| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenneth Lerch (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Travis Meeks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Schneider (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Weaver (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Canto (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Long Tang (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Ball (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Alexis Mancini (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Wade Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. C - Chad Swaney (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Steven Schneider inbounds the ball | 20-36 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:35 | Rice | Kenneth Lerch knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 23-36 |
| 19:16 | Louisville | Michael Ball is fouled on the floor by Thomas Weaver - foul #1 on Thomas Weaver, team foul #1 | 23-36 |
| 19:00 | Louisville | Chad Swaney is denied on a layup by Thomas Weaver | 23-36 |
| 18:59 | Louisville | Michael Ball tips it in | 23-38 |
| 18:54 | Rice | Steven Schneider loses the ball out of bounds | 23-38 |
| 18:25 | Louisville | Michael Ball hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-38 |
| 18:23 | Rice | Steven Schneider grabs the board | 23-38 |
| 18:01 | Rice | Michael Ball steals the ball from Thomas Weaver | 23-38 |
| 17:42 | Louisville | Chad Swaney misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 23-38 |
| 17:40 | Rice | The rebound goes to Thomas Weaver | 23-38 |
| 17:16 | Rice | Thomas Weaver hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Wade Williams - foul #1 on Wade Williams, team foul #1 | 23-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Jarrod Lee (C) James Canto | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Zeals (PG), Christopher Garrett (SF), William Bennett (PF) Long Tang, Alexis Mancini, Wade Williams | |
| 17:16 | Rice | Thomas Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 24-38 |
| 17:16 | Rice | Thomas Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 25-38 |
| 16:57 | Louisville | William Bennett loses the dribble to Jarrod Lee | 25-38 |
| 16:40 | Rice | Rodney Zeals picks off the pass by Kenneth Lerch | 25-38 |
| 16:14 | Louisville | Michael Ball misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-38 |
| 16:12 | Rice | Thomas Weaver grabs the defensive rebound | 25-38 |
| 15:56 | Rice | Thomas Weaver blows the layup but he's hacked by William Bennett - foul #2 on William Bennett, team foul #2 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Rice | John Estep (PG), Jack Owen (SG), James Canto (C) Kenneth Lerch, Travis Meeks, Steven Schneider | |
| Subs | Louisville | Long Tang (PG), Clarence Lefevre (SG), Alexis Mancini (SF), Wade Williams (PF), Richard Slagle (C) Rodney Zeals, Michael Ball, Christopher Garrett, William Bennett, Chad Swaney | |
| 15:56 | Rice | Thomas Weaver misses the 1st free throw | 25-38 |
| 15:56 | Rice | Thomas Weaver misses the 2nd free throw | 25-38 |
| 15:56 | Rice | Jarrod Lee snags the offensive board | 25-38 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Estep (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Owen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jarrod Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Weaver (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Canto (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Long Tang (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Clarence Lefevre (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alexis Mancini (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Wade Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. C - Richard Slagle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Rice | Thomas Weaver is called for a charge - foul #2 on Thomas Weaver, team foul #2 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Grinberg (PF) Thomas Weaver | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:10 | Louisville | Richard Slagle drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Clarence Lefevre | 25-40 |
| 15:02 | Rice | James Canto misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Long Tang - foul #1 on Long Tang, team foul #3 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lerch (PG) Jack Owen | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:02 | Rice | James Canto makes the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 15:02 | Rice | James Canto makes the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| 14:33 | Louisville | Richard Slagle misses the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Roy Grinberg - foul #2 on Roy Grinberg, team foul #3 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Travis Meeks (SG), Steven Schneider (SF), Jack Owen (C) John Estep, Jarrod Lee, James Canto | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:33 | Louisville | Richard Slagle misses the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 14:33 | Louisville | Richard Slagle misses the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| 14:33 | Louisville | Alexis Mancini pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-40 |
| 14:14 | Louisville | Clarence Lefevre drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Long Tang | 27-43 |
| 13:56 | Rice | Travis Meeks misses the 3 from the right wing | 27-43 |
| 13:55 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Alexis Mancini | 27-43 |
| 13:33 | Louisville | Richard Slagle comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Steven Schneider - foul #2 on Steven Schneider, team foul #4 | 27-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Weaver (PF) Jack Owen | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Zeals (PG), Michael Ball (SG), Christopher Garrett (SF), William Bennett (PF) Long Tang, Clarence Lefevre, Alexis Mancini, Wade Williams | |
| 13:33 | Louisville | Richard Slagle makes the 1st free throw | 27-44 |
