| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joseph Venne (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - John Mallory (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Augustus Rotkowski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Tracy Bradley (fresh) PF - Anthony Halvorson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Darryl Clarke (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Dale Chewning inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:35 | Rice | Dale Chewning misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 19:33 | Rice | Carl Allen misses the tip | 32-32 |
| 19:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Augustus Rotkowski grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 19:13 | UC Santa Barbara | John Mallory is whistled for traveling | 32-32 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Hopkins (PG), Porfirio Giordano (SG), Robert Paschal (PF) John Mallory, Augustus Rotkowski, Anthony Halvorson | |
| 18:49 | Rice | Dale Chewning connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Gregory Middlebrooks | 34-32 |
| 18:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Tracy Bradley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 18:37 | Rice | Peter Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 18:35 | Rice | Tracy Bradley steps in front of the Peter Jenkins pass in the backcourt | 34-32 |
| 18:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Carl Allen steals the ball from Tracy Bradley | 34-32 |
| 18:28 | Rice | Peter Jenkins is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Peter Jenkins, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Mallory (PG), Ronald Gay (PF) Gary Hopkins, Robert Paschal | |
| 18:11 | UC Santa Barbara | John Mallory misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-32 |
| 18:09 | Rice | Carl Allen snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 18:02 | Rice | Tracy Bradley steals the ball from Peter Jenkins | 34-32 |
| 17:42 | UC Santa Barbara | John Mallory can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 34-32 |
| 17:40 | Rice | Joseph Venne snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 17:29 | Rice | Joseph Venne misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-32 |
| 17:28 | Rice | Carl Allen tips it in | 36-32 |
| 17:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Porfirio Giordano misses the easy layup | 36-32 |
| 17:11 | Rice | Carl Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 17:04 | Rice | Joseph Venne hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 16:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Porfirio Giordano misses the floater from just outside the lane | 39-32 |
| 16:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Gay pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 16:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Gay can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 39-32 |
| 16:24 | Rice | Carl Allen snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 16:09 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-32 |
| 16:08 | Rice | Joseph Venne gets the offensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 15:57 | Rice | Carl Allen comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Tracy Bradley - foul #3 on Tracy Bradley, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (PG), Johnathan Hofman (SG), Anthony Bachus (SF), Dustin Walters (C) Peter Jenkins, Gregory Middlebrooks, Dale Chewning, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Hopkins (PG), Augustus Rotkowski (SG), Anthony Halvorson (PF) John Mallory, Porfirio Giordano, Ronald Gay | |
| 15:57 | Rice | Carl Allen makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 15:57 | Rice | Carl Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Walter Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnathan Hofman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Bachus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Allen (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Dustin Walters (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Gary Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Augustus Rotkowski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Tracy Bradley (tiring) 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Halvorson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Darryl Clarke (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Anthony Halvorson knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Tracy Bradley | 41-34 |
| 15:25 | Rice | Augustus Rotkowski picks off the pass by Carl Allen | 41-34 |
| 15:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Hopkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Tarek English (C) Carl Allen | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | William Lowder (PG), Robert Paschal (PF), Ronald Gay (C) Gary Hopkins, Anthony Halvorson, Darryl Clarke | |
| 14:47 | Rice | Anthony Bachus misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-34 |
| 14:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Gay pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 14:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Paschal is denied on a dunk by Tarek English | 41-34 |
| 14:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Tracy Bradley gets the offensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 14:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Gay is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Ronald Gay, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Isaac Greene (PG), Alfredo Pineda (SF) Walter Scott, Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Mallory (PG), Anthony Halvorson (PF), Darryl Clarke (C) William Lowder, Robert Paschal, Ronald Gay | |
| 14:13 | Rice | John Mallory is called for the reach on Isaac Greene in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Mallory, team foul #3 | 41-34 |
| 14:01 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Isaac Greene | 43-34 |
| 13:40 | UC Santa Barbara | John Mallory clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Tarek English - foul #1 on Tarek English, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Allen (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Anthony Bachus, Tarek English | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 13:40 | UC Santa Barbara | John Mallory misses the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 13:40 | UC Santa Barbara | John Mallory makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 13:38 | Rice | Isaac Greene's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-35 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Hopkins (PG) John Mallory | |
| 13:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Augustus Rotkowski connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-38 |
| 12:59 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman is fouled on the floor by Augustus Rotkowski - foul #3 on Augustus Rotkowski, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (PG), Dale Chewning (SF), Dustin Walters (C) Isaac Greene, Alfredo Pineda, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Mallory (PG), Robert Paschal (PF), Ronald Gay (C) Gary Hopkins, Anthony Halvorson, Darryl Clarke | |
| 12:43 | Rice | Dale Chewning misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Augustus Rotkowski - foul #4 on Augustus Rotkowski, team foul #5 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (SG) Johnathan Hofman | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Porfirio Giordano (SG), Anthony Halvorson (PF) Augustus Rotkowski, Robert Paschal | |
| 12:43 | Rice | Dale Chewning misses the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 12:43 | Rice | Dale Chewning makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 12:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Gay banks in the layup on a great pass from Porfirio Giordano | 44-40 |
| 12:17 | Rice | John Mallory picks off the pass by Dale Chewning | 44-40 |
| 12:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Tracy Bradley misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 12:03 | UC Santa Barbara | John Mallory misses the tip | 44-40 |
