| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Thomas Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Chris Bennett (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Adams (fresh) PF - Randall Chilton (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Wiggs (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edward Marmolejo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Arana (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Ribeiro (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Robert Arana inbounds the ball | 40-33 |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell 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) | |
| 19:51 | Rice | John Bell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-33 |
| 19:50 | Bucknell | Randall Chilton grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 19:46 | Bucknell | Jay Adams clanks a jumper from close range | 40-33 |
| 19:45 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Wood | 40-33 |
| 19:26 | Rice | Robert Arana misses the lay-in | 40-33 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Thomas Ribeiro tips it back up and in | 40-35 |
| 19:01 | Bucknell | Chris Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-35 |
| 18:48 | Rice | Thomas Ribeiro hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 40-35 |
| 18:46 | Bucknell | Randall Chilton grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 18:30 | Bucknell | Thomas Taylor misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 40-35 |
| 18:28 | Rice | John Bell snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 18:10 | Rice | Robert Arana drills a jumper in the lane set up by John Bell | 40-37 |
| 17:56 | Bucknell | Thomas Taylor is hacked by Robert Arana - foul #1 on Robert Arana, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| 17:42 | Bucknell | Chris Bennett scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 42-37 |
| 17:30 | Rice | Robert Arana connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Bell | 42-40 |
| 17:08 | Bucknell | James Wiggs makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-40 |
| 16:48 | Rice | Michael Wood is fouled on the floor by James Wiggs - foul #3 on James Wiggs, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Douglas Cornett (PG), Eljasz Ziegenfuss (SG), Norman Escobedo (SF), Joseph Post (PF), Steve Hicks (C) Thomas Taylor, Chris Bennett, Jay Adams, Randall Chilton, James Wiggs | |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Bowman (PG), Frederick Brown (SG), Gene Zuchelkowski (SF), Clyde Eppinger (PF), Charles Dixon (C) Edward Marmolejo, John Bell, Robert Arana, Thomas Ribeiro, Michael Wood | |
| 16:34 | Rice | Gene Zuchelkowski comes up short on the shot in the paint | 44-40 |
| 16:33 | Bucknell | Steve Hicks grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 16:20 | Bucknell | Gene Zuchelkowski is called for the reach on Norman Escobedo - foul #2 on Gene Zuchelkowski, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| 16:07 | Bucknell | Norman Escobedo misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 16:05 | Bucknell | Norman Escobedo snags the offensive board | 44-40 |
| 15:48 | Bucknell | Joseph Post banks in the layup set up by Steve Hicks | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Douglas Cornett (fresh) SG - Eljasz Ziegenfuss (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Norman Escobedo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Post (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve Hicks (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Paul Bowman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gene Zuchelkowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clyde Eppinger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Rice | Gene Zuchelkowski clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-40 |
| 15:25 | Bucknell | Joseph Post gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 15:13 | Bucknell | Eljasz Ziegenfuss is fouled on the floor by Gene Zuchelkowski - foul #3 on Gene Zuchelkowski, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Chris Bennett (SG), Jay Adams (SF), Randall Chilton (PF), James Wiggs (C) Eljasz Ziegenfuss, Norman Escobedo, Joseph Post, Steve Hicks | |
| Subs | Rice | John Bell (SG) Frederick Brown | |
| 15:04 | Bucknell | Gene Zuchelkowski denies the turnaround by Chris Bennett | 46-40 |
| 15:03 | Bucknell | Randall Chilton gets the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 14:56 | Bucknell | The jumper by Douglas Cornett is denied by Gene Zuchelkowski | 46-40 |
| 14:55 | Rice | Clyde Eppinger pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 14:26 | Rice | John Bell comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Douglas Cornett - foul #2 on Douglas Cornett, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Thomas Taylor (PG) Douglas Cornett | |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Marmolejo (PG), Robert Arana (SF), Thomas Ribeiro (PF), Michael Wood (C) Paul Bowman, Gene Zuchelkowski, Clyde Eppinger, Charles Dixon | |
| 14:26 | Rice | John Bell misses the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 14:26 | Rice | John Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 14:26 | Bucknell | James Wiggs snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| 14:09 | Bucknell | Thomas Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 14:08 | Rice | Michael Wood pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 13:54 | Rice | Thomas Ribeiro hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Edward Marmolejo | 46-42 |
| 13:37 | Bucknell | Chris Bennett comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 46-42 |
| 13:35 | Rice | John Bell gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 13:15 | Rice | Edward Marmolejo misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Randall Chilton - foul #2 on Randall Chilton, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Eljasz Ziegenfuss (SG), Norman Escobedo (SF), Joseph Post (PF), Steve Hicks (C) Chris Bennett, Jay Adams, Randall Chilton, James Wiggs | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:15 | Rice | Edward Marmolejo makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 13:15 | Rice | Edward Marmolejo makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 12:57 | Bucknell | Robert Arana denies the turnaround by Norman Escobedo | 46-44 |
