| Lineup | Houston | PG - Terry King (fresh) SG - Charles Dunn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willie Pugh (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sid Pride (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Brown (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Ackman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marvin Boltz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brad Clough (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Marvin Boltz inbounds the ball | 29-40 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Rice | Brad Clough clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-40 |
| 19:41 | Rice | Marvin Boltz pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 19:31 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez travels with the ball | 29-40 |
| 19:14 | Houston | Sid Pride comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by David Simmons - foul #1 on David Simmons, team foul #1 | 29-40 |
| 19:14 | Houston | Sid Pride makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 19:14 | Houston | Sid Pride makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 18:52 | Rice | David Simmons comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 31-40 |
| 18:51 | Houston | Willie Pugh pulls down the rebound | 31-40 |
| 18:40 | Houston | Sid Pride throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-40 |
| 18:24 | Rice | Charles Ackman hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Salvador Hernandez | 31-43 |
| 17:58 | Houston | Willie Pugh misses the jumper from the free throw line | 31-43 |
| 17:56 | Houston | Charles Dunn grabs the offensive board | 31-43 |
| 17:43 | Houston | Brad Clough picks off the pass by Terry King | 31-43 |
| 17:27 | Rice | David Simmons lays it in set up by Charles Ackman | 31-45 |
| 17:07 | Houston | Edward Brown misses the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on David Simmons - foul #2 on David Simmons, team foul #2 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Purkey (PG), Lee Fulmer (SG) Terry King, Charles Dunn | |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), James Blay (SG), Martin Ward (SF), James Diggs (PF), Matthew Lonergan (C) Charles Ackman, Salvador Hernandez, Marvin Boltz, David Simmons, Brad Clough | |
| 17:07 | Houston | Edward Brown misses the 1st free throw | 31-45 |
| 17:07 | Houston | Edward Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 32-45 |
| 16:51 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 32-45 |
| 16:49 | Rice | James Diggs grabs the offensive board | 32-45 |
| 16:35 | Rice | Sid Pride blocks the short jumper by James Diggs | 32-45 |
| 16:33 | Rice | James Blay misses the tip | 32-45 |
| 16:31 | Houston | Eric Purkey grabs the board | 32-45 |
| 16:02 | Houston | Edward Brown misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-45 |
| 16:01 | Rice | James Diggs grabs the defensive rebound | 32-45 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Purkey (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Lee Fulmer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Willie Pugh (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sid Pride (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Edward Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) SG - James Blay (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Martin Ward (fresh) PF - James Diggs (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Lonergan (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-45 |
| 15:40 | Houston | Willie Pugh grabs the board | 32-45 |
| 15:21 | Houston | James Blay picks off the pass by Lee Fulmer | 32-45 |
| 15:18 | Rice | Oliver Chance lays it in set up by James Blay | 32-47 |
| 14:57 | Houston | Lee Fulmer is fouled on the floor by James Blay - foul #2 on James Blay, team foul #3 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Kain (PG), Charles Dunn (SG), David Yankovski (PF), Ben Walker (C) Lee Fulmer, Willie Pugh, Sid Pride, Edward Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Ackman (PG), Salvador Hernandez (SG), Marvin Boltz (SF), David Simmons (PF), Brad Clough (C) Oliver Chance, James Blay, Martin Ward, James Diggs, Matthew Lonergan | |
| 14:47 | Houston | Eric Purkey is called for a charge - foul #1 on Eric Purkey, team foul #1 | 32-47 |
| 14:37 | Rice | David Simmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-47 |
| 14:16 | Houston | Eric Purkey banks in the layup set up by Tyler Kain | 34-47 |
| 14:05 | Rice | David Simmons misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 34-47 |
| 14:03 | Houston | The rebound goes to David Yankovski | 34-47 |
| 13:44 | Houston | Eric Purkey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-47 |
| 13:42 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez snags the defensive board | 34-47 |
| 13:18 | Rice | Charles Dunn takes the ball from Brad Clough | 34-47 |
| 13:03 | Houston | David Yankovski misses the turnaround from the right block | 34-47 |
| 13:01 | Rice | The rebound goes to Charles Ackman | 34-47 |
