| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - George Dove (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joseph Weiser (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Corbin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Victor Gaines (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Widener (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Shook (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Mabe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Chavers (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Charles Corbin inbounds the ball | 29-35 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Nebraska | Charles Corbin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 19:45 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Chavers | 29-35 |
| 19:29 | Rice | Charles Corbin steals the ball from James Shook | 29-35 |
| 19:18 | Nebraska | Charles Corbin drills a floater from the right wing set up by Joseph Weiser | 31-35 |
| 19:03 | Rice | James Chavers makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-37 |
| 18:47 | Nebraska | Frank Widener clanks a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Antonio Clark - foul #3 on Antonio Clark, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG) Antonio Clark | |
| 18:47 | Nebraska | Frank Widener misses the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 18:47 | Nebraska | Frank Widener makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 18:34 | Rice | James Chavers clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-37 |
| 18:33 | Nebraska | Joseph Weiser gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 18:26 | Nebraska | Victor Gaines clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-37 |
| 18:24 | Rice | James Shook grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 18:07 | Rice | David Mabe is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on David Mabe, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| 17:51 | Nebraska | Joseph Weiser is fouled on the floor by Antoine Sharp - foul #2 on Antoine Sharp, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| 17:31 | Nebraska | Joseph Weiser hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-37 |
| 17:29 | Nebraska | Charles Corbin tips it back up and in | 34-37 |
| 17:13 | Rice | James Chavers clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 34-37 |
| 17:12 | Nebraska | Victor Gaines grabs the board | 34-37 |
| 17:08 | Nebraska | George Dove comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by James Shook - foul #3 on James Shook, team foul #4 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Roop (SG), David Peters (SF), Ralph Ezdebski (C) Joseph Weiser, Charles Corbin, Frank Widener | |
| Subs | Rice | Jerome Wiggs (SF) James Shook | |
| 17:08 | Nebraska | George Dove makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 17:08 | Nebraska | George Dove misses the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 17:08 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jerome Wiggs | 35-37 |
| 16:59 | Rice | Ralph Ezdebski denies the turnaround by Antoine Sharp | 35-37 |
| 16:58 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to David Peters | 35-37 |
| 16:52 | Nebraska | George Dove lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph Roop | 37-37 |
| 16:37 | Rice | Antoine Sharp misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 37-37 |
| 16:35 | Nebraska | David Peters grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 16:20 | Nebraska | David Peters can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 37-37 |
| 16:18 | Rice | David Mabe grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 15:58 | Rice | Antoine Sharp lays it in and he's hacked by Joseph Roop - foul #2 on Joseph Roop, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Phillip Cabana (SG), Charles Corbin (SF) George Dove, Victor Gaines | |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SG), James Shook (SF), Michael Bacher (PF), Donnell Cook (C) Daniel Costner, Jerome Wiggs, David Mabe, James Chavers | |
| 15:58 | Rice | Antoine Sharp makes the free throw | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Joseph Roop (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Cabana (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Charles Corbin (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Peters (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Ralph Ezdebski (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Antoine Sharp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Shook (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Bacher (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Donnell Cook (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Nebraska | Joseph Roop makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 15:33 | Rice | Donnell Cook lays it up and in | 40-42 |
| 15:31 | Nebraska | Joseph Roop throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-42 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Weiser (SG), Frank Widener (C) Phillip Cabana, Ralph Ezdebski | |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (PG) Antoine Sharp | |
| 15:16 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 15:15 | Nebraska | Joseph Roop grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 15:02 | Nebraska | Joseph Roop makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-42 |
| 14:39 | Rice | The jump hook by James Shook is blocked by Frank Widener | 42-42 |
| 14:38 | Nebraska | Frank Widener grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 14:29 | Nebraska | Joseph Roop is hacked by William Stanton - foul #3 on William Stanton, team foul #5 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Nebraska | George Dove (PG), Victor Gaines (PF) Joseph Roop, Charles Corbin | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), James Chavers (C) William Stanton, Donnell Cook | |
| 14:21 | Nebraska | Victor Gaines misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 42-42 |
