| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvatore Pacheco (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Worden (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesus Guzman (fresh) PF - Anthony Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - William Pfeil (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Blaze (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Fagin (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jim Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman inbounds the ball | 31-25 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by William Pfeil | 34-25 |
| 19:30 | Rice | James Blaze can't finish the layup but he's hacked by William Pfeil - foul #4 on William Pfeil, team foul #1 | 34-25 |
| Subs | UTEP | Everette Basnight (C) William Pfeil | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Robert Reed (C) Keith Robinson, Mark Fagin, Jim Williams | |
| 19:30 | Rice | James Blaze makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 19:30 | Rice | James Blaze makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 19:13 | UTEP | John Herring steals it from Anthony Scott | 34-27 |
| 18:51 | Rice | Erik Brooks knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-29 |
| 18:22 | UTEP | Anthony Scott misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Blaze - foul #2 on James Blaze, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Ralph Hannum (PF) John Herring, James Blaze | |
| 18:22 | UTEP | Anthony Scott makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 18:22 | UTEP | Anthony Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 17:53 | Rice | Keith Robinson is fouled on the floor by Everette Basnight - foul #3 on Everette Basnight, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (SG) Erik Brooks | |
| 17:45 | Rice | Ralph Hannum drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Keith Robinson | 36-31 |
| 17:22 | UTEP | Anthony Scott hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 36-31 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Eric Gurganus snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 17:17 | Rice | Jesus Guzman takes the ball from Keith Robinson | 36-31 |
| 16:52 | UTEP | Anthony Scott is fouled on the floor by Ralph Hannum - foul #3 on Ralph Hannum, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Erik Brooks (SG), James Blaze (SF), Mark Fagin (PF) Keith Robinson, Eric Gurganus, Nathaniel Toothman, Ralph Hannum | |
| 16:32 | UTEP | Peter Worden is fouled on the floor by Robert Reed - foul #1 on Robert Reed, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sterling Williams (PG) Salvatore Pacheco | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG) John Herring | |
| 16:03 | UTEP | Sterling Williams misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-31 |
| 16:02 | Rice | Robert Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Sterling Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Worden (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesus Guzman (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Scott (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Everette Basnight (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erik Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Blaze (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Fagin (fresh) 1 pts. C - Robert Reed (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Rice | Keith Robinson makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 15:28 | UTEP | Anthony Scott's dunk attempt is rejected by Mark Fagin | 36-34 |
| 15:27 | Rice | The rebound goes to Mark Fagin | 36-34 |
| 15:08 | Rice | James Blaze splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Keith Robinson | 36-36 |
| 14:39 | UTEP | Peter Worden comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 14:38 | Rice | Robert Reed pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 14:19 | Rice | Keith Robinson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-36 |
| 14:17 | Rice | Mark Fagin hits the follow up shot | 36-38 |
| 13:48 | UTEP | Sterling Williams misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-38 |
| 13:46 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Jesus Guzman | 36-38 |
| 13:21 | UTEP | Peter Worden's layup is rejected by Mark Fagin | 36-38 |
| 13:20 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Jesus Guzman | 36-38 |
| 12:59 | UTEP | Peter Worden misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 12:57 | Rice | Mark Fagin grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 12:42 | Rice | Keith Robinson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 12:40 | Rice | Robert Reed grabs the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 12:19 | Rice | Robert Reed is hacked by Everette Basnight - foul #4 on Everette Basnight, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG), William Pfeil (C) Sterling Williams, Everette Basnight | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Eric Gurganus (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Ralph Hannum (PF), Jim Williams (C) Keith Robinson, Erik Brooks, James Blaze, Mark Fagin, Robert Reed | |
| 12:07 | Rice | Eric Gurganus knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from John Herring | 36-41 |
| 11:43 | UTEP | Anthony Scott misses long on a jumper in the lane | 36-41 |
| 11:41 | UTEP | William Pfeil snags the offensive board | 36-41 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvatore Pacheco (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Worden (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesus Guzman (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Anthony Scott (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - William Pfeil (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Herring (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eric Gurganus (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nathaniel Toothman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Hannum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Jim Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | UTEP | William Pfeil loses the dribble to Ralph Hannum | 36-41 |
