| Lineup | Utah | PG - Cruz Havener (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Finch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Drew Phipps (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - George Coutu (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Mario Gonzales (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - He-ping Zheng (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Richardson (fresh) PF - Baran Gorski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Justin Sims (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utah | Michael Finch inbounds the ball | 38-26 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Utah | George Coutu is hacked by Baran Gorski - foul #3 on Baran Gorski, team foul #1 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Villalobos (PF) Baran Gorski | |
| 19:19 | Utah | Drew Phipps misses the jump hook from the baseline | 38-26 |
| 19:17 | Rice | He-ping Zheng gets the rebound | 38-26 |
| 19:01 | Rice | Steven Richardson can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 38-26 |
| 18:59 | Utah | Michael Finch grabs the defensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 18:31 | Utah | Michael Finch steps out of bounds on the sideline | 38-26 |
| 18:21 | Rice | Steven Richardson's pass is intercepted by Drew Phipps | 38-26 |
| 17:52 | Utah | Larry Villalobos denies the turnaround by Drew Phipps | 38-26 |
| 17:51 | Rice | He-ping Zheng grabs the board | 38-26 |
| 17:38 | Rice | Mario Gonzales comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-26 |
| 17:37 | Rice | Larry Villalobos hits the follow up shot | 38-28 |
| 17:13 | Utah | Cruz Havener throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-28 |
| Subs | Utah | Donald Payne (PG), Alexander Walker (PF), Robbie McCrackin (C) Cruz Havener, Drew Phipps, George Coutu | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Foley (SG) He-ping Zheng | |
| 16:59 | Rice | Larry Villalobos shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 38-28 |
| 16:58 | Utah | Michael Finch grabs the board | 38-28 |
| 16:32 | Utah | Alexander Walker clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 38-28 |
| 16:31 | Rice | Mario Gonzales grabs the defensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 16:24 | Rice | Mario Gonzales misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 38-28 |
| 16:22 | Utah | Alexander Walker pulls down the rebound | 38-28 |
| 16:20 | Utah | Donald Payne is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 38-28 |
| Subs | Utah | Raymond Pryor (SG), Randall Reeves (SF) Joseph Wright, Michael Finch | |
| Subs | Rice | He-ping Zheng (SG), Lionel Walters (PF), Cortez Martin (C) Steven Richardson, Larry Villalobos, Justin Sims | |
| 16:03 | Rice | Mario Gonzales misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-28 |
| 16:01 | Utah | Robbie McCrackin gets the rebound | 38-28 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Donald Payne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Pryor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randall Reeves (fresh) PF - Alexander Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robbie McCrackin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Mario Gonzales (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - He-ping Zheng (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Foley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lionel Walters (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Cortez Martin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Utah | Lionel Walters is called for the reach on Alexander Walker - foul #1 on Lionel Walters, team foul #2 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Utah | Cruz Havener (PG), Drew Phipps (PF), George Coutu (C) Donald Payne, Alexander Walker, Robbie McCrackin | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Bowyer (PG), Baran Gorski (PF) Mario Gonzales, Lionel Walters | |
| 15:25 | Utah | Drew Phipps misses the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Baran Gorski - foul #4 on Baran Gorski, team foul #3 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Utah | Joseph Wright (SG) Raymond Pryor | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Villalobos (PF) Baran Gorski | |
| 15:25 | Utah | Drew Phipps makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 15:25 | Utah | Drew Phipps misses the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 15:25 | Utah | The offensive rebound goes to Randall Reeves | 39-28 |
| 15:08 | Utah | George Coutu can't connect on a shot from the right block | 39-28 |
| 15:07 | Utah | Drew Phipps snags the offensive board | 39-28 |
| 14:48 | Utah | Drew Phipps connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from George Coutu | 41-28 |
| 14:27 | Rice | Larry Villalobos is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Drew Phipps - foul #3 on Drew Phipps, team foul #1 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Finch (SF) Randall Reeves | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Richardson (SF), Justin Sims (C) He-ping Zheng, Cortez Martin | |
| 14:27 | Rice | Larry Villalobos makes the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 14:27 | Rice | Larry Villalobos makes the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 14:09 | Utah | Cruz Havener connects on the jump hook from close range | 43-30 |
| 13:57 | Rice | Justin Sims buries a jumper from the baseline | 43-32 |
| 13:35 | Utah | George Coutu knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Cruz Havener | 45-32 |
| 13:10 | Rice | Justin Sims hits a 3 from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 12:46 | Utah | George Coutu drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Wright | 47-35 |
