | Kevin Stearns makes the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 10:47 | Davidson | Kevin Stearns misses the 2nd free throw | 45-60 |
| 10:47 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski gets the rebound | 45-60 |
| 10:32 | Rice | Damian Carr misses the jumpshot from the right side | 45-60 |
| 10:30 | Davidson | The rebound goes to Kevin Stearns | 45-60 |
| 10:24 | Davidson | Carlos Pitts buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by William Cushman | 45-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Davidson | Davidson is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 10:21 | Rice | William Cushman takes the ball from Thomas Barnum in the backcourt | 45-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Davidson | Davidson is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 10:00 | Davidson | Kevin Stearns hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-62 |
| 09:58 | Davidson | William Sykes misses the tip | 45-62 |
| 09:56 | Rice | William Grunwald snags the defensive board | 45-62 |
| 09:52 | Rice | Billy Falls's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG), Brian Ziff (C) Thomas Barnum, Damian Carr | |
| Subs | Davidson | Dikembe Abdel (PG), Marty Cobb (PF), Benny Alexander (C) Robert Perillo, William Sykes, Carlos Pitts | |
| 09:28 | Davidson | Marty Cobb drills a shot from close range | 45-64 |
| 09:06 | Rice | William Cushman takes the ball from Billy Falls | 45-64 |
| 09:03 | Davidson | Dikembe Abdel lays it in on a nice dish by William Cushman | 45-66 |
| 08:41 | Rice | Marty Cobb denies the turnaround by William Grunwald | 45-66 |
| 08:39 | Davidson | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdel | 45-66 |
| 08:34 | Davidson | Kevin Stearns is whistled for traveling | 45-66 |
| Subs | Rice | James Walters (SG), Edwin Compton (SF), Damian Carr (PF), David Stratton (C) Billy Falls, Johnny Jelinski, William Grunwald, Brian Ziff | |
| Subs | Davidson | Robert Perillo (PG), William Sykes (SG), Joseph Garon (SF), Jeff Howard (PF), Mark Mincey (C) Dikembe Abdel, William Cushman, Kevin Stearns, Marty Cobb, Benny Alexander | |
| 08:24 | Rice | Charles Bolden misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-66 |
| 08:22 | Rice | Charles Bolden pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-66 |
| 08:10 | Rice | Edwin Compton's floater is tipped away by Mark Mincey | 45-66 |
| 08:09 | Davidson | Jeff Howard grabs the board | 45-66 |
| 07:45 | Davidson | James Walters is called for the reach on William Sykes - foul #2 on James Walters, team foul #8 | 45-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Barnum (PG), Bryan Ertl (SF) Charles Bolden, Edwin Compton | |
| Subs | Davidson | | |
| 07:45 | Davidson | William Sykes makes the 1st free throw | 45-67 |
| 07:45 | Davidson | William Sykes makes the 2nd free throw | 45-68 |
| 07:42 | Rice | Bryan Ertl is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 45-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Ziff (C) David Stratton | |
| Subs | Davidson | William Cushman (SG) William Sykes | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Barnum (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Walters (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bryan Ertl (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Damian Carr (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Ziff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Davidson | PG - Robert Perillo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Cushman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Garon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Jeff Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Mincey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Davidson | Jeff Howard misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brian Ziff - foul #1 on Brian Ziff, team foul #9 | 45-68 |
| 07:21 | Davidson | Jeff Howard misses the 1st free throw | 45-68 |
| 07:21 | Davidson | Jeff Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 45-69 |
| 07:12 | Rice | Damian Carr misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Joseph Garon - foul #2 on Joseph Garon, team foul #3 | 45-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Billy Falls (SG) James Walters | |
| Subs | Davidson | William Sykes (SF), Marty Cobb (PF), Carlos Pitts (C) Joseph Garon, Jeff Howard, Mark Mincey | |
| 07:12 | Rice | Damian Carr misses the 1st free throw | 45-69 |
| 07:12 | Rice | Damian Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 46-69 |
| 06:50 | Davidson | Robert Perillo buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by William Sykes | 46-71 |
| 06:34 | Rice | A charge is called on Brian Ziff - foul #2 on Brian Ziff, team foul #10 | 46-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Christopher Boone (PG) Thomas Barnum | |
