| Lineup | Houston | PG - Allan Sanders (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry King (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Pugh (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Louis Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Ben Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Boltz (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Caruso (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brad Clough (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Willie Pugh inbounds the ball | 34-38 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Houston | Allan Sanders misses short on a shot from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 19:43 | Houston | Terry King can't tip it in | 34-38 |
| 19:41 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 19:36 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses badly on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Allan Sanders - foul #1 on Allan Sanders, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| 19:36 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 19:36 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 19:26 | Houston | Willie Pugh misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez grabs the board | 34-40 |
| 18:59 | Rice | Allan Sanders steps in front of the Oliver Chance pass | 34-40 |
| 18:55 | Houston | Allan Sanders lays it up and in | 36-40 |
| 18:30 | Rice | Willie Pugh is called for the reach on Marvin Boltz - foul #2 on Willie Pugh, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| 18:18 | Rice | Oliver Chance is hacked by Allan Sanders - foul #2 on Allan Sanders, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| 18:07 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez is fouled on the floor by Terry King - foul #3 on Terry King, team foul #4 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Lee Fulmer (SG) Terry King | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:53 | Rice | Oliver Chance misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 17:51 | Houston | Allan Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 17:30 | Houston | The pull-up jumper by Willie Pugh is blocked by Brad Clough | 36-40 |
| 17:29 | Houston | Ben Walker snags the offensive board | 36-40 |
| 17:14 | Houston | Lee Fulmer is whistled for a carry | 36-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Tyson (PF), Adam Parramore (C) Louis Thompson, Ben Walker | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), James Lane (SF), James Diggs (PF), Matthew Lonergan (C) Oliver Chance, Marvin Boltz, John Caruso, Brad Clough | |
| 16:59 | Rice | James Diggs's pass is intercepted by Lee Fulmer | 36-40 |
| 16:50 | Houston | Lee Fulmer scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Allan Sanders | 39-40 |
| 16:39 | Rice | James Diggs misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 16:37 | Houston | Lee Fulmer snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 16:32 | Houston | Allan Sanders can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 16:30 | Rice | The rebound goes to Salvador Hernandez | 39-40 |
| 16:15 | Rice | James Blay clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-40 |
| 16:14 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan grabs the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 16:04 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan is fouled on the floor by Adam Parramore - foul #2 on Adam Parramore, team foul #5 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Kain (PG), Charles Dunn (SF) Allan Sanders, Willie Pugh | |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Ward (SG), Marvin Boltz (SF), Brad Clough (C) Salvador Hernandez, James Lane, Matthew Lonergan | |
| 15:45 | Rice | Marvin Boltz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Terry King (SG), Louis Thompson (PF) Lee Fulmer, Adam Parramore | |
| Subs | Rice | John Caruso (PF) James Diggs | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tyler Kain (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry King (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Dunn (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Louis Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Tyson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Blay (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Ward (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marvin Boltz (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Caruso (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brad Clough (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Houston | Charles Dunn is hacked by Marvin Boltz - foul #1 on Marvin Boltz, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG) Martin Ward | |
| 15:19 | Houston | Terry King misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-40 |
| 15:17 | Rice | Brad Clough grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 15:00 | Rice | Louis Thompson is called for the reach on John Caruso - foul #3 on Louis Thompson, team foul #6 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Willie Pugh (SF), Ben Walker (C) Charles Dunn, Robert Tyson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:48 | Rice | James Blay connects on the runner in the paint | 39-42 |
| 14:38 | Houston | Terry King misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 14:37 | Rice | Marvin Boltz grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 14:19 | Rice | Brad Clough is called for traveling | 39-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Allan Sanders (PG) Tyler Kain | |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Hernandez (SG), James Lane (SF), James Diggs (PF), Matthew Lonergan (C) James Blay, Marvin Boltz, John Caruso, Brad Clough | |
| 14:07 | Houston | Ben Walker is called for traveling | 39-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Tyson (PF) Louis Thompson | |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Ward (PG) Oliver Chance | |
