| Lineup | Houston | PG - Porter Gordon (fresh) SG - David Morris (fresh) SF - Daniel Landry (fresh) PF - Jimmie Jimmerson (fresh) C - John Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fresh) SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) SF - Wendell Hamlin (fresh) PF - Stephen Sholar (fresh) C - Paul Upchurch (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Paul Upchurch wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Houston | Porter Gordon misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Gabriel McLelland - foul #1 on Gabriel McLelland, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Houston | Porter Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:29 | Houston | Porter Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Rice | Stephen Sholar can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Landry - foul #1 on Daniel Landry, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Rice | Stephen Sholar makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:08 | Rice | Stephen Sholar makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Houston | Daniel Landry buries a jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Aaron Harris - foul #1 on Aaron Harris, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 18:47 | Houston | Daniel Landry misses the free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:47 | Rice | Paul Upchurch grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:34 | Rice | Paul Upchurch misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 4-2 |
| 18:32 | Houston | Daniel Landry gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:09 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Morris | 6-2 |
| 17:48 | Rice | Aaron Harris can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 17:47 | Houston | The rebound goes to John Taylor | 6-2 |
| 17:35 | Houston | John Taylor buries a fadeaway in the paint and he's fouled by Paul Upchurch - foul #1 on Paul Upchurch, team foul #3 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Tony Doty (C) Paul Upchurch | |
| 17:35 | Houston | John Taylor misses the free throw | 8-2 |
| 17:35 | Rice | Tony Doty gets the rebound | 8-2 |
| 17:09 | Rice | Aaron Harris misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 8-2 |
| 17:07 | Rice | Stephen Sholar tips it in | 8-4 |
| 16:38 | Houston | Daniel Landry clanks a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Stephen Sholar - foul #1 on Stephen Sholar, team foul #4 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Shelton (PG), Christopher Ellis (PF) Porter Gordon, Jimmie Jimmerson | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (SG), Patrick Howell (SF), Federico Russo (PF) Gabriel McLelland, Wendell Hamlin, Stephen Sholar | |
| 16:38 | Houston | Daniel Landry makes the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 16:38 | Houston | Daniel Landry misses the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 16:38 | Rice | Federico Russo pulls down the rebound | 9-4 |
| 16:14 | Rice | Federico Russo loses the ball out of bounds | 9-4 |
| Subs | Houston | Willard Allen (C) John Taylor | |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Upchurch (C) Federico Russo | |
| 15:54 | Houston | Daniel Landry clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 9-4 |
| 15:52 | Rice | Tony Doty grabs the defensive rebound | 9-4 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Travis Shelton (fresh) SG - David Morris (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Landry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Ellis (fresh) C - Willard Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fairly fresh) SG - Charles Helle (fresh) SF - Patrick Howell (fresh) PF - Tony Doty (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Upchurch (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Rice | Patrick Howell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-4 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Victor Johnson (SG) Aaron Harris | |
| 15:17 | Houston | Daniel Landry double dribbles | 9-4 |
| Subs | Houston | Porter Gordon (PG), John Taylor (C) David Morris, Daniel Landry | |
| Subs | Rice | Gabriel McLelland (SG), Wendell Hamlin (SF), Stephen Sholar (PF) Victor Johnson, Patrick Howell, Tony Doty | |
| 15:04 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland misses long on a floater from the right side | 9-4 |
| 15:02 | Houston | The rebound goes to John Taylor | 9-4 |
| 14:37 | Houston | John Taylor banks in the layup set up by Christopher Ellis and he's hacked by Paul Upchurch - foul #2 on Paul Upchurch, team foul #5 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson (PF) Willard Allen | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG), Patrick Howell (C) Charles Helle, Paul Upchurch | |
| 14:37 | Houston | John Taylor makes the free throw | 12-4 |
| 14:27 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland misses the easy layup | 12-4 |
| 14:25 | Houston | Christopher Ellis snags the defensive board | 12-4 |
| 13:56 | Houston | John Taylor connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 14-4 |
| 13:37 | Rice | Stephen Sholar loses the dribble to Jimmie Jimmerson | 14-4 |
