| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Aaron Collins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Bingaman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mario Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jason Burton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Barrett (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gary Cherry (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Payne (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Rhine (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Boyd (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Phillip Block (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Bonaventure | Mario Alexander inbounds the ball | 25-44 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | St. Bonaventure | Aaron Collins clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-44 |
| 19:35 | Rice | Eric Boyd pulls down the rebound | 25-44 |
| 19:27 | Rice | Phillip Block misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-44 |
| 19:25 | St. Bonaventure | Mario Alexander grabs the board | 25-44 |
| 19:05 | St. Bonaventure | James Bingaman misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-44 |
| 19:03 | Rice | Matthew Rhine gets the rebound | 25-44 |
| 18:45 | Rice | Mario Alexander is called for the reach on Phillip Block - foul #3 on Mario Alexander, team foul #1 | 25-44 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | George Lang (SF) Mario Alexander | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:40 | Rice | Eric Boyd knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Cherry | 25-46 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:18 | St. Bonaventure | Phillip Block steals the ball from George Lang | 25-46 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:51 | Rice | Gary Cherry hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Payne | 25-49 |
| 17:41 | St. Bonaventure | John Payne is called for the reach on James Bingaman - foul #1 on John Payne, team foul #1 | 25-49 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ernest Downs (C) Paul Barrett | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:22 | St. Bonaventure | Aaron Collins hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from George Lang | 27-49 |
| 17:06 | Rice | Gary Cherry double dribbles | 27-49 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Freudenburg (PG), Johnnie Murphy (SG) Aaron Collins, James Bingaman | |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (PG), Derek Meiners (SG), Michael Bologna (SF), Wayne Crawford (PF), Brian Alexander (C) Gary Cherry, John Payne, Matthew Rhine, Eric Boyd, Phillip Block | |
| 16:48 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Freudenburg hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Frailey - foul #1 on William Frailey, team foul #2 | 27-49 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Raymond Broome (C) Jason Burton | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:48 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Freudenburg makes the 1st free throw | 28-49 |
| 16:48 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Freudenburg misses the 2nd free throw | 28-49 |
| 16:48 | Rice | Wayne Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 28-49 |
| 16:27 | Rice | Wayne Crawford connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by William Frailey | 28-52 |
| 16:18 | St. Bonaventure | Ernest Downs drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-52 |
| 16:03 | Rice | Ernest Downs picks off the pass by William Frailey | 30-52 |
| 15:53 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Freudenburg misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 30-52 |
| 15:51 | Rice | Wayne Crawford snags the defensive board | 30-52 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Thomas Freudenburg (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnnie Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Lang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ernest Downs (fresh) 4 pts. C - Raymond Broome (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Frailey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Derek Meiners (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Bologna (fresh) PF - Wayne Crawford (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:25 | Rice | William Frailey hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Bologna | 30-55 |
| 15:12 | St. Bonaventure | Ernest Downs's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Alexander | 30-55 |
| 15:11 | St. Bonaventure | Ernest Downs pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-55 |
| 14:54 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Freudenburg misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-55 |
| 14:53 | St. Bonaventure | George Lang tips it in | 32-55 |
| 14:27 | Rice | Michael Bologna hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 32-55 |
| 14:26 | Rice | Brian Alexander snags the offensive board | 32-55 |
| 14:07 | Rice | Derek Meiners misses long on a 3 from straight away | 32-55 |
| 14:05 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Crawford | 32-55 |
| 13:41 | Rice | William Frailey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-55 |
| 13:39 | Rice | Michael Bologna snags the offensive board | 32-55 |
| 13:20 | Rice | Ernest Downs takes the ball from William Frailey | 32-55 |
| 13:11 | St. Bonaventure | Ernest Downs makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Thomas Freudenburg and the foul's on William Frailey - foul #2 on William Frailey, team foul #3 | 34-55 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Aaron Collins (PG), James Bingaman (SG), Mario Alexander (SF), Jason Burton (PF) Thomas Freudenburg, Johnnie Murphy, George Lang, Raymond Broome | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Cherry (PG), John Payne (SG), Matthew Rhine (SF), Eric Boyd (PF), Phillip Block (C) William Frailey, Derek Meiners, Michael Bologna, Wayne Crawford, Brian Alexander | |
