| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Harold Clingerman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Spier (fresh) C - James Kress (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 10 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Moen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. C - James Shook (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Antonio Clark inbounds the ball | 27-53 |
| 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 and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Rice | William Stanton knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Antonio Clark | 27-56 |
| 19:24 | Houston | Robert Spier misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-56 |
| 19:23 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez grabs the offensive rebound | 27-56 |
| 19:12 | Houston | Robert Spier works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Harold Clingerman | 30-56 |
| 18:58 | Rice | Daniel Costner buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Shook | 30-59 |
| 18:35 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Harold Clingerman | 32-59 |
| 18:20 | Rice | William Stanton misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-59 |
| 18:19 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Spier | 32-59 |
| 18:00 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Antonio Clark - foul #3 on Antonio Clark, team foul #1 | 32-59 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (PF) Antonio Clark | |
| 18:00 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez misses the 1st free throw | 32-59 |
| 18:00 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez misses the 2nd free throw | 32-59 |
| 18:00 | Rice | James Shook snags the defensive board | 32-59 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Eric Larmon - foul #1 on Eric Larmon, team foul #1 | 32-59 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 32-60 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-60 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Robert Moen gets the offensive rebound | 32-60 |
| 17:37 | Rice | William Stanton scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Costner | 32-63 |
| 17:23 | Houston | Lawrence Johnson steals the ball from Eric Larmon | 32-63 |
| 17:17 | Rice | Daniel Costner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-63 |
| 17:16 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Spier | 32-63 |
| 16:56 | Houston | James Kress hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Lawrence Johnson - foul #1 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #2 | 32-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (PG), William Gouin (SG), Keith Costello (SF), Kevin Wardle (PF) Eric Larmon, Harold Clingerman, Armando Rodriguez, Robert Spier | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Ivy (SF), Donald Reavis (C) Robert Moen, James Shook | |
| 16:56 | Houston | James Kress makes the 1st free throw | 33-63 |
| 16:56 | Houston | James Kress misses the 2nd free throw | 33-63 |
| 16:56 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson pulls down the rebound | 33-63 |
| 16:37 | Rice | William Stanton clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-63 |
| 16:36 | Rice | Daniel Costner tips it back up and in | 33-65 |
| 16:18 | Houston | William Gouin misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 33-65 |
| 16:16 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson grabs the board | 33-65 |
| 16:03 | Rice | Donald Ivy is hacked by Keith Costello - foul #1 on Keith Costello, team foul #2 | 33-65 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Wesley Kaplan (C) William Gouin, James Kress | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (PG), Antoine Sharp (SG) Daniel Costner, William Stanton | |
| 15:45 | Rice | Joseph Durst throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-65 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Clingerman (SG), Armando Rodriguez (SF), Robert Spier (PF) Kevin Noyes, Keith Costello, Wesley Kaplan | |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SF), James Shook (C) Donald Ivy, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Harold Clingerman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Spier (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Wardle (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Durst (fresh) SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) SF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Reavis (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Shook (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Houston | Robert Spier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-65 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (PF) Donald Reavis | |
| 15:04 | Rice | Robert Moen clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Kevin Wardle - foul #1 on Kevin Wardle, team foul #3 | 33-65 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), William Stanton (SG) Joseph Durst, Antoine Sharp | |
| 15:04 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the 1st free throw | 33-66 |
| 15:04 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the 2nd free throw | 33-67 |
| 14:47 | Houston | Robert Spier's fadeaway is rejected by Antonio Clark | 33-67 |
| 14:46 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez hits the follow up shot | 35-67 |
| 14:26 | Rice | William Stanton lays it in set up by Daniel Costner | 35-69 |
| 14:18 | Houston | Antonio Clark is called for the reach on Armando Rodriguez - foul #4 on Antonio Clark, team foul #3 | 35-69 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (PG), James Kress (C) Eric Larmon, Kevin Wardle | |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (PF) Antonio Clark | |
| 13:53 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez loses the dribble to Robert Moen | 35-69 |
| 13:33 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 35-69 |
| 13:31 | Houston | Robert Spier pulls down the rebound | 35-69 |
| 13:12 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez can't connect on a shot from the right block | 35-69 |
