| Lineup | Rice | PG - Yevgeny Loszynski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bartram (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Bourque (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Victor Gardner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Hebert (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alonzo Lee (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Hillyard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Dunmire (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Alonzo Lee inbounds the ball | 32-22 |
| 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) | |
| 19:44 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Victor Gardner | 32-24 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Shane Nitz drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-24 |
| 18:59 | Houston | Victor Gardner scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Alonzo Lee | 34-27 |
| 18:37 | Rice | Michael Bourque misses the 3 from the right wing | 34-27 |
| 18:36 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Shane Nitz | 34-27 |
| 18:23 | Rice | Hamisi Azim can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 34-27 |
| 18:22 | Houston | Alonzo Lee pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 17:57 | Houston | Victor Gardner connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Matthew Hillyard | 34-29 |
| 17:43 | Rice | Hamisi Azim can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-29 |
| 17:42 | Houston | Christopher Dunmire snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 17:33 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard is fouled on the floor by Yevgeny Loszynski - foul #1 on Yevgeny Loszynski, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 17:20 | Houston | Shane Nitz is called for the reach on Christopher Dunmire - foul #2 on Shane Nitz, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Jefferson Ono (PF) Shane Nitz | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 17:08 | Houston | Yevgeny Loszynski takes the ball from Alonzo Lee | 34-29 |
| 17:04 | Rice | Robert Bartram misses the lay-in | 34-29 |
| 17:03 | Houston | Alonzo Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 16:45 | Houston | Victor Gardner connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Alonzo Lee | 34-32 |
| 16:41 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski misses the jumper from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 16:40 | Houston | Christopher Dunmire grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 16:34 | Houston | Alonzo Lee makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Victor Gardner | 34-34 |
| 16:19 | Rice | Michael Bourque misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Christopher Dunmire - foul #2 on Christopher Dunmire, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Wagner (PG), James Valletta (SG), William Patrick (SF), Shane Nitz (PF) Yevgeny Loszynski, Robert Bartram, Hamisi Azim, Jefferson Ono | |
| Subs | Houston | Melvin Womble (PG), Russell Schrader (SG), Landon Zanchez (SF), Lyndon Cable (PF), George Scott (C) Victor Gardner, Clarence Hebert, Alonzo Lee, Matthew Hillyard, Christopher Dunmire | |
| 16:19 | Rice | Michael Bourque makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 16:19 | Rice | Michael Bourque misses the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 16:19 | Houston | Russell Schrader snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 16:01 | Houston | Melvin Womble makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Russell Schrader | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Franklin Wagner (fresh) SG - James Valletta (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Patrick (fresh) PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Bourque (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Melvin Womble (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Russell Schrader (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Landon Zanchez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lyndon Cable (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Rice | Michael Bourque comes up short on the runner from the right block but the foul's on George Scott - foul #2 on George Scott, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Rice | David Ruhland (PG) Franklin Wagner | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 15:40 | Rice | Michael Bourque makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 15:40 | Rice | Michael Bourque makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 15:32 | Houston | William Patrick picks off the pass by George Scott | 37-36 |
| 15:14 | Rice | James Valletta hits a shot from the right side set up by David Ruhland | 39-36 |
| 15:01 | Houston | David Ruhland steals the ball from Landon Zanchez | 39-36 |
| 14:48 | Rice | Michael Bourque blows the layup | 39-36 |
| 14:46 | Rice | Michael Bourque tips it home | 41-36 |
| 14:33 | Houston | Russell Schrader is hacked by James Valletta - foul #2 on James Valletta, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Bartram (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF), Jefferson Ono (PF), Chen China (C) James Valletta, William Patrick, Shane Nitz, Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Clarence Hebert (SG), Alonzo Lee (SF), Matthew Hillyard (PF), Christopher Dunmire (C) Melvin Womble, Russell Schrader, Landon Zanchez, Lyndon Cable, George Scott | |
| 14:19 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard loses the dribble to Robert Bartram | 41-36 |
| 14:06 | Rice | Robert Bartram misses badly on a shot from the left side | 41-36 |
| 14:05 | Houston | Christopher Dunmire grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 13:51 | Houston | Alonzo Lee comes up short on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Hamisi Azim - foul #2 on Hamisi Azim, team foul #4 | 41-36 |
| 13:51 | Houston | Alonzo Lee makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 13:51 | Houston | Alonzo Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 13:29 | Rice | David Ruhland knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Bartram | 44-38 |
| 13:09 | Houston | Christopher Dunmire clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 13:07 | Rice | Hamisi Azim grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 13:01 | Rice | Clarence Hebert takes the ball from Hamisi Azim | 44-38 |
