| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alfred Smith (fresh) SG - Alexis Marino (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Burton Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Singer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Russell Sutliff (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Chris Plunkett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Jefferson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Wayne Botelho (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Lueras (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Burton Lee inbounds the ball | 28-37 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Rice | Burton Lee loses the ball out of bounds | 28-37 |
| 19:19 | Iowa | Harold Singer is called for the reach on Wayne Botelho - foul #3 on Harold Singer, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeremy Williams (C) Harold Singer | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 19:02 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas drills a shot from the left wing | 28-39 |
| 18:55 | Rice | Jonathan Thomas is called for the reach on Burton Lee - foul #2 on Jonathan Thomas, team foul #1 | 28-39 |
| 18:47 | Rice | Wayne Botelho is called for the reach on Russell Sutliff - foul #3 on Wayne Botelho, team foul #2 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Geoffrey Brown (PF) Wayne Botelho | |
| 18:36 | Rice | Jeremy Williams's pass is intercepted by Geoffrey Brown | 28-39 |
| 18:18 | Iowa | Jeremy Williams steps in front of the William Lueras pass | 28-39 |
| 18:05 | Rice | Alexis Marino drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Alfred Smith | 30-39 |
| 17:50 | Iowa | Chris Plunkett buries a runner in the lane and he's fouled by Jeremy Williams - foul #1 on Jeremy Williams, team foul #2 | 30-41 |
| 17:50 | Iowa | Chris Plunkett makes the free throw | 30-42 |
| 17:38 | Rice | Alfred Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-42 |
| 17:31 | Iowa | Chris Plunkett misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 30-42 |
| 17:30 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas snags the offensive board | 30-42 |
| 17:08 | Iowa | William Lueras connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Chris Plunkett | 30-44 |
| 16:57 | Rice | Russell Sutliff clanks a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Chris Plunkett - foul #1 on Chris Plunkett, team foul #3 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Murray (PG), Dale Steeves (SG), Steven Walker (C) Alfred Smith, Alexis Marino, Burton Lee | |
| Subs | Iowa | Claude Blackwood (SG), Glenn Strickland (C) Thomas Jefferson, William Lueras | |
| 16:57 | Rice | Russell Sutliff misses the 1st free throw | 30-44 |
| 16:57 | Rice | Russell Sutliff makes the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 16:40 | Iowa | Thomas Murray is called for the reach on Chris Plunkett - foul #2 on Thomas Murray, team foul #3 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Loper (SF), Lewis Braswell (PF) Russell Sutliff, Jeremy Williams | |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Wei (PG), Alfred Ellis (SF) Chris Plunkett, Jonathan Thomas | |
| 16:29 | Iowa | Glenn Strickland blows the layup | 31-44 |
| 16:27 | Rice | Thomas Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 16:17 | Rice | Dale Steeves's pass is intercepted by Paul Wei | 31-44 |
| 15:59 | Iowa | Glenn Strickland banks in the layup set up by Claude Blackwood and he's fouled by Dale Steeves - foul #2 on Dale Steeves, team foul #4 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Alexis Marino (SG), Harold Singer (PF), Stephen Baines (C) Dale Steeves, Lewis Braswell, Steven Walker | |
| Subs | Iowa | Wayne Botelho (PF) Geoffrey Brown | |
| 15:59 | Iowa | Glenn Strickland makes the free throw | 31-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Murray (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexis Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Loper (fresh) PF - Harold Singer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Baines (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Paul Wei (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Claude Blackwood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Ellis (fresh) PF - Wayne Botelho (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Glenn Strickland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Rice | Alexis Marino can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 31-47 |
| 15:42 | Rice | Martin Loper tips it home | 33-47 |
| 15:23 | Iowa | Glenn Strickland knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Claude Blackwood | 33-49 |
| 15:10 | Rice | Stephen Baines comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-49 |
| 15:09 | Rice | Harold Singer tips it home | 35-49 |
| 14:46 | Iowa | Glenn Strickland misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-49 |
| 14:44 | Iowa | Wayne Botelho snags the offensive board | 35-49 |
| 14:35 | Iowa | Paul Wei misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 35-49 |
| 14:33 | Rice | Harold Singer gets the rebound | 35-49 |
| 14:17 | Rice | Martin Loper misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-49 |
| 14:16 | Iowa | Glenn Strickland grabs the defensive rebound | 35-49 |
| 14:12 | Iowa | Paul Wei misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Stephen Baines - foul #4 on Stephen Baines, team foul #5 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Smith (PG), Dale Steeves (SG), Burton Lee (SF), Russell Sutliff (C) Thomas Murray, Alexis Marino, Martin Loper, Stephen Baines | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson (SG), Jonathan Thomas (SF), William Lueras (C) Claude Blackwood, Alfred Ellis, Glenn Strickland | |
| 14:12 | Iowa | Paul Wei misses the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 14:12 | Iowa | Paul Wei makes the 2nd free throw | 35-50 |
| 13:55 | Rice | Russell Sutliff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-50 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Chris Plunkett (PG) Paul Wei | |
