| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Watson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kang Chin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Noto (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Carter (fresh) PF - Paul Molloy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Elvin Dalton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | John Watson inbounds the ball | 29-42 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Rice | John Watson is alone and drills a turnaround from close range | 31-42 |
| 19:20 | Pitt | Kang Chin comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 31-42 |
| 19:18 | Rice | Craig Chappell snags the defensive board | 31-42 |
| 18:56 | Rice | Adam Pease buries a shot from close range on a great pass from John Watson | 33-42 |
| 18:42 | Pitt | John Watson steals it from Elvin Dalton | 33-42 |
| 18:24 | Rice | Craig Chappell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-42 |
| 18:23 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Elvin Dalton | 33-42 |
| 18:16 | Pitt | Timothy Noto is hacked by Adam Pease - foul #1 on Adam Pease, team foul #1 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SG), Robert Pearce (SF), Timothy Chavis (PF), Richard Mascarenas (C) Raymond Burns, John Watson, Raymond Phipps, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (PG), Jeremy Richardson (SG), Larry Sweat (PF), William Gay (C) Kang Chin, Timothy Noto, Paul Molloy, Elvin Dalton | |
| 18:01 | Pitt | Timothy Chavis is called for the reach on William Gay - foul #1 on Timothy Chavis, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SG) Craig Chappell | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brandon Conklin (C) William Gay | |
| 17:35 | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Larry Sweat | 33-45 |
| 17:25 | Rice | Timothy Chavis is open but comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 33-45 |
| 17:23 | Pitt | James Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 17:05 | Pitt | Timothy Chavis is called for the reach on Jeremy Richardson - foul #2 on Timothy Chavis, team foul #3 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), John Watson (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF) Gregg Moore, James Snow, Robert Pearce, Richard Mascarenas | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), William Gay (C) Cheng-Gong Xie, Brandon Conklin | |
| 16:54 | Pitt | Larry Sweat knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Kang Chin and he's fouled by Raymond Phipps - foul #2 on Raymond Phipps, team foul #4 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (PG) Kang Chin | |
| 16:54 | Pitt | Larry Sweat misses the free throw | 33-47 |
| 16:54 | Pitt | William Gay gets the offensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 16:33 | Pitt | Larry Sweat knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Cheng-Gong Xie | 33-49 |
| 16:18 | Rice | A charge is called on John Watson - foul #1 on John Watson, team foul #5 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Adam Pease (C) Timothy Chavis | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Timothy Noto (SG), Elvin Dalton (C) Cheng-Gong Xie, Jeremy Richardson, William Gay | |
| 16:06 | Pitt | James Carter comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 33-49 |
| 16:05 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton misses the tip | 33-49 |
| 16:03 | Pitt | James Carter snags the offensive board | 33-49 |
| 15:46 | Pitt | Timothy Noto misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-49 |
| 15:44 | Rice | John Watson pulls down the rebound | 33-49 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Raymond Burns (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Watson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Phipps (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kang Chin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Noto (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Carter (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Larry Sweat (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Elvin Dalton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Rice | Elvin Dalton is called for the reach on Adam Pease - foul #3 on Elvin Dalton, team foul #1 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (PG), James Snow (SG), Robert Pearce (SF), Richard Mascarenas (PF) Craig Chappell, Raymond Burns, John Watson, Raymond Phipps | |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Cheng-Gong Xie (SG), Joseph Panella (SF), Paul Molloy (PF), Brandon Conklin (C) Kang Chin, Timothy Noto, James Carter, Larry Sweat, Elvin Dalton | |
| 15:18 | Rice | Gregg Moore loses the dribble to Joseph Panella | 33-49 |
| 14:51 | Pitt | Brandon Conklin can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by James Snow - foul #2 on James Snow, team foul #6 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Phipps (PF) Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Jeremy Richardson (SG), James Carter (SF), Larry Sweat (PF) Marko Kuklenski, Cheng-Gong Xie, Joseph Panella, Paul Molloy | |
| 14:51 | Pitt | Brandon Conklin makes the 1st free throw | 33-50 |
| 14:51 | Pitt | Brandon Conklin makes the 2nd free throw | 33-51 |
