| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Barnum (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Walters (fresh) SF - Edwin Compton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Damian Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Ziff (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thad Allen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Heriberto Ricci (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Moises Rosales (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Rodney Heider (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Matthew Murphy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales inbounds the ball | 22-36 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Thad Allen and the foul's on James Walters - foul #3 on James Walters, team foul #1 | 22-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Christopher Boone (SG) James Walters | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 19:35 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider misses the free throw | 22-38 |
| 19:35 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider snags the offensive board | 22-38 |
| 19:13 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-38 |
| 19:11 | Rice | Edwin Compton pulls down the rebound | 22-38 |
| 18:54 | Rice | Brian Ziff buries a shot from the right block and he's fouled by Matthew Murphy - foul #1 on Matthew Murphy, team foul #1 | 24-38 |
| 18:54 | Rice | Brian Ziff makes the free throw | 25-38 |
| 18:34 | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales makes the shot near the basket | 25-40 |
| 18:15 | Rice | The jump hook by Brian Ziff is blocked by Matthew Murphy | 25-40 |
| 18:13 | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales snags the defensive board | 25-40 |
| 18:09 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 25-40 |
| 18:07 | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales tips it in | 25-42 |
| 17:51 | Rice | Edwin Compton hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Thomas Barnum and he's hacked by Moises Rosales - foul #4 on Moises Rosales, team foul #2 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa (SF) Moises Rosales | |
| 17:51 | Rice | Edwin Compton makes the free throw | 28-42 |
| 17:24 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci loses the dribble to Thomas Barnum | 28-42 |
| 17:03 | Rice | Damian Carr is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Damian Carr, team foul #2 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG), Johnny Jelinski (SF), William Grunwald (C) Thomas Barnum, Edwin Compton, Brian Ziff | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jose Guzman (PG), Leonard Lai (SG), Amado Marino (C) Thad Allen, Heriberto Ricci, Matthew Murphy | |
| 16:41 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jose Guzman | 28-45 |
| 16:36 | Rice | Damian Carr is denied on a layup by Rodney Heider | 28-45 |
| 16:34 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider grabs the board | 28-45 |
| 16:15 | Northern Iowa | Amado Marino loses the dribble to Damian Carr | 28-45 |
| 15:57 | Rice | Christopher Boone can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 28-45 |
| 15:56 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Rodney Heider | 28-45 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Bolden (fresh) SG - Christopher Boone (fairly fresh) SF - Johnny Jelinski (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Damian Carr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - William Grunwald (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jose Guzman (fresh) SG - Leonard Lai (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Chapa (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Rodney Heider (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. C - Amado Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 28-45 |
| 15:36 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski gets the rebound | 28-45 |
| 15:19 | Rice | Rodney Heider denies the turnaround by William Grunwald | 28-45 |
| 15:17 | Northern Iowa | Jose Guzman snags the defensive board | 28-45 |
| 15:00 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider's pass is intercepted by Damian Carr | 28-45 |
| 14:44 | Rice | William Grunwald is hacked by Amado Marino - foul #2 on Amado Marino, team foul #3 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Barnum (PG), Billy Falls (SG), Edwin Compton (SF), Brian Ziff (C) Charles Bolden, Christopher Boone, Damian Carr, William Grunwald | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen (PG), Heriberto Ricci (SG), Matthew Murphy (C) Jose Guzman, Leonard Lai, Richard Chapa | |
| 14:37 | Rice | Brian Ziff misses badly on a shot from close range | 28-45 |
| 14:36 | Northern Iowa | Amado Marino gets the rebound | 28-45 |
| 14:12 | Northern Iowa | Edwin Compton is called for the reach on Thad Allen - foul #2 on Edwin Compton, team foul #3 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa (SF) Amado Marino | |
| 13:48 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Murphy misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 28-45 |
| 13:47 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Murphy snags the offensive board | 28-45 |
| 13:22 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Heriberto Ricci | 28-47 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:03 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-47 |
| 13:01 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa gets the rebound | 28-47 |
