| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Hinton (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jack Aviles (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Steinhauer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Matt Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Koch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jaime Curry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Prince (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Maloy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Southwell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer inbounds the ball | 37-36 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Rice | Jack Aviles misses the 3 from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 19:38 | Houston | Robert Koch grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 19:32 | Houston | David Thompson steps in front of the Robert Koch pass | 37-36 |
| 19:13 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 19:12 | Houston | Jack Southwell gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 18:52 | Houston | Mark Steinhauer steps in front of the Jack Southwell pass | 37-36 |
| 18:48 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer lays it in | 39-36 |
| 18:27 | Houston | Raymond Maloy is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Raymond Maloy, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Wittman (PF) Raymond Maloy | |
| 18:05 | Rice | Jack Aviles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-36 |
| 18:04 | Rice | Matt Williams snags the offensive board | 39-36 |
| 17:49 | Rice | James Hinton buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 17:30 | Houston | Jack Southwell connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Jaime Curry | 42-38 |
| 17:12 | Rice | Matt Williams drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-38 |
| 16:53 | Houston | Jack Southwell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-38 |
| 16:51 | Houston | Roy Prince hits the follow up shot | 45-40 |
| 16:30 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer is whistled for traveling | 45-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Kermit Sowers (SG), Wayne Daniels (SF), Brett Martino (PF), Justin Parker (C) Jack Aviles, Mark Steinhauer, David Thompson, Matt Williams | |
| Subs | Houston | Ernest Keys (PG), Andrew Chubb (SG), Robert Fields (SF), Ronald Mair (C) Robert Koch, Jaime Curry, Roy Prince, Jack Southwell | |
| 16:19 | Houston | Robert Fields's layup is rejected by Justin Parker | 45-40 |
| 16:18 | Rice | Kermit Sowers grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 15:56 | Rice | Justin Parker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-40 |
| 15:54 | Rice | Brett Martino tips it back up and in | 47-40 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Hinton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Kermit Sowers (fresh) SF - Wayne Daniels (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brett Martino (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ernest Keys (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Andrew Chubb (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Fields (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Wittman (fresh) C - Ronald Mair (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Houston | Andrew Chubb is fouled on the floor by James Hinton - foul #3 on James Hinton, team foul #1 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Hobbs (PG), Jack Aviles (SG), Matt Williams (C) James Hinton, Kermit Sowers, Wayne Daniels | |
| Subs | Houston | Jaime Curry (SG), Roy Prince (SF), Raymond Maloy (PF) Andrew Chubb, Robert Fields, Ronald Wittman | |
| 15:10 | Houston | Ernest Keys clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-40 |
| 15:08 | Rice | Matt Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 14:52 | Rice | Matt Williams buries a turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Ronald Mair - foul #2 on Ronald Mair, team foul #2 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Mark Steinhauer (SF), David Thompson (PF) Brett Martino, Justin Parker | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Koch (PG) Ernest Keys | |
| 14:52 | Rice | Matt Williams makes the free throw | 50-40 |
| 14:25 | Houston | Roy Prince misses long on a shot in the lane | 50-40 |
| 14:24 | Rice | Matt Williams gets the rebound | 50-40 |
| 14:00 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer is whistled for traveling | 50-40 |
| Subs | Rice | James Hinton (PG) Steven Hobbs | |
| Subs | Houston | Jack Southwell (C) Ronald Mair | |
| 13:45 | Houston | Jack Southwell connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-42 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Matt Williams can't throw it down | 50-42 |
| 13:18 | Rice | David Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 13:08 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Hinton | 53-42 |
| 12:51 | Houston | Raymond Maloy slams it home on a nice dish by Jaime Curry | 53-44 |
| 12:30 | Rice | James Hinton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-44 |
| 12:29 | Houston | Robert Koch pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| 12:14 | Houston | Robert Koch hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 12:12 | Rice | The rebound goes to David Thompson | 53-44 |
| 11:52 | Rice | James Hinton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-44 |
