| Lineup | Rice | PG - Vern Booze (fresh) SG - Charles Osbourn (fresh) SF - Paul Zosel (fresh) PF - Ralph Freitas (fresh) C - Reyes Garvey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ron Gregory (fresh) SG - Steven Vezina (fresh) SF - Fred Johns (fresh) PF - Eric Dahmen (fresh) C - Richard Jordan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Richard Jordan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Houston | Ralph Freitas swats the short shot by Steven Vezina | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Rice | Vern Booze grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Rice | Charles Osbourn comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Houston | Richard Jordan pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Houston | Richard Jordan is fouled on the floor by Ralph Freitas - foul #1 on Ralph Freitas, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Houston | Steven Vezina makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Ron Gregory | 0-3 |
| 18:24 | Rice | Ralph Freitas misses long on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Steven Vezina - foul #1 on Steven Vezina, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:24 | Rice | Ralph Freitas misses the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:24 | Rice | Ralph Freitas makes the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:09 | Houston | Steven Vezina is hacked by Paul Zosel - foul #1 on Paul Zosel, team foul #2 | 1-3 |
| 17:50 | Houston | Steven Vezina drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Ron Gregory | 1-5 |
| 17:24 | Rice | Reyes Garvey misses the runner from the left block | 1-5 |
| 17:23 | Rice | Reyes Garvey snags the offensive board | 1-5 |
| 17:17 | Rice | Charles Osbourn is fouled on the floor by Steven Vezina - foul #2 on Steven Vezina, team foul #2 | 1-5 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | David Bell (SG) Steven Vezina | |
| 17:02 | Rice | Ralph Freitas blows the layup | 1-5 |
| 17:01 | Houston | Fred Johns pulls down the rebound | 1-5 |
| 16:36 | Houston | David Bell is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on David Bell, team foul #3 | 1-5 |
| 16:21 | Rice | Reyes Garvey misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Eric Dahmen - foul #1 on Eric Dahmen, team foul #4 | 1-5 |
| 16:21 | Rice | Reyes Garvey makes the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:21 | Rice | Reyes Garvey makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:03 | Houston | Ron Gregory hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-5 |
| 16:01 | Houston | Richard Jordan grabs the offensive board | 3-5 |
| 15:39 | Houston | Richard Jordan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-5 |
| 15:37 | Rice | The rebound goes to Reyes Garvey | 3-5 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Vern Booze (fresh) SG - Charles Osbourn (fresh) SF - Paul Zosel (fresh) PF - Ralph Freitas (fresh) 1 pts. C - Reyes Garvey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ron Gregory (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Bell (fresh) SF - Fred Johns (fresh) PF - Eric Dahmen (fresh) C - Richard Jordan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Rice | Vern Booze drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-5 |
| 15:04 | Houston | Fred Johns makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ron Gregory | 5-8 |
| 14:44 | Rice | Ralph Freitas scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 7-8 |
| 14:25 | Houston | Fred Johns hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-11 |
| 14:10 | Rice | Reyes Garvey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-11 |
| 14:09 | Houston | Eric Dahmen gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 14:04 | Houston | Fred Johns misses the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Ralph Freitas - foul #2 on Ralph Freitas, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymon Zyskowski (SF), Bobby Allison (PF), Sean Havens (C) Paul Zosel, Ralph Freitas, Reyes Garvey | |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Trollinger (PG), Joe Lynch (SG), Mark Shellenbarger (C) Ron Gregory, Eric Dahmen, Richard Jordan | |
| 14:04 | Houston | Fred Johns makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:04 | Houston | Fred Johns makes the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 13:42 | Rice | Sean Havens comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 7-13 |
| 13:41 | Houston | Fred Johns gets the rebound | 7-13 |
| 13:35 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger comes up short on the floater from close range | 7-13 |
| 13:33 | Houston | Fred Johns gets the offensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 13:23 | Houston | David Bell misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-13 |
| 13:22 | Rice | The rebound goes to Sean Havens | 7-13 |
| 13:03 | Rice | Raymon Zyskowski is hacked by Fred Johns - foul #1 on Fred Johns, team foul #5 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Hardy (PG), Paul Zosel (SF) Vern Booze, Charles Osbourn | |
| Subs | Houston | Ron Gregory (PG), Richard Jordan (C) Vernon Trollinger, Fred Johns | |
| 12:47 | Rice | Michael Hardy drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Raymon Zyskowski | 9-13 |
| 12:30 | Houston | Joe Lynch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-13 |
