| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steve Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Yevgeny Loszynski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Bachus (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Bourque (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jefferson Ono (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Victor Gardner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Hebert (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alonzo Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Akimseu (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Dunmire (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Alonzo Lee inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-33 |
| 19:33 | Rice | Anthony Bachus grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 19:28 | Rice | Steve Thomas knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Yevgeny Loszynski | 33-33 |
| 19:12 | Houston | Clarence Hebert can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 33-33 |
| 19:11 | Houston | Christopher Dunmire gets the offensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 18:55 | Houston | Alonzo Lee loses the dribble to Steve Thomas | 33-33 |
| 18:52 | Rice | Steve Thomas lays it in | 35-33 |
| 18:27 | Houston | Victor Gardner is fouled on the floor by Michael Bourque - foul #2 on Michael Bourque, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Miguel Garcia (SG), Robert Bartram (SF) Yevgeny Loszynski, Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 18:11 | Houston | Clarence Hebert hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Victor Gardner | 35-36 |
| 17:53 | Rice | Anthony Bachus clanks a jumper from the right side | 35-36 |
| 17:52 | Rice | Steve Thomas tips it but misses | 35-36 |
| 17:51 | Rice | Anthony Bachus gets the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Anthony Bachus misses the easy layup | 35-36 |
| 17:25 | Rice | Jefferson Ono misses the tip | 35-36 |
| 17:23 | Houston | Christopher Dunmire pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 17:19 | Houston | Clarence Hebert clanks a 3 from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 17:17 | Rice | Steve Thomas snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 16:58 | Rice | Christopher Dunmire takes the ball from Robert Bartram | 35-36 |
| 16:31 | Houston | Clarence Hebert hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Miguel Garcia - foul #4 on Miguel Garcia, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski (SG), Michael Bourque (PF) Steve Thomas, Anthony Bachus | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Johnson (PF), Michael Shipley (C) Dikembe Akimseu, Christopher Dunmire | |
| 16:31 | Houston | Clarence Hebert makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:31 | Houston | Clarence Hebert makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 16:10 | Rice | Jefferson Ono misses long on a floater in the lane | 35-38 |
| 16:08 | Houston | Alonzo Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 15:53 | Houston | Michael Johnson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-38 |
| 15:52 | Rice | Jefferson Ono pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Miguel Garcia (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Yevgeny Loszynski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Bartram (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Bourque (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jefferson Ono (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Victor Gardner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clarence Hebert (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alonzo Lee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Shipley (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski misses short on a shot near the basket | 35-38 |
| 15:27 | Houston | Michael Johnson gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 15:20 | Houston | Alonzo Lee hits the finger roll set up by Victor Gardner | 35-40 |
| 14:55 | Rice | Robert Bartram's pass is intercepted by Michael Johnson | 35-40 |
| 14:27 | Houston | Michael Shipley drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Michael Johnson | 35-43 |
| 14:00 | Rice | Jefferson Ono banks in the layup | 37-43 |
| 13:46 | Houston | Clarence Hebert clanks a 3 from the left corner | 37-43 |
| 13:45 | Houston | Michael Shipley tips it home | 37-45 |
| 13:27 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 37-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Steve Thomas (PG), Anthony Bachus (SF) Yevgeny Loszynski, Robert Bartram | |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (PG), Louis Vital (SG), Landon Zanchez (SF), Dikembe Akimseu (PF), Christopher Dunmire (C) Victor Gardner, Clarence Hebert, Alonzo Lee, Michael Johnson, Michael Shipley | |
| 13:13 | Houston | Louis Vital makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Russell Schrader | 37-48 |
| 13:01 | Rice | Anthony Bachus comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dikembe Akimseu - foul #3 on Dikembe Akimseu, team foul #1 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Bartram (SF) Miguel Garcia | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 13:01 | Rice | Anthony Bachus misses the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 13:01 | Rice | Anthony Bachus makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 12:45 | Houston | Russell Schrader knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Dikembe Akimseu | 38-51 |
| 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) | |
| 12:22 | Rice | Dikembe Akimseu steals it from Anthony Bachus | 38-51 |
| 12:14 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 38-51 |
| 12:12 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu grabs the offensive rebound | 38-51 |
| 11:57 | Houston | Russell Schrader misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-51 |
| 11:56 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu tips it back up and in | 38-53 |
