| Lineup | Houston | PG - Stephen Karlson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Salley (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Robert Ramey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Schreiber (fresh) C - Eddie Cover (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) PF - Lance Richmond (fresh) C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Gregory Freeman inbounds the ball | 27-34 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Rice | Ronald Hickey's floater is tipped away by Eddie Cover | 27-34 |
| 19:39 | Houston | Robert Ramey grabs the defensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 19:14 | Houston | Robert Ramey misses the dunk but he's fouled by Gregory Freeman - foul #1 on Gregory Freeman, team foul #1 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Houston | David Squires (PG), George Guice (SG), Roger Pendergrass (PF), Scott Newson (C) Stephen Karlson, Walter Salley, Nicholas Schreiber, Eddie Cover | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 19:14 | Houston | Robert Ramey misses the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 19:14 | Houston | Robert Ramey makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 18:51 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses the lay-in | 28-34 |
| 18:50 | Rice | Terry Jerez tips it home | 28-36 |
| 18:32 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass comes up short on the floater in the lane | 28-36 |
| 18:30 | Rice | Gregory Freeman pulls down the rebound | 28-36 |
| 18:15 | Rice | Robert Ramey picks off the pass by Ronald Hickey | 28-36 |
| 17:51 | Houston | Scott Newson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-36 |
| 17:50 | Rice | The rebound goes to Ronald Hickey | 28-36 |
| 17:45 | Rice | Gregory Freeman lays it in set up by Lance Richmond | 28-38 |
| 17:24 | Houston | David Squires comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-38 |
| 17:23 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lance Richmond | 28-38 |
| 17:08 | Rice | Lance Richmond hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-38 |
| 17:07 | Houston | David Squires grabs the defensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 16:46 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Stephen Karlson (PG), Walter Salley (SG), Nicholas Schreiber (PF), Eddie Cover (C) George Guice, Robert Ramey, Roger Pendergrass, Scott Newson | |
| Subs | Rice | William Toy (SF), Terry Thornton (C) Gregory Freeman, Ronald Hickey | |
| 16:28 | Rice | Terry Thornton hits a turnaround from close range set up by Samuel Aden | 28-40 |
| 16:01 | Houston | Nicholas Schreiber is hacked by Lance Richmond - foul #1 on Lance Richmond, team foul #2 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), Raymond Valenti (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, Lance Richmond | |
| 15:42 | Houston | Eddie Cover connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Stephen Karlson | 30-40 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Stephen Karlson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter Salley (fresh) 14 pts. SF - David Squires (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Nicholas Schreiber (fresh) C - Eddie Cover (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Toy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Valenti (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:25 | Rice | Blake Jones drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Petty | 30-42 |
| 15:09 | Houston | Walter Salley makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Karlson | 33-42 |
| 14:43 | Rice | Timothy Petty travels with the ball | 33-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Roger Pendergrass (PF), Richard Tschida (C) Nicholas Schreiber, Eddie Cover | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Lance Richmond (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Blake Jones, Timothy Petty, William Toy, Terry Thornton, Raymond Valenti | |
| 14:15 | Houston | Walter Salley is whistled for a carry | 33-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Newson (PF), Eddie Cover (C) Roger Pendergrass, Richard Tschida | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:59 | Rice | Samuel Aden can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-42 |
| 13:57 | Houston | The rebound goes to Scott Newson | 33-42 |
| 13:40 | Houston | Scott Newson connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Stephen Karlson | 35-42 |
| 13:24 | Rice | Samuel Aden connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Terry Jerez | 35-45 |
| 13:02 | Houston | Walter Salley misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-45 |
| 13:00 | Houston | Scott Newson tips it in | 37-45 |
| 12:56 | Rice | Stephen Karlson is called for the reach on Samuel Aden in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Karlson, team foul #1 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Ramey (SF), Nicholas Schreiber (PF), Richard Tschida (C) David Squires, Scott Newson, Eddie Cover | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:35 | Rice | Samuel Aden comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-45 |
| 12:33 | Rice | Ronald Hickey misses the tip | 37-45 |
| 12:32 | Houston | Nicholas Schreiber pulls down the rebound | 37-45 |
| 12:24 | Houston | Walter Salley knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-45 |
| 12:05 | Rice | Stephen Karlson picks off the pass by Gregory Freeman | 40-45 |
| 12:01 | Houston | Stephen Karlson misses the easy layup | 40-45 |
