| Lineup | Rice | PG - Raymond Bowyer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hugh Sturtevant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lionel Walters (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Harry Mendelson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Byers (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Hoffman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Mario Wishart inbounds the ball | 38-35 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Houston | Charles Byers misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-35 |
| 19:46 | Rice | The rebound goes to Harry Mendelson | 38-35 |
| 19:20 | Rice | Mario Wishart picks off the pass by Steven Richardson | 38-35 |
| 19:07 | Houston | Raymond Stewart scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Mario Wishart | 38-38 |
| 18:47 | Rice | Steven Richardson buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 18:40 | Houston | Steven Richardson steals it from Raymond Stewart | 41-38 |
| 18:12 | Rice | Kevin Hoffman steps in front of the Hugh Sturtevant pass | 41-38 |
| 17:57 | Houston | Mario Wishart connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Raymond Stewart | 41-40 |
| 17:32 | Rice | Hugh Sturtevant misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-40 |
| 17:30 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 17:10 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-40 |
| 17:09 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 17:03 | Rice | Steven Richardson evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Lionel Walters | 43-40 |
| 16:40 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman lays it in on a great pass from Raymond Stewart and he's hacked by Lionel Walters - foul #1 on Lionel Walters, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Manuel (PG), Alfred Foley (SG), Daniel James (PF), Daniel Sample (C) Raymond Bowyer, Hugh Sturtevant, Lionel Walters, Harry Mendelson | |
| Subs | Houston | Sammy Gibson (PG), Gary Smith (SG), William Talavera (SF), Marty Prager (PF) Raymond Stewart, Charles Byers, Mario Wishart, Michael Mitchell | |
| 16:40 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman makes the free throw | 43-43 |
| 16:12 | Rice | Nicholas Manuel buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Steven Richardson | 46-43 |
| 15:47 | Houston | Marty Prager scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Sammy Gibson | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas Manuel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Foley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Richardson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel James (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Sample (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Sammy Gibson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gary Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Talavera (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marty Prager (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Hoffman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Rice | Alfred Foley is fouled on the floor by Kevin Hoffman - foul #1 on Kevin Hoffman, team foul #1 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Lionel Walters (PF) Steven Richardson | |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Robert Riggs (PF), Shawn McClurkin (C) Sammy Gibson, Marty Prager, Kevin Hoffman | |
| 15:12 | Rice | Lionel Walters throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Bowyer (PG) Nicholas Manuel | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Byers (SG), Mario Wishart (SF) Gary Smith, William Talavera | |
| 14:54 | Houston | Shawn McClurkin loses the dribble to Lionel Walters | 46-45 |
| 14:40 | Rice | Daniel Sample misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Riggs - foul #4 on Robert Riggs, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Hugh Sturtevant (SG), Harry Mendelson (C) Alfred Foley, Daniel James | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Mitchell (PF) Robert Riggs | |
| 14:40 | Rice | Daniel Sample makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 14:40 | Rice | Daniel Sample misses the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 14:40 | Houston | Michael Mitchell grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 14:33 | Houston | Michael Mitchell can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 47-45 |
| 14:31 | Houston | Shawn McClurkin snags the offensive board | 47-45 |
| 14:13 | Houston | Michael Mitchell knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Mario Wishart | 47-47 |
| 13:54 | Rice | Hugh Sturtevant scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 13:25 | Houston | Mario Wishart makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Raymond Stewart | 50-49 |
| 13:14 | Rice | Hugh Sturtevant can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 13:12 | Houston | Michael Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 12:57 | Houston | Raymond Stewart misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-49 |
| 12:56 | Houston | Charles Byers grabs the offensive board | 50-49 |
| 12:35 | Houston | Charles Byers is called for traveling | 50-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Manuel (PG), Steven Richardson (SF), Alfred Foley (PF), Daniel James (C) Raymond Bowyer, Daniel Sample, Lionel Walters, Harry Mendelson | |
| Subs | Houston | Sammy Gibson (PG), Gary Smith (SG), William Talavera (SF), Kevin Hoffman (C) Raymond Stewart, Charles Byers, Mario Wishart, Shawn McClurkin | |
| 12:07 | Rice | Nicholas Manuel loses the dribble to William Talavera | 50-49 |
| 11:52 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 50-49 |
| 11:51 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to William Talavera | 50-49 |
