| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dale Wiley (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Shannon McElravy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Marvin Echols (fresh) 5 reb. PF - William Aronson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Harold Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Price (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Lawson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Tighe (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Craig Shelton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Marvin Echols inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Houston | William Aronson's layup is rejected by Jeffrey Mitchell | 27-27 |
| 19:41 | Rice | The rebound goes to Craig Shelton | 27-27 |
| 19:20 | Rice | William Tighe hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 27-27 |
| 19:19 | Rice | William Price tips it but misses | 27-27 |
| 19:18 | Houston | William Aronson gets the rebound | 27-27 |
| 19:08 | Houston | Harold Ross hits the finger roll set up by William Aronson | 29-27 |
| 18:52 | Rice | William Price misses short on a shot from the right side | 29-27 |
| 18:51 | Houston | Harold Ross pulls down the rebound | 29-27 |
| 18:46 | Houston | Shannon McElravy connects on the shot in the paint and he's hacked by Craig Shelton - foul #1 on Craig Shelton, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| 18:46 | Houston | Shannon McElravy makes the free throw | 32-27 |
| 18:31 | Rice | Jeffrey Mitchell drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 18:20 | Houston | Shannon McElravy misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Tighe - foul #3 on William Tighe, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Sasaki (SF) William Tighe | |
| 18:20 | Houston | Shannon McElravy makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 18:20 | Houston | Shannon McElravy makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 18:06 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki clanks a 3 from straight away | 34-30 |
| 18:04 | Houston | Shannon McElravy snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 17:59 | Houston | Shannon McElravy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-30 |
| 17:57 | Rice | Craig Shelton snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 17:39 | Rice | Jeffrey Mitchell loses the dribble to Shannon McElravy | 34-30 |
| 17:23 | Houston | Marvin Echols blows the dunk | 34-30 |
| 17:22 | Houston | Shannon McElravy tips it in | 36-30 |
| 17:08 | Rice | William Price clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 17:07 | Rice | Craig Shelton grabs the offensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 16:49 | Rice | Jeffrey Mitchell loses the ball out of bounds | 36-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Heal (PG), Greg Ishmael (SF), Domenic Russo (PF), Tracy Gleeson (C) Dale Wiley, Marvin Echols, William Aronson, Harold Ross | |
| Subs | Rice | Moses Hubbard (PF), Frank Smith (C) Jeffrey Mitchell, Craig Shelton | |
| 16:37 | Houston | Mark Heal is called for traveling | 36-30 |
| 16:17 | Rice | Frank Smith misses the easy layup | 36-30 |
| 16:16 | Rice | Frank Smith hits the follow up shot | 36-32 |
| 15:50 | Houston | Shannon McElravy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-32 |
| 15:48 | Rice | Moses Hubbard pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Mark Heal (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shannon McElravy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Greg Ishmael (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Domenic Russo (fresh) 4 reb. C - Tracy Gleeson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Price (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Lawson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Sasaki (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Moses Hubbard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:20 | Rice | Moses Hubbard is whistled for a carry | 36-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Dale Wiley (PG), Marvin Echols (SF) Shannon McElravy, Greg Ishmael | |
| Subs | Rice | William Tighe (SF), Jeffrey Mitchell (PF), Craig Shelton (C) Dustin Sasaki, Moses Hubbard, Frank Smith | |
| 15:02 | Houston | Mark Heal connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Dale Wiley | 39-32 |
| 14:43 | Rice | Craig Shelton scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Jeffrey Mitchell | 39-34 |
| 14:33 | Houston | William Price is called for the reach on Domenic Russo - foul #3 on William Price, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Houston | William Aronson (PF), Harold Ross (C) Domenic Russo, Tracy Gleeson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:11 | Houston | Harold Ross can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jeffrey Mitchell - foul #2 on Jeffrey Mitchell, team foul #4 | 39-34 |
| 14:11 | Houston | Harold Ross misses the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 14:11 | Houston | Harold Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 13:53 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson can't throw it down | 40-34 |
| 13:51 | Houston | William Aronson pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 13:32 | Houston | Mark Heal misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 13:30 | Rice | William Tighe grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 13:14 | Rice | Dale Wiley steals the ball from William Price | 40-34 |
| 13:09 | Houston | Mark Heal banks in the layup on a great pass from Dale Wiley | 42-34 |
| 12:46 | Rice | Jeffrey Mitchell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 12:44 | Rice | Jeffrey Mitchell tips it home | 42-36 |
| 12:29 | Houston | Dale Wiley misses the lay-in but the foul's on William Tighe - foul #4 on William Tighe, team foul #5 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Shannon McElravy (SG), Domenic Russo (C) Mark Heal, Harold Ross | |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Sasaki (SF), Moses Hubbard (PF), Frank Smith (C) William Tighe, Jeffrey Mitchell, Craig Shelton | |
| 12:29 | Houston | Dale Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 12:29 | Houston | Dale Wiley misses the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 12:29 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Domenic Russo | 43-36 |
| 12:11 | Houston | William Aronson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Moses Hubbard - foul #1 on Moses Hubbard, team foul #6 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Houston | James Booth (PG) Dale Wiley | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:11 | Houston | William Aronson makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 12:11 | Houston | William Aronson misses the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 12:11 | Rice | The rebound goes to Moses Hubbard | 44-36 |
