| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Brian Kasten (fresh) SG - Kenneth Keenan (fresh) SF - Nicholas Trump (fresh) PF - Earl Nickerson (fresh) C - Robert Paige (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) PF - Carl Allen (fresh) C - Joseph Venne (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wyoming | Earl Nickerson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:46 | Wyoming | Dale Chewning steals the ball from Nicholas Trump | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Rice | Dale Chewning can't throw it down | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Wyoming | Nicholas Trump grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Wyoming | Earl Nickerson is hacked by Peter Jenkins - foul #1 on Peter Jenkins, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Wyoming | Brian Kasten misses short on a jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Wyoming | Robert Paige misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Rice | The rebound goes to Carl Allen | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Rice | Robert Paige steals the ball from Joseph Venne | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | Wyoming | Gregory Middlebrooks picks off the pass by Kenneth Keenan | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks banks in the layup | 0-2 |
| 18:07 | Wyoming | Carl Allen blocks the jumper by Robert Paige | 0-2 |
| 18:06 | Rice | Carl Allen grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 17:44 | Rice | Robert Paige denies the turnaround by Joseph Venne | 0-2 |
| 17:42 | Wyoming | Nicholas Trump grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:25 | Wyoming | Kenneth Keenan misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 17:24 | Wyoming | Nicholas Trump grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:12 | Wyoming | The pull-up jumper by Kenneth Keenan is blocked by Dale Chewning | 0-2 |
| 17:11 | Rice | Peter Jenkins grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 16:56 | Rice | Joseph Venne hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Gregory Middlebrooks | 0-4 |
| 16:34 | Wyoming | Dale Chewning takes the ball from Kenneth Keenan | 0-4 |
| 16:14 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses short on a jumper from the left block | 0-4 |
| 16:12 | Rice | Joseph Venne tips it home | 0-6 |
| 15:49 | Wyoming | Earl Nickerson blows the layup | 0-6 |
| 15:47 | Rice | Dale Chewning snags the defensive board | 0-6 |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Brian Kasten (fairly fresh) SG - Kenneth Keenan (fairly fresh) SF - Nicholas Trump (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Earl Nickerson (fairly fresh) C - Robert Paige (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Jenkins (fairly fresh) SF - Dale Chewning (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Carl Allen (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Venne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:24 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-6 |
| 15:23 | Wyoming | Kenneth Keenan gets the rebound | 0-6 |
| 15:02 | Wyoming | Brian Kasten clanks a 3 from the left wing | 0-6 |
| 15:00 | Rice | Joseph Venne gets the rebound | 0-6 |
| 14:56 | Rice | Dale Chewning connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Peter Jenkins | 0-8 |
| 14:37 | Wyoming | Earl Nickerson loses the dribble to Carl Allen | 0-8 |
| 14:27 | Rice | Peter Jenkins's layup is rejected by Earl Nickerson | 0-8 |
| 14:26 | Wyoming | Earl Nickerson pulls down the rebound | 0-8 |
| 14:10 | Wyoming | Nicholas Trump is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Nicholas Trump, team foul #1 | 0-8 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Walter Holloway (PG), Clyde Ellis (SG), Donald Desousa (SF), Leo Clark (PF), Peter Day (C) Brian Kasten, Kenneth Keenan, Nicholas Trump, Earl Nickerson, Robert Paige | |
| 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 | |
| 13:53 | Rice | Anthony Bachus drills a floater from the right side | 0-10 |
| 13:31 | Wyoming | Clyde Ellis makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Walter Holloway | 3-10 |
| 13:08 | Rice | Anthony Bachus can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Donald Desousa - foul #1 on Donald Desousa, team foul #2 | 3-10 |
| 13:08 | Rice | Anthony Bachus makes the 1st free throw | 3-11 |
| 13:08 | Rice | Anthony Bachus makes the 2nd free throw | 3-12 |
| 13:01 | Wyoming | Clyde Ellis is fouled on the floor by Walter Scott - foul #1 on Walter Scott, team foul #2 | 3-12 |
| 12:44 | Wyoming | Walter Holloway scores on a 3 from the left wing | 6-12 |
| 12:26 | Rice | Walter Scott comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 6-12 |
| 12:25 | Wyoming | Walter Holloway grabs the defensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 12:04 | Wyoming | Peter Day misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 6-12 |
| 12:02 | Wyoming | The offensive rebound goes to Clyde Ellis | 6-12 |
| 11:54 | Wyoming | Peter Day's fadeaway is rejected by Dustin Walters | 6-12 |
| 11:52 | Wyoming | Leo Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 11:43 | Wyoming | Walter Holloway misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 6-12 |
