| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rod Osborn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Coombs (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Pak (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Weisner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Elliot Joyner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Bob Burton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Doug Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Lamb (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Walston (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David Edwards (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | James Pak inbounds the ball | 29-43 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Rice | Daniel Coombs travels with the ball | 29-43 |
| 19:21 | Creighton | Doug Bell scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 29-45 |
| 18:58 | Rice | Elliot Joyner makes the jumper from the right wing | 31-45 |
| 18:49 | Creighton | James Pak is called for the reach on Gerald Walston - foul #2 on James Pak, team foul #1 | 31-45 |
| 18:38 | Creighton | Bob Burton misses the floater from close range | 31-45 |
| 18:36 | Rice | Robert Weisner grabs the board | 31-45 |
| 18:17 | Rice | Rod Osborn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-45 |
| 17:59 | Creighton | Bob Burton comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-45 |
| 17:57 | Creighton | David Edwards tips it back up and in | 31-47 |
| 17:47 | Rice | Rod Osborn misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-47 |
| 17:46 | Creighton | Robert Lamb grabs the defensive rebound | 31-47 |
| 17:41 | Creighton | Bob Burton's pass is intercepted by Rod Osborn | 31-47 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Rod Osborn misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-47 |
| 17:20 | Rice | Robert Weisner pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-47 |
| 16:56 | Rice | Rod Osborn connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Weisner and he's fouled by Doug Bell - foul #1 on Doug Bell, team foul #1 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Sims (SG), Kevin Lawrence (PF), Brandon Hardy (C) Daniel Coombs, Robert Weisner, Elliot Joyner | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Pruskowski (PG), Kyle Bowman (SG), George Quackenbush (SF), Leon Davis (PF), Eugene Pederson (C) Bob Burton, Doug Bell, Robert Lamb, Gerald Walston, David Edwards | |
| 16:56 | Rice | Rod Osborn misses the free throw | 33-47 |
| 16:56 | Creighton | Leon Davis grabs the board | 33-47 |
| 16:37 | Creighton | George Quackenbush is hacked by Brandon Hardy - foul #2 on Brandon Hardy, team foul #2 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Lloyd (SG) Rod Osborn | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 16:24 | Creighton | Robert Pruskowski loses the ball out of bounds | 33-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Weisner (PF) James Pak | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 16:09 | Rice | Robert Weisner's floater is tipped away by Leon Davis | 33-47 |
| 16:07 | Creighton | George Quackenbush grabs the board | 33-47 |
| 16:00 | Creighton | Kyle Bowman loses the dribble to Robert Weisner | 33-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joshua Sims (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Lloyd (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Lawrence (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Weisner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Hardy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robert Pruskowski (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kyle Bowman (fresh) SF - George Quackenbush (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leon Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Eugene Pederson (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Rice | Brandon Hardy's pass is intercepted by Eugene Pederson | 33-47 |
| 15:45 | Creighton | Kyle Bowman drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Pruskowski | 33-50 |
| 15:24 | Rice | Joshua Sims misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-50 |
| 15:22 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Lawrence | 33-50 |
| 15:14 | Rice | Robert Weisner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-50 |
| 15:12 | Creighton | Eugene Pederson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-50 |
| 14:51 | Creighton | Robert Pruskowski is hacked by Richard Lloyd - foul #2 on Richard Lloyd, team foul #3 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Rod Osborn (PG), Daniel Coombs (SG), Elliot Joyner (PF), Moses Hubbard (C) Richard Lloyd, Kevin Lawrence, Robert Weisner, Brandon Hardy | |
| Subs | Creighton | Bob Burton (PG), Doug Bell (SG), Robert Lamb (SF), Gerald Walston (PF), David Edwards (C) Robert Pruskowski, Kyle Bowman, George Quackenbush, Leon Davis, Eugene Pederson | |
| 14:40 | Creighton | Gerald Walston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-50 |
| Subs | Rice | James Pak (SF) Joshua Sims | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 14:11 | Rice | Daniel Coombs loses the dribble to David Edwards | 33-50 |
| 13:54 | Creighton | Doug Bell is fouled on the floor by Daniel Coombs - foul #2 on Daniel Coombs, team foul #4 | 33-50 |
| 13:41 | Creighton | Doug Bell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 33-50 |
| 13:40 | Creighton | David Edwards grabs the offensive board | 33-50 |
| 13:15 | Creighton | Doug Bell can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Daniel Coombs - foul #3 on Daniel Coombs, team foul #5 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Sims (PG), Kevin Lawrence (PF) Rod Osborn, James Pak | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Pruskowski (PG) Bob Burton | |
| 13:15 | Creighton | Doug Bell misses the 1st free throw | 33-50 |
| 13:15 | Creighton | Doug Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 33-50 |
| 13:15 | Rice | Moses Hubbard pulls down the rebound | 33-50 |
| 12:53 | Rice | Robert Pruskowski steps in front of the Moses Hubbard pass | 33-50 |
