| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Barnum (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Falls (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edwin Compton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Damian Carr (fresh) 3 stl. C - Brian Ziff (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Louis Decastro (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Berdy Sarwinski (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dwight Beck (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cong Hong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kirk Allen (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Edwin Compton inbounds the ball | 41-45 |
| 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 fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:57 | Rice | Thomas Barnum is hacked by Louis Decastro in the backcourt - foul #3 on Louis Decastro, team foul #1 | 41-45 |
| 19:43 | Rice | Berdy Sarwinski steals the ball from Damian Carr | 41-45 |
| 19:29 | Houston | Louis Decastro drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Dwight Beck | 41-48 |
| 19:27 | Rice | Brian Ziff is called for traveling in the backcourt | 41-48 |
| 19:11 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski travels with the ball | 41-48 |
| 18:47 | Rice | Brian Ziff connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-48 |
| 18:41 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Cong Hong and the foul's on Thomas Barnum - foul #1 on Thomas Barnum, team foul #1 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Devinney (C) Kirk Allen | |
| 18:41 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski misses the free throw | 44-50 |
| 18:41 | Rice | Brian Ziff pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| 18:23 | Rice | Billy Falls hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 44-50 |
| 18:21 | Rice | Edwin Compton gets the offensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 18:15 | Rice | Thomas Barnum is open but comes up short on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Louis Decastro - foul #4 on Louis Decastro, team foul #2 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnny Jelinski (SF), William Grunwald (PF), David Stratton (C) Edwin Compton, Damian Carr, Brian Ziff | |
| Subs | Houston | Chris Stallworth (PG), Patrick Farrelly (SG), James Thompson (SF), Michael Scheetz (PF) Louis Decastro, Berdy Sarwinski, Dwight Beck, Cong Hong | |
| 18:15 | Rice | Thomas Barnum misses the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 18:15 | Rice | Thomas Barnum misses the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 18:15 | Houston | Michael Scheetz snags the defensive board | 44-50 |
| 17:58 | Houston | Patrick Farrelly hits a floater from the left wing and he's fouled by Billy Falls - foul #1 on Billy Falls, team foul #2 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG), James Walters (SG) Thomas Barnum, Billy Falls | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 17:58 | Houston | Patrick Farrelly makes the free throw | 44-53 |
| 17:29 | Rice | Patrick Farrelly steals it from James Walters | 44-53 |
| 17:25 | Houston | Chris Stallworth lays it up and in on a nice dish by Patrick Farrelly | 44-55 |
| 17:23 | Rice | James Walters is hacked by James Thompson in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Thompson, team foul #3 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Damian Carr (PF) David Stratton | |
| Subs | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski (SG), Kirk Allen (C) Patrick Farrelly, Thomas Devinney | |
| 17:16 | Rice | James Thompson steps in front of the Damian Carr pass | 44-55 |
| 16:56 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-55 |
| 16:55 | Houston | Chris Stallworth can't tip it in | 44-55 |
| 16:53 | Rice | Damian Carr snags the defensive board | 44-55 |
| 16:38 | Rice | William Grunwald misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 44-55 |
| 16:36 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski gets the rebound | 44-55 |
| 16:21 | Houston | Kirk Allen can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Charles Bolden - foul #2 on Charles Bolden, team foul #3 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Billy Falls (SG), Edwin Compton (SF), David Stratton (PF), Brian Ziff (C) James Walters, Johnny Jelinski, Damian Carr, William Grunwald | |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Farrelly (PG), Jody Loewen (SG), Dwight Beck (SF), Cong Hong (PF) Chris Stallworth, Berdy Sarwinski, James Thompson, Michael Scheetz | |
| 16:21 | Houston | Kirk Allen makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 16:21 | Houston | Kirk Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 16:10 | Rice | David Stratton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Christopher Boone (PG) Charles Bolden | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Devinney (C) Kirk Allen | |
| 15:53 | Houston | Jody Loewen is hacked by David Stratton - foul #2 on David Stratton, team foul #4 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Barnum (PG) Christopher Boone | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Barnum (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Falls (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edwin Compton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Stratton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Ziff (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Patrick Farrelly (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jody Loewen (fresh) SF - Dwight Beck (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cong Hong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Devinney (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Houston | Cong Hong blows the layup | 44-57 |
| 15:34 | Houston | Cong Hong snags the offensive board | 44-57 |
| 15:29 | Houston | Dwight Beck can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 44-57 |
