| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John French (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Marson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jarrod Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnnie Paro (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Montgomery (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Bell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Renken (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Milton Hefner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Thomas Bell inbounds the ball | 40-30 |
| 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) | |
| 19:44 | Houston | Steve Montgomery makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-33 |
| 19:23 | Rice | Jarrod Lee is called for traveling | 40-33 |
| 19:15 | Houston | Thomas Bell knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Renken | 40-36 |
| 19:00 | Rice | Jarrod Lee throws it down on a great pass from John Marson | 42-36 |
| 18:43 | Houston | Steve Montgomery misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 18:41 | Rice | John French grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 18:18 | Rice | Jarrod Lee can't finish the layup | 42-36 |
| 18:17 | Houston | Steve Montgomery grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 17:57 | Houston | Milton Hefner is hacked by John Marson - foul #1 on John Marson, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| 17:43 | Houston | Fang Wang knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 42-39 |
| 17:32 | Rice | John Marson comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 17:30 | Rice | John Marson grabs the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 17:08 | Rice | Robert Hall misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 17:07 | Rice | John French gets the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 16:47 | Rice | Jarrod Lee drills a floater near the basket | 44-39 |
| 16:30 | Houston | John French takes the ball from James Renken | 44-39 |
| 16:14 | Rice | John French drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-39 |
| 15:58 | Houston | Milton Hefner loses the dribble to Robert Hall | 47-39 |
| 15:55 | Rice | John Marson dunks the ball on a great pass from Robert Hall | 49-39 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - John French (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Marson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jarrod Lee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnnie Paro (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Montgomery (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Bell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Renken (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Milton Hefner (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Houston | John Marson takes the ball from Fang Wang | 49-39 |
| 15:17 | Rice | Fang Wang is called for the reach on Robert Hall - foul #1 on Fang Wang, team foul #1 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Rizzo (PG), Charles Kelly (SG), Joaquin Yost (SF), Major Arevalo (PF), Ronald Motyka (C) Robert Hall, John French, John Marson, Jarrod Lee, Johnnie Paro | |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (PG), Christopher Jackson (SG), Frank Kennedy (SF), Garf Glomski (PF), Lonnie Paris (C) Fang Wang, Steve Montgomery, Thomas Bell, James Renken, Milton Hefner | |
| 14:59 | Rice | Joaquin Yost hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-39 |
| 14:58 | Houston | Lonnie Paris grabs the board | 49-39 |
| 14:38 | Houston | Charles Kelly is called for the reach on Frank Kennedy - foul #1 on Charles Kelly, team foul #2 | 49-39 |
| 14:26 | Houston | Ronald Motyka swats the short shot by Lonnie Paris | 49-39 |
| 14:25 | Houston | Christopher Jackson hits the follow up shot | 49-41 |
| 14:12 | Rice | Garf Glomski takes the ball from Joaquin Yost | 49-41 |
| 13:54 | Houston | Frank Kennedy makes the fadeaway from the left side | 49-43 |
| 13:34 | Rice | Ronald Motyka misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-43 |
| 13:33 | Houston | The rebound goes to Garf Glomski | 49-43 |
| 13:29 | Houston | Frank Kennedy connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Christopher Jackson | 49-45 |
| 13:11 | Rice | Joaquin Yost hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 49-45 |
| 13:09 | Houston | Lonnie Paris gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 12:49 | Houston | Garf Glomski loses the dribble to Major Arevalo | 49-45 |
| 12:23 | Rice | Ronald Motyka misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 49-45 |
| 12:22 | Rice | Ronald Motyka gets the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 12:05 | Rice | Major Arevalo loses the ball out of bounds | 49-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), John French (SG), John Marson (SF), Jarrod Lee (PF), Johnnie Paro (C) Lloyd Rizzo, Charles Kelly, Joaquin Yost, Major Arevalo, Ronald Motyka | |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), Steve Montgomery (SG), Thomas Bell (SF), James Renken (PF), Robert Preusser (C) Carmelo Fuentes, Christopher Jackson, Frank Kennedy, Garf Glomski, Lonnie Paris | |
