| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Steven Brough (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathon Carroll (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Stephen Zolinas (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gregory Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffery Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lance Richmond (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas inbounds the ball | 44-29 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | UTEP | Jeffery Wilson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-29 |
| 19:46 | Rice | Gregory Freeman pulls down the rebound | 44-29 |
| 19:28 | Rice | The jumper by Samuel Aden is denied by Stephen Zolinas | 44-29 |
| 19:27 | UTEP | Jeffery Wilson pulls down the rebound | 44-29 |
| 19:09 | UTEP | Jeffery Wilson makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jonathon Carroll | 47-29 |
| 18:55 | Rice | Terry Jerez comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-29 |
| 18:53 | Rice | Samuel Aden grabs the offensive rebound | 47-29 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Gregory Freeman misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-29 |
| 18:42 | Rice | Samuel Aden grabs the offensive board | 47-29 |
| 18:30 | Rice | Gregory Freeman clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-29 |
| 18:28 | UTEP | Gregory Graham gets the rebound | 47-29 |
| 18:17 | UTEP | Steven Brough drills a floater from the right side set up by Gregory Graham | 49-29 |
| 17:52 | Rice | Stephen Zolinas picks off the pass by Samuel Aden | 49-29 |
| 17:48 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas lays it in | 51-29 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 17:33 | Rice | Lance Richmond scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-32 |
| 17:29 | UTEP | Steven Brough is hacked by Terry Jerez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terry Jerez, team foul #1 | 51-32 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Edmondson (PG), Willie Inge (SG), Eric Perry (SF), Ralph Piccirillo (PF), Norbert Richard (C) Steven Brough, Jonathon Carroll, Stephen Zolinas, Gregory Graham, Jeffery Wilson | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), William Toy (SF), Raymond Valenti (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, Gregory Freeman, Ronald Hickey | |
| 17:16 | UTEP | Eric Perry makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Inge | 53-32 |
| 17:11 | Rice | Lance Richmond misses the turnaround from close range | 53-32 |
| 17:10 | Rice | William Toy tips it back up and in | 53-34 |
| 16:57 | UTEP | Timothy Petty is called for the reach on Willie Inge - foul #1 on Timothy Petty, team foul #2 | 53-34 |
| 16:40 | UTEP | Norbert Richard drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-34 |
| 16:33 | Rice | Blake Jones misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 55-34 |
| 16:32 | Rice | Raymond Valenti tips it home | 55-36 |
| 16:09 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson is fouled on the floor by Lance Richmond - foul #2 on Lance Richmond, team foul #3 | 55-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Krueger (PG), Gregory Graham (PF), Jeffery Wilson (C) Willie Inge, Ralph Piccirillo, Norbert Richard | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), Ronald Hickey (C) Blake Jones, Raymond Valenti | |
| 15:46 | UTEP | Terry Jerez takes the ball from Richard Edmondson | 55-36 |
| 15:43 | Rice | William Toy lays it in on a nice dish by Terry Jerez | 55-38 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Donald Krueger (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Edmondson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eric Perry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gregory Graham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeffery Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Timothy Petty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Toy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lance Richmond (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:19 | UTEP | Eric Perry hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Krueger | 58-38 |
| 15:15 | Rice | Richard Edmondson is called for the reach on William Toy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Edmondson, team foul #1 | 58-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Steven Brough (PG), Mark Rorie (SG), Stephen Zolinas (SF) Donald Krueger, Richard Edmondson, Eric Perry | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Terry Thornton (PF) Timothy Petty, William Toy, Lance Richmond | |
| 15:03 | Rice | Terry Thornton's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffery Wilson | 58-38 |
| 15:02 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jeffery Wilson | 58-38 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:46 | UTEP | Gregory Graham misses the easy layup | 58-38 |
| 14:45 | UTEP | Gregory Graham grabs the offensive board | 58-38 |
| 14:22 | UTEP | Gregory Graham comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 58-38 |
| 14:20 | Rice | Terry Thornton snags the defensive board | 58-38 |
| 14:01 | Rice | Terry Thornton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-38 |
| 14:00 | Rice | Terry Thornton grabs the offensive board | 58-38 |
| 13:46 | Rice | Gregory Freeman misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jeffery Wilson - foul #1 on Jeffery Wilson, team foul #2 | 58-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Edmondson (PG), Jonathon Carroll (SG), Eric Perry (SF), Ralph Piccirillo (PF), Norbert Richard (C) Steven Brough, Mark Rorie, Stephen Zolinas, Gregory Graham, Jeffery Wilson | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Dominick Goodlett (SG), William Toy (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, Ronald Hickey | |
| 13:46 | Rice | Gregory Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 58-38 |
