| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Werner Bou (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Loewenstein (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marco Wiggins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clyde Maglio (fresh) 2 pts. C - Luis Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lance Richmond (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Marco Wiggins inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah 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 (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Utah State | Marco Wiggins clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 19:45 | Utah State | Luis Jackson snags the offensive board | 38-32 |
| 19:26 | Utah State | Luis Jackson clanks a turnaround from the right block | 38-32 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Samuel Aden grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 19:15 | Rice | Terry Jerez misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 19:14 | Rice | Ronald Hickey tips it back up and in | 38-34 |
| 19:07 | Utah State | Marco Wiggins can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 19:06 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to Marco Wiggins | 38-34 |
| 18:50 | Utah State | Robert Loewenstein makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Werner Bou | 41-34 |
| 18:31 | Rice | Lance Richmond hits a wide open runner from the right block | 41-36 |
| 18:12 | Utah State | Lance Richmond denies the turnaround by Robert Loewenstein | 41-36 |
| 18:11 | Rice | Samuel Aden gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 17:42 | Rice | Terry Jerez scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Samuel Aden | 41-39 |
| 17:22 | Utah State | Werner Bou misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 17:20 | Rice | Lance Richmond grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 17:08 | Rice | Lance Richmond hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Samuel Aden | 41-41 |
| 16:52 | Utah State | Werner Bou buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Marco Wiggins | 44-41 |
| 16:26 | Rice | Lance Richmond clanks a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Werner Bou - foul #3 on Werner Bou, team foul #1 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Utah State | Alva Hazinski (PG), Quinton Jones (SG), Edward Mascarenas (SF), James Najar (PF), Chad Kuhn (C) Werner Bou, Robert Loewenstein, Marco Wiggins, Clyde Maglio, Luis Jackson | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), Raymond Valenti (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, Ronald Hickey | |
| 16:26 | Rice | Lance Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 16:26 | Rice | Lance Richmond makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 16:13 | Utah State | Edward Mascarenas is fouled on the floor by Terry Thornton - foul #1 on Terry Thornton, team foul #1 | 44-43 |
| 15:56 | Utah State | Edward Mascarenas's fadeaway is rejected by Lance Richmond | 44-43 |
| 15:55 | Utah State | Quinton Jones grabs the offensive board | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Alva Hazinski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Quinton Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Mascarenas (fresh) PF - James Najar (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Chad Kuhn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Terry Thornton (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lance Richmond (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Raymond Valenti (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Utah State | Chad Kuhn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SF), William Toy (C) Terry Thornton, Lance Richmond | |
| 15:40 | Rice | Alva Hazinski picks off the pass by Timothy Petty in the backcourt | 44-43 |
| 15:38 | Utah State | Quinton Jones can't finish the layup | 44-43 |
| 15:37 | Rice | Raymond Valenti gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 15:33 | Rice | Timothy Petty buries a jumper from the left side set up by Blake Jones | 44-45 |
| 15:15 | Utah State | Quinton Jones scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Alva Hazinski | 46-45 |
| 15:10 | Rice | William Toy is hacked by Edward Mascarenas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Mascarenas, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Utah State | Matthew Banks (SF) Edward Mascarenas | |
| Subs | Rice | Lance Richmond (PF) Raymond Valenti | |
| 15:00 | Rice | James Najar picks off the pass by Timothy Petty | 46-45 |
| 14:56 | Utah State | James Najar comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Lance Richmond - foul #3 on Lance Richmond, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Loewenstein (SG) Quinton Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (SG) Blake Jones | |
| 14:56 | Utah State | James Najar makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 14:56 | Utah State | James Najar makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 14:39 | Rice | William Toy misses short on an open jumper in the paint | 48-45 |
| 14:37 | Utah State | The rebound goes to James Najar | 48-45 |
| 14:19 | Utah State | Alva Hazinski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-45 |
| 14:18 | Utah State | Chad Kuhn hits the follow up shot | 50-45 |
| 14:16 | Rice | Gregory Freeman is hacked by Robert Loewenstein in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Loewenstein, team foul #3 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Utah State | Daniel Lewis (PG), Clyde Maglio (PF), Luis Jackson (C) Alva Hazinski, James Najar, Chad Kuhn | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG) Timothy Petty | |
| 14:00 | Rice | William Toy connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Dominick Goodlett | 50-48 |
