| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Nguyen (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Hill (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Luther Monette (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kelvin Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Laverne Voorhees (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Oliver (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Tim Condroski (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gene Mitchel (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Luther Monette inbounds the ball | 52-35 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill hits a 3 from the left wing | 55-35 |
| 19:30 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey's pass is intercepted by Kelvin Fisher | 55-35 |
| 19:16 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from John Nguyen | 57-35 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:07 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jonathan Hill - foul #1 on Jonathan Hill, team foul #1 | 57-35 |
| 19:07 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey misses the 1st free throw | 57-35 |
| 19:07 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey misses the 2nd free throw | 57-35 |
| 19:07 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher pulls down the rebound | 57-35 |
| 18:53 | UTEP | Gene Mitchel denies the turnaround by Kelvin Fisher | 57-35 |
| 18:52 | Rice | Gene Mitchel pulls down the rebound | 57-35 |
| 18:40 | Rice | Tim Condroski is whistled for traveling | 57-35 |
| 18:24 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Nguyen | 59-35 |
| 18:08 | Rice | Robert Oliver can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-35 |
| 18:07 | Rice | Robert Oliver grabs the offensive board | 59-35 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Tim Condroski makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-38 |
| 17:45 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Nguyen | 61-38 |
| 17:35 | Rice | Tim Condroski is whistled for a carry | 61-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz (PG), Allen Steed (SF), Juan Sanchez (PF), Jeff Reese (C) John Nguyen, Luther Monette, Kelvin Fisher, Laverne Voorhees | |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (PG), Charles Miles (SG), Richard Bass (SF), Esteban Romero (PF), Arthur Dean (C) Wayne Woolsey, Robert Oliver, Tim Condroski, James Spurgeon, Gene Mitchel | |
| 17:22 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-38 |
| 17:21 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez gets the offensive rebound | 61-38 |
| 17:07 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-38 |
| 17:06 | Rice | Esteban Romero pulls down the rebound | 61-38 |
| 17:02 | Rice | Gordon Burnam connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Bass | 61-40 |
| 16:43 | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 61-40 |
| 16:42 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez snags the offensive board | 61-40 |
| 16:25 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Miles - foul #3 on Charles Miles, team foul #1 | 61-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher (PF) Juan Sanchez | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Oliver (SG), Gene Mitchel (C) Charles Miles, Arthur Dean | |
| 16:25 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill misses the 1st free throw | 61-40 |
| 16:25 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 62-40 |
| 16:10 | Rice | Esteban Romero hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Kelvin Fisher - foul #1 on Kelvin Fisher, team foul #2 | 62-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Nguyen (PG), Eric Golden (SG), Luther Monette (SF) Ignacio Ruiz, Jonathan Hill, Allen Steed | |
| Subs | Rice | Tim Condroski (SF) Richard Bass | |
| 16:10 | Rice | Esteban Romero misses the 1st free throw | 62-40 |
| 16:10 | Rice | Esteban Romero makes the 2nd free throw | 62-41 |
| 15:52 | UTEP | Luther Monette banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kelvin Fisher | 64-41 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Nguyen (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Eric Golden (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luther Monette (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kelvin Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeff Reese (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gordon Burnam (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Oliver (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Tim Condroski (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Esteban Romero (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gene Mitchel (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:38 | Rice | Eric Golden takes the ball from Tim Condroski | 64-41 |
| 15:18 | UTEP | John Nguyen hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kelvin Fisher | 66-41 |
| 14:59 | Rice | The jumper by Gordon Burnam is denied by Luther Monette | 66-41 |
| 14:58 | UTEP | John Nguyen snags the defensive board | 66-41 |
| 14:50 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher drills a turnaround from close range | 68-41 |
| 14:34 | Rice | Tim Condroski clanks a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Luther Monette - foul #2 on Luther Monette, team foul #3 | 68-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz (PG), Allen Steed (SF), Juan Sanchez (PF), Laverne Voorhees (C) John Nguyen, Luther Monette, Kelvin Fisher, Jeff Reese | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Charles Miles (SG), James Spurgeon (PF), Arthur Dean (C) Gordon Burnam, Robert Oliver, Esteban Romero, Gene Mitchel | |
