| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Young (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Adam Flint (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Armando Robles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Blackman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Becerra (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. C - Robert Hammer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Reginald Eller inbounds the ball | 38-38 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Rice | Reginald Eller clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 38-38 |
| 19:38 | Houston | Steven Blackman snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 19:30 | Houston | Steven Blackman knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from James Becerra | 38-40 |
| 19:16 | Rice | The jump hook by William Sedillo is blocked by Robert Hammer | 38-40 |
| 19:15 | Houston | The rebound goes to James Becerra | 38-40 |
| 19:08 | Houston | Armando Robles is denied on a layup by James Pearson | 38-40 |
| 19:07 | Houston | James Becerra snags the offensive board | 38-40 |
| 18:55 | Houston | Adam Flint comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Hiram Lyons - foul #1 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Chester Lyons (SG), Shawn Shelton (PF) Armando Robles, James Becerra | |
| 18:55 | Houston | Adam Flint makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 18:55 | Houston | Adam Flint makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 18:34 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 18:33 | Rice | James Pearson tips it in | 40-42 |
| 18:26 | Houston | Hiram Lyons is called for the reach on Adam Flint - foul #2 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| 18:09 | Houston | Robert Hammer comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 18:07 | Houston | Steven Blackman tips it in | 40-44 |
| 17:45 | Rice | Hiram Lyons comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-44 |
| 17:44 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to James Pearson | 40-44 |
| 17:25 | Rice | Hiram Lyons comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 17:23 | Rice | Reginald Eller grabs the offensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 17:00 | Rice | David Young can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 16:58 | Houston | Robert Hammer gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| 16:53 | Houston | Steven Blackman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 16:51 | Rice | William Sedillo pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| 16:36 | Rice | Robert Hammer is called for the reach on David Young - foul #3 on Robert Hammer, team foul #1 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Bradford Nelson (PG), Derrick Rust (SG), Robert Negri (PF), Thomas Banks (C) Hiram Lyons, David Young, James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Carroll (SG), James Becerra (PF) Chester Lyons, Robert Hammer | |
| 16:31 | Rice | Thomas Banks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 16:29 | Houston | James Becerra snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 16:14 | Houston | Shawn Shelton drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Fred Carroll | 40-47 |
| 15:52 | Rice | Thomas Banks hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bradford Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derrick Rust (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Reginald Eller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Negri (fresh) 2 stl. C - Thomas Banks (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Adam Flint (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Carroll (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Blackman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Becerra (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - Shawn Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Houston | Shawn Shelton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-47 |
| 15:29 | Rice | Reginald Eller gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 15:14 | Rice | Robert Negri can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-47 |
| 15:13 | Rice | Reginald Eller snags the offensive board | 42-47 |
| 14:55 | Rice | Robert Negri lays it up and in on a great pass from Bradford Nelson | 44-47 |
| 14:41 | Houston | Shawn Shelton is fouled on the floor by Thomas Banks - foul #2 on Thomas Banks, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), David Young (SG), James Pearson (PF), William Sedillo (C) Bradford Nelson, Derrick Rust, Reginald Eller, Thomas Banks | |
| Subs | Houston | Armando Robles (SG), Robert Hammer (C) Fred Carroll, James Becerra | |
| 14:24 | Houston | Robert Hammer comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 44-47 |
| 14:22 | Rice | Hiram Lyons gets the rebound | 44-47 |
| 14:01 | Rice | David Young scores on a shot from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 13:48 | Houston | Shawn Shelton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-47 |
| 13:46 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Blackman | 46-47 |
| 13:36 | Houston | Shawn Shelton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 13:35 | Rice | William Sedillo grabs the defensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 13:30 | Rice | David Young misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 13:28 | Houston | The rebound goes to Shawn Shelton | 46-47 |
| 13:16 | Houston | Robert Hammer misses the shot from the baseline but the foul's on William Sedillo - foul #2 on William Sedillo, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Rust (SF) Robert Negri | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Carroll (SG), James Becerra (PF) Armando Robles, Shawn Shelton | |
