| Lineup | Morgan State | PG - John Hennen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Grady Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Martin Long (fresh) PF - George Underberg (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Fain (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Darren Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Broach (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Carlos Robinson (fresh) PF - Carlton Spearman (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Bryce Carrol (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Carlos Robinson inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | Morgan State | Morgan State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Rice | Darren Hopkins is hacked by Anthony Fain in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Fain, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 19:37 | Rice | Bryce Carrol misses the dunk but the foul's on Anthony Fain - foul #2 on Anthony Fain, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| 19:37 | Rice | Bryce Carrol makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 19:37 | Rice | Bryce Carrol misses the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 19:37 | Morgan State | Anthony Fain gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 19:27 | Morgan State | George Underberg hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 34-30 |
| 19:25 | Morgan State | Grady Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 19:09 | Morgan State | Anthony Fain misses the fadeaway from the right side | 34-30 |
| 19:08 | Rice | Bryce Carrol grabs the board | 34-30 |
| 18:51 | Rice | Robert Broach is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-33 |
| 18:27 | Morgan State | Martin Long misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 18:26 | Rice | Carlos Robinson gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 18:03 | Rice | Darren Hopkins buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Carlos Robinson | 34-36 |
| 17:36 | Morgan State | Martin Long hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 34-36 |
| 17:34 | Morgan State | Anthony Fain hits the follow up shot | 36-36 |
| 17:17 | Rice | Carlos Robinson buries a floater from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 17:06 | Morgan State | George Underberg drills a floater from close range and he's fouled by Bryce Carrol - foul #2 on Bryce Carrol, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Morgan State | Joseph Murry (PG), John Duplessis (SG), Gary Smith (SF), Donald Wheeler (C) John Hennen, Grady Harris, Martin Long, Anthony Fain | |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Smith (PG), William Croteau (SG), Antonio Boyd (SF), Thomas Lambert (PF), Manuel Drinnon (C) Darren Hopkins, Robert Broach, Carlos Robinson, Carlton Spearman, Bryce Carrol | |
| 17:06 | Morgan State | George Underberg makes the free throw | 39-38 |
| 17:04 | Rice | Joseph Murry steals the ball from William Croteau in the backcourt | 39-38 |
| 16:49 | Morgan State | Gary Smith hits the finger roll set up by Donald Wheeler and he's fouled by Thomas Lambert - foul #1 on Thomas Lambert, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Morgan State | Dustin Valentine (PF) George Underberg | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:49 | Morgan State | Gary Smith makes the free throw | 42-38 |
| 16:41 | Rice | Martin Smith connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by William Croteau | 42-41 |
| 16:20 | Morgan State | Dustin Valentine comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-41 |
| 16:19 | Rice | The rebound goes to Antonio Boyd | 42-41 |
| 16:03 | Rice | Antonio Boyd lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Martin Smith | 42-43 |
| 15:44 | Morgan State | Joseph Murry is whistled for traveling | 42-43 |
| Subs | Morgan State | Dobry Zellous (PG), David Thompson (SG) Joseph Murry, John Duplessis | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Sturtevant (C) Manuel Drinnon | |
| Lineup | Morgan State | PG - Dobry Zellous (fresh) 3 pf. SG - David Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dustin Valentine (fresh) 2 stl. C - Donald Wheeler (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Martin Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Croteau (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Antonio Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Lambert (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Sturtevant (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Rice | Martin Smith can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right side | 42-43 |
| 15:27 | Morgan State | Gary Smith pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 15:06 | Morgan State | Gary Smith is whistled for a carry | 42-43 |
| Subs | Morgan State | Martin Long (SF), George Underberg (PF), Anthony Fain (C) Gary Smith, Dustin Valentine, Donald Wheeler | |