| 11:46 | Houston | Steve Montgomery loses the dribble to Jarrod Lee | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - John French (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Marson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jarrod Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnnie Paro (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Montgomery (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Bell (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Renken (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Robert Preusser (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Rice | John French buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Hall | 51-45 |
| 11:16 | Houston | Steve Montgomery misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on John French - foul #3 on John French, team foul #3 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Milton Hefner (C) Robert Preusser | |
| 11:16 | Houston | Steve Montgomery misses the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 11:16 | Houston | Steve Montgomery misses the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 11:16 | Rice | Johnnie Paro snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 10:54 | Rice | John French throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Lonnie Paris (C) Milton Hefner | |
| 10:39 | Houston | Thomas Bell clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 10:37 | Rice | Johnnie Paro gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 10:24 | Rice | John French can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-45 |
| 10:22 | Houston | Lonnie Paris gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 10:16 | Houston | Jarrod Lee steals it from Lonnie Paris | 51-45 |
| 10:01 | Rice | Robert Hall is hacked by Lonnie Paris - foul #4 on Lonnie Paris, team foul #2 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Joaquin Yost (SF) John Marson | |
| Subs | Houston | Milton Hefner (C) Lonnie Paris | |
| 09:53 | Rice | Johnnie Paro hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Milton Hefner - foul #2 on Milton Hefner, team foul #3 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Major Arevalo (PF) Jarrod Lee | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 09:53 | Rice | Johnnie Paro misses the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 09:53 | Rice | Johnnie Paro misses the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 09:53 | Houston | James Renken grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 09:43 | Houston | The short jumper by Fang Wang is denied by Major Arevalo | 51-45 |
| 09:42 | Rice | Major Arevalo grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 09:25 | Rice | John French misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 09:24 | Houston | Steve Montgomery grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 09:14 | Houston | Steve Montgomery makes the driving attempt from the baseline and the foul's on Joaquin Yost - foul #4 on Joaquin Yost, team foul #4 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Rizzo (SF), Ronald Motyka (C) Joaquin Yost, Johnnie Paro | |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (PG) Fang Wang | |
| 09:14 | Houston | Steve Montgomery misses the free throw | 51-47 |
| 09:14 | Rice | The rebound goes to Major Arevalo | 51-47 |
| 08:51 | Rice | Lloyd Rizzo can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 08:49 | Houston | Milton Hefner gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 08:36 | Houston | Steve Montgomery misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-47 |
| 08:35 | Houston | Thomas Bell grabs the offensive board | 51-47 |
| 08:25 | Houston | Steve Montgomery misses the floater from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 08:24 | Houston | James Renken grabs the offensive board | 51-47 |
| 08:08 | Houston | Thomas Bell loses the ball out of bounds | 51-47 |
| Subs | Rice | John Marson (PG), Rodrick Beadles (SF), Jarrod Lee (PF) Robert Hall, John French, Ronald Motyka | |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), Christopher Jackson (SF), Garf Glomski (C) Steve Montgomery, Thomas Bell, James Renken | |
| 07:52 | Rice | Lloyd Rizzo hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John Marson | 54-47 |
| 07:43 | Houston | Christopher Jackson is called for a charge - foul #1 on Christopher Jackson, team foul #4 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Joaquin Yost (SF), Johnnie Paro (C) Rodrick Beadles, Major Arevalo | |
| Subs | Houston | Lonnie Paris (C) Milton Hefner | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Marson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lloyd Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joaquin Yost (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Jarrod Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Johnnie Paro (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carmelo Fuentes (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Garf Glomski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Lonnie Paris (fresh) 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Rice | Lloyd Rizzo misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Christopher Jackson - foul #2 on Christopher Jackson, team foul #5 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Steve Montgomery (SG) Carmelo Fuentes | |
| 07:22 | Rice | Lloyd Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 07:22 | Rice | Lloyd Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 07:22 | Houston | Garf Glomski gets the rebound | 55-47 |
| 07:02 | Houston | Fang Wang misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-47 |
| 07:01 | Houston | Garf Glomski grabs the offensive board | 55-47 |
| 06:53 | Houston | Steve Montgomery hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-47 |
| 06:51 | Rice | Johnnie Paro pulls down the rebound | 55-47 |
