| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rob Hobart (fresh) SG - Ray Clark (fresh) SF - James Luc (fresh) PF - Dale Chewning (fresh) C - Joseph Venne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Corey Crane (fresh) SG - Donald Giardina (fresh) SF - Bart Brown (fresh) PF - Harold Griffin (fresh) C - Kyle Bell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Kyle Bell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Houston | Donald Giardina misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Rice | Joseph Venne grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Rice | Joseph Venne hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Rob Hobart | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Houston | Dale Chewning steps in front of the Harold Griffin pass | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | Rice | Ray Clark is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Ray Clark, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Houston | Corey Crane is called for 10 seconds | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Rice | Ray Clark clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | Houston | Harold Griffin snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:15 | Houston | Harold Griffin hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Corey Crane | 2-2 |
| 17:55 | Rice | Rob Hobart hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Ray Clark | 5-2 |
| 17:46 | Houston | Corey Crane can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 17:44 | Houston | Kyle Bell hits the follow up shot | 5-4 |
| 17:20 | Rice | Joseph Venne hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 5-4 |
| 17:18 | Houston | Corey Crane pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:02 | Houston | Kyle Bell is open but misses the lay-in | 5-4 |
| 17:01 | Houston | Kyle Bell snags the offensive board | 5-4 |
| 16:39 | Houston | Harold Griffin misses long on a runner near the basket | 5-4 |
| 16:37 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joseph Venne | 5-4 |
| 16:32 | Rice | Rob Hobart buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Venne | 8-4 |
| 16:25 | Houston | Corey Crane is hacked by Joseph Venne in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Venne, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Oram (PG), Joshua Breece (SF), David Aragon (PF), Billy Hund (C) Rob Hobart, James Luc, Dale Chewning, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Mahoney (PG), Charles Silver (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Darrell Kuhn (PF), John Rouleau (C) Corey Crane, Donald Giardina, Bart Brown, Harold Griffin, Kyle Bell | |
| 16:19 | Houston | Charles Silver makes the 3 from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 16:07 | Rice | Ray Clark makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by David Aragon | 11-7 |
| 15:51 | Houston | Kevin Tyler hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 11-7 |
| 15:49 | Houston | Charles Silver tips it in | 11-9 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jacob Oram (fresh) SG - Ray Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Breece (fresh) PF - David Aragon (fresh) C - Billy Hund (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Larry Mahoney (fresh) SG - Charles Silver (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Tyler (fresh) PF - Darrell Kuhn (fresh) C - John Rouleau (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Rice | Larry Mahoney is called for the reach on Jacob Oram - foul #1 on Larry Mahoney, team foul #1 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Rob Hobart (PG) Ray Clark | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 15:20 | Rice | Rob Hobart misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-9 |
| 15:18 | Rice | David Aragon tips it home | 13-9 |
| 14:55 | Houston | John Rouleau can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Billy Hund - foul #1 on Billy Hund, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Dale Chewning (PF) David Aragon | |
| Subs | Houston | Corey Crane (PG), Kyle Bell (C) Larry Mahoney, Kevin Tyler | |
| 14:55 | Houston | John Rouleau makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 14:55 | Houston | John Rouleau misses the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 14:55 | Rice | Dale Chewning pulls down the rebound | 13-10 |
| 14:33 | Rice | Darrell Kuhn is called for the reach on Rob Hobart - foul #1 on Darrell Kuhn, team foul #2 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Ray Clark (SG), Kevin Scott (SF) Jacob Oram, Joshua Breece | |
| Subs | Houston | Bart Brown (SF), Harold Griffin (PF) John Rouleau, Darrell Kuhn | |
| 14:23 | Rice | Charles Silver picks off the pass by Rob Hobart | 13-10 |
| 13:59 | Houston | Corey Crane connects on the open floater from just outside the lane | 13-12 |
| 13:43 | Rice | Ray Clark makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin Scott | 16-12 |
| 13:41 | Houston | Rob Hobart steals the ball from Charles Silver in the backcourt | 16-12 |
| 13:39 | Rice | Rob Hobart dunks the ball | 18-12 |
| 13:24 | Houston | Corey Crane misses the 3 from the left wing | 18-12 |
| 13:23 | Rice | Billy Hund snags the defensive board | 18-12 |
| 13:13 | Rice | Rob Hobart can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Harold Griffin - foul #1 on Harold Griffin, team foul #3 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Oram (SG), James Luc (SF), Joshua Breece (PF), David Aragon (C) Ray Clark, Kevin Scott, Dale Chewning, Billy Hund | |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Darrell Kuhn (PF), John Rouleau (C) Charles Silver, Bart Brown, Harold Griffin, Kyle Bell | |
| 13:13 | Rice | Rob Hobart makes the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 13:13 | Rice | Rob Hobart makes the 2nd free throw | 20-12 |
| 12:52 | Houston | John Rouleau misses the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-12 |
| 12:50 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Luc | 20-12 |
| 12:24 | Rice | Jacob Oram can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-12 |
| 12:22 | Rice | David Aragon tips it back up and in | 22-12 |
