| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Henry Wood (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clinton Canaday (fresh) C - Pat Ray (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Granados (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Clay Farnham (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Casey Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | John Cowling inbounds the ball | 39-33 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-33 |
| 19:29 | Houston | Gary Maury scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Henry Wood | 41-33 |
| 19:07 | Rice | John Cowling splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 41-33 |
| 19:06 | Houston | Pat Ray pulls down the rebound | 41-33 |
| 18:55 | Houston | Clinton Canaday's floater is tipped away by John Cowling | 41-33 |
| 18:54 | Rice | Clay Farnham gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 18:45 | Rice | A charge is called on John Cowling - foul #2 on John Cowling, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| 18:27 | Houston | Pat Ray blows the layup but he's fouled by Casey Simpson - foul #3 on Casey Simpson, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Kile (C) Casey Simpson | |
| 18:27 | Houston | Pat Ray makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 18:27 | Houston | Pat Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 18:27 | Houston | Terry Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 18:20 | Houston | Stephen Kile steals the ball from Henry Wood | 42-33 |
| 17:58 | Rice | Michael Granados's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-33 |
| 17:47 | Houston | Clay Farnham swats the short shot by Gary Maury | 42-33 |
| 17:46 | Houston | Pat Ray misses the tip | 42-33 |
| 17:44 | Rice | Clay Farnham gets the rebound | 42-33 |
| 17:34 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Cowling out of a doubleteam | 42-36 |
| 17:22 | Houston | Henry Wood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Floyd Fikes (SF) Terry Lewis | |
| Subs | Rice | John Nutter (SG), Jason Kent (PF) Michael Granados, Clay Farnham | |
| 16:59 | Rice | Jason Kent connects on the jump hook from the right block | 42-38 |
| 16:46 | Houston | Clinton Canaday is hacked by Duane Lawhorn - foul #2 on Duane Lawhorn, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Karr (PG), Philip Richardson (SG), Michael Harrison (PF), Timothy Gallaher (C) Gary Maury, Henry Wood, Clinton Canaday, Pat Ray | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG), Zachary Hedberg (SF) Duane Lawhorn, John Cowling | |
| 16:36 | Houston | Floyd Fikes misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 16:34 | Rice | Stephen Kile grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 16:11 | Rice | Harold Karr picks off the pass by Stephen Kile | 42-38 |
| 15:53 | Houston | Harold Karr misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 15:51 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Harold Karr (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Philip Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Fikes (fresh) PF - Michael Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Gallaher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edwin Veatch (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Nutter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Zachary Hedberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Kent (fresh) 6 pts. C - Stephen Kile (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 15:33 | Rice | Jason Kent travels with the ball | 42-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Maury (PG), Henry Wood (SG), Terry Lewis (SF), Clinton Canaday (PF), Pat Ray (C) Harold Karr, Philip Richardson, Floyd Fikes, Michael Harrison, Timothy Gallaher | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Michael Granados (SG), John Cowling (SF), Clay Farnham (PF), Casey Simpson (C) Edwin Veatch, John Nutter, Zachary Hedberg, Jason Kent, Stephen Kile | |
| 15:26 | Houston | Henry Wood knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-38 |
| 15:17 | Rice | Clay Farnham clanks a floater from the right side | 45-38 |
| 15:16 | Houston | The rebound goes to Terry Lewis | 45-38 |
| 15:04 | Houston | Terry Lewis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-38 |
| 15:03 | Rice | Casey Simpson gets the rebound | 45-38 |
| 14:39 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 14:38 | Rice | Michael Granados hits the follow up shot | 45-40 |
| 14:23 | Houston | Pat Ray misses badly on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Clay Farnham - foul #2 on Clay Farnham, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| 14:23 | Houston | Pat Ray makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 14:23 | Houston | Pat Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 14:07 | Rice | Clay Farnham loses the dribble to Gary Maury | 47-40 |
| 13:57 | Houston | Terry Lewis buries a driving attempt from close range | 49-40 |
| 13:36 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn is hacked by Gary Maury - foul #2 on Gary Maury, team foul #1 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Harrison (PF), Timothy Gallaher (C) Clinton Canaday, Pat Ray | |
| Subs | Rice | John Nutter (SG) Michael Granados | |
| 13:20 | Rice | Gary Maury steals it from John Nutter | 49-40 |
| 13:16 | Houston | Gary Maury slams it home | 51-40 |
| 13:10 | Rice | John Cowling hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-40 |
| 13:09 | Houston | Michael Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 12:53 | Houston | Terry Lewis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 51-40 |
| 12:52 | Houston | Terry Lewis tips it home | 53-40 |
| 12:35 | Rice | Clay Farnham misses the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Terry Lewis - foul #1 on Terry Lewis, team foul #2 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Karr (PG), Philip Richardson (SG), Floyd Fikes (SF) Gary Maury, Henry Wood, Terry Lewis | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG), Zachary Hedberg (SF), Stephen Kile (C) Duane Lawhorn, John Cowling, Casey Simpson | |