| 06:30 | Rice | Jarrod Lee misses the lay-in | 55-47 |
| 06:28 | Rice | Joaquin Yost tips it back up and in | 57-47 |
| 06:06 | Houston | Steve Montgomery hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-50 |
| 05:41 | Rice | John Marson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), John French (SG), Major Arevalo (PF), Ronald Motyka (C) Lloyd Rizzo, John Marson, Jarrod Lee, Johnnie Paro | |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (PG), Thomas Bell (SF), James Renken (PF) Fang Wang, Christopher Jackson, Garf Glomski | |
| 05:26 | Houston | A charge is called on Steve Montgomery - foul #1 on Steve Montgomery, team foul #6 | 57-50 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Lonnie Paris is called for the reach on Ronald Motyka - foul #5 on Lonnie Paris, team foul #7 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Milton Hefner (C) Lonnie Paris | |
| 05:10 | Rice | Ronald Motyka misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 05:10 | Houston | Milton Hefner snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| 04:50 | Houston | James Renken makes the floater from the left side | 57-52 |
| 04:31 | Rice | Joaquin Yost connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Hall | 60-52 |
| 04:26 | Houston | Thomas Bell buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Steve Montgomery | 60-54 |
| 04:09 | Rice | John French misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Steve Montgomery - foul #2 on Steve Montgomery, team foul #8 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Rice | John Marson (SF), Jarrod Lee (PF), Johnnie Paro (C) Joaquin Yost, Ronald Motyka, Major Arevalo | |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Jackson (SG) Steve Montgomery | |
| 04:09 | Rice | John French makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 04:09 | Rice | John French misses the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 04:09 | Houston | James Renken grabs the defensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 03:46 | Houston | Thomas Bell hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 61-54 |
| 03:44 | Rice | Jarrod Lee gets the rebound | 61-54 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - John French (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Marson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jarrod Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Johnnie Paro (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Carmelo Fuentes (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thomas Bell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Renken (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Milton Hefner (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Rice | John French hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from John Marson | 64-54 |
| 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) | |
| 03:03 | Houston | John Marson is called for the reach on Thomas Bell - foul #2 on John Marson, team foul #5 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), Steve Montgomery (SG) Carmelo Fuentes, Christopher Jackson | |
| 02:53 | Houston | Thomas Bell is hacked by Robert Hall - foul #2 on Robert Hall, team foul #6 | 64-54 |
| 02:36 | Houston | Fang Wang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Joaquin Yost (SF), Major Arevalo (C) Robert Hall, Johnnie Paro | |
| Subs | Houston | Garf Glomski (C) Milton Hefner | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:34 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), Johnnie Paro (C) John Marson, Major Arevalo | |
| Subs | Houston | Milton Hefner (C) Garf Glomski | |
| 02:14 | Rice | Fang Wang denies the turnaround by Robert Hall | 64-54 |
| 02:12 | Houston | James Renken snags the defensive board | 64-54 |
| 01:55 | Houston | Thomas Bell connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Fang Wang | 64-56 |
| 01:34 | Rice | John French hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-56 |
| 01:21 | Houston | Milton Hefner scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Fang Wang | 67-59 |
| 01:00 | Rice | Johnnie Paro misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-59 |
| 00:58 | Houston | The rebound goes to James Renken | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Houston | Fang Wang buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Bell | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Rice | Jarrod Lee loses the dribble to Thomas Bell | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Houston | Steve Montgomery buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Bell | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Rice | Joaquin Yost is hacked by Steve Montgomery in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steve Montgomery, team foul #9 | 67-65 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Joaquin Yost makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Joaquin Yost makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Fang Wang buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by James Renken | 69-68 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Fang Wang is called for the reach on John French in the backcourt - foul #2 on Fang Wang, team foul #10 | 69-68 |
