| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rod Osborn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Daniel Coombs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Pak (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Weisner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Moses Hubbard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Henry Turner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Maynard Beaudry (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ivan Mann (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carlos Kessler (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - John Wyble (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Ivan Mann inbounds the ball | 42-32 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Southern Mississippi | Maynard Beaudry comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-32 |
| 19:48 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Kessler hits the follow up shot | 42-34 |
| 19:46 | Rice | Daniel Coombs is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Coombs, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| 19:26 | Southern Mississippi | Henry Turner misses badly on a floater near the basket | 42-34 |
| 19:25 | Rice | James Pak pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 19:01 | Rice | Rod Osborn misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 42-34 |
| 18:59 | Rice | Robert Weisner grabs the offensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 18:39 | Rice | Rod Osborn hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ivan Mann - foul #2 on Ivan Mann, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Mozingo (SG), Jeffery Redden (C) Maynard Beaudry, John Wyble | |
| 18:39 | Rice | Rod Osborn makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 18:39 | Rice | Rod Osborn makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 18:22 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Redden drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Ivan Mann | 44-37 |
| 18:02 | Rice | Rod Osborn hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 17:40 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Kessler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 47-37 |
| 17:38 | Rice | Rod Osborn snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| 17:24 | Rice | Moses Hubbard knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from James Pak | 49-37 |
| 17:11 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Mozingo clanks a 3 from the left wing | 49-37 |
| 17:10 | Rice | Moses Hubbard gets the rebound | 49-37 |
| 17:01 | Rice | James Pak misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 49-37 |
| 16:59 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Kessler gets the rebound | 49-37 |
| 16:41 | Southern Mississippi | Henry Turner banks in the layup and he's fouled by Rod Osborn - foul #1 on Rod Osborn, team foul #2 | 49-39 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Maynard Beaudry (SG), Jason Tiedemann (SF), Antonio Wilkens (PF), John Wyble (C) Kenneth Mozingo, Ivan Mann, Carlos Kessler, Jeffery Redden | |
| 16:41 | Southern Mississippi | Henry Turner makes the free throw | 49-40 |
| 16:39 | Rice | Joshua Sims is fouled in the backcourt by Antonio Wilkens - foul #2 on Antonio Wilkens, team foul #2 | 49-40 |
| 16:17 | Rice | Richard Lloyd clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-40 |
| 16:15 | Rice | Elliot Joyner tips it home | 51-40 |
| 16:04 | Southern Mississippi | Antonio Wilkens connects on the fadeaway from close range | 51-42 |
| 15:44 | Rice | Brandon Hardy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 15:42 | Southern Mississippi | Henry Turner pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joshua Sims (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Lloyd (fresh) SF - Elliot Joyner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Henry Turner (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Maynard Beaudry (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Tiedemann (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Antonio Wilkens (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Wyble (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:18 | Southern Mississippi | Henry Turner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-42 |
| 15:16 | Rice | Brandon Hardy pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| 15:06 | Rice | Elliot Joyner is called for 10 seconds | 51-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Jamie Heitmann (PG), Daniel Coombs (SG), James Pak (SF), Robert Weisner (PF) Joshua Sims, Richard Lloyd, Kevin Lawrence, Brandon Hardy | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Mozingo (PG), Jeffery Redden (SF), Carlos Kessler (PF), Christopher Abbott (C) Henry Turner, Jason Tiedemann, Antonio Wilkens, John Wyble | |
| 14:46 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Mozingo's pass is intercepted by James Pak | 51-42 |
| 14:43 | Rice | James Pak misses the easy layup | 51-42 |
| 14:42 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Carlos Kessler | 51-42 |
| 14:16 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Redden misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 14:15 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Abbott can't tip it in | 51-42 |
| 14:13 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Kessler grabs the offensive board | 51-42 |
| 13:58 | Southern Mississippi | Maynard Beaudry is denied on a layup by Elliot Joyner | 51-42 |
