| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kevin Stephens (fresh) SG - Ernest Lococo (fresh) SF - Peter Northcutt (fresh) PF - Jason Auger (fresh) C - Ronald Stansell (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 | Rice | Joseph Venne wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:39 | Rice | Carl Allen connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Jenkins | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | UConn | Ernest Lococo is fouled on the floor by Peter Jenkins - foul #1 on Peter Jenkins, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | UConn | Ronald Stansell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | UConn | Ernest Lococo tips it but misses | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Rice | Carl Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Rice | Peter Northcutt is called for the reach on Dale Chewning - foul #1 on Peter Northcutt, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | Rice | Peter Jenkins scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gregory Middlebrooks | 0-4 |
| 18:06 | UConn | Ronald Stansell buries a jumper from the right block set up by Kevin Stephens | 2-4 |
| 17:51 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Gregory Middlebrooks | 2-6 |
| 17:34 | UConn | Ronald Stansell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-6 |
| 17:15 | Rice | Joseph Venne is hacked by Ronald Stansell - foul #1 on Ronald Stansell, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| 16:57 | Rice | Dale Chewning misses the fadeaway from the left block | 2-6 |
| 16:56 | Rice | Carl Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:34 | Rice | Ernest Lococo picks off the pass by Carl Allen | 2-6 |
| 16:30 | UConn | Kevin Stephens hits the finger roll set up by Ernest Lococo | 4-6 |
| 16:11 | Rice | Joseph Venne hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 4-6 |
| 16:10 | UConn | Peter Northcutt gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:05 | UConn | Ernest Lococo clanks a 3 from the right corner | 4-6 |
| 16:04 | UConn | Ronald Stansell misses the tip | 4-6 |
| 16:02 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gregory Middlebrooks | 4-6 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kevin Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Lococo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Northcutt (fresh) PF - Jason Auger (fresh) C - Ronald Stansell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Venne (fresh) | |
| 15:57 | Rice | Peter Jenkins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-6 |
| 15:56 | UConn | Jason Auger grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 15:42 | UConn | Jason Auger misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 15:40 | Rice | Joseph Venne snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 15:34 | Rice | Carl Allen comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 4-6 |
| 15:33 | UConn | Peter Northcutt grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 15:08 | UConn | Ernest Lococo connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Auger | 7-6 |
| 14:51 | Rice | Dale Chewning clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 7-6 |
| 14:49 | Rice | Joseph Venne grabs the offensive board | 7-6 |
| 14:44 | Rice | Jason Auger steals it from Joseph Venne | 7-6 |
| 14:30 | UConn | Ronald Stansell comes up short on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Gregory Middlebrooks - foul #1 on Gregory Middlebrooks, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 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 | |
| 14:30 | UConn | Ronald Stansell misses the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 14:30 | UConn | Ronald Stansell makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:14 | Rice | Peter Northcutt takes the ball from Steve Thomas | 8-6 |
| 13:50 | UConn | Jason Auger can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 13:49 | UConn | Ronald Stansell gets the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 13:33 | UConn | Walter Scott steals it from Ronald Stansell | 8-6 |
| 13:16 | Rice | Dustin Walters misses badly on a shot from the left side | 8-6 |
| 13:15 | UConn | Ernest Lococo gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 13:11 | UConn | Ernest Lococo loses the ball out of bounds | 8-6 |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Buchanan (PG), Oscar Clark (SG) Kevin Stephens, Ernest Lococo | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Peter Jenkins (SG), Dale Chewning (SF), Carl Allen (PF) Steve Thomas, Walter Scott, Anthony Bachus, Howard Payne | |
| 12:51 | Rice | The jump hook by Dustin Walters is blocked by Jason Auger | 8-6 |
| 12:50 | Rice | Carl Allen hits the follow up shot | 8-8 |
| 12:33 | UConn | Ronald Stansell knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Christopher Buchanan | 10-8 |
| 12:15 | Rice | Dale Chewning travels with the ball | 10-8 |
| Subs | UConn | Ernest Lococo (SG) Oscar Clark | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Venne (C) Dustin Walters | |
| 12:07 | UConn | Jason Auger hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Carl Allen - foul #1 on Carl Allen, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | UConn | Kevin Stephens (PG) Christopher Buchanan | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:07 | UConn | Jason Auger misses the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 12:07 | UConn | Jason Auger makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 11:49 | Rice | Joseph Venne lays it in on a great pass from Gregory Middlebrooks | 11-10 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kevin Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Lococo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Northcutt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jason Auger (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Ronald Stansell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Venne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | UConn | Ernest Lococo knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Stephens | 14-10 |
