| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Ronald Hoard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Buse (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Fitch (fresh) 2 ast. PF - David Gillham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Dwight Knox (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Byrd (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Kirkland (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Doyle Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Derrick Larrison (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Hartford | Andrew Fitch inbounds the ball | 32-23 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Hartford | Dwight Knox misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Derrick Larrison - foul #1 on Derrick Larrison, team foul #1 | 32-23 |
| 19:40 | Hartford | Dwight Knox makes the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 19:40 | Hartford | Dwight Knox makes the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 19:23 | Rice | Doyle Williams can't connect on a runner in the paint | 34-23 |
| 19:22 | Rice | Doyle Williams grabs the offensive board | 34-23 |
| 18:59 | Rice | Michael Byrd misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 34-23 |
| 18:57 | Hartford | David Gillham grabs the board | 34-23 |
| 18:38 | Hartford | Dwight Knox makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by David Gillham | 36-23 |
| 18:09 | Rice | Doyle Williams hits the finger roll set up by David Parker and he's fouled by David Gillham - foul #2 on David Gillham, team foul #1 | 36-25 |
| 18:09 | Rice | Doyle Williams makes the free throw | 36-26 |
| 17:54 | Hartford | Dwight Knox scores on a shot near the basket | 38-26 |
| 17:25 | Rice | Doyle Williams hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by James Kirkland | 38-28 |
| 17:06 | Hartford | Dwight Knox clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-28 |
| 17:04 | Hartford | Andrew Fitch grabs the offensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 16:42 | Hartford | Andrew Fitch's layup is rejected by Doyle Williams | 38-28 |
| 16:40 | Rice | Doyle Williams pulls down the rebound | 38-28 |
| 16:14 | Rice | Michael Byrd hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-28 |
| 16:13 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Derrick Larrison | 38-28 |
| 15:49 | Rice | Michael Byrd misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 38-28 |
| 15:47 | Hartford | Dwight Knox pulls down the rebound | 38-28 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Ronald Hoard (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Buse (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Fitch (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - David Gillham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dwight Knox (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Parker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Byrd (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Kirkland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Doyle Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Derrick Larrison (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Hartford | David Gillham drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Ronald Hoard and he's hacked by Derrick Larrison - foul #2 on Derrick Larrison, team foul #2 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Hartford | Claude Noriega (PG), Cory Brody (SG), Brian Walker (SF), Lucas Hightower (C) Ronald Hoard, Donald Buse, Andrew Fitch, Dwight Knox | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:33 | Hartford | David Gillham makes the free throw | 41-28 |
| 15:16 | Rice | Michael Byrd clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-28 |
| 15:15 | Hartford | David Gillham gets the rebound | 41-28 |
| 14:57 | Hartford | Lucas Hightower is hacked by Derrick Larrison - foul #3 on Derrick Larrison, team foul #3 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Hartford | Steven Kaminski (C) David Gillham | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:38 | Hartford | Claude Noriega misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Kirkland - foul #3 on James Kirkland, team foul #4 | 41-28 |
| 14:38 | Hartford | Claude Noriega misses the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 14:38 | Hartford | Claude Noriega makes the 2nd free throw | 42-28 |
| 14:20 | Rice | Claude Noriega steals it from Michael Byrd | 42-28 |
| 14:06 | Hartford | Derrick Larrison takes the ball from Lucas Hightower | 42-28 |
| 13:49 | Rice | David Parker can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Steven Kaminski - foul #1 on Steven Kaminski, team foul #2 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Hartford | Ronald Hoard (PG), Donald Buse (SG), Dwight Knox (C) Claude Noriega, Cory Brody, Steven Kaminski | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:49 | Rice | David Parker makes the 1st free throw | 42-29 |
| 13:49 | Rice | David Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 13:49 | Hartford | Brian Walker pulls down the rebound | 42-29 |
| 13:34 | Hartford | James Kirkland picks off the pass by Lucas Hightower | 42-29 |
| 13:16 | Rice | Doyle Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Lucas Hightower | 42-29 |
| 13:14 | Hartford | Donald Buse grabs the defensive rebound | 42-29 |
