| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Linn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dominic Bruno (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilbur Upton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Eric Ricciardi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Howard Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Echavarria (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Hudspeth (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Tyrell Watson (fresh) C - Jeremy Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Dominic Bruno inbounds the ball | 46-29 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Rice | John Bennett misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-29 |
| 19:40 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Ricciardi | 46-29 |
| 19:26 | Rice | Tyrell Watson denies the turnaround by Eric Ricciardi | 46-29 |
| 19:24 | Vermont | Jeremy Kelly pulls down the rebound | 46-29 |
| 19:19 | Vermont | William Hudspeth misses the lay-in | 46-29 |
| 19:18 | Rice | Dominic Bruno grabs the board | 46-29 |
| 19:04 | Rice | Wilbur Upton hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Eric Ricciardi | 48-29 |
| 18:47 | Vermont | Jeremy Kelly lays it up and in and the foul's on John Bennett - foul #2 on John Bennett, team foul #1 | 48-31 |
| 18:47 | Vermont | Jeremy Kelly makes the free throw | 48-32 |
| 18:33 | Rice | Wilbur Upton misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Tyrell Watson - foul #1 on Tyrell Watson, team foul #1 | 48-32 |
| 18:33 | Rice | Wilbur Upton misses the 1st free throw | 48-32 |
| 18:33 | Rice | Wilbur Upton misses the 2nd free throw | 48-32 |
| 18:33 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Jeremy Kelly | 48-32 |
| 18:27 | Vermont | Jeremy Kelly hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 48-32 |
| 18:25 | Vermont | Jeremy Kelly tips it back up and in | 48-34 |
| 18:10 | Rice | John Bennett connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 50-34 |
| 18:04 | Vermont | Howard Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-34 |
| 18:02 | Rice | John Bennett snags the defensive board | 50-34 |
| 18:00 | Rice | John Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-34 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Vermont | Aurelio Russo (PF) Tyrell Watson | |
| 17:46 | Vermont | William Hudspeth connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-37 |
| 17:22 | Rice | Charles Linn misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-37 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Dominic Bruno can't tip it in | 50-37 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Charles Linn pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 17:03 | Rice | Dominic Bruno scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by John Bennett | 52-37 |
| 16:44 | Vermont | Eric Ricciardi blocks the jumper by Michael Echavarria | 52-37 |
| 16:43 | Rice | Wilbur Upton grabs the defensive rebound | 52-37 |
| 16:27 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi clanks a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Jeremy Kelly - foul #3 on Jeremy Kelly, team foul #2 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba (SG), Franklin Green (SF), Shawn Belgrave (PF) Charles Linn, Dominic Bruno, Wilbur Upton | |
| Subs | Vermont | Scott Leveille (PG), David Vadnais (SG), Paul Thames (SF), Mark Riser (C) Howard Johnson, Michael Echavarria, William Hudspeth, Jeremy Kelly | |
| 16:27 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi makes the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 16:27 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi makes the 2nd free throw | 54-37 |
| 16:09 | Vermont | Aurelio Russo clanks a runner near the basket | 54-37 |
| 16:08 | Vermont | Mark Riser misses the tip | 54-37 |
| 16:07 | Rice | The rebound goes to Eric Ricciardi | 54-37 |
| 15:53 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba is hacked by Paul Thames - foul #1 on Paul Thames, team foul #3 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Linn (SG) Eric Ricciardi | |
| Subs | Vermont | Tyrell Watson (PF) Mark Riser | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Linn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Franklin Green (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lowell Rubalcaba (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Belgrave (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Scott Leveille (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Vadnais (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Thames (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tyrell Watson (fresh) C - Aurelio Russo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:32 | Rice | Franklin Green is fouled on the floor by Aurelio Russo - foul #1 on Aurelio Russo, team foul #4 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominic Bruno (SF) John Bennett | |
| Subs | Vermont | Mark Riser (C) Aurelio Russo | |
| 15:10 | Rice | Tyrell Watson picks off the pass by Lowell Rubalcaba | 54-37 |
| 14:57 | Vermont | Mark Riser hits a shot from the right side | 54-39 |
| 14:39 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave can't finish the layup but the foul's on Mark Riser - foul #2 on Mark Riser, team foul #5 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Vermont | Howard Johnson (PG) David Vadnais | |
| 14:39 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave makes the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 14:39 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave makes the 2nd free throw | 56-39 |
| 14:27 | Vermont | Tyrell Watson blows the dunk | 56-39 |
| 14:26 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave grabs the defensive rebound | 56-39 |
| 14:04 | Rice | Dominic Bruno misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Paul Thames - foul #2 on Paul Thames, team foul #6 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Rice | John Bennett (PG), Wilbur Upton (PF) Franklin Green, Lowell Rubalcaba | |
| Subs | Vermont | Michael Echavarria (SG), William Hudspeth (SF), Aurelio Russo (PF), Jeremy Kelly (C) Scott Leveille, Paul Thames, Tyrell Watson, Mark Riser | |
