| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bert Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Schneck (fresh) SF - Lawrence Silvers (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Meyer (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Vice (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Edward Neuhaus (fresh) SG - Stuart Schipper (fresh) SF - Frank Long (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Denton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Troy Schock (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Long inbounds the ball | 35-17 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Long knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Edward Neuhaus and the foul's on Lawrence Silvers - foul #1 on Lawrence Silvers, team foul #1 | 35-19 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Thalman (SF) Edward Neuhaus | |
| 19:44 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Long makes the free throw | 35-20 |
| 19:40 | Rice | Bert Allen is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Thalman - foul #2 on Thomas Thalman, team foul #1 | 35-20 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Edward Neuhaus (PG) Thomas Thalman | |
| 19:11 | Rice | David Schneck makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Bert Allen | 38-20 |
| 18:49 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Long hits the finger roll | 38-22 |
| 18:25 | Rice | David Schneck is hacked by Stuart Schipper - foul #3 on Stuart Schipper, team foul #2 | 38-22 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Scott Emmerich (SG), Lance Rawlings (C) Stuart Schipper, Troy Schock | |
| 18:11 | Rice | Bert Allen is hacked by Lance Rawlings - foul #3 on Lance Rawlings, team foul #3 | 38-22 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Allen (PG), Martin Green (PF), Troy Schock (C) Edward Neuhaus, Thomas Denton, Lance Rawlings | |
| 17:58 | Rice | Joseph Meyer is alone and drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from David Schneck | 40-22 |
| 17:39 | Southern Mississippi | Troy Schock drills a floater from the right block | 40-24 |
| 17:36 | Rice | Frank Long steps in front of the Bert Allen pass in the backcourt | 40-24 |
| 17:26 | Southern Mississippi | Martin Green hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 40-24 |
| 17:25 | Rice | Donald Vice pulls down the rebound | 40-24 |
| 17:10 | Rice | David Schneck can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-24 |
| 17:09 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Vice | 40-24 |
| 16:43 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers loses the dribble to Frank Long | 40-24 |
| 16:24 | Southern Mississippi | Troy Schock's fadeaway is rejected by David Schneck | 40-24 |
| 16:23 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers grabs the board | 40-24 |
| 15:57 | Rice | David Schneck drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Bert Allen | 42-24 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bert Allen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - David Schneck (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lawrence Silvers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Meyer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Vice (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - James Allen (fairly fresh) SG - Scott Emmerich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Long (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. PF - Martin Green (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Troy Schock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:51 | Southern Mississippi | James Allen's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Silvers | 42-24 |
| 15:46 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers lays it in | 44-24 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 15:32 | Southern Mississippi | James Allen misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-24 |
| 15:31 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Long tips it back up and in | 44-26 |
| 15:26 | Rice | Joseph Meyer is fouled in the backcourt by James Allen - foul #1 on James Allen, team foul #4 | 44-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Murphy (PF) Joseph Meyer | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Edward Neuhaus (PG), Stuart Schipper (SG), Thomas Thalman (SF), Thomas Denton (PF), Lance Rawlings (C) James Allen, Scott Emmerich, Frank Long, Martin Green, Troy Schock | |
| 14:59 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Donald Vice | 47-26 |
| 14:47 | Southern Mississippi | Lance Rawlings travels with the ball | 47-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Leon Candelaria (SF), Kenneth Washington (C) Lawrence Silvers, Donald Vice | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 14:45 | Rice | Leon Candelaria is hacked by Thomas Thalman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Thalman, team foul #5 | 47-26 |
| 14:27 | Rice | Bert Allen knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Schneck | 49-26 |
| 14:09 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Denton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Thalman | 49-28 |
| 13:43 | Rice | David Schneck makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Bert Allen | 52-28 |
| 13:21 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Thalman can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-28 |
| 13:20 | Rice | Martin Murphy pulls down the rebound | 52-28 |
| 13:17 | Rice | Bert Allen is hacked by Stuart Schipper in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stuart Schipper, team foul #6 | 52-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Meyer (PG), Lawrence Silvers (SG), Donald Vice (C) Bert Allen, David Schneck, Kenneth Washington | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeremy Harpster (PG), Roger Cudjoe (SG), Frank Long (SF) Edward Neuhaus, Stuart Schipper, Thomas Thalman | |
| 12:56 | Rice | Leon Candelaria can't finish the layup | 52-28 |
| 12:55 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Cudjoe grabs the defensive rebound | 52-28 |
| 12:51 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Cudjoe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-28 |
