| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alfred Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Alexis Marino (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Burton Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Singer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Baines (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Derrick Leonard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Macdougall (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Newsome (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Francis Moorefield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Ruder (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Newsome inbounds the ball | 44-29 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Southern Mississippi | Alexis Marino is called for the reach on William Macdougall - foul #2 on Alexis Marino, team foul #1 | 44-29 |
| 19:26 | Southern Mississippi | Francis Moorefield lays it in set up by Christopher Newsome | 44-31 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Alexis Marino is fouled in the backcourt by William Macdougall - foul #3 on William Macdougall, team foul #1 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Hall (SG) William Macdougall | |
| 19:05 | Rice | Burton Lee makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Alfred Smith | 47-31 |
| 18:46 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Ruder clanks a shot from the left side | 47-31 |
| 18:45 | Rice | Alexis Marino snags the defensive board | 47-31 |
| 18:38 | Rice | Alexis Marino is called for traveling in the backcourt | 47-31 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Everett (PF) Francis Moorefield | |
| 18:22 | Southern Mississippi | Derrick Leonard is hacked by Alfred Smith - foul #2 on Alfred Smith, team foul #2 | 47-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Murray (SG), Russell Sutliff (SF), Jeremy Williams (C) Alexis Marino, Burton Lee, Stephen Baines | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Wilson (SF) Christopher Newsome | |
| 18:06 | Southern Mississippi | William Hall drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-33 |
| 18:02 | Rice | Thomas Murray is fouled in the backcourt by William Hall - foul #2 on William Hall, team foul #2 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Dale Steeves (SG), Steven Walker (C) Alfred Smith, Harold Singer | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Cheshire (PG), Anthony Marks (SG) Derrick Leonard, William Hall | |
| 17:40 | Rice | Steven Walker misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 47-33 |
| 17:38 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Cheshire pulls down the rebound | 47-33 |
| 17:31 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Ruder is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Lawrence Ruder, team foul #3 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Francis Moorefield (PF) Lawrence Ruder | |
| 17:22 | Rice | Russell Sutliff is open but misses the lay-in | 47-33 |
| 17:20 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Wilson snags the defensive board | 47-33 |
| 16:51 | Southern Mississippi | Francis Moorefield can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-33 |
| 16:49 | Rice | Thomas Murray gets the rebound | 47-33 |
| 16:26 | Rice | Thomas Murray comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gregory Everett - foul #1 on Gregory Everett, team foul #4 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Alexis Marino (SG), Burton Lee (SF), Harold Singer (PF), Stephen Baines (C) Dale Steeves, Russell Sutliff, Jeremy Williams, Steven Walker | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Derrick Leonard (PG), William Hall (SG), Christopher Newsome (SF), Lawrence Ruder (C) Kenneth Cheshire, Anthony Marks, Michael Wilson, Gregory Everett | |
| 16:26 | Rice | Thomas Murray misses the 1st free throw | 47-33 |
| 16:26 | Rice | Thomas Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 48-33 |
| 15:57 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Ruder can't throw it down | 48-33 |
| 15:55 | Southern Mississippi | Francis Moorefield misses the tip | 48-33 |
| 15:53 | Rice | Stephen Baines pulls down the rebound | 48-33 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Murray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alexis Marino (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Burton Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Singer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Baines (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Derrick Leonard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Hall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Newsome (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Francis Moorefield (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Ruder (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Rice | The short jumper by Stephen Baines is denied by Lawrence Ruder | 48-33 |
| 15:40 | Rice | Burton Lee tips it home | 50-33 |
| 15:18 | Southern Mississippi | Derrick Leonard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-33 |
| 15:17 | Rice | Harold Singer grabs the defensive rebound | 50-33 |
| 15:01 | Rice | Thomas Murray misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-33 |
| 14:59 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Francis Moorefield | 50-33 |
| 14:38 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Newsome misses short on a shot from the right side | 50-33 |
| 14:37 | Rice | Alexis Marino snags the defensive board | 50-33 |
