| Lineup | Houston | PG - Louis Decastro (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Berdy Sarwinski (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwight Beck (fresh) PF - Michael Scheetz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kirk Allen (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Barnum (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Falls (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bryan Ertl (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Damian Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Ziff (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Dwight Beck inbounds the ball | 41-26 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-26 |
| 19:42 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-26 |
| 19:20 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski double dribbles | 41-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Chris Stallworth (PG), Cong Hong (PF), Thomas Devinney (C) Louis Decastro, Michael Scheetz, Kirk Allen | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:54 | Rice | Damian Carr is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Damian Carr, team foul #1 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Decastro (PG), Patrick Farrelly (SG) Chris Stallworth, Berdy Sarwinski | |
| Subs | Rice | William Grunwald (PF) Damian Carr | |
| 18:36 | Houston | Thomas Devinney clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-26 |
| 18:34 | Rice | Bryan Ertl grabs the board | 41-26 |
| 18:32 | Rice | Louis Decastro picks off the pass by Thomas Barnum in the backcourt | 41-26 |
| 18:18 | Houston | Cong Hong can't finish the layup | 41-26 |
| 18:17 | Rice | Brian Ziff gets the rebound | 41-26 |
| 18:04 | Rice | Billy Falls comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-26 |
| 18:02 | Houston | Cong Hong grabs the board | 41-26 |
| 17:37 | Houston | Patrick Farrelly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Chris Stallworth (PG), Berdy Sarwinski (SG), James Thompson (SF), Michael Scheetz (PF), Kirk Allen (C) Louis Decastro, Patrick Farrelly, Dwight Beck, Cong Hong, Thomas Devinney | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG), James Walters (SG), Johnny Jelinski (SF), David Stratton (C) Thomas Barnum, Billy Falls, Bryan Ertl, Brian Ziff | |
| 17:33 | Rice | Charles Bolden is fouled in the backcourt by Chris Stallworth - foul #1 on Chris Stallworth, team foul #1 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeffery Lee (PG) Chris Stallworth | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:16 | Rice | David Stratton scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by William Grunwald | 41-28 |
| 16:56 | Houston | James Walters takes the ball from James Thompson | 41-28 |
| 16:48 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski misses short on an open 3 from the right corner | 41-28 |
| 16:47 | Houston | The rebound goes to Michael Scheetz | 41-28 |
| 16:31 | Houston | James Thompson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-28 |
| 16:29 | Rice | Charles Bolden gets the rebound | 41-28 |
| 16:27 | Rice | Berdy Sarwinski picks off the pass by David Stratton in the backcourt | 41-28 |
| 16:25 | Houston | James Thompson lays it up and in set up by Berdy Sarwinski | 43-28 |
| 16:08 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski is fouled on the floor by Michael Scheetz - foul #1 on Michael Scheetz, team foul #2 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Decastro (PG), Dwight Beck (SF), Cong Hong (PF), Thomas Devinney (C) Jeffery Lee, James Thompson, Michael Scheetz, Kirk Allen | |
| Subs | Rice | Billy Falls (SG), Bryan Ertl (SF), Brian Ziff (C) James Walters, William Grunwald, David Stratton | |
| 15:52 | Rice | Brian Ziff is fouled on the floor by Thomas Devinney - foul #1 on Thomas Devinney, team foul #3 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Farrelly (SG), Michael Scheetz (PF) Berdy Sarwinski, Cong Hong | |
| Subs | Rice | Christopher Boone (PG), Damian Carr (PF) Charles Bolden, Johnny Jelinski | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Louis Decastro (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Farrelly (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dwight Beck (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Scheetz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Devinney (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Christopher Boone (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Falls (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bryan Ertl (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Damian Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Ziff (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Rice | Brian Ziff hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Dwight Beck - foul #1 on Dwight Beck, team foul #4 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Chris Stallworth (PG), Berdy Sarwinski (SG), Cong Hong (PF) Louis Decastro, Patrick Farrelly, Michael Scheetz | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:36 | Rice | Brian Ziff makes the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 15:36 | Rice | Brian Ziff misses the 2nd free throw | 43-29 |
| 15:36 | Houston | Cong Hong snags the defensive board | 43-29 |
| 15:13 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Cong Hong and the foul's on Billy Falls - foul #3 on Billy Falls, team foul #2 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Decastro (PG), Michael Scheetz (PF) Chris Stallworth, Thomas Devinney | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Barnum (PG) Christopher Boone | |
| 15:13 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski makes the free throw | 46-29 |
| 14:49 | Rice | Thomas Barnum drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Billy Falls | 46-32 |
| 14:43 | Houston | Louis Decastro blows the layup | 46-32 |
