| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Gerald Norby (fresh) SG - Wes Thomas (fresh) SF - Michael Shultz (fresh) PF - Samuel Linares (fresh) C - Alex Foster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fresh) SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) SF - Keith Styles (fresh) PF - John Schechter (fresh) C - Bart Thomas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Bart Thomas wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Rice | Dennis Woodring misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Florida State | Samuel Linares gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Florida State | Alex Foster misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Rice | Bart Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Rice | Dennis Woodring knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Palmer | 0-3 |
| 18:45 | Florida State | Stephen Palmer picks off the pass by Gerald Norby | 0-3 |
| 18:27 | Rice | Bart Thomas connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from John Schechter and the foul's on Samuel Linares - foul #1 on Samuel Linares, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:27 | Rice | Bart Thomas makes the free throw | 0-6 |
| 17:58 | Florida State | Gerald Norby makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Wes Thomas | 2-6 |
| 17:45 | Rice | Dennis Woodring is called for traveling | 2-6 |
| Subs | Florida State | Nick Chandler (PG), Eddie Nicholson (SG), Federico Conti (SF), Robert Chouinard (PF), Prince Rosales (C) Gerald Norby, Wes Thomas, Michael Shultz, Samuel Linares, Alex Foster | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:35 | Florida State | Robert Chouinard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-6 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (PG) Dennis Woodring | |
| 17:14 | Rice | Gerald Griffith misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-6 |
| 17:12 | Florida State | Federico Conti grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:45 | Florida State | Robert Chouinard clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 2-6 |
| 16:44 | Rice | Keith Styles grabs the board | 2-6 |
| 16:29 | Rice | Gerald Griffith connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 2-8 |
| 16:05 | Florida State | Robert Chouinard misses long on a runner near the basket | 2-8 |
| 16:04 | Rice | John Schechter gets the rebound | 2-8 |
| 15:43 | Rice | Gerald Griffith loses the dribble to Nick Chandler | 2-8 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Nick Chandler (fresh) SG - Eddie Nicholson (fresh) SF - Federico Conti (fresh) PF - Robert Chouinard (fresh) C - Prince Rosales (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Griffith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Palmer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Keith Styles (fairly fresh) PF - John Schechter (fairly fresh) C - Bart Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:21 | Florida State | Eddie Nicholson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-8 |
| 15:20 | Florida State | Prince Rosales grabs the offensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 15:05 | Florida State | Eddie Nicholson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-8 |
| 15:03 | Florida State | Eddie Nicholson grabs the offensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 14:48 | Florida State | Robert Chouinard misses the jumper from the right side | 2-8 |
| 14:47 | Rice | The rebound goes to Keith Styles | 2-8 |
| 14:41 | Rice | Keith Styles banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Schechter | 2-10 |
| 14:25 | Florida State | Gerald Griffith is called for the reach on Prince Rosales - foul #1 on Gerald Griffith, team foul #1 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Florida State | Gerald Norby (PG), Wes Thomas (SG), Michael Shultz (SF), Samuel Linares (PF), Alex Foster (C) Nick Chandler, Eddie Nicholson, Federico Conti, Robert Chouinard, Prince Rosales | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Edward Chapman (SG), Anthony Perdue (SF), Homer Eiland (PF), Jamie Thrall (C) Gerald Griffith, Stephen Palmer, Keith Styles, John Schechter, Bart Thomas | |
| 14:05 | Florida State | Samuel Linares connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Alex Foster | 4-10 |
| 13:39 | Rice | Edward Chapman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-10 |
| 13:37 | Florida State | Michael Shultz grabs the board | 4-10 |
| 13:17 | Florida State | Edward Chapman is called for the reach on Wes Thomas - foul #1 on Edward Chapman, team foul #2 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Florida State | Eddie Nicholson (SG) Wes Thomas | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:04 | Florida State | Michael Shultz misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 4-10 |
| 13:02 | Rice | The rebound goes to Edward Chapman | 4-10 |
| 12:58 | Rice | Edward Chapman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-10 |
| Subs | Florida State | Prince Rosales (C) Alex Foster | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:33 | Florida State | Prince Rosales loses the ball out of bounds | 4-10 |
| Subs | Florida State | David Mizell (SG), Robert Chouinard (C) Eddie Nicholson, Prince Rosales | |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (SG) Anthony Perdue | |
| 12:20 | Rice | Edward Chapman comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Shultz - foul #1 on Michael Shultz, team foul #2 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Florida State | Eddie Nicholson (SG), Alex Foster (C) David Mizell, Robert Chouinard | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG) Gerald Griffith | |
| 12:20 | Rice | Edward Chapman misses the 1st free throw | 4-10 |
| 12:20 | Rice | Edward Chapman misses the 2nd free throw | 4-10 |
| 12:20 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Alex Foster | 4-10 |
