| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) PF - Lance Richmond (fresh) C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Steven Brough (fresh) SG - Jonathon Carroll (fresh) SF - Stephen Zolinas (fresh) PF - Gregory Graham (fresh) C - Jeffery Wilson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Jeffery Wilson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:49 | UTEP | Jeffery Wilson lays it in on a great pass from Jonathon Carroll and the foul's on Ronald Hickey - foul #1 on Ronald Hickey, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:49 | UTEP | Jeffery Wilson makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:28 | Rice | Lance Richmond makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Terry Jerez | 2-3 |
| 19:18 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll is called for traveling | 2-3 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Gregory Freeman is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 19:00 | UTEP | Steven Brough connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Stephen Zolinas | 2-6 |
| 18:38 | Rice | Lance Richmond scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Samuel Aden | 5-6 |
| 18:23 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 18:22 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Zolinas | 5-6 |
| 18:11 | UTEP | Steven Brough buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Jeffery Wilson | 5-8 |
| 18:09 | Rice | Terry Jerez is hacked by Jonathon Carroll in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jonathon Carroll, team foul #1 | 5-8 |
| 17:57 | Rice | Ronald Hickey is called for 5 seconds | 5-8 |
| Subs | Rice | William Toy (SF), Terry Thornton (C) Gregory Freeman, Ronald Hickey | |
| 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 | |
| 17:40 | UTEP | The short jumper by Richard Edmondson is denied by Lance Richmond | 5-8 |
| 17:39 | Rice | Terry Jerez grabs the defensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 17:25 | Rice | Samuel Aden comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-8 |
| 17:24 | UTEP | Norbert Richard grabs the board | 5-8 |
| 17:11 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo is fouled on the floor by Samuel Aden - foul #1 on Samuel Aden, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), Raymond Valenti (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, Lance Richmond | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 16:59 | UTEP | Norbert Richard misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 5-8 |
| 16:58 | Rice | Blake Jones pulls down the rebound | 5-8 |
| 16:36 | Rice | William Toy clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 5-8 |
| 16:35 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo grabs the defensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 16:06 | UTEP | Eric Perry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-8 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SF), Ronald Hickey (C) William Toy, Terry Thornton | |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Krueger (PG), Mark Rorie (SG), Stephen Zolinas (SF), Gregory Graham (PF), Jeffery Wilson (C) Richard Edmondson, Willie Inge, Eric Perry, Ralph Piccirillo, Norbert Richard | |
| 16:04 | Rice | Donald Krueger steals the ball from Gregory Freeman in the backcourt | 5-8 |
| 15:54 | UTEP | Jeffery Wilson lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Krueger | 5-10 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) PF - Raymond Valenti (fresh) C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Donald Krueger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Rorie (fresh) SF - Stephen Zolinas (fairly fresh) PF - Gregory Graham (fresh) C - Jeffery Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Rice | Timothy Petty misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 5-10 |
| 15:41 | Rice | Ronald Hickey tips it but misses | 5-10 |
| 15:40 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas grabs the board | 5-10 |
| 15:24 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas buries a 3 from straight away | 5-13 |
| 15:06 | Rice | Raymond Valenti knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 7-13 |
| 14:55 | UTEP | Gregory Graham is hacked by Raymond Valenti - foul #1 on Raymond Valenti, team foul #3 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), William Toy (SF), Lance Richmond (PF), Terry Thornton (C) Blake Jones, Timothy Petty, Gregory Freeman, Raymond Valenti, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | UTEP | Steven Brough (PG), Jonathon Carroll (SG), Richard Edmondson (SF), Eric Perry (PF) Donald Krueger, Mark Rorie, Stephen Zolinas, Gregory Graham | |
| 14:41 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 7-13 |
| 14:39 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll tips it in | 7-15 |
| 14:15 | Rice | Lance Richmond clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-15 |
| 14:14 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jeffery Wilson | 7-15 |
| 13:55 | UTEP | Steven Brough is called for traveling | 7-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SF) Terry Thornton | |
| Subs | UTEP | Mark Rorie (SG), Stephen Zolinas (SF), Gregory Graham (PF), Norbert Richard (C) Jonathon Carroll, Richard Edmondson, Eric Perry, Jeffery Wilson | |
| 13:33 | Rice | Terry Jerez's fadeaway is rejected by Gregory Graham | 7-15 |
| 13:32 | Rice | Lance Richmond hits the follow up shot | 9-15 |
| 13:15 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 9-15 |
