| Lineup | Rice | PG - Mario Gonzales (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - He-ping Zheng (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Richardson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Baran Gorski (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Sims (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Rogelio Moretti (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Perry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Donald Perry inbounds the ball | 47-36 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Anderson dunks the ball on a nice dish by Rogelio Moretti | 47-38 |
| 19:30 | Rice | Mario Gonzales loses the ball out of bounds | 47-38 |
| 19:17 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Anderson is denied on a layup by Steven Richardson | 47-38 |
| 19:16 | Sam Houston State | Anthony Jackson snags the offensive board | 47-38 |
| 19:00 | Sam Houston State | The short jumper by Douglas Anderson is denied by Steven Richardson | 47-38 |
| 18:58 | Rice | Justin Sims gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 18:44 | Rice | Justin Sims comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-38 |
| 18:42 | Rice | Mario Gonzales hits the follow up shot | 49-38 |
| 18:37 | Sam Houston State | Rogelio Moretti makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Perry | 49-41 |
| 18:31 | Rice | Donald Perry takes the ball from Justin Sims | 49-41 |
| 18:27 | Sam Houston State | Rogelio Moretti lays it in set up by Donald Perry | 49-43 |
| 18:21 | Rice | He-ping Zheng buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Mario Gonzales | 52-43 |
| 18:03 | Sam Houston State | Anthony Jackson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Michael King | 52-46 |
| 17:35 | Rice | Baran Gorski clanks a floater from the baseline | 52-46 |
| 17:34 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Anderson grabs the board | 52-46 |
| 17:26 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Anderson makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Rogelio Moretti | 52-48 |
| 17:05 | Rice | Baran Gorski is fouled on the floor by Michael King - foul #1 on Michael King, team foul #1 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Bowyer (PG), Alfred Foley (SG), Larry Villalobos (PF), Cortez Martin (C) Mario Gonzales, He-ping Zheng, Baran Gorski, Justin Sims | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Williams (PG), David Howard (SG), Bobby Flowers (PF), Jim Lynn (C) Rogelio Moretti, Anthony Jackson, Michael King, Douglas Anderson | |
| 16:48 | Rice | Larry Villalobos comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 16:46 | Sam Houston State | David Howard pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 16:42 | Sam Houston State | Adam Williams buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by David Howard | 52-50 |
| 16:30 | Rice | Larry Villalobos is hacked by Jim Lynn - foul #3 on Jim Lynn, team foul #2 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Andy Harris (C) Jim Lynn | |
| 16:25 | Rice | Larry Villalobos can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 52-50 |
| 16:24 | Sam Houston State | Bobby Flowers grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 16:04 | Sam Houston State | Adam Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-50 |
| Subs | Rice | He-ping Zheng (SG) Steven Richardson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 15:54 | Rice | Larry Villalobos connects on the shot from the left block | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Raymond Bowyer (fresh) 3 ast. SG - He-ping Zheng (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alfred Foley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Villalobos (fresh) 7 pts. C - Cortez Martin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Adam Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Perry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bobby Flowers (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Andy Harris (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Sam Houston State | Andy Harris hits the finger roll on a great pass from Adam Williams | 54-52 |
| 15:22 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by He-ping Zheng | 57-52 |
| 15:10 | Sam Houston State | Adam Williams is fouled on the floor by Raymond Bowyer - foul #3 on Raymond Bowyer, team foul #1 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Baran Gorski (PF), Justin Sims (C) He-ping Zheng, Larry Villalobos | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Rogelio Moretti (PG), Sammy Blair (SG), Jim Lynn (PF) Adam Williams, David Howard, Bobby Flowers | |
| 14:53 | Sam Houston State | Cortez Martin steals it from Donald Perry | 57-52 |
| 14:37 | Rice | Alfred Foley is whistled for a carry | 57-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Mario Gonzales (PG), He-ping Zheng (SG), Steven Richardson (SF) Raymond Bowyer, Alfred Foley, Cortez Martin | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Anthony Jackson (SF), Michael King (PF) Donald Perry, Andy Harris | |
