| Lineup | Rice | PG - Derrick Kephart (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Thompson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Leonard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Mabe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Chavers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Joseph George (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Erik Carrico (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Cameron (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Harvard | James Smith inbounds the ball | 37-36 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Harvard | Erik Carrico buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph George | 37-38 |
| 19:29 | Rice | Derrick Kephart drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Thompson | 40-38 |
| 19:10 | Harvard | Erik Carrico clanks a floater from the free throw line | 40-38 |
| 19:08 | Rice | David Mabe gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 19:03 | Rice | Derrick Kephart can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-38 |
| 19:02 | Rice | David Mabe misses the tip | 40-38 |
| 19:01 | Harvard | Joseph George snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 18:43 | Harvard | Anthony Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 18:41 | Harvard | James Smith can't tip it in | 40-38 |
| 18:39 | Harvard | James Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 18:27 | Harvard | Donald Cameron knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph George | 40-40 |
| 18:10 | Rice | Mark Thompson loses the dribble to Joseph George | 40-40 |
| 17:52 | Harvard | Anthony Smith clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 40-40 |
| 17:51 | Rice | Mark Thompson grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 17:25 | Rice | Mark Thompson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Derrick Kephart | 43-40 |
| 17:05 | Harvard | Joseph George misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-40 |
| 17:04 | Rice | David Mabe snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 16:59 | Rice | Derrick Kephart knocks in the shot from the baseline | 45-40 |
| 16:34 | Harvard | James Smith drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph George and he's fouled by James Chavers - foul #3 on James Chavers, team foul #1 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnny Lunsford (PG), Shawn Porter (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), Michael Bacher (PF), Donnell Cook (C) Derrick Kephart, Mark Thompson, Leonard Smith, David Mabe, James Chavers | |
| Subs | Harvard | Judson Brogan (PG), Joe Shelley (SG), Gilbert Kraft (PF), Charlie Welch (C) Joseph George, Erik Carrico, Anthony Smith, Donald Cameron | |
| 16:34 | Harvard | James Smith misses the free throw | 45-42 |
| 16:34 | Rice | Michael Bacher gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 16:25 | Rice | Donnell Cook misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-42 |
| 16:24 | Rice | Michael Bacher gets the offensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 16:07 | Rice | Donnell Cook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-42 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Lyle Adamek (SF) James Smith | |
| 15:47 | Harvard | Michael Bacher is called for the reach on Lyle Adamek - foul #1 on Michael Bacher, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Kephart (PG), Brad Snedeker (SG) Johnny Lunsford, Jerome Wiggs | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Derrick Kephart (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brad Snedeker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Bacher (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Donnell Cook (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Judson Brogan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Shelley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lyle Adamek (fresh) PF - Gilbert Kraft (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charlie Welch (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Harvard | Joe Shelley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-42 |
| 15:26 | Harvard | Joe Shelley pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 15:06 | Harvard | Gilbert Kraft connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Lyle Adamek | 45-44 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Derrick Kephart connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Brad Snedeker | 48-44 |
| 14:37 | Harvard | Gilbert Kraft can't finish the layup | 48-44 |
| 14:35 | Rice | Brad Snedeker pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 14:18 | Rice | Gilbert Kraft picks off the pass by Brad Snedeker | 48-44 |
| 14:04 | Harvard | Charlie Welch comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Donnell Cook - foul #1 on Donnell Cook, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Smith (SF), David Mabe (PF), James Chavers (C) Shawn Porter, Michael Bacher, Donnell Cook | |
| Subs | Harvard | Joseph George (PG), Erik Carrico (SG), Anthony Smith (PF) Judson Brogan, Joe Shelley, Gilbert Kraft | |
| 14:04 | Harvard | Charlie Welch makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 14:04 | Harvard | Charlie Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 13:48 | Rice | Leonard Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Joseph George - foul #2 on Joseph George, team foul #1 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnny Lunsford (PG) Derrick Kephart | |
| Subs | Harvard | Donald Cameron (C) Charlie Welch | |
| 13:48 | Rice | Leonard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 13:48 | Rice | Leonard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 13:29 | Harvard | Lyle Adamek knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Erik Carrico | 50-48 |
| 13:20 | Rice | Brad Snedeker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-48 |
| 13:19 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Donald Cameron | 50-48 |
| 12:50 | Harvard | Joseph George hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Lyle Adamek | 50-50 |
