| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Henry Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - David Lang (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Fries (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Carothers (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Taveras (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Stephen Carothers inbounds the ball | 41-27 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:52 | Nebraska | Stephen Carothers splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by David Lang | 41-30 |
| 19:39 | Rice | Michael Fries steals the ball from Lawrence Johnson | 41-30 |
| 19:21 | Nebraska | David Lang's pass is intercepted by Corey Riddle | 41-30 |
| 19:02 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 41-30 |
| 19:00 | Nebraska | Michael Fries snags the defensive board | 41-30 |
| 18:43 | Nebraska | Michael Fries loses the ball out of bounds | 41-30 |
| 18:21 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie double dribbles | 41-30 |
| 18:03 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 41-30 |
| 18:01 | Rice | Joseph Durst pulls down the rebound | 41-30 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Corey Riddle comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 41-30 |
| 17:55 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras pulls down the rebound | 41-30 |
| 17:49 | Nebraska | Stephen Carothers works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-32 |
| 17:34 | Rice | Henry Brown is hacked by John Edwards - foul #2 on John Edwards, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Darren Shaffer (PF) Henry Brown | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Sidney Hess (PF) John Edwards | |
| 17:26 | Rice | Joseph Durst is fouled on the floor by Sidney Hess - foul #1 on Sidney Hess, team foul #2 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Chris Price (SG) Michael Fries | |
| 17:01 | Rice | David Lang is called for the reach on Joseph Durst - foul #1 on David Lang, team foul #3 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (PG), Carlos Tedrow (C) Corey Riddle, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jesse Laurie (SG), Carl Saad (SF) David Lang, Stephen Carothers | |
| 16:48 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 41-32 |
| 16:47 | Nebraska | Sidney Hess grabs the defensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 16:28 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jesse Laurie | 41-35 |
| 16:11 | Rice | Darren Shaffer misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 16:10 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow grabs the offensive board | 41-35 |
| 15:47 | Rice | Darren Shaffer drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Stephen McKinnie | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Howard Reed (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Joseph Durst (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 3 pts. C - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Chris Price (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jesse Laurie (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Carl Saad (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sidney Hess (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Taveras (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras lays it in set up by Chris Price | 43-37 |
| 15:11 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow is hacked by Glenn Taveras - foul #2 on Glenn Taveras, team foul #4 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Brian Livingston (SF), Henry Brown (PF), Lawrence Johnson (C) Stephen McKinnie, Joseph Durst, Darren Shaffer, Carlos Tedrow | |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Lang (PG), Michael Fries (SG), Stephen Carothers (SF), John Edwards (PF) Chris Price, Jesse Laurie, Carl Saad, Glenn Taveras | |
| 15:01 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson lays it in | 45-37 |
| 14:48 | Nebraska | David Lang can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-37 |
| 14:46 | Nebraska | Stephen Carothers grabs the offensive board | 45-37 |
| 14:32 | Nebraska | John Edwards comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 14:30 | Rice | Brian Livingston grabs the defensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 14:26 | Rice | Howard Reed misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 14:24 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 14:10 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson is fouled on the floor by Sidney Hess - foul #2 on Sidney Hess, team foul #5 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (SG) Howard Reed | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Steven Kramer (C) Sidney Hess | |
| 14:05 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Stephen Carothers - foul #1 on Stephen Carothers, team foul #6 | 45-37 |
| 14:05 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 14:05 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 13:45 | Nebraska | David Lang is fouled on the floor by Corey Riddle - foul #2 on Corey Riddle, team foul #1 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (SF) Brian Livingston | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras (C) Steven Kramer | |
| 13:33 | Nebraska | Stephen Carothers misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-37 |
| 13:31 | Nebraska | John Edwards snags the offensive board | 47-37 |
