| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) SG - Dominick Goodlett (fresh) SF - John Watson (fresh) PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) C - Adam Pease (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Jerry Zellman (fresh) SG - John Faison (fresh) SF - Christopher Powers (fresh) PF - Bernard Phillips (fresh) C - James Hocking (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Adam Pease wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Rice | Blake Jones misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Bernard Phillips | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | St. Bonaventure | Bernard Phillips makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Christopher Powers and he's fouled by Adam Pease - foul #1 on Adam Pease, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | St. Bonaventure | Bernard Phillips makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | Rice | Blake Jones knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 3-3 |
| 19:01 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Powers is called for traveling | 3-3 |
| 18:46 | Rice | Raymond Phipps connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Blake Jones | 5-3 |
| 18:36 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Powers hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Zellman | 5-5 |
| 18:25 | Rice | Bernard Phillips picks off the pass by John Watson | 5-5 |
| 18:10 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from John Faison and he's fouled by Raymond Phipps - foul #1 on Raymond Phipps, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| 18:10 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking makes the free throw | 5-8 |
| 17:55 | Rice | Adam Pease hits the finger roll | 7-8 |
| 17:40 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking is fouled on the floor by Adam Pease - foul #2 on Adam Pease, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), James Snow (SF), Timothy Chavis (PF), Robert Pearce (C) Blake Jones, John Watson, Raymond Phipps, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ross Kearney (PG), Brandon Trejo (SG) Jerry Zellman, John Faison | |
| 17:26 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Powers misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-8 |
| 17:24 | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Trejo grabs the offensive board | 7-8 |
| 17:14 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Powers double dribbles | 7-8 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SF) Dominick Goodlett | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Edwin Winslow (SF), Billy Dunn (PF), Terry Isbell (C) Christopher Powers, Bernard Phillips, James Hocking | |
| 17:01 | Rice | Robert Pearce hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 7-8 |
| 17:00 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Isbell grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 16:37 | St. Bonaventure | Ross Kearney misses the shot from the left side | 7-8 |
| 16:36 | Rice | Timothy Chavis grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 16:31 | Rice | Brandon Trejo picks off the pass by Timothy Petty in the backcourt | 7-8 |
| 16:30 | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Trejo lays it in | 7-10 |
| 16:17 | Rice | Ross Kearney is called for the reach on Timothy Chavis - foul #1 on Ross Kearney, team foul #1 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Raymond Phipps (PF) Gregory Freeman, Robert Pearce | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Zellman (PG), John Faison (SG), Bernard Phillips (PF) Ross Kearney, Brandon Trejo, Terry Isbell | |
| 16:01 | Rice | Blake Jones makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 9-10 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) SF - James Snow (fresh) PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Chavis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Jerry Zellman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Faison (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edwin Winslow (fresh) PF - Bernard Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. C - Billy Dunn (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | St. Bonaventure | Bernard Phillips drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Jerry Zellman | 9-12 |
| 15:34 | Rice | Billy Dunn is called for the reach on Timothy Chavis - foul #1 on Billy Dunn, team foul #2 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (SG), John Watson (SF), Robert Pearce (C) Timothy Petty, James Snow, Timothy Chavis | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Powers (SF), James Hocking (C) Edwin Winslow, Billy Dunn | |
| 15:22 | Rice | John Watson steps out of bounds on the sideline | 9-12 |
| 15:05 | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Zellman comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 15:04 | Rice | Robert Pearce grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 14:51 | Rice | John Watson connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Blake Jones | 11-12 |
| 14:37 | St. Bonaventure | Bernard Phillips is whistled for a carry | 11-12 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), Richard Mascarenas (C) Blake Jones, Raymond Phipps | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ross Kearney (PG), Brandon Trejo (SG), Billy Dunn (PF) Jerry Zellman, John Faison, Bernard Phillips | |
| 14:25 | Rice | Robert Pearce scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by John Watson | 13-12 |
| 14:05 | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Trejo misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-12 |
| 14:03 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas grabs the defensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 13:34 | Rice | James Hocking denies the turnaround by John Watson | 13-12 |
| 13:33 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Powers grabs the defensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 13:26 | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Trejo makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Christopher Powers | 13-15 |
