| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Higuera (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gordon Ward (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jack Dawson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carter Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Livingston (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow inbounds the ball | 24-31 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Rice | Brian Livingston is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Brian Livingston, team foul #1 | 24-31 |
| 19:02 | Houston | Gordon Ward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-31 |
| 18:44 | Rice | Henry Brown misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Jack Dawson - foul #3 on Jack Dawson, team foul #1 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracey Byrd (PF) Jack Dawson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:44 | Rice | Henry Brown makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 18:44 | Rice | Henry Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 18:44 | Houston | Tracey Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 18:39 | Houston | Darren Shaffer takes the ball from John Davis | 24-32 |
| 18:19 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-32 |
| 18:17 | Houston | Gordon Ward grabs the board | 24-32 |
| 17:59 | Houston | John Davis misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-32 |
| 17:58 | Houston | Carter Collins snags the offensive board | 24-32 |
| 17:31 | Houston | Robert Higuera scores on a floater in the lane set up by Gordon Ward and he's hacked by Brian Livingston - foul #2 on Brian Livingston, team foul #2 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (SF), Ron Washington (C) Carlos Tedrow, Henry Brown | |
| 17:31 | Houston | Robert Higuera makes the free throw | 27-32 |
| 17:02 | Rice | Darren Shaffer is fouled on the floor by Tracey Byrd - foul #1 on Tracey Byrd, team foul #2 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG), Charles Bissonnette (SF) Corey Riddle, Brian Livingston | |
| 16:53 | Rice | John Davis takes the ball from Howard Reed | 27-32 |
| 16:39 | Houston | Gordon Ward hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Howard Reed - foul #1 on Howard Reed, team foul #3 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Delorenzo (SF) John Davis | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Scarlett (PF) Darren Shaffer | |
| 16:39 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 16:39 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 16:17 | Rice | Ron Washington hits the finger roll set up by Howard Reed | 29-34 |
| 15:57 | Houston | Carter Collins misses the jumper from the right side | 29-34 |
| 15:56 | Rice | The rebound goes to Ron Washington | 29-34 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Higuera (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Ward (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Delorenzo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tracey Byrd (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Carter Collins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) SG - Howard Reed (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charles Bissonnette (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Scarlett (fresh) C - Ron Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Rice | Wayne Scarlett hits a runner from the left block | 29-36 |
| 15:08 | Houston | Christopher Delorenzo misses long on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Charles Bissonnette - foul #1 on Charles Bissonnette, team foul #4 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Jack Dawson (PF) Tracey Byrd | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Brian Livingston (SG), Carlos Tedrow (SF), Darren Shaffer (PF), Henry Brown (C) Stephen McKinnie, Howard Reed, Charles Bissonnette, Wayne Scarlett, Ron Washington | |
| 15:08 | Houston | Christopher Delorenzo makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 15:08 | Houston | Christopher Delorenzo makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 14:45 | Rice | A charge is called on Brian Livingston - foul #3 on Brian Livingston, team foul #5 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Houston | John Davis (SF) Christopher Delorenzo | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:23 | Houston | Carter Collins is hacked by Corey Riddle - foul #2 on Corey Riddle, team foul #6 | 31-36 |
| 14:03 | Houston | Gordon Ward hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Higuera | 33-36 |
| 13:34 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Corey Riddle | 33-39 |
| 13:09 | Houston | Corey Riddle is called for the reach on Robert Higuera - foul #3 on Corey Riddle, team foul #7 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Meade (C) Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:09 | Houston | Robert Higuera makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 13:09 | Houston | Robert Higuera makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 12:49 | Rice | Henry Brown's pass is intercepted by Donald Meade | 35-39 |
| 12:28 | Houston | Donald Meade misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Henry Brown - foul #2 on Henry Brown, team foul #8 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Houston | David Marsala (SG) Robert Higuera | |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (SF), Charles Hendricks (C) Carlos Tedrow, Henry Brown | |
| 12:28 | Houston | Donald Meade makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 12:28 | Houston | Donald Meade makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 12:13 | Rice | Darren Shaffer buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Corey Riddle | 37-42 |
| 12:00 | Houston | John Davis is denied on a layup by Darren Shaffer | 37-42 |
| 11:58 | Houston | Donald Meade grabs the offensive board | 37-42 |
| 11:42 | Houston | Jack Dawson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-42 |