| 12:35 | Rice | Clay Farnham makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 12:35 | Rice | Clay Farnham makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 12:23 | Houston | Philip Richardson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Zachary Hedberg - foul #1 on Zachary Hedberg, team foul #5 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Clinton Canaday (PF), Pat Ray (C) Michael Harrison, Timothy Gallaher | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Granados (SG), Jason Kent (PF) Zachary Hedberg, Clay Farnham | |
| 12:23 | Houston | Philip Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 12:23 | Houston | Philip Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 11:59 | Rice | Jason Kent misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-42 |
| 11:57 | Houston | The rebound goes to Floyd Fikes | 55-42 |
| 11:34 | Houston | Pat Ray buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Philip Richardson | 57-42 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Richardson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Karr (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Floyd Fikes (fresh) PF - Clinton Canaday (fresh) C - Pat Ray (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edwin Veatch (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Granados (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Nutter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Kent (fresh) 6 pts. C - Stephen Kile (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 11:09 | Rice | John Nutter knocks in the jump hook from close range | 57-44 |
| 10:50 | Houston | The jump hook by Pat Ray is blocked by Stephen Kile | 57-44 |
| 10:48 | Rice | John Nutter snags the defensive board | 57-44 |
| 10:29 | Rice | Stephen Kile misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-44 |
| 10:27 | Rice | Stephen Kile gets the offensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 10:13 | Rice | Michael Granados's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Maury (PG), Henry Wood (SG), Terry Lewis (SF), Michael Harrison (PF), Timothy Gallaher (C) Philip Richardson, Harold Karr, Floyd Fikes, Clinton Canaday, Pat Ray | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), John Cowling (SF), Clay Farnham (PF), Casey Simpson (C) Michael Granados, John Nutter, Jason Kent, Stephen Kile | |
| 09:56 | Houston | John Cowling denies the turnaround by Terry Lewis | 57-44 |
| 09:55 | Houston | Terry Lewis grabs the offensive board | 57-44 |
| 09:47 | Houston | Michael Harrison hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Casey Simpson - foul #4 on Casey Simpson, team foul #6 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Cunningham (C) Casey Simpson | |
| 09:47 | Houston | Michael Harrison misses the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 09:47 | Houston | Michael Harrison misses the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 09:47 | Rice | The rebound goes to Stanley Cunningham | 57-44 |
| 09:26 | Rice | Clay Farnham clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-44 |
| 09:24 | Houston | The rebound goes to Terry Lewis | 57-44 |
| 09:06 | Houston | Henry Wood scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Terry Lewis | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:57 | Rice | Clay Farnham drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Duane Lawhorn | 60-47 |
| 08:41 | Houston | Henry Wood misses the 3 from the right wing | 60-47 |
| 08:39 | Houston | Terry Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-47 |
| 08:18 | Houston | Terry Lewis can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Clay Farnham - foul #3 on Clay Farnham, team foul #7 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Clinton Canaday (PF), Pat Ray (C) Michael Harrison, Timothy Gallaher | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Granados (SG), Jason Kent (PF), Stephen Kile (C) Edwin Veatch, Clay Farnham, Stanley Cunningham | |
| 08:18 | Houston | Terry Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 08:18 | Houston | Terry Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:02 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-50 |
| 07:49 | Houston | Pat Ray clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 61-50 |
| 07:47 | Rice | Stephen Kile gets the rebound | 61-50 |
| 07:33 | Rice | John Cowling misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Terry Lewis - foul #2 on Terry Lewis, team foul #3 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Floyd Fikes (SF) Terry Lewis | |
| Subs | Rice | Casey Simpson (C) Stephen Kile | |
| 07:33 | Rice | John Cowling makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 07:33 | Rice | John Cowling makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. SG - Henry Wood (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Floyd Fikes (fresh) PF - Clinton Canaday (fresh) C - Pat Ray (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Granados (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 11 pts. 2 blk. PF - Jason Kent (fresh) 6 pts. C - Casey Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Houston | Clinton Canaday misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 61-52 |
| 07:20 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Pat Ray | 61-52 |
| 07:10 | Houston | Floyd Fikes scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Clinton Canaday | 63-52 |
| 06:57 | Rice | Michael Granados knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 63-54 |
| 06:45 | Houston | Pat Ray is fouled on the floor by Michael Granados - foul #1 on Michael Granados, team foul #8 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Karr (PG), Philip Richardson (SG) Gary Maury, Henry Wood | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG), John Nutter (SG), Zachary Hedberg (SF), Clay Farnham (PF) Duane Lawhorn, Michael Granados, John Cowling, Jason Kent | |
