| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Ruhland (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Bartram (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Bourque (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Sean Tope (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Levron (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eric Durand (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Lipps (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Francisco | David Levron inbounds the ball | 24-35 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:39 | San Francisco | David Levron blows the dunk | 24-35 |
| 19:37 | San Francisco | David Levron gets the offensive rebound | 24-35 |
| 19:32 | San Francisco | David Levron travels with the ball | 24-35 |
| 19:16 | Rice | David Ruhland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-35 |
| 19:14 | San Francisco | Nicholas Lipps gets the rebound | 24-35 |
| 18:57 | San Francisco | Sean Tope is whistled for a carry | 24-35 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Kenneth Barnett (SF) David Levron | |
| 18:39 | Rice | David Ruhland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-35 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Ross Ward (PG), Dennis Liao (PF), Danny Diener (C) Sean Tope, Eric Durand, Nicholas Lipps | |
| 18:37 | San Francisco | Ross Ward is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 24-35 |
| 18:25 | Rice | Michael Bourque clanks a 3 from the right wing | 24-35 |
| 18:23 | Rice | Michael Bourque grabs the offensive rebound | 24-35 |
| 18:09 | Rice | Michael Bourque lays it in on a great pass from Robert Bartram and he's hacked by Danny Diener - foul #1 on Danny Diener, team foul #1 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski (PG), James Valletta (SG), William Patrick (SF), Jefferson Ono (PF) David Ruhland, Robert Bartram, Hamisi Azim, Shane Nitz | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Alexander Merideth (SG) John Hunter | |
| 18:09 | Rice | Michael Bourque makes the free throw | 27-35 |
| 17:51 | San Francisco | Alexander Merideth scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-37 |
| 17:30 | Rice | Jefferson Ono can't connect on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Danny Diener - foul #2 on Danny Diener, team foul #2 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Chen China (C) Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | San Francisco | David Levron (SF), Nicholas Lipps (C) Kenneth Barnett, Dennis Liao | |
| 17:30 | Rice | Jefferson Ono makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 17:30 | Rice | Jefferson Ono makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 17:07 | San Francisco | Ross Ward misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-37 |
| 17:05 | Rice | Jefferson Ono pulls down the rebound | 29-37 |
| 17:03 | Rice | David Levron picks off the pass by William Patrick in the backcourt | 29-37 |
| 17:02 | San Francisco | Alexander Merideth lays it up and in on a great pass from David Levron | 29-39 |
| 16:40 | Rice | William Patrick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Bartram (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF) James Valletta, William Patrick | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Sean Tope (PG), John Hunter (SG), Eric Durand (PF) Ross Ward, Alexander Merideth, Danny Diener | |
| 16:32 | San Francisco | Sean Tope buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-42 |
| 16:05 | Rice | Jefferson Ono is hacked by David Levron - foul #2 on David Levron, team foul #3 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Rice | David Ruhland (PG), Shane Nitz (PF), Liang Xiong (C) Yevgeny Loszynski, Jefferson Ono, Chen China | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Kenneth Barnett (SF), Dennis Liao (C) David Levron, Nicholas Lipps | |
| 15:51 | Rice | Liang Xiong misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 29-42 |
| 15:50 | San Francisco | Eric Durand gets the rebound | 29-42 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Ruhland (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Bartram (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Liang Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Sean Tope (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Barnett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Durand (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Liao (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | San Francisco | Sean Tope connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by John Hunter | 29-44 |
| 15:24 | Rice | Shane Nitz is open but comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Dennis Liao - foul #1 on Dennis Liao, team foul #4 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Bourque (C) Liang Xiong | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Charles Coleman (PG), Alexander Merideth (SG) Sean Tope, John Hunter | |
| 15:24 | Rice | Shane Nitz makes the 1st free throw | 30-44 |
| 15:24 | Rice | Shane Nitz misses the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 15:24 | Rice | Michael Bourque pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-44 |
