| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Taunton (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Jefferson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond McCullogh (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gerry Small (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Rose (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Donald Luiz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Roe (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Brian Bateman (fresh) PF - Derek Starrett (fresh) 4 reb. C - Matthew Puente (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Raymond McCullogh inbounds the ball | 40-34 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Rice | Brian Bateman takes the ball from Raymond Rose | 40-34 |
| 19:36 | UTEP | Brian Bateman hits the finger roll | 40-36 |
| 19:17 | Rice | Gerry Small is fouled on the floor by Robert Roe - foul #3 on Robert Roe, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Hunt (PG), Alfredo Hernandez (PF), George Lundy (C) Donald Taunton, Gerry Small, Raymond Rose | |
| Subs | UTEP | Arthur Elliott (SG) Robert Roe | |
| 19:01 | Rice | Arthur Elliott steps in front of the John Jefferson pass | 40-36 |
| 18:36 | UTEP | George Lundy swats the short shot by Derek Starrett | 40-36 |
| 18:35 | Rice | Raymond McCullogh grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 18:18 | Rice | Derek Starrett takes the ball from Carl Hunt | 40-36 |
| 18:03 | UTEP | Arthur Elliott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Taunton (PG), Gregory Mauk (SF), Gerry Small (PF), Raymond Rose (C) Carl Hunt, Raymond McCullogh, Alfredo Hernandez, George Lundy | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joshua Woods (PG), Eric Harvey (SF), Walter Patrick (PF), Jonathan Morin (C) Donald Luiz, Brian Bateman, Derek Starrett, Matthew Puente | |
| 18:01 | Rice | Donald Taunton is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Woods - foul #1 on Joshua Woods, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| 17:52 | Rice | Raymond Rose scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Gerry Small and the foul's on Jonathan Morin - foul #1 on Jonathan Morin, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Billie Stancil (SG) Arthur Elliott | |
| 17:52 | Rice | Raymond Rose misses the free throw | 42-36 |
| 17:52 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jonathan Morin | 42-36 |
| 17:31 | UTEP | Joshua Woods misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 17:29 | UTEP | Eric Harvey tips it in | 42-38 |
| 17:18 | Rice | Gerry Small misses short on an open runner from the baseline | 42-38 |
| 17:16 | Rice | Raymond Rose tips it but misses | 42-38 |
| 17:14 | UTEP | Eric Harvey grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 17:00 | UTEP | Jonathan Morin misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 42-38 |
| 16:58 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gregory Mauk | 42-38 |
| 16:35 | Rice | Gregory Mauk clanks a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Billie Stancil - foul #1 on Billie Stancil, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Hunt (PG), Alfredo Hernandez (C) Donald Taunton, Raymond Rose | |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Luiz (PG), Arthur Elliott (SG), David Minder (SF), Derek Starrett (PF), Matthew Puente (C) Joshua Woods, Billie Stancil, Eric Harvey, Walter Patrick, Jonathan Morin | |
| 16:35 | Rice | Gregory Mauk makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 16:35 | Rice | Gregory Mauk misses the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 16:35 | UTEP | Derek Starrett snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 16:31 | UTEP | David Minder misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 16:29 | UTEP | Derek Starrett tips it home | 43-40 |
| 16:19 | Rice | Alfredo Hernandez hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-40 |
| 16:05 | UTEP | Matthew Puente knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 45-42 |
| 15:47 | Rice | Gerry Small can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 15:45 | UTEP | Derek Starrett gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Carl Hunt (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Jefferson (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Mauk (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gerry Small (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Alfredo Hernandez (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Donald Luiz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Elliott (fresh) 2 stl. SF - David Minder (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Derek Starrett (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Matthew Puente (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:26 | UTEP | Arthur Elliott misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 15:25 | UTEP | Derek Starrett tips it in | 45-44 |
