| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) SF - Rodrick Beadles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Motyka (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Timpson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Bartlow (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Chris Marshall (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Perkins (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - William Hubbard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles loses the ball out of bounds | 35-33 |
| 19:17 | UTEP | Chris Marshall makes the shot from the right block | 35-35 |
| 19:05 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Chris Marshall - foul #3 on Chris Marshall, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Gordon (SF) Chris Marshall | |
| 19:05 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 19:05 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 18:46 | UTEP | William Hubbard knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by James Timpson | 37-37 |
| 18:44 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Joaquin Yost (C) Ronald Motyka | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 18:28 | UTEP | James Timpson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 18:27 | UTEP | James Timpson grabs the offensive board | 37-37 |
| 18:17 | UTEP | James Perkins lays it up and in set up by Shawn Bartlow | 37-39 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Charles Kelly (SG), Manuel Wall (SF), Ronald Motyka (PF) Robert Hall, Nicholas Phillips, Rodrick Beadles, Kevin Neihoff | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 17:32 | UTEP | James Perkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-39 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Brent Walls (SF) Ronald Gordon | |
| 17:12 | Rice | Ronald Motyka hits the finger roll | 39-39 |
| 16:52 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow can't throw it down but the foul's on Richard Greenwalt - foul #1 on Richard Greenwalt, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), Kevin Neihoff (C) Manuel Wall, Joaquin Yost | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Sammie Rhodes (C) James Timpson, William Hubbard | |
| 16:52 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 16:52 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 16:28 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt is whistled for a carry | 39-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG) Charles Kelly | |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge (SG) Shawn Bartlow | |
| 16:08 | UTEP | James Perkins travels with the ball | 39-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Wall (SF) Richard Greenwalt | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Gordon (SF), Frank Parker (PF) Brent Walls, James Perkins | |
| 15:51 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 15:50 | UTEP | Frank Parker grabs the board | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) SF - Manuel Wall (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Motyka (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Neihoff (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Barry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Erik Lillibridge (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Gordon (fresh) PF - Frank Parker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Sammie Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 39-41 |
| 15:30 | UTEP | Frank Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 15:18 | UTEP | Charles Barry makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ronald Gordon | 39-43 |
| 14:56 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-43 |
| 14:55 | Rice | Manuel Wall gets the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 14:43 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Hall and he's fouled by Erik Lillibridge - foul #2 on Erik Lillibridge, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG), Rodrick Beadles (SF), Major Arevalo (PF), Johnnie Paro (C) Robert Hall, Manuel Wall, Ronald Motyka, Kevin Neihoff | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Timpson (PG), Shawn Bartlow (SG), Chris Marshall (SF), James Perkins (PF), William Hubbard (C) Charles Barry, Erik Lillibridge, Ronald Gordon, Frank Parker, Sammie Rhodes | |
| 14:43 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips makes the free throw | 42-43 |
| 14:19 | UTEP | Chris Marshall drills a turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by Rodrick Beadles - foul #1 on Rodrick Beadles, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Joaquin Yost (SG) Nicholas Phillips | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 14:19 | UTEP | Chris Marshall misses the free throw | 42-45 |
| 14:19 | Rice | The rebound goes to Johnnie Paro | 42-45 |
| 14:17 | Rice | Charles Kelly is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Bartlow - foul #1 on Shawn Bartlow, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| 14:09 | Rice | Joaquin Yost is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Kelly | 45-45 |
| 13:48 | UTEP | Chris Marshall is hacked by Rodrick Beadles - foul #2 on Rodrick Beadles, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| 13:41 | UTEP | William Hubbard is fouled on the floor by Joaquin Yost - foul #2 on Joaquin Yost, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Brent Walls (SG) Shawn Bartlow | |
| 13:29 | UTEP | Major Arevalo takes the ball from Brent Walls | 45-45 |
| 13:07 | Rice | Major Arevalo buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Charles Kelly | 47-45 |
| 12:42 | UTEP | Brent Walls throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), Nicholas Phillips (SG), Richard Greenwalt (SF), Ronald Motyka (PF) Charles Kelly, Joaquin Yost, Rodrick Beadles, Major Arevalo | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Frank Parker (PF) James Timpson, James Perkins | |
| 12:17 | Rice | Robert Hall misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 12:16 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Chris Marshall | 47-45 |
| 12:11 | UTEP | Brent Walls knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by William Hubbard | 47-48 |
| 11:48 | Rice | Johnnie Paro can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 47-48 |
| 11:46 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt tips it but misses | 47-48 |