| 12:43 | Rice | James Chavers hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Johnny Lunsford and he's fouled by Donald Cameron - foul #2 on Donald Cameron, team foul #2 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Kephart (PG) Johnny Lunsford | |
| Subs | Harvard | Judson Brogan (PG), Joe Shelley (SG), James Smith (SF), Gilbert Kraft (PF) Joseph George, Erik Carrico, Lyle Adamek, Anthony Smith | |
| 12:43 | Rice | James Chavers misses the free throw | 52-50 |
| 12:43 | Harvard | Donald Cameron snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 12:37 | Harvard | Brad Snedeker steals it from Gilbert Kraft | 52-50 |
| 12:34 | Rice | Brad Snedeker lays it up and in | 54-50 |
| 12:21 | Harvard | James Smith is denied on a layup by James Chavers | 54-50 |
| 12:20 | Rice | James Chavers grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 12:11 | Rice | Derrick Kephart drills a floater from the right wing set up by Brad Snedeker and the foul's on Judson Brogan - foul #3 on Judson Brogan, team foul #3 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Porter (SF) Leonard Smith | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 12:11 | Rice | Derrick Kephart makes the free throw | 57-50 |
| 11:49 | Harvard | Gilbert Kraft's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Mark Thompson (SG) Brad Snedeker | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Derrick Kephart (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Mabe (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Chavers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Judson Brogan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joe Shelley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gilbert Kraft (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Cameron (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Rice | Mark Thompson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-50 |
| 11:33 | Harvard | Gilbert Kraft grabs the board | 57-50 |
| 11:05 | Harvard | Joe Shelley misses long on a jumper from the left side | 57-50 |
| 11:04 | Rice | David Mabe grabs the board | 57-50 |
| 11:00 | Rice | Shawn Porter misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 57-50 |
| 10:58 | Harvard | The rebound goes to James Smith | 57-50 |
| 10:30 | Harvard | James Smith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-50 |
| 10:28 | Harvard | Donald Cameron grabs the offensive board | 57-50 |
| 10:09 | Harvard | Joe Shelley connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Judson Brogan | 57-53 |
| 09:59 | Rice | David Mabe hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Shawn Porter | 59-53 |
| 09:35 | Harvard | Joe Shelley comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 59-53 |
| 09:33 | Rice | The rebound goes to David Mabe | 59-53 |
| 09:23 | Rice | Derrick Kephart is whistled for traveling | 59-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnny Lunsford (PG), Brad Snedeker (SG), Leonard Smith (SF), Michael Bacher (PF), Donnell Cook (C) Derrick Kephart, Mark Thompson, Shawn Porter, David Mabe, James Chavers | |
| Subs | Harvard | Joseph George (PG), Erik Carrico (SG), Lyle Adamek (SF), Anthony Smith (PF), Charlie Welch (C) Judson Brogan, Joe Shelley, James Smith, Gilbert Kraft, Donald Cameron | |
| 09:02 | Harvard | Anthony Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-53 |
| 09:00 | Rice | Donnell Cook snags the defensive board | 59-53 |
| 08:48 | Rice | Brad Snedeker buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-53 |
| 08:29 | Harvard | Joseph George misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-53 |
| 08:28 | Rice | Michael Bacher snags the defensive board | 62-53 |
| 08:07 | Rice | Brad Snedeker is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 62-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Kephart (PG) Johnny Lunsford | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 07:54 | Harvard | Erik Carrico misses long on a shot from the right block | 62-53 |
| 07:52 | Rice | Donnell Cook gets the rebound | 62-53 |
| 07:34 | Rice | Leonard Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 62-53 |
| 07:32 | Rice | Derrick Kephart hits the follow up shot | 64-53 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Derrick Kephart (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brad Snedeker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leonard Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Bacher (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Donnell Cook (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Joseph George (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Erik Carrico (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lyle Adamek (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charlie Welch (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:27 | Harvard | Erik Carrico is called for traveling | 64-53 |
| Subs | Rice | James Chavers (C) Donnell Cook | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 07:15 | Rice | Leonard Smith misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Lyle Adamek - foul #1 on Lyle Adamek, team foul #4 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Judson Brogan (PG), Joe Shelley (SG), John Knapp (PF) Joseph George, Erik Carrico, Anthony Smith | |
| 07:15 | Rice | Leonard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 07:15 | Rice | Leonard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 07:05 | Harvard | Joe Shelley misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 66-53 |
| 07:03 | Harvard | John Knapp can't tip it in | 66-53 |
| 07:02 | Rice | The rebound goes to Derrick Kephart | 66-53 |
| 06:51 | Rice | Lyle Adamek is called for the reach on Leonard Smith - foul #2 on Lyle Adamek, team foul #5 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Porter (SF), David Mabe (PF) Leonard Smith, Michael Bacher | |
| Subs | Harvard | James Smith (SF), Donald Cameron (C) Lyle Adamek, Charlie Welch | |
| 06:46 | Rice | Derrick Kephart is called for traveling | 66-53 |
| 06:27 | Harvard | James Smith clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 66-53 |
| 06:26 | Rice | Derrick Kephart snags the defensive board | 66-53 |
| 06:21 | Rice | Derrick Kephart can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 66-53 |
