| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jeffery Stall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arnold Zeimetz (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Paul Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Victor Lahti (fresh) C - Terence Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Javier Gonzalez (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Clingerman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Brian Spears (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Loren Schulte (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Paul Davis inbounds the ball | 29-37 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:33 | Rice | Victor Lahti scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jeffery Stall | 32-37 |
| 19:18 | Houston | Victor Lahti picks off the pass by Brian Spears | 32-37 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Arnold Zeimetz is hacked by Brian Spears in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Spears, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Ira Lipsky (PF) Larry Williams | |
| 19:11 | Rice | Jeffery Stall misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 19:10 | Houston | The rebound goes to Brian Spears | 32-37 |
| 19:05 | Houston | Brian Spears misses the turnaround near the basket | 32-37 |
| 19:03 | Houston | Ira Lipsky tips it back up and in | 32-39 |
| 18:55 | Rice | Arnold Zeimetz can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 18:54 | Houston | Ira Lipsky gets the rebound | 32-39 |
| 18:50 | Houston | Brian Spears knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Ronald Clingerman and he's fouled by Paul Davis - foul #2 on Paul Davis, team foul #1 | 32-41 |
| 18:50 | Houston | Brian Spears makes the free throw | 32-42 |
| 18:48 | Rice | Jeffery Stall throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-42 |
| 18:41 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Arnold Zeimetz - foul #1 on Arnold Zeimetz, team foul #2 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Dewald (SF), Bernard Perine (PF) Paul Davis, Victor Lahti | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 18:41 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman misses the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 18:41 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman makes the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 18:39 | Rice | Jeffery Stall throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-43 |
| 18:30 | Houston | Bernard Perine is called for the reach on Ira Lipsky - foul #2 on Bernard Perine, team foul #3 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Bivens (SG) Arnold Zeimetz | |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Williams (SF) Brian Spears | |
| 18:16 | Houston | Loren Schulte clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-43 |
| 18:15 | Houston | Javier Gonzalez hits the follow up shot | 32-45 |
| 17:57 | Rice | Daniel Dewald misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-45 |
| 17:55 | Houston | Ira Lipsky pulls down the rebound | 32-45 |
| 17:49 | Houston | Loren Schulte hits a jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by Bernard Perine - foul #3 on Bernard Perine, team foul #4 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Sorensen (SG), James Siciliano (PF), Fred Raper (C) Jeffery Stall, Bernard Perine, Terence Grant | |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Spears (SF) Ira Lipsky | |
| 17:49 | Houston | Loren Schulte makes the free throw | 32-48 |
| 17:34 | Rice | Fred Raper comes up short on the shot from close range | 32-48 |
| 17:32 | Houston | Larry Williams grabs the board | 32-48 |
| 17:26 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-48 |
| 17:24 | Houston | Loren Schulte pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-48 |
| 17:10 | Houston | Brian Spears hits a fadeaway in the lane | 32-50 |
| 16:49 | Rice | Ronald Clingerman takes the ball from Carl Bivens | 32-50 |
| 16:34 | Houston | Brian Spears blows the layup | 32-50 |
| 16:33 | Rice | Fred Raper pulls down the rebound | 32-50 |
| 16:21 | Rice | Fred Raper misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Loren Schulte - foul #2 on Loren Schulte, team foul #2 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Arnold Zeimetz (SG), Paul Davis (SF), Victor Lahti (PF) Carl Bivens, Daniel Dewald, James Siciliano | |
| Subs | Houston | Terry Henry (SG), Thomas Floyd (SF), Ira Lipsky (PF) Ronald Clingerman, Brian Spears, Larry Williams | |
| 16:21 | Rice | Fred Raper misses the 1st free throw | 32-50 |
| 16:21 | Rice | Fred Raper makes the 2nd free throw | 33-50 |
| 16:04 | Houston | Ira Lipsky connects on the jumper from the baseline | 33-52 |
