| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Wall (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) SF - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Frank Kennedy (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Preusser (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Christopher Jackson inbounds the ball | 37-32 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:39 | Houston | Christopher Jackson makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from William Yard | 37-35 |
| 19:26 | Rice | Frank Kennedy steals the ball from Gary Ferguson | 37-35 |
| 19:06 | Houston | John Raczynski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 19:04 | Houston | William Yard pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 18:51 | Houston | Frank Kennedy jams it on a nice dish by John Raczynski | 37-37 |
| 18:36 | Rice | Frank Kennedy is called for the reach on John Jones - foul #2 on Frank Kennedy, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| 18:17 | Rice | Manuel Wall double dribbles | 37-37 |
| 18:06 | Houston | Frank Kennedy drills a runner from the right block | 37-39 |
| 17:47 | Rice | Gary Ferguson banks in the layup on a great pass from Manuel Wall | 39-39 |
| 17:29 | Houston | Christopher Jackson makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Robert Preusser | 39-42 |
| 17:22 | Rice | Christopher Jackson picks off the pass by John Jones | 39-42 |
| 17:01 | Houston | John Jones denies the turnaround by William Yard | 39-42 |
| 17:00 | Rice | Charles Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 16:43 | Rice | Charles Kelly is hacked by John Raczynski - foul #2 on John Raczynski, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), William Burakowski (SG), Paul Polston (PF), Joseph Horn (C) Charles Kelly, Manuel Wall, John Jones, Kevin Neihoff | |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (PG), Billy Wood (SG), Todd Brown (SF), Otto Hall (PF), Chad Gardner (C) William Yard, John Raczynski, Christopher Jackson, Frank Kennedy, Robert Preusser | |
| 16:31 | Rice | Gary Ferguson comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Todd Brown - foul #3 on Todd Brown, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Jackson (SF) Todd Brown | |
| 16:31 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 16:31 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 16:07 | Houston | Otto Hall clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Gary Ferguson - foul #3 on Gary Ferguson, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Chris Campbell (C) Gary Ferguson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:07 | Houston | Otto Hall makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 16:07 | Houston | Otto Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 15:48 | Rice | Otto Hall is called for the reach on Chris Campbell - foul #2 on Otto Hall, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF) William Burakowski, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), Todd Brown (SF), Robert Preusser (C) Billy Wood, Christopher Jackson, Chad Gardner | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gary Ferguson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Polston (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Horn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Pennington (fresh) SF - Todd Brown (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Otto Hall (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Preusser (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Rice | Paul Polston hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 15:25 | Houston | Todd Brown snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| 15:07 | Houston | William Yard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-44 |
| 15:06 | Rice | Paul Polston snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| 14:48 | Rice | Joseph Horn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-44 |
| 14:47 | Houston | William Yard grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 14:36 | Houston | William Yard knocks in the shot from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 14:17 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Ferguson | 44-46 |
| 13:48 | Houston | Todd Brown hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Preusser | 44-49 |
| 13:26 | Rice | David Pennington steals the ball from Richard Greenwalt | 44-49 |
| 13:07 | Houston | William Yard misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gary Ferguson - foul #4 on Gary Ferguson, team foul #2 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG), Manuel Wall (SF), John Jones (PF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Richard Greenwalt, Gary Ferguson, Paul Polston, Joseph Horn | |
| Subs | Houston | John Raczynski (SG), Christopher Jackson (SF), Frank Kennedy (PF), Chad Gardner (C) David Pennington, Todd Brown, Otto Hall, Robert Preusser | |
| 13:07 | Houston | William Yard misses the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 13:07 | Houston | William Yard misses the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 13:07 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 12:40 | Rice | John Jones blows the dunk | 44-49 |
| 12:38 | Houston | Christopher Jackson grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 12:28 | Houston | Christopher Jackson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 44-49 |
| 12:26 | Rice | The rebound goes to Kevin Neihoff | 44-49 |
| 12:01 | Rice | The jump hook by John Jones is blocked by Frank Kennedy | 44-49 |
