| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Thorn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Angel Bruno (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Spier (fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Stachowski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Shook (fresh) 3 pts. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Antonio Clark inbounds the ball | 34-34 |
| 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) | |
| 19:48 | Rice | Antonio Clark scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Costner | 34-37 |
| 19:31 | Houston | Johnny Thorn shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-37 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Antonio Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 19:14 | Houston | Johnny Thorn pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 18:53 | Houston | Eric Larmon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-37 |
| 18:33 | Rice | William Stanton jams it | 37-39 |
| 18:20 | Houston | Eric Larmon comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 18:18 | Houston | Donald Stachowski tips it back up and in | 39-39 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the runner near the basket set up by Daniel Costner | 39-41 |
| 17:44 | Houston | Robert Spier misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by James Shook - foul #1 on James Shook, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| 17:44 | Houston | Robert Spier makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 17:44 | Houston | Robert Spier makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 17:30 | Rice | James Shook loses the dribble to Angel Bruno | 41-41 |
| 17:14 | Houston | Eric Larmon steps out of bounds on the baseline | 41-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Clingerman (PG), Kevin Wardle (C) Eric Larmon, Robert Spier | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Ivy (PF) James Shook | |
| 16:58 | Rice | Antonio Clark knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 41-43 |
| 16:47 | Houston | Angel Bruno connects on the 3 from the right corner | 44-43 |
| 16:26 | Rice | William Stanton misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-43 |
| 16:25 | Rice | Antonio Clark snags the offensive board | 44-43 |
| 16:16 | Rice | Donald Ivy is hacked by Angel Bruno - foul #1 on Angel Bruno, team foul #1 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Armando Rodriguez (SG), Robert Spier (PF) Johnny Thorn, Donald Stachowski | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), James Shook (PF), Edgar Maiorano (C) William Stanton, Antonio Clark, Donald Ivy, Donald Reavis | |
| 16:02 | Rice | Daniel Costner can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-43 |
| 16:01 | Houston | Kevin Wardle grabs the board | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Harold Clingerman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) SF - Angel Bruno (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Spier (fresh) 6 pts. C - Kevin Wardle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 9 ast. SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) PF - James Shook (fresh) 3 pts. C - Edgar Maiorano (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Houston | James Shook blocks the short jumper by Harold Clingerman | 44-43 |
| 15:53 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 15:48 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Costner | 44-45 |
| 15:27 | Houston | Harold Clingerman connects on the jumper from close range set up by Robert Spier | 46-45 |
| 15:15 | Rice | Kevin Wardle is called for the reach on Daniel Costner - foul #1 on Kevin Wardle, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), James Kress (C) Angel Bruno, Kevin Wardle | |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG), David Mabe (C) Daniel Costner, Edgar Maiorano | |
| 15:01 | Rice | David Mabe connects on the runner in the paint set up by Jerome Wiggs and he's hacked by James Kress - foul #4 on James Kress, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Stachowski (C) James Kress | |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SF) Jerome Wiggs | |
| 15:01 | Rice | David Mabe makes the free throw | 46-48 |
| 14:48 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 46-48 |
| 14:46 | Rice | James Shook grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 14:35 | Rice | Antoine Sharp is hacked by Donald Stachowski - foul #1 on Donald Stachowski, team foul #4 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Johnny Thorn (SG), Keith Costello (C) Armando Rodriguez, Robert Spier | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Ivy (PF) James Shook | |
| 14:25 | Rice | Harold Clingerman steps in front of the Donald Ivy pass | 46-48 |
| 14:06 | Houston | Harold Clingerman clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Stanton - foul #2 on William Stanton, team foul #2 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Angel Bruno (SF), Kevin Wardle (C) Eric Larmon, Keith Costello | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:06 | Houston | Harold Clingerman misses the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 14:06 | Houston | Harold Clingerman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 13:59 | Rice | Antonio Clark can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 13:58 | Houston | Donald Stachowski snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 13:40 | Houston | Kevin Wardle splits the doubleteam and buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 13:25 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Angel Bruno - foul #2 on Angel Bruno, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Robert Spier (PF) Harold Clingerman, Donald Stachowski | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), James Shook (PF) Antoine Sharp, Donald Ivy | |
