| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Linn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dominic Bruno (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilbur Upton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Ricciardi (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Gerald Gould (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dion Winnie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Hebert (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Timothy Wakefield (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Sizer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | San Jose State | Bradley Hebert inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | San Jose State | Timothy Wakefield hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-25 |
| 19:41 | San Jose State | Gary Sizer misses the tip | 28-25 |
| 19:40 | San Jose State | Gerald Gould tips it home | 28-27 |
| 19:30 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 19:28 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Timothy Wakefield | 28-27 |
| 19:23 | San Jose State | Bradley Hebert hits a driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Charles Linn - foul #3 on Charles Linn, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba (SG) Charles Linn | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 19:23 | San Jose State | Bradley Hebert makes the free throw | 28-30 |
| 19:04 | Rice | Dominic Bruno is hacked by Dion Winnie - foul #1 on Dion Winnie, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| 18:49 | Rice | Wilbur Upton misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Timothy Wakefield - foul #3 on Timothy Wakefield, team foul #2 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Donald Burton (PF) Timothy Wakefield | |
| 18:49 | Rice | Wilbur Upton makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 18:49 | Rice | Wilbur Upton makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 18:30 | San Jose State | Gary Sizer's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Ricciardi | 30-30 |
| 18:28 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Bennett | 30-30 |
| 18:10 | Rice | Gary Sizer is called for the reach on Lowell Rubalcaba - foul #1 on Gary Sizer, team foul #3 | 30-30 |
| 17:54 | Rice | Wilbur Upton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 17:53 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Gary Sizer | 30-30 |
| 17:41 | San Jose State | Donald Burton misses the dunk | 30-30 |
| 17:40 | Rice | Wilbur Upton grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Wilbur Upton scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Bennett | 33-30 |
| 17:07 | San Jose State | Bradley Hebert clanks a runner from close range | 33-30 |
| 17:05 | Rice | John Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 16:40 | Rice | Dominic Bruno misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 16:38 | San Jose State | Gerald Gould snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 16:16 | San Jose State | Gerald Gould clanks a floater from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 16:14 | Rice | Wilbur Upton grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 15:48 | Rice | Wilbur Upton can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 33-30 |
| 15:46 | Rice | Wilbur Upton hits the follow up shot | 35-30 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lowell Rubalcaba (fairly fresh) SF - Dominic Bruno (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilbur Upton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Eric Ricciardi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Gerald Gould (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dion Winnie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Hebert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Donald Burton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Sizer (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | San Jose State | Gary Sizer is whistled for a carry | 35-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Linn (SG), Franklin Green (SF), Shawn Belgrave (PF), Stanley Foland (C) Lowell Rubalcaba, Dominic Bruno, Wilbur Upton, Eric Ricciardi | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Andre Kuhn (PG), Matthew Flynn (SG), Timothy Wakefield (PF), Forrest Smith (C) Gerald Gould, Dion Winnie, Bradley Hebert, Gary Sizer | |
| 15:18 | Rice | John Bennett scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Charles Linn | 38-30 |
| 15:02 | San Jose State | Andre Kuhn buries a shot from the right side | 38-32 |
| 14:43 | Rice | John Bennett misses long on a floater from the right side | 38-32 |
| 14:42 | San Jose State | Matthew Flynn snags the defensive board | 38-32 |
| 14:18 | San Jose State | Forrest Smith is whistled for a carry | 38-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominic Bruno (SF) John Bennett | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Gerald Gould (PG) Donald Burton | |
| 13:51 | Rice | Dominic Bruno knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-32 |
| 13:31 | San Jose State | Forrest Smith lays it in on a great pass from Timothy Wakefield and the foul's on Shawn Belgrave - foul #1 on Shawn Belgrave, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba (PF) Stanley Foland | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Dion Winnie (SG), Bradley Hebert (SF) Andre Kuhn, Matthew Flynn | |
| 13:31 | San Jose State | Forrest Smith makes the free throw | 41-35 |
| 13:12 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Shawn Belgrave, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Wilbur Upton (PF), Eric Ricciardi (C) Franklin Green, Shawn Belgrave | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 12:51 | San Jose State | Dion Winnie hits a floater from the left side set up by Timothy Wakefield | 41-37 |
| 12:33 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba clanks a jump hook from close range | 41-37 |
| 12:31 | Rice | Wilbur Upton tips it back up and in | 43-37 |
| 12:06 | San Jose State | Timothy Wakefield misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-37 |
| 12:04 | San Jose State | Bradley Hebert misses the tip | 43-37 |
| 12:02 | Rice | Wilbur Upton grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 11:57 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba is whistled for traveling | 43-37 |
