| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Darryl Lile (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Lane (fresh) 7 pts. C - Bernard Mack (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Alvaro Galindo (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Bruce Ralls (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Pease (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Kelley (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Jason Young (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Dennis Pease inbounds the ball | 36-36 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:32 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Bruce Ralls | 36-39 |
| 19:27 | Rice | Jason Young steps in front of the Darryl Lile pass | 36-39 |
| 19:07 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by David Kelley | 36-42 |
| 19:04 | Rice | Dennis Pease is called for the reach on Darryl Lile in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dennis Pease, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alva Zolty (SF) Dennis Pease | |
| 18:46 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Young | 36-42 |
| 18:45 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Alva Zolty | 36-42 |
| 18:41 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-42 |
| 18:39 | Michigan State | Alva Zolty tips it but misses | 36-42 |
| 18:37 | Rice | Bernard Mack grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 18:18 | Rice | James Lane misses badly on a shot in the lane | 36-42 |
| 18:17 | Michigan State | Alva Zolty gets the rebound | 36-42 |
| 17:56 | Michigan State | Alva Zolty knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Alvaro Galindo | 36-45 |
| 17:40 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 36-45 |
| 17:39 | Michigan State | David Kelley pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| 17:32 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls loses the dribble to James Lane | 36-45 |
| 17:12 | Rice | Alvaro Galindo steals the ball from Darryl Lile | 36-45 |
| 17:09 | Michigan State | Alva Zolty hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Alvaro Galindo | 36-47 |
| 17:06 | Rice | Alvaro Galindo takes the ball from Salvador Hernandez in the backcourt | 36-47 |
| 16:43 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 36-47 |
| 16:42 | Rice | The rebound goes to Bernard Mack | 36-47 |
| 16:13 | Rice | James Lane misses short on a runner from close range | 36-47 |
| 16:12 | Michigan State | Jason Young gets the rebound | 36-47 |
| 16:08 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo is whistled for traveling | 36-47 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Crosley (PG), Jeremy Lucas (SG), Michael Hartline (SF) Alvaro Galindo, Bruce Ralls, Alva Zolty | |
| 15:40 | Rice | Roberto Colombo misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-47 |
| 15:39 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to David Kelley | 36-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Blay (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Toro (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Dam (fresh) PF - David Silver (fresh) 5 pts. C - Roberto Colombo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Crosley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Lucas (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Michael Hartline (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Kelley (tiring) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Jason Young (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:33 | Michigan State | Jeremy Lucas is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jeremy Lucas, team foul #2 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dennis Pease (SF), Kang Tang (C) David Kelley, Jason Young | |
| 15:24 | Rice | David Silver connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Steven Toro | 38-47 |
| 15:19 | Michigan State | Dennis Pease misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by David Silver - foul #1 on David Silver, team foul #1 | 38-47 |
| 15:19 | Michigan State | Dennis Pease misses the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 15:19 | Michigan State | Dennis Pease makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 15:17 | Rice | Steven Toro is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 38-48 |
| 15:02 | Michigan State | Jeremy Lucas knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Pease | 38-51 |
| 14:57 | Rice | Steven Toro loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Nault (SG) Richard Dam | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jason Young (C) Michael Hartline | |
| 14:28 | Michigan State | Kang Tang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Hernandez (SG), Darryl Lile (SF), James Lane (PF), Carl Johnson (C) Steven Toro, James Blay, David Silver, Roberto Colombo | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Troy William (PG) Jeremy Lucas | |
| 14:14 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Crosley - foul #1 on Robert Crosley, team foul #3 | 38-51 |
| 14:14 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 14:14 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses the 2nd free throw | 39-51 |
| 14:14 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez snags the offensive board | 39-51 |
| 14:00 | Rice | James Lane misses the jumper in the paint | 39-51 |
| 13:58 | Michigan State | Kang Tang snags the defensive board | 39-51 |
| 13:52 | Michigan State | Dennis Pease is fouled on the floor by Darryl Lile - foul #1 on Darryl Lile, team foul #2 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls (SG) Robert Crosley | |
| 13:41 | Michigan State | Darryl Lile takes the ball from Bruce Ralls | 39-51 |
| 13:34 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 13:27 | Michigan State | Salvador Hernandez knocks away the 3 by Troy William | 42-51 |
| 13:26 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez gets the rebound | 42-51 |
