| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kristopher Mire (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clay Farnham (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Casey Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Laurence Crowder (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Zoran Burakowski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Hathorn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Harold Barnes inbounds the ball | 38-39 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Rice | Kristopher Mire is fouled in the backcourt by Laurence Crowder - foul #3 on Laurence Crowder, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Penn | Peter Tully (PG) Laurence Crowder | |
| 19:45 | Rice | Casey Simpson can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Joshua Hathorn - foul #1 on Joshua Hathorn, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| 19:45 | Rice | Casey Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 19:45 | Rice | Casey Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 19:45 | Penn | Joshua Hathorn gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 19:25 | Penn | Richard Moore misses the floater from the free throw line | 39-39 |
| 19:24 | Penn | Joshua Hathorn can't tip it in | 39-39 |
| 19:22 | Rice | Kristopher Mire grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 18:55 | Rice | Casey Simpson buries a floater from close range set up by Harold Barnes | 41-39 |
| 18:36 | Penn | Richard Moore misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-39 |
| 18:34 | Rice | Clay Farnham pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 18:16 | Rice | Clay Farnham connects on the jumper in the lane | 43-39 |
| 18:03 | Penn | Casey Simpson steals it from Joshua Hathorn | 43-39 |
| 17:49 | Rice | Casey Simpson is hacked by Joshua Hathorn - foul #2 on Joshua Hathorn, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Ron McCasland (PG), Charles Driskell (SG), Stephen Kile (SF), Stanley Cunningham (PF), Philip Crenshaw (C) John Smith, Kristopher Mire, Harold Barnes, Clay Farnham, Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | Penn | Michael Holguin (SF), Richard Hollon (PF), Martin Gilbert (C) Mark Jackson, Zoran Burakowski, Joshua Hathorn | |
| 17:29 | Rice | Stephen Kile misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 17:28 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham grabs the offensive board | 43-39 |
| 17:11 | Rice | Stephen Kile's dunk attempt is rejected by Martin Gilbert | 43-39 |
| 17:09 | Rice | Charles Driskell gets the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 16:59 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 43-39 |
| 16:57 | Penn | Martin Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 16:52 | Penn | Richard Moore drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Peter Tully | 43-42 |
| 16:32 | Rice | Stephen Kile can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 16:31 | Penn | Peter Tully grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 16:27 | Penn | Peter Tully buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Holguin | 43-44 |
| 16:06 | Rice | Ron McCasland is wide open but clanks a floater from the left side | 43-44 |
| 16:05 | Rice | Stephen Kile tips it back up and in | 45-44 |
| 15:55 | Penn | Michael Holguin's dunk attempt is rejected by Stanley Cunningham | 45-44 |
| 15:54 | Rice | Charles Driskell pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ron McCasland (fairly fresh) SG - Charles Driskell (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SF - Stephen Kile (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Cunningham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Philip Crenshaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Peter Tully (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Moore (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Holguin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Hollon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Gilbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:42 | Rice | Martin Gilbert swats the short shot by Stanley Cunningham | 45-44 |
| 15:40 | Penn | Richard Hollon grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 15:24 | Penn | Martin Gilbert knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 45-46 |
| 15:06 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 15:05 | Penn | Richard Hollon grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 14:51 | Penn | Richard Hollon can't finish the layup | 45-46 |
| 14:49 | Penn | Richard Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 14:33 | Penn | Richard Hollon hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Martin Gilbert and he's fouled by Stanley Cunningham - foul #2 on Stanley Cunningham, team foul #1 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Rice | John Smith (PG), Kristopher Mire (SG), Harold Barnes (SF), Clay Farnham (PF), Casey Simpson (C) Ron McCasland, Charles Driskell, Stephen Kile, Stanley Cunningham, Philip Crenshaw | |
