| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 11 pts. SF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jacob Newsom (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Pittman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Yong Chin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Donald Scott (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Theodore Batista (fresh) PF - Anthony Severson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Marlon Kapoor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista inbounds the ball | 27-22 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 19:41 | Kentucky | Yong Chin is fouled on the floor by William Quintanilla - foul #3 on William Quintanilla, team foul #1 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (PG), Dustin Snow (SF) Hubert Gatlin, William Quintanilla | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 19:14 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 27-22 |
| 19:12 | Rice | Jacob Newsom snags the defensive board | 27-22 |
| 19:01 | Rice | Jacob Newsom's pass is intercepted by Yong Chin | 27-22 |
| 18:58 | Kentucky | Yong Chin misses the dunk | 27-22 |
| 18:56 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista tips it in | 27-24 |
| 18:37 | Rice | Werner Peabody hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-24 |
| 18:35 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson grabs the board | 27-24 |
| 18:08 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Jacob Newsom - foul #1 on Jacob Newsom, team foul #2 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (PG) Werner Peabody | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 18:08 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson misses the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 18:08 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson misses the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 18:08 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jacob Newsom | 27-24 |
| 17:53 | Rice | Jacob Newsom drills a floater from the free throw line | 29-24 |
| 17:29 | Kentucky | Yong Chin hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Marlon Kapoor | 29-26 |
| 17:16 | Rice | Alfredo Marino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (SG), Gregory Dejesus (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Alfredo Marino, Jacob Newsom, Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Raymond Lally (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Yong Chin, Anthony Severson, Marlon Kapoor | |
| 16:48 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Stephen Baker, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Newsom (PF), Gary Pittman (C) Gregory Dejesus, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:37 | Rice | Werner Peabody loses the ball out of bounds | 29-26 |
| 16:19 | Kentucky | Donald Scott buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stephen Baker and the foul's on Jacob Newsom - foul #2 on Jacob Newsom, team foul #3 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Dejesus (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Jacob Newsom, Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (PG) Stephen Baker | |
| 16:19 | Kentucky | Donald Scott misses the free throw | 29-28 |
| 16:19 | Rice | Charles Krebs grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 16:10 | Rice | Werner Peabody can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-28 |
| 16:08 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus can't tip it in | 29-28 |
| 16:06 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 16:02 | Kentucky | Yong Chin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 16:00 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins gets the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Dustin Snow (fairly fresh) PF - Gregory Dejesus (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Krebs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Yong Chin (fresh) 12 pts. 3 stl. SG - Donald Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theodore Batista (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Lally (fresh) C - Patrick Pullins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Kentucky | Yong Chin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (SG), William Quintanilla (SF), Jacob Newsom (PF), Gary Pittman (C) Werner Peabody, Dustin Snow, Gregory Dejesus, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Severson (PF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Raymond Lally, Patrick Pullins | |
| 15:33 | Rice | Jacob Newsom drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Alfredo Marino | 31-28 |
| 15:07 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson hits a runner from the right block | 31-30 |
| 14:47 | Rice | Alfredo Marino buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-30 |
| 14:31 | Kentucky | Yong Chin is fouled on the floor by Alfredo Marino - foul #3 on Alfredo Marino, team foul #4 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (SG), Gregory Dejesus (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Alfredo Marino, Jacob Newsom, Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG) Yong Chin | |
| 14:07 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor is whistled for traveling | 33-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Newsom (PF), Gary Pittman (C) Gregory Dejesus, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raymond Lally (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Anthony Severson, Marlon Kapoor | |
| 13:53 | Rice | William Quintanilla comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 33-30 |
| 13:52 | Kentucky | Donald Scott grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 13:31 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 13:26 | Rice | Theodore Batista is called for the reach on Hubert Gatlin - foul #2 on Theodore Batista, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (PG) Stephen Baker | |
| 13:12 | Rice | Gary Pittman can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 33-33 |
| 13:11 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Donald Scott | 33-33 |
| 12:42 | Kentucky | Yong Chin scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Theodore Batista | 33-36 |
| 12:16 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-36 |
| 12:15 | Rice | William Quintanilla tips it back up and in | 35-36 |
| 11:46 | Kentucky | Yong Chin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 11:45 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jacob Newsom | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hubert Gatlin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 11 pts. SF - William Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jacob Newsom (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Gary Pittman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Yong Chin (fresh) 15 pts. 3 stl. SG - Donald Scott (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theodore Batista (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Lally (fairly fresh) C - Patrick Pullins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Rice | Werner Peabody's fadeaway is rejected by Patrick Pullins | 35-36 |
| 11:39 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 11:21 | Kentucky | Yong Chin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-36 |
| 11:19 | Rice | Werner Peabody pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 11:14 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Pittman | 38-36 |
