| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Barry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Bartlow (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chris Marshall (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Perkins (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - William Hubbard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Kelly (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodrick Beadles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Motyka (fresh) 5 pts. C - Johnnie Paro (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Chris Marshall inbounds the ball | 48-29 |
| 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) | |
| 19:44 | UTEP | Chris Marshall's floater is tipped away by Johnnie Paro | 48-29 |
| 19:42 | Rice | Johnnie Paro pulls down the rebound | 48-29 |
| 19:38 | Rice | William Hubbard is called for the reach on Nicholas Phillips - foul #2 on William Hubbard, team foul #1 | 48-29 |
| 19:18 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-29 |
| 19:17 | UTEP | James Perkins snags the defensive board | 48-29 |
| 19:07 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-29 |
| 19:06 | UTEP | Chris Marshall grabs the offensive rebound | 48-29 |
| 18:53 | UTEP | Chris Marshall drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Shawn Bartlow | 50-29 |
| 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) | |
| 18:39 | Rice | Johnnie Paro hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Rodrick Beadles | 50-32 |
| 18:15 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow misses the runner from the right block | 50-32 |
| 18:13 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Bartlow | 50-32 |
| 18:02 | UTEP | Charles Barry clanks a shot in the lane | 50-32 |
| 18:00 | Rice | Ronald Motyka snags the defensive board | 50-32 |
| 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) | |
| 17:40 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 50-32 |
| 17:39 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Chris Marshall | 50-32 |
| 17:35 | UTEP | Nicholas Phillips is called for the reach on Shawn Bartlow - foul #1 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #1 | 50-32 |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge (PG) Charles Barry | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Joaquin Yost (SF), Major Arevalo (PF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Charles Kelly, Rodrick Beadles, Ronald Motyka, Johnnie Paro | |
| 17:18 | UTEP | Chris Marshall clanks a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Major Arevalo - foul #1 on Major Arevalo, team foul #2 | 50-32 |
| 17:18 | UTEP | Chris Marshall misses the 1st free throw | 50-32 |
| 17:18 | UTEP | Chris Marshall misses the 2nd free throw | 50-32 |
| 17:18 | Rice | The rebound goes to Major Arevalo | 50-32 |
| 17:02 | Rice | A charge is called on Joaquin Yost - foul #2 on Joaquin Yost, team foul #3 | 50-32 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brent Walls (SG), Ronald Gordon (SF), Sammie Rhodes (C) Shawn Bartlow, Chris Marshall, William Hubbard | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:47 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Brent Walls | 52-32 |
| 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) | |
| 16:20 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips is fouled on the floor by Brent Walls - foul #1 on Brent Walls, team foul #2 | 52-32 |
| Subs | UTEP | Frank Parker (PF) James Perkins | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:01 | Rice | Joaquin Yost is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Nicholas Phillips | 52-35 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Erik Lillibridge (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brent Walls (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Parker (fresh) C - Sammie Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Greenwalt (fairly fresh) SG - Nicholas Phillips (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joaquin Yost (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Major Arevalo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Neihoff (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:42 | UTEP | Brent Walls clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-35 |
| 15:41 | Rice | Major Arevalo gets the rebound | 52-35 |
| 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) | |
| 15:19 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt drills a shot from the right wing | 52-37 |
| 14:59 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes misses the runner from the right block | 52-37 |
| 14:58 | UTEP | Frank Parker can't tip it in | 52-37 |
| 14:57 | Rice | The rebound goes to Kevin Neihoff | 52-37 |
| 14:36 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Sammie Rhodes - foul #2 on Sammie Rhodes, team foul #3 | 52-37 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Timpson (PG), Shawn Bartlow (SG), Chris Marshall (SF), James Perkins (PF), William Hubbard (C) Erik Lillibridge, Brent Walls, Ronald Gordon, Frank Parker, Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), Charles Kelly (SG), Rodrick Beadles (SF), Johnnie Paro (C) Richard Greenwalt, Nicholas Phillips, Joaquin Yost, Major Arevalo | |
| 14:36 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff makes the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 14:36 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff makes the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 14:15 | UTEP | James Timpson misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-39 |
| 14:13 | Rice | Charles Kelly gets the rebound | 52-39 |
| 14:08 | Rice | Robert Hall is fouled on the floor by William Hubbard - foul #3 on William Hubbard, team foul #4 | 52-39 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Motyka (PF) Kevin Neihoff | |
| 13:47 | Rice | Charles Kelly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-39 |
| 13:31 | UTEP | William Hubbard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-39 |
| 13:11 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles misses short on an open jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Chris Marshall - foul #1 on Chris Marshall, team foul #5 | 52-39 |
| 13:11 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 13:11 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 12:53 | UTEP | James Timpson misses the 3 from straight away | 52-41 |
