| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Philip Kelley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Raymond Borger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gilbert McGibney (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Bob Weir (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Fleming (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Don Wettstein (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Young (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Paul Dunn inbounds the ball | 31-38 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:50 | Houston | Edward Castrejon drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Paul Dunn | 34-38 |
| 19:41 | Rice | Bob Weir buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by James Fleming | 34-41 |
| 19:18 | Houston | Robert Simmons comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 19:17 | Rice | Don Wettstein grabs the board | 34-41 |
| 18:49 | Rice | James Fleming misses the dunk attempt | 34-41 |
| 18:48 | Houston | Robert Simmons gets the rebound | 34-41 |
| 18:27 | Houston | Edward Castrejon connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Paul Dunn | 36-41 |
| 18:05 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 18:04 | Rice | James Fleming misses the tip | 36-41 |
| 18:03 | Houston | Raymond Borger gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 17:43 | Houston | Robert Simmons makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Philip Kelley | 39-41 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Bob Weir clanks a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Edward Castrejon - foul #1 on Edward Castrejon, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Bob Weir makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Bob Weir makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 17:04 | Houston | Raymond Borger makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Simmons | 41-43 |
| 16:45 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-43 |
| 16:43 | Houston | Raymond Borger grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 16:24 | Houston | Robert Simmons misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 16:22 | Rice | Bob Weir grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 16:10 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by James Fleming | 41-45 |
| 15:49 | Houston | Edward Castrejon misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Young - foul #3 on Richard Young, team foul #1 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (PG), Michael Nash (SF), Raymond English (PF), Brian Jackson (C) Robert Simmons, Paul Dunn, Philip Kelley, Raymond Borger | |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (PG), Norman Smith (SG), Gerard Ramsey (SF), Rodney Coca (PF), Michael Fellman (C) Gilbert McGibney, Bob Weir, James Fleming, Don Wettstein, Richard Young | |
| 15:49 | Houston | Edward Castrejon misses the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 15:49 | Houston | Edward Castrejon makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Cantwell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Castrejon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Nash (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Raymond English (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Mulloy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Norman Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerard Ramsey (fresh) PF - Rodney Coca (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Fellman (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Rice | Gerard Ramsey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 15:34 | Rice | Michael Fellman tips it back up and in | 42-47 |
| 15:12 | Houston | Brian Jackson's floater is tipped away by Gerard Ramsey | 42-47 |
| 15:11 | Rice | The rebound goes to Rodney Coca | 42-47 |
| 14:52 | Rice | Rodney Coca's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Simmons (PG) Edward Castrejon | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:35 | Houston | Robert Cantwell can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 42-47 |
| 14:33 | Rice | Michael Fellman snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 14:29 | Rice | Robert Cantwell steals it from Gerard Ramsey | 42-47 |
| 14:16 | Houston | Brian Jackson's layup is rejected by Michael Fellman | 42-47 |
| 14:15 | Rice | Michael Fellman pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 14:02 | Rice | Gerard Ramsey's pass is intercepted by Brian Jackson | 42-47 |
| 13:39 | Houston | Robert Simmons misses the easy layup but he's hacked by George Mulloy - foul #1 on George Mulloy, team foul #2 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Dunn (SF), Raymond Borger (C) Michael Nash, Brian Jackson | |
| Subs | Rice | Gilbert McGibney (PG), Bob Weir (SG), James Fleming (SF), Don Wettstein (PF), Richard Young (C) George Mulloy, Norman Smith, Gerard Ramsey, Rodney Coca, Michael Fellman | |
| 13:39 | Houston | Robert Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 13:39 | Houston | Robert Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 13:27 | Rice | Don Wettstein misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 13:25 | Houston | Raymond Borger grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 13:13 | Houston | Bob Weir steps in front of the Robert Cantwell pass | 44-47 |
| 12:53 | Rice | Don Wettstein misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 12:52 | Houston | Raymond Borger grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 12:47 | Houston | Robert Simmons is fouled on the floor by Bob Weir - foul #2 on Bob Weir, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Zhuang Xue (PG), Edward Castrejon (SG), Philip Kelley (PF) Robert Simmons, Robert Cantwell, Raymond English | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:34 | Houston | Paul Dunn buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Philip Kelley | 46-47 |