| 11:51 | Houston | The rebound goes to Raymond Maloy | 53-44 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Hinton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jack Aviles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Steinhauer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Thompson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Matt Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Koch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jaime Curry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roy Prince (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Maloy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jack Southwell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Houston | Jack Southwell hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Jaime Curry | 53-46 |
| 11:29 | Rice | Matt Williams makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by James Hinton and the foul's on Raymond Maloy - foul #4 on Raymond Maloy, team foul #3 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Kermit Sowers (SG), Brett Martino (SF), Justin Parker (PF) Jack Aviles, Mark Steinhauer, David Thompson | |
| Subs | Houston | Ernest Keys (PG), Andrew Chubb (SG), Robert Fields (SF), Ronald Wittman (PF), Ronald Mair (C) Robert Koch, Jaime Curry, Roy Prince, Raymond Maloy, Jack Southwell | |
| 11:29 | Rice | Matt Williams makes the free throw | 56-46 |
| 11:13 | Houston | Ronald Wittman misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kermit Sowers - foul #2 on Kermit Sowers, team foul #2 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Hobbs (PG), Wayne Daniels (SF) James Hinton, Matt Williams | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:13 | Houston | Ronald Wittman makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 11:13 | Houston | Ronald Wittman misses the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 11:13 | Rice | Justin Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 10:59 | Rice | Brett Martino clanks a floater in the lane | 56-47 |
| 10:58 | Houston | The rebound goes to Ronald Wittman | 56-47 |
| 10:48 | Houston | Andrew Chubb buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Fields | 56-49 |
| 10:34 | Rice | Justin Parker hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Fields - foul #2 on Robert Fields, team foul #4 | 56-49 |
| 10:34 | Rice | Justin Parker misses the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 10:34 | Rice | Justin Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 10:21 | Houston | Robert Fields makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-52 |
| 09:58 | Rice | Brett Martino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-52 |
| Subs | Rice | James Hinton (PG), David Thompson (PF) Steven Hobbs, Wayne Daniels | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 09:37 | Houston | Ernest Keys makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Ronald Mair | 57-55 |
| 09:13 | Rice | James Hinton's pass is intercepted by Ronald Wittman | 57-55 |
| 08:58 | Houston | Justin Parker blocks the short jumper by Ronald Wittman | 57-55 |
| 08:56 | Rice | Brett Martino pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 08:40 | Rice | David Thompson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 08:38 | Rice | Justin Parker misses the tip | 57-55 |
| 08:36 | Houston | The rebound goes to Ronald Wittman | 57-55 |
| 08:12 | Houston | Ronald Wittman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 08:10 | Rice | Brett Martino pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 08:05 | Rice | Brett Martino can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 08:03 | Houston | Ronald Wittman grabs the board | 57-55 |
| 07:56 | Houston | Ronald Mair drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Ernest Keys and he's fouled by Justin Parker - foul #2 on Justin Parker, team foul #3 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Jack Aviles (SG), Mark Steinhauer (SF), Wayne Daniels (PF), Matt Williams (C) Kermit Sowers, Brett Martino, David Thompson, Justin Parker | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Koch (PG), Jaime Curry (SG), Roy Prince (SF), Jack Southwell (C) Ernest Keys, Andrew Chubb, Robert Fields, Ronald Wittman | |
| 07:56 | Houston | Ronald Mair makes the free throw | 57-58 |
| 07:39 | Rice | Wayne Daniels comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Ronald Mair - foul #3 on Ronald Mair, team foul #5 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Maloy (PF) Ronald Mair | |
| 07:39 | Rice | Wayne Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 07:39 | Rice | Wayne Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Hinton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jack Aviles (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Steinhauer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Wayne Daniels (fresh) 6 pts. C - Matt Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Koch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jaime Curry (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Roy Prince (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Maloy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Jack Southwell (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Houston | Robert Koch is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Robert Koch, team foul #6 | 59-58 |
| 07:19 | Rice | James Hinton loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-58 |
| 07:07 | Houston | Raymond Maloy is whistled for a carry | 59-58 |
| 07:04 | Rice | James Hinton's pass is intercepted by Robert Koch in the backcourt | 59-58 |
| 07:02 | Houston | Roy Prince slams it home on a great pass from Robert Koch | 59-60 |
| 06:39 | Rice | Jaime Curry steals it from Jack Aviles | 59-60 |
| 06:15 | Houston | Jaime Curry knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 59-62 |
