| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Shook (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Franks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ray Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Terry Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Antonio Clark inbounds the ball | 36-41 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Rice | Daniel Costner's pass is intercepted by Ray Smith | 36-41 |
| 19:33 | UTEP | The jumper by Charles Franks is denied by James Shook | 36-41 |
| 19:32 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon tips it back up and in | 36-43 |
| 19:28 | Rice | Daniel Costner drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-43 |
| 19:18 | UTEP | Ray Smith misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Daniel Costner - foul #3 on Daniel Costner, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (PG) Daniel Costner | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 19:18 | UTEP | Ray Smith makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 19:18 | UTEP | Ray Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 18:55 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-45 |
| 18:53 | UTEP | Terry Bowman grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 18:47 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Antoine Sharp - foul #3 on Antoine Sharp, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Jerome Wiggs (SF) Antoine Sharp | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 18:47 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales misses the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 18:47 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales misses the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 18:47 | Rice | Donald Reavis pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 18:35 | Rice | Salvador Gonzales steps in front of the William Stanton pass | 39-45 |
| 18:32 | UTEP | Ray Smith lays it in on a nice dish by Salvador Gonzales | 39-47 |
| 18:27 | Rice | Antonio Clark clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 18:25 | UTEP | Terry Bowman grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 18:07 | UTEP | Ray Smith connects on the open driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Terry Bowman | 39-49 |
| 17:53 | Rice | Antonio Clark connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Stanton | 42-49 |
| 17:30 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales can't throw it down | 42-49 |
| 17:28 | Rice | The rebound goes to Antonio Clark | 42-49 |
| 17:13 | Rice | A charge is called on Jerome Wiggs - foul #3 on Jerome Wiggs, team foul #3 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Ivy (PF), Edgar Maiorano (C) Jerome Wiggs, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Whitehead (PG), Douglas Gerber (SF), David Heidel (PF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Salvador Gonzales, Jonathan Blackmon, Ray Smith, Terry Bowman | |
| 17:00 | UTEP | Charles Franks scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Whitehead | 42-51 |
| 16:42 | Rice | William Stanton is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Franks - foul #3 on Charles Franks, team foul #1 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal (SG) Charles Franks | |
| 16:42 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 16:42 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 16:30 | UTEP | Donald Ivy is called for the reach on James Whitehead - foul #1 on Donald Ivy, team foul #4 | 44-51 |
| 16:18 | UTEP | James Whitehead can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-51 |
| 16:17 | UTEP | David Heidel pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 16:04 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Reavis (C) Edgar Maiorano | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), Jonathan Blackmon (SF), Terry Bowman (C) James Whitehead, Douglas Gerber, Alfredo Gallo | |
| 15:53 | Rice | Antonio Clark drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Antonio Clark (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - William Stanton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Shook (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Ivy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - David Heidel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:35 | UTEP | Terry Bowman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 15:33 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Ivy | 46-51 |
| 15:20 | Rice | David Heidel picks off the pass by Donald Reavis | 46-51 |
| 15:12 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 46-51 |
| 15:10 | Rice | James Shook gets the rebound | 46-51 |
| 15:03 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Salvador Gonzales - foul #2 on Salvador Gonzales, team foul #2 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Antoine Sharp (SG), David Mabe (C) William Stanton, James Shook, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Franks (SG), Ray Smith (PF) Dikembe Abdelal, David Heidel | |
| 15:03 | Rice | Antonio Clark makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 15:03 | Rice | Antonio Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 14:55 | UTEP | Antonio Clark is called for the reach on Charles Franks - foul #3 on Antonio Clark, team foul #5 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Jerome Wiggs (SF) Antonio Clark | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 14:44 | UTEP | Ray Smith blows the layup but he's hacked by Donald Ivy - foul #2 on Donald Ivy, team foul #6 | 48-51 |
| 14:44 | UTEP | Ray Smith misses the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 14:44 | UTEP | Ray Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 14:31 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Antoine Sharp | 50-52 |
| 14:15 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-52 |
| 14:14 | Rice | David Mabe gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 13:53 | Rice | Antoine Sharp is hacked by Charles Franks - foul #4 on Charles Franks, team foul #3 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Reavis (C) Donald Ivy | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Whitehead (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SG), Douglas Gerber (SF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Salvador Gonzales, Charles Franks, Jonathan Blackmon, Terry Bowman | |
| 13:36 | Rice | Antoine Sharp misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Alfredo Gallo - foul #2 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| 13:36 | Rice | Antoine Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 13:36 | Rice | Antoine Sharp misses the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 13:36 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Alfredo Gallo | 51-52 |
