| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kevin Regina (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Harvey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 4 reb. C - Keith Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Moen (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - James Shook (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | David Harvey inbounds the ball | 35-22 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:52 | Louisville | Sean Sowders clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-22 |
| 19:51 | Rice | Antonio Clark snags the defensive board | 35-22 |
| 19:40 | Rice | Antonio Clark drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Daniel Costner | 35-24 |
| 19:27 | Louisville | Keith Matthews lays it in | 37-24 |
| 19:06 | Rice | William Stanton buries a 3 from the left corner | 37-27 |
| 18:50 | Louisville | Sean Sowders is fouled on the floor by Antonio Clark - foul #1 on Antonio Clark, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| 18:30 | Louisville | Sean Sowders buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-27 |
| 18:10 | Rice | Antonio Clark is hacked by Sean Sowders - foul #2 on Sean Sowders, team foul #1 | 40-27 |
| 17:56 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Costner | 40-30 |
| 17:35 | Louisville | David Harvey misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-30 |
| 17:33 | Rice | The rebound goes to Daniel Costner | 40-30 |
| 17:18 | Rice | Daniel Costner is fouled on the floor by Keith Matthews - foul #2 on Keith Matthews, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (PG), Matt Wynn (SG), James Carlson (SF), Frank Reppert (C) Kevin Regina, Sean Sowders, David Harvey, Keith Matthews | |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Robert Moen, James Shook | |
| 17:02 | Rice | William Stanton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-30 |
| 17:01 | Rice | Donald Reavis tips it in | 40-32 |
| 16:46 | Louisville | Ryan Rine is hacked by Donald Reavis - foul #1 on Donald Reavis, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frederick Byrd (PF) Ryan Rine | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (PG), Antoine Sharp (SG), Donald Ivy (SF) Daniel Costner, William Stanton, Antonio Clark | |
| 16:32 | Louisville | Frank Reppert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-32 |
| 16:20 | Rice | Donald Ivy scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Durst | 40-34 |
| 16:07 | Louisville | Lawrence Johnson takes the ball from James Carlson | 40-34 |
| 15:56 | Rice | Donald Ivy can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 40-34 |
| 15:54 | Rice | Joseph Durst tips it but misses | 40-34 |
| 15:52 | Louisville | Frank Reppert snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Edward Drayton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Carlson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Frederick Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Reppert (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Durst (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Ivy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Louisville | Edward Drayton comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 15:45 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson gets the rebound | 40-34 |
| 15:24 | Rice | Donald Ivy misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-34 |
| 15:22 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Frank Reppert | 40-34 |
| 14:55 | Louisville | Donald Ivy swats the short shot by Frederick Byrd | 40-34 |
| 14:53 | Rice | Joseph Durst gets the rebound | 40-34 |
| 14:25 | Rice | A charge is called on Joseph Durst - foul #1 on Joseph Durst, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Regina (PG), Sean Sowders (SG), David Harvey (SF), Ryan Rine (PF), Keith Matthews (C) Edward Drayton, Matt Wynn, James Carlson, Frederick Byrd, Frank Reppert | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), William Stanton (SG), Robert Moen (SF), Antonio Clark (PF), James Shook (C) Joseph Durst, Antoine Sharp, Donald Ivy, Lawrence Johnson, Donald Reavis | |
| 14:05 | Louisville | Keith Matthews hits the finger roll set up by Kevin Regina and the foul's on Daniel Costner - foul #1 on Daniel Costner, team foul #4 | 42-34 |
| 14:05 | Louisville | Keith Matthews misses the free throw | 42-34 |
| 14:05 | Rice | James Shook snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 13:56 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-34 |
| 13:54 | Rice | William Stanton grabs the offensive board | 42-34 |
| 13:35 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 13:33 | Louisville | Ryan Rine grabs the defensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 13:18 | Louisville | David Harvey loses the dribble to Daniel Costner | 42-34 |
| 13:08 | Rice | William Stanton can't finish the layup | 42-34 |
| 13:06 | Rice | Antonio Clark grabs the offensive board | 42-34 |
| 12:51 | Rice | Sean Sowders steals the ball from Daniel Costner | 42-34 |
| 12:48 | Louisville | Sean Sowders lays it up and in | 44-34 |
| 12:36 | Rice | Daniel Costner hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-37 |
| 12:21 | Louisville | Kevin Regina buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Sean Sowders | 47-37 |
| 12:05 | Rice | William Stanton misses short on a jumper from the left side | 47-37 |
| 12:03 | Louisville | Keith Matthews grabs the board | 47-37 |
| 11:57 | Louisville | Kevin Regina buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Sean Sowders | 50-37 |
