| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Kitts (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Thibeault (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leo Campbell (fresh) PF - Roger McMorran (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Mounts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Barnum (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Falls (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bryan Ertl (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Damian Carr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Ziff (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Leo Campbell inbounds the ball | 21-40 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Akron | Roger McMorran can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 21-40 |
| 19:48 | Rice | Bryan Ertl gets the rebound | 21-40 |
| 19:22 | Rice | Roger McMorran is called for the reach on Damian Carr - foul #2 on Roger McMorran, team foul #1 | 21-40 |
| 19:15 | Rice | Brian Ziff buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Billy Falls | 21-43 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:05 | Akron | Ryan Mounts scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from David Kitts | 23-43 |
| 18:50 | Rice | David Kitts steps in front of the Brian Ziff pass | 23-43 |
| 18:46 | Akron | David Kitts hits the finger roll | 25-43 |
| 18:27 | Rice | Thomas Barnum lays it up and in on a nice dish by Billy Falls | 25-45 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 18:08 | Akron | The jumper by Ryan Mounts is denied by Brian Ziff | 25-45 |
| 18:07 | Akron | Ryan Mounts tips it in | 27-45 |
| 17:50 | Rice | Brian Ziff buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Barnum | 27-47 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 17:38 | Akron | Leo Campbell's layup is rejected by Brian Ziff | 27-47 |
| 17:36 | Rice | Billy Falls grabs the board | 27-47 |
| 17:26 | Rice | Brian Ziff blows the layup but he's hacked by Ryan Mounts - foul #1 on Ryan Mounts, team foul #2 | 27-47 |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Arizmendi (SF), Riley Peterson (PF), Gabriel Giordano (C) Leo Campbell, Roger McMorran, Ryan Mounts | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG), William Grunwald (PF) Thomas Barnum, Damian Carr | |
| 17:26 | Rice | Brian Ziff makes the 1st free throw | 27-48 |
| 17:26 | Rice | Brian Ziff makes the 2nd free throw | 27-49 |
| 17:18 | Akron | James Thibeault misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 27-49 |
| 17:17 | Rice | Bryan Ertl grabs the defensive rebound | 27-49 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 16:59 | Rice | Brian Ziff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Don Hawke (SF) David Kitts | |
| Subs | Rice | Johnny Jelinski (C) Brian Ziff | |
| 16:44 | Akron | Dikembe Arizmendi misses the jumpshot from the left side | 27-49 |
| 16:43 | Rice | Bryan Ertl gets the rebound | 27-49 |
| 16:22 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski misses the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Gabriel Giordano - foul #2 on Gabriel Giordano, team foul #3 | 27-49 |
| Subs | Akron | Leo Campbell (SF), Ryan Mounts (C) James Thibeault, Gabriel Giordano | |
| Subs | Rice | James Walters (SG), Damian Carr (PF) Billy Falls, Bryan Ertl | |
| 16:22 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski makes the 1st free throw | 27-50 |
| 16:22 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski makes the 2nd free throw | 27-51 |
| 16:09 | Akron | Don Hawke misses the dunk | 27-51 |
| 16:08 | Akron | Leo Campbell snags the offensive board | 27-51 |
| 15:53 | Akron | Don Hawke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-51 |
| Subs | Akron | Billy McGloin (PG), David Kitts (SG), Roger McMorran (PF) Dikembe Arizmendi, Don Hawke, Riley Peterson | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Barnum (PG) Charles Bolden | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Billy McGloin (fresh) 3 pf. SG - David Kitts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leo Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roger McMorran (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Mounts (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Barnum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Walters (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Jelinski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Damian Carr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Grunwald (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Rice | Damian Carr connects on the jumper from the left block set up by James Walters | 27-53 |
| 15:24 | Akron | Ryan Mounts misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Johnny Jelinski - foul #1 on Johnny Jelinski, team foul #1 | 27-53 |