| Subs | Rice | Darren Hopkins (PG), Robert Broach (SG), Carlos Robinson (SF), Bryce Carrol (C) Martin Smith, William Croteau, Antonio Boyd, Thomas Lambert | |
| 14:44 | Rice | Dobry Zellous is called for the reach on Thomas Sturtevant - foul #4 on Dobry Zellous, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Morgan State | John Hennen (PG), Grady Harris (SG) Dobry Zellous, David Thompson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:27 | Rice | Carlos Robinson misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Martin Long - foul #1 on Martin Long, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Morgan State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Drinnon (PF) Thomas Sturtevant | |
| 14:27 | Rice | Carlos Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 14:27 | Rice | Carlos Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 14:09 | Morgan State | Grady Harris scores on a jump hook in the paint and he's hacked by Manuel Drinnon - foul #2 on Manuel Drinnon, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Morgan State | John Duplessis (SF), Gary Smith (PF) Martin Long, George Underberg | |
| Subs | Rice | Carlton Spearman (PF) Manuel Drinnon | |
| 14:09 | Morgan State | Grady Harris makes the free throw | 45-44 |
| 13:59 | Rice | Bryce Carrol banks in the layup set up by Robert Broach | 45-46 |
| 13:45 | Morgan State | Anthony Fain lays it in on a nice dish by Grady Harris | 47-46 |
| 13:16 | Rice | Darren Hopkins loses the ball out of bounds | 47-46 |
| Subs | Morgan State | Joseph Murry (PG), David Thompson (SG), Martin Long (SF), Donald Wheeler (PF) John Hennen, Grady Harris, John Duplessis, Gary Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Smith (PG), William Croteau (SG), Thomas Lambert (SF), Manuel Drinnon (C) Darren Hopkins, Robert Broach, Carlos Robinson, Bryce Carrol | |
| 13:01 | Morgan State | Martin Long hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 47-46 |
| 12:59 | Rice | William Croteau grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 12:37 | Rice | William Croteau can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 47-46 |
| 12:36 | Morgan State | The rebound goes to Martin Long | 47-46 |
| 12:20 | Morgan State | Donald Wheeler misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 47-46 |
| 12:18 | Rice | Carlton Spearman grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 11:55 | Rice | Anthony Fain is called for the reach on Manuel Drinnon - foul #3 on Anthony Fain, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Morgan State | John Hennen (PG), Dustin Valentine (PF), Gary Smith (C) Joseph Murry, Donald Wheeler, Anthony Fain | |
| Subs | Rice | Darren Hopkins (PG), Robert Broach (SG), Carlos Robinson (SF), Thomas Sturtevant (PF), Bryce Carrol (C) Martin Smith, William Croteau, Thomas Lambert, Carlton Spearman, Manuel Drinnon | |
| 11:42 | Rice | Carlos Robinson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 11:41 | Morgan State | Dustin Valentine gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Morgan State | PG - John Hennen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Long (fairly fresh) PF - Dustin Valentine (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Gary Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Darren Hopkins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Broach (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Sturtevant (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bryce Carrol (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Morgan State | John Hennen buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-46 |
| 11:21 | Rice | Robert Broach's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Smith | 50-46 |
| 11:19 | Rice | Bryce Carrol grabs the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 11:13 | Rice | Carlos Robinson clanks a runner from the baseline | 50-46 |
| 11:12 | Morgan State | The rebound goes to Martin Long | 50-46 |
| 10:50 | Morgan State | John Hennen misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 10:48 | Rice | Carlos Robinson snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| 10:45 | Rice | Darren Hopkins loses the dribble to Gary Smith in the backcourt | 50-46 |
| 10:25 | Morgan State | Martin Long misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-46 |
| 10:23 | Morgan State | Gary Smith snags the offensive board | 50-46 |
| 10:06 | Morgan State | John Hennen is hacked by Thomas Sturtevant - foul #1 on Thomas Sturtevant, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Morgan State | Joseph Murry (PG), Grady Harris (SG), John Duplessis (SF), George Underberg (PF), Donald Wheeler (C) John Hennen, David Thompson, Martin Long, Dustin Valentine, Gary Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Smith (PG), William Croteau (SG), Antonio Boyd (SF), Thomas Lambert (PF) Darren Hopkins, Robert Broach, Carlos Robinson, Thomas Sturtevant | |
