| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Frailey (fresh) SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Chen China (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jon Strand (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Mitchell (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Yuri Jesiolowski (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lyndon Cable (fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Hillyard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski inbounds the ball | 41-36 |
| 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 man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard makes the jumper from the left side set up by Jon Strand | 41-38 |
| 19:21 | Rice | Chen China loses the ball out of bounds | 41-38 |
| 18:55 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Jon Strand | 41-40 |
| 18:40 | Rice | Jon Strand steals the ball from Jose Sosa | 41-40 |
| 18:25 | Houston | Jon Strand misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 18:24 | Rice | William Frailey snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 18:19 | Rice | William Frailey loses the ball out of bounds | 41-40 |
| 17:59 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard is hacked by Shane Nitz - foul #1 on Shane Nitz, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (SG) William Frailey | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 17:46 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard blows the layup | 41-40 |
| 17:45 | Rice | Shane Nitz snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 17:26 | Rice | Chen China lays it in on a great pass from Jose Sosa | 43-40 |
| 17:09 | Houston | Jon Strand hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lyndon Cable | 43-42 |
| 16:49 | Rice | Shane Nitz misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 16:47 | Rice | Hamisi Azim gets the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 16:36 | Rice | Hamisi Azim makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jose Sosa | 46-42 |
| 16:17 | Houston | John Mitchell makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jon Strand | 46-45 |
| 15:59 | Rice | Hamisi Azim clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-45 |
| 15:57 | Houston | Lyndon Cable grabs the board | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shane Nitz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Chen China (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jon Strand (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Mitchell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Yuri Jesiolowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lyndon Cable (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Matthew Hillyard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (SG), Liang Xiong (SF), James Neal (PF), William Patrick (C) Jose Sosa, Hamisi Azim, Shane Nitz, Chen China | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (PG), Buddy Waterhouse (SF), Alexander Nichols (PF), Richard Waldrep (C) Jon Strand, Yuri Jesiolowski, Lyndon Cable, Matthew Hillyard | |
| 15:21 | Rice | Liang Xiong clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 15:20 | Houston | Richard Waldrep grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 14:56 | Houston | John Mitchell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Liang Xiong grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 14:32 | Rice | James Neal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG) Rogelio Marino | |
| Subs | Houston | Matthew Hillyard (C) John Mitchell | |
| 14:11 | Houston | Ronald Russell misses the lay-in | 46-45 |
| 14:09 | Rice | James Neal gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 13:57 | Rice | Jose Sosa is fouled on the floor by Buddy Waterhouse - foul #2 on Buddy Waterhouse, team foul #1 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Hamisi Azim (SF) James Neal | |
| Subs | Houston | Jon Strand (PG), Yuri Jesiolowski (SF) Ronald Russell, Richard Waldrep | |
| 13:50 | Rice | William Patrick scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-45 |
| 13:42 | Houston | Jon Strand hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Yuri Jesiolowski | 49-47 |
| 13:15 | Rice | Hamisi Azim can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 13:14 | Houston | Alexander Nichols pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 13:01 | Houston | Jon Strand scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Buddy Waterhouse | 49-49 |
| 12:45 | Rice | William Patrick scores on a runner near the basket and the foul's on Matthew Hillyard - foul #2 on Matthew Hillyard, team foul #2 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (SG), Shane Nitz (PF), Chen China (C) William Frailey, Hamisi Azim, Liang Xiong | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (SG), Lyndon Cable (PF), Richard Waldrep (C) Buddy Waterhouse, Alexander Nichols, Matthew Hillyard | |
| 12:45 | Rice | William Patrick makes the free throw | 52-49 |
| 12:23 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Lyndon Cable and he's hacked by Chen China - foul #3 on Chen China, team foul #2 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Lucien Bruno (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF) Jose Sosa, William Patrick | |
| Subs | Houston | John Mitchell (SG) Ronald Russell | |
| 12:23 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski makes the free throw | 52-52 |
| 12:12 | Rice | Rogelio Marino misses the jumper from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 12:10 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Chen China | 52-52 |
