| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - David Godby (fresh) SG - John Mead (fresh) SF - Dennis Samuels (fresh) PF - Willie Winters (fresh) C - Michael Carter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) SG - Werner Peabody (fresh) SF - William Quintanilla (fresh) PF - Jacob Newsom (fresh) C - Gary Pittman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Gary Pittman - foul #1 on Gary Pittman, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:08 | Rice | John Mead steals it from Werner Peabody | 1-0 |
| 19:04 | Wake Forest | David Godby lays it up and in on a great pass from John Mead | 3-0 |
| 18:40 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 18:38 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:15 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter is fouled on the floor by William Quintanilla - foul #1 on William Quintanilla, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:03 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 3-0 |
| 18:01 | Rice | Werner Peabody grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 17:51 | Rice | Werner Peabody is fouled on the floor by Michael Carter - foul #1 on Michael Carter, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell (PG), Raymond Thompson (SG), Todd Ringo (SF), Paul Adams (PF), Kenneth Britton (C) David Godby, John Mead, Dennis Samuels, Willie Winters, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (PG), Dustin Snow (SF), Gregory Dejesus (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Hubert Gatlin, William Quintanilla, Jacob Newsom, Gary Pittman | |
| 17:41 | Rice | Werner Peabody hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 17:40 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Todd Ringo | 3-0 |
| 17:11 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Nicholas Farrell | 5-0 |
| 16:56 | Rice | Werner Peabody drills a shot from the right side set up by Alfredo Marino | 5-2 |
| 16:54 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nicholas Farrell, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (PG) Werner Peabody | |
| 16:43 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin's layup is rejected by Paul Adams | 5-2 |
| 16:42 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:23 | Wake Forest | Paul Adams can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 16:21 | Rice | Dustin Snow grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:02 | Rice | Charles Krebs is whistled for traveling | 5-2 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Mead (SG), Dennis Samuels (SF), Richard Ternasky (C) Raymond Thompson, Todd Ringo, Kenneth Britton | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (SG), William Quintanilla (SF), Jacob Newsom (PF), Gary Pittman (C) Alfredo Marino, Dustin Snow, Gregory Dejesus, Charles Krebs | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Nicholas Farrell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Mead (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Samuels (fresh) PF - Paul Adams (fresh) C - Richard Ternasky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) SG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Quintanilla (fresh) PF - Jacob Newsom (fresh) C - Gary Pittman (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Wake Forest | John Mead knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Dennis Samuels | 8-2 |
| 15:30 | Rice | Gary Pittman buries a shot from close range set up by Hubert Gatlin and the foul's on Nicholas Farrell - foul #2 on Nicholas Farrell, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Godby (PG), Kenneth Britton (C) Nicholas Farrell, Richard Ternasky | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (SG) Werner Peabody | |
| 15:30 | Rice | Gary Pittman makes the free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:08 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels's floater is tipped away by Jacob Newsom | 8-5 |
| 15:07 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 14:45 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels is fouled on the floor by William Quintanilla - foul #2 on William Quintanilla, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Ternasky (PF), Michael Carter (C) Paul Adams, Kenneth Britton | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (SG), Dustin Snow (SF) Hubert Gatlin, William Quintanilla | |
| 14:23 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-5 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson (SG), Todd Ringo (SF), Paul Adams (PF) John Mead, Dennis Samuels, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (PG), Gregory Dejesus (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Alfredo Marino, Jacob Newsom, Gary Pittman | |
| 14:14 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 8-5 |
| 14:13 | Rice | Werner Peabody can't tip it in | 8-5 |
| 14:12 | Rice | Werner Peabody hits the follow up shot | 8-7 |
| 13:45 | Wake Forest | David Godby is hacked by Hubert Gatlin - foul #1 on Hubert Gatlin, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels (PG), John Mead (SG), Michael Carter (C) David Godby, Raymond Thompson, Paul Adams | |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Newsom (PF), Gary Pittman (C) Dustin Snow, Charles Krebs | |
| 13:30 | Wake Forest | John Mead misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 13:28 | Rice | Gary Pittman grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 13:21 | Rice | Werner Peabody shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from close range set up by Hubert Gatlin | 8-9 |
| 12:58 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 12:57 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo tips it home | 10-9 |
| 12:41 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin connects on the jumper near the basket | 10-11 |
| 12:12 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels misses the shot from just outside the lane | 10-11 |
| 12:10 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus gets the rebound | 10-11 |
