| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Gaskins (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Aleksandar Slavinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dwain Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Christopher Manzano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Williams (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darrin Dison (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Todd Salvador (fresh) 2 pts. C - Miles Benton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Darrin Dison inbounds the ball | 31-16 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Rice | George Collins denies the turnaround by Todd Salvador | 31-16 |
| 19:45 | Houston | Dwain Williams pulls down the rebound | 31-16 |
| 19:20 | Houston | George Collins knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Frank Gaskins | 33-16 |
| 19:07 | Rice | Michael Williams hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Christopher Manzano | 33-18 |
| 18:38 | Houston | Frank Gaskins steps out of bounds on the baseline | 33-18 |
| 18:09 | Rice | Todd Salvador can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 33-18 |
| 18:08 | Houston | Gary Carpenter gets the rebound | 33-18 |
| 17:52 | Houston | Dwain Williams clanks a jumper in the lane | 33-18 |
| 17:50 | Rice | Todd Salvador grabs the defensive rebound | 33-18 |
| 17:37 | Rice | Todd Salvador clanks a floater in the lane | 33-18 |
| 17:36 | Houston | Dwain Williams gets the rebound | 33-18 |
| 17:14 | Houston | George Collins hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 33-18 |
| 17:13 | Rice | Darrin Dison snags the defensive board | 33-18 |
| 17:01 | Rice | Todd Salvador misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Dwain Williams - foul #1 on Dwain Williams, team foul #1 | 33-18 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (SG), Arlie Bowlby (PF) Aleksandar Slavinski, Dwain Williams | |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Davis (PG), Rodney Embry (SG), Corey Rogers (C) Christopher Manzano, Michael Williams, Miles Benton | |
| 17:01 | Rice | Todd Salvador makes the 1st free throw | 33-19 |
| 17:01 | Rice | Todd Salvador makes the 2nd free throw | 33-20 |
| 16:37 | Houston | George Collins hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Tracy Alers | 35-20 |
| 16:20 | Rice | Corey Rogers banks in the layup | 35-22 |
| 16:03 | Houston | Frank Gaskins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-22 |
| 16:02 | Rice | Darrin Dison grabs the board | 35-22 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Gaskins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tracy Alers (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Collins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arlie Bowlby (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Carpenter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Derrick Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rodney Embry (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Darrin Dison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Salvador (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Corey Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:53 | Rice | Rodney Embry is hacked by George Collins - foul #2 on George Collins, team foul #2 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Houston | Aleksandar Slavinski (SG), Dwain Williams (PF) Tracy Alers, Arlie Bowlby | |
| Subs | Rice | Christopher Manzano (PG), Michael Williams (SG), Alfred Ogle (SF) Derrick Davis, Darrin Dison, Todd Salvador | |
| 15:42 | Rice | Christopher Manzano misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-22 |
| 15:41 | Rice | Michael Williams hits the follow up shot | 35-24 |
| 15:16 | Houston | Gary Carpenter buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from George Collins | 37-24 |
| 14:51 | Rice | Christopher Manzano scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Alfred Ogle | 37-26 |
| 14:25 | Houston | Gary Carpenter dunks the ball on a great pass from George Collins | 39-26 |
| 14:08 | Rice | Corey Rogers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (SG), Arlie Bowlby (PF) Aleksandar Slavinski, Dwain Williams | |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Davis (PG), Darrin Dison (SF), Miles Benton (C) Christopher Manzano, Alfred Ogle, Corey Rogers | |
| 13:48 | Houston | George Collins blows the dunk but he's fouled by Darrin Dison - foul #3 on Darrin Dison, team foul #1 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Louis Brown (PG), Todd Salvador (PF) Michael Williams, Rodney Embry | |
| 13:48 | Houston | George Collins makes the 1st free throw | 40-26 |
| 13:48 | Houston | George Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 40-26 |
| 13:48 | Rice | Todd Salvador grabs the defensive rebound | 40-26 |
| 13:35 | Rice | Derrick Davis is hacked by Frank Gaskins - foul #1 on Frank Gaskins, team foul #3 | 40-26 |
| 13:18 | Rice | Derrick Davis connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Louis Brown | 40-28 |
| 12:57 | Houston | A charge is called on Gary Carpenter - foul #3 on Gary Carpenter, team foul #4 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Dwain Williams (PF) Arlie Bowlby | |
| Subs | Rice | Christopher Manzano (PG) Louis Brown | |
| 12:38 | Rice | Darrin Dison loses the dribble to Gary Carpenter | 40-28 |
| 12:19 | Houston | A charge is called on Tracy Alers - foul #1 on Tracy Alers, team foul #5 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Aleksandar Slavinski (SG), John Ayres (SF), Arlie Bowlby (C) Tracy Alers, George Collins, Gary Carpenter | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Williams (SG) Derrick Davis | |
