| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Cheslav Zulauf (fresh) SG - James Demasi (fresh) SF - Justin Cleveland (fresh) PF - Christopher Johnson (fresh) C - Gary Reith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) SG - Gregg Moore (fresh) SF - John Watson (fresh) PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) C - Adam Pease (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Adam Pease wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Rice | Christopher Johnson swats the short shot by Adam Pease | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Rice | Raymond Phipps can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf's pass is intercepted by Craig Chappell in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Rice | Adam Pease misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Rice | Adam Pease hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Washington State | James Demasi can't finish the layup | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Rice | Gregg Moore grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Rice | Gregg Moore hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Washington State | Christopher Johnson snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:23 | Washington State | Christopher Johnson is hacked by Raymond Phipps - foul #1 on Raymond Phipps, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:01 | Washington State | Justin Cleveland banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Demasi | 2-2 |
| 17:48 | Rice | Gregg Moore loses the ball out of bounds | 2-2 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Timothy Chavis (PF), Robert Pearce (C) Craig Chappell, Gregg Moore, John Watson, Raymond Phipps, Adam Pease | |
| 17:31 | Washington State | Christopher Johnson can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Timothy Chavis - foul #1 on Timothy Chavis, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 17:31 | Washington State | Christopher Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:31 | Washington State | Christopher Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:31 | Rice | Timothy Chavis snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Timothy Chavis misses the 3 from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 17:17 | Washington State | Gary Reith pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:58 | Washington State | Christopher Johnson comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 3-2 |
| 16:57 | Washington State | Christopher Johnson tips it back up and in | 5-2 |
| 16:43 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 16:41 | Rice | James Snow pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:28 | Rice | James Demasi takes the ball from Gregory Freeman | 5-2 |
| 16:13 | Washington State | Justin Cleveland is called for 5 seconds | 5-2 |
| Subs | Washington State | Dikembe Abdallah (PG), Clarence Williamson (SG), Clinton Shockley (C) Cheslav Zulauf, James Demasi, Gary Reith | |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Raymond Phipps (PF) James Snow, Robert Pearce | |
| 15:50 | Rice | Clinton Shockley takes the ball from Raymond Burns | 5-2 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Dikembe Abdallah (fresh) SG - Clarence Williamson (fresh) SF - Justin Cleveland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Clinton Shockley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) C - Timothy Chavis (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Washington State | Christopher Johnson clanks a runner from the left block | 5-2 |
| 15:25 | Rice | Gregory Freeman grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 15:07 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Christopher Johnson - foul #1 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf (PG), Gary Reith (C) Clarence Williamson, Clinton Shockley | |
| Subs | Rice | John Watson (SF), Adam Pease (C) Gregory Freeman, Timothy Chavis | |
| 15:07 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 15:07 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 15:07 | Washington State | Gary Reith pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 14:51 | Washington State | Gary Reith comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 14:49 | Rice | Raymond Burns grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 14:24 | Rice | Craig Chappell clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 5-2 |
| 14:23 | Washington State | Gary Reith gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 13:54 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Dikembe Abdallah | 8-2 |
| 13:32 | Rice | Raymond Phipps clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-2 |
| 13:30 | Washington State | Gary Reith gets the rebound | 8-2 |
| 13:01 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-2 |
| 12:49 | Rice | Adam Pease throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-2 |
| Subs | Washington State | James Demasi (SG), Boris Zellmann (SF) Dikembe Abdallah, Justin Cleveland | |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (PG), Gregg Moore (SG), Timothy Chavis (PF), Robert Pearce (C) Craig Chappell, Raymond Burns, Raymond Phipps, Adam Pease | |
| 12:27 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-2 |
| 12:25 | Rice | Robert Pearce pulls down the rebound | 11-2 |
| 12:09 | Rice | Gregg Moore is hacked by James Demasi - foul #1 on James Demasi, team foul #2 | 11-2 |
