| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Mulloy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jim Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Fleming (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Don Wettstein (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Blake Bush (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Joseph Wills (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jess Pettit (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terrence Austin (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edgar Golder (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Czapla (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | James Fleming inbounds the ball | 28-37 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Rice | Blake Bush misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 19:37 | Howard | Kenneth Czapla pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 19:31 | Howard | James Fleming takes the ball from Kenneth Czapla | 28-37 |
| 19:10 | Rice | Don Wettstein hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-37 |
| 19:09 | Howard | Kenneth Czapla pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 19:04 | Howard | Joseph Wills scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Edgar Golder | 28-39 |
| 18:56 | Rice | Don Wettstein drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jim Johnson | 30-39 |
| 18:37 | Howard | Blake Bush takes the ball from Terrence Austin | 30-39 |
| 18:20 | Rice | George Mulloy is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Czapla - foul #1 on Kenneth Czapla, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| 18:11 | Rice | Don Wettstein scores on a shot from close range set up by George Mulloy | 32-39 |
| 17:54 | Howard | Kenneth Czapla connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 32-41 |
| 17:29 | Rice | George Mulloy clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-41 |
| 17:27 | Rice | James Fleming gets the offensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 17:13 | Rice | Don Wettstein is hacked by Joseph Wills - foul #1 on Joseph Wills, team foul #2 | 32-41 |
| 16:55 | Rice | James Fleming knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jim Johnson | 35-41 |
| 16:42 | Howard | Jess Pettit clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 35-41 |
| 16:40 | Howard | Kenneth Czapla gets the offensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 16:17 | Howard | Kenneth Czapla is hacked by Blake Bush - foul #2 on Blake Bush, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Hughes (PG), Gilbert McGibney (SG), James Cooper (SF), Rodney Coca (PF) George Mulloy, Jim Johnson, James Fleming, Don Wettstein | |
| Subs | Howard | Winford Nakamura (PG), Robert Bohannan (SF), Charles Lance (PF), Justin Davis (C) Joseph Wills, Terrence Austin, Edgar Golder, Kenneth Czapla | |
| 16:03 | Howard | Winford Nakamura connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-44 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Larry Hughes (fresh) SG - Gilbert McGibney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rodney Coca (fresh) 2 reb. C - Blake Bush (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Winford Nakamura (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jess Pettit (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bohannan (fresh) PF - Charles Lance (fresh) 7 pts. C - Justin Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney is hacked by Charles Lance - foul #1 on Charles Lance, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Hamilton (PG), Richard Young (C) Larry Hughes, Blake Bush | |
| Subs | Howard | James Carver (SG) Jess Pettit | |
| 15:24 | Rice | Rodney Coca can't finish the layup | 35-44 |
| 15:22 | Howard | Charles Lance gets the rebound | 35-44 |
| 14:58 | Howard | Winford Nakamura misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-44 |
| 14:56 | Rice | James Cooper grabs the board | 35-44 |
| 14:43 | Rice | Rodney Coca comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-44 |
| 14:42 | Rice | Charles Hamilton tips it back up and in | 37-44 |
| 14:26 | Howard | Justin Davis misses the lay-in but the foul's on Richard Young - foul #2 on Richard Young, team foul #2 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (PG), Jim Johnson (SG), James Fleming (SF), Don Wettstein (PF), Blake Bush (C) Charles Hamilton, Gilbert McGibney, James Cooper, Rodney Coca, Richard Young | |
| Subs | Howard | Joseph Wills (PG), Jess Pettit (SG), Terrence Austin (SF), Edgar Golder (PF) Winford Nakamura, James Carver, Robert Bohannan, Charles Lance | |
| 14:26 | Howard | Justin Davis makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 14:26 | Howard | Justin Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 14:15 | Rice | George Mulloy can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-46 |
| 14:13 | Howard | The rebound goes to Justin Davis | 37-46 |
| 14:08 | Howard | Blake Bush is called for the reach on Justin Davis - foul #3 on Blake Bush, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Howard | Kenneth Czapla (C) Justin Davis | |
