| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jonathan Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Seth Willis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Riney (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Elmer Brady (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Rod Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Robert Sartin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Shaffer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Bibby (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Halford (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Lemieux (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida A&M | Alfred Bibby inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Florida A&M | Alfred Bibby knocks in the shot from the left block | 32-31 |
| 19:33 | Rice | Jonathan Kelly is fouled on the floor by Thomas Shaffer - foul #1 on Thomas Shaffer, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| 19:28 | Rice | Walter Riney misses the easy layup | 32-31 |
| 19:27 | Florida A&M | Jeremy Halford snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 19:12 | Florida A&M | Jeremy Halford is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Jeremy Halford, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Jean White (PF) Jeremy Halford | |
| 18:53 | Rice | Walter Riney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-31 |
| 18:25 | Florida A&M | Alfred Bibby comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 18:24 | Rice | Seth Willis gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 18:19 | Rice | Seth Willis buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Walter Riney | 34-31 |
| 18:03 | Florida A&M | Thomas Shaffer is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Kelly - foul #2 on Jonathan Kelly, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Scott Boyer (C) Robert Lemieux | |
| 17:45 | Florida A&M | Robert Sartin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Alfred Bibby | 34-34 |
| 17:28 | Rice | Elmer Brady can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jean White - foul #3 on Jean White, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Mitch Abbate (PG) Jonathan Kelly | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Robin Jackson (PG), Jerry Lockhart (SG), John Murphey (PF) Robert Sartin, Thomas Shaffer, Jean White | |
| 17:28 | Rice | Elmer Brady misses the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 17:28 | Rice | Elmer Brady makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 17:16 | Florida A&M | Jerry Lockhart comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-34 |
| 17:15 | Rice | Rod Smith grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 16:51 | Rice | Seth Willis comes up short on the shot from close range | 35-34 |
| 16:49 | Florida A&M | The rebound goes to Robin Jackson | 35-34 |
| 16:45 | Florida A&M | Robin Jackson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-34 |
| 16:43 | Rice | Rod Smith gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 16:37 | Rice | Walter Riney misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 16:36 | Rice | Rod Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 16:20 | Rice | The short jumper by Mitch Abbate is denied by John Murphey | 35-34 |
| 16:18 | Rice | Rod Smith snags the offensive board | 35-34 |
| 16:01 | Rice | Seth Willis lays it in set up by Mitch Abbate | 37-34 |
| 15:55 | Florida A&M | Robin Jackson is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robin Jackson, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Tommy Bergeron (PG), Eric Dinapoli (SG), Terrence Ros (PF), Randall Tan (C) Seth Willis, Walter Riney, Elmer Brady, Rod Smith | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Robert Sartin (PG), Thomas Shaffer (SG), Jean White (SF), Jeremy Halford (PF), Robert Lemieux (C) Robin Jackson, Jerry Lockhart, Alfred Bibby, John Murphey, Scott Boyer | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Tommy Bergeron (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Eric Dinapoli (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Mitch Abbate (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Terrence Ros (fresh) 5 pts. C - Randall Tan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Robert Sartin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Shaffer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jean White (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jeremy Halford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Lemieux (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Rice | Tommy Bergeron makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mitch Abbate | 39-34 |
| 15:24 | Florida A&M | Jean White scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 15:10 | Rice | Terrence Ros scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Eric Dinapoli | 41-37 |
| 14:52 | Florida A&M | Jeremy Halford connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Sartin | 41-40 |
| 14:34 | Rice | Tommy Bergeron hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 14:33 | Florida A&M | Robert Lemieux grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 14:23 | Florida A&M | Robert Sartin connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jean White | 41-43 |
| 14:05 | Rice | Mitch Abbate hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 14:04 | Rice | Randall Tan snags the offensive board | 41-43 |
| 13:45 | Rice | Eric Dinapoli misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-43 |
| 13:44 | Florida A&M | Jeremy Halford grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 13:26 | Florida A&M | Jeremy Halford hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Tommy Bergeron - foul #4 on Tommy Bergeron, team foul #2 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Jonathan Kelly (PG), Seth Willis (SG), Walter Riney (SF), Elmer Brady (PF), Rod Smith (C) Tommy Bergeron, Eric Dinapoli, Mitch Abbate, Terrence Ros, Randall Tan | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Robin Jackson (PG), Jerry Lockhart (SG), Alfred Bibby (SF), Scott Boyer (C) Robert Sartin, Thomas Shaffer, Jean White, Robert Lemieux | |
| 13:26 | Florida A&M | Jeremy Halford makes the free throw | 41-46 |
