| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Scott Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Rakestraw (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Killeen (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Lincoln Dietrich (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Gary Ferguson inbounds the ball | 33-39 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Dennis David and he's fouled by Scott Bailey - foul #1 on Scott Bailey, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| 19:49 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon misses the free throw | 35-39 |
| 19:49 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Rakestraw | 35-39 |
| 19:35 | Houston | Robert Wilson scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Kevin Rakestraw | 35-42 |
| 19:17 | Rice | Matthew Nickols misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 19:16 | Houston | Robert Wilson gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| 18:51 | Houston | Robert Wilson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Joseph Horn - foul #2 on Joseph Horn, team foul #1 | 35-42 |
| 18:51 | Houston | Robert Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 18:51 | Houston | Robert Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 18:39 | Rice | Matthew Nickols can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 35-44 |
| 18:38 | Houston | Robert Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 18:22 | Houston | Billy Killeen knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-46 |
| 18:05 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kevin Rakestraw - foul #1 on Kevin Rakestraw, team foul #2 | 35-46 |
| 18:05 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 18:05 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 17:43 | Houston | Scott Bailey is hacked by Cecil Lawhon - foul #2 on Cecil Lawhon, team foul #2 | 37-46 |
| 17:29 | Houston | Robert Wilson buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Kevin Rakestraw | 37-48 |
| 17:15 | Rice | Dennis David misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-48 |
| 17:13 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Rakestraw | 37-48 |
| 16:51 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw connects on the shot from the left block set up by Scott Bailey | 37-50 |
| 16:40 | Rice | Matthew Nickols is hacked by Lincoln Dietrich - foul #2 on Lincoln Dietrich, team foul #3 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG), Eric Lam (SG), Joseph Matheson (SF), Paul Polston (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Dennis David, Cecil Lawhon, Gary Ferguson, Joseph Horn, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Stone (PG), Mitchell Amar (SG), Chad Gardner (SF), James Phair (PF), Steven Crouse (C) Scott Bailey, Kevin Rakestraw, Billy Killeen, Robert Wilson, Lincoln Dietrich | |
| 16:33 | Rice | Paul Polston hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 37-50 |
| 16:32 | Houston | The rebound goes to Chad Gardner | 37-50 |
| 16:18 | Houston | Mitchell Amar is fouled on the floor by Eric Lam - foul #1 on Eric Lam, team foul #3 | 37-50 |
| 16:08 | Houston | Chad Gardner is whistled for a carry | 37-50 |
| 15:39 | Rice | Paul Polston hits a shot from the right block | 39-50 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Lam (fresh) SF - Joseph Matheson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Polston (fresh) 6 pts. C - Chris Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Stone (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mitchell Amar (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chad Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Phair (fresh) C - Steven Crouse (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Houston | Eric Lam takes the ball from Gary Stone | 39-50 |
| 15:16 | Rice | James Phair picks off the pass by Charles Brown | 39-50 |
| 14:56 | Houston | Gary Stone misses the 3 from the right corner | 39-50 |
| 14:55 | Rice | Joseph Matheson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 14:31 | Rice | Chris Campbell scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Charles Brown | 42-50 |
| 14:22 | Houston | Chad Gardner loses the ball out of bounds | 42-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Cecil Lawhon (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Joseph Horn (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Charles Brown, Eric Lam, Joseph Matheson, Paul Polston, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Bailey (PG), Kevin Rakestraw (SG), Billy Killeen (SF), Robert Wilson (PF), Lincoln Dietrich (C) Gary Stone, Mitchell Amar, Chad Gardner, James Phair, Steven Crouse | |
| 14:01 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-50 |
| 14:00 | Houston | Robert Wilson gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 13:54 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Wilson | 42-53 |
| 13:42 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon is hacked by Kevin Rakestraw - foul #2 on Kevin Rakestraw, team foul #4 | 42-53 |
| 13:27 | Rice | Dennis David clanks a 3 from the right wing | 42-53 |
| 13:26 | Houston | Billy Killeen gets the rebound | 42-53 |
| 13:09 | Houston | Billy Killeen throws it down on a nice dish by Scott Bailey | 42-55 |
| 12:58 | Rice | Gary Ferguson drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-55 |
| 12:42 | Houston | Robert Wilson connects on the turnaround from close range and the foul's on Gary Ferguson - foul #1 on Gary Ferguson, team foul #4 | 44-57 |
| 12:42 | Houston | Robert Wilson makes the free throw | 44-58 |
| 12:30 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-58 |