| 14:30 | Sam Houston State | Sammy Blair misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by He-ping Zheng - foul #1 on He-ping Zheng, team foul #2 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Villalobos (SF) Steven Richardson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 14:30 | Sam Houston State | Sammy Blair misses the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 14:30 | Sam Houston State | Sammy Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 14:18 | Rice | Larry Villalobos knocks in the runner near the basket | 59-53 |
| 13:57 | Sam Houston State | Jim Lynn misses long on a jumper near the basket | 59-53 |
| 13:56 | Rice | Mario Gonzales gets the rebound | 59-53 |
| 13:36 | Rice | Justin Sims misses the runner from close range | 59-53 |
| 13:35 | Rice | Justin Sims tips it in | 61-53 |
| 13:14 | Sam Houston State | Sammy Blair misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 61-53 |
| 13:12 | Sam Houston State | Michael King grabs the offensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 12:54 | Sam Houston State | The short jumper by Sammy Blair is denied by Justin Sims | 61-53 |
| 12:53 | Rice | Mario Gonzales grabs the board | 61-53 |
| 12:45 | Rice | He-ping Zheng comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-53 |
| 12:44 | Sam Houston State | Michael King snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| 12:38 | Sam Houston State | He-ping Zheng steps in front of the Jim Lynn pass | 61-53 |
| 12:35 | Rice | He-ping Zheng lays it up and in | 63-53 |
| 12:15 | Sam Houston State | Michael King misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 63-53 |
| 12:13 | Rice | Larry Villalobos snags the defensive board | 63-53 |
| 12:02 | Rice | Baran Gorski hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 63-53 |
| 12:01 | Sam Houston State | Jim Lynn snags the defensive board | 63-53 |
| 11:51 | Sam Houston State | Michael King's fadeaway is rejected by Justin Sims | 63-53 |
| 11:50 | Rice | He-ping Zheng pulls down the rebound | 63-53 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Mario Gonzales (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - He-ping Zheng (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Villalobos (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Baran Gorski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Sims (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Rogelio Moretti (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sammy Blair (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jim Lynn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Rice | Michael King steps in front of the Baran Gorski pass | 63-53 |
| 11:17 | Sam Houston State | Anthony Jackson buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Rogelio Moretti | 63-56 |
| 10:52 | Rice | Larry Villalobos misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 63-56 |
| 10:51 | Rice | Baran Gorski snags the offensive board | 63-56 |
| 10:37 | Rice | Larry Villalobos is called for traveling | 63-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Bowyer (PG), Alfred Foley (SG), Steven Richardson (SF), Lionel Walters (PF), Cortez Martin (C) Mario Gonzales, He-ping Zheng, Larry Villalobos, Baran Gorski, Justin Sims | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Williams (PG), David Howard (SG), Donald Perry (SF), Bobby Flowers (PF), Douglas Anderson (C) Rogelio Moretti, Sammy Blair, Anthony Jackson, Michael King, Jim Lynn | |
| 10:20 | Sam Houston State | Adam Williams misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 63-56 |
| 10:19 | Rice | Alfred Foley snags the defensive board | 63-56 |
| 10:12 | Rice | Steven Richardson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-56 |
| 10:10 | Sam Houston State | Bobby Flowers grabs the board | 63-56 |
| 09:52 | Sam Houston State | Bobby Flowers clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-56 |
| 09:50 | Sam Houston State | Adam Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 09:37 | Sam Houston State | Adam Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Raymond Bowyer - foul #4 on Raymond Bowyer, team foul #3 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Mario Gonzales (PG) Raymond Bowyer | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 09:37 | Sam Houston State | Adam Williams makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 09:37 | Sam Houston State | Adam Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 09:19 | Rice | Bobby Flowers is called for the reach on Lionel Walters - foul #1 on Bobby Flowers, team foul #3 | 63-58 |
| 09:03 | Rice | Cortez Martin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-58 |
| 09:01 | Rice | Steven Richardson gets the offensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 08:42 | Rice | Bobby Flowers takes the ball from Lionel Walters | 63-58 |
| 08:28 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Anderson drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Donald Perry and he's fouled by Cortez Martin - foul #2 on Cortez Martin, team foul #4 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Baran Gorski (PF), Harry Mendelson (C) Lionel Walters, Cortez Martin | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Rogelio Moretti (PG), Sammy Blair (SG), Andy Harris (PF) Adam Williams, David Howard, Bobby Flowers | |
