| Lineup | Houston | PG - John Leonard (fresh) SG - Tyler Campbell (fresh) SF - Matthew Lowe (fresh) PF - Warren Vigue (fresh) C - Kenneth McCaskell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stanley Villasenor (fresh) SG - Terrance Prange (fresh) SF - Kurtis Monday (fresh) PF - Fred Bonner (fresh) C - Robert Curry (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell 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) | |
| 19:45 | Houston | Tyler Campbell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Rice | Fred Bonner grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Rice | Fred Bonner makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Kurtis Monday | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Houston | Tyler Campbell blows the layup but he's fouled by Stanley Villasenor - foul #1 on Stanley Villasenor, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Houston | Tyler Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:21 | Houston | Tyler Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | Rice | Fred Bonner misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 2-2 |
| 19:05 | Rice | Kurtis Monday tips it in | 2-4 |
| 18:58 | Houston | John Leonard is fouled on the floor by Stanley Villasenor - foul #2 on Stanley Villasenor, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Guizar (PG) Stanley Villasenor | |
| 18:42 | Houston | Matthew Lowe makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Leonard | 5-4 |
| 18:22 | Rice | Manuel Guizar comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Leonard - foul #1 on John Leonard, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 18:22 | Rice | Manuel Guizar makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 18:22 | Rice | Manuel Guizar makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 18:09 | Houston | The jumper by Warren Vigue is denied by Fred Bonner | 5-6 |
| 18:07 | Houston | Matthew Lowe snags the offensive board | 5-6 |
| 18:00 | Houston | John Leonard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 17:59 | Rice | Fred Bonner grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 17:46 | Rice | Kurtis Monday throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-6 |
| 17:22 | Houston | Matthew Lowe hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Leonard | 8-6 |
| 17:11 | Rice | Fred Bonner misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Warren Vigue - foul #1 on Warren Vigue, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Houston | Omar Hoyer (SG), Bobby Mulvey (SF), David Post (PF) Tyler Campbell, Matthew Lowe, Warren Vigue | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:11 | Rice | Fred Bonner makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 17:11 | Rice | Fred Bonner makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 16:53 | Houston | John Leonard misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 16:51 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Curry | 8-8 |
| 16:41 | Rice | Manuel Guizar misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 8-8 |
| 16:39 | Rice | Fred Bonner tips it but misses | 8-8 |
| 16:37 | Rice | Fred Bonner tips it back up and in | 8-10 |
| 16:16 | Houston | David Post misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 8-10 |
| 16:15 | Houston | David Post gets the offensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 15:52 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Curry - foul #1 on Robert Curry, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Campbell (SG), Matthew Lowe (SF) John Leonard, David Post | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (PG), Melvin Ivy (SF), Robert Jackson (PF), Michael West (C) Terrance Prange, Kurtis Monday, Fred Bonner, Robert Curry | |
| 15:52 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 15:52 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell misses the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 15:52 | Rice | Robert Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Omar Hoyer (fresh) SG - Tyler Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Lowe (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bobby Mulvey (fresh) C - Kenneth McCaskell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas Reed (fresh) SG - Manuel Guizar (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Melvin Ivy (fresh) PF - Robert Jackson (fresh) C - Michael West (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Rice | Nicholas Reed knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Manuel Guizar | 9-13 |
| 15:22 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Kenneth McCaskell, team foul #3 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Houston | Warren Vigue (PF) Kenneth McCaskell | |
| Subs | Rice | Terrance Prange (SG) Manuel Guizar | |
| 15:00 | Rice | Michael West can't finish the layup | 9-13 |
| 14:58 | Houston | Bobby Mulvey gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 14:51 | Houston | Warren Vigue misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 9-13 |
| 14:50 | Rice | Robert Jackson pulls down the rebound | 9-13 |
| 14:32 | Rice | Terrance Prange clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 9-13 |
| 14:30 | Houston | Matthew Lowe gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 14:20 | Houston | Melvin Ivy steps in front of the Bobby Mulvey pass | 9-13 |
| 14:05 | Rice | The pull-up jumper by Robert Jackson is blocked by Matthew Lowe | 9-13 |
| 14:04 | Houston | Matthew Lowe grabs the board | 9-13 |
| 13:58 | Houston | Warren Vigue misses long on a jumper from close range | 9-13 |
| 13:56 | Rice | Melvin Ivy gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 13:36 | Rice | Michael West comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 9-13 |
