| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Blake Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Edmondson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathon Carroll (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Stephen Zolinas (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Perry (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jeffery Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | John Watson inbounds the ball | 34-39 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Rice | John Watson hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Samuel Aden | 36-39 |
| 19:22 | UTEP | Eric Perry buries a jump hook from the baseline | 36-41 |
| 19:08 | Rice | Ronald Hickey misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 36-41 |
| 19:07 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Stephen Zolinas | 36-41 |
| 18:49 | UTEP | Eric Perry misses the fadeaway from the left side | 36-41 |
| 18:48 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson gets the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 18:30 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson's fadeaway is rejected by Terry Thornton | 36-41 |
| 18:28 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 18:15 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 18:13 | UTEP | Jeffery Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 18:05 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 18:03 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffery Wilson | 36-41 |
| 17:45 | UTEP | Eric Perry hits a jumper in the lane set up by Richard Edmondson | 36-43 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Eric Perry is called for the reach on Blake Jones - foul #2 on Eric Perry, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), Dominick Goodlett (SG), James Snow (SF), Raymond Valenti (PF), Adam Pease (C) Samuel Aden, Blake Jones, John Watson, Terry Thornton, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Krueger (PG), Mark Rorie (SG), Gregory Graham (PF), Ralph Piccirillo (C) Richard Edmondson, Jonathon Carroll, Stephen Zolinas, Jeffery Wilson | |
| 17:14 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 17:13 | UTEP | Eric Perry snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 16:49 | UTEP | Donald Krueger buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Mark Rorie | 36-46 |
| 16:47 | Rice | Donald Krueger is called for the reach on Dominick Goodlett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Krueger, team foul #2 | 36-46 |
| 16:42 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Petty | 38-46 |
| 16:24 | UTEP | Dominick Goodlett is called for the reach on Mark Rorie - foul #1 on Dominick Goodlett, team foul #1 | 38-46 |
| 16:08 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 16:06 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett pulls down the rebound | 38-46 |
| 15:47 | Rice | Adam Pease misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 38-46 |
| 15:46 | UTEP | Mark Rorie grabs the board | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dominick Goodlett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Snow (fresh) PF - Raymond Valenti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Adam Pease (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Donald Krueger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Rorie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Perry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Graham (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ralph Piccirillo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | UTEP | Eric Perry clanks a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Dominick Goodlett - foul #2 on Dominick Goodlett, team foul #2 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Terry Thornton (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Timothy Petty, Dominick Goodlett, James Snow, Raymond Valenti, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (PG), Richard Edmondson (SG), Jeffery Wilson (C) Donald Krueger, Mark Rorie, Ralph Piccirillo | |
| 15:29 | UTEP | Eric Perry makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 15:29 | UTEP | Eric Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 15:29 | Rice | Ronald Hickey pulls down the rebound | 38-47 |
| 15:14 | Rice | Terry Jerez buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-47 |
| 14:47 | UTEP | Terry Thornton picks off the pass by Willie Inge | 40-47 |
| 14:44 | Rice | Ronald Hickey's pass is intercepted by Willie Inge in the backcourt | 40-47 |
| 14:26 | UTEP | Gregory Freeman steals it from Eric Perry | 40-47 |
| 14:19 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 14:17 | UTEP | Gregory Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 14:11 | UTEP | Willie Inge comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-47 |
| 14:10 | Rice | Terry Jerez pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 14:08 | Rice | Terry Jerez loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), James Snow (SF) Samuel Aden, Terry Thornton | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll (SG), Stephen Zolinas (SF), Norbert Richard (C) Willie Inge, Eric Perry, Jeffery Wilson | |
| 13:51 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas misses long on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Gregory Freeman - foul #1 on Gregory Freeman, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Thornton (PF) Gregory Freeman | |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Krueger (PG) Richard Edmondson | |
| 13:51 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas misses the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 13:51 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 13:47 | Rice | Terry Jerez is hacked by Jonathon Carroll in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jonathon Carroll, team foul #3 | 40-48 |
| 13:38 | Rice | Terry Thornton makes the floater from the right block and the foul's on Norbert Richard - foul #1 on Norbert Richard, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Valenti (C) Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffery Wilson (C) Gregory Graham | |
| 13:38 | Rice | Terry Thornton misses the free throw | 42-48 |
| 13:38 | UTEP | Norbert Richard pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 13:15 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas misses the floater in the paint | 42-48 |
| 13:13 | Rice | Terry Thornton snags the defensive board | 42-48 |
| 13:08 | Rice | Donald Krueger takes the ball from James Snow | 42-48 |
| 13:04 | UTEP | Donald Krueger misses the lay-in | 42-48 |
| 13:03 | Rice | Terry Thornton gets the rebound | 42-48 |
| 12:45 | Rice | Terry Jerez is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Terry Jerez, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), John Watson (SF), Adam Pease (PF) Blake Jones, Terry Jerez, Terry Thornton, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (PG), Richard Edmondson (SF), Gregory Graham (PF), Ralph Piccirillo (C) Donald Krueger, Stephen Zolinas, Norbert Richard, Jeffery Wilson | |