| Subs | Penn | Laurence Crowder (PG), Mark Jackson (SF), Joshua Hathorn (C) Peter Tully, Michael Holguin, Martin Gilbert | |
| 14:33 | Penn | Richard Hollon makes the free throw | 45-49 |
| 14:31 | Rice | Clay Farnham is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Jackson - foul #3 on Mark Jackson, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Penn | Zoran Burakowski (PF) Richard Hollon | |
| 14:26 | Rice | Harold Barnes hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Smith | 48-49 |
| 14:10 | Penn | Joshua Hathorn clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 48-49 |
| 14:08 | Rice | Harold Barnes pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| 13:52 | Rice | Clay Farnham can't finish the layup but the foul's on Zoran Burakowski - foul #2 on Zoran Burakowski, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| 13:52 | Rice | Clay Farnham makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 13:52 | Rice | Clay Farnham makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 13:36 | Penn | Laurence Crowder makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-52 |
| 13:13 | Rice | Harold Barnes clanks a floater from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 13:12 | Rice | Casey Simpson can't tip it in | 50-52 |
| 13:11 | Penn | Joshua Hathorn gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 12:55 | Penn | Laurence Crowder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Calderwood (PG), Matt Sealey (SG) John Smith, Kristopher Mire | |
| Subs | Penn | Peter Tully (SG) Richard Moore | |
| 12:29 | Rice | Brandon Calderwood drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 12:08 | Penn | The jump hook by Joshua Hathorn is blocked by Clay Farnham | 53-52 |
| 12:07 | Rice | Clay Farnham grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 11:50 | Rice | Harold Barnes makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Matt Sealey and he's hacked by Joshua Hathorn - foul #3 on Joshua Hathorn, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Penn | Richard Moore (SG) Peter Tully | |
| 11:50 | Rice | Harold Barnes makes the free throw | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brandon Calderwood (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matt Sealey (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Harold Barnes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Clay Farnham (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Casey Simpson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Laurence Crowder (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Richard Moore (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Jackson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Zoran Burakowski (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Hathorn (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Penn | Richard Moore is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Richard Moore, team foul #7 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (SG) Harold Barnes | |
| Subs | Penn | Martin Gilbert (C) Joshua Hathorn | |
| 11:12 | Rice | Clay Farnham scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Casey Simpson | 58-52 |
| 10:58 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-52 |
| 10:57 | Rice | Clay Farnham gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 10:43 | Rice | Mark Jackson takes the ball from Casey Simpson | 58-52 |
| 10:28 | Penn | Laurence Crowder loses the ball out of bounds | 58-52 |
| Subs | Rice | John Smith (PG), Harold Barnes (SF), Stephen Kile (PF), Philip Crenshaw (C) Brandon Calderwood, Matt Sealey, Clay Farnham, Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | Penn | Peter Tully (SG), Richard Hollon (SF), Michael Holguin (PF), Joshua Hathorn (C) Richard Moore, Mark Jackson, Zoran Burakowski, Martin Gilbert | |
| 10:11 | Rice | Kristopher Mire misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 10:10 | Penn | Laurence Crowder pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| 09:57 | Penn | Richard Hollon loses the dribble to Kristopher Mire | 58-52 |
| 09:52 | Rice | Kristopher Mire scores on a floater from the left wing | 60-52 |
| 09:42 | Penn | Laurence Crowder comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-52 |
| 09:40 | Penn | Joshua Hathorn tips it home | 60-54 |
| 09:38 | Rice | Peter Tully picks off the pass by Philip Crenshaw in the backcourt | 60-54 |
| 09:36 | Penn | Peter Tully lays it up and in | 60-56 |
| 09:33 | Rice | Peter Tully is called for the reach on Harold Barnes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Peter Tully, team foul #8 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Driskell (SG), Stanley Cunningham (PF) Kristopher Mire, Stephen Kile | |
| Subs | Penn | Mark Jackson (SF) Michael Holguin | |
| 09:33 | Rice | Harold Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 09:33 | Rice | Harold Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 09:23 | Penn | Laurence Crowder misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-56 |
