| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Douglas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Earl Baro (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Howard Heskett (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jesse Masters (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Oliver (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Condroski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Tim Condroski inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Rice | Leonard Puig is hacked by Philip Perry in the backcourt - foul #2 on Philip Perry, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| 19:41 | Rice | Robert Oliver can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 19:40 | Rice | Robert Oliver misses the tip | 34-28 |
| 19:39 | Houston | Jesse Masters grabs the defensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 19:32 | Houston | Earl Baro's fadeaway is rejected by Tim Condroski | 34-28 |
| 19:30 | Rice | Michael Jones gets the rebound | 34-28 |
| 19:23 | Rice | James Spurgeon is fouled on the floor by Howard Heskett - foul #3 on Howard Heskett, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Roy Prater (PF) Howard Heskett | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 19:07 | Rice | Robert Oliver lays it in on a nice dish by Leonard Puig | 34-30 |
| 19:01 | Houston | Earl Baro misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 19:00 | Rice | Tim Condroski grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 18:44 | Rice | Robert Oliver scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 18:25 | Houston | Philip Perry is fouled on the floor by Robert Oliver - foul #2 on Robert Oliver, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| 18:16 | Houston | Roy Prater misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 18:15 | Houston | Roy Prater grabs the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 17:57 | Houston | Earl Baro misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 17:55 | Rice | Tim Condroski gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Michael Jones misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 17:25 | Rice | Tim Condroski grabs the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 17:09 | Rice | Leonard Puig misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 17:08 | Houston | Jesse Masters pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 17:04 | Houston | Earl Baro travels with the ball | 34-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Tony Byrd (SG), Jeffrey Gordon (SF), Joseph Carney (C) John Douglas, Earl Baro, Jesse Masters | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (SG), Arthur Dean (SF), Richard Bass (PF), William Barnes (C) Robert Oliver, Tim Condroski, James Spurgeon, Michael Jones | |
| 16:49 | Rice | Charles Miles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 16:48 | Houston | The rebound goes to Roy Prater | 34-33 |
| 16:43 | Houston | Tony Byrd knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-33 |
| 16:23 | Rice | Charles Miles makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by William Barnes | 37-35 |
| 16:17 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Philip Perry | 39-35 |
| 15:50 | Rice | Leonard Puig is hacked by Joseph Carney - foul #2 on Joseph Carney, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski (PG), Howard Heskett (PF) Philip Perry, Roy Prater | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Robert Oliver (SG), Tim Condroski (SF), James Spurgeon (PF) Leonard Puig, Charles Miles, Richard Bass, William Barnes | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Augustus Bonkowski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tony Byrd (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeffrey Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Heskett (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Carney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Oliver (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Condroski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Dean (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Rice | Arthur Dean can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Augustus Bonkowski - foul #1 on Augustus Bonkowski, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jones (C) Tim Condroski | |
| 15:43 | Rice | Arthur Dean misses the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 15:43 | Rice | Arthur Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 15:30 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon misses the jumper from the right block | 39-36 |
| 15:28 | Houston | Tony Byrd snags the offensive board | 39-36 |
| 15:16 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski loses the dribble to Wayne Woolsey | 39-36 |
| 15:00 | Rice | James Spurgeon lays it in on a nice dish by Wayne Woolsey | 39-38 |
| 14:42 | Houston | Tony Byrd clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 14:40 | Rice | James Spurgeon grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 14:14 | Rice | Robert Oliver is denied on a layup by Joseph Carney | 39-38 |
| 14:12 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 14:08 | Houston | Tony Byrd is whistled for traveling | 39-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), John Douglas (SG), Earl Baro (SF), Jesse Masters (C) Augustus Bonkowski, Tony Byrd, Jeffrey Gordon, Joseph Carney | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG), Tim Condroski (SF), Richard Bass (C) Wayne Woolsey, Arthur Dean, Michael Jones | |
| 13:55 | Rice | James Spurgeon connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Robert Oliver and he's hacked by Philip Perry - foul #3 on Philip Perry, team foul #5 | 39-40 |
| 13:55 | Rice | James Spurgeon misses the free throw | 39-40 |
