| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeremy Stoddard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Baro (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Carney (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Oliver (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tim Condroski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gene Mitchel (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Tim Condroski inbounds the ball | 31-27 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Rice | Tim Condroski's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Carney | 31-27 |
| 19:39 | Rice | Gene Mitchel gets the offensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Tim Condroski hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Oliver | 31-29 |
| 19:17 | Houston | Earl Baro misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Wayne Woolsey - foul #3 on Wayne Woolsey, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (PG) Wayne Woolsey | |
| 19:17 | Houston | Earl Baro makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 19:17 | Houston | Earl Baro misses the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 19:17 | Rice | James Spurgeon grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 18:59 | Rice | Tim Condroski is called for traveling | 32-29 |
| 18:31 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Michael Atwood | 34-29 |
| 18:14 | Rice | Robert Oliver hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Gordon Burnam | 34-32 |
| 18:05 | Houston | Michael Atwood is fouled on the floor by Gordon Burnam - foul #2 on Gordon Burnam, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| 17:52 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-32 |
| 17:51 | Rice | Gordon Burnam gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 17:35 | Rice | Tim Condroski lays it in and the foul's on Joseph Carney - foul #3 on Joseph Carney, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Dennis Retherford (C) Joseph Carney | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:35 | Rice | Tim Condroski misses the free throw | 34-34 |
| 17:35 | Houston | Dennis Retherford grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 17:19 | Houston | Michael Atwood misses long on a floater from the baseline | 34-34 |
| 17:17 | Rice | Robert Oliver grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 17:13 | Rice | Robert Oliver misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-34 |
| 17:12 | Houston | Earl Baro grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 16:52 | Houston | Earl Baro misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 16:51 | Houston | Dennis Retherford snags the offensive board | 34-34 |
| 16:32 | Houston | Michael Atwood buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-34 |
| 16:18 | Rice | Gordon Burnam misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-34 |
| 16:17 | Houston | Dennis Retherford snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 15:55 | Houston | James Spurgeon is called for the reach on Jeremy Stoddard - foul #2 on James Spurgeon, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Rudolph Smith (PF), Joseph Carney (C) Jeremy Stoddard, Michael Atwood, Earl Baro, Salvador Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Charles Miles (SG), Richard Bass (SF), Esteban Romero (PF), Arthur Dean (C) Gordon Burnam, Robert Oliver, Tim Condroski, James Spurgeon, Gene Mitchel | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gordon (fresh) SF - Dennis Retherford (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Rudolph Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Carney (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Miles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Bass (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Esteban Romero (fresh) C - Arthur Dean (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Houston | Joseph Carney is fouled on the floor by Wayne Woolsey - foul #4 on Wayne Woolsey, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (SG) Wayne Woolsey | |
| 15:33 | Houston | Dennis Retherford travels with the ball | 37-34 |
| 15:11 | Rice | Richard Bass is hacked by Dennis Retherford - foul #2 on Dennis Retherford, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| 15:06 | Rice | Leonard Puig connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Miles | 37-36 |
| 14:50 | Houston | Philip Perry knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Carney | 39-36 |
| 14:32 | Rice | Arthur Dean is hacked by Joseph Carney - foul #4 on Joseph Carney, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard (PG), Salvador Gonzalez (PF), Lloyd Wheatley (C) Philip Perry, Dennis Retherford, Joseph Carney | |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (PG), Gene Mitchel (C) Leonard Puig, Arthur Dean | |
| 14:24 | Rice | Charles Miles loses the ball out of bounds | 39-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Atwood (SG) Jeffrey Gordon | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Oliver (SG) Charles Miles | |
| 14:09 | Houston | Michael Atwood comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 14:08 | Houston | Lloyd Wheatley tips it in | 41-36 |
| 13:58 | Rice | Gene Mitchel misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 13:57 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 13:52 | Houston | Richard Bass is called for the reach on Lloyd Wheatley - foul #1 on Richard Bass, team foul #5 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Tim Condroski (SF), James Spurgeon (PF) Richard Bass, Esteban Romero | |
| 13:31 | Houston | Michael Atwood misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 13:30 | Houston | Rudolph Smith snags the offensive board | 41-36 |
| 13:12 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez's pass is intercepted by Tim Condroski | 41-36 |
| 13:09 | Rice | Tim Condroski banks in the layup | 41-38 |
| 12:55 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Jeremy Stoddard | 43-38 |
| 12:41 | Rice | Gordon Burnam comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 12:39 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 12:32 | Houston | Michael Atwood is fouled on the floor by Robert Oliver - foul #2 on Robert Oliver, team foul #6 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Earl Baro (SF), Dennis Retherford (C) Michael Atwood, Rudolph Smith, Lloyd Wheatley | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (PG), Leonard Puig (SG), Esteban Romero (C) Gordon Burnam, Robert Oliver, Gene Mitchel | |
