| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Cantwell (fresh) SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) SF - Paul Dunn (fresh) PF - Michael Nash (fresh) C - Philip Kelley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gilbert McGibney (fresh) SG - Norman Smith (fresh) SF - Thomas Beauchamp (fresh) PF - Joshua Odom (fresh) C - Richard Young (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Philip Kelley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Houston | Edward Castrejon clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Rice | Norman Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Houston | Edward Castrejon clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Joshua Odom - foul #1 on Joshua Odom, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Houston | Edward Castrejon makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:02 | Houston | Edward Castrejon makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Houston | Michael Nash pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:23 | Houston | Philip Kelley misses short on a shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:15 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 17:52 | Houston | Paul Dunn scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Cantwell | 4-0 |
| 17:48 | Rice | Edward Castrejon is called for the reach on Norman Smith - foul #1 on Edward Castrejon, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 17:32 | Rice | Norman Smith can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 4-0 |
| 17:30 | Houston | Paul Dunn gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:23 | Houston | Michael Nash scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Robert Cantwell | 6-0 |
| 17:13 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Nash - foul #1 on Michael Nash, team foul #2 | 6-0 |
| 17:13 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney misses the 1st free throw | 6-0 |
| 17:13 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney makes the 2nd free throw | 6-1 |
| 17:01 | Houston | Michael Nash misses long on a runner near the basket | 6-1 |
| 17:00 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp grabs the board | 6-1 |
| 16:56 | Rice | Norman Smith can't finish the layup | 6-1 |
| 16:54 | Rice | Joshua Odom pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-1 |
| 16:41 | Rice | Norman Smith lays it in and the foul's on Michael Nash - foul #2 on Michael Nash, team foul #3 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Houston | Zhuang Xue (PG), John Galaviz (SF), Brian Jackson (PF), David Green (C) Robert Cantwell, Paul Dunn, Michael Nash, Philip Kelley | |
| Subs | Rice | Bob Weir (SF) Thomas Beauchamp | |
| 16:41 | Rice | Norman Smith makes the free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:21 | Houston | David Green's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Young | 6-4 |
| 16:19 | Rice | Joshua Odom snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 16:00 | Rice | Joshua Odom misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 15:58 | Houston | David Green snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Zhuang Xue (fresh) SG - Edward Castrejon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Galaviz (fresh) PF - Brian Jackson (fresh) C - David Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gilbert McGibney (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Norman Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bob Weir (fresh) PF - Joshua Odom (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Young (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Houston | David Green connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Zhuang Xue | 8-4 |
| 15:20 | Rice | Bob Weir hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Gilbert McGibney | 8-7 |
| 15:01 | Houston | Brian Jackson makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Zhuang Xue and he's fouled by Richard Young - foul #1 on Richard Young, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (PG), Paul Dunn (SF), Philip Kelley (C) Zhuang Xue, Edward Castrejon, David Green | |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (PG), Thomas Beauchamp (SF), Michael Fellman (PF), Larry Hughes (C) Gilbert McGibney, Norman Smith, Joshua Odom, Richard Young | |
| 15:01 | Houston | Brian Jackson makes the free throw | 11-7 |
| 14:52 | Rice | Larry Hughes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 11-7 |
| 14:51 | Rice | Michael Fellman grabs the offensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 14:25 | Rice | Bob Weir comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 11-7 |
| 14:23 | Houston | Robert Cantwell pulls down the rebound | 11-7 |
| 14:18 | Houston | Paul Dunn can't connect on a floater from the right block | 11-7 |
| 14:17 | Houston | Robert Cantwell snags the offensive board | 11-7 |
| 14:00 | Houston | George Mulloy steals it from Philip Kelley | 11-7 |
| 13:50 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-7 |
| 13:49 | Rice | Larry Hughes pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 13:37 | Rice | Larry Hughes drills a shot from the right block | 11-9 |
| 13:11 | Houston | John Galaviz is hacked by Michael Fellman - foul #1 on Michael Fellman, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Castrejon (SG), Zhuang Xue (SF), Kenneth Taylor (PF) John Galaviz, Paul Dunn, Brian Jackson | |
| Subs | Rice | Gilbert McGibney (PG), Norman Smith (SG), Vic Cornwall (SF), Richard Young (C) George Mulloy, Bob Weir, Thomas Beauchamp, Larry Hughes | |
| 12:50 | Houston | Robert Cantwell misses the easy layup | 11-9 |
| 12:48 | Houston | Zhuang Xue can't tip it in | 11-9 |
| 12:47 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Fellman | 11-9 |
| 12:43 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Gilbert McGibney, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Odom (PF) Michael Fellman | |
