| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reginald Algarin (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Steven Blackman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Becerra (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Hammer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Pearson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Reginald Eller inbounds the ball | 32-43 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Rice | Raymond Burns can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 32-43 |
| 19:39 | Houston | James Becerra grabs the board | 32-43 |
| 19:33 | Houston | James Becerra is fouled on the floor by Reginald Eller - foul #2 on Reginald Eller, team foul #1 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG), Fred Carroll (SG), Shawn Shelton (SF) Vernon Mera, Reginald Algarin, Steven Blackman | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 19:21 | Houston | Robert Hammer comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by William Sedillo - foul #1 on William Sedillo, team foul #2 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG) Adam Flint | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 19:21 | Houston | Robert Hammer makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 19:21 | Houston | Robert Hammer misses the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 19:21 | Rice | James Pearson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 19:17 | Rice | Fred Carroll steps in front of the Hiram Lyons pass | 33-43 |
| 19:00 | Houston | Robert Hammer makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Vernon Mera | 35-43 |
| 18:45 | Rice | Reginald Eller comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 35-43 |
| 18:44 | Houston | Robert Hammer grabs the board | 35-43 |
| 18:20 | Houston | Vernon Mera connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Shawn Shelton | 38-43 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Hiram Lyons scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 17:42 | Houston | James Pearson is called for the reach on James Becerra - foul #2 on James Pearson, team foul #3 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG), Reginald Algarin (SG), Steven Blackman (SF), David Cates (PF) Vernon Mera, Fred Carroll, James Becerra, Robert Hammer | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Negri (PF), Thomas Banks (C) James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| 17:37 | Houston | Robert Negri is called for the reach on Shawn Shelton - foul #2 on Robert Negri, team foul #4 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Houston | James Becerra (PF) Shawn Shelton | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:27 | Houston | David Cates connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Reginald Algarin | 40-46 |
| 17:16 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses the easy layup | 40-46 |
| 17:14 | Rice | Thomas Banks gets the offensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 17:09 | Rice | Raymond Burns comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Steven Blackman - foul #3 on Steven Blackman, team foul #1 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Fred Carroll (SF), Shawn Shelton (C) Adam Flint, Steven Blackman, James Becerra | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG), Gregg Moore (SF) Hiram Lyons, Reginald Eller | |
| 17:09 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 17:09 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 17:09 | Houston | The rebound goes to David Cates | 40-46 |
| 16:57 | Houston | Vernon Mera makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Reginald Algarin | 42-46 |
| 16:40 | Rice | Michael Rau is whistled for traveling | 42-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Hammer (C) Shawn Shelton | |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Rust (SG) Raymond Burns | |
| 16:20 | Houston | Reginald Algarin drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from David Cates | 45-46 |
| 15:59 | Rice | Derrick Rust can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 15:58 | Houston | David Cates pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reginald Algarin (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Fred Carroll (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Cates (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Hammer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Rau (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Derrick Rust (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gregg Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Robert Negri (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Houston | Reginald Algarin misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 15:51 | Rice | Thomas Banks grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 15:33 | Rice | Gregg Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 15:31 | Houston | Vernon Mera grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 15:21 | Houston | Fred Carroll connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Vernon Mera | 48-46 |
| 15:05 | Rice | Fred Carroll picks off the pass by Gregg Moore | 48-46 |
| 15:02 | Houston | Reginald Algarin lays it up and in on a nice dish by Fred Carroll | 50-46 |
| 14:53 | Rice | Derrick Rust is called for a charge - foul #1 on Derrick Rust, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG), Steven Blackman (SF), James Becerra (PF), Shawn Shelton (C) Vernon Mera, Reginald Algarin, David Cates, Robert Hammer | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), James Pearson (PF), William Sedillo (C) Michael Rau, Derrick Rust, Gregg Moore, Robert Negri, Thomas Banks | |
| 14:34 | Houston | William Sedillo is called for the reach on Fred Carroll - foul #2 on William Sedillo, team foul #6 | 50-46 |
| 14:22 | Houston | James Becerra slams it home on a nice dish by Shawn Shelton | 52-46 |
| 14:07 | Rice | Hiram Lyons is whistled for a carry | 52-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Reginald Algarin (SG) Adam Flint, Fred Carroll | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:48 | Houston | Steven Blackman misses the dunk but he's fouled by Raymond Burns - foul #2 on Raymond Burns, team foul #7 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Carroll (SG) Reginald Algarin | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:48 | Houston | Steven Blackman makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 13:48 | Houston | Steven Blackman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 13:30 | Rice | Hiram Lyons connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-48 |
