| Lineup | UConn | PG - Spencer Lyke (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sherwood Vacca (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Donald Ford (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Rodney Archey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. C - Charles Wygant (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Galli (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Yelton (fresh) 3 pts. C - Adrian Wunsch (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Donald Ford inbounds the ball | 34-25 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | UConn | Donald Ford scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Sherwood Vacca | 37-25 |
| 19:34 | Rice | Donald Ford steps in front of the Adrian Wunsch pass | 37-25 |
| 19:14 | UConn | Donald Ford travels with the ball | 37-25 |
| 18:50 | Rice | Rodney Archey denies the turnaround by Thomas Yelton | 37-25 |
| 18:48 | Rice | Thomas Yelton can't tip it in | 37-25 |
| 18:47 | Rice | Adrian Wunsch tips it back up and in | 37-27 |
| 18:18 | UConn | Rodney Archey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-27 |
| 18:02 | Rice | Michael Morgan comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 37-27 |
| 18:01 | UConn | Donald Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 17:55 | UConn | Rodney Archey misses the jumper from the free throw line | 37-27 |
| 17:54 | Rice | Jeremy Davis grabs the board | 37-27 |
| 17:34 | Rice | Adrian Wunsch's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Wygant | 37-27 |
| 17:33 | UConn | Rodney Archey grabs the defensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 17:04 | UConn | Sherwood Vacca's pass is intercepted by Thomas Yelton | 37-27 |
| 16:48 | Rice | Thomas Yelton scores on a jumper in the lane and the foul's on Charles Wygant - foul #1 on Charles Wygant, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| Subs | UConn | Byron Collison (PG), Russell Robey (SG), Negele Rosenbloom (SF), Sterling Beckstead (PF), George Dean (C) Spencer Lyke, Sherwood Vacca, Donald Ford, Rodney Archey, Charles Wygant | |
| Subs | Rice | Roderick Coleman (PG), Samuel Satsky (SG), Victor Fogarty (SF), Rafael Pierce (C) John Galli, Jeremy Davis, Michael Morgan, Adrian Wunsch | |
| 16:48 | Rice | Thomas Yelton makes the free throw | 37-30 |
| 16:36 | UConn | Russell Robey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-30 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Keen (C) Thomas Yelton | |
| 16:19 | Rice | Rafael Pierce is whistled for traveling | 37-30 |
| 15:51 | UConn | Russell Robey makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Byron Collison | 40-30 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Byron Collison (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Russell Robey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Negele Rosenbloom (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Sterling Beckstead (fresh) 3 reb. C - George Dean (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Roderick Coleman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Samuel Satsky (fresh) SF - Victor Fogarty (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Rafael Pierce (fresh) C - James Keen (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:36 | Rice | Rafael Pierce is hacked by Byron Collison - foul #2 on Byron Collison, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Spencer Lyke (PG), Rodney Archey (PF) Byron Collison, Sterling Beckstead | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeremy Davis (SG) James Keen | |
| 15:25 | Rice | Samuel Satsky comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Negele Rosenbloom - foul #2 on Negele Rosenbloom, team foul #3 | 40-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Donald Ford (SF) Negele Rosenbloom | |
| Subs | Rice | John Galli (PG), Thomas Yelton (PF), Adrian Wunsch (C) Roderick Coleman, Jeremy Davis, Rafael Pierce | |
| 15:25 | Rice | Samuel Satsky misses the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 15:25 | Rice | Samuel Satsky misses the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 15:25 | UConn | Rodney Archey snags the defensive board | 40-30 |
| 15:10 | UConn | Rodney Archey hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donald Ford | 42-30 |
| 14:51 | Rice | George Dean swats the short shot by Thomas Yelton | 42-30 |
| 14:50 | UConn | Russell Robey grabs the board | 42-30 |
| 14:29 | UConn | Spencer Lyke makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Russell Robey | 45-30 |
| 14:14 | Rice | Samuel Satsky is denied on a layup by George Dean | 45-30 |
| 14:13 | UConn | Russell Robey gets the rebound | 45-30 |
| 13:51 | UConn | Russell Robey can't connect on a runner from the left block but the foul's on John Galli - foul #3 on John Galli, team foul #1 | 45-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Negele Rosenbloom (SF), Charles Wygant (C) Donald Ford, George Dean | |
| Subs | Rice | Roderick Coleman (PG), Jeremy Davis (SG), Michael Morgan (SF), Rafael Pierce (C) John Galli, Samuel Satsky, Victor Fogarty, Adrian Wunsch | |
| 13:51 | UConn | Russell Robey makes the 1st free throw | 46-30 |
| 13:51 | UConn | Russell Robey makes the 2nd free throw | 47-30 |
| 13:36 | Rice | Jeremy Davis knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Morgan | 47-33 |
| 13:21 | UConn | Russell Robey is fouled on the floor by Thomas Yelton - foul #2 on Thomas Yelton, team foul #2 | 47-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Byron Collison (PG), Sherwood Vacca (SG), Sterling Beckstead (PF) Spencer Lyke, Russell Robey, Rodney Archey | |