| 12:01 | Rice | Dustin Walters gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 11:33 | Rice | Tracy Bradley is called for the reach on Dale Chewning - foul #4 on Tracy Bradley, team foul #6 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Isaac Greene (PG), Gregory Middlebrooks (SG), Anthony Bachus (PF), Tarek English (C) Peter Jenkins, Walter Scott, Carl Allen, Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Hopkins (PG), Martin McMackin (SF), Robert Paschal (PF), Darryl Clarke (C) John Mallory, Tracy Bradley, Anthony Halvorson, Ronald Gay | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Isaac Greene (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Bachus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tarek English (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Gary Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Porfirio Giordano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin McMackin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Paschal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Darryl Clarke (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Rice | Isaac Greene hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-40 |
| 11:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Darryl Clarke snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 11:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Martin McMackin misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-40 |
| 11:03 | Rice | Anthony Bachus snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 10:51 | Rice | Dale Chewning hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 10:50 | Rice | Anthony Bachus tips it but misses | 44-40 |
| 10:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Hopkins grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 10:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Paschal can't connect on a floater from the right side | 44-40 |
| 10:34 | Rice | Dale Chewning pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 10:32 | Rice | Isaac Greene loses the dribble to Gary Hopkins in the backcourt | 44-40 |
| 10:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Hopkins can't finish the layup | 44-40 |
| 10:29 | UC Santa Barbara | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Paschal | 44-40 |
| 10:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Porfirio Giordano drills a turnaround in the lane | 44-42 |
| 09:35 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 09:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Paschal pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 09:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Paschal is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Paschal, team foul #7 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (PG), Johnathan Hofman (SG), Walter Scott (SF), Dustin Walters (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Isaac Greene, Gregory Middlebrooks, Dale Chewning, Anthony Bachus, Tarek English | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Mallory (PG), Anthony Halvorson (PF), Ronald Gay (C) Gary Hopkins, Robert Paschal, Darryl Clarke | |
| 09:18 | Rice | Peter Jenkins is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 44-42 |
| 09:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Porfirio Giordano knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-45 |
| 09:05 | Rice | Dustin Walters is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 44-45 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | William Lowder (SG) Porfirio Giordano | |
| 09:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Anthony Halvorson misses the lay-in | 44-45 |
| 08:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Anthony Halvorson tips it in | 44-47 |
| 08:38 | Rice | Peter Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Ronald Gay - foul #4 on Ronald Gay, team foul #8 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Porfirio Giordano (SG), Vance Cochran (SF), Darryl Clarke (C) William Lowder, Martin McMackin, Ronald Gay | |
| 08:38 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 08:38 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 08:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Anthony Halvorson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 08:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Porfirio Giordano misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-47 |
| 08:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Vance Cochran tips it back up and in | 45-49 |
| 07:59 | Rice | Joseph Venne knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Walter Scott and he's fouled by Darryl Clarke - foul #3 on Darryl Clarke, team foul #9 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Pineda (SF), Carl Allen (PF) Walter Scott, Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Augustus Rotkowski (SG), Tracy Bradley (SF), Ronald Gay (C) Porfirio Giordano, Vance Cochran, Darryl Clarke | |
| 07:59 | Rice | Joseph Venne makes the free throw | 48-49 |
| 07:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Anthony Halvorson misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 48-49 |
| 07:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Gay grabs the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 07:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Gay misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 07:36 | Rice | Joseph Venne gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 07:32 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Jenkins | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnathan Hofman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Alfredo Pineda (fresh) PF - Carl Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Joseph Venne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - John Mallory (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Augustus Rotkowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Tracy Bradley (tiring) 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Anthony Halvorson (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Gay (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Augustus Rotkowski hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 51-49 |
| 07:08 | Rice | Joseph Venne pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 06:51 | Rice | Alfredo Pineda is wide open but clanks a shot from the right block | 51-49 |
| 06:50 | Rice | Alfredo Pineda grabs the offensive board | 51-49 |
| 06:33 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Peter Jenkins | 53-49 |
| 06:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Augustus Rotkowski connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by John Mallory | 53-52 |
| 05:55 | Rice | Alfredo Pineda misses the wide open jumpshot from the right side | 53-52 |
| 05:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Gay grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 05:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Gay is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 53-52 |
| 05:24 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (PG), Gregory Middlebrooks (SG), Dale Chewning (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Peter Jenkins, Johnathan Hofman, Alfredo Pineda, Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Paschal (PF), Darryl Clarke (C) Anthony Halvorson, Ronald Gay | |
| 05:06 | Rice | Dustin Walters is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Walter Scott | 55-52 |
| 04:48 | UC Santa Barbara | The jump hook by Darryl Clarke is blocked by Dustin Walters | 55-52 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Dustin Walters grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 04:44 | Rice | John Mallory is called for the reach on Dale Chewning in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Mallory, team foul #10 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Martin McMackin (SF) Robert Paschal | |
