| Lineup | Houston | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Sloan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Edward Galloway (fresh) PF - Carmelo Hudson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Anderson (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Murray (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alexis Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Burton Lee (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harold Singer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Baines (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Edward Galloway inbounds the ball | 37-36 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Houston | William Sloan is hacked by Alexis Marino - foul #1 on Alexis Marino, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| 19:31 | Houston | James Johnson is fouled on the floor by Stephen Baines - foul #1 on Stephen Baines, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| 19:17 | Houston | Carmelo Hudson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 37-36 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Harold Singer grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 19:04 | Rice | Stephen Baines connects on the jumper near the basket | 37-38 |
| 18:47 | Houston | William Sloan misses the floater from close range | 37-38 |
| 18:46 | Houston | William Sloan tips it back up and in | 39-38 |
| 18:41 | Rice | Thomas Murray is fouled in the backcourt by James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Zoran Zieglen (PG), Larry Kerr (SF), Silas McVean (PF), Leon Scott (C) James Johnson, Edward Galloway, Carmelo Hudson, Brian Anderson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:24 | Rice | Burton Lee connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Stephen Baines | 39-41 |
| 18:09 | Houston | Silas McVean is fouled on the floor by Alexis Marino - foul #2 on Alexis Marino, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Gonsalez (SG) William Sloan | |
| Subs | Rice | Dale Steeves (PG), Martin Loper (SG), Russell Sutliff (SF), Jeremy Williams (PF), Steven Walker (C) Thomas Murray, Alexis Marino, Burton Lee, Harold Singer, Stephen Baines | |
| 17:58 | Houston | Leon Scott is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Leon Scott, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| 17:36 | Rice | Michael Gonsalez is called for the reach on Russell Sutliff - foul #1 on Michael Gonsalez, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Houston | James Johnson (PG), Edward Galloway (SF), Carmelo Hudson (PF), Brian Anderson (C) Zoran Zieglen, Larry Kerr, Silas McVean, Leon Scott | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:23 | Rice | Russell Sutliff lays it up and in | 39-43 |
| 17:12 | Houston | Carmelo Hudson is hacked by Jeremy Williams - foul #1 on Jeremy Williams, team foul #4 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Singer (PF) Steven Walker | |
| 17:04 | Houston | Carmelo Hudson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-43 |
| Subs | Houston | William Sloan (SG) Michael Gonsalez | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:40 | Rice | Harold Singer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Carmelo Hudson - foul #1 on Carmelo Hudson, team foul #4 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Murray (PG), Alexis Marino (SG), Burton Lee (SF), Stephen Baines (C) Dale Steeves, Martin Loper, Russell Sutliff, Jeremy Williams | |
| 16:40 | Rice | Harold Singer misses the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 16:40 | Rice | Harold Singer makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 16:26 | Houston | William Sloan misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-44 |
| 16:25 | Houston | James Johnson tips it in | 41-44 |
| 16:13 | Rice | Thomas Murray's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Anderson | 41-44 |
| 16:11 | Houston | William Sloan grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 16:07 | Houston | William Sloan misses short on a 3 from straight away | 41-44 |
| 16:05 | Houston | Carmelo Hudson can't tip it in | 41-44 |
| 16:03 | Houston | James Johnson misses the tip | 41-44 |
| 16:02 | Rice | Harold Singer pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Sloan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Edward Galloway (fairly fresh) PF - Carmelo Hudson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Murray (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alexis Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Burton Lee (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Harold Singer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Stephen Baines (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Rice | Harold Singer clanks a floater from the right side | 41-44 |
| 15:38 | Rice | Burton Lee tips it but misses | 41-44 |
