| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Ackman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Marvin Boltz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. C - Brad Clough (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Jeffrey Beal (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Earl Warfield (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Edward Brodersen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Bowers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeremiah Hassinger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Texas | Edward Brodersen inbounds the ball | 36-24 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Texas | Jeremiah Hassinger can't connect on a floater from the left side | 36-24 |
| 19:40 | Rice | Charles Ackman grabs the defensive rebound | 36-24 |
| 19:21 | Rice | Charles Ackman misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jeffrey Beal - foul #1 on Jeffrey Beal, team foul #1 | 36-24 |
| 19:21 | Rice | Charles Ackman makes the 1st free throw | 37-24 |
| 19:21 | Rice | Charles Ackman makes the 2nd free throw | 38-24 |
| 19:03 | Texas | Eric Bowers blows the layup | 38-24 |
| 19:01 | Rice | Brad Clough gets the rebound | 38-24 |
| 18:43 | Rice | David Simmons misses the jump hook from close range | 38-24 |
| 18:42 | Texas | Jeremiah Hassinger grabs the defensive rebound | 38-24 |
| 18:26 | Texas | Jeremiah Hassinger can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Brad Clough - foul #1 on Brad Clough, team foul #1 | 38-24 |
| 18:26 | Texas | Jeremiah Hassinger makes the 1st free throw | 38-25 |
| 18:26 | Texas | Jeremiah Hassinger makes the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 17:59 | Rice | Charles Ackman is fouled on the floor by Earl Warfield - foul #1 on Earl Warfield, team foul #2 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Rice | James Diggs (PF) David Simmons | |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| 17:43 | Rice | Eric Bowers swats the short shot by Brad Clough | 38-26 |
| 17:41 | Rice | Brad Clough hits the follow up shot | 40-26 |
| 17:27 | Texas | Earl Warfield makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jeffrey Beal | 40-29 |
| 17:09 | Rice | Charles Ackman hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Salvador Hernandez | 43-29 |
| 17:03 | Texas | Earl Warfield loses the ball out of bounds | 43-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), James Blay (SG), Martin Ward (SF), Matthew Lonergan (C) Charles Ackman, Salvador Hernandez, Marvin Boltz, Brad Clough | |
| Subs | Texas | Chester Bass (PG), Larry Pruitt (SG), Gerry Eicher (SF), Stephen Scott (PF), David Bentley (C) Jeffrey Beal, Earl Warfield, Edward Brodersen, Eric Bowers, Jeremiah Hassinger | |
| 16:41 | Rice | Martin Ward can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 43-29 |
| 16:39 | Texas | Gerry Eicher pulls down the rebound | 43-29 |
| 16:20 | Texas | Larry Pruitt can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-29 |
| 16:19 | Rice | Martin Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 43-29 |
| 16:06 | Rice | James Blay misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 43-29 |
| 16:04 | Rice | James Blay misses the tip | 43-29 |
| 16:03 | Rice | James Blay tips it in | 45-29 |
| 15:55 | Texas | Stephen Scott is fouled on the floor by James Blay - foul #1 on James Blay, team foul #2 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Ackman (PG), Salvador Hernandez (SG), David Simmons (PF) Oliver Chance, Martin Ward, Matthew Lonergan | |
| Subs | Texas | Jeffrey Beal (PG), Earl Warfield (SG), Jeremiah Hassinger (C) Chester Bass, Larry Pruitt, David Bentley | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Ackman (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Blay (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. C - James Diggs (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Jeffrey Beal (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Earl Warfield (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gerry Eicher (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Scott (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jeremiah Hassinger (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:41 | Texas | Stephen Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 45-29 |
| 15:40 | Rice | James Diggs grabs the board | 45-29 |
| 15:23 | Rice | James Diggs hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Charles Ackman | 47-29 |
| 15:06 | Texas | Charles Ackman steps in front of the Gerry Eicher pass | 47-29 |
| 15:03 | Rice | James Blay lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Ackman | 49-29 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:50 | Texas | Jeffrey Beal is hacked by David Simmons - foul #1 on David Simmons, team foul #3 | 49-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Marvin Boltz (SF), Brad Clough (C) James Blay, James Diggs | |
| Subs | Texas | Edward Brodersen (SF), Eric Bowers (PF) Gerry Eicher, Stephen Scott | |
| 14:38 | Texas | Jeffrey Beal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-29 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:12 | Rice | Jeremiah Hassinger is called for the reach on Salvador Hernandez - foul #3 on Jeremiah Hassinger, team foul #3 | 49-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), Martin Ward (SG), Matthew Lonergan (PF) Charles Ackman, Salvador Hernandez, David Simmons | |
| Subs | Texas | Larry Pruitt (PG), Stephen Scott (SG) Jeffrey Beal, Earl Warfield | |
| 13:50 | Rice | Martin Ward is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Martin Ward, team foul #4 | 49-29 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG) Oliver Chance | |
| Subs | Texas | David Bentley (C) Jeremiah Hassinger | |
