| Lineup | Rice | PG - Scott Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Defalco (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ricky Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Decker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Romano (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Hyman Hernandez (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Davis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Marin Zbierski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Damek Nagorski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Ricky Jones inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Defalco and the foul's on Damek Nagorski - foul #3 on Damek Nagorski, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | DePaul | William Felix (PF) Damek Nagorski | |
| 19:48 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker makes the free throw | 34-33 |
| 19:29 | DePaul | Marin Zbierski is hacked by Ricky Jones - foul #2 on Ricky Jones, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| 19:16 | DePaul | William Romano swats the shot by Marin Zbierski | 34-33 |
| 19:14 | Rice | William Romano snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 19:06 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-33 |
| 19:05 | Rice | Scott Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 18:48 | Rice | Hyman Hernandez steals the ball from Scott Lewis | 34-33 |
| 18:43 | DePaul | Hyman Hernandez slams it home | 34-35 |
| 18:22 | Rice | Robert Defalco throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-35 |
| 17:53 | DePaul | David Davis makes the jump hook from the right block | 34-37 |
| 17:40 | Rice | Robert Defalco hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Lewis | 36-37 |
| 17:21 | DePaul | William Felix misses short on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Jeffrey Decker - foul #1 on Jeffrey Decker, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jolliff (SG), Gary Crawford (SF), Karson Olson (C) Robert Defalco, Ricky Jones, William Romano | |
| Subs | DePaul | Mark Paxton (PG), Warren Johnson (SF), David Sproles (C) Hyman Hernandez, Marin Zbierski, Eric Johnson | |
| 17:21 | DePaul | William Felix makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 17:21 | DePaul | William Felix misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 17:07 | Rice | Robert Jolliff misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 17:06 | Rice | Karson Olson grabs the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 16:53 | Rice | Gary Crawford is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Gary Crawford, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Sean Bachorski (SG), Stephen McGlamery (C) Scott Lewis, Jeffrey Decker | |
| Subs | DePaul | Christopher Kelley (PG), Tony Gregory (PF) David Davis, William Felix | |
| 16:36 | DePaul | Warren Johnson is hacked by Gary Crawford - foul #3 on Gary Crawford, team foul #4 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Ricky Jones (SF) Gary Crawford | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 16:24 | DePaul | Karson Olson swats the short shot by Tony Gregory | 36-38 |
| 16:22 | Rice | The rebound goes to Ricky Jones | 36-38 |
| 16:13 | Rice | Karson Olson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Mark Paxton - foul #1 on Mark Paxton, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Defalco (SG), William Romano (C) Sean Bachorski, Ricky Jones | |
| Subs | DePaul | Hyman Hernandez (PG), David Davis (SG) Christopher Kelley, Mark Paxton | |
| 16:13 | Rice | Karson Olson makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 16:13 | Rice | Karson Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 15:59 | DePaul | Warren Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 15:57 | Rice | Karson Olson pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jolliff (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Defalco (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen McGlamery (fresh) PF - Karson Olson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - William Romano (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Hyman Hernandez (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Davis (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Warren Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Gregory (fresh) C - David Sproles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Rice | William Romano misses badly on a shot from the left side | 38-38 |
| 15:42 | DePaul | Hyman Hernandez pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 15:35 | DePaul | William Romano is called for the reach on David Davis - foul #2 on William Romano, team foul #5 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Scott Lewis (PG), Michael Naumann (SG), Jeffrey Decker (PF) Robert Jolliff, Stephen McGlamery, Karson Olson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Marin Zbierski (SF), Damek Nagorski (PF), Eric Johnson (C) Warren Johnson, Tony Gregory, David Sproles | |
| 15:23 | DePaul | Marin Zbierski buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Robert Defalco - foul #2 on Robert Defalco, team foul #6 | 38-40 |
| 15:23 | DePaul | Marin Zbierski makes the free throw | 38-41 |
| 14:57 | Rice | Scott Lewis buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Naumann | 41-41 |
| 14:36 | DePaul | Hyman Hernandez misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Naumann - foul #4 on Michael Naumann, team foul #7 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jolliff (SG), Ricky Jones (SF) Michael Naumann, Robert Defalco | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 14:36 | DePaul | Hyman Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 14:36 | DePaul | Hyman Hernandez misses the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 14:36 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Decker | 41-42 |
| 14:07 | Rice | William Romano scores on a runner from close range and he's hacked by Eric Johnson - foul #1 on Eric Johnson, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Mark Paxton (PG), Warren Johnson (SG) Hyman Hernandez, David Davis | |
| 14:07 | Rice | William Romano makes the free throw | 44-42 |
| 13:58 | DePaul | Mark Paxton connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Warren Johnson | 44-45 |
| 13:44 | Rice | Ricky Jones scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 13:29 | DePaul | Warren Johnson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 13:14 | Rice | William Romano clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Marin Zbierski - foul #3 on Marin Zbierski, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Defalco (SG), Karson Olson (PF) Scott Lewis, Jeffrey Decker | |