| 13:16 | Houston | Robert Hammer makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 13:16 | Houston | Robert Hammer misses the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 13:16 | Rice | James Pearson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 13:01 | Rice | Derrick Rust misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 12:59 | Houston | James Becerra grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 12:43 | Houston | Steven Blackman misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Derrick Rust - foul #2 on Derrick Rust, team foul #5 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Reginald Eller (SF), Thomas Banks (C) David Young, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 12:43 | Houston | Steven Blackman makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 12:43 | Houston | Steven Blackman makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 12:38 | Rice | Hiram Lyons double dribbles in the backcourt | 46-50 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn Shelton (PF) James Becerra | |
| 12:22 | Houston | Adam Flint's pass is intercepted by Derrick Rust | 46-50 |
| 12:16 | Rice | James Pearson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 12:14 | Houston | Steven Blackman grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 12:05 | Houston | Shawn Shelton knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Fred Carroll | 46-53 |
| 11:46 | Rice | Reginald Eller is fouled on the floor by Robert Hammer - foul #4 on Robert Hammer, team foul #2 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Negri (PF) James Pearson | |
| Subs | Houston | Armando Robles (SG), James Becerra (PF), David Cates (C) Fred Carroll, Shawn Shelton, Robert Hammer | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Derrick Rust (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Negri (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Thomas Banks (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Adam Flint (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Armando Robles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Blackman (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Becerra (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - David Cates (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Rice | Hiram Lyons connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 48-53 |
| 11:16 | Houston | Armando Robles can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-53 |
| 11:14 | Rice | Hiram Lyons grabs the board | 48-53 |
| 11:09 | Rice | Hiram Lyons misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Adam Flint - foul #3 on Adam Flint, team foul #3 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Rice | David Young (SG), William Sedillo (C) Derrick Rust, Thomas Banks | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:09 | Rice | Hiram Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 11:09 | Rice | Hiram Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 10:45 | Houston | James Becerra drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Adam Flint and the foul's on Robert Negri - foul #1 on Robert Negri, team foul #6 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Bradford Nelson (PG) Hiram Lyons | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Carroll (SG) Armando Robles | |
| 10:45 | Houston | James Becerra misses the free throw | 50-55 |
| 10:45 | Rice | William Sedillo gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 10:18 | Rice | Reginald Eller buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by William Sedillo | 52-55 |
| 10:05 | Houston | Fred Carroll travels with the ball | 52-55 |
| Subs | Rice | James Pearson (PF) Robert Negri | |
| Subs | Houston | Armando Robles (SG), Shawn Shelton (PF) Fred Carroll, James Becerra | |
| 09:45 | Rice | James Pearson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 09:43 | Houston | Steven Blackman snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 09:34 | Houston | Shawn Shelton clanks a shot from the right side | 52-55 |
| 09:32 | Rice | William Sedillo snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 09:24 | Rice | William Sedillo travels with the ball | 52-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Robert Negri (SF), Thomas Banks (C) Bradford Nelson, Reginald Eller, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Carroll (SG), James Becerra (PF) Armando Robles, Steven Blackman | |
| 09:05 | Houston | David Cates buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Adam Flint | 52-57 |
| 08:36 | Rice | James Pearson travels with the ball | 52-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Reginald Eller (SF) David Young | |
| Subs | Houston | Armando Robles (SG), Steven Blackman (SF) Fred Carroll, Shawn Shelton | |
| 08:19 | Houston | David Cates comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Hiram Lyons - foul #3 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #7 | 52-57 |
| 08:19 | Houston | David Cates makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 08:19 | Houston | David Cates makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 07:59 | Rice | The short jumper by James Pearson is denied by James Becerra | 52-59 |
| 07:58 | Rice | Hiram Lyons tips it back up and in | 54-59 |
| 07:43 | Houston | Adam Flint is fouled on the floor by Thomas Banks - foul #3 on Thomas Banks, team foul #8 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Rust (SG), William Sedillo (C) Robert Negri, James Pearson | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Carroll (SG), Shawn Shelton (PF), Robert Hammer (C) Armando Robles, James Becerra, David Cates | |
| 07:43 | Houston | Adam Flint makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 07:43 | Houston | Adam Flint makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Derrick Rust (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Banks (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Adam Flint (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Fred Carroll (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Blackman (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - Shawn Shelton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Hammer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Rice | Derrick Rust is fouled on the floor by Fred Carroll - foul #2 on Fred Carroll, team foul #4 | 54-61 |
