| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Franks (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Ray Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - John Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Shook (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Mabe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Chavers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Ray Smith inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | UTEP | John Thomas is denied on a layup by David Mabe | 33-31 |
| 19:44 | Rice | James Chavers snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 19:27 | Rice | Daniel Costner can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-31 |
| 19:25 | Rice | James Chavers tips it in | 33-33 |
| 19:11 | UTEP | John Thomas travels with the ball | 33-33 |
| 19:00 | Rice | David Mabe connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Antonio Clark | 33-35 |
| 18:46 | UTEP | Charles Franks buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Ray Smith | 35-35 |
| 18:33 | Rice | David Mabe is hacked by Jonathan Blackmon - foul #1 on Jonathan Blackmon, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| 18:11 | Rice | James Chavers drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Daniel Costner | 35-37 |
| 18:05 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-37 |
| 18:03 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 17:39 | UTEP | Ray Smith hits the finger roll set up by Jonathan Blackmon | 37-37 |
| 17:21 | Rice | James Chavers blows the layup | 37-37 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Antonio Clark tips it back up and in | 37-39 |
| 17:02 | UTEP | Ray Smith's floater is tipped away by David Mabe | 37-39 |
| 17:00 | Rice | James Chavers gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 16:32 | Rice | James Chavers misses the floater from just outside the lane | 37-39 |
| 16:30 | UTEP | Charles Franks snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| 16:17 | UTEP | Ray Smith is hacked by Daniel Costner - foul #3 on Daniel Costner, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Whitehead (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SG), David Heidel (SF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Salvador Gonzales, Charles Franks, Ray Smith, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (PG), Antoine Sharp (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), Michael Bacher (PF), Edgar Maiorano (C) Daniel Costner, Antonio Clark, James Shook, David Mabe, James Chavers | |
| 16:03 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo lays it in set up by Dikembe Abdelal | 39-39 |
| 15:52 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Bacher | 39-41 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Whitehead (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) SF - David Heidel (fresh) PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Stanton (fresh) SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Bacher (fresh) C - Edgar Maiorano (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | UTEP | David Heidel can't finish the layup | 39-41 |
| 15:31 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo tips it but misses | 39-41 |
| 15:29 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 15:05 | Rice | Antoine Sharp is hacked by Dikembe Abdelal - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), Terry Bowman (C) James Whitehead, Jonathan Blackmon | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), David Mabe (PF), James Chavers (C) Antoine Sharp, Michael Bacher, Edgar Maiorano | |
| 14:51 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 14:49 | UTEP | The rebound goes to David Heidel | 39-41 |
| 14:33 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Stanton - foul #1 on William Stanton, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Franks (SG) Dikembe Abdelal | |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SG), James Shook (SF) William Stanton, Jerome Wiggs | |
| 14:33 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 14:33 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 14:14 | Rice | James Shook misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 41-41 |
| 14:12 | UTEP | David Heidel grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 13:49 | UTEP | Antonio Clark picks off the pass by Salvador Gonzales | 41-41 |
| 13:44 | Rice | Daniel Costner can't finish the layup | 41-41 |
| 13:43 | Rice | Daniel Costner can't tip it in | 41-41 |
| 13:41 | Rice | David Mabe grabs the offensive board | 41-41 |
| 13:21 | Rice | Antonio Clark scores on a 3 from straight away | 41-44 |
| 13:02 | UTEP | Charles Franks is fouled on the floor by Daniel Costner - foul #4 on Daniel Costner, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Whitehead (PG), Ray Smith (SF), Jonathan Blackmon (PF), John Thomas (C) Salvador Gonzales, David Heidel, Alfredo Gallo, Terry Bowman | |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (PG), Michael Bacher (PF) Daniel Costner, David Mabe | |
| 12:49 | UTEP | John Thomas is fouled on the floor by James Chavers - foul #2 on James Chavers, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| 12:34 | UTEP | James Whitehead buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jonathan Blackmon | 44-44 |
| 12:18 | Rice | Michael Bacher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF) Antonio Clark, James Shook | |
| 12:08 | UTEP | James Chavers swats the shot by Ray Smith | 44-44 |
| 12:07 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon gets the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 11:57 | UTEP | John Thomas misses long on a floater from the right block | 44-44 |
