| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jean Johnson (fresh) SG - James Adams (fresh) SF - Timothy Hughes (fresh) PF - Patrick Felder (fresh) C - Thomas Burks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) SF - Rodrick Beadles (fresh) PF - Ronald Motyka (fresh) C - Major Arevalo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | UC Irvine | James Adams misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Nicholas Phillips - foul #1 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | UC Irvine | James Adams misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | UC Irvine | James Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:42 | UC Irvine | James Adams makes the 3rd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips is fouled on the floor by James Adams - foul #1 on James Adams, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 18:53 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jean Johnson | 5-3 |
| 18:36 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles travels with the ball | 5-3 |
| 18:17 | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson's floater is knocked away by Major Arevalo | 5-3 |
| 18:15 | Rice | Ronald Motyka grabs the defensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 18:06 | Rice | Major Arevalo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-3 |
| 18:04 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Jean Johnson | 5-3 |
| 17:48 | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Adams | 8-3 |
| 17:38 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jean Johnson - foul #1 on Jean Johnson, team foul #2 | 8-3 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson (C) Thomas Burks | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:38 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 17:38 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 17:38 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson pulls down the rebound | 8-4 |
| 17:20 | UC Irvine | James Adams scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Hughes | 11-4 |
| 17:05 | Rice | Robert Hall comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Scott Johnson - foul #1 on Scott Johnson, team foul #3 | 11-4 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner (PG), Richard Doody (C) Jean Johnson, Timothy Hughes | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:05 | Rice | Robert Hall makes the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 17:05 | Rice | Robert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 16:39 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by James Adams | 13-6 |
| 16:20 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 13-6 |
| 16:19 | Rice | Ronald Motyka gets the offensive rebound | 13-6 |
| 16:09 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Doody - foul #1 on Richard Doody, team foul #4 | 13-6 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Darrel Cespedes (SG), Thomas Burks (C) James Adams, Patrick Felder | |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Neihoff (PF) Ronald Motyka | |
| 16:09 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles misses the 1st free throw | 13-6 |
| 16:09 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles makes the 2nd free throw | 13-7 |
| 15:41 | UC Irvine | Darrel Cespedes connects on the floater from the left side | 15-7 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Joseph Messner (fresh) SG - Darrel Cespedes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Johnson (fresh) PF - Richard Doody (fresh) C - Thomas Burks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Rodrick Beadles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) C - Major Arevalo (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | Rice | Robert Hall misses short on a shot from the left wing | 15-7 |
| 15:21 | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner pulls down the rebound | 15-7 |
| 15:04 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-7 |
| 15:02 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff gets the rebound | 15-7 |
| 14:46 | Rice | Major Arevalo hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Rodrick Beadles and he's hacked by Scott Johnson - foul #2 on Scott Johnson, team foul #5 | 15-9 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson (PG), James Adams (SG), Timothy Hughes (SF), Patrick Felder (PF) Darrel Cespedes, Scott Johnson, Richard Doody, Thomas Burks | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Charles Kelly (SG), Joaquin Yost (SF), Ronald Motyka (PF) Robert Hall, Nicholas Phillips, Rodrick Beadles, Kevin Neihoff | |
| 14:46 | Rice | Major Arevalo makes the free throw | 15-10 |
| 14:29 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-10 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Neihoff (C) Major Arevalo | |
| 14:12 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt is whistled for a carry | 15-10 |
| 13:57 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes comes up short on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Joaquin Yost - foul #1 on Joaquin Yost, team foul #2 | 15-10 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG) Richard Greenwalt | |
| 13:57 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 13:57 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 13:57 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff grabs the defensive rebound | 16-10 |
| 13:44 | Rice | Robert Hall misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-10 |
| 13:43 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to James Adams | 16-10 |
| 13:26 | UC Irvine | Charles Kelly steals it from Patrick Felder | 16-10 |
| 13:11 | Rice | Joaquin Yost misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-10 |
| 13:09 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff hits the follow up shot | 16-12 |