| 13:21 | Nebraska | Michael Fries can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lawrence Johnson - foul #2 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #2 | 47-37 |
| 13:21 | Nebraska | Michael Fries misses the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 13:21 | Nebraska | Michael Fries makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 13:07 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses the lay-in | 47-38 |
| 13:05 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Stephen Carothers | 47-38 |
| 13:01 | Nebraska | Michael Fries misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-38 |
| 13:00 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras tips it home | 47-40 |
| 12:40 | Rice | Glenn Taveras steals it from Joseph Durst | 47-40 |
| 12:21 | Nebraska | Joseph Durst steals it from Stephen Carothers out of a doubleteam | 47-40 |
| 12:04 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 12:03 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Brown | 47-40 |
| 11:50 | Rice | Joseph Durst makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Corey Riddle | 50-40 |
| 11:29 | Nebraska | Stephen Carothers buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Fries | 50-42 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Joseph Durst (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Henry Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Johnson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - David Lang (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Fries (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Carothers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Edwards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Taveras (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:11 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 50-42 |
| 11:09 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson grabs the offensive board | 50-42 |
| 10:55 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 10:53 | Nebraska | Stephen Carothers snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 10:41 | Nebraska | John Edwards misses the jumper from the free throw line | 50-42 |
| 10:40 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras can't tip it in | 50-42 |
| 10:38 | Rice | The rebound goes to Corey Riddle | 50-42 |
| 10:15 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson misses the easy layup | 50-42 |
| 10:14 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie tips it in | 52-42 |
| 10:06 | Nebraska | David Lang's pass is intercepted by Corey Riddle | 52-42 |
| 10:01 | Rice | Corey Riddle banks in the layup | 54-42 |
| 09:43 | Nebraska | David Lang can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Corey Riddle - foul #3 on Corey Riddle, team foul #3 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (PG), Brian Livingston (SG), Frank Stephenson (SF), Darren Shaffer (PF), Carlos Tedrow (C) Corey Riddle, Stephen McKinnie, Joseph Durst, Henry Brown, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Chris Price (SG), Jesse Laurie (SF), Sidney Hess (PF), Steven Kramer (C) Michael Fries, Stephen Carothers, John Edwards, Glenn Taveras | |
| 09:43 | Nebraska | David Lang misses the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 09:43 | Nebraska | David Lang makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 09:27 | Rice | Darren Shaffer hits the finger roll | 56-43 |
| 09:10 | Nebraska | Chris Price misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 56-43 |
| 09:09 | Rice | Darren Shaffer gets the rebound | 56-43 |
| 08:52 | Rice | Darren Shaffer misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 56-43 |
| 08:50 | Nebraska | Sidney Hess grabs the board | 56-43 |
| 08:26 | Nebraska | Frank Stephenson is called for the reach on Chris Price - foul #2 on Frank Stephenson, team foul #4 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (SG) Frank Stephenson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Carl Saad (SF) David Lang | |
| 08:11 | Nebraska | Carl Saad knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Steven Kramer | 56-45 |
| 07:50 | Rice | Carl Saad steals the ball from Howard Reed | 56-45 |
| 07:33 | Nebraska | Sidney Hess loses the dribble to Brian Livingston | 56-45 |
| 07:16 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 56-45 |
| 07:14 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Sidney Hess | 56-45 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Howard Reed (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Brian Livingston (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Chris Price (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Laurie (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Carl Saad (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sidney Hess (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Kramer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:10 | Nebraska | Jesse Laurie misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-45 |
| 07:09 | Nebraska | Sidney Hess gets the offensive rebound | 56-45 |
| 06:57 | Nebraska | Steven Kramer misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-45 |
| 06:55 | Rice | Darren Shaffer grabs the board | 56-45 |
| 06:41 | Rice | Darren Shaffer blows the layup but he's fouled by Sidney Hess - foul #3 on Sidney Hess, team foul #7 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Joseph Durst (SF), Lawrence Johnson (C) Howard Reed, Brian Livingston, Carlos Tedrow | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Rudy Finklea (PG), Michael Fries (SG), Stephen Carothers (SF), Glenn Taveras (C) Chris Price, Jesse Laurie, Carl Saad, Steven Kramer | |