| 12:38 | Rice | Larry Villalobos connects on the shot near the basket | 47-37 |
| 12:14 | Utah | Michael Finch scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Cruz Havener | 49-37 |
| 12:07 | Rice | Justin Sims misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-37 |
| 12:06 | Rice | Larry Villalobos pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 11:56 | Rice | Justin Sims misses the easy layup | 49-37 |
| 11:55 | Utah | George Coutu grabs the defensive rebound | 49-37 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Cruz Havener (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Wright (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Finch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Drew Phipps (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - George Coutu (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Raymond Bowyer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alfred Foley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Steven Richardson (fresh) PF - Larry Villalobos (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Justin Sims (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Utah | George Coutu is hacked by Raymond Bowyer - foul #4 on Raymond Bowyer, team foul #4 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Utah | Donald Payne (PG), Raymond Pryor (SG), Randall Reeves (SF), Alexander Walker (PF), Robbie McCrackin (C) Cruz Havener, Joseph Wright, Michael Finch, Drew Phipps, George Coutu | |
| Subs | Rice | Mario Gonzales (PG), He-ping Zheng (SG), Cortez Martin (SF), Lionel Walters (PF) Raymond Bowyer, Alfred Foley, Steven Richardson, Larry Villalobos | |
| 11:18 | Utah | Lionel Walters is called for the reach on Donald Payne - foul #2 on Lionel Walters, team foul #5 | 49-37 |
| 10:57 | Utah | Raymond Pryor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-37 |
| 10:56 | Utah | Robbie McCrackin grabs the offensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 10:35 | Utah | Alexander Walker makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from Robbie McCrackin | 51-37 |
| 10:14 | Rice | He-ping Zheng misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Donald Payne - foul #1 on Donald Payne, team foul #2 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Finch (SF) Randall Reeves | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Richardson (SF) Justin Sims | |
| 10:14 | Rice | He-ping Zheng misses the 1st free throw | 51-37 |
| 10:14 | Rice | He-ping Zheng makes the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 09:45 | Utah | Michael Finch knocks in the fadeaway from close range and he's fouled by Cortez Martin - foul #1 on Cortez Martin, team foul #6 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Utah | Joseph Wright (SG) Raymond Pryor | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Villalobos (PF) Lionel Walters | |
| 09:45 | Utah | Michael Finch makes the free throw | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:36 | Rice | Cortez Martin misses long on a 3 from straight away | 54-38 |
| 09:34 | Utah | Michael Finch snags the defensive board | 54-38 |
| 09:12 | Utah | Joseph Wright can't finish the layup | 54-38 |
| 09:11 | Rice | Cortez Martin grabs the board | 54-38 |
| 09:04 | Rice | Steven Richardson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-38 |
| 09:02 | Rice | Larry Villalobos grabs the offensive board | 54-38 |
| 08:53 | Rice | Steven Richardson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from He-ping Zheng | 54-40 |
| 08:26 | Utah | Robbie McCrackin is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Robbie McCrackin, team foul #3 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Utah | Cruz Havener (PG), Randall Reeves (SF), Drew Phipps (PF), George Coutu (C) Donald Payne, Michael Finch, Alexander Walker, Robbie McCrackin | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Foley (SG), Justin Sims (C) Mario Gonzales, He-ping Zheng | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:12 | Rice | Alfred Foley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-40 |
| 08:11 | Rice | Justin Sims tips it in | 54-42 |
| 07:43 | Utah | Alfred Foley picks off the pass by George Coutu | 54-42 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Cruz Havener (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Reeves (fresh) PF - Drew Phipps (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - George Coutu (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Cortez Martin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SG - Alfred Foley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Steven Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Villalobos (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Justin Sims (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Rice | Steven Richardson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 07:04 | Utah | Joseph Wright double dribbles | 54-45 |
| Subs | Utah | Raymond Pryor (SG), Michael Finch (SF) Joseph Wright, Randall Reeves | |
| Subs | Rice | Mario Gonzales (PG), He-ping Zheng (SG), Baran Gorski (PF) Cortez Martin, Steven Richardson, Larry Villalobos | |
| 06:39 | Rice | Alfred Foley misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-45 |
| 06:37 | Utah | The rebound goes to George Coutu | 54-45 |
| 06:20 | Utah | George Coutu misses the dunk attempt | 54-45 |
| 06:18 | Utah | Cruz Havener pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 06:00 | Utah | Drew Phipps hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 54-45 |
| 05:59 | Rice | The rebound goes to Baran Gorski | 54-45 |
| 05:46 | Rice | Justin Sims's pass is intercepted by George Coutu | 54-45 |
