| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Randy Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Worsham (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Roy Moore (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eric Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Willy Hodges (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Krebs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Bucknell | Roy Moore inbounds the ball | 27-26 |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Bucknell | Robert Jones banks in the layup set up by Randy Pierce | 29-26 |
| 19:22 | Rice | William Quintanilla throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-26 |
| 19:15 | Bucknell | Roy Moore misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-26 |
| 19:14 | Bucknell | Robert Jones gets the offensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 19:00 | Bucknell | David Worsham hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-26 |
| 18:37 | Rice | Charles Krebs misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 32-26 |
| 18:35 | Rice | Charles Krebs can't tip it in | 32-26 |
| 18:33 | Bucknell | Roy Moore grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 18:10 | Bucknell | David Worsham misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-26 |
| 18:08 | Rice | Werner Peabody snags the defensive board | 32-26 |
| 17:49 | Rice | William Quintanilla drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Hubert Gatlin | 32-28 |
| 17:30 | Bucknell | Eric Brown makes the floater in the lane | 34-28 |
| 17:15 | Rice | Willy Hodges blows the layup | 34-28 |
| 17:14 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Robert Jones | 34-28 |
| 16:50 | Bucknell | Roy Moore can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-28 |
| 16:48 | Rice | The rebound goes to Charles Krebs | 34-28 |
| 16:31 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 16:29 | Bucknell | Robert Jones pulls down the rebound | 34-28 |
| 16:22 | Bucknell | Roy Moore lays it in on a nice dish by Randy Pierce | 36-28 |
| 15:53 | Rice | Charles Krebs banks in the layup on a nice dish by Hubert Gatlin | 36-30 |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Randy Pierce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Worsham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Roy Moore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hubert Gatlin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willy Hodges (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Krebs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:33 | Bucknell | Randy Pierce clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Willy Hodges - foul #1 on Willy Hodges, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Robert Mitchell (SG), Christopher Bethel (SF), Donnie Smith (PF), Walter Sawyer (C) David Worsham, Roy Moore, Eric Brown, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | James Barnes (PG), Joseph Enright (SG), Dustin Snow (SF), Gary Pittman (PF), Jacob Newsom (C) Werner Peabody, Hubert Gatlin, Willy Hodges, William Quintanilla, Charles Krebs | |
| 15:33 | Bucknell | Randy Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 15:33 | Bucknell | Randy Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 15:22 | Rice | The jump hook by Jacob Newsom is blocked by Donnie Smith | 38-30 |
| 15:21 | Rice | Jacob Newsom grabs the offensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 15:03 | Rice | Jacob Newsom connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Enright and the foul's on Christopher Bethel - foul #3 on Christopher Bethel, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Gerardo Marquez (SG) Randy Pierce | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:03 | Rice | Jacob Newsom makes the free throw | 38-33 |
| 14:37 | Bucknell | Robert Mitchell clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 14:36 | Rice | Jacob Newsom grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 14:20 | Rice | Gary Pittman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 14:18 | Rice | Joseph Enright grabs the offensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 14:05 | Rice | James Barnes clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-33 |
| 14:03 | Bucknell | Christopher Bethel grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 13:49 | Bucknell | Robert Mitchell knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-33 |
| 13:33 | Rice | Gary Pittman scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Joseph Enright | 41-35 |
| 13:17 | Bucknell | Gerardo Marquez hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-35 |
| 13:16 | Rice | Dustin Snow grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 12:57 | Rice | Gary Pittman misses badly on a shot from close range | 41-35 |
| 12:56 | Bucknell | Donnie Smith gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| 12:35 | Bucknell | Christopher Bethel misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 41-35 |
