| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) SG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) C - Donald Reavis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) SF - John Davis (fresh) PF - Wesley Kaplan (fresh) C - Carter Collins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Donald Reavis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Rice | Eric Larmon steps in front of the Corey Riddle pass | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan misses the turnaround in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Houston | Eric Larmon tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Rice | Joseph Durst comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Rice | Donald Reavis tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan comes up short on the shot in the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Rice | Donald Reavis snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:16 | Rice | Corey Riddle throws it down on a nice dish by Lawrence Johnson | 4-0 |
| 17:54 | Houston | Kevin Noyes is fouled on the floor by Stephen McKinnie - foul #1 on Stephen McKinnie, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 17:38 | Houston | John Davis can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 4-0 |
| 17:36 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson grabs the board | 4-0 |
| 17:14 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the jump hook from the baseline | 6-0 |
| 16:56 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 6-0 |
| 16:54 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Carter Collins | 6-0 |
| 16:32 | Houston | Eric Larmon buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Kevin Noyes | 6-2 |
| 16:09 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson is hacked by Carter Collins - foul #1 on Carter Collins, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Carlos Tedrow (PF) Corey Riddle, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 15:54 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 6-2 |
| 15:53 | Houston | Kevin Noyes grabs the board | 6-2 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Frank Stephenson (fresh) SG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) PF - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Davis (fresh) PF - Wesley Kaplan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carter Collins (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Houston | Carter Collins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-2 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (SF) Joseph Durst | |
| Subs | Houston | Darryl Christmas (SF) John Davis | |
| 15:28 | Rice | Howard Reed connects on the 3 from the left corner | 9-2 |
| 15:17 | Houston | Carter Collins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-2 |
| Subs | Rice | Darren Shaffer (C) Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Meade (C) Carter Collins | |
| 15:08 | Rice | Howard Reed misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-2 |
| 15:06 | Rice | Darren Shaffer misses the tip | 9-2 |
| 15:04 | Houston | Eric Larmon snags the defensive board | 9-2 |
| 14:45 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Eric Larmon and he's hacked by Stephen McKinnie - foul #2 on Stephen McKinnie, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Joseph Durst (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF) Frank Stephenson, Stephen McKinnie, Darren Shaffer | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG) Kevin Noyes | |
| 14:45 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan makes the free throw | 9-5 |
| 14:24 | Rice | Corey Riddle comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 9-5 |
| 14:23 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan grabs the board | 9-5 |
| 14:19 | Houston | Darryl Christmas is hacked by Lawrence Johnson - foul #1 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #3 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Reavis (C) Carlos Tedrow | |
| Subs | Houston | John Davis (SF) Darryl Christmas | |
| 14:07 | Houston | Joseph Durst is called for the reach on John Davis - foul #1 on Joseph Durst, team foul #4 | 9-5 |
| 13:42 | Houston | Eric Larmon is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 9-5 |
| 13:41 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson grabs the board | 9-5 |
| 13:15 | Rice | Donald Reavis's pass is intercepted by Eric Larmon | 9-5 |
| 13:06 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan double dribbles | 9-5 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG), Kevin Noyes (SG), Carter Collins (C) Eric Larmon, Lawrence Turcotte, Donald Meade | |
| 12:51 | Rice | Howard Reed misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 12:50 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan pulls down the rebound | 9-5 |
| 12:39 | Houston | Gordon Ward is fouled on the floor by Joseph Durst - foul #2 on Joseph Durst, team foul #5 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (SG), Carlos Tedrow (PF) Joseph Durst, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 12:23 | Houston | John Davis connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Gordon Ward | 9-7 |
| 11:59 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses long on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Wesley Kaplan - foul #1 on Wesley Kaplan, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Darren Shaffer (PF) Corey Riddle, Howard Reed | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Darryl Christmas (SF) Gordon Ward, John Davis | |
| 11:59 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 11:59 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 11:59 | Houston | Carter Collins gets the rebound | 10-7 |
| 11:41 | Houston | Eric Larmon evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left block | 10-7 |
| 11:39 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Carter Collins | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Frank Stephenson (fresh) SG - Cleveland Ladner (fresh) SF - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) PF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Darryl Christmas (fresh) PF - Wesley Kaplan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Carter Collins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Houston | Eric Larmon evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Frank Stephenson - foul #1 on Frank Stephenson, team foul #6 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (PF) Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:22 | Houston | Eric Larmon misses the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 11:22 | Houston | Eric Larmon misses the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 11:22 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson pulls down the rebound | 10-7 |
| 11:04 | Rice | Frank Stephenson comes up short on the shot from the left side | 10-7 |
| 11:02 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan pulls down the rebound | 10-7 |
| 10:46 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Eric Larmon | 10-9 |
| 10:25 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 10:24 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 10:14 | Houston | Carter Collins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-9 |
| 10:12 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan grabs the offensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 10:03 | Houston | Eric Larmon misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-9 |
| 10:01 | Rice | Darren Shaffer grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 09:50 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 10-9 |
| 09:48 | Houston | Carter Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 09:42 | Houston | Carter Collins misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 10-9 |
| 09:40 | Rice | Darren Shaffer pulls down the rebound | 10-9 |
