| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Enright (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Homer Eiland (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Abraham Machen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kurt Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. PF - Billy Hall (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Joseph Enright inbounds the ball | 42-51 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Rice | Werner Peabody hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-51 |
| 19:48 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Christopher Green | 42-51 |
| 19:35 | UTEP | Stephen Palmer steps in front of the Edwin Turner pass | 42-51 |
| 19:31 | Rice | Stephen Palmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-51 |
| 19:19 | UTEP | Christopher Green misses long on a floater from the right side | 42-51 |
| 19:18 | UTEP | Christopher Green tips it in | 42-53 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Werner Peabody's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-53 |
| 19:06 | UTEP | Kurt Hughes hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Quintanilla - foul #2 on William Quintanilla, team foul #1 | 42-53 |
| 19:06 | UTEP | Kurt Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 19:06 | UTEP | Kurt Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 19:04 | Rice | Werner Peabody is fouled in the backcourt by Abraham Machen - foul #1 on Abraham Machen, team foul #1 | 42-54 |
| 18:54 | Rice | Joseph Enright knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 44-54 |
| 18:33 | UTEP | Christopher Green can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 44-54 |
| 18:31 | UTEP | Abraham Machen tips it but misses | 44-54 |
| 18:29 | Rice | William Quintanilla grabs the defensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 18:08 | Rice | Joseph Enright comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Billy Hall - foul #2 on Billy Hall, team foul #2 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (PG), Keith Styles (SG), Dustin Snow (PF), Paul Burns (C) Werner Peabody, Stephen Palmer, William Quintanilla, Homer Eiland | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez (PG), Todd Smith (SF), Patrick Cannon (PF), Gregory Scott (C) Abraham Machen, Edwin Turner, Billy Hall, Christopher Green | |
| 18:08 | Rice | Joseph Enright makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 18:08 | Rice | Joseph Enright makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 18:01 | UTEP | Kurt Hughes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-54 |
| 18:00 | Rice | Dustin Snow grabs the defensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 17:58 | Rice | Keith Styles throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Bart Thomas (C) Joseph Enright | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 17:35 | UTEP | Kurt Hughes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-54 |
| 17:33 | UTEP | Todd Smith tips it in | 46-56 |
| 17:12 | Rice | Paul Burns can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-56 |
| 17:11 | UTEP | Gregory Scott pulls down the rebound | 46-56 |
| 16:59 | UTEP | Kurt Hughes misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-56 |
| 16:58 | Rice | Paul Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 16:30 | Rice | Paul Burns is whistled for a carry | 46-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Stephen Palmer (SG), William Quintanilla (PF), Homer Eiland (C) Alfredo Marino, Keith Styles, Paul Burns, Bart Thomas | |
| Subs | UTEP | Abraham Machen (PG), Edwin Turner (SF), Billy Hall (PF), Christopher Green (C) Alejandro Hernandez, Todd Smith, Patrick Cannon, Gregory Scott | |
| 16:16 | UTEP | Kurt Hughes buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Abraham Machen | 46-59 |
| 16:06 | Rice | Homer Eiland knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Werner Peabody | 48-59 |
| 15:48 | UTEP | Christopher Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Enright (SF) Dustin Snow | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alan Howard (SF) Kurt Hughes | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Enright (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Homer Eiland (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Abraham Machen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edwin Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Alan Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Billy Hall (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Green (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Rice | Werner Peabody can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left corner | 48-59 |
| 15:32 | UTEP | Billy Hall snags the defensive board | 48-59 |
| 15:23 | UTEP | Christopher Green buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-61 |
| 14:57 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses long on an open floater from the left side | 48-61 |
| 14:55 | UTEP | Billy Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 14:35 | UTEP | Alan Howard double dribbles | 48-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (PG), Keith Styles (SG), Dustin Snow (SF), Paul Burns (PF), Bart Thomas (C) Werner Peabody, Stephen Palmer, Joseph Enright, William Quintanilla, Homer Eiland | |
| Subs | UTEP | Todd Smith (PG), Alejandro Hernandez (SG), Patrick Cannon (PF), Robert Smith (C) Abraham Machen, Edwin Turner, Billy Hall, Christopher Green | |
| 14:25 | Rice | Keith Styles misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 48-61 |
| 14:24 | UTEP | Alan Howard gets the rebound | 48-61 |
| 14:18 | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez makes the jumper in the paint set up by Todd Smith | 48-63 |
| 14:16 | Rice | Paul Burns's pass is intercepted by Todd Smith in the backcourt | 48-63 |
| 14:14 | UTEP | Todd Smith hits the finger roll | 48-65 |
| 13:59 | Rice | Bart Thomas scores on a driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #3 | 50-65 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Scott (C) Robert Smith | |
| 13:59 | Rice | Bart Thomas misses the free throw | 50-65 |
