| Lineup | Rice | PG - Scott Lewis (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Gary Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Defalco (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Decker (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - William Romano (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Pete Chandler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Winston Little (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mark Walker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lloyd Murdock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Robert Defalco inbounds the ball | 30-23 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Lloyd Murdock - foul #1 on Lloyd Murdock, team foul #1 | 30-23 |
| 19:37 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 19:37 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker makes the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 19:27 | Samford | Mark Walker scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-25 |
| 19:07 | Rice | Robert Defalco can't finish the layup | 32-25 |
| 19:05 | Rice | Robert Defalco hits the follow up shot | 34-25 |
| 18:50 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock hits the finger roll | 34-27 |
| 18:22 | Rice | Gary Crawford knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Robert Defalco | 36-27 |
| 18:09 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock loses the dribble to Jeffrey Decker | 36-27 |
| 17:46 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker is whistled for traveling | 36-27 |
| 17:38 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by William Romano - foul #1 on William Romano, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Samford | Joshua Snyder (PF) Scott Pierce | |
| 17:38 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock misses the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 17:38 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock misses the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 17:38 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Romano | 36-27 |
| 17:09 | Rice | William Romano comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-27 |
| 17:07 | Samford | The rebound goes to Winston Little | 36-27 |
| 16:58 | Samford | Joshua Snyder can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 36-27 |
| 16:56 | Rice | Scott Lewis pulls down the rebound | 36-27 |
| 16:39 | Rice | Robert Defalco drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Scott Lewis | 38-27 |
| 16:19 | Samford | Winston Little misses the turnaround from close range but the foul's on William Romano - foul #2 on William Romano, team foul #2 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jolliff (PG), Michael Naumann (SG), Ricky Jones (SF), Stephen McGlamery (PF), Karson Olson (C) Scott Lewis, Gary Crawford, Robert Defalco, Jeffrey Decker, William Romano | |
| Subs | Samford | Williams Lewis (PG), Scott Pierce (PF), Duane Holloman (C) Pete Chandler, Mark Walker, Lloyd Murdock | |
| 16:19 | Samford | Winston Little makes the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 16:19 | Samford | Winston Little misses the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 16:19 | Rice | The rebound goes to Karson Olson | 38-28 |
| 15:51 | Rice | Karson Olson can't throw it down | 38-28 |
| 15:49 | Samford | Winston Little grabs the board | 38-28 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jolliff (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Naumann (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Jones (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stephen McGlamery (fresh) C - Karson Olson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Williams Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Winston Little (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joshua Snyder (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Duane Holloman (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Samford | Winston Little clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-28 |
| 15:31 | Rice | Stephen McGlamery snags the defensive board | 38-28 |
| 15:02 | Rice | Ricky Jones misses the jump hook from the right block | 38-28 |
| 15:01 | Rice | Ricky Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 14:32 | Rice | Michael Naumann misses the jumper from the baseline | 38-28 |
| 14:30 | Samford | Scott Pierce gets the rebound | 38-28 |
| 14:05 | Samford | Michael Naumann picks off the pass by Winston Little | 38-28 |
| 14:02 | Rice | Michael Naumann banks in the layup | 40-28 |
| 13:41 | Samford | Scott Pierce knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Joshua Snyder | 40-30 |
| 13:20 | Rice | Robert Jolliff buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Stephen McGlamery and he's hacked by Duane Holloman - foul #1 on Duane Holloman, team foul #2 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Crawford (SG), Robert Defalco (SF), Jeffrey Decker (PF), William Romano (C) Michael Naumann, Ricky Jones, Stephen McGlamery, Karson Olson | |
| Subs | Samford | Pete Chandler (PG), Mark Walker (SF), Shawn Sink (PF), Lloyd Murdock (C) Winston Little, Joshua Snyder, Scott Pierce, Duane Holloman | |
| 13:20 | Rice | Robert Jolliff makes the free throw | 43-30 |
