| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Kenneth Rushton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Blake Cline (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Russell Houghton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Minard (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Norman Shover (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gilbert McGibney (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Norman Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Beauchamp (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Odom (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Young (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp inbounds the ball | 44-44 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:55 | Rice | Norman Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-44 |
| 19:47 | UTEP | Norman Shover is hacked by Richard Young - foul #1 on Richard Young, team foul #1 | 44-44 |
| 19:29 | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Blake Cline | 46-44 |
| 19:05 | Rice | Norman Shover swats the short shot by Richard Young | 46-44 |
| 19:04 | UTEP | Blake Cline gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 18:48 | UTEP | Blake Cline misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 18:47 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Rushton | 46-44 |
| 18:38 | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Gilbert McGibney - foul #1 on Gilbert McGibney, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Damon Drucker (SG), Elmer Harris (PF), James Smith (C) Blake Cline, Michael Minard, Norman Shover | |
| Subs | Rice | Bob Weir (SF), Michael Fellman (PF) Thomas Beauchamp, Joshua Odom | |
| 18:38 | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 18:38 | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 18:27 | Rice | Norman Smith misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 18:25 | Rice | Michael Fellman snags the offensive board | 48-44 |
| 18:15 | Rice | Richard Young misses badly on a floater from the left side | 48-44 |
| 18:13 | UTEP | The rebound goes to James Smith | 48-44 |
| 18:06 | UTEP | James Smith clanks a jumper from the left side | 48-44 |
| 18:04 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gilbert McGibney | 48-44 |
| 17:44 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-44 |
| 17:42 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Gilbert McGibney | 48-44 |
| 17:24 | Rice | Michael Fellman is hacked by Elmer Harris - foul #2 on Elmer Harris, team foul #1 | 48-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Blake Cline (SG), Sidney Rickman (SF), Michael Minard (PF), Norman Shover (C) Kenneth Rushton, Russell Houghton, Elmer Harris, James Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Hughes (PG), George Mulloy (SG), Joshua Odom (PF) Gilbert McGibney, Norman Smith, Richard Young | |
| 17:09 | Rice | Joshua Odom connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from George Mulloy | 48-47 |
| 17:01 | UTEP | Michael Minard clanks a shot in the paint but the foul's on Joshua Odom - foul #1 on Joshua Odom, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton (PG) Damon Drucker | |
| Subs | Rice | Norman Smith (SG), Vic Cornwall (SF) Bob Weir, Michael Fellman | |
| 17:01 | UTEP | Michael Minard makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 17:01 | UTEP | Michael Minard makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 16:34 | Rice | Larry Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-47 |
| 16:33 | UTEP | Blake Cline grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 16:16 | UTEP | Blake Cline connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth Rushton | 53-47 |
| 16:14 | Rice | Kenneth Rushton steals the ball from Vic Cornwall in the backcourt | 53-47 |
| 16:12 | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton can't finish the layup | 53-47 |
| 16:10 | Rice | Norman Smith grabs the board | 53-47 |
| 15:52 | Rice | Vic Cornwall hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 53-47 |
| 15:51 | UTEP | Michael Minard pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Kenneth Rushton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Blake Cline (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Rickman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Minard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Norman Shover (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Mulloy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Norman Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vic Cornwall (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Odom (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 15:43 | UTEP | Michael Minard drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Kenneth Rushton | 55-47 |
| 15:33 | Rice | Larry Hughes connects on the open fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Norman Smith | 55-49 |
| 15:17 | UTEP | Blake Cline throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Viator (PG), Damon Drucker (SG), Russell Houghton (SF), Elmer Harris (PF), James Smith (C) Kenneth Rushton, Blake Cline, Sidney Rickman, Michael Minard, Norman Shover | |
