| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Willie Inge (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathon Carroll (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norbert Richard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Piccirillo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Wright (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dominick Goodlett (fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Watson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Norbert Richard inbounds the ball | 43-28 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:40 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Willie Inge | 45-28 |
| 19:21 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-28 |
| 19:20 | Rice | Adam Pease snags the offensive board | 45-28 |
| 18:56 | Rice | John Watson travels with the ball | 45-28 |
| 18:46 | UTEP | Arthur Wright drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-28 |
| 18:26 | Rice | Raymond Phipps hits the easy wide open finger roll | 47-30 |
| 18:04 | UTEP | Norbert Richard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-30 |
| 18:03 | Rice | The rebound goes to Adam Pease | 47-30 |
| 17:46 | Rice | Adam Pease is alone and drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Raymond Phipps | 47-32 |
| 17:38 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-32 |
| 17:36 | UTEP | Arthur Wright snags the offensive board | 47-32 |
| 17:18 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll is called for a charge - foul #3 on Jonathon Carroll, team foul #1 | 47-32 |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Krueger (PG), Curtis Tanner (SG), Mark Rorie (SF), Stephen Zolinas (PF), Marshall Thatcher (C) Willie Inge, Jonathon Carroll, Norbert Richard, Ralph Piccirillo, Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), James Snow (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Timothy Chavis (PF), Robert Pearce (C) Blake Jones, Dominick Goodlett, John Watson, Raymond Phipps, Adam Pease | |
| 16:54 | Rice | James Snow can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 47-32 |
| 16:52 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Donald Krueger | 47-32 |
| 16:31 | UTEP | Robert Pearce steals it from Curtis Tanner | 47-32 |
| 16:15 | Rice | Timothy Petty misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 47-32 |
| 16:14 | Rice | Robert Pearce grabs the offensive board | 47-32 |
| 15:58 | Rice | Timothy Chavis is open and buries a fadeaway in the lane | 47-34 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Donald Krueger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Curtis Tanner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Rorie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Zolinas (fresh) 10 pts. C - Marshall Thatcher (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Snow (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. C - Robert Pearce (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:42 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas is whistled for traveling | 47-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Edmondson (PG), Jonathon Carroll (SG), Ralph Piccirillo (PF), James Burnett (C) Donald Krueger, Curtis Tanner, Stephen Zolinas, Marshall Thatcher | |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Richard Mascarenas (C) Gregory Freeman, Timothy Chavis | |
| 15:19 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-34 |
| 15:17 | Rice | Craig Chappell grabs the offensive board | 47-34 |
| 15:11 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | Norbert Richard (SF) Mark Rorie | |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (SG), John Watson (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF) Timothy Petty, James Snow, Robert Pearce | |
| 15:01 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-34 |
| 14:59 | Rice | John Watson snags the defensive board | 47-34 |
| 14:57 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett loses the dribble to Richard Edmondson in the backcourt | 47-34 |
| 14:56 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson banks in the layup | 49-34 |
| 14:47 | Rice | James Burnett swats the shot by Craig Chappell | 49-34 |
| 14:45 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson grabs the board | 49-34 |
| 14:34 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (SG), Stephen Zolinas (PF), Marshall Thatcher (C) Jonathon Carroll, Ralph Piccirillo, James Burnett | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Gregory Freeman (SF) Craig Chappell, John Watson | |
| 14:19 | Rice | Blake Jones is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-34 |
| 14:17 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher pulls down the rebound | 49-34 |
| 13:56 | UTEP | Norbert Richard scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Stephen Zolinas | 51-34 |
| 13:37 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett misses long on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Willie Inge - foul #2 on Willie Inge, team foul #2 | 51-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Krueger (PG), Curtis Tanner (SG), Mark Rorie (SF), James Burnett (PF), Arthur Wright (C) Richard Edmondson, Willie Inge, Norbert Richard, Stephen Zolinas, Marshall Thatcher | |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SF), Timothy Chavis (PF), Adam Pease (C) Gregory Freeman, Raymond Phipps, Richard Mascarenas | |
| 13:37 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett makes the 1st free throw | 51-35 |
| 13:37 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett makes the 2nd free throw | 51-36 |
| 13:18 | UTEP | Arthur Wright misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-36 |
| 13:16 | UTEP | James Burnett tips it home | 53-36 |
| 13:01 | Rice | Adam Pease misses long on a runner in the paint | 53-36 |
| 13:00 | UTEP | The rebound goes to James Burnett | 53-36 |
