| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Nguyen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Thompson (fresh) PF - Kelvin Fisher (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeff Reese (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gordon Burnam (fresh) SF - Lawrence Kurz (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Norman Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Larsen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | David Thompson inbounds the ball | 40-21 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill is hacked by Norman Kelly - foul #1 on Norman Kelly, team foul #1 | 40-21 |
| 19:27 | UTEP | John Larsen swats the dunk try by Kelvin Fisher | 40-21 |
| 19:26 | UTEP | David Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 40-21 |
| 19:08 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill jams it | 42-21 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 18:57 | Rice | Kelvin Fisher blocks the short jumper by Gordon Burnam | 42-21 |
| 18:55 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 42-21 |
| 18:51 | UTEP | John Nguyen loses the dribble to George Anderson in the backcourt | 42-21 |
| 18:50 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz blows the layup | 42-21 |
| 18:48 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Kurz | 42-21 |
| 18:35 | Rice | Norman Kelly connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from George Anderson | 42-23 |
| 18:06 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill clanks a fadeaway from close range | 42-23 |
| 18:05 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz gets the rebound | 42-23 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 17:47 | Rice | George Anderson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-23 |
| 17:46 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill snags the defensive board | 42-23 |
| 17:22 | UTEP | Lawrence Kurz is called for the reach on David Thompson - foul #1 on Lawrence Kurz, team foul #2 | 42-23 |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Owens (SF) David Thompson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:06 | UTEP | Daniel Owens's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Kurz | 42-23 |
| 16:51 | Rice | George Anderson comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 42-23 |
| 16:50 | UTEP | John Nguyen grabs the board | 42-23 |
| 16:27 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-23 |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Charles Frenette (SG), Allen Steed (PF), Berdy Zywiec (C) John Nguyen, Jonathan Hill, Kelvin Fisher, Jeff Reese | |
| Subs | Rice | William Dailey (SG), Erik McGowan (SF), Larry Shaw (PF) Gordon Burnam, Lawrence Kurz, Norman Kelly | |
| 16:14 | Rice | William Dailey hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by George Anderson | 42-26 |
| 15:45 | UTEP | Allen Steed drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Daniel Owens | 44-26 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Yuan Sun (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Charles Frenette (fresh) SF - Daniel Owens (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Allen Steed (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Berdy Zywiec (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Dailey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Erik McGowan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Larry Shaw (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Larsen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Rice | Erik McGowan is hacked by Berdy Zywiec - foul #2 on Berdy Zywiec, team foul #1 | 44-26 |
| Subs | UTEP | David Thompson (SF) Charles Frenette | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Chapin (SF), Hugh Granville (C) George Anderson, John Larsen | |
| 15:07 | Rice | Berdy Zywiec steals the ball from Erik McGowan | 44-26 |
| 14:41 | UTEP | Yuan Sun misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-26 |
| 14:39 | Rice | William Dailey snags the defensive board | 44-26 |
| 14:33 | Rice | The short jumper by Larry Shaw is denied by Allen Steed | 44-26 |
| 14:31 | UTEP | David Thompson gets the rebound | 44-26 |
| 14:02 | UTEP | Daniel Owens misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-26 |
| 14:01 | Rice | Larry Shaw grabs the board | 44-26 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:52 | Rice | Michael Chapin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-26 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Nguyen (PG), Jonathan Hill (SG), Kelvin Fisher (PF), Jeff Reese (C) Yuan Sun, Daniel Owens, Allen Steed, Berdy Zywiec | |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG), Gordon Burnam (SG), Lawrence Kurz (SF), Norman Kelly (PF), John Larsen (C) William Dailey, Erik McGowan, Michael Chapin, Larry Shaw, Hugh Granville | |
| 13:32 | UTEP | John Nguyen clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Gordon Burnam - foul #3 on Gordon Burnam, team foul #3 | 44-26 |
| 13:32 | UTEP | John Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 45-26 |
| 13:32 | UTEP | John Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 46-26 |
| 13:16 | Rice | David Thompson steals the ball from Gordon Burnam | 46-26 |
| 13:12 | UTEP | David Thompson throws it down | 48-26 |
| 13:03 | Rice | Norman Kelly is fouled on the floor by Kelvin Fisher - foul #3 on Kelvin Fisher, team foul #2 | 48-26 |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Owens (SF) David Thompson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:49 | Rice | Gordon Burnam is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Gordon Burnam, team foul #4 | 48-26 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | William Dailey (SG) Gordon Burnam | |