| 12:20 | Houston | Corey Crane is fouled in the backcourt by Rob Hobart - foul #1 on Rob Hobart, team foul #4 | 22-12 |
| Subs | Rice | Ray Clark (SG), Joseph Venne (C) Rob Hobart, Joshua Breece | |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Mahoney (PG), Donald Giardina (SG) Corey Crane, Eddie Wyatt | |
| 11:58 | Houston | Donald Giardina comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-12 |
| 11:57 | Rice | Joseph Venne pulls down the rebound | 22-12 |
| 11:47 | Rice | David Aragon clanks a floater from the free throw line | 22-12 |
| 11:46 | Houston | Larry Mahoney grabs the board | 22-12 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jacob Oram (fresh) SG - Ray Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Luc (fresh) PF - David Aragon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Venne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Larry Mahoney (fresh) SG - Donald Giardina (fresh) SF - Kevin Tyler (fairly fresh) PF - Darrell Kuhn (fairly fresh) C - John Rouleau (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Houston | Jacob Oram picks off the pass by Darrell Kuhn | 22-12 |
| 11:20 | Rice | Ray Clark lays it in on a nice dish by Jacob Oram | 24-12 |
| 11:10 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn blows the layup | 24-12 |
| 11:08 | Rice | James Luc pulls down the rebound | 24-12 |
| 10:59 | Rice | Joseph Venne hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Donald Giardina - foul #1 on Donald Giardina, team foul #4 | 24-12 |
| Subs | Rice | Rob Hobart (PG), Joshua Breece (SF), Billy Hund (PF) Jacob Oram, James Luc, David Aragon | |
| Subs | Houston | Corey Crane (PG), Charles Silver (SG), Bart Brown (SF), Harold Griffin (PF), Kyle Bell (C) Larry Mahoney, Donald Giardina, Kevin Tyler, Darrell Kuhn, John Rouleau | |
| 10:59 | Rice | Joseph Venne misses the 1st free throw | 24-12 |
| 10:59 | Rice | Joseph Venne misses the 2nd free throw | 24-12 |
| 10:59 | Houston | Harold Griffin gets the rebound | 24-12 |
| 10:48 | Houston | Charles Silver makes the wide open fadeaway from the right side set up by Corey Crane and he's fouled by Joseph Venne - foul #2 on Joseph Venne, team foul #5 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Dale Chewning (PF) Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 10:48 | Houston | Charles Silver misses the free throw | 24-14 |
| 10:48 | Rice | Billy Hund pulls down the rebound | 24-14 |
| 10:27 | Rice | Rob Hobart makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Dale Chewning | 26-14 |
| 10:15 | Houston | Bart Brown jams it on a great pass from Charles Silver | 26-16 |
| 09:56 | Rice | Billy Hund misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 26-16 |
| 09:55 | Houston | Bart Brown gets the rebound | 26-16 |
| 09:48 | Houston | Harold Griffin is hacked by Joshua Breece - foul #1 on Joshua Breece, team foul #6 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Oram (PG) Rob Hobart | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 09:38 | Houston | Kyle Bell makes the wide open runner from close range on a nice dish by Charles Silver and he's hacked by Ray Clark - foul #2 on Ray Clark, team foul #7 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Rice | Rob Hobart (PG), Kevin Scott (SF) Ray Clark, Joshua Breece | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Giardina (SG) Charles Silver | |
| 09:38 | Houston | Kyle Bell makes the free throw | 26-19 |
| 09:16 | Rice | Rob Hobart connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 28-19 |
| 09:12 | Houston | Bart Brown is hacked by Dale Chewning in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dale Chewning, team foul #8 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Walters (C) Billy Hund | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 09:12 | Houston | Bart Brown makes the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 09:12 | Houston | Bart Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 08:55 | Rice | Rob Hobart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-21 |
| Subs | Rice | James Luc (SF) Kevin Scott | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Silver (SG), Darrell Kuhn (PF) Donald Giardina, Harold Griffin | |
| 08:33 | Houston | Kyle Bell can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from close range | 28-21 |
| 08:32 | Rice | James Luc grabs the board | 28-21 |
| 08:28 | Rice | Bart Brown picks off the pass by Rob Hobart | 28-21 |
| 08:08 | Houston | Corey Crane misses the wide open jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jacob Oram - foul #1 on Jacob Oram, team foul #9 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Breece (SF), David Aragon (PF), Billy Hund (C) James Luc, Dale Chewning, Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Tyler (SF), John Rouleau (C) Bart Brown, Kyle Bell | |
| 08:08 | Houston | Corey Crane makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 08:08 | Houston | Corey Crane makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 07:46 | Rice | David Aragon clanks a shot in the paint | 28-23 |
| 07:44 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Rob Hobart | 28-23 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rob Hobart (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jacob Oram (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Breece (fresh) PF - David Aragon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Hund (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Corey Crane (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Silver (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Tyler (fresh) PF - Darrell Kuhn (fairly fresh) C - John Rouleau (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Rice | Joshua Breece misses long on a floater in the paint | 28-23 |
| 07:27 | Rice | David Aragon misses the tip | 28-23 |
| 07:26 | Houston | Kevin Tyler grabs the board | 28-23 |
| 07:10 | Houston | David Aragon takes the ball from Darrell Kuhn | 28-23 |
| 06:57 | Rice | Rob Hobart clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-23 |
| 06:55 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn snags the defensive board | 28-23 |
| 06:51 | Houston | Corey Crane is called for traveling in the backcourt | 28-23 |