| 11:52 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Moses Hubbard | 44-39 |
| 11:41 | Houston | Marvin Echols misses long on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Dustin Sasaki - foul #2 on Dustin Sasaki, team foul #7 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Gleeson (C) William Aronson | |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Shelton (C) Frank Smith | |
| 11:41 | Houston | Marvin Echols misses the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 11:41 | Houston | Marvin Echols makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - James Booth (fresh) SG - Shannon McElravy (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Marvin Echols (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Domenic Russo (fresh) 5 reb. C - Tracy Gleeson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Price (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Lawson (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Sasaki (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Moses Hubbard (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Craig Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Craig Shelton and he's hacked by Shannon McElravy - foul #3 on Shannon McElravy, team foul #1 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Greg Ishmael (SF) Marvin Echols | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:22 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson makes the free throw | 45-42 |
| 11:04 | Houston | James Booth is hacked by William Price - foul #4 on William Price, team foul #8 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Ross (C) Tracy Gleeson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:04 | Houston | James Booth misses the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 11:04 | Rice | Moses Hubbard grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 10:46 | Rice | Craig Shelton double dribbles | 45-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Dale Wiley (PG) James Booth | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Mitchell (PF) Moses Hubbard | |
| 10:34 | Houston | Harold Ross hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Shannon McElravy | 48-42 |
| 10:23 | Rice | Dale Wiley denies the turnaround by William Price | 48-42 |
| 10:22 | Houston | Harold Ross grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 10:15 | Houston | Shannon McElravy buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Greg Ishmael | 51-42 |
| 10:01 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson misses short on a floater from the left side | 51-42 |
| 09:59 | Rice | Craig Shelton tips it but misses | 51-42 |
| 09:58 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki tips it but misses | 51-42 |
| 09:56 | Rice | Craig Shelton snags the offensive board | 51-42 |
| 09:39 | Rice | William Price can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 09:37 | Rice | Jeffrey Mitchell tips it but misses | 51-42 |
| 09:36 | Houston | Greg Ishmael gets the rebound | 51-42 |
| 09:18 | Houston | Shannon McElravy is hacked by Dustin Sasaki - foul #3 on Dustin Sasaki, team foul #9 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Marvin Echols (SF), William Aronson (PF), Tracy Gleeson (C) Greg Ishmael, Domenic Russo, Harold Ross | |
| Subs | Rice | Moses Hubbard (C) Craig Shelton | |
| 09:18 | Houston | Shannon McElravy makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 09:18 | Houston | Shannon McElravy makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 08:54 | Rice | William Price misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 53-42 |
| 08:52 | Rice | Moses Hubbard grabs the offensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 08:46 | Rice | William Price knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 08:29 | Houston | Shannon McElravy misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 53-44 |
| 08:28 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki snags the defensive board | 53-44 |
| 08:09 | Rice | William Price loses the dribble to Shannon McElravy | 53-44 |
| 07:58 | Houston | William Aronson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 07:56 | Rice | Moses Hubbard grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 07:44 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson clanks a jumper from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 07:43 | Houston | William Aronson grabs the board | 53-44 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dale Wiley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shannon McElravy (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Marvin Echols (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Aronson (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Tracy Gleeson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Price (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Lawson (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Sasaki (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Mitchell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Moses Hubbard (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Houston | Marvin Echols is hacked by Dustin Sasaki - foul #4 on Dustin Sasaki, team foul #10 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Heal (PG), Greg Ishmael (SG), Harold Ross (C) Dale Wiley, Shannon McElravy, Tracy Gleeson | |
| Subs | Rice | William Tighe (SF), Craig Shelton (C) Dustin Sasaki, Jeffrey Mitchell | |
| 07:37 | Houston | Marvin Echols makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 07:37 | Houston | Marvin Echols makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 07:26 | Rice | William Tighe hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Aronson - foul #1 on William Aronson, team foul #2 | 55-44 |
| 07:26 | Rice | William Tighe misses the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 07:26 | Rice | William Tighe makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 07:12 | Houston | William Aronson drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Greg Ishmael | 57-45 |
| 06:56 | Rice | Craig Shelton clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Aronson - foul #2 on William Aronson, team foul #3 | 57-45 |
| 06:56 | Rice | Craig Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 06:56 | Rice | Craig Shelton misses the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 06:56 | Houston | Harold Ross snags the defensive board | 57-46 |
| 06:35 | Houston | Greg Ishmael loses the dribble to Craig Shelton | 57-46 |
| 06:22 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 57-46 |
| 06:21 | Houston | Harold Ross gets the rebound | 57-46 |
| 06:03 | Houston | William Tighe steals the ball from Harold Ross | 57-46 |
| 06:00 | Rice | William Price banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Tighe | 57-48 |
