| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenny Garrett (fresh) SG - Joe Woods (fresh) SF - Scotty McLaird (fresh) PF - Roy Mitchell (fresh) C - James Pritchard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Thomas Nilsen (fresh) SG - Anthony Robinson (fresh) SF - Danny Wells (fresh) PF - Ronald Manley (fresh) C - Ronald Perkins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | James Pritchard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Rice | Scotty McLaird hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Houston | Thomas Nilsen snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Houston | Anthony Robinson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Rice | Scotty McLaird snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Rice | Kenny Garrett can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Houston | Ronald Perkins pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Houston | Scotty McLaird picks off the pass by Ronald Perkins | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Rice | Kenny Garrett hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Rice | Scotty McLaird gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Scotty McLaird misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Rice | Kenny Garrett hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | Houston | Ronald Perkins misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Pritchard - foul #1 on James Pritchard, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | Houston | Ronald Perkins misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | Houston | Ronald Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 17:57 | Rice | Kenny Garrett makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Joe Woods | 5-1 |
| 17:41 | Houston | Ronald Perkins is hacked by Roy Mitchell - foul #1 on Roy Mitchell, team foul #2 | 5-1 |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Broome (PF) Roy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 17:28 | Houston | Anthony Robinson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-1 |
| 17:27 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Pritchard | 5-1 |
| 17:10 | Rice | Thomas Nilsen picks off the pass by James Pritchard | 5-1 |
| 17:07 | Houston | Thomas Nilsen throws it down | 5-3 |
| 16:50 | Rice | Scotty McLaird's pass is intercepted by Danny Wells | 5-3 |
| 16:29 | Houston | Ronald Manley clanks a jumper from the right side | 5-3 |
| 16:27 | Rice | James Pritchard snags the defensive board | 5-3 |
| 16:03 | Rice | Kenny Garrett scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Joe Woods | 8-3 |
| 15:51 | Houston | Ronald Manley connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Nilsen and the foul's on James Pritchard - foul #2 on James Pritchard, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Cassidy (PG), Billy Davis (SG), Roy Mitchell (PF), Jake Sitz (C) Kenny Garrett, Joe Woods, Scotty McLaird, James Pritchard | |
| Subs | Houston | David Poindexter (PG), Colin Rademacher (SG), Frank Smith (SF), Benjamin Bishop (C) Thomas Nilsen, Anthony Robinson, Danny Wells, Ronald Perkins | |
| 15:51 | Houston | Ronald Manley makes the free throw | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kevin Cassidy (fresh) SG - Billy Davis (fresh) SF - Lloyd Broome (fresh) PF - Roy Mitchell (fresh) C - Jake Sitz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Poindexter (fresh) SG - Colin Rademacher (fresh) SF - Frank Smith (fresh) PF - Ronald Manley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Benjamin Bishop (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Rice | Roy Mitchell can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 15:35 | Houston | Ronald Manley grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:11 | Houston | David Poindexter misses the lay-in | 8-6 |
| 15:10 | Houston | Benjamin Bishop gets the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:56 | Houston | Billy Davis is called for the reach on Frank Smith - foul #1 on Billy Davis, team foul #4 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenny Garrett (PG), Frank Krug (SF) Billy Davis, Lloyd Broome | |
| Subs | Houston | James Griggs (PF) Ronald Manley | |
| 14:37 | Houston | Benjamin Bishop scores on a floater from the right side set up by Frank Smith and he's fouled by Jake Sitz - foul #1 on Jake Sitz, team foul #5 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Nilsen (PG) David Poindexter | |
| 14:37 | Houston | Benjamin Bishop makes the free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:20 | Rice | Kenny Garrett's pass is intercepted by Colin Rademacher | 8-9 |
| 14:16 | Houston | Frank Smith jams it on a nice dish by Colin Rademacher | 8-11 |
| 14:06 | Rice | Kenny Garrett misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-11 |
| 14:04 | Houston | Frank Smith pulls down the rebound | 8-11 |
| 14:00 | Houston | Colin Rademacher comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-11 |
| 13:58 | Rice | The rebound goes to Roy Mitchell | 8-11 |
