| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Terry Griffin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnathan Roe (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Wilbert Little (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Malone (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Nixon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Derrick Kephart (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brad Snedeker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Smith (fresh) PF - Edwin Bundy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Chavers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Leonard Smith inbounds the ball | 36-40 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Rice | Edwin Bundy blows the dunk | 36-40 |
| 19:45 | Fresno State | Steven Malone gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 19:41 | Fresno State | Wilbert Little misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-40 |
| 19:40 | Rice | Edwin Bundy grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 19:33 | Rice | Derrick Kephart hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Brad Snedeker | 36-43 |
| 19:07 | Fresno State | Steven Malone misses the runner from the left block | 36-43 |
| 19:05 | Fresno State | Terry Griffin tips it but misses | 36-43 |
| 19:04 | Fresno State | Joe Nixon snags the offensive board | 36-43 |
| 18:48 | Fresno State | Terry Griffin blows the dunk | 36-43 |
| 18:46 | Fresno State | Steven Malone pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 18:32 | Fresno State | Terry Griffin is hacked by Leonard Smith - foul #3 on Leonard Smith, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Porter (SF) Leonard Smith | |
| 18:21 | Fresno State | Joe Nixon misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by James Chavers - foul #1 on James Chavers, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| 18:21 | Fresno State | Joe Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 18:21 | Fresno State | Joe Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 18:07 | Rice | Shawn Porter connects on the 3 from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 17:45 | Fresno State | Joe Nixon clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 38-46 |
| 17:43 | Rice | James Chavers grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 17:22 | Rice | Shawn Porter scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Brad Snedeker | 38-49 |
| 17:06 | Fresno State | Wilbert Little's fadeaway is rejected by James Chavers | 38-49 |
| 17:05 | Rice | Edwin Bundy grabs the board | 38-49 |
| 16:56 | Rice | Joe Nixon is called for the reach on Brad Snedeker - foul #2 on Joe Nixon, team foul #1 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Fresno State | James Bell (PG), David Zigich (SG), Michael Solares (SF), Darius Garren (PF), Lawrence Brault (C) Terry Griffin, Johnathan Roe, Wilbert Little, Steven Malone, Joe Nixon | |
| Subs | Rice | Johnny Lunsford (PG), Mark Thompson (SG), Donnell Cook (PF), Jonathan Barba (C) Derrick Kephart, Brad Snedeker, Edwin Bundy, James Chavers | |
| 16:40 | Rice | Shawn Porter loses the dribble to David Zigich | 38-49 |
| 16:34 | Fresno State | Michael Solares blows the layup | 38-49 |
| 16:33 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donnell Cook | 38-49 |
| 16:25 | Rice | Donnell Cook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-49 |
| 16:06 | Fresno State | David Zigich is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Barba - foul #1 on Jonathan Barba, team foul #3 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Brad Snedeker (SG), Michael Kahl (SF) Mark Thompson, Shawn Porter | |
| 15:42 | Fresno State | James Bell hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Solares | 41-49 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - James Bell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Zigich (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Solares (fresh) PF - Darius Garren (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Brault (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Johnny Lunsford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brad Snedeker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Kahl (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donnell Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Barba (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Rice | Brad Snedeker makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Johnny Lunsford | 41-52 |
| 15:09 | Fresno State | James Bell scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Michael Solares | 44-52 |
| 14:47 | Rice | Brad Snedeker drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Johnny Lunsford | 44-55 |
| 14:42 | Fresno State | James Bell is whistled for traveling | 44-55 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Terry Griffin (PG), Johnathan Roe (SG), Wilbert Little (SF), Steven Malone (PF), Joe Nixon (C) James Bell, David Zigich, Michael Solares, Darius Garren, Lawrence Brault | |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Kephart (PG), Leonard Smith (SF), Edwin Bundy (PF), James Chavers (C) Johnny Lunsford, Michael Kahl, Donnell Cook, Jonathan Barba | |