| 15:11 | Rice | Gregory Mauk banks in the wide open layup set up by Carl Hunt | 47-44 |
| 14:56 | UTEP | Derek Starrett drills a jumper from the left block | 47-46 |
| 14:49 | Rice | Carl Hunt scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Alfredo Hernandez | 49-46 |
| 14:37 | UTEP | David Minder misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 14:35 | Rice | Gregory Mauk grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 14:18 | Rice | Alfredo Hernandez can't finish the uncontested layup | 49-46 |
| 14:16 | UTEP | Matthew Puente grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 14:02 | UTEP | Gerry Small takes the ball from Derek Starrett | 49-46 |
| 13:57 | Rice | David Minder is called for the reach on Gregory Mauk in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Minder, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Taunton (PG), Raymond McCullogh (SF), Raymond Rose (C) Carl Hunt, Gregory Mauk, Gerry Small | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joshua Woods (PG), Robert Roe (SG), Brian Bateman (SF), Eric Harvey (PF), Jonathan Morin (C) Donald Luiz, Arthur Elliott, David Minder, Derek Starrett, Matthew Puente | |
| 13:36 | Rice | Raymond McCullogh knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Donald Taunton and he's fouled by Brian Bateman - foul #1 on Brian Bateman, team foul #6 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerry Small (PF) Alfredo Hernandez | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 13:36 | Rice | Raymond McCullogh makes the free throw | 52-46 |
| 13:17 | UTEP | Eric Harvey's floater is tipped away by Gerry Small | 52-46 |
| 13:15 | Rice | Raymond McCullogh gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 12:55 | Rice | Donald Taunton connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-46 |
| 12:29 | UTEP | Brian Bateman connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Joshua Woods | 55-49 |
| 12:10 | Rice | Donald Taunton is hacked by Brian Bateman - foul #2 on Brian Bateman, team foul #7 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Szczesny Zimmerman (SG), Alfredo Hernandez (PF) John Jefferson, Gerry Small | |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Luiz (PG), Billie Stancil (SG), Walter Patrick (PF), Matthew Puente (C) Joshua Woods, Robert Roe, Eric Harvey, Jonathan Morin | |
| 12:10 | Rice | Donald Taunton misses the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 12:10 | UTEP | Matthew Puente grabs the defensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 11:55 | UTEP | Brian Bateman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-49 |
| 11:53 | Rice | Raymond Rose pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 11:46 | Rice | Donald Taunton's pass is intercepted by Donald Luiz in the backcourt | 55-49 |
| 11:24 | UTEP | Matthew Puente misses the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Raymond Rose - foul #3 on Raymond Rose, team foul #1 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Rice | John Jefferson (SG), Gerry Small (PF) Szczesny Zimmerman, Alfredo Hernandez | |
| Subs | UTEP | David Minder (SF) Brian Bateman | |
| 11:24 | UTEP | Matthew Puente makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 11:24 | UTEP | Matthew Puente makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Taunton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Jefferson (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond McCullogh (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gerry Small (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Raymond Rose (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Donald Luiz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billie Stancil (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Minder (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walter Patrick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Puente (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Rice | Gerry Small misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right block | 55-51 |
| 11:06 | UTEP | Billie Stancil snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| 10:44 | UTEP | Walter Patrick misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-51 |
| 10:42 | UTEP | Matthew Puente tips it back up and in | 55-53 |
| 10:28 | Rice | John Jefferson scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Raymond McCullogh | 57-53 |
| 10:13 | UTEP | Billie Stancil is hacked by John Jefferson - foul #3 on John Jefferson, team foul #2 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Szczesny Zimmerman (SG), Alfredo Hernandez (PF), George Lundy (C) John Jefferson, Gerry Small, Raymond Rose | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joshua Woods (PG), Robert Roe (SG), Arthur Elliott (SF), Derek Starrett (PF), Jonathan Morin (C) Donald Luiz, Billie Stancil, David Minder, Walter Patrick, Matthew Puente | |
