| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mark Steinhauer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Homer Ryan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brett Davis (fresh) 3 pts. C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Patrick Pearce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Huggins (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Hulett (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Wittman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Vincent (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Michael Hulett inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Houston | Manuel Huggins is fouled on the floor by Homer Ryan - foul #1 on Homer Ryan, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| 19:32 | Houston | Manuel Huggins is denied on a layup by Stanislaus Kucinski | 35-33 |
| 19:30 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 19:12 | Rice | Brett Davis is called for traveling | 35-33 |
| 18:53 | Houston | Mark Steinhauer steps in front of the Manuel Huggins pass | 35-33 |
| 18:28 | Rice | Nicholas English is fouled on the floor by Ronald Wittman - foul #1 on Ronald Wittman, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| 18:06 | Rice | Nicholas English drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Homer Ryan | 38-33 |
| 17:49 | Houston | Michael Hulett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-33 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 17:25 | Rice | Brett Davis misses the tip | 38-33 |
| 17:23 | Houston | Michael Hulett pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 17:04 | Houston | Ronald Wittman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 17:02 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent tips it back up and in | 38-35 |
| 16:38 | Rice | Homer Ryan makes the 3 from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 16:27 | Houston | Michael Hulett is hacked by Nicholas English - foul #3 on Nicholas English, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Orosco (PG), Charles Barnes (SG), Benjamin Farrish (SF), Eric Stamper (PF), Mathew Ferguson (C) Nicholas English, Mark Steinhauer, Homer Ryan, Brett Davis, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Bynoe (SG), Gregory Smith (SF), Ronald Mair (PF), Irvin Haskell (C) Manuel Huggins, Michael Hulett, Ronald Wittman, Jonathan Vincent | |
| 16:07 | Houston | Benjamin Farrish is called for the reach on Ronald Mair - foul #2 on Benjamin Farrish, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| 15:51 | Houston | Fred Bynoe buries a shot from just outside the lane | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Orosco (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Barnes (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Benjamin Farrish (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Eric Stamper (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mathew Ferguson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Patrick Pearce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fred Bynoe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregory Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Mair (fresh) 6 pts. C - Irvin Haskell (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Rice | Eric Stamper loses the ball out of bounds | 41-37 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Keith Bailey (PF) Patrick Pearce | |
| 15:14 | Houston | Gregory Smith scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Irvin Haskell | 41-39 |
| 14:51 | Rice | Thomas Orosco makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Charles Barnes | 43-39 |
| 14:29 | Houston | Fred Bynoe drills a fadeaway from the right block | 43-41 |
| 14:19 | Rice | Thomas Orosco knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Charles Barnes | 45-41 |
| 14:03 | Houston | Mathew Ferguson steals it from Irvin Haskell | 45-41 |
| 13:48 | Rice | Gregory Smith is called for the reach on Thomas Orosco - foul #2 on Gregory Smith, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Mark Steinhauer (SG), Homer Ryan (SF), Brett Davis (PF), Stanislaus Kucinski (C) Thomas Orosco, Charles Barnes, Benjamin Farrish, Eric Stamper, Mathew Ferguson | |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG), Manuel Huggins (SG), Michael Hulett (SF), Ronald Wittman (PF), Jonathan Vincent (C) Gregory Smith, Fred Bynoe, Ronald Mair, Keith Bailey, Irvin Haskell | |
| 13:43 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-41 |
| 13:24 | Houston | Michael Hulett is fouled on the floor by Nicholas English - foul #4 on Nicholas English, team foul #4 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Benjamin Farrish (PG) Nicholas English | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 13:08 | Houston | Michael Hulett misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-41 |
| 13:07 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| 12:49 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Patrick Pearce - foul #1 on Patrick Pearce, team foul #3 | 48-41 |
| 12:49 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 12:49 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 12:35 | Houston | Manuel Huggins knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Hulett | 50-43 |
| 12:10 | Rice | Brett Davis hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Benjamin Farrish | 52-43 |