| Subs | Rice | James Keen (C) Thomas Yelton | |
| 12:57 | UConn | Charles Wygant's fadeaway is rejected by James Keen | 47-33 |
| 12:55 | UConn | Negele Rosenbloom hits the follow up shot | 49-33 |
| 12:30 | Rice | James Keen makes the 3 from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 12:09 | UConn | Sherwood Vacca comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 49-36 |
| 12:07 | Rice | Rafael Pierce gets the rebound | 49-36 |
| 11:44 | Rice | Rafael Pierce hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Byron Collison - foul #3 on Byron Collison, team foul #4 | 49-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Spencer Lyke (PG), Donald Ford (SF), Rodney Archey (PF) Byron Collison, Negele Rosenbloom, Sterling Beckstead | |
| Subs | Rice | John Galli (PG), Adrian Wunsch (C) Roderick Coleman, James Keen | |
| 11:44 | Rice | Rafael Pierce makes the free throw | 49-39 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Spencer Lyke (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sherwood Vacca (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Ford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rodney Archey (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Wygant (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Galli (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeremy Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rafael Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Adrian Wunsch (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | UConn | Rafael Pierce is called for the reach on Spencer Lyke - foul #2 on Rafael Pierce, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| Subs | UConn | George Dean (C) Charles Wygant | |
| Subs | Rice | Victor Fogarty (SF), Thomas Yelton (PF) Michael Morgan, Rafael Pierce | |
| 11:00 | UConn | Rodney Archey scores on a fadeaway from close range | 51-39 |
| 10:52 | Rice | Victor Fogarty's pass is intercepted by Sherwood Vacca | 51-39 |
| 10:49 | UConn | Spencer Lyke lays it in set up by Sherwood Vacca | 53-39 |
| 10:33 | Rice | Victor Fogarty is hacked by Donald Ford - foul #1 on Donald Ford, team foul #5 | 53-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Russell Robey (SG) Sherwood Vacca | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Satsky (SG) Jeremy Davis | |
| 10:14 | Rice | Victor Fogarty hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-39 |
| 10:12 | Rice | Thomas Yelton misses the tip | 53-39 |
| 10:10 | Rice | Adrian Wunsch misses the tip | 53-39 |
| 10:08 | Rice | Thomas Yelton grabs the offensive board | 53-39 |
| 10:01 | Rice | Adrian Wunsch's pass is intercepted by Donald Ford | 53-39 |
| 09:58 | UConn | Donald Ford lays it in | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:36 | Rice | Victor Fogarty misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 55-39 |
| 09:35 | UConn | Rodney Archey gets the rebound | 55-39 |
| 09:09 | UConn | Russell Robey is called for a charge - foul #1 on Russell Robey, team foul #6 | 55-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Wygant (C) George Dean | |
| Subs | Rice | Roderick Coleman (PG), Jeremy Davis (SG), Michael Morgan (SF) John Galli, Samuel Satsky, Victor Fogarty | |
| 08:57 | Rice | Thomas Yelton misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 55-39 |
| 08:56 | UConn | Russell Robey gets the rebound | 55-39 |
| 08:29 | UConn | Donald Ford connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Rodney Archey | 57-39 |
| 08:15 | Rice | Jeremy Davis misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-39 |
| 08:14 | Rice | Michael Morgan grabs the offensive board | 57-39 |
| 08:04 | Rice | Adrian Wunsch clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 57-39 |
| 08:02 | UConn | Russell Robey gets the rebound | 57-39 |
| 07:40 | UConn | Donald Ford buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Russell Robey | 59-39 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Spencer Lyke (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Russell Robey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Ford (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rodney Archey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Wygant (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Roderick Coleman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Yelton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Adrian Wunsch (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Rice | Roderick Coleman misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Russell Robey - foul #2 on Russell Robey, team foul #7 | 59-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Byron Collison (PG), Sherwood Vacca (SG), Negele Rosenbloom (SF), Sterling Beckstead (PF) Spencer Lyke, Russell Robey, Donald Ford, Rodney Archey | |
| Subs | Rice | Victor Fogarty (PF), Rafael Pierce (C) Thomas Yelton, Adrian Wunsch | |
| 07:15 | Rice | Roderick Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 59-40 |
| 07:15 | Rice | Roderick Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-41 |
| 06:48 | UConn | Sterling Beckstead lays it in on a nice dish by Byron Collison and he's hacked by Roderick Coleman - foul #2 on Roderick Coleman, team foul #4 | 61-41 |
| Subs | UConn | George Dean (C) Charles Wygant | |
| Subs | Rice | John Galli (PG), Samuel Satsky (SG), James Keen (C) Roderick Coleman, Jeremy Davis, Michael Morgan | |