| Subs | DePaul | David Davis (SG), William Felix (PF), David Sproles (C) Marin Zbierski, Damek Nagorski, Eric Johnson | |
| 13:14 | Rice | William Romano makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 13:14 | Rice | William Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 13:14 | DePaul | David Sproles grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 12:47 | DePaul | Mark Paxton misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-48 |
| 12:45 | Rice | Ricky Jones gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 12:22 | Rice | Robert Jolliff's pass is intercepted by William Felix | 48-48 |
| 12:17 | DePaul | Warren Johnson hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 48-48 |
| 12:16 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Romano | 48-48 |
| 12:03 | Rice | Karson Olson misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-48 |
| 12:01 | DePaul | David Sproles grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 11:56 | DePaul | Warren Johnson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 48-48 |
| 11:55 | Rice | Robert Defalco grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jolliff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Defalco (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Karson Olson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - William Romano (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Mark Paxton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Davis (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Warren Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Felix (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - David Sproles (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Rice | David Sproles is called for the reach on Robert Jolliff - foul #1 on David Sproles, team foul #5 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Scott Lewis (PG), Gary Crawford (SF), Jeffrey Decker (PF) Robert Jolliff, Ricky Jones, William Romano | |
| Subs | DePaul | Hyman Hernandez (PG), Marin Zbierski (SF), Damek Nagorski (PF), Eric Johnson (C) Mark Paxton, Warren Johnson, William Felix, David Sproles | |
| 11:29 | Rice | Gary Crawford comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 11:27 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Defalco | 48-48 |
| 11:06 | Rice | Scott Lewis connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Crawford | 51-48 |
| 10:55 | DePaul | Damek Nagorski hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from Eric Johnson | 51-50 |
| 10:35 | Rice | David Davis steals it from Jeffrey Decker | 51-50 |
| 10:20 | DePaul | Damek Nagorski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Sean Bachorski (SG), Stephen McGlamery (C) Robert Defalco, Karson Olson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Mark Paxton (SG), William Felix (C) David Davis, Eric Johnson | |
| 10:03 | Rice | Stephen McGlamery hits a floater from the left side | 53-50 |
| 09:55 | DePaul | Damek Nagorski misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jeffrey Decker - foul #2 on Jeffrey Decker, team foul #8 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Warren Johnson (SF) Marin Zbierski | |
| 09:55 | DePaul | Damek Nagorski misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 09:55 | DePaul | Damek Nagorski misses the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 09:55 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| 09:34 | Rice | Gary Crawford can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 09:32 | DePaul | Damek Nagorski gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 09:18 | DePaul | Warren Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's fouled by Sean Bachorski - foul #3 on Sean Bachorski, team foul #9 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jolliff (SG), Ricky Jones (SF) Sean Bachorski, Gary Crawford | |
| Subs | DePaul | Tony Gregory (PF), Eric Johnson (C) Damek Nagorski, William Felix | |
| 09:18 | DePaul | Warren Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 09:18 | DePaul | Warren Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 09:18 | DePaul | Warren Johnson makes the 3rd free throw | 53-53 |
| 09:01 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker misses short on a shot from the left block | 53-53 |
| 08:59 | DePaul | Warren Johnson gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 08:51 | DePaul | Hyman Hernandez's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen McGlamery | 53-53 |
| 08:49 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Johnson | 53-53 |
| 08:39 | DePaul | Tony Gregory can't connect on a shot from the right block | 53-53 |
| 08:37 | Rice | Stephen McGlamery snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 08:30 | Rice | Hyman Hernandez steals the ball from Jeffrey Decker | 53-53 |
| 08:15 | DePaul | Warren Johnson makes the turnaround near the basket | 53-55 |
| 07:54 | Rice | Tony Gregory is called for the reach on Jeffrey Decker - foul #2 on Tony Gregory, team foul #6 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Naumann (SG), Karson Olson (PF), William Romano (C) Scott Lewis, Jeffrey Decker, Stephen McGlamery | |
| Subs | DePaul | Christopher Kelley (PG), David Davis (SG), Marin Zbierski (SF), William Felix (PF), David Sproles (C) Hyman Hernandez, Mark Paxton, Warren Johnson, Tony Gregory, Eric Johnson | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jolliff (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Naumann (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ricky Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Karson Olson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - William Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Christopher Kelley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Marin Zbierski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Felix (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - David Sproles (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Rice | David Davis is called for the reach on William Romano - foul #3 on David Davis, team foul #7 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Damek Nagorski (PF) David Sproles | |
| 07:37 | Rice | William Romano makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 07:37 | Rice | William Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 07:35 | DePaul | Christopher Kelley is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Jolliff - foul #1 on Robert Jolliff, team foul #10 | 55-55 |
