| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Predrag Brzuchalski (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Fuller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sergei Sosinski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darryl Colson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Thies (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenny Garrett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Joe Woods (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Scotty McLaird (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lloyd Broome (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jake Sitz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Scotty McLaird inbounds the ball | 44-24 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Rice | Joe Woods misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-24 |
| 19:46 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski grabs the defensive rebound | 44-24 |
| 19:32 | Penn State | Jake Sitz is called for the reach on Brian Thies - foul #3 on Jake Sitz, team foul #1 | 44-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Krug (C) Jake Sitz | |
| 19:12 | Penn State | Scotty McLaird is called for the reach on Thomas Fuller - foul #1 on Scotty McLaird, team foul #2 | 44-24 |
| 18:51 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 46-24 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:31 | Rice | Lloyd Broome drills a floater from close range set up by Frank Krug and he's hacked by Darryl Colson - foul #1 on Darryl Colson, team foul #1 | 46-26 |
| 18:31 | Rice | Lloyd Broome misses the free throw | 46-26 |
| 18:31 | Penn State | Brian Thies grabs the board | 46-26 |
| 18:10 | Penn State | Frank Krug steals the ball from Thomas Fuller | 46-26 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:58 | Rice | Kenny Garrett is fouled on the floor by Brian Thies - foul #2 on Brian Thies, team foul #2 | 46-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeremiah Terrill (PF) Lloyd Broome | |
| 17:53 | Rice | Frank Krug misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Sergei Sosinski - foul #3 on Sergei Sosinski, team foul #3 | 46-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Billy Barr (SF) Sergei Sosinski | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:53 | Rice | Frank Krug makes the 1st free throw | 46-27 |
| 17:53 | Rice | Frank Krug misses the 2nd free throw | 46-27 |
| 17:53 | Rice | Joe Woods pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-27 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:33 | Rice | Darryl Colson swats the shot by Frank Krug | 46-27 |
| 17:32 | Penn State | Brian Thies grabs the defensive rebound | 46-27 |
| 17:16 | Penn State | Billy Barr misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-27 |
| 17:15 | Penn State | Brian Thies grabs the offensive rebound | 46-27 |
| 17:01 | Penn State | Brian Thies hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Predrag Brzuchalski | 48-27 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:55 | Rice | Kenny Garrett drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Joe Woods | 48-29 |
| 16:37 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Predrag Brzuchalski, team foul #4 | 48-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Michalec (PF), Donald Norman (C) Darryl Colson, Brian Thies | |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Cassidy (PG), Billy Davis (SG), Lloyd Broome (PF) Kenny Garrett, Joe Woods, Scotty McLaird | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:19 | Rice | Frank Krug banks in the layup set up by Kevin Cassidy | 48-31 |
| 16:00 | Penn State | Donald Norman banks in the layup set up by Predrag Brzuchalski | 50-31 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Predrag Brzuchalski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Fuller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Barr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Michalec (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Norman (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kevin Cassidy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Billy Davis (fresh) SF - Jeremiah Terrill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lloyd Broome (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Krug (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:37 | Rice | Frank Krug misses long on a jumper from the right side | 50-31 |
| 15:36 | Penn State | Donald Norman grabs the defensive rebound | 50-31 |
| 15:30 | Penn State | Donald Norman misses the shot from the left side | 50-31 |
| 15:29 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec misses the tip | 50-31 |
| 15:28 | Penn State | Thomas Fuller tips it home | 52-31 |
| 15:15 | Rice | Lloyd Broome makes the 3 from the right corner | 52-34 |
| 14:53 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec travels with the ball | 52-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski (SF), Brian Thies (C) Billy Barr, Donald Norman | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenny Garrett (PG), Scotty McLaird (SF), Jake Sitz (PF), James Pritchard (C) Billy Davis, Jeremiah Terrill, Lloyd Broome, Frank Krug | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:37 | Rice | Kenny Garrett loses the dribble to Brian Thies | 52-34 |
| 14:23 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Predrag Brzuchalski and the foul's on Scotty McLaird - foul #2 on Scotty McLaird, team foul #3 | 54-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Joe Woods (SG) Kevin Cassidy | |
| 14:23 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec makes the free throw | 55-34 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:09 | Rice | Thomas Fuller is called for the reach on Joe Woods - foul #2 on Thomas Fuller, team foul #5 | 55-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Darryl Colson (PF) Thomas Michalec | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:52 | Rice | James Pritchard knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Joe Woods | 55-36 |
| 13:47 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-36 |
