| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Moen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Donald Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Spier (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Wardle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez inbounds the ball | 36-34 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Houston | Robert Spier shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 19:34 | Rice | Joseph Durst snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 19:22 | Rice | Donald Ivy is called for traveling | 36-34 |
| 19:13 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-34 |
| 18:47 | Rice | Donald Reavis steps out of bounds on the sideline | 36-34 |
| 18:29 | Houston | Eric Larmon misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-34 |
| 18:28 | Houston | Kevin Wardle tips it home | 36-36 |
| 18:10 | Rice | Donald Ivy loses the dribble to Robert Spier | 36-36 |
| 17:47 | Houston | Eric Larmon makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kevin Noyes out of a doubleteam | 36-38 |
| 17:32 | Rice | Donald Ivy's dunk attempt is rejected by Robert Spier | 36-38 |
| 17:31 | Houston | Kevin Wardle grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 17:14 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Spier and he's fouled by Corey Riddle - foul #2 on Corey Riddle, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Darren Shaffer (SF) Corey Riddle | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 17:14 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez makes the free throw | 36-41 |
| 16:56 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Kevin Wardle - foul #2 on Kevin Wardle, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG), Cleveland Ladner (SG) Robert Moen, Joseph Durst | |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (SG), Keith Costello (SF), Wesley Kaplan (PF), Carter Collins (C) Kevin Noyes, Armando Rodriguez, Robert Spier, Kevin Wardle | |
| 16:56 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 16:56 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 16:56 | Houston | The rebound goes to Wesley Kaplan | 37-41 |
| 16:43 | Houston | Keith Costello throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (C) Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:32 | Rice | Wesley Kaplan picks off the pass by Cleveland Ladner | 37-41 |
| 16:20 | Houston | Lawrence Johnson is called for the reach on Carter Collins - foul #1 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG) Eric Larmon | |
| 16:02 | Houston | Cleveland Ladner picks off the pass by Gordon Ward | 37-41 |
| 15:59 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie can't finish the layup | 37-41 |
| 15:57 | Houston | Keith Costello grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cleveland Ladner (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Donald Ivy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Lawrence Turcotte (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gordon Ward (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Keith Costello (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wesley Kaplan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Carter Collins (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Houston | Keith Costello double dribbles | 37-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (PG), Corey Riddle (SG), Joseph Durst (SF), Donald Reavis (C) Stephen McKinnie, Cleveland Ladner, Darren Shaffer, Donald Ivy | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SG), Armando Rodriguez (SF), Robert Spier (PF), Kevin Wardle (C) Gordon Ward, Keith Costello, Wesley Kaplan, Carter Collins | |
| 15:26 | Rice | Robert Moen scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Corey Riddle | 40-41 |
| 15:19 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 15:05 | Rice | Corey Riddle connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Reavis and he's fouled by Kevin Wardle - foul #3 on Kevin Wardle, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG) Lawrence Turcotte | |
| 15:05 | Rice | Corey Riddle makes the free throw | 43-44 |
| 14:49 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Durst - foul #2 on Joseph Durst, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| 14:49 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 14:49 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 14:30 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Corey Riddle | 45-46 |
| 14:18 | Houston | Kevin Noyes hits the finger roll set up by Eric Larmon | 45-48 |
| 14:03 | Rice | Joseph Durst clanks a floater from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 14:01 | Houston | Kevin Wardle snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 13:40 | Houston | Donald Reavis steals it from Kevin Noyes out of a doubleteam | 45-48 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Joseph Durst comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 13:17 | Rice | Donald Reavis snags the offensive board | 45-48 |
| 13:02 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses long on a jumper from the left block | 45-48 |
| 13:01 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 12:53 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez is hacked by Lawrence Johnson - foul #2 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG), Cleveland Ladner (SG), Darren Shaffer (SF), Donald Ivy (PF) Robert Moen, Corey Riddle, Joseph Durst, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (SG), Keith Costello (SF), Wesley Kaplan (PF), Carter Collins (C) Kevin Noyes, Armando Rodriguez, Robert Spier, Kevin Wardle | |
| 12:40 | Houston | Carter Collins can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 45-48 |
| 12:38 | Rice | Donald Ivy gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 12:20 | Rice | Donald Reavis comes up short on the shot near the basket | 45-48 |
| 12:18 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 11:58 | Houston | Gordon Ward comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-48 |
| 11:56 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan gets the offensive rebound | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cleveland Ladner (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Donald Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Ward (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Keith Costello (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wesley Kaplan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Carter Collins (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Houston | Gordon Ward is hacked by Cleveland Ladner - foul #1 on Cleveland Ladner, team foul #5 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG), Kevin Wardle (C) Eric Larmon, Carter Collins | |
| 11:25 | Houston | Gordon Ward's pass is intercepted by Darren Shaffer | 45-48 |
| 11:09 | Rice | Keith Costello swats the layup by Darren Shaffer | 45-48 |
| 11:07 | Rice | Darren Shaffer grabs the offensive board | 45-48 |
| 10:52 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-48 |
| 10:51 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 10:25 | Houston | Keith Costello scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-50 |
| 09:58 | Rice | Donald Reavis clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Kevin Wardle - foul #4 on Kevin Wardle, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (PG), Corey Riddle (SG), Joseph Durst (SF) Stephen McKinnie, Cleveland Ladner, Darren Shaffer | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Kevin Noyes (SG), Armando Rodriguez (SF), Robert Spier (PF) Lawrence Turcotte, Gordon Ward, Wesley Kaplan, Kevin Wardle | |
