| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Cosme (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Timmy Sanford (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Matthews (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Henry Nall (fresh) 3 reb. C - Terry McCallion (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Juan Mata (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Popp (fresh) PF - Sid Pride (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Correia (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | David Popp inbounds the ball | 35-31 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Houston | Richard Correia loses the dribble to Jeremy Matthews | 35-31 |
| 19:33 | Rice | Michael Cosme buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Timmy Sanford | 38-31 |
| 19:29 | Houston | Sid Pride is fouled on the floor by Henry Nall - foul #2 on Henry Nall, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| 19:16 | Houston | Juan Mata is hacked by Jeremy Matthews - foul #3 on Jeremy Matthews, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Patel (SF) Jeremy Matthews | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 19:00 | Houston | Juan Mata connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Richard Correia | 38-33 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Henry Nall hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Patel and he's hacked by David Popp - foul #1 on David Popp, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Henry Nall misses the free throw | 40-33 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Terry McCallion snags the offensive board | 40-33 |
| 18:30 | Rice | Terry McCallion drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Timmy Sanford | 43-33 |
| 18:12 | Houston | Sid Pride can't throw it down | 43-33 |
| 18:10 | Rice | Terry McCallion gets the rebound | 43-33 |
| 18:06 | Rice | Timmy Sanford can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-33 |
| 18:05 | Houston | David Popp snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| 17:53 | Houston | David Popp misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-33 |
| 17:52 | Rice | The rebound goes to Timmy Sanford | 43-33 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Timmy Sanford connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Patel | 46-33 |
| 17:07 | Houston | Juan Mata is hacked by Michael Cosme - foul #3 on Michael Cosme, team foul #3 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Hurley (PG), Ken Irby (PF), Michael Mildenstein (C) Michael Cosme, Henry Nall, Terry McCallion | |
| Subs | Houston | William Hodges (PG), David Yankovski (C) Juan Mata, Richard Correia | |
| 16:44 | Houston | Ken Irby takes the ball from Brian Morgan | 46-33 |
| 16:18 | Rice | Timmy Sanford connects on the 3 from straight away | 49-33 |
| 15:57 | Houston | David Popp drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-35 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Lloyd Hurley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timmy Sanford (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Patel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ken Irby (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Mildenstein (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Hodges (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Brian Morgan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Popp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sid Pride (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - David Yankovski (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Rice | Richard Patel makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Lloyd Hurley | 51-35 |
| 15:28 | Houston | Sid Pride comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-35 |
| 15:26 | Rice | Richard Patel grabs the defensive rebound | 51-35 |
| 15:11 | Rice | Timmy Sanford comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-35 |
| 15:09 | Rice | Michael Mildenstein tips it but misses | 51-35 |
| 15:07 | Houston | David Popp pulls down the rebound | 51-35 |
| 14:57 | Houston | Lloyd Hurley picks off the pass by David Yankovski | 51-35 |
| 14:35 | Rice | Ken Irby connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Richard Patel | 53-35 |
| 14:22 | Houston | Ken Irby picks off the pass by William Hodges | 53-35 |
| 14:10 | Rice | Ken Irby lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Mildenstein and he's fouled by Sid Pride - foul #2 on Sid Pride, team foul #2 | 55-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Cosme (PG), Jeremy Matthews (SF), Terry McCallion (C) Timmy Sanford, Richard Patel, Michael Mildenstein | |
| Subs | Houston | Juan Mata (PG), Arthur Evans (SF), Edward Brown (PF), Richard Correia (C) Brian Morgan, David Popp, Sid Pride, David Yankovski | |
| 14:10 | Rice | Ken Irby misses the free throw | 55-35 |
| 14:10 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Ken Irby | 55-35 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:52 | Rice | Jeremy Matthews drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Cosme | 57-35 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:41 | Houston | Richard Correia clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Cosme - foul #4 on Michael Cosme, team foul #4 | 57-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Louie Kenney (SG), Henry Nall (PF) Michael Cosme, Ken Irby | |
