| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Mitchell Maurice (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Genest (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Frank Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bobby Younger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Joel Bunting (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Roderick Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeremy Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rafael Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Keen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Frank Johnson inbounds the ball | 22-33 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | UTEP | Frank Johnson is hacked by Michael Morgan - foul #1 on Michael Morgan, team foul #1 | 22-33 |
| 19:26 | UTEP | The short jumper by Frank Johnson is denied by James Keen | 22-33 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Michael Morgan snags the defensive board | 22-33 |
| 19:10 | Rice | Jeremy Davis is fouled on the floor by Brian Genest - foul #3 on Brian Genest, team foul #1 | 22-33 |
| Subs | UTEP | Walter Roach (SG) Brian Genest | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:54 | Rice | Rafael Pierce connects on the open 3 from the right corner | 22-36 |
| 18:32 | UTEP | Walter Roach can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Rafael Pierce - foul #2 on Rafael Pierce, team foul #2 | 22-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Lester Gauna (SG), Louis Jones (PF) Frank Johnson, Bobby Younger | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:32 | UTEP | Walter Roach makes the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 18:32 | UTEP | Walter Roach makes the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 18:16 | Rice | Jeremy Davis misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Louis Jones - foul #1 on Louis Jones, team foul #2 | 24-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Weaver (C) Joel Bunting | |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Timmons (PG), Travis Richmond (SF), Melvin King (PF), Dennis Price (C) Roderick Coleman, Michael Morgan, Rafael Pierce, James Keen | |
| 18:16 | Rice | Jeremy Davis misses the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 18:16 | Rice | Jeremy Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 24-37 |
| 17:57 | UTEP | Lester Gauna misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-37 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Travis Richmond grabs the defensive rebound | 24-37 |
| 17:49 | Rice | Jeremy Davis double dribbles | 24-37 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dudley Brennan (SF) Mitchell Maurice | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Brown (SF) Jeremy Davis | |
| 17:39 | UTEP | Louis Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 24-37 |
| 17:37 | UTEP | Richard Weaver tips it home | 26-37 |
| 17:18 | Rice | Lester Gauna picks off the pass by Nicholas Brown | 26-37 |
| 16:58 | UTEP | Louis Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-37 |
| 16:56 | Rice | Dennis Price gets the rebound | 26-37 |
| 16:51 | Rice | Gerald Timmons is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerald Timmons, team foul #3 | 26-37 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kevin Rollings (PG), Frank Johnson (SF), Bobby Younger (PF), Joel Bunting (C) Walter Roach, Dudley Brennan, Louis Jones, Richard Weaver | |
| Subs | Rice | Roderick Coleman (PG), Jeremy Davis (SG), Michael Morgan (SF), Rafael Pierce (PF), James Keen (C) Gerald Timmons, Travis Richmond, Nicholas Brown, Melvin King, Dennis Price | |
| 16:35 | UTEP | Bobby Younger clanks a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Rafael Pierce - foul #3 on Rafael Pierce, team foul #4 | 26-37 |
| Subs | UTEP | Mitchell Maurice (PG), Walter Roach (SG) Kevin Rollings, Lester Gauna | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Brown (PF) Rafael Pierce | |
| 16:35 | UTEP | Bobby Younger makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 16:35 | UTEP | Bobby Younger makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 16:16 | Rice | Nicholas Brown connects on the open 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Roderick Coleman | 28-40 |
| 15:51 | UTEP | Frank Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brian Genest (SG), Dudley Brennan (SF) Walter Roach, Frank Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | Rafael Pierce (PF) Nicholas Brown | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Mitchell Maurice (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Genest (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dudley Brennan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bobby Younger (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Joel Bunting (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Roderick Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeremy Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rafael Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Keen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:37 | Rice | Michael Morgan is called for a charge - foul #2 on Michael Morgan, team foul #5 | 28-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Weaver (PF), Mark Cox (C) Bobby Younger, Joel Bunting | |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Timmons (PG), Travis Richmond (SG), Dennis Price (SF) Roderick Coleman, Jeremy Davis, Michael Morgan | |
