| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Price (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stephen Sholar (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Bell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Shawn Callier (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Hartley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Mayers (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Bernard Hartley inbounds the ball | 25-34 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:53 | Houston | Shawn Callier scores on a 3 from straight away | 25-37 |
| 19:38 | Rice | Stephen Sholar splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-37 |
| 19:36 | Houston | Scott Thornton gets the rebound | 25-37 |
| 19:10 | Houston | Gabriel McLelland picks off the pass by Scott Thornton | 25-37 |
| 18:51 | Rice | The jump hook by Gabriel McLelland is blocked by Scott Thornton | 25-37 |
| 18:49 | Houston | Bernard Hartley pulls down the rebound | 25-37 |
| 18:23 | Houston | Scott Thornton misses the fadeaway from close range | 25-37 |
| 18:22 | Rice | David Bell pulls down the rebound | 25-37 |
| 18:09 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland is open and lays it up and in set up by Aaron Harris | 27-37 |
| 17:46 | Houston | Shawn Callier misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-37 |
| 17:44 | Rice | The rebound goes to David Bell | 27-37 |
| 17:18 | Rice | Aaron Harris loses the ball out of bounds | 27-37 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | John Ginter (C) Scott Thornton | |
| 16:59 | Houston | Bernard Hartley knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-40 |
| 16:42 | Rice | Stephen Sholar is fouled on the floor by David Morris - foul #3 on David Morris, team foul #1 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Howell (SG), Conrad Snow (C) Gabriel McLelland, David Bell | |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Ellis (SG), Jimmie Jimmerson (SF), John Hinkle (PF) David Morris, Bernard Hartley, Robert Mayers | |
| 16:31 | Rice | Aaron Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Tony Doty (C) Stephen Sholar | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:07 | Houston | Shawn Callier misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Tony Doty - foul #1 on Tony Doty, team foul #1 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Victor Johnson (SG), Wendell Hamlin (SF) Aaron Harris, Donald Price | |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Thornton (C) John Ginter | |
| 16:07 | Houston | Shawn Callier makes the 1st free throw | 27-41 |
| 16:07 | Houston | Shawn Callier makes the 2nd free throw | 27-42 |
| 15:51 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 27-42 |
| 15:50 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson snags the defensive board | 27-42 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Patrick Howell (fresh) SG - Victor Johnson (fresh) SF - Wendell Hamlin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Conrad Snow (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Doty (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Shawn Callier (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Ellis (fresh) SF - Jimmie Jimmerson (fresh) PF - John Hinkle (fresh) 3 reb. C - Scott Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Houston | Shawn Callier can't connect on a floater from the right side | 27-42 |
| 15:22 | Rice | Tony Doty snags the defensive board | 27-42 |
| 15:11 | Rice | Victor Johnson scores on a floater near the basket | 29-42 |
| 14:47 | Houston | Shawn Callier misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-42 |
| 14:45 | Rice | The rebound goes to Tony Doty | 29-42 |
| 14:39 | Rice | Tony Doty lays it in on a great pass from Patrick Howell | 31-42 |
| 14:18 | Houston | Scott Thornton is fouled on the floor by Tony Doty - foul #2 on Tony Doty, team foul #2 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Gabriel McLelland (SG), Donald Price (SF), Stephen Sholar (PF), David Bell (C) Patrick Howell, Victor Johnson, Wendell Hamlin, Conrad Snow, Tony Doty | |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Shelton (PG), David Morris (SG), Bernard Hartley (SF), Robert Mayers (PF), John Ginter (C) Shawn Callier, Christopher Ellis, Jimmie Jimmerson, John Hinkle, Scott Thornton | |
| 13:52 | Houston | Robert Mayers hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-42 |
| 13:51 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Mayers | 31-42 |
| 13:33 | Houston | Bernard Hartley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 31-42 |
| 13:32 | Rice | David Bell gets the rebound | 31-42 |
| 13:13 | Rice | David Bell misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-42 |
| 13:11 | Houston | Bernard Hartley grabs the board | 31-42 |
| 12:50 | Houston | Donald Price steps in front of the John Ginter pass | 31-42 |
| 12:46 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland misses the lay-in | 31-42 |
| 12:45 | Houston | Bernard Hartley snags the defensive board | 31-42 |
| 12:19 | Houston | Robert Mayers is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Robert Mayers, team foul #2 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn Callier (PG), Scott Thornton (C) Travis Shelton, John Ginter | |