| 07:35 | DePaul | Christopher Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 07:35 | DePaul | Christopher Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 07:15 | Rice | William Romano's floater is tipped away by William Felix | 55-57 |
| 07:13 | DePaul | David Davis grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 07:05 | DePaul | William Romano denies the turnaround by Christopher Kelley | 55-57 |
| 07:03 | Rice | Karson Olson snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 06:49 | Rice | David Davis steals it from Ricky Jones | 55-57 |
| 06:44 | DePaul | Christopher Kelley can't throw it down | 55-57 |
| 06:42 | Rice | Karson Olson gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| 06:36 | Rice | Ricky Jones is hacked by Marin Zbierski - foul #4 on Marin Zbierski, team foul #8 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Scott Lewis (PG), Jeffrey Decker (PF) Robert Jolliff, Karson Olson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Eric Johnson (C) William Felix | |
| 06:36 | Rice | Ricky Jones makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 06:36 | Rice | Ricky Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 06:25 | DePaul | Scott Lewis steps in front of the Damek Nagorski pass | 57-57 |
| 06:11 | Rice | Michael Naumann misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-57 |
| 06:09 | DePaul | Marin Zbierski snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 05:42 | DePaul | Scott Lewis steps in front of the Christopher Kelley pass | 57-57 |
| 05:38 | Rice | Scott Lewis dunks the ball | 59-57 |
| 05:28 | DePaul | Marin Zbierski blows the layup | 59-57 |
| 05:26 | Rice | Ricky Jones pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| 05:03 | Rice | Damek Nagorski steals the ball from Ricky Jones | 59-57 |
| 04:43 | DePaul | Marin Zbierski clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 04:42 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Johnson | 59-57 |
| 04:30 | DePaul | Eric Johnson is hacked by William Romano - foul #3 on William Romano, team foul #11 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jolliff (PG), Robert Defalco (SG), Gary Crawford (SF), Karson Olson (PF), Stephen McGlamery (C) Scott Lewis, Michael Naumann, Ricky Jones, Jeffrey Decker, William Romano | |
| Subs | DePaul | Hyman Hernandez (PG), Mark Paxton (SG), Warren Johnson (SF), William Felix (PF) Christopher Kelley, David Davis, Marin Zbierski, Damek Nagorski | |
| 04:30 | DePaul | Eric Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 04:30 | DePaul | Eric Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 04:09 | Rice | Gary Crawford clanks a jumper from the left wing | 59-59 |
| 04:07 | DePaul | Warren Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 04:03 | DePaul | Warren Johnson misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-59 |
| 04:01 | DePaul | Eric Johnson tips it home | 59-61 |
| 03:55 | Rice | Robert Jolliff knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Gary Crawford | 61-61 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jolliff (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Defalco (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Karson Olson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen McGlamery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Hyman Hernandez (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Paxton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Warren Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Felix (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:38 | DePaul | Eric Johnson lays it up and in and the foul's on Stephen McGlamery - foul #1 on Stephen McGlamery, team foul #12 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Naumann (SG) Gary Crawford | |
| Subs | DePaul | David Davis (SG) Mark Paxton | |
| 03:38 | DePaul | Eric Johnson makes the free throw | 61-64 |
| 03:22 | Rice | Karson Olson throws it down on a nice dish by Michael Naumann | 63-64 |
| 03:00 | DePaul | Eric Johnson buries a runner from the baseline set up by David Davis | 63-66 |
| 03:00 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Scott Lewis (PG), Jeffrey Decker (PF), William Romano (C) Robert Jolliff, Karson Olson, Stephen McGlamery | |
| Subs | DePaul | Marin Zbierski (SF), Damek Nagorski (PF) Warren Johnson, Eric Johnson | |
| 02:44 | Rice | Damek Nagorski is called for the reach on Jeffrey Decker - foul #4 on Damek Nagorski, team foul #9 | 63-66 |
| 02:44 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker misses the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 02:44 | DePaul | Damek Nagorski gets the rebound | 63-66 |
| 02:26 | DePaul | Damek Nagorski makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Hyman Hernandez | 63-68 |
| 02:00 | Rice | Michael Naumann can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-68 |
| 01:58 | Rice | William Romano grabs the offensive rebound | 63-68 |
| 01:33 | Rice | Robert Defalco misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Marin Zbierski - foul #5 on Marin Zbierski, team foul #10 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Ricky Jones (SF) Michael Naumann | |
| Subs | DePaul | Warren Johnson (SF), Eric Johnson (C) Marin Zbierski, William Felix | |
| 01:33 | Rice | Robert Defalco makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 01:33 | Rice | Robert Defalco misses the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 01:33 | DePaul | Damek Nagorski grabs the board | 64-68 |
| 01:21 | DePaul | Damek Nagorski misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 64-68 |
| 01:19 | DePaul | Hyman Hernandez misses the tip | 64-68 |
| 01:18 | Rice | William Romano grabs the board | 64-68 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker loses the dribble to Warren Johnson | 64-68 |
| 00:45 | DePaul | Eric Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Naumann (SG) Robert Defalco | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ricky Jones | 66-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | DePaul | Eric Johnson is called for traveling | 66-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Rice | Michael Naumann misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 66-68 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker tips it home | 68-68 |
| 00:06 | DePaul | DePaul calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Warren Johnson knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 68-70 |