| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Jason Sabatini (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Artis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Joseph (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derek Powell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Eichenmiller (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenneth Lerch (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Travis Meeks (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steven Schneider (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Thomas Weaver (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. C - James Canto (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Steven Schneider inbounds the ball | 30-43 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Rice | Travis Meeks misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 30-43 |
| 19:51 | Fresno State | George Artis grabs the board | 30-43 |
| 19:42 | Fresno State | Derek Powell misses the easy layup | 30-43 |
| 19:41 | Fresno State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Eichenmiller | 30-43 |
| 19:26 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Joseph hits the finger roll | 32-43 |
| 19:05 | Rice | Steven Schneider loses the dribble to Derek Powell | 32-43 |
| 18:42 | Fresno State | George Artis scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeffrey Joseph | 34-43 |
| 18:18 | Rice | Thomas Weaver blows the dunk | 34-43 |
| 18:17 | Fresno State | Joseph Eichenmiller grabs the board | 34-43 |
| 17:59 | Fresno State | Jason Sabatini banks in the layup | 36-43 |
| 17:47 | Rice | Steven Schneider misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 36-43 |
| 17:45 | Rice | Travis Meeks can't tip it in | 36-43 |
| 17:43 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Joseph Eichenmiller | 36-43 |
| 17:38 | Fresno State | Travis Meeks is called for the reach on George Artis - foul #2 on Travis Meeks, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Robert Mapes (C) Joseph Eichenmiller | |
| Subs | Rice | Jarrod Lee (C) James Canto | |
| 17:26 | Fresno State | Jason Sabatini misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 17:25 | Fresno State | George Artis grabs the offensive board | 36-43 |
| 17:10 | Fresno State | Thomas Weaver is called for the reach on Derek Powell - foul #2 on Thomas Weaver, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Fresno State | John Pittman (SG) George Artis | |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Grinberg (PF), Jack Owen (C) Steven Schneider, Thomas Weaver | |
| 17:01 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Joseph misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jack Owen - foul #1 on Jack Owen, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Fresno State | David Nelson (PG), George Driver (PF) Jason Sabatini, Derek Powell | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:01 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 17:01 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Joseph misses the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 17:01 | Rice | Roy Grinberg grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 16:53 | Rice | Roy Grinberg connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Kenneth Lerch and the foul's on George Driver - foul #1 on George Driver, team foul #1 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Estep (SG) Travis Meeks | |
| 16:53 | Rice | Roy Grinberg makes the free throw | 37-46 |
| 16:29 | Fresno State | John Pittman misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Kenneth Lerch - foul #3 on Kenneth Lerch, team foul #4 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Joseph Eichenmiller (C) Robert Mapes | |
| Subs | Rice | John French (SF) Kenneth Lerch | |
| 16:29 | Fresno State | John Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 16:29 | Fresno State | John Pittman misses the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 16:29 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jarrod Lee | 38-46 |
| 16:07 | Rice | Roy Grinberg lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Estep | 38-48 |
| 15:40 | Fresno State | Jarrod Lee takes the ball from John Pittman | 38-48 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - David Nelson (fresh) SG - John Pittman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jeffrey Joseph (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Driver (fresh) 1 pts. C - Joseph Eichenmiller (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Estep (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jack Owen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John French (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jarrod Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Grinberg (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:23 | Rice | David Nelson picks off the pass by Jarrod Lee | 38-48 |