| Subs | Washington State | Victor Jones (PF), Clinton Shockley (C) Christopher Johnson, Gary Reith | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SF) John Watson | |
| 11:58 | Rice | Boris Zellmann denies the turnaround by James Snow | 11-2 |
| 11:57 | Rice | Timothy Chavis misses the tip | 11-2 |
| 11:55 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Clinton Shockley | 11-2 |
| 11:30 | Washington State | James Demasi misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-2 |
| 11:29 | Rice | The rebound goes to Timothy Chavis | 11-2 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Cheslav Zulauf (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Demasi (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Boris Zellmann (fresh) PF - Victor Jones (fresh) C - Clinton Shockley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Snow (fresh) SG - Gregg Moore (fresh) SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) PF - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Pearce (fresh) | |
| 11:03 | Rice | James Snow is hacked by Cheslav Zulauf - foul #1 on Cheslav Zulauf, team foul #3 | 11-2 |
| Subs | Washington State | Dikembe Abdallah (PG), Justin Cleveland (SF), Christopher Johnson (PF), Gary Reith (C) Cheslav Zulauf, Boris Zellmann, Victor Jones, Clinton Shockley | |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Adam Pease (C) James Snow, Robert Pearce | |
| 10:47 | Rice | Gregory Freeman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-5 |
| 10:24 | Washington State | Christopher Johnson lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Demasi | 13-5 |
| 10:10 | Rice | Craig Chappell scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 13-7 |
| 09:41 | Washington State | Christopher Johnson is hacked by Adam Pease - foul #1 on Adam Pease, team foul #3 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf (PG) James Demasi | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG), John Watson (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Robert Pearce (C) Gregg Moore, Gregory Freeman, Timothy Chavis, Adam Pease | |
| 09:21 | Washington State | Christopher Johnson is hacked by Raymond Phipps - foul #2 on Raymond Phipps, team foul #4 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Mascarenas (PF) Raymond Phipps | |
| 08:58 | Washington State | Dikembe Abdallah throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-7 |
| Subs | Washington State | Boris Zellmann (SF) Justin Cleveland | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (PF) Richard Mascarenas | |
| 08:41 | Rice | Gregory Freeman buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Robert Pearce | 13-9 |
| 08:20 | Washington State | Gary Reith lays it up and in | 15-9 |
| 08:03 | Rice | Robert Pearce hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Craig Chappell | 15-11 |
| 07:45 | Washington State | Gregory Freeman is called for the reach on Christopher Johnson - foul #1 on Gregory Freeman, team foul #5 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Washington State | James Demasi (SG), Justin Cleveland (SF), Victor Jones (PF), Clinton Shockley (C) Dikembe Abdallah, Boris Zellmann, Christopher Johnson, Gary Reith | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SG), Timothy Chavis (PF), Adam Pease (C) Raymond Burns, Gregory Freeman, Robert Pearce | |
| 07:25 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 15-11 |
| 07:24 | Washington State | James Demasi grabs the offensive board | 15-11 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Cheslav Zulauf (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Demasi (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Justin Cleveland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Victor Jones (fresh) C - Clinton Shockley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregg Moore (fresh) SF - John Watson (fresh) PF - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:01 | Washington State | Justin Cleveland can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Adam Pease - foul #2 on Adam Pease, team foul #6 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (PG), Robert Pearce (C) Craig Chappell, Adam Pease | |
| 07:01 | Washington State | Justin Cleveland misses the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 07:01 | Washington State | Justin Cleveland misses the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 07:01 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gregg Moore | 15-11 |
| 06:53 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses the lay-in | 15-11 |
| 06:51 | Washington State | Clinton Shockley grabs the defensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 06:27 | Washington State | Justin Cleveland comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Watson - foul #1 on John Watson, team foul #7 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Washington State | Dikembe Abdallah (PG), Christopher Johnson (PF), Gary Reith (C) Cheslav Zulauf, Victor Jones, Clinton Shockley | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SF) John Watson | |
| 06:27 | Washington State | Justin Cleveland misses the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 06:27 | Washington State | Justin Cleveland makes the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 06:10 | Rice | Gregory Freeman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 16-11 |
| 06:09 | Washington State | Gary Reith snags the defensive board | 16-11 |
