| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Kepner (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terence King (fresh) PF - Clifton Daley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donovan Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nelson Hulett (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gary Lapoint (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Gary Lapoint inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Rice | Andrew Arnold buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by John Wilson | 30-29 |
| 19:10 | Houston | Joshua Kepner drills a floater from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 19:06 | Rice | Donovan Myers makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Nelson Hulett | 32-31 |
| 19:02 | Houston | Joshua Kepner's pass is intercepted by John Wilson | 32-31 |
| 18:41 | Rice | Gary Lapoint is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Gary Lapoint, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| 18:15 | Houston | Gary Lapoint swats the shot by Joshua Kepner | 32-31 |
| 18:13 | Houston | Earnest Tucker grabs the offensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 18:01 | Houston | Earnest Tucker misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 17:59 | Rice | John Wilson snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 17:42 | Rice | Nelson Hulett misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 17:40 | Houston | The rebound goes to Clifton Daley | 32-31 |
| 17:11 | Houston | Earnest Tucker makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua Kepner | 35-31 |
| 16:57 | Rice | Gary Lapoint is fouled on the floor by Joshua Kepner - foul #3 on Joshua Kepner, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Ziv (SG), Charles Hensley (SF), Henry Horn (PF) Joshua Kepner, Terence King, Clifton Daley | |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Sander (SF), Fred Hayes (C) Gary Lapoint, Andrew Arnold | |
| 16:39 | Rice | Charles Hensley is called for the reach on Donovan Myers - foul #3 on Charles Hensley, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Terence King (SF), Ricky Winter (C) Charles Hensley, Earnest Tucker | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Tallent (SG), Joseph Pickering (SF), Gregory Welch (PF) Donovan Myers, Nelson Hulett, John Wilson | |
| 16:18 | Rice | Joseph Pickering is hacked by Robert Ziv - foul #1 on Robert Ziv, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| 16:11 | Rice | Daniel Tallent connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Gregory Welch | 35-34 |
| 15:42 | Houston | Jeff Theriault misses the lay-in | 35-34 |
| 15:41 | Rice | Gregory Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Ziv (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terence King (fairly fresh) PF - Henry Horn (fresh) C - Ricky Winter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ronald Sander (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Tallent (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Pickering (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Gregory Welch (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fred Hayes (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Rice | Robert Ziv takes the ball from Gregory Welch | 35-34 |
| 15:30 | Houston | Jeff Theriault lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Ziv | 37-34 |
| 15:15 | Rice | Ronald Sander clanks a shot from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 15:13 | Houston | Robert Ziv pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 14:48 | Houston | Jeff Theriault buries a driving attempt in the lane and he's hacked by Daniel Tallent - foul #1 on Daniel Tallent, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Kepner (SG), Charles Hensley (SF), Clifton Daley (PF), Earnest Tucker (C) Robert Ziv, Terence King, Henry Horn, Ricky Winter | |
| Subs | Rice | Donovan Myers (PG), Nelson Hulett (SG), Gary Lapoint (SF), John Wilson (PF), Andrew Arnold (C) Ronald Sander, Daniel Tallent, Joseph Pickering, Gregory Welch, Fred Hayes | |
| 14:48 | Houston | Jeff Theriault misses the free throw | 39-34 |
| 14:48 | Houston | Clifton Daley gets the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 14:36 | Houston | Earnest Tucker misses long on a shot from close range | 39-34 |
| 14:35 | Houston | Clifton Daley snags the offensive board | 39-34 |
| 14:19 | Houston | Donovan Myers takes the ball from Jeff Theriault | 39-34 |
| 14:16 | Rice | Donovan Myers lays it up and in | 39-36 |
| 13:58 | Houston | Gary Lapoint is called for the reach on Joshua Kepner - foul #3 on Gary Lapoint, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Ziv (SF) Jeff Theriault | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:36 | Houston | Earnest Tucker lays it in set up by Joshua Kepner | 41-36 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Donovan Myers clanks a jump hook near the basket | 41-36 |
| 13:18 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Arnold | 41-36 |
| 13:01 | Rice | Gary Lapoint's pass is intercepted by Earnest Tucker | 41-36 |
| 12:37 | Houston | Clifton Daley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Terence King (SF), Henry Horn (PF) Robert Ziv, Clifton Daley | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:19 | Rice | Earnest Tucker blocks the short jumper by John Wilson | 41-36 |
