| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Barnum (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Billy Falls (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edwin Compton (fresh) PF - Damian Carr (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brian Ziff (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gary Doyle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Haliburton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Authement (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Carreon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Taylor Drewski (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Edwin Compton inbounds the ball | 28-41 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Rice | Billy Falls travels with the ball | 28-41 |
| 19:26 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Gary Doyle | 28-43 |
| 19:21 | Rice | Billy Falls connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Brian Ziff | 31-43 |
| 18:54 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 31-43 |
| 18:53 | Rice | Thomas Barnum snags the defensive board | 31-43 |
| 18:42 | Rice | Thomas Barnum clanks a floater from close range but he's fouled by Gary Doyle - foul #2 on Gary Doyle, team foul #1 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Hermes (C) Taylor Drewski | |
| 18:42 | Rice | Thomas Barnum misses the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 18:42 | Rice | Thomas Barnum makes the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 18:20 | Kentucky | Gary Doyle is fouled on the floor by Damian Carr - foul #2 on Damian Carr, team foul #1 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG), Johnny Jelinski (SF), William Grunwald (C) Thomas Barnum, Edwin Compton, Brian Ziff | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Brown (PF) Robert Carreon | |
| 18:12 | Kentucky | Ernest Hermes buries a fadeaway from the right side | 32-45 |
| 18:00 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-45 |
| 17:58 | Rice | Charles Bolden gets the offensive rebound | 32-45 |
| 17:48 | Rice | Darryl Brown denies the turnaround by Johnny Jelinski | 32-45 |
| 17:46 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Darryl Brown | 32-45 |
| 17:22 | Kentucky | Andrew Haliburton clanks a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Charles Bolden - foul #3 on Charles Bolden, team foul #2 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Barnum (PG), Christopher Boone (SG), Brian Ziff (C) Charles Bolden, Billy Falls, Damian Carr | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Carreon (PF), Taylor Drewski (C) Darryl Brown, Ernest Hermes | |
| 17:22 | Kentucky | Andrew Haliburton makes the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 17:22 | Kentucky | Andrew Haliburton makes the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| 17:04 | Rice | Gary Doyle is called for the reach on Johnny Jelinski - foul #3 on Gary Doyle, team foul #2 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Compton (SF) William Grunwald | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:52 | Rice | Christopher Boone is open and buries a shot from the left wing set up by Brian Ziff and he's hacked by Andrew Haliburton - foul #2 on Andrew Haliburton, team foul #3 | 34-47 |
| 16:52 | Rice | Christopher Boone misses the free throw | 34-47 |
| 16:52 | Kentucky | Taylor Drewski gets the rebound | 34-47 |
| 16:31 | Kentucky | Gary Doyle scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Taylor Drewski | 34-49 |
| 16:19 | Rice | Edwin Compton clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Gary Doyle - foul #4 on Gary Doyle, team foul #4 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Billy Falls (SG), William Grunwald (PF), David Stratton (C) Thomas Barnum, Johnny Jelinski, Brian Ziff | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Murphy (PG), Darryl Brown (PF), Ernest Hermes (C) Gary Doyle, Robert Carreon, Taylor Drewski | |
| 16:19 | Rice | Edwin Compton misses the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 16:19 | Rice | Edwin Compton makes the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 15:52 | Kentucky | Christopher Boone steals it from Ernest Hermes | 35-49 |
| 15:49 | Rice | Christopher Boone hits the finger roll | 37-49 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Christopher Boone (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Billy Falls (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edwin Compton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Grunwald (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Stratton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Haliburton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Authement (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Darryl Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ernest Hermes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Kentucky | Ernest Hermes makes the shot near the basket set up by Robert Murphy and the foul's on David Stratton - foul #3 on David Stratton, team foul #3 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG), Johnny Jelinski (SF), Damian Carr (PF), Brian Ziff (C) Christopher Boone, Edwin Compton, William Grunwald, David Stratton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Linwood Paxton (SG), Robert Carreon (PF) Andrew Haliburton, Darryl Brown | |