| 11:59 | Houston | Chad Gardner pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 11:40 | Houston | Nicholas Phillips is called for the reach on Frank Kennedy - foul #4 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #3 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Rice | William Burakowski (SG) Nicholas Phillips | |
| Subs | Houston | Billy Hamilton (PG), Robert Preusser (C) William Yard, Chad Gardner | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Burakowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Wall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Billy Hamilton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Frank Kennedy (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Preusser (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Houston | Frank Kennedy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 11:21 | Houston | John Raczynski pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 11:04 | Houston | Christopher Jackson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 11:03 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff snags the defensive board | 44-49 |
| 10:46 | Rice | William Burakowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (SF) William Burakowski | |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (PG), Todd Brown (SF) Billy Hamilton, Christopher Jackson | |
| 10:21 | Houston | John Raczynski buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Pennington and he's hacked by Kevin Neihoff - foul #2 on Kevin Neihoff, team foul #4 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (SG), Joseph Horn (C) John Jones, Kevin Neihoff | |
| Subs | Houston | Otto Hall (PF) Frank Kennedy | |
| 10:21 | Houston | John Raczynski makes the free throw | 44-52 |
| 10:02 | Rice | Charles Kelly's pass is intercepted by John Raczynski | 44-52 |
| 09:40 | Houston | Robert Preusser buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Pennington | 44-55 |
| 09:28 | Rice | Paul Polston misses short on a shot from the left wing | 44-55 |
| 09:27 | Rice | Joseph Horn tips it home | 46-55 |
| 09:03 | Houston | John Raczynski misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 46-55 |
| 09:01 | Rice | Manuel Wall snags the defensive board | 46-55 |
| 08:37 | Rice | Paul Polston makes the 3 from the left corner | 49-55 |
| 08:15 | Houston | John Raczynski is hacked by Joseph Horn - foul #2 on Joseph Horn, team foul #5 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Rice | William Burakowski (SG), John Jones (PF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Charles Kelly, Paul Polston, Joseph Horn | |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), Christopher Jackson (SF), Frank Kennedy (PF) John Raczynski, Todd Brown, Robert Preusser | |
| 07:58 | Houston | David Pennington comes up short on the runner from the right block | 49-55 |
| 07:57 | Houston | Otto Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 07:42 | Houston | Christopher Jackson hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Frank Kennedy | 49-58 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Burakowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Wall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Pennington (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Frank Kennedy (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Otto Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Rice | John Jones misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 49-58 |
| 07:25 | Houston | Christopher Jackson pulls down the rebound | 49-58 |
| 07:20 | Houston | Christopher Jackson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 07:19 | Rice | The rebound goes to Kevin Neihoff | 49-58 |
| 07:15 | Rice | Manuel Wall drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Kevin Neihoff | 52-58 |
| 06:50 | Houston | Christopher Jackson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-58 |
| 06:48 | Houston | David Pennington can't tip it in | 52-58 |
| 06:47 | Houston | Frank Kennedy grabs the offensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 06:34 | Houston | Frank Kennedy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF) Richard Greenwalt, Manuel Wall | |
| Subs | Houston | Todd Brown (SG), Robert Preusser (C) David Pennington, Otto Hall | |
| 06:19 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips loses the dribble to William Yard | 52-58 |
| 06:02 | Houston | Todd Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG) William Burakowski | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:46 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-58 |
| 05:44 | Houston | Frank Kennedy gets the rebound | 52-58 |
| 05:17 | Houston | Todd Brown misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-58 |
| 05:16 | Houston | Todd Brown tips it back up and in | 52-60 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Ferguson | 54-60 |
| 04:50 | Houston | Todd Brown misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 54-60 |
| 04:49 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff gets the rebound | 54-60 |
| 04:31 | Rice | John Jones hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Frank Kennedy - foul #3 on Frank Kennedy, team foul #5 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Horn (C) Kevin Neihoff | |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (PG), John Raczynski (SG), Otto Hall (PF) William Yard, Christopher Jackson, Frank Kennedy | |
| 04:31 | Rice | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 04:31 | Rice | John Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 04:31 | Houston | Todd Brown grabs the board | 55-60 |
| 04:14 | Houston | Todd Brown buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by David Pennington and the foul's on Joseph Horn - foul #3 on Joseph Horn, team foul #6 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (PF) John Jones | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 04:14 | Houston | Todd Brown misses the free throw | 55-62 |
