| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joel Karn (fresh) SG - Frederick Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Tighe (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Roy Smith (fresh) 1 pts. C - Brandon Wilder (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - David Francois (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wesley Bigler (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Samuel Watkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Wald (fresh) 9 pts. C - Donald Lebitski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona State | Samuel Watkins inbounds the ball | 32-38 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Arizona State | Wesley Bigler hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 32-38 |
| 19:48 | Rice | Brandon Wilder snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 19:43 | Rice | Joel Karn clanks a shot from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 19:41 | Arizona State | Donald Lebitski grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 19:22 | Arizona State | Samuel Watkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-38 |
| 19:00 | Rice | William Tighe clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-38 |
| 18:59 | Arizona State | Donald Lebitski pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 18:40 | Arizona State | David Francois can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-38 |
| 18:38 | Arizona State | Samuel Watkins hits the follow up shot | 32-40 |
| 18:17 | Rice | Roy Smith is fouled on the floor by Jack Wald - foul #3 on Jack Wald, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Robert Neth (PF) Jack Wald | |
| 17:56 | Rice | Frederick Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 17:54 | Rice | William Tighe tips it home | 34-40 |
| 17:41 | Arizona State | Frederick Brown takes the ball from Wesley Bigler | 34-40 |
| 17:30 | Rice | William Tighe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-40 |
| 17:28 | Arizona State | David Francois snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 17:15 | Arizona State | Samuel Watkins misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-40 |
| 17:14 | Rice | Roy Smith snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 16:56 | Rice | Brandon Wilder misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Donald Lebitski - foul #1 on Donald Lebitski, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Adam Warren (PG), Dustin Sasaki (SG), Richard Cobbins (SF), Jeffrey Perine (PF) Joel Karn, Frederick Brown, William Tighe, Roy Smith | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Craig Cline (PG), John Gosha (SG), Emmett Benoit (PF) David Francois, Wesley Bigler, Samuel Watkins | |
| 16:56 | Rice | Brandon Wilder makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 16:56 | Rice | Brandon Wilder makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 16:40 | Arizona State | Robert Neth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 16:38 | Arizona State | Emmett Benoit misses the tip | 36-40 |
| 16:36 | Arizona State | Robert Neth gets the offensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 16:23 | Arizona State | Craig Cline is fouled on the floor by Brandon Wilder - foul #2 on Brandon Wilder, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Rice | David Henderson (PG) Brandon Wilder | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Michael Wilson (PG) Donald Lebitski | |
| 16:01 | Arizona State | Robert Neth misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Richard Cobbins - foul #1 on Richard Cobbins, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Rice | William Tighe (SF) David Henderson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | David Francois (PG), Wesley Bigler (SG) Michael Wilson, Craig Cline | |
| 16:01 | Arizona State | Robert Neth makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 16:01 | Arizona State | Robert Neth makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Adam Warren (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Cobbins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Tighe (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Sasaki (fresh) C - Jeffrey Perine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - David Francois (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wesley Bigler (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Gosha (fresh) PF - Robert Neth (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Emmett Benoit (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Rice | William Tighe scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-42 |
| 15:30 | Arizona State | Robert Neth misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-42 |
| 15:29 | Rice | Adam Warren grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 15:23 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-42 |
| 15:21 | Arizona State | John Gosha gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 15:15 | Arizona State | David Francois connects on the 3 from the right corner | 38-45 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Richard Cobbins misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 38-45 |
| 14:53 | Arizona State | Robert Neth snags the defensive board | 38-45 |
| 14:28 | Arizona State | Robert Neth misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-45 |
| 14:26 | Arizona State | Wesley Bigler grabs the offensive board | 38-45 |
| 14:15 | Arizona State | Wesley Bigler is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 38-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Joel Karn (PG), Frederick Brown (SG), Roy Smith (PF), Brandon Wilder (C) Adam Warren, Richard Cobbins, Dustin Sasaki, Jeffrey Perine | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Craig Cline (PG), Samuel Watkins (SF), Jack Wald (PF), Donald Lebitski (C) David Francois, Wesley Bigler, Robert Neth, Emmett Benoit | |
| 13:55 | Rice | Brandon Wilder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-45 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Michael Wilson (PG) John Gosha | |
| 13:35 | Arizona State | Samuel Watkins loses the dribble to Joel Karn | 38-45 |
| 13:30 | Rice | Joel Karn blows the layup | 38-45 |
| 13:29 | Arizona State | Donald Lebitski pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 13:11 | Arizona State | Roy Smith steals the ball from Craig Cline | 38-45 |
| 12:53 | Rice | Frederick Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 38-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Sasaki (SF) William Tighe | |
| Subs | Arizona State | David Francois (PG), Wesley Bigler (SG) Michael Wilson, Craig Cline | |
| 12:34 | Arizona State | Donald Lebitski misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 12:33 | Arizona State | Jack Wald grabs the offensive board | 38-45 |
| 12:24 | Arizona State | Donald Lebitski scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by David Francois | 38-47 |
