| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gene Groves (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benny Luong (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Hutchinson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Steele (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Matthew Vest (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ron Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brad Pagan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Jeanbaptiste (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Alvin Murchison (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes inbounds the ball | 40-31 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Rice | Bruce Jeanbaptiste steals it from William Hutchinson | 40-31 |
| 19:23 | Kent State | Matthew Vest hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Gene Groves - foul #1 on Gene Groves, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| 19:23 | Kent State | Matthew Vest makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 19:23 | Kent State | Matthew Vest makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 19:03 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes connects on the floater from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 18:53 | Kent State | Bruce Jeanbaptiste throws it down set up by Matthew Vest | 42-35 |
| 18:38 | Rice | Joe Steele buries a shot from the right wing set up by Gene Groves | 44-35 |
| 18:30 | Kent State | Alvin Murchison can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-35 |
| 18:29 | Rice | The rebound goes to Benny Luong | 44-35 |
| 18:20 | Rice | Gene Groves is hacked by Matthew Vest - foul #2 on Matthew Vest, team foul #1 | 44-35 |
| 18:15 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Benny Luong | 46-35 |
| 17:54 | Kent State | Alvin Murchison comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 46-35 |
| 17:52 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Hughes | 46-35 |
| 17:46 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Brad Pagan - foul #2 on Brad Pagan, team foul #2 | 46-35 |
| 17:46 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 17:46 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 17:22 | Kent State | Brad Pagan connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Matthew Vest | 48-37 |
| 17:02 | Rice | Gene Groves's pass is intercepted by Matthew Vest | 48-37 |
| 16:45 | Kent State | Gene Groves steals it from Alvin Murchison | 48-37 |
| 16:22 | Rice | Joe Steele misses the jumper from the left block | 48-37 |
| 16:20 | Kent State | Ron Nichols pulls down the rebound | 48-37 |
| 16:13 | Kent State | Brad Pagan drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-40 |
| 15:56 | Rice | Gene Groves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Russell Williams (PG), Donald Leatherman (SG), James Borges (SF), Elmer Beebe (PF), Jeffrey McNight (C) Gene Groves, Benny Luong, Jeffrey Hughes, William Hutchinson, Joe Steele | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jack Cowman (PG), Henry Thyberg (SG), Miguel Gutierrez (SF), Nicholas Salter (PF), Clayton Taylor (C) Matthew Vest, Ron Nichols, Brad Pagan, Bruce Jeanbaptiste, Alvin Murchison | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Russell Williams (fresh) SG - Donald Leatherman (fresh) 3 pf. SF - James Borges (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elmer Beebe (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey McNight (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Jack Cowman (fresh) SG - Henry Thyberg (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Miguel Gutierrez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Salter (fresh) C - Clayton Taylor (fresh) 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:36 | Kent State | Jeffrey McNight swats the short shot by Clayton Taylor | 48-40 |
| 15:34 | Kent State | Miguel Gutierrez hits the follow up shot | 48-42 |
| 15:12 | Rice | James Borges scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Russell Williams | 50-42 |
| 15:05 | Kent State | Russell Williams is called for the reach on Jack Cowman - foul #2 on Russell Williams, team foul #2 | 50-42 |
| 14:55 | Kent State | Jack Cowman connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's hacked by James Borges - foul #1 on James Borges, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| 14:55 | Kent State | Jack Cowman makes the free throw | 50-45 |
| 14:39 | Rice | Jack Cowman picks off the pass by Russell Williams | 50-45 |
| 14:25 | Kent State | Russell Williams is called for the reach on Henry Thyberg - foul #3 on Russell Williams, team foul #4 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Benny Luong (SG), Jeffrey Hughes (SF), Joe Steele (C) Russell Williams, James Borges, Jeffrey McNight | |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Vest (PG), Ron Nichols (SG), Brad Pagan (SF) Jack Cowman, Henry Thyberg, Miguel Gutierrez | |
| 14:13 | Kent State | Brad Pagan comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 50-45 |
| 14:12 | Rice | Joe Steele gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 13:56 | Rice | Benny Luong is hacked by Brad Pagan - foul #3 on Brad Pagan, team foul #3 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alvin Murchison (C) Clayton Taylor | |
| 13:36 | Rice | Joe Steele scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Leatherman | 52-45 |
| 13:18 | Kent State | Ron Nichols connects on the floater from the free throw line | 52-47 |
| 12:56 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Brad Pagan - foul #4 on Brad Pagan, team foul #4 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Gene Groves (PG), William Hutchinson (PF) Donald Leatherman, Elmer Beebe | |
| Subs | Kent State | Henry Thyberg (SF), Bruce Jeanbaptiste (PF) Brad Pagan, Nicholas Salter | |
| 12:56 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 12:56 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 12:45 | Kent State | Henry Thyberg misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-47 |
| 12:44 | Rice | Joe Steele grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 12:34 | Rice | Joe Steele misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 53-47 |