| 10:01 | UTEP | Arthur Elliott scores on a 3 from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 09:59 | Rice | Joshua Woods is called for the reach on Raymond McCullogh in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Woods, team foul #8 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Rice | John Jefferson (SG) Szczesny Zimmerman | |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Harvey (SF) Arthur Elliott | |
| 09:59 | Rice | Raymond McCullogh misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 09:59 | Rice | George Lundy gets the offensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 09:44 | Rice | Eric Harvey is called for the reach on Raymond McCullogh - foul #1 on Eric Harvey, team foul #9 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Szczesny Zimmerman (SG) John Jefferson | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 09:44 | Rice | Raymond McCullogh misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 09:44 | UTEP | Derek Starrett snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| 09:37 | UTEP | Alfredo Hernandez takes the ball from Robert Roe | 57-56 |
| 09:25 | Rice | Szczesny Zimmerman is hacked by Derek Starrett - foul #2 on Derek Starrett, team foul #10 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Rose (C) George Lundy | |
| Subs | UTEP | Arthur Elliott (SG), Brian Bateman (SF) Robert Roe, Jonathan Morin | |
| 09:25 | Rice | Szczesny Zimmerman makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 09:25 | Rice | Szczesny Zimmerman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 09:04 | UTEP | Joshua Woods misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Donald Taunton - foul #2 on Donald Taunton, team foul #3 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Rice | John Jefferson (SG), Gerry Small (PF) Szczesny Zimmerman, Raymond Rose | |
| Subs | UTEP | David Minder (SF) Brian Bateman | |
| 09:04 | UTEP | Joshua Woods misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 09:04 | UTEP | Joshua Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 08:50 | Rice | Donald Taunton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Hunt (PG), Raymond Rose (C) Donald Taunton, Alfredo Hernandez | |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Luiz (PG), Matthew Puente (C) Joshua Woods, Eric Harvey | |
| 08:33 | UTEP | Matthew Puente clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-57 |
| 08:32 | Rice | Carl Hunt grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 08:30 | Rice | Donald Luiz steps in front of the John Jefferson pass in the backcourt | 59-57 |
| 08:21 | UTEP | Derek Starrett can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Carl Hunt - foul #1 on Carl Hunt, team foul #4 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Taunton (PG), Alfredo Hernandez (C) Carl Hunt, Raymond Rose | |
| Subs | UTEP | Billie Stancil (PG), Robert Roe (SG) Donald Luiz, David Minder | |
| 08:21 | UTEP | Derek Starrett makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 08:21 | UTEP | Derek Starrett makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 08:02 | Rice | John Jefferson misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-59 |
| 08:01 | Rice | Raymond McCullogh can't tip it in | 59-59 |
| 08:00 | Rice | Alfredo Hernandez tips it back up and in | 61-59 |
| 07:42 | UTEP | Robert Roe loses the dribble to Donald Taunton | 61-59 |
| 07:23 | Rice | Raymond McCullogh makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Taunton | 64-59 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Taunton (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Jefferson (very tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond McCullogh (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gerry Small (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Alfredo Hernandez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Billie Stancil (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Roe (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - Arthur Elliott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Derek Starrett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Matthew Puente (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:18 | UTEP | Billie Stancil throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Hunt (PG), Szczesny Zimmerman (SG), Raymond Rose (C) Donald Taunton, John Jefferson, Alfredo Hernandez | |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Luiz (PG), Joshua Woods (SG), David Minder (SF), Walter Patrick (PF), Jonathan Morin (C) Billie Stancil, Robert Roe, Arthur Elliott, Derek Starrett, Matthew Puente | |
| 06:54 | Rice | Walter Patrick steps in front of the Szczesny Zimmerman pass | 64-59 |
| 06:31 | UTEP | Joshua Woods buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Donald Luiz | 64-61 |
| 06:15 | Rice | Szczesny Zimmerman knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl Hunt | 66-61 |