| 13:21 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jason Young - foul #2 on Jason Young, team foul #4 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), Richard Dam (SF), Roberto Colombo (C) Jason Nault, Darryl Lile, James Lane | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Hartline (PF) Jason Young | |
| 13:21 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 13:21 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 13:05 | Michigan State | Troy William connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 44-53 |
| 13:03 | Rice | James Blay is fouled in the backcourt by Troy William - foul #4 on Troy William, team foul #5 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), David Silver (PF) Salvador Hernandez, Carl Johnson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo (PG), Jeremy Lucas (SG) Troy William, Bruce Ralls | |
| 12:43 | Rice | James Blay hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-53 |
| 12:41 | Rice | James Blay gets the offensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 12:26 | Rice | James Blay misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-53 |
| 12:24 | Rice | James Blay hits the follow up shot | 46-53 |
| 12:04 | Michigan State | Michael Hartline can't connect on a floater from the right block | 46-53 |
| 12:03 | Rice | James Blay grabs the board | 46-53 |
| 11:42 | Rice | Richard Dam hits a shot from close range on a great pass from David Silver | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Blay (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Dam (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Silver (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Roberto Colombo (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Alvaro Galindo (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeremy Lucas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Pease (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Hartline (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Kang Tang (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:20 | Michigan State | Kang Tang hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 11:19 | Rice | Richard Dam snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 11:12 | Rice | James Blay misses short on an open runner from the left block | 48-53 |
| 11:11 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Dennis Pease | 48-53 |
| 11:06 | Michigan State | Dennis Pease comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 48-53 |
| 11:04 | Michigan State | Dennis Pease tips it home | 48-55 |
| 11:02 | Rice | Oliver Chance is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Lucas - foul #2 on Jeremy Lucas, team foul #6 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Toro (PG), Salvador Hernandez (SG), Darryl Lile (SF), Carl Johnson (PF), Bernard Mack (C) Oliver Chance, James Blay, Richard Dam, David Silver, Roberto Colombo | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Crosley (PG), Bruce Ralls (SG), Alva Zolty (SF), David Kelley (PF), Jason Young (C) Alvaro Galindo, Jeremy Lucas, Dennis Pease, Michael Hartline, Kang Tang | |
| 10:45 | Rice | Bernard Mack can't finish the layup | 48-55 |
| 10:44 | Rice | Bernard Mack grabs the offensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 10:35 | Rice | Steven Toro buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Darryl Lile | 50-55 |
| 10:20 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-55 |
| 10:19 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 10:17 | Rice | David Kelley picks off the pass by Bernard Mack in the backcourt | 50-55 |
| 10:01 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Salvador Hernandez - foul #3 on Salvador Hernandez, team foul #3 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Rice | James Lane (PF) Carl Johnson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 10:01 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 10:01 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls misses the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 10:01 | Rice | James Lane gets the rebound | 50-56 |
| 09:44 | Rice | James Lane double dribbles | 50-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Nault (PG) Steven Toro | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo (PG) Bruce Ralls | |
| 09:29 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo misses long on a floater from the left side | 50-56 |
| 09:28 | Rice | Bernard Mack grabs the board | 50-56 |
| 09:13 | Rice | Alva Zolty picks off the pass by James Lane | 50-56 |
| 09:04 | Michigan State | David Kelley connects on the 3 from the right corner | 50-59 |
| 08:46 | Rice | Bernard Mack hits the finger roll | 52-59 |
| 08:23 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-59 |
| 08:22 | Rice | The rebound goes to Bernard Mack | 52-59 |
| 08:04 | Rice | James Lane is open and buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Bernard Mack | 54-59 |
| 07:45 | Michigan State | Robert Crosley buries a 3 from the left wing | 54-62 |
| 07:28 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Salvador Hernandez, team foul #4 | 54-62 |
| 07:28 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), Steven Toro (SG), James Blay (SF), David Silver (PF), Roberto Colombo (C) Jason Nault, Salvador Hernandez, Darryl Lile, James Lane, Bernard Mack | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Troy William (PG), Jeremy Lucas (SG), Dennis Pease (SF), Michael Hartline (PF), Kang Tang (C) Alvaro Galindo, Robert Crosley, Alva Zolty, David Kelley, Jason Young | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Toro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Blay (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Silver (fresh) 7 pts. C - Roberto Colombo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Troy William (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Jeremy Lucas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Pease (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Hartline (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kang Tang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:05 | Michigan State | Jeremy Lucas clanks a 3 from the left corner | 54-62 |
