| Lineup | Cal | PG - Charles Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hubert Rose (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Polo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kirk Keene (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Henry Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Darryl Lile (fresh) PF - James Lane (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Bernard Mack (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Marvin Polo inbounds the ball | 28-22 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Cal | Hubert Rose misses the floater from the left wing | 28-22 |
| 19:51 | Rice | Oliver Chance grabs the board | 28-22 |
| 19:22 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Brown - foul #2 on Charles Brown, team foul #1 | 28-22 |
| 19:22 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 19:22 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 19:04 | Cal | Henry Wilson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 28-24 |
| 19:03 | Rice | James Lane pulls down the rebound | 28-24 |
| 18:44 | Rice | Oliver Chance is hacked by Charles Brown - foul #3 on Charles Brown, team foul #2 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Cal | James Schoolcraft (PG) Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:20 | Rice | Darryl Lile misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 28-24 |
| 18:18 | Cal | The rebound goes to Marvin Polo | 28-24 |
| 17:58 | Cal | Kirk Keene misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-24 |
| 17:57 | Cal | Henry Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 17:46 | Cal | Hubert Rose hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-24 |
| 17:44 | Cal | Kirk Keene hits the follow up shot | 30-24 |
| 17:19 | Rice | James Lane blows the layup | 30-24 |
| 17:17 | Cal | Henry Wilson snags the defensive board | 30-24 |
| 17:11 | Cal | Marvin Polo misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Oliver Chance - foul #1 on Oliver Chance, team foul #1 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Cal | Joseph Stepnoski (C) Henry Wilson | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Toro (PG), James Blay (SF), David Silver (PF), Roberto Colombo (C) Oliver Chance, Darryl Lile, James Lane, Bernard Mack | |
| 17:11 | Cal | Marvin Polo misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 17:11 | Cal | Marvin Polo makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 16:45 | Rice | David Silver misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-24 |
| 16:44 | Cal | Kirk Keene grabs the defensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 16:38 | Cal | Hubert Rose is whistled for traveling | 31-24 |
| Subs | Cal | Donald Gant (SG), Dikembe Amedee (SF), Edek Studzinski (C) Hubert Rose, Marvin Polo, Kirk Keene | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Dam (SF) Salvador Hernandez | |
| 16:19 | Rice | David Silver double dribbles | 31-24 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Lane (PF) Richard Dam | |
| 15:52 | Cal | Dikembe Amedee knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Edek Studzinski and he's fouled by Steven Toro - foul #1 on Steven Toro, team foul #2 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Cal | Charles Brown (PG) James Schoolcraft | |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), Salvador Hernandez (SG), Darryl Lile (SF), Bernard Mack (C) James Blay, Steven Toro, David Silver, Roberto Colombo | |
| 15:52 | Cal | Dikembe Amedee misses the free throw | 33-24 |
| 15:52 | Cal | Edek Studzinski grabs the offensive rebound | 33-24 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Charles Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Gant (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dikembe Amedee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Stepnoski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edek Studzinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Darryl Lile (fresh) PF - James Lane (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Bernard Mack (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Cal | Edek Studzinski double dribbles | 33-24 |
| Subs | Cal | Hubert Rose (SG), Kirk Keene (PF), Henry Wilson (C) Donald Gant, Joseph Stepnoski, Edek Studzinski | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:23 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez scores on a shot near the basket and the foul's on Kirk Keene - foul #1 on Kirk Keene, team foul #3 | 33-26 |
| 15:23 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the free throw | 33-27 |
| 15:08 | Cal | Charles Brown travels with the ball | 33-27 |
| 14:56 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 33-27 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 14:47 | Rice | James Lane is denied on a layup by Henry Wilson | 33-27 |
| 14:45 | Cal | The rebound goes to Dikembe Amedee | 33-27 |
| 14:31 | Cal | Hubert Rose misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-27 |
| 14:30 | Rice | Bernard Mack grabs the defensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 14:17 | Rice | The short jumper by Salvador Hernandez is denied by Henry Wilson | 33-27 |
| 14:16 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez snags the offensive board | 33-27 |
| 14:05 | Rice | Bernard Mack scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 33-29 |
| 13:48 | Cal | Hubert Rose scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Kirk Keene | 35-29 |
| 13:45 | Rice | Oliver Chance's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-29 |
