| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fresh) SG - Carmelo Fuentes (fresh) SF - Christopher Jackson (fresh) PF - Milton Hefner (fresh) C - Garf Glomski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) SF - Rodrick Beadles (fresh) PF - Ronald Motyka (fresh) C - Johnnie Paro (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Ronald Motyka 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) | |
| 19:39 | Rice | Johnnie Paro comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Houston | Milton Hefner gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Houston | Christopher Jackson hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:57 | Rice | Christopher Jackson steps in front of the Rodrick Beadles pass | 3-0 |
| 18:42 | Houston | Christopher Jackson drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Robert Hall - foul #1 on Robert Hall, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:42 | Houston | Christopher Jackson makes the free throw | 6-0 |
| 18:24 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 6-0 |
| 18:23 | Houston | Garf Glomski pulls down the rebound | 6-0 |
| 17:57 | Houston | Garf Glomski is hacked by Johnnie Paro - foul #1 on Johnnie Paro, team foul #2 | 6-0 |
| 17:41 | Houston | Garf Glomski comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 6-0 |
| 17:40 | Houston | Garf Glomski grabs the offensive rebound | 6-0 |
| 17:35 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-0 |
| 17:34 | Houston | Fang Wang tips it in | 8-0 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Johnnie Paro knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Robert Hall | 8-3 |
| 17:09 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes makes the shot from the left block | 10-3 |
| 16:45 | Rice | Robert Hall loses the dribble to Christopher Jackson | 10-3 |
| 16:34 | Houston | Milton Hefner misses the lay-in | 10-3 |
| 16:33 | Rice | Johnnie Paro grabs the defensive rebound | 10-3 |
| 16:25 | Rice | Robert Hall clanks a 3 from straight away | 10-3 |
| 16:23 | Rice | Robert Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-3 |
| 16:14 | Rice | Christopher Jackson steals it from Nicholas Phillips | 10-3 |
| 15:57 | Houston | Fang Wang comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 10-3 |
| 15:55 | Houston | Milton Hefner tips it back up and in | 12-3 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carmelo Fuentes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. PF - Milton Hefner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Garf Glomski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fairly fresh) SF - Rodrick Beadles (fairly fresh) PF - Ronald Motyka (fairly fresh) C - Johnnie Paro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Rice | Robert Hall drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-6 |
| 15:13 | Houston | The pull-up jumper by Christopher Jackson is blocked by Ronald Motyka | 12-6 |
| 15:12 | Rice | Ronald Motyka snags the defensive board | 12-6 |
| 14:55 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Hall | 12-8 |
| 14:41 | Houston | Milton Hefner drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Fang Wang | 14-8 |
| 14:26 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Christopher Jackson - foul #1 on Christopher Jackson, team foul #1 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), John Raczynski (SG), Frank Kennedy (SF), Robert Preusser (PF), Otto Hall (C) Fang Wang, Carmelo Fuentes, Christopher Jackson, Milton Hefner, Garf Glomski | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG), Joaquin Yost (SG), Major Arevalo (PF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Robert Hall, Nicholas Phillips, Ronald Motyka, Johnnie Paro | |
| 14:26 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles makes the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 14:26 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 14:13 | Houston | Robert Preusser misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 14-10 |
| 14:12 | Rice | Joaquin Yost grabs the board | 14-10 |
| 14:00 | Rice | Joaquin Yost can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 14-10 |
| 13:59 | Houston | The rebound goes to Otto Hall | 14-10 |
| 13:52 | Houston | William Yard misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Charles Kelly - foul #1 on Charles Kelly, team foul #3 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG) Rodrick Beadles | |
| 13:52 | Houston | William Yard makes the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 13:52 | Houston | William Yard makes the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 13:39 | Rice | Major Arevalo comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Otto Hall - foul #1 on Otto Hall, team foul #2 | 16-10 |
| 13:39 | Rice | Major Arevalo makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 13:39 | Rice | Major Arevalo makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 13:27 | Houston | Otto Hall's pass is intercepted by Major Arevalo | 16-12 |
| 13:10 | Rice | Major Arevalo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-12 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG) Richard Greenwalt | |
| 12:56 | Houston | Frank Kennedy lays it in and he's fouled by Joaquin Yost - foul #1 on Joaquin Yost, team foul #4 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (SG) John Raczynski | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:56 | Houston | Frank Kennedy makes the free throw | 19-12 |
| 12:40 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Preusser - foul #1 on Robert Preusser, team foul #3 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG) William Yard | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG) Charles Kelly | |
| 12:40 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff makes the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 12:40 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 12:26 | Houston | Fang Wang is hacked by Nicholas Phillips - foul #1 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #5 | 19-14 |