| 13:10 | Rice | Walter Riney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-46 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | John Murphey (PF) Jeremy Halford | |
| 12:55 | Florida A&M | Alfred Bibby is hacked by Walter Riney - foul #2 on Walter Riney, team foul #3 | 41-46 |
| 12:35 | Florida A&M | Robin Jackson misses short on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Rod Smith - foul #1 on Rod Smith, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| 12:35 | Florida A&M | Robin Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 12:35 | Florida A&M | Robin Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 12:10 | Rice | Seth Willis scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Walter Riney | 44-47 |
| 11:52 | Florida A&M | Robin Jackson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 11:50 | Rice | Rod Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jonathan Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Seth Willis (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Riney (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Elmer Brady (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Rod Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Robin Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Lockhart (fresh) SF - Alfred Bibby (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Murphey (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Boyer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Rice | Elmer Brady misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-47 |
| 11:34 | Rice | Walter Riney grabs the offensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 11:28 | Rice | Seth Willis misses short on a turnaround from close range | 44-47 |
| 11:27 | Rice | Seth Willis can't tip it in | 44-47 |
| 11:26 | Florida A&M | John Murphey snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 11:07 | Florida A&M | Alfred Bibby hits the finger roll | 44-49 |
| 10:53 | Rice | Elmer Brady blows the layup | 44-49 |
| 10:51 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Kelly | 44-49 |
| 10:39 | Rice | Jonathan Kelly can't finish the layup but the foul's on Robin Jackson - foul #2 on Robin Jackson, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Dinapoli (SG), Mitch Abbate (SF), Terrence Ros (PF), Randall Tan (C) Seth Willis, Walter Riney, Elmer Brady, Rod Smith | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Robert Sartin (PG), Thomas Shaffer (SG), Jean White (SF), Jeremy Halford (PF) Robin Jackson, Jerry Lockhart, Alfred Bibby, Scott Boyer | |
| 10:39 | Rice | Jonathan Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 10:39 | Rice | Jonathan Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 10:17 | Florida A&M | Robert Sartin's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Kelly | 46-49 |
| 09:49 | Rice | Terrence Ros misses the driving attempt near the basket | 46-49 |
| 09:47 | Florida A&M | The rebound goes to John Murphey | 46-49 |
| 09:33 | Florida A&M | Jeremy Halford knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Robert Sartin | 46-51 |
| 09:22 | Rice | Jonathan Kelly connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Eric Dinapoli | 49-51 |
| 09:00 | Florida A&M | Jeremy Halford clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 08:58 | Rice | Mitch Abbate grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 08:52 | Rice | Mitch Abbate loses the dribble to Thomas Shaffer | 49-51 |
| 08:48 | Florida A&M | Jeremy Halford misses the lay-in | 49-51 |
| 08:46 | Florida A&M | Jean White tips it home | 49-53 |
| 08:22 | Rice | Terrence Ros hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Shaffer - foul #2 on Thomas Shaffer, team foul #6 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Seth Willis (SG), Walter Riney (SF), Rod Smith (C) Jonathan Kelly, Mitch Abbate, Randall Tan | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Alfred Bibby (SF), Robert Lemieux (C) Thomas Shaffer, John Murphey | |
| 08:22 | Rice | Terrence Ros makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 08:22 | Rice | Terrence Ros misses the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 08:22 | Florida A&M | Robert Lemieux snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 08:00 | Florida A&M | Robert Lemieux comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-53 |
| 07:59 | Rice | Terrence Ros grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 07:55 | Rice | Seth Willis knocks in the fadeaway from close range and he's fouled by Robert Lemieux - foul #3 on Robert Lemieux, team foul #7 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Tommy Bergeron (PG), Elmer Brady (PF) Eric Dinapoli, Terrence Ros | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Robin Jackson (PG), Jerry Lockhart (SG), Scott Boyer (PF) Robert Sartin, Jean White, Jeremy Halford | |
| 07:55 | Rice | Seth Willis makes the free throw | 53-53 |
| 07:39 | Florida A&M | Walter Riney blocks the short jumper by Alfred Bibby | 53-53 |
| 07:37 | Florida A&M | Robert Lemieux tips it in | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Tommy Bergeron (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. SG - Seth Willis (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Riney (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Elmer Brady (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Rod Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Robin Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Lockhart (fresh) SF - Alfred Bibby (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Boyer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Lemieux (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:15 | Rice | Tommy Bergeron lays it in set up by Seth Willis and he's fouled by Robert Lemieux - foul #4 on Robert Lemieux, team foul #8 | 55-55 |
| 07:15 | Rice | Tommy Bergeron misses the free throw | 55-55 |
| 07:15 | Florida A&M | Robert Lemieux gets the rebound | 55-55 |
| 07:07 | Florida A&M | Alfred Bibby loses the dribble to Elmer Brady | 55-55 |
| 06:52 | Rice | Tommy Bergeron knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 06:35 | Florida A&M | Jerry Lockhart is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Jerry Lockhart, team foul #9 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Robert Sartin (PG), Thomas Shaffer (SG), Jeremy Halford (PF) Robin Jackson, Jerry Lockhart, Robert Lemieux | |