| 07:24 | Rice | Fred Carroll is called for the reach on Derrick Rust - foul #3 on Fred Carroll, team foul #5 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Armando Robles (SG), James Becerra (PF) Fred Carroll, Shawn Shelton | |
| 07:13 | Rice | Hiram Lyons is called for traveling | 54-61 |
| Subs | Rice | David Young (SG) Derrick Rust | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Carroll (SG), Shawn Shelton (PF) Armando Robles, James Becerra | |
| 06:54 | Houston | Adam Flint misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 54-61 |
| 06:53 | Rice | The rebound goes to Thomas Banks | 54-61 |
| 06:48 | Rice | David Young scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-61 |
| 06:33 | Houston | Robert Hammer knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Fred Carroll | 57-63 |
| 06:21 | Rice | David Young knocks in the shot from the right wing | 59-63 |
| 06:13 | Houston | Adam Flint misses the lay-in | 59-63 |
| 06:11 | Rice | Thomas Banks grabs the defensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 05:57 | Rice | David Young hits a turnaround from the right block set up by William Sedillo | 61-63 |
| 05:41 | Houston | Robert Hammer banks in the layup | 61-65 |
| 05:28 | Rice | Hiram Lyons misses long on a jumper from the left block | 61-65 |
| 05:27 | Rice | Thomas Banks can't tip it in | 61-65 |
| 05:26 | Houston | Fred Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 61-65 |
| 05:07 | Houston | Hiram Lyons steps in front of the Fred Carroll pass | 61-65 |
| 05:04 | Rice | Reginald Eller lays it in on a nice dish by Hiram Lyons | 63-65 |
| 05:02 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-65 |
| Subs | Rice | James Pearson (PF) Thomas Banks | |
| Subs | Houston | Roy Sheehan (PG), Armando Robles (SG), James Becerra (PF) Adam Flint, Fred Carroll, Shawn Shelton | |
| 04:48 | Houston | Armando Robles misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-65 |
| 04:47 | Rice | William Sedillo gets the rebound | 63-65 |
| 04:29 | Rice | William Sedillo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 63-65 |
| 04:28 | Houston | James Becerra grabs the defensive rebound | 63-65 |
| 04:23 | Houston | Roy Sheehan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-65 |
| 04:21 | Rice | James Pearson gets the rebound | 63-65 |
| 04:01 | Rice | James Becerra blocks the short jumper by David Young | 63-65 |
| 04:00 | Rice | Reginald Eller grabs the offensive board | 63-65 |
| 03:47 | Rice | Reginald Eller hits a 3 from the right wing | 66-65 |
| 03:34 | Houston | Robert Hammer connects on the floater from the left block set up by Roy Sheehan | 66-67 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Young (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Pearson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Sedillo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Roy Sheehan (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Armando Robles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Blackman (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - James Becerra (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 6 blk. C - Robert Hammer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Rice | Hiram Lyons can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 66-67 |
| 03:19 | Houston | Steven Blackman pulls down the rebound | 66-67 |
| 03:00 | Houston | Hiram Lyons picks off the pass by Roy Sheehan | 66-67 |
| 02:56 | Rice | Hiram Lyons lays it up and in | 68-67 |
| 02:36 | Houston | James Becerra misses short on a runner from the right block | 68-67 |
| 02:35 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Pearson | 68-67 |
| 02:22 | Rice | David Young clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-67 |
| 02:21 | Houston | Steven Blackman pulls down the rebound | 68-67 |
| 02:14 | Houston | James Becerra slams it home on a nice dish by Roy Sheehan | 68-69 |
| 01:57 | Rice | David Young loses the dribble to Armando Robles | 68-69 |
| 01:54 | Houston | Armando Robles blows the layup | 68-69 |
| 01:52 | Rice | Reginald Eller grabs the board | 68-69 |
| 01:48 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-69 |
| 01:47 | Houston | James Becerra grabs the defensive rebound | 68-69 |
| 01:30 | Houston | Steven Blackman misses the turnaround from the baseline | 68-69 |
| 01:28 | Rice | Reginald Eller grabs the board | 68-69 |
| 01:13 | Rice | David Young can't connect on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Robert Hammer - foul #5 on Robert Hammer, team foul #6 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG), David Cates (C) Roy Sheehan, Robert Hammer | |
| 01:13 | Rice | David Young makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 01:13 | Rice | David Young misses the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 01:13 | Houston | The rebound goes to David Cates | 69-69 |
| 00:58 | Houston | Steven Blackman misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 69-69 |
| 00:56 | Houston | James Becerra tips it back up and in | 69-71 |
| 00:42 | Rice | David Young knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-71 |
| 00:27 | Houston | Armando Robles clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-71 |
| 00:25 | Rice | William Sedillo snags the defensive board | 72-71 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Rice | William Sedillo is fouled in the backcourt by Adam Flint - foul #4 on Adam Flint, team foul #7 | 72-71 |
| 00:24 | Rice | William Sedillo misses the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 00:24 | Houston | James Becerra grabs the board | 72-71 |
| 00:18 | Houston | James Becerra misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 72-71 |
| 00:17 | Houston | James Becerra snags the offensive board | 72-71 |
| 00:13 | Houston | Steven Blackman makes the jumpshot from the right side | 72-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Rice | David Young knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-73 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Houston calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-73 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Armando Robles comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 75-73 |