| Lineup | Houston | PG - Christopher Benedetti (fresh) SG - Harold Karr (fresh) SF - Travis Blom (fresh) PF - Phil Rubalcaba (fresh) C - Charles McGlothern (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Smith (fresh) SG - Ron McCasland (fresh) SF - Harold Barnes (fresh) PF - Clinton Hardin (fresh) C - Richard Wagner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Richard Wagner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Rice | Harold Karr is called for the reach on Ron McCasland - foul #1 on Harold Karr, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Rice | Harold Barnes misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Christopher Benedetti - foul #1 on Christopher Benedetti, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Rice | Harold Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:30 | Rice | Harold Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Houston | Harold Karr comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Rice | Richard Wagner snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Rice | Clinton Hardin comes up short on the shot from the left side | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Houston | Charles McGlothern gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Charles McGlothern | 2-2 |
| 18:11 | Rice | Harold Barnes misses the shot from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:10 | Houston | The rebound goes to Phil Rubalcaba | 2-2 |
| 18:05 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-2 |
| 18:03 | Houston | Charles McGlothern grabs the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:50 | Houston | Harold Karr misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 17:49 | Houston | Charles McGlothern tips it but misses | 2-2 |
| 17:47 | Houston | Travis Blom tips it in | 4-2 |
| 17:32 | Rice | Richard Wagner buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Ron McCasland | 4-4 |
| 17:19 | Houston | Harold Karr is hacked by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 16:58 | Houston | Clinton Hardin steals it from Travis Blom | 4-4 |
| 16:41 | Rice | Ron McCasland misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Charles McGlothern - foul #1 on Charles McGlothern, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Aguirre (C) Richard Wagner | |
| 16:41 | Rice | Ron McCasland makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:41 | Rice | Ron McCasland makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:26 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Christopher Benedetti, team foul #4 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Houston | Sebastian Long (PG) Christopher Benedetti | |
| Subs | Rice | Matt Sealey (PF) Clinton Hardin | |
| 16:07 | Rice | Salvador Aguirre's floater is tipped away by Charles McGlothern | 4-6 |
| 16:05 | Houston | Travis Blom grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 15:41 | Houston | Travis Blom can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 15:40 | Rice | Matt Sealey grabs the board | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Sebastian Long (fresh) SG - Harold Karr (fresh) SF - Travis Blom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phil Rubalcaba (fresh) C - Charles McGlothern (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Smith (fresh) SG - Ron McCasland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matt Sealey (fresh) C - Salvador Aguirre (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Rice | Matt Sealey hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Smith | 4-8 |
| 15:09 | Houston | Sebastian Long can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Salvador Aguirre - foul #1 on Salvador Aguirre, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Houston | Floyd Fikes (PF) Phil Rubalcaba | |
| Subs | Rice | Ned Horn (PG), Charles Driskell (SF), Clinton Hardin (PF), Richard Wagner (C) John Smith, Ron McCasland, Harold Barnes, Salvador Aguirre | |
| 15:09 | Houston | Sebastian Long makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:09 | Houston | Sebastian Long makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:50 | Rice | Ned Horn loses the dribble to Harold Karr | 6-8 |
| 14:33 | Houston | Travis Blom hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 6-8 |
| 14:31 | Rice | Charles Driskell snags the defensive board | 6-8 |
| 14:26 | Rice | Charles Driskell's pass is intercepted by Sebastian Long | 6-8 |
| 14:23 | Houston | Sebastian Long banks in the layup | 8-8 |
| 14:07 | Rice | Clinton Hardin clanks a floater from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 14:05 | Houston | Floyd Fikes pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| 13:44 | Houston | Floyd Fikes knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Sebastian Long | 11-8 |
| 13:29 | Rice | Charles Driskell is hacked by Floyd Fikes - foul #1 on Floyd Fikes, team foul #5 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Houston | Dillon Brimer (SF), Phil Rubalcaba (PF), Bret Kay (C) Harold Karr, Travis Blom, Charles McGlothern | |
| Subs | Rice | John Smith (PG), Ron McCasland (SG), Harold Barnes (SF), Salvador Aguirre (C) Ned Horn, Charles Driskell, Clinton Hardin, Richard Wagner | |
| 13:12 | Rice | Harold Barnes is fouled on the floor by Dillon Brimer - foul #1 on Dillon Brimer, team foul #6 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Lewis (C) Matt Sealey | |
| 12:46 | Rice | Dillon Brimer takes the ball from Ron McCasland | 11-8 |
| 12:39 | Houston | Floyd Fikes's fadeaway is rejected by Harold Barnes | 11-8 |
| 12:37 | Rice | Ron McCasland grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 12:25 | Rice | Ron McCasland misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-8 |
| 12:23 | Rice | Harold Barnes tips it home | 11-10 |
