| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Chauncey Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Hardy (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Sides (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Tom McCarthy (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Byrd (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rod Osborn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Coombs (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Pak (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Weisner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Moses Hubbard (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Hawaii | David Sides inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Hawaii | Tom McCarthy is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Tom McCarthy, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| 19:36 | Rice | Gary Byrd steals the ball from Moses Hubbard | 30-31 |
| 19:09 | Hawaii | Jimmy Hardy is hacked by Moses Hubbard - foul #2 on Moses Hubbard, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| 18:49 | Hawaii | Tom McCarthy connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 32-31 |
| 18:30 | Rice | Daniel Coombs misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-31 |
| 18:29 | Rice | Robert Weisner hits the follow up shot | 32-33 |
| 18:15 | Hawaii | Tom McCarthy misses the lay-in | 32-33 |
| 18:14 | Rice | Daniel Coombs snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 18:02 | Rice | Daniel Coombs travels with the ball | 32-33 |
| 17:38 | Hawaii | Daniel Coombs steps in front of the Chauncey Harris pass | 32-33 |
| 17:14 | Rice | James Pak can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-33 |
| 17:12 | Hawaii | Tom McCarthy gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 16:48 | Hawaii | Tom McCarthy hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Robert Weisner - foul #3 on Robert Weisner, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Gabriel Mancini (PG), Thomas Fortier (SF) Chauncey Harris, David Sides | |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Sims (PG), Richard Lloyd (SG), Elliot Joyner (SF), Kevin Lawrence (PF), Brandon Hardy (C) Rod Osborn, Daniel Coombs, James Pak, Robert Weisner, Moses Hubbard | |
| 16:48 | Hawaii | Tom McCarthy makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 16:48 | Hawaii | Tom McCarthy makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 16:24 | Rice | Joshua Sims can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 16:23 | Hawaii | Gary Byrd grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 16:04 | Hawaii | Jimmy Hardy misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 16:03 | Hawaii | Tom McCarthy hits the follow up shot | 36-33 |
| 15:45 | Rice | Elliot Joyner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 15:44 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Gary Byrd | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Gabriel Mancini (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jimmy Hardy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Fortier (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tom McCarthy (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Gary Byrd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joshua Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Lloyd (fresh) SF - Elliot Joyner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brandon Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Hawaii | Tom McCarthy buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Gabriel Mancini | 38-33 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-33 |
| 14:53 | Hawaii | Gary Byrd snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 14:35 | Hawaii | Richard Lloyd blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Thomas Fortier | 38-33 |
| 14:33 | Rice | Brandon Hardy snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 14:12 | Rice | Joshua Sims buries a jumper from the free throw line | 38-35 |
| 13:52 | Hawaii | Kevin Lawrence swats the short shot by Jimmy Hardy | 38-35 |
| 13:50 | Hawaii | Thomas Fortier tips it but misses | 38-35 |
| 13:49 | Rice | The rebound goes to Elliot Joyner | 38-35 |
| 13:21 | Rice | Gary Byrd denies the turnaround by Brandon Hardy | 38-35 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence tips it in | 38-37 |
| 12:53 | Hawaii | Gabriel Mancini connects on the jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Elliot Joyner - foul #1 on Elliot Joyner, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Chauncey Harris (PG), David Sides (SF), Fred Dicks (PF), Angel Bianchi (C) Jimmy Hardy, Thomas Fortier, Tom McCarthy, Gary Byrd | |
| Subs | Rice | Rod Osborn (PG), Daniel Coombs (SG), James Pak (SF), Robert Weisner (PF), Moses Hubbard (C) Joshua Sims, Richard Lloyd, Elliot Joyner, Kevin Lawrence, Brandon Hardy | |
| 12:53 | Hawaii | Gabriel Mancini makes the free throw | 41-37 |
| 12:24 | Rice | James Pak is fouled on the floor by Fred Dicks - foul #2 on Fred Dicks, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jimmy Hardy (SG) Gabriel Mancini | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:00 | Rice | Moses Hubbard hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 41-37 |
