| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Patrick Enders (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stanley Soares (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Austin Long (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Denton (fresh) 7 pts. C - Troy Schock (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Milburn (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Field (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Schneck (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Meyer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Vice (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Austin Long inbounds the ball | 23-37 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Southern Mississippi | Troy Schock buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-37 |
| 19:26 | Rice | Michael Field misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from close range | 26-37 |
| 19:24 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Thomas Denton | 26-37 |
| 19:17 | Southern Mississippi | Austin Long can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 26-37 |
| 19:15 | Rice | Joseph Meyer grabs the board | 26-37 |
| 19:13 | Rice | Gerald Milburn is hacked by Patrick Enders in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick Enders, team foul #1 | 26-37 |
| 18:50 | Rice | Michael Field connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Gerald Milburn and he's hacked by Thomas Denton - foul #2 on Thomas Denton, team foul #2 | 26-39 |
| 18:50 | Rice | Michael Field makes the free throw | 26-40 |
| 18:28 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Meyer swats the short shot by Stanley Soares | 26-40 |
| 18:27 | Rice | The rebound goes to David Schneck | 26-40 |
| 17:59 | Rice | Gerald Milburn misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-40 |
| 17:58 | Rice | David Schneck hits the follow up shot | 26-42 |
| 17:33 | Southern Mississippi | Stanley Soares hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 26-42 |
| 17:32 | Rice | David Schneck snags the defensive board | 26-42 |
| 17:03 | Rice | Joseph Meyer hits a floater from the right wing | 26-44 |
| 16:36 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Meyer is called for the reach on Thomas Denton - foul #1 on Joseph Meyer, team foul #1 | 26-44 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Frye (PG), Ronald Dalton (SG), Frank Long (SF), Martin Green (PF), Darrel Crank (C) Patrick Enders, Stanley Soares, Austin Long, Thomas Denton, Troy Schock | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:17 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Long is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Frank Long, team foul #3 | 26-44 |
| 16:04 | Rice | Frank Long steps in front of the Gerald Milburn pass | 26-44 |
| 15:52 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Dalton misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Donald Vice - foul #2 on Donald Vice, team foul #2 | 26-44 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Concannon (SG) Jerry Frye | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:52 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Dalton misses the 1st free throw | 26-44 |
| 15:52 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Dalton makes the 2nd free throw | 27-44 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ronald Dalton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anthony Concannon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Long (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Martin Green (fresh) 3 reb. C - Darrel Crank (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Milburn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Field (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Schneck (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Meyer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Vice (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Rice | Gerald Milburn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-44 |
| 15:26 | Rice | Joseph Meyer tips it back up and in | 27-46 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 15:17 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Dalton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-46 |
| 15:16 | Rice | The rebound goes to David Schneck | 27-46 |
| 14:58 | Rice | Gerald Milburn drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Field | 27-49 |
| 14:46 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Dalton makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-49 |
| 14:22 | Rice | Michael Field's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Frye (PG), Austin Long (SF), Thomas Denton (PF) Ronald Dalton, Frank Long, Martin Green | |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Meadow (PG), Lawrence Silvers (SF), Leon Candelaria (PF), Martin Murphy (C) Gerald Milburn, David Schneck, Joseph Meyer, Donald Vice | |
| 14:08 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Frye misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 30-49 |
| 14:07 | Rice | Martin Murphy pulls down the rebound | 30-49 |
