| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Thomas Fairchild (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas O'Connell (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Arthur Burlison (fresh) PF - Adam Evans (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Chester Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gene Groves (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Benny Luong (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Hughes (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Hutchinson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joe Steele (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMBC | Arthur Burlison inbounds the ball | 28-48 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | UMBC | The jump hook by Adam Evans is blocked by Jeffrey Hughes | 28-48 |
| 19:42 | UMBC | Chester Hall can't tip it in | 28-48 |
| 19:41 | UMBC | Arthur Burlison grabs the offensive rebound | 28-48 |
| 19:18 | UMBC | Arthur Burlison hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Fairchild | 31-48 |
| 18:58 | Rice | William Hutchinson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 31-48 |
| 18:57 | Rice | Benny Luong misses the tip | 31-48 |
| 18:55 | Rice | Joe Steele hits the follow up shot | 31-50 |
| 18:39 | UMBC | Douglas O'Connell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-50 |
| 18:38 | Rice | Joe Steele grabs the board | 31-50 |
| 18:20 | Rice | Joe Steele drills a jumper in the lane and the foul's on Arthur Burlison - foul #3 on Arthur Burlison, team foul #1 | 31-52 |
| Subs | UMBC | Emmanuel Clark (SF) Arthur Burlison | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:20 | Rice | Joe Steele makes the free throw | 31-53 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 18:11 | UMBC | Thomas Fairchild is whistled for a carry | 31-53 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:55 | Rice | William Hutchinson clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-53 |
| 17:54 | Rice | Benny Luong snags the offensive board | 31-53 |
| 17:33 | Rice | William Hutchinson misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 31-53 |
| 17:32 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Adam Evans | 31-53 |
| 17:26 | UMBC | Emmanuel Clark is whistled for traveling | 31-53 |
| Subs | UMBC | Thomas Coffin (PG), Barry Fenster (C) Thomas Fairchild, Chester Hall | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Leatherman (PG), Elmer Beebe (PF) Gene Groves, William Hutchinson | |
| 17:02 | Rice | Donald Leatherman is fouled on the floor by Thomas Coffin - foul #3 on Thomas Coffin, team foul #2 | 31-53 |
| Subs | UMBC | Christopher White (PG), Donald Pridgen (SG) Thomas Coffin, Douglas O'Connell | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:46 | Rice | Joe Steele clanks a jumper near the basket | 31-53 |
| 16:44 | UMBC | Donald Pridgen snags the defensive board | 31-53 |
| 16:17 | UMBC | Donald Pridgen travels with the ball | 31-53 |
| Subs | UMBC | Chester Hall (C) Barry Fenster | |
| Subs | Rice | Russell Williams (PG), James Borges (SF), Jeffrey McNight (C) Benny Luong, Jeffrey Hughes, Joe Steele | |
| 15:52 | Rice | Russell Williams buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Leatherman | 31-56 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Christopher White (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Pridgen (fresh) SF - Emmanuel Clark (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Adam Evans (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Chester Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Russell Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Leatherman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Borges (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Elmer Beebe (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeffrey McNight (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | UMBC | Adam Evans double dribbles | 31-56 |
| Subs | UMBC | Thomas Fairchild (PG), Douglas O'Connell (SG), Arthur Burlison (SF), Robert Garrett (PF) Christopher White, Donald Pridgen, Emmanuel Clark, Adam Evans | |
| Subs | Rice | Gene Groves (PG), William Hutchinson (PF) Russell Williams, Jeffrey McNight | |
| 15:23 | Rice | William Hutchinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-56 |
| 15:21 | UMBC | Thomas Fairchild grabs the defensive rebound | 31-56 |
| 15:07 | UMBC | Arthur Burlison travels with the ball | 31-56 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Rice | Benny Luong (SG), Jeffrey Hughes (SF), Joe Steele (C) Donald Leatherman, James Borges, Elmer Beebe | |
| 14:46 | Rice | Joe Steele is hacked by Chester Hall - foul #1 on Chester Hall, team foul #3 | 31-56 |
| Subs | UMBC | Adam Evans (PF), Barry Fenster (C) Robert Garrett, Chester Hall | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:30 | Rice | Thomas Fairchild takes the ball from Benny Luong | 31-56 |
| 14:27 | UMBC | Thomas Fairchild hits the finger roll | 33-56 |
| 14:00 | Rice | Gene Groves clanks a jumper from the right side | 33-56 |
| 13:58 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes hits the follow up shot | 33-58 |
| 13:46 | UMBC | The jump hook by Thomas Fairchild is blocked by Joe Steele | 33-58 |
| 13:45 | Rice | Joe Steele gets the rebound | 33-58 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Joe Steele blows the layup but the foul's on Barry Fenster - foul #2 on Barry Fenster, team foul #4 | 33-58 |
