| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Poindexter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kenny Nicolas (fresh) PF - Roderick McCoy (fresh) 1 pts. C - James Griggs (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenny Garrett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scotty McLaird (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lloyd Broome (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jake Sitz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Kenny Nicolas inbounds the ball | 34-41 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Houston | Roderick McCoy knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from David Poindexter | 36-41 |
| 19:30 | Rice | Lloyd Broome comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Kenny Nicolas - foul #1 on Kenny Nicolas, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Colin Rademacher (PG), Danny Wells (SG), Ronald Manley (SF), Benjamin Bishop (C) David Poindexter, Anthony Robinson, Kenny Nicolas, James Griggs | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 19:30 | Rice | Lloyd Broome misses the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 19:30 | Rice | Lloyd Broome misses the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 19:30 | Houston | Ronald Manley grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 19:14 | Houston | Danny Wells is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Danny Wells, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Nilsen (SG) Danny Wells | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:56 | Rice | Joe Woods comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-41 |
| 18:54 | Rice | Lloyd Broome grabs the offensive board | 36-41 |
| 18:31 | Rice | Joe Woods clanks a 3 pointer from straight away but the foul's on Thomas Nilsen - foul #1 on Thomas Nilsen, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Houston | David Poindexter (PG), Anthony Robinson (SG), Frank Smith (SF), James Griggs (C) Colin Rademacher, Thomas Nilsen, Ronald Manley, Benjamin Bishop | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:31 | Rice | Joe Woods misses the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 18:31 | Rice | Joe Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 18:31 | Rice | Joe Woods makes the 3rd free throw | 36-43 |
| 18:08 | Houston | Roderick McCoy misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Lloyd Broome - foul #1 on Lloyd Broome, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Danny Wells (SG), Kenny Nicolas (SF), Benjamin Bishop (C) Anthony Robinson, Frank Smith, James Griggs | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:08 | Houston | Roderick McCoy makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 18:08 | Houston | Roderick McCoy makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 17:49 | Rice | Benjamin Bishop steals it from Jake Sitz | 38-43 |
| 17:34 | Houston | Danny Wells hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Lloyd Broome - foul #2 on Lloyd Broome, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Colin Rademacher (PG), James Griggs (C) David Poindexter, Benjamin Bishop | |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Cassidy (SG), Jeremiah Terrill (PF), Frank Krug (C) Joe Woods, Lloyd Broome, Jake Sitz | |
| 17:34 | Houston | Danny Wells makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 17:34 | Houston | Danny Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 17:18 | Rice | Kenny Garrett evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Roderick McCoy - foul #3 on Roderick McCoy, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Houston | David Poindexter (PG), Anthony Robinson (SG), Frank Smith (SF), Ronald Perkins (PF) Colin Rademacher, Danny Wells, Kenny Nicolas, Roderick McCoy | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:18 | Rice | Kenny Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 17:18 | Rice | Kenny Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 17:03 | Houston | David Poindexter makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Anthony Robinson | 42-45 |
| 16:52 | Rice | Jeremiah Terrill is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jeremiah Terrill, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Colin Rademacher (PG), Kenny Nicolas (SF), Ronald Manley (PF), Benjamin Bishop (C) David Poindexter, Frank Smith, Ronald Perkins, James Griggs | |
| Subs | Rice | Billy Davis (SG) Kenny Garrett | |
| 16:31 | Houston | Anthony Robinson knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Colin Rademacher | 45-45 |
| 16:16 | Rice | Jeremiah Terrill makes the shot near the basket set up by Frank Krug | 45-47 |
| 16:03 | Houston | Benjamin Bishop hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 45-47 |
| 16:01 | Rice | Jeremiah Terrill gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Colin Rademacher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenny Nicolas (fresh) PF - Ronald Manley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Benjamin Bishop (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kevin Cassidy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Davis (fresh) SF - Scotty McLaird (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeremiah Terrill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Krug (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 15:56 | Rice | Kenny Nicolas steals the ball from Kevin Cassidy | 45-47 |
| 15:32 | Houston | Scotty McLaird steals the ball from Anthony Robinson | 45-47 |
| 15:13 | Rice | Jeremiah Terrill misses short on a floater from the left side | 45-47 |