| 13:32 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Chris Plunkett | 35-53 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:18 | Rice | Dale Steeves clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Jefferson - foul #1 on Thomas Jefferson, team foul #4 | 35-53 |
| 13:18 | Rice | Dale Steeves misses the 1st free throw | 35-53 |
| 13:18 | Rice | Dale Steeves makes the 2nd free throw | 36-53 |
| 13:11 | Iowa | Chris Plunkett is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Chris Plunkett, team foul #5 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Alexis Marino (SG) Dale Steeves | |
| Subs | Iowa | Geoffrey Brown (PF) Wayne Botelho | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:47 | Rice | Geoffrey Brown is called for the reach on Burton Lee - foul #1 on Geoffrey Brown, team foul #6 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeremy Williams (C) Harold Singer | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 12:36 | Rice | Jeremy Williams misses the lay-in | 36-53 |
| 12:34 | Iowa | The rebound goes to William Lueras | 36-53 |
| 12:12 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Burton Lee - foul #1 on Burton Lee, team foul #6 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Wayne Botelho (PF) Geoffrey Brown | |
| 12:12 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 36-54 |
| 12:12 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 36-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:52 | Rice | Jeremy Williams misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 36-55 |
| 11:50 | Rice | Russell Sutliff tips it in | 38-55 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alfred Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alexis Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Burton Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Sutliff (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Williams (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Chris Plunkett (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Jefferson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Thomas (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wayne Botelho (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - William Lueras (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:28 | Iowa | Chris Plunkett makes the shot from the right block and he's fouled by Jeremy Williams - foul #2 on Jeremy Williams, team foul #7 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Murray (PG), Dale Steeves (SG), Harold Singer (PF) Alfred Smith, Alexis Marino, Jeremy Williams | |
| Subs | Iowa | Claude Blackwood (SG) Thomas Jefferson | |
| 11:28 | Iowa | Chris Plunkett makes the free throw | 38-58 |
| 11:05 | Rice | Burton Lee comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-58 |
| 11:04 | Iowa | William Lueras grabs the board | 38-58 |
| 10:50 | Iowa | William Lueras misses badly on a shot near the basket | 38-58 |
| 10:49 | Rice | Thomas Murray pulls down the rebound | 38-58 |
| 10:42 | Rice | Burton Lee misses long on a floater from the right wing | 38-58 |
| 10:41 | Rice | Harold Singer can't tip it in | 38-58 |
| 10:39 | Iowa | Claude Blackwood grabs the defensive rebound | 38-58 |
| 10:21 | Iowa | William Lueras makes the floater from the right block set up by Claude Blackwood | 38-60 |
| 10:11 | Rice | Burton Lee connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 40-60 |
| 09:52 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-60 |
| 09:51 | Rice | Russell Sutliff pulls down the rebound | 40-60 |
| 09:36 | Rice | Harold Singer makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Dale Steeves | 43-60 |
| 09:19 | Iowa | William Lueras comes up short on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Russell Sutliff - foul #2 on Russell Sutliff, team foul #8 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Smith (PG), Alexis Marino (SG), Jeremy Williams (SF), Steven Walker (C) Thomas Murray, Dale Steeves, Burton Lee, Russell Sutliff | |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Wei (PG), Thomas Jefferson (SG), Alfred Ellis (SF), Geoffrey Brown (PF) Chris Plunkett, Claude Blackwood, Jonathan Thomas, Wayne Botelho | |
| 09:19 | Iowa | William Lueras makes the 1st free throw | 43-61 |
| 09:19 | Iowa | William Lueras misses the 2nd free throw | 43-61 |
| 09:19 | Rice | Steven Walker snags the defensive board | 43-61 |
| 09:04 | Rice | Alexis Marino can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-61 |
| 09:02 | Rice | Harold Singer tips it back up and in | 45-61 |
| 08:33 | Iowa | William Lueras scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Geoffrey Brown | 45-63 |
| 08:19 | Rice | Harold Singer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-63 |
| 08:18 | Iowa | William Lueras grabs the defensive rebound | 45-63 |
| 07:58 | Iowa | Geoffrey Brown connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Paul Wei and he's fouled by Harold Singer - foul #4 on Harold Singer, team foul #9 | 45-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Lewis Braswell (PF), Stephen Baines (C) Harold Singer, Steven Walker | |
| Subs | Iowa | Glenn Strickland (C) William Lueras | |
| 07:58 | Iowa | Geoffrey Brown misses the free throw | 45-65 |
| 07:58 | Rice | The rebound goes to Alexis Marino | 45-65 |
| 07:43 | Rice | Alfred Ellis steals it from Stephen Baines | 45-65 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alfred Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alexis Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Williams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lewis Braswell (fresh) C - Stephen Baines (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Paul Wei (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Jefferson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Ellis (fresh) PF - Geoffrey Brown (fresh) 4 pts. C - Glenn Strickland (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Iowa | Stephen Baines is called for the reach on Alfred Ellis - foul #5 on Stephen Baines, team foul #10 | 45-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Walker (C) Stephen Baines | |
