| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Taylor Chatman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Ismail (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitchell Worthington (fresh) PF - Glen Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Bernard Womack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Clayton Osborne (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Saver (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Dix (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Knutsen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Ballard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Mitchell Worthington inbounds the ball | 25-39 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Kent State | Timothy Ismail misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 25-39 |
| 19:42 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Knutsen | 25-39 |
| 19:27 | Rice | James Saver misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 25-39 |
| 19:26 | Rice | Richard Dix pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-39 |
| 19:20 | Rice | Michael Knutsen loses the ball out of bounds | 25-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Alex Hosler (SF) Michael Knutsen | |
| 19:05 | Kent State | Bernard Womack misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Ballard - foul #1 on Michael Ballard, team foul #1 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Talton (PG) Alex Hosler | |
| 19:05 | Kent State | Bernard Womack makes the 1st free throw | 26-39 |
| 19:05 | Kent State | Bernard Womack makes the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 18:46 | Rice | Michael Ballard's pass is intercepted by Bernard Womack | 27-39 |
| 18:31 | Kent State | Taylor Chatman misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by James Saver - foul #1 on James Saver, team foul #2 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Faucett (PG), Raymond Raygoza (SG) Brian Talton, Clayton Osborne | |
| 18:31 | Kent State | Taylor Chatman makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 18:31 | Kent State | Taylor Chatman makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 18:11 | Rice | Raymond Raygoza misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-39 |
| 18:10 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Glen Moore | 29-39 |
| 17:44 | Kent State | Bernard Womack comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 29-39 |
| 17:43 | Rice | Raymond Raygoza grabs the defensive rebound | 29-39 |
| 17:26 | Rice | Richard Dix is denied on a dunk by Mitchell Worthington | 29-39 |
| 17:25 | Kent State | Bernard Womack gets the rebound | 29-39 |
| 17:05 | Kent State | Taylor Chatman loses the ball out of bounds | 29-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Goran Slusarski (PG), Joshua Grady (SF), James Weidler (C) Taylor Chatman, Mitchell Worthington, Bernard Womack | |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Talton (PG), Clayton Osborne (SG), Alex Hosler (SF), Michael Knutsen (C) James Faucett, Raymond Raygoza, James Saver, Michael Ballard | |
| 16:46 | Rice | Michael Knutsen clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Glen Moore - foul #1 on Glen Moore, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Saver (SG) Brian Talton | |
| 16:46 | Rice | Michael Knutsen makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 16:46 | Rice | Michael Knutsen makes the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 16:35 | Kent State | Joshua Grady misses the easy layup | 29-41 |
| 16:34 | Rice | Michael Knutsen pulls down the rebound | 29-41 |
| 16:09 | Rice | James Saver misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 29-41 |
| 16:07 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Knutsen | 29-41 |
| 15:54 | Rice | Clayton Osborne is whistled for a carry | 29-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Scott Bruner (PG), Willie Wilder (C) Timothy Ismail, Glen Moore | |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Talton (PG), Ricky Schrum (SF), Michael Ballard (C) James Saver, Alex Hosler, Michael Knutsen | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Scott Bruner (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Goran Slusarski (fresh) SF - Joshua Grady (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Weidler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Wilder (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brian Talton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Clayton Osborne (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Schrum (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Dix (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Ballard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Kent State | Joshua Grady is hacked by Ricky Schrum - foul #4 on Ricky Schrum, team foul #3 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Mitchell Worthington (SF) Goran Slusarski | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Raygoza (SG), Alex Hosler (SF) Brian Talton, Ricky Schrum | |
