| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Byrd (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Kirkland (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Doyle Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Derrick Larrison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Daniel Vierthaler (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Donald Doll (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marion Ling (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Schweickert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Marion Ling inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:41 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-28 |
| 19:21 | Rice | David Parker can't finish the layup | 29-28 |
| 19:19 | Houston | Donald Doll snags the defensive board | 29-28 |
| 19:08 | Houston | Donald Doll scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Marion Ling | 29-31 |
| 18:47 | Rice | Doyle Williams is whistled for a carry | 29-31 |
| 18:40 | Houston | Donald Doll comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-31 |
| 18:39 | Rice | Doyle Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 18:17 | Rice | Marion Ling is called for the reach on Michael Byrd - foul #1 on Marion Ling, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 17:58 | Rice | James Kirkland buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Doyle Williams | 32-31 |
| 17:44 | Houston | Kevin Cooper clanks a 3 from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 17:42 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Marion Ling | 32-31 |
| 17:30 | Houston | Marion Ling makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Daniel Vierthaler | 32-33 |
| 17:07 | Rice | Doyle Williams connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Michael Byrd | 34-33 |
| 16:40 | Houston | Kevin Cooper misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by James Kirkland - foul #1 on James Kirkland, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| 16:40 | Houston | Kevin Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 16:40 | Houston | Kevin Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 16:40 | Rice | Derrick Larrison pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 16:12 | Rice | Michael Byrd double dribbles | 34-34 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Burnett (PG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SG), Umi Abdula (C) Daniel Vierthaler, Donald Doll, Kevin Cooper | |
| 15:55 | Houston | Mark Schweickert misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Doyle Williams - foul #3 on Doyle Williams, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| 15:55 | Houston | Mark Schweickert makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 15:55 | Houston | Mark Schweickert makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Parker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Byrd (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Kirkland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Doyle Williams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Derrick Larrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fred Burnett (fresh) SG - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) SF - Marion Ling (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Schweickert (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Umi Abdula (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Rice | Michael Byrd misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 15:29 | Houston | The rebound goes to Marion Ling | 34-36 |
| 15:23 | Houston | Mark Schweickert is denied on a layup by Derrick Larrison | 34-36 |
| 15:21 | Houston | Umi Abdula hits the follow up shot | 34-38 |
| 14:52 | Rice | Michael Byrd misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-38 |
| 14:51 | Houston | Marion Ling gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 14:38 | Houston | Mark Schweickert clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Parker - foul #3 on David Parker, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler (PG), Donald Doll (SG), Paul Nowak (SF), Kevin Cooper (C) Fred Burnett, Dikembe Ahmadi, Marion Ling, Umi Abdula | |
| 14:38 | Houston | Mark Schweickert misses the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 14:38 | Houston | Mark Schweickert makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 14:09 | Rice | Doyle Williams makes the contested driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Derrick Larrison | 36-39 |
| 13:53 | Houston | Mark Schweickert makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Donald Doll | 36-41 |
| 13:28 | Rice | James Kirkland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-41 |
| 13:26 | Rice | Derrick Larrison grabs the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 13:09 | Rice | Doyle Williams evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Mark Schweickert - foul #1 on Mark Schweickert, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Marion Ling (SF), Lars Wisinski (PF) Paul Nowak, Mark Schweickert | |
| 13:09 | Rice | Doyle Williams makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 13:09 | Rice | Doyle Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 12:58 | Houston | Kevin Cooper knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Vierthaler | 38-44 |
| 12:31 | Rice | James Kirkland can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 12:29 | Rice | Michael Byrd tips it back up and in | 40-44 |
| 12:13 | Houston | Marion Ling clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-44 |