| 13:59 | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez pulls down the rebound | 50-65 |
| 13:41 | UTEP | Alan Howard misses the lay-in | 50-65 |
| 13:39 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon grabs the offensive board | 50-65 |
| 13:21 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon misses short on a 3 from straight away | 50-65 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Keith Styles grabs the defensive rebound | 50-65 |
| 12:54 | Rice | Paul Burns travels with the ball | 50-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Stephen Palmer (SG), Joseph Enright (SF), William Quintanilla (PF), Homer Eiland (C) Alfredo Marino, Keith Styles, Dustin Snow, Bart Thomas, Paul Burns | |
| Subs | UTEP | Abraham Machen (PG), Kurt Hughes (SG), Billy Hall (PF), Robert Smith (C) Todd Smith, Alejandro Hernandez, Patrick Cannon, Gregory Scott | |
| 12:32 | UTEP | Billy Hall's floater is tipped away by Joseph Enright | 50-65 |
| 12:30 | UTEP | Kurt Hughes can't tip it in | 50-65 |
| 12:29 | UTEP | Billy Hall can't tip it in | 50-65 |
| 12:28 | Rice | Homer Eiland snags the defensive board | 50-65 |
| 12:06 | Rice | William Quintanilla comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-65 |
| 12:05 | UTEP | Billy Hall pulls down the rebound | 50-65 |
| 11:45 | UTEP | Billy Hall's fadeaway is rejected by Homer Eiland | 50-65 |
| 11:44 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Quintanilla | 50-65 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Enright (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Homer Eiland (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Abraham Machen (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kurt Hughes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Howard (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Billy Hall (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Rice | Homer Eiland is called for 3 seconds | 50-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (SG), Dustin Snow (SF), Bart Thomas (PF) Stephen Palmer, Joseph Enright, William Quintanilla | |
| Subs | UTEP | Edwin Turner (SF), Patrick Cannon (PF), Christopher Green (C) Alan Howard, Billy Hall, Robert Smith | |
| 11:15 | UTEP | Werner Peabody steals the ball from Christopher Green | 50-65 |
| 11:12 | Rice | Dustin Snow banks in the layup on a nice dish by Werner Peabody | 52-65 |
| 10:50 | UTEP | Christopher Green misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-65 |
| 10:48 | Rice | The rebound goes to Bart Thomas | 52-65 |
| 10:45 | Rice | Alfredo Marino throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Styles (SG), Paul Burns (PF) Werner Peabody, Homer Eiland | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez (SG), Todd Smith (SF) Abraham Machen, Kurt Hughes | |
| 10:39 | UTEP | Christopher Green drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Alejandro Hernandez | 52-67 |
| 10:29 | Rice | Dustin Snow buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Alfredo Marino | 55-67 |
| 10:11 | UTEP | Christopher Green connects on the floater from the right block | 55-69 |
| 09:54 | Rice | Bart Thomas clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-69 |
| 09:52 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon grabs the board | 55-69 |
| 09:39 | UTEP | Edwin Turner can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-69 |
| 09:38 | Rice | Dustin Snow pulls down the rebound | 55-69 |
| 09:17 | Rice | Keith Styles makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-69 |
| 08:58 | UTEP | Christopher Green blows the dunk | 58-69 |
| 08:57 | Rice | The rebound goes to Bart Thomas | 58-69 |
| 08:53 | Rice | Dustin Snow loses the dribble to Alejandro Hernandez in the backcourt | 58-69 |
| 08:38 | UTEP | Alfredo Marino is called for the reach on Christopher Green - foul #1 on Alfredo Marino, team foul #2 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Stephen Palmer (SG), Joseph Enright (SF), William Quintanilla (PF), Homer Eiland (C) Alfredo Marino, Keith Styles, Dustin Snow, Paul Burns, Bart Thomas | |
| Subs | UTEP | Abraham Machen (PG), Kurt Hughes (SG), Alan Howard (SF), Billy Hall (PF), Gregory Scott (C) Edwin Turner, Alejandro Hernandez, Todd Smith, Patrick Cannon, Christopher Green | |
| 08:22 | UTEP | Gregory Scott misses long on a jumper from the right block | 58-69 |
| 08:20 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Quintanilla | 58-69 |
| 08:18 | Rice | William Quintanilla is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 58-69 |
| 08:02 | UTEP | Billy Hall can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-69 |
| 08:00 | Rice | Joseph Enright pulls down the rebound | 58-69 |
| 07:43 | Rice | William Quintanilla misses the shot in the lane | 58-69 |
| 07:42 | Rice | Joseph Enright misses the tip | 58-69 |
| 07:40 | UTEP | Alan Howard snags the defensive board | 58-69 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Enright (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Homer Eiland (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Abraham Machen (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kurt Hughes (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Howard (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Billy Hall (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Gregory Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | UTEP | Abraham Machen is fouled on the floor by William Quintanilla - foul #3 on William Quintanilla, team foul #3 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Edwin Turner (PG), Robert Smith (C) Abraham Machen, Gregory Scott | |
| 07:11 | UTEP | Billy Hall makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Alan Howard | 58-71 |
| 07:07 | Rice | Stephen Palmer misses long on an open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-71 |
| 07:06 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 58-71 |
| 06:48 | UTEP | Billy Hall loses the dribble to Werner Peabody | 58-71 |
| 06:30 | Rice | William Quintanilla is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Joseph Enright | 61-71 |
| 06:05 | UTEP | Billy Hall can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-71 |