| 12:56 | Rice | Charles Ackman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Marvin Boltz | 34-50 |
| 12:41 | Houston | Eric Purkey clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Marvin Boltz - foul #3 on Marvin Boltz, team foul #4 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Lee Fulmer (SG), Sid Pride (PF), Edward Brown (C) Charles Dunn, David Yankovski, Ben Walker | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (SF), James Diggs (PF) Marvin Boltz, David Simmons | |
| 12:41 | Houston | Eric Purkey makes the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 12:41 | Houston | Eric Purkey makes the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| 12:12 | Rice | Charles Ackman misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-50 |
| 12:11 | Houston | The rebound goes to Edward Brown | 36-50 |
| 12:05 | Houston | Lee Fulmer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-50 |
| 12:03 | Houston | Tyler Kain tips it but misses | 36-50 |
| 12:02 | Houston | Eric Purkey gets the offensive rebound | 36-50 |
| 11:51 | Houston | Brad Clough denies the turnaround by Edward Brown | 36-50 |
| 11:50 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez gets the rebound | 36-50 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tyler Kain (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lee Fulmer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Purkey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sid Pride (fresh) 4 pts. C - Edward Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Ackman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Blay (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Diggs (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Brad Clough (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:44 | Rice | Tyler Kain takes the ball from James Blay | 36-50 |
| 11:18 | Houston | Eric Purkey makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-50 |
| 11:00 | Rice | Brad Clough hits a driving attempt from close range | 39-52 |
| 10:49 | Houston | Lee Fulmer hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-52 |
| 10:32 | Rice | James Blay is hacked by Sid Pride - foul #1 on Sid Pride, team foul #2 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Terry King (PG), Charles Dunn (SG), Willie Pugh (SF), David Yankovski (C) Tyler Kain, Lee Fulmer, Eric Purkey, Edward Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Ward (SG), Marvin Boltz (SF), Matthew Lonergan (C) Charles Ackman, Salvador Hernandez, Brad Clough | |
| 10:14 | Rice | James Blay misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-52 |
| 10:12 | Rice | James Diggs tips it back up and in | 41-54 |
| 09:50 | Houston | David Yankovski can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 41-54 |
| 09:48 | Houston | Willie Pugh snags the offensive board | 41-54 |
| 09:41 | Houston | Matthew Lonergan is called for the reach on David Yankovski - foul #1 on Matthew Lonergan, team foul #5 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Brown (C) Sid Pride | |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), David Simmons (PF) James Blay, James Diggs | |
| 09:27 | Houston | David Yankovski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-54 |
| 09:26 | Rice | The rebound goes to Martin Ward | 41-54 |
| 09:13 | Rice | Edward Brown is called for the reach on Martin Ward - foul #3 on Edward Brown, team foul #3 | 41-54 |
| 09:05 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-54 |
| 09:03 | Houston | The rebound goes to David Yankovski | 41-54 |
| 08:42 | Houston | Charles Dunn scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Willie Pugh | 44-54 |
| 08:40 | Rice | Oliver Chance double dribbles in the backcourt | 44-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Kain (PG) Terry King | |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Hernandez (SG), James Diggs (C) Marvin Boltz, Matthew Lonergan | |
| 08:18 | Houston | David Simmons steals the ball from Tyler Kain | 44-54 |
| 08:03 | Rice | Oliver Chance buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Martin Ward | 44-56 |
| 07:48 | Houston | Edward Brown comes up short on the shot from the left block | 44-56 |
| 07:47 | Rice | The rebound goes to David Simmons | 44-56 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tyler Kain (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Charles Dunn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Pugh (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Yankovski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Martin Ward (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Diggs (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Rice | Martin Ward connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Oliver Chance | 44-58 |
