| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Timmons (fresh) SG - Ricky Benjamin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Travis Richmond (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rafael Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Melvin King (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Sam Wise (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Phillip Cressey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Andrew Payne (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Daniel Cassell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Toby Story (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Andrew Payne inbounds the ball | 22-34 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:32 | North Carolina | Daniel Cassell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Rafael Pierce - foul #3 on Rafael Pierce, team foul #1 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Brown (PF) Rafael Pierce | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 19:32 | North Carolina | Daniel Cassell makes the 1st free throw | 22-35 |
| 19:32 | North Carolina | Daniel Cassell misses the 2nd free throw | 22-35 |
| 19:32 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Toby Story | 22-35 |
| 19:07 | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey is whistled for traveling | 22-35 |
| 18:38 | Rice | Gerald Timmons drills a 3 from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 18:22 | North Carolina | Ricky Benjamin steals the ball from Daniel Cassell | 25-35 |
| 18:00 | Rice | Melvin King loses the ball out of bounds | 25-35 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Mahone (PG), Michael Runion (SG), Duane Davis (PF), Marion Gassaway (C) Sam Wise, Phillip Cressey, Daniel Cassell, Toby Story | |
| 17:35 | North Carolina | Marion Gassaway is hacked by Melvin King - foul #3 on Melvin King, team foul #2 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Rice | John Donohue (PG), John Doan (SG), Melvin Alexander (SF), Dennis Price (PF), Chester Mahurin (C) Gerald Timmons, Ricky Benjamin, Travis Richmond, Nicholas Brown, Melvin King | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 17:09 | North Carolina | Bernard Mahone buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Runion | 25-37 |
| 16:47 | Rice | John Donohue misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-37 |
| 16:46 | Rice | Chester Mahurin tips it home | 27-37 |
| 16:28 | North Carolina | Chester Mahurin blocks the short jumper by Marion Gassaway | 27-37 |
| 16:27 | Rice | Chester Mahurin grabs the board | 27-37 |
| 16:04 | Rice | Melvin Alexander buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-37 |
| 16:02 | North Carolina | Bernard Mahone is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bernard Mahone, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Timmons (PG), Ricky Benjamin (SG), Travis Richmond (SF), Nicholas Brown (PF) John Donohue, John Doan, Melvin Alexander, Chester Mahurin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey (SG), Kenneth Marr (SF), Daniel Cassell (PF), Toby Story (C) Michael Runion, Andrew Payne, Duane Davis, Marion Gassaway | |
| 15:52 | Rice | Dennis Price is hacked by Toby Story - foul #1 on Toby Story, team foul #2 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Rafael Pierce (PF), Melvin King (C) Nicholas Brown, Dennis Price | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Timmons (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ricky Benjamin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Travis Richmond (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rafael Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Melvin King (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bernard Mahone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Phillip Cressey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kenneth Marr (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Cassell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Toby Story (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Rice | Rafael Pierce drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Gerald Timmons | 32-37 |
| 15:04 | North Carolina | Bernard Mahone can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 15:03 | Rice | Travis Richmond pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 15:01 | Rice | Travis Richmond's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-37 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Sam Wise (PG), Duane Davis (PF) Bernard Mahone, Daniel Cassell | |
| 14:41 | North Carolina | Kenneth Marr is fouled on the floor by Gerald Timmons - foul #3 on Gerald Timmons, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| 14:12 | North Carolina | Kenneth Marr can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 14:11 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Toby Story | 32-37 |
| 13:54 | North Carolina | Toby Story comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Ricky Benjamin - foul #2 on Ricky Benjamin, team foul #4 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Rice | John Doan (PG), Melvin Alexander (SG), Nicholas Brown (SF) Gerald Timmons, Ricky Benjamin, Travis Richmond | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Mahone (PG), Michael Runion (SG), Andrew Payne (SF), Daniel Cassell (PF) Sam Wise, Phillip Cressey, Kenneth Marr, Duane Davis | |
| 13:54 | North Carolina | Toby Story misses the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 13:54 | North Carolina | Toby Story makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 13:32 | Rice | Melvin Alexander double dribbles | 32-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Price (PF) Rafael Pierce | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marion Gassaway (C) Toby Story | |
| 13:06 | North Carolina | Daniel Cassell's floater is tipped away by Dennis Price | 32-38 |
| 13:05 | Rice | Melvin King grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 12:36 | Rice | Melvin Alexander knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-38 |
| 12:11 | North Carolina | Daniel Cassell lays it up and in set up by Andrew Payne | 34-40 |
