| Lineup | Rice | PG - Manuel Guizar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Villasenor (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kurtis Monday (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Bonner (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Curry (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Samuel Vaden (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Adam Dull (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Randolph Blackstock (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Rives (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Arthur Grove (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Kurtis Monday inbounds the ball | 29-25 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Rice | Fred Bonner lays it up and in on a nice dish by Manuel Guizar | 31-25 |
| 19:24 | West Virginia | Adam Dull misses the jumpshot from the right side | 31-25 |
| 19:23 | West Virginia | Randolph Blackstock gets the offensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 19:00 | West Virginia | Adam Dull buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Randolph Blackstock | 31-28 |
| 18:31 | Rice | Robert Curry connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Manuel Guizar | 33-28 |
| 18:19 | West Virginia | Arthur Grove misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Kurtis Monday - foul #3 on Kurtis Monday, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Melvin Ivy (SF) Kurtis Monday | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 18:19 | West Virginia | Arthur Grove makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 18:19 | West Virginia | Arthur Grove makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 17:51 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-30 |
| 17:50 | Rice | Melvin Ivy hits the follow up shot | 35-30 |
| 17:36 | West Virginia | Robert Rives hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 17:35 | Rice | Robert Curry snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 17:20 | Rice | Melvin Ivy scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 37-30 |
| 17:03 | West Virginia | Arthur Grove loses the dribble to Stanley Villasenor | 37-30 |
| 16:47 | Rice | Robert Curry connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Melvin Ivy and the foul's on Arthur Grove - foul #1 on Arthur Grove, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (PG), Michael West (SF), Darryl Schuldt (PF) Manuel Guizar, Stanley Villasenor, Fred Bonner | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brady Zaidel (PG), Christopher Daniels (SG), Myron Keach (SF), Cory Washington (C) Samuel Vaden, Adam Dull, Randolph Blackstock, Arthur Grove | |
| 16:47 | Rice | Robert Curry makes the free throw | 40-30 |
| 16:35 | West Virginia | Christopher Daniels misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-30 |
| 16:34 | Rice | Robert Curry grabs the board | 40-30 |
| 16:23 | Rice | Michael West is denied on a layup by Robert Rives | 40-30 |
| 16:21 | Rice | Nicholas Reed snags the offensive board | 40-30 |
| 15:58 | Rice | Brady Zaidel takes the ball from Darryl Schuldt | 40-30 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas Reed (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Melvin Ivy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Michael West (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darryl Schuldt (fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Curry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Brady Zaidel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Myron Keach (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. PF - Robert Rives (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Cory Washington (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | West Virginia | Darryl Schuldt swats the layup by Robert Rives | 40-30 |
| 15:32 | West Virginia | Myron Keach misses the tip | 40-30 |
| 15:31 | Rice | Melvin Ivy gets the rebound | 40-30 |
| 15:15 | Rice | Robert Curry clanks a turnaround in the lane | 40-30 |
| 15:14 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Myron Keach | 40-30 |
| 15:09 | West Virginia | Brady Zaidel buries a runner from the right block set up by Myron Keach | 40-32 |
| 14:57 | Rice | Nicholas Reed clanks a 3 from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 14:55 | West Virginia | Christopher Daniels grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 14:49 | West Virginia | Nicholas Reed is called for the reach on Brady Zaidel - foul #1 on Nicholas Reed, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Guizar (PG), Terrance Prange (SG), Kurtis Monday (SF), Fred Bonner (PF) Nicholas Reed, Melvin Ivy, Michael West, Robert Curry | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Adam Dull (SG), Randolph Blackstock (SF), Arthur Grove (PF), Kelly Maranto (C) Brady Zaidel, Myron Keach, Robert Rives, Cory Washington | |
| 14:32 | West Virginia | Randolph Blackstock is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Randolph Blackstock, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Samuel Vaden (PG) Christopher Daniels | |
| 14:15 | Rice | Arthur Grove picks off the pass by Terrance Prange | 40-32 |
| 14:03 | West Virginia | Darryl Schuldt steals the ball from Samuel Vaden | 40-32 |
| 13:42 | Rice | Darryl Schuldt hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Terrance Prange | 43-32 |
| 13:29 | West Virginia | Arthur Grove hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 43-32 |
| 13:27 | Rice | The rebound goes to Darryl Schuldt | 43-32 |
| 13:15 | Rice | Kurtis Monday is called for a charge - foul #4 on Kurtis Monday, team foul #3 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (SF), Michael West (C) Kurtis Monday, Darryl Schuldt | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Daniels (SG), Robert Rives (PF) Adam Dull, Arthur Grove | |
| 12:55 | West Virginia | Christopher Daniels drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-35 |
| 12:32 | Rice | Terrance Prange makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Nicholas Reed | 45-35 |
| 12:13 | West Virginia | Robert Rives knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Samuel Vaden | 45-37 |
| 12:10 | Rice | Manuel Guizar is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Vaden - foul #3 on Samuel Vaden, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (SG), Melvin Ivy (SF) Manuel Guizar, Terrance Prange | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brady Zaidel (PG), Myron Keach (SF), Arthur Grove (C) Samuel Vaden, Randolph Blackstock, Kelly Maranto | |
