| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Preusser (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Christopher Jackson inbounds the ball | 36-27 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Houston | William Yard hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Nicholas Phillips - foul #1 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| 19:46 | Houston | William Yard makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 19:46 | Houston | William Yard makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 19:29 | Rice | John Jones hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Preusser - foul #1 on Robert Preusser, team foul #1 | 38-27 |
| 19:29 | Rice | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 19:29 | Rice | John Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 19:14 | Houston | Frank Kennedy lays it up and in | 40-29 |
| 18:58 | Rice | Frank Kennedy takes the ball from Kevin Neihoff | 40-29 |
| 18:48 | Houston | Richard Greenwalt steps in front of the William Yard pass | 40-29 |
| 18:27 | Rice | Christopher Jackson blocks the jumper by Kevin Neihoff | 40-29 |
| 18:25 | Houston | Christopher Jackson pulls down the rebound | 40-29 |
| 18:19 | Houston | William Yard is whistled for traveling | 40-29 |
| 18:01 | Rice | 3 seconds is called on Nicholas Phillips | 40-29 |
| 17:34 | Houston | Christopher Jackson makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Frank Kennedy | 42-29 |
| 17:17 | Rice | John Jones is fouled on the floor by Frank Kennedy - foul #1 on Frank Kennedy, team foul #2 | 42-29 |
| 16:56 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-32 |
| 16:38 | Houston | Frank Kennedy travels with the ball | 42-32 |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (SG), Todd Brown (SF), Otto Hall (PF) John Raczynski, Christopher Jackson, Frank Kennedy | |
| Subs | Rice | William Burakowski (PG), Manuel Wall (SF), Paul Polston (PF), Joseph Horn (C) Richard Greenwalt, Gary Ferguson, John Jones, Kevin Neihoff | |
| 16:26 | Rice | William Burakowski drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Nicholas Phillips | 42-35 |
| 16:09 | Houston | Robert Preusser connects on the shot from the left side | 44-35 |
| 15:41 | Rice | Joseph Horn misses the lay-in | 44-35 |
| 15:39 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Polston | 44-35 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Pennington (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Brown (fresh) PF - Otto Hall (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Preusser (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Burakowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Wall (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Paul Polston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Horn (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips loses the ball out of bounds | 44-35 |
| Subs | Houston | John Raczynski (SG), Chad Gardner (C) William Yard, Robert Preusser | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Kevin Neihoff (C) William Burakowski, Nicholas Phillips, Joseph Horn | |
| 15:07 | Houston | John Raczynski is fouled on the floor by Manuel Wall - foul #1 on Manuel Wall, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Jackson (SF), Frank Kennedy (PF) Todd Brown, Chad Gardner | |
| Subs | Rice | John Jones (PF) Paul Polston | |
| 14:53 | Houston | David Pennington misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 44-35 |
| 14:51 | Rice | Gary Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 44-35 |
| 14:31 | Rice | Manuel Wall makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Ferguson | 44-38 |
| 14:18 | Houston | Christopher Jackson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 44-38 |
| 14:16 | Rice | Manuel Wall grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 14:10 | Rice | John Jones buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Charles Kelly | 44-40 |
| 13:48 | Houston | Kevin Neihoff blocks the short jumper by Frank Kennedy | 44-40 |
| 13:46 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 13:26 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 13:24 | Houston | David Pennington pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 13:17 | Houston | Christopher Jackson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Manuel Wall - foul #2 on Manuel Wall, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), Todd Brown (SG), Robert Preusser (C) David Pennington, John Raczynski, Frank Kennedy | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG), Paul Polston (SF), Joseph Horn (C) Manuel Wall, Gary Ferguson, Kevin Neihoff | |
| 13:17 | Houston | Christopher Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 13:17 | Houston | Christopher Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 13:04 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-40 |
| 13:02 | Houston | Christopher Jackson gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 12:46 | Houston | Todd Brown misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 12:44 | Rice | John Jones pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 12:28 | Rice | John Jones is fouled on the floor by Christopher Jackson - foul #3 on Christopher Jackson, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Billy Wood (SG), Chad Gardner (PF) Christopher Jackson, Otto Hall | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (SF) John Jones | |
| 12:16 | Rice | Paul Polston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-40 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Wall (SF) Richard Greenwalt | |
