| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alberto Morales (fresh) SG - Ricky Benjamin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Alexander (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Richard Mattison (fresh) C - Cecil Shedd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Gerald Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leonardo Costa (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Joshua Thomas (fresh) PF - Dustin Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Oliver (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Joshua Thomas inbounds the ball | 27-37 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | South Carolina | Leonardo Costa clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-37 |
| 19:39 | South Carolina | Bruce Oliver misses the tip | 27-37 |
| 19:37 | Rice | The rebound goes to Ricky Benjamin | 27-37 |
| 19:28 | Rice | Bruce Oliver swats the short shot by Alberto Morales | 27-37 |
| 19:27 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Bruce Oliver | 27-37 |
| 19:19 | South Carolina | Leonardo Costa loses the dribble to Cecil Shedd | 27-37 |
| 19:10 | Rice | Cecil Shedd blows the layup | 27-37 |
| 19:08 | South Carolina | Leonardo Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 18:52 | South Carolina | Richard Mattison is called for the reach on Dustin Williams - foul #2 on Richard Mattison, team foul #1 | 27-37 |
| 18:37 | South Carolina | Leonardo Costa clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-37 |
| 18:36 | Rice | The rebound goes to Cecil Shedd | 27-37 |
| 18:24 | Rice | Richard Mattison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-37 |
| 18:07 | South Carolina | Leonardo Costa is fouled on the floor by Alberto Morales - foul #1 on Alberto Morales, team foul #2 | 27-37 |
| 17:54 | South Carolina | Leonardo Costa hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Gerald Jackson | 27-40 |
| 17:41 | Rice | Melvin Alexander makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ricky Benjamin and he's hacked by Joshua Thomas - foul #2 on Joshua Thomas, team foul #1 | 29-40 |
| 17:41 | Rice | Melvin Alexander misses the free throw | 29-40 |
| 17:41 | South Carolina | Dustin Williams snags the defensive board | 29-40 |
| 17:24 | South Carolina | Bruce Oliver lays it up and in | 29-42 |
| 17:17 | Rice | Dustin Williams blocks the short jumper by Richard Mattison | 29-42 |
| 17:16 | South Carolina | Dustin Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 29-42 |
| 16:54 | South Carolina | Leonardo Costa scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Dustin Williams | 29-45 |
| 16:35 | Rice | Melvin Alexander is hacked by Dustin Williams - foul #2 on Dustin Williams, team foul #2 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Rice | John Donohue (PG), Clyde Merideth (PF), Steven Norris (C) Alberto Morales, Richard Mattison, Cecil Shedd | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Benz (PG), Thomas Petersen (SG), Gonzalo Robles (SF), George Manns (PF) Gerald Jackson, Leonardo Costa, Joshua Thomas, Dustin Williams | |
| 16:29 | Rice | John Donohue can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-45 |
| 16:28 | South Carolina | George Manns gets the rebound | 29-45 |
| 16:13 | South Carolina | Gonzalo Robles clanks a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Melvin Alexander - foul #1 on Melvin Alexander, team foul #3 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Greenwald (SG) Ricky Benjamin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 16:13 | South Carolina | Gonzalo Robles makes the 1st free throw | 29-46 |
| 16:13 | South Carolina | Gonzalo Robles makes the 2nd free throw | 29-47 |
| 15:50 | Rice | Clyde Merideth lays it up and in | 31-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Donohue (fresh) SG - Daniel Greenwald (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Melvin Alexander (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Clyde Merideth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Norris (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Benz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Petersen (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gonzalo Robles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Manns (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Oliver (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:22 | South Carolina | George Manns connects on the driving attempt from close range | 31-49 |
| 15:12 | Rice | John Donohue misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-49 |
| 15:10 | South Carolina | Bruce Oliver grabs the defensive rebound | 31-49 |
| 14:51 | South Carolina | George Manns connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Thomas Petersen | 31-51 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 14:35 | Rice | Melvin Alexander loses the dribble to Bruce Oliver | 31-51 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 14:17 | South Carolina | Bruce Oliver's layup is rejected by Clyde Merideth | 31-51 |
| 14:16 | South Carolina | Bruce Oliver tips it in | 31-53 |
| 14:12 | Rice | John Donohue loses the dribble to Thomas Petersen in the backcourt | 31-53 |
| 13:56 | South Carolina | Bruce Oliver misses the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Steven Norris - foul #2 on Steven Norris, team foul #4 | 31-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Alberto Morales (PG), Ricky Benjamin (SG), John Doan (SF), Richard Mattison (PF), Cecil Shedd (C) John Donohue, Daniel Greenwald, Melvin Alexander, Clyde Merideth, Steven Norris | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gerald Jackson (PG), Leonardo Costa (SG), Joshua Thomas (SF), Dustin Williams (PF) David Benz, Thomas Petersen, Gonzalo Robles, George Manns | |
| 13:56 | South Carolina | Bruce Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 31-54 |
| 13:56 | South Carolina | Bruce Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 31-55 |
| 13:36 | Rice | John Doan is hacked by Bruce Oliver - foul #3 on Bruce Oliver, team foul #3 | 31-55 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jeffrey Chambers (PF) Bruce Oliver | |
