| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Tully (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Gardner (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Joshua Gross (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Luce (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Bates (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Petrus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Matson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Timothy Bates inbounds the ball | 36-27 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Rice | James Gardner is called for the reach on Jason Avent - foul #2 on James Gardner, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| 19:40 | Rice | Arthur Matson loses the dribble to John Luce | 36-27 |
| 19:20 | Houston | Frank Tully hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-27 |
| 19:19 | Rice | Arthur Matson snags the defensive board | 36-27 |
| 19:13 | Rice | James Gardner steals the ball from Timothy Bates | 36-27 |
| 19:09 | Houston | Joshua Gross misses the lay-in | 36-27 |
| 19:08 | Rice | Arthur Matson grabs the board | 36-27 |
| 18:58 | Rice | Timothy Bates knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 36-29 |
| 18:30 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 36-29 |
| 18:29 | Rice | Richard Petrus pulls down the rebound | 36-29 |
| 18:10 | Rice | Timothy Bates comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-29 |
| 18:08 | Rice | Richard Petrus hits the follow up shot | 36-31 |
| 17:45 | Houston | Frank Tully misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-31 |
| 17:44 | Rice | Timothy Bates snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Michael Jenkins misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-31 |
| 17:17 | Rice | Richard Petrus gets the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 17:09 | Rice | Fyodor Zerphey is called for the reach on Richard Petrus - foul #3 on Fyodor Zerphey, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Houston | David Smith (PF), Paul Erickson (C) Fyodor Zerphey, John Luce | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Maddocks (PF) Richard Petrus | |
| 16:53 | Rice | Michael Jenkins knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Timothy Bates | 36-34 |
| 16:24 | Houston | Joshua Gross knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 16:07 | Rice | David Smith steals the ball from Richard Maddocks | 38-34 |
| 15:44 | Houston | Joshua Gross can't finish the layup | 38-34 |
| 15:42 | Houston | Joshua Gross hits the follow up shot | 40-34 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Tully (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Gardner (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Gross (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Erickson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Bates (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Maddocks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Matson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:14 | Rice | Arthur Matson misses the jumper from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 15:12 | Rice | Richard Maddocks gets the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Arthur Matson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 14:52 | Houston | Joshua Gross grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 14:40 | Houston | Paul Erickson is called for traveling | 40-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Fierro (PG), Joseph Hill (SG), Fyodor Zerphey (PF), John Luce (C) Frank Tully, James Gardner, Joshua Gross, Paul Erickson | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Moore (PG), James Stamps (SG), Donald Fox (SF), Richard Petrus (PF) Jason Avent, Michael Jenkins, Timothy Bates, Arthur Matson | |
| 14:22 | Rice | Donald Fox misses the shot from the left side | 40-34 |
| 14:21 | Rice | Richard Maddocks snags the offensive board | 40-34 |
| 14:11 | Rice | John Luce steals it from Alfred Moore | 40-34 |
| 13:57 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Petrus - foul #2 on Richard Petrus, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| 13:57 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 13:57 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey misses the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 13:57 | Rice | Richard Petrus pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 13:41 | Rice | Richard Petrus misses the driving attempt in the paint | 41-34 |
| 13:39 | Houston | David Smith grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 13:17 | Houston | Richard Petrus picks off the pass by Peter Fierro | 41-34 |
| 12:59 | Rice | Richard Maddocks clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Fyodor Zerphey - foul #4 on Fyodor Zerphey, team foul #3 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Gross (SF) Fyodor Zerphey | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Avent (PG), Michael Jenkins (SG) Alfred Moore, James Stamps | |
| 12:59 | Rice | Richard Maddocks makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 12:59 | Rice | Richard Maddocks makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 12:40 | Houston | David Smith misses the lay-in but the foul's on Michael Jenkins - foul #1 on Michael Jenkins, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Tully (PG), James Gardner (SG), Paul Erickson (C) Peter Fierro, Joseph Hill, John Luce | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:40 | Houston | David Smith misses the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 12:40 | Houston | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 12:26 | Rice | A charge is called on Michael Jenkins - foul #2 on Michael Jenkins, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Arthur Matson (C) Richard Maddocks | |
| 12:12 | Houston | Donald Fox is called for the reach on Joshua Gross - foul #4 on Donald Fox, team foul #4 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Bates (SF) Donald Fox | |
| 11:54 | Houston | Frank Tully knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 44-36 |
| 11:39 | Rice | Michael Jenkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 11:37 | Houston | David Smith pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Tully (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Gardner (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Gross (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Erickson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Bates (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Petrus (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Arthur Matson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Houston | Paul Erickson is denied on a layup by Richard Petrus | 44-36 |
| 11:10 | Rice | Richard Petrus grabs the defensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 11:06 | Rice | Michael Jenkins clanks a 3 from the right corner | 44-36 |
| 11:05 | Rice | Richard Petrus snags the offensive board | 44-36 |
| 10:51 | Rice | Michael Jenkins is whistled for a carry | 44-36 |
| Subs | Houston | John Luce (C) Paul Erickson | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Maddocks (PF) Richard Petrus | |
| 10:33 | Houston | John Luce misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 10:32 | Rice | Richard Maddocks pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| 10:26 | Rice | Timothy Bates buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Michael Jenkins | 44-38 |
| 10:07 | Houston | Frank Tully makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Gardner | 46-38 |
