| Lineup | Houston | PG - Angelo Garcia (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dustin Romer (fresh) SF - Eddie Davidson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - John Sampson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willy Hodges (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 7 pts. C - Charles Krebs (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Eddie Davidson inbounds the ball | 25-34 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Houston | Dustin Romer drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-34 |
| 19:28 | Rice | Willy Hodges is fouled on the floor by Eddie Davidson - foul #1 on Eddie Davidson, team foul #1 | 28-34 |
| 19:14 | Rice | Charles Krebs loses the dribble to John Sampson | 28-34 |
| 18:48 | Houston | David Adams lays it in | 30-34 |
| 18:26 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin drills a shot from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 18:08 | Houston | David Adams misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-36 |
| 18:06 | Rice | Willy Hodges pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| 17:40 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by William Quintanilla | 30-39 |
| 17:34 | Houston | John Sampson blows the layup | 30-39 |
| 17:33 | Houston | Eddie Davidson can't tip it in | 30-39 |
| 17:32 | Houston | John Sampson tips it back up and in | 32-39 |
| 17:03 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin clanks a jumper from the left block | 32-39 |
| 17:01 | Rice | Charles Krebs gets the offensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 16:45 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Hubert Gatlin, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Shoffner (PG), Rickey Burton (SG), Patrick Hall (SF), Richard Antoine (PF), Clarence Daniels (C) Angelo Garcia, Dustin Romer, Eddie Davidson, David Adams, John Sampson | |
| Subs | Rice | James Barnes (PG), Joseph Enright (SG), Dustin Snow (SF), Gary Pittman (PF), Jacob Newsom (C) Werner Peabody, Hubert Gatlin, Willy Hodges, William Quintanilla, Charles Krebs | |
| 16:29 | Houston | James Barnes steals it from Bryan Shoffner | 32-39 |
| 16:23 | Rice | Dustin Snow comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 32-39 |
| 16:21 | Houston | Clarence Daniels gets the rebound | 32-39 |
| 16:06 | Houston | Patrick Hall misses the floater in the lane | 32-39 |
| 16:04 | Rice | Jacob Newsom grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 15:52 | Rice | Dustin Snow misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-39 |
| 15:51 | Houston | Rickey Burton grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bryan Shoffner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rickey Burton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Patrick Hall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Antoine (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clarence Daniels (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Enright (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dustin Snow (fresh) PF - Gary Pittman (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jacob Newsom (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner misses badly on a shot in the lane | 32-39 |
| 15:27 | Houston | Richard Antoine tips it back up and in | 34-39 |
| 15:05 | Rice | James Barnes makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Dustin Snow | 34-42 |
| 14:52 | Houston | Clarence Daniels misses the floater from the right side | 34-42 |
| 14:50 | Houston | Patrick Hall tips it back up and in | 36-42 |
| 14:32 | Rice | Dustin Snow hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by James Barnes | 36-44 |
| 14:10 | Houston | Patrick Hall clanks a shot from close range but he's fouled by Dustin Snow - foul #1 on Dustin Snow, team foul #2 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Angelo Garcia (PG), Dustin Romer (SG), Andres Rossi (PF), John Sampson (C) Bryan Shoffner, Rickey Burton, Richard Antoine, Clarence Daniels | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Hubert Gatlin (SG), Willy Hodges (SF), William Quintanilla (PF), Charles Krebs (C) James Barnes, Joseph Enright, Dustin Snow, Gary Pittman, Jacob Newsom | |
| 14:10 | Houston | Patrick Hall makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 14:10 | Houston | Patrick Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 14:10 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Quintanilla | 37-44 |
| 13:47 | Rice | Charles Krebs throws it down set up by Hubert Gatlin | 37-46 |
| 13:28 | Houston | Patrick Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Davidson (SF) Patrick Hall | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:17 | Rice | William Quintanilla misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Sampson - foul #2 on John Sampson, team foul #2 | 37-46 |
| 13:17 | Rice | William Quintanilla makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 13:17 | Rice | William Quintanilla makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 12:57 | Houston | Angelo Garcia is fouled on the floor by Charles Krebs - foul #3 on Charles Krebs, team foul #3 | 37-48 |
| 12:37 | Houston | Eddie Davidson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-48 |
