| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Burnam (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Kurz (fresh) PF - Erik McGowan (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Larsen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Durocher (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ernest Heintzelman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Kawczynski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Dowdle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Durant (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz inbounds the ball | 20-43 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Rice | Erik McGowan misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 20-43 |
| 19:39 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Erik McGowan | 20-43 |
| 19:25 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 20-43 |
| 19:24 | Rice | George Anderson misses the tip | 20-43 |
| 19:22 | Michigan State | Jon Durant gets the rebound | 20-43 |
| 19:09 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-43 |
| 19:07 | Rice | Gordon Burnam snags the defensive board | 20-43 |
| 18:57 | Rice | George Anderson connects on the floater from the right wing | 22-43 |
| 18:52 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski lays it up and in on a great pass from Ernest Heintzelman | 22-45 |
| 18:34 | Rice | Jeffrey Kawczynski is called for the reach on Lawrence Kurz - foul #1 on Jeffrey Kawczynski, team foul #1 | 22-45 |
| Subs | Rice | William Dailey (SG), Michael Chapin (SF), Hugh Granville (PF) Gordon Burnam, Lawrence Kurz, Erik McGowan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant (SG), Harold Okamoto (SF) Ernest Heintzelman, Jeffrey Kawczynski | |
| 18:29 | Rice | Hugh Granville drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Michael Chapin | 24-45 |
| 18:24 | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Harold Okamoto | 24-48 |
| 18:18 | Rice | The jump hook by Hugh Granville is blocked by Jon Durant | 24-48 |
| 18:17 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher grabs the board | 24-48 |
| 18:09 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Bryant | 24-51 |
| 18:06 | Rice | William Dailey is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Bryant - foul #3 on Thomas Bryant, team foul #2 | 24-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Roy (SG), Gene Mitchel (C) George Anderson, John Larsen | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 17:52 | Rice | Michael Chapin is fouled on the floor by Harold Okamoto - foul #1 on Harold Okamoto, team foul #3 | 24-51 |
| 17:47 | Rice | Hugh Granville misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 24-51 |
| 17:45 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle grabs the board | 24-51 |
| 17:39 | Michigan State | Jon Durant misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Gene Mitchel - foul #1 on Gene Mitchel, team foul #1 | 24-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Kurz (SF) Michael Chapin | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 17:39 | Michigan State | Jon Durant makes the 1st free throw | 24-52 |
| 17:39 | Michigan State | Jon Durant makes the 2nd free throw | 24-53 |
| 17:31 | Rice | Shawn Roy buries a shot from just outside the lane | 26-53 |
| 17:24 | Michigan State | Jon Durant hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Durocher | 26-55 |
| 17:07 | Rice | Hugh Granville banks in the layup on a nice dish by Shawn Roy | 28-55 |
| 16:48 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 28-57 |
| 16:42 | Rice | Thomas Bryant steals it from Gene Mitchel | 28-57 |
| 16:36 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-57 |
| 16:34 | Rice | Gene Mitchel snags the defensive board | 28-57 |
| 16:19 | Rice | Hugh Granville misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 28-57 |
| 16:17 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto snags the defensive board | 28-57 |
| 16:11 | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant is hacked by Hugh Granville - foul #1 on Hugh Granville, team foul #2 | 28-57 |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG), Gordon Burnam (SG), Michael Chapin (SF), Erik McGowan (PF), John Larsen (C) William Dailey, Shawn Roy, Lawrence Kurz, Hugh Granville, Gene Mitchel | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Douglas (PG), Ernest Heintzelman (SG), Jeffrey Kawczynski (SF), Gerard Kelley (PF), James Fouch (C) Joseph Durocher, Thomas Bryant, Harold Okamoto, Robert Dowdle, Jon Durant | |
| 15:58 | Michigan State | James Fouch misses the lay-in but he's hacked by George Anderson - foul #2 on George Anderson, team foul #3 | 28-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Norman Kelly (PF) Michael Chapin | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 15:58 | Michigan State | James Fouch makes the 1st free throw | 28-58 |
| 15:58 | Michigan State | James Fouch makes the 2nd free throw | 28-59 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Burnam (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Erik McGowan (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norman Kelly (fresh) 3 pf. C - John Larsen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Mark Douglas (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ernest Heintzelman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Kawczynski (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Fouch (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerard Kelley (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Rice | Norman Kelly's floater is knocked away by James Fouch | 28-59 |
| 15:40 | Michigan State | James Fouch snags the defensive board | 28-59 |
| 15:34 | Michigan State | James Fouch scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Gerard Kelley | 28-61 |
