| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gregory Green (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Neace (fresh) SF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Brandon McGowan (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Augustus Kolkowski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenneth Lerch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Meeks (fresh) SF - Steven Schneider (fresh) PF - Thomas Weaver (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Canto (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Steven Schneider inbounds the ball | 44-32 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Rice | Travis Meeks jams it set up by James Canto | 44-34 |
| 19:19 | Minnesota | Gregory Green knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by William Neace | 47-34 |
| 18:56 | Rice | Steven Schneider can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-34 |
| 18:55 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Brandon McGowan | 47-34 |
| 18:38 | Minnesota | Brandon McGowan scores on a jumpshot from the left side and he's fouled by James Canto - foul #3 on James Canto, team foul #1 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Chang Yin (SG), Chen Chiou (C) William Neace, Augustus Kolkowski | |
| Subs | Rice | Jarrod Lee (C) James Canto | |
| 18:38 | Minnesota | Brandon McGowan makes the free throw | 50-34 |
| 18:27 | Rice | Jarrod Lee scores on a jumpshot from the left wing and he's hacked by Brandon McGowan - foul #1 on Brandon McGowan, team foul #1 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Augustus Kolkowski (C) Brandon McGowan | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:27 | Rice | Jarrod Lee makes the free throw | 50-37 |
| 18:08 | Minnesota | Chang Yin misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-37 |
| 18:07 | Minnesota | Augustus Kolkowski can't tip it in | 50-37 |
| 18:05 | Rice | Thomas Weaver gets the rebound | 50-37 |
| 18:01 | Rice | Kenneth Lerch knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Steven Schneider | 50-40 |
| 17:57 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alvarenga scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Gregory Green | 52-40 |
| 17:33 | Rice | Kenneth Lerch knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Weaver | 52-42 |
| 17:08 | Minnesota | Gregory Green is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Gregory Green, team foul #2 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Armando Cuevas (PG), John Reeder (SF), Brandon McGowan (PF) Gregory Green, Dikembe Alvarenga, Augustus Kolkowski | |
| Subs | Rice | John Estep (SG), Roy Grinberg (PF), Jack Owen (C) Travis Meeks, Steven Schneider, Thomas Weaver | |
| 16:50 | Rice | John Estep clanks a 3 from the right wing | 52-42 |
| 16:48 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Chen Chiou | 52-42 |
| 16:34 | Minnesota | John Reeder is hacked by Jarrod Lee - foul #1 on Jarrod Lee, team foul #2 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dikembe Alvarenga (SF), Augustus Kolkowski (C) John Reeder, Brandon McGowan | |
| Subs | Rice | John French (SF) Kenneth Lerch | |
| 16:25 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Dikembe Alvarenga | 54-42 |
| 16:09 | Rice | Jarrod Lee misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 54-42 |
| 16:08 | Minnesota | Armando Cuevas grabs the defensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 15:45 | Minnesota | Armando Cuevas comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-42 |
| 15:43 | Minnesota | Augustus Kolkowski tips it but misses | 54-42 |
| 15:41 | Rice | Jarrod Lee snags the defensive board | 54-42 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Armando Cuevas (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Chang Yin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Chen Chiou (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Augustus Kolkowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Estep (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Owen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John French (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jarrod Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Grinberg (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:25 | Rice | Jack Owen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 54-42 |
| 15:23 | Minnesota | Augustus Kolkowski grabs the board | 54-42 |
| 15:10 | Minnesota | Armando Cuevas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Roy Grinberg - foul #1 on Roy Grinberg, team foul #3 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Neace (SG), Fernando Gomez (PF) Chang Yin, Augustus Kolkowski | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lerch (PG), Travis Meeks (SG), Steven Schneider (SF), Thomas Weaver (PF), James Canto (C) John Estep, Jack Owen, John French, Jarrod Lee, Roy Grinberg | |
| 15:10 | Minnesota | Armando Cuevas misses the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 15:10 | Minnesota | Armando Cuevas makes the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Steven Schneider hits a jumper from the left block | 55-44 |
| 14:36 | Minnesota | Armando Cuevas is hacked by Kenneth Lerch - foul #2 on Kenneth Lerch, team foul #4 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Green (PG), John Reeder (SF) Armando Cuevas, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:20 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 55-44 |
| 14:19 | Rice | Thomas Weaver pulls down the rebound | 55-44 |
| 14:04 | Rice | James Canto is whistled for a carry | 55-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Chang Yin (SG), Dikembe Alvarenga (SF) William Neace, John Reeder | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:46 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alvarenga scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Fernando Gomez | 58-44 |