| 15:18 | Fresno State | David Nelson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-48 |
| 15:16 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Joseph misses the tip | 38-48 |
| 15:15 | Rice | Jarrod Lee gets the rebound | 38-48 |
| 15:01 | Rice | John Estep misses the 3 from the left corner | 38-48 |
| 15:00 | Fresno State | John Pittman snags the defensive board | 38-48 |
| 14:55 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Joseph drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Pittman | 40-48 |
| 14:26 | Rice | John Estep buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Roy Grinberg | 40-51 |
| 14:15 | Fresno State | John Pittman comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 40-51 |
| 14:14 | Rice | Jarrod Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 13:55 | Rice | John French comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-51 |
| 13:53 | Fresno State | George Driver snags the defensive board | 40-51 |
| 13:49 | Fresno State | George Driver is fouled on the floor by John French - foul #1 on John French, team foul #5 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jason Sabatini (PG), George Artis (SG), Anthony Roberts (SF), Derek Powell (PF), Robert Mapes (C) David Nelson, John Pittman, Jeffrey Joseph, George Driver, Joseph Eichenmiller | |
| 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 | |
| 13:34 | Fresno State | Derek Powell makes the turnaround from the right block set up by George Artis | 42-51 |
| 13:29 | Rice | James Canto loses the dribble to Robert Mapes | 42-51 |
| 13:15 | Fresno State | Jason Sabatini is called for traveling | 42-51 |
| 13:04 | Rice | Steven Schneider clanks a 3 from the left corner | 42-51 |
| 13:02 | Fresno State | Robert Mapes grabs the board | 42-51 |
| 12:57 | Fresno State | Anthony Roberts makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Sabatini | 45-51 |
| 12:35 | Rice | Travis Meeks knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Kenneth Lerch | 45-54 |
| 12:16 | Fresno State | Anthony Roberts's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Schneider | 45-54 |
| 12:14 | Rice | Thomas Weaver grabs the defensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 12:07 | Rice | Steven Schneider misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-54 |
| 12:06 | Fresno State | George Artis pulls down the rebound | 45-54 |
| 12:00 | Fresno State | Jason Sabatini comes up short on the floater from the left side | 45-54 |
| 11:58 | Fresno State | Anthony Roberts tips it but misses | 45-54 |
| 11:56 | Rice | James Canto pulls down the rebound | 45-54 |
| 11:40 | Rice | Thomas Weaver blows the layup but he's hacked by Derek Powell - foul #3 on Derek Powell, team foul #2 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jeffrey Joseph (SF) Anthony Roberts | |
| Subs | Rice | Jarrod Lee (C) James Canto | |
| 11:40 | Rice | Thomas Weaver misses the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 11:40 | Rice | Thomas Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Jason Sabatini (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Artis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Joseph (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Derek Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Mapes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenneth Lerch (fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Travis Meeks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steven Schneider (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. PF - Thomas Weaver (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. C - Jarrod Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Fresno State | Derek Powell knocks in the jumper in the paint | 47-55 |
| 10:59 | Rice | Travis Meeks buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jarrod Lee | 47-58 |
| 10:35 | Fresno State | Kenneth Lerch is called for the reach on Jason Sabatini - foul #4 on Kenneth Lerch, team foul #6 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Fresno State | David Nelson (PG), John Pittman (SG), George Driver (PF), Joseph Eichenmiller (C) Jason Sabatini, George Artis, Derek Powell, Robert Mapes | |
| Subs | Rice | John Estep (PG), Jack Owen (SG), Roy Grinberg (PF), James Canto (C) Kenneth Lerch, Travis Meeks, Steven Schneider, Thomas Weaver | |
| 10:23 | Fresno State | Jack Owen is called for the reach on Jeffrey Joseph - foul #2 on Jack Owen, team foul #7 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Rice | John French (SF) Jarrod Lee | |
| 10:23 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Joseph misses the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 10:23 | Fresno State | George Driver grabs the offensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 10:09 | Fresno State | John Pittman loses the dribble to Jack Owen | 47-58 |
| 09:53 | Rice | John French misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-58 |
| 09:51 | Fresno State | George Driver pulls down the rebound | 47-58 |
