| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenny Garrett (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Kevin Cassidy (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Scotty McLaird (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lloyd Broome (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Pritchard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Poindexter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Smith (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Kenny Nicolas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roderick McCoy (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - James Griggs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Scotty McLaird inbounds the ball | 32-46 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Rice | Kenny Garrett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-46 |
| 19:45 | Houston | Roderick McCoy grabs the defensive rebound | 32-46 |
| 19:26 | Houston | David Poindexter misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Kenny Garrett - foul #2 on Kenny Garrett, team foul #1 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Nilsen (SG), Ronald Manley (PF), Benjamin Bishop (C) Frank Smith, Roderick McCoy, James Griggs | |
| 19:26 | Houston | David Poindexter misses the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 19:26 | Houston | David Poindexter misses the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 19:26 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lloyd Broome | 32-46 |
| 19:06 | Rice | Lloyd Broome loses the ball out of bounds | 32-46 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Colin Rademacher (PG), Danny Wells (SF), Roderick McCoy (PF) David Poindexter, Kenny Nicolas, Ronald Manley | |
| 18:54 | Houston | Danny Wells loses the dribble to Scotty McLaird | 32-46 |
| 18:32 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 32-46 |
| 18:30 | Rice | James Pritchard grabs the offensive board | 32-46 |
| 18:17 | Rice | Scotty McLaird throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-46 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | David Poindexter (PG), Frank Smith (SG), Kenny Nicolas (SF), Ronald Manley (PF), James Griggs (C) Colin Rademacher, Thomas Nilsen, Danny Wells, Roderick McCoy, Benjamin Bishop | |
| 17:58 | Houston | James Griggs lays it up and in set up by David Poindexter | 32-48 |
| 17:42 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Billy Davis (SG), Jake Sitz (PF), Frank Krug (C) Kevin Cassidy, Lloyd Broome, James Pritchard | |
| Subs | Houston | Colin Rademacher (PG), Thomas Nilsen (SG), Roderick McCoy (PF), Benjamin Bishop (C) David Poindexter, Frank Smith, Ronald Manley, James Griggs | |
| 17:29 | Houston | Kenny Nicolas lays it up and in on a nice dish by Colin Rademacher | 32-50 |
| 17:04 | Rice | Kenny Nicolas steals the ball from Kenny Garrett | 32-50 |
| 16:43 | Houston | Colin Rademacher connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Benjamin Bishop | 32-53 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:26 | Rice | Kenny Garrett's floater is knocked away by Roderick McCoy | 32-53 |
| 16:24 | Rice | Jake Sitz pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-53 |
| 16:13 | Rice | Scotty McLaird misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-53 |
| 16:12 | Rice | Frank Krug gets the offensive rebound | 32-53 |
| 16:07 | Rice | A charge is called on Jake Sitz - foul #1 on Jake Sitz, team foul #2 | 32-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Cassidy (PG), James Pritchard (C) Kenny Garrett, Scotty McLaird | |
| Subs | Houston | David Poindexter (PG), Frank Smith (SG), Danny Wells (SF), Ronald Manley (PF), James Griggs (C) Colin Rademacher, Thomas Nilsen, Kenny Nicolas, Roderick McCoy, Benjamin Bishop | |
| 15:52 | Houston | Danny Wells makes the shot from the left side | 32-55 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kevin Cassidy (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Billy Davis (fresh) SF - Frank Krug (fresh) PF - Jake Sitz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Pritchard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Poindexter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Smith (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Danny Wells (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Manley (fresh) C - James Griggs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Rice | Billy Davis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-55 |
| 15:35 | Houston | The rebound goes to Ronald Manley | 32-55 |
| 15:29 | Houston | Kevin Cassidy picks off the pass by Danny Wells | 32-55 |
| 15:12 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-55 |
| 15:11 | Houston | Danny Wells snags the defensive board | 32-55 |
| 15:06 | Houston | Danny Wells hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Frank Smith | 32-57 |
| 14:59 | Rice | James Pritchard can't finish the layup | 32-57 |
| 14:58 | Houston | Ronald Manley grabs the defensive rebound | 32-57 |
| 14:53 | Houston | David Poindexter clanks a turnaround in the lane | 32-57 |
| 14:51 | Rice | Jake Sitz grabs the defensive rebound | 32-57 |
| 14:29 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-57 |
| 14:07 | Houston | David Poindexter hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-57 |
