| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gene Groves (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Marty Scheffler (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeffrey Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Hutchinson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Danny Bever (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Thomas Fairchild (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas O'Connell (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Arthur Burlison (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Emmanuel Clark (fresh) C - Chester Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes inbounds the ball | 38-22 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Rice | William Hutchinson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-22 |
| 19:42 | UMBC | Arthur Burlison grabs the board | 38-22 |
| 19:16 | UMBC | Arthur Burlison misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 38-22 |
| 19:15 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Hutchinson | 38-22 |
| 19:01 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes is hacked by Arthur Burlison - foul #1 on Arthur Burlison, team foul #1 | 38-22 |
| 18:38 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 38-22 |
| 18:36 | UMBC | Arthur Burlison gets the rebound | 38-22 |
| 18:26 | UMBC | Douglas O'Connell makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Arthur Burlison | 38-25 |
| 18:08 | Rice | William Hutchinson misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-25 |
| 18:07 | UMBC | Emmanuel Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 38-25 |
| 17:45 | UMBC | Arthur Burlison scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Douglas O'Connell | 38-28 |
| 17:23 | Rice | Gene Groves blows the layup | 38-28 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes tips it home | 40-28 |
| 17:07 | UMBC | Douglas O'Connell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-28 |
| 17:05 | Rice | William Hutchinson snags the defensive board | 40-28 |
| 16:37 | Rice | William Hutchinson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-28 |
| 16:35 | UMBC | Arthur Burlison grabs the board | 40-28 |
| 16:20 | UMBC | Emmanuel Clark hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Douglas O'Connell and the foul's on Gene Groves - foul #1 on Gene Groves, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Long (PG), Russell Williams (SG), James Borges (SF), Steven Baumgartner (PF), Jeffrey McNight (C) Gene Groves, Marty Scheffler, Jeffrey Hughes, William Hutchinson, Danny Bever | |
| Subs | UMBC | Thomas Coffin (PG), Donald Pridgen (SG), Christopher White (SF), Eric Greene (C) Thomas Fairchild, Douglas O'Connell, Arthur Burlison, Chester Hall | |
| 16:20 | UMBC | Emmanuel Clark misses the free throw | 40-30 |
| 16:20 | Rice | Steven Baumgartner grabs the board | 40-30 |
| 16:10 | Rice | Christopher White is called for the reach on James Borges - foul #2 on Christopher White, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Robert Garrett (PF) Emmanuel Clark | |
| 15:50 | Rice | James Borges knocks in the shot in the lane | 42-30 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Long (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Russell Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Borges (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Steven Baumgartner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey McNight (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Thomas Coffin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Pridgen (fresh) SF - Christopher White (fresh) PF - Robert Garrett (fresh) 4 pts. C - Eric Greene (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | UMBC | Robert Garrett scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Coffin | 42-33 |
| 15:22 | Rice | Russell Williams makes the jumper from the right side set up by James Borges | 44-33 |
| 15:07 | UMBC | James Borges is called for the reach on Eric Greene - foul #1 on James Borges, team foul #2 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes (SF), Charles Pauley (C) Steven Baumgartner, Jeffrey McNight | |
| Subs | UMBC | Douglas O'Connell (SG) Donald Pridgen | |
| 15:02 | UMBC | Thomas Coffin connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Douglas O'Connell | 44-36 |
| 14:48 | Rice | Charles Pauley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 14:46 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes tips it but misses | 44-36 |
| 14:45 | Rice | James Borges tips it in | 46-36 |
| 14:33 | UMBC | Douglas O'Connell knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Robert Garrett | 46-39 |
| 14:11 | Rice | Richard Long misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 14:10 | Rice | Charles Pauley grabs the offensive board | 46-39 |
| 13:49 | Rice | Russell Williams buries a 3 from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 13:44 | UMBC | Thomas Coffin misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Russell Williams - foul #2 on Russell Williams, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Gene Groves (PG), Marty Scheffler (SG), William Hutchinson (PF) Richard Long, Russell Williams, James Borges | |
