| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Lesser (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Edward Butler (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) PF - David Witzel (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kevin Hoffman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Mario Gonzales (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Fortier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Baran Gorski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Justin Sims (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Steven Richardson inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Rice | Justin Sims misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-31 |
| 19:37 | Rice | Mario Gonzales tips it back up and in | 34-33 |
| 19:26 | Houston | Mario Wishart is called for traveling | 34-33 |
| 19:06 | Rice | Kevin Hoffman denies the turnaround by Steven Richardson | 34-33 |
| 19:04 | Houston | David Witzel snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 18:56 | Houston | Edward Butler buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by William Lesser | 37-33 |
| 18:27 | Rice | Baran Gorski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-33 |
| 18:26 | Houston | Edward Butler snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 18:14 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman loses the ball out of bounds | 37-33 |
| 17:45 | Rice | Justin Sims clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on David Witzel - foul #1 on David Witzel, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Ryan (SF) Mario Wishart | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:45 | Rice | Justin Sims makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 17:45 | Rice | Justin Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 17:27 | Houston | Edward Butler misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 17:25 | Houston | Raymond Ryan tips it in | 39-35 |
| 17:05 | Rice | Mario Gonzales makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Fortier | 39-38 |
| 17:00 | Houston | Raymond Ryan is fouled on the floor by Christopher Fortier - foul #1 on Christopher Fortier, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Carlos Wilson (SG), Robert Riggs (PF), Robert Coleman (C) William Lesser, Edward Butler, David Witzel, Kevin Hoffman | |
| Subs | Rice | He-ping Zheng (PG), Cortez Martin (PF), Larry Villalobos (C) Mario Gonzales, Baran Gorski, Justin Sims | |
| 16:49 | Houston | Robert Riggs lays it up and in | 41-38 |
| 16:23 | Rice | He-ping Zheng's floater is knocked away by Robert Riggs | 41-38 |
| 16:22 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Coleman | 41-38 |
| 15:59 | Houston | Robert Coleman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-38 |
| 15:58 | Houston | Raymond Ryan grabs the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Carlos Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Ryan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Riggs (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - He-ping Zheng (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Fortier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Richardson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cortez Martin (fresh) 4 reb. C - Larry Villalobos (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Houston | Raymond Stewart is called for traveling | 41-38 |
| Subs | Houston | William Lesser (PG), Edward Butler (SG), Mario Wishart (SF), David Witzel (PF), Kevin Hoffman (C) Raymond Stewart, Carlos Wilson, Raymond Ryan, Robert Riggs, Robert Coleman | |
| Subs | Rice | Mario Gonzales (PG), Baran Gorski (PF), Justin Sims (C) Christopher Fortier, Steven Richardson, Larry Villalobos | |
| 15:21 | Rice | Cortez Martin connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Mario Gonzales and he's hacked by Kevin Hoffman - foul #3 on Kevin Hoffman, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| 15:21 | Rice | Cortez Martin misses the free throw | 41-40 |
| 15:21 | Houston | The rebound goes to David Witzel | 41-40 |
| 15:04 | Houston | He-ping Zheng steps in front of the Mario Wishart pass | 41-40 |
| 15:00 | Rice | Cortez Martin hits the finger roll set up by He-ping Zheng | 41-42 |
| 14:47 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman misses badly on a shot from the left side | 41-42 |
| 14:46 | Rice | Cortez Martin pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 14:39 | Rice | Mario Gonzales misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Lesser - foul #2 on William Lesser, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Christopher Fortier (SG) He-ping Zheng | |
| 14:39 | Rice | Mario Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 14:39 | Rice | Mario Gonzales misses the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 14:39 | Houston | David Witzel gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| 14:27 | Houston | Edward Butler drills a 3 from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 14:08 | Rice | Mario Wishart is called for the reach on Cortez Martin - foul #3 on Mario Wishart, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Coleman (C) Kevin Hoffman | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Villalobos (PG), Steven Richardson (SF) Mario Gonzales, Cortez Martin | |
