| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Chad Rader (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - George McClafferty (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Chad Williamson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Norman Lilly (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Frank Stephenson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Livingston (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Scarlett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Casimir Balatinac (fresh) 2 reb. C - Henry Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Stanford | George McClafferty inbounds the ball | 41-35 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Stanford | Chad Williamson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-35 |
| 19:26 | Rice | Casimir Balatinac misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 19:24 | Stanford | Chad Williamson grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 19:04 | Stanford | George McClafferty throws it down on a great pass from Walter Walker | 43-35 |
| 18:46 | Rice | Henry Brown comes up short on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Chad Williamson - foul #1 on Chad Williamson, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| 18:46 | Rice | Henry Brown makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 18:46 | Rice | Henry Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 18:46 | Stanford | Chad Williamson gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| 18:41 | Stanford | Chad Rader misses the shot from the right block | 43-36 |
| 18:40 | Rice | Frank Stephenson grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 18:21 | Rice | Wayne Scarlett is hacked by Chad Williamson - foul #2 on Chad Williamson, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| 18:01 | Rice | Brian Livingston's floater is knocked away by Chad Williamson | 43-36 |
| 18:00 | Rice | Henry Brown misses the tip | 43-36 |
| 17:58 | Rice | Henry Brown tips it back up and in | 43-38 |
| 17:43 | Stanford | Chad Rader hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Wayne Scarlett - foul #3 on Wayne Scarlett, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Stanford | Dikembe Akuchie (SG) Walter Walker | |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (SF), Ron Washington (PF) Wayne Scarlett, Casimir Balatinac | |
| 17:43 | Stanford | Chad Rader makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 17:43 | Stanford | Chad Rader makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 17:31 | Rice | Brian Livingston hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ron Washington | 45-40 |
| 17:12 | Stanford | Chad Rader scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Dikembe Akuchie | 47-40 |
| 16:58 | Rice | Ron Washington double dribbles | 47-40 |
| Subs | Stanford | Wallace Newbold (SF), Nicholas Huber (PF), Nicholas Trotter (C) George McClafferty, Chad Williamson, Norman Lilly | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bissonnette (SG), Chase Bolen (SF), Charles Hendricks (C) Frank Stephenson, Brian Livingston, Henry Brown | |
| 16:36 | Stanford | Wallace Newbold knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Chad Rader | 50-40 |
| 16:24 | Rice | Charles Bissonnette can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-40 |
| 16:23 | Rice | Charles Hendricks hits the follow up shot | 50-42 |
| 16:03 | Stanford | Chad Rader banks in the layup on a great pass from Wallace Newbold | 52-42 |
| 15:49 | Rice | Charles Bissonnette misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-42 |
| 15:47 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Ron Washington | 52-42 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Chad Rader (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Akuchie (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Wallace Newbold (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Nicholas Huber (fresh) C - Nicholas Trotter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Howard Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Bissonnette (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chase Bolen (fresh) PF - Ron Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Hendricks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Rice | Wallace Newbold steps in front of the Chase Bolen pass | 52-42 |
| 15:31 | Stanford | Dikembe Akuchie banks in the layup on a nice dish by Wallace Newbold | 54-42 |
| 15:14 | Rice | Charles Bissonnette's fadeaway is rejected by Nicholas Trotter | 54-42 |
| 15:13 | Stanford | Wallace Newbold grabs the board | 54-42 |
| 14:50 | Stanford | Charles Hendricks steals it from Wallace Newbold | 54-42 |
| 14:36 | Rice | Nicholas Trotter steps in front of the Howard Reed pass | 54-42 |
