| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Durst (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Kerry Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roger Chilson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Pratt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Thad Williamson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie inbounds the ball | 40-37 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Rice | Roger Chilson is called for the reach on Joseph Durst - foul #3 on Roger Chilson, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Thomas Rinaldi (SG) Roger Chilson | |
| 19:32 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie double dribbles | 40-37 |
| 19:19 | Colorado State | Thomas Rinaldi hits a floater from the right block set up by Daniel Jones | 40-39 |
| 19:00 | Rice | Joseph Durst is fouled on the floor by Kerry Harvey - foul #2 on Kerry Harvey, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| 18:47 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 18:45 | Rice | Joseph Durst tips it home | 42-39 |
| 18:41 | Colorado State | Thomas Rinaldi drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Kerry Harvey | 42-42 |
| 18:21 | Rice | Donald Reavis comes up short on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Daniel Jones - foul #2 on Daniel Jones, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joey Abe (SF) Matthew Pratt | |
| 18:21 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 18:21 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 18:21 | Colorado State | Daniel Jones snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 18:01 | Colorado State | Kerry Harvey misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 17:59 | Colorado State | Daniel Jones tips it home | 43-44 |
| 17:50 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 17:49 | Rice | Donald Reavis hits the follow up shot | 45-44 |
| 17:26 | Colorado State | Kerry Harvey misses the lay-in | 45-44 |
| 17:25 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 17:15 | Rice | Donald Reavis knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Stephen McKinnie | 47-44 |
| 17:00 | Colorado State | Thad Williamson connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Thomas Rinaldi | 47-46 |
| 16:51 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-46 |
| 16:49 | Rice | Joseph Durst tips it but misses | 47-46 |
| 16:47 | Colorado State | Daniel Jones gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 16:42 | Colorado State | Kerry Harvey scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Jones | 47-49 |
| 16:21 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 16:20 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie gets the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 16:15 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson is fouled on the floor by Kerry Harvey - foul #3 on Kerry Harvey, team foul #4 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Howard Reed (SG), Cleveland Ladner (SF), Darren Shaffer (PF), Carlos Tedrow (C) Corey Riddle, Joseph Durst, Stephen McKinnie, Lawrence Johnson, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Justin Lewis (SG), Matthew Pratt (SF), Steven Goguen (PF), Luther Holland (C) Kerry Harvey, Thomas Rinaldi, Daniel Jones, Thad Williamson | |
| 16:06 | Rice | Howard Reed knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-49 |
| 15:46 | Colorado State | Luther Holland misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-49 |
| 15:44 | Colorado State | Matthew Pratt misses the tip | 50-49 |
| 15:43 | Colorado State | Joey Abe gets the offensive rebound | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Frank Stephenson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Howard Reed (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Cleveland Ladner (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Joey Abe (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Justin Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Pratt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Goguen (fresh) 4 reb. C - Luther Holland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Colorado State | Cleveland Ladner steals it from Matthew Pratt | 50-49 |
| 15:20 | Rice | Darren Shaffer lays it in | 52-49 |
| 15:04 | Colorado State | Matthew Pratt drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Justin Lewis | 52-52 |
| 14:49 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow's pass is intercepted by Joey Abe | 52-52 |
| 14:46 | Colorado State | Joey Abe lays it up and in | 52-54 |
| 14:35 | Rice | Howard Reed misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-54 |
| 14:33 | Colorado State | Steven Goguen grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 14:29 | Colorado State | Joey Abe knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Matthew Pratt | 52-57 |
| 14:14 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner misses the fadeaway from the right side | 52-57 |
| 14:13 | Colorado State | Joey Abe grabs the board | 52-57 |
| 14:09 | Colorado State | Matthew Pratt comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Frank Stephenson - foul #3 on Frank Stephenson, team foul #1 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (SG), Stephen McKinnie (SF), Donald Reavis (C) Frank Stephenson, Howard Reed, Carlos Tedrow | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Kerry Harvey (PG), Roger Chilson (SG), Joseph Bates (PF), Charles Turner (C) Joey Abe, Justin Lewis, Steven Goguen, Luther Holland | |
| 14:09 | Colorado State | Matthew Pratt misses the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 14:09 | Colorado State | Matthew Pratt misses the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 14:09 | Rice | Donald Reavis gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 13:54 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Charles Turner - foul #4 on Charles Turner, team foul #5 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Lawrence Johnson (PF) Cleveland Ladner, Darren Shaffer | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Thomas Rinaldi (SF), Thad Williamson (C) Matthew Pratt, Charles Turner | |
