| Lineup | Houston | PG - Wesley Steward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeremy Lamarche (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Darrel Sturm (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Antonio Little (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ricky Osbourn (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jacob Oram (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rob Hobart (fresh) SF - Jan McChristian (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joseph Kyzer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Jan McChristian inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Rice | Jan McChristian hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 19:46 | Houston | Ronald Simmons steals the ball from Wesley Steward in the backcourt | 31-36 |
| 19:29 | Rice | Jan McChristian misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 19:28 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 19:26 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche is hacked by Jan McChristian in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jan McChristian, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| 18:57 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche is fouled on the floor by Rob Hobart - foul #1 on Rob Hobart, team foul #2 | 31-36 |
| 18:28 | Houston | Ronald Simmons swats the layup by Wesley Steward | 31-36 |
| 18:27 | Rice | Ronald Simmons gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 18:20 | Rice | Darrel Sturm steals the ball from Joseph Kyzer | 31-36 |
| 18:00 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ricky Osbourn | 33-36 |
| 17:38 | Rice | Ricky Osbourn steps in front of the Jan McChristian pass | 33-36 |
| 17:26 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 17:25 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche gets the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 17:03 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn banks in the wide open layup | 35-36 |
| 16:49 | Rice | Jan McChristian hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 16:48 | Houston | Wesley Steward grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 16:25 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn connects on the floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Joseph Kyzer - foul #1 on Joseph Kyzer, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Evan Monaco (SF), Rudy Connors (PF) Darrel Sturm, Antonio Little | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Dirksen (PG), Terry Adams (SG), James Willingham (SF), Curtis Culver (PF), Brian Johnson (C) Jacob Oram, Rob Hobart, Jan McChristian, Joseph Kyzer, Ronald Simmons | |
| 16:25 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn misses the free throw | 37-36 |
| 16:25 | Rice | Curtis Culver pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 16:01 | Rice | Brian Johnson drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Leonard Dirksen | 37-38 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Wesley Steward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeremy Lamarche (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Evan Monaco (fresh) PF - Rudy Connors (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Ricky Osbourn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Dirksen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Adams (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Willingham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Curtis Culver (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brian Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Houston | Curtis Culver blocks the jumper by Wesley Steward | 37-38 |
| 15:31 | Rice | Curtis Culver pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 15:26 | Rice | Leonard Dirksen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ricky Osbourn - foul #2 on Ricky Osbourn, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| 15:26 | Rice | Leonard Dirksen makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 15:26 | Rice | Leonard Dirksen misses the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 15:26 | Rice | James Willingham pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 15:14 | Rice | James Willingham scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Leonard Dirksen and he's fouled by Evan Monaco - foul #2 on Evan Monaco, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| 15:14 | Rice | James Willingham makes the free throw | 37-42 |
| 14:52 | Houston | Rudy Connors hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Brian Johnson - foul #1 on Brian Johnson, team foul #4 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Murphey (C) Ricky Osbourn | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Bridges (SF) James Willingham | |
| 14:52 | Houston | Rudy Connors makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 14:52 | Houston | Rudy Connors makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 14:31 | Rice | Curtis Culver misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Murphey - foul #2 on Richard Murphey, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Corey Crane (PG), Hedeon Ziad (SF), Ricky Osbourn (C) Wesley Steward, Evan Monaco, Rudy Connors | |
| Subs | Rice | Rob Hobart (SG), Ronald Simmons (C) Terry Adams, Brian Johnson | |
| 14:31 | Rice | Curtis Culver makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 14:31 | Rice | Curtis Culver makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 14:04 | Houston | Hedeon Ziad loses the dribble to Leonard Dirksen | 39-44 |
| 14:00 | Rice | Leonard Dirksen lays it in | 39-46 |
| 13:33 | Houston | Leonard Dirksen is called for the reach on Corey Crane - foul #2 on Leonard Dirksen, team foul #5 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Wesley Steward (PG), Darrel Sturm (SF) Jeremy Lamarche, Ricky Osbourn | |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Oram (PG), James Willingham (SF) Leonard Dirksen, Curtis Culver | |
| 13:16 | Houston | Richard Murphey's layup is rejected by James Willingham | 39-46 |
| 13:14 | Rice | Ronald Simmons snags the defensive board | 39-46 |
| 13:06 | Rice | Rob Hobart buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Willingham | 39-49 |
| 12:49 | Houston | Wesley Steward misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Rob Hobart - foul #2 on Rob Hobart, team foul #6 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Evan Monaco (SF), Rudy Connors (PF), Antonio Little (C) Darrel Sturm, Richard Murphey, Hedeon Ziad | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Adams (SG), Joseph Kyzer (PF), Brian Johnson (C) Rob Hobart, Richard Bridges, Ronald Simmons | |
| 12:49 | Houston | Wesley Steward makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 12:49 | Houston | Wesley Steward makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 12:31 | Rice | Terry Adams connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Kyzer and he's fouled by Corey Crane - foul #2 on Corey Crane, team foul #4 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche (SG) Corey Crane | |