| 14:00 | Howard | Kenneth Czapla blows the layup but he's fouled by Blake Bush - foul #4 on Blake Bush, team foul #4 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Rodney Coca (C) Blake Bush | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 14:00 | Howard | Kenneth Czapla makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 14:00 | Howard | Kenneth Czapla misses the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 14:00 | Rice | Jim Johnson gets the rebound | 37-47 |
| 13:37 | Rice | Don Wettstein hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 37-47 |
| 13:36 | Howard | Joseph Wills pulls down the rebound | 37-47 |
| 13:31 | Howard | Rodney Coca is called for the reach on Terrence Austin - foul #1 on Rodney Coca, team foul #5 | 37-47 |
| 13:19 | Howard | Kenneth Czapla drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Jess Pettit | 37-49 |
| 13:04 | Rice | Don Wettstein scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-49 |
| 12:42 | Howard | Terrence Austin misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-49 |
| 12:40 | Howard | Edgar Golder tips it home | 40-51 |
| 12:27 | Rice | George Mulloy hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Don Wettstein | 43-51 |
| 12:06 | Howard | Joseph Wills knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Edgar Golder | 43-54 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Mulloy (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jim Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Fleming (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Don Wettstein (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Rodney Coca (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Joseph Wills (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jess Pettit (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terrence Austin (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edgar Golder (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Czapla (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Rice | James Fleming loses the ball out of bounds | 43-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Hamilton (PG), Gilbert McGibney (SG) George Mulloy, Jim Johnson | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 11:22 | Howard | Joseph Wills misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-54 |
| 11:20 | Howard | Kenneth Czapla hits the follow up shot | 43-56 |
| 11:15 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-56 |
| 11:13 | Howard | Kenneth Czapla grabs the defensive rebound | 43-56 |
| 10:56 | Howard | Edgar Golder knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Terrence Austin | 43-58 |
| 10:33 | Rice | Charles Hamilton misses short on a floater from the right side | 43-58 |
| 10:31 | Rice | Rodney Coca snags the offensive board | 43-58 |
| 10:18 | Rice | Rodney Coca hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 45-58 |
| 10:13 | Howard | Joseph Wills connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Terrence Austin | 45-60 |
| 09:54 | Rice | Charles Hamilton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-60 |
| 09:47 | Howard | Joseph Wills is fouled on the floor by Charles Hamilton - foul #4 on Charles Hamilton, team foul #6 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (PG), Jim Johnson (SG), James Cooper (SF), Gerard Ramsey (PF), Richard Young (C) Charles Hamilton, Gilbert McGibney, James Fleming, Don Wettstein, Rodney Coca | |
| Subs | Howard | Winford Nakamura (PG), James Carver (SG), Robert Bohannan (SF), Charles Lance (PF), Justin Davis (C) Joseph Wills, Jess Pettit, Terrence Austin, Edgar Golder, Kenneth Czapla | |
| 09:29 | Howard | George Mulloy picks off the pass by Robert Bohannan | 48-60 |
| 09:11 | Rice | Justin Davis swats the layup by James Cooper | 48-60 |
| 09:09 | Rice | Jim Johnson hits the follow up shot | 50-60 |
| 08:54 | Howard | James Carver drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-63 |
| 08:43 | Rice | George Mulloy scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Cooper | 52-63 |
| 08:14 | Howard | James Cooper steals the ball from Justin Davis | 52-63 |
| 07:55 | Rice | Charles Lance swats the layup by Richard Young | 52-63 |
| 07:53 | Rice | Richard Young tips it but misses | 52-63 |
| 07:51 | Howard | The rebound goes to Charles Lance | 52-63 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Mulloy (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jim Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Gerard Ramsey (fresh) C - Richard Young (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Winford Nakamura (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Carver (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Bohannan (fresh) PF - Charles Lance (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Justin Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Howard | James Carver clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-63 |
| 07:30 | Rice | Richard Young snags the defensive board | 52-63 |