| 15:15 | Rice | George Anderson is hacked by Jeffrey Kawczynski - foul #2 on Jeffrey Kawczynski, team foul #4 | 28-61 |
| 14:53 | Rice | George Anderson connects on the 3 from the right wing | 31-61 |
| 14:36 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski's pass is intercepted by Gordon Burnam | 31-61 |
| 14:27 | Rice | Norman Kelly misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Mark Douglas - foul #4 on Mark Douglas, team foul #5 | 31-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Chapin (SF), Larry Shaw (C) Erik McGowan, John Larsen | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher (PG), George Adamczyk (SF), Robert Dowdle (PF), Jon Durant (C) Mark Douglas, Jeffrey Kawczynski, Gerard Kelley, James Fouch | |
| 14:27 | Rice | Norman Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 31-61 |
| 14:27 | Rice | Norman Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 31-61 |
| 14:27 | Michigan State | Jon Durant grabs the board | 31-61 |
| 14:08 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jon Durant | 31-64 |
| 14:06 | Rice | Joseph Durocher steps in front of the Gordon Burnam pass in the backcourt | 31-64 |
| 14:04 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher misses the easy layup | 31-64 |
| 14:02 | Rice | Norman Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 31-64 |
| 13:54 | Rice | Jon Durant swats the layup by Larry Shaw | 31-64 |
| 13:52 | Michigan State | Jon Durant snags the defensive board | 31-64 |
| 13:46 | Michigan State | Jon Durant can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-64 |
| 13:45 | Michigan State | George Adamczyk misses the tip | 31-64 |
| 13:43 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman tips it home | 31-66 |
| 13:31 | Rice | George Anderson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-66 |
| 13:30 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle pulls down the rebound | 31-66 |
| 13:25 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-66 |
| 13:24 | Rice | Norman Kelly pulls down the rebound | 31-66 |
| 13:16 | Rice | George Anderson is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on George Anderson, team foul #4 | 31-66 |
| Subs | Rice | William Dailey (PG), Shawn Roy (SG), Lawrence Kurz (SF), John Larsen (C) George Anderson, Gordon Burnam, Michael Chapin, Norman Kelly | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant (SG), Harold Okamoto (SF) Ernest Heintzelman, George Adamczyk | |
| 13:08 | Michigan State | Lawrence Kurz is called for the reach on Harold Okamoto - foul #3 on Lawrence Kurz, team foul #5 | 31-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Hugh Granville (PF) Larry Shaw | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 12:59 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Bryant | 31-69 |
| 12:51 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 31-69 |
| 12:49 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz gets the offensive rebound | 31-69 |
| 12:42 | Rice | John Larsen misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-69 |
| 12:41 | Rice | Hugh Granville gets the offensive rebound | 31-69 |
| 12:32 | Rice | William Dailey misses long on a shot from the left wing | 31-69 |
| 12:31 | Michigan State | Jon Durant grabs the defensive rebound | 31-69 |
| 12:10 | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-69 |
| 12:09 | Rice | William Dailey gets the rebound | 31-69 |
| 12:05 | Rice | William Dailey scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-69 |
| 11:49 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Durocher | 34-71 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Dailey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SG - Shawn Roy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Kurz (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Hugh Granville (fresh) 7 pts. C - John Larsen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Durocher (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Bryant (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Harold Okamoto (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Robert Dowdle (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jon Durant (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:31 | Rice | John Larsen is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Shawn Roy | 36-71 |
| 11:11 | Michigan State | Hugh Granville blocks the short jumper by Robert Dowdle | 36-71 |
| 11:09 | Rice | Hugh Granville snags the defensive board | 36-71 |
| 11:07 | Rice | Thomas Bryant steals the ball from William Dailey in the backcourt | 36-71 |
| 10:52 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher makes the 3 from straight away set up by Harold Okamoto | 36-74 |
| 10:40 | Rice | Shawn Roy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-74 |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG), Erik McGowan (SG), Michael Chapin (SF), Larry Shaw (PF), Gene Mitchel (C) William Dailey, Shawn Roy, Lawrence Kurz, Hugh Granville, John Larsen | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Douglas (PG), Ernest Heintzelman (SG), Jeffrey Kawczynski (SF), Gerard Kelley (PF), James Fouch (C) Joseph Durocher, Thomas Bryant, Harold Okamoto, Robert Dowdle, Jon Durant | |
| 10:23 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Gerard Kelley is denied by Larry Shaw | 36-74 |
| 10:21 | Michigan State | James Fouch tips it but misses | 36-74 |
| 10:19 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley tips it home | 36-76 |
| 10:11 | Rice | Michael Chapin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-76 |
| Subs | Rice | William Dailey (SG) George Anderson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 10:03 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski misses the lay-in but the foul's on Michael Chapin - foul #1 on Michael Chapin, team foul #6 | 36-76 |