| 11:41 | Rice | Anthony Bachus gets the rebound | 6-12 |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Walter Holloway (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clyde Ellis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Desousa (fresh) PF - Leo Clark (fairly fresh) C - Peter Day (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steve Thomas (fresh) SG - Walter Scott (fresh) SF - Anthony Bachus (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Howard Payne (fairly fresh) C - Dustin Walters (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Rice | The short jumper by Steve Thomas is denied by Peter Day | 6-12 |
| 11:32 | Rice | Dustin Walters gets the offensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 11:13 | Rice | Walter Holloway takes the ball from Dustin Walters | 6-12 |
| 11:10 | Wyoming | Walter Holloway lays it up and in | 8-12 |
| 11:00 | Rice | Anthony Bachus misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Donald Desousa - foul #2 on Donald Desousa, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Isaac Bunger (PG), Kenneth Keenan (SG), Nicholas Trump (SF), Earl Nickerson (PF), Robert Paige (C) Walter Holloway, Clyde Ellis, Donald Desousa, Leo Clark, Peter Day | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Peter Jenkins (SG), Carl Allen (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Steve Thomas, Walter Scott, Howard Payne, Dustin Walters | |
| 11:00 | Rice | Anthony Bachus misses the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 11:00 | Rice | Anthony Bachus makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 10:41 | Wyoming | Robert Paige connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Nicholas Trump | 10-13 |
| 10:24 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Venne | 10-15 |
| 10:09 | Wyoming | Earl Nickerson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-15 |
| 09:46 | Rice | Isaac Bunger is called for the reach on Peter Jenkins - foul #1 on Isaac Bunger, team foul #4 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Brian Kasten (PG), Clyde Ellis (SG) Isaac Bunger, Kenneth Keenan | |
| Subs | Rice | Dale Chewning (SF) Anthony Bachus | |
| 09:32 | Rice | Dale Chewning scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Middlebrooks | 13-17 |
| 09:10 | Wyoming | Robert Paige is whistled for a carry | 13-17 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Walter Holloway (SF) Nicholas Trump | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:58 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl Allen | 13-20 |
| 08:44 | Wyoming | Walter Holloway clanks a 3 from the left corner | 13-20 |
| 08:43 | Rice | Joseph Venne snags the defensive board | 13-20 |
| 08:19 | Rice | Peter Jenkins can't connect on a shot from the right side | 13-20 |
| 08:18 | Rice | Dale Chewning tips it in | 13-22 |
| 07:58 | Wyoming | Earl Nickerson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-22 |
| 07:57 | Rice | Joseph Venne pulls down the rebound | 13-22 |
| 07:40 | Rice | Carl Allen throws it down set up by Dale Chewning | 13-24 |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Brian Kasten (fresh) SG - Clyde Ellis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Walter Holloway (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Earl Nickerson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Paige (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Jenkins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carl Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Venne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Wyoming | Robert Paige comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 13-24 |
| 07:31 | Rice | Joseph Venne pulls down the rebound | 13-24 |
| 07:24 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks is hacked by Brian Kasten - foul #1 on Brian Kasten, team foul #5 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Kenneth Keenan (SG), Nicholas Trump (SF), Leo Clark (PF), Peter Day (C) Brian Kasten, Clyde Ellis, Earl Nickerson, Robert Paige | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Walter Scott (SG), Howard Payne (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Peter Jenkins, Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| 07:09 | Rice | Dale Chewning's floater is tipped away by Leo Clark | 13-24 |
| 07:07 | Rice | Dale Chewning hits the follow up shot | 13-26 |
| 06:56 | Wyoming | Leo Clark can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Dale Chewning - foul #1 on Dale Chewning, team foul #3 | 13-26 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Isaac Bunger (PG) Walter Holloway | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:56 | Wyoming | Leo Clark misses the 1st free throw | 13-26 |
| 06:56 | Wyoming | Leo Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 13-26 |
| 06:56 | Rice | Dustin Walters snags the defensive board | 13-26 |
| 06:37 | Rice | Dustin Walters clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Kenneth Keenan - foul #1 on Kenneth Keenan, team foul #6 | 13-26 |
| 06:37 | Rice | Dustin Walters makes the 1st free throw | 13-27 |
| 06:37 | Rice | Dustin Walters misses the 2nd free throw | 13-27 |
| 06:37 | Wyoming | Leo Clark gets the rebound | 13-27 |
| 06:12 | Wyoming | Isaac Bunger's fadeaway is rejected by Dustin Walters | 13-27 |
| 06:11 | Rice | Walter Scott gets the rebound | 13-27 |
| 05:56 | Rice | Dale Chewning travels with the ball | 13-27 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Brian Kasten (PG), Robert Paige (C) Isaac Bunger, Peter Day | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Peter Jenkins (SG), Anthony Bachus (PF) Steve Thomas, Dale Chewning, Howard Payne | |
| 05:33 | Wyoming | Leo Clark misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Dustin Walters - foul #1 on Dustin Walters, team foul #4 | 13-27 |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Allen (PF) Walter Scott | |
