| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Thomas Pierson (fresh) SG - James Traxler (fresh) SF - Vincent Meeker (fresh) PF - Tom Washington (fresh) C - Harry Isaacs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) SF - Rodrick Beadles (fresh) PF - Ronald Motyka (fresh) C - Major Arevalo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Ronald Motyka wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips clanks a runner near the basket but the foul's on Vincent Meeker - foul #1 on Vincent Meeker, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:38 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:38 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Tom Washington | 0-1 |
| 19:20 | Virginia | Major Arevalo denies the turnaround by Tom Washington | 0-1 |
| 19:19 | Rice | Ronald Motyka pulls down the rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:00 | Rice | Robert Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-1 |
| 18:58 | Virginia | Tom Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:40 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Major Arevalo - foul #1 on Major Arevalo, team foul #1 | 0-1 |
| 18:40 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs makes the 1st free throw | 1-1 |
| 18:40 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs misses the 2nd free throw | 1-1 |
| 18:40 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips grabs the board | 1-1 |
| 18:24 | Rice | Robert Hall hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Ronald Motyka and the foul's on Harry Isaacs - foul #1 on Harry Isaacs, team foul #2 | 1-3 |
| 18:24 | Rice | Robert Hall makes the free throw | 1-4 |
| 17:55 | Virginia | James Traxler scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Pierson | 3-4 |
| 17:37 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles blows the layup | 3-4 |
| 17:36 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles grabs the offensive board | 3-4 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Tom Washington swats the short shot by Major Arevalo | 3-4 |
| 17:19 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Thomas Pierson | 3-4 |
| 16:56 | Virginia | James Traxler is hacked by Nicholas Phillips - foul #1 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rice | Joaquin Yost (SF), Kevin Neihoff (PF) Rodrick Beadles, Ronald Motyka | |
| 16:34 | Virginia | Kevin Neihoff blocks the short jumper by Vincent Meeker | 3-4 |
| 16:33 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker hits the follow up shot | 5-4 |
| 16:26 | Rice | Joaquin Yost misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 16:24 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:16 | Virginia | Nicholas Phillips is called for the reach on James Traxler - foul #2 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Virginia | Ralph Huard (C) Harry Isaacs | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (SG), John Jones (C) Nicholas Phillips, Major Arevalo | |
| 15:59 | Virginia | Ralph Huard connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Pierson | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Thomas Pierson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Traxler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Vincent Meeker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tom Washington (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ralph Huard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Kelly (fresh) SF - Joaquin Yost (fresh) PF - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) C - John Jones (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Rice | Robert Hall comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Pierson - foul #1 on Thomas Pierson, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham (SG), Kosoko Abdallah (SF) James Traxler, Vincent Meeker | |
| Subs | Rice | Rodrick Beadles (SF) Joaquin Yost | |
| 15:30 | Rice | Robert Hall misses the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 15:30 | Rice | Robert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 15:13 | Virginia | Tom Washington is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Tom Washington, team foul #4 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Virginia | Nathan Irvin (PG), James Orr (PF) Thomas Pierson, Tom Washington | |
| Subs | Rice | Joaquin Yost (SG), Ronald Motyka (PF) Robert Hall, John Jones | |
| 14:52 | Rice | Joaquin Yost scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-8 |
| 14:28 | Virginia | Kosoko Abdallah is hacked by Rodrick Beadles - foul #1 on Rodrick Beadles, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Virginia | James Traxler (SG), Vincent Meeker (SF), Harry Isaacs (C) Douglas Pinkham, Kosoko Abdallah, Ralph Huard | |
| Subs | Rice | Major Arevalo (C) Kevin Neihoff | |
| 14:12 | Virginia | James Orr can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Charles Kelly - foul #1 on Charles Kelly, team foul #5 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Virginia | Thomas Pierson (PG) Nathan Irvin | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:12 | Virginia | James Orr misses the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:12 | Virginia | James Orr makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 13:58 | Rice | Major Arevalo clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 8-8 |
| 13:57 | Rice | Joaquin Yost grabs the offensive board | 8-8 |
| 13:32 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Major Arevalo | 8-10 |
| 13:18 | Virginia | James Traxler hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Pierson | 10-10 |
| 12:54 | Rice | Major Arevalo lays it in on a great pass from Ronald Motyka and he's fouled by Harry Isaacs - foul #2 on Harry Isaacs, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Virginia | Tom Washington (PF), Ralph Huard (C) James Orr, Harry Isaacs | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), Richard Greenwalt (SG), John Jones (SF), Kevin Neihoff (PF) Charles Kelly, Joaquin Yost, Rodrick Beadles, Ronald Motyka | |