| 13:54 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 13:54 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 13:34 | Colorado State | Donald Reavis picks off the pass by Thomas Rinaldi | 54-57 |
| 13:20 | Rice | Donald Reavis comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 13:18 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Joseph Bates | 54-57 |
| 13:12 | Colorado State | Thomas Rinaldi misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 13:10 | Colorado State | Joseph Bates gets the offensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 12:56 | Colorado State | Thomas Rinaldi works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 54-57 |
| 12:54 | Rice | Joseph Durst snags the defensive board | 54-57 |
| 12:49 | Rice | Kerry Harvey takes the ball from Corey Riddle | 54-57 |
| 12:46 | Colorado State | Kerry Harvey banks in the layup | 54-59 |
| 12:32 | Rice | Joseph Durst buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Corey Riddle | 56-59 |
| 12:15 | Colorado State | Kerry Harvey shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Corey Riddle - foul #3 on Corey Riddle, team foul #2 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Howard Reed (SG), Carlos Tedrow (C) Corey Riddle, Joseph Durst, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joey Abe (SF), Daniel Jones (PF), Steven Goguen (C) Thomas Rinaldi, Joseph Bates, Thad Williamson | |
| 12:15 | Colorado State | Kerry Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 12:15 | Colorado State | Kerry Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 12:01 | Rice | Frank Stephenson double dribbles | 56-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (SF) Stephen McKinnie | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Justin Lewis (PG) Kerry Harvey | |
| 11:48 | Colorado State | Daniel Jones splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the baseline | 56-61 |
| 11:46 | Rice | Donald Reavis pulls down the rebound | 56-61 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Frank Stephenson (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Howard Reed (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Cleveland Ladner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Donald Reavis (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Justin Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Chilson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joey Abe (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Daniel Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Steven Goguen (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Frank Stephenson | 58-61 |
| 10:58 | Colorado State | Cleveland Ladner is called for the reach on Justin Lewis - foul #2 on Cleveland Ladner, team foul #3 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (SG), Stephen McKinnie (SF), Darren Shaffer (PF) Howard Reed, Cleveland Ladner, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Thomas Rinaldi (PG), Matthew Pratt (SF) Justin Lewis, Roger Chilson | |
| 10:45 | Colorado State | Steven Goguen misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Carlos Tedrow - foul #2 on Carlos Tedrow, team foul #4 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Kerry Harvey (PG), Thad Williamson (C) Joey Abe, Daniel Jones | |
| 10:45 | Colorado State | Steven Goguen makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 10:45 | Colorado State | Steven Goguen makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 10:33 | Rice | Joseph Durst is whistled for a carry | 58-63 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Bates (PF) Steven Goguen | |
| 10:07 | Colorado State | Thad Williamson is open but misses the lay-in | 58-63 |
| 10:06 | Rice | Darren Shaffer gets the rebound | 58-63 |
| 09:58 | Rice | Frank Stephenson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-63 |
| 09:57 | Colorado State | Joseph Bates snags the defensive board | 58-63 |
| 09:52 | Colorado State | Matthew Pratt can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 58-63 |
| 09:51 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow grabs the board | 58-63 |
| 09:35 | Rice | Kerry Harvey steals it from Stephen McKinnie | 58-63 |
| 09:31 | Colorado State | Kerry Harvey misses the lay-in | 58-63 |
| 09:30 | Colorado State | Joseph Bates tips it home | 58-65 |
| 09:23 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Thad Williamson - foul #2 on Thad Williamson, team foul #6 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Howard Reed (SG), Cleveland Ladner (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF) Frank Stephenson, Joseph Durst, Stephen McKinnie, Darren Shaffer | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Roger Chilson (SG), Joey Abe (SF), Daniel Jones (PF), Luther Holland (C) Thomas Rinaldi, Matthew Pratt, Joseph Bates, Thad Williamson | |
| 09:23 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 09:23 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 09:13 | Colorado State | Roger Chilson misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-65 |
| 09:12 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson snags the defensive board | 60-65 |
| 09:07 | Rice | Corey Riddle hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 60-65 |
| 09:06 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow tips it back up and in | 62-65 |
| 08:45 | Colorado State | Roger Chilson is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kerry Harvey | 62-67 |
| 08:31 | Rice | Roger Chilson steps in front of the Carlos Tedrow pass | 62-67 |
| 08:24 | Colorado State | Kerry Harvey knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-70 |
| 08:08 | Rice | Howard Reed comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-70 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Corey Riddle grabs the offensive rebound | 62-70 |
| 07:51 | Rice | Howard Reed drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-70 |
