| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Woodring (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Keith Styles (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Schechter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Homer Eiland (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Justin Kirkley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dustin Romer (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eddie Davidson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Patrick Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Clarence Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Keith Styles inbounds the ball | 33-39 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Rice | Keith Styles misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 33-39 |
| 19:30 | Houston | The rebound goes to Patrick Hall | 33-39 |
| 19:15 | Houston | Justin Kirkley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-39 |
| 19:14 | Rice | The rebound goes to Homer Eiland | 33-39 |
| 18:51 | Rice | John Schechter connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Werner Peabody and he's hacked by Patrick Hall - foul #1 on Patrick Hall, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| 18:51 | Rice | John Schechter makes the free throw | 36-39 |
| 18:23 | Houston | Clarence Daniels lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dustin Romer | 36-41 |
| 17:59 | Rice | Dennis Woodring can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-41 |
| 17:58 | Houston | Dustin Romer gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 17:39 | Houston | Dustin Romer misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-41 |
| 17:38 | Houston | Eddie Davidson gets the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 17:26 | Houston | Patrick Hall makes the floater in the paint set up by Dustin Romer | 36-43 |
| 17:16 | Rice | Keith Styles makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Homer Eiland and the foul's on Eddie Davidson - foul #3 on Eddie Davidson, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (SG), Bart Thomas (PF) Dennis Woodring, John Schechter | |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Shoffner (SF) Eddie Davidson | |
| 17:16 | Rice | Keith Styles makes the free throw | 39-43 |
| 17:04 | Houston | Patrick Hall connects on the floater from the right block set up by Bryan Shoffner | 39-45 |
| 16:44 | Rice | Keith Styles misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 39-45 |
| 16:42 | Houston | The rebound goes to Bryan Shoffner | 39-45 |
| 16:31 | Houston | Clarence Daniels misses badly on a shot in the lane | 39-45 |
| 16:30 | Houston | Patrick Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 16:13 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gerald Griffith - foul #2 on Gerald Griffith, team foul #1 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Chapman (SF), Jamie Thrall (C) Keith Styles, Homer Eiland | |
| Subs | Houston | Arthur Estes (SG), Jack Ward (SF), Rickey Burton (PF), Arron Lenahan (C) Justin Kirkley, Dustin Romer, Patrick Hall, Clarence Daniels | |
| 16:13 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 16:13 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner misses the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 16:13 | Rice | The rebound goes to Bart Thomas | 39-46 |
| 16:01 | Rice | Bart Thomas can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 16:00 | Houston | The rebound goes to Bryan Shoffner | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Griffith (fresh) SF - Edward Chapman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bart Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jamie Thrall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bryan Shoffner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Estes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jack Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rickey Burton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Arron Lenahan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Houston | Werner Peabody takes the ball from Bryan Shoffner | 39-46 |
| 15:42 | Rice | Gerald Griffith hits the finger roll on a great pass from Werner Peabody | 41-46 |
| 15:25 | Houston | Rickey Burton is denied on a layup by Jamie Thrall | 41-46 |
| 15:24 | Rice | Edward Chapman grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 15:08 | Rice | Edward Chapman misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 15:06 | Houston | Arron Lenahan pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| 14:46 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-46 |
| 14:44 | Rice | The rebound goes to Bart Thomas | 41-46 |
| 14:39 | Rice | Jack Ward is called for the reach on Gerald Griffith - foul #2 on Jack Ward, team foul #3 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Stephen Palmer (SG), Keith Styles (SF), John Schechter (PF), Homer Eiland (C) Werner Peabody, Gerald Griffith, Edward Chapman, Bart Thomas, Jamie Thrall | |
| Subs | Houston | Justin Kirkley (PG), Dustin Romer (SG), Eddie Davidson (SF), Patrick Hall (PF), Clarence Daniels (C) Bryan Shoffner, Arthur Estes, Jack Ward, Rickey Burton, Arron Lenahan | |
| 14:21 | Rice | Homer Eiland clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Patrick Hall - foul #2 on Patrick Hall, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| 14:21 | Rice | Homer Eiland makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 14:21 | Rice | Homer Eiland misses the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 14:21 | Houston | Clarence Daniels pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 14:11 | Houston | Eddie Davidson hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-48 |
| 14:02 | Rice | Keith Styles is whistled for traveling | 42-48 |
