| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - James Oates (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Jennings (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Fisher (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - William Dodge (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brett Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Martens (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Netherton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfred Reid (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Beck (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa State | James Jennings inbounds the ball | 38-27 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Iowa State | William Dodge hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 38-27 |
| 19:35 | Iowa State | William Dodge hits the follow up shot | 40-27 |
| 19:14 | Rice | Alfred Reid connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Brett Parker | 40-29 |
| 18:53 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher buries a floater from the right block | 42-29 |
| 18:36 | Rice | Michael Beck misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 42-29 |
| 18:35 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher snags the defensive board | 42-29 |
| 18:16 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher comes up short on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on John Martens - foul #1 on John Martens, team foul #1 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Adkins (SG), Nicholas Creason (SF), Jason McCanless (PF), Derek Miller (C) John Martens, David Netherton, Alfred Reid, Michael Beck | |
| 18:16 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 18:16 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 44-29 |
| 18:05 | Rice | Charles Adkins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-29 |
| 18:04 | Rice | Nicholas Creason grabs the offensive rebound | 44-29 |
| 17:46 | Rice | Nicholas Creason misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #1 | 44-29 |
| 17:46 | Rice | Nicholas Creason misses the 1st free throw | 44-29 |
| 17:46 | Rice | Nicholas Creason makes the 2nd free throw | 44-30 |
| 17:29 | Iowa State | Derek Miller is called for the reach on James Brown - foul #2 on Derek Miller, team foul #2 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Donald Otto (PF) Richard Fisher | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:04 | Iowa State | James Brown hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-30 |
| 16:49 | Rice | Nicholas Creason banks in the layup | 47-32 |
| 16:40 | Iowa State | James Jennings loses the dribble to Nicholas Creason | 47-32 |
| 16:22 | Rice | Jason McCanless misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-32 |
| 16:20 | Iowa State | James Brown grabs the board | 47-32 |
| 15:59 | Iowa State | James Brown misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 47-32 |
| 15:57 | Rice | Jason McCanless snags the defensive board | 47-32 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - James Oates (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Jennings (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Otto (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Dodge (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brett Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Adkins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Creason (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jason McCanless (fresh) C - Derek Miller (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Rice | James Brown steals the ball from Charles Adkins | 47-32 |
| 15:25 | Iowa State | James Brown scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-32 |
| 15:08 | Rice | Brett Parker is hacked by James Oates - foul #3 on James Oates, team foul #2 | 50-32 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Stormer (PG), Raymond McLearan (SG), Richard Fisher (PF) James Oates, James Brown, William Dodge | |
| Subs | Rice | John Martens (SG), David Netherton (SF), Alfred Reid (PF), Michael Beck (C) Charles Adkins, Nicholas Creason, Jason McCanless, Derek Miller | |
| 14:53 | Rice | Michael Beck comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Stormer - foul #1 on Robert Stormer, team foul #3 | 50-32 |
| 14:53 | Rice | Michael Beck makes the 1st free throw | 50-33 |
| 14:53 | Rice | Michael Beck makes the 2nd free throw | 50-34 |
| 14:33 | Iowa State | James Jennings is hacked by David Netherton - foul #1 on David Netherton, team foul #3 | 50-34 |
| 14:10 | Iowa State | James Jennings makes the runner near the basket | 52-34 |
| 13:52 | Rice | Brett Parker misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 52-34 |
| 13:51 | Iowa State | James Jennings gets the rebound | 52-34 |
| 13:27 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Donald Otto | 55-34 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:14 | Rice | Brett Parker is fouled on the floor by Richard Fisher - foul #1 on Richard Fisher, team foul #4 | 55-34 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Brown (PG) Robert Stormer | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Adkins (SG), Nicholas Creason (SF) John Martens, David Netherton | |
| 13:01 | Rice | Nicholas Creason connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 55-36 |
| 12:39 | Iowa State | James Jennings clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-36 |
| 12:38 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan tips it in | 57-36 |
