| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas Manuel (fresh) SG - Alfred Foley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - Steven Richardson (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Lionel Walters (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Shaun Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Merganthaler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Partin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eugene Poor (fresh) 6 pts. C - Sean Wood (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Arthur Partin inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:39 | Arkansas | Sean Wood misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Nicholas Manuel - foul #1 on Nicholas Manuel, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| 19:39 | Arkansas | Sean Wood misses the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 19:39 | Arkansas | Sean Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 19:39 | Rice | Lionel Walters pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 19:22 | Rice | Alfred Foley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-27 |
| 18:59 | Arkansas | Sean Wood hits a floater from close range | 27-29 |
| 18:47 | Rice | Steven Richardson can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 27-29 |
| 18:45 | Rice | Steven Richardson tips it back up and in | 29-29 |
| 18:23 | Arkansas | Alfred Foley is called for the reach on Arthur Partin - foul #2 on Alfred Foley, team foul #2 | 29-29 |
| 17:56 | Arkansas | Eugene Poor misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 29-29 |
| 17:54 | Arkansas | Arthur Partin snags the offensive board | 29-29 |
| 17:31 | Arkansas | Shaun Matthews is called for a charge - foul #2 on Shaun Matthews, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel James (C) Jeffrey Thomas | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 17:12 | Rice | James Merganthaler steals the ball from Nicholas Manuel | 29-29 |
| 17:09 | Arkansas | James Merganthaler lays it in | 29-31 |
| 16:51 | Rice | Steven Richardson misses badly on a floater in the lane | 29-31 |
| 16:49 | Rice | Lionel Walters misses the tip | 29-31 |
| 16:47 | Arkansas | Shaun Matthews grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 16:27 | Arkansas | Daniel James denies the turnaround by Arthur Partin | 29-31 |
| 16:25 | Rice | Lionel Walters grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 16:05 | Rice | Nicholas Manuel loses the ball out of bounds | 29-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Christopher Olivo (PG), Daniel Sample (SF), Jeffrey Thomas (C) Nicholas Manuel, Steven Richardson, Lionel Walters | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Rushing (PG), Michael Mullins (C) Shaun Matthews, Sean Wood | |
| 15:47 | Arkansas | Michael Mullins can't throw it down but he's hacked by Jeffrey Thomas - foul #1 on Jeffrey Thomas, team foul #3 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Hugh Sturtevant (SG) Alfred Foley | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Harry Darby (SF) Arthur Partin | |
| 15:47 | Arkansas | Michael Mullins misses the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 15:47 | Arkansas | Michael Mullins makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Christopher Olivo (fresh) SG - Hugh Sturtevant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Sample (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel James (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Rushing (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Merganthaler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Darby (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Eugene Poor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Michael Mullins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:24 | Rice | Christopher Olivo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-32 |
| 15:23 | Arkansas | James Merganthaler pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| 15:09 | Arkansas | Eugene Poor misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Hugh Sturtevant - foul #4 on Hugh Sturtevant, team foul #4 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Foley (SG), Steven Richardson (SF) Hugh Sturtevant, Daniel James | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 15:09 | Arkansas | Eugene Poor makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 15:09 | Arkansas | Eugene Poor makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Alfred Foley hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Olivo | 31-34 |
| 14:28 | Arkansas | Christopher Olivo steals the ball from William Rushing | 31-34 |
| 14:24 | Rice | Alfred Foley banks in the layup set up by Christopher Olivo | 33-34 |
| 14:06 | Arkansas | William Rushing misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 14:05 | Arkansas | Eugene Poor tips it in | 33-36 |
| 13:49 | Rice | Steven Richardson buries a turnaround near the basket | 35-36 |
| 13:35 | Arkansas | Harry Darby hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 13:34 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Thomas | 35-36 |
| 13:17 | Rice | Jeffrey Thomas is fouled on the floor by Michael Mullins - foul #2 on Michael Mullins, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Manuel (PG), Lionel Walters (PF), Daniel James (C) Alfred Foley, Daniel Sample, Jeffrey Thomas | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Shaun Matthews (PG), Sean Wood (C) William Rushing, Eugene Poor | |
| 13:03 | Rice | Nicholas Manuel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Foley (SG), Todd Meyer (SF) Christopher Olivo, Steven Richardson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Arthur Partin (PF) Michael Mullins | |