| 13:39 | Texas | Larry Pruitt can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Martin Ward - foul #4 on Martin Ward, team foul #5 | 49-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG) Martin Ward | |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| 13:39 | Texas | Larry Pruitt makes the 1st free throw | 49-30 |
| 13:39 | Texas | Larry Pruitt misses the 2nd free throw | 49-30 |
| 13:39 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan grabs the board | 49-30 |
| 13:12 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-30 |
| 13:08 | Texas | Stephen Scott misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 52-30 |
| 13:06 | Texas | The offensive rebound goes to David Bentley | 52-30 |
| 12:56 | Texas | Larry Pruitt drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Stephen Scott | 52-32 |
| 12:33 | Rice | James Blay comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-32 |
| 12:31 | Texas | Eric Bowers snags the defensive board | 52-32 |
| 12:15 | Texas | James Blay steps in front of the Edward Brodersen pass | 52-32 |
| 11:54 | Rice | Brad Clough drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-32 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) SG - James Blay (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Boltz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Lonergan (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brad Clough (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Larry Pruitt (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Stephen Scott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Edward Brodersen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Bowers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - David Bentley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Texas | Larry Pruitt knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Eric Bowers | 55-35 |
| 11:10 | Rice | Oliver Chance misses the easy layup | 55-35 |
| 11:08 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan tips it but misses | 55-35 |
| 11:06 | Texas | Edward Brodersen grabs the defensive rebound | 55-35 |
| 11:01 | Texas | Edward Brodersen misses short on a shot from the left wing | 55-35 |
| 10:59 | Texas | Eric Bowers gets the offensive rebound | 55-35 |
| 10:46 | Texas | David Bentley is denied on a layup by Brad Clough | 55-35 |
| 10:44 | Rice | Brad Clough pulls down the rebound | 55-35 |
| 10:28 | Rice | James Blay is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on James Blay, team foul #6 | 55-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Ackman (PG), Salvador Hernandez (SG), Robert Long (SF), David Simmons (PF), James Diggs (C) Oliver Chance, James Blay, Marvin Boltz, Matthew Lonergan, Brad Clough | |
| Subs | Texas | Jeffrey Beal (PG), Earl Warfield (SG), Melvin Auxier (SF), Gerry Eicher (PF), Jeremiah Hassinger (C) Larry Pruitt, Stephen Scott, Edward Brodersen, Eric Bowers, David Bentley | |
| 10:21 | Texas | Gerry Eicher buries a jumper in the paint set up by Jeffrey Beal and he's fouled by David Simmons - foul #2 on David Simmons, team foul #7 | 55-37 |
| 10:21 | Texas | Gerry Eicher misses the free throw | 55-37 |
| 10:21 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez gets the rebound | 55-37 |
| 09:57 | Rice | David Simmons blows the layup | 55-37 |
| 09:55 | Texas | Earl Warfield grabs the board | 55-37 |
| 09:50 | Texas | Jeffrey Beal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-37 |
| 09:31 | Rice | David Simmons buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Ackman | 57-37 |
| 09:16 | Texas | Gerry Eicher is called for traveling | 57-37 |
| 08:53 | Rice | Robert Long hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Melvin Auxier - foul #2 on Melvin Auxier, team foul #4 | 57-37 |
| 08:53 | Rice | Robert Long misses the 1st free throw | 57-37 |
| 08:53 | Rice | Robert Long misses the 2nd free throw | 57-37 |
| 08:53 | Texas | Gerry Eicher grabs the board | 57-37 |
| 08:39 | Texas | Jeremiah Hassinger scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-40 |
| 08:27 | Rice | James Diggs scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Charles Ackman | 59-40 |
| 08:13 | Texas | Jeremiah Hassinger misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 59-40 |
| 08:12 | Rice | David Simmons snags the defensive board | 59-40 |
| 08:07 | Rice | Charles Ackman misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 59-40 |
| 08:05 | Texas | Earl Warfield pulls down the rebound | 59-40 |
| 07:51 | Texas | Jeffrey Beal drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Earl Warfield | 59-43 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Ackman (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Long (fairly fresh) PF - David Simmons (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - James Diggs (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Jeffrey Beal (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Earl Warfield (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Auxier (fairly fresh) PF - Gerry Eicher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeremiah Hassinger (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | Rice | James Diggs makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Ackman | 61-43 |
| 07:10 | Texas | Jeremiah Hassinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), James Blay (SG), Martin Ward (SF), Matthew Lonergan (PF), Brad Clough (C) Charles Ackman, Salvador Hernandez, Robert Long, David Simmons, James Diggs | |
| Subs | Texas | Larry Pruitt (PG), Stephen Scott (SG), Edward Brodersen (SF), Eric Bowers (PF), David Bentley (C) Jeffrey Beal, Earl Warfield, Melvin Auxier, Gerry Eicher, Jeremiah Hassinger | |
| 06:49 | Rice | Brad Clough throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-43 |
