| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) 2 reb. SF - James Shook (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Mabe (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Chavers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Franks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ray Smith (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - John Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | James Shook inbounds the ball | 21-27 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Rice | Daniel Costner buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-27 |
| 19:38 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales's fadeaway is rejected by James Chavers | 24-27 |
| 19:36 | Rice | David Mabe gets the rebound | 24-27 |
| 19:30 | Rice | James Shook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-27 |
| 19:17 | UTEP | Charles Franks misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-27 |
| 19:16 | Rice | James Shook gets the rebound | 24-27 |
| 18:51 | Rice | Daniel Costner knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Antonio Clark | 27-27 |
| 18:30 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon is hacked by James Chavers - foul #2 on James Chavers, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| 18:20 | UTEP | John Thomas knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 27-29 |
| 18:04 | Rice | Antonio Clark makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-29 |
| 17:55 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jonathan Blackmon | 30-32 |
| 17:34 | Rice | The jump hook by James Shook is blocked by Ray Smith | 30-32 |
| 17:33 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 17:14 | UTEP | David Mabe swats the shot by Jonathan Blackmon | 30-32 |
| 17:12 | Rice | Antonio Clark pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 16:54 | Rice | James Shook can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 16:53 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 16:33 | UTEP | John Thomas hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by James Chavers - foul #3 on James Chavers, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), Michael Bacher (PF), Edgar Maiorano (C) Antonio Clark, James Shook, David Mabe, James Chavers | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Whitehead (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SG), David Heidel (SF), Alfredo Gallo (PF) Salvador Gonzales, Charles Franks, Ray Smith, Jonathan Blackmon | |
| 16:33 | UTEP | John Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 16:33 | UTEP | John Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 16:12 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano misses the lay-in | 30-34 |
| 16:11 | UTEP | The rebound goes to David Heidel | 30-34 |
| 15:56 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo can't connect on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Michael Bacher - foul #1 on Michael Bacher, team foul #3 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG), James Chavers (C) Daniel Costner, Edgar Maiorano | |
| Subs | UTEP | Terry Bowman (C) John Thomas | |
| 15:56 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo misses the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 15:56 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo misses the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 15:56 | Rice | Michael Bacher grabs the board | 30-34 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Stanton (fresh) SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) PF - Michael Bacher (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Chavers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Whitehead (fresh) SG - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) SF - David Heidel (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Rice | James Chavers is whistled for a carry | 30-34 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG) James Whitehead | |
| 15:27 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 30-36 |
| 15:22 | Rice | Antoine Sharp misses long on a shot in the paint | 30-36 |
| 15:20 | Rice | Michael Bacher tips it home | 32-36 |
| 15:01 | UTEP | Terry Bowman is whistled for a carry | 32-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Antonio Clark (SG), James Shook (SF), David Mabe (PF) William Stanton, Antoine Sharp, Jerome Wiggs, Michael Bacher | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Franks (SG), Jonathan Blackmon (PF) Dikembe Abdelal, Terry Bowman | |
| 14:41 | Rice | James Shook misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Salvador Gonzales - foul #2 on Salvador Gonzales, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ray Smith (SF) David Heidel | |
| 14:41 | Rice | James Shook misses the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 14:41 | Rice | James Shook makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 14:16 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales is hacked by Antonio Clark - foul #2 on Antonio Clark, team foul #4 | 33-36 |
| 14:04 | UTEP | Antonio Clark takes the ball from Jonathan Blackmon | 33-36 |
| 13:48 | Rice | James Chavers's floater is tipped away by Jonathan Blackmon | 33-36 |
| 13:46 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Ray Smith | 33-36 |
| 13:32 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 13:31 | Rice | Antonio Clark gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 13:17 | Rice | Antonio Clark hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-36 |
| 12:58 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-36 |