| 12:55 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Jean Johnson | 18-12 |
| 12:43 | Rice | James Adams steps in front of the Kevin Neihoff pass | 18-12 |
| 12:22 | UC Irvine | James Adams is fouled on the floor by Charles Kelly - foul #1 on Charles Kelly, team foul #3 | 18-12 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Doody (PF), Thomas Burks (C) Patrick Felder, Joseph Messner | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG), Rodrick Beadles (SF), John Jones (PF), Major Arevalo (C) Charles Kelly, Joaquin Yost, Ronald Motyka, Kevin Neihoff | |
| 12:07 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks misses the easy layup | 18-12 |
| 12:06 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks tips it back up and in | 20-12 |
| 11:43 | Rice | Robert Hall is fouled on the floor by James Adams - foul #2 on James Adams, team foul #6 | 20-12 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Baker (PG), Darrel Cespedes (SG), Floyd Fagundes (SF) Jean Johnson, James Adams, Timothy Hughes | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG) Robert Hall | |
| 11:31 | Rice | Major Arevalo buries a driving attempt from close range | 20-14 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Baker (fresh) SG - Darrel Cespedes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Floyd Fagundes (fresh) PF - Richard Doody (fresh) C - Thomas Burks (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Rodrick Beadles (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Jones (fresh) C - Major Arevalo (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:21 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-14 |
| 11:20 | UC Irvine | Floyd Fagundes pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-14 |
| 11:04 | UC Irvine | Nicholas Phillips steals the ball from Darrel Cespedes | 20-14 |
| 10:44 | Rice | The jump hook by Major Arevalo is blocked by Richard Doody | 20-14 |
| 10:43 | UC Irvine | Richard Doody gets the rebound | 20-14 |
| 10:39 | UC Irvine | Floyd Fagundes loses the dribble to Richard Greenwalt | 20-14 |
| 10:19 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt is whistled for traveling | 20-14 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson (PG), Joseph Messner (SG), Timothy Hughes (SF), Patrick Felder (PF) John Baker, Darrel Cespedes, Floyd Fagundes, Richard Doody | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), Ronald Motyka (PF) Richard Greenwalt, John Jones | |
| 10:06 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-14 |
| 10:05 | Rice | Major Arevalo grabs the board | 20-14 |
| 09:49 | Rice | Ronald Motyka misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-14 |
| 09:48 | Rice | Ronald Motyka grabs the offensive rebound | 20-14 |
| 09:38 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Nicholas Phillips | 20-16 |
| 09:19 | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 20-16 |
| 09:17 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks tips it in | 22-16 |
| 08:53 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-16 |
| 08:51 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder snags the defensive board | 22-16 |
| 08:34 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Thomas Burks, team foul #7 | 22-16 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Floyd Fagundes (SF), Richard Doody (C) Timothy Hughes, Thomas Burks | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (SG), Joaquin Yost (SF), Kevin Neihoff (PF), John Jones (C) Nicholas Phillips, Rodrick Beadles, Ronald Motyka, Major Arevalo | |
| 08:12 | Rice | Robert Hall misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-16 |
| 08:11 | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner snags the defensive board | 22-16 |
| 08:09 | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson's pass is intercepted by Robert Hall in the backcourt | 22-16 |
| 07:54 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 22-16 |
| 07:53 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff gets the offensive rebound | 22-16 |
| 07:32 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 22-16 |
| 07:31 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Neihoff | 22-16 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jean Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Messner (fresh) SF - Floyd Fagundes (fresh) PF - Patrick Felder (fresh) 7 pts. C - Richard Doody (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Kelly (fresh) SF - Joaquin Yost (fresh) PF - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Jones (fresh) | |
| 07:18 | Rice | Joaquin Yost makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Hall | 22-19 |
| 07:11 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-19 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Darrel Cespedes (SG), Timothy Hughes (SF), Thomas Burks (C) Jean Johnson, Patrick Felder, Richard Doody | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG) Robert Hall | |
| 06:51 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips is hacked by Darrel Cespedes - foul #1 on Darrel Cespedes, team foul #8 | 22-19 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Baker (PG) Joseph Messner | |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Motyka (PF), Major Arevalo (C) Kevin Neihoff, John Jones | |
| 06:51 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 06:51 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:23 | UC Irvine | John Baker is hacked by Joaquin Yost - foul #2 on Joaquin Yost, team foul #4 | 22-21 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder (PF) John Baker | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), Rodrick Beadles (SF) Charles Kelly, Joaquin Yost | |
| 06:04 | UC Irvine | Ronald Motyka blocks the short jumper by Patrick Felder | 22-21 |
