| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Cody Bowman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Marion Gassaway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Duane Raiford (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fred Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Musgrove (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Bates (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Maddocks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Orman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Timothy Bates inbounds the ball | 36-28 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Rice | Michael Jenkins misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 19:33 | UTEP | Duane Raiford grabs the defensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 19:20 | UTEP | James Musgrove is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on James Musgrove, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| 19:04 | Rice | Kenneth Orman is fouled on the floor by James Musgrove - foul #3 on James Musgrove, team foul #2 | 36-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | David Edgerly (C) James Musgrove | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:59 | Rice | Michael Jenkins misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 36-28 |
| 18:58 | Rice | Kenneth Orman snags the offensive board | 36-28 |
| 18:41 | Rice | Michael Jenkins scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Timothy Bates | 36-31 |
| 18:26 | UTEP | David Edgerly misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-31 |
| 18:25 | UTEP | Duane Raiford grabs the offensive board | 36-31 |
| 18:20 | UTEP | A charge is called on Duane Raiford - foul #2 on Duane Raiford, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| Subs | UTEP | Peter Giroux (SG), Hugh Brown (SF), Lee Foster (C) Marion Gassaway, Duane Raiford, Fred Campbell | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Bush (SF), Keith Queen (PF), Arthur Matson (C) Timothy Bates, Richard Maddocks, Kenneth Orman | |
| 18:18 | Rice | Cody Bowman steals it from Michael Jenkins in the backcourt | 36-31 |
| 18:09 | UTEP | Peter Giroux buries a floater from close range on a great pass from David Edgerly and the foul's on Arthur Matson - foul #1 on Arthur Matson, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (PG) Jason Avent | |
| 18:09 | UTEP | Peter Giroux makes the free throw | 39-31 |
| 18:06 | Rice | Joseph Bush's pass is intercepted by Peter Giroux in the backcourt | 39-31 |
| 18:04 | UTEP | Cody Bowman lays it up and in on a nice dish by Peter Giroux | 41-31 |
| 17:49 | Rice | Arthur Matson connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Michael Jenkins | 41-33 |
| 17:25 | UTEP | Hugh Brown buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Cody Bowman | 43-33 |
| 17:12 | Rice | Michael Jenkins can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 43-33 |
| 17:11 | Rice | Arthur Matson tips it back up and in | 43-35 |
| 16:59 | UTEP | Hugh Brown misses the easy layup | 43-35 |
| 16:57 | UTEP | Lee Foster hits the follow up shot | 45-35 |
| 16:30 | Rice | Michael Jenkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-35 |
| 16:29 | UTEP | Lee Foster pulls down the rebound | 45-35 |
| 16:04 | UTEP | Cody Bowman comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 16:02 | UTEP | Peter Giroux gets the offensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 15:54 | UTEP | Lee Foster lays it up and in | 47-35 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Cody Bowman (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Peter Giroux (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. SF - Hugh Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Edgerly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Foster (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Fox (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Jenkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Bush (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Keith Queen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Matson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Rice | Michael Jenkins can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by David Edgerly - foul #2 on David Edgerly, team foul #4 | 47-35 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Simmons (PG), Marion Gassaway (SG), Duane Raiford (SF), Fred Campbell (PF), James Musgrove (C) Cody Bowman, Peter Giroux, Hugh Brown, David Edgerly, Lee Foster | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Avent (PG), Timothy Bates (SF), Richard Maddocks (PF), Kenneth Orman (C) Donald Fox, Joseph Bush, Keith Queen, Arthur Matson | |
| 15:33 | Rice | Michael Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 15:33 | Rice | Michael Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 15:33 | UTEP | Fred Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 15:23 | UTEP | Duane Raiford connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Marion Gassaway | 49-35 |
| 15:19 | Rice | Marion Gassaway is called for the reach on Michael Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Marion Gassaway, team foul #5 | 49-35 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Moore (SG) Michael Jenkins | |
| 15:04 | Rice | Kenneth Orman scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Maddocks | 49-38 |
| 14:35 | UTEP | Duane Raiford clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-38 |
| 14:34 | Rice | Timothy Bates grabs the board | 49-38 |
| 14:32 | Rice | Duane Raiford is called for the reach on Richard Maddocks in the backcourt - foul #3 on Duane Raiford, team foul #6 | 49-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Perry Harris (SF) Duane Raiford | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:21 | Rice | Timothy Bates can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-38 |
| 14:20 | UTEP | The rebound goes to James Musgrove | 49-38 |
| 13:51 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Timothy Bates - foul #1 on Timothy Bates, team foul #2 | 49-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Cody Bowman (PG), James Camp (C) Richard Simmons, James Musgrove | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (PG) Jason Avent | |
