| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Fox (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Bush (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Bates (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Woodard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Juan Gonzalez (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Uselton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Godfrey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Stringer (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Eric Uselton inbounds the ball | 22-32 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Houston | Timothy Bates is called for the reach on Paul Stringer - foul #3 on Timothy Bates, team foul #1 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Queen (SF) Timothy Bates | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 19:16 | Houston | Andrew Palmer steps in front of the Paul Stringer pass | 22-32 |
| 19:03 | Rice | Ronald Woodard lays it up and in | 24-32 |
| 18:40 | Houston | Eric Uselton hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Juan Gonzalez | 24-35 |
| 18:23 | Rice | Joseph Bush's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-35 |
| 18:05 | Houston | William Godfrey connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Juan Gonzalez | 24-37 |
| 17:47 | Rice | Donald Fox travels with the ball | 24-37 |
| 17:25 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez is hacked by Donald Fox - foul #2 on Donald Fox, team foul #2 | 24-37 |
| 17:05 | Houston | Eric Uselton misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 24-37 |
| 17:04 | Rice | Donald Fox gets the rebound | 24-37 |
| 16:42 | Rice | Eric Uselton swats the short shot by Joseph Bush | 24-37 |
| 16:41 | Houston | The rebound goes to William Godfrey | 24-37 |
| 16:18 | Houston | Lawrence Goings double dribbles | 24-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (PG), Willis Cameron (SG), Kenneth Orman (PF), Richard Maddocks (C) Donald Fox, Joseph Bush, Andrew Palmer, Ronald Woodard | |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (SF), Joshua Gross (PF) Eric Uselton, William Godfrey | |
| 15:58 | Rice | Michael Jenkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Bates (SF) Keith Queen | |
| Subs | Houston | Roger Green (SF) Juan Gonzalez | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Willis Cameron (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Bates (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Orman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Maddocks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Curto (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Lawrence Goings (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Green (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Gross (fresh) C - Paul Stringer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Houston | Paul Stringer's floater is tipped away by Timothy Bates | 24-37 |
| 15:40 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Maddocks | 24-37 |
| 15:21 | Rice | Timothy Bates misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 24-37 |
| 15:19 | Houston | Paul Stringer grabs the defensive rebound | 24-37 |
| 14:56 | Houston | Joshua Gross dunks the ball | 24-39 |
| 14:42 | Rice | Paul Stringer swats the shot by Michael Jenkins | 24-39 |
| 14:41 | Houston | Paul Stringer grabs the defensive rebound | 24-39 |
| 14:12 | Houston | Roger Green misses the lay-in | 24-39 |
| 14:10 | Houston | Roger Green tips it back up and in | 24-41 |
| 13:41 | Rice | Willis Cameron throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (PG), Joseph Bush (SG), Andrew Palmer (PF), Ronald Woodard (C) Michael Jenkins, Willis Cameron, Kenneth Orman, Richard Maddocks | |
| Subs | Houston | Juan Gonzalez (PG), Eric Uselton (SG), William Godfrey (PF) Lawrence Goings, Roger Green, Joshua Gross | |
| 13:16 | Houston | Paul Stringer buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by William Godfrey | 24-43 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:58 | Rice | Donald Fox loses the ball out of bounds | 24-43 |
| 12:29 | Houston | Paul Stringer clanks a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Andrew Palmer - foul #1 on Andrew Palmer, team foul #3 | 24-43 |
| 12:29 | Houston | Paul Stringer misses the 1st free throw | 24-43 |
| 12:29 | Houston | Paul Stringer makes the 2nd free throw | 24-44 |
| 12:13 | Rice | Juan Gonzalez steals it from Andrew Palmer | 24-44 |
| 12:10 | Houston | Eric Uselton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Juan Gonzalez | 24-46 |
| 12:00 | Rice | Ronald Woodard misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-46 |
