| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Michael Funderburk (fresh) SG - Michael Roberts (fresh) SF - Douglas Vance (fresh) PF - Dale Jackman (fresh) C - Thomas Bobby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stanley Villasenor (fresh) SG - Terrance Prange (fresh) SF - Kurtis Monday (fresh) PF - Fred Bonner (fresh) C - Robert Curry (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Kurtis Monday wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor lays it in set up by Robert Curry | 0-2 |
| 19:40 | Kansas State | Michael Funderburk can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:39 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Curry | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Kansas State | Michael Funderburk snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Kansas State | Robert Curry steals the ball from Michael Roberts | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Rice | Fred Bonner drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Stanley Villasenor | 0-5 |
| 18:20 | Kansas State | Douglas Vance misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 18:19 | Rice | Kurtis Monday grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Fred Bonner hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Stanley Villasenor | 0-8 |
| 17:38 | Kansas State | Thomas Bobby can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 0-8 |
| 17:36 | Rice | Fred Bonner grabs the board | 0-8 |
| 17:22 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Kurtis Monday | 0-11 |
| 16:54 | Kansas State | Douglas Vance misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-11 |
| 16:52 | Rice | Fred Bonner grabs the defensive rebound | 0-11 |
| 16:34 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 0-11 |
| 16:32 | Kansas State | Thomas Bobby pulls down the rebound | 0-11 |
| 16:27 | Kansas State | Michael Funderburk is fouled in the backcourt by Terrance Prange - foul #1 on Terrance Prange, team foul #1 | 0-11 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Keith Moore (PG), Joseph Davison (SG), Stanley Hoffman (SF), Norman Clark (PF), Christopher Nelson (C) Michael Funderburk, Michael Roberts, Douglas Vance, Dale Jackman, Thomas Bobby | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (PG), Manuel Guizar (SG), Melvin Ivy (SF), Robert Jackson (PF), Michael West (C) Stanley Villasenor, Terrance Prange, Kurtis Monday, Fred Bonner, Robert Curry | |
| 16:13 | Kansas State | Joseph Davison can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Manuel Guizar - foul #1 on Manuel Guizar, team foul #2 | 0-11 |
| 16:13 | Kansas State | Joseph Davison makes the 1st free throw | 1-11 |
| 16:13 | Kansas State | Joseph Davison makes the 2nd free throw | 2-11 |
| 15:58 | Rice | Christopher Nelson blocks the short jumper by Nicholas Reed | 2-11 |
| 15:57 | Rice | Robert Jackson grabs the offensive board | 2-11 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Keith Moore (fresh) SG - Joseph Davison (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stanley Hoffman (fresh) PF - Norman Clark (fresh) C - Christopher Nelson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas Reed (fresh) SG - Manuel Guizar (fresh) SF - Melvin Ivy (fresh) PF - Robert Jackson (fresh) C - Michael West (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Rice | Michael West's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-11 |
| 15:28 | Kansas State | Norman Clark hits the finger roll | 4-11 |
| 15:11 | Rice | Robert Jackson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 4-11 |
| 15:09 | Kansas State | Stanley Hoffman grabs the board | 4-11 |
| 14:54 | Kansas State | Michael West picks off the pass by Christopher Nelson | 4-11 |
| 14:39 | Rice | Michael West hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 4-11 |
| 14:38 | Kansas State | Norman Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 4-11 |
| 14:23 | Kansas State | Keith Moore misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 4-11 |
| 14:22 | Kansas State | Christopher Nelson tips it but misses | 4-11 |
| 14:21 | Rice | Nicholas Reed pulls down the rebound | 4-11 |
| 14:15 | Rice | Joseph Davison is called for the reach on Manuel Guizar - foul #1 on Joseph Davison, team foul #1 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Michael Funderburk (PG), Michael Roberts (SG), Douglas Vance (SF), Thomas Bobby (C) Keith Moore, Joseph Davison, Stanley Hoffman, Christopher Nelson | |
| Subs | Rice | Terrance Prange (SG), Kurtis Monday (SF), Fred Bonner (PF), Robert Curry (C) Nicholas Reed, Melvin Ivy, Robert Jackson, Michael West | |
| 13:54 | Rice | Thomas Bobby denies the turnaround by Robert Curry | 4-11 |
| 13:53 | Rice | Manuel Guizar gets the offensive rebound | 4-11 |
| 13:40 | Rice | Kurtis Monday misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 4-11 |
| 13:38 | Kansas State | Douglas Vance snags the defensive board | 4-11 |
| 13:33 | Kansas State | Michael Roberts knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Michael Funderburk | 6-11 |
| 13:13 | Rice | Terrance Prange misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Bobby - foul #1 on Thomas Bobby, team foul #2 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Dale Jackman (PF) Norman Clark | |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (PG) Manuel Guizar | |
| 13:13 | Rice | Terrance Prange misses the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 13:13 | Rice | Terrance Prange misses the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 13:13 | Rice | Robert Curry pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 13:02 | Rice | Terrance Prange misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-11 |
| 13:01 | Rice | Fred Bonner tips it in | 6-13 |
| 12:40 | Kansas State | Michael Funderburk can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Kurtis Monday - foul #1 on Kurtis Monday, team foul #3 | 6-13 |