| 14:12 | Stanford | Wallace Newbold misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 54-42 |
| 14:10 | Stanford | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Rader | 54-42 |
| 13:57 | Stanford | Wallace Newbold hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 54-42 |
| 13:56 | Stanford | Nicholas Trotter misses the tip | 54-42 |
| 13:54 | Rice | Ron Washington gets the rebound | 54-42 |
| 13:33 | Rice | Charles Hendricks clanks a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Nicholas Trotter - foul #1 on Nicholas Trotter, team foul #3 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Stanford | John Peets (PG), Walter Walker (SG), George McClafferty (SF), Chad Williamson (PF), Norman Lilly (C) Chad Rader, Dikembe Akuchie, Wallace Newbold, Nicholas Huber, Nicholas Trotter | |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Brian Livingston (SG), Wayne Scarlett (SF), Henry Brown (C) Howard Reed, Charles Bissonnette, Chase Bolen, Ron Washington | |
| 13:33 | Rice | Charles Hendricks makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 13:33 | Rice | Charles Hendricks makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 13:04 | Stanford | George McClafferty hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Walker and the foul's on Wayne Scarlett - foul #4 on Wayne Scarlett, team foul #2 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (SF), Casimir Balatinac (PF) Wayne Scarlett, Charles Hendricks | |
| 13:04 | Stanford | George McClafferty makes the free throw | 57-44 |
| 12:45 | Rice | Howard Reed is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Howard Reed, team foul #3 | 57-44 |
| 12:26 | Stanford | Walter Walker is hacked by Henry Brown - foul #1 on Henry Brown, team foul #4 | 57-44 |
| 12:09 | Stanford | Casimir Balatinac swats the short shot by Norman Lilly | 57-44 |
| 12:08 | Stanford | Norman Lilly tips it home | 59-44 |
| 11:50 | Rice | Henry Brown misses the easy layup | 59-44 |
| 11:49 | Rice | Casimir Balatinac snags the offensive board | 59-44 |
| 11:27 | Rice | Frank Stephenson is hacked by Norman Lilly - foul #2 on Norman Lilly, team foul #4 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Stanford | Chad Rader (PG) John Peets | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bissonnette (SF) Howard Reed | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Chad Rader (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - George McClafferty (fresh) 20 pts. PF - Chad Williamson (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Norman Lilly (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Frank Stephenson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Livingston (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Bissonnette (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Casimir Balatinac (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Henry Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Rice | Walter Walker is called for the reach on Henry Brown - foul #2 on Walter Walker, team foul #5 | 59-44 |
| 11:11 | Rice | Brian Livingston hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-44 |
| 11:10 | Stanford | Norman Lilly grabs the board | 59-44 |
| 10:55 | Stanford | George McClafferty misses the lay-in | 59-44 |
| 10:53 | Rice | Brian Livingston snags the defensive board | 59-44 |
| 10:38 | Rice | Henry Brown knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Frank Stephenson | 59-46 |
| 10:17 | Stanford | George McClafferty misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 59-46 |
| 10:16 | Rice | Casimir Balatinac grabs the board | 59-46 |
| 10:00 | Rice | Henry Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-46 |
| 09:58 | Stanford | Walter Walker gets the rebound | 59-46 |
| 09:46 | Stanford | Chad Williamson makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Walter Walker | 61-46 |
| 09:32 | Rice | Brian Livingston hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 61-46 |
| 09:30 | Stanford | George McClafferty grabs the board | 61-46 |
| 09:25 | Stanford | Brian Livingston steps in front of the George McClafferty pass | 61-46 |
| 09:06 | Rice | Henry Brown misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Norman Lilly - foul #3 on Norman Lilly, team foul #6 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Stanford | Dikembe Akuchie (SG), Wallace Newbold (SF), Nicholas Huber (PF), Nicholas Trotter (C) Walter Walker, George McClafferty, Chad Williamson, Norman Lilly | |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (PG), Carmelo Martinez (SG), Chase Bolen (SF), Ron Washington (PF) Frank Stephenson, Brian Livingston, Charles Bissonnette, Casimir Balatinac | |
