| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Holloway (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Neumiller (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Junior Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Coffey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Macedo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lyle McClain (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jeffery Corvin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Kehoe (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Harry Woody (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Rodger Shaw (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Junior Williamson inbounds the ball | 29-39 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:56 | Rice | Jeffery Corvin is called for the reach on Charles Holloway in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffery Corvin, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Davis (SG) Jeffery Corvin | |
| 19:43 | Rice | Charles Holloway is hacked by Lyle McClain - foul #1 on Lyle McClain, team foul #2 | 29-39 |
| 19:28 | Rice | Andrew Coffey misses the jumper from the left wing | 29-39 |
| 19:26 | Cincinnati | Steven Kehoe grabs the defensive rebound | 29-39 |
| 19:11 | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Lyle McClain, team foul #3 | 29-39 |
| 18:56 | Rice | Jason Macedo misses the shot from the left side | 29-39 |
| 18:54 | Rice | Andrew Coffey tips it home | 31-39 |
| 18:43 | Cincinnati | Steven Kehoe knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Rodger Shaw | 31-41 |
| 18:41 | Rice | Michael Neumiller is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Neumiller, team foul #1 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cory Greenwood (PG), Sol McCannon (SG), David Fearon (SF), Benjamin Davis (C) Lyle McClain, Lawrence Davis, Steven Kehoe, Rodger Shaw | |
| 18:23 | Cincinnati | Sol McCannon is fouled on the floor by Michael Neumiller - foul #3 on Michael Neumiller, team foul #2 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (PG), Oscar Santana (SG), Manuel Swofford (SF), Jeffrey Derosa (PF), Albert James (C) Charles Holloway, Michael Neumiller, Junior Williamson, Andrew Coffey, Jason Macedo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Chris Matthews (C) Harry Woody | |
| 17:59 | Cincinnati | David Fearon misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 31-41 |
| 17:58 | Rice | The rebound goes to Manuel Swofford | 31-41 |
| 17:52 | Rice | Manuel Swofford is open and scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Harvey Bull | 33-41 |
| 17:28 | Cincinnati | Chris Matthews misses the easy layup but the foul's on Albert James - foul #1 on Albert James, team foul #3 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain (PG), Lawrence Davis (SG), Steven Kehoe (SF), Rodger Shaw (C) Cory Greenwood, Sol McCannon, David Fearon, Benjamin Davis | |
| 17:28 | Cincinnati | Chris Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 17:28 | Cincinnati | Chris Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 17:28 | Rice | Albert James grabs the defensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Harvey Bull's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG), Andrew Coffey (PF) Oscar Santana, Albert James | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:05 | Cincinnati | Rodger Shaw can't connect on a shot from the right side | 33-42 |
| 17:03 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa gets the rebound | 33-42 |
| 17:00 | Rice | Charles Holloway is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 33-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Junior Williamson (SF), Jason Macedo (C) Manuel Swofford, Jeffrey Derosa | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Harry Woody (PF) Chris Matthews | |
| 16:36 | Cincinnati | Harry Woody travels with the ball | 33-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (SG) Harvey Bull | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Benjamin Davis (C) Rodger Shaw | |
| 16:18 | Rice | Oscar Santana misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 33-42 |
| 16:16 | Rice | Andrew Coffey can't tip it in | 33-42 |
| 16:15 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Davis gets the rebound | 33-42 |
| 15:48 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Davis misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-42 |
| 15:46 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Davis tips it home | 33-44 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Holloway (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Oscar Santana (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Junior Williamson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Coffey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Macedo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lyle McClain (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Lawrence Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Kehoe (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Harry Woody (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Benjamin Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Rice | Oscar Santana drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Coffey | 36-44 |
| 15:20 | Cincinnati | Steven Kehoe banks in the layup on a great pass from Harry Woody | 36-46 |
| 14:56 | Rice | Oscar Santana hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-46 |
| 14:54 | Cincinnati | Harry Woody grabs the defensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 14:28 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Davis is denied on a layup by Andrew Coffey | 36-46 |
| 14:27 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Davis hits the follow up shot | 36-48 |
| 14:24 | Rice | Jason Macedo is fouled in the backcourt by Harry Woody - foul #3 on Harry Woody, team foul #4 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (PG), Michael Neumiller (SG), Manuel Swofford (SF), Jeffrey Derosa (PF), Albert James (C) Charles Holloway, Oscar Santana, Junior Williamson, Andrew Coffey, Jason Macedo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cory Greenwood (PG), Jeffery Corvin (SG), David Fearon (SF), Chris Matthews (PF), Rodger Shaw (C) Lyle McClain, Lawrence Davis, Steven Kehoe, Harry Woody, Benjamin Davis | |
| 14:13 | Rice | Manuel Swofford's pass is intercepted by Cory Greenwood | 36-48 |
