| Lineup | Houston | PG - Alfred Levy (fresh) SG - Rolland Gifford (fresh) SF - Dennis Goering (fresh) PF - Randolph McColloch (fresh) C - Jon Keith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fresh) SG - Charles Linn (fresh) SF - Dominic Bruno (fresh) PF - Wilbur Upton (fresh) C - Eric Ricciardi (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Wilbur Upton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Rice | Wilbur Upton misses the 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jon Keith | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Houston | Randolph McColloch can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Dominic Bruno - foul #1 on Dominic Bruno, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Houston | Randolph McColloch misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Houston | Randolph McColloch makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:59 | Rice | John Bennett can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 1-0 |
| 18:57 | Houston | Jon Keith grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 18:40 | Houston | Alfred Levy's pass is intercepted by Wilbur Upton | 1-0 |
| 18:17 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi can't finish the layup | 1-0 |
| 18:16 | Houston | Jon Keith grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 18:06 | Houston | Randolph McColloch's pass is intercepted by Eric Ricciardi | 1-0 |
| 17:46 | Rice | Rolland Gifford steals the ball from Charles Linn | 1-0 |
| 17:32 | Houston | Alfred Levy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 1-0 |
| 17:30 | Houston | Alfred Levy snags the offensive board | 1-0 |
| 17:18 | Houston | Randolph McColloch is hacked by Charles Linn - foul #1 on Charles Linn, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| 17:03 | Houston | Randolph McColloch knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Jon Keith | 3-0 |
| 16:55 | Rice | John Bennett loses the dribble to Randolph McColloch | 3-0 |
| 16:40 | Houston | Alfred Levy connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Rolland Gifford | 5-0 |
| 16:28 | Rice | Charles Linn hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John Bennett | 5-3 |
| 16:15 | Houston | Jon Keith knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Alfred Levy | 7-3 |
| 16:00 | Rice | John Bennett connects on the runner from the right block set up by Charles Linn and he's hacked by Rolland Gifford - foul #1 on Rolland Gifford, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Green (SF), Lowell Rubalcaba (PF), Shawn Belgrave (C) Dominic Bruno, Wilbur Upton, Eric Ricciardi | |
| 16:00 | Rice | John Bennett makes the free throw | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Alfred Levy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rolland Gifford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Goering (fresh) PF - Randolph McColloch (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jon Keith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Linn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Franklin Green (fresh) PF - Lowell Rubalcaba (fresh) C - Shawn Belgrave (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Houston | Franklin Green denies the turnaround by Randolph McColloch | 7-6 |
| 15:38 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lowell Rubalcaba | 7-6 |
| 15:15 | Rice | John Bennett comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-6 |
| 15:14 | Houston | Randolph McColloch pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:48 | Houston | Randolph McColloch misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-6 |
| 14:47 | Rice | The rebound goes to Franklin Green | 7-6 |
| 14:37 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba can't connect on a floater from the left block | 7-6 |
| 14:35 | Rice | Franklin Green snags the offensive board | 7-6 |
| 14:19 | Rice | Charles Linn is whistled for traveling | 7-6 |
| Subs | Houston | Carlos Hammond (PG), Kevin Lewis (SG), Wilburn Phillips (SF), Jacob Hedges (PF), William Wicks (C) Alfred Levy, Rolland Gifford, Dennis Goering, Randolph McColloch, Jon Keith | |
| Subs | Rice | Dominic Bruno (SF), Wilbur Upton (PF), Eric Ricciardi (C) John Bennett, Charles Linn, Franklin Green | |
| 14:03 | Houston | Jacob Hedges's floater is tipped away by Wilbur Upton | 7-6 |
| 14:02 | Rice | Wilbur Upton grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 13:45 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Wilburn Phillips - foul #1 on Wilburn Phillips, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| 13:45 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 13:45 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 13:30 | Houston | Jacob Hedges misses long on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Dominic Bruno - foul #2 on Dominic Bruno, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Green (SF) Dominic Bruno | |
| 13:30 | Houston | Jacob Hedges makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 13:30 | Houston | Jacob Hedges makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 13:21 | Rice | Wilbur Upton clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 9-8 |
| 13:20 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave hits the follow up shot | 9-10 |
| 12:58 | Houston | Carlos Hammond clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-10 |
| 12:56 | Rice | The rebound goes to Wilbur Upton | 9-10 |
| 12:36 | Rice | Franklin Green hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 9-10 |
