| Lineup | Houston | PG - Christopher Benedetti (fresh) SG - Harold Karr (fresh) SF - Terry Lewis (fresh) PF - Michael Harrison (fresh) C - Charles McGlothern (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Smith (fresh) SG - Kristopher Mire (fresh) SF - Harold Barnes (fresh) PF - Clay Farnham (fresh) C - Casey Simpson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Casey Simpson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Rice | Casey Simpson jams it set up by Clay Farnham | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Houston | Terry Lewis knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Harold Karr | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | Rice | Kristopher Mire loses the dribble to Harold Karr | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Harold Karr and he's hacked by Clay Farnham - foul #1 on Clay Farnham, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:54 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti misses the free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:54 | Rice | Clay Farnham grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:45 | Rice | Clay Farnham is called for traveling | 4-2 |
| 18:22 | Houston | Harold Karr buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Christopher Benedetti | 7-2 |
| 18:03 | Rice | Kristopher Mire buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 7-4 |
| 17:52 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti is denied on a layup by Casey Simpson | 7-4 |
| 17:51 | Rice | Clay Farnham snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Clay Farnham misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 7-4 |
| 17:25 | Houston | Michael Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 17:19 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 7-4 |
| 17:18 | Houston | Charles McGlothern tips it back up and in | 9-4 |
| 16:55 | Rice | Casey Simpson hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 9-4 |
| 16:54 | Houston | The rebound goes to Terry Lewis | 9-4 |
| 16:38 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Houston | Phil Rubalcaba (C) Charles McGlothern | |
| Subs | Rice | Ron McCasland (PG), Charles Driskell (SG), Stephen Kile (SF), Stanley Cunningham (PF), Philip Crenshaw (C) John Smith, Kristopher Mire, Harold Barnes, Clay Farnham, Casey Simpson | |
| 16:38 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti misses the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 16:38 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti makes the 2nd free throw | 10-4 |
| 16:14 | Rice | Charles Driskell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Phil Rubalcaba - foul #1 on Phil Rubalcaba, team foul #1 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Cole (PG), Travis Blom (SF), Floyd Fikes (PF) Christopher Benedetti, Terry Lewis, Michael Harrison | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:14 | Rice | Charles Driskell makes the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 16:14 | Rice | Charles Driskell makes the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 15:54 | Houston | Harold Karr comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 10-6 |
| 15:52 | Houston | Phil Rubalcaba hits the follow up shot | 12-6 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edward Cole (fresh) SG - Harold Karr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Travis Blom (fresh) PF - Floyd Fikes (fresh) C - Phil Rubalcaba (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ron McCasland (fresh) SG - Charles Driskell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Kile (fresh) PF - Stanley Cunningham (fresh) C - Philip Crenshaw (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Rice | Charles Driskell makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Stephen Kile | 12-9 |
| 15:34 | Houston | Harold Karr is whistled for a carry | 12-9 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles McGlothern (C) Harold Karr | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:14 | Rice | Ron McCasland makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Stephen Kile | 12-11 |
| 15:01 | Houston | Travis Blom connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Cole | 15-11 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-11 |
| 14:53 | Houston | Travis Blom grabs the defensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 14:49 | Houston | Edward Cole can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-11 |
| 14:48 | Houston | Phil Rubalcaba hits the follow up shot | 17-11 |
| 14:46 | Rice | Edward Cole steals the ball from Ron McCasland in the backcourt | 17-11 |
| 14:33 | Houston | Charles Driskell steps in front of the Floyd Fikes pass | 17-11 |
| 14:16 | Rice | Stephen Kile misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 17-11 |
| 14:15 | Rice | Stephen Kile hits the follow up shot | 17-13 |
| 13:54 | Houston | Floyd Fikes can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 17-13 |
| 13:52 | Rice | Stephen Kile snags the defensive board | 17-13 |
| 13:26 | Rice | Stephen Kile buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Stanley Cunningham | 17-15 |
| 13:08 | Houston | Edward Cole is fouled on the floor by Ron McCasland - foul #1 on Ron McCasland, team foul #3 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Benedetti (PG), Harold Karr (SG), Terry Lewis (SF), Michael Harrison (PF), Byron Harshaw (C) Edward Cole, Travis Blom, Floyd Fikes, Phil Rubalcaba, Charles McGlothern | |
| Subs | Rice | John Smith (PG), Kristopher Mire (SG), Harold Barnes (SF), Clay Farnham (PF), Casey Simpson (C) Ron McCasland, Charles Driskell, Stephen Kile, Stanley Cunningham, Philip Crenshaw | |
| 13:01 | Houston | Terry Lewis is fouled on the floor by Kristopher Mire - foul #1 on Kristopher Mire, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| 12:45 | Houston | Clay Farnham steps in front of the Michael Harrison pass | 17-15 |
| 12:29 | Rice | John Smith misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 17-15 |
| 12:28 | Houston | Terry Lewis grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 12:11 | Houston | John Smith is called for the reach on Christopher Benedetti - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Calderwood (PG) John Smith | |
