| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Troy Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carey Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cory Rohrbach (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Leachman (fresh) 2 stl. C - James Irby (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steven Toro (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Scott Billman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Dam (fresh) PF - Roberto Colombo (fresh) C - Jason Frank (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Cory Rohrbach inbounds the ball | 35-28 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Wisconsin | Carey Brown misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jason Frank - foul #2 on Jason Frank, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| 19:52 | Wisconsin | Carey Brown makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 19:52 | Wisconsin | Carey Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 19:52 | Rice | The rebound goes to Roberto Colombo | 36-28 |
| 19:38 | Rice | Jason Frank misses badly on a floater from the left side | 36-28 |
| 19:36 | Wisconsin | Carey Brown pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |
| 19:18 | Wisconsin | James Irby connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Cory Rohrbach | 39-28 |
| 19:10 | Rice | Richard Dam clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-28 |
| 19:09 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Troy Harris | 39-28 |
| 18:52 | Wisconsin | James Irby misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Roberto Colombo - foul #3 on Roberto Colombo, team foul #2 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Johnson (PF) Roberto Colombo | |
| 18:52 | Wisconsin | James Irby makes the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 18:52 | Wisconsin | James Irby misses the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 18:52 | Rice | Carl Johnson snags the defensive board | 40-28 |
| 18:35 | Rice | Richard Dam is whistled for a carry | 40-28 |
| 18:12 | Wisconsin | Carey Brown is fouled on the floor by Carl Johnson - foul #2 on Carl Johnson, team foul #3 | 40-28 |
| 18:03 | Wisconsin | Carey Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Richard Dam - foul #2 on Richard Dam, team foul #4 | 40-28 |
| 18:03 | Wisconsin | Carey Brown makes the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 18:03 | Wisconsin | Carey Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 42-28 |
| 17:55 | Rice | Scott Billman drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Steven Toro | 42-31 |
| 17:34 | Wisconsin | Troy Harris hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 42-31 |
| 17:32 | Rice | Carl Johnson snags the defensive board | 42-31 |
| 17:16 | Rice | Scott Billman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Carey Brown - foul #2 on Carey Brown, team foul #1 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Christopher Wegner (SG), Andrew Ferguson (SF), Jared Hall (PF), Anthony Richards (C) Carey Brown, Cory Rohrbach, Albert Leachman, James Irby | |
| Subs | Rice | Emanuel Cambridge (SF), Herbert Muff (C) Richard Dam, Jason Frank | |
| 17:16 | Rice | Scott Billman misses the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 17:16 | Rice | Scott Billman makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 16:52 | Wisconsin | Jared Hall misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-32 |
| 16:50 | Rice | Steven Toro grabs the defensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 16:30 | Rice | Herbert Muff comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Christopher Wegner - foul #2 on Christopher Wegner, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Sollenberger (PG) Troy Harris | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Nault (PG), Jim Stein (SG) Steven Toro, Scott Billman | |
| 16:30 | Rice | Herbert Muff misses the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 16:30 | Rice | Herbert Muff makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 16:05 | Wisconsin | Christopher Wegner is called for traveling | 42-33 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carey Brown (SG) Andrew Ferguson | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Andrews (C) Carl Johnson | |
| 15:52 | Rice | Emanuel Cambridge misses the shot from just outside the lane | 42-33 |
| 15:51 | Wisconsin | Anthony Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 42-33 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - William Sollenberger (fresh) SG - Carey Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Wegner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jared Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Richards (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Nault (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jim Stein (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Emanuel Cambridge (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Herbert Muff (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Andrews (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Wisconsin | Jason Nault steps in front of the Jared Hall pass | 42-33 |