| 13:16 | Houston | Steven Blackman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-48 |
| 13:15 | Houston | Steven Blackman tips it home | 56-48 |
| 13:01 | Rice | Raymond Burns buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Hiram Lyons | 56-51 |
| 12:49 | Houston | Steven Blackman misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 12:48 | Houston | Shawn Shelton grabs the offensive board | 56-51 |
| 12:39 | Houston | Vernon Mera is fouled on the floor by Hiram Lyons - foul #1 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #8 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Reginald Algarin (SG), David Cates (PF), Robert Hammer (C) Fred Carroll, James Becerra, Shawn Shelton | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Negri (PF), Thomas Banks (C) James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| 12:39 | Houston | Vernon Mera misses the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 12:39 | Rice | Thomas Banks gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 12:30 | Rice | Reginald Eller knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Hiram Lyons | 56-53 |
| 12:16 | Houston | Steven Blackman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 12:14 | Rice | Hiram Lyons snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 11:58 | Rice | David Cates blocks the jumper by Reginald Eller | 56-53 |
| 11:56 | Houston | David Cates grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Reginald Algarin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Steven Blackman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Cates (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Hammer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Negri (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Houston | Reginald Algarin scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Steven Blackman | 59-53 |
| 11:17 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-53 |
| 11:16 | Houston | Robert Hammer gets the rebound | 59-53 |
| 11:12 | Houston | Vernon Mera misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-53 |
| 11:10 | Rice | Reginald Eller grabs the board | 59-53 |
| 10:43 | Rice | Raymond Burns can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 10:41 | Rice | Thomas Banks grabs the offensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 10:21 | Rice | Raymond Burns makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Negri | 59-56 |
| 10:01 | Houston | Steven Blackman can't finish the layup | 59-56 |
| 10:00 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to David Cates | 59-56 |
| 09:40 | Houston | Robert Hammer hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 59-56 |
| 09:38 | Rice | Raymond Burns grabs the board | 59-56 |
| 09:16 | Rice | Raymond Burns is fouled on the floor by Reginald Algarin - foul #3 on Reginald Algarin, team foul #2 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG), Fred Carroll (SG), James Becerra (PF), Shawn Shelton (C) Vernon Mera, Reginald Algarin, David Cates, Robert Hammer | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG), Derrick Rust (SG), Gregg Moore (SF), James Pearson (PF), William Sedillo (C) Hiram Lyons, Raymond Burns, Reginald Eller, Robert Negri, Thomas Banks | |
| 08:55 | Rice | William Sedillo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-56 |
| 08:30 | Houston | James Becerra makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Adam Flint | 61-56 |
| 08:19 | Rice | Gregg Moore knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by William Sedillo | 61-59 |
| 08:00 | Houston | Shawn Shelton buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Fred Carroll | 64-59 |
| 07:50 | Rice | Gregg Moore is whistled for a carry | 64-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Robert Hammer (C) Adam Flint, Steven Blackman | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fred Carroll (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Shawn Shelton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Becerra (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Hammer (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Rau (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Derrick Rust (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gregg Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - James Pearson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Houston | James Becerra is called for traveling | 64-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Reginald Algarin (SG) Robert Hammer | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Negri (SF) Michael Rau | |
| 07:10 | Rice | William Sedillo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-59 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Banks (PF) James Pearson | |
| 06:57 | Houston | Thomas Banks is called for the reach on Reginald Algarin - foul #2 on Thomas Banks, team foul #9 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Raymond Burns (SG) Gregg Moore, William Sedillo | |
| 06:57 | Houston | Reginald Algarin misses the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 06:57 | Rice | Robert Negri grabs the defensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 06:47 | Rice | James Becerra denies the turnaround by Raymond Burns | 64-59 |
| 06:45 | Houston | Shawn Shelton snags the defensive board | 64-59 |
| 06:40 | Houston | Reginald Algarin buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Vernon Mera | 67-59 |
| 06:31 | Rice | Hiram Lyons blows the layup | 67-59 |
| 06:29 | Rice | Derrick Rust snags the offensive board | 67-59 |
| 06:03 | Rice | Derrick Rust hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-59 |
| 06:02 | Rice | Raymond Burns tips it home | 67-61 |
| 05:51 | Houston | James Becerra knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Vernon Mera | 69-61 |
| 05:45 | Rice | Robert Negri's pass is intercepted by Vernon Mera | 69-61 |
| 05:42 | Houston | Vernon Mera throws it down | 71-61 |
| 05:21 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-61 |