| Subs | Akron | James Thibeault (SG) David Kitts | |
| Subs | Rice | Billy Falls (SG), Brian Ziff (C) James Walters, William Grunwald | |
| 15:24 | Akron | Ryan Mounts makes the 1st free throw | 28-53 |
| 15:24 | Akron | Ryan Mounts makes the 2nd free throw | 29-53 |
| 15:02 | Rice | Damian Carr hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Johnny Jelinski | 29-55 |
| 14:52 | Akron | Leo Campbell lays it in and he's fouled by Johnny Jelinski - foul #2 on Johnny Jelinski, team foul #2 | 31-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Riley Peterson (C) Ryan Mounts | |
| Subs | Rice | Bryan Ertl (SF) Damian Carr | |
| 14:52 | Akron | Leo Campbell makes the free throw | 32-55 |
| 14:31 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-55 |
| 14:30 | Akron | Riley Peterson grabs the board | 32-55 |
| 14:19 | Akron | Brian Ziff is called for the reach on Billy McGloin - foul #1 on Brian Ziff, team foul #3 | 32-55 |
| Subs | Akron | David Kitts (SF), Gabriel Giordano (C) Leo Campbell, Roger McMorran | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG), William Grunwald (PF) Thomas Barnum, Johnny Jelinski | |
| 14:06 | Akron | Riley Peterson lays it up and in set up by David Kitts | 34-55 |
| 13:44 | Rice | Billy Falls misses long on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on James Thibeault - foul #3 on James Thibeault, team foul #4 | 34-55 |
| Subs | Akron | Ryan Mounts (C) Gabriel Giordano | |
| Subs | Rice | Damian Carr (PF) Brian Ziff | |
| 13:44 | Rice | Billy Falls makes the 1st free throw | 34-56 |
| 13:44 | Rice | Billy Falls misses the 2nd free throw | 34-56 |
| 13:44 | Akron | David Kitts grabs the board | 34-56 |
| 13:19 | Akron | David Kitts hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Bryan Ertl - foul #1 on Bryan Ertl, team foul #4 | 34-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Arizmendi (SF), Roger McMorran (PF) Billy McGloin, Riley Peterson | |
| Subs | Rice | James Walters (SG) Billy Falls | |
| 13:19 | Akron | David Kitts misses the 1st free throw | 34-56 |
| 13:19 | Akron | David Kitts makes the 2nd free throw | 35-56 |
| 12:55 | Rice | William Grunwald drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Walters | 35-58 |
| 12:44 | Akron | Dikembe Arizmendi makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from James Thibeault | 37-58 |
| 12:20 | Rice | Bryan Ertl misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-58 |
| 12:19 | Akron | David Kitts grabs the board | 37-58 |
| 12:01 | Akron | Ryan Mounts's fadeaway is rejected by William Grunwald | 37-58 |
| 11:59 | Rice | William Grunwald gets the rebound | 37-58 |
| 11:33 | Rice | William Grunwald misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Ryan Mounts - foul #2 on Ryan Mounts, team foul #5 | 37-58 |
| Subs | Akron | Billy McGloin (PG), Leo Campbell (SF), Riley Peterson (PF), Gabriel Giordano (C) James Thibeault, Dikembe Arizmendi, Roger McMorran, Ryan Mounts | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Barnum (PG), Billy Falls (SG), Johnny Jelinski (SF), Brian Ziff (C) Charles Bolden, James Walters, Bryan Ertl, Damian Carr | |
| 11:33 | Rice | William Grunwald makes the 1st free throw | 37-59 |
| 11:33 | Rice | William Grunwald misses the 2nd free throw | 37-59 |
| 11:33 | Akron | Riley Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-59 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Billy McGloin (fresh) 3 pf. SG - David Kitts (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leo Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Riley Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gabriel Giordano (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Barnum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Falls (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SF - Johnny Jelinski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Grunwald (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Ziff (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:12 | Akron | Billy McGloin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-59 |
| 11:11 | Rice | The rebound goes to Brian Ziff | 37-59 |
| 10:55 | Rice | David Kitts is called for the reach on Billy Falls - foul #2 on David Kitts, team foul #6 | 37-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Arizmendi (SG) David Kitts | |
| Subs | Rice | David Stratton (PF) William Grunwald | |
| 10:37 | Rice | Brian Ziff misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-59 |
| 10:35 | Akron | Leo Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 37-59 |
| 10:18 | Akron | Billy McGloin hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Thomas Barnum - foul #2 on Thomas Barnum, team foul #5 | 37-59 |
