| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Gouin (fresh) SG - Johnny Thorn (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Angel Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Spier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Kress (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Shook (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Mabe (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Edgar Maiorano (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | James Shook inbounds the ball | 32-38 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:51 | Rice | David Mabe scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Antonio Clark | 32-40 |
| 19:28 | Houston | Antonio Clark steps in front of the James Kress pass | 32-40 |
| 19:23 | Rice | David Mabe misses long on a floater from the left block | 32-40 |
| 19:22 | Houston | James Kress grabs the board | 32-40 |
| 19:10 | Houston | Johnny Thorn shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Angel Bruno | 35-40 |
| 19:00 | Rice | James Kress steals it from Edgar Maiorano | 35-40 |
| 18:36 | Houston | James Kress comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Edgar Maiorano - foul #3 on Edgar Maiorano, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jerome Wiggs (SF) Edgar Maiorano | |
| 18:36 | Houston | James Kress misses the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 18:36 | Houston | James Kress misses the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 18:36 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 18:16 | Rice | James Shook can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Robert Spier - foul #2 on Robert Spier, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| 18:16 | Rice | James Shook makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 18:16 | Rice | James Shook makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 18:04 | Houston | Robert Spier misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 18:02 | Rice | David Mabe grabs the defensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 17:55 | Rice | The short jumper by James Shook is denied by Robert Spier | 35-42 |
| 17:54 | Houston | The rebound goes to William Gouin | 35-42 |
| 17:37 | Houston | Johnny Thorn splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 35-42 |
| 17:35 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| 17:17 | Rice | James Shook scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Mabe and he's fouled by James Kress - foul #2 on James Kress, team foul #2 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Clingerman (PG), Armando Rodriguez (SG), Donald Stachowski (PF), Kevin Wardle (C) William Gouin, Johnny Thorn, Robert Spier, James Kress | |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG), Michael Bacher (PF) Antonio Clark, David Mabe | |
| 17:17 | Rice | James Shook misses the free throw | 35-44 |
| 17:17 | Houston | Donald Stachowski grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 16:49 | Houston | Kevin Wardle knocks in the floater from the right side | 37-44 |
| 16:33 | Rice | William Stanton lays it up and in set up by Daniel Costner and the foul's on Armando Rodriguez - foul #1 on Armando Rodriguez, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Houston | William Gouin (PG) Angel Bruno | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG) Daniel Costner | |
| 16:33 | Rice | William Stanton makes the free throw | 37-47 |
| 16:19 | Houston | Harold Clingerman drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Armando Rodriguez | 40-47 |
| 16:03 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-47 |
| 16:02 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Wardle | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Gouin (fresh) SG - Harold Clingerman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Stachowski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Wardle (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Stanton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Bacher (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Shook (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:43 | Houston | William Gouin misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 15:41 | Rice | Michael Bacher snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| 15:18 | Rice | James Shook drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from William Stanton | 40-49 |
| 14:56 | Houston | Harold Clingerman can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 14:55 | Houston | Donald Stachowski grabs the offensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 14:43 | Houston | William Gouin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-49 |
| 14:42 | Houston | Harold Clingerman gets the offensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 14:27 | Houston | Harold Clingerman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Johnny Thorn (SG), Angel Bruno (SF), Robert Spier (PF), James Kress (C) Harold Clingerman, Armando Rodriguez, Donald Stachowski, Kevin Wardle | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Antonio Clark (SG), Donald Ivy (SF), David Mabe (PF), James Chavers (C) William Stanton, Antoine Sharp, Jerome Wiggs, Michael Bacher, James Shook | |
| 14:08 | Rice | Daniel Costner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-49 |
| 14:06 | Rice | Antonio Clark snags the offensive board | 40-49 |
| 13:57 | Rice | The pull-up jumper by David Mabe is blocked by Robert Spier | 40-49 |
| 13:56 | Houston | James Kress grabs the board | 40-49 |
| 13:38 | Houston | The short jumper by James Kress is denied by David Mabe | 40-49 |
| 13:37 | Rice | James Chavers gets the rebound | 40-49 |
| 13:30 | Rice | David Mabe comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Johnny Thorn - foul #1 on Johnny Thorn, team foul #4 | 40-49 |
| 13:30 | Rice | David Mabe makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 13:30 | Rice | David Mabe makes the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 13:05 | Houston | Robert Spier misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-51 |
| 13:03 | Houston | Robert Spier grabs the offensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 12:48 | Houston | Robert Spier's floater is knocked away by James Chavers | 40-51 |
| 12:46 | Rice | The rebound goes to David Mabe | 40-51 |
| 12:30 | Rice | Donald Ivy clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-51 |