| 12:12 | Rice | Doyle Williams grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 11:47 | Rice | Derrick Larrison is called for 5 seconds | 40-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Crane (C) Derrick Larrison | |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Schweickert (PF), Umi Abdula (C) Lars Wisinski, Kevin Cooper | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Parker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Byrd (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Kirkland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Doyle Williams (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Crane (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Daniel Vierthaler (fresh) 5 pts. 8 ast. SG - Donald Doll (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marion Ling (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Schweickert (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Umi Abdula (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler misses the lay-in but he's hacked by David Parker - foul #4 on David Parker, team foul #4 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Randall Whitfield (SF) David Parker | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:33 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 11:33 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 11:08 | Rice | Frank Crane comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 40-46 |
| 11:06 | Houston | Umi Abdula pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 10:53 | Houston | Mark Schweickert is fouled on the floor by James Kirkland - foul #2 on James Kirkland, team foul #5 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Burnett (PG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SG) Daniel Vierthaler, Donald Doll | |
| 10:35 | Houston | Doyle Williams picks off the pass by Marion Ling | 40-46 |
| 10:16 | Rice | Doyle Williams misses the shot from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 10:15 | Houston | Umi Abdula grabs the board | 40-46 |
| 10:03 | Houston | Dikembe Ahmadi's floater is knocked away by Frank Crane | 40-46 |
| 10:02 | Rice | Randall Whitfield grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 09:34 | Rice | Michael Byrd misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 40-46 |
| 09:32 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Randall Whitfield | 40-46 |
| 09:16 | Rice | Doyle Williams comes up short on the runner from the right block | 40-46 |
| 09:15 | Houston | Umi Abdula snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 08:53 | Houston | Michael Byrd takes the ball from Umi Abdula | 40-46 |
| 08:50 | Rice | Michael Byrd hits the finger roll | 42-46 |
| 08:32 | Houston | Umi Abdula connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Marion Ling | 42-48 |
| 08:09 | Rice | Frank Crane clanks a turnaround from the left block | 42-48 |
| 08:07 | Houston | The rebound goes to Umi Abdula | 42-48 |
| 07:49 | Houston | Marion Ling misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 07:48 | Houston | Umi Abdula hits the follow up shot | 42-50 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Kirkland (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Michael Byrd (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randall Whitfield (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Doyle Williams (tiring) 16 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Crane (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fred Burnett (fresh) SG - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) SF - Marion Ling (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Schweickert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Umi Abdula (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Rice | James Kirkland misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 07:18 | Rice | Frank Crane tips it but misses | 42-50 |
| 07:16 | Rice | Doyle Williams tips it back up and in | 44-50 |
| 07:07 | Houston | Dikembe Ahmadi hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 44-50 |
| 07:05 | Houston | Dikembe Ahmadi grabs the offensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 06:45 | Houston | Mark Schweickert misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-50 |
| 06:44 | Rice | Frank Crane pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| 06:15 | Rice | Fred Burnett takes the ball from Doyle Williams | 44-50 |
| 06:05 | Houston | Marion Ling misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 06:03 | Houston | Dikembe Ahmadi misses the tip | 44-50 |
| 06:01 | Rice | Frank Crane pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| 05:59 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-50 |
| Subs | Rice | David Parker (PG), Derrick Larrison (C) Randall Whitfield, Frank Crane | |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler (PG), Donald Doll (SG), Paul Nowak (SF), Kevin Cooper (C) Fred Burnett, Dikembe Ahmadi, Marion Ling, Umi Abdula | |
| 05:36 | Rice | Doyle Williams is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-50 |
| 05:34 | Rice | Derrick Larrison tips it in | 46-50 |
| 05:25 | Houston | Mark Schweickert comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by James Kirkland - foul #3 on James Kirkland, team foul #6 | 46-50 |
| 05:25 | Houston | Mark Schweickert makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 05:25 | Houston | Mark Schweickert misses the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 05:25 | Rice | Derrick Larrison gets the rebound | 46-51 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Michael Byrd drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Derrick Larrison | 49-51 |
| 05:05 | Houston | Mark Schweickert misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 49-51 |
| 05:03 | Houston | Mark Schweickert snags the offensive board | 49-51 |
| 04:46 | Houston | Mark Schweickert hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on James Kirkland - foul #4 on James Kirkland, team foul #7 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Marion Ling (SF) Paul Nowak | |
| 04:46 | Houston | Mark Schweickert makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 04:46 | Houston | Mark Schweickert misses the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 04:46 | Rice | The rebound goes to Doyle Williams | 49-52 |
| 04:26 | Rice | Doyle Williams evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by David Parker | 51-52 |
| 04:05 | Houston | Derrick Larrison is called for the reach on Kevin Cooper - foul #1 on Derrick Larrison, team foul #8 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Lars Wisinski (PF) Mark Schweickert | |
| 04:05 | Houston | Kevin Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 04:05 | Houston | Kevin Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 03:47 | Rice | James Kirkland misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 51-54 |