| 15:37 | Houston | Carmelo Hudson snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| 15:32 | Houston | William Sloan connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Brian Anderson and he's hacked by Harold Singer - foul #1 on Harold Singer, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Zoran Zieglen (PG), Larry Kerr (SF), Silas McVean (PF), Leon Scott (C) James Johnson, Edward Galloway, Carmelo Hudson, Brian Anderson | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Smith (PG), Martin Loper (SG), Russell Sutliff (SF), Lewis Braswell (PF), Steven Walker (C) Thomas Murray, Alexis Marino, Burton Lee, Harold Singer, Stephen Baines | |
| 15:32 | Houston | William Sloan makes the free throw | 44-44 |
| 15:28 | Rice | Larry Kerr picks off the pass by Alfred Smith in the backcourt | 44-44 |
| 15:12 | Houston | Steven Walker is called for the reach on Zoran Zieglen - foul #3 on Steven Walker, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Gonsalez (SG) William Sloan | |
| Subs | Rice | Dale Steeves (SG) Martin Loper | |
| 14:59 | Houston | Lewis Braswell swats the short shot by Silas McVean | 44-44 |
| 14:57 | Rice | Lewis Braswell pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 14:52 | Rice | Alfred Smith is hacked by Michael Gonsalez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Gonsalez, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeremy Williams (PF) Lewis Braswell | |
| 14:38 | Rice | Jeremy Williams can't finish the layup | 44-44 |
| 14:37 | Rice | Alfred Smith gets the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 14:17 | Rice | Dale Steeves can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 14:16 | Rice | Jeremy Williams tips it back up and in | 44-46 |
| 14:12 | Houston | Steven Walker is called for the reach on Leon Scott - foul #4 on Steven Walker, team foul #7 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Houston | James Johnson (PG), Edward Galloway (SF), Carmelo Hudson (PF) Zoran Zieglen, Larry Kerr, Silas McVean | |
| Subs | Rice | Alexis Marino (SG), Burton Lee (SF), Harold Singer (PF), Stephen Baines (C) Dale Steeves, Russell Sutliff, Jeremy Williams, Steven Walker | |
| 14:12 | Houston | Leon Scott makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 14:12 | Houston | Leon Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 13:47 | Rice | Burton Lee hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Harold Singer | 46-49 |
| 13:27 | Houston | Carmelo Hudson misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 46-49 |
| 13:25 | Rice | Alexis Marino snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 13:06 | Rice | Alexis Marino hits a floater from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 13:01 | Houston | Michael Gonsalez can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Stephen Baines - foul #2 on Stephen Baines, team foul #8 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Houston | William Sloan (PG), Brian Anderson (C) James Johnson, Leon Scott | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Murray (PG), Martin Loper (SF), Lewis Braswell (PF), Jeremy Williams (C) Alfred Smith, Burton Lee, Harold Singer, Stephen Baines | |
| 13:01 | Houston | Michael Gonsalez makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 13:01 | Houston | Michael Gonsalez makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 12:36 | Rice | Alexis Marino hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 48-51 |
| 12:35 | Houston | Edward Galloway gets the rebound | 48-51 |
| 12:27 | Houston | William Sloan is fouled on the floor by Alexis Marino - foul #3 on Alexis Marino, team foul #9 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Zoran Zieglen (PG), Larry Kerr (SF), Silas McVean (PF) Michael Gonsalez, Edward Galloway, Carmelo Hudson | |
| Subs | Rice | Dale Steeves (SG), Russell Sutliff (SF) Alexis Marino, Martin Loper | |
| 12:27 | Houston | William Sloan makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 12:27 | Houston | William Sloan makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 12:07 | Rice | Thomas Murray buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 11:50 | Houston | Silas McVean's pass is intercepted by Russell Sutliff | 50-54 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Zoran Zieglen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Sloan (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Larry Kerr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Silas McVean (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Murray (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Dale Steeves (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Russell Sutliff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Lewis Braswell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Rice | Larry Kerr steals the ball from Lewis Braswell | 50-54 |
| 11:31 | Houston | William Sloan throws it down set up by Larry Kerr | 52-54 |
| 11:26 | Rice | Jeremy Williams is called for traveling | 52-54 |
| Subs | Houston | James Johnson (PG), Carmelo Hudson (PF) Zoran Zieglen, Silas McVean | |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Loper (SG), Burton Lee (SF), Harold Singer (PF), Stephen Baines (C) Thomas Murray, Dale Steeves, Lewis Braswell, Jeremy Williams | |
| 11:06 | Houston | William Sloan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Johnson | 55-54 |
