| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Payne (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Jefferson Ono (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Victor Gardner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Hebert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alonzo Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dikembe Akimseu (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Johnston (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Alonzo Lee inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Houston | Alonzo Lee clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 31-32 |
| 19:46 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 19:27 | Rice | Howard Payne misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 31-32 |
| 19:26 | Houston | Jeff Johnston snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 19:00 | Houston | Jefferson Ono is called for the reach on Jeff Johnston - foul #1 on Jefferson Ono, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Anthony Bachus (PF) Gregory Middlebrooks, Carl Allen | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 18:44 | Houston | Clarence Hebert misses long on a shot from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 18:43 | Rice | The rebound goes to Peter Jenkins | 31-32 |
| 18:20 | Rice | Howard Payne hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 18:18 | Houston | Jeff Johnston pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 18:04 | Houston | Jeff Johnston is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Jeff Johnston, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Miguel Garcia (PG), Walter Scott (SF), Michael Bourque (C) Steve Thomas, Howard Payne, Jefferson Ono | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 17:36 | Rice | Peter Jenkins scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Walter Scott and he's fouled by Clarence Hebert - foul #2 on Clarence Hebert, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Jefferson Ono (C) Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 17:36 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the free throw | 34-32 |
| 17:17 | Houston | Jeff Johnston is fouled on the floor by Miguel Garcia - foul #1 on Miguel Garcia, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Howard Payne (SF), Michael Bourque (C) Peter Jenkins, Walter Scott, Jefferson Ono | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 17:03 | Houston | Clarence Hebert double dribbles | 34-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Jefferson Ono (C) Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (SG), Michael Johnson (PF), Michael Shipley (C) Clarence Hebert, Dikembe Akimseu, Jeff Johnston | |
| 16:34 | Rice | Howard Payne can't connect on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Alonzo Lee - foul #1 on Alonzo Lee, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (SG), Michael Bourque (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Jefferson Ono | |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Vital (SG), Landon Zanchez (C) Victor Gardner, Alonzo Lee | |
| 16:34 | Rice | Howard Payne makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 16:34 | Rice | Howard Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 16:17 | Houston | Peter Jenkins is called for the reach on Louis Vital - foul #2 on Peter Jenkins, team foul #3 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Walter Scott (SF), Jefferson Ono (C) Miguel Garcia, Howard Payne, Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 15:59 | Houston | Louis Vital misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-32 |
| 15:57 | Houston | Michael Johnson misses the tip | 36-32 |
| 15:55 | Rice | Jefferson Ono grabs the board | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steve Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Scott (fresh) PF - Anthony Bachus (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Jefferson Ono (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Russell Schrader (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Vital (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Shipley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Landon Zanchez (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Rice | Peter Jenkins clanks a jumper from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 15:36 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Scott | 36-32 |
| 15:18 | Rice | Anthony Bachus scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Peter Jenkins | 38-32 |
| 15:00 | Houston | Louis Vital clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-32 |
| 14:59 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jefferson Ono | 38-32 |
| 14:34 | Rice | Peter Jenkins hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Anthony Bachus | 41-32 |
| 14:20 | Houston | Michael Johnson misses badly on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Anthony Bachus - foul #1 on Anthony Bachus, team foul #4 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Miguel Garcia (SG), Howard Payne (SF), Carl Allen (PF), Michael Bourque (C) Steve Thomas, Peter Jenkins, Walter Scott, Anthony Bachus, Jefferson Ono | |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Clarence Hebert (SG), Alonzo Lee (SF), Jeff Johnston (C) Russell Schrader, Louis Vital, Michael Shipley, Landon Zanchez | |
| 14:20 | Houston | Michael Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 14:20 | Houston | Michael Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 13:57 | Rice | Michael Bourque comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Johnson - foul #2 on Michael Johnson, team foul #4 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu (PF) Michael Johnson | |
| 13:57 | Rice | Michael Bourque misses the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 13:57 | Rice | Michael Bourque makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 13:44 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Clarence Hebert and the foul's on Gregory Middlebrooks - foul #2 on Gregory Middlebrooks, team foul #5 | 42-35 |
| 13:44 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu makes the free throw | 42-36 |
| 13:26 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 13:24 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Bourque | 42-36 |
