| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Victor Stryker (fresh) SG - Richard Whatley (fresh) SF - Dikembe Amoroso (fresh) PF - Robert Hubbard (fresh) C - Lee Hagan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) SF - John Watson (fresh) PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) C - Adam Pease (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Adam Pease wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Rice | John Watson buries a runner from the left block and the foul's on Richard Whatley - foul #1 on Richard Whatley, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:43 | Rice | John Watson makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:28 | Western Kentucky | The short jumper by Lee Hagan is denied by Adam Pease | 0-3 |
| 19:27 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan grabs the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 19:06 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 18:55 | Rice | John Watson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 18:53 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 18:47 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 3-3 |
| 18:46 | Rice | Adam Pease grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 18:19 | Rice | Lee Hagan takes the ball from Raymond Burns | 3-3 |
| 18:05 | Western Kentucky | Victor Stryker misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 3-3 |
| 18:04 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Watson | 3-3 |
| 17:49 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 17:47 | Western Kentucky | Dikembe Amoroso gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:29 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley clanks a turnaround near the basket | 3-3 |
| 17:28 | Rice | Raymond Phipps snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 17:09 | Rice | Raymond Burns is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Amoroso - foul #1 on Dikembe Amoroso, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Pearce (SF), Timothy Chavis (PF), Richard Mascarenas (C) John Watson, Raymond Phipps, Adam Pease | |
| 17:04 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas connects on the turnaround from close range | 3-5 |
| 16:41 | Western Kentucky | Victor Stryker buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Hubbard and he's fouled by Craig Chappell - foul #1 on Craig Chappell, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SG) Raymond Burns | |
| 16:41 | Western Kentucky | Victor Stryker misses the free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:41 | Rice | The rebound goes to Timothy Chavis | 5-5 |
| 16:21 | Rice | Robert Pearce is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Robert Pearce, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SG) Craig Chappell | |
| 16:06 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Dikembe Amoroso | 7-5 |
| 15:50 | Rice | Gregg Moore comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Richard Whatley - foul #2 on Richard Whatley, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Howard (PG), Glenn Getz (SG), John Flint (C) Victor Stryker, Richard Whatley, Lee Hagan | |
| Subs | Rice | John Watson (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF) Robert Pearce, Richard Mascarenas | |
| 15:50 | Rice | Gregg Moore makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:50 | Rice | Gregg Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:50 | Western Kentucky | John Flint pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Joseph Howard (fresh) SG - Glenn Getz (fresh) SF - Dikembe Amoroso (fresh) PF - Robert Hubbard (fresh) C - John Flint (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregg Moore (fresh) 1 pts. SG - James Snow (fresh) SF - John Watson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) C - Timothy Chavis (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Howard can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 7-6 |
| 15:37 | Western Kentucky | Dikembe Amoroso tips it home | 9-6 |
| 15:17 | Rice | James Snow comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-6 |
| 15:16 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard snags the defensive board | 9-6 |
| 14:57 | Western Kentucky | Glenn Getz hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 14:56 | Rice | Gregg Moore grabs the board | 9-6 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Gregg Moore is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregg Moore, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Chad Lawson (SF), Lee Hagan (C) Dikembe Amoroso, Robert Hubbard | |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), Adam Pease (C) Gregg Moore, James Snow, Timothy Chavis | |
| 14:38 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Phipps is called for the reach on Chad Lawson - foul #1 on Raymond Phipps, team foul #4 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Stryker (PG) Glenn Getz | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:19 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan's pass is intercepted by Raymond Phipps | 9-6 |
| 13:59 | Rice | John Watson lays it in on a great pass from Raymond Burns | 9-8 |
| 13:34 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan is hacked by Adam Pease - foul #1 on Adam Pease, team foul #5 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Dikembe Amoroso (SF) Chad Lawson | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Pearce (SF), Timothy Chavis (PF) John Watson, Raymond Phipps | |
| 13:13 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 9-8 |
| 13:12 | Rice | Timothy Chavis grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 13:00 | Rice | Robert Pearce can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Dikembe Amoroso - foul #2 on Dikembe Amoroso, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Hodges (PG), Glenn Getz (SG), Chad Lawson (SF), Robert Hubbard (PF) Victor Stryker, Joseph Howard, Dikembe Amoroso, Lee Hagan | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Mascarenas (C) Adam Pease | |