| 12:36 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill lays it up and in set up by Jeff Reese | 50-26 |
| 12:18 | Rice | John Nguyen is called for the reach on Lawrence Kurz - foul #3 on John Nguyen, team foul #3 | 50-26 |
| 12:13 | Rice | Norman Kelly misses the lay-in | 50-26 |
| 12:11 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jeff Reese | 50-26 |
| 11:47 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-26 |
| 11:45 | UTEP | Daniel Owens grabs the offensive board | 50-26 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Nguyen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Owens (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kelvin Fisher (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeff Reese (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Dailey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lawrence Kurz (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Norman Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Larsen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill's floater is tipped away by John Larsen | 50-26 |
| 11:27 | Rice | John Larsen grabs the board | 50-26 |
| 11:08 | Rice | Norman Kelly misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 50-26 |
| 11:07 | Rice | John Larsen hits the follow up shot | 50-28 |
| 10:45 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Norman Kelly - foul #2 on Norman Kelly, team foul #5 | 50-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), David Thompson (SF), Allen Steed (PF), Berdy Zywiec (C) John Nguyen, Daniel Owens, Kelvin Fisher, Jeff Reese | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik McGowan (SG) George Anderson | |
| 10:45 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill misses the 1st free throw | 50-28 |
| 10:45 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 50-28 |
| 10:45 | Rice | John Larsen snags the defensive board | 50-28 |
| 10:36 | Rice | John Larsen hits the finger roll | 50-30 |
| 10:10 | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 50-30 |
| 10:08 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lawrence Kurz | 50-30 |
| 10:04 | Rice | Erik McGowan knocks in the jumper from close range set up by William Dailey | 50-32 |
| 09:47 | UTEP | Norman Kelly swats the short shot by Allen Steed | 50-32 |
| 09:46 | Rice | John Larsen gets the rebound | 50-32 |
| 09:31 | Rice | William Dailey clanks a 3 from the left wing | 50-32 |
| 09:30 | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec snags the defensive board | 50-32 |
| 09:08 | UTEP | Allen Steed hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from David Thompson | 52-32 |
| 08:51 | Rice | Erik McGowan connects on the jumper from the left block set up by William Dailey and the foul's on Jonathan Hill - foul #2 on Jonathan Hill, team foul #4 | 52-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Nguyen (PG), Daniel Owens (SG), Kelvin Fisher (PF), Jeff Reese (C) Yuan Sun, Jonathan Hill, Allen Steed, Berdy Zywiec | |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG), Michael Chapin (SF), Larry Shaw (PF), Hugh Granville (C) William Dailey, Lawrence Kurz, Norman Kelly, John Larsen | |
| 08:51 | Rice | Erik McGowan misses the free throw | 52-34 |
| 08:51 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jeff Reese | 52-34 |
| 08:28 | UTEP | Daniel Owens comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-34 |
| 08:26 | Rice | George Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-34 |
| 08:16 | Rice | John Nguyen is called for the reach on Hugh Granville - foul #4 on John Nguyen, team foul #5 | 52-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec (SF) David Thompson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:06 | Rice | George Anderson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Hugh Granville | 52-37 |
| 07:44 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-37 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Nguyen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Daniel Owens (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Berdy Zywiec (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kelvin Fisher (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeff Reese (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erik McGowan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Chapin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Shaw (fresh) 3 reb. C - Hugh Granville (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Rice | George Anderson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-40 |
| 07:21 | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-40 |
| 07:19 | UTEP | Daniel Owens gets the offensive rebound | 54-40 |
| 07:06 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-40 |
| 06:48 | Rice | Hugh Granville misses short on a floater from the right wing | 56-40 |
| 06:46 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jeff Reese | 56-40 |
| 06:23 | UTEP | John Nguyen is fouled on the floor by Larry Shaw - foul #3 on Larry Shaw, team foul #6 | 56-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathan Hill (SG), David Thompson (SF), Allen Steed (C) Daniel Owens, Berdy Zywiec, Jeff Reese | |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (SG), Lawrence Kurz (SF), Norman Kelly (PF), John Larsen (C) Erik McGowan, Michael Chapin, Larry Shaw, Hugh Granville | |