| 15:24 | Kentucky | Ernest Hermes makes the free throw | 37-52 |
| 15:01 | Rice | Robert Murphy steals it from Brian Ziff | 37-52 |
| 14:36 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-54 |
| 14:31 | Rice | Charles Bolden is hacked by Linwood Paxton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Linwood Paxton, team foul #5 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Barnum (PG), James Walters (SG), William Grunwald (C) Charles Bolden, Billy Falls, Brian Ziff | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Miser (SF), Darryl Brown (PF), Taylor Drewski (C) Daniel Authement, Robert Carreon, Ernest Hermes | |
| 14:15 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-54 |
| 14:13 | Rice | William Grunwald misses the tip | 37-54 |
| 14:11 | Kentucky | William Miser grabs the board | 37-54 |
| 13:56 | Kentucky | William Miser lays it up and in | 37-56 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 13:37 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Damian Carr | 39-56 |
| 13:08 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy loses the dribble to Damian Carr | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 12:56 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Darryl Brown - foul #2 on Darryl Brown, team foul #6 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG), Billy Falls (SG), Edwin Compton (SF), Brian Ziff (C) Thomas Barnum, James Walters, Damian Carr, William Grunwald | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Doyle (PG), Andrew Haliburton (SG), Daniel Authement (SF), Robert Carreon (PF) Robert Murphy, Linwood Paxton, William Miser, Darryl Brown | |
| 12:56 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski makes the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 12:56 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski makes the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| 12:32 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-56 |
| 12:31 | Rice | Brian Ziff gets the rebound | 41-56 |
| 12:16 | Rice | Charles Bolden misses the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-56 |
| 12:14 | Rice | Charles Bolden can't tip it in | 41-56 |
| 12:13 | Kentucky | Andrew Haliburton gets the rebound | 41-56 |
| 11:56 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon misses long on a shot near the basket | 41-56 |
| 11:55 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski gets the rebound | 41-56 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Bolden (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Billy Falls (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edwin Compton (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Johnny Jelinski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Ziff (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gary Doyle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Andrew Haliburton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Authement (tired) 1 ast. PF - Robert Carreon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Taylor Drewski (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Rice | Billy Falls clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-56 |
| 11:40 | Kentucky | Gary Doyle snags the defensive board | 41-56 |
| 11:36 | Kentucky | Gary Doyle lays it in | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 11:32 | Rice | Edwin Compton is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Authement - foul #1 on Daniel Authement, team foul #7 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Rice | David Stratton (PF) Johnny Jelinski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Chesnut (SF), Ernest Hermes (C) Daniel Authement, Taylor Drewski | |
| 11:32 | Rice | Edwin Compton misses the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 11:32 | Kentucky | Ernest Hermes pulls down the rebound | 41-58 |
| 11:11 | Kentucky | Charles Bolden steps in front of the Robert Carreon pass | 41-58 |
| 11:08 | Rice | Charles Bolden blows the layup | 41-58 |
| 11:06 | Kentucky | Gary Doyle pulls down the rebound | 41-58 |
| 10:51 | Kentucky | Ernest Hermes's floater is tipped away by David Stratton | 41-58 |
| 10:49 | Rice | David Stratton gets the rebound | 41-58 |
| 10:45 | Rice | Charles Bolden loses the dribble to Andrew Haliburton in the backcourt | 41-58 |
| 10:44 | Kentucky | Andrew Haliburton hits the finger roll | 41-60 |
| 10:30 | Rice | Billy Falls hits a jump hook in the paint | 43-60 |
| 10:15 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Brian Ziff - foul #2 on Brian Ziff, team foul #4 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Barnum (PG), James Walters (SG), William Grunwald (SF), Damian Carr (PF) Charles Bolden, Billy Falls, Edwin Compton, Brian Ziff | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Linwood Paxton (SG), William Miser (SF), Darryl Brown (C) Andrew Haliburton, Brandon Chesnut, Ernest Hermes | |