| 12:17 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Lapoint | 41-36 |
| 11:58 | Rice | Andrew Arnold's fadeaway is rejected by Earnest Tucker | 41-36 |
| 11:56 | Houston | Joshua Kepner grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 11:48 | Houston | John Wilson steps in front of the Henry Horn pass | 41-36 |
| 11:30 | Rice | Gary Lapoint misses long on a jumper in the lane | 41-36 |
| 11:28 | Houston | Joshua Kepner grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Charles Hensley (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Kepner (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Terence King (fresh) PF - Henry Horn (fresh) C - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donovan Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nelson Hulett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Lapoint (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Arnold (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Houston | Joshua Kepner hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 41-36 |
| 11:13 | Houston | Joshua Kepner tips it back up and in | 43-36 |
| 11:08 | Rice | Nelson Hulett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 11:07 | Rice | Gary Lapoint pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 11:00 | Rice | John Wilson is whistled for a carry | 43-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Theriault (PG), Robert Ziv (SG), Ricky Winter (C) Charles Hensley, Joshua Kepner, Earnest Tucker | |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Sander (PG), Daniel Tallent (SG), Joseph Pickering (SF), Gregory Welch (PF), Fred Hayes (C) Donovan Myers, Nelson Hulett, Gary Lapoint, John Wilson, Andrew Arnold | |
| 10:39 | Houston | Jeff Theriault connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Robert Ziv | 45-36 |
| 10:15 | Rice | Joseph Pickering banks in the layup and the foul's on Robert Ziv - foul #2 on Robert Ziv, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Clifton Daley (PF) Henry Horn | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:15 | Rice | Joseph Pickering makes the free throw | 45-39 |
| 09:55 | Houston | Jeff Theriault hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 45-39 |
| 09:53 | Houston | Clifton Daley grabs the offensive board | 45-39 |
| 09:32 | Houston | Jeff Theriault's fadeaway is rejected by Gregory Welch | 45-39 |
| 09:30 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joseph Pickering | 45-39 |
| 09:10 | Rice | Ronald Sander is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Ronald Sander, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Kepner (SG), Charles Hensley (SF), Earnest Tucker (C) Robert Ziv, Terence King, Ricky Winter | |
| Subs | Rice | Donovan Myers (PG), Nelson Hulett (SG), John Wilson (PF), Andrew Arnold (C) Daniel Tallent, Joseph Pickering, Gregory Welch, Fred Hayes | |
| 08:44 | Houston | Earnest Tucker clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-39 |
| 08:43 | Houston | Jeff Theriault grabs the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 08:23 | Houston | Joshua Kepner clanks a shot from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 08:22 | Rice | Andrew Arnold snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 08:09 | Rice | Donovan Myers misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 08:08 | Rice | John Wilson hits the follow up shot | 45-41 |
| 08:04 | Houston | Earnest Tucker knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeff Theriault | 48-41 |
| 07:47 | Rice | Andrew Arnold misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-41 |
| 07:46 | Houston | Jeff Theriault pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| 07:20 | Houston | Joshua Kepner makes the fadeaway near the basket | 50-41 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Kepner (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Charles Hensley (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Clifton Daley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 22 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donovan Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nelson Hulett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Sander (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Arnold (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Rice | Andrew Arnold misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Jeff Theriault - foul #3 on Jeff Theriault, team foul #5 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Terence King (SF), Henry Horn (PF) Jeff Theriault, Clifton Daley | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Lapoint (SF) Ronald Sander | |
| 07:00 | Rice | Andrew Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 07:00 | Rice | Andrew Arnold misses the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 07:00 | Houston | Henry Horn snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 06:38 | Houston | Earnest Tucker clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 06:36 | Rice | The rebound goes to Nelson Hulett | 50-42 |
| 06:27 | Rice | John Wilson misses short on a floater from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 06:26 | Rice | John Wilson tips it in | 50-44 |