| 12:28 | Rice | Joseph Horn pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-58 |
| 12:18 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 44-58 |
| 12:16 | Rice | Matthew Nickols grabs the offensive board | 44-58 |
| 11:54 | Rice | Lincoln Dietrich swats the layup by Matthew Nickols | 44-58 |
| 11:52 | Houston | Robert Wilson snags the defensive board | 44-58 |
| 11:29 | Houston | Lincoln Dietrich misses the runner from the left block but the foul's on Joseph Horn - foul #3 on Joseph Horn, team foul #5 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Joseph Horn, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Stone (PG), Mitchell Amar (SG), Chad Gardner (SF) Scott Bailey, Kevin Rakestraw, Billy Killeen | |
| 11:29 | Houston | Lincoln Dietrich makes the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 11:29 | Houston | Lincoln Dietrich misses the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| 11:29 | Rice | Paul Polston grabs the board | 44-59 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Polston (fresh) 6 pts. C - Chris Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Stone (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mitchell Amar (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chad Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. C - Lincoln Dietrich (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Rice | Dennis David is hacked by Gary Stone - foul #1 on Gary Stone, team foul #5 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG), Eric Lam (SG), Joseph Matheson (SF) Dennis David, Cecil Lawhon, Gary Ferguson | |
| Subs | Houston | James Phair (PF), Steven Crouse (C) Robert Wilson, Lincoln Dietrich | |
| 10:57 | Rice | Charles Brown is denied on a layup by Steven Crouse | 44-59 |
| 10:55 | Rice | Eric Lam tips it back up and in | 46-59 |
| 10:48 | Houston | Gary Stone misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-59 |
| 10:46 | Rice | Chris Campbell grabs the board | 46-59 |
| 10:41 | Rice | Charles Brown knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Eric Lam | 48-59 |
| 10:28 | Houston | Mitchell Amar misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 10:27 | Rice | Joseph Matheson grabs the board | 48-59 |
| 10:10 | Rice | Chris Campbell is called for traveling | 48-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Cecil Lawhon (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Matthew Nickols (C) Charles Brown, Eric Lam, Joseph Matheson, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Bailey (PG), Kevin Rakestraw (SG), Billy Killeen (SF), Robert Wilson (PF) Gary Stone, Mitchell Amar, James Phair, Steven Crouse | |
| 09:53 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Scott Bailey | 48-61 |
| 09:37 | Rice | Gary Ferguson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-61 |
| 09:35 | Houston | The rebound goes to Chad Gardner | 48-61 |
| 09:23 | Houston | Billy Killeen comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 48-61 |
| 09:21 | Rice | Matthew Nickols grabs the board | 48-61 |
| 09:09 | Rice | Chad Gardner is called for the reach on Paul Polston - foul #2 on Chad Gardner, team foul #6 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Horn (PF) Paul Polston | |
| Subs | Houston | Lincoln Dietrich (C) Chad Gardner | |
| 09:01 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-61 |
| 09:00 | Houston | Lincoln Dietrich grabs the board | 48-61 |
| 08:47 | Houston | Joseph Horn is called for the reach on Robert Wilson - foul #4 on Joseph Horn, team foul #6 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Chris Campbell (PF) Joseph Horn | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 08:29 | Houston | Gary Ferguson blocks the jumper by Kevin Rakestraw | 48-61 |
| 08:28 | Houston | Scott Bailey grabs the offensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 08:13 | Houston | Robert Wilson connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Billy Killeen | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:06 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses badly on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Kevin Rakestraw - foul #3 on Kevin Rakestraw, team foul #7 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG), Eric Lam (SG), Paul Polston (PF) Dennis David, Cecil Lawhon, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | Houston | Chad Gardner (SF) Billy Killeen | |
| 08:06 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 49-63 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-63 |
| 08:06 | Houston | Lincoln Dietrich grabs the board | 49-63 |
| 07:55 | Houston | Robert Wilson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 49-63 |
| 07:54 | Rice | Paul Polston grabs the board | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:44 | Rice | Charles Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-63 |
| 07:43 | Rice | Chris Campbell pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-63 |
| 07:30 | Rice | Lincoln Dietrich blocks the short jumper by Gary Ferguson | 49-63 |
| 07:28 | Houston | Lincoln Dietrich pulls down the rebound | 49-63 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eric Lam (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Polston (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Scott Bailey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kevin Rakestraw (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Chad Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. C - Lincoln Dietrich (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-63 |
| 07:23 | Houston | Lincoln Dietrich grabs the offensive board | 49-63 |