| 15:39 | Rice | Arnold Zeimetz misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Thomas Floyd - foul #1 on Thomas Floyd, team foul #3 | 33-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffery Stall (PG), Terence Grant (C) Richard Sorensen, Fred Raper | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Clingerman (SG), Larry Williams (PF) Terry Henry, Loren Schulte | |
| 15:39 | Rice | Arnold Zeimetz makes the 1st free throw | 34-52 |
| 15:39 | Rice | Arnold Zeimetz makes the 2nd free throw | 35-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jeffery Stall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arnold Zeimetz (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Victor Lahti (fresh) 3 pts. C - Terence Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Javier Gonzalez (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Clingerman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Floyd (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Larry Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Ira Lipsky (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:25 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Victor Lahti - foul #3 on Victor Lahti, team foul #5 | 35-52 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Spears (SF) Thomas Floyd | |
| 15:25 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman makes the 1st free throw | 35-53 |
| 15:25 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman makes the 2nd free throw | 35-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 15:14 | Rice | Terence Grant misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ronald Clingerman - foul #4 on Ronald Clingerman, team foul #4 | 35-54 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Floyd (SG) Ronald Clingerman | |
| 15:14 | Rice | Terence Grant makes the 1st free throw | 36-54 |
| 15:14 | Rice | Terence Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 37-54 |
| 14:59 | Houston | Ira Lipsky scores on a jump hook near the basket | 37-56 |
| 14:56 | Rice | Arnold Zeimetz is fouled in the backcourt by Javier Gonzalez - foul #4 on Javier Gonzalez, team foul #5 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Bivens (SG), Robert Minix (SF), Bernard Perine (PF) Arnold Zeimetz, Paul Davis, Victor Lahti | |
| Subs | Houston | Terry Henry (SG), Loren Schulte (C) Javier Gonzalez, Brian Spears | |
| 14:48 | Rice | Terence Grant connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Minix | 39-56 |
| 14:42 | Houston | Ira Lipsky can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Bernard Perine - foul #4 on Bernard Perine, team foul #6 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Rice | James Siciliano (PF) Bernard Perine | |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Spears (SF) Terry Henry | |
| 14:42 | Houston | Ira Lipsky misses the 1st free throw | 39-56 |
| 14:42 | Houston | Ira Lipsky makes the 2nd free throw | 39-57 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 14:40 | Rice | Jeffery Stall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-57 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Terry Henry (SG) Ira Lipsky | |
| 14:29 | Houston | Larry Williams connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Brian Spears and he's hacked by Terence Grant - foul #1 on Terence Grant, team foul #7 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Dewald (SF) Robert Minix | |
| Subs | Houston | Ira Lipsky (PF) Terry Henry | |
| 14:29 | Houston | Larry Williams misses the free throw | 39-59 |
| 14:29 | Rice | James Siciliano gets the rebound | 39-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 14:04 | Rice | Brian Spears is called for the reach on Terence Grant - foul #2 on Brian Spears, team foul #6 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Sorensen (PG), Arnold Zeimetz (SG) Jeffery Stall, Carl Bivens | |
| Subs | Houston | Terry Henry (SG), Claude Friese (PF) Brian Spears, Ira Lipsky | |
| 13:48 | Rice | Daniel Dewald loses the ball out of bounds | 39-59 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Spears (SF), Kevin Hardy (PF), Ira Lipsky (C) Terry Henry, Claude Friese, Loren Schulte | |
| 13:29 | Houston | Kevin Hardy drills a shot near the basket | 39-61 |
| 13:26 | Rice | Larry Williams takes the ball from Daniel Dewald in the backcourt | 39-61 |
| 13:23 | Houston | Thomas Floyd misses the easy layup | 39-61 |
| 13:21 | Houston | Kevin Hardy tips it in | 39-63 |
| 13:09 | Rice | Terence Grant misses badly on a runner from close range | 39-63 |
| 13:08 | Houston | Kevin Hardy grabs the defensive rebound | 39-63 |
| 13:03 | Houston | Larry Williams misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Arnold Zeimetz - foul #2 on Arnold Zeimetz, team foul #8 | 39-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Bivens (PG), Paul Davis (SF), Victor Lahti (PF), Fred Raper (C) Arnold Zeimetz, Daniel Dewald, James Siciliano, Terence Grant | |
