| Lineup | Houston | PG - Marty Watts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alec Stevenson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Morey (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Hall (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bradley Evans (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rod Osborn (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Daniel Coombs (fresh) SF - James Pak (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Weisner (fresh) 5 pts. C - Craig Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Mark Morey inbounds the ball | 34-34 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Houston | Mark Morey misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-34 |
| 19:47 | Houston | James Hall snags the offensive board | 34-34 |
| 19:35 | Houston | Daniel Coombs is called for the reach on Mark Morey - foul #1 on Daniel Coombs, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| 19:12 | Houston | James Hall misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-34 |
| 19:11 | Houston | Bradley Evans misses the tip | 34-34 |
| 19:09 | Houston | Marty Watts tips it home | 36-34 |
| 18:53 | Rice | Craig Shelton hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Bradley Evans - foul #1 on Bradley Evans, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| 18:53 | Rice | Craig Shelton misses the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 18:53 | Rice | Craig Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 18:46 | Houston | Rod Osborn picks off the pass by Marty Watts in the backcourt | 36-35 |
| 18:44 | Rice | Rod Osborn blows the dunk | 36-35 |
| 18:42 | Houston | Bradley Evans grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 18:31 | Houston | Alec Stevenson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Weisner - foul #3 on Robert Weisner, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Elliot Joyner (PF) Robert Weisner | |
| 18:31 | Houston | Alec Stevenson misses the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 18:31 | Houston | Alec Stevenson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 18:31 | Rice | Daniel Coombs snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 18:11 | Rice | James Pak misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 18:09 | Houston | Mark Morey pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 17:50 | Houston | Alec Stevenson misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Daniel Coombs - foul #2 on Daniel Coombs, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| 17:50 | Houston | Alec Stevenson misses the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 17:50 | Houston | Alec Stevenson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 17:50 | Rice | James Pak pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 17:31 | Rice | Daniel Coombs misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 17:29 | Rice | Elliot Joyner tips it back up and in | 36-37 |
| 17:12 | Houston | Daniel Coombs is called for the reach on James Hall - foul #3 on Daniel Coombs, team foul #4 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Ross (PF), William Aronson (C) James Hall, Bradley Evans | |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Sims (SG), Kevin Lawrence (PF) Daniel Coombs, James Pak | |
| 16:57 | Houston | Alec Stevenson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mark Morey | 38-37 |
| 16:51 | Rice | Elliot Joyner misses long on a runner from close range | 38-37 |
| 16:50 | Houston | William Aronson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 16:48 | Houston | Rod Osborn picks off the pass by Marty Watts in the backcourt | 38-37 |
| 16:46 | Rice | Joshua Sims banks in the layup set up by Rod Osborn | 38-39 |
| 16:29 | Houston | Alec Stevenson connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Marty Watts | 41-39 |
| 16:09 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 16:07 | Houston | The rebound goes to Marty Watts | 41-39 |
| 15:45 | Houston | William Aronson clanks a floater from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 15:44 | Rice | Elliot Joyner pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Marty Watts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alec Stevenson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Morey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Harold Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Aronson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rod Osborn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joshua Sims (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elliot Joyner (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Kevin Lawrence (fresh) 3 pts. C - Craig Shelton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence misses short on a floater from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 15:24 | Houston | Marty Watts gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 15:12 | Houston | Marty Watts hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-39 |
| 15:11 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 14:56 | Rice | Elliot Joyner loses the dribble to Mark Morey | 41-39 |
| 14:51 | Houston | Alec Stevenson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mark Morey | 43-39 |
| 14:36 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 43-39 |
| 14:34 | Houston | Mark Morey gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 14:19 | Houston | Harold Ross loses the dribble to Rod Osborn | 43-39 |
| 14:16 | Rice | Elliot Joyner can't finish the layup | 43-39 |
| 14:14 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Craig Shelton | 43-39 |
| 14:01 | Rice | Elliot Joyner misses the jumpshot from the right side | 43-39 |
| 13:59 | Rice | Rod Osborn grabs the offensive board | 43-39 |
| 13:54 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 13:53 | Houston | The rebound goes to Marty Watts | 43-39 |
| 13:48 | Houston | Marty Watts can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 13:47 | Houston | Marty Watts hits the follow up shot | 45-39 |
| 13:38 | Rice | Rod Osborn comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mark Morey - foul #2 on Mark Morey, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Silas Ferguson (PG), Ruben Churchill (SG), Marvin Echols (SF), James Hall (PF), Bradley Evans (C) Marty Watts, Alec Stevenson, Mark Morey, Harold Ross, William Aronson | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Coombs (SG), James Pak (SF), Robert Weisner (PF), Moses Hubbard (C) Joshua Sims, Elliot Joyner, Kevin Lawrence, Craig Shelton | |
