| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edmond Pearson (fresh) SG - Michael Lee (fresh) SF - Robert Harper (fresh) PF - Andres Rossi (fresh) C - Ronnie Weigel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Roy Seifert (fresh) SG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) SF - Lawrence Rice (fresh) PF - Don Cote (fresh) C - Gary Pittman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Ronnie Weigel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Houston | Michael Lee misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Houston | Ronnie Weigel pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Houston | Michael Lee is fouled on the floor by Hubert Gatlin - foul #1 on Hubert Gatlin, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Houston | Ronnie Weigel knocks in the jumper in the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Rice | Roy Seifert is fouled on the floor by Andres Rossi - foul #1 on Andres Rossi, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | Rice | Lawrence Rice connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Hubert Gatlin | 2-3 |
| 18:19 | Houston | Gary Pittman steals it from Michael Lee | 2-3 |
| 17:57 | Rice | Gary Pittman misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-3 |
| 17:55 | Rice | Lawrence Rice snags the offensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:43 | Rice | Don Cote comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 17:41 | Rice | Lawrence Rice misses the tip | 2-3 |
| 17:40 | Houston | Andres Rossi snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:19 | Houston | Ronnie Weigel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 17:17 | Rice | Don Cote grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 16:51 | Rice | Gary Pittman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-3 |
| 16:50 | Houston | Michael Lee snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 16:46 | Houston | Edmond Pearson connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 4-3 |
| 16:20 | Rice | Roy Seifert misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 4-3 |
| 16:19 | Rice | Lawrence Rice tips it home | 4-5 |
| 16:09 | Houston | Andres Rossi is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Andres Rossi, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Houston | John Sampson (PF) Andres Rossi | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:53 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 4-5 |
| 15:51 | Houston | John Sampson snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edmond Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Lee (fresh) SF - Robert Harper (fresh) PF - John Sampson (fresh) C - Ronnie Weigel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Roy Seifert (fresh) SG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Rice (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Don Cote (fresh) C - Gary Pittman (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Houston | John Sampson connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronnie Weigel | 7-5 |
| 15:25 | Rice | Lawrence Rice's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Dembinski (PG) Edmond Pearson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:11 | Houston | The short jumper by Robert Harper is denied by Don Cote | 7-5 |
| 15:09 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gary Pittman | 7-5 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Don Cote misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-5 |
| 14:52 | Houston | Ronnie Weigel gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| 14:30 | Houston | John Sampson is fouled on the floor by Don Cote - foul #1 on Don Cote, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Houston | Angelo Garcia (SG), Jason McCarl (SF), David Adams (C) Michael Lee, Robert Harper, Ronnie Weigel | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Cheshire (C) Gary Pittman | |
| 14:23 | Houston | Angelo Garcia loses the dribble to Lawrence Rice | 7-5 |
| 14:05 | Rice | Roy Seifert misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 14:03 | Houston | John Sampson grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 13:58 | Houston | Angelo Garcia misses the jump hook near the basket | 7-5 |
| 13:56 | Rice | Lawrence Rice grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 13:38 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin is hacked by David Adams - foul #1 on David Adams, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Pearson (PG) Peter Dembinski | |
| Subs | Rice | Johnnie Lovell (SG), Charles Krebs (C) Hubert Gatlin, Don Cote | |
| 13:18 | Rice | Lawrence Rice can't throw it down but the foul's on Jason McCarl - foul #1 on Jason McCarl, team foul #4 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Harper (SF), Ronnie Weigel (C) Jason McCarl, David Adams | |
| Subs | Rice | Willy Hodges (SG), Gary Pittman (C) Roy Seifert, Charles Krebs | |
| 13:18 | Rice | Lawrence Rice makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 13:18 | Rice | Lawrence Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 12:57 | Houston | Richard Cheshire takes the ball from Robert Harper | 7-7 |
| 12:48 | Rice | Lawrence Rice knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard Cheshire | 7-9 |
| 12:28 | Houston | Ronnie Weigel is whistled for a carry | 7-9 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Lee (SG), David Adams (PF) Angelo Garcia, John Sampson | |
| Subs | Rice | Don Cote (PF) Lawrence Rice | |