| Subs | Rice | Gilbert McGibney (PG), Bob Weir (SG), Thomas Beauchamp (SF), Chad Delp (PF), Michael Fellman (C) George Mulloy, Norman Smith, Vic Cornwall, Joshua Odom, Larry Hughes | |
| 15:15 | Rice | Russell Houghton steps in front of the Gilbert McGibney pass in the backcourt | 55-49 |
| 15:06 | UTEP | Russell Houghton misses the lay-in | 55-49 |
| 15:04 | Rice | Chad Delp grabs the defensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 15:00 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney is hacked by Elmer Harris in the backcourt - foul #3 on Elmer Harris, team foul #2 | 55-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Young (C) Chad Delp | |
| 14:45 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-49 |
| 14:44 | UTEP | Russell Houghton grabs the defensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 14:27 | UTEP | Russell Houghton is fouled on the floor by Richard Young - foul #2 on Richard Young, team foul #4 | 55-49 |
| 14:17 | UTEP | James Viator is fouled on the floor by Michael Fellman - foul #2 on Michael Fellman, team foul #5 | 55-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Frank Willison (PF) James Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (PG) Gilbert McGibney | |
| 14:04 | UTEP | Russell Houghton drills a floater from the free throw line | 57-49 |
| 13:53 | Rice | Michael Fellman is fouled on the floor by Elmer Harris - foul #4 on Elmer Harris, team foul #3 | 57-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Phillip Hills (SF), Norman Shover (C) Russell Houghton, Elmer Harris | |
| Subs | Rice | Vic Cornwall (SF), Chad Delp (PF), Larry Hughes (C) Thomas Beauchamp, Michael Fellman, Richard Young | |
| 13:36 | Rice | Frank Willison picks off the pass by Larry Hughes | 57-49 |
| 13:30 | UTEP | Damon Drucker makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Willison | 60-49 |
| 13:01 | Rice | Vic Cornwall buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Bob Weir | 60-52 |
| 12:36 | UTEP | James Viator drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Norman Shover | 63-52 |
| 12:15 | Rice | George Mulloy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-52 |
| 12:14 | UTEP | Norman Shover gets the rebound | 63-52 |
| 11:51 | UTEP | James Viator's floater is knocked away by Larry Hughes | 63-52 |
| 11:49 | Rice | Vic Cornwall snags the defensive board | 63-52 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Viator (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Damon Drucker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Hills (fairly fresh) PF - Frank Willison (fairly fresh) C - Norman Shover (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Mulloy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bob Weir (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vic Cornwall (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Chad Delp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Hughes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 11:27 | Rice | Bob Weir hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-52 |
| 11:26 | Rice | George Mulloy grabs the offensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 11:14 | Rice | Phillip Hills takes the ball from Larry Hughes | 63-52 |
| 10:55 | UTEP | Vic Cornwall steals it from Phillip Hills | 63-52 |
| 10:27 | Rice | Bob Weir buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from George Mulloy | 63-54 |
| 10:05 | UTEP | Vic Cornwall is called for the reach on Phillip Hills - foul #1 on Vic Cornwall, team foul #6 | 63-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton (PG), Blake Cline (SG), Russell Houghton (SF), Michael Minard (PF), James Smith (C) James Viator, Damon Drucker, Phillip Hills, Frank Willison, Norman Shover | |
| Subs | Rice | Gilbert McGibney (PG), Norman Smith (SG), Thomas Beauchamp (SF), Joshua Odom (PF), Richard Young (C) George Mulloy, Bob Weir, Vic Cornwall, Chad Delp, Larry Hughes | |
| 09:59 | UTEP | Russell Houghton buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Kenneth Rushton and he's fouled by Richard Young - foul #3 on Richard Young, team foul #7 | 65-54 |
| 09:59 | UTEP | Russell Houghton misses the free throw | 65-54 |
| 09:59 | Rice | Joshua Odom pulls down the rebound | 65-54 |
| 09:45 | Rice | Norman Smith makes the jumper from the right side | 65-56 |
| 09:28 | UTEP | Russell Houghton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-56 |
| 09:27 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp gets the rebound | 65-56 |
| 08:59 | Rice | Joshua Odom drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Gilbert McGibney | 65-59 |
| 08:40 | UTEP | Russell Houghton clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Beauchamp - foul #3 on Thomas Beauchamp, team foul #8 | 65-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sidney Rickman (SG), Norman Shover (C) Blake Cline, James Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Fellman (PF) Joshua Odom | |