| 06:06 | Houston | Earnest Tucker can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Andrew Arnold - foul #1 on Andrew Arnold, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Ziv (SG) Joshua Kepner | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Tallent (PG), Bruce Bujarski (SG), Fred Hayes (C) Donovan Myers, Nelson Hulett, Andrew Arnold | |
| 06:06 | Houston | Earnest Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 06:06 | Houston | Earnest Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 05:49 | Rice | Gary Lapoint jams it | 51-46 |
| 05:27 | Houston | Earnest Tucker misses long on a shot in the lane | 51-46 |
| 05:25 | Rice | Bruce Bujarski snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 05:14 | Rice | Daniel Tallent makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Bruce Bujarski | 51-48 |
| 04:54 | Houston | Daniel Tallent is called for the reach on Robert Ziv - foul #2 on Daniel Tallent, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Theriault (PG), Joshua Kepner (SG), Ricky Winter (C) Charles Hensley, Terence King, Earnest Tucker | |
| Subs | Rice | Donovan Myers (PG), Nelson Hulett (SG), Andrew Arnold (C) Daniel Tallent, Bruce Bujarski, John Wilson | |
| 04:42 | Houston | Nelson Hulett picks off the pass by Joshua Kepner | 51-48 |
| 04:14 | Rice | Fred Hayes clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 51-48 |
| 04:12 | Houston | Joshua Kepner grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 03:47 | Houston | Fred Hayes is called for the reach on Henry Horn - foul #1 on Fred Hayes, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Earnest Tucker (C) Ricky Winter | |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Sander (SF) Gary Lapoint | |
| 03:47 | Houston | Henry Horn makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 03:47 | Houston | Henry Horn makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 03:36 | Rice | Andrew Arnold hits a jumper in the lane | 53-50 |
| 03:07 | Houston | Earnest Tucker clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 03:06 | Rice | Andrew Arnold grabs the board | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Kepner (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Ziv (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Henry Horn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 23 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donovan Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nelson Hulett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Sander (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Fred Hayes (fresh) 4 reb. C - Andrew Arnold (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Rice | Joshua Kepner steps in front of the Donovan Myers pass in the backcourt | 53-50 |
| 02:43 | Houston | Earnest Tucker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-50 |
| 02:41 | Rice | The rebound goes to Fred Hayes | 53-50 |
| 02:41 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Terence King (SF), Clifton Daley (PF) Robert Ziv, Henry Horn | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Lapoint (SF), John Wilson (PF) Ronald Sander, Fred Hayes | |
| 02:22 | Rice | Andrew Arnold is fouled on the floor by Earnest Tucker - foul #1 on Earnest Tucker, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| 02:15 | Rice | Clifton Daley is called for the reach on John Wilson - foul #1 on Clifton Daley, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| 02:15 | Rice | John Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 02:15 | Houston | Clifton Daley grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 01:46 | Houston | Clifton Daley is hacked by Andrew Arnold - foul #2 on Andrew Arnold, team foul #8 | 53-50 |
| 01:46 | Houston | Clifton Daley makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 01:46 | Houston | Clifton Daley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 01:23 | Rice | John Wilson scores on a 3 from straight away | 55-53 |
| 01:00 | Houston | Earnest Tucker scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Rice | Gary Lapoint makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Houston | Earnest Tucker lays it up and in | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Rice | Joshua Kepner is called for the reach on Donovan Myers - foul #4 on Joshua Kepner, team foul #8 | 60-55 |
| 00:07 | Rice | Donovan Myers makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:07 | Rice | Donovan Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:07 | Houston | Earnest Tucker pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Houston | Donovan Myers is called for the reach on Earnest Tucker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donovan Myers, team foul #9 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Horn (PF) Clifton Daley | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:05 | Houston | Earnest Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:05 | Houston | Earnest Tucker misses the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Andrew Arnold snags the defensive board | 61-56 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Donovan Myers misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-56 |