| 13:20 | UTEP | Ray Smith buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdelal | 51-54 |
| 13:05 | Rice | Antoine Sharp comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 13:04 | Rice | David Mabe hits the follow up shot | 53-54 |
| 12:45 | UTEP | James Whitehead knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Dikembe Abdelal | 53-57 |
| 12:22 | Rice | Antoine Sharp misses long on a floater from the left side | 53-57 |
| 12:20 | UTEP | Ray Smith snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 12:15 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 53-57 |
| 12:13 | Rice | Daniel Costner grabs the board | 53-57 |
| 12:02 | Rice | Antoine Sharp clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-57 |
| 12:01 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo grabs the board | 53-57 |
| 11:42 | UTEP | James Whitehead is fouled on the floor by Jerome Wiggs - foul #4 on Jerome Wiggs, team foul #7 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG), Antonio Clark (SF), James Shook (PF), Edgar Maiorano (C) Antoine Sharp, Jerome Wiggs, David Mabe, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon (SF), David Heidel (PF), Terry Bowman (C) Douglas Gerber, Ray Smith, Alfredo Gallo | |
| 11:42 | UTEP | James Whitehead misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 11:42 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Shook | 53-57 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Shook (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Edgar Maiorano (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Whitehead (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - David Heidel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:23 | Rice | James Shook lays it in | 55-57 |
| 11:14 | UTEP | Terry Bowman shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 55-57 |
| 11:13 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Bowman | 55-57 |
| 10:57 | UTEP | David Heidel lays it up and in on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelal and he's fouled by James Shook - foul #1 on James Shook, team foul #8 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG) James Whitehead | |
| 10:57 | UTEP | David Heidel makes the free throw | 55-60 |
| 10:43 | Rice | Dikembe Abdelal takes the ball from Antonio Clark | 55-60 |
| 10:14 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales is hacked by Antonio Clark - foul #4 on Antonio Clark, team foul #9 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Ivy (PF), David Mabe (C) Antonio Clark, Edgar Maiorano | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 10:14 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 10:14 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 09:56 | Rice | James Shook can't connect on a shot from the right block | 55-62 |
| 09:55 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales grabs the board | 55-62 |
| 09:51 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-64 |
| 09:29 | Rice | William Stanton is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-64 |
| 09:27 | UTEP | David Heidel pulls down the rebound | 55-64 |
| 09:15 | UTEP | David Heidel's floater is tipped away by Donald Ivy | 55-64 |
| 09:14 | Rice | David Mabe snags the defensive board | 55-64 |
| 09:06 | Rice | Daniel Costner throws it down on a nice dish by William Stanton | 57-64 |
| 08:58 | UTEP | Donald Ivy denies the turnaround by Terry Bowman | 57-64 |
| 08:57 | Rice | David Mabe pulls down the rebound | 57-64 |
| 08:45 | Rice | David Mabe can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Terry Bowman - foul #1 on Terry Bowman, team foul #5 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SF) James Shook | |
| Subs | UTEP | Douglas Gerber (SF), Ray Smith (PF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Jonathan Blackmon, David Heidel, Terry Bowman | |
| 08:45 | Rice | David Mabe misses the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 08:45 | Rice | David Mabe misses the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 08:45 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 57-64 |
| 08:35 | UTEP | Ray Smith's pass is intercepted by Daniel Costner | 57-64 |
| 08:32 | Rice | William Stanton dunks the ball on a great pass from Daniel Costner | 59-64 |
| 08:18 | UTEP | Ray Smith dunks the ball set up by Salvador Gonzales | 59-66 |
| 08:11 | Rice | Antoine Sharp is hacked by Douglas Gerber - foul #2 on Douglas Gerber, team foul #6 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Whitehead (PG) Salvador Gonzales | |
| 07:56 | Rice | Dikembe Abdelal is called for the reach on William Stanton - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #7 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SF), Donald Reavis (C) Daniel Costner, David Mabe | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Franks (SG) Dikembe Abdelal | |
| 07:56 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 07:56 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 07:37 | UTEP | Ray Smith hits the finger roll | 61-68 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Stanton (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 13 pts. 4 pf. PF - Donald Ivy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Whitehead (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Franks (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Douglas Gerber (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ray Smith (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. C - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Rice | Antonio Clark makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Donald Reavis | 63-68 |
| 07:08 | UTEP | Antonio Clark blocks the short jumper by Alfredo Gallo | 63-68 |
| 07:06 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Gerber | 63-68 |
| 07:01 | UTEP | Ray Smith clanks a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Donald Ivy - foul #3 on Donald Ivy, team foul #10 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Rice | David Mabe (PF) Donald Ivy | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), Jonathan Blackmon (SF), Terry Bowman (C) James Whitehead, Douglas Gerber, Alfredo Gallo | |
| 07:01 | UTEP | Ray Smith makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 07:01 | UTEP | Ray Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 07:01 | Rice | The rebound goes to David Mabe | 63-69 |
| 06:42 | Rice | William Stanton works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 63-69 |
| 06:40 | UTEP | Ray Smith pulls down the rebound | 63-69 |
| 06:30 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Terry Bowman out of the doubleteam | 63-71 |
| 06:20 | Rice | William Stanton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), James Shook (PF) Antoine Sharp, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | UTEP | David Heidel (PF) Ray Smith | |
| 05:59 | UTEP | Terry Bowman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 63-71 |
