| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Maddox (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Rivers (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Pelt (fresh) PF - Julius Hensley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Meyers (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edward Marmolejo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Bell (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Arana (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Ribeiro (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Wood (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Robert Arana inbounds the ball | 27-22 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Rice | Robert Arana hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 27-22 |
| 19:38 | UConn | The rebound goes to Julius Hensley | 27-22 |
| 19:34 | UConn | George Rivers knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Matthew Maddox | 30-22 |
| 19:24 | Rice | John Bell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-22 |
| 19:22 | Rice | John Bell snags the offensive board | 30-22 |
| 19:06 | Rice | Edward Marmolejo misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Matthew Maddox - foul #3 on Matthew Maddox, team foul #1 | 30-22 |
| Subs | UConn | James Murphy (PG) Matthew Maddox | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 19:06 | Rice | Edward Marmolejo makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 19:06 | Rice | Edward Marmolejo misses the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 19:06 | UConn | George Rivers gets the rebound | 30-23 |
| 19:00 | UConn | Martin Meyers misses the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Ribeiro - foul #2 on Thomas Ribeiro, team foul #1 | 30-23 |
| 19:00 | UConn | Martin Meyers makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 19:00 | UConn | Martin Meyers makes the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 18:34 | Rice | Thomas Ribeiro is fouled on the floor by Julius Hensley - foul #1 on Julius Hensley, team foul #2 | 32-23 |
| 18:19 | Rice | John Bell is hacked by George Rivers - foul #2 on George Rivers, team foul #3 | 32-23 |
| 18:06 | Rice | Martin Meyers swats the layup by John Bell | 32-23 |
| 18:05 | Rice | Edward Marmolejo tips it home | 32-25 |
| 17:45 | UConn | John Bell is called for the reach on George Rivers - foul #2 on John Bell, team foul #2 | 32-25 |
| 17:22 | UConn | James Murphy clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-25 |
| 17:20 | Rice | Michael Wood gets the rebound | 32-25 |
| 17:15 | Rice | John Bell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-25 |
| Subs | UConn | Philip Coffman (SF) John Pelt | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:57 | UConn | James Murphy double dribbles | 32-25 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeremy Jones (SF) George Rivers | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Dixon (PF) Thomas Ribeiro | |
| 16:40 | Rice | The short jumper by Charles Dixon is denied by Jeremy Jones | 32-25 |
| 16:39 | UConn | Philip Coffman grabs the defensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 16:15 | UConn | Jeremy Jones clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-25 |
| 16:14 | UConn | Martin Meyers tips it home | 34-25 |
| 15:49 | Rice | Martin Meyers steals the ball from Robert Arana | 34-25 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Philip Coffman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeremy Jones (fresh) PF - Julius Hensley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Martin Meyers (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edward Marmolejo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Bell (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Arana (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Dixon (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Wood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | UConn | Martin Meyers hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 34-25 |
| 15:35 | Rice | Michael Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 34-25 |
| 15:30 | Rice | Robert Arana banks in the layup on a nice dish by Edward Marmolejo | 34-27 |
| 15:09 | UConn | Robert Arana picks off the pass by Philip Coffman | 34-27 |
| 14:52 | Rice | Charles Dixon is hacked by Julius Hensley - foul #2 on Julius Hensley, team foul #4 | 34-27 |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Maddox (PG), George Rivers (SG), John Pelt (SF), David Prokop (PF), Eric Cosby (C) James Murphy, Philip Coffman, Jeremy Jones, Julius Hensley, Martin Meyers | |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Bowman (PG), Frederick Brown (SG), Gene Zuchelkowski (SF), Thomas Ribeiro (PF), Clyde Eppinger (C) Edward Marmolejo, John Bell, Robert Arana, Charles Dixon, Michael Wood | |
| 14:34 | Rice | David Prokop takes the ball from Clyde Eppinger | 34-27 |
| 14:18 | UConn | John Pelt buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-27 |
| 14:01 | Rice | Paul Bowman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-27 |
| 14:00 | UConn | The rebound goes to George Rivers | 37-27 |
| 13:52 | UConn | John Pelt clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-27 |
| 13:50 | UConn | David Prokop tips it but misses | 37-27 |
| 13:48 | Rice | Paul Bowman grabs the board | 37-27 |
| 13:42 | Rice | Frederick Brown is whistled for a carry | 37-27 |
| 13:32 | UConn | David Prokop comes up short on the runner from the left block | 37-27 |
| 13:31 | Rice | The rebound goes to Frederick Brown | 37-27 |
| 13:10 | Rice | Clyde Eppinger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-27 |
| 13:09 | Rice | Clyde Eppinger grabs the offensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 12:54 | Rice | Paul Bowman hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Gene Zuchelkowski | 37-30 |
| 12:39 | UConn | David Prokop makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Maddox | 39-30 |
