| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Timmons (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ricky Benjamin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Price (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Olin Wesolowski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Knight (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George McCalpane (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Corey Gaudreau (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jamie Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | George McCalpane inbounds the ball | 39-30 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau is called for a charge - foul #1 on Corey Gaudreau, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| 19:34 | Rice | Melvin Alexander misses long on a shot from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 19:32 | Houston | George McCalpane pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| 19:19 | Houston | Kevin Knight makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Olin Wesolowski | 39-33 |
| 18:52 | Rice | Ricky Benjamin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 18:51 | Rice | Gerald Timmons grabs the offensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 18:36 | Rice | Melvin Alexander hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Olin Wesolowski - foul #2 on Olin Wesolowski, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| 18:36 | Rice | Melvin Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 18:36 | Rice | Melvin Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 18:21 | Houston | Olin Wesolowski misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's hacked by Nicholas Brown - foul #2 on Nicholas Brown, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| 18:21 | Houston | Olin Wesolowski misses the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 18:21 | Houston | Olin Wesolowski makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 18:21 | Houston | Olin Wesolowski makes the 3rd free throw | 41-35 |
| 18:03 | Rice | Dennis Price's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-35 |
| 17:44 | Houston | Jamie Walker connects on the jump hook in the lane | 41-37 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Gerald Timmons is hacked by Jamie Walker - foul #1 on Jamie Walker, team foul #3 | 41-37 |
| 17:02 | Rice | Jamie Walker steals it from Dennis Price | 41-37 |
| 16:42 | Houston | Nicholas Brown steals the ball from Corey Gaudreau | 41-37 |
| 16:20 | Rice | Gerald Timmons can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-37 |
| 16:19 | Houston | Kevin Knight snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 16:07 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau is fouled on the floor by Melvin Alexander - foul #2 on Melvin Alexander, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Rice | John Doan (PG), John Donohue (SG), Chester Mahurin (PF), Alfred Hankinson (C) Gerald Timmons, Ricky Benjamin, Nicholas Brown, Dennis Price | |
| Subs | Houston | Jacob Roberts (SF), Akim Zutell (PF) George McCalpane, Corey Gaudreau | |
| 15:53 | Houston | Jamie Walker hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Olin Wesolowski and he's fouled by Melvin Alexander - foul #3 on Melvin Alexander, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Cecil Shedd (C) Melvin Alexander | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 15:53 | Houston | Jamie Walker makes the free throw | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Doan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Donohue (fresh) SF - Chester Mahurin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alfred Hankinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Cecil Shedd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Olin Wesolowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Kevin Knight (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Akim Zutell (fresh) C - Jamie Walker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:34 | Rice | Alfred Hankinson misses the floater from the left block | 41-40 |
| 15:33 | Rice | John Donohue gets the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 15:22 | Rice | Cecil Shedd can't connect on a floater in the lane | 41-40 |
| 15:20 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Alfred Hankinson | 41-40 |
| 15:09 | Rice | Kevin Knight blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by John Donohue | 41-40 |
| 15:08 | Rice | Alfred Hankinson gets the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Alfred Hankinson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 14:52 | Rice | Cecil Shedd tips it but misses | 41-40 |
| 14:50 | Houston | Akim Zutell pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 14:30 | Houston | Akim Zutell blows the layup but he's fouled by John Doan - foul #1 on John Doan, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Timmons (PG), Ricky Benjamin (SG), Dennis Price (SF) John Doan, John Donohue, Alfred Hankinson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 14:30 | Houston | Akim Zutell misses the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 14:30 | Houston | Akim Zutell misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 14:30 | Rice | Cecil Shedd grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 14:06 | Rice | Jamie Walker picks off the pass by Dennis Price | 41-40 |
| 13:49 | Houston | Jamie Walker lays it up and in | 41-42 |
| 13:25 | Rice | Ricky Benjamin scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 13:06 | Houston | Akim Zutell clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 44-42 |
| 13:05 | Rice | The rebound goes to Cecil Shedd | 44-42 |
| 12:47 | Rice | Chester Mahurin's layup is rejected by Jacob Roberts | 44-42 |
