| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Joseph Westerfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kerry Taylor (fresh) SF - John Choquette (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dennis Reason (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Foster (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edwin Veatch (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jason Kent (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clay Farnham (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Casey Simpson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Jason Kent inbounds the ball | 35-40 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn is whistled for a carry | 35-40 |
| 19:25 | Nevada | Stanley Foster scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dennis Reason | 37-40 |
| 19:01 | Rice | Clay Farnham misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Dennis Reason - foul #3 on Dennis Reason, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Nevada | Steven James (PF) Dennis Reason | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 19:01 | Rice | Clay Farnham makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 19:01 | Rice | Clay Farnham makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 18:44 | Nevada | Steven James makes the driving attempt from close range and the foul's on Clay Farnham - foul #1 on Clay Farnham, team foul #1 | 39-42 |
| 18:44 | Nevada | Steven James misses the free throw | 39-42 |
| 18:44 | Rice | Jason Kent grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 18:19 | Rice | Casey Simpson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 18:17 | Nevada | Steven James snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 18:03 | Nevada | Joseph Westerfield hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Kerry Taylor | 42-42 |
| 17:34 | Rice | Casey Simpson misses badly on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Stanley Foster - foul #2 on Stanley Foster, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Nevada | Chad Crist (SG) Kerry Taylor | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:34 | Rice | Casey Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 17:34 | Rice | Casey Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 17:25 | Nevada | Steven James travels with the ball | 42-44 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Granados (SF), Stephen Kile (PF), Stanley Cunningham (C) Jason Kent, Clay Farnham, Casey Simpson | |
| 17:03 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 17:02 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham grabs the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 16:52 | Rice | Stephen Kile misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Steven James - foul #1 on Steven James, team foul #3 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Nevada | Richard Pierce (PG), Ricky Viers (SF), Robert Hager (C) Joseph Westerfield, John Choquette, Stanley Foster | |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (SG) Edwin Veatch | |
| 16:52 | Rice | Stephen Kile misses the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 16:52 | Rice | Stephen Kile makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 16:27 | Nevada | Chad Crist clanks a floater near the basket | 42-45 |
| 16:26 | Rice | Stephen Kile gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 16:20 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Michael Granados | 42-48 |
| 15:51 | Nevada | Kristopher Mire steps in front of the Richard Pierce pass | 42-48 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Richard Pierce (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chad Crist (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Viers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven James (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Hager (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kristopher Mire (fresh) 3 stl. SF - Michael Granados (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Kile (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Cunningham (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 42-48 |
| 15:45 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley Cunningham | 42-48 |
| 15:31 | Rice | Kristopher Mire's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-48 |
| Subs | Nevada | Joseph Westerfield (PG), Kerry Taylor (SG), John Choquette (SF), Dennis Reason (PF), Stanley Foster (C) Richard Pierce, Chad Crist, Ricky Viers, Steven James, Robert Hager | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (SG), Jason Kent (SF), Clay Farnham (PF), Casey Simpson (C) Duane Lawhorn, Michael Granados, Stephen Kile, Stanley Cunningham | |
| 15:05 | Nevada | Kerry Taylor clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 15:04 | Rice | Casey Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 14:57 | Rice | Jason Kent misses the dunk attempt | 42-48 |
| 14:56 | Nevada | Dennis Reason pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 14:46 | Nevada | Joseph Westerfield scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-48 |
| 14:42 | Rice | Kristopher Mire is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Westerfield - foul #1 on Joseph Westerfield, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| 14:18 | Rice | Clay Farnham misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 44-48 |
| 14:17 | Rice | Clay Farnham tips it back up and in | 44-50 |
| 14:03 | Nevada | John Choquette connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Kerry Taylor | 47-50 |
| 13:49 | Rice | Edwin Veatch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-50 |
| Subs | Nevada | Chad Crist (PG) Joseph Westerfield | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG) Kristopher Mire | |
| 13:34 | Nevada | Stanley Foster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-50 |
| Subs | Nevada | Ricky Viers (SF), Steven James (PF) John Choquette, Dennis Reason | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Kile (C) Casey Simpson | |
| 13:21 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-50 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Granados (SG) Edwin Veatch | |
| 13:09 | Nevada | Steven James is fouled on the floor by Duane Lawhorn - foul #2 on Duane Lawhorn, team foul #2 | 47-50 |
| 12:52 | Nevada | Steven James hits the finger roll set up by Kerry Taylor | 49-50 |
| 12:23 | Rice | Jason Kent blows the layup but the foul's on Stanley Foster - foul #3 on Stanley Foster, team foul #5 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Nevada | Joseph Westerfield (PG), John Choquette (SF), Robert Hager (C) Kerry Taylor, Ricky Viers, Stanley Foster | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (SG), Stanley Cunningham (C) Michael Granados, Clay Farnham | |