| 03:46 | Rice | Doyle Williams grabs the offensive board | 51-54 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Byrd (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Kirkland (tiring) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Doyle Williams (tiring) 20 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - Derrick Larrison (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Daniel Vierthaler (fresh) 7 pts. 8 ast. SG - Donald Doll (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marion Ling (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lars Wisinski (fresh) C - Kevin Cooper (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Rice | Derrick Larrison can't finish the layup | 51-54 |
| 03:33 | Houston | Donald Doll grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 03:29 | Houston | Donald Doll hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Marion Ling | 51-57 |
| 03:03 | Rice | James Kirkland is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Doyle Williams out of a doubleteam | 54-57 |
| 02:51 | Houston | Donald Doll loses the dribble to James Kirkland | 54-57 |
| 02:26 | Rice | Doyle Williams's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Crane (PF) Doyle Williams | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Burnett (PG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SG), Mark Schweickert (PF), Umi Abdula (C) Daniel Vierthaler, Donald Doll, Lars Wisinski, Kevin Cooper | |
| 02:24 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Doyle Williams (PF) Frank Crane | |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler (PG), Donald Doll (SG) Fred Burnett, Dikembe Ahmadi | |
| 02:04 | Houston | Donald Doll can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 02:03 | Rice | The rebound goes to Derrick Larrison | 54-57 |
| 01:46 | Rice | Doyle Williams evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 54-57 |
| 01:45 | Houston | Mark Schweickert gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 01:37 | Houston | Marion Ling misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Derrick Larrison - foul #2 on Derrick Larrison, team foul #9 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Cooper (C) Umi Abdula | |
| 01:37 | Houston | Marion Ling makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 01:37 | Houston | Marion Ling makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 01:21 | Rice | Michael Byrd makes the wide open shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Doyle Williams | 56-59 |
| 01:02 | Houston | Kevin Cooper is hacked by Doyle Williams - foul #4 on Doyle Williams, team foul #10 | 56-59 |
| 01:02 | Houston | Kevin Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 01:02 | Houston | Kevin Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 01:02 | Rice | The rebound goes to Derrick Larrison | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:48 | Rice | Derrick Larrison blows the layup | 56-60 |
| 00:47 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler grabs the defensive rebound | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:46 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler is fouled in the backcourt by David Parker - foul #5 on David Parker, team foul #11 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Randall Whitfield (SF) David Parker | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:46 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:46 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:41 | Rice | Doyle Williams evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 56-62 |
| 00:39 | Rice | James Kirkland grabs the offensive board | 56-62 |
| 00:37 | Rice | Doyle Williams can't connect on a shot from the left block | 56-62 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Derrick Larrison gets the offensive rebound | 56-62 |
| 00:31 | Rice | Randall Whitfield scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Michael Byrd | 59-62 |
| 00:28 | Houston | Marion Ling is fouled in the backcourt by James Kirkland - foul #5 on James Kirkland, team foul #12 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Smith (SF) James Kirkland | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Burnett (PG) Daniel Vierthaler | |
| 00:28 | Houston | Marion Ling makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:28 | Houston | Marion Ling makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-64 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler (PG) Fred Burnett | |
| 00:22 | Rice | Marion Ling steps in front of the Randall Whitfield pass | 59-64 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Marion Ling is hacked by Randall Whitfield in the backcourt - foul #1 on Randall Whitfield, team foul #13 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Burnett (PG) Daniel Vierthaler | |
| 00:20 | Houston | Marion Ling makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Marion Ling makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Randall Whitfield knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-66 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Marion Ling is hacked by Randall Whitfield in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randall Whitfield, team foul #14 | 62-66 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Marion Ling makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Marion Ling makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-68 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler (PG) Fred Burnett | |
| 00:08 | Rice | Randall Whitfield misses the 3 from the right wing | 62-68 |
| 00:07 | Houston | Kevin Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 62-68 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Kevin Cooper is hacked by Michael Byrd in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Byrd, team foul #15 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Burnett (PG) Daniel Vierthaler | |
| 00:04 | Houston | Kevin Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Kevin Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Charles Smith can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 62-70 |