| Lineup | Rice | PG - Russell Williams (fresh) SG - Marty Scheffler (fresh) SF - Joseph Dubose (fresh) PF - William Hutchinson (fresh) C - Charles Pauley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Daniel Critchlow (fresh) SG - Brian Casas (fresh) SF - Stephen Barbeau (fresh) PF - Brian Layden (fresh) C - Bradley Otto (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Bowling Green | Bradley Otto wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Bowling Green | Brian Layden can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Rice | William Hutchinson gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Rice | William Hutchinson makes the jumper near the basket set up by Joseph Dubose | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Bowling Green | Bradley Otto comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Pauley - foul #1 on Charles Pauley, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Bowling Green | Bradley Otto makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:17 | Bowling Green | Bradley Otto makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | Rice | Joseph Dubose double dribbles | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Bowling Green | Brian Casas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Rice | Russell Williams drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Marty Scheffler and he's fouled by Daniel Critchlow - foul #1 on Daniel Critchlow, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:21 | Rice | Russell Williams makes the free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:04 | Bowling Green | Bradley Otto connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Daniel Critchlow | 5-4 |
| 17:50 | Rice | Bradley Otto blocks the jumper by Russell Williams | 5-4 |
| 17:49 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to William Hutchinson | 5-4 |
| 17:36 | Rice | Russell Williams travels with the ball | 5-4 |
| 17:21 | Bowling Green | Brian Layden misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 17:20 | Bowling Green | Bradley Otto tips it back up and in | 5-6 |
| 17:00 | Rice | Marty Scheffler connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by William Hutchinson | 7-6 |
| 16:47 | Bowling Green | Daniel Critchlow misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 16:46 | Rice | William Hutchinson grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:26 | Rice | William Hutchinson banks in the layup | 9-6 |
| 16:14 | Bowling Green | Stephen Barbeau misses the dunk but the foul's on Joseph Dubose - foul #1 on Joseph Dubose, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Long (PG), Scott Patrick (SG), Danny Bever (SF), Jeffrey McNight (C) Russell Williams, Marty Scheffler, Joseph Dubose, Charles Pauley | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Christopher Rowland (PG), Carl Goodale (SG), Howard Boyer (PF), Shane Ferguson (C) Daniel Critchlow, Brian Casas, Brian Layden, Bradley Otto | |
| 16:14 | Bowling Green | Stephen Barbeau makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:14 | Bowling Green | Stephen Barbeau makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 16:12 | Rice | Carl Goodale steals the ball from Richard Long in the backcourt | 9-8 |
| 15:54 | Bowling Green | Stephen Barbeau misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 9-8 |
| 15:52 | Rice | Danny Bever grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Long (fresh) SG - Scott Patrick (fresh) SF - Danny Bever (fresh) PF - William Hutchinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey McNight (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Christopher Rowland (fresh) SG - Carl Goodale (fresh) SF - Stephen Barbeau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Howard Boyer (fresh) C - Shane Ferguson (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Rice | William Hutchinson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Christopher Rowland - foul #1 on Christopher Rowland, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| 15:36 | Rice | William Hutchinson makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 15:36 | Rice | William Hutchinson misses the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 15:36 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Howard Boyer | 10-8 |
| 15:23 | Bowling Green | Howard Boyer knocks in the shot from the right block | 10-10 |
| 15:03 | Rice | Jeffrey McNight travels with the ball | 10-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Russell Williams (PG), Marty Scheffler (SG), Charles Pauley (C) Richard Long, Scott Patrick, William Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Bradley Otto (C) Shane Ferguson | |