| 12:22 | Rice | Thomas Ribeiro clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by David Prokop - foul #1 on David Prokop, team foul #5 | 39-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Philip Coffman (SF), Julius Hensley (PF), Martin Meyers (C) John Pelt, David Prokop, Eric Cosby | |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Marmolejo (PG), John Bell (SG), Robert Arana (SF), Michael Wood (C) Paul Bowman, Frederick Brown, Gene Zuchelkowski, Clyde Eppinger | |
| 12:22 | Rice | Thomas Ribeiro misses the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 12:22 | Rice | Thomas Ribeiro misses the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 12:22 | UConn | The rebound goes to Martin Meyers | 39-30 |
| 12:09 | UConn | Philip Coffman scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 41-30 |
| 11:55 | Rice | Edward Marmolejo hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 41-30 |
| 11:54 | UConn | George Rivers grabs the board | 41-30 |
| 11:36 | UConn | Julius Hensley knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Matthew Maddox | 43-30 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Maddox (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Rivers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Coffman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Julius Hensley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Martin Meyers (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edward Marmolejo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Bell (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Arana (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Ribeiro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Rice | John Bell scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-33 |
| 10:58 | UConn | Robert Arana takes the ball from Matthew Maddox | 43-33 |
| 10:54 | Rice | Edward Marmolejo lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Arana | 43-35 |
| 10:48 | UConn | Matthew Maddox comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 43-35 |
| 10:47 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Wood | 43-35 |
| 10:30 | Rice | Thomas Ribeiro misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-35 |
| 10:29 | Rice | Michael Wood grabs the offensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 10:11 | Rice | Edward Marmolejo scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Bell | 43-38 |
| 09:55 | UConn | George Rivers's floater is tipped away by Michael Wood | 43-38 |
| 09:53 | Rice | The rebound goes to Thomas Ribeiro | 43-38 |
| 09:25 | Rice | John Bell buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by George Rivers - foul #3 on George Rivers, team foul #6 | 43-40 |
| Subs | UConn | James Murphy (PG), John Pelt (SF), David Prokop (PF) Matthew Maddox, George Rivers, Julius Hensley | |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Bowman (PG), Gene Zuchelkowski (SF), Clyde Eppinger (PF), Charles Dixon (C) Edward Marmolejo, Robert Arana, Thomas Ribeiro, Michael Wood | |
| 09:25 | Rice | John Bell makes the free throw | 43-41 |
| 09:06 | UConn | John Pelt misses the 3 from straight away | 43-41 |
| 09:05 | UConn | John Pelt gets the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 08:46 | UConn | John Pelt comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 43-41 |
| 08:45 | Rice | Gene Zuchelkowski grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 08:32 | Rice | John Bell loses the dribble to James Murphy | 43-41 |
| 08:28 | UConn | Philip Coffman throws it down on a nice dish by James Murphy | 45-41 |
| 08:13 | Rice | John Bell misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 08:11 | UConn | David Prokop grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 07:55 | UConn | Martin Meyers loses the ball out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Maddox (PG), Julius Hensley (PF) Philip Coffman, Martin Meyers | |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Marmolejo (PG) John Bell | |
| 07:41 | Rice | Paul Bowman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 07:40 | Rice | Clyde Eppinger gets the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 07:19 | Rice | Edward Marmolejo clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 07:17 | UConn | John Pelt grabs the board | 45-41 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Maddox (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Pelt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Julius Hensley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Prokop (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edward Marmolejo (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Bowman (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gene Zuchelkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clyde Eppinger (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Dixon (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:01 | UConn | Julius Hensley clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 07:00 | UConn | David Prokop can't tip it in | 45-41 |
| 06:59 | Rice | Clyde Eppinger gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 06:55 | Rice | Paul Bowman buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Edward Marmolejo | 45-44 |
| 06:38 | UConn | John Pelt hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-44 |
| 06:36 | UConn | David Prokop hits the follow up shot | 47-44 |
| 06:24 | Rice | Gene Zuchelkowski comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 06:23 | UConn | David Prokop snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 06:05 | UConn | James Murphy is fouled on the floor by Gene Zuchelkowski - foul #1 on Gene Zuchelkowski, team foul #3 | 47-44 |
| Subs | UConn | George Rivers (SG), Philip Coffman (SF), Martin Meyers (C) James Murphy, John Pelt, David Prokop | |
| Subs | Rice | Frederick Brown (PG), John Bell (SG), Robert Arana (SF), Thomas Ribeiro (PF), Michael Wood (C) Edward Marmolejo, Paul Bowman, Gene Zuchelkowski, Clyde Eppinger, Charles Dixon | |
| 05:47 | UConn | Julius Hensley buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-44 |
| 05:37 | Rice | Martin Meyers swats the short shot by Michael Wood | 49-44 |
