| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jerry McGivney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chris Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - James Stevenson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mack Spates (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Jasper (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Michael Powers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Kinch (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Morris Crichton (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Rock (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | James Stevenson inbounds the ball | 23-31 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Rice | Thomas Jasper connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Jerry McGivney and he's fouled by Michael Powers - foul #3 on Michael Powers, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Idaho | Nick Oldham (PG) Michael Powers | |
| 19:51 | Rice | Thomas Jasper makes the free throw | 26-31 |
| 19:32 | Idaho | Richard Freeman connects on the floater from the left wing and the foul's on Thomas Jasper - foul #2 on Thomas Jasper, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| 19:32 | Idaho | Richard Freeman makes the free throw | 26-34 |
| 19:17 | Rice | Jerry McGivney makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Chris Jones | 29-34 |
| 18:54 | Idaho | Richard Freeman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-34 |
| 18:52 | Rice | James Stevenson grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 18:45 | Rice | Chris Jones is called for traveling | 29-34 |
| 18:28 | Idaho | Richard Freeman drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-37 |
| 18:02 | Rice | Chris Jones hits a shot from the right side set up by Jerry McGivney | 31-37 |
| 17:52 | Idaho | Richard Freeman buries a floater from the right side | 31-39 |
| 17:33 | Rice | James Stevenson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 17:31 | Idaho | Richard Freeman pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 17:15 | Idaho | Richard Freeman's pass is intercepted by James Stevenson | 31-39 |
| 17:12 | Rice | James Stevenson banks in the layup | 33-39 |
| 16:52 | Idaho | Morris Crichton connects on the runner in the lane set up by Nick Oldham | 33-41 |
| 16:43 | Rice | James Stevenson makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Mack Spates | 35-41 |
| 16:35 | Idaho | Richard Freeman can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 35-41 |
| 16:34 | Rice | Chris Jones pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 16:29 | Rice | Chris Jones misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Freeman - foul #1 on Richard Freeman, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Chong (SG), David Hayes (SF), Michael Finley (PF), Joshua Hux (C) Jerry McGivney, James Stevenson, Mack Spates, Thomas Jasper | |
| Subs | Idaho | John Reading (PG), Steve Pedersen (SF), Stanford Whittenburg (PF), Barry Hanks (C) Nick Oldham, David Kinch, Morris Crichton, Brian Rock | |
| 16:29 | Rice | Chris Jones makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 16:29 | Rice | Chris Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 16:29 | Idaho | Stanford Whittenburg pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| 16:16 | Idaho | Richard Freeman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 16:15 | Idaho | The offensive rebound goes to Barry Hanks | 36-41 |
| 16:09 | Idaho | Barry Hanks comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 36-41 |
| 16:07 | Idaho | Barry Hanks tips it back up and in | 36-43 |
| 15:51 | Rice | The jump hook by Joshua Hux is blocked by Barry Hanks | 36-43 |
| 15:49 | Idaho | Barry Hanks grabs the board | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Chris Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SG - Walter Chong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Finley (fresh) 1 pts. C - Joshua Hux (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - John Reading (fresh) SG - Richard Freeman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Steve Pedersen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stanford Whittenburg (fresh) 4 reb. C - Barry Hanks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Idaho | David Hayes is called for the reach on Richard Freeman - foul #1 on David Hayes, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Barton (SG) Chris Jones | |
| Subs | Idaho | Michael Powers (PG) Richard Freeman | |
| 15:22 | Idaho | Steve Pedersen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-43 |
| 15:20 | Rice | Joshua Hux gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| 15:07 | Rice | Michael Finley lays it in on a great pass from Charles Barton | 38-43 |
| 14:52 | Idaho | Barry Hanks misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 14:50 | Rice | David Hayes snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 14:35 | Rice | Michael Finley can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-43 |