| Subs | Rice | James Luc (SF), Dustin Walters (C) David Aragon, Billy Hund | |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Mahoney (PG), Donald Giardina (SG), Harold Griffin (PF), Kyle Bell (C) Corey Crane, Charles Silver, Kevin Tyler, Darrell Kuhn | |
| 06:35 | Rice | Jacob Oram connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-23 |
| 06:33 | Houston | James Luc is called for the reach on John Rouleau in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Luc, team foul #10 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Dale Chewning (PF) Joshua Breece | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 06:33 | Houston | John Rouleau makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 06:33 | Houston | John Rouleau makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 06:16 | Rice | James Luc misses long on a runner from the left block | 30-25 |
| 06:15 | Rice | James Luc hits the follow up shot | 32-25 |
| 05:46 | Houston | Donald Giardina makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Harold Griffin | 32-28 |
| 05:24 | Rice | Jacob Oram scores on a 3 from the right corner | 35-28 |
| 05:01 | Houston | Donald Giardina connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Larry Mahoney | 35-30 |
| 04:50 | Rice | James Luc scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 37-30 |
| 04:28 | Houston | Kyle Bell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-30 |
| 04:27 | Houston | Harold Griffin grabs the offensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 04:21 | Houston | Larry Mahoney clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 37-30 |
| 04:19 | Houston | Kyle Bell pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 04:02 | Houston | John Rouleau is fouled on the floor by Jacob Oram - foul #2 on Jacob Oram, team foul #11 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Breece (SF), David Aragon (PF), Billy Hund (C) Jacob Oram, Dale Chewning, Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | Houston | Corey Crane (PG), Charles Silver (SG), Bart Brown (SF), Darrell Kuhn (C) Larry Mahoney, Donald Giardina, Harold Griffin, Kyle Bell | |
| 04:02 | Houston | John Rouleau misses the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 04:02 | Houston | John Rouleau makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 03:40 | Rice | David Aragon makes the shot from the right side set up by James Luc and he's hacked by John Rouleau - foul #1 on John Rouleau, team foul #5 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Venne (C) Billy Hund | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Tyler (C) John Rouleau | |
| 03:40 | Rice | David Aragon makes the free throw | 40-31 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rob Hobart (tired) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Luc (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Joshua Breece (fresh) PF - David Aragon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Venne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Corey Crane (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Silver (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bart Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Darrell Kuhn (fresh) C - Kevin Tyler (fresh) | |
| 03:38 | Houston | Charles Silver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-31 |
| 03:19 | Rice | Joseph Venne misses the floater from the right wing | 40-31 |
| 03:18 | Houston | Bart Brown gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 02:55 | Houston | Kevin Tyler misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-31 |
| 02:53 | Rice | David Aragon pulls down the rebound | 40-31 |
| 02:44 | Rice | David Aragon can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 40-31 |
| 02:43 | Rice | James Luc tips it but misses | 40-31 |
| 02:42 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn grabs the board | 40-31 |
| 02:24 | Houston | Kevin Tyler makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Corey Crane | 40-33 |
| 02:09 | Rice | Joshua Breece hits a shot near the basket set up by James Luc | 42-33 |
| 01:48 | Houston | Bart Brown misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 01:47 | Rice | David Aragon grabs the board | 42-33 |
| 01:28 | Rice | Joseph Venne hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 42-33 |
| 01:27 | Houston | The rebound goes to Darrell Kuhn | 42-33 |
| 01:25 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn is hacked by Joshua Breece in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Breece, team foul #12 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Scott (SF), Dale Chewning (PF), Billy Hund (C) Joshua Breece, David Aragon, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Mahoney (PG), Eddie Wyatt (SG), Kyle Bell (C) Corey Crane, Charles Silver, Kevin Tyler | |
| 01:25 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn misses the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 01:25 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn misses the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Billy Hund grabs the board | 42-33 |
| 01:09 | Rice | Kevin Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-33 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Griffin (PF) Darrell Kuhn | |
| 00:55 | Houston | The jumper by Bart Brown is denied by Kevin Scott | 42-33 |
| 00:54 | Rice | Billy Hund snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Rob Hobart misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-33 |
| 00:45 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kyle Bell | 42-33 |
| 00:38 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt is whistled for traveling | 42-33 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Corey Crane (PG), Donald Giardina (SG) Larry Mahoney, Eddie Wyatt | |
| 00:20 | Rice | Rob Hobart can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 00:19 | Houston | Harold Griffin pulls down the rebound | 42-33 |
| 00:17 | Houston | Donald Giardina is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 42-33 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Kyle Bell denies the turnaround by Rob Hobart | 42-33 |