| 11:46 | Rice | James Shook misses the easy layup | 50-37 |
| 11:44 | Rice | James Shook tips it in | 50-39 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kevin Regina (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sean Sowders (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Harvey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 5 reb. C - Keith Matthews (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Moen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Shook (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Louisville | Keith Matthews misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 50-39 |
| 11:37 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Moen | 50-39 |
| 11:30 | Rice | Robert Moen hits a jumpshot from the right side | 50-41 |
| 11:10 | Louisville | William Stanton takes the ball from David Harvey | 50-41 |
| 11:02 | Rice | Antonio Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 50-41 |
| 11:00 | Rice | James Shook misses the tip | 50-41 |
| 10:59 | Louisville | Sean Sowders gets the rebound | 50-41 |
| 10:55 | Louisville | Kevin Regina throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (PG), Matt Wynn (SG), James Carlson (SF), Frederick Byrd (PF), Frank Reppert (C) Kevin Regina, Sean Sowders, David Harvey, Ryan Rine, Keith Matthews | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (PG), Antoine Sharp (SG), Donald Ivy (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Daniel Costner, William Stanton, Robert Moen, Antonio Clark, James Shook | |
| 10:38 | Rice | Joseph Durst travels with the ball | 50-41 |
| 10:20 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-41 |
| 10:18 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Ivy | 50-41 |
| 10:01 | Rice | Donald Ivy's pass is intercepted by Matt Wynn | 50-41 |
| 09:48 | Louisville | Donald Ivy steps in front of the Matt Wynn pass | 50-41 |
| 09:29 | Rice | Frederick Byrd steals it from Antoine Sharp | 50-41 |
| 09:20 | Louisville | Frank Reppert double dribbles | 50-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Regina (PG), Sean Sowders (SG), Ryan Rine (PF) Edward Drayton, Matt Wynn, Frederick Byrd | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), William Stanton (SG), Antonio Clark (SF), James Shook (C) Joseph Durst, Antoine Sharp, Donald Ivy, Donald Reavis | |
| 09:05 | Rice | Antonio Clark drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Costner | 50-44 |
| 08:37 | Louisville | Ryan Rine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Harvey (SF), Keith Matthews (C) James Carlson, Frank Reppert | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (SF) Lawrence Johnson | |
| 08:30 | Rice | James Shook knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from William Stanton | 50-46 |
| 08:10 | Louisville | Ryan Rine hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on James Shook - foul #3 on James Shook, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| 08:10 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 08:10 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 07:54 | Rice | Antonio Clark buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Daniel Costner | 51-49 |
| 07:25 | Louisville | Daniel Costner steals the ball from Sean Sowders | 51-49 |
| 07:21 | Rice | Antonio Clark lays it in on a nice dish by Daniel Costner | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kevin Regina (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sean Sowders (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Harvey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Keith Matthews (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 4 stl. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Moen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Shook (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:05 | Louisville | Keith Matthews can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 51-51 |
| 07:03 | Rice | Antonio Clark gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 06:51 | Rice | Sean Sowders is called for the reach on Robert Moen - foul #3 on Sean Sowders, team foul #3 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (PG), Matt Wynn (SG), James Carlson (SF), Frederick Byrd (PF), Frank Reppert (C) Kevin Regina, Sean Sowders, David Harvey, Ryan Rine, Keith Matthews | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Ivy (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Robert Moen, Antonio Clark, James Shook | |
| 06:33 | Rice | Donald Reavis comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Frank Reppert - foul #1 on Frank Reppert, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| 06:33 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 06:33 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 06:33 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| 06:15 | Louisville | Edward Drayton loses the dribble to Daniel Costner | 51-52 |
| 06:12 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses the lay-in | 51-52 |
| 06:11 | Louisville | James Carlson snags the defensive board | 51-52 |
| 05:51 | Louisville | Edward Drayton makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Matt Wynn | 53-52 |
| 05:34 | Rice | Donald Ivy drills a jumper from the right block set up by William Stanton | 53-54 |
| 05:12 | Louisville | Edward Drayton can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 53-54 |
| 05:11 | Louisville | James Carlson can't tip it in | 53-54 |
