| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Lee Cardona (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dan Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Lao (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kelvin Porter (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Granados (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph Freitas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Russell Hughes inbounds the ball | 37-26 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | UTEP | Dan Taylor hits the finger roll | 39-26 |
| 19:29 | Rice | Richard Thomas connects on the open runner in the lane | 39-28 |
| 19:13 | UTEP | Richard Lao loses the dribble to Duane Lawhorn | 39-28 |
| 19:10 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn banks in the layup | 39-30 |
| 18:44 | UTEP | Dan Taylor connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Lao | 41-30 |
| 18:28 | Rice | John Cowling is by himself and knocks in the runner from the right block | 41-32 |
| 18:13 | UTEP | Dan Taylor misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ralph Freitas - foul #3 on Ralph Freitas, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (PG), Gregory Lawson (SF), John Lennon (PF), Ronald Riggs (C) Lee Cardona, Russell Hughes, Richard Lao, Kelvin Porter | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG), John Nutter (SG), Bobby Allison (SF), Carl Lungwitz (PF), Zachary Hedberg (C) Duane Lawhorn, Michael Granados, John Cowling, Richard Thomas, Ralph Freitas | |
| 18:13 | UTEP | Dan Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 18:13 | UTEP | Dan Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 17:49 | Rice | Bobby Allison is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Bobby Allison, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Pavon (SG) Dan Taylor | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:33 | UTEP | John Pavon misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on John Nutter - foul #1 on John Nutter, team foul #3 | 42-32 |
| 17:33 | UTEP | John Pavon makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 17:33 | UTEP | John Pavon makes the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz is whistled for traveling | 44-32 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Cowling (SF) Zachary Hedberg | |
| 17:00 | UTEP | John Lennon scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from John Pavon | 47-32 |
| 16:43 | Rice | Bobby Allison is denied on a layup by Ronald Riggs | 47-32 |
| 16:42 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Stephen Baynes | 47-32 |
| 16:25 | UTEP | Edwin Veatch picks off the pass by John Lennon | 47-32 |
| 16:09 | Rice | Bobby Allison knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by John Cowling | 47-34 |
| 16:05 | UTEP | Edwin Veatch is called for the reach on Stephen Baynes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edwin Veatch, team foul #4 | 47-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | Lee Cardona (PG), Dan Taylor (SG), Russell Hughes (SF), Richard Lao (PF), Eli Haynes (C) Stephen Baynes, John Pavon, Gregory Lawson, John Lennon, Ronald Riggs | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Michael Granados (SG), Richard Thomas (PF), Zachary Hedberg (C) Edwin Veatch, John Nutter, Bobby Allison, Carl Lungwitz | |
| 15:47 | UTEP | Russell Hughes knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Eli Haynes | 50-34 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Lee Cardona (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dan Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Richard Lao (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Eli Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Granados (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Cowling (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Zachary Hedberg (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Rice | Richard Thomas comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-34 |
| 15:24 | UTEP | Lee Cardona gets the rebound | 50-34 |
| 14:58 | UTEP | Dan Taylor hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Eli Haynes | 53-34 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:37 | Rice | Richard Thomas comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Lao - foul #3 on Richard Lao, team foul #1 | 53-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Pavon (SG), Kelvin Porter (C) Dan Taylor, Eli Haynes | |
| Subs | Rice | John Nutter (SG), Ralph Freitas (C) Michael Granados, John Cowling | |
| 14:37 | Rice | Richard Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 53-35 |
| 14:37 | Rice | Richard Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 53-36 |
| 14:28 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Kelvin Porter, team foul #2 | 53-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tyler Drewry (PG) Lee Cardona | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG), Carl Lungwitz (SF) Duane Lawhorn, Zachary Hedberg | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:11 | Rice | John Nutter misses the fadeaway from the left side | 53-36 |
| 14:09 | UTEP | Richard Lao grabs the defensive rebound | 53-36 |
| 14:03 | UTEP | Richard Lao misses the shot from the right wing | 53-36 |
| 14:01 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter tips it back up and in | 55-36 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:54 | Rice | Kelvin Porter blocks the jumper by Carl Lungwitz | 55-36 |
