| Lineup | Rice | PG - Manuel Guizar (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terrance Prange (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kurtis Monday (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Fred Bonner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Curry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Nicholas Arnold (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Armando Sanchez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Darin Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Berning (fresh) C - Robert Pruitt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Darin Peterson inbounds the ball | 36-33 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | UConn | Darin Peterson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 19:47 | Rice | The rebound goes to Fred Bonner | 36-33 |
| 19:37 | Rice | Kurtis Monday clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-33 |
| 19:35 | UConn | The rebound goes to Darin Peterson | 36-33 |
| 19:30 | UConn | Nicholas Arnold's pass is intercepted by Terrance Prange | 36-33 |
| 19:23 | Rice | Manuel Guizar is hacked by Nicholas Arnold - foul #3 on Nicholas Arnold, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UConn | Donnie Lollar (PG) Nicholas Arnold | |
| 19:08 | Rice | Fred Bonner clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 19:06 | Rice | Manuel Guizar hits the follow up shot | 38-33 |
| 18:47 | UConn | Charles Berning misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-33 |
| 18:45 | UConn | Darin Peterson hits the follow up shot | 38-35 |
| 18:22 | Rice | Kurtis Monday hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Manuel Guizar | 41-35 |
| 18:01 | UConn | Darin Peterson can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Fred Bonner - foul #1 on Fred Bonner, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| 18:01 | UConn | Darin Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 18:01 | UConn | Darin Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 18:01 | Rice | Fred Bonner pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| 17:43 | Rice | Manuel Guizar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-36 |
| 17:19 | UConn | Charles Berning loses the dribble to Manuel Guizar | 41-36 |
| 17:04 | Rice | Manuel Guizar makes the jumper from the free throw line | 43-36 |
| 16:46 | UConn | Armando Sanchez knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Donnie Lollar | 43-38 |
| 16:26 | Rice | Terrance Prange clanks a turnaround from the right block | 43-38 |
| 16:25 | Rice | Manuel Guizar gets the offensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 16:13 | Rice | Terrance Prange misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 16:11 | Rice | Manuel Guizar gets the offensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 15:58 | Rice | Manuel Guizar is hacked by Donnie Lollar - foul #1 on Donnie Lollar, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (PG), Melvin Ivy (SG), Nicholas Reed (SF), Robert Jackson (PF), Michael West (C) Manuel Guizar, Terrance Prange, Kurtis Monday, Fred Bonner, Robert Curry | |
| Subs | UConn | Nicholas Arnold (PG), Orunjan Abdo (SG), Stephen West (SF), Micheal Carroll (PF), Chad Gervin (C) Donnie Lollar, Armando Sanchez, Darin Peterson, Charles Berning, Robert Pruitt | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stanley Villasenor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Melvin Ivy (fresh) SF - Nicholas Reed (fresh) PF - Robert Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael West (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Nicholas Arnold (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SG - Orunjan Abdo (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen West (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Micheal Carroll (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Chad Gervin (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Rice | Melvin Ivy makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Stanley Villasenor | 46-38 |
| 15:32 | UConn | Stephen West blows the layup but he's fouled by Nicholas Reed - foul #2 on Nicholas Reed, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| 15:32 | UConn | Stephen West misses the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 15:32 | UConn | Stephen West makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 15:14 | Rice | Michael West clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-39 |
| 15:12 | UConn | Micheal Carroll grabs the board | 46-39 |
| 14:49 | UConn | Stephen West comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 46-39 |
| 14:48 | Rice | Robert Jackson pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 14:35 | Rice | Melvin Ivy connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Stanley Villasenor and the foul's on Stephen West - foul #1 on Stephen West, team foul #3 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UConn | Armando Sanchez (SG), Darin Peterson (SF) Orunjan Abdo, Stephen West | |
| 14:35 | Rice | Melvin Ivy misses the free throw | 48-39 |
| 14:35 | UConn | Micheal Carroll gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| 14:25 | UConn | Nicholas Arnold is hacked by Nicholas Reed - foul #3 on Nicholas Reed, team foul #3 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Terrance Prange (SG), Kurtis Monday (SF) Melvin Ivy, Nicholas Reed | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 14:08 | UConn | Darin Peterson scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 48-41 |
| 13:59 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-41 |
| 13:58 | UConn | Darin Peterson pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| 13:37 | UConn | Armando Sanchez clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-41 |
| 13:36 | UConn | Micheal Carroll grabs the offensive board | 48-41 |
| 13:21 | UConn | Micheal Carroll misses short on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Terrance Prange - foul #1 on Terrance Prange, team foul #4 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Guizar (PG), Fred Bonner (PF), Robert Curry (C) Stanley Villasenor, Robert Jackson, Michael West | |
| Subs | UConn | Donnie Lollar (PG), Robert Pruitt (C) Nicholas Arnold, Chad Gervin | |
