| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Chris Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Todd Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Phair (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Todd Brown inbounds the ball | 27-35 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Houston | James Phair is called for a charge - foul #2 on James Phair, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| 19:23 | Rice | John Jones lays it up and in | 29-35 |
| 19:08 | Houston | Todd Brown is hacked by Richard Greenwalt - foul #2 on Richard Greenwalt, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| 18:52 | Houston | John Raczynski is hacked by Nicholas Phillips - foul #2 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| 18:33 | Houston | Robert Wilson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-35 |
| 18:32 | Rice | Gary Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 18:10 | Rice | Chris Campbell is called for traveling | 29-35 |
| 17:53 | Houston | William Yard buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-37 |
| 17:34 | Rice | John Jones lays it in set up by Richard Greenwalt and the foul's on John Raczynski - foul #1 on John Raczynski, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| 17:34 | Rice | John Jones makes the free throw | 32-37 |
| 17:31 | Houston | Richard Greenwalt steps in front of the William Yard pass in the backcourt | 32-37 |
| 17:20 | Rice | John Jones drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Greenwalt | 34-37 |
| 17:01 | Houston | John Raczynski loses the ball out of bounds | 34-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Wall (PG), Paul Polston (SF), Joseph Horn (C) Richard Greenwalt, Gary Ferguson, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw (SF), Billy Killeen (PF), Steven Crouse (C) Todd Brown, Robert Wilson, James Phair | |
| 16:48 | Rice | Manuel Wall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-37 |
| 16:46 | Houston | The rebound goes to Steven Crouse | 34-37 |
| 16:29 | Houston | John Raczynski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Nicholas Phillips - foul #3 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (PG), Matthew Nickols (C) Nicholas Phillips, John Jones | |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (PG) William Yard | |
| 16:29 | Houston | John Raczynski makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 16:29 | Houston | John Raczynski misses the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 16:29 | Rice | Joseph Horn grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 16:04 | Rice | Steven Crouse denies the turnaround by Paul Polston | 34-38 |
| 16:03 | Houston | Steven Crouse grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 15:43 | Houston | John Raczynski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 15:41 | Rice | Eric Lam gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Eric Lam (fresh) SG - Manuel Wall (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Paul Polston (fresh) PF - Joseph Horn (fresh) 4 reb. C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Pennington (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Raczynski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Rakestraw (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Billy Killeen (fresh) 8 pts. C - Steven Crouse (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Rice | Eric Lam scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Manuel Wall | 37-38 |
| 15:15 | Houston | John Raczynski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 15:14 | Houston | Billy Killeen grabs the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 14:58 | Houston | Billy Killeen misses the lay-in | 37-38 |
| 14:57 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Crouse | 37-38 |
| 14:41 | Houston | Billy Killeen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Nicholas Phillips (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), John Jones (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Eric Lam, Manuel Wall, Paul Polston, Joseph Horn, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), Todd Brown (SF), Chad Gardner (PF), James Phair (C) David Pennington, John Raczynski, Kevin Rakestraw, Steven Crouse | |
| 14:21 | Rice | Dennis David misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 14:19 | Rice | Chris Campbell pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 14:05 | Rice | John Jones jams it on a nice dish by Nicholas Phillips | 39-38 |
| 13:45 | Houston | Billy Killeen drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by William Yard | 39-40 |
| 13:29 | Rice | Dennis David is fouled on the floor by James Phair - foul #3 on James Phair, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (SG) Billy Killeen | |
| 13:16 | Rice | James Phair is called for the reach on Nicholas Phillips - foul #4 on James Phair, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Wilson (C) James Phair | |
| 12:58 | Rice | Robert Wilson is called for the reach on Nicholas Phillips - foul #1 on Robert Wilson, team foul #5 | 39-40 |
| 12:43 | Rice | Gary Ferguson is fouled on the floor by William Yard - foul #1 on William Yard, team foul #6 | 39-40 |
| 12:26 | Rice | Gary Ferguson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | John Raczynski (SG) David Pennington | |
| 11:57 | Houston | Todd Brown misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Jones - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| 11:57 | Houston | Todd Brown makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 11:57 | Houston | Todd Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 11:39 | Rice | Gary Ferguson throws it down on a nice dish by John Jones | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. C - Chris Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Todd Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad Gardner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Houston | Todd Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 11:12 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 10:57 | Rice | John Jones makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Dennis David | 44-42 |
| 10:45 | Houston | Robert Wilson hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by William Yard and the foul's on Chris Campbell - foul #1 on Chris Campbell, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Manuel Wall (SF), Paul Polston (PF), Joseph Horn (C) Dennis David, Gary Ferguson, John Jones, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (PG), Billy Killeen (SF), Steven Crouse (C) William Yard, Todd Brown, Chad Gardner | |