| 13:46 | Rice | Gregory Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 58-38 |
| 13:46 | UTEP | Norbert Richard gets the rebound | 58-38 |
| 13:19 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-38 |
| 13:17 | UTEP | Eric Perry hits the follow up shot | 60-38 |
| 13:10 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett buries a driving attempt in the lane | 60-40 |
| 12:41 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-40 |
| 12:40 | Rice | Blake Jones gets the rebound | 60-40 |
| 12:35 | Rice | Blake Jones drills a 3 from the left corner set up by William Toy | 60-43 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:33 | UTEP | Dominick Goodlett steals the ball from Richard Edmondson in the backcourt | 60-43 |
| 12:32 | Rice | Blake Jones can't finish the layup | 60-43 |
| 12:31 | UTEP | Eric Perry pulls down the rebound | 60-43 |
| 12:05 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-43 |
| 12:04 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Toy | 60-43 |
| 11:43 | Rice | Terry Thornton misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt near the basket | 60-43 |
| 11:42 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo grabs the board | 60-43 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Edmondson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jonathon Carroll (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Eric Perry (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Piccirillo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Norbert Richard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dominick Goodlett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Freeman (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Terry Thornton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Toy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:21 | UTEP | William Toy steps in front of the Eric Perry pass | 60-43 |
| 10:52 | Rice | Blake Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-43 |
| 10:51 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 60-43 |
| 10:24 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Edmondson | 62-43 |
| 10:00 | Rice | Terry Thornton scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Blake Jones | 62-46 |
| 09:31 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-46 |
| 09:29 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll tips it home | 64-46 |
| 09:16 | Rice | William Toy hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Blake Jones | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:01 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Richard Edmondson | 67-49 |
| 08:49 | Rice | William Toy hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Richard Edmondson - foul #3 on Richard Edmondson, team foul #3 | 67-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Steven Brough (PG), Willie Inge (SG), Stephen Zolinas (SF), Gregory Graham (PF), Jeffery Wilson (C) Richard Edmondson, Jonathon Carroll, Eric Perry, Ralph Piccirillo, Norbert Richard | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), Lance Richmond (PF), Raymond Valenti (C) Blake Jones, Dominick Goodlett, Gregory Freeman, Terry Thornton | |
| 08:49 | Rice | William Toy makes the free throw | 67-52 |
| 08:26 | UTEP | Steven Brough is called for traveling | 67-52 |
| 08:23 | Rice | William Toy is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Zolinas - foul #3 on Stephen Zolinas, team foul #4 | 67-52 |
| 08:08 | Rice | William Toy misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 67-52 |
| 08:07 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas snags the defensive board | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:03 | UTEP | Steven Brough misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-52 |
| 08:02 | Rice | Terry Jerez grabs the defensive rebound | 67-52 |
| 07:48 | Rice | Samuel Aden comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Stephen Zolinas - foul #4 on Stephen Zolinas, team foul #5 | 67-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Hickey (C) Raymond Valenti | |
| 07:48 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 07:48 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 07:48 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 3rd free throw | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:41 | UTEP | Jeffery Wilson scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Willie Inge | 69-55 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Steven Brough (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Inge (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Zolinas (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Gregory Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeffery Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Toy (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lance Richmond (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:24 | Rice | Ronald Hickey banks in the layup | 69-57 |
| 07:08 | UTEP | Gregory Graham drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:51 | Rice | Terry Jerez drills a floater from just outside the lane | 71-59 |
| 06:37 | UTEP | Steven Brough can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Terry Jerez - foul #2 on Terry Jerez, team foul #4 | 71-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Mark Rorie (SG) Willie Inge | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Raymond Valenti (PF) Samuel Aden, William Toy, Lance Richmond | |
| 06:37 | UTEP | Steven Brough makes the 1st free throw | 72-59 |
| 06:37 | UTEP | Steven Brough makes the 2nd free throw | 73-59 |
| 06:19 | Rice | Terry Jerez comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 73-59 |
| 06:17 | UTEP | Gregory Graham gets the rebound | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:55 | UTEP | Gregory Graham can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Timothy Petty - foul #2 on Timothy Petty, team foul #5 | 73-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Krueger (PG) Steven Brough | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Lance Richmond (PF) Terry Jerez, Ronald Hickey | |