| 13:21 | UConn | Micheal Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 13:21 | UConn | Micheal Carroll misses the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 13:21 | Rice | Fred Bonner gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 13:00 | Rice | Kurtis Monday clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 12:59 | Rice | Manuel Guizar gets the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 12:43 | Rice | Terrance Prange drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Manuel Guizar | 50-42 |
| 12:40 | UConn | Manuel Guizar steals the ball from Donnie Lollar in the backcourt | 50-42 |
| 12:38 | Rice | Manuel Guizar banks in the layup | 52-42 |
| 12:22 | UConn | Armando Sanchez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (PG), Melvin Ivy (SF) Terrance Prange, Kurtis Monday | |
| Subs | UConn | Orunjan Abdo (SG), Stephen West (SF), Charles Berning (PF) Armando Sanchez, Darin Peterson, Micheal Carroll | |
| 12:07 | Rice | Melvin Ivy scores on a shot in the lane | 54-42 |
| 11:59 | UConn | Donnie Lollar misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 54-42 |
| 11:58 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Curry | 54-42 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas Reed (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Manuel Guizar (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Melvin Ivy (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Fred Bonner (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Curry (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Donnie Lollar (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Orunjan Abdo (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen West (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Berning (fresh) C - Robert Pruitt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Rice | Nicholas Reed hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Manuel Guizar | 57-42 |
| 11:19 | UConn | Charles Berning can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-42 |
| 11:18 | UConn | Robert Pruitt hits the follow up shot | 57-44 |
| 10:56 | Rice | Nicholas Reed is whistled for a carry | 57-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (PG), Terrance Prange (SG), Kurtis Monday (SF) Nicholas Reed, Manuel Guizar, Melvin Ivy | |
| Subs | UConn | Nicholas Arnold (PG), Armando Sanchez (SG), Darin Peterson (SF), Chad Gervin (C) Donnie Lollar, Orunjan Abdo, Stephen West, Robert Pruitt | |
| 10:29 | UConn | Armando Sanchez hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Chad Gervin | 57-46 |
| 10:03 | Rice | Fred Bonner blows the layup | 57-46 |
| 10:01 | Rice | Kurtis Monday tips it home | 59-46 |
| 09:43 | UConn | Darin Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-46 |
| 09:41 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor gets the rebound | 59-46 |
| 09:24 | Rice | Kurtis Monday loses the dribble to Nicholas Arnold | 59-46 |
| 09:20 | UConn | Nicholas Arnold lays it in | 59-48 |
| 08:57 | Rice | Kurtis Monday misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Nicholas Arnold - foul #4 on Nicholas Arnold, team foul #4 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Guizar (SG), Robert Jackson (PF), Michael West (C) Terrance Prange, Fred Bonner, Robert Curry | |
| Subs | UConn | Donnie Lollar (PG), Micheal Carroll (PF), Robert Pruitt (C) Nicholas Arnold, Charles Berning, Chad Gervin | |
| 08:57 | Rice | Kurtis Monday makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 08:57 | Rice | Kurtis Monday makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 08:39 | UConn | Donnie Lollar drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Micheal Carroll | 61-51 |
| 08:34 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Michael West | 64-51 |
| 08:24 | UConn | Darin Peterson connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donnie Lollar | 64-53 |
| 07:57 | Rice | Kurtis Monday is hacked by Micheal Carroll - foul #2 on Micheal Carroll, team foul #5 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Terrance Prange (SG), Melvin Ivy (SF) Stanley Villasenor, Kurtis Monday | |
| Subs | UConn | Nicholas Arnold (PG) Donnie Lollar | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Manuel Guizar (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terrance Prange (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Melvin Ivy (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael West (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Nicholas Arnold (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Armando Sanchez (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Darin Peterson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Micheal Carroll (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Pruitt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Rice | Terrance Prange's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-53 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UConn | Orunjan Abdo (SG), Stephen West (SF), Charles Berning (PF) Armando Sanchez, Darin Peterson, Micheal Carroll | |
| 07:15 | UConn | Charles Berning hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 64-53 |
| 07:13 | Rice | Michael West pulls down the rebound | 64-53 |
| 06:58 | Rice | Michael West connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Manuel Guizar | 66-53 |
| 06:49 | UConn | Stephen West hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Michael West - foul #1 on Michael West, team foul #5 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Fred Bonner (PF), Robert Curry (C) Robert Jackson, Michael West | |
| Subs | UConn | Armando Sanchez (SG) Orunjan Abdo | |
| 06:49 | UConn | Stephen West makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 06:49 | UConn | Stephen West makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 06:38 | Rice | Fred Bonner misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-55 |
| 06:37 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Terrance Prange | 66-55 |
| 06:24 | Rice | Melvin Ivy clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 66-55 |
| 06:22 | UConn | Stephen West gets the rebound | 66-55 |
| 06:01 | UConn | Stephen West lays it up and in set up by Nicholas Arnold | 66-57 |
| 05:40 | Rice | Melvin Ivy's layup is rejected by Charles Berning | 66-57 |
| 05:39 | UConn | The rebound goes to Robert Pruitt | 66-57 |
