| Lineup | Houston | PG - Scott Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Kevin Rakestraw (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Killeen (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Lincoln Dietrich (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Horn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Gary Ferguson inbounds the ball | 46-39 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon is fouled on the floor by Kevin Rakestraw - foul #3 on Kevin Rakestraw, team foul #1 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Stone (SG) Kevin Rakestraw | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 19:23 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Dennis David | 46-41 |
| 19:07 | Houston | Billy Killeen is fouled on the floor by Joseph Horn - foul #2 on Joseph Horn, team foul #1 | 46-41 |
| 19:02 | Houston | Scott Bailey is hacked by Dennis David - foul #1 on Dennis David, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| 18:49 | Houston | Billy Killeen clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 18:48 | Rice | Gary Ferguson snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Dennis David clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-41 |
| 18:42 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Wilson | 46-41 |
| 18:26 | Houston | Lincoln Dietrich hits the finger roll on a great pass from Scott Bailey | 48-41 |
| 18:20 | Rice | Gary Ferguson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-41 |
| 18:18 | Houston | Lincoln Dietrich snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| 18:01 | Houston | Robert Wilson scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 50-41 |
| 17:53 | Rice | Matthew Nickols scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Gary Ferguson | 50-43 |
| 17:42 | Houston | Gary Stone comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 50-43 |
| 17:40 | Houston | Robert Wilson tips it but misses | 50-43 |
| 17:38 | Rice | Joseph Horn gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 17:18 | Rice | Joseph Horn banks in the layup on a nice dish by Cecil Lawhon and the foul's on Scott Bailey - foul #2 on Scott Bailey, team foul #2 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Chris Campbell (C) Matthew Nickols | |
| 17:18 | Rice | Joseph Horn makes the free throw | 50-46 |
| 17:05 | Houston | Lincoln Dietrich hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Scott Bailey and the foul's on Chris Campbell - foul #3 on Chris Campbell, team foul #3 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Matheson (SF), Paul Polston (PF), Brian McKay (C) Gary Ferguson, Joseph Horn, Chris Campbell | |
| 17:05 | Houston | Lincoln Dietrich makes the free throw | 53-46 |
| 16:52 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-46 |
| 16:51 | Rice | Brian McKay snags the offensive board | 53-46 |
| 16:33 | Rice | Brian McKay misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-46 |
| 16:32 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon gets the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 16:22 | Rice | Robert Wilson blocks the short jumper by Paul Polston | 53-46 |
| 16:21 | Houston | Lincoln Dietrich grabs the board | 53-46 |
| 16:09 | Houston | Gary Stone knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Wilson | 56-46 |
| 15:58 | Rice | Paul Polston connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Cecil Lawhon | 56-49 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Scott Bailey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 ast. SG - Gary Stone (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Killeen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Lincoln Dietrich (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Matheson (fresh) PF - Paul Polston (fresh) 5 pts. C - Brian McKay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Houston | Gary Stone travels with the ball | 56-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw (SG) Gary Stone | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Chris Campbell (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Dennis David, Cecil Lawhon, Joseph Matheson, Brian McKay | |
| 15:34 | Rice | Matthew Nickols drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-51 |
| 15:13 | Houston | Scott Bailey misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 15:11 | Houston | Robert Wilson tips it back up and in | 58-51 |
| 15:02 | Rice | Gary Ferguson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Billy Killeen - foul #1 on Billy Killeen, team foul #3 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Horn (PF) Chris Campbell | |
| 15:02 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 15:02 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 14:51 | Houston | Scott Bailey knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Kevin Rakestraw | 61-53 |
| 14:37 | Rice | Matthew Nickols blows the wide open layup | 61-53 |
| 14:36 | Houston | Lincoln Dietrich grabs the defensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 14:22 | Houston | Scott Bailey clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-53 |
| 14:20 | Rice | Paul Polston grabs the defensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 13:58 | Rice | Charles Brown is hacked by Scott Bailey - foul #3 on Scott Bailey, team foul #4 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Chad Gardner (SF), James Phair (C) Billy Killeen, Lincoln Dietrich | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Cecil Lawhon (SG) Charles Brown, Paul Polston | |
| 13:40 | Rice | Joseph Horn connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Cecil Lawhon | 61-55 |
| 13:21 | Houston | A charge is called on Scott Bailey - foul #4 on Scott Bailey, team foul #5 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Stone (PG) Scott Bailey | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Matheson (SF), Chris Campbell (C) Gary Ferguson, Matthew Nickols | |
