| Lineup | Houston | PG - Berdy Sarwinski (fresh) SG - Ulysses Brady (fresh) SF - Robert Lee (fresh) PF - Michael Cantrell (fresh) C - Jay Rector (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Austin (fresh) SG - Billy Falls (fresh) SF - Bryan Ertl (fresh) PF - Nigel Williams (fresh) C - Willie Fortune (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Willie Fortune wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Rice | Billy Falls knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 19:23 | Houston | Jay Rector clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Bryan Ertl - foul #1 on Bryan Ertl, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:23 | Houston | Jay Rector makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:23 | Houston | Jay Rector makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:03 | Rice | Billy Falls scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Bryan Ertl | 2-5 |
| 18:46 | Houston | Michael Cantrell misses the easy layup | 2-5 |
| 18:45 | Houston | Ulysses Brady gets the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:33 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski misses the shot near the basket | 2-5 |
| 18:32 | Rice | The rebound goes to Bryan Ertl | 2-5 |
| 18:27 | Rice | Bryan Ertl hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 18:25 | Houston | Jay Rector snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 18:12 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski is hacked by Nigel Williams - foul #1 on Nigel Williams, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 18:01 | Houston | Ulysses Brady comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 18:00 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski snags the offensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:55 | Houston | Jay Rector travels with the ball | 2-5 |
| 17:34 | Rice | Bryan Ertl can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 17:32 | Rice | Bryan Ertl grabs the offensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Bryan Ertl blows the dunk but the foul's on Robert Lee - foul #1 on Robert Lee, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Bryan Ertl makes the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Bryan Ertl makes the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:04 | Houston | Robert Lee comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 2-7 |
| 17:03 | Rice | Willie Fortune gets the rebound | 2-7 |
| 16:42 | Rice | Willie Fortune's floater is knocked away by Robert Lee | 2-7 |
| 16:40 | Houston | Michael Cantrell grabs the board | 2-7 |
| 16:35 | Houston | Ulysses Brady misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-7 |
| 16:34 | Rice | Willie Fortune snags the defensive board | 2-7 |
| 16:21 | Rice | Billy Falls misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-7 |
| 16:20 | Houston | Jay Rector gets the rebound | 2-7 |
| 16:14 | Houston | Robert Lee scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Berdy Sarwinski | 4-7 |
| 15:59 | Rice | Nigel Williams hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Cantrell - foul #1 on Michael Cantrell, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jerome Johnson (SG), James Ketcham (SF), Fred Duong (C) Billy Falls, Bryan Ertl, Willie Fortune | |
| 15:59 | Rice | Nigel Williams makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:59 | Rice | Nigel Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:59 | Houston | Michael Cantrell grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Berdy Sarwinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ulysses Brady (fresh) SF - Robert Lee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Cantrell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jay Rector (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Austin (fresh) SG - Jerome Johnson (fresh) SF - James Ketcham (fresh) PF - Nigel Williams (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Fred Duong (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Houston | Jay Rector lays it up and in | 6-8 |
| 15:23 | Rice | Jerome Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 15:21 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to John Austin | 6-8 |
| 15:09 | Rice | Fred Duong comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 6-8 |
| 15:08 | Houston | Robert Lee snags the defensive board | 6-8 |
| 14:57 | Houston | Michael Cantrell knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Jay Rector and he's hacked by Nigel Williams - foul #2 on Nigel Williams, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Houston | Porter Steinman (PG), Jamie Lilly (SG), Kirk Allen (SF), Orlando Erickson (C) Berdy Sarwinski, Ulysses Brady, Robert Lee, Jay Rector | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Barnum (PG), Brian Ziff (C) John Austin, Nigel Williams | |
| 14:57 | Houston | Michael Cantrell makes the free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:34 | Rice | Michael Cantrell swats the short shot by Brian Ziff | 9-8 |
| 14:32 | Houston | Kirk Allen grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 14:24 | Houston | Michael Cantrell is denied on a dunk by Brian Ziff | 9-8 |
| 14:23 | Houston | Orlando Erickson grabs the offensive board | 9-8 |
| 14:02 | Houston | Kirk Allen misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Ketcham - foul #1 on James Ketcham, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski (PG), Cong Hong (PF) Porter Steinman, Michael Cantrell | |
| Subs | Rice | Billy Falls (SG), Bryan Ertl (SF), Willie Fortune (C) Jerome Johnson, Fred Duong, Brian Ziff | |
| 14:02 | Houston | Kirk Allen makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:02 | Houston | Kirk Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 13:42 | Rice | Billy Falls is fouled on the floor by Jamie Lilly - foul #1 on Jamie Lilly, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Houston | Ulysses Brady (SG), Robert Lee (SF) Jamie Lilly, Kirk Allen | |
| Subs | Rice | John Austin (PG) Thomas Barnum | |
| 13:23 | Rice | Bryan Ertl's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-8 |