| 14:06 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Pritchard | 35-57 |
| 13:54 | Rice | Billy Davis scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Kevin Cassidy | 38-57 |
| 13:47 | Houston | Danny Wells clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Frank Krug - foul #2 on Frank Krug, team foul #3 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenny Garrett (PG), Joe Woods (SG), Scotty McLaird (SF), Lloyd Broome (PF) Kevin Cassidy, Billy Davis, Frank Krug, Jake Sitz | |
| Subs | Houston | Colin Rademacher (PG), Anthony Robinson (SG), Roderick McCoy (PF), Benjamin Bishop (C) David Poindexter, Frank Smith, Ronald Manley, James Griggs | |
| 13:47 | Houston | Danny Wells misses the 1st free throw | 38-57 |
| 13:47 | Houston | Danny Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 38-58 |
| 13:31 | Rice | Scotty McLaird makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Joe Woods | 40-58 |
| 13:12 | Houston | Roderick McCoy double dribbles | 40-58 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Kenny Nicolas (SF), Ronald Perkins (C) Danny Wells, Benjamin Bishop | |
| 13:05 | Rice | Colin Rademacher takes the ball from James Pritchard | 40-58 |
| 12:53 | Houston | Colin Rademacher is whistled for traveling | 40-58 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | David Poindexter (PG), Benjamin Bishop (C) Colin Rademacher, Ronald Perkins | |
| 12:41 | Rice | Lloyd Broome is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Bishop - foul #2 on Benjamin Bishop, team foul #1 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Perkins (C) Benjamin Bishop | |
| 12:29 | Rice | Lloyd Broome can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 40-58 |
| 12:27 | Rice | Kenny Garrett tips it but misses | 40-58 |
| 12:25 | Houston | The rebound goes to Roderick McCoy | 40-58 |
| 12:20 | Houston | David Poindexter comes up short on the shot from close range but the foul's on Kenny Garrett - foul #3 on Kenny Garrett, team foul #4 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Benjamin Bishop (C) Ronald Perkins | |
| 12:20 | Houston | David Poindexter misses the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 12:20 | Houston | David Poindexter makes the 2nd free throw | 40-59 |
| 12:06 | Rice | The pull-up jumper by Kenny Garrett is blocked by Roderick McCoy | 40-59 |
| 12:04 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Scotty McLaird | 40-59 |
| 11:51 | Rice | Kenny Garrett scores on a shot from the right wing | 42-59 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenny Garrett (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SG - Joe Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scotty McLaird (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lloyd Broome (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James Pritchard (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Poindexter (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kenny Nicolas (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roderick McCoy (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Benjamin Bishop (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Houston | David Poindexter misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 42-59 |
| 11:45 | Rice | Kenny Garrett snags the defensive board | 42-59 |
| 11:28 | Rice | Joe Woods misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-59 |
| 11:26 | Houston | Kenny Nicolas grabs the defensive rebound | 42-59 |
| 11:21 | Houston | Joe Woods steps in front of the Benjamin Bishop pass | 42-59 |
| 11:05 | Rice | Kenny Garrett makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-59 |
| 11:00 | Houston | Kenny Garrett steals the ball from David Poindexter | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:43 | Rice | Joe Woods is hacked by Anthony Robinson - foul #4 on Anthony Robinson, team foul #2 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Cassidy (PG), Billy Davis (SG), Frank Krug (SF), Jeremiah Terrill (PF), Jake Sitz (C) Kenny Garrett, Joe Woods, Scotty McLaird, Lloyd Broome, James Pritchard | |
| Subs | Houston | Colin Rademacher (PG), Thomas Nilsen (SG), James Griggs (C) David Poindexter, Anthony Robinson, Benjamin Bishop | |
| 10:31 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-59 |
| 10:29 | Houston | Roderick McCoy snags the defensive board | 44-59 |
| 10:24 | Houston | Roderick McCoy's pass is intercepted by Billy Davis | 44-59 |
| 10:06 | Rice | Billy Davis double dribbles | 44-59 |
| 09:51 | Houston | James Griggs is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on James Griggs, team foul #3 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenny Garrett (PG) Billy Davis | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 09:34 | Rice | Jake Sitz misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-59 |
| 09:33 | Houston | Kenny Nicolas gets the rebound | 44-59 |
| 09:28 | Houston | Colin Rademacher can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-59 |
| 09:26 | Rice | Jeremiah Terrill grabs the defensive rebound | 44-59 |
| 09:08 | Rice | Jeremiah Terrill drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-59 |
| 09:03 | Houston | Colin Rademacher connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Griggs | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:50 | Rice | James Griggs blocks the short jumper by Jeremiah Terrill | 46-62 |
