| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Venne (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Larry Brown (fresh) SG - Gustavo Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Timothy Dow (fresh) PF - Leif Mazierski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Xing-Fu Chi (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Timothy Dow inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:51 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Xing-Fu Chi | 33-33 |
| 19:36 | Rice | Gustavo Esposito is called for the reach on Peter Jenkins - foul #2 on Gustavo Esposito, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Peter Jenkins comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-33 |
| 19:23 | Virginia | Larry Brown pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 19:18 | Virginia | Joseph Venne blocks the short jumper by Xing-Fu Chi | 33-33 |
| 19:16 | Virginia | Larry Brown can't tip it in | 33-33 |
| 19:15 | Rice | Joseph Venne gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 19:11 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks is hacked by Larry Brown - foul #3 on Larry Brown, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (PG) Larry Brown | |
| 18:57 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gustavo Esposito - foul #3 on Gustavo Esposito, team foul #3 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Omer Kukoc (SG) Gustavo Esposito | |
| 18:57 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 18:57 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 18:57 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 18:49 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc is hacked by Gregory Middlebrooks - foul #2 on Gregory Middlebrooks, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| 18:31 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc misses short on a runner from the baseline | 34-33 |
| 18:30 | Rice | Carl Allen gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 18:20 | Rice | Peter Jenkins blows the layup | 34-33 |
| 18:19 | Rice | Joseph Venne snags the offensive board | 34-33 |
| 18:03 | Rice | Peter Jenkins hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 17:45 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Timothy Dow | 36-35 |
| 17:41 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 36-35 |
| 17:40 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 17:27 | Virginia | David Parker makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Omer Kukoc | 36-38 |
| 17:15 | Rice | Joseph Venne misses the lay-in | 36-38 |
| 17:14 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Venne | 36-38 |
| 16:54 | Rice | Joseph Venne can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 16:52 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 16:40 | Virginia | Carl Allen blocks the short jumper by Leif Mazierski | 36-38 |
| 16:38 | Rice | Peter Jenkins gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 16:16 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 16:14 | Rice | Carl Allen hits the follow up shot | 38-38 |
| 16:00 | Virginia | Timothy Dow lays it up and in and he's hacked by Joseph Venne - foul #1 on Joseph Venne, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Walter Scott (SG), Anthony Bachus (SF), Howard Payne (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Peter Jenkins, Dale Chewning, Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ronald Tinch (PG), Gustavo Esposito (SG), Dane Handy (PF), Jay Puleo (C) David Parker, Omer Kukoc, Leif Mazierski, Xing-Fu Chi | |
| 16:00 | Virginia | Timothy Dow makes the free throw | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steve Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Bachus (fresh) PF - Howard Payne (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dustin Walters (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ronald Tinch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gustavo Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Dow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dane Handy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jay Puleo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Rice | Dane Handy swats the short shot by Anthony Bachus | 38-41 |
| 15:40 | Virginia | Timothy Dow grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 15:26 | Virginia | Jay Puleo is denied on a layup by Walter Scott | 38-41 |
| 15:24 | Rice | Dustin Walters gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 15:04 | Rice | Dustin Walters buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Walter Scott | 40-41 |
| 14:46 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 14:44 | Rice | Howard Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 14:30 | Rice | Dustin Walters knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Howard Payne | 42-41 |
| 14:10 | Virginia | Dustin Walters is called for the reach on Jay Puleo - foul #2 on Dustin Walters, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Peter Jenkins (SG), Dale Chewning (SF) Steve Thomas, Walter Scott, Howard Payne | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (PG), Omer Kukoc (SF), Xing-Fu Chi (C) Ronald Tinch, Timothy Dow, Dane Handy | |
| 14:05 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi's pass is intercepted by Gregory Middlebrooks | 42-41 |
| 14:00 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks banks in the layup | 44-41 |
| 13:43 | Virginia | Jay Puleo hits a runner in the paint | 44-43 |
| 13:25 | Rice | Jay Puleo swats the short shot by Dale Chewning | 44-43 |
| 13:24 | Virginia | Jay Puleo grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 13:19 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc's dunk attempt is rejected by Dustin Walters | 44-43 |
| 13:17 | Rice | Dale Chewning snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 12:51 | Rice | The jump hook by Anthony Bachus is blocked by Xing-Fu Chi | 44-43 |
| 12:49 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 12:42 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc banks in the layup set up by David Parker and he's hacked by Dustin Walters - foul #3 on Dustin Walters, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Allen (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Anthony Bachus, Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ronald Tinch (PG), Dane Handy (PF) David Parker, Jay Puleo | |