| 13:54 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 13:52 | Houston | Willie Pugh gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 13:34 | Houston | Terry King comes up short on the floater from the right side | 39-42 |
| 13:33 | Rice | James Diggs grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 13:12 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Tyson | 39-42 |
| 13:10 | Houston | Willie Pugh pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 12:53 | Houston | Ben Walker's layup is rejected by James Diggs | 39-42 |
| 12:51 | Rice | James Diggs grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 12:30 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez scores on a floater from the right block | 39-44 |
| 12:11 | Houston | Terry King clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-44 |
| 12:10 | Rice | Martin Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 11:58 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Martin Ward | 39-46 |
| 11:42 | Houston | Willie Pugh buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Allan Sanders | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Allan Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry King (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Willie Pugh (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Tyson (fairly fresh) C - Ben Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Martin Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Lane (fairly fresh) PF - James Diggs (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Matthew Lonergan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Rice | James Diggs scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Lane | 42-48 |
| 11:01 | Houston | Robert Tyson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-48 |
| 10:59 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 10:46 | Rice | James Lane can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-48 |
| 10:44 | Houston | Willie Pugh snags the defensive board | 42-48 |
| 10:32 | Houston | Terry King drills a jumper from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 10:05 | Rice | James Lane connects on the turnaround from close range | 44-50 |
| 09:46 | Houston | Terry King is whistled for a carry | 44-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Kain (PG), Lee Fulmer (SG), Charles Dunn (SF), Louis Thompson (PF), Adam Parramore (C) Allan Sanders, Terry King, Willie Pugh, Robert Tyson, Ben Walker | |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), James Blay (SG), Marvin Boltz (SF), John Caruso (PF), Brad Clough (C) Martin Ward, Salvador Hernandez, James Lane, James Diggs, Matthew Lonergan | |
| 09:25 | Rice | James Blay is fouled on the floor by Louis Thompson - foul #4 on Louis Thompson, team foul #7 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeffrey Dyck (PF) Louis Thompson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:25 | Rice | James Blay makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 09:25 | Rice | James Blay misses the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 09:25 | Houston | Adam Parramore gets the rebound | 44-51 |
| 09:05 | Houston | Jeffrey Dyck misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Blay - foul #1 on James Blay, team foul #2 | 44-51 |
| 09:05 | Houston | Jeffrey Dyck makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 09:05 | Houston | Jeffrey Dyck makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 08:39 | Rice | James Blay misses the jumper from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 08:38 | Houston | The rebound goes to Charles Dunn | 46-51 |
| 08:28 | Houston | Tyler Kain misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Marvin Boltz - foul #2 on Marvin Boltz, team foul #3 | 46-51 |
| 08:28 | Houston | Tyler Kain makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 08:28 | Houston | Tyler Kain makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 08:13 | Rice | James Blay misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 08:12 | Rice | Marvin Boltz hits the follow up shot | 48-53 |
| 07:46 | Houston | Brad Clough swats the shot by Jeffrey Dyck | 48-53 |
| 07:45 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Blay | 48-53 |
| 07:41 | Rice | James Blay scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Brad Clough | 48-55 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tyler Kain (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Fulmer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Dunn (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeffrey Dyck (fresh) 2 pts. C - Adam Parramore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Blay (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Boltz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Caruso (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brad Clough (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Houston | Tyler Kain makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Lee Fulmer | 50-55 |
| 07:13 | Rice | James Blay connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Caruso | 50-57 |
| 06:50 | Houston | Charles Dunn is fouled on the floor by Marvin Boltz - foul #3 on Marvin Boltz, team foul #4 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Allan Sanders (PG), Terry King (SG), Willie Pugh (SF), Louis Thompson (PF) Tyler Kain, Charles Dunn, Jeffrey Dyck, Adam Parramore | |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Ward (PG), Salvador Hernandez (SG), James Lane (SF), James Diggs (PF), Matthew Lonergan (C) Oliver Chance, James Blay, Marvin Boltz, John Caruso, Brad Clough | |
| 06:32 | Houston | Louis Thompson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Diggs - foul #2 on James Diggs, team foul #5 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Tyson (C) Lee Fulmer | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:32 | Houston | Louis Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 06:32 | Houston | Louis Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 06:15 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Lane | 52-59 |