| 12:17 | Rice | Zhuang Xue is called for the reach on Bob Weir - foul #1 on Zhuang Xue, team foul #2 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Rodney Coca (C) Richard Young | |
| 12:00 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 11:59 | Houston | The rebound goes to Philip Kelley | 46-47 |
| 11:37 | Houston | Edward Castrejon knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Philip Kelley | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Zhuang Xue (fresh) SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Dunn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Philip Kelley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Raymond Borger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gilbert McGibney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bob Weir (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Fleming (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Don Wettstein (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney Coca (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney is hacked by Zhuang Xue in the backcourt - foul #2 on Zhuang Xue, team foul #3 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Simmons (PG), Michael Nash (SF), Raymond English (PF) Zhuang Xue, Paul Dunn, Raymond Borger | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:16 | Rice | James Fleming scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 49-49 |
| 11:11 | Houston | Edward Castrejon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 11:09 | Houston | Edward Castrejon grabs the offensive board | 49-49 |
| 10:52 | Houston | Raymond English is fouled on the floor by Gilbert McGibney - foul #1 on Gilbert McGibney, team foul #4 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (PG), Norman Smith (SG), Richard Young (C) Gilbert McGibney, Bob Weir, Rodney Coca | |
| 10:43 | Houston | Raymond English hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 49-49 |
| 10:41 | Rice | James Fleming gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 10:15 | Rice | Michael Nash is called for the reach on James Fleming - foul #2 on Michael Nash, team foul #4 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gerard Ramsey (SF), Rodney Coca (PF) James Fleming, Don Wettstein | |
| 09:49 | Rice | George Mulloy misses the shot from the left side | 49-49 |
| 09:47 | Rice | Richard Young snags the offensive board | 49-49 |
| 09:27 | Rice | Gerard Ramsey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 09:26 | Rice | Rodney Coca gets the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 09:09 | Rice | Norman Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 09:08 | Rice | Richard Young tips it but misses | 49-49 |
| 09:07 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Simmons | 49-49 |
| 09:00 | Houston | Raymond English slams it home on a great pass from Robert Simmons and the foul's on Rodney Coca - foul #1 on Rodney Coca, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (SG), Paul Dunn (SF), Raymond Borger (C) Edward Castrejon, Michael Nash, Philip Kelley | |
| Subs | Rice | Gilbert McGibney (PG), Bob Weir (SG), James Fleming (SF), Don Wettstein (PF) George Mulloy, Norman Smith, Gerard Ramsey, Rodney Coca | |
| 09:00 | Houston | Raymond English makes the free throw | 52-49 |
| 08:46 | Rice | Bob Weir is hacked by Robert Cantwell - foul #1 on Robert Cantwell, team foul #5 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Jackson (PF) Raymond English | |
| Subs | Rice | Rodney Coca (C) Richard Young | |
| 08:29 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney misses the jumpshot from the left side | 52-49 |
| 08:28 | Rice | Rodney Coca tips it but misses | 52-49 |
| 08:26 | Houston | Raymond Borger snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 08:05 | Houston | Raymond Borger connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Simmons | 54-49 |
| 07:48 | Rice | Rodney Coca misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 07:46 | Houston | Robert Simmons pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 07:41 | Houston | Robert Cantwell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-49 |
| 07:40 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney grabs the board | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Simmons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Cantwell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Dunn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Borger (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gilbert McGibney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bob Weir (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Fleming (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Don Wettstein (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney Coca (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Rice | Bob Weir is called for traveling | 54-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Castrejon (SG) Robert Simmons | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Young (C) Rodney Coca | |
| 07:05 | Houston | Edward Castrejon buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Borger | 57-49 |
| 06:53 | Rice | Brian Jackson swats the shot by Gilbert McGibney | 57-49 |
| 06:52 | Rice | James Fleming grabs the offensive board | 57-49 |
| 06:31 | Rice | Richard Young comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-49 |
| 06:30 | Houston | Brian Jackson pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 06:13 | Houston | Brian Jackson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-49 |
| 06:12 | Houston | Edward Castrejon tips it back up and in | 59-49 |
| 05:54 | Rice | James Fleming throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Simmons (PG), Michael Nash (SF), Raymond English (PF), Philip Kelley (C) Robert Cantwell, Paul Dunn, Brian Jackson, Raymond Borger | |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (PG), Norman Smith (SG), Gerard Ramsey (SF), Rodney Coca (PF) Gilbert McGibney, Bob Weir, James Fleming, Don Wettstein | |