| 05:19 | Houston | Shawn Shelton pulls down the rebound | 71-61 |
| 05:07 | Houston | Shawn Shelton comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 71-61 |
| 05:05 | Houston | James Becerra tips it back up and in | 73-61 |
| 05:01 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG), Steven Blackman (SF), Robert Hammer (C) Vernon Mera, Reginald Algarin, Shawn Shelton | |
| Subs | Rice | Reginald Eller (SF), James Pearson (PF), William Sedillo (C) Derrick Rust, Robert Negri, Thomas Banks | |
| 04:52 | Rice | Raymond Burns clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-61 |
| 04:51 | Houston | Steven Blackman snags the defensive board | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:33 | Houston | Fred Carroll is hacked by Raymond Burns - foul #3 on Raymond Burns, team foul #10 | 73-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), David Cates (PF) Adam Flint, James Becerra | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:33 | Houston | Fred Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 74-61 |
| 04:33 | Houston | Fred Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:24 | Rice | Reginald Eller comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 75-61 |
| 04:23 | Rice | Raymond Burns gets the offensive rebound | 75-61 |
| 04:09 | Rice | Raymond Burns travels with the ball | 75-61 |
| Subs | Houston | James Becerra (PF) David Cates | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:47 | Houston | James Becerra can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Hiram Lyons - foul #2 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #11 | 75-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn Shelton (SF) Steven Blackman | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:47 | Houston | James Becerra makes the 1st free throw | 76-61 |
| 03:47 | Houston | James Becerra misses the 2nd free throw | 76-61 |
| 03:47 | Rice | James Pearson pulls down the rebound | 76-61 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Fred Carroll (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Shawn Shelton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Becerra (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Hammer (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Pearson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:34 | Rice | William Sedillo's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Hammer | 76-61 |
| 03:33 | Houston | Shawn Shelton gets the rebound | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:08 | Houston | James Becerra hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 76-61 |
| 03:07 | Rice | James Pearson pulls down the rebound | 76-61 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Raymond Burns can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 76-61 |
| 02:57 | Houston | Vernon Mera pulls down the rebound | 76-61 |
| 02:42 | Houston | Hiram Lyons takes the ball from James Becerra | 76-61 |
| 02:26 | Rice | William Sedillo lays it in | 76-63 |
| 01:57 | Houston | Shawn Shelton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-63 |
| 01:55 | Houston | Robert Hammer grabs the offensive board | 76-63 |
| 01:30 | Houston | Robert Hammer double dribbles | 76-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG), David Cates (PF), Russell Oglesby (C) Vernon Mera, James Becerra, Robert Hammer | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG), Derrick Rust (SG), Gregg Moore (SF), Robert Negri (PF), Thomas Banks (C) Hiram Lyons, Raymond Burns, Reginald Eller, James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| 01:09 | Rice | Derrick Rust connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 76-65 |
| 00:49 | Houston | Russell Oglesby's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Banks | 76-65 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Gregg Moore gets the rebound | 76-65 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Rice | Robert Negri misses the floater from the right side | 76-65 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Robert Negri grabs the offensive board | 76-65 |
| 00:39 | Rice | Gregg Moore is hacked by David Cates - foul #2 on David Cates, team foul #3 | 76-65 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Derrick Rust makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Houston | Russell Oglesby is hacked by Michael Rau in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Rau, team foul #12 | 76-68 |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Reginald Algarin (SG), James Becerra (PF) Adam Flint, Fred Carroll, David Cates | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), James Pearson (PF), William Sedillo (C) Michael Rau, Derrick Rust, Gregg Moore, Robert Negri, Thomas Banks | |
| 00:33 | Houston | Russell Oglesby misses the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:33 | Houston | Russell Oglesby makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Raymond Burns knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 77-71 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:26 | Houston | Raymond Burns is called for the reach on Reginald Algarin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Raymond Burns, team foul #13 | 77-71 |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Blackman (SF), Robert Hammer (C) James Becerra, Russell Oglesby | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:26 | Houston | Reginald Algarin makes the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:26 | Houston | Reginald Algarin makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 79-71 |
| 00:17 | Houston | Steven Blackman grabs the board | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Houston | Steven Blackman is hacked by Hiram Lyons in the backcourt - foul #3 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #14 | 79-71 |
| Subs | Houston | James Becerra (PF) Reginald Algarin | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:14 | Houston | Steven Blackman makes the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:14 | Houston | Steven Blackman makes the 2nd free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:10 | Rice | The short jumper by James Pearson is denied by Robert Hammer | 81-71 |
| 00:09 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Hammer | 81-71 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Vernon Mera runs out the clock | 81-71 |