| 12:54 | Rice | Major Arevalo makes the free throw | 10-13 |
| 12:34 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-13 |
| 12:33 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker tips it back up and in | 12-13 |
| 12:15 | Rice | Major Arevalo loses the ball out of bounds | 12-13 |
| Subs | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham (SG), Kosoko Abdallah (SF) James Traxler, Vincent Meeker | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:54 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Thomas Pierson, team foul #6 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Virginia | Nathan Irvin (PG) Thomas Pierson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Nathan Irvin (fresh) SG - Douglas Pinkham (fresh) SF - Kosoko Abdallah (fresh) PF - Tom Washington (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ralph Huard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) SF - John Jones (fresh) PF - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) C - Major Arevalo (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Rice | John Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-13 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (SG), Rodrick Beadles (SF) Richard Greenwalt, Major Arevalo | |
| 11:06 | Virginia | Tom Washington misses the floater from the right block | 12-13 |
| 11:04 | Rice | John Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 10:44 | Rice | John Jones's pass is intercepted by Tom Washington | 12-13 |
| 10:24 | Virginia | Tom Washington hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Douglas Pinkham and the foul's on John Jones - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #6 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Virginia | James Traxler (SG), Vincent Meeker (SF) Douglas Pinkham, Kosoko Abdallah | |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Motyka (PF), Major Arevalo (C) Kevin Neihoff, John Jones | |
| 10:24 | Virginia | Tom Washington misses the free throw | 14-13 |
| 10:24 | Rice | Ronald Motyka snags the defensive board | 14-13 |
| 10:06 | Rice | Robert Hall is hacked by Nathan Irvin - foul #1 on Nathan Irvin, team foul #7 | 14-13 |
| 10:06 | Rice | Robert Hall makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:06 | Rice | Robert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 09:53 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Rodrick Beadles - foul #2 on Rodrick Beadles, team foul #7 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rice | Joaquin Yost (SF) Rodrick Beadles | |
| 09:53 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 09:53 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker misses the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 09:53 | Rice | Major Arevalo pulls down the rebound | 15-15 |
| 09:40 | Rice | Charles Kelly scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Hall | 15-17 |
| 09:29 | Virginia | Nathan Irvin misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 15-17 |
| 09:27 | Rice | Ronald Motyka gets the rebound | 15-17 |
| 09:10 | Rice | Major Arevalo connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Robert Hall | 15-19 |
| 08:50 | Virginia | Nathan Irvin hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Traxler | 17-19 |
| 08:34 | Rice | Charles Kelly scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Hall | 17-21 |
| 08:14 | Virginia | James Traxler is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on James Traxler, team foul #8 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Virginia | James Orr (PF) Tom Washington | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), John Jones (SF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Robert Hall, Charles Kelly, Major Arevalo | |
| 08:05 | Rice | John Jones buries a floater from the right block set up by Joaquin Yost | 17-23 |
| 07:53 | Virginia | Nathan Irvin drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Traxler | 19-23 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Nathan Irvin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Traxler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vincent Meeker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Orr (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ralph Huard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) SG - Joaquin Yost (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Motyka (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) | |
| 07:46 | Rice | John Jones misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-23 |
| 07:44 | Rice | Joaquin Yost snags the offensive board | 19-23 |
| 07:32 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-23 |
| 07:30 | Virginia | James Orr pulls down the rebound | 19-23 |
| 07:26 | Virginia | Nathan Irvin misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Joaquin Yost - foul #1 on Joaquin Yost, team foul #8 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Virginia | Kosoko Abdallah (SF) Vincent Meeker | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Wall (SF) Ronald Motyka | |
| 07:26 | Virginia | Nathan Irvin makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 07:26 | Virginia | Nathan Irvin makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 07:01 | Rice | John Jones misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 06:59 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Ralph Huard | 21-23 |
| 06:50 | Virginia | Nathan Irvin makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Ralph Huard | 23-23 |
| 06:28 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-23 |
| 06:26 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Kosoko Abdallah | 23-23 |
| 06:10 | Virginia | James Traxler knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Kosoko Abdallah | 25-23 |
| 05:57 | Rice | Joaquin Yost loses the ball out of bounds | 25-23 |