| 13:08 | Samford | Mark Walker misses short on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on William Romano - foul #3 on William Romano, team foul #3 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Scott Lewis (PG) Robert Jolliff | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 13:08 | Samford | Mark Walker makes the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 13:08 | Samford | Mark Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 13:08 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker snags the defensive board | 43-31 |
| 12:46 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker blows the layup | 43-31 |
| 12:44 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock gets the rebound | 43-31 |
| 12:30 | Samford | Pete Chandler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Scott Lewis - foul #1 on Scott Lewis, team foul #4 | 43-31 |
| 12:30 | Samford | Pete Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 12:30 | Samford | Pete Chandler makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 12:13 | Rice | Robert Defalco misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 43-33 |
| 12:11 | Samford | Williams Lewis pulls down the rebound | 43-33 |
| 11:42 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock misses long on a shot from the left wing | 43-33 |
| 11:40 | Rice | Robert Defalco grabs the board | 43-33 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Scott Lewis (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Gary Crawford (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Defalco (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Decker (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - William Romano (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Pete Chandler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Williams Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Walker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Shawn Sink (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Lloyd Murdock (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker scores on a jumper from the left side | 45-33 |
| 11:04 | Samford | Robert Defalco takes the ball from Mark Walker | 45-33 |
| 10:46 | Rice | Williams Lewis steals it from Jeffrey Decker | 45-33 |
| 10:22 | Samford | Mark Walker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-33 |
| 10:20 | Rice | Gary Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 09:51 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-33 |
| 09:43 | Samford | Robert Defalco steals the ball from Williams Lewis | 47-33 |
| 09:39 | Rice | Gary Crawford can't finish the layup | 47-33 |
| 09:38 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker tips it back up and in | 49-33 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 09:21 | Samford | Williams Lewis is called for traveling | 49-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jolliff (PG), Michael Naumann (SG), Ricky Jones (SF), Stephen McGlamery (PF), Karson Olson (C) Scott Lewis, Gary Crawford, Robert Defalco, Jeffrey Decker, William Romano | |
| Subs | Samford | Boris Zeh (PG), Joshua Snyder (SG), Scott Pierce (PF), Duane Holloman (C) Pete Chandler, Williams Lewis, Shawn Sink, Lloyd Murdock | |
| 09:01 | Rice | Robert Jolliff comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-33 |
| 08:59 | Rice | Ricky Jones snags the offensive board | 49-33 |
| 08:39 | Rice | Karson Olson misses short on a jumper from the right block | 49-33 |
| 08:37 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen McGlamery | 49-33 |
| 08:21 | Rice | A charge is called on Robert Jolliff - foul #1 on Robert Jolliff, team foul #5 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Samford | Winston Little (SG) Mark Walker | |
| 08:05 | Samford | Boris Zeh buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Scott Pierce | 49-36 |
| 07:42 | Rice | Duane Holloman denies the turnaround by Michael Naumann | 49-36 |
| 07:41 | Samford | The rebound goes to Scott Pierce | 49-36 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jolliff (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Naumann (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Jones (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Stephen McGlamery (fresh) 2 reb. C - Karson Olson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Boris Zeh (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Winston Little (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joshua Snyder (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Duane Holloman (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Samford | Boris Zeh makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-38 |
| 07:04 | Rice | Scott Pierce picks off the pass by Ricky Jones | 49-38 |
| 06:47 | Samford | Duane Holloman comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 49-38 |
| 06:45 | Rice | Ricky Jones pulls down the rebound | 49-38 |
| 06:23 | Rice | Michael Naumann is hacked by Winston Little - foul #3 on Winston Little, team foul #3 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Scott Lewis (PG), Gary Crawford (SG), Robert Defalco (SF), Jeffrey Decker (PF), William Romano (C) Robert Jolliff, Michael Naumann, Ricky Jones, Stephen McGlamery, Karson Olson | |
| Subs | Samford | Pete Chandler (PG), Mark Walker (SF), Shawn Sink (PF) Winston Little, Scott Pierce, Duane Holloman | |
| 06:11 | Rice | Robert Defalco misses long on a shot from close range | 49-38 |
| 06:10 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Decker | 49-38 |
