| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregg Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 5 pts. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edmond Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Keller (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allen Morello (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Vincent Vaden (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | John Watson inbounds the ball | 26-33 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Rice | Raymond Phipps buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Craig Chappell | 29-33 |
| 19:43 | Houston | Eric Keller can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-33 |
| 19:42 | Rice | Adam Pease grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 19:36 | Rice | John Watson makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Gregg Moore and he's fouled by Vincent Vaden - foul #1 on Vincent Vaden, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Butts (PG), Roger Pendergrass (PF), Greg Rice (C) Edmond Ferguson, Allen Morello, Vincent Vaden | |
| 19:36 | Rice | John Watson misses the free throw | 31-33 |
| 19:36 | Houston | Greg Rice pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 19:18 | Houston | John Watson takes the ball from David Phillips | 31-33 |
| 19:14 | Rice | John Watson blows the dunk | 31-33 |
| 19:12 | Rice | Raymond Phipps tips it but misses | 31-33 |
| 19:10 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 18:56 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by David Phillips | 31-36 |
| 18:52 | Rice | Gregg Moore clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-36 |
| 18:50 | Rice | John Watson misses the tip | 31-36 |
| 18:48 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 18:22 | Houston | David Phillips misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-36 |
| 18:20 | Rice | Raymond Phipps snags the defensive board | 31-36 |
| 17:54 | Rice | Greg Rice steps in front of the Gregg Moore pass | 31-36 |
| 17:32 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass misses the lay-in but the foul's on Raymond Phipps - foul #2 on Raymond Phipps, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Timothy Chavis (C) Gregg Moore, John Watson, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG), Richard Tschida (SF), Allen Morello (PF), Vincent Vaden (C) Edward Butts, David Phillips, Eric Keller, Greg Rice | |
| 17:32 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 17:32 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass misses the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 17:32 | Rice | Raymond Burns grabs the board | 31-37 |
| 17:14 | Rice | Vincent Vaden is called for the reach on Timothy Chavis - foul #2 on Vincent Vaden, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Pearce (C) Raymond Phipps | |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG) Richard Tschida | |
| 17:05 | Rice | Craig Chappell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 17:04 | Houston | Vincent Vaden pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 16:47 | Houston | Timothy Chavis is called for the reach on David Phillips - foul #1 on Timothy Chavis, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (PG) Craig Chappell | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Keller (SF) David Phillips | |
| 16:33 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 16:32 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson grabs the offensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 16:17 | Houston | Eric Keller banks in the layup on a nice dish by Edmond Ferguson and he's fouled by Gregory Freeman - foul #2 on Gregory Freeman, team foul #3 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Rice | John Watson (SF) James Snow | |
| Subs | Houston | Greg Rice (C) Vincent Vaden | |
| 16:17 | Houston | Eric Keller makes the free throw | 31-40 |
| 16:05 | Rice | Timothy Chavis comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 31-40 |
| 16:03 | Houston | Eric Keller grabs the defensive rebound | 31-40 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Watson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Pearce (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edmond Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Pendergrass (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Eric Keller (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Allen Morello (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Greg Rice (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:58 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Greg Rice | 31-42 |
| 15:44 | Rice | Robert Pearce is whistled for a carry | 31-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Gregg Moore (SG), Raymond Phipps (PF), Adam Pease (C) Raymond Burns, Gregory Freeman, Timothy Chavis, Robert Pearce | |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (SG), Vincent Vaden (C) Eric Keller, Greg Rice | |
| 15:29 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Roger Pendergrass | 31-45 |
| 15:00 | Rice | John Watson lays it up and in | 33-45 |
| 14:46 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-45 |
