| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Calvin Valtierra (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chris Lisi (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ernest Dematteo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Kasky (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Clyde Reaves (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Granados (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clay Farnham (fresh) 3 reb. C - Casey Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Idaho | Ernest Dematteo inbounds the ball | 40-38 |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Idaho | Clyde Reaves misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 40-38 |
| 19:44 | Idaho | Timothy Kasky grabs the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 19:30 | Idaho | Timothy Kasky misses the fadeaway from close range | 40-38 |
| 19:29 | Rice | Michael Granados grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 19:11 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 19:10 | Idaho | Timothy Kasky snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 18:49 | Idaho | Ernest Dematteo banks in the layup set up by Calvin Valtierra | 42-38 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Clay Farnham misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-38 |
| 18:42 | Rice | Casey Simpson tips it in | 42-40 |
| 18:32 | Idaho | Clay Farnham steals it from Timothy Kasky | 42-40 |
| 18:18 | Rice | Casey Simpson loses the dribble to Ernest Dematteo | 42-40 |
| 18:08 | Idaho | Chris Lisi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-40 |
| 17:50 | Rice | Clyde Reaves is called for the reach on John Cowling - foul #1 on Clyde Reaves, team foul #1 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Idaho | Clayton Crawford (PF) Timothy Kasky | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Kile (C) Casey Simpson | |
| 17:35 | Rice | Michael Granados drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-42 |
| 17:12 | Idaho | Clayton Crawford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-42 |
| Subs | Idaho | Robert Thompson (PG), Steven Garrett (PF), Ben Sher (C) Calvin Valtierra, Chris Lisi, Clyde Reaves | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG), John Nutter (SG), Jason Kent (PF) Duane Lawhorn, Michael Granados, Clay Farnham | |
| 17:00 | Rice | Stephen Kile misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Steven Garrett - foul #1 on Steven Garrett, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | Rice | Zachary Hedberg (SF) John Cowling | |
| 17:00 | Rice | Stephen Kile makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 17:00 | Rice | Stephen Kile makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 16:35 | Idaho | Steven Garrett travels with the ball | 42-44 |
| Subs | Idaho | Timothy Kasky (PF) Steven Garrett | |
| Subs | Rice | Casey Simpson (C) Stephen Kile | |
| 16:19 | Rice | Ben Sher is called for the reach on John Nutter - foul #1 on Ben Sher, team foul #3 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Idaho | Steven Garrett (SF) Ernest Dematteo | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:06 | Rice | Edwin Veatch travels with the ball | 42-44 |
| Subs | Idaho | Calvin Valtierra (PG) Robert Thompson | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), John Cowling (SF) Edwin Veatch, Zachary Hedberg | |
| 15:50 | Idaho | Calvin Valtierra misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 15:49 | Rice | Casey Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Calvin Valtierra (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Clayton Crawford (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. SF - Steven Garrett (fresh) PF - Timothy Kasky (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ben Sher (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Nutter (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Kent (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Casey Simpson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 15:43 | Idaho | Timothy Kasky pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 15:35 | Idaho | Timothy Kasky buries a shot from the left side | 44-44 |
| 15:13 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 15:11 | Rice | Casey Simpson tips it in | 44-46 |
| 15:06 | Idaho | Steven Garrett clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Cowling - foul #1 on John Cowling, team foul #1 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Idaho | Chris Lisi (SG), Ernest Dematteo (SF), Clyde Reaves (C) Clayton Crawford, Timothy Kasky, Ben Sher | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Granados (SG), Clay Farnham (PF), Stephen Kile (C) John Nutter, Jason Kent, Casey Simpson | |