| 14:48 | Bowling Green | Carl Goodale is hacked by Marty Scheffler - foul #1 on Marty Scheffler, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Dubose (SF) Jeffrey McNight | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Daniel Critchlow (PG), Brian Casas (SG) Christopher Rowland, Carl Goodale | |
| 14:31 | Bowling Green | Stephen Barbeau misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Joseph Dubose - foul #2 on Joseph Dubose, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey McNight (PF) Joseph Dubose | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Brian Layden (PF) Howard Boyer | |
| 14:31 | Bowling Green | Stephen Barbeau makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 14:31 | Bowling Green | Stephen Barbeau makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 14:14 | Rice | Charles Pauley is called for traveling | 10-12 |
| 14:01 | Bowling Green | Daniel Critchlow is whistled for traveling | 10-12 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Carl Goodale (SF) Stephen Barbeau | |
| 13:40 | Rice | Danny Bever can't finish the layup | 10-12 |
| 13:38 | Bowling Green | Brian Layden gets the rebound | 10-12 |
| 13:32 | Bowling Green | Bradley Otto scores on a runner from the left block set up by Daniel Critchlow | 10-14 |
| 13:20 | Rice | Danny Bever misses the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Carl Goodale - foul #1 on Carl Goodale, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Long (SG), William Hutchinson (PF) Marty Scheffler, Charles Pauley | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Howard Boyer (C) Bradley Otto | |
| 13:20 | Rice | Danny Bever misses the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 13:20 | Rice | Danny Bever makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 13:02 | Bowling Green | Brian Casas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Scott Patrick (SF), Kenneth Folse (C) Danny Bever, Jeffrey McNight | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Juan Meza (SF) Brian Casas | |
| 12:46 | Rice | Scott Patrick is called for traveling | 11-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Shaiming Xiong (SG) Russell Williams | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Christopher Rowland (PG), Stephen Barbeau (SF), Shane Ferguson (C) Daniel Critchlow, Juan Meza, Brian Layden | |
| 12:34 | Bowling Green | Christopher Rowland connects on the 3 from the right wing | 11-17 |
| 12:23 | Rice | Shane Ferguson is called for the reach on Richard Long - foul #1 on Shane Ferguson, team foul #4 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Marty Scheffler (SG), Charles Pauley (C) Shaiming Xiong, Kenneth Folse | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Bradley Otto (C) Shane Ferguson | |
| 12:12 | Rice | Marty Scheffler comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 11-17 |
| 12:10 | Bowling Green | Bradley Otto grabs the defensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 11:47 | Bowling Green | Stephen Barbeau misses the floater in the paint | 11-17 |
| 11:46 | Rice | Marty Scheffler gets the rebound | 11-17 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Long (fresh) SG - Marty Scheffler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Patrick (fresh) PF - William Hutchinson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Pauley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Christopher Rowland (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Carl Goodale (fresh) SF - Stephen Barbeau (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Howard Boyer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bradley Otto (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Rice | Christopher Rowland steals it from Scott Patrick | 11-17 |
| 11:13 | Bowling Green | Carl Goodale misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Marty Scheffler - foul #2 on Marty Scheffler, team foul #5 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Russell Williams (PG), Danny Bever (SF) Marty Scheffler, Scott Patrick | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Daniel Critchlow (PG), Brian Casas (SG), Brian Layden (PF) Christopher Rowland, Stephen Barbeau, Howard Boyer | |
| 11:13 | Bowling Green | Carl Goodale makes the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 11:13 | Bowling Green | Carl Goodale makes the 2nd free throw | 11-19 |
| 10:57 | Rice | Brian Casas steals it from Danny Bever | 11-19 |
| 10:42 | Bowling Green | Bradley Otto clanks a floater from the right side | 11-19 |
| 10:41 | Bowling Green | Carl Goodale gets the offensive rebound | 11-19 |
| 10:31 | Bowling Green | Charles Pauley takes the ball from Bradley Otto | 11-19 |
| 10:14 | Rice | Charles Pauley's dunk attempt is rejected by Bradley Otto | 11-19 |
| 10:12 | Rice | Charles Pauley grabs the offensive rebound | 11-19 |
| 09:58 | Rice | William Hutchinson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-19 |