| 08:48 | Houston | James Griggs gets the rebound | 46-62 |
| 08:43 | Houston | Kevin Cassidy is called for the reach on Thomas Nilsen - foul #3 on Kevin Cassidy, team foul #5 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Joe Woods (SG), Scotty McLaird (SF) Kevin Cassidy, Jake Sitz | |
| Subs | Houston | David Poindexter (PG), Frank Smith (SG), Danny Wells (SF), Ronald Perkins (PF), Benjamin Bishop (C) Colin Rademacher, Thomas Nilsen, Kenny Nicolas, Roderick McCoy, James Griggs | |
| 08:30 | Houston | Ronald Perkins can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jeremiah Terrill - foul #1 on Jeremiah Terrill, team foul #6 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Manley (PF) Benjamin Bishop | |
| 08:30 | Houston | Ronald Perkins misses the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 08:30 | Houston | Ronald Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 46-63 |
| 08:14 | Rice | Joe Woods hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-63 |
| 08:13 | Rice | Kenny Garrett grabs the offensive rebound | 46-63 |
| 07:57 | Rice | Frank Krug misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-63 |
| 07:55 | Rice | Kenny Garrett snags the offensive board | 46-63 |
| 07:39 | Rice | Joe Woods drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Kenny Garrett | 49-63 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenny Garrett (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joe Woods (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scotty McLaird (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremiah Terrill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Krug (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Poindexter (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Smith (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Danny Wells (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Manley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Perkins (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:35 | Houston | Danny Wells misses long on a floater from the left side | 49-63 |
| 07:33 | Rice | Kenny Garrett grabs the defensive rebound | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:23 | Rice | Frank Krug connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Joe Woods | 52-63 |
| 07:17 | Houston | Kenny Garrett is called for the reach on David Poindexter - foul #4 on Kenny Garrett, team foul #7 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Cassidy (PG), Billy Davis (SG), Lloyd Broome (PF), James Pritchard (C) Kenny Garrett, Joe Woods, Jeremiah Terrill, Frank Krug | |
| Subs | Houston | Anthony Robinson (SG), Kenny Nicolas (SF), Roderick McCoy (PF), Benjamin Bishop (C) Frank Smith, Danny Wells, Ronald Manley, Ronald Perkins | |
| 07:17 | Houston | David Poindexter misses the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 07:17 | Rice | Lloyd Broome snags the defensive board | 52-63 |
| 07:07 | Rice | James Pritchard banks in the layup on a great pass from Lloyd Broome and he's fouled by Benjamin Bishop - foul #3 on Benjamin Bishop, team foul #4 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Colin Rademacher (PG) David Poindexter | |
| 07:07 | Rice | James Pritchard makes the free throw | 55-63 |
| 06:48 | Houston | Anthony Robinson drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Colin Rademacher | 55-66 |
| 06:24 | Rice | Anthony Robinson is called for the reach on James Pritchard - foul #5 on Anthony Robinson, team foul #5 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Nilsen (SG), James Griggs (C) Anthony Robinson, Benjamin Bishop | |
| 06:16 | Rice | The short jumper by Lloyd Broome is denied by James Griggs | 55-66 |
| 06:14 | Houston | Kenny Nicolas grabs the board | 55-66 |
| 06:08 | Houston | Colin Rademacher misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 55-66 |
| 06:06 | Houston | Roderick McCoy tips it but misses | 55-66 |
| 06:04 | Houston | Colin Rademacher tips it back up and in | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:49 | Rice | Scotty McLaird hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Kenny Nicolas - foul #1 on Kenny Nicolas, team foul #6 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenny Garrett (PG), Joe Woods (SG), Jake Sitz (C) Kevin Cassidy, Billy Davis, James Pritchard | |
| Subs | Houston | David Poindexter (PG), Frank Smith (SG) Colin Rademacher, Thomas Nilsen | |
| 05:49 | Rice | Scotty McLaird makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 05:49 | Rice | Scotty McLaird makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 05:31 | Houston | Jake Sitz denies the turnaround by David Poindexter | 57-68 |
| 05:30 | Rice | Lloyd Broome grabs the board | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:13 | Rice | Lloyd Broome buries a floater from the right wing set up by Kenny Garrett | 59-68 |
| 04:54 | Houston | David Poindexter loses the dribble to Lloyd Broome | 59-68 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Joe Woods is hacked by Frank Smith - foul #1 on Frank Smith, team foul #7 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Krug (SF), Jeremiah Terrill (PF) Scotty McLaird, Lloyd Broome | |
| Subs | Houston | Colin Rademacher (PG), Thomas Nilsen (SG), Danny Wells (SF), Benjamin Bishop (C) David Poindexter, Frank Smith, Kenny Nicolas, James Griggs | |