| 13:03 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks clanks a shot from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 13:02 | Rice | Miguel Garcia pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 12:46 | Rice | Howard Payne loses the dribble to Dikembe Akimseu | 42-36 |
| 12:23 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu can't finish the layup | 42-36 |
| 12:22 | Rice | Miguel Garcia grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 11:58 | Rice | Carl Allen clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Dikembe Akimseu - foul #3 on Dikembe Akimseu, team foul #5 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (SG), Jefferson Ono (C) Miguel Garcia, Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:58 | Rice | Carl Allen misses the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 11:58 | Rice | Carl Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Howard Payne (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Jefferson Ono (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Victor Gardner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Hebert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alonzo Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dikembe Akimseu (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeff Johnston (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Houston | Victor Gardner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 11:45 | Houston | Clarence Hebert misses the tip | 43-36 |
| 11:44 | Rice | Jefferson Ono pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 11:39 | Rice | Peter Jenkins hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Gregory Middlebrooks | 45-36 |
| 11:22 | Houston | Carl Allen swats the short shot by Alonzo Lee | 45-36 |
| 11:20 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu grabs the offensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 11:01 | Houston | Clarence Hebert is hacked by Peter Jenkins - foul #3 on Peter Jenkins, team foul #6 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Walter Scott (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF) Gregory Middlebrooks, Howard Payne, Carl Allen | |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (SG), Michael Shipley (SF), Michael Johnson (PF), Landon Zanchez (C) Clarence Hebert, Alonzo Lee, Dikembe Akimseu, Jeff Johnston | |
| 10:47 | Houston | Landon Zanchez hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 10:45 | Houston | Michael Shipley tips it back up and in | 45-38 |
| 10:27 | Rice | Peter Jenkins is called for traveling | 45-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Howard Payne (SF), Michael Bourque (C) Steve Thomas, Walter Scott, Jefferson Ono | |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Vital (SG) Victor Gardner | |
| 10:15 | Houston | Michael Shipley misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-38 |
| 10:13 | Rice | Michael Bourque grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 09:52 | Rice | Peter Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Johnson - foul #3 on Michael Johnson, team foul #6 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Miguel Garcia (PG), Walter Scott (SF), Carl Allen (PF), Jefferson Ono (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Howard Payne, Anthony Bachus, Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | Houston | Alonzo Lee (SF), Dikembe Akimseu (PF), Jeff Johnston (C) Michael Shipley, Michael Johnson, Landon Zanchez | |
| 09:52 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 09:52 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 09:33 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Louis Vital | 46-41 |
| 09:04 | Rice | Peter Jenkins drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Walter Scott | 48-41 |
| 08:43 | Houston | Jeff Johnston makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-43 |
| 08:27 | Rice | A charge is called on Peter Jenkins - foul #4 on Peter Jenkins, team foul #7 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Steve Thomas (SG), Howard Payne (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF), Michael Bourque (C) Miguel Garcia, Peter Jenkins, Walter Scott, Carl Allen, Jefferson Ono | |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Clarence Hebert (SG) Russell Schrader, Louis Vital | |
| 08:14 | Houston | Clarence Hebert comes up short on the floater from the left side | 48-43 |
| 08:12 | Rice | Steve Thomas grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Jeff Johnston takes the ball from Anthony Bachus | 48-43 |
| 07:56 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu hits a floater in the paint set up by Alonzo Lee | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steve Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Howard Payne (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Bachus (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Michael Bourque (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Victor Gardner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Hebert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alonzo Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dikembe Akimseu (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeff Johnston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Rice | Anthony Bachus drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Steve Thomas | 50-45 |
| 07:20 | Houston | Clarence Hebert is fouled on the floor by Michael Bourque - foul #2 on Michael Bourque, team foul #8 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (SG), Carl Allen (PF), Jefferson Ono (C) Steve Thomas, Anthony Bachus, Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Shipley (SF), Michael Johnson (PF), Landon Zanchez (C) Alonzo Lee, Dikembe Akimseu, Jeff Johnston | |
| 07:20 | Houston | Clarence Hebert makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 07:20 | Houston | Clarence Hebert makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 06:51 | Rice | Peter Jenkins knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Gregory Middlebrooks | 52-47 |
| 06:34 | Houston | Clarence Hebert misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 06:33 | Houston | Michael Johnson misses the tip | 52-47 |