| 11:52 | Rice | Michael Runion takes the ball from Nicholas Brown | 34-40 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Doan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Melvin Alexander (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Nicholas Brown (fairly fresh) PF - Dennis Price (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin King (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bernard Mahone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Runion (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Andrew Payne (tiring) 2 stl. PF - Daniel Cassell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Marion Gassaway (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:30 | North Carolina | Michael Runion knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Bernard Mahone and the foul's on Nicholas Brown - foul #2 on Nicholas Brown, team foul #5 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Timmons (PG), Ricky Benjamin (SG), Travis Richmond (SF), Rafael Pierce (PF), Chester Mahurin (C) John Doan, Melvin Alexander, Nicholas Brown, Dennis Price, Melvin King | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Sam Wise (PG), Kenneth Marr (SF), Duane Davis (PF), Toby Story (C) Bernard Mahone, Andrew Payne, Daniel Cassell, Marion Gassaway | |
| 11:30 | North Carolina | Michael Runion makes the free throw | 34-43 |
| 11:23 | Rice | Ricky Benjamin knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Gerald Timmons | 37-43 |
| 10:54 | North Carolina | Michael Runion is fouled on the floor by Gerald Timmons - foul #4 on Gerald Timmons, team foul #6 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Rice | John Donohue (PG) Gerald Timmons | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey (SG) Michael Runion | |
| 10:39 | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey blows the layup | 37-43 |
| 10:37 | North Carolina | Duane Davis snags the offensive board | 37-43 |
| 10:28 | North Carolina | Duane Davis buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Sam Wise | 37-45 |
| 10:10 | Rice | Ricky Benjamin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-45 |
| 10:08 | Rice | Travis Richmond tips it but misses | 37-45 |
| 10:06 | Rice | John Donohue tips it home | 39-45 |
| 09:46 | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-45 |
| Subs | Rice | John Doan (PG), Nicholas Brown (C) John Donohue, Chester Mahurin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Mahone (PG), Andrew Payne (SF) Sam Wise, Kenneth Marr | |
| 09:42 | Rice | John Doan is hacked by Bernard Mahone in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bernard Mahone, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| 09:31 | Rice | Rafael Pierce misses the lay-in | 39-45 |
| 09:30 | North Carolina | Duane Davis grabs the board | 39-45 |
| 09:06 | North Carolina | Bernard Mahone is hacked by Nicholas Brown - foul #3 on Nicholas Brown, team foul #7 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Melvin Alexander (SG), Dennis Price (PF), Melvin King (C) Ricky Benjamin, Travis Richmond, Rafael Pierce | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Daniel Cassell (PF), Marion Gassaway (C) Duane Davis, Toby Story | |
| 09:06 | North Carolina | Bernard Mahone makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 09:06 | North Carolina | Bernard Mahone makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 08:42 | Rice | Melvin Alexander comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-47 |
| 08:40 | North Carolina | Marion Gassaway snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| 08:17 | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 08:15 | Rice | Nicholas Brown gets the rebound | 39-47 |
| 08:11 | Rice | John Doan loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Chester Mahurin (PF) Nicholas Brown | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Runion (SG) Phillip Cressey | |
| 07:46 | North Carolina | Daniel Cassell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Timmons (PG), Ricky Benjamin (SG), Travis Richmond (SF), Rafael Pierce (PF) John Doan, Melvin Alexander, Dennis Price, Chester Mahurin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Sam Wise (SF), Duane Davis (PF), Toby Story (C) Andrew Payne, Daniel Cassell, Marion Gassaway | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Timmons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ricky Benjamin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Travis Richmond (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rafael Pierce (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Melvin King (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Bernard Mahone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Runion (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sam Wise (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Duane Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Toby Story (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Rice | Ricky Benjamin misses the 3 from the right corner | 39-47 |
| 07:29 | North Carolina | Sam Wise snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| 07:07 | North Carolina | Michael Runion is hacked by Ricky Benjamin - foul #3 on Ricky Benjamin, team foul #8 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Marr (SF) Bernard Mahone | |
| 07:07 | North Carolina | Michael Runion makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 07:07 | North Carolina | Michael Runion makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 06:49 | Rice | Ricky Benjamin is called for traveling | 39-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Brown (C) Melvin King | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey (SG), Marion Gassaway (PF) Michael Runion, Duane Davis | |
| 06:23 | North Carolina | Marion Gassaway lays it up and in set up by Toby Story and he's hacked by Rafael Pierce - foul #4 on Rafael Pierce, team foul #9 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Price (C) Rafael Pierce | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Daniel Cassell (PF) Toby Story | |
| 06:23 | North Carolina | Marion Gassaway misses the free throw | 39-51 |
| 06:23 | Rice | The rebound goes to Dennis Price | 39-51 |
