| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jacob Newsom (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Pittman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Angelo Garcia (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Romer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eddie Davidson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andres Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Clarence Daniels (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Eddie Davidson inbounds the ball | 38-30 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Houston | Dustin Romer is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Dustin Romer, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (SG), Dustin Snow (SF) Werner Peabody, William Quintanilla | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 19:28 | Rice | Jacob Newsom drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Gary Pittman | 40-30 |
| 19:10 | Houston | Dustin Romer hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Angelo Garcia | 40-33 |
| 18:55 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 40-33 |
| 18:54 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Snow | 40-33 |
| 18:44 | Rice | Gary Pittman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 18:43 | Houston | Clarence Daniels pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 18:21 | Houston | Andres Rossi buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Clarence Daniels | 40-35 |
| 17:58 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-35 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Jacob Newsom hits the follow up shot | 42-35 |
| 17:47 | Houston | Eddie Davidson's pass is intercepted by Dustin Snow | 42-35 |
| 17:25 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin makes the 3 from straight away set up by Alfredo Marino | 45-35 |
| 17:09 | Houston | Andres Rossi is called for traveling | 45-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (SG), William Quintanilla (SF), Gregory Dejesus (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Hubert Gatlin, Dustin Snow, Jacob Newsom, Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Shoffner (SG) Dustin Romer | |
| 16:53 | Rice | Werner Peabody can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-35 |
| 16:51 | Houston | Clarence Daniels gets the rebound | 45-35 |
| 16:35 | Houston | Angelo Garcia is whistled for a carry | 45-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (PG), Jacob Newsom (PF), Gary Pittman (C) Alfredo Marino, Gregory Dejesus, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | Houston | Justin Kirkley (SG), Patrick Hall (SF), Richard Antoine (PF), Arron Lenahan (C) Angelo Garcia, Eddie Davidson, Andres Rossi, Clarence Daniels | |
| 16:11 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by William Quintanilla | 47-35 |
| 15:43 | Houston | Richard Antoine clanks a shot in the lane but the foul's on Jacob Newsom - foul #1 on Jacob Newsom, team foul #1 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (PG), Gregory Dejesus (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Hubert Gatlin, Jacob Newsom, Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | Houston | Angelo Garcia (PG), Dustin Romer (SG) Justin Kirkley, Arron Lenahan | |
| 15:43 | Houston | Richard Antoine misses the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 15:43 | Houston | Richard Antoine makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Dejesus (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Krebs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Angelo Garcia (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Romer (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Bryan Shoffner (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Antoine (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Hall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Rice | William Quintanilla can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 47-36 |
| 15:25 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus can't tip it in | 47-36 |
| 15:23 | Houston | Dustin Romer pulls down the rebound | 47-36 |
| 15:04 | Houston | Patrick Hall comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 47-36 |
| 15:03 | Houston | Patrick Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-36 |
| 14:43 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Quintanilla - foul #2 on William Quintanilla, team foul #2 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (PG), Jacob Newsom (PF), Gary Pittman (C) Alfredo Marino, Gregory Dejesus, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Davidson (SF), Andres Rossi (PF), Clarence Daniels (C) Angelo Garcia, Richard Antoine, Patrick Hall | |
| 14:43 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 14:43 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 14:20 | Rice | Werner Peabody knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Hubert Gatlin | 49-38 |
| 13:57 | Houston | Eddie Davidson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-38 |
| 13:56 | Rice | Gary Pittman grabs the board | 49-38 |
| 13:52 | Rice | Bryan Shoffner steals it from Werner Peabody | 49-38 |
| 13:35 | Houston | William Quintanilla swats the dunk try by Andres Rossi | 49-38 |
| 13:33 | Rice | William Quintanilla snags the defensive board | 49-38 |
| 13:08 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Werner Peabody | 52-38 |
| 12:59 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-38 |
| 12:57 | Rice | William Quintanilla grabs the board | 52-38 |
| 12:42 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-38 |
| 12:41 | Houston | Eddie Davidson grabs the board | 52-38 |
| 12:22 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-38 |