| 12:36 | Houston | John Sampson tips it in | 39-48 |
| 12:12 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Werner Peabody | 39-50 |
| 11:52 | Houston | Angelo Garcia misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 39-50 |
| 11:51 | Rice | Charles Krebs grabs the board | 39-50 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Angelo Garcia (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dustin Romer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eddie Davidson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andres Rossi (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Sampson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willy Hodges (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Krebs (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:23 | Rice | Dustin Romer picks off the pass by Charles Krebs | 39-50 |
| 11:18 | Houston | Dustin Romer hits the finger roll | 41-50 |
| 10:55 | Rice | Werner Peabody throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Shoffner (PG), Rickey Burton (SG), David Adams (PF), Patrick Hall (C) Angelo Garcia, Dustin Romer, Andres Rossi, John Sampson | |
| Subs | Rice | James Barnes (PG), Joseph Enright (SG), Dustin Snow (SF), Gary Pittman (PF), Jacob Newsom (C) Werner Peabody, Hubert Gatlin, Willy Hodges, William Quintanilla, Charles Krebs | |
| 10:40 | Houston | Gary Pittman denies the turnaround by Eddie Davidson | 41-50 |
| 10:38 | Houston | David Adams misses the tip | 41-50 |
| 10:36 | Rice | Dustin Snow grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 10:09 | Rice | Gary Pittman buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Dustin Snow and the foul's on David Adams - foul #2 on David Adams, team foul #3 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Clarence Daniels (C) Eddie Davidson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:09 | Rice | Gary Pittman makes the free throw | 41-53 |
| 09:43 | Houston | Patrick Hall misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-53 |
| 09:42 | Rice | The rebound goes to Dustin Snow | 41-53 |
| 09:30 | Rice | Dustin Snow misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 41-53 |
| 09:29 | Houston | Clarence Daniels grabs the board | 41-53 |
| 09:11 | Houston | David Adams clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Gary Pittman - foul #2 on Gary Pittman, team foul #4 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Angelo Garcia (PG), John Sampson (C) Rickey Burton, Clarence Daniels | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Hubert Gatlin (SG), Willy Hodges (SF), William Quintanilla (PF), Charles Krebs (C) James Barnes, Joseph Enright, Dustin Snow, Gary Pittman, Jacob Newsom | |
| 09:11 | Houston | David Adams makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 09:11 | Houston | David Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 09:05 | Rice | Werner Peabody loses the dribble to Angelo Garcia in the backcourt | 43-53 |
| 08:42 | Houston | Willy Hodges is called for the reach on Patrick Hall - foul #3 on Willy Hodges, team foul #5 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Dustin Romer (SG), Eddie Davidson (SF), Andres Rossi (PF) Bryan Shoffner, Patrick Hall, David Adams | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:18 | Houston | Willy Hodges steps in front of the Eddie Davidson pass | 43-53 |
| 08:14 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin hits the finger roll on a great pass from Willy Hodges | 43-55 |
| 08:09 | Houston | Angelo Garcia clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-55 |
| 08:08 | Rice | Willy Hodges grabs the board | 43-55 |
| 07:43 | Rice | Willy Hodges loses the ball out of bounds | 43-55 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Angelo Garcia (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Romer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eddie Davidson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andres Rossi (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Sampson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willy Hodges (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Krebs (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Houston | Dustin Romer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-55 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Pittman (C) Charles Krebs | |
| 07:15 | Rice | Werner Peabody connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Willy Hodges and he's hacked by Angelo Garcia - foul #3 on Angelo Garcia, team foul #4 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Houston | David Adams (C) John Sampson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:15 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses the free throw | 43-57 |
| 07:15 | Rice | Gary Pittman gets the offensive rebound | 43-57 |
| 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) | |
| 06:57 | Rice | Werner Peabody hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-57 |
| 06:56 | Houston | David Adams pulls down the rebound | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:38 | Houston | David Adams's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Pittman | 43-57 |
| 06:37 | Rice | Gary Pittman grabs the defensive rebound | 43-57 |
