| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Piper (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joshua Kepner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Maurice Lemons (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Borrelli (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Aranda (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Scott (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Arnold (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Joshua Kepner inbounds the ball | 35-43 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Houston | Robert Brown misses the dunk | 35-43 |
| 19:38 | Rice | Donald Aranda snags the defensive board | 35-43 |
| 19:22 | Rice | Donald Aranda connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Maurice Lemons and the foul's on William Piper - foul #2 on William Piper, team foul #1 | 35-45 |
| 19:22 | Rice | Donald Aranda makes the free throw | 35-46 |
| 18:56 | Houston | William Piper makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jeff Theriault | 38-46 |
| 18:35 | Rice | Donald Aranda misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-46 |
| 18:34 | Houston | Robert Brown snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| 18:26 | Houston | William Piper can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 18:25 | Houston | Joshua Kepner grabs the offensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 18:12 | Houston | Jeff Theriault scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Piper | 40-46 |
| 17:54 | Rice | Andrew Arnold misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-46 |
| 17:52 | Rice | John Scott misses the tip | 40-46 |
| 17:50 | Houston | Robert Brown gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 17:44 | Houston | Joshua Kepner misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Donald Aranda - foul #1 on Donald Aranda, team foul #1 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Blum (C) Andrew Arnold | |
| 17:44 | Houston | Joshua Kepner makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 17:44 | Houston | Joshua Kepner makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 17:32 | Rice | William Borrelli buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Maurice Lemons | 42-49 |
| 17:12 | Houston | Robert Brown can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-49 |
| 17:10 | Houston | Joshua Kepner hits the follow up shot | 44-49 |
| 16:45 | Rice | Robert Brown steals it from John Blum | 44-49 |
| 16:26 | Houston | Joshua Kepner makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 16:04 | Rice | Maurice Lemons connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Borrelli | 47-51 |
| 15:47 | Houston | Robert Brown is denied on a layup by John Blum | 47-51 |
| 15:45 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Borrelli | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Piper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joshua Kepner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Earnest Tucker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Maurice Lemons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Borrelli (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Aranda (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Scott (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - John Blum (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:26 | Rice | John Blum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Story (PG), Robert McWatters (SF), James Price (PF), Scott Ross (C) Jeff Theriault, Joshua Kepner, Earnest Tucker, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse Glover (PG), Charles Tabarez (SG), Gary Lapoint (PF), Andrew Arnold (C) Maurice Lemons, William Borrelli, Donald Aranda, John Scott | |
| 15:17 | Houston | Brian Story is fouled on the floor by Gary Lapoint - foul #2 on Gary Lapoint, team foul #2 | 47-51 |
| 15:07 | Houston | Robert McWatters misses the runner near the basket | 47-51 |
| 15:06 | Rice | Charles Tabarez pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 14:59 | Rice | Jesse Glover drills a 3 from the right corner | 47-54 |
| 14:54 | Houston | William Piper misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 14:53 | Houston | Scott Ross tips it home | 49-54 |
| 14:25 | Rice | Robert McWatters steals it from John Blum | 49-54 |
| 14:13 | Houston | Brian Story comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-54 |
| 14:11 | Rice | John Blum snags the defensive board | 49-54 |
| 14:07 | Rice | Jesse Glover can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-54 |
| 14:05 | Rice | John Blum grabs the offensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 13:42 | Rice | A charge is called on Andrew Arnold - foul #1 on Andrew Arnold, team foul #3 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Theriault (PG), Earnest Tucker (PF) William Piper, Scott Ross | |
| Subs | Rice | Maurice Lemons (PG), William Borrelli (SG), Donald Aranda (SF) Jesse Glover, Charles Tabarez, John Blum | |
| 13:28 | Houston | Earnest Tucker hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Brian Story | 52-54 |
| 13:08 | Rice | Maurice Lemons makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Donald Aranda | 52-57 |
| 12:47 | Houston | Andrew Arnold is called for the reach on Robert McWatters - foul #2 on Andrew Arnold, team foul #4 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Kepner (SG), Robert Brown (C) Brian Story, Robert McWatters | |
| Subs | Rice | John Scott (PF), Neil Still (C) Gary Lapoint, Andrew Arnold | |
| 12:29 | Houston | Joshua Kepner clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 52-57 |
| 12:27 | Rice | Donald Aranda grabs the defensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 12:09 | Rice | Donald Aranda is hacked by James Price - foul #3 on James Price, team foul #2 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Roberto Garcia (SF) James Price | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:54 | Rice | Neil Still misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 52-57 |
| 11:53 | Houston | Earnest Tucker gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 11:27 | Houston | Joshua Kepner misses the lay-in | 52-57 |
