| Lineup | Houston | PG - Shawn Callier (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Hartley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Mayers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Thornton (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Price (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Sholar (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Donald Price inbounds the ball | 27-29 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Rice | Charles Helle is hacked by David Morris - foul #2 on David Morris, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| 19:30 | Rice | David Bell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-29 |
| 19:28 | Houston | Scott Thornton gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 19:09 | Houston | Robert Mayers makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Scott Thornton and the foul's on Stephen Sholar - foul #3 on Stephen Sholar, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Conrad Snow (PF) Stephen Sholar | |
| 19:09 | Houston | Robert Mayers misses the free throw | 29-29 |
| 19:09 | Rice | David Bell pulls down the rebound | 29-29 |
| 18:46 | Rice | Conrad Snow makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from David Bell | 29-31 |
| 18:21 | Houston | Bernard Hartley makes the floater from the left wing set up by Shawn Callier | 31-31 |
| 17:57 | Rice | Charles Helle clanks a shot from the right side | 31-31 |
| 17:56 | Houston | Scott Thornton pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 17:35 | Houston | Bernard Hartley clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-31 |
| 17:34 | Houston | Scott Thornton tips it in | 33-31 |
| 17:12 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland clanks a jumper from the left side | 33-31 |
| 17:10 | Rice | David Bell pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 16:57 | Rice | Charles Helle makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Price | 33-34 |
| 16:34 | Houston | Scott Thornton jams it on a nice dish by Robert Mayers and he's fouled by Donald Price - foul #2 on Donald Price, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Ellis (SG), Jimmie Jimmerson (SF), John Hinkle (PF) David Morris, Bernard Hartley, Robert Mayers | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG), Patrick Howell (SG), Wendell Hamlin (SF), Tony Doty (C) Charles Helle, Gabriel McLelland, Donald Price, David Bell | |
| 16:34 | Houston | Scott Thornton makes the free throw | 36-34 |
| 16:24 | Rice | Tony Doty misses short on a 3 from the right wing but the foul's on Shawn Callier - foul #1 on Shawn Callier, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Shelton (PG), John Ginter (C) Shawn Callier, Scott Thornton | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:24 | Rice | Tony Doty makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 16:24 | Rice | Tony Doty makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 16:24 | Rice | Tony Doty misses the 3rd free throw | 36-36 |
| 16:24 | Houston | The rebound goes to John Hinkle | 36-36 |
| 16:08 | Houston | John Hinkle clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-36 |
| 16:07 | Rice | Tony Doty gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 16:00 | Rice | Conrad Snow can't finish the layup | 36-36 |
| 15:59 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin snags the offensive board | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Travis Shelton (fresh) SG - Christopher Ellis (fresh) SF - Jimmie Jimmerson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Hinkle (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Ginter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Howell (fresh) SF - Wendell Hamlin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Conrad Snow (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Tony Doty (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Rice | Patrick Howell misses the easy layup but the foul's on Travis Shelton - foul #2 on Travis Shelton, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn Callier (PG) Travis Shelton | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Donald Price (SF), Stephen Sholar (PF) Aaron Harris, Wendell Hamlin, Conrad Snow | |
| 15:38 | Rice | Patrick Howell misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 15:38 | Rice | Patrick Howell misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 15:38 | Houston | The rebound goes to John Ginter | 36-36 |
| 15:10 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson misses badly on a shot from the right block | 36-36 |
| 15:09 | Rice | Tony Doty grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 14:48 | Rice | Tony Doty's dunk attempt is rejected by John Hinkle | 36-36 |
| 14:46 | Houston | Christopher Ellis grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 14:25 | Houston | Shawn Callier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 14:24 | Rice | Donald Price pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 13:57 | Rice | Charles Helle hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Jimmie Jimmerson - foul #1 on Jimmie Jimmerson, team foul #4 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Houston | David Morris (SG), Bernard Hartley (SF), Robert Mayers (PF), Scott Thornton (C) Christopher Ellis, Jimmie Jimmerson, John Hinkle, John Ginter | |
| Subs | Rice | Gabriel McLelland (SG), David Bell (C) Patrick Howell, Tony Doty | |