| 08:28 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Anderson makes the free throw | 63-61 |
| 08:19 | Rice | Mario Gonzales knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Alfred Foley | 66-61 |
| 08:09 | Sam Houston State | Sammy Blair connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Douglas Anderson | 66-63 |
| 07:45 | Rice | Harry Mendelson is fouled on the floor by Douglas Anderson - foul #1 on Douglas Anderson, team foul #4 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Bowyer (PG), He-ping Zheng (SG), Larry Villalobos (C) Mario Gonzales, Alfred Foley, Harry Mendelson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael King (PF) Douglas Anderson | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Raymond Bowyer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - He-ping Zheng (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Richardson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Baran Gorski (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Villalobos (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Rogelio Moretti (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sammy Blair (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Donald Perry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Andy Harris (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:34 | Rice | Steven Richardson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Cortez Martin (C) Baran Gorski | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 07:16 | Sam Houston State | Donald Perry misses short on a floater from close range | 66-63 |
| 07:14 | Rice | Steven Richardson snags the defensive board | 66-63 |
| 06:59 | Rice | Cortez Martin buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by He-ping Zheng | 68-63 |
| 06:36 | Sam Houston State | Rogelio Moretti's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Baran Gorski (PF), Justin Sims (C) He-ping Zheng, Steven Richardson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Williams (PG), Bobby Flowers (PF), Douglas Anderson (C) Rogelio Moretti, Michael King, Andy Harris | |
| 06:17 | Rice | Cortez Martin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-63 |
| 06:15 | Rice | Justin Sims tips it but misses | 68-63 |
| 06:14 | Rice | Larry Villalobos tips it back up and in | 70-63 |
| 06:05 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Anderson clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 70-63 |
| 06:04 | Rice | Justin Sims pulls down the rebound | 70-63 |
| 05:44 | Rice | Baran Gorski scores on a 3 from straight away | 73-63 |
| 05:28 | Sam Houston State | Donald Perry scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Adam Williams | 73-65 |
| 05:02 | Rice | Baran Gorski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 73-65 |
| 05:00 | Sam Houston State | Bobby Flowers grabs the board | 73-65 |
| 04:48 | Sam Houston State | Sammy Blair is fouled on the floor by Cortez Martin - foul #3 on Cortez Martin, team foul #5 | 73-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Mario Gonzales (PG), Alfred Foley (SG), Steven Richardson (SF), Lionel Walters (PF) Raymond Bowyer, Cortez Martin, Larry Villalobos, Baran Gorski | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Rogelio Moretti (PG), David Howard (SG), Anthony Jackson (SF), Michael King (PF), Andy Harris (C) Adam Williams, Sammy Blair, Donald Perry, Bobby Flowers, Douglas Anderson | |
| 04:38 | Sam Houston State | Michael King hits the finger roll and the foul's on Alfred Foley - foul #3 on Alfred Foley, team foul #6 | 73-67 |
| 04:38 | Sam Houston State | Michael King misses the free throw | 73-67 |
| 04:38 | Rice | Justin Sims gets the rebound | 73-67 |
| 04:20 | Rice | Andy Harris is called for the reach on Justin Sims - foul #1 on Andy Harris, team foul #5 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Harry Mendelson (C) Justin Sims | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jim Lynn (PF) Michael King | |
| 04:12 | Rice | Andy Harris blocks the short jumper by Mario Gonzales | 73-67 |
| 04:11 | Rice | Harry Mendelson misses the tip | 73-67 |
| 04:09 | Rice | Lionel Walters grabs the offensive rebound | 73-67 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Mario Gonzales clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Anthony Jackson - foul #3 on Anthony Jackson, team foul #6 | 73-67 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Mario Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Mario Gonzales makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 03:54 | Sam Houston State | Steven Richardson is called for the reach on Anthony Jackson - foul #2 on Steven Richardson, team foul #7 | 75-67 |
| 03:54 | Sam Houston State | Anthony Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 03:54 | Sam Houston State | Anthony Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 03:31 | Rice | Alfred Foley is hacked by David Howard - foul #2 on David Howard, team foul #7 | 75-69 |
