| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Venne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eddie Wyatt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Giardina (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. SF - Kevin Tyler (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Akimseu (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Johnston (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Kevin Tyler inbounds the ball | 37-31 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt loses the dribble to Joseph Venne | 37-31 |
| 19:26 | Rice | Carl Allen loses the dribble to Jeff Johnston | 37-31 |
| 19:15 | Houston | Donald Giardina hits a floater from the left side | 37-33 |
| 19:02 | Rice | Dale Chewning comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 19:00 | Houston | Jeff Johnston gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 18:55 | Houston | Peter Jenkins is called for the reach on Donald Giardina - foul #2 on Peter Jenkins, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Walter Scott (SG), Howard Payne (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Peter Jenkins, Dale Chewning, Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 18:36 | Houston | Dustin Walters picks off the pass by Donald Giardina | 37-33 |
| 18:28 | Rice | Dustin Walters hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 37-33 |
| 18:26 | Rice | Dustin Walters pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 18:11 | Rice | Dustin Walters is whistled for traveling | 37-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Peter Jenkins (SG), Dale Chewning (SF), Carl Allen (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Steve Thomas, Walter Scott, Howard Payne, Anthony Bachus, Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 17:47 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 37-33 |
| 17:46 | Houston | Jeff Johnston grabs the offensive board | 37-33 |
| 17:26 | Houston | Jeff Johnston clanks a jump hook near the basket | 37-33 |
| 17:24 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu hits the follow up shot | 37-35 |
| 16:55 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 16:54 | Houston | Jeff Johnston snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 16:48 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 37-35 |
| 16:47 | Houston | Donald Giardina gets the offensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 16:30 | Houston | Kevin Tyler knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Dikembe Akimseu | 37-38 |
| 16:07 | Rice | Carl Allen misses long on a shot from close range but the foul's on Dikembe Akimseu - foul #2 on Dikembe Akimseu, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Walter Scott (SG), Howard Payne (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF) Gregory Middlebrooks, Peter Jenkins, Dale Chewning, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (PG), Emory Timmons (SG), Alonzo Lee (PF), Michael Johnson (C) Eddie Wyatt, Donald Giardina, Dikembe Akimseu, Jeff Johnston | |
| 16:07 | Rice | Carl Allen misses the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 16:07 | Rice | Carl Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 15:54 | Houston | Kevin Tyler buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Russell Schrader | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steve Thomas (fresh) SG - Walter Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Payne (fresh) PF - Anthony Bachus (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Russell Schrader (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Emory Timmons (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Tyler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alonzo Lee (fresh) C - Michael Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Rice | Howard Payne knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Walter Scott and he's hacked by Russell Schrader - foul #3 on Russell Schrader, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (SG), Dustin Walters (C) Walter Scott, Carl Allen | |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Donald Giardina (SG) Russell Schrader, Kevin Tyler | |
| 15:29 | Rice | Howard Payne misses the free throw | 40-40 |
| 15:29 | Houston | Alonzo Lee grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 15:15 | Houston | Emory Timmons's layup is rejected by Dustin Walters | 40-40 |
| 15:14 | Houston | Alonzo Lee snags the offensive board | 40-40 |
| 15:09 | Houston | Alonzo Lee can't connect on a runner from the right block | 40-40 |
| 15:08 | Houston | Donald Giardina gets the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 14:49 | Houston | Steve Thomas is called for the reach on Victor Gardner - foul #2 on Steve Thomas, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Walter Scott (SG), Dale Chewning (SF), Joseph Venne (C) Steve Thomas, Peter Jenkins, Howard Payne, Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 14:33 | Houston | Michael Johnson connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Victor Gardner | 40-42 |
| 14:18 | Rice | Walter Scott clanks a floater from the left side | 40-42 |
| 14:17 | Rice | Dale Chewning gets the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 14:04 | Rice | Walter Scott is hacked by Michael Johnson - foul #3 on Michael Johnson, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (PG), Robert Bartram (SG), Howard Payne (PF) Gregory Middlebrooks, Walter Scott, Anthony Bachus | |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (SG), Dikembe Akimseu (PF), Jeff Johnston (C) Donald Giardina, Alonzo Lee, Michael Johnson | |
| 13:48 | Rice | Peter Jenkins connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Dale Chewning | 42-42 |
| 13:25 | Houston | Jeff Johnston misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 13:23 | Rice | Dale Chewning grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 13:18 | Rice | The pull-up jumper by Peter Jenkins is blocked by Eddie Wyatt | 42-42 |
| 13:17 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jeff Johnston | 42-42 |
| 12:57 | Houston | Jeff Johnston throws it down set up by Emory Timmons | 42-44 |
| 12:39 | Rice | Eddie Wyatt is called for the reach on Howard Payne - foul #1 on Eddie Wyatt, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Walter Scott (SG), Carl Allen (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Peter Jenkins, Robert Bartram, Howard Payne, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | Houston | Alonzo Lee (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF) Victor Gardner, Emory Timmons | |