| Subs | Rice | Jan McChristian (SF) James Willingham | |
| 12:31 | Rice | Terry Adams makes the free throw | 41-52 |
| 12:06 | Houston | The short jumper by Rudy Connors is denied by Joseph Kyzer | 41-52 |
| 12:04 | Rice | Brian Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 11:58 | Rice | Terry Adams misses the easy layup | 41-52 |
| 11:57 | Rice | Terry Adams pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-52 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Wesley Steward (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeremy Lamarche (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Evan Monaco (fresh) PF - Rudy Connors (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Antonio Little (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jacob Oram (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Terry Adams (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jan McChristian (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Joseph Kyzer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Rice | Jan McChristian clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 41-52 |
| 11:41 | Houston | Evan Monaco grabs the board | 41-52 |
| 11:37 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Adams - foul #2 on Terry Adams, team foul #7 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Corey Crane (PG), Darrel Sturm (SF), Ricky Osbourn (C) Wesley Steward, Evan Monaco, Antonio Little | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Dirksen (PG), Richard Bridges (SF), Curtis Culver (PF), Ronald Simmons (C) Jacob Oram, Jan McChristian, Joseph Kyzer, Brian Johnson | |
| 11:37 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche misses the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 11:37 | Rice | Ronald Simmons gets the rebound | 41-52 |
| 11:30 | Rice | Richard Bridges misses the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Darrel Sturm - foul #2 on Darrel Sturm, team foul #5 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Willingham (SG) Terry Adams | |
| 11:30 | Rice | Richard Bridges misses the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 11:30 | Rice | Richard Bridges misses the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 11:30 | Rice | Ronald Simmons pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 11:13 | Rice | Corey Crane picks off the pass by Leonard Dirksen | 41-52 |
| 11:11 | Houston | Corey Crane is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 41-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Murphey (PF) Rudy Connors | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:50 | Rice | Leonard Dirksen's floater is tipped away by Darrel Sturm | 41-52 |
| 10:48 | Houston | The rebound goes to Ricky Osbourn | 41-52 |
| 10:29 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Simmons | 41-52 |
| 10:28 | Houston | Corey Crane gets the offensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 10:08 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche's fadeaway is rejected by Curtis Culver | 41-52 |
| 10:07 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn tips it in | 43-52 |
| 09:44 | Rice | Richard Bridges travels with the ball | 43-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Wesley Steward (PG), Evan Monaco (SF), Antonio Little (PF) Corey Crane, Darrel Sturm, Richard Murphey | |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Oram (PG), Terry Adams (SG), Jan McChristian (SF), Joseph Kyzer (PF), Brian Johnson (C) Leonard Dirksen, James Willingham, Richard Bridges, Curtis Culver, Ronald Simmons | |
| 09:27 | Houston | Evan Monaco drills a shot from the left wing set up by Wesley Steward | 45-52 |
| 09:08 | Rice | Terry Adams clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 45-52 |
| 09:06 | Rice | Joseph Kyzer grabs the offensive board | 45-52 |
| 08:46 | Rice | Jacob Oram knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Terry Adams | 45-54 |
| 08:18 | Houston | Antonio Little comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-54 |
| 08:17 | Houston | Antonio Little misses the tip | 45-54 |
| 08:15 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Ricky Osbourn | 45-54 |
| 07:55 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 45-54 |
| 07:53 | Houston | Antonio Little gets the offensive rebound | 45-54 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Wesley Steward (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeremy Lamarche (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Evan Monaco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Little (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Osbourn (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jacob Oram (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Terry Adams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jan McChristian (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Joseph Kyzer (tiring) 2 pts. C - Brian Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Houston | Evan Monaco scores on a jump hook near the basket | 47-54 |
| 07:15 | Rice | Joseph Kyzer is called for traveling | 47-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Rafael Edwards (PG), Corey Crane (SG), Darrel Sturm (SF), Rudy Connors (PF), Richard Murphey (C) Wesley Steward, Jeremy Lamarche, Evan Monaco, Antonio Little, Ricky Osbourn | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Dirksen (PG), Rob Hobart (SG), James Willingham (SF), Curtis Culver (PF), Ronald Simmons (C) Jacob Oram, Terry Adams, Jan McChristian, Joseph Kyzer, Brian Johnson | |
| 06:54 | Houston | Darrel Sturm's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Simmons | 47-54 |
| 06:52 | Rice | Curtis Culver gets the rebound | 47-54 |
| 06:44 | Rice | Richard Murphey is called for the reach on Leonard Dirksen - foul #3 on Richard Murphey, team foul #6 | 47-54 |
| 06:32 | Rice | James Willingham loses the ball out of bounds | 47-54 |
| 06:09 | Houston | Richard Murphey hits a fadeaway near the basket | 49-54 |
| 05:49 | Rice | Rob Hobart buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-57 |
| 05:35 | Houston | Darrel Sturm blows the dunk but the foul's on James Willingham - foul #1 on James Willingham, team foul #8 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Wesley Steward (PG) Rafael Edwards | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Bridges (SF) James Willingham | |
| 05:35 | Houston | Darrel Sturm makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 05:35 | Houston | Darrel Sturm makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 05:21 | Rice | Ronald Simmons misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Richard Murphey - foul #4 on Richard Murphey, team foul #7 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Hedeon Ziad (SF), Antonio Little (PF) Darrel Sturm, Rudy Connors | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Adams (SG), Brian Johnson (PF) Rob Hobart, Curtis Culver | |
