| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bert Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Schneck (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lawrence Silvers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Meyer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Vice (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Leo Morris (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Royal Lagrange (fresh) SF - Shelton Dolphin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Freddie Koerner (fresh) C - Joshua Voight (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Shelton Dolphin inbounds the ball | 25-16 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:36 | VCU | Joshua Voight's layup is rejected by Donald Vice | 25-16 |
| 19:35 | Rice | Donald Vice snags the defensive board | 25-16 |
| 19:10 | Rice | Bert Allen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-16 |
| 19:08 | Rice | Joseph Meyer tips it in | 27-16 |
| 18:45 | VCU | Leo Morris clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 27-16 |
| 18:43 | Rice | The rebound goes to Bert Allen | 27-16 |
| 18:30 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers lays it in on a nice dish by David Schneck | 29-16 |
| 18:17 | VCU | Royal Lagrange comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Bert Allen - foul #2 on Bert Allen, team foul #1 | 29-16 |
| 18:17 | VCU | Royal Lagrange misses the 1st free throw | 29-16 |
| 18:17 | VCU | Royal Lagrange makes the 2nd free throw | 29-17 |
| 17:57 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-17 |
| 17:38 | VCU | Freddie Koerner misses the floater from the left block | 32-17 |
| 17:37 | Rice | Bert Allen gets the rebound | 32-17 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Joseph Meyer is hacked by Joshua Voight - foul #1 on Joshua Voight, team foul #1 | 32-17 |
| 17:00 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-17 |
| 16:48 | VCU | Joshua Voight hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-19 |
| 16:22 | Rice | Joseph Meyer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-19 |
| 16:21 | VCU | Joshua Voight grabs the board | 35-19 |
| 16:16 | VCU | Shelton Dolphin scores on a floater from the right side | 35-21 |
| 15:51 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joseph Meyer | 37-21 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bert Allen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Schneck (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lawrence Silvers (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Joseph Meyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Vice (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Leo Morris (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Royal Lagrange (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Shelton Dolphin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Freddie Koerner (fairly fresh) C - Joshua Voight (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:29 | VCU | Royal Lagrange's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-21 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | VCU | Steven Bell (PG), Christopher Sabia (SG), Bryan Roberson (SF), Daniel Johnson (PF), Paul Henry (C) Leo Morris, Royal Lagrange, Shelton Dolphin, Freddie Koerner, Joshua Voight | |
| 15:03 | Rice | David Schneck connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Meyer | 40-21 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 15:00 | VCU | Steven Bell is fouled in the backcourt by Bert Allen - foul #3 on Bert Allen, team foul #2 | 40-21 |
| 14:55 | VCU | Bert Allen is called for the reach on Paul Henry - foul #4 on Bert Allen, team foul #3 | 40-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Murphy (PF) Bert Allen | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 14:43 | VCU | Daniel Johnson drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-24 |
| 14:15 | Rice | David Schneck hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-24 |
| 14:13 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers tips it home | 42-24 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 13:59 | VCU | Bryan Roberson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-24 |
| 13:57 | Rice | Donald Vice pulls down the rebound | 42-24 |
| 13:36 | Rice | David Schneck is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on David Schneck, team foul #4 | 42-24 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | VCU | Leo Morris (PG), Royal Lagrange (SG), Shelton Dolphin (SF), Freddie Koerner (PF), Joshua Voight (C) Steven Bell, Christopher Sabia, Bryan Roberson, Daniel Johnson, Paul Henry | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 13:33 | VCU | Leo Morris throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-24 |
| 13:12 | Rice | Donald Vice hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Meyer and he's fouled by Shelton Dolphin - foul #2 on Shelton Dolphin, team foul #2 | 44-24 |
| Subs | Rice | Bert Allen (PG) Martin Murphy | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 13:12 | Rice | Donald Vice makes the free throw | 45-24 |
| 12:50 | VCU | Joseph Meyer denies the turnaround by Royal Lagrange | 45-24 |
