| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Ron Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Church (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Soriano (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Sampson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Frederic Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Timmons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Benjamin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Travis Richmond (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rafael Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Melvin King (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Ron Murphy | 34-33 |
| 19:27 | Rice | Frederic Wilson is called for the reach on Gerald Timmons - foul #2 on Frederic Wilson, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| 19:08 | Rice | Melvin King scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-35 |
| 18:59 | Louisiana State | Rafael Pierce steals it from James Sampson | 34-35 |
| 18:37 | Rice | James Sampson swats the layup by Melvin King | 34-35 |
| 18:36 | Rice | Melvin King tips it home | 34-37 |
| 18:12 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church is hacked by Ricky Benjamin - foul #1 on Ricky Benjamin, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| 17:53 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Frederic Wilson | 37-37 |
| 17:32 | Rice | Ricky Benjamin can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-37 |
| 17:31 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 17:24 | Louisiana State | James Sampson loses the dribble to Ricky Benjamin | 37-37 |
| 17:11 | Rice | Travis Richmond throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge (PG), Jonathan Hart (SG), David Washington (SF), David Powell (PF), Jon Aquilar (C) Ron Murphy, Patrick Church, Keith Soriano, James Sampson, Frederic Wilson | |
| Subs | Rice | John Doan (PG), Melvin Alexander (SG), Nicholas Brown (SF), Dennis Price (PF) Gerald Timmons, Ricky Benjamin, Travis Richmond, Rafael Pierce | |
| 16:49 | Louisiana State | David Washington hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Jonathan Hart and he's fouled by Melvin Alexander - foul #1 on Melvin Alexander, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Chester Mahurin (C) Melvin King | |
| 16:49 | Louisiana State | David Washington makes the free throw | 40-37 |
| 16:35 | Rice | Melvin Alexander travels with the ball | 40-37 |
| 16:09 | Louisiana State | Nicholas Brown steals the ball from Jon Aquilar | 40-37 |
| 16:02 | Rice | Melvin Alexander hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 40-37 |
| 16:01 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Richard Rutledge (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Washington (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Powell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jon Aquilar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Doan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nicholas Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Price (fresh) 4 pts. C - Chester Mahurin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Louisiana State | David Washington misses the lay-in | 40-37 |
| 15:50 | Rice | Chester Mahurin gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 15:46 | Rice | Melvin Alexander is fouled on the floor by David Washington - foul #1 on David Washington, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano (SF), James Sampson (PF) David Washington, David Powell | |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Timmons (PG), Ricky Benjamin (SG), Travis Richmond (SF), Rafael Pierce (PF), Melvin King (C) John Doan, Melvin Alexander, Nicholas Brown, Dennis Price, Chester Mahurin | |
| 15:38 | Rice | Rafael Pierce travels with the ball | 40-37 |
| 15:22 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 40-37 |
| 15:21 | Rice | Rafael Pierce snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 15:16 | Rice | Gerald Timmons is whistled for traveling | 40-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Patrick Church (SG), Frederic Wilson (C) Jonathan Hart, Jon Aquilar | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:04 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson lays it in on a great pass from James Sampson | 42-37 |
| 14:46 | Rice | James Sampson picks off the pass by Travis Richmond | 42-37 |
| 14:28 | Louisiana State | Gerald Timmons steals the ball from Frederic Wilson | 42-37 |
| 14:11 | Rice | Melvin King banks in the layup | 42-39 |
| 13:56 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-39 |
| 13:55 | Rice | Melvin King grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 13:33 | Rice | Travis Richmond misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-39 |
| 13:32 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 13:24 | Louisiana State | Travis Richmond takes the ball from Keith Soriano | 42-39 |
| 13:13 | Rice | Ricky Benjamin buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Travis Richmond | 42-41 |
| 12:53 | Louisiana State | A charge is called on Frederic Wilson - foul #3 on Frederic Wilson, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy (PG), Jonathan Hart (SG), David Washington (SF), David Powell (PF), Jon Aquilar (C) Richard Rutledge, Patrick Church, Keith Soriano, James Sampson, Frederic Wilson | |
| Subs | Rice | John Doan (PG), Melvin Alexander (SG), Nicholas Brown (SF), Dennis Price (PF), Chester Mahurin (C) Gerald Timmons, Ricky Benjamin, Travis Richmond, Rafael Pierce, Melvin King | |
| 12:51 | Rice | John Doan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-41 |
| 12:37 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-41 |