| 13:53 | UTEP | Russell Hughes snags the defensive board | 55-36 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:24 | UTEP | Russell Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Lee Cardona (PG), Dan Taylor (SG), Gregory Lawson (SF), John Lennon (PF), Ronald Riggs (C) Tyler Drewry, John Pavon, Russell Hughes, Richard Lao, Kelvin Porter | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Michael Granados (SG), Bobby Allison (SF), Zachary Hedberg (PF) Edwin Veatch, John Nutter, Carl Lungwitz, Richard Thomas | |
| 13:12 | Rice | Bobby Allison misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-36 |
| 13:10 | UTEP | Lee Cardona snags the defensive board | 55-36 |
| 12:53 | UTEP | John Lennon misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Granados - foul #1 on Michael Granados, team foul #5 | 55-36 |
| 12:53 | UTEP | John Lennon makes the 1st free throw | 56-36 |
| 12:53 | UTEP | John Lennon misses the 2nd free throw | 56-36 |
| 12:53 | UTEP | John Lennon pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-36 |
| 12:24 | UTEP | Ralph Freitas steals the ball from Ronald Riggs | 56-36 |
| 12:07 | Rice | Bobby Allison clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Gregory Lawson - foul #1 on Gregory Lawson, team foul #3 | 56-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (PG), Russell Hughes (SF), Eli Haynes (PF), Kelvin Porter (C) Lee Cardona, Gregory Lawson, John Lennon, Ronald Riggs | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG), John Nutter (SG), John Cowling (SF), Carl Lungwitz (C) Duane Lawhorn, Michael Granados, Zachary Hedberg, Ralph Freitas | |
| 12:07 | Rice | Bobby Allison makes the 1st free throw | 56-37 |
| 12:07 | Rice | Bobby Allison makes the 2nd free throw | 56-38 |
| 11:40 | UTEP | Dan Taylor can't connect on a floater near the basket | 56-38 |
| 11:39 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes grabs the offensive rebound | 56-38 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Stephen Baynes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Dan Taylor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Hughes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Eli Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kelvin Porter (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edwin Veatch (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Nutter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Allison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Lungwitz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | UTEP | Carl Lungwitz steps in front of the Eli Haynes pass | 56-38 |
| 11:11 | Rice | John Nutter travels with the ball | 56-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Pavon (SG), Gregory Lawson (SF) Dan Taylor, Russell Hughes | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Michael Granados (SG), Richard Thomas (PF), Ralph Freitas (C) Edwin Veatch, John Nutter, Bobby Allison, Carl Lungwitz | |
| 10:56 | UTEP | John Pavon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-38 |
| 10:55 | Rice | Ralph Freitas grabs the board | 56-38 |
| 10:42 | Rice | Richard Thomas misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-38 |
| 10:40 | UTEP | John Pavon snags the defensive board | 56-38 |
| 10:33 | UTEP | John Pavon connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Baynes | 59-38 |
| 10:30 | Rice | Stephen Baynes is called for the reach on Duane Lawhorn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Baynes, team foul #4 | 59-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Lee Cardona (PG), John Lennon (SF), Richard Lao (PF), Ronald Riggs (C) Stephen Baynes, Gregory Lawson, Eli Haynes, Kelvin Porter | |
| Subs | Rice | Zachary Hedberg (C) Ralph Freitas | |
| 10:14 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg misses short on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Ronald Riggs - foul #2 on Ronald Riggs, team foul #5 | 59-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Nutter (SG) Michael Granados | |
| 10:14 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg makes the 1st free throw | 59-39 |
| 10:14 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg makes the 2nd free throw | 59-40 |
| 09:54 | UTEP | John Pavon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tyler Drewry (SG) John Pavon | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG), Carl Lungwitz (SF) Duane Lawhorn, John Cowling | |
| 09:37 | Rice | John Nutter is whistled for traveling | 59-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dan Taylor (SG), Russell Hughes (SF) Tyler Drewry, John Lennon | |
| Subs | Rice | Ralph Freitas (C) Zachary Hedberg | |
| 09:35 | UTEP | Edwin Veatch steps in front of the Lee Cardona pass in the backcourt | 59-40 |
| 09:22 | Rice | John Nutter hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-40 |
| 09:20 | UTEP | Russell Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 59-40 |
| 08:57 | UTEP | The jump hook by Russell Hughes is blocked by Richard Thomas | 59-40 |
| 08:56 | Rice | Richard Thomas grabs the board | 59-40 |
| 08:51 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-42 |
| 08:30 | UTEP | Dan Taylor is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Dan Taylor, team foul #6 | 59-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (PG), John Pavon (SG), Gregory Lawson (SF), Eli Haynes (PF), John Lennon (C) Lee Cardona, Dan Taylor, Russell Hughes, Richard Lao, Ronald Riggs | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Michael Granados (SG), John Cowling (SF), Bobby Allison (PF), Zachary Hedberg (C) Edwin Veatch, John Nutter, Carl Lungwitz, Richard Thomas, Ralph Freitas | |
