| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnathan Hofman (fresh) SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Venne (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Carstensen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Morgan (fresh) C - Andrew Milner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Dale Chewning inbounds the ball | 37-36 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Rice | Dale Chewning hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 19:41 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 19:22 | Minnesota | John Morgan buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Dikembe Emanuel | 37-38 |
| 19:15 | Rice | Dale Chewning misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 19:13 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 18:54 | Minnesota | John Morgan blows the dunk but he's hacked by Johnathan Hofman - foul #3 on Johnathan Hofman, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (SG) Johnathan Hofman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 18:54 | Minnesota | John Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 18:54 | Minnesota | John Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 18:35 | Rice | Dale Chewning hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 37-39 |
| 18:33 | Minnesota | John Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 18:10 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 37-39 |
| 18:08 | Rice | Carl Allen pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 17:50 | Rice | Peter Jenkins knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Middlebrooks | 40-39 |
| 17:38 | Minnesota | Peter Jenkins steps in front of the Nicholas Carstensen pass | 40-39 |
| 17:35 | Rice | Dale Chewning banks in the layup on a nice dish by Peter Jenkins | 42-39 |
| 17:20 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Morgan | 42-42 |
| 17:16 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Peter Jenkins | 45-42 |
| 16:53 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner misses the lay-in but the foul's on Joseph Venne - foul #3 on Joseph Venne, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (PG), Anthony Bachus (SF), Dustin Walters (PF), Tarek English (C) Peter Jenkins, Dale Chewning, Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mauricio Greco (PG) Dikembe Emanuel | |
| 16:53 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner misses the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 16:53 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner misses the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 16:53 | Rice | Dustin Walters grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 16:33 | Rice | John Morgan is called for the reach on Anthony Bachus - foul #1 on John Morgan, team foul #1 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Pineda (SF) Gregory Middlebrooks | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 16:23 | Rice | Tarek English misses the 3 from the left corner | 45-42 |
| 16:21 | Rice | Dustin Walters hits the follow up shot | 47-42 |
| 16:05 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner hits the finger roll | 47-44 |
| 15:37 | Rice | Alfredo Pineda misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 47-44 |
| 15:35 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Walter Scott (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Anthony Bachus (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Alfredo Pineda (fresh) PF - Dustin Walters (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Tarek English (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Mauricio Greco (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Carstensen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Morgan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Milner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:12 | Minnesota | Mauricio Greco misses badly on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Walter Scott - foul #1 on Walter Scott, team foul #3 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (PG), Johnathan Hofman (SG), Dale Chewning (SF) Walter Scott, Alfredo Pineda, Tarek English | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 15:12 | Minnesota | Mauricio Greco misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 15:12 | Minnesota | Mauricio Greco makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 14:51 | Rice | Dustin Walters drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Peter Jenkins | 49-45 |
| 14:38 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 49-45 |
| 14:36 | Rice | Dale Chewning gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 14:26 | Rice | Dustin Walters's floater is knocked away by Daniel Johnson | 49-45 |
| 14:24 | Minnesota | Nicholas Carstensen grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 14:14 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 49-45 |
| 14:13 | Rice | Anthony Bachus pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 13:57 | Rice | Andrew Milner steals the ball from Peter Jenkins | 49-45 |
| 13:30 | Minnesota | John Morgan buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Mauricio Greco | 49-47 |
| 13:13 | Rice | Mauricio Greco takes the ball from Anthony Bachus | 49-47 |
| 13:04 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner is hacked by Dustin Walters - foul #1 on Dustin Walters, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (SG), Carl Allen (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Johnathan Hofman, Anthony Bachus, Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel (PG), Scott Paulsen (SG), James Shelley (SF), Grady Vickrey (PF), Joe Hartl (C) Mauricio Greco, Daniel Johnson, Nicholas Carstensen, John Morgan, Andrew Milner | |