| 10:49 | Rice | Martin Loper is whistled for traveling | 55-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Galloway (SF) Larry Kerr | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Smith (PG), Alexis Marino (SG) Russell Sutliff, Martin Loper | |
| 10:35 | Houston | William Sloan buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Johnson | 58-54 |
| 10:33 | Rice | Alexis Marino travels in the backcourt | 58-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Silas McVean (PF), Leon Scott (C) Carmelo Hudson, Brian Anderson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:23 | Houston | William Sloan misses the floater from the free throw line | 58-54 |
| 10:21 | Rice | Harold Singer pulls down the rebound | 58-54 |
| 10:00 | Rice | Stephen Baines misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 58-54 |
| 09:59 | Houston | Leon Scott pulls down the rebound | 58-54 |
| 09:53 | Houston | Burton Lee steals the ball from Edward Galloway | 58-54 |
| 09:46 | Rice | Edward Galloway denies the turnaround by Harold Singer | 58-54 |
| 09:44 | Houston | Silas McVean pulls down the rebound | 58-54 |
| 09:39 | Houston | James Johnson drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by William Sloan | 60-54 |
| 09:27 | Rice | Stephen Baines is fouled on the floor by James Johnson - foul #3 on James Johnson, team foul #6 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Zoran Zieglen (PG), Michael Gonsalez (SG), Carmelo Hudson (PF), Brian Anderson (C) James Johnson, William Sloan, Silas McVean, Leon Scott | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Murray (PG), Dale Steeves (SG), Martin Loper (SF), Lewis Braswell (PF) Alfred Smith, Alexis Marino, Burton Lee, Harold Singer | |
| 09:22 | Rice | Martin Loper clanks a 3 from the left corner | 60-54 |
| 09:20 | Houston | Carmelo Hudson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 09:14 | Houston | Brian Anderson misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 60-54 |
| 09:12 | Rice | Thomas Murray gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 09:09 | Rice | Thomas Murray travels in the backcourt | 60-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Kerr (SF) Edward Galloway | |
| Subs | Rice | Russell Sutliff (C) Stephen Baines | |
| 08:52 | Houston | Brian Anderson misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 60-54 |
| 08:50 | Rice | Russell Sutliff grabs the board | 60-54 |
| 08:45 | Rice | Martin Loper hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-54 |
| 08:43 | Houston | Michael Gonsalez grabs the board | 60-54 |
| 08:30 | Houston | Michael Gonsalez buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Zoran Zieglen | 62-54 |
| 08:09 | Rice | Carmelo Hudson steals the ball from Dale Steeves | 62-54 |
| 07:56 | Houston | Larry Kerr buries a turnaround from close range | 64-54 |
| 07:39 | Rice | Lewis Braswell hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Murray | 64-56 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Zoran Zieglen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Gonsalez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Larry Kerr (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Carmelo Hudson (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Anderson (tired) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Murray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Steeves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Martin Loper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lewis Braswell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Sutliff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:20 | Houston | Martin Loper steals the ball from Brian Anderson | 64-56 |
| 07:16 | Rice | Zoran Zieglen steals it from Martin Loper in the backcourt | 64-56 |
| 07:04 | Houston | Carmelo Hudson clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 64-56 |
| 07:02 | Rice | Lewis Braswell pulls down the rebound | 64-56 |
| 06:50 | Rice | Russell Sutliff misses the runner from the left block but the foul's on Zoran Zieglen - foul #2 on Zoran Zieglen, team foul #7 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Houston | James Johnson (PG), William Sloan (SG), Edward Galloway (SF), Silas McVean (PF), Leon Scott (C) Zoran Zieglen, Michael Gonsalez, Larry Kerr, Carmelo Hudson, Brian Anderson | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Smith (PG), Alexis Marino (SG), Harold Singer (PF), Stephen Baines (C) Thomas Murray, Dale Steeves, Martin Loper, Lewis Braswell | |
| 06:50 | Rice | Russell Sutliff makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 06:50 | Rice | Russell Sutliff makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 06:32 | Houston | Stephen Baines denies the turnaround by William Sloan | 64-58 |
| 06:31 | Rice | Alfred Smith snags the defensive board | 64-58 |
| 06:27 | Rice | Alfred Smith banks in the layup set up by Harold Singer and he's hacked by Silas McVean - foul #3 on Silas McVean, team foul #8 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Burton Lee (SF) Russell Sutliff | |
| 06:27 | Rice | Alfred Smith misses the free throw | 64-60 |
