| Lineup | Rice | PG - Roy Seifert (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Rice (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Don Cote (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Pittman (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edmond Pearson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Harper (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Andres Rossi (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronnie Weigel (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Robert Harper inbounds the ball | 37-36 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Houston | Michael Lee misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-36 |
| 19:48 | Houston | Robert Harper tips it home | 37-38 |
| 19:34 | Rice | The jumper by Roy Seifert is denied by Robert Harper | 37-38 |
| 19:33 | Rice | Gary Pittman gets the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 19:27 | Rice | Gary Pittman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 19:26 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Harper | 37-38 |
| 19:21 | Houston | Robert Harper misses badly on a shot in the lane | 37-38 |
| 19:20 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 18:54 | Rice | Don Cote misses short on a 3 from straight away | 37-38 |
| 18:53 | Rice | Gary Pittman gets the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Lawrence Rice misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 18:42 | Houston | Ronnie Weigel pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 18:22 | Houston | Edmond Pearson loses the dribble to Hubert Gatlin | 37-38 |
| 18:19 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin lays it up and in | 39-38 |
| 17:53 | Houston | Edmond Pearson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 17:52 | Houston | Edmond Pearson gets the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 17:23 | Houston | The jump hook by Ronnie Weigel is blocked by Lawrence Rice | 39-38 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Don Cote snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 17:17 | Rice | Roy Seifert misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Edmond Pearson - foul #2 on Edmond Pearson, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnnie Lovell (SG), Richard Cheshire (C) Hubert Gatlin, Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Dembinski (PG), Angelo Garcia (SG), John Sampson (PF) Edmond Pearson, Michael Lee, Andres Rossi | |
| 17:17 | Rice | Roy Seifert misses the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 17:17 | Rice | Roy Seifert makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 17:09 | Houston | Angelo Garcia is fouled on the floor by Johnnie Lovell - foul #1 on Johnnie Lovell, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | David Adams (C) Ronnie Weigel | |
| 16:51 | Houston | 3 seconds is called on David Adams | 40-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Willy Hodges (SG), Charles Krebs (C) Roy Seifert, Don Cote | |
| Subs | Houston | Jason McCarl (SF) Robert Harper | |
| 16:40 | Rice | Johnnie Lovell connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Lawrence Rice | 43-38 |
| 16:25 | Houston | Jason McCarl misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 16:23 | Rice | Richard Cheshire grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 15:59 | Rice | Johnnie Lovell hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by David Adams - foul #2 on David Adams, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (SG) Lawrence Rice | |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Pearson (PG), Michael Lee (SG), Andres Rossi (PF), Ronnie Weigel (C) Peter Dembinski, Angelo Garcia, John Sampson, David Adams | |
| 15:59 | Rice | Johnnie Lovell misses the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 15:59 | Rice | Johnnie Lovell makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Johnnie Lovell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Cheshire (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willy Hodges (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Krebs (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edmond Pearson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason McCarl (fresh) PF - Andres Rossi (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronnie Weigel (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Houston | Ronnie Weigel hits the finger roll | 44-40 |
| 15:24 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin is hacked by Ronnie Weigel - foul #3 on Ronnie Weigel, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Seifert (PG), Don Cote (PF), Gary Pittman (C) Johnnie Lovell, Willy Hodges, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Harper (SF) Jason McCarl | |
| 15:14 | Rice | Don Cote is called for traveling | 44-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Rice (SF) Richard Cheshire | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 14:53 | Houston | Robert Harper misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Lawrence Rice - foul #2 on Lawrence Rice, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| 14:53 | Houston | Robert Harper makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 14:53 | Houston | Robert Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 14:33 | Rice | Edmond Pearson is called for the reach on Roy Seifert - foul #3 on Edmond Pearson, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Dembinski (PG) Edmond Pearson | |
| 14:12 | Rice | Lawrence Rice scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Roy Seifert | 47-42 |
| 13:45 | Houston | Ronnie Weigel is denied on a layup by Gary Pittman | 47-42 |
| 13:43 | Houston | Ronnie Weigel hits the follow up shot | 47-44 |
| 13:24 | Rice | Lawrence Rice's pass is intercepted by Ronnie Weigel | 47-44 |
