| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) SG - Homer Ryan (fresh) SF - Charles Barnes (fresh) PF - Brett Davis (fresh) C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Samuel Sampson (fresh) SG - Brian Jensen (fresh) SF - Dale Cunningham (fresh) PF - Kyle Thomas (fresh) C - Dallas Mosqueda (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Dallas Mosqueda wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Marquette | Dale Cunningham misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Marquette | Kyle Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Marquette | Dallas Mosqueda misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Rice | Homer Ryan pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Rice | Brett Davis buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Barnes | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Marquette | Dale Cunningham hits a turnaround from close range set up by Samuel Sampson and the foul's on Charles Barnes - foul #1 on Charles Barnes, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | Marquette | Dale Cunningham misses the free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | Rice | Charles Barnes's layup is rejected by Kyle Thomas | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski tips it home | 4-2 |
| 18:39 | Marquette | Homer Ryan is called for the reach on Brian Jensen - foul #1 on Homer Ryan, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 18:21 | Marquette | Kyle Thomas is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Kyle Thomas, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:09 | Rice | Homer Ryan scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Brett Davis | 6-2 |
| 17:51 | Marquette | Brian Jensen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 17:50 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski grabs the board | 6-2 |
| 17:23 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski blows the layup but the foul's on Kyle Thomas - foul #2 on Kyle Thomas, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Smith (PG), Jerome Bronson (PF) Samuel Sampson, Kyle Thomas | |
| 17:23 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski makes the 1st free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:23 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski misses the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:23 | Marquette | Dallas Mosqueda gets the rebound | 7-2 |
| 17:18 | Marquette | Homer Ryan is called for the reach on Donald Smith - foul #2 on Homer Ryan, team foul #3 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (SG) Homer Ryan | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Santillan (SF) Dale Cunningham | |
| 17:08 | Marquette | Nicholas English steals it from Donald Smith | 7-2 |
| 16:57 | Rice | Nicholas English scores on a jump hook from close range and the foul's on Dallas Mosqueda - foul #1 on Dallas Mosqueda, team foul #3 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Mateo (C) Dallas Mosqueda | |
| 16:57 | Rice | Nicholas English makes the free throw | 10-2 |
| 16:43 | Marquette | Donald Smith travels with the ball | 10-2 |
| Subs | Rice | Benjamin Farrish (SF) Charles Barnes | |
| Subs | Marquette | Aaron Mills (SG) Brian Jensen | |
| 16:25 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Brandon Mask | 12-2 |
| 16:01 | Marquette | Robert Santillan buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Smith and he's hacked by Benjamin Farrish - foul #1 on Benjamin Farrish, team foul #4 | 12-4 |
| Subs | Rice | Dewayne Costas (SG) Nicholas English | |
| Subs | Marquette | Samuel Sampson (PG), Dale Cunningham (SF) Donald Smith, Aaron Mills | |
| 16:01 | Marquette | Robert Santillan makes the free throw | 12-5 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brandon Mask (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dewayne Costas (fresh) SF - Benjamin Farrish (fresh) PF - Brett Davis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Samuel Sampson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Santillan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dale Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerome Bronson (fresh) C - James Mateo (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-5 |
| 15:41 | Marquette | Robert Santillan grabs the board | 12-5 |
| 15:28 | Marquette | Robert Santillan makes the jump hook from close range | 12-7 |
| 15:13 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 12-7 |
| 15:11 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski snags the offensive board | 12-7 |
| 14:52 | Rice | Brandon Mask's pass is intercepted by Robert Santillan | 12-7 |
| 14:48 | Marquette | Robert Santillan throws it down | 12-9 |