| Subs | Houston | Javier Gonzalez (PG), Ronald Clingerman (SG), Claude Friese (PF), Loren Schulte (C) Thomas Floyd, Brian Spears, Kevin Hardy, Ira Lipsky | |
| 13:03 | Houston | Larry Williams makes the 1st free throw | 39-64 |
| 13:03 | Houston | Larry Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 39-65 |
| 12:49 | Rice | Carl Bivens is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Richard Sorensen | 41-65 |
| 12:43 | Houston | Loren Schulte's floater is tipped away by Fred Raper | 41-65 |
| 12:42 | Houston | Claude Friese misses the tip | 41-65 |
| 12:41 | Rice | The rebound goes to Carl Bivens | 41-65 |
| 12:38 | Rice | Carl Bivens is hacked by Claude Friese in the backcourt - foul #1 on Claude Friese, team foul #7 | 41-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffery Stall (PG) Richard Sorensen | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Floyd (SF), Ira Lipsky (PF) Larry Williams, Claude Friese | |
| 12:38 | Rice | Carl Bivens misses the 1st free throw | 41-65 |
| 12:38 | Houston | The rebound goes to Ira Lipsky | 41-65 |
| 12:12 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Thomas Floyd | 41-67 |
| 11:54 | Rice | Carl Bivens loses the ball out of bounds | 41-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Arnold Zeimetz (SG), Robert Minix (SF), Terence Grant (C) Carl Bivens, Paul Davis, Fred Raper | |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Spears (SF), Larry Williams (PF) Thomas Floyd, Ira Lipsky | |
| 11:42 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman's pass is intercepted by Robert Minix | 41-67 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jeffery Stall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arnold Zeimetz (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Minix (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Victor Lahti (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Terence Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Javier Gonzalez (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ronald Clingerman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Brian Spears (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Loren Schulte (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Rice | Victor Lahti throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Sorensen (PG), Daniel Dewald (SF) Jeffery Stall, Robert Minix | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:07 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-67 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Floyd (SF), Ira Lipsky (C) Brian Spears, Loren Schulte | |
| 10:55 | Rice | Javier Gonzalez is called for the reach on Richard Sorensen - foul #5 on Javier Gonzalez, team foul #8 | 41-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffery Stall (PG), James Siciliano (PF) Arnold Zeimetz, Victor Lahti | |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Spears (SF) Javier Gonzalez | |
| 10:55 | Rice | Richard Sorensen makes the 1st free throw | 42-67 |
| 10:55 | Rice | Richard Sorensen makes the 2nd free throw | 43-67 |
| 10:38 | Houston | Brian Spears throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Bivens (PG), Robert Minix (SF), Fred Raper (C) Jeffery Stall, Daniel Dewald, Terence Grant | |
| Subs | Houston | Loren Schulte (C) Ira Lipsky | |
| 10:23 | Rice | Fred Raper clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 43-67 |
| 10:22 | Houston | The rebound goes to Larry Williams | 43-67 |
| 10:18 | Houston | Richard Sorensen takes the ball from Brian Spears | 43-67 |
| 10:14 | Rice | Robert Minix banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Sorensen | 45-67 |
| 10:00 | Houston | Larry Williams hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Floyd | 45-69 |
| 09:47 | Rice | Carl Bivens scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by James Siciliano | 48-69 |
| 09:35 | Houston | Larry Williams banks in the layup | 48-71 |
| 09:15 | Rice | Fred Raper connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Carl Bivens | 50-71 |
| 08:55 | Houston | Fred Raper steals it from Thomas Floyd | 50-71 |
| 08:50 | Rice | Carl Bivens can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from close range but the foul's on Loren Schulte - foul #3 on Loren Schulte, team foul #9 | 50-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffery Stall (PG), Arnold Zeimetz (SG), Paul Davis (SF), Victor Lahti (PF) Richard Sorensen, Robert Minix, James Siciliano, Fred Raper | |
| Subs | Houston | Terry Henry (PG), Claude Friese (PF), Ira Lipsky (C) Thomas Floyd, Brian Spears, Loren Schulte | |
| 08:50 | Rice | Carl Bivens misses the 1st free throw | 50-71 |
