| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Fox (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Bush (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Bates (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Andrew Palmer (fresh) C - Ronald Woodard (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Freeze (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Evan Woodward (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Geraci (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Willy Palen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Timothy Bates inbounds the ball | 32-40 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Rice | Donald Fox travels with the ball | 32-40 |
| 19:20 | Kent State | William Freeze buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-42 |
| 19:13 | Rice | Donald Fox misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Willy Palen - foul #1 on Willy Palen, team foul #1 | 32-42 |
| 19:13 | Rice | Donald Fox makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 19:13 | Rice | Donald Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 18:59 | Kent State | Joshua Myers hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Timothy Bates - foul #1 on Timothy Bates, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| 18:59 | Kent State | Joshua Myers makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 18:59 | Kent State | Joshua Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 18:59 | Rice | Andrew Palmer snags the defensive board | 34-43 |
| 18:39 | Rice | Willy Palen steals it from Ronald Woodard | 34-43 |
| 18:30 | Kent State | Willy Palen is hacked by Joseph Bush - foul #1 on Joseph Bush, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| 18:15 | Kent State | Joshua Myers clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-43 |
| 18:14 | Kent State | Michael Geraci tips it but misses | 34-43 |
| 18:12 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Geraci | 34-43 |
| 18:03 | Kent State | Willy Palen is hacked by Joseph Bush - foul #2 on Joseph Bush, team foul #3 | 34-43 |
| 17:53 | Kent State | Joshua Myers drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by William Freeze | 34-46 |
| 17:34 | Rice | Joseph Bush can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 34-46 |
| 17:33 | Rice | Donald Fox snags the offensive board | 34-46 |
| 17:25 | Rice | Joseph Bush misses short on a 3 from straight away | 34-46 |
| 17:23 | Kent State | Evan Woodward gets the rebound | 34-46 |
| 17:17 | Kent State | William Freeze can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-46 |
| 17:16 | Kent State | Evan Woodward grabs the offensive board | 34-46 |
| 16:58 | Kent State | William Freeze is fouled on the floor by Donald Fox - foul #3 on Donald Fox, team foul #4 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (PG), Willis Cameron (SG), Keith Queen (SF), Kenneth Orman (PF), Richard Maddocks (C) Donald Fox, Joseph Bush, Timothy Bates, Andrew Palmer, Ronald Woodard | |
| Subs | Kent State | Aaron Williams (SF) Evan Woodward | |
| 16:45 | Kent State | Michael Geraci hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Kenneth Orman - foul #1 on Kenneth Orman, team foul #5 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Miles (PG), Malcolm Petty (C) William Freeze, Willy Palen | |
| 16:45 | Kent State | Michael Geraci makes the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 16:45 | Kent State | Michael Geraci makes the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 16:36 | Rice | Michael Jenkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-48 |
| 16:34 | Rice | Keith Queen grabs the offensive board | 34-48 |
| 16:11 | Rice | Willis Cameron's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-48 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Luis Dehaven (C) Michael Geraci | |
| 15:51 | Kent State | Luis Dehaven misses the easy layup | 34-48 |
| 15:49 | Kent State | Aaron Williams tips it in | 34-50 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Willis Cameron (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Keith Queen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Orman (fresh) 5 reb. C - Richard Maddocks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Dean Miles (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joshua Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Aaron Williams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Malcolm Petty (fresh) C - Luis Dehaven (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Rice | Michael Jenkins connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Willis Cameron | 36-50 |
| 15:06 | Kent State | Joshua Myers knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dean Miles | 36-53 |
| 14:49 | Rice | Keith Queen misses the floater from the right wing | 36-53 |
| 14:48 | Rice | Keith Queen grabs the offensive rebound | 36-53 |
| 14:43 | Rice | Willis Cameron is hacked by Joshua Myers - foul #1 on Joshua Myers, team foul #2 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (PG), Joseph Bush (SG), Timothy Bates (SF), Andrew Palmer (PF), Ronald Woodard (C) Michael Jenkins, Willis Cameron, Keith Queen, Kenneth Orman, Richard Maddocks | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Freeze (PG), Evan Woodward (SF), Michael Geraci (PF), Willy Palen (C) Joshua Myers, Aaron Williams, Malcolm Petty, Luis Dehaven | |
| 14:38 | Rice | Joseph Bush can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 36-53 |