| 12:03 | Houston | Floyd Fikes makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Sebastian Long | 14-10 |
| 11:45 | Rice | Salvador Aguirre connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by John Smith | 14-12 |
| 11:26 | Houston | Harold Barnes knocks away the 3 by Dillon Brimer | 14-12 |
| 11:24 | Rice | Salvador Aguirre gets the rebound | 14-12 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Sebastian Long (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Floyd Fikes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dillon Brimer (fresh) PF - Phil Rubalcaba (fresh) C - Bret Kay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ron McCasland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - Salvador Aguirre (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Lewis (fresh) | |
| 11:14 | Rice | Thomas Lewis misses the 3 from straight away | 14-12 |
| 11:12 | Rice | John Smith tips it in | 14-14 |
| 10:54 | Houston | Sebastian Long drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Phil Rubalcaba | 16-14 |
| 10:38 | Rice | John Smith comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 16-14 |
| 10:36 | Houston | Bret Kay snags the defensive board | 16-14 |
| 10:31 | Houston | Phil Rubalcaba misses the easy layup | 16-14 |
| 10:30 | Houston | Floyd Fikes gets the offensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 10:21 | Houston | Bret Kay misses badly on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Thomas Lewis - foul #1 on Thomas Lewis, team foul #3 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Karr (SG), Travis Blom (SF), Charles McGlothern (C) Sebastian Long, Floyd Fikes, Phil Rubalcaba | |
| Subs | Rice | Ned Horn (PG), Matt Sealey (SG), Charles Driskell (SF), Clinton Hardin (PF), Richard Wagner (C) John Smith, Ron McCasland, Harold Barnes, Salvador Aguirre, Thomas Lewis | |
| 10:21 | Houston | Bret Kay makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:21 | Houston | Bret Kay makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:06 | Rice | Clinton Hardin misses the lay-in | 18-14 |
| 10:04 | Houston | Harold Karr gets the rebound | 18-14 |
| 09:48 | Houston | Bret Kay misses the easy layup | 18-14 |
| 09:47 | Rice | Charles Driskell snags the defensive board | 18-14 |
| 09:40 | Rice | Matt Sealey clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-14 |
| 09:39 | Rice | Charles Driskell misses the tip | 18-14 |
| 09:38 | Houston | The rebound goes to Bret Kay | 18-14 |
| 09:32 | Houston | Harold Karr is fouled on the floor by Matt Sealey - foul #1 on Matt Sealey, team foul #4 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Blackburn (PG), Thomas Kelly (PF) Dillon Brimer, Bret Kay | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:20 | Houston | Harold Karr misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 18-14 |
| 09:19 | Houston | Charles McGlothern tips it home | 20-14 |
| 09:04 | Rice | Charles Driskell clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-14 |
| 09:03 | Rice | Matt Sealey gets the offensive rebound | 20-14 |
| 08:46 | Rice | Clinton Hardin hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Matt Sealey and he's fouled by Thomas Kelly - foul #1 on Thomas Kelly, team foul #7 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Houston | Phil Rubalcaba (PF) Thomas Kelly | |
| Subs | Rice | John Smith (PG), Harold Barnes (SF) Ned Horn, Charles Driskell | |
| 08:46 | Rice | Clinton Hardin misses the free throw | 20-16 |
| 08:46 | Houston | Charles McGlothern grabs the board | 20-16 |
| 08:25 | Houston | Richard Wagner is called for the reach on Richard Blackburn - foul #1 on Richard Wagner, team foul #5 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Houston | Sebastian Long (PG) Richard Blackburn | |
| Subs | Rice | Ron McCasland (SG) Matt Sealey | |
| 08:09 | Houston | Travis Blom misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-16 |
| 08:08 | Rice | Richard Wagner gets the rebound | 20-16 |
| 08:03 | Rice | John Smith drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Harold Barnes | 20-19 |
| 07:52 | Houston | Charles McGlothern makes the jumper from close range | 22-19 |
| 07:27 | Rice | Richard Wagner hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from John Smith | 22-21 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Sebastian Long (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Karr (fresh) SF - Travis Blom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phil Rubalcaba (fresh) C - Charles McGlothern (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ron McCasland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - Clinton Hardin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Wagner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Houston | Sebastian Long buries a fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by Ron McCasland - foul #1 on Ron McCasland, team foul #6 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Houston | Dillon Brimer (SF), Floyd Fikes (PF), Bret Kay (C) Travis Blom, Phil Rubalcaba, Charles McGlothern | |
| Subs | Rice | Matt Sealey (PF), Salvador Aguirre (C) Clinton Hardin, Richard Wagner | |
| 07:03 | Houston | Sebastian Long misses the free throw | 24-21 |
| 07:03 | Rice | The rebound goes to Salvador Aguirre | 24-21 |
| 06:44 | Rice | Matt Sealey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-21 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Driskell (SF) Harold Barnes | |
| 06:30 | Houston | Bret Kay misses long on a shot from the left block | 24-21 |
| 06:29 | Rice | Matt Sealey grabs the board | 24-21 |
| 06:25 | Rice | Ron McCasland comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-21 |
| 06:23 | Rice | Matt Sealey can't tip it in | 24-21 |
| 06:21 | Houston | Bret Kay snags the defensive board | 24-21 |
