| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Cordova (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Douglas Spivey (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Scott Enyeart (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerard Creamer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Lau (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Frank Stephenson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brian Livingston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wayne Scarlett (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ron Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Brown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Penn State | John Lau misses badly on a shot from the left side | 28-29 |
| 19:45 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer snags the offensive board | 28-29 |
| 19:36 | Penn State | John Lau drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Douglas Spivey and he's fouled by Henry Brown - foul #2 on Henry Brown, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| 19:36 | Penn State | John Lau makes the free throw | 31-29 |
| 19:15 | Rice | Brian Livingston misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 19:14 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 18:59 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-29 |
| 18:45 | Rice | Frank Stephenson comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 33-29 |
| 18:44 | Rice | Henry Brown snags the offensive board | 33-29 |
| 18:27 | Rice | Brian Livingston misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Paul Cordova - foul #1 on Paul Cordova, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| 18:27 | Rice | Brian Livingston makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 18:27 | Rice | Brian Livingston misses the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 18:27 | Rice | Henry Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 18:14 | Rice | Brian Livingston misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 18:13 | Rice | Henry Brown gets the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 17:51 | Rice | Henry Brown buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Frank Stephenson | 33-32 |
| 17:44 | Penn State | Paul Cordova is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Paul Cordova, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Hendricks (PF) Ron Washington | |
| 17:27 | Rice | Charles Hendricks comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Gerard Creamer - foul #1 on Gerard Creamer, team foul #3 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jamie Smith (C) John Lau | |
| Subs | Rice | Pete Hartzog (C) Henry Brown | |
| 17:27 | Rice | Charles Hendricks makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Charles Hendricks makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 17:06 | Penn State | Jamie Smith clanks a shot from the free throw line | 33-34 |
| 17:04 | Rice | Brian Livingston grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 16:47 | Rice | Frank Stephenson misses the lay-in | 33-34 |
| 16:45 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Gerard Creamer | 33-34 |
| 16:27 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-34 |
| 16:12 | Rice | Brian Livingston misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-34 |
| 16:11 | Penn State | Jamie Smith grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 16:02 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 16:00 | Rice | Charles Hendricks gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Cordova (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Douglas Spivey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Enyeart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerard Creamer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jamie Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Frank Stephenson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Brian Livingston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wayne Scarlett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Charles Hendricks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Pete Hartzog (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Rice | Wayne Scarlett can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-34 |
| 15:53 | Rice | Pete Hartzog snags the offensive board | 36-34 |
| 15:45 | Rice | Frank Stephenson is whistled for a carry | 36-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Keenan Adams (PG), John Lau (C) Paul Cordova, Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (PG), Charles Bissonnette (SG), Chase Bolen (SF), Casimir Balatinac (PF), Henry Brown (C) Frank Stephenson, Brian Livingston, Wayne Scarlett, Charles Hendricks, Pete Hartzog | |
| 15:37 | Penn State | John Lau comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Henry Brown - foul #3 on Henry Brown, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| 15:37 | Penn State | John Lau makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 15:37 | Penn State | John Lau makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 15:26 | Rice | Chase Bolen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 15:24 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 15:19 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart misses the floater from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 15:18 | Rice | Chase Bolen grabs the board | 38-34 |
| 15:13 | Rice | Charles Bissonnette misses short on a floater from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 15:11 | Penn State | John Lau snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 14:51 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Keenan Adams and he's fouled by Henry Brown - foul #4 on Henry Brown, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Ron Washington (C) Henry Brown | |
| 14:51 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart makes the free throw | 41-34 |
| 14:34 | Rice | Charles Bissonnette misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-34 |
| 14:32 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| 14:19 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 14:18 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer hits the follow up shot | 43-34 |
| 13:53 | Rice | John Lau swats the short shot by Chase Bolen | 43-34 |