| Subs | Rice | John Bennett (PG), Franklin Green (SF) Charles Linn, Dominic Bruno | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Donald Burton (PF), Gary Sizer (C) Timothy Wakefield, Forrest Smith | |
| 11:43 | San Jose State | Gary Sizer misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 11:42 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lowell Rubalcaba (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Franklin Green (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilbur Upton (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. C - Eric Ricciardi (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Gerald Gould (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dion Winnie (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Hebert (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Burton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Sizer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Rice | John Bennett makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-37 |
| 10:57 | San Jose State | Bradley Hebert knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Dion Winnie | 46-39 |
| 10:40 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 10:20 | San Jose State | Gary Sizer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-39 |
| 10:19 | Rice | John Bennett snags the defensive board | 49-39 |
| 10:10 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba misses the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Dion Winnie - foul #2 on Dion Winnie, team foul #4 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Linn (SG), Dominic Bruno (SF), Shawn Belgrave (C) Franklin Green, Wilbur Upton, Eric Ricciardi | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Andre Kuhn (PG), Matthew Flynn (SG), Timothy Wakefield (PF) Gerald Gould, Dion Winnie, Bradley Hebert | |
| 10:10 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 10:10 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 09:47 | San Jose State | Gary Sizer can't connect on a runner in the paint | 51-39 |
| 09:46 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave grabs the defensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 09:41 | Rice | John Bennett hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-39 |
| 09:40 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 09:28 | Rice | Dominic Bruno's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Foland (C) Lowell Rubalcaba | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 09:19 | San Jose State | Donald Burton drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Timothy Wakefield | 51-41 |
| 08:59 | Rice | John Bennett hits a jumper from the right side set up by Dominic Bruno | 53-41 |
| 08:52 | San Jose State | Dominic Bruno takes the ball from Gary Sizer | 53-41 |
| 08:34 | Rice | Charles Linn misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 08:33 | Rice | Dominic Bruno grabs the offensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 08:20 | Rice | Dominic Bruno can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 53-41 |
| 08:18 | San Jose State | Matthew Flynn grabs the defensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 08:10 | San Jose State | Donald Burton is hacked by Shawn Belgrave - foul #3 on Shawn Belgrave, team foul #4 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Green (PG) John Bennett | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Gerald Gould (PG), Dion Winnie (SG), Bradley Hebert (SF), Forrest Smith (C) Andre Kuhn, Matthew Flynn, Donald Burton, Gary Sizer | |
| 07:53 | San Jose State | Dion Winnie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Wilbur Upton (PF), Eric Ricciardi (C) Charles Linn, Stanley Foland | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Arthur Kirkland (PF) Timothy Wakefield | |
| 07:35 | Rice | Wilbur Upton makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-41 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Franklin Green (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Shawn Belgrave (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. SF - Dominic Bruno (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wilbur Upton (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. C - Eric Ricciardi (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Gerald Gould (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dion Winnie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradley Hebert (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Kirkland (fresh) 2 pts. C - Forrest Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | San Jose State | Bradley Hebert can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 55-41 |
| 07:20 | San Jose State | Arthur Kirkland snags the offensive board | 55-41 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:13 | San Jose State | Gerald Gould throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-41 |
| Subs | Rice | John Bennett (PG), Lowell Rubalcaba (SG) Franklin Green, Shawn Belgrave | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:56 | Rice | Wilbur Upton blows the dunk | 55-41 |
| 06:55 | San Jose State | Bradley Hebert gets the rebound | 55-41 |
| 06:46 | San Jose State | Forrest Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 55-41 |
| 06:44 | San Jose State | Bradley Hebert gets the offensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 06:39 | San Jose State | Dion Winnie buries a fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on John Bennett - foul #1 on John Bennett, team foul #5 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Linn (SG) Dominic Bruno | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Timothy Wakefield (PF) Arthur Kirkland | |
| 06:39 | San Jose State | Dion Winnie makes the free throw | 55-44 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:16 | Rice | Charles Linn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-44 |
| 06:15 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba hits the follow up shot | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:00 | San Jose State | Forrest Smith knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Gerald Gould | 57-46 |
| 05:48 | Rice | Gerald Gould takes the ball from John Bennett | 57-46 |
| 05:45 | San Jose State | Gerald Gould lays it up and in | 57-48 |