| 12:33 | Kent State | Bruce Jeanbaptiste grabs the board | 53-47 |
| 12:17 | Kent State | William Hutchinson is called for the reach on Bruce Jeanbaptiste - foul #1 on William Hutchinson, team foul #5 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Miguel Gutierrez (SF) Ron Nichols | |
| 12:06 | Kent State | Alvin Murchison can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-47 |
| 12:05 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 11:44 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes makes the jumper from close range set up by William Hutchinson | 55-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gene Groves (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Benny Luong (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Hughes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Hutchinson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Steele (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Matthew Vest (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Thyberg (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Miguel Gutierrez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Jeanbaptiste (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Alvin Murchison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Kent State | Bruce Jeanbaptiste can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Gene Groves - foul #2 on Gene Groves, team foul #6 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Leatherman (SG), James Borges (SF), Elmer Beebe (C) Benny Luong, Jeffrey Hughes, Joe Steele | |
| Subs | Kent State | Clayton Taylor (C) Alvin Murchison | |
| 11:34 | Kent State | Bruce Jeanbaptiste makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 11:34 | Kent State | Bruce Jeanbaptiste makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 11:09 | Rice | Donald Leatherman is hacked by Matthew Vest - foul #3 on Matthew Vest, team foul #5 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jack Cowman (PG), Ron Nichols (SG), Nicholas Salter (SF) Matthew Vest, Henry Thyberg, Miguel Gutierrez | |
| 10:55 | Rice | William Hutchinson scores on a shot from the right side and he's fouled by Ron Nichols - foul #1 on Ron Nichols, team foul #6 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Russell Williams (PG) Gene Groves | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:55 | Rice | William Hutchinson misses the free throw | 57-49 |
| 10:55 | Kent State | Bruce Jeanbaptiste snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| 10:36 | Kent State | Clayton Taylor drills a shot near the basket and he's fouled by Elmer Beebe - foul #1 on Elmer Beebe, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Benny Luong (SG), Jeffrey McNight (C) Russell Williams, William Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:36 | Kent State | Clayton Taylor makes the free throw | 57-52 |
| 10:10 | Rice | Jeffrey McNight is hacked by Ron Nichols - foul #2 on Ron Nichols, team foul #7 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes (SF), Joe Steele (C) James Borges, Elmer Beebe | |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Vest (PG), Alvin Murchison (C) Jack Cowman, Bruce Jeanbaptiste | |
| 10:10 | Rice | Jeffrey McNight misses the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 10:10 | Kent State | Alvin Murchison grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 09:56 | Kent State | Jeffrey Hughes swats the short shot by Alvin Murchison | 57-52 |
| 09:55 | Rice | Joe Steele pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 09:34 | Rice | Donald Leatherman clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-52 |
| 09:33 | Kent State | Alvin Murchison gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 09:11 | Kent State | Clayton Taylor's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey McNight | 57-52 |
| 08:49 | Rice | Donald Leatherman hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Hughes | 59-52 |
| 08:23 | Kent State | Nicholas Salter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-52 |
| 08:22 | Rice | Joe Steele gets the rebound | 59-52 |
| 07:59 | Rice | Nicholas Salter steals it from Donald Leatherman | 59-52 |
| 07:37 | Kent State | Matthew Vest makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Ron Nichols | 59-54 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Leatherman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Benny Luong (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Hughes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffrey McNight (fairly fresh) C - Joe Steele (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Matthew Vest (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ron Nichols (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nicholas Salter (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Clayton Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Alvin Murchison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Rice | Joe Steele misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Alvin Murchison - foul #3 on Alvin Murchison, team foul #8 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Gene Groves (PG), James Borges (SG), Steven Baumgartner (SF), William Hutchinson (PF) Donald Leatherman, Benny Luong, Jeffrey Hughes, Jeffrey McNight | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jack Cowman (PG), Henry Thyberg (SG), Brad Pagan (SF), Bruce Jeanbaptiste (PF) Matthew Vest, Ron Nichols, Nicholas Salter, Clayton Taylor | |
| 07:31 | Rice | Joe Steele makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 07:31 | Rice | Joe Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 07:17 | Kent State | Jack Cowman comes up short on the shot from the right block | 61-54 |
| 07:15 | Kent State | Bruce Jeanbaptiste grabs the offensive board | 61-54 |
| 07:04 | Kent State | Brad Pagan clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-54 |
| 07:02 | Kent State | Henry Thyberg tips it in | 61-56 |
| 06:49 | Rice | Joe Steele can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 61-56 |