| 08:50 | Rice | Carl Bivens makes the 2nd free throw | 51-71 |
| 08:32 | Houston | Jeffery Stall picks off the pass by Terry Henry | 51-71 |
| 08:09 | Rice | Jeffery Stall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Terence Grant (C) Carl Bivens | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Floyd (PG), Brian Spears (SF), Loren Schulte (C) Ronald Clingerman, Larry Williams, Claude Friese | |
| 07:50 | Houston | Terry Henry's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Davis | 51-71 |
| 07:48 | Rice | Victor Lahti gets the rebound | 51-71 |
| 07:40 | Rice | Terence Grant travels with the ball | 51-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Dewald (SF), Bernard Perine (PF) Paul Davis, Victor Lahti | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Clingerman (SG), Larry Williams (SF), Kevin Hardy (PF) Thomas Floyd, Brian Spears, Loren Schulte | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jeffery Stall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arnold Zeimetz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Daniel Dewald (fresh) PF - Bernard Perine (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. C - Terence Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Terry Henry (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Clingerman (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Larry Williams (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Kevin Hardy (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ira Lipsky (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:20 | Houston | Kevin Hardy travels with the ball | 51-71 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Floyd (PG), Loren Schulte (C) Terry Henry, Kevin Hardy | |
| 07:00 | Rice | Daniel Dewald knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffery Stall | 54-71 |
| 06:54 | Houston | Ira Lipsky connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 54-73 |
| 06:52 | Rice | Daniel Dewald is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Dewald, team foul #9 | 54-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Sorensen (SG) Arnold Zeimetz | |
| Subs | Houston | Terry Henry (PG), Brian Spears (SF), Claude Friese (PF) Thomas Floyd, Larry Williams, Ira Lipsky | |
| 06:40 | Houston | Terry Henry is whistled for a carry | 54-73 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Floyd (PG), Larry Williams (PF), Ira Lipsky (C) Terry Henry, Claude Friese, Loren Schulte | |
| 06:36 | Rice | Daniel Dewald's pass is intercepted by Thomas Floyd in the backcourt | 54-73 |
| 06:19 | Houston | Ira Lipsky misses the dunk | 54-73 |
| 06:17 | Houston | Brian Spears tips it but misses | 54-73 |
| 06:16 | Rice | Bernard Perine grabs the board | 54-73 |
| 05:57 | Rice | Richard Sorensen comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-73 |
| 05:55 | Rice | Daniel Dewald snags the offensive board | 54-73 |
| 05:46 | Rice | Thomas Floyd takes the ball from Daniel Dewald | 54-73 |
| 05:46 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Bivens (PG), Arnold Zeimetz (SG), Paul Davis (SF) Jeffery Stall, Richard Sorensen, Daniel Dewald | |
| Subs | Houston | Terry Henry (PG), Claude Friese (PF), Loren Schulte (C) Thomas Floyd, Brian Spears, Ira Lipsky | |
| 05:25 | Houston | Terry Henry scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Larry Williams | 54-75 |
| 05:02 | Rice | Carl Bivens misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-75 |
| 05:00 | Houston | Larry Williams gets the rebound | 54-75 |
| 04:56 | Houston | Larry Williams clanks a floater in the lane | 54-75 |
| 04:54 | Rice | The rebound goes to Bernard Perine | 54-75 |
| 04:45 | Rice | Larry Williams steals it from Arnold Zeimetz | 54-75 |
| 04:39 | Houston | Terry Henry can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-75 |
| 04:38 | Rice | Terence Grant grabs the board | 54-75 |
| 04:33 | Rice | Arnold Zeimetz is open but comes up short on the shot from the left block | 54-75 |
| 04:32 | Houston | The rebound goes to Claude Friese | 54-75 |
| 04:26 | Houston | Larry Williams clanks a jumper from the right side | 54-75 |
| 04:25 | Rice | Terence Grant grabs the board | 54-75 |
| 04:21 | Rice | Terence Grant throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Sorensen (SG), Daniel Dewald (SF), James Siciliano (PF), Fred Raper (C) Arnold Zeimetz, Paul Davis, Bernard Perine, Terence Grant | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Floyd (PG), Brian Spears (SF), Ira Lipsky (PF) Terry Henry, Larry Williams, Claude Friese | |
| 04:06 | Houston | Ira Lipsky knocks in the runner from the left block | 54-77 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Thomas Floyd steps in front of the Daniel Dewald pass in the backcourt | 54-77 |
