| Lineup | Rice | PG - Derrick Kephart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brad Snedeker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Smith (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Edwin Bundy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - James Chavers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Richard Utterback (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Miller (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Justin Heitman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Muller (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dino Geisinsky (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Leonard Smith inbounds the ball | 33-37 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:48 | Rice | Brad Snedeker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 19:46 | Rice | Edwin Bundy tips it in | 35-37 |
| 19:37 | Houston | John Miller works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Leonard Smith - foul #2 on Leonard Smith, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| 19:37 | Houston | John Miller makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 19:37 | Houston | John Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 19:22 | Rice | Brad Snedeker misses the 3 from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 19:21 | Houston | Justin Heitman grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 18:59 | Houston | John Miller connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Richard Utterback | 35-41 |
| 18:36 | Rice | Edwin Bundy is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 35-41 |
| 18:15 | Houston | John Miller comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 35-41 |
| 18:13 | Houston | John Muller tips it back up and in | 35-43 |
| 18:03 | Rice | John Miller steps in front of the Leonard Smith pass | 35-43 |
| 17:47 | Houston | John Miller misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-43 |
| 17:45 | Rice | Edwin Bundy pulls down the rebound | 35-43 |
| 17:26 | Rice | Brad Snedeker hits a wide open 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Leonard Smith | 38-43 |
| 17:05 | Houston | John Miller misses the 3 pointer from the right corner but he's hacked by Brad Snedeker - foul #3 on Brad Snedeker, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnny Lunsford (PG), Mark Thompson (SG), Shawn Porter (SF), Donnell Cook (PF), Jonathan Barba (C) Derrick Kephart, Brad Snedeker, Leonard Smith, Edwin Bundy, James Chavers | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Blair (PG), Bernard Carwile (SF), Anthony Tallman (PF), Michael Zeis (C) Richard Utterback, Justin Heitman, John Muller, Dino Geisinsky | |
| 17:05 | Houston | John Miller makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 17:05 | Houston | John Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 17:05 | Houston | John Miller misses the 3rd free throw | 38-45 |
| 17:05 | Rice | Jonathan Barba grabs the board | 38-45 |
| 16:49 | Rice | Mark Thompson buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jonathan Barba | 41-45 |
| 16:34 | Houston | Donald Blair makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Tallman | 41-48 |
| 16:12 | Rice | Michael Zeis steals the ball from Johnny Lunsford | 41-48 |
| 15:53 | Houston | Donald Blair drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Miller | 41-51 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Johnny Lunsford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shawn Porter (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donnell Cook (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jonathan Barba (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Donald Blair (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Miller (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Carwile (fresh) PF - Anthony Tallman (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Zeis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:36 | Rice | Jonathan Barba hits a floater from the left wing set up by Shawn Porter | 43-51 |
| 15:14 | Houston | Michael Zeis makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Donald Blair | 43-53 |
| 15:00 | Rice | Shawn Porter connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Thompson | 46-53 |
| 14:48 | Houston | Michael Zeis hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Donald Blair | 46-55 |
| 14:32 | Rice | Donnell Cook connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Thompson | 48-55 |
| 14:18 | Houston | Michael Zeis is called for a backcourt violation | 48-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Kephart (PG), Brad Snedeker (SG), Leonard Smith (SF), Edwin Bundy (PF), James Chavers (C) Johnny Lunsford, Mark Thompson, Shawn Porter, Donnell Cook, Jonathan Barba | |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Utterback (PG), Nicholas McDaniel (SG), Justin Heitman (SF), John Muller (PF), Dino Geisinsky (C) Donald Blair, John Miller, Bernard Carwile, Anthony Tallman, Michael Zeis | |
| 14:02 | Rice | James Chavers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dino Geisinsky - foul #3 on Dino Geisinsky, team foul #1 | 48-55 |
| 14:02 | Rice | James Chavers misses the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 14:02 | Rice | James Chavers makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 13:48 | Houston | Nicholas McDaniel hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 13:47 | Rice | Edwin Bundy pulls down the rebound | 49-55 |