| 14:38 | Rice | Dewayne Costas scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Brandon Mask | 14-9 |
| 14:34 | Marquette | Benjamin Farrish steals the ball from Robert Santillan | 14-9 |
| 14:18 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski knocks in the jumper from close range | 16-9 |
| 14:06 | Marquette | Dale Cunningham misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 16-9 |
| 14:05 | Rice | The rebound goes to Stanislaus Kucinski | 16-9 |
| 13:42 | Rice | Brandon Mask is fouled on the floor by Samuel Sampson - foul #1 on Samuel Sampson, team foul #4 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Charles Barnes (SF), Eric Stamper (PF), Mathew Ferguson (C) Dewayne Costas, Benjamin Farrish, Brett Davis, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Smith (PG), Brian Jensen (SG), Charles Worm (SF), Lester Bledsoe (PF), Dallas Mosqueda (C) Samuel Sampson, Robert Santillan, Dale Cunningham, Jerome Bronson, James Mateo | |
| 13:32 | Rice | Brandon Mask knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Nicholas English | 18-9 |
| 13:13 | Marquette | Dallas Mosqueda is called for traveling | 18-9 |
| 12:48 | Rice | Nicholas English buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Brandon Mask and the foul's on Donald Smith - foul #1 on Donald Smith, team foul #5 | 20-9 |
| 12:48 | Rice | Nicholas English makes the free throw | 21-9 |
| 12:29 | Marquette | Lester Bledsoe buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 21-11 |
| 12:10 | Rice | Brian Jensen steps in front of the Mathew Ferguson pass | 21-11 |
| 11:52 | Marquette | Donald Smith clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Eric Stamper - foul #1 on Eric Stamper, team foul #5 | 21-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Dewayne Costas (SG), Brett Davis (PF), Stanislaus Kucinski (C) Brandon Mask, Eric Stamper, Mathew Ferguson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Santillan (SF) Charles Worm | |
| 11:52 | Marquette | Donald Smith misses the 1st free throw | 21-11 |
| 11:52 | Marquette | Donald Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 21-11 |
| 11:52 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski grabs the defensive rebound | 21-11 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dewayne Costas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Barnes (fresh) PF - Brett Davis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Jensen (fresh) SF - Robert Santillan (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lester Bledsoe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dallas Mosqueda (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Rice | Lester Bledsoe denies the turnaround by Stanislaus Kucinski | 21-11 |
| 11:40 | Marquette | Lester Bledsoe grabs the defensive rebound | 21-11 |
| 11:25 | Marquette | Donald Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 21-11 |
| 11:24 | Marquette | Lester Bledsoe pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-11 |
| 11:13 | Marquette | Brian Jensen misses long on a 3 from straight away | 21-11 |
| 11:12 | Rice | Brett Davis gets the rebound | 21-11 |
| 11:05 | Rice | Nicholas English misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 21-11 |
| 11:04 | Marquette | Dallas Mosqueda pulls down the rebound | 21-11 |
| 10:47 | Marquette | Robert Santillan scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 21-13 |
| 10:39 | Rice | Brett Davis knocks in the shot from the right block | 23-13 |
| 10:22 | Marquette | Donald Smith misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 23-13 |
| 10:21 | Marquette | Dallas Mosqueda tips it in | 23-15 |
| 10:03 | Rice | Nicholas English misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-15 |
| 10:02 | Marquette | Brian Jensen snags the defensive board | 23-15 |
| 09:46 | Marquette | Dewayne Costas is called for the reach on Brian Jensen - foul #1 on Dewayne Costas, team foul #6 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Orosco (PG), Brandon Mask (SG), Benjamin Farrish (SF), Eric Stamper (PF), Mathew Ferguson (C) Nicholas English, Dewayne Costas, Charles Barnes, Brett Davis, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| Subs | Marquette | Samuel Sampson (PG), Aaron Mills (SG), Dale Cunningham (SF), Jerome Bronson (PF), James Mateo (C) Donald Smith, Brian Jensen, Robert Santillan, Lester Bledsoe, Dallas Mosqueda | |
| 09:28 | Marquette | Samuel Sampson is whistled for traveling | 23-15 |
| 09:06 | Rice | Brandon Mask misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-15 |
| 09:04 | Marquette | Jerome Bronson grabs the defensive rebound | 23-15 |
| 08:59 | Marquette | Samuel Sampson misses the 3 from the right corner | 23-15 |
| 08:57 | Rice | The rebound goes to Mathew Ferguson | 23-15 |