| 13:00 | Hartford | Ronald Hoard comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 42-29 |
| 12:58 | Rice | David Parker grabs the board | 42-29 |
| 12:36 | Rice | Doyle Williams makes the jumper from close range set up by Michael Byrd | 42-31 |
| 12:21 | Hartford | Ronald Hoard misses the jump hook in the paint | 42-31 |
| 12:19 | Rice | James Kirkland grabs the defensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 11:50 | Rice | Michael Byrd is hacked by Lucas Hightower - foul #3 on Lucas Hightower, team foul #3 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Hartford | Andrew Fitch (SG), Charles Lippincott (SF), Steven Kaminski (C) Donald Buse, Brian Walker, Dwight Knox | |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Crane (C) Derrick Larrison | |
| 11:23 | Rice | Lucas Hightower swats the short shot by David Parker | 42-31 |
| 11:22 | Rice | Michael Byrd grabs the offensive rebound | 42-31 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Ronald Hoard (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Andrew Fitch (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charles Lippincott (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lucas Hightower (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Steven Kaminski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Parker (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Byrd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Kirkland (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Doyle Williams (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Crane (fresh) | |
| 11:03 | Rice | Michael Byrd hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Doyle Williams | 42-34 |
| 10:49 | Hartford | Steven Kaminski makes the shot near the basket set up by Ronald Hoard and he's hacked by Frank Crane - foul #3 on Frank Crane, team foul #5 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Hartford | Donald Buse (SG), David Gillham (PF) Ronald Hoard, Lucas Hightower | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:49 | Hartford | Steven Kaminski misses the free throw | 44-34 |
| 10:49 | Rice | Frank Crane pulls down the rebound | 44-34 |
| 10:37 | Rice | Doyle Williams clanks a shot near the basket | 44-34 |
| 10:36 | Hartford | Charles Lippincott grabs the defensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 10:31 | Hartford | Andrew Fitch scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Donald Buse | 46-34 |
| 10:16 | Rice | James Kirkland buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by David Parker | 46-36 |
| 09:54 | Hartford | Steven Kaminski is denied on a dunk by Frank Crane | 46-36 |
| 09:52 | Rice | Frank Crane gets the rebound | 46-36 |
| 09:23 | Rice | James Kirkland makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Parker | 46-39 |
| 09:09 | Hartford | Doyle Williams is called for the reach on Andrew Fitch - foul #3 on Doyle Williams, team foul #6 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Hartford | Ronald Hoard (PG), Brian Walker (SF), Dwight Knox (C) Donald Buse, Charles Lippincott, Steven Kaminski | |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Larrison (C) Frank Crane | |
| 08:51 | Hartford | Brian Walker lays it up and in on a nice dish by Andrew Fitch and the foul's on James Kirkland - foul #4 on James Kirkland, team foul #7 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Rice | Randall Whitfield (SF) James Kirkland | |
| 08:51 | Hartford | Brian Walker makes the free throw | 49-39 |
| 08:29 | Rice | Doyle Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-39 |
| Subs | Hartford | Cory Brody (SG), Lucas Hightower (PF) Andrew Fitch, David Gillham | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:19 | Hartford | Brian Walker connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Ronald Hoard | 51-39 |
| 08:17 | Rice | Cory Brody is called for the reach on David Parker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cory Brody, team foul #4 | 51-39 |
| 07:51 | Rice | Doyle Williams knocks in the driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by Ronald Hoard - foul #1 on Ronald Hoard, team foul #5 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Hartford | Donald Buse (SG) Cory Brody | |
| Subs | Rice | James Kirkland (SF) Randall Whitfield | |
| 07:51 | Rice | Doyle Williams makes the free throw | 51-42 |
| 07:40 | Hartford | Brian Walker lays it in and he's hacked by James Kirkland - foul #5 on James Kirkland, team foul #8 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Rice | Randall Whitfield (SF) James Kirkland | |
| 07:40 | Hartford | Brian Walker makes the free throw | 54-42 |
| 07:19 | Rice | Michael Byrd scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by David Parker | 54-44 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Ronald Hoard (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Donald Buse (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Walker (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lucas Hightower (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Dwight Knox (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Parker (tiring) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Byrd (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Whitfield (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Doyle Williams (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Derrick Larrison (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:03 | Hartford | Dwight Knox buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Ronald Hoard | 56-44 |
