| Lineup | Cal | PG - Norman Black (fresh) SG - Michael Burdette (fresh) SF - Albert Otto (fresh) PF - Timothy Scott (fresh) C - Jonathan Garrett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Erik Brooks (fresh) SG - Louie Kennedy (fresh) SF - Gregory Bohon (fresh) PF - Matthew Hearn (fresh) C - Leigh Norman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Gregory Bohon wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Rice | Louie Kennedy scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Leigh Norman | 0-3 |
| 19:20 | Cal | Albert Otto can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-3 |
| 19:18 | Rice | Gregory Bohon snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | Rice | Gregory Bohon hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Erik Brooks and the foul's on Albert Otto - foul #1 on Albert Otto, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 19:13 | Rice | Gregory Bohon makes the free throw | 0-6 |
| 18:49 | Cal | Michael Burdette comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-6 |
| 18:48 | Cal | Jonathan Garrett tips it back up and in | 2-6 |
| 18:44 | Rice | Gregory Bohon connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Erik Brooks | 2-8 |
| 18:26 | Cal | Albert Otto hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-8 |
| 18:25 | Cal | Jonathan Garrett tips it but misses | 2-8 |
| 18:23 | Rice | Louie Kennedy grabs the board | 2-8 |
| 18:11 | Rice | Louie Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-8 |
| 18:09 | Cal | Jonathan Garrett gets the rebound | 2-8 |
| 17:57 | Cal | Leigh Norman takes the ball from Timothy Scott | 2-8 |
| 17:34 | Rice | Erik Brooks is called for a backcourt violation | 2-8 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Gregory French (SG), Ronald Fabiano (SF), Jim Williams (PF), James Blaze (C) Erik Brooks, Louie Kennedy, Gregory Bohon, Matthew Hearn, Leigh Norman | |
| 17:08 | Cal | Gregory French is called for the reach on Michael Burdette - foul #1 on Gregory French, team foul #1 | 2-8 |
| 16:41 | Cal | Albert Otto hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Ronald Fabiano - foul #1 on Ronald Fabiano, team foul #2 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Cal | James Wilmes (C) Jonathan Garrett | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:41 | Cal | Albert Otto misses the 1st free throw | 2-8 |
| 16:41 | Cal | Albert Otto makes the 2nd free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:29 | Rice | Gregory French knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Keith Robinson | 3-11 |
| 16:00 | Cal | Timothy Scott can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 3-11 |
| 15:58 | Rice | Ronald Fabiano gets the rebound | 3-11 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Norman Black (fresh) SG - Michael Burdette (fairly fresh) SF - Albert Otto (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Timothy Scott (fresh) C - James Wilmes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory French (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Fabiano (fresh) PF - Jim Williams (fresh) C - James Blaze (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Rice | Ronald Fabiano clanks a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Albert Otto - foul #2 on Albert Otto, team foul #2 | 3-11 |
| Subs | Cal | Hugh Walton (PG), Toby Rideout (SG), Jarek Jurkowski (SF), Jerry Catron (PF) Norman Black, Michael Burdette, Albert Otto, Timothy Scott | |
| Subs | Rice | Louie Kennedy (SG), Gregory Bohon (SF), Matthew Hearn (PF) Keith Robinson, Gregory French, James Blaze | |
| 15:52 | Rice | Ronald Fabiano makes the 1st free throw | 3-12 |
| 15:52 | Rice | Ronald Fabiano makes the 2nd free throw | 3-13 |
| 15:28 | Cal | Toby Rideout comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-13 |
| 15:27 | Rice | Louie Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 3-13 |
| 15:23 | Rice | Louie Kennedy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-13 |
| Subs | Cal | Jonathan Garrett (C) James Wilmes | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory French (PG), Leigh Norman (C) Ronald Fabiano, Jim Williams | |
| 14:59 | Cal | Jonathan Garrett misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 3-13 |
