| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Charles Draves (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darin Lyons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Ford (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Nathaniel Asencio (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Alvin Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dominick Goodlett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona State | Michael Ford inbounds the ball | 38-28 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Arizona State | Charles Draves connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Nathaniel Asencio | 40-28 |
| 19:19 | Rice | Adam Pease comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-28 |
| 19:17 | Rice | Adam Pease grabs the offensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 19:01 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Darin Lyons - foul #1 on Darin Lyons, team foul #1 | 40-28 |
| 19:01 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 19:01 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett misses the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 19:01 | Rice | Raymond Phipps pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 18:35 | Rice | Raymond Phipps scores on a shot near the basket set up by Blake Jones | 40-31 |
| 18:11 | Arizona State | Charles Draves comes up short on the floater from the right side | 40-31 |
| 18:09 | Rice | The rebound goes to Adam Pease | 40-31 |
| 18:04 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Blake Jones | 40-34 |
| 17:42 | Arizona State | Alvin Baker hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Charles Draves | 42-34 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Adam Pease misses long on a floater from the left block | 42-34 |
| 17:26 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Asencio | 42-34 |
| 16:59 | Arizona State | Nathaniel Asencio jams it on a great pass from Michael Ford and he's hacked by Dominick Goodlett - foul #1 on Dominick Goodlett, team foul #1 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Thomas Tague (SG), Ernest Barbour (SF) Darin Lyons, Michael Ford | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), James Snow (SF), Timothy Chavis (PF), Robert Pearce (C) Blake Jones, John Watson, Raymond Phipps, Adam Pease | |
| 16:59 | Arizona State | Nathaniel Asencio makes the free throw | 45-34 |
| 16:38 | Rice | Robert Pearce misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Alvin Baker - foul #1 on Alvin Baker, team foul #2 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Harry Faulk (PF), John Jordan (C) Nathaniel Asencio, Alvin Baker | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SF) Dominick Goodlett | |
| 16:38 | Rice | Robert Pearce misses the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 16:38 | Rice | Robert Pearce misses the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 16:38 | Arizona State | Harry Faulk grabs the defensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 16:36 | Arizona State | Timothy Petty takes the ball from Charles Draves in the backcourt | 45-34 |
| 16:22 | Rice | James Snow misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-34 |
| 16:20 | Arizona State | John Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 15:57 | Arizona State | Charles Draves misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-34 |
| 15:55 | Arizona State | John Jordan can't tip it in | 45-34 |
| 15:54 | Rice | Timothy Chavis pulls down the rebound | 45-34 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Charles Draves (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Tague (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ernest Barbour (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Harry Faulk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Jordan (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Snow (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Pearce (fresh) C - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Rice | Gregory Freeman buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Pearce | 45-36 |
| 15:17 | Arizona State | Gregory Freeman picks off the pass by Charles Draves | 45-36 |
| 15:00 | Rice | Robert Pearce loses the dribble to Charles Draves | 45-36 |
| 14:37 | Arizona State | Harry Faulk clanks a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on James Snow - foul #3 on James Snow, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Robert Johnson (PG), Darin Lyons (SG), Michael Ford (SF), Alvin Baker (C) Charles Draves, Thomas Tague, Ernest Barbour, John Jordan | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Dominick Goodlett (SG), John Watson (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Adam Pease (C) Timothy Petty, James Snow, Gregory Freeman, Robert Pearce, Timothy Chavis | |
| 14:37 | Arizona State | Harry Faulk misses the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 14:37 | Arizona State | Harry Faulk misses the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 14:37 | Rice | Adam Pease grabs the board | 45-36 |
| 14:16 | Rice | Raymond Phipps clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 14:15 | Rice | Raymond Phipps gets the offensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 14:10 | Rice | Adam Pease misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 14:08 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Alvin Baker | 45-36 |
| 13:39 | Arizona State | Harry Faulk banks in the layup set up by Robert Johnson | 47-36 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-36 |
| 13:17 | Arizona State | Robert Johnson pulls down the rebound | 47-36 |
| 12:55 | Arizona State | Alvin Baker misses the dunk but he's fouled by Blake Jones - foul #1 on Blake Jones, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Charles Draves (PG), Nathaniel Asencio (PF) Robert Johnson, Harry Faulk | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:55 | Arizona State | Alvin Baker misses the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 12:55 | Arizona State | Alvin Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 12:55 | Rice | The rebound goes to Raymond Phipps | 47-36 |