| 15:00 | Rice | Michael Bourque knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by David Ruhland | 32-44 |
| 14:41 | San Francisco | Hamisi Azim steals the ball from Dennis Liao | 32-44 |
| 14:23 | Rice | David Ruhland comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-44 |
| 14:22 | Rice | Robert Bartram snags the offensive board | 32-44 |
| 14:08 | Rice | David Ruhland makes the shot from just outside the lane | 34-44 |
| 13:55 | San Francisco | Kenneth Barnett slams it home on a nice dish by Charles Coleman | 34-46 |
| 13:39 | Rice | Michael Bourque's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Barnett | 34-46 |
| 13:38 | Rice | Michael Bourque grabs the offensive board | 34-46 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Robert Bartram clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-46 |
| 13:17 | San Francisco | The rebound goes to Eric Durand | 34-46 |
| 13:12 | San Francisco | Eric Durand blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Bartram - foul #1 on Robert Bartram, team foul #1 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski (PG), James Valletta (SG), William Patrick (SF), Jefferson Ono (PF), Chen China (C) David Ruhland, Robert Bartram, Hamisi Azim, Shane Nitz, Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Sean Tope (PG), John Hunter (SG), David Levron (SF), Nicholas Lipps (C) Charles Coleman, Alexander Merideth, Kenneth Barnett, Dennis Liao | |
| 13:12 | San Francisco | Eric Durand makes the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 13:12 | San Francisco | Eric Durand makes the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 13:10 | Rice | William Patrick is hacked by John Hunter in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Hunter, team foul #5 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Danny Diener (PF) Eric Durand | |
| 12:57 | Rice | Jefferson Ono hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from James Valletta | 36-48 |
| 12:45 | San Francisco | John Hunter scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Sean Tope and he's hacked by William Patrick - foul #2 on William Patrick, team foul #2 | 36-50 |
| 12:45 | San Francisco | John Hunter misses the free throw | 36-50 |
| 12:45 | Rice | William Patrick grabs the defensive rebound | 36-50 |
| 12:26 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 36-50 |
| 12:25 | San Francisco | Danny Diener snags the defensive board | 36-50 |
| 12:00 | San Francisco | John Hunter hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Sean Tope | 36-52 |
| 11:56 | Rice | John Hunter picks off the pass by Chen China in the backcourt | 36-52 |
| 11:46 | San Francisco | Yevgeny Loszynski is called for the reach on Sean Tope - foul #2 on Yevgeny Loszynski, team foul #3 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Wagner (PG), Robert Bartram (SG), Michael Bourque (C) James Valletta, William Patrick, Chen China | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Ross Ward (PG) Sean Tope | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Franklin Wagner (fresh) SG - Robert Bartram (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Yevgeny Loszynski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jefferson Ono (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Bourque (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Ross Ward (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Hunter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Levron (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Danny Diener (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Nicholas Lipps (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | San Francisco | Nicholas Lipps comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 36-52 |
| 11:31 | San Francisco | Nicholas Lipps tips it back up and in | 36-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 11:20 | Rice | Franklin Wagner can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Ross Ward - foul #2 on Ross Ward, team foul #6 | 36-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Hamisi Azim (SF), Liang Xiong (PF) Yevgeny Loszynski, Jefferson Ono | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Eric Durand (PF) Danny Diener | |
| 11:20 | Rice | Franklin Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 37-54 |
| 11:20 | Rice | Franklin Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 38-54 |
| 10:53 | San Francisco | David Levron makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ross Ward | 38-57 |
| 10:37 | Rice | Franklin Wagner buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Hamisi Azim | 40-57 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 10:14 | San Francisco | Ross Ward misses the floater from the left side | 40-57 |
| 10:12 | San Francisco | David Levron tips it back up and in | 40-59 |
| 10:09 | Rice | Robert Bartram is hacked by John Hunter in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Hunter, team foul #7 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski (PG), James Valletta (SF), Jefferson Ono (PF), Chen China (C) Franklin Wagner, Hamisi Azim, Liang Xiong, Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Charles Coleman (PG), Alexander Merideth (SG), Kenneth Barnett (SF) Ross Ward, John Hunter, David Levron | |
