| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Firth (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nick Caves (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roger Leader (fresh) PF - Anthony Scott (fresh) C - Tommy McComack (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory French (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Jaquez (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Blaze (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Reed (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Roger Leader inbounds the ball | 24-25 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | UTEP | Nick Caves misses the floater from the right side | 24-25 |
| 19:45 | Rice | Robert Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 19:16 | Rice | James Blaze misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 24-25 |
| 19:15 | UTEP | Tommy McComack gets the rebound | 24-25 |
| 18:51 | UTEP | Nick Caves misses badly on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Gregory French - foul #2 on Gregory French, team foul #1 | 24-25 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jim Williams (C) Robert Reed | |
| 18:51 | UTEP | Nick Caves makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 18:51 | UTEP | Nick Caves makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 18:39 | Rice | Keith Robinson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-25 |
| 18:37 | UTEP | Joseph Firth grabs the board | 26-25 |
| 18:31 | UTEP | Keith Robinson picks off the pass by Joseph Firth | 26-25 |
| 18:27 | Rice | Keith Robinson misses the dunk | 26-25 |
| 18:26 | UTEP | Joseph Firth grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 18:14 | UTEP | Tommy McComack comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 26-25 |
| 18:13 | Rice | Jack Jaquez snags the defensive board | 26-25 |
| 17:49 | Rice | Jim Williams misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-25 |
| 17:48 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Nick Caves | 26-25 |
| 17:30 | UTEP | Anthony Scott banks in the layup on a nice dish by Nick Caves | 28-25 |
| 17:01 | Rice | James Blaze loses the dribble to Joseph Firth | 28-25 |
| 16:41 | UTEP | Nick Caves is hacked by Jack Jaquez - foul #2 on Jack Jaquez, team foul #2 | 28-25 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Vidaurri (PF) Anthony Scott | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (SG), Robert Reed (C) Gregory French, Jim Williams | |
| 16:25 | UTEP | Nick Caves's layup is rejected by James Blaze | 28-25 |
| 16:23 | UTEP | Joseph Vidaurri gets the offensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 16:04 | UTEP | Tommy McComack travels with the ball | 28-25 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG), Sterling Williams (SG), Salvador Espinoza (SF), William Pfeil (C) Joseph Firth, Nick Caves, Roger Leader, Tommy McComack | |
| Subs | Rice | Jim Williams (PF) James Blaze | |
| 15:41 | Rice | Jack Jaquez hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Keith Robinson | 28-27 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvatore Pacheco (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sterling Williams (fresh) SF - Salvador Espinoza (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Vidaurri (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Pfeil (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Brooks (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jack Jaquez (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jim Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Reed (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | UTEP | Jim Williams swats the shot by Salvatore Pacheco | 28-27 |
| 15:20 | Rice | Erik Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 14:59 | Rice | Erik Brooks makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Keith Robinson | 28-29 |
| 14:42 | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Sterling Williams | 30-29 |
| 14:19 | Rice | Jim Williams is fouled on the floor by Joseph Vidaurri - foul #1 on Joseph Vidaurri, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Firth (PG), Nick Caves (SG), Roger Leader (SF), Anthony Scott (PF), Tommy McComack (C) Salvatore Pacheco, Sterling Williams, Salvador Espinoza, Joseph Vidaurri, William Pfeil | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory French (SG), Lee Borelli (PF) Erik Brooks, Jim Williams | |
| 13:56 | Rice | Jack Jaquez connects on the floater from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 13:41 | UTEP | Joseph Firth makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Tommy McComack | 32-31 |
| 13:12 | Rice | Robert Reed knocks in the floater from the left side | 32-33 |
| 12:52 | UTEP | Roger Leader hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Anthony Scott and he's fouled by Robert Reed - foul #2 on Robert Reed, team foul #3 | 34-33 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blaze (PF) Robert Reed | |
| 12:52 | UTEP | Roger Leader makes the free throw | 35-33 |
| 12:26 | Rice | Keith Robinson is called for a charge - foul #3 on Keith Robinson, team foul #4 | 35-33 |
| 12:10 | UTEP | Nick Caves dunks the ball on a nice dish by Joseph Firth | 37-33 |
| 11:48 | Rice | James Blaze connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Keith Robinson | 37-35 |