| 14:57 | Rice | Gregory Bohon pulls down the rebound | 3-13 |
| 14:40 | Rice | Matthew Hearn knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Gregory French and the foul's on Jerry Catron - foul #1 on Jerry Catron, team foul #3 | 3-15 |
| Subs | Cal | Norman Black (PG), Timothy Scott (PF) Hugh Walton, Jerry Catron | |
| Subs | Rice | Jim Williams (C) Leigh Norman | |
| 14:40 | Rice | Matthew Hearn makes the free throw | 3-16 |
| 14:18 | Cal | Gregory French steals the ball from Jarek Jurkowski | 3-16 |
| 14:00 | Rice | Jim Williams hits a shot from the right block | 3-18 |
| 13:32 | Cal | Toby Rideout misses short on a floater from the right side | 3-18 |
| 13:30 | Cal | Jonathan Garrett tips it back up and in | 5-18 |
| 13:12 | Rice | Jarek Jurkowski is called for the reach on Gregory Bohon - foul #1 on Jarek Jurkowski, team foul #4 | 5-18 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Burdette (SG), James Wilmes (C) Toby Rideout, Jonathan Garrett | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Ronald Fabiano (SF), James Blaze (PF), Leigh Norman (C) Louie Kennedy, Gregory Bohon, Matthew Hearn, Jim Williams | |
| 12:57 | Rice | Erik Brooks misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-18 |
| 12:55 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to James Blaze | 5-18 |
| 12:35 | Rice | Leigh Norman clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-18 |
| 12:33 | Cal | Timothy Scott gets the rebound | 5-18 |
| 12:22 | Cal | James Wilmes scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 7-18 |
| 12:09 | Rice | Erik Brooks clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-18 |
| 12:08 | Cal | Timothy Scott pulls down the rebound | 7-18 |
| 11:45 | Cal | Norman Black hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 7-18 |
| 11:43 | Rice | The rebound goes to Leigh Norman | 7-18 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Norman Black (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Burdette (fresh) SF - Jarek Jurkowski (fairly fresh) PF - Timothy Scott (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Wilmes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Erik Brooks (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gregory French (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Fabiano (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Blaze (fresh) C - Leigh Norman (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Rice | Ronald Fabiano buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 7-20 |
| 11:01 | Cal | Timothy Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-20 |
| Subs | Cal | Hugh Walton (PG), Toby Rideout (SF), Jerry Catron (PF), Jonathan Garrett (C) Norman Black, Jarek Jurkowski, Timothy Scott, James Wilmes | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Louie Kennedy (SG), Gregory Bohon (SF), Matthew Hearn (PF), Jim Williams (C) Erik Brooks, Gregory French, Ronald Fabiano, James Blaze, Leigh Norman | |
| 10:45 | Rice | Gregory Bohon is denied on a layup by Jerry Catron | 7-20 |
| 10:43 | Rice | Matthew Hearn hits the follow up shot | 7-22 |
| 10:28 | Cal | Michael Burdette knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Toby Rideout and he's hacked by Matthew Hearn - foul #1 on Matthew Hearn, team foul #3 | 9-22 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory French (PG), Leigh Norman (C) Keith Robinson, Jim Williams | |
| 10:28 | Cal | Michael Burdette makes the free throw | 10-22 |
| 10:08 | Rice | Louie Kennedy drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Matthew Hearn | 10-25 |
| 09:46 | Cal | Toby Rideout can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 10-25 |
| 09:45 | Rice | Gregory Bohon snags the defensive board | 10-25 |
| 09:39 | Rice | Louie Kennedy lays it up and in on a nice dish by Matthew Hearn | 10-27 |
| 09:14 | Cal | A charge is called on Michael Burdette - foul #1 on Michael Burdette, team foul #5 | 10-27 |
| Subs | Cal | Norman Black (PG), Jarek Jurkowski (SF), Timothy Scott (PF) Michael Burdette, Toby Rideout, Jerry Catron | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Jim Williams (C) Gregory French, Leigh Norman | |
| 09:01 | Rice | Louie Kennedy misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Hugh Walton - foul #1 on Hugh Walton, team foul #6 | 10-27 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory French (PG) Erik Brooks | |