| 06:10 | UTEP | David Minder misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Raymond Rose - foul #4 on Raymond Rose, team foul #5 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Taunton (PG), John Jefferson (SG), Gregory Mauk (SF), Alfredo Hernandez (PF) Carl Hunt, Szczesny Zimmerman, Raymond McCullogh, Gerry Small | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Roe (SG), Derek Starrett (PF), Eric Harvey (C) Donald Luiz, Walter Patrick, Jonathan Morin | |
| 06:10 | UTEP | David Minder misses the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 06:10 | UTEP | David Minder makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 06:05 | Rice | Robert Roe is called for the reach on John Jefferson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Roe, team foul #11 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Rice | George Lundy (C) Raymond Rose | |
| Subs | UTEP | Brian Bateman (SF) David Minder | |
| 06:05 | Rice | John Jefferson misses the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 06:05 | Rice | John Jefferson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 05:53 | UTEP | Alfredo Hernandez blocks the short jumper by Robert Roe | 67-62 |
| 05:51 | UTEP | Derek Starrett can't tip it in | 67-62 |
| 05:49 | Rice | George Lundy grabs the defensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 05:47 | Rice | Joshua Woods steps in front of the George Lundy pass in the backcourt | 67-62 |
| 05:28 | UTEP | Joshua Woods misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-62 |
| 05:26 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gregory Mauk | 67-62 |
| 05:15 | Rice | Donald Taunton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-62 |
| 05:14 | UTEP | Brian Bateman pulls down the rebound | 67-62 |
| 05:06 | UTEP | Brian Bateman's layup is rejected by George Lundy | 67-62 |
| 05:05 | Rice | George Lundy snags the defensive board | 67-62 |
| 05:01 | Rice | Gregory Mauk double dribbles in the backcourt | 67-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Szczesny Zimmerman (SG), Raymond McCullogh (SF), Gerry Small (PF), Raymond Rose (C) John Jefferson, Gregory Mauk, Alfredo Hernandez, George Lundy | |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Luiz (PG), Arthur Elliott (SG), David Minder (SF), Jonathan Morin (C) Joshua Woods, Robert Roe, Brian Bateman, Eric Harvey | |
| 04:44 | UTEP | Jonathan Morin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-62 |
| Subs | Rice | John Jefferson (SG) Szczesny Zimmerman | |
| Subs | UTEP | Walter Patrick (PF) Derek Starrett | |
| 04:26 | Rice | Raymond Rose is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Morin - foul #2 on Jonathan Morin, team foul #12 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Hernandez (PF) Gerry Small | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 04:26 | Rice | Raymond Rose makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 04:26 | Rice | Raymond Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 04:13 | UTEP | Walter Patrick can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-62 |
| 04:12 | UTEP | Jonathan Morin tips it but misses | 69-62 |
| 04:10 | UTEP | Donald Luiz grabs the offensive rebound | 69-62 |
| 03:53 | UTEP | Walter Patrick scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Luiz | 69-65 |
| 03:53 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Hunt (PG), Szczesny Zimmerman (SG), Gerry Small (PF) Donald Taunton, John Jefferson, Alfredo Hernandez | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Roe (SG), Brian Bateman (SF), Eric Harvey (PF) Arthur Elliott, David Minder, Walter Patrick | |
| 03:43 | Rice | Gerry Small knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Carl Hunt | 71-65 |
| 03:33 | UTEP | Brian Bateman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-65 |
| 03:32 | Rice | Gerry Small grabs the defensive rebound | 71-65 |
| 03:29 | Rice | Robert Roe steals it from Raymond McCullogh in the backcourt | 71-65 |
| 03:24 | UTEP | Raymond Rose steals the ball from Eric Harvey | 71-65 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Carl Hunt (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Szczesny Zimmerman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond McCullogh (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gerry Small (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Raymond Rose (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Donald Luiz (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Roe (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Brian Bateman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eric Harvey (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Morin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Rice | Eric Harvey steals the ball from Szczesny Zimmerman | 71-65 |
| 02:47 | UTEP | Donald Luiz travels with the ball | 71-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Taunton (PG), John Jefferson (SG), Gregory Mauk (SF), Alfredo Hernandez (C) Carl Hunt, Szczesny Zimmerman, Raymond McCullogh, Raymond Rose | |
| Subs | UTEP | Arthur Elliott (SG), Derek Starrett (PF), Matthew Puente (C) Robert Roe, Brian Bateman, Jonathan Morin | |
