| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Rouleau (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tony Cunningham (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Williams (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jerry Schumann (fresh) C - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Stamps (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Price (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Petrus (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Conrad Snow (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Donald Price inbounds the ball | 42-33 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Rice | Charles Helle is called for traveling in the backcourt | 42-33 |
| 19:50 | Virginia | Charles Helle takes the ball from Tony Cunningham | 42-33 |
| 19:39 | Rice | Richard Petrus misses badly on a runner from close range but he's fouled by John Rouleau - foul #3 on John Rouleau, team foul #1 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Virginia | Alex Broderick (PG) John Rouleau | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 19:39 | Rice | Richard Petrus makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 19:39 | Rice | Richard Petrus misses the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 19:39 | Virginia | Timothy Johnson grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 19:23 | Virginia | Tony Cunningham misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Conrad Snow - foul #2 on Conrad Snow, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| 19:23 | Virginia | Tony Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 19:23 | Virginia | Tony Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 19:23 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Johnson | 42-34 |
| 19:05 | Virginia | Bradley Williams misses long on a floater from the right side | 42-34 |
| 19:04 | Virginia | Bradley Williams hits the follow up shot | 44-34 |
| 18:50 | Rice | Donald Price misses short on a 3 from straight away | 44-34 |
| 18:48 | Rice | Conrad Snow tips it in | 44-36 |
| 18:31 | Virginia | Timothy Johnson connects on the jumper from the right wing | 46-36 |
| 18:27 | Rice | Tony Cunningham is called for the reach on Conrad Snow in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tony Cunningham, team foul #2 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Virginia | Dominique Carter (SG), Troy Bryan (SF) Tony Cunningham, Bradley Williams | |
| Subs | Rice | Rufus Keane (PG), Tony Doty (SF), David Bell (C) Charles Helle, Donald Price, Conrad Snow | |
| 18:07 | Rice | James Stamps hits the finger roll | 46-38 |
| 17:55 | Virginia | Jerry Schumann hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Alex Broderick | 49-38 |
| 17:46 | Rice | Rufus Keane misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-38 |
| 17:45 | Rice | David Bell grabs the offensive board | 49-38 |
| 17:25 | Rice | Rufus Keane loses the ball out of bounds | 49-38 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rice | Wendell Hamlin (SG), Stephen Sholar (C) James Stamps, Richard Petrus | |
| 17:17 | Virginia | Timothy Johnson is fouled on the floor by Stephen Sholar - foul #1 on Stephen Sholar, team foul #2 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Virginia | Bradley Williams (PG) Alex Broderick | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Price (SF) Tony Doty | |
| 17:04 | Virginia | Dominique Carter can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 49-38 |
| 17:03 | Rice | Stephen Sholar grabs the board | 49-38 |
| 16:54 | Rice | Stephen Sholar hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Timothy Johnson - foul #2 on Timothy Johnson, team foul #3 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Virginia | Alex Broderick (PG), Tony Cunningham (SG), John Dodson (PF) Dominique Carter, Troy Bryan, Jerry Schumann | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Conrad Snow (C) Rufus Keane, David Bell | |
| 16:54 | Rice | Stephen Sholar makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 16:54 | Rice | Stephen Sholar makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 16:39 | Virginia | Timothy Johnson lays it up and in set up by Bradley Williams and the foul's on Conrad Snow - foul #3 on Conrad Snow, team foul #3 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Petrus (PF) Conrad Snow | |
| 16:39 | Virginia | Timothy Johnson misses the free throw | 51-40 |
| 16:39 | Rice | Stephen Sholar snags the defensive board | 51-40 |
| 16:33 | Rice | Charles Helle is hacked by Alex Broderick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alex Broderick, team foul #4 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Virginia | David Cordero (SF), John Buteau (C) Bradley Williams, Timothy Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:15 | Rice | Richard Petrus misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 51-40 |