| 10:09 | Rice | Robert Bartram makes the 1st free throw | 41-59 |
| 10:09 | Rice | Robert Bartram misses the 2nd free throw | 41-59 |
| 10:09 | San Francisco | Alexander Merideth pulls down the rebound | 41-59 |
| 09:43 | San Francisco | Robert Bartram steps in front of the Alexander Merideth pass | 41-59 |
| 09:25 | Rice | Robert Bartram is called for a backcourt violation | 41-59 |
| Subs | Rice | David Ruhland (PG), Shane Nitz (PF) Robert Bartram, Chen China | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Sean Tope (PG), Danny Diener (PF) Charles Coleman, Eric Durand | |
| 09:04 | San Francisco | Yevgeny Loszynski takes the ball from Alexander Merideth | 41-59 |
| 08:38 | Rice | Shane Nitz is open and scores on a shot near the basket set up by Yevgeny Loszynski | 43-59 |
| 08:20 | San Francisco | Sean Tope knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Alexander Merideth | 43-61 |
| 08:11 | Rice | James Valletta misses short on a jumper from the right side | 43-61 |
| 08:10 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski can't tip it in | 43-61 |
| 08:09 | San Francisco | Danny Diener grabs the board | 43-61 |
| 07:51 | San Francisco | Kenneth Barnett misses badly on a runner from close range but the foul's on James Valletta - foul #3 on James Valletta, team foul #4 | 43-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Wagner (PG), William Patrick (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF), Chen China (PF), Michael Bourque (C) David Ruhland, Yevgeny Loszynski, James Valletta, Shane Nitz, Jefferson Ono | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Ross Ward (PG), Charles Coleman (SG), Eric Durand (PF), Dennis Liao (C) Sean Tope, Alexander Merideth, Danny Diener, Nicholas Lipps | |
| 07:51 | San Francisco | Kenneth Barnett misses the 1st free throw | 43-61 |
| 07:51 | San Francisco | Kenneth Barnett makes the 2nd free throw | 43-62 |
| 07:30 | Rice | Michael Bourque makes the floater from the left block and he's hacked by Dennis Liao - foul #2 on Dennis Liao, team foul #8 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | San Francisco | John Hunter (SG), David Levron (SF) Charles Coleman, Kenneth Barnett | |
| 07:30 | Rice | Michael Bourque makes the free throw | 46-62 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Franklin Wagner (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Patrick (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chen China (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Bourque (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Ross Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hunter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - David Levron (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eric Durand (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Liao (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:03 | San Francisco | The short jumper by John Hunter is denied by Hamisi Azim | 46-62 |
| 07:01 | San Francisco | Ross Ward pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-62 |
| 06:46 | San Francisco | David Levron scores on a driving attempt from close range and the foul's on William Patrick - foul #3 on William Patrick, team foul #5 | 46-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Liang Xiong (PF) Chen China | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Danny Diener (PF) Eric Durand | |
| 06:46 | San Francisco | David Levron makes the free throw | 46-65 |
| 06:35 | Rice | Franklin Wagner misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-65 |
| 06:33 | Rice | Michael Bourque gets the offensive rebound | 46-65 |
| 06:20 | Rice | Hamisi Azim drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-65 |
| 05:51 | San Francisco | Danny Diener can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-65 |
| 05:49 | San Francisco | David Levron misses the tip | 49-65 |
| 05:47 | Rice | Liang Xiong grabs the board | 49-65 |
| 05:43 | Rice | David Levron steps in front of the William Patrick pass in the backcourt | 49-65 |
| 05:23 | San Francisco | Ross Ward's pass is intercepted by Hamisi Azim | 49-65 |
| 05:06 | Rice | Hamisi Azim is hacked by Ross Ward - foul #3 on Ross Ward, team foul #9 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Rice | David Ruhland (PG), Robert Bartram (SG), Shane Nitz (PF), Jefferson Ono (C) Franklin Wagner, William Patrick, Liang Xiong, Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Sean Tope (PG), Charles Coleman (SG), Alexander Merideth (SF), Eric Durand (PF), Kenneth Barnett (C) Ross Ward, John Hunter, David Levron, Danny Diener, Dennis Liao | |
| 05:06 | Rice | Hamisi Azim makes the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 05:06 | Rice | Hamisi Azim misses the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| 05:06 | San Francisco | The rebound goes to Alexander Merideth | 50-65 |
| 04:42 | San Francisco | Sean Tope hits a jumper in the lane set up by Alexander Merideth | 50-67 |
| 04:30 | Rice | Robert Bartram's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski (SF) Hamisi Azim | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Nicholas Lipps (C) Eric Durand | |