| 14:22 | Rice | Brad Snedeker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner but he's fouled by Steven Malone - foul #2 on Steven Malone, team foul #2 | 44-55 |
| 14:22 | Rice | Brad Snedeker makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 14:22 | Rice | Brad Snedeker makes the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 14:22 | Rice | Brad Snedeker makes the 3rd free throw | 44-58 |
| 13:59 | Fresno State | Steven Malone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-58 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Mark Thompson (SG) Brad Snedeker | |
| 13:42 | Rice | Leonard Smith knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Edwin Bundy | 44-61 |
| 13:24 | Fresno State | Joe Nixon clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-61 |
| 13:22 | Rice | Leonard Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 44-61 |
| 13:00 | Rice | Edwin Bundy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-61 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Brad Snedeker (SG), Donnell Cook (C) Mark Thompson, James Chavers | |
| 12:43 | Fresno State | Terry Griffin is whistled for a carry | 44-61 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Darius Garren (SF) Wilbert Little | |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Porter (SF) Leonard Smith | |
| 12:27 | Rice | Brad Snedeker misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-61 |
| 12:26 | Fresno State | Johnathan Roe grabs the board | 44-61 |
| 12:21 | Fresno State | Johnathan Roe makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Terry Griffin | 46-61 |
| 12:06 | Rice | Edwin Bundy loses the dribble to Johnathan Roe | 46-61 |
| 12:03 | Fresno State | Terry Griffin misses the easy layup | 46-61 |
| 12:01 | Rice | Brad Snedeker gets the rebound | 46-61 |
| 11:47 | Rice | Derrick Kephart misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-61 |
| 11:46 | Fresno State | Steven Malone grabs the board | 46-61 |
| 11:40 | Fresno State | Terry Griffin evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-61 |
| 11:38 | Rice | Donnell Cook snags the defensive board | 46-61 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Terry Griffin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnathan Roe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Darius Garren (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Malone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Joe Nixon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Derrick Kephart (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brad Snedeker (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Porter (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Edwin Bundy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Donnell Cook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Rice | Brad Snedeker hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Derrick Kephart | 46-64 |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:03 | Fresno State | Steven Malone misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-64 |
| 11:01 | Rice | Donnell Cook gets the rebound | 46-64 |
| 10:45 | Rice | Donnell Cook connects on the floater from the baseline | 46-66 |
| 10:28 | Fresno State | Terry Griffin knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-66 |
| 10:14 | Rice | Derrick Kephart misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Terry Griffin - foul #2 on Terry Griffin, team foul #3 | 49-66 |
| Subs | Fresno State | James Bell (PG), David Zigich (SG), Wilbert Little (SF), Lawrence Brault (PF), Blake Matias (C) Terry Griffin, Johnathan Roe, Darius Garren, Steven Malone, Joe Nixon | |
| Subs | Rice | Mark Thompson (SG), Leonard Smith (SF), Jonathan Barba (PF), James Chavers (C) Brad Snedeker, Shawn Porter, Edwin Bundy, Donnell Cook | |
| 10:14 | Rice | Derrick Kephart misses the 1st free throw | 49-66 |
| 10:14 | Rice | Derrick Kephart misses the 2nd free throw | 49-66 |
| 10:14 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Blake Matias | 49-66 |
| 09:58 | Fresno State | David Zigich buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-66 |
| 09:36 | Rice | James Chavers knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Mark Thompson and he's hacked by David Zigich - foul #3 on David Zigich, team foul #4 | 52-68 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Johnny Lunsford (PG) Derrick Kephart | |
| 09:36 | Rice | James Chavers misses the free throw | 52-68 |
| 09:36 | Fresno State | Lawrence Brault grabs the defensive rebound | 52-68 |
| 09:16 | Fresno State | David Zigich can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 52-68 |
| 09:15 | Rice | James Chavers grabs the board | 52-68 |
| 09:01 | Rice | Mark Thompson makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Johnny Lunsford | 52-71 |
| 08:56 | Fresno State | David Zigich is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on David Zigich, team foul #5 | 52-71 |
| Subs | Fresno State | David Pham (SG), Darius Garren (PF) David Zigich, Blake Matias | |
| Subs | Rice | Brad Snedeker (SG) Mark Thompson | |
