| Lineup | Houston | PG - Juan Gonzalez (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Uselton (fresh) 9 pts. PF - William Godfrey (fresh) 5 pts. C - Paul Stringer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Fox (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Bush (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Queen (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Andrew Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Woodard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Keith Queen inbounds the ball | 28-24 |
| 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) | |
| 19:49 | Rice | Joseph Bush is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Joseph Bush, team foul #1 | 28-24 |
| 19:35 | Houston | Paul Stringer knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 19:26 | Rice | Ronald Woodard comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Joseph Bush grabs the offensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 19:07 | Rice | Eric Uselton steals the ball from Keith Queen | 30-24 |
| 19:04 | Houston | Eric Uselton hits the finger roll | 32-24 |
| 18:56 | Rice | Joseph Bush makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 18:44 | Houston | Lawrence Goings buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Juan Gonzalez and the foul's on Keith Queen - foul #1 on Keith Queen, team foul #2 | 35-27 |
| 18:44 | Houston | Lawrence Goings makes the free throw | 36-27 |
| 18:24 | Rice | Keith Queen misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 36-27 |
| 18:22 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez grabs the defensive rebound | 36-27 |
| 18:00 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez misses the lay-in | 36-27 |
| 17:59 | Rice | Joseph Bush pulls down the rebound | 36-27 |
| 17:47 | Rice | Joseph Bush misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-27 |
| 17:45 | Houston | Paul Stringer pulls down the rebound | 36-27 |
| 17:22 | Houston | Eric Uselton clanks a 3 from the right corner | 36-27 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Andrew Palmer snags the defensive board | 36-27 |
| 17:01 | Rice | Keith Queen misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-27 |
| 17:00 | Houston | William Godfrey grabs the board | 36-27 |
| 16:43 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez can't finish the layup | 36-27 |
| 16:41 | Houston | William Godfrey tips it but misses | 36-27 |
| 16:40 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez grabs the offensive board | 36-27 |
| 16:14 | Houston | Ronald Woodard blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Juan Gonzalez | 36-27 |
| 16:12 | Rice | The rebound goes to Ronald Woodard | 36-27 |
| 15:59 | Rice | Andrew Palmer is whistled for a carry | 36-27 |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG), Roger Green (SF), Joshua Gross (PF) Juan Gonzalez, Eric Uselton, William Godfrey | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (PG), Willis Cameron (SG), Timothy Bates (SF), Kenneth Orman (PF), Richard Maddocks (C) Donald Fox, Joseph Bush, Keith Queen, Andrew Palmer, Ronald Woodard | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Curto (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Goings (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Green (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Gross (fresh) 1 pts. C - Paul Stringer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) SG - Willis Cameron (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Timothy Bates (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Orman (fresh) C - Richard Maddocks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Houston | Richard Maddocks is called for the reach on Paul Stringer - foul #3 on Richard Maddocks, team foul #3 | 36-27 |
| 15:22 | Houston | Paul Stringer's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Orman | 36-27 |
| 15:20 | Rice | Willis Cameron grabs the defensive rebound | 36-27 |
| 15:02 | Rice | Willis Cameron loses the ball out of bounds | 36-27 |
| 14:37 | Houston | Paul Stringer clanks a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Willis Cameron - foul #2 on Willis Cameron, team foul #4 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Houston | Juan Gonzalez (PG) Roger Green | |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Woodard (C) Richard Maddocks | |
| 14:37 | Houston | Paul Stringer misses the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 14:37 | Houston | Paul Stringer makes the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 14:19 | Rice | Michael Jenkins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-27 |
| 14:17 | Houston | Paul Stringer pulls down the rebound | 37-27 |
| 13:51 | Houston | Lawrence Goings connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by William Curto | 40-27 |
| 13:35 | Rice | Willis Cameron's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-27 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Uselton (SG), William Godfrey (PF) Lawrence Goings, Joshua Gross | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (PG), Joseph Bush (SG), Andrew Palmer (PF) Michael Jenkins, Willis Cameron, Kenneth Orman | |