| 14:33 | Rice | David Hayes gets the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 14:13 | Rice | Michael Powers picks off the pass by David Hayes | 38-43 |
| 14:10 | Idaho | Michael Powers lays it in | 38-45 |
| 13:43 | Rice | Joshua Hux misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Barry Hanks - foul #2 on Barry Hanks, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Jerry McGivney (PG), James Stevenson (SF), Thomas Jasper (C) Walter Chong, David Hayes, Michael Finley | |
| Subs | Idaho | Nick Oldham (SG), David Kinch (SF), Darryl Maxwell (PF), Brian Rock (C) John Reading, Steve Pedersen, Stanford Whittenburg, Barry Hanks | |
| 13:43 | Rice | Joshua Hux makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 13:43 | Rice | Joshua Hux makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 13:21 | Idaho | Darryl Maxwell loses the ball out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Mack Spates (PF) Joshua Hux | |
| Subs | Idaho | Richard Freeman (SG), Morris Crichton (PF) Nick Oldham, Darryl Maxwell | |
| 13:00 | Rice | Charles Barton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 40-45 |
| 12:58 | Idaho | Morris Crichton gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 12:37 | Idaho | Richard Freeman drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 12:12 | Rice | Jerry McGivney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-48 |
| 12:10 | Idaho | David Kinch gets the rebound | 40-48 |
| 11:52 | Idaho | Morris Crichton comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 40-48 |
| 11:51 | Rice | James Stevenson snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jerry McGivney (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Barton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Stevenson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mack Spates (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Jasper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Michael Powers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Richard Freeman (fresh) 14 pts. SF - David Kinch (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Morris Crichton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Rock (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:32 | Rice | Charles Barton buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Jasper | 42-48 |
| 11:20 | Idaho | Brian Rock drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Richard Freeman | 42-50 |
| 11:12 | Rice | Mack Spates misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 42-50 |
| 11:11 | Rice | Charles Barton tips it back up and in | 44-50 |
| 11:03 | Idaho | David Kinch drills a turnaround from close range set up by Morris Crichton and the foul's on James Stevenson - foul #2 on James Stevenson, team foul #3 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Chris Jones (SG), Michael Finley (C) Charles Barton, Thomas Jasper | |
| Subs | Idaho | Nick Oldham (PG), John Reading (SG), Stanford Whittenburg (PF) Michael Powers, Richard Freeman, Morris Crichton | |
| 11:03 | Idaho | David Kinch makes the free throw | 44-53 |
| 10:49 | Rice | James Stevenson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Chris Jones | 47-53 |
| 10:23 | Idaho | John Reading connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Nick Oldham | 47-55 |
| 10:02 | Rice | Jerry McGivney is hacked by Nick Oldham - foul #3 on Nick Oldham, team foul #4 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Chong (SG), David Hayes (SF), Joshua Hux (C) Jerry McGivney, James Stevenson, Mack Spates | |
| Subs | Idaho | Steve Pedersen (SF), Barry Hanks (C) David Kinch, Brian Rock | |
| 09:53 | Rice | Stanford Whittenburg is called for the reach on Michael Finley - foul #1 on Stanford Whittenburg, team foul #5 | 47-55 |
| 09:41 | Rice | Walter Chong clanks a 3 from the right corner | 47-55 |
| 09:39 | Idaho | Steve Pedersen grabs the board | 47-55 |
| 09:23 | Idaho | John Reading misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-55 |
| 09:22 | Idaho | Stanford Whittenburg grabs the offensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 09:06 | Idaho | Barry Hanks is whistled for a carry | 47-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Barton (SG), Thomas Jasper (C) Chris Jones, Joshua Hux | |
| Subs | Idaho | Richard Freeman (SG) John Reading | |
| 08:53 | Rice | David Hayes scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Walter Chong | 49-55 |
| 08:31 | Idaho | Richard Freeman can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-55 |
| 08:29 | Rice | The rebound goes to David Hayes | 49-55 |
| 08:21 | Rice | Charles Barton comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-55 |
