| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jack Meeker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chad Watson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brad Leu (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rogelio Ricci (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Harvey Bull (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Neumiller (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Junior Williamson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Derosa (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Macedo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Brad Leu inbounds the ball | 37-34 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Houston | Robert Williams misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Jeffrey Derosa - foul #2 on Jeffrey Derosa, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| 19:35 | Houston | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 19:35 | Houston | Robert Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 19:35 | Rice | Michael Neumiller grabs the board | 38-34 |
| 19:22 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Harvey Bull and he's hacked by Jack Meeker - foul #2 on Jack Meeker, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| 19:22 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa misses the free throw | 38-36 |
| 19:22 | Houston | Robert Williams grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 18:58 | Houston | Robert Williams misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 18:57 | Houston | Jack Meeker grabs the offensive board | 38-36 |
| 18:49 | Houston | Robert Williams buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Chad Watson | 41-36 |
| 18:20 | Rice | Jason Macedo clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Jack Meeker - foul #3 on Jack Meeker, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Port (PG), Jeffrey Weems (PF) Jack Meeker, Rogelio Ricci | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:20 | Rice | Jason Macedo misses the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 18:20 | Rice | Jason Macedo makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 18:08 | Houston | Donald Port knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Chad Watson | 43-37 |
| 17:59 | Rice | Junior Williamson misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 17:58 | Houston | Brad Leu pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| 17:44 | Houston | Jeffrey Derosa steals the ball from Donald Port | 43-37 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Chad Watson is called for the reach on Michael Neumiller - foul #2 on Chad Watson, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Kenneth Guinyard (SG), Rogelio Ricci (PF), Sam Tryon (C) Chad Watson, Brad Leu, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG), Oscar Santana (SG), Salvatore Rossi (SF), Donald Richardson (PF), Albert James (C) Harvey Bull, Michael Neumiller, Junior Williamson, Jeffrey Derosa, Jason Macedo | |
| 17:04 | Rice | Donald Port is called for the reach on Donald Richardson - foul #1 on Donald Port, team foul #4 | 43-37 |
| 16:47 | Rice | Sam Tryon takes the ball from Oscar Santana | 43-37 |
| 16:30 | Houston | Donald Port misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Holloway - foul #1 on Charles Holloway, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Andrew Alexander (C) Jeffrey Weems | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:30 | Houston | Donald Port makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 16:30 | Houston | Donald Port misses the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 16:30 | Rice | Salvatore Rossi snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 16:09 | Rice | Charles Holloway loses the dribble to Andrew Alexander | 44-37 |
| 15:51 | Houston | Andrew Alexander knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Rogelio Ricci and the foul's on Albert James - foul #1 on Albert James, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Jack Meeker (PG), Chad Watson (SG), Brad Leu (SF) Donald Port, Kenneth Guinyard, Rogelio Ricci | |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (PG), Michael Neumiller (SG), Junior Williamson (SF) Charles Holloway, Oscar Santana, Salvatore Rossi | |
| 15:51 | Houston | Andrew Alexander makes the free throw | 47-37 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jack Meeker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Chad Watson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brad Leu (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sam Tryon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Harvey Bull (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Neumiller (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Junior Williamson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Richardson (fresh) C - Albert James (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Rice | Junior Williamson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 15:30 | Rice | Donald Richardson tips it home | 47-39 |
| 15:26 | Houston | Chad Watson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 15:24 | Rice | Donald Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 15:15 | Rice | Junior Williamson makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Harvey Bull | 47-41 |
| 15:09 | Houston | Andrew Alexander is fouled on the floor by Albert James - foul #2 on Albert James, team foul #4 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeffrey Weems (PF), Robert Williams (C) Sam Tryon, Andrew Alexander | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa (PF), Jason Macedo (C) Donald Richardson, Albert James | |
| 14:51 | Houston | Chad Watson drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-41 |
| 14:29 | Rice | Harvey Bull misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-41 |
| 14:27 | Houston | Chad Watson pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 14:03 | Houston | Robert Williams can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 50-41 |
| 14:01 | Rice | Harvey Bull grabs the board | 50-41 |
| 13:48 | Rice | Jason Macedo is fouled on the floor by Jack Meeker - foul #4 on Jack Meeker, team foul #5 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Houston | James Filip (PG), Kenneth Guinyard (SG), Sam Tryon (SF), Rogelio Ricci (PF), Andrew Alexander (C) Jack Meeker, Chad Watson, Brad Leu, Jeffrey Weems, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (SG), Salvatore Rossi (SF), Albert James (PF), Dennis Clayton (C) Michael Neumiller, Junior Williamson, Jeffrey Derosa, Jason Macedo | |
| 13:37 | Rice | Salvatore Rossi makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Harvey Bull | 50-44 |