| 14:41 | Rice | Damian Carr snags the defensive board | 46-32 |
| 14:27 | Rice | Brian Ziff's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Scheetz | 46-32 |
| 14:26 | Rice | Brian Ziff gets the offensive rebound | 46-32 |
| 14:11 | Rice | Billy Falls is hacked by Dwight Beck - foul #2 on Dwight Beck, team foul #5 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Chris Stallworth (PG), Patrick Farrelly (SG), James Thompson (SF), Thomas Devinney (C) Louis Decastro, Berdy Sarwinski, Dwight Beck, Cong Hong | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG), Edwin Compton (SF), Johnny Jelinski (PF), David Stratton (C) Thomas Barnum, Bryan Ertl, Damian Carr, Brian Ziff | |
| 13:49 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 46-32 |
| 13:48 | Houston | The rebound goes to Patrick Farrelly | 46-32 |
| 13:28 | Houston | James Thompson drills a jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Edwin Compton - foul #1 on Edwin Compton, team foul #3 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Decastro (PG), Berdy Sarwinski (SG), Cong Hong (PF), Kirk Allen (C) Chris Stallworth, Patrick Farrelly, Michael Scheetz, Thomas Devinney | |
| Subs | Rice | James Walters (SG), William Grunwald (PF) Billy Falls, Edwin Compton | |
| 13:28 | Houston | James Thompson makes the free throw | 49-32 |
| 13:26 | Rice | Berdy Sarwinski steps in front of the Johnny Jelinski pass in the backcourt | 49-32 |
| 13:24 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski lays it in | 51-32 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:22 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski travels in the backcourt | 51-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeffery Lee (SF) James Thompson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:08 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski's floater is tipped away by Johnny Jelinski | 51-32 |
| 13:06 | Rice | William Grunwald gets the rebound | 51-32 |
| 12:50 | Rice | William Grunwald blows the layup but he's hacked by Cong Hong - foul #2 on Cong Hong, team foul #6 | 51-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Chris Stallworth (PG), Patrick Farrelly (SG), Dwight Beck (SF), Michael Scheetz (PF), Thomas Devinney (C) Louis Decastro, Berdy Sarwinski, Jeffery Lee, Cong Hong, Kirk Allen | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Barnum (PG), Bryan Ertl (SF), Damian Carr (PF) Charles Bolden, Johnny Jelinski, David Stratton | |
| 12:50 | Rice | William Grunwald makes the 1st free throw | 51-33 |
| 12:50 | Rice | William Grunwald makes the 2nd free throw | 51-34 |
| 12:36 | Houston | Thomas Devinney drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Chris Stallworth | 53-34 |
| 12:21 | Rice | Damian Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Decastro (PG), Berdy Sarwinski (SG), James Thompson (SF), Kirk Allen (C) Chris Stallworth, Patrick Farrelly, Dwight Beck, Thomas Devinney | |
| Subs | Rice | Billy Falls (SG), Johnny Jelinski (C) James Walters, William Grunwald | |
| 11:53 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Jody Loewen (SG), Jeffery Lee (SF), Cong Hong (PF), Thomas Devinney (C) Berdy Sarwinski, James Thompson, Michael Scheetz, Kirk Allen | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG) Thomas Barnum | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Louis Decastro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jody Loewen (fresh) SF - Jeffery Lee (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Cong Hong (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Devinney (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Bolden (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Billy Falls (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bryan Ertl (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Damian Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Johnny Jelinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Rice | Damian Carr misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-34 |
| 11:37 | Rice | Bryan Ertl grabs the offensive rebound | 53-34 |
| 11:28 | Rice | Bryan Ertl knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Billy Falls | 53-36 |
| 11:14 | Houston | Charles Bolden is called for the reach on Jody Loewen - foul #3 on Charles Bolden, team foul #4 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Chris Stallworth (PG), Berdy Sarwinski (SG), Dwight Beck (SF), Michael Scheetz (PF), Kirk Allen (C) Louis Decastro, Jody Loewen, Jeffery Lee, Cong Hong, Thomas Devinney | |
| Subs | Rice | James Walters (SG), Edwin Compton (SF), William Grunwald (PF), Brian Ziff (C) Billy Falls, Bryan Ertl, Damian Carr, Johnny Jelinski | |
| 11:00 | Houston | Chris Stallworth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Farrelly (SG) Berdy Sarwinski | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:44 | Rice | Edwin Compton comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Dwight Beck - foul #3 on Dwight Beck, team foul #7 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Decastro (PG), Berdy Sarwinski (SG) Chris Stallworth, Patrick Farrelly | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:44 | Rice | Edwin Compton makes the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 10:44 | Rice | Edwin Compton makes the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| 10:23 | Houston | Louis Decastro loses the dribble to William Grunwald | 53-38 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:08 | Rice | Charles Bolden misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 53-38 |
| 10:06 | Houston | Dwight Beck pulls down the rebound | 53-38 |
| 09:48 | Houston | Kirk Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Chris Stallworth (PG), Patrick Farrelly (SG), James Thompson (SF), Cong Hong (PF), Thomas Devinney (C) Louis Decastro, Berdy Sarwinski, Dwight Beck, Michael Scheetz, Kirk Allen | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Barnum (PG), Billy Falls (SG), Bryan Ertl (SF), Damian Carr (PF), Johnny Jelinski (C) Charles Bolden, James Walters, Edwin Compton, William Grunwald, Brian Ziff | |