| 14:30 | Rice | Christopher Newsome is called for the reach on Thomas Murray - foul #2 on Christopher Newsome, team foul #5 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Smith (PG), Dale Steeves (SG), Russell Sutliff (SF), Lewis Braswell (PF), Steven Walker (C) Thomas Murray, Alexis Marino, Burton Lee, Harold Singer, Stephen Baines | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Cheshire (PG), William Macdougall (SG), Michael Wilson (SF), Gregory Everett (PF) Derrick Leonard, William Hall, Christopher Newsome, Francis Moorefield | |
| 14:14 | Rice | Alfred Smith is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Steven Walker | 52-33 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 14:05 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Cheshire misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-33 |
| 14:03 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Everett tips it back up and in | 52-35 |
| 13:54 | Rice | Russell Sutliff slams it home and he's hacked by Gregory Everett - foul #2 on Gregory Everett, team foul #6 | 54-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeremy Williams (PF) Lewis Braswell | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 13:54 | Rice | Russell Sutliff makes the free throw | 55-35 |
| 13:31 | Southern Mississippi | Steven Walker swats the short shot by William Macdougall | 55-35 |
| 13:29 | Southern Mississippi | William Macdougall tips it in | 55-37 |
| 13:05 | Rice | Steven Walker misses long on an open fadeaway from the right side | 55-37 |
| 13:04 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Ruder grabs the defensive rebound | 55-37 |
| 12:55 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Ruder lays it up and in on a great pass from William Macdougall | 55-39 |
| 12:53 | Rice | Lawrence Ruder steps in front of the Dale Steeves pass in the backcourt | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 12:33 | Southern Mississippi | William Macdougall lays it in on a great pass from Michael Wilson | 55-41 |
| 12:15 | Rice | Russell Sutliff can't finish the uncontested layup | 55-41 |
| 12:14 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Wilson snags the defensive board | 55-41 |
| 11:54 | Southern Mississippi | Jeremy Williams steps in front of the Gregory Everett pass | 55-41 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alfred Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dale Steeves (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Russell Sutliff (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Walker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Cheshire (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Macdougall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gregory Everett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Ruder (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:31 | Rice | Dale Steeves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Alexis Marino (SG), Burton Lee (SF), Harold Singer (PF), Stephen Baines (C) Dale Steeves, Russell Sutliff, Jeremy Williams, Steven Walker | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Derrick Leonard (PG), William Hall (SG), Christopher Newsome (SF), Francis Moorefield (PF) Kenneth Cheshire, William Macdougall, Michael Wilson, Gregory Everett | |
| 11:07 | Southern Mississippi | Derrick Leonard is hacked by Alfred Smith - foul #3 on Alfred Smith, team foul #3 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Murray (PG) Alfred Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 10:47 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Ruder slams it home | 55-43 |
| 10:45 | Rice | William Hall takes the ball from Thomas Murray in the backcourt | 55-43 |
| 10:22 | Southern Mississippi | Francis Moorefield misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-43 |
| 10:21 | Rice | The rebound goes to Alexis Marino | 55-43 |
| 10:02 | Rice | Burton Lee can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 55-43 |
| 10:01 | Rice | Stephen Baines can't tip it in | 55-43 |
| 09:59 | Rice | Thomas Murray pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 09:40 | Rice | Alexis Marino misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-43 |
| 09:38 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Ruder grabs the board | 55-43 |
| 09:33 | Southern Mississippi | Derrick Leonard hits the finger roll set up by William Hall | 55-45 |
| 09:25 | Rice | Burton Lee misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Derrick Leonard - foul #3 on Derrick Leonard, team foul #7 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Smith (PG), Martin Loper (SG), Lewis Braswell (PF) Thomas Murray, Alexis Marino, Harold Singer | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tristan Thiessen (PG), William Macdougall (SG), Fred Doyle (SF), Gregory Everett (C) Derrick Leonard, William Hall, Christopher Newsome, Lawrence Ruder | |
| 09:25 | Rice | Burton Lee misses the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 09:25 | Rice | Burton Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 09:25 | Southern Mississippi | Francis Moorefield grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 09:06 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Everett misses long on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Alfred Smith - foul #4 on Alfred Smith, team foul #4 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Murray (PG) Alfred Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Cheshire (PG), Michael Wilson (C) Tristan Thiessen, Francis Moorefield | |
| 09:06 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Everett makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 09:06 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Everett makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 08:38 | Rice | Lewis Braswell hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Martin Loper and he's hacked by Gregory Everett - foul #3 on Gregory Everett, team foul #8 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Alexis Marino (SG), Russell Sutliff (C) Burton Lee, Stephen Baines | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 08:38 | Rice | Lewis Braswell makes the free throw | 58-47 |