| 12:42 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc makes the free throw | 44-46 |
| 12:21 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-46 |
| 12:19 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 12:14 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi is hacked by Joseph Venne - foul #2 on Joseph Venne, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG) Gregory Middlebrooks | |
| Subs | Virginia | Timothy Dow (SF) Omer Kukoc | |
| 12:09 | Virginia | Dane Handy misses the easy layup | 44-46 |
| 12:08 | Rice | Carl Allen pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 11:52 | Rice | Carl Allen lays it up and in | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steve Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Jenkins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Venne (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ronald Tinch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gustavo Esposito (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Dow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dane Handy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Xing-Fu Chi (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:36 | Virginia | Timothy Dow is hacked by Dale Chewning - foul #3 on Dale Chewning, team foul #6 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (SG) Peter Jenkins | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (SG), Leif Mazierski (PF) Gustavo Esposito, Dane Handy | |
| 11:19 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski is denied on a layup by Joseph Venne | 46-46 |
| 11:17 | Virginia | Timothy Dow tips it home | 46-48 |
| 10:59 | Rice | Joseph Venne buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Walter Scott | 48-48 |
| 10:47 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Joseph Venne - foul #3 on Joseph Venne, team foul #7 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Robert Bartram (SG) Steve Thomas, Dale Chewning | |
| Subs | Virginia | Omer Kukoc (SF) Timothy Dow | |
| 10:47 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 10:47 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 10:28 | Rice | Leif Mazierski steps in front of the Carl Allen pass | 48-50 |
| 10:12 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Ronald Tinch | 48-52 |
| 09:53 | Rice | The jumper by Gregory Middlebrooks is denied by Leif Mazierski | 48-52 |
| 09:51 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi grabs the board | 48-52 |
| 09:47 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Gregory Middlebrooks - foul #3 on Gregory Middlebrooks, team foul #8 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (SG), Dale Chewning (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Robert Bartram, Walter Scott, Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Brown (PG), Gustavo Esposito (SG), Dane Handy (PF), Jay Puleo (C) Ronald Tinch, David Parker, Leif Mazierski, Xing-Fu Chi | |
| 09:47 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 09:47 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 09:25 | Rice | Dale Chewning is hacked by Omer Kukoc - foul #2 on Omer Kukoc, team foul #4 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Timothy Dow (SF) Omer Kukoc | |
| 09:09 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-54 |
| 08:56 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-54 |
| 08:55 | Virginia | Dane Handy snags the offensive board | 48-54 |
| 08:47 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Brown | 48-57 |
| 08:34 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 08:32 | Rice | Anthony Bachus grabs the offensive board | 48-57 |
| 08:25 | Rice | Dale Chewning misses the easy layup | 48-57 |
| 08:23 | Virginia | Larry Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 08:18 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito is whistled for a carry | 48-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Carl Allen (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Anthony Bachus, Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (SG), Omer Kukoc (SF) Gustavo Esposito, Timothy Dow | |
| 07:58 | Rice | Carl Allen can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 48-57 |
| 07:57 | Virginia | Dane Handy gets the rebound | 48-57 |
| 07:48 | Virginia | Jay Puleo clanks a runner from the right block | 48-57 |
| 07:46 | Virginia | Jay Puleo tips it back up and in | 48-59 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steve Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Venne (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Larry Brown (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Omer Kukoc (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dane Handy (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jay Puleo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses long on a shot from the baseline | 48-59 |
| 07:26 | Virginia | Jay Puleo grabs the board | 48-59 |
| 07:14 | Virginia | Jay Puleo misses the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Joseph Venne - foul #4 on Joseph Venne, team foul #9 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (SF) Dale Chewning | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ronald Tinch (PG), Xing-Fu Chi (C) Larry Brown, Dane Handy | |
| 07:14 | Virginia | Jay Puleo makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 07:14 | Virginia | Jay Puleo makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 06:48 | Rice | Peter Jenkins loses the dribble to Xing-Fu Chi | 48-61 |
| 06:36 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 48-61 |
| 06:35 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc gets the offensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 06:24 | Virginia | Joseph Venne picks off the pass by Xing-Fu Chi | 48-61 |
| 06:12 | Rice | Carl Allen misses the easy layup | 48-61 |
| 06:10 | Virginia | Omer Kukoc gets the rebound | 48-61 |