| Subs | Cal | James Schoolcraft (SG), Marvin Polo (SF), Joseph Stepnoski (PF), Edek Studzinski (C) Hubert Rose, Dikembe Amedee, Kirk Keene, Henry Wilson | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), Steven Toro (SG), Richard Dam (SF), David Silver (PF), Roberto Colombo (C) Oliver Chance, Salvador Hernandez, Darryl Lile, James Lane, Bernard Mack | |
| 13:32 | Cal | Joseph Stepnoski throws it down set up by Charles Brown and he's fouled by Richard Dam - foul #1 on Richard Dam, team foul #3 | 37-29 |
| 13:32 | Cal | Joseph Stepnoski makes the free throw | 38-29 |
| 13:23 | Rice | James Blay comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Charles Brown - foul #4 on Charles Brown, team foul #4 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Cal | Donald Gant (SG) Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:23 | Rice | James Blay makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 13:23 | Rice | James Blay makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 13:12 | Cal | Donald Gant hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Stepnoski | 40-31 |
| 12:58 | Rice | Steven Toro misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 40-31 |
| 12:56 | Cal | Donald Gant grabs the board | 40-31 |
| 12:48 | Cal | Edek Studzinski scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Marvin Polo and the foul's on David Silver - foul #2 on David Silver, team foul #4 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Hubert Rose (SG), Kirk Keene (PF) Donald Gant, Joseph Stepnoski | |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Hernandez (SG) Richard Dam | |
| 12:48 | Cal | Edek Studzinski misses the free throw | 42-31 |
| 12:48 | Rice | The rebound goes to Roberto Colombo | 42-31 |
| 12:32 | Rice | Hubert Rose steals it from James Blay | 42-31 |
| 12:29 | Cal | Hubert Rose lays it in | 44-31 |
| 12:13 | Rice | Roberto Colombo misses badly on a shot from the right block | 44-31 |
| 12:11 | Cal | Kirk Keene snags the defensive board | 44-31 |
| 12:05 | Cal | Hubert Rose scores on a floater from the left side set up by James Schoolcraft and he's hacked by David Silver - foul #3 on David Silver, team foul #5 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Henry Wilson (C) Edek Studzinski | |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), Darryl Lile (SF), James Lane (PF), Bernard Mack (C) Steven Toro, James Blay, David Silver, Roberto Colombo | |
| 12:05 | Cal | Hubert Rose makes the free throw | 47-31 |
| 11:46 | Rice | Bernard Mack can't connect on a runner near the basket | 47-31 |
| 11:45 | Rice | Darryl Lile gets the offensive rebound | 47-31 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Schoolcraft (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hubert Rose (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Polo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kirk Keene (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. C - Henry Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Darryl Lile (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Lane (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Bernard Mack (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Rice | Henry Wilson steals it from Bernard Mack | 47-31 |
| 11:14 | Cal | Salvador Hernandez steals the ball from Hubert Rose | 47-31 |
| 10:53 | Rice | James Lane misses the easy layup | 47-31 |
| 10:51 | Cal | Kirk Keene pulls down the rebound | 47-31 |
| 10:29 | Cal | Henry Wilson can't finish the layup | 47-31 |
| 10:27 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to James Schoolcraft | 47-31 |
| 10:16 | Cal | Marvin Polo clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Darryl Lile - foul #1 on Darryl Lile, team foul #6 | 47-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Whipple (PG), Donald Gant (SG), Joseph Stepnoski (PF), Dikembe Amedee (C) James Schoolcraft, Hubert Rose, Kirk Keene, Henry Wilson | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), Steven Toro (SG), Richard Dam (SF), David Silver (PF), Roberto Colombo (C) Oliver Chance, Salvador Hernandez, Darryl Lile, James Lane, Bernard Mack | |
| 10:16 | Cal | Marvin Polo makes the 1st free throw | 48-31 |
| 10:16 | Cal | Marvin Polo misses the 2nd free throw | 48-31 |
| 10:16 | Rice | Roberto Colombo grabs the board | 48-31 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:55 | Rice | David Silver misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-31 |
| 09:53 | Rice | James Blay grabs the offensive rebound | 48-31 |
| 09:43 | Rice | David Silver loses the ball out of bounds | 48-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Edek Studzinski (C) Marvin Polo | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:20 | Cal | Robert Whipple clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-31 |
| 09:19 | Rice | David Silver gets the rebound | 48-31 |
| 09:13 | Rice | Joseph Stepnoski steals the ball from Richard Dam | 48-31 |
| 08:45 | Cal | Robert Whipple is whistled for a carry | 48-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Hubert Rose (SG), Kirk Keene (PF), Henry Wilson (C) Donald Gant, Joseph Stepnoski, Edek Studzinski | |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), Salvador Hernandez (SG), Darryl Lile (SF), James Lane (PF), Bernard Mack (C) James Blay, Steven Toro, Richard Dam, David Silver, Roberto Colombo | |
| 08:33 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez scores on a shot from the right side | 48-33 |
| 08:13 | Cal | Henry Wilson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Hubert Rose | 50-33 |