| 12:00 | Florida State | Michael Shultz knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Gerald Norby and the foul's on Edward Chapman - foul #2 on Edward Chapman, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Florida State | Wes Thomas (SG), Robert Chouinard (C) Eddie Nicholson, Alex Foster | |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (PG), Keith Styles (SF) Dennis Woodring, Edward Chapman | |
| 12:00 | Florida State | Michael Shultz makes the free throw | 7-10 |
| 11:43 | Rice | Jamie Thrall hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 7-10 |
| 11:41 | Florida State | Samuel Linares grabs the defensive rebound | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Gerald Norby (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wes Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Shultz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Samuel Linares (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Chouinard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Griffith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Keith Styles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Homer Eiland (fresh) C - Jamie Thrall (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Florida State | Gerald Griffith is called for the reach on Gerald Norby - foul #2 on Gerald Griffith, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Florida State | Eddie Nicholson (SG), Prince Rosales (C) Wes Thomas, Robert Chouinard | |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony Perdue (PG), Bart Thomas (C) Gerald Griffith, Jamie Thrall | |
| 10:56 | Florida State | Gerald Norby buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-10 |
| 10:41 | Rice | Michael Shultz picks off the pass by Anthony Perdue | 10-10 |
| 10:17 | Florida State | Gerald Norby clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-10 |
| 10:16 | Rice | The rebound goes to Keith Styles | 10-10 |
| 09:54 | Rice | Keith Styles can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 10-10 |
| 09:52 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Bart Thomas | 10-10 |
| 09:43 | Rice | Keith Styles misses the 3 from straight away | 10-10 |
| 09:41 | Rice | Stephen Palmer grabs the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 09:25 | Rice | Keith Styles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-10 |
| Subs | Florida State | Wes Thomas (SG), Federico Conti (SF), Robert Chouinard (PF), Alex Foster (C) Eddie Nicholson, Michael Shultz, Samuel Linares, Prince Rosales | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), John Schechter (PF), Jamie Thrall (C) Keith Styles, Homer Eiland, Bart Thomas | |
| 09:05 | Florida State | Wes Thomas knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 12-10 |
| 08:53 | Rice | Wes Thomas steals the ball from John Schechter | 12-10 |
| 08:38 | Florida State | Robert Chouinard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-10 |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Shultz (SF), Samuel Linares (PF) Federico Conti, Robert Chouinard | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Styles (SF) Anthony Perdue | |
| 08:18 | Rice | Jamie Thrall makes the 3 from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 07:56 | Florida State | Michael Shultz is hacked by Keith Styles - foul #1 on Keith Styles, team foul #5 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Florida State | Eddie Nicholson (SG), Robert Chouinard (C) Wes Thomas, Alex Foster | |
| Subs | Rice | Bart Thomas (C) Jamie Thrall | |
| 07:43 | Florida State | Michael Shultz clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Keith Styles - foul #2 on Keith Styles, team foul #6 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Florida State | Alex Foster (C) Robert Chouinard | |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony Perdue (SF) Keith Styles | |
| 07:43 | Florida State | Michael Shultz misses the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 07:43 | Florida State | Michael Shultz misses the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 07:43 | Rice | Bart Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Gerald Norby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Nicholson (fresh) SF - Michael Shultz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Samuel Linares (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alex Foster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen Palmer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Perdue (fresh) PF - John Schechter (fresh) C - Bart Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Rice | John Schechter misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 07:13 | Rice | Stephen Palmer tips it but misses | 12-13 |
| 07:12 | Florida State | Samuel Linares snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| 06:43 | Florida State | Eddie Nicholson connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gerald Norby and the foul's on Stephen Palmer - foul #1 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #7 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Florida State | Federico Conti (SF), Robert Chouinard (PF), Prince Rosales (C) Michael Shultz, Samuel Linares, Alex Foster | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:43 | Florida State | Eddie Nicholson makes the free throw | 15-13 |
| 06:27 | Rice | Stephen Palmer is fouled on the floor by Federico Conti - foul #1 on Federico Conti, team foul #3 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Florida State | Wes Thomas (SG), Samuel Linares (PF) Eddie Nicholson, Prince Rosales | |
| Subs | Rice | Homer Eiland (PF) John Schechter | |
| 06:16 | Rice | Stephen Palmer clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-13 |
| 06:15 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Samuel Linares | 15-13 |
| 06:13 | Florida State | Dennis Woodring is called for the reach on Gerald Norby in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dennis Woodring, team foul #8 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Shultz (SF) Federico Conti | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:13 | Florida State | Gerald Norby makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 06:13 | Florida State | Gerald Norby makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 05:50 | Rice | Anthony Perdue misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-13 |
