| Lineup | Houston | PG - Richard Utterback (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnny Thorn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Justin Heitman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Anthony Tallman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Kress (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) SF - James Shook (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Mabe (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Chavers (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Justin Heitman inbounds the ball | 31-36 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Houston | Anthony Tallman misses the easy layup but he's fouled by David Mabe - foul #3 on David Mabe, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Bacher (PF) David Mabe | |
| 19:46 | Houston | Anthony Tallman misses the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 19:46 | Houston | Anthony Tallman makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 19:18 | Rice | James Chavers misses long on a jumper from the right block | 32-36 |
| 19:16 | Houston | Richard Utterback gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 19:10 | Houston | Justin Heitman's floater is tipped away by James Chavers | 32-36 |
| 19:09 | Rice | Daniel Costner gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 18:48 | Rice | Michael Bacher's fadeaway is rejected by Justin Heitman | 32-36 |
| 18:46 | Rice | Michael Bacher hits the follow up shot | 32-38 |
| 18:39 | Houston | Justin Heitman evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 18:37 | Rice | Daniel Costner snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 18:19 | Rice | James Chavers misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-38 |
| 18:18 | Houston | Anthony Tallman gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 18:13 | Houston | James Kress throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-38 |
| 17:44 | Rice | James Shook's pass is intercepted by Richard Utterback | 32-38 |
| 17:41 | Houston | Johnny Thorn jams it on a great pass from Richard Utterback | 34-38 |
| 17:15 | Rice | Antonio Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Phillip Williams (SG) Johnny Thorn | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:05 | Houston | Anthony Tallman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 34-38 |
| 17:03 | Houston | James Kress gets the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 16:54 | Houston | James Kress's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-38 |
| Subs | Houston | John Muller (PF), Michael Zeis (C) Anthony Tallman, James Kress | |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF) Antonio Clark, James Shook | |
| 16:34 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs travels with the ball | 34-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Clingerman (PG), Angel Bruno (SF) Richard Utterback, Justin Heitman | |
| Subs | Rice | Donnell Cook (C) Michael Bacher | |
| 16:13 | Houston | Michael Zeis buries a shot from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 16:11 | Rice | Daniel Costner is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 36-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Johnny Thorn (SG) Angel Bruno | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG), Michael Bacher (PF) Daniel Costner, James Chavers | |
| 15:57 | Houston | Phillip Williams scores on a 3 from the right corner | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Harold Clingerman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Johnny Thorn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Phillip Williams (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Muller (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Zeis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Stanton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Bacher (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Donnell Cook (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs connects on the shot from the left wing set up by William Stanton | 39-40 |
| 15:26 | Houston | John Muller misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 39-40 |
| 15:24 | Houston | Michael Zeis snags the offensive board | 39-40 |
| 15:11 | Houston | Michael Zeis drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Phillip Williams out of a doubleteam | 41-40 |
| 15:00 | Rice | William Stanton misses long on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Harold Clingerman - foul #3 on Harold Clingerman, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Utterback (PG), Justin Heitman (SF), Anthony Tallman (PF), James Kress (C) Harold Clingerman, Phillip Williams, John Muller, Michael Zeis | |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SG), James Shook (SF), David Mabe (PF), James Chavers (C) Antoine Sharp, Jerome Wiggs, Michael Bacher, Donnell Cook | |
| 15:00 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 15:00 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 14:58 | Houston | Richard Utterback throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-42 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG) William Stanton | |
| 14:40 | Rice | David Mabe misses the jumper from the right side | 41-42 |
| 14:39 | Rice | David Mabe pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 14:24 | Rice | Antonio Clark double dribbles | 41-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Phillip Williams (SG) Johnny Thorn | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:07 | Houston | Phillip Williams scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-42 |
| 13:41 | Rice | James Chavers misses short on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on James Kress - foul #2 on James Kress, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| 13:41 | Rice | James Chavers makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 13:41 | Rice | James Chavers makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 13:18 | Houston | Justin Heitman misses short on a jumper in the lane | 43-44 |
