| Lineup | Rice | PG - Andy Pratt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wade Hensen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Blake (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andrew Hunter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Powers (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Collum (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Cartwright (fresh) PF - Frank Newell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerald Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Robert Blake inbounds the ball | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:47 | Rice | Andy Pratt is fouled on the floor by Peter Edwards - foul #3 on Peter Edwards, team foul #1 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Yo Xang (PG) Peter Edwards | |
| 19:30 | Rice | Kenneth Powers misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-42 |
| 19:28 | Rice | Andy Pratt tips it home | 58-42 |
| 19:10 | Houston | Charles Collum's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Powers | 58-42 |
| 18:57 | Rice | Wade Hensen misses badly on a shot from the right side | 58-42 |
| 18:56 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jerald Henderson | 58-42 |
| 18:49 | Houston | Charles Collum hits a wide open shot in the paint set up by Robert Cartwright | 58-44 |
| 18:34 | Rice | Andrew Hunter is called for traveling | 58-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeremy Marble (PG), Jimmie Harris (SG), Randy Lansford (SF), William Romano (C) Andy Pratt, Wade Hensen, Robert Blake, Kenneth Powers | |
| Subs | Houston | Wilbur Cox (PG), Dan Ricketts (SG), Sean Bachorski (SF), Wilbur Carr (PF), James Lane (C) Yo Xang, Charles Collum, Robert Cartwright, Frank Newell, Jerald Henderson | |
| 18:14 | Houston | James Lane connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Sean Bachorski | 58-46 |
| 17:59 | Rice | Jimmie Harris is hacked by Wilbur Carr - foul #3 on Wilbur Carr, team foul #2 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Herbert Gregg (PF) Wilbur Carr | |
| 17:44 | Rice | Andrew Hunter loses the dribble to Herbert Gregg | 58-46 |
| 17:31 | Houston | James Lane misses long on a jump hook from close range | 58-46 |
| 17:30 | Houston | James Lane tips it in | 58-48 |
| 17:14 | Rice | Andrew Hunter's dunk attempt is rejected by Sean Bachorski | 58-48 |
| 17:12 | Houston | James Lane gets the rebound | 58-48 |
| 17:10 | Houston | Sean Bachorski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Andy Pratt (PG), Wade Hensen (SG), Jeffrey Decker (PF), Kenneth Powers (C) Jeremy Marble, Randy Lansford, Andrew Hunter, William Romano | |
| Subs | Houston | Yo Xang (PG), Charles Collum (SG), Robert Cartwright (SF), Jerald Henderson (C) Wilbur Cox, Dan Ricketts, Sean Bachorski, James Lane | |
| 16:52 | Rice | Andy Pratt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Thompson (SF) Jimmie Harris | |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Newell (PF) Herbert Gregg | |
| 16:44 | Houston | Charles Collum clanks a turnaround near the basket | 58-48 |
| 16:42 | Houston | Jerald Henderson tips it back up and in | 58-50 |
| 16:22 | Rice | Wade Hensen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Collum - foul #1 on Charles Collum, team foul #3 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Blake (SF), William Romano (C) Roy Thompson, Kenneth Powers | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:22 | Rice | Wade Hensen makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 16:22 | Rice | Wade Hensen makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 16:05 | Houston | William Romano steps in front of the Yo Xang pass | 60-50 |
| 15:48 | Rice | Wade Hensen can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 60-50 |
| 15:47 | Houston | Jerald Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-50 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Andy Pratt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wade Hensen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Blake (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Decker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Yo Xang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Collum (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Cartwright (fairly fresh) PF - Frank Newell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerald Henderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Houston | Charles Collum is wide open but clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 60-50 |
| 15:23 | Houston | Robert Cartwright grabs the offensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 15:11 | Houston | William Romano is called for the reach on Jerald Henderson - foul #1 on William Romano, team foul #1 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Thompson (PG), Jimmie Harris (SG), Randy Lansford (SF), Sam Lane (PF), Kenneth Powers (C) Andy Pratt, Wade Hensen, Robert Blake, Jeffrey Decker, William Romano | |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Edwards (PG), Wilbur Cox (SG), Sean Bachorski (SF), Wilbur Carr (PF), James Lane (C) Yo Xang, Charles Collum, Robert Cartwright, Frank Newell, Jerald Henderson | |
| 15:00 | Houston | James Lane clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-50 |