| Subs | Houston | Jessie Juan (SF) William Hodges | |
| 13:41 | Houston | Richard Correia makes the 1st free throw | 57-36 |
| 13:41 | Houston | Richard Correia misses the 2nd free throw | 57-36 |
| 13:41 | Rice | Henry Nall gets the rebound | 57-36 |
| 13:30 | Rice | Jeremy Matthews misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-36 |
| 13:28 | Rice | Terry McCallion grabs the offensive board | 57-36 |
| 13:11 | Rice | Jeremy Matthews clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-36 |
| 13:10 | Houston | Richard Correia grabs the board | 57-36 |
| 12:56 | Houston | Edward Brown double dribbles | 57-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Mildenstein (PG) Lloyd Hurley | |
| Subs | Houston | David Yankovski (PF) Edward Brown | |
| 12:30 | Rice | Henry Nall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 57-36 |
| 12:29 | Houston | The rebound goes to Arthur Evans | 57-36 |
| 12:13 | Houston | Richard Correia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-36 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Morgan (SG), William Hodges (SF) Arthur Evans, Jessie Juan | |
| 11:53 | Rice | William Hodges picks off the pass by Jeremy Matthews | 57-36 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Mildenstein (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Louie Kenney (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Jeremy Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Henry Nall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry McCallion (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Juan Mata (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Brian Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Hodges (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Yankovski (fresh) C - Richard Correia (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Houston | William Hodges misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-36 |
| 11:38 | Rice | Jeremy Matthews pulls down the rebound | 57-36 |
| 11:11 | Rice | Terry McCallion clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-36 |
| 11:10 | Rice | Louie Kenney grabs the offensive rebound | 57-36 |
| 10:45 | Rice | Jeremy Matthews drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Mildenstein | 60-36 |
| 10:37 | Houston | Brian Morgan misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-36 |
| 10:35 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Mildenstein | 60-36 |
| 10:12 | Rice | Jeremy Matthews misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-36 |
| 10:10 | Houston | Juan Mata gets the rebound | 60-36 |
| 10:05 | Houston | Brian Morgan makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Correia | 60-38 |
| 09:36 | Rice | Terry McCallion misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Richard Correia - foul #2 on Richard Correia, team foul #3 | 60-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Hurley (PG), Timmy Sanford (SG), Richard Patel (SF), Ken Irby (PF) Michael Mildenstein, Louie Kenney, Jeremy Matthews, Henry Nall | |
| Subs | Houston | Arthur Evans (SG), David Popp (SF), Sid Pride (PF), Edward Brown (C) Juan Mata, Brian Morgan, David Yankovski, Richard Correia | |
| 09:36 | Rice | Terry McCallion misses the 1st free throw | 60-38 |
| 09:36 | Rice | Terry McCallion makes the 2nd free throw | 61-38 |
| 09:21 | Houston | Edward Brown can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 61-38 |
| 09:20 | Houston | William Hodges tips it back up and in | 61-40 |
| 09:05 | Rice | Timmy Sanford misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-40 |
| 09:04 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Ken Irby | 61-40 |
| 08:37 | Rice | Timmy Sanford scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Ken Irby | 64-40 |
| 08:15 | Houston | David Popp misses the easy layup | 64-40 |
| 08:13 | Houston | David Popp pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-40 |
| 08:07 | Houston | Arthur Evans clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-40 |
| 08:05 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Patel | 64-40 |
| 07:42 | Rice | Richard Patel hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Sid Pride - foul #3 on Sid Pride, team foul #4 | 64-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Cosme (PG), Michael Mildenstein (C) Lloyd Hurley, Terry McCallion | |
| Subs | Houston | Melvin Young (PG), Brian Morgan (SG) William Hodges, Arthur Evans | |
| 07:42 | Rice | Richard Patel makes the 1st free throw | 65-40 |
| 07:42 | Rice | Richard Patel misses the 2nd free throw | 65-40 |
| 07:42 | Houston | Brian Morgan snags the defensive board | 65-40 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Cosme (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Timmy Sanford (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Patel (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ken Irby (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Mildenstein (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Melvin Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Popp (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sid Pride (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Houston | Brian Morgan hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Sid Pride | 65-43 |
| 07:09 | Rice | Richard Patel is fouled on the floor by Brian Morgan - foul #2 on Brian Morgan, team foul #5 | 65-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Nall (PF) Michael Mildenstein | |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Correia (C) Edward Brown | |