| 12:55 | Bucknell | Norman Escobedo tips it in | 48-44 |
| 12:35 | Rice | Thomas Ribeiro double dribbles | 48-44 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Douglas Cornett (PG) Thomas Taylor | |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Bowman (SG), Clyde Eppinger (PF), Charles Dixon (C) John Bell, Thomas Ribeiro, Michael Wood | |
| 12:06 | Bucknell | Norman Escobedo misses the lay-in | 48-44 |
| 12:05 | Bucknell | Joseph Post tips it back up and in | 50-44 |
| 11:58 | Rice | Edward Marmolejo knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Bowman | 50-47 |
| 11:38 | Bucknell | Joseph Post comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Clyde Eppinger - foul #2 on Clyde Eppinger, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Chris Bennett (SG), Jay Adams (SF), James Wiggs (C) Eljasz Ziegenfuss, Norman Escobedo, Steve Hicks | |
| Subs | Rice | John Bell (SG), Gene Zuchelkowski (SF) Edward Marmolejo, Robert Arana | |
| 11:38 | Bucknell | Joseph Post misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 11:38 | Bucknell | Joseph Post makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Douglas Cornett (fresh) SG - Chris Bennett (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Adams (fresh) PF - Joseph Post (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Wiggs (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Paul Bowman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gene Zuchelkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Clyde Eppinger (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Rice | Clyde Eppinger connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by John Bell | 51-49 |
| 11:16 | Bucknell | Chris Bennett loses the dribble to Charles Dixon | 51-49 |
| 11:09 | Rice | Joseph Post swats the layup by Charles Dixon | 51-49 |
| 11:08 | Bucknell | Joseph Post gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 10:49 | Bucknell | James Wiggs lays it up and in set up by Chris Bennett | 53-49 |
| 10:35 | Rice | Paul Bowman misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 10:33 | Rice | John Bell snags the offensive board | 53-49 |
| 10:17 | Rice | Paul Bowman is hacked by Joseph Post - foul #2 on Joseph Post, team foul #4 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Thomas Taylor (PG), Randall Chilton (PF) Douglas Cornett, Joseph Post | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Ribeiro (PF), Michael Wood (C) Clyde Eppinger, Charles Dixon | |
| 09:57 | Rice | Paul Bowman misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-49 |
| 09:55 | Bucknell | Jay Adams grabs the board | 53-49 |
| 09:50 | Bucknell | Jay Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-49 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Steve Hicks (C) James Wiggs | |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Marmolejo (PG), Robert Arana (SF) Paul Bowman, Gene Zuchelkowski | |
| 09:23 | Rice | Edward Marmolejo drills a floater from the right block and he's hacked by Thomas Taylor - foul #1 on Thomas Taylor, team foul #5 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Norman Escobedo (SF) Jay Adams | |
| Subs | Rice | Frederick Brown (SG) John Bell | |
| 09:23 | Rice | Edward Marmolejo makes the free throw | 53-52 |
| 09:09 | Bucknell | Norman Escobedo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 09:08 | Rice | Thomas Ribeiro grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 08:56 | Rice | Thomas Ribeiro drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Robert Arana | 53-54 |
| 08:40 | Bucknell | Thomas Ribeiro is called for the reach on Thomas Taylor - foul #2 on Thomas Ribeiro, team foul #5 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Eljasz Ziegenfuss (SG), James Wiggs (C) Chris Bennett, Steve Hicks | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:34 | Bucknell | Randall Chilton scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Thomas Taylor | 55-54 |
| 08:26 | Rice | James Wiggs swats the short shot by Edward Marmolejo | 55-54 |
| 08:24 | Rice | Robert Arana grabs the offensive board | 55-54 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Thomas Taylor steals the ball from Michael Wood | 55-54 |
| 07:53 | Bucknell | Randall Chilton misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 55-54 |
| 07:51 | Bucknell | Thomas Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 07:38 | Bucknell | Randall Chilton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 07:36 | Bucknell | Randall Chilton grabs the offensive board | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Thomas Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Eljasz Ziegenfuss (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Norman Escobedo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randall Chilton (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - James Wiggs (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edward Marmolejo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Arana (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Ribeiro (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Wood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Bucknell | Norman Escobedo can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 07:14 | Bucknell | Randall Chilton tips it home | 57-54 |
| 07:00 | Rice | Randall Chilton blocks the short jumper by Edward Marmolejo | 57-54 |
| 06:59 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to James Wiggs | 57-54 |
| 06:42 | Bucknell | Norman Escobedo buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Taylor | 59-54 |
| 06:28 | Rice | Michael Wood hits the finger roll | 59-56 |
| 06:13 | Bucknell | James Wiggs can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Michael Wood - foul #2 on Michael Wood, team foul #6 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Douglas Cornett (PG), Chris Bennett (SG), Jay Adams (SF), Joseph Post (PF) Thomas Taylor, Eljasz Ziegenfuss, Norman Escobedo, Randall Chilton | |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Bowman (PG), John Bell (SG), Gene Zuchelkowski (SF), Clyde Eppinger (PF), Charles Dixon (C) Edward Marmolejo, Frederick Brown, Robert Arana, Thomas Ribeiro, Michael Wood | |
