| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnathan Hofman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Venne (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Larry Mahoney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Giardina (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Tyler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Griffin (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeff Johnston (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Kevin Tyler inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Houston | Donald Giardina makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Larry Mahoney | 26-30 |
| 19:33 | Rice | Dale Chewning misses the lay-in but the foul's on Donald Giardina - foul #2 on Donald Giardina, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| 19:33 | Rice | Dale Chewning makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 19:33 | Rice | Dale Chewning makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 19:21 | Houston | Harold Griffin blows the dunk | 28-30 |
| 19:20 | Houston | Donald Giardina misses the tip | 28-30 |
| 19:19 | Houston | Donald Giardina hits the follow up shot | 28-32 |
| 18:54 | Rice | Carl Allen misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 18:52 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman snags the offensive board | 28-32 |
| 18:36 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 18:34 | Houston | Jeff Johnston snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 18:08 | Houston | Carl Allen denies the turnaround by Harold Griffin | 28-32 |
| 18:06 | Rice | Joseph Venne snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 17:46 | Rice | Carl Allen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 17:45 | Rice | Joseph Venne tips it back up and in | 30-32 |
| 17:34 | Houston | Larry Mahoney's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Venne | 30-32 |
| 17:33 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 17:28 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman blows the layup | 30-32 |
| 17:26 | Houston | Donald Giardina pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 17:03 | Houston | Joseph Venne steals it from Harold Griffin | 30-32 |
| 16:41 | Rice | Carl Allen hits a floater from the right wing and the foul's on Harold Griffin - foul #2 on Harold Griffin, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (SG), Dustin Walters (C) Johnathan Hofman, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | Houston | Bart Brown (SG), John Rouleau (SF), Darrell Kuhn (PF), Michael Shipley (C) Donald Giardina, Kevin Tyler, Harold Griffin, Jeff Johnston | |
| 16:41 | Rice | Carl Allen makes the free throw | 33-32 |
| 16:30 | Houston | Peter Jenkins takes the ball from Darrell Kuhn | 33-32 |
| 16:26 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Peter Jenkins | 35-32 |
| 16:08 | Houston | Bart Brown hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Darrell Kuhn | 35-34 |
| 15:57 | Rice | Dale Chewning hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 15:55 | Houston | Bart Brown gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Jenkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Chewning (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Carl Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Dustin Walters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Larry Mahoney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bart Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Rouleau (fresh) PF - Darrell Kuhn (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Shipley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Houston | Bart Brown can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-34 |
| 15:42 | Rice | Dustin Walters pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 15:26 | Rice | Larry Mahoney is called for the reach on Peter Jenkins - foul #2 on Larry Mahoney, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnathan Hofman (SG), Anthony Bachus (SF), Joseph Venne (C) Peter Jenkins, Dale Chewning, Carl Allen | |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (PG), Harold Griffin (PF) Larry Mahoney, John Rouleau | |
| 15:10 | Rice | Joseph Venne's layup is rejected by Darrell Kuhn | 35-34 |
| 15:09 | Rice | Joseph Venne snags the offensive board | 35-34 |
| 14:52 | Rice | Anthony Bachus blows the layup but he's hacked by Darrell Kuhn - foul #1 on Darrell Kuhn, team foul #4 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Giardina (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Jeff Johnston (C) Bart Brown, Darrell Kuhn, Michael Shipley | |
| 14:52 | Rice | Anthony Bachus misses the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 14:52 | Rice | Anthony Bachus makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 14:45 | Houston | Gregory Middlebrooks is called for the reach on Eddie Wyatt - foul #2 on Gregory Middlebrooks, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| 14:31 | Houston | Harold Griffin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 14:30 | Rice | Joseph Venne gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 14:12 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks is fouled on the floor by Eddie Wyatt - foul #1 on Eddie Wyatt, team foul #5 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Dale Chewning (SF) Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Mahoney (PG) Eddie Wyatt | |
| 13:49 | Rice | Jeff Johnston swats the shot by Johnathan Hofman | 36-34 |