| 13:28 | Rice | Derrick Kephart hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-55 |
| 13:26 | Houston | John Muller gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| 13:22 | Houston | Nicholas McDaniel evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Richard Utterback | 49-58 |
| 13:20 | Rice | Derrick Kephart is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Derrick Kephart, team foul #3 | 49-58 |
| 13:15 | Houston | Edwin Bundy steals the ball from Dino Geisinsky | 49-58 |
| 12:49 | Rice | Brad Snedeker is fouled on the floor by Richard Utterback - foul #3 on Richard Utterback, team foul #2 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Porter (SF) Leonard Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 12:34 | Rice | Brad Snedeker misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 12:33 | Houston | The rebound goes to Justin Heitman | 49-58 |
| 12:29 | Houston | Justin Heitman's pass is intercepted by Shawn Porter | 49-58 |
| 12:25 | Rice | Shawn Porter hits the finger roll | 51-58 |
| 12:13 | Houston | Edwin Bundy picks off the pass by John Muller | 51-58 |
| 12:00 | Rice | Justin Heitman steps in front of the Shawn Porter pass | 51-58 |
| 11:55 | Houston | Justin Heitman slams it home | 51-60 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Derrick Kephart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brad Snedeker (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Porter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Edwin Bundy (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 5 stl. C - James Chavers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Richard Utterback (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas McDaniel (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 stl. SF - Justin Heitman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Muller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dino Geisinsky (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:42 | Rice | Shawn Porter is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Derrick Kephart | 54-60 |
| 11:27 | Houston | Brad Snedeker blocks the jumper by Nicholas McDaniel | 54-60 |
| 11:25 | Rice | The rebound goes to Edwin Bundy | 54-60 |
| 11:03 | Rice | James Chavers comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 54-60 |
| 11:02 | Rice | James Chavers tips it but misses | 54-60 |
| 11:01 | Houston | Justin Heitman grabs the defensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 10:53 | Houston | Dino Geisinsky hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 54-60 |
| 10:51 | Houston | John Muller hits the follow up shot | 54-62 |
| 10:37 | Rice | James Chavers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnny Lunsford (PG), Mark Thompson (SG), Leonard Smith (SF), Donnell Cook (PF), Jonathan Barba (C) Derrick Kephart, Brad Snedeker, Shawn Porter, Edwin Bundy, James Chavers | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Blair (PG), John Miller (SG), Bernard Carwile (SF), Anthony Tallman (PF), Michael Zeis (C) Richard Utterback, Nicholas McDaniel, Justin Heitman, John Muller, Dino Geisinsky | |
| 10:15 | Houston | Jonathan Barba takes the ball from John Miller | 54-62 |
| 09:50 | Rice | Mark Thompson scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jonathan Barba and he's hacked by Michael Zeis - foul #3 on Michael Zeis, team foul #3 | 56-62 |
| 09:50 | Rice | Mark Thompson makes the free throw | 57-62 |
| 09:39 | Houston | Michael Zeis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-62 |
| 09:21 | Rice | Donnell Cook is whistled for a carry | 57-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Kephart (PG), Brad Snedeker (SG) Johnny Lunsford, Mark Thompson | |
| Subs | Houston | Dino Geisinsky (C) Michael Zeis | |
| 09:14 | Houston | Leonard Smith takes the ball from Anthony Tallman | 57-62 |
| 09:03 | Rice | 3 seconds is called on Leonard Smith | 57-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Bundy (PF) Jonathan Barba | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 08:54 | Houston | Donald Blair can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-62 |
| 08:52 | Rice | Donnell Cook pulls down the rebound | 57-62 |
| 08:35 | Rice | Brad Snedeker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-62 |
| 08:33 | Houston | Dino Geisinsky grabs the defensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 08:21 | Houston | Dino Geisinsky misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-62 |
| 08:20 | Houston | Donald Blair tips it home | 57-64 |
| 08:13 | Rice | Derrick Kephart is alone and drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Brad Snedeker | 60-64 |
| 08:04 | Houston | John Miller clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-64 |
| 08:02 | Rice | The rebound goes to Leonard Smith | 60-64 |
| 07:46 | Rice | Derrick Kephart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-64 |