| 13:40 | Rice | Baran Gorski drills a jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by Robert Coleman - foul #1 on Robert Coleman, team foul #5 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Carlos Wilson (SG) Edward Butler | |
| Subs | Rice | Mario Gonzales (PG) Justin Sims | |
| 13:40 | Rice | Baran Gorski misses the free throw | 44-45 |
| 13:40 | Houston | Robert Coleman gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 13:18 | Houston | Carlos Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 13:16 | Rice | Steven Richardson snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 12:55 | Rice | William Lesser picks off the pass by Baran Gorski | 44-45 |
| 12:51 | Houston | William Lesser lays it up and in | 46-45 |
| 12:43 | Rice | Mario Gonzales drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Villalobos | 46-48 |
| 12:24 | Houston | Robert Coleman misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Larry Villalobos - foul #2 on Larry Villalobos, team foul #2 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Edward Butler (SG), Raymond Ryan (SF), Robert Riggs (PF) William Lesser, Carlos Wilson, Mario Wishart, David Witzel | |
| Subs | Rice | He-ping Zheng (SG), Cortez Martin (PF), Justin Sims (C) Mario Gonzales, Christopher Fortier, Baran Gorski | |
| 12:24 | Houston | Robert Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 12:24 | Houston | Robert Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 12:12 | Rice | He-ping Zheng makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Larry Villalobos | 48-51 |
| 12:06 | Houston | Raymond Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 48-51 |
| 12:05 | Rice | Justin Sims gets the rebound | 48-51 |
| 11:43 | Rice | Steven Richardson lays it in on a great pass from Larry Villalobos | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Edward Butler (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Ryan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Riggs (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Larry Villalobos (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - He-ping Zheng (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Richardson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cortez Martin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Justin Sims (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Houston | Edward Butler misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 11:19 | Rice | Steven Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 11:12 | Rice | Larry Villalobos is fouled on the floor by Robert Coleman - foul #2 on Robert Coleman, team foul #6 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Hoffman (C) Robert Coleman | |
| Subs | Rice | Mario Gonzales (PG), Christopher Fortier (SG) Larry Villalobos, Steven Richardson | |
| 10:59 | Rice | Justin Sims knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Mario Gonzales | 48-55 |
| 10:38 | Houston | Raymond Stewart hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-55 |
| 10:37 | Rice | Christopher Fortier grabs the defensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 10:21 | Rice | Cortez Martin misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-55 |
| 10:19 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Hoffman | 48-55 |
| 10:15 | Houston | Raymond Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 48-55 |
| 10:13 | Rice | Cortez Martin gets the rebound | 48-55 |
| 09:55 | Rice | Christopher Fortier misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-55 |
| 09:53 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| 09:27 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman misses short on a runner from the baseline | 48-55 |
| 09:26 | Rice | The rebound goes to Cortez Martin | 48-55 |
| 09:21 | Rice | He-ping Zheng clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-55 |
| 09:19 | Rice | Justin Sims tips it back up and in | 48-57 |
| 09:08 | Houston | He-ping Zheng picks off the pass by Kevin Hoffman | 48-57 |
| 09:04 | Rice | Christopher Fortier lays it in set up by He-ping Zheng | 48-59 |
| 08:50 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Mario Gonzales - foul #3 on Mario Gonzales, team foul #3 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Houston | William Lesser (PG), Carlos Wilson (SG), Mario Wishart (SF), David Witzel (PF) Raymond Stewart, Edward Butler, Raymond Ryan, Robert Riggs | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Richardson (SF), Baran Gorski (PF), Larry Villalobos (C) He-ping Zheng, Cortez Martin, Justin Sims | |
| 08:50 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 08:50 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman misses the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 08:50 | Houston | David Witzel snags the offensive board | 49-59 |
| 08:32 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman connects on the jumpshot from the left wing and he's fouled by Larry Villalobos - foul #3 on Larry Villalobos, team foul #4 | 51-59 |
| 08:32 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman makes the free throw | 52-59 |