| 06:03 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Edwin Turner | 61-71 |
| 05:46 | UTEP | Billy Hall comes up short on the runner from close range | 61-71 |
| 05:44 | Rice | Homer Eiland grabs the defensive rebound | 61-71 |
| 05:28 | Rice | William Quintanilla is open and scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Stephen Palmer | 63-71 |
| 05:09 | UTEP | Edwin Turner misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-71 |
| 05:08 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Quintanilla | 63-71 |
| 05:06 | Rice | Stephen Palmer loses the dribble to Kurt Hughes in the backcourt | 63-71 |
| 04:53 | UTEP | Alan Howard misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 63-71 |
| 04:51 | Rice | William Quintanilla snags the defensive board | 63-71 |
| 04:38 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Kurt Hughes - foul #2 on Kurt Hughes, team foul #4 | 63-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfredo Marino (SG), Dustin Snow (SF), Paul Burns (PF), Bart Thomas (C) Stephen Palmer, Joseph Enright, William Quintanilla, Homer Eiland | |
| Subs | UTEP | Todd Smith (PG), Alejandro Hernandez (SG), Patrick Cannon (SF), Gregory Scott (PF), Christopher Green (C) Edwin Turner, Kurt Hughes, Alan Howard, Billy Hall, Robert Smith | |
| 04:38 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 04:38 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 04:17 | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez travels with the ball | 65-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Styles (SG) Werner Peabody | |
| Subs | UTEP | Abraham Machen (PG) Gregory Scott | |
| 04:02 | Rice | Alfredo Marino buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dustin Snow | 67-71 |
| 03:33 | UTEP | Todd Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-71 |
| 03:32 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon snags the offensive board | 67-71 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Styles (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dustin Snow (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Burns (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bart Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Abraham Machen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alejandro Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Todd Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Patrick Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Green (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | UTEP | Christopher Green connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Abraham Machen | 67-73 |
| 02:55 | Rice | Dustin Snow misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-73 |
| 02:54 | Rice | Alfredo Marino tips it back up and in | 69-73 |
| 02:45 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Alejandro Hernandez | 69-75 |
| 02:45 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG) Keith Styles | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Scott (PF) Abraham Machen | |
| 02:24 | Rice | Paul Burns connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alfredo Marino | 71-75 |
| 02:02 | UTEP | Todd Smith's pass is intercepted by Werner Peabody | 71-75 |
| 01:59 | Rice | Werner Peabody banks in the layup | 73-75 |
| 01:44 | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez banks in the layup set up by Patrick Cannon and he's fouled by Alfredo Marino - foul #2 on Alfredo Marino, team foul #4 | 73-77 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG), Joseph Enright (SF), William Quintanilla (PF), Homer Eiland (C) Alfredo Marino, Dustin Snow, Paul Burns, Bart Thomas | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kurt Hughes (SG), Alan Howard (SF), Billy Hall (PF) Todd Smith, Patrick Cannon, Gregory Scott | |
| 01:44 | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez makes the free throw | 73-78 |
| 01:29 | Rice | William Quintanilla clanks a jump hook from close range | 73-78 |
| 01:28 | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez grabs the defensive rebound | 73-78 |
| 01:11 | UTEP | Alan Howard hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Alejandro Hernandez | 73-80 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Werner Peabody is fouled in the backcourt by Alejandro Hernandez - foul #3 on Alejandro Hernandez, team foul #5 | 73-80 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Abraham Machen (PG) Alejandro Hernandez | |
| 00:51 | Rice | William Quintanilla misses long on an open jumpshot from the free throw line | 73-80 |
| 00:50 | Rice | William Quintanilla tips it back up and in | 75-80 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:28 | UTEP | Joseph Enright steps in front of the Abraham Machen pass | 75-80 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Rice | Werner Peabody hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Joseph Enright | 78-80 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:19 | UTEP | Stephen Palmer is called for the reach on Kurt Hughes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #5 | 78-80 |
| 00:16 | UTEP | Kurt Hughes is fouled on the floor by Joseph Enright - foul #1 on Joseph Enright, team foul #6 | 78-80 |
| 00:15 | UTEP | Kurt Hughes is hacked by William Quintanilla - foul #4 on William Quintanilla, team foul #7 | 78-80 |
| 00:15 | UTEP | Kurt Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 78-81 |
| 00:15 | UTEP | Kurt Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 78-82 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Werner Peabody is hacked by Abraham Machen - foul #2 on Abraham Machen, team foul #6 | 78-82 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Werner Peabody hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by William Quintanilla | 81-82 |
| 00:03 | UTEP | Stephen Palmer is called for the reach on Kurt Hughes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #8 | 81-82 |
| 00:03 | UTEP | Kurt Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 81-83 |
| 00:03 | UTEP | Kurt Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 81-84 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-84 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses the halfcourt shot | 81-84 |