| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Pearson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reginald Algarin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Blackman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Becerra (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Hammer (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Reginald Eller inbounds the ball | 40-38 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Rice | Robert Hammer takes the ball from Reginald Eller | 40-38 |
| 19:14 | Houston | James Pearson is called for the reach on Vernon Mera - foul #1 on James Pearson, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Carroll (SG), Shawn Shelton (PF) Reginald Algarin, James Becerra | |
| 18:59 | Houston | Steven Blackman buries a floater from the right wing and the foul's on Reginald Eller - foul #2 on Reginald Eller, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | James Becerra (PF) Robert Hammer | |
| 18:59 | Houston | Steven Blackman makes the free throw | 40-41 |
| 18:36 | Rice | James Pearson can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 40-41 |
| 18:34 | Houston | Shawn Shelton grabs the board | 40-41 |
| 18:26 | Houston | Steven Blackman is denied on a layup by William Sedillo | 40-41 |
| 18:24 | Rice | William Sedillo grabs the board | 40-41 |
| 18:08 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Steven Blackman - foul #2 on Steven Blackman, team foul #1 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Reginald Algarin (SG), David Cates (PF), Robert Hammer (C) Steven Blackman, James Becerra, Shawn Shelton | |
| 18:08 | Rice | Raymond Burns makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 18:08 | Rice | Raymond Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 17:54 | Houston | Reginald Eller takes the ball from Reginald Algarin | 42-41 |
| 17:38 | Rice | Hiram Lyons hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-41 |
| 17:26 | Houston | Fred Carroll hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Reginald Algarin | 44-44 |
| 17:07 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 17:05 | Rice | James Pearson pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 16:48 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Fred Carroll - foul #1 on Fred Carroll, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (PG), Derrick Rust (SG), Robert Negri (PF), Thomas Banks (C) Hiram Lyons, Raymond Burns, James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG), Steven Blackman (SF), James Becerra (PF), Shawn Shelton (C) Vernon Mera, Fred Carroll, David Cates, Robert Hammer | |
| 16:48 | Rice | Reginald Eller makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 16:48 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 16:48 | Houston | Shawn Shelton snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 16:34 | Houston | Shawn Shelton can't throw it down but the foul's on Thomas Banks - foul #3 on Thomas Banks, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG), Joe Woods (C) Reginald Eller, Thomas Banks | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:34 | Houston | Shawn Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 16:34 | Houston | Shawn Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 16:17 | Rice | Robert Negri throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Fred Carroll (SG), Robert Hammer (C) Adam Flint, Reginald Algarin, Steven Blackman | |
| 16:02 | Houston | Vernon Mera misses short on a shot from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 16:01 | Houston | Shawn Shelton misses the tip | 45-46 |
| 16:00 | Rice | Derrick Rust snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Rau (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Derrick Rust (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gregg Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Robert Negri (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Woods (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shawn Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Becerra (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Hammer (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:52 | Rice | Michael Rau comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-46 |
| 15:51 | Rice | Gregg Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 15:37 | Rice | Robert Negri misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 45-46 |
| 15:35 | Houston | Robert Hammer gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 15:31 | Houston | Vernon Mera buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Fred Carroll | 45-48 |
| 15:08 | Rice | Robert Negri knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 15:01 | Houston | Shawn Shelton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-48 |
| 15:00 | Rice | Derrick Rust pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 14:50 | Rice | Michael Rau travels with the ball | 48-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), James Pearson (PF), William Sedillo (C) Michael Rau, Derrick Rust, Gregg Moore, Robert Negri, Joe Woods | |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG), Reginald Algarin (SG), Steven Blackman (SF), David Cates (C) Vernon Mera, Fred Carroll, Shawn Shelton, Robert Hammer | |
| 14:42 | Houston | Adam Flint scores on a floater from the right side | 48-50 |
| 14:13 | Rice | Raymond Burns drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 13:58 | Houston | David Cates double dribbles | 51-50 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Robert Hammer (C) Adam Flint, James Becerra | |
| 13:34 | Rice | Reginald Eller is hacked by Steven Blackman - foul #3 on Steven Blackman, team foul #3 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Negri (PF), Thomas Banks (C) James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Carroll (SG), Shawn Shelton (PF) Reginald Algarin, Robert Hammer | |
| 13:15 | Rice | Raymond Burns clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 51-50 |
| 13:14 | Rice | Robert Negri hits the follow up shot | 53-50 |
| 12:53 | Houston | Steven Blackman banks in the layup set up by Vernon Mera | 53-52 |
| 12:34 | Rice | Reginald Eller scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 55-52 |
| 12:23 | Houston | Vernon Mera double dribbles | 55-52 |
