| Lineup | Rice | PG - Tommy Bergeron (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Seth Willis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Riney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Elmer Brady (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Rod Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Johnny Messer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Nida (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Ritchie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Schmucker (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | John Ritchie inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:41 | Houston | John Ritchie is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on John Ritchie, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| 19:28 | Rice | Rod Smith loses the dribble to John Johnson | 28-26 |
| 19:09 | Houston | Thomas Nida hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Johnson | 28-28 |
| 18:51 | Rice | John Johnson denies the turnaround by Walter Riney | 28-28 |
| 18:50 | Houston | Michael Schmucker pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 18:36 | Houston | John Ritchie is fouled on the floor by Rod Smith - foul #1 on Rod Smith, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| 18:18 | Houston | John Johnson makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-31 |
| 18:06 | Rice | Tommy Bergeron comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 28-31 |
| 18:04 | Rice | Elmer Brady tips it but misses | 28-31 |
| 18:03 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Riney | 28-31 |
| 17:50 | Rice | Seth Willis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Thomas Nida - foul #3 on Thomas Nida, team foul #2 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Randy Standard (SG) Thomas Nida | |
| 17:50 | Rice | Seth Willis makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 17:50 | Rice | Seth Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 17:31 | Houston | Elmer Brady picks off the pass by John Johnson | 30-31 |
| 17:09 | Rice | Tommy Bergeron hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 17:07 | Rice | Elmer Brady grabs the offensive board | 30-31 |
| 16:53 | Rice | Tommy Bergeron is hacked by Johnny Messer - foul #2 on Johnny Messer, team foul #3 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Terrence Ros (PF) Elmer Brady | |
| Subs | Houston | James Shafer (SF), Thomas Smith (PF) John Ritchie, Michael Schmucker | |
| 16:48 | Rice | Terrence Ros is called for traveling | 30-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Jonathan Kelly (PG), Eric Dinapoli (SG) Tommy Bergeron, Seth Willis | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:36 | Houston | The short jumper by James Shafer is denied by Terrence Ros | 30-31 |
| 16:34 | Rice | Walter Riney pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 16:07 | Rice | Walter Riney makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Eric Dinapoli | 32-31 |
| 15:46 | Houston | Johnny Messer loses the dribble to Eric Dinapoli | 32-31 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jonathan Kelly (fresh) SG - Eric Dinapoli (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Walter Riney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terrence Ros (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Rod Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Johnny Messer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Standard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - James Shafer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:22 | Rice | Jonathan Kelly misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-31 |
| 15:21 | Rice | Terrence Ros hits the follow up shot | 34-31 |
| 15:01 | Houston | Randy Standard buries a driving attempt in the lane | 34-33 |
| 14:51 | Rice | Jonathan Kelly makes the floater from the left block | 36-33 |
| 14:31 | Houston | Johnny Messer connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Randy Standard | 36-35 |
| 14:13 | Rice | Thomas Smith steals the ball from Jonathan Kelly | 36-35 |
| 13:52 | Houston | Thomas Smith misses long on a floater from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 13:50 | Rice | Eric Dinapoli snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 13:46 | Rice | Eric Dinapoli connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jonathan Kelly | 38-35 |
| 13:42 | Houston | Johnny Messer is hacked by Jonathan Kelly in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jonathan Kelly, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Tommy Bergeron (PG), Seth Willis (SG), Mitch Abbate (SF), Elmer Brady (PF), Randall Tan (C) Jonathan Kelly, Eric Dinapoli, Walter Riney, Terrence Ros, Rod Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | Bobby Sustaita (PG), Thomas Nida (SG), John Ritchie (SF), Michael Schmucker (PF), Jack Fetters (C) Johnny Messer, Randy Standard, James Shafer, Thomas Smith, John Johnson | |
| 13:32 | Houston | John Ritchie misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Randall Tan - foul #1 on Randall Tan, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| 13:32 | Houston | John Ritchie misses the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 13:32 | Houston | John Ritchie misses the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 13:32 | Rice | Elmer Brady pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 13:14 | Rice | Mitch Abbate slams it home on a great pass from Elmer Brady | 40-35 |
| 12:50 | Houston | Jack Fetters hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Randall Tan - foul #2 on Randall Tan, team foul #4 | 40-35 |
| 12:50 | Houston | Jack Fetters makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 12:50 | Houston | Jack Fetters makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 12:29 | Rice | Tommy Bergeron buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Mitch Abbate | 43-37 |
| 12:15 | Houston | Thomas Nida's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-37 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Smith (C) Jack Fetters | |