| 15:12 | Rice | Scotty McLaird grabs the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 15:01 | Rice | Billy Davis comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 14:59 | Houston | Benjamin Bishop grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 14:52 | Houston | Kenny Nicolas is fouled on the floor by Scotty McLaird - foul #2 on Scotty McLaird, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Houston | David Poindexter (PG), Danny Wells (SG), Frank Smith (SF), Roderick McCoy (PF), James Griggs (C) Colin Rademacher, Anthony Robinson, Kenny Nicolas, Ronald Manley, Benjamin Bishop | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenny Garrett (PG), Joe Woods (SG), Lloyd Broome (PF), James Pritchard (C) Kevin Cassidy, Billy Davis, Jeremiah Terrill, Frank Krug | |
| 14:40 | Houston | Roderick McCoy connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Danny Wells | 47-47 |
| 14:25 | Rice | Joe Woods knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 14:12 | Houston | Danny Wells buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by David Poindexter | 49-50 |
| 13:55 | Rice | Danny Wells steals the ball from Joe Woods | 49-50 |
| 13:36 | Houston | Roderick McCoy buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Danny Wells | 51-50 |
| 13:17 | Rice | Kenny Garrett evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-50 |
| 13:16 | Houston | James Griggs pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 13:00 | Houston | James Pritchard is called for the reach on James Griggs - foul #4 on James Pritchard, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Anthony Robinson (SG), Kenny Nicolas (SF) Danny Wells, Frank Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Krug (SF), Jake Sitz (C) Scotty McLaird, James Pritchard | |
| 12:46 | Houston | David Poindexter misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Kenny Garrett - foul #1 on Kenny Garrett, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeremiah Terrill (PF) Lloyd Broome | |
| 12:46 | Houston | David Poindexter makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 12:46 | Houston | David Poindexter makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 12:18 | Rice | Jeremiah Terrill misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 12:17 | Houston | James Griggs pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 11:58 | Houston | Kenny Nicolas is hacked by Frank Krug - foul #2 on Frank Krug, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Benjamin Bishop (C) James Griggs | |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Cassidy (SG) Joe Woods | |
| 11:58 | Houston | Kenny Nicolas makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 11:58 | Houston | Kenny Nicolas misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 11:58 | Rice | Frank Krug grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Poindexter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenny Nicolas (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Roderick McCoy (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. C - Benjamin Bishop (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenny Garrett (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Cassidy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Krug (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeremiah Terrill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jake Sitz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Rice | Kenny Garrett works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 54-50 |
| 11:43 | Houston | Kenny Nicolas grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 11:37 | Houston | David Poindexter's fadeaway is rejected by Jake Sitz | 54-50 |
| 11:35 | Houston | Roderick McCoy grabs the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 11:28 | Houston | Benjamin Bishop can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Jake Sitz - foul #2 on Jake Sitz, team foul #8 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Nilsen (SG), Ronald Manley (SF) Anthony Robinson, Kenny Nicolas | |
| Subs | Rice | Billy Davis (SG), Lloyd Broome (PF) Kenny Garrett, Jeremiah Terrill | |
| 11:28 | Houston | Benjamin Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 11:28 | Houston | Benjamin Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 11:09 | Rice | Lloyd Broome loses the ball out of bounds | 56-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Colin Rademacher (PG), Anthony Robinson (SG), Kenny Nicolas (SF), James Griggs (C) David Poindexter, Thomas Nilsen, Ronald Manley, Benjamin Bishop | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:01 | Houston | Roderick McCoy hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 56-50 |
| 10:59 | Rice | Lloyd Broome grabs the board | 56-50 |
| 10:54 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Frank Krug | 56-52 |
| 10:38 | Houston | Anthony Robinson is hacked by Billy Davis - foul #1 on Billy Davis, team foul #9 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Houston | David Poindexter (PG), Frank Smith (SF) Colin Rademacher, Kenny Nicolas | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenny Garrett (PG), Joe Woods (SG), Jeremiah Terrill (SF) Kevin Cassidy, Billy Davis, Jake Sitz | |
| 10:38 | Houston | Anthony Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 10:38 | Houston | James Griggs grabs the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 10:22 | Houston | David Poindexter makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Roderick McCoy | 58-52 |
| 10:05 | Rice | Joe Woods knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Frank Krug | 58-55 |
| 09:44 | Houston | Roderick McCoy can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 58-55 |
| 09:43 | Rice | The rebound goes to Kenny Garrett | 58-55 |