| 13:33 | Louisville | Richard Slagle makes the 2nd free throw | 27-45 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 13:17 | Rice | Steven Schneider buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side and the foul's on William Bennett - foul #3 on William Bennett, team foul #4 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Rice | James Canto (C) Roy Grinberg | |
| Subs | Louisville | Chad Swaney (C) Richard Slagle | |
| 13:17 | Rice | Steven Schneider misses the free throw | 29-45 |
| 13:17 | Louisville | William Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 29-45 |
| 12:53 | Louisville | William Bennett connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Chad Swaney | 29-47 |
| 12:33 | Rice | Steven Schneider hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-47 |
| 12:31 | Rice | James Canto pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-47 |
| 12:18 | Rice | Kenneth Lerch buries a floater from the right wing | 31-47 |
| 11:54 | Louisville | Michael Ball comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-47 |
| 11:52 | Rice | James Canto grabs the board | 31-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenneth Lerch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Meeks (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Schneider (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Weaver (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Canto (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Zeals (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Ball (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Garrett (fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Chad Swaney (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 11:37 | Rice | Christopher Garrett is called for the reach on Steven Schneider - foul #2 on Christopher Garrett, team foul #5 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Rice | John Estep (PG), Jack Owen (SG), Jarrod Lee (SF), Roy Grinberg (C) Kenneth Lerch, Travis Meeks, Steven Schneider, James Canto | |
| Subs | Louisville | Long Tang (PG), Alexis Mancini (SF), Wade Williams (PF) Rodney Zeals, Christopher Garrett, William Bennett | |
| 11:16 | Rice | Wade Williams picks off the pass by Jack Owen | 31-47 |
| 10:58 | Louisville | Chad Swaney scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Long Tang | 31-49 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 10:43 | Rice | Jarrod Lee misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-49 |
| 10:41 | Louisville | Long Tang gets the rebound | 31-49 |
| 10:23 | Louisville | Michael Ball can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-49 |
| 10:21 | Rice | Jarrod Lee snags the defensive board | 31-49 |
| 10:11 | Rice | Jarrod Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lerch (PG), Travis Meeks (SG), James Canto (C) John Estep, Jack Owen, Thomas Weaver | |
| Subs | Louisville | Clarence Lefevre (SG), Richard Slagle (C) Michael Ball, Chad Swaney | |
| 09:48 | Louisville | Wade Williams misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 31-49 |
| 09:46 | Louisville | Richard Slagle tips it back up and in | 31-51 |
| 09:33 | Rice | Travis Meeks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Slagle - foul #2 on Richard Slagle, team foul #6 | 31-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Schneider (SF) Roy Grinberg | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Zeals (PG), William Bennett (PF) Long Tang, Wade Williams | |
| 09:33 | Rice | Travis Meeks makes the 1st free throw | 32-51 |
| 09:33 | Rice | Travis Meeks makes the 2nd free throw | 33-51 |
| 09:05 | Louisville | William Bennett connects on the floater near the basket set up by Rodney Zeals and he's fouled by James Canto - foul #1 on James Canto, team foul #5 | 33-53 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Garrett (SF), Chad Swaney (C) Alexis Mancini, Richard Slagle | |
| 09:05 | Louisville | William Bennett misses the free throw | 33-53 |
| 09:05 | Rice | Jarrod Lee grabs the board | 33-53 |
| 08:54 | Rice | Travis Meeks buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Lerch | 35-53 |
| 08:29 | Louisville | Christopher Garrett makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Rodney Zeals | 35-55 |
| 08:18 | Rice | Jarrod Lee is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Jarrod Lee, team foul #6 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Weaver (PF), Roy Grinberg (C) Jarrod Lee, James Canto | |
| Subs | Louisville | Long Tang (PG), Michael Ball (SG), Wade Williams (PF) Rodney Zeals, Clarence Lefevre, William Bennett | |
| 07:55 | Louisville | Michael Ball hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 35-55 |
| 07:53 | Louisville | Wade Williams tips it in | 35-57 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenneth Lerch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Meeks (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Schneider (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Weaver (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Grinberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Long Tang (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Michael Ball (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Garrett (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Wade Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. C - Chad Swaney (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Rice | Long Tang steps in front of the Thomas Weaver pass | 35-57 |
| 07:14 | Louisville | Roy Grinberg steps in front of the Wade Williams pass | 35-57 |
| 07:01 | Rice | Kenneth Lerch hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 35-57 |
| 06:59 | Louisville | Christopher Garrett gets the rebound | 35-57 |
| 06:30 | Louisville | Michael Ball is called for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Ball, team foul #7 | 35-57 |
| Subs | Rice | John Estep (PG), Jack Owen (SG), John French (SF), Jarrod Lee (PF) Kenneth Lerch, Travis Meeks, Steven Schneider, Thomas Weaver | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Zeals (PG), Alexis Mancini (SF), William Bennett (PF), Richard Slagle (C) Long Tang, Christopher Garrett, Wade Williams, Chad Swaney | |
| 06:19 | Rice | Jarrod Lee hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 35-57 |
| 06:18 | Louisville | William Bennett grabs the board | 35-57 |