| Subs | Iowa | Chris Plunkett (PG), Wayne Botelho (PF) Paul Wei, Geoffrey Brown | |
| 07:22 | Iowa | Alfred Ellis misses the 1st free throw | 45-65 |
| 07:22 | Iowa | Alfred Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 45-66 |
| 07:13 | Rice | Alexis Marino misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 45-66 |
| 07:11 | Iowa | Chris Plunkett grabs the defensive rebound | 45-66 |
| 06:51 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Chris Plunkett | 45-69 |
| 06:34 | Rice | Lewis Braswell is hacked by Alfred Ellis - foul #1 on Alfred Ellis, team foul #7 | 45-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Murray (PG), Burton Lee (SF), Russell Sutliff (C) Alfred Smith, Jeremy Williams, Steven Walker | |
| Subs | Iowa | Claude Blackwood (SG), Jonathan Thomas (SF) Thomas Jefferson, Alfred Ellis | |
| 06:34 | Rice | Lewis Braswell misses the 1st free throw | 45-69 |
| 06:34 | Iowa | Glenn Strickland snags the defensive board | 45-69 |
| 06:16 | Iowa | Glenn Strickland misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-69 |
| 06:14 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-69 |
| 06:05 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas is hacked by Lewis Braswell - foul #1 on Lewis Braswell, team foul #11 | 45-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Dale Steeves (SG), Harold Singer (PF) Alexis Marino, Lewis Braswell | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 06:05 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 45-69 |
| 06:05 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 45-70 |
| 05:46 | Rice | Burton Lee drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-70 |
| 05:29 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas banks in the layup | 48-72 |
| 05:07 | Rice | Russell Sutliff buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Burton Lee | 51-72 |
| 04:38 | Iowa | Burton Lee is called for the reach on Wayne Botelho - foul #2 on Burton Lee, team foul #12 | 51-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeremy Williams (PF), Steven Walker (C) Burton Lee, Harold Singer | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson (SG), William Lueras (C) Claude Blackwood, Glenn Strickland | |
| 04:38 | Iowa | Wayne Botelho makes the 1st free throw | 51-73 |
| 04:38 | Iowa | Wayne Botelho makes the 2nd free throw | 51-74 |
| 04:20 | Rice | Russell Sutliff misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-74 |
| 04:19 | Rice | Russell Sutliff pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-74 |
| 04:08 | Rice | Russell Sutliff's layup is rejected by William Lueras | 51-74 |
| 04:07 | Iowa | William Lueras pulls down the rebound | 51-74 |
| 03:43 | Iowa | William Lueras clanks a shot from the left wing | 51-74 |
| 03:41 | Iowa | Wayne Botelho tips it back up and in | 51-76 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Murray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Steeves (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Sutliff (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeremy Williams (fresh) 4 pts. C - Steven Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Chris Plunkett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Jefferson (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Thomas (fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wayne Botelho (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - William Lueras (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:18 | Rice | Thomas Murray comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 51-76 |
| 03:16 | Iowa | William Lueras pulls down the rebound | 51-76 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:53 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-76 |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Loper (SG), Lewis Braswell (PF) Dale Steeves, Jeremy Williams | |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Wei (PG), Alfred Ellis (SF), Geoffrey Brown (PF) Chris Plunkett, Jonathan Thomas, Wayne Botelho | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 02:46 | Rice | Russell Sutliff hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-76 |
| 02:45 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson snags the defensive board | 51-76 |
| 02:19 | Iowa | Paul Wei knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Jefferson | 51-78 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Martin Loper is whistled for traveling | 51-78 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeremy Williams (SF) Steven Walker | |
| Subs | Iowa | Claude Blackwood (SG) Thomas Jefferson | |
| 01:47 | Iowa | Alfred Ellis hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Wei | 51-81 |
| 01:34 | Rice | Martin Loper knocks in the jumper in the paint | 53-81 |
| 01:12 | Iowa | Paul Wei buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Alfred Ellis | 53-83 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Martin Loper scores on a shot from the left side | 55-83 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:31 | Iowa | Martin Loper is called for the reach on Paul Wei - foul #1 on Martin Loper, team foul #13 | 55-83 |
| Subs | Rice | Dale Steeves (SG), Steven Walker (C) Martin Loper, Lewis Braswell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson (SG), Jonathan Thomas (SF), Wayne Botelho (PF) Claude Blackwood, Alfred Ellis, Geoffrey Brown | |
| 00:31 | Iowa | Paul Wei makes the 1st free throw | 55-84 |
| 00:31 | Iowa | Paul Wei makes the 2nd free throw | 55-85 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:26 | Rice | Russell Sutliff misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-85 |
| 00:24 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 55-85 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Paul Wei runs out the clock | 55-85 |