| 05:33 | UConn | Fred Bonner is called for the reach on Armando Sanchez - foul #2 on Fred Bonner, team foul #6 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (PG), Kurtis Monday (SF) Manuel Guizar, Terrance Prange | |
| Subs | UConn | Donnie Lollar (PG), Darin Peterson (SF), Micheal Carroll (PF), Chad Gervin (C) Nicholas Arnold, Stephen West, Charles Berning, Robert Pruitt | |
| 05:14 | UConn | Darin Peterson misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 66-57 |
| 05:13 | UConn | Micheal Carroll pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-57 |
| 04:57 | UConn | Fred Bonner blocks the short jumper by Micheal Carroll | 66-57 |
| 04:56 | Rice | Fred Bonner pulls down the rebound | 66-57 |
| 04:33 | Rice | Robert Curry scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Stanley Villasenor | 68-57 |
| 04:20 | UConn | Armando Sanchez hits a 3 from the right wing | 68-60 |
| 04:16 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 68-60 |
| 04:15 | UConn | Darin Peterson grabs the board | 68-60 |
| 03:51 | UConn | Donnie Lollar misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-60 |
| 03:50 | Rice | Robert Curry grabs the board | 68-60 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stanley Villasenor (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Melvin Ivy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kurtis Monday (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Bonner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Curry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Donnie Lollar (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Armando Sanchez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Darin Peterson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Micheal Carroll (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Chad Gervin (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Rice | Robert Curry comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-60 |
| 03:29 | UConn | Chad Gervin pulls down the rebound | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:15 | UConn | Donnie Lollar's floater is knocked away by Robert Curry | 68-60 |
| 03:13 | Rice | Robert Curry snags the defensive board | 68-60 |
| 02:47 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor buries a driving attempt from close range | 70-60 |
| 02:47 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Terrance Prange (SG), Robert Jackson (PF), Michael West (C) Melvin Ivy, Fred Bonner, Robert Curry | |
| Subs | UConn | Nicholas Arnold (PG), Charles Berning (PF), Robert Pruitt (C) Donnie Lollar, Micheal Carroll, Chad Gervin | |
| 02:34 | UConn | Kurtis Monday picks off the pass by Armando Sanchez | 70-60 |
| 02:34 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Fred Bonner (PF), Robert Curry (C) Robert Jackson, Michael West | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 02:13 | Rice | Terrance Prange misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 70-60 |
| 02:11 | UConn | Robert Pruitt grabs the board | 70-60 |
| 01:58 | UConn | Darin Peterson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 70-60 |
| 01:57 | Rice | Terrance Prange gets the rebound | 70-60 |
| 01:32 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-60 |
| 01:31 | UConn | Robert Pruitt grabs the defensive rebound | 70-60 |
| 01:05 | UConn | Armando Sanchez buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Rice | Charles Berning steals it from Kurtis Monday | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:41 | UConn | Stanley Villasenor steals it from Robert Pruitt | 70-63 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor blows the layup | 70-63 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Robert Curry tips it in | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:32 | UConn | Darin Peterson drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Armando Sanchez | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Rice | Nicholas Arnold is called for the reach on Robert Curry in the backcourt - foul #5 on Nicholas Arnold, team foul #6 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Guizar (SG), Nicholas Reed (SF), Melvin Ivy (PF) Terrance Prange, Kurtis Monday, Fred Bonner | |
| Subs | UConn | Donnie Lollar (PG) Nicholas Arnold | |
| 00:29 | Rice | Robert Curry is hacked by Robert Pruitt - foul #2 on Robert Pruitt, team foul #7 | 72-66 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Robert Curry makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Robert Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:23 | UConn | Nicholas Reed is called for the reach on Armando Sanchez - foul #4 on Nicholas Reed, team foul #7 | 74-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Terrance Prange (SG), Kurtis Monday (SF), Fred Bonner (PF) Manuel Guizar, Nicholas Reed, Melvin Ivy | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:23 | UConn | Armando Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:23 | UConn | Armando Sanchez misses the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Kurtis Monday snags the defensive board | 74-67 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Kurtis Monday is hacked by Armando Sanchez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Armando Sanchez, team foul #8 | 74-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Guizar (SG), Melvin Ivy (PF) Terrance Prange, Fred Bonner | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:21 | Rice | Kurtis Monday misses the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Robert Curry snags the offensive board | 74-67 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-67 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Robert Curry is fouled on the floor by Robert Pruitt - foul #3 on Robert Pruitt, team foul #9 | 74-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (SF) Kurtis Monday | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:19 | Rice | Robert Curry makes the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Robert Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:12 | UConn | Armando Sanchez hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 76-67 |
| 00:10 | UConn | Robert Pruitt gets the offensive rebound | 76-67 |
| 00:08 | UConn | Stanley Villasenor steals it from Armando Sanchez | 76-67 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor runs out the clock | 76-67 |