| Lineup | Howard | PG - Antione Rizzo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lester Faulkner (fresh) 8 pts. 4 stl. SF - Charles Mahoney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Green (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Al Hwang (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Donald Price (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Sholar (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Charles Mahoney inbounds the ball | 32-22 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Howard | Stephen Sholar denies the turnaround by Al Hwang | 32-22 |
| 19:35 | Rice | David Bell grabs the board | 32-22 |
| 19:19 | Rice | Stephen Sholar knocks in the floater in the paint and he's fouled by Charles Mahoney - foul #2 on Charles Mahoney, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| 19:19 | Rice | Stephen Sholar makes the free throw | 32-25 |
| 19:00 | Howard | Al Hwang misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Stephen Sholar - foul #3 on Stephen Sholar, team foul #1 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Rice | Conrad Snow (PF) Stephen Sholar | |
| 19:00 | Howard | Al Hwang makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 19:00 | Howard | Al Hwang misses the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 19:00 | Rice | David Bell snags the defensive board | 33-25 |
| 18:58 | Rice | Antione Rizzo picks off the pass by Charles Helle in the backcourt | 33-25 |
| 18:56 | Howard | Antione Rizzo dunks the ball | 35-25 |
| 18:35 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland buries a fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on Al Hwang - foul #2 on Al Hwang, team foul #2 | 35-27 |
| 18:35 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland misses the free throw | 35-27 |
| 18:35 | Howard | Al Hwang gets the rebound | 35-27 |
| 18:17 | Howard | Lester Faulkner misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 35-27 |
| 18:16 | Rice | David Bell grabs the board | 35-27 |
| 17:58 | Rice | Charles Helle misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Mahoney - foul #3 on Charles Mahoney, team foul #3 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Howard | Roger Woodell (SF), Percy Kilgore (PF), Nathan Sutton (C) Charles Mahoney, Donald Green, Al Hwang | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:58 | Rice | Charles Helle makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 17:58 | Rice | Charles Helle makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 17:44 | Howard | Antione Rizzo connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 37-29 |
| 17:30 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland is whistled for traveling | 37-29 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (SG), Tony Doty (C) Gabriel McLelland, David Bell | |
| 17:14 | Howard | Nathan Sutton lays it in on a great pass from Percy Kilgore | 39-29 |
| 17:10 | Rice | Charles Helle knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Aaron Harris | 39-32 |
| 16:53 | Howard | Lester Faulkner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-32 |
| 16:52 | Howard | Antione Rizzo misses the tip | 39-32 |
| 16:51 | Rice | Conrad Snow grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 16:30 | Rice | Tony Doty comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-32 |
| 16:29 | Rice | Aaron Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 16:10 | Rice | Aaron Harris misses badly on a floater from the left side | 39-32 |
| 16:08 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Doty | 39-32 |
| 15:50 | Rice | Tony Doty is hacked by Antione Rizzo - foul #1 on Antione Rizzo, team foul #4 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Howard | Bryan Mackey (PG), Todd Deboer (SG), Charles Mahoney (SF), Donald Green (PF), Al Hwang (C) Antione Rizzo, Lester Faulkner, Roger Woodell, Percy Kilgore, Nathan Sutton | |
| Subs | Rice | Gabriel McLelland (SG), Wendell Hamlin (SF), Stephen Sholar (PF), David Bell (C) Charles Helle, Donald Price, Conrad Snow, Tony Doty | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Bryan Mackey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Deboer (fresh) SF - Charles Mahoney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Green (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Al Hwang (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Wendell Hamlin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Sholar (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - David Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Rice | Al Hwang steals the ball from Stephen Sholar | 39-32 |
| 15:20 | Howard | Bryan Mackey clanks a shot from the free throw line | 39-32 |
| 15:19 | Rice | The rebound goes to Wendell Hamlin | 39-32 |
| 14:59 | Rice | Aaron Harris knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Wendell Hamlin | 39-35 |
| 14:37 | Howard | Charles Mahoney scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-35 |
| 14:12 | Rice | David Bell's layup is rejected by Al Hwang | 42-35 |
| 14:11 | Rice | David Bell pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 14:06 | Rice | Aaron Harris makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Gabriel McLelland | 42-38 |
| 13:46 | Howard | Donald Green misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-38 |