| 07:44 | Houston | John Miller pulls down the rebound | 60-64 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Derrick Kephart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brad Snedeker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leonard Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edwin Bundy (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 5 stl. C - Donnell Cook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Donald Blair (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Miller (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Carwile (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Tallman (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Dino Geisinsky (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Houston | Dino Geisinsky hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Miller | 60-67 |
| 07:24 | Rice | Leonard Smith buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Derrick Kephart | 63-67 |
| 07:04 | Houston | John Miller is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-67 |
| 07:02 | Houston | Dino Geisinsky tips it in | 63-69 |
| 06:40 | Rice | Donald Blair steals it from Donnell Cook | 63-69 |
| 06:22 | Houston | Dino Geisinsky hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Bernard Carwile | 63-71 |
| 06:04 | Rice | Leonard Smith is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-71 |
| 06:03 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Donnell Cook | 63-71 |
| 05:41 | Rice | Leonard Smith is alone and drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Brad Snedeker | 66-71 |
| 05:41 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnny Lunsford (PG), Shawn Porter (SF), James Chavers (C) Derrick Kephart, Leonard Smith, Donnell Cook | |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Utterback (PG), Nicholas McDaniel (SG), Justin Heitman (SF), John Muller (PF), Michael Zeis (C) Donald Blair, John Miller, Bernard Carwile, Anthony Tallman, Dino Geisinsky | |
| 05:28 | Houston | Nicholas McDaniel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Jonathan Barba (PF) Edwin Bundy | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:06 | Rice | Johnny Lunsford misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 66-71 |
| 05:05 | Houston | Michael Zeis snags the defensive board | 66-71 |
| 04:57 | Houston | Nicholas McDaniel lays it up and in against a doubleteam set up by Richard Utterback | 66-73 |
| 04:41 | Rice | Brad Snedeker's pass is intercepted by Nicholas McDaniel | 66-73 |
| 04:35 | Houston | Nicholas McDaniel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-73 |
| 04:33 | Rice | Jonathan Barba gets the rebound | 66-73 |
| 04:19 | Rice | Johnny Lunsford knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Shawn Porter | 69-73 |
| 04:06 | Houston | The jumper by Justin Heitman is denied by Shawn Porter | 69-73 |
| 04:05 | Rice | Johnny Lunsford gets the rebound | 69-73 |
| 03:58 | Rice | Jonathan Barba comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-73 |
| 03:56 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Porter | 69-73 |
| 03:39 | Rice | James Chavers drills a turnaround near the basket | 71-73 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Johnny Lunsford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brad Snedeker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Porter (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jonathan Barba (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Chavers (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Richard Utterback (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas McDaniel (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 4 stl. SF - Justin Heitman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Muller (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Zeis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:28 | Houston | John Muller can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway in the lane | 71-73 |
| 03:27 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jonathan Barba | 71-73 |
| 03:27 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Kephart (PG), Edwin Bundy (PF) Johnny Lunsford, Jonathan Barba | |
| Subs | Houston | Dino Geisinsky (C) Michael Zeis | |
| 03:07 | Rice | Edwin Bundy works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Derrick Kephart and the foul's on John Muller - foul #3 on John Muller, team foul #4 | 73-73 |
| 03:07 | Rice | Edwin Bundy misses the free throw | 73-73 |
| 03:07 | Houston | John Muller gets the rebound | 73-73 |
| 03:02 | Houston | Nicholas McDaniel misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 73-73 |
| 03:01 | Houston | Justin Heitman tips it in | 73-75 |
| 02:46 | Rice | Derrick Kephart is hacked by Richard Utterback - foul #4 on Richard Utterback, team foul #5 | 73-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Smith (SF) Shawn Porter | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:32 | Rice | Brad Snedeker is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Edwin Bundy | 76-75 |
| 02:16 | Houston | John Muller is open and buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Nicholas McDaniel | 76-78 |
| 01:58 | Rice | James Chavers connects on the open shot from the right side | 78-78 |
| 01:45 | Houston | Nicholas McDaniel misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 78-78 |
| 01:44 | Rice | Leonard Smith pulls down the rebound | 78-78 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Derrick Kephart drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Brad Snedeker | 80-78 |
| 01:13 | Houston | Nicholas McDaniel shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 80-78 |