| 05:33 | Wyoming | Leo Clark misses the 1st free throw | 13-27 |
| 05:33 | Wyoming | Leo Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 14-27 |
| 05:23 | Rice | Peter Jenkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-27 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Earl Nickerson (PF) Leo Clark | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:05 | Wyoming | Nicholas Trump misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Anthony Bachus - foul #1 on Anthony Bachus, team foul #5 | 14-27 |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| Subs | Rice | Dale Chewning (SF), Joseph Venne (C) Anthony Bachus, Dustin Walters | |
| 05:05 | Wyoming | Nicholas Trump makes the 1st free throw | 15-27 |
| 05:05 | Wyoming | Nicholas Trump makes the 2nd free throw | 16-27 |
| 04:44 | Rice | Joseph Venne hits the finger roll set up by Gregory Middlebrooks | 16-29 |
| 04:29 | Wyoming | Nicholas Trump is hacked by Carl Allen - foul #1 on Carl Allen, team foul #6 | 16-29 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Clyde Ellis (SG), Walter Holloway (SF) Kenneth Keenan, Nicholas Trump | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:11 | Wyoming | Robert Paige clanks a jumper from the right wing | 16-29 |
| 04:09 | Wyoming | Earl Nickerson snags the offensive board | 16-29 |
| 03:59 | Wyoming | Robert Paige hits a runner in the paint and the foul's on Joseph Venne - foul #1 on Joseph Venne, team foul #7 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Donald Desousa (SF) Brian Kasten | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG) Gregory Middlebrooks | |
| 03:59 | Wyoming | Robert Paige makes the free throw | 19-29 |
| 03:35 | Rice | Joseph Venne hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Peter Jenkins | 19-31 |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Walter Holloway (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clyde Ellis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Desousa (fresh) PF - Earl Nickerson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Paige (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steve Thomas (fresh) SG - Peter Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carl Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Venne (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Wyoming | Earl Nickerson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 19-31 |
| 03:11 | Rice | Joseph Venne grabs the board | 19-31 |
| 02:50 | Rice | Donald Desousa is called for the reach on Joseph Venne - foul #3 on Donald Desousa, team foul #7 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Brian Kasten (PG), Kenneth Keenan (SG), Nicholas Trump (SF), Leo Clark (PF), Peter Day (C) Walter Holloway, Clyde Ellis, Donald Desousa, Earl Nickerson, Robert Paige | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Walter Scott (SG), Anthony Bachus (SF), Howard Payne (PF) Steve Thomas, Peter Jenkins, Dale Chewning, Carl Allen | |
| 02:50 | Rice | Joseph Venne makes the 1st free throw | 19-32 |
| 02:50 | Rice | Joseph Venne makes the 2nd free throw | 19-33 |
| 02:28 | Wyoming | Kenneth Keenan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 19-33 |
| 02:26 | Rice | Anthony Bachus grabs the defensive rebound | 19-33 |
| 02:20 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 19-33 |
| 02:18 | Wyoming | Kenneth Keenan snags the defensive board | 19-33 |
| 02:01 | Wyoming | Leo Clark slams it home on a great pass from Brian Kasten | 21-33 |
| 01:45 | Rice | Joseph Venne scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Walter Scott and he's fouled by Peter Day - foul #1 on Peter Day, team foul #8 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Robert Paige (C) Peter Day | |
| Subs | Rice | Dale Chewning (SF) Howard Payne | |
| 01:45 | Rice | Joseph Venne misses the free throw | 21-35 |
| 01:45 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Bachus | 21-35 |
| 01:28 | Rice | Joseph Venne can't throw it down | 21-35 |
| 01:26 | Wyoming | Nicholas Trump pulls down the rebound | 21-35 |
| 01:10 | Wyoming | Dale Chewning steps in front of the Brian Kasten pass | 21-35 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Dale Chewning is hacked by Kenneth Keenan - foul #2 on Kenneth Keenan, team foul #9 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Walter Holloway (PG), Clyde Ellis (SG), Earl Nickerson (PF) Brian Kasten, Kenneth Keenan, Leo Clark | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Peter Jenkins (SG), Carl Allen (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Walter Scott, Anthony Bachus, Joseph Venne | |
| 01:01 | Rice | Dale Chewning makes the 1st free throw | 21-36 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Dale Chewning makes the 2nd free throw | 21-37 |
| 00:54 | Wyoming | Robert Paige clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 21-37 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Dustin Walters snags the defensive board | 21-37 |
| 00:31 | Rice | Peter Jenkins drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Dale Chewning and he's hacked by Nicholas Trump - foul #2 on Nicholas Trump, team foul #10 | 21-39 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Isaac Bunger (PG) Nicholas Trump | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:31 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the free throw | 21-40 |
| 00:12 | Wyoming | Walter Holloway makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-40 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Dale Chewning banks in the layup | 24-42 |