| 12:30 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson misses the floater from the right side | 42-48 |
| 12:29 | Rice | James Snow grabs the defensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 12:15 | Rice | John Watson can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Richard Edmondson - foul #2 on Richard Edmondson, team foul #5 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (PF) James Snow | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas (SF) Jonathon Carroll | |
| 12:15 | Rice | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 12:15 | Rice | John Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 11:54 | UTEP | Gregory Graham hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Edmondson and the foul's on Timothy Petty - foul #2 on Timothy Petty, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Mark Rorie (SG), Eric Perry (PF) Willie Inge, Ralph Piccirillo | |
| 11:54 | UTEP | Gregory Graham makes the free throw | 44-51 |
| 11:41 | Rice | Samuel Aden scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Edmondson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Rorie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Zolinas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Eric Perry (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Graham (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | UTEP | Eric Perry misses long on a jumper from the right side | 47-51 |
| 11:24 | Rice | John Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 11:11 | Rice | John Watson buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Timothy Petty | 49-51 |
| 11:03 | UTEP | Eric Perry scores on a runner near the basket set up by Mark Rorie | 49-53 |
| 10:45 | Rice | Samuel Aden is hacked by Richard Edmondson - foul #3 on Richard Edmondson, team foul #6 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Dominick Goodlett (SG), James Snow (SF), Terry Thornton (PF), Raymond Valenti (C) Samuel Aden, Timothy Petty, John Watson, Gregory Freeman, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Krueger (PG), Jonathon Carroll (SG), Ralph Piccirillo (PF), Jeffery Wilson (C) Richard Edmondson, Mark Rorie, Stephen Zolinas, Gregory Graham | |
| 10:23 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett loses the dribble to Donald Krueger | 49-53 |
| 10:20 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donald Krueger | 49-55 |
| 09:59 | Rice | Terry Thornton clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-55 |
| 09:57 | Rice | James Snow grabs the offensive board | 49-55 |
| 09:37 | Rice | Raymond Valenti scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Terry Thornton | 52-55 |
| 09:20 | UTEP | Jeffery Wilson misses the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Terry Thornton - foul #3 on Terry Thornton, team foul #6 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), John Watson (SF), Ronald Hickey (C) Blake Jones, James Snow, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (PG), Richard Edmondson (SG), Stephen Zolinas (SF), Norbert Richard (PF) Donald Krueger, Jonathon Carroll, Eric Perry, Ralph Piccirillo | |
| 09:20 | UTEP | Jeffery Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 09:20 | UTEP | Jeffery Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 09:18 | Rice | Timothy Petty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG) Dominick Goodlett | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 09:10 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Richard Edmondson, team foul #7 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Mark Rorie (SG) Richard Edmondson | |
| 08:50 | Rice | Samuel Aden blows the dunk | 52-57 |
| 08:48 | UTEP | Norbert Richard snags the defensive board | 52-57 |
| 08:26 | UTEP | Samuel Aden is called for the reach on Stephen Zolinas - foul #3 on Samuel Aden, team foul #7 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SF), Gregory Freeman (PF) John Watson, Terry Thornton | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Graham (PF) Jeffery Wilson | |
| 08:26 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas misses the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 08:26 | Rice | Ronald Hickey pulls down the rebound | 52-57 |
| 08:19 | Rice | Timothy Petty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (SG) Timothy Petty | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 08:07 | UTEP | Norbert Richard hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Stephen Zolinas | 52-59 |
| 08:05 | Rice | James Snow is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 52-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Adam Pease (C) Samuel Aden, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Krueger (PG), Jonathon Carroll (SG) Willie Inge, Mark Rorie | |
| 07:59 | UTEP | Adam Pease steals it from Donald Krueger | 52-59 |
| 07:46 | Rice | James Snow is open and buries a floater near the basket set up by Blake Jones | 54-59 |
| 07:20 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 54-59 |
| 07:19 | UTEP | Donald Krueger tips it in | 54-61 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dominick Goodlett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Snow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Donald Krueger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jonathon Carroll (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Stephen Zolinas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gregory Graham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Norbert Richard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Rice | Adam Pease misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-61 |
| 07:01 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Blake Jones | 54-61 |
| 06:42 | Rice | The short jumper by James Snow is denied by Norbert Richard | 54-61 |
| 06:40 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett tips it in | 56-61 |
| 06:27 | UTEP | Gregory Graham comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 56-61 |
| 06:26 | Rice | Adam Pease snags the defensive board | 56-61 |
| 06:03 | Rice | Blake Jones can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the free throw line | 56-61 |
| 06:01 | UTEP | Norbert Richard snags the defensive board | 56-61 |
| 05:59 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), John Watson (SF), Terry Thornton (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Blake Jones, Dominick Goodlett, James Snow, Gregory Freeman, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (PG), Richard Edmondson (SG), Eric Perry (SF), Jeffery Wilson (C) Donald Krueger, Jonathon Carroll, Stephen Zolinas, Norbert Richard | |
| 05:47 | UTEP | Terry Thornton steals the ball from Richard Edmondson | 56-61 |
| 05:24 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the wide open fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Ronald Hickey | 58-61 |