| 13:09 | Houston | Ronnie Weigel can't connect on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Hubert Gatlin - foul #1 on Hubert Gatlin, team foul #3 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnnie Lovell (SG), Richard Cheshire (C) Hubert Gatlin, Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Pearson (PG), Angelo Garcia (SG), John Sampson (PF) Peter Dembinski, Michael Lee, Andres Rossi | |
| 13:09 | Houston | Ronnie Weigel makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 13:09 | Houston | Ronnie Weigel misses the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 13:09 | Rice | Richard Cheshire pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 12:55 | Rice | Johnnie Lovell hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Lawrence Rice and he's hacked by Angelo Garcia - foul #3 on Angelo Garcia, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Krebs (C) Lawrence Rice | |
| Subs | Houston | David Adams (C) Ronnie Weigel | |
| 12:55 | Rice | Johnnie Lovell makes the free throw | 50-45 |
| 12:37 | Houston | Edmond Pearson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 50-45 |
| 12:35 | Rice | Roy Seifert snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 12:08 | Rice | Charles Krebs makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Richard Cheshire | 52-45 |
| 11:50 | Houston | Robert Harper drills a fadeaway in the paint | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Roy Seifert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Johnnie Lovell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Cheshire (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Don Cote (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Krebs (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edmond Pearson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Angelo Garcia (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Harper (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Sampson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Adams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Rice | Charles Krebs misses the easy layup | 52-47 |
| 11:33 | Rice | Don Cote hits the follow up shot | 54-47 |
| 11:20 | Houston | Richard Cheshire swats the layup by Edmond Pearson | 54-47 |
| 11:19 | Rice | Don Cote grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 11:01 | Rice | Don Cote scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Roy Seifert | 57-47 |
| 10:50 | Houston | David Adams misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Cheshire - foul #1 on Richard Cheshire, team foul #4 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (SG), Lawrence Rice (SF), Gary Pittman (C) Roy Seifert, Don Cote, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Dembinski (PG), Michael Lee (SG), Jason McCarl (SF), Ronnie Weigel (C) Edmond Pearson, Angelo Garcia, Robert Harper, John Sampson | |
| 10:50 | Houston | David Adams makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 10:50 | Houston | David Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 10:26 | Rice | Richard Cheshire connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Hubert Gatlin | 59-49 |
| 10:13 | Houston | Ronnie Weigel misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-49 |
| 10:11 | Rice | Gary Pittman gets the rebound | 59-49 |
| 10:06 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Johnnie Lovell | 62-49 |
| 09:41 | Houston | Peter Dembinski misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Johnnie Lovell - foul #2 on Johnnie Lovell, team foul #5 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse McCubbins (PG), Willy Hodges (PF) Johnnie Lovell, Richard Cheshire | |
| Subs | Houston | Andres Rossi (PF) David Adams | |
| 09:41 | Houston | Peter Dembinski misses the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 09:41 | Houston | Peter Dembinski makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 09:19 | Rice | Gary Pittman drills a shot from the left wing set up by Jesse McCubbins and he's fouled by Ronnie Weigel - foul #4 on Ronnie Weigel, team foul #6 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | John Sampson (C) Ronnie Weigel | |
| 09:19 | Rice | Gary Pittman makes the free throw | 65-50 |
| 09:05 | Houston | John Sampson knocks in the jumper from the left block | 65-52 |
| 08:45 | Rice | John Sampson blocks the short jumper by Lawrence Rice | 65-52 |
| 08:44 | Rice | Lawrence Rice hits the follow up shot | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:19 | Houston | Peter Dembinski misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-52 |
| 08:18 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin grabs the board | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:49 | Rice | Willy Hodges blows the dunk | 67-52 |
| 07:47 | Houston | John Sampson grabs the board | 67-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jesse McCubbins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hubert Gatlin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Rice (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Willy Hodges (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gary Pittman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Dembinski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Lee (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason McCarl (fairly fresh) PF - Andres Rossi (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - John Sampson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Houston | Andres Rossi's pass is intercepted by Willy Hodges | 67-52 |
| 07:05 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Willy Hodges | 70-52 |