| 11:56 | Rice | Donald Price is hacked by David Morris - foul #4 on David Morris, team foul #3 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Ellis (SG) David Morris | |
| 11:43 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland connects on the turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Christopher Ellis - foul #3 on Christopher Ellis, team foul #4 | 33-42 |
| 11:43 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland makes the free throw | 34-42 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Price (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stephen Sholar (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Bell (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Shawn Callier (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Ellis (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Bernard Hartley (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Mayers (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Scott Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Houston | Shawn Callier misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 34-42 |
| 11:24 | Houston | Scott Thornton tips it in | 34-44 |
| 11:03 | Rice | Charles Helle is hacked by Shawn Callier - foul #2 on Shawn Callier, team foul #5 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (SG), Conrad Snow (C) Gabriel McLelland, David Bell | |
| Subs | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson (SF), John Hinkle (PF) Bernard Hartley, Robert Mayers | |
| 10:50 | Rice | Stephen Sholar scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Charles Helle | 36-44 |
| 10:23 | Houston | Scott Thornton hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 36-44 |
| 10:21 | Houston | John Hinkle pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 10:04 | Houston | Scott Thornton connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Shawn Callier | 36-46 |
| 09:45 | Rice | Stephen Sholar loses the dribble to Christopher Ellis | 36-46 |
| 09:40 | Houston | Christopher Ellis hits the finger roll | 36-48 |
| 09:27 | Rice | Aaron Harris connects on the jumper from the right wing | 38-48 |
| 09:00 | Houston | Christopher Ellis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-48 |
| 08:58 | Houston | Scott Thornton tips it but misses | 38-48 |
| 08:57 | Rice | The rebound goes to Conrad Snow | 38-48 |
| 08:36 | Rice | Aaron Harris clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-48 |
| 08:34 | Houston | The rebound goes to Shawn Callier | 38-48 |
| 08:07 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson comes up short on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Donald Price - foul #2 on Donald Price, team foul #3 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Gabriel McLelland (SG), Wendell Hamlin (SF), Tony Doty (PF), David Bell (C) Charles Helle, Donald Price, Stephen Sholar, Conrad Snow | |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Shelton (PG), Thomas Fuller (SG), Robert Mayers (PF), John Ginter (C) Shawn Callier, Christopher Ellis, John Hinkle, Scott Thornton | |
| 08:07 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson makes the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 08:07 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| 07:54 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland's floater is tipped away by John Ginter | 38-50 |
| 07:52 | Rice | Tony Doty tips it in | 40-50 |
| 07:33 | Houston | Travis Shelton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-50 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | David Morris (SG), Bernard Hartley (SF) Thomas Fuller, Jimmie Jimmerson | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wendell Hamlin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Doty (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Bell (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Travis Shelton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Bernard Hartley (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Mayers (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Ginter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-50 |
| 07:16 | Houston | John Ginter snags the defensive board | 40-50 |
| 06:53 | Houston | Aaron Harris picks off the pass by John Ginter | 40-50 |
| 06:50 | Rice | Aaron Harris hits the finger roll | 42-50 |
| 06:23 | Houston | John Ginter misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 42-50 |
| 06:21 | Rice | Tony Doty gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 06:08 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 06:06 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland tips it in | 44-50 |
| 05:50 | Houston | Robert Mayers comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 44-50 |
| 05:48 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 05:43 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 44-50 |
| 05:41 | Houston | David Morris snags the defensive board | 44-50 |
| 05:24 | Houston | Bernard Hartley comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 44-50 |
