| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) SG - James Stamps (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Price (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Petrus (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Conrad Snow (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Fierro (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Shawn Callier (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bernard Hartley (fresh) PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Thornton (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Donald Price inbounds the ball | 21-25 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Rice | Conrad Snow makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Helle | 23-25 |
| 19:04 | Houston | Shawn Callier buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Scott Thornton | 23-28 |
| 18:57 | Rice | James Stamps misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 23-28 |
| 18:56 | Rice | Richard Petrus tips it but misses | 23-28 |
| 18:55 | Houston | The rebound goes to Bernard Hartley | 23-28 |
| 18:30 | Houston | Peter Fierro misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-28 |
| 18:28 | Rice | James Stamps pulls down the rebound | 23-28 |
| 18:22 | Rice | Conrad Snow can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 18:20 | Houston | Bernard Hartley snags the defensive board | 23-28 |
| 18:02 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey misses long on a runner from close range | 23-28 |
| 18:00 | Houston | Scott Thornton hits the follow up shot | 23-30 |
| 17:48 | Rice | Conrad Snow misses the jumper in the paint | 23-30 |
| 17:47 | Houston | Bernard Hartley snags the defensive board | 23-30 |
| 17:39 | Houston | Peter Fierro misses long on a shot from the right wing | 23-30 |
| 17:37 | Rice | Richard Petrus grabs the board | 23-30 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Richard Petrus can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 23-30 |
| 17:17 | Rice | Conrad Snow tips it back up and in | 25-30 |
| 16:58 | Houston | Scott Thornton lays it in on a great pass from Fyodor Zerphey | 25-32 |
| 16:42 | Rice | James Stamps connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Donald Price | 27-32 |
| 16:20 | Houston | Shawn Callier connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-35 |
| 16:10 | Rice | Charles Helle buries a jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Peter Fierro - foul #1 on Peter Fierro, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Rufus Keane (SG), Tony Doty (SF), David Bell (PF), Stephen Sholar (C) James Stamps, Donald Price, Richard Petrus, Conrad Snow | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Mayers (PF) Bernard Hartley | |
| 16:10 | Rice | Charles Helle misses the free throw | 29-35 |
| 16:10 | Houston | Robert Mayers grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 15:52 | Houston | Peter Fierro connects on the 3 from straight away | 29-38 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rufus Keane (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tony Doty (fresh) PF - David Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Stephen Sholar (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Fierro (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Shawn Callier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Mayers (fresh) C - Scott Thornton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Rice | Rufus Keane misses the dunk attempt | 29-38 |
| 15:31 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey snags the defensive board | 29-38 |
| 15:02 | Houston | Robert Mayers's pass is intercepted by Rufus Keane | 29-38 |
| 15:00 | Rice | Charles Helle is hacked by Peter Fierro in the backcourt - foul #2 on Peter Fierro, team foul #2 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Rice | James Stamps (SG), Richard Petrus (PF) Charles Helle, Stephen Sholar | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 14:42 | Rice | James Stamps's dunk attempt is rejected by Scott Thornton | 29-38 |
| 14:40 | Houston | Scott Thornton grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 14:19 | Houston | Shawn Callier is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Shawn Callier, team foul #3 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Price (SF), Conrad Snow (C) Tony Doty, David Bell | |
| Subs | Houston | Bernard Hartley (SF) Robert Mayers | |
| 14:01 | Rice | Shawn Callier is called for the reach on James Stamps - foul #3 on Shawn Callier, team foul #4 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | John Luce (C) Scott Thornton | |
| 13:44 | Rice | Conrad Snow loses the ball out of bounds | 29-38 |
| 13:17 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey hits the finger roll set up by Shawn Callier | 29-40 |
| 12:57 | Rice | Rufus Keane misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 29-40 |
| 12:55 | Rice | Conrad Snow tips it home | 31-40 |
| 12:30 | Houston | Peter Fierro misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-40 |
| 12:29 | Houston | John Luce misses the tip | 31-40 |
| 12:28 | Houston | Bernard Hartley snags the offensive board | 31-40 |
| 12:08 | Houston | James Stamps is called for the reach on Bernard Hartley - foul #3 on James Stamps, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Wendell Hamlin (SG), David Bell (PF), Stephen Sholar (C) Rufus Keane, James Stamps, Richard Petrus, Conrad Snow | |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Thornton (C) John Luce | |