| 07:08 | Houston | Charles Dunn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Lee Fulmer (SG), Eric Purkey (SF), Sid Pride (PF), Ben Walker (C) Charles Dunn, Willie Pugh, David Yankovski, Edward Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Ackman (PG), Marvin Boltz (SF), Matthew Lonergan (PF), Brad Clough (C) Oliver Chance, Martin Ward, David Simmons, James Diggs | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:49 | Rice | Tyler Kain is called for the reach on Salvador Hernandez - foul #4 on Tyler Kain, team foul #4 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (SG) Salvador Hernandez | |
| 06:25 | Rice | Marvin Boltz misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 44-58 |
| 06:24 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-58 |
| 06:00 | Rice | James Blay clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-58 |
| 05:58 | Houston | Tyler Kain gets the rebound | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:37 | Houston | Ben Walker is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Ben Walker, team foul #5 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Terry King (PG), Willie Pugh (SF), Edward Brown (C) Tyler Kain, Eric Purkey, Ben Walker | |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Hernandez (SG), James Diggs (PF) James Blay, Matthew Lonergan | |
| 05:14 | Rice | Marvin Boltz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Dunn (SG) Lee Fulmer | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (SF) Marvin Boltz | |
| 04:53 | Houston | Terry King misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-58 |
| 04:51 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez snags the defensive board | 44-58 |
| 04:27 | Rice | Charles Ackman makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Brad Clough | 44-60 |
| 04:09 | Houston | Edward Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-60 |
| 04:07 | Rice | James Diggs snags the defensive board | 44-60 |
| 04:01 | Rice | James Diggs hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Ackman | 44-62 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:53 | Houston | James Blay is called for the reach on Willie Pugh - foul #3 on James Blay, team foul #6 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Lee Fulmer (SG), Eric Purkey (SF), David Yankovski (PF), Ben Walker (C) Charles Dunn, Willie Pugh, Sid Pride, Edward Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), Martin Ward (SF), Matthew Lonergan (C) Charles Ackman, Salvador Hernandez, Brad Clough | |
| 03:31 | Houston | Lee Fulmer scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Yankovski | 47-62 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Terry King (fresh) SG - Lee Fulmer (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Eric Purkey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Yankovski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Ben Walker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Blay (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Martin Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Diggs (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Matthew Lonergan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Rice | Terry King steals the ball from Oliver Chance | 47-62 |
| 02:48 | Houston | Eric Purkey buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Terry King | 50-62 |
| 02:22 | Rice | James Diggs clanks a shot from the baseline | 50-62 |
| 02:20 | Houston | Ben Walker snags the defensive board | 50-62 |
| 02:16 | Houston | Terry King drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by David Yankovski | 53-62 |
| 02:16 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Kain (PG), Charles Dunn (SG), Willie Pugh (SF), Sid Pride (PF), Edward Brown (C) Terry King, Lee Fulmer, Eric Purkey, David Yankovski, Ben Walker | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Ackman (PG), Salvador Hernandez (SG), Marvin Boltz (SF), David Simmons (PF), Brad Clough (C) Oliver Chance, James Blay, Martin Ward, James Diggs, Matthew Lonergan | |
| 01:53 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-62 |
| 01:52 | Houston | Edward Brown pulls down the rebound | 53-62 |
| 01:40 | Houston | Charles Dunn loses the dribble to Brad Clough | 53-62 |
| 01:16 | Rice | Charles Ackman misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 53-62 |
| 01:15 | Houston | Edward Brown pulls down the rebound | 53-62 |
| 01:05 | Houston | Willie Pugh comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-62 |
| 01:04 | Rice | Charles Ackman grabs the defensive rebound | 53-62 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Charles Ackman misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Edward Brown - foul #4 on Edward Brown, team foul #6 | 53-62 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Charles Ackman makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Charles Ackman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Houston | David Simmons steps in front of the Willie Pugh pass | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Rice | Sid Pride takes the ball from Charles Ackman | 53-64 |
| 00:06 | Houston | Willie Pugh hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Tyler Kain | 56-64 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Charles Ackman runs out the clock | 56-64 |