| 13:57 | Rice | Robert Weisner grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 13:34 | Rice | Elliot Joyner clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Jeffery Redden - foul #3 on Jeffery Redden, team foul #3 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Rod Osborn (PG), Joshua Sims (SG), Kevin Lawrence (PF), Brandon Hardy (C) Jamie Heitmann, Daniel Coombs, James Pak, Robert Weisner | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jason Tiedemann (PG), Ivan Mann (SF), John Wyble (C) Kenneth Mozingo, Jeffery Redden, Christopher Abbott | |
| 13:34 | Rice | Elliot Joyner makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 13:34 | Rice | Elliot Joyner makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 13:19 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Tiedemann clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-42 |
| 13:17 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Kessler tips it home | 53-44 |
| 12:58 | Rice | Brandon Hardy lays it up and in set up by Joshua Sims and he's hacked by John Wyble - foul #3 on John Wyble, team foul #4 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Moses Hubbard (C) Elliot Joyner | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Antonio Wilkens (PF) Carlos Kessler | |
| 12:58 | Rice | Brandon Hardy misses the free throw | 55-44 |
| 12:58 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Antonio Wilkens | 55-44 |
| 12:40 | Southern Mississippi | Rod Osborn is called for the reach on Jason Tiedemann - foul #2 on Rod Osborn, team foul #3 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Weisner (PF) Brandon Hardy | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 12:29 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Sims picks off the pass by Jason Tiedemann | 55-44 |
| 12:26 | Rice | Rod Osborn hits the finger roll set up by Joshua Sims | 57-44 |
| 12:06 | Southern Mississippi | John Wyble misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 57-44 |
| 12:04 | Rice | Joshua Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 11:55 | Rice | Moses Hubbard scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Kevin Lawrence | 59-44 |
| 11:37 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Sims takes the ball from Maynard Beaudry | 59-44 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rod Osborn (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joshua Sims (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Lawrence (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Weisner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Moses Hubbard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Jason Tiedemann (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Maynard Beaudry (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Ivan Mann (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Antonio Wilkens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Wyble (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:16 | Rice | Robert Weisner can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-44 |
| 11:14 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence grabs the offensive board | 59-44 |
| 10:53 | Rice | Robert Weisner misses badly on the uncontested jumper in the lane | 59-44 |
| 10:52 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Tiedemann gets the rebound | 59-44 |
| 10:26 | Southern Mississippi | Antonio Wilkens is hacked by Robert Weisner - foul #1 on Robert Weisner, team foul #4 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Lloyd (PG), Daniel Coombs (SG), James Pak (SF), Elliot Joyner (PF), Brandon Hardy (C) Rod Osborn, Joshua Sims, Kevin Lawrence, Robert Weisner, Moses Hubbard | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Henry Turner (PG), Kenneth Mozingo (SG), Jeffery Redden (SF), Carlos Kessler (PF), Christopher Abbott (C) Jason Tiedemann, Maynard Beaudry, Ivan Mann, Antonio Wilkens, John Wyble | |
| 10:13 | Southern Mississippi | Henry Turner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-44 |
| 10:12 | Rice | Elliot Joyner snags the defensive board | 59-44 |
| 10:09 | Rice | Kenneth Mozingo is called for the reach on Daniel Coombs in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Mozingo, team foul #5 | 59-44 |
| 09:57 | Rice | Carlos Kessler denies the turnaround by Brandon Hardy | 59-44 |
| 09:55 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jeffery Redden | 59-44 |
| 09:42 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Abbott is hacked by Brandon Hardy - foul #2 on Brandon Hardy, team foul #5 | 59-44 |
| 09:34 | Southern Mississippi | Henry Turner scores on a 3 from straight away | 59-47 |
| 09:31 | Rice | Jeffery Redden is called for the reach on Daniel Coombs in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffery Redden, team foul #6 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ivan Mann (SF) Jeffery Redden | |
| 09:13 | Rice | Elliot Joyner clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 59-47 |
| 09:11 | Rice | Richard Lloyd tips it but misses | 59-47 |
| 09:10 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Abbott gets the rebound | 59-47 |
| 08:49 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Lloyd is called for the reach on Henry Turner - foul #1 on Richard Lloyd, team foul #6 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Jamie Heitmann (PG), Robert Weisner (PF), Moses Hubbard (C) Richard Lloyd, Elliot Joyner, Brandon Hardy | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Wyble (C) Christopher Abbott | |
| 08:36 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Mozingo comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Robert Weisner - foul #2 on Robert Weisner, team foul #7 | 59-47 |