| 12:39 | Arkansas | Harry Darby connects on the floater from the right block | 35-38 |
| 12:22 | Rice | Sean Wood picks off the pass by Daniel James | 35-38 |
| 12:05 | Arkansas | Sean Wood's pass is intercepted by Lionel Walters | 35-38 |
| 11:50 | Rice | Nicholas Manuel can't connect on a shot from the left side | 35-38 |
| 11:48 | Rice | Daniel James snags the offensive board | 35-38 |
| 11:31 | Rice | Daniel James can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 35-38 |
| 11:30 | Arkansas | Arthur Partin grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas Manuel (fresh) SG - Alfred Foley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SF - Todd Meyer (fresh) PF - Lionel Walters (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel James (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Shaun Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Merganthaler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Darby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Partin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Wood (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 11:02 | Arkansas | Lionel Walters steals the ball from Harry Darby | 35-38 |
| 10:40 | Rice | Todd Meyer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-38 |
| 10:38 | Rice | Lionel Walters can't tip it in | 35-38 |
| 10:37 | Arkansas | James Merganthaler pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 10:14 | Arkansas | James Merganthaler loses the dribble to Daniel James | 35-38 |
| 09:52 | Rice | Todd Meyer misses the easy layup | 35-38 |
| 09:50 | Arkansas | Arthur Partin pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 09:32 | Arkansas | Shaun Matthews misses badly on a shot in the paint | 35-38 |
| 09:31 | Rice | Alfred Foley grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 09:12 | Rice | Alfred Foley misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 35-38 |
| 09:11 | Arkansas | Shaun Matthews gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 08:50 | Arkansas | James Merganthaler misses the shot from the left side | 35-38 |
| 08:48 | Rice | Daniel James pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 08:19 | Rice | Alfred Foley is fouled on the floor by Sean Wood - foul #1 on Sean Wood, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Christopher Olivo (PG), Steven Richardson (SF), Daniel Sample (PF), Jeffrey Thomas (C) Nicholas Manuel, Todd Meyer, Lionel Walters, Daniel James | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Rushing (PG), Eugene Poor (PF), Michael Mullins (C) Shaun Matthews, Arthur Partin, Sean Wood | |
| 08:09 | Rice | Steven Richardson is hacked by Michael Mullins - foul #3 on Michael Mullins, team foul #4 | 35-38 |
| 07:57 | Rice | Daniel Sample comes up short on the shot from close range but the foul's on William Rushing - foul #2 on William Rushing, team foul #5 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Hugh Sturtevant (SG) Alfred Foley | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 07:57 | Rice | Daniel Sample misses the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 07:57 | Rice | Daniel Sample makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 07:39 | Arkansas | Michael Mullins buries a fadeaway from the right block | 36-40 |
| 07:27 | Rice | Eugene Poor takes the ball from Steven Richardson | 36-40 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Christopher Olivo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Hugh Sturtevant (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Steven Richardson (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Daniel Sample (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jeffrey Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Rushing (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Merganthaler (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Darby (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eugene Poor (fresh) 10 pts. C - Michael Mullins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 06:58 | Arkansas | William Rushing hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 06:56 | Arkansas | Michael Mullins grabs the offensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 06:34 | Arkansas | Eugene Poor connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Harry Darby | 36-42 |
| 06:18 | Rice | Jeffrey Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Manuel (PG), Lionel Walters (PF) Christopher Olivo, Daniel Sample | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Shaun Matthews (PG), Arthur Partin (SF) James Merganthaler, Harry Darby | |
| 05:55 | Arkansas | Shaun Matthews scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Rushing | 36-44 |
| 05:53 | Rice | Nicholas Manuel throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Sample (C) Jeffrey Thomas | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Sean Wood (C) Michael Mullins | |
| 05:44 | Arkansas | Daniel Sample is called for the reach on Shaun Matthews - foul #2 on Daniel Sample, team foul #5 | 36-44 |
| 05:26 | Arkansas | Sean Wood comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 36-44 |
| 05:25 | Arkansas | Shaun Matthews hits the follow up shot | 36-46 |
| 05:01 | Rice | Lionel Walters scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Daniel Sample and he's hacked by William Rushing - foul #3 on William Rushing, team foul #6 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Christopher Olivo (SG) Hugh Sturtevant | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Merganthaler (SG) William Rushing | |
