| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Shook (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Mabe (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Terrance Horton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Frandsen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ricky Davis (fresh) PF - William Robertson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John McNease (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Ricky Davis inbounds the ball | 30-19 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:43 | Virginia | William Robertson comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on James Shook - foul #2 on James Shook, team foul #1 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Guerriero (PG), Charles Stevens (SG), John Merrick (C) Terrance Horton, Brandon Frandsen, John McNease | |
| 19:43 | Virginia | William Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 19:43 | Virginia | William Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 19:24 | Rice | William Stanton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-21 |
| 19:22 | Virginia | William Robertson snags the defensive board | 30-21 |
| 19:18 | Virginia | David Mabe swats the layup by Ricky Davis | 30-21 |
| 19:17 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Stanton | 30-21 |
| 18:51 | Rice | William Stanton's fadeaway is rejected by William Robertson | 30-21 |
| 18:49 | Virginia | John Merrick gets the rebound | 30-21 |
| 18:23 | Virginia | Charles Stevens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-21 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Gary Green (PF) William Robertson | |
| 18:03 | Rice | William Stanton misses badly on a floater from the right side | 30-21 |
| 18:01 | Virginia | John Merrick grabs the board | 30-21 |
| 17:56 | Virginia | Ricky Davis buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Robert Guerriero | 30-24 |
| 17:40 | Rice | Antonio Clark can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 17:39 | Rice | David Mabe tips it in | 32-24 |
| 17:18 | Virginia | Charles Stevens misses the jumper from the right side | 32-24 |
| 17:17 | Virginia | Charles Stevens grabs the offensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 17:04 | Virginia | Gary Green connects on the driving attempt from the baseline and the foul's on Antonio Clark - foul #2 on Antonio Clark, team foul #2 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Terrance Horton (PG), Brandon Frandsen (SG), John McNease (C) Robert Guerriero, Charles Stevens, John Merrick | |
| 17:04 | Virginia | Gary Green misses the free throw | 32-26 |
| 17:04 | Rice | David Mabe snags the defensive board | 32-26 |
| 16:35 | Rice | James Shook loses the dribble to Gary Green | 32-26 |
| 16:06 | Virginia | Ricky Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 32-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF) William Stanton, Antonio Clark | |
| Subs | Virginia | Stanley Slade (SF), William Robertson (PF) Ricky Davis, Gary Green | |
| 15:37 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Daniel Costner | 34-26 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Shook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Mabe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Terrance Horton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Frandsen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stanley Slade (fresh) PF - William Robertson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - John McNease (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:12 | Virginia | William Robertson connects on the jumper near the basket | 34-28 |
| 14:58 | Rice | James Shook is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on James Shook, team foul #3 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG), Antonio Clark (SF), Edgar Maiorano (C) Daniel Costner, James Shook, David Mabe | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ricky Davis (SF), Gary Green (PF) Stanley Slade, William Robertson | |
| 14:36 | Virginia | Terrance Horton hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-31 |
| 14:17 | Rice | William Stanton hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-31 |
| 14:00 | Virginia | Terrance Horton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 13:58 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 13:35 | Rice | William Stanton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 13:33 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 13:14 | Rice | William Stanton buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Antoine Sharp | 39-31 |
| 12:55 | Virginia | Terrance Horton misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-31 |
| 12:54 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano grabs the defensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 12:35 | Rice | Brandon Frandsen is called for the reach on William Stanton - foul #1 on Brandon Frandsen, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Donald Reavis (SF), James Shook (PF), David Mabe (C) Antoine Sharp, Antonio Clark, Jerome Wiggs, Edgar Maiorano | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Guerriero (PG), Charles Stevens (SG), Stanley Slade (SF), William Robertson (PF), John Merrick (C) Terrance Horton, Brandon Frandsen, Ricky Davis, Gary Green, John McNease | |
| 12:19 | Rice | James Shook scores on a runner in the paint and the foul's on William Robertson - foul #1 on William Robertson, team foul #2 | 41-31 |
| 12:19 | Rice | James Shook makes the free throw | 42-31 |
| 11:50 | Virginia | Charles Stevens can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-31 |
| 11:48 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to John Merrick | 42-31 |
| 11:27 | Virginia | William Robertson connects on the jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on William Stanton - foul #1 on William Stanton, team foul #4 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SF) Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Virginia | Terrance Horton (PG), Brandon Frandsen (SG), Ricky Davis (SF), John McNease (C) Robert Guerriero, Charles Stevens, Stanley Slade, John Merrick | |