| 14:44 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass gets the offensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 14:31 | Houston | Vernon Mera buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Edmond Ferguson | 33-48 |
| 14:17 | Rice | Adam Pease knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Craig Chappell | 36-48 |
| 14:06 | Houston | Vernon Mera loses the dribble to Craig Chappell | 36-48 |
| 13:44 | Rice | Edmond Ferguson is called for the reach on Craig Chappell - foul #1 on Edmond Ferguson, team foul #3 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Timothy Chavis (PF), Robert Pearce (C) Gregg Moore, John Watson, Raymond Phipps, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Eric Keller (SF), Greg Rice (PF), Richard Tschida (C) Edmond Ferguson, Roger Pendergrass, Allen Morello, Vincent Vaden | |
| 13:28 | Rice | Timothy Chavis is fouled on the floor by Greg Rice - foul #2 on Greg Rice, team foul #4 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (PG) Craig Chappell | |
| Subs | Houston | Roger Pendergrass (PF) Richard Tschida | |
| 13:16 | Rice | Raymond Burns is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Raymond Burns, team foul #4 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Allen Morello (PF) Roger Pendergrass | |
| 12:48 | Houston | Greg Rice hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Vernon Mera | 36-50 |
| 12:26 | Rice | Raymond Burns hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-50 |
| 12:14 | Houston | Eric Keller can't finish the layup | 39-50 |
| 12:13 | Houston | Vernon Mera misses the tip | 39-50 |
| 12:11 | Rice | Gregory Freeman snags the defensive board | 39-50 |
| 11:53 | Rice | Raymond Burns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Gregg Moore (SG), John Watson (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Adam Pease (C) James Snow, Raymond Burns, Gregory Freeman, Timothy Chavis, Robert Pearce | |
| Subs | Houston | Roger Pendergrass (PF) Allen Morello | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregg Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Keller (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roger Pendergrass (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Rice (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Houston | Greg Rice misses the jumper in the lane | 39-50 |
| 11:27 | Rice | Adam Pease gets the rebound | 39-50 |
| 11:07 | Rice | Gregg Moore clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on David Phillips - foul #2 on David Phillips, team foul #5 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG), Vincent Vaden (C) David Phillips, Greg Rice | |
| 11:07 | Rice | Gregg Moore misses the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 11:07 | Rice | Gregg Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 10:56 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Vincent Vaden | 40-53 |
| 10:41 | Rice | Adam Pease misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-53 |
| 10:40 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass grabs the defensive rebound | 40-53 |
| 10:33 | Houston | Vincent Vaden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-53 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Richard Tschida (C) Vernon Mera, Vincent Vaden | |
| 10:09 | Rice | Raymond Phipps drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-53 |
| 09:49 | Houston | Eric Keller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Timothy Chavis (C) Gregg Moore, John Watson, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Allen Morello (PF), Greg Rice (C) Edmond Ferguson, Roger Pendergrass, Richard Tschida | |
| 09:37 | Rice | Raymond Phipps comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-53 |
| 09:36 | Houston | The rebound goes to Allen Morello | 42-53 |
| 09:21 | Houston | David Phillips knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Greg Rice | 42-56 |
| 09:17 | Rice | Raymond Burns clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-56 |
| 09:15 | Rice | Craig Chappell grabs the offensive board | 42-56 |
| 09:07 | Rice | Gregory Freeman misses the jump hook from the baseline | 42-56 |
| 09:06 | Rice | Timothy Chavis misses the tip | 42-56 |
| 09:05 | Rice | Craig Chappell pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-56 |
| 08:41 | Rice | Craig Chappell misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Allen Morello - foul #2 on Allen Morello, team foul #6 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Pearce (C) Raymond Phipps | |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG), Roger Pendergrass (SF), Vincent Vaden (C) David Phillips, Eric Keller, Greg Rice | |
| 08:41 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 43-56 |
| 08:41 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 08:25 | Houston | Vincent Vaden connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Edmond Ferguson | 44-58 |
| 08:11 | Rice | Raymond Burns hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Robert Pearce | 47-58 |
| 07:45 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-58 |
| 07:44 | Houston | Allen Morello tips it in | 47-60 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Pearce (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edmond Ferguson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vernon Mera (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roger Pendergrass (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Allen Morello (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Vincent Vaden (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Rice | Edmond Ferguson picks off the pass by Craig Chappell in the backcourt | 47-60 |