| 10:50 | Kentucky | Yong Chin knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 10:34 | Rice | Werner Peabody connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jacob Newsom | 41-39 |
| 10:31 | Kentucky | Hubert Gatlin steps in front of the Yong Chin pass in the backcourt | 41-39 |
| 10:26 | Rice | Yong Chin is called for the reach on Hubert Gatlin - foul #2 on Yong Chin, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (PG), Gregory Dejesus (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Hubert Gatlin, Jacob Newsom, Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Jiao-Long Xue (SG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Anthony Severson (PF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Yong Chin, Donald Scott, Theodore Batista, Raymond Lally, Patrick Pullins | |
| 10:12 | Rice | Werner Peabody drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from William Quintanilla | 44-39 |
| 10:07 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Baker | 44-42 |
| 09:51 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-42 |
| 09:50 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 09:21 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away but he's hacked by Gregory Dejesus - foul #2 on Gregory Dejesus, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (PG) Werner Peabody | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 09:21 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 09:21 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 09:21 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker makes the 3rd free throw | 44-45 |
| 09:07 | Rice | Alfredo Marino misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-45 |
| 09:05 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 08:42 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-45 |
| 08:40 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 08:36 | Rice | Marlon Kapoor picks off the pass by Gregory Dejesus | 44-45 |
| 08:18 | Kentucky | Gregory Dejesus denies the turnaround by Marlon Kapoor | 44-45 |
| 08:17 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor tips it but misses | 44-45 |
| 08:15 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor tips it in | 44-47 |
| 07:55 | Rice | Gilbert Lombard is called for the reach on Hubert Gatlin - foul #1 on Gilbert Lombard, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (SG), Dustin Snow (SF), Jacob Newsom (PF), Gary Pittman (C) Alfredo Marino, William Quintanilla, Gregory Dejesus, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Theodore Batista (SF), Raymond Lally (PF) Stephen Baker, Jiao-Long Xue, Gilbert Lombard, Anthony Severson | |
| 07:48 | Rice | Jacob Newsom connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-47 |
| 07:31 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor hits the finger roll set up by Donald Scott | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hubert Gatlin (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Werner Peabody (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SF - Dustin Snow (fresh) PF - Jacob Newsom (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Gary Pittman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Yong Chin (fresh) 18 pts. 3 stl. SG - Donald Scott (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Theodore Batista (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Lally (fresh) C - Marlon Kapoor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Rice | Werner Peabody hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 46-49 |
| 07:20 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 07:06 | Kentucky | Yong Chin clanks a turnaround in the paint | 46-49 |
| 07:04 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jacob Newsom | 46-49 |
| 06:54 | Rice | Jacob Newsom comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 06:52 | Rice | Dustin Snow grabs the offensive board | 46-49 |
| 06:33 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 46-49 |
| 06:32 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 06:07 | Kentucky | Donald Scott loses the ball out of bounds | 46-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (PG), William Quintanilla (SF) Hubert Gatlin, Dustin Snow | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (SG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Anthony Severson (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Donald Scott, Theodore Batista, Raymond Lally, Marlon Kapoor | |
| 05:57 | Rice | Werner Peabody hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 05:28 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Anthony Severson is blocked by Jacob Newsom | 49-49 |
| 05:27 | Rice | Werner Peabody snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 05:15 | Rice | Jiao-Long Xue steals the ball from Werner Peabody | 49-49 |
| 05:12 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue blows the layup | 49-49 |
| 05:11 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson tips it back up and in | 49-51 |
| 04:55 | Rice | Gary Pittman misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-51 |
| 04:53 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins grabs the board | 49-51 |
| 04:28 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson is fouled on the floor by Werner Peabody - foul #1 on Werner Peabody, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (PG), Gregory Dejesus (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Alfredo Marino, Jacob Newsom, Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Theodore Batista (SF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Yong Chin, Jiao-Long Xue, Gilbert Lombard, Patrick Pullins | |
| 04:07 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-51 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raymond Lally (PF) Anthony Severson | |
| 03:46 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 03:23 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Stephen Baker and he's hacked by Charles Krebs - foul #2 on Charles Krebs, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (SG), Dustin Snow (SF), Jacob Newsom (PF), Gary Pittman (C) Werner Peabody, William Quintanilla, Gregory Dejesus, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 03:23 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor makes the free throw | 51-54 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hubert Gatlin (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Dustin Snow (fresh) PF - Jacob Newsom (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Gary Pittman (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Scott (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Theodore Batista (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Lally (fresh) C - Marlon Kapoor (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Rice | Gary Pittman scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 53-54 |
| 02:50 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 53-54 |
| 02:48 | Kentucky | Raymond Lally grabs the offensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 02:48 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (SG), William Quintanilla (SF) Alfredo Marino, Dustin Snow | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (PG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Anthony Severson (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Stephen Baker, Theodore Batista, Raymond Lally, Marlon Kapoor | |
