| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fresh) SG - William Piper (fresh) SF - Howard Heskett (fresh) PF - Earnest Tucker (fresh) C - Robert Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Maurice Lemons (fresh) SG - William Borrelli (fresh) SF - Sidney Rearick (fresh) PF - John Scott (fresh) C - Michael Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Michael Jones wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Rice | John Scott is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on John Scott, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Houston | Jeff Theriault is called for 10 seconds | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Rice | Michael Jones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Houston | Jeff Theriault gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Houston | William Piper loses the dribble to Michael Jones | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Rice | Maurice Lemons comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Rice | John Scott tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Houston | Earnest Tucker misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Houston | Howard Heskett tips it in | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Rice | John Scott drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by William Borrelli | 2-5 |
| 18:13 | Houston | John Scott swats the layup by Robert Brown | 2-5 |
| 18:12 | Rice | Michael Jones gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:06 | Rice | Sidney Rearick misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-5 |
| 18:05 | Houston | Robert Brown grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 17:45 | Houston | Earnest Tucker makes the floater from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 17:28 | Rice | Robert Brown swats the short shot by William Borrelli | 4-5 |
| 17:27 | Houston | Robert Brown pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:09 | Houston | Jeff Theriault misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Maurice Lemons - foul #1 on Maurice Lemons, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert McWatters (SG), Scott Ross (C) William Piper, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | Albert Horton (SG), Charles Tabarez (SF), John Blum (PF), Neil Still (C) William Borrelli, Sidney Rearick, John Scott, Michael Jones | |
| 17:09 | Houston | Jeff Theriault misses the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:09 | Houston | Jeff Theriault misses the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:09 | Rice | Neil Still gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:05 | Rice | Maurice Lemons comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 17:03 | Rice | Neil Still tips it back up and in | 4-7 |
| 16:44 | Houston | Robert McWatters misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 16:42 | Rice | Charles Tabarez gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:36 | Rice | Albert Horton connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Maurice Lemons | 4-10 |
| 16:27 | Houston | Earnest Tucker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-10 |
| 16:25 | Rice | The rebound goes to Neil Still | 4-10 |
| 16:03 | Rice | John Blum hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Albert Horton | 4-12 |
| 15:45 | Houston | Jeff Theriault is hacked by Charles Tabarez - foul #1 on Charles Tabarez, team foul #3 | 4-12 |
| Subs | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski (PG), William Piper (SG), Robert Brown (C) Jeff Theriault, Howard Heskett, Earnest Tucker | |
| Subs | Rice | William Borrelli (SG), Sidney Rearick (SF) Maurice Lemons, Albert Horton | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Augustus Bonkowski (fresh) SG - William Piper (fresh) SF - Robert McWatters (fresh) PF - Scott Ross (fresh) C - Robert Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Tabarez (fresh) SG - William Borrelli (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sidney Rearick (fresh) PF - John Blum (fresh) 2 pts. C - Neil Still (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Houston | Robert Brown clanks a floater from the left wing | 4-12 |
| 15:33 | Rice | Charles Tabarez gets the rebound | 4-12 |
| 15:12 | Rice | Sidney Rearick is hacked by Robert McWatters - foul #1 on Robert McWatters, team foul #1 | 4-12 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jones (C) Neil Still | |
| 14:55 | Rice | John Blum misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-12 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Michael Jones tips it home | 4-14 |
| 14:31 | Houston | Robert Brown connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Robert McWatters and he's fouled by Michael Jones - foul #1 on Michael Jones, team foul #4 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Kepner (SG), Howard Heskett (SF), James Price (PF) William Piper, Robert McWatters, Scott Ross | |
| Subs | Rice | Maurice Lemons (PG), John Scott (PF) Charles Tabarez, John Blum | |
| 14:31 | Houston | Robert Brown makes the free throw | 7-14 |
| 14:18 | Rice | William Borrelli misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-14 |
| 14:17 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 7-14 |
| 14:00 | Houston | Joshua Kepner travels with the ball | 7-14 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Theriault (PG), Earnest Tucker (PF) Joshua Kepner, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | Albert Horton (SG), Neil Still (C) William Borrelli, Michael Jones | |
| 13:47 | Rice | Maurice Lemons scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Albert Horton | 7-16 |
| 13:27 | Houston | Jeff Theriault hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-16 |
| 13:26 | Houston | James Price grabs the offensive rebound | 7-16 |
