| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) PF - Joseph Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Radomil Chudzinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bruce Bennett (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Garry Gearhart (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Ashley Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Gary Ferguson inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon is hacked by Garry Gearhart - foul #3 on Garry Gearhart, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mwai Abdur (SF) Garry Gearhart | |
| 19:20 | Rice | Matthew Nickols misses badly on a runner in the paint | 30-30 |
| 19:19 | Penn State | Ashley Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 19:00 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Radomil Chudzinski | 30-32 |
| 18:41 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 18:39 | Rice | Gary Ferguson grabs the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 18:23 | Rice | Matthew Nickols hits the finger roll set up by Gary Ferguson and he's hacked by Ashley Peters - foul #1 on Ashley Peters, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| 18:23 | Rice | Matthew Nickols makes the free throw | 33-32 |
| 17:54 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gerald Ricco | 33-34 |
| 17:39 | Rice | Matthew Nickols misses the 3 from straight away | 33-34 |
| 17:37 | Rice | Matthew Nickols pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-34 |
| 17:19 | Penn State | Ashley Peters gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 17:05 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 17:04 | Rice | Joseph Horn snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 16:42 | Rice | Joseph Horn can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Bruce Bennett - foul #2 on Bruce Bennett, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Chris Campbell (C) Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chiesa (SF) Radomil Chudzinski | |
| 16:42 | Rice | Joseph Horn makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 16:42 | Rice | Joseph Horn makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 16:18 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 16:16 | Rice | Gary Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 16:02 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon is called for traveling | 35-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG), Eric Lam (SG), Joseph Matheson (SF), Paul Polston (PF) Dennis David, Cecil Lawhon, Gary Ferguson, Joseph Horn | |
| Subs | Penn State | Weldon Ruffin (SG) Mwai Abdur | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Lam (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Matheson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Polston (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chris Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Weldon Ruffin (fresh) SF - James Chiesa (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Ashley Peters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Ashley Peters | 35-37 |
| 15:21 | Rice | Joseph Matheson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 15:19 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Bruce Bennett | 35-37 |
| 15:15 | Penn State | Chris Campbell is called for the reach on Bruce Bennett - foul #2 on Chris Campbell, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Matthew Nickols (C) Eric Lam | |
| Subs | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski (SG), Garry Gearhart (PF) Weldon Ruffin, James Chiesa | |
| 15:05 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Garry Gearhart, team foul #4 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG) Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chiesa (SF) Garry Gearhart | |
| 14:47 | Rice | Chris Campbell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 35-37 |
| 14:46 | Penn State | Ashley Peters pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 14:37 | Penn State | Matthew Nickols swats the short shot by Radomil Chudzinski | 35-37 |
| 14:35 | Rice | Chris Campbell snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 14:30 | Rice | Paul Polston travels with the ball | 35-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Cecil Lawhon (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF) Joseph Matheson, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mwai Abdur (SF) James Chiesa | |
| 14:16 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco banks in the layup set up by Radomil Chudzinski and he's fouled by Matthew Nickols - foul #1 on Matthew Nickols, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Horn (PF) Paul Polston | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 14:16 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco makes the free throw | 35-40 |
| 13:54 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 13:52 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 13:36 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski is called for traveling | 35-40 |
| 13:20 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-40 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Gary Ferguson tips it in | 37-40 |
| 13:08 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco loses the dribble to Dennis David | 37-40 |
| 12:51 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-40 |
| 12:49 | Rice | Dennis David gets the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 12:40 | Rice | Joseph Horn knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dennis David | 39-40 |
| 12:20 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 12:19 | Rice | Matthew Nickols snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 12:07 | Rice | Gary Ferguson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG), Paul Polston (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Dennis David, Joseph Horn, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | Penn State | Weldon Ruffin (SG), James Chiesa (SF) Radomil Chudzinski, Mwai Abdur | |
| 11:49 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Charles Brown - foul #1 on Charles Brown, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (SG) Cecil Lawhon | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 11:49 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 11:49 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Lam (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Polston (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chris Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Weldon Ruffin (fresh) SF - James Chiesa (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Ashley Peters (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Rice | Eric Lam can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 39-42 |
| 11:33 | Rice | Chris Campbell tips it in | 41-42 |
| 11:24 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 11:03 | Rice | Gary Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 11:02 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 10:44 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 10:41 | Rice | Charles Brown is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 41-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Cecil Lawhon (SG), Joseph Horn (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Charles Brown, Eric Lam, Gary Ferguson, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski (SG), Mwai Abdur (SF) Gerald Ricco, Weldon Ruffin | |
