| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Watson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Eric Keller (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allen Morello (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Vincent Vaden (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Eric Keller inbounds the ball | 38-37 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:53 | Houston | Raymond Phipps picks off the pass by Eric Keller | 38-37 |
| 19:26 | Rice | Raymond Burns hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 19:17 | Houston | Eric Keller buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Vernon Mera | 41-39 |
| 19:12 | Rice | Craig Chappell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-39 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Butts (SG), Charles Ferland (SF), Greg Rice (C) David Phillips, Eric Keller, Vincent Vaden | |
| 18:58 | Houston | Edward Butts buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Greg Rice | 41-42 |
| 18:37 | Rice | Raymond Burns can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 41-42 |
| 18:35 | Houston | Charles Ferland grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 18:21 | Houston | Allen Morello drills a fadeaway from the right block | 41-44 |
| 17:52 | Rice | John Watson comes up short on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Edward Butts - foul #2 on Edward Butts, team foul #1 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Eric Keller (SF), Vincent Vaden (C) Edward Butts, Charles Ferland, Allen Morello | |
| 17:52 | Rice | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 17:52 | Rice | John Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 17:32 | Houston | Vincent Vaden hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Phillips | 43-46 |
| 17:13 | Rice | John Watson comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Greg Rice - foul #3 on Greg Rice, team foul #2 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Chavis (PF), Richard Mascarenas (C) Raymond Phipps, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Butts (PG), James Becerra (PF) Vernon Mera, Greg Rice | |
| 17:13 | Rice | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 17:13 | Rice | John Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 16:54 | Houston | David Phillips buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 16:34 | Rice | Raymond Burns can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 16:32 | Houston | Vincent Vaden pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 16:14 | Houston | David Phillips drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-52 |
| 15:56 | Rice | Craig Chappell knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Raymond Burns | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Richard Mascarenas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edward Butts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Phillips (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Keller (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Becerra (fresh) C - Vincent Vaden (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Houston | Edward Butts comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-52 |
| 15:46 | Rice | The rebound goes to Timothy Chavis | 47-52 |
| 15:23 | Rice | Craig Chappell misses badly on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Edward Butts - foul #3 on Edward Butts, team foul #3 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SG), Robert Pearce (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Adam Pease (C) Raymond Burns, John Watson, Timothy Chavis, Richard Mascarenas | |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Reginald Algarin (SG), Allen Morello (PF), Greg Rice (C) Edward Butts, David Phillips, James Becerra, Vincent Vaden | |
| 15:23 | Rice | Craig Chappell misses the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 15:23 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 15:08 | Houston | Greg Rice hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 48-52 |
| 15:07 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Pearce | 48-52 |
| 14:56 | Rice | Gregg Moore drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Craig Chappell | 50-52 |
| 14:46 | Houston | Eric Keller can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Craig Chappell - foul #2 on Craig Chappell, team foul #1 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SG) Craig Chappell | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 14:46 | Houston | Eric Keller misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 14:46 | Houston | Eric Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 14:29 | Rice | Adam Pease scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Snow | 52-53 |
| 14:16 | Houston | Allen Morello misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Adam Pease - foul #2 on Adam Pease, team foul #2 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Charles Ferland (SF) Reginald Algarin, Eric Keller | |
| 14:16 | Houston | Allen Morello misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 14:16 | Houston | Allen Morello misses the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 14:16 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Pearce | 52-53 |
| 13:59 | Rice | Raymond Phipps misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 52-53 |
| 13:57 | Houston | Allen Morello snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 13:53 | Houston | Vernon Mera connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Allen Morello | 52-56 |
| 13:41 | Rice | Adam Pease's pass is intercepted by Charles Ferland | 52-56 |
| 13:26 | Houston | Charles Ferland scores on a shot from the left side | 52-58 |
| 13:04 | Rice | James Snow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-58 |
| 13:02 | Houston | Charles Ferland pulls down the rebound | 52-58 |
| 12:48 | Houston | Allen Morello buries a driving attempt from close range | 52-60 |
| 12:29 | Rice | James Snow buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Gregg Moore | 54-60 |
| 12:10 | Houston | Vernon Mera misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 54-60 |
| 12:09 | Rice | Robert Pearce grabs the board | 54-60 |
| 12:04 | Rice | Gregg Moore hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Pearce | 57-60 |
| 11:50 | Houston | Vernon Mera misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-60 |
