| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Barnum (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Falls (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Ertl (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Damian Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - William Grunwald (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Lawrence Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Dade (fresh) SF - Chris Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Dollard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Shawn Ward (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Bryan Ertl inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Rice | Shawn Ward is called for the reach on Billy Falls - foul #3 on Shawn Ward, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Anthony Jones (C) Shawn Ward | |
| 19:36 | Rice | Damian Carr comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-32 |
| 19:34 | Arkansas State | Michael Dade gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 19:29 | Arkansas State | Chris Wallace knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Anthony Jones | 38-35 |
| 19:00 | Rice | Ronald Dollard is called for the reach on Billy Falls - foul #3 on Ronald Dollard, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Josiah Lee (C) Ronald Dollard | |
| 18:53 | Rice | Bryan Ertl's pass is intercepted by Michael Dade | 38-35 |
| 18:49 | Arkansas State | Anthony Jones blows the layup | 38-35 |
| 18:48 | Rice | The rebound goes to Bryan Ertl | 38-35 |
| 18:36 | Rice | Billy Falls can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-35 |
| 18:34 | Rice | Bryan Ertl hits the follow up shot | 40-35 |
| 18:10 | Arkansas State | Michael Dade misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 18:08 | Rice | Bryan Ertl grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 18:03 | Rice | Billy Falls scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Barnum | 43-35 |
| 17:57 | Arkansas State | Michael Dade can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Billy Falls - foul #1 on Billy Falls, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| 17:57 | Arkansas State | Michael Dade makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 17:57 | Arkansas State | Michael Dade misses the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 17:57 | Rice | William Grunwald grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 17:36 | Rice | Billy Falls misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-36 |
| 17:35 | Arkansas State | Chris Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 17:29 | Arkansas State | Lawrence Carter hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 43-36 |
| 17:28 | Rice | Damian Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 17:00 | Rice | William Grunwald comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Lawrence Carter - foul #2 on Lawrence Carter, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG), Johnny Jelinski (SF), David Stratton (C) Thomas Barnum, Bryan Ertl, Damian Carr | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Johnston (SG), Doug Smith (SF), Billy Morrison (PF) Michael Dade, Chris Wallace, Josiah Lee | |
| 17:00 | Rice | William Grunwald misses the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 17:00 | Rice | William Grunwald makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 16:37 | Arkansas State | Doug Smith connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-39 |
| 16:12 | Rice | William Grunwald misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Doug Smith - foul #2 on Doug Smith, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Rice | James Walters (SG), Bryan Ertl (SF) Billy Falls, David Stratton | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bud Wilder (PG) Lawrence Carter | |
| 16:12 | Rice | William Grunwald makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 16:12 | Rice | William Grunwald makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 16:01 | Arkansas State | Anthony Jones misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-39 |
| 15:59 | Rice | The rebound goes to Bryan Ertl | 46-39 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Bolden (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Walters (fresh) SF - Bryan Ertl (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Grunwald (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Jelinski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Bud Wilder (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Doug Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Billy Morrison (fresh) C - Anthony Jones (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Rice | William Grunwald misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 15:45 | Rice | Bryan Ertl can't tip it in | 46-39 |
| 15:43 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski tips it in | 48-39 |
| 15:22 | Arkansas State | James Walters steps in front of the Charles Johnston pass | 48-39 |
| 15:10 | Rice | William Grunwald scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Charles Bolden | 50-39 |
| 15:00 | Arkansas State | Bud Wilder's pass is intercepted by Bryan Ertl | 50-39 |
| 14:41 | Rice | Doug Smith is called for the reach on Bryan Ertl - foul #3 on Doug Smith, team foul #5 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Barnum (PG), Billy Falls (SG), Damian Carr (PF), Brian Ziff (C) Charles Bolden, James Walters, Bryan Ertl, William Grunwald | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Lawrence Carter (PG), Michael Dade (SG), Chris Wallace (SF), Ronald Dollard (PF), Shawn Ward (C) Bud Wilder, Charles Johnston, Doug Smith, Billy Morrison, Anthony Jones | |
| 14:32 | Rice | Billy Falls is hacked by Michael Dade - foul #3 on Michael Dade, team foul #6 | 50-39 |
| 14:16 | Rice | Michael Dade steps in front of the Brian Ziff pass | 50-39 |
| 14:11 | Arkansas State | Michael Dade lays it in | 50-41 |
| 13:52 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski misses the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Shawn Ward - foul #4 on Shawn Ward, team foul #7 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Josiah Lee (C) Shawn Ward | |
| 13:52 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 13:52 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski misses the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 13:52 | Arkansas State | Ronald Dollard grabs the board | 51-41 |
| 13:34 | Arkansas State | Michael Dade drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Josiah Lee | 51-43 |
| 13:27 | Rice | Thomas Barnum drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Billy Falls | 53-43 |
