| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Page (fresh) SG - Gregory Goodfellow (fresh) SF - Tyler Hazard (fresh) PF - Robert Davis (fresh) C - Louis Welcher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) SF - Donald Price (fresh) PF - Stephen Sholar (fresh) C - David Bell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Louis Welcher wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Kentucky | James Page is hacked by David Bell - foul #1 on David Bell, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Kentucky | Robert Davis loses the dribble to Donald Price | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland is called for 10 seconds | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Kentucky | James Page blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Rice | David Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Rice | Donald Price misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Louis Welcher | 0-0 |
| 18:27 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Davis | 3-0 |
| 18:08 | Rice | Donald Price hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 18:07 | Kentucky | Robert Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:43 | Kentucky | Robert Davis misses the easy layup | 3-0 |
| 17:42 | Rice | Stephen Sholar grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:29 | Rice | Stephen Sholar connects on the floater from the left side | 3-2 |
| 17:01 | Kentucky | David Bell is called for the reach on Louis Welcher - foul #2 on David Bell, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Peres (PG), Dikembe Abdalla (SG), Thomas Mankowski (PF), Damek Zomer (C) James Page, Gregory Goodfellow, Robert Davis, Louis Welcher | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG), Patrick Howell (SG), Wendell Hamlin (SF), Conrad Snow (PF), Tony Doty (C) Charles Helle, Gabriel McLelland, Donald Price, Stephen Sholar, David Bell | |
| 16:32 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard knocks in the floater from the left side | 5-2 |
| 16:07 | Rice | Tony Doty can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-2 |
| 16:05 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 15:42 | Kentucky | A charge is called on Robert Peres - foul #1 on Robert Peres, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Page (PG) Tyler Hazard | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Gabriel McLelland (SG), Donald Price (SF), Stephen Sholar (PF) Aaron Harris, Patrick Howell, Wendell Hamlin, Tony Doty | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Page (fresh) SG - Dikembe Abdalla (fresh) SF - Robert Peres (fresh) PF - Thomas Mankowski (fresh) C - Damek Zomer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) SF - Donald Price (fresh) PF - Stephen Sholar (fresh) 2 pts. C - Conrad Snow (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Rice | Charles Helle drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Gabriel McLelland | 5-5 |
| 15:03 | Kentucky | James Page is whistled for traveling | 5-5 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Goodfellow (SG), Robert Davis (PF) Dikembe Abdalla, Thomas Mankowski | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:01 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| 14:43 | Kentucky | Donald Price picks off the pass by Robert Davis | 5-5 |
| 14:24 | Rice | Stephen Sholar knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Charles Helle | 5-8 |
| 13:57 | Kentucky | James Page comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Charles Helle - foul #1 on Charles Helle, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard (SF), Louis Welcher (C) Robert Peres, Damek Zomer | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (SG), Wendell Hamlin (SF), Tony Doty (C) Gabriel McLelland, Donald Price, Conrad Snow | |
| 13:57 | Kentucky | James Page makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 13:57 | Kentucky | James Page makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 13:42 | Rice | Stephen Sholar makes the wide open fadeaway from close range | 7-10 |
| 13:21 | Kentucky | Robert Davis comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 7-10 |
| 13:20 | Kentucky | Gregory Goodfellow tips it in | 9-10 |
| 13:00 | Rice | Gregory Goodfellow picks off the pass by Wendell Hamlin | 9-10 |
| 12:31 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Page | 12-10 |
| 12:27 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-10 |
| 12:25 | Rice | Charles Helle misses the tip | 12-10 |
| 12:24 | Rice | Aaron Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 12:05 | Rice | Stephen Sholar double dribbles | 12-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Peres (PG), Dikembe Abdalla (SG), Thomas Mankowski (PF), Damek Zomer (C) James Page, Gregory Goodfellow, Robert Davis, Louis Welcher | |
| Subs | Rice | Gabriel McLelland (SG), Donald Price (SF), Conrad Snow (C) Charles Helle, Wendell Hamlin, Tony Doty | |
| 11:39 | Kentucky | Stephen Sholar is called for the reach on Thomas Mankowski - foul #1 on Stephen Sholar, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Peres (fresh) SG - Dikembe Abdalla (fresh) SF - Tyler Hazard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Thomas Mankowski (fresh) C - Damek Zomer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fresh) SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Price (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Stephen Sholar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Conrad Snow (fresh) | |