| 06:27 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Singer | 64-60 |
| 06:10 | Rice | Alexis Marino can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 64-60 |
| 06:09 | Houston | Edward Galloway grabs the defensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 06:02 | Houston | James Johnson connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by William Sloan | 66-60 |
| 05:36 | Rice | Harold Singer misses the shot from the left block | 66-60 |
| 05:34 | Houston | Edward Galloway grabs the board | 66-60 |
| 05:29 | Houston | James Johnson misses short on a floater from the right side | 66-60 |
| 05:28 | Rice | Stephen Baines pulls down the rebound | 66-60 |
| 05:05 | Rice | Alexis Marino can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 66-60 |
| 05:03 | Houston | Edward Galloway gets the rebound | 66-60 |
| 04:58 | Houston | William Sloan buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Edward Galloway | 68-60 |
| 04:35 | Rice | Burton Lee can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-60 |
| 04:34 | Houston | William Sloan snags the defensive board | 68-60 |
| 04:12 | Houston | James Johnson knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Edward Galloway | 71-60 |
| 03:55 | Rice | Alfred Smith connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Houston | James Johnson hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Sloan | 74-62 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - James Johnson (tiring) 17 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Sloan (tiring) 23 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Edward Galloway (tired) 4 reb. PF - Silas McVean (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Leon Scott (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alfred Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alexis Marino (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Burton Lee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Singer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Stephen Baines (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Rice | Harold Singer lays it up and in on a nice dish by Burton Lee | 74-64 |
| 03:25 | Houston | Burton Lee picks off the pass by Leon Scott | 74-64 |
| 03:11 | Rice | Alexis Marino comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 74-64 |
| 03:10 | Houston | The rebound goes to James Johnson | 74-64 |
| 03:02 | Houston | William Sloan makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by James Johnson | 76-64 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Alfred Smith double dribbles in the backcourt | 76-64 |
| 02:58 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Zoran Zieglen (PG), Michael Gonsalez (SG), Larry Kerr (SF), Carmelo Hudson (PF), Brian Anderson (C) James Johnson, William Sloan, Edward Galloway, Silas McVean, Leon Scott | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Murray (PG), Dale Steeves (SG), Russell Sutliff (SF), Jeremy Williams (PF), Steven Walker (C) Alfred Smith, Alexis Marino, Burton Lee, Harold Singer, Stephen Baines | |
| 02:40 | Houston | Michael Gonsalez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-64 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:36 | Rice | Thomas Murray loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-64 |
| 02:15 | Houston | Steven Walker is called for the reach on Brian Anderson - foul #5 on Steven Walker, team foul #10 | 76-64 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Lewis Braswell (PF) Steven Walker | |
| 02:15 | Houston | Brian Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 76-64 |
| 02:15 | Houston | Brian Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| 02:15 | Rice | Russell Sutliff grabs the board | 76-64 |
| 02:02 | Rice | Jeremy Williams misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 76-64 |
| 02:00 | Rice | Thomas Murray grabs the offensive rebound | 76-64 |
| 01:49 | Rice | Jeremy Williams is whistled for a carry | 76-64 |
| Subs | Houston | James Johnson (PG), William Sloan (SG), Edward Galloway (SF) Zoran Zieglen, Michael Gonsalez, Larry Kerr | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:27 | Houston | William Sloan is whistled for a carry | 76-64 |
| 01:06 | Rice | William Sloan takes the ball from Lewis Braswell | 76-64 |
| 00:58 | Houston | Dale Steeves picks off the pass by Carmelo Hudson | 76-64 |
| 00:55 | Rice | Dale Steeves jams it | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Houston | James Johnson is hacked by Thomas Murray in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Murray, team foul #11 | 76-66 |
| 00:54 | Houston | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:54 | Houston | James Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:54 | Rice | Lewis Braswell grabs the defensive rebound | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Rice | Dale Steeves is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Houston | Edward Galloway clanks a shot from the right wing | 77-66 |
| 00:24 | Houston | Brian Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 77-66 |
| 00:00 | Houston | James Johnson runs out the clock | 77-66 |