| 11:37 | UTEP | Joseph Firth makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Anthony Scott | 39-35 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Firth (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nick Caves (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Leader (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Scott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tommy McComack (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory French (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Jaquez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Blaze (fresh) 8 pts. C - Lee Borelli (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:16 | Rice | Jack Jaquez misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 39-35 |
| 11:14 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Tommy McComack | 39-35 |
| 10:53 | UTEP | Joseph Firth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-35 |
| 10:51 | UTEP | Tommy McComack tips it but misses | 39-35 |
| 10:49 | UTEP | Anthony Scott tips it home | 41-35 |
| 10:21 | Rice | Lee Borelli misses short on an open 3 from the right corner | 41-35 |
| 10:20 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Robinson | 41-35 |
| 09:57 | Rice | Lee Borelli's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-35 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG), Sterling Williams (SG), Salvador Espinoza (SF), Joseph Vidaurri (PF), William Pfeil (C) Joseph Firth, Nick Caves, Roger Leader, Anthony Scott, Tommy McComack | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (SG), Jim Williams (PF), Robert Reed (C) Gregory French, Jack Jaquez, James Blaze | |
| 09:42 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza misses long on a shot from the left block | 41-35 |
| 09:41 | UTEP | Sterling Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 09:14 | UTEP | Lee Borelli is called for the reach on Salvador Espinoza - foul #4 on Lee Borelli, team foul #5 | 41-35 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jack Jaquez (SF), James Blaze (PF) Lee Borelli, Jim Williams | |
| 09:01 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Salvatore Pacheco | 43-35 |
| 08:34 | Rice | James Blaze can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 43-35 |
| 08:33 | Rice | Robert Reed gets the offensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 08:18 | Rice | Erik Brooks can't finish the layup but the foul's on Sterling Williams - foul #1 on Sterling Williams, team foul #2 | 43-35 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Firth (PG), Nick Caves (SG), Roger Leader (SF), Tommy McComack (C) Salvatore Pacheco, Sterling Williams, Salvador Espinoza, William Pfeil | |
| Subs | Rice | Jim Williams (PF) James Blaze | |
| 08:18 | Rice | Erik Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 08:18 | Rice | Erik Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 07:51 | UTEP | Joseph Firth makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Nick Caves | 45-37 |
| 07:33 | Rice | Keith Robinson hits a 3 from the right wing | 45-40 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Firth (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nick Caves (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Leader (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Vidaurri (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tommy McComack (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Erik Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Jaquez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jim Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | UTEP | Nick Caves scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Firth and he's fouled by Keith Robinson - foul #4 on Keith Robinson, team foul #6 | 47-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Anthony Scott (PF) Joseph Vidaurri | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory French (SG), Lee Borelli (SF), James Blaze (PF), Mark Fagin (C) Erik Brooks, Jack Jaquez, Jim Williams, Robert Reed | |
| 07:15 | UTEP | Nick Caves makes the free throw | 48-40 |
| 07:06 | Rice | James Blaze misses long on a jumper from the right block | 48-40 |
| 07:04 | UTEP | Anthony Scott snags the defensive board | 48-40 |
| 06:46 | UTEP | Anthony Scott double dribbles | 48-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jack Jaquez (SF), Robert Reed (C) James Blaze, Mark Fagin | |
| 06:21 | Rice | Jack Jaquez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-40 |
| 06:19 | UTEP | Tommy McComack gets the rebound | 48-40 |
| 06:03 | UTEP | Nick Caves makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Firth | 50-40 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:53 | Rice | Lee Borelli clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-40 |
| 05:51 | UTEP | Roger Leader snags the defensive board | 50-40 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:32 | UTEP | Nick Caves's pass is intercepted by Lee Borelli | 50-40 |
| 05:14 | Rice | Robert Reed can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-40 |
| 05:12 | UTEP | Anthony Scott snags the defensive board | 50-40 |
