| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Lawrence Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Tschida (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Whitehead (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Lenk (fresh) 1 pts. C - Mario Williamson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Johnathan Hofman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Venne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead inbounds the ball | 36-24 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | UCLA | Dale Chewning denies the turnaround by John Tschida | 36-24 |
| 19:30 | UCLA | John Tschida snags the offensive board | 36-24 |
| 19:10 | UCLA | John Tschida makes the jumper from the right side | 38-24 |
| 19:05 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-24 |
| 19:04 | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead grabs the board | 38-24 |
| 18:38 | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead is whistled for a carry | 38-24 |
| Subs | UCLA | Gregory Titus (SG), Gary Howard (PF), Shane Thibault (C) Gregory Whitehead, Michael Lenk, Mario Williamson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:15 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman loses the dribble to Gary Howard | 38-24 |
| 17:54 | UCLA | Shane Thibault misses short on a floater in the lane | 38-24 |
| 17:52 | Rice | Dale Chewning snags the defensive board | 38-24 |
| 17:29 | Rice | Dale Chewning buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-26 |
| 17:07 | UCLA | John Tschida comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 38-26 |
| 17:06 | UCLA | Shane Thibault tips it home | 40-26 |
| 16:39 | Rice | Peter Jenkins's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Howard | 40-26 |
| 16:37 | UCLA | Gregory Titus snags the defensive board | 40-26 |
| 16:32 | UCLA | Peter Jenkins steps in front of the Lawrence Stewart pass | 40-26 |
| 16:13 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Peter Jenkins | 40-29 |
| 15:52 | UCLA | Gregory Titus's pass is intercepted by Joseph Venne | 40-29 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Lawrence Stewart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gregory Titus (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Tschida (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Howard (fairly fresh) C - Shane Thibault (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Jenkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnathan Hofman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Chewning (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Carl Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Venne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Rice | Gregory Titus is called for the reach on Dale Chewning - foul #2 on Gregory Titus, team foul #1 | 40-29 |
| Subs | UCLA | Larry Byrnes (SG), Gregory Whitehead (SF), Michael Lenk (PF), Mario Williamson (C) Gregory Titus, John Tschida, Gary Howard, Shane Thibault | |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (PG), Gregory Middlebrooks (SG), Anthony Bachus (SF), Dustin Walters (PF), Tarek English (C) Peter Jenkins, Johnathan Hofman, Dale Chewning, Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| 15:21 | Rice | Walter Scott can't connect on a shot from the right side | 40-29 |
| 15:20 | UCLA | Mario Williamson grabs the board | 40-29 |
| 15:00 | UCLA | Mario Williamson is hacked by Walter Scott - foul #1 on Walter Scott, team foul #1 | 40-29 |
| Subs | UCLA | Shane Thibault (PF) Michael Lenk | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:39 | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Anthony Bachus - foul #2 on Anthony Bachus, team foul #2 | 40-29 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Rice | Dale Chewning (SF) Tarek English | |
| 14:39 | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead makes the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 14:39 | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 14:24 | Rice | Walter Scott makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Middlebrooks | 42-32 |
| 14:00 | UCLA | Larry Byrnes connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gregory Whitehead | 44-32 |
| 13:43 | Rice | Dale Chewning is fouled on the floor by Larry Byrnes - foul #1 on Larry Byrnes, team foul #2 | 44-32 |
| Subs | UCLA | Gregory Titus (PG), John Tschida (SG), Michael Lenk (PF) Lawrence Stewart, Larry Byrnes, Mario Williamson | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (PG), Johnathan Hofman (SG), Carl Allen (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Walter Scott, Gregory Middlebrooks, Anthony Bachus, Dustin Walters | |
| 13:26 | Rice | Michael Lenk is called for the reach on Peter Jenkins - foul #2 on Michael Lenk, team foul #3 | 44-32 |
| Subs | UCLA | Lawrence Stewart (PG), Mario Williamson (C) Gregory Titus, Shane Thibault | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:08 | Rice | Peter Jenkins clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-32 |
| 13:07 | Rice | Dale Chewning tips it home | 44-34 |
| 12:48 | UCLA | Michael Lenk can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-34 |