| 08:15 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Everett blows the layup | 58-47 |
| 08:13 | Rice | Lewis Braswell pulls down the rebound | 58-47 |
| 07:57 | Rice | William Macdougall steps in front of the Alexis Marino pass | 58-47 |
| 07:38 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Wilson makes the floater from the right wing | 58-49 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Murray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alexis Marino (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Martin Loper (fairly fresh) PF - Lewis Braswell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Russell Sutliff (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Cheshire (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Macdougall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Fred Doyle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Everett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Rice | Alexis Marino knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-49 |
| 07:07 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Cheshire misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Lewis Braswell - foul #1 on Lewis Braswell, team foul #5 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Smith (PG), Dale Steeves (SG), Jeremy Williams (SF), Harold Singer (PF), Steven Walker (C) Thomas Murray, Alexis Marino, Martin Loper, Lewis Braswell, Russell Sutliff | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Derrick Leonard (PG), Christopher Newsome (SF), William Hall (PF), Lawrence Ruder (C) William Macdougall, Fred Doyle, Michael Wilson, Gregory Everett | |
| 07:07 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Cheshire makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 07:07 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Cheshire makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 06:49 | Rice | Jeremy Williams misses the fadeaway from the right side | 61-51 |
| 06:47 | Rice | Jeremy Williams can't tip it in | 61-51 |
| 06:46 | Rice | Alfred Smith tips it but misses | 61-51 |
| 06:45 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Ruder grabs the board | 61-51 |
| 06:27 | Southern Mississippi | William Hall knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-54 |
| 06:25 | Rice | Dale Steeves double dribbles in the backcourt | 61-54 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Francis Moorefield (PF) Kenneth Cheshire | |
| 06:13 | Southern Mississippi | William Hall connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Derrick Leonard | 61-57 |
| 06:00 | Rice | Jeremy Williams is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Jeremy Williams, team foul #6 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Burton Lee (SF), Stephen Baines (C) Jeremy Williams, Steven Walker | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Marks (SG) William Hall | |
| 05:42 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Ruder hits a shot from the left block set up by Derrick Leonard | 61-59 |
| 05:36 | Rice | Anthony Marks is called for the reach on Alfred Smith - foul #1 on Anthony Marks, team foul #9 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Alexis Marino (SG) Dale Steeves | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 05:36 | Rice | Alfred Smith makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 05:36 | Rice | Alfred Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 05:36 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Ruder gets the rebound | 62-59 |
| 05:18 | Southern Mississippi | Francis Moorefield hits a floater from close range and he's fouled by Harold Singer - foul #3 on Harold Singer, team foul #7 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Russell Sutliff (PG), Martin Loper (SG) Alfred Smith, Alexis Marino | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Macdougall (SG), Fred Doyle (SF), Michael Wilson (C) Anthony Marks, Christopher Newsome, Lawrence Ruder | |
| 05:18 | Southern Mississippi | Francis Moorefield misses the free throw | 62-61 |
| 05:18 | Rice | Harold Singer gets the rebound | 62-61 |
| 05:11 | Rice | Martin Loper's pass is intercepted by William Macdougall in the backcourt | 62-61 |
| 05:10 | Southern Mississippi | William Macdougall hits the finger roll | 62-63 |
| 04:53 | Rice | Harold Singer misses the turnaround from the left block | 62-63 |
| 04:52 | Rice | Russell Sutliff pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 04:38 | Rice | Fred Doyle steals it from Burton Lee | 62-63 |
| 04:24 | Southern Mississippi | Derrick Leonard hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Michael Wilson | 62-66 |
| 04:17 | Rice | Harold Singer hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from the right block | 62-66 |
| 04:16 | Rice | Stephen Baines tips it home | 64-66 |
| 04:00 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Baines swats the short shot by William Macdougall | 64-66 |
| 03:58 | Rice | Burton Lee pulls down the rebound | 64-66 |
| 03:37 | Rice | Martin Loper scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Harold Singer | 66-66 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Russell Sutliff (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SG - Martin Loper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Burton Lee (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harold Singer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Baines (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Derrick Leonard (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Macdougall (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Fred Doyle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Francis Moorefield (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Doyle clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-66 |
