| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) SG - Johnathan Hofman (fresh) SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) PF - Carl Allen (fresh) C - Joseph Venne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Blackstock (fresh) SG - Dennis Moore (fresh) SF - Akim Zercher (fresh) PF - Dikembe Azure (fresh) C - Adolfo Martinez (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Joseph Venne wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | UNLV | Dennis Moore grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | UNLV | Johnathan Hofman is called for the reach on Dennis Moore - foul #1 on Johnathan Hofman, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | UNLV | Dennis Moore misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Rice | Carl Allen grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | UNLV | Dennis Moore snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | UNLV | Akim Zercher misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | UNLV | Akim Zercher pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | UNLV | Akim Zercher scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Blackstock | 0-3 |
| 18:25 | Rice | Dikembe Azure takes the ball from Peter Jenkins | 0-3 |
| 18:20 | UNLV | Adolfo Martinez loses the dribble to Dale Chewning | 0-3 |
| 18:13 | Rice | Joseph Venne blows the layup | 0-3 |
| 18:12 | UNLV | Akim Zercher pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:07 | UNLV | Dennis Moore comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:06 | Rice | Joseph Venne gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:00 | Rice | Dale Chewning knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Peter Jenkins | 2-3 |
| 17:52 | UNLV | Akim Zercher loses the ball out of bounds | 2-3 |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (PG), Gregory Middlebrooks (SG), Anthony Bachus (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Peter Jenkins, Johnathan Hofman, Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 17:50 | Rice | Walter Scott's pass is intercepted by Akim Zercher in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 17:49 | UNLV | Akim Zercher misses the lay-in | 2-3 |
| 17:47 | UNLV | Adolfo Martinez tips it in | 2-5 |
| 17:45 | Rice | Dale Chewning travels in the backcourt | 2-5 |
| Subs | Rice | Tarek English (C) Dale Chewning | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 17:34 | UNLV | Akim Zercher is hacked by Anthony Bachus - foul #1 on Anthony Bachus, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG), Irvin Wellborn (SF), Drazen Choinski (PF), Dustin Lee (C) James Blackstock, Akim Zercher, Dikembe Azure, Adolfo Martinez | |
| 17:26 | UNLV | Dennis Moore makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Robert Burch | 2-7 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Anthony Bachus misses the easy layup | 2-7 |
| 17:19 | UNLV | Drazen Choinski grabs the board | 2-7 |
| 17:12 | UNLV | Dennis Moore buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Burch | 2-10 |
| 16:54 | Rice | Walter Scott misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-10 |
| 16:53 | Rice | Anthony Bachus tips it home | 4-10 |
| 16:45 | UNLV | Dennis Moore loses the ball out of bounds | 4-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (PG), Johnathan Hofman (SG), Dale Chewning (SF), Carl Allen (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Walter Scott, Gregory Middlebrooks, Anthony Bachus, Dustin Walters, Tarek English | |
| Subs | UNLV | Leif Dominowski (SG) Dennis Moore | |
| 16:29 | Rice | Peter Jenkins scores on a jumper from the right wing | 6-10 |
| 16:25 | UNLV | Peter Jenkins steals the ball from Robert Burch in the backcourt | 6-10 |
| 16:15 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-10 |
| 16:13 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Venne | 6-10 |
| 15:56 | Rice | Dale Chewning misses the lay-in but the foul's on Irvin Wellborn - foul #1 on Irvin Wellborn, team foul #1 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Isaac Greene (PG) Peter Jenkins | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Blackstock (PG), Marvin Wilson (SG), Akim Zercher (SF), Dikembe Azure (PF), Adolfo Martinez (C) Robert Burch, Leif Dominowski, Irvin Wellborn, Drazen Choinski, Dustin Lee | |
| 15:56 | Rice | Dale Chewning makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 15:56 | Rice | Dale Chewning misses the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 15:56 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Dikembe Azure | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Isaac Greene (fresh) SG - Johnathan Hofman (fairly fresh) SF - Dale Chewning (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Allen (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Venne (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Blackstock (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marvin Wilson (fresh) SF - Akim Zercher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Azure (fresh) C - Adolfo Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:48 | UNLV | Carl Allen steals the ball from Marvin Wilson | 7-10 |
| 15:27 | Rice | Dale Chewning's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (SG), Alfredo Pineda (SF) Johnathan Hofman, Dale Chewning | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Moore (SG) Marvin Wilson | |
| 15:16 | UNLV | Joseph Venne steals it from Akim Zercher | 7-10 |
| 15:14 | Rice | Alfredo Pineda loses the dribble to Dennis Moore in the backcourt | 7-10 |
| 15:07 | UNLV | Akim Zercher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 7-10 |
| 15:06 | Rice | Joseph Venne grabs the board | 7-10 |
| 15:01 | Rice | Alfredo Pineda clanks a floater from the free throw line | 7-10 |
| 15:00 | UNLV | Akim Zercher snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| 14:55 | UNLV | James Blackstock blows the layup | 7-10 |
