| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Leming (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffery Knight (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Bert Ashley (fresh) 1 pts. C - Fred Jansen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Newman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Festa (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Krouse (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Sylvester Hopkins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Spano (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Michael Krouse inbounds the ball | 34-34 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Rice | Thomas Newman misses the easy layup but the foul's on Bert Ashley - foul #3 on Bert Ashley, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Houston | John Valentine (PF) Bert Ashley | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 19:39 | Rice | Thomas Newman misses the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 19:39 | Rice | Thomas Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 19:26 | Houston | Fred Jansen connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from David Leming | 36-35 |
| 19:13 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on John Valentine - foul #1 on John Valentine, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| 19:13 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 19:13 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:51 | Houston | Jeffery Knight clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Sylvester Hopkins - foul #1 on Sylvester Hopkins, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| 18:51 | Houston | Jeffery Knight makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 18:51 | Houston | Jeffery Knight misses the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 18:51 | Rice | Brian Spano grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 18:33 | Rice | Michael Krouse knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Gary Festa | 37-39 |
| 18:15 | Houston | The pull-up jumper by Jeffery Knight is blocked by Brian Spano | 37-39 |
| 18:14 | Houston | Fred Jansen grabs the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 18:06 | Houston | Jeffery Knight loses the dribble to Brian Spano | 37-39 |
| 17:43 | Rice | Gary Festa knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Thomas Newman | 37-42 |
| 17:27 | Houston | John Valentine misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-42 |
| 17:25 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 17:13 | Rice | Michael Krouse misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 37-42 |
| 17:12 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins misses the tip | 37-42 |
| 17:11 | Houston | Jeffery Knight grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 16:49 | Houston | Brian Spano steps in front of the David Leming pass | 37-42 |
| 16:29 | Rice | Michael Krouse misses the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by John Valentine - foul #2 on John Valentine, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Stenger (PG), Max Smith (SF), Donald Lyons (PF), Richard Bradshaw (C) David Leming, Jeffery Knight, Thomas Griffin, Fred Jansen | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holman (PG), Peter Anthony (SG), Justin Stephen (PF), Richard Romeo (C) Thomas Newman, Gary Festa, Sylvester Hopkins, Brian Spano | |
| 16:29 | Rice | Michael Krouse makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 16:29 | Rice | Michael Krouse makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 16:24 | Houston | Charles Holman takes the ball from Bryan Stenger in the backcourt | 37-44 |
| 16:00 | Rice | Michael Krouse misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 37-44 |
| 15:59 | Rice | Michael Krouse tips it in | 37-46 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bryan Stenger (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Valentine (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - Max Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Lyons (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Bradshaw (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Holman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SG - Peter Anthony (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Krouse (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Justin Stephen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Romeo (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Houston | Richard Bradshaw buries a floater near the basket | 39-46 |
| 15:26 | Rice | John Valentine is called for the reach on Charles Holman - foul #3 on John Valentine, team foul #4 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Houston | David Leming (PG), Jeffery Knight (SG), Thomas Griffin (SF), Bert Ashley (PF) Bryan Stenger, John Valentine, Max Smith, Donald Lyons | |
| Subs | Rice | John Espitia (SF), Sylvester Hopkins (PF) Michael Krouse, Richard Romeo | |
| 15:16 | Rice | John Espitia misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 39-46 |
| 15:15 | Houston | Thomas Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 15:10 | Houston | Thomas Griffin knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from David Leming | 41-46 |
| 14:49 | Rice | Justin Stephen is whistled for traveling | 41-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Jansen (C) Richard Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Newman (PG), Gary Festa (SG), Brian Spano (C) Charles Holman, Peter Anthony, Justin Stephen | |
| 14:36 | Houston | Thomas Griffin scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from David Leming | 44-46 |
| 14:26 | Rice | John Espitia can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-46 |
| 14:24 | Houston | Jeffery Knight gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| 14:16 | Houston | Jeffery Knight hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Griffin | 47-46 |
| 13:57 | Rice | Brian Spano knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Newman | 47-48 |
| 13:48 | Houston | Thomas Newman is called for the reach on David Leming - foul #3 on Thomas Newman, team foul #2 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Houston | John Valentine (SG) Jeffery Knight | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:31 | Houston | Bert Ashley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 13:29 | Rice | Thomas Newman pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 13:10 | Rice | Thomas Newman makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Gary Festa | 47-50 |
| 12:52 | Houston | John Espitia is called for the reach on John Valentine - foul #4 on John Espitia, team foul #3 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Stenger (PG), Jeffery Knight (SG) David Leming, Thomas Griffin | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Anthony (SG), Michael Krouse (SF), Justin Stephen (PF), Richard Romeo (C) Gary Festa, John Espitia, Sylvester Hopkins, Brian Spano | |
