| Lineup | Houston | PG - Marty Watts (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Alec Stevenson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Morey (fresh) PF - Earl Wiggins (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Bradley Evans (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rod Osborn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Coombs (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Pak (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Weisner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Moses Hubbard (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | James Pak inbounds the ball | 29-36 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Rice | Rod Osborn is fouled on the floor by Bradley Evans - foul #1 on Bradley Evans, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| 19:31 | Rice | James Pak comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-36 |
| 19:29 | Houston | Alec Stevenson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 19:25 | Houston | Alec Stevenson misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 29-36 |
| 19:23 | Houston | Alec Stevenson misses the tip | 29-36 |
| 19:21 | Rice | Robert Weisner pulls down the rebound | 29-36 |
| 19:13 | Rice | Rod Osborn scores on a shot from the left side | 29-38 |
| 19:04 | Houston | James Pak steps in front of the Earl Wiggins pass | 29-38 |
| 18:46 | Rice | Rod Osborn hits a shot from the right side set up by James Pak | 29-40 |
| 18:42 | Houston | Marty Watts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-40 |
| 18:27 | Rice | Daniel Coombs misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 29-40 |
| 18:25 | Houston | Bradley Evans gets the rebound | 29-40 |
| 18:14 | Houston | Mark Morey can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-40 |
| 18:13 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Earl Wiggins | 29-40 |
| 17:55 | Houston | Earl Wiggins knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Marty Watts | 31-40 |
| 17:43 | Rice | Rod Osborn hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 31-40 |
| 17:41 | Houston | Earl Wiggins snags the defensive board | 31-40 |
| 17:27 | Houston | Bradley Evans comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 31-40 |
| 17:25 | Rice | Robert Weisner grabs the defensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 17:08 | Rice | Daniel Coombs misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-40 |
| 17:07 | Houston | Earl Wiggins pulls down the rebound | 31-40 |
| 17:02 | Houston | The jumper by Mark Morey is denied by Robert Weisner | 31-40 |
| 17:00 | Houston | Bradley Evans tips it in | 33-40 |
| 16:50 | Rice | James Pak misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 16:49 | Rice | Moses Hubbard snags the offensive board | 33-40 |
| 16:38 | Rice | Robert Weisner hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Rod Osborn | 33-42 |
| 16:33 | Houston | Alec Stevenson is fouled on the floor by Daniel Coombs - foul #3 on Daniel Coombs, team foul #1 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Silas Ferguson (PG), Ruben Churchill (SG), Marvin Echols (SF), Harold Ross (PF), James Hall (C) Marty Watts, Alec Stevenson, Mark Morey, Earl Wiggins, Bradley Evans | |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Sims (PG), Richard Lloyd (SG), Elliot Joyner (SF), Kevin Lawrence (PF), Brandon Hardy (C) Rod Osborn, Daniel Coombs, James Pak, Robert Weisner, Moses Hubbard | |
| 16:12 | Houston | Joshua Sims steps in front of the Harold Ross pass | 33-42 |
| 15:59 | Rice | Joshua Sims misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-42 |
| 15:57 | Houston | The rebound goes to Ruben Churchill | 33-42 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Silas Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ruben Churchill (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Marvin Echols (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Ross (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Hall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joshua Sims (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Lloyd (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Elliot Joyner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Kevin Lawrence (fresh) C - Brandon Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Houston | James Hall can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 33-42 |
| 15:35 | Houston | Harold Ross pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 15:21 | Houston | Silas Ferguson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-42 |
| 14:55 | Rice | Richard Lloyd is called for traveling | 36-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Marty Watts (PG), Alec Stevenson (SG) Silas Ferguson, Marvin Echols | |
| Subs | Rice | Rod Osborn (PG), Daniel Coombs (SG), James Pak (SF), Robert Weisner (PF) Joshua Sims, Richard Lloyd, Kevin Lawrence, Brandon Hardy | |
| 14:36 | Houston | Alec Stevenson can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Coombs - foul #4 on Daniel Coombs, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Morey (SF) Ruben Churchill | |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Sims (SG) Daniel Coombs | |
| 14:36 | Houston | Alec Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 14:36 | Houston | Alec Stevenson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 14:36 | Rice | James Pak grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 14:19 | Rice | Elliot Joyner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Earl Wiggins (PF) Harold Ross | |
| Subs | Rice | Moses Hubbard (C) Elliot Joyner | |
| 13:59 | Houston | Alec Stevenson scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Marty Watts | 40-42 |
| 13:38 | Rice | Joshua Sims hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 13:37 | Houston | James Hall snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 13:32 | Houston | Marty Watts drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Alec Stevenson | 42-42 |