| 13:25 | Rice | Antonio Clark makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 13:25 | Rice | Antonio Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 13:04 | Houston | Johnny Thorn buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-50 |
| 12:43 | Rice | Antonio Clark hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Shook | 52-53 |
| 12:37 | Houston | Angel Bruno misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-53 |
| 12:36 | Rice | The rebound goes to David Mabe | 52-53 |
| 12:07 | Rice | David Mabe hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Daniel Costner | 52-55 |
| 11:57 | Houston | James Shook denies the turnaround by Robert Spier | 52-55 |
| 11:56 | Rice | James Shook snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Thorn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Angel Bruno (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Spier (fresh) 6 pts. C - Kevin Wardle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 3 pts. 11 ast. SG - William Stanton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Clark (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Shook (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Mabe (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | Rice | William Stanton scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Costner | 52-58 |
| 11:16 | Houston | Antonio Clark steals it from Kevin Wardle | 52-58 |
| 11:12 | Rice | Daniel Costner hits the finger roll set up by Antonio Clark | 52-60 |
| 10:54 | Houston | Robert Spier hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 52-60 |
| 10:53 | Rice | David Mabe pulls down the rebound | 52-60 |
| 10:46 | Rice | James Shook hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Antonio Clark | 52-62 |
| 10:30 | Houston | Johnny Thorn's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-62 |
| Subs | Houston | William Gouin (PG), Harold Clingerman (SG), Armando Rodriguez (SF), Donald Stachowski (PF), Keith Costello (C) Eric Larmon, Johnny Thorn, Angel Bruno, Robert Spier, Kevin Wardle | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), Donald Ivy (PF), Donald Reavis (C) William Stanton, Antonio Clark, James Shook, David Mabe | |
| 10:17 | Rice | Donald Reavis hits the finger roll set up by Daniel Costner and he's fouled by Keith Costello - foul #1 on Keith Costello, team foul #6 | 52-64 |
| 10:17 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the free throw | 52-65 |
| 09:48 | Houston | Jerome Wiggs takes the ball from Keith Costello | 52-65 |
| 09:45 | Rice | Antoine Sharp throws it down on a great pass from Jerome Wiggs | 52-67 |
| 09:23 | Houston | Harold Clingerman hits a floater from just outside the lane | 54-67 |
| 09:14 | Rice | Donald Reavis hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 54-67 |
| 09:12 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Ivy | 54-67 |
| 08:59 | Rice | Donald Reavis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-67 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Angel Bruno (SF) William Gouin, Armando Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG), David Mabe (C) Daniel Costner, Donald Reavis | |
| 08:40 | Houston | Angel Bruno is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Angel Bruno, team foul #7 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Spier (PF) Keith Costello | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:16 | Rice | Antoine Sharp is fouled on the floor by Harold Clingerman - foul #2 on Harold Clingerman, team foul #8 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Houston | Johnny Thorn (SG) Harold Clingerman | |
| Subs | Rice | James Shook (PF) Donald Ivy | |
| 08:16 | Rice | Antoine Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 08:16 | Rice | Antoine Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:57 | Houston | Robert Spier can't finish the layup | 54-69 |
| 07:56 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Shook | 54-69 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Thorn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Angel Bruno (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Robert Spier (fresh) 6 pts. C - Donald Stachowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Stanton (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Shook (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Mabe (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:47 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs is fouled on the floor by Angel Bruno - foul #4 on Angel Bruno, team foul #9 | 54-69 |
| Subs | Houston | James Kress (C) Donald Stachowski | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Antonio Clark (SG) Antoine Sharp, William Stanton | |
| 07:47 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs makes the 1st free throw | 54-70 |
| 07:47 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs makes the 2nd free throw | 54-71 |
| 07:28 | Houston | James Shook is called for the reach on Angel Bruno - foul #2 on James Shook, team foul #3 | 54-71 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG) Jerome Wiggs | |
| 07:21 | Houston | The jump hook by Angel Bruno is blocked by David Mabe | 54-71 |
| 07:20 | Houston | Robert Spier tips it but misses | 54-71 |
| 07:19 | Rice | The rebound goes to David Mabe | 54-71 |
| 07:09 | Rice | Antonio Clark drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Costner | 54-74 |
| 06:53 | Houston | Johnny Thorn works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-74 |
| 06:52 | Houston | Johnny Thorn grabs the offensive rebound | 54-74 |
| 06:45 | Houston | The pull-up jumper by Robert Spier is blocked by James Shook | 54-74 |
| 06:43 | Rice | Antonio Clark grabs the board | 54-74 |