| 13:13 | Rice | Lance Richmond grabs the defensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 13:11 | Rice | Gregory Freeman is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 9-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), Ronald Hickey (C) Samuel Aden, William Toy | |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Krueger (PG), Willie Inge (SG), Ralph Piccirillo (PF) Steven Brough, Mark Rorie, Gregory Graham | |
| 13:01 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 9-15 |
| 13:00 | Rice | Ronald Hickey snags the defensive board | 9-15 |
| 12:56 | Rice | Timothy Petty is fouled on the floor by Norbert Richard - foul #1 on Norbert Richard, team foul #2 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (SG), Terry Thornton (PF) Terry Jerez, Lance Richmond | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Edmondson (SF), Eric Perry (PF) Stephen Zolinas, Norbert Richard | |
| 12:46 | Rice | Timothy Petty is whistled for a carry | 9-15 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll (SG) Willie Inge | |
| 12:27 | UTEP | Timothy Petty steps in front of the Donald Krueger pass | 9-15 |
| 12:16 | Rice | Timothy Petty misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-15 |
| 12:14 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson gets the rebound | 9-15 |
| 11:58 | UTEP | Gregory Freeman steals the ball from Jonathon Carroll | 9-15 |
| 11:37 | Rice | Timothy Petty misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 9-15 |
| 11:35 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Hickey | 9-15 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Timothy Petty (fairly fresh) SG - Dominick Goodlett (fresh) SF - Gregory Freeman (fairly fresh) PF - Terry Thornton (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Hickey (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Donald Krueger (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathon Carroll (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Edmondson (fairly fresh) PF - Eric Perry (fairly fresh) C - Ralph Piccirillo (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Rice | Timothy Petty is called for a charge - foul #1 on Timothy Petty, team foul #4 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), William Toy (SF), Lance Richmond (PF), Raymond Valenti (C) Timothy Petty, Dominick Goodlett, Gregory Freeman, Terry Thornton, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | UTEP | Steven Brough (PG), Willie Inge (SG), Stephen Zolinas (SF), Gregory Graham (PF), Jeffery Wilson (C) Donald Krueger, Jonathon Carroll, Richard Edmondson, Eric Perry, Ralph Piccirillo | |
| 10:58 | UTEP | Willie Inge scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Steven Brough | 9-18 |
| 10:37 | Rice | Gregory Graham takes the ball from Lance Richmond | 9-18 |
| 10:19 | UTEP | Willie Inge buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Steven Brough | 9-20 |
| 09:54 | Rice | William Toy misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 9-20 |
| 09:53 | Rice | Samuel Aden snags the offensive board | 9-20 |
| 09:34 | Rice | Raymond Valenti's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffery Wilson | 9-20 |
| 09:32 | UTEP | Steven Brough snags the defensive board | 9-20 |
| 09:14 | UTEP | The jump hook by Gregory Graham is blocked by Raymond Valenti | 9-20 |
| 09:12 | Rice | Lance Richmond pulls down the rebound | 9-20 |
| 08:48 | Rice | Lance Richmond misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-20 |
| 08:47 | UTEP | Jeffery Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-20 |
| 08:25 | UTEP | William Toy picks off the pass by Stephen Zolinas | 9-20 |
| 08:22 | Rice | William Toy is hacked by Stephen Zolinas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Zolinas, team foul #3 | 9-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Terry Thornton (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, William Toy, Lance Richmond, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Krueger (PG), Jonathon Carroll (SG), Richard Edmondson (SF), Eric Perry (PF), Norbert Richard (C) Steven Brough, Willie Inge, Stephen Zolinas, Gregory Graham, Jeffery Wilson | |
| 08:12 | Rice | Timothy Petty misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-20 |
| 08:11 | Rice | Terry Thornton snags the offensive board | 9-20 |
| 08:05 | Rice | Timothy Petty drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Blake Jones | 12-20 |
| 07:59 | UTEP | Norbert Richard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-20 |
| 07:57 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll gets the offensive rebound | 12-20 |
| 07:45 | UTEP | Eric Perry misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-20 |
| 07:43 | Rice | Gregory Freeman snags the defensive board | 12-20 |
| 07:37 | Rice | Donald Krueger steps in front of the Ronald Hickey pass | 12-20 |
| 07:32 | UTEP | Donald Krueger banks in the layup | 12-22 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gregory Freeman (fairly fresh) PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Donald Krueger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathon Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Edmondson (fresh) PF - Eric Perry (fresh) C - Norbert Richard (fresh) | |
| 07:09 | Rice | Richard Edmondson is called for the reach on Gregory Freeman - foul #1 on Richard Edmondson, team foul #4 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo (PF) Donald Krueger | |
| 06:48 | Rice | Ronald Hickey misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 12-22 |
| 06:47 | UTEP | Eric Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 12-22 |
| 06:27 | UTEP | Terry Thornton steals the ball from Ralph Piccirillo | 12-22 |
| 06:22 | Rice | Ronald Hickey is fouled in the backcourt by Norbert Richard - foul #2 on Norbert Richard, team foul #5 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), Lance Richmond (PF) Blake Jones, Timothy Petty, Terry Thornton | |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Krueger (PG), Mark Rorie (SG), Jeffery Wilson (C) Richard Edmondson, Jonathon Carroll, Norbert Richard | |
