| Lineup | Denver | PG - Richard Baptiste (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andy Nixon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Eggers (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Million (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Rawls (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenny Garrett (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joe Woods (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Delp (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Odom (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Pritchard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Chad Delp inbounds the ball | 28-40 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Rice | Chad Delp loses the ball out of bounds | 28-40 |
| 19:26 | Denver | Andy Nixon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-40 |
| 19:25 | Denver | Charles Rawls gets the offensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 19:03 | Denver | Richard Baptiste connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-40 |
| 18:44 | Rice | James Pritchard misses the dunk | 31-40 |
| 18:43 | Denver | Jack Eggers grabs the defensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 18:25 | Denver | Charles Rawls blows the layup | 31-40 |
| 18:23 | Rice | Chad Delp grabs the defensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 18:16 | Rice | Joe Woods comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-40 |
| 18:14 | Rice | Kenny Garrett misses the tip | 31-40 |
| 18:12 | Rice | Chad Delp tips it in | 31-42 |
| 17:53 | Denver | Charles Rawls's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-42 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Kenny Garrett misses the easy layup | 31-42 |
| 17:26 | Denver | Andy Nixon grabs the board | 31-42 |
| 17:18 | Denver | Andy Nixon's pass is intercepted by Joshua Odom | 31-42 |
| 17:07 | Rice | Chad Delp scores on a jumper in the lane | 31-44 |
| 16:41 | Denver | Charles Rawls scores on a turnaround from the left block | 33-44 |
| 16:26 | Rice | James Pritchard clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-44 |
| 16:25 | Denver | Andy Nixon grabs the defensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 16:02 | Denver | Jack Eggers is fouled on the floor by Joshua Odom - foul #1 on Joshua Odom, team foul #1 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Scott (PG), Michael Oakes (SG), Sylvester Fitzgerald (SF), Andrew Pesina (PF), Alan Williams (C) Richard Baptiste, Andy Nixon, Jack Eggers, Kevin Million, Charles Rawls | |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Cassidy (PG), Frank Krug (SG), Thomas Beauchamp (SF), Marc Moore (PF), Lloyd Broome (C) Kenny Garrett, Joe Woods, Chad Delp, Joshua Odom, James Pritchard | |
| 15:38 | Denver | Alan Williams blows the layup | 33-44 |
| 15:37 | Rice | Lloyd Broome grabs the board | 33-44 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Matthew Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Oakes (fresh) SF - Sylvester Fitzgerald (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andrew Pesina (fresh) 1 pts. C - Alan Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kevin Cassidy (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Frank Krug (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Beauchamp (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marc Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lloyd Broome (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Rice | Lloyd Broome misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Alan Williams - foul #1 on Alan Williams, team foul #1 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Ted Hunter (SF) Michael Oakes | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:25 | Rice | Lloyd Broome makes the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 15:25 | Rice | Lloyd Broome makes the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| 15:14 | Denver | Matthew Scott loses the dribble to Kevin Cassidy | 33-46 |
| 14:49 | Rice | Ted Hunter takes the ball from Frank Krug | 33-46 |
| 14:45 | Denver | Ted Hunter banks in the layup | 35-46 |
| 14:32 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 35-46 |
| 14:31 | Denver | Andrew Pesina pulls down the rebound | 35-46 |
| 14:09 | Denver | Ted Hunter hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-46 |
| 14:08 | Rice | Lloyd Broome grabs the board | 35-46 |
| 13:43 | Rice | Lloyd Broome can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 35-46 |
| 13:41 | Denver | Andrew Pesina grabs the board | 35-46 |
| 13:23 | Denver | Sylvester Fitzgerald's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-46 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Baptiste (PG), Andy Nixon (SG), Kevin Million (PF), Charles Rawls (C) Matthew Scott, Sylvester Fitzgerald, Andrew Pesina, Alan Williams | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenny Garrett (PG), Joe Woods (SG), Chad Delp (SF), Joshua Odom (PF), James Pritchard (C) Kevin Cassidy, Frank Krug, Thomas Beauchamp, Marc Moore, Lloyd Broome | |
| 12:58 | Rice | Kenny Garrett misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 35-46 |
| 12:57 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to James Pritchard | 35-46 |