| 12:36 | Rice | Darin Lyons is called for the reach on Blake Jones - foul #2 on Darin Lyons, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| 12:24 | Rice | Raymond Phipps loses the ball out of bounds | 47-36 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Chavis (C) Adam Pease | |
| 12:06 | Arizona State | Charles Draves buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Darin Lyons | 49-36 |
| 11:53 | Rice | Raymond Phipps scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Dominick Goodlett | 49-38 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Charles Draves (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darin Lyons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Ford (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Nathaniel Asencio (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Alvin Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dominick Goodlett (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Watson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Arizona State | Nathaniel Asencio can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 49-38 |
| 11:27 | Rice | Raymond Phipps grabs the board | 49-38 |
| 11:10 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett is hacked by Darin Lyons - foul #3 on Darin Lyons, team foul #4 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Thomas Tague (SG), Ernest Barbour (SF), John Jordan (C) Darin Lyons, Michael Ford, Alvin Baker | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), James Snow (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Adam Pease (C) Blake Jones, Dominick Goodlett, John Watson, Raymond Phipps | |
| 10:57 | Rice | Ernest Barbour steps in front of the Adam Pease pass | 49-38 |
| 10:35 | Arizona State | Nathaniel Asencio makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Tague | 51-38 |
| 10:15 | Rice | Adam Pease loses the ball out of bounds | 51-38 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Alvin Baker (C) John Jordan | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:03 | Arizona State | Nathaniel Asencio drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Tague | 53-38 |
| 09:37 | Rice | Gregory Freeman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ernest Barbour - foul #1 on Ernest Barbour, team foul #5 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Darin Lyons (SG), Michael Ford (SF), Harry Faulk (PF) Thomas Tague, Ernest Barbour, Nathaniel Asencio | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Dominick Goodlett (SG), Robert Pearce (PF), Richard Mascarenas (C) Timothy Petty, James Snow, Timothy Chavis, Adam Pease | |
| 09:37 | Rice | Gregory Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 09:37 | Rice | Gregory Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 09:14 | Arizona State | Michael Ford hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 53-40 |
| 09:12 | Arizona State | Harry Faulk tips it but misses | 53-40 |
| 09:10 | Rice | Robert Pearce grabs the defensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 08:57 | Rice | Gregory Freeman connects on the floater in the lane set up by Robert Pearce and he's fouled by Darin Lyons - foul #4 on Darin Lyons, team foul #6 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Thomas Tague (SG) Darin Lyons | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Phipps (PF) Richard Mascarenas | |
| 08:57 | Rice | Gregory Freeman makes the free throw | 53-43 |
| 08:39 | Arizona State | Charles Draves is hacked by Dominick Goodlett - foul #2 on Dominick Goodlett, team foul #4 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Robert Johnson (PG), Nathaniel Asencio (PF) Charles Draves, Harry Faulk | |
| Subs | Rice | John Watson (SF) Gregory Freeman | |
| 08:14 | Arizona State | Nathaniel Asencio jams it on a nice dish by Thomas Tague | 55-43 |
| 08:04 | Rice | Robert Pearce scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Dominick Goodlett | 55-45 |
| 07:44 | Arizona State | Nathaniel Asencio misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Raymond Phipps - foul #3 on Raymond Phipps, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Charles Draves (PG), Darin Lyons (SG), John Jordan (C) Robert Johnson, Thomas Tague, Alvin Baker | |
| Subs | Rice | Adam Pease (C) Robert Pearce | |
| 07:44 | Arizona State | Nathaniel Asencio misses the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 07:44 | Arizona State | Nathaniel Asencio misses the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 07:44 | Rice | Raymond Phipps pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Charles Draves (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darin Lyons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Michael Ford (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Nathaniel Asencio (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - John Jordan (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dominick Goodlett (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:15 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 07:13 | Rice | Blake Jones gets the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 06:53 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Watson | 55-48 |
| 06:32 | Arizona State | John Jordan makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Draves | 58-48 |
| 06:11 | Rice | Raymond Phipps misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Charles Draves - foul #2 on Charles Draves, team foul #7 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Ernest Barbour (SF), Harry Faulk (PF), Alvin Baker (C) Michael Ford, Nathaniel Asencio, John Jordan | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), James Snow (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF) Blake Jones, Dominick Goodlett, John Watson | |
| 06:11 | Rice | Raymond Phipps makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 06:11 | Rice | Raymond Phipps makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 05:42 | Arizona State | Charles Draves misses the jump hook from the right block | 58-50 |
