| Lineup | Houston | PG - Juan Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Tully (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joshua Gross (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - William Godfrey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Bates (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Maddocks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Orman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Lawrence Goings inbounds the ball | 39-17 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Houston | Michael Jenkins picks off the pass by Frank Tully | 39-17 |
| 19:35 | Rice | Michael Jenkins lays it up and in | 39-19 |
| 19:15 | Houston | William Godfrey is hacked by Timothy Bates - foul #3 on Timothy Bates, team foul #1 | 39-19 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Bush (SF) Timothy Bates | |
| 18:56 | Houston | Kenneth Orman picks off the pass by Joshua Gross | 39-19 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 18:40 | Rice | Michael Jenkins knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 39-21 |
| 18:24 | Houston | William Godfrey can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 39-21 |
| 18:22 | Houston | Joshua Gross snags the offensive board | 39-21 |
| 17:55 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Tully | 42-21 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 17:42 | Rice | Jason Avent misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-21 |
| 17:40 | Houston | Lawrence Goings gets the rebound | 42-21 |
| 17:27 | Houston | Joshua Gross misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 42-21 |
| 17:26 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to William Godfrey | 42-21 |
| 17:03 | Houston | William Godfrey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-21 |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (SG), David Smith (PF) Frank Tully, Joshua Gross | |
| Subs | Rice | Arthur Matson (C) Kenneth Orman | |
| 16:45 | Rice | Arthur Matson misses the easy layup but the foul's on David Smith - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #1 | 42-21 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Janes (C) William Godfrey | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Queen (PF) Richard Maddocks | |
| 16:45 | Rice | Arthur Matson makes the 1st free throw | 42-22 |
| 16:45 | Rice | Arthur Matson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-22 |
| 16:45 | Houston | David Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 42-22 |
| 16:19 | Houston | Lawrence Goings drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by William Curto and he's fouled by Joseph Bush - foul #1 on Joseph Bush, team foul #2 | 44-22 |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Hill (SG) Juan Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (PG), Kenneth Orman (C) Jason Avent, Joseph Bush | |
| 16:19 | Houston | Lawrence Goings makes the free throw | 45-22 |
| 16:17 | Rice | Donald Fox's pass is intercepted by William Curto in the backcourt | 45-22 |
| 15:58 | Houston | Lawrence Goings misses the easy layup | 45-22 |
| 15:57 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to David Smith | 45-22 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Curto (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Joseph Hill (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gordon Janes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Fox (fresh) SG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Keith Queen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Matson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Kenneth Orman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Houston | Lawrence Goings hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 45-22 |
| 15:37 | Rice | Donald Fox grabs the board | 45-22 |
| 15:16 | Rice | Arthur Matson's pass is intercepted by Gordon Janes | 45-22 |
| 14:55 | Houston | Arthur Matson is called for the reach on Joseph Hill - foul #3 on Arthur Matson, team foul #3 | 45-22 |
| Subs | Houston | Juan Gonzalez (PG), Frank Tully (SG), Joshua Gross (SF), William Godfrey (C) William Curto, Joseph Hill, Lawrence Goings, Gordon Janes | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Avent (PG), Joseph Bush (SG), Timothy Bates (SF), Richard Maddocks (PF) Donald Fox, Michael Jenkins, Keith Queen, Kenneth Orman | |
| 14:31 | Houston | Frank Tully misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 45-22 |
| 14:29 | Rice | Arthur Matson snags the defensive board | 45-22 |
| 14:13 | Rice | Timothy Bates misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-22 |
| 14:11 | Houston | David Smith pulls down the rebound | 45-22 |
| 13:48 | Houston | William Godfrey makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Juan Gonzalez | 47-22 |
| 13:36 | Rice | Timothy Bates can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Joshua Gross - foul #2 on Joshua Gross, team foul #2 | 47-22 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Goings (SF) David Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (SG) Arthur Matson | |