| 11:49 | Rice | Robert Pearce grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregg Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Snow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Pearce (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Adam Pease (fairly fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Phillips (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Ferland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allen Morello (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Greg Rice (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:44 | Rice | Robert Pearce's pass is intercepted by Vernon Mera | 57-60 |
| 11:34 | Houston | Greg Rice can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Adam Pease - foul #3 on Adam Pease, team foul #3 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), John Watson (SF), Timothy Chavis (PF), Richard Mascarenas (C) Gregg Moore, James Snow, Robert Pearce, Raymond Phipps, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Butts (SG), Eric Keller (SF), Vincent Vaden (C) David Phillips, Charles Ferland, Allen Morello | |
| 11:34 | Houston | Greg Rice makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 11:34 | Houston | Greg Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 11:15 | Rice | Timothy Chavis can't finish the layup but the foul's on Edward Butts - foul #4 on Edward Butts, team foul #4 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Reginald Algarin (SG), Charles Ferland (PF) Edward Butts, Greg Rice | |
| 11:15 | Rice | Timothy Chavis misses the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 11:15 | Rice | Timothy Chavis misses the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 11:15 | Houston | The rebound goes to Vincent Vaden | 57-62 |
| 11:06 | Houston | Eric Keller drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Vernon Mera | 57-64 |
| 10:53 | Rice | John Watson double dribbles | 57-64 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Greg Rice (PF) Charles Ferland | |
| 10:37 | Houston | Reginald Algarin connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-67 |
| 10:17 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas is hacked by Vincent Vaden - foul #2 on Vincent Vaden, team foul #5 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Ferland (PF) Greg Rice | |
| 09:54 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 57-67 |
| 09:53 | Houston | Eric Keller snags the defensive board | 57-67 |
| 09:38 | Houston | Vincent Vaden misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Richard Mascarenas - foul #2 on Richard Mascarenas, team foul #4 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Phipps (PF) Richard Mascarenas | |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Greg Rice (PF) Reginald Algarin, Charles Ferland | |
| 09:38 | Houston | Vincent Vaden makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 09:38 | Houston | Vincent Vaden makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 09:25 | Rice | Raymond Burns buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Craig Chappell | 60-69 |
| 09:07 | Houston | Eric Keller is denied on a layup by Timothy Chavis | 60-69 |
| 09:06 | Rice | John Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-69 |
| 08:46 | Rice | Raymond Burns drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-69 |
| 08:27 | Houston | Vernon Mera makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Vincent Vaden | 63-72 |
| 08:15 | Rice | Craig Chappell is called for a charge - foul #3 on Craig Chappell, team foul #5 | 63-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (PG), James Snow (SG), Robert Pearce (SF), Richard Mascarenas (C) Craig Chappell, Raymond Burns, John Watson, Timothy Chavis | |
| Subs | Houston | Reginald Algarin (SG), Allen Morello (PF), Charles Ferland (C) David Phillips, Greg Rice, Vincent Vaden | |
| 07:59 | Houston | Charles Ferland is called for traveling | 63-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Adam Pease (C) Richard Mascarenas | |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Butts (SG), Greg Rice (C) Reginald Algarin, Charles Ferland | |
| 07:40 | Rice | Adam Pease is denied on a layup by Allen Morello | 63-72 |
| 07:39 | Houston | Greg Rice grabs the board | 63-72 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregg Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Snow (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Pearce (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (tiring) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Butts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Eric Keller (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Allen Morello (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Greg Rice (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Houston | Greg Rice is whistled for a carry | 63-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Richard Mascarenas (PF) James Snow, Raymond Phipps | |
| Subs | Houston | James Becerra (C) Greg Rice | |
| 07:09 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas is hacked by James Becerra - foul #1 on James Becerra, team foul #6 | 63-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG) Gregg Moore | |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Charles Ferland (SF), Greg Rice (C) Vernon Mera, Eric Keller, James Becerra | |
| 06:55 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 63-72 |
| 06:53 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas tips it home | 65-72 |
| 06:33 | Houston | Allen Morello buries a 3 from the left corner set up by David Phillips | 65-75 |
| 06:13 | Rice | Robert Pearce misses badly on a floater from close range | 65-75 |
| 06:11 | Rice | Raymond Burns pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-75 |
| 06:00 | Rice | Robert Pearce scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-75 |
| 05:40 | Houston | Greg Rice makes the runner from close range set up by Edward Butts | 68-77 |
| 05:40 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-77 |
| Subs | Rice | John Watson (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF) Robert Pearce, Richard Mascarenas | |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Eric Keller (SF), Vincent Vaden (C) David Phillips, Charles Ferland, Greg Rice | |
| 05:18 | Rice | Adam Pease hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-77 |