| 12:45 | Houston | Akim Zutell grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 12:29 | Houston | Jacob Roberts misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 12:27 | Rice | Chester Mahurin grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 12:17 | Rice | Ricky Benjamin misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 12:15 | Rice | Gerald Timmons can't tip it in | 44-42 |
| 12:14 | Houston | Akim Zutell pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 11:56 | Houston | Olin Wesolowski hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Kevin Knight | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Timmons (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ricky Benjamin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Price (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chester Mahurin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Cecil Shedd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Olin Wesolowski (tiring) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Kevin Knight (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jacob Roberts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Akim Zutell (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Jamie Walker (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:40 | Rice | Cecil Shedd blows the layup but the foul's on Akim Zutell - foul #1 on Akim Zutell, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Melvin Alexander (SF), Nicholas Brown (PF) Dennis Price, Chester Mahurin | |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Burger (PG), Robert Wysocki (SG), George McCalpane (SF), Corey Gaudreau (PF), Charles Oberski (C) Olin Wesolowski, Kevin Knight, Jacob Roberts, Akim Zutell, Jamie Walker | |
| 11:40 | Rice | Cecil Shedd makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 11:40 | Rice | Cecil Shedd makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 11:22 | Houston | George McCalpane hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Wysocki | 46-47 |
| 10:56 | Rice | Melvin Alexander misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 10:55 | Rice | Nicholas Brown snags the offensive board | 46-47 |
| 10:37 | Rice | George McCalpane is called for the reach on Ricky Benjamin - foul #3 on George McCalpane, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Rice | John Doan (PG), John Donohue (SG), Alfred Hankinson (C) Gerald Timmons, Ricky Benjamin, Cecil Shedd | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Knight (SG), Jamie Walker (C) Robert Wysocki, Charles Oberski | |
| 10:32 | Rice | John Doan hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by John Donohue | 48-47 |
| 10:25 | Houston | Kevin Knight misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 10:24 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau tips it in | 48-49 |
| 10:02 | Rice | John Donohue misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 48-49 |
| 10:00 | Rice | Melvin Alexander grabs the offensive board | 48-49 |
| 09:40 | Rice | Nicholas Brown misses long on a 3 from straight away | 48-49 |
| 09:39 | Rice | Alfred Hankinson grabs the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 09:31 | Rice | John Doan clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 09:29 | Houston | Jamie Walker grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 09:11 | Houston | Kevin Knight drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from George McCalpane | 48-51 |
| 08:48 | Rice | George McCalpane takes the ball from Alfred Hankinson | 48-51 |
| 08:28 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 48-51 |
| 08:27 | Rice | Nicholas Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 08:06 | Rice | George McCalpane steals it from John Donohue | 48-51 |
| 07:50 | Houston | Jamie Walker comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-51 |
| 07:48 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Donohue | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Doan (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Donohue (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Melvin Alexander (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Alfred Hankinson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Patrick Burger (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Knight (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - George McCalpane (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Corey Gaudreau (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jamie Walker (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:30 | Rice | John Donohue misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 48-51 |
| 07:28 | Houston | George McCalpane pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| 06:59 | Houston | Jamie Walker is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jamie Walker, team foul #6 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Timmons (PG), Ricky Benjamin (SG), Dennis Price (SF), Chester Mahurin (PF), Cecil Shedd (C) John Doan, John Donohue, Melvin Alexander, Nicholas Brown, Alfred Hankinson | |
| Subs | Houston | Olin Wesolowski (PG), Jacob Roberts (SF), Akim Zutell (PF), Charles Oberski (C) Kevin Knight, George McCalpane, Corey Gaudreau, Jamie Walker | |
| 06:40 | Rice | Gerald Timmons hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-51 |
| 06:39 | Rice | Cecil Shedd grabs the offensive board | 48-51 |
| 06:20 | Rice | Gerald Timmons clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-51 |
| 06:18 | Houston | Patrick Burger grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 06:01 | Houston | Patrick Burger misses the floater from just outside the lane | 48-51 |
| 05:59 | Rice | Cecil Shedd grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 05:32 | Rice | Cecil Shedd banks in the layup on a nice dish by Chester Mahurin | 50-51 |
