| Lineup | Rice | PG - Randy Steinfeldt (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Ham (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Darrington (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ernest Joseph (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Michael Arce (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Kelley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Kelly (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Ayres (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Lemire (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Ryan Kelly inbounds the ball | 27-44 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Houston | Richard Lemire scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Michael Arce | 27-46 |
| 19:21 | Rice | Stephen Darrington scores on a jumper from the left side | 29-46 |
| 18:52 | Houston | Wayne Kelley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-46 |
| 18:50 | Houston | Robert Ayres tips it home | 29-48 |
| 18:27 | Rice | Stephen Darrington drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Oscar Johnson | 32-48 |
| 18:14 | Houston | Richard Lemire lays it up and in set up by Michael Arce | 32-50 |
| 18:05 | Rice | Dennis Ham is denied on a layup by Richard Lemire | 32-50 |
| 18:04 | Houston | Richard Lemire gets the rebound | 32-50 |
| 17:44 | Houston | Wayne Kelley is fouled on the floor by Dennis Ham - foul #2 on Dennis Ham, team foul #1 | 32-50 |
| 17:29 | Houston | Michael Arce misses the 3 from the right corner | 32-50 |
| 17:28 | Houston | Robert Ayres tips it home | 32-52 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 17:21 | Rice | Stephen Darrington loses the dribble to Michael Arce | 32-52 |
| 17:03 | Houston | Richard Lemire's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Reid (SG), Roman Wright (SF), Donald Rey (C) Oscar Johnson, Dennis Ham, Ernest Joseph | |
| Subs | Houston | Leroy Hatch (C) Richard Lemire | |
| 16:45 | Rice | Stephen Darrington misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ryan Kelly - foul #1 on Ryan Kelly, team foul #1 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Todd McClour (PG) Randy Steinfeldt | |
| Subs | Houston | William Davis (SG), David Williams (SF), Raymond Boswell (PF) Wayne Kelley, Ryan Kelly, Robert Ayres | |
| 16:45 | Rice | Stephen Darrington makes the 1st free throw | 33-52 |
| 16:45 | Rice | Stephen Darrington makes the 2nd free throw | 34-52 |
| 16:38 | Houston | David Williams misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-52 |
| 16:37 | Houston | David Williams snags the offensive board | 34-52 |
| 16:23 | Houston | William Davis misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Donald Rey - foul #2 on Donald Rey, team foul #2 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Maurice Ohagan (C) Stephen Darrington | |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Dodd (SG) Michael Arce | |
| 16:23 | Houston | William Davis makes the 1st free throw | 34-53 |
| 16:23 | Houston | William Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 34-53 |
| 16:23 | Rice | Donald Rey grabs the defensive rebound | 34-53 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 16:02 | Rice | Donald Rey is fouled on the floor by Raymond Boswell - foul #1 on Raymond Boswell, team foul #2 | 34-53 |
| 15:51 | Rice | Maurice Ohagan is fouled on the floor by Raymond Boswell - foul #2 on Raymond Boswell, team foul #3 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt (PG), Oscar Johnson (SG), Dennis Ham (SF), Ernest Joseph (C) Todd McClour, Michael Reid, Donald Rey, Maurice Ohagan | |
| Subs | Houston | Wayne Kelley (SG), Robert Ayres (PF) Edward Dodd, Raymond Boswell | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Randy Steinfeldt (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Ham (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Roman Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Joseph (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Kelley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Ayres (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Leroy Hatch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 15:36 | Rice | Ernest Joseph is fouled on the floor by Leroy Hatch - foul #2 on Leroy Hatch, team foul #4 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Arce (PG), Ryan Kelly (SF), Richard Lemire (C) William Davis, David Williams, Leroy Hatch | |
| 15:31 | Rice | Roman Wright misses the jumpshot from the right side | 34-53 |
| 15:29 | Houston | The rebound goes to Richard Lemire | 34-53 |
| 15:19 | Houston | Richard Lemire is fouled on the floor by Dennis Ham - foul #3 on Dennis Ham, team foul #3 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Darrington (PF) Roman Wright | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 15:07 | Houston | Robert Ayres misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Randy Steinfeldt - foul #3 on Randy Steinfeldt, team foul #4 | 34-53 |
| 15:07 | Houston | Robert Ayres misses the 1st free throw | 34-53 |
| 15:07 | Houston | Robert Ayres makes the 2nd free throw | 34-54 |
| 15:00 | Rice | Richard Lemire takes the ball from Stephen Darrington | 34-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 14:36 | Houston | Wayne Kelley loses the dribble to Ernest Joseph | 34-54 |
| 14:31 | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 14:16 | Houston | Richard Lemire misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 37-54 |
| 14:15 | Rice | The rebound goes to Ernest Joseph | 37-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 14:11 | Rice | Dennis Ham clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-54 |
| 14:10 | Houston | Robert Ayres pulls down the rebound | 37-54 |
| 13:52 | Houston | Michael Arce buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Ryan Kelly | 37-56 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 13:37 | Rice | Stephen Darrington misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-56 |