| 11:27 | Virginia | William Robertson misses the free throw | 42-33 |
| 11:27 | Rice | David Mabe grabs the defensive rebound | 42-33 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Stanton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Shook (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Mabe (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Terrance Horton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Frandsen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ricky Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Robertson (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - John McNease (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:11 | Rice | William Stanton makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Daniel Costner and he's fouled by William Robertson - foul #2 on William Robertson, team foul #3 | 44-33 |
| 11:11 | Rice | William Stanton misses the free throw | 44-33 |
| 11:11 | Virginia | John McNease grabs the board | 44-33 |
| 10:42 | Virginia | John McNease throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Jerome Wiggs (SF) William Stanton | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Guerriero (PG), Charles Stevens (SG), Stanley Slade (SF), John Merrick (C) Terrance Horton, Brandon Frandsen, Ricky Davis, John McNease | |
| 10:25 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on John Merrick - foul #2 on John Merrick, team foul #4 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Terrance Horton (PG), Brandon Frandsen (SG), John McNease (C) Robert Guerriero, Charles Stevens, John Merrick | |
| 10:25 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 10:25 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 10:25 | Virginia | William Robertson grabs the board | 45-33 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 10:04 | Virginia | Brandon Frandsen buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Terrance Horton | 45-36 |
| 09:40 | Rice | James Shook connects on the turnaround from the left block | 47-36 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 09:12 | Virginia | Brandon Frandsen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-36 |
| 09:11 | Rice | James Shook grabs the defensive rebound | 47-36 |
| 08:43 | Rice | James Shook knocks in the floater from the right side | 49-36 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 08:31 | Virginia | Jerome Wiggs takes the ball from William Robertson | 49-36 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Antonio Clark clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by William Robertson - foul #3 on William Robertson, team foul #5 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (PG), William Stanton (SG), Edgar Maiorano (C) Daniel Costner, Jerome Wiggs, David Mabe | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Guerriero (PG), Charles Stevens (SG), Ricky Davis (SF), John Merrick (C) Terrance Horton, Brandon Frandsen, Stanley Slade, John McNease | |
| 08:06 | Rice | Antonio Clark makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Antonio Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 51-36 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 07:57 | Virginia | John Merrick knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Ricky Davis and he's fouled by James Shook - foul #4 on James Shook, team foul #5 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Reavis (SF) Antonio Clark | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 07:57 | Virginia | John Merrick makes the free throw | 51-39 |
| 07:38 | Rice | William Stanton comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 51-39 |
| 07:36 | Rice | James Shook hits the follow up shot | 53-39 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 07:21 | Virginia | William Robertson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 53-39 |
| 07:19 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano grabs the defensive rebound | 53-39 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Donald Reavis (fresh) PF - James Shook (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Edgar Maiorano (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Robert Guerriero (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ricky Davis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Robertson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - John Merrick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:52 | Rice | William Stanton connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Antoine Sharp | 56-39 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 06:42 | Virginia | William Robertson is fouled on the floor by James Shook - foul #5 on James Shook, team foul #6 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), David Mabe (PF) Antoine Sharp, Donald Reavis, James Shook | |
| Subs | Virginia | Terrance Horton (PG), Brandon Frandsen (SG), Gary Green (PF), John McNease (C) Robert Guerriero, Charles Stevens, William Robertson, John Merrick | |
| 06:31 | Virginia | Ricky Davis misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 56-39 |
| 06:30 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs gets the rebound | 56-39 |
| 06:10 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-39 |
| 06:09 | Virginia | John McNease grabs the board | 56-39 |
| 06:02 | Virginia | Ricky Davis is fouled on the floor by Jerome Wiggs - foul #1 on Jerome Wiggs, team foul #7 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SF) Edgar Maiorano | |
| Subs | Virginia | William Robertson (PF) Gary Green | |
| 06:02 | Virginia | Ricky Davis makes the 1st free throw | 56-40 |
| 06:02 | Virginia | Ricky Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 56-41 |
| 05:34 | Rice | Daniel Costner comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-41 |
| 05:32 | Virginia | John McNease pulls down the rebound | 56-41 |