| 13:35 | Rice | Thomas Weaver blows the layup but the foul's on Gregory Green - foul #2 on Gregory Green, team foul #3 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Armando Cuevas (PG), William Neace (SG), Augustus Kolkowski (C) Gregory Green, Chang Yin, Chen Chiou | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:35 | Rice | Thomas Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 13:35 | Rice | Thomas Weaver misses the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 13:35 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez grabs the board | 58-45 |
| 13:24 | Minnesota | Armando Cuevas buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-45 |
| 13:21 | Rice | Kenneth Lerch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-45 |
| 13:05 | Minnesota | James Canto steps in front of the Fernando Gomez pass | 60-45 |
| 12:48 | Rice | Steven Schneider misses the dunk attempt | 60-45 |
| 12:47 | Minnesota | Augustus Kolkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 12:27 | Minnesota | Augustus Kolkowski drills a fadeaway in the lane | 62-45 |
| 12:07 | Rice | Thomas Weaver misses the lay-in | 62-45 |
| 12:05 | Rice | Thomas Weaver grabs the offensive board | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:00 | Rice | James Canto can't connect on a runner near the basket | 62-45 |
| 11:58 | Rice | Thomas Weaver pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-45 |
| 11:42 | Rice | Steven Schneider misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by William Neace - foul #1 on William Neace, team foul #4 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Green (PG), Chang Yin (SG), John Reeder (SF), Chen Chiou (C) Armando Cuevas, William Neace, Dikembe Alvarenga, Augustus Kolkowski | |
| Subs | Rice | John Estep (PG), Jack Owen (SG), Jarrod Lee (PF), Roy Grinberg (C) Kenneth Lerch, Travis Meeks, Thomas Weaver, James Canto | |
| 11:42 | Rice | Steven Schneider misses the 1st free throw | 62-45 |
| 11:42 | Rice | Steven Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gregory Green (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chang Yin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Reeder (fresh) PF - Fernando Gomez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Chen Chiou (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Estep (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Owen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Schneider (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jarrod Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Grinberg (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Minnesota | Chang Yin buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-46 |
| 11:14 | Rice | John Estep connects on the floater from the baseline | 64-48 |
| 10:57 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-48 |
| 10:55 | Rice | Steven Schneider grabs the defensive rebound | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:40 | Rice | Chang Yin takes the ball from Steven Schneider | 64-48 |
| 10:36 | Minnesota | Chang Yin jams it | 66-48 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:25 | Rice | Jack Owen misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 66-48 |
| 10:24 | Rice | Roy Grinberg tips it home | 66-50 |
| 10:17 | Minnesota | Chang Yin hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-50 |
| 09:56 | Rice | John Reeder steps in front of the Jarrod Lee pass | 69-50 |
| 09:53 | Minnesota | Chang Yin lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Reeder | 71-50 |
| 09:44 | Rice | Jarrod Lee comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-50 |
| 09:42 | Minnesota | Chang Yin grabs the defensive rebound | 71-50 |
| 09:38 | Minnesota | Gregory Green hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 71-50 |
| 09:37 | Rice | John Estep grabs the board | 71-50 |
| 09:24 | Rice | John Estep loses the ball out of bounds | 71-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Armando Cuevas (PG), William Neace (SG), Dikembe Alvarenga (SF), Augustus Kolkowski (C) Gregory Green, Chang Yin, John Reeder, Chen Chiou | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lerch (PG), Travis Meeks (SG), Thomas Weaver (PF) John Estep, Steven Schneider, Jarrod Lee | |
| 09:06 | Minnesota | William Neace misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 71-50 |
| 09:04 | Rice | Roy Grinberg grabs the board | 71-50 |
| 08:51 | Rice | Jack Owen misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-50 |
| 08:50 | Rice | Thomas Weaver hits the follow up shot | 71-52 |
| 08:30 | Minnesota | Augustus Kolkowski is fouled on the floor by Thomas Weaver - foul #2 on Thomas Weaver, team foul #5 | 71-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Rice | John French (SF), James Canto (C) Roy Grinberg, Jack Owen | |
| 08:19 | Minnesota | Armando Cuevas misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 71-52 |
| 08:17 | Rice | The rebound goes to Thomas Weaver | 71-52 |
| 08:10 | Rice | William Neace is called for the reach on Travis Meeks - foul #2 on William Neace, team foul #5 | 71-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jarrod Lee (SF) John French | |
| 08:01 | Rice | James Canto is hacked by Augustus Kolkowski - foul #2 on Augustus Kolkowski, team foul #6 | 71-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Chang Yin (SG) William Neace | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:50 | Rice | Jarrod Lee connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Lerch | 71-54 |
| 07:22 | Minnesota | Armando Cuevas misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-54 |
| 07:21 | Rice | James Canto grabs the defensive rebound | 71-54 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Armando Cuevas (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Chang Yin (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. PF - Fernando Gomez (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Augustus Kolkowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenneth Lerch (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Travis Meeks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jarrod Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Weaver (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. C - James Canto (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Rice | Kenneth Lerch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-54 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Green (PG), William Neace (SG) Armando Cuevas, Chang Yin | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:01 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-54 |