| 06:07 | Houston | Harold Karr misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Salvador Aguirre - foul #2 on Salvador Aguirre, team foul #7 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Houston | Byron Harshaw (C) Sebastian Long | |
| Subs | Rice | Ned Horn (PG), Philip Crenshaw (PF), Thomas Lewis (C) John Smith, Ron McCasland, Salvador Aguirre | |
| 06:07 | Houston | Harold Karr makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 06:07 | Houston | Harold Karr misses the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 06:07 | Rice | Charles Driskell grabs the board | 25-21 |
| 05:46 | Rice | Charles Driskell buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Ned Horn | 25-23 |
| 05:41 | Houston | Dillon Brimer scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Bret Kay and he's hacked by Philip Crenshaw - foul #1 on Philip Crenshaw, team foul #8 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Blom (SF), Phil Rubalcaba (PF), Charles McGlothern (C) Harold Karr, Bret Kay, Byron Harshaw | |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Barnes (SF) Philip Crenshaw | |
| 05:41 | Houston | Dillon Brimer makes the free throw | 28-23 |
| 05:28 | Rice | Matt Sealey hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-26 |
| 05:11 | Houston | Charles McGlothern knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Dillon Brimer | 30-26 |
| 04:59 | Rice | Matt Sealey misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-26 |
| 04:58 | Rice | Matt Sealey grabs the offensive board | 30-26 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Harold Barnes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-26 |
| 04:41 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Driskell | 30-26 |
| 04:27 | Rice | Charles Driskell is hacked by Dillon Brimer - foul #2 on Dillon Brimer, team foul #8 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Sebastian Long (PG), Harold Karr (SG) Dillon Brimer, Floyd Fikes | |
| Subs | Rice | Ron McCasland (SG), Clinton Hardin (PF), Richard Wagner (C) Ned Horn, Matt Sealey, Thomas Lewis | |
| 04:27 | Rice | Charles Driskell misses the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 04:27 | Rice | Clinton Hardin gets the offensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 04:15 | Rice | Clinton Hardin lays it in on a nice dish by Harold Barnes | 30-28 |
| 03:58 | Houston | Harold Karr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Benedetti (PG) Sebastian Long | |
| Subs | Rice | John Smith (PG), Ned Horn (SF) Charles Driskell, Harold Barnes | |
| 03:43 | Rice | Ron McCasland hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 03:19 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Dillon Brimer (SF), Bret Kay (PF), Byron Harshaw (C) Travis Blom, Phil Rubalcaba, Charles McGlothern | |
| Subs | Rice | Matt Sealey (SF) Ned Horn | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Christopher Benedetti (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harold Karr (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Dillon Brimer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bret Kay (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Byron Harshaw (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ron McCasland (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matt Sealey (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clinton Hardin (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Wagner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Rice | Ron McCasland makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Smith | 30-32 |
| 02:37 | Houston | Dillon Brimer makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Harold Karr | 32-32 |
| 02:17 | Rice | Ron McCasland hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 32-32 |
| 02:16 | Houston | The rebound goes to Christopher Benedetti | 32-32 |
| 01:57 | Houston | Byron Harshaw misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Richard Wagner - foul #2 on Richard Wagner, team foul #9 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Blom (SF), Phil Rubalcaba (PF) Dillon Brimer, Bret Kay | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Driskell (SG), Harold Barnes (SF), Salvador Aguirre (C) Ron McCasland, Clinton Hardin, Richard Wagner | |
| 01:57 | Houston | Byron Harshaw makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 01:57 | Houston | Byron Harshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 01:29 | Rice | Byron Harshaw swats the shot by John Smith | 34-32 |
| 01:28 | Rice | John Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 01:08 | Rice | Salvador Aguirre is called for traveling | 34-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Floyd Fikes (SG), Charles McGlothern (C) Harold Karr, Byron Harshaw | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Lewis (C) Matt Sealey | |
| 00:53 | Houston | Travis Blom scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Floyd Fikes | 37-32 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Charles McGlothern is called for the reach on Thomas Lewis - foul #2 on Charles McGlothern, team foul #9 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Sebastian Long (PG) Christopher Benedetti | |
| Subs | Rice | Ned Horn (PG), Ron McCasland (SG) John Smith, Charles Driskell | |
| 00:36 | Rice | Thomas Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Thomas Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 00:36 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Barnes | 37-33 |
| 00:24 | Rice | The jumper by Ron McCasland is denied by Charles McGlothern | 37-33 |
| 00:23 | Houston | Travis Blom snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Floyd Fikes's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Lewis | 37-33 |