| 12:40 | Houston | Jeffery Knight buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by John Valentine | 49-50 |
| 12:24 | Rice | Justin Stephen misses the easy layup but the foul's on Bert Ashley - foul #4 on Bert Ashley, team foul #5 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Lyons (PF), Richard Bradshaw (C) Bert Ashley, Fred Jansen | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holman (PG) Thomas Newman | |
| 12:24 | Rice | Justin Stephen makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 12:24 | Rice | Justin Stephen makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 12:17 | Houston | Donald Lyons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-52 |
| 12:03 | Rice | Charles Holman can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 12:01 | Houston | Jeffery Knight gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bryan Stenger (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeffery Knight (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Valentine (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Lyons (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Bradshaw (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Holman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SG - Peter Anthony (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Krouse (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Justin Stephen (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Romeo (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | Houston | Richard Bradshaw throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Griffin (SF) Donald Lyons | |
| Subs | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins (PF) Richard Romeo | |
| 11:20 | Rice | Thomas Griffin steals it from Sylvester Hopkins | 49-52 |
| 11:16 | Houston | Bryan Stenger lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas Griffin | 51-52 |
| 10:56 | Rice | Michael Krouse misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 51-52 |
| 10:54 | Houston | Thomas Griffin grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 10:48 | Houston | Sylvester Hopkins steals the ball from Thomas Griffin | 51-52 |
| 10:33 | Rice | Peter Anthony misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 10:32 | Houston | Richard Bradshaw grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 10:13 | Houston | John Valentine buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Richard Bradshaw | 53-52 |
| 09:48 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Peter Anthony and he's hacked by John Valentine - foul #4 on John Valentine, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Houston | David Leming (PG), Max Smith (SF), Donald Lyons (PF), Fred Jansen (C) Bryan Stenger, Thomas Griffin, John Valentine, Richard Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Newman (PG), Gary Festa (SG), Brian Spano (C) Peter Anthony, Michael Krouse, Justin Stephen | |
| 09:48 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins makes the free throw | 53-55 |
| 09:34 | Houston | Jeffery Knight connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Lyons | 55-55 |
| 09:19 | Rice | Brian Spano is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Brian Spano, team foul #4 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Krouse (SF) Charles Holman | |
| 08:56 | Houston | Max Smith buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-55 |
| 08:29 | Rice | Gary Festa misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-55 |
| 08:27 | Houston | The rebound goes to Max Smith | 57-55 |
| 08:09 | Houston | David Leming slams it home set up by Fred Jansen | 59-55 |
| 07:50 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 59-55 |
| 07:49 | Houston | Fred Jansen gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Leming (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffery Knight (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Max Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Lyons (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fred Jansen (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Newman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Festa (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SF - Michael Krouse (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Sylvester Hopkins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Spano (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:45 | Houston | Max Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Newman - foul #4 on Thomas Newman, team foul #5 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Houston | John Valentine (SG), Bert Ashley (PF) Jeffery Knight, Donald Lyons | |
| Subs | Rice | John Espitia (SF), Justin Stephen (PF) Michael Krouse, Sylvester Hopkins | |
| 07:45 | Houston | Max Smith makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 07:45 | Houston | Max Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 07:45 | Houston | Fred Jansen pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 07:32 | Houston | David Leming throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Griffin (SF) Max Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:12 | Rice | John Espitia is hacked by David Leming - foul #2 on David Leming, team foul #7 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Anthony (SG), Richard Romeo (C) Gary Festa, Brian Spano | |
| 07:12 | Rice | John Espitia misses the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 07:12 | Houston | Fred Jansen gets the rebound | 60-55 |
| 06:52 | Houston | Fred Jansen makes the runner in the paint | 62-55 |
| 06:30 | Rice | Peter Anthony's pass is intercepted by David Leming | 62-55 |
| 06:25 | Houston | Thomas Griffin throws it down on a great pass from David Leming | 64-55 |
| 06:12 | Rice | Justin Stephen misses the jumper in the lane | 64-55 |
| 06:11 | Rice | John Espitia gets the offensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 05:58 | Rice | Justin Stephen misses the lay-in | 64-55 |
| 05:57 | Houston | John Valentine snags the defensive board | 64-55 |
| 05:40 | Houston | Thomas Griffin makes the shot from the left wing and he's fouled by Thomas Newman - foul #5 on Thomas Newman, team foul #6 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Stenger (PG), Richard Bradshaw (C) David Leming, Fred Jansen | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Festa (SG), Sylvester Hopkins (PF), Brian Spano (C) Thomas Newman, Justin Stephen, Richard Romeo | |
| 05:40 | Houston | Thomas Griffin makes the free throw | 67-55 |