| 03:23 | Rice | Harold Singer grabs the defensive rebound | 66-66 |
| 03:23 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Smith (PG), Alexis Marino (SG), Jeremy Williams (PF), Steven Walker (C) Martin Loper, Burton Lee, Harold Singer, Stephen Baines | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Cheshire (PG), Christopher Newsome (SF), Gregory Everett (PF), Lawrence Ruder (C) Derrick Leonard, Fred Doyle, Francis Moorefield, Michael Wilson | |
| 03:11 | Rice | Jeremy Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-66 |
| 02:50 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Newsome blows the layup but the foul's on Russell Sutliff - foul #1 on Russell Sutliff, team foul #8 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Lewis Braswell (PF) Russell Sutliff | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Hall (SG) William Macdougall | |
| 02:50 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Newsome misses the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 02:50 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Newsome makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 02:45 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Burton Lee (SF), Harold Singer (PF), Stephen Baines (C) Jeremy Williams, Lewis Braswell, Steven Walker | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Derrick Leonard (PG), William Macdougall (SG) Kenneth Cheshire, William Hall | |
| 02:31 | Rice | Alexis Marino misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-67 |
| 02:29 | Rice | Burton Lee pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-67 |
| 02:04 | Rice | Alfred Smith double dribbles | 66-67 |
| 01:48 | Southern Mississippi | William Macdougall misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Alexis Marino - foul #3 on Alexis Marino, team foul #9 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Francis Moorefield (PF) Gregory Everett | |
| 01:48 | Southern Mississippi | William Macdougall makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 01:48 | Southern Mississippi | William Macdougall misses the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 01:48 | Rice | Stephen Baines grabs the board | 66-68 |
| 01:33 | Rice | Alfred Smith is open and scores on a floater near the basket and he's hacked by Francis Moorefield - foul #2 on Francis Moorefield, team foul #10 | 68-68 |
| 01:33 | Rice | Alfred Smith misses the free throw | 68-68 |
| 01:33 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Ruder gets the rebound | 68-68 |
| 01:12 | Southern Mississippi | Francis Moorefield loses the ball out of bounds | 68-68 |
| 00:56 | Rice | Christopher Newsome steps in front of the Alexis Marino pass | 68-68 |
| 00:30 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Newsome comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 68-68 |
| 00:29 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Ruder grabs the offensive rebound | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:01 | Southern Mississippi | Francis Moorefield clanks a floater from the left block | 68-68 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Alexis Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 68-68 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alfred Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Alexis Marino (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Burton Lee (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Harold Singer (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Baines (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Derrick Leonard (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Macdougall (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Newsome (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Francis Moorefield (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Ruder (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Rice | Burton Lee wins the tip | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:43 | Rice | Alfred Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Lawrence Ruder | 68-68 |
| 04:41 | Southern Mississippi | Francis Moorefield gets the rebound | 68-68 |
| 04:16 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Newsome comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-68 |
| 04:15 | Southern Mississippi | Francis Moorefield grabs the offensive rebound | 68-68 |
| 03:52 | Southern Mississippi | Derrick Leonard buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Christopher Newsome | 68-70 |
| 03:34 | Rice | Harold Singer lays it in on a great pass from Alexis Marino | 70-70 |
| 03:16 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Ruder makes the jumper from the left block | 70-72 |
| 02:57 | Rice | Burton Lee is open and scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Alexis Marino | 72-72 |
| 02:31 | Southern Mississippi | Derrick Leonard clanks a 3 from the left wing | 72-72 |
| 02:29 | Rice | Harold Singer pulls down the rebound | 72-72 |
| 02:06 | Rice | Alexis Marino knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 74-72 |
| 01:49 | Southern Mississippi | Derrick Leonard is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Derrick Leonard, team foul #11 | 74-72 |
| 01:41 | Rice | Christopher Newsome is called for the reach on Burton Lee - foul #3 on Christopher Newsome, team foul #12 | 74-72 |
| 01:41 | Rice | Burton Lee makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 01:41 | Rice | Burton Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 01:31 | Southern Mississippi | Francis Moorefield misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Harold Singer - foul #4 on Harold Singer, team foul #10 | 76-72 |