| 12:56 | Houston | Clarence Hebert hits the finger roll | 44-40 |
| 12:51 | Rice | Robert Bartram scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by David Ruhland | 47-40 |
| 12:32 | Houston | Victor Gardner misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by David Ruhland - foul #4 on David Ruhland, team foul #5 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski (PG), Shane Nitz (PF), Michael Bourque (C) David Ruhland, Jefferson Ono, Chen China | |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (SG), Lyndon Cable (PF) Clarence Hebert, Matthew Hillyard | |
| 12:32 | Houston | Victor Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 12:32 | Houston | Victor Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 12:14 | Rice | Michael Bourque's pass is intercepted by Russell Schrader | 47-42 |
| 12:01 | Houston | Alonzo Lee knocks in the floater from close range set up by Russell Schrader | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Yevgeny Loszynski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bartram (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Bourque (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Victor Gardner (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Russell Schrader (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Alonzo Lee (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lyndon Cable (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Dunmire (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Rice | Robert Bartram hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-44 |
| 11:24 | Houston | Alonzo Lee's floater is tipped away by Hamisi Azim | 50-44 |
| 11:22 | Houston | Christopher Dunmire misses the tip | 50-44 |
| 11:21 | Houston | Russell Schrader tips it home | 50-46 |
| 11:01 | Rice | Michael Bourque makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 10:39 | Houston | Russell Schrader is fouled on the floor by Robert Bartram - foul #1 on Robert Bartram, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Rice | James Valletta (SG), William Patrick (SF) Robert Bartram, Hamisi Azim | |
| Subs | Houston | Clarence Hebert (SG), Landon Zanchez (SF), Matthew Hillyard (PF) Victor Gardner, Alonzo Lee, Christopher Dunmire | |
| 10:23 | Houston | Yevgeny Loszynski is called for the reach on Clarence Hebert - foul #2 on Yevgeny Loszynski, team foul #7 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Jefferson Ono (C) Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 10:23 | Houston | Clarence Hebert makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 10:23 | Houston | Clarence Hebert misses the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 10:23 | Rice | Shane Nitz pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 10:14 | Rice | Russell Schrader takes the ball from Shane Nitz | 53-47 |
| 09:47 | Houston | Landon Zanchez connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Lyndon Cable | 53-50 |
| 09:36 | Rice | William Patrick drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-50 |
| 09:13 | Houston | Landon Zanchez's floater is knocked away by Shane Nitz | 56-50 |
| 09:12 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Lyndon Cable | 56-50 |
| 08:59 | Houston | Clarence Hebert misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Patrick - foul #1 on William Patrick, team foul #8 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Bartram (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF), Michael Bourque (C) Yevgeny Loszynski, William Patrick, Shane Nitz | |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Alonzo Lee (SF), Christopher Dunmire (C) Russell Schrader, Landon Zanchez, Lyndon Cable | |
| 08:59 | Houston | Clarence Hebert misses the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 08:59 | Houston | Clarence Hebert makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 08:39 | Rice | Jefferson Ono travels with the ball | 56-51 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Allen (PF) Matthew Hillyard | |
| 08:25 | Houston | Victor Gardner misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-51 |
| 08:23 | Houston | Clarence Hebert grabs the offensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 08:11 | Houston | Alonzo Lee clanks a shot from the left block but he's fouled by James Valletta - foul #3 on James Valletta, team foul #9 | 56-51 |
| 08:11 | Houston | Alonzo Lee makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 08:11 | Houston | Alonzo Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 07:56 | Rice | Jefferson Ono lays it up and in | 58-53 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Valletta (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Bartram (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jefferson Ono (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Bourque (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Victor Gardner (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clarence Hebert (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alonzo Lee (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Allen (fresh) 1 pts. C - Christopher Dunmire (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Houston | Victor Gardner connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Alonzo Lee | 58-55 |
| 07:36 | Rice | Robert Bartram knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by James Valletta | 60-55 |
| 07:21 | Houston | Mark Allen clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-55 |
| 07:19 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jefferson Ono | 60-55 |
| 06:56 | Rice | James Valletta misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-55 |
| 06:55 | Rice | Hamisi Azim tips it back up and in | 62-55 |
| 06:37 | Houston | Victor Gardner misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Bourque - foul #2 on Michael Bourque, team foul #10 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Rice | David Ruhland (PG), Shane Nitz (PF) James Valletta, Jefferson Ono | |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (SG), Matthew Hillyard (PF) Clarence Hebert, Mark Allen | |
| 06:37 | Houston | Victor Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 06:37 | Houston | Victor Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 06:27 | Rice | Hamisi Azim knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 64-57 |