| 06:02 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| 05:50 | Rice | Major Arevalo's layup is rejected by Patrick Felder | 22-21 |
| 05:48 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Patrick Felder | 22-21 |
| 05:33 | UC Irvine | Floyd Fagundes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-21 |
| 05:32 | Rice | Robert Hall grabs the board | 22-21 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Ronald Motyka comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Patrick Felder - foul #1 on Patrick Felder, team foul #9 | 22-21 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson (PG), Joseph Messner (SG), Richard Doody (C) Darrel Cespedes, Floyd Fagundes, Thomas Burks | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:10 | Rice | Ronald Motyka makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Ronald Motyka misses the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Major Arevalo pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 04:55 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 22-22 |
| 04:53 | Rice | Major Arevalo tips it home | 22-24 |
| 04:37 | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-24 |
| 04:35 | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson can't tip it in | 22-24 |
| 04:34 | Rice | Major Arevalo snags the defensive board | 22-24 |
| 04:09 | Rice | Robert Hall is hacked by Jean Johnson - foul #2 on Jean Johnson, team foul #10 | 22-24 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Darrel Cespedes (SG) Jean Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (SG), Manuel Wall (SF), Kevin Neihoff (PF), John Jones (C) Nicholas Phillips, Rodrick Beadles, Ronald Motyka, Major Arevalo | |
| 04:09 | Rice | Robert Hall misses the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 04:09 | Rice | Robert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 03:46 | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner connects on the turnaround from close range | 24-25 |
| 03:36 | Rice | Charles Kelly misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-25 |
| 03:35 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes grabs the board | 24-25 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Joseph Messner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Darrel Cespedes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Hughes (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Patrick Felder (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Doody (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Kelly (fresh) SF - Manuel Wall (fresh) PF - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Jones (fresh) | |
| 03:22 | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner drills a floater from the left wing set up by Patrick Felder | 26-25 |
| 03:01 | Rice | Robert Hall can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-25 |
| 02:59 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Neihoff | 26-25 |
| 02:46 | Rice | Charles Kelly clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Messner - foul #1 on Joseph Messner, team foul #11 | 26-25 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson (PG), James Adams (SG), Floyd Fagundes (PF), Scott Johnson (C) Darrel Cespedes, Timothy Hughes, Patrick Felder, Richard Doody | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG), Rodrick Beadles (SF), Major Arevalo (C) Robert Hall, Manuel Wall, John Jones | |
| 02:46 | Rice | Charles Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 02:46 | Rice | Charles Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 02:25 | UC Irvine | Floyd Fagundes buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 02:05 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rodrick Beadles | 28-29 |
| 01:49 | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-29 |
| 01:40 | Rice | Floyd Fagundes is called for the reach on Rodrick Beadles - foul #1 on Floyd Fagundes, team foul #12 | 31-29 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks (C) Floyd Fagundes | |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Motyka (PF) Kevin Neihoff | |
| 01:40 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 01:40 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 01:31 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Rodrick Beadles - foul #1 on Rodrick Beadles, team foul #5 | 31-31 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Floyd Fagundes (PF) Joseph Messner | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:31 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 01:31 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:11 | Rice | Ronald Motyka misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 33-31 |
| 01:10 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 01:03 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Floyd Fagundes and he's hacked by Rodrick Beadles - foul #2 on Rodrick Beadles, team foul #6 | 35-31 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder (PF) Floyd Fagundes | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), Joaquin Yost (SF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Charles Kelly, Rodrick Beadles, Major Arevalo | |
| 01:03 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson makes the free throw | 36-31 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Joaquin Yost throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-31 |
| 00:24 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson blows the layup but he's fouled by Nicholas Phillips - foul #2 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #7 | 36-31 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Jones (SF) Nicholas Phillips | |
| 00:24 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 00:24 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 37-31 |
| 00:02 | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson misses short on a fullcourt shot | 37-31 |