| 06:47 | Rice | Ronald Hoard steals the ball from Doyle Williams | 56-44 |
| 06:36 | Hartford | Brian Walker lays it in on a great pass from Ronald Hoard | 58-44 |
| 06:10 | Rice | Doyle Williams's layup is rejected by Lucas Hightower | 58-44 |
| 06:08 | Hartford | Lucas Hightower gets the rebound | 58-44 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:40 | Hartford | Brian Walker comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 58-44 |
| 05:39 | Rice | Derrick Larrison grabs the defensive rebound | 58-44 |
| 05:14 | Rice | Dwight Knox is called for the reach on Randall Whitfield - foul #2 on Dwight Knox, team foul #6 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Hartford | Andrew Fitch (PG), Cory Brody (SG), Charles Lippincott (SF), David Gillham (PF) Ronald Hoard, Donald Buse, Brian Walker, Dwight Knox | |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Crane (PF), Joseph Perry (C) Doyle Williams, Derrick Larrison | |
| 04:54 | Rice | Frank Crane hits the finger roll set up by David Parker | 58-46 |
| 04:36 | Hartford | Andrew Fitch connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Lucas Hightower and he's fouled by Randall Whitfield - foul #1 on Randall Whitfield, team foul #9 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Hartford | Steven Kaminski (C) Lucas Hightower | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:36 | Hartford | Andrew Fitch makes the free throw | 61-46 |
| 04:07 | Rice | David Parker buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Frank Crane | 61-48 |
| 03:53 | Hartford | Frank Crane denies the turnaround by David Gillham | 61-48 |
| 03:51 | Rice | Michael Byrd snags the defensive board | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:31 | Rice | Michael Byrd drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Frank Crane | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:05 | Hartford | Joseph Perry is called for the reach on Cory Brody - foul #1 on Joseph Perry, team foul #10 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Hartford | Ronald Hoard (PG), Brian Walker (SF), Dwight Knox (C) Andrew Fitch, Charles Lippincott, Steven Kaminski | |
| Subs | Rice | Doyle Williams (PF) Joseph Perry | |
| 03:05 | Hartford | Cory Brody makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 03:05 | Hartford | Cory Brody makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Ronald Hoard (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Cory Brody (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Walker (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Gillham (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Dwight Knox (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Parker (tired) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Byrd (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Whitfield (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Doyle Williams (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Crane (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:50 | Rice | Doyle Williams misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 63-50 |
| 02:48 | Rice | Michael Byrd grabs the offensive rebound | 63-50 |
| 02:39 | Rice | Brian Walker blocks the short jumper by Frank Crane | 63-50 |
| 02:38 | Hartford | David Gillham grabs the defensive rebound | 63-50 |
| 02:09 | Hartford | The pull-up jumper by Ronald Hoard is blocked by Frank Crane | 63-50 |
| 02:07 | Hartford | David Gillham can't tip it in | 63-50 |
| 02:05 | Hartford | David Gillham tips it back up and in | 65-50 |
| 01:50 | Rice | The jumper by Doyle Williams is denied by David Gillham | 65-50 |
| 01:48 | Rice | David Parker grabs the offensive rebound | 65-50 |
| 01:43 | Rice | Michael Byrd comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 65-50 |
| 01:42 | Hartford | Dwight Knox grabs the board | 65-50 |
| 01:18 | Hartford | Cory Brody comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 65-50 |
| 01:17 | Rice | Frank Crane pulls down the rebound | 65-50 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Doyle Williams is denied on a layup by Dwight Knox | 65-50 |
| 00:59 | Hartford | Brian Walker grabs the board | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Hartford | Randall Whitfield is called for the reach on Ronald Hoard - foul #2 on Randall Whitfield, team foul #11 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Hartford | Andrew Fitch (SG), Charles Lippincott (SF), Lucas Hightower (PF), Steven Kaminski (C) Cory Brody, Brian Walker, David Gillham, Dwight Knox | |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Larrison (C) Frank Crane | |
| 00:37 | Hartford | Ronald Hoard makes the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 00:37 | Hartford | Ronald Hoard misses the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| 00:37 | Rice | Derrick Larrison pulls down the rebound | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Rice | Doyle Williams misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 66-50 |
| 00:30 | Hartford | Charles Lippincott grabs the defensive rebound | 66-50 |
| 00:00 | Hartford | Ronald Hoard runs out the clock | 66-50 |