| 11:46 | Houston | Manuel Huggins scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Patrick Pearce and he's hacked by Stanislaus Kucinski - foul #1 on Stanislaus Kucinski, team foul #5 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Orosco (PG) Benjamin Farrish | |
| Subs | Houston | Gregory Smith (PG) Patrick Pearce | |
| 11:46 | Houston | Manuel Huggins makes the free throw | 52-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Orosco (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Mark Steinhauer (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. SF - Homer Ryan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brett Davis (fresh) 5 pts. C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gregory Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Manuel Huggins (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Hulett (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ronald Wittman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Vincent (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Rice | Homer Ryan buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-46 |
| 11:00 | Houston | Gregory Smith's layup is rejected by Stanislaus Kucinski | 55-46 |
| 10:58 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski grabs the board | 55-46 |
| 10:40 | Rice | Brett Davis misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 55-46 |
| 10:38 | Rice | Thomas Orosco tips it back up and in | 57-46 |
| 10:34 | Houston | Manuel Huggins hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 10:33 | Houston | Michael Hulett grabs the offensive board | 57-46 |
| 10:21 | Houston | Michael Hulett is fouled on the floor by Stanislaus Kucinski - foul #2 on Stanislaus Kucinski, team foul #6 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Barnes (SG), Benjamin Farrish (SF), Eric Stamper (PF), Mathew Ferguson (C) Mark Steinhauer, Homer Ryan, Brett Davis, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG), Fred Bynoe (SG), Ronald Mair (PF), Irvin Haskell (C) Manuel Huggins, Michael Hulett, Ronald Wittman, Jonathan Vincent | |
| 10:05 | Houston | Gregory Smith misses short on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Mathew Ferguson - foul #2 on Mathew Ferguson, team foul #7 | 57-46 |
| 10:05 | Houston | Gregory Smith makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 10:05 | Houston | Gregory Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 09:48 | Rice | Charles Barnes hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-48 |
| 09:24 | Houston | Gregory Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-48 |
| 09:23 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish snags the defensive board | 60-48 |
| 09:05 | Rice | Thomas Orosco is hacked by Patrick Pearce - foul #2 on Patrick Pearce, team foul #4 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Mark Steinhauer (SG), Brett Davis (PF), Stanislaus Kucinski (C) Thomas Orosco, Charles Barnes, Mathew Ferguson | |
| Subs | Houston | Manuel Huggins (SG), Keith Bailey (PF), Jonathan Vincent (C) Fred Bynoe, Gregory Smith, Irvin Haskell | |
| 08:43 | Rice | Brett Davis knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-48 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 08:39 | Houston | Manuel Huggins misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 63-48 |
| 08:38 | Rice | Eric Stamper grabs the defensive rebound | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:09 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer buries a shot near the basket set up by Brett Davis | 65-48 |
| 07:57 | Houston | Manuel Huggins misses the turnaround from close range | 65-48 |
| 07:56 | Houston | Manuel Huggins pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-48 |
| 07:41 | Houston | Ronald Mair blows the dunk | 65-48 |
| 07:40 | Rice | The rebound goes to Mark Steinhauer | 65-48 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Benjamin Farrish (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Mark Steinhauer (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. SF - Eric Stamper (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brett Davis (fresh) 8 pts. C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Patrick Pearce (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Manuel Huggins (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Mair (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Keith Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Vincent (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Rice | Eric Stamper drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Benjamin Farrish | 68-48 |
| 07:15 | Houston | The short jumper by Ronald Mair is denied by Brett Davis | 68-48 |
| 07:13 | Houston | Ronald Mair tips it back up and in | 68-50 |
| 06:44 | Rice | Keith Bailey blocks the short jumper by Benjamin Farrish | 68-50 |
| 06:42 | Houston | Manuel Huggins pulls down the rebound | 68-50 |
| 06:27 | Houston | Keith Bailey banks in the layup on a nice dish by Manuel Huggins | 68-52 |
| 06:08 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Patrick Pearce - foul #3 on Patrick Pearce, team foul #5 | 68-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Charles Barnes (SG), Homer Ryan (SF) Benjamin Farrish, Mark Steinhauer, Eric Stamper | |
| Subs | Houston | Gregory Smith (PG), Fred Bynoe (SG), Michael Hulett (SF), Ronald Wittman (PF), Irvin Haskell (C) Patrick Pearce, Manuel Huggins, Ronald Mair, Keith Bailey, Jonathan Vincent | |
| 06:08 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski makes the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 06:08 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski misses the 2nd free throw | 69-52 |