| 13:37 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 13:36 | Houston | Thomas Nilsen snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 13:32 | Houston | Frank Smith lays it in | 8-13 |
| 13:11 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Bishop - foul #1 on Benjamin Bishop, team foul #1 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Rice | Joe Woods (SG), Scotty McLaird (SF), Lloyd Broome (PF) Kevin Cassidy, Frank Krug, Roy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Houston | David Poindexter (PG), Anthony Robinson (SG), Danny Wells (SF), Ronald Manley (PF), Ronald Perkins (C) Thomas Nilsen, Colin Rademacher, Frank Smith, James Griggs, Benjamin Bishop | |
| 12:59 | Rice | Lloyd Broome is alone and drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Kenny Garrett | 10-13 |
| 12:55 | Houston | David Poindexter is hacked by Kenny Garrett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenny Garrett, team foul #6 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Rice | Billy Davis (PG), Jeremiah Terrill (C) Kenny Garrett, Jake Sitz | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 12:46 | Houston | Ronald Perkins clanks a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Billy Davis - foul #2 on Billy Davis, team foul #7 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Bickley (PG) Billy Davis | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 12:46 | Houston | Ronald Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 12:46 | Houston | Ronald Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 12:46 | Rice | Joe Woods snags the defensive board | 10-14 |
| 12:25 | Rice | Jeremiah Terrill's pass is intercepted by Danny Wells | 10-14 |
| 12:05 | Houston | Ronald Manley loses the dribble to Joe Woods | 10-14 |
| 12:00 | Rice | Lloyd Broome lays it in on a great pass from Joe Woods | 12-14 |
| 11:53 | Houston | David Poindexter clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Bickley - foul #1 on Kenneth Bickley, team foul #8 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenny Garrett (PG), Jake Sitz (C) Kenneth Bickley, Jeremiah Terrill | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:53 | Houston | David Poindexter makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 11:53 | Houston | David Poindexter misses the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 11:53 | Rice | Jake Sitz snags the defensive board | 12-15 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenny Garrett (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Woods (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Scotty McLaird (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lloyd Broome (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jake Sitz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Poindexter (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Anthony Robinson (fresh) SF - Danny Wells (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Ronald Manley (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:43 | Rice | Kenny Garrett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-15 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Nilsen (PG) David Poindexter | |
| 11:27 | Houston | Anthony Robinson double dribbles | 12-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeremiah Terrill (PF) Lloyd Broome | |
| Subs | Houston | James Griggs (PF) Ronald Manley | |
| 11:17 | Rice | Joe Woods is hacked by Anthony Robinson - foul #1 on Anthony Robinson, team foul #2 | 12-15 |
| 11:07 | Rice | Kenny Garrett's pass is intercepted by Ronald Perkins | 12-15 |
| 11:01 | Houston | Anthony Robinson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James Griggs | 12-18 |
| 10:45 | Rice | Danny Wells is called for the reach on Scotty McLaird - foul #1 on Danny Wells, team foul #3 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Mitchell (PF) Jeremiah Terrill | |
| Subs | Houston | Colin Rademacher (SG) Anthony Robinson | |
| 10:24 | Rice | Danny Wells steals it from Joe Woods | 12-18 |
| 10:02 | Houston | Thomas Nilsen travels with the ball | 12-18 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Cassidy (SG), Lloyd Broome (SF), Jeremiah Terrill (C) Joe Woods, Scotty McLaird, Jake Sitz | |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Smith (SF), Ronald Manley (PF), Benjamin Bishop (C) Danny Wells, James Griggs, Ronald Perkins | |
| 09:49 | Rice | Thomas Nilsen is called for the reach on Jeremiah Terrill - foul #1 on Thomas Nilsen, team foul #4 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Anthony Robinson (SG) Colin Rademacher | |
| 09:37 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-18 |
| 09:35 | Rice | Lloyd Broome tips it home | 14-18 |
| 09:21 | Houston | Ronald Manley misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 14-18 |
| 09:20 | Houston | Ronald Manley hits the follow up shot | 14-20 |
| 09:09 | Rice | Jeremiah Terrill is alone and drills a fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Thomas Nilsen - foul #2 on Thomas Nilsen, team foul #5 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Bickley (PG), Frank Krug (SF) Kenny Garrett, Roy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Houston | David Poindexter (PG) Thomas Nilsen | |
