| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenny Garrett (fresh) SG - Joe Woods (fresh) SF - Scotty McLaird (fresh) PF - Lloyd Broome (fresh) C - James Pritchard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Denis Tate (fresh) SG - Lewis Thibodeau (fresh) SF - Paul Vidal (fresh) PF - James Ferrel (fresh) C - William Hyde (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | William Hyde wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Western Michigan | William Hyde misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Pritchard | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Rice | Kenny Garrett can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Denis Tate - foul #1 on Denis Tate, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Rice | Kenny Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:29 | Rice | Kenny Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Western Michigan | Paul Vidal misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Rice | James Pritchard snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Rice | James Pritchard misses the runner from the left block | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Rice | Scotty McLaird snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | Rice | Kenny Garrett can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:15 | Western Michigan | Lloyd Broome blocks the short jumper by James Ferrel | 2-0 |
| 18:14 | Rice | The rebound goes to Kenny Garrett | 2-0 |
| 17:55 | Rice | Lloyd Broome hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kenny Garrett | 4-0 |
| 17:48 | Western Michigan | Paul Vidal is hacked by James Pritchard - foul #1 on James Pritchard, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman (PG), Robert Ramsey (SG), Andrew Waugh (SF), Paul Wolfe (PF), Jeffrey Alford (C) Denis Tate, Lewis Thibodeau, Paul Vidal, James Ferrel, William Hyde | |
| 17:39 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey misses badly on a shot from the left side | 4-0 |
| 17:38 | Rice | Kenny Garrett grabs the board | 4-0 |
| 17:23 | Rice | Joe Woods scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-0 |
| 16:56 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh loses the ball out of bounds | 7-0 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Cassidy (SG), Frank Krug (SF), Jeremiah Terrill (PF), Jake Sitz (C) Joe Woods, Scotty McLaird, Lloyd Broome, James Pritchard | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 16:45 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy is fouled on the floor by Jason Fleshman - foul #1 on Jason Fleshman, team foul #2 | 7-0 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Denis Tate (PG) Jason Fleshman | |
| 16:33 | Rice | Frank Krug is hacked by Robert Ramsey - foul #1 on Robert Ramsey, team foul #3 | 7-0 |
| Subs | Rice | Billy Davis (SG) Kenny Garrett | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 16:23 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-0 |
| 16:21 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Alford snags the defensive board | 7-0 |
| 16:12 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh misses the shot from the left side | 7-0 |
| 16:10 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey hits the follow up shot | 7-2 |
| 15:48 | Rice | Jeremiah Terrill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-2 |
| Subs | Rice | Scotty McLaird (SF) Jeremiah Terrill | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau (SG), Sean Gibson (SF), James Ferrel (PF), William Hyde (C) Robert Ramsey, Andrew Waugh, Paul Wolfe, Jeffrey Alford | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kevin Cassidy (fresh) SG - Billy Davis (fresh) SF - Scotty McLaird (fresh) PF - Jake Sitz (fresh) C - Frank Krug (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Denis Tate (fresh) SG - Lewis Thibodeau (fresh) SF - Sean Gibson (fresh) PF - James Ferrel (fresh) C - William Hyde (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau hits a 3 from the left corner set up by James Ferrel | 7-5 |
| 15:14 | Rice | Frank Krug misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 7-5 |
| 15:13 | Western Michigan | William Hyde snags the defensive board | 7-5 |
| 14:58 | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 14:57 | Rice | Frank Krug gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| 14:50 | Rice | Frank Krug misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 14:48 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Scotty McLaird | 7-5 |
| 14:33 | Rice | Jake Sitz misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 14:32 | Rice | Scotty McLaird pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 14:14 | Rice | Jake Sitz misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-5 |
| 14:12 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to William Hyde | 7-5 |
| 13:51 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Denis Tate | 7-7 |
| 13:36 | Rice | Denis Tate steals the ball from Scotty McLaird | 7-7 |
| 13:32 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau hits the finger roll set up by Denis Tate | 7-9 |
| 13:29 | Rice | Scotty McLaird is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Gibson - foul #1 on Sean Gibson, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenny Garrett (PG), Joe Woods (SG), Jeremiah Terrill (SF), Lloyd Broome (PF), James Pritchard (C) Kevin Cassidy, Billy Davis, Scotty McLaird, Jake Sitz, Frank Krug | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman (PG), Robert Ramsey (SG), Paul Vidal (SF), Andrew Waugh (PF), Paul Wolfe (C) Denis Tate, Lewis Thibodeau, Sean Gibson, James Ferrel, William Hyde | |