| 13:36 | Rice | Timothy Bates misses the 1st free throw | 47-22 |
| 13:36 | Rice | Timothy Bates makes the 2nd free throw | 47-23 |
| 13:12 | Houston | Lawrence Goings knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Juan Gonzalez | 50-23 |
| 12:54 | Rice | Michael Jenkins clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-23 |
| 12:52 | Houston | William Godfrey gets the rebound | 50-23 |
| 12:26 | Houston | Frank Tully is hacked by Michael Jenkins - foul #1 on Michael Jenkins, team foul #4 | 50-23 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Janes (PF) Joshua Gross | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Orman (C) Joseph Bush | |
| 12:04 | Houston | Lawrence Goings buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Frank Tully | 53-23 |
| 11:49 | Rice | Michael Jenkins can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-23 |
| 11:48 | Rice | Timothy Bates pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-23 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Juan Gonzalez (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Frank Tully (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gordon Janes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - William Godfrey (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Timothy Bates (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Maddocks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Orman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Rice | Michael Jenkins loses the ball out of bounds | 53-23 |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG), Joseph Hill (SG), David Smith (PF) Juan Gonzalez, Frank Tully, William Godfrey | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (PG), Alfred Moore (SG), Joseph Bush (SF), Keith Queen (PF), Arthur Matson (C) Jason Avent, Michael Jenkins, Timothy Bates, Richard Maddocks, Kenneth Orman | |
| 11:15 | Houston | Lawrence Goings scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by William Curto | 56-23 |
| 11:07 | Rice | Joseph Bush is whistled for a carry | 56-23 |
| 10:45 | Houston | Lawrence Goings misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-23 |
| 10:44 | Rice | Donald Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 56-23 |
| 10:31 | Rice | Keith Queen buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-26 |
| 10:10 | Houston | Joseph Hill is fouled on the floor by Joseph Bush - foul #2 on Joseph Bush, team foul #5 | 56-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Gross (SF) Lawrence Goings | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:51 | Houston | William Curto buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from David Smith | 59-26 |
| 09:32 | Rice | Keith Queen loses the ball out of bounds | 59-26 |
| 09:11 | Houston | Joseph Hill drills a runner near the basket | 61-26 |
| 08:46 | Rice | Alfred Moore misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-26 |
| 08:44 | Houston | Gordon Janes pulls down the rebound | 61-26 |
| 08:39 | Houston | Joseph Bush picks off the pass by William Curto | 61-26 |
| 08:25 | Rice | Joseph Bush drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Donald Fox | 61-28 |
| 08:04 | Houston | Joshua Gross clanks a 3 from the left wing | 61-28 |
| 08:02 | Rice | Keith Queen snags the defensive board | 61-28 |
| 07:58 | Rice | Donald Fox clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-28 |
| 07:56 | Houston | Joshua Gross grabs the defensive rebound | 61-28 |
| 07:31 | Houston | David Smith misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Joseph Bush - foul #3 on Joseph Bush, team foul #6 | 61-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Goings (SF), Paul Erickson (C) Joshua Gross, Gordon Janes | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:31 | Houston | David Smith misses the 1st free throw | 61-28 |
| 07:31 | Houston | David Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 61-28 |
| 07:31 | Rice | The rebound goes to Arthur Matson | 61-28 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Curto (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Joseph Hill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Erickson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Fox (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alfred Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Bush (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Keith Queen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Matson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:11 | Rice | Alfred Moore clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-28 |
| 07:09 | Houston | Lawrence Goings gets the rebound | 61-28 |
| 06:45 | Houston | Joseph Bush is called for the reach on Lawrence Goings - foul #4 on Joseph Bush, team foul #7 | 61-28 |
| 06:45 | Houston | Lawrence Goings makes the 1st free throw | 62-28 |
| 06:45 | Houston | Lawrence Goings makes the 2nd free throw | 63-28 |