| 13:57 | Rice | Charles Helle misses the free throw | 36-38 |
| 13:57 | Houston | Robert Mayers grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 13:32 | Houston | Scott Thornton drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from David Morris and he's fouled by David Bell - foul #1 on David Bell, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Shelton (PG) Shawn Callier | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG), Wendell Hamlin (SF) Charles Helle, Donald Price | |
| 13:32 | Houston | Scott Thornton makes the free throw | 39-38 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Aaron Harris | 39-40 |
| 12:54 | Houston | Robert Mayers is hacked by Stephen Sholar - foul #4 on Stephen Sholar, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Conrad Snow (PF) Stephen Sholar | |
| 12:33 | Houston | Scott Thornton misses short on a shot from the baseline | 39-40 |
| 12:31 | Rice | David Bell snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 12:16 | Rice | Robert Mayers steals the ball from Wendell Hamlin | 39-40 |
| 11:51 | Houston | Scott Thornton connects on the jumper from the baseline | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Travis Shelton (fresh) SG - David Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bernard Hartley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Mayers (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Thornton (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wendell Hamlin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Conrad Snow (fresh) 9 pts. C - David Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Rice | Conrad Snow misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-40 |
| 11:36 | Houston | Bernard Hartley grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 11:07 | Houston | Scott Thornton banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Morris and the foul's on David Bell - foul #2 on David Bell, team foul #5 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn Callier (PG) Travis Shelton | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Donald Price (SF), Tony Doty (C) Aaron Harris, Wendell Hamlin, David Bell | |
| 11:07 | Houston | Scott Thornton makes the free throw | 44-40 |
| 10:48 | Rice | Donald Price misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 10:47 | Houston | David Morris gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 10:18 | Houston | Scott Thornton misses the jump hook near the basket | 44-40 |
| 10:16 | Houston | Robert Mayers snags the offensive board | 44-40 |
| 09:55 | Houston | Scott Thornton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-40 |
| 09:53 | Rice | Tony Doty grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 09:47 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Tony Doty | 44-42 |
| 09:19 | Houston | Scott Thornton misses short on a shot from the right block | 44-42 |
| 09:17 | Houston | Robert Mayers tips it but misses | 44-42 |
| 09:16 | Rice | Charles Helle grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 08:55 | Rice | Charles Helle makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 08:38 | Houston | Bernard Hartley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Tony Doty - foul #1 on Tony Doty, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Ellis (SG), John Hinkle (PF), John Ginter (C) David Morris, Robert Mayers, Scott Thornton | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (SG), Wendell Hamlin (PF), David Bell (C) Gabriel McLelland, Conrad Snow, Tony Doty | |
| 08:38 | Houston | Bernard Hartley makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 08:38 | Houston | Bernard Hartley makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 08:15 | Rice | Charles Helle makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Aaron Harris | 46-46 |
| 07:51 | Houston | John Ginter misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Helle - foul #2 on Charles Helle, team foul #7 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson (SF) Bernard Hartley | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Sholar (PF) Wendell Hamlin | |
| 07:51 | Houston | John Ginter makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 07:51 | Houston | John Ginter makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Shawn Callier (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Ellis (fresh) SF - Jimmie Jimmerson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Hinkle (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Ginter (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Aaron Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donald Price (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Sholar (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. C - David Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Rice | Jimmie Jimmerson is called for the reach on Donald Price - foul #2 on Jimmie Jimmerson, team foul #5 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Howell (SG), Wendell Hamlin (SF) Charles Helle, Donald Price | |
| 07:21 | Rice | David Bell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 07:20 | Rice | Patrick Howell pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 07:02 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Aaron Harris | 48-48 |
| 06:40 | Houston | Christopher Ellis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 06:38 | Houston | Shawn Callier tips it back up and in | 50-48 |