| 06:41 | Rice | Darren Shaffer misses the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 06:41 | Rice | Darren Shaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 06:24 | Nebraska | Michael Fries misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-45 |
| 06:23 | Rice | Darren Shaffer gets the rebound | 57-45 |
| 06:09 | Rice | Corey Riddle can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Rudy Finklea - foul #1 on Rudy Finklea, team foul #8 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Hendricks (PF) Darren Shaffer | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Carl Saad (PF) Sidney Hess | |
| 06:09 | Rice | Corey Riddle makes the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 06:09 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 06:09 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Michael Fries | 58-45 |
| 05:58 | Nebraska | Carl Saad misses the easy layup | 58-45 |
| 05:56 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lawrence Johnson | 58-45 |
| 05:41 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson clanks a jump hook from the right block | 58-45 |
| 05:40 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Johnson | 58-45 |
| 05:28 | Rice | Corey Riddle connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Durst | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:14 | Nebraska | Rudy Finklea misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-45 |
| 05:12 | Rice | Joseph Durst snags the defensive board | 60-45 |
| 04:48 | Rice | Corey Riddle clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-45 |
| 04:46 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras grabs the board | 60-45 |
| 04:31 | Nebraska | Carl Saad is called for traveling | 60-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (SG), Henry Brown (PF), Carlos Tedrow (C) Stephen McKinnie, Charles Hendricks, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Lang (PG), Chris Price (SG), John Edwards (PF) Rudy Finklea, Michael Fries, Carl Saad | |
| 04:11 | Rice | Corey Riddle is hacked by David Lang - foul #2 on David Lang, team foul #9 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jesse Laurie (SF) Stephen Carothers | |
| 04:11 | Rice | Corey Riddle makes the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 04:11 | Rice | Corey Riddle makes the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| 03:50 | Nebraska | David Lang is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Glenn Taveras | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Rice | Joseph Durst is hacked by Chris Price - foul #1 on Chris Price, team foul #10 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (SG) Corey Riddle | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 03:34 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 03:34 | Rice | Joseph Durst makes the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 03:19 | Nebraska | David Lang misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 63-48 |
| 03:18 | Rice | Howard Reed grabs the board | 63-48 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Durst | 65-48 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Howard Reed (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Joseph Durst (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Henry Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - David Lang (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chris Price (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Laurie (fresh) 2 ast. PF - John Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Taveras (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:45 | Nebraska | David Lang drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jesse Laurie | 65-51 |
| 02:26 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Howard Reed and he's fouled by Jesse Laurie - foul #2 on Jesse Laurie, team foul #11 | 67-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Livingston (SF), Darren Shaffer (PF) Joseph Durst, Henry Brown | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Carl Saad (SF), Sidney Hess (PF), Steven Kramer (C) David Lang, John Edwards, Glenn Taveras | |
| 02:26 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the free throw | 68-51 |
| 02:07 | Nebraska | Carl Saad misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-51 |
| 02:05 | Rice | Howard Reed gets the rebound | 68-51 |
| 01:39 | Rice | Howard Reed makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Stephen McKinnie | 71-51 |
| 01:20 | Nebraska | Jesse Laurie splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-51 |
| 01:19 | Nebraska | Sidney Hess tips it home | 71-53 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Howard Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-53 |
| 01:00 | Nebraska | Steven Kramer grabs the defensive rebound | 71-53 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Nebraska | Chris Price misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-53 |
| 00:51 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow snags the defensive board | 71-53 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie lays it up and in on a great pass from Darren Shaffer | 73-53 |
| 00:19 | Nebraska | Jesse Laurie shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 73-53 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Brian Livingston pulls down the rebound | 73-53 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Howard Reed runs out the clock | 73-53 |