| 00:08 | Rice | John French makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:08 | Rice | John French misses the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Milton Hefner grabs the board | 70-68 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Houston calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Houston | Fang Wang knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 70-70 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| 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 motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Robert Hall misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 70-70 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - John French (fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Joaquin Yost (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. PF - Jarrod Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Johnnie Paro (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steve Montgomery (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Bell (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Renken (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Milton Hefner (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Rice | Jarrod Lee wins the tip | 70-70 |
| 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) | |
| 04:45 | Rice | James Renken steals it from John French | 70-70 |
| 04:23 | Houston | Thomas Bell is whistled for traveling | 70-70 |
| 03:54 | Rice | Johnnie Paro clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-70 |
| 03:53 | Houston | James Renken pulls down the rebound | 70-70 |
| 03:48 | Houston | Fang Wang misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-70 |
| 03:46 | Houston | Milton Hefner hits the follow up shot | 70-72 |
| 03:27 | Rice | Johnnie Paro comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Milton Hefner - foul #3 on Milton Hefner, team foul #11 | 70-72 |
| 03:27 | Rice | Johnnie Paro makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 03:27 | Rice | Johnnie Paro makes the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 03:01 | Houston | Thomas Bell misses badly on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Joaquin Yost - foul #5 on Joaquin Yost, team foul #7 | 72-72 |
| Subs | Rice | John Marson (SF) Joaquin Yost | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 03:01 | Houston | Thomas Bell makes the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 03:01 | Houston | Thomas Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| 02:45 | Rice | Jarrod Lee clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 72-74 |
| 02:44 | Houston | Fang Wang snags the defensive board | 72-74 |
| 02:29 | Houston | James Renken is hacked by John French - foul #4 on John French, team foul #8 | 72-74 |
| Subs | Rice | Major Arevalo (PF), Ronald Motyka (C) Jarrod Lee, Johnnie Paro | |
| Subs | Houston | Garf Glomski (C) Milton Hefner | |
| 02:29 | Houston | James Renken makes the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 02:29 | Houston | James Renken misses the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 02:29 | Rice | Major Arevalo grabs the defensive rebound | 72-75 |
| 02:29 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-75 |
| 02:07 | Rice | Robert Hall is hacked by Fang Wang - foul #3 on Fang Wang, team foul #12 | 72-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Jarrod Lee (PF), Johnnie Paro (C) Major Arevalo, Ronald Motyka | |
| Subs | Houston | Milton Hefner (C) Garf Glomski | |
| 02:07 | Rice | Robert Hall makes the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 02:07 | Rice | Robert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 74-75 |
| 01:44 | Houston | Thomas Bell clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-75 |
| 01:42 | Rice | Johnnie Paro snags the defensive board | 74-75 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Fang Wang steals the ball from Robert Hall | 74-75 |
| 01:24 | Houston | Fang Wang hits the finger roll | 74-77 |
| 01:06 | Rice | John Marson misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 74-77 |
| 01:04 | Houston | Milton Hefner snags the defensive board | 74-77 |
| 00:50 | Houston | Jarrod Lee picks off the pass by Thomas Bell | 74-77 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - John French (fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - John Marson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Jarrod Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Johnnie Paro (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Steve Montgomery (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Bell (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Renken (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Milton Hefner (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 00:35 | Rice | Robert Hall buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from John French | 76-77 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Houston | James Renken is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Hall - foul #3 on Robert Hall, team foul #9 | 76-77 |
| 00:32 | Houston | James Renken makes the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 00:32 | Houston | James Renken makes the 2nd free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Jarrod Lee scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Hall | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Houston | James Renken clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 79-79 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Thomas Bell grabs the offensive rebound | 79-79 |