| 12:49 | Rice | Donald Vice gets the rebound | 52-28 |
| 12:26 | Rice | Joseph Meyer misses the wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 52-28 |
| 12:24 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Long snags the defensive board | 52-28 |
| 12:18 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Denton misses the easy layup | 52-28 |
| 12:16 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Denton snags the offensive board | 52-28 |
| 11:57 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Long hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-28 |
| 11:55 | Rice | Joseph Meyer snags the defensive board | 52-28 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Meyer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. SG - Lawrence Silvers (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. SF - Leon Candelaria (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Martin Murphy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Vice (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Harpster (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roger Cudjoe (fresh) SF - Frank Long (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Thomas Denton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Lance Rawlings (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Rice | Joseph Meyer misses short on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Roger Cudjoe - foul #3 on Roger Cudjoe, team foul #7 | 52-28 |
| Subs | Rice | David Schneck (SG) Lawrence Silvers | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Edward Neuhaus (PG), Scott Emmerich (SG), Thomas Thalman (SF), Martin Green (PF), Troy Schock (C) Jeremy Harpster, Roger Cudjoe, Frank Long, Thomas Denton, Lance Rawlings | |
| 11:37 | Rice | Joseph Meyer misses the 1st free throw | 52-28 |
| 11:37 | Rice | Joseph Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 53-28 |
| 11:18 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Emmerich makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Thalman | 53-30 |
| 11:16 | Rice | Scott Emmerich is called for the reach on David Schneck in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Emmerich, team foul #8 | 53-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Washington (C) Donald Vice | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 11:16 | Rice | David Schneck makes the 1st free throw | 54-30 |
| 11:16 | Rice | David Schneck makes the 2nd free throw | 55-30 |
| 10:59 | Southern Mississippi | Martin Green can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-30 |
| 10:57 | Rice | Joseph Meyer pulls down the rebound | 55-30 |
| 10:55 | Rice | Leon Candelaria throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Bert Allen (PG) Joseph Meyer | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 10:45 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Thalman buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Edward Neuhaus | 55-33 |
| 10:25 | Rice | Leon Candelaria hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bert Allen and the foul's on Troy Schock - foul #3 on Troy Schock, team foul #9 | 57-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Steve McAlary (SG), Lawrence Silvers (SF) David Schneck, Martin Murphy | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Allen (PG), Frank Long (SF) Edward Neuhaus, Thomas Thalman | |
| 10:25 | Rice | Leon Candelaria makes the free throw | 58-33 |
| 10:13 | Southern Mississippi | James Allen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-33 |
| 10:12 | Southern Mississippi | Troy Schock tips it but misses | 58-33 |
| 10:11 | Rice | Leon Candelaria pulls down the rebound | 58-33 |
| 09:47 | Rice | Leon Candelaria comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Martin Green - foul #1 on Martin Green, team foul #10 | 58-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Meyer (PG), Donald Vice (C) Bert Allen, Steve McAlary | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roger Cudjoe (SG), Lance Rawlings (C) Scott Emmerich, Troy Schock | |
| 09:47 | Rice | Leon Candelaria makes the 1st free throw | 59-33 |
| 09:47 | Rice | Leon Candelaria makes the 2nd free throw | 60-33 |
| 09:33 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Long double dribbles | 60-33 |
| Subs | Rice | David Schneck (SG) Leon Candelaria | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 09:05 | Rice | Joseph Meyer is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Donald Vice | 62-33 |
| 08:58 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Vice swats the shot by Roger Cudjoe | 62-33 |
| 08:56 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Vice | 62-33 |
| 08:28 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Donald Vice | 64-33 |
| 08:18 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Cudjoe hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 64-33 |
| 08:16 | Rice | Joseph Meyer snags the defensive board | 64-33 |
| 07:52 | Rice | Kenneth Washington is hacked by Roger Cudjoe - foul #4 on Roger Cudjoe, team foul #11 | 64-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Bert Allen (PG), Steve McAlary (SG), Martin Murphy (C) Joseph Meyer, David Schneck, Donald Vice | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Edward Neuhaus (PG), Stuart Schipper (SG), Scott Emmerich (SF), Thomas Denton (PF), Troy Schock (C) James Allen, Roger Cudjoe, Frank Long, Martin Green, Lance Rawlings | |
| 07:52 | Rice | Kenneth Washington makes the 1st free throw | 65-33 |
| 07:52 | Rice | Kenneth Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 66-33 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bert Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 ast. SG - Steve McAlary (fresh) SF - Lawrence Silvers (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Kenneth Washington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Martin Murphy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Edward Neuhaus (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stuart Schipper (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Scott Emmerich (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Denton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Troy Schock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Emmerich misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Martin Murphy - foul #1 on Martin Murphy, team foul #2 | 66-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Vice (C) Kenneth Washington | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 07:33 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Emmerich makes the 1st free throw | 66-34 |
