| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Bates (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Maddocks (fresh) 2 blk. C - Arthur Matson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Tully (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Gross (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) C - John Luce (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Timothy Bates inbounds the ball | 11-26 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | Rice | Arthur Matson connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jason Avent | 14-26 |
| 19:17 | Houston | Frank Tully drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Luce | 14-29 |
| 19:13 | Rice | Jason Avent knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Timothy Bates | 16-29 |
| 18:44 | Houston | Frank Tully misses the shot in the lane | 16-29 |
| 18:43 | Houston | Joshua Gross tips it back up and in | 16-31 |
| 18:21 | Rice | Arthur Matson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 16-31 |
| 18:20 | Houston | Lawrence Goings grabs the board | 16-31 |
| 17:54 | Houston | John Luce clanks a jump hook in the paint | 16-31 |
| 17:53 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Maddocks | 16-31 |
| 17:35 | Rice | Jason Avent's pass is intercepted by Fyodor Zerphey | 16-31 |
| 17:08 | Houston | Jason Avent is called for the reach on Frank Tully - foul #1 on Jason Avent, team foul #1 | 16-31 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Erickson (C) John Luce | |
| 16:45 | Houston | Frank Tully connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joshua Gross | 16-33 |
| 16:30 | Rice | Timothy Bates clanks a shot from the left wing | 16-33 |
| 16:29 | Houston | Joshua Gross gets the rebound | 16-33 |
| 16:12 | Houston | Frank Tully comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-33 |
| 16:10 | Rice | Richard Maddocks snags the defensive board | 16-33 |
| 15:49 | Rice | Richard Maddocks can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 16-33 |
| 15:47 | Houston | Joshua Gross snags the defensive board | 16-33 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Bates (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Maddocks (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Matson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Tully (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Gross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fairly fresh) C - Paul Erickson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Houston | Frank Tully can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 16-33 |
| 15:39 | Rice | Arthur Matson grabs the defensive rebound | 16-33 |
| 15:20 | Rice | Timothy Bates connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 18-33 |
| 14:53 | Houston | Frank Tully misses long on a jumper from the left side | 18-33 |
| 14:51 | Rice | The rebound goes to Timothy Bates | 18-33 |
| 14:35 | Rice | Arthur Matson drills a driving attempt from close range | 20-33 |
| 14:09 | Houston | Lawrence Goings knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Frank Tully | 20-36 |
| 14:00 | Rice | Timothy Bates makes the floater from the right wing | 22-36 |
| 13:31 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey clanks a floater from the left side | 22-36 |
| 13:30 | Houston | Paul Erickson hits the follow up shot | 22-38 |
| 13:12 | Rice | Michael Jenkins can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 22-38 |
| 13:10 | Houston | The rebound goes to Fyodor Zerphey | 22-38 |
| 12:43 | Houston | Lawrence Goings's pass is intercepted by Michael Jenkins | 22-38 |
| 12:33 | Rice | Timothy Bates travels with the ball | 22-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (PG), Alfred Moore (SG), James Stamps (SF), Keith Queen (PF), Richard Petrus (C) Jason Avent, Michael Jenkins, Timothy Bates, Richard Maddocks, Arthur Matson | |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG), Peter Fierro (SG), David Smith (PF), John Luce (C) Frank Tully, Lawrence Goings, Fyodor Zerphey, Paul Erickson | |
| 12:06 | Houston | Peter Fierro connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by John Luce | 22-41 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 12:02 | Rice | James Stamps loses the dribble to David Smith | 22-41 |
| 11:33 | Houston | Keith Queen steps in front of the Joshua Gross pass | 22-41 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Fox (fresh) SG - Alfred Moore (fresh) SF - James Stamps (fresh) PF - Keith Queen (fresh) C - Richard Petrus (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Curto (fresh) SG - Peter Fierro (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joshua Gross (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Smith (fresh) C - John Luce (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Rice | Richard Petrus hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 22-41 |
| 11:22 | Houston | David Smith pulls down the rebound | 22-41 |
| 11:00 | Houston | Peter Fierro comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Alfred Moore - foul #1 on Alfred Moore, team foul #2 | 22-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (SG) Alfred Moore | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Goings (SF) Joshua Gross | |
| 11:00 | Houston | Peter Fierro misses the 1st free throw | 22-41 |
| 11:00 | Houston | Peter Fierro misses the 2nd free throw | 22-41 |
| 11:00 | Rice | Richard Petrus grabs the defensive rebound | 22-41 |
| 10:46 | Rice | David Smith blocks the short jumper by James Stamps | 22-41 |
| 10:45 | Rice | Michael Jenkins tips it in | 24-41 |
| 10:17 | Houston | William Curto buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by David Smith | 24-43 |
| 10:06 | Rice | Michael Jenkins connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Fox | 27-43 |
| 09:44 | Houston | Peter Fierro's pass is intercepted by Richard Petrus | 27-43 |
| 09:30 | Rice | Michael Jenkins is whistled for traveling | 27-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Avent (PG), Timothy Bates (SF), Richard Maddocks (PF), Arthur Matson (C) Donald Fox, James Stamps, Keith Queen, Richard Petrus | |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Tully (PG), Fyodor Zerphey (PF), Paul Erickson (C) William Curto, Peter Fierro, John Luce | |
| 09:13 | Houston | Paul Erickson lays it up and in on a great pass from Frank Tully | 27-45 |
| 08:56 | Rice | Timothy Bates loses the ball out of bounds | 27-45 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Gross (SF) David Smith | |
| 08:33 | Houston | Frank Tully scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Fyodor Zerphey | 27-47 |
| 08:25 | Rice | Timothy Bates misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-47 |
| 08:23 | Rice | Arthur Matson hits the follow up shot | 29-47 |
