| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Bush (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mike Rye (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Harrison (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Woodard (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roger Willett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Stadtmiller (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Sepe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Neu (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Musgrove (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Mike Rye inbounds the ball | 26-42 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Rice | Ronald Woodard comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by James Musgrove - foul #2 on James Musgrove, team foul #1 | 26-42 |
| 19:46 | Rice | Ronald Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 27-42 |
| 19:46 | Rice | Ronald Woodard misses the 2nd free throw | 27-42 |
| 19:46 | UTEP | James Neu grabs the board | 27-42 |
| 19:22 | UTEP | Daniel Sepe misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-42 |
| 19:21 | UTEP | James Musgrove grabs the offensive board | 27-42 |
| 19:10 | UTEP | Daniel Sepe misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 27-42 |
| 19:08 | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller tips it back up and in | 27-44 |
| 18:46 | Rice | Robert Jacobs connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-44 |
| 18:32 | UTEP | Ronald Woodard is called for the reach on James Musgrove - foul #1 on Ronald Woodard, team foul #1 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Rice | David Brickey (PG), John Lamothe (SG), James Franzen (SF), Kenneth Orman (PF) Robert Jacobs, Joseph Bush, Mike Rye, Joseph Harrison | |
| Subs | UTEP | Matthew Cochran (PG), Joey Graham (PF), Fred Campbell (C) Roger Willett, James Neu, James Musgrove | |
| 18:07 | UTEP | Fred Campbell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-44 |
| 18:05 | Rice | Kenneth Orman grabs the defensive rebound | 30-44 |
| 17:58 | Rice | Ronald Woodard clanks a runner from the right block | 30-44 |
| 17:57 | UTEP | Fred Campbell pulls down the rebound | 30-44 |
| 17:40 | UTEP | Fred Campbell comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 30-44 |
| 17:38 | UTEP | Fred Campbell gets the offensive rebound | 30-44 |
| 17:28 | UTEP | Ronald Woodard swats the short shot by Fred Campbell | 30-44 |
| 17:27 | Rice | James Franzen grabs the board | 30-44 |
| 16:58 | Rice | John Lamothe misses the wide open floater from the left side | 30-44 |
| 16:56 | Rice | Kenneth Orman can't tip it in | 30-44 |
| 16:55 | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller snags the defensive board | 30-44 |
| 16:48 | UTEP | David Brickey steps in front of the Matthew Cochran pass in the backcourt | 30-44 |
| 16:22 | Rice | James Franzen misses short on a jumper from the left side | 30-44 |
| 16:20 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Fred Campbell | 30-44 |
| 15:59 | UTEP | Daniel Sepe misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-44 |
| 15:57 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Campbell | 30-44 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Brickey (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SG - John Lamothe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Franzen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Orman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Woodard (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Matthew Cochran (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Stadtmiller (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Sepe (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joey Graham (tiring) 2 reb. C - Fred Campbell (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | UTEP | Fred Campbell buries a floater from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Ronald Woodard - foul #2 on Ronald Woodard, team foul #2 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jacobs (PG), Joseph Bush (SG), Mike Rye (SF), Joseph Harrison (PF) David Brickey, John Lamothe, James Franzen, Kenneth Orman | |
| Subs | UTEP | Roger Willett (PG), David Eyre (SG), James Neu (PF), James Musgrove (C) Matthew Cochran, Jason Stadtmiller, Daniel Sepe, Joey Graham | |
| 15:42 | UTEP | Fred Campbell makes the free throw | 30-47 |
| 15:23 | Rice | Mike Rye comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 30-47 |
| 15:22 | Rice | Robert Jacobs tips it but misses | 30-47 |
| 15:20 | UTEP | James Musgrove pulls down the rebound | 30-47 |
| 15:05 | UTEP | David Eyre can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 30-47 |
| 15:04 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Jacobs | 30-47 |
| 14:46 | Rice | Robert Jacobs clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-47 |
| 14:45 | UTEP | James Musgrove grabs the board | 30-47 |
| 14:28 | UTEP | David Eyre can't connect on a floater in the paint | 30-47 |
| 14:26 | Rice | The rebound goes to Ronald Woodard | 30-47 |
| 14:08 | Rice | Roger Willett steps in front of the Mike Rye pass | 30-47 |
| 14:04 | UTEP | Roger Willett hits the finger roll | 30-49 |
| 13:43 | Rice | Ronald Woodard hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Jacobs | 32-49 |
| 13:39 | UTEP | Roger Willett is whistled for traveling | 32-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Pierce (PG), Henry Boddy (SG), Kenneth Orman (PF) Robert Jacobs, Joseph Bush, Joseph Harrison | |
| Subs | UTEP | Marion Gassaway (SG), Moises Figueroa (SF), David Edgerly (C) David Eyre, Fred Campbell, James Musgrove | |
| 13:18 | Rice | James Neu blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Orman | 32-49 |
| 13:16 | UTEP | The rebound goes to James Neu | 32-49 |
