| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Carlos Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Riggs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Hoffman (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Mario Gonzales (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - He-ping Zheng (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Richardson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Baran Gorski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 blk. C - Justin Sims (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Steven Richardson inbounds the ball | 26-34 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Rice | He-ping Zheng can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 26-34 |
| 19:45 | Rice | Baran Gorski tips it in | 26-36 |
| 19:24 | Houston | Carlos Wilson scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Mario Wishart | 29-36 |
| 19:01 | Rice | He-ping Zheng clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 19:00 | Rice | Steven Richardson grabs the offensive board | 29-36 |
| 18:53 | Rice | Justin Sims buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Baran Gorski | 29-38 |
| 18:41 | Houston | Mario Wishart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-38 |
| 18:18 | Rice | Robert Riggs steals the ball from He-ping Zheng | 29-38 |
| 18:02 | Houston | Mario Wishart misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-38 |
| 18:01 | Rice | Justin Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 17:45 | Rice | Steven Richardson's pass is intercepted by Robert Riggs | 29-38 |
| 17:22 | Houston | Robert Riggs hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Raymond Stewart | 31-38 |
| 17:03 | Rice | Mario Gonzales is fouled on the floor by Raymond Stewart - foul #3 on Raymond Stewart, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Bowyer (PG), Alfred Foley (SG), Cortez Martin (SF), Larry Villalobos (C) Mario Gonzales, He-ping Zheng, Steven Richardson, Justin Sims | |
| 16:54 | Rice | Raymond Ryan is called for the reach on Cortez Martin - foul #1 on Raymond Ryan, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| 16:44 | Rice | Baran Gorski shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Charles Byers - foul #1 on Charles Byers, team foul #3 | 31-38 |
| 16:44 | Rice | Baran Gorski makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 16:44 | Rice | Baran Gorski misses the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 16:44 | Houston | Michael Mitchell gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| 16:22 | Houston | Michael Mitchell misses the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Baran Gorski - foul #3 on Baran Gorski, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Richardson (SF) Baran Gorski | |
| 16:22 | Houston | Michael Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 16:22 | Houston | Michael Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 16:22 | Rice | Larry Villalobos grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 16:07 | Rice | Cortez Martin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 31-39 |
| 16:06 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Coleman | 31-39 |
| 15:59 | Houston | Robert Coleman knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Charles Byers | 33-39 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Byers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Ryan (fresh) PF - Michael Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Raymond Bowyer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alfred Foley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Richardson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Villalobos (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Cortez Martin (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 15:37 | Rice | Alfred Foley is hacked by Raymond Ryan - foul #2 on Raymond Ryan, team foul #4 | 33-39 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Rice | Mario Gonzales (PG), He-ping Zheng (SG), Justin Sims (C) Raymond Bowyer, Alfred Foley, Cortez Martin | |
| 15:30 | Rice | Larry Villalobos knocks in the floater in the lane set up by He-ping Zheng and he's fouled by Raymond Stewart - foul #4 on Raymond Stewart, team foul #5 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Byers (PG) Raymond Stewart | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:30 | Rice | Larry Villalobos misses the free throw | 33-41 |
| 15:30 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 15:16 | Houston | Robert Riggs clanks a jumper from close range | 33-41 |
| 15:14 | Rice | Larry Villalobos pulls down the rebound | 33-41 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Justin Sims connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by He-ping Zheng | 33-43 |
| 14:27 | Houston | Robert Riggs hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 33-43 |
| 14:25 | Rice | Justin Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 14:13 | Rice | Mario Wishart is called for the reach on He-ping Zheng - foul #1 on Mario Wishart, team foul #6 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (PG) Charles Byers | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Foley (SF), Baran Gorski (PF) Steven Richardson, Larry Villalobos | |
| 13:55 | Rice | Justin Sims is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Justin Sims, team foul #2 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Ryan (SF) Mario Wishart | |
| Subs | Rice | Cortez Martin (SF) He-ping Zheng | |
| 13:38 | Houston | Baran Gorski steals it from Gary Smith | 33-43 |
| 13:23 | Rice | Alfred Foley is open and buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Baran Gorski | 33-45 |
| 13:07 | Houston | Baran Gorski blocks the short jumper by Kevin Hoffman | 33-45 |