| 09:58 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 09:58 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 09:44 | Houston | Eric Larmon is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-53 |
| 09:19 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 47-53 |
| 09:17 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Spier | 47-53 |
| 08:58 | Houston | Keith Costello clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 47-53 |
| 08:57 | Rice | Robert Moen gets the rebound | 47-53 |
| 08:52 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 08:51 | Houston | The rebound goes to Armando Rodriguez | 47-53 |
| 08:44 | Houston | Kevin Noyes buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Eric Larmon | 47-56 |
| 08:20 | Rice | Robert Moen misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 47-56 |
| 08:18 | Houston | Robert Spier pulls down the rebound | 47-56 |
| 08:02 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez dunks the ball set up by Kevin Noyes out of the doubleteam | 47-58 |
| 07:47 | Rice | Donald Reavis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (PF), Darren Shaffer (C) Donald Ivy, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Wardle (C) Keith Costello | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Moen (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Spier (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Wardle (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Houston | Robert Spier misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 47-58 |
| 07:23 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez gets the offensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 07:08 | Houston | Robert Spier knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Kevin Noyes and he's fouled by Joseph Durst - foul #3 on Joseph Durst, team foul #6 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PF) Corey Riddle | |
| Subs | Houston | Wesley Kaplan (SF) Armando Rodriguez | |
| 07:08 | Houston | Robert Spier misses the free throw | 47-60 |
| 07:08 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lawrence Johnson | 47-60 |
| 06:45 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Eric Larmon - foul #3 on Eric Larmon, team foul #4 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Ivy (PF) Robert Moen | |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (SG), Darryl Christmas (SF) Kevin Noyes, Robert Spier | |
| 06:45 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 06:45 | Rice | Joseph Durst makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 06:28 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-60 |
| 06:27 | Houston | Eric Larmon pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-60 |
| 06:14 | Houston | Kevin Wardle clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 48-60 |
| 06:12 | Houston | Eric Larmon hits the follow up shot | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:59 | Rice | Darren Shaffer is hacked by Darryl Christmas - foul #1 on Darryl Christmas, team foul #5 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (SG) Joseph Durst | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG), Armando Rodriguez (SF) Eric Larmon, Darryl Christmas | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:44 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner makes the shot from the free throw line | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:31 | Houston | Kevin Wardle hits the finger roll | 50-64 |
| 05:15 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner clanks a floater from the right wing | 50-64 |
| 05:13 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan grabs the board | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:44 | Houston | Gordon Ward comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-64 |
| 04:43 | Rice | Darren Shaffer gets the rebound | 50-64 |
| 04:43 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (PG), Corey Riddle (SG), Joseph Durst (SF), Donald Reavis (C) Stephen McKinnie, Cleveland Ladner, Darren Shaffer, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Kevin Noyes (SG), Robert Spier (PF) Lawrence Turcotte, Gordon Ward, Wesley Kaplan | |
| 04:25 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses long on a floater from the baseline | 50-64 |
| 04:23 | Houston | Kevin Wardle snags the defensive board | 50-64 |
| 04:01 | Houston | Robert Moen takes the ball from Kevin Wardle | 50-64 |
| 03:58 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses the dunk | 50-64 |
| 03:57 | Houston | Kevin Wardle grabs the defensive rebound | 50-64 |
| 03:44 | Houston | Eric Larmon buries a jumper from the baseline | 50-66 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Moen (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Donald Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Spier (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Wardle (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:35 | Rice | Donald Ivy drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Corey Riddle | 52-66 |
| 03:17 | Houston | Kevin Wardle buries a fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by Joseph Durst - foul #4 on Joseph Durst, team foul #7 | 52-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (PF) Donald Ivy | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG), Gordon Ward (SG), Keith Costello (SF), Wesley Kaplan (PF) Eric Larmon, Kevin Noyes, Armando Rodriguez, Robert Spier | |
| 03:17 | Houston | Kevin Wardle makes the free throw | 52-69 |
| 02:59 | Rice | Robert Moen scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Lawrence Johnson | 54-69 |
| 02:40 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-69 |
| 02:39 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson pulls down the rebound | 54-69 |
| 02:20 | Rice | Corey Riddle drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Lawrence Johnson | 56-69 |
| 02:00 | Houston | Kevin Wardle scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 56-71 |
| 01:47 | Rice | Corey Riddle is fouled on the floor by Keith Costello - foul #1 on Keith Costello, team foul #6 | 56-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Ivy (PF) Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Houston | Carter Collins (C) Kevin Wardle | |
| 01:41 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-71 |
| 01:39 | Rice | Donald Reavis can't tip it in | 56-71 |
| 01:38 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan snags the defensive board | 56-71 |
| 01:11 | Houston | Donald Ivy is called for the reach on Lawrence Turcotte - foul #1 on Donald Ivy, team foul #8 | 56-71 |
| 01:11 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte makes the 1st free throw | 56-72 |
| 01:11 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte makes the 2nd free throw | 56-73 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Robert Moen loses the dribble to Carter Collins | 56-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Houston | Joseph Durst is called for the reach on Gordon Ward - foul #5 on Joseph Durst, team foul #9 | 56-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Darren Shaffer (SF) Joseph Durst | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:35 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses the 1st free throw | 56-73 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Donald Reavis gets the rebound | 56-73 |
| 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) | |
| 00:30 | Rice | Donald Ivy can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Lawrence Turcotte - foul #3 on Lawrence Turcotte, team foul #7 | 56-73 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Donald Ivy makes the 1st free throw | 57-73 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Donald Ivy makes the 2nd free throw | 58-73 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte runs out the clock | 58-73 |