| 06:01 | Virginia | Ronald Tinch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Dale Chewning (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Steve Thomas, Peter Jenkins, Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito (SG), Timothy Dow (SF), Leif Mazierski (PF) David Parker, Omer Kukoc, Jay Puleo | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:50 | Rice | Ronald Tinch is called for the reach on Anthony Bachus - foul #3 on Ronald Tinch, team foul #5 | 48-61 |
| 05:42 | Rice | Dale Chewning buries a jumper from the right side set up by Anthony Bachus | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:22 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi is fouled on the floor by Dustin Walters - foul #4 on Dustin Walters, team foul #10 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Brown (PG) Ronald Tinch | |
| 05:22 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 05:22 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 05:14 | Rice | Leif Mazierski steps in front of the Dustin Walters pass | 50-63 |
| 04:47 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski is hacked by Anthony Bachus - foul #1 on Anthony Bachus, team foul #11 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Allen (PF) Anthony Bachus | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 04:47 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski misses the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 04:47 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 04:32 | Rice | Carl Allen hits a turnaround in the paint | 52-64 |
| 04:07 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-64 |
| 04:05 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-64 |
| 03:41 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi misses long on a shot from the left wing | 52-64 |
| 03:39 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski tips it in | 52-66 |
| 03:39 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (SG), Joseph Venne (C) Walter Scott, Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | Virginia | Omer Kukoc (SF), Jay Puleo (C) Timothy Dow, Xing-Fu Chi | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Venne (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Larry Brown (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gustavo Esposito (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Omer Kukoc (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Leif Mazierski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Jay Puleo (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Rice | Dale Chewning connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Carl Allen and he's fouled by Omer Kukoc - foul #3 on Omer Kukoc, team foul #6 | 54-66 |
| 03:21 | Rice | Dale Chewning makes the free throw | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 02:58 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-66 |
| 02:56 | Virginia | Jay Puleo pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-66 |
| 02:56 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-66 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Timothy Dow (SF), Xing-Fu Chi (C) Omer Kukoc, Jay Puleo | |
| 02:38 | Virginia | Timothy Dow's floater is tipped away by Joseph Venne | 55-66 |
| 02:37 | Rice | Dale Chewning grabs the defensive rebound | 55-66 |
| 02:33 | Rice | Peter Jenkins double dribbles | 55-66 |
| 02:09 | Virginia | Timothy Dow loses the dribble to Peter Jenkins | 55-66 |
| 01:47 | Rice | Carl Allen clanks a jump hook from close range | 55-66 |
| 01:46 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks hits the follow up shot | 57-66 |
| 01:44 | Virginia | Gregory Middlebrooks picks off the pass by Larry Brown in the backcourt | 57-66 |
| 01:41 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks lays it in | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 01:17 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Timothy Dow | 59-68 |
| 01:08 | Rice | Peter Jenkins buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Gregory Middlebrooks | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:54 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi is denied on a layup by Joseph Venne | 62-68 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Carl Allen pulls down the rebound | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Rice | The short jumper by Peter Jenkins is denied by Xing-Fu Chi | 62-68 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Peter Jenkins tips it in | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski is hacked by Peter Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Jenkins, team foul #12 | 64-68 |
| 00:43 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:43 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Peter Jenkins can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 64-70 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Joseph Venne pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-70 |
| 00:31 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Dale Chewning | 67-70 |
| 00:28 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Middlebrooks - foul #4 on Gregory Middlebrooks, team foul #13 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Parker (PG), Omer Kukoc (SF) Larry Brown, Timothy Dow | |
| 00:28 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:28 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski misses the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:28 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joseph Venne | 67-71 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Dale Chewning buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 70-71 |
| 00:21 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-71 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry Brown (PG), Timothy Dow (SF) David Parker, Omer Kukoc | |
| 00:19 | Virginia | Gregory Middlebrooks is called for the reach on Gustavo Esposito in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gregory Middlebrooks, team foul #14 | 70-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG) Gregory Middlebrooks | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 00:19 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:19 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Rice | Dale Chewning hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Steve Thomas | 72-73 |
| 00:11 | Virginia | Steve Thomas is called for the reach on Xing-Fu Chi in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steve Thomas, team foul #15 | 72-73 |