| 11:45 | UTEP | Frank Parker gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Motyka (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnnie Paro (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Barry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brent Walls (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Marshall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frank Parker (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - William Hubbard (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | UTEP | Brent Walls knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Barry | 47-50 |
| 11:29 | Rice | Brent Walls steps in front of the Nicholas Phillips pass in the backcourt | 47-50 |
| 11:26 | UTEP | Chris Marshall blows the layup | 47-50 |
| 11:25 | UTEP | Brent Walls tips it in | 47-52 |
| 11:09 | Rice | Robert Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 47-52 |
| 11:07 | UTEP | Chris Marshall grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 10:45 | UTEP | Robert Hall picks off the pass by Frank Parker | 47-52 |
| 10:39 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt makes the floater from the right side and he's hacked by Charles Barry - foul #2 on Charles Barry, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (SG), Rodrick Beadles (SF), Major Arevalo (PF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Robert Hall, Nicholas Phillips, Ronald Motyka, Johnnie Paro | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Timpson (PG), Shawn Bartlow (SG), Ronald Gordon (SF), James Perkins (PF), Sammie Rhodes (C) Charles Barry, Brent Walls, Chris Marshall, Frank Parker, William Hubbard | |
| 10:39 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt makes the free throw | 50-52 |
| 10:22 | UTEP | James Perkins scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Sammie Rhodes | 50-54 |
| 09:56 | Rice | Major Arevalo buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Richard Greenwalt | 53-54 |
| 09:35 | UTEP | James Timpson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Shawn Bartlow | 53-57 |
| 09:15 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff travels with the ball | 53-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), Nicholas Phillips (SG), Joaquin Yost (SF), Johnnie Paro (C) Richard Greenwalt, Charles Kelly, Rodrick Beadles, Major Arevalo | |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge (PG), Chris Marshall (SF) James Timpson, Ronald Gordon | |
| 09:03 | UTEP | Chris Marshall knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Erik Lillibridge | 53-59 |
| 08:46 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff banks in the wide open layup set up by Nicholas Phillips | 55-59 |
| 08:32 | UTEP | James Perkins misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Nicholas Phillips - foul #2 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #5 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Major Arevalo (PF) Kevin Neihoff | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), William Hubbard (C) Erik Lillibridge, Sammie Rhodes | |
| 08:32 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 08:32 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 08:07 | Rice | Joaquin Yost hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-61 |
| 08:05 | Rice | Joaquin Yost gets the offensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 07:56 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips's floater is knocked away by William Hubbard | 55-61 |
| 07:55 | UTEP | Chris Marshall snags the defensive board | 55-61 |
| 07:37 | UTEP | Chris Marshall hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 55-61 |
| 07:35 | UTEP | Chris Marshall tips it home | 55-63 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joaquin Yost (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Major Arevalo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Johnnie Paro (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Barry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Bartlow (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Marshall (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Perkins (tiring) 18 pts. 4 reb. C - William Hubbard (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Hall | 58-63 |
| 07:11 | UTEP | Chris Marshall scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 58-65 |
| 06:51 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Hall | 60-65 |
| 06:34 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow clanks a shot near the basket | 60-65 |
| 06:33 | Rice | Robert Hall gets the rebound | 60-65 |
| 06:11 | Rice | Johnnie Paro hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Charles Barry - foul #3 on Charles Barry, team foul #5 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Rice | William Burakowski (PG), Charles Kelly (SG), Rodrick Beadles (SF), Kevin Neihoff (PF) Robert Hall, Nicholas Phillips, Joaquin Yost, Major Arevalo | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Timpson (PG), Brent Walls (SG), Ronald Gordon (SF), Frank Parker (PF), Sammie Rhodes (C) Charles Barry, Shawn Bartlow, Chris Marshall, James Perkins, William Hubbard | |
| 06:11 | Rice | Johnnie Paro makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 06:11 | Rice | Johnnie Paro makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 05:52 | UTEP | Brent Walls clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-65 |
| 05:50 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles gets the rebound | 62-65 |
| 05:46 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles is hacked by Brent Walls in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brent Walls, team foul #6 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Ronald Motyka (PF) William Burakowski, Johnnie Paro | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 05:29 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-65 |
| 05:27 | UTEP | Frank Parker grabs the board | 62-65 |
| 05:08 | UTEP | Frank Parker is hacked by Ronald Motyka - foul #1 on Ronald Motyka, team foul #6 | 62-65 |
| 04:49 | UTEP | Richard Greenwalt steals it from Brent Walls | 62-65 |
| 04:33 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-65 |
| 04:31 | UTEP | The rebound goes to James Timpson | 62-65 |
| 04:23 | UTEP | Frank Parker is fouled on the floor by Ronald Motyka - foul #2 on Ronald Motyka, team foul #7 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), Nicholas Phillips (SG), Manuel Wall (SF), Major Arevalo (C) Richard Greenwalt, Charles Kelly, Rodrick Beadles, Kevin Neihoff | |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge (SG), Chris Marshall (SF) Brent Walls, Ronald Gordon | |