| 05:58 | UTEP | George Anderson is called for the reach on David Thompson - foul #2 on George Anderson, team foul #7 | 56-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Berdy Zywiec (C) John Nguyen, Kelvin Fisher | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:58 | UTEP | David Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 57-40 |
| 05:58 | UTEP | David Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-40 |
| 05:58 | Rice | Norman Kelly snags the defensive board | 57-40 |
| 05:40 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-43 |
| 05:14 | UTEP | Allen Steed lays it up and in | 59-43 |
| 04:58 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-43 |
| 04:57 | UTEP | Allen Steed snags the defensive board | 59-43 |
| 04:39 | UTEP | George Anderson steals it from Jonathan Hill | 59-43 |
| 04:27 | Rice | Gordon Burnam misses the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Jonathan Hill - foul #3 on Jonathan Hill, team foul #6 | 59-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Nguyen (PG), Daniel Owens (SF), Kelvin Fisher (PF), Jeff Reese (C) Yuan Sun, David Thompson, Allen Steed, Berdy Zywiec | |
| Subs | Rice | William Dailey (PG) George Anderson | |
| 04:27 | Rice | Gordon Burnam misses the 1st free throw | 59-43 |
| 04:27 | Rice | Gordon Burnam makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 04:02 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher buries a jumper in the paint set up by Jeff Reese | 61-44 |
| 03:51 | Rice | William Dailey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-44 |
| 03:49 | UTEP | Jeff Reese pulls down the rebound | 61-44 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:43 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-44 |
| 03:42 | UTEP | John Nguyen tips it home | 63-44 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Nguyen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jonathan Hill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Owens (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kelvin Fisher (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeff Reese (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Dailey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gordon Burnam (fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. SF - Lawrence Kurz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Norman Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Larsen (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:32 | Rice | William Dailey is called for 10 seconds | 63-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec (SF) Jonathan Hill | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik McGowan (SG), Michael Chapin (SF), Larry Shaw (PF), Hugh Granville (C) Gordon Burnam, Lawrence Kurz, Norman Kelly, John Larsen | |
| 03:09 | UTEP | Daniel Owens is hacked by Erik McGowan - foul #2 on Erik McGowan, team foul #8 | 63-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | David Thompson (SF) Berdy Zywiec | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:09 | UTEP | Daniel Owens misses the 1st free throw | 63-44 |
| 03:09 | Rice | Larry Shaw gets the rebound | 63-44 |
| 02:59 | Rice | Michael Chapin connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 63-46 |
| 02:35 | UTEP | Daniel Owens makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-46 |
| 02:22 | Rice | William Dailey misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 66-46 |
| 02:21 | Rice | Erik McGowan misses the tip | 66-46 |
| 02:19 | Rice | Hugh Granville gets the offensive rebound | 66-46 |
| 02:06 | Rice | Michael Chapin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by David Thompson - foul #1 on David Thompson, team foul #7 | 66-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Allen Steed (PF) John Nguyen, Kelvin Fisher | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:06 | Rice | Michael Chapin misses the 1st free throw | 66-46 |
| 02:06 | Rice | Michael Chapin misses the 2nd free throw | 66-46 |
| 02:06 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Allen Steed | 66-46 |
| 01:50 | UTEP | Allen Steed clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 66-46 |
| 01:48 | Rice | Larry Shaw grabs the board | 66-46 |
| 01:40 | Rice | Erik McGowan is whistled for traveling | 66-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Nguyen (PG), Jonathan Hill (SG), Kelvin Fisher (PF) Yuan Sun, Daniel Owens, Allen Steed | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:25 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher misses long on a shot from the right side | 66-46 |
| 01:24 | Rice | William Dailey grabs the defensive rebound | 66-46 |
| 01:04 | Rice | Jonathan Hill takes the ball from Michael Chapin | 66-46 |
| 00:35 | UTEP | Larry Shaw is called for the reach on Kelvin Fisher - foul #4 on Larry Shaw, team foul #9 | 66-46 |
| 00:35 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 67-46 |
| 00:35 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 67-46 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Michael Chapin snags the defensive board | 67-46 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Rice | Larry Shaw connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by William Dailey and he's fouled by John Nguyen - foul #5 on John Nguyen, team foul #8 | 67-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG) John Nguyen | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:28 | Rice | Larry Shaw makes the free throw | 67-49 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Yuan Sun runs out the clock | 67-49 |