| 08:30 | Rice | Mario Gonzales is hacked by William Lesser in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Lesser, team foul #7 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Coleman (C) Kevin Hoffman | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:30 | Rice | Mario Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 08:30 | Rice | Mario Gonzales makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 08:03 | Houston | Baran Gorski blocks the short jumper by Robert Coleman | 52-61 |
| 08:01 | Houston | David Witzel snags the offensive board | 52-61 |
| 07:50 | Houston | Robert Coleman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mario Wishart | 54-61 |
| 07:40 | Rice | Mario Gonzales comes up short on the shot from the right side | 54-61 |
| 07:38 | Houston | William Lesser grabs the defensive rebound | 54-61 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Lesser (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carlos Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) 3 pf. PF - David Witzel (fresh) 9 reb. C - Robert Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Mario Gonzales (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Fortier (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Richardson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Baran Gorski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. C - Larry Villalobos (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:15 | Houston | Robert Coleman lays it up and in set up by Carlos Wilson | 56-61 |
| 07:01 | Rice | Carlos Wilson steals the ball from Christopher Fortier | 56-61 |
| 06:49 | Houston | Robert Coleman comes up short on the runner in the paint | 56-61 |
| 06:47 | Rice | Christopher Fortier gets the rebound | 56-61 |
| 06:26 | Rice | Christopher Fortier drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Richardson | 56-64 |
| 06:10 | Houston | Mario Wishart misses the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Baran Gorski - foul #1 on Baran Gorski, team foul #5 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Butler (SG), Kevin Hoffman (C) Carlos Wilson, Robert Coleman | |
| Subs | Rice | He-ping Zheng (SG), Cortez Martin (PF), Justin Sims (C) Christopher Fortier, Baran Gorski, Larry Villalobos | |
| 06:10 | Houston | Mario Wishart makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 06:10 | Houston | Mario Wishart misses the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 06:10 | Rice | Justin Sims snags the defensive board | 57-64 |
| 05:58 | Rice | Mario Gonzales misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-64 |
| 05:57 | Houston | Mario Wishart pulls down the rebound | 57-64 |
| 05:38 | Houston | Edward Butler clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Mario Gonzales - foul #4 on Mario Gonzales, team foul #6 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Raymond Ryan (SF), Robert Riggs (PF) William Lesser, Mario Wishart, David Witzel | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:38 | Houston | Edward Butler makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 05:38 | Houston | Edward Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 05:26 | Rice | Justin Sims misses the turnaround near the basket | 59-64 |
| 05:24 | Rice | He-ping Zheng hits the follow up shot | 59-66 |
| 05:10 | Houston | Edward Butler is fouled on the floor by Justin Sims - foul #2 on Justin Sims, team foul #7 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Villalobos (PG), Baran Gorski (PF) Mario Gonzales, Steven Richardson | |
| 05:10 | Houston | Edward Butler makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 05:10 | Houston | Edward Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 04:55 | Rice | Baran Gorski misses the shot from the right block | 61-66 |
| 04:53 | Rice | Justin Sims tips it back up and in | 61-68 |
| 04:44 | Houston | The short jumper by Kevin Hoffman is denied by Cortez Martin | 61-68 |
| 04:43 | Rice | Justin Sims snags the defensive board | 61-68 |
| 04:21 | Rice | Cortez Martin buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-71 |
| 03:54 | Houston | Raymond Ryan clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Cortez Martin - foul #2 on Cortez Martin, team foul #8 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Houston | William Lesser (PG), Carlos Wilson (SG), David Witzel (PF) Raymond Stewart, Edward Butler, Robert Riggs | |
| Subs | Rice | Christopher Fortier (SG), Steven Richardson (SF) He-ping Zheng, Justin Sims | |
| 03:54 | Houston | Raymond Ryan misses the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 03:54 | Houston | Raymond Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:25 | Rice | Cortez Martin makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Baran Gorski | 62-73 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Lesser (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carlos Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Ryan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Witzel (fresh) 9 reb. C - Kevin Hoffman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Larry Villalobos (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Fortier (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Richardson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Baran Gorski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. C - Cortez Martin (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:09 | Houston | William Lesser travels with the ball | 62-73 |