| 11:56 | Houston | Todd Brown is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Todd Brown, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Houston | John Raczynski (SG), Frank Kennedy (PF) Billy Wood, Chad Gardner | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Charles Kelly, Manuel Wall, Joseph Horn | |
| 11:43 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Richard Greenwalt | 46-43 |
| 11:39 | Houston | William Yard can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-43 |
| 11:38 | Houston | Robert Preusser grabs the offensive board | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Todd Brown (fresh) PF - Frank Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Preusser (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Polston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:26 | Houston | Todd Brown can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 46-43 |
| 11:24 | Rice | The rebound goes to Paul Polston | 46-43 |
| 10:59 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt misses the floater from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 10:58 | Houston | Robert Preusser pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 10:45 | Houston | Todd Brown connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Raczynski | 49-43 |
| 10:31 | Rice | Paul Polston is hacked by Frank Kennedy - foul #2 on Frank Kennedy, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Jackson (SF) Todd Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG), John Jones (PF) Richard Greenwalt, Paul Polston | |
| 10:16 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Otto Hall (PF) Frank Kennedy | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Wall (SF) Gary Ferguson | |
| 10:00 | Houston | Otto Hall misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 09:59 | Rice | Charles Kelly pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 09:35 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on John Raczynski - foul #1 on John Raczynski, team foul #6 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (PG), Billy Wood (SG), Chad Gardner (C) William Yard, John Raczynski, Robert Preusser | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Horn (C) Kevin Neihoff | |
| 09:35 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 09:35 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 09:35 | Houston | Otto Hall snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 09:30 | Houston | Billy Wood clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-43 |
| 09:28 | Rice | Manuel Wall pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 09:15 | Rice | John Jones is fouled on the floor by Christopher Jackson - foul #4 on Christopher Jackson, team foul #7 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Todd Brown (SF) Christopher Jackson | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Ferguson (SF) Nicholas Phillips | |
| 09:15 | Rice | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 09:15 | Rice | John Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 09:15 | Houston | Otto Hall snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 08:48 | Houston | David Pennington is fouled on the floor by John Jones - foul #3 on John Jones, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Kennedy (PF) Chad Gardner | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:32 | Houston | Gary Ferguson steps in front of the David Pennington pass | 49-44 |
| 08:11 | Rice | Gary Ferguson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Charles Kelly | 49-47 |
| 07:54 | Houston | Billy Wood misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 07:53 | Rice | Gary Ferguson snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 07:41 | Rice | Charles Kelly is hacked by David Pennington - foul #2 on David Pennington, team foul #8 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), John Raczynski (SG), Christopher Jackson (SF), Robert Preusser (C) David Pennington, Billy Wood, Todd Brown, Otto Hall | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG), Paul Polston (PF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Gary Ferguson, John Jones, Joseph Horn | |
| 07:41 | Rice | Charles Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 07:41 | Rice | Charles Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Frank Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Preusser (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Wall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Polston (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:27 | Houston | John Raczynski knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Frank Kennedy | 51-49 |
| 07:11 | Rice | Charles Kelly is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Charles Kelly, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG) Charles Kelly | |
| 06:55 | Houston | Frank Kennedy can't connect on a 3 from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Greenwalt - foul #3 on Richard Greenwalt, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Horn (PF) Manuel Wall | |
| 06:55 | Houston | Frank Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 06:55 | Houston | Frank Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 06:55 | Houston | Frank Kennedy makes the 3rd free throw | 53-49 |
| 06:45 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips buries a jumper near the basket | 53-51 |
| 06:25 | Houston | John Raczynski comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 53-51 |
| 06:23 | Rice | Joseph Horn grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 06:03 | Rice | Christopher Jackson steps in front of the Nicholas Phillips pass | 53-51 |