| 05:28 | Virginia | Terrance Horton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Antonio Clark - foul #3 on Antonio Clark, team foul #8 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Charles Stevens (SG), John Smith (PF), John Merrick (C) Brandon Frandsen, William Robertson, John McNease | |
| 05:28 | Virginia | Terrance Horton misses the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 05:28 | Virginia | Terrance Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| 05:13 | Rice | Antonio Clark is fouled on the floor by Ricky Davis - foul #2 on Ricky Davis, team foul #6 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Guerriero (PG), William Robertson (PF) Terrance Horton, John Smith | |
| 05:01 | Rice | Antonio Clark buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 58-42 |
| 04:50 | Virginia | William Robertson clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-42 |
| 04:48 | Rice | Antonio Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 58-42 |
| 04:41 | Rice | William Stanton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-42 |
| 04:40 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Robert Guerriero | 58-42 |
| 04:27 | Virginia | Ricky Davis is fouled on the floor by Antonio Clark - foul #4 on Antonio Clark, team foul #9 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG), Donald Reavis (SF), Edgar Maiorano (C) William Stanton, Antonio Clark, David Mabe | |
| Subs | Virginia | Terrance Horton (PG), Brandon Frandsen (SG), Gary Green (PF), John McNease (C) Robert Guerriero, Charles Stevens, William Robertson, John Merrick | |
| 04:27 | Virginia | Ricky Davis makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 04:27 | Virginia | Ricky Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| 04:27 | Rice | The rebound goes to Edgar Maiorano | 58-43 |
| 04:11 | Rice | The pull-up jumper by Antoine Sharp is blocked by Gary Green | 58-43 |
| 04:10 | Rice | Antoine Sharp misses the tip | 58-43 |
| 04:09 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Terrance Horton | 58-43 |
| 04:02 | Virginia | Ricky Davis banks in the layup on a nice dish by Terrance Horton and he's hacked by Antoine Sharp - foul #1 on Antoine Sharp, team foul #10 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SF), David Mabe (PF) Donald Reavis, Jerome Wiggs | |
| Subs | Virginia | William Robertson (PF) Gary Green | |
| 04:02 | Virginia | Ricky Davis misses the free throw | 58-45 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano snags the defensive board | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:48 | Rice | David Mabe lays it up and in | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:40 | Virginia | Edgar Maiorano swats the short shot by William Robertson | 60-45 |
| 03:39 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano gets the rebound | 60-45 |
| 03:21 | Rice | Daniel Costner is fouled on the floor by Ricky Davis - foul #3 on Ricky Davis, team foul #7 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Reavis (SF), Jerome Wiggs (PF) Antonio Clark, David Mabe | |
| Subs | Virginia | Robert Guerriero (PG), Stanley Slade (SF), Gary Green (PF) Terrance Horton, Ricky Davis, William Robertson | |
| 03:21 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 03:21 | Virginia | The rebound goes to John McNease | 60-45 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donald Reavis (fresh) PF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Edgar Maiorano (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Robert Guerriero (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brandon Frandsen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stanley Slade (fresh) PF - Gary Green (fresh) 2 pts. C - John McNease (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Virginia | John McNease comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 60-45 |
| 02:57 | Rice | Daniel Costner snags the defensive board | 60-45 |
| 02:31 | Rice | Daniel Costner is hacked by Robert Guerriero - foul #2 on Robert Guerriero, team foul #8 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Terrance Horton (PG), Charles Stevens (SG), William Robertson (PF), John Merrick (C) Robert Guerriero, Brandon Frandsen, Gary Green, John McNease | |
| 02:31 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 02:31 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:10 | Virginia | The short jumper by William Robertson is denied by Edgar Maiorano | 62-45 |
| 02:09 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs gets the rebound | 62-45 |
| 01:40 | Rice | Daniel Costner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 62-45 |
| 01:38 | Virginia | Charles Stevens pulls down the rebound | 62-45 |
| 01:34 | Virginia | William Robertson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-45 |
| 01:32 | Rice | Donald Reavis grabs the defensive rebound | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:16 | Rice | William Robertson swats the short shot by Donald Reavis | 62-45 |
| 01:15 | Virginia | John Merrick grabs the board | 62-45 |
| 00:51 | Virginia | Donald Reavis is called for the reach on Charles Stevens - foul #1 on Donald Reavis, team foul #11 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG) Daniel Costner | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ricky Davis (SF), John McNease (C) Stanley Slade, John Merrick | |
| 00:51 | Virginia | Charles Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 00:51 | Virginia | Charles Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | Rice | William Stanton scores on a turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on Terrance Horton - foul #2 on Terrance Horton, team foul #9 | 64-47 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Brandon Frandsen (SG) Charles Stevens | |
| 00:29 | Rice | William Stanton makes the free throw | 65-47 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Virginia | William Robertson is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on William Robertson, team foul #10 | 65-47 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Antoine Sharp runs out the clock | 65-47 |