| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Paul Webb (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luke Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Tung (fresh) PF - Carl Konen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Cullen (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Scott Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Defalco (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Decker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Robert Defalco inbounds the ball | 33-23 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Rice | Charles Tung picks off the pass by Scott Lewis | 33-23 |
| 19:33 | Southern Methodist | Charles Tung lays it up and in | 35-23 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Scott Lewis is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Scott Lewis, team foul #1 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jolliff (PG) Scott Lewis | |
| 19:00 | Southern Methodist | Carl Konen connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Webb | 38-23 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:40 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Carl Konen - foul #2 on Carl Konen, team foul #1 | 38-23 |
| 18:40 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker makes the 1st free throw | 38-24 |
| 18:40 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker makes the 2nd free throw | 38-25 |
| 18:26 | Southern Methodist | Carl Konen misses the floater from the right side | 38-25 |
| 18:24 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker grabs the defensive rebound | 38-25 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:07 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker comes up short on the shot from the right side | 38-25 |
| 18:06 | Southern Methodist | Charles Tung grabs the defensive rebound | 38-25 |
| 17:48 | Southern Methodist | Carl Konen connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Luke Brown | 40-25 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:26 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-27 |
| 17:12 | Southern Methodist | Carl Konen scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Webb | 42-27 |
| 16:52 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Cullen | 42-27 |
| 16:50 | Southern Methodist | Michael Cullen pulls down the rebound | 42-27 |
| 16:43 | Southern Methodist | Carl Konen buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Luke Brown and he's fouled by Gary Crawford - foul #3 on Gary Crawford, team foul #2 | 44-27 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Pavel Czekanski (PG), Orville Reece (SG), Cody Montgomery (SF), Terry Lugo (C) Paul Webb, Luke Brown, Charles Tung, Michael Cullen | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Naumann (SG), Ricky Jones (SF), Stephen McGlamery (PF), Karson Olson (C) Gary Crawford, Robert Defalco, Jeffrey Decker, William Romano | |
| 16:43 | Southern Methodist | Carl Konen makes the free throw | 45-27 |
| 16:24 | Rice | Ricky Jones misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-27 |
| 16:23 | Southern Methodist | Cody Montgomery snags the defensive board | 45-27 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:12 | Southern Methodist | Pavel Czekanski is whistled for a carry | 45-27 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Sean Bowen (PF) Carl Konen | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:55 | Rice | Robert Jolliff connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Stephen McGlamery | 45-30 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Pavel Czekanski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Orville Reece (fresh) SF - Cody Montgomery (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sean Bowen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terry Lugo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jolliff (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Naumann (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ricky Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen McGlamery (fresh) C - Karson Olson (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:32 | Southern Methodist | Orville Reece scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-30 |
| 15:19 | Rice | Robert Jolliff misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-30 |
| 15:18 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Orville Reece | 48-30 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:13 | Southern Methodist | Orville Reece buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Pavel Czekanski | 51-30 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:58 | Rice | Robert Jolliff hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-30 |
| 14:57 | Rice | Karson Olson tips it in | 51-32 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:35 | Southern Methodist | Pavel Czekanski lays it up and in set up by Orville Reece | 53-32 |
| 14:18 | Rice | Terry Lugo is called for the reach on Robert Jolliff - foul #1 on Terry Lugo, team foul #2 | 53-32 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Paul Webb (PG), Luke Brown (SG), Charles Tung (SF), Carl Konen (PF), Michael Cullen (C) Pavel Czekanski, Orville Reece, Cody Montgomery, Sean Bowen, Terry Lugo | |
| 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 | |
| 14:05 | Rice | Robert Defalco's floater is tipped away by Carl Konen | 53-32 |
| 14:03 | Rice | William Romano tips it home | 53-34 |
| 13:37 | Southern Methodist | Charles Tung double dribbles | 53-34 |
| 13:25 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker jams it set up by William Romano | 53-36 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:09 | Southern Methodist | Paul Webb connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Charles Tung and he's fouled by Robert Defalco - foul #2 on Robert Defalco, team foul #3 | 55-36 |