| 14:19 | Rice | James Chavers pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 14:08 | Rice | Michael Bacher scores on a runner near the basket and the foul's on George Dove - foul #2 on George Dove, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Phillip Cabana (SG), Brian Poirier (SF) Joseph Weiser, David Peters | |
| Subs | Rice | Jerome Wiggs (SF) James Shook | |
| 14:08 | Rice | Michael Bacher misses the free throw | 42-44 |
| 14:08 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Victor Gaines | 42-44 |
| 13:46 | Nebraska | Victor Gaines is whistled for traveling | 42-44 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski (C) Frank Widener | |
| Subs | Rice | David Mabe (PF) Michael Bacher | |
| 13:34 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs misses short on a floater from the left side | 42-44 |
| 13:32 | Rice | James Chavers can't tip it in | 42-44 |
| 13:31 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs grabs the offensive board | 42-44 |
| 13:18 | Rice | James Chavers comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 42-44 |
| 13:16 | Nebraska | Victor Gaines grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 12:57 | Nebraska | Victor Gaines lays it in | 44-44 |
| 12:38 | Rice | James Chavers clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ralph Ezdebski - foul #2 on Ralph Ezdebski, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Roop (PG), Joseph Weiser (SG), Charles Corbin (SF), David Peters (PF), Frank Widener (C) George Dove, Phillip Cabana, Brian Poirier, Victor Gaines, Ralph Ezdebski | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG), James Shook (SF) Antonio Clark, Jerome Wiggs | |
| 12:38 | Rice | James Chavers makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 12:38 | Rice | James Chavers misses the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 12:38 | Nebraska | David Peters grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 12:31 | Nebraska | Charles Corbin's pass is intercepted by James Shook | 44-45 |
| 12:22 | Rice | David Mabe loses the ball out of bounds | 44-45 |
| 12:05 | Nebraska | Charles Corbin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 12:04 | Rice | David Mabe gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 11:51 | Rice | Antoine Sharp comes up short on the shot from the left side | 44-45 |
| 11:50 | Nebraska | Frank Widener snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Joseph Roop (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Weiser (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Corbin (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Peters (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Frank Widener (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Shook (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - David Mabe (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Chavers (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Nebraska | Joseph Weiser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-45 |
| Subs | Nebraska | George Dove (PG) Joseph Roop | |
| Subs | Rice | Donnell Cook (C) James Chavers | |
| 11:26 | Rice | The jumper by Daniel Costner is denied by Frank Widener | 44-45 |
| 11:25 | Nebraska | Charles Corbin gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 10:57 | Nebraska | David Peters blows the layup | 44-45 |
| 10:55 | Rice | David Mabe grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 10:41 | Rice | Donnell Cook misses the easy layup | 44-45 |
| 10:39 | Rice | David Mabe grabs the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 10:29 | Rice | Donnell Cook scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-47 |
| 10:05 | Nebraska | Joseph Weiser misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-47 |
| 10:03 | Rice | David Mabe grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 09:34 | Rice | David Mabe misses the lay-in | 44-47 |
| 09:32 | Nebraska | George Dove pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| 09:27 | Nebraska | George Dove hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 09:25 | Nebraska | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Weiser | 44-47 |
| 09:15 | Nebraska | Joseph Weiser is fouled on the floor by Donnell Cook - foul #1 on Donnell Cook, team foul #6 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Roop (PG), Phillip Cabana (SG), Brian Poirier (SF), Victor Gaines (PF), Ralph Ezdebski (C) George Dove, Joseph Weiser, Charles Corbin, David Peters, Frank Widener | |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (PG), Antonio Clark (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), Michael Bacher (PF), James Chavers (C) Daniel Costner, Antoine Sharp, James Shook, David Mabe, Donnell Cook | |
| 08:56 | Nebraska | Victor Gaines lays it in and he's fouled by Michael Bacher - foul #1 on Michael Bacher, team foul #7 | 46-47 |
| 08:56 | Nebraska | Victor Gaines misses the free throw | 46-47 |
| 08:56 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Chavers | 46-47 |
| 08:37 | Rice | Antonio Clark can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 08:36 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski grabs the defensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 08:14 | Nebraska | Phillip Cabana is hacked by James Chavers - foul #1 on James Chavers, team foul #8 | 46-47 |
| 08:14 | Nebraska | Phillip Cabana misses the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 08:14 | Rice | Michael Bacher gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| 08:08 | Rice | Michael Bacher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-47 |
| 07:47 | Nebraska | The short jumper by Victor Gaines is denied by Michael Bacher | 46-47 |
| 07:45 | Nebraska | Brian Poirier hits the follow up shot | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Joseph Roop (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Cabana (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Brian Poirier (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Victor Gaines (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ralph Ezdebski (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Stanton (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Bacher (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James Chavers (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Rice | Victor Gaines blocks the short jumper by James Chavers | 48-47 |