| 12:00 | Rice | Lance Richmond snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 11:44 | Rice | Ronald Hickey buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Gregory Freeman | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Stephen Karlson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Salley (fairly fresh) 20 pts. SF - Robert Ramey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Schreiber (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Tschida (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Freeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lance Richmond (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Houston | Walter Salley is fouled on the floor by Ronald Hickey - foul #1 on Ronald Hickey, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Houston | David Squires (PG), Roger Pendergrass (SF), Scott Newson (PF), Eddie Cover (C) Stephen Karlson, Robert Ramey, Nicholas Schreiber, Richard Tschida | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), William Toy (SF), Terry Thornton (PF), Raymond Valenti (C) Samuel Aden, Gregory Freeman, Lance Richmond, Ronald Hickey | |
| 11:02 | Houston | Scott Newson misses the 3 from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 11:00 | Rice | William Toy grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 10:47 | Rice | Terry Jerez's floater is knocked away by Eddie Cover | 40-47 |
| 10:46 | Houston | Scott Newson pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 10:25 | Houston | Scott Newson comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Terry Thornton - foul #2 on Terry Thornton, team foul #4 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Stephen Karlson (PG), Robert Ramey (SF), Richard Tschida (C) David Squires, Roger Pendergrass, Eddie Cover | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG) Terry Jerez | |
| 10:25 | Houston | Scott Newson misses the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 10:25 | Houston | Scott Newson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 10:15 | Rice | Blake Jones is called for 10 seconds | 41-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Cover (C) Richard Tschida | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:51 | Houston | Eddie Cover misses the 3 from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 09:49 | Houston | Stephen Karlson grabs the offensive board | 41-47 |
| 09:32 | Houston | Robert Ramey buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Eddie Cover | 44-47 |
| 09:16 | Rice | Timothy Petty misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 09:14 | Rice | Terry Thornton tips it back up and in | 44-49 |
| 08:45 | Houston | Stephen Karlson misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Blake Jones - foul #1 on Blake Jones, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Houston | David Squires (SF), Nicholas Schreiber (PF), Richard Tschida (C) Robert Ramey, Scott Newson, Eddie Cover | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Lance Richmond (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Blake Jones, Timothy Petty, William Toy, Terry Thornton, Raymond Valenti | |
| 08:45 | Houston | Stephen Karlson makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 08:45 | Houston | Stephen Karlson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 08:21 | Rice | Terry Jerez clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-49 |
| 08:19 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Aden | 46-49 |
| 08:05 | Rice | Samuel Aden loses the ball out of bounds | 46-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Ramey (SF) Stephen Karlson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:37 | Houston | Ronald Hickey steals the ball from David Squires | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Squires (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Salley (fairly fresh) 20 pts. SF - Robert Ramey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Schreiber (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Tschida (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lance Richmond (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Rice | Ronald Hickey misses short on a 3 from straight away | 46-49 |
| 07:16 | Houston | Walter Salley snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 06:54 | Houston | David Squires misses the easy layup | 46-49 |
| 06:52 | Houston | Robert Ramey pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 06:33 | Houston | Samuel Aden is called for the reach on Nicholas Schreiber - foul #1 on Samuel Aden, team foul #6 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Stephen Karlson (PG), George Guice (SG), Roger Pendergrass (SF), Scott Newson (PF), Eddie Cover (C) David Squires, Walter Salley, Robert Ramey, Nicholas Schreiber, Richard Tschida | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:11 | Houston | Ronald Hickey swats the short shot by Roger Pendergrass | 46-49 |
| 06:09 | Houston | Stephen Karlson misses the tip | 46-49 |
| 06:07 | Rice | Lance Richmond pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| 05:45 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses short on a 3 from straight away | 46-49 |
| 05:43 | Houston | The rebound goes to Roger Pendergrass | 46-49 |
| 05:14 | Houston | Ronald Hickey is called for the reach on Eddie Cover - foul #2 on Ronald Hickey, team foul #7 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Walter Salley (SG), David Squires (SF) George Guice, Scott Newson | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), William Toy (SF), Terry Thornton (PF), Raymond Valenti (C) Samuel Aden, Gregory Freeman, Lance Richmond, Ronald Hickey | |
| 05:14 | Houston | Eddie Cover misses the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 05:14 | Rice | The rebound goes to Raymond Valenti | 46-49 |
| 04:48 | Rice | William Toy hits a shot from the baseline set up by Blake Jones | 46-51 |