| 12:24 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jeffrey Gordon | 46-38 |
| 12:05 | Rice | Tim Condroski drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Charles Miles | 46-41 |
| 11:50 | Houston | Dennis Retherford misses the easy layup | 46-41 |
| 11:49 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez grabs the offensive board | 46-41 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeremy Stoddard (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gordon (fresh) SF - Earl Baro (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Retherford (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Miles (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tim Condroski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 stl. PF - James Spurgeon (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Esteban Romero (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Houston | Dennis Retherford is denied on a layup by James Spurgeon | 46-41 |
| 11:34 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez snags the offensive board | 46-41 |
| 11:21 | Houston | Dennis Retherford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-41 |
| 11:19 | Rice | James Spurgeon grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 11:13 | Rice | Charles Miles misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 11:11 | Rice | Esteban Romero tips it back up and in | 46-43 |
| 11:07 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jeremy Stoddard, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), Michael Atwood (SG), Rudolph Smith (C) Jeremy Stoddard, Jeffrey Gordon, Salvador Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (PG), Robert Oliver (SG), Richard Bass (SF), Gene Mitchel (C) Charles Miles, Leonard Puig, Tim Condroski, James Spurgeon | |
| 10:52 | Rice | Esteban Romero's pass is intercepted by Earl Baro | 46-43 |
| 10:35 | Houston | Earl Baro lays it in on a nice dish by Rudolph Smith | 48-43 |
| 10:19 | Rice | Robert Oliver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-43 |
| 10:18 | Rice | Esteban Romero snags the offensive board | 48-43 |
| 10:04 | Rice | Richard Bass is whistled for traveling | 48-43 |
| 09:43 | Houston | Philip Perry makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Atwood | 51-43 |
| 09:22 | Rice | Gordon Burnam misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 51-43 |
| 09:21 | Rice | Esteban Romero misses the tip | 51-43 |
| 09:19 | Rice | Richard Bass grabs the offensive board | 51-43 |
| 09:02 | Rice | Gordon Burnam can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Philip Perry - foul #2 on Philip Perry, team foul #5 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard (PG), Salvador Gonzalez (PF), Lloyd Wheatley (C) Philip Perry, Earl Baro, Dennis Retherford | |
| Subs | Rice | Tim Condroski (SF), James Spurgeon (PF) Richard Bass, Esteban Romero | |
| 09:02 | Rice | Gordon Burnam misses the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 09:02 | Rice | Gordon Burnam misses the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 09:02 | Houston | Lloyd Wheatley pulls down the rebound | 51-43 |
| 08:51 | Houston | Michael Atwood comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-43 |
| 08:49 | Houston | Lloyd Wheatley grabs the offensive board | 51-43 |
| 08:23 | Houston | Michael Atwood misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-43 |
| 08:22 | Rice | Gene Mitchel snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| 08:17 | Rice | Robert Oliver buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gordon Burnam | 51-45 |
| 08:07 | Houston | Rudolph Smith scores on a shot near the basket and he's hacked by Tim Condroski - foul #1 on Tim Condroski, team foul #7 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon (SG) Michael Atwood | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (PG), Leonard Puig (SG), Arthur Dean (C) Gordon Burnam, Robert Oliver, Gene Mitchel | |
| 08:07 | Houston | Rudolph Smith makes the free throw | 54-45 |
| 07:45 | Rice | Charles Miles is fouled on the floor by Salvador Gonzalez - foul #1 on Salvador Gonzalez, team foul #6 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Earl Baro (SF), Joseph Carney (C) Rudolph Smith, Lloyd Wheatley | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG) Leonard Puig | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeremy Stoddard (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gordon (fresh) SF - Earl Baro (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Carney (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Charles Miles (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tim Condroski (fresh) 14 pts. 3 stl. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 4 reb. C - Arthur Dean (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | Rice | Tim Condroski comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 54-45 |
| 07:34 | Houston | Joseph Carney snags the defensive board | 54-45 |
| 07:24 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez is denied on a layup by James Spurgeon | 54-45 |
| 07:23 | Rice | James Spurgeon grabs the board | 54-45 |
| 07:17 | Rice | Arthur Dean buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Miles | 54-48 |
| 07:11 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jeremy Stoddard | 57-48 |
| 07:01 | Rice | James Spurgeon drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Wayne Woolsey | 57-51 |
| 06:52 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-51 |
| 06:50 | Rice | James Spurgeon pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 06:40 | Rice | Jeffrey Gordon steals the ball from Arthur Dean | 57-51 |
| 06:25 | Houston | Joseph Carney comes up short on the floater from the left block | 57-51 |
| 06:24 | Rice | Arthur Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 06:18 | Rice | Tim Condroski clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Earl Baro - foul #2 on Earl Baro, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Atwood (SG), Dennis Retherford (SF) Jeffrey Gordon, Earl Baro | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Oliver (SG), Esteban Romero (PF), Gene Mitchel (C) Charles Miles, James Spurgeon, Arthur Dean | |
| 06:18 | Rice | Tim Condroski makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 06:18 | Rice | Tim Condroski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 06:16 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard is hacked by Wayne Woolsey in the backcourt - foul #5 on Wayne Woolsey, team foul #8 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (PG), Richard Bass (SF) Wayne Woolsey, Tim Condroski | |