| 15:23 | UTEP | Mark Cox can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by James Keen - foul #1 on James Keen, team foul #6 | 28-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Lester Gauna (PG) Mitchell Maurice | |
| Subs | Rice | Melvin King (C) James Keen | |
| 15:23 | UTEP | Mark Cox misses the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 15:23 | UTEP | Mark Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 15:23 | Rice | Melvin King gets the rebound | 28-40 |
| 15:17 | Rice | Gerald Timmons misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 28-40 |
| 15:15 | UTEP | Richard Weaver snags the defensive board | 28-40 |
| 15:10 | UTEP | Melvin King is called for the reach on Richard Weaver - foul #2 on Melvin King, team foul #7 | 28-40 |
| 15:10 | UTEP | Richard Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 15:10 | UTEP | Richard Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 15:08 | Rice | Gerald Timmons is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 30-40 |
| 14:54 | UTEP | Lester Gauna is fouled on the floor by Rafael Pierce - foul #4 on Rafael Pierce, team foul #8 | 30-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Brown (SF) Rafael Pierce | |
| 14:54 | UTEP | Lester Gauna makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 14:54 | UTEP | Lester Gauna misses the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Nicholas Brown grabs the board | 31-40 |
| 14:28 | Rice | Dennis Price misses the lay-in but the foul's on Mark Cox - foul #2 on Mark Cox, team foul #3 | 31-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Mitchell Maurice (PG), Frank Johnson (SF), Bobby Younger (PF), Joel Bunting (C) Lester Gauna, Dudley Brennan, Richard Weaver, Mark Cox | |
| Subs | Rice | Roderick Coleman (PG), Jeremy Davis (SG), Michael Morgan (SF) Gerald Timmons, Travis Richmond, Nicholas Brown | |
| 14:28 | Rice | Dennis Price makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 14:28 | Rice | Dennis Price makes the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 14:06 | UTEP | Joel Bunting hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Mitchell Maurice | 33-42 |
| 13:49 | Rice | Jeremy Davis comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 33-42 |
| 13:47 | UTEP | Joel Bunting gets the rebound | 33-42 |
| 13:31 | UTEP | Frank Johnson knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bobby Younger and he's hacked by Michael Morgan - foul #3 on Michael Morgan, team foul #9 | 35-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Walter Roach (PG), Lester Gauna (SG), Louis Jones (PF) Mitchell Maurice, Brian Genest, Bobby Younger | |
| Subs | Rice | Travis Richmond (SF), Nicholas Brown (PF), James Keen (C) Michael Morgan, Dennis Price, Melvin King | |
| 13:31 | UTEP | Frank Johnson misses the free throw | 35-42 |
| 13:31 | Rice | Nicholas Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 13:23 | Rice | Nicholas Brown comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 35-42 |
| 13:21 | Rice | James Keen tips it back up and in | 35-44 |
| 13:00 | UTEP | Walter Roach hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 12:43 | Rice | Jeremy Davis buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-46 |
| 12:26 | UTEP | Lester Gauna misses the easy layup | 38-46 |
| 12:24 | Rice | Jeremy Davis grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 12:11 | Rice | Jeremy Davis clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 12:09 | UTEP | Joel Bunting grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 11:58 | UTEP | Frank Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Roderick Coleman | 38-46 |
| 11:56 | Rice | Travis Richmond gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 11:50 | Rice | Nicholas Brown misses the shot from the free throw line | 38-46 |
| 11:49 | Rice | James Keen tips it in | 38-48 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Walter Roach (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Gauna (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joel Bunting (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Roderick Coleman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeremy Davis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Travis Richmond (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Keen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | UTEP | Joel Bunting throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | Mitchell Maurice (PG), Brian Genest (SG), Dudley Brennan (SF), Bobby Younger (PF), Richard Weaver (C) Walter Roach, Lester Gauna, Frank Johnson, Louis Jones, Joel Bunting | |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Timmons (PG), Michael Morgan (SF), Melvin King (PF), Dennis Price (C) Roderick Coleman, Travis Richmond, Nicholas Brown, James Keen | |
| 11:27 | Rice | Gerald Timmons is hacked by Mitchell Maurice in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mitchell Maurice, team foul #4 | 38-48 |
| 11:14 | Rice | Gerald Timmons connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jeremy Davis | 38-51 |
| 10:56 | UTEP | Brian Genest buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Mitchell Maurice | 40-51 |