| 13:35 | Houston | Bobby Mulvey grabs the defensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 13:10 | Houston | Tyler Campbell clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Jackson - foul #1 on Robert Jackson, team foul #4 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Houston | John Leonard (PG), David Post (SF), Kenneth McCaskell (C) Omar Hoyer, Matthew Lowe, Bobby Mulvey | |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Register (PG), Manuel Guizar (SG), Kurtis Monday (SF), Fred Bonner (PF), Robert Curry (C) Nicholas Reed, Terrance Prange, Melvin Ivy, Robert Jackson, Michael West | |
| 13:10 | Houston | Tyler Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 13:10 | Houston | Tyler Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 13:00 | Rice | Robert Curry comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-13 |
| 12:58 | Rice | Fred Bonner grabs the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 12:38 | Rice | Fred Bonner hits the finger roll on a great pass from Manuel Guizar | 11-15 |
| 12:33 | Houston | David Post knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by John Leonard | 13-15 |
| 12:28 | Rice | Edward Register makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Kurtis Monday | 13-18 |
| 12:03 | Houston | John Leonard is fouled on the floor by Edward Register - foul #1 on Edward Register, team foul #5 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Houston | Francis Barton (SG), Matthew Lowe (SF) Tyler Campbell, Warren Vigue | |
| Subs | Rice | Melvin Ivy (SG) Edward Register | |
| 11:45 | Houston | John Leonard connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by David Post | 16-18 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - John Leonard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Francis Barton (fresh) SF - Matthew Lowe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Post (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth McCaskell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Manuel Guizar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Ivy (fresh) SF - Kurtis Monday (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Bonner (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Curry (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Rice | Fred Bonner can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Matthew Lowe - foul #1 on Matthew Lowe, team foul #4 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Terrance Prange (SG) Melvin Ivy | |
| 11:25 | Rice | Fred Bonner makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 11:25 | Rice | Fred Bonner makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 10:56 | Houston | Matthew Lowe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-20 |
| Subs | Houston | Omar Hoyer (SG), Bobby Mulvey (SF) Francis Barton, Matthew Lowe | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:39 | Rice | Terrance Prange knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Manuel Guizar | 16-22 |
| 10:24 | Houston | John Leonard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-22 |
| Subs | Houston | Warren Vigue (PF) David Post | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:14 | Rice | Manuel Guizar misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-22 |
| 10:12 | Rice | Fred Bonner tips it home | 16-24 |
| 09:52 | Houston | John Leonard clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Robert Curry - foul #2 on Robert Curry, team foul #6 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (PG), Melvin Ivy (SF), Robert Jackson (PF), Michael West (C) Manuel Guizar, Kurtis Monday, Fred Bonner, Robert Curry | |
| 09:52 | Houston | John Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 09:52 | Houston | John Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 09:37 | Rice | Robert Jackson is called for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Jackson, team foul #7 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Campbell (SG) John Leonard | |
| Subs | Rice | Fred Bonner (PF) Robert Jackson | |
| 09:23 | Houston | Omar Hoyer misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 18-24 |
| 09:22 | Rice | Fred Bonner snags the defensive board | 18-24 |
| 09:17 | Rice | Nicholas Reed makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael West | 18-27 |
| 08:58 | Houston | Omar Hoyer connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth McCaskell | 21-27 |
| 08:40 | Rice | Terrance Prange scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Nicholas Reed | 21-30 |
| 08:25 | Houston | Tyler Campbell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-30 |
| 08:23 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-30 |
| 08:06 | Houston | Fred Bonner takes the ball from Bobby Mulvey | 21-30 |
| 07:59 | Rice | Michael West drills a runner from the right block set up by Terrance Prange and he's hacked by Tyler Campbell - foul #1 on Tyler Campbell, team foul #5 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Houston | John Leonard (PG), Francis Barton (SG), Matthew Lowe (SF), David Post (C) Omar Hoyer, Tyler Campbell, Bobby Mulvey, Kenneth McCaskell | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Guizar (SG), Kurtis Monday (SF) Terrance Prange, Fred Bonner | |
| 07:59 | Rice | Michael West misses the free throw | 21-32 |
| 07:59 | Houston | Warren Vigue grabs the board | 21-32 |
| 07:49 | Houston | Francis Barton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-32 |
| 07:47 | Rice | Michael West gets the rebound | 21-32 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - John Leonard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Francis Barton (fresh) SF - Matthew Lowe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Warren Vigue (fairly fresh) C - David Post (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Guizar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kurtis Monday (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Melvin Ivy (fresh) C - Michael West (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Rice | Kurtis Monday misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-32 |