| 08:51 | Rice | Thomas Orosco hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Mathew Ferguson | 26-15 |
| 08:33 | Marquette | Jerome Bronson drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Aaron Mills | 26-17 |
| 08:25 | Rice | Eric Stamper can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on James Mateo - foul #1 on James Mateo, team foul #6 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Dewayne Costas (SG), Brett Davis (PF), Stanislaus Kucinski (C) Thomas Orosco, Brandon Mask, Mathew Ferguson | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 08:25 | Rice | Eric Stamper misses the 1st free throw | 26-17 |
| 08:25 | Rice | Eric Stamper makes the 2nd free throw | 27-17 |
| 08:08 | Marquette | James Mateo connects on the jump hook from close range | 27-19 |
| 08:04 | Rice | Eric Stamper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-19 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Jensen (SG) Aaron Mills | |
| 07:46 | Marquette | Samuel Sampson's fadeaway is rejected by Brett Davis | 27-19 |
| 07:45 | Rice | The rebound goes to Dewayne Costas | 27-19 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Benjamin Farrish (fresh) SG - Dewayne Costas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Stamper (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Brett Davis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Samuel Sampson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Jensen (fresh) SF - Dale Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerome Bronson (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Mateo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Rice | Brett Davis connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dewayne Costas | 29-19 |
| 07:22 | Marquette | Samuel Sampson is hacked by Eric Stamper - foul #2 on Eric Stamper, team foul #7 | 29-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Charles Barnes (SF) Benjamin Farrish, Eric Stamper | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Santillan (SF), Dallas Mosqueda (C) Dale Cunningham, James Mateo | |
| 07:22 | Marquette | Samuel Sampson makes the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 07:22 | Marquette | Samuel Sampson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 07:22 | Rice | Charles Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 29-20 |
| 07:04 | Rice | Brett Davis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 29-20 |
| 07:02 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski grabs the offensive board | 29-20 |
| 06:43 | Rice | Charles Barnes double dribbles | 29-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (SG) Dewayne Costas | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Smith (PG), Lester Bledsoe (PF) Samuel Sampson, Jerome Bronson | |
| 06:28 | Marquette | Brian Jensen scores on a floater from the right block set up by Robert Santillan | 29-22 |
| 06:09 | Rice | Brandon Mask hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-22 |
| 06:08 | Marquette | Robert Santillan grabs the defensive rebound | 29-22 |
| 06:04 | Marquette | Robert Santillan hits a fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on Charles Barnes - foul #2 on Charles Barnes, team foul #8 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Rice | Benjamin Farrish (SF), Mathew Ferguson (C) Charles Barnes, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dale Cunningham (SF) Brian Jensen | |
| 06:04 | Marquette | Robert Santillan misses the free throw | 29-24 |
| 06:04 | Rice | Mathew Ferguson snags the defensive board | 29-24 |
| 05:52 | Rice | Brett Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Lester Bledsoe - foul #1 on Lester Bledsoe, team foul #7 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Mateo (PF) Dallas Mosqueda | |
| 05:52 | Rice | Brett Davis makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 05:52 | Rice | Brett Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 05:38 | Marquette | Robert Santillan misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-24 |
| 05:36 | Rice | The rebound goes to Brett Davis | 31-24 |
| 05:22 | Rice | Brett Davis misses long on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Dale Cunningham - foul #1 on Dale Cunningham, team foul #8 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Orosco (PG) Nicholas English | |
| Subs | Marquette | Aaron Mills (PG), Dallas Mosqueda (C) Donald Smith, Lester Bledsoe | |
| 05:22 | Rice | Brett Davis makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 05:22 | Rice | Brett Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 05:11 | Marquette | Dale Cunningham knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Aaron Mills | 33-26 |