| 13:16 | Houston | Kenneth Guinyard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 50-44 |
| 13:15 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Guinyard | 50-44 |
| 13:01 | Houston | James Filip makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Rogelio Ricci | 53-44 |
| 12:54 | Rice | Dennis Clayton is open but comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 53-44 |
| 12:53 | Rice | Salvatore Rossi grabs the offensive board | 53-44 |
| 12:34 | Rice | Harvey Bull's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Chad Watson (SG), Brad Leu (SF), Robert Williams (C) Sam Tryon, Rogelio Ricci, Andrew Alexander | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG), Donald Richardson (PF), Jason Macedo (C) Harvey Bull, Albert James, Dennis Clayton | |
| 12:19 | Houston | Brad Leu misses the runner in the paint | 53-44 |
| 12:18 | Houston | Robert Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 12:08 | Houston | The short jumper by Robert Williams is denied by Donald Richardson | 53-44 |
| 12:07 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jason Macedo | 53-44 |
| 11:51 | Rice | Jason Macedo misses the jumpshot from the right side | 53-44 |
| 11:50 | Rice | Donald Richardson misses the tip | 53-44 |
| 11:49 | Houston | The rebound goes to Brad Leu | 53-44 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - James Filip (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chad Watson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brad Leu (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Guinyard (fresh) C - Robert Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Holloway (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Oscar Santana (fresh) SF - Salvatore Rossi (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Macedo (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:42 | Houston | Brad Leu hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 53-44 |
| 11:40 | Houston | Kenneth Guinyard gets the offensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 11:19 | Houston | James Filip drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Kenneth Guinyard | 56-44 |
| 11:05 | Rice | Salvatore Rossi comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-44 |
| 11:03 | Houston | James Filip gets the rebound | 56-44 |
| 10:58 | Houston | James Filip misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 56-44 |
| 10:56 | Rice | Jason Macedo grabs the defensive rebound | 56-44 |
| 10:30 | Rice | Oscar Santana buries a jumpshot from the right side | 56-46 |
| 10:09 | Houston | Brad Leu's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Port (PG), Jeffrey Weems (SF), Rogelio Ricci (PF), Sam Tryon (C) James Filip, Brad Leu, Kenneth Guinyard, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (PG), Michael Neumiller (SG), Junior Williamson (SF), Jeffrey Derosa (PF), Albert James (C) Charles Holloway, Oscar Santana, Salvatore Rossi, Donald Richardson, Jason Macedo | |
| 09:57 | Rice | Harvey Bull makes the shot from the baseline set up by Michael Neumiller | 56-48 |
| 09:36 | Houston | Donald Port misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 56-48 |
| 09:34 | Rice | Albert James pulls down the rebound | 56-48 |
| 09:08 | Rice | Junior Williamson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-48 |
| 09:06 | Houston | Jeffrey Weems grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 09:01 | Houston | Chad Watson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-48 |
| 08:59 | Houston | Donald Port pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 08:44 | Houston | Rogelio Ricci can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 08:42 | Rice | Albert James gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| 08:18 | Rice | Albert James misses the lay-in | 56-48 |
| 08:17 | Houston | Jeffrey Weems gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| 08:12 | Houston | Rogelio Ricci can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Michael Neumiller - foul #1 on Michael Neumiller, team foul #5 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Brad Leu (SF) Jeffrey Weems | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Richardson (PF) Jeffrey Derosa | |
| 08:12 | Houston | Rogelio Ricci makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 08:12 | Houston | Rogelio Ricci misses the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 08:12 | Rice | Donald Richardson grabs the board | 57-48 |
| 07:53 | Rice | Donald Richardson misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 57-48 |
| 07:51 | Rice | Harvey Bull grabs the offensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 07:34 | Rice | Michael Neumiller knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Harvey Bull | 57-50 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Donald Port (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad Watson (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brad Leu (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rogelio Ricci (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Sam Tryon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Harvey Bull (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Neumiller (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Junior Williamson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Houston | Rogelio Ricci clanks a driving attempt from close range | 57-50 |
| 07:15 | Houston | Brad Leu snags the offensive board | 57-50 |
| 06:53 | Houston | Albert James steals the ball from Sam Tryon | 57-50 |
| 06:33 | Rice | Michael Neumiller is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Harvey Bull | 57-52 |
| 06:14 | Houston | Sam Tryon drills a jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by Albert James - foul #3 on Albert James, team foul #6 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Jack Meeker (PG), James Filip (SG), Jeffrey Weems (PF), Robert Williams (C) Donald Port, Chad Watson, Brad Leu, Rogelio Ricci | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG), Oscar Santana (SG), Salvatore Rossi (SF), Jeffrey Derosa (PF), Jason Macedo (C) Harvey Bull, Michael Neumiller, Junior Williamson, Donald Richardson, Albert James | |
| 06:14 | Houston | Sam Tryon makes the free throw | 60-52 |
| 05:45 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 60-52 |
| 05:43 | Rice | Jason Macedo grabs the offensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 05:31 | Rice | Oscar Santana's floater is tipped away by Jeffrey Weems | 60-52 |
| 05:30 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Williams | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:10 | Houston | Jack Meeker scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Sam Tryon | 63-52 |
| 04:50 | Rice | Salvatore Rossi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-52 |
