| Lineup | Houston | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Wright (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Sloan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian Spears (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Loren Schulte (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Sorensen (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnold Zeimetz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Davis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Manuel Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bernard Perine (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Paul Davis inbounds the ball | 50-42 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Rice | Manuel Johnson is open and buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Richard Sorensen | 50-44 |
| 19:23 | Houston | Loren Schulte misses long on a floater in the lane | 50-44 |
| 19:22 | Houston | Loren Schulte tips it in | 52-44 |
| 19:06 | Rice | Paul Davis banks in the wide open layup | 52-46 |
| 18:54 | Houston | James Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 52-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Claude Friese (C) Loren Schulte | |
| Subs | Rice | Burton Lee (SF) Paul Davis | |
| 18:40 | Rice | Richard Sorensen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Claude Friese - foul #2 on Claude Friese, team foul #1 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Hardy (C) Brian Spears | |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Bivens (SG), Gary Robinson (PF) Arnold Zeimetz, Manuel Johnson | |
| 18:40 | Rice | Richard Sorensen misses the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 18:40 | Rice | Richard Sorensen makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 18:31 | Houston | Claude Friese comes up short on the runner from close range | 52-47 |
| 18:29 | Rice | Bernard Perine grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 18:23 | Rice | Richard Sorensen can't throw it down but he's hacked by Kevin Hardy - foul #4 on Kevin Hardy, team foul #2 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Loren Schulte (C) Kevin Hardy | |
| Subs | Rice | John Schueler (C) Bernard Perine | |
| 18:23 | Rice | Richard Sorensen makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 18:23 | Rice | Richard Sorensen makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 18:10 | Houston | Joe Wright is fouled on the floor by John Schueler - foul #3 on John Schueler, team foul #1 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Nelson (PG), Dustin Schaible (SF) Richard Sorensen, John Schueler | |
| 17:52 | Houston | William Sloan hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Joe Wright | 54-49 |
| 17:46 | Rice | James Johnson steps in front of the Nicholas Nelson pass in the backcourt | 54-49 |
| 17:37 | Houston | Claude Friese hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Burton Lee - foul #2 on Burton Lee, team foul #2 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Spears (PF) Loren Schulte | |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Davis (SF), Manuel Johnson (PF) Dustin Schaible, Burton Lee | |
| 17:37 | Houston | Claude Friese makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 17:37 | Houston | Claude Friese misses the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 17:37 | Rice | Gary Robinson gets the rebound | 55-49 |
| 17:34 | Rice | Paul Davis is fouled in the backcourt by James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #3 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Loren Schulte (C) Claude Friese | |
| Subs | Rice | Arnold Zeimetz (SG), Bernard Perine (C) Nicholas Nelson, Gary Robinson | |
| 17:18 | Rice | Bernard Perine knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Arnold Zeimetz | 55-51 |
| 17:04 | Houston | Brian Spears loses the dribble to Paul Davis | 55-51 |
| 17:01 | Rice | Paul Davis misses the easy layup | 55-51 |
| 17:00 | Houston | The rebound goes to Loren Schulte | 55-51 |
| 16:56 | Houston | Joe Wright comes up short on the shot from the right side | 55-51 |
| 16:54 | Rice | Arnold Zeimetz grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 16:50 | Rice | Arnold Zeimetz clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 16:49 | Houston | Brian Spears grabs the board | 55-51 |
| 16:44 | Houston | James Johnson misses the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Manuel Johnson - foul #2 on Manuel Johnson, team foul #3 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Clingerman (SG), Michael Gonsalez (SF) Joe Wright, William Sloan | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Sorensen (PG), Dustin Schaible (SF) Carl Bivens, Paul Davis | |
| 16:44 | Houston | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 16:44 | Houston | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 16:21 | Rice | Arnold Zeimetz comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 57-51 |
