| Lineup | Rice | PG - Mario Gonzales (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - He-ping Zheng (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Baran Gorski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Sims (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Carlos Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Riggs (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kevin Hoffman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Steven Richardson inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Rice | Baran Gorski hits the finger roll against a doubleteam | 32-34 |
| 19:22 | Houston | Carlos Wilson is fouled on the floor by Justin Sims - foul #1 on Justin Sims, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| 19:04 | Houston | Raymond Stewart is fouled on the floor by Mario Gonzales - foul #1 on Mario Gonzales, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| 18:51 | Houston | Raymond Stewart's pass is intercepted by He-ping Zheng | 32-34 |
| 18:37 | Rice | He-ping Zheng misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 32-34 |
| 18:35 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Richardson | 32-34 |
| 18:15 | Rice | Steven Richardson scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Mario Gonzales | 35-34 |
| 18:00 | Houston | Robert Riggs scores on a runner from close range | 35-36 |
| 17:40 | Rice | He-ping Zheng buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Steven Richardson | 37-36 |
| 17:27 | Houston | Mario Wishart can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 17:25 | Rice | Justin Sims snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 16:56 | Rice | Steven Richardson drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Mario Gonzales and he's fouled by Mario Wishart - foul #1 on Mario Wishart, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Bowyer (PG), Alfred Foley (SG), Cortez Martin (C) Mario Gonzales, He-ping Zheng, Justin Sims | |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (PG), Charles Byers (SG), Raymond Ryan (SF), Michael Mitchell (PF), Robert Coleman (C) Raymond Stewart, Carlos Wilson, Mario Wishart, Robert Riggs, Kevin Hoffman | |
| 16:56 | Rice | Steven Richardson makes the free throw | 40-36 |
| 16:39 | Houston | Michael Mitchell comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 16:38 | Rice | The rebound goes to Cortez Martin | 40-36 |
| 16:23 | Rice | Steven Richardson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 16:22 | Houston | Michael Mitchell snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 16:03 | Houston | Gary Smith knocks in the 3 from straight away | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Raymond Bowyer (fresh) SG - Alfred Foley (fresh) SF - Steven Richardson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Baran Gorski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Cortez Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Byers (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Raymond Ryan (fresh) PF - Michael Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer connects on the open 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Steven Richardson | 43-39 |
| 15:23 | Houston | Robert Coleman travels with the ball | 43-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Mario Gonzales (PG), He-ping Zheng (SG), Larry Villalobos (PF), Justin Sims (C) Raymond Bowyer, Steven Richardson, Baran Gorski, Cortez Martin | |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Carlos Wilson (SG), Mario Wishart (SF), Robert Riggs (PF), Kevin Hoffman (C) Gary Smith, Charles Byers, Raymond Ryan, Michael Mitchell, Robert Coleman | |
| 15:07 | Rice | Robert Riggs picks off the pass by He-ping Zheng | 43-39 |
| 14:56 | Houston | Alfred Foley blocks the short jumper by Robert Riggs | 43-39 |
| 14:54 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman grabs the offensive board | 43-39 |
| 14:41 | Houston | Robert Riggs misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 43-39 |
| 14:40 | Rice | Justin Sims pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 14:18 | Rice | Mario Gonzales connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Justin Sims and he's fouled by Robert Riggs - foul #3 on Robert Riggs, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| 14:18 | Rice | Mario Gonzales misses the free throw | 45-39 |
| 14:18 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 14:02 | Houston | Raymond Stewart misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 14:01 | Rice | He-ping Zheng snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 13:46 | Rice | Alfred Foley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-39 |
| 13:45 | Houston | Carlos Wilson snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 13:24 | Houston | Raymond Stewart knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Carlos Wilson | 45-42 |
| 13:00 | Rice | Mario Gonzales can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-42 |
| 12:59 | Houston | Carlos Wilson grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 12:50 | Houston | Robert Riggs hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Carlos Wilson | 45-44 |
| 12:41 | Rice | Alfred Foley makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Mario Gonzales | 48-44 |
| 12:23 | Houston | Robert Riggs can't throw it down but the foul's on Justin Sims - foul #2 on Justin Sims, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Bowyer (PG), Steven Richardson (SF), Baran Gorski (PF), Cortez Martin (C) Mario Gonzales, Alfred Foley, Larry Villalobos, Justin Sims | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Byers (SG), Raymond Ryan (SF), Robert Coleman (C) Carlos Wilson, Mario Wishart, Kevin Hoffman | |