| 06:12 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard can't finish the layup but the foul's on Shane Nitz - foul #3 on Shane Nitz, team foul #11 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski (SF) Hamisi Azim | |
| Subs | Houston | Landon Zanchez (SF), Lyndon Cable (C) Alonzo Lee, Christopher Dunmire | |
| 06:12 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 06:12 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 05:58 | Rice | Michael Bourque drills a turnaround from the baseline | 66-59 |
| 05:34 | Houston | Lyndon Cable comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 66-59 |
| 05:33 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard tips it in | 66-61 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-61 |
| 05:08 | Houston | Lyndon Cable gets the rebound | 66-61 |
| 05:02 | Houston | Russell Schrader is hacked by Michael Bourque - foul #3 on Michael Bourque, team foul #12 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Hamisi Azim (SF), Jefferson Ono (C) Robert Bartram, Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | Houston | Alonzo Lee (SF), Christopher Dunmire (C) Victor Gardner, Lyndon Cable | |
| 05:02 | Houston | Russell Schrader makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 05:02 | Houston | Russell Schrader makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 04:44 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from David Ruhland and he's hacked by Matthew Hillyard - foul #3 on Matthew Hillyard, team foul #3 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Chen China (C) Shane Nitz | |
| Subs | Houston | Clarence Hebert (SG) Landon Zanchez | |
| 04:44 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski misses the free throw | 68-63 |
| 04:44 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard pulls down the rebound | 68-63 |
| 04:31 | Houston | Russell Schrader misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-63 |
| 04:30 | Rice | Chen China grabs the defensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 04:06 | Rice | David Ruhland misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 68-63 |
| 04:04 | Rice | Chen China tips it in | 70-63 |
| 03:47 | Houston | Alonzo Lee makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 70-65 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Ruhland (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Yevgeny Loszynski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jefferson Ono (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Chen China (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Russell Schrader (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clarence Hebert (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alonzo Lee (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Hillyard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Dunmire (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Rice | Jefferson Ono comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Matthew Hillyard - foul #4 on Matthew Hillyard, team foul #4 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Bartram (SG), Michael Bourque (C) David Ruhland, Chen China | |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Lyndon Cable (PF) Russell Schrader, Matthew Hillyard | |
| 03:33 | Rice | Jefferson Ono makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 03:33 | Rice | Jefferson Ono misses the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 03:33 | Houston | The rebound goes to Christopher Dunmire | 71-65 |
| 03:17 | Houston | Lyndon Cable buries a jumper from the right side and the foul's on Hamisi Azim - foul #3 on Hamisi Azim, team foul #13 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Shane Nitz (PF) Jefferson Ono | |
| Subs | Houston | Landon Zanchez (SG) Clarence Hebert | |
| 03:17 | Houston | Lyndon Cable makes the free throw | 71-68 |
| 02:56 | Rice | Hamisi Azim misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 71-68 |
| 02:55 | Houston | Christopher Dunmire grabs the defensive rebound | 71-68 |
| 02:55 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| Subs | Rice | David Ruhland (PG) Yevgeny Loszynski | |
| Subs | Houston | Clarence Hebert (SG), Matthew Hillyard (PF) Landon Zanchez, Lyndon Cable | |
| 02:31 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard banks in the layup set up by Victor Gardner | 71-70 |
| 02:11 | Rice | Robert Bartram clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-70 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Robert Bartram grabs the offensive rebound | 71-70 |
| 01:53 | Rice | Robert Bartram scores on a shot from the free throw line | 73-70 |
| 01:37 | Houston | Clarence Hebert misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-70 |
| 01:36 | Rice | Michael Bourque pulls down the rebound | 73-70 |
| 01:21 | Rice | Clarence Hebert takes the ball from David Ruhland | 73-70 |
| 00:53 | Houston | David Ruhland is called for the reach on Victor Gardner - foul #5 on David Ruhland, team foul #14 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski (PG) David Ruhland | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:53 | Houston | Victor Gardner misses the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:53 | Houston | Victor Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 73-71 |
| 00:39 | Houston | Victor Gardner's pass is intercepted by Yevgeny Loszynski | 73-71 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Hamisi Azim misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Matthew Hillyard - foul #5 on Matthew Hillyard, team foul #5 | 73-71 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Lyndon Cable (PF) Matthew Hillyard | |
| 00:14 | Rice | Hamisi Azim makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Hamisi Azim makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Houston | Victor Gardner buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Alonzo Lee | 75-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Rice | Michael Bourque is fouled in the backcourt by Victor Gardner - foul #1 on Victor Gardner, team foul #6 | 75-74 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Robert Bartram is hacked by Alonzo Lee - foul #1 on Alonzo Lee, team foul #7 | 75-74 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Robert Bartram makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Robert Bartram makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Houston calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Clarence Hebert hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 77-74 |