| 11:58 | Houston | Peter Fierro connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-43 |
| 11:48 | Rice | Stephen Sholar comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-43 |
| 11:46 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to David Bell | 31-43 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wendell Hamlin (fresh) SF - Donald Price (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Stephen Sholar (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Fierro (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - Shawn Callier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Bernard Hartley (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Thornton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin misses long on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Scott Thornton - foul #2 on Scott Thornton, team foul #5 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Tony Doty (SF) Donald Price | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Mayers (PF) Bernard Hartley | |
| 11:25 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 11:25 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 11:10 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Mayers and he's hacked by Stephen Sholar - foul #1 on Stephen Sholar, team foul #2 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Rice | James Stamps (SG) Wendell Hamlin | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:10 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey makes the free throw | 33-46 |
| 10:53 | Rice | James Stamps is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on James Stamps, team foul #3 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Wendell Hamlin (SG), Richard Petrus (PF), Conrad Snow (C) James Stamps, David Bell, Stephen Sholar | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 10:24 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Shawn Callier and he's hacked by Tony Doty - foul #1 on Tony Doty, team foul #4 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Mike McAllister (SG), John Ginter (SF) Peter Fierro, Shawn Callier | |
| 10:24 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey makes the free throw | 33-49 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 10:05 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-49 |
| 10:04 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey pulls down the rebound | 33-49 |
| 09:40 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey comes up short on the floater from the right side | 33-49 |
| 09:39 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin grabs the board | 33-49 |
| 09:24 | Rice | Charles Helle misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-49 |
| 09:23 | Rice | Conrad Snow misses the tip | 33-49 |
| 09:21 | Rice | Tony Doty snags the offensive board | 33-49 |
| 09:16 | Rice | Conrad Snow blows the layup but he's hacked by Scott Thornton - foul #3 on Scott Thornton, team foul #6 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Rufus Keane (SG), Donald Price (SF) Wendell Hamlin, Tony Doty | |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Fierro (PG), Shawn Callier (SG), Bernard Hartley (SF), John Luce (C) Fyodor Zerphey, Mike McAllister, John Ginter, Scott Thornton | |
| 09:16 | Rice | Conrad Snow makes the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 09:16 | Rice | Conrad Snow misses the 2nd free throw | 34-49 |
| 09:16 | Houston | Robert Mayers pulls down the rebound | 34-49 |
| 08:54 | Houston | Peter Fierro misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-49 |
| 08:53 | Rice | Rufus Keane snags the defensive board | 34-49 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 08:46 | Rice | Conrad Snow connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Helle | 36-49 |
| 08:30 | Houston | Robert Mayers can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Charles Helle - foul #3 on Charles Helle, team foul #5 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Wendell Hamlin (SG), David Bell (PF), Stephen Sholar (C) Charles Helle, Richard Petrus, Conrad Snow | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 08:30 | Houston | Robert Mayers makes the 1st free throw | 36-50 |
| 08:30 | Houston | Robert Mayers makes the 2nd free throw | 36-51 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 08:14 | Rice | Rufus Keane travels with the ball | 36-51 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey (PF) Robert Mayers | |
| 07:45 | Houston | Shawn Callier misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-51 |
| 07:43 | Rice | Stephen Sholar grabs the defensive rebound | 36-51 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rufus Keane (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wendell Hamlin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Price (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Stephen Sholar (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Fierro (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - Shawn Callier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Bernard Hartley (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - John Luce (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Rice | Rufus Keane connects on the floater from the right side | 38-51 |
| 07:12 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Shawn Callier | 38-53 |