| 06:45 | Houston | Pat Ray misses the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 06:45 | Rice | Clay Farnham grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 06:23 | Rice | Clay Farnham hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 63-54 |
| 06:21 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg snags the offensive board | 63-54 |
| 06:09 | Rice | Clay Farnham hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Pat Ray - foul #1 on Pat Ray, team foul #4 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Terry Lewis (SF) Floyd Fikes | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:09 | Rice | Clay Farnham misses the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 06:09 | Rice | Clay Farnham makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 05:47 | Houston | Harold Karr clanks a 3 from straight away | 63-55 |
| 05:46 | Rice | The rebound goes to Casey Simpson | 63-55 |
| 05:28 | Rice | John Nutter clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Philip Richardson - foul #1 on Philip Richardson, team foul #5 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Maury (PG), Henry Wood (SG), Michael Harrison (PF), Timothy Gallaher (C) Harold Karr, Philip Richardson, Clinton Canaday, Pat Ray | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), John Cowling (SF) Edwin Veatch, Zachary Hedberg | |
| 05:28 | Rice | John Nutter makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 05:28 | Rice | John Nutter misses the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 05:28 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher pulls down the rebound | 63-56 |
| 05:10 | Houston | Henry Wood misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-56 |
| 05:08 | Rice | Casey Simpson gets the rebound | 63-56 |
| 04:50 | Rice | John Cowling shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-56 |
| 04:48 | Houston | Henry Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 04:33 | Houston | Michael Harrison clanks a floater in the paint | 63-56 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Clay Farnham pulls down the rebound | 63-56 |
| 04:28 | Rice | John Nutter comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-56 |
| 04:27 | Houston | Gary Maury gets the rebound | 63-56 |
| 04:05 | Houston | Terry Lewis makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Gary Maury | 65-56 |
| 03:56 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Cowling | 65-58 |
| 03:27 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher banks in the layup on a great pass from Henry Wood | 67-58 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 5 stl. SG - Henry Wood (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terry Lewis (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. PF - Michael Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Gallaher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Nutter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 11 pts. 2 blk. PF - Clay Farnham (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Casey Simpson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:13 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-58 |
| 03:11 | Houston | Michael Harrison pulls down the rebound | 67-58 |
| 03:11 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Clinton Canaday (PF), Pat Ray (C) Michael Harrison, Timothy Gallaher | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Granados (SG), Jason Kent (PF), Stephen Kile (C) John Nutter, Clay Farnham, Casey Simpson | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:47 | Houston | Pat Ray connects on the runner in the lane set up by Gary Maury | 69-58 |
| 02:47 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-58 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Clay Farnham (PF) Jason Kent | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:30 | Rice | Clay Farnham misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 69-58 |
| 02:28 | Houston | Pat Ray gets the rebound | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:23 | Houston | Gary Maury buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Pat Ray | 71-58 |
| 02:14 | Rice | Clay Farnham misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 71-58 |
| 02:12 | Rice | John Cowling tips it in | 71-60 |
| 01:47 | Houston | John Cowling steals the ball from Pat Ray | 71-60 |
| 01:30 | Rice | John Cowling is denied on a layup by Pat Ray | 71-60 |
| 01:28 | Houston | Clinton Canaday grabs the defensive rebound | 71-60 |
| 01:06 | Houston | Pat Ray buries a shot from the left block set up by Gary Maury | 73-60 |
| 00:51 | Rice | Michael Granados can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-60 |
| 00:50 | Houston | Pat Ray pulls down the rebound | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Houston | Clinton Canaday hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Henry Wood and the foul's on Stephen Kile - foul #1 on Stephen Kile, team foul #9 | 75-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Karr (PG), Philip Richardson (SG), Floyd Fikes (SF), Michael Harrison (C) Gary Maury, Henry Wood, Terry Lewis, Pat Ray | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG), John Nutter (SG), Zachary Hedberg (SF), Jason Kent (PF) Duane Lawhorn, Michael Granados, John Cowling, Clay Farnham | |
| 00:23 | Houston | Clinton Canaday misses the free throw | 75-60 |
| 00:23 | Rice | John Nutter grabs the defensive rebound | 75-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Rice | Stephen Kile clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-60 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Edwin Veatch grabs the offensive rebound | 75-60 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Jason Kent loses the dribble to Floyd Fikes | 75-60 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Harold Karr runs out the clock | 75-60 |