| 14:34 | Rice | Tim Condroski makes the 1st free throw | 68-42 |
| 14:34 | Rice | Tim Condroski misses the 2nd free throw | 68-42 |
| 14:34 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees grabs the board | 68-42 |
| 14:22 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Eric Golden | 70-42 |
| 14:09 | Rice | Arthur Dean scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Wayne Woolsey | 70-45 |
| 13:52 | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz is hacked by Charles Miles - foul #4 on Charles Miles, team foul #2 | 70-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathan Hill (SG) Eric Golden | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (SG), Richard Bass (SF) Charles Miles, Tim Condroski | |
| 13:40 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-45 |
| 13:31 | Rice | James Spurgeon misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Juan Sanchez - foul #2 on Juan Sanchez, team foul #4 | 70-45 |
| 13:31 | Rice | James Spurgeon makes the 1st free throw | 70-46 |
| 13:31 | Rice | James Spurgeon makes the 2nd free throw | 70-47 |
| 13:22 | UTEP | Allen Steed misses long on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on James Spurgeon - foul #3 on James Spurgeon, team foul #3 | 70-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Oliver (SG), Gene Mitchel (C) Leonard Puig, Arthur Dean | |
| 13:22 | UTEP | Allen Steed misses the 1st free throw | 70-47 |
| 13:22 | UTEP | Allen Steed misses the 2nd free throw | 70-47 |
| 13:22 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees grabs the offensive rebound | 70-47 |
| 13:00 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees misses the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Gene Mitchel - foul #3 on Gene Mitchel, team foul #4 | 70-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Nguyen (PG), Luther Monette (SF), Kelvin Fisher (PF) Ignacio Ruiz, Allen Steed, Juan Sanchez | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:00 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees misses the 1st free throw | 70-47 |
| 13:00 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees makes the 2nd free throw | 71-47 |
| 12:48 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey misses short on a shot from the left wing | 71-47 |
| 12:46 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Woolsey | 71-47 |
| 12:41 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 71-49 |
| 12:31 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from John Nguyen | 73-49 |
| 12:19 | Rice | James Spurgeon can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 73-49 |
| 12:18 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Bass | 73-49 |
| 12:10 | Rice | James Spurgeon scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Kelvin Fisher - foul #2 on Kelvin Fisher, team foul #5 | 73-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeff Reese (C) Laverne Voorhees | |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (PG) Wayne Woolsey | |
| 12:10 | Rice | James Spurgeon makes the free throw | 73-52 |
| 11:59 | UTEP | Jeff Reese is hacked by Gene Mitchel - foul #4 on Gene Mitchel, team foul #5 | 73-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (SG), Tim Condroski (SF), Esteban Romero (PF), Arthur Dean (C) Robert Oliver, Richard Bass, James Spurgeon, Gene Mitchel | |
| 11:43 | UTEP | John Nguyen can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 73-52 |
| 11:41 | Rice | Arthur Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 73-52 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Nguyen (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. SG - Jonathan Hill (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - Luther Monette (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kelvin Fisher (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeff Reese (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gordon Burnam (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Condroski (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Esteban Romero (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Dean (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Rice | Tim Condroski drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 73-54 |
| 11:19 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 73-54 |
| 11:17 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher grabs the offensive rebound | 73-54 |
| 11:05 | UTEP | Esteban Romero swats the short shot by Jonathan Hill | 73-54 |
| 11:04 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher gets the offensive rebound | 73-54 |
| 10:59 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Esteban Romero - foul #2 on Esteban Romero, team foul #6 | 73-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz (PG), Eric Golden (SG), Allen Steed (SF) John Nguyen, Jonathan Hill, Luther Monette | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Oliver (SG) Leonard Puig | |
| 10:59 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 74-54 |
| 10:59 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 75-54 |
| 10:43 | Rice | Arthur Dean misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-54 |
| 10:41 | Rice | Gordon Burnam pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-54 |
| 10:36 | Rice | Tim Condroski is denied on a dunk by Jeff Reese | 75-54 |
| 10:34 | UTEP | Eric Golden grabs the board | 75-54 |
| 10:28 | UTEP | Arthur Dean steals the ball from Ignacio Ruiz | 75-54 |
| 10:24 | Rice | Tim Condroski misses the 3 from the left corner | 75-54 |
| 10:23 | Rice | Robert Oliver tips it home | 75-56 |
| 10:03 | UTEP | Eric Golden misses short on a shot in the lane | 75-56 |
| 10:01 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher grabs the offensive rebound | 75-56 |