| 13:55 | Houston | Jesse Masters snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 13:34 | Houston | Philip Perry misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robert Oliver - foul #3 on Robert Oliver, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| 13:34 | Houston | Philip Perry makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 13:34 | Houston | Philip Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 13:34 | Rice | Richard Bass pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 13:29 | Rice | Robert Oliver can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 13:27 | Rice | Tim Condroski grabs the offensive board | 40-40 |
| 13:16 | Rice | Tim Condroski misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on John Douglas - foul #1 on John Douglas, team foul #6 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (SG), Arthur Dean (C) Robert Oliver, James Spurgeon | |
| 13:16 | Rice | Tim Condroski misses the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 13:16 | Rice | Tim Condroski makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 13:00 | Houston | Philip Perry can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 12:59 | Rice | Charles Miles grabs the board | 40-41 |
| 12:40 | Rice | Leonard Puig scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-44 |
| 12:18 | Houston | Earl Baro knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-44 |
| 12:02 | Rice | Leonard Puig's layup is rejected by Jesse Masters | 43-44 |
| 12:00 | Rice | Richard Bass grabs the offensive board | 43-44 |
| 11:42 | Rice | Richard Bass misses badly on a shot from the left side | 43-44 |
| 11:41 | Houston | The rebound goes to Earl Baro | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Douglas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Earl Baro (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Heskett (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jesse Masters (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Miles (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tim Condroski (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Richard Bass (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Houston | John Douglas is fouled on the floor by Arthur Dean - foul #3 on Arthur Dean, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Tony Byrd (SG), Jeffrey Gordon (SF), Roy Prater (PF), Joseph Carney (C) John Douglas, Earl Baro, Howard Heskett, Jesse Masters | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Robert Oliver (SG), James Spurgeon (PF), Michael Jones (C) Leonard Puig, Charles Miles, Richard Bass, Arthur Dean | |
| 11:31 | Houston | Joseph Carney is hacked by Michael Jones - foul #1 on Michael Jones, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| 11:20 | Houston | Tony Byrd can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 11:19 | Houston | Roy Prater tips it home | 45-44 |
| 10:55 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey connects on the jumper from close range set up by Robert Oliver | 45-46 |
| 10:36 | Houston | Michael Jones swats the layup by Jeffrey Gordon | 45-46 |
| 10:35 | Rice | Michael Jones snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 10:14 | Rice | Robert Oliver hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Tony Byrd - foul #1 on Tony Byrd, team foul #7 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski (PG), John Douglas (SG), Earl Baro (SF), Jesse Masters (C) Philip Perry, Tony Byrd, Jeffrey Gordon, Joseph Carney | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG), Arthur Dean (SF) Wayne Woolsey, Tim Condroski | |
| 10:14 | Rice | Robert Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:14 | Rice | Robert Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 10:00 | Houston | Jesse Masters is fouled on the floor by Michael Jones - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #5 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Howard Heskett (PF) Roy Prater | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:49 | Houston | Earl Baro misses the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Arthur Dean - foul #4 on Arthur Dean, team foul #6 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Bass (SF) Arthur Dean | |
| 09:49 | Houston | Earl Baro makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 09:49 | Houston | Earl Baro makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 09:22 | Rice | Leonard Puig loses the dribble to Augustus Bonkowski | 47-48 |
| 09:10 | Houston | John Douglas drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Augustus Bonkowski | 49-48 |
| 08:53 | Rice | James Spurgeon hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Bass | 49-50 |
| 08:33 | Houston | Jesse Masters comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 49-50 |
| 08:31 | Houston | Jesse Masters tips it but misses | 49-50 |
| 08:29 | Rice | Richard Bass grabs the defensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 08:24 | Rice | Robert Oliver hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Leonard Puig | 49-52 |
| 08:12 | Houston | Howard Heskett hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 07:59 | Rice | Robert Oliver scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Richard Bass | 52-54 |
| 07:55 | Houston | Earl Baro misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 07:53 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Jones | 52-54 |
| 07:48 | Rice | Leonard Puig comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Augustus Bonkowski - foul #2 on Augustus Bonkowski, team foul #8 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), Tony Byrd (SG), Jeffrey Gordon (SF), Roy Prater (PF), Joseph Carney (C) Augustus Bonkowski, John Douglas, Earl Baro, Howard Heskett, Jesse Masters | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (SG), Tim Condroski (SF), Arthur Dean (C) Robert Oliver, James Spurgeon, Michael Jones | |