| 11:56 | UTEP | John Thomas hits the follow up shot | 46-44 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Whitehead (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Franks (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Ray Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - John Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Stanton (fresh) SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Bacher (fresh) C - James Chavers (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Rice | Michael Bacher is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Bacher, team foul #5 | 46-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SG) James Whitehead, Charles Franks | |
| Subs | Rice | David Mabe (PF), Edgar Maiorano (C) Michael Bacher, James Chavers | |
| 11:34 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales scores on a jumper from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 11:17 | Rice | David Mabe hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 48-44 |
| 11:15 | UTEP | Ray Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 10:57 | UTEP | Ray Smith is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 10:28 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs lays it in | 50-46 |
| 10:22 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales is denied on a dunk by Edgar Maiorano | 50-46 |
| 10:21 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 10:02 | Rice | Antoine Sharp misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Dikembe Abdelal - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Franks (SG), David Heidel (SF), Alfredo Gallo (PF), Terry Bowman (C) Dikembe Abdelal, Ray Smith, Jonathan Blackmon, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SG), James Shook (SF), James Chavers (C) William Stanton, Jerome Wiggs, Edgar Maiorano | |
| 10:02 | Rice | Antoine Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 10:02 | Rice | Antoine Sharp misses the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 10:02 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 09:57 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-47 |
| 09:47 | Rice | Antonio Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (PG), Michael Bacher (PF) Antoine Sharp, David Mabe | |
| 09:28 | UTEP | Terry Bowman is called for traveling | 50-47 |
| 09:10 | Rice | Michael Bacher misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-47 |
| 09:08 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Alfredo Gallo | 50-47 |
| 08:58 | UTEP | Terry Bowman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-47 |
| 08:57 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo tips it in | 52-47 |
| 08:50 | Rice | James Chavers makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-49 |
| 08:39 | UTEP | Terry Bowman comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-49 |
| 08:37 | Rice | James Shook gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 08:30 | Rice | William Stanton is fouled on the floor by Salvador Gonzales - foul #3 on Salvador Gonzales, team foul #4 | 52-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Whitehead (PG), Jonathan Blackmon (PF), John Thomas (C) Salvador Gonzales, Alfredo Gallo, Terry Bowman | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (PG), David Mabe (PF) William Stanton, Michael Bacher | |
| 08:11 | Rice | James Chavers's floater is knocked away by John Thomas | 52-49 |
| 08:10 | UTEP | Charles Franks snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 08:03 | UTEP | Charles Franks's pass is intercepted by James Shook | 52-49 |
| 08:00 | Rice | James Whitehead steals it from Antoine Sharp in the backcourt | 52-49 |
| 07:57 | UTEP | James Whitehead banks in the layup | 54-49 |
| 07:51 | Rice | James Shook is hacked by David Heidel - foul #1 on David Heidel, team foul #5 | 54-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ray Smith (SF) David Heidel | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG) Antoine Sharp | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Whitehead (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Franks (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Ray Smith (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - John Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SF - James Shook (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Mabe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Chavers (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Rice | David Mabe lays it in on a nice dish by Daniel Costner | 54-51 |
| 07:17 | UTEP | Ray Smith misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 54-51 |
| 07:15 | Rice | James Chavers grabs the board | 54-51 |
| 07:08 | Rice | Daniel Costner comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 54-51 |
| 07:07 | UTEP | James Whitehead gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 06:47 | UTEP | Ray Smith connects on the fadeaway in the paint and he's fouled by David Mabe - foul #2 on David Mabe, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SG), Alfredo Gallo (PF), Terry Bowman (C) James Whitehead, Charles Franks, Jonathan Blackmon, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF) Antonio Clark, James Shook | |
| 06:47 | UTEP | Ray Smith makes the free throw | 57-51 |
| 06:34 | Rice | David Mabe misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 57-51 |
| 06:32 | Rice | Daniel Costner grabs the offensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 06:20 | Rice | Antoine Sharp's floater is knocked away by Terry Bowman | 57-51 |
| 06:18 | UTEP | Ray Smith snags the defensive board | 57-51 |
| 06:03 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales misses the easy layup | 57-51 |
| 06:01 | Rice | James Chavers gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 05:56 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | David Heidel (SF) Ray Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG), Michael Bacher (PF), Edgar Maiorano (C) Antoine Sharp, David Mabe, James Chavers | |
