| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - William Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Graf (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Mark Hatcher (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Nathaniel Turner (fresh) C - Jack Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stanley Villasenor (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terrance Prange (fresh) 16 pts. SF - William Roca (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Patrick Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado State | Mark Hatcher inbounds the ball | 29-40 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Colorado State | Stanley Villasenor steals it from Mark Hatcher | 29-40 |
| 19:25 | Rice | William Roca is whistled for traveling | 29-40 |
| 19:12 | Colorado State | Robert Jackson steals it from William Barnes | 29-40 |
| 19:03 | Rice | Terrance Prange travels with the ball | 29-40 |
| 18:52 | Colorado State | William Barnes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Stanley Villasenor - foul #1 on Stanley Villasenor, team foul #1 | 29-40 |
| 18:52 | Colorado State | William Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 18:52 | Colorado State | William Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 18:28 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor misses the 3 from the right corner | 31-40 |
| 18:27 | Rice | Terrance Prange hits the follow up shot | 31-42 |
| 18:22 | Colorado State | Mark Hatcher buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Graf | 33-42 |
| 18:02 | Rice | Patrick Smith drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from William Roca | 33-44 |
| 17:39 | Colorado State | Steven Graf misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-44 |
| 17:37 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor pulls down the rebound | 33-44 |
| 17:23 | Rice | Mark Hatcher is called for the reach on William Roca - foul #2 on Mark Hatcher, team foul #1 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Steven Hackworth (PG), Travis Mitchell (SG), Oscar Washington (SF), Daniel Saliba (PF) William Barnes, Steven Graf, Mark Hatcher, Nathaniel Turner | |
| Subs | Rice | Ross Price (PF) Patrick Smith | |
| 17:16 | Rice | Terrance Prange clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-44 |
| 17:15 | Colorado State | Oscar Washington snags the defensive board | 33-44 |
| 17:10 | Colorado State | Travis Mitchell misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-44 |
| 17:09 | Rice | Terrance Prange pulls down the rebound | 33-44 |
| 16:59 | Rice | Steven Hackworth picks off the pass by Terrance Prange | 33-44 |
| 16:32 | Colorado State | Oscar Washington can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-44 |
| 16:31 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor grabs the board | 33-44 |
| 16:09 | Rice | Oscar Washington steals the ball from William Roca | 33-44 |
| 16:06 | Colorado State | Travis Mitchell misses the easy layup | 33-44 |
| 16:04 | Rice | Robert Jackson grabs the board | 33-44 |
| 15:46 | Rice | William Roca is fouled on the floor by Oscar Washington - foul #1 on Oscar Washington, team foul #2 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Colorado State | William Barnes (PG), Steven Graf (SG), Mark Hatcher (SF), Nathaniel Turner (PF), George Smith (C) Steven Hackworth, Travis Mitchell, Oscar Washington, Daniel Saliba, Jack Nichols | |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Comstock (PG), Manuel Guizar (SG), Nicholas Reed (SF), Patrick Smith (PF) Stanley Villasenor, Terrance Prange, William Roca, Robert Jackson | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - William Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Graf (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Hatcher (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Nathaniel Turner (fresh) C - George Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ronald Comstock (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Guizar (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nicholas Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Patrick Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ross Price (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Rice | Patrick Smith comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Mark Hatcher - foul #3 on Mark Hatcher, team foul #3 | 33-44 |
| 15:33 | Rice | Patrick Smith makes the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 15:33 | Rice | Patrick Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 33-45 |
| 15:33 | Colorado State | George Smith grabs the board | 33-45 |
| 15:19 | Colorado State | Patrick Smith swats the layup by Nathaniel Turner | 33-45 |
| 15:17 | Rice | Ross Price grabs the board | 33-45 |
| 15:11 | Rice | Manuel Guizar double dribbles | 33-45 |
| 14:46 | Colorado State | Nathaniel Turner makes the jumper in the paint set up by William Barnes and he's fouled by Ross Price - foul #1 on Ross Price, team foul #2 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jackson (C) Ross Price | |
| 14:46 | Colorado State | Nathaniel Turner makes the free throw | 36-45 |
| 14:30 | Rice | Robert Jackson buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Comstock and he's fouled by Steven Graf - foul #2 on Steven Graf, team foul #4 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Terrance Prange (SG) Ronald Comstock | |
| 14:30 | Rice | Robert Jackson makes the free throw | 36-48 |
| 14:01 | Colorado State | Patrick Smith picks off the pass by Steven Graf | 36-48 |
| 13:44 | Rice | Manuel Guizar knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Jackson | 36-50 |
| 13:17 | Colorado State | George Smith is hacked by Robert Jackson - foul #2 on Robert Jackson, team foul #3 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Steven Hackworth (PG), Travis Mitchell (SG), Oscar Washington (SF), Daniel Saliba (PF), Jack Nichols (C) William Barnes, Steven Graf, Mark Hatcher, Nathaniel Turner, George Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (PG), William Roca (SF), Ross Price (PF) Nicholas Reed, Patrick Smith, Robert Jackson | |