| Subs | Houston | Mario Wishart (SF), Robert Coleman (C) Raymond Ryan, Kevin Hoffman | |
| Subs | Rice | Mario Gonzales (PG), Kevin Quijada (PF), Harry Mendelson (C) Larry Villalobos, Baran Gorski, Cortez Martin | |
| 02:50 | Rice | Kevin Quijada misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-73 |
| 02:48 | Houston | The rebound goes to Mario Wishart | 62-73 |
| 02:48 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-73 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Butler (SG), Kevin Hoffman (C) Carlos Wilson, Robert Coleman | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Villalobos (PG), He-ping Zheng (SG), Cortez Martin (SF), Baran Gorski (PF), Justin Sims (C) Mario Gonzales, Christopher Fortier, Steven Richardson, Kevin Quijada, Harry Mendelson | |
| 02:34 | Houston | Edward Butler can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-73 |
| 02:33 | Houston | David Witzel tips it in | 64-73 |
| 02:33 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-73 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Christopher Fortier (SG) Larry Villalobos | |
| 02:04 | Rice | He-ping Zheng is called for traveling | 64-73 |
| 01:50 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 64-73 |
| 01:48 | Houston | David Witzel tips it home | 66-73 |
| 01:48 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-73 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Mario Gonzales (PG), Steven Richardson (SF) He-ping Zheng, Cortez Martin | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:27 | Rice | Steven Richardson connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Mario Gonzales | 66-75 |
| 01:08 | Houston | Mario Wishart misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 66-75 |
| 01:07 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman gets the offensive rebound | 66-75 |
| 01:02 | Houston | Mario Wishart scores on a runner from the baseline | 68-75 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:59 | Rice | Mario Gonzales is hacked by William Lesser - foul #4 on William Lesser, team foul #8 | 68-75 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | He-ping Zheng (SF) Steven Richardson | |
| 00:59 | Rice | Mario Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 68-76 |
| 00:59 | Rice | Mario Gonzales makes the 2nd free throw | 68-77 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Houston | Edward Butler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-77 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Rice | Justin Sims is hacked by William Lesser in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Lesser, team foul #9 | 68-77 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG) William Lesser | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:52 | Rice | Justin Sims makes the 1st free throw | 68-78 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Justin Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 68-79 |
| 00:47 | Houston | Raymond Stewart misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-79 |
| 00:46 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman hits the follow up shot | 70-79 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Mario Gonzales is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Stewart - foul #2 on Raymond Stewart, team foul #10 | 70-79 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Mario Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 70-80 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Mario Gonzales makes the 2nd free throw | 70-81 |
| 00:41 | Houston | Raymond Stewart misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-81 |
| 00:39 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to David Witzel | 70-81 |
| 00:35 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman's pass is intercepted by Christopher Fortier | 70-81 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Rice | Christopher Fortier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-81 |
| Subs | Houston | Carlos Wilson (SG), Raymond Ryan (SF), Robert Riggs (PF), Robert Coleman (C) Edward Butler, Mario Wishart, David Witzel, Kevin Hoffman | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Villalobos (PG), Cortez Martin (SF), Kevin Quijada (PF), Harry Mendelson (C) Mario Gonzales, Christopher Fortier, Baran Gorski, Justin Sims | |
| 00:01 | Houston | Carlos Wilson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-81 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-81 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Butler (SG), Mario Wishart (SF), David Witzel (PF), Kevin Hoffman (C) Carlos Wilson, Raymond Ryan, Robert Riggs, Robert Coleman | |
| Subs | Rice | Mario Gonzales (PG), Christopher Fortier (SG), Steven Richardson (SF), Baran Gorski (PF), Justin Sims (C) Larry Villalobos, He-ping Zheng, Cortez Martin, Kevin Quijada, Harry Mendelson | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Mario Gonzales runs out the clock | 73-81 |