| 05:13 | UTEP | Eric Perry can't connect on a floater in the lane | 58-61 |
| 05:12 | Rice | John Watson grabs the board | 58-61 |
| 05:06 | Rice | Ronald Hickey is called for traveling | 58-61 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo (PF) Gregory Graham | |
| 04:54 | UTEP | Willie Inge comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Ronald Hickey - foul #3 on Ronald Hickey, team foul #8 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SF) John Watson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll (SG) Ralph Piccirillo | |
| 04:54 | UTEP | Willie Inge misses the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 04:54 | UTEP | Willie Inge makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 04:38 | Rice | Samuel Aden connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Terry Jerez | 60-62 |
| 04:16 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Terry Jerez - foul #5 on Terry Jerez, team foul #9 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), Gregory Freeman (PF), Raymond Valenti (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, Terry Thornton, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Krueger (PG), Stephen Zolinas (SF), Ralph Piccirillo (C) Willie Inge, Richard Edmondson, Jeffery Wilson | |
| 04:16 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 04:16 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 04:00 | Rice | Eric Perry denies the turnaround by Timothy Petty | 60-64 |
| 03:59 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Valenti | 60-64 |
| 03:41 | Rice | Gregory Freeman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-64 |
| 03:40 | UTEP | Donald Krueger gets the rebound | 60-64 |
| 03:36 | UTEP | James Snow is called for the reach on Jonathon Carroll - foul #1 on James Snow, team foul #10 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Adam Pease (C) James Snow | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Edmondson (SF) Stephen Zolinas | |
| 03:36 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 03:36 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 03:19 | Rice | Blake Jones can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-66 |
| 03:18 | Rice | Adam Pease snags the offensive board | 60-66 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Valenti (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Donald Krueger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jonathon Carroll (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Richard Edmondson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - Eric Perry (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Piccirillo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Rice | Adam Pease buries a shot from the right wing set up by Gregory Freeman | 62-66 |
| 02:51 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-69 |
| 02:51 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), John Watson (SF), Terry Thornton (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Timothy Petty, Gregory Freeman, Raymond Valenti, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (PG), Gregory Graham (PF), Jeffery Wilson (C) Donald Krueger, Jonathon Carroll, Ralph Piccirillo | |
| 02:48 | Rice | Richard Edmondson is called for the reach on Blake Jones in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Edmondson, team foul #8 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Mark Rorie (SG) Richard Edmondson | |
| 02:48 | Rice | Blake Jones misses the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 02:48 | UTEP | Gregory Graham snags the defensive board | 62-69 |
| 02:48 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-69 |
| 02:46 | UTEP | Willie Inge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-69 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll (SG), Stephen Zolinas (SF) Mark Rorie, Gregory Graham | |
| 02:27 | Rice | John Watson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Eric Perry - foul #3 on Eric Perry, team foul #9 | 62-69 |
| 02:27 | Rice | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 02:27 | Rice | John Watson misses the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 02:27 | UTEP | Eric Perry pulls down the rebound | 63-69 |
| 02:06 | UTEP | Jeffery Wilson's floater is tipped away by Terry Thornton | 63-69 |
| 02:04 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas grabs the offensive rebound | 63-69 |
| 01:56 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-69 |
| 01:43 | Rice | Ronald Hickey misses long on a floater from close range | 63-69 |
| 01:42 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Willie Inge | 63-69 |
| 01:19 | UTEP | Willie Inge connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-72 |
| 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 and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:02 | Rice | John Watson can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 63-72 |
| 01:00 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll gets the rebound | 63-72 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:59 | UTEP | Blake Jones is called for the reach on Jonathon Carroll in the backcourt - foul #2 on Blake Jones, team foul #11 | 63-72 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Krueger (PG) Willie Inge | |
| 00:59 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:59 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Rice | Ronald Hickey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Samuel Aden | 65-74 |
| 00:53 | UTEP | Jeffery Wilson is fouled in the backcourt by Blake Jones - foul #3 on Blake Jones, team foul #12 | 65-74 |
| 00:53 | UTEP | Jeffery Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:53 | UTEP | Jeffery Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-76 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Blake Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-76 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Terry Thornton hits the follow up shot | 67-76 |
| 00:44 | UTEP | Donald Krueger is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Aden - foul #4 on Samuel Aden, team foul #13 | 67-76 |
| 00:44 | UTEP | Donald Krueger makes the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:44 | UTEP | Donald Krueger misses the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Terry Thornton grabs the board | 67-77 |
| 00:39 | Rice | Samuel Aden clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-77 |
| 00:37 | Rice | John Watson hits the follow up shot | 69-77 |
| 00:36 | UTEP | Blake Jones is called for the reach on Jonathon Carroll in the backcourt - foul #4 on Blake Jones, team foul #14 | 69-77 |
| 00:36 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 00:36 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Samuel Aden clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-79 |
| 00:28 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll gets the rebound | 69-79 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Donald Krueger runs out the clock | 69-79 |