| Lineup | Houston | PG - Carl Harrison (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Stiltner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Burkett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jimmy Prevost (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Terrell Whetstone (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Louie Kennedy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Bohon (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Matthew Hearn (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Leigh Norman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Gregory Bohon inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Rice | Louie Kennedy misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 19:46 | Houston | Carl Harrison grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 19:41 | Houston | Carl Harrison misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 19:39 | Rice | Leigh Norman grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 19:13 | Rice | Louie Kennedy misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Richard Stiltner - foul #1 on Richard Stiltner, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Gregory French (SF), Jim Williams (PF) Keith Robinson, Gregory Bohon, Matthew Hearn | |
| 19:13 | Rice | Louie Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 19:13 | Rice | Louie Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 19:13 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 19:08 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Richard Stiltner | 35-31 |
| 19:05 | Rice | Steve Burkett is called for the reach on Erik Brooks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steve Burkett, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Bohon (SF) Louie Kennedy | |
| 19:00 | Rice | Richard Stiltner picks off the pass by Leigh Norman | 35-31 |
| 18:57 | Houston | Richard Stiltner lays it up and in | 37-31 |
| 18:42 | Rice | Leigh Norman can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 18:41 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 18:37 | Houston | Carl Harrison misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Leigh Norman - foul #3 on Leigh Norman, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Youngquist (SF) Steve Burkett | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Louie Kennedy (SG), Matthew Hearn (PF), James Blaze (C) Erik Brooks, Gregory French, Jim Williams, Leigh Norman | |
| 18:37 | Houston | Carl Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 18:37 | Houston | Carl Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 18:19 | Rice | Gregory Bohon misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the baseline | 39-31 |
| 18:17 | Houston | Carl Harrison gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 17:59 | Houston | Raymond Youngquist clanks a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Gregory Bohon - foul #1 on Gregory Bohon, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Neal Gidley (PG), Arthur Krueger (PF), Ricardo Enriquez (C) Carl Harrison, Jimmy Prevost, Terrell Whetstone | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Gregory French (SF), Jim Williams (C) Keith Robinson, Gregory Bohon, James Blaze | |
| 17:59 | Houston | Raymond Youngquist makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 17:59 | Houston | Raymond Youngquist makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 17:45 | Rice | Louie Kennedy makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-34 |
| 17:24 | Houston | Richard Stiltner misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 17:22 | Rice | Matthew Hearn gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| 17:12 | Rice | Gregory French misses the 3 from the left corner | 41-34 |
| 17:10 | Houston | Ricardo Enriquez snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| 17:07 | Houston | Neal Gidley's pass is intercepted by Erik Brooks in the backcourt | 41-34 |
| 16:48 | Rice | Neal Gidley steps in front of the Gregory French pass | 41-34 |
| 16:41 | Houston | Arthur Krueger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-34 |
| 16:39 | Rice | Matthew Hearn snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| 16:18 | Rice | Jim Williams misses the wide open floater from the right block | 41-34 |
| 16:17 | Rice | Matthew Hearn grabs the offensive board | 41-34 |
| 16:09 | Rice | Matthew Hearn misses the wide open runner from close range | 41-34 |
| 16:08 | Rice | Louie Kennedy can't tip it in | 41-34 |
| 16:07 | Houston | Raymond Youngquist gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| 16:03 | Houston | Neal Gidley misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Erik Brooks - foul #3 on Erik Brooks, team foul #3 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Steve Burkett (SF), Jimmy Prevost (PF), Terrell Whetstone (C) Raymond Youngquist, Arthur Krueger, Ricardo Enriquez | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Gregory Bohon (SF), Jack Jaquez (PF), James Blaze (C) Erik Brooks, Gregory French, Matthew Hearn, Jim Williams | |
