| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Henry Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Samuel Towry (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Sims (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Sons (fresh) 4 pts. C - Eric Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Mark Sims inbounds the ball | 49-36 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Cornell | Timothy Sons misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 19:42 | Cornell | Robert Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 19:27 | Cornell | Timothy Sons is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Robert Walker | 49-39 |
| 19:14 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Lawrence Johnson | 51-39 |
| 19:03 | Cornell | Eric Bennett is denied on a layup by Henry Brown | 51-39 |
| 19:01 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 18:48 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson is hacked by Eric Bennett - foul #1 on Eric Bennett, team foul #1 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Bradley Straus (PF) Timothy Sons | |
| 18:37 | Rice | Joseph Durst loses the ball out of bounds | 51-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Darren Shaffer (PF) Henry Brown | |
| Subs | Cornell | Rogelio Russo (PG), Nathan Tremper (SG), George Davis (SF), Derrick Snelling (PF) Samuel Towry, Robert Walker, Mark Sims, Eric Bennett | |
| 18:17 | Cornell | Bradley Straus misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Corey Riddle - foul #3 on Corey Riddle, team foul #1 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (PG), Carlos Tedrow (C) Corey Riddle, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 18:17 | Cornell | Bradley Straus misses the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 18:17 | Cornell | Bradley Straus misses the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 18:17 | Rice | The rebound goes to Darren Shaffer | 51-39 |
| 18:15 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 51-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Hendricks (PF) Joseph Durst | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 18:04 | Cornell | Bradley Straus hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 51-39 |
| 18:02 | Rice | Darren Shaffer pulls down the rebound | 51-39 |
| 17:41 | Rice | Bradley Straus swats the dunk try by Howard Reed | 51-39 |
| 17:39 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 17:29 | Rice | Howard Reed clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-39 |
| 17:28 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Darren Shaffer | 51-39 |
| 17:14 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie is called for traveling | 51-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Livingston (SG), Joseph Durst (SF), Henry Brown (PF) Stephen McKinnie, Darren Shaffer, Charles Hendricks | |
| Subs | Cornell | Samuel Towry (PG), Robert Walker (SG), Mark Sims (SF), Timothy Sons (PF), Eric Bennett (C) Rogelio Russo, Nathan Tremper, George Davis, Derrick Snelling, Bradley Straus | |
| 16:51 | Cornell | Eric Bennett hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Samuel Towry | 51-41 |
| 16:31 | Rice | Henry Brown misses short on an open jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Timothy Sons - foul #2 on Timothy Sons, team foul #2 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (SG), Lawrence Johnson (C) Howard Reed, Carlos Tedrow | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 16:31 | Rice | Henry Brown misses the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 16:31 | Rice | Henry Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 16:31 | Cornell | Timothy Sons pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| 16:08 | Cornell | Robert Walker misses the layup against the doubleteam but the foul's on Brian Livingston - foul #1 on Brian Livingston, team foul #2 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (SG), Darren Shaffer (PF) Frank Stephenson, Henry Brown | |
| Subs | Cornell | Nathan Tremper (PG), George Davis (PF) Samuel Towry, Timothy Sons | |
| 16:08 | Cornell | Robert Walker makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 16:08 | Cornell | Robert Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 15:46 | Rice | Brian Livingston connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen McKinnie | 53-43 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brian Livingston (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Durst (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Nathan Tremper (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Sims (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Davis (fresh) 4 reb. C - Eric Bennett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Cornell | Mark Sims misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-43 |
| 15:34 | Cornell | Mark Sims grabs the offensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 15:21 | Cornell | Robert Walker loses the ball out of bounds | 53-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Frank Stephenson (SF), Charles Hendricks (C) Brian Livingston, Joseph Durst, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Cornell | Juan Lopez (PG), Joshua McCrea (SF), Derrick Snelling (PF) Robert Walker, Mark Sims, George Davis | |
| 15:08 | Rice | Corey Riddle is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen McKinnie | 55-43 |
| 14:39 | Cornell | Eric Bennett clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-43 |
| 14:37 | Rice | The rebound goes to Darren Shaffer | 55-43 |