| 07:12 | Rice | George Mulloy is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on George Mulloy, team foul #7 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Rice | James Fleming (SF), Don Wettstein (PF), Blake Bush (C) James Cooper, Gerard Ramsey, Richard Young | |
| Subs | Howard | Joseph Wills (PG), Jess Pettit (SG), Terrence Austin (SF), Edgar Golder (PF), Kenneth Czapla (C) Winford Nakamura, James Carver, Robert Bohannan, Charles Lance, Justin Davis | |
| 06:48 | Howard | Jess Pettit hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Terrence Austin | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:38 | Rice | Don Wettstein connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Fleming | 54-66 |
| 06:33 | Howard | Kenneth Czapla loses the ball out of bounds | 54-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Hamilton (PG), Gilbert McGibney (SG) George Mulloy, Jim Johnson | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:14 | Rice | Blake Bush misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 54-66 |
| 06:13 | Rice | Don Wettstein hits the follow up shot | 56-66 |
| 05:57 | Howard | Edgar Golder knocks in the shot from the right block | 56-68 |
| 05:38 | Rice | Blake Bush misses short on a jumper from the left side | 56-68 |
| 05:36 | Howard | Edgar Golder pulls down the rebound | 56-68 |
| 05:17 | Howard | Gilbert McGibney picks off the pass by Kenneth Czapla | 56-68 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Blake Bush makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-68 |
| 04:50 | Howard | Jess Pettit can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-68 |
| 04:49 | Rice | James Fleming grabs the board | 58-68 |
| 04:39 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-68 |
| 04:37 | Howard | Edgar Golder pulls down the rebound | 58-68 |
| 04:15 | Howard | Kenneth Czapla misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-68 |
| 04:13 | Rice | Blake Bush grabs the board | 58-68 |
| 04:13 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-68 |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (PG), Jim Johnson (SG) Charles Hamilton, Gilbert McGibney | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 04:04 | Rice | George Mulloy misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-68 |
| 04:02 | Howard | Terrence Austin pulls down the rebound | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:41 | Howard | Terrence Austin misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Don Wettstein - foul #2 on Don Wettstein, team foul #8 | 58-68 |
| 03:41 | Howard | Terrence Austin makes the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 03:41 | Howard | Terrence Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Mulloy (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jim Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Fleming (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Don Wettstein (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Blake Bush (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Joseph Wills (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jess Pettit (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terrence Austin (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Edgar Golder (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Kenneth Czapla (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Rice | Don Wettstein's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-70 |
| 03:12 | Howard | The jump hook by Terrence Austin is blocked by Don Wettstein | 58-70 |
| 03:11 | Rice | Don Wettstein pulls down the rebound | 58-70 |
| 03:03 | Rice | Jim Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-70 |
| 03:02 | Howard | Joseph Wills pulls down the rebound | 58-70 |
| 02:36 | Howard | Jess Pettit is whistled for a carry | 58-70 |
| 02:20 | Rice | Jim Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 58-70 |
| 02:19 | Howard | Terrence Austin grabs the board | 58-70 |
| 02:01 | Howard | Kenneth Czapla lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jess Pettit | 58-72 |
| 01:44 | Rice | Jim Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Hamilton (PG), Gilbert McGibney (SG), James Cooper (SF), Rodney Coca (PF), Richard Young (C) George Mulloy, Jim Johnson, James Fleming, Don Wettstein, Blake Bush | |
| Subs | Howard | Winford Nakamura (PG), James Carver (SG), Robert Bohannan (SF), Charles Lance (PF), Justin Davis (C) Joseph Wills, Jess Pettit, Terrence Austin, Edgar Golder, Kenneth Czapla | |
| 01:20 | Howard | James Carver hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 58-72 |
| 01:19 | Howard | Winford Nakamura hits the follow up shot | 58-74 |
| 01:08 | Rice | James Carver takes the ball from Charles Hamilton | 58-74 |
| 00:52 | Howard | Robert Bohannan misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-74 |
| 00:51 | Howard | Justin Davis misses the tip | 58-74 |
| 00:49 | Howard | Charles Lance pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Howard | Winford Nakamura makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Bohannan | 58-77 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Hamilton | 60-77 |
| 00:00 | Howard | Winford Nakamura runs out the clock | 60-77 |