| 05:49 | Rice | Homer Eiland tips it but misses | 17-13 |
| 05:48 | Florida State | Michael Shultz snags the defensive board | 17-13 |
| 05:33 | Florida State | Wes Thomas drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerald Norby | 20-13 |
| 05:17 | Rice | Stephen Palmer hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 20-15 |
| 04:57 | Florida State | Wes Thomas makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerald Norby | 22-15 |
| 04:38 | Rice | Dennis Woodring clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-15 |
| 04:36 | Florida State | Michael Shultz snags the defensive board | 22-15 |
| 04:32 | Florida State | Gerald Norby drills a floater from the left wing set up by Wes Thomas and he's hacked by Dennis Woodring - foul #2 on Dennis Woodring, team foul #9 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Florida State | Eddie Nicholson (SG), Federico Conti (SF), Prince Rosales (PF), Alex Foster (C) Wes Thomas, Michael Shultz, Samuel Linares, Robert Chouinard | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Styles (SF), John Schechter (PF) Dennis Woodring, Bart Thomas | |
| 04:32 | Florida State | Gerald Norby makes the free throw | 25-15 |
| 04:23 | Rice | Anthony Perdue misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 25-15 |
| 04:21 | Florida State | Alex Foster snags the defensive board | 25-15 |
| 04:08 | Florida State | Keith Styles is called for the reach on Federico Conti - foul #3 on Keith Styles, team foul #10 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Florida State | Samuel Linares (PF) Alex Foster | |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (SF) Keith Styles | |
| 04:08 | Florida State | Federico Conti misses the 1st free throw | 25-15 |
| 04:08 | Florida State | Federico Conti misses the 2nd free throw | 25-15 |
| 04:08 | Rice | Homer Eiland gets the rebound | 25-15 |
| 03:44 | Rice | John Schechter misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 25-15 |
| 03:43 | Florida State | Samuel Linares snags the defensive board | 25-15 |
| 03:16 | Florida State | Federico Conti misses badly on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Homer Eiland - foul #1 on Homer Eiland, team foul #11 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Florida State | Nick Chandler (PG), David Mizell (SG), Robert Chouinard (PF), Alex Foster (C) Gerald Norby, Eddie Nicholson, Samuel Linares, Prince Rosales | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Edward Chapman (SF) Anthony Perdue, Stephen Palmer | |
| 03:16 | Florida State | Federico Conti misses the 1st free throw | 25-15 |
| 03:16 | Florida State | Federico Conti makes the 2nd free throw | 26-15 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Nick Chandler (fresh) SG - David Mizell (fresh) SF - Federico Conti (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Chouinard (fresh) C - Alex Foster (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gerald Griffith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Chapman (fresh) PF - John Schechter (fresh) C - Homer Eiland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Rice | Dennis Woodring connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Homer Eiland | 26-17 |
| 02:34 | Florida State | Alex Foster knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Nick Chandler and he's hacked by Homer Eiland - foul #2 on Homer Eiland, team foul #12 | 28-17 |
| Subs | Florida State | Gerald Norby (PG), Eddie Nicholson (SG), Michael Shultz (SF), Samuel Linares (PF) Nick Chandler, David Mizell, Federico Conti, Robert Chouinard | |
| Subs | Rice | Bart Thomas (C) Homer Eiland | |
| 02:34 | Florida State | Alex Foster makes the free throw | 29-17 |
| 02:24 | Rice | Alex Foster is called for the reach on Bart Thomas - foul #1 on Alex Foster, team foul #4 | 29-17 |
| Subs | Florida State | Wes Thomas (SG), Prince Rosales (C) Eddie Nicholson, Alex Foster | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:09 | Rice | Edward Chapman's fadeaway is rejected by Prince Rosales | 29-17 |
| 02:07 | Rice | Edward Chapman pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-17 |
| 01:55 | Rice | Edward Chapman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-17 |
| 01:53 | Florida State | Gerald Norby grabs the defensive rebound | 29-17 |
| 01:26 | Florida State | Samuel Linares scores on a runner from close range set up by Wes Thomas | 31-17 |
| 01:00 | Rice | Dennis Woodring misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-17 |
| 00:59 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Gerald Norby | 31-17 |
| 00:45 | Florida State | Samuel Linares is hacked by John Schechter - foul #1 on John Schechter, team foul #13 | 31-17 |
| Subs | Florida State | Eddie Nicholson (SG), Alex Foster (C) Wes Thomas, Prince Rosales | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG), Homer Eiland (PF) Gerald Griffith, John Schechter | |
| 00:45 | Florida State | Samuel Linares makes the 1st free throw | 32-17 |
| 00:45 | Florida State | Samuel Linares misses the 2nd free throw | 32-17 |
| 00:45 | Rice | The rebound goes to Bart Thomas | 32-17 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Stephen Palmer misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-17 |
| 00:18 | Florida State | Alex Foster grabs the board | 32-17 |
| 00:05 | Florida State | Samuel Linares is whistled for traveling | 32-17 |
| Subs | Florida State | Nick Chandler (PG), Federico Conti (SF), Robert Chouinard (PF) Gerald Norby, Michael Shultz, Samuel Linares | |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (SF), Jamie Thrall (C) Edward Chapman, Bart Thomas | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Gerald Griffith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 32-17 |