| 16:13 | Virginia | David Cordero grabs the defensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 15:49 | Virginia | Stephen Sholar is called for the reach on John Buteau - foul #2 on Stephen Sholar, team foul #4 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Rouleau (PG), Dominique Carter (SG), Troy Bryan (SF), Jerry Schumann (PF) Alex Broderick, Tony Cunningham, David Cordero, John Dodson | |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Howell (PG), James Stamps (SG), Tony Doty (SF), Conrad Snow (C) Charles Helle, Wendell Hamlin, Donald Price, Stephen Sholar | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Rouleau (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dominique Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Troy Bryan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Schumann (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - John Buteau (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Patrick Howell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Stamps (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Doty (fresh) PF - Richard Petrus (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Conrad Snow (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:37 | Virginia | Tony Doty is called for the reach on Jerry Schumann - foul #3 on Tony Doty, team foul #5 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Virginia | Bradley Williams (SF) Troy Bryan | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:27 | Virginia | Jerry Schumann is fouled on the floor by Richard Petrus - foul #2 on Richard Petrus, team foul #6 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Virginia | Timothy Johnson (C) John Buteau | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:11 | Virginia | Jerry Schumann scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Dominique Carter | 54-40 |
| 15:02 | Rice | Richard Petrus hits a wide open jumper from the left block set up by Tony Doty | 54-42 |
| 14:55 | Virginia | John Rouleau connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Schumann | 56-42 |
| 14:30 | Rice | Richard Petrus connects on the open 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-45 |
| 14:25 | Virginia | John Rouleau comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 56-45 |
| 14:24 | Rice | James Stamps grabs the defensive rebound | 56-45 |
| 14:07 | Rice | John Rouleau steals it from Patrick Howell | 56-45 |
| 13:48 | Virginia | Bradley Williams scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Timothy Johnson | 58-45 |
| 13:42 | Rice | Patrick Howell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-45 |
| Subs | Virginia | Tony Cunningham (SG), Troy Bryan (SF), John Dodson (PF), John Buteau (C) Dominique Carter, Bradley Williams, Jerry Schumann, Timothy Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Rufus Keane (SG), Donald Price (SF), David Bell (PF), Stephen Sholar (C) Patrick Howell, James Stamps, Tony Doty, Richard Petrus, Conrad Snow | |
| 13:22 | Virginia | John Dodson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-45 |
| 13:21 | Rice | David Bell snags the defensive board | 58-45 |
| 13:03 | Rice | Stephen Sholar's layup is rejected by Troy Bryan | 58-45 |
| 13:01 | Virginia | John Dodson pulls down the rebound | 58-45 |
| 12:46 | Virginia | John Dodson loses the dribble to Donald Price | 58-45 |
| 12:24 | Rice | Donald Price clanks a floater from the right wing | 58-45 |
| 12:22 | Rice | Stephen Sholar hits the follow up shot | 58-47 |
| 12:04 | Virginia | Tony Cunningham clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 58-47 |
| 12:03 | Virginia | John Rouleau hits the follow up shot | 60-47 |
| 11:43 | Rice | Charles Helle misses long on an open jumpshot from the right side | 60-47 |
| 11:42 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Tony Cunningham | 60-47 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Rouleau (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Tony Cunningham (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy Bryan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Dodson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Buteau (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rufus Keane (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Donald Price (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Stephen Sholar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Virginia | John Dodson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-47 |
| 11:18 | Rice | Stephen Sholar pulls down the rebound | 60-47 |
| 11:12 | Rice | Donald Price is called for traveling | 60-47 |
| Subs | Virginia | Alex Broderick (PG), Dominique Carter (SG), Bradley Williams (SF), David Cordero (PF), Timothy Johnson (C) John Rouleau, Tony Cunningham, Troy Bryan, John Dodson, John Buteau | |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Howell (PG), James Stamps (SG), Tony Doty (SF), Richard Petrus (PF), Conrad Snow (C) Charles Helle, Rufus Keane, Donald Price, David Bell, Stephen Sholar | |
| 10:55 | Virginia | Alex Broderick misses short on a 3 from straight away | 60-47 |
| 10:54 | Rice | Tony Doty pulls down the rebound | 60-47 |
| 10:35 | Rice | Timothy Johnson knocks away the 3 by Patrick Howell | 60-47 |
| 10:33 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Alex Broderick | 60-47 |
| 10:09 | Virginia | Alex Broderick misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-47 |