| 12:33 | Rice | Dustin Snow snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 12:21 | Rice | Dustin Snow comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Gerardo Marquez - foul #2 on Gerardo Marquez, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Randy Pierce (PG), David Worsham (SG), Roy Moore (SF), Eric Brown (PF), Robert Jones (C) Robert Mitchell, Gerardo Marquez, Christopher Bethel, Donnie Smith, Walter Sawyer | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Hubert Gatlin (SG), William Quintanilla (PF), Charles Krebs (C) James Barnes, Joseph Enright, Jacob Newsom, Gary Pittman | |
| 12:21 | Rice | Dustin Snow misses the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 12:21 | Rice | Dustin Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 12:02 | Bucknell | Randy Pierce scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-36 |
| 11:41 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-36 |
| 11:40 | Rice | William Quintanilla tips it back up and in | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Randy Pierce (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Worsham (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Roy Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dustin Snow (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Krebs (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:15 | Bucknell | Robert Jones is fouled on the floor by Hubert Gatlin - foul #2 on Hubert Gatlin, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| Subs | Rice | Willy Hodges (SF) Dustin Snow | |
| 11:08 | Bucknell | David Worsham's floater is knocked away by Hubert Gatlin | 43-38 |
| 11:06 | Bucknell | Robert Jones hits the follow up shot | 45-38 |
| 10:52 | Rice | Roy Moore steals it from William Quintanilla | 45-38 |
| 10:41 | Bucknell | Roy Moore is hacked by Willy Hodges - foul #2 on Willy Hodges, team foul #3 | 45-38 |
| 10:21 | Bucknell | Roy Moore is whistled for a carry | 45-38 |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Pittman (C) Charles Krebs | |
| 09:59 | Rice | Randy Pierce is called for the reach on Hubert Gatlin - foul #2 on Randy Pierce, team foul #3 | 45-38 |
| 09:41 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin banks in the layup set up by Willy Hodges | 45-40 |
| 09:23 | Bucknell | Randy Pierce is whistled for a carry | 45-40 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Robert Mitchell (SF), Donnie Smith (C) Roy Moore, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | James Barnes (PG), Joseph Enright (SG), Jacob Newsom (C) Werner Peabody, Hubert Gatlin, William Quintanilla | |
| 09:02 | Rice | Jacob Newsom comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 45-40 |
| 09:01 | Rice | Jacob Newsom tips it home | 45-42 |
| 08:47 | Bucknell | Willy Hodges blocks the short jumper by Robert Mitchell | 45-42 |
| 08:46 | Rice | James Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 08:39 | Rice | Willy Hodges's pass is intercepted by Eric Brown | 45-42 |
| 08:24 | Bucknell | David Worsham clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 08:22 | Rice | Willy Hodges grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 08:16 | Rice | Joseph Enright is fouled on the floor by David Worsham - foul #3 on David Worsham, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Gerardo Marquez (SG), Christopher Bethel (SF), Robert Jones (C) Randy Pierce, David Worsham, Eric Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Hubert Gatlin (SG), Charles Krebs (C) James Barnes, Willy Hodges, Gary Pittman | |
| 07:56 | Rice | Charles Krebs makes the shot near the basket | 45-44 |
| 07:42 | Bucknell | Charles Krebs picks off the pass by Robert Mitchell | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Robert Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerardo Marquez (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Bethel (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Donnie Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Enright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jacob Newsom (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Krebs (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:21 | Rice | Joseph Enright is hacked by Christopher Bethel - foul #4 on Christopher Bethel, team foul #5 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Roy Moore (SF) Christopher Bethel | |
| Subs | Rice | William Quintanilla (PF) Jacob Newsom | |
| 07:14 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin lays it up and in | 45-46 |
| 06:57 | Bucknell | Robert Mitchell hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Gerardo Marquez | 47-46 |
| 06:39 | Rice | Charles Krebs misses badly on a floater in the lane | 47-46 |
| 06:37 | Bucknell | Robert Jones gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 06:32 | Bucknell | Gerardo Marquez misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 06:31 | Rice | Joseph Enright snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 06:25 | Rice | William Quintanilla lays it in on a nice dish by Werner Peabody | 47-48 |
| 06:03 | Bucknell | Robert Mitchell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 06:01 | Bucknell | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Jones | 47-48 |
| 05:48 | Bucknell | Roy Moore blows the layup but he's fouled by Werner Peabody - foul #1 on Werner Peabody, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Randy Pierce (PG), David Worsham (SG), Eric Brown (PF), Walter Sawyer (C) Robert Mitchell, Gerardo Marquez, Donnie Smith, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Dejesus (PG), James Barnes (SG), Willy Hodges (SF), Gary Pittman (C) Werner Peabody, Hubert Gatlin, Joseph Enright, Charles Krebs | |