| 14:58 | Houston | Wilbur Cox gets the offensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 14:47 | Houston | Sean Bachorski is open and scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Peter Edwards | 60-52 |
| 14:30 | Rice | Roy Thompson is hacked by James Lane - foul #2 on James Lane, team foul #4 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeremy Marble (PG), Andrew Hunter (PF) Roy Thompson, Kenneth Powers | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 14:17 | Rice | Jeremy Marble can't finish the layup | 60-52 |
| 14:16 | Houston | Sean Bachorski grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 14:08 | Houston | Peter Edwards is called for traveling | 60-52 |
| Subs | Rice | William Romano (C) Sam Lane | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 13:44 | Rice | William Romano comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by James Lane - foul #3 on James Lane, team foul #5 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Thompson (SF) Randy Lansford | |
| Subs | Houston | Dan Ricketts (SG), Frank Newell (PF), Herbert Gregg (C) Wilbur Cox, Wilbur Carr, James Lane | |
| 13:44 | Rice | William Romano makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 13:44 | Rice | William Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 13:44 | Houston | Herbert Gregg gets the rebound | 61-52 |
| 13:31 | Houston | Frank Newell misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Andrew Hunter - foul #1 on Andrew Hunter, team foul #2 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Wade Hensen (SG), Robert Blake (SF), Jeffrey Decker (PF), Kenneth Powers (C) Jeremy Marble, Jimmie Harris, Andrew Hunter, William Romano | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Collum (SG), Robert Cartwright (SF) Dan Ricketts, Sean Bachorski | |
| 13:31 | Houston | Frank Newell makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 13:31 | Houston | Frank Newell makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 13:24 | Rice | Robert Blake connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Wade Hensen | 63-54 |
| 13:10 | Houston | Peter Edwards is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 63-54 |
| 13:09 | Houston | Peter Edwards tips it but misses | 63-54 |
| 13:08 | Houston | Frank Newell snags the offensive board | 63-54 |
| 12:59 | Houston | Frank Newell connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Edwards | 63-56 |
| 12:39 | Rice | Roy Thompson scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Decker | 66-56 |
| 12:22 | Houston | Robert Cartwright hits the finger roll on a great pass from Frank Newell | 66-58 |
| 12:16 | Rice | Robert Blake comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Peter Edwards - foul #4 on Peter Edwards, team foul #6 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Andy Pratt (PG), Jimmie Harris (SG), Andrew Hunter (PF), William Romano (C) Roy Thompson, Wade Hensen, Jeffrey Decker, Kenneth Powers | |
| Subs | Houston | Wilbur Cox (PG), Dan Ricketts (SG), Sean Bachorski (SF), Wilbur Carr (PF), James Lane (C) Peter Edwards, Charles Collum, Robert Cartwright, Frank Newell, Herbert Gregg | |
| 12:16 | Rice | Robert Blake misses the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 12:16 | Rice | Robert Blake makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 11:59 | Houston | James Lane is wide open but clanks a jump hook near the basket | 67-58 |
| 11:57 | Rice | Andrew Hunter gets the rebound | 67-58 |
| 11:52 | Rice | Jimmie Harris is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Jimmie Harris, team foul #3 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Randy Lansford (SF) Robert Blake | |
| Subs | Houston | Yo Xang (PG), Jerald Henderson (C) Dan Ricketts, James Lane | |
| 11:39 | Houston | Wilbur Cox misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 67-58 |
| 11:38 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jimmie Harris | 67-58 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Andy Pratt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jimmie Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randy Lansford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Hunter (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - William Romano (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Yo Xang (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wilbur Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Bachorski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wilbur Carr (fresh) 3 pf. C - Jerald Henderson (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Rice | Andy Pratt's floater is tipped away by Jerald Henderson | 67-58 |
| 11:32 | Rice | Andy Pratt misses the tip | 67-58 |
| 11:31 | Rice | Andrew Hunter pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-58 |
| 11:06 | Rice | Randy Lansford clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 67-58 |
| 11:05 | Houston | Wilbur Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 67-58 |
| 10:48 | Houston | Jerald Henderson is whistled for a carry | 67-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeremy Marble (PG), Roy Thompson (SG), Jeffrey Decker (PF) Andy Pratt, Jimmie Harris, Andrew Hunter | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Collum (SG), Robert Cartwright (SF), Herbert Gregg (PF), James Lane (C) Wilbur Cox, Sean Bachorski, Wilbur Carr, Jerald Henderson | |