| 15:28 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Dwight Beck | 44-57 |
| 15:16 | Houston | Cong Hong is hacked by David Stratton - foul #3 on David Stratton, team foul #5 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Damian Carr (PF) David Stratton | |
| Subs | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski (PG), Kirk Allen (C) Patrick Farrelly, Thomas Devinney | |
| 14:58 | Houston | Cong Hong drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Kirk Allen | 44-59 |
| 14:43 | Rice | Billy Falls hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Barnum | 46-59 |
| 14:27 | Houston | Dwight Beck misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Damian Carr - foul #2 on Damian Carr, team foul #6 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG), Johnny Jelinski (SF), William Grunwald (C) Thomas Barnum, Edwin Compton, Brian Ziff | |
| Subs | Houston | Chris Stallworth (PG), Michael Scheetz (PF) Jody Loewen, Cong Hong | |
| 14:27 | Houston | Dwight Beck makes the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 14:27 | Houston | Dwight Beck makes the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| 14:09 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-61 |
| 14:07 | Houston | Dwight Beck grabs the board | 46-61 |
| 13:52 | Houston | Michael Scheetz is hacked by Damian Carr - foul #3 on Damian Carr, team foul #7 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Rice | James Walters (SG), David Stratton (C) Billy Falls, Damian Carr | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Devinney (C) Kirk Allen | |
| 13:52 | Houston | Michael Scheetz makes the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 13:52 | Houston | Michael Scheetz misses the 2nd free throw | 46-62 |
| 13:52 | Rice | David Stratton snags the defensive board | 46-62 |
| 13:37 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski misses the fadeaway from the left side | 46-62 |
| 13:36 | Houston | The rebound goes to Berdy Sarwinski | 46-62 |
| 13:12 | Houston | The short jumper by Thomas Devinney is denied by Johnny Jelinski | 46-62 |
| 13:11 | Rice | James Walters pulls down the rebound | 46-62 |
| 12:47 | Rice | David Stratton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-62 |
| 12:45 | Rice | William Grunwald snags the offensive board | 46-62 |
| 12:31 | Rice | David Stratton misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Chris Stallworth - foul #1 on Chris Stallworth, team foul #4 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Barnum (PG), Billy Falls (SG), Edwin Compton (SF), Brian Ziff (C) Charles Bolden, James Walters, Johnny Jelinski, William Grunwald | |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Decastro (PG), Patrick Farrelly (SG), James Thompson (SF), Cong Hong (PF), Kirk Allen (C) Chris Stallworth, Berdy Sarwinski, Dwight Beck, Michael Scheetz, Thomas Devinney | |
| 12:31 | Rice | David Stratton makes the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 12:31 | Rice | David Stratton makes the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| 12:13 | Houston | Cong Hong makes the floater from the right wing | 48-64 |
| 11:59 | Rice | Brian Ziff buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Edwin Compton and he's fouled by Cong Hong - foul #1 on Cong Hong, team foul #5 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Damian Carr (PF) David Stratton | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:59 | Rice | Brian Ziff misses the free throw | 50-64 |
| 11:59 | Houston | Kirk Allen grabs the board | 50-64 |
| 11:44 | Houston | Patrick Farrelly can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 50-64 |
| 11:43 | Rice | The rebound goes to Brian Ziff | 50-64 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Barnum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Falls (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edwin Compton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Damian Carr (fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Brian Ziff (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Louis Decastro (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SG - Patrick Farrelly (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Thompson (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Cong Hong (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Kirk Allen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Rice | Billy Falls comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 50-64 |
| 11:22 | Houston | The rebound goes to Cong Hong | 50-64 |
| 11:02 | Houston | Patrick Farrelly comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-64 |
| 11:01 | Rice | Billy Falls gets the rebound | 50-64 |
| 10:43 | Rice | Damian Carr is fouled on the floor by Kirk Allen - foul #1 on Kirk Allen, team foul #6 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG), Johnny Jelinski (SF), William Grunwald (C) Thomas Barnum, Edwin Compton, Brian Ziff | |
| Subs | Houston | Jody Loewen (SG), Dwight Beck (SF), Michael Scheetz (PF), Thomas Devinney (C) Patrick Farrelly, James Thompson, Cong Hong, Kirk Allen | |
| 10:34 | Rice | Billy Falls misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-64 |
| 10:33 | Houston | Thomas Devinney grabs the board | 50-64 |
| 10:13 | Houston | Louis Decastro clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-64 |
| 10:11 | Rice | William Grunwald snags the defensive board | 50-64 |
| 10:04 | Rice | Damian Carr's pass is intercepted by Louis Decastro in the backcourt | 50-64 |
| 10:03 | Houston | Louis Decastro banks in the layup | 50-66 |
| 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 fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 09:42 | Rice | Billy Falls misses the shot in the paint but the foul's on Dwight Beck - foul #2 on Dwight Beck, team foul #7 | 50-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Ziff (C) Damian Carr | |
| Subs | Houston | Chris Stallworth (PG), Berdy Sarwinski (SG) Louis Decastro, Dwight Beck | |