| 09:01 | Rice | Louie Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 10-27 |
| 09:01 | Rice | Louie Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 10-28 |
| 08:38 | Cal | Timothy Scott misses short on a shot near the basket | 10-28 |
| 08:36 | Rice | Matthew Hearn gets the rebound | 10-28 |
| 08:29 | Rice | Jim Williams misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 10-28 |
| 08:28 | Cal | Timothy Scott pulls down the rebound | 10-28 |
| 08:03 | Cal | Jonathan Garrett can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Gregory Bohon - foul #1 on Gregory Bohon, team foul #4 | 10-28 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Burdette (SG) Hugh Walton | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Leigh Norman (C) Gregory French, Jim Williams | |
| 08:03 | Cal | Jonathan Garrett misses the 1st free throw | 10-28 |
| 08:03 | Cal | Jonathan Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 11-28 |
| 07:50 | Rice | Gregory Bohon misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 11-28 |
| 07:48 | Cal | The rebound goes to Timothy Scott | 11-28 |
| 07:30 | Cal | Matthew Hearn picks off the pass by Norman Black | 11-28 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Norman Black (fresh) SG - Michael Burdette (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jarek Jurkowski (fairly fresh) PF - Timothy Scott (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jonathan Garrett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Erik Brooks (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Louie Kennedy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Gregory Bohon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Hearn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Leigh Norman (fresh) | |
| 07:11 | Rice | Gregory Bohon drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-31 |
| 06:50 | Cal | Michael Burdette is hacked by Louie Kennedy - foul #1 on Louie Kennedy, team foul #5 | 11-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Hugh Walton (SG), Toby Rideout (SF), James Wilmes (C) Michael Burdette, Jarek Jurkowski, Jonathan Garrett | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Gregory French (SG), Ronald Fabiano (SF), Jim Williams (PF), James Blaze (C) Erik Brooks, Louie Kennedy, Gregory Bohon, Matthew Hearn, Leigh Norman | |
| 06:33 | Cal | Timothy Scott clanks a shot from the left wing | 11-31 |
| 06:31 | Rice | Ronald Fabiano grabs the defensive rebound | 11-31 |
| 06:09 | Rice | Ronald Fabiano is fouled on the floor by James Wilmes - foul #1 on James Wilmes, team foul #7 | 11-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Jerry Catron (PF) Timothy Scott | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Bohon (SF), Matthew Hearn (PF) Keith Robinson, Jim Williams | |
| 06:09 | Rice | Ronald Fabiano makes the 1st free throw | 11-32 |
| 06:09 | Rice | Ronald Fabiano misses the 2nd free throw | 11-32 |
| 06:09 | Cal | Jerry Catron grabs the board | 11-32 |
| 05:49 | Cal | Toby Rideout can't throw it down but he's fouled by James Blaze - foul #1 on James Blaze, team foul #6 | 11-32 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Louie Kennedy (SG), Leigh Norman (C) Ronald Fabiano, Gregory Bohon, James Blaze | |
| 05:49 | Cal | Toby Rideout misses the 1st free throw | 11-32 |
| 05:49 | Cal | Toby Rideout misses the 2nd free throw | 11-32 |
| 05:49 | Rice | Matthew Hearn snags the defensive board | 11-32 |
| 05:32 | Rice | Louie Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-32 |
| 05:30 | Rice | Matthew Hearn gets the offensive rebound | 11-32 |
| 05:14 | Rice | Leigh Norman is fouled on the floor by James Wilmes - foul #2 on James Wilmes, team foul #8 | 11-32 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Burdette (SG), Timothy Scott (C) Hugh Walton, James Wilmes | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Gregory Bohon (SF), Jim Williams (PF) Erik Brooks, Gregory French, Matthew Hearn | |
| 05:14 | Rice | Leigh Norman makes the 1st free throw | 11-33 |
| 05:14 | Rice | Leigh Norman misses the 2nd free throw | 11-33 |
| 05:14 | Cal | Toby Rideout grabs the board | 11-33 |