| 11:12 | Kentucky | Damek Zomer loses the dribble to Conrad Snow | 12-10 |
| 10:47 | Rice | Conrad Snow banks in the layup on a great pass from Aaron Harris | 12-12 |
| 10:22 | Kentucky | Robert Peres clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-12 |
| 10:20 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski can't tip it in | 12-12 |
| 10:18 | Rice | Stephen Sholar grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 10:14 | Rice | Conrad Snow is hacked by Damek Zomer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Damek Zomer, team foul #2 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Page (PG), Robert Davis (PF), Louis Welcher (C) Dikembe Abdalla, Thomas Mankowski, Damek Zomer | |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Howell (PG), Victor Johnson (SG), Wendell Hamlin (PF), Tony Doty (C) Aaron Harris, Gabriel McLelland, Stephen Sholar, Conrad Snow | |
| 10:03 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-12 |
| 10:01 | Kentucky | Robert Davis grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 09:37 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard's pass is intercepted by Patrick Howell | 12-12 |
| 09:33 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin banks in the layup on a nice dish by Patrick Howell | 12-14 |
| 09:14 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 12-14 |
| 09:13 | Kentucky | Robert Peres gets the offensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 09:01 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 08:59 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Welcher | 12-14 |
| 08:40 | Kentucky | Robert Davis is fouled on the floor by Patrick Howell - foul #1 on Patrick Howell, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdalla (SG), Thomas Mankowski (PF), Damek Zomer (C) Robert Peres, Robert Davis, Louis Welcher | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Gabriel McLelland (SG), Stephen Sholar (PF) Patrick Howell, Victor Johnson, Donald Price | |
| 08:14 | Kentucky | James Page misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gabriel McLelland - foul #1 on Gabriel McLelland, team foul #6 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Rice | Federico Russo (SF), Conrad Snow (C) Wendell Hamlin, Tony Doty | |
| 08:14 | Kentucky | James Page makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 08:14 | Kentucky | James Page makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 07:55 | Rice | Federico Russo misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 14-14 |
| 07:54 | Kentucky | Damek Zomer pulls down the rebound | 14-14 |
| 07:47 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-14 |
| 07:45 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to James Page | 14-14 |
| 07:21 | Kentucky | James Page makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Dikembe Abdalla | 16-14 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Page (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdalla (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tyler Hazard (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Thomas Mankowski (fresh) C - Damek Zomer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Federico Russo (fresh) PF - Stephen Sholar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Conrad Snow (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:19 | Rice | Charles Helle's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Abdalla in the backcourt | 16-14 |
| 07:03 | Kentucky | Gabriel McLelland steps in front of the Damek Zomer pass | 16-14 |
| 06:42 | Rice | Charles Helle can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-14 |
| 06:40 | Kentucky | Damek Zomer snags the defensive board | 16-14 |
| 06:17 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdalla and the foul's on Gabriel McLelland - foul #2 on Gabriel McLelland, team foul #7 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Peres (PG), Gregory Goodfellow (SG), Robert Davis (PF), Louis Welcher (C) James Page, Dikembe Abdalla, Tyler Hazard, Damek Zomer | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG), Patrick Howell (SG), Donald Price (SF), Wendell Hamlin (PF), Tony Doty (C) Charles Helle, Gabriel McLelland, Federico Russo, Stephen Sholar, Conrad Snow | |
| 06:17 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski makes the free throw | 19-14 |
| 06:04 | Rice | Louis Welcher steals the ball from Aaron Harris | 19-14 |
| 05:49 | Kentucky | Robert Peres buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Louis Welcher | 22-14 |
| 05:23 | Rice | Louis Welcher picks off the pass by Wendell Hamlin | 22-14 |
| 05:01 | Kentucky | Robert Peres misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-14 |
| 04:59 | Rice | Tony Doty snags the defensive board | 22-14 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Gregory Goodfellow - foul #1 on Gregory Goodfellow, team foul #3 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Page (PG), Damek Zomer (C) Thomas Mankowski, Louis Welcher | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Conrad Snow (C) Patrick Howell, Tony Doty | |