| 08:33 | Rice | Leonard Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Darius Garren - foul #3 on Darius Garren, team foul #6 | 52-71 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Terry Griffin (PG), Steven Malone (PF), Joe Nixon (C) David Pham, Darius Garren, Lawrence Brault | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:33 | Rice | Leonard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 52-72 |
| 08:33 | Rice | Leonard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 52-73 |
| 08:17 | Fresno State | Terry Griffin works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jonathan Barba - foul #2 on Jonathan Barba, team foul #4 | 52-73 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Porter (SF), Edwin Bundy (PF) Leonard Smith, Jonathan Barba | |
| 08:17 | Fresno State | Terry Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 53-73 |
| 08:17 | Fresno State | Terry Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 54-73 |
| 07:57 | Rice | James Chavers comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 54-73 |
| 07:56 | Fresno State | Steven Malone grabs the board | 54-73 |
| 07:49 | Fresno State | James Bell can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-73 |
| 07:47 | Fresno State | James Bell tips it home | 56-73 |
| 07:29 | Rice | James Chavers makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brad Snedeker | 56-75 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Terry Griffin (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Bell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wilbert Little (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Malone (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Joe Nixon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Johnny Lunsford (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brad Snedeker (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SF - Shawn Porter (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Edwin Bundy (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - James Chavers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Fresno State | Terry Griffin misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 56-75 |
| 07:16 | Rice | Edwin Bundy gets the rebound | 56-75 |
| 07:08 | Rice | Shawn Porter misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on James Bell - foul #3 on James Bell, team foul #7 | 56-75 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Johnathan Roe (SG), Darius Garren (SF) James Bell, Wilbert Little | |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Kephart (PG), Jonathan Barba (C) Johnny Lunsford, James Chavers | |
| 07:08 | Rice | Shawn Porter misses the 1st free throw | 56-75 |
| 07:08 | Rice | Shawn Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 56-76 |
| 06:56 | Fresno State | Terry Griffin is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Edwin Bundy - foul #2 on Edwin Bundy, team foul #5 | 56-76 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Michael Solares (SF), Lawrence Brault (C) Steven Malone, Joe Nixon | |
| Subs | Rice | Mark Thompson (SG), Leonard Smith (SF), Donnell Cook (C) Brad Snedeker, Shawn Porter, Jonathan Barba | |
| 06:56 | Fresno State | Terry Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 57-76 |
| 06:56 | Fresno State | Terry Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 58-76 |
| 06:42 | Rice | Edwin Bundy hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Mark Thompson | 58-78 |
| 06:37 | Fresno State | Johnathan Roe double dribbles | 58-78 |
| Subs | Fresno State | David Zigich (PG) Terry Griffin | |
| Subs | Rice | Jonathan Barba (C) Edwin Bundy | |
| 06:10 | Rice | Jonathan Barba can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-78 |
| 06:09 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Michael Solares | 58-78 |
| 06:03 | Fresno State | Michael Solares is fouled on the floor by Donnell Cook - foul #1 on Donnell Cook, team foul #6 | 58-78 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Steven Malone (PF), Joe Nixon (C) Michael Solares, Lawrence Brault | |
| Subs | Rice | Brad Snedeker (SG) Mark Thompson | |
| 05:52 | Fresno State | Joe Nixon is fouled on the floor by Brad Snedeker - foul #2 on Brad Snedeker, team foul #7 | 58-78 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Porter (SF), Edwin Bundy (PF) Leonard Smith, Donnell Cook | |
| 05:52 | Fresno State | Joe Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 59-78 |
| 05:52 | Fresno State | Joe Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 60-78 |
| 05:31 | Rice | Shawn Porter misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-78 |
| 05:30 | Rice | Edwin Bundy misses the tip | 60-78 |
| 05:29 | Fresno State | Darius Garren gets the rebound | 60-78 |
| 05:22 | Fresno State | Steven Malone is fouled on the floor by Brad Snedeker - foul #3 on Brad Snedeker, team foul #8 | 60-78 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Terry Griffin (PG), Wilbert Little (SF) David Zigich, Darius Garren | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:22 | Fresno State | Steven Malone makes the 1st free throw | 61-78 |