| 13:06 | Rice | Baran Gorski grabs the defensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 12:52 | Rice | Alfred Foley makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-47 |
| 12:32 | Houston | Baran Gorski is called for the reach on Gary Smith - foul #4 on Baran Gorski, team foul #3 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Byers (SG), Mario Wishart (SF), Michael Mitchell (PF), Robert Coleman (C) Carlos Wilson, Raymond Ryan, Robert Riggs, Kevin Hoffman | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Bowyer (PG), He-ping Zheng (SG), Steven Richardson (SF), Larry Villalobos (PF) Mario Gonzales, Alfred Foley, Baran Gorski, Justin Sims | |
| 12:13 | Houston | Steven Richardson takes the ball from Michael Mitchell | 33-47 |
| 11:58 | Rice | Larry Villalobos comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-47 |
| 11:57 | Rice | He-ping Zheng gets the offensive rebound | 33-47 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Byers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Raymond Bowyer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - He-ping Zheng (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steven Richardson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Villalobos (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Cortez Martin (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 11:33 | Rice | Cortez Martin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-47 |
| 11:24 | Houston | Gary Smith makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Charles Byers | 36-47 |
| 11:04 | Rice | Larry Villalobos misses the floater from the left side | 36-47 |
| 11:02 | Houston | Michael Mitchell gets the rebound | 36-47 |
| 10:38 | Houston | Mario Wishart misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-47 |
| 10:37 | Rice | Larry Villalobos grabs the defensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 10:25 | Rice | Cortez Martin connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by He-ping Zheng | 36-49 |
| 10:20 | Houston | He-ping Zheng steps in front of the Gary Smith pass in the backcourt | 36-49 |
| 10:06 | Rice | Cortez Martin makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by He-ping Zheng and he's hacked by Robert Coleman - foul #2 on Robert Coleman, team foul #7 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Carlos Wilson (SG), Raymond Ryan (SF), Robert Riggs (PF), Kevin Hoffman (C) Gary Smith, Mario Wishart, Michael Mitchell, Robert Coleman | |
| Subs | Rice | Mario Gonzales (PG), Alfred Foley (SG), Justin Sims (C) Raymond Bowyer, He-ping Zheng, Steven Richardson | |
| 10:06 | Rice | Cortez Martin misses the free throw | 36-51 |
| 10:06 | Houston | Robert Riggs grabs the defensive rebound | 36-51 |
| 09:48 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 36-51 |
| 09:47 | Rice | Justin Sims gets the rebound | 36-51 |
| 09:24 | Rice | Justin Sims's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (PG) Charles Byers | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Bowyer (SG), Lionel Walters (PF) Cortez Martin, Larry Villalobos | |
| 09:16 | Houston | Robert Riggs misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 36-51 |
| 09:14 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman hits the follow up shot | 38-51 |
| 09:07 | Rice | Justin Sims is fouled on the floor by Carlos Wilson - foul #1 on Carlos Wilson, team foul #8 | 38-51 |
| 09:07 | Rice | Justin Sims makes the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 09:07 | Rice | Justin Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 38-53 |
| 08:40 | Houston | Robert Riggs comes up short on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Lionel Walters - foul #1 on Lionel Walters, team foul #4 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Richardson (SF) Raymond Bowyer | |
| 08:40 | Houston | Robert Riggs makes the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 08:40 | Houston | Robert Riggs makes the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 08:20 | Rice | Mario Gonzales misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-53 |
| 08:18 | Houston | Robert Riggs grabs the board | 40-53 |
| 07:56 | Houston | Robert Riggs is fouled on the floor by Lionel Walters - foul #2 on Lionel Walters, team foul #5 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Mario Wishart (SF) Gary Smith, Raymond Ryan | |
| Subs | Rice | He-ping Zheng (SG), Baran Gorski (PF) Alfred Foley, Lionel Walters | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Carlos Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Riggs (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Kevin Hoffman (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Mario Gonzales (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - He-ping Zheng (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SF - Steven Richardson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Baran Gorski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. 4 pf. C - Justin Sims (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Houston | Robert Riggs loses the dribble to Mario Gonzales | 40-53 |
| 07:20 | Rice | He-ping Zheng clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-53 |
| 07:19 | Houston | The rebound goes to Mario Wishart | 40-53 |
| 07:04 | Houston | Steven Richardson is called for the reach on Mario Wishart - foul #1 on Steven Richardson, team foul #6 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Byers (SG), Michael Mitchell (PF), Robert Coleman (C) Carlos Wilson, Robert Riggs, Kevin Hoffman | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Bowyer (PG), Cortez Martin (C) Mario Gonzales, Justin Sims | |
| 06:53 | Houston | Robert Coleman misses long on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Raymond Bowyer - foul #2 on Raymond Bowyer, team foul #7 | 40-53 |