| 14:53 | UNLV | Akim Zercher tips it back up and in | 7-12 |
| 14:37 | Rice | Alfredo Pineda scores on a shot from the right side set up by Carl Allen | 9-12 |
| 14:25 | UNLV | Dennis Moore buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-15 |
| 14:11 | Rice | Alfredo Pineda can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-15 |
| 14:09 | Rice | Carl Allen grabs the offensive board | 9-15 |
| 13:49 | Rice | Alfredo Pineda hits the finger roll | 11-15 |
| 13:38 | UNLV | James Blackstock comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 11-15 |
| 13:37 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure snags the offensive board | 11-15 |
| 13:32 | UNLV | Dennis Moore connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Blackstock | 11-18 |
| 13:29 | Rice | Isaac Greene travels in the backcourt | 11-18 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (PG), Walter Scott (SG), Dale Chewning (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Isaac Greene, Gregory Middlebrooks, Alfredo Pineda, Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG), Leif Dominowski (SG), Irvin Wellborn (SF), Drazen Choinski (PF), Jason Miller (C) James Blackstock, Dennis Moore, Akim Zercher, Dikembe Azure, Adolfo Martinez | |
| 13:14 | UNLV | Robert Burch is fouled on the floor by Peter Jenkins - foul #1 on Peter Jenkins, team foul #3 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dustin Lee (C) Jason Miller | |
| 13:09 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 11-18 |
| 13:08 | Rice | Dale Chewning grabs the defensive rebound | 11-18 |
| 12:46 | Rice | Anthony Bachus makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Peter Jenkins | 13-18 |
| 12:41 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski is fouled on the floor by Walter Scott - foul #1 on Walter Scott, team foul #4 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jason Miller (PF) Drazen Choinski | |
| 12:32 | UNLV | Robert Burch's fadeaway is rejected by Dale Chewning | 13-18 |
| 12:31 | Rice | Dale Chewning gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 12:26 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-18 |
| 12:24 | Rice | Dustin Walters snags the offensive board | 13-18 |
| 12:09 | Rice | Dale Chewning is called for 5 seconds | 13-18 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnathan Hofman (SG), Tarek English (C) Walter Scott, Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Blackstock (PG), Dennis Moore (SG), Marvin Wilson (SF), Adolfo Martinez (C) Robert Burch, Leif Dominowski, Irvin Wellborn, Dustin Lee | |
| 11:55 | UNLV | James Blackstock drills a driving attempt from close range and the foul's on Tarek English - foul #1 on Tarek English, team foul #5 | 13-20 |
| 11:55 | UNLV | James Blackstock misses the free throw | 13-20 |
| 11:55 | UNLV | Adolfo Martinez grabs the offensive board | 13-20 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnathan Hofman (fresh) SF - Dale Chewning (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Bachus (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Tarek English (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Blackstock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Moore (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Marvin Wilson (fresh) PF - Jason Miller (fresh) C - Adolfo Martinez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | UNLV | Johnathan Hofman steps in front of the James Blackstock pass | 13-20 |
| 11:41 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman banks in the layup | 15-20 |
| 11:33 | UNLV | Dennis Moore drills a jumper from the baseline | 15-22 |
| 11:28 | Rice | Dale Chewning is fouled in the backcourt by Marvin Wilson - foul #1 on Marvin Wilson, team foul #2 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Allen (PF) Anthony Bachus | |
| Subs | UNLV | Drazen Choinski (PF) Jason Miller | |
| 11:11 | Rice | Dennis Moore is called for the reach on Johnathan Hofman - foul #1 on Dennis Moore, team foul #3 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Walters (C) Tarek English | |
| Subs | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn (SF) James Blackstock | |
| 10:58 | Rice | Drazen Choinski steps in front of the Johnathan Hofman pass | 15-22 |
| 10:50 | UNLV | Dennis Moore misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-22 |
| 10:49 | UNLV | Adolfo Martinez grabs the offensive rebound | 15-22 |
| 10:44 | UNLV | Dennis Moore is hacked by Johnathan Hofman - foul #2 on Johnathan Hofman, team foul #6 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (SG) Johnathan Hofman | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG), Dikembe Azure (PF), Dustin Lee (C) Marvin Wilson, Drazen Choinski, Adolfo Martinez | |
| 10:39 | UNLV | Dennis Moore misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 15-22 |
| 10:38 | Rice | Dale Chewning grabs the defensive rebound | 15-22 |
| 10:10 | Rice | Carl Allen buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Dale Chewning and he's fouled by Dikembe Azure - foul #1 on Dikembe Azure, team foul #4 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (PG), Alfredo Pineda (SF), Joseph Venne (C) Peter Jenkins, Dale Chewning, Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zercher (SF) Irvin Wellborn | |
| 10:10 | Rice | Carl Allen misses the free throw | 17-22 |
| 10:10 | Rice | Joseph Venne pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 10:02 | Rice | Carl Allen's fadeaway is rejected by Dustin Lee | 17-22 |
| 10:00 | UNLV | Dustin Lee grabs the board | 17-22 |
| 09:56 | UNLV | Dennis Moore buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Burch | 17-25 |
| 09:35 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-25 |
| 09:33 | Rice | Joseph Venne snags the offensive board | 17-25 |
| 09:15 | Rice | Joseph Venne hits the finger roll | 19-25 |
| 09:08 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Robert Burch | 19-27 |