| 12:23 | Houston | Vic Cornwall is called for the reach on Zhuang Xue - foul #1 on Vic Cornwall, team foul #5 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Jackson (PF) Kenneth Taylor | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:07 | Houston | Philip Kelley knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Zhuang Xue | 13-9 |
| 11:52 | Rice | Zhuang Xue is called for the reach on Vic Cornwall - foul #1 on Zhuang Xue, team foul #4 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Dunn (SF), David Green (C) Robert Cantwell, Philip Kelley | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Zhuang Xue (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Green (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gilbert McGibney (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Vic Cornwall (fresh) PF - Joshua Odom (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Young (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Rice | Vic Cornwall drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Gilbert McGibney | 13-11 |
| 11:25 | Houston | Brian Jackson knocks in the jumper from the left side | 15-11 |
| 11:18 | Rice | Joshua Odom drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Gilbert McGibney | 15-14 |
| 11:14 | Houston | Gilbert McGibney steps in front of the Zhuang Xue pass in the backcourt | 15-14 |
| 10:53 | Rice | Vic Cornwall misses the 3 from the left corner | 15-14 |
| 10:52 | Houston | Zhuang Xue grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:37 | Houston | Edward Castrejon can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 15-14 |
| 10:35 | Rice | Richard Young snags the defensive board | 15-14 |
| 10:28 | Rice | Richard Young can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 15-14 |
| 10:26 | Rice | Joshua Odom hits the follow up shot | 15-16 |
| 10:08 | Houston | Edward Castrejon hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Zhuang Xue | 18-16 |
| 09:45 | Rice | Richard Young can't finish the layup but the foul's on Zhuang Xue - foul #2 on Zhuang Xue, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (PG), John Galaviz (SG), Alfred Amos (SF), Kenneth Taylor (PF), Philip Kelley (C) Zhuang Xue, Edward Castrejon, Paul Dunn, Brian Jackson, David Green | |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (PG), Bob Weir (SG), Thomas Beauchamp (SF), Michael Fellman (PF) Gilbert McGibney, Norman Smith, Vic Cornwall, Joshua Odom | |
| 09:45 | Rice | Richard Young makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 09:45 | Rice | Richard Young makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 09:28 | Houston | Kenneth Taylor clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-18 |
| 09:27 | Houston | John Galaviz tips it in | 20-18 |
| 09:13 | Rice | George Mulloy makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-21 |
| 09:03 | Houston | Robert Cantwell misses the shot from just outside the lane | 20-21 |
| 09:01 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Philip Kelley | 20-21 |
| 08:48 | Houston | John Galaviz buries a jumper near the basket set up by Robert Cantwell | 22-21 |
| 08:28 | Rice | Richard Young blows the layup | 22-21 |
| 08:27 | Houston | Kenneth Taylor pulls down the rebound | 22-21 |
| 08:21 | Houston | Philip Kelley loses the dribble to Thomas Beauchamp | 22-21 |
| 08:08 | Rice | Michael Fellman misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Kenneth Taylor - foul #1 on Kenneth Taylor, team foul #6 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Castrejon (SG), Paul Dunn (SF), Brian Jackson (PF) John Galaviz, Alfred Amos, Kenneth Taylor | |
| Subs | Rice | Norman Smith (SG), Larry Hughes (C) Bob Weir, Richard Young | |
| 08:08 | Rice | Michael Fellman makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 08:08 | Rice | Michael Fellman makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 07:47 | Houston | Paul Dunn loses the dribble to George Mulloy | 22-23 |
| 07:44 | Rice | George Mulloy hits the finger roll | 22-25 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Cantwell (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Philip Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Mulloy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Norman Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Beauchamp (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Fellman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Houston | Michael Fellman is called for the reach on Robert Cantwell - foul #2 on Michael Fellman, team foul #6 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gilbert McGibney (PG), Bob Weir (SF), Joshua Odom (PF) George Mulloy, Thomas Beauchamp, Michael Fellman | |
| 07:21 | Houston | Edward Castrejon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-25 |
| 07:20 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Dunn | 22-25 |
| 07:10 | Houston | Brian Jackson banks in the layup and the foul's on Joshua Odom - foul #2 on Joshua Odom, team foul #7 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Chad Delp (PF) Joshua Odom | |
| 07:10 | Houston | Brian Jackson makes the free throw | 25-25 |
| 06:45 | Rice | Larry Hughes connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Norman Smith | 25-27 |
| 06:28 | Houston | Norman Smith steals it from Robert Cantwell | 25-27 |
| 06:24 | Rice | Bob Weir buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Larry Hughes | 25-30 |
| 06:18 | Houston | Philip Kelley misses badly on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Bob Weir - foul #1 on Bob Weir, team foul #8 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Houston | George Turman (PG), John Galaviz (SF) Robert Cantwell, Paul Dunn | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:18 | Houston | Philip Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 06:18 | Houston | Philip Kelley misses the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 06:18 | Rice | Larry Hughes snags the defensive board | 26-30 |
| 06:04 | Rice | Chad Delp misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 06:03 | Houston | John Galaviz gets the rebound | 26-30 |
| 05:52 | Houston | George Turman knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Edward Castrejon | 28-30 |