| 08:40 | UTEP | Russell Houghton makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 08:40 | UTEP | Russell Houghton misses the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 08:40 | Rice | Richard Young pulls down the rebound | 66-59 |
| 08:24 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Minard - foul #2 on Michael Minard, team foul #4 | 66-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Blake Cline (SG) Russell Houghton | |
| Subs | Rice | Marc Moore (PF) Richard Young | |
| 08:24 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp misses the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 08:24 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 08:02 | UTEP | Blake Cline clanks a 3 from the left wing | 66-60 |
| 08:00 | Rice | Michael Fellman grabs the board | 66-60 |
| 07:48 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney banks in the layup set up by Marc Moore and he's hacked by Sidney Rickman - foul #2 on Sidney Rickman, team foul #5 | 66-62 |
| Subs | UTEP | Elmer Harris (C) Norman Shover | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:48 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney makes the free throw | 66-63 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Kenneth Rushton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Blake Cline (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Rickman (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Minard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Elmer Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gilbert McGibney (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Norman Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Beauchamp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Marc Moore (fresh) C - Michael Fellman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Rice | The refs have stopped play. Gilbert McGibney is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his wrist. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 66-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (PG) Gilbert McGibney | |
| 07:22 | UTEP | George Mulloy steals it from Elmer Harris | 66-63 |
| 07:17 | Rice | George Mulloy lays it up and in | 66-65 |
| 07:10 | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton misses short on a floater from the right side | 66-65 |
| 07:09 | Rice | Marc Moore grabs the board | 66-65 |
| 06:46 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp is by himself and knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by George Mulloy | 66-67 |
| 06:27 | UTEP | Blake Cline throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-67 |
| Subs | UTEP | Russell Houghton (SF), James Smith (C) Sidney Rickman, Michael Minard | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Hughes (PG), Vic Cornwall (SF), Joshua Odom (PF), Richard Young (C) George Mulloy, Thomas Beauchamp, Marc Moore, Michael Fellman | |
| 06:13 | Rice | Joshua Odom makes the wide open runner from the left block | 66-69 |
| 05:51 | UTEP | James Smith drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Russell Houghton | 69-69 |
| 05:41 | Rice | Larry Hughes lays it up and in set up by Norman Smith | 69-71 |
| 05:31 | UTEP | Elmer Harris scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Kenneth Rushton | 71-71 |
| 05:15 | Rice | Larry Hughes connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Vic Cornwall | 71-73 |
| 04:57 | UTEP | Blake Cline misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-73 |
| 04:56 | Rice | Richard Young grabs the defensive rebound | 71-73 |
| 04:51 | Rice | Vic Cornwall connects on the shot from the right block set up by Norman Smith | 71-75 |
| 04:35 | UTEP | Russell Houghton clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 71-75 |
| 04:34 | Rice | Joshua Odom snags the defensive board | 71-75 |
| 04:12 | Rice | Norman Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Blake Cline - foul #1 on Blake Cline, team foul #6 | 71-75 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Viator (PG), Damon Drucker (SG), Phillip Hills (SF), Frank Willison (PF), Norman Shover (C) Kenneth Rushton, Blake Cline, Russell Houghton, Elmer Harris, James Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (PG), Bob Weir (SF), Chad Delp (PF), Michael Fellman (C) Larry Hughes, Vic Cornwall, Joshua Odom, Richard Young | |
| 04:12 | Rice | Norman Smith misses the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 04:12 | Rice | Norman Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| 04:12 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Frank Willison | 71-75 |
| 03:48 | UTEP | Frank Willison misses long on a jumper near the basket | 71-75 |
| 03:46 | Rice | Bob Weir gets the rebound | 71-75 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Viator (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Damon Drucker (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Hills (fresh) PF - Frank Willison (fresh) 2 reb. C - Norman Shover (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Mulloy (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Norman Smith (tiring) 10 pts. 6 ast. SF - Bob Weir (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Chad Delp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Fellman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Rice | Norman Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-75 |