| 11:59 | Rice | Nicholas Reed makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Melvin Ivy | 47-37 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Villasenor (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Melvin Ivy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Bonner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael West (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Brady Zaidel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Myron Keach (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. PF - Robert Rives (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Arthur Grove (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | West Virginia | Arthur Grove travels with the ball | 47-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Curry (C) Fred Bonner | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Adam Dull (SG) Brady Zaidel | |
| 11:12 | Rice | Christopher Daniels takes the ball from Nicholas Reed | 47-37 |
| 11:07 | West Virginia | Christopher Daniels lays it up and in | 47-39 |
| 10:47 | Rice | Nicholas Reed clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 10:46 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Myron Keach | 47-39 |
| 10:41 | West Virginia | Michael West takes the ball from Arthur Grove | 47-39 |
| 10:29 | Rice | Robert Rives swats the shot by Nicholas Reed | 47-39 |
| 10:28 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Michael West | 47-39 |
| 10:10 | Rice | Nicholas Reed misses long on a jumper from close range | 47-39 |
| 10:08 | West Virginia | Robert Rives grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 10:03 | West Virginia | Arthur Grove comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 10:01 | West Virginia | Adam Dull tips it but misses | 47-39 |
| 09:59 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael West | 47-39 |
| 09:39 | Rice | Melvin Ivy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-39 |
| 09:38 | West Virginia | Robert Rives grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 09:17 | West Virginia | Myron Keach drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Adam Dull | 47-42 |
| 09:05 | Rice | Robert Curry misses short on a runner from the left block | 47-42 |
| 09:04 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Arthur Grove | 47-42 |
| 08:59 | West Virginia | Christopher Daniels can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 08:58 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 08:42 | Rice | Nicholas Reed can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 08:41 | West Virginia | Myron Keach grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 08:36 | West Virginia | Myron Keach comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 08:34 | Rice | Robert Curry grabs the board | 47-42 |
| 08:24 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor drills a driving attempt near the basket | 49-42 |
| 08:05 | West Virginia | Adam Dull misses the lay-in | 49-42 |
| 08:03 | Rice | Nicholas Reed pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 07:51 | Rice | Melvin Ivy misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Rives - foul #1 on Robert Rives, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Guizar (PG), Terrance Prange (SG), Fred Bonner (PF), Darryl Schuldt (C) Nicholas Reed, Stanley Villasenor, Michael West, Robert Curry | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Samuel Vaden (PG), Brady Zaidel (SG), Randolph Blackstock (SF), Cory Washington (PF), Kelly Maranto (C) Christopher Daniels, Adam Dull, Myron Keach, Robert Rives, Arthur Grove | |
| 07:51 | Rice | Melvin Ivy misses the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 07:51 | Rice | Melvin Ivy makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Manuel Guizar (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terrance Prange (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Melvin Ivy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Bonner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Darryl Schuldt (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Samuel Vaden (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brady Zaidel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randolph Blackstock (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cory Washington (fresh) C - Kelly Maranto (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | West Virginia | Randolph Blackstock hits the finger roll | 50-44 |
| 07:06 | Rice | Darryl Schuldt connects on the jumper in the paint and he's hacked by Brady Zaidel - foul #2 on Brady Zaidel, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Kurtis Monday (SF) Melvin Ivy | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 07:06 | Rice | Darryl Schuldt misses the free throw | 52-44 |
| 07:06 | West Virginia | Cory Washington snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 06:49 | West Virginia | Samuel Vaden loses the dribble to Terrance Prange | 52-44 |
| 06:46 | Rice | Kurtis Monday lays it up and in on a great pass from Terrance Prange | 54-44 |
| 06:39 | West Virginia | Brady Zaidel can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Terrance Prange - foul #4 on Terrance Prange, team foul #4 | 54-44 |
| 06:39 | West Virginia | Brady Zaidel makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 06:39 | West Virginia | Brady Zaidel makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 06:25 | Rice | Fred Bonner can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Cory Washington - foul #2 on Cory Washington, team foul #6 | 54-46 |
| 06:25 | Rice | Fred Bonner misses the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 06:25 | Rice | Fred Bonner makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 06:07 | West Virginia | Brady Zaidel buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Samuel Vaden | 55-49 |
| 05:53 | Rice | Terrance Prange knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-49 |
| 05:33 | West Virginia | Brady Zaidel misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-49 |
| 05:32 | West Virginia | Cory Washington pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 05:12 | West Virginia | Terrance Prange is called for the reach on Kelly Maranto - foul #5 on Terrance Prange, team foul #5 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Register (PG), Stanley Villasenor (SG), Robert Curry (C) Manuel Guizar, Terrance Prange, Darryl Schuldt | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Daniels (PG), Myron Keach (SG), Matthew McGinnis (SF), Robert Rives (PF), Arthur Grove (C) Samuel Vaden, Brady Zaidel, Randolph Blackstock, Cory Washington, Kelly Maranto | |