| 04:11 | San Francisco | Shane Nitz picks off the pass by Nicholas Lipps | 50-67 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Alexander Merideth is called for the reach on Yevgeny Loszynski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alexander Merideth, team foul #10 | 50-67 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | San Francisco | John Hunter (SG), Eric Durand (PF) Sean Tope, Alexander Merideth | |
| 04:07 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski makes the 1st free throw | 51-67 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski misses the 2nd free throw | 51-67 |
| 04:07 | San Francisco | Eric Durand grabs the board | 51-67 |
| 03:53 | San Francisco | Yevgeny Loszynski picks off the pass by Nicholas Lipps | 51-67 |
| 03:37 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Jefferson Ono | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:08 | San Francisco | Charles Coleman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-67 |
| 03:07 | Rice | The rebound goes to Shane Nitz | 53-67 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Ruhland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bartram (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Yevgeny Loszynski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Shane Nitz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jefferson Ono (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Charles Coleman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hunter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Barnett (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Eric Durand (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Nicholas Lipps (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Rice | Charles Coleman is called for the reach on Robert Bartram in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Coleman, team foul #11 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Rice | James Valletta (SF), Chen China (PF), Liang Xiong (C) David Ruhland, Shane Nitz, Jefferson Ono | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Ross Ward (PG), Alexander Merideth (SG), Danny Diener (PF), Dennis Liao (C) Charles Coleman, John Hunter, Eric Durand, Nicholas Lipps | |
| 03:03 | Rice | Robert Bartram misses the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 03:03 | Rice | Robert Bartram makes the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 02:48 | San Francisco | Ross Ward comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 54-67 |
| 02:47 | Rice | Robert Bartram gets the rebound | 54-67 |
| 02:32 | Rice | Liang Xiong hits a jumpshot from the left side | 56-67 |
| 02:32 | San Francisco | San Francisco calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Hamisi Azim (SF), Jefferson Ono (PF), Michael Bourque (C) James Valletta, Chen China, Liang Xiong | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Sean Tope (PG) Dennis Liao | |
| 02:10 | San Francisco | Ross Ward is hacked by Robert Bartram - foul #2 on Robert Bartram, team foul #6 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Rice | James Valletta (SG), William Patrick (SF), Chen China (C) Robert Bartram, Hamisi Azim, Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Dennis Liao (C) Sean Tope | |
| 01:42 | San Francisco | Kenneth Barnett misses short on a floater from the baseline | 56-67 |
| 01:40 | San Francisco | Kenneth Barnett grabs the offensive board | 56-67 |
| 01:19 | San Francisco | Kenneth Barnett clanks a jumper from the right side | 56-67 |
| 01:18 | San Francisco | Dennis Liao tips it home | 56-69 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Chen China drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from James Valletta and he's hacked by Alexander Merideth - foul #3 on Alexander Merideth, team foul #12 | 58-69 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Chen China makes the free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:51 | San Francisco | Alexander Merideth misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jefferson Ono - foul #1 on Jefferson Ono, team foul #7 | 59-69 |
| 00:51 | San Francisco | Alexander Merideth makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:51 | San Francisco | Alexander Merideth misses the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:51 | Rice | Jefferson Ono snags the defensive board | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-70 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski snags the offensive board | 59-70 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 59-70 |
| 00:39 | San Francisco | Danny Diener grabs the board | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:15 | San Francisco | Dennis Liao clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jefferson Ono - foul #2 on Jefferson Ono, team foul #8 | 59-70 |
| 00:15 | San Francisco | Dennis Liao makes the 1st free throw | 59-71 |
| 00:15 | San Francisco | Dennis Liao makes the 2nd free throw | 59-72 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Ross Ward is called for the reach on Yevgeny Loszynski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ross Ward, team foul #13 | 59-72 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski makes the 1st free throw | 60-72 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:00 | San Francisco | Ross Ward runs out the clock | 61-72 |