| 01:31 | Southern Mississippi | Francis Moorefield makes the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 01:31 | Southern Mississippi | Francis Moorefield makes the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |
| 01:15 | Rice | Harold Singer hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Alfred Smith | 78-74 |
| 00:56 | Southern Mississippi | Derrick Leonard can't finish the layup but the foul's on Alfred Smith - foul #5 on Alfred Smith, team foul #11 | 78-74 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Murray (PG) Alfred Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:56 | Southern Mississippi | Derrick Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:56 | Southern Mississippi | Derrick Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 78-76 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Murray (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alexis Marino (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Burton Lee (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Harold Singer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Stephen Baines (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Derrick Leonard (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - William Macdougall (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Newsome (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Francis Moorefield (tired) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Lawrence Ruder (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:33 | Rice | Burton Lee drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Stephen Baines | 80-76 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:29 | Southern Mississippi | Derrick Leonard scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Lawrence Ruder | 80-79 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:28 | Rice | Thomas Murray is fouled in the backcourt by Derrick Leonard - foul #5 on Derrick Leonard, team foul #13 | 80-79 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Cheshire (PG) Derrick Leonard | |
| 00:28 | Rice | Thomas Murray makes the 1st free throw | 81-79 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Thomas Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 82-79 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:20 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Ruder is hacked by Harold Singer - foul #5 on Harold Singer, team foul #12 | 82-79 |
| Subs | Rice | Russell Sutliff (PF) Harold Singer | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:20 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Ruder makes the 1st free throw | 82-80 |
| 00:20 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Ruder misses the 2nd free throw | 82-80 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Stephen Baines grabs the board | 82-80 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Stephen Baines is hacked by Kenneth Cheshire in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Cheshire, team foul #14 | 82-80 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Stephen Baines makes the 1st free throw | 83-80 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Stephen Baines makes the 2nd free throw | 84-80 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:12 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Newsome makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Kenneth Cheshire | 84-83 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Thomas Murray is hacked by Kenneth Cheshire in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Cheshire, team foul #15 | 84-83 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Thomas Murray makes the 1st free throw | 85-83 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Thomas Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 85-83 |
| 00:09 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Ruder snags the defensive board | 85-83 |
| 00:09 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 85-83 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:01 | Southern Mississippi | William Macdougall hits a floater from the baseline | 85-85 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Burton Lee misses long on a fullcourt shot | 85-85 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Murray (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alexis Marino (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Burton Lee (tiring) 17 pts. 6 reb. PF - Russell Sutliff (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Baines (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Cheshire (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Macdougall (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Newsome (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Francis Moorefield (tired) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Lawrence Ruder (fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Ruder wins the tip | 85-85 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:52 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Newsome lays it up and in set up by Kenneth Cheshire | 85-87 |
| 04:38 | Rice | Thomas Murray comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 85-87 |
| 04:36 | Rice | Russell Sutliff hits the follow up shot | 87-87 |
| 04:19 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Newsome knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Kenneth Cheshire and the foul's on Burton Lee - foul #2 on Burton Lee, team foul #13 | 87-89 |
| Subs | Rice | Dale Steeves (SG), Jeremy Williams (PF), Steven Walker (C) Alexis Marino, Burton Lee, Stephen Baines | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Hall (SG), Gregory Everett (PF) William Macdougall, Francis Moorefield | |