| 10:45 | Houston | Robert Wilson misses the free throw | 44-44 |
| 10:45 | Rice | Paul Polston gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 10:27 | Rice | Steven Crouse steals it from Manuel Wall | 44-44 |
| 10:09 | Houston | John Raczynski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 10:07 | Houston | Robert Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 09:44 | Houston | John Raczynski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 09:42 | Houston | Robert Wilson snags the offensive board | 44-44 |
| 09:32 | Houston | Steven Crouse misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 44-44 |
| 09:30 | Rice | Manuel Wall snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 09:14 | Rice | Paul Polston buries a shot from close range set up by Manuel Wall and he's hacked by David Pennington - foul #1 on David Pennington, team foul #7 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), John Jones (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Richard Greenwalt, Nicholas Phillips, Joseph Horn | |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), Kevin Rakestraw (SF), Chad Gardner (PF) David Pennington, John Raczynski, Robert Wilson | |
| 09:14 | Rice | Paul Polston makes the free throw | 47-44 |
| 08:52 | Houston | Billy Killeen is whistled for traveling | 47-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Ferguson (SF) Paul Polston | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 08:38 | Rice | Manuel Wall drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Dennis David and the foul's on Chad Gardner - foul #4 on Chad Gardner, team foul #8 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (SG), Todd Brown (SF) Kevin Rakestraw, Chad Gardner | |
| 08:38 | Rice | Manuel Wall makes the free throw | 50-44 |
| 08:19 | Houston | Steven Crouse hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Billy Killeen | 50-46 |
| 07:53 | Rice | Chris Campbell hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Manuel Wall | 53-46 |
| 07:47 | Houston | William Yard misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Gary Ferguson - foul #1 on Gary Ferguson, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG) Manuel Wall | |
| Subs | Houston | John Raczynski (SG), Chad Gardner (PF), James Phair (C) David Pennington, Billy Killeen, Steven Crouse | |
| 07:47 | Houston | William Yard misses the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 07:47 | Houston | William Yard makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 07:28 | Rice | John Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Horn (C) Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Jones (fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. C - Joseph Horn (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Todd Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad Gardner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - James Phair (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:13 | Houston | Todd Brown misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 53-47 |
| 07:11 | Rice | John Jones grabs the board | 53-47 |
| 06:54 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips is hacked by James Phair - foul #5 on James Phair, team foul #9 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (PF) John Jones | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw (SF), Robert Wilson (C) Todd Brown, James Phair | |
| 06:54 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 06:54 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 06:54 | Rice | Joseph Horn snags the offensive board | 54-47 |
| 06:45 | Rice | Gary Ferguson's pass is intercepted by Chad Gardner | 54-47 |
| 06:20 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from William Yard | 54-49 |
| 06:08 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 06:06 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Wilson | 54-49 |
| 05:48 | Houston | William Yard clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Dennis David - foul #4 on Dennis David, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Chris Campbell (C) Gary Ferguson | |
| Subs | Houston | Billy Killeen (SG) John Raczynski | |
| 05:48 | Houston | William Yard misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 05:48 | Houston | William Yard makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 05:30 | Rice | Paul Polston buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Nicholas Phillips | 56-50 |
| 05:15 | Houston | Billy Killeen knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Kevin Rakestraw | 56-52 |
| 05:03 | Rice | Paul Polston misses the floater from close range | 56-52 |
| 05:01 | Rice | Joseph Horn hits the follow up shot | 58-52 |
| 04:41 | Houston | William Yard drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Billy Killeen | 58-55 |
| 04:20 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Polston | 61-55 |
| 04:00 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Manuel Wall (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), John Jones (PF) Dennis David, Nicholas Phillips, Paul Polston, Joseph Horn | |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (PG), John Raczynski (SG), Todd Brown (SF), Steven Crouse (C) William Yard, Billy Killeen, Kevin Rakestraw, Chad Gardner | |
| 03:38 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 61-55 |
| 03:36 | Houston | Todd Brown grabs the board | 61-55 |
| 03:24 | Houston | Manuel Wall steals the ball from David Pennington | 61-55 |
| 03:21 | Rice | Gary Ferguson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Manuel Wall | 63-55 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Manuel Wall (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Jones (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Chris Campbell (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Pennington (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Todd Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Crouse (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:02 | Houston | Todd Brown is hacked by John Jones - foul #3 on John Jones, team foul #8 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG), Matthew Nickols (C) Manuel Wall, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Houston | Billy Killeen (PF) Robert Wilson | |