| 04:49 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Derosa | 63-52 |
| 04:31 | Rice | Jason Macedo misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 63-52 |
| 04:29 | Houston | Robert Williams gets the rebound | 63-52 |
| 04:15 | Houston | Robert Williams misses badly on a shot from the left side | 63-52 |
| 04:14 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa gets the rebound | 63-52 |
| 04:08 | Rice | Robert Williams is called for the reach on Salvatore Rossi - foul #1 on Robert Williams, team foul #6 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Kenneth Guinyard (SG), Brad Leu (SF), Rogelio Ricci (PF), Andrew Alexander (C) James Filip, Sam Tryon, Jeffrey Weems, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (PG), Michael Neumiller (SG), Donald Richardson (PF), Albert James (C) Charles Holloway, Salvatore Rossi, Jeffrey Derosa, Jason Macedo | |
| 04:01 | Rice | Harvey Bull scores on a floater from the right side set up by Oscar Santana | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Houston | Jack Meeker misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Oscar Santana - foul #1 on Oscar Santana, team foul #7 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Junior Williamson (SF) Oscar Santana | |
| 03:33 | Houston | Jack Meeker makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 03:33 | Houston | Jack Meeker makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jack Meeker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Guinyard (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Brad Leu (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rogelio Ricci (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Harvey Bull (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Michael Neumiller (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Junior Williamson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert James (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Rice | Harvey Bull scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Neumiller | 65-57 |
| 02:57 | Houston | Brad Leu lays it in | 67-57 |
| 02:57 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Chad Watson (SG), Jeffrey Weems (PF), Robert Williams (C) Kenneth Guinyard, Rogelio Ricci, Andrew Alexander | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa (PF), Jason Macedo (C) Donald Richardson, Albert James | |
| 02:43 | Rice | Harvey Bull hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 67-57 |
| 02:41 | Houston | Chad Watson pulls down the rebound | 67-57 |
| 02:23 | Houston | Brad Leu drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Chad Watson | 69-57 |
| 02:14 | Rice | Jeffrey Weems takes the ball from Jason Macedo | 69-57 |
| 02:09 | Houston | Chad Watson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 69-57 |
| 02:08 | Houston | Robert Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-57 |
| 02:00 | Houston | Harvey Bull steals it from Chad Watson | 69-57 |
| 01:47 | Rice | Jason Macedo misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Williams - foul #2 on Robert Williams, team foul #7 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Rogelio Ricci (PF) Jeffrey Weems | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG), Oscar Santana (SG), Salvatore Rossi (SF), Donald Richardson (PF) Harvey Bull, Michael Neumiller, Junior Williamson, Jeffrey Derosa | |
| 01:47 | Rice | Jason Macedo makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 01:47 | Rice | Jason Macedo makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 01:23 | Houston | Brad Leu's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-59 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Albert James (C) Jason Macedo | |
| 01:02 | Rice | Oscar Santana hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-59 |
| 01:01 | Houston | Robert Williams gets the rebound | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Houston | Chad Watson is fouled on the floor by Oscar Santana - foul #2 on Oscar Santana, team foul #8 | 69-59 |
| 00:57 | Houston | Chad Watson makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:57 | Houston | Chad Watson misses the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Albert James grabs the defensive rebound | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Rice | Albert James connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Charles Holloway and he's fouled by Jack Meeker - foul #5 on Jack Meeker, team foul #8 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Houston | James Filip (PG) Jack Meeker | |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (PG), Michael Neumiller (SG), Junior Williamson (SF), Jason Macedo (C) Charles Holloway, Oscar Santana, Salvatore Rossi, Donald Richardson | |
| 00:51 | Rice | Albert James makes the free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:49 | Houston | Harvey Bull is called for the reach on Robert Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harvey Bull, team foul #9 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa (PF) Albert James | |
| 00:49 | Houston | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:49 | Houston | Robert Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Jason Macedo | 72-64 |
| 00:41 | Houston | Harvey Bull is called for the reach on Robert Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harvey Bull, team foul #10 | 72-64 |
| 00:41 | Houston | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:41 | Houston | Robert Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Jason Macedo grabs the defensive rebound | 73-64 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Harvey Bull misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-64 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Junior Williamson grabs the offensive board | 73-64 |
| 00:31 | Rice | Chad Watson takes the ball from Jason Macedo | 73-64 |
| 00:28 | Houston | Chad Watson is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Neumiller - foul #2 on Michael Neumiller, team foul #11 | 73-64 |
| 00:28 | Houston | Chad Watson makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:28 | Houston | Chad Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Jason Macedo makes the jump hook near the basket | 75-66 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Harvey Bull is called for the reach on Robert Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on Harvey Bull, team foul #12 | 75-66 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Robert Williams misses the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Robert Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Jason Macedo blows the layup | 76-66 |
| 00:10 | Houston | Brad Leu gets the rebound | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | James Filip runs out the clock | 76-66 |