| Subs | UMBC | Thomas Coffin (PG), Christopher White (SG), Chester Hall (C) Thomas Fairchild, Douglas O'Connell, Barry Fenster | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Leatherman (PG), Elmer Beebe (PF) Gene Groves, William Hutchinson | |
| 13:19 | Rice | Joe Steele makes the 1st free throw | 33-59 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Joe Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 33-60 |
| 13:01 | UMBC | Joe Steele denies the turnaround by Arthur Burlison | 33-60 |
| 13:00 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 33-60 |
| 12:34 | Rice | Joe Steele scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Benny Luong | 33-62 |
| 12:14 | UMBC | Adam Evans banks in the layup on a nice dish by Thomas Coffin | 35-62 |
| 11:55 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Donald Leatherman | 35-64 |
| 11:42 | UMBC | Adam Evans dunks the ball on a great pass from Christopher White | 37-64 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Thomas Coffin (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher White (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Arthur Burlison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Adam Evans (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Chester Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Leatherman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Benny Luong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Hughes (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Elmer Beebe (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Joe Steele (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:22 | Rice | Adam Evans blocks the short jumper by Jeffrey Hughes | 37-64 |
| 11:20 | Rice | Benny Luong snags the offensive board | 37-64 |
| 11:07 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes hits a 3 from the left corner | 37-67 |
| 10:58 | UMBC | Chester Hall misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-67 |
| 10:57 | UMBC | Adam Evans gets the offensive rebound | 37-67 |
| 10:52 | UMBC | Adam Evans misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Elmer Beebe - foul #1 on Elmer Beebe, team foul #1 | 37-67 |
| Subs | UMBC | Thomas Fairchild (PG), Douglas O'Connell (SG), Emmanuel Clark (SF), Barry Fenster (C) Thomas Coffin, Christopher White, Arthur Burlison, Chester Hall | |
| Subs | Rice | Gene Groves (PG), James Borges (SF), William Hutchinson (PF) Benny Luong, Jeffrey Hughes, Joe Steele | |
| 10:52 | UMBC | Adam Evans makes the 1st free throw | 38-67 |
| 10:52 | UMBC | Adam Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 39-67 |
| 10:32 | Rice | Gene Groves makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Leatherman | 39-69 |
| 10:28 | UMBC | Thomas Fairchild is hacked by Gene Groves in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gene Groves, team foul #2 | 39-69 |
| Subs | UMBC | Robert Garrett (PF) Adam Evans | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey McNight (C) Elmer Beebe | |
| 10:19 | UMBC | Emmanuel Clark misses the floater from the left side | 39-69 |
| 10:17 | Rice | William Hutchinson snags the defensive board | 39-69 |
| 09:52 | Rice | James Borges misses the lay-in | 39-69 |
| 09:51 | UMBC | Thomas Fairchild pulls down the rebound | 39-69 |
| 09:42 | UMBC | Douglas O'Connell drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Garrett | 42-69 |
| 09:17 | Rice | William Hutchinson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 42-69 |
| 09:16 | Rice | Gene Groves tips it but misses | 42-69 |
| 09:15 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Douglas O'Connell | 42-69 |
| 09:06 | UMBC | Douglas O'Connell scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Emmanuel Clark | 44-69 |
| 08:37 | Rice | Thomas Fairchild steps in front of the William Hutchinson pass | 44-69 |
| 08:33 | UMBC | Douglas O'Connell misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-69 |
| 08:31 | UMBC | Emmanuel Clark grabs the offensive board | 44-69 |
| 08:08 | UMBC | Robert Garrett misses short on a jump hook from close range | 44-69 |
| 08:07 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Hutchinson | 44-69 |
| 07:47 | Rice | James Borges can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 44-69 |
| 07:46 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Emmanuel Clark | 44-69 |
| 07:38 | UMBC | Thomas Fairchild comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-69 |
| 07:37 | Rice | Gene Groves gets the rebound | 44-69 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Thomas Fairchild (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Douglas O'Connell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Emmanuel Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Garrett (fairly fresh) C - Barry Fenster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gene Groves (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Leatherman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Borges (fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Hutchinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey McNight (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Rice | Emmanuel Clark steps in front of the James Borges pass | 44-69 |
| 06:59 | UMBC | Robert Garrett knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Emmanuel Clark | 46-69 |
| 06:44 | Rice | William Hutchinson knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Gene Groves | 46-71 |