| 12:20 | Rice | Joel Karn loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-47 |
| 12:00 | Arizona State | Roy Smith takes the ball from Samuel Watkins | 38-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joel Karn (fresh) SG - Frederick Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Sasaki (fresh) PF - Roy Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Brandon Wilder (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - David Francois (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wesley Bigler (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Samuel Watkins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Wald (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Lebitski (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Rice | Joel Karn buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 11:39 | Arizona State | David Francois misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-47 |
| 11:38 | Rice | Roy Smith snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 11:27 | Rice | Brandon Wilder misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 11:25 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Frederick Brown | 41-47 |
| 11:06 | Rice | Roy Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 11:04 | Arizona State | David Francois grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 11:00 | Arizona State | David Francois drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Samuel Watkins | 41-50 |
| 10:48 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-50 |
| 10:47 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Samuel Watkins | 41-50 |
| 10:30 | Arizona State | Wesley Bigler scores on a shot from the right block set up by David Francois | 41-52 |
| 10:24 | Rice | Brandon Wilder misses the jumper from the free throw line | 41-52 |
| 10:22 | Arizona State | David Francois grabs the board | 41-52 |
| 10:09 | Arizona State | Jack Wald lays it up and in | 41-54 |
| 09:46 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-54 |
| 09:28 | Arizona State | Joel Karn is called for the reach on David Francois - foul #3 on Joel Karn, team foul #3 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Adam Warren (PG), Richard Cobbins (SG), William Tighe (SF), Fredrick Cannon (PF), Jeffrey Perine (C) Joel Karn, Frederick Brown, Dustin Sasaki, Roy Smith, Brandon Wilder | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Michael Wilson (PG), Craig Cline (SG), John Gosha (SF), Robert Neth (PF), Emmett Benoit (C) David Francois, Wesley Bigler, Samuel Watkins, Jack Wald, Donald Lebitski | |
| 09:16 | Arizona State | Robert Neth can't connect on a shot near the basket | 44-54 |
| 09:15 | Rice | Jeffrey Perine grabs the board | 44-54 |
| 08:55 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon's floater is tipped away by Emmett Benoit | 44-54 |
| 08:54 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon grabs the offensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 08:49 | Rice | William Tighe's layup is rejected by Emmett Benoit | 44-54 |
| 08:47 | Arizona State | Emmett Benoit pulls down the rebound | 44-54 |
| 08:37 | Arizona State | Michael Wilson misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on William Tighe - foul #1 on William Tighe, team foul #4 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Sasaki (SG) Richard Cobbins | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Jack Wald (PF) John Gosha | |
| 08:37 | Arizona State | Michael Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 08:37 | Arizona State | Michael Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 08:17 | Rice | Jack Wald takes the ball from Jeffrey Perine | 44-55 |
| 08:01 | Arizona State | Emmett Benoit lays it in | 44-57 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Adam Warren (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Sasaki (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Tighe (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fredrick Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Perine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Michael Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Craig Cline (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Neth (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jack Wald (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Emmett Benoit (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:49 | Rice | William Tighe scores on a driving attempt in the lane and the foul's on Robert Neth - foul #1 on Robert Neth, team foul #3 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | David Francois (PG), Wesley Bigler (SG), Donald Lebitski (C) Michael Wilson, Craig Cline, Emmett Benoit | |
| 07:49 | Rice | William Tighe misses the free throw | 46-57 |
| 07:49 | Rice | Adam Warren grabs the offensive board | 46-57 |
| 07:40 | Rice | David Francois picks off the pass by William Tighe | 46-57 |
| 07:21 | Arizona State | David Francois can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 46-57 |
| 07:20 | Arizona State | Donald Lebitski hits the follow up shot | 46-59 |
| 07:01 | Rice | Adam Warren knocks in the floater from the right wing | 48-59 |
| 06:47 | Arizona State | Robert Neth loses the ball out of bounds | 48-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Joel Karn (PG), Frederick Brown (SG), Roy Smith (PF), Brandon Wilder (C) Adam Warren, Dustin Sasaki, Fredrick Cannon, Jeffrey Perine | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Samuel Watkins (SF) Robert Neth | |
| 06:35 | Rice | Brandon Wilder clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 48-59 |
| 06:33 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Wilder | 48-59 |
| 06:15 | Rice | Brandon Wilder buries a shot from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 05:56 | Arizona State | Donald Lebitski scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Wesley Bigler | 50-61 |
| 05:34 | Rice | Roy Smith misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 50-61 |
| 05:32 | Arizona State | Wesley Bigler grabs the defensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 05:06 | Arizona State | Wesley Bigler's pass is intercepted by Brandon Wilder | 50-61 |
| 04:46 | Rice | William Tighe misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-61 |
| 04:45 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to David Francois | 50-61 |
| 04:28 | Arizona State | Donald Lebitski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-61 |
| 04:27 | Rice | Roy Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 04:13 | Rice | Wesley Bigler is called for the reach on Frederick Brown - foul #3 on Wesley Bigler, team foul #4 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Adam Warren (PG), Dustin Sasaki (SG), Richard Cobbins (SF), Fredrick Cannon (PF), Jeffrey Perine (C) Joel Karn, Frederick Brown, William Tighe, Roy Smith, Brandon Wilder | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Craig Cline (PG), John Gosha (SG), Robert Neth (PF), Emmett Benoit (C) David Francois, Wesley Bigler, Jack Wald, Donald Lebitski | |
