| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ivan Zeyer (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jesus Garcia (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Lamarr (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gary Cherry (fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Payne (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Rhine (fresh) PF - Eric Boyd (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Phillip Block (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Dennis Reed inbounds the ball | 38-22 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Houston | Phillip Block swats the short shot by Jesus Garcia | 38-22 |
| 19:37 | Rice | Phillip Block gets the rebound | 38-22 |
| 19:18 | Rice | Phillip Block clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-22 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Eric Boyd hits the follow up shot | 38-24 |
| 19:12 | Houston | Dennis Reed is fouled on the floor by Eric Boyd - foul #3 on Eric Boyd, team foul #1 | 38-24 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Crawford (PF) Eric Boyd | |
| 18:52 | Houston | Jesus Garcia's fadeaway is rejected by Phillip Block | 38-24 |
| 18:50 | Rice | Phillip Block grabs the board | 38-24 |
| 18:25 | Rice | John Payne scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Phillip Block | 38-27 |
| 18:16 | Houston | Ivan Zeyer hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from David Wilson | 41-27 |
| 17:59 | Rice | Gary Cherry is fouled on the floor by Daniel Lamarr - foul #1 on Daniel Lamarr, team foul #1 | 41-27 |
| 17:46 | Rice | Matthew Rhine misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-27 |
| 17:44 | Houston | Daniel Lamarr grabs the board | 41-27 |
| 17:22 | Houston | David Wilson's pass is intercepted by John Payne | 41-27 |
| 17:19 | Rice | John Payne banks in the layup | 41-29 |
| 17:14 | Houston | David Wilson is hacked by Gary Cherry in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Cherry, team foul #2 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Cunningham (SF), David Pollard (C) Dennis Reed, Daniel Lamarr | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:00 | Houston | Harold Cunningham misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-29 |
| 16:58 | Houston | David Pollard tips it in | 43-29 |
| 16:30 | Rice | Wayne Crawford can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-29 |
| 16:29 | Houston | The rebound goes to David Pollard | 43-29 |
| 16:07 | Houston | David Pollard misses long on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on John Payne - foul #2 on John Payne, team foul #3 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Houston | Lee Parker (PG), William Lewis (SG), Richard Stull (C) David Wilson, Ivan Zeyer, Jesus Garcia | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Burnett (PG), Derek Meiners (SG), William Frailey (SF), Michael Bologna (PF), Brian Alexander (C) Gary Cherry, John Payne, Matthew Rhine, Wayne Crawford, Phillip Block | |
| 16:07 | Houston | David Pollard misses the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 16:07 | Houston | David Pollard misses the 2nd free throw | 43-29 |
| 16:07 | Rice | Brian Alexander pulls down the rebound | 43-29 |
| 15:53 | Rice | Derek Meiners is whistled for a carry | 43-29 |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Lamarr (C) Richard Stull | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Boyd (PF) Charles Burnett | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Lee Parker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold Cunningham (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Pollard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Lamarr (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Frailey (fresh) SG - Derek Meiners (fresh) SF - Michael Bologna (fresh) PF - Eric Boyd (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Houston | Daniel Lamarr misses the runner in the paint | 43-29 |
| 15:31 | Rice | William Frailey grabs the board | 43-29 |
| 15:20 | Rice | Brian Alexander misses short on a floater from the left side | 43-29 |
| 15:18 | Rice | Brian Alexander tips it in | 43-31 |
| 14:59 | Houston | Lee Parker hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 43-31 |
| 14:58 | Houston | David Pollard tips it back up and in | 45-31 |
| 14:39 | Rice | Michael Bologna can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-31 |
| 14:37 | Rice | Brian Alexander grabs the offensive rebound | 45-31 |
| 14:19 | Rice | William Frailey knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-34 |
| 14:03 | Houston | Daniel Lamarr buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from David Pollard and the foul's on Derek Meiners - foul #2 on Derek Meiners, team foul #4 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Houston | David Wilson (PG), Ivan Zeyer (SG), Dennis Reed (SF), Jesus Garcia (PF) Lee Parker, William Lewis, Harold Cunningham, David Pollard | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Cherry (PG), John Payne (SG), Matthew Rhine (SF), Phillip Block (C) William Frailey, Derek Meiners, Michael Bologna, Brian Alexander | |
| 14:03 | Houston | Daniel Lamarr misses the free throw | 47-34 |