| 08:03 | Houston | Lawrence Goings can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-47 |
| 08:01 | Rice | Richard Maddocks grabs the defensive rebound | 29-47 |
| 07:57 | Rice | Frank Tully steals it from Timothy Bates | 29-47 |
| 07:52 | Houston | Frank Tully blows the layup | 29-47 |
| 07:51 | Rice | Arthur Matson grabs the board | 29-47 |
| 07:34 | Rice | Timothy Bates misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-47 |
| 07:33 | Rice | Arthur Matson gets the offensive rebound | 29-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Jenkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Bates (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Maddocks (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Matson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Tully (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Gross (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Erickson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Rice | Michael Jenkins misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-47 |
| 07:25 | Houston | Paul Erickson grabs the board | 29-47 |
| 07:03 | Houston | Paul Erickson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 29-47 |
| 07:01 | Houston | Paul Erickson hits the follow up shot | 29-49 |
| 06:45 | Rice | Richard Maddocks makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Bates | 31-49 |
| 06:26 | Houston | Paul Erickson double dribbles | 31-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (PG), Alfred Moore (SG), James Stamps (SF), Keith Queen (PF), Richard Petrus (C) Jason Avent, Michael Jenkins, Timothy Bates, Richard Maddocks, Arthur Matson | |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG), Peter Fierro (SG), David Smith (SF) Frank Tully, Lawrence Goings, Joshua Gross | |
| 06:11 | Rice | Richard Petrus can't finish the layup but the foul's on Paul Erickson - foul #2 on Paul Erickson, team foul #1 | 31-49 |
| 06:11 | Rice | Richard Petrus misses the 1st free throw | 31-49 |
| 06:11 | Rice | Richard Petrus makes the 2nd free throw | 32-49 |
| 05:48 | Houston | David Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-49 |
| 05:46 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey misses the tip | 32-49 |
| 05:44 | Rice | Alfred Moore pulls down the rebound | 32-49 |
| 05:37 | Rice | Keith Queen scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Alfred Moore | 34-49 |
| 05:20 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey lays it up and in on a great pass from William Curto and the foul's on Keith Queen - foul #1 on Keith Queen, team foul #3 | 34-51 |
| 05:20 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey makes the free throw | 34-52 |
| 04:54 | Rice | Richard Petrus clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-52 |
| 04:52 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Queen | 34-52 |
| 04:44 | Rice | James Stamps scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Donald Fox and he's hacked by Fyodor Zerphey - foul #1 on Fyodor Zerphey, team foul #2 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Goings (SF) Fyodor Zerphey | |
| 04:44 | Rice | James Stamps makes the free throw | 37-52 |
| 04:35 | Houston | David Smith travels with the ball | 37-52 |
| 04:20 | Rice | Alfred Moore hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Donald Fox | 40-52 |
| 04:20 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Avent (PG), Michael Jenkins (SG), Timothy Bates (SF), Richard Maddocks (PF), Arthur Matson (C) Donald Fox, Alfred Moore, James Stamps, Keith Queen, Richard Petrus | |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Tully (PG), Fyodor Zerphey (PF), John Luce (C) William Curto, Peter Fierro, Paul Erickson | |
| 04:02 | Houston | David Smith double dribbles | 40-52 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:54 | Rice | Michael Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-52 |
| 03:53 | Rice | Richard Maddocks grabs the offensive board | 40-52 |
| 03:45 | Rice | Michael Jenkins buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Houston | David Smith hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Frank Tully | 42-54 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Bates (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Maddocks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Matson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Tully (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Luce (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Rice | Jason Avent is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 42-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (PG), Alfred Moore (SG), James Stamps (SF), Keith Queen (PF), Richard Petrus (C) Jason Avent, Michael Jenkins, Timothy Bates, Richard Maddocks, Arthur Matson | |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG), Peter Fierro (SG), Paul Erickson (C) Frank Tully, Lawrence Goings, John Luce | |
| 03:02 | Houston | Paul Erickson scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by William Curto and he's fouled by Keith Queen - foul #2 on Keith Queen, team foul #4 | 42-56 |
| 03:02 | Houston | Paul Erickson makes the free throw | 42-57 |
| 02:45 | Rice | Richard Petrus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-57 |
| 02:23 | Houston | William Curto comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-57 |
| 02:21 | Rice | Richard Petrus grabs the board | 42-57 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Richard Petrus comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 42-57 |
| 02:09 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey gets the rebound | 42-57 |
| 02:03 | Houston | Alfred Moore takes the ball from William Curto | 42-57 |
| 01:55 | Rice | Richard Petrus hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Donald Fox | 45-57 |
| 01:27 | Houston | David Smith drills a fadeaway from the right block | 45-59 |
| 01:11 | Rice | Keith Queen is whistled for traveling | 45-59 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Gross (SF) Fyodor Zerphey | |
| 00:55 | Houston | Peter Fierro is fouled on the floor by Richard Petrus - foul #1 on Richard Petrus, team foul #5 | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Houston | David Smith clanks a runner in the paint but he's fouled by James Stamps - foul #2 on James Stamps, team foul #6 | 45-59 |
| 00:31 | Houston | David Smith misses the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 00:31 | Houston | David Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 00:31 | Rice | Keith Queen pulls down the rebound | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Rice | James Stamps hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-59 |
| 00:26 | Houston | Joshua Gross snags the defensive board | 45-59 |
| 00:00 | Houston | William Curto runs out the clock | 45-59 |