| 10:23 | Penn State | James Chiesa is hacked by Matthew Nickols - foul #2 on Matthew Nickols, team foul #4 | 41-48 |
| 10:16 | Penn State | James Chiesa misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-48 |
| 10:15 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 10:04 | Rice | Dennis David drills a 3 from straight away set up by Cecil Lawhon | 44-48 |
| 09:46 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by James Chiesa | 44-50 |
| 09:18 | Rice | Dennis David can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 09:17 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon gets the offensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 08:57 | Rice | Paul Polston clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-50 |
| 08:55 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Nickols | 44-50 |
| 08:32 | Rice | Bruce Bennett steps in front of the Joseph Horn pass | 44-50 |
| 08:23 | Penn State | James Chiesa buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Radomil Chudzinski | 44-53 |
| 07:58 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Dennis David | 47-53 |
| 07:35 | Penn State | James Chiesa knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-55 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Polston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Horn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Nickols (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - James Chiesa (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Radomil Chudzinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SF - Mwai Abdur (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bruce Bennett (tiring) 23 pts. 4 reb. C - Ashley Peters (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Rice | Matthew Nickols banks in the layup set up by Cecil Lawhon | 49-55 |
| 07:08 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Bruce Bennett | 49-57 |
| 06:54 | Rice | Paul Polston can't connect on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Ashley Peters - foul #2 on Ashley Peters, team foul #5 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG), Eric Lam (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Chris Campbell (C) Dennis David, Cecil Lawhon, Joseph Horn, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Ricco (PG), Weldon Ruffin (SG), William Mistretta (SF), Garry Gearhart (PF) James Chiesa, Radomil Chudzinski, Mwai Abdur, Bruce Bennett | |
| 06:54 | Rice | Paul Polston misses the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 06:54 | Rice | Paul Polston makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 06:33 | Penn State | Ashley Peters buries a turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Paul Polston - foul #2 on Paul Polston, team foul #5 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Brian McKay (C) Paul Polston | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 06:33 | Penn State | Ashley Peters makes the free throw | 50-60 |
| 06:19 | Rice | Gary Ferguson can't finish the layup | 50-60 |
| 06:18 | Rice | Chris Campbell hits the follow up shot | 52-60 |
| 06:02 | Penn State | William Mistretta is hacked by Gary Ferguson - foul #2 on Gary Ferguson, team foul #6 | 52-60 |
| 05:44 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-62 |
| 05:24 | Rice | Charles Brown misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-62 |
| 05:23 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Ashley Peters | 52-62 |
| 05:16 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-62 |
| 05:15 | Rice | Brian McKay gets the rebound | 52-62 |
| 04:59 | Rice | Gary Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 52-62 |
| 04:57 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Garry Gearhart | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:37 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:21 | Rice | Chris Campbell misses the lay-in | 52-64 |
| 04:19 | Penn State | Weldon Ruffin grabs the defensive rebound | 52-64 |
| 03:50 | Penn State | William Mistretta buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Gerald Ricco | 52-66 |
| 03:50 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Cecil Lawhon (SG), Joseph Horn (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Charles Brown, Eric Lam, Chris Campbell, Brian McKay | |
| Subs | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski (SG), Mwai Abdur (SF), Bruce Bennett (C) Weldon Ruffin, William Mistretta, Ashley Peters | |
| 03:36 | Rice | Gary Ferguson is fouled on the floor by Garry Gearhart - foul #5 on Garry Gearhart, team foul #6 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chiesa (SF) Garry Gearhart | |
| 03:24 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-66 |
| 03:22 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur grabs the board | 52-66 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Horn (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Radomil Chudzinski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SF - James Chiesa (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mwai Abdur (fresh) 5 pts. C - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:06 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-66 |
| 03:04 | Rice | Matthew Nickols pulls down the rebound | 52-66 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Gary Ferguson knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Horn | 54-66 |
| 02:30 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 54-66 |
| 02:28 | Rice | Matthew Nickols grabs the board | 54-66 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Mwai Abdur is called for the reach on Gary Ferguson - foul #2 on Mwai Abdur, team foul #7 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG), Eric Lam (SG), Paul Polston (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Dennis David, Cecil Lawhon, Joseph Horn, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | Penn State | Weldon Ruffin (SG), William Mistretta (SF) Gerald Ricco, Radomil Chudzinski | |
| 02:10 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 02:10 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur pulls down the rebound | 55-66 |
| 01:41 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett buries a shot from the left wing set up by James Chiesa | 55-68 |
| 01:16 | Rice | Chris Campbell comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 55-68 |
| 01:14 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett snags the defensive board | 55-68 |
| 00:45 | Penn State | The jump hook by James Chiesa is blocked by Paul Polston | 55-68 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Paul Polston gets the rebound | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:38 | Rice | Chris Campbell's pass is intercepted by Bruce Bennett | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:13 | Penn State | James Chiesa misses long on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Charles Brown - foul #2 on Charles Brown, team foul #7 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Matheson (SF) Gary Ferguson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Aaron Simonds (PG) Bruce Bennett | |
| 00:13 | Penn State | James Chiesa makes the 1st free throw | 55-69 |
| 00:13 | Penn State | James Chiesa makes the 2nd free throw | 55-70 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Charles Brown misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 55-70 |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur gets the rebound | 55-70 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Aaron Simonds runs out the clock | 55-70 |