| 11:59 | Houston | William Godfrey snags the defensive board | 24-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Fox (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Bush (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Bates (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Woodard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Juan Gonzalez (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Eric Uselton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Curto (fresh) 4 ast. PF - William Godfrey (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Stringer (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:38 | Houston | Timothy Bates is called for the reach on Juan Gonzalez - foul #4 on Timothy Bates, team foul #4 | 24-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Queen (SF) Timothy Bates | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Goings (SG), Gordon Janes (C) William Curto, Paul Stringer | |
| 11:18 | Houston | Lawrence Goings comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-46 |
| 11:16 | Houston | Gordon Janes snags the offensive board | 24-46 |
| 11:02 | Houston | Lawrence Goings knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Juan Gonzalez | 24-49 |
| 10:43 | Rice | Ronald Woodard hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Bush | 26-49 |
| 10:14 | Houston | William Godfrey misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Keith Queen - foul #2 on Keith Queen, team foul #5 | 26-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (PG), Richard Maddocks (SF), Kenneth Orman (PF) Donald Fox, Joseph Bush, Andrew Palmer | |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (SF), Paul Stringer (C) Eric Uselton, Gordon Janes | |
| 10:14 | Houston | William Godfrey makes the 1st free throw | 26-50 |
| 10:14 | Houston | William Godfrey misses the 2nd free throw | 26-50 |
| 10:14 | Rice | Ronald Woodard grabs the defensive rebound | 26-50 |
| 09:57 | Rice | Kenneth Orman is hacked by Paul Stringer - foul #1 on Paul Stringer, team foul #1 | 26-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Willis Cameron (SG) Ronald Woodard | |
| Subs | Houston | Roger Green (SF), Joshua Gross (PF) Juan Gonzalez, William Godfrey | |
| 09:44 | Rice | Willis Cameron misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-50 |
| 09:42 | Houston | Paul Stringer grabs the defensive rebound | 26-50 |
| 09:26 | Houston | Paul Stringer buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by William Curto | 26-52 |
| 09:18 | Rice | Roger Green steps in front of the Willis Cameron pass | 26-52 |
| 08:53 | Houston | Lawrence Goings connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by William Curto | 26-54 |
| 08:42 | Rice | Michael Jenkins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner but the foul's on Paul Stringer - foul #2 on Paul Stringer, team foul #2 | 26-54 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Uselton (SG), Gordon Janes (C) Lawrence Goings, Paul Stringer | |
| 08:42 | Rice | Michael Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 27-54 |
| 08:42 | Rice | Michael Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 28-54 |
| 08:42 | Rice | Michael Jenkins makes the 3rd free throw | 29-54 |
| 08:18 | Houston | William Curto hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua Gross | 29-57 |
| 08:11 | Rice | Richard Maddocks lays it in | 31-57 |
| 07:51 | Houston | Eric Uselton buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-60 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Willis Cameron (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Keith Queen (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Orman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Maddocks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Curto (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Eric Uselton (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Green (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Gross (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gordon Janes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Rice | Keith Queen comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 31-60 |
| 07:38 | Houston | Roger Green gets the rebound | 31-60 |
| 07:36 | Houston | William Curto loses the dribble to Michael Jenkins in the backcourt | 31-60 |
| 07:35 | Rice | Kenneth Orman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Jenkins | 33-60 |
| 07:06 | Houston | Willis Cameron steals it from Joshua Gross | 33-60 |
| 06:51 | Rice | Richard Maddocks misses the lay-in | 33-60 |
| 06:50 | Rice | Richard Maddocks snags the offensive board | 33-60 |
| 06:38 | Rice | Keith Queen makes the shot from the free throw line | 35-60 |
| 06:17 | Houston | Eric Uselton buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from William Curto | 35-63 |
| 06:10 | Rice | Keith Queen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-63 |
| 06:08 | Rice | Kenneth Orman gets the offensive rebound | 35-63 |
| 05:54 | Rice | Richard Maddocks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Abrams (PG) Willis Cameron | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Goings (SG) Eric Uselton | |
