| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) SG - Edwin Veatch (fresh) SF - Jason Kent (fresh) PF - Clay Farnham (fresh) C - Casey Simpson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Richardson (fresh) SG - Harold Karr (fresh) SF - Terry Lewis (fresh) PF - Clinton Canaday (fresh) C - Pat Ray (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Casey Simpson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Rice | Edwin Veatch blows the layup but the foul's on Harold Karr - foul #1 on Harold Karr, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Rice | Edwin Veatch makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:44 | Rice | Edwin Veatch makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Houston | Clinton Canaday scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Philip Richardson | 2-2 |
| 19:19 | Rice | Casey Simpson lays it up and in set up by Duane Lawhorn and he's hacked by Clinton Canaday - foul #1 on Clinton Canaday, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 19:19 | Rice | Casey Simpson makes the free throw | 5-2 |
| 19:05 | Houston | Harold Karr misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 19:03 | Houston | Clinton Canaday can't tip it in | 5-2 |
| 19:02 | Houston | Pat Ray snags the offensive board | 5-2 |
| 18:40 | Houston | Terry Lewis comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-2 |
| 18:39 | Houston | Clinton Canaday pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:32 | Houston | Philip Richardson hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Harold Karr | 5-4 |
| 18:08 | Rice | Clay Farnham misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 18:06 | Rice | Clay Farnham grabs the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:49 | Rice | Clay Farnham's fadeaway is rejected by Clinton Canaday | 5-4 |
| 17:47 | Houston | The rebound goes to Harold Karr | 5-4 |
| 17:40 | Houston | Terry Lewis knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Pat Ray | 5-6 |
| 17:17 | Rice | Edwin Veatch's fadeaway is rejected by Clinton Canaday | 5-6 |
| 17:16 | Houston | Philip Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 17:03 | Houston | Edwin Veatch is called for the reach on Harold Karr - foul #1 on Edwin Veatch, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Granados (SF), Stephen Kile (PF), Stanley Cunningham (C) Jason Kent, Clay Farnham, Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:49 | Houston | Harold Karr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-6 |
| 16:20 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn connects on the floater from close range and he's fouled by Philip Richardson - foul #1 on Philip Richardson, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (SG) Edwin Veatch | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:20 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn makes the free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:06 | Houston | Pat Ray can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Stanley Cunningham - foul #1 on Stanley Cunningham, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Kent (SF) Duane Lawhorn | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:06 | Houston | Pat Ray makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:06 | Houston | Pat Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:58 | Rice | Kristopher Mire misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 15:57 | Houston | Terry Lewis grabs the board | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kristopher Mire (fresh) SG - Michael Granados (fresh) SF - Jason Kent (fresh) PF - Stephen Kile (fresh) C - Stanley Cunningham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Karr (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terry Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clinton Canaday (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Pat Ray (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Houston | Harold Karr is hacked by Michael Granados - foul #1 on Michael Granados, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Rice | Clay Farnham (PF) Stanley Cunningham | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 15:32 | Houston | Harold Karr hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Philip Richardson | 8-11 |
| 15:23 | Rice | Jason Kent misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 15:22 | Rice | Clay Farnham tips it home | 10-11 |
| 15:17 | Houston | Terry Lewis double dribbles | 10-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (SG), Casey Simpson (C) Michael Granados, Stephen Kile | |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Wood (SF) Terry Lewis | |
| 15:02 | Rice | Edwin Veatch is hacked by Philip Richardson - foul #2 on Philip Richardson, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG) Kristopher Mire | |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Cole (PG), Michael Harrison (C) Philip Richardson, Pat Ray | |
| 14:46 | Rice | Edward Cole is called for the reach on Jason Kent - foul #1 on Edward Cole, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Floyd Fikes (SG), Timothy Gallaher (C) Harold Karr, Clinton Canaday | |
| 14:35 | Rice | Edwin Veatch misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 14:33 | Houston | Edward Cole pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| 14:22 | Houston | Henry Wood can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-11 |
| 14:20 | Houston | Floyd Fikes pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 14:15 | Houston | Henry Wood can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-11 |
| 14:13 | Rice | The rebound goes to Clay Farnham | 10-11 |
| 13:44 | Rice | Timothy Gallaher steals it from Clay Farnham | 10-11 |
| 13:35 | Houston | Henry Wood knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Edward Cole | 10-14 |
| 13:14 | Rice | Casey Simpson is called for traveling | 10-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (SG), Michael Granados (SF), Stephen Kile (PF), Stanley Cunningham (C) Edwin Veatch, Jason Kent, Clay Farnham, Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Karr (SG), Terry Lewis (SF), Clinton Canaday (PF), Pat Ray (C) Edward Cole, Floyd Fikes, Michael Harrison, Timothy Gallaher | |
| 13:02 | Houston | Harold Karr drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Henry Wood | 10-17 |