| 14:37 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Michael Geraci | 36-53 |
| 14:18 | Kent State | Evan Woodward hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 36-53 |
| 14:17 | Kent State | Evan Woodward gets the offensive rebound | 36-53 |
| 13:58 | Kent State | Evan Woodward can't finish the layup but the foul's on Andrew Palmer - foul #2 on Andrew Palmer, team foul #6 | 36-53 |
| 13:58 | Kent State | Evan Woodward makes the 1st free throw | 36-54 |
| 13:58 | Kent State | Evan Woodward makes the 2nd free throw | 36-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:46 | Rice | Joseph Bush is called for traveling | 36-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:23 | Kent State | Evan Woodward misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-55 |
| 13:21 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Willy Palen | 36-55 |
| 12:52 | Kent State | Dean Miles misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-55 |
| 12:50 | Rice | Andrew Palmer pulls down the rebound | 36-55 |
| 12:34 | Rice | Donald Fox is fouled on the floor by William Freeze - foul #1 on William Freeze, team foul #3 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joshua Myers (SG) Dean Miles | |
| 12:17 | Rice | Timothy Bates can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-55 |
| 12:15 | Kent State | Michael Geraci grabs the defensive rebound | 36-55 |
| 11:46 | Kent State | Michael Geraci is whistled for traveling | 36-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (PG), Keith Queen (SG), Richard Maddocks (SF), Kenneth Orman (PF) Donald Fox, Joseph Bush, Timothy Bates, Andrew Palmer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Malcolm Petty (PF) Michael Geraci | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Keith Queen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Maddocks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Orman (fresh) 5 reb. C - Ronald Woodard (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Freeze (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Myers (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Evan Woodward (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Malcolm Petty (fresh) C - Willy Palen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:31 | Rice | Richard Maddocks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Willis Cameron (SG) Ronald Woodard | |
| Subs | Kent State | Aaron Williams (SF) Evan Woodward | |
| 11:14 | Kent State | Joshua Myers banks in the layup on a nice dish by Aaron Williams | 36-57 |
| 10:52 | Rice | William Freeze is called for the reach on Michael Jenkins - foul #2 on William Freeze, team foul #4 | 36-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Bates (SF) Willis Cameron | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dean Miles (PG), Luis Dehaven (C) William Freeze, Willy Palen | |
| 10:46 | Rice | Timothy Bates comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 36-57 |
| 10:45 | Rice | Kenneth Orman pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-57 |
| 10:33 | Rice | Timothy Bates misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-57 |
| 10:31 | Kent State | Joshua Myers grabs the board | 36-57 |
| 10:10 | Kent State | Aaron Williams scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Dean Miles | 36-59 |
| 09:52 | Rice | Aaron Williams steps in front of the Richard Maddocks pass | 36-59 |
| 09:23 | Kent State | Dean Miles misses the 3 from straight away | 36-59 |
| 09:22 | Kent State | Joshua Myers tips it in | 36-61 |
| 09:14 | Rice | Timothy Bates's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (PG), Joseph Bush (SG), Andrew Palmer (PF), Ronald Woodard (C) Michael Jenkins, Timothy Bates, Kenneth Orman, Richard Maddocks | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Freeze (PG), Evan Woodward (SF), Michael Geraci (PF), Willy Palen (C) Dean Miles, Aaron Williams, Malcolm Petty, Luis Dehaven | |
| 08:54 | Kent State | Evan Woodward hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Bush - foul #3 on Joseph Bush, team foul #7 | 36-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Bates (SF) Keith Queen | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 08:54 | Kent State | Evan Woodward makes the 1st free throw | 36-62 |
| 08:54 | Kent State | Evan Woodward makes the 2nd free throw | 36-63 |
| 08:47 | Rice | Donald Fox hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 36-63 |
| 08:46 | Kent State | Willy Palen snags the defensive board | 36-63 |
| 08:24 | Kent State | Willy Palen misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 36-63 |
| 08:22 | Rice | The rebound goes to Andrew Palmer | 36-63 |
| 08:03 | Rice | Ronald Woodard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 36-63 |
| 08:01 | Kent State | Evan Woodward pulls down the rebound | 36-63 |
| 07:32 | Kent State | Michael Geraci connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from William Freeze | 36-66 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Fox (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Bush (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Bates (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Andrew Palmer (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ronald Woodard (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Freeze (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua Myers (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Evan Woodward (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Michael Geraci (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Willy Palen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:19 | Rice | Andrew Palmer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-66 |