| 09:52 | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz is called for a charge - foul #2 on Ignacio Ruiz, team foul #6 | 75-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Juan Sanchez (PF), Laverne Voorhees (C) Kelvin Fisher, Jeff Reese | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Richard Bass (SF), James Spurgeon (PF) Gordon Burnam, Tim Condroski, Arthur Dean | |
| 09:41 | Rice | Robert Oliver hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-56 |
| 09:39 | UTEP | Allen Steed grabs the board | 75-56 |
| 09:35 | UTEP | Eric Golden misses long on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Oliver - foul #1 on Robert Oliver, team foul #7 | 75-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (SG) Robert Oliver | |
| 09:35 | UTEP | Eric Golden misses the 1st free throw | 75-56 |
| 09:35 | UTEP | Eric Golden makes the 2nd free throw | 76-56 |
| 09:24 | Rice | Richard Bass's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Nguyen (PG), Jonathan Hill (SG), Luther Monette (SF) Ignacio Ruiz, Eric Golden, Allen Steed | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:13 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 76-56 |
| 09:12 | Rice | Esteban Romero snags the defensive board | 76-56 |
| 08:57 | Rice | Leonard Puig connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 76-58 |
| 08:37 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Luther Monette | 78-58 |
| 08:28 | Rice | Leonard Puig can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 78-58 |
| 08:26 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey grabs the offensive rebound | 78-58 |
| 08:13 | Rice | Leonard Puig makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from Wayne Woolsey | 78-60 |
| 08:04 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Leonard Puig - foul #1 on Leonard Puig, team foul #8 | 78-60 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz (PG), Allen Steed (SF) John Nguyen, Luther Monette | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Oliver (SG), Gordon Burnam (SF), Arthur Dean (C) Leonard Puig, James Spurgeon, Esteban Romero | |
| 08:04 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees misses the 1st free throw | 78-60 |
| 08:04 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees makes the 2nd free throw | 79-60 |
| 07:52 | Rice | Robert Oliver is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Hill - foul #2 on Jonathan Hill, team foul #7 | 79-60 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeff Reese (C) Laverne Voorhees | |
| Subs | Rice | Tim Condroski (SF), Gene Mitchel (C) Wayne Woolsey, Richard Bass | |
| 07:52 | Rice | Robert Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 79-61 |
| 07:52 | Rice | Robert Oliver misses the 2nd free throw | 79-61 |
| 07:52 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Juan Sanchez | 79-61 |
| 07:30 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 79-61 |
| 07:28 | Rice | Gene Mitchel grabs the board | 79-61 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ignacio Ruiz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Hill (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - Allen Steed (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Juan Sanchez (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeff Reese (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gordon Burnam (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Oliver (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Tim Condroski (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Arthur Dean (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gene Mitchel (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 07:06 | Rice | Gene Mitchel misses the dunk | 79-61 |
| 07:05 | UTEP | Allen Steed grabs the board | 79-61 |
| 06:49 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill is fouled on the floor by Gordon Burnam - foul #3 on Gordon Burnam, team foul #9 | 79-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Nguyen (PG), Luther Monette (SF), Kelvin Fisher (PF) Ignacio Ruiz, Allen Steed, Juan Sanchez | |
| Subs | Rice | James Spurgeon (PF) Arthur Dean | |
| 06:49 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill misses the 1st free throw | 79-61 |
| 06:49 | Rice | Robert Oliver gets the rebound | 79-61 |
| 06:27 | Rice | James Spurgeon knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Tim Condroski | 79-63 |
| 06:14 | UTEP | Luther Monette throws a bad pass out of bounds | 79-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Golden (SG), Laverne Voorhees (C) Jonathan Hill, Jeff Reese | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG) Tim Condroski | |
| 05:59 | Rice | Gene Mitchel's fadeaway is rejected by Laverne Voorhees | 79-63 |
| 05:58 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Laverne Voorhees | 79-63 |
| 05:43 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees lays it up and in | 81-63 |
| 05:27 | Rice | James Spurgeon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 81-63 |
| 05:25 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 81-63 |
| 05:21 | UTEP | Luther Monette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 81-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz (PG), Allen Steed (SF) John Nguyen, Luther Monette | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (SG), Richard Bass (SF), Esteban Romero (PF), Arthur Dean (C) Robert Oliver, Gordon Burnam, James Spurgeon, Gene Mitchel | |
| 04:57 | Rice | Charles Miles hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 81-66 |
| 04:38 | UTEP | Arthur Dean is called for the reach on Laverne Voorhees - foul #3 on Arthur Dean, team foul #10 | 81-66 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathan Hill (SG) Eric Golden | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (SG), Tim Condroski (SF) Wayne Woolsey, Richard Bass | |