| 16:20 | Houston | James Johnson grabs the board | 57-51 |
| 16:01 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman comes up short on the floater from the left side | 57-51 |
| 16:00 | Houston | Michael Gonsalez hits the follow up shot | 59-51 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - James Johnson (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Clingerman (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Gonsalez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Spears (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Loren Schulte (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Sorensen (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arnold Zeimetz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Schaible (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Manuel Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Bernard Perine (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Rice | Richard Sorensen misses the runner in the lane | 59-51 |
| 15:41 | Houston | Loren Schulte pulls down the rebound | 59-51 |
| 15:35 | Houston | Michael Gonsalez is whistled for a carry | 59-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Floyd (PG), Javier Gonzalez (SG), Claude Friese (C) James Johnson, Michael Gonsalez, Loren Schulte | |
| Subs | Rice | Burton Lee (SF), Gary Robinson (PF), John Schueler (C) Dustin Schaible, Manuel Johnson, Bernard Perine | |
| 15:25 | Rice | Richard Sorensen is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Richard Sorensen, team foul #4 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Houston | William Sloan (SF) Ronald Clingerman | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:05 | Houston | Thomas Floyd misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-51 |
| 15:03 | Rice | Arnold Zeimetz grabs the board | 59-51 |
| 15:01 | Rice | Thomas Floyd steals the ball from Burton Lee in the backcourt | 59-51 |
| 14:45 | Houston | Claude Friese hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by William Sloan | 61-51 |
| 14:33 | Rice | Claude Friese is called for the reach on Richard Sorensen - foul #3 on Claude Friese, team foul #4 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Joe Wright (SG), Ronald Clingerman (SF), Loren Schulte (C) Javier Gonzalez, William Sloan, Brian Spears | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Nelson (PG), Carl Bivens (SG), Paul Davis (SF), Bernard Perine (C) Richard Sorensen, Arnold Zeimetz, Gary Robinson, John Schueler | |
| 14:11 | Rice | Loren Schulte swats the short shot by Bernard Perine | 61-51 |
| 14:09 | Houston | Claude Friese pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| 13:57 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Joe Wright | 63-51 |
| 13:52 | Rice | Carl Bivens loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-51 |
| Subs | Houston | James Johnson (PG), Brian Spears (PF) Thomas Floyd, Claude Friese | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Johnson (PF) Burton Lee | |
| 13:27 | Houston | Joe Wright hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-51 |
| 13:26 | Houston | Loren Schulte grabs the offensive board | 63-51 |
| 13:06 | Houston | Brian Spears drills a runner from the left block | 65-51 |
| 12:43 | Rice | Loren Schulte picks off the pass by Paul Davis | 65-51 |
| 12:36 | Houston | Carl Bivens steps in front of the Joe Wright pass | 65-51 |
| 12:34 | Rice | Ronald Clingerman steps in front of the Manuel Johnson pass in the backcourt | 65-51 |
| 12:19 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman is fouled on the floor by Manuel Johnson - foul #3 on Manuel Johnson, team foul #5 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Floyd (PG), Javier Gonzalez (SG), William Sloan (SF), Kevin Hardy (PF), Claude Friese (C) James Johnson, Joe Wright, Ronald Clingerman, Brian Spears, Loren Schulte | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Sorensen (PG), Arnold Zeimetz (SG), Dustin Schaible (SF), Gary Robinson (PF), John Schueler (C) Nicholas Nelson, Carl Bivens, Paul Davis, Manuel Johnson, Bernard Perine | |
| 12:09 | Houston | Thomas Floyd misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 65-51 |
| 12:08 | Rice | John Schueler snags the defensive board | 65-51 |
| 12:06 | Rice | Javier Gonzalez picks off the pass by Arnold Zeimetz in the backcourt | 65-51 |
