| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Stanton (fresh) SG - Daniel Costner (fresh) SF - Robert Moen (fresh) PF - Antonio Clark (fresh) C - James Shook (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Bruce Litten (fresh) SG - Gerardo Hernandez (fresh) SF - Todd Mak (fresh) PF - Jason Watterson (fresh) C - Wayne Morris (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | James Shook wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses the 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Kansas State | Wayne Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Kansas State | Todd Mak misses the floater from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Shook | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Rice | James Shook hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Kansas State | Gerardo Hernandez knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Bruce Litten | 2-3 |
| 18:22 | Rice | Antonio Clark double dribbles in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 18:15 | Kansas State | Jason Watterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 18:12 | Rice | Gerardo Hernandez steals the ball from Daniel Costner in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 18:11 | Kansas State | Bruce Litten misses the lay-in | 2-3 |
| 18:10 | Rice | Daniel Costner gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:54 | Rice | Antonio Clark travels with the ball | 2-3 |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Robert Moen, James Shook | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 17:27 | Kansas State | Wayne Morris buries a shot from the right block | 2-5 |
| 17:25 | Rice | William Stanton is hacked by Bruce Litten in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bruce Litten, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (PG), Donald Ivy (SF) William Stanton, Antonio Clark | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Terry McCain (PG), Sheldon Lennon (PF) Bruce Litten, Jason Watterson | |
| 17:07 | Rice | Daniel Costner scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Donald Ivy and he's fouled by Sheldon Lennon - foul #1 on Sheldon Lennon, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Salvatore Bruno (SG), Kurt Patterson (SF), Norman Wingo (C) Gerardo Hernandez, Todd Mak, Wayne Morris | |
| 17:07 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses the free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:07 | Kansas State | Sheldon Lennon grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 16:38 | Kansas State | Kurt Patterson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Terry McCain | 4-8 |
| 16:34 | Rice | Antoine Sharp is wide open but clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 4-8 |
| 16:32 | Kansas State | Kurt Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:30 | Kansas State | Terry McCain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-8 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (PG), Robert Moen (SG), James Shook (C) Antoine Sharp, Daniel Costner, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Bruce Litten (PG) Terry McCain | |
| 16:09 | Rice | William Stanton clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-8 |
| 16:07 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Moen | 4-8 |
| 15:53 | Rice | Robert Moen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-8 |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (PF) Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Gerardo Hernandez (SG), Todd Mak (SF), Jason Watterson (PF), Wayne Morris (C) Salvatore Bruno, Kurt Patterson, Sheldon Lennon, Norman Wingo | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Stanton (fresh) SG - Robert Moen (fresh) SF - Donald Ivy (fresh) PF - Antonio Clark (fresh) C - James Shook (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Bruce Litten (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerardo Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Todd Mak (fresh) PF - Jason Watterson (fresh) C - Wayne Morris (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:26 | Kansas State | Jason Watterson hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 4-8 |
| 15:25 | Rice | James Shook pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| 15:05 | Rice | Wayne Morris swats the short shot by Robert Moen | 4-8 |
| 15:03 | Kansas State | Todd Mak snags the defensive board | 4-8 |
| 14:35 | Kansas State | Wayne Morris misses the driving attempt near the basket | 4-8 |
| 14:33 | Rice | Donald Ivy grabs the board | 4-8 |
| 14:29 | Rice | Robert Moen's pass is intercepted by Bruce Litten | 4-8 |
| 14:10 | Kansas State | Bruce Litten scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 4-10 |
| 13:56 | Rice | James Shook misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Bruce Litten - foul #2 on Bruce Litten, team foul #3 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (PG), Daniel Costner (SG), Lawrence Johnson (PF) William Stanton, Donald Ivy, Antonio Clark | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Terry McCain (PG), Salvatore Bruno (SG), Kurt Patterson (SF), Sheldon Lennon (PF), Norman Wingo (C) Bruce Litten, Gerardo Hernandez, Todd Mak, Jason Watterson, Wayne Morris | |
| 13:56 | Rice | James Shook makes the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 13:56 | Rice | James Shook makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 13:34 | Kansas State | Terry McCain misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 6-10 |
| 13:33 | Kansas State | Norman Wingo snags the offensive board | 6-10 |
| 13:22 | Kansas State | James Shook picks off the pass by Sheldon Lennon | 6-10 |
| 12:58 | Rice | Antoine Sharp clanks a jumper from the left side | 6-10 |
