| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ray Clark (fresh) SG - Rob Hobart (fresh) SF - James Luc (fresh) PF - Billy Hund (fresh) C - Joseph Venne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Kenneth Malone (fresh) SG - Gregory Six (fresh) SF - Dima Peplinski (fresh) PF - Gerald Kepler (fresh) C - John Leclair (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Joseph Venne wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Rice | Joseph Venne is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Arkansas | Kenneth Malone buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Gregory Six and he's fouled by Ray Clark - foul #1 on Ray Clark, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Arkansas | Kenneth Malone misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Rice | Joseph Venne snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Rice | Ray Clark connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Rob Hobart | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Arkansas | Gregory Six scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Dima Peplinski | 2-5 |
| 18:29 | Rice | Kenneth Malone steals it from Ray Clark in the backcourt | 2-5 |
| 18:01 | Arkansas | Dima Peplinski is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 2-7 |
| 17:42 | Rice | Ray Clark clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-7 |
| 17:40 | Arkansas | Dima Peplinski gets the rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:22 | Arkansas | Gerald Kepler's pass is intercepted by Rob Hobart | 2-7 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Rob Hobart lays it up and in | 4-7 |
| 17:04 | Arkansas | John Leclair comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Joseph Venne - foul #1 on Joseph Venne, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Oram (PG), Kevin Scott (SG), Joshua Breece (SF), David Aragon (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Ray Clark, Rob Hobart, James Luc, Billy Hund, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Moody (PG) Kenneth Malone | |
| 17:04 | Arkansas | John Leclair makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 17:04 | Arkansas | John Leclair makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 16:54 | Rice | David Aragon buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Jacob Oram | 6-9 |
| 16:52 | Arkansas | Dustin Walters is called for the reach on Dima Peplinski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dustin Walters, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Mark Holmes (C) John Leclair | |
| 16:31 | Arkansas | Dima Peplinski hits a shot from the baseline | 6-11 |
| 16:12 | Rice | David Aragon misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Gerald Kepler - foul #1 on Gerald Kepler, team foul #1 | 6-11 |
| 16:12 | Rice | David Aragon makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 16:12 | Rice | David Aragon misses the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 16:12 | Arkansas | Gerald Kepler pulls down the rebound | 7-11 |
| 16:09 | Arkansas | Dima Peplinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-11 |
| 15:49 | Rice | Jacob Oram hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Joshua Breece | 9-11 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jacob Oram (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Scott (fresh) SF - Joshua Breece (fresh) PF - David Aragon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Dustin Walters (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Moody (fresh) SG - Gregory Six (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dima Peplinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gerald Kepler (fairly fresh) C - Mark Holmes (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Arkansas | Gregory Six misses the easy open layup | 9-11 |
| 15:31 | Rice | David Aragon gets the rebound | 9-11 |
| 15:13 | Rice | Gerald Kepler is called for the reach on Jacob Oram - foul #2 on Gerald Kepler, team foul #2 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Ray Clark (PG), Rob Hobart (SG), Dale Chewning (SF), Billy Hund (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Jacob Oram, Kevin Scott, Joshua Breece, David Aragon, Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kenneth Malone (PG), Anthony Lewis (PF), John Leclair (C) James Moody, Gerald Kepler, Mark Holmes | |
| 14:52 | Rice | Rob Hobart knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Venne | 11-11 |
| 14:24 | Arkansas | Dima Peplinski misses badly on a floater from the right side | 11-11 |
| 14:23 | Rice | Ray Clark grabs the board | 11-11 |
| 14:07 | Rice | Ray Clark travels with the ball | 11-11 |
| Subs | Rice | James Luc (SF) Dale Chewning | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Lucas (PF) Dima Peplinski | |
| 13:39 | Arkansas | The jumper by Anthony Lewis is denied by Billy Hund | 11-11 |
| 13:38 | Rice | James Luc snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 13:30 | Rice | Ray Clark knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Billy Hund | 14-11 |
| 13:06 | Arkansas | Kenneth Malone can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ray Clark - foul #2 on Ray Clark, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Oram (PG), Kevin Scott (SG), Joshua Breece (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Ray Clark, Rob Hobart, Billy Hund, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Moody (SG), Brent Winningham (PF), Mark Holmes (C) Gregory Six, Anthony Lewis, John Leclair | |
| 13:06 | Arkansas | Kenneth Malone makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 13:06 | Arkansas | Kenneth Malone misses the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 13:06 | Rice | Joshua Breece grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 12:46 | Rice | James Luc hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 14-12 |
| 12:44 | Arkansas | William Lucas gets the rebound | 14-12 |
| 12:15 | Arkansas | James Moody clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-12 |