| 14:03 | Rice | Eric Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 13:41 | Rice | Eric Boyd clanks a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Jesus Garcia - foul #3 on Jesus Garcia, team foul #2 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Stull (C) Daniel Lamarr | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:41 | Rice | Eric Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 13:41 | Rice | Eric Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 13:24 | Houston | Gary Cherry is called for the reach on David Wilson - foul #3 on Gary Cherry, team foul #5 | 47-35 |
| 13:18 | Houston | Ivan Zeyer misses short on a floater from the right wing | 47-35 |
| 13:16 | Rice | John Payne snags the defensive board | 47-35 |
| 12:57 | Rice | Phillip Block makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Payne and he's hacked by Dennis Reed - foul #2 on Dennis Reed, team foul #3 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Crawford (PF) Eric Boyd | |
| 12:57 | Rice | Phillip Block makes the free throw | 47-38 |
| 12:43 | Houston | Ivan Zeyer misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 47-38 |
| 12:42 | Houston | David Wilson hits the follow up shot | 49-38 |
| 12:13 | Rice | Phillip Block knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Cherry | 49-41 |
| 11:59 | Houston | David Wilson travels with the ball | 49-41 |
| Subs | Houston | David Pollard (C) Richard Stull | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Boyd (PF) Wayne Crawford | |
| 11:34 | Rice | John Payne's layup is rejected by David Pollard | 49-41 |
| 11:32 | Houston | David Wilson pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Zeyer (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jesus Garcia (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Pollard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gary Cherry (fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Payne (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Matthew Rhine (fresh) PF - Eric Boyd (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Phillip Block (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:26 | Houston | Phillip Block denies the turnaround by Dennis Reed | 49-41 |
| 11:25 | Houston | David Pollard misses the tip | 49-41 |
| 11:23 | Rice | The rebound goes to Eric Boyd | 49-41 |
| 11:16 | Rice | Eric Boyd's fadeaway is rejected by Jesus Garcia | 49-41 |
| 11:15 | Houston | Jesus Garcia gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 11:05 | Houston | David Wilson knocks in the shot from the right wing | 51-41 |
| 10:47 | Rice | Gary Cherry can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-41 |
| 10:45 | Houston | Jesus Garcia gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| 10:23 | Houston | Ivan Zeyer is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Ivan Zeyer, team foul #4 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Lee Parker (PG), William Lewis (SG), Harold Cunningham (SF), Daniel Lamarr (C) David Wilson, Ivan Zeyer, Dennis Reed, Jesus Garcia | |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (PG), Derek Meiners (SG), Michael Bologna (SF), Wayne Crawford (PF), Brian Alexander (C) Gary Cherry, John Payne, Matthew Rhine, Eric Boyd, Phillip Block | |
| 10:11 | Rice | William Frailey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-41 |
| 09:47 | Houston | David Pollard can't throw it down | 51-41 |
| 09:46 | Rice | Wayne Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 09:22 | Rice | Daniel Lamarr blocks the short jumper by William Frailey | 51-41 |
| 09:21 | Rice | William Frailey pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 09:10 | Rice | Michael Bologna drills a floater from the right block and the foul's on William Lewis - foul #1 on William Lewis, team foul #5 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Houston | David Wilson (PG), Ivan Zeyer (SG), Jesus Garcia (PF) Lee Parker, William Lewis, David Pollard | |
| Subs | Rice | John Payne (SG), Eric Boyd (PF) Derek Meiners, Brian Alexander | |
| 09:10 | Rice | Michael Bologna misses the free throw | 51-43 |
| 09:10 | Houston | Daniel Lamarr pulls down the rebound | 51-43 |
| 08:56 | Houston | David Wilson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 08:55 | Rice | Wayne Crawford snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| 08:35 | Rice | William Frailey blows the layup | 51-43 |
| 08:34 | Houston | The rebound goes to Daniel Lamarr | 51-43 |
| 08:17 | Houston | Ivan Zeyer is hacked by John Payne - foul #3 on John Payne, team foul #6 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Cherry (PG), Matthew Rhine (SF), Phillip Block (C) William Frailey, Michael Bologna, Wayne Crawford | |
| 08:05 | Houston | The pull-up jumper by Harold Cunningham is blocked by Phillip Block | 51-43 |
| 08:04 | Rice | Matthew Rhine snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| 07:43 | Rice | John Payne buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Phillip Block | 51-45 |
| 07:29 | Houston | David Wilson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 51-45 |
