| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) SG - Michael Granados (fresh) SF - John Cowling (fresh) PF - Clay Farnham (fresh) C - Casey Simpson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Tyler Drewry (fresh) SG - Gregory Lawson (fresh) SF - Russell Hughes (fresh) PF - John Lennon (fresh) C - Kelvin Porter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | John Lennon wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:40 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 18:52 | UTEP | Russell Hughes clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by John Cowling - foul #1 on John Cowling, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:52 | UTEP | Russell Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:52 | UTEP | Russell Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:38 | Rice | Casey Simpson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 18:36 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:30 | UTEP | John Lennon hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 3-4 |
| 18:28 | UTEP | Tyler Drewry grabs the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:13 | UTEP | John Lennon connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Tyler Drewry | 3-6 |
| 17:55 | Rice | John Cowling's floater is knocked away by Kelvin Porter | 3-6 |
| 17:54 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter pulls down the rebound | 3-6 |
| 17:50 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kelvin Porter | 3-9 |
| 17:23 | Rice | Michael Granados hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-9 |
| 17:21 | Rice | John Cowling tips it back up and in | 5-9 |
| 17:12 | UTEP | Michael Granados steals the ball from Gregory Lawson | 5-9 |
| 17:09 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Granados | 7-9 |
| 17:02 | UTEP | John Lennon clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 7-9 |
| 17:00 | Rice | Casey Simpson pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 16:55 | Rice | Michael Granados throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (PG), John Nutter (SG), Zachary Hedberg (PF), Stephen Kile (C) Duane Lawhorn, Michael Granados, Clay Farnham, Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (PG), John Pavon (SG), Richard Lao (SF), Eli Haynes (PF), Ronald Riggs (C) Tyler Drewry, Gregory Lawson, Russell Hughes, John Lennon, Kelvin Porter | |
| 16:45 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs can't finish the layup | 7-9 |
| 16:44 | Rice | Kristopher Mire pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 16:31 | Rice | Kristopher Mire knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 9-9 |
| 16:11 | UTEP | John Cowling steals the ball from Stephen Baynes | 9-9 |
| 15:51 | Rice | John Cowling misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 15:50 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to John Cowling | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kristopher Mire (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Nutter (fresh) SF - John Cowling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zachary Hedberg (fresh) C - Stephen Kile (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Stephen Baynes (fresh) SG - John Pavon (fresh) SF - Richard Lao (fresh) PF - Eli Haynes (fresh) C - Ronald Riggs (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Rice | Kristopher Mire comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-9 |
| 15:28 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 15:15 | UTEP | Kristopher Mire steps in front of the Stephen Baynes pass | 9-9 |
| 15:12 | Rice | Kristopher Mire lays it up and in | 11-9 |
| 15:07 | UTEP | John Pavon scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Baynes | 11-12 |
| 15:03 | Rice | Stephen Baynes is called for the reach on Kristopher Mire in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Baynes, team foul #1 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Michael Granados (SG), Jason Kent (SF), Clay Farnham (PF), Casey Simpson (C) Kristopher Mire, John Nutter, John Cowling, Zachary Hedberg, Stephen Kile | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Pinedo (PG), Gregory Lawson (SG), Russell Hughes (SF), John Lennon (PF), Raphael Mancini (C) Stephen Baynes, John Pavon, Richard Lao, Eli Haynes, Ronald Riggs | |
| 14:48 | Rice | Clay Farnham misses the fadeaway in the lane | 11-12 |
| 14:46 | UTEP | The rebound goes to John Lennon | 11-12 |
| 14:33 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-15 |
| 14:07 | Rice | Michael Granados misses the jumper from the left side | 11-15 |
| 14:06 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo grabs the board | 11-15 |
| 13:55 | UTEP | Russell Hughes misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 11-15 |
| 13:53 | Rice | The rebound goes to Casey Simpson | 11-15 |
| 13:46 | Rice | Jason Kent is fouled on the floor by Sean Pinedo - foul #1 on Sean Pinedo, team foul #2 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (SG), John Nutter (SF), Stanley Cunningham (C) Michael Granados, Jason Kent, Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tyler Drewry (PG), Kelvin Porter (C) Gregory Lawson, Raphael Mancini | |
| 13:35 | Rice | Clay Farnham misses the 3 from the right corner | 11-15 |
| 13:34 | UTEP | Tyler Drewry pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 13:16 | UTEP | Russell Hughes can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 11-15 |
| 13:15 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter grabs the offensive board | 11-15 |
| 13:05 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-15 |
| 13:04 | Rice | John Nutter snags the defensive board | 11-15 |
| 12:37 | Rice | Edwin Veatch is whistled for traveling | 11-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (PG), John Cowling (SF), Zachary Hedberg (PF) Duane Lawhorn, John Nutter, Clay Farnham | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Pavon (SG), Richard Lao (SF), Raphael Mancini (PF), Ronald Riggs (C) Sean Pinedo, Russell Hughes, John Lennon, Kelvin Porter | |
| 12:18 | UTEP | Tyler Drewry misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-15 |