| 12:48 | VCU | Shelton Dolphin can't tip it in | 45-24 |
| 12:47 | VCU | Freddie Koerner grabs the offensive rebound | 45-24 |
| 12:31 | VCU | Freddie Koerner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-24 |
| 12:29 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lawrence Silvers | 45-24 |
| 12:00 | Rice | Bert Allen knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by David Schneck | 48-24 |
| 11:46 | VCU | Freddie Koerner knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 48-26 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bert Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - David Schneck (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lawrence Silvers (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Meyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Vice (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Leo Morris (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Royal Lagrange (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Shelton Dolphin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Freddie Koerner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Voight (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers is fouled on the floor by Joshua Voight - foul #2 on Joshua Voight, team foul #3 | 48-26 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | VCU | Christopher Sabia (SG), Daniel Johnson (PF) Royal Lagrange, Freddie Koerner | |
| 11:05 | Rice | Joshua Voight steals it from Lawrence Silvers | 48-26 |
| 10:58 | VCU | Shelton Dolphin comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 48-26 |
| 10:56 | Rice | David Schneck pulls down the rebound | 48-26 |
| 10:39 | Rice | Joseph Meyer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-26 |
| 10:38 | VCU | Joshua Voight snags the defensive board | 48-26 |
| 10:34 | VCU | Donald Vice is called for the reach on Daniel Johnson - foul #3 on Donald Vice, team foul #5 | 48-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Leon Candelaria (SF), Martin Murphy (PF) Lawrence Silvers, Joseph Meyer | |
| Subs | VCU | Bryan Roberson (SF), Paul Henry (C) Shelton Dolphin, Joshua Voight | |
| 10:24 | VCU | Paul Henry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 48-26 |
| 10:22 | VCU | Daniel Johnson grabs the offensive board | 48-26 |
| 10:08 | VCU | Christopher Sabia hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on David Schneck - foul #2 on David Schneck, team foul #6 | 48-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Washington (C) Donald Vice | |
| Subs | VCU | Freddie Koerner (PF) Paul Henry | |
| 10:08 | VCU | Christopher Sabia makes the 1st free throw | 48-27 |
| 10:08 | VCU | Christopher Sabia makes the 2nd free throw | 48-28 |
| 09:42 | Rice | David Schneck misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-28 |
| 09:40 | Rice | Bert Allen snags the offensive board | 48-28 |
| 09:25 | Rice | Freddie Koerner is called for the reach on Bert Allen - foul #1 on Freddie Koerner, team foul #4 | 48-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Silvers (SG), Joseph Meyer (PF) David Schneck, Kenneth Washington | |
| Subs | VCU | Royal Lagrange (SG), Joshua Voight (C) Leo Morris, Daniel Johnson | |
| 09:02 | Rice | Joseph Meyer comes up short on the jumper from close range | 48-28 |
| 09:01 | Rice | Martin Murphy can't tip it in | 48-28 |
| 09:00 | Rice | Leon Candelaria tips it back up and in | 50-28 |
| 08:52 | VCU | Bryan Roberson misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Joseph Meyer - foul #1 on Joseph Meyer, team foul #7 | 50-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Vice (C) Martin Murphy | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 08:52 | VCU | Bryan Roberson makes the 1st free throw | 50-29 |
| 08:52 | VCU | Bryan Roberson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-29 |
| 08:52 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Vice | 50-29 |
| 08:30 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 50-29 |
| 08:28 | VCU | Bryan Roberson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-29 |
| 08:23 | VCU | Christopher Sabia misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 50-29 |
| 08:22 | VCU | Freddie Koerner tips it home | 50-31 |
| 08:00 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Meyer | 52-31 |
| 07:46 | VCU | Christopher Sabia hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Bryan Roberson | 52-33 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bert Allen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Lawrence Silvers (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. SF - Leon Candelaria (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Meyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Vice (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Christopher Sabia (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Royal Lagrange (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Bryan Roberson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Freddie Koerner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Voight (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Rice | Christopher Sabia takes the ball from Lawrence Silvers | 52-33 |