| 15:02 | Rice | Emanuel Cambridge hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jim Stein | 42-35 |
| 14:46 | Wisconsin | Jared Hall misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 42-35 |
| 14:45 | Wisconsin | Jared Hall grabs the offensive board | 42-35 |
| 14:38 | Wisconsin | Anthony Richards is hacked by Robert Andrews - foul #1 on Robert Andrews, team foul #5 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Troy Harris (PG), Ray Smith (SG), Cory Rohrbach (SF), Albert Leachman (PF), James Irby (C) William Sollenberger, Carey Brown, Christopher Wegner, Jared Hall, Anthony Richards | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Toro (PG), Scott Billman (SG), Richard Dam (SF), Roberto Colombo (PF), Jason Frank (C) Jason Nault, Jim Stein, Emanuel Cambridge, Herbert Muff, Robert Andrews | |
| 14:22 | Wisconsin | James Irby makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Troy Harris | 44-35 |
| 14:04 | Rice | Scott Billman misses the easy layup | 44-35 |
| 14:02 | Wisconsin | Cory Rohrbach gets the rebound | 44-35 |
| 13:41 | Wisconsin | Cory Rohrbach hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Troy Harris | 46-35 |
| 13:27 | Rice | Steven Toro travels with the ball | 46-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carey Brown (SG) Ray Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:10 | Wisconsin | James Irby misses badly on a shot from the right block | 46-35 |
| 13:08 | Rice | Scott Billman snags the defensive board | 46-35 |
| 12:55 | Rice | Jason Frank misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-35 |
| 12:54 | Wisconsin | Troy Harris pulls down the rebound | 46-35 |
| 12:36 | Wisconsin | Carey Brown clanks a 3 from the left wing | 46-35 |
| 12:35 | Rice | The rebound goes to Roberto Colombo | 46-35 |
| 12:31 | Rice | Scott Billman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Christopher Wegner (SF) Cory Rohrbach | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Nault (SG) Scott Billman | |
| 12:18 | Wisconsin | Albert Leachman clanks a jump hook in the lane | 46-35 |
| 12:17 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jason Nault | 46-35 |
| 11:54 | Rice | Steven Toro's pass is intercepted by Albert Leachman | 46-35 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Troy Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carey Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Wegner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Albert Leachman (fairly fresh) 3 stl. C - James Irby (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steven Toro (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Nault (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Dam (fairly fresh) PF - Roberto Colombo (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Frank (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 11:31 | Wisconsin | Carey Brown scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by James Irby | 49-35 |
| 11:21 | Rice | Roberto Colombo lays it in | 49-37 |
| 10:56 | Wisconsin | Albert Leachman blows the layup but he's fouled by Roberto Colombo - foul #4 on Roberto Colombo, team foul #6 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Sollenberger (PG), Jared Hall (SG), Andrew Ferguson (SF), Anthony Richards (C) Troy Harris, Carey Brown, Christopher Wegner, James Irby | |
| Subs | Rice | Jim Stein (SG), Emanuel Cambridge (SF), Carl Johnson (PF), Herbert Muff (C) Steven Toro, Richard Dam, Roberto Colombo, Jason Frank | |
| 10:56 | Wisconsin | Albert Leachman misses the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 10:56 | Wisconsin | Albert Leachman misses the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 10:56 | Rice | Emanuel Cambridge snags the defensive board | 49-37 |
| 10:33 | Rice | Herbert Muff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-37 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ray Smith (SG), Cory Rohrbach (SF) Andrew Ferguson, Albert Leachman | |
| Subs | Rice | Scott Billman (SG) Jim Stein | |
| 10:18 | Wisconsin | Jared Hall scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Anthony Richards | 51-37 |
| 09:52 | Rice | Scott Billman's pass is intercepted by Cory Rohrbach | 51-37 |
| 09:31 | Wisconsin | Anthony Richards misses the floater from the baseline | 51-37 |
| 09:30 | Rice | Scott Billman grabs the board | 51-37 |
| 09:25 | Rice | Scott Billman is fouled on the floor by Ray Smith - foul #1 on Ray Smith, team foul #3 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Troy Harris (PG), Carey Brown (SG) William Sollenberger, Ray Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Toro (PG) Jason Nault | |
| 09:04 | Rice | Steven Toro drills a shot from the left side | 51-39 |
| 08:43 | Wisconsin | Carey Brown is hacked by Scott Billman - foul #1 on Scott Billman, team foul #7 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Christopher Wegner (SF) Cory Rohrbach | |