| 07:28 | Houston | Daniel Lamarr tips it back up and in | 53-45 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Zeyer (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Cunningham (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jesus Garcia (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Lamarr (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gary Cherry (fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Payne (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Rhine (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eric Boyd (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Phillip Block (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:04 | Rice | Eric Boyd drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by John Payne | 53-47 |
| 06:52 | Houston | Phillip Block picks off the pass by Daniel Lamarr | 53-47 |
| 06:34 | Rice | Harold Cunningham steps in front of the Eric Boyd pass | 53-47 |
| 06:21 | Houston | David Wilson is fouled on the floor by Gary Cherry - foul #4 on Gary Cherry, team foul #7 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Lee Parker (SG), Dennis Reed (SF), David Pollard (PF), Richard Stull (C) Ivan Zeyer, Harold Cunningham, Jesus Garcia, Daniel Lamarr | |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (SG), Wayne Crawford (PF) John Payne, Eric Boyd | |
| 06:21 | Houston | David Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 06:21 | Houston | David Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 06:00 | Rice | David Pollard picks off the pass by Wayne Crawford | 55-47 |
| 05:46 | Houston | Dennis Reed drills a runner from close range on a great pass from David Wilson | 57-47 |
| 05:33 | Rice | Wayne Crawford hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Phillip Block | 57-50 |
| 05:15 | Houston | Dennis Reed hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-50 |
| 05:14 | Houston | Dennis Reed tips it home | 59-50 |
| 04:50 | Rice | Dennis Reed steals the ball from Matthew Rhine | 59-50 |
| 04:36 | Houston | Lee Parker's layup is rejected by Wayne Crawford | 59-50 |
| 04:35 | Rice | Gary Cherry gets the rebound | 59-50 |
| 04:22 | Rice | William Frailey connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-53 |
| 04:22 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Ivan Zeyer (SG), Jesus Garcia (PF), Daniel Lamarr (C) Lee Parker, David Pollard, Richard Stull | |
| Subs | Rice | John Payne (SG), Eric Boyd (PF) William Frailey, Wayne Crawford | |
| 03:56 | Houston | Dennis Reed misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 03:54 | Rice | Eric Boyd pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| 03:49 | Rice | John Payne connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Rhine | 59-56 |
| 03:25 | Houston | David Wilson connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Ivan Zeyer | 61-56 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Wilson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ivan Zeyer (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jesus Garcia (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Lamarr (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gary Cherry (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Payne (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Rhine (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eric Boyd (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Phillip Block (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:17 | Rice | Gary Cherry scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-59 |
| 03:07 | Houston | Daniel Lamarr misses the dunk | 61-59 |
| 03:06 | Rice | John Payne gets the rebound | 61-59 |
| 02:46 | Rice | John Payne misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-59 |
| 02:44 | Rice | Phillip Block can't tip it in | 61-59 |
| 02:42 | Rice | Matthew Rhine can't tip it in | 61-59 |
| 02:40 | Houston | Daniel Lamarr pulls down the rebound | 61-59 |
| 02:33 | Houston | Jesus Garcia can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 61-59 |
| 02:31 | Rice | Matthew Rhine grabs the board | 61-59 |
| 02:11 | Rice | Eric Boyd comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 61-59 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Phillip Block hits the follow up shot | 61-61 |
| 01:47 | Houston | Daniel Lamarr jams it on a great pass from David Wilson | 63-61 |
| 01:30 | Rice | Matthew Rhine's floater is tipped away by Daniel Lamarr | 63-61 |
| 01:29 | Houston | Jesus Garcia pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| 01:07 | Houston | David Wilson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-61 |
| 01:06 | Rice | Eric Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 01:00 | Rice | Gary Cherry misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 00:59 | Houston | The rebound goes to Daniel Lamarr | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Houston | Ivan Zeyer's pass is intercepted by John Payne | 63-61 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Phillip Block knocks in the shot from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 00:03 | Houston | The short jumper by David Wilson is denied by Eric Boyd | 63-63 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Gary Cherry snags the defensive board | 63-63 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | John Payne misses short on a fullcourt shot | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Wilson (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ivan Zeyer (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jesus Garcia (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Lamarr (fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gary Cherry (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Payne (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Rhine (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Eric Boyd (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Phillip Block (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Rice | Phillip Block wins the tip | 63-63 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 04:39 | Rice | Matthew Rhine is whistled for traveling | 63-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Cunningham (SF) Dennis Reed | |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (PG) Gary Cherry | |