| 09:21 | Penn | Joshua Hathorn grabs the offensive board | 62-56 |
| 09:04 | Penn | Laurence Crowder buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-59 |
| 08:52 | Rice | John Smith knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Stanley Cunningham | 65-59 |
| 08:39 | Penn | Charles Driskell is called for the reach on Peter Tully - foul #3 on Charles Driskell, team foul #2 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Ron McCasland (PG), Kristopher Mire (SG), Clay Farnham (PF), Stephen Kile (C) John Smith, Charles Driskell, Harold Barnes, Philip Crenshaw | |
| Subs | Penn | Richard Moore (SG), Zoran Burakowski (PF), Martin Gilbert (C) Peter Tully, Mark Jackson, Joshua Hathorn | |
| 08:26 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 65-59 |
| 08:25 | Rice | Clay Farnham snags the defensive board | 65-59 |
| 08:12 | Rice | Clay Farnham lays it in on a nice dish by Kristopher Mire | 67-59 |
| 07:50 | Penn | Martin Gilbert hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 67-61 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ron McCasland (fresh) SG - Kristopher Mire (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stanley Cunningham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - Clay Farnham (tiring) 14 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Kile (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Laurence Crowder (tiring) 21 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Richard Moore (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Hollon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Zoran Burakowski (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Martin Gilbert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:39 | Rice | Kristopher Mire connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Stanley Cunningham | 70-61 |
| 07:23 | Penn | Stanley Cunningham is called for the reach on Richard Hollon - foul #3 on Stanley Cunningham, team foul #3 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Calderwood (PG), Charles Driskell (SG), Matt Sealey (SF), Casey Simpson (C) Ron McCasland, Kristopher Mire, Stanley Cunningham, Stephen Kile | |
| Subs | Penn | Mark Jackson (SF), Michael Holguin (PF) Richard Hollon, Zoran Burakowski | |
| 07:15 | Penn | Laurence Crowder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 70-61 |
| 07:14 | Penn | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Holguin | 70-61 |
| 07:02 | Penn | Laurence Crowder misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 70-61 |
| 07:00 | Rice | The rebound goes to Charles Driskell | 70-61 |
| 06:58 | Rice | Richard Moore is called for the reach on Charles Driskell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Moore, team foul #9 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Penn | Peter Tully (SG), Joshua Hathorn (C) Richard Moore, Martin Gilbert | |
| 06:58 | Penn | Penn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-61 |
| 06:58 | Rice | Charles Driskell makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 06:58 | Rice | Charles Driskell makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 06:46 | Penn | Peter Tully's floater is tipped away by Clay Farnham | 72-61 |
| 06:44 | Rice | Clay Farnham gets the rebound | 72-61 |
| 06:31 | Rice | Casey Simpson hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from the left block | 72-61 |
| 06:30 | Rice | Clay Farnham hits the follow up shot | 74-61 |
| 06:14 | Penn | Matt Sealey is called for the reach on Michael Holguin - foul #2 on Matt Sealey, team foul #4 | 74-61 |
| Subs | Rice | John Smith (PG), Philip Crenshaw (PF) Brandon Calderwood, Clay Farnham | |
| Subs | Penn | Richard Hollon (SF), Zoran Burakowski (PF), Martin Gilbert (C) Mark Jackson, Michael Holguin, Joshua Hathorn | |
| 06:04 | Penn | Peter Tully loses the dribble to Charles Driskell | 74-61 |
| 06:01 | Rice | Charles Driskell lays it in | 76-61 |
| 05:50 | Penn | John Smith blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Laurence Crowder | 76-61 |
| 05:49 | Rice | Charles Driskell grabs the board | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:20 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw misses badly on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Zoran Burakowski - foul #3 on Zoran Burakowski, team foul #10 | 76-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (SG), Stephen Kile (SF), Stanley Cunningham (C) Charles Driskell, Matt Sealey, Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | Penn | Richard Moore (SG), Mark Jackson (SF), Joshua Hathorn (C) Peter Tully, Richard Hollon, Martin Gilbert | |
| 05:20 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw misses the 1st free throw | 76-61 |
| 05:20 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 77-61 |
| 04:56 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski misses the dunk attempt | 77-61 |
| 04:55 | Penn | Mark Jackson tips it but misses | 77-61 |