| 12:16 | Rice | Brett Parker makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Alfred Reid | 57-39 |
| 12:00 | Iowa State | James Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-39 |
| 11:59 | Rice | Nicholas Creason gets the rebound | 57-39 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - James Brown (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond McLearan (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Jennings (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Fisher (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Otto (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brett Parker (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Adkins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Creason (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alfred Reid (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Beck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:52 | Rice | Charles Adkins clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Donald Otto - foul #1 on Donald Otto, team foul #5 | 57-39 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Oates (PG), William Dodge (C) James Jennings, Richard Fisher | |
| Subs | Rice | John Martens (SG), David Netherton (SF), Jason McCanless (PF), Derek Miller (C) Brett Parker, Nicholas Creason, Alfred Reid, Michael Beck | |
| 11:52 | Rice | Charles Adkins makes the 1st free throw | 57-40 |
| 11:52 | Rice | Charles Adkins makes the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| 11:30 | Iowa State | David Netherton is called for the reach on Raymond McLearan - foul #2 on David Netherton, team foul #4 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Larry Pridemore (PF) Donald Otto | |
| Subs | Rice | Jerry Todd (PG) Charles Adkins | |
| 11:09 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 57-41 |
| 11:08 | Iowa State | William Dodge tips it back up and in | 59-41 |
| 10:54 | Rice | James Oates steps in front of the John Martens pass | 59-41 |
| 10:51 | Iowa State | James Oates banks in the layup | 61-41 |
| 10:43 | Rice | Jerry Todd comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-41 |
| 10:42 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Derek Miller | 61-41 |
| 10:29 | Rice | David Netherton knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from John Martens | 61-43 |
| 10:05 | Iowa State | James Oates connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Brown | 64-43 |
| 09:57 | Rice | John Martens clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-43 |
| 09:56 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to David Netherton | 64-43 |
| 09:40 | Rice | David Netherton can't throw it down | 64-43 |
| 09:39 | Iowa State | James Oates grabs the board | 64-43 |
| 09:15 | Iowa State | James Brown scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Oates | 66-43 |
| 09:01 | Rice | John Martens misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 66-43 |
| 09:00 | Rice | David Netherton gets the offensive rebound | 66-43 |
| 08:49 | Rice | Jason McCanless drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by John Martens | 66-45 |
| 08:30 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Brown | 68-45 |
| 08:10 | Rice | Jerry Todd clanks a shot from the left side | 68-45 |
| 08:08 | Iowa State | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 68-45 |
| 07:42 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-45 |
| 07:41 | Rice | John Martens snags the defensive board | 68-45 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - James Oates (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SF - Raymond McLearan (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Pridemore (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - William Dodge (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jerry Todd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Martens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Netherton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jason McCanless (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Derek Miller (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:34 | Rice | David Netherton is denied on a layup by William Dodge | 68-45 |
| 07:32 | Rice | Jason McCanless grabs the offensive board | 68-45 |
| 07:18 | Rice | Larry Pridemore is called for the reach on Jerry Todd - foul #1 on Larry Pridemore, team foul #6 | 68-45 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Stormer (PG), James Jennings (SF), Richard Fisher (PF), Donald Otto (C) James Oates, James Brown, Larry Pridemore, William Dodge | |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Parker (PG), Charles Adkins (SG), Nicholas Creason (SF), Alfred Reid (PF), Michael Beck (C) Jerry Todd, John Martens, David Netherton, Jason McCanless, Derek Miller | |
| 07:11 | Rice | Donald Otto picks off the pass by Charles Adkins | 68-45 |
| 07:02 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-45 |
| 07:01 | Rice | Michael Beck grabs the board | 68-45 |
| 06:56 | Rice | Nicholas Creason comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Richard Fisher - foul #2 on Richard Fisher, team foul #7 | 68-45 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Brown (SG) Raymond McLearan | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:56 | Rice | Nicholas Creason makes the 1st free throw | 68-46 |
| 06:56 | Rice | Nicholas Creason makes the 2nd free throw | 68-47 |
| 06:37 | Iowa State | James Brown scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-47 |
| 06:24 | Rice | Michael Beck misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 71-47 |