| 13:46 | Utah State | Robert Loewenstein is fouled on the floor by Dominick Goodlett - foul #1 on Dominick Goodlett, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Utah State | Quinton Jones (SG), Edward Mascarenas (SF) Robert Loewenstein, Clyde Maglio | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Valenti (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Lance Richmond, William Toy | |
| 13:30 | Utah State | Raymond Valenti denies the turnaround by Quinton Jones | 50-48 |
| 13:28 | Rice | Ronald Hickey gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 13:15 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett is called for traveling | 50-48 |
| Subs | Utah State | Clyde Maglio (PF) Matthew Banks | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Blake Jones (SG) Dominick Goodlett, Terry Jerez | |
| 13:03 | Utah State | Clyde Maglio clanks a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Blake Jones - foul #1 on Blake Jones, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Utah State | Werner Bou (PG) Daniel Lewis | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:03 | Utah State | Clyde Maglio makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 13:03 | Utah State | Clyde Maglio makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 12:47 | Rice | Raymond Valenti misses the easy layup | 52-48 |
| 12:46 | Utah State | Luis Jackson gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 12:30 | Utah State | Clyde Maglio drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Edward Mascarenas | 54-48 |
| 12:10 | Rice | Raymond Valenti connects on the jumper from close range and the foul's on Clyde Maglio - foul #2 on Clyde Maglio, team foul #4 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Utah State | Alva Hazinski (PG), Robert Loewenstein (SG), Marco Wiggins (SF), James Najar (PF), Chad Kuhn (C) Werner Bou, Quinton Jones, Edward Mascarenas, Clyde Maglio, Luis Jackson | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), William Toy (SF) Samuel Aden, Blake Jones, Gregory Freeman | |
| 12:10 | Rice | Raymond Valenti misses the free throw | 54-50 |
| 12:10 | Utah State | James Najar grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 11:56 | Utah State | Alva Hazinski knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Marco Wiggins | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Alva Hazinski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Loewenstein (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marco Wiggins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Najar (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Chad Kuhn (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Toy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Valenti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Rice | Raymond Valenti hits a turnaround from the left block set up by William Toy | 56-52 |
| 11:20 | Utah State | Alva Hazinski's pass is intercepted by Terry Jerez | 56-52 |
| 11:15 | Rice | Terry Jerez lays it up and in | 56-54 |
| 10:46 | Utah State | Robert Loewenstein clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-54 |
| 10:44 | Rice | Raymond Valenti pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 10:41 | Rice | Terry Jerez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-54 |
| Subs | Utah State | Matthew Banks (SF), Clyde Maglio (PF), Luis Jackson (C) Marco Wiggins, James Najar, Chad Kuhn | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Blake Jones (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Terry Thornton (PF) Timothy Petty, Terry Jerez, Raymond Valenti, Ronald Hickey | |
| 10:28 | Utah State | Alva Hazinski knocks in the runner from close range set up by Robert Loewenstein | 58-54 |
| 10:26 | Rice | Robert Loewenstein is called for the reach on Blake Jones in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Loewenstein, team foul #5 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Utah State | Daniel Lewis (PG), Quinton Jones (SG) Alva Hazinski, Robert Loewenstein | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:07 | Rice | William Toy is open but comes up short on the floater from close range | 58-54 |
| 10:05 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Daniel Lewis | 58-54 |
| 09:47 | Utah State | Samuel Aden takes the ball from Luis Jackson | 58-54 |
| 09:44 | Rice | Samuel Aden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-54 |
| Subs | Utah State | Werner Bou (PG), Edward Mascarenas (SF), Chad Kuhn (C) Daniel Lewis, Clyde Maglio, Luis Jackson | |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (SG) Blake Jones | |
| 09:33 | Utah State | Edward Mascarenas scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Quinton Jones | 60-54 |
| 09:16 | Rice | William Toy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Chad Kuhn - foul #1 on Chad Kuhn, team foul #6 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Utah State | Alva Hazinski (SG), James Najar (PF) Quinton Jones, Matthew Banks | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), Lance Richmond (PF) Samuel Aden, Terry Thornton | |
| 09:16 | Rice | William Toy makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 09:16 | Rice | William Toy makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 08:47 | Utah State | Edward Mascarenas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-56 |
| Subs | Utah State | Clyde Maglio (PF) Chad Kuhn | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), Ronald Hickey (C) Dominick Goodlett, Gregory Freeman | |
| 08:32 | Rice | Ronald Hickey misses the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Alva Hazinski - foul #3 on Alva Hazinski, team foul #7 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Utah State | Daniel Lewis (PG), Marco Wiggins (SF), Matthew Banks (PF), Luis Jackson (C) Werner Bou, Edward Mascarenas, Clyde Maglio, James Najar | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:32 | Rice | Ronald Hickey makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 08:32 | Rice | Ronald Hickey misses the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 08:32 | Utah State | Matthew Banks grabs the board | 60-57 |