| 10:15 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon makes the 1st free throw | 43-61 |
| 10:15 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon makes the 2nd free throw | 43-62 |
| 10:12 | Rice | William Grunwald is hacked by William Miser in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Miser, team foul #8 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Taylor Drewski (C) Robert Carreon | |
| 10:12 | Rice | William Grunwald makes the 1st free throw | 44-62 |
| 10:12 | Rice | William Grunwald makes the 2nd free throw | 45-62 |
| 09:43 | Kentucky | David Stratton is called for the reach on Taylor Drewski - foul #4 on David Stratton, team foul #5 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Jack Buchanan (SF) David Stratton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Hermes (C) Taylor Drewski | |
| 09:23 | Kentucky | Gary Doyle misses long on a jumper from the right block | 45-62 |
| 09:21 | Rice | Damian Carr snags the defensive board | 45-62 |
| 08:59 | Rice | Gary Doyle picks off the pass by Damian Carr | 45-62 |
| 08:55 | Kentucky | Linwood Paxton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gary Doyle | 45-64 |
| 08:51 | Rice | William Miser steals it from James Walters in the backcourt | 45-64 |
| 08:30 | Kentucky | William Miser scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-66 |
| 08:26 | Rice | Jack Buchanan is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jack Buchanan, team foul #6 | 45-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG), Billy Falls (SG), Johnny Jelinski (C) Thomas Barnum, James Walters, William Grunwald | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Murphy (PG), Andrew Haliburton (SG), Daniel Authement (SF), Robert Carreon (PF), Taylor Drewski (C) Gary Doyle, Linwood Paxton, William Miser, Darryl Brown, Ernest Hermes | |
| 08:10 | Kentucky | Taylor Drewski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 45-66 |
| 08:09 | Rice | Jack Buchanan gets the rebound | 45-66 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Billy Falls is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 45-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Compton (SF), Brian Ziff (C) Jack Buchanan, Damian Carr | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 07:42 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Charles Bolden - foul #4 on Charles Bolden, team foul #7 | 45-68 |
| 07:42 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon makes the free throw | 45-69 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Bolden (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Billy Falls (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Edwin Compton (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Johnny Jelinski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Ziff (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Haliburton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Authement (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Robert Carreon (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Taylor Drewski (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Rice | Billy Falls knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Charles Bolden and the foul's on Daniel Authement - foul #2 on Daniel Authement, team foul #9 | 47-69 |
| 07:34 | Rice | Billy Falls misses the free throw | 47-69 |
| 07:34 | Kentucky | Andrew Haliburton snags the defensive board | 47-69 |
| 07:05 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Robert Carreon | 47-71 |
| 06:49 | Rice | Brian Ziff is alone and drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Bolden | 49-71 |
| 06:28 | Kentucky | Andrew Haliburton travels with the ball | 49-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Barnum (PG), William Grunwald (SF), Damian Carr (PF), David Stratton (C) Charles Bolden, Edwin Compton, Johnny Jelinski, Brian Ziff | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Doyle (PG), Brandon Chesnut (SF), Ernest Hermes (C) Robert Murphy, Daniel Authement, Taylor Drewski | |
| 06:25 | Rice | Billy Falls is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Haliburton - foul #3 on Andrew Haliburton, team foul #10 | 49-71 |
| 06:25 | Rice | Billy Falls makes the 1st free throw | 50-71 |
| 06:25 | Rice | Billy Falls makes the 2nd free throw | 51-71 |
| 06:02 | Kentucky | Billy Falls picks off the pass by Andrew Haliburton | 51-71 |
| 05:59 | Rice | Billy Falls lays it in | 53-71 |
| 05:42 | Kentucky | Ernest Hermes misses the dunk but he's fouled by David Stratton - foul #5 on David Stratton, team foul #8 | 53-71 |
| Subs | Rice | James Walters (SG), Jack Buchanan (SF) Billy Falls, David Stratton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Linwood Paxton (SG), Darryl Brown (PF) Andrew Haliburton, Robert Carreon | |
| 05:42 | Kentucky | Ernest Hermes misses the 1st free throw | 53-71 |
| 05:42 | Kentucky | Ernest Hermes misses the 2nd free throw | 53-71 |