| 12:47 | Rice | Stephen Kile connects on the turnaround near the basket | 12-17 |
| 12:40 | Houston | Henry Wood misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 12-17 |
| 12:39 | Rice | Stephen Kile gets the rebound | 12-17 |
| 12:11 | Rice | Kristopher Mire misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 12-17 |
| 12:09 | Houston | Henry Wood snags the defensive board | 12-17 |
| 12:00 | Houston | Clinton Canaday knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Henry Wood and he's fouled by Kristopher Mire - foul #1 on Kristopher Mire, team foul #4 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (SG) Duane Lawhorn | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 12:00 | Houston | Clinton Canaday makes the free throw | 12-20 |
| 11:37 | Rice | Kristopher Mire misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-20 |
| 11:35 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley Cunningham | 12-20 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kristopher Mire (fresh) SG - Edwin Veatch (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Granados (fresh) PF - Stephen Kile (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stanley Cunningham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Henry Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Karr (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clinton Canaday (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Pat Ray (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Rice | The jumper by Michael Granados is denied by Pat Ray | 12-20 |
| 11:24 | Houston | Clinton Canaday pulls down the rebound | 12-20 |
| 11:12 | Houston | Pat Ray lays it in | 12-22 |
| 10:47 | Rice | Michael Granados's fadeaway is rejected by Clinton Canaday | 12-22 |
| 10:46 | Houston | The rebound goes to Henry Wood | 12-22 |
| 10:40 | Houston | Clinton Canaday misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Stephen Kile - foul #1 on Stephen Kile, team foul #5 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Jason Kent (SF), Clay Farnham (PF), Casey Simpson (C) Kristopher Mire, Michael Granados, Stephen Kile, Stanley Cunningham | |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Cole (PG) Henry Wood | |
| 10:40 | Houston | Clinton Canaday makes the 1st free throw | 12-23 |
| 10:40 | Houston | Clinton Canaday makes the 2nd free throw | 12-24 |
| 10:23 | Rice | Harold Karr takes the ball from Clay Farnham | 12-24 |
| 10:20 | Houston | Clinton Canaday hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Harold Karr | 12-26 |
| 10:02 | Rice | Casey Simpson blows the layup | 12-26 |
| 10:00 | Rice | Jason Kent tips it but misses | 12-26 |
| 09:59 | Houston | The rebound goes to Harold Karr | 12-26 |
| 09:55 | Houston | Edward Cole throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-26 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Harrison (SF), Timothy Gallaher (C) Terry Lewis, Pat Ray | |
| 09:39 | Rice | Edwin Veatch makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 14-26 |
| 09:31 | Houston | Clinton Canaday's fadeaway is rejected by Casey Simpson | 14-26 |
| 09:30 | Rice | Casey Simpson gets the rebound | 14-26 |
| 09:13 | Rice | Jason Kent hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 14-26 |
| 09:11 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher snags the defensive board | 14-26 |
| 08:45 | Houston | Harold Karr comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 14-26 |
| 08:43 | Rice | Jason Kent snags the defensive board | 14-26 |
| 08:24 | Rice | Clay Farnham can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Harold Karr - foul #2 on Harold Karr, team foul #6 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Granados (SG), Stephen Kile (C) Edwin Veatch, Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Wood (PG), Floyd Fikes (SG), Terry Lewis (SF), Pat Ray (C) Edward Cole, Harold Karr, Clinton Canaday, Timothy Gallaher | |
| 08:24 | Rice | Clay Farnham makes the 1st free throw | 15-26 |
| 08:24 | Rice | Clay Farnham makes the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 08:09 | Houston | Michael Granados takes the ball from Pat Ray | 16-26 |
| 07:59 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 16-26 |
| 07:58 | Rice | Jason Kent tips it home | 18-26 |
| 07:44 | Houston | Terry Lewis buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Floyd Fikes | 18-29 |
| 07:35 | Rice | Michael Granados throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (PG), Harold Barnes (SF), Stanley Cunningham (C) Duane Lawhorn, Jason Kent, Clay Farnham | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kristopher Mire (fresh) SG - Michael Granados (fresh) SF - Harold Barnes (fresh) PF - Stephen Kile (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stanley Cunningham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Henry Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Floyd Fikes (fresh) SF - Terry Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Harrison (fresh) C - Pat Ray (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:11 | Houston | Henry Wood is called for traveling | 18-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Casey Simpson (C) Harold Barnes | |
| Subs | Houston | Timothy Gallaher (PF) Michael Harrison | |
| 07:01 | Rice | Michael Granados drills a jumper in the paint | 20-29 |
| 06:48 | Houston | Casey Simpson steps in front of the Floyd Fikes pass | 20-29 |
| 06:31 | Rice | Casey Simpson makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Stephen Kile | 23-29 |
| 06:11 | Houston | Terry Lewis misses the 3 from the right wing | 23-29 |
| 06:09 | Rice | The rebound goes to Stanley Cunningham | 23-29 |
| 06:04 | Rice | Michael Granados is hacked by Floyd Fikes - foul #1 on Floyd Fikes, team foul #7 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Jason Kent (SF), Clay Farnham (PF) Kristopher Mire, Stephen Kile, Stanley Cunningham | |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Cole (PG), Clinton Canaday (PF) Floyd Fikes, Timothy Gallaher | |
| 06:04 | Rice | Michael Granados makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 06:04 | Rice | Michael Granados makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 05:46 | Houston | Henry Wood scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Clinton Canaday | 25-32 |