| 12:50 | UTEP | David Edgerly misses short on a floater from the right wing | 32-49 |
| 12:49 | Rice | Mike Rye snags the defensive board | 32-49 |
| 12:46 | Rice | Carl Pierce throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-49 |
| Subs | Rice | David Brickey (PG), John Lamothe (SG) Carl Pierce, Mike Rye | |
| Subs | UTEP | Matthew Cochran (PG) Roger Willett | |
| 12:32 | UTEP | David Brickey is called for the reach on James Neu - foul #1 on David Brickey, team foul #3 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller (SG) Marion Gassaway | |
| 12:19 | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-49 |
| 12:18 | Rice | David Brickey gets the rebound | 32-49 |
| 12:00 | Rice | Henry Boddy connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Brickey | 34-49 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Brickey (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Lamothe (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Boddy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Orman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Woodard (tired) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Matthew Cochran (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Stadtmiller (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Moises Figueroa (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Neu (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Edgerly (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:41 | UTEP | Moises Figueroa comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Henry Boddy - foul #1 on Henry Boddy, team foul #4 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Pierce (PG), Joseph Bush (SG), James Franzen (SF), Joseph Harrison (PF) David Brickey, John Lamothe, Henry Boddy, Kenneth Orman | |
| Subs | UTEP | Marion Gassaway (PG), Daniel Sepe (SF), James Musgrove (C) Matthew Cochran, James Neu, David Edgerly | |
| 11:41 | UTEP | Moises Figueroa misses the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 11:41 | UTEP | Moises Figueroa makes the 2nd free throw | 34-50 |
| 11:16 | Rice | James Franzen is whistled for traveling | 34-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jacobs (PG) Carl Pierce | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joey Graham (PF) Moises Figueroa | |
| 11:02 | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Marion Gassaway | 34-53 |
| 10:40 | Rice | Daniel Sepe steals it from Joseph Bush | 34-53 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 10:16 | UTEP | Joseph Harrison steals the ball from Joey Graham | 34-53 |
| 10:14 | Rice | James Musgrove picks off the pass by Joseph Bush in the backcourt | 34-53 |
| 09:51 | UTEP | Joseph Bush is called for the reach on Jason Stadtmiller - foul #2 on Joseph Bush, team foul #5 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Rice | David Brickey (PG), John Lamothe (SG), Henry Boddy (SF), Kenneth Orman (PF) Robert Jacobs, Joseph Bush, James Franzen, Joseph Harrison | |
| Subs | UTEP | Matthew Cochran (PG), David Eyre (SG), James Neu (PF) Marion Gassaway, Jason Stadtmiller, Joey Graham | |
| 09:30 | UTEP | James Musgrove can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 34-53 |
| 09:29 | Rice | The rebound goes to Kenneth Orman | 34-53 |
| 09:18 | Rice | Henry Boddy misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 34-53 |
| 09:17 | UTEP | James Neu gets the rebound | 34-53 |
| 09:01 | UTEP | Daniel Sepe scores on a floater from close range and he's fouled by John Lamothe - foul #1 on John Lamothe, team foul #6 | 34-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Mike Rye (SF) Henry Boddy | |
| Subs | UTEP | Roger Willett (PG), Moises Figueroa (PF), David Edgerly (C) David Eyre, James Neu, James Musgrove | |
| 09:01 | UTEP | Daniel Sepe misses the free throw | 34-55 |
| 09:01 | Rice | John Lamothe pulls down the rebound | 34-55 |
| 08:57 | Rice | Matthew Cochran steps in front of the Mike Rye pass in the backcourt | 34-55 |
| 08:38 | UTEP | Matthew Cochran hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-55 |
| 08:37 | UTEP | Roger Willett misses the tip | 34-55 |
| 08:36 | UTEP | Roger Willett grabs the offensive rebound | 34-55 |
| 08:24 | UTEP | Moises Figueroa is hacked by John Lamothe - foul #2 on John Lamothe, team foul #7 | 34-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Pierce (PG), Joseph Harrison (PF) David Brickey, Kenneth Orman | |
| Subs | UTEP | David Eyre (SG), Fred Campbell (PF) Matthew Cochran, Daniel Sepe | |
| 08:24 | UTEP | Moises Figueroa misses the 1st free throw | 34-55 |
| 08:24 | Rice | John Lamothe grabs the defensive rebound | 34-55 |
| 08:01 | Rice | David Eyre picks off the pass by Ronald Woodard | 34-55 |
| 07:35 | UTEP | Roger Willett is whistled for a carry | 34-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jacobs (PG), Joseph Bush (SG), Henry Boddy (SF) Carl Pierce, John Lamothe, Mike Rye | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller (SG), Daniel Sepe (SF), James Neu (PF) David Eyre, Moises Figueroa, David Edgerly | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jacobs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Bush (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Henry Boddy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Harrison (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Woodard (very tired) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roger Willett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Stadtmiller (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Sepe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Neu (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Rice | Henry Boddy can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-55 |
