| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jon Strand (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Buddy Waterhouse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Yuri Jesiolowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lyndon Cable (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Hillyard (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Frailey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) 6 pts. C - Chen China (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski inbounds the ball | 38-27 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Houston | Jon Strand misses short on a floater from the right wing | 38-27 |
| 19:39 | Rice | Shane Nitz grabs the defensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 19:18 | Rice | Chen China hits the finger roll | 38-29 |
| 18:58 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard blows the layup but he's fouled by Chen China - foul #1 on Chen China, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| 18:58 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 18:58 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard makes the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 18:44 | Rice | Chen China hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by William Frailey and he's hacked by Buddy Waterhouse - foul #1 on Buddy Waterhouse, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| 18:44 | Rice | Chen China makes the free throw | 40-32 |
| 18:23 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard misses short on a floater from the left block | 40-32 |
| 18:22 | Rice | William Frailey grabs the board | 40-32 |
| 18:16 | Rice | Matthew Hillyard picks off the pass by Hamisi Azim | 40-32 |
| 17:48 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Shane Nitz - foul #1 on Shane Nitz, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (SG) William Frailey | |
| 17:48 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 17:48 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard misses the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 17:48 | Rice | Chen China gets the rebound | 41-32 |
| 17:32 | Rice | Rogelio Marino clanks a shot from the right wing | 41-32 |
| 17:31 | Houston | Lyndon Cable grabs the defensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 17:13 | Houston | Rogelio Marino picks off the pass by Jon Strand | 41-32 |
| 17:08 | Rice | Rogelio Marino lays it in | 41-34 |
| 16:52 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski misses long on a shot from the left side | 41-34 |
| 16:51 | Rice | Jose Sosa pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 16:27 | Rice | Matthew Hillyard blocks the short jumper by Chen China | 41-34 |
| 16:25 | Rice | Chen China grabs the offensive board | 41-34 |
| 16:03 | Rice | Matthew Hillyard is called for the reach on Chen China - foul #2 on Matthew Hillyard, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (PG), Richard Waldrep (SF), Alexander Nichols (PF) Jon Strand, Yuri Jesiolowski, Lyndon Cable | |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (SG), Liang Xiong (SF), James Neal (PF), William Patrick (C) Jose Sosa, Hamisi Azim, Shane Nitz, Chen China | |
| 15:39 | Rice | Richard Waldrep steals it from Liang Xiong | 41-34 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ronald Russell (fresh) SG - Buddy Waterhouse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Waldrep (fresh) PF - Alexander Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Hillyard (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 7 pts. SG - William Frailey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Liang Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Neal (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Patrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard double dribbles | 41-34 |
| Subs | Houston | John Mitchell (SG), Yuri Jesiolowski (SF) Buddy Waterhouse, Matthew Hillyard | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:12 | Rice | William Frailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-34 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG) Rogelio Marino | |
| 14:52 | Houston | John Mitchell can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 41-34 |
| 14:51 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Neal | 41-34 |
| 14:44 | Rice | Liang Xiong misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 14:43 | Houston | Alexander Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 14:31 | Houston | Alexander Nichols misses badly on a floater from the right side | 41-34 |
| 14:29 | Houston | Alexander Nichols snags the offensive board | 41-34 |
| 14:17 | Houston | John Mitchell hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Yuri Jesiolowski | 44-34 |
| 14:03 | Rice | James Neal loses the dribble to Ronald Russell | 44-34 |
| 13:44 | Houston | John Mitchell misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-34 |
| 13:42 | Houston | Alexander Nichols tips it back up and in | 46-34 |
| 13:34 | Rice | Jose Sosa hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from William Frailey | 46-37 |
| 13:23 | Houston | John Mitchell makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Yuri Jesiolowski | 49-37 |
| 13:12 | Rice | James Neal comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-37 |
| 13:10 | Houston | John Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 49-37 |
| 12:56 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 49-37 |
| 12:54 | Rice | Jose Sosa grabs the defensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 12:41 | Rice | William Patrick knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Jose Sosa | 49-39 |
| 12:23 | Houston | Richard Waldrep misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-39 |
| 12:21 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Waldrep | 49-39 |