| 15:28 | Kent State | James Weidler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-41 |
| 15:27 | Rice | Alex Hosler grabs the defensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 15:04 | Rice | Joshua Grady steals it from Richard Dix | 29-41 |
| 14:51 | Kent State | James Weidler is hacked by Richard Dix - foul #3 on Richard Dix, team foul #4 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Taylor Chatman (SG), Bernard Womack (PF) Joshua Grady, James Weidler | |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Talton (PG), James Saver (SF), Michael Knutsen (C) Raymond Raygoza, Alex Hosler, Michael Ballard | |
| 14:33 | Kent State | Taylor Chatman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-41 |
| 14:32 | Rice | Michael Knutsen grabs the defensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 14:17 | Rice | Clayton Osborne buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Saver | 29-44 |
| 14:05 | Kent State | Willie Wilder blows the layup | 29-44 |
| 14:03 | Rice | Michael Knutsen pulls down the rebound | 29-44 |
| 13:47 | Rice | Brian Talton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-44 |
| 13:46 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Bernard Womack | 29-44 |
| 13:32 | Kent State | Mitchell Worthington's layup is rejected by Richard Dix | 29-44 |
| 13:31 | Rice | Michael Knutsen grabs the defensive rebound | 29-44 |
| 13:15 | Rice | James Saver hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Talton | 29-47 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:07 | Kent State | Scott Bruner drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Mitchell Worthington and the foul's on Michael Knutsen - foul #1 on Michael Knutsen, team foul #5 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Timothy Ismail (SG), Glen Moore (PF), James Weidler (C) Mitchell Worthington, Bernard Womack, Willie Wilder | |
| Subs | Rice | James Faucett (PG), Raymond Raygoza (SG), Alex Hosler (SF), Michael Ballard (C) Brian Talton, Clayton Osborne, James Saver, Michael Knutsen | |
| 13:07 | Kent State | Scott Bruner misses the free throw | 31-47 |
| 13:07 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Dix | 31-47 |
| 12:51 | Rice | Richard Dix drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by James Faucett and he's fouled by Glen Moore - foul #2 on Glen Moore, team foul #2 | 31-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joshua Grady (SF) Taylor Chatman | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:51 | Rice | Richard Dix makes the free throw | 31-50 |
| 12:33 | Kent State | Timothy Ismail can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-50 |
| 12:31 | Kent State | Glen Moore hits the follow up shot | 33-50 |
| 12:15 | Rice | Richard Dix hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-50 |
| 12:13 | Rice | Richard Dix pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-50 |
| 12:02 | Rice | Alex Hosler misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Joshua Grady - foul #3 on Joshua Grady, team foul #3 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Goran Slusarski (PG), Bernard Womack (C) Scott Bruner, James Weidler | |
| Subs | Rice | Clayton Osborne (PG), James Saver (SG) James Faucett, Raymond Raygoza | |
| 12:02 | Rice | Alex Hosler makes the 1st free throw | 33-51 |
| 12:02 | Rice | Alex Hosler makes the 2nd free throw | 33-52 |
| 11:49 | Kent State | Timothy Ismail scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Joshua Grady and he's fouled by James Saver - foul #2 on James Saver, team foul #6 | 35-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Willie Wilder (C) Bernard Womack | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Raygoza (SG) Alex Hosler | |
| 11:49 | Kent State | Timothy Ismail makes the free throw | 36-52 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Goran Slusarski (fresh) SG - Timothy Ismail (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Grady (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Glen Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Willie Wilder (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Clayton Osborne (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Raygoza (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Saver (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Richard Dix (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Ballard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Rice | Clayton Osborne is fouled on the floor by Goran Slusarski - foul #1 on Goran Slusarski, team foul #4 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Taylor Chatman (PG) Goran Slusarski | |