| 14:04 | Rice | Dominic Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 57-39 |
| 14:04 | Rice | Dominic Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 58-39 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:51 | Vermont | Howard Johnson double dribbles | 58-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Foland (C) Shawn Belgrave | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:36 | Rice | Dominic Bruno hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 58-39 |
| 13:34 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Jeremy Kelly | 58-39 |
| 13:26 | Vermont | Jeremy Kelly comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 58-39 |
| 13:24 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Bennett | 58-39 |
| 13:01 | Rice | John Bennett knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 60-39 |
| 12:49 | Vermont | Howard Johnson misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 60-39 |
| 12:48 | Vermont | Aurelio Russo grabs the offensive board | 60-39 |
| 12:39 | Vermont | Howard Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Wilbur Upton | 60-39 |
| 12:38 | Vermont | Aurelio Russo pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-39 |
| 12:33 | Vermont | William Hudspeth clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-39 |
| 12:32 | Rice | The rebound goes to Wilbur Upton | 60-39 |
| 12:12 | Rice | Howard Johnson is called for the reach on John Bennett - foul #3 on Howard Johnson, team foul #7 | 60-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba (SG), Franklin Green (SF), Shawn Belgrave (PF), Eric Ricciardi (C) Charles Linn, Dominic Bruno, Wilbur Upton, Stanley Foland | |
| Subs | Vermont | Scott Leveille (PG), David Vadnais (SG), Paul Thames (SF), Mark Riser (PF), Ben Cave (C) Howard Johnson, Michael Echavarria, William Hudspeth, Aurelio Russo, Jeremy Kelly | |
| 12:12 | Rice | John Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 61-39 |
| 12:12 | Rice | John Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 62-39 |
| 12:02 | Vermont | Paul Thames's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-39 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Vermont | Tyrell Watson (PF) Ben Cave | |
| 11:47 | Rice | Franklin Green steps out of bounds on the sideline | 62-39 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lowell Rubalcaba (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Franklin Green (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Shawn Belgrave (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Eric Ricciardi (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Scott Leveille (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Vadnais (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Thames (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tyrell Watson (fresh) C - Mark Riser (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Vermont | David Vadnais is fouled on the floor by Franklin Green - foul #1 on Franklin Green, team foul #2 | 62-39 |
| 11:21 | Vermont | Paul Thames can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lowell Rubalcaba - foul #1 on Lowell Rubalcaba, team foul #3 | 62-39 |
| 11:21 | Vermont | Paul Thames misses the 1st free throw | 62-39 |
| 11:21 | Vermont | Paul Thames makes the 2nd free throw | 62-40 |
| 10:52 | Rice | Franklin Green misses the turnaround from the baseline | 62-40 |
| 10:50 | Vermont | Mark Riser gets the rebound | 62-40 |
| 10:44 | Vermont | Scott Leveille misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Shawn Belgrave - foul #1 on Shawn Belgrave, team foul #4 | 62-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominic Bruno (SF) Franklin Green | |
| Subs | Vermont | Michael Echavarria (SG), William Hudspeth (SF), Aurelio Russo (PF), Jeremy Kelly (C) David Vadnais, Paul Thames, Tyrell Watson, Mark Riser | |
| 10:44 | Vermont | Scott Leveille makes the 1st free throw | 62-41 |
| 10:44 | Vermont | Scott Leveille misses the 2nd free throw | 62-41 |
| 10:44 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave gets the rebound | 62-41 |
| 10:25 | Rice | Dominic Bruno misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 62-41 |
| 10:24 | Vermont | Scott Leveille grabs the board | 62-41 |
| 10:05 | Vermont | William Hudspeth misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-41 |
| 10:03 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave snags the defensive board | 62-41 |
| 09:59 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba is whistled for traveling | 62-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Linn (SG), Wilbur Upton (PF) Shawn Belgrave, Eric Ricciardi | |
| Subs | Vermont | Howard Johnson (PG) Scott Leveille | |
| 09:39 | Vermont | Howard Johnson scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Michael Echavarria | 62-43 |
| 09:17 | Rice | John Bennett misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 62-43 |
| 09:15 | Rice | Charles Linn grabs the offensive rebound | 62-43 |
| 08:47 | Rice | Michael Echavarria takes the ball from Charles Linn | 62-43 |
| 08:39 | Vermont | William Hudspeth is called for traveling | 62-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Green (PG), Shawn Belgrave (SG), Eric Ricciardi (C) John Bennett, Charles Linn, Lowell Rubalcaba | |
| Subs | Vermont | David Vadnais (SG), Paul Thames (SF), Tyrell Watson (PF), Mark Riser (C) Michael Echavarria, William Hudspeth, Aurelio Russo, Jeremy Kelly | |
| 08:10 | Rice | Mark Riser blocks the short jumper by Dominic Bruno | 62-43 |
| 08:09 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave grabs the offensive board | 62-43 |
| 07:51 | Rice | Dominic Bruno connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Franklin Green | 64-43 |
| 07:24 | Vermont | Shawn Belgrave takes the ball from David Vadnais | 64-43 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Franklin Green (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Shawn Belgrave (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. SF - Dominic Bruno (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wilbur Upton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Eric Ricciardi (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Howard Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Vadnais (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Thames (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tyrell Watson (fairly fresh) C - Mark Riser (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-43 |
