| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terry Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Pat Ray (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Gallaher (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Granados (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Zachary Hedberg (fresh) 2 reb. C - Casey Simpson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | John Cowling inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Duane Lawhorn | 35-36 |
| 19:14 | Houston | Gary Maury misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Casey Simpson - foul #1 on Casey Simpson, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| 19:14 | Houston | Gary Maury misses the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 19:14 | Houston | Gary Maury makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 18:56 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-36 |
| 18:54 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Duane Lawhorn | 36-36 |
| 18:39 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg is fouled on the floor by Gary Maury - foul #2 on Gary Maury, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| 18:24 | Rice | John Cowling misses the driving attempt from close range | 36-36 |
| 18:22 | Rice | Casey Simpson misses the tip | 36-36 |
| 18:21 | Houston | Terry Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 18:00 | Houston | Henry Wood connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Pat Ray | 39-36 |
| 17:38 | Rice | Casey Simpson loses the ball out of bounds | 39-36 |
| 17:22 | Houston | Gary Maury hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Pat Ray | 42-36 |
| 17:08 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn connects on the 3 from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 16:48 | Houston | Gary Maury misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Duane Lawhorn - foul #2 on Duane Lawhorn, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Richardson (SG), Michael Toland (SF), Clinton Canaday (PF), Michael Harrison (C) Henry Wood, Terry Lewis, Pat Ray, Timothy Gallaher | |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (PG), John Nutter (SG), Stephen Kile (PF), Stanley Cunningham (C) Duane Lawhorn, Michael Granados, Zachary Hedberg, Casey Simpson | |
| 16:48 | Houston | Gary Maury makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 16:48 | Houston | Gary Maury misses the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 16:48 | Rice | Stephen Kile pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 16:25 | Rice | Clinton Canaday denies the turnaround by John Nutter | 43-39 |
| 16:23 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham can't tip it in | 43-39 |
| 16:21 | Houston | Michael Toland snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 16:04 | Houston | Gary Maury scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Philip Richardson | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Philip Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Toland (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Clinton Canaday (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Harrison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kristopher Mire (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Nutter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Cowling (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Kile (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Stanley Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Rice | Kristopher Mire travels with the ball | 45-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Wood (SG) Gary Maury | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Clay Farnham (PF) John Cowling, Stanley Cunningham | |
| 15:32 | Houston | Henry Wood clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 15:31 | Rice | The rebound goes to Stephen Kile | 45-39 |
| 15:16 | Rice | Philip Richardson steals it from Duane Lawhorn | 45-39 |
| 15:00 | Houston | Henry Wood misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 14:59 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 14:52 | Rice | Clay Farnham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Terry Lewis (SF), Pat Ray (PF), Timothy Gallaher (C) Michael Toland, Clinton Canaday, Michael Harrison | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Granados (SG), Casey Simpson (C) Kristopher Mire, Stephen Kile | |
| 14:40 | Houston | Terry Lewis hits a floater from just outside the lane | 47-39 |
| 14:26 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn buries a jumper from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 14:10 | Houston | Henry Wood misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-41 |
| 14:09 | Houston | Terry Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 14:00 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher misses long on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Casey Simpson - foul #2 on Casey Simpson, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Maury (PG) Philip Richardson | |
| Subs | Rice | John Cowling (SF) John Nutter | |
| 14:00 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 14:00 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 13:47 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Pat Ray - foul #2 on Pat Ray, team foul #2 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Toland (SG) Henry Wood | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:47 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn misses the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 13:47 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn misses the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 13:47 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 13:27 | Houston | Casey Simpson denies the turnaround by Pat Ray | 49-41 |