| 13:00 | Rice | Robert Pearce makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:00 | Rice | Robert Pearce misses the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:00 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 12:36 | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Hodges misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 12:35 | Rice | Timothy Chavis snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 12:17 | Rice | Craig Chappell hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Chavis | 9-11 |
| 12:13 | Western Kentucky | The pull-up jumper by Glenn Getz is blocked by Timothy Chavis | 9-11 |
| 12:11 | Western Kentucky | John Flint can't tip it in | 9-11 |
| 12:09 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas gets the rebound | 9-11 |
| 11:53 | Rice | Robert Pearce connects on the jumper from close range and he's fouled by Chad Lawson - foul #1 on Chad Lawson, team foul #5 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Howard (PG), Timothy Erwin (C) Nathaniel Hodges, John Flint | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SG), Raymond Phipps (PF) Raymond Burns, Richard Mascarenas | |
| 11:53 | Rice | Robert Pearce makes the free throw | 9-14 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Joseph Howard (fresh) SG - Glenn Getz (fresh) SF - Chad Lawson (fresh) PF - Robert Hubbard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Erwin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregg Moore (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Pearce (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) C - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Western Kentucky | Robert Pearce swats the layup by Robert Hubbard | 9-14 |
| 11:37 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard tips it in | 11-14 |
| 11:17 | Rice | Raymond Phipps misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 11:15 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Pearce | 11-14 |
| 11:02 | Rice | Robert Pearce scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Timothy Chavis | 11-16 |
| 10:46 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Howard hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Chad Lawson | 13-16 |
| 10:30 | Rice | Craig Chappell misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 13-16 |
| 10:29 | Rice | Raymond Phipps grabs the offensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 10:16 | Rice | Craig Chappell misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Joseph Howard - foul #1 on Joseph Howard, team foul #6 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Stryker (PG), Steven Bulkley (SF), John Flint (PF), Lee Hagan (C) Glenn Getz, Chad Lawson, Robert Hubbard, Timothy Erwin | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG), John Watson (SF), Adam Pease (C) Gregg Moore, Robert Pearce, Timothy Chavis | |
| 10:16 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 10:16 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 10:00 | Western Kentucky | Steven Bulkley hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-18 |
| 09:44 | Rice | Raymond Burns connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-21 |
| 09:21 | Western Kentucky | Steven Bulkley loses the ball out of bounds | 16-21 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Glenn Getz (SG) Joseph Howard | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (PG) Craig Chappell | |
| 09:05 | Rice | Lee Hagan blocks the short jumper by John Watson | 16-21 |
| 09:03 | Rice | Adam Pease misses the tip | 16-21 |
| 09:01 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan grabs the defensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 08:39 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan misses the lay-in but the foul's on Raymond Burns - foul #1 on Raymond Burns, team foul #6 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Chad Lawson (SF), Robert Hubbard (PF) Steven Bulkley, John Flint | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Mascarenas (PF) Raymond Phipps | |
| 08:39 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:39 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 08:29 | Rice | Lee Hagan blocks the jumper by Adam Pease | 18-21 |
| 08:27 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas tips it back up and in | 18-23 |
| 08:08 | Western Kentucky | Glenn Getz hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 18-23 |
| 08:06 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard grabs the offensive board | 18-23 |
| 07:51 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Burns takes the ball from Victor Stryker | 18-23 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Victor Stryker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Glenn Getz (fresh) SF - Chad Lawson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Hubbard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Hagan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregg Moore (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Mascarenas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Pease (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Rice | Adam Pease's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Hubbard | 18-23 |
| 07:33 | Western Kentucky | Victor Stryker gets the rebound | 18-23 |
| 07:11 | Western Kentucky | Victor Stryker's floater is tipped away by Adam Pease | 18-23 |
| 07:10 | Rice | John Watson pulls down the rebound | 18-23 |
| 07:04 | Rice | Lee Hagan swats the short shot by Gregg Moore | 18-23 |
| 07:02 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas gets the offensive rebound | 18-23 |
| 06:46 | Rice | Raymond Burns comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 18-23 |
| 06:45 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan snags the defensive board | 18-23 |
| 06:26 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard is fouled on the floor by John Watson - foul #1 on John Watson, team foul #7 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Hodges (PG), Joseph Howard (SG), Steven Bulkley (SF), John Flint (C) Victor Stryker, Glenn Getz, Chad Lawson, Lee Hagan | |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), James Snow (SG), Robert Pearce (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Timothy Chavis (C) Gregg Moore, Raymond Burns, John Watson, Richard Mascarenas, Adam Pease | |