| 05:57 | Rice | David Mabe pulls down the rebound | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:42 | Rice | David Heidel denies the turnaround by David Mabe | 63-71 |
| 05:41 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales snags the defensive board | 63-71 |
| 05:23 | UTEP | James Shook blocks the short jumper by Salvador Gonzales | 63-71 |
| 05:22 | Rice | David Mabe grabs the defensive rebound | 63-71 |
| 05:02 | Rice | James Shook misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-71 |
| 05:00 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales pulls down the rebound | 63-71 |
| 04:49 | UTEP | David Heidel travels with the ball | 63-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG), Jerome Wiggs (SF), Donald Reavis (C) William Stanton, Antonio Clark, David Mabe | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Whitehead (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SG), Ray Smith (PF) Salvador Gonzales, Charles Franks, David Heidel | |
| 04:28 | Rice | Antoine Sharp connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 65-71 |
| 04:12 | UTEP | Terry Bowman drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Whitehead | 65-73 |
| 03:58 | Rice | James Shook connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 67-73 |
| 03:50 | UTEP | Terry Bowman makes the contested jumper from the right block on a nice dish by James Whitehead | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:34 | Rice | Daniel Costner evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Antoine Sharp and he's fouled by James Whitehead - foul #1 on James Whitehead, team foul #8 | 69-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SF), Donald Ivy (PF), David Mabe (C) Jerome Wiggs, James Shook, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), Charles Franks (SG), Douglas Gerber (SF), Alfredo Gallo (C) James Whitehead, Dikembe Abdelal, Jonathan Blackmon, Terry Bowman | |
| 03:34 | Rice | Daniel Costner makes the free throw | 70-75 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 15 pts. 4 pf. PF - Donald Ivy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - David Mabe (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Franks (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Douglas Gerber (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ray Smith (fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. C - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:16 | UTEP | Douglas Gerber loses the ball out of bounds | 70-75 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG) Daniel Costner | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:52 | Rice | William Stanton comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 70-75 |
| 02:50 | Rice | David Mabe hits the follow up shot | 72-75 |
| 02:50 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-75 |
| Subs | Rice | James Shook (PF) Donald Ivy | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon (SF), Terry Bowman (C) Douglas Gerber, Alfredo Gallo | |
| 02:39 | UTEP | Antoine Sharp steps in front of the Terry Bowman pass | 72-75 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:28 | Rice | William Stanton evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Antoine Sharp | 75-75 |
| 02:08 | UTEP | Terry Bowman is fouled on the floor by Antoine Sharp - foul #4 on Antoine Sharp, team foul #11 | 75-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG) Antoine Sharp | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 02:08 | UTEP | Terry Bowman misses the 1st free throw | 75-75 |
| 02:08 | UTEP | Terry Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 75-76 |
| 01:49 | Rice | James Shook hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ray Smith - foul #2 on Ray Smith, team foul #9 | 75-76 |
| 01:49 | Rice | James Shook misses the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 01:49 | Rice | James Shook makes the 2nd free throw | 76-76 |
| 01:29 | UTEP | Charles Franks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 76-76 |
| 01:27 | Rice | David Mabe gets the rebound | 76-76 |
| 01:11 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 76-76 |
| 01:09 | Rice | David Mabe can't tip it in | 76-76 |
| 01:07 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon gets the rebound | 76-76 |
| 00:49 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 76-76 |
| 00:47 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Shook | 76-76 |
| 00:34 | Rice | William Stanton splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Salvador Gonzales - foul #3 on Salvador Gonzales, team foul #10 | 76-76 |
| 00:34 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 00:34 | Rice | William Stanton misses the 2nd free throw | 77-76 |
| 00:34 | Rice | James Shook gets the offensive rebound | 77-76 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Rice | Salvador Gonzales is called for the reach on James Shook - foul #4 on Salvador Gonzales, team foul #11 | 77-76 |
| 00:32 | Rice | James Shook makes the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 00:32 | Rice | James Shook misses the 2nd free throw | 78-76 |
| 00:32 | UTEP | Ray Smith pulls down the rebound | 78-76 |
| 00:27 | UTEP | William Stanton steps in front of the Salvador Gonzales pass | 78-76 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Daniel Costner lays it in on a great pass from William Stanton | 80-76 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:18 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Jonathan Blackmon, team foul #12 | 80-76 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Charles Franks is called for the reach on William Stanton in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charles Franks, team foul #13 | 80-76 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal (SG) Charles Franks | |
| 00:16 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:16 | Rice | William Stanton makes the 2nd free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:10 | UTEP | Terry Bowman is fouled on the floor by Antonio Clark - foul #5 on Antonio Clark, team foul #12 | 82-76 |
| Subs | Rice | Jerome Wiggs (SF) Antonio Clark | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:10 | UTEP | Terry Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:10 | UTEP | Terry Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 82-78 |
| 00:09 | Rice | James Shook is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Abdelal - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #14 | 82-78 |
| 00:09 | Rice | James Shook makes the 1st free throw | 83-78 |
| 00:09 | Rice | James Shook makes the 2nd free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 84-78 |
| 00:01 | Rice | David Mabe grabs the defensive rebound | 84-78 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | David Mabe runs out the clock | 84-78 |