| 13:38 | Rice | Rod Osborn makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 13:38 | Rice | Rod Osborn misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 13:38 | Houston | James Hall grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 13:15 | Houston | Ruben Churchill scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by James Hall | 48-40 |
| 13:05 | Rice | Daniel Coombs hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 12:50 | Houston | Ruben Churchill comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-43 |
| 12:48 | Rice | Robert Weisner grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 12:41 | Rice | Rod Osborn's fadeaway is rejected by James Hall | 48-43 |
| 12:40 | Houston | Silas Ferguson gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 12:24 | Houston | James Hall misses badly on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Robert Weisner - foul #4 on Robert Weisner, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Lloyd (PG), Elliot Joyner (PF) Rod Osborn, Robert Weisner | |
| 12:24 | Houston | James Hall misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 12:24 | Houston | James Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 12:02 | Rice | James Pak misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-43 |
| 12:00 | Houston | Ruben Churchill pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 11:45 | Houston | Daniel Coombs steals the ball from Marvin Echols | 49-43 |
| 11:42 | Rice | Daniel Coombs lays it in | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Silas Ferguson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ruben Churchill (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Echols (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Bradley Evans (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Lloyd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Coombs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Pak (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Elliot Joyner (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Moses Hubbard (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Houston | Marvin Echols misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 49-45 |
| 11:29 | Rice | The rebound goes to Elliot Joyner | 49-45 |
| 11:09 | Rice | Moses Hubbard misses the turnaround from the left block | 49-45 |
| 11:08 | Rice | Richard Lloyd gets the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 10:57 | Rice | Moses Hubbard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Marty Watts (PG), Alec Stevenson (SG), Harold Ross (PF), William Aronson (C) Silas Ferguson, Marvin Echols, James Hall, Bradley Evans | |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Sims (PG), Kevin Lawrence (PF), Craig Shelton (C) Richard Lloyd, James Pak, Moses Hubbard | |
| 10:38 | Houston | Marty Watts scores on a fadeaway from the right side and he's hacked by Daniel Coombs - foul #4 on Daniel Coombs, team foul #6 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Morey (SF) Ruben Churchill | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Lloyd (SG), Jeffrey Mitchell (PF) Daniel Coombs, Elliot Joyner | |
| 10:38 | Houston | Marty Watts makes the free throw | 52-45 |
| 10:28 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on William Aronson - foul #1 on William Aronson, team foul #3 | 52-45 |
| 10:28 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 10:28 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence misses the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 10:28 | Houston | William Aronson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 10:11 | Houston | Mark Morey comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 52-46 |
| 10:09 | Rice | Jeffrey Mitchell grabs the board | 52-46 |
| 09:54 | Rice | Richard Lloyd misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-46 |
| 09:52 | Houston | William Aronson grabs the board | 52-46 |
| 09:48 | Houston | Marty Watts travels in the backcourt | 52-46 |
| Subs | Houston | James Hall (PF) William Aronson | |
| Subs | Rice | James Pak (SF), Elliot Joyner (PF) Kevin Lawrence, Jeffrey Mitchell | |
| 09:30 | Rice | Richard Lloyd scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Joshua Sims | 52-49 |
| 09:11 | Houston | Marty Watts misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 09:10 | Rice | James Pak grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 08:53 | Rice | James Pak misses the lay-in | 52-49 |
| 08:51 | Rice | James Pak tips it back up and in | 52-51 |
| 08:28 | Houston | Mark Morey connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Harold Ross | 54-51 |
| 08:11 | Rice | James Pak is hacked by Mark Morey - foul #3 on Mark Morey, team foul #4 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Silas Ferguson (SG), Ruben Churchill (SF), Marvin Echols (PF), Bradley Evans (C) Alec Stevenson, Mark Morey, James Hall, Harold Ross | |
| Subs | Rice | Rod Osborn (PG), Jamie Heitmann (SG), Kevin Lawrence (PF), Moses Hubbard (C) Joshua Sims, Richard Lloyd, James Pak, Craig Shelton | |
| 07:54 | Rice | Jamie Heitmann hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 54-51 |
| 07:53 | Rice | Rod Osborn can't tip it in | 54-51 |
| 07:52 | Rice | Elliot Joyner grabs the offensive board | 54-51 |
| 07:39 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Rod Osborn | 54-53 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Marty Watts (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Silas Ferguson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ruben Churchill (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marvin Echols (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Evans (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rod Osborn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jamie Heitmann (fresh) SF - Elliot Joyner (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. PF - Kevin Lawrence (fresh) 6 pts. C - Moses Hubbard (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Houston | Marty Watts's layup is rejected by Kevin Lawrence | 54-53 |
| 07:20 | Houston | Bradley Evans grabs the offensive board | 54-53 |
| 07:12 | Houston | Moses Hubbard is called for the reach on Bradley Evans - foul #2 on Moses Hubbard, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Alec Stevenson (SG) Marty Watts | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Coombs (SG), James Pak (SF), Robert Weisner (PF) Jamie Heitmann, Elliot Joyner, Moses Hubbard | |