| 07:05 | Houston | Chad Gardner is fouled on the floor by Charles Brown - foul #2 on Charles Brown, team foul #7 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Cecil Lawhon (SG), Joseph Horn (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Charles Brown, Eric Lam, Gary Ferguson, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Stone (PG), Mitchell Amar (SG), James Phair (PF), Steven Crouse (C) Scott Bailey, Kevin Rakestraw, Robert Wilson, Lincoln Dietrich | |
| 07:05 | Houston | Chad Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 07:05 | Houston | Chad Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:51 | Rice | The jump hook by Joseph Horn is blocked by James Phair | 49-65 |
| 06:49 | Rice | Matthew Nickols tips it back up and in | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:45 | Houston | Mitchell Amar misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-65 |
| 06:44 | Rice | The rebound goes to Paul Polston | 51-65 |
| 06:29 | Rice | Dennis David knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Polston | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:14 | Houston | Chad Gardner connects on the jumper from the left block set up by James Phair | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:58 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon blows the layup but he's hacked by Mitchell Amar - foul #2 on Mitchell Amar, team foul #8 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Billy Killeen (SF) Chad Gardner | |
| 05:58 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon misses the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 05:58 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 05:42 | Houston | Gary Stone makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mitchell Amar | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:25 | Rice | Joseph Horn hits a driving attempt near the basket and he's fouled by James Phair - foul #2 on James Phair, team foul #9 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Chris Campbell (C) Cecil Lawhon, Paul Polston, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Bailey (PG), Kevin Rakestraw (SG), Robert Wilson (PF), Lincoln Dietrich (C) Gary Stone, Mitchell Amar, James Phair, Steven Crouse | |
| 05:25 | Rice | Joseph Horn makes the free throw | 58-70 |
| 05:08 | Houston | Billy Killeen comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 58-70 |
| 05:07 | Rice | Gary Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:48 | Rice | Chris Campbell banks in the layup | 60-70 |
| 04:26 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-70 |
| 04:25 | Houston | Scott Bailey tips it home | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:14 | Rice | Eric Lam comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 60-72 |
| 04:12 | Houston | Lincoln Dietrich gets the rebound | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:06 | Houston | Lincoln Dietrich hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Scott Bailey | 60-74 |
| 03:57 | Rice | Dennis David hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:35 | Houston | Joseph Horn picks off the pass by Kevin Rakestraw | 63-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-74 |
| Subs | Rice | Cecil Lawhon (SG), Matthew Nickols (C) Eric Lam, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 03:26 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon can't connect on a shot in the lane | 63-74 |
| 03:24 | Houston | Billy Killeen gets the rebound | 63-74 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Horn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Scott Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Kevin Rakestraw (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Billy Killeen (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. C - Lincoln Dietrich (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:55 | Houston | Joseph Horn steals the ball from Billy Killeen | 63-74 |
| 02:47 | Rice | Joseph Horn makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Dennis David | 65-74 |
| 02:29 | Houston | Billy Killeen misses short on a 3 from straight away | 65-74 |
| 02:27 | Rice | Joseph Horn grabs the board | 65-74 |
| 02:11 | Rice | Matthew Nickols double dribbles | 65-74 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG), Paul Polston (PF) Dennis David, Joseph Horn | |
| Subs | Houston | Chad Gardner (C) Lincoln Dietrich | |
| 01:50 | Houston | Scott Bailey hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Billy Killeen | 65-77 |
| 01:41 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 65-77 |
| 01:39 | Houston | Chad Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 65-77 |
| 01:13 | Houston | Billy Killeen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-77 |
| 01:12 | Houston | Chad Gardner snags the offensive board | 65-77 |
| 00:44 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw jams it on a nice dish by Scott Bailey | 65-79 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Rice | Paul Polston can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-79 |
| 00:35 | Houston | Scott Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 65-79 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Houston | Paul Polston blocks the short jumper by Billy Killeen | 65-79 |
| 00:13 | Rice | The rebound goes to Paul Polston | 65-79 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Matthew Nickols can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 65-79 |
| 00:05 | Houston | Billy Killeen gets the rebound | 65-79 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Scott Bailey runs out the clock | 65-79 |