| 05:54 | UTEP | Daniel Costner is called for the reach on Salvador Gonzales in the backcourt - foul #5 on Daniel Costner, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG) Daniel Costner | |
| 05:54 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 05:54 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales misses the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 05:54 | UTEP | Terry Bowman pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 05:25 | UTEP | Terry Bowman is fouled on the floor by Jerome Wiggs - foul #3 on Jerome Wiggs, team foul #8 | 58-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Franks (SG), John Thomas (C) Dikembe Abdelal, Alfredo Gallo | |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SG), James Shook (SF) Antoine Sharp, Jerome Wiggs | |
| 05:25 | UTEP | Terry Bowman misses the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 05:25 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Bacher | 58-51 |
| 05:09 | Rice | Antonio Clark is hacked by John Thomas - foul #1 on John Thomas, team foul #6 | 58-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon (PF) Terry Bowman | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:58 | Rice | Michael Bacher scores on a floater from the free throw line | 58-53 |
| 04:33 | UTEP | John Thomas misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-53 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Antonio Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 04:11 | Rice | Jonathan Blackmon blocks the jumper by Michael Bacher | 58-53 |
| 04:09 | Rice | Michael Bacher grabs the offensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 04:09 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ray Smith (SF) David Heidel | |
| Subs | Rice | David Mabe (PF), James Chavers (C) Michael Bacher, Edgar Maiorano | |
| 03:53 | Rice | James Chavers misses the shot from the left block | 58-53 |
| 03:52 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jonathan Blackmon | 58-53 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Franks (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Ray Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. C - John Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Stanton (fresh) SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. SF - James Shook (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Mabe (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Chavers (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:32 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by William Stanton - foul #2 on William Stanton, team foul #9 | 58-53 |
| 03:32 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales misses the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 03:32 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 03:08 | Rice | James Shook is fouled on the floor by Salvador Gonzales - foul #4 on Salvador Gonzales, team foul #7 | 59-53 |
| 03:08 | Rice | James Shook misses the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 03:08 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon grabs the board | 59-53 |
| 02:47 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon misses the easy layup | 59-53 |
| 02:46 | UTEP | Ray Smith tips it back up and in | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:29 | Rice | James Shook scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Antonio Clark | 61-55 |
| 02:22 | UTEP | Charles Franks clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 61-55 |
| 02:21 | Rice | James Shook snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:08 | Rice | James Shook misses badly on a floater from the right side | 61-55 |
| 02:07 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon grabs the board | 61-55 |
| 01:45 | UTEP | Ray Smith clanks a jumper from close range but he's fouled by James Shook - foul #3 on James Shook, team foul #10 | 61-55 |
| 01:45 | UTEP | Ray Smith makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 01:45 | UTEP | Ray Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:22 | Rice | James Shook misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 63-55 |
| 01:21 | UTEP | Charles Franks snags the defensive board | 63-55 |
| 01:03 | UTEP | John Thomas scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Charles Franks | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Rice | James Shook is denied on a dunk by Jonathan Blackmon | 65-55 |
| 00:52 | Rice | William Stanton misses the tip | 65-55 |
| 00:50 | Rice | James Chavers can't tip it in | 65-55 |
| 00:48 | UTEP | Charles Franks grabs the defensive rebound | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | UTEP | William Stanton is called for the reach on Charles Franks in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Stanton, team foul #11 | 65-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Whitehead (PG), David Heidel (SF), Alfredo Gallo (PF), Terry Bowman (C) Salvador Gonzales, Ray Smith, Jonathan Blackmon, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:47 | UTEP | Charles Franks makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 00:47 | UTEP | Charles Franks makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 00:40 | Rice | William Stanton drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Antonio Clark | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | UTEP | Charles Franks drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 69-57 |
| 00:13 | Rice | James Shook can't connect on a floater from close range | 69-57 |
| 00:11 | UTEP | James Whitehead grabs the board | 69-57 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | James Whitehead runs out the clock | 69-57 |