| 09:30 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left corner | 53-38 |
| 09:28 | Rice | Damian Carr can't tip it in | 53-38 |
| 09:26 | Houston | The rebound goes to Thomas Devinney | 53-38 |
| 09:06 | Houston | Thomas Devinney is hacked by Billy Falls - foul #4 on Billy Falls, team foul #5 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Decastro (PG), Berdy Sarwinski (SG), Jeffery Lee (SF), Michael Scheetz (PF) Chris Stallworth, Patrick Farrelly, James Thompson, Cong Hong | |
| Subs | Rice | Christopher Boone (SG) Billy Falls | |
| 08:50 | Houston | Louis Decastro hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-38 |
| 08:48 | Rice | Damian Carr pulls down the rebound | 53-38 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:44 | Rice | Thomas Barnum scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Michael Scheetz - foul #2 on Michael Scheetz, team foul #8 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Dwight Beck (SF), Cong Hong (PF), Kirk Allen (C) Jeffery Lee, Michael Scheetz, Thomas Devinney | |
| Subs | Rice | David Stratton (C) Damian Carr | |
| 08:44 | Rice | Thomas Barnum makes the free throw | 53-41 |
| 08:36 | Houston | Dwight Beck is fouled on the floor by David Stratton - foul #3 on David Stratton, team foul #6 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Jody Loewen (SG), James Thompson (SF) Berdy Sarwinski, Dwight Beck | |
| Subs | Rice | James Walters (SG) Christopher Boone | |
| 08:15 | Houston | Cong Hong misses the fadeaway in the paint | 53-41 |
| 08:14 | Houston | Cong Hong grabs the offensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 07:56 | Houston | Louis Decastro misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 07:54 | Houston | Cong Hong can't tip it in | 53-41 |
| 07:53 | Houston | Kirk Allen gets the offensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 07:41 | Houston | Cong Hong lays it up and in | 55-41 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Louis Decastro (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jody Loewen (fresh) SF - James Thompson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Cong Hong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Kirk Allen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Barnum (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Walters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bryan Ertl (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Johnny Jelinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Stratton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:28 | Rice | James Walters knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Barnum | 55-44 |
| 07:16 | Houston | Kirk Allen knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Louis Decastro | 57-44 |
| 07:00 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Walters | 57-46 |
| 06:43 | Houston | Louis Decastro connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Cong Hong | 59-46 |
| 06:26 | Rice | Bryan Ertl connects on the open 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Walters | 59-49 |
| 06:06 | Houston | David Stratton is called for the reach on Kirk Allen - foul #4 on David Stratton, team foul #7 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeffery Lee (PG), Berdy Sarwinski (SG), Dwight Beck (SF), Michael Scheetz (PF) Louis Decastro, Jody Loewen, James Thompson, Cong Hong | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG), Billy Falls (SG), Edwin Compton (SF), Damian Carr (PF), Brian Ziff (C) Thomas Barnum, James Walters, Bryan Ertl, Johnny Jelinski, David Stratton | |
| 06:06 | Houston | Kirk Allen misses the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 06:06 | Rice | Brian Ziff gets the rebound | 59-49 |
| 05:54 | Rice | Edwin Compton misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 59-49 |
| 05:53 | Rice | Billy Falls tips it home | 59-51 |
| 05:31 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski misses the 3 from the right corner | 59-51 |
| 05:30 | Rice | Brian Ziff snags the defensive board | 59-51 |
| 05:13 | Rice | Brian Ziff makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Billy Falls | 59-53 |
| 04:50 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski comes up short on the shot from the right side | 59-53 |
| 04:49 | Rice | Brian Ziff grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Berdy Sarwinski picks off the pass by Charles Bolden in the backcourt | 59-53 |
| 04:38 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 04:36 | Rice | Brian Ziff grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 04:22 | Rice | Edwin Compton knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 59-55 |
| 04:17 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Jeffery Lee | 61-55 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Charles Bolden's fadeaway is rejected by Kirk Allen | 61-55 |
| 04:01 | Houston | Kirk Allen snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| 03:39 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing but he's fouled by Billy Falls - foul #5 on Billy Falls, team foul #8 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Chris Stallworth (PG), Thomas Devinney (C) Jeffery Lee, Kirk Allen | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Barnum (PG), Christopher Boone (SG), Bryan Ertl (SF), William Grunwald (C) Charles Bolden, Billy Falls, Edwin Compton, Brian Ziff | |
| 03:39 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 03:39 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 03:39 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski misses the 3rd free throw | 63-55 |