| 13:12 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 61-55 |
| 13:11 | Houston | Chad Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 12:54 | Houston | Chad Gardner blows the layup | 61-55 |
| 12:53 | Houston | Robert Wilson tips it back up and in | 63-55 |
| 12:40 | Rice | Joseph Matheson clanks a floater from the right side | 63-55 |
| 12:39 | Houston | The rebound goes to Chad Gardner | 63-55 |
| 12:34 | Houston | Gary Stone can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-55 |
| 12:33 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon grabs the defensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 12:20 | Rice | Joseph Horn comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 63-55 |
| 12:18 | Houston | Chad Gardner pulls down the rebound | 63-55 |
| 11:59 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-55 |
| 11:58 | Rice | Joseph Horn grabs the defensive rebound | 63-55 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Stone (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Rakestraw (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Chad Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Wilson (tiring) 20 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - James Phair (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Joseph Matheson (fresh) PF - Joseph Horn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Chris Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:53 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Dennis David | 63-58 |
| 11:32 | Houston | Chad Gardner is denied on a layup by Chris Campbell | 63-58 |
| 11:31 | Houston | Robert Wilson can't tip it in | 63-58 |
| 11:30 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon grabs the board | 63-58 |
| 11:24 | Rice | Dennis David hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Horn and he's hacked by Chad Gardner - foul #1 on Chad Gardner, team foul #6 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Billy Killeen (SF), Lincoln Dietrich (C) Chad Gardner, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Ferguson (SF), Paul Polston (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Joseph Matheson, Joseph Horn, Chris Campbell | |
| 11:24 | Rice | Dennis David makes the free throw | 63-61 |
| 11:06 | Houston | Gary Ferguson steps in front of the Gary Stone pass | 63-61 |
| 11:02 | Rice | Gary Ferguson lays it up and in | 63-63 |
| 10:45 | Houston | Lincoln Dietrich can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 63-63 |
| 10:44 | Houston | Lincoln Dietrich grabs the offensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 10:29 | Houston | Lincoln Dietrich banks in the layup | 65-63 |
| 10:22 | Rice | Paul Polston misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 65-63 |
| 10:20 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon grabs the offensive rebound | 65-63 |
| 10:00 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dennis David | 65-65 |
| 09:36 | Houston | Cecil Lawhon steals the ball from Gary Stone | 65-65 |
| 09:23 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-65 |
| 09:21 | Houston | Billy Killeen snags the defensive board | 65-65 |
| 09:17 | Houston | Billy Killeen comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 65-65 |
| 09:16 | Rice | Paul Polston grabs the defensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 09:12 | Rice | Gary Ferguson is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 65-65 |
| Subs | Houston | Mitchell Amar (PG), Darrell Montgomery (SG), Robert Wilson (PF) Gary Stone, Kevin Rakestraw, James Phair | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG), Joseph Horn (PF) Dennis David, Cecil Lawhon | |
| 08:54 | Houston | Darrell Montgomery's pass is intercepted by Paul Polston | 65-65 |
| 08:41 | Rice | Joseph Horn misses long on a jumper from close range | 65-65 |
| 08:40 | Rice | Paul Polston hits the follow up shot | 65-67 |
| 08:21 | Houston | Robert Wilson is hacked by Joseph Horn - foul #3 on Joseph Horn, team foul #4 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw (SG), Chad Gardner (C) Darrell Montgomery, Lincoln Dietrich | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (SG), Joseph Matheson (SF), Chris Campbell (C) Paul Polston, Gary Ferguson, Matthew Nickols | |
| 08:09 | Houston | Robert Wilson is fouled on the floor by Joseph Horn - foul #4 on Joseph Horn, team foul #5 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Brian McKay (C) Joseph Horn | |
| 07:50 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw is hacked by Joseph Matheson - foul #1 on Joseph Matheson, team foul #6 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Bailey (PG), Steven Crouse (C) Mitchell Amar, Billy Killeen | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Scott Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Rakestraw (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Chad Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. C - Steven Crouse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Lam (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Matheson (fresh) PF - Chris Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian McKay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Chad Gardner | 68-67 |
| 07:09 | Rice | Joseph Matheson is fouled on the floor by Chad Gardner - foul #2 on Chad Gardner, team foul #7 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Houston | Lincoln Dietrich (C) Steven Crouse | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Cecil Lawhon (SG), Joseph Horn (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Charles Brown, Eric Lam, Chris Campbell, Brian McKay | |
| 07:09 | Rice | Joseph Matheson misses the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 07:09 | Houston | Robert Wilson grabs the board | 68-67 |