| 12:56 | UTEP | Charles Franks grabs the offensive board | 36-36 |
| 12:34 | UTEP | Charles Franks scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Salvador Gonzales | 36-38 |
| 12:13 | Rice | David Mabe hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 12:11 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Ray Smith | 36-38 |
| 12:06 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-38 |
| 12:05 | Rice | Antonio Clark grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 11:45 | Rice | James Shook banks in the layup set up by David Mabe | 38-38 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antonio Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - James Shook (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Mabe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - James Chavers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Franks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ray Smith (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Alfredo Gallo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:38 | UTEP | James Shook is called for the reach on Jonathan Blackmon - foul #2 on James Shook, team foul #5 | 38-38 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Whitehead (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SG), David Heidel (SF), Terry Bowman (PF), John Thomas (C) Salvador Gonzales, Charles Franks, Ray Smith, Jonathan Blackmon, Alfredo Gallo | |
| 11:28 | UTEP | John Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-38 |
| 11:04 | Rice | Antoine Sharp hits the finger roll and the foul's on Dikembe Abdelal - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| 11:04 | Rice | Antoine Sharp makes the free throw | 41-38 |
| 10:48 | UTEP | William Stanton picks off the pass by James Whitehead | 41-38 |
| 10:33 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-38 |
| Subs | Rice | David Mabe (PF) Michael Bacher | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Franks (SG) Dikembe Abdelal | |
| 10:10 | UTEP | James Whitehead hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Charles Franks | 41-41 |
| 09:56 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by James Whitehead - foul #1 on James Whitehead, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Antonio Clark (SG), James Shook (SF) William Stanton, Antoine Sharp, Jerome Wiggs | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon (PF) Terry Bowman | |
| 09:56 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 09:56 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano misses the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 09:56 | UTEP | John Thomas pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 09:35 | UTEP | David Heidel can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-41 |
| 09:33 | Rice | James Shook grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 09:14 | Rice | James Shook is fouled on the floor by David Heidel - foul #1 on David Heidel, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Rice | James Chavers (C) Edgar Maiorano | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG) James Whitehead | |
| 09:09 | Rice | David Mabe drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Daniel Costner | 44-41 |
| 08:48 | UTEP | James Chavers is called for the reach on Salvador Gonzales - foul #4 on James Chavers, team foul #6 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Jerome Wiggs (SF), Michael Bacher (PF) David Mabe, James Chavers | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal (SG), Ray Smith (SF), Terry Bowman (C) Charles Franks, David Heidel, John Thomas | |
| 08:36 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon misses long on an open jump hook from the left block | 44-41 |
| 08:34 | Rice | Antonio Clark pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 08:30 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 08:28 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Jerome Wiggs | 44-41 |
| 08:12 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 08:11 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jonathan Blackmon | 44-41 |
| 07:55 | UTEP | James Shook steps in front of the Salvador Gonzales pass | 44-41 |
| 07:31 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-41 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Antonio Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Bacher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Shook (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) SF - Ray Smith (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Terry Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:11 | UTEP | Terry Bowman jams the wide open dunk on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Dikembe Abdelal | 46-43 |
| 06:53 | Rice | James Shook makes the fadeaway from the left side | 48-43 |
| 06:35 | UTEP | Terry Bowman misses short on an open fadeaway near the basket | 48-43 |
| 06:33 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal grabs the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 06:19 | UTEP | Terry Bowman scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Jonathan Blackmon and he's fouled by James Shook - foul #3 on James Shook, team foul #7 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (PG), Antoine Sharp (SG), David Mabe (PF), James Chavers (C) Daniel Costner, Antonio Clark, Michael Bacher, James Shook | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Franks (SG), David Heidel (SF), John Thomas (C) Dikembe Abdelal, Ray Smith, Jonathan Blackmon | |
| 06:19 | UTEP | Terry Bowman makes the free throw | 48-46 |
| 06:01 | Rice | James Chavers comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 48-46 |