| 07:58 | Rice | James Lane knocks in the jump hook in the lane and the foul's on Dikembe Amedee - foul #3 on Dikembe Amedee, team foul #5 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Cal | Charles Brown (PG), James Schoolcraft (SF) Robert Whipple, Dikembe Amedee | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:58 | Rice | James Lane misses the free throw | 50-35 |
| 07:58 | Cal | Henry Wilson grabs the board | 50-35 |
| 07:39 | Cal | James Schoolcraft misses long on a floater from the right wing | 50-35 |
| 07:38 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez snags the defensive board | 50-35 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Charles Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Hubert Rose (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Schoolcraft (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kirk Keene (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. C - Henry Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Darryl Lile (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Lane (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Bernard Mack (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Rice | Oliver Chance misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Charles Brown - foul #5 on Charles Brown, team foul #6 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Cal | Donald Gant (SF), Joseph Stepnoski (C) Charles Brown, Henry Wilson | |
| Subs | Rice | Roberto Colombo (C) Bernard Mack | |
| 07:28 | Rice | Oliver Chance misses the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 07:28 | Rice | Oliver Chance makes the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:10 | Cal | James Schoolcraft is called for traveling | 50-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Marvin Polo (SF) Donald Gant | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG) Oliver Chance | |
| 06:57 | Rice | Darryl Lile knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by James Blay | 50-39 |
| 06:41 | Cal | Hubert Rose's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-39 |
| Subs | Cal | Donald Gant (SG), Dikembe Amedee (C) Hubert Rose, Kirk Keene | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:24 | Rice | James Lane misses long on a shot from close range | 50-39 |
| 06:22 | Rice | Roberto Colombo can't tip it in | 50-39 |
| 06:21 | Cal | Joseph Stepnoski grabs the defensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 06:06 | Cal | James Blay steals the ball from Dikembe Amedee | 50-39 |
| 05:49 | Rice | James Blay misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-39 |
| 05:48 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez hits the follow up shot | 50-41 |
| 05:30 | Cal | Joseph Stepnoski is whistled for a carry | 50-41 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Whipple (PG), Hubert Rose (SG), Kirk Keene (PF), Henry Wilson (C) James Schoolcraft, Donald Gant, Marvin Polo, Joseph Stepnoski | |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), Steven Toro (SG), David Silver (PF), Bernard Mack (C) Salvador Hernandez, Darryl Lile, James Lane, Roberto Colombo | |
| 05:09 | Rice | Oliver Chance is hacked by Hubert Rose - foul #1 on Hubert Rose, team foul #7 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Cal | Donald Gant (SF) Dikembe Amedee | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:09 | Rice | Oliver Chance makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 05:09 | Rice | Oliver Chance makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 04:51 | Cal | Kirk Keene buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 04:31 | Rice | James Blay makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Oliver Chance | 52-46 |
| 04:14 | Cal | Kirk Keene's floater is tipped away by David Silver | 52-46 |
| 04:13 | Rice | James Blay pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 04:01 | Rice | David Silver connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-49 |
| 03:54 | Cal | Hubert Rose hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Gant | 55-49 |
| 03:33 | Rice | Bernard Mack misses the dunk attempt | 55-49 |
| 03:32 | Rice | Bernard Mack grabs the offensive board | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Robert Whipple (fresh) SG - Hubert Rose (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Gant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kirk Keene (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. C - Henry Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Toro (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Blay (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - David Silver (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Bernard Mack (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Rice | Steven Toro drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-51 |
| 02:48 | Cal | Donald Gant misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by James Blay - foul #1 on James Blay, team foul #7 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Cal | James Schoolcraft (PG), Marvin Polo (SF), Joseph Stepnoski (PF), Dikembe Amedee (C) Robert Whipple, Hubert Rose, Kirk Keene, Henry Wilson | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Nault (PG), Salvador Hernandez (SG), Darryl Lile (SF), James Lane (PF), Roberto Colombo (C) Oliver Chance, Steven Toro, James Blay, David Silver, Bernard Mack | |
| 02:48 | Cal | Donald Gant makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 02:48 | Cal | Donald Gant misses the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 02:48 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 02:48 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-51 |
| 02:33 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses the dunk attempt | 56-51 |