| Subs | Akron | James Thibeault (SG) Dikembe Arizmendi | |
| Subs | Rice | Bryan Ertl (SF) David Stratton | |
| 10:18 | Akron | Billy McGloin makes the 1st free throw | 38-59 |
| 10:18 | Akron | Billy McGloin misses the 2nd free throw | 38-59 |
| 10:18 | Rice | Billy Falls grabs the defensive rebound | 38-59 |
| 09:55 | Rice | Brian Ziff scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Billy Falls | 38-62 |
| 09:50 | Akron | James Thibeault misses the easy layup but the foul's on Billy Falls - foul #1 on Billy Falls, team foul #6 | 38-62 |
| Subs | Akron | Roger McMorran (PF), Ryan Mounts (C) Riley Peterson, Gabriel Giordano | |
| Subs | Rice | Damian Carr (PF) Johnny Jelinski | |
| 09:50 | Akron | James Thibeault makes the 1st free throw | 39-62 |
| 09:50 | Akron | James Thibeault misses the 2nd free throw | 39-62 |
| 09:50 | Rice | Bryan Ertl grabs the board | 39-62 |
| 09:24 | Rice | Billy Falls buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Brian Ziff | 39-65 |
| 09:04 | Akron | James Thibeault's pass is intercepted by Billy Falls | 39-65 |
| 08:35 | Rice | Bryan Ertl drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Barnum | 39-68 |
| 08:22 | Akron | James Thibeault makes the shot from the left wing set up by Ryan Mounts and he's fouled by Bryan Ertl - foul #2 on Bryan Ertl, team foul #7 | 41-68 |
| Subs | Akron | David Kitts (PG), Dikembe Arizmendi (SF), Riley Peterson (PF) Billy McGloin, Leo Campbell, Roger McMorran | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG), William Grunwald (PF), Johnny Jelinski (C) Thomas Barnum, Damian Carr, Brian Ziff | |
| 08:22 | Akron | James Thibeault makes the free throw | 42-68 |
| 08:00 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Ryan Mounts - foul #3 on Ryan Mounts, team foul #7 | 42-68 |
| Subs | Akron | Don Hawke (SF), Gabriel Giordano (C) James Thibeault, Ryan Mounts | |
| Subs | Rice | James Walters (SG), David Stratton (C) Billy Falls, Bryan Ertl | |
| 08:00 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski misses the 1st free throw | 42-68 |
| 08:00 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-69 |
| 07:50 | Akron | Gabriel Giordano is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Gabriel Giordano, team foul #8 | 42-69 |
| 07:24 | Rice | David Stratton drills a runner near the basket set up by James Walters | 42-71 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - David Kitts (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Arizmendi (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Hawke (fresh) PF - Riley Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gabriel Giordano (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Bolden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Walters (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Johnny Jelinski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Grunwald (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Stratton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:09 | Akron | Gabriel Giordano banks in the layup and the foul's on James Walters - foul #1 on James Walters, team foul #8 | 44-71 |
| Subs | Akron | James Thibeault (SG), Roger McMorran (PF) Don Hawke, Riley Peterson | |
| Subs | Rice | Billy Falls (SG), Damian Carr (PF) James Walters, David Stratton | |
| 07:09 | Akron | Gabriel Giordano makes the free throw | 45-71 |
| 06:48 | Rice | Gabriel Giordano is called for the reach on Johnny Jelinski - foul #4 on Gabriel Giordano, team foul #9 | 45-71 |
| Subs | Akron | Leo Campbell (SF), Ryan Mounts (C) Dikembe Arizmendi, Gabriel Giordano | |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Ziff (C) William Grunwald | |
| 06:48 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski misses the 1st free throw | 45-71 |
| 06:48 | Akron | The rebound goes to Ryan Mounts | 45-71 |
| 06:39 | Akron | Billy Falls is called for the reach on David Kitts - foul #2 on Billy Falls, team foul #9 | 45-71 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Rice | Bryan Ertl (SF) Johnny Jelinski | |
| 06:39 | Akron | David Kitts makes the 1st free throw | 46-71 |
| 06:39 | Akron | David Kitts misses the 2nd free throw | 46-71 |
| 06:39 | Rice | Damian Carr pulls down the rebound | 46-71 |
| 06:22 | Rice | Brian Ziff knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Billy Falls | 46-73 |
| 06:12 | Akron | Bryan Ertl picks off the pass by Leo Campbell | 46-73 |
| 06:09 | Rice | Charles Bolden banks in the layup set up by Bryan Ertl | 46-75 |
| 06:02 | Akron | Leo Campbell is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Leo Campbell, team foul #10 | 46-75 |
| Subs | Akron | Dikembe Arizmendi (SG), Don Hawke (SF), Riley Peterson (PF), Gabriel Giordano (C) James Thibeault, Leo Campbell, Roger McMorran, Ryan Mounts | |