| 03:02 | Houston | Todd Brown makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 03:02 | Houston | Todd Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 03:02 | Rice | Matthew Nickols grabs the board | 63-56 |
| 03:00 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Chris Campbell (C) Richard Greenwalt, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), Chad Gardner (PF) David Pennington, Billy Killeen | |
| 02:52 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-56 |
| 02:50 | Rice | Chris Campbell snags the offensive board | 63-56 |
| 02:29 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Dennis David | 66-56 |
| 02:12 | Houston | The short jumper by Chad Gardner is denied by Chris Campbell | 66-56 |
| 02:11 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips snags the defensive board | 66-56 |
| 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) | |
| 01:45 | Rice | Gary Ferguson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-56 |
| 01:43 | Rice | Gary Ferguson snags the offensive board | 66-56 |
| 01:29 | Rice | John Jones clanks a jump hook from the right block | 66-56 |
| 01:27 | Houston | Todd Brown pulls down the rebound | 66-56 |
| 01:12 | Houston | William Yard connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Raczynski | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:00 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips loses the dribble to Todd Brown | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Houston | Steven Crouse loses the dribble to Gary Ferguson | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Rice | Gary Ferguson is fouled in the backcourt by William Yard - foul #2 on William Yard, team foul #10 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Wall (SG), Paul Polston (PF), Joseph Horn (C) Nicholas Phillips, John Jones, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Wilson (C) Steven Crouse | |
| 00:41 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 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) | |
| 00:37 | Houston | Dennis David is called for the reach on William Yard in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dennis David, team foul #9 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Nicholas Phillips (SG), John Jones (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Dennis David, Manuel Wall, Paul Polston, Joseph Horn | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:37 | Houston | William Yard makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:37 | Houston | William Yard makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:34 | Rice | William Yard is called for the reach on Richard Greenwalt in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Yard, team foul #11 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Wall (SG), Paul Polston (PF), Joseph Horn (C) Nicholas Phillips, John Jones, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:34 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt misses the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt misses the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:34 | Houston | The rebound goes to Todd Brown | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Houston | Robert Wilson is hacked by Manuel Wall - foul #3 on Manuel Wall, team foul #10 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG), John Jones (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Manuel Wall, Paul Polston, Joseph Horn | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:28 | Houston | Robert Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:28 | Houston | Robert Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:28 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Jones | 68-62 |
| 00:25 | Rice | John Jones is hacked by William Yard in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Yard, team foul #12 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Wall (SG), Joseph Horn (C) Nicholas Phillips, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:25 | Rice | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:25 | Rice | John Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 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) | |
| 00:21 | Houston | John Raczynski drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by William Yard | 70-65 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (PF) John Jones | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:20 | Rice | Paul Polston is hacked by William Yard in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Yard, team foul #13 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (PG) William Yard | |
| 00:20 | Rice | Paul Polston makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Paul Polston makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG), John Jones (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Manuel Wall, Paul Polston, Joseph Horn | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:13 | Houston | Chris Campbell is called for the reach on Todd Brown - foul #2 on Chris Campbell, team foul #11 | 72-65 |
| 00:13 | Houston | Todd Brown makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:13 | Houston | Todd Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Gary Ferguson is hacked by David Pennington in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Pennington, team foul #14 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Wall (SG), Paul Polston (PF), Joseph Horn (C) Nicholas Phillips, John Jones, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:10 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:04 | Houston | John Raczynski hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by David Pennington | 74-70 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG), John Jones (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Gary Ferguson, Paul Polston, Joseph Horn | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:02 | Rice | John Raczynski is called for the reach on Manuel Wall in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Raczynski, team foul #15 | 74-70 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Manuel Wall makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Manuel Wall makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:00 | Houston | David Pennington misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 76-70 |