| 07:03 | Rice | Steven Toro snags the defensive board | 54-62 |
| 06:42 | Rice | Oliver Chance drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from David Silver | 56-62 |
| 06:36 | Michigan State | Dennis Pease clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by David Silver - foul #2 on David Silver, team foul #5 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jason Young (C) Michael Hartline | |
| 06:36 | Michigan State | Dennis Pease misses the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 06:36 | Michigan State | Dennis Pease makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 06:34 | Rice | Troy William is called for the reach on Oliver Chance in the backcourt - foul #5 on Troy William, team foul #7 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls (SG) Troy William | |
| 06:34 | Rice | Oliver Chance makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 06:34 | Rice | Oliver Chance makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 06:31 | Michigan State | Jeremy Lucas is hacked by Oliver Chance in the backcourt - foul #2 on Oliver Chance, team foul #6 | 58-63 |
| 06:15 | Michigan State | Jason Young connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Pease | 58-65 |
| 06:10 | Rice | Oliver Chance's pass is intercepted by Dennis Pease in the backcourt | 58-65 |
| 06:08 | Michigan State | Kang Tang slams it home on a nice dish by Dennis Pease | 58-67 |
| 06:02 | Rice | Jeremy Lucas picks off the pass by James Blay in the backcourt | 58-67 |
| 05:42 | Michigan State | David Silver takes the ball from Kang Tang | 58-67 |
| 05:26 | Rice | James Blay misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Dennis Pease - foul #4 on Dennis Pease, team foul #8 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Hernandez (SG), Richard Dam (SF), James Lane (PF), Carl Johnson (C) Oliver Chance, Steven Toro, David Silver, Roberto Colombo | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Crosley (PG), Alva Zolty (C) Jeremy Lucas, Jason Young | |
| 05:26 | Rice | James Blay makes the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 05:26 | Rice | James Blay makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 05:14 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Bruce Ralls, team foul #9 | 60-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Nault (PG) James Blay | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 04:57 | Rice | Jason Nault misses the lay-in | 60-67 |
| 04:55 | Rice | James Lane gets the offensive rebound | 60-67 |
| 04:41 | Rice | Richard Dam clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 60-67 |
| 04:40 | Michigan State | Dennis Pease snags the defensive board | 60-67 |
| 04:18 | Michigan State | Kang Tang clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-67 |
| 04:16 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez grabs the board | 60-67 |
| 03:58 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez is hacked by Bruce Ralls - foul #3 on Bruce Ralls, team foul #10 | 60-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Darryl Lile (SF), Bernard Mack (C) Richard Dam, Carl Johnson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo (PG), Michael Hartline (PF), Jason Young (C) Bruce Ralls, Alva Zolty, Kang Tang | |
| 03:58 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 03:58 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 03:58 | Michigan State | Jason Young pulls down the rebound | 60-67 |
| 03:36 | Michigan State | Dennis Pease is hacked by Darryl Lile - foul #2 on Darryl Lile, team foul #7 | 60-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), James Blay (SG), David Silver (SF), Roberto Colombo (PF) Jason Nault, Salvador Hernandez, Darryl Lile, James Lane | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 03:36 | Michigan State | Dennis Pease makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 03:36 | Michigan State | Dennis Pease makes the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Rice | Oliver Chance is hacked by Jason Young in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jason Young, team foul #11 | 60-69 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeremy Lucas (SG) Robert Crosley | |
| 03:34 | Rice | Oliver Chance makes the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 03:34 | Rice | Oliver Chance makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 03:13 | Michigan State | Roberto Colombo picks off the pass by Michael Hartline | 62-69 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Blay (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Silver (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Roberto Colombo (fresh) 2 stl. C - Bernard Mack (fresh) 5 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Alvaro Galindo (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeremy Lucas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Pease (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Michael Hartline (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jason Young (tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:59 | Rice | Dennis Pease is called for the reach on James Blay - foul #5 on Dennis Pease, team foul #12 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Toro (SG) Bernard Mack | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alva Zolty (SF), David Kelley (PF) Dennis Pease, Michael Hartline | |
| 02:59 | Rice | James Blay makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 02:59 | Rice | James Blay makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 02:38 | Michigan State | David Kelley is hacked by Roberto Colombo - foul #1 on Roberto Colombo, team foul #8 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Hernandez (SG), Darryl Lile (SF), Carl Johnson (PF) Oliver Chance, James Blay, David Silver | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Crosley (SG), Kang Tang (C) Jeremy Lucas, Jason Young | |
