| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Kevin Ellis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Archie Lovett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jack Gould (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Don Cortinas (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Alexei Zigmond (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenneth Lerch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Meeks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Schneider (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Weaver (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Canto (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Steven Schneider inbounds the ball | 39-23 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Rice | Kenneth Lerch misses the jumpshot from the left side | 39-23 |
| 19:46 | Rice | Thomas Weaver tips it in | 39-25 |
| 19:24 | Iowa | Jack Gould is called for traveling | 39-25 |
| 19:14 | Rice | Kevin Ellis steals the ball from Travis Meeks | 39-25 |
| 18:52 | Iowa | Kevin Ellis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-25 |
| 18:51 | Iowa | Archie Lovett snags the offensive board | 39-25 |
| 18:33 | Iowa | Kevin Ellis blows the layup | 39-25 |
| 18:32 | Rice | James Canto snags the defensive board | 39-25 |
| 18:18 | Rice | Thomas Weaver blows the layup | 39-25 |
| 18:17 | Iowa | Jack Gould snags the defensive board | 39-25 |
| 18:11 | Iowa | Don Cortinas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-25 |
| 17:51 | Rice | Steven Schneider is fouled on the floor by Kevin Ellis - foul #3 on Kevin Ellis, team foul #1 | 39-25 |
| Subs | Iowa | Bruce Anderson (PG) Kevin Ellis | |
| Subs | Rice | Jarrod Lee (C) James Canto | |
| 17:40 | Rice | Bruce Anderson is called for the reach on Steven Schneider - foul #2 on Bruce Anderson, team foul #2 | 39-25 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Steven Schneider loses the dribble to Alexei Zigmond | 39-25 |
| 17:10 | Iowa | Bruce Anderson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-25 |
| 17:08 | Iowa | Archie Lovett tips it in | 41-25 |
| 16:53 | Rice | Steven Schneider misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-25 |
| 16:52 | Rice | Thomas Weaver tips it in | 41-27 |
| 16:38 | Iowa | Bruce Anderson scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Alexei Zigmond | 43-27 |
| 16:30 | Rice | Steven Schneider is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Travis Meeks | 43-30 |
| 16:03 | Iowa | Bruce Anderson makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jack Gould | 46-30 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Bruce Anderson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Archie Lovett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jack Gould (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Don Cortinas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Alexei Zigmond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenneth Lerch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Meeks (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Steven Schneider (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Weaver (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jarrod Lee (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Rice | Steven Schneider comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 46-30 |
| 15:44 | Iowa | Bruce Anderson gets the rebound | 46-30 |
| 15:23 | Iowa | Bruce Anderson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 46-30 |
| 15:22 | Rice | Thomas Weaver grabs the defensive rebound | 46-30 |
| 15:04 | Rice | Travis Meeks lays it in | 46-32 |
| 14:53 | Iowa | Alexei Zigmond clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 46-32 |
| 14:51 | Iowa | Jack Gould grabs the offensive rebound | 46-32 |
| 14:35 | Iowa | Jarrod Lee picks off the pass by Archie Lovett | 46-32 |
| 14:20 | Rice | Steven Schneider is hacked by Jack Gould during a doubleteam - foul #1 on Jack Gould, team foul #3 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kevin Ellis (PG), William Wood (SG), Cory Ashford (C) Bruce Anderson, Don Cortinas, Alexei Zigmond | |
| Subs | Rice | John Estep (PG), Jack Owen (SG), John French (SF), Roy Grinberg (PF), James Canto (C) Kenneth Lerch, Travis Meeks, Steven Schneider, Thomas Weaver, Jarrod Lee | |
| 14:09 | Rice | James Canto is whistled for traveling | 46-32 |
| 13:48 | Iowa | Archie Lovett clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jack Owen - foul #1 on Jack Owen, team foul #1 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Boydston (SF) Jack Gould | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:48 | Iowa | Archie Lovett makes the 1st free throw | 47-32 |
| 13:48 | Iowa | Archie Lovett misses the 2nd free throw | 47-32 |
| 13:48 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Canto | 47-32 |
| 13:38 | Rice | John French buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Estep | 47-34 |
| 13:13 | Iowa | Paul Boydston makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Ellis | 50-34 |
| 12:54 | Rice | James Canto works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John French | 50-37 |
| 12:42 | Iowa | Archie Lovett connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Wood | 52-37 |
| 12:28 | Rice | Roy Grinberg can't connect on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Paul Boydston - foul #1 on Paul Boydston, team foul #4 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jack Gould (SF), Alexei Zigmond (C) Paul Boydston, Archie Lovett | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lerch (PG) John French | |
| 12:28 | Rice | Roy Grinberg misses the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 12:28 | Rice | Roy Grinberg makes the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 12:13 | Iowa | Kevin Ellis hits the finger roll set up by William Wood and the foul's on Kenneth Lerch - foul #2 on Kenneth Lerch, team foul #2 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jarrod Lee (SF) Jack Owen | |
| 12:13 | Iowa | Kevin Ellis misses the free throw | 54-38 |
| 12:13 | Rice | James Canto grabs the board | 54-38 |