| 16:03 | Houston | Neal Gidley misses the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 16:03 | Houston | Neal Gidley misses the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 16:03 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost grabs the offensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 15:51 | Houston | Steve Burkett misses long on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Jack Jaquez - foul #1 on Jack Jaquez, team foul #4 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Carl Harrison (PG) Neal Gidley | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (SG), Leigh Norman (C) Louie Kennedy, James Blaze | |
| 15:51 | Houston | Steve Burkett makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 15:51 | Houston | Steve Burkett makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Carl Harrison (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Stiltner (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steve Burkett (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jimmy Prevost (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Terrell Whetstone (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Erik Brooks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Bohon (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Jack Jaquez (fresh) C - Leigh Norman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:28 | Rice | Jack Jaquez can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-34 |
| 15:27 | Rice | Leigh Norman tips it in | 43-36 |
| 15:23 | Houston | Leigh Norman is called for the reach on Richard Stiltner - foul #4 on Leigh Norman, team foul #5 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Louie Kennedy (SG), Matthew Hearn (PF), James Blaze (C) Erik Brooks, Jack Jaquez, Leigh Norman | |
| 15:03 | Houston | Richard Stiltner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-36 |
| 15:01 | Rice | Gregory Bohon pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 14:56 | Rice | Louie Kennedy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-36 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory French (SG), Jack Jaquez (C) Louie Kennedy, James Blaze | |
| 14:44 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost misses short on a shot in the paint | 43-36 |
| 14:43 | Rice | Gregory Bohon grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 14:41 | Rice | Gregory Bohon is called for traveling in the backcourt | 43-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Mack (SF) Steve Burkett | |
| Subs | Rice | Jim Williams (C) Jack Jaquez | |
| 14:24 | Houston | Carl Harrison knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Gary Mack | 46-36 |
| 14:20 | Rice | Matthew Hearn is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Matthew Hearn, team foul #6 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Houston | John Oliver (PG) Carl Harrison | |
| Subs | Rice | Louie Kennedy (SG), Jack Jaquez (C) Gregory French, Jim Williams | |
| 14:03 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Gary Mack and the foul's on Keith Robinson - foul #3 on Keith Robinson, team foul #7 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Neal Gidley (PG) John Oliver | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Jim Williams (C) Keith Robinson, Jack Jaquez | |
| 14:03 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone makes the free throw | 49-36 |
| 13:44 | Rice | Gregory Bohon clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-36 |
| 13:43 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost grabs the defensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 13:37 | Houston | Gary Mack can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jim Williams - foul #1 on Jim Williams, team foul #8 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Houston | John Oliver (SG), Arthur Krueger (PF), Ricardo Enriquez (C) Richard Stiltner, Jimmy Prevost, Terrell Whetstone | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Gregory French (SG), James Blaze (C) Erik Brooks, Louie Kennedy, Jim Williams | |
| 13:37 | Houston | Gary Mack misses the 1st free throw | 49-36 |
| 13:37 | Houston | Gary Mack misses the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| 13:37 | Rice | James Blaze snags the defensive board | 49-36 |
| 13:20 | Rice | Matthew Hearn is called for traveling | 49-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Steve Burkett (SF) Gary Mack | |
| Subs | Rice | Louie Kennedy (SG), Jim Williams (PF) Gregory French, Matthew Hearn | |
| 13:07 | Houston | Arthur Krueger clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 49-36 |
| 13:05 | Houston | Steve Burkett grabs the offensive board | 49-36 |
| 12:56 | Houston | John Oliver is fouled on the floor by Keith Robinson - foul #4 on Keith Robinson, team foul #9 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Carl Harrison (PG), Terrell Whetstone (C) Neal Gidley, Ricardo Enriquez | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Gregory French (SG), Matthew Hearn (PF), Jack Jaquez (C) Keith Robinson, Louie Kennedy, Jim Williams, James Blaze | |
| 12:56 | Houston | John Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 12:56 | Houston | John Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 51-36 |
| 12:39 | Rice | Gregory French scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Hearn | 51-39 |
