| Lineup | Houston | PG - Antony Dove (fresh) SG - Lawrence Goings (fresh) SF - Eric Uselton (fresh) PF - Edward McNutt (fresh) C - Paul Stringer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jacobs (fresh) SG - Joseph Bush (fresh) SF - Mike Rye (fresh) PF - Joseph Harrison (fresh) C - Ronald Woodard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Ronald Woodard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | Rice | Joseph Bush drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Jacobs | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Houston | Antony Dove knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Edward McNutt | 3-2 |
| 18:51 | Rice | Joseph Bush hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:49 | Rice | Joseph Harrison snags the offensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:27 | Rice | Joseph Harrison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:25 | Houston | The rebound goes to Paul Stringer | 3-2 |
| 18:14 | Houston | Edward McNutt knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Antony Dove | 5-2 |
| 17:47 | Rice | Mike Rye hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-5 |
| 17:38 | Houston | Paul Stringer connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Antony Dove and the foul's on Ronald Woodard - foul #1 on Ronald Woodard, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| 17:38 | Houston | Paul Stringer misses the free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:38 | Houston | Edward McNutt gets the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 17:23 | Houston | Paul Stringer comes up short on the shot from the right side | 7-5 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Robert Jacobs grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 16:56 | Rice | Mike Rye misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 7-5 |
| 16:54 | Rice | Joseph Bush pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:26 | Rice | Paul Stringer denies the turnaround by Ronald Woodard | 7-5 |
| 16:25 | Rice | Ronald Woodard grabs the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:08 | Rice | Lawrence Goings takes the ball from Mike Rye | 7-5 |
| 15:50 | Houston | Edward McNutt misses the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Ronald Woodard - foul #2 on Ronald Woodard, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | David Brickey (PG), Kenneth Orman (C) Robert Jacobs, Ronald Woodard | |
| 15:50 | Houston | Edward McNutt makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:50 | Houston | Edward McNutt misses the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:50 | Rice | Kenneth Orman gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Antony Dove (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Goings (fresh) SF - Eric Uselton (fresh) PF - Edward McNutt (fresh) 3 pts. C - Paul Stringer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Brickey (fresh) SG - Joseph Bush (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mike Rye (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Harrison (fresh) C - Kenneth Orman (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Rice | Edward McNutt denies the turnaround by Joseph Bush | 8-5 |
| 15:36 | Houston | Edward McNutt pulls down the rebound | 8-5 |
| 15:31 | Houston | Eric Uselton can't connect on a shot in the paint | 8-5 |
| 15:29 | Houston | Lawrence Goings snags the offensive board | 8-5 |
| 15:08 | Houston | Edward McNutt knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Lawrence Goings | 10-5 |
| 14:39 | Rice | Joseph Bush misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-5 |
| 14:37 | Houston | The rebound goes to Edward McNutt | 10-5 |
| 14:33 | Houston | Antony Dove drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Paul Stringer | 12-5 |
| 14:10 | Rice | David Brickey is hacked by Antony Dove - foul #1 on Antony Dove, team foul #1 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Houston | Juan Gonzalez (SG), William Curto (SF) Lawrence Goings, Eric Uselton | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jacobs (PG), John Lamothe (SG), James Franzen (SF), Ronald Woodard (C) David Brickey, Joseph Bush, Mike Rye, Joseph Harrison | |
| 13:49 | Rice | Ronald Woodard is fouled on the floor by Antony Dove - foul #2 on Antony Dove, team foul #2 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Goings (SG) Antony Dove | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:41 | Rice | John Lamothe comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 12-5 |
| 13:39 | Houston | Edward McNutt gets the rebound | 12-5 |
| 13:35 | Houston | John Lamothe steals it from Juan Gonzalez | 12-5 |
| 13:13 | Rice | Robert Jacobs connects on the 3 from the left wing | 12-8 |
| 12:55 | Houston | Edward McNutt knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Juan Gonzalez | 14-8 |
| 12:38 | Rice | Robert Jacobs misses long on a shot from the right side | 14-8 |
| 12:37 | Houston | Paul Stringer gets the rebound | 14-8 |