| 07:07 | UTEP | Roger Willett pulls down the rebound | 34-55 |
| 06:43 | UTEP | Fred Campbell makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Sepe and he's hacked by Ronald Woodard - foul #3 on Ronald Woodard, team foul #8 | 34-57 |
| Subs | Rice | James Franzen (SF), Kenneth Orman (PF) Joseph Bush, Joseph Harrison | |
| Subs | UTEP | Matthew Cochran (PG), Marion Gassaway (SG), Moises Figueroa (SF), Joey Graham (PF) Roger Willett, Jason Stadtmiller, Daniel Sepe, James Neu | |
| 06:43 | UTEP | Fred Campbell misses the free throw | 34-57 |
| 06:43 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Moises Figueroa | 34-57 |
| 06:25 | UTEP | Joey Graham misses the lay-in | 34-57 |
| 06:24 | Rice | Henry Boddy pulls down the rebound | 34-57 |
| 06:20 | Rice | James Franzen misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-57 |
| 06:18 | UTEP | Fred Campbell gets the rebound | 34-57 |
| 06:03 | UTEP | Moises Figueroa drills a floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by James Franzen - foul #2 on James Franzen, team foul #9 | 34-59 |
| Subs | Rice | David Brickey (PG), Mike Rye (SG) Robert Jacobs, Henry Boddy | |
| Subs | UTEP | David Eyre (SG) Marion Gassaway | |
| 06:03 | UTEP | Moises Figueroa makes the free throw | 34-60 |
| 05:35 | Rice | Ronald Woodard is denied on a layup by Joey Graham | 34-60 |
| 05:33 | Rice | James Franzen misses the tip | 34-60 |
| 05:32 | UTEP | Matthew Cochran grabs the board | 34-60 |
| 05:11 | UTEP | Matthew Cochran hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Moises Figueroa | 34-63 |
| 04:46 | Rice | David Brickey makes the shot from the right wing | 36-63 |
| 04:33 | UTEP | David Eyre misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Ronald Woodard - foul #4 on Ronald Woodard, team foul #10 | 36-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Bush (SG), John Lamothe (SF), Joseph Harrison (PF) Mike Rye, James Franzen, Kenneth Orman | |
| Subs | UTEP | Marion Gassaway (SG), David Edgerly (C) Matthew Cochran, Fred Campbell | |
| 04:33 | UTEP | David Eyre makes the 1st free throw | 36-64 |
| 04:33 | UTEP | David Eyre misses the 2nd free throw | 36-64 |
| 04:33 | Rice | Ronald Woodard grabs the board | 36-64 |
| 04:09 | Rice | Joseph Harrison hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 36-64 |
| 04:07 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway pulls down the rebound | 36-64 |
| 04:01 | UTEP | David Eyre misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 36-64 |
| 04:00 | Rice | Joseph Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 36-64 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Rice | Joseph Bush is fouled on the floor by Marion Gassaway - foul #1 on Marion Gassaway, team foul #2 | 36-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jacobs (PG) David Brickey | |
| Subs | UTEP | Matthew Cochran (SG) David Eyre | |
| 03:36 | Rice | Ronald Woodard banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Jacobs | 38-64 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jacobs (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Bush (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Lamothe (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Harrison (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Ronald Woodard (very tired) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Marion Gassaway (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Cochran (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Moises Figueroa (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joey Graham (tiring) 2 reb. C - David Edgerly (fresh) | |
| 03:09 | UTEP | Joey Graham drills a shot from the left block set up by Marion Gassaway | 38-66 |
| 02:55 | Rice | Robert Jacobs travels with the ball | 38-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Pierce (PG), Henry Boddy (SG), Mike Rye (SF) Robert Jacobs, Joseph Bush, John Lamothe | |
| Subs | UTEP | David Eyre (SG), Fred Campbell (C) Marion Gassaway, David Edgerly | |
| 02:33 | UTEP | Fred Campbell drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by David Eyre | 38-68 |
| 02:21 | Rice | Henry Boddy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-68 |
| 02:20 | Rice | Mike Rye tips it back up and in | 40-68 |
| 01:58 | UTEP | Matthew Cochran misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-68 |
| 01:57 | UTEP | David Eyre can't tip it in | 40-68 |
| 01:55 | Rice | Mike Rye pulls down the rebound | 40-68 |
| 01:49 | Rice | Henry Boddy connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-68 |
| 01:29 | UTEP | Moises Figueroa comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-68 |
| 01:27 | UTEP | Fred Campbell gets the offensive rebound | 43-68 |
| 01:04 | UTEP | Moises Figueroa hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 43-68 |
| 01:02 | Rice | Joseph Harrison snags the defensive board | 43-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Rice | Joseph Harrison throws it down | 45-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:33 | UTEP | Joey Graham is hacked by Joseph Harrison - foul #2 on Joseph Harrison, team foul #11 | 45-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jacobs (PG), Joseph Bush (SG) Carl Pierce, Henry Boddy | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:33 | UTEP | Joey Graham misses the 1st free throw | 45-68 |
| 00:33 | UTEP | Joey Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 45-68 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Ronald Woodard grabs the defensive rebound | 45-68 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Ronald Woodard can't connect on a floater from the left side | 45-68 |
| 00:24 | UTEP | Moises Figueroa pulls down the rebound | 45-68 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Matthew Cochran runs out the clock | 45-68 |