| 02:32 | Cal | The rebound goes to Marvin Polo | 56-51 |
| 02:32 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-51 |
| Subs | Cal | Hubert Rose (SG), Kirk Keene (PF), Henry Wilson (C) Donald Gant, Joseph Stepnoski, Dikembe Amedee | |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), Bernard Mack (C) Jason Nault, Roberto Colombo | |
| 02:08 | Cal | Kirk Keene misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Oliver Chance - foul #2 on Oliver Chance, team foul #8 | 56-51 |
| 02:08 | Cal | Kirk Keene makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 02:08 | Cal | Kirk Keene misses the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 02:08 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Lane | 57-51 |
| 01:53 | Rice | Oliver Chance misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 01:52 | Rice | Bernard Mack tips it home | 57-53 |
| 01:40 | Cal | James Schoolcraft knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Hubert Rose and he's fouled by Oliver Chance - foul #3 on Oliver Chance, team foul #9 | 59-53 |
| 01:40 | Cal | James Schoolcraft makes the free throw | 60-53 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-53 |
| 01:25 | Cal | Kirk Keene gets the rebound | 60-53 |
| 01:01 | Cal | Kirk Keene hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-53 |
| 01:00 | Cal | Henry Wilson tips it in | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Rice | Oliver Chance makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Salvador Hernandez | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Cal | Oliver Chance is called for the reach on Kirk Keene in the backcourt - foul #4 on Oliver Chance, team foul #10 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Whipple (PG) Marvin Polo | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:52 | Cal | Kirk Keene misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:52 | Cal | Kirk Keene misses the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Bernard Mack snags the defensive board | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez is fouled on the floor by Hubert Rose - foul #2 on Hubert Rose, team foul #8 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Cal | Marvin Polo (SF) Robert Whipple | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:45 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:43 | Cal | Henry Wilson is hacked by Oliver Chance in the backcourt - foul #5 on Oliver Chance, team foul #11 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG) Oliver Chance | |
| 00:43 | Cal | Henry Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:43 | Cal | Henry Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Darryl Lile pulls down the rebound | 63-58 |
| 00:36 | Rice | James Blay scores on a shot from the left side | 63-60 |
| 00:33 | Cal | Henry Wilson is hacked by James Blay in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Blay, team foul #12 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Whipple (PG) James Schoolcraft | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:33 | Cal | Henry Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:33 | Cal | Henry Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:28 | Rice | James Blay buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Salvador Hernandez | 65-63 |
| 00:26 | Cal | Robert Whipple is fouled in the backcourt by James Blay - foul #3 on James Blay, team foul #13 | 65-63 |
| 00:26 | Cal | Robert Whipple makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:26 | Cal | Robert Whipple makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Darryl Lile misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-63 |
| 00:20 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Salvador Hernandez | 67-63 |
| 00:17 | Rice | James Blay misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-63 |
| 00:15 | Rice | James Lane grabs the offensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 00:11 | Rice | James Blay scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Bernard Mack | 67-66 |
| 00:09 | Cal | Henry Wilson is hacked by James Blay in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Blay, team foul #14 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Cal | James Schoolcraft (PG) Robert Whipple | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:09 | Cal | Henry Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:09 | Cal | Henry Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Darryl Lile pulls down the rebound | 68-66 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Rice | James Lane drills a shot from the baseline | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Cal | Marvin Polo misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 68-68 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Schoolcraft (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hubert Rose (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Polo (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kirk Keene (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. C - Henry Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Blay (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darryl Lile (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Lane (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Bernard Mack (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Cal | Henry Wilson wins the tip | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:41 | Cal | Darryl Lile steps in front of the Kirk Keene pass | 68-68 |
| 04:20 | Rice | James Schoolcraft steals the ball from James Blay | 68-68 |