| 13:44 | Howard | Bryan Mackey pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 13:28 | Howard | David Bell steals it from Al Hwang | 42-38 |
| 13:03 | Rice | Aaron Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 13:02 | Howard | Donald Green snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 12:57 | Howard | Todd Deboer clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 12:55 | Rice | Stephen Sholar grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 12:31 | Rice | Aaron Harris makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Gabriel McLelland | 42-41 |
| 12:10 | Howard | Todd Deboer drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Bryan Mackey | 44-41 |
| 12:00 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Aaron Harris | 44-43 |
| 11:36 | Howard | Al Hwang can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 44-43 |
| 11:35 | Howard | Donald Green grabs the offensive board | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Bryan Mackey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Deboer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Mahoney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Green (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Al Hwang (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gabriel McLelland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SF - Wendell Hamlin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Sholar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - David Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Howard | Donald Green is hacked by Aaron Harris - foul #2 on Aaron Harris, team foul #2 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Howard | Antione Rizzo (PG), Lester Faulkner (SG), Roger Woodell (SF), Percy Kilgore (PF), Nathan Sutton (C) Bryan Mackey, Todd Deboer, Charles Mahoney, Donald Green, Al Hwang | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Patrick Howell (SG), Donald Price (SF), Conrad Snow (PF), Tony Doty (C) Aaron Harris, Gabriel McLelland, Wendell Hamlin, Stephen Sholar, David Bell | |
| 10:50 | Howard | Nathan Sutton knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Percy Kilgore and the foul's on Tony Doty - foul #1 on Tony Doty, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| 10:50 | Howard | Nathan Sutton makes the free throw | 47-43 |
| 10:30 | Rice | Tony Doty knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Helle and the foul's on Nathan Sutton - foul #1 on Nathan Sutton, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| 10:30 | Rice | Tony Doty makes the free throw | 47-46 |
| 10:05 | Howard | Antione Rizzo buries a floater from the left wing and he's hacked by Charles Helle - foul #1 on Charles Helle, team foul #4 | 49-46 |
| 10:05 | Howard | Antione Rizzo misses the free throw | 49-46 |
| 10:05 | Rice | The rebound goes to Tony Doty | 49-46 |
| 09:43 | Rice | Charles Helle misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 09:42 | Howard | Roger Woodell snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 09:37 | Howard | Antione Rizzo misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-46 |
| 09:35 | Rice | Charles Helle grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 09:16 | Rice | Tony Doty drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 08:57 | Howard | Patrick Howell takes the ball from Roger Woodell | 49-49 |
| 08:54 | Rice | Donald Price lays it up and in on a great pass from Patrick Howell | 49-51 |
| 08:39 | Howard | Roger Woodell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-51 |
| 08:37 | Howard | Nathan Sutton tips it home | 51-51 |
| 08:18 | Rice | Tony Doty loses the ball out of bounds | 51-51 |
| Subs | Howard | Bryan Mackey (PG), Todd Deboer (SG), Charles Mahoney (SF), Jimmie Glinski (PF), Martin Lampkin (C) Antione Rizzo, Lester Faulkner, Roger Woodell, Percy Kilgore, Nathan Sutton | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG), Gabriel McLelland (SG), Wendell Hamlin (SF), Stephen Sholar (PF), David Bell (C) Charles Helle, Patrick Howell, Donald Price, Conrad Snow, Tony Doty | |
| 08:02 | Howard | Bryan Mackey misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by David Bell - foul #2 on David Bell, team foul #5 | 51-51 |
| 08:02 | Howard | Bryan Mackey misses the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 08:02 | Howard | Bryan Mackey misses the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 08:02 | Rice | The rebound goes to David Bell | 51-51 |
| 07:57 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin is hacked by Bryan Mackey - foul #2 on Bryan Mackey, team foul #6 | 51-51 |
| 07:44 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 07:43 | Howard | Todd Deboer gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 07:18 | Howard | Charles Mahoney comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 07:17 | Rice | The rebound goes to David Bell | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Bryan Mackey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Deboer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Mahoney (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jimmie Glinski (fresh) C - Martin Lampkin (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SF - Wendell Hamlin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Sholar (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - David Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 13 reb. | |