| 07:06 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Howard Johnson | 64-43 |
| 07:00 | Vermont | Howard Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-43 |
| 06:59 | Vermont | Tyrell Watson tips it but misses | 64-43 |
| 06:57 | Vermont | Mark Riser grabs the offensive board | 64-43 |
| 06:44 | Vermont | Howard Johnson connects on the jumper from the right side | 64-45 |
| 06:29 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi scores on a shot from the baseline | 66-45 |
| 06:10 | Vermont | Paul Thames hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 66-45 |
| 06:08 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave grabs the board | 66-45 |
| 05:47 | Rice | Dominic Bruno drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Franklin Green | 68-45 |
| 05:31 | Vermont | Tyrell Watson is hacked by Franklin Green - foul #2 on Franklin Green, team foul #5 | 68-45 |
| Subs | Rice | John Bennett (PG), Lowell Rubalcaba (SG), Stanley Foland (C) Dominic Bruno, Wilbur Upton, Eric Ricciardi | |
| Subs | Vermont | Scott Leveille (PG), Marvin Bigelow (SF), Aurelio Russo (PF), Ben Cave (C) Howard Johnson, Paul Thames, Tyrell Watson, Mark Riser | |
| 05:26 | Vermont | Franklin Green blocks the short jumper by Aurelio Russo | 68-45 |
| 05:25 | Vermont | Ben Cave pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-45 |
| 05:15 | Vermont | Scott Leveille hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-45 |
| 05:14 | Rice | The rebound goes to Shawn Belgrave | 68-45 |
| 04:45 | Rice | John Bennett misses the dunk but the foul's on Scott Leveille - foul #1 on Scott Leveille, team foul #8 | 68-45 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Vermont | Paul Thames (SF) David Vadnais | |
| 04:45 | Rice | John Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 69-45 |
| 04:45 | Rice | John Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 70-45 |
| 04:21 | Vermont | Ben Cave misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-45 |
| 04:19 | Vermont | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Thames | 70-45 |
| 04:07 | Vermont | Scott Leveille misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-45 |
| 04:06 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lowell Rubalcaba | 70-45 |
| 04:01 | Rice | John Bennett scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Stanley Foland | 73-45 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:39 | Vermont | Aurelio Russo knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Marvin Bigelow | 73-47 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Rice | Stanley Foland misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 73-47 |
| 03:14 | Rice | Franklin Green tips it home | 75-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lowell Rubalcaba (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. SF - Franklin Green (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Shawn Belgrave (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Stanley Foland (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Scott Leveille (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Bigelow (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Thames (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Aurelio Russo (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ben Cave (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:07 | Vermont | Aurelio Russo hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but the foul's on Shawn Belgrave - foul #2 on Shawn Belgrave, team foul #6 | 75-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Linn (SG) John Bennett | |
| Subs | Vermont | David Vadnais (SG), Mark Riser (C) Marvin Bigelow, Ben Cave | |
| 03:07 | Vermont | Aurelio Russo makes the 1st free throw | 75-48 |
| 03:07 | Vermont | Aurelio Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 75-49 |
| 02:46 | Rice | Mark Riser is called for the reach on Lowell Rubalcaba - foul #3 on Mark Riser, team foul #9 | 75-49 |
| 02:46 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba misses the 1st free throw | 75-49 |
| 02:46 | Vermont | Mark Riser grabs the defensive rebound | 75-49 |
| 02:39 | Vermont | Scott Leveille misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 75-49 |
| 02:38 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba snags the defensive board | 75-49 |
| 02:24 | Rice | Aurelio Russo steals the ball from Charles Linn | 75-49 |
| 02:11 | Vermont | Mark Riser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-49 |
| 02:00 | Rice | Aurelio Russo blocks the short jumper by Lowell Rubalcaba | 75-49 |
| 01:58 | Vermont | Aurelio Russo grabs the board | 75-49 |
| 01:52 | Vermont | Paul Thames makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 75-51 |
| 01:32 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 75-51 |
| 01:30 | Vermont | Mark Riser gets the rebound | 75-51 |
| 01:23 | Vermont | Paul Thames is hacked by Franklin Green - foul #3 on Franklin Green, team foul #7 | 75-51 |
| 01:23 | Vermont | Paul Thames makes the 1st free throw | 75-52 |
| 01:23 | Vermont | Paul Thames makes the 2nd free throw | 75-53 |
| 00:54 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-53 |
| 00:52 | Vermont | Aurelio Russo grabs the board | 75-53 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Vermont | Scott Leveille clanks a 3 from the right corner | 75-53 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave gets the rebound | 75-53 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Rice | Paul Thames denies the turnaround by Lowell Rubalcaba | 75-53 |
| 00:16 | Vermont | Mark Riser grabs the defensive rebound | 75-53 |
| 00:10 | Vermont | Paul Thames can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 75-53 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave snags the defensive board | 75-53 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba runs out the clock | 75-53 |