| 06:32 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 06:03 | Rice | Jefferson Ono misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Shipley - foul #3 on Michael Shipley, team foul #7 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Miguel Garcia (PG), Anthony Bachus (PF) Gregory Middlebrooks, Carl Allen | |
| Subs | Houston | Alonzo Lee (SF) Landon Zanchez | |
| 06:03 | Rice | Jefferson Ono makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 06:03 | Rice | Jefferson Ono makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 05:44 | Houston | Clarence Hebert buries a jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Peter Jenkins - foul #5 on Peter Jenkins, team foul #9 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Walter Scott (SF), Michael Bourque (C) Peter Jenkins, Howard Payne, Jefferson Ono | |
| Subs | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu (PF), Jeff Johnston (C) Michael Johnson, Michael Shipley | |
| 05:44 | Houston | Clarence Hebert misses the free throw | 54-49 |
| 05:44 | Houston | Jeff Johnston grabs the offensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 05:29 | Houston | Victor Gardner drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Clarence Hebert | 54-51 |
| 05:26 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Howard Payne (SF), Carl Allen (PF) Gregory Middlebrooks, Walter Scott, Anthony Bachus | |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (SG) Clarence Hebert | |
| 05:16 | Houston | Alonzo Lee makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Russell Schrader and the foul's on Howard Payne - foul #2 on Howard Payne, team foul #10 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Robert Bartram (SF) Steve Thomas, Howard Payne | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:16 | Houston | Alonzo Lee misses the free throw | 54-53 |
| 05:16 | Rice | The rebound goes to Carl Allen | 54-53 |
| 04:52 | Rice | Robert Bartram is fouled on the floor by Alonzo Lee - foul #2 on Alonzo Lee, team foul #8 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Anthony Bachus (PF), Jefferson Ono (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Carl Allen, Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Vital (SG) Victor Gardner | |
| 04:52 | Rice | Robert Bartram misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 04:52 | Houston | Alonzo Lee grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 04:23 | Houston | Louis Vital banks in the layup | 54-55 |
| 03:57 | Rice | Dikembe Akimseu steals the ball from Steve Thomas | 54-55 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steve Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Miguel Garcia (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bartram (fresh) PF - Anthony Bachus (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Jefferson Ono (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Russell Schrader (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Louis Vital (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alonzo Lee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dikembe Akimseu (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Jeff Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:42 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-58 |
| 03:18 | Rice | Louis Vital is called for the reach on Jefferson Ono - foul #1 on Louis Vital, team foul #9 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Howard Payne (SF), Carl Allen (PF) Steve Thomas, Robert Bartram, Anthony Bachus | |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Clarence Hebert (SG), Michael Shipley (SF), Michael Johnson (PF), Landon Zanchez (C) Russell Schrader, Louis Vital, Alonzo Lee, Dikembe Akimseu, Jeff Johnston | |
| 03:18 | Rice | Jefferson Ono makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 03:18 | Rice | Jefferson Ono makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 03:03 | Houston | Michael Johnson is whistled for traveling | 56-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Bourque (C) Jefferson Ono | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:38 | Rice | Michael Bourque knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Miguel Garcia | 58-58 |
| 02:38 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (SG) Miguel Garcia | |
| Subs | Houston | Alonzo Lee (SF), Dikembe Akimseu (PF), Jeff Johnston (C) Michael Shipley, Michael Johnson, Landon Zanchez | |
| 02:31 | Houston | Jeff Johnston knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Victor Gardner | 58-60 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Carl Allen clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Victor Gardner - foul #1 on Victor Gardner, team foul #10 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Miguel Garcia (SG), Walter Scott (SF) Steve Thomas, Howard Payne | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:10 | Rice | Carl Allen makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Carl Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 01:48 | Houston | Jeff Johnston drills a jumper from the right block set up by Alonzo Lee | 60-62 |
| 01:24 | Rice | Walter Scott misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Jeff Johnston - foul #3 on Jeff Johnston, team foul #11 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (SG), Jefferson Ono (C) Miguel Garcia, Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:24 | Rice | Walter Scott makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 01:24 | Rice | Walter Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 01:03 | Houston | Alonzo Lee buries a runner from the baseline set up by Victor Gardner | 62-64 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Carl Allen | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:17 | Houston | Clarence Hebert comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 64-64 |
| 00:15 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu tips it home | 64-66 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jeff Johnston - foul #4 on Jeff Johnston, team foul #12 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Payne (SF) Walter Scott | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:08 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Houston calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu drills a shot near the basket | 66-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Howard Payne misses long on a fullcourt shot | 66-68 |