| 04:38 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees makes the 1st free throw | 82-66 |
| 04:38 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees makes the 2nd free throw | 83-66 |
| 04:28 | Rice | Esteban Romero misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 83-66 |
| 04:26 | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz snags the defensive board | 83-66 |
| 04:09 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 83-66 |
| 04:07 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Ignacio Ruiz | 83-66 |
| 03:57 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill hits the finger roll | 85-66 |
| 03:38 | Rice | Leonard Puig misses short on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Jonathan Hill - foul #3 on Jonathan Hill, team foul #8 | 85-66 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Nguyen (PG), Luther Monette (SF), Juan Sanchez (PF), Jeff Reese (C) Ignacio Ruiz, Allen Steed, Kelvin Fisher, Laverne Voorhees | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Oliver (SG), James Spurgeon (PF), Gene Mitchel (C) Charles Miles, Esteban Romero, Arthur Dean | |
| 03:38 | Rice | Leonard Puig makes the 1st free throw | 85-67 |
| 03:38 | Rice | Leonard Puig makes the 2nd free throw | 85-68 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:19 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Nguyen | 87-68 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Nguyen (fresh) 11 pts. 8 ast. SG - Jonathan Hill (fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Luther Monette (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeff Reese (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Oliver (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Tim Condroski (fresh) 14 pts. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. C - Gene Mitchel (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:00 | Rice | Tim Condroski lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Spurgeon | 87-70 |
| 03:00 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 87-70 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher (PF) Juan Sanchez | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG) Leonard Puig | |
| 02:44 | UTEP | Luther Monette is hacked by Tim Condroski - foul #2 on Tim Condroski, team foul #11 | 87-70 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz (PG), Eric Golden (SG), Juan Sanchez (PF) John Nguyen, Jonathan Hill, Kelvin Fisher | |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (PG), Charles Miles (SG), Richard Bass (SF), Esteban Romero (PF), Arthur Dean (C) Wayne Woolsey, Robert Oliver, Tim Condroski, James Spurgeon, Gene Mitchel | |
| 02:44 | UTEP | Luther Monette makes the 1st free throw | 88-70 |
| 02:44 | UTEP | Luther Monette misses the 2nd free throw | 88-70 |
| 02:44 | UTEP | Jeff Reese grabs the offensive board | 88-70 |
| 02:35 | UTEP | Richard Bass is called for the reach on Luther Monette - foul #1 on Richard Bass, team foul #12 | 88-70 |
| 02:35 | UTEP | Luther Monette makes the 1st free throw | 89-70 |
| 02:35 | UTEP | Luther Monette makes the 2nd free throw | 90-70 |
| 02:21 | Rice | Charles Miles misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 90-70 |
| 02:20 | Rice | Arthur Dean tips it but misses | 90-70 |
| 02:19 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Luther Monette | 90-70 |
| 02:12 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez misses the floater from the baseline | 90-70 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Gordon Burnam grabs the defensive rebound | 90-70 |
| 02:00 | Rice | Esteban Romero throws a bad pass out of bounds | 90-70 |
| Subs | UTEP | Allen Steed (SF) Luther Monette | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:51 | UTEP | Allen Steed blows the layup | 90-70 |
| 01:49 | UTEP | Allen Steed grabs the offensive board | 90-70 |
| 01:36 | UTEP | Allen Steed misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Richard Bass - foul #2 on Richard Bass, team foul #13 | 90-70 |
| 01:36 | UTEP | Allen Steed makes the 1st free throw | 91-70 |
| 01:36 | UTEP | Allen Steed makes the 2nd free throw | 92-70 |
| 01:29 | Rice | Ignacio Ruiz is called for the reach on Gordon Burnam - foul #3 on Ignacio Ruiz, team foul #9 | 92-70 |
| 01:29 | Rice | Gordon Burnam misses the 1st free throw | 92-70 |
| 01:29 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez grabs the board | 92-70 |
| 01:14 | UTEP | Arthur Dean is called for the reach on Eric Golden - foul #4 on Arthur Dean, team foul #14 | 92-70 |
| 01:14 | UTEP | Eric Golden misses the 1st free throw | 92-70 |
| 01:14 | UTEP | Eric Golden misses the 2nd free throw | 92-70 |
| 01:14 | Rice | Arthur Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 92-70 |
| 01:07 | Rice | Richard Bass hits a fadeaway in the lane | 92-72 |
| 00:52 | UTEP | Eric Golden scores on a runner in the lane | 94-72 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Rice | Arthur Dean's fadeaway is rejected by Jeff Reese | 94-72 |
| 00:44 | UTEP | Jeff Reese pulls down the rebound | 94-72 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | UTEP | Eric Golden hits the finger roll set up by Allen Steed and he's hacked by Charles Miles - foul #5 on Charles Miles, team foul #15 | 96-72 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (SG) Charles Miles | |
| 00:17 | UTEP | Eric Golden makes the free throw | 97-72 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Esteban Romero drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 97-75 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz runs out the clock | 97-75 |