| 09:56 | Morgan State | John Duplessis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 09:55 | Rice | Bryce Carrol pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 09:40 | Rice | William Croteau can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right side | 50-46 |
| 09:38 | Rice | Bryce Carrol misses the tip | 50-46 |
| 09:37 | Rice | Thomas Lambert misses the tip | 50-46 |
| 09:35 | Morgan State | George Underberg gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 09:17 | Morgan State | Martin Smith steals it from Donald Wheeler | 50-46 |
| 09:04 | Rice | Antonio Boyd hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 09:03 | Morgan State | John Duplessis gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 08:43 | Morgan State | The short jumper by George Underberg is denied by Thomas Lambert | 50-46 |
| 08:42 | Morgan State | George Underberg hits the follow up shot | 52-46 |
| 08:40 | Rice | Joseph Murry takes the ball from Bryce Carrol in the backcourt | 52-46 |
| 08:26 | Morgan State | John Duplessis misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-46 |
| 08:24 | Morgan State | Donald Wheeler snags the offensive board | 52-46 |
| 08:07 | Morgan State | Donald Wheeler double dribbles | 52-46 |
| Subs | Morgan State | John Hennen (PG), Gary Smith (SF), Dustin Valentine (PF), Anthony Fain (C) Joseph Murry, John Duplessis, George Underberg, Donald Wheeler | |
| Subs | Rice | Darren Hopkins (PG), Robert Broach (SG), Carlos Robinson (SF), Carlton Spearman (PF), Manuel Drinnon (C) Martin Smith, William Croteau, Antonio Boyd, Thomas Lambert, Bryce Carrol | |
| 07:44 | Rice | Darren Hopkins misses badly on a floater from the right side | 52-46 |
| 07:42 | Rice | Carlos Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 07:29 | Rice | Carlos Robinson loses the dribble to Grady Harris | 52-46 |
| Lineup | Morgan State | PG - John Hennen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Grady Harris (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Gary Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dustin Valentine (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony Fain (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Darren Hopkins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Broach (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carlton Spearman (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Manuel Drinnon (fresh) | |
| 07:05 | Morgan State | Grady Harris misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-46 |
| 07:04 | Rice | Robert Broach pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 06:47 | Rice | Carlos Robinson is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left side | 52-48 |
| 06:30 | Morgan State | Gary Smith scores on a turnaround in the paint | 54-48 |
| 06:06 | Rice | Carlos Robinson connects on the open 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Carlton Spearman | 54-51 |
| 05:50 | Morgan State | Dustin Valentine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-51 |
| Subs | Morgan State | Dobry Zellous (PG), David Thompson (SG), Martin Long (SF), Donald Wheeler (PF) John Hennen, Grady Harris, Gary Smith, Dustin Valentine | |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Smith (PG), William Croteau (SG), Antonio Boyd (SF), Thomas Lambert (PF), Thomas Sturtevant (C) Darren Hopkins, Robert Broach, Carlos Robinson, Carlton Spearman, Manuel Drinnon | |
| 05:30 | Rice | Antonio Boyd is hacked by Donald Wheeler - foul #2 on Donald Wheeler, team foul #6 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Morgan State | John Duplessis (SG), George Underberg (PF) David Thompson, Anthony Fain | |
| Subs | Rice | Bryce Carrol (C) Thomas Sturtevant | |
| 05:24 | Rice | Bryce Carrol makes the wide open jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Martin Smith | 54-53 |
| 05:09 | Morgan State | Dobry Zellous throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-53 |
| 04:47 | Rice | Donald Wheeler is called for the reach on Bryce Carrol - foul #3 on Donald Wheeler, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Morgan State | David Thompson (SG) John Duplessis | |
| Subs | Rice | Darren Hopkins (PG), Carlos Robinson (SF) William Croteau, Antonio Boyd | |
| 04:47 | Rice | Bryce Carrol misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 04:47 | Morgan State | The rebound goes to George Underberg | 54-53 |
| 04:32 | Morgan State | David Thompson lays it in set up by Dobry Zellous | 56-53 |
| 04:20 | Rice | Carlos Robinson misses the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Martin Long - foul #2 on Martin Long, team foul #8 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Morgan State | Joseph Murry (PG), Anthony Fain (C) Dobry Zellous, Donald Wheeler | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Broach (SG), Thomas Sturtevant (PF) Martin Smith, Thomas Lambert | |