| 13:09 | Southern Methodist | Paul Webb makes the free throw | 56-36 |
| 12:53 | Rice | William Romano banks in the layup on a nice dish by Scott Lewis | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:32 | Southern Methodist | Paul Webb is fouled on the floor by Scott Lewis - foul #4 on Scott Lewis, team foul #4 | 56-38 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Orville Reece (SG), Cody Montgomery (SF) Luke Brown, Charles Tung | |
| Subs | Rice | Ricky Jones (SF) Scott Lewis | |
| 12:14 | Southern Methodist | Cody Montgomery is fouled on the floor by Ricky Jones - foul #2 on Ricky Jones, team foul #5 | 56-38 |
| 11:54 | Southern Methodist | Michael Cullen misses the easy layup | 56-38 |
| 11:52 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker snags the defensive board | 56-38 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Paul Webb (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Orville Reece (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cody Montgomery (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Konen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Cullen (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Defalco (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ricky Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Decker (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - William Romano (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Rice | Robert Defalco comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-38 |
| 11:40 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker grabs the offensive board | 56-38 |
| 11:20 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Ricky Jones | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:09 | Southern Methodist | Paul Webb hits a fadeaway in the lane | 58-40 |
| 10:45 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 58-40 |
| 10:44 | Southern Methodist | Cody Montgomery gets the rebound | 58-40 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:15 | Southern Methodist | Orville Reece can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-40 |
| 10:13 | Rice | William Romano pulls down the rebound | 58-40 |
| 10:06 | Rice | William Romano is hacked by Michael Cullen - foul #2 on Michael Cullen, team foul #3 | 58-40 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Pavel Czekanski (PG), Luke Brown (SG), Charles Tung (SF), Sean Bowen (PF), Terry Lugo (C) Paul Webb, Orville Reece, Cody Montgomery, Carl Konen, Michael Cullen | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jolliff (PG), Michael Naumann (SG), Stephen McGlamery (PF), Karson Olson (C) Gary Crawford, Ricky Jones, Jeffrey Decker, William Romano | |
| 09:59 | Rice | Robert Defalco clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Tung - foul #3 on Charles Tung, team foul #4 | 58-40 |
| 09:59 | Rice | Robert Defalco makes the 1st free throw | 58-41 |
| 09:59 | Rice | Robert Defalco misses the 2nd free throw | 58-41 |
| 09:59 | Southern Methodist | Sean Bowen pulls down the rebound | 58-41 |
| 09:52 | Southern Methodist | Sean Bowen comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Karson Olson - foul #1 on Karson Olson, team foul #6 | 58-41 |
| 09:52 | Southern Methodist | Sean Bowen makes the 1st free throw | 59-41 |
| 09:52 | Southern Methodist | Sean Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 60-41 |
| 09:44 | Rice | Stephen McGlamery's pass is intercepted by Sean Bowen | 60-41 |
| 09:15 | Southern Methodist | Sean Bowen makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Pavel Czekanski | 63-41 |
| 09:06 | Rice | Robert Defalco buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Jolliff | 63-43 |
| 08:42 | Southern Methodist | Pavel Czekanski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 63-43 |
| 08:40 | Rice | Karson Olson grabs the board | 63-43 |
| 08:25 | Rice | Robert Defalco knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Jolliff and he's hacked by Sean Bowen - foul #1 on Sean Bowen, team foul #5 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Carl Konen (PF) Sean Bowen | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Decker (PF), William Romano (C) Stephen McGlamery, Karson Olson | |
| 08:25 | Rice | Robert Defalco misses the free throw | 63-45 |
| 08:25 | Southern Methodist | Charles Tung snags the defensive board | 63-45 |
| 07:56 | Southern Methodist | Carl Konen misses the shot in the lane | 63-45 |
| 07:54 | Southern Methodist | Terry Lugo hits the follow up shot | 65-45 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Pavel Czekanski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luke Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Tung (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carl Konen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Lugo (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jolliff (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Naumann (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Defalco (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Decker (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - William Romano (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Rice | Robert Jolliff misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-45 |
| 07:33 | Rice | William Romano grabs the offensive rebound | 65-45 |
| 07:18 | Rice | Pavel Czekanski is called for the reach on Robert Defalco - foul #2 on Pavel Czekanski, team foul #6 | 65-45 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Paul Webb (PG), Orville Reece (SG), Cody Montgomery (SF), Michael Cullen (C) Pavel Czekanski, Luke Brown, Charles Tung, Terry Lugo | |
| Subs | Rice | Scott Lewis (PG), Gary Crawford (SG), Ricky Jones (SF) Robert Jolliff, Michael Naumann, Robert Defalco | |
| 07:10 | Rice | Gary Crawford buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ricky Jones | 65-48 |
| 06:43 | Southern Methodist | Orville Reece comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-48 |