| 11:38 | Rice | Kevin Stephens steps in front of the Gregory Middlebrooks pass in the backcourt | 14-10 |
| 11:33 | UConn | Ernest Lococo clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-10 |
| 11:32 | Rice | Carl Allen snags the defensive board | 14-10 |
| 11:09 | Rice | Dale Chewning scores on a jumper from the right block | 14-12 |
| 10:58 | UConn | Ernest Lococo is fouled on the floor by Joseph Venne - foul #1 on Joseph Venne, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Walter Scott (SG), Anthony Bachus (PF) Gregory Middlebrooks, Peter Jenkins, Carl Allen | |
| 10:43 | UConn | Jason Auger is hacked by Anthony Bachus - foul #1 on Anthony Bachus, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| 10:30 | UConn | Ronald Stansell's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Venne | 14-12 |
| 10:29 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Lococo | 14-12 |
| 10:18 | UConn | Ernest Lococo hits a 3 from the right wing | 17-12 |
| 09:58 | Rice | Joseph Venne is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Joseph Venne, team foul #6 | 17-12 |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Buchanan (PG) Kevin Stephens | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (SG), Dustin Walters (C) Walter Scott, Joseph Venne | |
| 09:42 | UConn | Jason Auger misses the shot from close range but the foul's on Anthony Bachus - foul #2 on Anthony Bachus, team foul #7 | 17-12 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Walter Scott (SF), Carl Allen (PF) Steve Thomas, Dale Chewning, Anthony Bachus | |
| 09:42 | UConn | Jason Auger makes the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 09:42 | UConn | Jason Auger makes the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| 09:35 | Rice | Peter Jenkins is hacked by Christopher Buchanan - foul #1 on Christopher Buchanan, team foul #3 | 19-12 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Howard (SF), Micheal Kim (PF) Peter Northcutt, Jason Auger | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:19 | Rice | Dustin Walters's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Stansell | 19-12 |
| 09:17 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan grabs the defensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 09:00 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 21-12 |
| 08:50 | Rice | Dustin Walters lays it in set up by Peter Jenkins | 21-14 |
| 08:34 | UConn | Micheal Kim comes up short on the runner in the paint | 21-14 |
| 08:32 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks grabs the defensive rebound | 21-14 |
| 08:18 | Rice | Peter Jenkins is called for traveling | 21-14 |
| Subs | UConn | Kevin Stephens (PG), Oscar Clark (SG), Peter Northcutt (SF), Jason Auger (PF) Christopher Buchanan, Ernest Lococo, Michael Howard, Ronald Stansell | |
| Subs | Rice | Dale Chewning (SF) Walter Scott | |
| 08:04 | UConn | Oscar Clark clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-14 |
| 08:03 | Rice | Dustin Walters grabs the defensive rebound | 21-14 |
| 07:46 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 21-14 |
| 07:44 | Rice | Carl Allen tips it in | 21-16 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kevin Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oscar Clark (fresh) SF - Peter Northcutt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jason Auger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Micheal Kim (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Dustin Walters (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:31 | UConn | Micheal Kim blows the layup | 21-16 |
| 07:30 | UConn | Micheal Kim snags the offensive board | 21-16 |
| 07:21 | UConn | Dustin Walters blocks the short jumper by Jason Auger | 21-16 |
| 07:20 | Rice | Dustin Walters pulls down the rebound | 21-16 |
| 07:07 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 21-16 |
| 07:05 | UConn | Peter Northcutt gets the rebound | 21-16 |
| 06:58 | UConn | Gregory Middlebrooks steps in front of the Kevin Stephens pass | 21-16 |
| 06:55 | Rice | Dale Chewning lays it in on a nice dish by Gregory Middlebrooks | 21-18 |
| 06:32 | UConn | Gregory Middlebrooks is called for the reach on Peter Northcutt - foul #2 on Gregory Middlebrooks, team foul #8 | 21-18 |
| Subs | UConn | Ernest Lococo (SG), Ronald Stansell (C) Oscar Clark, Micheal Kim | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Walter Scott (SG), Howard Payne (PF) Gregory Middlebrooks, Peter Jenkins, Carl Allen | |
| 06:32 | UConn | Peter Northcutt misses the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 06:32 | Rice | Dustin Walters snags the defensive board | 21-18 |
| 06:12 | Rice | Dustin Walters misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Ronald Stansell - foul #2 on Ronald Stansell, team foul #4 | 21-18 |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Buchanan (SF) Ronald Stansell | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:12 | Rice | Dustin Walters makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 06:12 | Rice | Dustin Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 05:57 | UConn | Ernest Lococo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-20 |