| 13:36 | Houston | The rebound goes to Ryan Kelly | 37-56 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 13:19 | Houston | Stephen Darrington is called for the reach on Wayne Kelley - foul #2 on Stephen Darrington, team foul #5 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Todd McClour (PG), Michael Reid (SG), Roman Wright (SF), Donald Rey (PF), Maurice Ohagan (C) Randy Steinfeldt, Oscar Johnson, Dennis Ham, Stephen Darrington, Ernest Joseph | |
| Subs | Houston | William Davis (PG), Edward Dodd (SG), David Williams (SF), Raymond Boswell (PF), Leroy Hatch (C) Michael Arce, Wayne Kelley, Ryan Kelly, Robert Ayres, Richard Lemire | |
| 13:07 | Houston | David Williams misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Reid - foul #1 on Michael Reid, team foul #6 | 37-56 |
| 13:07 | Houston | David Williams makes the 1st free throw | 37-57 |
| 13:07 | Houston | David Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 37-57 |
| 13:07 | Rice | The rebound goes to Maurice Ohagan | 37-57 |
| 12:48 | Rice | Maurice Ohagan is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Maurice Ohagan, team foul #7 | 37-57 |
| 12:22 | Houston | Edward Dodd misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-57 |
| 12:21 | Rice | Maurice Ohagan snags the defensive board | 37-57 |
| 12:04 | Rice | Maurice Ohagan buries a 3 from straight away | 40-57 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 11:43 | Houston | William Davis misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-57 |
| 11:41 | Houston | Leroy Hatch grabs the offensive board | 40-57 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Todd McClour (fresh) SG - Michael Reid (fresh) SF - Roman Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Rey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Maurice Ohagan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Dodd (fresh) SF - David Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Boswell (fresh) C - Leroy Hatch (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Houston | Todd McClour steals the ball from Leroy Hatch | 40-57 |
| 11:15 | Rice | Donald Rey hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 40-57 |
| 11:13 | Rice | Roman Wright tips it in | 42-57 |
| 10:52 | Houston | David Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 42-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt (PG), Oscar Johnson (SG), Dennis Ham (SF), Stephen Darrington (PF), Ernest Joseph (C) Todd McClour, Michael Reid, Roman Wright, Donald Rey, Maurice Ohagan | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Arce (PG), Wayne Kelley (SG), Ryan Kelly (SF), Robert Ayres (PF), Richard Lemire (C) William Davis, Edward Dodd, David Williams, Raymond Boswell, Leroy Hatch | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:30 | Rice | Stephen Darrington knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Randy Steinfeldt | 45-57 |
| 10:18 | Houston | Wayne Kelley comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-57 |
| 10:16 | Rice | Ernest Joseph grabs the board | 45-57 |
| 09:57 | Rice | The jumper by Ernest Joseph is denied by Richard Lemire | 45-57 |
| 09:56 | Houston | Richard Lemire pulls down the rebound | 45-57 |
| 09:51 | Houston | Robert Ayres throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-57 |
| 09:25 | Rice | Dennis Ham is hacked by Ryan Kelly - foul #2 on Ryan Kelly, team foul #5 | 45-57 |
| 09:17 | Rice | Robert Ayres swats the short shot by Stephen Darrington | 45-57 |
| 09:16 | Houston | Ryan Kelly pulls down the rebound | 45-57 |
| 08:50 | Houston | Wayne Kelley misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 45-57 |
| 08:48 | Rice | Ernest Joseph grabs the defensive rebound | 45-57 |
| 08:34 | Rice | Dennis Ham misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-57 |
| 08:32 | Rice | Ernest Joseph grabs the offensive board | 45-57 |
| 08:11 | Rice | The short jumper by Oscar Johnson is denied by Robert Ayres | 45-57 |
| 08:10 | Rice | Stephen Darrington pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-57 |
| 07:56 | Rice | The jumper by Dennis Ham is denied by Richard Lemire | 45-57 |
| 07:54 | Rice | Stephen Darrington tips it home | 47-57 |
| 07:34 | Houston | Michael Arce hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Wayne Kelley | 47-60 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Randy Steinfeldt (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Oscar Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Ham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Darrington (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest Joseph (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Michael Arce (fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Wayne Kelley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ryan Kelly (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Ayres (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Lemire (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 5 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Rice | A charge is called on Ernest Joseph - foul #2 on Ernest Joseph, team foul #8 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Todd McClour (PG), Michael Reid (SG), Roman Wright (SF), Donald Rey (PF), Maurice Ohagan (C) Randy Steinfeldt, Oscar Johnson, Dennis Ham, Stephen Darrington, Ernest Joseph | |
| Subs | Houston | William Davis (PG), Edward Dodd (SG), David Williams (SF), Raymond Boswell (PF), Leroy Hatch (C) Michael Arce, Wayne Kelley, Ryan Kelly, Robert Ayres, Richard Lemire | |
| 06:54 | Houston | David Williams drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Dodd | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:36 | Rice | Roman Wright misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-63 |
| 06:34 | Houston | Leroy Hatch gets the rebound | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:05 | Houston | David Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-63 |
| 06:03 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Reid | 47-63 |