| 14:38 | Rice | Gregg Moore misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jeremy Richardson - foul #2 on Jeremy Richardson, team foul #2 | 33-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG) James Snow | |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Timothy Noto (SG), Paul Molloy (PF), Elvin Dalton (C) Kang Chin, Jeremy Richardson, Larry Sweat, Brandon Conklin | |
| 14:38 | Rice | Gregg Moore misses the 1st free throw | 33-51 |
| 14:38 | Rice | Gregg Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 34-51 |
| 14:29 | Pitt | Richard Mascarenas is called for the reach on Paul Molloy - foul #2 on Richard Mascarenas, team foul #7 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (SG), Timothy Chavis (PF) Gregg Moore, Raymond Phipps | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson (SG) Timothy Noto | |
| 14:29 | Pitt | Paul Molloy makes the 1st free throw | 34-52 |
| 14:29 | Pitt | Paul Molloy misses the 2nd free throw | 34-52 |
| 14:29 | Rice | Timothy Chavis snags the defensive board | 34-52 |
| 14:09 | Rice | Marko Kuklenski takes the ball from Robert Pearce | 34-52 |
| 14:06 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson lays it up and in on a great pass from Marko Kuklenski | 34-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 13:47 | Rice | Elvin Dalton picks off the pass by Hiram Lyons | 34-54 |
| 13:28 | Pitt | Paul Molloy is whistled for traveling | 34-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG), John Watson (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Adam Pease (C) Craig Chappell, Robert Pearce, Timothy Chavis, Richard Mascarenas | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Timothy Noto (SG), Joseph Panella (SF), Larry Sweat (PF), William Gay (C) Marko Kuklenski, Jeremy Richardson, James Carter, Paul Molloy, Elvin Dalton | |
| 13:25 | Rice | Hiram Lyons is called for traveling in the backcourt | 34-54 |
| 13:03 | Pitt | John Watson is called for the reach on Joseph Panella - foul #2 on John Watson, team foul #8 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (PG) Hiram Lyons | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 13:03 | Pitt | Joseph Panella misses the 1st free throw | 34-54 |
| 13:03 | Rice | Adam Pease pulls down the rebound | 34-54 |
| 12:59 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-54 |
| 12:58 | Rice | Gregg Moore snags the offensive board | 34-54 |
| 12:45 | Rice | William Gay is called for the reach on Adam Pease - foul #1 on William Gay, team foul #3 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG) Gregg Moore | |
| Subs | Pitt | Paul Molloy (PF), Elvin Dalton (C) Larry Sweat, William Gay | |
| 12:33 | Rice | Raymond Phipps can't finish the layup | 34-54 |
| 12:31 | Pitt | Timothy Noto gets the rebound | 34-54 |
| 12:11 | Pitt | Raymond Phipps is called for the reach on Paul Molloy - foul #3 on Raymond Phipps, team foul #9 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SF), Timothy Chavis (C) John Watson, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Jeremy Richardson (SG), James Carter (SF), William Gay (C) Kang Chin, Timothy Noto, Joseph Panella, Elvin Dalton | |
| 12:11 | Pitt | Paul Molloy makes the 1st free throw | 34-55 |
| 12:11 | Pitt | Paul Molloy misses the 2nd free throw | 34-55 |
| 12:11 | Rice | Raymond Burns snags the defensive board | 34-55 |
| 11:58 | Rice | Raymond Burns lays it up and in set up by Timothy Chavis | 36-55 |
| 11:50 | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by James Carter and he's fouled by Raymond Burns - foul #1 on Raymond Burns, team foul #10 | 36-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Pearce (SF) Gregg Moore | |
| Subs | Pitt | Timothy Noto (SG), Larry Sweat (PF), Elvin Dalton (C) Jeremy Richardson, Paul Molloy, William Gay | |
| 11:50 | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski makes the free throw | 36-58 |
| 11:34 | Rice | Timothy Noto steals it from Robert Pearce | 36-58 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Raymond Burns (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Pearce (fresh) PF - Raymond Phipps (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marko Kuklenski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Timothy Noto (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Carter (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Larry Sweat (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Elvin Dalton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:07 | Pitt | Larry Sweat connects on the floater from the left block set up by Marko Kuklenski | 36-60 |
| 11:04 | Rice | Robert Pearce is fouled in the backcourt by Marko Kuklenski - foul #2 on Marko Kuklenski, team foul #4 | 36-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (PG), James Snow (SG), John Watson (SF), Richard Mascarenas (PF) Craig Chappell, Raymond Burns, Raymond Phipps, Timothy Chavis | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Jeremy Richardson (SG), Joseph Panella (SF), Paul Molloy (PF), Brandon Conklin (C) Marko Kuklenski, Timothy Noto, James Carter, Larry Sweat, Elvin Dalton | |
| 10:55 | Rice | John Watson buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Gregg Moore | 39-60 |
| 10:42 | Pitt | Paul Molloy lays it in | 39-62 |
| 10:40 | Rice | John Watson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Adam Pease (C) Robert Pearce | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Gay (C) Brandon Conklin | |