| 05:01 | Rice | Lionel Walters makes the free throw | 39-46 |
| 04:39 | Arkansas | Shaun Matthews blows the layup but he's fouled by Nicholas Manuel - foul #2 on Nicholas Manuel, team foul #6 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Thomas (C) Steven Richardson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 04:39 | Arkansas | Shaun Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 04:39 | Arkansas | Shaun Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 04:21 | Rice | Nicholas Manuel blows the layup | 39-48 |
| 04:20 | Arkansas | Eugene Poor gets the rebound | 39-48 |
| 03:58 | Arkansas | James Merganthaler loses the ball out of bounds | 39-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Hugh Sturtevant (SG), Todd Meyer (SF), Alfred Foley (PF) Nicholas Manuel, Daniel Sample, Lionel Walters | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Rushing (PG), Michael Mullins (PF) Shaun Matthews, Arthur Partin | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:39 | Rice | Alfred Foley misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 39-48 |
| 03:37 | Arkansas | Michael Mullins pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:30 | Arkansas | James Merganthaler misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Christopher Olivo - foul #2 on Christopher Olivo, team foul #7 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Richardson (SF), Daniel James (C) Todd Meyer, Jeffrey Thomas | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Harry Darby (SF) Sean Wood | |
| 03:30 | Arkansas | James Merganthaler makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 03:30 | Arkansas | James Merganthaler makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Christopher Olivo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Hugh Sturtevant (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Steven Richardson (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Alfred Foley (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel James (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Rushing (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Merganthaler (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Darby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eugene Poor (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Mullins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Rice | Steven Richardson misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Merganthaler - foul #1 on James Merganthaler, team foul #7 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Gardner (C) Hugh Sturtevant | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 03:15 | Rice | Steven Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 03:15 | Rice | Steven Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 02:46 | Arkansas | Daniel James picks off the pass by James Merganthaler | 41-50 |
| 02:46 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Manuel (PG), Hugh Sturtevant (SG), Lionel Walters (PF), Jeffrey Thomas (C) Christopher Olivo, Alfred Foley, Daniel James, Patrick Gardner | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Shaun Matthews (PG), Sean Wood (C) William Rushing, Michael Mullins | |
| 02:26 | Rice | Harry Darby takes the ball from Steven Richardson | 41-50 |
| 02:22 | Arkansas | Harry Darby can't finish the layup | 41-50 |
| 02:21 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lionel Walters | 41-50 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Jeffrey Thomas knocks in the jumper from close range set up by Hugh Sturtevant | 43-50 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:48 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Thomas steals the ball from Sean Wood | 43-50 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:29 | Rice | Steven Richardson scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Lionel Walters | 45-50 |
| 01:06 | Arkansas | Shaun Matthews is whistled for a carry | 45-50 |
| 00:54 | Rice | Nicholas Manuel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 00:52 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Harry Darby | 45-50 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:27 | Arkansas | Harry Darby travels with the ball | 45-50 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:20 | Rice | Hugh Sturtevant misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-50 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Lionel Walters pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Steven Richardson buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Thomas | 48-50 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:15 | Arkansas | James Merganthaler is hacked by Hugh Sturtevant in the backcourt - foul #5 on Hugh Sturtevant, team foul #8 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Foley (SG) Hugh Sturtevant | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:15 | Arkansas | James Merganthaler makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 00:15 | Arkansas | James Merganthaler makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 00:07 | Rice | Lionel Walters is whistled for a carry | 48-52 |
| 00:06 | Arkansas | Harry Darby is hacked by Nicholas Manuel in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nicholas Manuel, team foul #9 | 48-52 |
| 00:06 | Arkansas | Harry Darby makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:06 | Arkansas | Harry Darby misses the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Steven Richardson grabs the board | 48-53 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Harry Darby steals the ball from Jeffrey Thomas | 48-53 |