| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) SG - William Stanton (fresh) SF - Antonio Clark (fresh) PF - James Shook (fresh) C - David Mabe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) SG - Charles Franks (fresh) SF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) PF - Ray Smith (fresh) C - Terry Bowman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Ray Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:40 | UTEP | Terry Bowman's pass is intercepted by Antonio Clark | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Rice | Daniel Costner knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Antonio Clark | 3-0 |
| 19:17 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:16 | Rice | William Stanton gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:01 | Rice | David Mabe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 18:32 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 18:31 | UTEP | Terry Bowman tips it home | 3-2 |
| 18:11 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Antonio Clark and he's fouled by Salvador Gonzales - foul #1 on Salvador Gonzales, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:11 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses the free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:11 | UTEP | Ray Smith gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:06 | UTEP | William Stanton steals it from Salvador Gonzales | 5-2 |
| 17:51 | Rice | Daniel Costner double dribbles | 5-2 |
| 17:43 | UTEP | Charles Franks is hacked by Antonio Clark - foul #1 on Antonio Clark, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 17:32 | UTEP | Terry Bowman misses the driving attempt from the right block | 5-2 |
| 17:31 | UTEP | Terry Bowman tips it but misses | 5-2 |
| 17:30 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Bowman | 5-2 |
| 17:20 | UTEP | William Stanton steals the ball from Ray Smith | 5-2 |
| 17:02 | Rice | William Stanton misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 5-2 |
| 17:00 | UTEP | Terry Bowman grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 16:46 | UTEP | Terry Bowman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-2 |
| 16:45 | Rice | David Mabe snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 16:32 | Rice | William Stanton is fouled on the floor by Salvador Gonzales - foul #2 on Salvador Gonzales, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Ivy (PF) James Shook | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Whitehead (PG), Douglas Gerber (SF), David Heidel (PF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Salvador Gonzales, Jonathan Blackmon, Ray Smith, Terry Bowman | |
| 16:20 | Rice | David Mabe misses short on a shot from close range | 5-2 |
| 16:18 | UTEP | David Heidel gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:12 | UTEP | Charles Franks buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by David Heidel | 5-4 |
| 15:51 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 3 from the right wing | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Antonio Clark (fairly fresh) PF - Donald Ivy (fresh) C - David Mabe (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Whitehead (fresh) SG - Charles Franks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Douglas Gerber (fresh) PF - David Heidel (fresh) C - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Donald Ivy - foul #1 on Donald Ivy, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), Donald Reavis (C) William Stanton, Antonio Clark, David Mabe | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal (SG), Jonathan Blackmon (SF) Charles Franks, Douglas Gerber | |
| 15:41 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:41 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:21 | Rice | Alfredo Gallo is called for the reach on Donald Reavis - foul #1 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Rice | James Shook (PF) Donald Ivy | |
| Subs | UTEP | Terry Bowman (C) Alfredo Gallo | |
| 15:09 | Rice | Daniel Costner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 8-6 |
| 15:07 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Terry Bowman | 8-6 |
| 14:51 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 14:49 | Rice | Donald Reavis snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 14:45 | Rice | Antoine Sharp buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Jerome Wiggs | 10-6 |
| 14:30 | UTEP | James Whitehead misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 10-6 |
| 14:28 | Rice | James Shook pulls down the rebound | 10-6 |
| 14:05 | Rice | Daniel Costner connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Reavis | 13-6 |
| 13:54 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon blows the layup over the doubleteam | 13-6 |
| 13:52 | UTEP | Terry Bowman tips it back up and in | 13-8 |
| 13:31 | Rice | Donald Reavis lays it in and the foul's on James Whitehead - foul #1 on James Whitehead, team foul #4 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG), Antonio Clark (SF), David Mabe (C) Daniel Costner, Jerome Wiggs, James Shook | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Franks (SG), Douglas Gerber (SF), Ray Smith (PF) Dikembe Abdelal, Jonathan Blackmon, David Heidel | |
| 13:31 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the free throw | 15-8 |
| 13:31 | Rice | David Mabe snags the offensive board | 15-8 |
| 13:20 | Rice | William Stanton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-8 |
| 13:18 | UTEP | Ray Smith snags the defensive board | 15-8 |
| 12:56 | UTEP | James Whitehead misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-8 |
| 12:54 | Rice | David Mabe grabs the board | 15-8 |
