| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steven Schaible (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Van Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Blair (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Papa (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joseph Bensen (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - John Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jules Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Bennington (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Russell Dillard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Abdula (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Wayne Blair inbounds the ball | 35-43 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Rice | Steven Schaible misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 35-43 |
| 19:38 | Iowa State | Russell Dillard grabs the defensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 19:24 | Iowa State | Russell Dillard hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Jules Costa | 35-45 |
| 19:08 | Rice | Shawn Papa misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-45 |
| 19:06 | Rice | Joseph Bensen grabs the offensive board | 35-45 |
| 18:45 | Rice | Van Bennett can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 35-45 |
| 18:44 | Iowa State | Dikembe Abdula grabs the defensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 18:38 | Iowa State | Russell Dillard clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-45 |
| 18:37 | Rice | Steven Schaible pulls down the rebound | 35-45 |
| 18:34 | Rice | Jules Costa is called for the reach on Van Bennett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jules Costa, team foul #1 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Edwards (C) Joseph Bensen | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Stuart Rothschild (PG), Alan Fox (SG), Abel Freudenberg (SF), Alex Young (PF), Harold Valentine (C) John Morgan, Jules Costa, Robert Bennington, Russell Dillard, Dikembe Abdula | |
| 18:12 | Rice | Wayne Blair is wide open but clanks a shot from the right wing | 35-45 |
| 18:10 | Iowa State | Harold Valentine grabs the defensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 17:51 | Iowa State | Jason Edwards steps in front of the Harold Valentine pass | 35-45 |
| 17:35 | Rice | Wayne Blair misses the 3 from straight away | 35-45 |
| 17:34 | Rice | Shawn Papa grabs the offensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 17:18 | Rice | Shawn Papa makes the runner from the baseline | 37-45 |
| 16:58 | Iowa State | Alan Fox's floater is knocked away by Jason Edwards | 37-45 |
| 16:56 | Rice | Jason Edwards pulls down the rebound | 37-45 |
| 16:40 | Rice | Wayne Blair hits a 3 from straight away | 40-45 |
| 16:24 | Iowa State | Abel Freudenberg drills a shot from close range | 40-47 |
| 16:18 | Rice | Stuart Rothschild steps in front of the Jason Edwards pass in the backcourt | 40-47 |
| 16:03 | Iowa State | Harold Valentine hits a runner from close range | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steven Schaible (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Van Bennett (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Blair (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Papa (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Stuart Rothschild (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alan Fox (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Abel Freudenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alex Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Valentine (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Rice | Wayne Blair throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Fetty (PG), Virgil Anderson (SG), Jerold Jenkins (SF), Louis Barrett (PF), Joseph Bensen (C) Steven Schaible, Van Bennett, Wayne Blair, Shawn Papa, Jason Edwards | |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Morgan (PG), Jules Costa (SG), Robert Bennington (SF), Russell Dillard (PF), Christopher Albarran (C) Stuart Rothschild, Alan Fox, Abel Freudenberg, Alex Young, Harold Valentine | |
| 15:21 | Iowa State | Russell Dillard can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Louis Barrett - foul #2 on Louis Barrett, team foul #1 | 40-49 |
| 15:21 | Iowa State | Russell Dillard misses the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 15:21 | Iowa State | Russell Dillard makes the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 15:18 | Rice | Virgil Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-50 |
| 15:02 | Iowa State | Virgil Anderson takes the ball from Robert Bennington | 40-50 |
| 14:59 | Rice | Gregory Fetty lays it up and in on a nice dish by Virgil Anderson | 42-50 |
| 14:50 | Iowa State | Russell Dillard clanks a jumper from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 14:49 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joseph Bensen | 42-50 |
| 14:31 | Rice | Jerold Jenkins connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Fetty | 45-50 |
| 14:25 | Iowa State | John Morgan is hacked by Louis Barrett - foul #3 on Louis Barrett, team foul #2 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Neil Kreps (PF) Louis Barrett | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Dikembe Abdula (PF) Russell Dillard | |