| 03:39 | Rice | Damian Carr grabs the board | 63-55 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Chris Stallworth (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Berdy Sarwinski (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Dwight Beck (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Scheetz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Devinney (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Barnum (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Boone (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Ertl (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Damian Carr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - William Grunwald (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:31 | Rice | Thomas Barnum banks in the layup | 63-57 |
| 03:09 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski loses the dribble to Christopher Boone | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:54 | Rice | Bryan Ertl misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-57 |
| 02:52 | Houston | The rebound goes to Michael Scheetz | 63-57 |
| 02:40 | Houston | Michael Scheetz misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 63-57 |
| 02:38 | Rice | Damian Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 02:38 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Decastro (PG), Patrick Farrelly (SG), James Thompson (SF), Cong Hong (PF) Chris Stallworth, Berdy Sarwinski, Dwight Beck, Michael Scheetz | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG), James Walters (SG), Brian Ziff (C) Thomas Barnum, Christopher Boone, Damian Carr | |
| 02:09 | Rice | James Walters misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-57 |
| 02:08 | Rice | Bryan Ertl hits the follow up shot | 63-59 |
| 01:48 | Houston | Louis Decastro connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Patrick Farrelly | 65-59 |
| 01:48 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski (SG), Dwight Beck (SF), Michael Scheetz (PF), Kirk Allen (C) Patrick Farrelly, James Thompson, Cong Hong, Thomas Devinney | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Barnum (PG), Damian Carr (PF) Charles Bolden, William Grunwald | |
| 01:40 | Rice | Damian Carr comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Michael Scheetz - foul #3 on Michael Scheetz, team foul #9 | 65-59 |
| 01:40 | Rice | Damian Carr makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 01:40 | Rice | Damian Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 01:23 | Houston | Louis Decastro misses the jump hook from the left block | 65-61 |
| 01:21 | Rice | Bryan Ertl gets the rebound | 65-61 |
| 01:07 | Rice | Bryan Ertl can't connect on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Michael Scheetz - foul #4 on Michael Scheetz, team foul #10 | 65-61 |
| 01:07 | Rice | Bryan Ertl makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 01:07 | Rice | Bryan Ertl misses the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 01:07 | Houston | Kirk Allen snags the defensive board | 65-62 |
| 00:51 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Berdy Sarwinski, team foul #11 | 65-62 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Bryan Ertl misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 65-62 |
| 00:31 | Houston | Michael Scheetz snags the defensive board | 65-62 |
| 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 and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Houston | Michael Scheetz is hacked by James Walters in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Walters, team foul #9 | 65-62 |
| 00:29 | Houston | Michael Scheetz misses the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Brian Ziff grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Louis Decastro steps in front of the Brian Ziff pass in the backcourt | 65-62 |
| 00:26 | Houston | Dwight Beck hits the finger roll on a great pass from Louis Decastro | 67-62 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Rice | Bryan Ertl's pass is intercepted by Kirk Allen | 67-62 |
| 00:20 | Houston | James Walters is called for the reach on Berdy Sarwinski in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Walters, team foul #10 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeffery Lee (SF), Cong Hong (PF) Dwight Beck, Michael Scheetz | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:20 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:14 | Rice | James Walters comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-62 |
| 00:13 | Houston | Jeffery Lee gets the rebound | 69-62 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Jeffery Lee is fouled in the backcourt by James Walters - foul #3 on James Walters, team foul #11 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Scheetz (PF) Cong Hong | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:12 | Houston | Jeffery Lee makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Jeffery Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Brian Ziff grabs the defensive rebound | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Rice | James Walters makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Barnum | 70-65 |
| 00:06 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski is hacked by Thomas Barnum in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Barnum, team foul #12 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Houston | Cong Hong (PF) Michael Scheetz | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:06 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:06 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Thomas Barnum is hacked by Louis Decastro - foul #2 on Louis Decastro, team foul #12 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Houston | Dwight Beck (SF), Michael Scheetz (PF) Jeffery Lee, Cong Hong | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Thomas Barnum misses the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Thomas Barnum misses the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |