| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Franks (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ray Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terry Bowman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Shook (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Mabe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon inbounds the ball | 29-27 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | UTEP | Daniel Costner takes the ball from Salvador Gonzales | 29-27 |
| 19:46 | Rice | William Stanton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Daniel Costner | 29-29 |
| 19:25 | UTEP | Ray Smith knocks in the jumper from the right block | 31-29 |
| 19:01 | Rice | William Stanton shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 19:00 | Rice | David Mabe tips it in | 31-31 |
| 18:42 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales's fadeaway is rejected by James Shook | 31-31 |
| 18:40 | Rice | Antonio Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 18:11 | Rice | Salvador Gonzales picks off the pass by Daniel Costner | 31-31 |
| 18:08 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales lays it up and in | 33-31 |
| 17:39 | Rice | William Stanton scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James Shook | 33-34 |
| 17:27 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 17:25 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon snags the offensive board | 33-34 |
| 17:10 | UTEP | Terry Bowman loses the dribble to Antonio Clark | 33-34 |
| 16:54 | Rice | David Mabe is open and scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Daniel Costner | 33-36 |
| 16:41 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 16:39 | Rice | David Mabe pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 16:35 | Rice | William Stanton misses short on a jumper from close range | 33-36 |
| 16:34 | UTEP | Terry Bowman grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 16:08 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon is whistled for traveling | 33-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | David Heidel (PF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Ray Smith, Terry Bowman | |
| Subs | Rice | Jerome Wiggs (SF), Donald Ivy (PF) Antonio Clark, James Shook | |
| 15:46 | Rice | David Mabe clanks a shot near the basket | 33-36 |
| 15:44 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo grabs the board | 33-36 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Franks (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Heidel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Mabe (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | UTEP | David Heidel buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Salvador Gonzales | 35-36 |
| 15:06 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from David Mabe | 35-38 |
| 14:50 | UTEP | David Heidel misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-38 |
| 14:49 | Rice | The rebound goes to David Mabe | 35-38 |
| 14:23 | Rice | William Stanton shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 14:21 | Rice | David Mabe grabs the offensive board | 35-38 |
| 14:03 | Rice | William Stanton knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-41 |
| 13:34 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Ivy | 35-41 |
| 13:33 | UTEP | David Heidel grabs the offensive board | 35-41 |
| 13:22 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 13:09 | Rice | David Mabe is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Blackmon - foul #1 on Jonathan Blackmon, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Whitehead (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SG), Douglas Gerber (SF), Ray Smith (PF), Terry Bowman (C) Salvador Gonzales, Charles Franks, Jonathan Blackmon, David Heidel, Alfredo Gallo | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG), Antonio Clark (SF), James Shook (PF), Donald Reavis (C) William Stanton, Jerome Wiggs, Donald Ivy, David Mabe | |
| 12:50 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 12:48 | Rice | James Shook tips it in | 38-43 |
| 12:28 | UTEP | Terry Bowman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Daniel Costner - foul #3 on Daniel Costner, team foul #1 | 38-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG) Daniel Costner | |
| 12:28 | UTEP | Terry Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 12:28 | UTEP | Terry Bowman misses the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 12:28 | Rice | Donald Reavis gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 12:07 | Rice | James Shook misses long on a runner from the right block | 39-43 |
| 12:05 | UTEP | Terry Bowman snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 11:46 | UTEP | Terry Bowman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-43 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Whitehead (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Douglas Gerber (fresh) PF - Ray Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Terry Bowman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Stanton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Shook (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Rice | William Stanton is hacked by Dikembe Abdelal - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), Charles Franks (SG) James Whitehead, Dikembe Abdelal | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), David Mabe (C) William Stanton, Donald Reavis | |
| 11:08 | Rice | Daniel Costner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 11:07 | Rice | David Mabe gets the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 10:47 | Rice | Douglas Gerber is called for the reach on Antonio Clark - foul #2 on Douglas Gerber, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon (SF) Douglas Gerber | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:32 | Rice | David Mabe can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Salvador Gonzales - foul #2 on Salvador Gonzales, team foul #4 | 39-43 |
| 10:32 | Rice | David Mabe misses the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 10:32 | Rice | David Mabe makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 10:10 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG) Daniel Costner | |
| 09:55 | Rice | Antonio Clark scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Antoine Sharp | 39-47 |
| 09:40 | UTEP | Terry Bowman splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 09:38 | UTEP | Charles Franks hits the follow up shot | 41-47 |
| 09:24 | Rice | James Shook's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Blackmon | 41-47 |
| 09:21 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jonathan Blackmon | 43-47 |