| 12:00 | Houston | Thomas Floyd drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-51 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Thomas Floyd (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Javier Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Sloan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kevin Hardy (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Claude Friese (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Sorensen (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arnold Zeimetz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Schaible (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Schueler (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:52 | Rice | Javier Gonzalez steals the ball from John Schueler | 68-51 |
| 11:33 | Houston | Claude Friese knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by William Sloan | 70-51 |
| 11:23 | Rice | Richard Sorensen banks in the layup | 70-53 |
| 11:05 | Houston | The jump hook by Kevin Hardy is blocked by Gary Robinson | 70-53 |
| 11:04 | Rice | Arnold Zeimetz pulls down the rebound | 70-53 |
| 10:58 | Rice | Arnold Zeimetz makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Schueler | 70-56 |
| 10:44 | Houston | William Sloan misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Arnold Zeimetz - foul #1 on Arnold Zeimetz, team foul #6 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Joe Wright (SG), Brian Spears (PF) Javier Gonzalez, Claude Friese | |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Bivens (SG), Paul Davis (SF), Burton Lee (PF), Bernard Perine (C) Arnold Zeimetz, Dustin Schaible, Gary Robinson, John Schueler | |
| 10:44 | Houston | William Sloan makes the 1st free throw | 71-56 |
| 10:44 | Houston | William Sloan makes the 2nd free throw | 72-56 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:30 | Rice | Carl Bivens misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 72-56 |
| 10:29 | Rice | Paul Davis gets the offensive rebound | 72-56 |
| 10:16 | Rice | Paul Davis scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Carl Bivens | 72-58 |
| 09:59 | Houston | Brian Spears connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by William Sloan and he's fouled by Paul Davis - foul #1 on Paul Davis, team foul #7 | 74-58 |
| Subs | Houston | James Johnson (PG), Ronald Clingerman (SG), Michael Gonsalez (SF), Loren Schulte (C) Thomas Floyd, Joe Wright, William Sloan, Kevin Hardy | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Johnson (PF) Paul Davis | |
| 09:59 | Houston | Brian Spears makes the free throw | 75-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:38 | Rice | The short jumper by Manuel Johnson is denied by Loren Schulte | 75-58 |
| 09:37 | Houston | Brian Spears pulls down the rebound | 75-58 |
| 09:32 | Houston | James Johnson hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Gonsalez | 77-58 |
| 09:17 | Rice | Richard Sorensen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 77-58 |
| 09:16 | Houston | Loren Schulte grabs the defensive rebound | 77-58 |
| 09:12 | Houston | Brian Spears lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Johnson and he's fouled by Bernard Perine - foul #1 on Bernard Perine, team foul #8 | 79-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Javier Gonzalez (PG), Joe Wright (SG) James Johnson, Ronald Clingerman | |
| Subs | Rice | Arnold Zeimetz (SG), Paul Davis (SF), Gary Robinson (C) Carl Bivens, Burton Lee, Bernard Perine | |
| 09:12 | Houston | Brian Spears misses the free throw | 79-58 |
| 09:12 | Rice | Paul Davis gets the rebound | 79-58 |
| 08:48 | Rice | Manuel Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 79-58 |
| 08:47 | Rice | Richard Sorensen tips it in | 79-60 |
| 08:41 | Houston | Brian Spears loses the dribble to Paul Davis | 79-60 |
| 08:18 | Rice | Richard Sorensen misses the easy layup but the foul's on Joe Wright - foul #2 on Joe Wright, team foul #5 | 79-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Floyd (PG), Ronald Clingerman (SG), William Sloan (SF), Claude Friese (PF), Kevin Hardy (C) Javier Gonzalez, Joe Wright, Michael Gonsalez, Brian Spears, Loren Schulte | |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Schaible (SF), Burton Lee (PF), John Schueler (C) Paul Davis, Manuel Johnson, Gary Robinson | |
| 08:18 | Rice | Richard Sorensen makes the 1st free throw | 79-61 |
| 08:18 | Rice | Richard Sorensen misses the 2nd free throw | 79-61 |
| 08:18 | Houston | Kevin Hardy grabs the defensive rebound | 79-61 |
| 08:04 | Houston | Claude Friese misses short on a jumper from the right side | 79-61 |
| 08:02 | Houston | Kevin Hardy tips it home | 81-61 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Thomas Floyd (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Clingerman (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Sloan (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. PF - Claude Friese (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Hardy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Sorensen (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arnold Zeimetz (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Schaible (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Burton Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Schueler (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:56 | Rice | Arnold Zeimetz misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 81-61 |