| 10:08 | Rice | Conrad Snow snags the defensive board | 60-47 |
| 09:45 | Rice | Patrick Howell hits a fadeaway from the right side | 60-49 |
| 09:27 | Virginia | Bradley Williams knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Alex Broderick | 63-49 |
| 09:25 | Rice | Patrick Howell is called for traveling in the backcourt | 63-49 |
| Subs | Virginia | Tony Cunningham (SG), Martin Gore (SF), Jerry Schumann (PF) Dominique Carter, Bradley Williams, David Cordero | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG), Wendell Hamlin (SG), Donald Price (SF), Stephen Sholar (PF) Patrick Howell, James Stamps, Tony Doty, Richard Petrus | |
| 09:12 | Virginia | Timothy Johnson banks in the layup | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:59 | Rice | Aaron Harris knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 65-51 |
| 08:50 | Virginia | Martin Gore is fouled on the floor by Stephen Sholar - foul #3 on Stephen Sholar, team foul #7 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Rouleau (PG), Troy Bryan (SF) Alex Broderick, Timothy Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG) Aaron Harris | |
| 08:50 | Virginia | Martin Gore makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 08:50 | Virginia | Martin Gore makes the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 08:34 | Rice | Charles Helle hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left corner | 67-51 |
| 08:32 | Rice | Conrad Snow hits the follow up shot | 67-53 |
| 08:21 | Virginia | Martin Gore scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Tony Cunningham | 69-53 |
| 08:19 | Rice | John Rouleau is called for the reach on Charles Helle in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Rouleau, team foul #5 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Virginia | Alex Broderick (PG), Dominique Carter (SG), Timothy Johnson (C) John Rouleau, Tony Cunningham, Martin Gore | |
| Subs | Rice | James Stamps (SG), Richard Petrus (PF), David Bell (C) Donald Price, Stephen Sholar, Conrad Snow | |
| 08:03 | Rice | James Stamps misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-53 |
| 08:02 | Virginia | Troy Bryan grabs the board | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:44 | Virginia | Jerry Schumann clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-53 |
| 07:42 | Rice | David Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 69-53 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Alex Broderick (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dominique Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Troy Bryan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Schumann (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Timothy Johnson (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Stamps (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wendell Hamlin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Richard Petrus (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Rice | James Stamps is called for 10 seconds | 69-53 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Rouleau (PG), Bradley Williams (SF), John Dodson (PF), David Cordero (C) Alex Broderick, Troy Bryan, Jerry Schumann, Timothy Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Howell (PG), Rufus Keane (SF) Charles Helle, Wendell Hamlin | |
| 07:13 | Virginia | John Dodson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Richard Petrus - foul #3 on Richard Petrus, team foul #8 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Virginia | Tony Cunningham (SG) Dominique Carter | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Sholar (PF), Conrad Snow (C) Richard Petrus, David Bell | |
| 07:13 | Virginia | John Dodson misses the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 07:13 | Virginia | John Dodson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-53 |
| 06:55 | Rice | James Stamps drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Patrick Howell | 70-56 |
| 06:26 | Virginia | Tony Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 70-56 |
| 06:25 | Rice | Conrad Snow grabs the board | 70-56 |
| 06:23 | Rice | John Rouleau takes the ball from Rufus Keane in the backcourt | 70-56 |
| 06:18 | Virginia | David Cordero connects on the fadeaway from close range and the foul's on Conrad Snow - foul #4 on Conrad Snow, team foul #9 | 72-56 |
| Subs | Virginia | Dominique Carter (SG), Jerry Schumann (PF), John Buteau (C) Tony Cunningham, Bradley Williams, John Dodson | |
| Subs | Rice | Tony Doty (SF), Richard Petrus (PF) Rufus Keane, Stephen Sholar | |
| 06:18 | Virginia | David Cordero makes the free throw | 73-56 |
| 06:01 | Rice | Tony Doty is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Tony Doty, team foul #10 | 73-56 |
| Subs | Virginia | Alex Broderick (PG), Troy Bryan (SF) John Rouleau, David Cordero | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Price (SF) Conrad Snow | |
| 05:42 | Virginia | Donald Price takes the ball from Alex Broderick | 73-56 |
| 05:39 | Rice | Patrick Howell lays it in on a great pass from Donald Price | 73-58 |