| 11:49 | Rice | Shane Nitz misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 11:47 | Houston | Richard Waldrep pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lucien Bruno (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Chen China (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jon Strand (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Mitchell (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Yuri Jesiolowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lyndon Cable (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Waldrep (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Houston | The jumper by Jon Strand is denied by Shane Nitz | 52-52 |
| 11:37 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to John Mitchell | 52-52 |
| 11:30 | Houston | Shane Nitz steps in front of the John Mitchell pass | 52-52 |
| 11:08 | Rice | Rogelio Marino hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-52 |
| 11:07 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 10:56 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski misses the shot from the right side | 52-52 |
| 10:54 | Houston | Lyndon Cable gets the offensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 10:46 | Houston | John Mitchell hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jon Strand | 52-55 |
| 10:30 | Rice | Hamisi Azim connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Rogelio Marino | 55-55 |
| 10:11 | Houston | Jon Strand is fouled on the floor by Hamisi Azim - foul #1 on Hamisi Azim, team foul #3 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG), William Frailey (SG), Liang Xiong (SF), James Neal (PF), William Patrick (C) Rogelio Marino, Lucien Bruno, Hamisi Azim, Shane Nitz, Chen China | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (PG), Buddy Waterhouse (SF), Alexander Nichols (PF), Matthew Hillyard (C) Jon Strand, Yuri Jesiolowski, Lyndon Cable, Richard Waldrep | |
| 09:53 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by James Neal - foul #2 on James Neal, team foul #4 | 55-55 |
| 09:53 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 09:53 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 09:29 | Rice | Liang Xiong hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 09:28 | Houston | The rebound goes to Matthew Hillyard | 55-56 |
| 09:14 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Ronald Russell | 55-58 |
| 08:59 | Rice | James Neal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Hamisi Azim (SF), Shane Nitz (PF) Liang Xiong, William Patrick | |
| Subs | Houston | Lyndon Cable (PF) John Mitchell | |
| 08:47 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Ronald Russell | 55-60 |
| 08:27 | Rice | Shane Nitz misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-60 |
| 08:25 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard grabs the board | 55-60 |
| 08:20 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse makes the floater in the paint | 55-62 |
| 08:08 | Rice | Jose Sosa hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 55-62 |
| 08:06 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard gets the rebound | 55-62 |
| 07:49 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 07:48 | Rice | James Neal snags the defensive board | 55-62 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Frailey (fairly fresh) SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - James Neal (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ronald Russell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Buddy Waterhouse (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alexander Nichols (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lyndon Cable (fresh) 4 reb. C - Matthew Hillyard (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Rice | Hamisi Azim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (SG), Chen China (C) William Frailey, James Neal | |
| Subs | Houston | Jon Strand (PG), John Mitchell (SG), Yuri Jesiolowski (SF) Ronald Russell, Buddy Waterhouse, Alexander Nichols | |
| 07:09 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard is fouled on the floor by Shane Nitz - foul #2 on Shane Nitz, team foul #5 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Liang Xiong (SF), William Patrick (PF) Hamisi Azim, Shane Nitz | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 07:01 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard can't connect on a floater near the basket | 55-62 |
| 07:00 | Rice | Chen China gets the rebound | 55-62 |
| 06:35 | Rice | Jose Sosa scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-62 |
| 06:20 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Jon Strand | 58-64 |
| 06:00 | Rice | William Patrick misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-64 |
| 05:59 | Rice | Liang Xiong snags the offensive board | 58-64 |
| 05:54 | Rice | Jose Sosa misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Jon Strand - foul #2 on Jon Strand, team foul #3 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Hamisi Azim (SF), Shane Nitz (PF) Liang Xiong, William Patrick | |
| Subs | Houston | Alexander Nichols (PF), Richard Waldrep (C) Lyndon Cable, Matthew Hillyard | |
| 05:54 | Rice | Jose Sosa makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 05:54 | Rice | Jose Sosa makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 05:38 | Houston | Jon Strand hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 60-64 |