| 13:16 | Houston | James Price can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Scott - foul #2 on John Scott, team foul #5 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Houston | William Piper (SG) Augustus Bonkowski | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Tabarez (C) John Scott | |
| 13:16 | Houston | James Price makes the 1st free throw | 8-16 |
| 13:16 | Houston | James Price makes the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 13:04 | Rice | Charles Tabarez scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Albert Horton | 9-19 |
| 12:45 | Houston | William Piper scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jeff Theriault | 12-19 |
| 12:27 | Rice | Maurice Lemons misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Howard Heskett - foul #1 on Howard Heskett, team foul #2 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Story (PG), Scott Ross (PF), Robert Brown (C) Jeff Theriault, Earnest Tucker, James Price | |
| Subs | Rice | William Borrelli (SG), John Blum (PF), Michael Jones (C) Albert Horton, Sidney Rearick, Neil Still | |
| 12:27 | Rice | Maurice Lemons makes the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 12:27 | Rice | Maurice Lemons makes the 2nd free throw | 12-21 |
| 12:08 | Houston | John Blum takes the ball from Robert Brown | 12-21 |
| 11:46 | Rice | Michael Jones misses the 3 from the right corner | 12-21 |
| 11:45 | Rice | John Blum can't tip it in | 12-21 |
| 11:43 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Brown | 12-21 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Brian Story (fresh) SG - William Piper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Howard Heskett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Ross (fresh) C - Robert Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Maurice Lemons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Borrelli (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Tabarez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Blum (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Houston | Howard Heskett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-21 |
| Subs | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski (PG), Robert McWatters (SG), Joshua Kepner (SF), Earnest Tucker (PF) Brian Story, William Piper, Howard Heskett, Scott Ross | |
| Subs | Rice | Albert Horton (SF) Maurice Lemons | |
| 11:20 | Rice | Michael Jones lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Tabarez | 12-23 |
| 11:08 | Houston | Robert McWatters connects on the driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by William Borrelli - foul #1 on William Borrelli, team foul #6 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Theriault (PG), Scott Ross (C) Augustus Bonkowski, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | Sidney Rearick (SF) Albert Horton | |
| 11:08 | Houston | Robert McWatters makes the free throw | 15-23 |
| 10:48 | Rice | Michael Jones drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from William Borrelli | 15-26 |
| 10:29 | Houston | Robert McWatters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Howard Heskett (SF) Joshua Kepner | |
| Subs | Rice | Maurice Lemons (PG), Donald Aranda (PF), Neil Still (C) Charles Tabarez, John Blum, Michael Jones | |
| 10:19 | Rice | Maurice Lemons misses long on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Howard Heskett - foul #2 on Howard Heskett, team foul #3 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Houston | William Piper (SG) Howard Heskett | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:19 | Rice | Maurice Lemons makes the 1st free throw | 15-27 |
| 10:19 | Rice | Maurice Lemons makes the 2nd free throw | 15-28 |
| 09:59 | Houston | William Piper hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Earnest Tucker and the foul's on William Borrelli - foul #2 on William Borrelli, team foul #7 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Brown (C) Earnest Tucker | |
| Subs | Rice | Albert Horton (SG) William Borrelli | |
| 09:59 | Houston | William Piper misses the free throw | 17-28 |
| 09:59 | Rice | Neil Still grabs the defensive rebound | 17-28 |
| 09:46 | Rice | Scott Ross swats the short shot by Donald Aranda | 17-28 |
| 09:44 | Houston | Robert Brown pulls down the rebound | 17-28 |
| 09:30 | Houston | Robert Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Aranda | 17-28 |
| 09:28 | Rice | Neil Still grabs the defensive rebound | 17-28 |
| 09:02 | Rice | Sidney Rearick scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Maurice Lemons | 17-31 |
| 08:43 | Houston | Scott Ross travels with the ball | 17-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Story (PG), Augustus Bonkowski (SG), Joshua Kepner (SF), Earnest Tucker (PF), James Price (C) Jeff Theriault, William Piper, Robert McWatters, Scott Ross, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Tabarez (SF), John Blum (PF), Michael Jones (C) Sidney Rearick, Donald Aranda, Neil Still | |
| 08:36 | Rice | Charles Tabarez is fouled on the floor by Earnest Tucker - foul #1 on Earnest Tucker, team foul #4 | 17-31 |
| 08:19 | Rice | Maurice Lemons clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-31 |
| 08:17 | Rice | John Blum tips it back up and in | 17-33 |
| 07:55 | Houston | Brian Story hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Earnest Tucker | 19-33 |
| 07:40 | Rice | Charles Tabarez connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Maurice Lemons | 19-35 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Brian Story (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Augustus Bonkowski (fresh) SF - Joshua Kepner (fresh) PF - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Price (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Maurice Lemons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Horton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Tabarez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Blum (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Houston | Earnest Tucker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-35 |