| 04:14 | Rice | Gary Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 55-62 |
| 03:55 | Rice | Joseph Horn is whistled for a carry | 55-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG) Charles Kelly | |
| Subs | Houston | Chad Gardner (SF) Todd Brown | |
| 03:33 | Houston | Paul Polston picks off the pass by Chad Gardner | 55-62 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. SF - Gary Ferguson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Paul Polston (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Pennington (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Gardner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Otto Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Preusser (fairly fresh) 12 pts. | |
| 03:26 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Wall (SF) Gary Ferguson | |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), Christopher Jackson (SF) David Pennington, Robert Preusser | |
| 03:09 | Houston | Christopher Jackson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Manuel Wall - foul #2 on Manuel Wall, team foul #7 | 55-62 |
| 03:09 | Houston | Christopher Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 03:09 | Houston | Christopher Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 03:09 | Rice | Paul Polston pulls down the rebound | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:52 | Rice | John Raczynski is called for the reach on Joseph Horn - foul #3 on John Raczynski, team foul #6 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG), Kevin Neihoff (C) Nicholas Phillips, Joseph Horn | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:42 | Rice | Charles Kelly misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by William Yard - foul #2 on William Yard, team foul #7 | 55-63 |
| 02:42 | Rice | Charles Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 02:42 | Rice | Charles Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 02:40 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), John Jones (PF) Richard Greenwalt, Manuel Wall, Paul Polston | |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Kennedy (PF), Robert Preusser (C) Otto Hall, Chad Gardner | |
| 02:30 | Houston | John Raczynski connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 57-65 |
| 02:15 | Rice | Charles Kelly scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Gary Ferguson | 59-65 |
| 02:01 | Houston | Frank Kennedy misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 59-65 |
| 01:59 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gary Ferguson | 59-65 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 01:46 | Rice | John Jones hits the finger roll | 61-65 |
| 01:32 | Houston | William Yard knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by John Raczynski | 61-67 |
| 01:10 | Rice | Gary Ferguson buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Charles Kelly | 63-67 |
| 00:49 | Houston | Frank Kennedy knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Jackson | 63-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:42 | Rice | John Jones misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-69 |
| 00:40 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Preusser | 63-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:37 | Houston | Robert Preusser is hacked by Charles Kelly in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Kelly, team foul #8 | 63-69 |
| 00:37 | Houston | Robert Preusser misses the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:37 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gary Ferguson | 63-69 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Gary Ferguson | 66-69 |
| 00:30 | Houston | Christopher Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Kelly - foul #2 on Charles Kelly, team foul #9 | 66-69 |
| 00:30 | Houston | Christopher Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:30 | Houston | Christopher Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-71 |
| 00:22 | Houston | Robert Preusser pulls down the rebound | 66-71 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Robert Preusser is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Phillips - foul #5 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #10 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Wall (SG) Nicholas Phillips | |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (PG) William Yard | |
| 00:20 | Houston | Robert Preusser makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Robert Preusser makes the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Manuel Wall misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-73 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Christopher Jackson pulls down the rebound | 66-73 |
| 00:10 | Houston | Christopher Jackson is hacked by Charles Kelly in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Kelly, team foul #11 | 66-73 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), Todd Brown (C) David Pennington, Robert Preusser | |
| 00:10 | Houston | Christopher Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 66-74 |
| 00:10 | Houston | Christopher Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| 00:10 | Rice | John Jones gets the rebound | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Rice | Manuel Wall can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-74 |
| 00:02 | Houston | William Yard pulls down the rebound | 66-74 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | William Yard runs out the clock | 66-74 |