| Subs | Houston | Jay Rector (C) Orlando Erickson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:07 | Houston | Ulysses Brady hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Berdy Sarwinski | 14-8 |
| 12:43 | Rice | John Austin lays it in on a great pass from Billy Falls | 14-10 |
| 12:33 | Houston | Ulysses Brady drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Cong Hong | 17-10 |
| 12:18 | Rice | Willie Fortune's floater is tipped away by Jay Rector | 17-10 |
| 12:17 | Houston | Jay Rector gets the rebound | 17-10 |
| 12:08 | Houston | Ulysses Brady misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-10 |
| 12:06 | Rice | Bryan Ertl snags the defensive board | 17-10 |
| 11:58 | Rice | James Ketcham hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Billy Falls | 17-13 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Berdy Sarwinski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ulysses Brady (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Lee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cong Hong (fresh) C - Jay Rector (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Austin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Billy Falls (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryan Ertl (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Ketcham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Willie Fortune (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Houston | Ulysses Brady clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-13 |
| 11:49 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Cong Hong | 17-13 |
| 11:27 | Houston | Ulysses Brady is hacked by Billy Falls - foul #1 on Billy Falls, team foul #5 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Houston | Porter Steinman (PG), Jamie Lilly (SG), Michael Cantrell (PF), Orlando Erickson (C) Berdy Sarwinski, Ulysses Brady, Cong Hong, Jay Rector | |
| Subs | Rice | Fred Duong (PF), Brian Ziff (C) James Ketcham, Willie Fortune | |
| 11:13 | Houston | Michael Cantrell misses the fadeaway from the left side | 17-13 |
| 11:11 | Rice | Billy Falls grabs the defensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 10:45 | Rice | Bryan Ertl misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-13 |
| 10:43 | Houston | Porter Steinman grabs the defensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 10:29 | Houston | Brian Ziff blocks the short jumper by Jamie Lilly | 17-13 |
| 10:28 | Houston | Robert Lee hits the follow up shot | 19-13 |
| 10:24 | Rice | John Austin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-13 |
| 10:23 | Rice | Brian Ziff grabs the offensive rebound | 19-13 |
| 10:12 | Rice | Orlando Erickson steps in front of the Brian Ziff pass | 19-13 |
| 10:05 | Houston | Porter Steinman drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Cantrell | 21-13 |
| 09:47 | Rice | Brian Ziff hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 21-15 |
| 09:37 | Houston | Michael Cantrell is whistled for a carry | 21-15 |
| Subs | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski (PG), Ulysses Brady (SG), Kirk Allen (SF), Jay Rector (C) Porter Steinman, Jamie Lilly, Robert Lee, Orlando Erickson | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Barnum (PG), Jerome Johnson (SG), Willie Fortune (C) John Austin, Billy Falls, Brian Ziff | |
| 09:18 | Rice | Fred Duong loses the dribble to Ulysses Brady | 21-15 |
| 09:09 | Houston | Michael Cantrell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 21-15 |
| 09:07 | Rice | Jerome Johnson grabs the board | 21-15 |
| 08:41 | Rice | Thomas Barnum comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-15 |
| 08:39 | Houston | Ulysses Brady snags the defensive board | 21-15 |
| 08:35 | Houston | Ulysses Brady can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 21-15 |
| 08:33 | Rice | Willie Fortune snags the defensive board | 21-15 |
| 08:15 | Rice | Bryan Ertl scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-18 |
| 08:05 | Houston | Jay Rector's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-18 |
| Subs | Houston | Cong Hong (PF) Michael Cantrell | |
| Subs | Rice | John Austin (PG), James Ketcham (SF), Brian Ziff (PF) Thomas Barnum, Bryan Ertl, Fred Duong | |
| 07:47 | Rice | Jay Rector steals the ball from John Austin | 21-18 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Berdy Sarwinski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ulysses Brady (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kirk Allen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cong Hong (fresh) C - Jay Rector (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Austin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerome Johnson (fresh) SF - James Ketcham (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Ziff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Willie Fortune (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-18 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Lee (SF) Kirk Allen | |
| Subs | Rice | Billy Falls (SG) Willie Fortune | |
| 07:18 | Rice | Billy Falls is denied on a layup by Cong Hong | 21-18 |
| 07:16 | Rice | Billy Falls grabs the offensive board | 21-18 |
| 07:01 | Rice | James Ketcham hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 21-18 |
| 07:00 | Houston | Jay Rector gets the rebound | 21-18 |
| 06:53 | Houston | Robert Lee is hacked by James Ketcham - foul #2 on James Ketcham, team foul #6 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Cantrell (PF), Orlando Erickson (C) Cong Hong, Jay Rector | |
| Subs | Rice | Willie Fortune (C) James Ketcham | |
| 06:43 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Ulysses Brady | 23-18 |
| 06:26 | Rice | Jerome Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-18 |
| 06:24 | Rice | John Austin tips it back up and in | 23-20 |
| 06:06 | Houston | Michael Cantrell hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Berdy Sarwinski | 25-20 |
| 05:55 | Rice | Billy Falls travels with the ball | 25-20 |
| Subs | Houston | Porter Steinman (PG), Jamie Lilly (SG) Berdy Sarwinski, Ulysses Brady | |