| 05:59 | Houston | Christopher Jackson misses the lay-in | 53-51 |
| 05:58 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Preusser | 53-51 |
| 05:33 | Houston | John Raczynski makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Christopher Jackson | 55-51 |
| 05:33 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-51 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG), Gary Ferguson (SF), John Jones (PF) Richard Greenwalt, Paul Polston, Joseph Horn | |
| 05:16 | Rice | Robert Preusser is called for the reach on John Jones - foul #2 on Robert Preusser, team foul #9 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Todd Brown (PF) Frank Kennedy | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:16 | Rice | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 05:16 | Rice | John Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 05:16 | Houston | Todd Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 05:06 | Houston | John Jones swats the short shot by Todd Brown | 55-52 |
| 05:05 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 04:53 | Rice | Charles Kelly hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 55-52 |
| 04:52 | Rice | Gary Ferguson pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 04:37 | Rice | A charge is called on Charles Kelly - foul #5 on Charles Kelly, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG) Charles Kelly | |
| 04:21 | Houston | Todd Brown misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Jones - foul #4 on John Jones, team foul #8 | 55-52 |
| 04:21 | Houston | Todd Brown makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 04:21 | Houston | Todd Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 04:21 | Rice | John Jones snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 03:59 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gary Ferguson | 56-54 |
| 03:35 | Houston | Christopher Jackson comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 56-54 |
| 03:34 | Rice | The rebound goes to Kevin Neihoff | 56-54 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Todd Brown (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Preusser (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:08 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff is called for a charge - foul #2 on Kevin Neihoff, team foul #9 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Kennedy (PF) Todd Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:50 | Houston | Frank Kennedy drills a shot near the basket set up by John Raczynski and the foul's on John Jones - foul #5 on John Jones, team foul #10 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (SG), Chad Gardner (SF) John Raczynski, Christopher Jackson | |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (PF) John Jones | |
| 02:50 | Houston | Frank Kennedy makes the free throw | 59-54 |
| 02:48 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-54 |
| Subs | Houston | John Raczynski (SG), Christopher Jackson (SF) David Pennington, Chad Gardner | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:26 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 02:25 | Houston | Robert Preusser grabs the board | 59-54 |
| 02:21 | Houston | John Raczynski is whistled for a carry | 59-54 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 59-56 |
| 01:54 | Houston | John Raczynski misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Kevin Neihoff - foul #3 on Kevin Neihoff, team foul #11 | 59-56 |
| 01:54 | Houston | John Raczynski misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 01:54 | Houston | John Raczynski misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Paul Polston gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| 01:44 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-56 |
| 01:21 | Houston | Gary Ferguson steals it from John Raczynski | 59-56 |
| 01:21 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 59-56 |
| 01:04 | Rice | Gary Ferguson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 01:02 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses the tip | 59-56 |
| 01:00 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Preusser | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:38 | Houston | William Yard's pass is intercepted by Paul Polston | 59-56 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 59-56 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Paul Polston clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Paul Polston hits the follow up shot | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:19 | Houston | John Raczynski is hacked by Nicholas Phillips in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #12 | 59-58 |
| 00:19 | Houston | John Raczynski makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:19 | Houston | John Raczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 61-58 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-58 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Robert Preusser snags the defensive board | 61-58 |
| 00:07 | Houston | Robert Preusser is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Greenwalt - foul #4 on Richard Greenwalt, team foul #13 | 61-58 |
| 00:07 | Houston | Robert Preusser makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:07 | Houston | Robert Preusser makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:03 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-58 |
| 00:01 | Houston | The rebound goes to Frank Kennedy | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Frank Kennedy runs out the clock | 63-58 |