| Lineup | Houston | PG - Victor Gardner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Hebert (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alonzo Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Akimseu (fresh) 6 reb. C - Jeff Johnston (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Howard Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Jefferson Ono (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Howard Payne inbounds the ball | 23-32 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:43 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-32 |
| 19:42 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu grabs the board | 23-32 |
| 19:17 | Houston | Clarence Hebert hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 23-32 |
| 19:16 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jefferson Ono | 23-32 |
| 18:53 | Rice | Jefferson Ono buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Carl Allen | 23-34 |
| 18:38 | Houston | Jeff Johnston misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-34 |
| 18:36 | Rice | Carl Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 23-34 |
| 18:08 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-34 |
| 18:06 | Rice | Jefferson Ono tips it but misses | 23-34 |
| 18:05 | Houston | Alonzo Lee gets the rebound | 23-34 |
| 17:53 | Houston | Alonzo Lee buries a driving attempt in the lane | 25-34 |
| 17:31 | Rice | Peter Jenkins misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 17:29 | Houston | Jeff Johnston gets the rebound | 25-34 |
| 17:05 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu buries a turnaround from close range | 27-34 |
| 16:36 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks loses the dribble to Jeff Johnston | 27-34 |
| 16:18 | Houston | Jeff Johnston drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Victor Gardner and he's fouled by Jefferson Ono - foul #2 on Jefferson Ono, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (SG), Michael Shipley (SF), Michael Johnson (PF) Clarence Hebert, Alonzo Lee, Dikembe Akimseu | |
| Subs | Rice | Miguel Garcia (SG), Walter Scott (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF), Michael Bourque (C) Peter Jenkins, Howard Payne, Carl Allen, Jefferson Ono | |
| 16:18 | Houston | Jeff Johnston makes the free throw | 30-34 |
| 15:54 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 15:52 | Rice | Anthony Bachus gets the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Victor Gardner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Schrader (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Shipley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeff Johnston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Miguel Garcia (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Walter Scott (fresh) PF - Anthony Bachus (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Bourque (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:23 | Rice | Anthony Bachus hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 30-34 |
| 15:22 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Bourque | 30-34 |
| 15:02 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Walter Scott | 30-36 |
| 14:52 | Houston | Anthony Bachus denies the turnaround by Michael Johnson | 30-36 |
| 14:51 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks grabs the defensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 14:44 | Rice | Anthony Bachus knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Walter Scott | 30-38 |
| 14:26 | Houston | Victor Gardner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 14:24 | Houston | Michael Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 14:08 | Houston | Jeff Johnston banks in the layup | 32-38 |
| 13:39 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-38 |
| 13:38 | Houston | Michael Shipley grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 13:18 | Houston | Anthony Bachus is called for the reach on Michael Johnson - foul #1 on Anthony Bachus, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Clarence Hebert (SG), Alonzo Lee (SF), Dikembe Akimseu (PF) Victor Gardner, Michael Shipley, Jeff Johnston | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (SG) Gregory Middlebrooks | |
| 13:12 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-38 |
| 13:10 | Rice | Michael Bourque grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 12:47 | Rice | Peter Jenkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Landon Zanchez (C) Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:26 | Houston | Clarence Hebert misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-38 |
| 12:24 | Rice | Michael Bourque gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 12:06 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Walter Scott | 32-40 |
| 12:02 | Houston | Alonzo Lee misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 12:01 | Rice | The rebound goes to Miguel Garcia | 32-40 |
| 11:41 | Rice | Anthony Bachus is hacked by Landon Zanchez - foul #1 on Landon Zanchez, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Melvin Womble (PG), Michael Johnson (C) Russell Schrader, Landon Zanchez | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Robert Bartram (SF) Peter Jenkins, Walter Scott | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Melvin Womble (fresh) SG - Clarence Hebert (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alonzo Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Akimseu (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Miguel Garcia (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Bartram (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Bachus (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Bourque (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Rice | Anthony Bachus hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 32-40 |
| 11:17 | Houston | Alonzo Lee gets the rebound | 32-40 |
| 11:12 | Houston | Melvin Womble hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 11:11 | Houston | Alonzo Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 10:52 | Houston | Alonzo Lee misses the lay-in | 32-40 |
| 10:50 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu tips it back up and in | 34-40 |
| 10:26 | Rice | Michael Bourque misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-40 |
| 10:24 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks can't tip it in | 34-40 |
| 10:23 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu grabs the board | 34-40 |
| 10:01 | Houston | Alonzo Lee is fouled on the floor by Robert Bartram - foul #1 on Robert Bartram, team foul #3 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Jeff Johnston (C) Melvin Womble, Dikembe Akimseu | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Peter Jenkins (SG), Howard Payne (SF), Carl Allen (PF), Jefferson Ono (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Miguel Garcia, Robert Bartram, Anthony Bachus, Michael Bourque | |
| 09:51 | Houston | Clarence Hebert hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Howard Payne - foul #1 on Howard Payne, team foul #4 | 34-40 |
| 09:51 | Houston | Clarence Hebert makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 09:51 | Houston | Clarence Hebert makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 09:29 | Rice | Carl Allen misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 36-40 |
| 09:28 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jeff Johnston | 36-40 |
| 09:17 | Houston | Jefferson Ono steps in front of the Clarence Hebert pass | 36-40 |
| 08:57 | Rice | Peter Jenkins is hacked by Alonzo Lee - foul #1 on Alonzo Lee, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (SG), Michael Shipley (SF), Dikembe Akimseu (PF) Clarence Hebert, Alonzo Lee, Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG) Steve Thomas | |