| 01:12 | Houston | John Muller grabs the offensive rebound | 80-78 |
| 00:46 | Houston | Nicholas McDaniel works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Edwin Bundy - foul #2 on Edwin Bundy, team foul #4 | 80-78 |
| 00:46 | Houston | Nicholas McDaniel makes the 1st free throw | 80-79 |
| 00:46 | Houston | Nicholas McDaniel makes the 2nd free throw | 80-80 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Brad Snedeker misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 80-80 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Edwin Bundy can't tip it in | 80-80 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Edwin Bundy grabs the offensive board | 80-80 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Derrick Kephart misses the runner in the paint | 80-80 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Derrick Kephart (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brad Snedeker (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leonard Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edwin Bundy (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 5 stl. C - James Chavers (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Richard Utterback (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Miller (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Heitman (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Muller (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Dino Geisinsky (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Rice | Edwin Bundy wins the tip | 80-80 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 04:46 | Rice | Edwin Bundy comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 80-80 |
| 04:44 | Houston | John Muller snags the defensive board | 80-80 |
| 04:33 | Houston | John Miller misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 80-80 |
| 04:31 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Chavers | 80-80 |
| 04:18 | Rice | Brad Snedeker misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 80-80 |
| 04:17 | Houston | Dino Geisinsky pulls down the rebound | 80-80 |
| 04:09 | Houston | John Miller evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Richard Utterback | 80-82 |
| 03:51 | Rice | Derrick Kephart is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Derrick Kephart, team foul #5 | 80-82 |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Porter (SF), Donnell Cook (C) Leonard Smith, James Chavers | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Blair (PG), Bernard Carwile (SF), Anthony Tallman (PF) Richard Utterback, Justin Heitman, John Muller | |
| 03:44 | Houston | Edwin Bundy steals the ball from Bernard Carwile | 80-82 |
| 03:25 | Rice | Donnell Cook hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Edwin Bundy | 82-82 |
| 03:16 | Houston | Donald Blair misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 82-82 |
| 03:14 | Rice | Shawn Porter gets the rebound | 82-82 |
| 02:52 | Rice | Derrick Kephart misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 82-82 |
| 02:50 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Donnell Cook | 82-82 |
| 02:50 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-82 |
| Subs | Rice | James Chavers (C) Donnell Cook | |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Utterback (PG), Justin Heitman (SF), John Muller (PF) Donald Blair, Bernard Carwile, Anthony Tallman | |
| 02:26 | Rice | Brad Snedeker scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Chavers | 85-82 |
| 02:11 | Houston | Dino Geisinsky misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 85-82 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Derrick Kephart pulls down the rebound | 85-82 |
| 01:55 | Rice | Shawn Porter is fouled on the floor by Justin Heitman - foul #1 on Justin Heitman, team foul #6 | 85-82 |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Smith (SF) Shawn Porter | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:41 | Rice | John Muller swats the short shot by James Chavers | 85-82 |
| 01:39 | Houston | Richard Utterback snags the defensive board | 85-82 |
| 01:21 | Houston | John Miller evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Richard Utterback | 85-85 |
| 01:02 | Rice | Leonard Smith drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Brad Snedeker | 88-85 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Derrick Kephart (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brad Snedeker (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leonard Smith (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edwin Bundy (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 6 stl. C - James Chavers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Richard Utterback (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Miller (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Heitman (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Muller (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Dino Geisinsky (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 00:49 | Houston | Dino Geisinsky buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Utterback | 88-88 |
| 00:31 | Rice | Leonard Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 88-88 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Derrick Kephart gets the offensive rebound | 88-88 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:02 | Rice | Brad Snedeker is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 88-88 |
