| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) SG - Johnathan Hofman (fresh) SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) PF - Carl Allen (fresh) C - Joseph Venne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - James Wolf (fresh) SG - Henry Leib (fresh) SF - Larry Chambers (fresh) PF - Kevin Carpenter (fresh) C - Jerrell Rasch (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Texas Tech | Larry Chambers wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:31 | Texas Tech | Jerrell Rasch misses the turnaround in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Rice | Dale Chewning pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Peter Jenkins is open and buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Johnathan Hofman | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Texas Tech | Henry Leib misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Rice | Joseph Venne grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Rice | Jerrell Rasch swats the shot by Dale Chewning | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Rice | Joseph Venne grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Rice | Dale Chewning comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Texas Tech | Kevin Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:04 | Texas Tech | James Wolf makes the 3 from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 18:01 | Rice | Carl Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 17:34 | Texas Tech | James Wolf loses the ball out of bounds | 2-3 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Mario Ortiz (PG) James Wolf | |
| 17:32 | Rice | Peter Jenkins is fouled in the backcourt by Mario Ortiz - foul #1 on Mario Ortiz, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 17:20 | Rice | Carl Allen misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Kevin Carpenter - foul #1 on Kevin Carpenter, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 17:20 | Rice | Carl Allen makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:20 | Rice | Carl Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:20 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Jerrell Rasch | 3-3 |
| 16:56 | Texas Tech | Kevin Carpenter comes up short on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Carl Allen - foul #1 on Carl Allen, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (SG), Anthony Bachus (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Johnathan Hofman, Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 16:56 | Texas Tech | Kevin Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:56 | Texas Tech | Kevin Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:36 | Rice | Dustin Walters misses the jumper from close range | 3-5 |
| 16:35 | Rice | Dustin Walters snags the offensive board | 3-5 |
| 16:22 | Rice | Dale Chewning throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-5 |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (PG), Tarek English (C) Peter Jenkins, Dale Chewning | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Wolf (PG) Mario Ortiz | |
| 15:53 | Texas Tech | James Wolf is hacked by Walter Scott - foul #1 on Walter Scott, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Walter Scott (fresh) SG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) SF - Anthony Bachus (fresh) PF - Dustin Walters (fresh) C - Tarek English (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - James Wolf (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Henry Leib (fairly fresh) SF - Larry Chambers (fairly fresh) PF - Kevin Carpenter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerrell Rasch (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Texas Tech | Larry Chambers can't throw it down | 3-5 |
| 15:34 | Texas Tech | Jerrell Rasch misses the tip | 3-5 |
| 15:33 | Texas Tech | Kevin Carpenter hits the follow up shot | 3-7 |
| 15:08 | Rice | The short jumper by Anthony Bachus is denied by Kevin Carpenter | 3-7 |
| 15:07 | Texas Tech | Jerrell Rasch snags the defensive board | 3-7 |
| 14:38 | Texas Tech | Jerrell Rasch makes the jump hook in the paint | 3-9 |
| 14:25 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks scores on a shot from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 14:01 | Texas Tech | Henry Leib can't connect on a floater from close range | 5-9 |
| 13:59 | Rice | Dustin Walters pulls down the rebound | 5-9 |
| 13:41 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Tarek English | 8-9 |
| 13:19 | Texas Tech | James Wolf knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Henry Leib | 8-12 |
| 13:01 | Rice | Dustin Walters can't connect on a runner in the lane | 8-12 |
| 12:59 | Texas Tech | Kevin Carpenter snags the defensive board | 8-12 |
| 12:37 | Texas Tech | Henry Leib drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from James Wolf | 8-14 |
| 12:32 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks double dribbles in the backcourt | 8-14 |
| 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 | Texas Tech | Mario Ortiz (PG), Aaron Saunders (SF), James Burkhart (PF), Paul Fan (C) James Wolf, Larry Chambers, Kevin Carpenter, Jerrell Rasch | |
| 12:06 | Texas Tech | Aaron Saunders blows the layup | 8-14 |
| 12:04 | Rice | The rebound goes to Dale Chewning | 8-14 |
| 11:45 | Rice | Paul Fan swats the dunk try by Joseph Venne | 8-14 |
| 11:43 | Texas Tech | Aaron Saunders pulls down the rebound | 8-14 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Johnathan Hofman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 1 pts. C - Joseph Venne (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Mario Ortiz (fresh) SG - Henry Leib (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Saunders (fresh) PF - James Burkhart (fresh) C - Paul Fan (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Texas Tech | Henry Leib hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-14 |