| 13:51 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway misses the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 13:51 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway makes the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 13:31 | Rice | Alfred Moore misses long on an open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-38 |
| 13:30 | UTEP | Fred Campbell grabs the board | 50-38 |
| 13:12 | UTEP | Perry Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Duane Raiford (SF) Perry Harris | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (SG) Alfred Moore | |
| 13:10 | Rice | Marion Gassaway steals the ball from Kenneth Orman in the backcourt | 50-38 |
| 12:52 | UTEP | Duane Raiford scores on a jump hook in the lane and the foul's on Timothy Bates - foul #2 on Timothy Bates, team foul #3 | 52-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Hugh Brown (PG) Cody Bowman | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Avent (PG), Keith Queen (SF) Donald Fox, Timothy Bates | |
| 12:52 | UTEP | Duane Raiford makes the free throw | 53-38 |
| 12:38 | Rice | Jason Avent misses the wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 53-38 |
| 12:36 | Rice | Richard Maddocks pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-38 |
| 12:16 | Rice | Kenneth Orman misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-38 |
| 12:15 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Orman | 53-38 |
| 11:55 | Rice | Keith Queen travels with the ball | 53-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Simmons (PG), Peter Giroux (SG), James Musgrove (C) Hugh Brown, Marion Gassaway, James Camp | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (SG), Joseph Bush (SF), Arthur Matson (C) Michael Jenkins, Keith Queen, Kenneth Orman | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Peter Giroux (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. SF - Duane Raiford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Fred Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - James Musgrove (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Donald Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Bush (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Maddocks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Arthur Matson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:43 | UTEP | Peter Giroux can't finish the layup | 53-38 |
| 11:41 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joseph Bush | 53-38 |
| 11:21 | Rice | Jason Avent makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Arthur Matson | 53-41 |
| 10:58 | UTEP | Duane Raiford can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 53-41 |
| 10:56 | Rice | The rebound goes to Arthur Matson | 53-41 |
| 10:33 | Rice | James Musgrove is called for the reach on Donald Fox - foul #4 on James Musgrove, team foul #7 | 53-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | Cody Bowman (PG), Marion Gassaway (SG), Perry Harris (SF), Hugh Brown (PF), David Edgerly (C) Richard Simmons, Peter Giroux, Duane Raiford, Fred Campbell, James Musgrove | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (SG), Timothy Bates (SF), Keith Queen (PF) Jason Avent, Richard Maddocks, Arthur Matson | |
| 10:33 | Rice | Donald Fox makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 10:33 | Rice | Donald Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 10:15 | UTEP | Joseph Bush picks off the pass by Hugh Brown | 53-43 |
| 09:53 | Rice | Joseph Bush connects on the open jumper in the lane on a great pass from Michael Jenkins | 53-45 |
| 09:33 | UTEP | Cody Bowman makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Marion Gassaway | 56-45 |
| 09:26 | Rice | Timothy Bates makes the wide open shot from the free throw line set up by Donald Fox | 56-47 |
| 09:13 | UTEP | Perry Harris misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-47 |
| 09:12 | Rice | Michael Jenkins gets the rebound | 56-47 |
| 08:44 | Rice | Timothy Bates is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 56-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Simmons (PG), Peter Giroux (SG), Duane Raiford (SF), Lee Foster (PF), James Camp (C) Cody Bowman, Marion Gassaway, Perry Harris, Hugh Brown, David Edgerly | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Avent (PG), Alfred Moore (SG), Arthur Matson (PF), Kenneth Orman (C) Donald Fox, Michael Jenkins, Keith Queen, Joseph Bush | |
| 08:32 | UTEP | Peter Giroux misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-47 |
| 08:31 | Rice | Kenneth Orman snags the defensive board | 56-47 |
| 08:13 | Rice | Alfred Moore clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-47 |
| 08:11 | UTEP | James Camp grabs the board | 56-47 |
| 07:56 | UTEP | Peter Giroux drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Duane Raiford and he's fouled by Alfred Moore - foul #1 on Alfred Moore, team foul #4 | 58-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Fred Campbell (PF), James Musgrove (C) Lee Foster, James Camp | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:56 | UTEP | Peter Giroux makes the free throw | 59-47 |
| 07:51 | Rice | Alfred Moore is hacked by James Musgrove in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Musgrove, team foul #8 | 59-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Marion Gassaway (SG), David Edgerly (C) Duane Raiford, James Musgrove | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Maddocks (PF) Arthur Matson | |
| 07:51 | Rice | Alfred Moore misses the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 07:51 | UTEP | David Edgerly grabs the board | 59-47 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marion Gassaway (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Peter Giroux (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Fred Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - David Edgerly (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Alfred Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Bates (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Maddocks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Orman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | UTEP | Peter Giroux is whistled for a carry | 59-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Camp (C) Fred Campbell | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:27 | Rice | Timothy Bates makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Jason Avent | 59-49 |