| 05:36 | Rice | Shane Nitz snags the defensive board | 60-64 |
| 05:08 | Rice | Hamisi Azim misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 60-64 |
| 05:07 | Houston | Richard Waldrep grabs the defensive rebound | 60-64 |
| 04:45 | Houston | John Mitchell misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Shane Nitz - foul #3 on Shane Nitz, team foul #6 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Lucien Bruno (PG), William Frailey (SG), James Neal (C) Jose Sosa, Rogelio Marino, Chen China | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (PG), Buddy Waterhouse (SF) Jon Strand, Yuri Jesiolowski | |
| 04:45 | Houston | John Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 04:45 | Houston | John Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 04:45 | Rice | James Neal snags the defensive board | 60-64 |
| 04:25 | Rice | Shane Nitz buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Hamisi Azim and he's fouled by Richard Waldrep - foul #1 on Richard Waldrep, team foul #4 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Matthew Hillyard (C) John Mitchell | |
| 04:25 | Rice | Shane Nitz makes the free throw | 63-64 |
| 04:02 | Houston | Hamisi Azim steals it from Matthew Hillyard | 63-64 |
| 03:39 | Rice | Shane Nitz misses short on a floater from close range | 63-64 |
| 03:38 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard gets the rebound | 63-64 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Lucien Bruno (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Frailey (fresh) SF - Hamisi Azim (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shane Nitz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - James Neal (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ronald Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Buddy Waterhouse (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Waldrep (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Alexander Nichols (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Hillyard (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Houston | Lucien Bruno takes the ball from Matthew Hillyard | 63-64 |
| 03:24 | Rice | William Frailey banks in the layup set up by Lucien Bruno | 65-64 |
| 03:09 | Houston | Alexander Nichols hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Ronald Russell | 65-66 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Shane Nitz buries a 3 from the right corner | 68-66 |
| 02:58 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG), Chen China (C) Lucien Bruno, James Neal | |
| Subs | Houston | Jon Strand (PG), John Mitchell (SG), Yuri Jesiolowski (SF), Lyndon Cable (PF) Ronald Russell, Buddy Waterhouse, Richard Waldrep, Alexander Nichols | |
| 02:41 | Houston | John Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Hamisi Azim - foul #2 on Hamisi Azim, team foul #7 | 68-66 |
| 02:41 | Houston | John Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 02:41 | Rice | Shane Nitz grabs the defensive rebound | 68-66 |
| 02:23 | Rice | Shane Nitz clanks a 3 from the right corner but he's hacked by Matthew Hillyard - foul #3 on Matthew Hillyard, team foul #5 | 68-66 |
| 02:23 | Rice | Shane Nitz misses the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 02:23 | Rice | Shane Nitz misses the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 02:23 | Rice | Shane Nitz misses the 3rd free throw | 68-66 |
| 02:23 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard grabs the board | 68-66 |
| 02:03 | Houston | Shane Nitz is called for the reach on Lyndon Cable - foul #4 on Shane Nitz, team foul #8 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (SG), James Neal (PF) William Frailey, Shane Nitz | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:03 | Houston | Lyndon Cable makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 02:03 | Houston | Lyndon Cable makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 02:01 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (SG), Shane Nitz (PF) Rogelio Marino, James Neal | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:47 | Rice | Shane Nitz comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 68-68 |
| 01:45 | Houston | Lyndon Cable snags the defensive board | 68-68 |
| 01:31 | Houston | William Frailey picks off the pass by John Mitchell | 68-68 |
| 01:21 | Rice | Hamisi Azim misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-68 |
| 01:20 | Rice | William Frailey gets the offensive rebound | 68-68 |
| 01:08 | Rice | Shane Nitz comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-68 |
| 01:06 | Rice | Hamisi Azim grabs the offensive board | 68-68 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Chen China lays it up and in set up by Shane Nitz | 70-68 |
| 00:48 | Houston | Jon Strand misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Hamisi Azim - foul #3 on Hamisi Azim, team foul #9 | 70-68 |
| 00:48 | Houston | Jon Strand makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:48 | Houston | Jon Strand makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Jose Sosa hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 70-70 |
| 00:23 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard gets the rebound | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Houston | Jon Strand throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-70 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 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 man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Chen China connects on the jumper from close range | 72-70 |