| 12:43 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Barnum is called for the reach on Thad Allen - foul #1 on Thomas Barnum, team foul #4 | 28-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Damian Carr (PF) Johnny Jelinski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Amado Marino (SF), Moises Rosales (PF) Richard Chapa, Rodney Heider | |
| 12:25 | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Moises Rosales, team foul #4 | 28-47 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jose Guzman (PG) Moises Rosales | |
| 12:12 | Rice | Thomas Barnum misses badly on a runner in the paint | 28-47 |
| 12:11 | Northern Iowa | Amado Marino pulls down the rebound | 28-47 |
| 11:54 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Murphy drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Heriberto Ricci | 28-49 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Barnum (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Falls (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edwin Compton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Damian Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Brian Ziff (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jose Guzman (fresh) SG - Heriberto Ricci (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Amado Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Thad Allen (fresh) 3 ast. C - Matthew Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Rice | Brian Ziff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG), William Grunwald (SF), David Stratton (C) Thomas Barnum, Edwin Compton, Brian Ziff | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai (SG), Rodney Heider (PF) Heriberto Ricci, Thad Allen | |
| 11:16 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai drills a 3 from the right wing | 28-52 |
| 11:03 | Rice | Amado Marino denies the turnaround by Billy Falls | 28-52 |
| 11:02 | Northern Iowa | Jose Guzman pulls down the rebound | 28-52 |
| 10:45 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai misses the 3 from the left corner | 28-52 |
| 10:44 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider tips it back up and in | 28-54 |
| 10:39 | Rice | Charles Bolden is denied on a layup by Rodney Heider | 28-54 |
| 10:37 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider grabs the board | 28-54 |
| 10:08 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Murphy clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by David Stratton - foul #1 on David Stratton, team foul #5 | 28-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Barnum (PG), James Walters (SG), Edwin Compton (SF), Johnny Jelinski (PF), Brian Ziff (C) Charles Bolden, Billy Falls, William Grunwald, Damian Carr, David Stratton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci (SG), Richard Chapa (SF), Thad Allen (PF) Leonard Lai, Amado Marino, Rodney Heider | |
| 10:08 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 28-55 |
| 10:08 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 28-56 |
| 10:01 | Rice | Thomas Barnum hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Ziff | 31-56 |
| 09:35 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-56 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider (PF) Jose Guzman | |
| 09:26 | Rice | James Walters knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Brian Ziff | 33-56 |
| 09:03 | Northern Iowa | James Walters steps in front of the Richard Chapa pass | 33-56 |
| 08:42 | Rice | Edwin Compton lays it up and in and he's fouled by Heriberto Ricci - foul #2 on Heriberto Ricci, team foul #5 | 35-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Billy Falls (SG), Damian Carr (PF) James Walters, Johnny Jelinski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Amado Marino (C) Matthew Murphy | |
| 08:42 | Rice | Edwin Compton makes the free throw | 36-56 |
| 08:17 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa misses the jump hook in the lane | 36-56 |
| 08:16 | Rice | Edwin Compton snags the defensive board | 36-56 |
| 08:05 | Rice | Edwin Compton comes up short on the shot in the lane | 36-56 |
| 08:04 | Rice | Brian Ziff hits the follow up shot | 38-56 |
| 07:46 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-59 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Barnum (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Falls (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edwin Compton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Damian Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Brian Ziff (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thad Allen (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Heriberto Ricci (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Chapa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rodney Heider (tiring) 13 pts. 10 reb. 6 blk. C - Amado Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Rice | Billy Falls drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Thomas Barnum | 40-59 |
| 07:00 | Northern Iowa | Brian Ziff blocks the short jumper by Rodney Heider | 40-59 |
| 06:59 | Rice | The rebound goes to Thomas Barnum | 40-59 |
| 06:48 | Rice | Edwin Compton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-59 |
| 06:47 | Rice | Damian Carr grabs the offensive board | 40-59 |
| 06:39 | Rice | Damian Carr comes up short on the floater from the right block | 40-59 |
| 06:38 | Northern Iowa | Amado Marino snags the defensive board | 40-59 |
