| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Kepley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Flickinger (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Leonard Lechuga (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Durst (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Moen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Corey Riddle (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 2 stl. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | George Kepley inbounds the ball | 36-27 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:41 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-27 |
| 19:40 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger hits the follow up shot | 38-27 |
| 19:20 | Rice | Donald Reavis is hacked by Leonard Lechuga - foul #1 on Leonard Lechuga, team foul #1 | 38-27 |
| 19:00 | Rice | Joseph Durst hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 38-27 |
| 18:59 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega grabs the defensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 18:43 | Penn State | Lawrence Johnson is called for the reach on Wayne Flickinger - foul #1 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #1 | 38-27 |
| 18:31 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-27 |
| 18:29 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lawrence Johnson | 38-27 |
| 18:13 | Rice | Joseph Durst loses the ball out of bounds | 38-27 |
| 17:52 | Penn State | George Kepley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-27 |
| 17:51 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Flickinger | 38-27 |
| 17:45 | Penn State | George Kepley is fouled on the floor by Corey Riddle - foul #2 on Corey Riddle, team foul #2 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Huff (C) Leonard Lechuga | |
| Subs | Rice | Darren Shaffer (PF) Lawrence Johnson | |
| 17:30 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega double dribbles | 38-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi (PF) Wayne Flickinger | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (SF) Corey Riddle | |
| 17:07 | Rice | Gerardo Ortega steals the ball from Stephen McKinnie | 38-27 |
| 17:02 | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gerardo Ortega | 40-27 |
| 16:47 | Rice | John Huff is called for the reach on Darren Shaffer - foul #1 on John Huff, team foul #2 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (PG), Lawrence Johnson (PF) Joseph Durst, Robert Moen | |
| 16:32 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga (C) John Huff | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:16 | Penn State | George Kepley knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Bertrand | 42-27 |
| 15:57 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner misses the jumper from the left side | 42-27 |
| 15:55 | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi snags the defensive board | 42-27 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Kepley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Takahashi (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Leonard Lechuga (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Cleveland Ladner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Reavis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Penn State | David Bertrand is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on David Bertrand, team foul #3 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger (PF) Kenneth Takahashi | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (SF), Donald Ivy (PF) Darren Shaffer, Donald Reavis | |
| 15:34 | Rice | Donald Ivy can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Leonard Lechuga - foul #2 on Leonard Lechuga, team foul #4 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (PG), Robert Moen (SG), Donald Reavis (C) Cleveland Ladner, Stephen McKinnie, Lawrence Johnson | |
| 15:34 | Rice | Donald Ivy misses the 1st free throw | 42-27 |
| 15:34 | Rice | Donald Ivy makes the 2nd free throw | 42-28 |
| 15:14 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-28 |
| 15:12 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Reavis | 42-28 |
| 15:07 | Rice | Robert Moen misses short on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Gerardo Ortega - foul #2 on Gerardo Ortega, team foul #5 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Huff (C) Leonard Lechuga | |
| Subs | Rice | Darren Shaffer (C) Donald Reavis | |
| 15:07 | Rice | Robert Moen misses the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 15:07 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 14:48 | Penn State | George Kepley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-29 |
| 14:46 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger tips it but misses | 42-29 |
| 14:45 | Rice | Donald Ivy pulls down the rebound | 42-29 |
| 14:23 | Rice | Donald Ivy's pass is intercepted by Gerardo Ortega | 42-29 |
| 14:09 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger lays it in set up by David Bertrand | 44-29 |
| 13:53 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's hacked by Wayne Flickinger - foul #1 on Wayne Flickinger, team foul #6 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi (PF) Wayne Flickinger | |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (C) Corey Riddle | |
| 13:53 | Rice | Joseph Durst makes the 1st free throw | 44-30 |
| 13:53 | Rice | Joseph Durst makes the 2nd free throw | 44-31 |
| 13:53 | Rice | Joseph Durst makes the 3rd free throw | 44-32 |
| 13:38 | Penn State | George Kepley misses long on a runner from the left block | 44-32 |
| 13:37 | Penn State | David Bertrand hits the follow up shot | 46-32 |
| 13:17 | Rice | Darren Shaffer misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 46-32 |
| 13:16 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega snags the defensive board | 46-32 |
| 13:01 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-32 |
| 13:00 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson snags the defensive board | 46-32 |
| 12:47 | Rice | Robert Moen knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Darren Shaffer | 46-35 |
| 12:29 | Penn State | Darren Shaffer is called for the reach on Kenneth Takahashi - foul #2 on Darren Shaffer, team foul #3 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Suazo (SG), Juan Rios (SF), Wayne Flickinger (PF), Leonard Lechuga (C) Gerardo Ortega, George Kepley, Kenneth Takahashi, John Huff | |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (PG), Stephen McKinnie (SG), Corey Riddle (SF), Donald Reavis (C) Joseph Durst, Robert Moen, Darren Shaffer, Donald Ivy | |
| 12:09 | Penn State | Juan Rios loses the dribble to Donald Reavis | 46-35 |