| Subs | Rice | James Walters (SG), Johnny Jelinski (SF), William Grunwald (PF), David Stratton (C) Billy Falls, Bryan Ertl, Damian Carr, Brian Ziff | |
| 05:42 | Rice | William Grunwald's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-75 |
| 05:28 | Akron | Dikembe Arizmendi connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-75 |
| 05:06 | Rice | David Stratton misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Gabriel Giordano - foul #5 on Gabriel Giordano, team foul #11 | 49-75 |
| Subs | Akron | Keith O'Brien (C) Gabriel Giordano | |
| Subs | Rice | Christopher Boone (PG) Charles Bolden | |
| 05:06 | Rice | David Stratton makes the 1st free throw | 49-76 |
| 05:06 | Rice | David Stratton makes the 2nd free throw | 49-77 |
| 04:58 | Akron | Keith O'Brien misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-77 |
| 04:57 | Akron | Dikembe Arizmendi hits the follow up shot | 51-77 |
| 04:34 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-77 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Christopher Boone can't tip it in | 51-77 |
| 04:31 | Akron | David Kitts snags the defensive board | 51-77 |
| 04:26 | Akron | Dikembe Arizmendi misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Grunwald - foul #2 on William Grunwald, team foul #10 | 51-77 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Compton (SF) William Grunwald | |
| 04:26 | Akron | Dikembe Arizmendi makes the 1st free throw | 52-77 |
| 04:26 | Akron | Dikembe Arizmendi makes the 2nd free throw | 53-77 |
| 04:03 | Rice | David Kitts steals the ball from Johnny Jelinski | 53-77 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:47 | Akron | Dikembe Arizmendi blows the dunk but he's fouled by Christopher Boone - foul #1 on Christopher Boone, team foul #11 | 53-77 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG), William Grunwald (PF) Christopher Boone, David Stratton | |
| 03:47 | Akron | Dikembe Arizmendi makes the 1st free throw | 54-77 |
| 03:47 | Akron | Dikembe Arizmendi makes the 2nd free throw | 55-77 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Rice | David Kitts steals the ball from Johnny Jelinski | 55-77 |
| 03:17 | Akron | Keith O'Brien misses the easy layup | 55-77 |
| 03:15 | Rice | William Grunwald grabs the board | 55-77 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dikembe Arizmendi (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Hawke (fresh) SF - David Kitts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Riley Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Keith O'Brien (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Bolden (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Walters (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edwin Compton (fresh) PF - William Grunwald (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Jelinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 02:49 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski misses badly on a shot from the right block | 55-77 |
| 02:47 | Akron | Riley Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-77 |
| 02:27 | Akron | Don Hawke buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-77 |
| 02:13 | Rice | Riley Peterson swats the short shot by Johnny Jelinski | 57-77 |
| 02:11 | Akron | Don Hawke grabs the board | 57-77 |
| 02:05 | Akron | Edwin Compton swats the short shot by Riley Peterson | 57-77 |
| 02:03 | Akron | Riley Peterson tips it back up and in | 59-77 |
| 01:38 | Rice | Riley Peterson is called for the reach on Charles Bolden - foul #2 on Riley Peterson, team foul #12 | 59-77 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Rice | David Stratton (C) Edwin Compton | |
| 01:38 | Rice | Charles Bolden makes the 1st free throw | 59-78 |
| 01:38 | Rice | Charles Bolden makes the 2nd free throw | 59-79 |
| 01:19 | Akron | David Kitts connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Arizmendi | 62-79 |
| 01:08 | Rice | Charles Bolden makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Walters | 62-81 |
| 00:56 | Akron | Dikembe Arizmendi is hacked by William Grunwald - foul #3 on William Grunwald, team foul #12 | 62-81 |
| 00:56 | Akron | Dikembe Arizmendi makes the 1st free throw | 63-81 |
| 00:56 | Akron | Dikembe Arizmendi makes the 2nd free throw | 64-81 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Rice | James Walters blows the layup | 64-81 |
| 00:25 | Akron | Dikembe Arizmendi grabs the defensive rebound | 64-81 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Akron | Dikembe Arizmendi misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-81 |
| 00:17 | Rice | William Grunwald snags the defensive board | 64-81 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Charles Bolden runs out the clock | 64-81 |