| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Arthur Arnold (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John McLyman (fresh) SF - Michael Huynh (fresh) PF - Dan Calles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Tom Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Gregg Moore (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Watson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | John Watson inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Rice | Gregg Moore travels with the ball | 27-27 |
| 19:15 | Iowa | Dan Calles comes up short on the jumper from close range | 27-27 |
| 19:13 | Rice | Adam Pease gets the rebound | 27-27 |
| 18:55 | Rice | Raymond Burns double dribbles | 27-27 |
| 18:34 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold connects on the floater from the left wing | 29-27 |
| 18:12 | Rice | Adam Pease misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 29-27 |
| 18:10 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Huynh | 29-27 |
| 17:43 | Iowa | Dan Calles is whistled for a carry | 29-27 |
| 17:33 | Rice | John Watson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Raymond Burns | 29-29 |
| 17:17 | Iowa | Tom Jones misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 29-29 |
| 17:15 | Iowa | Tom Jones grabs the offensive board | 29-29 |
| 16:50 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold is hacked by Gregg Moore - foul #3 on Gregg Moore, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Iowa | Alex Martell (SG), William Perry (PF), Dishi Xue (C) John McLyman, Dan Calles, Tom Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (PG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Timothy Chavis (PF), Robert Pearce (C) Gregg Moore, John Watson, Raymond Phipps, Adam Pease | |
| 16:29 | Iowa | Michael Huynh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-29 |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Simoneaux (C) Michael Huynh | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:14 | Rice | Robert Pearce can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 16:12 | Iowa | Dishi Xue grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 15:46 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 29-29 |
| 15:45 | Rice | James Snow gets the rebound | 29-29 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Arthur Arnold (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Martell (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Perry (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dishi Xue (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Simoneaux (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Snow (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Raymond Burns (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) PF - Timothy Chavis (fresh) C - Robert Pearce (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Rice | James Snow clanks a floater from the baseline | 29-29 |
| 15:28 | Iowa | Dishi Xue pulls down the rebound | 29-29 |
| 14:59 | Iowa | Dishi Xue makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Arthur Arnold | 31-29 |
| 14:55 | Rice | Raymond Burns is hacked by Alex Martell - foul #1 on Alex Martell, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Iowa | John McLyman (SG), Michael Huynh (SF), Dan Calles (PF) Arthur Arnold, William Perry, Paul Simoneaux | |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Gregg Moore (SG), John Watson (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Adam Pease (C) James Snow, Raymond Burns, Gregory Freeman, Timothy Chavis, Robert Pearce | |
| 14:40 | Rice | Raymond Phipps clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 14:39 | Iowa | Michael Huynh snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| 14:17 | Iowa | John McLyman lays it in on a nice dish by Dan Calles | 33-29 |
| 14:05 | Rice | Adam Pease is called for a charge - foul #3 on Adam Pease, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Iowa | Arthur Arnold (PG), Tom Jones (C) Alex Martell, Dishi Xue | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:41 | Iowa | John McLyman misses the jumper from the left side | 33-29 |
| 13:39 | Iowa | Dan Calles gets the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 13:27 | Iowa | John McLyman buries a shot in the paint | 35-29 |
| 13:22 | Rice | Dan Calles blocks the short jumper by John Watson | 35-29 |
| 13:21 | Iowa | Tom Jones snags the defensive board | 35-29 |
| 12:53 | Iowa | John McLyman drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Arthur Arnold | 37-29 |
| 12:41 | Rice | Gregg Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-29 |
| Subs | Iowa | Alex Martell (PG), William Perry (PF) Arthur Arnold, Dan Calles | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG), Timothy Chavis (C) Gregg Moore, Adam Pease | |
| 12:18 | Iowa | Tom Jones is hacked by Timothy Chavis - foul #2 on Timothy Chavis, team foul #3 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SF) John Watson | |
| 11:51 | Iowa | The short jumper by John McLyman is denied by Raymond Phipps | 37-29 |