| 05:46 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker slams it home | 51-38 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:36 | Samford | Shawn Sink is hacked by Jeffrey Decker - foul #2 on Jeffrey Decker, team foul #6 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Samford | Williams Lewis (SG), Lloyd Murdock (C) Joshua Snyder, Boris Zeh | |
| 05:26 | Samford | Pete Chandler misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Robert Defalco - foul #1 on Robert Defalco, team foul #7 | 51-38 |
| 05:26 | Samford | Pete Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 05:26 | Samford | Pete Chandler makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 05:06 | Rice | Pete Chandler picks off the pass by Scott Lewis | 51-40 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:39 | Samford | Williams Lewis drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Pete Chandler | 51-43 |
| 04:11 | Rice | Mark Walker swats the short shot by Gary Crawford | 51-43 |
| 04:10 | Rice | William Romano grabs the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 03:52 | Rice | Scott Lewis misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Pete Chandler - foul #1 on Pete Chandler, team foul #4 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Samford | Winston Little (SG), Joshua Snyder (SF), Scott Pierce (PF) Williams Lewis, Mark Walker, Shawn Sink | |
| 03:52 | Rice | Scott Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 03:52 | Rice | Scott Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 03:52 | Samford | Scott Pierce grabs the board | 51-43 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:49 | Samford | Pete Chandler is hacked by Scott Lewis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Lewis, team foul #8 | 51-43 |
| 03:49 | Samford | Pete Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 03:49 | Samford | Pete Chandler makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 03:20 | Rice | Robert Defalco hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 03:19 | Rice | William Romano misses the tip | 51-45 |
| 03:17 | Samford | Winston Little grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Scott Lewis (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Gary Crawford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Defalco (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. PF - Jeffrey Decker (fresh) 21 pts. 8 reb. C - William Romano (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Pete Chandler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Winston Little (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Snyder (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Lloyd Murdock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:11 | Samford | Pete Chandler misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 03:09 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gary Crawford | 51-45 |
| 02:40 | Rice | William Romano's pass is intercepted by Pete Chandler | 51-45 |
| 02:36 | Samford | Winston Little hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Pete Chandler | 51-47 |
| 02:07 | Rice | Robert Defalco hits a fadeaway from the left block | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:02 | Samford | Joshua Snyder misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 53-47 |
| 02:01 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock snags the offensive board | 53-47 |
| 01:45 | Samford | Winston Little comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 53-47 |
| 01:43 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 01:14 | Rice | Gary Crawford is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Murdock - foul #2 on Lloyd Murdock, team foul #5 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Walker (SF) Joshua Snyder | |
| 00:50 | Rice | Robert Defalco drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Jeffrey Decker | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Samford | Winston Little misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-47 |
| 00:42 | Samford | Winston Little grabs the offensive board | 55-47 |
| 00:39 | Samford | Scott Pierce misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Gary Crawford pulls down the rebound | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Rice | Gary Crawford is fouled in the backcourt by Pete Chandler - foul #2 on Pete Chandler, team foul #6 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jolliff (PG), Stephen McGlamery (C) Scott Lewis, William Romano | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:33 | Rice | Gary Crawford is fouled on the floor by Winston Little - foul #4 on Winston Little, team foul #7 | 55-47 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Gary Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Gary Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:28 | Samford | Winston Little can't finish the layup | 57-47 |
| 00:27 | Samford | Scott Pierce pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 00:23 | Samford | Gary Crawford is called for the reach on Mark Walker - foul #2 on Gary Crawford, team foul #9 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Scott Lewis (PG), William Romano (C) Robert Jolliff, Stephen McGlamery | |
| Subs | Samford | Williams Lewis (PG), Joshua Snyder (SG), Shawn Sink (PF), Duane Holloman (C) Pete Chandler, Winston Little, Scott Pierce, Lloyd Murdock | |
| 00:23 | Samford | Mark Walker misses the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:23 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Decker | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Scott Lewis runs out the clock | 57-47 |