| 09:42 | Rice | Billy Falls makes the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 09:42 | Rice | Billy Falls misses the 2nd free throw | 51-66 |
| 09:42 | Houston | Thomas Devinney grabs the board | 51-66 |
| 09:26 | Houston | Billy Falls steals the ball from Thomas Devinney | 51-66 |
| 09:22 | Rice | Billy Falls lays it in | 53-66 |
| 09:09 | Houston | Chris Stallworth is hacked by Billy Falls - foul #2 on Billy Falls, team foul #8 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Rice | James Walters (SG), David Stratton (PF) Billy Falls, William Grunwald | |
| Subs | Houston | Dwight Beck (SF), Cong Hong (PF), Kirk Allen (C) Jody Loewen, Michael Scheetz, Thomas Devinney | |
| 09:09 | Houston | Chris Stallworth makes the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 09:09 | Houston | Chris Stallworth misses the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| 09:09 | Rice | Brian Ziff gets the rebound | 53-67 |
| 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 fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 09:04 | Rice | James Walters is fouled in the backcourt by Kirk Allen - foul #2 on Kirk Allen, team foul #8 | 53-67 |
| 09:04 | Rice | James Walters makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 09:04 | Rice | James Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 08:43 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski buries a jumper from close range set up by Chris Stallworth | 55-69 |
| 08:40 | Rice | James Walters's pass is intercepted by Berdy Sarwinski in the backcourt | 55-69 |
| 08:15 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski is denied on a dunk by David Stratton | 55-69 |
| 08:14 | Houston | Cong Hong tips it back up and in | 55-71 |
| 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 fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 08:10 | Rice | James Walters is hacked by Chris Stallworth in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chris Stallworth, team foul #9 | 55-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Barnum (PG), Edwin Compton (SF), Damian Carr (PF) Charles Bolden, Johnny Jelinski, Brian Ziff | |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Farrelly (SG), Michael Scheetz (C) Chris Stallworth, Kirk Allen | |
| 08:10 | Rice | James Walters makes the 1st free throw | 56-71 |
| 08:10 | Rice | James Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| 07:48 | Houston | Michael Scheetz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Ziff (C) David Stratton | |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Decastro (PG), James Thompson (SF), Thomas Devinney (C) Berdy Sarwinski, Dwight Beck, Cong Hong | |
| 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 fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 07:31 | Rice | James Walters misses the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Patrick Farrelly - foul #2 on Patrick Farrelly, team foul #10 | 57-71 |
| Subs | Rice | William Grunwald (C) Brian Ziff | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 07:31 | Rice | James Walters makes the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 07:31 | Rice | James Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Barnum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Walters (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edwin Compton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Damian Carr (fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - William Grunwald (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Louis Decastro (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Patrick Farrelly (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Thompson (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Michael Scheetz (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Devinney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Houston | Thomas Devinney scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Patrick Farrelly and he's fouled by William Grunwald - foul #1 on William Grunwald, team foul #9 | 59-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Billy Falls (SG) James Walters | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 07:22 | Houston | Thomas Devinney misses the free throw | 59-73 |
| 07:22 | Houston | Michael Scheetz pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-73 |
| 07:06 | Houston | Thomas Devinney scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Patrick Farrelly | 59-75 |
| 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 fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 06:52 | Rice | Michael Scheetz steals it from Thomas Barnum | 59-75 |
| 06:35 | Houston | Patrick Farrelly is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Patrick Farrelly, team foul #11 | 59-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG), Jack Buchanan (SF), Johnny Jelinski (PF) Thomas Barnum, Edwin Compton, Damian Carr | |
| Subs | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski (SG), Jody Loewen (SF), Cong Hong (PF), Kirk Allen (C) Patrick Farrelly, James Thompson, Michael Scheetz, Thomas Devinney | |
| 06:23 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Johnny Jelinski, team foul #10 | 59-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Ziff (C) William Grunwald | |
| Subs | Houston | Chris Stallworth (PG) Louis Decastro | |
| 06:07 | Houston | Charles Bolden is called for the reach on Kirk Allen - foul #3 on Charles Bolden, team foul #11 | 59-75 |
| Subs | Rice | David Stratton (PF) Jack Buchanan | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 06:07 | Houston | Kirk Allen misses the 1st free throw | 59-75 |
| 06:07 | Houston | Kirk Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 59-75 |
| 06:07 | Houston | Jody Loewen grabs the offensive rebound | 59-75 |
| 06:02 | Houston | Cong Hong banks in the layup and he's fouled by David Stratton - foul #4 on David Stratton, team foul #12 | 59-77 |
| 06:02 | Houston | Cong Hong makes the free throw | 59-78 |