| 06:48 | Rice | Joe Steele tips it back up and in | 63-56 |
| 06:36 | Kent State | Brad Pagan misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 63-56 |
| 06:34 | Kent State | Alvin Murchison gets the offensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 06:24 | Kent State | Joe Steele is called for the reach on Alvin Murchison - foul #2 on Joe Steele, team foul #8 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes (SF), Elmer Beebe (C) Steven Baumgartner, Joe Steele | |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Vest (PG) Jack Cowman | |
| 06:24 | Kent State | Alvin Murchison misses the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 06:24 | Rice | Elmer Beebe grabs the defensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 06:06 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-56 |
| 06:05 | Rice | James Borges snags the offensive board | 63-56 |
| 05:40 | Rice | Bruce Jeanbaptiste denies the turnaround by Gene Groves | 63-56 |
| 05:39 | Rice | William Hutchinson tips it but misses | 63-56 |
| 05:38 | Kent State | Brad Pagan gets the rebound | 63-56 |
| 05:33 | Kent State | Henry Thyberg drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Bruce Jeanbaptiste | 63-58 |
| 05:26 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-58 |
| 05:25 | Kent State | Brad Pagan grabs the board | 63-58 |
| 05:00 | Kent State | Brad Pagan misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-58 |
| 04:59 | Rice | Gene Groves pulls down the rebound | 63-58 |
| 04:38 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Gene Groves | 66-58 |
| 04:19 | Kent State | Brad Pagan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Leatherman (PG), Benny Luong (SG), Steven Baumgartner (SF), Joe Steele (C) Gene Groves, James Borges, Jeffrey Hughes, William Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ron Nichols (SG), Nicholas Salter (PF), Clayton Taylor (C) Henry Thyberg, Bruce Jeanbaptiste, Alvin Murchison | |
| 04:00 | Rice | Joe Steele makes the floater from close range set up by Steven Baumgartner | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:42 | Kent State | Brad Pagan misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 68-58 |
| 03:40 | Kent State | Matthew Vest tips it in | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Rice | Donald Leatherman makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-60 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Leatherman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Benny Luong (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Baumgartner (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Elmer Beebe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Joe Steele (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Matthew Vest (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ron Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brad Pagan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Nicholas Salter (fresh) 2 stl. C - Clayton Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:05 | Kent State | Nicholas Salter lays it up and in set up by Matthew Vest and he's fouled by Elmer Beebe - foul #2 on Elmer Beebe, team foul #9 | 71-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes (SF), James Borges (PF) Steven Baumgartner, Elmer Beebe | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jack Cowman (PG), Henry Thyberg (SF) Matthew Vest, Brad Pagan | |
| 03:05 | Kent State | Nicholas Salter misses the free throw | 71-62 |
| 03:05 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joe Steele | 71-62 |
| 02:39 | Rice | Joe Steele buries a runner in the lane set up by Jeffrey Hughes | 73-62 |
| 02:39 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Gene Groves (PG), William Hutchinson (PF) Donald Leatherman, James Borges | |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Vest (PG), Brad Pagan (SF), Bruce Jeanbaptiste (PF) Jack Cowman, Henry Thyberg, Clayton Taylor | |
| 02:23 | Kent State | Brad Pagan is hacked by Benny Luong - foul #1 on Benny Luong, team foul #10 | 73-62 |
| 02:23 | Kent State | Brad Pagan misses the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 02:23 | Kent State | Brad Pagan makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 01:54 | Rice | William Hutchinson connects on the jumper from the left wing | 75-63 |
| 01:41 | Kent State | Bruce Jeanbaptiste can't connect on a runner from close range | 75-63 |
| 01:39 | Rice | Joe Steele grabs the board | 75-63 |
| 01:16 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Gene Groves | 77-63 |
| 01:11 | Kent State | Brad Pagan blows the layup | 77-63 |
| 01:09 | Kent State | Nicholas Salter snags the offensive board | 77-63 |
| 00:54 | Kent State | Ron Nichols misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Benny Luong - foul #2 on Benny Luong, team foul #11 | 77-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Russell Williams (PG), Donald Leatherman (SG), James Borges (SF), Elmer Beebe (PF), Jeffrey McNight (C) Gene Groves, Benny Luong, Jeffrey Hughes, William Hutchinson, Joe Steele | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jack Cowman (PG), Henry Thyberg (SF), Clayton Taylor (C) Matthew Vest, Brad Pagan, Bruce Jeanbaptiste | |
| 00:54 | Kent State | Ron Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 77-64 |
| 00:54 | Kent State | Ron Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 77-65 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Rice | Russell Williams can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Henry Thyberg - foul #1 on Henry Thyberg, team foul #9 | 77-65 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Miguel Gutierrez (SF) Ron Nichols | |
| 00:27 | Rice | Russell Williams makes the 1st free throw | 78-65 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Russell Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 78-65 |
| 00:27 | Kent State | Nicholas Salter snags the defensive board | 78-65 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Nicholas Salter hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Henry Thyberg | 78-67 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Russell Williams runs out the clock | 78-67 |