| 11:43 | Rice | Robert Bartram is fouled on the floor by Louis Vital - foul #1 on Louis Vital, team foul #2 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Miguel Garcia (SG) Robert Bartram | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steve Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Miguel Garcia (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Anthony Bachus (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Bourque (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jefferson Ono (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Russell Schrader (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Vital (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Landon Zanchez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Akimseu (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Dunmire (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Rice | Anthony Bachus scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Jefferson Ono and he's fouled by Landon Zanchez - foul #1 on Landon Zanchez, team foul #3 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski (SG) Miguel Garcia | |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG) Louis Vital | |
| 11:25 | Rice | Anthony Bachus makes the free throw | 41-53 |
| 11:10 | Houston | Michael Bourque swats the short shot by Landon Zanchez | 41-53 |
| 11:08 | Houston | Christopher Dunmire tips it back up and in | 41-55 |
| 10:54 | Rice | Jefferson Ono connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Anthony Bachus and the foul's on Landon Zanchez - foul #2 on Landon Zanchez, team foul #4 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Miguel Garcia (SG) Yevgeny Loszynski | |
| Subs | Houston | Alonzo Lee (SF) Landon Zanchez | |
| 10:54 | Rice | Jefferson Ono makes the free throw | 44-55 |
| 10:40 | Houston | Alonzo Lee blows the layup but he's hacked by Anthony Bachus - foul #2 on Anthony Bachus, team foul #3 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Johnson (C) Christopher Dunmire | |
| 10:40 | Houston | Alonzo Lee makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 10:40 | Houston | Alonzo Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 10:19 | Rice | Alonzo Lee steals the ball from Michael Bourque | 44-57 |
| 10:09 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu jams it on a great pass from Alonzo Lee | 44-59 |
| 09:49 | Rice | Michael Johnson denies the turnaround by Jefferson Ono | 44-59 |
| 09:48 | Houston | Michael Johnson pulls down the rebound | 44-59 |
| 09:44 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski (SG), Robert Bartram (SF) Miguel Garcia, Jefferson Ono | |
| Subs | Houston | Clarence Hebert (SG), Michael Shipley (C) Russell Schrader, Dikembe Akimseu | |
| 09:30 | Rice | Anthony Bachus hits the finger roll on a great pass from Steve Thomas | 46-59 |
| 09:13 | Houston | Victor Gardner comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Anthony Bachus - foul #3 on Anthony Bachus, team foul #4 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Miguel Garcia (SG), Jefferson Ono (C) Yevgeny Loszynski, Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Dunmire (C) Michael Shipley | |
| 09:13 | Houston | Victor Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 09:13 | Houston | Victor Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| 08:51 | Rice | Jefferson Ono knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Steve Thomas | 48-61 |
| 08:24 | Houston | Miguel Garcia is called for the reach on Clarence Hebert - foul #5 on Miguel Garcia, team foul #5 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski (SG), Michael Bourque (PF) Miguel Garcia, Robert Bartram | |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (PG) Victor Gardner | |
| 08:04 | Houston | Jefferson Ono swats the short shot by Alonzo Lee | 48-61 |
| 08:03 | Rice | Jefferson Ono snags the defensive board | 48-61 |
| 07:43 | Rice | Anthony Bachus connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Steve Thomas | 50-61 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steve Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Yevgeny Loszynski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Bachus (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Bourque (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jefferson Ono (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Russell Schrader (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Hebert (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alonzo Lee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Dunmire (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:23 | Houston | Alonzo Lee makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Russell Schrader | 50-63 |
| 07:07 | Rice | Michael Bourque connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Steve Thomas | 52-63 |
| 06:49 | Houston | Alonzo Lee scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Russell Schrader | 52-65 |
| 06:34 | Rice | Michael Bourque knocks in the floater from the right wing | 54-65 |
| 06:19 | Houston | Alonzo Lee misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Michael Bourque - foul #3 on Michael Bourque, team foul #6 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Bartram (SF) Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Dikembe Akimseu (PF), Michael Shipley (C) Clarence Hebert, Michael Johnson, Christopher Dunmire | |
| 06:19 | Houston | Alonzo Lee misses the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 06:19 | Houston | Alonzo Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 05:50 | Rice | Russell Schrader takes the ball from Anthony Bachus | 54-66 |
| 05:41 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 54-66 |
| 05:39 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jefferson Ono | 54-66 |
| 05:24 | Rice | Jefferson Ono can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Victor Gardner - foul #2 on Victor Gardner, team foul #5 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Bourque (C) Yevgeny Loszynski | |
| Subs | Houston | Landon Zanchez (SF) Alonzo Lee | |
| 05:24 | Rice | Jefferson Ono makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 05:24 | Rice | Jefferson Ono makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 05:10 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski (SG) Jefferson Ono | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 04:55 | Rice | Anthony Bachus makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 58-66 |
| 04:35 | Houston | Landon Zanchez knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Dikembe Akimseu | 58-68 |
| 04:17 | Rice | Robert Bartram is fouled on the floor by Landon Zanchez - foul #3 on Landon Zanchez, team foul #6 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Jefferson Ono (C) Anthony Bachus | |
| Subs | Houston | Clarence Hebert (SG), Michael Johnson (C) Russell Schrader, Michael Shipley | |
| 04:09 | Rice | Dikembe Akimseu blocks the short jumper by Jefferson Ono | 58-68 |
| 04:07 | Houston | Clarence Hebert grabs the defensive rebound | 58-68 |