| 07:28 | Houston | David Post snags the defensive board | 21-32 |
| 07:11 | Houston | Francis Barton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-32 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Register (PG), Fred Bonner (PF), Patrick Smith (C) Nicholas Reed, Melvin Ivy, Michael West | |
| 07:00 | Rice | Fred Bonner slams it home on a great pass from Manuel Guizar | 21-34 |
| 06:35 | Houston | Matthew Lowe can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 21-34 |
| 06:34 | Rice | Fred Bonner snags the defensive board | 21-34 |
| 06:26 | Rice | Patrick Smith misses short on a runner near the basket | 21-34 |
| 06:25 | Houston | John Leonard grabs the board | 21-34 |
| 06:08 | Houston | Warren Vigue lays it in on a nice dish by David Post | 23-34 |
| 05:52 | Rice | Fred Bonner banks in the layup on a great pass from Manuel Guizar | 23-36 |
| 05:33 | Houston | John Leonard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-36 |
| 05:31 | Houston | Matthew Lowe tips it home | 25-36 |
| 05:18 | Rice | Warren Vigue picks off the pass by Edward Register | 25-36 |
| 05:02 | Houston | Matthew Lowe knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Warren Vigue and he's hacked by Kurtis Monday - foul #1 on Kurtis Monday, team foul #8 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Campbell (SG), Bobby Mulvey (PF), Kenneth McCaskell (C) Francis Barton, Warren Vigue, David Post | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (PG), Terrance Prange (SG), Melvin Ivy (SF), Michael West (C) Edward Register, Manuel Guizar, Kurtis Monday, Patrick Smith | |
| 05:02 | Houston | Matthew Lowe misses the free throw | 27-36 |
| 05:02 | Rice | Melvin Ivy grabs the defensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 04:44 | Rice | Melvin Ivy scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Nicholas Reed | 27-39 |
| 04:20 | Houston | Tyler Campbell hits a jumper from the right side | 29-39 |
| 03:58 | Rice | Fred Bonner is fouled on the floor by Tyler Campbell - foul #2 on Tyler Campbell, team foul #6 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Omar Hoyer (PG) John Leonard | |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (PG), Kurtis Monday (SF), Robert Jackson (PF), Robert Curry (C) Nicholas Reed, Melvin Ivy, Fred Bonner, Michael West | |
| 03:43 | Rice | Terrance Prange blows the dunk but he's hacked by Matthew Lowe - foul #2 on Matthew Lowe, team foul #7 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Warren Vigue (PF) Matthew Lowe | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:43 | Rice | Terrance Prange makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 03:43 | Rice | Terrance Prange makes the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Omar Hoyer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Tyler Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bobby Mulvey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Warren Vigue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth McCaskell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stanley Villasenor (fresh) SG - Terrance Prange (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kurtis Monday (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Curry (fresh) | |
| 03:34 | Houston | Warren Vigue is fouled on the floor by Kurtis Monday - foul #2 on Kurtis Monday, team foul #9 | 29-41 |
| 03:34 | Houston | Warren Vigue misses the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 03:34 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell grabs the offensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 03:16 | Houston | Bobby Mulvey misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-41 |
| 03:14 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 02:57 | Houston | Warren Vigue is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Warren Vigue, team foul #8 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Houston | David Post (PF) Warren Vigue | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:37 | Rice | Bobby Mulvey steals it from Terrance Prange | 29-41 |
| 02:34 | Houston | Bobby Mulvey lays it in | 31-41 |
| 02:06 | Rice | Kurtis Monday hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-41 |
| 02:04 | Houston | David Post grabs the defensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 01:44 | Houston | Stanley Villasenor steals the ball from David Post | 31-41 |
| 01:41 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor lays it in | 31-43 |
| 01:34 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell blows the layup | 31-43 |
| 01:32 | Rice | The rebound goes to Terrance Prange | 31-43 |
| 01:12 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-43 |
| 01:10 | Rice | Terrance Prange can't tip it in | 31-43 |
| 01:09 | Rice | Robert Jackson grabs the offensive board | 31-43 |
| 01:00 | Rice | Kurtis Monday connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert Curry | 31-46 |
| 00:53 | Houston | Omar Hoyer clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-46 |
| 00:51 | Rice | Terrance Prange grabs the board | 31-46 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Robert Curry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-46 |
| Subs | Houston | John Leonard (PG), Francis Barton (SG), Matthew Lowe (SF), Warren Vigue (PF) Omar Hoyer, Tyler Campbell, Bobby Mulvey, David Post | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (PG), Manuel Guizar (SG), Melvin Ivy (SF), Fred Bonner (PF), Michael West (C) Stanley Villasenor, Terrance Prange, Kurtis Monday, Robert Jackson, Robert Curry | |
| 00:18 | Houston | John Leonard is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Reed - foul #1 on Nicholas Reed, team foul #10 | 31-46 |
| 00:18 | Houston | John Leonard misses the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 00:18 | Houston | John Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Kenneth McCaskell takes the ball from Nicholas Reed | 32-46 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 32-46 |