| Lineup | Rice | PG - Tommy Bergeron (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Seth Willis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Riney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elmer Brady (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Rod Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Larry Bone (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Roy Winburn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chad Cosby (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Old (fresh) 5 pts. C - Daryl Watkins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Cosby inbounds the ball | 36-40 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Old clanks a jumper in the paint | 36-40 |
| 19:37 | Rice | Seth Willis grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 19:31 | Rice | Elmer Brady is open and buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Walter Riney | 38-40 |
| 19:14 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Riney takes the ball from Chad Cosby | 38-40 |
| 19:10 | Rice | Walter Riney lays it up and in | 40-40 |
| 18:54 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Cosby misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Rod Smith - foul #3 on Rod Smith, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Terrence Ros (C) Rod Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Alfred Haller (C) Daryl Watkins | |
| 18:54 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Cosby misses the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 18:54 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Cosby misses the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 18:54 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Cosby gets the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 18:34 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Winburn misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 18:33 | Rice | Walter Riney pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 18:18 | Rice | Walter Riney misses short on an open jump hook from the left block | 40-40 |
| 18:16 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Old grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 17:55 | Southern Mississippi | Terrence Ros steps in front of the Matthew Old pass | 40-40 |
| 17:47 | Rice | Walter Riney misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-40 |
| 17:46 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Alfred Haller | 40-40 |
| 17:40 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Old makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Roy Winburn | 40-42 |
| 17:34 | Rice | Seth Willis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Alfred Haller - foul #1 on Alfred Haller, team foul #1 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Jonathan Kelly (PG), Mitch Abbate (SF), Sidney Casperson (PF), Randall Tan (C) Tommy Bergeron, Walter Riney, Elmer Brady, Terrence Ros | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Christian Johnson (PG), Jaropelk Staniszewski (SF), William Mizell (PF), Daryl Watkins (C) Larry Bone, Chad Cosby, Matthew Old, Alfred Haller | |
| 17:34 | Rice | Seth Willis makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 17:34 | Rice | Seth Willis misses the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 17:34 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Daryl Watkins | 41-42 |
| 17:15 | Southern Mississippi | The short jumper by Roy Winburn is denied by Mitch Abbate | 41-42 |
| 17:14 | Southern Mississippi | Daryl Watkins grabs the offensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 16:47 | Southern Mississippi | Daryl Watkins loses the dribble to Seth Willis | 41-42 |
| 16:43 | Rice | Jonathan Kelly lays it up and in on a great pass from Seth Willis | 43-42 |
| 16:21 | Southern Mississippi | Christian Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 16:20 | Rice | The rebound goes to Randall Tan | 43-42 |
| 16:06 | Rice | Mitch Abbate is open but comes up short on the shot from the right side | 43-42 |
| 16:05 | Rice | Seth Willis grabs the offensive board | 43-42 |
| 15:53 | Rice | Seth Willis buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Jonathan Kelly | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jonathan Kelly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Seth Willis (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mitch Abbate (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sidney Casperson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Randall Tan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Christian Johnson (fairly fresh) SG - Roy Winburn (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jaropelk Staniszewski (fairly fresh) PF - William Mizell (fairly fresh) C - Daryl Watkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Southern Mississippi | Jaropelk Staniszewski loses the dribble to Seth Willis | 45-42 |
| 15:11 | Rice | Seth Willis scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Mitch Abbate and the foul's on Jaropelk Staniszewski - foul #2 on Jaropelk Staniszewski, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Tommy Bergeron (PG), Walter Riney (SF), Elmer Brady (PF), Rod Smith (C) Jonathan Kelly, Mitch Abbate, Sidney Casperson, Randall Tan | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gabriel Hollberg (PG), Matthew Old (SG), Chad Cosby (SF), Allan Harris (PF), Alfred Haller (C) Christian Johnson, Roy Winburn, Jaropelk Staniszewski, William Mizell, Daryl Watkins | |
| 15:11 | Rice | Seth Willis makes the free throw | 48-42 |
| 14:52 | Southern Mississippi | Elmer Brady denies the turnaround by Chad Cosby | 48-42 |
| 14:50 | Southern Mississippi | Alfred Haller tips it in | 48-44 |
| 14:35 | Rice | Tommy Bergeron makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-44 |
| 14:17 | Southern Mississippi | Allan Harris hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-44 |
| 14:16 | Rice | Elmer Brady pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 13:56 | Rice | Seth Willis clanks a 3 from the right corner | 50-44 |
| 13:55 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Allan Harris | 50-44 |