| Subs | Davidson | Dikembe Abdel (PG), Benny Alexander (C) Robert Perillo, Carlos Pitts | |
| 06:06 | Davidson | William Cushman connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Dikembe Abdel | 46-74 |
| 05:50 | Rice | Damian Carr connects on the floater from the right block | 48-74 |
| 05:21 | Davidson | William Cushman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-74 |
| 05:20 | Rice | Brian Ziff grabs the board | 48-74 |
| 05:17 | Rice | Billy Falls is fouled in the backcourt by William Cushman - foul #3 on William Cushman, team foul #4 | 48-74 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG), James Walters (SG), Johnny Jelinski (SF), William Grunwald (PF), David Stratton (C) Christopher Boone, Billy Falls, Bryan Ertl, Damian Carr, Brian Ziff | |
| Subs | Davidson | Robert Perillo (PG), Kevin Stearns (SG), Jeff Howard (PF), Carlos Pitts (C) Dikembe Abdel, William Cushman, Marty Cobb, Benny Alexander | |
| 05:12 | Rice | Kevin Stearns is called for the reach on James Walters - foul #1 on Kevin Stearns, team foul #5 | 48-74 |
| 04:59 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-74 |
| 04:58 | Davidson | Robert Perillo snags the defensive board | 48-74 |
| 04:33 | Davidson | Kevin Stearns connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Robert Perillo | 48-76 |
| 04:24 | Rice | David Stratton knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Bolden | 50-76 |
| 04:07 | Davidson | Jeff Howard banks in the layup | 50-78 |
| 03:54 | Rice | Carlos Pitts takes the ball from James Walters | 50-78 |
| 03:27 | Davidson | Jeff Howard makes the shot in the lane set up by Kevin Stearns | 50-80 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Bolden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Walters (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Johnny Jelinski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Grunwald (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Stratton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Davidson | PG - Robert Perillo (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kevin Stearns (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. SF - William Sykes (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeff Howard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlos Pitts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:24 | Rice | William Sykes takes the ball from Charles Bolden in the backcourt | 50-80 |
| 03:23 | Davidson | Kevin Stearns banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Sykes | 50-82 |
| 03:15 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-82 |
| 03:13 | Davidson | The rebound goes to Carlos Pitts | 50-82 |
| 03:06 | Davidson | Johnny Jelinski takes the ball from Jeff Howard | 50-82 |
| 03:04 | Rice | Charles Bolden throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-82 |
| Subs | Rice | Christopher Boone (SG), Edwin Compton (SF) James Walters, David Stratton | |
| Subs | Davidson | Benny Alexander (PF) Carlos Pitts | |
| 02:47 | Davidson | Kevin Stearns misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 50-82 |
| 02:45 | Davidson | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Perillo | 50-82 |
| 02:27 | Davidson | Kevin Stearns clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-82 |
| 02:25 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski snags the defensive board | 50-82 |
| 02:05 | Rice | Christopher Boone connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Bolden | 53-82 |
| 01:41 | Davidson | Kevin Stearns clanks a jumper from the baseline | 53-82 |
| 01:39 | Rice | Edwin Compton snags the defensive board | 53-82 |
| 01:37 | Rice | Charles Bolden is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Perillo - foul #3 on Robert Perillo, team foul #6 | 53-82 |
| Subs | Rice | James Walters (SG), David Stratton (C) Christopher Boone, Edwin Compton | |
| Subs | Davidson | | |
| 01:20 | Rice | William Grunwald misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by William Sykes - foul #1 on William Sykes, team foul #7 | 53-82 |
| 01:20 | Rice | William Grunwald makes the 1st free throw | 54-82 |
| 01:20 | Rice | William Grunwald misses the 2nd free throw | 54-82 |
| 01:20 | Davidson | Benny Alexander gets the rebound | 54-82 |
| 01:00 | Davidson | William Sykes loses the ball out of bounds | 54-82 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Davidson | Davidson is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Rice | James Walters loses the dribble to Kevin Stearns | 54-82 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Davidson | Davidson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Davidson | Robert Perillo misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 54-82 |
| 00:25 | Davidson | Benny Alexander gets the offensive rebound | 54-82 |
| 00:00 | Davidson | Robert Perillo runs out the clock | 54-82 |