| 13:11 | Rice | Robert Weisner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 13:09 | Houston | The rebound goes to Mark Morey | 42-42 |
| 13:00 | Houston | Alec Stevenson connects on the shot from the right side set up by Marty Watts | 44-42 |
| 12:48 | Rice | James Hall blocks the jumper by Rod Osborn | 44-42 |
| 12:47 | Houston | The rebound goes to Earl Wiggins | 44-42 |
| 12:26 | Houston | Marty Watts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Silas Ferguson (SG), Ruben Churchill (SF), Harold Ross (PF), Bradley Evans (C) Alec Stevenson, Mark Morey, Earl Wiggins, James Hall | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Lloyd (PG), Jamie Heitmann (SG), Elliot Joyner (SF), Kevin Lawrence (PF), Brandon Hardy (C) Rod Osborn, Joshua Sims, James Pak, Robert Weisner, Moses Hubbard | |
| 12:05 | Rice | Elliot Joyner blows the layup | 44-42 |
| 12:03 | Houston | Harold Ross grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 11:44 | Houston | Silas Ferguson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 11:43 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Marty Watts | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Marty Watts (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Silas Ferguson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ruben Churchill (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Harold Ross (fresh) 6 reb. C - Bradley Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Lloyd (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jamie Heitmann (fresh) SF - Elliot Joyner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Kevin Lawrence (fresh) C - Brandon Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Houston | Bradley Evans knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Ruben Churchill and the foul's on Brandon Hardy - foul #1 on Brandon Hardy, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Marvin Echols (SF) Marty Watts | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:26 | Houston | Bradley Evans makes the free throw | 47-42 |
| 11:09 | Rice | Elliot Joyner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 11:07 | Houston | Bradley Evans pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 10:52 | Houston | Silas Ferguson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 10:50 | Houston | Ruben Churchill grabs the offensive board | 47-42 |
| 10:40 | Houston | Bradley Evans scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Silas Ferguson | 49-42 |
| 10:27 | Rice | Elliot Joyner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 49-42 |
| 10:26 | Rice | Jamie Heitmann gets the offensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 10:10 | Rice | Ruben Churchill steps in front of the Elliot Joyner pass | 49-42 |
| 10:07 | Houston | Silas Ferguson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ruben Churchill | 51-42 |
| 09:51 | Rice | Jamie Heitmann clanks a shot from the left side | 51-42 |
| 09:49 | Houston | Ruben Churchill grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 09:29 | Houston | Marvin Echols misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Brandon Hardy - foul #2 on Brandon Hardy, team foul #4 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Marty Watts (PG), Alec Stevenson (SG), Earl Wiggins (PF), James Hall (C) Silas Ferguson, Ruben Churchill, Harold Ross, Bradley Evans | |
| Subs | Rice | Rod Osborn (PG), Joshua Sims (SG), James Pak (SF), Robert Weisner (PF), Moses Hubbard (C) Richard Lloyd, Jamie Heitmann, Elliot Joyner, Kevin Lawrence, Brandon Hardy | |
| 09:29 | Houston | Marvin Echols misses the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 09:29 | Houston | Marvin Echols misses the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 09:29 | Rice | Joshua Sims grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 09:26 | Rice | Rod Osborn is hacked by Marty Watts in the backcourt - foul #3 on Marty Watts, team foul #2 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Morey (SF) Marvin Echols | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:10 | Rice | Rod Osborn clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-42 |
| 09:09 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Weisner | 51-42 |
| 08:51 | Rice | James Hall steals it from James Pak | 51-42 |
| 08:35 | Houston | Marty Watts scores on a shot from the left block | 53-42 |
| 08:11 | Rice | Earl Wiggins is called for the reach on Moses Hubbard - foul #2 on Earl Wiggins, team foul #3 | 53-42 |
| 08:00 | Rice | Mark Morey steals the ball from Robert Weisner | 53-42 |
| 07:39 | Houston | Mark Morey is hacked by Rod Osborn - foul #2 on Rod Osborn, team foul #5 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Coombs (SG) Joshua Sims | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Marty Watts (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alec Stevenson (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Morey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Earl Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - James Hall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rod Osborn (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Coombs (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - James Pak (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Weisner (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Moses Hubbard (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Houston | James Hall lays it up and in on a nice dish by Marty Watts | 55-42 |
| 06:55 | Rice | James Pak drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Rod Osborn | 55-45 |
| 06:40 | Houston | Rod Osborn steals it from James Hall | 55-45 |
| 06:37 | Rice | Daniel Coombs lays it in on a nice dish by Rod Osborn | 55-47 |
| 06:14 | Houston | Mark Morey connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-47 |