| 06:46 | Houston | John Sampson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Gary Pittman - foul #3 on Gary Pittman, team foul #6 | 70-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Seifert (PG), Johnnie Lovell (SG), Richard Cheshire (SF), Don Cote (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Jesse McCubbins, Hubert Gatlin, Lawrence Rice, Willy Hodges, Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Pearson (PG), Angelo Garcia (SG), Robert Harper (SF), Ronnie Weigel (C) Peter Dembinski, Michael Lee, Jason McCarl, Andres Rossi | |
| 06:46 | Houston | John Sampson makes the 1st free throw | 70-53 |
| 06:46 | Houston | John Sampson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| 06:19 | Rice | Ronnie Weigel takes the ball from Johnnie Lovell | 70-54 |
| 06:11 | Houston | Robert Harper buries a shot in the paint set up by Edmond Pearson | 70-56 |
| 05:48 | Rice | Johnnie Lovell knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Roy Seifert | 72-56 |
| 05:32 | Houston | John Sampson's floater is tipped away by Don Cote | 72-56 |
| 05:31 | Rice | Johnnie Lovell grabs the defensive rebound | 72-56 |
| 05:07 | Rice | Johnnie Lovell lays it up and in on a great pass from Roy Seifert and he's fouled by Angelo Garcia - foul #4 on Angelo Garcia, team foul #7 | 74-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Rice (SF) Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | Houston | Andres Rossi (PF) John Sampson | |
| 05:07 | Rice | Johnnie Lovell makes the free throw | 75-56 |
| 04:54 | Houston | The short jumper by Robert Harper is denied by Lawrence Rice | 75-56 |
| 04:52 | Rice | Don Cote gets the rebound | 75-56 |
| 04:31 | Rice | Roy Seifert misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 75-56 |
| 04:30 | Rice | Richard Cheshire tips it home | 77-56 |
| 04:20 | Houston | Lawrence Rice blocks the short jumper by Angelo Garcia | 77-56 |
| 04:18 | Rice | Roy Seifert gets the rebound | 77-56 |
| 03:57 | Rice | Roy Seifert hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Richard Cheshire | 79-56 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:51 | Houston | Angelo Garcia is whistled for traveling | 79-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse McCubbins (PG), Willy Hodges (SF), Charles Krebs (PF), Jacob Newsom (C) Roy Seifert, Lawrence Rice, Don Cote, Richard Cheshire | |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Dembinski (PG), Benjamin Dilley (SG), Jason McCarl (SF), David Adams (PF), John Sampson (C) Edmond Pearson, Angelo Garcia, Robert Harper, Andres Rossi, Ronnie Weigel | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Rice | Jesse McCubbins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 79-56 |
| 03:28 | Rice | Jacob Newsom tips it back up and in | 81-56 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jesse McCubbins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnnie Lovell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willy Hodges (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Krebs (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jacob Newsom (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Dembinski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Dilley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason McCarl (fresh) PF - David Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Sampson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Houston | Benjamin Dilley is fouled on the floor by Johnnie Lovell - foul #3 on Johnnie Lovell, team foul #7 | 81-56 |
| 03:17 | Houston | Benjamin Dilley makes the 1st free throw | 81-57 |
| 03:17 | Houston | Benjamin Dilley makes the 2nd free throw | 81-58 |
| 02:55 | Rice | John Sampson steps in front of the Charles Krebs pass | 81-58 |
| 02:48 | Houston | Jason McCarl blows the dunk | 81-58 |
| 02:46 | Rice | Willy Hodges pulls down the rebound | 81-58 |
| 02:23 | Rice | Jesse McCubbins can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by John Sampson - foul #1 on John Sampson, team foul #8 | 81-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Cheshire (SF) Johnnie Lovell | |
| Subs | Houston | Angelo Garcia (SG) John Sampson | |
| 02:23 | Rice | Jesse McCubbins misses the 1st free throw | 81-58 |
| 02:23 | Rice | Jesse McCubbins makes the 2nd free throw | 82-58 |
| 02:15 | Houston | Benjamin Dilley knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Dembinski | 82-61 |
| 02:00 | Rice | Charles Krebs is fouled on the floor by Jason McCarl - foul #1 on Jason McCarl, team foul #9 | 82-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnnie Lovell (SG) Jacob Newsom | |
| Subs | Houston | John Sampson (PF) Benjamin Dilley | |
| 02:00 | Rice | Charles Krebs makes the 1st free throw | 83-61 |
| 02:00 | Rice | Charles Krebs misses the 2nd free throw | 83-61 |
| 02:00 | Houston | Angelo Garcia pulls down the rebound | 83-61 |
| 01:40 | Houston | David Adams connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Dembinski | 83-63 |
| 01:34 | Rice | Johnnie Lovell double dribbles | 83-63 |
| 01:23 | Houston | Angelo Garcia is hacked by Richard Cheshire - foul #2 on Richard Cheshire, team foul #8 | 83-63 |
| 01:23 | Houston | Angelo Garcia misses the 1st free throw | 83-63 |
| 01:23 | Rice | Willy Hodges grabs the board | 83-63 |
| 01:12 | Rice | Willy Hodges connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jesse McCubbins | 86-63 |
| 00:58 | Houston | David Adams is whistled for a carry | 86-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Rice | Willy Hodges comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 86-63 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Richard Cheshire misses the tip | 86-63 |
| 00:34 | Houston | David Adams pulls down the rebound | 86-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Houston | John Sampson is hacked by Johnnie Lovell - foul #4 on Johnnie Lovell, team foul #9 | 86-63 |
| 00:27 | Houston | John Sampson makes the 1st free throw | 86-64 |
| 00:27 | Houston | John Sampson makes the 2nd free throw | 86-65 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Jesse McCubbins runs out the clock | 86-65 |