| 05:31 | Rice | Michael Granados is called for a backcourt violation | 25-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (SG), Stanley Cunningham (C) Michael Granados, Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Harrison (SF), Timothy Gallaher (C) Terry Lewis, Pat Ray | |
| 05:14 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher blows the layup but the foul's on Edwin Veatch - foul #2 on Edwin Veatch, team foul #6 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (SG) Edwin Veatch | |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Benedetti (PG) Henry Wood | |
| 05:14 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher misses the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 05:14 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher misses the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 05:14 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham gets the rebound | 25-32 |
| 04:59 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn is whistled for traveling | 25-32 |
| 04:46 | Houston | Clinton Canaday misses the jump hook near the basket | 25-32 |
| 04:44 | Rice | Clay Farnham gets the rebound | 25-32 |
| 04:23 | Rice | Edward Cole is called for the reach on Jason Kent - foul #2 on Edward Cole, team foul #8 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Kile (PF) Clay Farnham | |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Wood (PG), Floyd Fikes (SG), Pat Ray (C) Christopher Benedetti, Edward Cole, Timothy Gallaher | |
| 04:23 | Rice | Jason Kent makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 04:23 | Rice | Jason Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 04:20 | Houston | Duane Lawhorn steals it from Henry Wood in the backcourt | 27-32 |
| 04:08 | Rice | Michael Harrison steps in front of the Stanley Cunningham pass | 27-32 |
| 03:51 | Houston | Michael Harrison misses the dunk but he's hacked by Stanley Cunningham - foul #2 on Stanley Cunningham, team foul #7 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (SG), Michael Granados (SF), Casey Simpson (C) Kristopher Mire, Jason Kent, Stanley Cunningham | |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Richardson (PG), Harold Karr (SG), Terry Lewis (SF) Henry Wood, Floyd Fikes, Clinton Canaday | |
| 03:51 | Houston | Michael Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 03:51 | Houston | Michael Harrison misses the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 03:51 | Rice | Stephen Kile pulls down the rebound | 27-33 |
| 03:41 | Rice | Pat Ray blocks the short jumper by Casey Simpson | 27-33 |
| 03:40 | Houston | The rebound goes to Terry Lewis | 27-33 |
| 03:23 | Houston | Philip Richardson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Michael Granados - foul #2 on Michael Granados, team foul #8 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (PG) Duane Lawhorn | |
| Subs | Houston | Clinton Canaday (PF) Michael Harrison | |
| 03:23 | Houston | Philip Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 03:23 | Houston | Philip Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 03:23 | Houston | Terry Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 27-34 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kristopher Mire (fresh) SG - Edwin Veatch (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Granados (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stephen Kile (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Casey Simpson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Karr (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clinton Canaday (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Pat Ray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:09 | Houston | Philip Richardson drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Terry Lewis and he's hacked by Kristopher Mire - foul #2 on Kristopher Mire, team foul #9 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Clay Farnham (PF) Stephen Kile | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 03:09 | Houston | Philip Richardson misses the free throw | 27-36 |
| 03:09 | Rice | Casey Simpson snags the defensive board | 27-36 |
| 02:48 | Rice | Casey Simpson's floater is tipped away by Terry Lewis | 27-36 |
| 02:47 | Houston | Harold Karr gets the rebound | 27-36 |
| 02:32 | Houston | Philip Richardson misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Kristopher Mire - foul #3 on Kristopher Mire, team foul #10 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Jason Kent (SF), Stanley Cunningham (C) Kristopher Mire, Michael Granados, Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:32 | Houston | Philip Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 02:32 | Houston | Philip Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 02:14 | Rice | Philip Richardson picks off the pass by Jason Kent | 27-38 |
| 02:03 | Houston | Clinton Canaday's pass is intercepted by Duane Lawhorn | 27-38 |
| 01:48 | Rice | Philip Richardson is called for the reach on Clay Farnham - foul #3 on Philip Richardson, team foul #9 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Kile (C) Stanley Cunningham | |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Cole (PG), Henry Wood (SF), Michael Harrison (C) Philip Richardson, Terry Lewis, Pat Ray | |
| 01:48 | Rice | Clay Farnham makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 01:48 | Rice | Clay Farnham makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 01:29 | Houston | Harold Karr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-38 |
| 01:27 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Cole | 29-38 |
| 01:18 | Houston | A charge is called on Clinton Canaday - foul #2 on Clinton Canaday, team foul #10 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Casey Simpson (C) Clay Farnham | |
| Subs | Houston | Timothy Gallaher (C) Clinton Canaday | |
| 01:03 | Rice | Casey Simpson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-38 |
| 01:02 | Houston | Edward Cole gets the rebound | 29-38 |
| 00:46 | Houston | Edward Cole connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Harold Karr | 29-41 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Stephen Kile banks in the layup on a great pass from Duane Lawhorn | 31-41 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Harold Karr misses short on a 3 from straight away | 31-41 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Edwin Veatch grabs the defensive rebound | 31-41 |