| 12:47 | Creighton | Doug Bell makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Gerald Walston | 33-53 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:34 | Rice | Daniel Coombs connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-53 |
| 12:21 | Creighton | Daniel Coombs steals the ball from Doug Bell | 36-53 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:57 | Rice | Moses Hubbard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Rod Osborn (PG), James Pak (SF), Robert Weisner (PF) Daniel Coombs, Elliot Joyner, Moses Hubbard | |
| Subs | Creighton | Bob Burton (PG), George Quackenbush (SF), Leon Davis (PF), Eugene Pederson (C) Doug Bell, Robert Lamb, Gerald Walston, David Edwards | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rod Osborn (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Sims (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Pak (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Weisner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Lawrence (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Bob Burton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Pruskowski (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - George Quackenbush (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leon Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Eugene Pederson (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Creighton | Joshua Sims picks off the pass by Eugene Pederson | 36-53 |
| 11:35 | Rice | Joshua Sims slams it home | 38-53 |
| 11:10 | Creighton | George Quackenbush can't finish the layup | 38-53 |
| 11:08 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence grabs the board | 38-53 |
| 10:53 | Rice | Bob Burton is called for the reach on Kevin Lawrence - foul #1 on Bob Burton, team foul #2 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Coombs (SG), Elliot Joyner (C) Joshua Sims, Kevin Lawrence | |
| Subs | Creighton | Doug Bell (SG), Robert Lamb (SF), Gerald Walston (PF), David Edwards (C) Robert Pruskowski, George Quackenbush, Leon Davis, Eugene Pederson | |
| 10:42 | Rice | Robert Weisner scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Rod Osborn | 40-53 |
| 10:19 | Creighton | David Edwards misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-53 |
| 10:18 | Rice | James Pak snags the defensive board | 40-53 |
| 10:14 | Rice | Daniel Coombs travels with the ball | 40-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Lloyd (PG), Brandon Hardy (C) Rod Osborn, James Pak | |
| Subs | Creighton | Frank Mahoney (PG) Bob Burton | |
| 09:59 | Creighton | Gerald Walston misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-53 |
| 09:57 | Creighton | Robert Lamb tips it back up and in | 40-55 |
| 09:32 | Rice | Elliot Joyner is hacked by Frank Mahoney - foul #3 on Frank Mahoney, team foul #3 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Sims (PG), Moses Hubbard (C) Daniel Coombs, Robert Weisner | |
| Subs | Creighton | George Quackenbush (SF) Robert Lamb | |
| 09:18 | Rice | Joshua Sims connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Lloyd | 43-55 |
| 09:06 | Creighton | David Edwards can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 43-55 |
| 09:04 | Creighton | Gerald Walston grabs the offensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 08:39 | Creighton | Gerald Walston knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Frank Mahoney | 43-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:27 | Rice | Brandon Hardy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-58 |
| 08:25 | Creighton | George Quackenbush pulls down the rebound | 43-58 |
| 08:19 | Creighton | David Edwards buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Frank Mahoney | 43-60 |
| 08:11 | Rice | David Edwards swats the shot by Richard Lloyd | 43-60 |
| 08:09 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Gerald Walston | 43-60 |
| 07:47 | Creighton | Gerald Walston buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Frank Mahoney and he's hacked by Joshua Sims - foul #1 on Joshua Sims, team foul #6 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Rod Osborn (PG), Daniel Coombs (SG), James Pak (SF), Robert Weisner (PF) Joshua Sims, Richard Lloyd, Elliot Joyner, Brandon Hardy | |
| Subs | Creighton | Bob Burton (PG), Robert Pruskowski (SG), Robert Lamb (SF), Leon Davis (C) Frank Mahoney, Doug Bell, George Quackenbush, David Edwards | |
| 07:47 | Creighton | Gerald Walston makes the free throw | 43-63 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rod Osborn (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Coombs (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Pak (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Weisner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Moses Hubbard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Bob Burton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Pruskowski (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Lamb (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gerald Walston (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Leon Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Rice | James Pak buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Daniel Coombs | 46-63 |
| 07:10 | Creighton | Robert Lamb is hacked by Moses Hubbard - foul #4 on Moses Hubbard, team foul #7 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Lawrence (C) Moses Hubbard | |
| Subs | Creighton | George Quackenbush (C) Gerald Walston | |
| 07:10 | Creighton | Robert Lamb makes the 1st free throw | 46-64 |
| 07:10 | Creighton | Robert Lamb makes the 2nd free throw | 46-65 |
| 06:59 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-65 |
| 06:57 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to James Pak | 46-65 |
| 06:52 | Rice | Rod Osborn is hacked by George Quackenbush - foul #1 on George Quackenbush, team foul #4 | 46-65 |
| 06:40 | Rice | James Pak comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 46-65 |
| 06:38 | Creighton | Leon Davis pulls down the rebound | 46-65 |
| 06:31 | Creighton | Bob Burton connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Robert Lamb | 46-67 |