| 06:08 | Houston | Ronald Wittman grabs the board | 69-52 |
| 05:46 | Houston | Irvin Haskell hits the finger roll set up by Gregory Smith and he's fouled by Stanislaus Kucinski - foul #3 on Stanislaus Kucinski, team foul #8 | 69-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Orosco (PF), Mathew Ferguson (C) Brett Davis, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:46 | Houston | Irvin Haskell makes the free throw | 69-55 |
| 05:22 | Rice | Irvin Haskell denies the turnaround by Thomas Orosco | 69-55 |
| 05:21 | Houston | Ronald Wittman snags the defensive board | 69-55 |
| 05:06 | Houston | Ronald Wittman buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-58 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 04:47 | Rice | Charles Barnes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 69-58 |
| 04:45 | Houston | Ronald Wittman snags the defensive board | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:40 | Houston | Ronald Wittman jams it | 69-60 |
| 04:20 | Rice | Thomas Orosco's layup is rejected by Ronald Wittman | 69-60 |
| 04:18 | Rice | Mathew Ferguson misses the tip | 69-60 |
| 04:16 | Houston | Gregory Smith grabs the board | 69-60 |
| 03:56 | Houston | Irvin Haskell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 69-60 |
| 03:54 | Houston | Michael Hulett misses the tip | 69-60 |
| 03:53 | Rice | Charles Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 69-60 |
| 03:53 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Mark Steinhauer (SG), Brett Davis (PF), Stanislaus Kucinski (C) Charles Barnes, Thomas Orosco, Mathew Ferguson | |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG), Manuel Huggins (SG), Jonathan Vincent (C) Gregory Smith, Fred Bynoe, Irvin Haskell | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Rice | Homer Ryan can't connect on a floater from the left side | 69-60 |
| 03:22 | Houston | The rebound goes to Ronald Wittman | 69-60 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SG - Mark Steinhauer (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. SF - Homer Ryan (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brett Davis (fresh) 8 pts. C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Patrick Pearce (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Manuel Huggins (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Hulett (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. PF - Ronald Wittman (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jonathan Vincent (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Hulett | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:58 | Rice | Brett Davis buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Homer Ryan | 72-62 |
| 02:49 | Houston | Mark Steinhauer is called for the reach on Jonathan Vincent - foul #1 on Mark Steinhauer, team foul #9 | 72-62 |
| 02:49 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent misses the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 02:49 | Rice | Brett Davis grabs the board | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:23 | Rice | Nicholas English misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-62 |
| 02:22 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent grabs the board | 72-62 |
| 02:09 | Houston | Ronald Wittman's pass is intercepted by Nicholas English | 72-62 |
| 02:06 | Rice | Brett Davis hits the finger roll set up by Nicholas English | 74-62 |
| 01:57 | Houston | Patrick Pearce loses the ball out of bounds | 74-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Orosco (PG), Charles Barnes (SG), Benjamin Farrish (SF), Eric Stamper (PF), Mathew Ferguson (C) Nicholas English, Mark Steinhauer, Homer Ryan, Brett Davis, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| Subs | Houston | Gregory Smith (PG), Fred Bynoe (SG), Ronald Mair (SF), Keith Bailey (PF), Irvin Haskell (C) Patrick Pearce, Manuel Huggins, Michael Hulett, Ronald Wittman, Jonathan Vincent | |
| 01:38 | Rice | Thomas Orosco misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Irvin Haskell - foul #1 on Irvin Haskell, team foul #6 | 74-62 |
| 01:38 | Rice | Thomas Orosco misses the 1st free throw | 74-62 |
| 01:38 | Rice | Thomas Orosco makes the 2nd free throw | 75-62 |
| 01:34 | Houston | Gregory Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Orosco - foul #2 on Thomas Orosco, team foul #10 | 75-62 |
| 01:34 | Houston | Gregory Smith misses the 1st free throw | 75-62 |
| 01:34 | Houston | Gregory Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 01:10 | Rice | Charles Barnes can't connect on a runner from close range | 75-63 |
| 01:09 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Stamper | 75-63 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Mair - foul #2 on Ronald Mair, team foul #7 | 75-63 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish makes the 1st free throw | 76-63 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish makes the 2nd free throw | 77-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Houston | Mathew Ferguson denies the turnaround by Gregory Smith | 77-63 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish gets the rebound | 77-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas Orosco | 79-63 |
| 00:10 | Houston | Fred Bynoe double dribbles | 79-63 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Thomas Orosco runs out the clock | 79-63 |