| 05:21 | Rice | Ronald Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 05:21 | Rice | Ronald Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 04:52 | Houston | Wesley Steward makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Hedeon Ziad | 53-59 |
| 04:48 | Rice | Leonard Dirksen lays it in set up by Terry Adams | 53-61 |
| 04:21 | Houston | Hedeon Ziad scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Corey Crane | 55-61 |
| 04:17 | Rice | Leonard Dirksen is hacked by Hedeon Ziad - foul #2 on Hedeon Ziad, team foul #8 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche (SG), Evan Monaco (SF), Rudy Connors (PF), Ricky Osbourn (C) Corey Crane, Hedeon Ziad, Antonio Little, Richard Murphey | |
| Subs | Rice | Rob Hobart (SG), Jan McChristian (SF), Curtis Culver (PF) Terry Adams, Richard Bridges, Ronald Simmons | |
| 04:17 | Rice | Leonard Dirksen misses the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 04:17 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn pulls down the rebound | 55-61 |
| 03:50 | Houston | Evan Monaco loses the ball out of bounds | 55-61 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Oram (PG), Richard Bridges (C) Leonard Dirksen, Brian Johnson | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Wesley Steward (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeremy Lamarche (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Evan Monaco (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rudy Connors (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Ricky Osbourn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jacob Oram (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rob Hobart (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jan McChristian (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Curtis Culver (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Richard Bridges (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:37 | Rice | Curtis Culver scores on a turnaround from close range | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:21 | Houston | Curtis Culver is called for the reach on Jeremy Lamarche - foul #2 on Curtis Culver, team foul #9 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Darrel Sturm (SF) Evan Monaco | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Adams (SG), James Willingham (SF) Rob Hobart, Jan McChristian | |
| 03:21 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 03:21 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 03:03 | Rice | Curtis Culver clanks a floater from the left side | 57-63 |
| 03:01 | Houston | The rebound goes to Rudy Connors | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:33 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche is fouled on the floor by Jacob Oram - foul #3 on Jacob Oram, team foul #10 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Corey Crane (PG), Antonio Little (PF) Wesley Steward, Rudy Connors | |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Johnson (PF), Ronald Simmons (C) Curtis Culver, Richard Bridges | |
| 02:33 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 02:33 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 02:28 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Wesley Steward (PG) Corey Crane | |
| Subs | Rice | Rob Hobart (SG), Jan McChristian (SF), Joseph Kyzer (PF) Terry Adams, James Willingham, Brian Johnson | |
| 02:20 | Rice | Jan McChristian knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Rob Hobart | 59-65 |
| 01:51 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn misses long on an open jumper from the left side | 59-65 |
| 01:50 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joseph Kyzer | 59-65 |
| 01:48 | Rice | Jacob Oram double dribbles in the backcourt | 59-65 |
| 01:21 | Houston | Joseph Kyzer is called for the reach on Antonio Little - foul #2 on Joseph Kyzer, team foul #11 | 59-65 |
| 01:21 | Houston | Antonio Little makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 01:21 | Houston | Antonio Little makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 01:03 | Rice | Jan McChristian misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-65 |
| 01:01 | Houston | Antonio Little snags the defensive board | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Houston | The pull-up jumper by Jeremy Lamarche is blocked by Ronald Simmons | 61-65 |
| 00:45 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Houston | Rob Hobart steals the ball from Darrel Sturm | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Rice | Wesley Steward is called for the reach on Jan McChristian in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wesley Steward, team foul #9 | 61-65 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Jan McChristian misses the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:41 | Houston | Antonio Little grabs the defensive rebound | 61-65 |
| 00:35 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-65 |
| 00:33 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Lamarche | 61-65 |
| 00:29 | Houston | Wesley Steward misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 61-65 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Joseph Kyzer grabs the defensive rebound | 61-65 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Joseph Kyzer is hacked by Wesley Steward in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wesley Steward, team foul #10 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Adams (PG) Jacob Oram | |
| 00:26 | Rice | Joseph Kyzer misses the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Joseph Kyzer makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:21 | Houston | Wesley Steward comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-66 |
| 00:19 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche gets the offensive rebound | 61-66 |
| 00:15 | Houston | Darrel Sturm buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-66 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Terry Adams is hacked by Wesley Steward in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wesley Steward, team foul #11 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Oram (PG) Rob Hobart | |
| 00:12 | Rice | Terry Adams makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Terry Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Houston | Darrel Sturm misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-68 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Ronald Simmons snags the defensive board | 64-68 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Wesley Steward is called for the reach on Ronald Simmons in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wesley Steward, team foul #12 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Rob Hobart (SG) Jacob Oram | |
| 00:03 | Rice | Ronald Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Ronald Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 64-70 |