| 14:07 | Iowa State | Joseph Bensen blocks the short jumper by Christopher Albarran | 45-50 |
| 14:06 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joseph Bensen | 45-50 |
| 13:52 | Rice | Jules Costa takes the ball from Virgil Anderson | 45-50 |
| 13:30 | Iowa State | Robert Bennington hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 13:29 | Iowa State | Dikembe Abdula hits the follow up shot | 45-52 |
| 13:13 | Rice | Jerold Jenkins misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-52 |
| 13:12 | Iowa State | Dikembe Abdula grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 12:51 | Iowa State | A charge is called on John Morgan - foul #3 on John Morgan, team foul #2 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Schaible (PG), Van Bennett (SG), Wayne Blair (SF), Shawn Papa (PF), Louis Barrett (C) Gregory Fetty, Virgil Anderson, Jerold Jenkins, Neil Kreps, Joseph Bensen | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Stuart Rothschild (PG), Russell Dillard (PF), Alex Young (C) John Morgan, Dikembe Abdula, Christopher Albarran | |
| 12:31 | Rice | Van Bennett is fouled on the floor by Jules Costa - foul #3 on Jules Costa, team foul #3 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Alan Fox (SG) Jules Costa | |
| 12:15 | Rice | Van Bennett misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Alex Young - foul #1 on Alex Young, team foul #4 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Edwards (C) Louis Barrett | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 12:15 | Rice | Van Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 12:15 | Rice | Van Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 12:15 | Iowa State | Alex Young grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 11:53 | Iowa State | Alan Fox hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 46-52 |
| 11:51 | Iowa State | Russell Dillard grabs the offensive board | 46-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steven Schaible (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Van Bennett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Blair (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Papa (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Stuart Rothschild (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alan Fox (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Bennington (tiring) 11 pts. PF - Russell Dillard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Alex Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Iowa State | Wayne Blair is called for the reach on Alan Fox - foul #2 on Wayne Blair, team foul #3 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Morgan (PG), Jules Costa (SG), Abel Freudenberg (SF), Harold Valentine (PF), Christopher Albarran (C) Stuart Rothschild, Alan Fox, Robert Bennington, Russell Dillard, Alex Young | |
| 11:12 | Iowa State | John Morgan misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-52 |
| 11:10 | Rice | Shawn Papa snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 10:55 | Rice | Shawn Papa misses the easy layup | 46-52 |
| 10:53 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Abel Freudenberg | 46-52 |
| 10:29 | Iowa State | John Morgan misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 10:27 | Rice | Jason Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 10:25 | Rice | Steven Schaible is fouled in the backcourt by John Morgan - foul #4 on John Morgan, team foul #5 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Fetty (PG), Virgil Anderson (SG), Jerold Jenkins (SF), Louis Barrett (PF), Neil Kreps (C) Steven Schaible, Van Bennett, Wayne Blair, Shawn Papa, Jason Edwards | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Alan Fox (PG), Stuart Rothschild (SG), Dikembe Abdula (SF), Russell Dillard (PF) John Morgan, Jules Costa, Abel Freudenberg, Harold Valentine | |
| 10:03 | Rice | Gregory Fetty's floater is knocked away by Russell Dillard | 46-52 |
| 10:02 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Russell Dillard | 46-52 |
| 09:44 | Iowa State | Dikembe Abdula misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 46-52 |
| 09:43 | Rice | Louis Barrett gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 09:26 | Rice | Jerold Jenkins clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 09:24 | Rice | Louis Barrett hits the follow up shot | 48-52 |
| 09:02 | Iowa State | Dikembe Abdula clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-52 |
| 09:00 | Rice | Louis Barrett grabs the defensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 08:33 | Rice | Louis Barrett misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-52 |
| 08:32 | Rice | Louis Barrett grabs the offensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 08:26 | Rice | Gregory Fetty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Schaible (PG), Van Bennett (SG), Wayne Blair (SF), Shawn Papa (PF), Joseph Bensen (C) Gregory Fetty, Virgil Anderson, Jerold Jenkins, Louis Barrett, Neil Kreps | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jules Costa (SG), Abel Freudenberg (SF), Alex Young (PF), Harold Valentine (C) Alan Fox, Dikembe Abdula, Russell Dillard, Christopher Albarran | |