| 04:42 | Rice | Joe Woods makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Joe Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 04:15 | Houston | Roderick McCoy drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-71 |
| 03:58 | Rice | Jake Sitz drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Joe Woods | 64-71 |
| 03:53 | Houston | Colin Rademacher misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-71 |
| 03:51 | Rice | Kenny Garrett gets the rebound | 64-71 |
| 03:23 | Rice | Frank Krug comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-71 |
| 03:22 | Houston | Roderick McCoy gets the rebound | 64-71 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenny Garrett (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Joe Woods (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Krug (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeremiah Terrill (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jake Sitz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Colin Rademacher (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Nilsen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Wells (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Roderick McCoy (tiring) 9 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - Benjamin Bishop (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:00 | Houston | Roderick McCoy can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 64-71 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Kenny Garrett grabs the defensive rebound | 64-71 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Scotty McLaird (SF), Lloyd Broome (PF), James Pritchard (C) Frank Krug, Jeremiah Terrill, Jake Sitz | |
| Subs | Houston | David Poindexter (PG), Frank Smith (SG), Kenny Nicolas (SF), Ronald Manley (PF), James Griggs (C) Colin Rademacher, Thomas Nilsen, Danny Wells, Roderick McCoy, Benjamin Bishop | |
| 02:34 | Rice | Joe Woods is fouled on the floor by David Poindexter - foul #3 on David Poindexter, team foul #8 | 64-71 |
| 02:34 | Rice | Joe Woods misses the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 02:34 | Houston | James Griggs gets the rebound | 64-71 |
| 02:10 | Houston | James Griggs hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 64-71 |
| 02:09 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to James Griggs | 64-71 |
| 01:55 | Houston | David Poindexter connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Frank Smith | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:46 | Rice | Joe Woods drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Scotty McLaird | 67-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:20 | Houston | David Poindexter loses the dribble to Kenny Garrett | 67-73 |
| 01:17 | Rice | Kenny Garrett hits the finger roll | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:07 | Houston | Kenny Nicolas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-73 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Roderick McCoy (PF) Ronald Manley | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Rice | Joe Woods is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Joe Woods, team foul #8 | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Houston | David Poindexter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Lloyd Broome - foul #2 on Lloyd Broome, team foul #9 | 69-73 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Nilsen (SG) Frank Smith | |
| 00:34 | Houston | David Poindexter makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:34 | Houston | David Poindexter makes the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Rice | Thomas Nilsen picks off the pass by Scotty McLaird | 69-75 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Houston | James Griggs is hacked by Joe Woods in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joe Woods, team foul #10 | 69-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Cassidy (SG) Joe Woods | |
| Subs | Houston | Colin Rademacher (PG), Frank Smith (SG) David Poindexter, Thomas Nilsen | |
| 00:25 | Houston | James Griggs makes the 1st free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:25 | Houston | James Griggs makes the 2nd free throw | 69-77 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:20 | Rice | Kenny Garrett evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-77 |
| 00:19 | Rice | James Pritchard gets the offensive rebound | 69-77 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Kenny Garrett is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-77 |
| 00:16 | Houston | Frank Smith grabs the board | 69-77 |
| 00:13 | Houston | Frank Smith is hacked by Kevin Cassidy in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kevin Cassidy, team foul #11 | 69-77 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Perkins (PF) Roderick McCoy | |
| 00:13 | Houston | Frank Smith makes the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 00:13 | Houston | Frank Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:07 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy is open and buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 72-79 |
| 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 man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Colin Rademacher runs out the clock | 72-79 |