| 13:38 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Cosby banks in the layup | 50-46 |
| 13:36 | Rice | Tommy Bergeron's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Dinapoli (SG), Terrence Ros (PF) Seth Willis, Elmer Brady | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Bone (SG), Daryl Watkins (C) Matthew Old, Alfred Haller | |
| 13:21 | Southern Mississippi | Daryl Watkins double dribbles | 50-46 |
| 13:09 | Rice | Terrence Ros's pass is intercepted by Gabriel Hollberg | 50-46 |
| 12:59 | Southern Mississippi | Terrence Ros steps in front of the Daryl Watkins pass | 50-46 |
| 12:57 | Rice | Larry Bone is called for the reach on Eric Dinapoli in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Bone, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Sidney Casperson (SF), Randall Tan (C) Walter Riney, Rod Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 12:41 | Rice | Tommy Bergeron throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Jonathan Kelly (PG), Mitch Abbate (SF) Tommy Bergeron, Sidney Casperson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 12:17 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Bone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Sidney Casperson (PF) Terrence Ros | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roy Winburn (SG), Matthew Old (SF), Alfred Haller (C) Larry Bone, Chad Cosby, Daryl Watkins | |
| 11:59 | Rice | Mitch Abbate is whistled for a carry | 50-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Elmer Brady (PF), Rod Smith (C) Sidney Casperson, Randall Tan | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 11:47 | Southern Mississippi | Gabriel Hollberg comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Jonathan Kelly - foul #2 on Jonathan Kelly, team foul #2 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Tommy Bergeron (PG), Sidney Casperson (SF) Jonathan Kelly, Mitch Abbate | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jaropelk Staniszewski (SF) Allan Harris | |
| 11:47 | Southern Mississippi | Gabriel Hollberg makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 11:47 | Southern Mississippi | Gabriel Hollberg makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Tommy Bergeron (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Eric Dinapoli (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sidney Casperson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elmer Brady (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Rod Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gabriel Hollberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Roy Winburn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jaropelk Staniszewski (fresh) PF - Matthew Old (fresh) 7 pts. C - Alfred Haller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Rice | Tommy Bergeron comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-48 |
| 11:23 | Rice | Rod Smith tips it home | 52-48 |
| 11:01 | Southern Mississippi | Rod Smith denies the turnaround by Alfred Haller | 52-48 |
| 10:59 | Rice | Sidney Casperson gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 10:55 | Rice | Sidney Casperson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Riney (SF), Terrence Ros (C) Elmer Brady, Rod Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Bone (PG), William Mizell (SF), Allan Harris (PF), Daryl Watkins (C) Gabriel Hollberg, Jaropelk Staniszewski, Matthew Old, Alfred Haller | |
| 10:37 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Bone can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 10:36 | Southern Mississippi | William Mizell grabs the offensive board | 52-48 |
| 10:24 | Southern Mississippi | Allan Harris comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Sidney Casperson - foul #1 on Sidney Casperson, team foul #3 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Jonathan Kelly (PG), Mitch Abbate (SG), Randall Tan (C) Tommy Bergeron, Eric Dinapoli, Sidney Casperson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Christian Johnson (C) Daryl Watkins | |
| 10:24 | Southern Mississippi | Allan Harris makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 10:24 | Southern Mississippi | Allan Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 10:03 | Rice | Mitch Abbate is fouled on the floor by Roy Winburn - foul #3 on Roy Winburn, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Elmer Brady (PF) Terrence Ros | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gabriel Hollberg (PG), Chad Cosby (SF) Roy Winburn, William Mizell | |
| 09:47 | Rice | Jonathan Kelly buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Walter Riney | 54-50 |
| 09:30 | Southern Mississippi | Mitch Abbate is called for the reach on Allan Harris - foul #2 on Mitch Abbate, team foul #4 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Tommy Bergeron (PG), Seth Willis (SG) Jonathan Kelly, Mitch Abbate | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jaropelk Staniszewski (SF), Matthew Old (PF), Daryl Watkins (C) Chad Cosby, Allan Harris, Christian Johnson | |
| 09:13 | Southern Mississippi | Gabriel Hollberg is fouled on the floor by Tommy Bergeron - foul #3 on Tommy Bergeron, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Rod Smith (C) Randall Tan | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 08:56 | Southern Mississippi | Jaropelk Staniszewski misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-50 |
| 08:55 | Rice | Elmer Brady gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 08:35 | Rice | Jaropelk Staniszewski picks off the pass by Walter Riney | 54-50 |
| 08:15 | Southern Mississippi | Gabriel Hollberg can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Tommy Bergeron - foul #4 on Tommy Bergeron, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Jonathan Kelly (PG), Eric Dinapoli (SG), Mitch Abbate (SF), Terrence Ros (PF) Tommy Bergeron, Seth Willis, Walter Riney, Elmer Brady | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roy Winburn (SG), Chad Cosby (SF), William Mizell (PF), Alfred Haller (C) Larry Bone, Jaropelk Staniszewski, Matthew Old, Daryl Watkins | |