| 11:40 | Rice | Corey Riddle gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Marsala (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jack Dawson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Meade (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Livingston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Howard Reed (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Darren Shaffer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Hendricks (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | Rice | Brian Livingston misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 37-42 |
| 11:24 | Houston | Jack Dawson pulls down the rebound | 37-42 |
| 11:18 | Houston | Donald Meade hits the finger roll and the foul's on Charles Hendricks - foul #4 on Charles Hendricks, team foul #9 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG), Christopher Delorenzo (SF), Carter Collins (C) Gordon Ward, John Davis, Jack Dawson | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG), Charles Bissonnette (SF), Wayne Scarlett (PF), Ron Washington (C) Corey Riddle, Brian Livingston, Darren Shaffer, Charles Hendricks | |
| 11:18 | Houston | Donald Meade makes the free throw | 40-42 |
| 10:49 | Rice | Charles Bissonnette misses the shot from the right side | 40-42 |
| 10:47 | Houston | Christopher Delorenzo gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 10:42 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ron Washington - foul #2 on Ron Washington, team foul #10 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Higuera (PG), Tracey Byrd (PF) David Marsala, Donald Meade | |
| Subs | Rice | Carlos Tedrow (SF), Henry Brown (C) Charles Bissonnette, Wayne Scarlett | |
| 10:42 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte misses the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 10:42 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 10:13 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen McKinnie | 41-45 |
| 09:49 | Houston | Christopher Delorenzo is fouled on the floor by Henry Brown - foul #3 on Henry Brown, team foul #11 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (SG), Jack Dawson (PF) Lawrence Turcotte, Tracey Byrd | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Brian Livingston (SG), Darren Shaffer (PF) Stephen McKinnie, Howard Reed, Ron Washington | |
| 09:49 | Houston | Christopher Delorenzo misses the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 09:49 | Houston | Christopher Delorenzo makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 09:25 | Rice | Henry Brown buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Brian Livingston | 42-47 |
| 09:08 | Houston | Carter Collins drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 44-47 |
| 08:50 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 08:48 | Houston | Gordon Ward grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 08:20 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Brian Livingston - foul #4 on Brian Livingston, team foul #12 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Houston | David Marsala (SG), John Davis (SF), Donald Meade (C) Robert Higuera, Christopher Delorenzo, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (SG), Howard Reed (SF), Ron Washington (C) Brian Livingston, Carlos Tedrow, Henry Brown | |
| 08:20 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 08:20 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 08:20 | Rice | The rebound goes to Howard Reed | 45-47 |
| 07:56 | Rice | Howard Reed misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 45-47 |
| 07:54 | Houston | Jack Dawson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 07:48 | Houston | John Davis misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Ron Washington - foul #3 on Ron Washington, team foul #13 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracey Byrd (PF) Jack Dawson | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bissonnette (SF), Charles Hendricks (C) Corey Riddle, Ron Washington | |
| 07:48 | Houston | John Davis misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 07:48 | Houston | John Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 07:35 | Rice | Howard Reed can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 07:33 | Rice | Charles Bissonnette tips it back up and in | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Marsala (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tracey Byrd (fresh) 4 reb. C - Donald Meade (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Howard Reed (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charles Bissonnette (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Hendricks (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Houston | Tracey Byrd misses the shot from the left side | 46-49 |
| 07:13 | Rice | Darren Shaffer grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 06:58 | Rice | Tracey Byrd is called for the reach on Darren Shaffer - foul #2 on Tracey Byrd, team foul #3 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Higuera (PG) Gordon Ward | |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Livingston (SG), Ron Washington (C) Charles Bissonnette, Darren Shaffer | |
| 06:45 | Rice | Howard Reed is fouled on the floor by David Marsala - foul #1 on David Marsala, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Carter Collins (C) Donald Meade | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Carlos Tedrow (SF), Henry Brown (C) Stephen McKinnie, Howard Reed, Ron Washington | |
| 06:32 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-49 |
| 06:31 | Rice | Brian Livingston tips it in | 46-51 |
| 06:10 | Houston | Charles Hendricks is called for the reach on Robert Higuera - foul #5 on Charles Hendricks, team foul #14 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Jack Dawson (PF) Tracey Byrd | |
| Subs | Rice | Ron Washington (PF) Charles Hendricks | |
| 06:10 | Houston | Robert Higuera makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 06:10 | Houston | Robert Higuera makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 05:55 | Rice | Ron Washington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (SG) David Marsala | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:46 | Houston | Gordon Ward clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-51 |
| 05:44 | Rice | Ron Washington grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 05:25 | Rice | Carter Collins steps in front of the Henry Brown pass | 48-51 |
| 05:09 | Houston | Corey Riddle steals it from Carter Collins | 48-51 |