| 11:47 | Rice | Donald Reavis banks in the layup on a great pass from Stephen McKinnie | 46-37 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Suazo (fresh) SF - Juan Rios (fresh) PF - Wayne Flickinger (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Leonard Lechuga (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Cleveland Ladner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Corey Riddle (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Penn State | Paul Suazo can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 11:31 | Rice | Donald Reavis pulls down the rebound | 46-37 |
| 11:16 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson clanks a runner near the basket | 46-37 |
| 11:15 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner grabs the offensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 11:03 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the runner from close range but the foul's on Leonard Lechuga - foul #3 on Leonard Lechuga, team foul #7 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie (PG), Gerardo Ortega (SG), George Kepley (SF) David Bertrand, Paul Suazo, Juan Rios | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Ivy (PF) Lawrence Johnson | |
| 11:03 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 11:03 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 11:03 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga pulls down the rebound | 46-37 |
| 10:52 | Penn State | George Kepley knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Wayne Flickinger | 49-37 |
| 10:33 | Rice | Donald Reavis banks in the layup on a nice dish by Stephen McKinnie | 49-39 |
| 10:13 | Penn State | Donald Reavis steals it from Gerardo Ortega | 49-39 |
| 09:54 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie is fouled on the floor by Mark McMurtrie - foul #1 on Mark McMurtrie, team foul #8 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | David Bertrand (PG), Kenneth Takahashi (PF), John Huff (C) Mark McMurtrie, Wayne Flickinger, Leonard Lechuga | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (PG), Darren Shaffer (SF) Cleveland Ladner, Corey Riddle | |
| 09:54 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 09:54 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie misses the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 09:54 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Takahashi | 49-40 |
| 09:33 | Penn State | Donald Reavis steals it from George Kepley | 49-40 |
| 09:29 | Rice | Darren Shaffer lays it in and he's hacked by George Kepley - foul #3 on George Kepley, team foul #9 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (SG) Stephen McKinnie | |
| 09:29 | Rice | Darren Shaffer makes the free throw | 49-43 |
| 09:17 | Penn State | David Bertrand knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Gerardo Ortega | 51-43 |
| 09:07 | Rice | Robert Moen can't finish the layup but the foul's on Kenneth Takahashi - foul #2 on Kenneth Takahashi, team foul #10 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Juan Rios (SF) Gerardo Ortega | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:07 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 09:07 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 08:55 | Penn State | George Kepley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-45 |
| 08:53 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to George Kepley | 51-45 |
| 08:48 | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Darren Shaffer - foul #3 on Darren Shaffer, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Suazo (SG) George Kepley | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:48 | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 08:48 | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 08:38 | Rice | Darren Shaffer comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 53-45 |
| 08:36 | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 08:18 | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Paul Suazo | 55-45 |
| 08:01 | Rice | Robert Moen banks in the layup | 55-47 |
| 07:50 | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi is called for traveling | 55-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega (SG), George Kepley (SF), Wayne Flickinger (PF), Leonard Lechuga (C) Paul Suazo, Juan Rios, Kenneth Takahashi, John Huff | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF) Donald Ivy, Donald Reavis | |
| 07:25 | Rice | Corey Riddle makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Moen | 55-50 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Kepley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wayne Flickinger (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Leonard Lechuga (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Durst (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Moen (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Corey Riddle (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Penn State | David Bertrand misses the easy layup | 55-50 |
| 07:11 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger grabs the offensive board | 55-50 |
| 06:53 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger's fadeaway is rejected by Corey Riddle | 55-50 |
| 06:51 | Rice | Corey Riddle pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| 06:40 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #5 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie (PG) David Bertrand | |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (PG), Stephen McKinnie (SG), Donald Ivy (PF) Joseph Durst, Robert Moen, Darren Shaffer | |
| 06:32 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Donald Ivy - foul #4 on Donald Ivy, team foul #6 | 55-50 |
| 06:32 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 06:32 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 06:15 | Rice | Corey Riddle is fouled on the floor by Leonard Lechuga - foul #4 on Leonard Lechuga, team foul #11 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi (PF) Wayne Flickinger | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Reavis (C) Lawrence Johnson | |
| 06:15 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 06:15 | Rice | Corey Riddle makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 05:46 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga loses the dribble to Donald Ivy | 57-51 |
| 05:26 | Rice | Donald Reavis blows the dunk | 57-51 |
| 05:25 | Rice | Donald Reavis tips it but misses | 57-51 |
| 05:24 | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie grabs the board | 57-51 |
| 05:01 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 05:00 | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi grabs the offensive board | 57-51 |