| 13:52 | Penn State | John Lau snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 13:48 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart is hacked by Chase Bolen - foul #2 on Chase Bolen, team foul #4 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Cordova (PG) Keenan Adams | |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Brian Livingston (SG), Wayne Scarlett (SF) Howard Reed, Charles Bissonnette, Chase Bolen | |
| 13:28 | Penn State | John Lau knocks in the floater in the paint | 45-34 |
| 13:16 | Rice | Ron Washington clanks a jumper from the right wing | 45-34 |
| 13:14 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Scott Enyeart | 45-34 |
| 12:58 | Penn State | John Lau misses badly on a floater near the basket | 45-34 |
| 12:57 | Rice | Brian Livingston snags the defensive board | 45-34 |
| 12:36 | Rice | Frank Stephenson buries a shot from the right block set up by Wayne Scarlett and he's fouled by Gerard Creamer - foul #2 on Gerard Creamer, team foul #4 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Antonio Birdsong (SF), Willie Bailey (PF), Jamie Smith (C) Scott Enyeart, Gerard Creamer, John Lau | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Hendricks (PF), Pete Hartzog (C) Casimir Balatinac, Ron Washington | |
| 12:36 | Rice | Frank Stephenson makes the free throw | 45-37 |
| 12:28 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-37 |
| 12:26 | Rice | Wayne Scarlett grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 12:01 | Rice | Charles Hendricks banks in the layup on a great pass from Brian Livingston | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Cordova (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Douglas Spivey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Birdsong (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Bailey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Frank Stephenson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Livingston (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wayne Scarlett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Hendricks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Pete Hartzog (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:54 | Penn State | Paul Cordova misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-39 |
| 11:53 | Penn State | Jamie Smith tips it back up and in | 47-39 |
| 11:35 | Rice | Wayne Scarlett comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 47-39 |
| 11:33 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Jamie Smith | 47-39 |
| 11:25 | Penn State | Jamie Smith is fouled on the floor by Pete Hartzog - foul #1 on Pete Hartzog, team foul #5 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Burkart (SG), Gerard Creamer (PF) Douglas Spivey, Willie Bailey | |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (PG), Charles Bissonnette (SG), Chase Bolen (SF) Frank Stephenson, Brian Livingston, Wayne Scarlett | |
| 11:07 | Penn State | Paul Cordova misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-39 |
| 11:05 | Rice | Charles Hendricks snags the defensive board | 47-39 |
| 10:59 | Rice | Pete Hartzog misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-39 |
| 10:57 | Penn State | Antonio Birdsong pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 10:51 | Penn State | Antonio Birdsong hits a floater from the right block | 49-39 |
| 10:26 | Rice | Charles Bissonnette hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Harold Burkart - foul #1 on Harold Burkart, team foul #5 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Keenan Adams (PG), Douglas Spivey (SG), Scott Enyeart (SF), John Lau (C) Paul Cordova, Harold Burkart, Antonio Birdsong, Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Casimir Balatinac (PF), Ron Washington (C) Charles Hendricks, Pete Hartzog | |
| 10:26 | Rice | Charles Bissonnette makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 10:26 | Rice | Charles Bissonnette makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 10:10 | Penn State | The jump hook by Scott Enyeart is blocked by Ron Washington | 49-41 |
| 10:08 | Penn State | John Lau can't tip it in | 49-41 |
| 10:07 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart snags the offensive board | 49-41 |
| 10:02 | Penn State | Ron Washington denies the turnaround by John Lau | 49-41 |
| 10:00 | Rice | The rebound goes to Charles Bissonnette | 49-41 |
| 09:44 | Rice | Casimir Balatinac scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 09:36 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 49-43 |
| 09:34 | Rice | Ron Washington grabs the board | 49-43 |
| 09:28 | Rice | Douglas Spivey steals it from Chase Bolen | 49-43 |
| 09:23 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-43 |
| 08:58 | Rice | Chase Bolen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Cordova (PG), Willie Bailey (PF) Keenan Adams, Gerard Creamer | |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Brian Livingston (SG), Wayne Scarlett (SF), Charles Hendricks (C) Charles Bissonnette, Howard Reed, Chase Bolen, Casimir Balatinac | |
| 08:45 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart dunks the ball set up by John Lau | 54-43 |
| 08:39 | Rice | Paul Cordova steals the ball from Charles Hendricks | 54-43 |
| 08:35 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart banks in the layup set up by Paul Cordova | 56-43 |
| 08:14 | Rice | Charles Hendricks knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Frank Stephenson | 56-45 |
| 08:01 | Penn State | Ron Washington steals it from Douglas Spivey | 56-45 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Cordova (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Douglas Spivey (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Enyeart (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Willie Bailey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - John Lau (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Frank Stephenson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Livingston (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wayne Scarlett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ron Washington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Charles Hendricks (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:55 | Rice | Ron Washington can't finish the layup | 56-45 |
| 07:53 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart snags the defensive board | 56-45 |