| 12:22 | Houston | Carl Harrison scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-39 |
| 12:19 | Rice | Gregory Bohon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Jimmy Prevost (PF) Arthur Krueger | |
| Subs | Rice | Louie Kennedy (SG), Jim Williams (C) Gregory French, Jack Jaquez | |
| 12:11 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost misses short on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Erik Brooks - foul #4 on Erik Brooks, team foul #10 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Stiltner (SG), Raymond Youngquist (SF) John Oliver, Steve Burkett | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory French (PG) Erik Brooks | |
| 12:11 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost misses the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 12:11 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost makes the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| 11:51 | Rice | Matthew Hearn makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Gregory Bohon | 55-42 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Carl Harrison (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Stiltner (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Youngquist (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Prevost (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Terrell Whetstone (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory French (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Louie Kennedy (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Bohon (fairly fresh) 7 reb. PF - Matthew Hearn (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Jim Williams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Houston | Matthew Hearn blocks the jumper by Richard Stiltner | 55-42 |
| 11:39 | Rice | Louie Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 11:26 | Rice | Matthew Hearn hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Gregory French and he's fouled by Jimmy Prevost - foul #1 on Jimmy Prevost, team foul #3 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Neal Gidley (PG), John Oliver (SG), Gary Mack (SF), Ricardo Enriquez (C) Carl Harrison, Richard Stiltner, Raymond Youngquist, Terrell Whetstone | |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Fabiano (PG), James Blaze (C) Gregory French, Jim Williams | |
| 11:26 | Rice | Matthew Hearn misses the free throw | 55-44 |
| 11:26 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost snags the defensive board | 55-44 |
| 11:02 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost makes the jump hook near the basket | 57-44 |
| 10:47 | Rice | Matthew Hearn clanks a jump hook from the right block | 57-44 |
| 10:46 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost grabs the board | 57-44 |
| 10:42 | Houston | The jumper by Gary Mack is denied by Matthew Hearn | 57-44 |
| 10:41 | Rice | Gregory Bohon pulls down the rebound | 57-44 |
| 10:22 | Rice | Louie Kennedy comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-44 |
| 10:20 | Rice | Gregory Bohon tips it in | 57-46 |
| 10:15 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Neal Gidley | 59-46 |
| 10:10 | Rice | Louie Kennedy makes the wide open floater in the paint on a great pass from Matthew Hearn | 59-48 |
| 10:04 | Houston | Gary Mack can't finish the layup | 59-48 |
| 10:03 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Neal Gidley | 59-48 |
| 09:56 | Houston | John Oliver connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ricardo Enriquez | 61-48 |
| 09:44 | Rice | Ronald Fabiano misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-48 |
| 09:43 | Houston | Ricardo Enriquez pulls down the rebound | 61-48 |
| 09:28 | Houston | John Oliver misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 61-48 |
| 09:27 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Blaze | 61-48 |
| 09:25 | Rice | Louie Kennedy loses the dribble to Gary Mack in the backcourt | 61-48 |
| 09:19 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 09:18 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Ricardo Enriquez | 61-48 |
| 09:05 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Ronald Fabiano - foul #1 on Ronald Fabiano, team foul #11 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Carl Harrison (PG), Richard Stiltner (SG), Steve Burkett (SF), Terrell Whetstone (C) Neal Gidley, John Oliver, Gary Mack, Ricardo Enriquez | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory French (PG), Jim Williams (PF), Jack Jaquez (C) Ronald Fabiano, Matthew Hearn, James Blaze | |
| 09:05 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 09:05 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost makes the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 08:46 | Rice | Gregory Bohon is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 63-48 |
| 08:44 | Houston | The rebound goes to Terrell Whetstone | 63-48 |
| 08:38 | Houston | Richard Stiltner clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-48 |
| 08:36 | Rice | Jack Jaquez grabs the defensive rebound | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:31 | Rice | Gregory French hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-48 |
| 08:29 | Rice | Jack Jaquez hits the follow up shot | 63-50 |