| 12:23 | Houston | Robert Riggs misses the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 12:23 | Houston | Robert Riggs makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 11:59 | Rice | He-ping Zheng travels with the ball | 48-45 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (PG), Michael Mitchell (PF) Raymond Stewart, Robert Riggs | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Raymond Bowyer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - He-ping Zheng (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Richardson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Baran Gorski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Cortez Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Byers (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Raymond Ryan (fresh) PF - Michael Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Houston | Michael Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-45 |
| 11:11 | Rice | Michael Mitchell steps in front of the Baran Gorski pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 48-45 |
| 10:48 | Houston | Charles Byers misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 48-45 |
| 10:46 | Rice | Cortez Martin grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 10:30 | Rice | Steven Richardson double dribbles | 48-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Mario Gonzales (PG), Alfred Foley (SG), Justin Sims (C) Raymond Bowyer, He-ping Zheng, Cortez Martin | |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Carlos Wilson (SG), Kevin Hoffman (C) Gary Smith, Charles Byers, Robert Coleman | |
| 10:16 | Houston | Raymond Stewart misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-45 |
| 10:15 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Hoffman | 48-45 |
| 09:58 | Houston | Raymond Ryan misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-45 |
| 09:56 | Rice | Baran Gorski gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 09:46 | Rice | Mario Gonzales is fouled on the floor by Raymond Stewart - foul #2 on Raymond Stewart, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Mario Wishart (SF), Robert Riggs (PF) Raymond Ryan, Michael Mitchell | |
| 09:28 | Rice | Mario Gonzales misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 48-45 |
| 09:27 | Houston | Mario Wishart gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 09:02 | Houston | Mario Wishart lays it in on a nice dish by Carlos Wilson | 48-47 |
| 08:42 | Rice | Mario Gonzales buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Alfred Foley | 51-47 |
| 08:24 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman's pass is intercepted by Alfred Foley | 51-47 |
| 08:21 | Rice | Mario Gonzales misses the easy layup | 51-47 |
| 08:19 | Houston | Carlos Wilson pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 07:55 | Houston | Robert Riggs knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Mario Gonzales (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Alfred Foley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Steven Richardson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Baran Gorski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Sims (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Carlos Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mario Wishart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Riggs (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. C - Kevin Hoffman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Rice | Alfred Foley loses the ball out of bounds | 51-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Bowyer (PG), He-ping Zheng (SG), Larry Villalobos (PF), Cortez Martin (C) Mario Gonzales, Alfred Foley, Baran Gorski, Justin Sims | |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (PG), Charles Byers (SG), Raymond Ryan (SF), Robert Coleman (C) Raymond Stewart, Carlos Wilson, Mario Wishart, Kevin Hoffman | |
| 07:15 | Houston | Robert Riggs misses the easy layup | 51-49 |
| 07:14 | Houston | Robert Coleman hits the follow up shot | 51-51 |
| 06:46 | Rice | Cortez Martin buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Raymond Bowyer | 54-51 |
| 06:28 | Houston | Robert Riggs misses short on a floater from the right side | 54-51 |
| 06:26 | Rice | Cortez Martin gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 06:11 | Rice | Robert Coleman is called for the reach on Larry Villalobos - foul #3 on Robert Coleman, team foul #4 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Justin Sims (C) Steven Richardson | |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Michael Mitchell (PF), Kevin Hoffman (C) Gary Smith, Robert Riggs, Robert Coleman | |
| 05:57 | Rice | Cortez Martin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-51 |
| 05:55 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 05:47 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 54-51 |
| 05:46 | Rice | Cortez Martin snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 05:21 | Rice | He-ping Zheng connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Larry Villalobos and the foul's on Raymond Ryan - foul #2 on Raymond Ryan, team foul #5 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Mario Gonzales (PG), Alfred Foley (SF), Baran Gorski (PF) Raymond Bowyer, Cortez Martin, Larry Villalobos | |
| Subs | Houston | Carlos Wilson (SG), Mario Wishart (SF) Charles Byers, Raymond Ryan | |
| 05:21 | Rice | He-ping Zheng makes the free throw | 57-51 |
| 05:07 | Houston | Raymond Stewart loses the ball out of bounds | 57-51 |
| 04:49 | Rice | Alfred Foley hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from close range | 57-51 |