| 06:26 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 06:26 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 06:15 | Rice | Raymond Phipps makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Pearce and he's fouled by John Flint - foul #1 on John Flint, team foul #7 | 20-25 |
| 06:15 | Rice | Raymond Phipps misses the free throw | 20-25 |
| 06:15 | Western Kentucky | John Flint gets the rebound | 20-25 |
| 06:11 | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Hodges misses badly on a floater from the left side | 20-25 |
| 06:09 | Rice | James Snow grabs the board | 20-25 |
| 05:59 | Rice | Craig Chappell is whistled for traveling | 20-25 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Timothy Erwin (C) Robert Hubbard | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:41 | Western Kentucky | John Flint clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Pearce - foul #2 on Robert Pearce, team foul #8 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Rice | Reginald Eller (SF) Robert Pearce | |
| 05:41 | Western Kentucky | John Flint misses the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 05:41 | Western Kentucky | John Flint makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 05:33 | Rice | Raymond Phipps buries a shot from the baseline set up by Craig Chappell | 21-27 |
| 05:17 | Western Kentucky | John Flint comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 21-27 |
| 05:16 | Rice | James Snow grabs the defensive rebound | 21-27 |
| 04:57 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses short on a shot in the lane | 21-27 |
| 04:56 | Rice | Timothy Chavis can't tip it in | 21-27 |
| 04:54 | Rice | Timothy Chavis pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-27 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Raymond Phipps misses short on a 3 from straight away | 21-27 |
| 04:38 | Rice | Reginald Eller tips it back up and in | 21-29 |
| 04:16 | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Hodges misses short on a 3 from straight away | 21-29 |
| 04:14 | Western Kentucky | John Flint tips it back up and in | 23-29 |
| 03:54 | Rice | Nathaniel Hodges picks off the pass by Craig Chappell | 23-29 |
| 03:41 | Western Kentucky | Reginald Eller steals the ball from Joseph Howard | 23-29 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nathaniel Hodges (fairly fresh) SG - Joseph Howard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Bulkley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Flint (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Erwin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Snow (fairly fresh) SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Chavis (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Rice | James Snow misses the 3 from the left corner | 23-29 |
| 03:15 | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Hodges grabs the defensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 03:08 | Western Kentucky | Craig Chappell takes the ball from Nathaniel Hodges in the backcourt | 23-29 |
| 02:47 | Rice | Craig Chappell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-29 |
| 02:45 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Flint | 23-29 |
| 02:31 | Western Kentucky | Steven Bulkley misses the easy layup | 23-29 |
| 02:29 | Rice | James Snow grabs the defensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 02:19 | Rice | John Flint steals it from Reginald Eller | 23-29 |
| 02:06 | Western Kentucky | John Flint's dunk attempt is rejected by Timothy Chavis | 23-29 |
| 02:04 | Rice | Craig Chappell grabs the defensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 01:48 | Rice | John Flint is called for the reach on Raymond Phipps - foul #2 on John Flint, team foul #8 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Stryker (PG), Richard Whatley (SG), Dikembe Amoroso (SF), Robert Hubbard (PF), Lee Hagan (C) Nathaniel Hodges, Joseph Howard, Steven Bulkley, John Flint, Timothy Erwin | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), John Watson (SF), Adam Pease (C) Craig Chappell, James Snow, Reginald Eller, Timothy Chavis | |
| 01:48 | Rice | Raymond Phipps makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 01:48 | Rice | Raymond Phipps makes the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 01:27 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Lee Hagan | 26-31 |
| 01:15 | Rice | Adam Pease knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Raymond Burns and the foul's on Victor Stryker - foul #1 on Victor Stryker, team foul #9 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Mascarenas (PF) Raymond Phipps | |
| 01:15 | Rice | Adam Pease makes the free throw | 26-34 |
| 00:57 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-34 |
| 00:56 | Western Kentucky | Dikembe Amoroso tips it in | 28-34 |
| 00:46 | Rice | John Watson is hacked by Dikembe Amoroso - foul #3 on Dikembe Amoroso, team foul #10 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Chad Lawson (SF) Dikembe Amoroso | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:46 | Rice | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 00:46 | Rice | John Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:25 | Western Kentucky | Gregg Moore is called for the reach on Victor Stryker - foul #2 on Gregg Moore, team foul #9 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG) Gregg Moore | |
| 00:25 | Western Kentucky | Victor Stryker makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 00:25 | Western Kentucky | Victor Stryker makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Craig Chappell is fouled on the floor by Chad Lawson - foul #2 on Chad Lawson, team foul #11 | 30-36 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 00:01 | Western Kentucky | Chad Lawson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan grabs the offensive board | 30-38 |