| 11:56 | Rice | Roy Grinberg scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by James Canto | 54-40 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Kevin Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Wood (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Gould (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cory Ashford (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Alexei Zigmond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenneth Lerch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Estep (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jarrod Lee (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Roy Grinberg (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Canto (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Iowa | Kevin Ellis knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from William Wood | 57-40 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:34 | Rice | Jack Gould steals the ball from James Canto | 57-40 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:15 | Iowa | Kevin Ellis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Archie Lovett (SG), Don Cortinas (PF) William Wood, Cory Ashford | |
| Subs | Rice | Travis Meeks (SG), Steven Schneider (SF), Thomas Weaver (PF) John Estep, Roy Grinberg, James Canto | |
| 11:06 | Rice | Archie Lovett picks off the pass by Kenneth Lerch | 57-40 |
| 10:52 | Iowa | Jack Gould makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Ellis | 60-40 |
| 10:40 | Rice | Jarrod Lee connects on the floater in the lane | 60-42 |
| 10:17 | Iowa | Archie Lovett comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-42 |
| 10:15 | Rice | Steven Schneider snags the defensive board | 60-42 |
| 10:05 | Rice | Travis Meeks connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Thomas Weaver | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:45 | Iowa | Jarrod Lee denies the turnaround by Don Cortinas | 60-45 |
| 09:43 | Iowa | Jack Gould tips it but misses | 60-45 |
| 09:42 | Rice | Jarrod Lee gets the rebound | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:19 | Rice | Travis Meeks misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 60-45 |
| 09:18 | Iowa | Jack Gould grabs the board | 60-45 |
| 08:52 | Iowa | Archie Lovett misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-45 |
| 08:50 | Rice | Steven Schneider pulls down the rebound | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:39 | Rice | Steven Schneider throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Wood (SG), Paul Boydston (SF), Cory Ashford (C) Archie Lovett, Jack Gould, Alexei Zigmond | |
| Subs | Rice | John Estep (PG), Roy Grinberg (SF), Jack Owen (PF), James Canto (C) Kenneth Lerch, Steven Schneider, Thomas Weaver, Jarrod Lee | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:16 | Iowa | Don Cortinas misses the shot from just outside the lane | 60-45 |
| 08:14 | Rice | The rebound goes to Roy Grinberg | 60-45 |
| 07:52 | Rice | James Canto's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Bruce Anderson (PG) Kevin Ellis | |
| Subs | Rice | John French (SF) Travis Meeks | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Bruce Anderson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Wood (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Boydston (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Don Cortinas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Cory Ashford (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Estep (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jack Owen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John French (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roy Grinberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Canto (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Iowa | Bruce Anderson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James Canto - foul #2 on James Canto, team foul #3 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Schneider (SF) John French | |
| 07:32 | Iowa | Bruce Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 07:32 | Iowa | Bruce Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 07:32 | Rice | The rebound goes to Roy Grinberg | 61-45 |
| 07:15 | Rice | Steven Schneider knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 61-47 |
| 06:53 | Iowa | William Wood misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-47 |
| 06:51 | Rice | Steven Schneider grabs the defensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 06:44 | Rice | Steven Schneider works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by John Estep | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:18 | Iowa | Bruce Anderson clanks a jumper from the left side | 61-49 |
| 06:17 | Rice | Steven Schneider pulls down the rebound | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:12 | Rice | Steven Schneider misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but the foul's on William Wood - foul #1 on William Wood, team foul #5 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kevin Ellis (PG), Jack Gould (SF), Archie Lovett (PF) Bruce Anderson, Paul Boydston, Don Cortinas | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lerch (PG), Travis Meeks (SG), Thomas Weaver (PF) John Estep, Jack Owen, Roy Grinberg | |
| 06:12 | Rice | Steven Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 06:12 | Rice | Steven Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 05:54 | Iowa | Kenneth Lerch is called for the reach on Jack Gould - foul #3 on Kenneth Lerch, team foul #4 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Rice | John French (SF) Steven Schneider | |
| 05:45 | Iowa | Travis Meeks takes the ball from Kevin Ellis | 61-51 |
| 05:42 | Rice | Kenneth Lerch dunks the ball set up by Travis Meeks | 61-53 |
| 05:26 | Iowa | Kevin Ellis connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-53 |
| 05:19 | Rice | John French can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jack Gould - foul #2 on Jack Gould, team foul #6 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Don Cortinas (PF), Alexei Zigmond (C) William Wood, Cory Ashford | |
| Subs | Rice | Jarrod Lee (C) James Canto | |
| 05:19 | Rice | John French makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 05:19 | Rice | John French makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 05:00 | Iowa | Archie Lovett drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Kevin Ellis | 67-55 |
| 04:47 | Rice | John French's pass is intercepted by Alexei Zigmond | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:31 | Iowa | Jack Gould can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John French - foul #1 on John French, team foul #5 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Schneider (SF) John French | |