| 04:15 | Cal | James Schoolcraft hits the finger roll | 70-68 |
| 03:46 | Rice | James Lane misses short on a floater from the right block | 70-68 |
| 03:44 | Rice | James Blay pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-68 |
| 03:24 | Rice | James Lane misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-68 |
| 03:23 | Cal | Henry Wilson grabs the board | 70-68 |
| 03:10 | Cal | Marvin Polo clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 70-68 |
| 03:09 | Rice | James Blay grabs the defensive rebound | 70-68 |
| 02:47 | Rice | Darryl Lile hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-68 |
| 02:46 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses the tip | 70-68 |
| 02:44 | Rice | James Blay gets the offensive rebound | 70-68 |
| 02:28 | Rice | James Lane throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-68 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Whipple (PG), Dikembe Amedee (SF), Joseph Stepnoski (C) James Schoolcraft, Marvin Polo, Henry Wilson | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Toro (PG), Richard Dam (SF), David Silver (PF), Roberto Colombo (C) James Blay, Darryl Lile, James Lane, Bernard Mack | |
| 02:25 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | Cal | James Schoolcraft (PG) Robert Whipple | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), Darryl Lile (SF), James Lane (PF), Bernard Mack (C) Steven Toro, Richard Dam, David Silver, Roberto Colombo | |
| 02:09 | Cal | Hubert Rose can't throw it down but he's hacked by Bernard Mack - foul #2 on Bernard Mack, team foul #15 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Cal | Marvin Polo (SF), Henry Wilson (C) Dikembe Amedee, Joseph Stepnoski | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:09 | Cal | Hubert Rose makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 02:09 | Cal | Hubert Rose misses the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 02:09 | Rice | James Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 71-68 |
| 01:49 | Rice | James Lane misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 71-68 |
| 01:48 | Cal | Hubert Rose pulls down the rebound | 71-68 |
| 01:19 | Cal | Hubert Rose misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 71-68 |
| 01:17 | Cal | Marvin Polo grabs the offensive board | 71-68 |
| 01:03 | Cal | James Schoolcraft makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Marvin Polo | 74-68 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Schoolcraft (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hubert Rose (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Polo (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kirk Keene (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. C - Henry Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Blay (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darryl Lile (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Lane (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Bernard Mack (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Rice | James Lane hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 74-68 |
| 00:45 | Cal | Hubert Rose grabs the board | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Cal | James Blay is called for the reach on Hubert Rose in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Blay, team foul #16 | 74-68 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Whipple (PG) Marvin Polo | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Toro (PG) James Blay | |
| 00:44 | Cal | Hubert Rose makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:44 | Cal | Hubert Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 76-71 |
| 00:39 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-71 |
| 00:36 | Cal | James Schoolcraft is hacked by Steven Toro in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Toro, team foul #17 | 76-71 |
| 00:36 | Cal | James Schoolcraft misses the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:36 | Cal | James Schoolcraft makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Steven Toro | 77-74 |
| 00:28 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 77-74 |
| Subs | Cal | Marvin Polo (SF) James Schoolcraft | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:27 | Cal | Kirk Keene is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Toro - foul #3 on Steven Toro, team foul #18 | 77-74 |
| 00:27 | Cal | Kirk Keene makes the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:27 | Cal | Kirk Keene makes the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 79-74 |
| 00:21 | Cal | Robert Whipple gets the rebound | 79-74 |
| 00:18 | Cal | Robert Whipple is hacked by Steven Toro in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steven Toro, team foul #19 | 79-74 |
| 00:18 | Cal | Robert Whipple makes the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:18 | Cal | Robert Whipple makes the 2nd free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:14 | Rice | James Lane scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Salvador Hernandez | 81-77 |
| 00:11 | Cal | Kirk Keene is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Toro - foul #5 on Steven Toro, team foul #20 | 81-77 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Nault (PG) Steven Toro | |
| 00:11 | Cal | Kirk Keene misses the 1st free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:11 | Cal | Kirk Keene makes the 2nd free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 82-77 |
| 00:02 | Cal | Robert Whipple snags the defensive board | 82-77 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Cal | Robert Whipple runs out the clock | 82-77 |