| 09:09 | Rice | Jeremiah Terrill misses the free throw | 16-20 |
| 09:09 | Houston | Ronald Manley gets the rebound | 16-20 |
| 08:52 | Houston | Frank Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by Anthony Robinson | 16-22 |
| 08:38 | Rice | Jeremiah Terrill hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kenneth Bickley | 18-22 |
| 08:24 | Houston | Anthony Robinson buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Benjamin Bishop | 18-25 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Kenneth Bickley drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Cassidy | 21-25 |
| 07:59 | Houston | David Poindexter misses the easy layup | 21-25 |
| 07:57 | Houston | Benjamin Bishop misses the tip | 21-25 |
| 07:56 | Rice | Jeremiah Terrill snags the defensive board | 21-25 |
| 07:40 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-25 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenneth Bickley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Cassidy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Krug (fresh) PF - Lloyd Broome (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Jeremiah Terrill (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Poindexter (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Anthony Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Manley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Bishop (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Houston | Frank Smith misses the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Frank Krug - foul #1 on Frank Krug, team foul #9 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenny Garrett (PG), Joe Woods (SG), Scotty McLaird (SF), Roy Mitchell (PF), Jake Sitz (C) Kenneth Bickley, Kevin Cassidy, Frank Krug, Lloyd Broome, Jeremiah Terrill | |
| Subs | Houston | Colin Rademacher (SG), James Griggs (PF), Ronald Perkins (C) Anthony Robinson, Ronald Manley, Benjamin Bishop | |
| 07:16 | Houston | Frank Smith makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 07:16 | Houston | Frank Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 06:50 | Rice | Scotty McLaird buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joe Woods and he's fouled by Frank Smith - foul #1 on Frank Smith, team foul #6 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Danny Wells (SF) Frank Smith | |
| 06:50 | Rice | Scotty McLaird makes the free throw | 27-27 |
| 06:38 | Houston | Colin Rademacher comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Jake Sitz - foul #2 on Jake Sitz, team foul #10 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Broome (C) Jake Sitz | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 06:38 | Houston | Colin Rademacher makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 06:38 | Houston | Colin Rademacher makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 06:18 | Rice | Scotty McLaird is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 27-29 |
| 06:17 | Houston | Ronald Perkins snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 06:12 | Houston | David Poindexter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kenny Garrett - foul #2 on Kenny Garrett, team foul #11 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Bickley (PG), Jeremiah Terrill (C) Kenny Garrett, Lloyd Broome | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Manley (PF) James Griggs | |
| 06:12 | Houston | David Poindexter makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 06:12 | Houston | David Poindexter misses the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 06:12 | Rice | The rebound goes to Scotty McLaird | 27-30 |
| 05:53 | Rice | Joe Woods knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Scotty McLaird | 29-30 |
| 05:26 | Houston | Ronald Perkins blows the layup | 29-30 |
| 05:25 | Houston | Ronald Perkins tips it back up and in | 29-32 |
| 05:08 | Rice | Joe Woods drills a 3 from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 05:02 | Houston | David Poindexter clanks a shot from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 05:00 | Houston | Ronald Perkins tips it in | 32-34 |
| 04:35 | Rice | Joe Woods misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-34 |
| 04:34 | Houston | Ronald Perkins grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 04:27 | Houston | Ronald Manley comes up short on the runner in the lane | 32-34 |
| 04:26 | Rice | Scotty McLaird grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 03:57 | Rice | Joe Woods misses the shot from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 03:56 | Rice | Scotty McLaird snags the offensive board | 32-34 |
| 03:47 | Rice | Jeremiah Terrill misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-34 |
| 03:46 | Houston | The rebound goes to Ronald Manley | 32-34 |
