| Lineup | Houston | PG - Luis Moran (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Hines (fresh) PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Bickford (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darko Wisneski (fresh) SF - Lawrence Kurz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Norman Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Larsen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Bobby Hines inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Houston | Michael Atwood misses long on a 3 from straight away | 31-28 |
| 19:43 | Rice | Norman Kelly grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 19:18 | Rice | Norman Kelly's floater is tipped away by Bobby Hines | 31-28 |
| 19:17 | Rice | Joseph Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 19:02 | Rice | John Larsen misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 31-28 |
| 19:01 | Houston | Kevin Bickford pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 18:49 | Houston | John Larsen denies the turnaround by Kevin Bickford | 31-28 |
| 18:48 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 18:44 | Rice | Joseph Jackson misses short on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Luis Moran - foul #1 on Luis Moran, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| 18:44 | Rice | Joseph Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 18:44 | Rice | Joseph Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 18:44 | Houston | The rebound goes to Salvador Gonzalez | 31-29 |
| 18:38 | Houston | Luis Moran's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-29 |
| 18:25 | Rice | Joseph Jackson misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Salvador Gonzalez - foul #3 on Salvador Gonzalez, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Houston | Steve Merlino (PF) Salvador Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:25 | Rice | Joseph Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 18:25 | Rice | Joseph Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 18:25 | Houston | The rebound goes to Steve Merlino | 31-30 |
| 18:04 | Houston | Luis Moran hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Bobby Hines | 33-30 |
| 17:41 | Rice | Joseph Jackson lays it in set up by Darko Wisneski | 33-32 |
| 17:14 | Houston | Steve Merlino misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Darko Wisneski - foul #1 on Darko Wisneski, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Houston | David Brown (SG), Derrick Moose (SF), Calvin Davis (C) Michael Atwood, Bobby Hines, Kevin Bickford | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Shaw (PF) Norman Kelly | |
| 17:14 | Houston | Steve Merlino makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 17:14 | Houston | Steve Merlino misses the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 17:14 | Rice | The rebound goes to Larry Shaw | 34-32 |
| 16:59 | Rice | Luis Moran steals the ball from Darko Wisneski | 34-32 |
| 16:56 | Houston | Luis Moran misses the easy layup | 34-32 |
| 16:54 | Rice | Joseph Jackson grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 16:36 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz makes the floater from the right side set up by Joseph Jackson | 34-34 |
| 16:16 | Houston | Lawrence Kurz steals the ball from Calvin Davis | 34-34 |
| 15:53 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-34 |
| 15:51 | Houston | The rebound goes to Luis Moran | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Luis Moran (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Brown (fresh) SF - Derrick Moose (fresh) PF - Steve Merlino (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Calvin Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darko Wisneski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Kurz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Shaw (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Larsen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:39 | Houston | Lawrence Kurz is called for the reach on Derrick Moose - foul #2 on Lawrence Kurz, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Ruth (PG), Michael Atwood (SG), Bobby Hines (SF), Salvador Gonzalez (PF), Kevin Bickford (C) Luis Moran, David Brown, Derrick Moose, Steve Merlino, Calvin Davis | |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG), William Dailey (SG), Erik McGowan (SF), Norman Kelly (PF) Joseph Jackson, Darko Wisneski, Lawrence Kurz, John Larsen | |
| 15:23 | Houston | Norman Kelly steals the ball from Kevin Bickford | 34-34 |
| 15:15 | Rice | George Anderson connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by William Dailey | 34-36 |
| 14:58 | Houston | Steven Ruth misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Norman Kelly - foul #2 on Norman Kelly, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| 14:58 | Houston | Steven Ruth makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 14:58 | Houston | Steven Ruth makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 14:43 | Rice | George Anderson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 14:41 | Houston | The rebound goes to Bobby Hines | 36-36 |
| 14:33 | Houston | Bobby Hines travels with the ball | 36-36 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Hugh Granville (C) Larry Shaw | |
| 14:06 | Rice | Hugh Granville misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-36 |
| 14:04 | Houston | Bobby Hines pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 13:43 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez misses the easy layup | 36-36 |
| 13:41 | Rice | Hugh Granville pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 13:28 | Rice | William Dailey travels with the ball | 36-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Luis Moran (PG) Steven Ruth | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Jackson (PG), Darko Wisneski (SG), Lawrence Kurz (SF), John Larsen (C) George Anderson, William Dailey, Erik McGowan, Hugh Granville | |
| 13:04 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez is fouled on the floor by Darko Wisneski - foul #2 on Darko Wisneski, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Houston | David Brown (SG), Derrick Moose (SF), Steve Merlino (C) Michael Atwood, Bobby Hines, Kevin Bickford | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Shaw (PF) Norman Kelly | |
| 12:46 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Larry Shaw - foul #1 on Larry Shaw, team foul #5 | 36-36 |