| 08:20 | Utah State | Daniel Lewis hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Alva Hazinski and he's fouled by Timothy Petty - foul #1 on Timothy Petty, team foul #5 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Thornton (SF) William Toy | |
| 08:20 | Utah State | Daniel Lewis misses the free throw | 62-57 |
| 08:20 | Rice | The rebound goes to Terry Jerez | 62-57 |
| 08:11 | Rice | Timothy Petty's floater is knocked away by Marco Wiggins | 62-57 |
| 08:09 | Rice | Terry Jerez tips it back up and in | 62-59 |
| 07:50 | Utah State | Alva Hazinski misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Timothy Petty - foul #2 on Timothy Petty, team foul #6 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Loewenstein (SG), Quinton Jones (SF), Chad Kuhn (C) Daniel Lewis, Marco Wiggins, Luis Jackson | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Blake Jones (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF) Timothy Petty, Terry Jerez, Ronald Hickey | |
| 07:50 | Utah State | Alva Hazinski makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 07:50 | Utah State | Alva Hazinski misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 07:50 | Rice | Lance Richmond gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Alva Hazinski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Loewenstein (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Quinton Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Matthew Banks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Kuhn (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Blake Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Freeman (tiring) 3 pf. PF - Lance Richmond (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Terry Thornton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Rice | Quinton Jones is called for the reach on Samuel Aden - foul #1 on Quinton Jones, team foul #8 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Utah State | Marco Wiggins (SF), James Najar (PF) Alva Hazinski, Matthew Banks | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:32 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 07:32 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 07:20 | Utah State | Marco Wiggins connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Quinton Jones | 66-61 |
| 06:57 | Rice | Samuel Aden clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-61 |
| 06:56 | Utah State | James Najar snags the defensive board | 66-61 |
| 06:39 | Utah State | Quinton Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-61 |
| Subs | Utah State | Werner Bou (PG), Edward Mascarenas (SF), Clyde Maglio (PF), Luis Jackson (C) Quinton Jones, Marco Wiggins, James Najar, Chad Kuhn | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), William Toy (SF), Ronald Hickey (C) Blake Jones, Gregory Freeman, Terry Thornton | |
| 06:22 | Rice | Terry Jerez is by himself and knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from William Toy and he's fouled by Robert Loewenstein - foul #5 on Robert Loewenstein, team foul #9 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Utah State | Matthew Banks (SF) Robert Loewenstein | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG) Samuel Aden | |
| 06:22 | Rice | Terry Jerez makes the free throw | 66-64 |
| 05:55 | Utah State | Edward Mascarenas makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Matthew Banks | 69-64 |
| 05:38 | Rice | Terry Jerez hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 69-64 |
| 05:37 | Rice | Ronald Hickey gets the offensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 05:23 | Rice | Luis Jackson is called for the reach on Ronald Hickey - foul #2 on Luis Jackson, team foul #10 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Utah State | Alva Hazinski (PG), Quinton Jones (SG), Marco Wiggins (SF), James Najar (PF), Chad Kuhn (C) Werner Bou, Edward Mascarenas, Matthew Banks, Clyde Maglio, Luis Jackson | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Valenti (PF) Lance Richmond | |
| 05:23 | Rice | Ronald Hickey misses the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 05:23 | Rice | Ronald Hickey makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 05:05 | Utah State | Chad Kuhn buries a floater in the lane set up by Alva Hazinski | 71-65 |
| 04:49 | Rice | Ronald Hickey connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Timothy Petty | 71-67 |
| 04:35 | Utah State | Quinton Jones makes the floater from close range set up by Alva Hazinski | 73-67 |
| 04:33 | Rice | Terry Jerez is hacked by Quinton Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Quinton Jones, team foul #11 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Utah State | Daniel Lewis (PG) Quinton Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Terry Thornton (PF) Timothy Petty, Raymond Valenti, Ronald Hickey | |
| 04:33 | Rice | Terry Jerez makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 04:33 | Rice | Terry Jerez makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 04:24 | Utah State | James Najar blows the layup | 73-69 |
| 04:23 | Rice | Gregory Freeman snags the defensive board | 73-69 |
| 04:18 | Rice | Samuel Aden knocks in the shot in the lane | 73-71 |
| 04:03 | Utah State | Daniel Lewis buries a 3 from the left corner set up by James Najar | 76-71 |
| 03:43 | Rice | James Najar denies the turnaround by Terry Jerez | 76-71 |
| 03:41 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Chad Kuhn | 76-71 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Daniel Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Alva Hazinski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Marco Wiggins (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Najar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Chad Kuhn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Freeman (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Terry Thornton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Toy (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Utah State | Daniel Lewis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 76-71 |