| 11:37 | Houston | Alfred Foley steps in front of the Sammy Gibson pass | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas Manuel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hugh Sturtevant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Richardson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alfred Foley (fresh) 3 pts. C - Daniel James (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Sammy Gibson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gary Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Talavera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Mitchell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Hoffman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Rice | Alfred Foley can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Gary Smith - foul #2 on Gary Smith, team foul #3 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Lionel Walters (PF) Hugh Sturtevant | |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Marty Prager (PF) Sammy Gibson, Michael Mitchell | |
| 11:19 | Rice | Alfred Foley misses the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 11:19 | Rice | Alfred Foley makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 11:00 | Houston | Raymond Stewart is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Manuel - foul #2 on Nicholas Manuel, team foul #2 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Bowyer (PG), Harry Mendelson (C) Nicholas Manuel, Lionel Walters | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Byers (SG) Gary Smith | |
| 10:39 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman banks in the layup | 51-51 |
| 10:24 | Rice | Alfred Foley misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Raymond Stewart - foul #3 on Raymond Stewart, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Sample (PF) Daniel James | |
| Subs | Houston | Mario Wishart (SF) William Talavera | |
| 10:24 | Rice | Alfred Foley makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 10:24 | Rice | Alfred Foley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 10:09 | Houston | Mario Wishart clanks a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Steven Richardson - foul #2 on Steven Richardson, team foul #3 | 53-51 |
| 10:09 | Houston | Mario Wishart makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 10:09 | Houston | Mario Wishart makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 09:53 | Rice | Steven Richardson misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Mario Wishart - foul #1 on Mario Wishart, team foul #5 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Lionel Walters (PF) Daniel Sample | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 09:53 | Rice | Steven Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 09:53 | Rice | Steven Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 09:53 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| 09:28 | Houston | Marty Prager misses short on a shot from the right side | 54-53 |
| 09:26 | Rice | Alfred Foley pulls down the rebound | 54-53 |
| 09:20 | Rice | Harry Mendelson is whistled for traveling | 54-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Manuel (PG), Hugh Sturtevant (SG), Daniel Sample (C) Raymond Bowyer, Alfred Foley, Harry Mendelson | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Mitchell (PF), Shawn McClurkin (C) Marty Prager, Kevin Hoffman | |
| 08:59 | Houston | Nicholas Manuel is called for the reach on Mario Wishart - foul #3 on Nicholas Manuel, team foul #4 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Sammy Gibson (PG), Gary Smith (SG) Raymond Stewart, Charles Byers | |
| 08:43 | Houston | Shawn McClurkin scores on a floater from the right block and he's hacked by Daniel Sample - foul #2 on Daniel Sample, team foul #5 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel James (C) Steven Richardson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 08:43 | Houston | Shawn McClurkin misses the free throw | 54-55 |
| 08:43 | Rice | Daniel James pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 08:32 | Rice | Nicholas Manuel misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 54-55 |
| 08:30 | Rice | Lionel Walters tips it back up and in | 56-55 |
| 08:26 | Houston | Gary Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-55 |
| 08:25 | Houston | Sammy Gibson snags the offensive board | 56-55 |
| 08:14 | Houston | Shawn McClurkin lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mario Wishart | 56-57 |
| 07:52 | Rice | Hugh Sturtevant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-57 |
| 07:51 | Houston | Michael Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 07:25 | Houston | Michael Mitchell makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Sammy Gibson | 56-59 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas Manuel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Hugh Sturtevant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Sample (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lionel Walters (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Daniel James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Sammy Gibson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Gary Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mario Wishart (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Michael Mitchell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Shawn McClurkin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Rice | Daniel Sample hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Mario Wishart - foul #2 on Mario Wishart, team foul #6 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Bowyer (PG), Alfred Foley (SG), Steven Richardson (SF), Harry Mendelson (C) Nicholas Manuel, Hugh Sturtevant, Lionel Walters, Daniel James | |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Charles Byers (SG), William Talavera (SF), Robert Riggs (PF), Kevin Hoffman (C) Sammy Gibson, Gary Smith, Mario Wishart, Michael Mitchell, Shawn McClurkin | |