| 11:59 | Hawaii | Angel Bianchi gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 11:48 | Hawaii | Jimmy Hardy misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 11:47 | Hawaii | Fred Dicks pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 11:30 | Hawaii | Fred Dicks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 11:29 | Rice | The rebound goes to Moses Hubbard | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Chauncey Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Hardy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Sides (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Fred Dicks (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Angel Bianchi (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rod Osborn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Coombs (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Pak (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Weisner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Moses Hubbard (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:24 | Rice | Rod Osborn misses the 3 from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 11:23 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Fred Dicks | 41-37 |
| 10:55 | Hawaii | Chauncey Harris makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by David Sides and the foul's on Rod Osborn - foul #2 on Rod Osborn, team foul #4 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Thomas Fortier (SG) Jimmy Hardy | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:55 | Hawaii | Chauncey Harris makes the free throw | 44-37 |
| 10:37 | Rice | Robert Weisner double dribbles | 44-37 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Gabriel Mancini (SG) Thomas Fortier | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:19 | Hawaii | Daniel Coombs picks off the pass by Chauncey Harris | 44-37 |
| 10:01 | Rice | Robert Weisner makes the floater from the right wing set up by James Pak | 44-39 |
| 09:43 | Hawaii | Angel Bianchi drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Chauncey Harris | 46-39 |
| 09:27 | Rice | James Pak can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-39 |
| 09:25 | Hawaii | Fred Dicks snags the defensive board | 46-39 |
| 09:11 | Hawaii | Gabriel Mancini comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 09:10 | Rice | Moses Hubbard snags the defensive board | 46-39 |
| 09:01 | Rice | Rod Osborn misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 09:00 | Hawaii | Gabriel Mancini pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 08:54 | Hawaii | Fred Dicks can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-39 |
| 08:53 | Rice | Robert Weisner grabs the board | 46-39 |
| 08:38 | Rice | Rod Osborn travels with the ball | 46-39 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jimmy Hardy (SG), Thomas Fortier (SF), Tom McCarthy (PF), Gary Byrd (C) Chauncey Harris, David Sides, Fred Dicks, Angel Bianchi | |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Sims (PG), Richard Lloyd (SG), Elliot Joyner (SF), Kevin Lawrence (PF), Brandon Hardy (C) Rod Osborn, Daniel Coombs, James Pak, Robert Weisner, Moses Hubbard | |
| 08:20 | Hawaii | Jimmy Hardy buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Tom McCarthy | 48-39 |
| 07:55 | Rice | Brandon Hardy buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Joshua Sims | 48-41 |
| 07:34 | Hawaii | Jimmy Hardy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Elliot Joyner - foul #2 on Elliot Joyner, team foul #5 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Philip McAlvain (SF) Gabriel Mancini | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:34 | Hawaii | Jimmy Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 07:34 | Hawaii | Jimmy Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Thomas Fortier (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jimmy Hardy (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Philip McAlvain (fresh) PF - Tom McCarthy (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. C - Gary Byrd (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joshua Sims (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Lloyd (fresh) SF - Elliot Joyner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Lawrence (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brandon Hardy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Rice | Brandon Hardy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 50-41 |
| 07:08 | Rice | Elliot Joyner tips it in | 50-43 |
| 06:56 | Hawaii | Elliot Joyner steals the ball from Philip McAlvain | 50-43 |
| 06:42 | Rice | Joshua Sims makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Brandon Hardy | 50-46 |
| 06:21 | Hawaii | Gary Byrd throws it down on a nice dish by Thomas Fortier | 52-46 |
| 06:01 | Rice | Elliot Joyner hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Lloyd | 52-48 |
| 05:48 | Hawaii | Philip McAlvain misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 52-48 |
| 05:47 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 05:47 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-48 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Chauncey Harris (PG), David Sides (SF) Thomas Fortier, Philip McAlvain | |