| Subs | Rice | He-ping Zheng (SG), Baran Gorski (PF) Steven Richardson, Lionel Walters | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 03:31 | Rice | Alfred Foley makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 03:31 | Rice | Alfred Foley makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Mario Gonzales (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - He-ping Zheng (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alfred Foley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Baran Gorski (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Harry Mendelson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Rogelio Moretti (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Jackson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jim Lynn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Andy Harris (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:09 | Sam Houston State | Jim Lynn hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Andy Harris | 77-71 |
| 02:49 | Rice | Mario Gonzales misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 77-71 |
| 02:48 | Rice | Harry Mendelson grabs the offensive board | 77-71 |
| 02:48 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Bowyer (PG), Steven Richardson (SF), Justin Sims (C) Mario Gonzales, Alfred Foley, Harry Mendelson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Sammy Blair (SG), Michael King (PF) David Howard, Andy Harris | |
| 02:32 | Rice | He-ping Zheng drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Justin Sims | 80-71 |
| 02:32 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-71 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Donald Perry (SF), Douglas Anderson (C) Anthony Jackson, Jim Lynn | |
| 02:16 | Sam Houston State | Michael King is hacked by Raymond Bowyer - foul #5 on Raymond Bowyer, team foul #8 | 80-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Mario Gonzales (PG) Raymond Bowyer | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 02:16 | Sam Houston State | Michael King makes the 1st free throw | 80-72 |
| 02:16 | Sam Houston State | Michael King misses the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| 02:16 | Rice | The rebound goes to Baran Gorski | 80-72 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 01:56 | Rice | Justin Sims clanks a jump hook in the paint | 80-72 |
| 01:54 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Anderson pulls down the rebound | 80-72 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 01:49 | Sam Houston State | Rogelio Moretti misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 80-72 |
| 01:48 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Anderson misses the tip | 80-72 |
| 01:47 | Rice | Mario Gonzales pulls down the rebound | 80-72 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Steven Richardson misses badly on a floater in the paint | 80-72 |
| 01:24 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 80-72 |
| 01:18 | Sam Houston State | Sammy Blair drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Douglas Anderson | 80-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Rice | He-ping Zheng misses the easy layup | 80-74 |
| 00:56 | Rice | He-ping Zheng grabs the offensive rebound | 80-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:54 | Rice | He-ping Zheng is fouled on the floor by Douglas Anderson - foul #2 on Douglas Anderson, team foul #8 | 80-74 |
| 00:54 | Rice | He-ping Zheng misses the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:54 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Anderson snags the defensive board | 80-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:48 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Anderson connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Donald Perry | 80-76 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Steven Richardson is fouled in the backcourt by Rogelio Moretti - foul #3 on Rogelio Moretti, team foul #9 | 80-76 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Steven Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Steven Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:46 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Anderson snags the defensive board | 81-76 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:39 | Sam Houston State | Donald Perry scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Rogelio Moretti | 81-78 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:11 | Rice | Baran Gorski misses short on an open jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Douglas Anderson - foul #3 on Douglas Anderson, team foul #10 | 81-78 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Baran Gorski makes the 1st free throw | 82-78 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Baran Gorski makes the 2nd free throw | 83-78 |
| 00:07 | Sam Houston State | Rogelio Moretti misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 83-78 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Mario Gonzales pulls down the rebound | 83-78 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:03 | Rice | Rogelio Moretti is called for the reach on Mario Gonzales in the backcourt - foul #4 on Rogelio Moretti, team foul #11 | 83-78 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Mario Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Mario Gonzales makes the 2nd free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Donald Perry can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 85-78 |