| 10:40 | Rice | Dudley Brennan is called for the reach on Melvin King - foul #1 on Dudley Brennan, team foul #5 | 40-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Keen (C) Dennis Price | |
| 10:29 | Rice | James Keen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-51 |
| 10:09 | UTEP | Dudley Brennan is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Davis - foul #2 on Jeremy Davis, team foul #10 | 40-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Mark Cox (C) Richard Weaver | |
| Subs | Rice | Travis Richmond (SG) Jeremy Davis | |
| 10:09 | UTEP | Dudley Brennan misses the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 10:09 | UTEP | Dudley Brennan makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 09:53 | Rice | Travis Richmond is hacked by Dudley Brennan - foul #2 on Dudley Brennan, team foul #6 | 41-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Lester Gauna (PG), Frank Johnson (SF) Mitchell Maurice, Dudley Brennan | |
| Subs | Rice | Roderick Coleman (PG) Gerald Timmons | |
| 09:37 | Rice | James Keen blows the dunk | 41-51 |
| 09:35 | Rice | Melvin King snags the offensive board | 41-51 |
| 09:23 | Rice | Travis Richmond makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Roderick Coleman | 41-53 |
| 09:08 | UTEP | Lester Gauna misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-53 |
| 09:07 | Rice | Travis Richmond grabs the defensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 08:38 | Rice | James Keen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-53 |
| 08:36 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Brian Genest | 41-53 |
| 08:19 | UTEP | Roderick Coleman takes the ball from Bobby Younger | 41-53 |
| 08:15 | Rice | Roderick Coleman lays it up and in | 41-55 |
| 08:01 | UTEP | Lester Gauna misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-55 |
| 08:00 | Rice | Melvin King grabs the board | 41-55 |
| 07:42 | Rice | Travis Richmond hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-55 |
| 07:41 | UTEP | Bobby Younger grabs the defensive rebound | 41-55 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Lester Gauna (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Genest (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Frank Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Younger (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Cox (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Roderick Coleman (tiring) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Travis Richmond (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Michael Morgan (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Melvin King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James Keen (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:29 | UTEP | Lester Gauna hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Bobby Younger | 44-55 |
| 07:09 | Rice | Travis Richmond banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Morgan | 44-57 |
| 06:59 | UTEP | Lester Gauna is called for 10 seconds | 44-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | Mitchell Maurice (PG), Walter Roach (SG), Louis Jones (SF), Richard Weaver (PF), Joel Bunting (C) Lester Gauna, Brian Genest, Frank Johnson, Bobby Younger, Mark Cox | |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Timmons (PG), Jeremy Davis (SG), Nicholas Brown (SF), Rafael Pierce (PF), Dennis Price (C) Roderick Coleman, Travis Richmond, Michael Morgan, Melvin King, James Keen | |
| 06:41 | Rice | Rafael Pierce can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-57 |
| 06:40 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Brown | 44-57 |
| 06:33 | Rice | Nicholas Brown blows the layup but he's hacked by Louis Jones - foul #2 on Louis Jones, team foul #7 | 44-57 |
| 06:33 | Rice | Nicholas Brown makes the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 06:33 | Rice | Nicholas Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:17 | UTEP | Richard Weaver connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mitchell Maurice | 46-59 |
| 05:59 | Rice | Jeremy Davis makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Gerald Timmons | 46-62 |
| 05:39 | UTEP | Louis Jones can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Dennis Price - foul #1 on Dennis Price, team foul #11 | 46-62 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dudley Brennan (SF) Richard Weaver | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:39 | UTEP | Louis Jones makes the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 05:39 | UTEP | Louis Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:14 | Rice | Dennis Price clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-62 |
| 05:12 | UTEP | Dudley Brennan grabs the defensive rebound | 48-62 |
| 04:54 | UTEP | Dudley Brennan misses short on a shot from the left block | 48-62 |
| 04:52 | Rice | Rafael Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 48-62 |
| 04:48 | Rice | Jeremy Davis loses the dribble to Mitchell Maurice | 48-62 |
| 04:44 | UTEP | Mitchell Maurice lays it up and in | 50-62 |
| 04:16 | Rice | Nicholas Brown hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway near the basket | 50-62 |
| 04:15 | UTEP | Joel Bunting grabs the board | 50-62 |