| 08:15 | Southern Mississippi | Gabriel Hollberg makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 08:15 | Southern Mississippi | Gabriel Hollberg makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 07:59 | Rice | Mitch Abbate misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-52 |
| 07:57 | Southern Mississippi | Alfred Haller grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 07:43 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Winburn can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Eric Dinapoli - foul #2 on Eric Dinapoli, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Randall Tan (C) Rod Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Christian Johnson (PG), Allan Harris (PF) Gabriel Hollberg, Chad Cosby | |
| 07:43 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Winburn makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 07:43 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Winburn makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jonathan Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Dinapoli (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mitch Abbate (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terrence Ros (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Randall Tan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Christian Johnson (fresh) SG - Roy Winburn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Mizell (fresh) PF - Allan Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Alfred Haller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Rice | Jonathan Kelly is fouled in the backcourt by Christian Johnson - foul #3 on Christian Johnson, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| 07:26 | Rice | Jonathan Kelly is open but misses the lay-in | 54-54 |
| 07:25 | Southern Mississippi | Christian Johnson gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 07:09 | Southern Mississippi | William Mizell misses the floater from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 07:07 | Rice | Randall Tan grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 06:51 | Rice | Mitch Abbate lays it up and in set up by Jonathan Kelly | 56-54 |
| 06:39 | Southern Mississippi | Allan Harris connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Roy Winburn | 56-57 |
| 06:22 | Rice | Terrence Ros misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Allan Harris - foul #4 on Allan Harris, team foul #6 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Tommy Bergeron (PG), Sidney Casperson (SF), Rod Smith (C) Jonathan Kelly, Mitch Abbate, Randall Tan | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Bone (PG), Chad Cosby (SF), Matthew Old (C) Christian Johnson, William Mizell, Alfred Haller | |
| 06:22 | Rice | Terrence Ros makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 06:22 | Rice | Terrence Ros misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 06:22 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Allan Harris | 57-57 |
| 06:01 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Bone comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-57 |
| 05:59 | Rice | Sidney Casperson pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| 05:44 | Rice | Eric Dinapoli can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 05:42 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Terrence Ros | 57-57 |
| 05:35 | Rice | Sidney Casperson is denied on a dunk by Allan Harris | 57-57 |
| 05:34 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Allan Harris | 57-57 |
| 05:16 | Southern Mississippi | Allan Harris misses the easy layup | 57-57 |
| 05:14 | Rice | Eric Dinapoli grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 05:14 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Seth Willis (SG), Walter Riney (SF), Elmer Brady (PF) Tommy Bergeron, Sidney Casperson, Terrence Ros | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gabriel Hollberg (PG), Jaropelk Staniszewski (SG), Daryl Watkins (C) Larry Bone, Roy Winburn, Allan Harris | |
| 05:04 | Rice | Walter Riney comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 57-57 |
| 05:02 | Rice | Elmer Brady tips it home | 59-57 |
| 04:33 | Southern Mississippi | Daryl Watkins misses the shot in the paint | 59-57 |
| 04:31 | Rice | The rebound goes to Seth Willis | 59-57 |
| 04:19 | Rice | Elmer Brady makes the wide open jumper in the paint set up by Walter Riney | 61-57 |
| 04:13 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Dinapoli is called for the reach on Jaropelk Staniszewski - foul #3 on Eric Dinapoli, team foul #8 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Jonathan Kelly (PG) Eric Dinapoli | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Mizell (PF), Christian Johnson (C) Chad Cosby, Daryl Watkins | |
| 04:13 | Southern Mississippi | Jaropelk Staniszewski makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 04:13 | Southern Mississippi | Jaropelk Staniszewski misses the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 04:13 | Rice | Elmer Brady grabs the defensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 03:49 | Rice | Rod Smith clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 61-58 |
| 03:47 | Southern Mississippi | William Mizell snags the defensive board | 61-58 |
| 03:42 | Southern Mississippi | Gabriel Hollberg loses the ball out of bounds | 61-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Tommy Bergeron (PG), Mitch Abbate (C) Jonathan Kelly, Rod Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Bone (SG), Allan Harris (PF) Jaropelk Staniszewski, Matthew Old | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Tommy Bergeron (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SG - Seth Willis (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter Riney (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Elmer Brady (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Mitch Abbate (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gabriel Hollberg (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Larry Bone (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Mizell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Allan Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Christian Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Rice | Christian Johnson picks off the pass by Tommy Bergeron | 61-58 |