| 13:48 | Houston | Kevin Tyler grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 13:41 | Houston | Kevin Tyler lays it up and in set up by Donald Giardina | 36-36 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Dale Chewning connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Johnathan Hofman | 38-36 |
| 13:07 | Houston | Kevin Tyler is hacked by Johnathan Hofman - foul #1 on Johnathan Hofman, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (PG), Walter Scott (SG), Carl Allen (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Johnathan Hofman, Anthony Bachus, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | Houston | Bart Brown (SG), Darrell Kuhn (SF), Michael Shipley (PF) Donald Giardina, Kevin Tyler, Harold Griffin | |
| 12:52 | Houston | Bart Brown drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Larry Mahoney | 38-39 |
| 12:35 | Rice | Michael Shipley swats the layup by Walter Scott | 38-39 |
| 12:33 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Allen | 38-39 |
| 12:14 | Rice | Carl Allen hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 38-39 |
| 12:13 | Houston | The rebound goes to Darrell Kuhn | 38-39 |
| 12:00 | Houston | Larry Mahoney can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-39 |
| 11:59 | Rice | Dustin Walters pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 11:45 | Rice | Peter Jenkins blows the layup | 38-39 |
| 11:44 | Houston | Bart Brown gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Scott (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dale Chewning (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Dustin Walters (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Larry Mahoney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bart Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Darrell Kuhn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Shipley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Johnston (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jeff Johnston | 38-42 |
| 11:21 | Rice | Dale Chewning comes up short on the runner in the lane | 38-42 |
| 11:20 | Rice | Dustin Walters hits the follow up shot | 40-42 |
| 11:06 | Houston | Bart Brown misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 11:04 | Rice | Dustin Walters snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 10:50 | Rice | Peter Jenkins comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 40-42 |
| 10:49 | Houston | Jeff Johnston snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 10:36 | Houston | Jeff Johnston knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 10:21 | Rice | Walter Scott loses the dribble to Larry Mahoney | 40-45 |
| 10:14 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 10:12 | Rice | Walter Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 10:00 | Rice | Dale Chewning buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 09:44 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 09:15 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-48 |
| 09:13 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 08:52 | Houston | Bart Brown's pass is intercepted by Carl Allen | 43-48 |
| 08:29 | Rice | Dale Chewning misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 08:27 | Houston | Jeff Johnston grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 08:09 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 43-48 |
| 08:07 | Rice | Peter Jenkins gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 07:51 | Rice | Dale Chewning misses badly on a shot in the lane | 43-48 |
| 07:49 | Houston | Bart Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Jenkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Scott (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dale Chewning (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Carl Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Dustin Walters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Larry Mahoney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bart Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Darrell Kuhn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Shipley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Johnston (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Houston | Larry Mahoney knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Bart Brown | 43-50 |
| 07:12 | Rice | Carl Allen hits a floater from the left block set up by Dale Chewning | 45-50 |
| 07:07 | Houston | Bart Brown comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Dale Chewning - foul #2 on Dale Chewning, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Johnathan Hofman (SG), Anthony Bachus (SF), Tarek English (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Peter Jenkins, Walter Scott, Dale Chewning, Carl Allen, Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (PG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Harold Griffin (PF), Michael Johnson (C) Larry Mahoney, Darrell Kuhn, Michael Shipley, Jeff Johnston | |
| 07:07 | Houston | Bart Brown makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 07:07 | Houston | Bart Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 06:46 | Rice | Joseph Venne is hacked by Michael Johnson - foul #2 on Michael Johnson, team foul #6 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Giardina (SG) Bart Brown | |
| 06:28 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-52 |
| 06:26 | Houston | Harold Griffin snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 06:08 | Houston | Donald Giardina scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Johnson and the foul's on Gregory Middlebrooks - foul #3 on Gregory Middlebrooks, team foul #4 | 45-54 |