| 05:35 | UConn | Julius Hensley grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 05:29 | UConn | Matthew Maddox is fouled on the floor by Frederick Brown - foul #2 on Frederick Brown, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeremy Jones (SF), Eric Cosby (PF) Matthew Maddox, Julius Hensley | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:10 | UConn | Philip Coffman scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by George Rivers | 52-44 |
| 04:56 | Rice | John Bell buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 04:44 | UConn | George Rivers makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-47 |
| 04:29 | Rice | Robert Arana blows the layup but the foul's on George Rivers - foul #4 on George Rivers, team foul #7 | 55-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Maddox (PG), Julius Hensley (PF) Jeremy Jones, Eric Cosby | |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Marmolejo (PG) Frederick Brown | |
| 04:29 | Rice | Robert Arana misses the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 04:29 | Rice | Robert Arana makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 04:14 | UConn | Matthew Maddox makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Martin Meyers | 58-48 |
| 03:54 | Rice | John Bell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-48 |
| 03:53 | Rice | Thomas Ribeiro gets the offensive rebound | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:43 | Rice | Edward Marmolejo misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 58-48 |
| 03:42 | Rice | Thomas Ribeiro hits the follow up shot | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | UConn | Julius Hensley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 03:21 | Rice | Michael Wood grabs the board | 58-50 |
| 03:16 | Rice | Robert Arana can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-50 |
| 03:15 | Rice | Robert Arana gets the offensive rebound | 58-50 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew Maddox (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Rivers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Philip Coffman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Julius Hensley (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Martin Meyers (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edward Marmolejo (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Bell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Arana (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Ribeiro (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Rice | John Bell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-50 |
| Subs | UConn | James Murphy (SG), John Pelt (SF), David Prokop (C) George Rivers, Philip Coffman, Martin Meyers | |
| Subs | Rice | Gene Zuchelkowski (SF), Clyde Eppinger (PF), Charles Dixon (C) Robert Arana, Thomas Ribeiro, Michael Wood | |
| 03:00 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Martin Meyers (C) David Prokop | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Arana (SF), Michael Wood (C) Gene Zuchelkowski, Charles Dixon | |
| 02:45 | UConn | James Murphy is whistled for a carry | 58-50 |
| Subs | UConn | George Rivers (SG) James Murphy | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Ribeiro (PF) Clyde Eppinger | |
| 02:23 | Rice | Thomas Ribeiro misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-50 |
| 02:21 | UConn | Martin Meyers grabs the board | 58-50 |
| 01:58 | UConn | George Rivers hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 60-50 |
| 01:43 | Rice | Edward Marmolejo travels with the ball | 60-50 |
| Subs | UConn | James Murphy (PG), Philip Coffman (SG), Jeremy Jones (SF), David Prokop (PF), Eric Cosby (C) Matthew Maddox, George Rivers, John Pelt, Julius Hensley, Martin Meyers | |
| 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 | |
| 01:25 | UConn | Charles Dixon steals it from James Murphy | 60-50 |
| 01:08 | Rice | Gene Zuchelkowski is denied on a layup by David Prokop | 60-50 |
| 01:07 | UConn | Philip Coffman grabs the board | 60-50 |
| 01:01 | UConn | Clyde Eppinger takes the ball from David Prokop | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Rice | Frederick Brown scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gene Zuchelkowski | 60-53 |
| 00:54 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Maddox (PG), George Rivers (SG), John Pelt (SF), Julius Hensley (PF), Martin Meyers (C) James Murphy, Philip Coffman, Jeremy Jones, David Prokop, Eric Cosby | |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Marmolejo (PG), John Bell (SG), Robert Arana (SF), Thomas Ribeiro (PF), Michael Wood (C) Paul Bowman, Frederick Brown, Gene Zuchelkowski, Clyde Eppinger, Charles Dixon | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:51 | UConn | Matthew Maddox is hacked by Edward Marmolejo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Marmolejo, team foul #5 | 60-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Philip Coffman (SF), Eric Cosby (C) John Pelt, Martin Meyers | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:48 | UConn | Matthew Maddox is fouled on the floor by John Bell - foul #3 on John Bell, team foul #6 | 60-53 |
| 00:46 | UConn | George Rivers is hacked by Edward Marmolejo - foul #2 on Edward Marmolejo, team foul #7 | 60-53 |
| 00:46 | UConn | George Rivers makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:46 | UConn | George Rivers makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:39 | Rice | Edward Marmolejo clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 00:37 | Rice | Michael Wood pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Robert Arana misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-53 |
| 00:33 | UConn | Julius Hensley snags the defensive board | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:31 | UConn | Julius Hensley is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Marmolejo - foul #3 on Edward Marmolejo, team foul #8 | 62-53 |
| 00:31 | UConn | Julius Hensley makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:31 | UConn | Julius Hensley misses the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:31 | Rice | Thomas Ribeiro grabs the board | 63-53 |
| 00:27 | Rice | John Bell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-53 |
| 00:25 | UConn | Eric Cosby gets the rebound | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Matthew Maddox runs out the clock | 63-53 |