| 04:20 | Rice | Carlos Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 04:20 | Rice | Carlos Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 04:20 | Morgan State | George Underberg pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 04:10 | Morgan State | Joseph Murry misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-53 |
| 04:09 | Rice | Bryce Carrol gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 04:00 | Rice | Robert Broach comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 03:59 | Morgan State | Anthony Fain pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 03:36 | Morgan State | Joseph Murry drills a 3 from the right corner | 59-53 |
| 03:17 | Rice | Robert Broach connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Darren Hopkins | 59-55 |
| Lineup | Morgan State | PG - Joseph Murry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Long (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - George Underberg (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Anthony Fain (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Darren Hopkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Broach (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Robinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Sturtevant (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bryce Carrol (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Morgan State | Anthony Fain throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-55 |
| Subs | Morgan State | John Hennen (PG), Dobry Zellous (SG), John Duplessis (SF), Gary Smith (PF), Donald Wheeler (C) Joseph Murry, David Thompson, Martin Long, George Underberg, Anthony Fain | |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Smith (PG), William Croteau (SG), Thomas Lambert (SF), Carlton Spearman (PF), Manuel Drinnon (C) Darren Hopkins, Robert Broach, Carlos Robinson, Thomas Sturtevant, Bryce Carrol | |
| 02:55 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-55 |
| Subs | Morgan State | Grady Harris (SG) Dobry Zellous | |
| Subs | Rice | Darren Hopkins (PG), Robert Broach (SG), Carlos Robinson (SF) Martin Smith, William Croteau, Manuel Drinnon | |
| 02:42 | Rice | Thomas Lambert can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Donald Wheeler - foul #4 on Donald Wheeler, team foul #9 | 59-55 |
| 02:42 | Rice | Thomas Lambert misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 02:42 | Rice | Thomas Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 02:39 | Morgan State | Morgan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| Subs | Morgan State | Martin Long (SF) John Duplessis | |
| Subs | Rice | Bryce Carrol (C) Thomas Lambert | |
| 02:24 | Morgan State | John Hennen connects on the 3 from the left corner | 62-56 |
| 01:59 | Rice | Carlos Robinson is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 01:57 | Rice | Bryce Carrol tips it home | 62-58 |
| 01:47 | Morgan State | Grady Harris comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-58 |
| 01:45 | Rice | The rebound goes to Carlos Robinson | 62-58 |
| 01:43 | Rice | Grady Harris is called for the reach on Robert Broach in the backcourt - foul #1 on Grady Harris, team foul #10 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Morgan State | George Underberg (PF), Anthony Fain (C) Gary Smith, Donald Wheeler | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:43 | Rice | Robert Broach makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 01:43 | Rice | Robert Broach makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 01:28 | Morgan State | Carlos Robinson takes the ball from Martin Long | 62-60 |
| 01:26 | Rice | Robert Broach is hacked by Grady Harris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Grady Harris, team foul #11 | 62-60 |
| 01:26 | Rice | Robert Broach makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 01:26 | Rice | Robert Broach makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 00:59 | Morgan State | Carlos Robinson steals the ball from George Underberg | 62-62 |
| 00:56 | Rice | Darren Hopkins is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Long - foul #3 on Martin Long, team foul #12 | 62-62 |
| 00:56 | Rice | Darren Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:56 | Rice | Darren Hopkins misses the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:56 | Morgan State | Anthony Fain pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| 00:33 | Morgan State | Grady Harris misses badly on a runner near the basket | 62-63 |
| 00:32 | Morgan State | Anthony Fain hits the follow up shot | 64-63 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Bryce Carrol makes the floater in the paint set up by Robert Broach | 64-65 |
| 00:05 | Morgan State | Morgan State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | Morgan State | Morgan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Morgan State | George Underberg drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 66-65 |