| 12:23 | Rice | Jason Kent makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 12:23 | Rice | Jason Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 12:04 | Nevada | Joseph Westerfield can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 12:02 | Nevada | Robert Hager tips it home | 51-52 |
| 11:47 | Rice | Jason Kent misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-52 |
| 11:46 | Nevada | Steven James snags the defensive board | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Joseph Westerfield (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Crist (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Choquette (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Steven James (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Hager (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edwin Veatch (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jason Kent (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Kile (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Cunningham (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Nevada | Stephen Kile is called for the reach on Joseph Westerfield - foul #3 on Stephen Kile, team foul #3 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Nevada | Dennis Reason (PF), Stanley Foster (C) Steven James, Robert Hager | |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (PG), Michael Granados (SF), Casey Simpson (C) Duane Lawhorn, Jason Kent, Stanley Cunningham | |
| 11:09 | Nevada | Dennis Reason is hacked by Stephen Kile - foul #4 on Stephen Kile, team foul #4 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Cunningham (PF) Stephen Kile | |
| 10:52 | Nevada | Chad Crist can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 51-52 |
| 10:51 | Rice | Michael Granados pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| 10:46 | Rice | Michael Granados misses short on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on John Choquette - foul #1 on John Choquette, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Nevada | Kerry Taylor (SG) Chad Crist | |
| Subs | Rice | Clay Farnham (PF) Stanley Cunningham | |
| 10:46 | Rice | Michael Granados misses the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 10:46 | Rice | Michael Granados misses the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 10:46 | Nevada | Kerry Taylor gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| 10:28 | Nevada | Clay Farnham steals the ball from John Choquette | 51-52 |
| 10:13 | Rice | Michael Granados is whistled for traveling | 51-52 |
| Subs | Nevada | Ricky Viers (SF) John Choquette | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG) Edwin Veatch | |
| 09:50 | Nevada | Joseph Westerfield misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 09:49 | Nevada | Stanley Foster pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 09:30 | Nevada | Stanley Foster is fouled on the floor by Duane Lawhorn - foul #3 on Duane Lawhorn, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Nevada | Chad Crist (PG), Steven James (PF), Robert Hager (C) Joseph Westerfield, Dennis Reason, Stanley Foster | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:07 | Nevada | Michael Granados picks off the pass by Robert Hager | 51-52 |
| 08:49 | Rice | Kristopher Mire misses the 3 from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 08:47 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn tips it home | 51-54 |
| 08:23 | Nevada | Robert Hager misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 51-54 |
| 08:21 | Rice | The rebound goes to Kristopher Mire | 51-54 |
| 08:04 | Rice | Clay Farnham knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Duane Lawhorn | 51-56 |
| 07:52 | Nevada | Steven James misses short on a floater from the baseline | 51-56 |
| 07:51 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn gets the rebound | 51-56 |
| 07:33 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-56 |
| 07:32 | Nevada | Steven James pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Chad Crist (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kerry Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ricky Viers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven James (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Hager (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kristopher Mire (fairly fresh) 3 stl. SF - Michael Granados (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clay Farnham (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Casey Simpson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Nevada | Chad Crist makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Ricky Viers | 54-56 |
| 07:00 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-56 |
| 06:59 | Nevada | Ricky Viers pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 06:42 | Nevada | Kerry Taylor clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-56 |
| 06:41 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 06:33 | Rice | Kristopher Mire comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-56 |
| 06:32 | Rice | Casey Simpson tips it home | 54-58 |
| 06:21 | Nevada | Robert Hager loses the dribble to Duane Lawhorn | 54-58 |
| 06:16 | Rice | Kristopher Mire lays it in set up by Duane Lawhorn | 54-60 |
| 05:59 | Nevada | Robert Hager's pass is intercepted by Duane Lawhorn | 54-60 |
| 05:59 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-60 |
| Subs | Nevada | Joseph Westerfield (PG), John Choquette (SF), Dennis Reason (PF), Stanley Foster (C) Kerry Taylor, Ricky Viers, Steven James, Robert Hager | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (SG), Jason Kent (SF), Stephen Kile (PF), Stanley Cunningham (C) Kristopher Mire, Michael Granados, Clay Farnham, Casey Simpson | |
| 05:37 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham clanks a shot near the basket | 54-60 |
| 05:35 | Nevada | Stanley Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 05:12 | Nevada | Dennis Reason makes the jumper near the basket set up by Joseph Westerfield | 56-60 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Jason Kent comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away but he's hacked by Chad Crist - foul #3 on Chad Crist, team foul #7 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Nevada | Ricky Viers (SG) Chad Crist | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:46 | Rice | Jason Kent misses the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Jason Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Jason Kent makes the 3rd free throw | 56-62 |