| 03:23 | Rice | Samuel Aden grabs the board | 76-71 |
| 03:10 | Rice | Terry Jerez drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from William Toy | 76-73 |
| 03:10 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-73 |
| Subs | Utah State | Werner Bou (PG), Quinton Jones (SG), Edward Mascarenas (SF), Clyde Maglio (PF), Luis Jackson (C) Daniel Lewis, Alva Hazinski, Marco Wiggins, James Najar, Chad Kuhn | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (SG), Lance Richmond (PF), Raymond Valenti (C) Terry Jerez, Gregory Freeman, William Toy | |
| 02:52 | Utah State | Edward Mascarenas hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 76-73 |
| 02:51 | Utah State | Werner Bou gets the offensive rebound | 76-73 |
| 02:37 | Utah State | Luis Jackson misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 76-73 |
| 02:36 | Utah State | Luis Jackson snags the offensive board | 76-73 |
| 02:20 | Utah State | Luis Jackson blows the layup but the foul's on Raymond Valenti - foul #1 on Raymond Valenti, team foul #7 | 76-73 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SF) Terry Thornton | |
| 02:20 | Utah State | Luis Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 02:20 | Utah State | Luis Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 02:17 | Rice | Quinton Jones steps in front of the Blake Jones pass in the backcourt | 78-73 |
| 02:16 | Utah State | Edward Mascarenas hits the finger roll set up by Quinton Jones | 80-73 |
| 02:14 | Rice | Samuel Aden is hacked by Werner Bou in the backcourt - foul #4 on Werner Bou, team foul #12 | 80-73 |
| 02:14 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 02:14 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 02:14 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Clyde Maglio | 80-74 |
| 02:14 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-74 |
| 01:51 | Utah State | Luis Jackson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 80-74 |
| 01:50 | Rice | Samuel Aden grabs the board | 80-74 |
| 01:48 | Rice | Gregory Freeman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 80-74 |
| Subs | Utah State | Marco Wiggins (SF) Edward Mascarenas | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), Ronald Hickey (C) Blake Jones, Raymond Valenti | |
| 01:33 | Utah State | Clyde Maglio misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 80-74 |
| 01:32 | Utah State | Luis Jackson tips it home | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:11 | Rice | Clyde Maglio steps in front of the Ronald Hickey pass | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Utah State | Quinton Jones connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Clyde Maglio | 85-74 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Rice | Samuel Aden connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 85-77 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Utah State | Terry Jerez is called for the reach on Quinton Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terry Jerez, team foul #8 | 85-77 |
| Subs | Utah State | Matthew Banks (PF), Chad Kuhn (C) Clyde Maglio, Luis Jackson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:35 | Utah State | Quinton Jones misses the 1st free throw | 85-77 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Lance Richmond grabs the defensive rebound | 85-77 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Gregory Freeman misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 85-77 |
| 00:26 | Utah State | Chad Kuhn grabs the board | 85-77 |
| 00:26 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 85-77 |
| 00:25 | Utah State | Terry Jerez is called for the reach on Matthew Banks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terry Jerez, team foul #9 | 85-77 |
| 00:25 | Utah State | Matthew Banks misses the 1st free throw | 85-77 |
| 00:25 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lance Richmond | 85-77 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Lance Richmond comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 85-77 |
| 00:15 | Utah State | Chad Kuhn pulls down the rebound | 85-77 |
| 00:15 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 85-77 |
| 00:14 | Utah State | Marco Wiggins is hacked by Samuel Aden in the backcourt - foul #2 on Samuel Aden, team foul #10 | 85-77 |
| 00:14 | Utah State | Marco Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 86-77 |
| 00:14 | Utah State | Marco Wiggins misses the 2nd free throw | 86-77 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Ronald Hickey grabs the board | 86-77 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Samuel Aden is fouled in the backcourt by Werner Bou - foul #5 on Werner Bou, team foul #13 | 86-77 |
| Subs | Utah State | Edward Mascarenas (SG), Clyde Maglio (PF), Luis Jackson (C) Werner Bou, Matthew Banks, Chad Kuhn | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:10 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 1st free throw | 86-78 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 2nd free throw | 86-79 |
| 00:07 | Utah State | Terry Jerez is called for the reach on Marco Wiggins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terry Jerez, team foul #11 | 86-79 |
| Subs | Utah State | Alva Hazinski (PG), Matthew Banks (PF), Chad Kuhn (C) Edward Mascarenas, Clyde Maglio, Luis Jackson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:07 | Utah State | Marco Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 87-79 |
| 00:07 | Utah State | Marco Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 88-79 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 88-79 |
| 00:00 | Utah State | Matthew Banks grabs the board | 88-79 |