| 05:04 | Rice | Corey Riddle throws it down | 48-53 |
| 04:49 | Houston | Gordon Ward is hacked by Corey Riddle - foul #4 on Corey Riddle, team foul #15 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Houston | David Marsala (SG), Christopher Delorenzo (SF), Donald Meade (C) Robert Higuera, John Davis, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG), Howard Reed (SF), Darren Shaffer (PF) Corey Riddle, Carlos Tedrow, Henry Brown | |
| 04:49 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 04:49 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 04:36 | Rice | Darren Shaffer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-53 |
| 04:34 | Rice | Brian Livingston tips it home | 50-55 |
| 04:11 | Houston | Jack Dawson buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Gordon Ward and the foul's on Ron Washington - foul #4 on Ron Washington, team foul #16 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bissonnette (SF), Henry Brown (C) Brian Livingston, Ron Washington | |
| 04:11 | Houston | Jack Dawson makes the free throw | 53-55 |
| 04:01 | Rice | Darren Shaffer misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 53-55 |
| 04:00 | Houston | Christopher Delorenzo gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| 03:35 | Houston | Donald Meade is fouled on the floor by Henry Brown - foul #4 on Henry Brown, team foul #17 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG), John Davis (SF), Tracey Byrd (PF) Gordon Ward, Christopher Delorenzo, Jack Dawson | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG) Charles Bissonnette | |
| 03:35 | Houston | Donald Meade makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 03:35 | Houston | Donald Meade makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Marsala (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Turcotte (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tracey Byrd (fresh) 4 reb. C - Donald Meade (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Howard Reed (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Henry Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Rice | Corey Riddle scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Stephen McKinnie | 55-57 |
| 02:57 | Houston | Tracey Byrd double dribbles | 55-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Higuera (PG), Carter Collins (C) David Marsala, Donald Meade | |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Livingston (SG), Carlos Tedrow (SF), Ron Washington (C) Stephen McKinnie, Howard Reed, Henry Brown | |
| 02:31 | Rice | Ron Washington scores on a floater from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 02:31 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (SG), Jack Dawson (PF) Lawrence Turcotte, Tracey Byrd | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:13 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses badly on a shot from the right block | 55-59 |
| 02:11 | Rice | The rebound goes to Brian Livingston | 55-59 |
| 01:49 | Rice | Ron Washington hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Livingston | 55-61 |
| 01:41 | Houston | Carter Collins can't throw it down | 55-61 |
| 01:39 | Rice | Corey Riddle pulls down the rebound | 55-61 |
| 01:21 | Rice | Darren Shaffer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-61 |
| 01:19 | Rice | Corey Riddle tips it home | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:04 | Houston | John Davis hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Gordon Ward | 58-63 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Corey Riddle | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Houston | Jack Dawson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-66 |
| 00:40 | Houston | Carter Collins snags the offensive board | 58-66 |
| 00:38 | Houston | Robert Higuera scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jack Dawson | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Rice | Corey Riddle is hacked by Robert Higuera in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Higuera, team foul #5 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (SF), Stephen McKinnie (C) Carlos Tedrow, Ron Washington | |
| 00:32 | Rice | Howard Reed is fouled on the floor by John Davis - foul #1 on John Davis, team foul #6 | 61-66 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Robert Higuera is called for the reach on Corey Riddle - foul #4 on Robert Higuera, team foul #7 | 61-66 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Corey Riddle makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:30 | Houston | John Davis snags the defensive board | 61-67 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Houston | John Davis hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jack Dawson | 64-67 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-67 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Carlos Tedrow (SF), Henry Brown (C) Howard Reed, Stephen McKinnie | |
| 00:22 | Rice | Robert Higuera is called for the reach on Corey Riddle in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Higuera, team foul #8 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Houston | David Marsala (SG) Robert Higuera | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:22 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:22 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Darren Shaffer | 64-67 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Darren Shaffer is fouled on the floor by Gordon Ward - foul #1 on Gordon Ward, team foul #9 | 64-67 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Darren Shaffer misses the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:21 | Houston | The rebound goes to Carter Collins | 64-67 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Houston | Jack Dawson is whistled for a carry | 64-67 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Darren Shaffer is hacked by Gordon Ward in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gordon Ward, team foul #10 | 64-67 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Darren Shaffer makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Darren Shaffer misses the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Carter Collins gets the rebound | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Carter Collins clanks a halfcourt shot | 64-68 |