| 02:43 | Rice | Donald Luiz steals it from Donald Taunton in the backcourt | 71-65 |
| 02:43 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-65 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Brian Bateman (SF) Eric Harvey | |
| 02:31 | UTEP | Donald Luiz is fouled on the floor by John Jefferson - foul #4 on John Jefferson, team foul #6 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond McCullogh (SF) Gregory Mauk | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 02:15 | UTEP | Brian Bateman hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 71-65 |
| 02:13 | Rice | Gerry Small gets the rebound | 71-65 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Raymond McCullogh is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 71-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Mauk (SF), Raymond Rose (C) Raymond McCullogh, Gerry Small | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Roe (SG) Arthur Elliott | |
| 02:05 | UTEP | Brian Bateman loses the dribble to Raymond Rose | 71-65 |
| 01:49 | Rice | John Jefferson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-65 |
| 01:48 | Rice | Donald Taunton snags the offensive board | 71-65 |
| 01:32 | Rice | Donald Taunton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond McCullogh (SF), Gerry Small (PF) Gregory Mauk, Alfredo Hernandez | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 01:09 | UTEP | Brian Bateman scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Matthew Puente and he's fouled by Raymond McCullogh - foul #3 on Raymond McCullogh, team foul #7 | 71-67 |
| 01:09 | UTEP | Brian Bateman makes the free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:51 | Rice | Raymond McCullogh double dribbles | 71-68 |
| 00:33 | UTEP | Robert Roe clanks a runner from the baseline | 71-68 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Gerry Small pulls down the rebound | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:30 | Rice | Gerry Small is hacked by Donald Luiz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Luiz, team foul #13 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Hunt (PG), Robert Avis (SG) Donald Taunton, John Jefferson | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:30 | Rice | Gerry Small makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Gerry Small makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:24 | UTEP | Donald Luiz clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-68 |
| 00:22 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Derek Starrett | 73-68 |
| 00:20 | UTEP | Robert Roe is hacked by Robert Avis - foul #1 on Robert Avis, team foul #8 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Taunton (PG), John Jefferson (SG) Carl Hunt, Robert Avis | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:20 | UTEP | Robert Roe makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:20 | UTEP | Robert Roe makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Gerry Small is hacked by Donald Luiz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Luiz, team foul #14 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Hunt (PG), Robert Avis (SG) Donald Taunton, John Jefferson | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:18 | Rice | Gerry Small makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Gerry Small misses the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:18 | UTEP | Matthew Puente snags the defensive board | 74-70 |
| 00:14 | UTEP | Robert Roe misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 74-70 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Raymond Rose snags the defensive board | 74-70 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Raymond Rose is hacked by Donald Luiz in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Luiz, team foul #15 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Hernandez (PF) Gerry Small | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:10 | Rice | Raymond Rose makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Raymond Rose misses the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:10 | UTEP | Matthew Puente snags the defensive board | 75-70 |
| 00:05 | UTEP | Alfredo Hernandez takes the ball from Matthew Puente | 75-70 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Raymond McCullogh is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Luiz - foul #5 on Donald Luiz, team foul #16 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Szczesny Zimmerman (SG), Gerry Small (PF) Robert Avis, Alfredo Hernandez | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joshua Woods (PG) Donald Luiz | |
| 00:03 | Rice | Raymond McCullogh makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Raymond McCullogh misses the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:03 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Derek Starrett | 76-70 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Derek Starrett hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 76-70 |