| 15:06 | Idaho | Steven Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 15:06 | Idaho | Steven Garrett misses the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 15:06 | Rice | Stephen Kile grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 14:47 | Rice | Michael Granados is whistled for a carry | 45-46 |
| 14:30 | Idaho | Chris Lisi can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 14:29 | Rice | John Cowling grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 14:16 | Rice | Michael Granados misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 14:14 | Idaho | Chris Lisi snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 14:00 | Idaho | Steven Garrett hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Duane Lawhorn - foul #2 on Duane Lawhorn, team foul #2 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Idaho | Robert Thompson (PG) Calvin Valtierra | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG), John Nutter (SF) Duane Lawhorn, John Cowling | |
| 14:00 | Idaho | Steven Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 14:00 | Idaho | Steven Garrett misses the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 14:00 | Rice | Clay Farnham grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 13:52 | Rice | Michael Granados drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-49 |
| 13:49 | Idaho | Robert Thompson is hacked by Edwin Veatch in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edwin Veatch, team foul #3 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Idaho | Clayton Crawford (PF) Steven Garrett | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:44 | Idaho | Chris Lisi hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Robert Thompson and he's fouled by John Nutter - foul #2 on John Nutter, team foul #4 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | Rice | Casey Simpson (C) Stephen Kile | |
| 13:44 | Idaho | Chris Lisi makes the free throw | 49-49 |
| 13:27 | Rice | Michael Granados blows the dunk but he's hacked by Robert Thompson - foul #1 on Robert Thompson, team foul #4 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Idaho | Timothy Kasky (PF) Chris Lisi | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:27 | Rice | Michael Granados makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 13:27 | Rice | Michael Granados misses the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 13:27 | Idaho | Clyde Reaves grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 13:13 | Idaho | Clyde Reaves lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Thompson and he's fouled by Casey Simpson - foul #3 on Casey Simpson, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | Rice | Zachary Hedberg (SF), Jason Kent (PF) Michael Granados, Clay Farnham | |
| 13:13 | Idaho | Clyde Reaves makes the free throw | 52-50 |
| 12:55 | Rice | John Nutter dunks the ball on a great pass from Edwin Veatch | 52-52 |
| 12:50 | Idaho | John Nutter picks off the pass by Ernest Dematteo | 52-52 |
| 12:30 | Rice | John Nutter is hacked by Clyde Reaves - foul #2 on Clyde Reaves, team foul #5 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Idaho | Calvin Valtierra (PG), Ben Sher (C) Robert Thompson, Clyde Reaves | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), John Cowling (SF), Stephen Kile (C) Edwin Veatch, Zachary Hedberg, Casey Simpson | |
| 12:23 | Rice | Stephen Kile misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 12:21 | Idaho | Timothy Kasky snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 12:04 | Idaho | Ben Sher makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Calvin Valtierra | 55-52 |
| 11:45 | Rice | Ernest Dematteo is called for the reach on John Cowling - foul #2 on Ernest Dematteo, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Idaho | Chris Lisi (SG), Steven Garrett (PF) Ernest Dematteo, Timothy Kasky | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Granados (SG), Clay Farnham (PF) John Nutter, Jason Kent | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Calvin Valtierra (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Chris Lisi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clayton Crawford (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Garrett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ben Sher (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Granados (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clay Farnham (fresh) 4 reb. C - Stephen Kile (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Rice | John Cowling can't throw it down but he's hacked by Clayton Crawford - foul #1 on Clayton Crawford, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| 11:36 | Rice | John Cowling makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 11:36 | Rice | John Cowling makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 11:12 | Idaho | The jump hook by Clayton Crawford is blocked by Stephen Kile | 55-54 |