| 05:22 | Fresno State | Steven Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 62-78 |
| 04:56 | Rice | Derrick Kephart hits a turnaround in the paint | 62-80 |
| 04:47 | Fresno State | Wilbert Little hits a jumper from the left wing | 64-80 |
| 04:31 | Rice | Derrick Kephart steps out of bounds on the baseline | 64-80 |
| Subs | Fresno State | James Bell (SG), Darius Garren (PF) Johnathan Roe, Steven Malone | |
| Subs | Rice | Johnny Lunsford (PG), Leonard Smith (SF), Donnell Cook (PF), James Chavers (C) Derrick Kephart, Shawn Porter, Edwin Bundy, Jonathan Barba | |
| 04:13 | Fresno State | Terry Griffin is hacked by James Chavers - foul #2 on James Chavers, team foul #9 | 64-80 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Lawrence Brault (C) Joe Nixon | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:13 | Fresno State | Terry Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 65-80 |
| 04:13 | Fresno State | Terry Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 66-80 |
| 03:50 | Rice | Leonard Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-80 |
| 03:49 | Rice | James Chavers tips it home | 66-82 |
| 03:29 | Fresno State | James Bell is fouled on the floor by James Chavers - foul #3 on James Chavers, team foul #10 | 66-82 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Johnathan Roe (SG), Steven Malone (PF) Terry Griffin, Wilbert Little | |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Kephart (PG), Mark Thompson (SG), Edwin Bundy (PF) Johnny Lunsford, Brad Snedeker, Donnell Cook | |
| 03:29 | Fresno State | James Bell makes the 1st free throw | 67-82 |
| 03:29 | Fresno State | James Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 67-82 |
| 03:29 | Rice | The rebound goes to Edwin Bundy | 67-82 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - James Bell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Johnathan Roe (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Darius Garren (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Malone (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Lawrence Brault (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Derrick Kephart (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Thompson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leonard Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Edwin Bundy (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - James Chavers (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Rice | Derrick Kephart scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Chavers | 67-84 |
| 03:09 | Fresno State | Darius Garren throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-84 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Joe Nixon (C) Lawrence Brault | |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Porter (SF) Leonard Smith | |
| 02:54 | Rice | Edwin Bundy hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 67-84 |
| 02:52 | Fresno State | Darius Garren pulls down the rebound | 67-84 |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:31 | Fresno State | Darius Garren hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-84 |
| 02:29 | Fresno State | Steven Malone tips it home | 69-84 |
| 02:13 | Rice | Edwin Bundy's fadeaway is rejected by Joe Nixon | 69-84 |
| 02:11 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Joe Nixon | 69-84 |
| 01:49 | Fresno State | James Bell clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-84 |
| 01:48 | Rice | Edwin Bundy gets the rebound | 69-84 |
| 01:23 | Rice | Derrick Kephart misses the 3 from the left corner | 69-84 |
| 01:21 | Rice | Edwin Bundy tips it in | 69-86 |
| 01:14 | Fresno State | James Bell connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Joe Nixon and he's fouled by Shawn Porter - foul #2 on Shawn Porter, team foul #11 | 71-86 |
| Subs | Fresno State | David Zigich (SG), Michael Solares (SF), Lawrence Brault (C) Johnathan Roe, Steven Malone, Joe Nixon | |
| Subs | Rice | Johnny Lunsford (PG), Donnell Cook (PF), Jonathan Barba (C) Derrick Kephart, Edwin Bundy, James Chavers | |
| 01:14 | Fresno State | James Bell misses the free throw | 71-86 |
| 01:14 | Rice | Jonathan Barba gets the rebound | 71-86 |
| 00:56 | Rice | Mark Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 71-86 |
| 00:55 | Rice | Donnell Cook can't tip it in | 71-86 |
| 00:54 | Fresno State | David Zigich grabs the defensive rebound | 71-86 |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Fresno State | David Zigich clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-86 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Donnell Cook snags the defensive board | 71-86 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Rice | Donnell Cook buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jonathan Barba | 71-88 |
| 00:21 | Fresno State | Darius Garren is fouled on the floor by Mark Thompson - foul #1 on Mark Thompson, team foul #12 | 71-88 |
| 00:21 | Fresno State | Darius Garren makes the 1st free throw | 72-88 |
| 00:21 | Fresno State | Darius Garren makes the 2nd free throw | 73-88 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Johnny Lunsford runs out the clock | 73-88 |