| 12:16 | UTEP | Richard Lao pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 12:07 | UTEP | Richard Lao is whistled for a carry | 11-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Granados (SG), Stephen Kile (C) Edwin Veatch, Stanley Cunningham | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (PG), Eli Haynes (PF) Tyler Drewry, Raphael Mancini | |
| 11:41 | Rice | Stephen Kile's pass is intercepted by John Pavon | 11-15 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kristopher Mire (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Granados (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zachary Hedberg (fresh) C - Stephen Kile (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Stephen Baynes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Pavon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Lao (fresh) PF - Eli Haynes (fresh) C - Ronald Riggs (fresh) | |
| 11:12 | UTEP | Richard Lao throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-15 |
| Subs | Rice | John Nutter (SG), Jason Kent (SF), Casey Simpson (C) Michael Granados, John Cowling, Stephen Kile | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Lawson (SG), Raphael Mancini (PF) John Pavon, Eli Haynes | |
| 11:10 | Rice | Stephen Baynes steals it from John Nutter in the backcourt | 11-15 |
| 10:58 | UTEP | Kristopher Mire is called for the reach on Stephen Baynes - foul #1 on Kristopher Mire, team foul #2 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG), Clay Farnham (PF) Kristopher Mire, Zachary Hedberg | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kelvin Porter (C) Ronald Riggs | |
| 10:45 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-15 |
| 10:44 | Rice | John Nutter pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 10:25 | Rice | Gregory Lawson is called for the reach on John Nutter - foul #1 on Gregory Lawson, team foul #3 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG) Edwin Veatch | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tyler Drewry (PG), Sean Pinedo (SG), Russell Hughes (SF) Stephen Baynes, Gregory Lawson, Richard Lao | |
| 10:07 | Rice | John Nutter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-15 |
| 10:06 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn tips it in | 13-15 |
| 09:59 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter is hacked by Casey Simpson - foul #1 on Casey Simpson, team foul #3 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (SG), John Cowling (SF), Stephen Kile (C) John Nutter, Jason Kent, Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Eli Haynes (PF), Ronald Riggs (C) Raphael Mancini, Kelvin Porter | |
| 09:33 | UTEP | John Cowling steps in front of the Ronald Riggs pass | 13-15 |
| 09:09 | Rice | John Cowling clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Russell Hughes - foul #1 on Russell Hughes, team foul #4 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Granados (SG), Zachary Hedberg (PF), Stanley Cunningham (C) Duane Lawhorn, Clay Farnham, Stephen Kile | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (PG), Gregory Lawson (SG), John Pavon (SF), Raphael Mancini (PF) Tyler Drewry, Sean Pinedo, Russell Hughes, Eli Haynes | |
| 09:09 | Rice | John Cowling makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 09:09 | Rice | John Cowling makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 08:50 | UTEP | John Pavon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-15 |
| 08:48 | Rice | The rebound goes to Kristopher Mire | 15-15 |
| 08:19 | Rice | Michael Granados double dribbles | 15-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG), John Nutter (SF), Casey Simpson (C) Kristopher Mire, John Cowling, Stanley Cunningham | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Lennon (PF), Richard Lao (C) Raphael Mancini, Ronald Riggs | |
| 08:01 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-15 |
| 08:00 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes can't tip it in | 15-15 |
| 07:58 | Rice | Casey Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 07:53 | Rice | Michael Granados drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Zachary Hedberg | 18-15 |
| 07:28 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Lao | 18-18 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edwin Veatch (fresh) SG - Michael Granados (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Nutter (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Zachary Hedberg (fairly fresh) C - Casey Simpson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Stephen Baynes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Lawson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Pavon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Lennon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Lao (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | Rice | John Nutter clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-18 |
| 07:14 | Rice | Casey Simpson tips it back up and in | 20-18 |
| 07:12 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 20-18 |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), John Cowling (SF), Stephen Kile (PF), Stanley Cunningham (C) Edwin Veatch, Michael Granados, Zachary Hedberg, Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tyler Drewry (PG), Sean Pinedo (SG), Eli Haynes (PF), Kelvin Porter (C) Stephen Baynes, Gregory Lawson, John Pavon, John Lennon | |
| 07:02 | Rice | John Cowling comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 20-18 |
| 07:01 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter snags the defensive board | 20-18 |
| 06:44 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter misses the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Stanley Cunningham - foul #1 on Stanley Cunningham, team foul #4 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (SG), Clay Farnham (PF) John Nutter, Stanley Cunningham | |
| Subs | UTEP | Russell Hughes (SF) Richard Lao | |
| 06:44 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:44 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter misses the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:44 | Rice | Clay Farnham pulls down the rebound | 20-19 |
| 06:21 | Rice | Edwin Veatch misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 20-19 |
| 06:20 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter gets the rebound | 20-19 |