| 08:52 | Rice | Dustin Lee is called for the reach on Joseph Venne - foul #1 on Dustin Lee, team foul #5 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Isaac Greene (PG), Dale Chewning (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF), Tarek English (C) Walter Scott, Alfredo Pineda, Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | UNLV | Marvin Wilson (PG), Leif Dominowski (SG), Irvin Wellborn (SF), Drazen Choinski (PF), Jason Miller (C) Robert Burch, Dennis Moore, Akim Zercher, Dikembe Azure, Dustin Lee | |
| 08:41 | Rice | Isaac Greene clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-27 |
| 08:39 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn snags the defensive board | 19-27 |
| 08:35 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski loses the ball out of bounds | 19-27 |
| 08:16 | Rice | Isaac Greene hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 19-27 |
| 08:14 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn grabs the board | 19-27 |
| 08:11 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson is fouled in the backcourt by Isaac Greene - foul #1 on Isaac Greene, team foul #7 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Adolfo Martinez (C) Jason Miller | |
| 08:11 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 08:11 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 08:09 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks is hacked by Marvin Wilson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marvin Wilson, team foul #6 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Blackstock (PG) Marvin Wilson | |
| 07:43 | Rice | Drazen Choinski is called for the reach on Isaac Greene - foul #1 on Drazen Choinski, team foul #7 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Walters (C) Tarek English | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 07:43 | Rice | Isaac Greene makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 07:43 | Rice | Isaac Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Isaac Greene (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Middlebrooks (tiring) SF - Dale Chewning (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Bachus (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Dustin Walters (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Blackstock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leif Dominowski (fairly fresh) SF - Irvin Wellborn (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Drazen Choinski (fairly fresh) C - Adolfo Martinez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | UNLV | Anthony Bachus swats the layup by Drazen Choinski | 21-29 |
| 07:29 | UNLV | James Blackstock misses the tip | 21-29 |
| 07:28 | Rice | The rebound goes to Dustin Walters | 21-29 |
| 07:24 | Rice | James Blackstock takes the ball from Dustin Walters in the backcourt | 21-29 |
| 07:23 | UNLV | James Blackstock banks in the layup | 21-31 |
| 07:07 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 21-31 |
| 07:06 | UNLV | Adolfo Martinez snags the defensive board | 21-31 |
| 06:58 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn misses the lay-in | 21-31 |
| 06:57 | UNLV | Adolfo Martinez tips it but misses | 21-31 |
| 06:56 | Rice | Anthony Bachus grabs the defensive rebound | 21-31 |
| 06:54 | Rice | Isaac Greene is hacked by James Blackstock in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Blackstock, team foul #8 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (SG), Alfredo Pineda (SF), Joseph Venne (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Dale Chewning, Anthony Bachus | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG), Dennis Moore (SG), Akim Zercher (SF), Jason Miller (PF) James Blackstock, Leif Dominowski, Irvin Wellborn, Drazen Choinski | |
| 06:54 | Rice | Isaac Greene misses the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 06:54 | UNLV | Adolfo Martinez snags the defensive board | 21-31 |
| 06:42 | UNLV | Dennis Moore misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-31 |
| 06:41 | Rice | Joseph Venne grabs the board | 21-31 |
| 06:20 | Rice | Joseph Venne is hacked by Dennis Moore - foul #2 on Dennis Moore, team foul #9 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (PG) Isaac Greene | |
| Subs | UNLV | Leif Dominowski (SG), Dikembe Azure (PF), Dustin Lee (C) Dennis Moore, Jason Miller, Adolfo Martinez | |
| 06:20 | Rice | Joseph Venne makes the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 06:20 | Rice | Joseph Venne makes the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 06:05 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-34 |
| 05:43 | Rice | Walter Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (SG), Dale Chewning (SF), Carl Allen (PF), Tarek English (C) Walter Scott, Alfredo Pineda, Dustin Walters, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Blackstock (PG), Irvin Wellborn (SF), Drazen Choinski (PF) Robert Burch, Akim Zercher, Dikembe Azure | |
| 05:34 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-34 |
| 05:32 | Rice | The rebound goes to Tarek English | 23-34 |
| 05:18 | Rice | Dale Chewning's layup is rejected by Dustin Lee | 23-34 |
| 05:17 | Rice | Dale Chewning grabs the offensive board | 23-34 |
| 04:56 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Irvin Wellborn - foul #2 on Irvin Wellborn, team foul #10 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony Bachus (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Carl Allen, Tarek English | |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zercher (SF), Jason Miller (PF), Adolfo Martinez (C) Irvin Wellborn, Drazen Choinski, Dustin Lee | |
| 04:56 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks makes the free throw | 26-34 |
| 04:36 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-34 |
| 04:35 | UNLV | Jason Miller tips it back up and in | 26-36 |