| 07:22 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass misses the lay-in | 47-60 |
| 07:21 | Rice | Raymond Burns pulls down the rebound | 47-60 |
| 07:00 | Rice | The jump hook by Gregory Freeman is blocked by Vincent Vaden | 47-60 |
| 06:59 | Houston | Vincent Vaden snags the defensive board | 47-60 |
| 06:44 | Houston | Vincent Vaden misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-60 |
| 06:42 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson snags the offensive board | 47-60 |
| 06:26 | Houston | Vincent Vaden loses the dribble to Gregory Freeman | 47-60 |
| 06:02 | Rice | Roger Pendergrass picks off the pass by Raymond Burns | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:38 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 47-60 |
| 05:37 | Rice | Timothy Chavis grabs the defensive rebound | 47-60 |
| 05:37 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SG), John Watson (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Adam Pease (C) Craig Chappell, Gregory Freeman, Timothy Chavis, Robert Pearce | |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Eric Keller (SF), Greg Rice (PF), Richard Tschida (C) Edmond Ferguson, Roger Pendergrass, Allen Morello, Vincent Vaden | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:30 | Rice | Raymond Burns makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Watson | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:13 | Houston | Greg Rice is hacked by Raymond Phipps - foul #3 on Raymond Phipps, team foul #5 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Roger Pendergrass (PF) Richard Tschida | |
| 04:54 | Houston | Eric Keller is fouled on the floor by John Watson - foul #1 on John Watson, team foul #6 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (PG) Raymond Burns | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 04:28 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-60 |
| 04:26 | Rice | Adam Pease gets the rebound | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:09 | Rice | Vernon Mera steals the ball from Gregg Moore | 50-60 |
| 03:53 | Houston | David Phillips buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Rice | Gregg Moore drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Raymond Phipps | 53-63 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Snow (fresh) SG - Gregg Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Keller (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roger Pendergrass (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Rice (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:15 | Houston | Eric Keller hits the finger roll | 53-65 |
| 03:00 | Rice | Adam Pease misses the jumpshot from the left side | 53-65 |
| 02:59 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass gets the rebound | 53-65 |
| 02:32 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass misses short on a floater from the right side | 53-65 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Adam Pease snags the defensive board | 53-65 |
| 02:24 | Rice | John Watson blows the layup | 53-65 |
| 02:23 | Houston | Greg Rice pulls down the rebound | 53-65 |
| 02:01 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Vernon Mera and he's fouled by Gregg Moore - foul #3 on Gregg Moore, team foul #7 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (PG), Gregory Freeman (SG), Robert Pearce (SF), Timothy Chavis (PF), Richard Mascarenas (C) James Snow, Gregg Moore, John Watson, Raymond Phipps, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Butts (PG), Richard Tschida (SF) David Phillips, Eric Keller | |
| 02:01 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass makes the free throw | 53-68 |
| 01:52 | Rice | Robert Pearce drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Burns | 56-68 |
| 01:35 | Houston | Vernon Mera is hacked by Gregory Freeman - foul #3 on Gregory Freeman, team foul #8 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (PG) Richard Mascarenas | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:35 | Houston | Vernon Mera makes the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 01:35 | Houston | Vernon Mera makes the 2nd free throw | 56-70 |
| 01:26 | Rice | Greg Rice is called for the reach on Timothy Chavis - foul #3 on Greg Rice, team foul #7 | 56-70 |
| 01:26 | Rice | Timothy Chavis makes the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 01:26 | Rice | Timothy Chavis makes the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 00:57 | Houston | Richard Tschida scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Edward Butts | 58-72 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Rice | Raymond Burns loses the dribble to Roger Pendergrass | 58-72 |
| 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) | |
| 00:24 | Houston | Edward Butts drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-74 |
| 00:18 | Rice | James Snow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-74 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Edward Butts runs out the clock | 58-74 |