| 08:56 | Rice | James Shook hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 43-47 |
| 08:55 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 08:43 | UTEP | The jumper by Jonathan Blackmon is denied by David Mabe | 43-47 |
| 08:41 | Rice | Antonio Clark grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 08:12 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 3 from the right corner | 43-50 |
| 07:50 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon is fouled on the floor by Antoine Sharp - foul #2 on Antoine Sharp, team foul #2 | 43-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Whitehead (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SG), David Heidel (PF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Salvador Gonzales, Charles Franks, Ray Smith, Terry Bowman | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), Donald Ivy (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Antoine Sharp, Antonio Clark, James Shook, David Mabe | |
| 07:38 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 07:36 | Rice | Donald Reavis gets the rebound | 43-50 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Whitehead (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. PF - David Heidel (fresh) 4 pts. C - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Stanton (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Rice | Alfredo Gallo steals the ball from Daniel Costner | 43-50 |
| 06:51 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Dikembe Abdelal | 46-50 |
| 06:30 | Rice | Donald Reavis dunks the ball set up by Daniel Costner | 46-52 |
| 06:01 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jerome Wiggs - foul #2 on Jerome Wiggs, team foul #3 | 46-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), Charles Franks (SG), Terry Bowman (C) James Whitehead, Dikembe Abdelal, Alfredo Gallo | |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SF), David Mabe (C) Jerome Wiggs, Donald Reavis | |
| 06:01 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 06:01 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 05:51 | Rice | William Stanton knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-54 |
| 05:47 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon is fouled on the floor by Antonio Clark - foul #1 on Antonio Clark, team foul #4 | 48-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Douglas Gerber (SF), Ray Smith (PF) Jonathan Blackmon, David Heidel | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG), James Shook (PF) William Stanton, Donald Ivy | |
| 05:26 | UTEP | Ray Smith clanks a shot from close range but he's fouled by James Shook - foul #3 on James Shook, team foul #5 | 48-54 |
| 05:26 | UTEP | Ray Smith misses the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 05:26 | UTEP | Ray Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 05:05 | Rice | Antonio Clark knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Shook | 49-57 |
| 04:43 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales can't finish the layup | 49-57 |
| 04:41 | UTEP | Ray Smith gets the offensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 04:24 | UTEP | James Shook steps in front of the Douglas Gerber pass | 49-57 |
| 04:10 | Rice | David Mabe misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 49-57 |
| 04:08 | Rice | Antonio Clark grabs the offensive board | 49-57 |
| 03:53 | Rice | Daniel Costner comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 49-57 |
| 03:52 | UTEP | Terry Bowman grabs the defensive rebound | 49-57 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:36 | UTEP | Terry Bowman splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the left block | 51-57 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Franks (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Gerber (fresh) PF - Ray Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Terry Bowman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Shook (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - David Mabe (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:18 | Rice | Antoine Sharp drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Costner | 51-59 |
| 03:14 | UTEP | Antoine Sharp takes the ball from Charles Franks | 51-59 |
| 03:10 | Rice | Antoine Sharp banks in the layup | 51-61 |
| 02:51 | UTEP | Terry Bowman connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Douglas Gerber | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:27 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Terry Bowman - foul #1 on Terry Bowman, team foul #5 | 53-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon (SF), David Heidel (PF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Douglas Gerber, Ray Smith, Terry Bowman | |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), Donald Ivy (PF) Antoine Sharp, Antonio Clark, James Shook | |
| 02:27 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 02:27 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:24 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Terry Bowman (C) Alfredo Gallo | |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SF) Jerome Wiggs | |
| 02:19 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon is whistled for traveling | 53-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Whitehead (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SG), Douglas Gerber (SF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Salvador Gonzales, Charles Franks, Jonathan Blackmon, Terry Bowman | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (PG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), Donald Reavis (C) Daniel Costner, Antonio Clark, David Mabe | |
| 01:52 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Donald Ivy | 53-65 |
| 01:35 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-65 |
| 01:34 | Rice | Donald Ivy snags the defensive board | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:19 | Rice | James Whitehead is called for the reach on Antoine Sharp - foul #1 on James Whitehead, team foul #6 | 53-65 |
| 01:09 | Rice | William Stanton hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-67 |
| 00:56 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo drills a fadeaway from the right block | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Rice | Douglas Gerber is called for the reach on Jerome Wiggs - foul #3 on Douglas Gerber, team foul #7 | 55-67 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs makes the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs makes the 2nd free throw | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-69 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Antoine Sharp runs out the clock | 55-69 |