| 09:14 | Rice | Jeremiah Terrill hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by David Poindexter - foul #2 on David Poindexter, team foul #5 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Colin Rademacher (PG), Danny Wells (SG), Kenny Nicolas (SF), Benjamin Bishop (C) David Poindexter, Anthony Robinson, Frank Smith, James Griggs | |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Cassidy (SG), Scotty McLaird (SF), Jake Sitz (C) Joe Woods, Lloyd Broome, Frank Krug | |
| 09:14 | Rice | Jeremiah Terrill misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 09:14 | Rice | Jeremiah Terrill misses the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 09:14 | Houston | Roderick McCoy grabs the board | 58-55 |
| 09:09 | Houston | Kevin Cassidy takes the ball from Colin Rademacher | 58-55 |
| 08:53 | Rice | Jeremiah Terrill connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kevin Cassidy and he's hacked by Roderick McCoy - foul #4 on Roderick McCoy, team foul #6 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Houston | David Poindexter (PG), Thomas Nilsen (SG), Ronald Perkins (PF) Colin Rademacher, Danny Wells, Roderick McCoy | |
| Subs | Rice | Billy Davis (SG) Kenny Garrett | |
| 08:53 | Rice | Jeremiah Terrill makes the free throw | 58-58 |
| 08:39 | Houston | Ronald Perkins misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jeremiah Terrill - foul #2 on Jeremiah Terrill, team foul #10 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Manley (SF) Kenny Nicolas | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:39 | Houston | Ronald Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 08:39 | Houston | Ronald Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 08:39 | Rice | Jake Sitz pulls down the rebound | 59-58 |
| 08:26 | Rice | Billy Davis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-58 |
| 08:25 | Houston | Benjamin Bishop gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| 08:18 | Houston | Ronald Manley jams it on a nice dish by David Poindexter | 61-58 |
| 07:55 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy is fouled on the floor by Thomas Nilsen - foul #2 on Thomas Nilsen, team foul #7 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Colin Rademacher (PG), Danny Wells (SG), Kenny Nicolas (SF), Roderick McCoy (PF), James Griggs (C) David Poindexter, Thomas Nilsen, Ronald Manley, Ronald Perkins, Benjamin Bishop | |
| Subs | Rice | Joe Woods (SG), James Pritchard (C) Billy Davis, Jeremiah Terrill | |
| 07:55 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 07:55 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy misses the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 07:55 | Houston | Roderick McCoy gets the rebound | 61-59 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Colin Rademacher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Danny Wells (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenny Nicolas (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Roderick McCoy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - James Griggs (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kevin Cassidy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Woods (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scotty McLaird (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jake Sitz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Pritchard (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:36 | Houston | Roderick McCoy hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 61-59 |
| 07:34 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy gets the rebound | 61-59 |
| 07:12 | Rice | Danny Wells is called for the reach on Joe Woods - foul #3 on Danny Wells, team foul #8 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Houston | David Poindexter (PG), Anthony Robinson (SG), Benjamin Bishop (C) Colin Rademacher, Danny Wells, James Griggs | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenny Garrett (PG), Frank Krug (SF), Lloyd Broome (PF) Kevin Cassidy, Scotty McLaird, Jake Sitz | |
| 07:12 | Rice | Joe Woods makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 07:12 | Rice | Joe Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 06:59 | Houston | Benjamin Bishop buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Kenny Nicolas | 63-61 |
| 06:42 | Rice | Joe Woods splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-61 |
| 06:41 | Rice | Kenny Garrett tips it in | 63-63 |
| 06:36 | Houston | Anthony Robinson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 06:34 | Rice | Kenny Garrett gets the rebound | 63-63 |
| 06:22 | Rice | James Pritchard is whistled for a charge - foul #5 on James Pritchard, team foul #11 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Colin Rademacher (PG), Thomas Nilsen (SG), Ronald Manley (SF), James Griggs (C) David Poindexter, Anthony Robinson, Kenny Nicolas, Benjamin Bishop | |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Cassidy (SG), Jeremiah Terrill (SF) Joe Woods, James Pritchard | |
| 05:58 | Houston | Ronald Manley makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Nilsen | 65-63 |
| 05:39 | Rice | Jeremiah Terrill makes the 3 from the right corner | 65-66 |
| 05:19 | Houston | James Griggs is fouled on the floor by Frank Krug - foul #3 on Frank Krug, team foul #12 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Houston | David Poindexter (PG), Anthony Robinson (SG), Kenny Nicolas (SF) Colin Rademacher, Thomas Nilsen, Ronald Manley | |
| Subs | Rice | Joe Woods (SG), Scotty McLaird (SF), Jake Sitz (PF) Kevin Cassidy, Jeremiah Terrill, Lloyd Broome | |