| 12:29 | Rice | David Mabe grabs the offensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 12:15 | Rice | Daniel Costner drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Antonio Clark | 40-53 |
| 12:08 | Houston | William Gouin is hacked by Daniel Costner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Costner, team foul #2 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Clingerman (PG), Donald Stachowski (PF) William Gouin, Robert Spier | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:57 | Houston | Johnny Thorn is hacked by Antonio Clark - foul #1 on Antonio Clark, team foul #3 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Armando Rodriguez (SG), Keith Costello (PF) Johnny Thorn, James Kress | |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG) Antonio Clark | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Harold Clingerman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Angel Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Keith Costello (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Stachowski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Ivy (fresh) PF - David Mabe (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - James Chavers (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:47 | Houston | Keith Costello knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Armando Rodriguez | 42-53 |
| 11:33 | Rice | David Mabe is hacked by Donald Stachowski - foul #3 on Donald Stachowski, team foul #5 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Wardle (C) Keith Costello | |
| Subs | Rice | Jerome Wiggs (SF), Michael Bacher (PF) Donald Ivy, David Mabe | |
| 11:17 | Rice | Daniel Costner connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Chavers | 42-56 |
| 10:57 | Houston | Harold Clingerman buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Armando Rodriguez | 45-56 |
| 10:41 | Rice | The jump hook by Michael Bacher is blocked by Donald Stachowski | 45-56 |
| 10:39 | Rice | James Chavers pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 10:32 | Rice | Michael Bacher lays it up and in set up by Daniel Costner | 45-58 |
| 10:22 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 45-58 |
| 10:20 | Rice | Michael Bacher gets the rebound | 45-58 |
| 10:11 | Rice | James Chavers scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Daniel Costner | 45-60 |
| 10:01 | Houston | Angel Bruno blows the layup but he's fouled by James Chavers - foul #4 on James Chavers, team foul #4 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Johnny Thorn (SG), Robert Spier (PF), James Kress (C) Armando Rodriguez, Donald Stachowski, Kevin Wardle | |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SG), James Shook (SF), David Mabe (PF), Edgar Maiorano (C) Daniel Costner, Jerome Wiggs, Michael Bacher, James Chavers | |
| 10:01 | Houston | Angel Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 10:01 | Houston | Angel Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 45-60 |
| 10:01 | Houston | Robert Spier grabs the offensive rebound | 45-60 |
| 09:41 | Houston | Robert Spier misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-60 |
| 09:40 | Rice | The rebound goes to Edgar Maiorano | 45-60 |
| 09:34 | Rice | David Mabe is fouled on the floor by Robert Spier - foul #3 on Robert Spier, team foul #6 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Houston | William Gouin (PG) Harold Clingerman | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:16 | Rice | James Shook misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-60 |
| 09:14 | Houston | James Kress grabs the board | 45-60 |
| 08:51 | Houston | James Kress is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on James Kress, team foul #7 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Armando Rodriguez (SF) Angel Bruno | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (PG) William Stanton | |
| 08:41 | Rice | Antonio Clark drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-63 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:26 | Houston | Robert Spier buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Johnny Thorn | 47-63 |
| 08:13 | Rice | David Mabe misses short on a shot from the right wing | 47-63 |
| 08:11 | Rice | James Shook gets the offensive rebound | 47-63 |
| 07:57 | Rice | Antonio Clark loses the dribble to James Kress | 47-63 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Gouin (fairly fresh) SG - Johnny Thorn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Spier (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Kress (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - James Shook (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Mabe (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Edgar Maiorano (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Houston | Robert Spier clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-63 |
| 07:33 | Rice | Antonio Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 47-63 |
| 07:11 | Rice | Antoine Sharp is hacked by William Gouin - foul #3 on William Gouin, team foul #8 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Clingerman (PG), Donald Stachowski (PF), Kevin Wardle (C) William Gouin, Robert Spier, James Kress | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), Michael Bacher (PF), James Chavers (C) Antonio Clark, James Shook, David Mabe, Edgar Maiorano | |
| 07:11 | Rice | Antoine Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 47-64 |
| 07:11 | Rice | Antoine Sharp misses the 2nd free throw | 47-64 |
| 07:11 | Houston | Johnny Thorn gets the rebound | 47-64 |
| 06:57 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-64 |
| 06:56 | Houston | Kevin Wardle misses the tip | 47-64 |
| 06:54 | Houston | Johnny Thorn tips it home | 49-64 |
| 06:39 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs travels with the ball | 49-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Angel Bruno (SF) Johnny Thorn | |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG) Antoine Sharp | |
| 06:24 | Houston | Jerome Wiggs takes the ball from Armando Rodriguez | 49-64 |
| 06:20 | Rice | Daniel Costner lays it up and in set up by Jerome Wiggs | 49-66 |
| 06:07 | Houston | Angel Bruno evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner from the left block | 49-66 |
| 06:05 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs pulls down the rebound | 49-66 |
| 05:54 | Rice | Harold Clingerman is called for the reach on James Chavers - foul #1 on Harold Clingerman, team foul #9 | 49-66 |