| 12:05 | Rice | Todd Salvador hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Christopher Manzano | 40-30 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Gaskins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Aleksandar Slavinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Ayres (fresh) PF - Dwain Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Arlie Bowlby (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Christopher Manzano (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darrin Dison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Todd Salvador (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Miles Benton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Houston | Frank Gaskins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-30 |
| 11:43 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to John Ayres | 40-30 |
| 11:23 | Houston | Dwain Williams misses the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Todd Salvador - foul #1 on Todd Salvador, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (PG), George Collins (SF) Frank Gaskins, John Ayres | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Ogle (SF), Rodney Embry (PF), Corey Rogers (C) Darrin Dison, Todd Salvador, Miles Benton | |
| 11:23 | Houston | Dwain Williams makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 11:23 | Houston | Dwain Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 11:03 | Rice | Aleksandar Slavinski takes the ball from Michael Williams | 42-30 |
| 10:35 | Houston | Tracy Alers is fouled on the floor by Christopher Manzano - foul #2 on Christopher Manzano, team foul #3 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Carpenter (C) Dwain Williams | |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Davis (PG) Christopher Manzano | |
| 10:23 | Houston | George Collins misses the easy layup | 42-30 |
| 10:21 | Houston | George Collins pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 10:00 | Houston | Gary Carpenter misses badly on a floater from the left block | 42-30 |
| 09:58 | Rice | Rodney Embry snags the defensive board | 42-30 |
| 09:34 | Rice | Corey Rogers misses short on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by George Collins - foul #3 on George Collins, team foul #6 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Gaskins (PG), John Ayres (SF), Howard Kirk (PF) Aleksandar Slavinski, George Collins, Arlie Bowlby | |
| Subs | Rice | Darrin Dison (SF), Todd Salvador (PF) Michael Williams, Alfred Ogle | |
| 09:34 | Rice | Corey Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 09:34 | Rice | Corey Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 09:05 | Houston | Gary Carpenter misses short on a runner from close range but the foul's on Corey Rogers - foul #1 on Corey Rogers, team foul #4 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Christopher Manzano (PG), Miles Benton (C) Rodney Embry, Corey Rogers | |
| 09:05 | Houston | Gary Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 09:05 | Houston | Gary Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 08:46 | Rice | Todd Salvador hits the finger roll on a great pass from Christopher Manzano | 44-34 |
| 08:19 | Houston | Gary Carpenter scores on a floater in the paint set up by Frank Gaskins | 46-34 |
| 08:00 | Rice | Derrick Davis misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 46-34 |
| 07:58 | Houston | Frank Gaskins pulls down the rebound | 46-34 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Gaskins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tracy Alers (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Ayres (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Howard Kirk (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gary Carpenter (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Christopher Manzano (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Derrick Davis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Darrin Dison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Todd Salvador (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Miles Benton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Houston | The jump hook by Gary Carpenter is blocked by Todd Salvador | 46-34 |
| 07:32 | Houston | Frank Gaskins hits the follow up shot | 48-34 |
| 07:10 | Rice | Darrin Dison hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Manzano | 48-37 |
| 06:54 | Houston | Gary Carpenter scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Frank Gaskins | 50-37 |
| 06:39 | Rice | Darrin Dison misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 50-37 |
| 06:38 | Rice | Darrin Dison pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 06:33 | Rice | Darrin Dison hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 50-37 |
| 06:32 | Rice | Christopher Manzano grabs the offensive board | 50-37 |
| 06:20 | Rice | Darrin Dison hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 50-37 |
| 06:19 | Rice | Miles Benton tips it home | 50-39 |
| 06:04 | Houston | Gary Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 50-39 |
| 06:02 | Houston | Howard Kirk grabs the offensive board | 50-39 |
| 05:43 | Houston | Gary Carpenter makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Frank Gaskins | 52-39 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:31 | Rice | Miles Benton scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Christopher Manzano and he's hacked by John Ayres - foul #1 on John Ayres, team foul #7 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Ricky Kelly (PG), Aleksandar Slavinski (SG), George Collins (SF), Dwain Williams (PF), Arlie Bowlby (C) Frank Gaskins, Tracy Alers, John Ayres, Howard Kirk, Gary Carpenter | |