| 05:04 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish loses the dribble to Dale Cunningham | 33-26 |
| 04:46 | Marquette | Dallas Mosqueda hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Aaron Mills | 33-29 |
| 04:28 | Rice | Thomas Orosco loses the ball out of bounds | 33-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Dewayne Costas (SG), Stanislaus Kucinski (C) Brandon Mask, Brett Davis, Mathew Ferguson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Jensen (SG), Charles Worm (SF), Jerome Bronson (PF) Robert Santillan, Dale Cunningham, James Mateo | |
| 04:08 | Marquette | Jerome Bronson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-29 |
| 04:07 | Marquette | Dallas Mosqueda can't tip it in | 33-29 |
| 04:06 | Marquette | Jerome Bronson gets the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 03:47 | Marquette | Aaron Mills's pass is intercepted by Dewayne Costas | 33-29 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dewayne Costas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Benjamin Farrish (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Orosco (fresh) 3 pts. C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Aaron Mills (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Brian Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Worm (fresh) PF - Jerome Bronson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dallas Mosqueda (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Rice | Jerome Bronson is called for the reach on Thomas Orosco - foul #1 on Jerome Bronson, team foul #9 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Homer Ryan (SG), Eric Stamper (SF) Dewayne Costas, Benjamin Farrish | |
| Subs | Marquette | Samuel Sampson (PG), Kyle Thomas (PF) Aaron Mills, Dallas Mosqueda | |
| 03:35 | Rice | Thomas Orosco makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 03:35 | Rice | Thomas Orosco makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 03:23 | Marquette | Samuel Sampson hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Brian Jensen | 35-32 |
| 03:10 | Rice | Eric Stamper is fouled on the floor by Kyle Thomas - foul #3 on Kyle Thomas, team foul #10 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Davis (PF) Thomas Orosco | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Mateo (PF), Lester Bledsoe (C) Kyle Thomas, Jerome Bronson | |
| 03:10 | Rice | Eric Stamper misses the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 03:10 | Rice | Eric Stamper misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 03:10 | Marquette | James Mateo grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 02:57 | Marquette | Brian Jensen misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Eric Stamper - foul #3 on Eric Stamper, team foul #9 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Barnes (SF) Eric Stamper | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dale Cunningham (SF) Charles Worm | |
| 02:57 | Marquette | Brian Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 02:57 | Marquette | Brian Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 02:41 | Rice | Charles Barnes misses the easy layup | 35-34 |
| 02:39 | Rice | Brett Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 02:20 | Rice | Nicholas English comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-34 |
| 02:18 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Lester Bledsoe | 35-34 |
| 02:13 | Marquette | Dale Cunningham's pass is intercepted by Homer Ryan | 35-34 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Nicholas English dunks the ball set up by Homer Ryan | 37-34 |
| 01:52 | Marquette | James Mateo comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 01:50 | Rice | Homer Ryan snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 01:30 | Rice | Nicholas English scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 01:01 | Marquette | Samuel Sampson can't finish the layup | 40-34 |
| 00:59 | Rice | Homer Ryan snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Nicholas English clanks a jumper from the right side | 40-34 |
| 00:44 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Dale Cunningham | 40-34 |
| 00:24 | Marquette | Lester Bledsoe is whistled for a carry | 40-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (PG), Dewayne Costas (SG), Benjamin Farrish (SF), Thomas Orosco (PF), Mathew Ferguson (C) Nicholas English, Homer Ryan, Charles Barnes, Brett Davis, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Smith (PG), Aaron Mills (SG), Robert Santillan (SF), Jerome Bronson (PF), Dallas Mosqueda (C) Samuel Sampson, Brian Jensen, Dale Cunningham, James Mateo, Lester Bledsoe | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish clanks a 3 from the right wing | 40-34 |