| 11:26 | Rice | Maurice Lemons gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Kepner (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roberto Garcia (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Earnest Tucker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Maurice Lemons (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Borrelli (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Aranda (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Scott (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Neil Still (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:09 | Rice | Donald Aranda hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-57 |
| 11:08 | Rice | Donald Aranda gets the offensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 10:49 | Rice | William Borrelli can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-57 |
| 10:48 | Rice | John Scott tips it in | 52-59 |
| 10:38 | Houston | Robert Brown loses the dribble to William Borrelli | 52-59 |
| 10:33 | Rice | Donald Aranda throws it down | 52-61 |
| 10:22 | Houston | John Scott is called for the reach on Roberto Garcia - foul #2 on John Scott, team foul #5 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Story (PG), Robert McWatters (SF), James Price (PF) Jeff Theriault, Roberto Garcia, Earnest Tucker | |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse Glover (SG), Charles Tabarez (SF), John Blum (PF), Andrew Arnold (C) William Borrelli, Donald Aranda, John Scott, Neil Still | |
| 10:01 | Houston | James Price is called for traveling | 52-61 |
| 09:46 | Rice | Maurice Lemons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-61 |
| 09:44 | Rice | Andrew Arnold tips it in | 52-63 |
| 09:32 | Houston | Brian Story is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Brian Story, team foul #3 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Houston | William Piper (SG), Scott Ross (C) Joshua Kepner, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Lapoint (PF) Maurice Lemons | |
| 09:17 | Rice | Gary Lapoint comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-63 |
| 09:16 | Houston | The rebound goes to Scott Ross | 52-63 |
| 09:10 | Houston | Scott Ross misses badly on a runner from close range | 52-63 |
| 09:09 | Houston | Scott Ross tips it home | 54-63 |
| 08:54 | Rice | Gary Lapoint connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by Jesse Glover | 54-65 |
| 08:32 | Houston | Robert McWatters misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-65 |
| 08:30 | Rice | Andrew Arnold grabs the defensive rebound | 54-65 |
| 08:14 | Rice | William Piper is called for the reach on Charles Tabarez - foul #3 on William Piper, team foul #4 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Theriault (PG), Earnest Tucker (PF), Robert Brown (C) Brian Story, James Price, Scott Ross | |
| Subs | Rice | Maurice Lemons (PG), William Borrelli (SG), Donald Aranda (SF), John Scott (PF) Jesse Glover, Charles Tabarez, Gary Lapoint, Andrew Arnold | |
| 08:07 | Rice | John Blum hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by William Piper - foul #4 on William Piper, team foul #5 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Kepner (SG) William Piper | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:07 | Rice | John Blum makes the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 08:07 | Rice | John Blum misses the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 08:07 | Houston | Earnest Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 54-66 |
| 07:41 | Houston | Robert McWatters misses the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Donald Aranda - foul #2 on Donald Aranda, team foul #6 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Neil Still (C) John Blum | |
| 07:41 | Houston | Robert McWatters makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 07:41 | Houston | Robert McWatters makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 07:28 | Rice | Donald Aranda misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-66 |
| 07:27 | Houston | Robert McWatters pulls down the rebound | 56-66 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Kepner (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert McWatters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Maurice Lemons (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Borrelli (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Aranda (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Scott (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Neil Still (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:10 | Houston | Robert McWatters hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 56-66 |
| 07:09 | Rice | William Borrelli snags the defensive board | 56-66 |
| 06:43 | Rice | Donald Aranda can't finish the layup | 56-66 |
| 06:41 | Houston | Robert McWatters gets the rebound | 56-66 |
| 06:27 | Houston | Robert Brown travels with the ball | 56-66 |
| Subs | Houston | William Piper (SG) Robert McWatters | |
| Subs | Rice | John Blum (PF), Andrew Arnold (C) John Scott, Neil Still | |
| 06:22 | Rice | William Piper is called for the reach on Maurice Lemons in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Piper, team foul #6 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Houston | James Price (SF) William Piper | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:10 | Rice | Donald Aranda's pass is intercepted by Robert Brown | 56-66 |
| 05:55 | Houston | Joshua Kepner connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Jeff Theriault | 58-66 |
| 05:36 | Rice | Andrew Arnold scores on a floater from the left wing | 58-68 |
| 05:21 | Houston | Jeff Theriault clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-68 |
| 05:20 | Rice | Andrew Arnold snags the defensive board | 58-68 |
| 05:02 | Rice | Earnest Tucker swats the layup by Donald Aranda | 58-68 |
| 05:01 | Houston | James Price snags the defensive board | 58-68 |
| 04:37 | Houston | Earnest Tucker makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-68 |
| 04:33 | Rice | William Borrelli clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-68 |
| 04:31 | Houston | James Price snags the defensive board | 61-68 |