| 04:10 | UTEP | Walter Roach loses the dribble to Nicholas Brown | 50-62 |
| 04:00 | Rice | Rafael Pierce is called for 10 seconds | 50-62 |
| Subs | UTEP | Lester Gauna (PG), Brian Genest (SG), Frank Johnson (SF), Bobby Younger (PF), Richard Weaver (C) Mitchell Maurice, Walter Roach, Dudley Brennan, Louis Jones, Joel Bunting | |
| Subs | Rice | Roderick Coleman (PG), Travis Richmond (SF), James Keen (C) Gerald Timmons, Nicholas Brown, Dennis Price | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:39 | UTEP | Bobby Younger can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-62 |
| 03:37 | Rice | Travis Richmond grabs the defensive rebound | 50-62 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Lester Gauna (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Genest (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Frank Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Younger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Weaver (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Roderick Coleman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Davis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Travis Richmond (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rafael Pierce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - James Keen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Rice | Rafael Pierce clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 50-62 |
| 03:31 | UTEP | Lester Gauna pulls down the rebound | 50-62 |
| 03:22 | UTEP | Brian Genest misses short on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Rafael Pierce - foul #5 on Rafael Pierce, team foul #12 | 50-62 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Morgan (SF), Melvin King (PF) Jeremy Davis, Rafael Pierce | |
| 03:22 | UTEP | Brian Genest makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 03:22 | UTEP | Brian Genest makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 03:20 | Rice | Travis Richmond is fouled in the backcourt by Lester Gauna - foul #2 on Lester Gauna, team foul #8 | 52-62 |
| 03:20 | Rice | Travis Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 03:20 | Rice | Travis Richmond makes the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 03:09 | UTEP | Brian Genest makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Weaver | 55-64 |
| 02:44 | Rice | Michael Morgan banks in the layup on a great pass from James Keen and he's fouled by Richard Weaver - foul #1 on Richard Weaver, team foul #9 | 55-66 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kevin Rollings (PG), Walter Roach (SF), Mark Cox (C) Brian Genest, Frank Johnson, Richard Weaver | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeremy Davis (SG) Travis Richmond | |
| 02:44 | Rice | Michael Morgan misses the free throw | 55-66 |
| 02:44 | Rice | James Keen grabs the offensive rebound | 55-66 |
| 02:24 | Rice | Michael Morgan makes the wide open jumpshot from the left side set up by James Keen | 55-68 |
| 02:06 | UTEP | Kevin Rollings can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 55-68 |
| 02:04 | Rice | James Keen snags the defensive board | 55-68 |
| 01:43 | Rice | Melvin King misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 55-68 |
| 01:42 | UTEP | Kevin Rollings grabs the board | 55-68 |
| 01:28 | UTEP | Bobby Younger hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 55-68 |
| 01:27 | UTEP | Lester Gauna pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-68 |
| 01:22 | UTEP | Mark Cox makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-68 |
| 00:55 | Rice | Bobby Younger denies the turnaround by Roderick Coleman | 57-68 |
| 00:54 | UTEP | Lester Gauna pulls down the rebound | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | UTEP | Kevin Rollings hits a driving attempt from the left block | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Rice | Roderick Coleman is hacked by Kevin Rollings in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Rollings, team foul #10 | 59-68 |
| Subs | UTEP | Mitchell Maurice (PG), Brian Genest (SG), Frank Johnson (SF), Joel Bunting (C) Kevin Rollings, Lester Gauna, Walter Roach, Mark Cox | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:43 | Rice | Roderick Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Roderick Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:35 | UTEP | Frank Johnson can't finish the layup | 59-70 |
| 00:33 | Rice | James Keen grabs the defensive rebound | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Rice | Melvin King makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Roderick Coleman and he's fouled by Bobby Younger - foul #1 on Bobby Younger, team foul #11 | 59-72 |
| Subs | UTEP | Walter Roach (PG), Lester Gauna (SG), Dudley Brennan (SF), Louis Jones (PF), Richard Weaver (C) Mitchell Maurice, Brian Genest, Frank Johnson, Bobby Younger, Joel Bunting | |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Timmons (PG), Travis Richmond (SG), Nicholas Brown (SF), Dennis Price (C) Roderick Coleman, Jeremy Davis, Michael Morgan, James Keen | |
| 00:13 | Rice | Melvin King makes the free throw | 59-73 |
| 00:09 | UTEP | Louis Jones makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 61-73 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Gerald Timmons runs out the clock | 61-73 |