| Subs | Rice | Jim Stein (SG), Richard Dam (SF) Scott Billman, Emanuel Cambridge | |
| 08:43 | Wisconsin | Carey Brown makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 08:43 | Wisconsin | Carey Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 08:43 | Rice | Herbert Muff pulls down the rebound | 52-39 |
| 08:21 | Rice | Richard Dam hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-42 |
| 08:02 | Wisconsin | Anthony Richards is fouled on the floor by Jim Stein - foul #2 on Jim Stein, team foul #8 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Ferguson (SF), James Irby (C) Carey Brown, Jared Hall | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Nault (SG), Robert Andrews (PF), Jason Frank (C) Jim Stein, Carl Johnson, Herbert Muff | |
| 08:02 | Wisconsin | Anthony Richards misses the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 08:02 | Rice | Jason Frank pulls down the rebound | 52-42 |
| 07:46 | Rice | Jason Nault misses the shot from the right side | 52-42 |
| 07:45 | Rice | Richard Dam grabs the offensive rebound | 52-42 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Troy Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Wegner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Richards (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - James Irby (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steven Toro (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Nault (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Dam (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Andrews (fresh) C - Jason Frank (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 07:40 | Rice | Robert Andrews misses short on a floater from the right wing | 52-42 |
| 07:38 | Wisconsin | Troy Harris pulls down the rebound | 52-42 |
| 07:20 | Wisconsin | Christopher Wegner misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-42 |
| 07:19 | Rice | Richard Dam gets the rebound | 52-42 |
| 07:06 | Rice | Robert Andrews misses long on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Andrew Ferguson - foul #1 on Andrew Ferguson, team foul #4 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carey Brown (SG), Albert Leachman (PF) Andrew Ferguson, Anthony Richards | |
| Subs | Rice | Scott Billman (SG), Emanuel Cambridge (SF) Steven Toro, Richard Dam | |
| 07:06 | Rice | Robert Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 07:06 | Rice | Robert Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 06:48 | Wisconsin | James Irby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-44 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Cory Rohrbach (SF) Troy Harris | |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Johnson (SF), Roberto Colombo (PF) Emanuel Cambridge, Robert Andrews | |
| 06:27 | Rice | Scott Billman comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 52-44 |
| 06:25 | Wisconsin | Cory Rohrbach grabs the defensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 06:18 | Wisconsin | Carey Brown knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Christopher Wegner | 54-44 |
| 06:01 | Rice | Christopher Wegner takes the ball from Scott Billman | 54-44 |
| 05:58 | Wisconsin | Carey Brown banks in the layup on a great pass from Christopher Wegner | 56-44 |
| 05:33 | Rice | Albert Leachman is called for the reach on Jason Nault - foul #3 on Albert Leachman, team foul #5 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Troy Harris (PG), Jared Hall (SG), Leslie Wilde (C) Christopher Wegner, Carey Brown, James Irby | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Toro (PG), Richard Dam (SF) Jason Nault, Jason Frank | |
| 05:24 | Rice | Roberto Colombo misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-44 |
| 05:23 | Wisconsin | Leslie Wilde snags the defensive board | 56-44 |
| 05:10 | Wisconsin | Cory Rohrbach scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Troy Harris | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:49 | Rice | Roberto Colombo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-44 |
| 04:47 | Rice | Scott Billman can't tip it in | 59-44 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Roberto Colombo grabs the offensive rebound | 59-44 |
| 04:36 | Rice | Richard Dam scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Scott Billman | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:15 | Wisconsin | Steven Toro is called for the reach on Troy Harris - foul #2 on Steven Toro, team foul #9 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carey Brown (SG), Andrew Ferguson (SF), Anthony Richards (C) Cory Rohrbach, Albert Leachman, Leslie Wilde | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Nault (SG), Herbert Muff (PF), Robert Andrews (C) Scott Billman, Roberto Colombo, Carl Johnson | |
| 04:15 | Wisconsin | Troy Harris makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 04:15 | Wisconsin | Troy Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 04:15 | Rice | Herbert Muff gets the rebound | 60-46 |
| 04:04 | Rice | Steven Toro comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-46 |