| 05:56 | UConn | Peter Northcutt hits the follow up shot | 23-20 |
| 05:34 | Rice | Jason Auger steals it from Dustin Walters | 23-20 |
| 05:24 | UConn | Jason Auger drills a shot from the right block set up by Kevin Stephens | 25-20 |
| 05:08 | Rice | Dale Chewning misses short on a 3 from straight away | 25-20 |
| 05:06 | UConn | Kevin Stephens snags the defensive board | 25-20 |
| 04:45 | UConn | Ernest Lococo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 25-20 |
| 04:44 | Rice | Dustin Walters snags the defensive board | 25-20 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Dustin Walters can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jason Auger - foul #1 on Jason Auger, team foul #5 | 25-20 |
| Subs | UConn | Oscar Clark (PG), Michael Howard (PF), Micheal Kim (C) Kevin Stephens, Peter Northcutt, Jason Auger | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (SG), Carl Allen (PF) Dale Chewning, Howard Payne | |
| 04:32 | Rice | Dustin Walters makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Dustin Walters misses the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 04:32 | UConn | Micheal Kim gets the rebound | 25-21 |
| 04:30 | UConn | Oscar Clark is hacked by Steve Thomas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steve Thomas, team foul #9 | 25-21 |
| 04:30 | UConn | Oscar Clark makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 04:30 | UConn | Oscar Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 04:30 | Rice | Dustin Walters snags the defensive board | 26-21 |
| 04:15 | Rice | Carl Allen misses short on a shot from close range | 26-21 |
| 04:13 | UConn | Christopher Buchanan snags the defensive board | 26-21 |
| 03:56 | UConn | Ernest Lococo misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-21 |
| 03:54 | Rice | Steve Thomas gets the rebound | 26-21 |
| 03:39 | Rice | Oscar Clark is called for the reach on Carl Allen - foul #1 on Oscar Clark, team foul #6 | 26-21 |
| Subs | UConn | Kevin Stephens (PG), Ronald Stansell (C) Oscar Clark, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Dale Chewning (SF), Joseph Venne (C) Steve Thomas, Walter Scott, Dustin Walters | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kevin Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Lococo (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Buchanan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Micheal Kim (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Stansell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Venne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Rice | Joseph Venne can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 26-21 |
| 03:20 | UConn | The rebound goes to Kevin Stephens | 26-21 |
| 03:16 | UConn | Ernest Lococo knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-21 |
| 03:01 | Rice | Dale Chewning drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gregory Middlebrooks | 29-23 |
| 02:40 | UConn | Ernest Lococo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-23 |
| 02:39 | UConn | Micheal Kim tips it but misses | 29-23 |
| 02:37 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks pulls down the rebound | 29-23 |
| 02:32 | Rice | Peter Jenkins scores on a fadeaway near the basket and the foul's on Ernest Lococo - foul #1 on Ernest Lococo, team foul #7 | 29-25 |
| Subs | UConn | Oscar Clark (SG), Peter Northcutt (SF), Jason Auger (PF) Ernest Lococo, Christopher Buchanan, Micheal Kim | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:32 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses the free throw | 29-25 |
| 02:32 | UConn | Ronald Stansell grabs the defensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 02:16 | UConn | Oscar Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 29-25 |
| 02:15 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gregory Middlebrooks | 29-25 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Peter Northcutt swats the layup by Peter Jenkins | 29-25 |
| 02:09 | UConn | Kevin Stephens gets the rebound | 29-25 |
| 01:53 | UConn | Joseph Venne takes the ball from Oscar Clark | 29-25 |
| 01:30 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-25 |
| 01:29 | UConn | Oscar Clark grabs the board | 29-25 |
| 01:16 | UConn | Peter Northcutt is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Peter Northcutt, team foul #8 | 29-25 |
| Subs | UConn | Ernest Lococo (SG) Kevin Stephens | |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (SG), Anthony Bachus (SF), Howard Payne (PF) Peter Jenkins, Dale Chewning, Carl Allen | |
| 00:57 | Rice | Anthony Bachus connects on the shot from the right wing | 29-27 |
| 00:40 | UConn | Ernest Lococo is fouled on the floor by Anthony Bachus - foul #3 on Anthony Bachus, team foul #10 | 29-27 |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Buchanan (PG) Oscar Clark | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Robert Bartram (SG) Gregory Middlebrooks, Anthony Bachus | |
| 00:40 | UConn | Ernest Lococo makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 00:40 | UConn | Ernest Lococo makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Joseph Venne knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 31-29 |
| 00:05 | UConn | Peter Northcutt can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 31-29 |
| 00:04 | UConn | Jason Auger gets the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 00:01 | UConn | Jason Auger buries a 3 from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Robert Bartram misses short on a fullcourt shot | 34-29 |