| 13:22 | Arkansas State | Michael Dade scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Lawrence Carter | 53-45 |
| 13:07 | Rice | Billy Falls connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-45 |
| 13:03 | Arkansas State | Lawrence Carter knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Ronald Dollard | 55-47 |
| 12:41 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Billy Falls | 57-47 |
| 12:22 | Arkansas State | Josiah Lee blows the layup but he's hacked by Brian Ziff - foul #4 on Brian Ziff, team foul #2 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG), Bryan Ertl (SF), David Stratton (C) Thomas Barnum, Johnny Jelinski, Brian Ziff | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Doug Smith (SF) Chris Wallace | |
| 12:22 | Arkansas State | Josiah Lee makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 12:22 | Arkansas State | Josiah Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 12:13 | Rice | David Stratton misses the fadeaway in the lane | 57-49 |
| 12:12 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Josiah Lee | 57-49 |
| 12:08 | Arkansas State | Lawrence Carter is hacked by Charles Bolden - foul #2 on Charles Bolden, team foul #3 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Johnston (SG) Michael Dade | |
| 11:46 | Arkansas State | Josiah Lee can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-49 |
| 11:45 | Rice | David Stratton gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Bolden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Falls (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bryan Ertl (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - Damian Carr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - David Stratton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Lawrence Carter (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Doug Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Dollard (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Josiah Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Rice | Damian Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-49 |
| Subs | Rice | James Walters (SG) Billy Falls | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Chris Wallace (SF), Anthony Jones (C) Charles Johnston, Josiah Lee | |
| 11:08 | Arkansas State | Chris Wallace is fouled on the floor by Bryan Ertl - foul #2 on Bryan Ertl, team foul #4 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Rice | William Grunwald (PF) Damian Carr | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bud Wilder (PG), Michael Dade (SG), Billy Morrison (C) Lawrence Carter, Doug Smith, Ronald Dollard | |
| 10:50 | Arkansas State | William Grunwald swats the shot by Billy Morrison | 57-49 |
| 10:49 | Arkansas State | Anthony Jones tips it back up and in | 57-51 |
| 10:40 | Rice | David Stratton's pass is intercepted by Bud Wilder | 57-51 |
| 10:27 | Arkansas State | Michael Dade makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Anthony Jones | 57-54 |
| 10:04 | Rice | James Walters misses the shot from just outside the lane | 57-54 |
| 10:03 | Arkansas State | Bud Wilder snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 09:59 | Arkansas State | Bud Wilder scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Billy Morrison | 57-56 |
| 09:48 | Rice | David Stratton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-56 |
| 09:47 | Arkansas State | Chris Wallace pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 09:28 | Arkansas State | Bud Wilder misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-56 |
| 09:26 | Arkansas State | Billy Morrison hits the follow up shot | 57-58 |
| 08:57 | Rice | James Walters hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Dade - foul #4 on Michael Dade, team foul #8 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Barnum (PG), Edwin Compton (SF), Damian Carr (PF), Johnny Jelinski (C) Charles Bolden, Bryan Ertl, William Grunwald, David Stratton | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Lawrence Carter (PG), Charles Johnston (SG), Doug Smith (SF), Ronald Dollard (PF), Josiah Lee (C) Bud Wilder, Michael Dade, Chris Wallace, Anthony Jones, Billy Morrison | |
| 08:57 | Rice | James Walters makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 08:57 | Rice | James Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 08:34 | Arkansas State | Thomas Barnum steals the ball from Charles Johnston | 59-58 |
| 08:17 | Rice | Edwin Compton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Billy Falls (SG) James Walters | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 08:02 | Arkansas State | Edwin Compton takes the ball from Ronald Dollard | 59-58 |
| 07:51 | Rice | Thomas Barnum misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 07:49 | Rice | Edwin Compton grabs the offensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 07:35 | Rice | Billy Falls lays it up and in on a great pass from Johnny Jelinski | 61-58 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Barnum (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billy Falls (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edwin Compton (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Damian Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnny Jelinski (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Lawrence Carter (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Doug Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Dollard (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Josiah Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Arkansas State | Thomas Barnum steps in front of the Lawrence Carter pass in the backcourt | 61-58 |
| 07:16 | Rice | Lawrence Carter is called for the reach on Billy Falls - foul #3 on Lawrence Carter, team foul #9 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Bryan Ertl (SF), William Grunwald (PF), Brian Ziff (C) Edwin Compton, Damian Carr, Johnny Jelinski | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Michael Dade (SG), Shawn Ward (C) Charles Johnston, Josiah Lee | |
| 07:16 | Rice | Billy Falls makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 07:16 | Rice | Billy Falls misses the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 07:16 | Arkansas State | Shawn Ward pulls down the rebound | 62-58 |
| 07:01 | Arkansas State | Doug Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 07:00 | Rice | William Grunwald pulls down the rebound | 62-58 |
| 06:44 | Rice | Bryan Ertl misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 06:43 | Arkansas State | Shawn Ward gets the rebound | 62-58 |
| 06:38 | Arkansas State | Lawrence Carter misses the shot from close range | 62-58 |
| 06:37 | Rice | William Grunwald grabs the board | 62-58 |
