| Lineup | Kansas | PG - James Harrington (fresh) SG - John Harris (fresh) SF - Richard Oliver (fresh) PF - Thomas Fuller (fresh) C - Justin Hancock (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 | Kansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Rice | Robert Curry knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:40 | Kansas | James Harrington drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Harris | 3-2 |
| 19:27 | Rice | Fred Bonner hits the finger roll set up by Terrance Prange | 3-4 |
| 19:14 | Kansas | Justin Hancock misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 19:13 | Rice | Kurtis Monday pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:57 | Rice | Fred Bonner misses the wide open jump hook in the lane | 3-4 |
| 18:56 | Rice | Robert Curry snags the offensive board | 3-4 |
| 18:38 | Rice | Robert Curry hits a floater from the left block | 3-6 |
| 18:19 | Kansas | Richard Oliver drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by James Harrington | 5-6 |
| 18:17 | Rice | Terrance Prange is hacked by John Harris in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Harris, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| 18:07 | Rice | Fred Bonner can't throw it down but the foul's on Thomas Fuller - foul #1 on Thomas Fuller, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| 18:07 | Rice | Fred Bonner makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 18:07 | Rice | Fred Bonner makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 17:45 | Kansas | James Harrington clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 5-8 |
| 17:44 | Rice | Kurtis Monday snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 17:23 | Rice | Terrance Prange misses the easy open layup | 5-8 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Kurtis Monday tips it home | 5-10 |
| 17:04 | Kansas | Justin Hancock misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-10 |
| 17:03 | Rice | Robert Curry pulls down the rebound | 5-10 |
| 16:49 | Rice | Kurtis Monday misses the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-10 |
| 16:48 | Kansas | John Harris grabs the board | 5-10 |
| 16:24 | Kansas | Thomas Fuller is called for traveling | 5-10 |
| Subs | Kansas | Carter Iles (PG), Derrick Williams (SG), Derek Manuel (SF), Jose Chavez (PF), William Harrell (C) James Harrington, John Harris, Richard Oliver, Thomas Fuller, Justin Hancock | |
| 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 | |
| 16:11 | Rice | Robert Jackson banks in the layup set up by Nicholas Reed | 5-12 |
| 15:46 | Kansas | Derek Manuel is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Derek Manuel, team foul #3 | 5-12 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Carter Iles (fresh) SG - Derrick Williams (fresh) SF - Derek Manuel (fresh) PF - Jose Chavez (fresh) C - William Harrell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas Reed (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manuel Guizar (fresh) SF - Melvin Ivy (fresh) PF - Robert Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael West (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Rice | Carter Iles steps in front of the Manuel Guizar pass in the backcourt | 5-12 |
| 15:33 | Kansas | Derek Manuel drills a jumper near the basket set up by Carter Iles | 7-12 |
| 15:29 | Rice | Manuel Guizar is hacked by Derrick Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Derrick Williams, team foul #4 | 7-12 |
| 15:09 | Rice | Michael West is fouled on the floor by William Harrell - foul #1 on William Harrell, team foul #5 | 7-12 |
| 14:51 | Rice | William Harrell steals the ball from Melvin Ivy | 7-12 |
| 14:33 | Kansas | Jose Chavez's pass is intercepted by Manuel Guizar | 7-12 |
| 14:13 | Rice | Derrick Williams steals it from Nicholas Reed | 7-12 |
| 13:52 | Kansas | Derrick Williams's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Reed | 7-12 |
| 13:42 | Rice | Robert Jackson is called for 10 seconds | 7-12 |
| Subs | Kansas | James Harrington (PG), Jason Cook (SG), Richard Oliver (SF), Thomas Fuller (PF), Justin Hancock (C) Carter Iles, Derrick Williams, Derek Manuel, Jose Chavez, William Harrell | |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Register (PG), Terrance Prange (SG), Kurtis Monday (SF), Fred Bonner (PF), Patrick Smith (C) Nicholas Reed, Manuel Guizar, Melvin Ivy, Robert Jackson, Michael West | |
| 13:29 | Kansas | Terrance Prange is called for the reach on Richard Oliver - foul #1 on Terrance Prange, team foul #1 | 7-12 |
| 13:16 | Kansas | Richard Oliver misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-12 |
| 13:15 | Rice | Patrick Smith gets the rebound | 7-12 |