| 06:07 | Rice | Terry Jerez is whistled for a carry | 12-22 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), William Toy (SF) Dominick Goodlett, Gregory Freeman | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Graham (PF) Eric Perry | |
| 05:49 | UTEP | Donald Krueger is hacked by Samuel Aden - foul #2 on Samuel Aden, team foul #5 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (PG) Samuel Aden | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas (SF) Ralph Piccirillo | |
| 05:41 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 12-22 |
| 05:39 | Rice | Lance Richmond snags the defensive board | 12-22 |
| 05:32 | Rice | Jeffery Wilson swats the layup by Terry Jerez | 12-22 |
| 05:31 | UTEP | Donald Krueger grabs the defensive rebound | 12-22 |
| 05:16 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Mark Rorie | 12-24 |
| 04:59 | Rice | William Toy makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Terry Jerez | 15-24 |
| 04:43 | UTEP | Lance Richmond denies the turnaround by Jeffery Wilson | 15-24 |
| 04:41 | Rice | Terry Jerez grabs the board | 15-24 |
| 04:25 | Rice | Ronald Hickey hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 15-24 |
| 04:23 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Lance Richmond | 15-24 |
| 04:03 | Rice | Lance Richmond makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by William Toy | 18-24 |
| 03:50 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Krueger | 18-27 |
| 03:29 | Rice | Lance Richmond slams it home on a great pass from Terry Jerez | 20-27 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dominick Goodlett (fairly fresh) SG - Terry Jerez (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - William Toy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lance Richmond (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Hickey (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Donald Krueger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Rorie (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Zolinas (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Graham (fairly fresh) C - Jeffery Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:15 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas lays it in and the foul's on Dominick Goodlett - foul #1 on Dominick Goodlett, team foul #6 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Blake Jones (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Terry Thornton (PF), Raymond Valenti (C) Dominick Goodlett, Terry Jerez, William Toy, Lance Richmond, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | UTEP | Steven Brough (PG), Jonathon Carroll (SG), Eric Perry (PF), Ralph Piccirillo (C) Donald Krueger, Mark Rorie, Gregory Graham, Jeffery Wilson | |
| 03:15 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas makes the free throw | 20-30 |
| 03:13 | Rice | Samuel Aden travels in the backcourt | 20-30 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Edmondson (SF) Stephen Zolinas | |
| 03:08 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 20-30 |
| 03:06 | Rice | Terry Thornton snags the defensive board | 20-30 |
| 03:04 | Rice | Blake Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-30 |
| 02:47 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 20-32 |
| 02:45 | Rice | Jonathon Carroll takes the ball from Gregory Freeman in the backcourt | 20-32 |
| 02:29 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-32 |
| 02:18 | Rice | Gregory Freeman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-32 |
| 02:16 | UTEP | Steven Brough snags the defensive board | 20-32 |
| 01:59 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo can't connect on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Raymond Valenti - foul #2 on Raymond Valenti, team foul #7 | 20-32 |
| 01:59 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo misses the 1st free throw | 20-32 |
| 01:59 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo misses the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| 01:59 | Rice | Raymond Valenti grabs the board | 20-32 |
| 01:38 | Rice | Samuel Aden is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 20-32 |
| 01:36 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll gets the rebound | 20-32 |
| 01:20 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Steven Brough | 20-35 |
| 01:00 | Rice | Samuel Aden is hacked by Steven Brough - foul #1 on Steven Brough, team foul #6 | 20-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), Lance Richmond (PF), William Toy (C) Samuel Aden, Blake Jones, Terry Thornton, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (SG), Norbert Richard (PF), Jeffery Wilson (C) Jonathon Carroll, Richard Edmondson, Ralph Piccirillo | |
| 00:44 | Rice | William Toy connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Terry Jerez and the foul's on Jeffery Wilson - foul #1 on Jeffery Wilson, team foul #7 | 22-35 |
| 00:44 | Rice | William Toy misses the free throw | 22-35 |
| 00:44 | UTEP | Jeffery Wilson snags the defensive board | 22-35 |
| 00:27 | UTEP | Steven Brough hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Willie Inge | 22-38 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Gregory Freeman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Hickey (C) Gregory Freeman | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas (SF), Gregory Graham (PF) Eric Perry, Jeffery Wilson | |
| 00:04 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Steven Brough | 22-40 |
| 00:00 | Rice | William Toy clanks a halfcourt shot | 22-40 |