| 06:04 | Houston | Matthew Lonergan is called for the reach on Robert Tyson - foul #1 on Matthew Lonergan, team foul #6 | 52-59 |
| 05:48 | Houston | Allan Sanders clanks a 3 from the left wing | 52-59 |
| 05:47 | Rice | James Lane pulls down the rebound | 52-59 |
| 05:28 | Rice | James Diggs misses the jumper near the basket | 52-59 |
| 05:26 | Rice | Martin Ward hits the follow up shot | 52-61 |
| 04:58 | Houston | Allan Sanders is hacked by Martin Ward - foul #2 on Martin Ward, team foul #7 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Lee Fulmer (SG) Terry King | |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), Marvin Boltz (SF), John Caruso (PF), Brad Clough (C) Martin Ward, James Lane, James Diggs, Matthew Lonergan | |
| 04:58 | Houston | Allan Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 04:58 | Rice | Brad Clough gets the rebound | 52-61 |
| 04:33 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Oliver Chance | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:19 | Houston | Lee Fulmer comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 52-64 |
| 04:18 | Houston | Willie Pugh tips it back up and in | 54-64 |
| 03:55 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez clanks a jumper from the left side | 54-64 |
| 03:53 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez hits the follow up shot | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Houston | Robert Tyson hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Allan Sanders | 57-66 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Allan Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lee Fulmer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Pugh (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Louis Thompson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Tyson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Boltz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Caruso (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brad Clough (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:15 | Rice | John Caruso knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Salvador Hernandez | 57-68 |
| 02:59 | Houston | Brad Clough swats the short shot by Louis Thompson | 57-68 |
| 02:58 | Houston | Willie Pugh snags the offensive board | 57-68 |
| 02:58 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-68 |
| Subs | Houston | Terry King (SG), Ben Walker (C) Lee Fulmer, Robert Tyson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:47 | Houston | Allan Sanders makes the shot from the right wing set up by Terry King and he's fouled by Marvin Boltz - foul #4 on Marvin Boltz, team foul #8 | 59-68 |
| 02:47 | Houston | Allan Sanders makes the free throw | 60-68 |
| 02:19 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez blows the layup | 60-68 |
| 02:17 | Rice | Brad Clough tips it back up and in | 60-70 |
| 02:10 | Houston | Terry King is fouled on the floor by Marvin Boltz - foul #5 on Marvin Boltz, team foul #9 | 60-70 |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Parramore (PF) Louis Thompson | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), James Lane (SF) Oliver Chance, Marvin Boltz | |
| 02:10 | Houston | Terry King makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 02:10 | Houston | Terry King makes the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| 02:08 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-70 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Tyson (PF) Adam Parramore | |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG) James Lane | |
| 01:54 | Rice | James Blay travels with the ball | 62-70 |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Thompson (PF) Robert Tyson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:35 | Houston | Allan Sanders comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 62-70 |
| 01:34 | Houston | Louis Thompson grabs the offensive board | 62-70 |
| 01:12 | Houston | Louis Thompson misses the dunk attempt | 62-70 |
| 01:11 | Rice | Brad Clough pulls down the rebound | 62-70 |
| 01:07 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Ben Walker - foul #2 on Ben Walker, team foul #8 | 62-70 |
| 01:07 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 01:07 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| 01:07 | Houston | Ben Walker grabs the board | 62-70 |
| 00:53 | Houston | Allan Sanders knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ben Walker | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 65-70 |
| 00:26 | Houston | Ben Walker snags the defensive board | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Houston | Allan Sanders travels with the ball | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Rice | Terry King is called for the reach on James Blay in the backcourt - foul #4 on Terry King, team foul #9 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Ward (SG), James Diggs (C) Salvador Hernandez, Brad Clough | |
| 00:18 | Rice | James Blay makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:18 | Rice | James Blay makes the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:13 | Houston | Terry King misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 65-72 |
| 00:11 | Rice | James Diggs grabs the board | 65-72 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-72 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Brad Clough (C) John Caruso | |
| 00:09 | Rice | James Diggs is fouled in the backcourt by Allan Sanders - foul #3 on Allan Sanders, team foul #10 | 65-72 |
| 00:09 | Rice | James Diggs makes the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:09 | Rice | James Diggs makes the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Houston | Ben Walker misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-74 |
| 00:04 | Rice | James Diggs grabs the defensive rebound | 65-74 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Oliver Chance runs out the clock | 65-74 |