| 03:48 | Houston | Brian Spears can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on James Siciliano - foul #3 on James Siciliano, team foul #10 | 54-77 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Minix (SF) Carl Bivens | |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Williams (SG), Kevin Hardy (PF) Ronald Clingerman, Loren Schulte | |
| 03:48 | Houston | Brian Spears makes the 1st free throw | 54-78 |
| 03:48 | Houston | Brian Spears makes the 2nd free throw | 54-79 |
| 03:40 | Rice | Daniel Dewald hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Richard Sorensen and the foul's on Thomas Floyd - foul #2 on Thomas Floyd, team foul #10 | 56-79 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Loren Schulte (C) Kevin Hardy | |
| 03:40 | Rice | Daniel Dewald makes the free throw | 57-79 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Houston | Brian Spears hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Floyd | 57-81 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Dewald (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Sorensen (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Minix (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Siciliano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Fred Raper (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Thomas Floyd (tiring) 3 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Larry Williams (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. 4 stl. SF - Brian Spears (tiring) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ira Lipsky (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Loren Schulte (very tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Rice | Robert Minix misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 57-81 |
| 03:09 | Houston | Brian Spears grabs the defensive rebound | 57-81 |
| 03:05 | Houston | Thomas Floyd hits a shot from the right side set up by Brian Spears | 57-83 |
| 03:01 | Rice | Daniel Dewald is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Floyd - foul #3 on Thomas Floyd, team foul #11 | 57-83 |
| Subs | Rice | Bernard Perine (PF) James Siciliano | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Clingerman (SG) Loren Schulte | |
| 03:01 | Rice | Daniel Dewald makes the 1st free throw | 58-83 |
| 03:01 | Rice | Daniel Dewald makes the 2nd free throw | 59-83 |
| 02:50 | Houston | Ira Lipsky misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 59-83 |
| 02:49 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Floyd | 59-83 |
| 02:27 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-83 |
| 02:25 | Houston | Brian Spears pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-83 |
| 02:09 | Houston | Brian Spears connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 59-85 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:46 | Rice | Fred Raper makes the wide open fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Minix and the foul's on Ronald Clingerman - foul #5 on Ronald Clingerman, team foul #12 | 61-85 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Bivens (PG) Robert Minix | |
| Subs | Houston | Claude Friese (PF), Loren Schulte (C) Ronald Clingerman, Ira Lipsky | |
| 01:46 | Rice | Fred Raper misses the free throw | 61-85 |
| 01:46 | Houston | Larry Williams gets the rebound | 61-85 |
| 01:41 | Houston | Thomas Floyd drills a jump hook in the lane | 61-87 |
| 01:38 | Rice | Daniel Dewald is hacked by Loren Schulte in the backcourt - foul #4 on Loren Schulte, team foul #13 | 61-87 |
| 01:38 | Rice | Daniel Dewald makes the 1st free throw | 62-87 |
| 01:38 | Rice | Daniel Dewald makes the 2nd free throw | 63-87 |
| 01:20 | Houston | Bernard Perine swats the short shot by Brian Spears | 63-87 |
| 01:19 | Rice | Carl Bivens pulls down the rebound | 63-87 |
| 01:12 | Rice | Fred Raper is open but comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 63-87 |
| 01:11 | Rice | Carl Bivens tips it in | 65-87 |
| 00:52 | Houston | Claude Friese misses the driving attempt in the lane | 65-87 |
| 00:50 | Rice | The rebound goes to Daniel Dewald | 65-87 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Rice | Richard Sorensen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-87 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Houston | Brian Spears misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Fred Raper - foul #2 on Fred Raper, team foul #11 | 65-87 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Brian Spears misses the 1st free throw | 65-87 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Brian Spears makes the 2nd free throw | 65-88 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Fred Raper is open and scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Richard Sorensen | 67-88 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Thomas Floyd runs out the clock | 67-88 |