| 05:40 | Arizona State | Ernest Barbour grabs the offensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 05:16 | Arizona State | Alvin Baker scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Darin Lyons | 61-50 |
| 04:56 | Rice | Timothy Petty misses the 3 from the left corner | 61-50 |
| 04:54 | Rice | James Snow misses the tip | 61-50 |
| 04:52 | Arizona State | Alvin Baker snags the defensive board | 61-50 |
| 04:30 | Arizona State | Alvin Baker drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Charles Draves | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:16 | Rice | Adam Pease drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 63-52 |
| 04:01 | Arizona State | Harry Faulk misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Raymond Phipps - foul #4 on Raymond Phipps, team foul #6 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Robert Johnson (PG), Thomas Tague (SG), Michael Ford (SF) Charles Draves, Darin Lyons, Ernest Barbour | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Dominick Goodlett (SG), John Watson (SF), Timothy Chavis (PF), Robert Pearce (C) Timothy Petty, James Snow, Gregory Freeman, Raymond Phipps, Adam Pease | |
| 04:01 | Arizona State | Harry Faulk makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 04:01 | Arizona State | Harry Faulk misses the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 04:01 | Rice | Timothy Chavis grabs the board | 64-52 |
| 03:43 | Rice | John Watson connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Blake Jones | 64-54 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Tague (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Michael Ford (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Harry Faulk (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Alvin Baker (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dominick Goodlett (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Pearce (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Arizona State | Alvin Baker hits the finger roll | 66-54 |
| 02:57 | Rice | Blake Jones scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Pearce | 66-57 |
| 02:57 | Arizona State | Arizona State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Charles Draves (PG), Darin Lyons (SG), Nathaniel Asencio (PF) Robert Johnson, Thomas Tague, Harry Faulk | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:36 | Arizona State | Dominick Goodlett is called for the reach on Charles Draves - foul #3 on Dominick Goodlett, team foul #7 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Adam Pease (C) Robert Pearce | |
| 02:36 | Arizona State | Charles Draves makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 02:36 | Arizona State | Charles Draves misses the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 02:36 | Rice | Adam Pease snags the defensive board | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:29 | Rice | Nathaniel Asencio takes the ball from Dominick Goodlett | 67-57 |
| 02:03 | Arizona State | Charles Draves lays it up and in on a nice dish by Alvin Baker | 69-57 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Blake Jones makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 69-59 |
| 01:35 | Arizona State | Charles Draves misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Blake Jones - foul #2 on Blake Jones, team foul #8 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), James Snow (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Robert Pearce (C) Blake Jones, Dominick Goodlett, John Watson, Adam Pease | |
| 01:35 | Arizona State | Charles Draves misses the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 01:35 | Arizona State | Charles Draves makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 01:23 | Rice | Gregory Freeman drills a driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by Michael Ford - foul #2 on Michael Ford, team foul #8 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Dominick Goodlett (SG), Raymond Phipps (PF), Adam Pease (C) Timothy Petty, James Snow, Timothy Chavis, Robert Pearce | |
| 01:23 | Rice | Gregory Freeman makes the free throw | 70-62 |
| 01:06 | Arizona State | Adam Pease is called for the reach on Darin Lyons - foul #1 on Adam Pease, team foul #9 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Watson (SF) Gregory Freeman | |
| 01:06 | Arizona State | Darin Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 01:06 | Arizona State | Darin Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Raymond Phipps drills a fadeaway in the lane | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Arizona State | Charles Draves is hacked by Dominick Goodlett in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dominick Goodlett, team foul #10 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Thomas Tague (SG), Ernest Barbour (SF), Harry Faulk (PF) Darin Lyons, Michael Ford, Nathaniel Asencio | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:45 | Arizona State | Charles Draves makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:45 | Arizona State | Charles Draves makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-64 |
| 00:38 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Phipps | 74-64 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Blake Jones misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-64 |
| 00:34 | Arizona State | Alvin Baker grabs the board | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Arizona State | Harry Faulk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-64 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Darin Lyons (SG), Michael Ford (SF), Nathaniel Asencio (PF) Thomas Tague, Ernest Barbour, Harry Faulk | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), James Snow (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Timothy Chavis (PF), Robert Pearce (C) Blake Jones, Dominick Goodlett, John Watson, Raymond Phipps, Adam Pease | |
| 00:03 | Rice | Robert Pearce misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 74-64 |
| 00:02 | Arizona State | Nathaniel Asencio snags the defensive board | 74-64 |
| 00:00 | Arizona State | Nathaniel Asencio runs out the clock | 74-64 |