| 13:09 | Rice | Kurtis Monday makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Edward Register | 7-15 |
| 12:58 | Kansas | Richard Oliver connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Harrington | 10-15 |
| 12:37 | Rice | Fred Bonner makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Edward Register | 10-17 |
| 12:22 | Kansas | James Harrington is fouled on the floor by Edward Register - foul #1 on Edward Register, team foul #2 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Kansas | John Harris (SG) Jason Cook | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Curry (C) Patrick Smith | |
| 12:03 | Kansas | John Harris is whistled for a carry | 10-17 |
| Subs | Kansas | Carter Iles (PG), Derek Manuel (SF) James Harrington, Richard Oliver | |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (PG), Robert Jackson (PF) Edward Register, Fred Bonner | |
| 11:43 | Rice | Robert Curry can't connect on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Justin Hancock - foul #1 on Justin Hancock, team foul #6 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Kansas | Jose Chavez (PF) Thomas Fuller | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Guizar (SG) Terrance Prange | |
| 11:43 | Rice | Robert Curry makes the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 11:43 | Rice | Robert Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 10-19 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Carter Iles (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Derek Manuel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jose Chavez (fresh) C - Justin Hancock (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stanley Villasenor (fresh) SG - Manuel Guizar (fresh) SF - Kurtis Monday (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Curry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Kansas | John Harris misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 10-19 |
| 11:22 | Kansas | Justin Hancock misses the tip | 10-19 |
| 11:21 | Kansas | Jose Chavez gets the offensive rebound | 10-19 |
| 11:05 | Kansas | Jose Chavez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-19 |
| Subs | Kansas | James Harrington (PG), Derrick Williams (SF) John Harris, Derek Manuel | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (PG), Melvin Ivy (SF) Stanley Villasenor, Kurtis Monday | |
| 11:02 | Rice | James Harrington takes the ball from Melvin Ivy in the backcourt | 10-19 |
| 11:01 | Kansas | James Harrington can't finish the layup | 10-19 |
| 10:59 | Kansas | Jose Chavez tips it home | 12-19 |
| 10:35 | Rice | Robert Jackson can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Jose Chavez - foul #1 on Jose Chavez, team foul #7 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Kansas | Jason Cook (SG), Thomas Fuller (PF), William Harrell (C) Carter Iles, Jose Chavez, Justin Hancock | |
| Subs | Rice | Terrance Prange (SG), Michael West (C) Manuel Guizar, Robert Curry | |
| 10:35 | Rice | Robert Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 10:35 | Rice | Robert Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-21 |
| 10:21 | Kansas | Thomas Fuller buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jason Cook | 15-21 |
| 10:07 | Rice | Nicholas Reed hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 15-21 |
| 10:05 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Thomas Fuller | 15-21 |
| 09:47 | Kansas | Derrick Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-21 |
| 09:45 | Rice | Michael West gets the rebound | 15-21 |
| 09:28 | Rice | Terrance Prange comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 15-21 |
| 09:27 | Kansas | William Harrell snags the defensive board | 15-21 |
| 09:06 | Kansas | Thomas Fuller misses long on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Nicholas Reed - foul #1 on Nicholas Reed, team foul #3 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Kansas | Carter Iles (PG), John Harris (SG), Jose Chavez (SF), Derek Manuel (C) James Harrington, Jason Cook, Derrick Williams, William Harrell | |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (PG), Manuel Guizar (SG), Kurtis Monday (SF), Fred Bonner (PF), Robert Curry (C) Nicholas Reed, Terrance Prange, Melvin Ivy, Robert Jackson, Michael West | |
| 09:06 | Kansas | Thomas Fuller makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 09:06 | Kansas | Thomas Fuller makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:55 | Rice | Manuel Guizar misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-21 |
| 08:54 | Kansas | Derek Manuel grabs the board | 17-21 |
| 08:49 | Kansas | Carter Iles comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 17-21 |