| 06:10 | Rice | Seth Willis misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 58-55 |
| 06:09 | Florida A&M | Alfred Bibby gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| 05:52 | Florida A&M | Robert Sartin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 05:51 | Florida A&M | Scott Boyer can't tip it in | 58-55 |
| 05:50 | Rice | Walter Riney gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| 05:41 | Rice | Scott Boyer is called for the reach on Rod Smith - foul #1 on Scott Boyer, team foul #10 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Dinapoli (SG), Mitch Abbate (SF) Seth Willis, Walter Riney | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Jean White (SF) Alfred Bibby | |
| 05:41 | Rice | Rod Smith makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 05:41 | Rice | Rod Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 05:21 | Florida A&M | The jump hook by Jeremy Halford is blocked by Elmer Brady | 60-55 |
| 05:20 | Rice | Elmer Brady gets the rebound | 60-55 |
| 05:05 | Rice | Elmer Brady hits the finger roll on a great pass from Eric Dinapoli | 62-55 |
| 04:44 | Florida A&M | Robert Sartin buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Shaffer | 62-57 |
| 04:38 | Rice | Eric Dinapoli misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Sartin - foul #1 on Robert Sartin, team foul #11 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Seth Willis (SG), Walter Riney (SF), Terrence Ros (PF) Tommy Bergeron, Elmer Brady, Rod Smith | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Robin Jackson (PG), Jerry Lockhart (SG), John Murphey (PF), Robert Lemieux (C) Robert Sartin, Thomas Shaffer, Jeremy Halford, Scott Boyer | |
| 04:38 | Rice | Eric Dinapoli makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 04:38 | Rice | Eric Dinapoli misses the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 04:38 | Florida A&M | The rebound goes to John Murphey | 63-57 |
| 04:13 | Florida A&M | Jean White makes the jump hook from the baseline | 63-59 |
| 03:52 | Rice | Walter Riney knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Seth Willis and he's fouled by Jean White - foul #4 on Jean White, team foul #12 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Jonathan Kelly (PG) Eric Dinapoli | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Alfred Bibby (SF) Jerry Lockhart | |
| 03:52 | Rice | Walter Riney makes the free throw | 66-59 |
| 03:38 | Florida A&M | Robin Jackson's floater is tipped away by Terrence Ros | 66-59 |
| 03:37 | Rice | Walter Riney grabs the board | 66-59 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jonathan Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Seth Willis (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SF - Walter Riney (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. PF - Terrence Ros (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Mitch Abbate (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Robin Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jean White (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Alfred Bibby (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Murphey (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Lemieux (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Rice | Mitch Abbate banks in the layup on a great pass from Seth Willis | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:16 | Florida A&M | Jean White makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 68-61 |
| 02:54 | Rice | Walter Riney drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Seth Willis | 71-61 |
| 02:54 | Florida A&M | Florida A&M calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Tommy Bergeron (PG), Elmer Brady (PF), Rod Smith (C) Jonathan Kelly, Terrence Ros, Mitch Abbate | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Robert Sartin (PG), Thomas Shaffer (SG), Jeremy Halford (PF) Robin Jackson, Jean White, John Murphey | |
| 02:41 | Florida A&M | Robert Sartin misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 71-61 |
| 02:39 | Rice | Rod Smith pulls down the rebound | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:17 | Rice | Walter Riney comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Sartin - foul #2 on Robert Sartin, team foul #13 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Scott Boyer (C) Robert Lemieux | |
| 02:17 | Rice | Walter Riney makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 02:17 | Rice | Walter Riney makes the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| 02:17 | Rice | Walter Riney makes the 3rd free throw | 74-61 |
| 02:05 | Florida A&M | Scott Boyer misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-61 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Seth Willis snags the defensive board | 74-61 |
| 01:39 | Rice | Elmer Brady scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 77-61 |
| 01:23 | Florida A&M | Alfred Bibby drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Shaffer | 77-63 |
| 00:54 | Rice | Tommy Bergeron hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 77-63 |
| 00:53 | Florida A&M | Alfred Bibby grabs the defensive rebound | 77-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Florida A&M | Jeremy Halford knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Sartin | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Rice | Thomas Shaffer is called for the reach on Walter Riney - foul #3 on Thomas Shaffer, team foul #14 | 77-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Jonathan Kelly (PG), Eric Dinapoli (SG), Terrence Ros (PF), Mitch Abbate (C) Tommy Bergeron, Seth Willis, Elmer Brady, Rod Smith | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Robin Jackson (PG), Jerry Lockhart (SG), Jean White (SF), John Murphey (PF) Robert Sartin, Thomas Shaffer, Alfred Bibby, Jeremy Halford | |
| 00:19 | Rice | Walter Riney makes the 1st free throw | 78-66 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Walter Riney makes the 2nd free throw | 79-66 |
| 00:12 | Florida A&M | Robin Jackson drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Jerry Lockhart | 79-68 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Jonathan Kelly runs out the clock | 79-68 |