| 12:39 | UTEP | James Snow steals it from Curtis Tanner | 53-36 |
| 12:19 | Rice | Adam Pease connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Chavis | 53-38 |
| 11:57 | UTEP | Arthur Wright misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-38 |
| 11:55 | UTEP | Mark Rorie tips it in | 55-38 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Donald Krueger (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Curtis Tanner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Rorie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Burnett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Wright (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dominick Goodlett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Snow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Chavis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. C - Adam Pease (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 11:53 | Rice | Donald Krueger is called for the reach on James Snow in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Krueger, team foul #3 | 55-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Edmondson (PG), Jonathon Carroll (SG), Norbert Richard (SF), Ralph Piccirillo (PF), Marshall Thatcher (C) Donald Krueger, Curtis Tanner, Mark Rorie, James Burnett, Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), Gregory Freeman (SG), John Watson (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Robert Pearce (C) Blake Jones, Dominick Goodlett, James Snow, Timothy Chavis, Adam Pease | |
| 11:43 | Rice | Raymond Phipps clanks a floater from the left side | 55-38 |
| 11:42 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Norbert Richard | 55-38 |
| 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) | |
| 11:37 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-38 |
| 11:36 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Watson | 55-38 |
| 11:34 | Rice | Norbert Richard is called for the reach on John Watson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Norbert Richard, team foul #4 | 55-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Mascarenas (C) Raymond Phipps | |
| 11:16 | Rice | John Watson is fouled on the floor by Jonathon Carroll - foul #4 on Jonathon Carroll, team foul #5 | 55-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (SG) Jonathon Carroll | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:04 | Rice | Robert Pearce is fouled on the floor by Norbert Richard - foul #2 on Norbert Richard, team foul #6 | 55-38 |
| 10:52 | Rice | Timothy Petty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-38 |
| 10:36 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 55-38 |
| 10:34 | Rice | Timothy Petty grabs the board | 55-38 |
| 10:27 | Rice | Timothy Petty hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Robert Pearce | 55-40 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 10:06 | UTEP | Willie Inge comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-40 |
| 10:04 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo tips it back up and in | 57-40 |
| 09:47 | Rice | The jump hook by Richard Mascarenas is blocked by Marshall Thatcher | 57-40 |
| 09:45 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Marshall Thatcher | 57-40 |
| 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) | |
| 09:26 | UTEP | Norbert Richard loses the dribble to Gregory Freeman | 57-40 |
| 08:57 | Rice | Ralph Piccirillo picks off the pass by John Watson | 57-40 |
| 08:33 | UTEP | Willie Inge drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Edmondson | 59-40 |
| 08:29 | Rice | Timothy Petty double dribbles in the backcourt | 59-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Krueger (PG), Curtis Tanner (SG), Mark Rorie (SF), Stephen Zolinas (PF), Arthur Wright (C) Richard Edmondson, Willie Inge, Norbert Richard, Ralph Piccirillo, Marshall Thatcher | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Dominick Goodlett (SG), James Snow (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Adam Pease (C) Timothy Petty, Gregory Freeman, John Watson, Robert Pearce, Richard Mascarenas | |
| 08:07 | UTEP | Raymond Phipps blocks the short jumper by Mark Rorie | 59-40 |
| 08:05 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett grabs the board | 59-40 |
| 08:02 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-40 |
| 07:36 | UTEP | Donald Krueger makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Arthur Wright | 61-40 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Donald Krueger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Tanner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Rorie (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Zolinas (fresh) 10 pts. C - Arthur Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dominick Goodlett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Snow (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Rice | Raymond Phipps misses the 3 from the left corner | 61-40 |
| 07:25 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner grabs the board | 61-40 |
| 07:08 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 61-40 |
| 07:07 | Rice | Raymond Phipps grabs the defensive rebound | 61-40 |
| 06:48 | Rice | Donald Krueger steals it from James Snow | 61-40 |
| 06:44 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner lays it up and in set up by Donald Krueger | 63-40 |
| 06:33 | Rice | James Snow buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Curtis Tanner - foul #1 on Curtis Tanner, team foul #7 | 63-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Edmondson (PG), Jonathon Carroll (SG), Norbert Richard (SF), Ralph Piccirillo (PF), James Burnett (C) Donald Krueger, Curtis Tanner, Mark Rorie, Stephen Zolinas, Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Timothy Chavis (C) Blake Jones, Adam Pease | |
| 06:33 | Rice | James Snow makes the free throw | 63-43 |
| 06:04 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo comes up short on the shot in the lane | 63-43 |