| 13:10 | Rice | James Shook grabs the defensive rebound | 35-69 |
| 13:04 | Rice | Daniel Costner drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Moen | 35-72 |
| 12:50 | Houston | Robert Spier clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-72 |
| 12:48 | Rice | James Shook grabs the defensive rebound | 35-72 |
| 12:21 | Rice | Daniel Costner scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by William Stanton | 35-74 |
| 12:09 | Houston | Robert Spier misses the shot in the lane but he's fouled by James Shook - foul #2 on James Shook, team foul #4 | 35-74 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Keith Costello (SF), Kevin Wardle (C) Harold Clingerman, Armando Rodriguez, James Kress | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (PG), Antoine Sharp (SG), Donald Ivy (SF), Donald Reavis (C) Daniel Costner, William Stanton, Lawrence Johnson, James Shook | |
| 12:09 | Houston | Robert Spier makes the 1st free throw | 36-74 |
| 12:09 | Houston | Robert Spier makes the 2nd free throw | 37-74 |
| 12:00 | Rice | Antoine Sharp misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-74 |
| 11:59 | Houston | Kevin Wardle snags the defensive board | 37-74 |
| 11:51 | Houston | Robert Spier misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-74 |
| 11:50 | Houston | Keith Costello tips it in | 39-74 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) SF - Keith Costello (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Spier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Wardle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Durst (fresh) SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) SF - Donald Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Moen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Rice | Kevin Wardle is called for the reach on Donald Reavis - foul #2 on Kevin Wardle, team foul #4 | 39-74 |
| Subs | Houston | William Gouin (SG), Wesley Kaplan (C) Kevin Noyes, Robert Spier | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:13 | Rice | Donald Reavis is fouled on the floor by Eric Larmon - foul #2 on Eric Larmon, team foul #5 | 39-74 |
| Subs | Houston | James Kress (C) Wesley Kaplan | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:55 | Rice | Eric Larmon is called for the reach on Antoine Sharp - foul #3 on Eric Larmon, team foul #6 | 39-74 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), William Stanton (SG) Joseph Durst, Antoine Sharp | |
| 10:40 | Rice | William Stanton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-74 |
| 10:38 | Rice | Donald Ivy gets the offensive rebound | 39-74 |
| 10:28 | Rice | William Stanton is hacked by Kevin Wardle - foul #3 on Kevin Wardle, team foul #7 | 39-74 |
| 10:28 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 1st free throw | 39-75 |
| 10:28 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 2nd free throw | 39-76 |
| 10:15 | Houston | Eric Larmon misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-76 |
| 10:13 | Houston | James Kress tips it but misses | 39-76 |
| 10:12 | Rice | Daniel Costner grabs the defensive rebound | 39-76 |
| 09:56 | Rice | Donald Reavis drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Donald Ivy | 39-78 |
| 09:47 | Houston | William Gouin can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 39-78 |
| 09:46 | Houston | Kevin Wardle grabs the offensive board | 39-78 |
| 09:33 | Houston | Eric Larmon's pass is intercepted by Robert Moen | 39-78 |
| 09:27 | Rice | William Stanton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 39-78 |
| 09:26 | Rice | Donald Reavis grabs the offensive board | 39-78 |
| 09:09 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Eric Larmon - foul #4 on Eric Larmon, team foul #8 | 39-78 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (PG), Darryl Christmas (SF), Wesley Kaplan (PF), Donald Stachowski (C) Eric Larmon, Keith Costello, Kevin Wardle, James Kress | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG), Lawrence Johnson (PF) William Stanton, Robert Moen | |
| 09:09 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses the 1st free throw | 39-78 |
| 09:09 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the 2nd free throw | 39-79 |
| 08:55 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 39-79 |
| 08:53 | Rice | Antoine Sharp grabs the board | 39-79 |
| 08:51 | Rice | Kevin Noyes picks off the pass by Daniel Costner in the backcourt | 39-79 |
| 08:50 | Houston | Darryl Christmas can't finish the layup | 39-79 |
| 08:49 | Houston | Donald Stachowski can't tip it in | 39-79 |
| 08:47 | Rice | Donald Ivy pulls down the rebound | 39-79 |
| 08:38 | Rice | Antoine Sharp can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-79 |
| 08:37 | Rice | Donald Ivy grabs the offensive board | 39-79 |
| 08:26 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 39-79 |
| 08:24 | Rice | Donald Reavis hits the follow up shot | 39-81 |
| 08:01 | Houston | Donald Stachowski can't connect on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Lawrence Johnson - foul #2 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #5 | 39-81 |
| Subs | Houston | Keith Costello (SF), Kevin Wardle (PF) William Gouin, Wesley Kaplan | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (PG) Daniel Costner | |
| 08:01 | Houston | Donald Stachowski makes the 1st free throw | 40-81 |
| 08:01 | Houston | Donald Stachowski makes the 2nd free throw | 41-81 |
| 07:44 | Rice | Donald Ivy hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Lawrence Johnson | 41-83 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) SG - Darryl Christmas (fresh) SF - Keith Costello (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Wardle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Stachowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Durst (fresh) SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) SF - Donald Ivy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Houston | Darryl Christmas is fouled on the floor by Antoine Sharp - foul #1 on Antoine Sharp, team foul #6 | 41-83 |