| 12:47 | Minnesota | Grady Vickrey lays it up and in | 49-49 |
| 12:34 | Rice | Peter Jenkins lays it in on a nice dish by Dale Chewning | 51-49 |
| 12:25 | Minnesota | Grady Vickrey misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Carl Allen - foul #1 on Carl Allen, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (PG), Alfredo Pineda (SF) Peter Jenkins, Dale Chewning | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 12:25 | Minnesota | Grady Vickrey makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 12:25 | Minnesota | Grady Vickrey makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 12:07 | Rice | Alfredo Pineda throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-51 |
| 11:49 | Minnesota | James Shelley can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 11:48 | Minnesota | Joe Hartl snags the offensive board | 51-51 |
| 11:38 | Minnesota | James Shelley connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Dikembe Emanuel | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Walter Scott (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfredo Pineda (fresh) PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Venne (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Scott Paulsen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Shelley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Grady Vickrey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joe Hartl (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Rice | Carl Allen double dribbles | 51-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnathan Hofman (SG), Dale Chewning (SF) Walter Scott, Alfredo Pineda | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson (SG) Scott Paulsen | |
| 11:04 | Minnesota | Carl Allen picks off the pass by Dikembe Emanuel | 51-53 |
| 10:48 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 51-53 |
| 10:46 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 10:28 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 51-53 |
| 10:27 | Rice | Carl Allen pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| 10:12 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman loses the dribble to James Shelley | 51-53 |
| 10:07 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson lays it in set up by James Shelley | 51-55 |
| 09:49 | Rice | Carl Allen can't throw it down | 51-55 |
| 09:48 | Minnesota | Joe Hartl gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 09:27 | Minnesota | James Shelley knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Dikembe Emanuel | 51-57 |
| 09:06 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman comes up short on the runner from the right block | 51-57 |
| 09:05 | Minnesota | Joe Hartl gets the rebound | 51-57 |
| 08:36 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 51-57 |
| 08:35 | Rice | Joseph Venne grabs the board | 51-57 |
| 08:23 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks misses the lay-in but the foul's on Joe Hartl - foul #3 on Joe Hartl, team foul #2 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (PG), Walter Scott (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Johnathan Hofman, Dale Chewning, Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mauricio Greco (PG), Scott Paulsen (SG), Nicholas Carstensen (SF), John Morgan (PF), Andrew Milner (C) Dikembe Emanuel, Daniel Johnson, James Shelley, Grady Vickrey, Joe Hartl | |
| 08:23 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 08:23 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks misses the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 08:23 | Minnesota | Nicholas Carstensen grabs the defensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 08:05 | Minnesota | Scott Paulsen hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-60 |
| 07:41 | Rice | Scott Paulsen is called for the reach on Gregory Middlebrooks - foul #1 on Scott Paulsen, team foul #3 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnathan Hofman (SG) Gregory Middlebrooks | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 07:24 | Rice | Walter Scott is whistled for a carry | 52-60 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson (SG) Scott Paulsen | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Johnathan Hofman (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Walter Scott (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Anthony Bachus (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Walters (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Mauricio Greco (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Carstensen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Morgan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Milner (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 52-60 |
| 06:58 | Rice | The rebound goes to Anthony Bachus | 52-60 |
| 06:44 | Rice | Dustin Walters can't connect on a floater in the paint | 52-60 |
| 06:42 | Minnesota | Nicholas Carstensen grabs the board | 52-60 |
| 06:23 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-60 |
| 06:22 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner grabs the offensive board | 52-60 |
| 06:13 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 52-60 |
| 06:12 | Minnesota | Mauricio Greco snags the offensive board | 52-60 |
| 05:54 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-60 |
| 05:52 | Rice | Anthony Bachus grabs the defensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 05:34 | Rice | Nicholas Carstensen is called for the reach on Walter Scott - foul #1 on Nicholas Carstensen, team foul #4 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Isaac Greene (PG), Dale Chewning (SF), Carl Allen (PF), Tarek English (C) Peter Jenkins, Walter Scott, Anthony Bachus, Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel (PG), Scott Paulsen (SG) Mauricio Greco, Daniel Johnson | |
