| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Matthew Carlisle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Liang (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Alan Linscott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Gallup (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lawrence Guadalupe (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bert Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Schneck (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Lawrence Silvers (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joseph Meyer (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Vice (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fresno State | Alan Linscott inbounds the ball | 27-29 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Fresno State | Matthew Carlisle loses the dribble to Lawrence Silvers | 27-29 |
| 19:14 | Rice | Joseph Meyer clanks a jump hook from the left block | 27-29 |
| 19:13 | Fresno State | Matthew Carlisle grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 18:55 | Fresno State | Alan Linscott misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 18:53 | Fresno State | Lawrence Guadalupe can't tip it in | 27-29 |
| 18:51 | Rice | David Schneck grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 18:24 | Rice | Donald Vice misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-29 |
| 18:22 | Rice | Donald Vice grabs the offensive board | 27-29 |
| 18:07 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers makes the shot from just outside the lane | 27-31 |
| 17:44 | Fresno State | Charles Liang is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Charles Liang, team foul #1 | 27-31 |
| 17:17 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-34 |
| 17:10 | Fresno State | Matthew Carlisle is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Carlisle, team foul #2 | 27-34 |
| 16:59 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-37 |
| 16:39 | Fresno State | Alan Linscott scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Lawrence Guadalupe | 30-37 |
| 16:22 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 16:21 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Guadalupe | 30-37 |
| 15:54 | Fresno State | Charles Liang misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-37 |
| 15:52 | Rice | The rebound goes to Bert Allen | 30-37 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Matthew Carlisle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Liang (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Alan Linscott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Gallup (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Lawrence Guadalupe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bert Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Schneck (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. SF - Lawrence Silvers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Joseph Meyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Vice (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Rice | Bert Allen drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-40 |
| 15:03 | Fresno State | Alan Linscott comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-40 |
| 15:01 | Fresno State | Matthew Carlisle gets the offensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 14:45 | Fresno State | Alan Linscott can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-40 |
| 14:43 | Rice | Bert Allen pulls down the rebound | 30-40 |
| 14:14 | Rice | David Schneck can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-40 |
| 14:13 | Fresno State | Lawrence Guadalupe grabs the board | 30-40 |
| 13:44 | Fresno State | Lawrence Guadalupe scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Richard Gallup and he's fouled by Donald Vice - foul #2 on Donald Vice, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Fresno State | John Montague (SF), Patrick Harris (PF) Alan Linscott, Richard Gallup | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:44 | Fresno State | Lawrence Guadalupe makes the free throw | 33-40 |
| 13:20 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by John Montague - foul #2 on John Montague, team foul #3 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jarrod Rhodes (C) Lawrence Guadalupe | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:20 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 13:20 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 13:02 | Fresno State | Jarrod Rhodes can't connect on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Lawrence Silvers - foul #1 on Lawrence Silvers, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Murphy (PF) Bert Allen | |
| 13:02 | Fresno State | Jarrod Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 13:02 | Fresno State | Jarrod Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 12:44 | Rice | David Schneck can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Montague - foul #3 on John Montague, team foul #4 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Bradley Davidson (SG) Charles Liang | |
| Subs | Rice | Bert Allen (PG) Joseph Meyer | |
| 12:44 | Rice | David Schneck makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 12:44 | Rice | David Schneck makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 12:35 | Fresno State | Bradley Davidson misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 35-44 |
| 12:34 | Rice | David Schneck gets the rebound | 35-44 |
| 12:19 | Rice | David Schneck scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Donald Vice | 35-46 |
| 11:58 | Fresno State | Patrick Harris misses the lay-in | 35-46 |
| 11:56 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Vice | 35-46 |
| 11:32 | Rice | Martin Murphy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-46 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Charles Liang (SG), Alan Linscott (SF) Bradley Davidson, John Montague | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Meyer (PG), Steve McAlary (SG), Leon Candelaria (SF), Kenneth Washington (C) Bert Allen, David Schneck, Lawrence Silvers, Donald Vice | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Matthew Carlisle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Liang (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Alan Linscott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Jarrod Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Meyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SG - Steve McAlary (fresh) SF - Leon Candelaria (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Martin Murphy (fresh) 1 pts. C - Kenneth Washington (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Fresno State | Matthew Carlisle is fouled in the backcourt by Steve McAlary - foul #1 on Steve McAlary, team foul #3 | 35-46 |
| 11:13 | Fresno State | Charles Liang knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Patrick Harris | 37-46 |
| 10:44 | Rice | Kenneth Washington loses the dribble to Jarrod Rhodes | 37-46 |
| 10:33 | Fresno State | Patrick Harris connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Matthew Carlisle | 39-46 |
| 10:13 | Rice | Leon Candelaria misses the floater from the right side | 39-46 |
| 10:11 | Rice | Joseph Meyer tips it in | 39-48 |
| 09:50 | Fresno State | Charles Liang misses the 3 from the right wing | 39-48 |
| 09:48 | Rice | The rebound goes to Leon Candelaria | 39-48 |
| 09:23 | Rice | Joseph Meyer connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 39-50 |
| 09:12 | Fresno State | Patrick Harris knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Charles Liang | 41-50 |