| 06:25 | Rice | Brian Ziff hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Shawn Ward - foul #5 on Shawn Ward, team foul #10 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG) Thomas Barnum | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Chris Wallace (SF), Anthony Jones (C) Doug Smith, Shawn Ward | |
| 06:25 | Rice | Brian Ziff makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 06:25 | Rice | Brian Ziff makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 06:10 | Arkansas State | Anthony Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-58 |
| 06:09 | Arkansas State | Chris Wallace tips it in | 64-60 |
| 06:00 | Rice | William Grunwald blows the layup but he's hacked by Anthony Jones - foul #1 on Anthony Jones, team foul #11 | 64-60 |
| 06:00 | Rice | William Grunwald makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 06:00 | Rice | William Grunwald makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 05:43 | Arkansas State | Ronald Dollard misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-60 |
| 05:42 | Rice | The rebound goes to Brian Ziff | 66-60 |
| 05:27 | Rice | Brian Ziff scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from William Grunwald | 68-60 |
| 05:04 | Arkansas State | Chris Wallace hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Carter | 68-63 |
| 04:41 | Rice | Lawrence Carter steals the ball from Brian Ziff | 68-63 |
| 04:37 | Arkansas State | Michael Dade hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lawrence Carter | 68-65 |
| 04:28 | Rice | Billy Falls can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-65 |
| 04:27 | Rice | William Grunwald can't tip it in | 68-65 |
| 04:25 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Chris Wallace | 68-65 |
| 04:12 | Arkansas State | Ronald Dollard misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 68-65 |
| 04:10 | Arkansas State | Michael Dade hits the follow up shot | 68-67 |
| 03:57 | Rice | Bryan Ertl clanks a shot in the paint | 68-67 |
| 03:55 | Rice | Bryan Ertl pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-67 |
| 03:55 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Barnum (PG), Damian Carr (PF) Charles Bolden, William Grunwald | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Doug Smith (SG) Michael Dade | |
| 03:43 | Rice | Billy Falls comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-67 |
| 03:41 | Arkansas State | Anthony Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 68-67 |
| 03:29 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ertl steals it from Ronald Dollard | 68-67 |
| 03:26 | Rice | Thomas Barnum banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bryan Ertl | 70-67 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Barnum (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Billy Falls (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bryan Ertl (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Damian Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Ziff (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Lawrence Carter (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Doug Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Chris Wallace (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Dollard (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Anthony Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Arkansas State | Ronald Dollard makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Chris Wallace | 70-69 |
| 02:46 | Rice | Bryan Ertl makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 72-69 |
| 02:46 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-69 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Michael Dade (SG) Doug Smith | |
| 02:34 | Arkansas State | Lawrence Carter misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-69 |
| 02:33 | Arkansas State | Ronald Dollard snags the offensive board | 72-69 |
| 02:14 | Arkansas State | Lawrence Carter loses the dribble to Bryan Ertl | 72-69 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Bryan Ertl lays it up and in | 74-69 |
| 01:52 | Arkansas State | Anthony Jones buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lawrence Carter and he's hacked by Billy Falls - foul #2 on Billy Falls, team foul #5 | 74-71 |
| 01:52 | Arkansas State | Anthony Jones misses the free throw | 74-71 |
| 01:52 | Rice | Brian Ziff snags the defensive board | 74-71 |
| 01:43 | Rice | Thomas Barnum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-71 |
| 01:23 | Arkansas State | Anthony Jones misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 74-71 |
| 01:21 | Arkansas State | Michael Dade can't tip it in | 74-71 |
| 01:19 | Arkansas State | Ronald Dollard can't tip it in | 74-71 |
| 01:17 | Rice | Brian Ziff gets the rebound | 74-71 |
| 01:03 | Rice | The jumper by Billy Falls is denied by Ronald Dollard | 74-71 |
| 01:02 | Rice | Brian Ziff grabs the offensive rebound | 74-71 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Billy Falls connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Barnum | 77-71 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:45 | Arkansas State | Lawrence Carter loses the dribble to Bryan Ertl | 77-71 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:43 | Rice | Billy Falls is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Dade - foul #5 on Michael Dade, team foul #12 | 77-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG) Thomas Barnum | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Doug Smith (SG) Michael Dade | |
| 00:43 | Rice | Billy Falls makes the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Billy Falls makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:39 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Barnum (PG) Charles Bolden | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 00:36 | Arkansas State | Doug Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 79-71 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Brian Ziff pulls down the rebound | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Rice | Brian Ziff is fouled in the backcourt by Doug Smith - foul #4 on Doug Smith, team foul #13 | 79-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG) Thomas Barnum | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 00:32 | Rice | Brian Ziff makes the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Brian Ziff makes the 2nd free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:27 | Arkansas State | Chris Wallace misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 81-71 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Brian Ziff snags the defensive board | 81-71 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Charles Bolden runs out the clock | 81-71 |