| 13:17 | Rice | James Chavers gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 12:56 | Rice | Daniel Costner is hacked by Richard Utterback - foul #2 on Richard Utterback, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Johnny Thorn (SG) Phillip Williams | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:42 | Rice | Daniel Costner drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 12:23 | Houston | Richard Utterback comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-47 |
| 12:21 | Rice | James Shook grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 11:52 | Rice | Anthony Tallman is called for the reach on Antonio Clark - foul #1 on Anthony Tallman, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Phillip Williams (SF), John Muller (PF), Michael Zeis (C) Justin Heitman, Anthony Tallman, James Kress | |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), Michael Bacher (PF), Donnell Cook (C) Antonio Clark, James Shook, David Mabe, James Chavers | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Richard Utterback (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Thorn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Phillip Williams (fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Muller (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Zeis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Bacher (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Donnell Cook (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Rice | Michael Bacher can't finish the layup | 43-47 |
| 11:28 | Houston | Johnny Thorn grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 11:12 | Houston | Johnny Thorn is fouled on the floor by William Stanton - foul #1 on William Stanton, team foul #2 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Clingerman (PG) Richard Utterback | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG) Daniel Costner | |
| 10:53 | Houston | Harold Clingerman is hacked by Antoine Sharp - foul #2 on Antoine Sharp, team foul #3 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Justin Heitman (SF) Johnny Thorn | |
| Subs | Rice | David Mabe (PF), James Chavers (C) Michael Bacher, Donnell Cook | |
| 10:35 | Houston | Justin Heitman misses the dunk attempt against a doubleteam but he's fouled by Antoine Sharp - foul #3 on Antoine Sharp, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Anthony Tallman (PF), James Kress (C) John Muller, Michael Zeis | |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SG), James Shook (SF) Antoine Sharp, Jerome Wiggs | |
| 10:35 | Houston | Justin Heitman makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 10:35 | Houston | Justin Heitman makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:11 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-47 |
| 10:09 | Houston | James Kress pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 09:40 | Houston | Phillip Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-47 |
| 09:39 | Houston | Justin Heitman hits the follow up shot | 47-47 |
| 09:17 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Phillip Williams - foul #1 on Phillip Williams, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Utterback (PG), Johnny Thorn (SG) Harold Clingerman, Phillip Williams | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG) William Stanton | |
| 09:17 | Rice | Antonio Clark makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 09:17 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 09:17 | Rice | James Chavers pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 08:52 | Rice | James Chavers makes the jumper from the right block | 47-50 |
| 08:45 | Houston | Anthony Tallman is fouled on the floor by David Mabe - foul #4 on David Mabe, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Houston | John Muller (SF) Justin Heitman | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), Michael Bacher (PF) Antonio Clark, James Shook, David Mabe | |
| 08:24 | Houston | Michael Bacher blocks the short jumper by Anthony Tallman | 47-50 |
| 08:23 | Houston | Richard Utterback tips it but misses | 47-50 |
| 08:22 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Chavers | 47-50 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Michael Bacher loses the ball out of bounds | 47-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Phillip Williams (SF), Michael Zeis (C) Anthony Tallman, James Kress | |
| Subs | Rice | Donnell Cook (C) James Chavers | |
| 07:41 | Houston | Richard Utterback is hacked by Michael Bacher - foul #1 on Michael Bacher, team foul #6 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Justin Heitman (SF) Phillip Williams | |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SG), James Shook (SF), David Mabe (PF) Antoine Sharp, Jerome Wiggs, Michael Bacher | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Richard Utterback (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Thorn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Justin Heitman (fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Muller (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Zeis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Shook (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Mabe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Donnell Cook (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:32 | Houston | Michael Zeis knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Richard Utterback | 49-50 |
| 07:14 | Rice | Donnell Cook clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Zeis - foul #1 on Michael Zeis, team foul #6 | 49-50 |
| 07:14 | Rice | Donnell Cook makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 07:14 | Rice | Donnell Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 07:14 | Houston | John Muller gets the rebound | 49-51 |