| Subs | UMBC | Arthur Burlison (SF), Emmanuel Clark (PF), Chester Hall (C) Christopher White, Robert Garrett, Eric Greene | |
| 13:44 | UMBC | Thomas Coffin misses the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 13:44 | UMBC | Thomas Coffin makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 13:24 | Rice | Arthur Burlison takes the ball from Jeffrey Hughes | 49-40 |
| 13:01 | UMBC | Emmanuel Clark scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Coffin | 49-43 |
| 12:48 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes clanks a jumper from the left block | 49-43 |
| 12:47 | UMBC | Arthur Burlison snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 12:29 | UMBC | Douglas O'Connell misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Marty Scheffler - foul #2 on Marty Scheffler, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Danny Bever (C) Charles Pauley | |
| Subs | UMBC | Thomas Fairchild (PG) Thomas Coffin | |
| 12:29 | UMBC | Douglas O'Connell misses the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 12:29 | UMBC | Douglas O'Connell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 12:08 | Rice | Gene Groves misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 12:06 | Rice | Danny Bever grabs the offensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 11:52 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gene Groves and he's fouled by Emmanuel Clark - foul #3 on Emmanuel Clark, team foul #3 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Christopher White (SG) Douglas O'Connell | |
| 11:52 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes makes the free throw | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gene Groves (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marty Scheffler (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeffrey Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Hutchinson (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Danny Bever (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Thomas Fairchild (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher White (fresh) SF - Arthur Burlison (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Emmanuel Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Chester Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:33 | UMBC | Emmanuel Clark scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Chester Hall | 52-47 |
| 11:10 | Rice | Marty Scheffler is fouled on the floor by Arthur Burlison - foul #2 on Arthur Burlison, team foul #4 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Rice | James Borges (SF) Jeffrey Hughes | |
| Subs | UMBC | Robert Garrett (PF) Emmanuel Clark | |
| 10:57 | Rice | Marty Scheffler can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-47 |
| 10:56 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Chester Hall | 52-47 |
| 10:40 | UMBC | Chester Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Long (PG), Russell Williams (SG), Steven Baumgartner (PF), Charles Pauley (C) Gene Groves, Marty Scheffler, William Hutchinson, Danny Bever | |
| Subs | UMBC | Thomas Coffin (SG), Eric Greene (C) Arthur Burlison, Chester Hall | |
| 10:25 | Rice | James Borges knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Richard Long and he's hacked by Christopher White - foul #3 on Christopher White, team foul #5 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Douglas O'Connell (SG) Thomas Coffin | |
| 10:25 | Rice | James Borges makes the free throw | 55-47 |
| 10:16 | UMBC | Douglas O'Connell loses the dribble to Charles Pauley | 55-47 |
| 09:50 | Rice | Russell Williams lays it up and in | 57-47 |
| 09:38 | UMBC | Steven Baumgartner denies the turnaround by Thomas Fairchild | 57-47 |
| 09:37 | UMBC | Thomas Fairchild tips it home | 57-49 |
| 09:17 | Rice | James Borges misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 57-49 |
| 09:16 | Rice | Richard Long tips it home | 59-49 |
| 08:47 | UMBC | Christopher White clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-49 |
| 08:45 | Rice | Steven Baumgartner grabs the defensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 08:16 | Rice | Steven Baumgartner is called for traveling | 59-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Gene Groves (PG), Marty Scheffler (SG), Jeffrey Hughes (SF), William Hutchinson (PF), Danny Bever (C) Richard Long, Russell Williams, James Borges, Steven Baumgartner, Charles Pauley | |
| Subs | UMBC | Thomas Coffin (PG), Arthur Burlison (SF), Emmanuel Clark (PF), Chester Hall (C) Thomas Fairchild, Christopher White, Robert Garrett, Eric Greene | |
| 07:55 | UMBC | Emmanuel Clark misses the 3 from straight away | 59-49 |
| 07:54 | UMBC | Chester Hall gets the offensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 07:40 | UMBC | Emmanuel Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-49 |
| 07:39 | Rice | Danny Bever gets the rebound | 59-49 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gene Groves (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marty Scheffler (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeffrey Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Hutchinson (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Danny Bever (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Thomas Coffin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas O'Connell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Arthur Burlison (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Emmanuel Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Chester Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Rice | Marty Scheffler hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 59-49 |