| 12:14 | Houston | Fang Wang makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 22-14 |
| 11:57 | Rice | Major Arevalo can't connect on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Frank Kennedy - foul #1 on Frank Kennedy, team foul #4 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Jackson (SF), Milton Hefner (PF), Garf Glomski (C) Frank Kennedy, Robert Preusser, Otto Hall | |
| Subs | Rice | Johnnie Paro (C) Kevin Neihoff | |
| 11:57 | Rice | Major Arevalo makes the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 11:57 | Rice | Major Arevalo makes the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carmelo Fuentes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. PF - Milton Hefner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Garf Glomski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) SF - Joaquin Yost (fresh) PF - Major Arevalo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Johnnie Paro (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Houston | Garf Glomski is whistled for traveling | 22-16 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (SF), Ronald Motyka (PF) Joaquin Yost, Major Arevalo | |
| 11:13 | Rice | Robert Hall is fouled on the floor by Fang Wang - foul #1 on Fang Wang, team foul #5 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), John Raczynski (SG) Fang Wang, Carmelo Fuentes | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:00 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips is hacked by Milton Hefner - foul #1 on Milton Hefner, team foul #6 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (SG), Rodrick Beadles (SF) Robert Hall, Nicholas Phillips | |
| 10:48 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt is fouled on the floor by Milton Hefner - foul #2 on Milton Hefner, team foul #7 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Preusser (PF) Milton Hefner | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:48 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt misses the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 10:48 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Preusser | 22-16 |
| 10:41 | Houston | William Yard's floater is knocked away by Ronald Motyka | 22-16 |
| 10:39 | Rice | Johnnie Paro grabs the defensive rebound | 22-16 |
| 10:22 | Rice | Charles Kelly buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Johnnie Paro | 22-18 |
| 10:03 | Houston | John Raczynski connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Jackson | 25-18 |
| 09:40 | Rice | William Yard picks off the pass by Rodrick Beadles | 25-18 |
| 09:27 | Houston | Ronald Motyka is called for the reach on William Yard - foul #1 on Ronald Motyka, team foul #6 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), Carmelo Fuentes (SG), Frank Kennedy (SF), Otto Hall (C) William Yard, John Raczynski, Christopher Jackson, Garf Glomski | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), Nicholas Phillips (SG), Joaquin Yost (SF), Major Arevalo (PF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Richard Greenwalt, Charles Kelly, Rodrick Beadles, Ronald Motyka, Johnnie Paro | |
| 09:05 | Houston | Nicholas Phillips steals it from Fang Wang | 25-18 |
| 09:01 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses the lay-in | 25-18 |
| 09:00 | Houston | Otto Hall snags the defensive board | 25-18 |
| 08:46 | Houston | Robert Preusser buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Fang Wang | 27-18 |
| 08:17 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff is called for 3 seconds | 27-18 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Rodrick Beadles (SF) Joaquin Yost | |
| 08:06 | Houston | Robert Preusser is hacked by Kevin Neihoff - foul #1 on Kevin Neihoff, team foul #7 | 27-18 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Johnnie Paro (C) Kevin Neihoff | |
| 08:06 | Houston | Robert Preusser misses the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 27-18 |
| 07:45 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-18 |
| 07:44 | Rice | Major Arevalo grabs the offensive board | 27-18 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carmelo Fuentes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Preusser (fresh) 2 pts. C - Otto Hall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) SF - Rodrick Beadles (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Major Arevalo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Johnnie Paro (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Rice | Robert Hall comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 27-18 |
| 07:30 | Houston | Frank Kennedy gets the rebound | 27-18 |
| 07:08 | Houston | Robert Preusser connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Fang Wang | 29-18 |
| 06:51 | Rice | Johnnie Paro buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Hall and he's hacked by Otto Hall - foul #2 on Otto Hall, team foul #8 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Jackson (SF), Garf Glomski (C) Frank Kennedy, Otto Hall | |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Motyka (PF) Major Arevalo | |
| 06:51 | Rice | Johnnie Paro makes the free throw | 29-21 |
| 06:33 | Houston | Garf Glomski is whistled for traveling | 29-21 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG) Fang Wang | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (SG), Joaquin Yost (SF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Nicholas Phillips, Rodrick Beadles, Johnnie Paro | |
| 06:23 | Rice | Charles Kelly misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-21 |
| 06:21 | Houston | Christopher Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-21 |
| 06:02 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-21 |
| 06:01 | Rice | Ronald Motyka grabs the defensive rebound | 29-21 |
| 05:56 | Rice | Charles Kelly makes the floater from just outside the lane | 29-23 |