| 04:18 | Rice | Peter Jenkins hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Gregory Middlebrooks | 29-36 |
| 04:09 | UNLV | Akim Zercher misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-36 |
| 04:08 | Rice | Anthony Bachus snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 04:05 | Rice | Akim Zercher is called for the reach on Peter Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Akim Zercher, team foul #11 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (SG), Carl Allen (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Anthony Bachus, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG), Dikembe Azure (PF) James Blackstock, Jason Miller | |
| 04:05 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 04:05 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 03:57 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-36 |
| 03:55 | Rice | Carl Allen gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 03:31 | Rice | Peter Jenkins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-36 |
| 03:30 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Dikembe Azure | 31-36 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Jenkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Scott (fairly fresh) SF - Dale Chewning (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Allen (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Walters (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Burch (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Leif Dominowski (tired) 3 pts. SF - Akim Zercher (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dikembe Azure (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Adolfo Martinez (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:25 | UNLV | Carl Allen steps in front of the Leif Dominowski pass | 31-36 |
| 03:15 | Rice | Dale Chewning hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 31-36 |
| 03:13 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 03:06 | UNLV | Akim Zercher buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-39 |
| 02:37 | Rice | Dale Chewning misses the floater from the left block | 31-39 |
| 02:36 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 02:32 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 31-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Isaac Greene (PG), Johnathan Hofman (SG), Alfredo Pineda (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF), Tarek English (C) Peter Jenkins, Walter Scott, Dale Chewning, Carl Allen, Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Moore (SG), Irvin Wellborn (SF), Drazen Choinski (PF), Dustin Lee (C) Leif Dominowski, Akim Zercher, Dikembe Azure, Adolfo Martinez | |
| 02:24 | UNLV | Johnathan Hofman is called for the reach on Dennis Moore - foul #3 on Johnathan Hofman, team foul #8 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (SG) Johnathan Hofman | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 02:24 | UNLV | Dennis Moore makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 02:24 | UNLV | Dennis Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 02:05 | Rice | Alfredo Pineda connects on the open 3 from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 02:01 | UNLV | Dennis Moore buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Burch | 34-44 |
| 01:59 | Rice | Alfredo Pineda's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Venne (C) Anthony Bachus | |
| Subs | UNLV | Marvin Wilson (PG), Jason Miller (C) Robert Burch, Dustin Lee | |
| 01:48 | UNLV | Dennis Moore misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 01:47 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson tips it home | 34-46 |
| 01:40 | Rice | Isaac Greene knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Tarek English | 37-46 |
| 01:20 | UNLV | Dennis Moore knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Miller | 37-49 |
| 01:04 | Rice | Joseph Venne misses the driving attempt from close range | 37-49 |
| 01:03 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson pulls down the rebound | 37-49 |
| 00:46 | UNLV | Tarek English is called for the reach on Drazen Choinski - foul #2 on Tarek English, team foul #9 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (PG), Dale Chewning (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Isaac Greene, Alfredo Pineda, Tarek English, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Blackstock (PG), Dustin Lee (C) Marvin Wilson, Jason Miller | |
| 00:46 | UNLV | Drazen Choinski misses the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Dustin Walters pulls down the rebound | 37-49 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Dustin Lee is called for the reach on Peter Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dustin Lee, team foul #12 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (SG) Gregory Middlebrooks | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dikembe Azure (PF) Drazen Choinski | |
| 00:44 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 00:36 | UNLV | Dennis Moore is fouled on the floor by Anthony Bachus - foul #2 on Anthony Bachus, team foul #10 | 39-49 |
| 00:36 | UNLV | Dennis Moore makes the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 00:36 | UNLV | Dennis Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 39-51 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Dustin Walters throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-51 |
| 00:20 | UNLV | Dennis Moore double dribbles | 39-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Allen (PF) Anthony Bachus | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:16 | Rice | Walter Scott loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-51 |
| 00:02 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure's floater is knocked away by Dale Chewning | 39-51 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | The clock runs out | 39-51 |