| Lineup | Houston | PG - Stephen Karlson (fresh) SG - David Phillips (fresh) SF - Eric Keller (fresh) PF - Allen Morello (fresh) C - Vincent Vaden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) SF - John Watson (fresh) PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Ronald Hickey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:36 | Rice | Ronald Hickey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Houston | Allen Morello snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Houston | Allen Morello misses badly on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Terry Thornton - foul #1 on Terry Thornton, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Houston | Allen Morello makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:28 | Houston | Allen Morello misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:28 | Rice | Terry Thornton gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:06 | Rice | Terry Thornton hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Samuel Aden and he's fouled by Allen Morello - foul #1 on Allen Morello, team foul #1 | 1-2 |
| 19:06 | Rice | Terry Thornton misses the free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:06 | Houston | Vincent Vaden grabs the board | 1-2 |
| 18:55 | Houston | Terry Jerez steals the ball from Stephen Karlson | 1-2 |
| 18:34 | Rice | David Phillips takes the ball from Samuel Aden | 1-2 |
| 18:17 | Houston | David Phillips hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 18:15 | Rice | Samuel Aden is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Samuel Aden, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 17:54 | Houston | Vincent Vaden loses the dribble to Samuel Aden | 4-2 |
| 17:44 | Rice | Eric Keller takes the ball from Terry Thornton | 4-2 |
| 17:40 | Houston | Stephen Karlson misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 4-2 |
| 17:38 | Rice | Terry Thornton grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:23 | Rice | John Watson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 4-2 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Terry Jerez hits the follow up shot | 4-4 |
| 17:07 | Houston | Eric Keller misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Samuel Aden - foul #2 on Samuel Aden, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG), George Guice (SG), Roger Pendergrass (PF), Greg Rice (C) Stephen Karlson, David Phillips, Allen Morello, Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), James Snow (SF), Raymond Valenti (PF), Adam Pease (C) Samuel Aden, John Watson, Terry Thornton, Ronald Hickey | |
| 17:07 | Houston | Eric Keller makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:07 | Houston | Eric Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:48 | Rice | Raymond Valenti makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Blake Jones | 6-6 |
| 16:28 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Roger Pendergrass | 9-6 |
| 16:07 | Rice | Raymond Valenti misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Greg Rice - foul #1 on Greg Rice, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Houston | Stephen Karlson (PG), Robert Ramey (SF) George Guice, Eric Keller | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG), Terry Thornton (PF) Terry Jerez, Adam Pease | |
| 16:07 | Rice | Raymond Valenti makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:07 | Rice | Raymond Valenti makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 15:50 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-8 |
| 15:49 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass hits the follow up shot | 11-8 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Stephen Karlson (fresh) SG - Edmond Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Ramey (fresh) PF - Roger Pendergrass (fresh) 2 pts. C - Greg Rice (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) SF - James Snow (fresh) PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Valenti (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Rice | Timothy Petty connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-11 |
| 15:22 | Houston | Stephen Karlson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-11 |
| 15:20 | Rice | Raymond Valenti pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 15:02 | Rice | James Snow misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Greg Rice - foul #2 on Greg Rice, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Allen Morello (PF) Stephen Karlson, Greg Rice | |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (SG), Ronald Hickey (C) Blake Jones, Raymond Valenti | |
| 15:02 | Rice | James Snow misses the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 15:02 | Rice | James Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 14:44 | Houston | Allen Morello misses the floater in the lane but the foul's on Timothy Petty - foul #1 on Timothy Petty, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Houston | Stephen Karlson (PG) Edmond Ferguson | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), John Watson (SF) Dominick Goodlett, James Snow | |
| 14:44 | Houston | Allen Morello makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 14:44 | Houston | Allen Morello makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 14:19 | Rice | Terry Thornton's floater is tipped away by Allen Morello | 13-12 |
| 14:17 | Rice | Terry Thornton snags the offensive board | 13-12 |
| 14:02 | Rice | Timothy Petty misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-12 |
| 14:00 | Rice | John Watson grabs the offensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 13:53 | Rice | Terry Jerez hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Timothy Petty and he's fouled by Allen Morello - foul #2 on Allen Morello, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Keller (SF) Allen Morello | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Adam Pease (PF) Timothy Petty, Terry Thornton | |
| 13:53 | Rice | Terry Jerez makes the free throw | 13-15 |
| 13:46 | Houston | David Phillips connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Roger Pendergrass | 15-15 |