| 02:38 | Michigan State | David Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 02:38 | Michigan State | David Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| 02:33 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-71 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), James Lane (PF), Bernard Mack (C) Steven Toro, Carl Johnson, Roberto Colombo | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeremy Lucas (PG), Michael Hartline (PF) Alvaro Galindo, David Kelley | |
| 02:20 | Rice | Darryl Lile is fouled on the floor by Kang Tang - foul #4 on Kang Tang, team foul #13 | 64-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG) James Blay | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:20 | Rice | Darryl Lile makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 02:20 | Rice | Darryl Lile misses the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 02:20 | Michigan State | Kang Tang grabs the defensive rebound | 65-71 |
| 02:04 | Michigan State | Jeremy Lucas misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-71 |
| 02:02 | Rice | James Lane snags the defensive board | 65-71 |
| 01:46 | Rice | Robert Crosley picks off the pass by Bernard Mack | 65-71 |
| 01:23 | Michigan State | Alva Zolty's pass is intercepted by Oliver Chance | 65-71 |
| 01:20 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses the dunk attempt | 65-71 |
| 01:18 | Rice | Bernard Mack hits the follow up shot | 67-71 |
| 01:12 | Michigan State | Jeremy Lucas is fouled on the floor by Bernard Mack - foul #1 on Bernard Mack, team foul #9 | 67-71 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls (SG), David Kelley (PF), Jason Young (C) Robert Crosley, Michael Hartline, Kang Tang | |
| 01:12 | Michigan State | Jeremy Lucas makes the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 01:12 | Michigan State | Jeremy Lucas makes the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:59 | Rice | Darryl Lile misses badly on a floater from the left side | 67-73 |
| 00:57 | Michigan State | Alva Zolty snags the defensive board | 67-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Alva Zolty is fouled in the backcourt by Oliver Chance - foul #3 on Oliver Chance, team foul #10 | 67-73 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo (PG), Robert Crosley (C) Jeremy Lucas, Jason Young | |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Alva Zolty makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Alva Zolty makes the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-75 |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo snags the defensive board | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo is hacked by Oliver Chance in the backcourt - foul #4 on Oliver Chance, team foul #11 | 67-75 |
| 00:47 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo misses the 1st free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:47 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo makes the 2nd free throw | 67-76 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Alvaro Galindo steps in front of the Oliver Chance pass in the backcourt | 67-76 |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo is hacked by Bernard Mack - foul #2 on Bernard Mack, team foul #12 | 67-76 |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo makes the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo makes the 2nd free throw | 67-78 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Oliver Chance banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Salvador Hernandez | 69-78 |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls is fouled in the backcourt by Oliver Chance - foul #5 on Oliver Chance, team foul #13 | 69-78 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG) Oliver Chance | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls misses the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Bruce Ralls misses the 2nd free throw | 69-78 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Darryl Lile grabs the defensive rebound | 69-78 |
| 00:25 | Rice | James Blay makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Darryl Lile | 72-78 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | David Kelley is fouled in the backcourt by James Blay - foul #1 on James Blay, team foul #14 | 72-78 |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | David Kelley misses the 1st free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | David Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 72-79 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:16 | Rice | James Blay makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Darryl Lile | 75-79 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | James Blay is called for the reach on David Kelley in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Blay, team foul #15 | 75-79 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jason Young (C) Robert Crosley | |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | David Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | David Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:12 | Rice | James Blay is hacked by David Kelley in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Kelley, team foul #14 | 75-81 |
| 00:12 | Rice | James Blay misses the 1st free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:12 | Rice | James Blay makes the 2nd free throw | 76-81 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo is fouled in the backcourt by James Blay - foul #3 on James Blay, team foul #16 | 76-81 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Crosley (C) Jason Young | |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo makes the 1st free throw | 76-82 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Alvaro Galindo misses the 2nd free throw | 76-82 |
| 00:11 | Rice | James Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 76-82 |
| 00:04 | Rice | James Blay is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-82 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to David Kelley | 76-82 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | David Kelley runs out the clock | 76-82 |