| 06:08 | Houston | Donald Giardina makes the free throw | 45-55 |
| 05:52 | Rice | Joseph Venne lays it in on a nice dish by Gregory Middlebrooks and the foul's on Michael Johnson - foul #3 on Michael Johnson, team foul #7 | 47-55 |
| 05:52 | Rice | Joseph Venne misses the free throw | 47-55 |
| 05:52 | Houston | Michael Johnson gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| 05:34 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 05:33 | Rice | Joseph Venne pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| 05:12 | Rice | Harold Griffin picks off the pass by Tarek English | 47-55 |
| 05:03 | Houston | Harold Griffin misses long on a shot from close range | 47-55 |
| 05:02 | Houston | Donald Giardina grabs the offensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 04:52 | Houston | Kevin Tyler hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Eddie Wyatt | 47-57 |
| 04:43 | Rice | Johnathan Hofman scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gregory Middlebrooks | 49-57 |
| 04:22 | Houston | Harold Griffin lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Giardina and the foul's on Tarek English - foul #1 on Tarek English, team foul #5 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (PG), Alfredo Pineda (SF), Carl Allen (PF) Johnathan Hofman, Anthony Bachus, Tarek English | |
| Subs | Houston | John Rouleau (SF), Darrell Kuhn (C) Kevin Tyler, Michael Johnson | |
| 04:22 | Houston | Harold Griffin makes the free throw | 49-60 |
| 04:08 | Rice | Alfredo Pineda misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Donald Giardina - foul #3 on Donald Giardina, team foul #8 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Mahoney (PG), Emory Timmons (SG) Eddie Wyatt, Donald Giardina | |
| 04:08 | Rice | Alfredo Pineda misses the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 04:08 | Rice | Alfredo Pineda makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 03:50 | Houston | Harold Griffin misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-60 |
| 03:48 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn tips it home | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Rice | Carl Allen is hacked by Harold Griffin - foul #3 on Harold Griffin, team foul #9 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (SG), Dale Chewning (SF) Gregory Middlebrooks, Alfredo Pineda | |
| Subs | Houston | Bart Brown (SG), Michael Shipley (C) Emory Timmons, Harold Griffin | |
| 03:39 | Rice | Carl Allen makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 03:39 | Rice | Carl Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Scott (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Venne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Larry Mahoney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bart Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. SF - John Rouleau (fresh) PF - Darrell Kuhn (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Shipley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Houston | Michael Shipley is fouled on the floor by Joseph Venne - foul #1 on Joseph Venne, team foul #6 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnathan Hofman (SG), Dustin Walters (C) Walter Scott, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 03:02 | Houston | Larry Mahoney drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Michael Shipley | 52-65 |
| 02:49 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Darrell Kuhn - foul #2 on Darrell Kuhn, team foul #10 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony Bachus (SG), Walter Scott (SF), Tarek English (C) Johnathan Hofman, Dale Chewning, Carl Allen | |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (PG) Larry Mahoney | |
| 02:49 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 02:49 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 02:28 | Houston | John Rouleau misses short on a floater from the right wing | 53-65 |
| 02:26 | Rice | Anthony Bachus pulls down the rebound | 53-65 |
| 02:12 | Rice | Dustin Walters misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-65 |
| 02:10 | Houston | John Rouleau snags the defensive board | 53-65 |
| 01:50 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt is hacked by Tarek English - foul #2 on Tarek English, team foul #7 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (SG) Peter Jenkins | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:50 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 01:50 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| 01:34 | Rice | Dustin Walters hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-67 |
| 01:32 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt snags the defensive board | 53-67 |
| 01:07 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Bart Brown | 53-70 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Anthony Bachus can't throw it down but he's fouled by John Rouleau - foul #1 on John Rouleau, team foul #11 | 53-70 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Anthony Bachus makes the 1st free throw | 54-70 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Anthony Bachus makes the 2nd free throw | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Houston | Walter Scott steals it from Bart Brown | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Walter Scott | 58-70 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt runs out the clock | 58-70 |