| 13:15 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson banks in the layup | 16-4 |
| 12:52 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 16-4 |
| 12:50 | Houston | John Taylor snags the defensive board | 16-4 |
| 12:31 | Houston | Porter Gordon connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 18-4 |
| 12:09 | Rice | Patrick Howell clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Taylor - foul #1 on John Taylor, team foul #2 | 18-4 |
| Subs | Houston | David Morris (SG), Daniel Landry (SF), Willard Allen (PF), Donald Barrett (C) Travis Shelton, Christopher Ellis, Jimmie Jimmerson, John Taylor | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Victor Johnson (SG), Federico Russo (PF), Tony Doty (C) Aaron Harris, Gabriel McLelland, Wendell Hamlin, Stephen Sholar | |
| 12:09 | Rice | Patrick Howell makes the 1st free throw | 18-5 |
| 12:09 | Rice | Patrick Howell misses the 2nd free throw | 18-5 |
| 12:09 | Houston | Willard Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 18-5 |
| 11:40 | Houston | Victor Johnson steps in front of the Porter Gordon pass | 18-5 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Porter Gordon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Morris (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Landry (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Willard Allen (fresh) C - Donald Barrett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) SG - Victor Johnson (fresh) SF - Patrick Howell (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Federico Russo (fresh) C - Tony Doty (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Rice | Porter Gordon is called for the reach on Charles Helle - foul #1 on Porter Gordon, team foul #3 | 18-5 |
| 11:13 | Rice | Federico Russo blows the layup | 18-5 |
| 11:12 | Rice | Tony Doty tips it back up and in | 18-7 |
| 10:44 | Houston | David Morris misses the turnaround from the left block | 18-7 |
| 10:42 | Rice | Federico Russo pulls down the rebound | 18-7 |
| 10:14 | Rice | Tony Doty can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 18-7 |
| 10:13 | Houston | Donald Barrett grabs the board | 18-7 |
| 09:44 | Houston | David Morris knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 20-7 |
| 09:26 | Rice | Victor Johnson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Patrick Howell | 20-10 |
| 09:04 | Houston | David Morris is fouled on the floor by Victor Johnson - foul #1 on Victor Johnson, team foul #6 | 20-10 |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Shelton (PG), Christopher Ellis (SF), Jimmie Jimmerson (PF), John Taylor (C) Porter Gordon, Daniel Landry, Willard Allen, Donald Barrett | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG), Gabriel McLelland (SG), Wendell Hamlin (SF), Stephen Sholar (PF) Charles Helle, Victor Johnson, Patrick Howell, Federico Russo | |
| 08:35 | Houston | Christopher Ellis misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Aaron Harris - foul #2 on Aaron Harris, team foul #7 | 20-10 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Bruce Sparrow (PG) Aaron Harris | |
| 08:35 | Houston | Christopher Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 21-10 |
| 08:35 | Houston | Christopher Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 22-10 |
| 08:24 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland is called for traveling | 22-10 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG) Bruce Sparrow | |
| 08:05 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson misses long on a jumper in the lane | 22-10 |
| 08:04 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin pulls down the rebound | 22-10 |
| 07:48 | Rice | Stephen Sholar misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 22-10 |
| 07:46 | Houston | Travis Shelton pulls down the rebound | 22-10 |
| 07:41 | Houston | David Morris misses short on a jumper from the right side | 22-10 |
| 07:40 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland grabs the board | 22-10 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Travis Shelton (fresh) SG - David Morris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jimmie Jimmerson (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) SF - Wendell Hamlin (fresh) PF - Stephen Sholar (fresh) 4 pts. C - Tony Doty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Rice | Stephen Sholar hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 22-10 |
| 07:18 | Houston | David Morris snags the defensive board | 22-10 |
| 06:52 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Taylor | 24-10 |
| 06:30 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-13 |
| 06:10 | Houston | Tony Doty is called for the reach on David Morris - foul #1 on Tony Doty, team foul #8 | 24-13 |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Landry (SF) Jimmie Jimmerson | |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Howell (SF), Federico Russo (C) Wendell Hamlin, Tony Doty | |
| 06:10 | Houston | David Morris misses the 1st free throw | 24-13 |
| 06:10 | Rice | Federico Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 24-13 |
| 05:44 | Rice | John Taylor is called for the reach on Patrick Howell - foul #2 on John Taylor, team foul #4 | 24-13 |