| 00:11 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:11 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi misses the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:11 | Rice | The rebound goes to Carl Allen | 72-74 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Peter Jenkins can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Leif Mazierski - foul #3 on Leif Mazierski, team foul #7 | 72-74 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 73-74 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 74-74 |
| 00:04 | Virginia | Virginia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Larry Brown misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 74-74 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steve Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 18 pts. SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Venne (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 6 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Larry Brown (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gustavo Esposito (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Dow (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leif Mazierski (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Xing-Fu Chi (fresh) 23 pts. 12 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Rice | Joseph Venne wins the tip | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:46 | Rice | Joseph Venne misses long on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Leif Mazierski - foul #4 on Leif Mazierski, team foul #8 | 74-74 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Joseph Venne makes the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Joseph Venne misses the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 04:46 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi grabs the defensive rebound | 75-74 |
| 04:29 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi clanks a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Joseph Venne - foul #5 on Joseph Venne, team foul #16 | 75-74 |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Walters (C) Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 04:29 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi makes the 1st free throw | 75-75 |
| 04:29 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi makes the 2nd free throw | 75-76 |
| 04:15 | Rice | Steve Thomas's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Dow | 75-76 |
| 04:14 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Leif Mazierski | 75-76 |
| 04:09 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 75-76 |
| 04:08 | Virginia | Leif Mazierski grabs the offensive board | 75-76 |
| 03:56 | Virginia | Timothy Dow can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 75-76 |
| 03:55 | Rice | The rebound goes to Carl Allen | 75-76 |
| 03:35 | Rice | Peter Jenkins scores on a jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Gustavo Esposito - foul #4 on Gustavo Esposito, team foul #9 | 77-76 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Jay Puleo (PF) Leif Mazierski | |
| 03:35 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses the free throw | 77-76 |
| 03:35 | Virginia | Jay Puleo grabs the defensive rebound | 77-76 |
| 03:22 | Virginia | Jay Puleo is fouled on the floor by Carl Allen - foul #2 on Carl Allen, team foul #17 | 77-76 |
| 03:22 | Virginia | Jay Puleo makes the 1st free throw | 77-77 |
| 03:22 | Virginia | Jay Puleo misses the 2nd free throw | 77-77 |
| 03:22 | Rice | The rebound goes to Dustin Walters | 77-77 |
| 03:16 | Rice | Dustin Walters knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Steve Thomas | 79-77 |
| 03:02 | Virginia | Jay Puleo jams it | 79-79 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-79 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Leif Mazierski (PF) Jay Puleo | |
| 02:37 | Rice | Peter Jenkins is denied on a layup by Leif Mazierski | 79-79 |
| 02:36 | Rice | Carl Allen snags the offensive board | 79-79 |
| 02:23 | Rice | Steve Thomas's pass is intercepted by Timothy Dow | 79-79 |
| 02:08 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi blows the layup | 79-79 |
| 02:07 | Rice | Carl Allen gets the rebound | 79-79 |
| 02:07 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-79 |
| 01:42 | Rice | Dale Chewning can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 79-79 |
| 01:41 | Virginia | Larry Brown snags the defensive board | 79-79 |
| 01:30 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Larry Brown | 79-81 |
| 01:30 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-81 |
| 01:11 | Rice | Carl Allen knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 81-81 |
| 00:50 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi misses the fadeaway near the basket | 81-81 |
| 00:49 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi pulls down the offensive rebound | 81-81 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steve Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 20 pts. SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. C - Dustin Walters (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Larry Brown (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gustavo Esposito (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Timothy Dow (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Leif Mazierski (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. 4 pf. C - Xing-Fu Chi (fresh) 27 pts. 14 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 00:44 | Virginia | Timothy Dow misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 81-81 |
| 00:42 | Virginia | Xing-Fu Chi tips it in | 81-83 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 81-83 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 81-83 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Carl Allen hits the follow up shot | 83-83 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Virginia | Peter Jenkins picks off the pass by Gustavo Esposito | 83-83 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Steve Thomas lays it in set up by Peter Jenkins | 85-83 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Gustavo Esposito comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 85-83 |