| 06:33 | UMBC | Thomas Fairchild is whistled for a carry | 46-71 |
| Subs | UMBC | Thomas Coffin (PG), Christopher White (SG), Arthur Burlison (SF), Adam Evans (PF), Chester Hall (C) Thomas Fairchild, Douglas O'Connell, Emmanuel Clark, Robert Garrett, Barry Fenster | |
| Subs | Rice | Russell Williams (PG), Benny Luong (SG), Jeffrey Hughes (SF), Elmer Beebe (PF), Joe Steele (C) Gene Groves, Donald Leatherman, James Borges, William Hutchinson, Jeffrey McNight | |
| 06:07 | Rice | Benny Luong misses the 3 from the left corner | 46-71 |
| 06:05 | UMBC | Adam Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 46-71 |
| 05:43 | UMBC | Russell Williams steals it from Christopher White | 46-71 |
| 05:38 | Rice | Benny Luong banks in the layup on a great pass from Russell Williams | 46-73 |
| 05:19 | UMBC | Arthur Burlison knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-73 |
| 04:53 | Rice | Joe Steele can't finish the layup | 49-73 |
| 04:52 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Chester Hall | 49-73 |
| 04:46 | UMBC | Joe Steele is called for the reach on Arthur Burlison - foul #2 on Joe Steele, team foul #3 | 49-73 |
| Subs | UMBC | Felton Spiva (PG), Donald Pridgen (SG), Emmanuel Clark (PF) Arthur Burlison, Adam Evans, Chester Hall | |
| Subs | Rice | James Borges (SG), Steven Baumgartner (SF), Jeffrey McNight (C) Benny Luong, Jeffrey Hughes, Joe Steele | |
| 04:35 | UMBC | Thomas Coffin buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Felton Spiva | 51-73 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Russell Williams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-73 |
| 04:05 | UMBC | Donald Pridgen grabs the defensive rebound | 51-73 |
| 03:58 | UMBC | Emmanuel Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-73 |
| 03:57 | UMBC | Donald Pridgen snags the offensive board | 51-73 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:35 | UMBC | Thomas Coffin can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Russell Williams - foul #1 on Russell Williams, team foul #4 | 51-73 |
| Subs | UMBC | Robert Garrett (PF) Christopher White | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Leatherman (SG) Elmer Beebe | |
| 03:35 | UMBC | Thomas Coffin makes the 1st free throw | 52-73 |
| 03:35 | UMBC | Thomas Coffin makes the 2nd free throw | 53-73 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Felton Spiva (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Pridgen (fresh) SF - Thomas Coffin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Robert Garrett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Emmanuel Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Russell Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Leatherman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Steven Baumgartner (fresh) PF - James Borges (fresh) 8 pts. C - Jeffrey McNight (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Rice | Russell Williams misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 53-73 |
| 03:22 | Rice | Donald Leatherman grabs the offensive board | 53-73 |
| 03:05 | Rice | Donald Leatherman misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-73 |
| 03:04 | Rice | James Borges tips it in | 53-75 |
| 02:50 | UMBC | Thomas Coffin lays it in and the foul's on Steven Baumgartner - foul #1 on Steven Baumgartner, team foul #5 | 55-75 |
| Subs | UMBC | Barry Fenster (C) Emmanuel Clark | |
| Subs | Rice | Elmer Beebe (PF), Danny Bever (C) Russell Williams, Jeffrey McNight | |
| 02:50 | UMBC | Thomas Coffin makes the free throw | 56-75 |
| 02:31 | Rice | Donald Pridgen takes the ball from Elmer Beebe | 56-75 |
| 02:13 | UMBC | Donald Pridgen misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-75 |
| 02:11 | UMBC | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Pridgen | 56-75 |
| 01:55 | UMBC | Barry Fenster misses the easy layup | 56-75 |
| 01:53 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Leatherman | 56-75 |
| 01:49 | Rice | Donald Leatherman is fouled in the backcourt by Felton Spiva - foul #1 on Felton Spiva, team foul #5 | 56-75 |
| Subs | UMBC | Christopher White (SG), Emmanuel Clark (SF) Felton Spiva, Donald Pridgen | |
| Subs | Rice | Russell Williams (PG), Jeffrey McNight (C) Steven Baumgartner, Danny Bever | |
| 01:24 | Rice | James Borges is called for traveling | 56-75 |
| 01:14 | UMBC | Thomas Coffin clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Russell Williams - foul #2 on Russell Williams, team foul #6 | 56-75 |
| 01:14 | UMBC | Thomas Coffin makes the 1st free throw | 57-75 |
| 01:14 | UMBC | Thomas Coffin misses the 2nd free throw | 57-75 |
| 01:14 | Rice | Elmer Beebe grabs the defensive rebound | 57-75 |
| 00:56 | Rice | Jeffrey McNight misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Emmanuel Clark - foul #2 on Emmanuel Clark, team foul #6 | 57-75 |
| 00:56 | Rice | Jeffrey McNight makes the 1st free throw | 57-76 |
| 00:56 | Rice | Jeffrey McNight misses the 2nd free throw | 57-76 |
| 00:56 | Rice | James Borges grabs the offensive board | 57-76 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Rice | Jeffrey McNight throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-76 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | UMBC | Barry Fenster hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 57-76 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Russell Williams grabs the board | 57-76 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Russell Williams runs out the clock | 57-76 |