| 12:35 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave gets the offensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 12:19 | Rice | Kevin Lewis is called for the reach on Shawn Belgrave - foul #1 on Kevin Lewis, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Houston | Alfred Levy (PG), Rolland Gifford (SG), Dennis Goering (SF), Randolph McColloch (PF), Jon Keith (C) Carlos Hammond, Kevin Lewis, Wilburn Phillips, Jacob Hedges, William Wicks | |
| Subs | Rice | John Bennett (PG), Charles Linn (SG), Stanley Foland (C) Lowell Rubalcaba, Shawn Belgrave, Eric Ricciardi | |
| 12:08 | Rice | Wilbur Upton is called for traveling | 9-10 |
| 11:46 | Houston | Randolph McColloch comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-10 |
| 11:44 | Rice | Franklin Green gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Alfred Levy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rolland Gifford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Goering (fresh) PF - Randolph McColloch (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jon Keith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Linn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Franklin Green (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Wilbur Upton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Stanley Foland (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Rice | Charles Linn hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Stanley Foland | 9-12 |
| 11:05 | Houston | Dennis Goering can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 9-12 |
| 11:03 | Houston | Randolph McColloch grabs the offensive board | 9-12 |
| 10:56 | Houston | Dennis Goering makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-12 |
| 10:39 | Rice | John Bennett can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Dennis Goering - foul #1 on Dennis Goering, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba (SF), Shawn Belgrave (PF), Eric Ricciardi (C) Franklin Green, Wilbur Upton, Stanley Foland | |
| 10:39 | Rice | John Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 10:39 | Rice | John Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:16 | Houston | Randolph McColloch double dribbles | 12-14 |
| 10:00 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave misses long on a jumper from close range | 12-14 |
| 09:58 | Houston | Jon Keith snags the defensive board | 12-14 |
| 09:41 | Houston | Randolph McColloch hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 12-14 |
| 09:39 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba grabs the defensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 09:34 | Rice | Charles Linn misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 09:33 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi hits the follow up shot | 12-16 |
| 09:12 | Houston | Alfred Levy is whistled for traveling | 12-16 |
| Subs | Houston | Carlos Hammond (PG) Alfred Levy | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:03 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-16 |
| 09:01 | Houston | The rebound goes to Randolph McColloch | 12-16 |
| 08:54 | Houston | Carlos Hammond is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Carlos Hammond, team foul #5 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Houston | Wilburn Phillips (SF) Dennis Goering | |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Foland (C) Eric Ricciardi | |
| 08:36 | Rice | John Bennett hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Shawn Belgrave | 12-19 |
| 08:22 | Houston | Wilburn Phillips clanks a 3 from the left wing | 12-19 |
| 08:20 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Randolph McColloch | 12-19 |
| 08:13 | Houston | Randolph McColloch hits a shot near the basket set up by Carlos Hammond | 14-19 |
| 07:48 | Rice | John Bennett misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 14-19 |
| 07:46 | Houston | The rebound goes to Carlos Hammond | 14-19 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Carlos Hammond (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rolland Gifford (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wilburn Phillips (fresh) PF - Randolph McColloch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Keith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Linn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lowell Rubalcaba (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Shawn Belgrave (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Foland (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Houston | Jon Keith misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Stanley Foland - foul #1 on Stanley Foland, team foul #4 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Houston | Alfred Levy (PG), Dennis Goering (SF), Jacob Hedges (PF) Rolland Gifford, Wilburn Phillips, Randolph McColloch | |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Green (SF), Wilbur Upton (PF), Eric Ricciardi (C) Lowell Rubalcaba, Shawn Belgrave, Stanley Foland | |
| 07:28 | Houston | Jon Keith makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 07:28 | Houston | Jon Keith makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 07:21 | Rice | Wilbur Upton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Alfred Levy - foul #1 on Alfred Levy, team foul #6 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Houston | Wilburn Phillips (C) Jon Keith | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:21 | Rice | Wilbur Upton makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 07:21 | Rice | Wilbur Upton makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 07:00 | Houston | Carlos Hammond buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Alfred Levy | 18-21 |
| 06:43 | Rice | Wilbur Upton misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 18-21 |
| 06:42 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Wilbur Upton | 18-21 |
| 06:27 | Rice | John Bennett makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-24 |