| 12:46 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 12:46 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez misses the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 12:46 | Rice | John Larsen grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 12:31 | Rice | John Larsen can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-36 |
| 12:29 | Rice | Larry Shaw grabs the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 12:12 | Rice | Salvador Gonzalez is called for the reach on Joseph Jackson - foul #4 on Salvador Gonzalez, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Calvin Davis (C) Salvador Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:03 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Bobby Hines (SF) Derrick Moose | |
| Subs | Rice | Norman Kelly (PF) Larry Shaw | |
| 11:47 | Houston | Bobby Hines hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Norman Kelly - foul #3 on Norman Kelly, team foul #6 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Atwood (SG), Kevin Bickford (C) David Brown, Calvin Davis | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:47 | Houston | Bobby Hines makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 11:47 | Houston | Bobby Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Luis Moran (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Hines (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steve Merlino (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Bickford (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darko Wisneski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Kurz (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Norman Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Larsen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:27 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Darko Wisneski | 39-38 |
| 11:16 | Houston | Lawrence Kurz is called for the reach on Bobby Hines - foul #3 on Lawrence Kurz, team foul #7 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik McGowan (SF) Lawrence Kurz | |
| 11:16 | Houston | Bobby Hines misses the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 11:16 | Rice | Norman Kelly snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 11:07 | Rice | Darko Wisneski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 11:06 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Erik McGowan | 39-38 |
| 10:53 | Rice | Joseph Jackson hits a shot from just outside the lane | 39-40 |
| 10:36 | Houston | Luis Moran is hacked by Darko Wisneski - foul #3 on Darko Wisneski, team foul #8 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Calvin Davis (PF) Steve Merlino | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Shaw (PF) Norman Kelly | |
| 10:36 | Houston | Luis Moran makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 10:36 | Houston | Luis Moran makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 10:25 | Rice | Larry Shaw can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Michael Atwood - foul #3 on Michael Atwood, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Ruth (PG), David Brown (SF) Luis Moran, Bobby Hines | |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG), William Dailey (SG) Joseph Jackson, Darko Wisneski | |
| 10:25 | Rice | Larry Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 10:25 | Rice | Larry Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 10:25 | Houston | Kevin Bickford grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 10:13 | Houston | Steven Ruth clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 10:12 | Rice | Larry Shaw pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 10:07 | Rice | William Dailey misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-41 |
| 10:05 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Bickford | 41-41 |
| 09:55 | Houston | Kevin Bickford lays it up and in on a nice dish by Steven Ruth | 43-41 |
| 09:38 | Rice | John Larsen double dribbles | 43-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Derrick Moose (SF), Dennis Retherford (C) Michael Atwood, Kevin Bickford | |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Kurz (SF), Norman Kelly (PF) Erik McGowan, John Larsen | |
| 09:26 | Houston | Derrick Moose misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 09:24 | Rice | William Dailey grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 09:09 | Rice | Norman Kelly can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 43-41 |
| 09:07 | Rice | Larry Shaw tips it home | 43-43 |
| 08:52 | Houston | Steven Ruth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Luis Moran (PG), Bobby Hines (SF), Steve Merlino (PF) Steven Ruth, Derrick Moose, Dennis Retherford | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Jackson (PG), Darko Wisneski (SG) George Anderson, William Dailey | |
| 08:33 | Rice | Larry Shaw lays it up and in | 43-45 |
| 08:14 | Houston | David Brown misses long on a 3 from straight away | 43-45 |
| 08:13 | Houston | Bobby Hines hits the follow up shot | 45-45 |
| 07:58 | Rice | David Brown is called for the reach on Darko Wisneski - foul #1 on David Brown, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Atwood (SG), Salvador Gonzalez (PF), Kevin Bickford (C) David Brown, Steve Merlino, Calvin Davis | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik McGowan (PF), John Larsen (C) Norman Kelly, Larry Shaw | |
| 07:43 | Rice | The pull-up jumper by John Larsen is blocked by Kevin Bickford | 45-45 |
| 07:41 | Rice | Erik McGowan tips it home | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Luis Moran (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bobby Hines (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Kevin Bickford (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darko Wisneski (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Kurz (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Erik McGowan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Larsen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:28 | Houston | Bobby Hines lays it up and in set up by Michael Atwood | 47-47 |
| 07:20 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 07:18 | Houston | Kevin Bickford grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 07:13 | Houston | Michael Atwood connects on the jumper from the baseline and he's hacked by Darko Wisneski - foul #4 on Darko Wisneski, team foul #9 | 49-47 |
| 07:13 | Houston | Michael Atwood makes the free throw | 50-47 |
| 06:54 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 06:46 | Houston | Michael Atwood can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 50-50 |