| 12:46 | Rice | Dale Chewning grabs the defensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 12:40 | Rice | Lawrence Stewart picks off the pass by Johnathan Hofman | 44-34 |
| 12:16 | UCLA | John Tschida misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Joseph Venne - foul #1 on Joseph Venne, team foul #3 | 44-34 |
| Subs | UCLA | Gregory Titus (PG), Shane Thibault (C) Lawrence Stewart, Mario Williamson | |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony Bachus (SF) Dale Chewning | |
| 12:16 | UCLA | John Tschida makes the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 12:16 | UCLA | John Tschida makes the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 12:11 | Rice | Peter Jenkins is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Titus - foul #3 on Gregory Titus, team foul #4 | 46-34 |
| Subs | UCLA | Lawrence Stewart (PG), Mario Williamson (C) John Tschida, Michael Lenk | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:59 | Rice | Carl Allen clanks a turnaround from the left block | 46-34 |
| 11:58 | Rice | Peter Jenkins hits the follow up shot | 46-36 |
| 11:36 | UCLA | Gregory Titus drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Lawrence Stewart | 49-36 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Lawrence Stewart (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Titus (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Whitehead (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Shane Thibault (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Mario Williamson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnathan Hofman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Bachus (fresh) PF - Carl Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Venne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 11:15 | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead grabs the defensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 10:50 | UCLA | Gregory Titus travels with the ball | 49-36 |
| Subs | UCLA | John Tschida (SG), Michael Lenk (PF) Lawrence Stewart, Mario Williamson | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (SG), Dale Chewning (SF), Dustin Walters (C) Johnathan Hofman, Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| 10:26 | Rice | Dale Chewning drills a jumper near the basket | 49-38 |
| 10:10 | UCLA | The jumper by John Tschida is denied by Anthony Bachus | 49-38 |
| 10:09 | UCLA | John Tschida grabs the offensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 09:51 | UCLA | John Tschida hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-38 |
| 09:50 | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead tips it home | 51-38 |
| 09:30 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 51-38 |
| 09:29 | Rice | Anthony Bachus misses the tip | 51-38 |
| 09:27 | UCLA | John Tschida snags the defensive board | 51-38 |
| 08:58 | UCLA | Dustin Walters is called for the reach on Gregory Titus - foul #3 on Dustin Walters, team foul #4 | 51-38 |
| Subs | UCLA | Lawrence Stewart (PG), Mario Williamson (C) Gregory Titus, Michael Lenk | |
| Subs | Rice | Johnathan Hofman (SG), Carl Allen (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Peter Jenkins, Anthony Bachus, Dustin Walters | |
| 08:46 | UCLA | Shane Thibault comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Joseph Venne - foul #2 on Joseph Venne, team foul #5 | 51-38 |
| 08:46 | UCLA | Shane Thibault makes the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 08:46 | UCLA | Shane Thibault makes the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:28 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-38 |
| 08:26 | UCLA | Lawrence Stewart gets the rebound | 53-38 |
| 07:57 | UCLA | John Tschida drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Lawrence Stewart | 55-38 |
| 07:41 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-38 |
| 07:40 | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead gets the rebound | 55-38 |
| 07:11 | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead is called for traveling | 55-38 |
| Subs | UCLA | Gregory Titus (SG), Michael Lenk (PF) John Tschida, Shane Thibault | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (PG), Walter Scott (SF) Gregory Middlebrooks, Dale Chewning | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Lawrence Stewart (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Titus (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Whitehead (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Lenk (fresh) 1 pts. C - Mario Williamson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnathan Hofman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Scott (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Venne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:54 | Rice | Joseph Venne misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Lawrence Stewart - foul #3 on Lawrence Stewart, team foul #5 | 55-38 |
| Subs | UCLA | Larry Byrnes (SG), Shane Thibault (C) Gregory Titus, Mario Williamson | |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony Bachus (SG) Johnathan Hofman | |
| 06:54 | Rice | Joseph Venne misses the 1st free throw | 55-38 |
| 06:54 | Rice | Joseph Venne makes the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| 06:31 | UCLA | Michael Lenk comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-39 |