| 04:23 | UTEP | Frank Parker makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 04:23 | UTEP | Frank Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 04:09 | Rice | Ronald Motyka is called for traveling | 62-67 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Perkins (PF) Frank Parker | |
| 03:52 | UTEP | Ronald Motyka blocks the short jumper by James Perkins | 62-67 |
| 03:50 | Rice | Ronald Motyka grabs the defensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 03:40 | Rice | Robert Hall is open and buries a 3 from straight away | 65-67 |
| 03:24 | UTEP | Chris Marshall misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Manuel Wall - foul #3 on Manuel Wall, team foul #8 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Joaquin Yost (SG) Nicholas Phillips | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), William Hubbard (C) James Timpson, Sammie Rhodes | |
| 03:24 | UTEP | Chris Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 03:24 | UTEP | Chris Marshall misses the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 03:24 | Rice | Major Arevalo snags the defensive board | 65-68 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Joaquin Yost (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Manuel Wall (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Motyka (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Major Arevalo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Barry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Erik Lillibridge (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Marshall (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Perkins (tiring) 18 pts. 4 reb. C - William Hubbard (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 03:01 | Rice | Joaquin Yost knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Major Arevalo | 67-68 |
| 02:58 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (SG), Rodrick Beadles (SF), Kevin Neihoff (PF) Manuel Wall, Ronald Motyka, Major Arevalo | |
| Subs | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow (SG), Ronald Gordon (SF) Erik Lillibridge, Chris Marshall | |
| 02:37 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by James Perkins | 67-70 |
| 02:37 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Major Arevalo (PF) Joaquin Yost | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Timpson (PG), Frank Parker (C) Charles Barry, William Hubbard | |
| 02:27 | Rice | Robert Hall clanks a 3 from the left wing | 67-70 |
| 02:25 | UTEP | James Perkins pulls down the rebound | 67-70 |
| 02:25 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG), Johnnie Paro (C) Charles Kelly, Kevin Neihoff | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes (C) Frank Parker | |
| 02:02 | UTEP | James Timpson makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-73 |
| 01:49 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-73 |
| 01:48 | UTEP | James Perkins snags the defensive board | 67-73 |
| 01:48 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Motyka (PF) Major Arevalo | |
| Subs | UTEP | Chris Marshall (SF), William Hubbard (C) Ronald Gordon, Sammie Rhodes | |
| 01:28 | UTEP | James Perkins misses the easy layup | 67-73 |
| 01:26 | Rice | Johnnie Paro grabs the board | 67-73 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Ronald Motyka makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-73 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:34 | UTEP | Johnnie Paro swats the short shot by Chris Marshall | 70-73 |
| 00:32 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow snags the offensive board | 70-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:29 | UTEP | Nicholas Phillips is called for the reach on Shawn Bartlow - foul #3 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #9 | 70-73 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Brent Walls (SF) Chris Marshall | |
| 00:29 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow misses the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:29 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to James Perkins | 70-73 |
| 00:28 | UTEP | James Perkins is hacked by Nicholas Phillips - foul #4 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #10 | 70-73 |
| 00:28 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:28 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Rice | Brent Walls steals the ball from Nicholas Phillips | 70-75 |
| 00:21 | UTEP | James Perkins is hacked by Robert Hall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Hall, team foul #11 | 70-75 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Gordon (SF), Sammie Rhodes (C) Shawn Bartlow, William Hubbard | |
| 00:21 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:21 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 70-77 |
| 00:15 | Rice | Johnnie Paro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-77 |
| 00:14 | UTEP | Brent Walls is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Hall - foul #3 on Robert Hall, team foul #12 | 70-77 |
| 00:14 | UTEP | Brent Walls misses the 1st free throw | 70-77 |
| 00:14 | UTEP | Brent Walls makes the 2nd free throw | 70-78 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Rice | Robert Hall is fouled in the backcourt by James Timpson - foul #2 on James Timpson, team foul #7 | 70-78 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow (SG), Chris Marshall (SF), William Hubbard (C) Brent Walls, Ronald Gordon, Sammie Rhodes | |
| 00:11 | Rice | Robert Hall makes the 1st free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Robert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:10 | UTEP | Robert Hall is called for the reach on James Timpson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Hall, team foul #13 | 72-78 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Brent Walls (SG), Ronald Gordon (SF), Sammie Rhodes (C) Shawn Bartlow, Chris Marshall, William Hubbard | |
| 00:10 | UTEP | James Timpson makes the 1st free throw | 72-79 |
| 00:10 | UTEP | James Timpson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-80 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Johnnie Paro | 75-80 |
| 00:05 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 75-80 |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Brent Walls is hacked by Nicholas Phillips in the backcourt - foul #5 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #14 | 75-80 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (SG) Nicholas Phillips | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Brent Walls makes the 1st free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Brent Walls makes the 2nd free throw | 75-82 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles clanks a halfcourt shot | 75-82 |