| 07:49 | Penn State | Paul Cordova knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-45 |
| 07:30 | Rice | Wayne Scarlett slams it home and the foul's on Douglas Spivey - foul #2 on Douglas Spivey, team foul #6 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Burkart (SG), Antonio Birdsong (SF), Gerard Creamer (PF), Jamie Smith (C) Douglas Spivey, Scott Enyeart, Willie Bailey, John Lau | |
| Subs | Rice | Casimir Balatinac (PF), Henry Brown (C) Ron Washington, Charles Hendricks | |
| 07:30 | Rice | Wayne Scarlett makes the free throw | 59-48 |
| 07:11 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer buries a fadeaway from the left side | 61-48 |
| 07:01 | Rice | Brian Livingston misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 06:59 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer grabs the defensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 06:46 | Penn State | Jamie Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-48 |
| 06:45 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer hits the follow up shot | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:32 | Rice | Casimir Balatinac hits a fadeaway from the right side | 63-50 |
| 06:24 | Penn State | Paul Cordova can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-50 |
| 06:22 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer grabs the offensive rebound | 63-50 |
| 06:07 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer lays it up and in set up by Paul Cordova | 65-50 |
| 05:53 | Rice | Henry Brown comes up short on the shot from close range | 65-50 |
| 05:52 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Livingston | 65-50 |
| 05:45 | Rice | Antonio Birdsong steals it from Casimir Balatinac | 65-50 |
| 05:26 | Penn State | Brian Livingston steps in front of the Antonio Birdsong pass | 65-50 |
| 05:09 | Rice | Frank Stephenson double dribbles | 65-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Keenan Adams (PG), Douglas Spivey (SG), Scott Enyeart (SF), Willie Bailey (PF), John Lau (C) Paul Cordova, Harold Burkart, Antonio Birdsong, Gerard Creamer, Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (PG), Charles Bissonnette (SG), Chase Bolen (SF), Charles Hendricks (PF), Pete Hartzog (C) Frank Stephenson, Brian Livingston, Wayne Scarlett, Casimir Balatinac, Henry Brown | |
| 04:55 | Penn State | Howard Reed steals the ball from Willie Bailey | 65-50 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Charles Bissonnette is called for a charge - foul #3 on Charles Bissonnette, team foul #6 | 65-50 |
| 04:22 | Penn State | Keenan Adams misses long on a shot from the left wing | 65-50 |
| 04:20 | Penn State | John Lau hits the follow up shot | 67-50 |
| 04:09 | Rice | Pete Hartzog misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 67-50 |
| 04:07 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey gets the rebound | 67-50 |
| 04:01 | Penn State | John Lau misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Chase Bolen - foul #3 on Chase Bolen, team foul #7 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Burkart (SG), Antonio Birdsong (SF) Douglas Spivey, Scott Enyeart | |
| Subs | Rice | Ron Washington (PF) Pete Hartzog | |
| 04:01 | Penn State | John Lau makes the 1st free throw | 68-50 |
| 04:01 | Penn State | John Lau makes the 2nd free throw | 69-50 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Keenan Adams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harold Burkart (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Antonio Birdsong (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Willie Bailey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - John Lau (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Howard Reed (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Charles Bissonnette (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Chase Bolen (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Ron Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Charles Hendricks (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:36 | Rice | Howard Reed is hacked by Willie Bailey - foul #2 on Willie Bailey, team foul #7 | 69-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jamie Smith (C) John Lau | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:36 | Rice | Howard Reed makes the 1st free throw | 69-51 |
| 03:36 | Rice | Howard Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 69-52 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Penn State | Keenan Adams makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Harold Burkart | 71-52 |
| 02:53 | Rice | Charles Hendricks comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-52 |
| 02:52 | Rice | Howard Reed misses the tip | 71-52 |
| 02:51 | Penn State | Jamie Smith snags the defensive board | 71-52 |
| 02:28 | Penn State | The short jumper by Antonio Birdsong is denied by Charles Hendricks | 71-52 |
| 02:27 | Penn State | Jamie Smith hits the follow up shot | 73-52 |
| 02:06 | Rice | Charles Bissonnette makes the jumper in the paint | 73-54 |
| 01:43 | Penn State | Antonio Birdsong knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 75-54 |
| 01:29 | Rice | Harold Burkart steals the ball from Charles Hendricks | 75-54 |
| 01:03 | Penn State | Harold Burkart clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-54 |
| 01:02 | Rice | Ron Washington grabs the board | 75-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Rice | Chase Bolen can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Antonio Birdsong - foul #1 on Antonio Birdsong, team foul #8 | 75-54 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Chase Bolen makes the 1st free throw | 75-55 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Chase Bolen makes the 2nd free throw | 75-56 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State 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) | |
| 00:28 | Penn State | Charles Hendricks blocks the short jumper by Jamie Smith | 75-56 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Ron Washington snags the defensive board | 75-56 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Charles Hendricks misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-56 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Chase Bolen tips it but misses | 75-56 |
| 00:16 | Penn State | Jamie Smith grabs the board | 75-56 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Keenan Adams runs out the clock | 75-56 |