| 07:55 | Houston | Claude Friese pulls down the rebound | 81-61 |
| 07:48 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 81-61 |
| 07:47 | Rice | Richard Sorensen pulls down the rebound | 81-61 |
| 07:31 | Rice | Arnold Zeimetz can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Ronald Clingerman - foul #1 on Ronald Clingerman, team foul #6 | 81-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Joe Wright (SG) Ronald Clingerman | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Nelson (PG), Manuel Johnson (PF), Bernard Perine (C) Richard Sorensen, Dustin Schaible, John Schueler | |
| 07:31 | Rice | Arnold Zeimetz makes the 1st free throw | 81-62 |
| 07:31 | Rice | Arnold Zeimetz misses the 2nd free throw | 81-62 |
| 07:31 | Houston | Kevin Hardy grabs the defensive rebound | 81-62 |
| 07:13 | Houston | Claude Friese buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Thomas Floyd | 83-62 |
| 07:04 | Rice | Burton Lee comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 83-62 |
| 07:02 | Rice | Bernard Perine pulls down the offensive rebound | 83-62 |
| 06:49 | Rice | Bernard Perine is fouled on the floor by Kevin Hardy - foul #5 on Kevin Hardy, team foul #7 | 83-62 |
| Subs | Houston | James Johnson (PG), Javier Gonzalez (SG), Brian Spears (PF), Loren Schulte (C) Thomas Floyd, Joe Wright, Claude Friese, Kevin Hardy | |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Bivens (SG), Paul Davis (SF) Arnold Zeimetz, Burton Lee | |
| 06:49 | Rice | Bernard Perine makes the 1st free throw | 83-63 |
| 06:49 | Rice | Bernard Perine makes the 2nd free throw | 83-64 |
| 06:27 | Houston | Bernard Perine swats the dunk try by Brian Spears | 83-64 |
| 06:26 | Houston | Loren Schulte tips it but misses | 83-64 |
| 06:24 | Rice | Nicholas Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 83-64 |
| 06:16 | Rice | Brian Spears blocks the short jumper by Paul Davis | 83-64 |
| 06:14 | Houston | The rebound goes to James Johnson | 83-64 |
| 06:08 | Houston | Brian Spears lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Johnson | 85-64 |
| 05:52 | Rice | Nicholas Nelson loses the dribble to James Johnson | 85-64 |
| 05:48 | Houston | James Johnson banks in the layup | 87-64 |
| 05:46 | Rice | Nicholas Nelson is hacked by Javier Gonzalez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Javier Gonzalez, team foul #8 | 87-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Clingerman (SG), Michael Gonsalez (SF), Claude Friese (PF) Javier Gonzalez, William Sloan, Brian Spears | |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Schaible (SF), Gary Robinson (PF), John Schueler (C) Paul Davis, Manuel Johnson, Bernard Perine | |
| 05:46 | Rice | Nicholas Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 87-65 |
| 05:46 | Rice | Nicholas Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 87-66 |
| 05:17 | Houston | James Johnson is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Nelson - foul #3 on Nicholas Nelson, team foul #9 | 87-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Spears (PF) Loren Schulte | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Sorensen (PG) Nicholas Nelson | |
| 05:17 | Houston | James Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 87-66 |
| 05:17 | Rice | John Schueler gets the rebound | 87-66 |
| 05:11 | Rice | Carl Bivens comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 87-66 |
| 05:10 | Rice | John Schueler grabs the offensive rebound | 87-66 |
| 04:58 | Rice | Gary Robinson is hacked by Brian Spears - foul #2 on Brian Spears, team foul #9 | 87-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Floyd (PG), Joe Wright (SG) James Johnson, Michael Gonsalez | |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Davis (SF), Burton Lee (PF) Dustin Schaible, John Schueler | |
| 04:58 | Rice | Gary Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 87-67 |
| 04:58 | Rice | Gary Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 87-67 |
| 04:58 | Houston | Joe Wright gets the rebound | 87-67 |
| 04:44 | Houston | Joe Wright comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 87-67 |
| 04:42 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman tips it back up and in | 89-67 |
| 04:38 | Rice | Paul Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 89-67 |
| Subs | Houston | Loren Schulte (C) Claude Friese | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:28 | Houston | Thomas Floyd hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Brian Spears | 92-67 |
| 04:15 | Rice | Carl Bivens buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Sorensen | 92-69 |