| 05:19 | Houston | James Griggs makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 05:19 | Houston | James Griggs misses the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 05:19 | Rice | Jake Sitz gets the rebound | 66-66 |
| 05:11 | Rice | Joe Woods's pass is intercepted by Kenny Nicolas | 66-66 |
| 04:51 | Houston | David Poindexter clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 66-66 |
| 04:49 | Rice | Jake Sitz gets the rebound | 66-66 |
| 04:34 | Rice | Kenny Garrett travels with the ball | 66-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Danny Wells (SG), Benjamin Bishop (C) Anthony Robinson, James Griggs | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeremiah Terrill (PF) Frank Krug | |
| 04:14 | Houston | David Poindexter misses badly on a floater from the left side | 66-66 |
| 04:12 | Houston | Danny Wells hits the follow up shot | 68-66 |
| 03:49 | Rice | Jeremiah Terrill buries a jumper near the basket | 68-68 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Poindexter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Danny Wells (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenny Nicolas (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Roderick McCoy (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Benjamin Bishop (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenny Garrett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Woods (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scotty McLaird (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeremiah Terrill (fresh) 10 pts. C - Jake Sitz (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:35 | Houston | David Poindexter misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Joe Woods - foul #3 on Joe Woods, team foul #13 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Houston | Anthony Robinson (SG), Frank Smith (SF), James Griggs (C) Danny Wells, Kenny Nicolas, Benjamin Bishop | |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Cassidy (PG), Billy Davis (SG), Frank Krug (C) Kenny Garrett, Joe Woods, Jeremiah Terrill | |
| 03:35 | Houston | David Poindexter makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 03:35 | Houston | David Poindexter makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 03:16 | Rice | Frank Krug blows the layup | 70-68 |
| 03:15 | Houston | Frank Smith gets the rebound | 70-68 |
| 03:11 | Houston | David Poindexter connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Robinson | 72-68 |
| 02:46 | Rice | Frank Krug loses the dribble to Roderick McCoy | 72-68 |
| 02:42 | Houston | David Poindexter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-68 |
| Subs | Houston | Colin Rademacher (PG), Kenny Nicolas (SF), Benjamin Bishop (C) David Poindexter, Frank Smith, James Griggs | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeremiah Terrill (SF), Lloyd Broome (PF) Scotty McLaird, Jake Sitz | |
| 02:27 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy is whistled for traveling | 72-68 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenny Garrett (PG) Billy Davis | |
| 02:09 | Houston | Jeremiah Terrill steals it from Roderick McCoy | 72-68 |
| 02:09 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-68 |
| Subs | Houston | David Poindexter (PG), Ronald Manley (SF), James Griggs (C) Colin Rademacher, Kenny Nicolas, Benjamin Bishop | |
| Subs | Rice | Joe Woods (SG), Scotty McLaird (SF), Jake Sitz (C) Kevin Cassidy, Jeremiah Terrill, Frank Krug | |
| 01:56 | Rice | Joe Woods connects on the floater in the lane | 72-70 |
| 01:38 | Houston | Roderick McCoy knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 75-70 |
| 01:24 | Rice | Lloyd Broome banks in the layup | 75-72 |
| 01:19 | Houston | Jake Sitz blocks the jumper by Anthony Robinson | 75-72 |
| 01:18 | Rice | Jake Sitz grabs the board | 75-72 |
| 01:13 | Rice | Ronald Manley is called for the reach on Joe Woods - foul #2 on Ronald Manley, team foul #9 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Houston | Kenny Nicolas (SF) Ronald Manley | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:13 | Rice | Joe Woods makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 01:13 | Rice | Joe Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 00:45 | Houston | Roderick McCoy hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from David Poindexter | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Rice | Kenny Garrett scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Scotty McLaird | 78-77 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Houston | David Poindexter is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Woods - foul #4 on Joe Woods, team foul #14 | 78-77 |
| 00:37 | Houston | David Poindexter makes the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:37 | Houston | David Poindexter makes the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Rice | Lloyd Broome lays it up and in | 80-79 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Kenny Garrett is called for the reach on Kenny Nicolas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenny Garrett, team foul #15 | 80-79 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Kenny Nicolas makes the 1st free throw | 81-79 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Kenny Nicolas makes the 2nd free throw | 82-79 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Jake Sitz makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Joe Woods | 82-82 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Houston | David Poindexter knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 84-82 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-82 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Scotty McLaird misses long on a halfcourt shot | 84-82 |