| 06:18 | Rice | Daniel Costner can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Eric Larmon - foul #1 on Eric Larmon, team foul #10 | 54-74 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Clingerman (PG), Donald Stachowski (PF) Eric Larmon, Robert Spier | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG), Donald Ivy (PF), Donald Reavis (C) William Stanton, James Shook, David Mabe | |
| 06:18 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the 1st free throw | 54-75 |
| 06:18 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the 2nd free throw | 54-76 |
| 06:04 | Houston | Johnny Thorn drills a jumper from the free throw line | 56-76 |
| 05:49 | Rice | Daniel Costner connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Antoine Sharp | 56-79 |
| 05:38 | Houston | Harold Clingerman clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-79 |
| 05:36 | Houston | James Kress gets the offensive rebound | 56-79 |
| 05:22 | Houston | Angel Bruno misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Donald Ivy - foul #1 on Donald Ivy, team foul #4 | 56-79 |
| Subs | Houston | Armando Rodriguez (SG) Johnny Thorn | |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF) Daniel Costner, Antonio Clark | |
| 05:22 | Houston | Angel Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 56-79 |
| 05:22 | Houston | Angel Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 56-79 |
| 05:22 | Rice | Donald Ivy snags the defensive board | 56-79 |
| 05:00 | Rice | Donald Stachowski blocks the short jumper by Jerome Wiggs | 56-79 |
| 04:58 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez snags the defensive board | 56-79 |
| 04:54 | Houston | Angel Bruno misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-79 |
| 04:53 | Houston | Donald Stachowski tips it in | 58-79 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Donald Reavis throws it down set up by William Stanton and he's hacked by James Kress - foul #5 on James Kress, team foul #11 | 58-81 |
| Subs | Houston | William Gouin (PG), Robert Spier (PF) Angel Bruno, James Kress | |
| Subs | Rice | James Shook (SF), David Mabe (C) Jerome Wiggs, Donald Ivy | |
| 04:42 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the free throw | 58-82 |
| 04:27 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Armando Rodriguez, team foul #12 | 58-82 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Wardle (C) Robert Spier | |
| Subs | Rice | Jerome Wiggs (SF), Donald Ivy (PF) James Shook, David Mabe | |
| 04:17 | Rice | Donald Stachowski blocks the short jumper by Donald Reavis | 58-82 |
| 04:16 | Houston | Donald Stachowski pulls down the rebound | 58-82 |
| 04:01 | Houston | William Gouin knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Stachowski | 61-82 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Rice | William Stanton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-82 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG) William Stanton | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Gouin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harold Clingerman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) PF - Donald Stachowski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Wardle (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 10 pts. 14 ast. SG - Antoine Sharp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Houston | Harold Clingerman buries a 3 from the right corner set up by William Gouin | 64-82 |
| 03:10 | Rice | Donald Ivy hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Kevin Wardle - foul #2 on Kevin Wardle, team foul #13 | 64-82 |
| Subs | Houston | Keith Costello (SF) Harold Clingerman | |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Maiorano (C) Donald Reavis | |
| 03:10 | Rice | Donald Ivy makes the 1st free throw | 64-83 |
| 03:10 | Rice | Donald Ivy makes the 2nd free throw | 64-84 |
| 03:00 | Houston | Donald Stachowski buries a jumper from the left side | 66-84 |
| 02:44 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-84 |
| 02:43 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez gets the rebound | 66-84 |
| 02:26 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Armando Rodriguez, team foul #14 | 66-84 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Clingerman (SG) Armando Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG) Daniel Costner | |
| 02:13 | Rice | Antoine Sharp is hacked by William Gouin - foul #1 on William Gouin, team foul #15 | 66-84 |
| 02:13 | Rice | Antoine Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 66-85 |
| 02:13 | Rice | Antoine Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 66-86 |
| 02:04 | Houston | Donald Stachowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-86 |
| 02:03 | Houston | Kevin Wardle can't tip it in | 66-86 |
| 02:01 | Rice | Antoine Sharp gets the rebound | 66-86 |
| 01:44 | Rice | Donald Stachowski picks off the pass by Donald Ivy | 66-86 |
| 01:25 | Houston | Harold Clingerman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-86 |
| 01:24 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs snags the defensive board | 66-86 |
| 01:02 | Rice | Antoine Sharp makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 66-88 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Houston | Keith Costello is whistled for traveling | 66-88 |
| Subs | Houston | Armando Rodriguez (SF) Keith Costello | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Reavis (C) Edgar Maiorano | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the easy layup | 66-88 |
| 00:31 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez grabs the defensive rebound | 66-88 |
| 00:24 | Houston | Harold Clingerman is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left corner | 66-88 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Donald Ivy pulls down the rebound | 66-88 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Antoine Sharp runs out the clock | 66-88 |