| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Higuera (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Davis (fresh) C - Carter Collins (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 9 pts. C - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Kevin Noyes inbounds the ball | 19-37 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Houston | Gordon Ward's floater is knocked away by Joseph Durst | 19-37 |
| 19:42 | Houston | Kevin Noyes tips it home | 21-37 |
| 19:27 | Rice | Joseph Durst is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 21-37 |
| 19:05 | Houston | Gordon Ward is hacked by Stephen McKinnie - foul #2 on Stephen McKinnie, team foul #1 | 21-37 |
| 18:54 | Houston | Corey Riddle steals the ball from Carter Collins | 21-37 |
| 18:49 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie misses the jumper from the right side | 21-37 |
| 18:48 | Rice | Darren Shaffer hits the follow up shot | 21-39 |
| 18:32 | Houston | Carter Collins makes the wide open jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Kevin Noyes out of a doubleteam | 23-39 |
| 18:23 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 23-39 |
| 18:22 | Houston | John Davis grabs the board | 23-39 |
| 18:06 | Houston | Kevin Noyes shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-39 |
| 18:04 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson gets the rebound | 23-39 |
| 17:58 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-39 |
| 17:56 | Houston | Carter Collins snags the defensive board | 23-39 |
| 17:37 | Houston | Gordon Ward hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-39 |
| 17:35 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson snags the defensive board | 23-39 |
| 17:09 | Rice | Joseph Durst is fouled on the floor by Kevin Noyes - foul #2 on Kevin Noyes, team foul #1 | 23-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Meade (PF) John Davis | |
| Subs | Rice | Carlos Tedrow (C) Lawrence Johnson | |
| 16:54 | Rice | Darren Shaffer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 23-39 |
| 16:52 | Houston | The rebound goes to Gordon Ward | 23-39 |
| 16:36 | Houston | Donald Meade misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Carlos Tedrow - foul #1 on Carlos Tedrow, team foul #2 | 23-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Darryl Christmas (SF) Kevin Noyes | |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (SG), Brian Livingston (SF), Henry Brown (PF) Corey Riddle, Joseph Durst, Darren Shaffer | |
| 16:36 | Houston | Donald Meade makes the 1st free throw | 24-39 |
| 16:36 | Houston | Donald Meade misses the 2nd free throw | 24-39 |
| 16:36 | Rice | The rebound goes to Henry Brown | 24-39 |
| 16:19 | Rice | Henry Brown connects on the floater in the paint | 24-41 |
| 16:10 | Houston | Gordon Ward splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 24-41 |
| 16:08 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie pulls down the rebound | 24-41 |
| 15:44 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie loses the dribble to Darryl Christmas | 24-41 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Higuera (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Darryl Christmas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Meade (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Carter Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Reed (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brian Livingston (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Henry Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Houston | Donald Meade misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 24-41 |
| 15:34 | Houston | Robert Higuera grabs the offensive rebound | 24-41 |
| 15:16 | Houston | Gordon Ward is fouled on the floor by Howard Reed - foul #1 on Howard Reed, team foul #3 | 24-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SF), John Davis (PF) Darryl Christmas, Donald Meade | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (SG), Joseph Durst (SF), Darren Shaffer (PF), Lawrence Johnson (C) Stephen McKinnie, Brian Livingston, Henry Brown, Carlos Tedrow | |
| 15:04 | Houston | John Davis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-41 |
| 15:02 | Houston | John Davis snags the offensive board | 24-41 |
| 14:52 | Houston | Carter Collins blows the layup | 24-41 |
| 14:50 | Houston | Carter Collins can't tip it in | 24-41 |
| 14:48 | Houston | Carter Collins gets the offensive rebound | 24-41 |
| 14:43 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Howard Reed - foul #2 on Howard Reed, team foul #4 | 24-41 |
| 14:43 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the 1st free throw | 25-41 |
| 14:43 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 26-41 |
| 14:17 | Rice | Corey Riddle is whistled for a carry | 26-41 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG) Howard Reed | |
| 13:54 | Houston | John Davis blows the wide open layup | 26-41 |
| 13:52 | Rice | Darren Shaffer grabs the board | 26-41 |
| 13:45 | Rice | Corey Riddle comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-41 |
| 13:43 | Houston | Carter Collins snags the defensive board | 26-41 |
| 13:38 | Houston | Robert Higuera is fouled on the floor by Stephen McKinnie - foul #3 on Stephen McKinnie, team foul #5 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG), Donald Meade (C) Robert Higuera, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:29 | Houston | John Davis misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Darren Shaffer - foul #2 on Darren Shaffer, team foul #6 | 26-41 |