| 13:11 | St. Bonaventure | Ernest Downs misses the free throw | 34-55 |
| 13:11 | Rice | The rebound goes to Eric Boyd | 34-55 |
| 12:52 | Rice | Gary Cherry hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-55 |
| 12:51 | St. Bonaventure | James Bingaman gets the rebound | 34-55 |
| 12:39 | St. Bonaventure | James Bingaman is hacked by John Payne - foul #2 on John Payne, team foul #4 | 34-55 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Paul Barrett (C) Ernest Downs | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:16 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Barrett lays it up and in on a great pass from Aaron Collins | 36-55 |
| 11:58 | Rice | John Payne can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-55 |
| 11:57 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Aaron Collins | 36-55 |
| 11:53 | St. Bonaventure | James Bingaman misses the 3 from the right wing | 36-55 |
| 11:51 | St. Bonaventure | Jason Burton grabs the offensive board | 36-55 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Aaron Collins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Bingaman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mario Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jason Burton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gary Cherry (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Payne (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Matthew Rhine (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Boyd (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Phillip Block (fresh) | |
| 11:46 | St. Bonaventure | John Payne steps in front of the Paul Barrett pass | 36-55 |
| 11:43 | Rice | Gary Cherry hits the finger roll set up by John Payne | 36-57 |
| 11:29 | St. Bonaventure | Aaron Collins is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Aaron Collins, team foul #2 | 36-57 |
| 11:13 | Rice | Eric Boyd scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by John Payne and he's fouled by Jason Burton - foul #1 on Jason Burton, team foul #3 | 36-59 |
| 11:13 | Rice | Eric Boyd misses the free throw | 36-59 |
| 11:13 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Barrett grabs the defensive rebound | 36-59 |
| 10:56 | St. Bonaventure | Mario Alexander can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Matthew Rhine - foul #2 on Matthew Rhine, team foul #5 | 36-59 |
| 10:56 | St. Bonaventure | Mario Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 37-59 |
| 10:56 | St. Bonaventure | Mario Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 38-59 |
| 10:37 | Rice | John Payne connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Rhine | 38-62 |
| 10:26 | St. Bonaventure | Mario Alexander knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jason Burton | 40-62 |
| 10:12 | Rice | Eric Boyd's pass is intercepted by Paul Barrett | 40-62 |
| 09:55 | St. Bonaventure | James Bingaman misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-62 |
| 09:54 | St. Bonaventure | Jason Burton misses the tip | 40-62 |
| 09:52 | Rice | Matthew Rhine grabs the board | 40-62 |
| 09:38 | Rice | Gary Cherry hits a jumpshot from the right side | 40-64 |
| 09:27 | St. Bonaventure | Mario Alexander is fouled on the floor by Matthew Rhine - foul #3 on Matthew Rhine, team foul #6 | 40-64 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Freudenburg (PG), Johnnie Murphy (SG), Ryan Neal (SF), Raymond Broome (C) Aaron Collins, James Bingaman, Mario Alexander, Paul Barrett | |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (PG), Derek Meiners (SG), Michael Bologna (SF), Wayne Crawford (PF), Brian Alexander (C) Gary Cherry, John Payne, Matthew Rhine, Eric Boyd, Phillip Block | |
| 09:13 | St. Bonaventure | Wayne Crawford blocks the short jumper by Raymond Broome | 40-64 |
| 09:12 | St. Bonaventure | Jason Burton can't tip it in | 40-64 |
| 09:11 | St. Bonaventure | Jason Burton hits the follow up shot | 42-64 |
| 08:42 | Rice | Jason Burton is called for the reach on Brian Alexander - foul #2 on Jason Burton, team foul #4 | 42-64 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | George Lang (SF), Ernest Downs (PF) Ryan Neal, Jason Burton | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:29 | Rice | William Frailey buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Alexander | 42-67 |
| 08:19 | St. Bonaventure | William Frailey steals it from Thomas Freudenburg | 42-67 |
| 07:51 | Rice | Wayne Crawford misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-67 |
| 07:49 | St. Bonaventure | Raymond Broome grabs the board | 42-67 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Thomas Freudenburg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnnie Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Lang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Downs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Raymond Broome (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Frailey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Derek Meiners (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Bologna (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wayne Crawford (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:42 | St. Bonaventure | Johnnie Murphy jams it set up by George Lang | 44-67 |
| 07:24 | Rice | William Frailey clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Raymond Broome - foul #1 on Raymond Broome, team foul #5 | 44-67 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Aaron Collins (PG), James Bingaman (SG), Mario Alexander (SF), Paul Barrett (C) Thomas Freudenburg, Johnnie Murphy, Ernest Downs, Raymond Broome | |
| Subs | Rice | John Payne (SG), Matthew Rhine (SF), Eric Boyd (PF), Phillip Block (C) Derek Meiners, Michael Bologna, Wayne Crawford, Brian Alexander | |
| 07:24 | Rice | William Frailey makes the 1st free throw | 44-68 |
| 07:24 | Rice | William Frailey makes the 2nd free throw | 44-69 |