| 06:16 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider knocks in the jumper near the basket | 40-61 |
| 06:04 | Rice | Edwin Compton is fouled on the floor by Rodney Heider - foul #1 on Rodney Heider, team foul #6 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG), Johnny Jelinski (SF), William Grunwald (PF), David Stratton (C) Thomas Barnum, Edwin Compton, Damian Carr, Brian Ziff | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jose Guzman (PG), Leonard Lai (SG), Matthew Murphy (C) Thad Allen, Heriberto Ricci, Amado Marino | |
| 05:59 | Rice | Charles Bolden can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 40-61 |
| 05:57 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 40-61 |
| 05:35 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Billy Falls - foul #4 on Billy Falls, team foul #6 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Rice | James Walters (SG) Billy Falls | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Amado Marino (C) Matthew Murphy | |
| 05:35 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider misses the 1st free throw | 40-61 |
| 05:35 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider makes the 2nd free throw | 40-62 |
| 05:25 | Rice | David Stratton misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Leonard Lai - foul #2 on Leonard Lai, team foul #7 | 40-62 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Matthew Murphy (C) Rodney Heider | |
| 05:25 | Rice | David Stratton makes the 1st free throw | 41-62 |
| 05:25 | Rice | David Stratton makes the 2nd free throw | 42-62 |
| 05:01 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-62 |
| 04:59 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Murphy tips it in | 42-64 |
| 04:44 | Rice | William Grunwald makes the jump hook from the right block | 44-64 |
| 04:22 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-64 |
| 04:20 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski grabs the board | 44-64 |
| 04:03 | Rice | David Stratton loses the dribble to Leonard Lai | 44-64 |
| 03:43 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-64 |
| 03:42 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski pulls down the rebound | 44-64 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Bolden (fresh) SG - James Walters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Johnny Jelinski (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Stratton (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Grunwald (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jose Guzman (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Leonard Lai (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Amado Marino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. PF - Richard Chapa (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Murphy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:23 | Rice | James Walters misses badly on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Amado Marino - foul #3 on Amado Marino, team foul #8 | 44-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Jack Buchanan (SF) David Stratton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen (PF) Matthew Murphy | |
| 03:23 | Rice | James Walters makes the 1st free throw | 45-64 |
| 03:23 | Rice | James Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 46-64 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:02 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 46-64 |
| 03:00 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski grabs the board | 46-64 |
| 02:39 | Rice | Charles Bolden hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-64 |
| 02:37 | Rice | James Walters hits the follow up shot | 48-64 |
| 02:17 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-64 |
| 02:16 | Rice | William Grunwald gets the rebound | 48-64 |
| 02:00 | Rice | William Grunwald hits a floater from close range | 50-64 |
| 01:32 | Northern Iowa | Amado Marino misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Jack Buchanan - foul #1 on Jack Buchanan, team foul #7 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Rice | David Stratton (C) Jack Buchanan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider (PF) Thad Allen | |
| 01:32 | Northern Iowa | Amado Marino makes the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 01:32 | Northern Iowa | Amado Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 50-66 |
| 01:21 | Rice | Jose Guzman takes the ball from Charles Bolden | 50-66 |
| 01:18 | Northern Iowa | Jose Guzman lays it in | 50-68 |
| 01:10 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-68 |
| 00:46 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-68 |
| 00:44 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Grunwald | 52-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:39 | Rice | James Walters misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jose Guzman - foul #1 on Jose Guzman, team foul #9 | 52-68 |
| 00:39 | Rice | James Walters makes the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 00:39 | Rice | James Walters misses the 2nd free throw | 53-68 |
| 00:39 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa grabs the board | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:19 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 53-68 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Charles Bolden snags the defensive board | 53-68 |
| 00:10 | Rice | David Stratton loses the dribble to Richard Chapa | 53-68 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Jose Guzman runs out the clock | 53-68 |