| 05:43 | Washington State | James Demasi is fouled on the floor by Gregory Freeman - foul #2 on Gregory Freeman, team foul #8 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf (PG), Boris Zellmann (SF) Dikembe Abdallah, Justin Cleveland | |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), James Snow (SF) Gregg Moore, Gregory Freeman | |
| 05:43 | Washington State | James Demasi makes the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 05:43 | Washington State | James Demasi misses the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 05:43 | Rice | Timothy Chavis grabs the defensive rebound | 17-11 |
| 05:26 | Rice | James Snow is hacked by Boris Zellmann - foul #1 on Boris Zellmann, team foul #4 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Mascarenas (PF) Timothy Chavis | |
| 05:12 | Rice | Christopher Johnson is called for the reach on Richard Mascarenas - foul #2 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #5 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Washington State | Victor Jones (PF) Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:58 | Rice | James Snow knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-14 |
| 04:33 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf double dribbles | 17-14 |
| Subs | Washington State | Dikembe Abdallah (SG), Justin Cleveland (SF) James Demasi, Boris Zellmann | |
| Subs | Rice | John Watson (SF) Raymond Burns | |
| 04:14 | Rice | Craig Chappell misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Cheslav Zulauf - foul #2 on Cheslav Zulauf, team foul #6 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Washington State | Clarence Williamson (SG) Cheslav Zulauf | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Chavis (PF) Robert Pearce | |
| 04:14 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 04:14 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 03:53 | Washington State | John Watson steals it from Clarence Williamson | 17-16 |
| 03:29 | Rice | John Watson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-19 |
| 03:07 | Washington State | Timothy Chavis steps in front of the Gary Reith pass | 17-19 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Dikembe Abdallah (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clarence Williamson (fresh) SF - Justin Cleveland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Victor Jones (fresh) C - Gary Reith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Snow (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Watson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 4 reb. C - Richard Mascarenas (fresh) | |
| 02:51 | Rice | Timothy Chavis clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Victor Jones - foul #1 on Victor Jones, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf (PG), James Demasi (SG), Christopher Johnson (PF), Clinton Shockley (C) Dikembe Abdallah, Clarence Williamson, Victor Jones, Gary Reith | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (PG), Gregg Moore (SG), Adam Pease (C) Craig Chappell, James Snow, Richard Mascarenas | |
| 02:51 | Rice | Timothy Chavis misses the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 02:51 | Rice | Timothy Chavis misses the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 02:51 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Clinton Shockley | 17-19 |
| 02:28 | Washington State | James Demasi double dribbles | 17-19 |
| Subs | Washington State | Boris Zellmann (SF) Justin Cleveland | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Phipps (PF) Timothy Chavis | |
| 02:19 | Rice | John Watson is whistled for traveling | 17-19 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SF) John Watson | |
| 01:59 | Washington State | James Demasi drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Cheslav Zulauf | 19-19 |
| 01:42 | Rice | Adam Pease hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Clinton Shockley - foul #1 on Clinton Shockley, team foul #8 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Washington State | Gary Reith (C) Clinton Shockley | |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG) Raymond Burns | |
| 01:42 | Rice | Adam Pease makes the free throw | 19-22 |
| 01:25 | Washington State | Christopher Johnson hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by James Demasi | 21-22 |
| 01:10 | Rice | Gary Reith steps in front of the Gregg Moore pass | 21-22 |
| 00:49 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf is hacked by Craig Chappell - foul #1 on Craig Chappell, team foul #9 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Washington State | Justin Cleveland (SF) Boris Zellmann | |
| Subs | Rice | John Watson (SF) Gregory Freeman | |
| 00:49 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 00:49 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Adam Pease comes up short on the floater from the right side | 23-22 |
| 00:34 | Washington State | James Demasi grabs the defensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 00:07 | Washington State | Justin Cleveland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-22 |
| Subs | Washington State | Dikembe Abdallah (SG) James Demasi | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG), Timothy Chavis (C) Gregg Moore, Adam Pease | |
| 00:03 | Rice | John Watson is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on John Watson, team foul #10 | 23-22 |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Justin Cleveland misses long on a halfcourt shot | 23-22 |