| 12:35 | Rice | Joshua Odom connects on the turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Ted Hunter - foul #4 on Ted Hunter, team foul #2 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Denver | Jack Eggers (SF) Ted Hunter | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:35 | Rice | Joshua Odom makes the free throw | 35-49 |
| 12:14 | Denver | Kevin Million's floater is knocked away by Joshua Odom | 35-49 |
| 12:13 | Denver | Charles Rawls snags the offensive board | 35-49 |
| 12:05 | Denver | Richard Baptiste double dribbles | 35-49 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jake Sitz (C) James Pritchard | |
| 11:53 | Rice | Charles Rawls denies the turnaround by Chad Delp | 35-49 |
| 11:51 | Denver | Kevin Million gets the rebound | 35-49 |
| 11:43 | Denver | Jack Eggers comes up short on the runner in the paint | 35-49 |
| 11:42 | Rice | Jake Sitz snags the defensive board | 35-49 |
| 11:20 | Rice | Kenny Garrett misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 35-49 |
| 11:19 | Rice | Chad Delp tips it back up and in | 35-51 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Richard Baptiste (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andy Nixon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Eggers (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kevin Million (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Rawls (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenny Garrett (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joe Woods (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Delp (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joshua Odom (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jake Sitz (fresh) | |
| 11:02 | Denver | Charles Rawls comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 35-51 |
| 11:00 | Rice | Chad Delp pulls down the rebound | 35-51 |
| 10:55 | Rice | Chad Delp is called for traveling | 35-51 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Cassidy (SG), Thomas Beauchamp (SF), Marc Moore (PF), James Pritchard (C) Joe Woods, Chad Delp, Joshua Odom, Jake Sitz | |
| 10:42 | Denver | Andy Nixon knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-51 |
| 10:25 | Rice | Marc Moore is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Marc Moore, team foul #2 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Scott (PG), Sylvester Fitzgerald (SG), Andrew Pesina (C) Richard Baptiste, Andy Nixon, Charles Rawls | |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Broome (PF) Kenny Garrett | |
| 10:00 | Denver | Matthew Scott clanks a shot from the left wing | 38-51 |
| 09:59 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Pesina | 38-51 |
| 09:43 | Denver | Andrew Pesina banks in the layup | 40-51 |
| 09:23 | Rice | Andrew Pesina steals it from James Pritchard | 40-51 |
| 08:58 | Denver | Kevin Million misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-51 |
| 08:56 | Rice | Marc Moore gets the rebound | 40-51 |
| 08:31 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-54 |
| 08:16 | Denver | Kevin Million knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Matthew Scott and he's fouled by Thomas Beauchamp - foul #1 on Thomas Beauchamp, team foul #3 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Baptiste (PG), Andy Nixon (SG), Charles Rawls (C) Matthew Scott, Jack Eggers, Andrew Pesina | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenny Garrett (PG), Joe Woods (SG), Chad Delp (SF), Joshua Odom (PF), Jake Sitz (C) Kevin Cassidy, Thomas Beauchamp, Marc Moore, Lloyd Broome, James Pritchard | |
| 08:16 | Denver | Kevin Million misses the free throw | 42-54 |
| 08:16 | Rice | Chad Delp grabs the defensive rebound | 42-54 |
| 08:00 | Rice | Richard Baptiste picks off the pass by Kenny Garrett | 42-54 |
| 07:39 | Denver | Andy Nixon clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 42-54 |
| 07:38 | Rice | Kenny Garrett snags the defensive board | 42-54 |
| 07:22 | Rice | Joshua Odom comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 42-54 |
| 07:21 | Denver | Andy Nixon grabs the defensive rebound | 42-54 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Richard Baptiste (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andy Nixon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sylvester Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kevin Million (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Rawls (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenny Garrett (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joe Woods (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Delp (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Joshua Odom (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jake Sitz (fresh) | |
| 07:04 | Denver | Charles Rawls can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-54 |
| 07:02 | Rice | Chad Delp gets the rebound | 42-54 |
| 06:44 | Rice | Chad Delp misses the jumper from the baseline | 42-54 |
| 06:42 | Rice | Joshua Odom grabs the offensive board | 42-54 |
| 06:28 | Rice | Charles Rawls blocks the short jumper by Chad Delp | 42-54 |
| 06:27 | Rice | Joshua Odom misses the tip | 42-54 |
| 06:26 | Denver | Andy Nixon grabs the board | 42-54 |
| 06:14 | Denver | Kevin Million makes the floater near the basket | 44-54 |
| 06:05 | Rice | Chad Delp blows the layup but he's fouled by Sylvester Fitzgerald - foul #2 on Sylvester Fitzgerald, team foul #3 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Denver | Ted Hunter (SF), Andrew Pesina (PF) Sylvester Fitzgerald, Kevin Million | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp (SG), Marc Moore (C) Joe Woods, Jake Sitz | |
