| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Polston (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - James Baize (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Keasler (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Louis Dahlstrom (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Russell Bass (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Odom (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | TCU | Louis Dahlstrom inbounds the ball | 34-34 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | TCU | John Jones is called for the reach on Russell Bass - foul #3 on John Jones, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Horn (PF) John Jones | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 19:24 | TCU | Mark Odom is hacked by Dennis David - foul #1 on Dennis David, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| 19:05 | TCU | Louis Dahlstrom can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 34-34 |
| 19:03 | Rice | Matthew Nickols grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 18:34 | Rice | 3 seconds is called on Paul Polston | 34-34 |
| 18:13 | TCU | Matthew Nickols denies the turnaround by Mark Odom | 34-34 |
| 18:12 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joseph Horn | 34-34 |
| 17:49 | Rice | Joseph Horn loses the ball out of bounds | 34-34 |
| 17:38 | TCU | Russell Bass hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from James Baize | 34-36 |
| 17:35 | Rice | James Baize takes the ball from Dennis David in the backcourt | 34-36 |
| 17:24 | TCU | Matthew Nickols is called for the reach on Mark Odom - foul #2 on Matthew Nickols, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (SG), James Look (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Paul Polston, Gary Ferguson, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | TCU | Charles Cornell (PG) James Baize | |
| 17:17 | TCU | Charles Cornell hits a turnaround from the left block | 34-38 |
| 16:58 | Rice | Joseph Horn comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-38 |
| 16:57 | TCU | Charles Cornell snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 16:45 | TCU | Mark Odom misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 16:43 | Rice | James Look pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 16:27 | Rice | Eric Lam clanks a shot from the left side | 34-38 |
| 16:26 | Rice | Joseph Horn grabs the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 16:16 | Rice | Eric Lam is fouled on the floor by David Keasler - foul #2 on David Keasler, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Matthew Nickols (C) Dennis David, Joseph Horn, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | TCU | James Baize (PG), Arthur Phillips (SG), Thomas Hunsucker (PF), Michael Claiborne (C) David Keasler, Louis Dahlstrom, Russell Bass, Mark Odom | |
| 16:04 | Rice | Gary Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 34-38 |
| 16:02 | Rice | Paul Polston can't tip it in | 34-38 |
| 16:00 | Rice | Matthew Nickols tips it back up and in | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Eric Lam (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Polston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Look (fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - James Baize (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arthur Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Cornell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Hunsucker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Claiborne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | TCU | Thomas Hunsucker loses the dribble to Gary Ferguson | 36-38 |
| 15:43 | Rice | Gary Ferguson throws it down | 38-38 |
| 15:21 | TCU | Thomas Hunsucker hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 38-38 |
| 15:20 | Rice | Paul Polston grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 14:53 | Rice | Paul Polston is fouled on the floor by Arthur Phillips - foul #1 on Arthur Phillips, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Cecil Lawhon (SG), John Jones (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Eric Lam, Paul Polston, James Look, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | TCU | David Keasler (SG), Louis Dahlstrom (SF), Russell Bass (PF) James Baize, Charles Cornell, Michael Claiborne | |
| 14:37 | Rice | Chris Campbell is fouled on the floor by Russell Bass - foul #2 on Russell Bass, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Matheson (SF) Gary Ferguson | |
| Subs | TCU | Mark Odom (C) Thomas Hunsucker | |
| 14:20 | Rice | John Jones hits the finger roll | 40-38 |
| 14:10 | TCU | Russell Bass misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 14:08 | TCU | Mark Odom gets the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 13:56 | TCU | Russell Bass misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-38 |
| 13:55 | Rice | Dennis David grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 13:39 | Rice | Arthur Phillips is called for the reach on Cecil Lawhon - foul #2 on Arthur Phillips, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (SF), Matthew Nickols (C) Joseph Matheson, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | TCU | James Baize (PG) Arthur Phillips | |
| 13:34 | Rice | David Keasler is called for the reach on Cecil Lawhon - foul #3 on David Keasler, team foul #5 | 40-38 |