| 12:38 | Rice | William Stanton is whistled for traveling | 15-8 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Donald Ivy (PF) Antoine Sharp, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo (C) Terry Bowman | |
| 12:18 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo misses short on a runner from the right block | 15-8 |
| 12:16 | Rice | The rebound goes to Antonio Clark | 15-8 |
| 12:01 | Rice | William Stanton misses the jump hook from the right block | 15-8 |
| 12:00 | Rice | David Mabe misses the tip | 15-8 |
| 11:58 | UTEP | Ray Smith gets the rebound | 15-8 |
| 11:48 | UTEP | The short jumper by Alfredo Gallo is denied by Donald Ivy | 15-8 |
| 11:46 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo tips it back up and in | 15-10 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Antonio Clark (fresh) PF - Donald Ivy (fresh) C - David Mabe (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Whitehead (fairly fresh) SG - Charles Franks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Douglas Gerber (fresh) PF - Ray Smith (fresh) 3 reb. C - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-10 |
| 11:27 | Rice | Donald Ivy pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 11:08 | Rice | Daniel Costner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-10 |
| 11:06 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo gets the rebound | 15-10 |
| 10:59 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo makes the jumper from the right block | 15-12 |
| 10:46 | Rice | Antonio Clark is whistled for traveling | 15-12 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (PG), James Shook (PF) Daniel Costner, Donald Ivy | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon (SF), David Heidel (PF), Terry Bowman (C) Douglas Gerber, Ray Smith, Alfredo Gallo | |
| 10:24 | UTEP | James Whitehead misses the floater from the left wing | 15-12 |
| 10:22 | Rice | David Mabe grabs the board | 15-12 |
| 10:14 | Rice | James Whitehead steps in front of the James Shook pass | 15-12 |
| 10:03 | UTEP | David Heidel banks in the layup on a great pass from James Whitehead | 15-14 |
| 09:44 | Rice | James Shook banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Stanton | 17-14 |
| 09:29 | UTEP | Terry Bowman is fouled on the floor by David Mabe - foul #1 on David Mabe, team foul #3 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), Donald Reavis (C) William Stanton, Antonio Clark, David Mabe | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal (SG), Ray Smith (PF) Charles Franks, David Heidel | |
| 09:09 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-17 |
| 08:49 | Rice | Jonathan Blackmon picks off the pass by Antoine Sharp | 17-17 |
| 08:31 | UTEP | Terry Bowman makes the runner in the lane on a great pass from James Whitehead | 17-19 |
| 08:16 | Rice | Antoine Sharp can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Dikembe Abdelal - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #5 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG), David Mabe (C) Daniel Costner, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Franks (SG) Dikembe Abdelal | |
| 08:16 | Rice | Antoine Sharp misses the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 08:16 | Rice | Antoine Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:01 | UTEP | Antoine Sharp steals the ball from Charles Franks | 18-19 |
| 07:57 | Rice | Antoine Sharp misses the lay-in | 18-19 |
| 07:55 | Rice | David Mabe tips it in | 20-19 |
| 07:37 | UTEP | Charles Franks hits a jumpshot from the left side | 20-21 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Antoine Sharp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) PF - James Shook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Mabe (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Whitehead (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Charles Franks (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) PF - Ray Smith (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Terry Bowman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Rice | Antoine Sharp buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 22-21 |
| 07:13 | UTEP | Ray Smith hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right block | 22-21 |
| 07:12 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jerome Wiggs | 22-21 |
| 06:59 | Rice | David Mabe hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 22-21 |
| 06:58 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Charles Franks | 22-21 |
| 06:35 | UTEP | Charles Franks comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 22-21 |
| 06:34 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs grabs the defensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 06:30 | Rice | Antoine Sharp's floater is knocked away by Terry Bowman | 22-21 |
| 06:29 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon grabs the board | 22-21 |
| 06:09 | UTEP | David Mabe is called for the reach on Terry Bowman - foul #2 on David Mabe, team foul #4 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Antonio Clark (SF), Donald Ivy (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Antoine Sharp, Jerome Wiggs, James Shook, David Mabe | |
| Subs | UTEP | Douglas Gerber (SF), David Heidel (PF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Jonathan Blackmon, Ray Smith, Terry Bowman | |
| 05:57 | UTEP | James Whitehead connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Franks | 22-23 |
| 05:36 | Rice | Antonio Clark is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Costner | 25-23 |
| 05:25 | UTEP | David Heidel clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Daniel Costner - foul #1 on Daniel Costner, team foul #5 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal (SG) Charles Franks | |