| 07:33 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Emmerich makes the 2nd free throw | 66-35 |
| 07:11 | Rice | Donald Vice loses the ball out of bounds | 66-35 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Thalman (SF) Scott Emmerich | |
| 06:53 | Southern Mississippi | Stuart Schipper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Leon Candelaria (SF) Lawrence Silvers | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 06:33 | Rice | Martin Murphy misses long on an open floater from just outside the lane | 66-35 |
| 06:32 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Thomas Denton | 66-35 |
| 06:27 | Southern Mississippi | Stuart Schipper hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-38 |
| 06:10 | Rice | Bert Allen misses short on a shot from the baseline | 66-38 |
| 06:08 | Rice | Leon Candelaria snags the offensive board | 66-38 |
| 05:51 | Rice | Donald Vice hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Bert Allen | 68-38 |
| 05:35 | Southern Mississippi | Troy Schock can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Martin Murphy - foul #2 on Martin Murphy, team foul #3 | 68-38 |
| Subs | Rice | David Schneck (SG), Lawrence Silvers (SF), Joseph Meyer (PF) Steve McAlary, Leon Candelaria, Martin Murphy | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeremy Harpster (PG), Scott Emmerich (SG), Frank Long (SF), Lance Rawlings (C) Edward Neuhaus, Stuart Schipper, Thomas Thalman, Thomas Denton | |
| 05:35 | Southern Mississippi | Troy Schock misses the 1st free throw | 68-38 |
| 05:35 | Southern Mississippi | Troy Schock misses the 2nd free throw | 68-38 |
| 05:35 | Rice | Joseph Meyer gets the rebound | 68-38 |
| 05:21 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-38 |
| 05:19 | Rice | Bert Allen misses the tip | 68-38 |
| 05:17 | Southern Mississippi | Lance Rawlings grabs the defensive rebound | 68-38 |
| 05:03 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Emmerich clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-38 |
| 05:02 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lawrence Silvers | 68-38 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bert Allen | 70-38 |
| 04:27 | Southern Mississippi | Jeremy Harpster's pass is intercepted by Bert Allen | 70-38 |
| 04:24 | Rice | David Schneck misses the lay-in | 70-38 |
| 04:22 | Rice | Joseph Meyer misses the tip | 70-38 |
| 04:21 | Southern Mississippi | Lance Rawlings grabs the defensive rebound | 70-38 |
| 04:10 | Southern Mississippi | Troy Schock drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jeremy Harpster | 70-41 |
| 03:42 | Rice | Joseph Meyer misses the jump hook from the baseline | 70-41 |
| 03:40 | Rice | Bert Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-41 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bert Allen (tiring) 5 pts. 10 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Schneck (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Lawrence Silvers (tiring) 17 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Joseph Meyer (tiring) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - Donald Vice (tiring) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Harpster (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Scott Emmerich (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Long (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Troy Schock (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Lance Rawlings (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Rice | Joseph Meyer clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Jeremy Harpster - foul #1 on Jeremy Harpster, team foul #12 | 70-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Leon Candelaria (SF), Martin Murphy (PF), Kenneth Washington (C) Bert Allen, Lawrence Silvers, Donald Vice | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Edward Neuhaus (PG), Stuart Schipper (SG), Roger Cudjoe (SF), Thomas Denton (PF) Jeremy Harpster, Scott Emmerich, Frank Long, Troy Schock | |
| 03:24 | Rice | Joseph Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 71-41 |
| 03:24 | Rice | Joseph Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 72-41 |
| 03:00 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Denton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-41 |
| 02:59 | Rice | Kenneth Washington pulls down the rebound | 72-41 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Lance Rawlings takes the ball from David Schneck | 72-41 |
| 02:13 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Neuhaus scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Stuart Schipper | 72-44 |
| 01:44 | Rice | Martin Murphy lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joseph Meyer | 74-44 |
| 01:40 | Southern Mississippi | Stuart Schipper can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-44 |
| 01:39 | Rice | Joseph Meyer pulls down the rebound | 74-44 |
| 01:17 | Rice | David Schneck misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 74-44 |
| 01:15 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Thomas Denton | 74-44 |
| 01:06 | Southern Mississippi | Stuart Schipper can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-44 |
| 01:05 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joseph Meyer | 74-44 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Rice | Joseph Meyer knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by David Schneck | 76-44 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Denton lays it in | 76-46 |
| 00:12 | Rice | David Schneck misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 76-46 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Martin Murphy tips it in | 78-46 |
| 00:03 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Cudjoe misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 78-46 |
| 00:01 | Rice | David Schneck gets the rebound | 78-46 |
| 00:00 | Rice | David Schneck runs out the clock | 78-46 |