| 08:17 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg misses the lay-in | 59-42 |
| 08:15 | UTEP | John Lennon gets the rebound | 59-42 |
| 07:56 | UTEP | John Lennon buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Stephen Baynes | 62-42 |
| 07:42 | Rice | Bobby Allison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kelvin Porter (C) John Lennon | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:24 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes misses the floater from the right wing | 62-42 |
| 07:22 | UTEP | Eli Haynes grabs the offensive rebound | 62-42 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Stephen Baynes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Pavon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gregory Lawson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eli Haynes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kelvin Porter (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Granados (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Cowling (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Allison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Zachary Hedberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:10 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-42 |
| 07:08 | Rice | John Cowling gets the rebound | 62-42 |
| 07:05 | Rice | Eli Haynes is called for the reach on Duane Lawhorn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eli Haynes, team foul #7 | 62-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Lee Cardona (PG), Dan Taylor (SG), Russell Hughes (SF), Richard Lao (PF) Stephen Baynes, John Pavon, Gregory Lawson, Eli Haynes | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (SG), Carl Lungwitz (PF), Ralph Freitas (C) Michael Granados, Bobby Allison, Zachary Hedberg | |
| 07:05 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn makes the 1st free throw | 62-43 |
| 07:05 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn makes the 2nd free throw | 62-44 |
| 06:47 | UTEP | Richard Lao's pass is intercepted by Duane Lawhorn | 62-44 |
| 06:26 | Rice | John Cowling clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-44 |
| 06:25 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Lungwitz | 62-44 |
| 06:09 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz is open but can't throw it down | 62-44 |
| 06:07 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz grabs the offensive board | 62-44 |
| 06:02 | Rice | Ralph Freitas is hacked by Kelvin Porter - foul #4 on Kelvin Porter, team foul #8 | 62-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (PG), Gregory Lawson (SF), John Lennon (PF), Ronald Riggs (C) Lee Cardona, Russell Hughes, Richard Lao, Kelvin Porter | |
| Subs | Rice | John Nutter (SG), Richard Thomas (PF) Edwin Veatch, Carl Lungwitz | |
| 06:02 | Rice | Ralph Freitas makes the 1st free throw | 62-45 |
| 06:02 | Rice | Ralph Freitas misses the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| 06:02 | UTEP | Dan Taylor snags the defensive board | 62-45 |
| 05:40 | UTEP | Dan Taylor comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 62-45 |
| 05:38 | Rice | Richard Thomas gets the rebound | 62-45 |
| 05:34 | Rice | John Cowling is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Riggs - foul #3 on Ronald Riggs, team foul #9 | 62-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Pavon (SG) Dan Taylor | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:34 | Rice | John Cowling makes the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 05:34 | Rice | John Cowling makes the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 05:25 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes is hacked by Duane Lawhorn - foul #3 on Duane Lawhorn, team foul #6 | 62-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Zachary Hedberg (SF) John Cowling | |
| 05:11 | UTEP | John Pavon misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 62-47 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Ralph Freitas gets the rebound | 62-47 |
| 05:07 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Lee Cardona (PG), Eli Haynes (PF) Stephen Baynes, Ronald Riggs | |
| Subs | Rice | Bobby Allison (SF) Ralph Freitas | |
| 04:47 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-47 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Richard Thomas grabs the board | 62-47 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Richard Thomas scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from John Nutter | 62-49 |
| 04:15 | UTEP | Eli Haynes comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Richard Thomas - foul #2 on Richard Thomas, team foul #7 | 62-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dan Taylor (SG), Russell Hughes (SF), Kelvin Porter (C) John Pavon, Gregory Lawson, John Lennon | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG), Michael Granados (SG), Carl Lungwitz (C) Duane Lawhorn, John Nutter, Zachary Hedberg | |
| 04:15 | UTEP | Eli Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 04:15 | UTEP | Eli Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| 04:06 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz loses the ball out of bounds | 64-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tyler Drewry (PG), Richard Lao (PF) Lee Cardona, Eli Haynes | |
| Subs | Rice | Ralph Freitas (C) Bobby Allison | |