| 11:22 | Texas Tech | Mario Ortiz tips it home | 8-16 |
| 10:59 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman clanks a floater from close range | 8-16 |
| 10:58 | Rice | Joseph Venne misses the tip | 8-16 |
| 10:56 | Texas Tech | James Burkhart pulls down the rebound | 8-16 |
| 10:35 | Texas Tech | Henry Leib misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Johnathan Hofman - foul #1 on Johnathan Hofman, team foul #3 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Wolf (PG), Willie Arakaki (SF), Kevin Carpenter (PF), Jerrell Rasch (C) Mario Ortiz, Aaron Saunders, James Burkhart, Paul Fan | |
| 10:35 | Texas Tech | Henry Leib misses the 1st free throw | 8-16 |
| 10:35 | Texas Tech | Henry Leib makes the 2nd free throw | 8-17 |
| 10:23 | Rice | Carl Allen is open and scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Peter Jenkins | 10-17 |
| 09:56 | Texas Tech | Henry Leib is whistled for traveling | 10-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Isaac Greene (PG), Gregory Middlebrooks (SG), Alfredo Pineda (SF) Peter Jenkins, Johnathan Hofman, Dale Chewning | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Larry Chambers (SF) Henry Leib | |
| 09:27 | Rice | Carl Allen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 10-17 |
| 09:26 | Texas Tech | Kevin Carpenter snags the defensive board | 10-17 |
| 09:12 | Texas Tech | James Wolf misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 10-17 |
| 09:11 | Rice | The rebound goes to Alfredo Pineda | 10-17 |
| 09:06 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks misses the fadeaway from the right side | 10-17 |
| 09:05 | Texas Tech | Larry Chambers snags the defensive board | 10-17 |
| 08:39 | Texas Tech | Willie Arakaki loses the dribble to Alfredo Pineda | 10-17 |
| 08:37 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (PG), Dale Chewning (SF), Dustin Walters (PF), Tarek English (C) Isaac Greene, Alfredo Pineda, Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Mario Ortiz (PG), Aaron Saunders (SG), James Burkhart (PF), Paul Fan (C) James Wolf, Willie Arakaki, Kevin Carpenter, Jerrell Rasch | |
| 08:20 | Texas Tech | Aaron Saunders hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 10-17 |
| 08:18 | Rice | Tarek English gets the rebound | 10-17 |
| 07:59 | Rice | Dale Chewning misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Larry Chambers - foul #1 on Larry Chambers, team foul #3 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnathan Hofman (SG), Anthony Bachus (PF) Gregory Middlebrooks, Tarek English | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Henry Leib (SG) Larry Chambers | |
| 07:59 | Rice | Dale Chewning makes the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 07:59 | Rice | Dale Chewning misses the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 07:59 | Texas Tech | James Burkhart grabs the board | 11-17 |
| 07:30 | Texas Tech | James Burkhart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-17 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnathan Hofman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Bachus (fresh) C - Dustin Walters (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Mario Ortiz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Henry Leib (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Saunders (fresh) PF - James Burkhart (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Fan (fresh) | |
| 07:09 | Rice | Dale Chewning is hacked by James Burkhart - foul #1 on James Burkhart, team foul #4 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Willie Arakaki (SF), Jerrell Rasch (C) Aaron Saunders, Paul Fan | |
| 06:47 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 11-17 |
| 06:45 | Rice | Dustin Walters can't tip it in | 11-17 |
| 06:43 | Texas Tech | James Burkhart pulls down the rebound | 11-17 |
| 06:25 | Texas Tech | Henry Leib scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Mario Ortiz | 11-20 |
| 06:08 | Rice | Anthony Bachus lays it in on a great pass from Peter Jenkins | 13-20 |
| 05:52 | Texas Tech | Willie Arakaki is hacked by Johnathan Hofman - foul #2 on Johnathan Hofman, team foul #4 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (PG), Gregory Middlebrooks (SG), Alfredo Pineda (SF), Carl Allen (PF), Tarek English (C) Peter Jenkins, Johnathan Hofman, Dale Chewning, Anthony Bachus, Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Wolf (PG), Aaron Saunders (SG), Larry Chambers (SF), Paul Fan (PF) Mario Ortiz, Henry Leib, Willie Arakaki, James Burkhart | |
| 05:31 | Texas Tech | Jerrell Rasch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Venne (C) Tarek English | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Kevin Carpenter (PF) Jerrell Rasch | |
| 05:29 | Rice | Walter Scott is hacked by James Wolf in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Wolf, team foul #5 | 13-20 |
| 05:19 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks is hacked by Aaron Saunders - foul #1 on Aaron Saunders, team foul #6 | 13-20 |
| 05:02 | Rice | Paul Fan is called for the reach on Gregory Middlebrooks - foul #1 on Paul Fan, team foul #7 | 13-20 |
| 05:02 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 05:02 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks misses the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 05:02 | Texas Tech | Kevin Carpenter gets the rebound | 14-20 |
| 04:46 | Texas Tech | Larry Chambers buries a turnaround from the left block set up by James Wolf and the foul's on Walter Scott - foul #2 on Walter Scott, team foul #5 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Rice | Isaac Greene (PG), Tarek English (PF) Walter Scott, Carl Allen | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Willie Arakaki (SG), Jerrell Rasch (C) Aaron Saunders, Paul Fan | |
| 04:46 | Texas Tech | Larry Chambers makes the free throw | 14-23 |