| 04:19 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Newsome misses the free throw | 87-89 |
| 04:19 | Rice | Steven Walker grabs the board | 87-89 |
| 03:54 | Rice | Dale Steeves misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 87-89 |
| 03:53 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Cheshire gets the rebound | 87-89 |
| 03:24 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Newsome is called for traveling | 87-89 |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Loper (SG), Lewis Braswell (PF) Thomas Murray, Russell Sutliff | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tristan Thiessen (PG), Michael Wilson (SF) Kenneth Cheshire, Christopher Newsome | |
| 03:03 | Rice | Steven Walker drills a floater from close range | 89-89 |
| 02:58 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 89-89 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Murray (PG), Russell Sutliff (SF) Martin Loper, Lewis Braswell | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Cheshire (PG), William Macdougall (SG) Tristan Thiessen, William Hall | |
| 02:44 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Ruder misses short on a runner from close range but the foul's on Steven Walker - foul #2 on Steven Walker, team foul #14 | 89-89 |
| 02:44 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Ruder makes the 1st free throw | 89-90 |
| 02:44 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Ruder misses the 2nd free throw | 89-90 |
| 02:44 | Rice | Steven Walker snags the defensive board | 89-90 |
| 02:44 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 89-90 |
| 02:22 | Rice | Thomas Murray scores on a floater from the right block | 91-90 |
| 02:22 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 91-90 |
| Subs | Rice | Alexis Marino (SG), Burton Lee (SF), Stephen Baines (C) Dale Steeves, Jeremy Williams, Steven Walker | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Newsome (SF) Michael Wilson | |
| 02:02 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Newsome clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 91-90 |
| 02:01 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Everett gets the offensive rebound | 91-90 |
| 01:54 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Cheshire hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 91-90 |
| 01:52 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Newsome can't tip it in | 91-90 |
| 01:50 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Ruder hits the follow up shot | 91-92 |
| 01:50 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 91-92 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Francis Moorefield (PF) Gregory Everett | |
| 01:48 | Rice | Thomas Murray is hacked by Kenneth Cheshire in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenneth Cheshire, team foul #16 | 91-92 |
| 01:48 | Rice | Thomas Murray makes the 1st free throw | 92-92 |
| 01:48 | Rice | Thomas Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 93-92 |
| 01:30 | Southern Mississippi | Francis Moorefield makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from William Macdougall | 93-94 |
| 01:28 | Rice | Alexis Marino throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 93-94 |
| 01:17 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Cheshire scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 93-96 |
| 01:17 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 93-96 |
| 01:15 | Rice | William Macdougall steps in front of the Alexis Marino pass in the backcourt | 93-96 |
| 01:13 | Southern Mississippi | William Macdougall hits the finger roll | 93-98 |
| 01:08 | Rice | Thomas Murray double dribbles | 93-98 |
| 00:44 | Southern Mississippi | Francis Moorefield is called for traveling | 93-98 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Murray (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alexis Marino (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Burton Lee (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. PF - Russell Sutliff (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Baines (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Cheshire (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Macdougall (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Newsome (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Francis Moorefield (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Lawrence Ruder (fresh) 15 pts. 12 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:41 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 93-98 |
| 00:39 | Rice | Burton Lee makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Alexis Marino | 95-98 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Ruder drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from William Macdougall | 95-100 |
| 00:15 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 95-100 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Thomas Murray knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Burton Lee | 98-100 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:08 | Southern Mississippi | Alexis Marino is called for the reach on William Macdougall in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alexis Marino, team foul #15 | 98-100 |
| 00:08 | Southern Mississippi | William Macdougall makes the 1st free throw | 98-101 |
| 00:08 | Southern Mississippi | William Macdougall makes the 2nd free throw | 98-102 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 98-102 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Burton Lee misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 98-102 |
| 00:01 | Southern Mississippi | William Macdougall grabs the board | 98-102 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | William Macdougall runs out the clock | 98-102 |