| 08:20 | Idaho | Steve Pedersen snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| 08:16 | Idaho | Nick Oldham can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 08:15 | Rice | Walter Chong gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| 08:03 | Rice | Thomas Jasper misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Barry Hanks - foul #3 on Barry Hanks, team foul #6 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Jerry McGivney (PG), James Stevenson (SF), Mack Spates (PF) Charles Barton, David Hayes, Michael Finley | |
| Subs | Idaho | Michael Powers (PG), David Kinch (SF), Morris Crichton (PF), Brian Rock (C) Nick Oldham, Steve Pedersen, Stanford Whittenburg, Barry Hanks | |
| 08:03 | Rice | Thomas Jasper misses the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 08:03 | Rice | Thomas Jasper misses the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 08:03 | Idaho | The rebound goes to Brian Rock | 49-55 |
| 07:43 | Idaho | Brian Rock hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 49-55 |
| 07:41 | Rice | The rebound goes to Walter Chong | 49-55 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jerry McGivney (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Walter Chong (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - James Stevenson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mack Spates (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Jasper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Michael Powers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Richard Freeman (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Kinch (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Morris Crichton (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Rock (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:32 | Rice | Walter Chong clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 49-55 |
| 07:31 | Idaho | Brian Rock grabs the board | 49-55 |
| 07:27 | Idaho | David Kinch is fouled on the floor by Walter Chong - foul #2 on Walter Chong, team foul #4 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Chris Jones (SG), Joshua Hux (C) Walter Chong, Thomas Jasper | |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| 07:18 | Idaho | Michael Powers lays it up and in | 49-57 |
| 06:54 | Rice | Joshua Hux is fouled on the floor by Richard Freeman - foul #2 on Richard Freeman, team foul #7 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Barton (SG) Chris Jones | |
| Subs | Idaho | John Reading (SG) Richard Freeman | |
| 06:54 | Rice | Joshua Hux makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 06:54 | Rice | Joshua Hux makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 06:36 | Idaho | Morris Crichton is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Morris Crichton, team foul #8 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Idaho | Barry Hanks (PF) Morris Crichton | |
| 06:19 | Rice | Michael Powers is called for the reach on Jerry McGivney - foul #4 on Michael Powers, team foul #9 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Finley (C) Joshua Hux | |
| Subs | Idaho | Stanford Whittenburg (PF) Barry Hanks | |
| 06:19 | Rice | Jerry McGivney makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 06:19 | Rice | Jerry McGivney makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 06:03 | Idaho | Brian Rock lays it in on a great pass from John Reading and he's hacked by James Stevenson - foul #3 on James Stevenson, team foul #5 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Jasper (C) Michael Finley | |
| Subs | Idaho | Nick Oldham (SG) John Reading | |
| 06:03 | Idaho | Brian Rock misses the free throw | 53-59 |
| 06:03 | Rice | The rebound goes to Mack Spates | 53-59 |
| 05:47 | Rice | Mack Spates hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Stanford Whittenburg - foul #2 on Stanford Whittenburg, team foul #10 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Chris Jones (PG) Jerry McGivney | |
| Subs | Idaho | Richard Freeman (SG) Michael Powers | |
| 05:47 | Rice | Mack Spates makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 05:47 | Rice | Mack Spates makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 05:43 | Idaho | Nick Oldham travels in the backcourt | 55-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Chong (SF) James Stevenson | |
| Subs | Idaho | Steve Pedersen (SF) David Kinch | |
| 05:38 | Rice | Nick Oldham takes the ball from Walter Chong | 55-59 |
| 05:11 | Idaho | Richard Freeman knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Brian Rock | 55-62 |
| 04:59 | Rice | Walter Chong hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 04:57 | Idaho | Stanford Whittenburg pulls down the rebound | 55-62 |
| 04:51 | Idaho | Brian Rock misses the easy layup | 55-62 |
| 04:50 | Rice | Chris Jones snags the defensive board | 55-62 |
| 04:34 | Rice | Mack Spates misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 04:33 | Idaho | Brian Rock grabs the defensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 04:26 | Idaho | Stanford Whittenburg hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 55-62 |
| 04:25 | Idaho | Stanford Whittenburg grabs the offensive board | 55-62 |
| 04:14 | Idaho | Steve Pedersen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 55-62 |