| 05:43 | Houston | Craig Shelton swats the short shot by Greg Ishmael | 57-48 |
| 05:42 | Houston | Greg Ishmael misses the tip | 57-48 |
| 05:41 | Houston | William Aronson grabs the offensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 05:28 | Houston | Marvin Echols buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-48 |
| 05:05 | Rice | Moses Hubbard buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Lawson | 60-50 |
| 04:55 | Houston | William Aronson connects on the shot from the left block | 62-50 |
| 04:38 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 62-50 |
| 04:36 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Moses Hubbard | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:26 | Rice | Moses Hubbard misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Greg Ishmael - foul #1 on Greg Ishmael, team foul #4 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Dale Wiley (PG), Shannon McElravy (SG), Kevin Flickinger (SF), Domenic Russo (PF), Tracy Gleeson (C) Mark Heal, Greg Ishmael, Marvin Echols, William Aronson, Harold Ross | |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Sasaki (SF), Jeffrey Mitchell (PF) William Tighe, Craig Shelton | |
| 04:26 | Rice | Moses Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 04:26 | Rice | Moses Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 04:07 | Houston | Domenic Russo hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Shannon McElravy | 64-52 |
| 03:55 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson clanks a shot from the left wing | 64-52 |
| 03:54 | Houston | Domenic Russo pulls down the rebound | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Houston | Domenic Russo comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by William Price - foul #5 on William Price, team foul #11 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | William Tighe (SF), Frank Smith (C) William Price, Moses Hubbard | |
| 03:39 | Houston | Domenic Russo misses the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 03:39 | Houston | Domenic Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dale Wiley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shannon McElravy (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Flickinger (fresh) PF - Domenic Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Tracy Gleeson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dustin Sasaki (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Lawson (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Tighe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Jeffrey Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Frank Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Rice | Jeffrey Mitchell misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 65-52 |
| 03:27 | Houston | Kevin Flickinger gets the rebound | 65-52 |
| 03:04 | Houston | Domenic Russo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Heal (PG), Greg Ishmael (SG) Dale Wiley, Shannon McElravy | |
| Subs | Rice | Fredrick Cannon (C) Jeffrey Mitchell | |
| 02:56 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki drills a jumper from the left side set up by William Tighe and the foul's on Tracy Gleeson - foul #2 on Tracy Gleeson, team foul #5 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Dale Wiley (PG) Kevin Flickinger | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Mitchell (PF), Craig Shelton (C) Frank Smith, Fredrick Cannon | |
| 02:56 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki makes the free throw | 65-55 |
| 02:54 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Shannon McElravy (SG), Marvin Echols (SF), William Aronson (PF), Harold Ross (C) Mark Heal, Greg Ishmael, Domenic Russo, Tracy Gleeson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:28 | Houston | William Tighe is called for the reach on Marvin Echols - foul #5 on William Tighe, team foul #12 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Smith (PG) William Tighe | |
| 02:28 | Houston | Marvin Echols makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 02:28 | Houston | Marvin Echols makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 02:21 | Rice | Harold Ross is called for the reach on Frank Smith - foul #2 on Harold Ross, team foul #6 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Heal (PG), Greg Ishmael (SG), Kevin Flickinger (SF), Domenic Russo (PF), Tracy Gleeson (C) Dale Wiley, Shannon McElravy, Marvin Echols, William Aronson, Harold Ross | |
| Subs | Rice | Fredrick Cannon (PF), Moses Hubbard (C) Jeffrey Mitchell, Craig Shelton | |
| 02:03 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson's floater is tipped away by Domenic Russo | 67-55 |
| 02:01 | Rice | Moses Hubbard tips it in | 67-57 |
| 01:41 | Houston | Greg Ishmael clanks a floater near the basket | 67-57 |
| 01:40 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon grabs the defensive rebound | 67-57 |
| 01:34 | Rice | Tracy Gleeson is called for the reach on Moses Hubbard - foul #3 on Tracy Gleeson, team foul #7 | 67-57 |
| 01:34 | Rice | Moses Hubbard misses the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 01:34 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson grabs the defensive rebound | 67-57 |
| 01:12 | Houston | Mark Heal comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-57 |
| 01:11 | Rice | Frank Smith gets the rebound | 67-57 |
| 00:57 | Rice | The jump hook by Fredrick Cannon is blocked by Domenic Russo | 67-57 |
| 00:56 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon tips it but misses | 67-57 |
| 00:54 | Houston | Kevin Flickinger grabs the defensive rebound | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Houston | Moses Hubbard is called for the reach on Kevin Flickinger in the backcourt - foul #2 on Moses Hubbard, team foul #13 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Houston | James Booth (PG) Tracy Gleeson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:53 | Houston | Kevin Flickinger makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:53 | Houston | Kevin Flickinger makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Rice | Frank Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 69-57 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson grabs the offensive rebound | 69-57 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-57 |
| 00:41 | Houston | James Booth gets the rebound | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Houston | James Booth comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 69-57 |
| 00:14 | Houston | Domenic Russo misses the tip | 69-57 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson grabs the board | 69-57 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Frank Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Gleeson (C) James Booth | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Mark Heal runs out the clock | 69-57 |