| 04:44 | Rice | Dale Chewning makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 04:44 | Rice | Dale Chewning misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 04:44 | Rice | Dustin Walters gets the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 04:31 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 04:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Martin McMackin gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 04:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Anthony Bachus steals it from Darryl Clarke | 56-52 |
| 04:13 | Rice | Walter Scott is hacked by John Mallory in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Mallory, team foul #11 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Tarek English (C) Anthony Bachus | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Hopkins (PG) John Mallory | |
| 04:13 | Rice | Walter Scott makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 04:13 | Rice | Walter Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 03:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Augustus Rotkowski misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 03:55 | Rice | Dustin Walters grabs the board | 58-52 |
| 03:48 | Rice | Dale Chewning buries a floater from the left block | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Tarek English steps in front of the Gary Hopkins pass | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Walter Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dustin Walters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Tarek English (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Gary Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Augustus Rotkowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Martin McMackin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Tracy Bradley (tired) 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Darryl Clarke (tired) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Rice | Dale Chewning drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Walter Scott | 63-52 |
| 02:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Hopkins misses the 3 from the right wing | 63-52 |
| 02:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Tracy Bradley grabs the offensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 02:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Martin McMackin misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Dustin Walters - foul #1 on Dustin Walters, team foul #3 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (PG), Johnathan Hofman (SG), Alfredo Pineda (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Walter Scott, Gregory Middlebrooks, Dale Chewning, Dustin Walters, Tarek English | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Mallory (PG), Anthony Halvorson (PF) Gary Hopkins, Tracy Bradley | |
| 02:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Martin McMackin misses the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 02:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Martin McMackin makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 02:40 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman is fouled in the backcourt by Augustus Rotkowski - foul #5 on Augustus Rotkowski, team foul #12 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Porfirio Giordano (SG), Tracy Bradley (SF) Augustus Rotkowski, Martin McMackin | |
| 02:40 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 02:40 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman misses the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 02:40 | Rice | Joseph Venne pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-53 |
| 02:40 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-53 |
| 02:15 | Rice | Joseph Venne misses the wide open runner from close range | 64-53 |
| 02:13 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to John Mallory | 64-53 |
| 01:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Anthony Halvorson makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from John Mallory | 64-55 |
| 01:57 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Dale Chewning (SF), Carl Allen (PF) Alfredo Pineda, Anthony Bachus | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 01:31 | Rice | Dale Chewning hits a jumper in the lane | 66-55 |
| 01:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Anthony Halvorson misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 66-55 |
| 01:13 | Rice | Joseph Venne snags the defensive board | 66-55 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Dale Chewning comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 66-55 |
| 00:55 | UC Santa Barbara | John Mallory pulls down the rebound | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Anthony Halvorson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Rice | Peter Jenkins is hacked by John Mallory in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Mallory, team foul #13 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (SG), Walter Scott (SF) Johnathan Hofman, Dale Chewning | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Hopkins (PG) John Mallory | |
| 00:47 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Porfirio Giordano misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-58 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Walter Scott snags the defensive board | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony Bachus (SF), Dustin Walters (PF), Tarek English (C) Peter Jenkins, Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Martin McMackin (SF), Robert Paschal (PF), Ronald Gay (C) Tracy Bradley, Anthony Halvorson, Darryl Clarke | |
| 00:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Porfirio Giordano misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 68-58 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Dustin Walters snags the defensive board | 68-58 |
| 00:31 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-58 |
| 00:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Porfirio Giordano connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Hopkins | 68-61 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (PG), Johnathan Hofman (SG), Dale Chewning (SF), Carl Allen (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Walter Scott, Gregory Middlebrooks, Anthony Bachus, Dustin Walters, Tarek English | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Tracy Bradley (SF), Anthony Halvorson (PF), Darryl Clarke (C) Martin McMackin, Robert Paschal, Ronald Gay | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:28 | Rice | Joseph Venne is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Hopkins - foul #2 on Gary Hopkins, team foul #14 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (SG), Walter Scott (SF) Johnathan Hofman, Dale Chewning | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 00:28 | Rice | Joseph Venne misses the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Joseph Venne makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Hopkins hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-64 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Walter Scott is hacked by Gary Hopkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Hopkins, team foul #15 | 69-64 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Walter Scott makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Walter Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Porfirio Giordano can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 71-64 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Joseph Venne grabs the board | 71-64 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 71-64 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Porfirio Giordano is called for the reach on Gregory Middlebrooks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Porfirio Giordano, team foul #16 | 71-64 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks misses the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Hopkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 72-64 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Joseph Venne pulls down the rebound | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Peter Jenkins runs out the clock | 72-64 |