| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) SF - John Watson (fresh) PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Christopher Brooks (fresh) SG - Piao China (fresh) SF - Shawn Rose (fresh) PF - Wilfredo Rizzo (fresh) C - Gary Kinnear (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Ronald Hickey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Rice | Wilfredo Rizzo denies the turnaround by Terry Thornton | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Louisville | Piao China snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Louisville | Piao China knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Wilfredo Rizzo | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Rice | Terry Jerez hits a 3 from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 19:07 | Louisville | Piao China hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Shawn Rose | 3-4 |
| 18:59 | Rice | Samuel Aden comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 18:58 | Louisville | Shawn Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:52 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Ronald Hickey - foul #1 on Ronald Hickey, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 18:52 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:52 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 18:41 | Rice | John Watson misses the easy layup | 3-6 |
| 18:40 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Christopher Brooks | 3-6 |
| 18:35 | Louisville | Piao China misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Terry Jerez - foul #1 on Terry Jerez, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| 18:35 | Louisville | Piao China makes the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 18:35 | Louisville | Piao China makes the 2nd free throw | 3-8 |
| 18:16 | Rice | Terry Jerez misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-8 |
| 18:14 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 3-8 |
| 18:10 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Shawn Rose | 3-10 |
| 17:52 | Rice | Terry Jerez can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 3-10 |
| 17:50 | Rice | John Watson hits the follow up shot | 5-10 |
| 17:45 | Louisville | Shawn Rose connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Brooks and he's hacked by John Watson - foul #1 on John Watson, team foul #3 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SF), Raymond Valenti (PF), Adam Pease (C) John Watson, Terry Thornton, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (PG), Kevin Davidson (SG), Rafael Barnes (PF), Darryl Lee (C) Christopher Brooks, Piao China, Wilfredo Rizzo, Gary Kinnear | |
| 17:45 | Louisville | Shawn Rose makes the free throw | 5-13 |
| 17:23 | Rice | Terry Jerez is called for traveling | 5-13 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Job (SF) Shawn Rose | |
| 17:03 | Louisville | Jeffrey Job's pass is intercepted by Adam Pease | 5-13 |
| 16:45 | Rice | Raymond Valenti clanks a turnaround from close range | 5-13 |
| 16:43 | Rice | Raymond Valenti tips it in | 7-13 |
| 16:39 | Louisville | Matthew Breault slams it home on a great pass from Darryl Lee | 7-15 |
| 16:27 | Rice | Blake Jones knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 9-15 |
| 16:14 | Louisville | Kevin Davidson buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Matthew Breault | 9-17 |
| 15:59 | Rice | Raymond Valenti lays it up and in on a great pass from Timothy Petty | 11-17 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Snow (fresh) PF - Raymond Valenti (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Adam Pease (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Matthew Breault (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Job (fresh) PF - Rafael Barnes (fresh) C - Darryl Lee (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Louisville | James Snow picks off the pass by Jeffrey Job | 11-17 |
| 15:31 | Rice | Adam Pease is denied on a dunk by Darryl Lee | 11-17 |
| 15:29 | Louisville | Kevin Davidson snags the defensive board | 11-17 |
| 15:23 | Louisville | Matthew Breault's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), John Watson (SF), Terry Thornton (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Blake Jones, Timothy Petty, James Snow, Raymond Valenti, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG), Piao China (SG), Rodney Washington (SF), Wilfredo Rizzo (PF), Gary Kinnear (C) Matthew Breault, Kevin Davidson, Jeffrey Job, Rafael Barnes, Darryl Lee | |
| 15:02 | Rice | Terry Thornton drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-17 |
| 14:49 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 14-17 |
| 14:47 | Rice | The rebound goes to Terry Thornton | 14-17 |
| 14:27 | Rice | Terry Thornton is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Terry Thornton, team foul #4 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (PG), Kevin Davidson (SG), Shawn Rose (SF), Rafael Barnes (PF) Christopher Brooks, Piao China, Rodney Washington, Wilfredo Rizzo | |