| 13:17 | Rice | Kenny Garrett drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Pritchard | 10-9 |
| 13:06 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh clanks a 3 from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 13:04 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joe Woods | 10-9 |
| 13:01 | Rice | Joe Woods is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Waugh - foul #1 on Andrew Waugh, team foul #5 | 10-9 |
| 12:51 | Rice | Kenny Garrett buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Joe Woods | 12-9 |
| 12:43 | Western Michigan | The short jumper by Paul Wolfe is denied by Lloyd Broome | 12-9 |
| 12:42 | Rice | James Pritchard grabs the board | 12-9 |
| 12:31 | Rice | Kenny Garrett misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 12:30 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh grabs the board | 12-9 |
| 12:03 | Western Michigan | Paul Vidal misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-9 |
| 12:01 | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman tips it but misses | 12-9 |
| 12:00 | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman grabs the offensive board | 12-9 |
| 11:44 | Western Michigan | Kenny Garrett is called for the reach on Jason Fleshman - foul #1 on Kenny Garrett, team foul #2 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Billy Davis (SG), Scotty McLaird (SF), Frank Krug (C) Joe Woods, Lloyd Broome, James Pritchard | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson (PG), Lewis Thibodeau (SG), James Ferrel (PF), Jeffrey Alford (C) Jason Fleshman, Robert Ramsey, Andrew Waugh, Paul Wolfe | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenny Garrett (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Davis (fresh) SF - Scotty McLaird (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jeremiah Terrill (fresh) C - Frank Krug (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Sean Gibson (fresh) SG - Lewis Thibodeau (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Vidal (fairly fresh) PF - James Ferrel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Alford (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Broome (PF) Jeremiah Terrill | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 11:09 | Rice | Frank Krug misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jeffrey Alford - foul #1 on Jeffrey Alford, team foul #6 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Cassidy (PG) Kenny Garrett | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 11:09 | Rice | Frank Krug misses the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 11:09 | Rice | Frank Krug makes the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 10:57 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Lloyd Broome - foul #1 on Lloyd Broome, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Denis Tate (PG), William Hyde (C) Paul Vidal, Jeffrey Alford | |
| 10:57 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel misses the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 10:57 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 10:53 | Rice | Lewis Thibodeau steps in front of the Billy Davis pass in the backcourt | 13-10 |
| 10:46 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 13-10 |
| 10:44 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau can't tip it in | 13-10 |
| 10:43 | Rice | Lloyd Broome pulls down the rebound | 13-10 |
| 10:36 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-10 |
| 10:35 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel snags the defensive board | 13-10 |
| 10:21 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Lewis Thibodeau | 13-12 |
| 10:04 | Rice | Scotty McLaird's pass is intercepted by James Ferrel | 13-12 |
| 09:50 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate is fouled on the floor by Scotty McLaird - foul #1 on Scotty McLaird, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenny Garrett (PG), Joe Woods (SG), Jeremiah Terrill (SF), Jake Sitz (PF), James Pritchard (C) Kevin Cassidy, Billy Davis, Scotty McLaird, Lloyd Broome, Frank Krug | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman (PG), Andrew Waugh (SF), Paul Wolfe (PF), Jeffrey Alford (C) Denis Tate, Sean Gibson, James Ferrel, William Hyde | |
| 09:32 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Terrill is called for the reach on Andrew Waugh - foul #1 on Jeremiah Terrill, team foul #5 | 13-12 |
| 09:14 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 13-14 |
| 09:00 | Rice | James Pritchard is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Kenny Garrett | 15-14 |
| 08:41 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-14 |
| 08:40 | Rice | Kenny Garrett grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 08:28 | Rice | Jeremiah Terrill misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 15-14 |
| 08:27 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Jake Sitz | 15-14 |
| 08:17 | Rice | Kenny Garrett drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Joe Woods | 18-14 |
| 07:57 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeremiah Terrill - foul #2 on Jeremiah Terrill, team foul #6 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Cassidy (PG), Billy Davis (SG), Scotty McLaird (SF), Lloyd Broome (PF), Frank Krug (C) Kenny Garrett, Joe Woods, Jeremiah Terrill, Jake Sitz, James Pritchard | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Denis Tate (PG), Robert Ramsey (SF), James Ferrel (PF), William Hyde (C) Jason Fleshman, Andrew Waugh, Paul Wolfe, Jeffrey Alford | |
