| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roy McCorkindale (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Owens (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Baran Zwilling (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gilberto Mancini (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Don Scalf (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darko Wisneski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lawrence Kurz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norman Kelly (fresh) 6 reb. C - John Larsen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling inbounds the ball | 37-26 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | UTEP | Joseph Jackson takes the ball from Roy McCorkindale | 37-26 |
| 19:12 | Rice | Joseph Jackson clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 37-26 |
| 19:11 | UTEP | Don Scalf grabs the defensive rebound | 37-26 |
| 18:49 | UTEP | Darko Wisneski is called for the reach on Daniel Owens - foul #2 on Darko Wisneski, team foul #1 | 37-26 |
| 18:32 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 37-26 |
| 18:30 | Rice | Joseph Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-26 |
| 18:17 | Rice | Joseph Jackson is hacked by Roy McCorkindale - foul #1 on Roy McCorkindale, team foul #1 | 37-26 |
| 18:00 | Rice | Norman Kelly scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Lawrence Kurz | 37-28 |
| 17:33 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale is fouled on the floor by Joseph Jackson - foul #3 on Joseph Jackson, team foul #2 | 37-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG) Joseph Jackson | |
| 17:22 | UTEP | George Anderson picks off the pass by Daniel Owens | 37-28 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Darko Wisneski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by George Anderson | 37-30 |
| 16:59 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini hits a floater from the left block set up by Daniel Owens and he's fouled by Norman Kelly - foul #3 on Norman Kelly, team foul #3 | 39-30 |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (SG), Berdy Zywiec (SF), Jeff Reese (C) Daniel Owens, Baran Zwilling, Don Scalf | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik McGowan (SF), Hugh Granville (PF) Lawrence Kurz, Norman Kelly | |
| 16:59 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini misses the free throw | 39-30 |
| 16:59 | Rice | The rebound goes to Erik McGowan | 39-30 |
| 16:41 | Rice | Darko Wisneski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-30 |
| 16:39 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 16:22 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-30 |
| 16:21 | Rice | Hugh Granville gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 16:07 | Rice | Erik McGowan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-30 |
| 16:05 | Rice | Erik McGowan snags the offensive board | 39-30 |
| 15:44 | Rice | John Larsen's floater is tipped away by Gilberto Mancini | 39-30 |
| 15:42 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jeff Reese | 39-30 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roy McCorkindale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Yuan Sun (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Berdy Zywiec (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gilberto Mancini (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeff Reese (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darko Wisneski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Erik McGowan (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Hugh Granville (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Larsen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:38 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini is fouled on the floor by Hugh Granville - foul #1 on Hugh Granville, team foul #4 | 39-30 |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Owens (SG), Baran Zwilling (SF), Laverne Voorhees (PF), Don Scalf (C) Roy McCorkindale, Berdy Zywiec, Gilberto Mancini, Jeff Reese | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Jackson (PG), Lawrence Kurz (SF), Norman Kelly (PF), Larry Shaw (C) Darko Wisneski, Erik McGowan, Hugh Granville, John Larsen | |
| 15:25 | UTEP | Daniel Owens misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-30 |
| 15:23 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling tips it in | 41-30 |
| 15:02 | Rice | Joseph Jackson drills a runner from close range set up by Larry Shaw | 41-32 |
| 14:41 | UTEP | Larry Shaw swats the shot by Don Scalf | 41-32 |
| 14:39 | Rice | Norman Kelly gets the rebound | 41-32 |
| 14:18 | Rice | Larry Shaw misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Yuan Sun - foul #2 on Yuan Sun, team foul #2 | 41-32 |
| Subs | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale (PG) Yuan Sun | |
| Subs | Rice | Darko Wisneski (SG), John Larsen (C) George Anderson, Norman Kelly | |
| 14:18 | Rice | Larry Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 14:18 | Rice | Larry Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 13:59 | UTEP | Daniel Owens buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Roy McCorkindale and he's hacked by Darko Wisneski - foul #3 on Darko Wisneski, team foul #5 | 44-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeff Reese (C) Don Scalf | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:59 | UTEP | Daniel Owens makes the free throw | 45-34 |
| 13:42 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 45-34 |
| 13:41 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees gets the rebound | 45-34 |
| 13:33 | UTEP | Daniel Owens is whistled for traveling | 45-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec (SF) Baran Zwilling | |
| Subs | Rice | Norman Kelly (PF) Larry Shaw | |
| 13:11 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz's fadeaway is rejected by Laverne Voorhees | 45-34 |
| 13:09 | UTEP | Jeff Reese pulls down the rebound | 45-34 |