| 03:23 | UTEP | Norman Shover gets the rebound | 71-75 |
| 03:02 | UTEP | James Viator comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-75 |
| 03:01 | Rice | Michael Fellman grabs the defensive rebound | 71-75 |
| 02:59 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-75 |
| Subs | UTEP | Russell Houghton (SF), Michael Minard (PF) Phillip Hills, Norman Shover | |
| Subs | Rice | Gilbert McGibney (PG), Joshua Odom (PF), Richard Young (C) Norman Smith, Chad Delp, Michael Fellman | |
| 02:52 | Rice | Bob Weir is fouled on the floor by Damon Drucker - foul #2 on Damon Drucker, team foul #7 | 71-75 |
| 02:52 | Rice | Bob Weir makes the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 02:52 | Rice | Bob Weir makes the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 02:34 | UTEP | Frank Willison scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Damon Drucker and the foul's on Richard Young - foul #4 on Richard Young, team foul #9 | 73-77 |
| 02:34 | UTEP | Frank Willison makes the free throw | 74-77 |
| 02:17 | Rice | Frank Willison steals the ball from Joshua Odom | 74-77 |
| 02:13 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-77 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton (PG), James Smith (C) Damon Drucker, Frank Willison | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp (SF) Bob Weir | |
| 02:02 | UTEP | Michael Minard hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Kenneth Rushton | 76-77 |
| 01:50 | Rice | Richard Young can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 76-77 |
| 01:49 | UTEP | Michael Minard snags the defensive board | 76-77 |
| 01:42 | UTEP | James Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Thomas Beauchamp - foul #4 on Thomas Beauchamp, team foul #10 | 76-77 |
| Subs | UTEP | Blake Cline (SG) James Viator | |
| Subs | Rice | Norman Smith (SG) George Mulloy | |
| 01:42 | UTEP | James Smith misses the 1st free throw | 76-77 |
| 01:42 | UTEP | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 77-77 |
| 01:28 | Rice | Russell Houghton steals it from Richard Young | 77-77 |
| 01:04 | UTEP | Michael Minard loses the dribble to Gilbert McGibney | 77-77 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Norman Smith misses the lay-in | 77-77 |
| 01:00 | Rice | Richard Young tips it but misses | 77-77 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp tips it back up and in | 77-79 |
| 00:36 | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Blake Cline | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Rice | Joshua Odom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-79 |
| 00:09 | UTEP | UTEP calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-79 |
| Subs | UTEP | Norman Shover (C) James Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:05 | UTEP | Russell Houghton blows the layup but he's fouled by Richard Young - foul #5 on Richard Young, team foul #11 | 79-79 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Fellman (C) Richard Young | |
| 00:05 | UTEP | Russell Houghton makes the 1st free throw | 80-79 |
| 00:05 | UTEP | Russell Houghton makes the 2nd free throw | 81-79 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-79 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Rice | Norman Smith is open and scores on a shot from the left wing | 81-81 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Blake Cline misses the fullcourt shot | 81-81 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Kenneth Rushton (fresh) 8 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - Blake Cline (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Houghton (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Minard (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Norman Shover (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gilbert McGibney (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Norman Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SF - Thomas Beauchamp (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Joshua Odom (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Fellman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Rice | Michael Fellman wins the tip | 81-81 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:58 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Rushton - foul #1 on Kenneth Rushton, team foul #8 | 81-81 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Viator (SG) Blake Cline | |
| Subs | Rice | Bob Weir (SF) Thomas Beauchamp | |
| 04:58 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney makes the 1st free throw | 81-82 |
| 04:58 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney makes the 2nd free throw | 81-83 |
| 04:37 | UTEP | Michael Minard misses the dunk | 81-83 |
| 04:35 | Rice | Joshua Odom snags the defensive board | 81-83 |
| 04:29 | Rice | Russell Houghton steals it from Norman Smith in the backcourt | 81-83 |