| 11:11 | Rice | Michael Granados pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 11:05 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn is hacked by Calvin Valtierra - foul #1 on Calvin Valtierra, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Idaho | Thomas Wood (PF) Clayton Crawford | |
| Subs | Rice | Casey Simpson (C) Stephen Kile | |
| 11:05 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 11:05 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 10:51 | Idaho | Chris Lisi connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Wood | 57-56 |
| 10:41 | Rice | John Cowling makes the jumper from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 10:22 | Idaho | Ben Sher can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-58 |
| 10:21 | Rice | Clay Farnham grabs the defensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 10:17 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 57-58 |
| 10:15 | Rice | Clay Farnham grabs the offensive board | 57-58 |
| 09:59 | Rice | John Cowling makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Duane Lawhorn and he's hacked by Steven Garrett - foul #2 on Steven Garrett, team foul #9 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Idaho | Robert Thompson (PG), Clayton Crawford (SG), Ernest Dematteo (SF), Timothy Kasky (PF), Clyde Reaves (C) Calvin Valtierra, Chris Lisi, Steven Garrett, Thomas Wood, Ben Sher | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG), John Nutter (SG), Jason Kent (PF) Duane Lawhorn, Michael Granados, Clay Farnham | |
| 09:59 | Rice | John Cowling makes the free throw | 57-61 |
| 09:48 | Idaho | Ernest Dematteo comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 57-61 |
| 09:47 | Rice | John Nutter grabs the defensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 09:30 | Rice | John Cowling hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Edwin Veatch | 57-63 |
| 09:05 | Idaho | Clyde Reaves buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-63 |
| 08:58 | Rice | Clyde Reaves swats the layup by John Nutter | 60-63 |
| 08:57 | Idaho | Timothy Kasky gets the rebound | 60-63 |
| 08:47 | Idaho | John Nutter is called for the reach on Clyde Reaves - foul #3 on John Nutter, team foul #6 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Idaho | Chris Lisi (SG) Timothy Kasky | |
| Subs | Rice | Zachary Hedberg (SF), Stephen Kile (C) John Cowling, Casey Simpson | |
| 08:38 | Idaho | Ernest Dematteo misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 60-63 |
| 08:36 | Idaho | Robert Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 08:24 | Idaho | Clayton Crawford can't finish the layup | 60-63 |
| 08:22 | Rice | John Nutter pulls down the rebound | 60-63 |
| 08:13 | Rice | Edwin Veatch clanks a turnaround from the right block | 60-63 |
| 08:11 | Rice | Stephen Kile grabs the offensive board | 60-63 |
| 08:01 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg loses the dribble to Clayton Crawford | 60-63 |
| 07:42 | Idaho | Ernest Dematteo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 60-63 |
| 07:40 | Rice | Stephen Kile grabs the board | 60-63 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Robert Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chris Lisi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Dematteo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clayton Crawford (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Clyde Reaves (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edwin Veatch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Nutter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Zachary Hedberg (fresh) PF - Jason Kent (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Kile (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Rice | Jason Kent drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Edwin Veatch and the foul's on Clayton Crawford - foul #2 on Clayton Crawford, team foul #10 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Idaho | Calvin Valtierra (PG), Frederick Gray (SG), Timothy Kasky (PF), Ben Sher (C) Robert Thompson, Chris Lisi, Clayton Crawford, Clyde Reaves | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Michael Granados (SG), Clay Farnham (PF) Edwin Veatch, John Nutter, Zachary Hedberg | |
| 07:17 | Rice | Jason Kent misses the free throw | 60-65 |
| 07:17 | Idaho | The rebound goes to Timothy Kasky | 60-65 |
| 06:56 | Idaho | Ben Sher comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-65 |
| 06:54 | Rice | Clay Farnham grabs the board | 60-65 |
| 06:41 | Rice | Frederick Gray takes the ball from Jason Kent | 60-65 |
| 06:24 | Idaho | Ernest Dematteo buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Calvin Valtierra | 63-65 |
| 06:09 | Rice | Ben Sher steals it from Stephen Kile | 63-65 |
| 05:47 | Idaho | Ben Sher loses the dribble to Duane Lawhorn | 63-65 |