| 06:05 | Rice | Chad Delp makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 06:05 | Rice | Chad Delp misses the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 06:05 | Denver | The rebound goes to Charles Rawls | 44-55 |
| 05:56 | Denver | Ted Hunter knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Pesina | 47-55 |
| 05:39 | Rice | Chad Delp knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Thomas Beauchamp and he's fouled by Ted Hunter - foul #5 on Ted Hunter, team foul #4 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Scott (PG), Jack Eggers (SF) Richard Baptiste, Ted Hunter | |
| Subs | Rice | James Pritchard (C) Joshua Odom | |
| 05:39 | Rice | Chad Delp makes the free throw | 47-58 |
| 05:23 | Denver | Andrew Pesina is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Andrew Pesina, team foul #5 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Oakes (SG), Alan Williams (C) Andy Nixon, Charles Rawls | |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Cassidy (PG), Lloyd Broome (PF) Kenny Garrett, Chad Delp | |
| 05:02 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 47-58 |
| 05:01 | Denver | Michael Oakes pulls down the rebound | 47-58 |
| 04:35 | Denver | The jump hook by Andrew Pesina is blocked by Marc Moore | 47-58 |
| 04:33 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Pesina | 47-58 |
| 04:19 | Denver | Jack Eggers makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-58 |
| 04:04 | Rice | James Pritchard connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Kevin Cassidy | 49-60 |
| 03:48 | Denver | Andrew Pesina knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Matthew Scott | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:46 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-60 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Baptiste (PG), Andy Nixon (SG), Kevin Million (PF), Charles Rawls (C) Matthew Scott, Michael Oakes, Andrew Pesina, Alan Williams | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenny Garrett (PG), Joe Woods (SG), Chad Delp (SF), Joshua Odom (PF) Kevin Cassidy, Thomas Beauchamp, Marc Moore, Lloyd Broome | |
| 03:21 | Rice | Joshua Odom makes the jumper from the right block | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Richard Baptiste (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andy Nixon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Eggers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Million (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Rawls (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenny Garrett (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joe Woods (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Delp (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. PF - Joshua Odom (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - James Pritchard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Denver | Joe Woods is called for the reach on Richard Baptiste - foul #1 on Joe Woods, team foul #4 | 51-62 |
| 02:57 | Denver | Andy Nixon buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Richard Baptiste and the foul's on Joshua Odom - foul #2 on Joshua Odom, team foul #5 | 53-62 |
| 02:57 | Denver | Andy Nixon misses the free throw | 53-62 |
| 02:57 | Rice | Joshua Odom grabs the defensive rebound | 53-62 |
| 02:34 | Rice | Kenny Garrett misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-62 |
| 02:32 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Delp | 53-62 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Joe Woods connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-65 |
| 01:58 | Denver | Richard Baptiste is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Richard Baptiste, team foul #6 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Scott (PG), Sylvester Fitzgerald (SG), Andrew Pesina (PF), Alan Williams (C) Richard Baptiste, Andy Nixon, Kevin Million, Charles Rawls | |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Cassidy (PG), Frank Krug (SG), Thomas Beauchamp (SF), Marc Moore (PF), Lloyd Broome (C) Kenny Garrett, Joe Woods, Chad Delp, Joshua Odom, James Pritchard | |
| 01:37 | Rice | Frank Krug's pass is intercepted by Andrew Pesina | 53-65 |
| 01:29 | Denver | Alan Williams's layup is rejected by Marc Moore | 53-65 |
| 01:27 | Rice | The rebound goes to Thomas Beauchamp | 53-65 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 53-65 |
| 01:00 | Denver | The rebound goes to Alan Williams | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Denver | Jack Eggers misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-65 |
| 00:53 | Denver | Jack Eggers snags the offensive board | 53-65 |
| 00:49 | Denver | Andrew Pesina can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 53-65 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Lloyd Broome pulls down the rebound | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Rice | Lloyd Broome buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Frank Krug | 53-67 |
| 00:21 | Denver | The short jumper by Jack Eggers is denied by Thomas Beauchamp | 53-67 |
| 00:19 | Denver | Sylvester Fitzgerald tips it back up and in | 55-67 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy runs out the clock | 55-67 |