| Subs | Rice | Reyes Garvey (C) Sean Havens | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Dahmen (PF) Mark Shellenbarger | |
| 12:10 | Rice | Eric Dahmen takes the ball from Reyes Garvey | 9-13 |
| 11:58 | Houston | David Bell hits the finger roll set up by Joe Lynch | 9-15 |
| 11:51 | Rice | Raymon Zyskowski can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 9-15 |
| 11:50 | Houston | Eric Dahmen gets the rebound | 9-15 |
| 11:23 | Houston | Richard Jordan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-15 |
| 11:22 | Rice | Bobby Allison gets the rebound | 9-15 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Raymon Zyskowski (fresh) SF - Paul Zosel (fresh) PF - Bobby Allison (fresh) C - Reyes Garvey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ron Gregory (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joe Lynch (fresh) PF - Eric Dahmen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Jordan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:02 | Rice | Richard Jordan steals it from Paul Zosel | 9-15 |
| 10:41 | Houston | David Bell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-15 |
| 10:39 | Rice | Reyes Garvey gets the rebound | 9-15 |
| 10:20 | Rice | The jump hook by Bobby Allison is blocked by Eric Dahmen | 9-15 |
| 10:18 | Houston | Eric Dahmen gets the rebound | 9-15 |
| 09:57 | Houston | Ron Gregory hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Joe Lynch | 9-17 |
| 09:46 | Rice | Ron Gregory is called for the reach on Bobby Allison - foul #1 on Ron Gregory, team foul #6 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Vern Booze (PG), Charles Osbourn (SG), Carl Lungwitz (SF), Sean Havens (PF) Michael Hardy, Raymon Zyskowski, Paul Zosel, Bobby Allison | |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Nelson (SG), Fred Johns (SF), Mark Shellenbarger (PF), William High (C) David Bell, Joe Lynch, Eric Dahmen, Richard Jordan | |
| 09:28 | Rice | Reyes Garvey misses the easy layup | 9-17 |
| 09:27 | Houston | The rebound goes to Mark Shellenbarger | 9-17 |
| 09:11 | Houston | Daniel Nelson is hacked by Charles Osbourn - foul #1 on Charles Osbourn, team foul #4 | 9-17 |
| 08:55 | Houston | Fred Johns is whistled for a carry | 9-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Zosel (SF) Reyes Garvey | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Dahmen (PF), Richard Jordan (C) Mark Shellenbarger, William High | |
| 08:38 | Rice | Vern Booze misses the floater from the right side | 9-17 |
| 08:36 | Houston | Eric Dahmen grabs the defensive rebound | 9-17 |
| 08:31 | Houston | Fred Johns misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-17 |
| 08:30 | Houston | Eric Dahmen pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-17 |
| 08:16 | Houston | Fred Johns hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-17 |
| 08:15 | Houston | Eric Dahmen tips it in | 9-19 |
| 08:04 | Rice | Charles Osbourn hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 9-19 |
| 08:02 | Rice | Paul Zosel gets the offensive rebound | 9-19 |
| 07:39 | Rice | Charles Osbourn is fouled on the floor by Daniel Nelson - foul #1 on Daniel Nelson, team foul #7 | 9-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Bobby Allison (PF), Reyes Garvey (C) Sean Havens, Carl Lungwitz | |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Trollinger (PG), David Bell (SG) Ron Gregory, Daniel Nelson | |
| 07:39 | Rice | Charles Osbourn makes the 1st free throw | 10-19 |
| 07:39 | Rice | Charles Osbourn misses the 2nd free throw | 10-19 |
| 07:39 | Houston | Richard Jordan grabs the board | 10-19 |
| 07:34 | Houston | Fred Johns makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by David Bell | 10-22 |
| 07:27 | Rice | Charles Osbourn misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 10-22 |
| 07:25 | Houston | The rebound goes to David Bell | 10-22 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Vern Booze (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Osbourn (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Paul Zosel (fresh) PF - Bobby Allison (fresh) C - Reyes Garvey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Trollinger (fresh) SG - David Bell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fred Johns (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Dahmen (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Jordan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Houston | David Bell lays it in on a great pass from Vernon Trollinger and he's fouled by Charles Osbourn - foul #2 on Charles Osbourn, team foul #5 | 10-24 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymon Zyskowski (SG), Sean Havens (PF) Charles Osbourn, Paul Zosel | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 07:18 | Houston | David Bell misses the free throw | 10-24 |
| 07:18 | Rice | The rebound goes to Bobby Allison | 10-24 |
| 07:01 | Rice | Richard Jordan steps in front of the Bobby Allison pass | 10-24 |
| 06:46 | Houston | Eric Dahmen misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Bobby Allison - foul #1 on Bobby Allison, team foul #6 | 10-24 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Ron Gregory (PG) Vernon Trollinger | |
| 06:46 | Houston | Eric Dahmen makes the 1st free throw | 10-25 |
| 06:46 | Houston | Eric Dahmen misses the 2nd free throw | 10-25 |