| 05:26 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba travels with the ball | 57-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominic Bruno (SF), Shawn Belgrave (C) Wilbur Upton, Eric Ricciardi | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Matthew Flynn (SG), Gary Sizer (C) Dion Winnie, Forrest Smith | |
| 05:06 | San Jose State | Gerald Gould can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 57-48 |
| 05:04 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| 04:59 | Rice | John Bennett is fouled on the floor by Matthew Flynn - foul #1 on Matthew Flynn, team foul #5 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Green (PG), Stanley Foland (C) John Bennett, Lowell Rubalcaba | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Donald Burton (PF) Timothy Wakefield | |
| 04:50 | Rice | Stanley Foland drills a jumper from the free throw line | 59-48 |
| 04:37 | San Jose State | Donald Burton makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Gerald Gould | 59-50 |
| 04:17 | Rice | Franklin Green double dribbles | 59-50 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Forrest Smith (PF) Bradley Hebert | |
| 03:59 | San Jose State | The short jumper by Matthew Flynn is denied by Stanley Foland | 59-50 |
| 03:57 | San Jose State | Gary Sizer hits the follow up shot | 59-52 |
| 03:41 | Rice | Dominic Bruno misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 59-52 |
| 03:40 | Rice | Stanley Foland tips it in | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:28 | San Jose State | Gerald Gould drills a jumpshot from the left wing and he's hacked by Franklin Green - foul #2 on Franklin Green, team foul #6 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Rice | John Bennett (PG), Lowell Rubalcaba (SG), Wilbur Upton (PF), Eric Ricciardi (C) Franklin Green, Charles Linn, Shawn Belgrave, Stanley Foland | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Dion Winnie (SG), Timothy Wakefield (PF) Matthew Flynn, Forrest Smith | |
| 03:28 | San Jose State | Gerald Gould makes the free throw | 61-55 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lowell Rubalcaba (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. SF - Dominic Bruno (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wilbur Upton (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. C - Eric Ricciardi (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Gerald Gould (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dion Winnie (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Burton (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Wakefield (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Sizer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba's pass is intercepted by Gerald Gould | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:57 | San Jose State | Dion Winnie misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 02:56 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lowell Rubalcaba | 61-55 |
| 02:51 | Rice | John Bennett misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dion Winnie - foul #3 on Dion Winnie, team foul #6 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Green (SF) Dominic Bruno | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Andre Kuhn (PG), Bradley Hebert (SF), Forrest Smith (C) Gerald Gould, Donald Burton, Gary Sizer | |
| 02:51 | Rice | John Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 02:51 | Rice | John Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 02:49 | San Jose State | San Jose State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominic Bruno (SF) Franklin Green | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Gerald Gould (PG) Andre Kuhn | |
| 02:28 | San Jose State | Gerald Gould can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-55 |
| 02:26 | Rice | Wilbur Upton grabs the board | 62-55 |
| 02:11 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-55 |
| 02:10 | San Jose State | Forrest Smith gets the rebound | 62-55 |
| 01:53 | San Jose State | Bradley Hebert connects on the jumper from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 01:34 | Rice | John Bennett misses long on a shot from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 01:33 | San Jose State | Timothy Wakefield grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 01:17 | San Jose State | Forrest Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-57 |
| 01:15 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba snags the defensive board | 62-57 |
| 01:00 | Rice | Timothy Wakefield is called for the reach on John Bennett - foul #4 on Timothy Wakefield, team foul #7 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Linn (SG) Lowell Rubalcaba | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Gary Sizer (C) Forrest Smith | |
| 01:00 | Rice | John Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 01:00 | San Jose State | Bradley Hebert grabs the board | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:53 | San Jose State | Gary Sizer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Rice | Wilbur Upton misses the jump hook from the right block | 62-57 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi tips it in | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:19 | San Jose State | Dion Winnie comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-57 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Dominic Bruno grabs the board | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Rice | Dion Winnie is called for the reach on Dominic Bruno in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dion Winnie, team foul #8 | 64-57 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Dominic Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:16 | San Jose State | Timothy Wakefield grabs the defensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 00:08 | San Jose State | Dion Winnie buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Timothy Wakefield | 64-60 |
| 00:07 | Rice | Wilbur Upton is hacked by Gerald Gould in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gerald Gould, team foul #9 | 64-60 |
| 00:07 | Rice | Wilbur Upton misses the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:07 | San Jose State | Timothy Wakefield grabs the defensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 00:01 | San Jose State | Dion Winnie comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-60 |
| 00:00 | San Jose State | Dion Winnie pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-60 |