| 07:57 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 07:57 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 07:54 | Rice | Scotty McLaird is fouled in the backcourt by William Hyde - foul #1 on William Hyde, team foul #7 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson (SF) Lewis Thibodeau | |
| 07:54 | Rice | Scotty McLaird makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 07:54 | Rice | Scotty McLaird makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 07:36 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Kevin Cassidy - foul #1 on Kevin Cassidy, team foul #7 | 20-16 |
| 07:36 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate misses the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 07:36 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate misses the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 07:36 | Rice | Lloyd Broome grabs the defensive rebound | 20-16 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kevin Cassidy (fresh) SG - Billy Davis (fresh) SF - Scotty McLaird (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lloyd Broome (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Krug (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Denis Tate (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Ramsey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sean Gibson (fresh) PF - James Ferrel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Hyde (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Rice | Billy Davis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-16 |
| 07:10 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel gets the rebound | 20-16 |
| 07:03 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on James Ferrel, team foul #8 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenny Garrett (PG) Billy Davis | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Vidal (SF) Sean Gibson | |
| 07:01 | Rice | Denis Tate steals it from Kenny Garrett in the backcourt | 20-16 |
| 06:50 | Western Michigan | William Hyde hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 20-16 |
| 06:48 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to James Ferrel | 20-16 |
| 06:31 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 20-16 |
| 06:30 | Western Michigan | Paul Vidal gets the offensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 06:13 | Western Michigan | William Hyde misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Frank Krug - foul #1 on Frank Krug, team foul #8 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Joe Woods (SG), Jake Sitz (PF), James Pritchard (C) Kevin Cassidy, Lloyd Broome, Frank Krug | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman (PG), Sean Gibson (SG), Andrew Waugh (SF), Jeffrey Alford (PF) Denis Tate, Robert Ramsey, Paul Vidal, James Ferrel | |
| 06:13 | Western Michigan | William Hyde misses the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 06:13 | Western Michigan | William Hyde misses the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 06:13 | Rice | James Pritchard grabs the defensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 06:10 | Rice | Jake Sitz is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Fleshman - foul #2 on Jason Fleshman, team foul #9 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Denis Tate (PG) Jason Fleshman | |
| 06:10 | Rice | Jake Sitz misses the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 06:10 | Western Michigan | William Hyde pulls down the rebound | 20-16 |
| 05:49 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh is hacked by Scotty McLaird - foul #2 on Scotty McLaird, team foul #9 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Billy Davis (PG), Frank Krug (SF) Kenny Garrett, Scotty McLaird | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Wolfe (PF) William Hyde | |
| 05:49 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 05:49 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh misses the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 05:49 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Alford gets the offensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 05:36 | Western Michigan | James Pritchard is called for the reach on Andrew Waugh - foul #2 on James Pritchard, team foul #10 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Broome (PF) James Pritchard | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau (SG) Denis Tate | |
| 05:36 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh misses the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 05:36 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 05:12 | Rice | Andrew Waugh is called for the reach on Joe Woods - foul #2 on Andrew Waugh, team foul #10 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Cassidy (PG) Billy Davis | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Vidal (SF), James Ferrel (PF) Andrew Waugh, Jeffrey Alford | |
| 05:12 | Rice | Joe Woods makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 05:12 | Rice | Joe Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 04:48 | Western Michigan | Paul Vidal is whistled for traveling | 22-18 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenny Garrett (PG) Joe Woods | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey (SG), William Hyde (C) Lewis Thibodeau, Paul Wolfe | |