| 14:12 | Louisville | Kevin Davidson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 14-17 |
| 14:10 | Rice | Terry Thornton grabs the board | 14-17 |
| 13:54 | Rice | John Watson banks in the layup | 16-17 |
| 13:40 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes is fouled on the floor by Terry Thornton - foul #2 on Terry Thornton, team foul #5 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SF), Gregory Freeman (PF) John Watson, Terry Thornton | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG), Piao China (SG), Wilfredo Rizzo (PF) Matthew Breault, Kevin Davidson, Rafael Barnes | |
| 13:20 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-17 |
| 13:18 | Louisville | Shawn Rose hits the follow up shot | 16-19 |
| 12:50 | Rice | Samuel Aden is fouled on the floor by Gary Kinnear - foul #1 on Gary Kinnear, team foul #1 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), Raymond Valenti (PF), Adam Pease (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, Gregory Freeman, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Davidson (SG), Jeffrey Job (SF), Rafael Barnes (PF), Darryl Lee (C) Piao China, Shawn Rose, Wilfredo Rizzo, Gary Kinnear | |
| 12:30 | Rice | Adam Pease is hacked by Rafael Barnes - foul #1 on Rafael Barnes, team foul #2 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (PG), Piao China (SG), Wilfredo Rizzo (PF), Gary Kinnear (C) Christopher Brooks, Kevin Davidson, Rafael Barnes, Darryl Lee | |
| 12:20 | Rice | Adam Pease is called for traveling | 16-19 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG), Kevin Davidson (SG), Rafael Barnes (PF) Matthew Breault, Piao China, Wilfredo Rizzo | |
| 12:01 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear is called for 3 seconds | 16-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG) Timothy Petty | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (PG), Piao China (SG), Shawn Rose (SF), Wilfredo Rizzo (PF) Christopher Brooks, Kevin Davidson, Jeffrey Job, Rafael Barnes | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Snow (fresh) PF - Raymond Valenti (fresh) 4 pts. C - Adam Pease (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Matthew Breault (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Piao China (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Shawn Rose (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilfredo Rizzo (fresh) C - Gary Kinnear (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:50 | Rice | James Snow clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 16-19 |
| 11:49 | Louisville | Shawn Rose gets the rebound | 16-19 |
| 11:45 | Louisville | Matthew Breault misses short on a 3 from straight away | 16-19 |
| 11:43 | Rice | Terry Jerez grabs the board | 16-19 |
| 11:36 | Rice | Blake Jones buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Terry Jerez | 19-19 |
| 11:32 | Louisville | Shawn Rose buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Wilfredo Rizzo and he's fouled by Adam Pease - foul #1 on Adam Pease, team foul #6 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG) Blake Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG), Kevin Davidson (SG), Rafael Barnes (PF), Darryl Lee (C) Matthew Breault, Piao China, Wilfredo Rizzo, Gary Kinnear | |
| 11:32 | Louisville | Shawn Rose misses the free throw | 19-21 |
| 11:32 | Rice | Raymond Valenti gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| 11:12 | Rice | Terry Jerez misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 19-21 |
| 11:10 | Louisville | Kevin Davidson grabs the defensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 11:04 | Louisville | Raymond Valenti swats the short shot by Shawn Rose | 19-21 |
| 11:03 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes can't tip it in | 19-21 |
| 11:01 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Rafael Barnes | 19-21 |
| 10:50 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Shawn Rose | 19-23 |
| 10:32 | Rice | Christopher Brooks steps in front of the Samuel Aden pass | 19-23 |
| 10:15 | Louisville | Shawn Rose's layup is rejected by Adam Pease | 19-23 |
| 10:14 | Rice | Adam Pease grabs the board | 19-23 |
| 09:57 | Rice | Terry Jerez makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Raymond Valenti | 21-23 |
| 09:38 | Louisville | Shawn Rose clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 21-23 |
| 09:36 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks tips it home | 21-25 |
| 09:20 | Rice | Samuel Aden hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Shawn Rose - foul #1 on Shawn Rose, team foul #3 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (SG), John Watson (SF), Gregory Freeman (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Terry Jerez, James Snow, Raymond Valenti, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (PG), Piao China (SG), Jeffrey Job (SF), Wilfredo Rizzo (PF), Gary Kinnear (C) Christopher Brooks, Kevin Davidson, Shawn Rose, Rafael Barnes, Darryl Lee | |