| 12:54 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Laverne Voorhees | 48-34 |
| 12:38 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 48-34 |
| 12:37 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees gets the rebound | 48-34 |
| 12:32 | UTEP | Daniel Owens clanks a 3 from the right wing | 48-34 |
| 12:31 | Rice | John Larsen gets the rebound | 48-34 |
| 12:27 | Rice | Joseph Jackson can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Roy McCorkindale - foul #2 on Roy McCorkindale, team foul #3 | 48-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Charles Frenette (SG), Baran Zwilling (SF), Gilberto Mancini (PF), Don Scalf (C) Roy McCorkindale, Daniel Owens, Berdy Zywiec, Laverne Voorhees, Jeff Reese | |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (SG), Erik McGowan (SF), Larry Shaw (C) Darko Wisneski, Lawrence Kurz, John Larsen | |
| 12:27 | Rice | Joseph Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 12:27 | Rice | Joseph Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 12:05 | UTEP | Erik McGowan steals the ball from Don Scalf | 48-36 |
| 11:45 | Rice | Larry Shaw misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 48-36 |
| 11:43 | Rice | Norman Kelly gets the offensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 11:22 | Rice | Joseph Jackson makes the jumper from the left wing set up by George Anderson | 48-38 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Yuan Sun (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Frenette (fresh) SF - Baran Zwilling (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gilberto Mancini (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Don Scalf (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Erik McGowan (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Norman Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:09 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 11:08 | Rice | Joseph Jackson grabs the board | 48-38 |
| 11:00 | Rice | Joseph Jackson misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Yuan Sun - foul #3 on Yuan Sun, team foul #4 | 48-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale (PG), Daniel Owens (SG) Yuan Sun, Charles Frenette | |
| Subs | Rice | Darko Wisneski (SG), Lawrence Kurz (SF), John Larsen (C) George Anderson, Erik McGowan, Norman Kelly | |
| 11:00 | Rice | Joseph Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 11:00 | Rice | Joseph Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 10:35 | UTEP | Don Scalf drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Roy McCorkindale | 50-40 |
| 10:18 | Rice | Joseph Jackson comes up short on the runner from the right block | 50-40 |
| 10:17 | Rice | John Larsen tips it but misses | 50-40 |
| 10:15 | UTEP | Daniel Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 10:01 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini can't finish the layup | 50-40 |
| 10:00 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini tips it in | 52-40 |
| 09:43 | Rice | Darko Wisneski is called for traveling | 52-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec (SF), Laverne Voorhees (PF), Jeff Reese (C) Baran Zwilling, Gilberto Mancini, Don Scalf | |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG), Norman Kelly (PF) Joseph Jackson, Larry Shaw | |
| 09:27 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Daniel Owens | 55-40 |
| 09:16 | Rice | John Larsen knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Norman Kelly | 55-42 |
| 09:00 | UTEP | Daniel Owens scores on a 3 from straight away | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:55 | Rice | Darko Wisneski is hacked by Daniel Owens - foul #1 on Daniel Owens, team foul #5 | 58-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (SG) Daniel Owens | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik McGowan (SF) Lawrence Kurz | |
| 08:48 | Rice | Jeff Reese is called for the reach on George Anderson - foul #3 on Jeff Reese, team foul #6 | 58-42 |
| 08:34 | Rice | Erik McGowan misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 58-42 |
| 08:32 | Rice | George Anderson tips it back up and in | 58-44 |
| 08:26 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Yuan Sun | 61-44 |
| 08:22 | Rice | Norman Kelly buries a shot from the right side | 61-46 |
| 08:14 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-46 |
| 08:12 | Rice | John Larsen gets the rebound | 61-46 |
| 08:08 | Rice | George Anderson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-46 |
| 08:07 | Rice | Erik McGowan grabs the offensive rebound | 61-46 |
| 07:53 | Rice | Norman Kelly drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Erik McGowan | 61-49 |
| 07:36 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees misses long on a jumper from the left block | 61-49 |
| 07:35 | Rice | John Larsen grabs the defensive rebound | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:19 | Rice | John Larsen hits a fadeaway from the right block | 61-51 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roy McCorkindale (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Yuan Sun (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Berdy Zywiec (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Laverne Voorhees (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Reese (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darko Wisneski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Erik McGowan (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Norman Kelly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - John Larsen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:10 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees misses the easy layup | 61-51 |
| 07:08 | Rice | The rebound goes to Norman Kelly | 61-51 |
