| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Marlow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Harlan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Holt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Hardin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Fuhrman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edward Marmolejo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Bell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Arana (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Ribeiro (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Robert Arana inbounds the ball | 26-27 |
| 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) | |
| 19:50 | Rice | Thomas Ribeiro can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-27 |
| 19:49 | Rice | Michael Wood grabs the offensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 19:30 | Rice | John Bell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-27 |
| 19:29 | Rice | Michael Wood pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Thomas Ribeiro makes the jumper from the right block set up by John Bell and he's fouled by Paul Holt - foul #2 on Paul Holt, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Thomas Ribeiro misses the free throw | 26-29 |
| 19:16 | Houston | David Hardin grabs the board | 26-29 |
| 18:59 | Houston | Robert Marlow knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Bryan Harlan | 29-29 |
| 18:34 | Rice | John Bell is hacked by Bryan Harlan - foul #1 on Bryan Harlan, team foul #2 | 29-29 |
| 18:18 | Rice | Thomas Ribeiro's fadeaway is rejected by David Hardin | 29-29 |
| 18:16 | Rice | Michael Wood grabs the offensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 18:07 | Rice | Robert Arana slams it home | 29-31 |
| 17:57 | Houston | Robert Marlow hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Robert Arana grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 17:51 | Rice | John Bell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 17:49 | Houston | Robert Marlow grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 17:37 | Houston | David Hardin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 17:36 | Rice | Michael Wood gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| 17:24 | Rice | Thomas Ribeiro's floater is tipped away by David Hardin | 29-31 |
| 17:22 | Rice | Michael Wood tips it in | 29-33 |
| 17:07 | Houston | William Fuhrman misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-33 |
| 17:05 | Houston | David Hardin tips it but misses | 29-33 |
| 17:04 | Rice | Thomas Ribeiro grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 16:41 | Rice | Robert Arana drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-36 |
| 16:18 | Houston | David Hardin misses the dunk attempt | 29-36 |
| 16:16 | Rice | The rebound goes to Thomas Ribeiro | 29-36 |
| 16:12 | Rice | John Bell misses the lay-in | 29-36 |
| 16:11 | Rice | Robert Arana pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 15:45 | Rice | John Bell travels with the ball | 29-36 |
| Subs | Houston | William Adams (PG), Marcus Antoine (SG), Arthur Turner (SF), Nicolas Henderson (PF), Mitchell Prasad (C) Robert Marlow, Bryan Harlan, Paul Holt, David Hardin, William Fuhrman | |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Bowman (PG), Frederick Brown (SG), Gene Zuchelkowski (SF), Clyde Eppinger (PF), Charles Dixon (C) Edward Marmolejo, John Bell, Robert Arana, Thomas Ribeiro, Michael Wood | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Adams (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marcus Antoine (fresh) SF - Arthur Turner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nicolas Henderson (fresh) C - Mitchell Prasad (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Paul Bowman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frederick Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Zuchelkowski (fresh) PF - Clyde Eppinger (fresh) C - Charles Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Houston | Arthur Turner's 3 pointer is rejected by Frederick Brown | 29-36 |
| 15:26 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Nicolas Henderson | 29-36 |
| 15:14 | Houston | Marcus Antoine can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 15:13 | Rice | Charles Dixon pulls down the rebound | 29-36 |
| 15:00 | Rice | Gene Zuchelkowski hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Paul Bowman and he's fouled by Nicolas Henderson - foul #1 on Nicolas Henderson, team foul #3 | 29-38 |
| 15:00 | Rice | Gene Zuchelkowski makes the free throw | 29-39 |
| 14:41 | Houston | Marcus Antoine hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-39 |
| 14:26 | Rice | Arthur Turner steps in front of the Charles Dixon pass | 32-39 |
| 14:10 | Houston | Marcus Antoine blows the layup but he's hacked by Gene Zuchelkowski - foul #1 on Gene Zuchelkowski, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Marlow (PG), Paul Holt (SF), David Hardin (PF) William Adams, Arthur Turner, Nicolas Henderson | |
| Subs | Rice | John Bell (SG) Frederick Brown | |
| 14:10 | Houston | Marcus Antoine makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 14:10 | Houston | Marcus Antoine makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 13:52 | Rice | John Bell buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Paul Bowman | 34-42 |
| 13:23 | Houston | Marcus Antoine drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Marlow | 37-42 |
| 13:05 | Rice | David Hardin takes the ball from Clyde Eppinger | 37-42 |
| 13:01 | Houston | Clyde Eppinger is called for the reach on David Hardin - foul #1 on Clyde Eppinger, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Harlan (SG), William Fuhrman (C) Marcus Antoine, Mitchell Prasad | |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Marmolejo (PG), Robert Arana (SF), Thomas Ribeiro (PF), Michael Wood (C) Paul Bowman, Gene Zuchelkowski, Clyde Eppinger, Charles Dixon | |
| 12:50 | Houston | William Fuhrman's floater is tipped away by Michael Wood | 37-42 |
| 12:48 | Rice | Robert Arana grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 12:42 | Rice | Thomas Ribeiro knocks in the fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on Robert Marlow - foul #3 on Robert Marlow, team foul #4 | 37-44 |