| 12:24 | Rice | Carl Allen hits the finger roll | 44-44 |
| 12:06 | Houston | Kevin Tyler misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 12:05 | Rice | Carl Allen pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 11:59 | Rice | Dale Chewning blows the layup | 44-44 |
| 11:57 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 11:40 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu banks in the layup on a nice dish by Alonzo Lee | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Walter Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Chewning (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Dustin Walters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eddie Wyatt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alonzo Lee (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Kevin Tyler (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Akimseu (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeff Johnston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Rice | Dale Chewning hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 11:14 | Houston | Jeff Johnston grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 11:10 | Houston | Kevin Tyler misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 11:09 | Houston | Alonzo Lee can't tip it in | 44-46 |
| 11:07 | Rice | Dale Chewning grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 11:00 | Rice | Dale Chewning is whistled for traveling | 44-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Peter Jenkins (SG), Anthony Bachus (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Walter Scott, Carl Allen, Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Donald Giardina (SG), Michael Johnson (C) Eddie Wyatt, Dikembe Akimseu, Jeff Johnston | |
| 10:45 | Houston | Kevin Tyler buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Victor Gardner | 44-48 |
| 10:29 | Rice | Joseph Venne scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-48 |
| 10:18 | Houston | Victor Gardner loses the dribble to Peter Jenkins | 46-48 |
| 10:14 | Rice | Anthony Bachus banks in the layup on a great pass from Peter Jenkins | 48-48 |
| 09:56 | Houston | Victor Gardner can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 48-48 |
| 09:55 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joseph Venne | 48-48 |
| 09:39 | Rice | Joseph Venne misses the shot in the lane | 48-48 |
| 09:38 | Houston | Kevin Tyler grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 09:17 | Houston | Alonzo Lee's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Venne | 48-48 |
| 09:16 | Houston | Kevin Tyler grabs the offensive board | 48-48 |
| 09:01 | Houston | Victor Gardner misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-48 |
| 09:00 | Rice | Dale Chewning grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 08:41 | Rice | Peter Jenkins loses the dribble to Donald Giardina | 48-48 |
| 08:34 | Houston | Alonzo Lee double dribbles | 48-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Howard Payne (SF), Carl Allen (C) Steve Thomas, Dale Chewning, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (PG), Eddie Wyatt (SG), Emory Timmons (SF), Dikembe Akimseu (PF), Jeff Johnston (C) Victor Gardner, Donald Giardina, Kevin Tyler, Alonzo Lee, Michael Johnson | |
| 08:20 | Rice | Russell Schrader is called for the reach on Carl Allen - foul #4 on Russell Schrader, team foul #5 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Dale Chewning (PF) Anthony Bachus | |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG) Russell Schrader | |
| 08:04 | Rice | Dale Chewning lays it in set up by Gregory Middlebrooks | 50-48 |
| 07:38 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-48 |
| 07:36 | Rice | The rebound goes to Dale Chewning | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Payne (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dale Chewning (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Carl Allen (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Victor Gardner (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eddie Wyatt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emory Timmons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Akimseu (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeff Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Rice | Peter Jenkins can't finish the layup but the foul's on Dikembe Akimseu - foul #3 on Dikembe Akimseu, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Venne (C) Dale Chewning | |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (PG) Victor Gardner | |
| 07:24 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 07:24 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 07:10 | Houston | Jeff Johnston loses the dribble to Gregory Middlebrooks | 52-48 |
| 07:07 | Rice | Howard Payne throws it down on a great pass from Gregory Middlebrooks | 54-48 |
| 06:52 | Houston | The short jumper by Dikembe Akimseu is denied by Gregory Middlebrooks | 54-48 |
| 06:50 | Rice | Joseph Venne gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 06:35 | Rice | Howard Payne banks in the layup on a great pass from Gregory Middlebrooks | 56-48 |
| 06:22 | Houston | Jeff Johnston can't throw it down but he's hacked by Joseph Venne - foul #1 on Joseph Venne, team foul #3 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (SG), Dale Chewning (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF) Peter Jenkins, Howard Payne, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Giardina (SG), Michael Johnson (PF) Russell Schrader, Dikembe Akimseu | |
| 06:22 | Houston | Jeff Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 06:22 | Houston | Jeff Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 06:01 | Rice | Anthony Bachus misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 56-50 |
| 06:00 | Houston | The rebound goes to Michael Johnson | 56-50 |
| 05:54 | Houston | Jeff Johnston is whistled for a carry | 56-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (SG), Dustin Walters (C) Walter Scott, Carl Allen | |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Alonzo Lee (PF) Eddie Wyatt, Emory Timmons, Jeff Johnston | |
| 05:25 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Anthony Bachus | 59-50 |
| 05:03 | Houston | Kevin Tyler misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-50 |