| 05:42 | Rice | The rebound goes to Damian Carr | 53-71 |
| 05:31 | Rice | William Grunwald connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by James Walters | 55-71 |
| 05:17 | Kentucky | James Walters is called for the reach on Linwood Paxton - foul #4 on James Walters, team foul #9 | 55-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Christopher Boone (SG), Johnny Jelinski (SF) Thomas Barnum, Jack Buchanan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Miser (SF) Brandon Chesnut | |
| 05:17 | Kentucky | Linwood Paxton makes the 1st free throw | 55-72 |
| 05:17 | Kentucky | Linwood Paxton makes the 2nd free throw | 55-73 |
| 04:55 | Rice | William Grunwald misses long on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Linwood Paxton - foul #2 on Linwood Paxton, team foul #11 | 55-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG), Brian Ziff (C) Christopher Boone, Damian Carr | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 04:55 | Rice | William Grunwald misses the 1st free throw | 55-73 |
| 04:55 | Rice | William Grunwald makes the 2nd free throw | 56-73 |
| 04:31 | Kentucky | William Miser drills a jump hook from the right block | 56-75 |
| 04:15 | Rice | James Walters misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-75 |
| 04:13 | Rice | William Grunwald tips it back up and in | 58-75 |
| 03:44 | Kentucky | Darryl Brown scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Linwood Paxton | 58-77 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Bolden (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Walters (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Grunwald (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Jelinski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Ziff (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gary Doyle (tired) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Linwood Paxton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Miser (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darryl Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Hermes (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski can't connect on a runner in the paint | 58-77 |
| 03:35 | Kentucky | William Miser snags the defensive board | 58-77 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 03:09 | Kentucky | Darryl Brown misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 58-77 |
| 03:07 | Rice | William Grunwald gets the rebound | 58-77 |
| 02:51 | Rice | Brian Ziff comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-77 |
| 02:49 | Kentucky | Darryl Brown snags the defensive board | 58-77 |
| 02:23 | Kentucky | Gary Doyle is fouled on the floor by Johnny Jelinski - foul #2 on Johnny Jelinski, team foul #10 | 58-77 |
| Subs | Rice | Christopher Boone (SG), Jack Buchanan (SF) James Walters, Brian Ziff | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Andrew Haliburton (SG), Daniel Authement (SF), Robert Carreon (PF), Taylor Drewski (C) Linwood Paxton, William Miser, Darryl Brown, Ernest Hermes | |
| 02:23 | Kentucky | Gary Doyle makes the 1st free throw | 58-78 |
| 02:23 | Kentucky | Gary Doyle misses the 2nd free throw | 58-78 |
| 02:23 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon gets the offensive rebound | 58-78 |
| 02:11 | Kentucky | Gary Doyle misses the lay-in | 58-78 |
| 02:10 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon misses the tip | 58-78 |
| 02:09 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Haliburton | 58-78 |
| 01:55 | Kentucky | Taylor Drewski clanks a shot from the right side | 58-78 |
| 01:53 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jack Buchanan | 58-78 |
| 01:42 | Rice | Jack Buchanan misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-78 |
| 01:41 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Carreon | 58-78 |
| 01:20 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon comes up short on the jumper from close range | 58-78 |
| 01:18 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski pulls down the rebound | 58-78 |
| 01:13 | Rice | Andrew Haliburton picks off the pass by Charles Bolden | 58-78 |
| 00:51 | Kentucky | Taylor Drewski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on William Grunwald - foul #3 on William Grunwald, team foul #11 | 58-78 |
| Subs | Rice | James Walters (SG) Christopher Boone | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:51 | Kentucky | Taylor Drewski misses the 1st free throw | 58-78 |
| 00:51 | Kentucky | Taylor Drewski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-79 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:44 | Rice | Jack Buchanan hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Bolden | 61-79 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Taylor Drewski can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 61-79 |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | Andrew Haliburton gets the offensive rebound | 61-79 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Gary Doyle runs out the clock | 61-79 |