| Subs | Rice | Alex Hosler (SF) Raymond Raygoza | |
| 11:17 | Rice | Clayton Osborne connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-55 |
| 11:06 | Kent State | Willie Wilder can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-55 |
| 11:05 | Rice | Richard Dix pulls down the rebound | 36-55 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:41 | Rice | Richard Dix can't finish the layup | 36-55 |
| 10:40 | Rice | Michael Ballard can't tip it in | 36-55 |
| 10:39 | Kent State | Willie Wilder grabs the board | 36-55 |
| 10:21 | Kent State | Taylor Chatman misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-55 |
| 10:20 | Rice | Alex Hosler snags the defensive board | 36-55 |
| 10:01 | Rice | James Saver scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Alex Hosler and the foul's on Timothy Ismail - foul #1 on Timothy Ismail, team foul #5 | 36-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Scott Bruner (PG), Mitchell Worthington (SF), Bernard Womack (PF), James Weidler (C) Timothy Ismail, Joshua Grady, Glen Moore, Willie Wilder | |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Talton (PG), Raymond Raygoza (SG), Michael Knutsen (C) Clayton Osborne, Alex Hosler, Michael Ballard | |
| 10:01 | Rice | James Saver misses the free throw | 36-57 |
| 10:01 | Kent State | James Weidler pulls down the rebound | 36-57 |
| 09:51 | Kent State | Bernard Womack clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-57 |
| 09:49 | Rice | Michael Knutsen pulls down the rebound | 36-57 |
| 09:29 | Rice | Scott Bruner picks off the pass by Brian Talton | 36-57 |
| 09:10 | Kent State | Bernard Womack is hacked by James Saver - foul #3 on James Saver, team foul #7 | 36-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Timothy Ismail (SG) Taylor Chatman | |
| Subs | Rice | Clayton Osborne (PG), James Faucett (SG), Michael Ballard (C) Brian Talton, Raymond Raygoza, Michael Knutsen | |
| 09:10 | Kent State | Bernard Womack misses the 1st free throw | 36-57 |
| 09:10 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Ballard | 36-57 |
| 08:50 | Rice | James Saver clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-57 |
| 08:49 | Rice | Michael Ballard tips it home | 36-59 |
| 08:32 | Kent State | Mitchell Worthington connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Timothy Ismail | 38-59 |
| 08:03 | Rice | James Faucett misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 38-59 |
| 08:01 | Rice | Michael Ballard pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-59 |
| 07:40 | Rice | James Faucett is hacked by Mitchell Worthington - foul #2 on Mitchell Worthington, team foul #6 | 38-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Glen Moore (PF), Willie Wilder (C) Bernard Womack, James Weidler | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Raygoza (SG), Ricky Schrum (SF), Michael Knutsen (C) James Faucett, James Saver, Michael Ballard | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Scott Bruner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Ismail (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mitchell Worthington (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glen Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Willie Wilder (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Clayton Osborne (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Raygoza (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ricky Schrum (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Richard Dix (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Knutsen (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Rice | Richard Dix misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-59 |
| 07:17 | Kent State | Timothy Ismail grabs the board | 38-59 |
| 06:59 | Kent State | Clayton Osborne steps in front of the Mitchell Worthington pass | 38-59 |
| 06:44 | Rice | Raymond Raygoza comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 38-59 |
| 06:42 | Rice | Clayton Osborne pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-59 |
| 06:23 | Rice | Ricky Schrum scores on a floater from the right block set up by Michael Knutsen | 38-61 |
| 06:12 | Kent State | Michael Knutsen swats the short shot by Scott Bruner | 38-61 |
| 06:10 | Kent State | Timothy Ismail grabs the offensive rebound | 38-61 |
| 05:59 | Kent State | Scott Bruner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Taylor Chatman (PG), Goran Slusarski (SG), Joshua Grady (SF), Bernard Womack (PF), James Weidler (C) Scott Bruner, Timothy Ismail, Mitchell Worthington, Glen Moore, Willie Wilder | |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Talton (PG), Alex Hosler (PF) Clayton Osborne, Richard Dix | |