| 04:02 | Wisconsin | Anthony Richards pulls down the rebound | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:56 | Wisconsin | Anthony Richards double dribbles | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:49 | Rice | Steven Toro comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-46 |
| 03:47 | Rice | Richard Dam gets the offensive rebound | 60-46 |
| 03:37 | Rice | Steven Toro scores on a 3 from the right wing | 60-49 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Troy Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carey Brown (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jared Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Richards (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steven Toro (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Nault (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Dam (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Herbert Muff (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:15 | Wisconsin | Carey Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-49 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Christopher Wegner (SF), James Irby (C) Andrew Ferguson, Anthony Richards | |
| Subs | Rice | Emanuel Cambridge (SF), Roberto Colombo (PF), Jason Frank (C) Richard Dam, Herbert Muff, Robert Andrews | |
| 03:01 | Rice | Jason Frank connects on the runner from the right block | 60-51 |
| 02:59 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-51 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Cory Rohrbach (SF), Albert Leachman (PF) Christopher Wegner, Jared Hall | |
| Subs | Rice | Scott Billman (SG), Richard Dam (SF) Jason Nault, Emanuel Cambridge | |
| 02:38 | Wisconsin | Albert Leachman makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Troy Harris | 62-51 |
| 02:21 | Rice | Roberto Colombo is called for traveling | 62-51 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Sollenberger (PG), Christopher Wegner (SG), Andrew Ferguson (SF), Jared Hall (PF), Anthony Richards (C) Troy Harris, Carey Brown, Cory Rohrbach, Albert Leachman, James Irby | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Nault (PG), Jim Stein (SG), Emanuel Cambridge (SF), Carl Johnson (PF), Herbert Muff (C) Steven Toro, Scott Billman, Richard Dam, Roberto Colombo, Jason Frank | |
| 02:02 | Wisconsin | Anthony Richards misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Herbert Muff - foul #2 on Herbert Muff, team foul #10 | 62-51 |
| 02:02 | Wisconsin | Anthony Richards makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 02:02 | Wisconsin | Anthony Richards misses the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 02:02 | Rice | The rebound goes to Carl Johnson | 63-51 |
| 01:44 | Rice | Jason Nault knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Carl Johnson | 63-54 |
| 01:44 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Troy Harris (PG), Carey Brown (SG), Cory Rohrbach (SF), Albert Leachman (PF), James Irby (C) William Sollenberger, Christopher Wegner, Andrew Ferguson, Jared Hall, Anthony Richards | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Toro (PG), Scott Billman (SG), Richard Dam (SF), Roberto Colombo (PF), Jason Frank (C) Jason Nault, Jim Stein, Emanuel Cambridge, Carl Johnson, Herbert Muff | |
| 01:16 | Wisconsin | Carey Brown drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Troy Harris | 66-54 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Scott Billman is hacked by James Irby - foul #1 on James Irby, team foul #6 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Sollenberger (PG), Christopher Wegner (SG), Andrew Ferguson (SF), Jared Hall (PF), Anthony Richards (C) Troy Harris, Carey Brown, Cory Rohrbach, Albert Leachman, James Irby | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Nault (PG), Jim Stein (SG), Emanuel Cambridge (SF), Carl Johnson (PF), Herbert Muff (C) Steven Toro, Scott Billman, Richard Dam, Roberto Colombo, Jason Frank | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Rice | Carl Johnson comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 66-54 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Emanuel Cambridge snags the offensive board | 66-54 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Jim Stein comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-54 |
| 00:42 | Wisconsin | Andrew Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Wisconsin | William Sollenberger misses long on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Jason Nault - foul #1 on Jason Nault, team foul #11 | 66-54 |
| 00:22 | Wisconsin | William Sollenberger makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 00:22 | Wisconsin | William Sollenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Herbert Muff's layup is rejected by Jared Hall | 68-54 |
| 00:15 | Rice | Emanuel Cambridge grabs the offensive rebound | 68-54 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Herbert Muff knocks in the shot from the baseline | 68-56 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | William Sollenberger runs out the clock | 68-56 |