| 09:56 | Rice | Charles Pauley tips it but misses | 11-19 |
| 09:55 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Brian Casas | 11-19 |
| 09:42 | Bowling Green | Daniel Critchlow is fouled on the floor by Charles Pauley - foul #2 on Charles Pauley, team foul #6 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Scott Patrick (SG), Jeffrey McNight (PF), Kenneth Folse (C) Richard Long, William Hutchinson, Charles Pauley | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Stephen Barbeau (SF), Howard Boyer (C) Carl Goodale, Bradley Otto | |
| 09:36 | Bowling Green | Stephen Barbeau is called for traveling | 11-19 |
| 09:18 | Rice | Russell Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-19 |
| 09:16 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Stephen Barbeau | 11-19 |
| 09:05 | Bowling Green | Brian Casas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-19 |
| 09:04 | Rice | Kenneth Folse snags the defensive board | 11-19 |
| 08:40 | Rice | Danny Bever misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 11-19 |
| 08:38 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Stephen Barbeau | 11-19 |
| 08:32 | Bowling Green | Howard Boyer travels with the ball | 11-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Long (SG), William Hutchinson (PF) Scott Patrick, Danny Bever | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Shane Ferguson (C) Brian Layden | |
| 08:18 | Rice | Howard Boyer steals the ball from William Hutchinson | 11-19 |
| 08:01 | Bowling Green | Stephen Barbeau makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Critchlow | 11-21 |
| 07:58 | Rice | Russell Williams is hacked by Daniel Critchlow in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Critchlow, team foul #5 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Scott Patrick (SG) Russell Williams | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Christopher Rowland (PG), Carl Goodale (SG), Bradley Otto (C) Daniel Critchlow, Brian Casas, Shane Ferguson | |
| 07:38 | Rice | Jeffrey McNight comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-21 |
| 07:37 | Bowling Green | Howard Boyer snags the defensive board | 11-21 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Long (fresh) SG - Scott Patrick (fresh) SF - Jeffrey McNight (fresh) PF - William Hutchinson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Folse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Christopher Rowland (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Carl Goodale (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Barbeau (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Boyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Otto (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:22 | Bowling Green | Carl Goodale connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Christopher Rowland | 11-23 |
| 07:14 | Rice | Jeffrey McNight hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-23 |
| 07:13 | Rice | William Hutchinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-23 |
| 06:56 | Rice | Scott Patrick is fouled on the floor by Carl Goodale - foul #2 on Carl Goodale, team foul #6 | 11-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Russell Williams (PG), Danny Bever (C) Jeffrey McNight, Kenneth Folse | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Scott Burke (SG), Juan Meza (SF), Brian Layden (PF) Carl Goodale, Stephen Barbeau, Howard Boyer | |
| 06:38 | Rice | Danny Bever scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Scott Patrick | 13-23 |
| 06:23 | Bowling Green | Juan Meza hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on William Hutchinson - foul #1 on William Hutchinson, team foul #7 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Shaiming Xiong (SG) Richard Long | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Brian Casas (SG) Scott Burke | |
| 06:23 | Bowling Green | Juan Meza misses the 1st free throw | 13-23 |
| 06:23 | Bowling Green | Juan Meza misses the 2nd free throw | 13-23 |
| 06:23 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Hutchinson | 13-23 |
| 06:01 | Rice | William Hutchinson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Brian Layden - foul #1 on Brian Layden, team foul #7 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey McNight (C) Scott Patrick | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 06:01 | Rice | William Hutchinson misses the 1st free throw | 13-23 |
| 06:01 | Rice | William Hutchinson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 05:53 | Bowling Green | Brian Layden lays it up and in set up by Juan Meza and the foul's on Shaiming Xiong - foul #1 on Shaiming Xiong, team foul #8 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Folse (C) William Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 05:53 | Bowling Green | Brian Layden misses the free throw | 14-25 |