| 13:35 | Rice | Adam Pease can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 15-15 |
| 13:33 | Houston | The rebound goes to Roger Pendergrass | 15-15 |
| 13:15 | Houston | David Phillips misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 13:14 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Watson | 15-15 |
| 12:53 | Rice | Blake Jones misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 15-15 |
| 12:52 | Houston | Robert Ramey snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 12:29 | Houston | Stephen Karlson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 15-15 |
| 12:27 | Rice | John Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 12:23 | Rice | Blake Jones hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Terry Jerez and the foul's on David Phillips - foul #1 on David Phillips, team foul #5 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG), George Guice (SG), Vincent Vaden (C) Stephen Karlson, David Phillips, Roger Pendergrass | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG), James Snow (SF), Terry Thornton (PF), Raymond Valenti (C) Terry Jerez, John Watson, Adam Pease, Ronald Hickey | |
| 12:23 | Rice | Blake Jones makes the free throw | 15-18 |
| 12:09 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eric Keller | 17-18 |
| 11:53 | Rice | Timothy Petty is whistled for traveling | 17-18 |
| Subs | Houston | Stephen Karlson (PG), Roger Pendergrass (PF) George Guice, Eric Keller | |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (SG) Blake Jones | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Stephen Karlson (fresh) SG - Edmond Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Ramey (fairly fresh) PF - Roger Pendergrass (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Vincent Vaden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dominick Goodlett (fresh) SF - James Snow (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Valenti (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 17-18 |
| 11:33 | Houston | Robert Ramey tips it home | 19-18 |
| 11:23 | Rice | Stephen Karlson picks off the pass by Terry Thornton | 19-18 |
| 11:18 | Houston | Stephen Karlson buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Vincent Vaden | 21-18 |
| 10:59 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-18 |
| 10:57 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass grabs the board | 21-18 |
| 10:39 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Edmond Ferguson | 23-18 |
| 10:10 | Rice | James Snow comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 23-18 |
| 10:09 | Rice | Raymond Valenti gets the offensive rebound | 23-18 |
| 09:49 | Rice | Timothy Petty knocks in the floater from the baseline | 23-20 |
| 09:34 | Houston | Robert Ramey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-20 |
| 09:33 | Rice | The rebound goes to Terry Thornton | 23-20 |
| 09:28 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 23-20 |
| 09:26 | Houston | Stephen Karlson gets the rebound | 23-20 |
| 09:13 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass lays it up and in set up by Stephen Karlson and the foul's on Terry Thornton - foul #2 on Terry Thornton, team foul #5 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Eric Keller (SF) Stephen Karlson, Robert Ramey | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), John Watson (SF), Adam Pease (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Timothy Petty, Dominick Goodlett, James Snow, Terry Thornton, Raymond Valenti | |
| 09:13 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass misses the free throw | 25-20 |
| 09:13 | Rice | Ronald Hickey gets the rebound | 25-20 |
| 08:48 | Rice | Roger Pendergrass steals it from John Watson | 25-20 |
| 08:36 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson is hacked by Adam Pease - foul #1 on Adam Pease, team foul #6 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Houston | Stephen Karlson (PG), Robert Ramey (PF) Edmond Ferguson, Roger Pendergrass | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:19 | Houston | Robert Ramey misses the easy layup | 25-20 |
| 08:17 | Houston | Robert Ramey tips it back up and in | 27-20 |
| 08:03 | Rice | Adam Pease lays it in on a nice dish by Blake Jones and he's fouled by Stephen Karlson - foul #1 on Stephen Karlson, team foul #6 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG), Roger Pendergrass (C) Stephen Karlson, Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:03 | Rice | Adam Pease misses the free throw | 27-22 |
| 08:03 | Rice | John Watson gets the offensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 07:50 | Rice | Terry Jerez misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on David Phillips - foul #2 on David Phillips, team foul #7 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Houston | Stephen Karlson (PG), Vincent Vaden (C) David Phillips, Roger Pendergrass | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:50 | Rice | Terry Jerez makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 07:50 | Rice | Terry Jerez misses the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 07:50 | Houston | Vincent Vaden grabs the board | 27-23 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Stephen Karlson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edmond Ferguson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Keller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Ramey (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent Vaden (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Adam Pease (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) | |
| 07:44 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson clanks a 3 from straight away | 27-23 |
| 07:43 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Edmond Ferguson | 27-23 |
| 07:32 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson loses the dribble to Blake Jones | 27-23 |
| 07:29 | Rice | Blake Jones banks in the layup | 27-25 |