| 09:06 | Rice | Henry Brown misses the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 09:06 | Rice | Henry Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 08:40 | Stanford | Chad Rader comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 61-47 |
| 08:38 | Rice | Henry Brown grabs the board | 61-47 |
| 08:17 | Rice | Wallace Newbold steps in front of the Howard Reed pass | 61-47 |
| 08:14 | Stanford | Wallace Newbold can't finish the layup | 61-47 |
| 08:13 | Stanford | Wallace Newbold pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 07:55 | Stanford | A charge is called on Dikembe Akuchie - foul #1 on Dikembe Akuchie, team foul #7 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Stanford | John Peets (SF) Chad Rader | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bissonnette (SG), Wayne Scarlett (SF), Charles Hendricks (C) Carmelo Martinez, Chase Bolen, Henry Brown | |
| 07:41 | Rice | Ron Washington clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 61-47 |
| 07:39 | Stanford | Wallace Newbold grabs the defensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 07:32 | Stanford | Wallace Newbold drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Dikembe Akuchie | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:26 | Rice | Charles Bissonnette misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 63-47 |
| 07:24 | Stanford | Nicholas Trotter snags the defensive board | 63-47 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Wallace Newbold (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dikembe Akuchie (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SF - John Peets (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nicholas Huber (fresh) C - Nicholas Trotter (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Howard Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Bissonnette (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wayne Scarlett (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Ron Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Hendricks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:14 | Stanford | Wallace Newbold makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-47 |
| 07:02 | Rice | Ron Washington scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-50 |
| 06:33 | Stanford | Dikembe Akuchie knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Wallace Newbold | 69-50 |
| 06:24 | Rice | Wayne Scarlett hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 69-50 |
| 06:22 | Stanford | John Peets grabs the board | 69-50 |
| 06:12 | Stanford | John Peets misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-50 |
| 06:11 | Rice | Wayne Scarlett grabs the board | 69-50 |
| 05:58 | Rice | Wayne Scarlett drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Charles Bissonnette | 69-52 |
| 05:58 | Stanford | Stanford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-52 |
| Subs | Stanford | Chad Rader (PG), Walter Walker (SG), George McClafferty (SF), Chad Williamson (PF), Norman Lilly (C) Wallace Newbold, Dikembe Akuchie, John Peets, Nicholas Huber, Nicholas Trotter | |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Brian Livingston (SG), Casimir Balatinac (PF) Howard Reed, Charles Bissonnette, Ron Washington | |
| 05:37 | Stanford | George McClafferty's pass is intercepted by Brian Livingston | 69-52 |
| 05:22 | Rice | Wayne Scarlett knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-55 |
| 05:07 | Stanford | Norman Lilly buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Chad Rader and the foul's on Charles Hendricks - foul #2 on Charles Hendricks, team foul #5 | 71-55 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Brown (C) Charles Hendricks | |
| 05:07 | Stanford | Norman Lilly misses the free throw | 71-55 |
| 05:07 | Rice | The rebound goes to Casimir Balatinac | 71-55 |
| 04:48 | Rice | Casimir Balatinac misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Chad Williamson - foul #3 on Chad Williamson, team foul #8 | 71-55 |
| 04:48 | Rice | Casimir Balatinac misses the 1st free throw | 71-55 |
| 04:48 | Rice | Casimir Balatinac misses the 2nd free throw | 71-55 |
| 04:48 | Stanford | Chad Williamson grabs the board | 71-55 |
| 04:43 | Stanford | Chad Rader hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-55 |
| 04:41 | Stanford | George McClafferty tips it in | 73-55 |
| 04:24 | Rice | Wayne Scarlett misses short on a 3 from straight away | 73-55 |
| 04:23 | Rice | Casimir Balatinac tips it home | 73-57 |
| 04:09 | Stanford | Chad Rader connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Walter Walker | 75-57 |
| 03:52 | Rice | Wayne Scarlett misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 75-57 |
| 03:51 | Stanford | Chad Williamson grabs the defensive rebound | 75-57 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:44 | Stanford | Chad Rader throws it down on a nice dish by Walter Walker and the foul's on Casimir Balatinac - foul #2 on Casimir Balatinac, team foul #6 | 77-57 |