| 04:13 | Houston | Joshua Kepner is hacked by William Borrelli - foul #2 on William Borrelli, team foul #7 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Story (PG), Robert McWatters (SF), Scott Ross (C) Jeff Theriault, Earnest Tucker, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse Glover (PG), Charles Tabarez (SG), Gary Lapoint (SF), John Scott (PF), Neil Still (C) Maurice Lemons, William Borrelli, Donald Aranda, John Blum, Andrew Arnold | |
| 04:13 | Houston | Joshua Kepner makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 04:13 | Houston | Joshua Kepner misses the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 04:13 | Houston | Joshua Kepner grabs the offensive board | 62-68 |
| 03:56 | Houston | Joshua Kepner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-68 |
| 03:54 | Houston | Brian Story pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-68 |
| 03:37 | Houston | James Price double dribbles | 62-68 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Theriault (PG) Joshua Kepner | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:23 | Rice | Neil Still misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 62-68 |
| 03:22 | Houston | Robert McWatters pulls down the rebound | 62-68 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Story (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert McWatters (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Price (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Scott Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jesse Glover (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Tabarez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Lapoint (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Scott (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Neil Still (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:16 | Houston | Robert McWatters misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gary Lapoint - foul #3 on Gary Lapoint, team foul #8 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Houston | Roberto Garcia (PF) James Price | |
| Subs | Rice | Maurice Lemons (PG) Gary Lapoint | |
| 03:16 | Houston | Robert McWatters makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 03:16 | Houston | Robert McWatters misses the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 03:16 | Houston | Scott Ross gets the offensive rebound | 63-68 |
| 02:54 | Houston | Maurice Lemons is called for the reach on Roberto Garcia - foul #2 on Maurice Lemons, team foul #9 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | William Borrelli (SG) Jesse Glover | |
| 02:54 | Houston | Roberto Garcia misses the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 02:54 | Rice | John Scott snags the defensive board | 63-68 |
| 02:54 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-68 |
| 02:32 | Rice | Maurice Lemons clanks a shot from the right block | 63-68 |
| 02:31 | Houston | Scott Ross grabs the board | 63-68 |
| 02:31 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-68 |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Kepner (SG), Earnest Tucker (PF), Robert Brown (C) Brian Story, Roberto Garcia, Scott Ross | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Aranda (SF), Andrew Arnold (C) Charles Tabarez, Neil Still | |
| 02:17 | Houston | Jeff Theriault hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 63-68 |
| 02:15 | Rice | Donald Aranda snags the defensive board | 63-68 |
| 02:00 | Rice | John Scott double dribbles | 63-68 |
| 01:45 | Houston | Robert McWatters comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-68 |
| 01:44 | Rice | Maurice Lemons snags the defensive board | 63-68 |
| 01:22 | Rice | John Scott misses badly on a shot from the right side | 63-68 |
| 01:21 | Houston | Joshua Kepner snags the defensive board | 63-68 |
| 01:14 | Houston | Earnest Tucker clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-68 |
| 01:12 | Houston | Robert Brown grabs the offensive board | 63-68 |
| 01:00 | Houston | Jeff Theriault can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-68 |
| 00:59 | Houston | Robert McWatters misses the tip | 63-68 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Andrew Arnold grabs the defensive rebound | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Rice | Andrew Arnold lays it in on a nice dish by Maurice Lemons | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Houston | Robert McWatters is whistled for a carry | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Rice | Maurice Lemons is hacked by Jeff Theriault in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeff Theriault, team foul #7 | 63-70 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Blum (PF) John Scott | |
| 00:28 | Rice | Maurice Lemons misses the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:28 | Houston | Earnest Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 63-70 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Jeff Theriault makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Earnest Tucker | 66-70 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Maurice Lemons is hacked by Jeff Theriault in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeff Theriault, team foul #8 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Scott (PF) John Blum | |
| 00:17 | Rice | Maurice Lemons misses the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:17 | Houston | Earnest Tucker pulls down the rebound | 66-70 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Jeff Theriault misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-70 |
| 00:10 | Houston | Robert McWatters snags the offensive board | 66-70 |
| 00:07 | Houston | Robert McWatters misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-70 |
| 00:05 | Rice | John Scott pulls down the rebound | 66-70 |
| 00:04 | Rice | John Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Kepner - foul #1 on Joshua Kepner, team foul #9 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse Glover (PG) Maurice Lemons | |
| 00:04 | Rice | John Scott makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:04 | Rice | John Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Robert Brown pulls down the rebound | 66-71 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Robert Brown clanks a halfcourt shot | 66-71 |