| 10:23 | Rice | William Romano misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 67-58 |
| 10:22 | Houston | Robert Cartwright grabs the board | 67-58 |
| 10:18 | Houston | Yo Xang loses the dribble to Jeremy Marble in the backcourt | 67-58 |
| 09:57 | Rice | Jeremy Marble hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 67-58 |
| 09:55 | Houston | James Lane snags the defensive board | 67-58 |
| 09:47 | Houston | Charles Collum clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-58 |
| 09:45 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker grabs the defensive rebound | 67-58 |
| 09:41 | Rice | Jeremy Marble connects on the shot from the left side set up by Randy Lansford | 69-58 |
| 09:38 | Houston | Charles Collum is hacked by Roy Thompson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roy Thompson, team foul #4 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Andy Pratt (PG), Wade Hensen (SG), Jimmie Harris (SF), Kenneth Powers (C) Jeremy Marble, Roy Thompson, Randy Lansford, William Romano | |
| Subs | Houston | Wilbur Cox (PG), Frank Newell (PF) Yo Xang, Herbert Gregg | |
| 09:27 | Houston | Charles Collum drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Wilbur Cox | 69-61 |
| 09:23 | Rice | Andy Pratt hits a shot from the left wing and he's hacked by Charles Collum - foul #2 on Charles Collum, team foul #7 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Dan Ricketts (SG), Sean Bachorski (SF), Jerald Henderson (C) Charles Collum, Robert Cartwright, James Lane | |
| 09:23 | Rice | Andy Pratt makes the free throw | 72-61 |
| 09:12 | Houston | Jeffrey Decker is called for the reach on Frank Newell - foul #3 on Jeffrey Decker, team foul #5 | 72-61 |
| 08:53 | Houston | Sean Bachorski's pass is intercepted by Wade Hensen | 72-61 |
| 08:48 | Rice | Jimmie Harris misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 72-61 |
| 08:46 | Rice | Kenneth Powers grabs the offensive board | 72-61 |
| 08:34 | Rice | Kenneth Powers scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jimmie Harris | 74-61 |
| 08:19 | Houston | Sean Bachorski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-61 |
| 08:17 | Rice | Kenneth Powers grabs the defensive rebound | 74-61 |
| 08:11 | Rice | Wade Hensen misses the floater from close range but the foul's on Sean Bachorski - foul #2 on Sean Bachorski, team foul #8 | 74-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeremy Marble (PG), Roy Thompson (SF), Andrew Hunter (PF), Sam Lane (C) Andy Pratt, Jimmie Harris, Jeffrey Decker, Kenneth Powers | |
| Subs | Houston | Yo Xang (PG), Charles Collum (SG), Robert Cartwright (SF), Wilbur Carr (PF), James Lane (C) Wilbur Cox, Dan Ricketts, Sean Bachorski, Frank Newell, Jerald Henderson | |
| 08:11 | Rice | Wade Hensen makes the 1st free throw | 75-61 |
| 08:11 | Rice | Wade Hensen makes the 2nd free throw | 76-61 |
| 08:03 | Houston | Wilbur Carr loses the dribble to Jeremy Marble | 76-61 |
| 08:00 | Rice | Jeremy Marble hits the finger roll | 78-61 |
| 07:55 | Houston | James Lane is hacked by Roy Thompson - foul #3 on Roy Thompson, team foul #6 | 78-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Blake (SF), William Romano (C) Wade Hensen, Sam Lane | |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Edwards (PG) Yo Xang | |
| 07:46 | Houston | Charles Collum is fouled on the floor by William Romano - foul #2 on William Romano, team foul #7 | 78-61 |
| 07:46 | Houston | Charles Collum misses the 1st free throw | 78-61 |
| 07:46 | Rice | William Romano snags the defensive board | 78-61 |
| 07:38 | Rice | Robert Blake misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 78-61 |
| 07:37 | Houston | James Lane pulls down the rebound | 78-61 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jeremy Marble (fresh) 14 pts. 3 stl. SG - Roy Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Blake (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Andrew Hunter (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - William Romano (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Charles Collum (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Cartwright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wilbur Carr (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Lane (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Houston | James Lane makes the wide open jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Collum | 78-63 |
| 07:23 | Rice | Jeremy Marble hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Robert Blake | 80-63 |
| 07:19 | Houston | Wilbur Carr is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Thompson - foul #4 on Roy Thompson, team foul #8 | 80-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Wade Hensen (SG), Randy Lansford (SF), Sam Lane (PF) Jeremy Marble, Robert Blake, Andrew Hunter | |
| Subs | Houston | Herbert Gregg (C) James Lane | |
| 07:19 | Houston | Wilbur Carr makes the 1st free throw | 80-64 |
| 07:19 | Houston | Wilbur Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 80-65 |
| 07:01 | Rice | Peter Edwards takes the ball from Sam Lane | 80-65 |
| 06:46 | Houston | Peter Edwards misses short on an open 3 from the right wing | 80-65 |
| 06:44 | Rice | Wade Hensen gets the rebound | 80-65 |
| 06:40 | Rice | Charles Collum steps in front of the Randy Lansford pass | 80-65 |