| 07:31 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Phillip Cabana | 48-47 |
| 07:26 | Nebraska | William Stanton steals the ball from Joseph Roop | 48-47 |
| 07:08 | Rice | James Chavers knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 48-49 |
| 06:52 | Nebraska | Victor Gaines misses badly on a shot in the lane | 48-49 |
| 06:50 | Rice | James Chavers snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 06:45 | Rice | William Stanton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 06:44 | Nebraska | Victor Gaines gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 06:31 | Nebraska | Joseph Roop hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-49 |
| 06:29 | Rice | James Chavers grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 06:06 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 06:04 | Nebraska | Brian Poirier snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 05:53 | Nebraska | Victor Gaines knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 05:53 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-49 |
| Subs | Nebraska | George Dove (PG), Joseph Weiser (SG), Charles Corbin (SF), Frank Widener (C) Joseph Roop, Phillip Cabana, Brian Poirier, Ralph Ezdebski | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), James Shook (SF), David Mabe (PF) William Stanton, Jerome Wiggs, Michael Bacher | |
| 05:38 | Rice | Antonio Clark is fouled on the floor by Victor Gaines - foul #2 on Victor Gaines, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| 05:20 | Rice | Antonio Clark clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Joseph Weiser - foul #3 on Joseph Weiser, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| 05:20 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 05:20 | Rice | Antonio Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 05:03 | Nebraska | Joseph Weiser is hacked by Antonio Clark - foul #4 on Antonio Clark, team foul #9 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG) Antonio Clark | |
| 05:03 | Nebraska | Joseph Weiser misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 05:03 | Rice | James Shook grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 04:58 | Rice | Antoine Sharp's floater is tipped away by Frank Widener | 51-50 |
| 04:57 | Rice | David Mabe tips it but misses | 51-50 |
| 04:56 | Rice | David Mabe gets the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 04:35 | Rice | James Shook scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Daniel Costner | 51-52 |
| 04:15 | Nebraska | Daniel Costner takes the ball from George Dove | 51-52 |
| 03:57 | Rice | James Shook hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Antoine Sharp and he's fouled by Charles Corbin - foul #3 on Charles Corbin, team foul #6 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Peters (PF) Victor Gaines | |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SG) Antoine Sharp | |
| 03:57 | Rice | James Shook makes the free throw | 51-55 |
| 03:49 | Nebraska | David Peters makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 03:32 | Rice | George Dove steals the ball from David Mabe | 53-55 |
| 03:27 | Nebraska | Joseph Weiser banks in the layup set up by George Dove | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - George Dove (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Weiser (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Corbin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Peters (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Frank Widener (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - James Shook (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - David Mabe (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - James Chavers (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Rice | James Chavers travels with the ball | 55-55 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Roop (SG), Phillip Cabana (SF), Ralph Ezdebski (C) Joseph Weiser, Charles Corbin, Frank Widener | |
| Subs | Rice | Jerome Wiggs (SF), Donnell Cook (C) James Shook, James Chavers | |
| 02:53 | Nebraska | David Peters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-55 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Victor Gaines (PF) George Dove | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Bacher (PF) David Mabe | |
| 02:46 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-55 |
| Subs | Nebraska | George Dove (PG), Joseph Weiser (SG), Charles Corbin (SF), Frank Widener (C) Joseph Roop, Phillip Cabana, David Peters, Ralph Ezdebski | |
| Subs | Rice | James Shook (SF), David Mabe (PF), James Chavers (C) Jerome Wiggs, Michael Bacher, Donnell Cook | |
| 02:24 | Rice | Daniel Costner is fouled on the floor by Charles Corbin - foul #4 on Charles Corbin, team foul #7 | 55-55 |
| 02:24 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 02:24 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 02:03 | Nebraska | Charles Corbin is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 55-57 |
| 01:45 | Rice | David Mabe misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Victor Gaines - foul #3 on Victor Gaines, team foul #8 | 55-57 |
| 01:45 | Rice | David Mabe makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 01:45 | Rice | David Mabe makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 01:26 | Nebraska | Charles Corbin banks in the layup set up by Joseph Weiser | 57-59 |
| 01:08 | Rice | Antonio Clark is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 57-59 |
| 00:46 | Nebraska | Frank Widener misses long on a jumper near the basket | 57-59 |
| 00:44 | Rice | The rebound goes to David Mabe | 57-59 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Rice | James Chavers makes the floater in the paint | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Nebraska | Joseph Weiser drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Rice | David Mabe is hacked by George Dove in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Dove, team foul #9 | 60-61 |
