| Lineup | Rice | PG - Mario Gonzales (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - He-ping Zheng (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Baran Gorski (fresh) 5 pts. C - Justin Sims (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jason Snell (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Leo Hayes (fresh) 10 pts. SF - David Niebuhr (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Childress (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Rider (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Steven Richardson inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:48 | Rice | Steven Richardson comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by David Niebuhr - foul #1 on David Niebuhr, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle (SF) Stephen Childress | |
| 19:48 | Rice | Steven Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 19:48 | Rice | Steven Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 19:34 | Wichita State | Baran Gorski blocks the short jumper by Ryan Tuttle | 37-33 |
| 19:33 | Rice | He-ping Zheng grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 19:27 | Rice | Steven Richardson misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 37-33 |
| 19:25 | Wichita State | Jason Snell pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 18:59 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr is whistled for a carry | 37-33 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald (SG), Stephen Childress (PF), Charles Lee (C) Leo Hayes, Ryan Tuttle, Kenneth Rider | |
| 18:34 | Rice | Mario Gonzales makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Baran Gorski | 39-33 |
| 18:05 | Wichita State | Baran Gorski denies the turnaround by Charles Lee | 39-33 |
| 18:04 | Rice | Justin Sims gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 17:50 | Rice | Jason Snell picks off the pass by He-ping Zheng | 39-33 |
| 17:21 | Wichita State | Jason Snell misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Baran Gorski grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 17:14 | Rice | Mario Gonzales hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by He-ping Zheng | 41-33 |
| 16:51 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald travels with the ball | 41-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Bowyer (PG), Alfred Foley (SG), Cortez Martin (SF), Larry Villalobos (C) Mario Gonzales, He-ping Zheng, Steven Richardson, Justin Sims | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alvin Calder (PG), Leo Hayes (SG), Ryan Tuttle (SF), Kenneth Rider (C) Jason Snell, Christopher Fitzgerald, Stephen Childress, Charles Lee | |
| 16:39 | Rice | Alfred Foley's floater is knocked away by Kenneth Rider | 41-33 |
| 16:37 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 16:22 | Rice | Larry Villalobos knocks in the runner from the left block | 43-33 |
| 16:02 | Wichita State | The pull-up jumper by Alvin Calder is blocked by Larry Villalobos | 43-33 |
| 16:00 | Rice | Cortez Martin snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Raymond Bowyer (fresh) SG - Alfred Foley (fresh) SF - Cortez Martin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Baran Gorski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Larry Villalobos (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Alvin Calder (fresh) SG - Leo Hayes (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Ryan Tuttle (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Niebuhr (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Rider (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:44 | Rice | Baran Gorski throws it down | 45-33 |
| 15:18 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-33 |
| 15:16 | Rice | The rebound goes to Larry Villalobos | 45-33 |
| 15:04 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer clanks a jumper from the right side | 45-33 |
| 15:03 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Rider | 45-33 |
| 14:35 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 45-33 |
| 14:33 | Rice | The rebound goes to Larry Villalobos | 45-33 |
| 14:14 | Rice | Larry Villalobos is whistled for a carry | 45-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Mario Gonzales (PG), He-ping Zheng (SG), Steven Richardson (SF), Justin Sims (C) Raymond Bowyer, Alfred Foley, Cortez Martin, Baran Gorski | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jason Snell (PG), Stephen Childress (PF) Alvin Calder, David Niebuhr | |
| 13:48 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle is hacked by He-ping Zheng - foul #1 on He-ping Zheng, team foul #1 | 45-33 |
| 13:33 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Steven Richardson - foul #1 on Steven Richardson, team foul #2 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Cortez Martin (PF) Larry Villalobos | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 13:33 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle makes the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 13:33 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 13:16 | Rice | Justin Sims is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Rider - foul #2 on Kenneth Rider, team foul #2 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | David Niebuhr (PF) Stephen Childress | |
| 12:52 | Rice | Cortez Martin hits the finger roll set up by Justin Sims | 47-35 |
| 12:27 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-35 |
| 12:25 | Rice | Justin Sims snags the defensive board | 47-35 |
| 12:14 | Rice | Steven Richardson hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from He-ping Zheng | 49-35 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 11:57 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-35 |
| 11:56 | Rice | Steven Richardson pulls down the rebound | 49-35 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Mario Gonzales (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - He-ping Zheng (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Richardson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cortez Martin (fresh) 7 pts. C - Justin Sims (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jason Snell (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leo Hayes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Ryan Tuttle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Niebuhr (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Rider (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:35 | Rice | Steven Richardson is fouled on the floor by Jason Snell - foul #2 on Jason Snell, team foul #3 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Baran Gorski (PF) Cortez Martin | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald (SG), Stephen Childress (PF), Charles Lee (C) Leo Hayes, David Niebuhr, Kenneth Rider | |
| 11:23 | Rice | Steven Richardson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-35 |
| 11:22 | Rice | Justin Sims tips it but misses | 49-35 |
| 11:20 | Rice | Baran Gorski grabs the offensive board | 49-35 |
| 10:59 | Rice | He-ping Zheng can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-35 |
| 10:58 | Rice | Justin Sims pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-35 |
| 10:35 | Rice | Steven Richardson is hacked by Jason Snell - foul #3 on Jason Snell, team foul #4 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Bowyer (PG), Alfred Foley (SG), Cortez Martin (SF), Larry Villalobos (C) Mario Gonzales, He-ping Zheng, Steven Richardson, Justin Sims | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Leo Hayes (SG), David Niebuhr (PF), Kenneth Rider (C) Christopher Fitzgerald, Stephen Childress, Charles Lee | |
| 10:26 | Rice | Alfred Foley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-35 |
| 10:25 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer grabs the offensive board | 49-35 |
| 10:07 | Rice | Larry Villalobos is hacked by David Niebuhr - foul #2 on David Niebuhr, team foul #5 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald (SG), Charles Lee (C) Leo Hayes, Kenneth Rider | |