| 07:18 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski tips it home | 21-35 |
| 06:58 | Rice | Albert Horton comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 21-35 |
| 06:57 | Rice | Michael Jones tips it but misses | 21-35 |
| 06:55 | Houston | The rebound goes to Augustus Bonkowski | 21-35 |
| 06:47 | Houston | Michael Jones swats the short shot by Brian Story | 21-35 |
| 06:45 | Rice | Albert Horton grabs the defensive rebound | 21-35 |
| 06:28 | Rice | Charles Tabarez misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-35 |
| 06:26 | Houston | The rebound goes to Joshua Kepner | 21-35 |
| 06:10 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by James Price | 23-35 |
| 05:53 | Rice | Michael Jones drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Albert Horton | 23-37 |
| 05:28 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-37 |
| 05:26 | Rice | John Blum gets the rebound | 23-37 |
| 05:08 | Rice | John Blum misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Earnest Tucker - foul #2 on Earnest Tucker, team foul #5 | 23-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Theriault (PG), William Piper (SG), Robert McWatters (SF), Scott Ross (PF), Robert Brown (C) Brian Story, Augustus Bonkowski, Joshua Kepner, Earnest Tucker, James Price | |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse Glover (PG), Donald Aranda (SG), Sidney Rearick (SF), Neil Still (C) Maurice Lemons, Albert Horton, Charles Tabarez, Michael Jones | |
| 05:08 | Rice | John Blum makes the 1st free throw | 23-38 |
| 05:08 | Rice | John Blum makes the 2nd free throw | 23-39 |
| 04:55 | Houston | Robert McWatters hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-39 |
| 04:53 | Rice | John Blum snags the defensive board | 23-39 |
| 04:48 | Rice | Neil Still is fouled on the floor by Jeff Theriault - foul #1 on Jeff Theriault, team foul #6 | 23-39 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jones (C) John Blum | |
| 04:32 | Rice | Donald Aranda is whistled for traveling | 23-39 |
| 04:14 | Houston | Robert Brown hits a runner from close range | 25-39 |
| 03:57 | Rice | Sidney Rearick scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-42 |
| 03:42 | Houston | Robert McWatters hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-42 |
| 03:40 | Rice | Michael Jones pulls down the rebound | 25-42 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Piper (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert McWatters (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Scott Ross (fresh) C - Robert Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jesse Glover (fresh) SG - Donald Aranda (fresh) SF - Sidney Rearick (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Neil Still (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Rice | Robert McWatters is called for the reach on Sidney Rearick - foul #2 on Robert McWatters, team foul #7 | 25-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Howard Heskett (SF) Robert McWatters | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Tabarez (PG), William Borrelli (SG), John Scott (PF) Jesse Glover, Donald Aranda, Michael Jones | |
| 03:35 | Rice | Sidney Rearick misses the 1st free throw | 25-42 |
| 03:35 | Houston | Scott Ross grabs the board | 25-42 |
| 03:18 | Houston | Sidney Rearick is called for the reach on Robert Brown - foul #1 on Sidney Rearick, team foul #8 | 25-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Earnest Tucker (PF) Scott Ross | |
| Subs | Rice | Maurice Lemons (PG) Charles Tabarez | |
| 03:18 | Houston | Robert Brown makes the 1st free throw | 26-42 |
| 03:18 | Houston | Robert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 27-42 |
| 03:02 | Rice | William Borrelli knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Sidney Rearick | 27-44 |
| 02:51 | Houston | John Scott takes the ball from Jeff Theriault | 27-44 |
| 02:36 | Rice | Jeff Theriault is called for the reach on Maurice Lemons - foul #2 on Jeff Theriault, team foul #8 | 27-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert McWatters (SG), Scott Ross (C) William Piper, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Tabarez (C) Neil Still | |
| 02:36 | Rice | Maurice Lemons makes the 1st free throw | 27-45 |
| 02:36 | Rice | Maurice Lemons makes the 2nd free throw | 27-46 |
| 02:16 | Houston | Robert McWatters buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-46 |
| 01:57 | Rice | Charles Tabarez misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-46 |
| 01:55 | Rice | John Scott gets the offensive rebound | 29-46 |
| 01:35 | Rice | Scott Ross steals it from William Borrelli | 29-46 |
| 01:15 | Houston | Robert McWatters is hacked by Sidney Rearick - foul #2 on Sidney Rearick, team foul #9 | 29-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski (PG), James Price (PF), Robert Brown (C) Jeff Theriault, Earnest Tucker, Scott Ross | |
| Subs | Rice | John Blum (PF), Neil Still (C) Sidney Rearick, John Scott | |
| 01:15 | Houston | Robert McWatters misses the 1st free throw | 29-46 |
| 01:15 | Rice | John Blum gets the rebound | 29-46 |
| 01:04 | Rice | Charles Tabarez scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from William Borrelli | 29-49 |
| 00:54 | Houston | Robert McWatters hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James Price | 32-49 |
| 00:30 | Rice | John Blum is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Blum, team foul #10 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Houston | William Piper (SG) Robert McWatters | |
| Subs | Rice | Albert Horton (SG), Donald Aranda (SF), Michael Jones (C) Maurice Lemons, William Borrelli, Neil Still | |
| 00:02 | Houston | James Price misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 32-49 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Charles Tabarez gets the rebound | 32-49 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Charles Tabarez clanks a fullcourt shot | 32-49 |