| 04:27 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Kenny Garrett | 25-18 |
| 04:05 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel buries a floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Lloyd Broome - foul #2 on Lloyd Broome, team foul #11 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Billy Davis (SG), James Pritchard (C) Kevin Cassidy, Lloyd Broome | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Denis Tate (PG) Sean Gibson | |
| 04:05 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel makes the free throw | 25-21 |
| 03:41 | Rice | James Pritchard misses long on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by James Ferrel - foul #2 on James Ferrel, team foul #11 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Joe Woods (SG), Scotty McLaird (SF), Jeremiah Terrill (PF) Billy Davis, Frank Krug, Jake Sitz | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman (SG), Andrew Waugh (SF), Jeffrey Alford (C) Robert Ramsey, Paul Vidal, William Hyde | |
| 03:41 | Rice | James Pritchard misses the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 03:41 | Rice | James Pritchard makes the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 03:34 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate's pass is intercepted by Kenny Garrett in the backcourt | 26-21 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenny Garrett (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scotty McLaird (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremiah Terrill (fresh) C - James Pritchard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Denis Tate (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Fleshman (fresh) SF - Andrew Waugh (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Ferrel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Alford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Rice | James Pritchard makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Joe Woods | 28-21 |
| 03:06 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel scores on a runner from the left block set up by Jeffrey Alford | 28-23 |
| 03:04 | Rice | James Ferrel is called for the reach on James Pritchard in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Ferrel, team foul #12 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Cassidy (PG) Kenny Garrett | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Wolfe (PF) James Ferrel | |
| 03:04 | Rice | James Pritchard makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 03:04 | Rice | James Pritchard misses the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 03:04 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Alford grabs the defensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 02:50 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate is hacked by Kevin Cassidy - foul #2 on Kevin Cassidy, team foul #12 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson (SF) Jeffrey Alford | |
| 02:50 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate misses the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 02:50 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate misses the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 02:50 | Western Michigan | Paul Wolfe grabs the offensive board | 29-23 |
| 02:34 | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Waugh | 29-25 |
| 02:21 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Scotty McLaird | 32-25 |
| 01:53 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Wolfe | 32-28 |
| 01:49 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy's pass is intercepted by Sean Gibson in the backcourt | 32-28 |
| 01:48 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate lays it up and in on a great pass from Sean Gibson | 32-30 |
| 01:32 | Rice | Scotty McLaird misses short on an open shot from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 01:31 | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 01:12 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate loses the dribble to Kevin Cassidy | 32-30 |
| 00:49 | Rice | James Pritchard connects on the open pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Kevin Cassidy | 34-30 |
| 00:44 | Western Michigan | Joe Woods steps in front of the Sean Gibson pass | 34-30 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Joe Woods can't throw it down | 34-30 |
| 00:39 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy tips it but misses | 34-30 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Scotty McLaird scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joe Woods | 36-30 |
| 00:21 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Paul Wolfe | 36-32 |
| 00:19 | Rice | James Pritchard is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Wolfe - foul #1 on Paul Wolfe, team foul #13 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenny Garrett (PG), Billy Davis (SG), Frank Krug (SF), Jake Sitz (PF) Kevin Cassidy, Joe Woods, Scotty McLaird, Jeremiah Terrill | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau (SG), Paul Vidal (SF), Jeffrey Alford (PF), William Hyde (C) Jason Fleshman, Sean Gibson, Andrew Waugh, Paul Wolfe | |
| 00:19 | Rice | James Pritchard makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 00:19 | Rice | James Pritchard misses the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 00:19 | Western Michigan | William Hyde grabs the board | 37-32 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Paul Vidal buries a floater in the lane | 37-34 |