| 05:44 | Houston | Charles Kelly picks off the pass by Carmelo Fuentes | 29-23 |
| 05:35 | Rice | The short jumper by Joaquin Yost is denied by Robert Preusser | 29-23 |
| 05:33 | Houston | William Yard pulls down the rebound | 29-23 |
| 05:19 | Houston | Robert Preusser can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-23 |
| 05:17 | Rice | Charles Kelly snags the defensive board | 29-23 |
| 05:06 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Christopher Jackson - foul #2 on Christopher Jackson, team foul #9 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), John Raczynski (SF), Frank Kennedy (PF) Carmelo Fuentes, Christopher Jackson, Robert Preusser | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG), Rodrick Beadles (SF), Johnnie Paro (C) Robert Hall, Joaquin Yost, Ronald Motyka | |
| 05:06 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 05:06 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 04:49 | Houston | Frank Kennedy scores on a floater from the baseline set up by William Yard and he's hacked by Kevin Neihoff - foul #2 on Kevin Neihoff, team foul #8 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Major Arevalo (PF) Kevin Neihoff | |
| 04:49 | Houston | Frank Kennedy makes the free throw | 32-25 |
| 04:35 | Rice | Garf Glomski steals the ball from Johnnie Paro | 32-25 |
| 04:06 | Houston | Garf Glomski clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-25 |
| 04:04 | Rice | The rebound goes to Rodrick Beadles | 32-25 |
| 03:43 | Rice | Charles Kelly misses the floater from the left wing | 32-25 |
| 03:42 | Rice | Major Arevalo tips it back up and in | 32-27 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Yard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Raczynski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. C - Garf Glomski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Kelly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) SF - Rodrick Beadles (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Major Arevalo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnnie Paro (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Houston | William Yard can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Nicholas Phillips - foul #2 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #9 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (SG), Christopher Jackson (SF), Milton Hefner (PF), Otto Hall (C) Fang Wang, John Raczynski, Frank Kennedy, Garf Glomski | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), Joaquin Yost (SF), Ronald Motyka (PF) Charles Kelly, Rodrick Beadles, Major Arevalo | |
| 03:26 | Houston | William Yard makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 03:26 | Houston | William Yard makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 03:02 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Hall | 34-30 |
| 02:45 | Houston | William Yard is hacked by Joaquin Yost - foul #2 on Joaquin Yost, team foul #10 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Preusser (C) Otto Hall | |
| Subs | Rice | Major Arevalo (C) Johnnie Paro | |
| 02:45 | Houston | William Yard makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 02:45 | Houston | William Yard misses the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 02:45 | Rice | Major Arevalo snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 02:34 | Rice | Robert Hall can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Milton Hefner - foul #3 on Milton Hefner, team foul #10 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), Otto Hall (C) William Yard, Milton Hefner | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (SF) Nicholas Phillips | |
| 02:34 | Rice | Robert Hall misses the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 02:34 | Rice | Robert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 02:24 | Houston | Fang Wang misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 02:23 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 02:19 | Rice | Joaquin Yost misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Fang Wang - foul #2 on Fang Wang, team foul #11 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Rodrick Beadles (SF) Richard Greenwalt | |
| 02:19 | Rice | Joaquin Yost makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 02:19 | Rice | Joaquin Yost makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 02:01 | Houston | Fang Wang scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Jackson and the foul's on Robert Hall - foul #2 on Robert Hall, team foul #11 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (SG) Joaquin Yost | |
| 02:01 | Houston | Fang Wang makes the free throw | 38-33 |
| 01:42 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles can't connect on a shot from the right block | 38-33 |
| 01:40 | Rice | Major Arevalo pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 01:17 | Rice | Christopher Jackson steps in front of the Major Arevalo pass | 38-33 |
| 01:06 | Houston | Fang Wang slams it home on a nice dish by Robert Preusser and he's hacked by Robert Hall - foul #3 on Robert Hall, team foul #12 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (SG), Frank Kennedy (SF), Garf Glomski (C) Carmelo Fuentes, Christopher Jackson, Otto Hall | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG), Johnnie Paro (C) Robert Hall, Ronald Motyka | |
| 01:06 | Houston | Fang Wang makes the free throw | 41-33 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Major Arevalo misses the runner near the basket | 41-33 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Major Arevalo gets the offensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Major Arevalo | 41-35 |
| 00:22 | Houston | Robert Preusser's fadeaway is rejected by Rodrick Beadles | 41-35 |
| 00:21 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Preusser | 41-35 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Major Arevalo blocks the jumper by Robert Preusser | 41-35 |