| 13:40 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Denton - foul #3 on Thomas Denton, team foul #4 | 30-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Walter Fortier (SG), Troy Schock (C) Anthony Concannon, Darrel Crank | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:40 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers makes the 1st free throw | 30-50 |
| 13:40 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers makes the 2nd free throw | 30-51 |
| 13:22 | Southern Mississippi | Troy Schock is called for 5 seconds | 30-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Long (SF) Austin Long | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:08 | Rice | Lloyd Meadow hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-51 |
| 13:06 | Southern Mississippi | Troy Schock pulls down the rebound | 30-51 |
| 12:50 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Fortier hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-51 |
| 12:48 | Rice | Martin Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 30-51 |
| 12:45 | Rice | Thomas Denton is called for the reach on Lawrence Silvers in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Denton, team foul #5 | 30-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Enders (PG), Martin Green (PF) Jerry Frye, Thomas Denton | |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Milburn (PG), David Schneck (SG) Lloyd Meadow, Michael Field | |
| 12:23 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the left block | 30-51 |
| 12:22 | Rice | Leon Candelaria tips it home | 30-53 |
| 12:08 | Southern Mississippi | Martin Green buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Walter Fortier | 33-53 |
| 11:40 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Patrick Enders - foul #3 on Patrick Enders, team foul #6 | 33-53 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stanley Soares (PG), Ronald Dalton (SG), Austin Long (SF), Darrel Crank (C) Patrick Enders, Walter Fortier, Frank Long, Troy Schock | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Field (SG), Joseph Meyer (PF), Donald Vice (C) David Schneck, Leon Candelaria, Martin Murphy | |
| 11:40 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers misses the 1st free throw | 33-53 |
| 11:40 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers makes the 2nd free throw | 33-54 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Stanley Soares (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Dalton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Austin Long (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Martin Green (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Darrel Crank (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Milburn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Field (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Silvers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joseph Meyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Vice (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Field takes the ball from Stanley Soares in the backcourt | 33-54 |
| 11:11 | Rice | Donald Vice blows the layup | 33-54 |
| 11:10 | Southern Mississippi | Martin Green grabs the board | 33-54 |
| 11:02 | Southern Mississippi | Austin Long misses the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Lawrence Silvers - foul #1 on Lawrence Silvers, team foul #3 | 33-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Frye (PG) Martin Green | |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Meadow (PG), David Schneck (SF) Gerald Milburn, Lawrence Silvers | |
| 11:02 | Southern Mississippi | Austin Long misses the 1st free throw | 33-54 |
| 11:02 | Southern Mississippi | Austin Long misses the 2nd free throw | 33-54 |
| 11:02 | Rice | Joseph Meyer grabs the defensive rebound | 33-54 |
| 10:39 | Rice | Joseph Meyer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-54 |
| 10:38 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Dalton snags the defensive board | 33-54 |
| 10:24 | Southern Mississippi | Austin Long misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 33-54 |
| 10:22 | Southern Mississippi | Austin Long tips it home | 35-54 |
| 09:59 | Rice | Michael Field misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Stanley Soares - foul #1 on Stanley Soares, team foul #7 | 35-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Enders (PG), Anthony Concannon (SG), Frank Long (SF), Martin Green (PF), Troy Schock (C) Jerry Frye, Stanley Soares, Ronald Dalton, Austin Long, Darrel Crank | |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Milburn (PG), Leon Candelaria (PF) Lloyd Meadow, Joseph Meyer | |
| 09:59 | Rice | Michael Field makes the 1st free throw | 35-55 |
| 09:59 | Rice | Michael Field misses the 2nd free throw | 35-55 |
| 09:59 | Southern Mississippi | Troy Schock grabs the board | 35-55 |
| 09:47 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Long drills a floater in the paint | 37-55 |
| 09:18 | Rice | Michael Field connects on the open fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerald Milburn | 37-57 |
| 09:04 | Southern Mississippi | Martin Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-57 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Austin Long (SF) Martin Green | |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Silvers (SF), Martin Murphy (C) David Schneck, Donald Vice | |
| 08:38 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers is open and scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Gerald Milburn | 37-59 |