| 13:17 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-38 |
| 13:15 | TCU | Mark Odom gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 13:01 | TCU | David Keasler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 12:59 | TCU | Mark Odom pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 12:49 | TCU | Mark Odom misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 40-38 |
| 12:48 | TCU | The offensive rebound goes to James Baize | 40-38 |
| 12:40 | TCU | Louis Dahlstrom hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 12:39 | Rice | Matthew Nickols grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 12:23 | Rice | Dennis David makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Cecil Lawhon | 43-38 |
| 12:07 | TCU | Louis Dahlstrom comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 12:05 | TCU | David Keasler tips it in | 43-40 |
| 11:41 | Rice | Matthew Nickols misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-40 |
| 11:40 | TCU | David Keasler grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Polston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Matthew Nickols (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - James Baize (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Keasler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Louis Dahlstrom (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Russell Bass (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Odom (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:19 | TCU | James Baize connects on the 3 from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 11:08 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (PG), Joseph Matheson (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Joseph Horn (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Dennis David, Cecil Lawhon, Paul Polston, John Jones, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | TCU | Charles Cornell (PG), Arthur Phillips (SG), Thomas Hunsucker (SF), Jing-Quo Wang (PF), Michael Claiborne (C) James Baize, David Keasler, Louis Dahlstrom, Russell Bass, Mark Odom | |
| 10:57 | TCU | Arthur Phillips misses the lay-in | 43-43 |
| 10:56 | Rice | Gary Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 10:52 | Rice | The short jumper by Gary Ferguson is denied by Jing-Quo Wang | 43-43 |
| 10:51 | Rice | Joseph Horn tips it in | 45-43 |
| 10:38 | TCU | Arthur Phillips misses the easy layup | 45-43 |
| 10:37 | TCU | Arthur Phillips grabs the offensive board | 45-43 |
| 10:10 | TCU | Arthur Phillips hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Joseph Matheson - foul #1 on Joseph Matheson, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| 10:10 | TCU | Arthur Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 10:10 | TCU | Arthur Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 09:47 | Rice | Chris Campbell is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Chris Campbell, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (SG) Joseph Matheson | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 09:28 | TCU | The jump hook by Charles Cornell is blocked by Gary Ferguson | 45-45 |
| 09:27 | TCU | Charles Cornell hits the follow up shot | 45-47 |
| 09:10 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 45-47 |
| 09:08 | TCU | Thomas Hunsucker gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 08:54 | TCU | Joseph Horn takes the ball from Arthur Phillips | 45-47 |
| 08:32 | Rice | Paul Polston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), John Jones (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Gary Ferguson, Joseph Horn, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | TCU | James Baize (PG), David Keasler (SG), Louis Dahlstrom (SF), Russell Bass (PF), Mark Odom (C) Charles Cornell, Arthur Phillips, Thomas Hunsucker, Jing-Quo Wang, Michael Claiborne | |
| 08:13 | TCU | Louis Dahlstrom makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by David Keasler | 45-50 |
| 07:56 | Rice | John Jones misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-50 |
| 07:54 | TCU | David Keasler gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 07:50 | TCU | David Keasler connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Baize | 45-53 |
| 07:36 | Rice | Eric Lam is fouled on the floor by Russell Bass - foul #3 on Russell Bass, team foul #6 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Cecil Lawhon (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF) Eric Lam, Paul Polston | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - James Baize (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Keasler (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Louis Dahlstrom (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Russell Bass (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Odom (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Rice | Mark Odom takes the ball from Gary Ferguson | 45-53 |
| 07:07 | TCU | James Baize comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-53 |
| 07:06 | Rice | The rebound goes to Matthew Nickols | 45-53 |
| 07:02 | Rice | Gary Ferguson buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Dennis David | 47-53 |
| 06:41 | TCU | James Baize misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-53 |
| 06:40 | TCU | Mark Odom misses the tip | 47-53 |
| 06:39 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon gets the rebound | 47-53 |