| 11:46 | Rice | Mitch Abbate is fouled on the floor by Thomas Smith - foul #1 on Thomas Smith, team foul #4 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Terrence Ros (C) Randall Tan | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Tommy Bergeron (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Seth Willis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mitch Abbate (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elmer Brady (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Terrence Ros (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bobby Sustaita (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Nida (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Ritchie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Schmucker (fresh) 4 reb. C - Thomas Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Rice | Terrence Ros can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Smith - foul #2 on Thomas Smith, team foul #5 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Johnny Messer (PG), John Johnson (C) Bobby Sustaita, Thomas Smith | |
| 11:26 | Rice | Terrence Ros makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 11:26 | Rice | Terrence Ros misses the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 11:26 | Houston | The rebound goes to John Johnson | 44-37 |
| 10:59 | Houston | Michael Schmucker hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 44-37 |
| 10:57 | Rice | Tommy Bergeron gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 10:35 | Rice | Tommy Bergeron misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-37 |
| 10:33 | Houston | John Johnson gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 10:29 | Houston | Johnny Messer misses the jumper from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 10:28 | Houston | Thomas Nida hits the follow up shot | 44-39 |
| 10:05 | Rice | Tommy Bergeron comes up short on the runner from close range | 44-39 |
| 10:04 | Houston | Johnny Messer grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 09:45 | Houston | Thomas Nida is fouled on the floor by Elmer Brady - foul #1 on Elmer Brady, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Jonathan Kelly (PG), Eric Dinapoli (SG), Walter Riney (SF), Sidney Casperson (PF), Rod Smith (C) Tommy Bergeron, Seth Willis, Mitch Abbate, Elmer Brady, Terrence Ros | |
| Subs | Houston | Randy Standard (SG), James Shafer (SF), Thomas Smith (PF) Thomas Nida, John Ritchie, Michael Schmucker | |
| 09:27 | Houston | James Shafer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-39 |
| 09:25 | Houston | Thomas Smith snags the offensive board | 44-39 |
| 09:12 | Houston | Johnny Messer hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by James Shafer | 44-42 |
| 08:58 | Rice | James Shafer takes the ball from Rod Smith | 44-42 |
| 08:55 | Houston | James Shafer lays it up and in | 44-44 |
| 08:39 | Rice | Eric Dinapoli clanks a floater from the free throw line | 44-44 |
| 08:38 | Houston | The rebound goes to Thomas Smith | 44-44 |
| 08:32 | Houston | Randy Standard's fadeaway is rejected by Rod Smith | 44-44 |
| 08:31 | Houston | John Johnson tips it home | 44-46 |
| 08:17 | Rice | James Shafer steps in front of the Eric Dinapoli pass | 44-46 |
| 07:59 | Houston | Randy Standard misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Eric Dinapoli - foul #2 on Eric Dinapoli, team foul #6 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Tommy Bergeron (PG), Seth Willis (SG), Elmer Brady (PF) Jonathan Kelly, Eric Dinapoli, Sidney Casperson | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Nida (SG), John Ritchie (SF), Michael Schmucker (PF) Johnny Messer, James Shafer, John Johnson | |
| 07:59 | Houston | Randy Standard misses the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 07:59 | Houston | Randy Standard makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 07:43 | Rice | Randy Standard steals it from Walter Riney | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Tommy Bergeron (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Seth Willis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Riney (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Elmer Brady (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Rod Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Randy Standard (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 5 stl. SG - Thomas Nida (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Ritchie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Schmucker (fresh) 4 reb. C - Thomas Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Houston | Thomas Smith is hacked by Walter Riney - foul #3 on Walter Riney, team foul #7 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Bobby Sustaita (PG) Randy Standard | |
| 07:39 | Houston | Thomas Smith misses the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 07:39 | Rice | Elmer Brady grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 07:17 | Rice | Walter Riney clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-47 |
| 07:15 | Houston | Michael Schmucker grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 07:06 | Houston | Thomas Nida misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-47 |
| 07:05 | Rice | Rod Smith grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 06:49 | Rice | Walter Riney misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-47 |
| 06:48 | Houston | Thomas Smith gets the rebound | 44-47 |
| 06:31 | Houston | John Ritchie misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-47 |
| 06:29 | Houston | Thomas Smith hits the follow up shot | 44-49 |
| 06:00 | Rice | Seth Willis is fouled on the floor by John Ritchie - foul #2 on John Ritchie, team foul #6 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Mitch Abbate (SF), Terrence Ros (C) Walter Riney, Rod Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | Johnny Messer (PG), James Shafer (SF), Jack Fetters (PF), John Johnson (C) Bobby Sustaita, John Ritchie, Michael Schmucker, Thomas Smith | |
| 05:43 | Rice | Tommy Bergeron buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-49 |
| 05:31 | Houston | Thomas Nida connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Johnny Messer | 47-51 |
| 05:14 | Rice | Seth Willis misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 47-51 |
| 05:13 | Rice | Terrence Ros can't tip it in | 47-51 |