| 12:52 | UTEP | James Perkins grabs the offensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 12:41 | UTEP | James Timpson is called for a charge - foul #4 on James Timpson, team foul #6 | 52-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG) James Timpson | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG), Manuel Wall (SF) Charles Kelly, Rodrick Beadles | |
| 12:39 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips is hacked by Shawn Bartlow in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shawn Bartlow, team foul #7 | 52-41 |
| 12:39 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 12:39 | UTEP | James Perkins snags the defensive board | 52-41 |
| 12:15 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow makes the turnaround from the right block | 54-41 |
| 12:13 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips is hacked by Shawn Bartlow in the backcourt - foul #4 on Shawn Bartlow, team foul #8 | 54-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge (SG), Frank Parker (PF) Shawn Bartlow, James Perkins | |
| Subs | Rice | William Burakowski (PG) Robert Hall | |
| 12:13 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 12:13 | UTEP | Chris Marshall pulls down the rebound | 54-41 |
| 11:54 | UTEP | Chris Marshall connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Erik Lillibridge | 56-41 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Barry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Lillibridge (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chris Marshall (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Frank Parker (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Hubbard (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Burakowski (fresh) SG - Nicholas Phillips (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Manuel Wall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Motyka (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnnie Paro (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-41 |
| 11:37 | Rice | Johnnie Paro tips it home | 56-43 |
| 11:23 | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge is fouled on the floor by Ronald Motyka - foul #2 on Ronald Motyka, team foul #4 | 56-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brent Walls (SG), Ronald Gordon (SF), James Perkins (PF), Sammie Rhodes (C) Erik Lillibridge, Chris Marshall, Frank Parker, William Hubbard | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Joaquin Yost (SG), Major Arevalo (PF) William Burakowski, Nicholas Phillips, Ronald Motyka | |
| 11:10 | UTEP | James Perkins buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ronald Gordon | 58-43 |
| 10:53 | Rice | Johnnie Paro misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 58-43 |
| 10:51 | UTEP | James Perkins pulls down the rebound | 58-43 |
| 10:35 | UTEP | Johnnie Paro is called for the reach on Charles Barry - foul #3 on Johnnie Paro, team foul #5 | 58-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge (PG) Charles Barry | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), Charles Kelly (SG), Rodrick Beadles (SF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Richard Greenwalt, Joaquin Yost, Manuel Wall, Johnnie Paro | |
| 10:27 | UTEP | Kevin Neihoff steals it from James Perkins | 58-43 |
| 10:25 | Rice | Robert Hall is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Hall, team foul #6 | 58-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | William Burakowski (PG) Robert Hall | |
| 10:14 | UTEP | James Perkins misses long on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Major Arevalo - foul #2 on Major Arevalo, team foul #7 | 58-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Chris Marshall (SF), William Hubbard (C) Ronald Gordon, Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Rice | Joaquin Yost (SG) William Burakowski | |
| 10:14 | UTEP | James Perkins misses the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 10:14 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 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) | |
| 10:00 | Rice | Major Arevalo banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Charles Kelly | 59-45 |
| 09:45 | UTEP | Chris Marshall can't connect on a floater from the right block | 59-45 |
| 09:43 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles gets the rebound | 59-45 |
| 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) | |
| 09:22 | Rice | Charles Kelly misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-45 |
| 09:21 | UTEP | William Hubbard gets the rebound | 59-45 |
| 09:09 | UTEP | Brent Walls makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Erik Lillibridge | 62-45 |
| 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) | |
| 09:05 | Rice | Charles Kelly throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Ronald Gordon (SF), Frank Parker (PF), Sammie Rhodes (C) Erik Lillibridge, Chris Marshall, James Perkins, William Hubbard | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Nicholas Phillips (SG), Manuel Wall (SF), Ronald Motyka (PF), Johnnie Paro (C) Charles Kelly, Joaquin Yost, Rodrick Beadles, Major Arevalo, Kevin Neihoff | |
| 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) | |
| 08:46 | UTEP | Charles Barry knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Brent Walls | 64-45 |
| 08:27 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 64-45 |
| 08:26 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes grabs the board | 64-45 |
| 08:09 | UTEP | Charles Barry is hacked by Richard Greenwalt - foul #2 on Richard Greenwalt, team foul #8 | 64-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge (SG), Chris Marshall (SF), William Hubbard (C) Brent Walls, Ronald Gordon, Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:09 | UTEP | Charles Barry makes the 1st free throw | 65-45 |
| 08:09 | UTEP | Charles Barry misses the 2nd free throw | 65-45 |
| 08:09 | Rice | The rebound goes to Johnnie Paro | 65-45 |
| 07:56 | Rice | Johnnie Paro knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Richard Greenwalt | 65-47 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Barry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Lillibridge (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Chris Marshall (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Frank Parker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - William Hubbard (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Manuel Wall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Motyka (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnnie Paro (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:41 | UTEP | Manuel Wall steals the ball from Frank Parker | 65-47 |