| 08:47 | Rice | Fred Bonner pulls down the rebound | 17-21 |
| 08:43 | Rice | Manuel Guizar is hacked by Carter Iles in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carter Iles, team foul #8 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Oliver (SF) Thomas Fuller | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:43 | Rice | Manuel Guizar makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 08:43 | Rice | Manuel Guizar makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 08:25 | Kansas | Carter Iles loses the dribble to Fred Bonner | 17-23 |
| 08:09 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor is hacked by Derek Manuel - foul #2 on Derek Manuel, team foul #9 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Kansas | Justin Hancock (C) Derek Manuel | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:09 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 08:09 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor makes the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 07:56 | Kansas | Richard Oliver can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-25 |
| 07:54 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor snags the defensive board | 17-25 |
| 07:27 | Rice | Robert Curry can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 17-25 |
| 07:26 | Kansas | John Harris pulls down the rebound | 17-25 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Carter Iles (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Harris (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Oliver (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jose Chavez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Hancock (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stanley Villasenor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Manuel Guizar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kurtis Monday (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Bonner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Curry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Kansas | Carter Iles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-25 |
| Subs | Kansas | James Harrington (PG), Jason Cook (SG), Thomas Fuller (PF) Carter Iles, John Harris, Jose Chavez | |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Register (PG), Terrance Prange (SG), Michael West (C) Stanley Villasenor, Manuel Guizar, Robert Curry | |
| 07:08 | Rice | Kurtis Monday knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-28 |
| 06:48 | Kansas | James Harrington hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Oliver | 19-28 |
| 06:35 | Rice | Terrance Prange scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-31 |
| 06:22 | Kansas | James Harrington clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-31 |
| 06:21 | Rice | Kurtis Monday grabs the board | 19-31 |
| 06:03 | Rice | Kurtis Monday comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Oliver - foul #1 on Richard Oliver, team foul #10 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Kansas | Carter Iles (PG), John Harris (SG), Derrick Williams (SF), Jose Chavez (PF), William Harrell (C) James Harrington, Jason Cook, Richard Oliver, Thomas Fuller, Justin Hancock | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (PG), Manuel Guizar (SG), Melvin Ivy (PF), Robert Jackson (C) Edward Register, Terrance Prange, Fred Bonner, Michael West | |
| 06:03 | Rice | Kurtis Monday makes the 1st free throw | 19-32 |
| 06:03 | Rice | Kurtis Monday makes the 2nd free throw | 19-33 |
| 05:45 | Kansas | William Harrell comes up short on the shot from close range | 19-33 |
| 05:44 | Rice | Robert Jackson grabs the board | 19-33 |
| 05:40 | Rice | Kurtis Monday is called for traveling in the backcourt | 19-33 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (PG), Robert Curry (C) Nicholas Reed, Kurtis Monday | |
| 05:27 | Kansas | Jose Chavez drills a runner in the paint set up by Derrick Williams and he's fouled by Melvin Ivy - foul #1 on Melvin Ivy, team foul #4 | 21-33 |
| 05:27 | Kansas | Jose Chavez makes the free throw | 22-33 |
| 05:22 | Rice | Melvin Ivy loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-33 |
| 05:06 | Kansas | John Harris can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-33 |
| 05:05 | Kansas | Derrick Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-33 |
| 04:55 | Kansas | Jose Chavez scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Carter Iles | 24-33 |
| 04:51 | Rice | Melvin Ivy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-33 |
| Subs | Kansas | James Harrington (PG), Richard Oliver (SF), Thomas Fuller (PF), Justin Hancock (C) Carter Iles, Derrick Williams, Jose Chavez, William Harrell | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (PG), Terrance Prange (SG) Stanley Villasenor, Manuel Guizar | |