| 09:57 | Rice | Michael Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 09:55 | Houston | David Smith snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| 09:31 | Houston | John Luce makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Frank Tully | 49-38 |
| 09:07 | Rice | The short jumper by Richard Maddocks is denied by John Luce | 49-38 |
| 09:06 | Houston | Frank Tully grabs the board | 49-38 |
| 08:40 | Houston | Frank Tully misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-38 |
| 08:38 | Rice | Arthur Matson grabs the board | 49-38 |
| 08:16 | Rice | Michael Jenkins double dribbles | 49-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Fierro (PG), Joseph Hill (SG), Paul Erickson (C) Frank Tully, James Gardner, John Luce | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Moore (PG), James Stamps (SG), Richard Petrus (PF) Jason Avent, Michael Jenkins, Arthur Matson | |
| 07:59 | Houston | Peter Fierro can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Maddocks - foul #2 on Richard Maddocks, team foul #5 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey (PF) David Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (SF) Timothy Bates | |
| 07:59 | Houston | Peter Fierro misses the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 07:59 | Houston | Peter Fierro makes the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 07:46 | Rice | Peter Fierro picks off the pass by Alfred Moore | 50-38 |
| 07:17 | Houston | Joshua Gross can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 50-38 |
| 07:15 | Rice | James Stamps gets the rebound | 50-38 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Fierro (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Hill (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Gross (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Paul Erickson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alfred Moore (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Stamps (fresh) SF - Donald Fox (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Richard Petrus (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Maddocks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 06:46 | Rice | Donald Fox misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 50-38 |
| 06:45 | Rice | Donald Fox pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 06:34 | Rice | Richard Maddocks knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from James Stamps | 50-40 |
| 06:10 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey makes the shot from the baseline and the foul's on Richard Petrus - foul #3 on Richard Petrus, team foul #6 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Tully (PG), James Gardner (SG), David Smith (SF), John Luce (C) Peter Fierro, Joseph Hill, Joshua Gross, Paul Erickson | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Avent (PG), Michael Jenkins (SG), Arthur Matson (C) Alfred Moore, James Stamps, Richard Maddocks | |
| 06:10 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey makes the free throw | 53-40 |
| 05:41 | Rice | Richard Petrus misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by James Gardner - foul #3 on James Gardner, team foul #4 | 53-40 |
| 05:41 | Rice | Richard Petrus makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 05:41 | Rice | Richard Petrus makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 05:27 | Houston | David Smith is whistled for traveling | 53-42 |
| 05:02 | Rice | Jason Avent's floater is tipped away by Fyodor Zerphey | 53-42 |
| 05:00 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey snags the defensive board | 53-42 |
| 04:44 | Houston | Arthur Matson steals it from Frank Tully | 53-42 |
| 04:21 | Rice | Michael Jenkins loses the dribble to Fyodor Zerphey | 53-42 |
| 03:53 | Houston | James Gardner buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Frank Tully | 55-42 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 03:34 | Rice | Fyodor Zerphey takes the ball from Donald Fox | 55-42 |
| 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) | |
| 03:21 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 55-42 |
| 03:19 | Rice | Arthur Matson pulls down the rebound | 55-42 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Tully (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Gardner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - David Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - John Luce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Fox (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Richard Petrus (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Arthur Matson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Rice | David Smith steals the ball from Richard Petrus | 55-42 |
| 03:00 | Houston | James Gardner lays it up and in on a great pass from David Smith | 57-42 |
| 02:47 | Rice | Michael Jenkins buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Avent | 57-45 |
| 02:19 | Houston | David Smith lays it in | 59-45 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Michael Jenkins knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Avent | 59-48 |
| 01:48 | Houston | Frank Tully drills a 3 from straight away set up by James Gardner | 62-48 |
| 01:43 | Rice | Jason Avent misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Gardner - foul #4 on James Gardner, team foul #5 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Fierro (PG), Joseph Hill (SG), Paul Erickson (C) Frank Tully, James Gardner, John Luce | |
| Subs | Rice | James Stamps (SG), Timothy Bates (SF), Keith Queen (PF), Richard Maddocks (C) Michael Jenkins, Donald Fox, Richard Petrus, Arthur Matson | |
| 01:43 | Rice | Jason Avent makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 01:43 | Rice | Jason Avent makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 01:26 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 62-50 |
| 01:25 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey misses the tip | 62-50 |
| 01:23 | Rice | James Stamps grabs the board | 62-50 |
| 01:17 | Rice | Jason Avent buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Timothy Bates | 62-52 |
| 01:00 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey can't finish the layup | 62-52 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Jason Avent snags the defensive board | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Rice | Timothy Bates's layup is rejected by Paul Erickson | 62-52 |
| 00:51 | Houston | David Smith snags the defensive board | 62-52 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Houston | David Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Avent - foul #2 on Jason Avent, team foul #7 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Gross (SF) Fyodor Zerphey | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Moore (PG) Jason Avent | |
| 00:50 | Houston | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:50 | Houston | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Timothy Bates misses the jump hook in the lane | 64-52 |
| 00:42 | Houston | Paul Erickson pulls down the rebound | 64-52 |
| 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) | |
| 00:40 | Houston | Peter Fierro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey (PF) Joshua Gross | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:38 | Rice | Timothy Bates connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Alfred Moore | 64-54 |
| 00:13 | Houston | Peter Fierro drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Joseph Hill | 66-54 |
| 00:08 | Rice | James Stamps knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Alfred Moore | 66-56 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Peter Fierro runs out the clock | 66-56 |