| 09:45 | Fresno State | John Pittman misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Roy Grinberg - foul #2 on Roy Grinberg, team foul #8 | 47-58 |
| 09:45 | Fresno State | John Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 09:45 | Fresno State | John Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 09:25 | Rice | John French connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by John Estep | 49-60 |
| 09:05 | Fresno State | George Driver hits a jumper from the left wing set up by David Nelson and he's fouled by Roy Grinberg - foul #3 on Roy Grinberg, team foul #9 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jason Sabatini (PG), Derek Powell (PF) David Nelson, John Pittman | |
| Subs | Rice | Travis Meeks (SG), Steven Schneider (SF), Thomas Weaver (PF), Jarrod Lee (C) Jack Owen, John French, Roy Grinberg, James Canto | |
| 09:05 | Fresno State | George Driver makes the free throw | 52-60 |
| 08:46 | Rice | Jeffrey Joseph steals it from Thomas Weaver | 52-60 |
| 08:43 | Fresno State | George Driver hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jeffrey Joseph | 54-60 |
| 08:32 | Rice | Jarrod Lee misses badly on a shot in the paint | 54-60 |
| 08:31 | Rice | Jarrod Lee tips it home | 54-62 |
| 08:26 | Fresno State | Jason Sabatini can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-62 |
| 08:24 | Fresno State | Joseph Eichenmiller pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-62 |
| 08:13 | Fresno State | Joseph Eichenmiller misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 54-62 |
| 08:11 | Rice | Steven Schneider grabs the board | 54-62 |
| 07:51 | Rice | Travis Meeks clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Derek Powell - foul #4 on Derek Powell, team foul #3 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Fresno State | George Artis (SG), Robert Mapes (C) George Driver, Joseph Eichenmiller | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lerch (PG) John Estep | |
| 07:51 | Rice | Travis Meeks makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 07:51 | Rice | Travis Meeks makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 07:32 | Fresno State | Jarrod Lee steals it from Derek Powell | 54-64 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Jason Sabatini (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Artis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Joseph (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Derek Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - Robert Mapes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenneth Lerch (fresh) 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Travis Meeks (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steven Schneider (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Thomas Weaver (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. C - Jarrod Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:12 | Rice | Travis Meeks hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kenneth Lerch | 54-66 |
| 06:55 | Fresno State | George Artis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-66 |
| 06:54 | Rice | Steven Schneider snags the defensive board | 54-66 |
| 06:31 | Rice | Jarrod Lee hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Steven Schneider | 54-69 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 06:18 | Fresno State | Jason Sabatini connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Joseph | 57-69 |
| 06:06 | Rice | Thomas Weaver knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Kenneth Lerch | 57-71 |
| 05:59 | Fresno State | Robert Mapes buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Joseph | 60-71 |
| 05:50 | Rice | Kenneth Lerch clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Mapes - foul #2 on Robert Mapes, team foul #4 | 60-71 |
| Subs | Fresno State | David Nelson (PG), John Pittman (SF), George Driver (PF), Joseph Eichenmiller (C) Jason Sabatini, Jeffrey Joseph, Derek Powell, Robert Mapes | |
| Subs | Rice | John Estep (SG), Roy Grinberg (SF), Jack Owen (PF), James Canto (C) Travis Meeks, Steven Schneider, Thomas Weaver, Jarrod Lee | |
| 05:50 | Rice | Kenneth Lerch misses the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 05:50 | Rice | Kenneth Lerch misses the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| 05:50 | Fresno State | Joseph Eichenmiller grabs the board | 60-71 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 05:46 | Fresno State | John Pittman misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 60-71 |
| 05:44 | Fresno State | George Driver grabs the offensive rebound | 60-71 |
| 05:23 | Fresno State | John Pittman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-71 |
| 05:22 | Rice | Jack Owen grabs the defensive rebound | 60-71 |
| 04:53 | Rice | John Estep connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Roy Grinberg | 60-73 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 04:39 | Fresno State | George Driver hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-73 |