| 06:56 | Houston | Lincoln Dietrich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-67 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Stone (SG), Billy Killeen (SF) Kevin Rakestraw, Chad Gardner | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Ferguson (SF) Joseph Matheson | |
| 06:42 | Rice | Robert Wilson picks off the pass by Joseph Horn | 68-67 |
| 06:29 | Houston | Matthew Nickols is called for the reach on Lincoln Dietrich - foul #2 on Matthew Nickols, team foul #7 | 68-67 |
| 06:29 | Houston | Lincoln Dietrich makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 06:29 | Houston | Lincoln Dietrich makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 06:20 | Rice | Joseph Horn is hacked by Robert Wilson - foul #2 on Robert Wilson, team foul #8 | 70-67 |
| 06:20 | Rice | Joseph Horn makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 06:20 | Rice | Joseph Horn misses the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 06:20 | Houston | Billy Killeen snags the defensive board | 70-68 |
| 05:55 | Houston | Dennis David steals the ball from Robert Wilson | 70-68 |
| 05:52 | Rice | Gary Ferguson lays it up and in set up by Dennis David | 70-70 |
| 05:39 | Houston | Robert Wilson is fouled on the floor by Matthew Nickols - foul #3 on Matthew Nickols, team foul #8 | 70-70 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw (SG), Chad Gardner (SF), James Phair (C) Gary Stone, Billy Killeen, Lincoln Dietrich | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG), Chris Campbell (C) Dennis David, Matthew Nickols | |
| 05:39 | Houston | Robert Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 05:39 | Houston | Robert Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 72-70 |
| 05:08 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Rakestraw | 72-70 |
| 04:49 | Houston | Scott Bailey comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 72-70 |
| 04:47 | Rice | Gary Ferguson grabs the board | 72-70 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Kevin Rakestraw - foul #4 on Kevin Rakestraw, team foul #9 | 72-70 |
| Subs | Houston | Billy Killeen (SF) Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Paul Polston (SF), Matthew Nickols (C) Charles Brown, Gary Ferguson, Joseph Horn | |
| 04:40 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon makes the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon makes the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 04:22 | Houston | Billy Killeen misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 72-72 |
| 04:21 | Rice | The rebound goes to Paul Polston | 72-72 |
| 04:10 | Rice | Paul Polston is hacked by Kevin Rakestraw - foul #5 on Kevin Rakestraw, team foul #10 | 72-72 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Stone (SG), Lincoln Dietrich (C) Kevin Rakestraw, James Phair | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Matheson (SF) Cecil Lawhon | |
| 04:10 | Rice | Paul Polston makes the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 04:10 | Rice | Paul Polston misses the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 04:10 | Houston | Lincoln Dietrich snags the defensive board | 72-73 |
| 03:56 | Houston | Chad Gardner misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-73 |
| 03:55 | Rice | Paul Polston snags the defensive board | 72-73 |
| 03:40 | Rice | Matthew Nickols banks in the layup on a great pass from Dennis David | 72-75 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Scott Bailey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gary Stone (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Killeen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Lincoln Dietrich (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Paul Polston (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Matheson (fresh) PF - Chris Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Houston | Gary Stone connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Scott Bailey | 74-75 |
| 03:06 | Rice | Chris Campbell can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 74-75 |
| 03:05 | Houston | The rebound goes to Billy Killeen | 74-75 |
| 02:38 | Houston | Gary Stone knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-75 |
| 02:38 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-75 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Wilson (PF) Chad Gardner | |
| Subs | Rice | Cecil Lawhon (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Joseph Horn (PF) Paul Polston, Joseph Matheson, Chris Campbell | |
| 02:23 | Rice | Dennis David connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 77-78 |
| 02:04 | Houston | Gary Stone misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Matthew Nickols - foul #4 on Matthew Nickols, team foul #9 | 77-78 |
| 02:04 | Houston | Gary Stone makes the 1st free throw | 78-78 |
| 02:04 | Houston | Gary Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 79-78 |
| 01:47 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Dennis David | 79-81 |
| 01:28 | Houston | Billy Killeen is called for traveling | 79-81 |
| 01:18 | Rice | Joseph Horn clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 79-81 |
| 01:17 | Rice | Joseph Horn gets the offensive rebound | 79-81 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Dennis David misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 79-81 |
| 01:00 | Houston | Robert Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 79-81 |
| 00:41 | Houston | Robert Wilson misses short on a jumper near the basket | 79-81 |
| 00:39 | Rice | Matthew Nickols pulls down the rebound | 79-81 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Rice | Dennis David misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 79-81 |
| 00:10 | Houston | Scott Bailey pulls down the rebound | 79-81 |
| 00:10 | Houston | Houston calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 79-81 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Robert Wilson can't finish the layup | 79-81 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Joseph Horn grabs the board | 79-81 |