| 09:20 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 09:20 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 09:01 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Samuel Aden - foul #1 on Samuel Aden, team foul #7 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG) Samuel Aden | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 09:01 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo misses the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 09:01 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 08:38 | Rice | The pull-up jumper by John Watson is blocked by Gary Kinnear | 23-26 |
| 08:37 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear grabs the board | 23-26 |
| 08:32 | Louisville | Piao China buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Wilfredo Rizzo | 23-28 |
| 08:22 | Rice | Timothy Petty comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-28 |
| 08:20 | Rice | Gregory Freeman grabs the offensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 08:02 | Rice | Blake Jones's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Job | 23-28 |
| 07:59 | Louisville | Piao China hits the finger roll set up by Jeffrey Job | 23-30 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Matthew Breault (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Piao China (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jeffrey Job (fresh) PF - Wilfredo Rizzo (fresh) 1 pts. C - Gary Kinnear (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:40 | Rice | Blake Jones misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-30 |
| 07:39 | Louisville | Piao China snags the defensive board | 23-30 |
| 07:35 | Louisville | Matthew Breault clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-30 |
| 07:34 | Rice | John Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 07:18 | Rice | Gregory Freeman loses the dribble to Piao China | 23-30 |
| 07:03 | Louisville | Jeffrey Job can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 23-30 |
| 07:02 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear grabs the offensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 06:43 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses long on a runner from the baseline | 23-30 |
| 06:42 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear gets the offensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 06:30 | Louisville | Piao China is fouled on the floor by Timothy Petty - foul #1 on Timothy Petty, team foul #8 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), James Snow (SF), Raymond Valenti (PF) Blake Jones, Timothy Petty, John Watson, Gregory Freeman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG), Shawn Rose (SF), Rafael Barnes (PF) Matthew Breault, Jeffrey Job, Wilfredo Rizzo | |
| 06:30 | Louisville | Piao China makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 06:30 | Louisville | Piao China misses the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 06:30 | Rice | Raymond Valenti grabs the defensive rebound | 23-31 |
| 06:16 | Rice | Ronald Hickey's fadeaway is rejected by Rafael Barnes | 23-31 |
| 06:14 | Louisville | Shawn Rose gets the rebound | 23-31 |
| 06:09 | Louisville | Piao China misses the lay-in | 23-31 |
| 06:07 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks misses the tip | 23-31 |
| 06:05 | Louisville | Shawn Rose tips it in | 23-33 |
| 05:47 | Rice | Terry Jerez hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-33 |
| 05:45 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes snags the defensive board | 23-33 |
| 05:34 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses long on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Samuel Aden - foul #2 on Samuel Aden, team foul #9 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (PG), Adam Pease (PF) Samuel Aden, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Davidson (SG), Jeffrey Job (SF), Wilfredo Rizzo (PF) Piao China, Shawn Rose, Rafael Barnes | |
| 05:34 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 05:34 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 05:34 | Rice | Ronald Hickey grabs the defensive rebound | 23-34 |
| 05:20 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 23-34 |
| 05:18 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Job | 23-34 |
| 05:13 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Terry Jerez - foul #2 on Terry Jerez, team foul #10 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG) Terry Jerez | |
| Subs | Louisville | Shawn Rose (SF), Darryl Lee (C) Jeffrey Job, Gary Kinnear | |
| 05:13 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 05:13 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| 05:13 | Rice | James Snow snags the defensive board | 23-35 |