| 03:41 | Houston | Kenneth Bickley takes the ball from Colin Rademacher | 32-34 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenneth Bickley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Woods (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Scotty McLaird (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Roy Mitchell (fairly fresh) C - Jeremiah Terrill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Poindexter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Colin Rademacher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Wells (fairly fresh) 3 stl. PF - Ronald Manley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Perkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Rice | Danny Wells takes the ball from Joe Woods | 32-34 |
| 03:31 | Houston | Colin Rademacher misses the lay-in | 32-34 |
| 03:30 | Houston | Ronald Perkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 03:11 | Houston | Ronald Perkins clanks a floater in the lane | 32-34 |
| 03:10 | Rice | The rebound goes to Roy Mitchell | 32-34 |
| 03:06 | Rice | David Poindexter is called for the reach on Kenneth Bickley in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Poindexter, team foul #7 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Cassidy (SG), Lloyd Broome (SF), Jake Sitz (PF), James Pritchard (C) Joe Woods, Scotty McLaird, Roy Mitchell, Jeremiah Terrill | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Nilsen (PG), Anthony Robinson (SG), Frank Smith (SF), James Griggs (PF), Benjamin Bishop (C) David Poindexter, Colin Rademacher, Danny Wells, Ronald Manley, Ronald Perkins | |
| 03:06 | Rice | Kenneth Bickley makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 03:06 | Rice | Kenneth Bickley makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 02:52 | Houston | Frank Smith clanks a shot near the basket | 34-34 |
| 02:50 | Rice | Jake Sitz grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 02:36 | Rice | Lloyd Broome is fouled on the floor by Frank Smith - foul #2 on Frank Smith, team foul #8 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenny Garrett (PG) Kenneth Bickley | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:36 | Rice | Lloyd Broome makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 02:36 | Rice | Lloyd Broome misses the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 02:36 | Houston | James Griggs gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 02:34 | Houston | Thomas Nilsen is fouled in the backcourt by Kenny Garrett - foul #3 on Kenny Garrett, team foul #12 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Billy Davis (SG) Kenny Garrett | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:34 | Houston | Thomas Nilsen makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 02:34 | Houston | Thomas Nilsen makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 02:25 | Rice | James Pritchard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 35-36 |
| 02:23 | Houston | James Griggs pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 02:00 | Houston | Billy Davis is called for the reach on Frank Smith - foul #3 on Billy Davis, team foul #13 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Krug (SG) Billy Davis | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:00 | Houston | Frank Smith makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 02:00 | Houston | Frank Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 01:44 | Rice | James Pritchard misses long on a runner near the basket | 35-38 |
| 01:42 | Houston | Anthony Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 01:37 | Houston | Anthony Robinson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 01:35 | Rice | Lloyd Broome gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 01:31 | Rice | Benjamin Bishop picks off the pass by Kevin Cassidy | 35-38 |
| 01:14 | Houston | James Griggs travels with the ball | 35-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Scotty McLaird (SF) Jake Sitz | |
| Subs | Houston | Danny Wells (SF), Ronald Manley (PF), Ronald Perkins (C) Frank Smith, James Griggs, Benjamin Bishop | |
| 00:59 | Rice | Lloyd Broome drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by James Pritchard | 37-38 |
| 00:35 | Houston | Anthony Robinson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-38 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy's pass is intercepted by Danny Wells | 37-38 |
| 00:23 | Houston | Anthony Robinson hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Perkins | 37-41 |
| 00:17 | Rice | James Pritchard's pass is intercepted by Danny Wells | 37-41 |
| 00:14 | Houston | Thomas Nilsen lays it up and in on a great pass from Danny Wells | 37-43 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Ronald Perkins is called for the reach on Frank Krug - foul #1 on Ronald Perkins, team foul #9 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Bickley (PG), Joe Woods (SG), Jeremiah Terrill (PF), Jake Sitz (C) Kevin Cassidy, Scotty McLaird, Lloyd Broome, James Pritchard | |
| Subs | Houston | Colin Rademacher (SG) Anthony Robinson | |
| 00:01 | Rice | Frank Krug makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Frank Krug makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Thomas Nilsen misses the fullcourt shot | 39-43 |