| 05:22 | Utah | A charge is called on Drew Phipps - foul #4 on Drew Phipps, team foul #4 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Utah | Donald Payne (PG), Joseph Wright (SG), Alexander Walker (PF), Robbie McCrackin (C) Cruz Havener, Raymond Pryor, Drew Phipps, George Coutu | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Richardson (SF), Cortez Martin (C) He-ping Zheng, Justin Sims | |
| 05:06 | Rice | Alfred Foley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-45 |
| 05:05 | Rice | Baran Gorski pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 04:58 | Rice | Alexander Walker steals the ball from Baran Gorski | 54-45 |
| 04:40 | Utah | Michael Finch can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 54-45 |
| 04:38 | Rice | Steven Richardson pulls down the rebound | 54-45 |
| 04:33 | Rice | Mario Gonzales is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Payne - foul #2 on Donald Payne, team foul #5 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Utah | Randall Reeves (SF) Michael Finch | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Bowyer (PG), He-ping Zheng (SG) Mario Gonzales, Alfred Foley | |
| 04:13 | Rice | He-ping Zheng misses the runner from close range | 54-45 |
| 04:12 | Utah | The rebound goes to Randall Reeves | 54-45 |
| 04:02 | Utah | Alexander Walker is denied on a layup by Cortez Martin | 54-45 |
| 04:01 | Utah | Randall Reeves tips it but misses | 54-45 |
| 03:59 | Utah | Randall Reeves tips it back up and in | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:46 | Rice | Joseph Wright steals it from Baran Gorski | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Utah | The short jumper by Randall Reeves is denied by Baran Gorski | 56-45 |
| 03:23 | Rice | He-ping Zheng snags the defensive board | 56-45 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Donald Payne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alexander Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robbie McCrackin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Raymond Bowyer (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - He-ping Zheng (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Baran Gorski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Cortez Martin (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:05 | Rice | He-ping Zheng misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robbie McCrackin - foul #2 on Robbie McCrackin, team foul #6 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Utah | Cruz Havener (PG), Michael Finch (SF), Drew Phipps (PF), George Coutu (C) Donald Payne, Randall Reeves, Alexander Walker, Robbie McCrackin | |
| Subs | Rice | Mario Gonzales (PG), Alfred Foley (SF), Larry Villalobos (PF), Justin Sims (C) Raymond Bowyer, Steven Richardson, Baran Gorski, Cortez Martin | |
| 03:05 | Rice | He-ping Zheng makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 03:05 | Rice | He-ping Zheng makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 02:39 | Utah | Joseph Wright buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Drew Phipps | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:22 | Rice | Mario Gonzales misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-47 |
| 02:20 | Utah | George Coutu grabs the defensive rebound | 58-47 |
| 01:55 | Utah | He-ping Zheng steals the ball from Michael Finch | 58-47 |
| 01:51 | Rice | Mario Gonzales banks in the layup on a nice dish by He-ping Zheng | 58-49 |
| 01:27 | Utah | Joseph Wright loses the dribble to Justin Sims | 58-49 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-49 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Richardson (SF), Baran Gorski (PF) Alfred Foley, Larry Villalobos | |
| 01:13 | Rice | Steven Richardson's floater is tipped away by Michael Finch | 58-49 |
| 01:11 | Utah | The rebound goes to Michael Finch | 58-49 |
| 01:04 | Utah | George Coutu scores on a jumper from close range set up by Drew Phipps | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Rice | Steven Richardson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-49 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Bowyer (PG), Alfred Foley (SG), Cortez Martin (SF), Larry Villalobos (PF), Harry Mendelson (C) Mario Gonzales, He-ping Zheng, Steven Richardson, Baran Gorski, Justin Sims | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Utah | Joseph Wright is hacked by Raymond Bowyer in the backcourt - foul #5 on Raymond Bowyer, team foul #7 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Utah | Raymond Pryor (SG) Cruz Havener | |
| Subs | Rice | Lionel Walters (PF) Raymond Bowyer | |
| 00:54 | Utah | Joseph Wright makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 00:54 | Utah | Joseph Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Joseph Wright steals the ball from Alfred Foley | 62-49 |
| 00:44 | Utah | Raymond Pryor blows the dunk | 62-49 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Harry Mendelson pulls down the rebound | 62-49 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Alfred Foley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-49 |
| 00:37 | Utah | Michael Finch snags the defensive board | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Utah | Drew Phipps scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Joseph Wright and he's hacked by Harry Mendelson - foul #1 on Harry Mendelson, team foul #8 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Utah | Cruz Havener (PG) Raymond Pryor | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:13 | Utah | Drew Phipps makes the free throw | 65-49 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Lionel Walters scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Cortez Martin | 65-51 |
| 00:00 | Utah | Cruz Havener runs out the clock | 65-51 |