| 12:15 | Houston | Paul Stringer hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from William Curto | 16-8 |
| 11:53 | Rice | Paul Stringer steps in front of the Kenneth Orman pass | 16-8 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Curto (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Goings (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Juan Gonzalez (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Edward McNutt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Stringer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lamothe (fresh) SF - James Franzen (fresh) PF - Kenneth Orman (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Woodard (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Houston | James Franzen picks off the pass by William Curto | 16-8 |
| 11:27 | Rice | John Lamothe lays it up and in on a great pass from James Franzen | 16-10 |
| 11:13 | Houston | Paul Stringer blows the layup | 16-10 |
| 11:11 | Houston | Paul Stringer snags the offensive board | 16-10 |
| 10:55 | Houston | Paul Stringer misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 16-10 |
| 10:53 | Rice | James Franzen pulls down the rebound | 16-10 |
| 10:24 | Rice | James Franzen can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 16-10 |
| 10:22 | Houston | Paul Stringer grabs the defensive rebound | 16-10 |
| 10:08 | Houston | Edward McNutt can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on John Lamothe - foul #1 on John Lamothe, team foul #3 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Uselton (SF) Juan Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Rice | David Brickey (PG), Joseph Bush (SG), Mike Rye (SF), Joseph Harrison (PF) Robert Jacobs, John Lamothe, James Franzen, Kenneth Orman | |
| 10:08 | Houston | Edward McNutt makes the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 10:08 | Houston | Edward McNutt misses the 2nd free throw | 17-10 |
| 10:08 | Rice | Ronald Woodard gets the rebound | 17-10 |
| 09:45 | Rice | William Curto is called for the reach on Joseph Bush - foul #1 on William Curto, team foul #3 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Houston | William Godfrey (C) Paul Stringer | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:21 | Rice | David Brickey double dribbles | 17-10 |
| 08:58 | Houston | Edward McNutt hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 17-10 |
| 08:57 | Rice | Ronald Woodard gets the rebound | 17-10 |
| 08:52 | Rice | William Curto blocks the jumper by David Brickey | 17-10 |
| 08:51 | Houston | William Godfrey pulls down the rebound | 17-10 |
| 08:36 | Houston | William Godfrey misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Joseph Bush - foul #1 on Joseph Bush, team foul #4 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Houston | Juan Gonzalez (PG), Roger Green (SF), Paul Stringer (C) William Curto, Lawrence Goings, Edward McNutt | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:36 | Houston | William Godfrey misses the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 08:36 | Houston | William Godfrey makes the 2nd free throw | 18-10 |
| 08:17 | Rice | Mike Rye is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Mike Rye, team foul #5 | 18-10 |
| 08:02 | Houston | William Godfrey is fouled on the floor by Joseph Harrison - foul #1 on Joseph Harrison, team foul #6 | 18-10 |
| 07:47 | Houston | Mike Rye is called for the reach on Eric Uselton - foul #2 on Mike Rye, team foul #7 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jacobs (PG), James Franzen (SF) David Brickey, Mike Rye | |
| 07:47 | Houston | Eric Uselton makes the 1st free throw | 19-10 |
| 07:47 | Houston | Eric Uselton makes the 2nd free throw | 20-10 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Juan Gonzalez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Uselton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roger Green (fresh) PF - William Godfrey (fresh) 1 pts. C - Paul Stringer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Bush (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Franzen (fresh) PF - Joseph Harrison (fresh) C - Ronald Woodard (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Rice | Joseph Bush makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James Franzen | 20-13 |
| 07:10 | Houston | Eric Uselton misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-13 |
| 07:09 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Jacobs | 20-13 |
| 07:02 | Rice | William Godfrey steals the ball from Joseph Harrison | 20-13 |
| 06:37 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez can't finish the layup | 20-13 |
| 06:35 | Houston | Roger Green tips it back up and in | 22-13 |
| 06:31 | Rice | Joseph Bush misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-13 |
| 06:30 | Rice | James Franzen tips it in | 22-15 |
| 06:07 | Houston | Paul Stringer connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 24-15 |
| 05:38 | Rice | Ronald Woodard's floater is knocked away by Paul Stringer | 24-15 |