| 06:02 | Houston | Wilbur Upton denies the turnaround by Dennis Goering | 18-24 |
| 06:01 | Rice | Wilbur Upton gets the rebound | 18-24 |
| 05:40 | Rice | Charles Linn is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 18-24 |
| Subs | Houston | Rolland Gifford (SG), Randolph McColloch (PF), Jon Keith (C) Carlos Hammond, Jacob Hedges, Wilburn Phillips | |
| Subs | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba (PG), Shawn Belgrave (SG) John Bennett, Charles Linn | |
| 05:16 | Houston | Dennis Goering misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-24 |
| 05:15 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave gets the rebound | 18-24 |
| 05:11 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Alfred Levy - foul #2 on Alfred Levy, team foul #7 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Lewis (PG) Alfred Levy | |
| Subs | Rice | John Bennett (PG), Stanley Foland (C) Wilbur Upton, Eric Ricciardi | |
| 05:11 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 05:11 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba makes the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 04:50 | Houston | Stanley Foland steals it from Dennis Goering | 18-26 |
| 04:36 | Rice | Franklin Green comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 18-26 |
| 04:34 | Houston | Dennis Goering grabs the board | 18-26 |
| 04:17 | Houston | Kevin Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 18-26 |
| 04:16 | Rice | Franklin Green pulls down the rebound | 18-26 |
| 03:56 | Rice | Rolland Gifford steals the ball from Franklin Green | 18-26 |
| 03:31 | Houston | Randolph McColloch misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Lowell Rubalcaba - foul #1 on Lowell Rubalcaba, team foul #5 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Alfred Levy (PG), Wilburn Phillips (SF) Kevin Lewis, Dennis Goering | |
| Subs | Rice | Dominic Bruno (SF), Wilbur Upton (PF), Eric Ricciardi (C) Lowell Rubalcaba, Franklin Green, Stanley Foland | |
| 03:31 | Houston | Randolph McColloch makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 03:31 | Houston | Randolph McColloch misses the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 03:31 | Rice | The rebound goes to Wilbur Upton | 19-26 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Alfred Levy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rolland Gifford (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wilburn Phillips (fresh) PF - Randolph McColloch (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Keith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Belgrave (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Dominic Bruno (fresh) PF - Wilbur Upton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Ricciardi (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:02 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi's fadeaway is rejected by Randolph McColloch | 19-26 |
| 03:01 | Houston | Rolland Gifford gets the rebound | 19-26 |
| 02:45 | Houston | Shawn Belgrave is called for the reach on Rolland Gifford - foul #1 on Shawn Belgrave, team foul #6 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Jacob Hedges (PF) Randolph McColloch | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Linn (SG) Shawn Belgrave | |
| 02:25 | Houston | Rolland Gifford can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 19-26 |
| 02:23 | Rice | The rebound goes to Dominic Bruno | 19-26 |
| 02:04 | Rice | John Bennett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 19-26 |
| 02:02 | Houston | Jacob Hedges gets the rebound | 19-26 |
| 01:44 | Houston | Jacob Hedges clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-26 |
| 01:43 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Rolland Gifford | 19-26 |
| 01:36 | Houston | Alfred Levy misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Wilbur Upton - foul #1 on Wilbur Upton, team foul #7 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Carlos Hammond (SG), Dennis Goering (SF), Randolph McColloch (PF) Rolland Gifford, Jacob Hedges, Jon Keith | |
| Subs | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba (PG), Shawn Belgrave (SG) John Bennett, Charles Linn | |
| 01:36 | Houston | Alfred Levy makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 01:36 | Houston | Alfred Levy makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 01:12 | Rice | Dominic Bruno misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 21-26 |
| 01:10 | Houston | Randolph McColloch grabs the board | 21-26 |
| 01:04 | Houston | Wilburn Phillips is fouled on the floor by Eric Ricciardi - foul #1 on Eric Ricciardi, team foul #8 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Linn (SG), Stanley Foland (C) Wilbur Upton, Eric Ricciardi | |
| 01:04 | Houston | Wilburn Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 01:04 | Houston | Dennis Goering gets the offensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 00:47 | Houston | Randolph McColloch makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Alfred Levy | 24-26 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba is fouled in the backcourt by Alfred Levy - foul #3 on Alfred Levy, team foul #8 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Rolland Gifford (SG), Jacob Hedges (C) Alfred Levy, Wilburn Phillips | |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Green (PG) Stanley Foland | |
| 00:44 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 00:30 | Houston | Randolph McColloch's fadeaway is rejected by Lowell Rubalcaba | 24-28 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Franklin Green pulls down the rebound | 24-28 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave blows the layup | 24-28 |