| 05:09 | Louisville | Frank Reppert gets the offensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 04:56 | Louisville | Donald Reavis is called for the reach on Frederick Byrd - foul #2 on Donald Reavis, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Regina (PG), Sean Sowders (SG), David Harvey (SF), Ryan Rine (PF), Keith Matthews (C) Edward Drayton, Matt Wynn, James Carlson, Frederick Byrd, Frank Reppert | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (PG), Antoine Sharp (SG), Robert Moen (SF), Antonio Clark (PF), James Shook (C) Daniel Costner, William Stanton, Donald Ivy, Lawrence Johnson, Donald Reavis | |
| 04:51 | Louisville | Kevin Regina makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 04:28 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 04:26 | Rice | Antoine Sharp pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 04:10 | Rice | Robert Moen misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-54 |
| 04:08 | Louisville | Keith Matthews grabs the board | 56-54 |
| 03:50 | Louisville | David Harvey misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robert Moen - foul #3 on Robert Moen, team foul #7 | 56-54 |
| 03:50 | Louisville | David Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 03:50 | Louisville | David Harvey misses the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 03:50 | Rice | James Shook grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 03:24 | Rice | Antoine Sharp misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on David Harvey - foul #1 on David Harvey, team foul #5 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matt Wynn (SG), Frank Reppert (C) Sean Sowders, Keith Matthews | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG) Joseph Durst | |
| 03:24 | Rice | Antoine Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 03:24 | Rice | Antoine Sharp misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 03:24 | Louisville | Ryan Rine pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kevin Regina (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Harvey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Reppert (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 5 stl. SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Moen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - James Shook (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 03:06 | Louisville | Kevin Regina tips it home | 59-55 |
| 02:53 | Rice | Ryan Rine swats the short shot by James Shook | 59-55 |
| 02:52 | Rice | Robert Moen pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 02:40 | Rice | Robert Moen connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on David Harvey - foul #2 on David Harvey, team foul #6 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (PG), James Carlson (SF) Kevin Regina, David Harvey | |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG), Donald Reavis (C) Antoine Sharp, James Shook | |
| 02:40 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the free throw | 59-58 |
| 02:38 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Regina (PG), Sean Sowders (SG), Keith Matthews (C) Edward Drayton, Matt Wynn, Frank Reppert | |
| Subs | Rice | James Shook (C) Donald Reavis | |
| 02:18 | Louisville | James Carlson is fouled on the floor by Robert Moen - foul #4 on Robert Moen, team foul #8 | 59-58 |
| 02:18 | Louisville | James Carlson misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 02:18 | Rice | Antonio Clark gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| 02:06 | Rice | Kevin Regina picks off the pass by Robert Moen | 59-58 |
| 02:01 | Louisville | Kevin Regina lays it up and in | 61-58 |
| 01:41 | Rice | Daniel Costner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-58 |
| 01:39 | Rice | James Shook hits the follow up shot | 61-60 |
| 01:13 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by James Shook - foul #4 on James Shook, team foul #9 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Harvey (SF) James Carlson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:13 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 01:13 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 01:13 | Rice | The rebound goes to Antonio Clark | 61-60 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Robert Moen misses the floater from the left side | 61-60 |
| 00:56 | Louisville | Ryan Rine pulls down the rebound | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Louisville | Kevin Regina hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Keith Matthews | 63-60 |
| 00:15 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-60 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Ryan Rine grabs the board | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Daniel Costner is called for the reach on Ryan Rine in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Costner, team foul #10 | 63-60 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Rice | Keith Matthews is called for the reach on Daniel Costner - foul #3 on Keith Matthews, team foul #7 | 65-60 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Keith Matthews snags the defensive board | 65-60 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | William Stanton is called for the reach on Keith Matthews in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Stanton, team foul #11 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matt Wynn (SG), James Carlson (SF) Sean Sowders, David Harvey | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Keith Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Keith Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:00 | Rice | William Stanton misses long on a halfcourt shot | 66-60 |