| 09:09 | Rice | Joseph Meyer is hacked by Matthew Carlisle in the backcourt - foul #3 on Matthew Carlisle, team foul #5 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Bradley Davidson (PG), John Montague (SF), Richard Gallup (PF), Lawrence Guadalupe (C) Matthew Carlisle, Alan Linscott, Patrick Harris, Jarrod Rhodes | |
| Subs | Rice | Bert Allen (PG), David Schneck (SG), Lawrence Silvers (SF), Donald Vice (C) Joseph Meyer, Steve McAlary, Leon Candelaria, Kenneth Washington | |
| 08:45 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-50 |
| 08:44 | Rice | Martin Murphy tips it in | 41-52 |
| 08:26 | Fresno State | John Montague misses the fadeaway from the right side | 41-52 |
| 08:25 | Fresno State | Lawrence Guadalupe tips it back up and in | 43-52 |
| 08:08 | Rice | Martin Murphy makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from David Schneck | 43-55 |
| 07:44 | Fresno State | Lawrence Guadalupe is whistled for a carry | 43-55 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Matthew Carlisle (PG), Alan Linscott (SF) Charles Liang, John Montague | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Meyer (PF) Martin Murphy | |
| 07:22 | Rice | Richard Gallup is called for the reach on David Schneck - foul #2 on Richard Gallup, team foul #6 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Patrick Harris (PF) Richard Gallup | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Matthew Carlisle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Bradley Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alan Linscott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Guadalupe (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bert Allen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Schneck (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. SF - Lawrence Silvers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Joseph Meyer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Vice (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-58 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 06:55 | Fresno State | Alan Linscott misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-58 |
| 06:53 | Rice | Joseph Meyer snags the defensive board | 43-58 |
| 06:25 | Rice | Matthew Carlisle steals it from Lawrence Silvers | 43-58 |
| 06:12 | Fresno State | Patrick Harris misses the turnaround near the basket | 43-58 |
| 06:11 | Rice | Joseph Meyer pulls down the rebound | 43-58 |
| 05:42 | Rice | Patrick Harris steals the ball from Lawrence Silvers | 43-58 |
| 05:33 | Fresno State | Matthew Carlisle misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Bert Allen - foul #2 on Bert Allen, team foul #4 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Charles Liang (SG), Richard Gallup (C) Bradley Davidson, Lawrence Guadalupe | |
| Subs | Rice | Leon Candelaria (SF), Martin Murphy (PF), Kenneth Washington (C) Lawrence Silvers, Joseph Meyer, Donald Vice | |
| 05:33 | Fresno State | Matthew Carlisle makes the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 05:33 | Fresno State | Matthew Carlisle makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 05:14 | Rice | David Schneck loses the dribble to Charles Liang | 45-58 |
| 05:09 | Fresno State | Alan Linscott hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Liang | 47-58 |
| 04:44 | Rice | Leon Candelaria is whistled for traveling | 47-58 |
| Subs | Fresno State | John Montague (SF), Jarrod Rhodes (C) Alan Linscott, Patrick Harris | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 04:15 | Fresno State | John Montague misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Martin Murphy - foul #1 on Martin Murphy, team foul #5 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Meyer (PG), Lawrence Silvers (SF), Donald Vice (C) Bert Allen, Leon Candelaria, Kenneth Washington | |
| 04:15 | Fresno State | John Montague misses the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 04:15 | Fresno State | John Montague makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 03:52 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Joseph Meyer | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Fresno State | Charles Liang misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-60 |
| 03:35 | Fresno State | Jarrod Rhodes grabs the offensive rebound | 48-60 |
| 03:20 | Fresno State | Charles Liang comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-60 |
| 03:19 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers gets the rebound | 48-60 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Matthew Carlisle (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Charles Liang (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Montague (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Gallup (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jarrod Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Meyer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. SG - David Schneck (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. SF - Lawrence Silvers (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Martin Murphy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Donald Vice (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:50 | Rice | Donald Vice hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 48-60 |
| 02:48 | Fresno State | Charles Liang grabs the board | 48-60 |
| 02:42 | Fresno State | Charles Liang misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-60 |
| 02:41 | Fresno State | Matthew Carlisle can't tip it in | 48-60 |
| 02:40 | Rice | Donald Vice grabs the board | 48-60 |
| 02:17 | Rice | David Schneck connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Vice | 48-62 |
| 02:02 | Fresno State | Richard Gallup is hacked by Donald Vice - foul #3 on Donald Vice, team foul #6 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Bradley Davidson (SG) Charles Liang | |
| Subs | Rice | Bert Allen (PG), Steve McAlary (SG), Leon Candelaria (SF), Kenneth Washington (C) Joseph Meyer, David Schneck, Lawrence Silvers, Donald Vice | |
| 01:57 | Fresno State | Jarrod Rhodes knocks in the floater in the paint | 50-62 |
| 01:42 | Rice | Jarrod Rhodes takes the ball from Bert Allen | 50-62 |
| 01:21 | Fresno State | Richard Gallup knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Matthew Carlisle | 52-62 |
| 01:01 | Rice | The jump hook by Martin Murphy is blocked by Richard Gallup | 52-62 |
| 00:59 | Rice | Leon Candelaria tips it back up and in | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Fresno State | Leon Candelaria steals it from Richard Gallup | 52-64 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Bert Allen misses the easy layup | 52-64 |
| 00:45 | Fresno State | Jarrod Rhodes snags the defensive board | 52-64 |
| 00:38 | Fresno State | Martin Murphy steals it from Jarrod Rhodes | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Rice | Leon Candelaria buries a fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by John Montague - foul #4 on John Montague, team foul #7 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Charles Liang (SG) Matthew Carlisle | |
| Subs | Rice | David Schneck (SG), Joseph Meyer (PF), Donald Vice (C) Steve McAlary, Martin Murphy, Kenneth Washington | |
| 00:10 | Rice | Leon Candelaria makes the free throw | 52-67 |
| 00:05 | Fresno State | Charles Liang misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-67 |
| 00:04 | Rice | The rebound goes to Bert Allen | 52-67 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Bert Allen runs out the clock | 52-67 |