| 06:29 | Texas | Eric Bowers makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Edward Brodersen and the foul's on Martin Ward - foul #5 on Martin Ward, team foul #8 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Marvin Boltz (SF) Martin Ward | |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| 06:29 | Texas | Eric Bowers makes the free throw | 61-46 |
| 06:03 | Rice | Brad Clough can't connect on a floater from the right block | 61-46 |
| 06:01 | Texas | Edward Brodersen snags the defensive board | 61-46 |
| 05:54 | Texas | Larry Pruitt makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Edward Brodersen | 61-48 |
| 05:25 | Rice | Oliver Chance connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Marvin Boltz | 64-48 |
| 05:03 | Texas | Edward Brodersen misses the floater in the paint | 64-48 |
| 05:01 | Texas | Edward Brodersen tips it home | 64-50 |
| 04:44 | Rice | Brad Clough misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Stephen Scott - foul #1 on Stephen Scott, team foul #5 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Ackman (PG), Salvador Hernandez (SG), Robert Long (SF), James Diggs (PF) Oliver Chance, James Blay, Marvin Boltz, Matthew Lonergan | |
| Subs | Texas | Jeffrey Beal (PG), Earl Warfield (SG), Melvin Auxier (SF), Jeremiah Hassinger (C) Larry Pruitt, Edward Brodersen, Eric Bowers, David Bentley | |
| 04:44 | Rice | Brad Clough makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 04:44 | Rice | Brad Clough misses the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| 04:44 | Texas | Stephen Scott snags the defensive board | 65-50 |
| 04:27 | Texas | James Diggs is called for the reach on Jeffrey Beal - foul #1 on James Diggs, team foul #9 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Bernard Mack (C) Brad Clough | |
| Subs | Texas | Gerry Eicher (PF) Stephen Scott | |
| 04:27 | Texas | Jeffrey Beal makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 04:27 | Texas | Jeffrey Beal makes the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Jeffrey Beal steps in front of the Robert Long pass | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:57 | Texas | Jeffrey Beal knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Earl Warfield | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Rice | Jeffrey Beal is called for the reach on Charles Ackman - foul #2 on Jeffrey Beal, team foul #6 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (SF), David Simmons (PF) Robert Long, Bernard Mack | |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Ackman (fresh) 12 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Blay (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Simmons (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - James Diggs (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Jeffrey Beal (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Earl Warfield (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Melvin Auxier (fresh) PF - Gerry Eicher (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeremiah Hassinger (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:05 | Rice | Charles Ackman misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-55 |
| 03:03 | Texas | Melvin Auxier snags the defensive board | 65-55 |
| 02:49 | Texas | Charles Ackman takes the ball from Earl Warfield | 65-55 |
| 02:46 | Rice | Charles Ackman lays it in | 67-55 |
| 02:46 | Texas | Texas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Marvin Boltz (SF), Brad Clough (C) James Blay, James Diggs | |
| Subs | Texas | Edward Brodersen (SF), Eric Bowers (PF) Melvin Auxier, Gerry Eicher | |
| 02:36 | Texas | Jeffrey Beal comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 67-55 |
| 02:34 | Rice | The rebound goes to Brad Clough | 67-55 |
| 02:24 | Rice | Charles Ackman knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 69-55 |
| 02:09 | Texas | Eric Bowers can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 69-55 |
| 02:08 | Rice | Charles Ackman pulls down the rebound | 69-55 |
| 01:41 | Rice | David Simmons clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 69-55 |
| 01:40 | Texas | Earl Warfield snags the defensive board | 69-55 |
| 01:30 | Texas | Marvin Boltz blocks the short jumper by Eric Bowers | 69-55 |
| 01:29 | Rice | Brad Clough grabs the board | 69-55 |
| 01:23 | Rice | Brad Clough's floater is tipped away by Eric Bowers | 69-55 |
| 01:22 | Texas | The rebound goes to Eric Bowers | 69-55 |
| 01:16 | Texas | Eric Bowers misses long on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on David Simmons - foul #3 on David Simmons, team foul #10 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), James Blay (SG), Robert Long (SF), James Diggs (PF), Matthew Lonergan (C) Charles Ackman, Salvador Hernandez, Marvin Boltz, David Simmons, Brad Clough | |
| Subs | Texas | Larry Pruitt (PG), Stephen Scott (SG), Gerry Eicher (SF), David Bentley (C) Jeffrey Beal, Earl Warfield, Edward Brodersen, Jeremiah Hassinger | |
| 01:16 | Texas | Eric Bowers misses the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 01:16 | Texas | Eric Bowers makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 00:53 | Rice | Robert Long hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 69-56 |
| 00:51 | Texas | Stephen Scott pulls down the rebound | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Texas | Stephen Scott loses the ball out of bounds | 69-56 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Texas | Chester Bass (PG) Eric Bowers | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Rice | James Diggs lays it up and in on a great pass from James Blay | 71-56 |
| 00:10 | Texas | Gerry Eicher misses the 3 from the left wing | 71-56 |
| 00:09 | Rice | The rebound goes to Oliver Chance | 71-56 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Oliver Chance runs out the clock | 71-56 |