| 13:26 | Houston | Terry Lewis tips it in | 51-41 |
| 13:16 | Rice | John Cowling can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Gary Maury - foul #3 on Gary Maury, team foul #3 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (PG), Zachary Hedberg (PF), Stephen Kile (C) Duane Lawhorn, Clay Farnham, Casey Simpson | |
| 13:16 | Rice | John Cowling makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 13:16 | Rice | John Cowling makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 13:00 | Houston | Pat Ray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Clinton Canaday (C) Timothy Gallaher | |
| Subs | Rice | John Nutter (SG) Michael Granados | |
| 12:40 | Rice | Gary Maury steps in front of the Stephen Kile pass | 51-43 |
| 12:29 | Houston | Terry Lewis buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Pat Ray | 53-43 |
| 12:01 | Rice | Stephen Kile hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 53-43 |
| 11:59 | Houston | Pat Ray gets the rebound | 53-43 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Michael Toland (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. SF - Terry Lewis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Pat Ray (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Clinton Canaday (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kristopher Mire (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Nutter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Zachary Hedberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Kile (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:53 | Houston | Pat Ray misses the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Zachary Hedberg - foul #1 on Zachary Hedberg, team foul #4 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Wood (SG), Timothy Gallaher (C) Terry Lewis, Clinton Canaday | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Clay Farnham (PF), Casey Simpson (C) Kristopher Mire, Zachary Hedberg, Stephen Kile | |
| 11:53 | Houston | Pat Ray makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 11:53 | Houston | Pat Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 11:34 | Rice | John Cowling throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Richardson (PG), Michael Harrison (SF), Clinton Canaday (PF) Gary Maury, Michael Toland, Pat Ray | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Granados (SG) John Nutter | |
| 11:29 | Houston | Duane Lawhorn is called for the reach on Philip Richardson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Duane Lawhorn, team foul #5 | 55-43 |
| 11:15 | Houston | Michael Harrison is whistled for traveling | 55-43 |
| 10:56 | Rice | Casey Simpson is whistled for a carry | 55-43 |
| 10:36 | Houston | Philip Richardson loses the dribble to Casey Simpson | 55-43 |
| 10:25 | Rice | John Cowling buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Duane Lawhorn | 55-45 |
| 10:05 | Houston | Michael Harrison scores on a floater from the free throw line | 57-45 |
| 09:53 | Rice | Clay Farnham can't finish the layup but the foul's on Henry Wood - foul #2 on Henry Wood, team foul #4 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Maury (PG), Terry Lewis (SF), Pat Ray (PF) Philip Richardson, Michael Harrison, Timothy Gallaher | |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (PG), John Nutter (SG), Zachary Hedberg (SF), Stephen Kile (C) Duane Lawhorn, Michael Granados, John Cowling, Casey Simpson | |
| 09:53 | Rice | Clay Farnham makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 09:53 | Rice | Clay Farnham makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 09:38 | Houston | Pat Ray scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Gary Maury | 59-47 |
| 09:23 | Rice | Henry Wood steals the ball from Kristopher Mire | 59-47 |
| 09:20 | Houston | Terry Lewis lays it up and in on a nice dish by Henry Wood | 61-47 |
| 08:59 | Rice | Stephen Kile comes up short on the floater from close range | 61-47 |
| 08:57 | Houston | Terry Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 08:38 | Houston | Zachary Hedberg takes the ball from Clinton Canaday | 61-47 |
| 08:30 | Rice | John Nutter misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Henry Wood - foul #3 on Henry Wood, team foul #5 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Toland (SG), Michael Harrison (C) Henry Wood, Clinton Canaday | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), John Cowling (SF) Kristopher Mire, Clay Farnham | |
| 08:30 | Rice | John Nutter makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 08:30 | Rice | John Nutter makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 08:08 | Houston | Gary Maury lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Toland | 63-49 |
| 07:44 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Nutter | 63-51 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Michael Toland (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. SF - Terry Lewis (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Pat Ray (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Nutter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Zachary Hedberg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Kile (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Houston | Michael Harrison is fouled on the floor by Stephen Kile - foul #1 on Stephen Kile, team foul #6 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Timothy Gallaher (C) Pat Ray | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Granados (SG), Casey Simpson (C) John Nutter, Stephen Kile | |
| 07:22 | Houston | John Cowling denies the turnaround by Gary Maury | 63-51 |
| 07:20 | Houston | Michael Harrison snags the offensive board | 63-51 |