| 04:46 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin makes the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin misses the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 04:46 | Kentucky | Robert Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 22-15 |
| 04:26 | Kentucky | Robert Davis is denied on a layup by Conrad Snow | 22-15 |
| 04:25 | Rice | Conrad Snow grabs the defensive rebound | 22-15 |
| 04:12 | Rice | Gregory Goodfellow is called for the reach on Aaron Harris - foul #2 on Gregory Goodfellow, team foul #4 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard (SF) Robert Peres | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Sholar (PF) Wendell Hamlin | |
| 04:02 | Rice | Charles Helle's pass is intercepted by Gregory Goodfellow | 22-15 |
| 03:58 | Kentucky | Robert Davis jams it on a great pass from Gregory Goodfellow | 24-15 |
| 03:49 | Rice | Aaron Harris hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Donald Price | 24-18 |
| 03:20 | Kentucky | Robert Davis makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by James Page and he's fouled by Stephen Sholar - foul #2 on Stephen Sholar, team foul #8 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Peres (PG), Dikembe Abdalla (SG), Louis Welcher (C) James Page, Gregory Goodfellow, Damek Zomer | |
| Subs | Rice | Gabriel McLelland (SG), Tony Doty (SF), David Bell (C) Aaron Harris, Donald Price, Conrad Snow | |
| 03:20 | Kentucky | Robert Davis makes the free throw | 27-18 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Peres (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dikembe Abdalla (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Tyler Hazard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Welcher (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tony Doty (fresh) PF - Stephen Sholar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - David Bell (fresh) | |
| 03:07 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Helle | 27-20 |
| 03:03 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Stephen Sholar - foul #3 on Stephen Sholar, team foul #9 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Rice | Federico Russo (SF) Stephen Sholar | |
| 03:03 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard misses the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 03:03 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard makes the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 03:01 | Rice | Dikembe Abdalla steps in front of the Federico Russo pass in the backcourt | 28-20 |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard slams it home on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdalla | 30-20 |
| 02:42 | Rice | Charles Helle hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-20 |
| 02:40 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdalla pulls down the rebound | 30-20 |
| 02:15 | Kentucky | Robert Davis hits the finger roll | 32-20 |
| 01:52 | Rice | David Bell can't finish the layup | 32-20 |
| 01:50 | Kentucky | Louis Welcher gets the rebound | 32-20 |
| 01:34 | Kentucky | Robert Peres is fouled on the floor by Gabriel McLelland - foul #3 on Gabriel McLelland, team foul #10 | 32-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Page (PG), Gregory Goodfellow (SG), Damek Zomer (PF), Thomas Mankowski (C) Dikembe Abdalla, Tyler Hazard, Robert Davis, Louis Welcher | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG), Patrick Howell (SG), Donald Price (SF), Wendell Hamlin (PF), Conrad Snow (C) Charles Helle, Gabriel McLelland, Federico Russo, Tony Doty, David Bell | |
| 01:34 | Kentucky | Robert Peres makes the 1st free throw | 33-20 |
| 01:34 | Kentucky | Robert Peres makes the 2nd free throw | 34-20 |
| 01:24 | Rice | Aaron Harris's pass is intercepted by James Page | 34-20 |
| 01:00 | Kentucky | James Page drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Peres | 36-20 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Robert Peres picks off the pass by Wendell Hamlin in the backcourt | 36-20 |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | James Page is hacked by Aaron Harris - foul #1 on Aaron Harris, team foul #11 | 36-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard (SF) Robert Peres | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | James Page makes the 1st free throw | 37-20 |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | James Page makes the 2nd free throw | 38-20 |
| 00:37 | Rice | Patrick Howell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Louis Welcher (C) Thomas Mankowski | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-20 |
| 00:08 | Kentucky | Louis Welcher pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-20 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Damek Zomer is hacked by Donald Price - foul #1 on Donald Price, team foul #12 | 38-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Davis (PF) Louis Welcher | |
| Subs | Rice | Tony Doty (PF), David Bell (C) Donald Price, Conrad Snow | |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Damek Zomer misses the 1st free throw | 38-20 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Damek Zomer makes the 2nd free throw | 39-20 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Patrick Howell misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 39-20 |