| 06:23 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher snags the defensive board | 71-47 |
| 05:54 | Iowa State | Donald Otto is hacked by Alfred Reid - foul #3 on Alfred Reid, team foul #5 | 71-47 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan (SG) James Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:32 | Iowa State | James Jennings's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-47 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Larry Pridemore (PF) Richard Fisher | |
| Subs | Rice | Jerry Todd (PG), Leslie Wright (PF), Derek Miller (C) Brett Parker, Alfred Reid, Michael Beck | |
| 05:16 | Rice | Charles Adkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-47 |
| 05:15 | Iowa State | Donald Otto gets the rebound | 71-47 |
| 04:52 | Iowa State | James Jennings clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 71-47 |
| 04:50 | Rice | Jerry Todd snags the defensive board | 71-47 |
| 04:43 | Rice | Charles Adkins is fouled on the floor by Donald Otto - foul #2 on Donald Otto, team foul #8 | 71-47 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason McCanless (PF) Derek Miller | |
| 04:43 | Rice | Charles Adkins misses the 1st free throw | 71-47 |
| 04:43 | Iowa State | Donald Otto pulls down the rebound | 71-47 |
| 04:27 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Charles Adkins - foul #1 on Charles Adkins, team foul #6 | 71-47 |
| 04:27 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan makes the 1st free throw | 72-47 |
| 04:27 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan makes the 2nd free throw | 73-47 |
| 04:10 | Rice | Leslie Wright clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 73-47 |
| 04:08 | Iowa State | Larry Pridemore snags the defensive board | 73-47 |
| 03:44 | Iowa State | Robert Stormer comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 73-47 |
| 03:42 | Rice | Jason McCanless gets the rebound | 73-47 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Robert Stormer (fairly fresh) SG - Raymond McLearan (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Jennings (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Larry Pridemore (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Donald Otto (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jerry Todd (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Adkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Creason (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jason McCanless (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leslie Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Rice | Jason McCanless comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 73-47 |
| 03:20 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Creason | 73-47 |
| 03:02 | Rice | Nicholas Creason is called for traveling | 73-47 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Derek Miller (C) Jason McCanless | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:46 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Jennings | 75-47 |
| 02:34 | Rice | Charles Adkins is fouled on the floor by Larry Pridemore - foul #2 on Larry Pridemore, team foul #9 | 75-47 |
| 02:34 | Rice | Charles Adkins makes the 1st free throw | 75-48 |
| 02:34 | Rice | Charles Adkins makes the 2nd free throw | 75-49 |
| 02:14 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan clanks a 3 from straight away | 75-49 |
| 02:12 | Iowa State | Robert Stormer grabs the offensive rebound | 75-49 |
| 01:53 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 75-49 |
| 01:52 | Iowa State | Donald Otto tips it back up and in | 77-49 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:39 | Rice | Jerry Todd misses the 3 from straight away | 77-49 |
| 01:38 | Rice | Charles Adkins grabs the offensive rebound | 77-49 |
| 01:32 | Rice | Leslie Wright hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Adkins | 77-51 |
| 01:08 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 77-51 |
| 01:07 | Rice | The rebound goes to Nicholas Creason | 77-51 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Nicholas Creason makes the turnaround in the lane | 77-53 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Iowa State | Robert Stormer is hacked by Jerry Todd in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerry Todd, team foul #7 | 77-53 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason McCanless (PF) Leslie Wright | |
| 00:56 | Iowa State | Robert Stormer makes the 1st free throw | 78-53 |
| 00:56 | Iowa State | Robert Stormer misses the 2nd free throw | 78-53 |
| 00:56 | Rice | Derek Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 78-53 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa 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) | |
| 00:49 | Rice | Larry Pridemore swats the dunk try by Derek Miller | 78-53 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Nicholas Creason pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-53 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Charles Adkins misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 78-53 |
| 00:42 | Iowa State | Donald Otto grabs the board | 78-53 |
| 00:15 | Iowa State | James Jennings lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Stormer | 80-53 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Charles Adkins hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 80-53 |
| 00:06 | Iowa State | Donald Otto grabs the board | 80-53 |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | Robert Stormer runs out the clock | 80-53 |