| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Hilliker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leroy Haring (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Albin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Arthur Ewart (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Conley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steve Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Howard Payne (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jefferson Ono (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Howard Payne inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Rice | Steve Thomas hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Hilliker - foul #1 on Michael Hilliker, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Bartram (SF), Michael Bourque (C) Howard Payne, Jefferson Ono | |
| 19:40 | Rice | Steve Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 19:40 | Rice | Steve Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 19:20 | Kentucky | Michael Bourque swats the layup by Elmer Albin | 30-30 |
| 19:18 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart gets the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 19:08 | Kentucky | Steve Thomas is called for the reach on Michael Hilliker - foul #1 on Steve Thomas, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Rice | Miguel Garcia (PG), Howard Payne (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF), Jefferson Ono (C) Steve Thomas, Robert Bartram, Carl Allen, Michael Bourque | |
| 18:56 | Kentucky | Robert Conley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 30-30 |
| 18:54 | Rice | Miguel Garcia grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 18:48 | Rice | Arthur Ewart is called for the reach on Anthony Bachus - foul #2 on Arthur Ewart, team foul #2 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (SF), Michael Bourque (C) Howard Payne, Jefferson Ono | |
| 18:27 | Rice | Anthony Bachus misses the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Arthur Ewart - foul #3 on Arthur Ewart, team foul #3 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Payne (SF), Carl Allen (PF), Jefferson Ono (C) Miguel Garcia, Walter Scott, Michael Bourque | |
| 18:27 | Rice | Anthony Bachus makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 18:27 | Rice | Anthony Bachus makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 18:09 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-32 |
| 18:07 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 17:52 | Kentucky | Robert Conley clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-32 |
| 17:51 | Rice | Anthony Bachus gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 17:22 | Rice | Arthur Ewart takes the ball from Anthony Bachus | 30-32 |
| 17:09 | Kentucky | Anthony Bachus is called for the reach on Michael Hilliker - foul #1 on Anthony Bachus, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Lemansky (SF), Nathan Ryan (PF) Elmer Albin, Arthur Ewart | |
| Subs | Rice | Miguel Garcia (PG), Walter Scott (SF), Michael Bourque (C) Anthony Bachus, Howard Payne, Jefferson Ono | |
| 17:04 | Kentucky | Robert Conley hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 30-32 |
| 17:02 | Rice | Michael Bourque snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 16:41 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 30-32 |
| 16:40 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 16:25 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-32 |
| 16:02 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 33-32 |
| 16:01 | Kentucky | Robert Conley snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Hilliker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leroy Haring (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Lemansky (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nathan Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Conley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Miguel Garcia (fresh) SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Walter Scott (fresh) PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Bourque (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:42 | Kentucky | Robert Conley misses the dunk but the foul's on Michael Bourque - foul #1 on Michael Bourque, team foul #3 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Brown (SG), Elmer Albin (SF), Arthur Ewart (PF) Michael Hilliker, Leroy Haring, Nathan Ryan | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Steve Thomas (SG), Howard Payne (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF), Jefferson Ono (C) Miguel Garcia, Peter Jenkins, Walter Scott, Carl Allen, Michael Bourque | |
| 15:42 | Kentucky | Robert Conley makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 15:42 | Kentucky | Robert Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 15:25 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-34 |
| 15:10 | Kentucky | Robert Conley's floater is tipped away by Anthony Bachus | 35-34 |
| 15:09 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 14:53 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin is hacked by Jefferson Ono - foul #3 on Jefferson Ono, team foul #4 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tom Fontes (C) Robert Conley | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (SG), Michael Bourque (PF) Steve Thomas, Anthony Bachus | |
| 14:42 | Kentucky | James Lemansky misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 14:40 | Rice | Howard Payne gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 14:13 | Rice | Jefferson Ono is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Jefferson Ono, team foul #5 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker (PG), Leroy Haring (SG) Ernest Brown, Elmer Albin | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Bartram (SF), Carl Allen (PF) Howard Payne, Jefferson Ono | |