| 12:05 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski clanks a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Jose Sosa - foul #3 on Jose Sosa, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Jon Strand (PG), Buddy Waterhouse (SG), Lyndon Cable (PF), Matthew Hillyard (C) Ronald Russell, John Mitchell, Alexander Nichols, Richard Waldrep | |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (PG), Lucien Bruno (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF), Shane Nitz (PF), Chen China (C) Jose Sosa, William Frailey, Liang Xiong, James Neal, William Patrick | |
| 12:05 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 12:05 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski misses the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 12:05 | Rice | The rebound goes to Shane Nitz | 50-39 |
| 11:49 | Rice | Hamisi Azim misses the 3 from the left wing | 50-39 |
| 11:48 | Rice | Chen China gets the offensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 11:37 | Rice | Hamisi Azim is fouled on the floor by Lyndon Cable - foul #1 on Lyndon Cable, team foul #3 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Houston | John Mitchell (SG) Yuri Jesiolowski | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jon Strand (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Mitchell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Buddy Waterhouse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lyndon Cable (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Matthew Hillyard (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Lucien Bruno (fresh) SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Chen China (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Rice | Rogelio Marino connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Lucien Bruno | 50-42 |
| 11:00 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-42 |
| 10:58 | Rice | Shane Nitz gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| 10:38 | Rice | Chen China's floater is tipped away by Lyndon Cable | 50-42 |
| 10:36 | Houston | John Mitchell snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 10:30 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Lyndon Cable | 52-42 |
| 10:16 | Rice | Lucien Bruno misses long on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by John Mitchell - foul #4 on John Mitchell, team foul #4 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski (SF) John Mitchell | |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG) Rogelio Marino | |
| 10:16 | Rice | Lucien Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 10:16 | Rice | Lucien Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 10:01 | Houston | The jump hook by Matthew Hillyard is blocked by Chen China | 52-44 |
| 10:00 | Rice | Shane Nitz grabs the defensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 09:44 | Rice | 3 seconds is called on Chen China | 52-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Alexander Nichols (SF) Yuri Jesiolowski | |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (SG) Lucien Bruno | |
| 09:21 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-44 |
| 08:52 | Rice | Hamisi Azim misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 55-44 |
| 08:50 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard snags the defensive board | 55-44 |
| 08:46 | Houston | Jon Strand's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (PG), Yuri Jesiolowski (SF) Jon Strand, Lyndon Cable | |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (SG), Liang Xiong (SF), William Patrick (C) Rogelio Marino, Hamisi Azim, Chen China | |
| 08:30 | Rice | William Frailey misses the 3 from the left corner | 55-44 |
| 08:29 | Rice | William Frailey gets the offensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 08:12 | Rice | William Frailey misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-44 |
| 08:11 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard pulls down the rebound | 55-44 |
| 07:50 | Houston | Liang Xiong is called for the reach on Alexander Nichols - foul #2 on Liang Xiong, team foul #4 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Houston | John Mitchell (SG), Lyndon Cable (PF), Richard Waldrep (C) Buddy Waterhouse, Alexander Nichols, Matthew Hillyard | |
| Subs | Rice | Hamisi Azim (SF), James Neal (PF) Shane Nitz, William Patrick | |
| 07:32 | Houston | Richard Waldrep comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 55-44 |
| 07:30 | Rice | Hamisi Azim pulls down the rebound | 55-44 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ronald Russell (fresh) SG - John Mitchell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Yuri Jesiolowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. PF - Lyndon Cable (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Waldrep (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Frailey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Neal (fresh) 4 reb. C - Liang Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Rice | Liang Xiong blows the layup but he's fouled by John Mitchell - foul #5 on John Mitchell, team foul #5 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Jon Strand (PG), Matthew Hillyard (C) John Mitchell, Yuri Jesiolowski | |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (SG), Chen China (C) William Frailey, Hamisi Azim | |
| 07:11 | Rice | Liang Xiong misses the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 07:11 | Rice | Liang Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 06:49 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 06:47 | Rice | Liang Xiong pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| 06:25 | Rice | Jon Strand picks off the pass by Liang Xiong | 55-45 |
| 06:06 | Houston | Rogelio Marino takes the ball from Matthew Hillyard | 55-45 |
| 05:45 | Rice | Matthew Hillyard blocks the short jumper by Chen China | 55-45 |
| 05:44 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 05:32 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 55-45 |