| 08:22 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Concannon's pass is intercepted by Gerald Milburn | 37-59 |
| 08:19 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers banks in the layup set up by Gerald Milburn | 37-61 |
| 08:10 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Enders misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Leon Candelaria - foul #2 on Leon Candelaria, team foul #4 | 37-61 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Frye (PG), Walter Fortier (SG), Darrel Crank (C) Anthony Concannon, Frank Long, Troy Schock | |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Meadow (PG), Joseph Meyer (PF) Gerald Milburn, Michael Field | |
| 08:10 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Enders makes the 1st free throw | 38-61 |
| 08:10 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Enders misses the 2nd free throw | 38-61 |
| 08:10 | Rice | Joseph Meyer grabs the board | 38-61 |
| 07:54 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers connects on the open driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Lloyd Meadow | 38-63 |
| 07:36 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Frye clanks a floater from close range but the foul's on Lloyd Meadow - foul #2 on Lloyd Meadow, team foul #5 | 38-63 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stanley Soares (SG), Thomas Denton (PF) Patrick Enders, Darrel Crank | |
| Subs | Rice | David Schneck (SG) Leon Candelaria | |
| 07:36 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Frye makes the 1st free throw | 39-63 |
| 07:36 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Frye makes the 2nd free throw | 40-63 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Walter Fortier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stanley Soares (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Austin Long (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Denton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Jerry Frye (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Lloyd Meadow (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Schneck (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. SF - Lawrence Silvers (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Joseph Meyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Martin Murphy (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Rice | The pull-up jumper by Joseph Meyer is blocked by Thomas Denton | 40-63 |
| 07:21 | Rice | David Schneck grabs the offensive rebound | 40-63 |
| 06:56 | Rice | David Schneck is fouled on the floor by Stanley Soares - foul #2 on Stanley Soares, team foul #8 | 40-63 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Long (SF), Darrel Crank (C) Walter Fortier, Austin Long | |
| Subs | Rice | Leon Candelaria (PF), Donald Vice (C) Joseph Meyer, Martin Murphy | |
| 06:56 | Rice | David Schneck makes the 1st free throw | 40-64 |
| 06:56 | Rice | David Schneck misses the 2nd free throw | 40-64 |
| 06:56 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Darrel Crank | 40-64 |
| 06:41 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Long scores on a jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Lloyd Meadow - foul #3 on Lloyd Meadow, team foul #6 | 42-64 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Dalton (SG), Anthony Concannon (SF) Stanley Soares, Darrel Crank | |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Milburn (PG), Michael Field (SG) Lloyd Meadow, Lawrence Silvers | |
| 06:41 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Long makes the free throw | 43-64 |
| 06:36 | Rice | Anthony Concannon is called for the reach on Gerald Milburn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Concannon, team foul #9 | 43-64 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Troy Schock (C) Jerry Frye | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:36 | Rice | Gerald Milburn misses the 1st free throw | 43-64 |
| 06:36 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Frank Long | 43-64 |
| 06:15 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Concannon loses the dribble to David Schneck | 43-64 |
| 05:49 | Rice | Gerald Milburn connects on the open driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Michael Field | 43-66 |
| 05:40 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Concannon banks in the layup | 45-66 |
| 05:20 | Rice | Gerald Milburn makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Field | 45-69 |
| 04:57 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Long misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-69 |
| 04:55 | Rice | Gerald Milburn grabs the defensive rebound | 45-69 |
| 04:52 | Rice | Ronald Dalton is called for the reach on Michael Field in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Dalton, team foul #10 | 45-69 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Frye (PG), Stanley Soares (SG), Austin Long (SF), Martin Green (PF), Darrel Crank (C) Ronald Dalton, Anthony Concannon, Frank Long, Thomas Denton, Troy Schock | |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Meadow (PG), Lawrence Silvers (SF), Joseph Meyer (PF), Martin Murphy (C) Gerald Milburn, David Schneck, Leon Candelaria, Donald Vice | |
| 04:52 | Rice | Michael Field makes the 1st free throw | 45-70 |