| 12:56 | Kansas State | Salvatore Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 12:38 | Kansas State | Salvatore Bruno misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 6-10 |
| 12:37 | Kansas State | Sheldon Lennon grabs the offensive board | 6-10 |
| 12:23 | Kansas State | Kurt Patterson double dribbles | 6-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Lawrence Johnson, James Shook | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Gerardo Hernandez (SG), Todd Mak (SF), Jason Watterson (PF), Wayne Morris (C) Salvatore Bruno, Kurt Patterson, Sheldon Lennon, Norman Wingo | |
| 12:09 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-10 |
| 12:08 | Kansas State | Jason Watterson grabs the board | 6-10 |
| 11:45 | Kansas State | Todd Mak misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 6-10 |
| 11:43 | Kansas State | Jason Watterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Antoine Sharp (fairly fresh) SG - Daniel Costner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Moen (tiring) PF - Antonio Clark (fresh) C - Donald Reavis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Terry McCain (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerardo Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Todd Mak (fresh) PF - Jason Watterson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Wayne Morris (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:16 | Kansas State | Terry McCain hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-10 |
| 11:15 | Rice | Antonio Clark snags the defensive board | 6-10 |
| 11:04 | Rice | Daniel Costner connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Antoine Sharp | 9-10 |
| 10:47 | Kansas State | Todd Mak buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Terry McCain and the foul's on Antoine Sharp - foul #1 on Antoine Sharp, team foul #1 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (PG), Donald Ivy (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF) Antoine Sharp, Robert Moen, Antonio Clark | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Salvatore Bruno (PG), Kurt Patterson (SG), Norman Wingo (C) Terry McCain, Gerardo Hernandez, Wayne Morris | |
| 10:47 | Kansas State | Todd Mak makes the free throw | 9-13 |
| 10:33 | Rice | Donald Ivy comes up short on the shot from the right block | 9-13 |
| 10:31 | Kansas State | Jason Watterson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 10:03 | Kansas State | Kurt Patterson connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-16 |
| 10:01 | Rice | Daniel Costner loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (PF), James Shook (C) Lawrence Johnson, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Gerardo Hernandez (SG), Sheldon Lennon (PF) Todd Mak, Jason Watterson | |
| 09:51 | Kansas State | Gerardo Hernandez loses the ball out of bounds | 9-16 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Wayne Morris (C) Norman Wingo | |
| 09:36 | Rice | Donald Ivy hits a floater in the paint set up by William Stanton | 11-16 |
| 09:12 | Kansas State | Sheldon Lennon is fouled on the floor by Antonio Clark - foul #1 on Antonio Clark, team foul #2 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Terry McCain (PG), Todd Mak (SF) Salvatore Bruno, Kurt Patterson | |
| 08:54 | Kansas State | Daniel Costner takes the ball from Wayne Morris | 11-16 |
| 08:36 | Rice | Antonio Clark buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Daniel Costner | 13-16 |
| 08:07 | Kansas State | Wayne Morris misses long on a shot in the lane but the foul's on James Shook - foul #1 on James Shook, team foul #3 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (PG), Robert Moen (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF), Donald Reavis (C) William Stanton, Donald Ivy, Antonio Clark, James Shook | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Norman Wingo (PF) Sheldon Lennon | |
| 08:07 | Kansas State | Wayne Morris misses the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 08:07 | Kansas State | Wayne Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 08:07 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Reavis | 13-16 |
| 08:02 | Rice | Terry McCain is called for the reach on Donald Reavis - foul #1 on Terry McCain, team foul #4 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Jason Watterson (PF) Wayne Morris | |
| 07:47 | Rice | Jason Watterson is called for the reach on Robert Moen - foul #1 on Jason Watterson, team foul #5 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Salvatore Bruno (SG), Kurt Patterson (SF) Gerardo Hernandez, Todd Mak | |
| 07:27 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Norman Wingo - foul #1 on Norman Wingo, team foul #6 | 13-16 |
| 07:27 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 07:27 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Costner (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Moen (tiring) PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Terry McCain (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Salvatore Bruno (fresh) SF - Kurt Patterson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jason Watterson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Norman Wingo (fresh) | |
| 07:00 | Kansas State | Terry McCain evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Salvatore Bruno | 15-19 |
| 06:43 | Rice | Antoine Sharp is hacked by Terry McCain - foul #2 on Terry McCain, team foul #7 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG), Antonio Clark (PF) Daniel Costner, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Gerardo Hernandez (SG), Todd Mak (SF), Wayne Morris (C) Terry McCain, Kurt Patterson, Norman Wingo | |