| 05:59 | UTEP | John Thomas gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 05:42 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 05:41 | UTEP | Terry Bowman pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 05:25 | UTEP | Terry Bowman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 48-46 |
| 05:24 | Rice | The rebound goes to David Mabe | 48-46 |
| 05:08 | Rice | Antoine Sharp is fouled on the floor by Charles Franks - foul #2 on Charles Franks, team foul #5 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Donald Ivy (SF) Antoine Sharp, Jerome Wiggs | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Whitehead (PG), Alfredo Gallo (PF) Salvador Gonzales, Terry Bowman | |
| 04:50 | Rice | David Mabe knocks in the jumper in the lane | 50-46 |
| 04:36 | UTEP | James Whitehead hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Franks | 50-48 |
| 04:26 | Rice | Daniel Costner knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Stanton | 52-48 |
| 04:06 | UTEP | James Whitehead is fouled on the floor by Daniel Costner - foul #2 on Daniel Costner, team foul #8 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SG), James Shook (SF) William Stanton, Donald Ivy | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ray Smith (SF), Jonathan Blackmon (PF) David Heidel, Alfredo Gallo | |
| 04:06 | UTEP | James Whitehead makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 04:06 | UTEP | James Whitehead misses the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 04:06 | Rice | The rebound goes to David Mabe | 52-49 |
| 03:48 | Rice | Daniel Costner jams it | 54-49 |
| 03:34 | UTEP | Charles Franks blows the layup but he's fouled by Daniel Costner - foul #3 on Daniel Costner, team foul #9 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), Alfredo Gallo (C) James Whitehead, John Thomas | |
| 03:34 | UTEP | Charles Franks makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 03:34 | UTEP | Charles Franks misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 03:34 | Rice | David Mabe gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. SF - James Shook (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Mabe (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - James Chavers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Franks (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ray Smith (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Rice | Daniel Costner can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 54-50 |
| 03:27 | UTEP | Ray Smith pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| 03:04 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-53 |
| 02:50 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-53 |
| 02:49 | Rice | Antonio Clark tips it in | 56-53 |
| 02:25 | UTEP | Charles Franks misses the floater near the basket but the foul's on Antonio Clark - foul #3 on Antonio Clark, team foul #10 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Bacher (PF), Edgar Maiorano (C) David Mabe, James Chavers | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Thomas (C) Alfredo Gallo | |
| 02:25 | UTEP | Charles Franks misses the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 02:25 | UTEP | Charles Franks misses the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 02:25 | Rice | Edgar Maiorano gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 02:25 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-53 |
| 02:04 | Rice | Charles Franks steals the ball from Edgar Maiorano | 56-53 |
| 01:59 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales banks in the layup set up by Charles Franks | 56-55 |
| 01:55 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| Subs | Rice | David Mabe (PF), James Chavers (C) Michael Bacher, Edgar Maiorano | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 01:39 | Rice | James Chavers banks in the layup | 58-55 |
| 01:22 | UTEP | John Thomas scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Salvador Gonzales | 58-57 |
| 01:18 | Rice | Daniel Costner knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-57 |
| 01:03 | UTEP | John Thomas is whistled for a carry | 60-57 |
| 00:51 | Rice | David Mabe blows the layup | 60-57 |
| 00:50 | UTEP | John Thomas gets the rebound | 60-57 |
| 00:28 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 60-57 |
| 00:26 | UTEP | John Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 00:14 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales lays it in despite the doubleteam on a great pass from Charles Franks and he's hacked by Daniel Costner - foul #4 on Daniel Costner, team foul #11 | 60-59 |
| 00:14 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales misses the free throw | 60-59 |
| 00:14 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon snags the offensive board | 60-59 |
| 00:10 | UTEP | James Chavers swats the short shot by Salvador Gonzales | 60-59 |
| 00:08 | Rice | James Chavers pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Rice | James Chavers is fouled in the backcourt by Salvador Gonzales - foul #3 on Salvador Gonzales, team foul #6 | 60-59 |
| 00:03 | Rice | James Chavers is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Blackmon - foul #3 on Jonathan Blackmon, team foul #7 | 60-59 |
| 00:03 | Rice | James Chavers makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:03 | Rice | James Chavers makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:03 | UTEP | UTEP calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Ray Smith comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 62-59 |