| 14:02 | Kentucky | James Lemansky knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Tom Fontes | 38-34 |
| 13:41 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Middlebrooks | 38-37 |
| 13:23 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Leroy Haring | 40-37 |
| 12:57 | Rice | Peter Jenkins connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Gregory Middlebrooks | 40-39 |
| 12:39 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring lays it in set up by James Lemansky and he's fouled by Peter Jenkins - foul #1 on Peter Jenkins, team foul #6 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Elmer Albin (SF), Nathan Ryan (PF), Robert Conley (C) James Lemansky, Arthur Ewart, Tom Fontes | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (SG), Howard Payne (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF) Peter Jenkins, Robert Bartram, Carl Allen | |
| 12:39 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring misses the free throw | 42-39 |
| 12:39 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 12:28 | Kentucky | Robert Conley lays it up and in on a great pass from Nathan Ryan | 44-39 |
| 12:07 | Rice | Anthony Bachus misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Nathan Ryan - foul #1 on Nathan Ryan, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Brown (SG) Leroy Haring | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (SG) Steve Thomas | |
| 12:07 | Rice | Anthony Bachus makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 12:07 | Rice | Anthony Bachus misses the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 12:07 | Kentucky | Robert Conley snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 11:47 | Kentucky | Robert Conley drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Elmer Albin and he's fouled by Michael Bourque - foul #2 on Michael Bourque, team foul #7 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (SF), Carl Allen (PF) Howard Payne, Michael Bourque | |
| 11:47 | Kentucky | Robert Conley makes the free throw | 47-40 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Hilliker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Brown (fresh) SF - Elmer Albin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Nathan Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Conley (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 19 pts. SF - Walter Scott (fresh) PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 3 reb. C - Anthony Bachus (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Rice | Carl Allen misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 11:22 | Kentucky | Robert Conley gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 11:18 | Kentucky | Gregory Middlebrooks steals it from Michael Hilliker | 47-40 |
| 10:55 | Rice | Walter Scott can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 10:53 | Rice | Peter Jenkins tips it in | 47-42 |
| 10:38 | Kentucky | Anthony Bachus steals the ball from Robert Conley | 47-42 |
| 10:12 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 10:11 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 10:07 | Kentucky | Ernest Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Lemansky (PG), Leroy Haring (SG), Tom Fontes (SF), Arthur Ewart (PF) Michael Hilliker, Ernest Brown, Elmer Albin, Nathan Ryan | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (SG), Howard Payne (SF), Michael Bourque (C) Peter Jenkins, Walter Scott, Anthony Bachus | |
| 09:48 | Rice | Michael Bourque misses the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on James Lemansky - foul #1 on James Lemansky, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony Bachus (PF) Carl Allen | |
| 09:48 | Rice | Michael Bourque misses the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 09:48 | Rice | Michael Bourque misses the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 09:48 | Kentucky | Robert Conley snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 09:32 | Kentucky | Robert Conley misses the easy layup | 47-42 |
| 09:30 | Rice | Michael Bourque grabs the board | 47-42 |
| 09:07 | Rice | Anthony Bachus knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-44 |
| 09:03 | Kentucky | James Lemansky hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 47-44 |
| 09:02 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart gets the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 08:38 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring travels with the ball | 47-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker (PG) Robert Conley | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (SG), Carl Allen (PF) Steve Thomas, Anthony Bachus | |
| 08:16 | Rice | Carl Allen's pass is intercepted by Arthur Ewart | 47-44 |
| 07:51 | Kentucky | James Lemansky misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 47-44 |
| 07:49 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring snags the offensive board | 47-44 |
| 07:26 | Kentucky | Carl Allen steals the ball from James Lemansky | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Hilliker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leroy Haring (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Lemansky (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Arthur Ewart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Tom Fontes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 21 pts. SF - Howard Payne (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Bourque (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:00 | Rice | Peter Jenkins hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Howard Payne | 47-46 |