| 10:03 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski makes the 1st free throw | 36-77 |
| 10:03 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski misses the 2nd free throw | 36-77 |
| 10:03 | Rice | Gene Mitchel grabs the board | 36-77 |
| 10:01 | Rice | Erik McGowan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-77 |
| 09:51 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley is hacked by Larry Shaw - foul #4 on Larry Shaw, team foul #7 | 36-77 |
| Subs | Rice | Hugh Granville (PF) Larry Shaw | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 09:51 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 36-78 |
| 09:51 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 36-79 |
| 09:34 | Rice | Gene Mitchel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-79 |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Roy (SG) Gene Mitchel | |
| Subs | Michigan State | George Adamczyk (SF) Jeffrey Kawczynski | |
| 09:17 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley misses the floater from the right side | 36-79 |
| 09:15 | Rice | Hugh Granville pulls down the rebound | 36-79 |
| 09:11 | Rice | William Dailey connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Erik McGowan | 38-79 |
| 08:47 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman is fouled on the floor by Shawn Roy - foul #1 on Shawn Roy, team foul #8 | 38-79 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher (PG), Robert Dowdle (PF), Jon Durant (C) Mark Douglas, Gerard Kelley, James Fouch | |
| 08:47 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman makes the 1st free throw | 38-80 |
| 08:47 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman makes the 2nd free throw | 38-81 |
| 08:37 | Rice | Shawn Roy lays it in | 40-81 |
| 08:22 | Michigan State | George Adamczyk makes the 3 from the right corner | 40-84 |
| 08:15 | Rice | Shawn Roy is hacked by Robert Dowdle - foul #1 on Robert Dowdle, team foul #6 | 40-84 |
| Subs | Rice | Gene Mitchel (C) Shawn Roy | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto (SG), Jeffrey Kawczynski (SF) Ernest Heintzelman, George Adamczyk | |
| 07:59 | Rice | Gene Mitchel comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 40-84 |
| 07:58 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski snags the defensive board | 40-84 |
| 07:52 | Michigan State | Erik McGowan is called for the reach on Harold Okamoto - foul #1 on Erik McGowan, team foul #9 | 40-84 |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Shaw (PF) Hugh Granville | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant (SG) Joseph Durocher | |
| 07:52 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto makes the 1st free throw | 40-85 |
| 07:52 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto makes the 2nd free throw | 40-86 |
| 07:48 | Rice | Erik McGowan is hacked by Harold Okamoto in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harold Okamoto, team foul #7 | 40-86 |
| 07:48 | Rice | Erik McGowan makes the 1st free throw | 41-86 |
| 07:48 | Rice | Erik McGowan misses the 2nd free throw | 41-86 |
| 07:48 | Michigan State | Jon Durant grabs the board | 41-86 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Erik McGowan (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - William Dailey (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Michael Chapin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Larry Shaw (fresh) 4 pf. C - Gene Mitchel (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Thomas Bryant (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Harold Okamoto (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeffrey Kawczynski (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Dowdle (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jon Durant (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:37 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Larry Shaw - foul #5 on Larry Shaw, team foul #10 | 41-86 |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Roy (SG) Larry Shaw | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley (C) Jon Durant | |
| 07:37 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto misses the 1st free throw | 41-86 |
| 07:37 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto makes the 2nd free throw | 41-87 |
| 07:34 | Rice | Michael Chapin double dribbles in the backcourt | 41-87 |
| 07:20 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle misses the dunk but he's fouled by Gene Mitchel - foul #2 on Gene Mitchel, team foul #11 | 41-87 |
| 07:20 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle makes the 1st free throw | 41-88 |
| 07:20 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle misses the 2nd free throw | 41-88 |
| 07:20 | Rice | Erik McGowan grabs the board | 41-88 |
| 07:06 | Rice | Jeffrey Kawczynski steals the ball from William Dailey | 41-88 |
| 06:52 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-88 |
| 06:51 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gene Mitchel | 41-88 |
| 06:39 | Rice | Michael Chapin misses the floater from the right wing | 41-88 |
| 06:37 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Kawczynski | 41-88 |
| 06:35 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-88 |
| Subs | Rice | Hugh Granville (PF) Michael Chapin | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher (PG), Mark Douglas (SF), James Fouch (PF), Jon Durant (C) Harold Okamoto, Jeffrey Kawczynski, Robert Dowdle, Gerard Kelley | |
| 06:24 | Rice | William Dailey connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-88 |
| 06:18 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on William Dailey - foul #2 on William Dailey, team foul #12 | 44-88 |