| 04:45 | Cal | Toby Rideout hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Leigh Norman - foul #1 on Leigh Norman, team foul #7 | 11-33 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory French (PG), Matthew Hearn (PF), James Blaze (C) Keith Robinson, Jim Williams, Leigh Norman | |
| 04:45 | Cal | Toby Rideout makes the 1st free throw | 12-33 |
| 04:45 | Cal | Toby Rideout makes the 2nd free throw | 13-33 |
| 04:35 | Rice | Gregory Bohon buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory French | 13-35 |
| 04:21 | Cal | Michael Burdette knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-35 |
| 03:58 | Rice | Matthew Hearn hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Jerry Catron - foul #2 on Jerry Catron, team foul #9 | 16-35 |
| Subs | Cal | Hugh Walton (PG), Albert Otto (SF), Jonathan Garrett (C) Norman Black, Toby Rideout, Jerry Catron | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Jim Williams (C) Louie Kennedy, James Blaze | |
| 03:58 | Rice | Matthew Hearn makes the 1st free throw | 16-36 |
| 03:58 | Rice | Matthew Hearn misses the 2nd free throw | 16-36 |
| 03:58 | Cal | Jonathan Garrett snags the defensive board | 16-36 |
| 03:36 | Cal | Albert Otto throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-36 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Rice | Louie Kennedy (SG), Ronald Fabiano (SF), James Blaze (PF), Leigh Norman (C) Gregory French, Gregory Bohon, Matthew Hearn, Jim Williams | |
| 03:24 | Rice | Michael Burdette steps in front of the Louie Kennedy pass | 16-36 |
| 03:21 | Cal | Michael Burdette hits the finger roll | 18-36 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Hugh Walton (fresh) SG - Michael Burdette (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Albert Otto (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Timothy Scott (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jonathan Garrett (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Erik Brooks (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Louie Kennedy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ronald Fabiano (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Blaze (fresh) C - Leigh Norman (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:04 | Rice | Ronald Fabiano clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 18-36 |
| 03:03 | Rice | Ronald Fabiano can't tip it in | 18-36 |
| 03:01 | Rice | Louie Kennedy hits the follow up shot | 18-38 |
| 02:50 | Cal | Jonathan Garrett misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 18-38 |
| 02:48 | Rice | The rebound goes to Leigh Norman | 18-38 |
| 02:29 | Rice | Leigh Norman hits a 3 from the right corner set up by James Blaze | 18-41 |
| 02:14 | Cal | Albert Otto clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-41 |
| 02:12 | Rice | James Blaze gets the rebound | 18-41 |
| 02:05 | Rice | Ronald Fabiano is hacked by Hugh Walton - foul #2 on Hugh Walton, team foul #10 | 18-41 |
| Subs | Cal | Norman Black (PG), Toby Rideout (SG), Jerry Catron (PF), James Wilmes (C) Hugh Walton, Michael Burdette, Timothy Scott, Jonathan Garrett | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory French (PG), Gregory Bohon (SF), Matthew Hearn (PF), Jim Williams (C) Erik Brooks, Louie Kennedy, James Blaze, Leigh Norman | |
| 02:05 | Rice | Ronald Fabiano misses the 1st free throw | 18-41 |
| 02:05 | Rice | Ronald Fabiano makes the 2nd free throw | 18-42 |
| 01:38 | Cal | Albert Otto buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-42 |
| 01:23 | Rice | Gregory Bohon comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-42 |
| 01:21 | Cal | James Wilmes grabs the board | 21-42 |
| 01:17 | Cal | Toby Rideout hits a runner from the right block | 23-42 |
| 00:55 | Rice | Matthew Hearn is called for traveling | 23-42 |
| Subs | Cal | Hugh Walton (SG) Toby Rideout | |
| Subs | Rice | Louie Kennedy (SG), Leigh Norman (C) Ronald Fabiano, Jim Williams | |
| 00:26 | Cal | Leigh Norman denies the turnaround by Albert Otto | 23-42 |
| 00:24 | Cal | Jerry Catron hits the follow up shot | 25-42 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Louie Kennedy hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory French | 25-45 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Hugh Walton misses long on a halfcourt shot | 25-45 |