| 04:54 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham pulls down the rebound | 77-61 |
| 04:33 | Rice | John Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 77-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Ron McCasland (PG), Harold Barnes (SF) John Smith, Philip Crenshaw | |
| Subs | Penn | Michael Holguin (SF), Richard Hollon (PF) Mark Jackson, Zoran Burakowski | |
| 04:22 | Penn | Kristopher Mire steps in front of the Michael Holguin pass | 77-61 |
| 03:59 | Rice | Kristopher Mire makes the wide open shot from the left side on a great pass from Ron McCasland | 79-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:48 | Penn | Laurence Crowder comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 79-61 |
| 03:46 | Rice | Harold Barnes gets the rebound | 79-61 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ron McCasland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kristopher Mire (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harold Barnes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Stephen Kile (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Cunningham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Laurence Crowder (tired) 21 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Richard Moore (very tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Holguin (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Richard Hollon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Hathorn (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Rice | Ron McCasland can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 79-61 |
| 03:17 | Penn | Joshua Hathorn pulls down the rebound | 79-61 |
| 03:02 | Penn | Richard Hollon can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 79-61 |
| 03:01 | Rice | Harold Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 79-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:38 | Rice | Stephen Kile misses long on an open jump hook from close range | 79-61 |
| 02:36 | Penn | Joshua Hathorn snags the defensive board | 79-61 |
| 02:32 | Penn | Richard Moore can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 79-61 |
| 02:31 | Rice | Harold Barnes gets the rebound | 79-61 |
| 02:25 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 79-61 |
| 02:23 | Penn | Richard Hollon snags the defensive board | 79-61 |
| 02:18 | Penn | Laurence Crowder misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 79-61 |
| 02:16 | Rice | Stephen Kile snags the defensive board | 79-61 |
| 02:13 | Rice | Kristopher Mire is hacked by Richard Moore in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Moore, team foul #11 | 79-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Calderwood (PG), Matt Sealey (SF), Philip Crenshaw (PF) Ron McCasland, Harold Barnes, Stanley Cunningham | |
| Subs | Penn | Peter Tully (SG), Mark Jackson (SF), Zoran Burakowski (PF), Martin Gilbert (C) Richard Moore, Michael Holguin, Richard Hollon, Joshua Hathorn | |
| 02:13 | Rice | Kristopher Mire makes the 1st free throw | 80-61 |
| 02:13 | Rice | Kristopher Mire makes the 2nd free throw | 81-61 |
| 01:54 | Penn | Martin Gilbert misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Matt Sealey - foul #3 on Matt Sealey, team foul #5 | 81-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Ron McCasland (PG), Charles Driskell (SG), Stanley Cunningham (PF) Brandon Calderwood, Kristopher Mire, Matt Sealey | |
| Subs | Penn | Richard Moore (SG) Peter Tully | |
| 01:54 | Penn | Martin Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 81-62 |
| 01:54 | Penn | Martin Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 81-63 |
| 01:33 | Rice | Charles Driskell misses the wide open floater from the right block | 81-63 |
| 01:32 | Penn | Martin Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 81-63 |
| 01:08 | Penn | Martin Gilbert is fouled on the floor by Stephen Kile - foul #1 on Stephen Kile, team foul #6 | 81-63 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Penn | Joshua Hathorn (C) Martin Gilbert | |
| 00:58 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 81-63 |
| 00:57 | Penn | Joshua Hathorn pulls down the offensive rebound | 81-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Penn | Laurence Crowder clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 81-63 |
| 00:53 | Rice | Stephen Kile gets the rebound | 81-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Rice | Ron McCasland travels with the ball | 81-63 |
| 00:23 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski misses the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Stanley Cunningham - foul #4 on Stanley Cunningham, team foul #7 | 81-63 |
| 00:23 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski makes the 1st free throw | 81-64 |
| 00:23 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski misses the 2nd free throw | 81-64 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Charles Driskell snags the defensive board | 81-64 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Ron McCasland runs out the clock | 81-64 |