| 04:38 | Fresno State | John Pittman misses the tip | 60-73 |
| 04:36 | Fresno State | Joseph Eichenmiller tips it but misses | 60-73 |
| 04:35 | Fresno State | George Artis grabs the offensive rebound | 60-73 |
| 04:18 | Fresno State | John Pittman is hacked by Roy Grinberg - foul #4 on Roy Grinberg, team foul #10 | 60-73 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jason Sabatini (PG), Jeffrey Joseph (SF), Derek Powell (PF) David Nelson, George Artis, George Driver | |
| Subs | Rice | Travis Meeks (SG) Kenneth Lerch | |
| 04:18 | Fresno State | John Pittman misses the 1st free throw | 60-73 |
| 04:18 | Fresno State | John Pittman misses the 2nd free throw | 60-73 |
| 04:18 | Rice | James Canto snags the defensive board | 60-73 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:58 | Rice | Jack Owen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-73 |
| 03:57 | Fresno State | Derek Powell grabs the board | 60-73 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:51 | Fresno State | Jason Sabatini misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-73 |
| 03:50 | Rice | John Estep snags the defensive board | 60-73 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Rice | Travis Meeks connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by John Estep | 60-75 |
| 03:26 | Fresno State | John Pittman can't finish the layup | 60-75 |
| 03:25 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Canto | 60-75 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Jason Sabatini (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Pittman (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. SF - Jeffrey Joseph (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Derek Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Joseph Eichenmiller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Estep (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Travis Meeks (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Roy Grinberg (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Jack Owen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. C - James Canto (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Rice | John Estep comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-75 |
| 03:00 | Fresno State | Derek Powell pulls down the rebound | 60-75 |
| 02:52 | Fresno State | Joseph Eichenmiller hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-75 |
| 02:52 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-75 |
| Subs | Fresno State | George Artis (SG) John Pittman | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lerch (PG), Steven Schneider (SF), Thomas Weaver (PF) John Estep, Roy Grinberg, Jack Owen | |
| 02:36 | Rice | Derek Powell is called for the reach on Travis Meeks - foul #5 on Derek Powell, team foul #5 | 63-75 |
| Subs | Fresno State | John Pittman (PF), Robert Mapes (C) Derek Powell, Joseph Eichenmiller | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:27 | Rice | Kenneth Lerch connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Travis Meeks | 63-78 |
| 02:17 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Joseph drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-78 |
| 01:57 | Rice | Thomas Weaver is hacked by John Pittman - foul #2 on John Pittman, team foul #6 | 65-78 |
| Subs | Fresno State | David Nelson (PG), Anthony Roberts (SG), George Driver (PF) Jason Sabatini, George Artis, Jeffrey Joseph | |
| Subs | Rice | John Estep (PG), Jack Owen (SG), John French (SF), Jarrod Lee (PF), Roy Grinberg (C) Kenneth Lerch, Travis Meeks, Steven Schneider, Thomas Weaver, James Canto | |
| 01:38 | Rice | George Driver is called for the reach on Jack Owen - foul #2 on George Driver, team foul #7 | 65-78 |
| 01:38 | Rice | Jack Owen makes the 1st free throw | 65-79 |
| 01:38 | Rice | Jack Owen makes the 2nd free throw | 65-80 |
| 01:20 | Fresno State | David Nelson misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 65-80 |
| 01:18 | Rice | John Estep grabs the board | 65-80 |
| 00:56 | Rice | John Estep hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Pittman - foul #3 on John Pittman, team foul #8 | 65-80 |
| 00:56 | Rice | John Estep misses the 1st free throw | 65-80 |
| 00:56 | Rice | John Estep makes the 2nd free throw | 65-81 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Fresno State | John Pittman misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-81 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Roy Grinberg snags the defensive board | 65-81 |
| 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) | |
| 00:20 | Rice | John Estep's pass is intercepted by John Pittman | 65-81 |
| 00:13 | Fresno State | Anthony Roberts comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-81 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Jarrod Lee gets the rebound | 65-81 |
| 00:00 | Rice | John Estep runs out the clock | 65-81 |