| 06:02 | Rice | The rebound goes to Dominick Goodlett | 63-43 |
| 05:56 | Rice | James Snow is hacked by Norbert Richard - foul #3 on Norbert Richard, team foul #8 | 63-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG), Robert Pearce (C) Dominick Goodlett, Raymond Phipps | |
| 05:56 | Rice | James Snow makes the 1st free throw | 63-44 |
| 05:56 | Rice | James Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 63-45 |
| 05:36 | UTEP | Norbert Richard buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Richard Edmondson | 66-45 |
| 05:22 | Rice | Timothy Chavis misses the wide open jump hook from the right block | 66-45 |
| 05:21 | Rice | Robert Pearce tips it home | 66-47 |
| 04:54 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Jonathon Carroll | 69-47 |
| 04:50 | Rice | Craig Chappell is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathon Carroll - foul #5 on Jonathon Carroll, team foul #9 | 69-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (PG), Donald Krueger (SG), Mark Rorie (SF), Stephen Zolinas (PF), Marshall Thatcher (C) Richard Edmondson, Jonathon Carroll, Norbert Richard, Ralph Piccirillo, James Burnett | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SF) James Snow | |
| 04:50 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 69-48 |
| 04:50 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 69-49 |
| 04:37 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 69-49 |
| 04:36 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas grabs the offensive board | 69-49 |
| 04:20 | UTEP | Willie Inge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SF) Craig Chappell | |
| 03:58 | Rice | Gregory Freeman knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Pearce | 69-51 |
| 03:32 | UTEP | Mark Rorie knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Stephen Zolinas and he's hacked by Timothy Chavis - foul #3 on Timothy Chavis, team foul #1 | 71-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Mascarenas (PF) Robert Pearce | |
| 03:32 | UTEP | Mark Rorie misses the free throw | 71-51 |
| 03:32 | Rice | Gregory Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 71-51 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Willie Inge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Krueger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Rorie (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Zolinas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Marshall Thatcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Timothy Petty (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Snow (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Freeman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Mascarenas (fresh) C - Timothy Chavis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:22 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas is alone and drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-54 |
| 03:07 | UTEP | Donald Krueger hits a floater from the left side set up by Willie Inge and he's hacked by Timothy Chavis - foul #4 on Timothy Chavis, team foul #2 | 73-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Tanner (SF) Mark Rorie | |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG) Gregory Freeman | |
| 03:07 | UTEP | Donald Krueger misses the free throw | 73-54 |
| 03:07 | Rice | Timothy Chavis grabs the board | 73-54 |
| 02:51 | Rice | James Snow misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 73-54 |
| 02:49 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas snags the defensive board | 73-54 |
| 02:45 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 73-54 |
| 02:44 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas grabs the defensive rebound | 73-54 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Craig Chappell misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Donald Krueger - foul #2 on Donald Krueger, team foul #10 | 73-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Mark Rorie (SF), James Burnett (C) Curtis Tanner, Marshall Thatcher | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:30 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 73-55 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Craig Chappell misses the 2nd free throw | 73-55 |
| 02:30 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas grabs the board | 73-55 |
| 02:04 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas jams it set up by Mark Rorie | 75-55 |
| 01:44 | Rice | Timothy Chavis hits a wide open driving attempt from the right block | 75-57 |
| 01:27 | UTEP | Willie Inge hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Craig Chappell - foul #1 on Craig Chappell, team foul #3 | 75-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher (C) James Burnett | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SF), Robert Pearce (C) Craig Chappell, Richard Mascarenas | |
| 01:27 | UTEP | Willie Inge makes the 1st free throw | 76-57 |
| 01:27 | UTEP | Willie Inge misses the 2nd free throw | 76-57 |
| 01:27 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher snags the offensive board | 76-57 |
| 01:13 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 76-57 |
| 01:11 | Rice | James Snow pulls down the rebound | 76-57 |
| 01:04 | Rice | Gregory Freeman misses long on an open jumper from the right wing | 76-57 |
| 01:02 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher snags the defensive board | 76-57 |
| 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) | |
| 00:37 | UTEP | Donald Krueger misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 76-57 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Timothy Petty grabs the board | 76-57 |
| 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) | |
| 00:29 | Rice | Gregory Freeman hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-60 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Willie Inge runs out the clock | 76-60 |