| 06:18 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher makes the 1st free throw | 44-89 |
| 06:18 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher makes the 2nd free throw | 44-90 |
| 06:16 | Rice | Joseph Durocher is called for the reach on Erik McGowan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Durocher, team foul #8 | 44-90 |
| 06:16 | Rice | Erik McGowan makes the 1st free throw | 45-90 |
| 06:16 | Rice | Erik McGowan makes the 2nd free throw | 46-90 |
| 06:05 | Michigan State | The pull-up jumper by Jon Durant is blocked by Shawn Roy | 46-90 |
| 06:04 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gene Mitchel | 46-90 |
| 05:51 | Rice | The short jumper by Hugh Granville is denied by Jon Durant | 46-90 |
| 05:49 | Michigan State | James Fouch snags the defensive board | 46-90 |
| 05:45 | Michigan State | Mark Douglas connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by James Fouch | 46-92 |
| 05:27 | Rice | Mark Douglas denies the turnaround by Shawn Roy | 46-92 |
| 05:26 | Rice | Shawn Roy misses the tip | 46-92 |
| 05:24 | Rice | Hugh Granville hits the follow up shot | 48-92 |
| 04:55 | Michigan State | James Fouch misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 48-92 |
| 04:53 | Rice | Shawn Roy pulls down the rebound | 48-92 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Erik McGowan misses short on a shot from the left wing | 48-92 |
| 04:31 | Rice | Gene Mitchel grabs the offensive rebound | 48-92 |
| 04:18 | Rice | Shawn Roy misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-92 |
| 04:17 | Michigan State | Mark Douglas snags the defensive board | 48-92 |
| 04:13 | Michigan State | Mark Douglas buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Joseph Durocher | 48-94 |
| 03:54 | Rice | Mark Douglas picks off the pass by William Dailey | 48-94 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Michigan State | James Fouch misses badly on a runner near the basket | 48-94 |
| 03:43 | Rice | Gene Mitchel pulls down the rebound | 48-94 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Erik McGowan (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Shawn Roy (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - William Dailey (tired) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hugh Granville (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Gene Mitchel (tired) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Durocher (tired) 14 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Bryant (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Mark Douglas (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - James Fouch (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jon Durant (tired) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:38 | Rice | William Dailey's layup is rejected by James Fouch | 48-94 |
| 03:37 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Joseph Durocher | 48-94 |
| 03:31 | Michigan State | Hugh Granville blocks the jumper by Mark Douglas | 48-94 |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Jon Durant | 48-94 |
| 03:17 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Bryant | 48-97 |
| 03:13 | Rice | James Fouch steps in front of the Shawn Roy pass in the backcourt | 48-97 |
| 03:01 | Michigan State | Jon Durant hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Durocher | 48-99 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Shawn Roy is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Durocher - foul #5 on Joseph Durocher, team foul #9 | 48-99 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Chapin (SF) Gene Mitchel | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto (PG), Ernest Heintzelman (SG), Jeffrey Kawczynski (SF), Robert Dowdle (PF), Gerard Kelley (C) Joseph Durocher, Thomas Bryant, Mark Douglas, James Fouch, Jon Durant | |
| 02:58 | Rice | Shawn Roy misses the 1st free throw | 48-99 |
| 02:58 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Gerard Kelley | 48-99 |
| 02:41 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto clanks a floater from the left side | 48-99 |
| 02:39 | Rice | Michael Chapin snags the defensive board | 48-99 |
| 02:23 | Rice | William Dailey comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 48-99 |
| 02:22 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Robert Dowdle | 48-99 |
| 01:57 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle misses the lay-in | 48-99 |
| 01:55 | Rice | Shawn Roy gets the rebound | 48-99 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:37 | Rice | Michael Chapin loses the ball out of bounds | 48-99 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant (PG), Jon Durant (C) Harold Okamoto, Gerard Kelley | |
| 01:16 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-99 |
| 01:15 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle grabs the offensive board | 48-99 |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman misses the fadeaway from the right side | 48-99 |
| 01:03 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Bryant | 48-99 |
| 00:47 | Michigan State | Jon Durant hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 48-99 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Michael Chapin pulls down the rebound | 48-99 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:42 | Rice | Shawn Roy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-99 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle makes the jumper from close range and he's hacked by William Dailey - foul #3 on William Dailey, team foul #13 | 48-101 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle makes the free throw | 48-102 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Erik McGowan makes the jump hook in the paint | 50-102 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant runs out the clock | 50-102 |