| 06:53 | Houston | Robert Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 06:53 | Houston | Robert Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 06:35 | Rice | Baran Gorski misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-53 |
| 06:34 | Rice | Cortez Martin tips it home | 42-55 |
| 06:13 | Houston | Mario Wishart hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Mitchell | 44-55 |
| 05:47 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer misses the wide open shot from the left side | 44-55 |
| 05:45 | Houston | Robert Coleman grabs the board | 44-55 |
| 05:27 | Houston | Raymond Stewart drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Charles Byers | 47-55 |
| 05:03 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer is hacked by Michael Mitchell - foul #2 on Michael Mitchell, team foul #9 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Carlos Wilson (SG), Raymond Ryan (SF), Robert Riggs (PF), Kevin Hoffman (C) Charles Byers, Mario Wishart, Michael Mitchell, Robert Coleman | |
| Subs | Rice | Mario Gonzales (PG), Alfred Foley (SF), Justin Sims (C) He-ping Zheng, Steven Richardson, Cortez Martin | |
| 05:03 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 05:03 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 04:47 | Houston | Robert Riggs banks in the layup and the foul's on Baran Gorski - foul #5 on Baran Gorski, team foul #8 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (PG) Raymond Stewart | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Villalobos (PF) Baran Gorski | |
| 04:47 | Houston | Robert Riggs misses the free throw | 49-57 |
| 04:47 | Rice | Larry Villalobos gets the rebound | 49-57 |
| 04:27 | Rice | Mario Gonzales hits a shot from the right block | 49-59 |
| 04:16 | Houston | Gary Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-59 |
| 04:14 | Houston | Robert Riggs tips it home | 51-59 |
| 03:53 | Rice | Mario Gonzales hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Alfred Foley | 51-61 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Ryan (fresh) PF - Robert Riggs (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Kevin Hoffman (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Mario Gonzales (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Bowyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Foley (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Larry Villalobos (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Justin Sims (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Houston | Carlos Wilson is hacked by Raymond Bowyer - foul #3 on Raymond Bowyer, team foul #9 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG) Gary Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Cortez Martin (SF) Raymond Bowyer | |
| 03:39 | Houston | Carlos Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 03:39 | Houston | Carlos Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Rice | Alfred Foley is whistled for a carry | 53-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Mario Wishart (SF) Raymond Ryan | |
| Subs | Rice | He-ping Zheng (SG) Cortez Martin | |
| 03:02 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman connects on the jump hook in the paint | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:59 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-61 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Richardson (SF) Alfred Foley | |
| 02:44 | Rice | Steven Richardson dunks the ball on a nice dish by He-ping Zheng and the foul's on Mario Wishart - foul #2 on Mario Wishart, team foul #10 | 55-63 |
| 02:44 | Rice | Steven Richardson misses the free throw | 55-63 |
| 02:44 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Riggs | 55-63 |
| 02:32 | Houston | Carlos Wilson travels with the ball | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:16 | Rice | Larry Villalobos misses short on a runner from the baseline | 55-63 |
| 02:15 | Rice | Justin Sims pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-63 |
| 01:53 | Rice | Justin Sims misses long on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Mario Wishart - foul #3 on Mario Wishart, team foul #11 | 55-63 |
| 01:53 | Rice | Justin Sims makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 01:53 | Rice | Justin Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 01:40 | Houston | Robert Riggs connects on the turnaround from the right block | 57-65 |
| 01:20 | Rice | He-ping Zheng can't finish the layup | 57-65 |
| 01:19 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 57-65 |
| 01:04 | Houston | Mario Gonzales picks off the pass by Kevin Hoffman | 57-65 |
| 00:37 | Rice | Larry Villalobos misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-65 |
| 00:36 | Houston | The rebound goes to Mario Wishart | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Houston | Carlos Wilson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-65 |
| 00:28 | Houston | Mario Wishart gets the offensive rebound | 57-65 |
| 00:24 | Houston | Raymond Stewart can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 57-65 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Larry Villalobos gets the rebound | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Rice | Larry Villalobos is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Stewart - foul #5 on Raymond Stewart, team foul #12 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (PG) Raymond Stewart | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:20 | Rice | Larry Villalobos makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Larry Villalobos makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:16 | Houston | Carlos Wilson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-67 |
| 00:14 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman tips it but misses | 57-67 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Larry Villalobos gets the rebound | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Mario Gonzales runs out the clock | 57-67 |