| 12:13 | Rice | James Luc grabs the defensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 12:06 | Rice | Jacob Oram comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 14-12 |
| 12:04 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 11:37 | Arkansas | William Lucas drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from James Moody | 14-14 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jacob Oram (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Scott (fresh) SF - James Luc (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joshua Breece (fairly fresh) C - Dustin Walters (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Kenneth Malone (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Moody (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Lucas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brent Winningham (fairly fresh) C - Mark Holmes (fresh) | |
| 11:15 | Rice | Jacob Oram knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Dustin Walters and he's hacked by Kenneth Malone - foul #1 on Kenneth Malone, team foul #3 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Rob Hobart (SG), Dale Chewning (SF), Billy Hund (PF), David Aragon (C) Kevin Scott, James Luc, Joshua Breece, Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ramon Villa (PG), Gregory Six (SG), Dima Peplinski (SF), Anthony Lewis (PF), John Leclair (C) Kenneth Malone, James Moody, William Lucas, Brent Winningham, Mark Holmes | |
| 11:15 | Rice | Jacob Oram makes the free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:53 | Arkansas | Anthony Lewis blows the wide open layup but he's hacked by Billy Hund - foul #1 on Billy Hund, team foul #5 | 17-14 |
| 10:53 | Arkansas | Anthony Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:53 | Arkansas | Anthony Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 10:29 | Rice | Rob Hobart misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-15 |
| 10:28 | Arkansas | John Leclair snags the defensive board | 17-15 |
| 10:26 | Arkansas | Ramon Villa is hacked by Jacob Oram in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jacob Oram, team foul #6 | 17-15 |
| 10:01 | Arkansas | Ramon Villa misses short on an open turnaround from the right block | 17-15 |
| 10:00 | Arkansas | Anthony Lewis hits the follow up shot | 17-17 |
| 09:34 | Rice | Rob Hobart drills a floater from the right side | 19-17 |
| 09:32 | Arkansas | Dale Chewning takes the ball from Ramon Villa in the backcourt | 19-17 |
| 09:12 | Rice | Dale Chewning scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Aragon | 21-17 |
| 08:59 | Arkansas | Gregory Six lays it in on a great pass from John Leclair and the foul's on Rob Hobart - foul #1 on Rob Hobart, team foul #7 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Scott (SG), Joshua Breece (SF), Billy Flanagan (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Rob Hobart, Dale Chewning, Billy Hund, David Aragon | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Moody (PG), William Lucas (PF), Mark Holmes (C) Ramon Villa, Anthony Lewis, John Leclair | |
| 08:59 | Arkansas | Gregory Six makes the free throw | 21-20 |
| 08:49 | Rice | Jacob Oram clanks a 3 from the right wing | 21-20 |
| 08:48 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Scott | 21-20 |
| 08:28 | Rice | Jacob Oram misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 21-20 |
| 08:27 | Rice | Joseph Venne tips it back up and in | 23-20 |
| 08:04 | Arkansas | Joseph Venne steps in front of the Dima Peplinski pass | 23-20 |
| 07:42 | Rice | Joseph Venne buries a turnaround near the basket | 25-20 |
| 07:40 | Arkansas | Gregory Six's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Rob Hobart (PG), James Luc (SF), Billy Hund (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Jacob Oram, Joshua Breece, Billy Flanagan, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kenneth Malone (PG), Matthew Hill (SF), Brent Winningham (PF) Gregory Six, Dima Peplinski, William Lucas | |
| 07:32 | Rice | James Luc throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-20 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rob Hobart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Scott (fresh) SF - James Luc (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Billy Hund (fresh) C - Dustin Walters (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Kenneth Malone (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Moody (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Hill (fresh) PF - Brent Winningham (fresh) C - Mark Holmes (fresh) | |
| 07:10 | Arkansas | Brent Winningham comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Dustin Walters - foul #2 on Dustin Walters, team foul #8 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Oram (PG), Joseph Venne (C) Kevin Scott, Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Gregory Six (SG), John Leclair (C) James Moody, Mark Holmes | |
| 07:10 | Arkansas | Brent Winningham makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 07:10 | Arkansas | Brent Winningham misses the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 07:10 | Rice | James Luc gets the rebound | 25-21 |
| 06:59 | Rice | Rob Hobart clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Gregory Six - foul #1 on Gregory Six, team foul #4 | 25-21 |
| 06:59 | Rice | Rob Hobart makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 06:59 | Rice | Rob Hobart makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 06:47 | Arkansas | Kenneth Malone can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-21 |
| 06:46 | Rice | Joseph Venne pulls down the rebound | 27-21 |
| 06:28 | Rice | Joseph Venne is hacked by Matthew Hill - foul #1 on Matthew Hill, team foul #5 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Dale Chewning (SF), Joshua Breece (PF), Dustin Walters (C) James Luc, Billy Hund, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ramon Villa (SG), Anthony Lewis (SF) Gregory Six, Matthew Hill | |
| 06:15 | Rice | Rob Hobart works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 27-21 |
| 06:14 | Arkansas | Ramon Villa grabs the defensive rebound | 27-21 |
| 05:51 | Arkansas | Kenneth Malone comes up short on the shot from the right block | 27-21 |