| 12:19 | Rice | John Doan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 12:18 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 11:59 | Louisiana State | Dennis Price steps in front of the David Washington pass | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Ron Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Washington (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Powell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jon Aquilar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Doan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nicholas Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Price (fresh) 4 pts. C - Chester Mahurin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Rice | Chester Mahurin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Timmons (PG), Ricky Benjamin (SG), Melvin King (C) John Doan, Melvin Alexander, Chester Mahurin | |
| 11:17 | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 11:04 | Rice | Dennis Price makes the floater in the lane | 45-43 |
| 10:44 | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 45-43 |
| 10:42 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar snags the offensive board | 45-43 |
| 10:25 | Louisiana State | Melvin King swats the shot by Jonathan Hart | 45-43 |
| 10:24 | Louisiana State | David Washington hits the follow up shot | 47-43 |
| 09:59 | Rice | Nicholas Brown knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Gerald Timmons | 47-45 |
| 09:39 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Dennis Price - foul #1 on Dennis Price, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Patrick Church (SG), Keith Soriano (SF), James Sampson (PF), Frederic Wilson (C) Ron Murphy, David Washington, David Powell, Jon Aquilar | |
| Subs | Rice | John Doan (PG), Melvin Alexander (SG), Travis Richmond (SF), Rafael Pierce (PF), Chester Mahurin (C) Gerald Timmons, Ricky Benjamin, Nicholas Brown, Dennis Price, Melvin King | |
| 09:39 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 09:39 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 09:22 | Rice | Travis Richmond misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-45 |
| 09:21 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 09:06 | Louisiana State | James Sampson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on John Doan - foul #2 on John Doan, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge (PG) Jonathan Hart | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:06 | Louisiana State | James Sampson misses the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 09:06 | Louisiana State | James Sampson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 08:46 | Rice | Melvin Alexander throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Timmons (PG) Melvin Alexander | |
| 08:27 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 08:26 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church tips it back up and in | 52-45 |
| 08:05 | Rice | Rafael Pierce loses the ball out of bounds | 52-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Ricky Benjamin (SG), Melvin King (C) John Doan, Chester Mahurin | |
| 07:46 | Louisiana State | James Sampson misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 52-45 |
| 07:44 | Rice | Melvin King snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Richard Rutledge (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Patrick Church (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Soriano (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Sampson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Frederic Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Timmons (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ricky Benjamin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Travis Richmond (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rafael Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin King (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Rice | Rafael Pierce hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 07:10 | Louisiana State | James Sampson misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-47 |
| 07:08 | Rice | Gerald Timmons gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 06:55 | Rice | Travis Richmond makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 06:33 | Louisiana State | Rafael Pierce is called for the reach on Keith Soriano - foul #3 on Rafael Pierce, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy (PG), Jonathan Hart (SG), David Washington (SF), David Powell (PF), Jon Aquilar (C) Richard Rutledge, Patrick Church, Keith Soriano, James Sampson, Frederic Wilson | |
| Subs | Rice | John Doan (PG), Nicholas Brown (SF), Dennis Price (PF) Gerald Timmons, Travis Richmond, Rafael Pierce | |
| 06:21 | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy misses short on a jumper in the lane | 52-50 |
| 06:20 | Rice | Melvin King snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 06:01 | Rice | Ricky Benjamin misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 05:59 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 05:44 | Louisiana State | David Washington connects on the floater from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 05:21 | Rice | Dennis Price hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Jon Aquilar - foul #3 on Jon Aquilar, team foul #4 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge (PG) Ron Murphy | |
| Subs | Rice | Melvin Alexander (SG), Travis Richmond (SF) Ricky Benjamin, Melvin King | |
| 05:21 | Rice | Dennis Price misses the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 05:21 | Rice | Dennis Price misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 05:21 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to David Powell | 54-50 |