| Subs | Rice | James Pearson (PF), William Sedillo (C) Robert Negri, Thomas Banks | |
| Subs | Houston | Reginald Algarin (SG), James Becerra (PF), Robert Hammer (C) Fred Carroll, Shawn Shelton, David Cates | |
| 12:16 | Rice | Reginald Eller is hacked by Robert Hammer - foul #1 on Robert Hammer, team foul #4 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Carroll (SF) Steven Blackman | |
| 12:04 | Rice | Reginald Eller can't finish the layup but the foul's on Fred Carroll - foul #2 on Fred Carroll, team foul #5 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn Shelton (SF) Fred Carroll | |
| 12:04 | Rice | Reginald Eller makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 12:04 | Rice | Reginald Eller makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 11:42 | Houston | Reginald Algarin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 11:41 | Houston | Shawn Shelton grabs the offensive board | 57-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Pearson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Reginald Algarin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Becerra (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Hammer (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:27 | Houston | Shawn Shelton drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Vernon Mera | 57-55 |
| 11:11 | Rice | Reginald Eller hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-55 |
| 11:10 | Houston | Reginald Algarin pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 10:52 | Houston | Shawn Shelton is fouled on the floor by Reginald Eller - foul #3 on Reginald Eller, team foul #4 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG), Derrick Rust (SG), Gregg Moore (SF), Robert Negri (PF), Thomas Banks (C) Hiram Lyons, Raymond Burns, Reginald Eller, James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG), Fred Carroll (SG), Steven Blackman (SF), David Cates (PF) Vernon Mera, Reginald Algarin, Shawn Shelton, James Becerra | |
| 10:39 | Houston | Steven Blackman slams it home set up by Adam Flint | 57-57 |
| 10:29 | Rice | Michael Rau misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-57 |
| 10:27 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Banks | 57-57 |
| 10:08 | Rice | Derrick Rust misses the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Steven Blackman - foul #4 on Steven Blackman, team foul #6 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Reginald Algarin (SG), James Becerra (PF), Shawn Shelton (C) Adam Flint, Steven Blackman, David Cates, Robert Hammer | |
| 10:08 | Rice | Derrick Rust makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 10:08 | Rice | Derrick Rust misses the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 10:08 | Rice | Robert Negri grabs the offensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 09:47 | Rice | Michael Rau buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Negri | 61-57 |
| 09:32 | Houston | James Becerra is fouled on the floor by Michael Rau - foul #2 on Michael Rau, team foul #5 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), James Pearson (PF), William Sedillo (C) Michael Rau, Derrick Rust, Robert Negri, Thomas Banks | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Hammer (C) Shawn Shelton | |
| 09:09 | Houston | Vernon Mera misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-57 |
| 09:08 | Houston | James Becerra grabs the offensive board | 61-57 |
| 08:52 | Houston | Fred Carroll loses the ball out of bounds | 61-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Reginald Eller (SF) Gregg Moore | |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn Shelton (SF), David Cates (PF) Reginald Algarin, James Becerra | |
| 08:45 | Rice | James Pearson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-57 |
| 08:44 | Houston | Vernon Mera grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 08:32 | Houston | Robert Hammer can't finish the layup | 61-57 |
| 08:31 | Rice | Reginald Eller snags the defensive board | 61-57 |
| 08:13 | Rice | James Pearson blows the layup | 61-57 |
| 08:11 | Rice | Reginald Eller grabs the offensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 07:48 | Rice | Reginald Eller clanks a jumper from close range | 61-57 |
| 07:46 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to James Pearson | 61-57 |
| 07:30 | Rice | Hiram Lyons is fouled on the floor by Vernon Mera - foul #2 on Vernon Mera, team foul #7 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SG), Robert Negri (PF), Thomas Banks (C) Raymond Burns, James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG), Reginald Algarin (SG), Steven Blackman (SF), James Becerra (PF) Vernon Mera, Fred Carroll, Shawn Shelton, Robert Hammer | |
| 07:30 | Rice | Hiram Lyons misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 07:30 | Houston | The rebound goes to James Becerra | 61-57 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregg Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Negri (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Banks (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Adam Flint (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Reginald Algarin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Blackman (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Becerra (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Cates (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Houston | Reginald Algarin blows the layup but he's hacked by Robert Negri - foul #1 on Robert Negri, team foul #6 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Rust (SG) Hiram Lyons | |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Robert Hammer (C) Adam Flint, David Cates | |
| 07:21 | Houston | Reginald Algarin makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 07:21 | Houston | Reginald Algarin misses the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 07:21 | Rice | The rebound goes to Thomas Banks | 61-58 |
| 07:01 | Rice | Robert Negri makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Derrick Rust | 63-58 |
| 06:50 | Houston | Vernon Mera clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-58 |
| 06:49 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Negri | 63-58 |
| 06:26 | Rice | Thomas Banks connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Derrick Rust | 66-58 |