| 08:18 | Houston | Carl Harrison is whistled for a carry | 63-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Arthur Krueger (PF) Jimmy Prevost | |
| Subs | Rice | Matthew Hearn (PF) Jack Jaquez | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:00 | Rice | Louie Kennedy misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-50 |
| 07:58 | Rice | Louie Kennedy snags the offensive board | 63-50 |
| 07:40 | Rice | Jim Williams is hacked by Terrell Whetstone - foul #1 on Terrell Whetstone, team foul #4 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Youngquist (SF) Steve Burkett | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Leigh Norman (C) Louie Kennedy, Matthew Hearn | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Carl Harrison (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Stiltner (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Youngquist (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Krueger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Terrell Whetstone (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Gregory French (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Bohon (tired) 2 pts. 9 reb. PF - Jim Williams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Leigh Norman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Rice | Leigh Norman makes the wide open jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Gregory French | 63-52 |
| 06:51 | Houston | Arthur Krueger knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Richard Stiltner and the foul's on Jim Williams - foul #2 on Jim Williams, team foul #12 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Matthew Hearn (PF) Jim Williams | |
| 06:51 | Houston | Arthur Krueger makes the free throw | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:48 | Rice | Gregory Bohon is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Youngquist - foul #3 on Raymond Youngquist, team foul #5 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Jimmy Prevost (PF) Arthur Krueger | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:40 | Rice | Leigh Norman misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-52 |
| 06:38 | Rice | Gregory Bohon misses the tip | 66-52 |
| 06:37 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone grabs the board | 66-52 |
| 06:32 | Houston | Carl Harrison misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 66-52 |
| 06:30 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost tips it but misses | 66-52 |
| 06:28 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost hits the follow up shot | 68-52 |
| 06:14 | Rice | Matthew Hearn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-52 |
| 06:12 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone grabs the board | 68-52 |
| 06:07 | Houston | Carl Harrison misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-52 |
| 06:06 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gregory Bohon | 68-52 |
| 05:57 | Rice | Leigh Norman clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-52 |
| 05:56 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone snags the defensive board | 68-52 |
| 05:50 | Houston | Carl Harrison is hacked by Keith Robinson - foul #5 on Keith Robinson, team foul #13 | 68-52 |
| Subs | Houston | John Oliver (SG), Steve Burkett (SF) Richard Stiltner, Raymond Youngquist | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Louie Kennedy (SG), Jim Williams (PF) Keith Robinson, Gregory French, Matthew Hearn | |
| 05:50 | Houston | Carl Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 05:50 | Houston | Carl Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| 05:34 | Rice | Erik Brooks clanks a shot from the free throw line | 70-52 |
| 05:32 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost grabs the defensive rebound | 70-52 |
| 05:19 | Houston | Carl Harrison comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-52 |
| 05:17 | Rice | Leigh Norman gets the rebound | 70-52 |
| 05:00 | Rice | Steve Burkett is called for the reach on Leigh Norman - foul #2 on Steve Burkett, team foul #6 | 70-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Neal Gidley (PG), Arthur Krueger (PF), Ricardo Enriquez (C) Carl Harrison, Jimmy Prevost, Terrell Whetstone | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory French (SF), Matthew Hearn (PF) Gregory Bohon, Jim Williams | |
| 04:52 | Rice | Erik Brooks is hacked by Ricardo Enriquez - foul #1 on Ricardo Enriquez, team foul #7 | 70-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Mack (SF) Steve Burkett | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:52 | Rice | Erik Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 70-52 |
| 04:52 | Houston | The rebound goes to Arthur Krueger | 70-52 |
| 04:38 | Houston | Gregory French steals it from John Oliver | 70-52 |
| 04:36 | Rice | Erik Brooks loses the dribble to Neal Gidley in the backcourt | 70-52 |
| 04:34 | Houston | Neal Gidley lays it up and in | 72-52 |
| 04:19 | Rice | Louie Kennedy is open and scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Gregory French | 72-55 |