| 05:53 | Bowling Green | Bradley Otto grabs the offensive rebound | 14-25 |
| 05:40 | Bowling Green | Russell Williams steps in front of the Bradley Otto pass | 14-25 |
| 05:22 | Rice | Danny Bever misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-25 |
| 05:21 | Rice | Jeffrey McNight pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-25 |
| 05:04 | Rice | Shaiming Xiong hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Danny Bever | 16-25 |
| 04:47 | Bowling Green | Bradley Otto clanks a floater in the lane | 16-25 |
| 04:45 | Bowling Green | Brian Layden snags the offensive board | 16-25 |
| 04:27 | Bowling Green | Bradley Otto is denied on a layup by Kenneth Folse | 16-25 |
| 04:26 | Rice | Russell Williams grabs the board | 16-25 |
| 04:10 | Rice | Russell Williams can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-25 |
| 04:09 | Bowling Green | Bradley Otto gets the rebound | 16-25 |
| 04:02 | Bowling Green | Bradley Otto misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Kenneth Folse - foul #1 on Kenneth Folse, team foul #9 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Long (PG), Scott Patrick (SF), William Hutchinson (PF) Russell Williams, Jeffrey McNight, Kenneth Folse | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Scott Burke (PG), Stephen Barbeau (SF), Howard Boyer (PF) Christopher Rowland, Juan Meza, Brian Layden | |
| 04:02 | Bowling Green | Bradley Otto makes the 1st free throw | 16-26 |
| 04:02 | Bowling Green | Bradley Otto makes the 2nd free throw | 16-27 |
| 03:43 | Rice | Richard Long misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 16-27 |
| 03:41 | Bowling Green | Howard Boyer snags the defensive board | 16-27 |
| 03:20 | Bowling Green | Brian Casas misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-27 |
| 03:19 | Bowling Green | Howard Boyer hits the follow up shot | 16-29 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Long (fresh) SG - Shaiming Xiong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Patrick (fresh) PF - William Hutchinson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Danny Bever (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Scott Burke (fresh) SG - Brian Casas (fairly fresh) SF - Stephen Barbeau (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Boyer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Bradley Otto (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:02 | Rice | Bradley Otto is called for the reach on Danny Bever - foul #1 on Bradley Otto, team foul #8 | 16-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Marty Scheffler (SG), Joseph Dubose (SF), Charles Pauley (C) Richard Long, Shaiming Xiong, Scott Patrick | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Daniel Critchlow (PG), Carl Goodale (SG), Shane Ferguson (C) Scott Burke, Brian Casas, Bradley Otto | |
| 03:02 | Rice | Danny Bever makes the 1st free throw | 17-29 |
| 03:02 | Rice | Danny Bever makes the 2nd free throw | 18-29 |
| 02:43 | Bowling Green | Howard Boyer makes the jumper from the left block set up by Carl Goodale | 18-31 |
| 02:26 | Rice | William Hutchinson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Pauley | 21-31 |
| 02:15 | Bowling Green | Howard Boyer is whistled for a carry | 21-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Russell Williams (PG) Danny Bever | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Brian Layden (PF) Shane Ferguson | |
| 02:01 | Rice | William Hutchinson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 21-31 |
| 01:59 | Rice | Charles Pauley tips it in | 23-31 |
| 01:44 | Bowling Green | William Hutchinson steals the ball from Carl Goodale | 23-31 |
| 01:33 | Rice | Russell Williams is whistled for traveling | 23-31 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Brian Casas (SG) Carl Goodale | |
| 01:16 | Bowling Green | Brian Casas misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 23-31 |
| 01:15 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Hutchinson | 23-31 |
| 00:59 | Rice | Russell Williams misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-31 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Joseph Dubose gets the offensive rebound | 23-31 |
| 00:43 | Rice | William Hutchinson misses the fadeaway from close range | 23-31 |
| 00:42 | Bowling Green | Brian Layden grabs the board | 23-31 |
| 00:26 | Bowling Green | Stephen Barbeau misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-31 |
| 00:25 | Bowling Green | Daniel Critchlow grabs the offensive rebound | 23-31 |
| 00:02 | Bowling Green | Brian Layden misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 23-31 |
| 00:00 | Bowling Green | Stephen Barbeau gets the offensive rebound | 23-31 |