| 07:00 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jarrod Lee | 71-54 |
| 06:42 | Rice | Kenneth Lerch misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-54 |
| 06:40 | Rice | Travis Meeks tips it in | 71-56 |
| 06:34 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alvarenga misses the 3 from the left corner | 71-56 |
| 06:32 | Rice | James Canto pulls down the rebound | 71-56 |
| 06:26 | Rice | Travis Meeks misses the 3 from straight away | 71-56 |
| 06:24 | Minnesota | Augustus Kolkowski snags the defensive board | 71-56 |
| 06:02 | Minnesota | Gregory Green misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-56 |
| 06:01 | Minnesota | Augustus Kolkowski grabs the offensive board | 71-56 |
| 05:53 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez clanks a floater from the right block but he's hacked by James Canto - foul #4 on James Canto, team foul #6 | 71-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Armando Cuevas (PG), Chang Yin (SG), Chen Chiou (C) Gregory Green, William Neace, Augustus Kolkowski | |
| Subs | Rice | John Estep (PG), Jack Owen (SG), Steven Schneider (SF), Roy Grinberg (PF) Kenneth Lerch, Travis Meeks, Jarrod Lee, Thomas Weaver | |
| 05:53 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez misses the 1st free throw | 71-56 |
| 05:53 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez makes the 2nd free throw | 72-56 |
| 05:38 | Rice | Jack Owen misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 72-56 |
| 05:36 | Minnesota | Chang Yin pulls down the rebound | 72-56 |
| 05:23 | Minnesota | Chang Yin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-56 |
| 05:22 | Rice | Steven Schneider snags the defensive board | 72-56 |
| 04:59 | Rice | Steven Schneider knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:44 | Minnesota | Chang Yin is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Chang Yin, team foul #7 | 72-58 |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Neace (SG), Augustus Kolkowski (C) Chang Yin, Chen Chiou | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lerch (PG), Travis Meeks (SG) John Estep, James Canto | |
| 04:16 | Rice | Steven Schneider connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Travis Meeks | 72-60 |
| 03:56 | Minnesota | Augustus Kolkowski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 72-60 |
| 03:55 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez snags the offensive board | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Minnesota | Armando Cuevas is hacked by Jack Owen - foul #2 on Jack Owen, team foul #7 | 72-60 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Chang Yin (SG), Brandon McGowan (PF), Chen Chiou (C) William Neace, Fernando Gomez, Augustus Kolkowski | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Weaver (PF), Jarrod Lee (C) Roy Grinberg, Jack Owen | |
| 03:37 | Minnesota | Armando Cuevas makes the 1st free throw | 73-60 |
| 03:37 | Minnesota | Armando Cuevas misses the 2nd free throw | 73-60 |
| 03:37 | Rice | The rebound goes to Thomas Weaver | 73-60 |
| 03:20 | Rice | Kenneth Lerch buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Travis Meeks | 73-62 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Armando Cuevas (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Chang Yin (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. PF - Brandon McGowan (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Chen Chiou (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenneth Lerch (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Travis Meeks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Schneider (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Weaver (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. C - Jarrod Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Minnesota | Chang Yin buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 76-62 |
| 02:43 | Rice | Thomas Weaver comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-62 |
| 02:41 | Minnesota | Armando Cuevas snags the defensive board | 76-62 |
| 02:25 | Minnesota | Chang Yin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 76-62 |
| 02:23 | Minnesota | Armando Cuevas tips it home | 78-62 |
| 02:08 | Rice | Travis Meeks comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 78-62 |
| 02:06 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou gets the rebound | 78-62 |
| 01:50 | Minnesota | Armando Cuevas is hacked by Kenneth Lerch - foul #3 on Kenneth Lerch, team foul #8 | 78-62 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Reeder (SF) Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| Subs | Rice | John Estep (PG), Jack Owen (SG), John French (SF), Roy Grinberg (C) Kenneth Lerch, Travis Meeks, Steven Schneider, Thomas Weaver | |
| 01:50 | Minnesota | Armando Cuevas makes the 1st free throw | 79-62 |
| 01:50 | Minnesota | Armando Cuevas makes the 2nd free throw | 80-62 |
| 01:33 | Rice | John Estep splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jack Owen | 80-65 |
| 01:08 | Minnesota | Chang Yin comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 80-65 |
| 01:07 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou tips it back up and in | 82-65 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Jack Owen misses long on a floater from the left wing | 82-65 |
| 00:43 | Minnesota | John Reeder gets the rebound | 82-65 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Minnesota | Chang Yin steps out of bounds on the baseline | 82-65 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Rice | Jarrod Lee misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 82-65 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Jack Owen tips it back up and in | 82-67 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Armando Cuevas runs out the clock | 82-67 |