| 04:29 | Nevada | Ricky Viers scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Joseph Westerfield | 59-62 |
| 04:15 | Rice | Jason Kent's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-62 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (PG) Duane Lawhorn | |
| 03:52 | Nevada | Ricky Viers is hacked by Kristopher Mire - foul #1 on Kristopher Mire, team foul #6 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Nevada | Steven James (PF) Dennis Reason | |
| Subs | Rice | Clay Farnham (PF) Stanley Cunningham | |
| 03:47 | Nevada | Stanley Foster misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Stephen Kile - foul #5 on Stephen Kile, team foul #7 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Rice | Casey Simpson (C) Stephen Kile | |
| 03:47 | Nevada | Stanley Foster makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 03:47 | Nevada | Stanley Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 03:47 | Rice | Casey Simpson pulls down the rebound | 60-62 |
| 03:30 | Rice | Jason Kent loses the dribble to Stanley Foster | 60-62 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Joseph Westerfield (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ricky Viers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Choquette (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Steven James (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Stanley Foster (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kristopher Mire (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SG - Edwin Veatch (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jason Kent (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clay Farnham (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Casey Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Nevada | Stanley Foster is hacked by Kristopher Mire - foul #2 on Kristopher Mire, team foul #8 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Nevada | Kerry Taylor (SG) Ricky Viers | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:24 | Nevada | Stanley Foster makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 03:24 | Nevada | Stanley Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 03:09 | Rice | Casey Simpson loses the dribble to John Choquette | 62-62 |
| 02:54 | Nevada | Kerry Taylor drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Westerfield | 64-62 |
| 02:27 | Rice | Clay Farnham is hacked by Joseph Westerfield - foul #2 on Joseph Westerfield, team foul #8 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Nevada | Chad Crist (PG), Ricky Viers (SF), Dennis Reason (PF) Joseph Westerfield, John Choquette, Stanley Foster | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Michael Granados (SF), Stanley Cunningham (C) Edwin Veatch, Jason Kent, Casey Simpson | |
| 02:27 | Rice | Clay Farnham misses the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 02:27 | Nevada | Dennis Reason snags the defensive board | 64-62 |
| 02:27 | Nevada | Nevada calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| 02:13 | Nevada | Chad Crist misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-62 |
| 02:11 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham snags the defensive board | 64-62 |
| 02:11 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| Subs | Nevada | Joseph Westerfield (PG), John Choquette (SF), Stanley Foster (C) Chad Crist, Ricky Viers, Steven James | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (SG), Jason Kent (SF), Casey Simpson (C) Kristopher Mire, Michael Granados, Stanley Cunningham | |
| 01:56 | Rice | Casey Simpson misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Dennis Reason - foul #4 on Dennis Reason, team foul #9 | 64-62 |
| 01:56 | Rice | Casey Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 01:56 | Rice | Casey Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 01:56 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Dennis Reason | 64-62 |
| 01:50 | Nevada | Stanley Foster misses long on a floater from the right wing | 64-62 |
| 01:49 | Nevada | Kerry Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 01:37 | Nevada | Kerry Taylor hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joseph Westerfield and he's hacked by Duane Lawhorn - foul #4 on Duane Lawhorn, team foul #9 | 66-62 |
| 01:37 | Nevada | Kerry Taylor misses the free throw | 66-62 |
| 01:37 | Rice | Casey Simpson snags the defensive board | 66-62 |
| 01:21 | Rice | Clay Farnham is called for traveling | 66-62 |
| 01:07 | Nevada | Kerry Taylor is hacked by Clay Farnham - foul #2 on Clay Farnham, team foul #10 | 66-62 |
| 01:07 | Nevada | Kerry Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 01:07 | Nevada | Kerry Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Casey Simpson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 68-62 |
| 00:47 | Nevada | John Choquette grabs the defensive rebound | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Nevada | John Choquette is hacked by Edwin Veatch in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edwin Veatch, team foul #11 | 68-62 |
| 00:46 | Nevada | John Choquette makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:46 | Nevada | John Choquette misses the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Clay Farnham snags the defensive board | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Rice | Clay Farnham misses the dunk attempt | 69-62 |
| 00:40 | Nevada | Dennis Reason pulls down the rebound | 69-62 |
| 00:38 | Nevada | Dennis Reason is fouled in the backcourt by Duane Lawhorn - foul #5 on Duane Lawhorn, team foul #12 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Nevada | Thomas Melgar (SF) John Choquette | |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (PG) Duane Lawhorn | |
| 00:38 | Nevada | Dennis Reason makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:38 | Nevada | Dennis Reason makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Rice | Clay Farnham loses the ball out of bounds | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Nevada | Joseph Westerfield is fouled in the backcourt by Kristopher Mire - foul #3 on Kristopher Mire, team foul #13 | 71-62 |
| 00:32 | Nevada | Joseph Westerfield misses the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:32 | Nevada | Joseph Westerfield makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Edwin Veatch can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-62 |
| 00:26 | Nevada | Thomas Melgar grabs the board | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Nevada | Joseph Westerfield runs out the clock | 72-62 |