| 14:16 | Rice | Corey Riddle can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-43 |
| 14:14 | Rice | Darren Shaffer grabs the offensive board | 55-43 |
| 13:55 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses the easy open layup | 55-43 |
| 13:53 | Cornell | Juan Lopez grabs the board | 55-43 |
| 13:48 | Cornell | Joshua McCrea buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Derrick Snelling | 55-46 |
| 13:43 | Rice | Corey Riddle can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 13:42 | Cornell | Eric Bennett gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| 13:23 | Cornell | Joshua McCrea is hacked by Stephen McKinnie - foul #1 on Stephen McKinnie, team foul #3 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (PG), Brian Livingston (SG), Joseph Durst (SF), Henry Brown (PF), Lawrence Johnson (C) Corey Riddle, Stephen McKinnie, Frank Stephenson, Darren Shaffer, Charles Hendricks | |
| Subs | Cornell | Samuel Towry (PG), Robert Walker (SG), Mark Sims (SF), Timothy Sons (PF), Bradley Straus (C) Juan Lopez, Nathan Tremper, Joshua McCrea, Derrick Snelling, Eric Bennett | |
| 13:05 | Cornell | Mark Sims misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 13:04 | Cornell | Timothy Sons tips it back up and in | 55-48 |
| 12:37 | Rice | Howard Reed is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Durst | 58-48 |
| 12:08 | Cornell | Timothy Sons is fouled on the floor by Henry Brown - foul #1 on Henry Brown, team foul #4 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG) Brian Livingston | |
| Subs | Cornell | George Davis (SF) Mark Sims | |
| 11:54 | Cornell | George Davis shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-48 |
| 11:52 | Cornell | Robert Walker grabs the offensive board | 58-48 |
| 11:47 | Cornell | Samuel Towry misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-48 |
| 11:45 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-48 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Howard Reed (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Henry Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Lawrence Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Samuel Towry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Davis (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Timothy Sons (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Bradley Straus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses short on an open shot from the free throw line | 58-48 |
| 11:21 | Cornell | Timothy Sons gets the rebound | 58-48 |
| 11:16 | Cornell | George Davis is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on George Davis, team foul #3 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Livingston (PG), Stephen McKinnie (SG), Frank Stephenson (SF), Charles Hendricks (PF), Carlos Tedrow (C) Corey Riddle, Howard Reed, Joseph Durst, Henry Brown, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Cornell | Juan Lopez (PG), Joshua McCrea (SF), Eric Bennett (C) Samuel Towry, Timothy Sons, Bradley Straus | |
| 11:05 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Charles Hendricks and he's hacked by Joshua McCrea - foul #4 on Joshua McCrea, team foul #4 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Rogelio Russo (PG), Nathan Tremper (SG) Robert Walker, Joshua McCrea | |
| 11:05 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the free throw | 61-48 |
| 10:42 | Cornell | Rogelio Russo misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left side | 61-48 |
| 10:40 | Rice | Charles Hendricks pulls down the rebound | 61-48 |
| 10:23 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Frank Stephenson | 63-48 |
| 10:05 | Cornell | Eric Bennett is alone and drills a jump hook from the left block | 63-50 |
| 10:01 | Rice | Brian Livingston is hacked by Nathan Tremper in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nathan Tremper, team foul #5 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Joseph Durst (SF), Darren Shaffer (PF) Brian Livingston, Frank Stephenson, Charles Hendricks | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Walker (SG), Mark Sims (SF), Timothy Sons (PF) Rogelio Russo, Nathan Tremper, George Davis | |
| 09:49 | Rice | Eric Bennett is called for the reach on Carlos Tedrow - foul #2 on Eric Bennett, team foul #6 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Samuel Towry (PG) Juan Lopez | |
| 09:37 | Rice | Joseph Durst hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen McKinnie | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 09:30 | Cornell | Robert Walker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-50 |
| 09:28 | Cornell | Eric Bennett misses the tip | 66-50 |
| 09:27 | Cornell | Mark Sims tips it but misses | 66-50 |
| 09:26 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow gets the rebound | 66-50 |
| 09:13 | Rice | Joseph Durst loses the dribble to Samuel Towry | 66-50 |
| 09:09 | Cornell | Mark Sims hits the finger roll on a great pass from Samuel Towry | 66-52 |
| 08:46 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses long on an open turnaround in the lane | 66-52 |
| 08:44 | Cornell | Timothy Sons grabs the board | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:22 | Cornell | Timothy Sons misses short on an open 3 from the left corner | 66-52 |
| 08:20 | Cornell | Robert Walker snags the offensive board | 66-52 |
| 08:05 | Cornell | Timothy Sons buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Samuel Towry | 66-54 |
| 07:38 | Rice | Corey Riddle hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right corner | 66-54 |