| 10:19 | Pitt | Gregg Moore steals it from Kang Chin | 39-62 |
| 10:15 | Rice | James Snow lays it in set up by Gregg Moore | 41-62 |
| 10:04 | Pitt | William Gay drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Kang Chin | 41-64 |
| 10:02 | Rice | James Snow loses the dribble to Jeremy Richardson in the backcourt | 41-64 |
| 10:01 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson can't throw it down | 41-64 |
| 10:00 | Rice | Adam Pease snags the defensive board | 41-64 |
| 09:43 | Rice | John Watson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 41-64 |
| 09:41 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Paul Molloy | 41-64 |
| 09:19 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson loses the ball out of bounds | 41-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), Robert Pearce (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Timothy Chavis (C) Gregg Moore, James Snow, John Watson, Richard Mascarenas, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Timothy Noto (SG), James Carter (SF), Larry Sweat (PF), Elvin Dalton (C) Kang Chin, Jeremy Richardson, Joseph Panella, Paul Molloy, William Gay | |
| 09:02 | Rice | Raymond Phipps connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Pearce | 44-64 |
| 08:48 | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-64 |
| 08:47 | Pitt | Larry Sweat hits the follow up shot | 44-66 |
| 08:45 | Rice | Craig Chappell's pass is intercepted by Marko Kuklenski in the backcourt | 44-66 |
| 08:27 | Pitt | Larry Sweat misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Raymond Phipps - foul #4 on Raymond Phipps, team foul #11 | 44-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Reginald Eller (SF), Adam Pease (C) Robert Pearce, Raymond Phipps | |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (PG), Brandon Conklin (C) Marko Kuklenski, Elvin Dalton | |
| 08:27 | Pitt | Larry Sweat makes the 1st free throw | 44-67 |
| 08:27 | Pitt | Larry Sweat makes the 2nd free throw | 44-68 |
| 08:14 | Rice | Craig Chappell clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-68 |
| 08:12 | Rice | Raymond Burns tips it in | 46-68 |
| 08:06 | Pitt | Adam Pease steals it from Timothy Noto | 46-68 |
| 08:02 | Rice | James Carter steals it from Reginald Eller in the backcourt | 46-68 |
| 07:41 | Pitt | Timothy Noto can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 46-68 |
| 07:39 | Pitt | Timothy Noto gets the offensive rebound | 46-68 |
| 07:32 | Pitt | Larry Sweat dunks the ball on a nice dish by Timothy Noto | 46-70 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Raymond Burns (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Chavis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Adam Pease (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Cheng-Gong Xie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Noto (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Carter (tired) 3 reb. PF - Larry Sweat (tiring) 16 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Conklin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Rice | Raymond Burns is hacked by James Carter in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Carter, team foul #5 | 46-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), James Snow (SG), John Watson (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF) Craig Chappell, Raymond Burns, Reginald Eller, Timothy Chavis | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Jeremy Richardson (SG), Joseph Panella (SF), Paul Molloy (PF), Elvin Dalton (C) Cheng-Gong Xie, Timothy Noto, James Carter, Larry Sweat, Brandon Conklin | |
| 07:24 | Rice | John Watson clanks a shot in the paint | 46-70 |
| 07:22 | Pitt | Paul Molloy pulls down the rebound | 46-70 |
| 07:17 | Pitt | Joseph Panella is whistled for a carry | 46-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Pearce (C) Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Cheng-Gong Xie (SG) Kang Chin, Jeremy Richardson | |
| 07:02 | Rice | Hiram Lyons is fouled on the floor by Marko Kuklenski - foul #3 on Marko Kuklenski, team foul #6 | 46-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (PG) Hiram Lyons | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Jeremy Richardson (SG) Marko Kuklenski, Cheng-Gong Xie | |
| 06:54 | Rice | Elvin Dalton steals it from Gregg Moore | 46-70 |
| 06:41 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-73 |
| 06:23 | Rice | Gregg Moore makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Snow | 49-73 |
| 05:57 | Pitt | Kang Chin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-73 |
| 05:55 | Rice | Raymond Phipps gets the rebound | 49-73 |
| 05:34 | Rice | James Snow knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Gregg Moore | 52-73 |
| 05:15 | Pitt | Kang Chin knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jeremy Richardson | 52-76 |
| 05:00 | Rice | Raymond Phipps can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Paul Molloy - foul #1 on Paul Molloy, team foul #7 | 52-76 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Reginald Eller (SF), Timothy Chavis (C) James Snow, John Watson, Robert Pearce | |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Timothy Noto (SG), James Carter (SF), William Gay (PF), Brandon Conklin (C) Kang Chin, Jeremy Richardson, Joseph Panella, Paul Molloy, Elvin Dalton | |
