| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tim Condroski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gene Mitchel (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Nguyen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Carter (fresh) PF - Kelvin Fisher (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Laverne Voorhees (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Walter Carter inbounds the ball | 26-33 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:49 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-33 |
| 19:38 | Rice | Gene Mitchel misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-33 |
| 19:36 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees grabs the board | 26-33 |
| 19:15 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 26-33 |
| 19:14 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gene Mitchel | 26-33 |
| 19:05 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey is hacked by Laverne Voorhees - foul #1 on Laverne Voorhees, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| 18:47 | Rice | James Spurgeon hits the finger roll on a great pass from Tim Condroski | 28-33 |
| 18:18 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Wayne Woolsey - foul #3 on Wayne Woolsey, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (PG) Wayne Woolsey | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 18:18 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees misses the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 18:18 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 17:55 | Rice | Gene Mitchel misses the 3 from the left corner | 28-34 |
| 17:54 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher grabs the board | 28-34 |
| 17:45 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher loses the dribble to Robert Oliver | 28-34 |
| 17:40 | Rice | Robert Oliver banks in the layup | 30-34 |
| 17:14 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill makes the floater from the left block and he's fouled by Robert Oliver - foul #3 on Robert Oliver, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (SG) Robert Oliver | |
| Subs | UTEP | Allen Steed (SF), Jeff Reese (C) Walter Carter, Laverne Voorhees | |
| 17:14 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill makes the free throw | 30-37 |
| 16:56 | Rice | James Spurgeon scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Gordon Burnam | 33-37 |
| 16:38 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-37 |
| 16:36 | UTEP | Jeff Reese snags the offensive board | 33-37 |
| 16:11 | UTEP | Jeff Reese is hacked by Gene Mitchel - foul #1 on Gene Mitchel, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Bass (SF), Esteban Romero (PF), Arthur Dean (C) Tim Condroski, James Spurgeon, Gene Mitchel | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz (PG), Eric Golden (SG), Juan Sanchez (PF) John Nguyen, Jonathan Hill, Kelvin Fisher | |
| 15:52 | UTEP | Jeff Reese is whistled for a carry | 33-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Robert Oliver (SG) Charles Miles, Richard Bass | |
| Subs | UTEP | Walter Carter (SF), Laverne Voorhees (C) Juan Sanchez, Jeff Reese | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gordon Burnam (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Esteban Romero (fresh) C - Arthur Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ignacio Ruiz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Golden (fresh) SF - Walter Carter (fresh) PF - Allen Steed (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Laverne Voorhees (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:40 | Rice | Gordon Burnam loses the dribble to Walter Carter | 33-37 |
| 15:37 | UTEP | Walter Carter jams it | 33-39 |
| 15:22 | Rice | Esteban Romero drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Oliver | 35-39 |
| 15:03 | UTEP | Allen Steed hits the finger roll | 35-41 |
| 14:50 | Rice | Gordon Burnam's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Bass (SF), Gene Mitchel (C) Gordon Burnam, Arthur Dean | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathan Hill (SG), Kelvin Fisher (PF) Eric Golden, Allen Steed | |
| 14:28 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill loses the ball out of bounds | 35-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Tim Condroski (SF), James Spurgeon (PF) Richard Bass, Esteban Romero | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Nguyen (PG) Ignacio Ruiz | |
| 14:08 | Rice | Tim Condroski clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-41 |
| 14:06 | Rice | Gene Mitchel pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 13:54 | Rice | James Spurgeon misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-41 |
| 13:52 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| 13:35 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by John Nguyen | 35-43 |
| 13:09 | Rice | Robert Oliver scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Tim Condroski | 37-43 |
| 12:46 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Jonathan Hill and he's hacked by Gene Mitchel - foul #2 on Gene Mitchel, team foul #4 | 37-45 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | UTEP | Allen Steed (SF), Jeff Reese (C) Walter Carter, Laverne Voorhees | |
| 12:46 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher makes the free throw | 37-46 |
| 12:29 | Rice | Gordon Burnam can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-46 |
| 12:28 | UTEP | Allen Steed snags the defensive board | 37-46 |
| 12:02 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 12:01 | UTEP | John Nguyen tips it but misses | 37-46 |