| 07:12 | UMBC | Arthur Burlison grabs the defensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 06:52 | UMBC | William Hutchinson picks off the pass by Arthur Burlison | 59-49 |
| 06:39 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from William Hutchinson | 62-49 |
| 06:22 | UMBC | Emmanuel Clark clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 62-49 |
| 06:20 | Rice | Marty Scheffler pulls down the rebound | 62-49 |
| 06:14 | Rice | William Hutchinson misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 62-49 |
| 06:12 | UMBC | Chester Hall grabs the board | 62-49 |
| 06:06 | UMBC | Chester Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Pauley (C) Danny Bever | |
| Subs | UMBC | Thomas Fairchild (PG) Douglas O'Connell | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:37 | Rice | Arthur Burlison is called for the reach on Gene Groves - foul #3 on Arthur Burlison, team foul #6 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Robert Garrett (PF) Emmanuel Clark | |
| 05:12 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Marty Scheffler | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:51 | UMBC | Thomas Coffin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-49 |
| 04:49 | Rice | William Hutchinson grabs the board | 65-49 |
| 04:28 | Rice | Charles Pauley makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Marty Scheffler | 67-49 |
| 04:11 | UMBC | Thomas Fairchild misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-49 |
| 04:09 | UMBC | Chester Hall snags the offensive board | 67-49 |
| 03:55 | UMBC | Thomas Coffin comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 67-49 |
| 03:53 | Rice | Charles Pauley grabs the defensive rebound | 67-49 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Rice | William Hutchinson misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 67-49 |
| 03:31 | UMBC | Robert Garrett snags the defensive board | 67-49 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gene Groves (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marty Scheffler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Hughes (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Hutchinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Pauley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Thomas Fairchild (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Coffin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Burlison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Robert Garrett (fresh) 7 pts. C - Chester Hall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:17 | UMBC | Thomas Coffin connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-52 |
| 02:56 | Rice | Charles Pauley is hacked by Chester Hall - foul #1 on Chester Hall, team foul #7 | 67-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Long (PG), Russell Williams (SG), James Borges (SF), Steven Baumgartner (PF) Gene Groves, Marty Scheffler, Jeffrey Hughes, William Hutchinson | |
| Subs | UMBC | Richard Rowe (PG), Donald Pridgen (SG), Christopher White (SF), Terry Aldridge (PF), Eric Greene (C) Thomas Fairchild, Thomas Coffin, Arthur Burlison, Robert Garrett, Chester Hall | |
| 02:56 | Rice | Charles Pauley makes the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 02:56 | Rice | Charles Pauley makes the 2nd free throw | 69-52 |
| 02:41 | UMBC | Eric Greene can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-52 |
| 02:39 | Rice | Steven Baumgartner grabs the defensive rebound | 69-52 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Russell Williams hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Long | 71-52 |
| 01:50 | UMBC | Christopher White clanks a shot from the right side | 71-52 |
| 01:49 | UMBC | Christopher White tips it home | 71-54 |
| 01:32 | Rice | Charles Pauley comes up short on the shot near the basket | 71-54 |
| 01:30 | UMBC | Donald Pridgen pulls down the rebound | 71-54 |
| 01:21 | UMBC | Christopher White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Danny Bever (C) Charles Pauley | |
| Subs | UMBC | Thomas Coffin (PG), Robert Garrett (PF) Richard Rowe, Terry Aldridge | |
| 01:00 | Rice | Steven Baumgartner blows the layup | 71-54 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Danny Bever tips it in | 73-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:54 | UMBC | Eric Greene hits the finger roll on a great pass from Christopher White and the foul's on Russell Williams - foul #3 on Russell Williams, team foul #5 | 73-56 |
| 00:54 | UMBC | Eric Greene makes the free throw | 73-57 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Rice | Steven Baumgartner hits the finger roll set up by James Borges | 75-57 |
| 00:24 | UMBC | Steven Baumgartner steals the ball from Christopher White | 75-57 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Richard Long runs out the clock | 75-57 |