| 06:46 | Rice | Reyes Garvey gets the rebound | 10-25 |
| 06:31 | Rice | Vern Booze buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymon Zyskowski and he's hacked by Ron Gregory - foul #2 on Ron Gregory, team foul #8 | 12-25 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Trollinger (PG), Joe Lynch (SG), Mark Shellenbarger (C) Ron Gregory, Eric Dahmen, Richard Jordan | |
| 06:31 | Rice | Vern Booze makes the free throw | 13-25 |
| 06:14 | Houston | Joe Lynch misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 13-25 |
| 06:13 | Houston | Fred Johns hits the follow up shot | 13-27 |
| 05:59 | Rice | Sean Havens misses the easy layup | 13-27 |
| 05:57 | Rice | Bobby Allison tips it back up and in | 15-27 |
| 05:30 | Houston | David Bell loses the dribble to Sean Havens | 15-27 |
| 05:19 | Rice | Bobby Allison comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-27 |
| 05:18 | Rice | Bobby Allison gets the offensive rebound | 15-27 |
| 04:56 | Rice | Reyes Garvey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Vern Booze | 17-27 |
| 04:42 | Houston | Fred Johns misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-27 |
| 04:41 | Rice | Vern Booze snags the defensive board | 17-27 |
| 04:30 | Rice | Raymon Zyskowski scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Reyes Garvey | 19-27 |
| 04:11 | Houston | Fred Johns hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-27 |
| 04:10 | Rice | Reyes Garvey gets the rebound | 19-27 |
| 04:06 | Rice | Mark Shellenbarger picks off the pass by Bobby Allison | 19-27 |
| 03:48 | Houston | Joe Lynch is fouled on the floor by Bobby Allison - foul #2 on Bobby Allison, team foul #7 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Hardy (PG), Charles Osbourn (SG), Paul Zosel (SF), Ralph Freitas (PF), Carl Lungwitz (C) Vern Booze, Raymon Zyskowski, Bobby Allison, Sean Havens, Reyes Garvey | |
| Subs | Houston | Ron Gregory (PG), Steven Vezina (SG), Eric Dahmen (PF), Richard Jordan (C) Vernon Trollinger, Fred Johns, David Bell, Mark Shellenbarger | |
| 03:48 | Houston | Joe Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 03:48 | Houston | Joe Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 03:27 | Rice | Ralph Freitas lays it up and in | 21-29 |
| 03:05 | Houston | Eric Dahmen knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Vezina | 21-31 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Osbourn (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Paul Zosel (fresh) PF - Ralph Freitas (fresh) 5 pts. C - Carl Lungwitz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ron Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Vezina (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Lynch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Dahmen (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Jordan (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:36 | Rice | The short jumper by Ralph Freitas is denied by Richard Jordan | 21-31 |
| 02:35 | Houston | The rebound goes to Richard Jordan | 21-31 |
| 02:12 | Houston | Ron Gregory's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Vern Booze (PG) Michael Hardy | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Johns (SF) Joe Lynch | |
| 01:49 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Carl Lungwitz, team foul #8 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Reyes Garvey (C) Carl Lungwitz | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:27 | Houston | Eric Dahmen hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Paul Zosel - foul #2 on Paul Zosel, team foul #9 | 21-31 |
| 01:27 | Houston | Eric Dahmen makes the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 01:27 | Houston | Eric Dahmen misses the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 01:27 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Johns | 21-32 |
| 01:11 | Houston | Eric Dahmen misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 21-32 |
| 01:09 | Houston | Eric Dahmen tips it in | 21-34 |
| 00:53 | Rice | Ralph Freitas hits a floater from the right side | 23-34 |
| 00:33 | Houston | Steven Vezina misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Osbourn - foul #3 on Charles Osbourn, team foul #10 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymon Zyskowski (SG), Bobby Allison (PF) Charles Osbourn, Ralph Freitas | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:33 | Houston | Steven Vezina makes the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 00:33 | Houston | Steven Vezina makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Reyes Garvey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-36 |
| 00:15 | Rice | Raymon Zyskowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-36 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Raymon Zyskowski comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Steven Vezina - foul #3 on Steven Vezina, team foul #9 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Sean Havens (PF), Carl Lungwitz (C) Paul Zosel, Reyes Garvey | |
| Subs | Houston | David Bell (SG), Mark Shellenbarger (PF) Steven Vezina, Eric Dahmen | |
| 00:05 | Rice | Raymon Zyskowski misses the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Raymon Zyskowski makes the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Ron Gregory misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-36 |