| 13:02 | Colorado State | Jack Nichols drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Travis Mitchell | 38-50 |
| 12:43 | Rice | Terrance Prange misses the lay-in | 38-50 |
| 12:41 | Rice | Ross Price hits the follow up shot | 38-52 |
| 12:24 | Colorado State | Oscar Washington misses the easy layup | 38-52 |
| 12:23 | Colorado State | Steven Hackworth tips it but misses | 38-52 |
| 12:22 | Rice | Manuel Guizar snags the defensive board | 38-52 |
| 12:04 | Rice | Manuel Guizar misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-52 |
| 12:03 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Travis Mitchell | 38-52 |
| 11:57 | Colorado State | Oscar Washington misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Roca - foul #3 on William Roca, team foul #4 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Nathaniel Turner (PF) Daniel Saliba | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (SG), Robert Jackson (C) Terrance Prange, Manuel Guizar | |
| 11:57 | Colorado State | Oscar Washington misses the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 11:57 | Colorado State | Oscar Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 11:37 | Rice | Ross Price loses the dribble to Oscar Washington | 39-52 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Steven Hackworth (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Travis Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nathaniel Turner (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jack Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stanley Villasenor (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Nicholas Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Roca (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ross Price (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Colorado State | Jack Nichols hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Hackworth | 41-52 |
| 11:03 | Rice | William Roca misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-52 |
| 11:02 | Colorado State | Jack Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 10:57 | Colorado State | William Roca steals it from Steven Hackworth | 41-52 |
| 10:54 | Rice | William Roca misses the lay-in | 41-52 |
| 10:52 | Rice | Nicholas Reed grabs the offensive board | 41-52 |
| 10:36 | Rice | Robert Jackson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-52 |
| 10:35 | Rice | William Roca tips it but misses | 41-52 |
| 10:33 | Colorado State | Jack Nichols pulls down the rebound | 41-52 |
| 10:28 | Colorado State | Steven Hackworth buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jack Nichols | 44-52 |
| 10:02 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor clanks a jumper from the right wing | 44-52 |
| 10:00 | Colorado State | Nathaniel Turner snags the defensive board | 44-52 |
| 09:56 | Colorado State | William Roca picks off the pass by Travis Mitchell | 44-52 |
| 09:40 | Rice | Ross Price can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Steven Hackworth - foul #2 on Steven Hackworth, team foul #5 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Colorado State | William Barnes (PG), Steven Graf (SG), Mark Hatcher (SF), Daniel Saliba (PF), George Smith (C) Steven Hackworth, Travis Mitchell, Oscar Washington, Nathaniel Turner, Jack Nichols | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Guizar (PG), Terrance Prange (SG), Charles Mosquera (SF), Patrick Smith (PF) Stanley Villasenor, Nicholas Reed, William Roca, Robert Jackson | |
| 09:40 | Rice | Ross Price makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 09:40 | Rice | Ross Price misses the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 09:40 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to George Smith | 44-53 |
| 09:36 | Colorado State | Steven Graf is whistled for a carry | 44-53 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Comstock (PG) Ross Price | |
| 09:18 | Rice | Manuel Guizar scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Ronald Comstock | 44-55 |
| 08:54 | Colorado State | George Smith can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-55 |
| 08:53 | Rice | Patrick Smith pulls down the rebound | 44-55 |
| 08:48 | Rice | Mark Hatcher is called for the reach on Manuel Guizar - foul #4 on Mark Hatcher, team foul #6 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Overstreet (SF) Mark Hatcher | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:30 | Rice | Charles Mosquera can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 44-55 |
| 08:29 | Colorado State | Daniel Saliba grabs the board | 44-55 |
| 08:25 | Colorado State | Steven Graf loses the dribble to Ronald Comstock | 44-55 |
| 08:04 | Rice | Patrick Smith comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Saliba - foul #3 on Daniel Saliba, team foul #7 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Nathaniel Turner (PF) Robert Overstreet | |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (PG), William Roca (SF) Ronald Comstock, Charles Mosquera | |
| 08:04 | Rice | Patrick Smith makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 08:04 | Rice | Patrick Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 07:43 | Colorado State | Steven Graf comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-57 |
| 07:41 | Colorado State | George Smith gets the offensive rebound | 44-57 |
| 07:27 | Colorado State | Daniel Saliba misses short on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Stanley Villasenor - foul #2 on Stanley Villasenor, team foul #5 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Travis Mitchell (SG), Mark Hatcher (SF), Jack Nichols (C) Steven Graf, Nathaniel Turner, George Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Ross Price (PF), Robert Jackson (C) Patrick Smith, Manuel Guizar | |