| 03:52 | Houston | Clarence Hebert is hacked by Yevgeny Loszynski - foul #2 on Yevgeny Loszynski, team foul #7 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony Bachus (PF) Michael Bourque | |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Dunmire (C) Michael Johnson | |
| 03:52 | Houston | Clarence Hebert makes the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 03:52 | Houston | Clarence Hebert makes the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Rice | Robert Bartram misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-70 |
| 03:33 | Rice | Anthony Bachus grabs the offensive rebound | 58-70 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steve Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Yevgeny Loszynski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Bartram (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Bachus (tiring) 18 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Jefferson Ono (tiring) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Victor Gardner (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clarence Hebert (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Landon Zanchez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Akimseu (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Dunmire (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:19 | Rice | Robert Bartram is fouled on the floor by Clarence Hebert - foul #2 on Clarence Hebert, team foul #7 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Bourque (PF) Yevgeny Loszynski | |
| Subs | Houston | Alonzo Lee (SF), Michael Johnson (PF) Landon Zanchez, Dikembe Akimseu | |
| 03:19 | Rice | Robert Bartram makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 03:19 | Rice | Robert Bartram makes the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 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) | |
| 02:52 | Houston | Alonzo Lee misses the runner from close range | 60-70 |
| 02:51 | Rice | Michael Bourque grabs the board | 60-70 |
| 02:29 | Rice | Jefferson Ono can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 60-70 |
| 02:27 | Houston | Alonzo Lee snags the defensive board | 60-70 |
| 02:06 | Houston | Christopher Dunmire hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-70 |
| 02:04 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Bourque | 60-70 |
| 01:53 | Rice | Michael Bourque comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Johnson - foul #1 on Michael Johnson, team foul #8 | 60-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski (SG) Robert Bartram | |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (PG), Louis Vital (SG), Landon Zanchez (SF), Michael Shipley (C) Victor Gardner, Clarence Hebert, Alonzo Lee, Christopher Dunmire | |
| 01:53 | Rice | Michael Bourque makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 01:53 | Rice | Michael Bourque makes the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| 01:51 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-70 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Clarence Hebert (SG), Alonzo Lee (SF), Dikembe Akimseu (PF), Christopher Dunmire (C) Russell Schrader, Louis Vital, Landon Zanchez, Michael Johnson, Michael Shipley | |
| 01:35 | Houston | Clarence Hebert comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 62-70 |
| 01:33 | Rice | Michael Bourque grabs the board | 62-70 |
| 01:19 | Rice | Anthony Bachus can't finish the layup | 62-70 |
| 01:18 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu gets the rebound | 62-70 |
| 01:00 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 62-70 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Michael Bourque grabs the board | 62-70 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Rice | Jefferson Ono is hacked by Christopher Dunmire - foul #2 on Christopher Dunmire, team foul #9 | 62-70 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Jefferson Ono misses the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 00:52 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu snags the defensive board | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu is fouled in the backcourt by Yevgeny Loszynski - foul #3 on Yevgeny Loszynski, team foul #8 | 62-70 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Vital (SG) Clarence Hebert | |
| 00:51 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:51 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Anthony Bachus blows the layup but he's hacked by Alonzo Lee - foul #3 on Alonzo Lee, team foul #10 | 62-72 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (PG), Landon Zanchez (SF), Michael Johnson (PF), Michael Shipley (C) Victor Gardner, Alonzo Lee, Dikembe Akimseu, Christopher Dunmire | |
| 00:45 | Rice | Anthony Bachus makes the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Anthony Bachus misses the 2nd free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:45 | Houston | Michael Johnson gets the rebound | 63-72 |
| 00:45 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-72 |
| 00:42 | Houston | Yevgeny Loszynski is called for the reach on Louis Vital in the backcourt - foul #4 on Yevgeny Loszynski, team foul #9 | 63-72 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Alonzo Lee (SF), Dikembe Akimseu (PF), Christopher Dunmire (C) Russell Schrader, Landon Zanchez, Michael Johnson, Michael Shipley | |
| 00:42 | Houston | Louis Vital misses the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Michael Bourque snags the defensive board | 63-72 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Steve Thomas comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-72 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Jefferson Ono pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-72 |
| 00:31 | Rice | Steve Thomas can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-72 |
| 00:30 | Houston | Alonzo Lee pulls down the rebound | 63-72 |
| 00:29 | Houston | Alonzo Lee is hacked by Yevgeny Loszynski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Yevgeny Loszynski, team foul #10 | 63-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Bartram (SG) Yevgeny Loszynski | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:29 | Houston | Alonzo Lee makes the 1st free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:29 | Houston | Alonzo Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Robert Bartram clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 63-74 |
| 00:19 | Houston | Victor Gardner snags the defensive board | 63-74 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Victor Gardner runs out the clock | 63-74 |