| 05:25 | UTEP | David Heidel makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 05:25 | UTEP | David Heidel makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 05:03 | Rice | Antonio Clark can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-25 |
| 05:01 | UTEP | James Whitehead gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 04:40 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from James Whitehead | 25-27 |
| 04:36 | Rice | William Stanton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-27 |
| 04:34 | Rice | Antonio Clark gets the offensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 04:25 | Rice | William Stanton buries a turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by Dikembe Abdelal - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #6 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Franks (SG), Jonathan Blackmon (SF), Terry Bowman (C) Dikembe Abdelal, Douglas Gerber, Alfredo Gallo | |
| 04:25 | Rice | William Stanton makes the free throw | 28-27 |
| 04:08 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-27 |
| 03:50 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-27 |
| 03:49 | UTEP | The rebound goes to David Heidel | 28-27 |
| 03:40 | UTEP | William Stanton takes the ball from David Heidel | 28-27 |
| 03:36 | Rice | William Stanton lays it up and in | 30-27 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Stanton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Ivy (fresh) C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Whitehead (tired) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Franks (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) PF - David Heidel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Bowman (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:24 | UTEP | Charles Franks misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Donald Ivy - foul #2 on Donald Ivy, team foul #6 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), James Shook (PF), David Mabe (C) William Stanton, Antonio Clark, Donald Ivy, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), Ray Smith (PF) James Whitehead, David Heidel | |
| 03:24 | UTEP | Charles Franks makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 03:24 | UTEP | Charles Franks makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 03:07 | Rice | David Mabe scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Jerome Wiggs | 32-29 |
| 02:57 | UTEP | Terry Bowman connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Franks | 32-31 |
| 02:41 | Rice | Antoine Sharp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-31 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal (SG), Alfredo Gallo (C) Charles Franks, Terry Bowman | |
| 02:31 | UTEP | Jerome Wiggs is called for the reach on Jonathan Blackmon - foul #1 on Jerome Wiggs, team foul #7 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SF) Jerome Wiggs | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 02:31 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 02:31 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 02:07 | Rice | James Shook is hacked by Alfredo Gallo - foul #2 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #7 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Douglas Gerber (SF) Jonathan Blackmon | |
| 02:07 | Rice | James Shook makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 02:07 | Rice | James Shook makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 02:04 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales's pass is intercepted by Daniel Costner in the backcourt | 34-33 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Daniel Costner misses the lay-in | 34-33 |
| 02:02 | Rice | James Shook snags the offensive board | 34-33 |
| 01:45 | Rice | Antonio Clark can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 34-33 |
| 01:44 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Alfredo Gallo | 34-33 |
| 01:23 | UTEP | Ray Smith buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Douglas Gerber | 34-35 |
| 01:14 | Rice | Ray Smith picks off the pass by James Shook | 34-35 |
| 01:09 | UTEP | David Mabe steals the ball from Dikembe Abdelal | 34-35 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Daniel Costner splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-35 |
| 01:03 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 00:58 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Douglas Gerber | 34-37 |
| 00:39 | Rice | Dikembe Abdelal is called for the reach on Antoine Sharp - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #8 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), Donald Ivy (PF) Daniel Costner, Antonio Clark, James Shook | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Franks (SG), Jonathan Blackmon (SF), David Heidel (PF), Terry Bowman (C) Dikembe Abdelal, Douglas Gerber, Ray Smith, Alfredo Gallo | |
| 00:39 | Rice | Antoine Sharp misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 00:39 | UTEP | Terry Bowman snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 00:24 | UTEP | David Heidel misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 34-37 |
| 00:22 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jerome Wiggs | 34-37 |
| 00:15 | Rice | Salvador Gonzales steals the ball from Jerome Wiggs | 34-37 |
| 00:11 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales hits the finger roll | 34-39 |
| 00:02 | Rice | William Stanton evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-39 |
| 00:01 | UTEP | Terry Bowman gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Terry Bowman can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 34-39 |