| 06:19 | Rice | David Bell can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Ginter - foul #2 on John Ginter, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Shelton (PG), David Morris (SG), Robert Mayers (PF) Shawn Callier, Christopher Ellis, John Hinkle | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Donald Price (SF) Patrick Howell, Wendell Hamlin | |
| 06:19 | Rice | David Bell misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 06:19 | Rice | David Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 05:50 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson is fouled on the floor by Donald Price - foul #3 on Donald Price, team foul #8 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gabriel McLelland (SG), Conrad Snow (C) Aaron Harris, David Bell | |
| 05:50 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 05:50 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 05:38 | Rice | Stephen Sholar loses the ball out of bounds | 52-49 |
| 05:09 | Houston | Robert Mayers drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Travis Shelton | 54-49 |
| 04:56 | Rice | Donald Price drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-52 |
| 04:27 | Houston | 3 seconds is called on Robert Mayers | 54-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn Callier (PG), Bernard Hartley (SF), Scott Thornton (C) Travis Shelton, Jimmie Jimmerson, John Ginter | |
| Subs | Rice | David Bell (C) Stephen Sholar | |
| 03:58 | Rice | Donald Price blows the layup but the foul's on Bernard Hartley - foul #2 on Bernard Hartley, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Ellis (SG), John Hinkle (PF) David Morris, Robert Mayers | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:58 | Rice | Donald Price makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 03:58 | Rice | Donald Price makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 03:40 | Houston | Charles Helle steps in front of the Scott Thornton pass | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Shawn Callier (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Ellis (fresh) SF - Bernard Hartley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Hinkle (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Thornton (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Price (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Conrad Snow (fresh) 9 pts. C - David Bell (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Rice | Donald Price is hacked by Bernard Hartley - foul #3 on Bernard Hartley, team foul #8 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG), Patrick Howell (SG), Stephen Sholar (PF) Charles Helle, Gabriel McLelland, Conrad Snow | |
| 03:31 | Rice | Donald Price misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 03:31 | Houston | Scott Thornton pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 03:08 | Houston | Bernard Hartley drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Hinkle | 57-54 |
| 02:51 | Rice | Stephen Sholar is whistled for a carry | 57-54 |
| Subs | Houston | David Morris (SG), Robert Mayers (PF) Christopher Ellis, John Hinkle | |
| Subs | Rice | Wendell Hamlin (SF) Donald Price | |
| 02:22 | Houston | David Morris can't connect on a shot from the right side | 57-54 |
| 02:20 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| 02:20 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Gabriel McLelland (SG), Donald Price (SF) Aaron Harris, Patrick Howell, Wendell Hamlin | |
| 02:02 | Rice | David Bell is open and buries a fadeaway from the right block | 57-56 |
| 01:43 | Houston | Shawn Callier is whistled for traveling | 57-56 |
| 01:30 | Rice | Charles Helle misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-56 |
| 01:28 | Houston | Shawn Callier grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 01:06 | Houston | Scott Thornton scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Shawn Callier | 59-56 |
| 00:56 | Rice | Shawn Callier is called for the reach on Charles Helle - foul #2 on Shawn Callier, team foul #9 | 59-56 |
| 00:56 | Rice | Charles Helle makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:56 | Rice | Charles Helle makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Houston | Bernard Hartley misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-58 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Stephen Sholar gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Charles Helle misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 00:24 | Houston | Robert Mayers snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Houston | Gabriel McLelland is called for the reach on Robert Mayers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gabriel McLelland, team foul #9 | 59-58 |
| 00:22 | Houston | Robert Mayers misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Stephen Sholar snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Donald Price buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Helle | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Houston | Robert Mayers can't connect on a floater from the right block | 59-60 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Robert Mayers tips it back up and in | 61-60 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-60 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Donald Price comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 61-60 |