| 05:55 | UTEP | Gregory Graham makes the 1st free throw | 74-59 |
| 05:55 | UTEP | Gregory Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 75-59 |
| 05:38 | Rice | Raymond Valenti misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Mark Rorie - foul #1 on Mark Rorie, team foul #6 | 75-59 |
| 05:38 | Rice | Raymond Valenti makes the 1st free throw | 75-60 |
| 05:38 | Rice | Raymond Valenti makes the 2nd free throw | 75-61 |
| 05:22 | UTEP | Mark Rorie comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 75-61 |
| 05:21 | UTEP | Jeffery Wilson tips it back up and in | 77-61 |
| 05:19 | Rice | Timothy Petty's pass is intercepted by Stephen Zolinas in the backcourt | 77-61 |
| 04:59 | UTEP | Jeffery Wilson clanks a shot in the lane | 77-61 |
| 04:57 | UTEP | Mark Rorie misses the tip | 77-61 |
| 04:55 | Rice | Lance Richmond snags the defensive board | 77-61 |
| 04:50 | Rice | Timothy Petty misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 77-61 |
| 04:48 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas snags the defensive board | 77-61 |
| 04:26 | UTEP | Mark Rorie hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 80-61 |
| 04:22 | Rice | Stephen Zolinas is called for the reach on Samuel Aden in the backcourt - foul #5 on Stephen Zolinas, team foul #7 | 80-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Steven Brough (PG), Jonathon Carroll (SG), Eric Perry (SF) Donald Krueger, Mark Rorie, Stephen Zolinas | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), Terry Thornton (SF), Ronald Hickey (C) Timothy Petty, Gregory Freeman, Raymond Valenti | |
| 04:22 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 1st free throw | 80-62 |
| 04:22 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 2nd free throw | 80-63 |
| 03:59 | UTEP | Gregory Graham drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 82-63 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:39 | Rice | Lance Richmond hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 82-63 |
| 03:38 | Rice | Terry Thornton tips it back up and in | 82-65 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Steven Brough (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathon Carroll (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Eric Perry (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Graham (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Jeffery Wilson (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Thornton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lance Richmond (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 82-65 |
| 03:15 | Rice | Terry Thornton grabs the board | 82-65 |
| 03:08 | Rice | Samuel Aden is hacked by Steven Brough - foul #3 on Steven Brough, team foul #8 | 82-65 |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Krueger (PG), Willie Inge (SG), Richard Edmondson (SF), Ralph Piccirillo (C) Steven Brough, Jonathon Carroll, Gregory Graham, Jeffery Wilson | |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (SG), William Toy (SF), Raymond Valenti (C) Terry Jerez, Lance Richmond, Ronald Hickey | |
| 03:08 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses the 1st free throw | 82-65 |
| 03:08 | UTEP | Eric Perry gets the rebound | 82-65 |
| 02:44 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson is hacked by Dominick Goodlett - foul #1 on Dominick Goodlett, team foul #6 | 82-65 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (SG) Samuel Aden | |
| 02:19 | UTEP | Willie Inge misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 82-65 |
| 02:17 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo grabs the offensive board | 82-65 |
| 01:48 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 82-65 |
| 01:46 | Rice | Raymond Valenti grabs the defensive rebound | 82-65 |
| 01:43 | Rice | Blake Jones is hacked by Willie Inge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Willie Inge, team foul #9 | 82-65 |
| Subs | UTEP | Norbert Richard (C) Donald Krueger | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG) Dominick Goodlett | |
| 01:43 | Rice | Blake Jones misses the 1st free throw | 82-65 |
| 01:43 | UTEP | Norbert Richard gets the rebound | 82-65 |
| 01:20 | UTEP | Eric Perry misses short on a floater near the basket | 82-65 |
| 01:19 | Rice | Terry Thornton grabs the defensive rebound | 82-65 |
| 01:15 | Rice | Norbert Richard is called for the reach on Blake Jones - foul #1 on Norbert Richard, team foul #10 | 82-65 |
| 01:15 | Rice | Blake Jones misses the 1st free throw | 82-65 |
| 01:15 | Rice | Blake Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 82-65 |
| 01:15 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo grabs the board | 82-65 |
| 00:53 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Inge | 85-65 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Rice | Willie Inge is called for the reach on Timothy Petty in the backcourt - foul #3 on Willie Inge, team foul #11 | 85-65 |
| 00:51 | Rice | Timothy Petty makes the 1st free throw | 85-66 |
| 00:51 | Rice | Timothy Petty misses the 2nd free throw | 85-66 |
| 00:51 | UTEP | Norbert Richard pulls down the rebound | 85-66 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | UTEP | Eric Perry misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 85-66 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Raymond Valenti grabs the board | 85-66 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Blake Jones is hacked by Richard Edmondson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Edmondson, team foul #12 | 85-66 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Blake Jones makes the 1st free throw | 85-67 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Blake Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 85-68 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson runs out the clock | 85-68 |