| 12:21 | Rice | Gary Pittman grabs the board | 52-38 |
| 12:15 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 52-38 |
| 12:13 | Rice | William Quintanilla grabs the offensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 12:03 | Rice | Jacob Newsom comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 52-38 |
| 12:01 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Jacob Newsom | 52-38 |
| 11:50 | Rice | Jacob Newsom loses the dribble to Andres Rossi | 52-38 |
| 11:29 | Houston | Dustin Romer misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-38 |
| 11:28 | Rice | William Quintanilla snags the defensive board | 52-38 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Werner Peabody (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jacob Newsom (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Pittman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bryan Shoffner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Romer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Eddie Davidson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andres Rossi (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Clarence Daniels (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Rice | Jacob Newsom is hacked by Bryan Shoffner - foul #1 on Bryan Shoffner, team foul #2 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (PG), Dustin Snow (SF), Gregory Dejesus (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Hubert Gatlin, William Quintanilla, Jacob Newsom, Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | Houston | Angelo Garcia (PG), Justin Kirkley (SG), Patrick Hall (SF), Richard Antoine (PF), Arron Lenahan (C) Bryan Shoffner, Dustin Romer, Eddie Davidson, Andres Rossi, Clarence Daniels | |
| 10:59 | Rice | Werner Peabody connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Charles Krebs | 54-38 |
| 10:43 | Houston | Angelo Garcia misses short on a 3 from straight away | 54-38 |
| 10:41 | Houston | Arron Lenahan snags the offensive board | 54-38 |
| 10:28 | Houston | Angelo Garcia scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Justin Kirkley | 54-41 |
| 10:17 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 54-41 |
| 10:15 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus tips it in | 56-41 |
| 10:01 | Houston | Richard Antoine's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Krebs | 56-41 |
| 09:59 | Rice | Charles Krebs grabs the defensive rebound | 56-41 |
| 09:53 | Rice | Charles Krebs misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Arron Lenahan - foul #2 on Arron Lenahan, team foul #3 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (PG), William Quintanilla (SF), Jacob Newsom (PF) Alfredo Marino, Dustin Snow, Gregory Dejesus | |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Davidson (SF), Andres Rossi (PF), Clarence Daniels (C) Patrick Hall, Richard Antoine, Arron Lenahan | |
| 09:53 | Rice | Charles Krebs makes the 1st free throw | 57-41 |
| 09:53 | Rice | Charles Krebs makes the 2nd free throw | 58-41 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 09:38 | Houston | Eddie Davidson scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-44 |
| 09:24 | Rice | William Quintanilla buries a jump hook near the basket | 60-44 |
| 09:08 | Houston | The jump hook by Andres Rossi is blocked by Jacob Newsom | 60-44 |
| 09:06 | Houston | Andres Rossi can't tip it in | 60-44 |
| 09:05 | Rice | William Quintanilla grabs the board | 60-44 |
| 08:49 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin is fouled on the floor by Andres Rossi - foul #3 on Andres Rossi, team foul #4 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Snow (SF), Gregory Dejesus (PF), Gary Pittman (C) William Quintanilla, Jacob Newsom, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 08:40 | Rice | Dustin Snow is whistled for a carry | 60-44 |
| 08:30 | Houston | Clarence Daniels is called for traveling | 60-44 |
| Subs | Rice | William Quintanilla (SF), Jacob Newsom (PF) Dustin Snow, Gregory Dejesus | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 08:14 | Rice | Jacob Newsom can't throw it down | 60-44 |
| 08:12 | Houston | Angelo Garcia grabs the defensive rebound | 60-44 |
| 07:58 | Houston | Justin Kirkley drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Clarence Daniels | 60-47 |
| 07:35 | Rice | Jacob Newsom drills a shot from just outside the lane | 62-47 |
| 07:23 | Houston | Eddie Davidson scores on a floater from the right side | 62-49 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Werner Peabody (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - Jacob Newsom (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Pittman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Angelo Garcia (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Kirkley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Davidson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andres Rossi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Clarence Daniels (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Rice | William Quintanilla is fouled on the floor by Eddie Davidson - foul #3 on Eddie Davidson, team foul #5 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (SG), Dustin Snow (SF), Gregory Dejesus (PF) Werner Peabody, William Quintanilla, Jacob Newsom | |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Shoffner (PG), Dustin Romer (SG), Patrick Hall (SF), Richard Antoine (PF), Arron Lenahan (C) Angelo Garcia, Justin Kirkley, Eddie Davidson, Andres Rossi, Clarence Daniels | |
| 06:44 | Rice | Patrick Hall swats the short shot by Dustin Snow | 62-49 |
| 06:43 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus tips it back up and in | 64-49 |