| 13:22 | Rice | Dustin Williams is called for the reach on Richard Mattison - foul #3 on Dustin Williams, team foul #4 | 31-55 |
| 13:17 | Rice | Ricky Benjamin comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 31-55 |
| 13:15 | South Carolina | Dustin Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 31-55 |
| 12:55 | South Carolina | Leonardo Costa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-55 |
| 12:38 | Rice | Dustin Williams denies the turnaround by Alberto Morales | 31-55 |
| 12:36 | South Carolina | Joshua Thomas snags the defensive board | 31-55 |
| 12:10 | South Carolina | Leonardo Costa misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-55 |
| 12:09 | South Carolina | Joshua Thomas hits the follow up shot | 31-57 |
| 11:51 | Rice | Ricky Benjamin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-57 |
| 11:50 | Rice | Richard Mattison snags the offensive board | 31-57 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alberto Morales (fresh) SG - Ricky Benjamin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Doan (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Richard Mattison (fresh) 2 reb. C - Cecil Shedd (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Gerald Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Leonardo Costa (fresh) 18 pts. SF - Joshua Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Chambers (fresh) C - Dustin Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | Rice | Ricky Benjamin can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-57 |
| 11:37 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Chambers | 31-57 |
| 11:19 | South Carolina | Dustin Williams comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-57 |
| 11:18 | Rice | Richard Mattison snags the defensive board | 31-57 |
| 11:12 | Rice | John Doan drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Ricky Benjamin | 33-57 |
| 10:51 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Chambers hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Richard Mattison - foul #3 on Richard Mattison, team foul #5 | 33-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Melvin Alexander (SF), Clyde Merideth (PF), Steven Norris (C) Alberto Morales, Richard Mattison, Cecil Shedd | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Petersen (SG), Bruce Oliver (C) Leonardo Costa, Joshua Thomas | |
| 10:51 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Chambers makes the 1st free throw | 33-58 |
| 10:51 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Chambers misses the 2nd free throw | 33-58 |
| 10:51 | Rice | Clyde Merideth pulls down the rebound | 33-58 |
| 10:39 | Rice | Bruce Oliver swats the shot by Melvin Alexander | 33-58 |
| 10:37 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Bruce Oliver | 33-58 |
| 10:08 | South Carolina | Bruce Oliver is whistled for traveling | 33-58 |
| Subs | Rice | John Donohue (SG) Ricky Benjamin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Benz (PG), Gonzalo Robles (SF), George Manns (PF) Gerald Jackson, Jeffrey Chambers, Dustin Williams | |
| 09:49 | Rice | Steven Norris is whistled for a carry | 33-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Greenwald (SG) John Doan | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 09:29 | South Carolina | Bruce Oliver scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by George Manns | 33-60 |
| 09:12 | Rice | Bruce Oliver denies the turnaround by John Donohue | 33-60 |
| 09:11 | Rice | Clyde Merideth pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-60 |
| 08:59 | Rice | Clyde Merideth misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 33-60 |
| 08:58 | Rice | Steven Norris pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-60 |
| 08:42 | Rice | Clyde Merideth drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by John Donohue | 35-60 |
| 08:16 | South Carolina | George Manns clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 35-60 |
| 08:15 | Rice | The rebound goes to Melvin Alexander | 35-60 |
| 08:00 | Rice | John Donohue comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by David Benz - foul #1 on David Benz, team foul #5 | 35-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Ricky Benjamin (SG), John Doan (SF), Richard Mattison (PF), Cecil Shedd (C) Daniel Greenwald, Melvin Alexander, Clyde Merideth, Steven Norris | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gerald Jackson (PG), Leonardo Costa (SG), Joshua Thomas (SF), Dustin Williams (C) David Benz, Thomas Petersen, Gonzalo Robles, Bruce Oliver | |
| 08:00 | Rice | John Donohue misses the 1st free throw | 35-60 |
| 08:00 | Rice | John Donohue makes the 2nd free throw | 36-60 |
| 07:42 | South Carolina | George Manns hits a floater from the right side | 36-62 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Donohue (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Benjamin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Doan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Mattison (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Cecil Shedd (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Gerald Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Leonardo Costa (fresh) 18 pts. SF - Joshua Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Manns (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Dustin Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Rice | Cecil Shedd misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-62 |
| 07:22 | South Carolina | Dustin Williams pulls down the rebound | 36-62 |
| 06:57 | South Carolina | George Manns comes up short on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Ricky Benjamin - foul #1 on Ricky Benjamin, team foul #6 | 36-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Chad Cooper (PG), Daniel Greenwald (SG), Clyde Merideth (PF), Harry Lawson (C) John Donohue, Ricky Benjamin, Richard Mattison, Cecil Shedd | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Benz (PG), Thomas Petersen (SG), Gonzalo Robles (SF), Jeffrey Chambers (PF) Gerald Jackson, Leonardo Costa, Joshua Thomas, Dustin Williams | |