| 08:06 | Iowa State | Van Bennett picks off the pass by Alex Young | 48-52 |
| 08:02 | Rice | Jules Costa steals the ball from Steven Schaible in the backcourt | 48-52 |
| 07:40 | Iowa State | The jump hook by Stuart Rothschild is blocked by Joseph Bensen | 48-52 |
| 07:39 | Iowa State | Jules Costa hits the follow up shot | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steven Schaible (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Van Bennett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Blair (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Papa (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Bensen (fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Stuart Rothschild (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jules Costa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Abel Freudenberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alex Young (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Valentine (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Rice | Van Bennett buries a 3 from the left corner | 51-54 |
| 07:12 | Iowa State | Steven Schaible takes the ball from Abel Freudenberg | 51-54 |
| 06:49 | Rice | Stuart Rothschild picks off the pass by Wayne Blair | 51-54 |
| 06:45 | Iowa State | Stuart Rothschild banks in the layup | 51-56 |
| 06:18 | Rice | Steven Schaible clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 51-56 |
| 06:17 | Rice | Shawn Papa pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 05:53 | Rice | Van Bennett connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Shawn Papa | 54-56 |
| 05:53 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Fetty (PG), Virgil Anderson (SG), Jerold Jenkins (SF), Jason Edwards (PF), Louis Barrett (C) Steven Schaible, Van Bennett, Wayne Blair, Shawn Papa, Joseph Bensen | |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Morgan (PG), Alan Fox (SG), Robert Bennington (SF), Russell Dillard (PF), Dikembe Abdula (C) Stuart Rothschild, Jules Costa, Abel Freudenberg, Alex Young, Harold Valentine | |
| 05:37 | Iowa State | Alan Fox is hacked by Virgil Anderson - foul #1 on Virgil Anderson, team foul #4 | 54-56 |
| 05:20 | Iowa State | Robert Bennington can't connect on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Louis Barrett - foul #4 on Louis Barrett, team foul #5 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Christopher Albarran (C) Russell Dillard | |
| 05:20 | Iowa State | Robert Bennington makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 05:20 | Iowa State | Robert Bennington misses the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 05:20 | Rice | Jerold Jenkins grabs the board | 54-57 |
| 05:03 | Rice | Gregory Fetty clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dikembe Abdula - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdula, team foul #6 | 54-57 |
| 05:03 | Rice | Gregory Fetty makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 05:03 | Rice | Gregory Fetty misses the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 05:03 | Iowa State | Robert Bennington grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 04:38 | Iowa State | Alan Fox misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 04:36 | Rice | Jason Edwards grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 04:33 | Rice | Jerold Jenkins's pass is intercepted by John Morgan in the backcourt | 55-57 |
| 04:18 | Iowa State | Alan Fox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-57 |
| 04:17 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jason Edwards | 55-57 |
| 04:13 | Rice | Jerold Jenkins is hacked by Robert Bennington in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Bennington, team foul #7 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Schaible (PG), Wayne Blair (SF), Neil Kreps (PF), Joseph Bensen (C) Gregory Fetty, Virgil Anderson, Jason Edwards, Louis Barrett | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jules Costa (SG), Abel Freudenberg (SF), Alex Young (PF) Alan Fox, Robert Bennington, Christopher Albarran | |
| 04:13 | Rice | Jerold Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 04:13 | Iowa State | Alex Young grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 03:44 | Iowa State | John Morgan is hacked by Joseph Bensen - foul #3 on Joseph Bensen, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Van Bennett (SG) Jerold Jenkins | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Russell Dillard (PF) Dikembe Abdula | |
| 03:30 | Iowa State | Russell Dillard misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-57 |
| 03:29 | Iowa State | John Morgan grabs the offensive board | 55-57 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steven Schaible (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SG - Van Bennett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Blair (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Neil Kreps (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Bensen (fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - John Morgan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jules Costa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Abel Freudenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Dillard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Alex Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Iowa State | Abel Freudenberg misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 03:09 | Iowa State | Alex Young gets the offensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 02:56 | Iowa State | Alex Young connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by John Morgan | 55-59 |