| 13:29 | Houston | John Davis makes the 1st free throw | 27-41 |
| 13:29 | Houston | John Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 13:18 | Rice | Darren Shaffer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-41 |
| 13:16 | Houston | Kevin Noyes grabs the defensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 12:58 | Houston | Gordon Ward shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Davis | 30-41 |
| 12:29 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Lawrence Johnson | 30-43 |
| 12:12 | Houston | John Davis hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gordon Ward | 33-43 |
| 11:57 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie hits the finger roll | 33-45 |
| 11:45 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte connects on the open 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Gordon Ward | 36-45 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lawrence Turcotte (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Noyes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Meade (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Corey Riddle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Durst (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Darren Shaffer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Rice | Gordon Ward is called for the reach on Stephen McKinnie - foul #1 on Gordon Ward, team foul #2 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Higuera (SG), Darryl Christmas (SF), Carter Collins (C) Gordon Ward, Kevin Noyes, John Davis | |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (PG), Frank Stephenson (SG), Brian Livingston (SF), Henry Brown (PF), Carlos Tedrow (C) Stephen McKinnie, Corey Riddle, Joseph Durst, Darren Shaffer, Lawrence Johnson | |
| 11:15 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow is fouled on the floor by Donald Meade - foul #1 on Donald Meade, team foul #3 | 36-45 |
| 10:51 | Rice | Henry Brown banks in the layup on a great pass from Frank Stephenson | 36-47 |
| 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 and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:31 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away but he's hacked by Carlos Tedrow - foul #2 on Carlos Tedrow, team foul #7 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG) Frank Stephenson | |
| 10:31 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 10:31 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 10:31 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte makes the 3rd free throw | 39-47 |
| 10:05 | Rice | Henry Brown misses the dunk but he's fouled by Donald Meade - foul #2 on Donald Meade, team foul #4 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG) Lawrence Turcotte | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:05 | Rice | Henry Brown makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 10:05 | Rice | Henry Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 09:42 | Houston | Robert Higuera steps out of bounds on the sideline | 39-49 |
| Subs | Houston | John Davis (SF) Darryl Christmas | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (SF) Brian Livingston | |
| 09:30 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie is fouled on the floor by Carter Collins - foul #2 on Carter Collins, team foul #5 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SF) Donald Meade | |
| Subs | Rice | Darren Shaffer (PF) Henry Brown | |
| 09:20 | Rice | John Davis is called for the reach on Howard Reed - foul #1 on John Davis, team foul #6 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (SG), Lawrence Johnson (C) Howard Reed, Carlos Tedrow | |
| 09:05 | Rice | Corey Riddle makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Darren Shaffer | 39-52 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:47 | Houston | Carter Collins misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-52 |
| 08:45 | Rice | Corey Riddle grabs the defensive rebound | 39-52 |
| 08:31 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 39-52 |
| 08:30 | Rice | Corey Riddle snags the offensive board | 39-52 |
| 08:11 | Rice | Joseph Durst lays it up and in and he's hacked by Kevin Noyes - foul #3 on Kevin Noyes, team foul #7 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG), Donald Meade (PF), Jack Dawson (C) Robert Higuera, John Davis, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:11 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses the free throw | 39-54 |
| 08:11 | Houston | Donald Meade grabs the defensive rebound | 39-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:00 | Houston | Kevin Noyes evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-54 |
| 07:58 | Rice | Darren Shaffer grabs the defensive rebound | 39-54 |
| 07:37 | Rice | Corey Riddle hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Stephen McKinnie | 39-57 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lawrence Turcotte (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Donald Meade (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Dawson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Corey Riddle (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Darren Shaffer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Houston | Gordon Ward throws it down despite the doubleteam | 41-57 |
| 06:57 | Rice | Corey Riddle is open but misses the lay-in | 41-57 |
| 06:56 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie hits the follow up shot | 41-59 |