| 08:36 | Rice | Peter Jenkins knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-42 |
| 08:19 | Houston | Jefferson Ono blocks the short jumper by Jeff Johnston | 36-42 |
| 08:17 | Houston | Michael Shipley grabs the offensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 08:07 | Houston | Victor Gardner's floater is knocked away by Carl Allen | 36-42 |
| 08:05 | Rice | Carl Allen snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| 07:41 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Peter Jenkins | 36-45 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Victor Gardner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Schrader (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Shipley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Akimseu (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Jeff Johnston (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Howard Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Jefferson Ono (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Houston | Victor Gardner's pass is intercepted by Carl Allen | 36-45 |
| 06:58 | Rice | Peter Jenkins knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-48 |
| 06:44 | Houston | Victor Gardner scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dikembe Akimseu and he's fouled by Peter Jenkins - foul #1 on Peter Jenkins, team foul #5 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Clarence Hebert (SG), Alonzo Lee (SF), Michael Johnson (PF) Russell Schrader, Dikembe Akimseu, Jeff Johnston | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Miguel Garcia (SG), Walter Scott (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF), Michael Bourque (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Peter Jenkins, Howard Payne, Carl Allen, Jefferson Ono | |
| 06:44 | Houston | Victor Gardner misses the free throw | 38-48 |
| 06:44 | Rice | Anthony Bachus gets the rebound | 38-48 |
| 06:21 | Rice | Steve Thomas is fouled on the floor by Victor Gardner - foul #1 on Victor Gardner, team foul #3 | 38-48 |
| 06:01 | Rice | Anthony Bachus is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Anthony Bachus, team foul #6 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (PG) Victor Gardner | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (SG) Steve Thomas | |
| 05:37 | Houston | Russell Schrader misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 38-48 |
| 05:35 | Rice | Miguel Garcia grabs the defensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 05:12 | Rice | Anthony Bachus scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Peter Jenkins and the foul's on Michael Johnson - foul #2 on Michael Johnson, team foul #4 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu (PF), Jeff Johnston (C) Michael Johnson, Michael Shipley | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Howard Payne (SF), Jefferson Ono (C) Miguel Garcia, Walter Scott, Michael Bourque | |
| 05:12 | Rice | Anthony Bachus makes the free throw | 38-51 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 05:03 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 40-51 |
| 04:34 | Rice | Anthony Bachus misses long on a floater in the lane | 40-51 |
| 04:33 | Rice | Jefferson Ono hits the follow up shot | 40-53 |
| 04:25 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Gregory Middlebrooks - foul #1 on Gregory Middlebrooks, team foul #7 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG) Russell Schrader | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Miguel Garcia (SG), Robert Bartram (SF), Carl Allen (PF), Michael Bourque (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Peter Jenkins, Howard Payne, Anthony Bachus, Jefferson Ono | |
| 04:25 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 04:25 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 04:00 | Rice | Dikembe Akimseu is called for the reach on Carl Allen - foul #1 on Dikembe Akimseu, team foul #5 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Peter Jenkins (SG), Howard Payne (SF), Jefferson Ono (C) Steve Thomas, Miguel Garcia, Robert Bartram, Michael Bourque | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:39 | Rice | Peter Jenkins knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Carl Allen | 42-56 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Victor Gardner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Hebert (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alonzo Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dikembe Akimseu (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Jeff Johnston (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Howard Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Jefferson Ono (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:27 | Houston | Clarence Hebert is hacked by Carl Allen - foul #1 on Carl Allen, team foul #8 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (PG), Michael Shipley (SF), Michael Johnson (PF), Landon Zanchez (C) Victor Gardner, Alonzo Lee, Dikembe Akimseu, Jeff Johnston | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Miguel Garcia (SG), Walter Scott (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF), Michael Bourque (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Peter Jenkins, Howard Payne, Carl Allen, Jefferson Ono | |
| 03:27 | Houston | Clarence Hebert misses the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 03:27 | Rice | Anthony Bachus pulls down the rebound | 42-56 |
| 03:06 | Rice | Miguel Garcia is hacked by Clarence Hebert - foul #3 on Clarence Hebert, team foul #6 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Vital (SG) Clarence Hebert | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:01 | Rice | Anthony Bachus clanks a runner from the baseline | 42-56 |
| 02:59 | Houston | Landon Zanchez snags the defensive board | 42-56 |
| 02:40 | Houston | Michael Shipley clanks a 3 from the right corner | 42-56 |
| 02:39 | Houston | Michael Johnson tips it but misses | 42-56 |
| 02:37 | Houston | Landon Zanchez can't tip it in | 42-56 |
| 02:35 | Rice | The rebound goes to Walter Scott | 42-56 |
| 02:13 | Rice | Walter Scott comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 42-56 |
| 02:11 | Rice | Anthony Bachus pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-56 |
| 01:52 | Rice | Michael Shipley takes the ball from Anthony Bachus | 42-56 |
| 01:43 | Houston | Michael Johnson comes up short on the floater from the left side | 42-56 |
| 01:41 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Bourque | 42-56 |
| 01:22 | Rice | Anthony Bachus knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Walter Scott | 42-58 |
| 01:07 | Houston | Michael Bourque swats the short shot by Louis Vital | 42-58 |
| 01:05 | Houston | Russell Schrader tips it in | 44-58 |
| 00:40 | Rice | Michael Bourque can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Landon Zanchez - foul #2 on Landon Zanchez, team foul #7 | 44-58 |
| 00:40 | Rice | Michael Bourque makes the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 00:40 | Rice | Michael Bourque makes the 2nd free throw | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Houston | Russell Schrader comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Walter Scott - foul #2 on Walter Scott, team foul #9 | 44-60 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Russell Schrader makes the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Russell Schrader makes the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Rice | Michael Bourque misses the jump hook from the right block | 46-60 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Miguel Garcia pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-60 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Steve Thomas runs out the clock | 46-60 |