| 13:49 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Corvin hits a driving attempt in the paint | 36-50 |
| 13:30 | Rice | Albert James is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left wing | 38-50 |
| 13:26 | Cincinnati | Chris Matthews is hacked by Michael Neumiller - foul #4 on Michael Neumiller, team foul #4 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (SG) Michael Neumiller | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:18 | Cincinnati | Cory Greenwood clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Albert James - foul #2 on Albert James, team foul #5 | 38-50 |
| 13:18 | Cincinnati | Cory Greenwood makes the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 13:18 | Cincinnati | Cory Greenwood makes the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| 12:52 | Rice | Harvey Bull misses the 3 from the right wing | 38-52 |
| 12:51 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Corvin gets the rebound | 38-52 |
| 12:34 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Corvin knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Chris Matthews | 38-55 |
| 12:10 | Rice | Albert James comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 38-55 |
| 12:08 | Cincinnati | Chris Matthews snags the defensive board | 38-55 |
| 11:51 | Cincinnati | Chris Matthews misses the easy layup | 38-55 |
| 11:49 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa grabs the board | 38-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Harvey Bull (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oscar Santana (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Manuel Swofford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffrey Derosa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Cory Greenwood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffery Corvin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Fearon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chris Matthews (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodger Shaw (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Rice | Harvey Bull makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Oscar Santana | 41-55 |
| 11:19 | Cincinnati | Chris Matthews misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Jeffrey Derosa - foul #1 on Jeffrey Derosa, team foul #6 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG), Nole Warren (SG), Junior Williamson (SF), Andrew Coffey (PF), Jason Macedo (C) Harvey Bull, Oscar Santana, Manuel Swofford, Jeffrey Derosa, Albert James | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain (PG), Sol McCannon (SF), Harry Woody (PF) Cory Greenwood, David Fearon, Rodger Shaw | |
| 11:19 | Cincinnati | Chris Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 11:19 | Cincinnati | Chris Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 11:05 | Rice | Jason Macedo banks in the layup | 43-57 |
| 10:40 | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-57 |
| 10:38 | Cincinnati | Chris Matthews tips it back up and in | 43-59 |
| 10:33 | Rice | Jeffery Corvin steps in front of the Junior Williamson pass in the backcourt | 43-59 |
| 10:17 | Cincinnati | Harry Woody clanks a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Andrew Coffey - foul #2 on Andrew Coffey, team foul #7 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (PG), Salvatore Rossi (SF) Charles Holloway, Junior Williamson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Davis (SG), Benjamin Davis (C) Jeffery Corvin, Chris Matthews | |
| 10:17 | Cincinnati | Harry Woody makes the 1st free throw | 43-60 |
| 10:17 | Cincinnati | Harry Woody makes the 2nd free throw | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 10:04 | Rice | Oscar Santana misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-61 |
| 10:02 | Rice | Jason Macedo misses the tip | 43-61 |
| 10:01 | Cincinnati | Harry Woody snags the defensive board | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 09:42 | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-61 |
| 09:41 | Rice | Oscar Santana snags the defensive board | 43-61 |
| 09:37 | Rice | Salvatore Rossi knocks in the jumper from the right side | 45-61 |
| 09:09 | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain is hacked by Nole Warren - foul #2 on Nole Warren, team foul #8 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG), Harvey Bull (SG), Manuel Swofford (C) Oscar Santana, Nole Warren, Jason Macedo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffery Corvin (SG), Steven Kehoe (SF), Marvin Dowell (C) Lawrence Davis, Sol McCannon, Harry Woody | |
| 09:09 | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain makes the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 09:09 | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain misses the 2nd free throw | 45-62 |
| 09:09 | Rice | Manuel Swofford grabs the board | 45-62 |
| 08:50 | Rice | Jeffery Corvin is called for the reach on Harvey Bull - foul #4 on Jeffery Corvin, team foul #5 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Junior Williamson (SF), Albert James (PF) Salvatore Rossi, Andrew Coffey | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Davis (SG), Rodger Shaw (C) Jeffery Corvin, Benjamin Davis | |
| 08:41 | Rice | Manuel Swofford can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-62 |
| 08:40 | Cincinnati | Marvin Dowell grabs the defensive rebound | 45-62 |
| 08:18 | Cincinnati | Rodger Shaw is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Rodger Shaw, team foul #6 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (SG) Harvey Bull | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cory Greenwood (PG) Lyle McClain | |
| 08:07 | Rice | Manuel Swofford misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-62 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Junior Williamson gets the offensive rebound | 45-62 |
| 07:53 | Rice | Manuel Swofford comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-62 |
| 07:52 | Cincinnati | Rodger Shaw gets the rebound | 45-62 |
| 07:23 | Cincinnati | Cory Greenwood is fouled on the floor by Charles Holloway - foul #2 on Charles Holloway, team foul #9 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (PG), Michael Neumiller (SG), Andrew Coffey (PF), Jason Macedo (C) Charles Holloway, Junior Williamson, Albert James, Manuel Swofford | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffery Corvin (SG), Harry Woody (PF), Benjamin Davis (C) Lawrence Davis, Marvin Dowell, Rodger Shaw | |