| 11:09 | Rice | Eric Gurganus connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by John Herring | 36-43 |
| 10:40 | UTEP | William Pfeil misses short on a shot near the basket | 36-43 |
| 10:39 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| 10:24 | Rice | Jim Williams clanks a floater from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 10:22 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Anthony Scott | 36-43 |
| 10:03 | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco is hacked by Ralph Hannum - foul #4 on Ralph Hannum, team foul #4 | 36-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Angel Montes (SG), Thomas Wiliams (SF), Joseph Vidaurri (PF) Peter Worden, Jesus Guzman, Anthony Scott | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), James Blaze (PF) John Herring, Ralph Hannum | |
| 09:38 | UTEP | William Pfeil's layup is rejected by Jim Williams | 36-43 |
| 09:36 | Rice | Nathaniel Toothman grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 09:17 | Rice | Eric Gurganus drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Blaze | 36-46 |
| 08:48 | UTEP | Angel Montes misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-46 |
| 08:46 | Rice | Jim Williams snags the defensive board | 36-46 |
| 08:40 | Rice | Keith Robinson misses badly on a floater from the right side | 36-46 |
| 08:38 | Rice | Jim Williams misses the tip | 36-46 |
| 08:37 | UTEP | William Pfeil grabs the board | 36-46 |
| 08:21 | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Nathaniel Toothman - foul #1 on Nathaniel Toothman, team foul #5 | 36-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Everette Basnight (C) William Pfeil | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Mark Fagin (PF), Robert Reed (C) Keith Robinson, Nathaniel Toothman, Jim Williams | |
| 08:21 | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 08:21 | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 08:13 | Rice | Mark Fagin buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-49 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:01 | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-49 |
| 08:00 | Rice | Robert Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 07:40 | Rice | Erik Brooks hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Mark Fagin | 38-52 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvatore Pacheco (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Angel Montes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Wiliams (fresh) PF - Joseph Vidaurri (fresh) C - Everette Basnight (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Erik Brooks (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Gurganus (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Blaze (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Fagin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:18 | UTEP | Angel Montes is whistled for a carry | 38-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sterling Williams (PG), Peter Worden (SG), Jesus Guzman (SF), Anthony Scott (PF) Salvatore Pacheco, Angel Montes, Thomas Wiliams, Joseph Vidaurri | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Ralph Hannum (SF), Jim Williams (C) Eric Gurganus, James Blaze, Robert Reed | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:59 | Rice | Mark Fagin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-52 |
| 06:57 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Everette Basnight | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:41 | UTEP | Peter Worden misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-52 |
| 06:39 | Rice | Ralph Hannum grabs the defensive rebound | 38-52 |
| 06:34 | Rice | Ralph Hannum clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 38-52 |
| 06:32 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman snags the defensive board | 38-52 |
| 06:18 | UTEP | Peter Worden comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 38-52 |
| 06:17 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-52 |
| 06:07 | UTEP | Jim Williams is called for the reach on Anthony Scott - foul #2 on Jim Williams, team foul #6 | 38-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | William Pfeil (C) Everette Basnight | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (SG), James Blaze (SF), Robert Reed (C) Erik Brooks, Mark Fagin, Jim Williams | |
| 05:53 | UTEP | Peter Worden makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Scott | 41-52 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:38 | Rice | Keith Robinson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-52 |
| 05:37 | Rice | Ralph Hannum pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 05:28 | Rice | Eric Gurganus misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 41-52 |
| 05:27 | Rice | Robert Reed tips it back up and in | 41-54 |
| 05:09 | UTEP | Anthony Scott hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Sterling Williams and the foul's on Ralph Hannum - foul #5 on Ralph Hannum, team foul #7 | 43-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG) Sterling Williams | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Mark Fagin (PF) Keith Robinson, James Blaze, Ralph Hannum | |
| 05:09 | UTEP | Anthony Scott makes the free throw | 44-54 |
| 04:44 | Rice | John Herring clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-54 |
| 04:42 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Anthony Scott | 44-54 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:17 | UTEP | Mark Fagin is called for the reach on Anthony Scott - foul #2 on Mark Fagin, team foul #8 | 44-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Angel Montes (SG), Thomas Wiliams (SF) Peter Worden, Jesus Guzman | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Erik Brooks (SG), James Blaze (SF), Jim Williams (C) John Herring, Eric Gurganus, Nathaniel Toothman, Robert Reed | |