| 06:21 | Houston | Charles Collum connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Cartwright | 80-67 |
| 06:07 | Rice | Roy Thompson loses the ball out of bounds | 80-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Andy Pratt (PG), Jimmie Harris (SG), Robert Blake (SF), Jeffrey Decker (PF), Kenneth Powers (C) Roy Thompson, Wade Hensen, Randy Lansford, Sam Lane, William Romano | |
| Subs | Houston | Wilbur Cox (PG), Dan Ricketts (SG), Sean Bachorski (SF), Frank Newell (PF), Jerald Henderson (C) Peter Edwards, Charles Collum, Robert Cartwright, Wilbur Carr, Herbert Gregg | |
| 05:56 | Houston | Jerald Henderson is by himself and knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Wilbur Cox | 80-69 |
| 05:42 | Rice | Jimmie Harris misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 80-69 |
| 05:41 | Houston | The rebound goes to Frank Newell | 80-69 |
| 05:39 | Houston | Sean Bachorski is hacked by Robert Blake in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Blake, team foul #9 | 80-69 |
| 05:39 | Houston | Sean Bachorski misses the 1st free throw | 80-69 |
| 05:39 | Rice | Robert Blake snags the defensive board | 80-69 |
| 05:34 | Rice | Andy Pratt hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Jeffrey Decker | 82-69 |
| 05:30 | Houston | Sean Bachorski knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Wilbur Cox | 82-72 |
| 05:09 | Rice | Kenneth Powers hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jerald Henderson - foul #3 on Jerald Henderson, team foul #9 | 82-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Andrew Hunter (PF) Jeffrey Decker | |
| Subs | Houston | Yo Xang (PG), James Lane (C) Dan Ricketts, Jerald Henderson | |
| 05:09 | Rice | Kenneth Powers makes the 1st free throw | 83-72 |
| 05:09 | Rice | Kenneth Powers makes the 2nd free throw | 84-72 |
| 04:51 | Houston | Frank Newell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Sean Bachorski | 84-74 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Robert Blake can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 84-74 |
| 04:39 | Houston | The rebound goes to Frank Newell | 84-74 |
| 04:35 | Houston | Yo Xang loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 84-74 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeremy Marble (PG), Roy Thompson (SG), Randy Lansford (SF), William Romano (C) Andy Pratt, Jimmie Harris, Robert Blake, Kenneth Powers | |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Edwards (PG), Dan Ricketts (SG), Robert Cartwright (SF), Herbert Gregg (PF) Yo Xang, Wilbur Cox, Sean Bachorski, Frank Newell | |
| 04:20 | Rice | Andrew Hunter knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Roy Thompson | 86-74 |
| 04:04 | Houston | Herbert Gregg misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 86-74 |
| 04:03 | Rice | The rebound goes to Andrew Hunter | 86-74 |
| 03:59 | Rice | Jeremy Marble hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 86-74 |
| 03:58 | Rice | Randy Lansford pulls down the offensive rebound | 86-74 |
| 03:39 | Rice | Randy Lansford is hacked by Herbert Gregg - foul #2 on Herbert Gregg, team foul #10 | 86-74 |
| Subs | Rice | Wade Hensen (SG), Jeffrey Decker (PF) Roy Thompson, Andrew Hunter | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Collum (SG), Sean Bachorski (SF), Frank Newell (PF), Jerald Henderson (C) Dan Ricketts, Robert Cartwright, Herbert Gregg, James Lane | |
| 03:39 | Rice | Randy Lansford makes the 1st free throw | 87-74 |
| 03:39 | Rice | Randy Lansford makes the 2nd free throw | 88-74 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jeremy Marble (fresh) 16 pts. 3 stl. SG - Wade Hensen (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Lansford (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Decker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Romano (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Charles Collum (fresh) 19 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sean Bachorski (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Frank Newell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerald Henderson (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Houston | Peter Edwards loses the ball out of bounds | 88-74 |
| Subs | Rice | Andy Pratt (PG), Jimmie Harris (SF), Sam Lane (C) Jeremy Marble, Randy Lansford, William Romano | |
| Subs | Houston | Wilbur Carr (PF) Frank Newell | |
| 03:15 | Rice | Sam Lane misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Jerald Henderson - foul #4 on Jerald Henderson, team foul #11 | 88-74 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Yo Xang (PG) Peter Edwards | |
| 03:15 | Rice | Sam Lane misses the 1st free throw | 88-74 |
| 03:15 | Rice | Sam Lane misses the 2nd free throw | 88-74 |
| 03:15 | Houston | Jerald Henderson grabs the board | 88-74 |
| 02:59 | Houston | Charles Collum is hacked by Andy Pratt - foul #3 on Andy Pratt, team foul #10 | 88-74 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Powers (C) Sam Lane | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:59 | Houston | Charles Collum makes the 1st free throw | 88-75 |
| 02:59 | Houston | Charles Collum makes the 2nd free throw | 88-76 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:57 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 88-76 |
| Subs | Rice | Randy Lansford (SF) Jimmie Harris | |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Edwards (PG) Yo Xang | |