| 05:31 | Rice | Chen China grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 05:07 | Rice | James Neal drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-48 |
| 04:58 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard hits a shot from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 04:58 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse (SG), Yuri Jesiolowski (SF), Alexander Nichols (PF) Ronald Russell, Richard Waldrep, Lyndon Cable | |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF), Shane Nitz (PF) Rogelio Marino, Liang Xiong, James Neal | |
| 04:47 | Rice | William Frailey misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 57-48 |
| 04:46 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 04:27 | Houston | Alexander Nichols knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Buddy Waterhouse | 59-48 |
| 04:12 | Rice | Shane Nitz buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Jose Sosa | 59-50 |
| 03:59 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard is fouled on the floor by Hamisi Azim - foul #3 on Hamisi Azim, team foul #5 | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Houston | Jon Strand misses long on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Jose Sosa - foul #4 on Jose Sosa, team foul #6 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Lyndon Cable (C) Matthew Hillyard | |
| Subs | Rice | James Neal (C) Chen China | |
| 03:42 | Houston | Jon Strand makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 03:42 | Houston | Jon Strand misses the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 03:42 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Neal | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Rice | Jose Sosa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-50 |
| 03:15 | Rice | Hamisi Azim tips it in | 60-52 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jon Strand (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Buddy Waterhouse (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Yuri Jesiolowski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. PF - Alexander Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Lyndon Cable (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Frailey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - James Neal (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Houston | Jon Strand is hacked by Hamisi Azim - foul #4 on Hamisi Azim, team foul #7 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Waldrep (C) Alexander Nichols | |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (PG) Jose Sosa | |
| 02:58 | Houston | Jon Strand misses the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Shane Nitz pulls down the rebound | 60-52 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| 02:45 | Rice | Yuri Jesiolowski is called for the reach on Hamisi Azim - foul #1 on Yuri Jesiolowski, team foul #6 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Matthew Hillyard (C) Richard Waldrep | |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG), Chen China (C) Rogelio Marino, James Neal | |
| 02:34 | Rice | Hamisi Azim misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 60-52 |
| 02:32 | Houston | The rebound goes to Lyndon Cable | 60-52 |
| 02:09 | Houston | Jon Strand hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Frailey - foul #1 on William Frailey, team foul #8 | 60-52 |
| 02:09 | Houston | Jon Strand makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 02:09 | Houston | Jon Strand misses the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 02:09 | Rice | Shane Nitz snags the defensive board | 61-52 |
| 02:02 | Rice | Shane Nitz knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Jose Sosa | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:41 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 61-54 |
| 01:39 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski tips it but misses | 61-54 |
| 01:37 | Rice | Chen China gets the rebound | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:22 | Rice | Jose Sosa connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-57 |
| 01:01 | Houston | Jon Strand misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 61-57 |
| 01:00 | Rice | Hamisi Azim gets the rebound | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Rice | William Frailey scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jose Sosa | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard scores on a runner from the right block | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Rice | Jose Sosa is hacked by Jon Strand - foul #2 on Jon Strand, team foul #7 | 63-60 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Jose Sosa misses the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:14 | Houston | The rebound goes to Lyndon Cable | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Houston | Lyndon Cable is fouled in the backcourt by Jose Sosa - foul #5 on Jose Sosa, team foul #9 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (PG) Jose Sosa | |
| 00:13 | Houston | Lyndon Cable makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:13 | Houston | Lyndon Cable misses the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Shane Nitz gets the rebound | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Rice | Hamisi Azim connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Shane Nitz | 64-63 |
| 00:05 | Houston | William Frailey is called for the reach on Yuri Jesiolowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Frailey, team foul #10 | 64-63 |
| 00:05 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:05 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski misses the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Chen China pulls down the rebound | 65-63 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Hamisi Azim blows the layup | 65-63 |