| 05:33 | Rice | Raymond Raygoza clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-61 |
| 05:31 | Kent State | Bernard Womack grabs the board | 38-61 |
| 05:27 | Kent State | Taylor Chatman misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-61 |
| 05:25 | Kent State | Bernard Womack tips it home | 40-61 |
| 05:09 | Rice | Ricky Schrum is hacked by Joshua Grady - foul #4 on Joshua Grady, team foul #7 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Faucett (SG) Raymond Raygoza | |
| 05:09 | Rice | Ricky Schrum makes the 1st free throw | 40-62 |
| 05:09 | Rice | Ricky Schrum misses the 2nd free throw | 40-62 |
| 05:09 | Kent State | James Weidler pulls down the rebound | 40-62 |
| 04:55 | Kent State | Joshua Grady's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Lyle Joyal (PG) Brian Talton | |
| 04:27 | Rice | James Faucett hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-65 |
| 04:13 | Kent State | James Weidler comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 40-65 |
| 04:11 | Rice | Ricky Schrum grabs the board | 40-65 |
| 03:46 | Rice | Michael Knutsen misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-65 |
| 03:44 | Kent State | The rebound goes to James Weidler | 40-65 |
| 03:40 | Kent State | Lyle Joyal is called for the reach on Joshua Grady - foul #1 on Lyle Joyal, team foul #8 | 40-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Talton (PG), Raymond Raygoza (SG) Lyle Joyal, James Faucett | |
| 03:40 | Kent State | Joshua Grady misses the 1st free throw | 40-65 |
| 03:40 | Rice | Alex Hosler grabs the board | 40-65 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joshua Grady (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Goran Slusarski (fresh) SF - Taylor Chatman (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Weidler (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Bernard Womack (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brian Talton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Raygoza (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ricky Schrum (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Alex Hosler (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Knutsen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:11 | Rice | Alex Hosler's pass is intercepted by Joshua Grady | 40-65 |
| 02:51 | Kent State | Brian Talton takes the ball from James Weidler | 40-65 |
| 02:32 | Rice | Joshua Grady is called for the reach on Brian Talton - foul #5 on Joshua Grady, team foul #8 | 40-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | Mitchell Worthington (SF) Joshua Grady | |
| Subs | Rice | Lyle Joyal (PG) Ricky Schrum | |
| 02:32 | Rice | Brian Talton misses the 1st free throw | 40-65 |
| 02:32 | Kent State | Bernard Womack snags the defensive board | 40-65 |
| 02:24 | Kent State | Mitchell Worthington's pass is intercepted by Brian Talton | 40-65 |
| 02:09 | Rice | Brian Talton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Mitchell Worthington - foul #3 on Mitchell Worthington, team foul #9 | 40-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Faucett (SG) Raymond Raygoza | |
| 02:09 | Rice | Brian Talton makes the 1st free throw | 40-66 |
| 02:09 | Rice | Brian Talton makes the 2nd free throw | 40-67 |
| 01:50 | Kent State | Bernard Womack misses the easy layup | 40-67 |
| 01:49 | Kent State | James Weidler tips it home | 42-67 |
| 01:31 | Rice | The short jumper by Michael Knutsen is denied by James Weidler | 42-67 |
| 01:30 | Rice | Michael Knutsen gets the offensive rebound | 42-67 |
| 01:13 | Rice | Lyle Joyal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-67 |
| 01:11 | Rice | Alex Hosler pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-67 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Lyle Joyal connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Faucett | 42-70 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Kent State | Goran Slusarski hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Taylor Chatman | 45-70 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Rice | Brian Talton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Raygoza (SG), Richard Dix (PF) Lyle Joyal, Brian Talton | |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Bernard Womack is hacked by Richard Dix - foul #4 on Richard Dix, team foul #9 | 45-70 |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Bernard Womack makes the 1st free throw | 46-70 |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Bernard Womack misses the 2nd free throw | 46-70 |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Mitchell Worthington pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-70 |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Taylor Chatman makes the 3 from the right wing | 49-70 |
| 00:00 | Rice | James Faucett runs out the clock | 49-70 |