| 07:18 | Kent State | Willy Palen snags the defensive board | 36-66 |
| 06:56 | Kent State | Ronald Woodard steals the ball from Evan Woodward | 36-66 |
| 06:34 | Rice | Ronald Woodard double dribbles | 36-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (PG), Willis Cameron (SG), Keith Queen (SF), Kenneth Orman (PF), Richard Maddocks (C) Donald Fox, Joseph Bush, Timothy Bates, Andrew Palmer, Ronald Woodard | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG), Dean Miles (SG), Aaron Williams (SF), Malcolm Petty (PF), Luis Dehaven (C) William Freeze, Joshua Myers, Evan Woodward, Michael Geraci, Willy Palen | |
| 06:10 | Kent State | Robert Liddle is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Liddle, team foul #5 | 36-66 |
| 05:59 | Rice | Michael Jenkins is whistled for traveling | 36-66 |
| 05:39 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty banks in the layup set up by Aaron Williams | 36-68 |
| 05:29 | Rice | Keith Queen misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 36-68 |
| 05:28 | Kent State | Dean Miles grabs the defensive rebound | 36-68 |
| 05:17 | Kent State | Robert Liddle jams it on a great pass from Luis Dehaven and he's hacked by Kenneth Orman - foul #2 on Kenneth Orman, team foul #8 | 36-70 |
| 05:17 | Kent State | Robert Liddle makes the free throw | 36-71 |
| 05:03 | Rice | Willis Cameron is hacked by Luis Dehaven - foul #2 on Luis Dehaven, team foul #6 | 36-71 |
| 04:58 | Rice | Richard Maddocks misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-71 |
| 04:56 | Rice | Kenneth Orman snags the offensive board | 36-71 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Keith Queen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-71 |
| 04:44 | Rice | Kenneth Orman tips it back up and in | 38-71 |
| 04:24 | Kent State | Robert Liddle knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Dean Miles | 38-73 |
| 04:10 | Rice | Michael Jenkins is hacked by Robert Liddle - foul #3 on Robert Liddle, team foul #7 | 38-73 |
| 04:10 | Rice | Michael Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 39-73 |
| 04:10 | Rice | Michael Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 39-73 |
| 04:10 | Kent State | Luis Dehaven grabs the board | 39-73 |
| 03:52 | Kent State | Richard Maddocks picks off the pass by Robert Liddle | 39-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Rice | Michael Jenkins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-73 |
| 03:40 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Aaron Williams | 39-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:35 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Abrams (PG) Willis Cameron | |
| Subs | Kent State | Erick Coker (PG), James Killinger (C) Robert Liddle, Luis Dehaven | |
| 03:17 | Rice | Michael Jenkins hits a floater from the right wing | 41-73 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Abrams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Keith Queen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Orman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Maddocks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Erick Coker (fresh) SG - Dean Miles (fresh) 6 ast. SF - Aaron Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Malcolm Petty (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Killinger (fresh) | |
| 02:48 | Kent State | Keith Queen is called for the reach on Aaron Williams - foul #2 on Keith Queen, team foul #9 | 41-73 |
| 02:48 | Kent State | Aaron Williams misses the 1st free throw | 41-73 |
| 02:48 | Rice | Keith Queen grabs the board | 41-73 |
| 02:34 | Rice | Kenneth Orman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-73 |
| 02:12 | Kent State | Malcolm Petty buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Erick Coker | 41-75 |
| 01:59 | Rice | Keith Queen knocks in the runner from close range | 43-75 |
| 01:30 | Kent State | James Killinger loses the ball out of bounds | 43-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Willis Cameron (SG) Michael Abrams | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Liddle (PG), Luis Dehaven (C) Erick Coker, James Killinger | |
| 01:11 | Rice | Richard Maddocks misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-75 |
| 01:10 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Malcolm Petty | 43-75 |
| 01:05 | Kent State | A charge is called on Dean Miles - foul #1 on Dean Miles, team foul #8 | 43-75 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Richard Maddocks misses the lay-in | 43-75 |
| 00:56 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Malcolm Petty | 43-75 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Kent State | Luis Dehaven blows the layup | 43-75 |
| 00:31 | Rice | Kenneth Orman pulls down the rebound | 43-75 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Rice | Michael Jenkins is hacked by Malcolm Petty - foul #1 on Malcolm Petty, team foul #9 | 43-75 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Michael Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 44-75 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Michael Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 45-75 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Robert Liddle runs out the clock | 45-75 |