| 04:49 | UTEP | Nick Caves lays it in set up by Joseph Firth and he's fouled by Jack Jaquez - foul #3 on Jack Jaquez, team foul #7 | 52-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza (SF), Joseph Vidaurri (PF), William Pfeil (C) Roger Leader, Anthony Scott, Tommy McComack | |
| Subs | Rice | James Blaze (PF), Jim Williams (C) Jack Jaquez, Robert Reed | |
| 04:49 | UTEP | Nick Caves misses the free throw | 52-40 |
| 04:49 | Rice | James Blaze snags the defensive board | 52-40 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:37 | Rice | Keith Robinson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-40 |
| 04:36 | Rice | Lee Borelli snags the offensive board | 52-40 |
| 04:24 | Rice | Joseph Vidaurri steals the ball from Lee Borelli | 52-40 |
| 04:05 | UTEP | Joseph Firth hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-40 |
| 03:54 | Rice | Keith Robinson makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Gregory French | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | UTEP | Joseph Firth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-43 |
| 03:27 | Rice | James Blaze pulls down the rebound | 55-43 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Firth (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nick Caves (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Salvador Espinoza (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Vidaurri (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Pfeil (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (tired) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gregory French (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lee Borelli (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - James Blaze (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jim Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Rice | Keith Robinson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-43 |
| 03:22 | UTEP | William Pfeil snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| 03:03 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 55-43 |
| 03:01 | Rice | Lee Borelli gets the rebound | 55-43 |
| 02:40 | Rice | Jim Williams misses the floater from the right block | 55-43 |
| 02:39 | UTEP | Joseph Vidaurri snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| 02:19 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza hits the finger roll | 57-43 |
| 02:11 | Rice | Gregory French loses the ball out of bounds | 57-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG), Sterling Williams (SG) Joseph Firth, Nick Caves | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), John Herring (SG), Eric Gurganus (SF), Mark Fagin (C) Keith Robinson, Gregory French, James Blaze, Jim Williams | |
| 01:47 | UTEP | Erik Brooks picks off the pass by Salvador Espinoza | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:29 | Rice | Lee Borelli banks in the layup on a great pass from John Herring | 57-45 |
| 01:04 | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 57-45 |
| 01:02 | Rice | Mark Fagin pulls down the rebound | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Rice | Lee Borelli buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-48 |
| 00:58 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Firth (PG), Nick Caves (SG), Roger Leader (SF), Anthony Scott (PF), Tommy McComack (C) Salvatore Pacheco, Sterling Williams, Salvador Espinoza, Joseph Vidaurri, William Pfeil | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Gregory French (SG), Jack Jaquez (SF), James Blaze (PF), Robert Reed (C) Erik Brooks, John Herring, Eric Gurganus, Lee Borelli, Mark Fagin | |
| 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) | |
| 00:55 | UTEP | Keith Robinson is called for the reach on Joseph Firth in the backcourt - foul #5 on Keith Robinson, team foul #8 | 57-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | William Pfeil (C) Tommy McComack | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG) Keith Robinson | |
| 00:55 | UTEP | Joseph Firth makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:55 | UTEP | Joseph Firth makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 00:49 | Rice | James Blaze knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-51 |
| 00:46 | UTEP | Roger Leader is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory French - foul #3 on Gregory French, team foul #9 | 59-51 |
| 00:46 | UTEP | Roger Leader misses the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:46 | UTEP | William Pfeil gets the offensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 00:45 | UTEP | William Pfeil is hacked by James Blaze - foul #1 on James Blaze, team foul #10 | 59-51 |
| 00:45 | UTEP | William Pfeil makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:45 | UTEP | William Pfeil makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:39 | Rice | Erik Brooks can't finish the layup | 61-51 |
| 00:37 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Nick Caves | 61-51 |
| 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) | |
| 00:16 | UTEP | Roger Leader drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Scott | 63-51 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Gregory French misses the fadeaway from the right side | 63-51 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Robert Reed tips it in | 63-53 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Joseph Firth runs out the clock | 63-53 |