| 05:48 | Bucknell | Roy Moore misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 05:48 | Bucknell | Roy Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 05:30 | Rice | Gary Pittman misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing but the foul's on Eric Brown - foul #2 on Eric Brown, team foul #6 | 48-48 |
| 05:30 | Rice | Gary Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 05:30 | Rice | Gary Pittman misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 05:30 | Rice | Gary Pittman misses the 3rd free throw | 48-49 |
| 05:30 | Bucknell | Eric Brown gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 05:07 | Bucknell | David Worsham clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 05:06 | Bucknell | Eric Brown grabs the offensive board | 48-49 |
| 04:49 | Bucknell | Eric Brown misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 48-49 |
| 04:47 | Rice | William Quintanilla gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Eric Brown takes the ball from Gary Pittman | 48-49 |
| 04:17 | Bucknell | Roy Moore loses the dribble to Gregory Dejesus | 48-49 |
| 03:58 | Rice | James Barnes is fouled on the floor by Roy Moore - foul #1 on Roy Moore, team foul #7 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Robert Mitchell (SF), Robert Jones (C) Roy Moore, Walter Sawyer | |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (SG), Charles Krebs (C) Gregory Dejesus, William Quintanilla | |
| 03:58 | Rice | James Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 03:58 | Rice | James Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 03:35 | Bucknell | The short jumper by David Worsham is denied by Charles Krebs | 48-51 |
| 03:34 | Bucknell | David Worsham tips it in | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Randy Pierce (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Worsham (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eric Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willy Hodges (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Pittman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Krebs (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:11 | Rice | Willy Hodges hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Hubert Gatlin | 50-53 |
| 02:52 | Bucknell | Robert Mitchell is hacked by James Barnes - foul #1 on James Barnes, team foul #5 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Joseph Enright (SF), Jacob Newsom (PF) James Barnes, Willy Hodges, Gary Pittman | |
| 02:39 | Bucknell | Robert Mitchell misses the fadeaway from the right side | 50-53 |
| 02:37 | Bucknell | Robert Jones gets the offensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 02:24 | Bucknell | Robert Mitchell drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by David Worsham | 53-53 |
| 02:24 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-53 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Roy Moore (SF) Robert Mitchell | |
| Subs | Rice | Willy Hodges (SF), William Quintanilla (PF) Joseph Enright, Jacob Newsom | |
| 01:56 | Rice | Werner Peabody scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Hubert Gatlin and he's hacked by Roy Moore - foul #2 on Roy Moore, team foul #8 | 53-55 |
| 01:56 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the free throw | 53-56 |
| 01:42 | Bucknell | Robert Jones misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-56 |
| 01:41 | Rice | Charles Krebs gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| 01:23 | Rice | Willy Hodges clanks a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Roy Moore - foul #3 on Roy Moore, team foul #9 | 53-56 |
| 01:23 | Rice | Willy Hodges makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 01:23 | Rice | Willy Hodges makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 01:05 | Bucknell | Hubert Gatlin is called for the reach on Randy Pierce - foul #3 on Hubert Gatlin, team foul #6 | 53-58 |
| 00:47 | Bucknell | Eric Brown scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Roy Moore | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-58 |
| 00:15 | Bucknell | Roy Moore can't finish the layup | 55-58 |
| 00:13 | Bucknell | Robert Jones misses the tip | 55-58 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Charles Krebs grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Rice | Charles Krebs is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Pierce - foul #3 on Randy Pierce, team foul #10 | 55-58 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Charles Krebs makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Charles Krebs misses the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:08 | Bucknell | Eric Brown pulls down the rebound | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell 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) | |
| 00:04 | Bucknell | David Worsham misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-59 |
| 00:02 | Rice | The rebound goes to Willy Hodges | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Willy Hodges runs out the clock | 55-59 |