| 07:45 | Colorado State | Luther Holland blows the layup but the foul's on Carlos Tedrow - foul #3 on Carlos Tedrow, team foul #5 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (SG), Stephen McKinnie (SF), Darren Shaffer (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Howard Reed, Cleveland Ladner, Lawrence Johnson, Carlos Tedrow | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Thomas Rinaldi (PG), Steven Goguen (PF) Kerry Harvey, Daniel Jones | |
| 07:45 | Colorado State | Luther Holland misses the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 07:45 | Colorado State | Luther Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Durst (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Thomas Rinaldi (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roger Chilson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joey Abe (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Steven Goguen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Luther Holland (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Rice | Joseph Durst drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Darren Shaffer | 68-71 |
| 07:16 | Colorado State | Roger Chilson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-71 |
| 07:15 | Rice | Darren Shaffer grabs the defensive rebound | 68-71 |
| 07:01 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie comes up short on the shot from the right side | 68-71 |
| 06:59 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Thomas Rinaldi | 68-71 |
| 06:55 | Colorado State | Roger Chilson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Darren Shaffer - foul #1 on Darren Shaffer, team foul #6 | 68-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG) Corey Riddle | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Matthew Pratt (SF), Charles Turner (C) Joey Abe, Luther Holland | |
| 06:55 | Colorado State | Roger Chilson misses the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 06:55 | Colorado State | Roger Chilson misses the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 06:55 | Rice | Donald Reavis grabs the board | 68-71 |
| 06:53 | Rice | Thomas Rinaldi steps in front of the Frank Stephenson pass in the backcourt | 68-71 |
| 06:48 | Colorado State | Roger Chilson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-71 |
| 06:46 | Rice | Darren Shaffer pulls down the rebound | 68-71 |
| 06:34 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-71 |
| 06:33 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Steven Goguen | 68-71 |
| 06:14 | Colorado State | Roger Chilson is open and scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Steven Goguen out of a doubleteam | 68-73 |
| 06:04 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the jumper from the right side set up by Frank Stephenson | 70-73 |
| 05:53 | Colorado State | Charles Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-73 |
| 05:51 | Colorado State | Matthew Pratt tips it home | 70-75 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:26 | Rice | Joseph Durst hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 70-75 |
| 05:24 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Reavis | 70-75 |
| 05:12 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses badly on a shot near the basket | 70-75 |
| 05:10 | Colorado State | Roger Chilson pulls down the rebound | 70-75 |
| 05:10 | Colorado State | Colorado State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Lawrence Johnson (PF) Frank Stephenson, Darren Shaffer | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Kerry Harvey (PG), Daniel Jones (PF) Roger Chilson, Steven Goguen | |
| 04:56 | Colorado State | Charles Turner banks in the layup | 70-77 |
| 04:34 | Rice | Donald Reavis banks in the layup | 72-77 |
| 04:18 | Colorado State | Thomas Rinaldi misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 72-77 |
| 04:17 | Rice | Donald Reavis grabs the defensive rebound | 72-77 |
| 03:56 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Daniel Jones - foul #3 on Daniel Jones, team foul #7 | 72-77 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (SG) Joseph Durst | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Roger Chilson (SG), Joey Abe (SF), Thad Williamson (C) Thomas Rinaldi, Matthew Pratt, Charles Turner | |
| 03:56 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 03:56 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 2nd free throw | 74-77 |
| 03:34 | Colorado State | Daniel Jones shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Corey Riddle - foul #4 on Corey Riddle, team foul #7 | 74-77 |
| 03:34 | Colorado State | Daniel Jones makes the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 03:34 | Colorado State | Daniel Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 74-79 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Howard Reed (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Kerry Harvey (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Roger Chilson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joey Abe (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Daniel Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Thad Williamson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Rice | Joey Abe denies the turnaround by Corey Riddle | 74-79 |
| 03:10 | Colorado State | Thad Williamson gets the rebound | 74-79 |
| 03:05 | Colorado State | Kerry Harvey buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Joey Abe | 74-81 |
| 02:48 | Rice | Howard Reed is fouled on the floor by Roger Chilson - foul #4 on Roger Chilson, team foul #8 | 74-81 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Cleveland Ladner (SF), Darren Shaffer (PF), Carlos Tedrow (C) Corey Riddle, Stephen McKinnie, Lawrence Johnson, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Thomas Rinaldi (PG), Steven Goguen (PF) Kerry Harvey, Daniel Jones | |
| 02:48 | Rice | Howard Reed misses the 1st free throw | 74-81 |
| 02:48 | Colorado State | Steven Goguen snags the defensive board | 74-81 |
| 02:48 | Colorado State | Colorado State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-81 |