| 06:09 | Houston | Robert Hammer makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Vernon Mera | 66-60 |
| 05:52 | Rice | Gregg Moore buries a 3 from the right wing | 69-60 |
| 05:37 | Houston | Reginald Algarin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 69-60 |
| 05:36 | Houston | Steven Blackman grabs the offensive rebound | 69-60 |
| 05:31 | Houston | Vernon Mera clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-60 |
| 05:30 | Rice | Reginald Eller gets the rebound | 69-60 |
| 05:30 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), James Pearson (PF), William Sedillo (C) Gregg Moore, Derrick Rust, Robert Negri, Thomas Banks | |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG), Fred Carroll (SG), Shawn Shelton (PF), David Cates (C) Vernon Mera, Reginald Algarin, James Becerra, Robert Hammer | |
| 05:08 | Rice | James Pearson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-60 |
| 04:54 | Houston | Shawn Shelton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-60 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), James Becerra (PF) Adam Flint, David Cates | |
| 04:38 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-60 |
| 04:36 | Houston | James Becerra snags the defensive board | 69-60 |
| 04:18 | Houston | Shawn Shelton misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 69-60 |
| 04:16 | Rice | The rebound goes to Reginald Eller | 69-60 |
| 03:56 | Rice | William Sedillo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-60 |
| 03:55 | Rice | James Pearson snags the offensive board | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Rice | Reginald Eller hits a 3 from the left corner set up by James Pearson | 72-60 |
| 03:31 | Houston | James Becerra is hacked by James Pearson - foul #2 on James Pearson, team foul #7 | 72-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SF) Reginald Eller | |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG), Reginald Algarin (SG), David Cates (C) Vernon Mera, Steven Blackman, Shawn Shelton | |
| 03:31 | Houston | James Becerra makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 03:31 | Houston | James Becerra makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregg Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - James Pearson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Adam Flint (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Reginald Algarin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Becerra (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - David Cates (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Rice | Raymond Burns scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Gregg Moore | 74-62 |
| 03:06 | Houston | David Cates can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 74-62 |
| 03:04 | Rice | William Sedillo grabs the board | 74-62 |
| 02:41 | Rice | James Pearson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-62 |
| 02:40 | Houston | James Becerra gets the rebound | 74-62 |
| 02:35 | Houston | Reginald Algarin drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Adam Flint | 74-65 |
| 02:12 | Rice | Raymond Burns makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 77-65 |
| 01:54 | Houston | James Becerra buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Adam Flint | 77-67 |
| 01:26 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 77-67 |
| 01:24 | Houston | David Cates grabs the board | 77-67 |
| 01:11 | Houston | James Becerra hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Adam Flint | 77-69 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Raymond Burns lays it up and in and the foul's on David Cates - foul #2 on David Cates, team foul #8 | 79-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG), Robert Negri (PF), Thomas Banks (C) Hiram Lyons, James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn Shelton (SF), Russell Oglesby (C) Reginald Algarin, James Becerra | |
| 00:46 | Rice | Raymond Burns makes the free throw | 80-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Houston | Michael Rau is called for the reach on Adam Flint - foul #3 on Michael Rau, team foul #8 | 80-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Rust (SG) Raymond Burns | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:41 | Houston | Adam Flint makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:41 | Houston | Adam Flint misses the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:41 | Rice | The rebound goes to Thomas Banks | 80-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Rice | Derrick Rust's pass is intercepted by Fred Carroll | 80-70 |
| 00:17 | Houston | Russell Oglesby can't finish the layup | 80-70 |
| 00:16 | Houston | Russell Oglesby tips it back up and in | 80-72 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), James Pearson (PF), William Sedillo (C) Michael Rau, Derrick Rust, Gregg Moore, Robert Negri, Thomas Banks | |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Reginald Algarin (SG), Steven Blackman (SF), James Becerra (PF), Robert Hammer (C) Adam Flint, Fred Carroll, Shawn Shelton, David Cates, Russell Oglesby | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Rice | Vernon Mera is called for the reach on Hiram Lyons in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vernon Mera, team foul #9 | 80-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Rust (SG), Robert Negri (PF) Raymond Burns, James Pearson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:14 | Rice | Hiram Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Hiram Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Robert Hammer can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Derrick Rust - foul #1 on Derrick Rust, team foul #9 | 82-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG), Gregg Moore (SF), Thomas Banks (C) Hiram Lyons, Reginald Eller, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG), Fred Carroll (SG), Shawn Shelton (SF), David Cates (PF) Vernon Mera, Reginald Algarin, Steven Blackman, James Becerra | |
| 00:08 | Houston | Robert Hammer makes the 1st free throw | 82-73 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Robert Hammer makes the 2nd free throw | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Michael Rau runs out the clock | 82-74 |