| 04:46 | Penn State | George Kepley is fouled on the floor by Cleveland Ladner - foul #2 on Cleveland Ladner, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | David Bertrand (PG), Juan Rios (SF), Wayne Flickinger (PF), John Huff (C) Mark McMurtrie, Gerardo Ortega, Kenneth Takahashi, Leonard Lechuga | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (PG), Robert Moen (SG), Darren Shaffer (SF) Cleveland Ladner, Stephen McKinnie, Corey Riddle | |
| 04:46 | Penn State | George Kepley makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 04:46 | Penn State | George Kepley makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 04:35 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 59-51 |
| 04:34 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Darren Shaffer | 59-51 |
| 04:14 | Rice | Donald Reavis is fouled on the floor by John Huff - foul #2 on John Huff, team foul #12 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Suazo (SG) George Kepley | |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (PF) Donald Ivy | |
| 04:14 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 04:14 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 04:14 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Johnson | 59-52 |
| 03:50 | Rice | John Huff steals it from Darren Shaffer | 59-52 |
| 03:32 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger scores on a floater from the baseline | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:14 | Rice | Donald Reavis knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 61-54 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Suazo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Juan Rios (fresh) PF - Wayne Flickinger (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. C - John Huff (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Durst (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Moen (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Reavis (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 11 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:04 | Penn State | Darren Shaffer steals it from Juan Rios | 61-54 |
| 03:01 | Rice | Darren Shaffer misses the easy layup | 61-54 |
| 02:59 | Penn State | John Huff grabs the board | 61-54 |
| 02:59 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega (SG), George Kepley (SF), Leonard Lechuga (C) Paul Suazo, Juan Rios, John Huff | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (SF), Donald Ivy (PF) Darren Shaffer, Lawrence Johnson | |
| 02:49 | Penn State | George Kepley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-54 |
| 02:47 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Ivy | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:31 | Rice | Robert Moen is fouled on the floor by George Kepley - foul #4 on George Kepley, team foul #13 | 61-54 |
| 02:31 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 02:31 | Rice | Robert Moen misses the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 02:31 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| 02:15 | Penn State | Joseph Durst is called for the reach on David Bertrand - foul #1 on Joseph Durst, team foul #8 | 61-55 |
| 02:15 | Penn State | David Bertrand misses the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 02:15 | Rice | Donald Ivy snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Corey Riddle can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by George Kepley - foul #5 on George Kepley, team foul #14 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Juan Rios (SF) George Kepley | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:54 | Rice | Corey Riddle makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Corey Riddle makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 01:36 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger connects on the open jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Bertrand | 63-57 |
| 01:12 | Rice | Robert Moen knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 63-59 |
| 00:54 | Penn State | David Bertrand misses the jumper from the right wing | 63-59 |
| 00:53 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga grabs the offensive rebound | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:52 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga is fouled on the floor by Donald Ivy - foul #5 on Donald Ivy, team foul #9 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (PF) Donald Ivy | |
| 00:52 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:52 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:48 | Rice | Joseph Durst is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 65-59 |
| 00:46 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga is fouled on the floor by Joseph Durst - foul #2 on Joseph Durst, team foul #10 | 65-59 |
| 00:46 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:46 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:40 | Rice | Robert Moen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-59 |
| 00:38 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger is hacked by Joseph Durst in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Durst, team foul #11 | 67-59 |
| 00:38 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:38 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger misses the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:38 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Reavis | 68-59 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Joseph Durst comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 68-59 |
| 00:30 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger grabs the board | 68-59 |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger is hacked by Joseph Durst in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Durst, team foul #12 | 68-59 |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger misses the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Corey Riddle dunks the ball on a great pass from Joseph Durst | 69-61 |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Joseph Durst is called for the reach on Wayne Flickinger in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joseph Durst, team foul #13 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (PG) Joseph Durst | |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger misses the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Donald Reavis pulls down the rebound | 70-61 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-61 |
| 00:14 | Rice | David Bertrand picks off the pass by Cleveland Ladner | 70-61 |
| 00:12 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Moen - foul #1 on Robert Moen, team foul #14 | 70-61 |
| 00:12 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:12 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Donald Reavis knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Lawrence Johnson | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | David Bertrand runs out the clock | 72-63 |