| 07:04 | Houston | Eric Keller is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Eric Keller, team foul #8 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Houston | George Guice (SG), Roger Pendergrass (C) Edmond Ferguson, Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SF), Gregory Freeman (PF) John Watson, Adam Pease | |
| 06:50 | Rice | Terry Jerez is whistled for a carry | 27-25 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), Raymond Valenti (C) Blake Jones, Ronald Hickey | |
| 06:36 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 27-25 |
| 06:34 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gregory Freeman | 27-25 |
| 06:09 | Rice | Raymond Valenti can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-25 |
| 06:08 | Houston | Robert Ramey snags the defensive board | 27-25 |
| 05:53 | Houston | Stephen Karlson clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Raymond Valenti - foul #1 on Raymond Valenti, team foul #7 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (SG), Vincent Vaden (C) George Guice, Robert Ramey | |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (SG) Terry Jerez | |
| 05:53 | Houston | Stephen Karlson misses the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 05:53 | Houston | Stephen Karlson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 05:24 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett loses the dribble to Eric Keller | 28-25 |
| 05:03 | Houston | Eric Keller misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 28-25 |
| 05:01 | Rice | Timothy Petty pulls down the rebound | 28-25 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Gregory Freeman hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Roger Pendergrass - foul #1 on Roger Pendergrass, team foul #9 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Ramey (PF), Greg Rice (C) Roger Pendergrass, Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), John Watson (SF), Ronald Hickey (C) Timothy Petty, Dominick Goodlett, James Snow, Raymond Valenti | |
| 04:40 | Rice | Gregory Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Gregory Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 04:21 | Houston | Eric Keller can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 28-27 |
| 04:20 | Rice | John Watson snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 04:02 | Rice | John Watson misses the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Stephen Karlson - foul #2 on Stephen Karlson, team foul #10 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Houston | George Guice (PG), Vincent Vaden (C) Stephen Karlson, Greg Rice | |
| Subs | Rice | Adam Pease (PF) Gregory Freeman | |
| 04:02 | Rice | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 04:02 | Rice | John Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 03:49 | Houston | Robert Ramey connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Eric Keller | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - George Guice (fresh) SG - Edmond Ferguson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Keller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Ramey (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Vincent Vaden (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Adam Pease (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) | |
| 03:29 | Rice | Adam Pease clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-29 |
| 03:27 | Houston | Eric Keller grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 03:21 | Houston | George Guice is fouled on the floor by Blake Jones - foul #1 on Blake Jones, team foul #8 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Allen Morello (PF), Greg Rice (C) Edmond Ferguson, Robert Ramey, Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Thornton (PF) Blake Jones, Adam Pease | |
| 03:21 | Houston | George Guice makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 03:21 | Houston | George Guice makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 03:05 | Rice | Samuel Aden buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Terry Jerez | 32-32 |
| 02:46 | Houston | David Phillips misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-32 |
| 02:45 | Rice | Terry Thornton snags the defensive board | 32-32 |
| 02:25 | Rice | Samuel Aden is hacked by George Guice - foul #1 on George Guice, team foul #11 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Stephen Karlson (PG) George Guice | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (SG), James Snow (SF), Raymond Valenti (C) Terry Jerez, John Watson, Ronald Hickey | |
| 02:25 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 02:25 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 02:03 | Houston | Eric Keller scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Stephen Karlson | 34-33 |
| 01:47 | Rice | Raymond Valenti can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 01:45 | Rice | Terry Thornton misses the tip | 34-33 |
| 01:43 | Rice | Raymond Valenti tips it back up and in | 34-35 |
| 01:26 | Houston | Eric Keller's layup is rejected by Raymond Valenti | 34-35 |
| 01:24 | Rice | Terry Thornton snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 01:14 | Rice | Allen Morello steps in front of the Terry Thornton pass | 34-35 |
| 00:56 | Houston | Eric Keller misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Terry Thornton - foul #3 on Terry Thornton, team foul #9 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), John Watson (SF), Adam Pease (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Blake Jones, James Snow, Terry Thornton, Raymond Valenti | |
| 00:56 | Houston | Eric Keller misses the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 00:56 | Houston | Eric Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Ronald Hickey clanks a turnaround near the basket | 35-35 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Adam Pease grabs the offensive board | 35-35 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Terry Jerez is whistled for traveling | 35-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Ramey (SF) Eric Keller | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG) Samuel Aden | |
| 00:00 | Houston | David Phillips clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-35 |