| 04:35 | Rice | Isaac Greene misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Willie Arakaki - foul #1 on Willie Arakaki, team foul #8 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Dale Chewning (SF) Alfredo Pineda | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Henry Leib (SG) Larry Chambers | |
| 04:35 | Rice | Isaac Greene misses the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 04:35 | Rice | Isaac Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 04:12 | Texas Tech | James Wolf clanks a turnaround in the lane | 15-23 |
| 04:10 | Rice | Isaac Greene gets the rebound | 15-23 |
| 04:01 | Rice | Dale Chewning's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (PG), Dustin Walters (PF) Isaac Greene, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Mario Ortiz (PG) James Wolf | |
| 03:48 | Texas Tech | Henry Leib scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Mario Ortiz and he's hacked by Tarek English - foul #1 on Tarek English, team foul #6 | 15-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnathan Hofman (SG) Gregory Middlebrooks | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 03:48 | Texas Tech | Henry Leib makes the free throw | 15-26 |
| 03:45 | Rice | Peter Jenkins is fouled in the backcourt by Mario Ortiz - foul #2 on Mario Ortiz, team foul #9 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Burkhart (PF) Kevin Carpenter | |
| 03:45 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 15-26 |
| 03:45 | Texas Tech | James Burkhart pulls down the rebound | 15-26 |
| 03:17 | Texas Tech | Jerrell Rasch can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Tarek English - foul #2 on Tarek English, team foul #7 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (SF), Carl Allen (PF) Dale Chewning, Tarek English | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Aaron Saunders (SG), Larry Chambers (SF), Paul Fan (PF) Henry Leib, Willie Arakaki, James Burkhart | |
| 03:17 | Texas Tech | Jerrell Rasch makes the 1st free throw | 15-27 |
| 03:17 | Texas Tech | Jerrell Rasch makes the 2nd free throw | 15-28 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnathan Hofman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Scott (fresh) PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dustin Walters (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Mario Ortiz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Saunders (fresh) SF - Larry Chambers (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Paul Fan (fresh) C - Jerrell Rasch (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Rice | Walter Scott is called for 10 seconds | 15-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony Bachus (SF) Walter Scott | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 02:54 | Texas Tech | Aaron Saunders misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-28 |
| 02:53 | Rice | The rebound goes to Carl Allen | 15-28 |
| 02:49 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses the floater from the right wing | 15-28 |
| 02:47 | Rice | Dustin Walters tips it back up and in | 17-28 |
| 02:26 | Texas Tech | Jerrell Rasch can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Dustin Walters - foul #1 on Dustin Walters, team foul #8 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Dale Chewning (SF), Joseph Venne (C) Peter Jenkins, Johnathan Hofman, Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Wolf (PG) Mario Ortiz | |
| 02:26 | Texas Tech | Jerrell Rasch makes the 1st free throw | 17-29 |
| 02:26 | Texas Tech | Jerrell Rasch misses the 2nd free throw | 17-29 |
| 02:26 | Rice | Carl Allen grabs the board | 17-29 |
| 02:13 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 17-29 |
| 02:11 | Texas Tech | Paul Fan gets the rebound | 17-29 |
| 01:54 | Texas Tech | Aaron Saunders scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Wolf | 17-32 |
| 01:40 | Rice | Anthony Bachus throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (PG), Tarek English (PF) Anthony Bachus, Carl Allen | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Henry Leib (SG), Willie Arakaki (SF), James Burkhart (PF) Aaron Saunders, Larry Chambers, Paul Fan | |
| 01:16 | Texas Tech | Henry Leib connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Willie Arakaki | 17-35 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Walter Scott | 20-35 |
| 00:51 | Texas Tech | Willie Arakaki is called for traveling | 20-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (PG), Johnathan Hofman (SG), Dustin Walters (PF) Gregory Middlebrooks, Dale Chewning, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Mario Ortiz (PG), Kevin Carpenter (C) James Wolf, Jerrell Rasch | |
| 00:36 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman comes up short on the shot near the basket | 20-35 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Dustin Walters hits the follow up shot | 22-35 |
| 00:14 | Texas Tech | Henry Leib comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Johnathan Hofman - foul #3 on Johnathan Hofman, team foul #9 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Pineda (SF), Carl Allen (PF) Johnathan Hofman, Tarek English | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Larry Chambers (SF), Jerrell Rasch (C) Willie Arakaki, James Burkhart | |
| 00:14 | Texas Tech | Henry Leib makes the 1st free throw | 22-36 |
| 00:14 | Texas Tech | Henry Leib makes the 2nd free throw | 22-37 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Alfredo Pineda throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-37 |
| 00:05 | Texas Tech | Henry Leib comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-37 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Carl Allen pulls down the rebound | 22-37 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Carl Allen misses long on a halfcourt shot | 22-37 |