| 12:02 | Rice | Gary Pittman can't connect on a floater near the basket but the foul's on David Adams - foul #2 on David Adams, team foul #5 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Houston | Jason McCarl (PF) David Adams | |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Seifert (PG), Hubert Gatlin (SG) Johnnie Lovell, Willy Hodges | |
| 12:02 | Rice | Gary Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 12:02 | Rice | Gary Pittman misses the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 12:02 | Rice | Don Cote grabs the offensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 11:48 | Rice | Richard Cheshire misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Harper - foul #1 on Robert Harper, team foul #6 | 7-10 |
| 11:48 | Rice | Richard Cheshire misses the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 11:48 | Rice | Richard Cheshire misses the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 11:48 | Houston | Ronnie Weigel snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edmond Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Lee (fresh) SF - Robert Harper (fresh) PF - Jason McCarl (fresh) C - Ronnie Weigel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Roy Seifert (fresh) SG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Cheshire (fresh) PF - Don Cote (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Pittman (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Houston | Edmond Pearson is fouled on the floor by Gary Pittman - foul #1 on Gary Pittman, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Rice (SF) Gary Pittman | |
| 11:27 | Houston | Michael Lee comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-10 |
| 11:26 | Houston | Ronnie Weigel grabs the offensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 11:06 | Houston | Edmond Pearson is fouled on the floor by Roy Seifert - foul #1 on Roy Seifert, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Dembinski (PG), John Sampson (PF) Edmond Pearson, Ronnie Weigel | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Krebs (C) Richard Cheshire | |
| 10:44 | Houston | John Sampson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Don Cote - foul #2 on Don Cote, team foul #5 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronnie Weigel (C) Robert Harper | |
| Subs | Rice | Willy Hodges (PF) Don Cote | |
| 10:44 | Houston | John Sampson misses the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 10:44 | Houston | John Sampson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 10:27 | Rice | Lawrence Rice hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 8-10 |
| 10:26 | Houston | Michael Lee grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 10:22 | Houston | Peter Dembinski is whistled for traveling | 8-10 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Pittman (C) Charles Krebs | |
| 10:03 | Rice | Willy Hodges misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 10:02 | Houston | Ronnie Weigel pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 09:40 | Houston | Ronnie Weigel clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 09:39 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lawrence Rice | 8-10 |
| 09:29 | Rice | Roy Seifert connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Willy Hodges | 8-12 |
| 09:16 | Houston | Michael Lee misses the shot from the right side | 8-12 |
| 09:15 | Rice | Willy Hodges snags the defensive board | 8-12 |
| 09:00 | Rice | Willy Hodges banks in the layup on a nice dish by Hubert Gatlin | 8-14 |
| 08:44 | Houston | Ronnie Weigel connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 10-14 |
| 08:35 | Rice | Willy Hodges throws it down on a great pass from Roy Seifert | 10-16 |
| 08:06 | Houston | John Sampson misses short on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Hubert Gatlin - foul #2 on Hubert Gatlin, team foul #6 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Pearson (PG), Angelo Garcia (SG), Robert Harper (SF) Peter Dembinski, Michael Lee, Jason McCarl | |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse McCubbins (PG), Johnnie Lovell (SG), Richard Cheshire (SF), Charles Krebs (C) Roy Seifert, Hubert Gatlin, Lawrence Rice, Gary Pittman | |
| 08:06 | Houston | John Sampson misses the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 08:06 | Houston | John Sampson misses the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Jesse McCubbins gets the rebound | 10-16 |
| 07:42 | Rice | Richard Cheshire can't throw it down but he's hacked by Ronnie Weigel - foul #1 on Ronnie Weigel, team foul #7 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Rice (SF) Willy Hodges | |
| 07:42 | Rice | Richard Cheshire makes the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 07:42 | Rice | Richard Cheshire misses the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| 07:42 | Houston | John Sampson snags the defensive board | 10-17 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edmond Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Angelo Garcia (fresh) SF - Robert Harper (fresh) PF - John Sampson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronnie Weigel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jesse McCubbins (fresh) SG - Johnnie Lovell (fresh) SF - Lawrence Rice (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Cheshire (fresh) 1 pts. C - Charles Krebs (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Houston | John Sampson loses the ball out of bounds | 10-17 |
| 06:51 | Rice | Lawrence Rice misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Angelo Garcia - foul #1 on Angelo Garcia, team foul #8 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Seifert (PG) Jesse McCubbins | |