| 04:48 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 04:35 | Houston | Carlos Wilson makes the fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on He-ping Zheng - foul #1 on He-ping Zheng, team foul #4 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Cortez Martin (SF) He-ping Zheng | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Riggs (PF), Robert Coleman (C) Michael Mitchell, Kevin Hoffman | |
| 04:35 | Houston | Carlos Wilson makes the free throw | 57-54 |
| 04:18 | Rice | Justin Sims misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 57-54 |
| 04:17 | Rice | Alfred Foley misses the tip | 57-54 |
| 04:16 | Houston | Robert Coleman pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 04:00 | Houston | Justin Sims steps in front of the Raymond Stewart pass | 57-54 |
| 03:37 | Rice | Cortez Martin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 03:36 | Houston | Robert Riggs grabs the board | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Mario Gonzales (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Alfred Foley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Cortez Martin (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Baran Gorski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Sims (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Carlos Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Riggs (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Houston | Raymond Stewart misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Alfred Foley - foul #2 on Alfred Foley, team foul #5 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Bowyer (PG), Larry Villalobos (C) Mario Gonzales, Justin Sims | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Byers (SG), Kevin Hoffman (C) Carlos Wilson, Robert Coleman | |
| 03:26 | Houston | Raymond Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 03:26 | Houston | Raymond Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 03:26 | Rice | Baran Gorski snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| 03:09 | Rice | The pull-up jumper by Baran Gorski is blocked by Robert Riggs | 57-55 |
| 03:07 | Houston | Mario Wishart gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 02:52 | Houston | Mario Wishart misses the shot from the baseline | 57-55 |
| 02:50 | Rice | Cortez Martin grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 02:50 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Mario Gonzales (PG), Steven Richardson (SF), Justin Sims (C) Raymond Bowyer, Cortez Martin, Larry Villalobos | |
| Subs | Houston | Carlos Wilson (SG) Charles Byers | |
| 02:41 | Rice | Alfred Foley knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Mario Gonzales | 60-55 |
| 02:23 | Houston | Robert Riggs blows the layup but he's fouled by Justin Sims - foul #3 on Justin Sims, team foul #6 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Rice | He-ping Zheng (SG) Alfred Foley | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:23 | Houston | Robert Riggs makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 02:23 | Houston | Robert Riggs makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 02:13 | Rice | Steven Richardson can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Carlos Wilson - foul #1 on Carlos Wilson, team foul #6 | 60-57 |
| 02:13 | Rice | Steven Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 02:13 | Rice | Steven Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 01:54 | Houston | Carlos Wilson is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Carlos Wilson, team foul #7 | 62-57 |
| 01:40 | Rice | Robert Riggs steals the ball from Justin Sims | 62-57 |
| 01:14 | Houston | Mario Gonzales is called for the reach on Carlos Wilson - foul #2 on Mario Gonzales, team foul #7 | 62-57 |
| 01:14 | Houston | Carlos Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 01:14 | Houston | Carlos Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:56 | Rice | He-ping Zheng comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-59 |
| 00:55 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 00:50 | Houston | Steven Richardson is called for the reach on Mario Wishart - foul #1 on Steven Richardson, team foul #8 | 62-59 |
| 00:50 | Houston | Mario Wishart makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:50 | Houston | Mario Wishart makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | Rice | Mario Gonzales is hacked by Raymond Stewart - foul #3 on Raymond Stewart, team foul #8 | 62-61 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Mario Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Mario Gonzales makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:17 | Houston | Baran Gorski steals the ball from Robert Riggs | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:14 | Rice | He-ping Zheng is hacked by Carlos Wilson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carlos Wilson, team foul #9 | 64-61 |
| 00:14 | Rice | He-ping Zheng makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:14 | Rice | He-ping Zheng makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:08 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman is fouled on the floor by Justin Sims - foul #4 on Justin Sims, team foul #9 | 66-61 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Raymond Stewart is called for the reach on He-ping Zheng in the backcourt - foul #4 on Raymond Stewart, team foul #10 | 66-63 |
| 00:05 | Rice | He-ping Zheng makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:05 | Rice | He-ping Zheng makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Carlos Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 68-63 |