| 05:50 | Arkansas | Anthony Lewis can't tip it in | 27-21 |
| 05:49 | Arkansas | Brent Winningham grabs the offensive board | 27-21 |
| 05:36 | Arkansas | Ramon Villa loses the ball out of bounds | 27-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Scott (SG), David Aragon (PF) Jacob Oram, Joshua Breece | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Moody (PG), Dima Peplinski (SF), Mark Holmes (C) Kenneth Malone, Brent Winningham, John Leclair | |
| 05:13 | Rice | Rob Hobart is hacked by Ramon Villa - foul #1 on Ramon Villa, team foul #6 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Rice | James Luc (SF) Dale Chewning | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Gregory Six (SG), William Lucas (PF) Ramon Villa, Anthony Lewis | |
| 04:57 | Rice | David Aragon is called for traveling | 27-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Oram (PG), Billy Hund (PF) Rob Hobart, Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 04:54 | Arkansas | William Lucas is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Scott - foul #1 on Kevin Scott, team foul #9 | 27-21 |
| 04:54 | Arkansas | William Lucas makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 04:54 | Arkansas | William Lucas misses the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 04:54 | Rice | Billy Hund grabs the defensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 04:46 | Rice | James Luc knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Billy Hund | 29-22 |
| 04:44 | Arkansas | William Lucas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-22 |
| 04:27 | Rice | James Luc misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-22 |
| 04:26 | Rice | Kevin Scott grabs the offensive board | 29-22 |
| 04:21 | Rice | Billy Hund makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 31-22 |
| 04:01 | Arkansas | William Lucas misses the lay-in | 31-22 |
| 04:00 | Arkansas | William Lucas can't tip it in | 31-22 |
| 03:59 | Arkansas | William Lucas tips it home | 31-24 |
| 03:41 | Rice | Jacob Oram buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by David Aragon | 33-24 |
| 03:23 | Arkansas | William Lucas misses long on a floater from the left wing | 33-24 |
| 03:22 | Rice | Billy Hund pulls down the rebound | 33-24 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jacob Oram (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Scott (fairly fresh) SF - James Luc (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy Hund (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Aragon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Moody (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Six (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dima Peplinski (tiring) 4 pts. PF - William Lucas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Holmes (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:00 | Rice | James Luc clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Mark Holmes - foul #1 on Mark Holmes, team foul #7 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Rice | Ray Clark (PG), Rob Hobart (SG), Joshua Breece (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Jacob Oram, Kevin Scott, Billy Hund, David Aragon | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kenneth Malone (PG), Ramon Villa (SG), Anthony Lewis (SF), Gerald Kepler (PF), John Leclair (C) James Moody, Gregory Six, Dima Peplinski, William Lucas, Mark Holmes | |
| 03:00 | Rice | James Luc misses the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 03:00 | Rice | James Luc misses the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 03:00 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to John Leclair | 33-24 |
| 02:46 | Arkansas | Gerald Kepler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-24 |
| Subs | Rice | Billy Flanagan (PF) James Luc | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 02:29 | Rice | Ray Clark is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-24 |
| 02:28 | Arkansas | John Leclair gets the rebound | 33-24 |
| 02:05 | Arkansas | Gerald Kepler misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-24 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Dustin Walters gets the rebound | 33-24 |
| 01:47 | Rice | Dustin Walters can't finish the layup | 33-24 |
| 01:46 | Arkansas | Kenneth Malone grabs the defensive rebound | 33-24 |
| 01:42 | Arkansas | Ramon Villa's pass is intercepted by Rob Hobart in the backcourt | 33-24 |
| 01:41 | Rice | Billy Flanagan hits the finger roll set up by Rob Hobart | 35-24 |
| 01:16 | Arkansas | Gerald Kepler lays it in on a great pass from Ramon Villa | 35-26 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Rob Hobart evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-26 |
| 00:56 | Arkansas | Anthony Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 00:36 | Arkansas | Gerald Kepler clanks a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Dustin Walters - foul #3 on Dustin Walters, team foul #10 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Scott (SG), Dale Chewning (SF), Billy Hund (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Rob Hobart, Joshua Breece, Billy Flanagan, Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Moody (PG), Gregory Six (SG), Dima Peplinski (SF), Mark Holmes (C) Kenneth Malone, Ramon Villa, Anthony Lewis, John Leclair | |
| 00:36 | Arkansas | Gerald Kepler makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 00:36 | Arkansas | Gerald Kepler makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Billy Hund blows the layup | 35-28 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Joseph Venne hits the follow up shot | 37-28 |
| 00:15 | Arkansas | James Moody loses the dribble to Dale Chewning in the backcourt | 37-28 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Billy Hund scores on a turnaround in the lane | 39-28 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas | Dima Peplinski jams the wide open dunk | 39-30 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Dale Chewning hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 39-30 |