| 05:40 | Houston | Roger Green is hacked by Kenneth Orman - foul #2 on Kenneth Orman, team foul #6 | 35-63 |
| 05:11 | Houston | Lawrence Goings buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Gordon Janes | 35-66 |
| 04:52 | Rice | Kenneth Orman is fouled on the floor by Joshua Gross - foul #1 on Joshua Gross, team foul #3 | 35-66 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Derek Dunkley (C) Gordon Janes | |
| 04:40 | Rice | Richard Maddocks comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Derek Dunkley - foul #1 on Derek Dunkley, team foul #4 | 35-66 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Richard Maddocks makes the 1st free throw | 36-66 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Richard Maddocks makes the 2nd free throw | 37-66 |
| 04:18 | Houston | Lawrence Goings hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Derek Dunkley and he's hacked by Michael Jenkins - foul #1 on Michael Jenkins, team foul #7 | 37-68 |
| 04:18 | Houston | Lawrence Goings misses the free throw | 37-68 |
| 04:18 | Rice | Keith Queen pulls down the rebound | 37-68 |
| 04:16 | Rice | William Curto steals the ball from Michael Abrams in the backcourt | 37-68 |
| 04:02 | Houston | Derek Dunkley is hacked by Kenneth Orman - foul #3 on Kenneth Orman, team foul #8 | 37-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Willis Cameron (SG) Michael Jenkins | |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Janes (C) Lawrence Goings | |
| 04:02 | Houston | Derek Dunkley makes the 1st free throw | 37-69 |
| 04:02 | Houston | Derek Dunkley misses the 2nd free throw | 37-69 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Kenneth Orman pulls down the rebound | 37-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:53 | Rice | Keith Queen clanks a 3 from the right wing | 37-69 |
| 03:51 | Houston | The rebound goes to Derek Dunkley | 37-69 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Abrams (fresh) SG - Willis Cameron (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Keith Queen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Orman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Maddocks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Curto (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Derek Dunkley (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Roger Green (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Gross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gordon Janes (fresh) 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) | |
| 03:27 | Houston | Derek Dunkley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-69 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Goings (SG) Derek Dunkley | |
| 03:12 | Rice | Michael Abrams comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-69 |
| 03:11 | Houston | The rebound goes to Roger Green | 37-69 |
| 02:47 | Houston | Joshua Gross scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-72 |
| 02:31 | Rice | Kenneth Orman misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 37-72 |
| 02:30 | Houston | Gordon Janes grabs the defensive rebound | 37-72 |
| 02:02 | Houston | Joshua Gross misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Kenneth Orman - foul #4 on Kenneth Orman, team foul #9 | 37-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Cecil Choate (PG), Michael Jenkins (SG) Michael Abrams, Willis Cameron | |
| Subs | Houston | Derek Dunkley (C) Gordon Janes | |
| 02:02 | Houston | Joshua Gross misses the 1st free throw | 37-72 |
| 02:02 | Houston | Joshua Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 37-73 |
| 01:49 | Rice | Michael Jenkins misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-73 |
| 01:48 | Houston | Roger Green pulls down the rebound | 37-73 |
| 01:28 | Houston | Lawrence Goings connects on the floater near the basket set up by Derek Dunkley | 37-75 |
| 01:13 | Rice | Keith Queen misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 37-75 |
| 01:11 | Rice | Richard Maddocks tips it home | 39-75 |
| 00:50 | Houston | William Curto's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Orman | 39-75 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Rice | Lawrence Goings steals it from Kenneth Orman | 39-75 |
| 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) | |
| 00:22 | Houston | William Curto is hacked by Richard Maddocks - foul #3 on Richard Maddocks, team foul #10 | 39-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Willis Cameron (SG) Cecil Choate | |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Janes (C) Derek Dunkley | |
| 00:22 | Houston | William Curto makes the 1st free throw | 39-76 |
| 00:22 | Houston | William Curto misses the 2nd free throw | 39-76 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Kenneth Orman gets the rebound | 39-76 |
| 00:15 | Rice | Willis Cameron connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-76 |
| 00:00 | Houston | William Curto runs out the clock | 42-76 |