| 08:36 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Mozingo makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 08:36 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Mozingo makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 08:22 | Rice | Daniel Coombs knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jamie Heitmann | 62-49 |
| 07:56 | Southern Mississippi | John Wyble scores on a shot near the basket | 62-51 |
| 07:51 | Rice | Daniel Coombs misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-51 |
| 07:49 | Southern Mississippi | Ivan Mann gets the rebound | 62-51 |
| 07:32 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Mozingo comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 62-51 |
| 07:31 | Rice | Robert Weisner snags the defensive board | 62-51 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jamie Heitmann (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Coombs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Pak (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Weisner (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Moses Hubbard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Henry Turner (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Mozingo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ivan Mann (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carlos Kessler (tiring) 11 pts. 10 reb. C - John Wyble (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Rice | Henry Turner steps in front of the James Pak pass in the backcourt | 62-51 |
| 07:27 | Southern Mississippi | Ivan Mann hits the finger roll on a great pass from Henry Turner | 62-53 |
| 07:07 | Rice | James Pak hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Daniel Coombs | 65-53 |
| 06:53 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Kessler can't finish the layup | 65-53 |
| 06:51 | Rice | Moses Hubbard gets the rebound | 65-53 |
| 06:49 | Rice | Jamie Heitmann's pass is intercepted by Henry Turner in the backcourt | 65-53 |
| 06:38 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Mozingo knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Henry Turner | 65-56 |
| 06:20 | Rice | Daniel Coombs hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jamie Heitmann | 68-56 |
| 06:01 | Southern Mississippi | James Pak picks off the pass by Henry Turner | 68-56 |
| 05:49 | Rice | James Pak is fouled on the floor by Henry Turner - foul #1 on Henry Turner, team foul #7 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Rod Osborn (PG), Joshua Sims (SG), Elliot Joyner (PF), Kevin Lawrence (C) Jamie Heitmann, Daniel Coombs, Robert Weisner, Moses Hubbard | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jason Tiedemann (PG), Maynard Beaudry (SG), Jeffery Redden (SF), Antonio Wilkens (PF), Christopher Abbott (C) Henry Turner, Kenneth Mozingo, Ivan Mann, Carlos Kessler, John Wyble | |
| 05:49 | Rice | James Pak makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 05:49 | Rice | James Pak makes the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:36 | Southern Mississippi | Maynard Beaudry hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Abbott | 70-58 |
| 05:18 | Rice | Jeffery Redden is called for the reach on Kevin Lawrence - foul #5 on Jeffery Redden, team foul #8 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Hardy (C) James Pak | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Henry Turner (PG) Jeffery Redden | |
| 05:18 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence misses the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 05:18 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Tiedemann gets the rebound | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:01 | Southern Mississippi | Henry Turner misses the jumper from the free throw line | 70-58 |
| 04:59 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence grabs the defensive rebound | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:44 | Rice | Christopher Abbott blocks the jumper by Joshua Sims | 70-58 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Brandon Hardy misses the tip | 70-58 |
| 04:41 | Southern Mississippi | Henry Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:31 | Southern Mississippi | Henry Turner buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:14 | Rice | Henry Turner takes the ball from Joshua Sims | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:53 | Southern Mississippi | Maynard Beaudry hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Henry Turner | 70-63 |
| 03:39 | Rice | Elliot Joyner banks in the layup set up by Joshua Sims | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:25 | Southern Mississippi | Antonio Wilkens comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Elliot Joyner - foul #1 on Elliot Joyner, team foul #8 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Lloyd (SG), Robert Weisner (PF), Moses Hubbard (C) Joshua Sims, Kevin Lawrence, Brandon Hardy | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Mozingo (PG), Ivan Mann (SF), Carlos Kessler (PF) Henry Turner, Jason Tiedemann, Christopher Abbott | |