| 04:13 | Rice | The rebound goes to Thomas Jasper | 55-62 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Chris Jones clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 55-62 |
| 04:01 | Idaho | Stanford Whittenburg grabs the defensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 03:59 | Idaho | Idaho calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Jerry McGivney (PG), James Stevenson (SF) Chris Jones, Walter Chong | |
| Subs | Idaho | Michael Powers (PG), David Kinch (SF), Morris Crichton (PF) Nick Oldham, Steve Pedersen, Stanford Whittenburg | |
| 03:57 | Idaho | Jerry McGivney picks off the pass by Richard Freeman | 55-62 |
| 03:42 | Rice | James Stevenson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Morris Crichton - foul #3 on Morris Crichton, team foul #11 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Chris Jones (SG) Charles Barton | |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| 03:42 | Rice | James Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 03:42 | Rice | James Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jerry McGivney (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Chris Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. SF - James Stevenson (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mack Spates (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Jasper (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Michael Powers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Richard Freeman (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Kinch (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Morris Crichton (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Brian Rock (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:26 | Idaho | Brian Rock misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Thomas Jasper - foul #3 on Thomas Jasper, team foul #6 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Finley (C) Thomas Jasper | |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| 03:26 | Idaho | Brian Rock misses the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 03:26 | Idaho | Brian Rock makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 03:15 | Rice | Mack Spates can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 57-63 |
| 03:13 | Idaho | David Kinch snags the defensive board | 57-63 |
| 03:05 | Idaho | Richard Freeman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Hux (C) Mack Spates | |
| Subs | Idaho | Stanford Whittenburg (C) Brian Rock | |
| 02:50 | Rice | Chris Jones scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 59-63 |
| 02:34 | Idaho | Michael Powers knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by David Kinch | 59-66 |
| 02:34 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Barton (SG), Mack Spates (PF), Thomas Jasper (C) Chris Jones, Michael Finley, Joshua Hux | |
| Subs | Idaho | Brian Rock (C) Stanford Whittenburg | |
| 02:11 | Rice | Thomas Jasper misses long on a 3 from straight away | 59-66 |
| 02:09 | Idaho | David Kinch grabs the defensive rebound | 59-66 |
| 01:55 | Idaho | Michael Powers buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Freeman | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:40 | Rice | James Stevenson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Chris Jones (PG), Walter Chong (SG), David Hayes (SF), Michael Finley (PF), Joshua Hux (C) Jerry McGivney, Charles Barton, James Stevenson, Mack Spates, Thomas Jasper | |
| Subs | Idaho | Nick Oldham (PG), John Reading (SG), Steve Pedersen (SF), Stanford Whittenburg (PF), Barry Hanks (C) Michael Powers, Richard Freeman, David Kinch, Morris Crichton, Brian Rock | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:23 | Idaho | John Reading knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Stanford Whittenburg | 59-71 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Chris Jones comes up short on the shot from the right side | 59-71 |
| 01:03 | Idaho | Barry Hanks gets the rebound | 59-71 |
| 00:59 | Idaho | Nick Oldham can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 59-71 |
| 00:58 | Idaho | Nick Oldham tips it back up and in | 59-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Rice | Chris Jones misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-73 |
| 00:52 | Rice | David Hayes pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-73 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Joshua Hux drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Michael Finley | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Idaho | John Reading lays it up and in | 61-75 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Chris Jones scores on a jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on Nick Oldham - foul #4 on Nick Oldham, team foul #12 | 63-75 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Chris Jones makes the free throw | 64-75 |
| 00:00 | Idaho | Nick Oldham runs out the clock | 64-75 |