| 07:03 | Rice | Daniel Sample makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 07:03 | Rice | Daniel Sample makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 06:43 | Houston | Robert Riggs misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Sample - foul #3 on Daniel Sample, team foul #6 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Lionel Walters (PF) Daniel Sample | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 06:43 | Houston | Robert Riggs makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 06:43 | Houston | Robert Riggs makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 06:24 | Rice | Steven Richardson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Hoffman - foul #2 on Kevin Hoffman, team foul #7 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Manuel (SG) Lionel Walters | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 06:24 | Rice | Steven Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 06:24 | Rice | Steven Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 06:13 | Houston | Raymond Stewart misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 06:12 | Houston | William Talavera hits the follow up shot | 60-63 |
| 05:51 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Steven Richardson | 62-63 |
| 05:32 | Houston | Robert Riggs drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Byers | 62-65 |
| 05:20 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away but he's hacked by Raymond Stewart - foul #4 on Raymond Stewart, team foul #8 | 62-65 |
| 05:20 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 05:20 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 05:20 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer makes the 3rd free throw | 65-65 |
| 05:04 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Harry Mendelson - foul #1 on Harry Mendelson, team foul #7 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel James (PF) Nicholas Manuel | |
| Subs | Houston | Mario Wishart (SF) William Talavera | |
| 05:04 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman misses the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 05:04 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 04:51 | Rice | Steven Richardson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-66 |
| 04:50 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Mendelson | 65-66 |
| 04:35 | Rice | Steven Richardson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-66 |
| 04:34 | Rice | Alfred Foley pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 04:21 | Rice | Harry Mendelson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Harry Mendelson, team foul #8 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Manuel (PG), Hugh Sturtevant (SG), Lionel Walters (PF) Raymond Bowyer, Steven Richardson, Harry Mendelson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 03:52 | Houston | Robert Riggs lays it in set up by Raymond Stewart | 65-68 |
| 03:35 | Rice | Kevin Hoffman steps in front of the Alfred Foley pass | 65-68 |
| 03:22 | Houston | Mario Wishart clanks a shot from the left wing | 65-68 |
| 03:21 | Rice | Daniel James gets the rebound | 65-68 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas Manuel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Hugh Sturtevant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfred Foley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lionel Walters (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Daniel James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Charles Byers (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Robert Riggs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Kevin Hoffman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:04 | Rice | Mario Wishart picks off the pass by Nicholas Manuel | 65-68 |
| 02:41 | Houston | Charles Byers is hacked by Hugh Sturtevant - foul #2 on Hugh Sturtevant, team foul #9 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Bowyer (PG), Steven Richardson (SF), Harry Mendelson (C) Hugh Sturtevant, Alfred Foley, Daniel James | |
| Subs | Houston | Sammy Gibson (PG), William Talavera (SF), Michael Mitchell (PF), Shawn McClurkin (C) Raymond Stewart, Mario Wishart, Robert Riggs, Kevin Hoffman | |
| 02:41 | Houston | Charles Byers misses the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 02:41 | Rice | Harry Mendelson snags the defensive board | 65-68 |
| 02:16 | Rice | Michael Mitchell takes the ball from Lionel Walters | 65-68 |
| 02:16 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Hugh Sturtevant (SG) Nicholas Manuel | |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Mario Wishart (SF), Kevin Hoffman (C) Sammy Gibson, William Talavera, Shawn McClurkin | |
| 01:55 | Houston | Charles Byers loses the ball out of bounds | 65-68 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Riggs (PF) Michael Mitchell | |
| 01:37 | Rice | Robert Riggs swats the layup by Hugh Sturtevant | 65-68 |
| 01:35 | Houston | Mario Wishart snags the defensive board | 65-68 |
| 01:31 | Houston | Charles Byers is called for traveling | 65-68 |
| 01:07 | Rice | Lionel Walters scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-68 |
| 00:45 | Houston | Robert Riggs is denied on a layup by Lionel Walters | 67-68 |
| 00:43 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lionel Walters | 67-68 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Hugh Sturtevant scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Steven Richardson | 69-68 |
| 00:14 | Houston | Raymond Stewart hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Hugh Sturtevant - foul #3 on Hugh Sturtevant, team foul #10 | 69-68 |
| 00:14 | Houston | Raymond Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 00:14 | Houston | Raymond Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Hugh Sturtevant is fouled on the floor by Kevin Hoffman - foul #3 on Kevin Hoffman, team foul #9 | 69-70 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Hugh Sturtevant makes the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Hugh Sturtevant makes the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 00:06 | Houston | Houston calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-70 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Lionel Walters swats the short shot by Kevin Hoffman | 71-70 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Harry Mendelson snags the defensive board | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Harry Mendelson runs out the clock | 71-70 |