| 03:25 | Southern Mississippi | Antonio Wilkens makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 03:25 | Southern Mississippi | Antonio Wilkens makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rod Osborn (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Lloyd (fresh) SF - Elliot Joyner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Weisner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Moses Hubbard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Mozingo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Maynard Beaudry (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Ivan Mann (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carlos Kessler (tiring) 11 pts. 10 reb. C - Antonio Wilkens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Rice | Kenneth Mozingo is called for the reach on Rod Osborn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Mozingo, team foul #9 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Wyble (C) Antonio Wilkens | |
| 03:23 | Rice | Rod Osborn makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 03:23 | Rice | Rod Osborn makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 03:09 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Kessler clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-65 |
| 03:08 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to John Wyble | 74-65 |
| 02:54 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Mozingo misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-65 |
| 02:53 | Rice | Richard Lloyd pulls down the rebound | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:47 | Rice | Carlos Kessler steps in front of the Richard Lloyd pass in the backcourt | 74-65 |
| 02:41 | Southern Mississippi | John Wyble misses the runner from the right block | 74-65 |
| 02:39 | Rice | Moses Hubbard grabs the defensive rebound | 74-65 |
| 02:18 | Rice | Elliot Joyner misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the free throw line | 74-65 |
| 02:16 | Rice | Rod Osborn snags the offensive board | 74-65 |
| 02:01 | Rice | Rod Osborn can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 74-65 |
| 01:59 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Kessler grabs the defensive rebound | 74-65 |
| 01:54 | Southern Mississippi | Ivan Mann is hacked by Elliot Joyner - foul #2 on Elliot Joyner, team foul #9 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Coombs (SG), James Pak (SF) Richard Lloyd, Elliot Joyner | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Henry Turner (PG) Kenneth Mozingo | |
| 01:54 | Southern Mississippi | Ivan Mann makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 01:54 | Southern Mississippi | Ivan Mann makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:47 | Rice | Daniel Coombs connects on the open 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Moses Hubbard | 77-67 |
| 01:38 | Southern Mississippi | Henry Turner clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 77-67 |
| 01:36 | Southern Mississippi | Ivan Mann snags the offensive board | 77-67 |
| 01:20 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Weisner is called for the reach on Maynard Beaudry - foul #3 on Robert Weisner, team foul #10 | 77-67 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Mozingo (PG), Jason Tiedemann (SF), Antonio Wilkens (PF), Christopher Abbott (C) Henry Turner, Ivan Mann, Carlos Kessler, John Wyble | |
| 01:20 | Southern Mississippi | Maynard Beaudry misses the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 01:20 | Southern Mississippi | Maynard Beaudry makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:06 | Rice | Joshua Sims misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 77-68 |
| 01:04 | Southern Mississippi | Antonio Wilkens snags the defensive board | 77-68 |
| 00:58 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Abbott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 77-68 |
| 00:56 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence gets the rebound | 77-68 |
| 00:56 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-68 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Henry Turner (PG), Ivan Mann (SF), Carlos Kessler (PF), John Wyble (C) Kenneth Mozingo, Jason Tiedemann, Antonio Wilkens, Christopher Abbott | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Rice | Maynard Beaudry is called for the reach on Daniel Coombs in the backcourt - foul #3 on Maynard Beaudry, team foul #10 | 77-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Elliot Joyner (C) Moses Hubbard | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:54 | Rice | Daniel Coombs makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:54 | Rice | Daniel Coombs misses the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:54 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Wyble | 78-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Southern Mississippi | Henry Turner's pass is intercepted by Rod Osborn | 78-68 |
| 00:45 | Rice | James Pak lays it in on a great pass from Rod Osborn | 80-68 |
| 00:40 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Kessler is hacked by Robert Weisner - foul #4 on Robert Weisner, team foul #11 | 80-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Sims (PG), Richard Lloyd (SG), Kevin Lawrence (PF), Brandon Hardy (C) Rod Osborn, Daniel Coombs, James Pak, Robert Weisner | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Mozingo (PG), Jason Tiedemann (SF), Antonio Wilkens (PF), Christopher Abbott (C) Henry Turner, Maynard Beaudry, Ivan Mann, John Wyble | |
| 00:40 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Kessler misses the 1st free throw | 80-68 |
| 00:40 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Kessler misses the 2nd free throw | 80-68 |
| 00:40 | Rice | Brandon Hardy gets the rebound | 80-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joshua Sims | 82-68 |
| 00:11 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Kessler slams it home set up by Kenneth Mozingo | 82-70 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Joshua Sims runs out the clock | 82-70 |