| 05:25 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Bert Ashley - foul #5 on Bert Ashley, team foul #8 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Lyons (PF) Bert Ashley | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:25 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins misses the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 05:25 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 05:01 | Houston | John Valentine comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-56 |
| 05:00 | Rice | The rebound goes to Brian Spano | 67-56 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Brian Spano is hacked by Richard Bradshaw - foul #1 on Richard Bradshaw, team foul #9 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeffery Knight (SG) Donald Lyons | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Krouse (SF) John Espitia | |
| 04:42 | Rice | Brian Spano makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Brian Spano makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 04:21 | Houston | Richard Bradshaw can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-58 |
| 04:19 | Rice | The rebound goes to Peter Anthony | 67-58 |
| 04:14 | Rice | Gary Festa misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-58 |
| 04:13 | Houston | Thomas Griffin pulls down the rebound | 67-58 |
| 04:08 | Houston | Jeffery Knight is fouled on the floor by Sylvester Hopkins - foul #2 on Sylvester Hopkins, team foul #7 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Houston | David Leming (PG), Max Smith (SF), Donald Lyons (PF) Bryan Stenger, Thomas Griffin, John Valentine | |
| Subs | Rice | Justin Stephen (SF) Peter Anthony | |
| 04:08 | Houston | Jeffery Knight makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 04:08 | Houston | Jeffery Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 04:00 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins clanks a jumper from the left block | 69-58 |
| 03:59 | Houston | Richard Bradshaw grabs the defensive rebound | 69-58 |
| 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 and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Houston | Donald Lyons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Jansen (C) Max Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | John Espitia (SF) Brian Spano | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Leming (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeffery Knight (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Lyons (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Bradshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Jansen (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Krouse (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Gary Festa (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SF - John Espitia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Sylvester Hopkins (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Justin Stephen (fresh) 4 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) | |
| 03:23 | Rice | Michael Krouse clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-58 |
| 03:21 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jeffery Knight | 69-58 |
| 03:01 | Houston | Richard Bradshaw makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffery Knight | 72-58 |
| 02:43 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 72-60 |
| 02:43 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Griffin (SF), John Valentine (PF) Donald Lyons, Richard Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Anthony (PG), Brian Spano (C) Michael Krouse, Justin Stephen | |
| 02:25 | Houston | David Leming drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Jeffery Knight | 74-60 |
| 02:04 | Rice | Gary Festa is hacked by John Valentine - foul #5 on John Valentine, team foul #10 | 74-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Stenger (PG), Donald Lyons (SG), Max Smith (SF), Richard Bradshaw (PF), Tyree Lewis (C) David Leming, Jeffery Knight, Thomas Griffin, John Valentine, Fred Jansen | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Krouse (SF), Justin Stephen (PF), Richard Romeo (C) John Espitia, Sylvester Hopkins, Brian Spano | |
| 02:04 | Rice | Gary Festa makes the 1st free throw | 74-61 |
| 02:04 | Rice | Gary Festa misses the 2nd free throw | 74-61 |
| 02:04 | Houston | Richard Bradshaw grabs the board | 74-61 |
| 01:47 | Houston | Richard Bradshaw hits the finger roll set up by Bryan Stenger | 76-61 |
| 01:34 | Rice | Michael Krouse hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Bryan Stenger - foul #1 on Bryan Stenger, team foul #11 | 76-61 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holman (PG) Gary Festa | |
| 01:34 | Rice | Michael Krouse misses the 1st free throw | 76-61 |
| 01:34 | Rice | Michael Krouse makes the 2nd free throw | 76-62 |
| 01:14 | Houston | Donald Lyons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-62 |
| 01:02 | Rice | Justin Stephen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 76-62 |
| 01:01 | Houston | Max Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 76-62 |
| 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Houston | Donald Lyons hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 76-62 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Justin Stephen grabs the board | 76-62 |
| 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) | |
| 00:48 | Rice | Michael Krouse is fouled on the floor by Max Smith - foul #2 on Max Smith, team foul #12 | 76-62 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Michael Krouse makes the 1st free throw | 76-63 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Michael Krouse makes the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| 00:26 | Houston | Justin Stephen is called for the reach on Tyree Lewis - foul #1 on Justin Stephen, team foul #8 | 76-64 |
| 00:26 | Houston | Tyree Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 77-64 |
| 00:26 | Houston | Tyree Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 78-64 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Richard Romeo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 78-64 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Michael Krouse grabs the offensive board | 78-64 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Tyree Lewis swats the layup by Charles Holman | 78-64 |
| 00:10 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Stephen | 78-64 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Michael Krouse clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 78-64 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Justin Stephen misses the tip | 78-64 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Charles Holman grabs the offensive rebound | 78-64 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Justin Stephen hits a jumper from the right wing | 78-66 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Bryan Stenger runs out the clock | 78-66 |