| 04:04 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-61 |
| 04:03 | Rice | Adam Warren tips it home | 52-61 |
| 03:59 | Arizona State | Samuel Watkins is fouled on the floor by Adam Warren - foul #1 on Adam Warren, team foul #5 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Michael Wilson (PG) Samuel Watkins | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Arizona State | Emmett Benoit can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 52-61 |
| 03:33 | Rice | Jeffrey Perine snags the defensive board | 52-61 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Adam Warren (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Sasaki (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Cobbins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fredrick Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Perine (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Michael Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Craig Cline (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Gosha (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Neth (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Emmett Benoit (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:14 | Rice | Richard Cobbins makes the 3 from the right wing | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:59 | Arizona State | Emmett Benoit comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 55-61 |
| 02:57 | Rice | Jeffrey Perine grabs the defensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 02:57 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Joel Karn (PG), Frederick Brown (SG), William Tighe (SF), Roy Smith (PF), Brandon Wilder (C) Adam Warren, Dustin Sasaki, Richard Cobbins, Fredrick Cannon, Jeffrey Perine | |
| Subs | Arizona State | David Francois (PG), Wesley Bigler (SG), Samuel Watkins (SF), Jack Wald (PF), Donald Lebitski (C) Michael Wilson, Craig Cline, John Gosha, Robert Neth, Emmett Benoit | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:38 | Rice | Roy Smith misses the floater from the left block | 55-61 |
| 02:37 | Arizona State | Donald Lebitski grabs the defensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 02:14 | Arizona State | Donald Lebitski misses the 3 from straight away | 55-61 |
| 02:12 | Rice | Brandon Wilder snags the defensive board | 55-61 |
| 01:57 | Rice | Brandon Wilder drills a runner near the basket | 57-61 |
| 01:36 | Arizona State | Donald Lebitski clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-61 |
| 01:35 | Rice | Roy Smith snags the defensive board | 57-61 |
| 01:24 | Rice | William Tighe hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Samuel Watkins - foul #3 on Samuel Watkins, team foul #5 | 57-61 |
| 01:24 | Rice | William Tighe makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 01:24 | Rice | William Tighe makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 01:04 | Arizona State | Samuel Watkins misses the runner in the lane but he's hacked by William Tighe - foul #2 on William Tighe, team foul #6 | 59-61 |
| 01:04 | Arizona State | Samuel Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 01:04 | Arizona State | Samuel Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:57 | Rice | William Tighe is called for traveling | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Arizona State | David Francois's pass is intercepted by Joel Karn in the backcourt | 59-63 |
| 00:49 | Rice | William Tighe misses the lay-in | 59-63 |
| 00:48 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Donald Lebitski | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Arizona State | Donald Lebitski is hacked by Frederick Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frederick Brown, team foul #7 | 59-63 |
| 00:46 | Arizona State | Donald Lebitski makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:46 | Arizona State | Donald Lebitski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Rice | The short jumper by Brandon Wilder is denied by Samuel Watkins | 59-65 |
| 00:39 | Arizona State | David Francois pulls down the rebound | 59-65 |
| 00:38 | Arizona State | David Francois is fouled in the backcourt by Joel Karn - foul #4 on Joel Karn, team foul #8 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Robert Neth (SF) Samuel Watkins | |
| 00:38 | Arizona State | David Francois misses the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Brandon Wilder grabs the defensive rebound | 59-65 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Frederick Brown clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-65 |
| 00:30 | Arizona State | Robert Neth grabs the defensive rebound | 59-65 |
| 00:28 | Arizona State | Robert Neth is hacked by Joel Karn in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joel Karn, team foul #9 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Adam Warren (PG) Joel Karn | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Craig Cline (SG) Wesley Bigler | |
| 00:28 | Arizona State | Robert Neth makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:28 | Arizona State | Robert Neth misses the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:28 | Rice | William Tighe gets the rebound | 59-66 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Frederick Brown clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-66 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Brandon Wilder snags the offensive board | 59-66 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Frederick Brown makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-66 |
| 00:16 | Arizona State | Arizona State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-66 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Samuel Watkins (SF) Robert Neth | |
| 00:15 | Arizona State | Jack Wald is hacked by Adam Warren in the backcourt - foul #2 on Adam Warren, team foul #10 | 62-66 |
| 00:15 | Arizona State | Jack Wald makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:15 | Arizona State | Jack Wald misses the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:15 | Rice | Brandon Wilder grabs the board | 62-67 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Frederick Brown comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-67 |
| 00:09 | Rice | William Tighe gets the offensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 00:05 | Rice | William Tighe is hacked by Samuel Watkins - foul #4 on Samuel Watkins, team foul #6 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Wesley Bigler (SG) Craig Cline | |
| 00:02 | Rice | Samuel Watkins steals it from Frederick Brown | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Arizona State | Samuel Watkins runs out the clock | 62-67 |