| 03:13 | Southern Mississippi | William Mizell makes the turnaround near the basket | 61-60 |
| 03:11 | Rice | Seth Willis travels in the backcourt | 61-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Dinapoli (SG), Sidney Casperson (PF), Randall Tan (C) Seth Willis, Walter Riney, Elmer Brady | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roy Winburn (SG), Chad Cosby (SF), Alfred Haller (C) Gabriel Hollberg, William Mizell, Christian Johnson | |
| 02:51 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Cosby lays it in and he's fouled by Mitch Abbate - foul #3 on Mitch Abbate, team foul #9 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Old (PG) Larry Bone | |
| 02:51 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Cosby misses the free throw | 61-62 |
| 02:51 | Rice | Randall Tan pulls down the rebound | 61-62 |
| 02:51 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-62 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Tommy Bergeron scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Eric Dinapoli | 64-62 |
| 02:30 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Seth Willis (SG), Walter Riney (SF), Elmer Brady (PF), Rod Smith (C) Eric Dinapoli, Mitch Abbate, Sidney Casperson, Randall Tan | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Bone (PG) Matthew Old | |
| 02:09 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Bone is fouled on the floor by Tommy Bergeron - foul #5 on Tommy Bergeron, team foul #10 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Jonathan Kelly (PG) Tommy Bergeron | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Old (SG) Roy Winburn | |
| 02:09 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Bone makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 02:09 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Bone misses the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 02:09 | Rice | Elmer Brady grabs the defensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 02:06 | Rice | Chad Cosby takes the ball from Seth Willis in the backcourt | 64-63 |
| 02:04 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Cosby jams it | 64-65 |
| 01:57 | Rice | Walter Riney scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Jonathan Kelly | 66-65 |
| 01:57 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gabriel Hollberg (PG), Roy Winburn (SG), Daryl Watkins (C) Larry Bone, Matthew Old, Alfred Haller | |
| 01:47 | Southern Mississippi | Allan Harris drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Roy Winburn | 66-67 |
| 01:31 | Rice | Elmer Brady is alone and drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Walter Riney | 68-67 |
| 01:12 | Southern Mississippi | Gabriel Hollberg connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Chad Cosby | 68-69 |
| 00:55 | Rice | Seth Willis connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Elmer Brady | 71-69 |
| 00:38 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Winburn's fadeaway is rejected by Elmer Brady | 71-69 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Walter Riney snags the defensive board | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Rice | Gabriel Hollberg is called for the reach on Walter Riney in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gabriel Hollberg, team foul #7 | 71-69 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Walter Riney makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Walter Riney misses the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:34 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Rod Smith | 72-69 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Rod Smith is fouled on the floor by Daryl Watkins - foul #1 on Daryl Watkins, team foul #8 | 72-69 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Rod Smith misses the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Elmer Brady gets the offensive rebound | 72-69 |
| 00:31 | Rice | Chad Cosby is called for the reach on Elmer Brady - foul #2 on Chad Cosby, team foul #9 | 72-69 |
| 00:31 | Rice | Elmer Brady makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:31 | Rice | Elmer Brady makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Winburn misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-69 |
| 00:24 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Winburn snags the offensive board | 74-69 |
| 00:20 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Winburn buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Gabriel Hollberg | 74-72 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Elmer Brady is hacked by Gabriel Hollberg in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gabriel Hollberg, team foul #10 | 74-72 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Bone (PG) Gabriel Hollberg | |
| 00:18 | Rice | Elmer Brady makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Elmer Brady makes the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Winburn is called for traveling | 76-72 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Rod Smith is hacked by Larry Bone in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Bone, team foul #11 | 76-72 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Rod Smith makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Rod Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:06 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Winburn buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 78-75 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Seth Willis is hacked by Roy Winburn in the backcourt - foul #4 on Roy Winburn, team foul #12 | 78-75 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Seth Willis makes the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Seth Willis misses the 2nd free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:04 | Southern Mississippi | Allan Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 79-75 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Allan Harris comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 79-75 |