| 02:43 | Rice | Steven Schaible misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-59 |
| 02:41 | Rice | Joseph Bensen hits the follow up shot | 57-59 |
| 02:37 | Iowa State | Abel Freudenberg scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Jules Costa and he's hacked by Steven Schaible - foul #1 on Steven Schaible, team foul #7 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Fetty (PG), Virgil Anderson (SG), Jerold Jenkins (SF), Shawn Papa (PF), Jason Edwards (C) Steven Schaible, Van Bennett, Wayne Blair, Neil Kreps, Joseph Bensen | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Alan Fox (PG), Robert Bennington (SF), Harold Valentine (PF), Christopher Albarran (C) John Morgan, Jules Costa, Russell Dillard, Alex Young | |
| 02:37 | Iowa State | Abel Freudenberg makes the free throw | 57-62 |
| 02:35 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-62 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Stuart Rothschild (PG), Dikembe Abdula (PF) Abel Freudenberg, Christopher Albarran | |
| 02:12 | Rice | Jerold Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-62 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Jason Edwards hits the follow up shot | 59-62 |
| 02:10 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Schaible (PG), Van Bennett (SG), Wayne Blair (SF), Joseph Bensen (C) Gregory Fetty, Virgil Anderson, Jerold Jenkins, Jason Edwards | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Christopher Albarran (C) Harold Valentine | |
| 01:52 | Iowa State | Christopher Albarran is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Christopher Albarran, team foul #8 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Morgan (PG), Jules Costa (SG), Russell Dillard (PF) Stuart Rothschild, Alan Fox, Dikembe Abdula | |
| 01:36 | Rice | Van Bennett can't finish the layup | 59-62 |
| 01:34 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to John Morgan | 59-62 |
| 01:18 | Iowa State | Robert Bennington buries a shot from the left wing set up by John Morgan | 59-64 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Shawn Papa can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 59-64 |
| 01:04 | Iowa State | Russell Dillard gets the rebound | 59-64 |
| 00:50 | Iowa State | Robert Bennington drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Morgan | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Rice | Van Bennett misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-67 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Joseph Bensen gets the offensive rebound | 59-67 |
| 00:40 | Rice | Steven Schaible misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-67 |
| 00:39 | Iowa State | Christopher Albarran snags the defensive board | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Iowa State | Christopher Albarran is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Schaible - foul #2 on Steven Schaible, team foul #8 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Dikembe Abdula (PF) Russell Dillard | |
| 00:36 | Iowa State | Christopher Albarran misses the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 00:36 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joseph Bensen | 59-67 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Steven Schaible hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 59-67 |
| 00:27 | Iowa State | Robert Bennington grabs the board | 59-67 |
| 00:25 | Iowa State | Steven Schaible is called for the reach on Robert Bennington in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Schaible, team foul #9 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Alex Young (C) Christopher Albarran | |
| 00:25 | Iowa State | Robert Bennington makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:25 | Iowa State | Robert Bennington misses the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Wayne Blair pulls down the rebound | 59-68 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Dikembe Abdula picks off the pass by Wayne Blair in the backcourt | 59-68 |
| 00:18 | Iowa State | Shawn Papa is called for the reach on John Morgan - foul #3 on Shawn Papa, team foul #10 | 59-68 |
| 00:18 | Iowa State | John Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:18 | Iowa State | John Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Wayne Blair is called for traveling in the backcourt | 59-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Fetty (PG), Virgil Anderson (SG), Jerold Jenkins (SF), Jason Edwards (PF), Louis Barrett (C) Steven Schaible, Van Bennett, Wayne Blair, Shawn Papa, Joseph Bensen | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Stuart Rothschild (PG), Alan Fox (SG), Abel Freudenberg (SF) John Morgan, Jules Costa, Robert Bennington | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | Stuart Rothschild runs out the clock | 59-70 |