| 07:36 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow can't tip it in | 66-54 |
| 07:35 | Cornell | Timothy Sons grabs the defensive rebound | 66-54 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen McKinnie (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Durst (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Darren Shaffer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Carlos Tedrow (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Samuel Towry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Walker (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Sims (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Sons (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Eric Bennett (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Cornell | Samuel Towry can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 66-54 |
| 07:27 | Rice | Joseph Durst grabs the board | 66-54 |
| 07:15 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie hits a wide open floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Corey Riddle | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:56 | Cornell | Robert Walker shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 68-54 |
| 06:55 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow grabs the board | 68-54 |
| 06:48 | Rice | Darren Shaffer misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Samuel Towry - foul #2 on Samuel Towry, team foul #7 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (PG), Brian Livingston (SG), Henry Brown (PF), Lawrence Johnson (C) Corey Riddle, Stephen McKinnie, Joseph Durst, Carlos Tedrow | |
| Subs | Cornell | Juan Lopez (PG), Nathan Tremper (SG), Joshua McCrea (SF), Derrick Snelling (PF), Bradley Straus (C) Samuel Towry, Robert Walker, Mark Sims, Timothy Sons, Eric Bennett | |
| 06:48 | Rice | Darren Shaffer makes the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 06:48 | Rice | Darren Shaffer misses the 2nd free throw | 69-54 |
| 06:48 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Derrick Snelling | 69-54 |
| 06:40 | Cornell | Juan Lopez connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua McCrea | 69-57 |
| 06:26 | Rice | Howard Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-57 |
| 06:25 | Cornell | Derrick Snelling grabs the defensive rebound | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:02 | Cornell | Juan Lopez is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 69-57 |
| 06:00 | Cornell | Bradley Straus snags the offensive board | 69-57 |
| 05:44 | Cornell | Brian Livingston doubles Nathan Tremper and is called for the reach - foul #2 on Brian Livingston, team foul #5 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (SF) Darren Shaffer | |
| Subs | Cornell | George Davis (PF) Bradley Straus | |
| 05:23 | Cornell | Joshua McCrea makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from Nathan Tremper and the foul's on Lawrence Johnson - foul #1 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #6 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Hendricks (PF) Henry Brown | |
| Subs | Cornell | Bradley Straus (C) Derrick Snelling | |
| 05:23 | Cornell | Joshua McCrea makes the free throw | 69-60 |
| 05:04 | Rice | Juan Lopez steps in front of the Howard Reed pass | 69-60 |
| 04:40 | Cornell | Lawrence Johnson steals the ball from George Davis | 69-60 |
| 04:20 | Rice | Howard Reed loses the dribble to Juan Lopez | 69-60 |
| 04:07 | Cornell | Joshua McCrea misses long on an open shot from just outside the lane | 69-60 |
| 04:05 | Rice | Brian Livingston pulls down the rebound | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:49 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Cornell | Joshua McCrea's fadeaway is rejected by Lawrence Johnson | 72-60 |
| 03:40 | Cornell | Joshua McCrea pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-60 |
| 03:35 | Cornell | Howard Reed takes the ball from Joshua McCrea | 72-60 |
| 03:35 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Stephen McKinnie (SG), Joseph Durst (SF), Henry Brown (PF) Howard Reed, Brian Livingston, Frank Stephenson, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Cornell | Samuel Towry (PG), Robert Walker (SG), Mark Sims (SF), Derrick Snelling (C) Juan Lopez, Nathan Tremper, Joshua McCrea, Bradley Straus | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Henry Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Hendricks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Samuel Towry (fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Sims (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Davis (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Derrick Snelling (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Darren Shaffer (PF) Charles Hendricks | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 03:04 | Cornell | George Davis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-60 |
| 03:02 | Rice | Corey Riddle grabs the defensive rebound | 72-60 |
| 03:00 | Rice | Joseph Durst is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Walker - foul #1 on Robert Walker, team foul #8 | 72-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Carlos Tedrow (C) Darren Shaffer | |
| Subs | Cornell | Eric Bennett (C) George Davis | |
| 03:00 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 03:00 | Cornell | Derrick Snelling gets the rebound | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:41 | Cornell | Derrick Snelling misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Henry Brown - foul #2 on Henry Brown, team foul #7 | 72-60 |