| 07:03 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin loses the ball out of bounds | 38-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), James Stamps (SG), Richard Petrus (PF), Conrad Snow (C) Rufus Keane, Wendell Hamlin, David Bell, Stephen Sholar | |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Thornton (C) John Luce | |
| 06:37 | Houston | Scott Thornton scores on a runner from the left block | 38-55 |
| 06:27 | Rice | Richard Petrus hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 38-55 |
| 06:26 | Houston | Scott Thornton grabs the defensive rebound | 38-55 |
| 06:09 | Houston | Peter Fierro hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 38-55 |
| 06:07 | Rice | Richard Petrus pulls down the rebound | 38-55 |
| 05:58 | Rice | Charles Helle is called for traveling | 38-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Rufus Keane (SF) Donald Price | |
| Subs | Houston | Mike McAllister (SG), John Ginter (SF), Robert Mayers (PF) Peter Fierro, Shawn Callier, Bernard Hartley | |
| 05:30 | Houston | Mike McAllister hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-55 |
| 05:29 | Rice | Rufus Keane pulls down the rebound | 38-55 |
| 05:16 | Rice | The pull-up jumper by Conrad Snow is blocked by Scott Thornton | 38-55 |
| 05:14 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey grabs the board | 38-55 |
| 04:45 | Houston | Richard Petrus is called for the reach on Scott Thornton - foul #3 on Richard Petrus, team foul #6 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Wendell Hamlin (SG), Tony Doty (SF), David Bell (PF), Stephen Sholar (C) Charles Helle, James Stamps, Richard Petrus, Conrad Snow | |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Ellis (PG), John Luce (C) Fyodor Zerphey, Scott Thornton | |
| 04:19 | Houston | Robert Mayers misses short on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by David Bell - foul #1 on David Bell, team foul #7 | 38-55 |
| 04:19 | Houston | Robert Mayers misses the 1st free throw | 38-55 |
| 04:19 | Houston | Robert Mayers makes the 2nd free throw | 38-56 |
| 04:08 | Rice | David Bell is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 38-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Howell (PG) Rufus Keane | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 03:42 | Houston | Christopher Ellis misses long on a 3 from straight away | 38-56 |
| 03:40 | Rice | Tony Doty snags the defensive board | 38-56 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Patrick Howell (fresh) SG - Wendell Hamlin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tony Doty (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Stephen Sholar (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Christopher Ellis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mike McAllister (fresh) SF - John Ginter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Mayers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Luce (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin misses the dunk attempt | 38-56 |
| 03:24 | Houston | Christopher Ellis grabs the board | 38-56 |
| 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) | |
| 02:56 | Houston | Mike McAllister clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-56 |
| 02:54 | Houston | Christopher Ellis pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-56 |
| 02:34 | Houston | David Bell takes the ball from Robert Mayers | 38-56 |
| 02:20 | Rice | David Bell is hacked by Robert Mayers - foul #2 on Robert Mayers, team foul #7 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Rufus Keane (PG) Patrick Howell | |
| Subs | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson (PF) Robert Mayers | |
| 02:20 | Rice | David Bell makes the 1st free throw | 39-56 |
| 02:20 | Rice | David Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| 02:06 | Houston | Christopher Ellis misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-56 |
| 02:05 | Houston | John Luce tips it home | 40-58 |
| 01:52 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-58 |
| 01:51 | Houston | John Ginter pulls down the rebound | 40-58 |
| 01:38 | Houston | John Luce makes the runner near the basket | 40-60 |
| 01:26 | Rice | Rufus Keane can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 40-60 |
| 01:24 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Sholar | 40-60 |
| 01:11 | Rice | Rufus Keane is hacked by Jimmie Jimmerson - foul #1 on Jimmie Jimmerson, team foul #8 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Mayers (PF) Jimmie Jimmerson | |
| 01:11 | Rice | Rufus Keane misses the 1st free throw | 40-60 |
| 01:11 | Houston | Robert Mayers pulls down the rebound | 40-60 |
| 00:43 | Houston | Stephen Sholar denies the turnaround by Robert Mayers | 40-60 |
| 00:42 | Houston | Robert Mayers tips it but misses | 40-60 |
| 00:40 | Rice | The rebound goes to Wendell Hamlin | 40-60 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Rice | Stephen Sholar misses the shot from the right side | 40-60 |
| 00:34 | Houston | John Ginter pulls down the rebound | 40-60 |
| 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) | |
| 00:10 | Houston | John Ginter misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 40-60 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Tony Doty grabs the board | 40-60 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Robert Mayers blocks the short jumper by Wendell Hamlin | 40-60 |
| 00:02 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Mayers | 40-60 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Robert Mayers runs out the clock | 40-60 |