| 06:57 | South Carolina | George Manns makes the 1st free throw | 36-63 |
| 06:57 | South Carolina | George Manns makes the 2nd free throw | 36-64 |
| 06:40 | Rice | Chad Cooper misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-64 |
| 06:38 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Thomas Petersen | 36-64 |
| 06:13 | South Carolina | Gonzalo Robles is fouled on the floor by John Doan - foul #4 on John Doan, team foul #7 | 36-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Norris (C) Harry Lawson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 06:13 | South Carolina | Gonzalo Robles makes the 1st free throw | 36-65 |
| 06:13 | South Carolina | Gonzalo Robles makes the 2nd free throw | 36-66 |
| 05:54 | Rice | Thomas Petersen steals it from Daniel Greenwald | 36-66 |
| 05:27 | South Carolina | Gonzalo Robles drills a runner from the baseline set up by David Benz | 36-68 |
| 05:20 | Rice | Steven Norris misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 36-68 |
| 05:18 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Norris | 36-68 |
| 05:08 | Rice | David Benz is called for the reach on Chad Cooper - foul #2 on David Benz, team foul #6 | 36-68 |
| Subs | Rice | John Donohue (SG), Harry Lawson (C) Daniel Greenwald, Clyde Merideth | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 04:58 | Rice | Steven Norris misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 36-68 |
| 04:57 | South Carolina | Gonzalo Robles grabs the board | 36-68 |
| 04:30 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Chambers scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Gonzalo Robles and the foul's on Steven Norris - foul #3 on Steven Norris, team foul #8 | 36-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Clyde Merideth (PF) Steven Norris | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Florio (SG) Gonzalo Robles | |
| 04:30 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Chambers misses the free throw | 36-70 |
| 04:30 | Rice | Clyde Merideth pulls down the rebound | 36-70 |
| 04:10 | Rice | John Doan can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Florio - foul #1 on Michael Florio, team foul #7 | 36-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Greenwald (SG) Chad Cooper | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 04:10 | Rice | John Doan misses the 1st free throw | 36-70 |
| 04:10 | Rice | John Doan makes the 2nd free throw | 37-70 |
| 04:05 | South Carolina | David Benz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-70 |
| 03:56 | Rice | Thomas Petersen steals it from Harry Lawson | 37-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 03:29 | South Carolina | George Manns can't finish the layup | 37-70 |
| 03:28 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to George Manns | 37-70 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Donohue (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Greenwald (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Doan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Clyde Merideth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Harry Lawson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Benz (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Florio (fresh) SF - Thomas Petersen (fresh) 3 ast. 5 stl. PF - Jeffrey Chambers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - George Manns (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | South Carolina | George Manns is denied on a layup by Clyde Merideth | 37-70 |
| 03:12 | Rice | Clyde Merideth grabs the defensive rebound | 37-70 |
| 03:07 | Rice | John Doan misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 37-70 |
| 03:05 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to John Donohue | 37-70 |
| 02:53 | Rice | John Donohue connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-70 |
| 02:31 | South Carolina | David Benz is hacked by Harry Lawson - foul #1 on Harry Lawson, team foul #9 | 39-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Chad Cooper (PG), Steven Norris (C) Daniel Greenwald, Harry Lawson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gonzalo Robles (SF) Thomas Petersen | |
| 02:31 | South Carolina | David Benz makes the 1st free throw | 39-71 |
| 02:31 | South Carolina | David Benz makes the 2nd free throw | 39-72 |
| 02:19 | Rice | John Doan knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from John Donohue | 41-72 |
| 01:57 | South Carolina | Gonzalo Robles hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by George Manns | 41-74 |
| 01:43 | Rice | Steven Norris knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Chad Cooper and the foul's on Jeffrey Chambers - foul #1 on Jeffrey Chambers, team foul #8 | 43-74 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Greenwald (SG) Chad Cooper | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Petersen (SG) Michael Florio | |
| 01:43 | Rice | Steven Norris makes the free throw | 44-74 |
| 01:21 | South Carolina | Gonzalo Robles clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 44-74 |
| 01:19 | Rice | Clyde Merideth grabs the defensive rebound | 44-74 |
| 01:08 | Rice | Daniel Greenwald is fouled on the floor by George Manns - foul #2 on George Manns, team foul #9 | 44-74 |
| 01:08 | Rice | Daniel Greenwald misses the 1st free throw | 44-74 |
| 01:08 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Chambers | 44-74 |
| 00:51 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Chambers misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 44-74 |
| 00:49 | Rice | The rebound goes to Daniel Greenwald | 44-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Rice | Steven Norris knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:17 | South Carolina | George Manns lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas Petersen | 46-76 |
| 00:10 | Rice | John Donohue's floater is tipped away by Gonzalo Robles | 46-76 |
| 00:09 | South Carolina | George Manns snags the defensive board | 46-76 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | David Benz runs out the clock | 46-76 |