| 06:48 | Houston | Johnny Thorn scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Zeis and he's hacked by Antonio Clark - foul #2 on Antonio Clark, team foul #7 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Anthony Tallman (PF), James Kress (C) John Muller, Michael Zeis | |
| Subs | Rice | James Chavers (C) Donnell Cook | |
| 06:48 | Houston | Johnny Thorn makes the free throw | 52-51 |
| 06:29 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 06:28 | Houston | James Kress gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 06:08 | Houston | Johnny Thorn travels with the ball | 52-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Phillip Williams (SG) Johnny Thorn | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:45 | Rice | James Shook is hacked by Phillip Williams - foul #2 on Phillip Williams, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Clingerman (PG), John Muller (SF) Richard Utterback, Justin Heitman | |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG) Antonio Clark | |
| 05:45 | Rice | James Shook makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 05:45 | Rice | James Shook makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 05:27 | Houston | James Kress comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 05:26 | Houston | Anthony Tallman hits the follow up shot | 54-53 |
| 05:21 | Rice | John Muller blocks the short jumper by William Stanton | 54-53 |
| 05:19 | Rice | James Chavers grabs the offensive board | 54-53 |
| 05:00 | Rice | James Shook throws it down on a great pass from William Stanton and he's fouled by John Muller - foul #1 on John Muller, team foul #8 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Zeis (C) James Kress | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG), Michael Bacher (PF) Daniel Costner, David Mabe | |
| 05:00 | Rice | James Shook makes the free throw | 54-56 |
| 04:42 | Houston | Phillip Williams is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-56 |
| 04:41 | Houston | John Muller snags the offensive board | 54-56 |
| 04:30 | Houston | Harold Clingerman travels with the ball | 54-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Utterback (PG), Johnny Thorn (SG), Justin Heitman (SF) Harold Clingerman, Phillip Williams, Anthony Tallman | |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF) Antoine Sharp, James Shook | |
| 04:09 | Rice | Michael Bacher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 04:08 | Rice | Michael Bacher tips it but misses | 54-56 |
| 04:07 | Houston | The rebound goes to Richard Utterback | 54-56 |
| 03:48 | Houston | Johnny Thorn misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 03:47 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| 03:25 | Rice | Antonio Clark travels with the ball | 54-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Anthony Tallman (PF), James Kress (C) John Muller, Michael Zeis | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), David Mabe (PF), Donnell Cook (C) William Stanton, Michael Bacher, James Chavers | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Richard Utterback (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Thorn (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Justin Heitman (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Anthony Tallman (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - James Kress (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Mabe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Donnell Cook (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:03 | Houston | Richard Utterback misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-56 |
| 03:02 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 03:00 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-56 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Shook (SF), James Chavers (C) Jerome Wiggs, Donnell Cook | |
| 02:36 | Rice | James Shook misses the shot from the right side | 54-56 |
| 02:35 | Houston | Johnny Thorn gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| 02:31 | Houston | Richard Utterback buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by James Kress and the foul's on James Chavers - foul #2 on James Chavers, team foul #8 | 56-56 |
| 02:31 | Houston | Richard Utterback makes the free throw | 57-56 |
| 02:02 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-56 |
| 02:01 | Houston | Justin Heitman gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| 01:46 | Houston | Anthony Tallman splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the baseline | 59-56 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Antonio Clark connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by David Mabe | 59-59 |
| 01:09 | Houston | Justin Heitman connects on the floater near the basket | 61-59 |
| 00:40 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Johnny Thorn - foul #1 on Johnny Thorn, team foul #9 | 61-59 |
| 00:40 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:40 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:40 | Houston | The rebound goes to Anthony Tallman | 61-59 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Houston | Anthony Tallman evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from James Kress | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-59 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Anthony Tallman grabs the defensive rebound | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Houston | Anthony Tallman is hacked by Daniel Costner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Costner, team foul #9 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Clingerman (PG), Phillip Williams (SG) Richard Utterback, Johnny Thorn | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:02 | Houston | Anthony Tallman misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:02 | Rice | James Chavers grabs the defensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 00:00 | Rice | James Chavers can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 63-59 |