| 07:14 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Barrett misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-69 |
| 07:12 | St. Bonaventure | Mario Alexander snags the offensive board | 44-69 |
| 07:02 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Barrett is hacked by Phillip Block - foul #3 on Phillip Block, team foul #7 | 44-69 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jason Burton (PF) George Lang | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Cherry (PG) William Frailey | |
| 07:02 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 45-69 |
| 07:02 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 46-69 |
| 06:39 | Rice | Jason Burton denies the turnaround by Phillip Block | 46-69 |
| 06:38 | St. Bonaventure | Jason Burton gets the rebound | 46-69 |
| 06:23 | St. Bonaventure | Mario Alexander comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-69 |
| 06:22 | Rice | Phillip Block grabs the defensive rebound | 46-69 |
| 05:55 | Rice | John Payne hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-69 |
| 05:53 | St. Bonaventure | Mario Alexander snags the defensive board | 46-69 |
| 05:44 | St. Bonaventure | James Bingaman buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Aaron Collins | 48-69 |
| 05:19 | Rice | John Payne's pass is intercepted by Aaron Collins | 48-69 |
| 05:06 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Barrett hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Aaron Collins | 51-69 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Eric Boyd is denied on a layup by Jason Burton | 51-69 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Matthew Rhine pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-69 |
| 04:17 | Rice | Eric Boyd misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-69 |
| 04:16 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Boyd | 51-69 |
| 03:58 | Rice | Eric Boyd connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Payne | 51-72 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:49 | St. Bonaventure | Jason Burton clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-72 |
| 03:47 | Rice | The rebound goes to Phillip Block | 51-72 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Aaron Collins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Bingaman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Alexander (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jason Burton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Barrett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gary Cherry (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Payne (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. SF - Matthew Rhine (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eric Boyd (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Phillip Block (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Rice | Paul Barrett denies the turnaround by John Payne | 51-72 |
| 03:22 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Barrett gets the rebound | 51-72 |
| 03:15 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Boyd denies the turnaround by Paul Barrett | 51-72 |
| 03:13 | Rice | Phillip Block gets the rebound | 51-72 |
| 02:57 | Rice | Eric Boyd can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 51-72 |
| 02:55 | Rice | Matthew Rhine tips it back up and in | 51-74 |
| 02:46 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Barrett hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Aaron Collins and the foul's on Gary Cherry - foul #2 on Gary Cherry, team foul #8 | 53-74 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Freudenburg (PG), Johnnie Murphy (SG), George Lang (SF), Ernest Downs (PF) Aaron Collins, James Bingaman, Mario Alexander, Jason Burton | |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (PG), Derek Meiners (SG), Michael Bologna (SF), Wayne Crawford (PF), Brian Alexander (C) Gary Cherry, John Payne, Matthew Rhine, Eric Boyd, Phillip Block | |
| 02:46 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Barrett makes the free throw | 54-74 |
| 02:20 | Rice | Ernest Downs steals the ball from Derek Meiners | 54-74 |
| 02:12 | St. Bonaventure | Ernest Downs is whistled for a carry | 54-74 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Raymond Broome (C) Paul Barrett | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:53 | Rice | Michael Bologna can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-74 |
| 01:51 | St. Bonaventure | George Lang grabs the defensive rebound | 54-74 |
| 01:39 | St. Bonaventure | George Lang drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Raymond Broome and he's hacked by Wayne Crawford - foul #2 on Wayne Crawford, team foul #9 | 56-74 |
| 01:39 | St. Bonaventure | George Lang makes the free throw | 57-74 |
| 01:14 | Rice | William Frailey misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Freudenburg - foul #2 on Thomas Freudenburg, team foul #6 | 57-74 |
| 01:14 | Rice | William Frailey misses the 1st free throw | 57-74 |
| 01:14 | Rice | William Frailey makes the 2nd free throw | 57-75 |
| 01:07 | St. Bonaventure | George Lang misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 57-75 |
| 01:05 | Rice | The rebound goes to Wayne Crawford | 57-75 |
| 00:40 | Rice | William Frailey hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Michael Bologna | 57-77 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Freudenburg scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from George Lang | 60-77 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Rice | Michael Bologna knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by William Frailey | 60-79 |
| 00:02 | St. Bonaventure | Ernest Downs misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-79 |
| 00:01 | St. Bonaventure | George Lang misses the tip | 60-79 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Brian Alexander pulls down the rebound | 60-79 |