| 05:32 | Rice | Clay Farnham misses short on a 3 from straight away | 63-65 |
| 05:30 | Idaho | Ernest Dematteo pulls down the rebound | 63-65 |
| 05:10 | Idaho | Frederick Gray misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-65 |
| 05:08 | Idaho | Frederick Gray tips it in | 65-65 |
| 05:08 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Subs | Idaho | Chris Lisi (SG), Clyde Reaves (C) Frederick Gray, Ben Sher | |
| Subs | Rice | John Cowling (SF), Casey Simpson (C) Jason Kent, Stephen Kile | |
| 04:45 | Rice | John Cowling hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 65-65 |
| 04:43 | Idaho | Clyde Reaves pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| 04:21 | Idaho | John Cowling takes the ball from Ernest Dematteo | 65-65 |
| 04:17 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn hits the finger roll set up by John Cowling | 65-67 |
| 03:58 | Idaho | Calvin Valtierra can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-67 |
| 03:57 | Idaho | Timothy Kasky tips it home | 67-67 |
| 03:43 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn loses the dribble to Chris Lisi | 67-67 |
| 03:27 | Idaho | Chris Lisi buries a jumpshot from the left side | 69-67 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Calvin Valtierra (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Chris Lisi (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Dematteo (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Kasky (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Clyde Reaves (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Granados (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clay Farnham (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Casey Simpson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Rice | Clay Farnham misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-67 |
| 03:10 | Idaho | Clyde Reaves grabs the defensive rebound | 69-67 |
| 03:02 | Idaho | Chris Lisi misses short on a jumper from the right block | 69-67 |
| 03:00 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn gets the rebound | 69-67 |
| 02:56 | Rice | John Cowling buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Michael Granados | 69-70 |
| 02:36 | Idaho | Calvin Valtierra hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 72-70 |
| 02:19 | Rice | Michael Granados connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Duane Lawhorn | 72-73 |
| 02:11 | Idaho | Chris Lisi misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Casey Simpson - foul #4 on Casey Simpson, team foul #7 | 72-73 |
| Subs | Idaho | Robert Thompson (PG), Clayton Crawford (SF), Steven Garrett (PF), Ben Sher (C) Calvin Valtierra, Ernest Dematteo, Timothy Kasky, Clyde Reaves | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG), John Nutter (SG), Zachary Hedberg (SF), Jason Kent (PF), Stephen Kile (C) Duane Lawhorn, Michael Granados, John Cowling, Clay Farnham, Casey Simpson | |
| 02:11 | Idaho | Chris Lisi makes the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 02:11 | Idaho | Chris Lisi makes the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 02:05 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-73 |
| Subs | Idaho | Ernest Dematteo (SF) Steven Garrett | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), John Cowling (SF) Edwin Veatch, Zachary Hedberg | |
| 01:45 | Rice | John Nutter knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by John Cowling | 74-75 |
| 01:45 | Idaho | Idaho calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-75 |
| Subs | Idaho | Calvin Valtierra (PG), Timothy Kasky (PF), Clyde Reaves (C) Robert Thompson, Clayton Crawford, Ben Sher | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Granados (SG), Clay Farnham (PF), Casey Simpson (C) John Nutter, Jason Kent, Stephen Kile | |
| 01:28 | Idaho | Timothy Kasky's layup is rejected by Clay Farnham | 74-75 |
| 01:27 | Rice | The rebound goes to Casey Simpson | 74-75 |
| 01:03 | Rice | Casey Simpson steps out of bounds on the baseline | 74-75 |
| 00:54 | Idaho | Calvin Valtierra double dribbles | 74-75 |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Duane Lawhorn, team foul #8 | 74-75 |
| 00:11 | Idaho | Casey Simpson is called for the reach on Calvin Valtierra - foul #5 on Casey Simpson, team foul #9 | 74-75 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Kile (C) Casey Simpson | |
| 00:11 | Idaho | Calvin Valtierra makes the 1st free throw | 75-75 |
| 00:11 | Idaho | Calvin Valtierra makes the 2nd free throw | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Rice | Stephen Kile misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 76-75 |
| 00:04 | Rice | John Cowling tips it in | 76-77 |
| 00:04 | Idaho | Idaho calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-77 |
| 00:00 | Idaho | Calvin Valtierra can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 76-77 |