| 12:42 | Rice | Thomas Ribeiro misses the free throw | 37-44 |
| 12:42 | Houston | Robert Marlow gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 12:39 | Houston | Edward Marmolejo steals the ball from Robert Marlow in the backcourt | 37-44 |
| 12:18 | Rice | Edward Marmolejo hits a shot from the left side | 37-46 |
| 12:09 | Houston | Paul Holt misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-46 |
| 12:07 | Houston | David Hardin grabs the offensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 11:59 | Houston | David Hardin misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-46 |
| 11:57 | Houston | David Hardin tips it back up and in | 39-46 |
| 11:30 | Rice | Michael Wood comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by William Fuhrman - foul #1 on William Fuhrman, team foul #5 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Arthur Turner (SF) Paul Holt | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:30 | Rice | Michael Wood misses the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 11:30 | Rice | Michael Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Marlow (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Harlan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Hardin (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. C - William Fuhrman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edward Marmolejo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Bell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Arana (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Ribeiro (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:13 | Houston | Bryan Harlan hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Arthur Turner | 42-47 |
| 11:02 | Rice | Thomas Ribeiro is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Thomas Ribeiro, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Marcus Antoine (SG) Bryan Harlan | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:34 | Houston | Arthur Turner's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Ribeiro | 42-47 |
| 10:33 | Houston | Marcus Antoine tips it but misses | 42-47 |
| 10:32 | Houston | David Hardin gets the offensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 10:22 | Houston | David Hardin loses the ball out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | Houston | William Adams (PG), Nicolas Henderson (PF), Mitchell Prasad (C) Robert Marlow, David Hardin, William Fuhrman | |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Bowman (SG), Clyde Eppinger (PF) John Bell, Thomas Ribeiro | |
| 10:07 | Rice | Michael Wood knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Bowman | 42-49 |
| 09:38 | Houston | Arthur Turner knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by William Adams | 44-49 |
| 09:15 | Rice | Nicolas Henderson steps in front of the Clyde Eppinger pass | 44-49 |
| 08:58 | Houston | Nicolas Henderson scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 08:40 | Rice | Paul Bowman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 08:38 | Houston | William Adams gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 08:16 | Houston | Nicolas Henderson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 47-49 |
| 08:15 | Rice | Michael Wood pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 08:09 | Rice | Paul Bowman is called for traveling | 47-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Marlow (PG), Bryan Harlan (SG), Paul Holt (SF), David Hardin (PF), William Fuhrman (C) William Adams, Marcus Antoine, Arthur Turner, Nicolas Henderson, Mitchell Prasad | |
| Subs | Rice | John Bell (SG), Gene Zuchelkowski (SF), Thomas Ribeiro (PF) Edward Marmolejo, Robert Arana, Michael Wood | |
| 07:43 | Houston | Robert Marlow can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 47-49 |
| 07:41 | Houston | David Hardin tips it in | 49-49 |
| 07:34 | Rice | Paul Bowman knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Gene Zuchelkowski | 49-52 |
| 07:13 | Houston | Paul Holt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-52 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Frederick Brown (PG), Charles Dixon (C) Paul Bowman, Clyde Eppinger | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Marlow (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Harlan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Holt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Hardin (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. C - William Fuhrman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Frederick Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Bell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gene Zuchelkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Ribeiro (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:56 | Rice | Charles Dixon hits a floater in the paint | 49-54 |
| 06:37 | Houston | David Hardin buries a shot from the free throw line | 51-54 |
| 06:18 | Rice | Frederick Brown misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-54 |
| 06:16 | Houston | David Hardin grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 05:57 | Houston | Paul Holt clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 51-54 |
| 05:55 | Houston | Bryan Harlan tips it home | 53-54 |
| 05:32 | Rice | Thomas Ribeiro misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-54 |
| 05:30 | Houston | William Fuhrman grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 05:16 | Houston | David Hardin buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Marlow | 56-54 |
| 05:05 | Rice | Robert Marlow steals the ball from Gene Zuchelkowski | 56-54 |
| 04:44 | Houston | Thomas Ribeiro steals it from David Hardin | 56-54 |
| 04:44 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-54 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Marmolejo (PG), Robert Arana (SF), Michael Wood (C) Frederick Brown, Gene Zuchelkowski, Charles Dixon | |
| 04:20 | Rice | William Fuhrman steals it from Thomas Ribeiro | 56-54 |
| 04:04 | Houston | Michael Wood swats the layup by Paul Holt | 56-54 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Robert Arana grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 03:57 | Rice | Robert Arana clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-54 |