| 05:20 | Houston | Charles Oberski comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 05:18 | Rice | Chester Mahurin grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 04:56 | Rice | Chester Mahurin misses the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Jacob Roberts - foul #1 on Jacob Roberts, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Brown (PF) Dennis Price | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Knight (SG), Corey Gaudreau (PF), Jamie Walker (C) Patrick Burger, Akim Zutell, Charles Oberski | |
| 04:56 | Rice | Chester Mahurin makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 04:56 | Rice | Chester Mahurin misses the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 04:56 | Houston | Jamie Walker grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 04:38 | Houston | Olin Wesolowski scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Knight | 51-54 |
| 04:19 | Rice | Gerald Timmons drills a floater from the left wing and he's fouled by Olin Wesolowski - foul #3 on Olin Wesolowski, team foul #8 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Melvin Alexander (SF) Chester Mahurin | |
| Subs | Houston | George McCalpane (SF) Jacob Roberts | |
| 04:19 | Rice | Gerald Timmons makes the free throw | 54-54 |
| 04:05 | Houston | Olin Wesolowski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Melvin Alexander - foul #4 on Melvin Alexander, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| 04:05 | Houston | Olin Wesolowski makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 04:05 | Houston | Olin Wesolowski makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 03:41 | Rice | Cecil Shedd loses the dribble to Kevin Knight | 54-56 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Timmons (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Ricky Benjamin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Alexander (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Nicholas Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Cecil Shedd (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Olin Wesolowski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Knight (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - George McCalpane (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Corey Gaudreau (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jamie Walker (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:25 | Houston | Olin Wesolowski drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by George McCalpane | 54-59 |
| 03:08 | Rice | Kevin Knight blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Nicholas Brown | 54-59 |
| 03:07 | Houston | Jamie Walker grabs the board | 54-59 |
| 02:57 | Houston | Cecil Shedd blocks the jumper by Jamie Walker | 54-59 |
| 02:56 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau snags the offensive board | 54-59 |
| 02:44 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 02:42 | Rice | Ricky Benjamin grabs the defensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 02:32 | Rice | Ricky Benjamin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-59 |
| 02:31 | Rice | Cecil Shedd snags the offensive board | 54-59 |
| 02:20 | Rice | Corey Gaudreau takes the ball from Melvin Alexander | 54-59 |
| 02:06 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Olin Wesolowski | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:56 | Rice | Melvin Alexander misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-62 |
| 01:55 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau grabs the board | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:28 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau's layup is rejected by Cecil Shedd | 54-62 |
| 01:26 | Rice | Ricky Benjamin gets the rebound | 54-62 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Melvin Alexander misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-62 |
| 00:59 | Rice | Nicholas Brown snags the offensive board | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Rice | Nicholas Brown buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Houston | Cecil Shedd denies the turnaround by Kevin Knight | 57-62 |
| 00:33 | Rice | The rebound goes to Melvin Alexander | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Rice | Ricky Benjamin drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Gerald Timmons | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Houston | Kevin Knight is fouled in the backcourt by Ricky Benjamin - foul #2 on Ricky Benjamin, team foul #6 | 60-62 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Melvin Alexander is called for the reach on George McCalpane - foul #5 on Melvin Alexander, team foul #7 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Price (SF) Melvin Alexander | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:20 | Houston | George McCalpane makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:20 | Houston | George McCalpane makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Nicholas Brown knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Gerald Timmons | 63-64 |
| 00:10 | Houston | Gerald Timmons is called for the reach on Kevin Knight in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerald Timmons, team foul #8 | 63-64 |
| 00:10 | Houston | Kevin Knight misses the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Cecil Shedd pulls down the rebound | 63-64 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Rice | Cecil Shedd misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-64 |
| 00:05 | Houston | Kevin Knight grabs the board | 63-64 |
| 00:03 | Houston | Ricky Benjamin is called for the reach on Kevin Knight in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ricky Benjamin, team foul #9 | 63-64 |
| 00:03 | Houston | Kevin Knight makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:03 | Houston | Kevin Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Ricky Benjamin misses short on a fullcourt shot | 63-66 |