| 11:50 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gregory Freeman | 37-29 |
| 11:36 | Rice | Gregory Freeman misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Huynh - foul #2 on Michael Huynh, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dishi Xue (PF), Paul Simoneaux (C) Michael Huynh, Tom Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Pearce (C) Raymond Phipps | |
| 11:36 | Rice | Gregory Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 11:36 | Rice | Gregory Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Alex Martell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John McLyman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Perry (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dishi Xue (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Simoneaux (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Chavis (fresh) C - Robert Pearce (fresh) | |
| 11:12 | Iowa | Dishi Xue can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Craig Chappell - foul #4 on Craig Chappell, team foul #4 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | Arthur Arnold (PG), Dan Calles (PF) John McLyman, Paul Simoneaux | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SG) Craig Chappell | |
| 11:12 | Iowa | Dishi Xue misses the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 11:12 | Iowa | Dishi Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 11:03 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 11:01 | Iowa | William Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 10:48 | Iowa | Dan Calles drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Arthur Arnold | 40-31 |
| 10:34 | Rice | Gregory Freeman knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 40-33 |
| 10:29 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by William Perry | 43-33 |
| 10:03 | Rice | Raymond Burns is hacked by Alex Martell - foul #2 on Alex Martell, team foul #3 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | John McLyman (SG), Michael Huynh (SF) Alex Martell, William Perry | |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (PG), John Watson (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Adam Pease (C) Raymond Burns, Gregory Freeman, Timothy Chavis, Robert Pearce | |
| 09:52 | Rice | James Snow loses the ball out of bounds | 43-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | Tom Jones (C) Dan Calles | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:28 | Iowa | John McLyman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Raymond Phipps - foul #1 on Raymond Phipps, team foul #5 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SG) Gregg Moore | |
| 09:28 | Iowa | John McLyman makes the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 09:28 | Iowa | John McLyman makes the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 09:12 | Rice | Gregory Freeman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-33 |
| 09:11 | Iowa | Michael Huynh grabs the board | 45-33 |
| 08:46 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by John McLyman | 47-33 |
| 08:24 | Rice | Gregory Freeman hits the finger roll set up by John Watson | 47-35 |
| 07:56 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by John McLyman | 50-35 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:49 | Rice | Tom Jones steps in front of the James Snow pass | 50-35 |
| 07:35 | Iowa | Dishi Xue buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Arthur Arnold and he's fouled by James Snow - foul #2 on James Snow, team foul #6 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Alex Martell (PG), Dan Calles (PF) Arthur Arnold, Tom Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Gregg Moore (SG), Timothy Chavis (PF) James Snow, Gregory Freeman, Raymond Phipps | |
| 07:35 | Iowa | Dishi Xue makes the free throw | 53-35 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Alex Martell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John McLyman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Huynh (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Dan Calles (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Dishi Xue (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gregg Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Watson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Chavis (fresh) C - Adam Pease (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Rice | Craig Chappell misses long on a 3 from straight away | 53-35 |
| 07:22 | Iowa | John McLyman snags the defensive board | 53-35 |
| 07:03 | Iowa | Dan Calles makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John McLyman | 55-35 |
| 06:41 | Rice | Timothy Chavis comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-35 |
| 06:40 | Rice | John Watson grabs the offensive rebound | 55-35 |
| 06:31 | Rice | Craig Chappell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Arthur Arnold (PG), William Perry (SF), Paul Simoneaux (C) John McLyman, Michael Huynh, Dishi Xue | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SF), Robert Pearce (C) John Watson, Adam Pease | |