| 12:40 | Kansas State | Michael Funderburk makes the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 12:40 | Kansas State | Michael Funderburk makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 12:21 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor is hacked by Michael Funderburk - foul #1 on Michael Funderburk, team foul #3 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Keith Moore (PG) Michael Funderburk | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:06 | Rice | Robert Curry throws it down and he's fouled by Thomas Bobby - foul #2 on Thomas Bobby, team foul #4 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Norman Clark (C) Thomas Bobby | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jackson (PF) Fred Bonner | |
| 12:06 | Rice | Robert Curry makes the free throw | 8-16 |
| 11:44 | Kansas State | Robert Curry denies the turnaround by Dale Jackman | 8-16 |
| 11:42 | Kansas State | Dale Jackman pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-16 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Keith Moore (fresh) SG - Michael Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Douglas Vance (fresh) PF - Dale Jackman (fresh) C - Norman Clark (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stanley Villasenor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terrance Prange (fresh) SF - Kurtis Monday (fresh) PF - Robert Jackson (fresh) C - Robert Curry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Kansas State | Dale Jackman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-16 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Stanley Hoffman (SF), Christopher Nelson (C) Douglas Vance, Dale Jackman | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Guizar (SG), Melvin Ivy (SF), Michael West (C) Terrance Prange, Kurtis Monday, Robert Curry | |
| 11:03 | Rice | Robert Jackson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-16 |
| 11:01 | Kansas State | Norman Clark snags the defensive board | 8-16 |
| 10:40 | Kansas State | Stanley Villasenor knocks away the 3 by Michael Roberts | 8-16 |
| 10:38 | Kansas State | Norman Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 8-16 |
| 10:28 | Kansas State | Norman Clark buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 10-16 |
| 10:14 | Rice | Manuel Guizar clanks a shot in the lane but the foul's on Stanley Hoffman - foul #1 on Stanley Hoffman, team foul #5 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Michael Funderburk (PG), Douglas Vance (SF), John Bennett (C) Michael Roberts, Stanley Hoffman, Norman Clark | |
| Subs | Rice | Terrance Prange (SG), Kurtis Monday (SF), Fred Bonner (PF) Stanley Villasenor, Melvin Ivy, Michael West | |
| 10:14 | Rice | Manuel Guizar misses the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 10:14 | Rice | Manuel Guizar makes the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| 10:02 | Kansas State | Fred Bonner takes the ball from Christopher Nelson | 10-17 |
| 09:36 | Rice | Fred Bonner comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Christopher Nelson - foul #1 on Christopher Nelson, team foul #6 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Dale Jackman (PF) John Bennett | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Curry (C) Robert Jackson | |
| 09:36 | Rice | Fred Bonner makes the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 09:36 | Rice | Fred Bonner misses the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| 09:36 | Kansas State | Douglas Vance grabs the defensive rebound | 10-18 |
| 09:29 | Kansas State | Manuel Guizar takes the ball from Christopher Nelson | 10-18 |
| 09:24 | Rice | Manuel Guizar banks in the layup | 10-20 |
| 09:10 | Kansas State | Keith Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-20 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Joseph Davison (SG), Norman Clark (C) Keith Moore, Christopher Nelson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:51 | Rice | Robert Curry buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Manuel Guizar | 10-22 |
| 08:39 | Kansas State | Douglas Vance throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-22 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Michael Roberts (SG) Joseph Davison | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (PG), Melvin Ivy (SF) Manuel Guizar, Kurtis Monday | |
| 08:19 | Rice | Terrance Prange's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-22 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Stanley Hoffman (SF) Douglas Vance | |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (PG) Terrance Prange | |
| 08:02 | Kansas State | Norman Clark clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-22 |
| 08:00 | Kansas State | Norman Clark snags the offensive board | 10-22 |
| 07:45 | Kansas State | Stanley Villasenor is called for the reach on Michael Funderburk - foul #1 on Stanley Villasenor, team foul #4 | 10-22 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Keith Moore (PG), Christopher Nelson (C) Michael Funderburk, Dale Jackman | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Guizar (SG), Kurtis Monday (SF) Melvin Ivy, Nicholas Reed | |
| 07:32 | Kansas State | Robert Curry picks off the pass by Keith Moore | 10-22 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Keith Moore (fresh) SG - Michael Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stanley Hoffman (fresh) PF - Norman Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Nelson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stanley Villasenor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Guizar (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kurtis Monday (fresh) PF - Fred Bonner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Curry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:10 | Rice | Manuel Guizar's pass is intercepted by Michael Roberts | 10-22 |
| 06:52 | Kansas State | Christopher Nelson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-22 |
| 06:51 | Rice | Manuel Guizar grabs the defensive rebound | 10-22 |