| 06:11 | Rice | Daniel Coombs scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Rod Osborn | 49-67 |
| 06:00 | Creighton | Bob Burton can't finish the layup | 49-67 |
| 05:58 | Rice | Rod Osborn grabs the board | 49-67 |
| 05:44 | Rice | Rod Osborn misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-67 |
| 05:43 | Creighton | Leon Davis grabs the board | 49-67 |
| 05:39 | Creighton | Robert Pruskowski buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Bob Burton | 49-70 |
| 05:30 | Rice | Rod Osborn misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-70 |
| 05:29 | Rice | Robert Weisner hits the follow up shot | 51-70 |
| 05:18 | Creighton | Bob Burton misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 51-70 |
| 05:17 | Creighton | George Quackenbush snags the offensive board | 51-70 |
| 05:10 | Creighton | Leon Davis scores on a jumper from the left side | 51-72 |
| 05:00 | Rice | Daniel Coombs knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Rod Osborn | 54-72 |
| 05:00 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Moses Hubbard (C) Kevin Lawrence | |
| Subs | Creighton | Doug Bell (SG), Gerald Walston (PF), David Edwards (C) Robert Pruskowski, Leon Davis, George Quackenbush | |
| 04:56 | Creighton | Rod Osborn steals it from Bob Burton in the backcourt | 54-72 |
| 04:49 | Rice | James Pak hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-72 |
| 04:48 | Creighton | David Edwards gets the rebound | 54-72 |
| 04:42 | Creighton | Robert Lamb travels with the ball | 54-72 |
| 04:28 | Rice | Daniel Coombs connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 56-72 |
| 04:17 | Creighton | Bob Burton hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Robert Lamb | 56-75 |
| 04:08 | Rice | James Pak clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-75 |
| 04:06 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Robert Lamb | 56-75 |
| 04:02 | Creighton | Bob Burton comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Rod Osborn - foul #1 on Rod Osborn, team foul #8 | 56-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Sims (PG), Richard Lloyd (SG), Elliot Joyner (SF), Kevin Lawrence (PF), Brandon Hardy (C) Rod Osborn, Daniel Coombs, James Pak, Robert Weisner, Moses Hubbard | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Pruskowski (SG), George Quackenbush (SF), Leon Davis (PF), Eugene Pederson (C) Doug Bell, Robert Lamb, Gerald Walston, David Edwards | |
| 04:02 | Creighton | Bob Burton makes the 1st free throw | 56-76 |
| 04:02 | Creighton | Bob Burton misses the 2nd free throw | 56-76 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Brandon Hardy pulls down the rebound | 56-76 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Rice | Brandon Hardy misses short on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Leon Davis - foul #1 on Leon Davis, team foul #5 | 56-76 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Kyle Bowman (SG) Bob Burton | |
| 03:44 | Rice | Brandon Hardy misses the 1st free throw | 56-76 |
| 03:44 | Rice | Brandon Hardy misses the 2nd free throw | 56-76 |
| 03:44 | Creighton | George Quackenbush gets the rebound | 56-76 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joshua Sims (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Lloyd (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Elliot Joyner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Hardy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Lawrence (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robert Pruskowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kyle Bowman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Quackenbush (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Leon Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Eugene Pederson (fresh) | |
| 03:22 | Creighton | Robert Pruskowski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-76 |
| 03:21 | Rice | Brandon Hardy grabs the defensive rebound | 56-76 |
| 03:17 | Rice | Joshua Sims drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Lloyd | 58-76 |
| 02:52 | Creighton | Kevin Lawrence steps in front of the Kyle Bowman pass | 58-76 |
| 02:43 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Joshua Sims | 61-76 |
| 02:27 | Creighton | George Quackenbush hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-76 |
| 02:26 | Rice | Elliot Joyner pulls down the rebound | 61-76 |
| 02:17 | Rice | Elliot Joyner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-76 |
| 01:59 | Creighton | George Quackenbush misses badly on a shot from close range but the foul's on Elliot Joyner - foul #3 on Elliot Joyner, team foul #9 | 61-76 |
| 01:59 | Creighton | George Quackenbush makes the 1st free throw | 61-77 |
| 01:59 | Creighton | George Quackenbush misses the 2nd free throw | 61-77 |
| 01:59 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence grabs the board | 61-77 |
| 01:44 | Rice | A charge is called on Kevin Lawrence - foul #1 on Kevin Lawrence, team foul #10 | 61-77 |
| 01:22 | Creighton | George Quackenbush scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Kyle Bowman | 61-79 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Joshua Sims is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Joshua Sims, team foul #11 | 61-79 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Creighton | Leon Davis can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Joshua Sims - foul #3 on Joshua Sims, team foul #12 | 61-79 |
| 00:36 | Creighton | Leon Davis makes the 1st free throw | 61-80 |
| 00:36 | Creighton | Leon Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 61-81 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Rice | Joshua Sims can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-81 |
| 00:31 | Creighton | Leon Davis pulls down the rebound | 61-81 |
| 00:26 | Creighton | George Quackenbush clanks a jumper from the right block | 61-81 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Elliot Joyner grabs the board | 61-81 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-81 |
| 00:18 | Creighton | Robert Pruskowski grabs the board | 61-81 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Robert Pruskowski runs out the clock | 61-81 |