| 05:43 | Rice | The jump hook by Johnny Jelinski is blocked by Cong Hong | 59-78 |
| 05:41 | Houston | Jody Loewen grabs the defensive rebound | 59-78 |
| 05:24 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski can't throw it down but he's fouled by David Stratton - foul #5 on David Stratton, team foul #13 | 59-78 |
| Subs | Rice | James Walters (PG), Christopher Boone (SG), Edwin Compton (SF), Damian Carr (PF) Charles Bolden, Billy Falls, David Stratton, Brian Ziff | |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Decastro (PG) Chris Stallworth | |
| 05:24 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski makes the 1st free throw | 59-79 |
| 05:24 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-80 |
| 05:09 | Rice | James Walters drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Johnny Jelinski | 61-80 |
| 04:53 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 61-80 |
| 04:51 | Houston | Kirk Allen grabs the offensive board | 61-80 |
| 04:46 | Houston | Kirk Allen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-80 |
| 04:44 | Rice | Edwin Compton pulls down the rebound | 61-80 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Berdy Sarwinski picks off the pass by Edwin Compton in the backcourt | 61-80 |
| 04:36 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Louis Decastro | 61-82 |
| 04:27 | Rice | Damian Carr's layup is rejected by Cong Hong | 61-82 |
| 04:26 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Damian Carr | 61-82 |
| 04:18 | Rice | James Walters misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-82 |
| 04:16 | Rice | Christopher Boone pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-82 |
| 04:11 | Rice | Kirk Allen takes the ball from Edwin Compton | 61-82 |
| 03:52 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski drills a floater from the right wing set up by Louis Decastro | 61-84 |
| 03:44 | Rice | Edwin Compton connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Walters and he's fouled by Jody Loewen - foul #2 on Jody Loewen, team foul #12 | 63-84 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG), William Grunwald (PF) Christopher Boone, Damian Carr | |
| Subs | Houston | Chris Stallworth (PG), Patrick Farrelly (SG), Dwight Beck (SF), Michael Scheetz (PF), Thomas Devinney (C) Louis Decastro, Berdy Sarwinski, Jody Loewen, Cong Hong, Kirk Allen | |
| 03:44 | Rice | Edwin Compton makes the free throw | 64-84 |
| 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 and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 03:23 | Houston | Thomas Devinney misses the lay-in | 64-84 |
| 03:22 | Rice | Edwin Compton gets the rebound | 64-84 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Bolden (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Walters (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edwin Compton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Grunwald (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Jelinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Chris Stallworth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Farrelly (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dwight Beck (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Scheetz (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Devinney (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-84 |
| 03:07 | Rice | Edwin Compton tips it home | 66-84 |
| 02:50 | Houston | Patrick Farrelly drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Chris Stallworth | 66-86 |
| 02:42 | Rice | William Grunwald double dribbles | 66-86 |
| Subs | Rice | Christopher Boone (SG), Jack Buchanan (SF) James Walters, Edwin Compton | |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Decastro (PG), Berdy Sarwinski (SG) Chris Stallworth, Patrick Farrelly | |
| 02:24 | Houston | Dwight Beck is fouled on the floor by William Grunwald - foul #2 on William Grunwald, team foul #14 | 66-86 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | James Thompson (PF) Thomas Devinney | |
| 02:24 | Houston | Dwight Beck makes the 1st free throw | 66-87 |
| 02:24 | Houston | Dwight Beck makes the 2nd free throw | 66-88 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Jack Buchanan drills a jumper from the right side | 68-88 |
| 01:50 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Christopher Boone - foul #2 on Christopher Boone, team foul #15 | 68-88 |
| Subs | Rice | James Walters (SG) Christopher Boone | |
| Subs | Houston | Cong Hong (PF), Kirk Allen (C) James Thompson, Michael Scheetz | |
| 01:50 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski makes the 1st free throw | 68-89 |
| 01:50 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski misses the 2nd free throw | 68-89 |
| 01:50 | Rice | William Grunwald grabs the defensive rebound | 68-89 |
| 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 and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:36 | Rice | Charles Bolden misses the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Louis Decastro - foul #5 on Louis Decastro, team foul #13 | 68-89 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Chris Stallworth (PG) Louis Decastro | |
| 01:36 | Rice | Charles Bolden makes the 1st free throw | 69-89 |
| 01:36 | Rice | Charles Bolden makes the 2nd free throw | 70-89 |
| 01:13 | Houston | Kirk Allen misses short on a jumper from the left side | 70-89 |
| 01:12 | Houston | Cong Hong misses the tip | 70-89 |
| 01:10 | Rice | Jack Buchanan pulls down the rebound | 70-89 |
| 00:57 | Rice | William Grunwald drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by James Walters | 72-89 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Houston | James Walters steals it from Berdy Sarwinski | 72-89 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Rice | Cong Hong steps in front of the William Grunwald pass in the backcourt | 72-89 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Chris Stallworth runs out the clock | 72-89 |