| 06:51 | Rice | Lawrence Rice misses the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 06:51 | Rice | Lawrence Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| 06:31 | Houston | Angelo Garcia misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-18 |
| 06:30 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Cheshire | 10-18 |
| 06:11 | Rice | Richard Cheshire makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Roy Seifert | 10-21 |
| 05:53 | Houston | Robert Harper misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Roy Seifert - foul #2 on Roy Seifert, team foul #7 | 10-21 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Lee (SG), Jason McCarl (PF) Angelo Garcia, John Sampson | |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse McCubbins (PG), Willy Hodges (PF), Gary Pittman (C) Roy Seifert, Lawrence Rice, Charles Krebs | |
| 05:53 | Houston | Robert Harper makes the 1st free throw | 11-21 |
| 05:53 | Houston | Robert Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 12-21 |
| 05:30 | Rice | Richard Cheshire is whistled for traveling | 12-21 |
| 05:14 | Houston | Edmond Pearson loses the dribble to Jesse McCubbins | 12-21 |
| 04:58 | Rice | Gary Pittman misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-21 |
| 04:57 | Houston | Jason McCarl pulls down the rebound | 12-21 |
| 04:47 | Houston | Jason McCarl can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jesse McCubbins - foul #1 on Jesse McCubbins, team foul #8 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Dembinski (PG) Edmond Pearson | |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Rice (SF) Richard Cheshire | |
| 04:47 | Houston | Jason McCarl misses the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 04:47 | Houston | Jason McCarl makes the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Willy Hodges is fouled on the floor by Jason McCarl - foul #2 on Jason McCarl, team foul #9 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Houston | Benjamin Dilley (SF), John Sampson (PF) Robert Harper, Jason McCarl | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Krebs (PF) Johnnie Lovell | |
| 04:32 | Rice | Willy Hodges makes the 1st free throw | 13-22 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Willy Hodges makes the 2nd free throw | 13-23 |
| 04:07 | Houston | Ronnie Weigel comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-23 |
| 04:06 | Houston | John Sampson tips it back up and in | 15-23 |
| 03:48 | Rice | The jump hook by Willy Hodges is blocked by John Sampson | 15-23 |
| 03:47 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Krebs | 15-23 |
| 03:34 | Rice | Charles Krebs can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 15-23 |
| 03:33 | Rice | Lawrence Rice grabs the offensive board | 15-23 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Dembinski (fresh) SG - Michael Lee (fairly fresh) SF - Benjamin Dilley (fresh) PF - John Sampson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronnie Weigel (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jesse McCubbins (fresh) SG - Willy Hodges (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lawrence Rice (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Charles Krebs (fresh) C - Gary Pittman (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:21 | Rice | Willy Hodges double dribbles | 15-23 |
| Subs | Houston | Angelo Garcia (SG), Robert Harper (SF), Andres Rossi (PF), David Adams (C) Michael Lee, Benjamin Dilley, John Sampson, Ronnie Weigel | |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Seifert (PG), Hubert Gatlin (SG), Don Cote (PF), Richard Cheshire (C) Jesse McCubbins, Willy Hodges, Charles Krebs, Gary Pittman | |
| 03:03 | Houston | Andres Rossi hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Peter Dembinski | 17-23 |
| 02:38 | Rice | Richard Cheshire clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-23 |
| 02:36 | Rice | Lawrence Rice tips it back up and in | 17-25 |
| 02:15 | Houston | Robert Harper hits a turnaround from the right block | 19-25 |
| 02:02 | Rice | Don Cote buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Hubert Gatlin | 19-28 |
| 01:37 | Houston | Robert Harper clanks a jumper from the right block | 19-28 |
| 01:35 | Rice | Don Cote snags the defensive board | 19-28 |
| 01:15 | Rice | Lawrence Rice comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-28 |
| 01:13 | Houston | David Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 19-28 |
| 00:59 | Houston | Andres Rossi buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 21-28 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Roy Seifert is fouled on the floor by Peter Dembinski - foul #1 on Peter Dembinski, team foul #10 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Pearson (PG), Michael Lee (SG), Jason McCarl (SF), John Sampson (C) Peter Dembinski, Angelo Garcia, Robert Harper, David Adams | |
| Subs | Rice | Willy Hodges (SF), Gary Pittman (C) Lawrence Rice, Richard Cheshire | |
| 00:43 | Rice | Roy Seifert makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Roy Seifert misses the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Don Cote snags the offensive board | 21-29 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Don Cote connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Roy Seifert | 21-32 |
| 00:02 | Houston | John Sampson misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 21-32 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin grabs the defensive rebound | 21-32 |