| Subs | Houston | Porter Gordon (PG), Willard Allen (PF), Donald Barrett (C) Travis Shelton, Christopher Ellis, John Taylor | |
| Subs | Rice | Bruce Sparrow (PG), Victor Johnson (SG), Donald Price (PF) Charles Helle, Gabriel McLelland, Stephen Sholar | |
| 05:37 | Rice | Victor Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 24-13 |
| 05:13 | Houston | Porter Gordon connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Donald Barrett | 26-13 |
| 05:02 | Rice | Donald Price comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 26-13 |
| 05:00 | Rice | Federico Russo misses the tip | 26-13 |
| 04:59 | Houston | The rebound goes to Willard Allen | 26-13 |
| 04:30 | Houston | Donald Price steps in front of the Porter Gordon pass | 26-13 |
| 04:13 | Rice | Donald Price knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bruce Sparrow | 26-16 |
| 04:11 | Houston | Victor Johnson steals the ball from Porter Gordon in the backcourt | 26-16 |
| 03:57 | Rice | Donald Price blows the dunk but the foul's on Willard Allen - foul #1 on Willard Allen, team foul #5 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Shelton (PG), Christopher Ellis (SF), Jimmie Jimmerson (PF), John Taylor (C) Porter Gordon, David Morris, Willard Allen, Donald Barrett | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG), Gabriel McLelland (SG), Stephen Sholar (PF), Paul Upchurch (C) Bruce Sparrow, Victor Johnson, Patrick Howell, Federico Russo | |
| 03:57 | Rice | Donald Price makes the 1st free throw | 26-17 |
| 03:57 | Rice | Donald Price makes the 2nd free throw | 26-18 |
| 03:43 | Houston | Gabriel McLelland steals it from Jimmie Jimmerson | 26-18 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Travis Shelton (fresh) SG - Daniel Landry (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jimmie Jimmerson (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fresh) SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Price (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stephen Sholar (fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Upchurch (fresh) | |
| 03:26 | Rice | Stephen Sholar hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 26-18 |
| 03:24 | Rice | Paul Upchurch misses the tip | 26-18 |
| 03:22 | Houston | The rebound goes to Travis Shelton | 26-18 |
| 02:57 | Houston | Daniel Landry misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 26-18 |
| 02:55 | Houston | Christopher Ellis pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-18 |
| 02:38 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Sholar - foul #2 on Stephen Sholar, team foul #9 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Houston | David Morris (SG) Daniel Landry | |
| Subs | Rice | Wendell Hamlin (SF) Donald Price | |
| 02:38 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson makes the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 02:38 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-18 |
| 02:23 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Wendell Hamlin and he's fouled by David Morris - foul #1 on David Morris, team foul #6 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Houston | Willard Allen (PF) Jimmie Jimmerson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:23 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland makes the free throw | 28-21 |
| 02:04 | Houston | John Taylor is fouled on the floor by Paul Upchurch - foul #3 on Paul Upchurch, team foul #10 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Tony Doty (C) Paul Upchurch | |
| 02:04 | Houston | John Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 02:04 | Houston | John Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 30-21 |
| 01:52 | Houston | Christopher Ellis gets the rebound | 30-21 |
| 01:23 | Houston | David Morris makes the fadeaway from close range and the foul's on Gabriel McLelland - foul #2 on Gabriel McLelland, team foul #11 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Houston | Porter Gordon (PG), Daniel Landry (SF) Travis Shelton, Willard Allen | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:23 | Houston | David Morris makes the free throw | 33-21 |
| 01:04 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Aaron Harris | 33-24 |
| 00:35 | Houston | John Taylor is fouled on the floor by Tony Doty - foul #2 on Tony Doty, team foul #12 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Shelton (SG), Jimmie Jimmerson (PF) David Morris, Christopher Ellis | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (SG), Patrick Howell (C) Gabriel McLelland, Stephen Sholar | |
| 00:35 | Houston | John Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 00:35 | Houston | John Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Tony Doty's pass is intercepted by John Taylor | 35-24 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Travis Shelton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-24 |
| 00:03 | Houston | John Taylor snags the offensive board | 35-24 |
| 00:01 | Houston | John Taylor misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 35-24 |
| 00:00 | Rice | The rebound goes to Patrick Howell | 35-24 |