| 05:47 | Rice | Philip Kelley swats the layup by Gilbert McGibney | 28-30 |
| 05:46 | Rice | Larry Hughes tips it but misses | 28-30 |
| 05:45 | Houston | The rebound goes to Edward Castrejon | 28-30 |
| 05:38 | Houston | Chad Delp denies the turnaround by Edward Castrejon | 28-30 |
| 05:37 | Houston | John Galaviz tips it in | 30-30 |
| 05:15 | Rice | Bob Weir knocks in the runner from close range | 30-32 |
| 04:54 | Houston | Philip Kelley misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 30-32 |
| 04:52 | Rice | Norman Smith gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 04:31 | Rice | Chad Delp comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 30-32 |
| 04:29 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney misses the tip | 30-32 |
| 04:27 | Houston | John Galaviz grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 04:18 | Houston | John Galaviz makes the floater from close range and he's fouled by Larry Hughes - foul #1 on Larry Hughes, team foul #9 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (PG), Paul Dunn (SF), Kenneth Taylor (PF), David Green (C) George Turman, Edward Castrejon, Brian Jackson, Philip Kelley | |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (PG), Vic Cornwall (SG), Thomas Beauchamp (SF), Marc Moore (PF), Richard Young (C) Gilbert McGibney, Norman Smith, Bob Weir, Chad Delp, Larry Hughes | |
| 04:18 | Houston | John Galaviz makes the free throw | 33-32 |
| 04:00 | Rice | Vic Cornwall misses long on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Kenneth Taylor - foul #2 on Kenneth Taylor, team foul #7 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Nash (PF) Kenneth Taylor | |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Odom (PF) Marc Moore | |
| 04:00 | Rice | Vic Cornwall misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 04:00 | Rice | Vic Cornwall makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 03:53 | Houston | Michael Nash throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-33 |
| 03:37 | Rice | Richard Young hits the finger roll on a great pass from George Mulloy | 33-35 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Cantwell (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Galaviz (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Paul Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Nash (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Green (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Mulloy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vic Cornwall (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Beauchamp (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joshua Odom (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Young (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:33 | Houston | Robert Cantwell is fouled in the backcourt by George Mulloy - foul #1 on George Mulloy, team foul #10 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Zhuang Xue (SG) John Galaviz | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:33 | Houston | Robert Cantwell misses the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 03:33 | Houston | Robert Cantwell makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 03:08 | Rice | George Mulloy can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 34-35 |
| 03:06 | Houston | Michael Nash grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 02:41 | Houston | Michael Nash blows the layup but he's hacked by Vic Cornwall - foul #2 on Vic Cornwall, team foul #11 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Castrejon (SG), Brian Jackson (C) Zhuang Xue, David Green | |
| Subs | Rice | Norman Smith (SG) Vic Cornwall | |
| 02:41 | Houston | Michael Nash makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 02:41 | Houston | Michael Nash misses the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 02:41 | Rice | Joshua Odom gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 02:25 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp is fouled on the floor by Michael Nash - foul #3 on Michael Nash, team foul #8 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Houston | John Galaviz (PF) Michael Nash | |
| Subs | Rice | Gilbert McGibney (PG) George Mulloy | |
| 02:25 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 02:25 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 02:12 | Houston | Paul Dunn hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Galaviz | 38-37 |
| 01:55 | Rice | Richard Young misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Joshua Odom hits the follow up shot | 38-39 |
| 01:50 | Houston | Edward Castrejon misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-39 |
| 01:48 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 01:30 | Rice | Richard Young's floater is tipped away by Paul Dunn | 38-39 |
| 01:28 | Houston | Paul Dunn pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 01:08 | Houston | Robert Cantwell is hacked by Joshua Odom - foul #3 on Joshua Odom, team foul #12 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Kelley (C) Paul Dunn | |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (SG), Bob Weir (SF), Michael Fellman (PF), Larry Hughes (C) Norman Smith, Thomas Beauchamp, Joshua Odom, Richard Young | |
| 01:08 | Houston | Robert Cantwell makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 01:08 | Houston | Robert Cantwell misses the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 01:08 | Rice | Larry Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 00:51 | Rice | Bob Weir misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-39 |
| 00:50 | Houston | Brian Jackson pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 00:21 | Houston | Edward Castrejon connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Robert Cantwell | 42-39 |
| 00:04 | Rice | George Mulloy misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Philip Kelley pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Philip Kelley misses short on a fullcourt shot | 42-39 |