| 06:35 | Rice | Gary Ferguson connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Cecil Lawhon | 49-53 |
| 06:19 | TCU | David Keasler scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-56 |
| 05:59 | Rice | Matthew Nickols comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-56 |
| 05:58 | TCU | Russell Bass grabs the board | 49-56 |
| 05:41 | TCU | David Keasler is hacked by Cecil Lawhon - foul #4 on Cecil Lawhon, team foul #6 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (SG), Paul Polston (SF), Joseph Horn (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Cecil Lawhon, Gary Ferguson, John Jones, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | TCU | Arthur Phillips (PG), Charles Cornell (SF), Thomas Hunsucker (C) James Baize, Louis Dahlstrom, Mark Odom | |
| 05:23 | TCU | Arthur Phillips is whistled for traveling | 49-56 |
| Subs | Rice | James Look (PF) Dennis David | |
| Subs | TCU | Jing-Quo Wang (PF), Michael Claiborne (C) David Keasler, Russell Bass | |
| 05:04 | Rice | Joseph Horn misses the runner near the basket | 49-56 |
| 05:02 | TCU | Thomas Hunsucker grabs the board | 49-56 |
| 04:43 | TCU | James Look is called for the reach on Arthur Phillips - foul #1 on James Look, team foul #7 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Rice | John Jones (PF) James Look | |
| Subs | TCU | Louis Dahlstrom (SF) Jing-Quo Wang | |
| 04:43 | TCU | Arthur Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 04:43 | TCU | Arthur Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 04:24 | Rice | Paul Polston misses the lay-in | 49-58 |
| 04:22 | TCU | Michael Claiborne pulls down the rebound | 49-58 |
| 04:08 | TCU | Charles Cornell drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-60 |
| 03:55 | Rice | Charles Cornell steals it from Eric Lam | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:32 | TCU | Charles Cornell knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-62 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Eric Lam (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Polston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Joseph Horn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Chris Campbell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Arthur Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charles Cornell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Louis Dahlstrom (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Thomas Hunsucker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Claiborne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Rice | Louis Dahlstrom steals it from John Jones | 49-62 |
| 03:25 | TCU | TCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Cecil Lawhon (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Matthew Nickols (C) Eric Lam, Paul Polston, Joseph Horn, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | TCU | James Baize (PG), David Keasler (SG), Russell Bass (PF), Mark Odom (C) Arthur Phillips, Charles Cornell, Thomas Hunsucker, Michael Claiborne | |
| 03:03 | TCU | James Baize is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on James Baize, team foul #7 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (PG), Paul Polston (SG), Joseph Horn (SF), James Look (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Dennis David, Cecil Lawhon, Gary Ferguson, John Jones, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | TCU | Charles Cornell (PG), Arthur Phillips (SG), Thomas Hunsucker (SF), Jing-Quo Wang (PF), Michael Claiborne (C) James Baize, David Keasler, Louis Dahlstrom, Russell Bass, Mark Odom | |
| 02:55 | Rice | James Look misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-62 |
| 02:53 | TCU | Thomas Hunsucker grabs the defensive rebound | 49-62 |
| 02:24 | TCU | Arthur Phillips connects on the jumper from the left block and the foul's on Paul Polston - foul #2 on Paul Polston, team foul #8 | 49-64 |
| 02:24 | TCU | Arthur Phillips misses the free throw | 49-64 |
| 02:24 | Rice | Chris Campbell snags the defensive board | 49-64 |
| 02:13 | Rice | Joseph Horn scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 51-64 |
| 01:48 | TCU | Eric Lam steals the ball from Michael Claiborne | 51-64 |
| 01:39 | Rice | Eric Lam is fouled on the floor by Jing-Quo Wang - foul #1 on Jing-Quo Wang, team foul #8 | 51-64 |
| 01:39 | Rice | Eric Lam makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 01:39 | Rice | Eric Lam misses the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 01:39 | TCU | The rebound goes to Jing-Quo Wang | 52-64 |
| 01:11 | TCU | Charles Cornell blows the layup but he's fouled by Joseph Horn - foul #3 on Joseph Horn, team foul #9 | 52-64 |
| 01:11 | TCU | Charles Cornell makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 01:11 | TCU | Charles Cornell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Joseph Horn scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Paul Polston | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | TCU | Joseph Horn is called for the reach on Charles Cornell - foul #4 on Joseph Horn, team foul #10 | 54-66 |
| 00:24 | TCU | Charles Cornell makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 00:24 | TCU | Charles Cornell misses the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Chris Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Rice | Paul Polston loses the dribble to Michael Claiborne | 54-67 |
| 00:00 | TCU | Charles Cornell runs out the clock | 54-67 |