| 05:36 | Houston | William Godfrey pulls down the rebound | 24-15 |
| 05:25 | Houston | James Franzen steps in front of the Paul Stringer pass | 24-15 |
| 05:05 | Rice | Ronald Woodard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-15 |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG), Lawrence Goings (SG), Edward McNutt (PF), Gordon Janes (C) Juan Gonzalez, Eric Uselton, William Godfrey, Paul Stringer | |
| Subs | Rice | David Brickey (PG), John Lamothe (SG), Henry Boddy (SF), Kenneth Orman (PF) Robert Jacobs, Joseph Bush, James Franzen, Joseph Harrison | |
| 04:44 | Houston | Kenneth Orman denies the turnaround by Gordon Janes | 24-15 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Ronald Woodard snags the defensive board | 24-15 |
| 04:31 | Rice | David Brickey comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 24-15 |
| 04:30 | Rice | John Lamothe can't tip it in | 24-15 |
| 04:28 | Houston | Edward McNutt pulls down the rebound | 24-15 |
| 04:21 | Houston | Gordon Janes makes the runner from the baseline | 26-15 |
| 03:56 | Rice | Henry Boddy knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-18 |
| 03:37 | Houston | Gordon Janes is fouled on the floor by Ronald Woodard - foul #3 on Ronald Woodard, team foul #8 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Houston | Antony Dove (PG), Juan Gonzalez (SF) William Curto, Roger Green | |
| Subs | Rice | Mike Rye (SF) Henry Boddy | |
| 03:37 | Houston | Gordon Janes misses the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 03:37 | Rice | Kenneth Orman grabs the board | 26-18 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Antony Dove (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Juan Gonzalez (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Edward McNutt (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Gordon Janes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Brickey (fresh) SG - John Lamothe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mike Rye (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Orman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Woodard (tiring) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Rice | Ronald Woodard misses short on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Gordon Janes - foul #1 on Gordon Janes, team foul #4 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (SF), William Godfrey (C) Lawrence Goings, Gordon Janes | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:14 | Rice | Ronald Woodard misses the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 03:14 | Rice | Ronald Woodard misses the 2nd free throw | 26-18 |
| 03:14 | Houston | Edward McNutt grabs the defensive rebound | 26-18 |
| 03:03 | Houston | Antony Dove loses the ball out of bounds | 26-18 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Uselton (SG), Paul Stringer (C) William Curto, William Godfrey | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:38 | Rice | Mike Rye is called for 5 seconds | 26-18 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jacobs (PG), Joseph Bush (SG), Joseph Harrison (PF) David Brickey, John Lamothe, Kenneth Orman | |
| 02:24 | Houston | Antony Dove buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Eric Uselton | 29-18 |
| 01:57 | Rice | Joseph Harrison is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Joseph Harrison, team foul #9 | 29-18 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Goings (SG) Juan Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:36 | Houston | Antony Dove misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-18 |
| 01:35 | Houston | Paul Stringer tips it but misses | 29-18 |
| 01:34 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Edward McNutt | 29-18 |
| 01:17 | Houston | Antony Dove misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-18 |
| 01:15 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Edward McNutt | 29-18 |
| 01:07 | Houston | Edward McNutt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-18 |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (SF), William Godfrey (C) Eric Uselton, Paul Stringer | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:49 | Rice | Ronald Woodard misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on William Godfrey - foul #1 on William Godfrey, team foul #5 | 29-18 |
| Subs | Houston | Juan Gonzalez (SF) William Curto | |
| Subs | Rice | David Brickey (PG), John Lamothe (SG), James Franzen (SF), Kenneth Orman (PF) Robert Jacobs, Joseph Bush, Mike Rye, Joseph Harrison | |
| 00:49 | Rice | Ronald Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 29-19 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Ronald Woodard makes the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 00:29 | Houston | Antony Dove knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Edward McNutt | 32-20 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Edward McNutt denies the turnaround by Kenneth Orman | 32-20 |