| 02:33 | Colorado State | Thad Williamson connects on the jump hook in the paint | 74-83 |
| 02:33 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-83 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Joseph Durst (SG), Stephen McKinnie (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Frank Stephenson, Howard Reed, Cleveland Ladner, Darren Shaffer, Carlos Tedrow | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Kerry Harvey (PG), Matthew Pratt (SF), Daniel Jones (PF), Charles Turner (C) Thomas Rinaldi, Joey Abe, Steven Goguen, Thad Williamson | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:18 | Rice | Matthew Pratt steals it from Donald Reavis | 74-83 |
| 02:05 | Colorado State | Matthew Pratt dunks the ball on a nice dish by Kerry Harvey | 74-85 |
| 01:48 | Rice | Donald Reavis comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Roger Chilson - foul #5 on Roger Chilson, team foul #9 | 74-85 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Thomas Rinaldi (PG), Justin Lewis (SG), Joey Abe (SF), Steven Goguen (PF), Thad Williamson (C) Kerry Harvey, Roger Chilson, Matthew Pratt, Daniel Jones, Charles Turner | |
| 01:48 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 75-85 |
| 01:48 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the 2nd free throw | 75-85 |
| 01:48 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Johnson | 75-85 |
| 01:33 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 75-85 |
| 01:31 | Colorado State | Thad Williamson grabs the defensive rebound | 75-85 |
| 01:12 | Colorado State | Corey Riddle steals the ball from Steven Goguen | 75-85 |
| 00:59 | Rice | Donald Reavis drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Lawrence Johnson | 77-85 |
| 00:59 | Colorado State | Colorado State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 77-85 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Kerry Harvey (PG), Matthew Pratt (SF), Daniel Jones (PF), Charles Turner (C) Justin Lewis, Joey Abe, Steven Goguen, Thad Williamson | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Colorado State | Thomas Rinaldi is hacked by Corey Riddle in the backcourt - foul #5 on Corey Riddle, team foul #8 | 77-85 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG) Corey Riddle | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joey Abe (SF) Matthew Pratt | |
| 00:56 | Colorado State | Thomas Rinaldi makes the 1st free throw | 77-86 |
| 00:56 | Colorado State | Thomas Rinaldi misses the 2nd free throw | 77-86 |
| 00:56 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie gets the rebound | 77-86 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Rice | Joseph Durst can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 77-86 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Frank Stephenson grabs the offensive board | 77-86 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Joseph Durst hits a 3 from the right corner | 80-86 |
| 00:44 | Colorado State | Joseph Durst is called for the reach on Thomas Rinaldi in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Durst, team foul #9 | 80-86 |
| 00:44 | Colorado State | Thomas Rinaldi makes the 1st free throw | 80-87 |
| 00:44 | Colorado State | Thomas Rinaldi makes the 2nd free throw | 80-88 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Thomas Rinaldi is called for the reach on Joseph Durst - foul #3 on Thomas Rinaldi, team foul #10 | 80-88 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Matthew Pratt (SF) Joey Abe | |
| 00:38 | Rice | Joseph Durst makes the 1st free throw | 81-88 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Joseph Durst makes the 2nd free throw | 82-88 |
| 00:36 | Colorado State | Joseph Durst is called for the reach on Kerry Harvey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Durst, team foul #10 | 82-88 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joey Abe (SF) Matthew Pratt | |
| 00:36 | Colorado State | Kerry Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 82-89 |
| 00:36 | Colorado State | Kerry Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 82-90 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Donald Reavis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 82-90 |
| 00:28 | Colorado State | Joseph Durst is called for the reach on Thomas Rinaldi in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Durst, team foul #11 | 82-90 |
| 00:28 | Colorado State | Thomas Rinaldi makes the 1st free throw | 82-91 |
| 00:28 | Colorado State | Thomas Rinaldi makes the 2nd free throw | 82-92 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Donald Reavis lays it up and in set up by Frank Stephenson | 84-92 |
| 00:21 | Colorado State | Colorado State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 84-92 |
| 00:20 | Colorado State | Kerry Harvey is hacked by Frank Stephenson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Frank Stephenson, team foul #12 | 84-92 |
| 00:20 | Colorado State | Kerry Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 84-93 |
| 00:20 | Colorado State | Kerry Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 84-94 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie scores on a jumper from the left side | 86-94 |
| 00:13 | Colorado State | Thomas Rinaldi is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Durst - foul #5 on Joseph Durst, team foul #13 | 86-94 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (SG) Joseph Durst | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 00:13 | Colorado State | Thomas Rinaldi misses the 1st free throw | 86-94 |
| 00:13 | Colorado State | Thomas Rinaldi makes the 2nd free throw | 86-95 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 86-95 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Matthew Pratt (SF) Joey Abe | |
| 00:07 | Rice | Howard Reed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 86-95 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joey Abe (SF) Matthew Pratt | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | Kerry Harvey runs out the clock | 86-95 |