| 05:19 | Rice | Tarek English lays it up and in on a great pass from Isaac Greene | 54-60 |
| 05:09 | Minnesota | Scott Paulsen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-60 |
| 05:08 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner grabs the offensive board | 54-60 |
| 04:57 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Johnathan Hofman - foul #4 on Johnathan Hofman, team foul #6 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Venne (C) Tarek English | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Shelley (SF), Grady Vickrey (PF) Nicholas Carstensen, John Morgan | |
| 04:57 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 04:57 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Joseph Venne hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Grady Vickrey - foul #4 on Grady Vickrey, team foul #5 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (SG), Tarek English (PF) Johnathan Hofman, Carl Allen | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 04:40 | Rice | Joseph Venne misses the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Joseph Venne makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 04:24 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gregory Middlebrooks - foul #2 on Gregory Middlebrooks, team foul #7 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (PG) Isaac Greene | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson (SG) Scott Paulsen | |
| 04:24 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 04:24 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 04:10 | Rice | Joseph Venne is whistled for a carry | 55-64 |
| 04:01 | Minnesota | Andrew Milner can't connect on a shot in the lane | 55-64 |
| 04:00 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joseph Venne | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Rice | Peter Jenkins can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-64 |
| 03:36 | Rice | Joseph Venne grabs the offensive rebound | 55-64 |
| 03:23 | Rice | Dale Chewning is hacked by Grady Vickrey - foul #5 on Grady Vickrey, team foul #6 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (SG), Carl Allen (PF) Gregory Middlebrooks, Tarek English | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Nicholas Carstensen (SF), John Morgan (PF), Joe Hartl (C) James Shelley, Grady Vickrey, Andrew Milner | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Walter Scott (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Venne (fresh) 9 pts. 13 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Carstensen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Morgan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Hartl (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:03 | Rice | Dale Chewning misses short on a shot from the left wing | 55-64 |
| 03:01 | Minnesota | Joe Hartl gets the rebound | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:33 | Minnesota | Joe Hartl misses the floater from just outside the lane | 55-64 |
| 02:32 | Rice | Peter Jenkins gets the rebound | 55-64 |
| 02:16 | Rice | Dale Chewning blows the dunk | 55-64 |
| 02:14 | Minnesota | Joe Hartl gets the rebound | 55-64 |
| 01:56 | Minnesota | Daniel Johnson hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Dikembe Emanuel | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:36 | Rice | Walter Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (SG), Anthony Bachus (SF), Dustin Walters (PF), Tarek English (C) Peter Jenkins, Dale Chewning, Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mauricio Greco (PG), Scott Paulsen (SG), James Shelley (SF) Dikembe Emanuel, Daniel Johnson, Nicholas Carstensen | |
| 01:15 | Minnesota | Scott Paulsen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-66 |
| 01:13 | Rice | Walter Scott pulls down the rebound | 55-66 |
| 01:09 | Rice | Walter Scott misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-66 |
| 01:07 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to John Morgan | 55-66 |
| 00:47 | Minnesota | Joe Hartl comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 55-66 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Anthony Bachus pulls down the rebound | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:38 | Rice | Dustin Walters blows the layup | 55-66 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Anthony Bachus hits the follow up shot | 57-66 |
| 00:36 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| 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 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel (PG), Daniel Johnson (SG), Nicholas Carstensen (SF), Andrew Milner (C) Mauricio Greco, Scott Paulsen, James Shelley, Joe Hartl | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:35 | Minnesota | Johnathan Hofman is called for the reach on Dikembe Emanuel in the backcourt - foul #5 on Johnathan Hofman, team foul #8 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (SG) Johnathan Hofman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scott Paulsen (SG) Daniel Johnson | |
| 00:35 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:35 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel misses the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:35 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to John Morgan | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:14 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Scott Paulsen | 57-69 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Joseph Venne drills a jumpshot from the right side | 59-69 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Dikembe Emanuel runs out the clock | 59-69 |