| 05:11 | Houston | Thomas Nida gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 05:05 | Houston | Johnny Messer can't throw it down but the foul's on Tommy Bergeron - foul #2 on Tommy Bergeron, team foul #8 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Jonathan Kelly (PG), Eric Dinapoli (SG), Randall Tan (C) Tommy Bergeron, Seth Willis, Elmer Brady | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:05 | Houston | Johnny Messer misses the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 05:05 | Houston | Johnny Messer misses the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 05:05 | Rice | Randall Tan snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 04:54 | Rice | Randall Tan hits a jumper from the baseline | 49-51 |
| 04:42 | Houston | Thomas Nida misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 04:41 | Houston | John Johnson tips it back up and in | 49-53 |
| 04:31 | Rice | Mitch Abbate misses the driving attempt in the lane | 49-53 |
| 04:30 | Rice | Jonathan Kelly tips it but misses | 49-53 |
| 04:28 | Houston | Jack Fetters gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 04:04 | Houston | Johnny Messer drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Nida | 49-56 |
| 04:04 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Tommy Bergeron (PG), Seth Willis (SG), Walter Riney (SF), Elmer Brady (PF), Rod Smith (C) Jonathan Kelly, Eric Dinapoli, Mitch Abbate, Terrence Ros, Randall Tan | |
| Subs | Houston | John Ritchie (SF), Michael Schmucker (PF) James Shafer, Jack Fetters | |
| 03:53 | Rice | Seth Willis scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-56 |
| 03:49 | Houston | John Ritchie misses the shot from the free throw line | 52-56 |
| 03:47 | Rice | The rebound goes to Seth Willis | 52-56 |
| 03:42 | Rice | Elmer Brady misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 52-56 |
| 03:40 | Rice | Seth Willis grabs the offensive board | 52-56 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Tommy Bergeron (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Seth Willis (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Riney (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Elmer Brady (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Rod Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Johnny Messer (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Nida (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Ritchie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Schmucker (fresh) 5 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Rice | John Johnson steals the ball from Tommy Bergeron | 52-56 |
| 03:11 | Houston | John Ritchie buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-59 |
| 02:50 | Rice | Tommy Bergeron can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 52-59 |
| 02:48 | Rice | Tommy Bergeron grabs the offensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 02:32 | Rice | Rod Smith buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Tommy Bergeron | 54-59 |
| 02:29 | Houston | Johnny Messer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-59 |
| 02:14 | Rice | Rod Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-59 |
| 02:12 | Houston | John Johnson pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| 01:58 | Houston | Johnny Messer connects on the floater in the paint | 54-61 |
| 01:37 | Rice | Elmer Brady misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-61 |
| 01:35 | Houston | Michael Schmucker snags the defensive board | 54-61 |
| 01:14 | Houston | John Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-61 |
| 01:12 | Rice | Tommy Bergeron is hacked by Johnny Messer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Johnny Messer, team foul #7 | 54-61 |
| 01:12 | Rice | Tommy Bergeron makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 01:12 | Rice | Tommy Bergeron misses the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 01:12 | Houston | John Johnson grabs the board | 55-61 |
| 00:45 | Houston | Michael Schmucker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:39 | Rice | Elmer Brady lays it up and in set up by Tommy Bergeron | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:36 | Houston | John Ritchie is fouled in the backcourt by Seth Willis - foul #2 on Seth Willis, team foul #9 | 57-61 |
| 00:36 | Houston | John Ritchie makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:36 | Houston | John Ritchie makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:29 | Rice | John Johnson steals it from Tommy Bergeron | 57-63 |
| 00:26 | Houston | John Ritchie is hacked by Tommy Bergeron in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tommy Bergeron, team foul #10 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Randy Standard (SG), James Shafer (PF) Thomas Nida, Michael Schmucker | |
| 00:26 | Houston | John Ritchie makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:26 | Houston | John Ritchie makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Rice | Tommy Bergeron scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-65 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-65 |
| 00:17 | Houston | Randy Standard is hacked by Tommy Bergeron in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tommy Bergeron, team foul #11 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Nida (SG) John Johnson | |
| 00:17 | Houston | Randy Standard makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:17 | Houston | Randy Standard misses the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Elmer Brady snags the defensive board | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:09 | Rice | Tommy Bergeron drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Walter Riney | 63-66 |
| 00:09 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Houston | John Johnson (C) Thomas Nida | |
| 00:06 | Houston | John Ritchie is hacked by Tommy Bergeron in the backcourt - foul #5 on Tommy Bergeron, team foul #12 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Jonathan Kelly (PG) Tommy Bergeron | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:06 | Houston | John Ritchie makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 00:06 | Houston | John Ritchie makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Seth Willis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-68 |