| 11:56 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Todd Ringo - foul #1 on Todd Ringo, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Godby (PG), Raymond Thompson (SG), Willie Winters (PF), Kenneth Britton (C) John Mead, Todd Ringo, Richard Ternasky, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (SG), Dustin Snow (SF), Charles Krebs (C) Werner Peabody, Gregory Dejesus, Gary Pittman | |
| 11:56 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 11:56 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - David Godby (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Raymond Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Samuels (fresh) PF - Willie Winters (fresh) C - Kenneth Britton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dustin Snow (fresh) PF - Jacob Newsom (fresh) C - Charles Krebs (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Wake Forest | David Godby makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Raymond Thompson | 13-13 |
| 11:30 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-13 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Mead (SG), Paul Adams (PF) Dennis Samuels, Willie Winters | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (SG), Gary Pittman (PF) Hubert Gatlin, Jacob Newsom | |
| 11:10 | Wake Forest | John Mead comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-13 |
| 11:09 | Rice | Charles Krebs grabs the board | 13-13 |
| 10:58 | Rice | Gary Pittman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-13 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels (SF), Willie Winters (PF) John Mead, Paul Adams | |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Newsom (PF) Gary Pittman | |
| 10:40 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton scores on a jumper from the left block | 15-13 |
| 10:33 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-13 |
| 10:32 | Rice | Jacob Newsom tips it home | 15-15 |
| 10:25 | Wake Forest | The pull-up jumper by Raymond Thompson is blocked by Charles Krebs | 15-15 |
| 10:23 | Rice | Jacob Newsom gets the rebound | 15-15 |
| 10:14 | Rice | Alfredo Marino is fouled on the floor by Raymond Thompson - foul #1 on Raymond Thompson, team foul #5 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Mead (SG), Paul Adams (PF), Richard Ternasky (C) Raymond Thompson, Willie Winters, Kenneth Britton | |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (PG), Gregory Dejesus (SF), Gary Pittman (C) Alfredo Marino, Dustin Snow, Charles Krebs | |
| 10:05 | Rice | Richard Ternasky steals the ball from Hubert Gatlin | 15-15 |
| 09:41 | Wake Forest | David Godby buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 09:25 | Rice | Jacob Newsom misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 17-15 |
| 09:24 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Richard Ternasky | 17-15 |
| 09:02 | Wake Forest | Hubert Gatlin is called for the reach on David Godby - foul #2 on Hubert Gatlin, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson (SG), Todd Ringo (SF), Michael Carter (C) David Godby, Dennis Samuels, Richard Ternasky | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (PG), Dustin Snow (SF), Charles Krebs (C) Hubert Gatlin, Gregory Dejesus, Jacob Newsom | |
| 08:33 | Wake Forest | Werner Peabody steals the ball from Raymond Thompson | 17-15 |
| 08:28 | Rice | Werner Peabody hits the finger roll | 17-17 |
| 08:04 | Wake Forest | John Mead travels with the ball | 17-17 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Godby (PG), Dennis Samuels (SF), Willie Winters (PF), Kenneth Britton (C) John Mead, Todd Ringo, Paul Adams, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Newsom (PF) Gary Pittman | |
| 07:40 | Rice | Werner Peabody shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Krebs | 17-20 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - David Godby (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Raymond Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Samuels (fresh) PF - Willie Winters (fresh) C - Kenneth Britton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Werner Peabody (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Dustin Snow (fresh) PF - Jacob Newsom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Krebs (fresh) | |
| 07:18 | Wake Forest | David Godby connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Raymond Thompson | 20-20 |
| 07:00 | Rice | Werner Peabody is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the right side | 20-20 |
| 06:58 | Wake Forest | Willie Winters pulls down the rebound | 20-20 |
| 06:53 | Wake Forest | Willie Winters clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Jacob Newsom - foul #1 on Jacob Newsom, team foul #6 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Mead (SG), Todd Ringo (SF), Michael Carter (C) David Godby, Raymond Thompson, Kenneth Britton | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Dejesus (SF), Gary Pittman (C) Dustin Snow, Charles Krebs | |
| 06:53 | Wake Forest | Willie Winters misses the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 06:53 | Wake Forest | Willie Winters makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 06:44 | Rice | Werner Peabody shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Michael Carter - foul #2 on Michael Carter, team foul #6 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Godby (PG), Paul Adams (PF), Kenneth Britton (C) Dennis Samuels, Willie Winters, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Krebs (C) Jacob Newsom | |
| 06:44 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 06:44 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 06:22 | Wake Forest | Paul Adams connects on the shot from the left block | 23-22 |
| 06:02 | Rice | Werner Peabody is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Werner Peabody, team foul #7 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels (PG), Richard Ternasky (C) David Godby, Kenneth Britton | |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Newsom (PF) Charles Krebs | |