| 14:00 | Houston | Justin Kirkley's pass is intercepted by Dennis Woodring in the backcourt | 42-48 |
| 13:42 | Rice | Stephen Palmer's floater is tipped away by Clarence Daniels | 42-48 |
| 13:41 | Houston | Patrick Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 13:28 | Houston | Dustin Romer scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Justin Kirkley | 42-50 |
| 13:07 | Rice | Keith Styles's fadeaway is rejected by Clarence Daniels | 42-50 |
| 13:06 | Houston | Dustin Romer grabs the board | 42-50 |
| 12:52 | Houston | Justin Kirkley knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Dustin Romer | 42-52 |
| 12:27 | Rice | Dennis Woodring can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-52 |
| 12:26 | Houston | Justin Kirkley grabs the defensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 12:22 | Houston | Dustin Romer can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Stephen Palmer - foul #4 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #2 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Bart Thomas (PF) Stephen Palmer, John Schechter | |
| Subs | Houston | Rickey Burton (PF), Arron Lenahan (C) Patrick Hall, Clarence Daniels | |
| 12:22 | Houston | Dustin Romer makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 12:22 | Houston | Dustin Romer makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 12:00 | Rice | Werner Peabody hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-54 |
| 11:59 | Houston | Rickey Burton gets the rebound | 42-54 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Woodring (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Keith Styles (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Bart Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Homer Eiland (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Justin Kirkley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dustin Romer (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. SF - Eddie Davidson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Rickey Burton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Arron Lenahan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:55 | Houston | Dustin Romer scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Justin Kirkley | 42-57 |
| 11:40 | Rice | Dennis Woodring buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Keith Styles | 45-57 |
| 11:19 | Houston | Arron Lenahan hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 45-57 |
| 11:18 | Houston | Dustin Romer misses the tip | 45-57 |
| 11:17 | Rice | Homer Eiland grabs the defensive rebound | 45-57 |
| 11:12 | Rice | Werner Peabody can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-57 |
| 11:11 | Houston | Justin Kirkley snags the defensive board | 45-57 |
| 10:56 | Houston | Arron Lenahan can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Werner Peabody - foul #1 on Werner Peabody, team foul #3 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (SG), Edward Chapman (SF), John Schechter (PF) Dennis Woodring, Keith Styles, Homer Eiland | |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Shoffner (PG), Arthur Estes (SG), Clarence Daniels (C) Justin Kirkley, Dustin Romer, Eddie Davidson | |
| 10:56 | Houston | Arron Lenahan misses the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 10:56 | Houston | Arron Lenahan makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 10:30 | Rice | Werner Peabody scores on a 3 from the left corner | 48-58 |
| 10:05 | Houston | Arthur Estes misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 48-58 |
| 10:03 | Houston | Clarence Daniels pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 09:50 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner clanks a shot from the left side | 48-58 |
| 09:49 | Rice | Werner Peabody grabs the defensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 09:37 | Rice | Werner Peabody hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-58 |
| 09:35 | Rice | John Schechter pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 09:25 | Rice | Gerald Griffith drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Werner Peabody | 51-58 |
| 09:05 | Houston | Gerald Griffith steps in front of the Arthur Estes pass | 51-58 |
| 08:46 | Rice | Gerald Griffith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-58 |
| 08:45 | Rice | Bart Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 08:31 | Rice | Gerald Griffith travels with the ball | 51-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Keith Styles (SF), Jamie Thrall (PF), Homer Eiland (C) Werner Peabody, Edward Chapman, John Schechter, Bart Thomas | |
| Subs | Houston | Justin Kirkley (PG), Dustin Romer (SG), Eddie Davidson (SF), Patrick Hall (PF), Jack Ward (C) Bryan Shoffner, Arthur Estes, Rickey Burton, Arron Lenahan, Clarence Daniels | |
| 08:19 | Houston | Dustin Romer knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-61 |
| 08:04 | Rice | Jamie Thrall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 51-61 |
| 08:02 | Houston | The rebound goes to Eddie Davidson | 51-61 |
| 07:56 | Houston | Justin Kirkley knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Patrick Hall | 51-64 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gerald Griffith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Keith Styles (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jamie Thrall (fresh) C - Homer Eiland (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Justin Kirkley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dustin Romer (fresh) 18 pts. 7 ast. SF - Eddie Davidson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Jack Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Rice | Jamie Thrall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Stephen Palmer (SG) Dennis Woodring, Gerald Griffith | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 07:30 | Houston | Eddie Davidson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-64 |