| 13:39 | Rice | Kenny Garrett misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-36 |
| 13:38 | Penn State | Darryl Colson pulls down the rebound | 58-36 |
| 13:19 | Penn State | Brian Thies's fadeaway is rejected by James Pritchard | 58-36 |
| 13:17 | Rice | Jake Sitz grabs the defensive rebound | 58-36 |
| 13:01 | Rice | Scotty McLaird hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 58-36 |
| 13:00 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski gets the rebound | 58-36 |
| 12:54 | Penn State | Brian Thies loses the ball out of bounds | 58-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Perry (PG), Billy Barr (SG), Donald Norman (C) Predrag Brzuchalski, Thomas Fuller, Brian Thies | |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Broome (PF) Jake Sitz | |
| 12:40 | Rice | Scotty McLaird scores on a shot from the right side set up by Kenny Garrett | 58-38 |
| 12:19 | Penn State | Donald Norman misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-38 |
| 12:18 | Rice | Lloyd Broome grabs the defensive rebound | 58-38 |
| 12:13 | Rice | Joe Woods is called for traveling | 58-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Lionel Job (SF), Thomas Michalec (PF) Sergei Sosinski, Darryl Colson | |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Cassidy (SG), Frank Krug (SF) Joe Woods, Scotty McLaird | |
| 11:52 | Penn State | John Perry is fouled on the floor by Kevin Cassidy - foul #1 on Kevin Cassidy, team foul #4 | 58-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski (PG), Thomas Fuller (SG), Brian Thies (C) John Perry, Lionel Job, Donald Norman | |
| Subs | Rice | Billy Davis (SG), Jake Sitz (C) Kenny Garrett, James Pritchard | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Predrag Brzuchalski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Fuller (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Barr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Michalec (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Thies (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kevin Cassidy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Billy Davis (fresh) SF - Frank Krug (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lloyd Broome (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jake Sitz (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:42 | Penn State | Jake Sitz denies the turnaround by Brian Thies | 58-38 |
| 11:41 | Rice | Billy Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 58-38 |
| 11:20 | Rice | Lloyd Broome's pass is intercepted by Thomas Fuller | 58-38 |
| 11:15 | Penn State | Billy Barr slams it home set up by Thomas Fuller | 60-38 |
| 10:51 | Rice | Jake Sitz drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Kevin Cassidy | 60-40 |
| 10:28 | Penn State | Frank Krug takes the ball from Billy Barr | 60-40 |
| 10:25 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy hits the finger roll set up by Frank Krug | 60-42 |
| 10:11 | Penn State | Thomas Fuller comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-42 |
| 10:09 | Rice | Lloyd Broome snags the defensive board | 60-42 |
| 09:48 | Rice | A charge is called on Kevin Cassidy - foul #2 on Kevin Cassidy, team foul #5 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Perry (PG), Lionel Job (SG), Sergei Sosinski (SF), Darryl Colson (PF), Donald Norman (C) Predrag Brzuchalski, Thomas Fuller, Billy Barr, Thomas Michalec, Brian Thies | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenny Garrett (PG), Joe Woods (SG), Scotty McLaird (SF), Jeremiah Terrill (PF), James Pritchard (C) Kevin Cassidy, Billy Davis, Frank Krug, Lloyd Broome, Jake Sitz | |
| 09:26 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Lionel Job | 63-42 |
| 09:19 | Rice | James Pritchard lays it up and in | 63-44 |
| 08:56 | Penn State | Darryl Colson misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-44 |
| 08:55 | Penn State | Donald Norman tips it back up and in | 65-44 |
| 08:33 | Rice | Joe Woods's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski (PG), Thomas Fuller (SG) John Perry, Lionel Job | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:26 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski is hacked by Jeremiah Terrill - foul #1 on Jeremiah Terrill, team foul #6 | 65-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Thies (C) Donald Norman | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:16 | Penn State | Brian Thies knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Predrag Brzuchalski | 67-44 |
| 07:57 | Rice | Jeremiah Terrill's floater is tipped away by Brian Thies | 67-44 |
| 07:55 | Penn State | Darryl Colson pulls down the rebound | 67-44 |
| 07:39 | Penn State | Kenny Garrett steals it from Predrag Brzuchalski | 67-44 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Predrag Brzuchalski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Fuller (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sergei Sosinski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Darryl Colson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Thies (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenny Garrett (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joe Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scotty McLaird (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeremiah Terrill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Pritchard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Rice | Jeremiah Terrill misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 67-44 |
| 07:27 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Brian Thies | 67-44 |
| 07:21 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Thomas Fuller | 69-44 |
| 07:04 | Rice | Jeremiah Terrill is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Jeremiah Terrill, team foul #7 | 69-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Billy Barr (SG), Lionel Job (SF), Thomas Michalec (PF), Donald Norman (C) Thomas Fuller, Sergei Sosinski, Darryl Colson, Brian Thies | |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Cassidy (SG), Frank Krug (SF), Jake Sitz (PF) Joe Woods, Scotty McLaird, Jeremiah Terrill | |