| 05:59 | Louisville | Richard Slagle is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Richard Slagle, team foul #8 | 35-57 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Clarence Lefevre (SG) Michael Ball | |
| 05:50 | Rice | Jarrod Lee misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Alexis Mancini - foul #1 on Alexis Mancini, team foul #9 | 35-57 |
| 05:50 | Rice | Jarrod Lee makes the 1st free throw | 36-57 |
| 05:50 | Rice | Jarrod Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 36-57 |
| 05:50 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Richard Slagle | 36-57 |
| 05:31 | Louisville | Richard Slagle blows the dunk but he's hacked by Roy Grinberg - foul #3 on Roy Grinberg, team foul #7 | 36-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Rizzo (PG) Roy Grinberg | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:31 | Louisville | Richard Slagle makes the 1st free throw | 36-58 |
| 05:31 | Louisville | Richard Slagle makes the 2nd free throw | 36-59 |
| 05:24 | Rice | Jarrod Lee can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Bennett - foul #4 on William Bennett, team foul #10 | 36-59 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Wade Williams (PF) William Bennett | |
| 05:24 | Rice | Jarrod Lee makes the 1st free throw | 37-59 |
| 05:24 | Rice | Jarrod Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 37-59 |
| 05:24 | Louisville | Richard Slagle pulls down the rebound | 37-59 |
| 05:01 | Louisville | Wade Williams misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by John French - foul #2 on John French, team foul #8 | 37-59 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Long Tang (PG), Chad Swaney (C) Rodney Zeals, Richard Slagle | |
| 05:01 | Louisville | Wade Williams makes the 1st free throw | 37-60 |
| 05:01 | Louisville | Wade Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 37-61 |
| 04:41 | Rice | Jack Owen misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 37-61 |
| 04:39 | Louisville | Clarence Lefevre gets the rebound | 37-61 |
| 04:10 | Louisville | Chad Swaney misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jack Owen - foul #1 on Jack Owen, team foul #9 | 37-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Grinberg (PF) Jarrod Lee | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Ball (SG) Clarence Lefevre | |
| 04:10 | Louisville | Chad Swaney misses the 1st free throw | 37-61 |
| 04:10 | Louisville | Chad Swaney makes the 2nd free throw | 37-62 |
| 03:53 | Rice | John French misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-62 |
| 03:52 | Louisville | Chad Swaney gets the rebound | 37-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Lloyd Rizzo (fresh) SG - John Estep (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John French (fresh) PF - Roy Grinberg (fresh) 3 pf. C - Jack Owen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Long Tang (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Ball (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Alexis Mancini (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Wade Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. C - Chad Swaney (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Louisville | Chad Swaney clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-62 |
| 03:26 | Louisville | Alexis Mancini tips it but misses | 37-62 |
| 03:24 | Rice | Lloyd Rizzo gets the rebound | 37-62 |
| 03:15 | Rice | John French buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Roy Grinberg | 40-62 |
| 02:51 | Louisville | Michael Ball hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-65 |
| 02:39 | Rice | Jack Owen misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 40-65 |
| 02:38 | Rice | John French gets the offensive rebound | 40-65 |
| 02:29 | Rice | John French misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-65 |
| 02:27 | Louisville | Chad Swaney gets the rebound | 40-65 |
| 02:06 | Louisville | John Estep is called for the reach on Michael Ball - foul #1 on John Estep, team foul #10 | 40-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Jarrod Lee (PF) Lloyd Rizzo | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Zeals (PG), Christopher Garrett (SF), William Bennett (PF), Richard Slagle (C) Long Tang, Alexis Mancini, Wade Williams, Chad Swaney | |
| 02:06 | Louisville | Michael Ball misses the 1st free throw | 40-65 |
| 02:06 | Louisville | Michael Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 40-66 |
| 01:45 | Rice | Jarrod Lee clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-66 |
| 01:44 | Rice | John Estep gets the offensive rebound | 40-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:35 | Rice | Jarrod Lee misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-66 |
| 01:33 | Louisville | Richard Slagle grabs the board | 40-66 |
| 01:16 | Louisville | Michael Ball misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-66 |
| 01:15 | Rice | John Estep pulls down the rebound | 40-66 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Roy Grinberg misses the floater from the right wing | 40-66 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Jarrod Lee snags the offensive board | 40-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Rice | Jarrod Lee hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jack Owen | 43-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Louisville | Richard Slagle is fouled on the floor by Jarrod Lee - foul #3 on Jarrod Lee, team foul #11 | 43-66 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Long Tang (PG), Alexis Mancini (SF), Wade Williams (PF) Rodney Zeals, Christopher Garrett, William Bennett | |
| 00:28 | Louisville | Richard Slagle makes the 1st free throw | 43-67 |
| 00:28 | Louisville | Richard Slagle misses the 2nd free throw | 43-67 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Roy Grinberg pulls down the rebound | 43-67 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Jack Owen misses short on a floater from the left block | 43-67 |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Alexis Mancini gets the rebound | 43-67 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Long Tang runs out the clock | 43-67 |