| 04:52 | Rice | Michael Field makes the 2nd free throw | 45-71 |
| 04:43 | Southern Mississippi | Martin Green hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-71 |
| 04:18 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 48-71 |
| 04:16 | Southern Mississippi | Stanley Soares gets the rebound | 48-71 |
| 04:11 | Southern Mississippi | Stanley Soares hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jerry Frye | 51-71 |
| 03:55 | Rice | Joseph Meyer misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Martin Green - foul #3 on Martin Green, team foul #11 | 51-71 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Enders (PG) Jerry Frye | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:55 | Rice | Joseph Meyer misses the 1st free throw | 51-71 |
| 03:55 | Rice | Joseph Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 51-72 |
| 03:41 | Southern Mississippi | Austin Long's layup is rejected by Joseph Meyer | 51-72 |
| 03:39 | Rice | Joseph Meyer pulls down the rebound | 51-72 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers can't finish the uncontested layup | 51-72 |
| 03:19 | Rice | Martin Murphy hits the follow up shot | 51-74 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Patrick Enders (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Stanley Soares (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Austin Long (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Martin Green (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Darrel Crank (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Lloyd Meadow (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Field (tiring) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Silvers (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Joseph Meyer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Martin Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Southern Mississippi | Lloyd Meadow steals it from Patrick Enders | 51-74 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Michael Field banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lloyd Meadow | 51-76 |
| 02:51 | Southern Mississippi | Austin Long throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-76 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Frye (SG), Frank Long (SF), Thomas Denton (PF), Troy Schock (C) Stanley Soares, Austin Long, Martin Green, Darrel Crank | |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Milburn (PG), David Schneck (SG), Kenneth Washington (PF), Donald Vice (C) Lloyd Meadow, Michael Field, Joseph Meyer, Martin Murphy | |
| 02:33 | Rice | David Schneck is fouled on the floor by Patrick Enders - foul #4 on Patrick Enders, team foul #12 | 51-76 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Concannon (SG) Patrick Enders | |
| Subs | Rice | Leon Candelaria (PF) Kenneth Washington | |
| 02:33 | Rice | David Schneck makes the 1st free throw | 51-77 |
| 02:33 | Rice | David Schneck makes the 2nd free throw | 51-78 |
| 02:18 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Denton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-78 |
| 02:17 | Rice | Gerald Milburn gets the rebound | 51-78 |
| 01:51 | Rice | Leon Candelaria can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Anthony Concannon - foul #2 on Anthony Concannon, team foul #13 | 51-78 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Enders (PG), Stanley Soares (SG), Austin Long (SF) Jerry Frye, Anthony Concannon, Frank Long | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Field (SG) Lawrence Silvers | |
| 01:51 | Rice | Leon Candelaria makes the 1st free throw | 51-79 |
| 01:51 | Rice | Leon Candelaria misses the 2nd free throw | 51-79 |
| 01:51 | Southern Mississippi | Troy Schock pulls down the rebound | 51-79 |
| 01:34 | Southern Mississippi | Leon Candelaria swats the short shot by Stanley Soares | 51-79 |
| 01:32 | Southern Mississippi | Troy Schock pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-79 |
| 01:12 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Denton misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 51-79 |
| 01:11 | Rice | Donald Vice snags the defensive board | 51-79 |
| 00:51 | Rice | Gerald Milburn buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Field | 51-82 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Southern Mississippi | Troy Schock connects on the jump hook in the lane | 53-82 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Rice | Patrick Enders is called for the reach on Gerald Milburn in the backcourt - foul #5 on Patrick Enders, team foul #14 | 53-82 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Frye (PG) Patrick Enders | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Meyer (PF) Leon Candelaria | |
| 00:41 | Rice | Gerald Milburn makes the 1st free throw | 53-83 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Gerald Milburn misses the 2nd free throw | 53-83 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Joseph Meyer snags the offensive board | 53-83 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Jerry Frye steals the ball from Michael Field | 53-83 |
| 00:08 | Southern Mississippi | Austin Long knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-83 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Gerald Milburn runs out the clock | 56-83 |