| 11:59 | Rice | Esteban Romero pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| 11:45 | Rice | Gordon Burnam clanks a 3 from straight away | 37-46 |
| 11:44 | Rice | Esteban Romero gets the offensive rebound | 37-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gordon Burnam (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Miles (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Bass (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Esteban Romero (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Nguyen (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Hill (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Allen Steed (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kelvin Fisher (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Reese (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Rice | Allen Steed steals the ball from Arthur Dean | 37-46 |
| 11:14 | UTEP | Allen Steed misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Richard Bass - foul #1 on Richard Bass, team foul #5 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Robert Oliver (SG), Tim Condroski (SF), James Spurgeon (PF), Gene Mitchel (C) Gordon Burnam, Charles Miles, Richard Bass, Esteban Romero, Arthur Dean | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz (PG), Eric Golden (SG), Juan Sanchez (PF) John Nguyen, Jonathan Hill, Kelvin Fisher | |
| 11:14 | UTEP | Allen Steed makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 11:14 | UTEP | Allen Steed misses the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 11:14 | Rice | Tim Condroski pulls down the rebound | 37-47 |
| 10:56 | Rice | Tim Condroski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 37-47 |
| 10:54 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez snags the defensive board | 37-47 |
| 10:34 | UTEP | Allen Steed connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Eric Golden | 37-49 |
| 10:10 | Rice | Jeff Reese blocks the short jumper by James Spurgeon | 37-49 |
| 10:09 | UTEP | Jeff Reese pulls down the rebound | 37-49 |
| 10:02 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-49 |
| 10:01 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez tips it in | 37-51 |
| 09:41 | Rice | Robert Oliver is fouled on the floor by Allen Steed - foul #1 on Allen Steed, team foul #2 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathan Hill (SG), Walter Carter (SF), Laverne Voorhees (C) Eric Golden, Juan Sanchez, Jeff Reese | |
| 09:28 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (PG) Wayne Woolsey | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 09:10 | UTEP | Robert Oliver steps in front of the Jonathan Hill pass | 37-51 |
| 09:07 | Rice | Gordon Burnam lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Oliver | 39-51 |
| 08:44 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ignacio Ruiz | 39-53 |
| 08:30 | Rice | Gordon Burnam is hacked by Allen Steed - foul #2 on Allen Steed, team foul #3 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (SG), Richard Bass (SF), Esteban Romero (PF) Robert Oliver, Tim Condroski, James Spurgeon | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Nguyen (PG), Kelvin Fisher (PF) Ignacio Ruiz, Allen Steed | |
| 08:17 | Rice | Richard Bass misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-53 |
| 08:16 | UTEP | John Nguyen snags the defensive board | 39-53 |
| 08:03 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from John Nguyen | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 07:44 | Rice | Gordon Burnam knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-55 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gordon Burnam (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Miles (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Bass (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Esteban Romero (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gene Mitchel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Nguyen (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Hill (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Walter Carter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kelvin Fisher (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Laverne Voorhees (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:25 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill is hacked by Gene Mitchel - foul #3 on Gene Mitchel, team foul #6 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Robert Oliver (SG), Arthur Dean (C) Charles Miles, Richard Bass, Gene Mitchel | |
| Subs | UTEP | Allen Steed (SF) Walter Carter | |
| 07:12 | UTEP | John Nguyen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-55 |
| 07:10 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill tips it home | 42-57 |
| 06:59 | Rice | Gordon Burnam knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Arthur Dean | 44-57 |
| 06:43 | UTEP | Esteban Romero takes the ball from Allen Steed | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 06:20 | Rice | Gordon Burnam is denied on a layup by Allen Steed | 44-57 |
| 06:19 | UTEP | John Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 44-57 |
| 06:14 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher is fouled on the floor by Wayne Woolsey - foul #4 on Wayne Woolsey, team foul #7 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Tim Condroski (SF), James Spurgeon (PF) Gordon Burnam, Arthur Dean | |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Golden (SG), Jeff Reese (C) Jonathan Hill, Laverne Voorhees | |
| 06:14 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 06:14 | Rice | Esteban Romero grabs the defensive rebound | 44-57 |