| Subs | Houston | William Gouin (PG), James Kress (C) Armando Rodriguez, Kevin Wardle | |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SG), James Shook (SF), David Mabe (PF) William Stanton, Jerome Wiggs, Michael Bacher | |
| 05:54 | Rice | James Chavers misses the 1st free throw | 49-66 |
| 05:54 | Houston | The rebound goes to James Kress | 49-66 |
| 05:26 | Houston | William Gouin misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Antonio Clark - foul #2 on Antonio Clark, team foul #5 | 49-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Spier (PF) Donald Stachowski | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:26 | Houston | William Gouin misses the 1st free throw | 49-66 |
| 05:26 | Houston | William Gouin makes the 2nd free throw | 50-66 |
| 05:11 | Rice | James Shook hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by James Chavers and he's hacked by Harold Clingerman - foul #2 on Harold Clingerman, team foul #10 | 50-68 |
| Subs | Houston | Johnny Thorn (SG) William Gouin | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:11 | Rice | James Shook makes the free throw | 50-69 |
| 04:59 | Houston | Angel Bruno misses the layup against the doubleteam | 50-69 |
| 04:58 | Rice | James Shook snags the defensive board | 50-69 |
| 04:52 | Rice | Antonio Clark can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away but he's fouled by Robert Spier - foul #4 on Robert Spier, team foul #11 | 50-69 |
| 04:52 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses the 1st free throw | 50-69 |
| 04:52 | Rice | Antonio Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 50-70 |
| 04:52 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses the 3rd free throw | 50-70 |
| 04:52 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Spier | 50-70 |
| 04:33 | Houston | Robert Spier scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Clingerman | 53-70 |
| 04:17 | Rice | Daniel Costner is fouled on the floor by Angel Bruno - foul #2 on Angel Bruno, team foul #12 | 53-70 |
| Subs | Houston | William Gouin (PG), Armando Rodriguez (SF) Harold Clingerman, Angel Bruno | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:17 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the 1st free throw | 53-71 |
| 04:17 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the 2nd free throw | 53-72 |
| 04:10 | Houston | David Mabe is called for the reach on William Gouin - foul #1 on David Mabe, team foul #6 | 53-72 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Clingerman (SF), Donald Stachowski (PF), Kevin Wardle (C) William Gouin, Robert Spier, James Kress | |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (PG), Antoine Sharp (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), Michael Bacher (PF), Edgar Maiorano (C) Daniel Costner, Antonio Clark, James Shook, David Mabe, James Chavers | |
| 03:55 | Houston | Johnny Thorn evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-72 |
| 03:53 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano snags the defensive board | 53-72 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Johnny Thorn (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Clingerman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Donald Stachowski (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Wardle (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Stanton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Bacher (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Edgar Maiorano (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:47 | Rice | Donald Stachowski swats the short shot by Edgar Maiorano | 53-72 |
| 03:45 | Houston | Harold Clingerman gets the rebound | 53-72 |
| 03:34 | Houston | Kevin Wardle can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-72 |
| 03:33 | Houston | Donald Stachowski grabs the offensive board | 53-72 |
| 03:20 | Houston | Harold Clingerman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-72 |
| 03:19 | Rice | Antoine Sharp grabs the board | 53-72 |
| 03:13 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Michael Bacher | 53-74 |
| 02:50 | Houston | Kevin Wardle is fouled on the floor by Edgar Maiorano - foul #4 on Edgar Maiorano, team foul #7 | 53-74 |
| Subs | Houston | Keith Costello (PF) Johnny Thorn | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:50 | Houston | Kevin Wardle misses the 1st free throw | 53-74 |
| 02:50 | Rice | Antoine Sharp pulls down the rebound | 53-74 |
| 02:31 | Rice | Harold Clingerman is called for the reach on Jerome Wiggs - foul #3 on Harold Clingerman, team foul #13 | 53-74 |
| Subs | Houston | Angel Bruno (SF) Keith Costello | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:31 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs makes the 1st free throw | 53-75 |
| 02:31 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs makes the 2nd free throw | 53-76 |
| 02:15 | Houston | Harold Clingerman shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Angel Bruno | 56-76 |
| 01:56 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs lays it up and in on a great pass from William Stanton | 56-78 |
| 01:36 | Houston | Kevin Wardle clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 56-78 |
| 01:34 | Houston | Donald Stachowski tips it home | 58-78 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:29 | Rice | Antoine Sharp connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Jerome Wiggs | 58-80 |
| 01:25 | Houston | Harold Clingerman comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 58-80 |
| 01:23 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano grabs the defensive rebound | 58-80 |
| 01:07 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs is whistled for a carry | 58-80 |
| 00:48 | Houston | Angel Bruno splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 58-80 |
| 00:47 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jerome Wiggs | 58-80 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Angel Bruno - foul #3 on Angel Bruno, team foul #14 | 58-80 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs makes the 1st free throw | 58-81 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs makes the 2nd free throw | 58-82 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Houston | Harold Clingerman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-82 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Michael Bacher grabs the board | 58-82 |
| 00:00 | Rice | William Stanton runs out the clock | 58-82 |