| 05:55 | Rice | Dennis Price misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-51 |
| 05:53 | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey grabs the defensive rebound | 39-51 |
| 05:33 | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Marion Gassaway | 39-53 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:28 | Rice | Phillip Cressey picks off the pass by Travis Richmond | 39-53 |
| 05:24 | North Carolina | Sam Wise can't finish the layup | 39-53 |
| 05:23 | Rice | Nicholas Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 39-53 |
| 05:11 | Rice | Nicholas Brown misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-53 |
| 05:09 | North Carolina | Daniel Cassell gets the rebound | 39-53 |
| 04:42 | North Carolina | Sam Wise comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Gerald Timmons - foul #5 on Gerald Timmons, team foul #10 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Rice | John Doan (PG), Melvin Alexander (SG), Rafael Pierce (PF), Melvin King (C) Gerald Timmons, Ricky Benjamin, Travis Richmond, Nicholas Brown | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Runion (SG), Andrew Payne (SF), Duane Davis (PF), Toby Story (C) Phillip Cressey, Kenneth Marr, Daniel Cassell, Marion Gassaway | |
| 04:42 | North Carolina | Sam Wise misses the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 04:42 | North Carolina | Sam Wise makes the 2nd free throw | 39-54 |
| 04:31 | Rice | Dennis Price misses the lay-in | 39-54 |
| 04:30 | Rice | Rafael Pierce tips it but misses | 39-54 |
| 04:29 | North Carolina | Sam Wise grabs the defensive rebound | 39-54 |
| 04:01 | North Carolina | Toby Story comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 39-54 |
| 04:00 | Rice | Rafael Pierce gets the rebound | 39-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:54 | Rice | Melvin Alexander is denied on a layup by Toby Story | 39-54 |
| 03:52 | North Carolina | Sam Wise pulls down the rebound | 39-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:32 | North Carolina | Sam Wise misses the easy layup | 39-54 |
| 03:30 | North Carolina | Andrew Payne snags the offensive board | 39-54 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Doan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Melvin Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dennis Price (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rafael Pierce (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Melvin King (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Sam Wise (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SG - Michael Runion (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Payne (tiring) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Duane Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Toby Story (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:04 | North Carolina | Andrew Payne comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-54 |
| 03:02 | Rice | Rafael Pierce gets the rebound | 39-54 |
| 02:50 | Rice | Rafael Pierce hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-54 |
| 02:49 | North Carolina | Toby Story gets the rebound | 39-54 |
| 02:23 | North Carolina | Michael Runion comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Rafael Pierce - foul #5 on Rafael Pierce, team foul #11 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Rice | John Donohue (PG), Nicholas Brown (SF), Chester Mahurin (PF) Melvin Alexander, Rafael Pierce, Melvin King | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Mahone (PG), Kenneth Marr (SF), Daniel Cassell (PF), Marion Gassaway (C) Sam Wise, Andrew Payne, Duane Davis, Toby Story | |
| 02:23 | North Carolina | Michael Runion makes the 1st free throw | 39-55 |
| 02:23 | North Carolina | Michael Runion makes the 2nd free throw | 39-56 |
| 02:19 | Rice | John Doan is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 39-56 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey (SG) Michael Runion | |
| 02:01 | North Carolina | Daniel Cassell blows the layup but the foul's on Chester Mahurin - foul #2 on Chester Mahurin, team foul #12 | 39-56 |
| 02:01 | North Carolina | Daniel Cassell makes the 1st free throw | 39-57 |
| 02:01 | North Carolina | Daniel Cassell makes the 2nd free throw | 39-58 |
| 01:42 | Rice | John Doan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Marion Gassaway - foul #3 on Marion Gassaway, team foul #4 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Melvin Alexander (SG) John Donohue | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Sam Wise (PG), Andrew Payne (SF), Toby Story (C) Bernard Mahone, Kenneth Marr, Marion Gassaway | |
| 01:42 | Rice | John Doan makes the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 01:42 | Rice | John Doan misses the 2nd free throw | 40-58 |
| 01:42 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Toby Story | 40-58 |
| 01:15 | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Melvin Alexander - foul #3 on Melvin Alexander, team foul #13 | 40-58 |
| 01:15 | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey makes the 1st free throw | 40-59 |
| 01:15 | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey misses the 2nd free throw | 40-59 |
| 01:15 | Rice | Chester Mahurin grabs the defensive rebound | 40-59 |
| 01:11 | Rice | Melvin Alexander is called for traveling in the backcourt | 40-59 |
| 00:47 | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey lays it in on a great pass from Sam Wise | 40-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Rice | Nicholas Brown misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 40-61 |
| 00:40 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Phillip Cressey | 40-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey misses badly on a floater from close range but the foul's on Chester Mahurin - foul #3 on Chester Mahurin, team foul #14 | 40-61 |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey makes the 1st free throw | 40-62 |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Phillip Cressey makes the 2nd free throw | 40-63 |
| 00:09 | Rice | John Doan loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-63 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Sam Wise runs out the clock | 40-63 |