| 04:36 | Kansas | Justin Hancock scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by James Harrington | 26-33 |
| 04:28 | Rice | Melvin Ivy's floater is tipped away by Richard Oliver | 26-33 |
| 04:26 | Kansas | Richard Oliver pulls down the rebound | 26-33 |
| 04:21 | Kansas | James Harrington is whistled for a carry | 26-33 |
| Subs | Kansas | Jason Cook (SG) John Harris | |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Register (PG), Fred Bonner (PF), Michael West (C) Melvin Ivy, Robert Jackson, Robert Curry | |
| 03:58 | Rice | Fred Bonner blows the dunk | 26-33 |
| 03:56 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Bonner | 26-33 |
| 03:50 | Rice | Nicholas Reed buries a jumper from the right side | 26-35 |
| 03:35 | Kansas | Jason Cook clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 26-35 |
| 03:33 | Rice | Fred Bonner snags the defensive board | 26-35 |
| 03:21 | Rice | Nicholas Reed comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-35 |
| 03:19 | Kansas | Justin Hancock gets the rebound | 26-35 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - James Harrington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Cook (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Oliver (tired) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Fuller (tiring) 5 pts. C - Justin Hancock (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edward Register (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Terrance Prange (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Reed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fred Bonner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael West (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:03 | Kansas | Richard Oliver connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Cook | 28-35 |
| 02:48 | Rice | Fred Bonner drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Nicholas Reed and he's hacked by Thomas Fuller - foul #2 on Thomas Fuller, team foul #11 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Kansas | Carter Iles (PG), Derrick Williams (SG), Derek Manuel (SF), Jose Chavez (PF), William Harrell (C) James Harrington, Jason Cook, Richard Oliver, Thomas Fuller, Justin Hancock | |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (PG), Manuel Guizar (SG), Melvin Ivy (SF), Robert Curry (C) Edward Register, Terrance Prange, Nicholas Reed, Michael West | |
| 02:48 | Rice | Fred Bonner makes the free throw | 28-38 |
| 02:32 | Kansas | Carter Iles buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 02:11 | Rice | Fred Bonner buries a turnaround from close range set up by Robert Curry | 31-40 |
| 01:53 | Kansas | Carter Iles misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-40 |
| 01:51 | Rice | Fred Bonner pulls down the rebound | 31-40 |
| 01:44 | Rice | Melvin Ivy knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Stanley Villasenor | 31-43 |
| 01:24 | Kansas | Derek Manuel misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 31-43 |
| 01:23 | Rice | Fred Bonner snags the defensive board | 31-43 |
| 01:20 | Rice | Manuel Guizar is hacked by Carter Iles in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carter Iles, team foul #12 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Kansas | John Harris (SG), Justin Hancock (C) Derrick Williams, William Harrell | |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Register (PG), Kurtis Monday (SF), Robert Jackson (PF), Patrick Smith (C) Stanley Villasenor, Melvin Ivy, Fred Bonner, Robert Curry | |
| 01:20 | Rice | Manuel Guizar makes the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 01:20 | Rice | Manuel Guizar makes the 2nd free throw | 31-45 |
| 01:00 | Kansas | John Harris clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-45 |
| 00:59 | Kansas | The offensive rebound goes to Carter Iles | 31-45 |
| 00:45 | Kansas | Justin Hancock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-45 |
| Subs | Kansas | James Harrington (PG), Thomas Fuller (PF) Carter Iles, Jose Chavez | |
| Subs | Rice | Terrance Prange (SG), Michael West (C) Manuel Guizar, Patrick Smith | |
| 00:23 | Rice | Edward Register scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-48 |
| 00:05 | Kansas | James Harrington clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-48 |
| 00:04 | Kansas | Justin Hancock misses the tip | 31-48 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Kurtis Monday pulls down the rebound | 31-48 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Kurtis Monday hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 31-48 |