| Subs | Stanford | Dikembe Akuchie (SG) Walter Walker | |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (PG), Charles Bissonnette (SG), Chase Bolen (SF), Ron Washington (PF), Charles Hendricks (C) Frank Stephenson, Brian Livingston, Wayne Scarlett, Casimir Balatinac, Henry Brown | |
| 03:44 | Stanford | Chad Rader makes the free throw | 78-57 |
| 03:29 | Rice | Howard Reed can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 78-57 |
| 03:28 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Chad Williamson | 78-57 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Chad Rader (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Akuchie (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SF - George McClafferty (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chad Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Norman Lilly (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Howard Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Bissonnette (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chase Bolen (fresh) PF - Ron Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Hendricks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:12 | Stanford | Dikembe Akuchie knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Chad Rader | 80-57 |
| 02:57 | Rice | Howard Reed clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 80-57 |
| 02:55 | Rice | Charles Hendricks grabs the offensive board | 80-57 |
| 02:38 | Rice | Howard Reed is fouled on the floor by Chad Rader - foul #1 on Chad Rader, team foul #9 | 80-57 |
| Subs | Stanford | Wallace Newbold (SF), Nicholas Huber (PF), Nicholas Trotter (C) George McClafferty, Chad Williamson, Norman Lilly | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:38 | Rice | Howard Reed misses the 1st free throw | 80-57 |
| 02:38 | Stanford | Wallace Newbold gets the rebound | 80-57 |
| 02:26 | Stanford | Ron Washington is called for the reach on Dikembe Akuchie - foul #2 on Ron Washington, team foul #7 | 80-57 |
| Subs | Stanford | John Peets (SF) Chad Rader | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:26 | Stanford | Dikembe Akuchie makes the 1st free throw | 81-57 |
| 02:26 | Stanford | Dikembe Akuchie makes the 2nd free throw | 82-57 |
| 02:19 | Rice | Dikembe Akuchie is called for the reach on Charles Bissonnette - foul #2 on Dikembe Akuchie, team foul #10 | 82-57 |
| Subs | Stanford | Walter Walker (SG) Dikembe Akuchie | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:19 | Rice | Charles Bissonnette makes the 1st free throw | 82-58 |
| 02:19 | Rice | Charles Bissonnette makes the 2nd free throw | 82-59 |
| 02:01 | Stanford | Ron Washington is called for the reach on Nicholas Huber - foul #3 on Ron Washington, team foul #8 | 82-59 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Rice | Pete Hartzog (C) Ron Washington | |
| 02:01 | Stanford | Nicholas Huber makes the 1st free throw | 83-59 |
| 02:01 | Stanford | Nicholas Huber misses the 2nd free throw | 83-59 |
| 02:01 | Rice | Pete Hartzog grabs the board | 83-59 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:47 | Rice | Charles Bissonnette travels with the ball | 83-59 |
| Subs | Stanford | Chad Rader (PG), George McClafferty (SF), Chad Williamson (PF), Norman Lilly (C) Wallace Newbold, John Peets, Nicholas Huber, Nicholas Trotter | |
| Subs | Rice | Ron Washington (PF) Pete Hartzog | |
| 01:27 | Stanford | George McClafferty buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Chad Rader | 85-59 |
| 01:14 | Rice | Charles Bissonnette hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 85-59 |
| 01:12 | Stanford | Norman Lilly grabs the defensive rebound | 85-59 |
| 00:57 | Stanford | George McClafferty can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 85-59 |
| 00:56 | Rice | Charles Hendricks grabs the board | 85-59 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Rice | Howard Reed can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 85-59 |
| 00:46 | Stanford | George McClafferty pulls down the rebound | 85-59 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Stanford | Chad Rader misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 85-59 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Howard Reed snags the defensive board | 85-59 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Charles Bissonnette is hacked by Norman Lilly - foul #4 on Norman Lilly, team foul #11 | 85-59 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Charles Bissonnette makes the 1st free throw | 85-60 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Charles Bissonnette makes the 2nd free throw | 85-61 |
| 00:00 | Stanford | Chad Rader runs out the clock | 85-61 |