| 04:31 | Iowa | Jack Gould misses the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 04:31 | Iowa | Jack Gould misses the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 04:31 | Rice | Jarrod Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:14 | Rice | Steven Schneider scores on a jumper in the paint | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:01 | Iowa | Travis Meeks steals it from Alexei Zigmond | 67-57 |
| 03:58 | Rice | Travis Meeks lays it in | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Iowa | Kevin Ellis clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-59 |
| 03:30 | Rice | The rebound goes to Steven Schneider | 67-59 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Kevin Ellis (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Archie Lovett (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jack Gould (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Don Cortinas (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Alexei Zigmond (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenneth Lerch (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Travis Meeks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Steven Schneider (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. PF - Thomas Weaver (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jarrod Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:17 | Rice | Kenneth Lerch is open but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 67-59 |
| 03:15 | Iowa | Alexei Zigmond pulls down the rebound | 67-59 |
| 03:11 | Iowa | Kevin Ellis clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-59 |
| 03:10 | Iowa | Alexei Zigmond hits the follow up shot | 69-59 |
| 02:54 | Rice | Jarrod Lee connects on the open floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steven Schneider out of a doubleteam | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:43 | Iowa | Archie Lovett clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 69-61 |
| 02:41 | Iowa | Don Cortinas grabs the offensive board | 69-61 |
| 02:19 | Iowa | Alexei Zigmond steps out of bounds on the sideline | 69-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Bruce Anderson (PG), William Wood (SG), Paul Boydston (SF), Cory Ashford (PF) Kevin Ellis, Archie Lovett, Jack Gould, Don Cortinas | |
| Subs | Rice | John Estep (PG), Jack Owen (SG), John French (SF), Roy Grinberg (PF), James Canto (C) Kenneth Lerch, Travis Meeks, Steven Schneider, Thomas Weaver, Jarrod Lee | |
| 02:17 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lerch (PG), Steven Schneider (SF) Jack Owen, John French | |
| 02:06 | Rice | Roy Grinberg buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Lerch | 69-63 |
| 02:06 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-63 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kevin Ellis (PG), Archie Lovett (SG) Bruce Anderson, William Wood | |
| Subs | Rice | Travis Meeks (SG), Thomas Weaver (PF) John Estep, Roy Grinberg | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:41 | Iowa | Cory Ashford hits a shot in the paint and the foul's on James Canto - foul #3 on James Canto, team foul #6 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jack Gould (SF) Paul Boydston | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:41 | Iowa | Cory Ashford makes the free throw | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:39 | Rice | Kenneth Lerch is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Ellis - foul #4 on Kevin Ellis, team foul #7 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Iowa | Don Cortinas (PF) Cory Ashford | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:39 | Rice | Kenneth Lerch makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 01:39 | Rice | Kenneth Lerch makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:10 | Iowa | Jack Gould misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 72-65 |
| 01:08 | Rice | James Canto gets the rebound | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:02 | Rice | Kenneth Lerch hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Travis Meeks | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Iowa | Jack Gould clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 72-68 |
| 00:37 | Rice | Steven Schneider grabs the defensive rebound | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Rice | Archie Lovett is called for the reach on Kenneth Lerch - foul #2 on Archie Lovett, team foul #8 | 72-68 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Kenneth Lerch makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Kenneth Lerch makes the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Iowa | Kevin Ellis is hacked by Kenneth Lerch in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenneth Lerch, team foul #7 | 72-70 |
| 00:31 | Iowa | Kevin Ellis misses the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:31 | Iowa | Don Cortinas pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-70 |
| 00:29 | Iowa | Don Cortinas is hacked by Kenneth Lerch - foul #5 on Kenneth Lerch, team foul #8 | 72-70 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Estep (PG) Kenneth Lerch | |
| 00:29 | Iowa | Don Cortinas makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:29 | Iowa | Don Cortinas misses the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:29 | Rice | James Canto pulls down the rebound | 73-70 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Rice | Steven Schneider makes the contested turnaround in the lane on a great pass from John Estep | 73-72 |
| 00:12 | Iowa | John Estep is called for the reach on Kevin Ellis in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Estep, team foul #9 | 73-72 |
| 00:12 | Iowa | Kevin Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:12 | Iowa | Kevin Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Steven Schneider is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-72 |
| 00:05 | Iowa | Archie Lovett grabs the board | 75-72 |
| 00:04 | Iowa | Archie Lovett is fouled in the backcourt by John Estep - foul #3 on John Estep, team foul #10 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Wood (SG), Paul Boydston (SF) Jack Gould, Alexei Zigmond | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:04 | Iowa | Archie Lovett makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:04 | Iowa | Archie Lovett misses the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:04 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Canto | 76-72 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | James Canto comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 76-72 |