| 02:48 | Rice | Wilbur Carr steals the ball from Andy Pratt | 88-76 |
| 02:48 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 88-76 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Blake (SF), Andrew Hunter (PF) Randy Lansford, Jeffrey Decker | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cartwright (SF), Frank Newell (PF) Sean Bachorski, Wilbur Carr | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:29 | Houston | Charles Collum hits a 3 from the right wing | 88-79 |
| 02:24 | Rice | Wade Hensen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 88-79 |
| 02:23 | Houston | Peter Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 88-79 |
| 02:18 | Houston | Charles Collum can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 88-79 |
| 02:16 | Houston | Jerald Henderson grabs the offensive rebound | 88-79 |
| 01:53 | Houston | Peter Edwards's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Powers | 88-79 |
| 01:51 | Houston | Frank Newell gets the offensive rebound | 88-79 |
| 01:42 | Houston | Robert Blake steals it from Charles Collum | 88-79 |
| 01:39 | Rice | Robert Blake misses the lay-in | 88-79 |
| 01:37 | Houston | Jerald Henderson grabs the board | 88-79 |
| 01:28 | Houston | Charles Collum makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Edwards | 88-82 |
| 01:15 | Rice | Andy Pratt misses long on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Peter Edwards - foul #5 on Peter Edwards, team foul #12 | 88-82 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Yo Xang (PG) Peter Edwards | |
| 01:15 | Rice | Andy Pratt makes the 1st free throw | 89-82 |
| 01:15 | Rice | Andy Pratt misses the 2nd free throw | 89-82 |
| 01:15 | Houston | Robert Cartwright pulls down the rebound | 89-82 |
| 00:58 | Houston | Jerald Henderson misses short on a floater from the right block | 89-82 |
| 00:57 | Houston | Jerald Henderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 89-82 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:49 | Houston | Jerald Henderson buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Yo Xang | 89-84 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Rice | Robert Blake's fadeaway is rejected by Jerald Henderson | 89-84 |
| 00:42 | Houston | Jerald Henderson pulls down the rebound | 89-84 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Houston | Frank Newell misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 89-84 |
| 00:35 | Rice | The rebound goes to Wade Hensen | 89-84 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Rice | Wade Hensen is hacked by Yo Xang in the backcourt - foul #1 on Yo Xang, team foul #13 | 89-84 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeremy Marble (PG) Andy Pratt | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:34 | Rice | Wade Hensen makes the 1st free throw | 90-84 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Wade Hensen makes the 2nd free throw | 91-84 |
| 00:29 | Houston | Charles Collum misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 91-84 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Robert Blake gets the rebound | 91-84 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Robert Blake is fouled in the backcourt by Yo Xang - foul #2 on Yo Xang, team foul #14 | 91-84 |
| Subs | Rice | Andy Pratt (PG) Jeremy Marble | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:24 | Rice | Robert Blake misses the 1st free throw | 91-84 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Robert Blake makes the 2nd free throw | 92-84 |
| 00:16 | Houston | Charles Collum knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Frank Newell | 92-87 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Charles Collum is called for the reach on Wade Hensen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Collum, team foul #15 | 92-87 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeremy Marble (PG) Andy Pratt | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:13 | Rice | Wade Hensen misses the 1st free throw | 92-87 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Wade Hensen makes the 2nd free throw | 93-87 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Jeremy Marble is called for the reach on Yo Xang in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeremy Marble, team foul #11 | 93-87 |
| Subs | Rice | Andy Pratt (PG) Jeremy Marble | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:11 | Houston | Yo Xang makes the 1st free throw | 93-88 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Yo Xang makes the 2nd free throw | 93-89 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:10 | Rice | Yo Xang is called for the reach on Andy Pratt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Yo Xang, team foul #16 | 93-89 |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Thompson (SG) Wade Hensen | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:10 | Rice | Andy Pratt makes the 1st free throw | 94-89 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Andy Pratt makes the 2nd free throw | 95-89 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Charles Collum misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 95-89 |
| 00:01 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Cartwright | 95-89 |
| 00:00 | Houston | The clock runs out | 95-89 |