| 00:12 | Rice | David Mabe makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:12 | Rice | David Mabe makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Nebraska | Joseph Weiser hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Antonio Clark can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - George Dove (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Weiser (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Corbin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Victor Gaines (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Widener (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - James Shook (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - David Mabe (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. C - James Chavers (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Nebraska | Victor Gaines wins the tip | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:31 | Nebraska | Joseph Weiser misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-63 |
| 04:30 | Nebraska | Victor Gaines hits the follow up shot | 65-63 |
| 04:12 | Rice | David Mabe misses long on a shot from the left side | 65-63 |
| 04:11 | Nebraska | Victor Gaines gets the rebound | 65-63 |
| 04:04 | Nebraska | Victor Gaines misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 65-63 |
| 04:02 | Nebraska | Victor Gaines tips it but misses | 65-63 |
| 04:00 | Rice | James Chavers pulls down the rebound | 65-63 |
| 03:35 | Rice | Daniel Costner double dribbles | 65-63 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Roop (SG) Joseph Weiser | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:21 | Nebraska | Charles Corbin clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-63 |
| 03:19 | Nebraska | Victor Gaines tips it in | 67-63 |
| 03:02 | Rice | David Mabe's pass is intercepted by George Dove | 67-63 |
| 02:57 | Nebraska | Joseph Roop hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by George Dove | 70-63 |
| 02:37 | Rice | James Shook misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 70-63 |
| 02:36 | Nebraska | Victor Gaines pulls down the rebound | 70-63 |
| 02:13 | Nebraska | Charles Corbin is hacked by James Shook - foul #4 on James Shook, team foul #10 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Peters (C) Frank Widener | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), Michael Bacher (PF) Antonio Clark, James Shook, David Mabe | |
| 02:13 | Nebraska | Charles Corbin makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 02:13 | Nebraska | Charles Corbin makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:06 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-63 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Weiser (SG) Joseph Roop | |
| Subs | Rice | James Shook (SF), David Mabe (PF) Jerome Wiggs, Michael Bacher | |
| 01:49 | Rice | James Chavers buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Antoine Sharp | 72-65 |
| 01:32 | Nebraska | Charles Corbin buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-65 |
| 01:24 | Rice | Daniel Costner clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on George Dove - foul #4 on George Dove, team foul #10 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Roop (PG), Phillip Cabana (SG), Ralph Ezdebski (PF), Patrick Mooneyhan (C) George Dove, Joseph Weiser, Charles Corbin, Victor Gaines | |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SG) Antoine Sharp | |
| 01:24 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 01:24 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 01:24 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Patrick Mooneyhan | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:05 | Nebraska | Patrick Mooneyhan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-65 |
| 00:47 | Rice | James Chavers buries a runner from the right block set up by James Shook | 75-67 |
| 00:47 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 75-67 |
| Subs | Nebraska | George Dove (PG), Joseph Weiser (SG), Charles Corbin (SF), Victor Gaines (PF), Frank Widener (C) Joseph Roop, Phillip Cabana, David Peters, Ralph Ezdebski, Patrick Mooneyhan | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - George Dove (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Joseph Weiser (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Corbin (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Victor Gaines (fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Widener (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - James Shook (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - David Mabe (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. C - James Chavers (fresh) 20 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Nebraska | Daniel Costner is called for the reach on Victor Gaines in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Costner, team foul #11 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Roop (SG) Joseph Weiser | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:46 | Nebraska | Victor Gaines makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:46 | Nebraska | Victor Gaines makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Rice | Daniel Costner hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 77-67 |
| 00:37 | Rice | James Shook pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-67 |
| 00:35 | Rice | David Mabe dunks the ball | 77-69 |
| 00:33 | Nebraska | Frank Widener is fouled in the backcourt by Antonio Clark - foul #5 on Antonio Clark, team foul #12 | 77-69 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG) Antonio Clark | |
| 00:33 | Nebraska | Frank Widener makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:33 | Nebraska | Frank Widener makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Antoine Sharp is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Antoine Sharp, team foul #13 | 79-69 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Phillip Cabana (SG), Brian Poirier (SF), David Peters (PF), Ralph Ezdebski (C) George Dove, Charles Corbin, Victor Gaines, Frank Widener | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | Joseph Roop runs out the clock | 79-69 |