| 02:41 | Cornell | Derrick Snelling makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 02:41 | Cornell | Derrick Snelling makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 02:24 | Rice | Joseph Durst clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-62 |
| 02:22 | Rice | Henry Brown grabs the offensive board | 72-62 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Corey Riddle hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 72-62 |
| 02:09 | Cornell | Mark Sims snags the defensive board | 72-62 |
| 02:04 | Cornell | Robert Walker can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Carlos Tedrow - foul #2 on Carlos Tedrow, team foul #8 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Darren Shaffer (PF) Henry Brown | |
| Subs | Cornell | Juan Lopez (PG), Joshua McCrea (SF), George Davis (PF), Nathan Tremper (C) Samuel Towry, Mark Sims, Derrick Snelling, Eric Bennett | |
| 02:04 | Cornell | Robert Walker makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 02:04 | Cornell | Robert Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 02:02 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (C) Carlos Tedrow | |
| Subs | Cornell | Samuel Towry (PG), Mark Sims (SF), Timothy Sons (PF) Juan Lopez, Joshua McCrea, George Davis | |
| 01:50 | Rice | Joseph Durst is fouled on the floor by Mark Sims - foul #2 on Mark Sims, team foul #9 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Brown (PF) Darren Shaffer | |
| Subs | Cornell | Eric Bennett (C) Nathan Tremper | |
| 01:50 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 01:50 | Cornell | Timothy Sons pulls down the rebound | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:33 | Cornell | Samuel Towry misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-64 |
| 01:31 | Cornell | Robert Walker pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-64 |
| 01:21 | Cornell | Timothy Sons clanks a 3 from the left wing | 72-64 |
| 01:19 | Cornell | Mark Sims grabs the offensive board | 72-64 |
| 01:03 | Cornell | Robert Walker blows the layup over the doubleteam | 72-64 |
| 01:01 | Cornell | Eric Bennett tips it home | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:52 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie is hacked by Eric Bennett - foul #3 on Eric Bennett, team foul #10 | 72-66 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:48 | Cornell | Mark Sims evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 74-66 |
| 00:46 | Cornell | Mark Sims grabs the offensive rebound | 74-66 |
| 00:42 | Cornell | Robert Walker drills a 3 from the right wing | 74-69 |
| 00:40 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie is hacked by Robert Walker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Walker, team foul #11 | 74-69 |
| 00:40 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:40 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:33 | Cornell | Robert Walker makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Eric Bennett | 76-72 |
| 00:31 | Rice | Samuel Towry is called for the reach on Stephen McKinnie in the backcourt - foul #3 on Samuel Towry, team foul #12 | 76-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Darren Shaffer (PF) Henry Brown | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 00:31 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:31 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:27 | Cornell | Samuel Towry connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Walker out of the doubleteam | 78-75 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie is hacked by Samuel Towry in the backcourt - foul #4 on Samuel Towry, team foul #13 | 78-75 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie misses the 2nd free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Darren Shaffer snags the offensive board | 79-75 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Darren Shaffer is fouled on the floor by Timothy Sons - foul #3 on Timothy Sons, team foul #14 | 79-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (SG) Stephen McKinnie | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 00:23 | Rice | Darren Shaffer misses the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Darren Shaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:16 | Cornell | Mark Sims loses the ball out of bounds | 80-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (SG) Howard Reed | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 00:13 | Rice | Corey Riddle is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Towry - foul #5 on Samuel Towry, team foul #15 | 80-75 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Nathan Tremper (PG) Samuel Towry | |
| 00:13 | Rice | Corey Riddle makes the 1st free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Corey Riddle makes the 2nd free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:09 | Cornell | Mark Sims knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Walker | 82-78 |
| 00:07 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie is hacked by Nathan Tremper in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nathan Tremper, team foul #16 | 82-78 |
| 00:07 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 1st free throw | 83-78 |
| 00:07 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie misses the 2nd free throw | 83-78 |
| 00:07 | Cornell | Timothy Sons gets the rebound | 83-78 |
| 00:02 | Cornell | Robert Walker misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 83-78 |
| 00:01 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Nathan Tremper | 83-78 |
| 00:00 | Cornell | The clock runs out | 83-78 |