| 06:03 | Iowa | Dan Calles blows the layup but the foul's on Robert Pearce - foul #1 on Robert Pearce, team foul #7 | 55-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dishi Xue (PF) Arthur Arnold | |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (PG), Raymond Burns (SG) Craig Chappell, Gregg Moore | |
| 06:03 | Iowa | Dan Calles misses the 1st free throw | 55-35 |
| 06:03 | Iowa | Dan Calles misses the 2nd free throw | 55-35 |
| 06:03 | Rice | Robert Pearce grabs the board | 55-35 |
| 05:58 | Rice | James Snow hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Dan Calles - foul #1 on Dan Calles, team foul #4 | 55-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Arthur Arnold (PG) Dan Calles | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:58 | Rice | James Snow misses the 1st free throw | 55-35 |
| 05:58 | Rice | James Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 55-36 |
| 05:31 | Iowa | Dishi Xue knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Alex Martell | 57-36 |
| 05:16 | Rice | Timothy Chavis misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 57-36 |
| 05:15 | Rice | Gregory Freeman hits the follow up shot | 57-38 |
| 05:00 | Iowa | Alex Martell connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Arthur Arnold | 60-38 |
| 04:49 | Rice | Raymond Burns hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-41 |
| 04:36 | Iowa | Alex Martell is hacked by Raymond Burns - foul #1 on Raymond Burns, team foul #8 | 60-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | John McLyman (SG) Arthur Arnold | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Mascarenas (PF) Timothy Chavis | |
| 04:36 | Iowa | Alex Martell makes the 1st free throw | 61-41 |
| 04:36 | Iowa | Alex Martell makes the 2nd free throw | 62-41 |
| 04:19 | Rice | Raymond Burns throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-41 |
| 03:50 | Iowa | Dishi Xue loses the dribble to Robert Pearce | 62-41 |
| 03:45 | Rice | Raymond Burns can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-41 |
| 03:43 | Iowa | Paul Simoneaux grabs the board | 62-41 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Iowa | Paul Simoneaux misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Pearce - foul #2 on Robert Pearce, team foul #9 | 62-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Chavis (PF) Robert Pearce | |
| 03:20 | Iowa | Paul Simoneaux makes the 1st free throw | 63-41 |
| 03:20 | Iowa | Paul Simoneaux makes the 2nd free throw | 64-41 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Alex Martell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John McLyman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dishi Xue (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Perry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Simoneaux (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Snow (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Freeman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Chavis (fresh) C - Richard Mascarenas (fresh) | |
| 03:03 | Rice | Gregory Freeman comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 64-41 |
| 03:02 | Iowa | Alex Martell grabs the board | 64-41 |
| 02:55 | Iowa | Dishi Xue's floater is tipped away by Richard Mascarenas | 64-41 |
| 02:54 | Iowa | Dishi Xue hits the follow up shot | 66-41 |
| 02:37 | Rice | Alex Martell picks off the pass by Timothy Chavis | 66-41 |
| 02:16 | Iowa | Dishi Xue knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alex Martell | 68-41 |
| 02:04 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Paul Simoneaux - foul #3 on Paul Simoneaux, team foul #5 | 68-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Arthur Arnold (PG) John McLyman | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Pearce (SF) Gregory Freeman | |
| 02:04 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas misses the 1st free throw | 68-41 |
| 02:04 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas makes the 2nd free throw | 68-42 |
| 01:45 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 70-42 |
| 01:20 | Rice | Timothy Chavis can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 70-42 |
| 01:18 | Iowa | Dishi Xue grabs the defensive rebound | 70-42 |
| 00:59 | Iowa | Raymond Burns is called for the reach on Arthur Arnold - foul #2 on Raymond Burns, team foul #10 | 70-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SF) Richard Mascarenas | |
| 00:59 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 71-42 |
| 00:59 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 72-42 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Rice | Robert Pearce misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 72-42 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Robert Pearce hits the follow up shot | 72-44 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Iowa | Dishi Xue hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 72-44 |
| 00:21 | Iowa | William Perry tips it home | 74-44 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-44 |
| 00:12 | Iowa | William Perry gets the rebound | 74-44 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold runs out the clock | 74-44 |