| 13:14 | Houston | Donald Fox is called for the reach on William Godfrey - foul #1 on Donald Fox, team foul #5 | 40-27 |
| 12:59 | Houston | William Godfrey misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-27 |
| 12:58 | Rice | Donald Fox grabs the board | 40-27 |
| 12:54 | Rice | Timothy Bates misses long on a jumper from the left side | 40-27 |
| 12:52 | Houston | William Godfrey pulls down the rebound | 40-27 |
| 12:30 | Houston | Eric Uselton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-27 |
| 12:28 | Rice | Andrew Palmer grabs the defensive rebound | 40-27 |
| 12:09 | Rice | Joseph Bush comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-27 |
| 12:08 | Houston | Eric Uselton gets the rebound | 40-27 |
| 11:47 | Houston | William Curto double dribbles | 40-27 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Goings (SG), Gordon Janes (C) William Curto, Paul Stringer | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Queen (SF), Kenneth Orman (C) Timothy Bates, Ronald Woodard | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Juan Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Uselton (fresh) 11 pts. PF - William Godfrey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gordon Janes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Fox (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Bush (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Queen (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Andrew Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Orman (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Rice | Andrew Palmer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-27 |
| 11:22 | Houston | Lawrence Goings grabs the board | 40-27 |
| 11:17 | Houston | Lawrence Goings drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Juan Gonzalez | 42-27 |
| 10:55 | Rice | Kenneth Orman hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Joseph Bush | 42-30 |
| 10:26 | Houston | Eric Uselton comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 42-30 |
| 10:24 | Rice | Andrew Palmer gets the rebound | 42-30 |
| 10:08 | Rice | Joseph Bush's fadeaway is rejected by Gordon Janes | 42-30 |
| 10:06 | Houston | Eric Uselton snags the defensive board | 42-30 |
| 09:37 | Houston | William Godfrey blows the layup | 42-30 |
| 09:36 | Houston | Gordon Janes tips it in | 44-30 |
| 09:17 | Rice | Kenneth Orman can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 44-30 |
| 09:15 | Houston | The rebound goes to Gordon Janes | 44-30 |
| 09:02 | Houston | Eric Uselton misses long on a jumper from the left side | 44-30 |
| 09:01 | Houston | Lawrence Goings grabs the offensive rebound | 44-30 |
| 08:46 | Houston | Eric Uselton buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Goings | 47-30 |
| 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) | |
| 08:23 | Rice | Joseph Bush comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 47-30 |
| 08:21 | Houston | Eric Uselton grabs the board | 47-30 |
| 08:01 | Houston | William Godfrey dunks the ball on a great pass from Juan Gonzalez and the foul's on Keith Queen - foul #2 on Keith Queen, team foul #6 | 49-30 |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG), Roger Green (SF), Paul Stringer (C) Juan Gonzalez, Eric Uselton, Gordon Janes | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (PG), Willis Cameron (SG), Timothy Bates (SF), Richard Maddocks (PF), Ronald Woodard (C) Donald Fox, Joseph Bush, Keith Queen, Andrew Palmer, Kenneth Orman | |
| 08:01 | Houston | William Godfrey makes the free throw | 50-30 |
| 07:52 | Rice | Ronald Woodard misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-30 |
| 07:50 | Houston | Paul Stringer snags the defensive board | 50-30 |
| 07:23 | Houston | Lawrence Goings is fouled on the floor by Willis Cameron - foul #3 on Willis Cameron, team foul #7 | 50-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Gross (PF) William Godfrey | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:23 | Houston | Lawrence Goings makes the 1st free throw | 51-30 |
| 07:23 | Houston | Lawrence Goings makes the 2nd free throw | 52-30 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Curto (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Goings (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Green (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Gross (fresh) 1 pts. C - Paul Stringer (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) SG - Willis Cameron (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Bates (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Richard Maddocks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Woodard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:09 | Rice | Joshua Gross is called for the reach on Richard Maddocks - foul #2 on Joshua Gross, team foul #1 | 52-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Derek Dunkley (C) Paul Stringer | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Abrams (PG), Kenneth Orman (C) Timothy Bates, Ronald Woodard | |
| 06:57 | Rice | Michael Abrams clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-30 |
| 06:56 | Houston | Joshua Gross pulls down the rebound | 52-30 |