| 06:48 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Donald Norman and he's fouled by Frank Krug - foul #3 on Frank Krug, team foul #8 | 71-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Billy Davis (SG), Lloyd Broome (PF) Kenny Garrett, James Pritchard | |
| 06:48 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski makes the free throw | 72-44 |
| 06:37 | Rice | Lloyd Broome misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-44 |
| 06:36 | Penn State | Lionel Job grabs the defensive rebound | 72-44 |
| 06:25 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski's fadeaway is rejected by Lloyd Broome | 72-44 |
| 06:23 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski tips it home | 74-44 |
| 06:16 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Frank Krug | 74-47 |
| 06:10 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Predrag Brzuchalski | 76-47 |
| 05:49 | Rice | Donald Norman takes the ball from Jake Sitz | 76-47 |
| 05:34 | Penn State | Billy Barr misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lloyd Broome - foul #3 on Lloyd Broome, team foul #9 | 76-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Perry (PG) Predrag Brzuchalski | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeremiah Terrill (PF) Lloyd Broome | |
| 05:34 | Penn State | Billy Barr makes the 1st free throw | 77-47 |
| 05:34 | Penn State | Billy Barr misses the 2nd free throw | 77-47 |
| 05:34 | Rice | Jeremiah Terrill pulls down the rebound | 77-47 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:28 | Rice | Jake Sitz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 77-47 |
| 05:26 | Penn State | John Perry pulls down the rebound | 77-47 |
| 05:10 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec misses the runner from close range | 77-47 |
| 05:09 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec grabs the offensive board | 77-47 |
| 04:53 | Penn State | Billy Barr is hacked by Billy Davis - foul #1 on Billy Davis, team foul #10 | 77-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Zachary Foster (C) Donald Norman | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:53 | Penn State | Billy Barr makes the 1st free throw | 78-47 |
| 04:53 | Penn State | Billy Barr misses the 2nd free throw | 78-47 |
| 04:53 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jake Sitz | 78-47 |
| 04:38 | Rice | John Perry is called for the reach on Frank Krug - foul #1 on John Perry, team foul #6 | 78-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joshua Zogopoulos (PG) Lionel Job | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:23 | Rice | Jake Sitz can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 78-47 |
| 04:21 | Rice | Jake Sitz snags the offensive board | 78-47 |
| 04:10 | Rice | Jeremiah Terrill misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 78-47 |
| 04:09 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec pulls down the rebound | 78-47 |
| 04:00 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 78-47 |
| 03:59 | Rice | Frank Krug pulls down the rebound | 78-47 |
| 03:47 | Rice | Frank Krug throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Norman (PF) Thomas Michalec | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Penn State | Donald Norman makes the shot in the lane set up by Joshua Zogopoulos and he's hacked by Frank Krug - foul #4 on Frank Krug, team foul #11 | 80-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Lionel Job (SF) Billy Barr | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:23 | Penn State | Donald Norman makes the free throw | 81-47 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joshua Zogopoulos (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lionel Job (fresh) PF - Donald Norman (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Zachary Foster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kevin Cassidy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Davis (fairly fresh) SF - Frank Krug (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Jeremiah Terrill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jake Sitz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 81-47 |
| 03:11 | Rice | Billy Davis grabs the offensive board | 81-47 |
| 03:06 | Rice | Frank Krug drills a 3 from straight away | 81-50 |
| 02:41 | Penn State | Joshua Zogopoulos is whistled for a carry | 81-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Billy Barr (SF) John Perry | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:26 | Rice | Frank Krug knocks in the shot from the left side | 81-52 |
| 02:05 | Penn State | Donald Norman comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 81-52 |
| 02:03 | Penn State | Billy Barr can't tip it in | 81-52 |
| 02:01 | Rice | Frank Krug pulls down the rebound | 81-52 |
| 01:43 | Rice | Frank Krug can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 81-52 |
| 01:42 | Penn State | Donald Norman pulls down the rebound | 81-52 |
| 01:18 | Penn State | Billy Barr misses badly on a shot from close range | 81-52 |
| 01:16 | Rice | Jake Sitz gets the rebound | 81-52 |
| 01:10 | Rice | Frank Krug knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Kevin Cassidy | 81-54 |
| 00:41 | Penn State | Lionel Job scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Billy Barr | 84-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy is fouled on the floor by Joshua Zogopoulos - foul #1 on Joshua Zogopoulos, team foul #7 | 84-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Perry (PG), Thomas Michalec (PF) Joshua Zogopoulos, Zachary Foster | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:35 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy misses the 1st free throw | 84-54 |
| 00:35 | Penn State | Billy Barr grabs the board | 84-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Donald Norman comes up short on the floater near the basket | 84-54 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Donald Norman can't tip it in | 84-54 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Lionel Job tips it back up and in | 86-54 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Billy Davis misses short on a halfcourt shot | 86-54 |