| 06:19 | Rice | David Mabe tips it but misses | 66-53 |
| 06:18 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Donald Cameron | 66-53 |
| 06:08 | Harvard | John Knapp hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 66-53 |
| 06:07 | Rice | Shawn Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 66-53 |
| 05:58 | Rice | Derrick Kephart hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 66-53 |
| 05:57 | Harvard | John Knapp snags the defensive board | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:51 | Harvard | Judson Brogan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-53 |
| 05:49 | Harvard | Donald Cameron hits the follow up shot | 66-55 |
| 05:34 | Rice | Brad Snedeker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-55 |
| 05:33 | Rice | Shawn Porter grabs the offensive rebound | 66-55 |
| 05:23 | Rice | Judson Brogan steals it from Brad Snedeker | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:18 | Harvard | Brad Snedeker steps in front of the Donald Cameron pass | 66-55 |
| 04:59 | Rice | Derrick Kephart misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-55 |
| 04:57 | Harvard | James Smith gets the rebound | 66-55 |
| 04:57 | Harvard | Harvard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Smith (SF) Shawn Porter | |
| Subs | Harvard | Joseph George (PG), Erik Carrico (SG), Anthony Smith (PF) Judson Brogan, Joe Shelley, John Knapp | |
| 04:42 | Harvard | Brad Snedeker steps in front of the Joseph George pass | 66-55 |
| 04:17 | Rice | Brad Snedeker buries a 3 from the right wing | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:00 | Harvard | Erik Carrico double dribbles | 69-55 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Lyle Adamek (SF), Charlie Welch (C) James Smith, Donald Cameron | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:45 | Rice | Brad Snedeker clanks a 3 from the left wing | 69-55 |
| 03:44 | Rice | David Mabe tips it home | 71-55 |
| 03:34 | Harvard | Brad Snedeker is called for the reach on Erik Carrico - foul #4 on Brad Snedeker, team foul #4 | 71-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Bacher (PF) David Mabe | |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| 03:29 | Harvard | Brad Snedeker picks off the pass by Anthony Smith | 71-55 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Derrick Kephart (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brad Snedeker (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SF - Leonard Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Bacher (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - James Chavers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Joseph George (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Erik Carrico (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lyle Adamek (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charlie Welch (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:19 | Rice | Lyle Adamek steals it from Brad Snedeker | 71-55 |
| 03:10 | Harvard | Charlie Welch can't connect on a floater in the paint | 71-55 |
| 03:08 | Rice | James Chavers grabs the defensive rebound | 71-55 |
| 03:00 | Rice | Michael Bacher loses the dribble to Lyle Adamek | 71-55 |
| 02:57 | Harvard | Lyle Adamek lays it up and in | 71-57 |
| 02:40 | Rice | Michael Bacher's layup is rejected by Lyle Adamek | 71-57 |
| 02:39 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Anthony Smith | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:35 | Harvard | Erik Carrico misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by James Chavers - foul #4 on James Chavers, team foul #5 | 71-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnny Lunsford (PG), Mark Thompson (SG), Shawn Porter (SF), Donnell Cook (C) Derrick Kephart, Brad Snedeker, Leonard Smith, James Chavers | |
| Subs | Harvard | Judson Brogan (PG), Gilbert Kraft (PF) Joseph George, Anthony Smith | |
| 02:35 | Harvard | Erik Carrico makes the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 02:35 | Harvard | Erik Carrico makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 02:14 | Rice | Donnell Cook hits a shot in the paint | 73-59 |
| 01:54 | Harvard | Donnell Cook is called for the reach on Gilbert Kraft - foul #2 on Donnell Cook, team foul #6 | 73-59 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Joe Shelley (SG) Erik Carrico | |
| 01:45 | Harvard | Johnny Lunsford is called for the reach on Gilbert Kraft - foul #1 on Johnny Lunsford, team foul #7 | 73-59 |
| 01:45 | Harvard | Gilbert Kraft misses the 1st free throw | 73-59 |
| 01:45 | Harvard | Gilbert Kraft pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-59 |
| 01:35 | Harvard | Judson Brogan scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Gilbert Kraft | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:33 | Rice | Shawn Porter is hacked by Judson Brogan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Judson Brogan, team foul #6 | 73-61 |
| 01:30 | Rice | Joe Shelley is called for the reach on Mark Thompson - foul #2 on Joe Shelley, team foul #7 | 73-61 |
| 01:30 | Rice | Mark Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 73-61 |
| 01:30 | Harvard | Charlie Welch gets the rebound | 73-61 |
| 01:13 | Harvard | Judson Brogan is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-61 |
| 01:11 | Rice | Shawn Porter is fouled in the backcourt by Judson Brogan - foul #5 on Judson Brogan, team foul #8 | 73-61 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Harvard | Joseph George (PG) Judson Brogan | |
| 01:11 | Rice | Shawn Porter makes the 1st free throw | 74-61 |
| 01:11 | Rice | Shawn Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 75-61 |
| 00:54 | Harvard | Charlie Welch misses the dunk | 75-61 |
| 00:52 | Harvard | Gilbert Kraft tips it back up and in | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Rice | Donnell Cook comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 75-63 |
| 00:29 | Harvard | Charlie Welch snags the defensive board | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Harvard | Gilbert Kraft drills a floater from close range set up by Joe Shelley | 75-65 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Johnny Lunsford runs out the clock | 75-65 |