| Subs | Rice | Rod Osborn (PG), Daniel Coombs (SG), James Pak (SF), Robert Weisner (PF), Moses Hubbard (C) Joshua Sims, Richard Lloyd, Elliot Joyner, Kevin Lawrence, Brandon Hardy | |
| 05:37 | Rice | Chauncey Harris is called for the reach on Rod Osborn - foul #1 on Chauncey Harris, team foul #3 | 52-48 |
| 05:23 | Rice | Moses Hubbard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-48 |
| 05:21 | Hawaii | Chauncey Harris is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 52-48 |
| 04:57 | Rice | Daniel Coombs misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 04:55 | Hawaii | Gary Byrd gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 04:49 | Hawaii | David Sides drills a shot from just outside the lane | 54-48 |
| 04:31 | Rice | Daniel Coombs misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 04:29 | Hawaii | Gary Byrd snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 04:23 | Hawaii | James Pak steps in front of the Jimmy Hardy pass | 54-48 |
| 04:08 | Rice | Rod Osborn hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from James Pak | 54-50 |
| 03:51 | Hawaii | Gary Byrd hits the finger roll set up by Tom McCarthy and he's fouled by Robert Weisner - foul #4 on Robert Weisner, team foul #6 | 56-50 |
| 03:51 | Hawaii | Gary Byrd makes the free throw | 57-50 |
| 03:23 | Rice | James Pak comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 03:22 | Hawaii | Gary Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Chauncey Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Hardy (fresh) 10 pts. SF - David Sides (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tom McCarthy (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. C - Gary Byrd (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rod Osborn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Coombs (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Pak (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Weisner (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Moses Hubbard (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:56 | Hawaii | Tom McCarthy misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Weisner - foul #5 on Robert Weisner, team foul #7 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Thomas Fortier (SF) David Sides | |
| Subs | Rice | Elliot Joyner (PF), Kevin Lawrence (C) Robert Weisner, Moses Hubbard | |
| 02:56 | Hawaii | Tom McCarthy misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 02:56 | Hawaii | Tom McCarthy makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:54 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-50 |
| Subs | Hawaii | David Sides (SF) Thomas Fortier | |
| Subs | Rice | Moses Hubbard (C) Kevin Lawrence | |
| 02:43 | Rice | James Pak hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Elliot Joyner | 58-53 |
| 02:37 | Hawaii | Tom McCarthy lays it in | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:31 | Rice | James Pak throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-53 |
| 02:04 | Hawaii | Chauncey Harris is hacked by Elliot Joyner - foul #3 on Elliot Joyner, team foul #8 | 60-53 |
| 02:04 | Hawaii | Chauncey Harris makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 02:04 | Hawaii | Chauncey Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:56 | Rice | Rod Osborn misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 62-53 |
| 01:55 | Hawaii | Gary Byrd grabs the board | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:50 | Hawaii | Jimmy Hardy hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Moses Hubbard - foul #3 on Moses Hubbard, team foul #9 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Gabriel Mancini (PG), Thomas Fortier (SF), Fred Dicks (PF), Angel Bianchi (C) Chauncey Harris, David Sides, Tom McCarthy, Gary Byrd | |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Sims (PG), Richard Lloyd (SG), Kevin Lawrence (PF), Brandon Hardy (C) Rod Osborn, Daniel Coombs, James Pak, Moses Hubbard | |
| 01:50 | Hawaii | Jimmy Hardy misses the free throw | 64-53 |
| 01:50 | Rice | Brandon Hardy grabs the defensive rebound | 64-53 |
| 01:33 | Rice | Elliot Joyner misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Fortier - foul #1 on Thomas Fortier, team foul #4 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Philip McAlvain (SF) Jimmy Hardy | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:33 | Rice | Elliot Joyner makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 01:33 | Rice | Elliot Joyner misses the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 01:33 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Fred Dicks | 64-54 |
| 01:18 | Hawaii | Fred Dicks clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-54 |
| 01:16 | Hawaii | Angel Bianchi grabs the offensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 01:03 | Hawaii | Kevin Lawrence blocks the short jumper by Fred Dicks | 64-54 |
| 01:02 | Hawaii | The offensive rebound goes to Angel Bianchi | 64-54 |
| 00:38 | Hawaii | Philip McAlvain misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-54 |
| 00:37 | Hawaii | Angel Bianchi snags the offensive board | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Hawaii | Angel Bianchi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Rice | Joshua Sims loses the dribble to Gabriel Mancini | 64-54 |
| 00:00 | Hawaii | Gabriel Mancini runs out the clock | 64-54 |