| 07:03 | Rice | George Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Owens (SG), Baran Zwilling (SF), Gilberto Mancini (PF), Don Scalf (C) Roy McCorkindale, Berdy Zywiec, Laverne Voorhees, Jeff Reese | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Jackson (PG), Lawrence Kurz (SF), Larry Shaw (PF), Hugh Granville (C) Darko Wisneski, Erik McGowan, Norman Kelly, John Larsen | |
| 06:45 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Yuan Sun | 63-51 |
| 06:30 | Rice | Joseph Jackson buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from George Anderson | 63-53 |
| 06:07 | UTEP | Yuan Sun misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-53 |
| 06:05 | Rice | Hugh Granville pulls down the rebound | 63-53 |
| 05:55 | Rice | Hugh Granville misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-53 |
| 05:54 | UTEP | Daniel Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 05:31 | UTEP | Don Scalf drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Yuan Sun | 65-53 |
| 05:13 | Rice | Joseph Jackson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-53 |
| 05:11 | Rice | Hugh Granville can't tip it in | 65-53 |
| 05:09 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Baran Zwilling | 65-53 |
| 04:47 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Baran Zwilling | 67-53 |
| 04:47 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale (PG) Yuan Sun | |
| Subs | Rice | Darko Wisneski (SG), Norman Kelly (PF), John Larsen (C) George Anderson, Larry Shaw, Hugh Granville | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:30 | Rice | Norman Kelly buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Joseph Jackson | 67-55 |
| 04:16 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Daniel Owens | 69-55 |
| 04:01 | Rice | Joseph Jackson misses the floater from the baseline | 69-55 |
| 03:59 | UTEP | Don Scalf grabs the board | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:45 | UTEP | Don Scalf is called for traveling | 69-55 |
| 03:28 | Rice | John Larsen drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Joseph Jackson | 69-58 |
| 03:06 | UTEP | The jump hook by Don Scalf is blocked by Norman Kelly | 69-58 |
| 03:05 | UTEP | Daniel Owens can't tip it in | 69-58 |
| 03:03 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini tips it but misses | 69-58 |
| 03:02 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz grabs the board | 69-58 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roy McCorkindale (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Owens (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Baran Zwilling (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gilberto Mancini (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Don Scalf (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Jackson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Darko Wisneski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Kurz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Norman Kelly (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - John Larsen (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:56 | Rice | Norman Kelly is called for traveling | 69-58 |
| Subs | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees (PF), Jeff Reese (C) Gilberto Mancini, Don Scalf | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:54 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-58 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini (PF), Don Scalf (C) Laverne Voorhees, Jeff Reese | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:38 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 69-58 |
| 02:37 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-58 |
| 02:31 | UTEP | Daniel Owens can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-58 |
| 02:29 | Rice | John Larsen gets the rebound | 69-58 |
| 02:24 | Rice | Joseph Jackson is fouled on the floor by Gilberto Mancini - foul #2 on Gilberto Mancini, team foul #7 | 69-58 |
| 02:24 | Rice | Joseph Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 02:24 | Rice | Joseph Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 02:04 | UTEP | Norman Kelly blocks the short jumper by Gilberto Mancini | 69-60 |
| 02:02 | Rice | Norman Kelly snags the defensive board | 69-60 |
| 01:43 | Rice | Joseph Jackson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 69-60 |
| 01:42 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling grabs the board | 69-60 |
| 01:37 | UTEP | Daniel Owens hits a 3 from the right wing | 72-60 |
| 01:24 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 72-60 |
| 01:23 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini grabs the defensive rebound | 72-60 |
| 01:07 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-60 |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Charles Frenette (SG), Berdy Zywiec (SF), Laverne Voorhees (PF), Jeff Reese (C) Roy McCorkindale, Daniel Owens, Baran Zwilling, Gilberto Mancini, Don Scalf | |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG), William Dailey (SG), Erik McGowan (SF), Larry Shaw (PF), Hugh Granville (C) Joseph Jackson, Darko Wisneski, Lawrence Kurz, Norman Kelly, John Larsen | |
| 00:59 | Rice | George Anderson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-60 |
| 00:57 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Yuan Sun | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | UTEP | Hugh Granville is called for the reach on Jeff Reese - foul #2 on Hugh Granville, team foul #6 | 72-60 |
| 00:10 | UTEP | William Dailey is called for the reach on Charles Frenette - foul #3 on William Dailey, team foul #7 | 72-60 |
| 00:10 | UTEP | Charles Frenette makes the 1st free throw | 73-60 |
| 00:10 | UTEP | Charles Frenette misses the 2nd free throw | 73-60 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Larry Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Rice | George Anderson misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 73-60 |
| 00:03 | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec pulls down the rebound | 73-60 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Charles Frenette runs out the clock | 73-60 |