| 03:57 | Houston | Gary Mack loses the ball out of bounds | 72-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Steve Burkett (SF), Jimmy Prevost (PF), Terrell Whetstone (C) John Oliver, Arthur Krueger, Ricardo Enriquez | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Bohon (SF), Jack Jaquez (PF) Gregory French, Matthew Hearn | |
| 03:40 | Rice | Leigh Norman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-55 |
| 03:38 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost grabs the board | 72-55 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Neal Gidley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Mack (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steve Burkett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Prevost (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 13 reb. 2 stl. C - Terrell Whetstone (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Erik Brooks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Louie Kennedy (tired) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Bohon (tired) 2 pts. 11 reb. PF - Jack Jaquez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leigh Norman (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Houston | Steve Burkett hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 72-55 |
| 03:19 | Rice | Jack Jaquez grabs the defensive rebound | 72-55 |
| 03:14 | Rice | Louie Kennedy is whistled for traveling | 72-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Carl Harrison (PG), Richard Stiltner (SG) Neal Gidley, Gary Mack | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory French (SG), Ronald Fabiano (SF), Jim Williams (PF) Louie Kennedy, Gregory Bohon, Leigh Norman | |
| 03:02 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Carl Harrison | 74-55 |
| 02:57 | Rice | Ronald Fabiano misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-55 |
| 02:55 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost pulls down the rebound | 74-55 |
| 02:50 | Houston | Jim Williams steals the ball from Carl Harrison | 74-55 |
| 02:47 | Rice | Jimmy Prevost is called for the reach on Erik Brooks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jimmy Prevost, team foul #8 | 74-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Youngquist (SF), Ricardo Enriquez (C) Steve Burkett, Terrell Whetstone | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blaze (C) Jack Jaquez | |
| 02:47 | Rice | Erik Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 74-55 |
| 02:47 | Houston | Ricardo Enriquez grabs the defensive rebound | 74-55 |
| 02:32 | Houston | Richard Stiltner comes up short on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Gregory French - foul #2 on Gregory French, team foul #14 | 74-55 |
| Subs | Houston | John Oliver (PG), Arthur Krueger (PF) Carl Harrison, Jimmy Prevost | |
| Subs | Rice | Jack Jaquez (C) James Blaze | |
| 02:32 | Houston | Richard Stiltner misses the 1st free throw | 74-55 |
| 02:32 | Houston | Richard Stiltner makes the 2nd free throw | 75-55 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Richard Stiltner is called for the reach on Gregory French in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Stiltner, team foul #9 | 75-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Neal Gidley (PG) Richard Stiltner | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:30 | Rice | Gregory French makes the 1st free throw | 75-56 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Gregory French makes the 2nd free throw | 75-57 |
| 02:04 | Houston | Arthur Krueger hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Raymond Youngquist and the foul's on Erik Brooks - foul #5 on Erik Brooks, team foul #15 | 77-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Steve Burkett (SF), Terrell Whetstone (C) Raymond Youngquist, Ricardo Enriquez | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blaze (C) Erik Brooks | |
| 02:04 | Houston | Arthur Krueger makes the free throw | 78-57 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Terrell Whetstone swats the layup by Ronald Fabiano | 78-57 |
| 01:53 | Houston | The rebound goes to Arthur Krueger | 78-57 |
| 01:44 | Houston | Steve Burkett clanks a floater from the right wing | 78-57 |
| 01:42 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone gets the offensive rebound | 78-57 |
| 01:26 | Houston | Neal Gidley drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 80-57 |
| 01:10 | Rice | Jack Jaquez misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 80-57 |
| 01:08 | Houston | The rebound goes to Terrell Whetstone | 80-57 |
| 01:03 | Houston | Neal Gidley can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 80-57 |
| 01:02 | Houston | John Oliver misses the tip | 80-57 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Jack Jaquez grabs the board | 80-57 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Rice | James Blaze is whistled for traveling | 80-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Carl Harrison (PG), Richard Stiltner (SG), Jimmy Prevost (PF) Neal Gidley, John Oliver, Arthur Krueger | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Carl Harrison | 82-57 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Ronald Fabiano buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 82-60 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Carl Harrison runs out the clock | 82-60 |