| 05:46 | Houston | Raymond English misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Rodney Coca - foul #2 on Rodney Coca, team foul #6 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Fellman (C) Richard Young | |
| 05:46 | Houston | Raymond English makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 05:46 | Houston | Raymond English makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 05:20 | Rice | Gerard Ramsey is whistled for a carry | 61-49 |
| 05:07 | Houston | Raymond English hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 61-49 |
| 05:06 | Rice | Rodney Coca gets the rebound | 61-49 |
| 04:45 | Rice | Philip Kelley swats the short shot by Michael Fellman | 61-49 |
| 04:44 | Houston | The rebound goes to Raymond English | 61-49 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 04:22 | Houston | Michael Nash comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-49 |
| 04:20 | Rice | Gerard Ramsey pulls down the rebound | 61-49 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:08 | Rice | Norman Smith scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by George Mulloy and he's fouled by Edward Castrejon - foul #2 on Edward Castrejon, team foul #6 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (SG), Paul Dunn (SF), Raymond Borger (C) Edward Castrejon, Michael Nash, Philip Kelley | |
| Subs | Rice | Gilbert McGibney (PG), Bob Weir (SG), Don Wettstein (PF), Richard Young (C) George Mulloy, Gerard Ramsey, Rodney Coca, Michael Fellman | |
| 04:08 | Rice | Norman Smith makes the free throw | 61-52 |
| 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) | |
| 03:57 | Houston | Robert Simmons loses the dribble to Gilbert McGibney | 61-52 |
| 03:54 | Rice | Bob Weir hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gilbert McGibney | 61-54 |
| 03:52 | Houston | Robert Simmons throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-54 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Fleming (SF) Norman Smith | |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Rice | Don Wettstein makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Gilbert McGibney | 61-56 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Cantwell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Dunn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond English (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Borger (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gilbert McGibney (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Bob Weir (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Fleming (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. PF - Don Wettstein (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Young (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Houston | Robert Simmons scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Paul Dunn | 63-56 |
| 02:50 | Rice | Don Wettstein misses the shot from the right wing | 63-56 |
| 02:49 | Houston | The rebound goes to Raymond English | 63-56 |
| 02:39 | Houston | James Fleming takes the ball from Raymond Borger | 63-56 |
| 02:35 | Rice | James Fleming lays it up and in | 63-58 |
| 02:23 | Houston | James Fleming picks off the pass by Raymond Borger | 63-58 |
| 02:06 | Rice | James Fleming loses the ball out of bounds | 63-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Castrejon (SG), Philip Kelley (PF) Robert Simmons, Raymond English | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:02 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Simmons (PG) Robert Cantwell | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:49 | Houston | Edward Castrejon clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-58 |
| 01:47 | Rice | Richard Young snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 01:42 | Rice | Bob Weir hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Fleming | 63-60 |
| 01:28 | Houston | Raymond Borger clanks a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Young - foul #4 on Richard Young, team foul #7 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond English (PF) Philip Kelley | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:28 | Houston | Raymond Borger makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 01:28 | Houston | Raymond Borger makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 01:11 | Rice | Raymond Borger steals the ball from Gilbert McGibney | 65-60 |
| 01:00 | Houston | Paul Dunn misses short on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Gilbert McGibney - foul #2 on Gilbert McGibney, team foul #8 | 65-60 |
| 01:00 | Houston | Paul Dunn misses the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 01:00 | Houston | Paul Dunn misses the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 01:00 | Rice | Richard Young pulls down the rebound | 65-60 |
| 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) | |
| 00:43 | Rice | Don Wettstein makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bob Weir and he's fouled by Raymond English - foul #4 on Raymond English, team foul #7 | 65-62 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Don Wettstein makes the free throw | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Houston | Robert Simmons buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Paul Dunn | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Rice | Bob Weir drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gilbert McGibney | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Houston | Gilbert McGibney is called for the reach on Raymond English in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gilbert McGibney, team foul #9 | 67-66 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Raymond English makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Raymond English makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Rice | Robert Simmons takes the ball from Richard Young | 69-66 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Robert Simmons runs out the clock | 69-66 |