| 06:56 | Rice | Aaron Harris comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-51 |
| 06:55 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 06:30 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bryan Mackey and he's hacked by Wendell Hamlin - foul #2 on Wendell Hamlin, team foul #6 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Howard | Antione Rizzo (PG), Lester Faulkner (SG), Donald Green (PF), Nathan Sutton (C) Bryan Mackey, Todd Deboer, Charles Mahoney, Martin Lampkin | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Donald Price (SF), Conrad Snow (C) Aaron Harris, Wendell Hamlin, David Bell | |
| 06:30 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski makes the free throw | 54-51 |
| 06:06 | Rice | Charles Helle connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Price | 54-54 |
| 05:50 | Howard | Antione Rizzo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-54 |
| 05:48 | Howard | Lester Faulkner pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 05:35 | Howard | Gabriel McLelland is called for the reach on Lester Faulkner - foul #1 on Gabriel McLelland, team foul #7 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Howard | Charles Mahoney (SF), Al Hwang (C) Jimmie Glinski, Nathan Sutton | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (SG) Gabriel McLelland | |
| 05:35 | Howard | Lester Faulkner makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 05:35 | Howard | Lester Faulkner makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 05:22 | Rice | Stephen Sholar hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 56-54 |
| 05:21 | Howard | Antione Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 05:02 | Howard | Donald Green clanks a runner in the lane | 56-54 |
| 05:01 | Howard | Donald Green gets the offensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 04:50 | Howard | Aaron Harris picks off the pass by Charles Mahoney | 56-54 |
| 04:27 | Rice | Stephen Sholar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-54 |
| Subs | Howard | Nathan Sutton (PF) Donald Green | |
| Subs | Rice | David Bell (C) Stephen Sholar | |
| 04:08 | Howard | Nathan Sutton can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 56-54 |
| 04:07 | Rice | David Bell grabs the board | 56-54 |
| 03:56 | Rice | Charles Helle misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 03:54 | Howard | The rebound goes to Charles Mahoney | 56-54 |
| 03:48 | Howard | Lester Faulkner hits the finger roll | 58-54 |
| 03:23 | Rice | Donald Price knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Aaron Harris | 58-57 |
| 03:06 | Howard | Charles Mahoney misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 58-57 |
| 03:05 | Rice | The rebound goes to Conrad Snow | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Antione Rizzo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Faulkner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 stl. SF - Charles Mahoney (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nathan Sutton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Al Hwang (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Price (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Conrad Snow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 14 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-57 |
| Subs | Howard | Donald Green (PF) Al Hwang | |
| Subs | Rice | Gabriel McLelland (SG), Stephen Sholar (PF) Aaron Harris, Conrad Snow | |
| 02:55 | Rice | Stephen Sholar misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-57 |
| 02:53 | Rice | Stephen Sholar misses the tip | 58-57 |
| 02:51 | Howard | The rebound goes to Donald Green | 58-57 |
| 02:32 | Howard | Lester Faulkner hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Donald Green | 61-57 |
| 02:21 | Rice | David Bell buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Gabriel McLelland | 61-59 |
| 02:10 | Howard | Donald Green makes the floater in the lane | 63-59 |
| 01:49 | Rice | Stephen Sholar scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Charles Helle | 63-61 |
| 01:28 | Howard | Donald Green misses short on a shot in the lane | 63-61 |
| 01:26 | Rice | The rebound goes to Charles Helle | 63-61 |
| 01:03 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland is hacked by Donald Green - foul #1 on Donald Green, team foul #7 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Howard | Al Hwang (C) Nathan Sutton | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:03 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 01:03 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 00:41 | Howard | Charles Mahoney is fouled on the floor by Stephen Sholar - foul #4 on Stephen Sholar, team foul #8 | 63-63 |
| 00:41 | Howard | Charles Mahoney makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:41 | Howard | Charles Mahoney makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland misses the dunk attempt | 65-63 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Stephen Sholar snags the offensive board | 65-63 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Stephen Sholar drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Helle | 65-66 |
| 00:09 | Howard | Howard calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 65-66 |
| 00:01 | Howard | Antione Rizzo misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-66 |
| 00:00 | Howard | The clock runs out | 65-66 |