| 06:34 | Houston | Derek Dunkley scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Roger Green | 54-30 |
| 06:21 | Rice | Richard Maddocks lays it in | 54-32 |
| 05:57 | Houston | Derek Dunkley makes the jumper from the right wing | 56-32 |
| 05:39 | Rice | Kenneth Orman misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Derek Dunkley - foul #1 on Derek Dunkley, team foul #2 | 56-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Uselton (SG), Gordon Janes (C) Lawrence Goings, Derek Dunkley | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Queen (SF) Michael Abrams | |
| 05:39 | Rice | Kenneth Orman makes the 1st free throw | 56-33 |
| 05:39 | Rice | Kenneth Orman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-34 |
| 05:18 | Houston | Joshua Gross is hacked by Kenneth Orman - foul #2 on Kenneth Orman, team foul #8 | 56-34 |
| 05:18 | Houston | Joshua Gross makes the 1st free throw | 57-34 |
| 05:18 | Houston | Joshua Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 58-34 |
| 04:58 | Rice | Michael Jenkins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-34 |
| 04:56 | Houston | Roger Green pulls down the rebound | 58-34 |
| 04:51 | Houston | William Curto misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 58-34 |
| 04:50 | Houston | Gordon Janes tips it but misses | 58-34 |
| 04:49 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Gross | 58-34 |
| 04:26 | Houston | Eric Uselton misses the 3 from straight away | 58-34 |
| 04:24 | Rice | Richard Maddocks pulls down the rebound | 58-34 |
| 04:06 | Rice | Michael Jenkins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-34 |
| 04:04 | Rice | Richard Maddocks grabs the offensive board | 58-34 |
| 03:40 | Rice | Michael Jenkins knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Willis Cameron and he's fouled by Gordon Janes - foul #1 on Gordon Janes, team foul #3 | 58-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Juan Gonzalez (SG) Eric Uselton | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Abrams (PG) Willis Cameron | |
| 03:40 | Rice | Michael Jenkins misses the free throw | 58-36 |
| 03:40 | Houston | The rebound goes to Gordon Janes | 58-36 |
| 03:18 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez loses the dribble to Kenneth Orman | 58-36 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Curto (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Juan Gonzalez (fresh) 6 ast. SF - Roger Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Gross (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gordon Janes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Abrams (fresh) SG - Michael Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Keith Queen (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Orman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Richard Maddocks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Rice | Keith Queen misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-36 |
| 03:11 | Houston | The rebound goes to Juan Gonzalez | 58-36 |
| 02:50 | Houston | Roger Green hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Juan Gonzalez | 60-36 |
| 02:41 | Rice | Michael Jenkins double dribbles | 60-36 |
| 02:28 | Houston | Kenneth Orman swats the short shot by Joshua Gross | 60-36 |
| 02:26 | Rice | Kenneth Orman pulls down the rebound | 60-36 |
| 02:22 | Rice | Michael Abrams scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-39 |
| 01:58 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez is hacked by Keith Queen - foul #3 on Keith Queen, team foul #9 | 60-39 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Willis Cameron (SG) Michael Abrams | |
| 01:58 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez misses the 1st free throw | 60-39 |
| 01:58 | Rice | Richard Maddocks grabs the defensive rebound | 60-39 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Michael Jenkins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Goings (SG) Juan Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:37 | Houston | Roger Green connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by William Curto | 63-39 |
| 01:28 | Rice | Richard Maddocks hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Joshua Gross - foul #3 on Joshua Gross, team foul #4 | 63-39 |
| 01:28 | Rice | Richard Maddocks misses the 1st free throw | 63-39 |
| 01:28 | Rice | Richard Maddocks misses the 2nd free throw | 63-39 |
| 01:28 | Houston | The rebound goes to Joshua Gross | 63-39 |
| 01:09 | Houston | Lawrence Goings makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from William Curto | 66-39 |
| 00:52 | Rice | 3 seconds is called on Kenneth Orman | 66-39 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Houston | Joshua Gross comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Maddocks - foul #4 on Richard Maddocks, team foul #10 | 66-39 |
| 00:25 | Houston | Joshua Gross makes the 1st free throw | 67-39 |
| 00:25 | Houston | Joshua Gross misses the 2nd free throw | 67-39 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Kenneth Orman pulls down the rebound | 67-39 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Rice | Kenneth Orman scores on a jumper from the right wing | 67-41 |
| 00:00 | Houston | William Curto runs out the clock | 67-41 |