| 05:17 | Rice | Raymond Phipps tips it but misses | 68-77 |
| 05:16 | Houston | Eric Keller pulls down the rebound | 68-77 |
| 05:07 | Houston | Vernon Mera drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-80 |
| 04:38 | Rice | John Watson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-80 |
| 04:36 | Rice | Raymond Phipps pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-80 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 04:25 | Rice | Allen Morello is called for the reach on John Watson - foul #2 on Allen Morello, team foul #7 | 68-80 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Chavis (C) Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Houston | Greg Rice (PF), James Becerra (C) Allen Morello, Vincent Vaden | |
| 04:25 | Rice | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 69-80 |
| 04:25 | Rice | John Watson misses the 2nd free throw | 69-80 |
| 04:25 | Houston | James Becerra grabs the board | 69-80 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 04:07 | Houston | Vernon Mera connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Keller | 69-82 |
| 03:48 | Rice | John Watson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-82 |
| 03:46 | Rice | Timothy Chavis grabs the offensive board | 69-82 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Rice | John Watson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-82 |
| 03:40 | Rice | Raymond Phipps tips it back up and in | 71-82 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Butts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Eric Keller (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Greg Rice (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Becerra (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Houston | Edward Butts comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-82 |
| 03:11 | Rice | The rebound goes to Timothy Chavis | 71-82 |
| 02:54 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 71-82 |
| 02:52 | Rice | Raymond Phipps tips it home | 73-82 |
| 02:26 | Houston | Vernon Mera drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eric Keller | 73-84 |
| 02:08 | Rice | Raymond Phipps drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Timothy Chavis | 75-84 |
| 02:03 | Houston | Eric Keller blows the layup but the foul's on Raymond Phipps - foul #3 on Raymond Phipps, team foul #6 | 75-84 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (PG), James Snow (SG), Robert Pearce (SF), Adam Pease (C) Craig Chappell, Raymond Burns, John Watson, Raymond Phipps | |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Allen Morello (PF), Vincent Vaden (C) Vernon Mera, Greg Rice, James Becerra | |
| 02:03 | Houston | Eric Keller misses the 1st free throw | 75-84 |
| 02:03 | Houston | Eric Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 75-85 |
| 02:01 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-85 |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG) James Snow | |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Charles Ferland (SF) Edward Butts, Eric Keller | |
| 01:49 | Rice | Robert Pearce misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-85 |
| 01:47 | Houston | Allen Morello grabs the board | 75-85 |
| 01:41 | Houston | David Phillips misses the 3 from the left corner | 75-85 |
| 01:39 | Rice | Craig Chappell grabs the board | 75-85 |
| 01:18 | Rice | Gregg Moore banks in the layup on a nice dish by Craig Chappell and the foul's on David Phillips - foul #2 on David Phillips, team foul #8 | 77-85 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG), John Watson (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF) Craig Chappell, Robert Pearce, Timothy Chavis | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Keller (SF) Charles Ferland | |
| 01:18 | Rice | Gregg Moore makes the free throw | 78-85 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Houston | Gregg Moore steals the ball from Vincent Vaden | 78-85 |
| 00:55 | Rice | Raymond Burns lays it in on a nice dish by Gregg Moore | 80-85 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Houston | Vincent Vaden can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 80-85 |
| 00:34 | Rice | The rebound goes to Adam Pease | 80-85 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:26 | Rice | Raymond Phipps scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 83-85 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:23 | Houston | Vernon Mera is fouled in the backcourt by Gregg Moore - foul #3 on Gregg Moore, team foul #7 | 83-85 |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG) Gregg Moore | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:23 | Houston | Vernon Mera makes the 1st free throw | 83-86 |
| 00:23 | Houston | Vernon Mera misses the 2nd free throw | 83-86 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Raymond Phipps pulls down the rebound | 83-86 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:16 | Rice | Raymond Phipps misses the 3 from the right wing | 83-86 |
| 00:14 | Houston | Allen Morello gets the rebound | 83-86 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Allen Morello is hacked by Craig Chappell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Craig Chappell, team foul #8 | 83-86 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Ferland (SF) Eric Keller | |
| 00:11 | Houston | Allen Morello misses the 1st free throw | 83-86 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Adam Pease snags the defensive board | 83-86 |
| 00:07 | Rice | John Watson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 83-86 |
| 00:06 | Houston | Allen Morello grabs the defensive rebound | 83-86 |
| 00:03 | Houston | Allen Morello is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Burns - foul #3 on Raymond Burns, team foul #9 | 83-86 |
| 00:03 | Houston | Allen Morello misses the 1st free throw | 83-86 |
| 00:03 | Houston | Vincent Vaden grabs the offensive board | 83-86 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Vincent Vaden is hacked by Adam Pease - foul #4 on Adam Pease, team foul #10 | 83-86 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Vincent Vaden makes the 1st free throw | 83-87 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Vincent Vaden makes the 2nd free throw | 83-88 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | John Watson misses short on a fullcourt shot | 83-88 |