| 04:29 | Houston | David Squires connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Stephen Karlson and he's hacked by William Toy - foul #1 on William Toy, team foul #8 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Ramey (SF), Nicholas Schreiber (PF), Scott Newson (C) Stephen Karlson, Roger Pendergrass, Eddie Cover | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG) Terry Jerez | |
| 04:29 | Houston | David Squires misses the free throw | 48-51 |
| 04:29 | Rice | Raymond Valenti grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 04:11 | Rice | Terry Thornton misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 48-51 |
| 04:09 | Rice | Timothy Petty tips it but misses | 48-51 |
| 04:07 | Houston | Nicholas Schreiber snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 04:00 | Houston | A charge is called on Robert Ramey - foul #1 on Robert Ramey, team foul #2 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Stephen Karlson (PG), Eddie Cover (C) David Squires, Nicholas Schreiber | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Lance Richmond (PF) Timothy Petty, Raymond Valenti | |
| 03:50 | Rice | Lance Richmond misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 03:48 | Rice | William Toy hits the follow up shot | 48-53 |
| 03:24 | Houston | Walter Salley clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-53 |
| 03:23 | Rice | Lance Richmond grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Stephen Karlson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Salley (fairly fresh) 20 pts. SF - Robert Ramey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Scott Newson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Eddie Cover (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Blake Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Toy (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lance Richmond (fresh) 5 reb. C - Terry Thornton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Rice | Scott Newson is called for the reach on Samuel Aden - foul #1 on Scott Newson, team foul #3 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Houston | David Squires (SF), Nicholas Schreiber (PF) Robert Ramey, Eddie Cover | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Ronald Hickey (C) Blake Jones, William Toy, Terry Thornton | |
| 03:12 | Rice | Lance Richmond misses the lay-in | 48-53 |
| 03:10 | Rice | Ronald Hickey tips it home | 48-55 |
| 02:49 | Houston | Nicholas Schreiber's fadeaway is rejected by Gregory Freeman | 48-55 |
| 02:47 | Houston | Nicholas Schreiber gets the offensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 02:26 | Houston | Walter Salley drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Newson | 50-55 |
| 02:20 | Rice | Terry Jerez comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-55 |
| 02:19 | Rice | Gregory Freeman grabs the offensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 01:58 | Rice | Gregory Freeman misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Stephen Karlson - foul #4 on Stephen Karlson, team foul #4 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Ramey (SF), Eddie Cover (C) David Squires, Scott Newson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:58 | Rice | Gregory Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 01:58 | Rice | Gregory Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:38 | Houston | Ronald Hickey is called for the reach on Robert Ramey - foul #3 on Ronald Hickey, team foul #9 | 50-57 |
| 01:38 | Houston | Robert Ramey misses the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 01:38 | Rice | Gregory Freeman snags the defensive board | 50-57 |
| 01:14 | Rice | Terry Jerez's pass is intercepted by Stephen Karlson | 50-57 |
| 01:11 | Houston | Stephen Karlson hits the finger roll | 52-57 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Gregory Freeman comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 52-57 |
| 00:48 | Houston | Robert Ramey snags the defensive board | 52-57 |
| 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 and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Houston | Eddie Cover drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Nicholas Schreiber | 54-57 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Rice | The short jumper by Samuel Aden is denied by Nicholas Schreiber | 54-57 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Gregory Freeman snags the offensive board | 54-57 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Rice | Gregory Freeman is fouled on the floor by Robert Ramey - foul #2 on Robert Ramey, team foul #5 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (SG), William Toy (SF) Terry Jerez, Gregory Freeman | |
| 00:11 | Rice | Lance Richmond is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Schreiber - foul #2 on Nicholas Schreiber, team foul #6 | 54-57 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Blake Jones is fouled on the floor by Walter Salley - foul #1 on Walter Salley, team foul #7 | 54-57 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Blake Jones makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Blake Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:03 | Houston | Samuel Aden takes the ball from Walter Salley | 54-59 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-59 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Thornton (C) Ronald Hickey | |
| 00:01 | Rice | Stephen Karlson is called for the reach on Terry Thornton in the backcourt - foul #5 on Stephen Karlson, team foul #8 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Houston | David Squires (PG) Stephen Karlson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:01 | Rice | Terry Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Terry Thornton misses the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Nicholas Schreiber grabs the board | 54-60 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Nicholas Schreiber misses the fullcourt shot | 54-60 |