| 05:01 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Alonzo Lee | 59-50 |
| 04:43 | Houston | Alonzo Lee hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Kevin Tyler and he's hacked by Anthony Bachus - foul #2 on Anthony Bachus, team foul #4 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Walter Scott (SG), Carl Allen (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Gregory Middlebrooks, Peter Jenkins, Anthony Bachus, Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 04:43 | Houston | Alonzo Lee misses the free throw | 59-52 |
| 04:43 | Rice | Carl Allen snags the defensive board | 59-52 |
| 04:24 | Rice | Dale Chewning hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Steve Thomas | 61-52 |
| 04:11 | Houston | Victor Gardner is fouled on the floor by Steve Thomas - foul #3 on Steve Thomas, team foul #5 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Peter Jenkins (SG) Steve Thomas, Walter Scott | |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (PG), Eddie Wyatt (SG), Emory Timmons (SF), Dikembe Akimseu (PF), Jeff Johnston (C) Victor Gardner, Donald Giardina, Kevin Tyler, Alonzo Lee, Michael Johnson | |
| 03:45 | Houston | Peter Jenkins steals it from Emory Timmons | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Rice | Carl Allen misses the jumper from the baseline | 61-52 |
| 03:22 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu gets the rebound | 61-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Middlebrooks (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Peter Jenkins (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dale Chewning (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Carl Allen (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Venne (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Russell Schrader (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Eddie Wyatt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emory Timmons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Akimseu (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeff Johnston (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:01 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu is called for traveling | 61-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Walter Scott (SG), Howard Payne (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF) Gregory Middlebrooks, Peter Jenkins, Dale Chewning, Carl Allen | |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Donald Giardina (SG) Russell Schrader, Emory Timmons | |
| 02:39 | Rice | Steve Thomas clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 61-52 |
| 02:37 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jeff Johnston | 61-52 |
| 02:30 | Houston | Victor Gardner is hacked by Steve Thomas - foul #4 on Steve Thomas, team foul #6 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (SG), Dale Chewning (SF), Carl Allen (PF) Walter Scott, Howard Payne, Anthony Bachus | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Tyler (SF) Eddie Wyatt | |
| 02:24 | Houston | Kevin Tyler comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 61-52 |
| 02:23 | Rice | Joseph Venne gets the rebound | 61-52 |
| 01:59 | Rice | Peter Jenkins scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Steve Thomas | 63-52 |
| 01:41 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu misses long on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Steve Thomas - foul #5 on Steve Thomas, team foul #7 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks (PG), Walter Scott (SG), Howard Payne (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Steve Thomas, Peter Jenkins, Dale Chewning, Carl Allen, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (PG), Emory Timmons (SG), Alonzo Lee (SF), Michael Johnson (C) Victor Gardner, Donald Giardina, Kevin Tyler, Jeff Johnston | |
| 01:41 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 01:41 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu misses the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 01:41 | Rice | Anthony Bachus grabs the board | 63-53 |
| 01:35 | Rice | Howard Payne misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-53 |
| 01:33 | Houston | Alonzo Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 01:29 | Houston | Alonzo Lee knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Michael Johnson | 63-55 |
| 01:00 | Rice | Anthony Bachus drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Gregory Middlebrooks and he's fouled by Emory Timmons - foul #2 on Emory Timmons, team foul #7 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (PG) Dikembe Akimseu | |
| 01:00 | Rice | Anthony Bachus makes the free throw | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Houston | Walter Scott takes the ball from Eddie Wyatt | 66-55 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Walter Scott blows the layup | 66-55 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks gets the offensive rebound | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Rice | Anthony Bachus throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-55 |
| 00:15 | Houston | Alonzo Lee lays it up and in on a nice dish by Emory Timmons | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks is fouled in the backcourt by Eddie Wyatt - foul #2 on Eddie Wyatt, team foul #8 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Jenkins (SG), Carl Allen (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Walter Scott, Anthony Bachus, Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Donald Giardina (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Dikembe Akimseu (PF), Jeff Johnston (C) Russell Schrader, Eddie Wyatt, Emory Timmons, Alonzo Lee, Michael Johnson | |
| 00:12 | Rice | Gregory Middlebrooks misses the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:12 | Houston | The rebound goes to Donald Giardina | 66-57 |
| 00:06 | Houston | Donald Giardina knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Dikembe Akimseu | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Rice | Donald Giardina is called for the reach on Peter Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Giardina, team foul #9 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Walter Scott (SF), Anthony Bachus (PF) Howard Payne, Carl Allen | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:05 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Peter Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Donald Giardina comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 68-60 |