| 04:56 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett drills a floater from the left wing and he's fouled by Darryl Lee - foul #1 on Darryl Lee, team foul #4 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Kinnear (C) Darryl Lee | |
| 04:56 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett makes the free throw | 26-35 |
| 04:34 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo buries a shot near the basket set up by Christopher Brooks | 26-37 |
| 04:13 | Rice | Timothy Petty is called for traveling | 26-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Gregory Freeman (PF), Raymond Valenti (C) Dominick Goodlett, Adam Pease, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (PG), Piao China (SG), Jeffrey Job (SF), Rafael Barnes (PF), Darryl Lee (C) Christopher Brooks, Kevin Davidson, Shawn Rose, Wilfredo Rizzo, Gary Kinnear | |
| 03:58 | Louisville | Gregory Freeman is called for the reach on Darryl Lee - foul #1 on Gregory Freeman, team foul #11 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), Terry Thornton (PF) Blake Jones, Timothy Petty, Gregory Freeman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG) Matthew Breault | |
| 03:58 | Louisville | Darryl Lee makes the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 03:58 | Louisville | Darryl Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 26-39 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Snow (fresh) PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Valenti (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Christopher Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Piao China (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Jeffrey Job (fresh) PF - Rafael Barnes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Darryl Lee (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:41 | Rice | Terry Jerez is fouled on the floor by Piao China - foul #1 on Piao China, team foul #5 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Rice | John Watson (SF) James Snow | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (PG), Kevin Davidson (SG), Gary Kinnear (C) Christopher Brooks, Piao China, Darryl Lee | |
| 03:35 | Rice | Terry Jerez knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Samuel Aden | 28-39 |
| 03:09 | Louisville | Matthew Breault is hacked by Raymond Valenti - foul #1 on Raymond Valenti, team foul #12 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Adam Pease (C) Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | Louisville | Piao China (SG), Shawn Rose (SF), Wilfredo Rizzo (PF) Kevin Davidson, Jeffrey Job, Rafael Barnes | |
| 03:09 | Louisville | Matthew Breault makes the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 03:09 | Louisville | Matthew Breault makes the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 02:51 | Rice | Terry Jerez can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-41 |
| 02:50 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Matthew Breault | 28-41 |
| 02:25 | Louisville | Matthew Breault knocks in the 3 from straight away | 28-44 |
| 02:12 | Rice | Terry Jerez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-44 |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SF) John Watson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG), Kevin Davidson (SG), Jeffrey Job (SF), Rafael Barnes (PF), Darryl Lee (C) Matthew Breault, Piao China, Shawn Rose, Wilfredo Rizzo, Gary Kinnear | |
| 01:57 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-44 |
| 01:56 | Rice | James Snow grabs the board | 28-44 |
| 01:39 | Rice | Samuel Aden knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-44 |
| 01:28 | Louisville | Kevin Davidson is fouled on the floor by Terry Jerez - foul #3 on Terry Jerez, team foul #13 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (SG), Gregory Freeman (PF), Raymond Valenti (C) Terry Jerez, Terry Thornton, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Louisville | Shawn Rose (SF), Wilfredo Rizzo (PF), Gary Kinnear (C) Jeffrey Job, Rafael Barnes, Darryl Lee | |
| 01:28 | Louisville | Kevin Davidson misses the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 01:28 | Louisville | Kevin Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-45 |
| 01:08 | Rice | Christopher Brooks takes the ball from Blake Jones | 31-45 |
| 00:55 | Louisville | Raymond Valenti steals it from Christopher Brooks | 31-45 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Blake Jones misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 31-45 |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Kevin Davidson connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Brooks | 31-48 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Samuel Aden comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-48 |
| 00:02 | Louisville | Kevin Davidson gets the rebound | 31-48 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Kevin Davidson misses short on a fullcourt shot | 31-48 |