| 05:54 | Rice | James Hinton comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 59-62 |
| 05:52 | Houston | Raymond Maloy pulls down the rebound | 59-62 |
| 05:44 | Houston | Jack Southwell makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Roy Prince | 59-64 |
| 05:23 | Rice | Robert Koch steals the ball from Wayne Daniels | 59-64 |
| 05:04 | Houston | Roy Prince's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Hobbs (PG), Brett Martino (SF), David Thompson (PF) James Hinton, Mark Steinhauer, Wayne Daniels | |
| Subs | Houston | Ernest Keys (PG), Ronald Wittman (C) Robert Koch, Jack Southwell | |
| 04:45 | Rice | David Thompson banks in the layup and he's hacked by Ernest Keys - foul #1 on Ernest Keys, team foul #7 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Kermit Sowers (SG), Justin Parker (C) Jack Aviles, Matt Williams | |
| Subs | Houston | Andrew Chubb (SG), Ronald Mair (C) Jaime Curry, Roy Prince | |
| 04:45 | Rice | David Thompson misses the free throw | 61-64 |
| 04:45 | Rice | Justin Parker snags the offensive board | 61-64 |
| 04:30 | Rice | Steven Hobbs hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Kermit Sowers | 64-64 |
| 04:17 | Houston | Ronald Wittman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-64 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Raymond Maloy takes the ball from Brett Martino | 64-64 |
| 03:44 | Houston | Ronald Wittman misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 64-64 |
| 03:43 | Houston | Raymond Maloy pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 03:35 | Houston | Andrew Chubb misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Kermit Sowers - foul #3 on Kermit Sowers, team foul #4 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Jack Aviles (SG), Mark Steinhauer (SF), Matt Williams (C) Kermit Sowers, Brett Martino, Justin Parker | |
| Subs | Houston | Jaime Curry (SG), Roy Prince (SF) Ernest Keys, Raymond Maloy | |
| 03:35 | Houston | Andrew Chubb makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 03:35 | Houston | Andrew Chubb misses the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 03:35 | Rice | Matt Williams pulls down the rebound | 64-65 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steven Hobbs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Aviles (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Steinhauer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Thompson (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Matt Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Andrew Chubb (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jaime Curry (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Roy Prince (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Wittman (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Mair (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Rice | Matt Williams can't connect on a runner near the basket | 64-65 |
| 03:16 | Rice | David Thompson grabs the offensive board | 64-65 |
| 03:02 | Rice | Jack Aviles loses the dribble to Jaime Curry | 64-65 |
| 02:59 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-65 |
| Subs | Rice | James Hinton (PG) Steven Hobbs | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Koch (PG), Raymond Maloy (PF), Jack Southwell (C) Andrew Chubb, Ronald Wittman, Ronald Mair | |
| 02:43 | Houston | Raymond Maloy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-65 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 64-65 |
| 02:28 | Houston | Roy Prince snags the defensive board | 64-65 |
| 02:15 | Houston | Roy Prince hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Robert Koch | 64-67 |
| 02:00 | Rice | Jack Aviles connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from James Hinton | 66-67 |
| 01:44 | Houston | Roy Prince knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jack Southwell | 66-70 |
| 01:25 | Rice | David Thompson misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 66-70 |
| 01:24 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to David Thompson | 66-70 |
| 01:11 | Rice | James Hinton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-70 |
| 01:09 | Houston | Jack Southwell snags the defensive board | 66-70 |
| 00:49 | Houston | Jack Aviles is called for the reach on Jaime Curry - foul #1 on Jack Aviles, team foul #5 | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:21 | Houston | Mark Steinhauer picks off the pass by Roy Prince | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:16 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Matt Williams | 69-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:14 | Houston | Jaime Curry is hacked by James Hinton in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Hinton, team foul #6 | 69-70 |
| 00:11 | Houston | David Thompson is called for the reach on Jaime Curry - foul #1 on David Thompson, team foul #7 | 69-70 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Jaime Curry makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Jaime Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:05 | Rice | Jaime Curry steals it from Jack Aviles | 69-72 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Jaime Curry is hacked by James Hinton in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Hinton, team foul #8 | 69-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Hobbs (PG) James Hinton | |
| Subs | Houston | Ernest Keys (PG) Robert Koch | |
| 00:04 | Houston | Jaime Curry makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Jaime Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Jack Aviles misses long on a halfcourt shot | 69-74 |