| 07:25 | Rice | Johnnie Paro can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 65-47 |
| 07:23 | UTEP | William Hubbard pulls down the rebound | 65-47 |
| 07:02 | UTEP | Chris Marshall loses the dribble to Richard Greenwalt | 65-47 |
| 06:58 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips lays it in on a great pass from Richard Greenwalt | 65-49 |
| 06:34 | UTEP | Chris Marshall is denied on a layup by Manuel Wall | 65-49 |
| 06:33 | Rice | Johnnie Paro gets the rebound | 65-49 |
| 06:20 | Rice | Johnnie Paro misses long on a jumper from the right block | 65-49 |
| 06:19 | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge grabs the defensive rebound | 65-49 |
| 05:50 | UTEP | Charles Barry makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Frank Parker | 67-49 |
| 05:50 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Timpson (PG), Shawn Bartlow (SG), Ronald Gordon (SF), James Perkins (PF), Sammie Rhodes (C) Charles Barry, Erik Lillibridge, Chris Marshall, Frank Parker, William Hubbard | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), Charles Kelly (SG), Rodrick Beadles (SF), Major Arevalo (PF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Richard Greenwalt, Nicholas Phillips, Manuel Wall, Ronald Motyka, Johnnie Paro | |
| 05:36 | Rice | Major Arevalo misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 67-49 |
| 05:35 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles snags the offensive board | 67-49 |
| 05:28 | Rice | Major Arevalo can't finish the uncontested layup but he's fouled by Ronald Gordon - foul #2 on Ronald Gordon, team foul #9 | 67-49 |
| 05:28 | Rice | Major Arevalo makes the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 05:28 | Rice | Major Arevalo makes the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 05:10 | UTEP | The jump hook by James Perkins is blocked by Kevin Neihoff | 67-51 |
| 05:08 | Rice | The rebound goes to Major Arevalo | 67-51 |
| 05:02 | Rice | James Timpson takes the ball from Major Arevalo | 67-51 |
| 04:59 | UTEP | James Timpson can't finish the layup | 67-51 |
| 04:57 | Rice | Major Arevalo gets the rebound | 67-51 |
| 04:53 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 67-51 |
| 04:51 | UTEP | James Timpson grabs the defensive rebound | 67-51 |
| 04:32 | UTEP | James Perkins connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Ronald Gordon | 69-51 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge (PG), Brent Walls (SG), Frank Parker (PF) James Timpson, Shawn Bartlow, James Perkins | |
| Subs | Rice | William Burakowski (PG), Joaquin Yost (SG), Richard Greenwalt (SF) Robert Hall, Charles Kelly, Rodrick Beadles | |
| 03:49 | UTEP | Brent Walls misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 69-51 |
| 03:47 | Rice | The rebound goes to Major Arevalo | 69-51 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Erik Lillibridge (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brent Walls (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Gordon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Parker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Sammie Rhodes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Burakowski (fresh) SG - Joaquin Yost (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kevin Neihoff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Major Arevalo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 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 (-2) | |
| 03:45 | Rice | Ronald Gordon steals it from Richard Greenwalt in the backcourt | 69-51 |
| 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) | |
| 03:24 | UTEP | Frank Parker clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 69-51 |
| 03:22 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes tips it in | 71-51 |
| 03:17 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 71-51 |
| 03:16 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff grabs the offensive board | 71-51 |
| 03:11 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 71-51 |
| 03:10 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Sammie Rhodes | 71-51 |
| 02:53 | UTEP | Brent Walls is fouled on the floor by Joaquin Yost - foul #3 on Joaquin Yost, team foul #9 | 71-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG) Erik Lillibridge | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG), Manuel Wall (SF) William Burakowski, Richard Greenwalt | |
| 02:53 | UTEP | Brent Walls makes the 1st free throw | 72-51 |
| 02:53 | UTEP | Brent Walls makes the 2nd free throw | 73-51 |
| 02:45 | Rice | Manuel Wall knocks in the shot from the left wing | 73-53 |
| 02:16 | UTEP | Brent Walls misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 73-53 |
| 02:14 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff grabs the defensive rebound | 73-53 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Brent Walls is called for the reach on Charles Kelly in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brent Walls, team foul #10 | 73-53 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Charles Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 73-54 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Charles Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 73-54 |
| 02:10 | UTEP | Frank Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 73-54 |
| 01:48 | UTEP | Brent Walls comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-54 |
| 01:46 | Rice | Manuel Wall snags the defensive board | 73-54 |
| 01:43 | Rice | Ronald Gordon picks off the pass by Joaquin Yost in the backcourt | 73-54 |
| 01:20 | UTEP | Charles Barry makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Sammie Rhodes | 75-54 |
| 01:11 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff clanks a shot near the basket | 75-54 |
| 01:09 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff gets the offensive rebound | 75-54 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Joaquin Yost hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 75-54 |
| 00:56 | UTEP | Frank Parker snags the defensive board | 75-54 |
| 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) | |
| 00:29 | UTEP | Charles Kelly picks off the pass by Sammie Rhodes | 75-54 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Joaquin Yost lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Kelly | 75-56 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Charles Barry runs out the clock | 75-56 |