| 11:58 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Christopher Benedetti, team foul #2 | 17-15 |
| 11:41 | Rice | Kristopher Mire is fouled on the floor by Terry Lewis - foul #1 on Terry Lewis, team foul #3 | 17-15 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Christopher Benedetti (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Karr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Harrison (fresh) C - Byron Harshaw (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brandon Calderwood (fresh) SG - Kristopher Mire (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harold Barnes (fresh) PF - Clay Farnham (fresh) 2 reb. C - Casey Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Rice | Brandon Calderwood knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 17-17 |
| 11:05 | Houston | Harold Karr comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 17-17 |
| 11:04 | Rice | Casey Simpson snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| 10:44 | Rice | Kristopher Mire misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-17 |
| 10:43 | Rice | Casey Simpson snags the offensive board | 17-17 |
| 10:26 | Rice | Harold Barnes misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 17-17 |
| 10:25 | Houston | Byron Harshaw grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 10:08 | Houston | Terry Lewis buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Benedetti | 19-17 |
| 09:46 | Rice | Casey Simpson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-17 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Cole (PG), Travis Blom (SG), Floyd Fikes (SF), Phil Rubalcaba (PF), Charles McGlothern (C) Christopher Benedetti, Harold Karr, Terry Lewis, Michael Harrison, Byron Harshaw | |
| Subs | Rice | Ron McCasland (PG), Charles Driskell (SG), Stephen Kile (SF), Stanley Cunningham (PF), Philip Crenshaw (C) Brandon Calderwood, Kristopher Mire, Harold Barnes, Clay Farnham, Casey Simpson | |
| 09:27 | Houston | Travis Blom comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-17 |
| 09:25 | Rice | The rebound goes to Stephen Kile | 19-17 |
| 09:08 | Rice | Ron McCasland misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 19-17 |
| 09:07 | Houston | The rebound goes to Floyd Fikes | 19-17 |
| 09:01 | Houston | Phil Rubalcaba comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 19-17 |
| 08:59 | Rice | Stephen Kile snags the defensive board | 19-17 |
| 08:41 | Rice | Phil Rubalcaba swats the shot by Philip Crenshaw | 19-17 |
| 08:39 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw gets the offensive rebound | 19-17 |
| 08:30 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 19-17 |
| 08:28 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw tips it back up and in | 19-19 |
| 08:17 | Houston | Phil Rubalcaba connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Travis Blom | 21-19 |
| 07:56 | Rice | Charles Driskell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-19 |
| 07:55 | Rice | Ron McCasland tips it in | 21-21 |
| 07:42 | Houston | Phil Rubalcaba jams it on a nice dish by Floyd Fikes and the foul's on Stanley Cunningham - foul #1 on Stanley Cunningham, team foul #6 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Benedetti (PG), Harold Karr (SG), Terry Lewis (SF), Michael Harrison (PF) Edward Cole, Travis Blom, Floyd Fikes, Charles McGlothern | |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (SG), Harold Barnes (SF), Clay Farnham (PF), Casey Simpson (C) Charles Driskell, Stephen Kile, Stanley Cunningham, Philip Crenshaw | |
| 07:42 | Houston | Phil Rubalcaba makes the free throw | 24-21 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Christopher Benedetti (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Karr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Harrison (fresh) C - Phil Rubalcaba (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ron McCasland (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kristopher Mire (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harold Barnes (fresh) PF - Clay Farnham (fresh) 2 reb. C - Casey Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Rice | Kristopher Mire double dribbles | 24-21 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Calderwood (PG) Ron McCasland | |
| 07:22 | Houston | Terry Lewis clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-21 |
| 07:21 | Houston | Phil Rubalcaba tips it but misses | 24-21 |
| 07:19 | Houston | Michael Harrison tips it back up and in | 26-21 |
| 07:00 | Rice | Harold Barnes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-21 |
| 06:58 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti gets the rebound | 26-21 |
| 06:39 | Houston | Harold Karr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-21 |
| 06:37 | Rice | Clay Farnham grabs the defensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 06:19 | Rice | Brandon Calderwood misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-21 |
| 06:18 | Houston | Phil Rubalcaba grabs the board | 26-21 |
| 05:59 | Houston | Clay Farnham is called for the reach on Christopher Benedetti - foul #2 on Clay Farnham, team foul #7 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles McGlothern (C) Phil Rubalcaba | |
| Subs | Rice | Ron McCasland (PG), Stephen Kile (PF), Stanley Cunningham (C) Brandon Calderwood, Clay Farnham, Casey Simpson | |
| 05:59 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 05:59 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 05:44 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-21 |
| 05:42 | Houston | Charles McGlothern snags the defensive board | 28-21 |
| 05:35 | Houston | Michael Harrison connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Terry Lewis | 31-21 |
| 05:14 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ron McCasland | 31-23 |
| 04:55 | Houston | Harold Karr can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Stanley Cunningham - foul #2 on Stanley Cunningham, team foul #8 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Blom (SF), Floyd Fikes (PF) Terry Lewis, Michael Harrison | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Driskell (SG), Matt Sealey (SF), Philip Crenshaw (C) Kristopher Mire, Harold Barnes, Stanley Cunningham | |