| 13:04 | Rice | John Watson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Ross Kearney - foul #2 on Ross Kearney, team foul #3 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Chavis (PF) Dominick Goodlett, Robert Pearce | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Zellman (PG), John Faison (SG), Edwin Winslow (SF), Bernard Phillips (PF), Terry Isbell (C) Ross Kearney, Brandon Trejo, Christopher Powers, Billy Dunn, James Hocking | |
| 13:04 | Rice | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 13:04 | Rice | John Watson misses the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 13:04 | St. Bonaventure | Bernard Phillips gets the rebound | 14-15 |
| 12:41 | St. Bonaventure | John Faison knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jerry Zellman | 14-18 |
| 12:23 | Rice | Timothy Petty buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Blake Jones | 17-18 |
| 12:02 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Isbell misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 12:01 | St. Bonaventure | Edwin Winslow can't tip it in | 17-18 |
| 11:59 | Rice | John Watson grabs the board | 17-18 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Petty (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Watson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Chavis (fresh) C - Richard Mascarenas (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Jerry Zellman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Faison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Winslow (fresh) PF - Bernard Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Isbell (fresh) | |
| 11:49 | Rice | Blake Jones misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 11:47 | St. Bonaventure | Bernard Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 11:38 | St. Bonaventure | Edwin Winslow makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerry Zellman | 17-20 |
| 11:19 | Rice | Timothy Chavis is called for traveling | 17-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (SG), James Snow (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF) Timothy Petty, John Watson, Richard Mascarenas | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Forrest King (PG), Brandon Trejo (SG), Christopher Powers (SF), James Hocking (C) Jerry Zellman, John Faison, Edwin Winslow, Terry Isbell | |
| 10:57 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Raymond Phipps - foul #2 on Raymond Phipps, team foul #4 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SF), Robert Pearce (PF) Blake Jones, Raymond Phipps | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Billy Dunn (PF) Bernard Phillips | |
| 10:57 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking misses the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 10:57 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 10:43 | Rice | Robert Pearce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-21 |
| 10:26 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Powers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-21 |
| 10:24 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking misses the tip | 17-21 |
| 10:23 | Rice | Robert Pearce grabs the defensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 10:04 | Rice | James Snow loses the dribble to Christopher Powers | 17-21 |
| 09:50 | St. Bonaventure | Billy Dunn is hacked by Robert Pearce - foul #1 on Robert Pearce, team foul #5 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Zellman (PG), Edwin Winslow (SF), Bernard Phillips (PF) Forrest King, Christopher Powers, Billy Dunn | |
| 09:35 | St. Bonaventure | Edwin Winslow misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 17-21 |
| 09:33 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to Bernard Phillips | 17-21 |
| 09:18 | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Trejo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-21 |
| 09:17 | Rice | Robert Pearce grabs the defensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 09:08 | Rice | James Snow can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-21 |
| 09:07 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 08:48 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett is fouled on the floor by Brandon Trejo - foul #1 on Brandon Trejo, team foul #4 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), Richard Mascarenas (C) James Snow, Dominick Goodlett, Timothy Chavis | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | John Faison (SG), Christopher Powers (SF), Billy Dunn (C) Brandon Trejo, Edwin Winslow, James Hocking | |
| 08:22 | Rice | Timothy Petty misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 17-21 |
| 08:20 | Rice | Gregory Freeman misses the tip | 17-21 |
| 08:19 | St. Bonaventure | Bernard Phillips gets the rebound | 17-21 |
| 08:14 | St. Bonaventure | John Faison comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-21 |
| 08:13 | Rice | Gregory Freeman grabs the board | 17-21 |
| 08:07 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Faison - foul #1 on John Faison, team foul #5 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Rice | John Watson (SF), Timothy Chavis (C) Gregory Freeman, Robert Pearce | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Forrest King (PG), Terry Isbell (C) Jerry Zellman, Bernard Phillips | |
| 08:07 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 08:07 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 07:52 | St. Bonaventure | Billy Dunn makes the fadeaway from the right wing and he's hacked by Timothy Chavis - foul #1 on Timothy Chavis, team foul #6 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SF) John Watson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 07:52 | St. Bonaventure | Billy Dunn makes the free throw | 19-24 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Snow (fresh) PF - Richard Mascarenas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Chavis (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Forrest King (fresh) SG - John Faison (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Powers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Billy Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. C - Terry Isbell (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Rice | Blake Jones is fouled on the floor by John Faison - foul #2 on John Faison, team foul #6 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Pearce (C) Richard Mascarenas | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Trejo (SG) John Faison | |