| 06:48 | UConn | Sterling Beckstead misses the free throw | 61-41 |
| 06:48 | Rice | James Keen grabs the board | 61-41 |
| 06:27 | Rice | Samuel Satsky knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-43 |
| 06:10 | UConn | Victor Fogarty is called for the reach on Sterling Beckstead - foul #1 on Victor Fogarty, team foul #5 | 61-43 |
| 05:52 | UConn | Sterling Beckstead drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Byron Collison | 63-43 |
| 05:40 | Rice | Sherwood Vacca is called for the reach on Samuel Satsky - foul #2 on Sherwood Vacca, team foul #8 | 63-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Rodney Archey (PF), Charles Wygant (C) Sterling Beckstead, George Dean | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Morgan (SF), Thomas Yelton (PF) Rafael Pierce, James Keen | |
| 05:40 | Rice | Samuel Satsky misses the 1st free throw | 63-43 |
| 05:40 | UConn | Rodney Archey pulls down the rebound | 63-43 |
| 05:13 | UConn | Sherwood Vacca misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-43 |
| 05:12 | UConn | Charles Wygant tips it home | 65-43 |
| 05:00 | Rice | John Galli makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Morgan | 65-45 |
| 04:43 | UConn | Charles Wygant is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Charles Wygant, team foul #9 | 65-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Spencer Lyke (PG), Russell Robey (SG), Donald Ford (SF) Byron Collison, Sherwood Vacca, Negele Rosenbloom | |
| Subs | Rice | Roderick Coleman (PG), Rafael Pierce (PF), James Keen (C) John Galli, Michael Morgan, Thomas Yelton | |
| 04:35 | Rice | Roderick Coleman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 65-45 |
| 04:34 | UConn | The rebound goes to Donald Ford | 65-45 |
| 04:28 | UConn | Rodney Archey misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 65-45 |
| 04:27 | Rice | Rafael Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 65-45 |
| 04:23 | Rice | Roderick Coleman clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-45 |
| 04:22 | Rice | Rafael Pierce tips it home | 65-47 |
| 04:03 | UConn | Rodney Archey clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-47 |
| 04:02 | Rice | The rebound goes to Samuel Satsky | 65-47 |
| 03:57 | Rice | Donald Ford is called for the reach on Samuel Satsky - foul #2 on Donald Ford, team foul #10 | 65-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Sterling Beckstead (PF), George Dean (C) Rodney Archey, Charles Wygant | |
| Subs | Rice | Travis Richmond (SF) Victor Fogarty | |
| 03:57 | Rice | Samuel Satsky misses the 1st free throw | 65-47 |
| 03:57 | Rice | Samuel Satsky misses the 2nd free throw | 65-47 |
| 03:57 | UConn | George Dean grabs the board | 65-47 |
| 03:42 | UConn | Russell Robey misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-47 |
| 03:41 | Rice | James Keen pulls down the rebound | 65-47 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Spencer Lyke (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Russell Robey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Ford (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sterling Beckstead (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - George Dean (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Roderick Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Satsky (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Travis Richmond (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rafael Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Keen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:37 | Rice | James Keen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-47 |
| 03:36 | UConn | Donald Ford grabs the board | 65-47 |
| 03:10 | UConn | Russell Robey misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 65-47 |
| 03:08 | Rice | Roderick Coleman grabs the board | 65-47 |
| 03:00 | Rice | Sterling Beckstead takes the ball from Samuel Satsky | 65-47 |
| 02:35 | UConn | Donald Ford connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Russell Robey | 68-47 |
| 02:28 | Rice | Travis Richmond misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 68-47 |
| 02:27 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Satsky | 68-47 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Roderick Coleman misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-47 |
| 02:09 | UConn | The rebound goes to Sterling Beckstead | 68-47 |
| 01:52 | UConn | Russell Robey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 68-47 |
| 01:51 | Rice | Samuel Satsky grabs the board | 68-47 |
| 01:32 | Rice | Samuel Satsky misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-47 |
| 01:31 | UConn | Spencer Lyke pulls down the rebound | 68-47 |
| 01:15 | UConn | A charge is called on George Dean - foul #1 on George Dean, team foul #11 | 68-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Sherwood Vacca (SG), Rodney Archey (PF), Charles Wygant (C) Russell Robey, Sterling Beckstead, George Dean | |
| Subs | Rice | Victor Fogarty (SF) Travis Richmond | |
| 00:59 | Rice | Victor Fogarty is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Victor Fogarty, team foul #6 | 68-47 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | UConn | Sherwood Vacca hits the finger roll set up by Spencer Lyke | 70-47 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Rice | Victor Fogarty makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Roderick Coleman | 70-49 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Spencer Lyke runs out the clock | 70-49 |