| 05:00 | Rice | Raymond Phipps makes the 1st free throw | 53-76 |
| 05:00 | Rice | Raymond Phipps makes the 2nd free throw | 54-76 |
| 04:45 | Pitt | Reginald Eller steps in front of the James Carter pass | 54-76 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Hiram Lyons loses the dribble to Timothy Noto in the backcourt | 54-76 |
| 04:37 | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Carter | 54-79 |
| 04:21 | Rice | Raymond Phipps can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-79 |
| 04:19 | Pitt | James Carter snags the defensive board | 54-79 |
| 03:50 | Pitt | Brandon Conklin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 54-79 |
| 03:49 | Rice | Reginald Eller grabs the defensive rebound | 54-79 |
| 03:46 | Rice | Timothy Noto is called for the reach on Gregg Moore in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Noto, team foul #8 | 54-79 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Pearce (SF), Richard Mascarenas (C) Reginald Eller, Raymond Phipps | |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (SG), Larry Sweat (PF), Elvin Dalton (C) Timothy Noto, William Gay, Brandon Conklin | |
| 03:46 | Rice | Gregg Moore makes the 1st free throw | 55-79 |
| 03:46 | Rice | Gregg Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 56-79 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:29 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Hiram Lyons - foul #2 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #12 | 56-79 |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SG) Gregg Moore | |
| Subs | Pitt | Paul Molloy (PF) Larry Sweat | |
| 03:29 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton makes the 1st free throw | 56-80 |
| 03:29 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton makes the 2nd free throw | 56-81 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Snow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Pearce (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Mascarenas (fresh) 1 pts. C - Timothy Chavis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marko Kuklenski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Cheng-Gong Xie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Carter (tired) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Molloy (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Elvin Dalton (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Rice | Hiram Lyons misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-81 |
| 03:14 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas hits the follow up shot | 58-81 |
| 02:52 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton buries a shot from the left wing | 58-83 |
| 02:37 | Rice | James Snow can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-83 |
| 02:35 | Pitt | Paul Molloy pulls down the rebound | 58-83 |
| 02:22 | Pitt | Paul Molloy dunks the ball | 58-85 |
| 02:19 | Rice | Robert Pearce is hacked by James Carter in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Carter, team foul #9 | 58-85 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (PG), Reginald Eller (SF) Hiram Lyons, Richard Mascarenas | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Timothy Noto (SG), Joseph Panella (SF), Larry Sweat (PF), Brandon Conklin (C) Marko Kuklenski, Cheng-Gong Xie, James Carter, Paul Molloy, Elvin Dalton | |
| 02:19 | Rice | Robert Pearce makes the 1st free throw | 59-85 |
| 02:19 | Rice | Robert Pearce makes the 2nd free throw | 60-85 |
| 02:03 | Pitt | Timothy Noto comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Pearce - foul #3 on Robert Pearce, team foul #13 | 60-85 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Mascarenas (C) Robert Pearce | |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (PG), Elvin Dalton (C) Kang Chin, Brandon Conklin | |
| 02:03 | Pitt | Timothy Noto makes the 1st free throw | 60-86 |
| 02:03 | Pitt | Timothy Noto misses the 2nd free throw | 60-86 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Timothy Chavis grabs the defensive rebound | 60-86 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Gregg Moore hits a wide open jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Mascarenas | 62-86 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:27 | Pitt | Timothy Noto scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Larry Sweat | 62-88 |
| 01:12 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas's pass is intercepted by Cheng-Gong Xie | 62-88 |
| 00:49 | Pitt | Timothy Noto throws it down on a great pass from Cheng-Gong Xie | 62-90 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:45 | Rice | Gregg Moore can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 62-90 |
| 00:43 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton pulls down the rebound | 62-90 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:17 | Pitt | Larry Sweat lays it in on a nice dish by Joseph Panella | 62-92 |
| 00:15 | Rice | Gregg Moore travels in the backcourt | 62-92 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Pearce (SF) Reginald Eller | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), James Carter (SF), Paul Molloy (PF) Cheng-Gong Xie, Joseph Panella, Larry Sweat | |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Kang Chin runs out the clock | 62-92 |