| 06:43 | Rice | Antoine Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 06:43 | Rice | Antoine Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 06:22 | Kansas State | Gerardo Hernandez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (SG), Donald Ivy (SF) Antoine Sharp, Robert Moen | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Bruce Litten (PG) Salvatore Bruno | |
| 06:03 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Jason Watterson - foul #2 on Jason Watterson, team foul #8 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Rice | James Shook (C) Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 06:03 | Rice | Antonio Clark makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 06:03 | Rice | Antonio Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 05:40 | Kansas State | Gerardo Hernandez scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Bruce Litten | 19-22 |
| 05:23 | Rice | James Shook lays it up and in | 21-22 |
| 04:57 | Kansas State | Bruce Litten loses the ball out of bounds | 21-22 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG), Robert Moen (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Daniel Costner, Donald Ivy, Antonio Clark, James Shook | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Salvatore Bruno (SG), Kurt Patterson (SF), Sheldon Lennon (PF), Norman Wingo (C) Gerardo Hernandez, Todd Mak, Jason Watterson, Wayne Morris | |
| 04:39 | Rice | Salvatore Bruno steals the ball from Donald Reavis | 21-22 |
| 04:16 | Kansas State | Salvatore Bruno is hacked by Lawrence Johnson - foul #1 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #4 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (SG) William Stanton | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 04:06 | Kansas State | Bruce Litten knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Kurt Patterson | 21-24 |
| 03:53 | Rice | Daniel Costner hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 21-24 |
| 03:51 | Kansas State | Norman Wingo pulls down the rebound | 21-24 |
| 03:33 | Kansas State | Kurt Patterson is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-24 |
| 03:32 | Kansas State | Kurt Patterson grabs the offensive board | 21-24 |
| 03:18 | Kansas State | Bruce Litten clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Antoine Sharp - foul #2 on Antoine Sharp, team foul #5 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Ivy (SF), Antonio Clark (PF), James Shook (C) Robert Moen, Lawrence Johnson, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Gerardo Hernandez (SG), Todd Mak (SF), Jason Watterson (PF), Wayne Morris (C) Salvatore Bruno, Kurt Patterson, Sheldon Lennon, Norman Wingo | |
| 03:18 | Kansas State | Bruce Litten makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 03:18 | Kansas State | Bruce Litten makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Costner (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Shook (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Bruce Litten (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerardo Hernandez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Todd Mak (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Watterson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Wayne Morris (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:15 | Rice | Todd Mak steps in front of the Antoine Sharp pass in the backcourt | 21-26 |
| 03:13 | Kansas State | Todd Mak misses the easy layup | 21-26 |
| 03:11 | Rice | Donald Ivy grabs the defensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 02:54 | Rice | Daniel Costner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-26 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (PG) Antoine Sharp | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Terry McCain (PG) Bruce Litten | |
| 02:27 | Kansas State | Todd Mak banks in the layup on a great pass from Terry McCain | 21-28 |
| 02:08 | Rice | Antonio Clark drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-28 |
| 01:55 | Kansas State | Terry McCain is whistled for traveling | 24-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Reavis (C) James Shook | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Kurt Patterson (SG), Sheldon Lennon (PF) Gerardo Hernandez, Jason Watterson | |
| 01:53 | Rice | William Stanton double dribbles in the backcourt | 24-28 |
| 01:33 | Kansas State | A charge is called on Kurt Patterson - foul #1 on Kurt Patterson, team foul #9 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG), Lawrence Johnson (PF) Daniel Costner, Antonio Clark | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Salvatore Bruno (SG), Norman Wingo (C) Todd Mak, Wayne Morris | |
| 01:13 | Rice | Norman Wingo denies the turnaround by Antoine Sharp | 24-28 |
| 01:12 | Kansas State | Terry McCain grabs the board | 24-28 |
| 01:07 | Kansas State | Antoine Sharp picks off the pass by Terry McCain in the backcourt | 24-28 |
| 01:06 | Rice | William Stanton misses the easy layup | 24-28 |
| 01:05 | Kansas State | Salvatore Bruno grabs the board | 24-28 |
| 00:43 | Kansas State | Terry McCain is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-28 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson gets the rebound | 24-28 |
| 00:40 | Rice | Donald Reavis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (SF), Antonio Clark (PF), James Shook (C) Donald Ivy, Lawrence Johnson, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Bruce Litten (PG), Gerardo Hernandez (SG), Todd Mak (SF), Jason Watterson (PF), Wayne Morris (C) Terry McCain, Salvatore Bruno, Kurt Patterson, Sheldon Lennon, Norman Wingo | |
| 00:21 | Kansas State | Wayne Morris's fadeaway is rejected by James Shook | 24-28 |
| 00:19 | Kansas State | Gerardo Hernandez gets the offensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 00:05 | Kansas State | William Stanton takes the ball from Bruce Litten | 24-28 |
| 00:00 | Rice | William Stanton lays it up and in | 26-28 |