| 05:46 | Rice | Moses Hubbard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Silas Ferguson (PG), Ruben Churchill (SG), Marvin Echols (SF), Harold Ross (PF), Bradley Evans (C) Marty Watts, Alec Stevenson, Mark Morey, Earl Wiggins, James Hall | |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Sims (PG), Elliot Joyner (SF), Kevin Lawrence (PF), Brandon Hardy (C) Rod Osborn, James Pak, Robert Weisner, Moses Hubbard | |
| 05:35 | Houston | Ruben Churchill scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:20 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence misses the 3 from straight away | 60-47 |
| 05:18 | Houston | Marvin Echols snags the defensive board | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:54 | Houston | Bradley Evans misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-47 |
| 04:53 | Rice | The rebound goes to Kevin Lawrence | 60-47 |
| 04:35 | Rice | Daniel Coombs drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Joshua Sims | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:21 | Houston | Marvin Echols clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-50 |
| 04:20 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:00 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-50 |
| 03:59 | Rice | Kevin Lawrence gets the offensive rebound | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:48 | Rice | Brandon Hardy is hacked by Bradley Evans - foul #2 on Bradley Evans, team foul #4 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Marty Watts (PG), Alec Stevenson (SG), Mark Morey (SF) Silas Ferguson, Ruben Churchill, Marvin Echols | |
| Subs | Rice | Rod Osborn (PG), James Pak (SF), Robert Weisner (PF) Daniel Coombs, Kevin Lawrence, Brandon Hardy | |
| 03:36 | Rice | Joshua Sims knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-53 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Marty Watts (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alec Stevenson (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Morey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Ross (fresh) 6 reb. C - Bradley Evans (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rod Osborn (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joshua Sims (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Pak (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Weisner (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Elliot Joyner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:15 | Houston | Alec Stevenson misses the lay-in | 60-53 |
| 03:14 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Weisner | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:08 | Rice | Joshua Sims comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 60-53 |
| 03:07 | Houston | Mark Morey pulls down the rebound | 60-53 |
| 02:43 | Houston | Marty Watts misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-53 |
| 02:41 | Rice | Robert Weisner snags the defensive board | 60-53 |
| 02:41 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Earl Wiggins (PF) Harold Ross | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Coombs (SG), Moses Hubbard (C) Joshua Sims, Elliot Joyner | |
| 02:23 | Rice | Moses Hubbard's layup is rejected by Mark Morey | 60-53 |
| 02:21 | Houston | The rebound goes to Bradley Evans | 60-53 |
| 02:07 | Houston | Mark Morey is hacked by Moses Hubbard - foul #3 on Moses Hubbard, team foul #6 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Houston | James Hall (C) Bradley Evans | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:46 | Houston | Marty Watts double dribbles | 60-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Bradley Evans (C) James Hall | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:20 | Rice | Daniel Coombs misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-53 |
| 01:19 | Rice | Moses Hubbard pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 01:10 | Rice | Robert Weisner comes up short on the jumper from close range | 60-53 |
| 01:08 | Houston | Bradley Evans gets the rebound | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:50 | Houston | Alec Stevenson scores on a floater in the paint and the foul's on Robert Weisner - foul #3 on Robert Weisner, team foul #7 | 62-53 |
| 00:50 | Houston | Alec Stevenson makes the free throw | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:45 | Rice | Alec Stevenson takes the ball from Daniel Coombs | 63-53 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Houston | Rod Osborn is called for the reach on Marty Watts in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rod Osborn, team foul #8 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Silas Ferguson (SG), Carmelo Alvarez (SF), Harold Ross (PF), Ruben Churchill (C) Alec Stevenson, Mark Morey, Earl Wiggins, Bradley Evans | |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Sims (PG), Richard Lloyd (SG), Elliot Joyner (SF), Kevin Lawrence (PF), Brandon Hardy (C) Rod Osborn, Daniel Coombs, James Pak, Robert Weisner, Moses Hubbard | |
| 00:44 | Houston | Marty Watts makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:44 | Houston | Marty Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Ruben Churchill steals the ball from Joshua Sims | 65-53 |
| 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) | |
| 00:10 | Houston | Joshua Sims is called for the reach on Harold Ross - foul #1 on Joshua Sims, team foul #9 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Marvin Echols (SF), James Hall (C) Marty Watts, Carmelo Alvarez | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:10 | Houston | Harold Ross makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 00:10 | Houston | Harold Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Richard Lloyd hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 67-53 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Elliot Joyner gets the offensive rebound | 67-53 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Brandon Hardy misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 67-53 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Silas Ferguson grabs the board | 67-53 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Silas Ferguson runs out the clock | 67-53 |