| 05:23 | Houston | David Morris grabs the offensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 05:10 | Houston | Robert Mayers's fadeaway is rejected by David Bell | 44-50 |
| 05:09 | Rice | The rebound goes to Tony Doty | 44-50 |
| 05:09 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Donald Price (SF), Stephen Sholar (PF) Aaron Harris, Wendell Hamlin, Tony Doty | |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn Callier (PG), Scott Thornton (C) Travis Shelton, John Ginter | |
| 04:48 | Rice | David Bell misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Bernard Hartley - foul #1 on Bernard Hartley, team foul #6 | 44-50 |
| 04:48 | Rice | David Bell makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 04:48 | Rice | David Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 04:34 | Houston | Bernard Hartley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-50 |
| 04:32 | Rice | David Bell pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 04:28 | Rice | Donald Price misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Robert Mayers - foul #4 on Robert Mayers, team foul #7 | 46-50 |
| 04:28 | Rice | Donald Price makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 04:28 | Rice | Donald Price makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 04:03 | Houston | Bernard Hartley is fouled on the floor by Charles Helle - foul #4 on Charles Helle, team foul #4 | 48-50 |
| 03:41 | Houston | Scott Thornton buries a runner from the baseline | 48-52 |
| 03:26 | Rice | Scott Thornton swats the layup by Stephen Sholar | 48-52 |
| 03:24 | Rice | David Bell grabs the offensive board | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Price (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stephen Sholar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Shawn Callier (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Bernard Hartley (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Mayers (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Scott Thornton (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:09 | Rice | David Bell makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Price | 50-52 |
| 02:46 | Houston | Robert Mayers connects on the floater from the baseline | 50-54 |
| 02:26 | Rice | David Bell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 02:24 | Houston | Shawn Callier gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 02:05 | Houston | Robert Mayers misses the fadeaway from the right side | 50-54 |
| 02:03 | Houston | David Morris gets the offensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 01:44 | Houston | Scott Thornton drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Bernard Hartley | 50-56 |
| 01:21 | Rice | Stephen Sholar knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Gabriel McLelland and he's hacked by David Morris - foul #5 on David Morris, team foul #8 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Ellis (SG) David Morris | |
| 01:21 | Rice | Stephen Sholar makes the free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:59 | Houston | Shawn Callier is fouled on the floor by Charles Helle - foul #5 on Charles Helle, team foul #5 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG) Charles Helle | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:33 | Houston | David Bell swats the layup by Shawn Callier | 53-56 |
| 00:31 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Thornton | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:30 | Houston | Scott Thornton is hacked by Stephen Sholar - foul #2 on Stephen Sholar, team foul #6 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | John Hinkle (PF) Robert Mayers | |
| 00:27 | Houston | Shawn Callier is hacked by Aaron Harris - foul #1 on Aaron Harris, team foul #7 | 53-56 |
| 00:27 | Houston | Shawn Callier makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:27 | Houston | Shawn Callier makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:21 | Rice | Aaron Harris comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-58 |
| 00:20 | Houston | John Hinkle grabs the board | 53-58 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-58 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Mayers (PF) John Hinkle | |
| 00:18 | Houston | Shawn Callier is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Harris - foul #2 on Aaron Harris, team foul #8 | 53-58 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Shawn Callier makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Shawn Callier makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Robert Mayers is called for the reach on Gabriel McLelland - foul #5 on Robert Mayers, team foul #9 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | John Hinkle (PF) Robert Mayers | |
| 00:11 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland misses the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:11 | Rice | David Bell grabs the offensive board | 53-60 |
| 00:07 | Rice | Aaron Harris comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-60 |
| 00:05 | Houston | The rebound goes to John Hinkle | 53-60 |
| 00:05 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Shawn Callier runs out the clock | 53-60 |