| 06:16 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 06:16 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 05:56 | Rice | Gene Mitchel can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-53 |
| 05:55 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez gets the rebound | 59-53 |
| 05:44 | Houston | Dennis Retherford misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 05:42 | Houston | Joseph Carney snags the offensive board | 59-53 |
| 05:37 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Richard Bass - foul #2 on Richard Bass, team foul #9 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG) Jeremy Stoddard | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:37 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 05:37 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez misses the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 05:37 | Rice | Esteban Romero snags the defensive board | 60-53 |
| 05:28 | Rice | Robert Oliver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-53 |
| 05:27 | Houston | The rebound goes to Dennis Retherford | 60-53 |
| 05:21 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez lays it in on a great pass from Michael Atwood | 62-53 |
| 05:00 | Rice | Gene Mitchel is fouled on the floor by Salvador Gonzalez - foul #2 on Salvador Gonzalez, team foul #8 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Rudolph Smith (PF) Salvador Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:00 | Rice | Gene Mitchel misses the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 05:00 | Rice | Richard Bass gets the offensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 04:54 | Rice | Robert Oliver hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 04:53 | Houston | The rebound goes to Dennis Retherford | 62-53 |
| 04:27 | Houston | Dennis Retherford drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:12 | Rice | Richard Bass misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Philip Perry - foul #3 on Philip Perry, team foul #9 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard (PG), Earl Baro (SF) Philip Perry, Joseph Carney | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (PG), James Spurgeon (PF) Gordon Burnam, Esteban Romero | |
| 04:12 | Rice | Richard Bass misses the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 04:12 | Rice | Richard Bass makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 03:47 | Houston | Earl Baro hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 65-54 |
| 03:45 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-54 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeremy Stoddard (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Earl Baro (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Retherford (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Rudolph Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Miles (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Oliver (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Bass (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Gene Mitchel (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Houston | The jump hook by Rudolph Smith is blocked by Gene Mitchel | 65-54 |
| 03:23 | Rice | James Spurgeon pulls down the rebound | 65-54 |
| 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) | |
| 03:16 | Rice | James Spurgeon misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 65-54 |
| 03:14 | Houston | Earl Baro grabs the defensive rebound | 65-54 |
| 02:48 | Houston | Earl Baro clanks a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Richard Bass - foul #3 on Richard Bass, team foul #10 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Salvador Gonzalez (PF), Joseph Carney (C) Michael Atwood, Dennis Retherford, Rudolph Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (PG), Tim Condroski (SF), Esteban Romero (C) Robert Oliver, Richard Bass, Gene Mitchel | |
| 02:48 | Houston | Earl Baro makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 02:48 | Houston | Earl Baro makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 02:35 | Rice | James Spurgeon misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 67-54 |
| 02:34 | Rice | James Spurgeon hits the follow up shot | 67-56 |
| 02:11 | Houston | Joseph Carney hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Jeffrey Gordon | 69-56 |
| 01:57 | Rice | James Spurgeon misses the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Jeremy Stoddard - foul #2 on Jeremy Stoddard, team foul #10 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), Dennis Retherford (SF), Rudolph Smith (PF), Lloyd Wheatley (C) Jeremy Stoddard, Earl Baro, Salvador Gonzalez, Joseph Carney | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Bass (SF) Tim Condroski | |
| 01:57 | Rice | James Spurgeon makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 01:57 | Rice | James Spurgeon misses the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 01:57 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon grabs the board | 69-57 |
| 01:31 | Houston | Richard Bass is called for the reach on Dennis Retherford - foul #4 on Richard Bass, team foul #11 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Arthur Dean (C) James Spurgeon | |
| 01:31 | Houston | Dennis Retherford makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 01:31 | Houston | Dennis Retherford makes the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 01:14 | Rice | Gordon Burnam buries a runner from the right block | 71-59 |
| 00:57 | Houston | Esteban Romero blocks the short jumper by Lloyd Wheatley | 71-59 |
| 00:55 | Houston | Dennis Retherford gets the offensive rebound | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon connects on the floater in the paint set up by Philip Perry and he's fouled by Charles Miles - foul #1 on Charles Miles, team foul #12 | 73-59 |
| 00:29 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon misses the free throw | 73-59 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Arthur Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 73-59 |
| 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) | |
| 00:24 | Rice | A charge is called on Richard Bass - foul #5 on Richard Bass, team foul #13 | 73-59 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (SG) Richard Bass | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Philip Perry runs out the clock | 73-59 |