| 05:40 | Wake Forest | Gary Pittman steals it from Paul Adams | 23-22 |
| 05:29 | Rice | Werner Peabody is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 23-22 |
| 05:27 | Rice | Gary Pittman pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 05:08 | Rice | Werner Peabody evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Pittman | 23-25 |
| 04:47 | Wake Forest | Paul Adams misses long on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Jacob Newsom - foul #2 on Jacob Newsom, team foul #8 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Godby (PG), Raymond Thompson (SG), Kenneth Britton (C) John Mead, Todd Ringo, Richard Ternasky | |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Snow (SF), Charles Krebs (C) Gregory Dejesus, Jacob Newsom | |
| 04:47 | Wake Forest | Paul Adams misses the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 04:47 | Wake Forest | Paul Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 04:28 | Rice | Werner Peabody clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-25 |
| 04:27 | Rice | Dustin Snow grabs the offensive board | 24-25 |
| 04:18 | Rice | Werner Peabody is fouled on the floor by David Godby - foul #1 on David Godby, team foul #7 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Mead (SG), Willie Winters (PF), Richard Ternasky (C) Raymond Thompson, Paul Adams, Kenneth Britton | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:18 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 04:18 | Rice | Gary Pittman grabs the offensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 04:00 | Rice | Richard Ternasky is called for the reach on Charles Krebs - foul #1 on Richard Ternasky, team foul #8 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell (PG), Michael Carter (C) David Godby, Willie Winters | |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (PG), William Quintanilla (SF), Jacob Newsom (PF) Werner Peabody, Dustin Snow, Gary Pittman | |
| 04:00 | Rice | Charles Krebs makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 04:00 | Rice | Charles Krebs makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 03:36 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Nicholas Farrell and he's hacked by Charles Krebs - foul #1 on Charles Krebs, team foul #9 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Willie Winters (PF) Richard Ternasky | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (SG) Alfredo Marino | |
| 03:36 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels makes the free throw | 27-27 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Nicholas Farrell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Mead (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Samuels (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Willie Winters (fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Carter (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Werner Peabody (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - William Quintanilla (fresh) PF - Jacob Newsom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Krebs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:28 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the runner in the paint | 27-29 |
| 03:06 | Wake Forest | William Quintanilla takes the ball from John Mead | 27-29 |
| 03:01 | Rice | William Quintanilla banks in the layup | 27-31 |
| 02:36 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Dennis Samuels | 30-31 |
| 02:26 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Nicholas Farrell - foul #3 on Nicholas Farrell, team foul #9 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Godby (PG), Raymond Thompson (SG), Todd Ringo (SF), Paul Adams (PF) Nicholas Farrell, John Mead, Dennis Samuels, Willie Winters | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (SG), Gary Pittman (C) Werner Peabody, Charles Krebs | |
| 02:26 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 02:26 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 02:08 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson misses badly on a shot from the right block | 30-33 |
| 02:07 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter tips it but misses | 30-33 |
| 02:05 | Rice | William Quintanilla grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 01:58 | Rice | Alfredo Marino is called for traveling | 30-33 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (SG), Gregory Dejesus (PF) Alfredo Marino, Jacob Newsom | |
| 01:31 | Wake Forest | Paul Adams misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 01:30 | Rice | Gary Pittman gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 01:20 | Rice | Paul Adams denies the turnaround by William Quintanilla | 30-33 |
| 01:19 | Wake Forest | Paul Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 01:14 | Wake Forest | Werner Peabody is called for the reach on Raymond Thompson - foul #2 on Werner Peabody, team foul #10 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Mead (SG), Kenneth Britton (C) Todd Ringo, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (SG), Jacob Newsom (PF) Werner Peabody, Gregory Dejesus | |
| 01:14 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 01:14 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 00:56 | Rice | Kenneth Britton steps in front of the Hubert Gatlin pass | 32-33 |
| 00:34 | Wake Forest | Paul Adams's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Pittman | 32-33 |
| 00:32 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson tips it home | 34-33 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Jacob Newsom's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Britton | 34-33 |
| 00:22 | Wake Forest | Paul Adams pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 00:05 | Wake Forest | John Mead misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 34-33 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Gary Pittman snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Gary Pittman clanks a halfcourt shot | 34-33 |