| 09:29 | Rice | Frank Stephenson's pass is intercepted by Eric Larmon | 10-9 |
| 09:25 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan lays it up and in set up by Eric Larmon | 10-11 |
| 09:10 | Rice | Wesley Kaplan is called for the reach on Frank Stephenson - foul #2 on Wesley Kaplan, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Howard Reed (SF), Donald Reavis (C) Frank Stephenson, Carlos Tedrow, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG), John Davis (SF), Jack Dawson (PF), Donald Meade (C) Kevin Noyes, Darryl Christmas, Wesley Kaplan, Carter Collins | |
| 08:54 | Rice | Donald Reavis throws it down set up by Howard Reed | 12-11 |
| 08:45 | Houston | Donald Meade makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Eric Larmon and he's fouled by Darren Shaffer - foul #1 on Darren Shaffer, team foul #7 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Livingston (SF) Cleveland Ladner | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 08:45 | Houston | Donald Meade makes the free throw | 12-14 |
| 08:24 | Rice | Darren Shaffer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Lawrence Johnson (PF) Brian Livingston, Darren Shaffer | |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG) Eric Larmon | |
| 07:59 | Houston | John Davis misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 07:58 | Rice | Corey Riddle snags the defensive board | 12-14 |
| 07:32 | Rice | Donald Reavis can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 12-14 |
| 07:31 | Rice | Howard Reed grabs the offensive board | 12-14 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Frank Stephenson (fresh) SG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Howard Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Turcotte (fresh) SF - John Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Dawson (fresh) C - Donald Meade (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:16 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on John Davis - foul #1 on John Davis, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Carlos Tedrow (SF) Frank Stephenson | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Kevin Noyes (SG), Carter Collins (C) Gordon Ward, Lawrence Turcotte, Donald Meade | |
| 07:16 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 07:16 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 07:16 | Houston | The rebound goes to Carter Collins | 13-14 |
| 06:57 | Houston | Eric Larmon is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Eric Larmon, team foul #5 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (SG) Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 06:39 | Rice | Corey Riddle drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Cleveland Ladner | 16-14 |
| 06:22 | Houston | John Davis misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 16-14 |
| 06:21 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Noyes | 16-14 |
| 06:14 | Houston | Eric Larmon splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 06:13 | Houston | Jack Dawson tips it home | 16-16 |
| 06:00 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Corey Riddle | 18-16 |
| 05:31 | Houston | Jack Dawson is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Jack Dawson, team foul #6 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Darren Shaffer (PF) Corey Riddle, Howard Reed | |
| Subs | Houston | Darryl Christmas (SF), Donald Meade (C) John Davis, Carter Collins | |
| 05:08 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow's layup is rejected by Donald Meade | 18-16 |
| 05:07 | Rice | Frank Stephenson snags the offensive board | 18-16 |
| 04:57 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Donald Meade - foul #1 on Donald Meade, team foul #7 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (PF) Darren Shaffer | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 04:57 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 04:57 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 04:28 | Houston | Eric Larmon buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Kevin Noyes | 19-19 |
| 04:11 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-19 |
| 04:09 | Houston | Donald Meade snags the defensive board | 19-19 |
| 03:58 | Houston | Donald Meade misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 19-19 |
| 03:57 | Rice | Donald Reavis snags the defensive board | 19-19 |
| 03:35 | Rice | Donald Reavis drills a jump hook near the basket | 21-19 |
| 03:21 | Houston | Eric Larmon is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-19 |
| 03:20 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner grabs the board | 21-19 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Frank Stephenson (fresh) SG - Cleveland Ladner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carlos Tedrow (fairly fresh) PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kevin Noyes (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Darryl Christmas (fresh) PF - Jack Dawson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Meade (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:10 | Rice | Kevin Noyes is called for the reach on Cleveland Ladner - foul #1 on Kevin Noyes, team foul #8 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (SG), Joseph Durst (SF), Darren Shaffer (C) Frank Stephenson, Carlos Tedrow, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG), Lawrence Turcotte (SG), John Davis (SF), Wesley Kaplan (PF), Carter Collins (C) Eric Larmon, Kevin Noyes, Darryl Christmas, Jack Dawson, Donald Meade | |
| 03:10 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 03:10 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 03:01 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan misses the easy layup | 23-19 |
| 02:59 | Houston | Carter Collins tips it in | 23-21 |
| 02:42 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses short on a floater from the left wing | 23-21 |
| 02:40 | Houston | John Davis pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| 02:24 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Davis | 23-23 |
| 02:13 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie misses long on a jumper from the left side | 23-23 |
| 02:12 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner snags the offensive board | 23-23 |
| 02:01 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Carter Collins - foul #2 on Carter Collins, team foul #9 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Donald Reavis (C) Cleveland Ladner, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG) Gordon Ward | |
| 02:01 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 02:01 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 01:41 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 25-23 |
| 01:39 | Rice | Corey Riddle pulls down the rebound | 25-23 |
| 01:35 | Rice | Eric Larmon picks off the pass by Corey Riddle in the backcourt | 25-23 |
| 01:19 | Houston | John Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-23 |
| 01:17 | Rice | Corey Riddle pulls down the rebound | 25-23 |
| 01:11 | Rice | Carter Collins swats the shot by Corey Riddle | 25-23 |
| 01:09 | Rice | Darren Shaffer tips it in | 27-23 |
| 00:54 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-23 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Donald Reavis grabs the defensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Joseph Durst comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 27-23 |
| 00:30 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan grabs the defensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 00:05 | Houston | Eric Larmon is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Corey Riddle | 27-23 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Joseph Durst can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 27-23 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan pulls down the rebound | 27-23 |