| 07:27 | Colorado State | Daniel Saliba makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 07:27 | Colorado State | Daniel Saliba makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - William Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Hatcher (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. PF - Daniel Saliba (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Jack Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stanley Villasenor (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Terrance Prange (fresh) 18 pts. SF - William Roca (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ross Price (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor is fouled on the floor by Jack Nichols - foul #2 on Jack Nichols, team foul #8 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Steven Hackworth (PG), Nathaniel Turner (PF) William Barnes, Daniel Saliba | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:01 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor makes the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 07:01 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor makes the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 06:42 | Colorado State | Travis Mitchell knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 48-59 |
| 06:25 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-59 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Steven Graf (SG) Travis Mitchell | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Guizar (SG), Patrick Smith (PF) Terrance Prange, Ross Price | |
| 06:00 | Colorado State | Jack Nichols hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Roca - foul #4 on William Roca, team foul #6 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (SG) Stanley Villasenor | |
| 06:00 | Colorado State | Jack Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 06:00 | Colorado State | Jack Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 05:38 | Rice | Manuel Guizar knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Nicholas Reed | 49-61 |
| 05:20 | Colorado State | Steven Hackworth misses the 3 from the right wing | 49-61 |
| 05:18 | Rice | Patrick Smith snags the defensive board | 49-61 |
| 05:02 | Rice | Nicholas Reed drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Manuel Guizar | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:45 | Colorado State | Mark Hatcher misses the easy layup | 49-64 |
| 04:43 | Rice | Robert Jackson gets the rebound | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:22 | Rice | William Roca clanks a 3 from the right wing | 49-64 |
| 04:20 | Rice | Manuel Guizar tips it in | 49-66 |
| 04:07 | Colorado State | Steven Hackworth drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Hatcher | 51-66 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-66 |
| Subs | Colorado State | William Barnes (PG) Steven Hackworth | |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (PG), Terrance Prange (SG) Manuel Guizar, Nicholas Reed | |
| 03:41 | Rice | Terrance Prange makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Jackson | 51-68 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Colorado State | Steven Graf misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 51-68 |
| 03:34 | Rice | William Roca gets the rebound | 51-68 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:11 | Rice | Robert Jackson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Steven Graf - foul #3 on Steven Graf, team foul #9 | 51-68 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Steven Hackworth (PG), Travis Mitchell (SG), Oscar Washington (SF), Daniel Saliba (PF), George Smith (C) William Barnes, Steven Graf, Mark Hatcher, Nathaniel Turner, Jack Nichols | |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Comstock (PG), Manuel Guizar (SG), Nicholas Reed (SF), Ross Price (PF) Stanley Villasenor, Terrance Prange, William Roca, Patrick Smith | |
| 03:11 | Rice | Robert Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 51-69 |
| 03:11 | Rice | Robert Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| 03:11 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to George Smith | 51-69 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Steven Hackworth (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Saliba (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - George Smith (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ronald Comstock (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Manuel Guizar (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ross Price (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Colorado State | Oscar Washington can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 51-69 |
| 02:49 | Rice | The rebound goes to Ross Price | 51-69 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Nicholas Reed drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ross Price | 51-72 |
| 02:19 | Colorado State | Robert Jackson is called for the reach on Oscar Washington - foul #3 on Robert Jackson, team foul #7 | 51-72 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Mosquera (SF) Robert Jackson | |
| 02:19 | Colorado State | Oscar Washington misses the 1st free throw | 51-72 |
| 02:19 | Rice | Ross Price grabs the board | 51-72 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Charles Mosquera comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-72 |
| 01:53 | Colorado State | George Smith snags the defensive board | 51-72 |
| 01:42 | Colorado State | Steven Hackworth misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-72 |
| 01:40 | Rice | Nicholas Reed snags the defensive board | 51-72 |
| 01:14 | Rice | Ross Price hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ronald Comstock | 51-74 |
| 00:58 | Colorado State | Steven Hackworth buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by George Smith | 54-74 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Rice | Charles Mosquera's layup is rejected by Daniel Saliba | 54-74 |
| 00:30 | Colorado State | Travis Mitchell grabs the board | 54-74 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Colorado State | George Smith is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on George Smith, team foul #10 | 54-74 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Ronald Comstock runs out the clock | 54-74 |