| 07:11 | VCU | Christopher Sabia's pass is intercepted by Bert Allen | 52-33 |
| 06:49 | Rice | Donald Vice knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Bert Allen | 54-33 |
| 06:37 | VCU | Christopher Sabia misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 54-33 |
| 06:36 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers grabs the board | 54-33 |
| 06:11 | Rice | Leon Candelaria's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-33 |
| Subs | Rice | David Schneck (SG), Martin Murphy (PF), Kenneth Washington (C) Lawrence Silvers, Joseph Meyer, Donald Vice | |
| Subs | VCU | Steven Bell (PG), Byron Kramer (SG), James Kim (SF), Daniel Johnson (PF), Paul Henry (C) Christopher Sabia, Royal Lagrange, Bryan Roberson, Freddie Koerner, Joshua Voight | |
| 06:00 | VCU | Daniel Johnson misses the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on David Schneck - foul #3 on David Schneck, team foul #8 | 54-33 |
| 06:00 | VCU | Daniel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 54-34 |
| 06:00 | VCU | Daniel Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-34 |
| 06:00 | Rice | Leon Candelaria snags the defensive board | 54-34 |
| 05:31 | Rice | David Schneck connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-34 |
| 05:14 | VCU | Paul Henry banks in the layup set up by Steven Bell | 57-36 |
| 04:58 | Rice | David Schneck hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-36 |
| 04:56 | Rice | Kenneth Washington gets the offensive rebound | 57-36 |
| 04:37 | Rice | David Schneck buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bert Allen | 60-36 |
| 04:20 | VCU | Byron Kramer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-36 |
| 04:18 | Rice | The rebound goes to Martin Murphy | 60-36 |
| 04:01 | Rice | David Schneck's pass is intercepted by Byron Kramer | 60-36 |
| 03:46 | VCU | Daniel Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-36 |
| 03:44 | VCU | James Kim tips it but misses | 60-36 |
| 03:43 | Rice | Kenneth Washington grabs the board | 60-36 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bert Allen (tiring) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - David Schneck (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Leon Candelaria (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Martin Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Washington (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Steven Bell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Byron Kramer (fresh) SF - James Kim (fresh) PF - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Paul Henry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:25 | Rice | Leon Candelaria misses the jumper from the right side | 60-36 |
| 03:23 | VCU | Daniel Johnson pulls down the rebound | 60-36 |
| 03:10 | VCU | James Kim can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-36 |
| 03:09 | Rice | David Schneck grabs the defensive rebound | 60-36 |
| 02:53 | Rice | David Schneck comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-36 |
| 02:51 | VCU | Paul Henry pulls down the rebound | 60-36 |
| 02:44 | VCU | Steven Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-36 |
| 02:42 | VCU | James Kim can't tip it in | 60-36 |
| 02:41 | Rice | Martin Murphy gets the rebound | 60-36 |
| 02:36 | Rice | David Schneck hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-36 |
| 02:34 | VCU | James Kim gets the rebound | 60-36 |
| 02:16 | VCU | Daniel Johnson knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 60-38 |
| 02:00 | Rice | David Schneck makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Bert Allen | 63-38 |
| 01:36 | VCU | Steven Bell is whistled for traveling | 63-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Silvers (SF), Joseph Meyer (PF), Donald Vice (C) Leon Candelaria, Martin Murphy, Kenneth Washington | |
| Subs | VCU | Christopher Sabia (SG), Bryan Roberson (SF) Byron Kramer, James Kim | |
| 01:24 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers comes up short on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Bryan Roberson - foul #2 on Bryan Roberson, team foul #5 | 63-38 |
| 01:24 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers misses the 1st free throw | 63-38 |
| 01:24 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers misses the 2nd free throw | 63-38 |
| 01:24 | Rice | Donald Vice grabs the offensive board | 63-38 |
| 01:09 | Rice | David Schneck drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Bert Allen | 66-38 |
| 00:53 | VCU | Bryan Roberson's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Silvers | 66-38 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers banks in the layup | 68-38 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:42 | VCU | Bryan Roberson drills a runner in the lane | 68-40 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers blows the layup | 68-40 |
| 00:18 | VCU | Daniel Johnson snags the defensive board | 68-40 |
| 00:10 | VCU | The jumper by Bryan Roberson is denied by Joseph Meyer | 68-40 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Joseph Meyer grabs the board | 68-40 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Bert Allen runs out the clock | 68-40 |