| 07:18 | Rice | Robert Pearce comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Terry Isbell - foul #1 on Terry Isbell, team foul #7 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (SG) Timothy Petty | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Edwin Winslow (SF) Christopher Powers | |
| 07:18 | Rice | Robert Pearce makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 07:18 | Rice | Robert Pearce makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:59 | St. Bonaventure | Forrest King is hacked by Blake Jones - foul #1 on Blake Jones, team foul #7 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Bernard Phillips (PF), James Hocking (C) Billy Dunn, Terry Isbell | |
| 06:59 | St. Bonaventure | Forrest King misses the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:59 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Pearce | 21-24 |
| 06:48 | Rice | Timothy Chavis can't connect on a runner from the left block | 21-24 |
| 06:47 | St. Bonaventure | Edwin Winslow grabs the defensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 06:23 | St. Bonaventure | Edwin Winslow blows the dunk | 21-24 |
| 06:21 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to James Hocking | 21-24 |
| 06:09 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking is denied on a dunk by Timothy Chavis | 21-24 |
| 06:08 | Rice | Timothy Chavis grabs the board | 21-24 |
| 06:02 | Rice | James Snow clanks a shot from the baseline | 21-24 |
| 06:01 | St. Bonaventure | Bernard Phillips snags the defensive board | 21-24 |
| 05:49 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking makes the jump hook from close range | 21-26 |
| 05:31 | Rice | Blake Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-26 |
| 05:29 | Rice | James Snow snags the offensive board | 21-26 |
| 05:07 | Rice | Brandon Trejo takes the ball from James Snow | 21-26 |
| 04:52 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Brandon Trejo | 21-28 |
| 04:34 | Rice | Blake Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), Gregory Freeman (SG), John Watson (SF), Richard Mascarenas (PF) Blake Jones, Dominick Goodlett, James Snow, Timothy Chavis | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Zellman (PG), Christopher Powers (SF), Billy Dunn (PF), Terry Isbell (C) Forrest King, Edwin Winslow, Bernard Phillips, James Hocking | |
| 04:19 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Powers is fouled on the floor by Robert Pearce - foul #2 on Robert Pearce, team foul #8 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Chavis (C) Robert Pearce | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 04:19 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Powers makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 04:19 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Powers makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 04:08 | Rice | Timothy Petty can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-30 |
| 04:06 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-30 |
| 03:43 | Rice | Brandon Trejo is called for the reach on Gregory Freeman - foul #2 on Brandon Trejo, team foul #8 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Phipps (PF), Adam Pease (C) Richard Mascarenas, Timothy Chavis | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | John Faison (SG) Brandon Trejo | |
| 03:43 | Rice | Gregory Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 03:43 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Isbell snags the defensive board | 21-30 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 2 reb. SF - John Watson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 2 pts. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Jerry Zellman (fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Faison (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Powers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Billy Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. C - Terry Isbell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | St. Bonaventure | John Faison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-30 |
| 03:07 | Rice | John Watson banks in the layup set up by Timothy Petty | 23-30 |
| 02:49 | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Zellman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-30 |
| 02:47 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Powers | 23-30 |
| 02:40 | St. Bonaventure | John Faison misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 23-30 |
| 02:39 | Rice | John Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 02:21 | Rice | John Watson misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Christopher Powers - foul #1 on Christopher Powers, team foul #9 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (SG) Gregory Freeman | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Bernard Phillips (PF), James Hocking (C) Billy Dunn, Terry Isbell | |
| 02:21 | Rice | John Watson misses the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 02:21 | Rice | John Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 02:04 | St. Bonaventure | John Faison makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-33 |
| 01:38 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-33 |
| 01:37 | Rice | Adam Pease grabs the offensive board | 24-33 |
| 01:23 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Raymond Phipps | 27-33 |
| 01:14 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking loses the ball out of bounds | 27-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), James Snow (SF), Robert Pearce (PF), Richard Mascarenas (C) Timothy Petty, John Watson, Raymond Phipps, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ross Kearney (PG), Forrest King (SF) Jerry Zellman, Christopher Powers | |
| 00:53 | Rice | Blake Jones banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dominick Goodlett | 29-33 |
| 00:31 | St. Bonaventure | John Faison misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 29-33 |
| 00:29 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Pearce | 29-33 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Blake Jones buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Pearce | 32-33 |
| 00:00 | St. Bonaventure | Ross Kearney can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 32-33 |