| 00:01 | Houston | John Muller pulls down the rebound | 88-88 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | John Muller misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 88-88 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Derrick Kephart (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brad Snedeker (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leonard Smith (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edwin Bundy (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 6 stl. C - James Chavers (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Richard Utterback (fresh) 2 pts. 8 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Miller (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Heitman (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Muller (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Dino Geisinsky (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Rice | Edwin Bundy wins the tip | 88-88 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 04:35 | Rice | John Miller is called for the reach on Derrick Kephart - foul #1 on John Miller, team foul #7 | 88-88 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Nicholas McDaniel (SG) John Miller | |
| 04:35 | Rice | Derrick Kephart makes the 1st free throw | 89-88 |
| 04:35 | Rice | Derrick Kephart misses the 2nd free throw | 89-88 |
| 04:35 | Houston | Dino Geisinsky grabs the defensive rebound | 89-88 |
| 04:15 | Houston | Nicholas McDaniel connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Utterback | 89-91 |
| 03:55 | Rice | James Chavers misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 89-91 |
| 03:54 | Houston | Dino Geisinsky grabs the board | 89-91 |
| 03:41 | Houston | Nicholas McDaniel knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Utterback | 89-93 |
| 03:15 | Rice | Leonard Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 89-93 |
| 03:14 | Rice | James Chavers tips it home | 91-93 |
| 03:01 | Houston | Dino Geisinsky misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 91-93 |
| 02:59 | Rice | Edwin Bundy snags the defensive board | 91-93 |
| 02:46 | Rice | Derrick Kephart hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 91-93 |
| 02:44 | Houston | The rebound goes to Dino Geisinsky | 91-93 |
| 02:39 | Houston | Nicholas McDaniel misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 91-93 |
| 02:37 | Rice | Edwin Bundy grabs the board | 91-93 |
| 02:25 | Rice | Leonard Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 91-93 |
| 02:23 | Houston | Justin Heitman grabs the defensive rebound | 91-93 |
| 02:13 | Houston | Dino Geisinsky can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 91-93 |
| 02:12 | Rice | Leonard Smith pulls down the rebound | 91-93 |
| 01:50 | Rice | Justin Heitman is called for the reach on Leonard Smith - foul #2 on Justin Heitman, team foul #8 | 91-93 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | John Miller (SG) Nicholas McDaniel | |
| 01:50 | Rice | Leonard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 92-93 |
| 01:50 | Rice | Leonard Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 92-93 |
| 01:50 | Houston | Dino Geisinsky snags the defensive board | 92-93 |
| 01:43 | Houston | Leonard Smith is called for the reach on Justin Heitman - foul #3 on Leonard Smith, team foul #6 | 92-93 |
| 01:34 | Houston | John Miller shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 92-93 |
| 01:33 | Rice | Edwin Bundy pulls down the rebound | 92-93 |
| 01:18 | Rice | Brad Snedeker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 92-93 |
| 01:17 | Houston | Justin Heitman snags the defensive board | 92-93 |
| 00:56 | Houston | John Muller clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 92-93 |
| 00:55 | Rice | Edwin Bundy grabs the board | 92-93 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Derrick Kephart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brad Snedeker (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leonard Smith (tiring) 19 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Edwin Bundy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 14 reb. 6 stl. C - James Chavers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Richard Utterback (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Miller (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Heitman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Muller (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Dino Geisinsky (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 00:43 | Rice | Leonard Smith comes up short on the shot from the left side | 92-93 |
| 00:41 | Houston | Dino Geisinsky pulls down the rebound | 92-93 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:14 | Houston | Dino Geisinsky comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on James Chavers - foul #2 on James Chavers, team foul #7 | 92-93 |
| 00:14 | Houston | Dino Geisinsky makes the 1st free throw | 92-94 |
| 00:14 | Houston | Dino Geisinsky makes the 2nd free throw | 92-95 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Leonard Smith hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right wing | 92-95 |
| 00:00 | Houston | John Miller gets the rebound | 92-95 |