| 07:08 | Houston | Terry Lewis's pass is intercepted by John Cowling | 63-51 |
| 06:50 | Rice | Michael Granados comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-51 |
| 06:49 | Houston | The rebound goes to Terry Lewis | 63-51 |
| 06:33 | Houston | Michael Harrison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Richardson (PG), Henry Wood (SG), Clinton Canaday (PF) Gary Maury, Terry Lewis, Michael Harrison | |
| Subs | Rice | John Nutter (PF) Zachary Hedberg | |
| 06:14 | Rice | Casey Simpson misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Toland - foul #1 on Michael Toland, team foul #6 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (PG), Clay Farnham (PF) Duane Lawhorn, John Cowling | |
| 06:14 | Rice | Casey Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 06:14 | Rice | Casey Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 06:02 | Houston | Henry Wood scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Gallaher | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:36 | Rice | Casey Simpson clanks a floater from the left side | 66-53 |
| 05:35 | Houston | The rebound goes to Henry Wood | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:12 | Houston | Philip Richardson is fouled on the floor by Kristopher Mire - foul #2 on Kristopher Mire, team foul #7 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Pat Ray (PF), Michael Harrison (C) Michael Toland, Timothy Gallaher | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), John Cowling (SF), Zachary Hedberg (PF), Stephen Kile (C) Kristopher Mire, John Nutter, Clay Farnham, Casey Simpson | |
| 05:12 | Houston | Philip Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 05:12 | Houston | Philip Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 04:57 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Henry Wood - foul #4 on Henry Wood, team foul #7 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Maury (PG), Terry Lewis (SF) Philip Richardson, Michael Harrison | |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (SG) Michael Granados | |
| 04:57 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg makes the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 04:57 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg misses the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 04:57 | Houston | Pat Ray snags the defensive board | 68-54 |
| 04:32 | Houston | Stephen Kile is called for the reach on Henry Wood - foul #2 on Stephen Kile, team foul #8 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Nutter (SG) Kristopher Mire | |
| 04:32 | Houston | Henry Wood makes the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 04:32 | Houston | Henry Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| 04:14 | Rice | Stephen Kile clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 70-54 |
| 04:13 | Rice | Stephen Kile can't tip it in | 70-54 |
| 04:12 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn misses the tip | 70-54 |
| 04:10 | Houston | Henry Wood gets the rebound | 70-54 |
| 03:46 | Houston | Terry Lewis makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Gary Maury | 72-54 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Henry Wood (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Terry Lewis (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Pat Ray (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Clinton Canaday (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Nutter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Zachary Hedberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Kile (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Rice | Stephen Kile hits the finger roll set up by Duane Lawhorn | 72-56 |
| 03:35 | Houston | Clinton Canaday drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Henry Wood | 74-56 |
| 03:15 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn drills a jumpshot from the right side | 74-58 |
| 02:52 | Houston | Terry Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Cole (PG), Philip Richardson (SG), Michael Toland (SF), Michael Harrison (PF), Craig Kohr (C) Gary Maury, Henry Wood, Terry Lewis, Pat Ray, Clinton Canaday | |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (PG), Edwin Veatch (SG), Jason Kent (SF), Stanley Cunningham (C) Duane Lawhorn, John Nutter, John Cowling, Stephen Kile | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:40 | Rice | Jason Kent lays it in on a great pass from Edwin Veatch | 74-60 |
| 02:25 | Houston | Michael Toland hits the finger roll | 76-60 |
| 02:11 | Rice | Kristopher Mire scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Edwin Veatch | 76-62 |
| 01:50 | Houston | Philip Richardson buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Edward Cole | 78-62 |
| 01:31 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg misses long on a jumper from the left side | 78-62 |
| 01:30 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham grabs the offensive board | 78-62 |
| 01:07 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg is whistled for a carry | 78-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Clinton Canaday (PF) Edward Cole | |
| Subs | Rice | John Nutter (SG), Stephen Kile (C) Edwin Veatch, Stanley Cunningham | |
| 00:42 | Houston | Michael Harrison buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Philip Richardson | 81-62 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Rice | Jason Kent buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Nutter | 81-65 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Houston | Clinton Canaday scores on a jumper from the baseline | 83-65 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Jason Kent's pass is intercepted by Michael Toland | 83-65 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Philip Richardson runs out the clock | 83-65 |