| Subs | Houston | Wesley Kaplan (C) Donald Stachowski | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:17 | Houston | Donald Reavis steps in front of the Kevin Noyes pass | 41-83 |
| 07:00 | Rice | The jump hook by Donald Reavis is blocked by Kevin Wardle | 41-83 |
| 06:58 | Houston | Keith Costello grabs the board | 41-83 |
| 06:54 | Houston | Darryl Christmas misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-83 |
| 06:53 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson grabs the board | 41-83 |
| 06:36 | Rice | Antoine Sharp connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 41-85 |
| 06:21 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses the 3 from the left corner | 41-85 |
| 06:20 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson snags the defensive board | 41-85 |
| 06:12 | Rice | Antoine Sharp can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Wesley Kaplan - foul #1 on Wesley Kaplan, team foul #9 | 41-85 |
| Subs | Houston | William Gouin (PG), Donald Stachowski (C) Darryl Christmas, Keith Costello | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:12 | Rice | Antoine Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 41-86 |
| 06:12 | Rice | Antoine Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 41-87 |
| 05:52 | Houston | Donald Stachowski double dribbles | 41-87 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (SG) Antoine Sharp | |
| 05:33 | Rice | Donald Ivy comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Donald Stachowski - foul #1 on Donald Stachowski, team foul #10 | 41-87 |
| Subs | Houston | Keith Costello (SF) Wesley Kaplan | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:33 | Rice | Donald Ivy misses the 1st free throw | 41-87 |
| 05:33 | Rice | Donald Ivy makes the 2nd free throw | 41-88 |
| 05:25 | Houston | Joseph Durst steals the ball from Kevin Wardle | 41-88 |
| 05:16 | Rice | Joseph Durst's floater is knocked away by Donald Stachowski | 41-88 |
| 05:14 | Houston | Keith Costello gets the rebound | 41-88 |
| 05:02 | Houston | Donald Reavis takes the ball from Donald Stachowski | 41-88 |
| 04:54 | Rice | Donald Stachowski swats the layup by Donald Reavis | 41-88 |
| 04:52 | Houston | Donald Stachowski grabs the board | 41-88 |
| 04:48 | Houston | Kevin Noyes knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-88 |
| 04:27 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Donald Ivy | 44-90 |
| 04:11 | Houston | Donald Stachowski comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 44-90 |
| 04:10 | Houston | Donald Stachowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-90 |
| 04:03 | Houston | Kevin Noyes clanks a 3 from the left wing | 44-90 |
| 04:01 | Houston | William Gouin snags the offensive board | 44-90 |
| 03:52 | Houston | Donald Stachowski is whistled for a carry | 44-90 |
| Subs | Houston | Darryl Christmas (SG), Wesley Kaplan (SF) Kevin Noyes, Keith Costello | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG) Cleveland Ladner | |
| 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 and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:39 | Rice | Donald Ivy hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-90 |
| 03:38 | Rice | Donald Ivy tips it back up and in | 44-92 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Gouin (fresh) SG - Darryl Christmas (fresh) SF - Wesley Kaplan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Wardle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Stachowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Durst (fairly fresh) SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Ivy (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lawrence Johnson (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Reavis (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:32 | Houston | Kevin Wardle misses the lay-in | 44-92 |
| 03:30 | Houston | Darryl Christmas gets the offensive rebound | 44-92 |
| 03:24 | Houston | Darryl Christmas misses long on a runner in the lane | 44-92 |
| 03:23 | Houston | Darryl Christmas grabs the offensive rebound | 44-92 |
| 03:09 | Houston | Darryl Christmas hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 44-92 |
| 03:08 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lawrence Johnson | 44-92 |
| 02:50 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 44-92 |
| 02:49 | Houston | Donald Stachowski gets the rebound | 44-92 |
| 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 and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:34 | Houston | William Gouin misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-92 |
| 02:32 | Houston | Kevin Wardle tips it back up and in | 46-92 |
| 02:17 | Rice | Donald Reavis is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Donald Reavis, team foul #7 | 46-92 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (PG), Keith Costello (SF) William Gouin, Donald Stachowski | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:03 | Houston | Kevin Noyes knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-92 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Donald Reavis scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Antoine Sharp | 49-94 |
| 01:36 | Houston | Kevin Noyes is whistled for a carry | 49-94 |
| Subs | Houston | William Gouin (SG) Darryl Christmas | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:11 | Rice | The short jumper by Lawrence Johnson is denied by Wesley Kaplan | 49-94 |
| 01:10 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan grabs the board | 49-94 |
| 00:53 | Houston | William Gouin is fouled on the floor by Antoine Sharp - foul #2 on Antoine Sharp, team foul #8 | 49-94 |
| 00:53 | Houston | William Gouin makes the 1st free throw | 50-94 |
| 00:53 | Houston | William Gouin misses the 2nd free throw | 50-94 |
| 00:53 | Rice | Donald Reavis grabs the board | 50-94 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Rice | Wesley Kaplan steals the ball from Donald Ivy | 50-94 |
| 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) | |
| 00:24 | Houston | William Gouin hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Wesley Kaplan | 52-94 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Joseph Durst runs out the clock | 52-94 |