| 00:00 | Houston | The clock runs out | 79-79 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - John French (fresh) 21 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - John Marson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Jarrod Lee (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Johnnie Paro (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Steve Montgomery (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Bell (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Renken (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Milton Hefner (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Rice | Jarrod Lee wins the tip | 79-79 |
| 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) | |
| 04:31 | Rice | Thomas Bell picks off the pass by John French | 79-79 |
| 04:15 | Houston | James Renken lays it in set up by Fang Wang | 79-81 |
| 04:08 | Rice | John Marson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Fang Wang - foul #4 on Fang Wang, team foul #13 | 79-81 |
| 04:08 | Rice | John Marson makes the 1st free throw | 80-81 |
| 04:08 | Rice | John Marson misses the 2nd free throw | 80-81 |
| 04:08 | Rice | Johnnie Paro snags the offensive board | 80-81 |
| 03:58 | Rice | Johnnie Paro misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 80-81 |
| 03:57 | Rice | John French gets the offensive rebound | 80-81 |
| 03:35 | Rice | John French scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Hall | 83-81 |
| 03:23 | Houston | James Renken misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 83-81 |
| 03:21 | Houston | James Renken grabs the offensive rebound | 83-81 |
| 03:03 | Houston | James Renken connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Steve Montgomery | 83-83 |
| 02:38 | Rice | Jarrod Lee misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 83-83 |
| 02:37 | Houston | Milton Hefner grabs the board | 83-83 |
| 02:20 | Houston | Thomas Bell connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by James Renken | 83-85 |
| 02:00 | Rice | Robert Hall clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 83-85 |
| 01:58 | Rice | Jarrod Lee tips it in | 85-85 |
| 01:40 | Houston | Milton Hefner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 85-85 |
| 01:17 | Rice | Jarrod Lee drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from John French and he's fouled by James Renken - foul #1 on James Renken, team foul #14 | 87-85 |
| 01:17 | Rice | Jarrod Lee makes the free throw | 88-85 |
| 01:04 | Houston | Steve Montgomery hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 88-85 |
| 01:03 | Rice | Jarrod Lee pulls down the rebound | 88-85 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Robert Hall scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Marson | 90-85 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - John French (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - John Marson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. PF - Jarrod Lee (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Johnnie Paro (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Steve Montgomery (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Bell (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Renken (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Milton Hefner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Houston | Milton Hefner misses long on a jumper in the lane | 90-85 |
| 00:34 | Houston | James Renken tips it home | 90-87 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Rice | Johnnie Paro is hacked by Fang Wang in the backcourt - foul #5 on Fang Wang, team foul #15 | 90-87 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (PG) Fang Wang | |
| 00:33 | Rice | Johnnie Paro makes the 1st free throw | 91-87 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Johnnie Paro makes the 2nd free throw | 92-87 |
| 00:29 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 92-87 |
| 00:27 | Houston | James Renken is denied on a layup by John Marson | 92-87 |
| 00:26 | Houston | Thomas Bell tips it home | 92-89 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Carmelo Fuentes is called for the reach on John French in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carmelo Fuentes, team foul #16 | 92-89 |
| 00:25 | Rice | John French makes the 1st free throw | 93-89 |
| 00:25 | Rice | John French makes the 2nd free throw | 94-89 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 94-89 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Johnnie Paro grabs the board | 94-89 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Carmelo Fuentes is called for the reach on Johnnie Paro in the backcourt - foul #5 on Carmelo Fuentes, team foul #17 | 94-89 |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Rizzo (SF) John Marson | |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Jackson (PG) Carmelo Fuentes | |
| 00:13 | Rice | Johnnie Paro misses the 1st free throw | 94-89 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Johnnie Paro makes the 2nd free throw | 95-89 |
| 00:09 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 95-89 |
| Subs | Rice | John Marson (SF) Lloyd Rizzo | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:06 | Houston | Steve Montgomery buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher Jackson | 95-92 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Steve Montgomery is called for the reach on John French in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steve Montgomery, team foul #18 | 95-92 |
| 00:03 | Rice | John French makes the 1st free throw | 96-92 |
| 00:03 | Rice | John French makes the 2nd free throw | 97-92 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Thomas Bell can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 97-92 |