| 06:21 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (SG), William Quintanilla (SF) Alfredo Marino, Dustin Snow | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:59 | Rice | Werner Peabody buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Quintanilla | 66-49 |
| 05:40 | Houston | Arron Lenahan misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 66-49 |
| 05:38 | Rice | William Quintanilla pulls down the rebound | 66-49 |
| 05:32 | Rice | Werner Peabody is fouled on the floor by Dustin Romer - foul #2 on Dustin Romer, team foul #6 | 66-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Snow (SF), Jacob Newsom (PF), Charles Krebs (C) William Quintanilla, Gregory Dejesus, Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | Houston | Angelo Garcia (PG), Eddie Davidson (SF), Andres Rossi (PF), Clarence Daniels (C) Bryan Shoffner, Patrick Hall, Richard Antoine, Arron Lenahan | |
| 05:10 | Rice | Charles Krebs steps out of bounds on the sideline | 66-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (PG), William Quintanilla (SF), Gary Pittman (C) Hubert Gatlin, Dustin Snow, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 04:58 | Houston | Andres Rossi comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Jacob Newsom - foul #2 on Jacob Newsom, team foul #3 | 66-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (PG), Dustin Snow (SF), Charles Krebs (C) Alfredo Marino, William Quintanilla, Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 04:58 | Houston | Andres Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 66-49 |
| 04:58 | Houston | Andres Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| 04:43 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Dustin Snow | 69-50 |
| 04:23 | Houston | Andres Rossi buries a turnaround in the paint | 69-52 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Werner Peabody hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 69-52 |
| 04:00 | Rice | Charles Krebs tips it but misses | 69-52 |
| 03:59 | Rice | Charles Krebs grabs the offensive board | 69-52 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:53 | Rice | Dustin Romer picks off the pass by Werner Peabody | 69-52 |
| 03:49 | Houston | Dustin Romer hits the finger roll | 69-54 |
| 03:49 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (SG), William Quintanilla (SF), Gregory Dejesus (PF), Gary Pittman (C) Werner Peabody, Dustin Snow, Jacob Newsom, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 03:33 | Rice | Eddie Davidson is called for the reach on William Quintanilla - foul #4 on Eddie Davidson, team foul #7 | 69-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (SG), Jacob Newsom (PF) Hubert Gatlin, Gregory Dejesus | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 03:33 | Rice | William Quintanilla misses the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 03:33 | Houston | Andres Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Houston | Andres Rossi blows the layup | 69-54 |
| 03:22 | Houston | Dustin Romer snags the offensive board | 69-54 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Werner Peabody (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. PF - Jacob Newsom (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Pittman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Angelo Garcia (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Romer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Eddie Davidson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Andres Rossi (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Clarence Daniels (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Houston | Dustin Romer misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-54 |
| 03:07 | Rice | William Quintanilla gets the rebound | 69-54 |
| 02:46 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 69-54 |
| 02:45 | Houston | Clarence Daniels grabs the defensive rebound | 69-54 |
| 02:32 | Houston | Clarence Daniels blows the layup but he's fouled by Jacob Newsom - foul #3 on Jacob Newsom, team foul #4 | 69-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Mechling (SG), Dustin Snow (SF), Gregory Dejesus (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Werner Peabody, William Quintanilla, Jacob Newsom, Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Shoffner (PG), Justin Kirkley (SG), Patrick Hall (SF), Richard Antoine (PF) Angelo Garcia, Dustin Romer, Eddie Davidson, Andres Rossi | |
| 02:32 | Houston | Clarence Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 02:32 | Houston | Clarence Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 02:20 | Rice | Alfredo Marino buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Kevin Mechling | 72-56 |
| 02:10 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Justin Kirkley | 72-58 |
| 01:48 | Rice | Charles Krebs hits the finger roll set up by Kevin Mechling | 74-58 |
| 01:32 | Houston | Clarence Daniels can't connect on a shot from the right block | 74-58 |
| 01:30 | Rice | Dustin Snow grabs the board | 74-58 |
| 01:12 | Rice | Alfredo Marino hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 74-58 |
| 01:11 | Houston | Clarence Daniels pulls down the rebound | 74-58 |
| 00:55 | Houston | Richard Antoine's layup is rejected by Charles Krebs | 74-58 |
| 00:53 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner tips it but misses | 74-58 |
| 00:52 | Houston | Clarence Daniels grabs the offensive rebound | 74-58 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Houston | Gregory Dejesus steals the ball from Patrick Hall | 74-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Rice | Charles Krebs makes the runner from the baseline | 76-58 |
| 00:15 | Houston | Clarence Daniels lays it in | 76-60 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Alfredo Marino runs out the clock | 76-60 |