| 04:53 | West Virginia | Arthur Grove makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Matthew McGinnis | 58-51 |
| 04:44 | Rice | Edward Register clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Fred Bonner misses the tip | 58-51 |
| 04:40 | West Virginia | Christopher Daniels grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 04:36 | West Virginia | Myron Keach clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 58-51 |
| 04:35 | West Virginia | Christopher Daniels gets the offensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 04:23 | West Virginia | Myron Keach connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Arthur Grove | 58-54 |
| 04:18 | Rice | Robert Curry is called for traveling | 58-54 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Adam Dull (SG) Matthew McGinnis | |
| 04:04 | West Virginia | Adam Dull clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 04:03 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Rives | 58-54 |
| 03:54 | West Virginia | Robert Rives dunks the ball on a nice dish by Christopher Daniels and he's fouled by Fred Bonner - foul #1 on Fred Bonner, team foul #6 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Guizar (PG), Melvin Ivy (SG) Edward Register, Stanley Villasenor | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randolph Blackstock (SF), Kelly Maranto (C) Myron Keach, Arthur Grove | |
| 03:54 | West Virginia | Robert Rives misses the free throw | 58-56 |
| 03:54 | Rice | Melvin Ivy grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Manuel Guizar (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Melvin Ivy (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. SF - Kurtis Monday (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Fred Bonner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Curry (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Christopher Daniels (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adam Dull (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randolph Blackstock (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Rives (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Kelly Maranto (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:38 | Rice | Robert Curry is denied on a dunk by Robert Rives | 58-56 |
| 03:36 | Rice | Melvin Ivy tips it but misses | 58-56 |
| 03:34 | Rice | Robert Curry tips it back up and in | 60-56 |
| 03:11 | West Virginia | Adam Dull hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 03:09 | Rice | Robert Curry grabs the board | 60-56 |
| 03:03 | Rice | Manuel Guizar is hacked by Adam Dull - foul #3 on Adam Dull, team foul #7 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (SF), Darryl Schuldt (PF), Michael West (C) Kurtis Monday, Fred Bonner, Robert Curry | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Samuel Vaden (PG) Christopher Daniels | |
| 03:03 | Rice | Manuel Guizar makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 03:03 | Rice | Manuel Guizar misses the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 03:03 | West Virginia | Robert Rives pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| 02:47 | West Virginia | Adam Dull hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-56 |
| 02:45 | Rice | Michael West grabs the board | 61-56 |
| 02:45 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Curry (C) Michael West | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:27 | Rice | Nicholas Reed is hacked by Randolph Blackstock - foul #2 on Randolph Blackstock, team foul #8 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (SG) Melvin Ivy | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:27 | Rice | Nicholas Reed makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 02:27 | Rice | Nicholas Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 02:09 | West Virginia | Adam Dull drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Samuel Vaden | 63-59 |
| 02:09 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Kurtis Monday (SF), Fred Bonner (PF) Nicholas Reed, Darryl Schuldt | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 01:58 | Rice | Fred Bonner misses short on a floater in the lane | 63-59 |
| 01:56 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Bonner | 63-59 |
| 01:37 | Rice | Robert Curry misses the lay-in | 63-59 |
| 01:36 | West Virginia | Kelly Maranto grabs the board | 63-59 |
| 01:29 | West Virginia | Kelly Maranto can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 63-59 |
| 01:28 | Rice | Robert Curry snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| 01:09 | Rice | Robert Curry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-59 |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | Randolph Blackstock connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Rice | Robert Curry buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Fred Bonner | 65-62 |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | Robert Rives throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Melvin Ivy (PF) Fred Bonner | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Rice | Robert Curry is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Vaden - foul #4 on Samuel Vaden, team foul #9 | 65-62 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Robert Curry makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Robert Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | Adam Dull connects on the 3 from the right corner | 67-65 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Fred Bonner (PF) Melvin Ivy | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:07 | Rice | Robert Curry is hacked by Samuel Vaden in the backcourt - foul #5 on Samuel Vaden, team foul #10 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Daniels (PG) Samuel Vaden | |
| 00:07 | Rice | Robert Curry makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:07 | Rice | Robert Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | Randolph Blackstock drills a 3 from the left corner | 69-68 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Manuel Guizar is hacked by Christopher Daniels in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Daniels, team foul #11 | 69-68 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Manuel Guizar makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Manuel Guizar makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Adam Dull misses the fullcourt shot | 71-68 |