| 06:10 | Rice | James Spurgeon misses the floater near the basket but he's fouled by John Nguyen - foul #3 on John Nguyen, team foul #4 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Gene Mitchel (C) Esteban Romero | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 06:10 | Rice | James Spurgeon misses the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 06:10 | Rice | James Spurgeon makes the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 05:45 | UTEP | Gene Mitchel is called for the reach on Eric Golden - foul #4 on Gene Mitchel, team foul #8 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Walter Carter (SF) Allen Steed | |
| 05:45 | UTEP | Eric Golden makes the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 05:45 | UTEP | Eric Golden makes the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:32 | Rice | Gene Mitchel comes up short on the shot from the right side | 45-59 |
| 05:30 | Rice | Gene Mitchel can't tip it in | 45-59 |
| 05:28 | UTEP | Walter Carter snags the defensive board | 45-59 |
| 05:14 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher is called for traveling | 45-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (SG) Robert Oliver | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz (PG), Allen Steed (PF) John Nguyen, Kelvin Fisher | |
| 05:05 | Rice | Charles Miles clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-59 |
| 05:03 | UTEP | Jeff Reese pulls down the rebound | 45-59 |
| 04:46 | UTEP | Allen Steed buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Ignacio Ruiz | 45-61 |
| 04:29 | Rice | Gene Mitchel clanks a 3 from the left corner | 45-61 |
| 04:27 | UTEP | Eric Golden snags the defensive board | 45-61 |
| 04:09 | UTEP | Walter Carter is hacked by James Spurgeon - foul #1 on James Spurgeon, team foul #9 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (PG), Richard Bass (SF), Esteban Romero (PF), Arthur Dean (C) Wayne Woolsey, Tim Condroski, James Spurgeon, Gene Mitchel | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 04:09 | UTEP | Walter Carter makes the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 04:09 | UTEP | Walter Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 04:00 | Rice | Richard Bass is whistled for traveling | 45-63 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Juan Sanchez (PF) Walter Carter | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:58 | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-63 |
| 03:47 | Rice | Gordon Burnam hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-63 |
| 03:46 | Rice | Esteban Romero hits the follow up shot | 47-63 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gordon Burnam (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Miles (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Bass (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Esteban Romero (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Arthur Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ignacio Ruiz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Golden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Steed (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Reese (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:20 | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 47-63 |
| 03:18 | Rice | Arthur Dean grabs the board | 47-63 |
| 03:06 | Rice | Charles Miles drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Gordon Burnam and he's hacked by Eric Golden - foul #1 on Eric Golden, team foul #5 | 49-63 |
| 03:06 | Rice | Charles Miles makes the free throw | 50-63 |
| 02:47 | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz is hacked by Charles Miles - foul #3 on Charles Miles, team foul #10 | 50-63 |
| 02:47 | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 02:47 | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz makes the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| 02:31 | Rice | Arthur Dean misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-65 |
| 02:30 | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz pulls down the rebound | 50-65 |
| 02:06 | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Eric Golden | 50-67 |
| 01:42 | Rice | Juan Sanchez denies the turnaround by Arthur Dean | 50-67 |
| 01:41 | UTEP | Jeff Reese gets the rebound | 50-67 |
| 01:37 | UTEP | Arthur Dean denies the turnaround by Allen Steed | 50-67 |
| 01:35 | Rice | Esteban Romero grabs the defensive rebound | 50-67 |
| 01:19 | Rice | Arthur Dean misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 50-67 |
| 01:17 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Allen Steed | 50-67 |
| 00:59 | UTEP | Allen Steed makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Ignacio Ruiz and he's hacked by Richard Bass - foul #2 on Richard Bass, team foul #11 | 50-69 |
| 00:59 | UTEP | Allen Steed makes the free throw | 50-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Rice | Jeff Reese steals the ball from Esteban Romero | 50-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:28 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez misses the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Esteban Romero - foul #2 on Esteban Romero, team foul #12 | 50-70 |
| 00:28 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez misses the 1st free throw | 50-70 |
| 00:28 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 50-71 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Esteban Romero clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-71 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Arthur Dean tips it in | 52-71 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz runs out the clock | 52-71 |