| 09:57 | Rice | Larry Villalobos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-35 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Leo Hayes (SG), Stephen Childress (PF), Kenneth Rider (C) Christopher Fitzgerald, Ryan Tuttle, Charles Lee | |
| 09:42 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress misses long on a shot from the right side | 49-35 |
| 09:41 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes tips it in | 49-37 |
| 09:28 | Rice | Larry Villalobos comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 49-37 |
| 09:26 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress grabs the board | 49-37 |
| 09:03 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress blows the dunk | 49-37 |
| 09:01 | Rice | Baran Gorski grabs the board | 49-37 |
| 08:55 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Baran Gorski | 52-37 |
| 08:35 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-37 |
| 08:33 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress grabs the offensive board | 52-37 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 08:23 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Leo Hayes | 52-40 |
| 08:12 | Rice | Jason Snell picks off the pass by Cortez Martin | 52-40 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 08:06 | Wichita State | Jason Snell clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-40 |
| 08:04 | Rice | Cortez Martin grabs the board | 52-40 |
| 07:35 | Rice | Leo Hayes is called for the reach on Alfred Foley - foul #3 on Leo Hayes, team foul #6 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Mario Gonzales (PG), He-ping Zheng (SG), Steven Richardson (SF), Justin Sims (C) Raymond Bowyer, Alfred Foley, Cortez Martin, Baran Gorski | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald (SG), Ryan Tuttle (SF), Charles Lee (C) Leo Hayes, Stephen Childress, Kenneth Rider | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Mario Gonzales (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - He-ping Zheng (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Richardson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Villalobos (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Sims (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jason Snell (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Fitzgerald (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ryan Tuttle (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Niebuhr (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Lee (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Rice | Steven Richardson is fouled on the floor by Jason Snell - foul #4 on Jason Snell, team foul #7 | 52-40 |
| 07:21 | Rice | Steven Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 07:21 | Rice | Steven Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 07:21 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to David Niebuhr | 53-40 |
| 07:04 | Wichita State | Jason Snell misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 53-40 |
| 07:02 | Wichita State | Charles Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 06:57 | Wichita State | He-ping Zheng steals the ball from Ryan Tuttle | 53-40 |
| 06:39 | Rice | Steven Richardson buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Mario Gonzales | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 06:26 | Wichita State | Jason Snell knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-43 |
| 06:05 | Rice | Mario Gonzales misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Charles Lee - foul #1 on Charles Lee, team foul #8 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Baran Gorski (PF) Larry Villalobos | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Leo Hayes (SG), Kenneth Rider (PF) Christopher Fitzgerald, David Niebuhr | |
| 06:05 | Rice | Mario Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 06:05 | Rice | Mario Gonzales makes the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| 05:49 | Wichita State | Charles Lee misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-43 |
| 05:48 | Rice | Steven Richardson snags the defensive board | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 05:30 | Rice | He-ping Zheng knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Mario Gonzales | 61-43 |
| 05:16 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-43 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alvin Calder (PG), David Niebuhr (PF) Jason Snell, Charles Lee | |
| 04:49 | Rice | He-ping Zheng hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 61-43 |
| 04:47 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr snags the defensive board | 61-43 |
| 04:32 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-45 |
| 04:03 | Rice | Steven Richardson jams it against the doubleteam on a nice dish by Mario Gonzales | 63-45 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:40 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle misses the shot from the right wing | 63-45 |
| 03:39 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr gets the offensive rebound | 63-45 |
| 03:27 | Wichita State | Baran Gorski swats the shot by Ryan Tuttle | 63-45 |
| 03:26 | Rice | Mario Gonzales pulls down the rebound | 63-45 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Mario Gonzales (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - He-ping Zheng (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Richardson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Baran Gorski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Justin Sims (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Alvin Calder (fresh) SG - Leo Hayes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ryan Tuttle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Niebuhr (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Rider (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:21 | Rice | He-ping Zheng misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-45 |
| 03:20 | Wichita State | Kenneth Rider gets the rebound | 63-45 |
| 03:05 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-45 |
| 03:03 | Rice | Baran Gorski grabs the board | 63-45 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:57 | Rice | He-ping Zheng throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-45 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald (SG), Stephen Childress (PF), Charles Lee (C) Leo Hayes, David Niebuhr, Kenneth Rider | |
| 02:42 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 63-45 |
| 02:40 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle snags the offensive board | 63-45 |
| 02:31 | Wichita State | Alvin Calder misses the 3 from the right wing | 63-45 |
| 02:29 | Rice | Cortez Martin pulls down the rebound | 63-45 |
| 02:11 | Rice | Alfred Foley knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 66-45 |
| 01:57 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-48 |
| 01:47 | Rice | Christopher Fitzgerald steals the ball from Alfred Foley | 66-48 |
| 01:31 | Wichita State | Alvin Calder loses the dribble to Cortez Martin | 66-48 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Alfred Foley misses the lay-in | 66-48 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer hits the follow up shot | 68-48 |
| 01:12 | Wichita State | A charge is called on Alvin Calder - foul #1 on Alvin Calder, team foul #9 | 68-48 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Alfred Foley is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Alfred Foley, team foul #3 | 68-48 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:35 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-48 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Harry Mendelson pulls down the rebound | 68-48 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:12 | Rice | Alfred Foley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-48 |
| 00:04 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Alvin Calder | 68-51 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer runs out the clock | 68-51 |