| 06:30 | Rice | Joseph Venne grabs the board | 55-39 |
| 06:11 | Rice | Carl Allen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-39 |
| 06:09 | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead grabs the defensive rebound | 55-39 |
| 05:57 | UCLA | Shane Thibault makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Lawrence Stewart | 57-39 |
| 05:38 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses the 3 from straight away | 57-39 |
| 05:36 | UCLA | Michael Lenk pulls down the rebound | 57-39 |
| 05:07 | UCLA | Michael Lenk misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Joseph Venne - foul #3 on Joseph Venne, team foul #6 | 57-39 |
| Subs | UCLA | Gregory Titus (SG), John Tschida (SF), Mario Williamson (C) Larry Byrnes, Gregory Whitehead, Shane Thibault | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (SG), Alfredo Pineda (SF), Dustin Walters (PF), Tarek English (C) Peter Jenkins, Anthony Bachus, Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| 05:07 | UCLA | Michael Lenk misses the 1st free throw | 57-39 |
| 05:07 | UCLA | Michael Lenk misses the 2nd free throw | 57-39 |
| 05:07 | Rice | Tarek English gets the rebound | 57-39 |
| 04:54 | Rice | Dustin Walters misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 57-39 |
| 04:52 | Rice | Tarek English pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-39 |
| 04:30 | Rice | Walter Scott is whistled for a carry | 57-39 |
| Subs | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead (SF), Shane Thibault (PF) Lawrence Stewart, Michael Lenk | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:05 | UCLA | Mario Williamson misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Alfredo Pineda - foul #2 on Alfredo Pineda, team foul #7 | 57-39 |
| Subs | UCLA | Lawrence Stewart (PG) Gregory Titus | |
| Subs | Rice | Isaac Greene (PG) Walter Scott | |
| 04:05 | UCLA | Mario Williamson misses the 1st free throw | 57-39 |
| 04:05 | UCLA | Mario Williamson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-39 |
| 04:05 | Rice | Dustin Walters snags the defensive board | 57-39 |
| 03:55 | Rice | Isaac Greene knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Gregory Middlebrooks | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | UCLA | John Tschida scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Shane Thibault | 59-41 |
| 03:20 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Tschida - foul #1 on John Tschida, team foul #6 | 59-41 |
| Subs | UCLA | Gregory Titus (SG), Michael Lenk (PF) John Tschida, Shane Thibault | |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony Bachus (SF) Alfredo Pineda | |
| 03:20 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks makes the 1st free throw | 59-42 |
| 03:20 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks makes the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 03:02 | UCLA | Lawrence Stewart scores on a floater from the left block set up by Gregory Titus | 61-43 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Lawrence Stewart (tired) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Titus (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Whitehead (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Lenk (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Mario Williamson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Isaac Greene (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Bachus (fresh) PF - Dustin Walters (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Tarek English (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:46 | Rice | Dustin Walters hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 61-43 |
| 02:44 | UCLA | Mario Williamson gets the rebound | 61-43 |
| 02:25 | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 61-43 |
| 02:24 | UCLA | Lawrence Stewart tips it but misses | 61-43 |
| 02:22 | UCLA | Gregory Whitehead grabs the offensive rebound | 61-43 |
| 02:00 | UCLA | Mario Williamson's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Bachus | 61-43 |
| 01:59 | Rice | Dustin Walters pulls down the rebound | 61-43 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:54 | Rice | Anthony Bachus comes up short on the shot from the right side | 61-43 |
| 01:53 | Rice | Tarek English grabs the offensive board | 61-43 |
| 01:34 | Rice | Isaac Greene misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 61-43 |
| 01:32 | Rice | Tarek English tips it home | 61-45 |
| 01:12 | UCLA | Michael Lenk makes the jumper from the right side | 63-45 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Dustin Walters misses the lay-in | 63-45 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Tarek English grabs the offensive board | 63-45 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Rice | Mario Williamson swats the short shot by Isaac Greene | 63-45 |
| 00:45 | UCLA | Mario Williamson gets the rebound | 63-45 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | UCLA | Gregory Titus drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Lawrence Stewart | 65-45 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Tarek English hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-48 |
| 00:00 | UCLA | Lawrence Stewart runs out the clock | 65-48 |