| Subs | Rice | Louis Brown (PG), Michael Williams (SG), Rodney Embry (SF), Corey Rogers (PF) Christopher Manzano, Derrick Davis, Darrin Dison, Todd Salvador | |
| 05:31 | Rice | Miles Benton makes the free throw | 52-42 |
| 05:12 | Houston | Rodney Embry blocks the short jumper by George Collins | 52-42 |
| 05:11 | Rice | Corey Rogers pulls down the rebound | 52-42 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:54 | Rice | Miles Benton misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 52-42 |
| 04:52 | Houston | Arlie Bowlby grabs the board | 52-42 |
| 04:31 | Houston | George Collins misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 52-42 |
| 04:30 | Rice | Rodney Embry snags the defensive board | 52-42 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Rodney Embry can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Arlie Bowlby - foul #1 on Arlie Bowlby, team foul #8 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Gaskins (PG) Ricky Kelly | |
| Subs | Rice | Darrin Dison (SF) Miles Benton | |
| 04:07 | Rice | Rodney Embry makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Rodney Embry makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 03:49 | Houston | George Collins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Gaskins (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Aleksandar Slavinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Collins (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dwain Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Arlie Bowlby (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Louis Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darrin Dison (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Rodney Embry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Corey Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:34 | Rice | Rodney Embry is called for traveling | 52-44 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Christopher Manzano (PG) Louis Brown | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Houston | Frank Gaskins misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-44 |
| 03:13 | Rice | Rodney Embry snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 03:09 | Rice | Michael Williams misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's fouled by George Collins - foul #4 on George Collins, team foul #9 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Todd Salvador (PF) Rodney Embry | |
| 03:09 | Rice | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 03:09 | Rice | Michael Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 03:09 | Rice | Michael Williams misses the 3rd free throw | 52-46 |
| 03:09 | Houston | Arlie Bowlby grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:53 | Houston | Dwain Williams connects on the runner from the baseline set up by George Collins | 54-46 |
| 02:40 | Rice | Corey Rogers misses the floater near the basket | 54-46 |
| 02:39 | Houston | George Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:16 | Houston | George Collins connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Frank Gaskins | 56-46 |
| 02:07 | Rice | Christopher Manzano comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-46 |
| 02:05 | Rice | Corey Rogers misses the tip | 56-46 |
| 02:03 | Houston | George Collins grabs the board | 56-46 |
| 01:40 | Houston | Frank Gaskins scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Aleksandar Slavinski | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:22 | Rice | Darrin Dison is hacked by George Collins - foul #5 on George Collins, team foul #10 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (PG), Ricky Kelly (SG), John Ayres (SF), Howard Kirk (PF) Frank Gaskins, Aleksandar Slavinski, George Collins, Dwain Williams | |
| Subs | Rice | Louis Brown (PG), Derrick Davis (SG), Rodney Embry (PF) Christopher Manzano, Michael Williams, Todd Salvador | |
| 01:22 | Rice | Darrin Dison makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 01:22 | Rice | Darrin Dison makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 01:06 | Houston | Ricky Kelly is fouled on the floor by Derrick Davis - foul #2 on Derrick Davis, team foul #5 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Ogle (SF) Darrin Dison | |
| 00:38 | Houston | Ricky Kelly misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Alfred Ogle - foul #1 on Alfred Ogle, team foul #6 | 59-48 |
| 00:38 | Houston | Ricky Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 00:38 | Houston | Ricky Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Rice | Corey Rogers drills a fadeaway from the right block | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Houston | Rodney Embry steps in front of the Tracy Alers pass | 61-50 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Corey Rogers hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Alfred Ogle | 61-52 |
| 00:05 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Gaskins (PG), Aleksandar Slavinski (SG), Dwain Williams (PF), Gary Carpenter (C) Ricky Kelly, Tracy Alers, Howard Kirk, Arlie Bowlby | |
| Subs | Rice | Christopher Manzano (PG), Michael Williams (SG), Darrin Dison (SF), Todd Salvador (PF), Miles Benton (C) Louis Brown, Derrick Davis, Alfred Ogle, Rodney Embry, Corey Rogers | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Frank Gaskins runs out the clock | 61-52 |