| 06:02 | UTEP | Tyler Drewry is hacked by Clay Farnham - foul #1 on Clay Farnham, team foul #5 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (SG), Stanley Cunningham (C) Edwin Veatch, Stephen Kile | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Lennon (PF), Ronald Riggs (C) Eli Haynes, Kelvin Porter | |
| 05:45 | UTEP | Russell Hughes's pass is intercepted by Stanley Cunningham | 20-19 |
| 05:20 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 20-19 |
| 05:19 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo grabs the defensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 05:14 | UTEP | Russell Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-19 |
| 05:13 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham snags the defensive board | 20-19 |
| 05:01 | Rice | John Cowling is whistled for traveling | 20-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Granados (SG), John Nutter (SF), Zachary Hedberg (PF), Casey Simpson (C) Duane Lawhorn, John Cowling, Clay Farnham, Stanley Cunningham | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (PG), Gregory Lawson (SG), Richard Lao (SF), Eli Haynes (PF), Kelvin Porter (C) Tyler Drewry, Sean Pinedo, Russell Hughes, John Lennon, Ronald Riggs | |
| 04:46 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Baynes | 20-21 |
| 04:44 | Rice | Richard Lao steals it from John Nutter in the backcourt | 20-21 |
| 04:40 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson misses the lay-in | 20-21 |
| 04:39 | Rice | Casey Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 04:16 | Rice | Kristopher Mire buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-21 |
| 03:57 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Stephen Baynes | 23-24 |
| 03:39 | Rice | Eli Haynes denies the turnaround by Casey Simpson | 23-24 |
| 03:37 | UTEP | Eli Haynes grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 03:15 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes is fouled on the floor by John Nutter - foul #1 on John Nutter, team foul #6 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Edwin Veatch (SG), John Cowling (SF), Stephen Kile (PF), Stanley Cunningham (C) Kristopher Mire, Michael Granados, John Nutter, Zachary Hedberg, Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tyler Drewry (PG), John Pavon (SG), Russell Hughes (SF), John Lennon (PF), Ronald Riggs (C) Stephen Baynes, Gregory Lawson, Richard Lao, Eli Haynes, Kelvin Porter | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Edwin Veatch (fresh) SF - John Cowling (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Kile (fresh) C - Stanley Cunningham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Tyler Drewry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Pavon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Russell Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Lennon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Riggs (fresh) | |
| 02:56 | UTEP | Edwin Veatch steals the ball from Tyler Drewry | 23-24 |
| 02:44 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Duane Lawhorn | 25-24 |
| 02:33 | UTEP | Tyler Drewry drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Russell Hughes | 25-26 |
| 02:08 | Rice | John Cowling misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Lennon - foul #1 on John Lennon, team foul #5 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Clay Farnham (PF) Stanley Cunningham | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Pinedo (PG) Tyler Drewry | |
| 02:08 | Rice | John Cowling misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 02:08 | Rice | John Cowling makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 02:00 | UTEP | John Lennon's pass is intercepted by John Cowling | 26-26 |
| 01:43 | Rice | Clay Farnham's pass is intercepted by John Lennon | 26-26 |
| 01:29 | UTEP | Russell Hughes connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by John Pavon | 26-28 |
| 01:05 | Rice | John Cowling misses short on a floater from the right wing | 26-28 |
| 01:03 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs grabs the defensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 00:48 | UTEP | John Pavon misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Edwin Veatch - foul #1 on Edwin Veatch, team foul #7 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (PG), John Nutter (SG), Jason Kent (SF), Zachary Hedberg (PF), Casey Simpson (C) Duane Lawhorn, Edwin Veatch, John Cowling, Clay Farnham, Stephen Kile | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tyler Drewry (PG), Gregory Lawson (SG), Richard Lao (PF), Raphael Mancini (C) Sean Pinedo, Russell Hughes, John Lennon, Ronald Riggs | |
| 00:48 | UTEP | John Pavon misses the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 00:48 | UTEP | John Pavon misses the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 00:45 | Rice | John Nutter is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 26-28 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kelvin Porter (C) John Pavon | |
| 00:35 | UTEP | Tyler Drewry drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Kelvin Porter and the foul's on Zachary Hedberg - foul #1 on Zachary Hedberg, team foul #8 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Granados (SG) Jason Kent | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:35 | UTEP | Tyler Drewry misses the free throw | 26-30 |
| 00:35 | Rice | John Nutter gets the rebound | 26-30 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Kristopher Mire hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 00:15 | UTEP | Richard Lao snags the defensive board | 26-30 |
| 00:11 | UTEP | Tyler Drewry clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 00:09 | UTEP | Raphael Mancini pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 00:05 | UTEP | Richard Lao connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Tyler Drewry and he's hacked by Michael Granados - foul #1 on Michael Granados, team foul #9 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Eli Haynes (PF) Kelvin Porter | |
| 00:05 | UTEP | Richard Lao misses the free throw | 26-32 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Casey Simpson pulls down the rebound | 26-32 |
| 00:01 | Rice | John Nutter is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from close range | 28-32 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Tyler Drewry clanks a fullcourt shot | 28-32 |