| 04:55 | Houston | Harold Karr misses the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 04:55 | Houston | Harold Karr makes the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw travels with the ball | 32-23 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Cole (PG) Christopher Benedetti | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:27 | Houston | Travis Blom is hacked by Stephen Kile - foul #1 on Stephen Kile, team foul #9 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Casey Simpson (C) Matt Sealey | |
| 04:27 | Houston | Travis Blom makes the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 04:27 | Houston | Travis Blom makes the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 04:11 | Rice | Casey Simpson lays it in on a nice dish by Philip Crenshaw and he's fouled by Harold Karr - foul #1 on Harold Karr, team foul #4 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Calderwood (PG) Ron McCasland | |
| 04:11 | Rice | Casey Simpson misses the free throw | 34-25 |
| 04:11 | Houston | Floyd Fikes grabs the board | 34-25 |
| 03:56 | Houston | The short jumper by Floyd Fikes is denied by Philip Crenshaw | 34-25 |
| 03:55 | Rice | Stephen Kile snags the defensive board | 34-25 |
| 03:36 | Rice | Stephen Kile is fouled on the floor by Travis Blom - foul #1 on Travis Blom, team foul #5 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Benedetti (PG), Terry Lewis (SF), Michael Harrison (PF) Edward Cole, Harold Karr, Floyd Fikes | |
| Subs | Rice | John Smith (PG), Kristopher Mire (SG), Clay Farnham (PF) Brandon Calderwood, Charles Driskell, Philip Crenshaw | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Christopher Benedetti (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Blom (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Terry Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles McGlothern (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Smith (fresh) SG - Kristopher Mire (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Kile (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clay Farnham (fresh) 3 reb. C - Casey Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Rice | Kristopher Mire can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-25 |
| 03:21 | Houston | Terry Lewis pulls down the rebound | 34-25 |
| 03:17 | Houston | The short jumper by Christopher Benedetti is denied by Casey Simpson | 34-25 |
| 03:16 | Rice | John Smith snags the defensive board | 34-25 |
| 02:56 | Rice | Casey Simpson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner but he's hacked by Michael Harrison - foul #1 on Michael Harrison, team foul #6 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Houston | Phil Rubalcaba (C) Charles McGlothern | |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Barnes (SF) Stephen Kile | |
| 02:56 | Rice | Casey Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 02:56 | Rice | Casey Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 02:56 | Rice | Casey Simpson makes the 3rd free throw | 34-27 |
| 02:42 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti hits the finger roll and the foul's on John Smith - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #10 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Ron McCasland (PG), Stanley Cunningham (C) John Smith, Casey Simpson | |
| 02:42 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti misses the free throw | 36-27 |
| 02:42 | Rice | The rebound goes to Clay Farnham | 36-27 |
| 02:29 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Travis Blom - foul #2 on Travis Blom, team foul #7 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Karr (SG) Travis Blom | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:29 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 02:29 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 02:29 | Houston | The rebound goes to Phil Rubalcaba | 36-27 |
| 02:26 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti is hacked by Ron McCasland in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ron McCasland, team foul #11 | 36-27 |
| 02:26 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti misses the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 02:26 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti makes the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 02:07 | Rice | Phil Rubalcaba is called for the reach on Ron McCasland - foul #2 on Phil Rubalcaba, team foul #8 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Houston | Floyd Fikes (PF) Michael Harrison | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Driskell (SG) Kristopher Mire | |
| 02:07 | Rice | Ron McCasland makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 02:07 | Rice | Ron McCasland misses the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 02:07 | Houston | Floyd Fikes gets the rebound | 37-28 |
| 01:49 | Houston | Harold Karr makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-28 |
| 01:35 | Rice | Charles Driskell is whistled for a carry | 40-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Cole (PG), Travis Blom (SF), Charles McGlothern (C) Christopher Benedetti, Terry Lewis, Phil Rubalcaba | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:13 | Houston | Charles McGlothern can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 40-28 |
| 01:12 | Rice | The rebound goes to Stanley Cunningham | 40-28 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Harrison (PF) Floyd Fikes | |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Calderwood (PG), Kristopher Mire (SG), Stephen Kile (SF), Casey Simpson (C) Ron McCasland, Charles Driskell, Harold Barnes, Clay Farnham | |
| 00:40 | Houston | Michael Harrison connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Edward Cole | 42-28 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham comes up short on the floater from the left side | 42-28 |
| 00:23 | Houston | Edward Cole snags the defensive board | 42-28 |
| 00:16 | Houston | Travis Blom loses the ball out of bounds | 42-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Benedetti (PG), Terry Lewis (SF), Phil Rubalcaba (C) Edward Cole, Harold Karr, Charles McGlothern | |
| Subs | Rice | Philip Crenshaw (PF) Stanley Cunningham | |
| 00:01 | Rice | Stephen Kile misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-28 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Phil Rubalcaba pulls down the rebound | 42-28 |