| 06:28 | Rice | Joseph Bush hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Fox | 63-31 |
| 06:06 | Houston | Paul Erickson is fouled on the floor by Keith Queen - foul #1 on Keith Queen, team foul #8 | 63-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Janes (C) Lawrence Goings | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:06 | Houston | Paul Erickson makes the 1st free throw | 64-31 |
| 06:06 | Houston | Paul Erickson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-31 |
| 05:54 | Rice | Joseph Bush banks in the layup and the foul's on Joseph Hill - foul #2 on Joseph Hill, team foul #3 | 65-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Goings (SF) David Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:54 | Rice | Joseph Bush makes the free throw | 65-34 |
| 05:31 | Houston | Gordon Janes is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 65-34 |
| 05:19 | Rice | Lawrence Goings picks off the pass by Alfred Moore | 65-34 |
| 05:01 | Houston | Paul Erickson buries a fadeaway from the right block | 67-34 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Joseph Bush hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-37 |
| 04:18 | Houston | Alfred Moore steps in front of the Paul Erickson pass | 67-37 |
| 04:14 | Rice | Alfred Moore misses the dunk attempt | 67-37 |
| 04:13 | Rice | Arthur Matson tips it home | 67-39 |
| 03:47 | Houston | Paul Erickson loses the ball out of bounds | 67-39 |
| Subs | Houston | David Smith (PF) Paul Erickson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 03:36 | Rice | Donald Fox clanks a floater from the right side | 67-39 |
| 03:35 | Houston | Lawrence Goings gets the rebound | 67-39 |
| 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) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Curto (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Joseph Hill (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - David Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Gordon Janes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Fox (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alfred Moore (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Bush (tiring) 11 pts. 4 pf. PF - Keith Queen (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Matson (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Houston | Lawrence Goings can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-39 |
| 03:10 | Rice | The rebound goes to Arthur Matson | 67-39 |
| 02:51 | Rice | Donald Fox misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 67-39 |
| 02:50 | Houston | David Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 67-39 |
| 02:28 | Houston | William Curto knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Hill | 69-39 |
| 02:12 | Rice | Keith Queen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-39 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Donald Fox grabs the offensive board | 69-39 |
| 01:55 | Rice | Alfred Moore makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Donald Fox | 69-42 |
| 01:34 | Houston | Joseph Hill can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 69-42 |
| 01:33 | Rice | Arthur Matson gets the rebound | 69-42 |
| 01:28 | Rice | Alfred Moore is hacked by Gordon Janes - foul #1 on Gordon Janes, team foul #4 | 69-42 |
| 01:19 | Rice | Donald Fox makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Alfred Moore and the foul's on William Curto - foul #1 on William Curto, team foul #5 | 69-44 |
| 01:19 | Rice | Donald Fox makes the free throw | 69-45 |
| 00:55 | Houston | Lawrence Goings misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Joseph Bush - foul #5 on Joseph Bush, team foul #9 | 69-45 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Orman (C) Joseph Bush | |
| 00:55 | Houston | Lawrence Goings makes the 1st free throw | 70-45 |
| 00:55 | Houston | Lawrence Goings makes the 2nd free throw | 71-45 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Rice | Arthur Matson hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Fox | 71-47 |
| 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) | |
| 00:30 | Houston | Arthur Matson is called for the reach on Lawrence Goings - foul #4 on Arthur Matson, team foul #10 | 71-47 |
| 00:30 | Houston | Lawrence Goings makes the 1st free throw | 72-47 |
| 00:30 | Houston | Lawrence Goings makes the 2nd free throw | 73-47 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Joseph Hill takes the ball from Donald Fox in the backcourt | 73-47 |
| 00:26 | Houston | Joseph Hill hits the finger roll | 75-47 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Donald Fox comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-47 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Kenneth Orman grabs the offensive rebound | 75-47 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Donald Fox hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 75-47 |
| 00:12 | Houston | William Curto pulls down the rebound | 75-47 |
| 00:00 | Houston | William Curto runs out the clock | 75-47 |