| 07:23 | Cincinnati | Cory Greenwood makes the 1st free throw | 45-63 |
| 07:23 | Cincinnati | Cory Greenwood misses the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 07:23 | Rice | Andrew Coffey grabs the board | 45-63 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Harvey Bull (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Neumiller (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Oscar Santana (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Coffey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Macedo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Cory Greenwood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffery Corvin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Steven Kehoe (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Harry Woody (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Benjamin Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Rice | Andrew Coffey scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Oscar Santana | 47-63 |
| 06:50 | Cincinnati | Harry Woody is called for a charge - foul #4 on Harry Woody, team foul #7 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Salvatore Rossi (SF) Oscar Santana | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain (PG) Cory Greenwood | |
| 06:28 | Rice | Michael Neumiller comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-63 |
| 06:26 | Rice | Andrew Coffey misses the tip | 47-63 |
| 06:24 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 47-63 |
| 06:05 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Davis is denied on a layup by Andrew Coffey | 47-63 |
| 06:04 | Rice | Michael Neumiller pulls down the rebound | 47-63 |
| 05:55 | Rice | Jason Macedo double dribbles | 47-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (PG), Jeffrey Derosa (PF), Manuel Swofford (C) Harvey Bull, Andrew Coffey, Jason Macedo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sol McCannon (SG), David Fearon (SF), Chris Matthews (C) Jeffery Corvin, Steven Kehoe, Benjamin Davis | |
| 05:45 | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 47-63 |
| 05:43 | Cincinnati | David Fearon hits the follow up shot | 47-65 |
| 05:22 | Rice | Michael Neumiller misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-65 |
| 05:20 | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain gets the rebound | 47-65 |
| 04:51 | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-68 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Oscar Santana knocks in the shot from the left wing | 49-68 |
| 04:07 | Cincinnati | Harry Woody connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by David Fearon | 49-71 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Salvatore Rossi misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-71 |
| 04:01 | Rice | Manuel Swofford tips it home | 51-71 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:55 | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-71 |
| 03:54 | Cincinnati | David Fearon snags the offensive board | 51-71 |
| 03:32 | Cincinnati | Harry Woody misses the floater from the right side | 51-71 |
| 03:30 | Rice | The rebound goes to Salvatore Rossi | 51-71 |
| 03:27 | Rice | Salvatore Rossi is called for traveling in the backcourt | 51-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (PG), Nole Warren (SG), Albert James (C) Oscar Santana, Michael Neumiller, Salvatore Rossi | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cory Greenwood (PG), Lawrence Davis (SG), Benjamin Davis (PF), Marvin Dowell (C) Lyle McClain, Sol McCannon, Harry Woody, Chris Matthews | |
| 03:07 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Davis misses the dunk | 51-71 |
| 03:06 | Rice | Manuel Swofford grabs the board | 51-71 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Harvey Bull (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nole Warren (fresh) SF - Manuel Swofford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. PF - Jeffrey Derosa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert James (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Cory Greenwood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Fearon (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benjamin Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Marvin Dowell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa is alone and drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Manuel Swofford | 53-71 |
| 02:48 | Cincinnati | Marvin Dowell lays it in | 53-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:34 | Rice | Benjamin Davis is called for the reach on Manuel Swofford - foul #1 on Benjamin Davis, team foul #8 | 53-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (SF) Jeffrey Derosa | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:34 | Rice | Manuel Swofford makes the 1st free throw | 54-73 |
| 02:34 | Rice | Manuel Swofford makes the 2nd free throw | 55-73 |
| 02:07 | Cincinnati | David Fearon comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 55-73 |
| 02:06 | Rice | Albert James snags the defensive board | 55-73 |
| 01:44 | Rice | Manuel Swofford hits a wide open jump hook from the left block | 57-73 |
| 01:29 | Cincinnati | David Fearon is hacked by Manuel Swofford - foul #2 on Manuel Swofford, team foul #10 | 57-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa (PF) Nole Warren | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Chris Matthews (C) Marvin Dowell | |
| 01:29 | Cincinnati | David Fearon makes the 1st free throw | 57-74 |
| 01:29 | Cincinnati | David Fearon makes the 2nd free throw | 57-75 |
| 01:10 | Rice | Albert James is denied on a layup by Chris Matthews | 57-75 |
| 01:09 | Cincinnati | Chris Matthews grabs the board | 57-75 |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Chris Matthews makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Benjamin Davis | 57-77 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 57-77 |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Davis snags the defensive board | 57-77 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Davis hits the finger roll | 57-79 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Harvey Bull can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 57-79 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Davis gets the rebound | 57-79 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Davis runs out the clock | 57-79 |