| 04:19 | Houston | Harold Cunningham knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by David Wilson | 66-63 |
| 03:58 | Rice | David Wilson is called for the reach on William Frailey - foul #1 on David Wilson, team foul #6 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Houston | David Pollard (C) Daniel Lamarr | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:51 | Rice | John Payne comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 66-63 |
| 03:50 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Block | 66-63 |
| 03:36 | Rice | David Wilson steps in front of the Eric Boyd pass | 66-63 |
| 03:33 | Houston | David Wilson lays it in | 68-63 |
| 03:14 | Rice | Phillip Block misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 68-63 |
| 03:13 | Houston | The rebound goes to Harold Cunningham | 68-63 |
| 02:49 | Houston | Harold Cunningham misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-63 |
| 02:47 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Jesus Garcia | 68-63 |
| 02:47 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Dennis Reed (SF), Daniel Lamarr (C) Harold Cunningham, David Pollard | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Cherry (PG) William Frailey | |
| 02:26 | Houston | David Wilson is fouled on the floor by Phillip Block - foul #3 on Phillip Block, team foul #8 | 68-63 |
| 02:26 | Houston | David Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 02:26 | Houston | David Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Gary Cherry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-63 |
| 01:47 | Houston | Gary Cherry steals the ball from Dennis Reed | 70-63 |
| 01:44 | Rice | John Payne lays it up and in on a great pass from Gary Cherry | 70-65 |
| 01:21 | Houston | Eric Boyd takes the ball from Daniel Lamarr | 70-65 |
| 01:03 | Rice | John Payne hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-65 |
| 01:01 | Houston | The rebound goes to Daniel Lamarr | 70-65 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Wilson (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ivan Zeyer (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jesus Garcia (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Lamarr (fresh) 13 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gary Cherry (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - John Payne (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Rhine (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Eric Boyd (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Phillip Block (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Houston | Jesus Garcia comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Eric Boyd - foul #4 on Eric Boyd, team foul #9 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Cunningham (SF) Dennis Reed | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:33 | Houston | Jesus Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:33 | Houston | Jesus Garcia misses the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Eric Boyd snags the defensive board | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Rice | John Payne connects on the 3 from the right wing | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Houston | Harold Cunningham is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Cherry - foul #5 on Gary Cherry, team foul #10 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (PG) Gary Cherry | |
| 00:25 | Houston | Harold Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:25 | Houston | Harold Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:20 | Rice | William Frailey hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-71 |
| 00:19 | Houston | William Frailey is called for the reach on David Wilson in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Frailey, team foul #11 | 72-71 |
| Subs | Houston | Dennis Reed (SF) Harold Cunningham | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:19 | Houston | David Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:19 | Houston | David Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Rice | John Payne's pass is intercepted by Jesus Garcia | 74-71 |
| 00:05 | Houston | John Payne is called for the reach on Ivan Zeyer in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Payne, team foul #12 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Cunningham (SF) Dennis Reed | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:05 | Houston | Ivan Zeyer makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:05 | Houston | Ivan Zeyer misses the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Eric Boyd snags the defensive board | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | William Frailey misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-71 |