| 06:13 | Bucknell | James Wiggs makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 06:13 | Bucknell | James Wiggs makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 06:04 | Rice | John Bell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-56 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Steve Hicks (C) James Wiggs | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:58 | Bucknell | Douglas Cornett is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 61-56 |
| 05:47 | Rice | Gene Zuchelkowski blows the layup but he's fouled by Douglas Cornett - foul #3 on Douglas Cornett, team foul #6 | 61-56 |
| 05:47 | Rice | Gene Zuchelkowski makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 05:47 | Rice | Gene Zuchelkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 05:23 | Bucknell | Douglas Cornett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-58 |
| 05:21 | Rice | The rebound goes to Clyde Eppinger | 61-58 |
| 05:00 | Rice | Charles Dixon misses the fadeaway near the basket | 61-58 |
| 04:59 | Bucknell | Joseph Post pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| 04:31 | Bucknell | Paul Bowman steals the ball from Steve Hicks | 61-58 |
| 04:03 | Rice | Jay Adams steals the ball from John Bell | 61-58 |
| 03:53 | Bucknell | Joseph Post throws it down | 63-58 |
| 03:32 | Rice | John Bell is fouled on the floor by Chris Bennett - foul #3 on Chris Bennett, team foul #7 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Thomas Taylor (PG), Eljasz Ziegenfuss (SG), Norman Escobedo (SF), Randall Chilton (PF), James Wiggs (C) Douglas Cornett, Chris Bennett, Jay Adams, Joseph Post, Steve Hicks | |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Marmolejo (PG), Stephen Huggins (SF), Thomas Ribeiro (PF), Michael Wood (C) Paul Bowman, Gene Zuchelkowski, Clyde Eppinger, Charles Dixon | |
| 03:32 | Rice | John Bell makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 03:32 | Rice | John Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 03:32 | Bucknell | Randall Chilton gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Thomas Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Eljasz Ziegenfuss (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Norman Escobedo (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randall Chilton (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. C - James Wiggs (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edward Marmolejo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stephen Huggins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Ribeiro (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Wood (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Bucknell | Eljasz Ziegenfuss misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Huggins - foul #1 on Stephen Huggins, team foul #7 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Arana (SF) Stephen Huggins | |
| 03:22 | Bucknell | Eljasz Ziegenfuss makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 03:22 | Bucknell | Eljasz Ziegenfuss misses the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 03:22 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Wood | 64-59 |
| 03:06 | Rice | Edward Marmolejo makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Arana | 64-61 |
| 02:57 | Bucknell | John Bell takes the ball from Thomas Taylor | 64-61 |
| 02:47 | Rice | Michael Wood knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by John Bell | 64-63 |
| 02:47 | Bucknell | Bucknell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Chris Bennett (SG), Jay Adams (SF) Eljasz Ziegenfuss, Norman Escobedo | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:35 | Bucknell | Jay Adams scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-63 |
| 02:19 | Rice | Robert Arana can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-63 |
| 02:18 | Rice | Thomas Ribeiro tips it home | 67-65 |
| 02:09 | Bucknell | Robert Arana denies the turnaround by Chris Bennett | 67-65 |
| 02:07 | Bucknell | Jay Adams snags the offensive board | 67-65 |
| 01:50 | Bucknell | Thomas Taylor misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-65 |
| 01:48 | Rice | Robert Arana pulls down the rebound | 67-65 |
| 01:41 | Rice | John Bell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Chris Bennett - foul #4 on Chris Bennett, team foul #8 | 67-65 |
| 01:41 | Rice | John Bell makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 01:41 | Rice | John Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 01:41 | Bucknell | James Wiggs grabs the board | 67-66 |
| 01:21 | Bucknell | Chris Bennett clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-66 |
| 01:20 | Rice | Thomas Ribeiro pulls down the rebound | 67-66 |
| 01:04 | Rice | Robert Arana hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by John Bell | 67-68 |
| 00:48 | Bucknell | Thomas Taylor makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jay Adams | 70-68 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Chris Bennett steals the ball from Robert Arana | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell 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) | |
| 00:25 | Bucknell | Chris Bennett is fouled in the backcourt by John Bell - foul #2 on John Bell, team foul #8 | 70-68 |
| 00:25 | Bucknell | Chris Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:25 | Bucknell | Chris Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell 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) | |
| 00:20 | Rice | John Bell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-68 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Thomas Ribeiro grabs the offensive rebound | 72-68 |
| 00:14 | Rice | A charge is called on John Bell - foul #3 on John Bell, team foul #9 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Norman Escobedo (SF) Jay Adams | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:11 | Bucknell | Chris Bennett is hacked by John Bell in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Bell, team foul #10 | 72-68 |
| 00:11 | Bucknell | Chris Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:11 | Bucknell | Chris Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:05 | Rice | John Bell clanks a 3 from the right corner | 74-68 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Thomas Ribeiro grabs the offensive board | 74-68 |
| 00:00 | Rice | John Bell loses the dribble to James Wiggs | 74-68 |