| Subs | Virginia | Thomas Pierson (PG), Douglas Pinkham (SG), Vincent Meeker (SF), Tom Washington (PF), Harry Isaacs (C) Nathan Irvin, James Traxler, Kosoko Abdallah, James Orr, Ralph Huard | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), Charles Kelly (SG), Major Arevalo (C) Richard Greenwalt, Joaquin Yost, John Jones | |
| 05:39 | Virginia | Major Arevalo takes the ball from Douglas Pinkham | 25-23 |
| 05:28 | Rice | Robert Hall misses the 3 from the right corner | 25-23 |
| 05:26 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker pulls down the rebound | 25-23 |
| 05:22 | Virginia | Douglas Pinkham buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Thomas Pierson | 28-23 |
| 05:11 | Rice | Manuel Wall misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-23 |
| 05:10 | Virginia | Tom Washington snags the defensive board | 28-23 |
| 04:41 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs lays it in set up by Thomas Pierson | 30-23 |
| 04:22 | Rice | Robert Hall knocks in the floater from the left wing | 30-25 |
| 04:07 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-25 |
| Subs | Virginia | James Traxler (SG) Douglas Pinkham | |
| Subs | Rice | John Jones (SF), Ronald Motyka (PF) Manuel Wall, Kevin Neihoff | |
| 03:48 | Rice | John Jones can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Vincent Meeker - foul #2 on Vincent Meeker, team foul #9 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Virginia | Kosoko Abdallah (SF) Vincent Meeker | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG) Charles Kelly | |
| 03:48 | Rice | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 03:48 | Rice | John Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Thomas Pierson (fresh) 5 ast. SG - James Traxler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kosoko Abdallah (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Tom Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry Isaacs (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Jones (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Motyka (fresh) 3 reb. C - Major Arevalo (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:26 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 30-27 |
| 03:24 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs gets the offensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 03:08 | Virginia | Tom Washington is hacked by Ronald Motyka - foul #1 on Ronald Motyka, team foul #9 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Virginia | Nathan Irvin (PG) Thomas Pierson | |
| Subs | Rice | Rodrick Beadles (SF) Major Arevalo | |
| 03:08 | Virginia | Tom Washington makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 03:08 | Virginia | Tom Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 02:49 | Rice | Robert Hall hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Rodrick Beadles | 32-30 |
| 02:29 | Virginia | James Traxler is fouled on the floor by Ronald Motyka - foul #2 on Ronald Motyka, team foul #10 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Virginia | Vincent Meeker (SF), James Orr (PF) Kosoko Abdallah, Tom Washington | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG) Robert Hall | |
| 02:29 | Virginia | James Traxler makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 02:29 | Virginia | James Traxler makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 02:17 | Rice | Charles Kelly connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Nicholas Phillips and he's fouled by Nathan Irvin - foul #2 on Nathan Irvin, team foul #10 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Virginia | Thomas Pierson (PG), Douglas Pinkham (SG) Nathan Irvin, James Traxler | |
| Subs | Rice | Joaquin Yost (C) John Jones | |
| 02:17 | Rice | Charles Kelly misses the free throw | 34-32 |
| 02:17 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 02:11 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Joaquin Yost - foul #2 on Joaquin Yost, team foul #11 | 34-32 |
| 02:11 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 02:11 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 01:50 | Rice | Ronald Motyka misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Orr - foul #1 on James Orr, team foul #11 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rice | Major Arevalo (C) Joaquin Yost | |
| 01:50 | Rice | Ronald Motyka makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 01:50 | Rice | Ronald Motyka misses the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 01:50 | Virginia | James Orr grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 01:39 | Virginia | Harry Isaacs misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 36-33 |
| 01:37 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 01:16 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Douglas Pinkham | 39-33 |
| 01:07 | Rice | Vincent Meeker steals it from Ronald Motyka | 39-33 |
| 00:42 | Virginia | Vincent Meeker hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 39-33 |
| 00:41 | Virginia | Thomas Pierson tips it home | 41-33 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles is hacked by Vincent Meeker - foul #3 on Vincent Meeker, team foul #12 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Virginia | Nathan Irvin (PG), James Traxler (SG), Kosoko Abdallah (SF), Tom Washington (PF), Ralph Huard (C) Thomas Pierson, Douglas Pinkham, Vincent Meeker, James Orr, Harry Isaacs | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), Joaquin Yost (SG), Kevin Neihoff (PF) Charles Kelly, Nicholas Phillips, Ronald Motyka | |
| 00:34 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 00:27 | Virginia | Nathan Irvin is fouled on the floor by Joaquin Yost - foul #3 on Joaquin Yost, team foul #12 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (SG), John Jones (SF) Joaquin Yost, Rodrick Beadles | |
| 00:27 | Virginia | Nathan Irvin makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 00:27 | Virginia | Nathan Irvin misses the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 00:00 | Rice | John Jones grabs the offensive board | 42-35 |