| 06:32 | Rice | Kurtis Monday hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 10-22 |
| 06:30 | Kansas State | Norman Clark gets the rebound | 10-22 |
| 06:10 | Kansas State | Michael Roberts misses the jumper from the left wing | 10-22 |
| 06:08 | Kansas State | Stanley Hoffman grabs the offensive rebound | 10-22 |
| 05:55 | Kansas State | Michael Roberts scores on a jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Kurtis Monday - foul #2 on Kurtis Monday, team foul #5 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Michael Funderburk (PG), Douglas Vance (SF), Dale Jackman (PF) Keith Moore, Stanley Hoffman, Norman Clark | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (PG), Terrance Prange (SG), Melvin Ivy (SF), Robert Jackson (PF), Michael West (C) Stanley Villasenor, Manuel Guizar, Kurtis Monday, Fred Bonner, Robert Curry | |
| 05:55 | Kansas State | Michael Roberts makes the free throw | 13-22 |
| 05:43 | Rice | Melvin Ivy clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 13-22 |
| 05:42 | Rice | Melvin Ivy misses the tip | 13-22 |
| 05:41 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Douglas Vance | 13-22 |
| 05:27 | Kansas State | Douglas Vance scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Michael Funderburk | 16-22 |
| 05:11 | Rice | Terrance Prange misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 16-22 |
| 05:09 | Kansas State | Douglas Vance grabs the board | 16-22 |
| 04:44 | Kansas State | Christopher Nelson is fouled on the floor by Michael West - foul #1 on Michael West, team foul #6 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Keith Moore (SG), John Bennett (C) Michael Roberts, Dale Jackman | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Guizar (PG) Nicholas Reed | |
| 04:26 | Kansas State | Michael Funderburk misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-22 |
| 04:24 | Rice | Robert Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 04:09 | Rice | Manuel Guizar clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Funderburk - foul #2 on Michael Funderburk, team foul #7 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Joseph Davison (SG), Lee Severson (PF) Michael Funderburk, Christopher Nelson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:09 | Rice | Manuel Guizar makes the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 04:09 | Rice | Manuel Guizar makes the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 03:51 | Kansas State | Douglas Vance hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-24 |
| 03:50 | Kansas State | Douglas Vance pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-24 |
| 03:34 | Kansas State | John Bennett misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Robert Jackson - foul #1 on Robert Jackson, team foul #7 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Norman Clark (PF) Lee Severson | |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (PG), Kurtis Monday (SF), Fred Bonner (PF), Robert Curry (C) Manuel Guizar, Melvin Ivy, Robert Jackson, Michael West | |
| 03:34 | Kansas State | John Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 03:34 | Kansas State | John Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 03:34 | Rice | Robert Curry gets the rebound | 17-24 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Keith Moore (fresh) SG - Joseph Davison (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Douglas Vance (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Norman Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Bennett (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stanley Villasenor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terrance Prange (fresh) SF - Kurtis Monday (fresh) PF - Fred Bonner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Curry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:16 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Terrance Prange | 17-26 |
| 03:04 | Kansas State | Douglas Vance hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Keith Moore | 19-26 |
| 02:46 | Rice | Douglas Vance steps in front of the Robert Curry pass | 19-26 |
| 02:21 | Kansas State | John Bennett misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 19-26 |
| 02:20 | Rice | Terrance Prange grabs the board | 19-26 |
| 01:59 | Rice | Robert Curry misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 19-26 |
| 01:58 | Kansas State | Norman Clark gets the rebound | 19-26 |
| 01:38 | Kansas State | Norman Clark loses the dribble to Terrance Prange | 19-26 |
| 01:18 | Rice | Fred Bonner can't throw it down | 19-26 |
| 01:17 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Douglas Vance | 19-26 |
| 00:55 | Kansas State | Keith Moore can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 19-26 |
| 00:54 | Rice | The rebound goes to Kurtis Monday | 19-26 |
| 00:40 | Rice | Kurtis Monday hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 19-26 |
| 00:39 | Rice | Terrance Prange grabs the offensive board | 19-26 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Robert Curry is fouled on the floor by John Bennett - foul #1 on John Bennett, team foul #8 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Michael Funderburk (PG), Michael Roberts (SG), Stanley Hoffman (SF), Dale Jackman (PF), Thomas Bobby (C) Keith Moore, Joseph Davison, Douglas Vance, Norman Clark, John Bennett | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (PG), Manuel Guizar (SG), Melvin Ivy (SF), Robert Jackson (PF) Stanley Villasenor, Terrance Prange, Kurtis Monday, Fred Bonner | |
| 00:23 | Rice | Robert Curry makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Robert Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| 00:05 | Kansas State | Robert Curry denies the turnaround by Stanley Hoffman | 19-28 |
| 00:04 | Rice | The rebound goes to Manuel Guizar | 19-28 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Manuel Guizar misses short on a halfcourt shot | 19-28 |