| 03:55 | Houston | David Hardin gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 03:43 | Houston | William Fuhrman can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 56-54 |
| 03:41 | Rice | Michael Wood gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 03:32 | Rice | Robert Arana hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-54 |
| 03:31 | Houston | David Hardin grabs the board | 56-54 |
| 03:24 | Houston | Paul Holt is whistled for a carry | 56-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Marcus Antoine (SG), Mitchell Prasad (C) Bryan Harlan, William Fuhrman | |
| Subs | Rice | Clyde Eppinger (PF) Thomas Ribeiro | |
| 03:08 | Rice | Robert Arana loses the ball out of bounds | 56-54 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Marlow (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marcus Antoine (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Paul Holt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Hardin (fresh) 16 pts. 13 reb. 4 blk. C - Mitchell Prasad (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edward Marmolejo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Bell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Arana (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Clyde Eppinger (fresh) C - Michael Wood (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:55 | Houston | Marcus Antoine clanks a jumper from the right side | 56-54 |
| 02:53 | Houston | David Hardin hits the follow up shot | 58-54 |
| 02:31 | Rice | Robert Arana misses the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Paul Holt - foul #3 on Paul Holt, team foul #6 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Arthur Turner (SF) Paul Holt | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:31 | Rice | Robert Arana misses the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 02:31 | Rice | Robert Arana misses the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 02:31 | Houston | Arthur Turner pulls down the rebound | 58-54 |
| 02:31 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-54 |
| 02:14 | Houston | David Hardin is fouled on the floor by Michael Wood - foul #3 on Michael Wood, team foul #4 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Harlan (SG), Paul Holt (SF), William Fuhrman (C) Marcus Antoine, Arthur Turner, Mitchell Prasad | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Ribeiro (PF) Clyde Eppinger | |
| 02:01 | Houston | Robert Marlow misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 58-54 |
| 01:59 | Rice | Michael Wood gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| 01:55 | Rice | Edward Marmolejo misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 58-54 |
| 01:53 | Houston | David Hardin snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 01:31 | Houston | Bryan Harlan is fouled on the floor by John Bell - foul #1 on John Bell, team foul #5 | 58-54 |
| 01:07 | Houston | William Fuhrman misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 01:06 | Rice | Michael Wood pulls down the rebound | 58-54 |
| 01:02 | Rice | Edward Marmolejo's pass is intercepted by Bryan Harlan | 58-54 |
| 00:58 | Houston | Robert Marlow blows the layup | 58-54 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Robert Arana grabs the board | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:40 | Rice | Thomas Ribeiro misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-54 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Robert Arana tips it but misses | 58-54 |
| 00:36 | Houston | William Fuhrman grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:33 | Houston | William Fuhrman is hacked by Edward Marmolejo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Marmolejo, team foul #6 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Arthur Turner (SF) Paul Holt | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:32 | Houston | Robert Marlow is hacked by Edward Marmolejo - foul #2 on Edward Marmolejo, team foul #7 | 58-54 |
| 00:32 | Houston | Robert Marlow makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:32 | Houston | Robert Marlow makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:26 | Rice | John Bell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-54 |
| 00:24 | Houston | Arthur Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 00:21 | Houston | Arthur Turner is hacked by Edward Marmolejo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward Marmolejo, team foul #8 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Mitchell Prasad (C) William Fuhrman | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:21 | Houston | Arthur Turner makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:21 | Houston | Arthur Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:16 | Rice | Edward Marmolejo makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Bell | 62-57 |
| 00:16 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-57 |
| 00:15 | Houston | Edward Marmolejo is called for the reach on Robert Marlow in the backcourt - foul #4 on Edward Marmolejo, team foul #9 | 62-57 |
| 00:15 | Houston | Robert Marlow misses the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:15 | Rice | Michael Wood snags the defensive board | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:08 | Rice | John Bell connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Ribeiro | 62-60 |
| 00:07 | Houston | Arthur Turner is hacked by Edward Marmolejo in the backcourt - foul #5 on Edward Marmolejo, team foul #10 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Houston | William Fuhrman (C) Mitchell Prasad | |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Bowman (PG) Edward Marmolejo | |
| 00:07 | Houston | Arthur Turner makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:07 | Houston | Arthur Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:07 | Rice | Michael Wood gets the rebound | 63-60 |
| 00:07 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:01 | Rice | Paul Bowman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-60 |
| 00:00 | Houston | The rebound goes to David Hardin | 63-60 |