| 07:28 | Rice | Werner Peabody gets the rebound | 51-64 |
| 06:59 | Rice | Keith Styles connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Werner Peabody | 53-64 |
| 06:43 | Houston | Patrick Hall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Stephen Palmer - foul #5 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #4 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (SG), Bart Thomas (PF) Stephen Palmer, Jamie Thrall | |
| Subs | Houston | Clarence Daniels (C) Jack Ward | |
| 06:43 | Houston | Patrick Hall makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 06:43 | Houston | Patrick Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 06:43 | Rice | Bart Thomas snags the defensive board | 53-65 |
| 06:26 | Rice | Dennis Woodring clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-65 |
| 06:24 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Werner Peabody | 53-65 |
| 06:12 | Rice | Bart Thomas misses the jumper from the right wing | 53-65 |
| 06:11 | Houston | Dustin Romer grabs the board | 53-65 |
| 05:55 | Houston | Patrick Hall misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Dennis Woodring - foul #2 on Dennis Woodring, team foul #5 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Rice | John Schechter (PF) Bart Thomas | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:55 | Houston | Patrick Hall makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 05:55 | Houston | Patrick Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:39 | Rice | Dennis Woodring can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-67 |
| 05:37 | Rice | John Schechter grabs the offensive rebound | 53-67 |
| 05:22 | Rice | Dustin Romer takes the ball from Keith Styles | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:55 | Houston | Dustin Romer scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Justin Kirkley | 53-69 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Werner Peabody can't finish the layup | 53-69 |
| 04:45 | Houston | The rebound goes to Dustin Romer | 53-69 |
| 04:22 | Houston | Eddie Davidson scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Dustin Romer | 53-72 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the 3 from the right wing | 56-72 |
| 03:42 | Houston | Justin Kirkley misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 56-72 |
| 03:41 | Rice | Keith Styles gets the rebound | 56-72 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Woodring (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Keith Styles (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - John Schechter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Homer Eiland (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Justin Kirkley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Dustin Romer (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eddie Davidson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Hall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Clarence Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Rice | Werner Peabody comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 56-72 |
| 03:25 | Houston | Dustin Romer snags the defensive board | 56-72 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:05 | Houston | Justin Kirkley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 56-72 |
| 03:04 | Houston | Clarence Daniels hits the follow up shot | 56-74 |
| 02:48 | Rice | Werner Peabody hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 56-74 |
| 02:47 | Rice | Keith Styles tips it back up and in | 58-74 |
| 02:31 | Houston | Dustin Romer comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Homer Eiland - foul #3 on Homer Eiland, team foul #6 | 58-74 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (PG), Edward Chapman (SG), Anthony Perdue (SF), Bart Thomas (PF), Jamie Thrall (C) Werner Peabody, Dennis Woodring, Keith Styles, John Schechter, Homer Eiland | |
| Subs | Houston | Arthur Estes (PG), Bryan Shoffner (SF), Rickey Burton (PF), Arron Lenahan (C) Justin Kirkley, Eddie Davidson, Patrick Hall, Clarence Daniels | |
| 02:31 | Houston | Dustin Romer makes the 1st free throw | 58-75 |
| 02:31 | Houston | Dustin Romer makes the 2nd free throw | 58-76 |
| 02:12 | Rice | Dustin Romer steps in front of the Jamie Thrall pass | 58-76 |
| 01:53 | Houston | Arron Lenahan connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Arthur Estes | 58-78 |
| 01:45 | Rice | The short jumper by Anthony Perdue is denied by Rickey Burton | 58-78 |
| 01:44 | Rice | Anthony Perdue tips it back up and in | 60-78 |
| 01:18 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Arthur Estes | 60-81 |
| 01:03 | Rice | Gerald Griffith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-81 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Jamie Thrall grabs the offensive board | 60-81 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Gerald Griffith drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jamie Thrall | 63-81 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Houston | Anthony Perdue steps in front of the Rickey Burton pass | 63-81 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Rice | Bart Thomas can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 63-81 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Bart Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-81 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Jamie Thrall connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Gerald Griffith | 65-81 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Arthur Estes runs out the clock | 65-81 |