| 03:41 | UTEP | Richard Lao hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Carl Lungwitz - foul #1 on Carl Lungwitz, team foul #8 | 64-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (PG), Gregory Lawson (SF), Ronald Riggs (C) Dan Taylor, Russell Hughes, Kelvin Porter | |
| Subs | Rice | John Nutter (SG), Zachary Hedberg (PF), Bobby Allison (C) Michael Granados, Richard Thomas, Ralph Freitas | |
| 03:41 | UTEP | Richard Lao makes the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 03:41 | UTEP | Richard Lao misses the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| 03:41 | Rice | Bobby Allison pulls down the rebound | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:22 | Rice | Bobby Allison clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 65-49 |
| 03:20 | Rice | Bobby Allison tips it home | 65-51 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Stephen Baynes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tyler Drewry (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gregory Lawson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Lao (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Riggs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edwin Veatch (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Nutter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Carl Lungwitz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Zachary Hedberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Allison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:01 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes is whistled for a carry | 65-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Lennon (PF) Richard Lao | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:58 | Rice | John Nutter is fouled in the backcourt by Tyler Drewry - foul #1 on Tyler Drewry, team foul #10 | 65-51 |
| 02:58 | Rice | John Nutter makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 02:58 | Rice | John Nutter makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 02:56 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | Lee Cardona (PG), Dan Taylor (SG), Eli Haynes (PF) Stephen Baynes, Tyler Drewry, Gregory Lawson | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Granados (SG), John Cowling (SF) John Nutter, Zachary Hedberg | |
| 02:33 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs blows the layup | 65-53 |
| 02:31 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz grabs the board | 65-53 |
| 02:18 | Rice | Bobby Allison lays it up and in | 65-55 |
| 02:18 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Lao (PF), Kelvin Porter (C) Eli Haynes, Ronald Riggs | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Thomas (PF), Ralph Freitas (C) Bobby Allison, Carl Lungwitz | |
| 01:55 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter lays it up and in on a great pass from Dan Taylor and he's fouled by Ralph Freitas - foul #4 on Ralph Freitas, team foul #9 | 67-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (PG), John Pavon (SG), Gregory Lawson (SF) Lee Cardona, Dan Taylor, Richard Lao | |
| Subs | Rice | John Nutter (SG), Bobby Allison (SF), Carl Lungwitz (PF), Zachary Hedberg (C) Michael Granados, John Cowling, Richard Thomas, Ralph Freitas | |
| 01:55 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter makes the free throw | 68-55 |
| 01:39 | Rice | Edwin Veatch is open and buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Bobby Allison | 68-57 |
| 01:10 | UTEP | John Lennon misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 68-57 |
| 01:09 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg grabs the board | 68-57 |
| 01:06 | Rice | John Nutter double dribbles in the backcourt | 68-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Riggs (C) Kelvin Porter | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:49 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes clanks a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Zachary Hedberg - foul #1 on Zachary Hedberg, team foul #10 | 68-57 |
| 00:49 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 00:49 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes makes the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Rice | Bobby Allison is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Lawson - foul #2 on Gregory Lawson, team foul #11 | 70-57 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Bobby Allison makes the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Bobby Allison misses the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-58 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Bobby Allison knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Edwin Veatch | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs misses short on a shot near the basket | 70-60 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Bobby Allison grabs the board | 70-60 |
| 00:07 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Nutter | 70-63 |
| 00:07 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Lee Cardona (PG), Dan Taylor (SG), Russell Hughes (SF), Richard Lao (PF), Kelvin Porter (C) Stephen Baynes, John Pavon, Gregory Lawson, John Lennon, Ronald Riggs | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Michael Granados (SG), John Cowling (SF), Richard Thomas (PF), Ralph Freitas (C) Edwin Veatch, John Nutter, Bobby Allison, Carl Lungwitz, Zachary Hedberg | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Lee Cardona runs out the clock | 70-63 |