| 06:41 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker snags the defensive board | 65-48 |
| 06:28 | Rice | Scott Lewis steps out of bounds on the baseline | 65-48 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Sean Bowen (PF) Carl Konen | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McGlamery (C) William Romano | |
| 06:05 | Southern Methodist | Sean Bowen misses long on a jumper from the right side | 65-48 |
| 06:03 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker grabs the board | 65-48 |
| 05:52 | Rice | Gary Crawford's pass is intercepted by Orville Reece | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:37 | Southern Methodist | Paul Webb misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-48 |
| 05:36 | Rice | Ricky Jones pulls down the rebound | 65-48 |
| 05:16 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Ricky Jones | 65-50 |
| 05:05 | Southern Methodist | Sean Bowen hits a jumper from the right side set up by Paul Webb | 67-50 |
| 04:47 | Rice | Scott Lewis can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left wing | 67-50 |
| 04:46 | Southern Methodist | Michael Cullen snags the defensive board | 67-50 |
| 04:46 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-50 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Luke Brown (SG), Charles Tung (SF), Carl Konen (PF) Orville Reece, Cody Montgomery, Sean Bowen | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Defalco (SF), William Romano (C) Ricky Jones, Stephen McGlamery | |
| 04:33 | Southern Methodist | Scott Lewis picks off the pass by Luke Brown | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:14 | Rice | William Romano loses the ball out of bounds | 67-50 |
| 03:53 | Southern Methodist | Michael Cullen drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Paul Webb | 69-50 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Paul Webb (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Luke Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Tung (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carl Konen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Cullen (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Scott Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gary Crawford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Defalco (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Decker (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - William Romano (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:45 | Rice | Scott Lewis misses the runner in the paint | 69-50 |
| 03:43 | Southern Methodist | Michael Cullen gets the rebound | 69-50 |
| 03:24 | Southern Methodist | Carl Konen scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Charles Tung and the foul's on Jeffrey Decker - foul #1 on Jeffrey Decker, team foul #7 | 71-50 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Pavel Czekanski (PG), Orville Reece (SG), Cody Montgomery (SF), Terry Lugo (C) Paul Webb, Luke Brown, Charles Tung, Michael Cullen | |
| Subs | Rice | Ricky Jones (PF) Jeffrey Decker | |
| 03:24 | Southern Methodist | Carl Konen misses the free throw | 71-50 |
| 03:24 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Romano | 71-50 |
| 03:07 | Rice | Robert Defalco knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Crawford | 71-52 |
| 02:46 | Southern Methodist | Orville Reece is fouled on the floor by William Romano - foul #1 on William Romano, team foul #8 | 71-52 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Sean Bowen (PF) Carl Konen | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Naumann (SG), Stephen McGlamery (PF) Gary Crawford, Robert Defalco | |
| 02:46 | Southern Methodist | Orville Reece makes the 1st free throw | 72-52 |
| 02:46 | Southern Methodist | Orville Reece misses the 2nd free throw | 72-52 |
| 02:46 | Rice | William Romano snags the defensive board | 72-52 |
| 02:29 | Rice | Michael Naumann misses the jumper from the right wing | 72-52 |
| 02:27 | Southern Methodist | Sean Bowen grabs the board | 72-52 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:10 | Southern Methodist | Orville Reece hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-52 |
| 02:08 | Southern Methodist | Sean Bowen pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-52 |
| 01:49 | Southern Methodist | Orville Reece hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Cody Montgomery | 75-52 |
| 01:35 | Rice | Stephen McGlamery misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 75-52 |
| 01:33 | Southern Methodist | Pavel Czekanski grabs the defensive rebound | 75-52 |
| 01:14 | Southern Methodist | Orville Reece makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Terry Lugo | 78-52 |
| 01:05 | Rice | William Romano drills a shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Terry Lugo - foul #2 on Terry Lugo, team foul #7 | 78-54 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Crawford (SG), Robert Defalco (SF), Jeffrey Decker (PF) Michael Naumann, Ricky Jones, Stephen McGlamery | |
| 01:05 | Rice | William Romano makes the free throw | 78-55 |
| 00:46 | Southern Methodist | Orville Reece comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 78-55 |
| 00:45 | Southern Methodist | Sean Bowen tips it home | 80-55 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Rice | Scott Lewis clanks a shot from the right side | 80-55 |
| 00:37 | Southern Methodist | Cody Montgomery gets the rebound | 80-55 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Southern Methodist | Sean Bowen misses the floater from the baseline | 80-55 |
| 00:12 | Rice | William Romano gets the rebound | 80-55 |
| 00:08 | Rice | The jump hook by Jeffrey Decker is blocked by Cody Montgomery | 80-55 |
| 00:06 | Southern Methodist | Sean Bowen snags the defensive board | 80-55 |
| 00:00 | Southern Methodist | Pavel Czekanski runs out the clock | 80-55 |