| 02:32 | Kentucky | Donald Scott loses the ball out of bounds | 53-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Dejesus (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Jacob Newsom, Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:14 | Rice | Charles Krebs's layup is rejected by Patrick Pullins | 53-54 |
| 02:12 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 02:12 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Newsom (PF), Gary Pittman (C) Gregory Dejesus, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor (C) Patrick Pullins | |
| 01:54 | Kentucky | Yong Chin misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 01:52 | Rice | Gary Pittman grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 01:38 | Rice | Yong Chin is called for the reach on William Quintanilla - foul #3 on Yong Chin, team foul #5 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Theodore Batista (SF) Gilbert Lombard | |
| 01:25 | Rice | Jacob Newsom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-54 |
| 00:56 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Yong Chin is denied by Jacob Newsom | 53-54 |
| 00:55 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Anthony Severson is called for the reach on Jacob Newsom - foul #2 on Anthony Severson, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-54 |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Yong Chin makes the runner from the left block set up by Donald Scott | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 00:10 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin misses long on a 3 from straight away | 56-56 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Gary Pittman grabs the offensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 00:02 | Rice | The pull-up jumper by Hubert Gatlin is blocked by Anthony Severson | 56-56 |
| 00:01 | Rice | William Quintanilla tips it but misses | 56-56 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Yong Chin grabs the board | 56-56 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 20 pts. SF - William Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jacob Newsom (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Pittman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Yong Chin (fresh) 20 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Donald Scott (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Theodore Batista (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Severson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Marlon Kapoor (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor wins the tip | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 04:32 | Kentucky | Donald Scott loses the ball out of bounds | 56-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (SG), Dustin Snow (SF), Gregory Dejesus (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Werner Peabody, William Quintanilla, Jacob Newsom, Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard (SF) Theodore Batista | |
| 04:22 | Rice | Charles Krebs clanks a shot from the left side | 56-56 |
| 04:20 | Rice | Charles Krebs gets the offensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 04:09 | Rice | Alfredo Marino hits a runner in the lane | 58-56 |
| 03:47 | Kentucky | Yong Chin buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Scott | 58-58 |
| 03:31 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin misses short on a shot from the left side | 58-58 |
| 03:30 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 03:11 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor is called for a charge - foul #1 on Marlon Kapoor, team foul #7 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (SG), William Quintanilla (SF), Jacob Newsom (PF), Gary Pittman (C) Hubert Gatlin, Dustin Snow, Gregory Dejesus, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (SG) Donald Scott | |
| 02:49 | Rice | Gary Pittman misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 58-58 |
| 02:48 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 02:48 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Snow (SF) William Quintanilla | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Theodore Batista (SF) Gilbert Lombard | |
| 02:34 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Gary Pittman - foul #2 on Gary Pittman, team foul #8 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (PG), William Quintanilla (SF) Alfredo Marino, Dustin Snow | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:34 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor misses the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 02:34 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 02:18 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-59 |
| 02:17 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jiao-Long Xue | 58-59 |
| 01:50 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor drills a floater from the right side set up by Yong Chin | 58-61 |
| 01:34 | Rice | Werner Peabody hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-61 |
| 01:32 | Rice | Jacob Newsom misses the tip | 58-61 |
| 01:31 | Rice | William Quintanilla can't tip it in | 58-61 |
| 01:29 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista grabs the board | 58-61 |
| 01:03 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 58-61 |
| 01:02 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor snags the offensive board | 58-61 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue loses the dribble to Hubert Gatlin | 58-61 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 20 pts. SF - William Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jacob Newsom (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Pittman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Yong Chin (fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jiao-Long Xue (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Theodore Batista (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Severson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Marlon Kapoor (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 00:26 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson gets the rebound | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson is hacked by Hubert Gatlin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Hubert Gatlin, team foul #9 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (SF) Theodore Batista | |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson misses the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:22 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jacob Newsom | 58-61 |
| 00:16 | Rice | William Quintanilla travels with the ball | 58-61 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker is hacked by Hubert Gatlin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hubert Gatlin, team foul #10 | 58-61 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 00:09 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-63 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Scott (SG), Theodore Batista (SF) Jiao-Long Xue, Stephen Baker | |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista is hacked by Werner Peabody in the backcourt - foul #2 on Werner Peabody, team foul #11 | 61-63 |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista misses the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 00:01 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-64 |
| 00:00 | Rice | William Quintanilla snags the offensive board | 61-64 |