| 05:44 | Rice | Michael Reid knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-63 |
| 05:15 | Houston | William Davis's pass is intercepted by Michael Reid | 50-63 |
| 05:12 | Rice | Todd McClour lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Reid | 52-63 |
| 05:12 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt (PG), Oscar Johnson (SG), Dennis Ham (SF), Stephen Darrington (PF), Ernest Joseph (C) Todd McClour, Michael Reid, Roman Wright, Donald Rey, Maurice Ohagan | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Arce (PG), Wayne Kelley (SG), Ryan Kelly (SF), Robert Ayres (PF), Richard Lemire (C) William Davis, Edward Dodd, David Williams, Raymond Boswell, Leroy Hatch | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:50 | Houston | Richard Lemire's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:32 | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-63 |
| 04:30 | Rice | Ernest Joseph snags the offensive board | 52-63 |
| 04:15 | Rice | Robert Ayres steals the ball from Dennis Ham | 52-63 |
| 04:00 | Houston | Michael Arce is hacked by Randy Steinfeldt - foul #4 on Randy Steinfeldt, team foul #9 | 52-63 |
| 04:00 | Houston | Michael Arce misses the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 04:00 | Houston | Richard Lemire grabs the offensive rebound | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:36 | Houston | Wayne Kelley is fouled on the floor by Oscar Johnson - foul #3 on Oscar Johnson, team foul #10 | 52-63 |
| 03:36 | Houston | Wayne Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 03:36 | Houston | Wayne Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 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 (0) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Randy Steinfeldt (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Oscar Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dennis Ham (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Darrington (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest Joseph (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Michael Arce (fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Wayne Kelley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ryan Kelly (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Ayres (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Richard Lemire (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 5 blk. | |
| 03:22 | Rice | Stephen Darrington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-65 |
| 03:20 | Houston | Wayne Kelley grabs the board | 52-65 |
| 03:02 | Houston | Stephen Darrington is called for the reach on Ryan Kelly - foul #3 on Stephen Darrington, team foul #11 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Todd McClour (PG), Michael Reid (SG), Roman Wright (SF), Donald Rey (PF), Maurice Ohagan (C) Randy Steinfeldt, Oscar Johnson, Dennis Ham, Stephen Darrington, Ernest Joseph | |
| Subs | Houston | William Davis (PG), David Williams (SG), Raymond Boswell (PF), Leroy Hatch (C) Michael Arce, Wayne Kelley, Robert Ayres, Richard Lemire | |
| 03:02 | Houston | Ryan Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 03:02 | Houston | Ryan Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 52-67 |
| 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 (+4) | |
| 02:45 | Rice | Maurice Ohagan double dribbles | 52-67 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Dodd (SG) Ryan Kelly | |
| 02:26 | Houston | The short jumper by David Williams is denied by Donald Rey | 52-67 |
| 02:25 | Rice | The rebound goes to Roman Wright | 52-67 |
| 02:12 | Rice | Donald Rey misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-67 |
| 02:11 | Rice | Roman Wright misses the tip | 52-67 |
| 02:09 | Rice | Maurice Ohagan hits the follow up shot | 54-67 |
| 01:46 | Houston | David Williams can't connect on a runner from close range but the foul's on Michael Reid - foul #2 on Michael Reid, team foul #12 | 54-67 |
| 01:46 | Houston | David Williams misses the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 01:46 | Houston | David Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 01:46 | Rice | Donald Rey pulls down the rebound | 54-67 |
| 01:39 | Rice | Roman Wright connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Maurice Ohagan | 56-67 |
| 01:17 | Houston | Leroy Hatch misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 56-67 |
| 01:15 | Rice | Donald Rey grabs the board | 56-67 |
| 01:13 | Rice | Todd McClour is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 56-67 |
| 00:52 | Houston | Leroy Hatch can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Michael Reid - foul #3 on Michael Reid, team foul #13 | 56-67 |
| 00:52 | Houston | Leroy Hatch makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 00:52 | Houston | Leroy Hatch makes the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| 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 (+4) | |
| 00:46 | Rice | Todd McClour makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Rey and he's fouled by William Davis - foul #1 on William Davis, team foul #6 | 58-69 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Todd McClour makes the free throw | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 00:45 | Houston | Raymond Boswell is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Reid - foul #4 on Michael Reid, team foul #14 | 59-69 |
| 00:45 | Houston | Raymond Boswell makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:45 | Houston | Raymond Boswell makes the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Michael Reid throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-71 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 00:20 | Houston | Edward Dodd travels with the ball | 59-71 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Raymond Boswell swats the short shot by Michael Reid | 59-71 |
| 00:12 | Houston | David Williams snags the defensive board | 59-71 |
| 00:00 | Houston | William Davis runs out the clock | 59-71 |