| 06:41 | Houston | Kevin Noyes works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gordon Ward | 44-59 |
| 06:21 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Corey Riddle | 44-61 |
| 06:15 | Houston | Gordon Ward can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 44-61 |
| 06:14 | Houston | Kevin Noyes grabs the offensive rebound | 44-61 |
| 05:57 | Houston | Darren Shaffer steps in front of the Kevin Noyes pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 44-61 |
| 05:39 | Rice | Corey Riddle knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Durst | 44-64 |
| 05:39 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Higuera (SG), John Davis (PF), Carter Collins (C) Lawrence Turcotte, Donald Meade, Jack Dawson | |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Brown (PF), Carlos Tedrow (C) Darren Shaffer, Lawrence Johnson | |
| 05:32 | Houston | John Davis is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Higuera | 46-64 |
| 05:22 | Rice | Corey Riddle can't connect on a floater from the left block | 46-64 |
| 05:21 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Carlos Tedrow | 46-64 |
| 05:11 | Rice | Corey Riddle clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-64 |
| 05:09 | Houston | Carter Collins snags the defensive board | 46-64 |
| 05:02 | Houston | Carlos Tedrow picks off the pass by Robert Higuera | 46-64 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 46-64 |
| 04:41 | Houston | Carter Collins gets the rebound | 46-64 |
| 04:24 | Houston | Stephen McKinnie steals it from Carter Collins | 46-64 |
| 04:21 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie lays it in | 46-66 |
| 04:14 | Houston | Gordon Ward works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Carter Collins | 48-66 |
| 03:59 | Rice | Henry Brown can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 48-66 |
| 03:58 | Houston | Gordon Ward snags the defensive board | 48-66 |
| 03:32 | Houston | Carter Collins scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gordon Ward out of a doubleteam and the foul's on Carlos Tedrow - foul #3 on Carlos Tedrow, team foul #8 | 50-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG), Samuel Bier (SG), Darryl Christmas (SF), Donald Meade (PF) Gordon Ward, Robert Higuera, Kevin Noyes, John Davis | |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (PG), Frank Stephenson (SG), Brian Livingston (SF) Stephen McKinnie, Corey Riddle, Joseph Durst | |
| 03:32 | Houston | Carter Collins misses the free throw | 50-66 |
| 03:32 | Rice | Henry Brown snags the defensive board | 50-66 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Lawrence Turcotte (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Samuel Bier (fresh) SF - Darryl Christmas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Meade (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Carter Collins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Howard Reed (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Frank Stephenson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Livingston (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Henry Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Rice | Brian Livingston clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-66 |
| 03:19 | Houston | The rebound goes to Carter Collins | 50-66 |
| 03:00 | Houston | Donald Meade banks in the layup and he's hacked by Henry Brown - foul #1 on Henry Brown, team foul #9 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Jack Dawson (C) Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Hendricks (PF) Henry Brown | |
| 03:00 | Houston | Donald Meade misses the free throw | 52-66 |
| 03:00 | Houston | Donald Meade grabs the offensive rebound | 52-66 |
| 02:49 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-66 |
| 02:48 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow gets the rebound | 52-66 |
| 02:25 | Rice | Brian Livingston loses the ball out of bounds | 52-66 |
| 02:06 | Houston | Darryl Christmas is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Darryl Christmas, team foul #8 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Brown (PF) Carlos Tedrow | |
| 01:42 | Rice | Howard Reed drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-69 |
| 01:35 | Houston | Darryl Christmas scores on a fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by Henry Brown - foul #2 on Henry Brown, team foul #10 | 54-69 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Carlos Tedrow (C) Charles Hendricks | |
| 01:35 | Houston | Darryl Christmas makes the free throw | 55-69 |
| 01:21 | Rice | Lawrence Turcotte picks off the pass by Howard Reed | 55-69 |
| 01:12 | Houston | Jack Dawson knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Lawrence Turcotte | 57-69 |
| 00:51 | Rice | Howard Reed misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 57-69 |
| 00:49 | Houston | Donald Meade pulls down the rebound | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Houston | Samuel Bier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Rice | Frank Stephenson loses the dribble to Darryl Christmas | 57-69 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Jack Dawson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Brian Livingston - foul #1 on Brian Livingston, team foul #11 | 57-69 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Jack Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Jack Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Howard Reed runs out the clock | 59-69 |