| 06:16 | Rice | William Quintanilla misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-57 |
| 06:15 | Houston | David Adams grabs the board | 43-57 |
| 06:03 | Houston | David Adams misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-57 |
| 06:02 | Rice | Werner Peabody pulls down the rebound | 43-57 |
| 05:56 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Werner Peabody | 43-59 |
| 05:42 | Houston | Dustin Romer connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Adams and the foul's on Werner Peabody - foul #3 on Werner Peabody, team foul #6 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Shoffner (PG), Patrick Hall (SF), John Sampson (C) Angelo Garcia, Eddie Davidson, Andres Rossi | |
| Subs | Rice | James Barnes (PG), Joseph Enright (SG), Dustin Snow (SF), Charles Krebs (C) Werner Peabody, Hubert Gatlin, Willy Hodges, William Quintanilla | |
| 05:42 | Houston | Dustin Romer misses the free throw | 45-59 |
| 05:42 | Rice | Gary Pittman pulls down the rebound | 45-59 |
| 05:17 | Rice | Patrick Hall is called for the reach on Dustin Snow - foul #1 on Patrick Hall, team foul #5 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Rickey Burton (SG) Dustin Romer | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:58 | Rice | Dustin Snow connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Barnes | 45-62 |
| 04:36 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-62 |
| 04:17 | Rice | Joseph Enright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Angelo Garcia (PG), Andres Rossi (PF) Rickey Burton, David Adams | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Hubert Gatlin (SG), Jacob Newsom (PF) James Barnes, Dustin Snow, Gary Pittman | |
| 03:59 | Houston | John Sampson is called for traveling | 48-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Davidson (SF) Patrick Hall | |
| Subs | Rice | Willy Hodges (SF) Joseph Enright | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:41 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin is hacked by Bryan Shoffner - foul #2 on Bryan Shoffner, team foul #6 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | William Quintanilla (PF) Jacob Newsom | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Angelo Garcia (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Shoffner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eddie Davidson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andres Rossi (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Sampson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willy Hodges (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Krebs (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:23 | Rice | William Quintanilla can't connect on a shot from the right side | 48-62 |
| 03:21 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin tips it home | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Houston | Andres Rossi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Rickey Burton (SG), Patrick Hall (SF), David Adams (PF), Clarence Daniels (C) Angelo Garcia, Eddie Davidson, Andres Rossi, John Sampson | |
| Subs | Rice | James Barnes (PG), Joseph Enright (SG), Dustin Snow (SF), Jacob Newsom (PF), Gregory Dejesus (C) Werner Peabody, Hubert Gatlin, Willy Hodges, William Quintanilla, Charles Krebs | |
| 02:53 | Rice | Dustin Snow can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-64 |
| 02:52 | Houston | Clarence Daniels grabs the defensive rebound | 48-64 |
| 02:45 | Houston | Rickey Burton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-64 |
| 02:44 | Rice | Joseph Enright snags the defensive board | 48-64 |
| 02:28 | Rice | Jacob Newsom misses long on a 3 from straight away | 48-64 |
| 02:26 | Houston | Clarence Daniels gets the rebound | 48-64 |
| 02:19 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner slams it home | 50-64 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Joseph Enright is called for 5 seconds | 50-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Antoine (SF) Bryan Shoffner | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Pittman (PF) Gregory Dejesus | |
| 01:46 | Houston | David Adams clanks a runner from the baseline | 50-64 |
| 01:44 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gary Pittman | 50-64 |
| 01:19 | Rice | Patrick Hall is called for the reach on Joseph Enright - foul #2 on Patrick Hall, team foul #7 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Shoffner (PG) Richard Antoine | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:19 | Rice | Joseph Enright makes the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 01:19 | Rice | Joseph Enright makes the 2nd free throw | 50-66 |
| 00:57 | Houston | Gary Pittman swats the layup by Patrick Hall | 50-66 |
| 00:56 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner misses the tip | 50-66 |
| 00:54 | Rice | Joseph Enright grabs the defensive rebound | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Rice | Dustin Snow's layup is rejected by Clarence Daniels | 50-66 |
| 00:26 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner snags the defensive board | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Houston | James Barnes steps in front of the Rickey Burton pass | 50-66 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Joseph Enright runs out the clock | 50-66 |