| 04:17 | UTEP | Anthony Scott makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 04:17 | UTEP | Anthony Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Keith Robinson makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by James Blaze | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:44 | UTEP | Anthony Scott drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Salvatore Pacheco | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Rice | Erik Brooks comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-57 |
| 03:21 | UTEP | Thomas Wiliams grabs the defensive rebound | 48-57 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvatore Pacheco (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Angel Montes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Wiliams (fresh) PF - Anthony Scott (tiring) 17 pts. 9 reb. C - William Pfeil (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Erik Brooks (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Blaze (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Fagin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jim Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:03 | UTEP | Angel Montes comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 03:01 | UTEP | Angel Montes snags the offensive board | 48-57 |
| 02:46 | UTEP | Angel Montes connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Salvatore Pacheco | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:19 | Rice | Keith Robinson is whistled for a carry | 51-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | Peter Worden (SG), Jesus Guzman (SF), Joseph Vidaurri (PF), Everette Basnight (C) Angel Montes, Thomas Wiliams, Anthony Scott, William Pfeil | |
| Subs | Rice | John Herring (PG), Eric Gurganus (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF), Robert Reed (C) Keith Robinson, Erik Brooks, Mark Fagin, Jim Williams | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:17 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | William Pfeil (C) Everette Basnight | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:56 | UTEP | Peter Worden can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-57 |
| 01:55 | UTEP | William Pfeil tips it in | 53-57 |
| 01:32 | Rice | Eric Gurganus scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-59 |
| 01:13 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman loses the ball out of bounds | 53-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Anthony Scott (PF) Joseph Vidaurri | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Erik Brooks (SG), Mark Fagin (PF), Jim Williams (C) John Herring, Eric Gurganus, Nathaniel Toothman, Robert Reed | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:10 | Rice | Salvatore Pacheco is called for the reach on Keith Robinson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Salvatore Pacheco, team foul #4 | 53-59 |
| 01:09 | Rice | Anthony Scott is called for the reach on Keith Robinson - foul #2 on Anthony Scott, team foul #5 | 53-59 |
| 01:07 | Rice | Jesus Guzman is called for the reach on James Blaze - foul #1 on Jesus Guzman, team foul #6 | 53-59 |
| 01:06 | Rice | Erik Brooks is fouled on the floor by Jesus Guzman - foul #2 on Jesus Guzman, team foul #7 | 53-59 |
| 01:06 | Rice | Erik Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 01:06 | Rice | Erik Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 01:06 | UTEP | William Pfeil pulls down the rebound | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:58 | UTEP | Peter Worden misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-60 |
| 00:56 | Rice | James Blaze grabs the defensive rebound | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Rice | James Blaze is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Worden - foul #2 on Peter Worden, team foul #8 | 53-60 |
| 00:54 | Rice | James Blaze misses the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:54 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman snags the defensive board | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:48 | UTEP | Erik Brooks steals it from Peter Worden | 53-60 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Keith Robinson is hacked by Salvatore Pacheco in the backcourt - foul #3 on Salvatore Pacheco, team foul #9 | 53-60 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Keith Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:45 | UTEP | Anthony Scott grabs the board | 53-60 |
| 00:38 | UTEP | James Blaze swats the layup by Anthony Scott | 53-60 |
| 00:37 | Rice | Jim Williams snags the defensive board | 53-60 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Jim Williams is hacked by Salvatore Pacheco in the backcourt - foul #4 on Salvatore Pacheco, team foul #10 | 53-60 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Jim Williams makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Jim Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | UTEP | Peter Worden connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Salvatore Pacheco | 56-62 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Keith Robinson is hacked by Salvatore Pacheco in the backcourt - foul #5 on Salvatore Pacheco, team foul #11 | 56-62 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sterling Williams (PG) Salvatore Pacheco | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Gurganus (SG), Nathaniel Toothman (SF) Erik Brooks, James Blaze | |
| 00:27 | Rice | Keith Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Keith Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:19 | UTEP | Sterling Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 56-64 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (SG), James Blaze (SF) Eric Gurganus, Nathaniel Toothman | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Rice | Erik Brooks is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Worden - foul #3 on Peter Worden, team foul #12 | 56-64 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Erik Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Erik Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:09 | UTEP | Anthony Scott misses the dunk attempt | 56-66 |
| 00:07 | Rice | The rebound goes to Mark Fagin | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Keith Robinson runs out the clock | 56-66 |