| 05:15 | Virginia | Dominique Carter is hacked by James Stamps - foul #1 on James Stamps, team foul #11 | 73-58 |
| Subs | Virginia | Martin Gore (C) John Buteau | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), David Bell (PF), Stephen Sholar (C) Patrick Howell, Donald Price, Richard Petrus | |
| 05:15 | Virginia | Dominique Carter makes the 1st free throw | 74-58 |
| 05:15 | Virginia | Dominique Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 75-58 |
| 04:59 | Rice | Stephen Sholar knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from David Bell | 75-60 |
| 04:30 | Virginia | Alex Broderick knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Dominique Carter | 78-60 |
| 04:25 | Rice | Tony Doty can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 78-60 |
| 04:24 | Virginia | Dominique Carter pulls down the rebound | 78-60 |
| 04:04 | Virginia | Martin Gore comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Helle - foul #2 on Charles Helle, team foul #12 | 78-60 |
| Subs | Virginia | Bradley Williams (PG), Tony Cunningham (SG), John Dodson (PF), Timothy Johnson (C) Alex Broderick, Dominique Carter, Troy Bryan, Jerry Schumann | |
| Subs | Rice | Wendell Hamlin (SG), Rufus Keane (SF), Richard Petrus (PF), Conrad Snow (C) James Stamps, Tony Doty, David Bell, Stephen Sholar | |
| 04:04 | Virginia | Martin Gore makes the 1st free throw | 79-60 |
| 04:04 | Virginia | Martin Gore makes the 2nd free throw | 80-60 |
| 03:53 | Rice | Charles Helle makes the wide open 3 from the left wing | 80-63 |
| 03:29 | Virginia | Tony Cunningham misses the easy layup | 80-63 |
| 03:28 | Rice | Richard Petrus grabs the defensive rebound | 80-63 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Bradley Williams (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Cunningham (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Gore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Dodson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Johnson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wendell Hamlin (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Rufus Keane (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Richard Petrus (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Conrad Snow (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Rice | Conrad Snow comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 80-63 |
| 03:15 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin tips it back up and in | 80-65 |
| 02:47 | Virginia | Tony Cunningham is fouled on the floor by Wendell Hamlin - foul #1 on Wendell Hamlin, team foul #13 | 80-65 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Rouleau (PG), David Cordero (PF), John Buteau (C) Martin Gore, John Dodson, Timothy Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG), Patrick Howell (SG), Stephen Sholar (PF), David Bell (C) Charles Helle, Wendell Hamlin, Richard Petrus, Conrad Snow | |
| 02:47 | Virginia | Tony Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 81-65 |
| 02:47 | Virginia | Tony Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 82-65 |
| 02:34 | Rice | Bradley Williams is called for the reach on Rufus Keane - foul #1 on Bradley Williams, team foul #6 | 82-65 |
| 02:29 | Rice | Bradley Williams takes the ball from Stephen Sholar | 82-65 |
| 02:04 | Virginia | Tony Cunningham scores on a jumper from the left wing | 84-65 |
| 01:46 | Rice | Rufus Keane makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 84-68 |
| 01:26 | Virginia | Tony Cunningham is fouled on the floor by Patrick Howell - foul #2 on Patrick Howell, team foul #14 | 84-68 |
| Subs | Virginia | Jerry Schumann (PF), Timothy Johnson (C) David Cordero, John Buteau | |
| Subs | Rice | Wendell Hamlin (SG), Tony Doty (SF) Aaron Harris, Patrick Howell | |
| 01:26 | Virginia | Tony Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 85-68 |
| 01:26 | Virginia | Tony Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 85-68 |
| 01:26 | Rice | Tony Doty snags the defensive board | 85-68 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:15 | Rice | David Bell misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 85-68 |
| 01:14 | Rice | David Bell tips it back up and in | 85-70 |
| 00:45 | Virginia | Tony Cunningham banks in the layup on a great pass from John Rouleau | 87-70 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Rice | Stephen Sholar is fouled on the floor by Timothy Johnson - foul #3 on Timothy Johnson, team foul #7 | 87-70 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Stephen Sholar makes the 1st free throw | 87-71 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Stephen Sholar makes the 2nd free throw | 87-72 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Virginia | Tony Cunningham misses short on a jumper from the right side | 87-72 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Rufus Keane gets the rebound | 87-72 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Stephen Sholar clanks a jumper in the paint | 87-72 |
| 00:02 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Timothy Johnson | 87-72 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Timothy Johnson runs out the clock | 87-72 |