| 06:44 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez grabs the offensive board | 50-50 |
| 06:21 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 52-50 |
| 06:05 | Rice | Joseph Jackson steps out of bounds on the baseline | 52-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Ruth (PG), David Brown (SF) Luis Moran, Bobby Hines | |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG), Norman Kelly (PF) Joseph Jackson, Lawrence Kurz | |
| 05:43 | Houston | The short jumper by Salvador Gonzalez is denied by John Larsen | 52-50 |
| 05:41 | Rice | Erik McGowan pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 05:36 | Rice | Darko Wisneski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 05:34 | Rice | John Larsen grabs the offensive board | 52-50 |
| 05:16 | Rice | George Anderson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Darko Wisneski | 52-53 |
| 04:54 | Houston | Kevin Bickford's fadeaway is rejected by Norman Kelly | 52-53 |
| 04:52 | Rice | Norman Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 04:28 | Rice | John Larsen hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Darko Wisneski and he's hacked by Salvador Gonzalez - foul #5 on Salvador Gonzalez, team foul #6 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Luis Moran (PG), Bobby Hines (SF), Steve Merlino (PF), Calvin Davis (C) Steven Ruth, Michael Atwood, Salvador Gonzalez, Kevin Bickford | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Jackson (PG), Lawrence Kurz (SF) Darko Wisneski, Erik McGowan | |
| 04:28 | Rice | John Larsen makes the free throw | 52-56 |
| 04:14 | Houston | David Brown comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 52-56 |
| 04:13 | Houston | Steve Merlino misses the tip | 52-56 |
| 04:12 | Houston | Luis Moran gets the offensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 03:58 | Houston | David Brown hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-56 |
| 03:35 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-56 |
| 03:34 | Rice | John Larsen hits the follow up shot | 54-58 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Luis Moran (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bobby Hines (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steve Merlino (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Calvin Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Lawrence Kurz (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Norman Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - John Larsen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:21 | Houston | David Brown scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Bobby Hines | 57-58 |
| 03:06 | Rice | Joseph Jackson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 03:05 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz tips it home | 57-60 |
| 02:58 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Atwood (SG), Kevin Bickford (C) David Brown, Calvin Davis | |
| Subs | Rice | Darko Wisneski (SG), Larry Shaw (C) George Anderson, John Larsen | |
| 02:42 | Houston | Michael Atwood clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-60 |
| 02:41 | Houston | Steve Merlino snags the offensive board | 57-60 |
| 02:28 | Houston | Michael Atwood misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-60 |
| 02:26 | Rice | Joseph Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 02:17 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 02:15 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz misses the tip | 57-60 |
| 02:14 | Houston | Steve Merlino snags the defensive board | 57-60 |
| 01:56 | Houston | Bobby Hines hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 57-60 |
| 01:55 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz gets the rebound | 57-60 |
| 01:36 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz is fouled on the floor by Bobby Hines - foul #3 on Bobby Hines, team foul #7 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Larsen (C) Larry Shaw | |
| 01:36 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 01:36 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz misses the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 01:36 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Bickford | 57-61 |
| 01:13 | Houston | Steve Merlino drills a shot from the right block set up by Michael Atwood | 59-61 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz's pass is intercepted by Bobby Hines | 59-61 |
| 00:29 | Houston | Joseph Jackson picks off the pass by Kevin Bickford | 59-61 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Rice | Michael Atwood is called for the reach on Darko Wisneski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Atwood, team foul #8 | 59-61 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Darko Wisneski makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Darko Wisneski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Houston | Luis Moran makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Atwood | 62-63 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Luis Moran is called for the reach on Darko Wisneski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Luis Moran, team foul #9 | 62-63 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Darko Wisneski makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Darko Wisneski makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Houston | Lawrence Kurz is called for the reach on Luis Moran - foul #4 on Lawrence Kurz, team foul #10 | 62-65 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Luis Moran makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Luis Moran makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Joseph Jackson is hacked by Luis Moran in the backcourt - foul #3 on Luis Moran, team foul #10 | 64-65 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Joseph Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Joseph Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:09 | Houston | Houston calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| 00:04 | Houston | John Larsen steals it from Luis Moran | 64-66 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Joseph Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Luis Moran - foul #4 on Luis Moran, team foul #11 | 64-66 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Joseph Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Joseph Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Bobby Hines misses long on a halfcourt shot | 64-68 |