| 06:53 | Rice | Michael Cosme hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Henry Nall | 68-43 |
| 06:39 | Houston | Brian Morgan is called for traveling | 68-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeremy Matthews (SF) Richard Patel | |
| Subs | Houston | Juan Mata (PG) Melvin Young | |
| 06:13 | Rice | The jump hook by Timmy Sanford is blocked by Richard Correia | 68-43 |
| 06:11 | Houston | Richard Correia pulls down the rebound | 68-43 |
| 06:03 | Houston | Henry Nall picks off the pass by Sid Pride | 68-43 |
| 05:38 | Rice | Michael Cosme misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 68-43 |
| 05:36 | Houston | Richard Correia gets the rebound | 68-43 |
| 05:31 | Houston | Timmy Sanford steps in front of the Juan Mata pass | 68-43 |
| 05:08 | Rice | Michael Cosme misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-43 |
| 05:07 | Houston | Brian Morgan pulls down the rebound | 68-43 |
| 05:03 | Houston | David Popp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Hurley (PG), Louie Kenney (SG), Richard Patel (SF), Michael Mildenstein (PF) Michael Cosme, Timmy Sanford, Jeremy Matthews, Henry Nall | |
| Subs | Houston | Melvin Young (PG), William Hodges (SG), Arthur Evans (SF), David Yankovski (PF), Edward Brown (C) Juan Mata, Brian Morgan, David Popp, Sid Pride, Richard Correia | |
| 04:47 | Rice | Lloyd Hurley misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-43 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Louie Kenney grabs the offensive board | 68-43 |
| 04:24 | Rice | Richard Patel comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 68-43 |
| 04:23 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Patel | 68-43 |
| 04:03 | Rice | Ken Irby makes the shot from the left side set up by Louie Kenney | 70-43 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:50 | Houston | Arthur Evans connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by David Yankovski and the foul's on Lloyd Hurley - foul #2 on Lloyd Hurley, team foul #5 | 70-45 |
| 03:50 | Houston | Arthur Evans misses the free throw | 70-45 |
| 03:50 | Rice | Ken Irby snags the defensive board | 70-45 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Rice | Richard Patel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-45 |
| 03:26 | Rice | Louie Kenney tips it back up and in | 72-45 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Lloyd Hurley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louie Kenney (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. SF - Richard Patel (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Mildenstein (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ken Irby (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Melvin Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Evans (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Hodges (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Yankovski (fresh) C - Edward Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Houston | Melvin Young misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Lloyd Hurley - foul #3 on Lloyd Hurley, team foul #6 | 72-45 |
| 03:15 | Houston | Melvin Young misses the 1st free throw | 72-45 |
| 03:15 | Houston | Melvin Young makes the 2nd free throw | 72-46 |
| 02:55 | Rice | Lloyd Hurley drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Louie Kenney | 74-46 |
| 02:46 | Houston | William Hodges hits the finger roll | 74-48 |
| 02:25 | Rice | Lloyd Hurley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 74-48 |
| 02:23 | Houston | David Yankovski snags the defensive board | 74-48 |
| 02:10 | Houston | William Hodges comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Ken Irby - foul #1 on Ken Irby, team foul #7 | 74-48 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Purkey (PF) Edward Brown | |
| 02:10 | Houston | William Hodges makes the 1st free throw | 74-49 |
| 02:10 | Houston | William Hodges misses the 2nd free throw | 74-49 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Michael Mildenstein pulls down the rebound | 74-49 |
| 01:42 | Rice | Lloyd Hurley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-49 |
| 01:41 | Houston | Arthur Evans snags the defensive board | 74-49 |
| 01:15 | Houston | Arthur Evans is fouled on the floor by Louie Kenney - foul #1 on Louie Kenney, team foul #8 | 74-49 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Brown (C) Eric Purkey | |
| 01:15 | Houston | Arthur Evans makes the 1st free throw | 74-50 |
| 01:15 | Houston | Arthur Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 74-51 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Michael Mildenstein can't finish the layup | 74-51 |
| 00:45 | Houston | Arthur Evans snags the defensive board | 74-51 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Houston | Ken Irby is called for the reach on Melvin Young - foul #2 on Ken Irby, team foul #9 | 74-51 |
| 00:39 | Houston | Melvin Young makes the 1st free throw | 74-52 |
| 00:39 | Houston | Melvin Young makes the 2nd free throw | 74-53 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Rice | Lloyd Hurley misses short on a shot from the left side | 74-53 |
| 00:12 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Lloyd Hurley | 74-53 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Lloyd Hurley runs out the clock | 74-53 |