| 04:11 | UTEP | Michael Minard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 81-83 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | George Mulloy (SG), Larry Hughes (C) Norman Smith, Joshua Odom | |
| 03:47 | Rice | George Mulloy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 81-83 |
| Subs | UTEP | Elmer Harris (PF) Michael Minard | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:36 | UTEP | Russell Houghton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kenneth Rushton | 83-83 |
| 03:16 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by George Mulloy | 83-85 |
| 03:14 | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 83-85 |
| Subs | UTEP | Damon Drucker (SG), Sidney Rickman (SF), James Smith (C) James Viator, Russell Houghton, Norman Shover | |
| Subs | Rice | Vic Cornwall (SG), Thomas Beauchamp (SF), Chad Delp (PF) Gilbert McGibney, Bob Weir, Michael Fellman | |
| 02:50 | Rice | The short jumper by Chad Delp is denied by James Smith | 83-85 |
| 02:49 | Rice | George Mulloy tips it back up and in | 83-87 |
| 02:49 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-87 |
| Subs | UTEP | Blake Cline (SG), Russell Houghton (SF), Michael Minard (PF) Damon Drucker, Sidney Rickman, James Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Gilbert McGibney (PG), Norman Smith (SG), Joshua Odom (PF), Michael Fellman (C) George Mulloy, Vic Cornwall, Chad Delp, Larry Hughes | |
| 02:36 | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 83-87 |
| 02:35 | UTEP | Elmer Harris tips it home | 85-87 |
| 02:15 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp is hacked by Russell Houghton - foul #3 on Russell Houghton, team foul #9 | 85-87 |
| Subs | UTEP | Norman Shover (C) Elmer Harris | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:15 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp makes the 1st free throw | 85-88 |
| 02:15 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp makes the 2nd free throw | 85-89 |
| 01:51 | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 85-89 |
| 01:50 | Rice | The rebound goes to Norman Smith | 85-89 |
| 01:42 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney can't connect on a floater from the right side | 85-89 |
| 01:41 | UTEP | Michael Minard snags the defensive board | 85-89 |
| 01:26 | UTEP | Michael Minard scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Norman Shover and the foul's on Norman Smith - foul #2 on Norman Smith, team foul #12 | 87-89 |
| 01:26 | UTEP | Michael Minard misses the free throw | 87-89 |
| 01:26 | Rice | Michael Fellman snags the defensive board | 87-89 |
| 01:24 | Rice | Kenneth Rushton picks off the pass by Gilbert McGibney in the backcourt | 87-89 |
| 01:08 | UTEP | Blake Cline drills a 3 from the right corner | 90-89 |
| 01:06 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Rushton - foul #2 on Kenneth Rushton, team foul #10 | 90-89 |
| 01:06 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney makes the 1st free throw | 90-90 |
| 01:06 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney makes the 2nd free throw | 90-91 |
| 00:49 | UTEP | Michael Minard's layup is rejected by Michael Fellman | 90-91 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp gets the rebound | 90-91 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Kenneth Rushton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 ast. 3 stl. SG - Blake Cline (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Houghton (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Michael Minard (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Norman Shover (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gilbert McGibney (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Norman Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SF - Thomas Beauchamp (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Joshua Odom (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Fellman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Rice | Thomas Beauchamp misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 90-91 |
| 00:20 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Russell Houghton | 90-91 |
| 00:15 | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 90-91 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Michael Fellman pulls down the rebound | 90-91 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Rice | Kenneth Rushton is called for the reach on Michael Fellman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Rushton, team foul #11 | 90-91 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Michael Fellman misses the 1st free throw | 90-91 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Michael Fellman misses the 2nd free throw | 90-91 |
| 00:12 | UTEP | Norman Shover pulls down the rebound | 90-91 |
| 00:05 | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton misses short on a shot from the right side | 90-91 |
| 00:03 | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton can't tip it in | 90-91 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney gets the rebound | 90-91 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Gilbert McGibney runs out the clock | 90-91 |