| 07:48 | Rice | Leonard Puig makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 07:48 | Rice | Leonard Puig makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 07:31 | Houston | Joseph Carney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-56 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG) Leonard Puig | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tony Byrd (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeffrey Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Prater (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Carney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Miles (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tim Condroski (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Richard Bass (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Rice | Tim Condroski hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wayne Woolsey | 52-58 |
| 07:05 | Houston | Roy Prater is hacked by Richard Bass - foul #2 on Richard Bass, team foul #7 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | William Barnes (PF) Richard Bass | |
| 07:05 | Houston | Roy Prater misses the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 07:05 | Rice | William Barnes gets the rebound | 52-58 |
| 06:50 | Rice | Tim Condroski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 52-58 |
| 06:49 | Rice | Arthur Dean grabs the offensive board | 52-58 |
| 06:34 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey's pass is intercepted by Roy Prater | 52-58 |
| 06:21 | Houston | Tony Byrd is whistled for a carry | 52-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Howard Heskett (PF) Roy Prater | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG), Robert Oliver (SG), James Spurgeon (PF) Wayne Woolsey, Charles Miles, William Barnes | |
| 06:05 | Rice | Robert Oliver buries a turnaround in the lane | 52-60 |
| 05:56 | Houston | Joseph Carney clanks a shot from the free throw line | 52-60 |
| 05:55 | Rice | Arthur Dean grabs the board | 52-60 |
| 05:36 | Rice | James Spurgeon is hacked by Howard Heskett - foul #4 on Howard Heskett, team foul #9 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Houston | John Douglas (SG), Earl Baro (SF), Jesse Masters (C) Tony Byrd, Jeffrey Gordon, Joseph Carney | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jones (C) Arthur Dean | |
| 05:36 | Rice | James Spurgeon makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 05:36 | Rice | James Spurgeon makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 05:24 | Houston | The short jumper by Jesse Masters is denied by Tim Condroski | 52-62 |
| 05:22 | Houston | Howard Heskett tips it but misses | 52-62 |
| 05:21 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Spurgeon | 52-62 |
| 05:03 | Rice | John Douglas steps in front of the James Spurgeon pass | 52-62 |
| 04:47 | Houston | John Douglas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-62 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Arthur Dean (SF) Tim Condroski | |
| 04:29 | Rice | Leonard Puig buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Jones | 52-64 |
| 04:17 | Houston | Arthur Dean swats the short shot by Philip Perry | 52-64 |
| 04:16 | Rice | James Spurgeon grabs the board | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:59 | Rice | Robert Oliver is fouled on the floor by Howard Heskett - foul #5 on Howard Heskett, team foul #10 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski (PG), Tony Byrd (SG), Roy Prater (PF) Philip Perry, John Douglas, Howard Heskett | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Richard Bass (PF) Leonard Puig, James Spurgeon | |
| 03:59 | Rice | Robert Oliver misses the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 03:59 | Rice | Robert Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:46 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 52-65 |
| 03:44 | Rice | Michael Jones pulls down the rebound | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-65 |
| 03:22 | Houston | Jesse Masters pulls down the rebound | 52-65 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Augustus Bonkowski (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tony Byrd (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Earl Baro (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Prater (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Jesse Masters (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Oliver (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Arthur Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Richard Bass (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Houston | Wayne Woolsey is called for the reach on Tony Byrd - foul #1 on Wayne Woolsey, team foul #8 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon (SF), Joseph Carney (C) Earl Baro, Jesse Masters | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (SG), Tim Condroski (SF) Robert Oliver, Michael Jones | |
| 03:11 | Houston | Tony Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 03:11 | Houston | Tony Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 02:44 | Rice | Tim Condroski hits a shot from just outside the lane | 54-67 |
| 02:30 | Houston | Joseph Carney misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 54-67 |
| 02:29 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon snags the offensive board | 54-67 |
| 02:14 | Houston | Tony Byrd hits a turnaround in the lane | 56-67 |
| 01:45 | Rice | Richard Bass buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Charles Miles | 56-69 |
| 01:31 | Houston | Tim Condroski steals the ball from Joseph Carney | 56-69 |
| 01:16 | Rice | Tim Condroski misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 56-69 |
| 01:15 | Houston | Tony Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 56-69 |
| 01:00 | Houston | Richard Bass steals it from Augustus Bonkowski | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Rice | Tim Condroski travels with the ball | 56-69 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | William Barnes (C) Tim Condroski | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Houston | Joseph Carney hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 56-69 |
| 00:30 | Rice | William Barnes snags the defensive board | 56-69 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey runs out the clock | 56-69 |