| 06:38 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes is hacked by Michael Bourque - foul #3 on Michael Bourque, team foul #8 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Elmer Albin (SF), Nathan Ryan (PF) Leroy Haring, Arthur Ewart | |
| Subs | Rice | Miguel Garcia (SG), Walter Scott (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF), Jefferson Ono (C) Peter Jenkins, Howard Payne, Carl Allen, Michael Bourque | |
| 06:38 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 06:38 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 06:11 | Rice | Miguel Garcia misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 49-46 |
| 06:09 | Rice | Anthony Bachus grabs the offensive board | 49-46 |
| 05:52 | Rice | Jefferson Ono is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Jefferson Ono, team foul #9 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Brown (SG), Robert Conley (C) James Lemansky, Tom Fontes | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (SG), Howard Payne (SF), Carl Allen (PF), Michael Bourque (C) Miguel Garcia, Walter Scott, Anthony Bachus, Jefferson Ono | |
| 05:31 | Kentucky | Robert Conley lays it up and in on a great pass from Ernest Brown | 51-46 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Carl Allen | 51-49 |
| 04:41 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 04:39 | Rice | Peter Jenkins grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 04:24 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks is whistled for a carry | 51-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Lemansky (PG), Leroy Haring (SG) Michael Hilliker, Ernest Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Walter Scott (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF) Gregory Middlebrooks, Howard Payne, Michael Bourque | |
| 04:05 | Kentucky | Robert Conley clanks a floater from the right block | 51-49 |
| 04:04 | Rice | Walter Scott gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 03:41 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-49 |
| 03:40 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Leroy Haring | 51-49 |
| 03:13 | Kentucky | Robert Conley loses the ball out of bounds | 51-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker (PG), Arthur Ewart (PF) Elmer Albin, Nathan Ryan | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Miguel Garcia (SG), Howard Payne (SF), Michael Bourque (C) Steve Thomas, Peter Jenkins, Walter Scott, Carl Allen | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Hilliker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leroy Haring (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Lemansky (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Arthur Ewart (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Robert Conley (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Miguel Garcia (fresh) SF - Howard Payne (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Bachus (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Bourque (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:51 | Rice | Howard Payne can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-49 |
| 02:49 | Kentucky | James Lemansky pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 02:39 | Kentucky | Robert Conley hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Arthur Ewart and he's fouled by Michael Bourque - foul #4 on Michael Bourque, team foul #10 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (SG), Carl Allen (PF) Miguel Garcia, Michael Bourque | |
| 02:39 | Kentucky | Robert Conley makes the free throw | 54-49 |
| 02:17 | Rice | Peter Jenkins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 02:16 | Rice | Howard Payne gets the offensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 01:47 | Rice | Carl Allen lays it up and in on a great pass from Gregory Middlebrooks and the foul's on Arthur Ewart - foul #4 on Arthur Ewart, team foul #6 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Elmer Albin (SF) James Lemansky | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Bourque (C) Anthony Bachus | |
| 01:47 | Rice | Carl Allen makes the free throw | 54-52 |
| 01:33 | Kentucky | Robert Conley misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 54-52 |
| 01:32 | Rice | Howard Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 01:11 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 01:10 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 01:00 | Kentucky | Robert Conley hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Michael Hilliker | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Rice | Howard Payne knocks in the jumper from the right block | 56-54 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker's floater is tipped away by Carl Allen | 56-54 |
| 00:24 | Rice | The rebound goes to Howard Payne | 56-54 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Rice | Michael Bourque misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Michael Hilliker - foul #2 on Michael Hilliker, team foul #7 | 56-54 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Michael Bourque misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Michael Bourque misses the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:12 | Kentucky | Robert Conley grabs the board | 56-54 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Gregory Middlebrooks is called for the reach on Robert Conley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gregory Middlebrooks, team foul #11 | 56-54 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Robert Conley misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Robert Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-54 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart grabs the board | 57-54 |