| 03:53 | Houston | Brian Spears blows the layup | 92-69 |
| 03:51 | Rice | Gary Robinson gets the rebound | 92-69 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Thomas Floyd (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Wright (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Ronald Clingerman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. PF - Brian Spears (tired) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Loren Schulte (tired) 14 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Sorensen (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Bivens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Davis (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Burton Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Rice | Carl Bivens is hacked by Thomas Floyd - foul #2 on Thomas Floyd, team foul #10 | 92-69 |
| Subs | Houston | Javier Gonzalez (SG), William Sloan (SF), Claude Friese (PF) Joe Wright, Ronald Clingerman, Brian Spears | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Nelson (PG), Dustin Schaible (SF), John Schueler (C) Richard Sorensen, Paul Davis, Gary Robinson | |
| 03:31 | Rice | Carl Bivens misses the 1st free throw | 92-69 |
| 03:31 | Rice | Carl Bivens makes the 2nd free throw | 92-70 |
| 03:19 | Houston | Loren Schulte misses the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Nicholas Nelson - foul #4 on Nicholas Nelson, team foul #10 | 92-70 |
| Subs | Houston | James Johnson (PG), Michael Gonsalez (SF) Thomas Floyd, William Sloan | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:19 | Houston | Loren Schulte makes the 1st free throw | 93-70 |
| 03:19 | Houston | Loren Schulte misses the 2nd free throw | 93-70 |
| 03:19 | Rice | John Schueler gets the rebound | 93-70 |
| 03:03 | Rice | Carl Bivens clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 93-70 |
| 03:01 | Rice | Dustin Schaible hits the follow up shot | 93-72 |
| 02:45 | Houston | James Johnson misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Nicholas Nelson - foul #5 on Nicholas Nelson, team foul #11 | 93-72 |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Spears (PF) Loren Schulte | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Robinson (C) Nicholas Nelson | |
| 02:45 | Houston | James Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 93-72 |
| 02:45 | Houston | James Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 93-72 |
| 02:45 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gary Robinson | 93-72 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:42 | Rice | Dustin Schaible's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 93-72 |
| Subs | Houston | William Sloan (SF) Michael Gonsalez | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:20 | Houston | John Schueler swats the layup by Brian Spears | 93-72 |
| 02:18 | Rice | Gary Robinson grabs the board | 93-72 |
| 02:00 | Rice | Gary Robinson connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Burton Lee | 93-74 |
| 01:43 | Houston | William Sloan is hacked by Burton Lee - foul #3 on Burton Lee, team foul #12 | 93-74 |
| Subs | Houston | Joe Wright (SG), Loren Schulte (C) Javier Gonzalez, Claude Friese | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:43 | Houston | William Sloan makes the 1st free throw | 94-74 |
| 01:43 | Houston | William Sloan makes the 2nd free throw | 95-74 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Gary Robinson is fouled on the floor by Brian Spears - foul #3 on Brian Spears, team foul #11 | 95-74 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Gary Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 95-75 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Gary Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 95-76 |
| 01:07 | Houston | Loren Schulte's layup is rejected by John Schueler | 95-76 |
| 01:05 | Rice | John Schueler grabs the board | 95-76 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Carl Bivens knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Dustin Schaible | 95-78 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Houston | Joe Wright misses short on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Burton Lee - foul #4 on Burton Lee, team foul #13 | 95-78 |
| 00:39 | Houston | Joe Wright makes the 1st free throw | 96-78 |
| 00:39 | Houston | Joe Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 97-78 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Rice | Burton Lee misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 97-78 |
| 00:30 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Burton Lee | 97-78 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Carl Bivens misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 97-78 |
| 00:26 | Houston | Brian Spears pulls down the rebound | 97-78 |
| 00:00 | Houston | James Johnson runs out the clock | 97-78 |