| 07:10 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway buries a floater from close range on a great pass from David Edgerly | 61-49 |
| 06:48 | Rice | Alfred Moore misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-49 |
| 06:46 | UTEP | David Edgerly grabs the board | 61-49 |
| 06:33 | UTEP | James Camp's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Maddocks | 61-49 |
| 06:32 | Rice | Kenneth Orman gets the rebound | 61-49 |
| 06:28 | Rice | Richard Maddocks is fouled on the floor by Richard Simmons - foul #4 on Richard Simmons, team foul #9 | 61-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Cody Bowman (PG), Hugh Brown (SF), Fred Campbell (PF) Richard Simmons, Peter Giroux, James Camp | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (SG), Keith Queen (SF), Arthur Matson (C) Alfred Moore, Timothy Bates, Kenneth Orman | |
| 06:28 | Rice | Richard Maddocks makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 06:28 | Rice | Richard Maddocks misses the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 06:28 | UTEP | Fred Campbell grabs the board | 61-50 |
| 06:15 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway is fouled on the floor by Richard Maddocks - foul #1 on Richard Maddocks, team foul #5 | 61-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | Perry Harris (SF) Marion Gassaway | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Fox (PG) Jason Avent | |
| 06:03 | UTEP | Hugh Brown hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Cody Bowman | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:49 | Rice | Keith Queen is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-50 |
| 05:47 | Rice | Arthur Matson hits the follow up shot | 64-52 |
| 05:30 | UTEP | Hugh Brown buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-52 |
| 05:18 | Rice | Richard Maddocks misses short on a shot from the right wing | 67-52 |
| 05:16 | Rice | Richard Maddocks grabs the offensive rebound | 67-52 |
| 05:00 | Rice | Keith Queen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-52 |
| 04:58 | UTEP | David Edgerly grabs the defensive rebound | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:39 | UTEP | David Edgerly scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Cody Bowman | 69-52 |
| 04:35 | Rice | Cody Bowman picks off the pass by Donald Fox in the backcourt | 69-52 |
| 04:32 | UTEP | Cody Bowman lays it in | 71-52 |
| 04:24 | Rice | Keith Queen misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-52 |
| 04:22 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Fred Campbell | 71-52 |
| 04:08 | UTEP | Perry Harris misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-52 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Richard Maddocks grabs the board | 71-52 |
| 04:05 | Rice | Perry Harris is called for the reach on Keith Queen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Perry Harris, team foul #10 | 71-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Simmons (PG), Peter Giroux (SG), Lee Foster (PF), James Camp (C) Cody Bowman, Perry Harris, Fred Campbell, David Edgerly | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Moore (SG), Joseph Bush (SF) Michael Jenkins, Richard Maddocks | |
| 04:05 | Rice | Keith Queen misses the 1st free throw | 71-52 |
| 04:05 | Rice | Keith Queen makes the 2nd free throw | 71-53 |
| 03:40 | UTEP | Richard Simmons is fouled on the floor by Donald Fox - foul #2 on Donald Fox, team foul #6 | 71-53 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Peter Giroux (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. SF - Hugh Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lee Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Camp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donald Fox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfred Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Bush (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Keith Queen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Matson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | UTEP | Hugh Brown loses the dribble to Alfred Moore | 71-53 |
| 03:25 | Rice | Donald Fox banks in the layup on a nice dish by Alfred Moore | 71-55 |
| 03:01 | UTEP | James Camp makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Simmons | 74-55 |
| 02:45 | Rice | Alfred Moore misses long on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 74-55 |
| 02:43 | UTEP | Lee Foster grabs the board | 74-55 |
| 02:22 | UTEP | Alfred Moore steals the ball from Peter Giroux | 74-55 |
| 02:06 | Rice | Keith Queen is wide open but clanks a runner in the paint | 74-55 |
| 02:04 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Lee Foster | 74-55 |
| 01:41 | UTEP | James Camp comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Arthur Matson - foul #2 on Arthur Matson, team foul #7 | 74-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | David Edgerly (PF) Lee Foster | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:41 | UTEP | James Camp makes the 1st free throw | 75-55 |
| 01:41 | UTEP | James Camp makes the 2nd free throw | 76-55 |
| 01:30 | Rice | Donald Fox lays it in set up by Alfred Moore and he's hacked by James Camp - foul #1 on James Camp, team foul #11 | 76-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | Lee Foster (C) James Camp | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:30 | Rice | Donald Fox makes the free throw | 76-58 |
| 01:01 | UTEP | Hugh Brown can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Keith Queen - foul #1 on Keith Queen, team foul #8 | 76-58 |
| 01:01 | UTEP | Hugh Brown makes the 1st free throw | 77-58 |
| 01:01 | UTEP | Hugh Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 78-58 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Hugh Brown is called for the reach on Donald Fox in the backcourt - foul #1 on Hugh Brown, team foul #12 | 78-58 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Donald Fox misses the 1st free throw | 78-58 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Donald Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 78-59 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | UTEP | David Edgerly loses the dribble to Alfred Moore | 78-59 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Rice | Donald Fox loses the dribble to Peter Giroux | 78-59 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Richard Simmons runs out the clock | 78-59 |