| 07:12 | Houston | Bradley Evans misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 07:12 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence grabs the defensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 06:46 | Rice | Rod Osborn is hacked by Silas Ferguson - foul #1 on Silas Ferguson, team foul #5 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Morey (SF), James Hall (PF) Ruben Churchill, Marvin Echols | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:31 | Rice | Rod Osborn misses the shot from the free throw line | 54-53 |
| 06:30 | Rice | Rod Osborn pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 06:22 | Rice | Robert Weisner hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Pak | 54-56 |
| 05:55 | Houston | Alec Stevenson makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Morey | 57-56 |
| 05:33 | Rice | Bradley Evans swats the short shot by Kevin Lawrence | 57-56 |
| 05:32 | Houston | Mark Morey grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 05:15 | Houston | Silas Ferguson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-56 |
| 05:14 | Rice | Robert Weisner grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 04:55 | Rice | Rod Osborn scores on a 3 from the left corner | 57-59 |
| 04:35 | Houston | Bradley Evans is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Bradley Evans, team foul #6 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Marty Watts (PG), Ruben Churchill (SG), Marvin Echols (SF), Harold Ross (PF), William Aronson (C) Silas Ferguson, Alec Stevenson, Mark Morey, James Hall, Bradley Evans | |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Sims (PG), Elliot Joyner (SF), Craig Shelton (C) Rod Osborn, James Pak, Kevin Lawrence | |
| 04:19 | Rice | Elliot Joyner banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Weisner and he's fouled by Harold Ross - foul #1 on Harold Ross, team foul #7 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Mitchell (PF) Robert Weisner | |
| 04:19 | Rice | Elliot Joyner misses the free throw | 57-61 |
| 04:19 | Houston | Harold Ross gets the rebound | 57-61 |
| 03:50 | Houston | Marty Watts misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Joshua Sims - foul #1 on Joshua Sims, team foul #8 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Lloyd (SG) Daniel Coombs | |
| 03:50 | Houston | Marty Watts misses the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 03:50 | Houston | Marty Watts misses the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 03:50 | Rice | Craig Shelton gets the rebound | 57-61 |
| 03:32 | Rice | Craig Shelton connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by William Aronson - foul #2 on William Aronson, team foul #8 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Rod Osborn (PG) Richard Lloyd | |
| 03:32 | Rice | Craig Shelton misses the free throw | 57-63 |
| 03:32 | Houston | The rebound goes to Harold Ross | 57-63 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Marty Watts (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ruben Churchill (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Echols (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Aronson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rod Osborn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Joshua Sims (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elliot Joyner (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. PF - Jeffrey Mitchell (fresh) C - Craig Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Houston | Ruben Churchill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Silas Ferguson (SG), Mark Morey (SF) Ruben Churchill, Marvin Echols | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:02 | Rice | Craig Shelton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Alec Stevenson (SG), James Hall (PF) Silas Ferguson, William Aronson | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Weisner (PF) Jeffrey Mitchell | |
| 02:44 | Houston | Alec Stevenson drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Marty Watts | 59-63 |
| 02:44 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Bradley Evans (C) Harold Ross | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Coombs (SG), James Pak (SF) Joshua Sims, Elliot Joyner | |
| 02:26 | Rice | Daniel Coombs misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 59-63 |
| 02:25 | Houston | James Hall gets the rebound | 59-63 |
| 02:17 | Houston | James Hall can't connect on a floater near the basket | 59-63 |
| 02:15 | Rice | Robert Weisner snags the defensive board | 59-63 |
| 01:55 | Rice | Daniel Coombs misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 59-63 |
| 01:54 | Houston | Bradley Evans snags the defensive board | 59-63 |
| 01:36 | Houston | Bradley Evans lays it in on a nice dish by James Hall | 61-63 |
| 01:16 | Rice | Daniel Coombs misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-63 |
| 01:14 | Houston | The rebound goes to James Hall | 61-63 |
| 00:51 | Houston | Bradley Evans hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Mark Morey and he's fouled by Craig Shelton - foul #2 on Craig Shelton, team foul #9 | 63-63 |
| 00:51 | Houston | Bradley Evans makes the free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Daniel Coombs connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-66 |
| 00:24 | Houston | Bradley Evans's floater is tipped away by Craig Shelton | 64-66 |
| 00:23 | Houston | Bradley Evans pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-66 |
| 00:17 | Houston | Alec Stevenson can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 64-66 |
| 00:15 | Rice | James Pak grabs the board | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:13 | Rice | Marty Watts is called for the reach on James Pak in the backcourt - foul #3 on Marty Watts, team foul #9 | 64-66 |
| 00:13 | Rice | James Pak makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:13 | Rice | James Pak makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:08 | Houston | Marty Watts hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-68 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Craig Shelton snags the defensive board | 64-68 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Craig Shelton is hacked by Alec Stevenson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alec Stevenson, team foul #10 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Sims (PG) Rod Osborn | |
| 00:04 | Rice | Craig Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Craig Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Alec Stevenson hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 64-70 |