| Subs | Rice | Bryan Ertl (SF), Fred Duong (PF) Jerome Johnson, Brian Ziff | |
| 05:43 | Houston | John Austin steals it from Robert Lee | 25-20 |
| 05:19 | Rice | Bryan Ertl buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Billy Falls | 25-23 |
| 05:09 | Houston | Robert Lee misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bryan Ertl - foul #2 on Bryan Ertl, team foul #7 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Houston | Jay Rector (C) Orlando Erickson | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Barnum (SG), Jerome Johnson (SF) Billy Falls, Bryan Ertl | |
| 05:09 | Houston | Robert Lee misses the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:09 | Houston | Robert Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 04:55 | Rice | Fred Duong can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 04:54 | Houston | Robert Lee snags the defensive board | 26-23 |
| 04:48 | Houston | Porter Steinman clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on John Austin - foul #1 on John Austin, team foul #8 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Houston | Kirk Allen (SF) Robert Lee | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Boyd (SG) John Austin | |
| 04:48 | Houston | Porter Steinman makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 04:48 | Houston | Porter Steinman misses the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 04:48 | Rice | Willie Fortune pulls down the rebound | 27-23 |
| 04:34 | Rice | Thomas Barnum clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-23 |
| 04:32 | Houston | Michael Cantrell gets the rebound | 27-23 |
| 04:18 | Houston | Michael Cantrell drills a runner from the right block set up by Jamie Lilly | 29-23 |
| 04:13 | Rice | Thomas Barnum is denied on a layup by Michael Cantrell | 29-23 |
| 04:11 | Houston | The rebound goes to Porter Steinman | 29-23 |
| 04:02 | Houston | Porter Steinman comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 29-23 |
| 04:00 | Rice | The rebound goes to Willie Fortune | 29-23 |
| 03:45 | Rice | Fred Duong misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 29-23 |
| 03:44 | Houston | Porter Steinman snags the defensive board | 29-23 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Porter Steinman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jamie Lilly (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kirk Allen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Cantrell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jay Rector (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Barnum (fresh) SG - Steven Boyd (fresh) SF - Jerome Johnson (fairly fresh) PF - Fred Duong (fairly fresh) C - Willie Fortune (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Houston | Porter Steinman knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jamie Lilly | 31-23 |
| 03:23 | Rice | Jerome Johnson misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Kirk Allen - foul #1 on Kirk Allen, team foul #4 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski (PG), Ulysses Brady (SG), Robert Lee (SF), Cong Hong (PF) Porter Steinman, Jamie Lilly, Kirk Allen, Michael Cantrell | |
| Subs | Rice | John Austin (PG), Bryan Ertl (SF), Nigel Williams (PF), James Ketcham (C) Thomas Barnum, Steven Boyd, Fred Duong, Willie Fortune | |
| 03:23 | Rice | Jerome Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 03:23 | Rice | Jerome Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 03:07 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 31-25 |
| 03:05 | Houston | Cong Hong tips it back up and in | 33-25 |
| 02:52 | Rice | Nigel Williams comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Cong Hong - foul #1 on Cong Hong, team foul #5 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Houston | Orlando Erickson (C) Jay Rector | |
| Subs | Rice | Billy Falls (SG) Jerome Johnson | |
| 02:52 | Rice | Nigel Williams makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 02:52 | Rice | Nigel Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 02:52 | Houston | Orlando Erickson gets the rebound | 33-26 |
| 02:30 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ulysses Brady | 36-26 |
| 02:15 | Rice | Bryan Ertl comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-26 |
| 02:14 | Rice | John Austin misses the tip | 36-26 |
| 02:13 | Houston | Cong Hong gets the rebound | 36-26 |
| 01:54 | Houston | Robert Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Cantrell (PF) Cong Hong | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:41 | Rice | Billy Falls travels with the ball | 36-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Jay Rector (C) Orlando Erickson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:32 | Houston | Robert Lee drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Berdy Sarwinski | 38-26 |
| 01:12 | Rice | Nigel Williams double dribbles | 38-26 |
| 01:02 | Houston | Ulysses Brady is hacked by Billy Falls - foul #2 on Billy Falls, team foul #9 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Kirk Allen (SF) Robert Lee | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:02 | Houston | Ulysses Brady makes the 1st free throw | 39-26 |
| 01:02 | Houston | Ulysses Brady makes the 2nd free throw | 40-26 |
| 00:48 | Rice | James Ketcham hits a runner from close range set up by Billy Falls | 40-28 |
| 00:40 | Houston | Ulysses Brady drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Berdy Sarwinski | 43-28 |
| 00:23 | Rice | James Ketcham comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 43-28 |
| 00:21 | Houston | Jay Rector grabs the defensive rebound | 43-28 |
| 00:05 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski misses the driving attempt from the right block | 43-28 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Michael Cantrell tips it but misses | 43-28 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Nigel Williams gets the rebound | 43-28 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Nigel Williams hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 43-28 |