| 05:04 | Louisiana State | David Washington hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 54-50 |
| 05:03 | Rice | Nicholas Brown gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 04:38 | Rice | John Doan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 04:36 | Rice | Dennis Price hits the follow up shot | 54-52 |
| 04:24 | Louisiana State | David Washington is hacked by Travis Richmond - foul #3 on Travis Richmond, team foul #6 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano (SF), James Sampson (PF) David Washington, David Powell | |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Timmons (PG), Rafael Pierce (PF), Melvin King (C) Melvin Alexander, Dennis Price, Nicholas Brown | |
| 04:05 | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-52 |
| 04:03 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar snags the offensive board | 54-52 |
| 03:50 | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge is fouled on the floor by John Doan - foul #3 on John Doan, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Patrick Church (SG), Frederic Wilson (C) Jonathan Hart, Jon Aquilar | |
| Subs | Rice | Ricky Benjamin (SG), Melvin Alexander (SF) John Doan, Travis Richmond | |
| 03:50 | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 03:50 | Rice | Rafael Pierce gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| 03:37 | Rice | Rafael Pierce comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 54-52 |
| 03:35 | Rice | Rafael Pierce tips it in | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Richard Rutledge (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Patrick Church (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Soriano (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Sampson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Frederic Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Timmons (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ricky Benjamin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Melvin Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rafael Pierce (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Melvin King (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Louisiana State | James Sampson misses the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Rafael Pierce - foul #4 on Rafael Pierce, team foul #8 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy (PG) Richard Rutledge | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Brown (SF) Melvin Alexander | |
| 03:19 | Louisiana State | James Sampson makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 03:19 | Louisiana State | James Sampson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 03:19 | Rice | The rebound goes to Rafael Pierce | 55-54 |
| 03:13 | Rice | Melvin King's layup is rejected by Keith Soriano | 55-54 |
| 03:12 | Rice | Melvin King snags the offensive board | 55-54 |
| 02:50 | Rice | Ricky Benjamin is hacked by Patrick Church - foul #1 on Patrick Church, team foul #5 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Travis Richmond (SF) Nicholas Brown | |
| 02:36 | Rice | Melvin King comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Frederic Wilson - foul #4 on Frederic Wilson, team foul #6 | 55-54 |
| 02:36 | Rice | Melvin King makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 02:36 | Rice | Melvin King makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 02:20 | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy lays it up and in on a great pass from Frederic Wilson | 57-56 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Travis Richmond misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Keith Soriano - foul #1 on Keith Soriano, team foul #7 | 57-56 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Travis Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Travis Richmond makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 01:36 | Louisiana State | James Sampson is hacked by Rafael Pierce - foul #5 on Rafael Pierce, team foul #9 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Brown (PF) Rafael Pierce | |
| 01:36 | Louisiana State | James Sampson misses the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 01:36 | Rice | Melvin King grabs the defensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 01:16 | Rice | Melvin King scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerald Timmons | 57-61 |
| 00:57 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Ron Murphy | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Rice | Ricky Benjamin is whistled for traveling | 60-61 |
| 00:31 | Louisiana State | Gerald Timmons is called for the reach on Ron Murphy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerald Timmons, team foul #10 | 60-61 |
| 00:31 | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 00:31 | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 00:31 | Rice | Melvin King snags the defensive board | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Rice | Melvin King is hacked by Patrick Church in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick Church, team foul #8 | 60-61 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Melvin King makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Melvin King misses the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:28 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano grabs the board | 60-62 |
| 00:10 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 60-62 |
| 00:09 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson hits the follow up shot | 62-62 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Rice | Ricky Benjamin drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Nicholas Brown | 62-65 |
| 00:03 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano clanks a halfcourt shot | 62-65 |