| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Franks (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ray Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - David Heidel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Moen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Shook (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Ray Smith inbounds the ball | 25-26 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:38 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon is hacked by Antonio Clark - foul #3 on Antonio Clark, team foul #1 | 25-26 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (PF) Antonio Clark | |
| 19:19 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Moen - foul #1 on Robert Moen, team foul #2 | 25-26 |
| 19:19 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 19:19 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 18:55 | Rice | The jumper by James Shook is denied by Jonathan Blackmon | 27-26 |
| 18:53 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson tips it back up and in | 27-28 |
| 18:24 | UTEP | Ray Smith drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles Franks | 29-28 |
| 18:10 | Rice | James Shook can't finish the layup | 29-28 |
| 18:08 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 18:02 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-28 |
| 18:01 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon tips it but misses | 29-28 |
| 18:00 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal snags the offensive board | 29-28 |
| 17:48 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from David Heidel | 32-28 |
| 17:22 | Rice | William Stanton hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Robert Moen | 32-31 |
| 17:00 | UTEP | Ray Smith scores on a jumper from the right side | 34-31 |
| 16:46 | Rice | Robert Moen misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 16:44 | Rice | Robert Moen gets the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 16:33 | Rice | Daniel Costner scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Robert Moen | 34-34 |
| 16:04 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 16:03 | UTEP | Ray Smith misses the tip | 34-34 |
| 16:01 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Franks (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ray Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Heidel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Moen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Shook (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Rice | William Stanton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 15:43 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 15:23 | UTEP | Charles Franks misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Daniel Costner - foul #2 on Daniel Costner, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | Douglas Gerber (SF), Eric Williams (C) Ray Smith, David Heidel | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (PG), Antoine Sharp (SG), Donald Ivy (SF), Antonio Clark (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Daniel Costner, William Stanton, Robert Moen, Lawrence Johnson, James Shook | |
| 15:23 | UTEP | Charles Franks misses the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 15:23 | UTEP | Charles Franks makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 15:15 | Rice | Antoine Sharp hits a jumper from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 14:46 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon misses long on a floater from the right block | 35-36 |
| 14:45 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon hits the follow up shot | 37-36 |
| 14:34 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jonathan Blackmon - foul #1 on Jonathan Blackmon, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (PG) Joseph Durst | |
| 14:34 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 14:34 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 14:05 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Charles Franks | 39-38 |
| 13:48 | Rice | Antonio Clark blows the dunk | 39-38 |
| 13:46 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 13:24 | UTEP | Charles Franks misses the easy layup but he's hacked by William Stanton - foul #1 on William Stanton, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ray Smith (SF), David Heidel (C) Jonathan Blackmon, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Robert Moen (SF), James Shook (C) Antoine Sharp, Donald Ivy, Donald Reavis | |
| 13:24 | UTEP | Charles Franks makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 13:24 | UTEP | Charles Franks misses the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 13:24 | Rice | Antonio Clark gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 13:11 | Rice | Antonio Clark makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Daniel Costner | 40-41 |
| 12:43 | UTEP | Charles Franks drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 12:25 | Rice | James Shook misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 42-41 |
| 12:24 | UTEP | Ray Smith grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 12:10 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG) William Stanton | |
| 11:59 | Rice | Antoine Sharp buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Costner | 42-43 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Franks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ray Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Douglas Gerber (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Heidel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Moen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Shook (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | UTEP | Ray Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Moen - foul #2 on Robert Moen, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon (PF) Douglas Gerber | |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (PF) Antonio Clark | |
| 11:32 | UTEP | Ray Smith makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 11:32 | UTEP | Ray Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 11:32 | Rice | Antoine Sharp pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 11:23 | Rice | Antoine Sharp hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Moen | 43-45 |
| 11:00 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 10:59 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 10:50 | Rice | Robert Moen lays it in set up by Daniel Costner | 43-47 |
| 10:23 | UTEP | Ray Smith can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-47 |
| 10:21 | Rice | James Shook grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 10:04 | Rice | Charles Franks picks off the pass by Lawrence Johnson | 43-47 |
| 09:37 | UTEP | Ray Smith can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 43-47 |
| 09:35 | Rice | Robert Moen snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 09:20 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Ray Smith - foul #2 on Ray Smith, team foul #2 | 43-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (SG), Douglas Gerber (SF), Eric Williams (C) Dikembe Abdelal, Ray Smith, David Heidel | |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG), Antonio Clark (SF), Donald Reavis (C) Antoine Sharp, Robert Moen, James Shook | |
| 09:20 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 09:20 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 09:02 | UTEP | Eric Williams misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 43-49 |
| 09:01 | UTEP | Rene Costa gets the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 08:34 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing but he's fouled by Lawrence Johnson - foul #1 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #6 | 43-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal (SG) Charles Franks | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG), Donald Ivy (SF) Daniel Costner, Lawrence Johnson | |
| 08:34 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 08:34 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 08:34 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon makes the 3rd free throw | 46-49 |
| 08:15 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses the jumper in the paint | 46-49 |
| 08:13 | UTEP | Eric Williams snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 07:48 | UTEP | Eric Williams travels with the ball | 46-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ray Smith (SF) Jonathan Blackmon | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Rene Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ray Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Douglas Gerber (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Stanton (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Donald Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Rice | Donald Reavis scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from William Stanton and he's fouled by Dikembe Abdelal - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #3 | 46-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Franks (PG) Rene Costa | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), James Shook (C) Antoine Sharp, Donald Ivy | |
| 07:36 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the free throw | 46-51 |
| 07:36 | UTEP | Douglas Gerber gets the rebound | 46-51 |
| 07:09 | UTEP | Charles Franks hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Eric Williams | 48-51 |
| 07:01 | Rice | Ray Smith takes the ball from Donald Reavis | 48-51 |
| 06:58 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ray Smith | 50-51 |
| 06:44 | Rice | William Stanton misses badly on a floater near the basket | 50-51 |
| 06:43 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 06:14 | UTEP | Eric Williams blows the layup | 50-51 |
| 06:13 | UTEP | Ray Smith snags the offensive board | 50-51 |
| 06:05 | UTEP | Charles Franks misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-51 |
| 06:04 | Rice | James Shook gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 05:51 | Rice | Dikembe Abdelal is called for the reach on Daniel Costner - foul #4 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (SG), Jonathan Blackmon (PF), David Heidel (C) Dikembe Abdelal, Ray Smith, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (SF) Donald Reavis | |
| 05:41 | Rice | William Stanton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (PF), Donald Ivy (C) Antonio Clark, James Shook | |
| 05:15 | UTEP | Charles Franks is fouled on the floor by William Stanton - foul #2 on William Stanton, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ray Smith (SF) Douglas Gerber | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (PG), Antoine Sharp (SG) Daniel Costner, William Stanton | |
| 05:15 | UTEP | Charles Franks makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 05:15 | UTEP | Charles Franks makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 05:05 | Rice | Antoine Sharp misses long on a runner from the left block | 52-51 |
| 05:03 | UTEP | Charles Franks gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 04:51 | UTEP | Ray Smith drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by David Heidel | 54-51 |
| 04:38 | Rice | Donald Ivy knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Antoine Sharp | 54-53 |
| 04:15 | UTEP | Rene Costa is called for traveling | 54-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal (SG), Douglas Gerber (SF) Charles Franks, Ray Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), William Stanton (SG), Antonio Clark (PF), James Shook (C) Joseph Durst, Antoine Sharp, Lawrence Johnson, Donald Ivy | |
| 03:50 | Rice | Daniel Costner is fouled on the floor by Douglas Gerber - foul #3 on Douglas Gerber, team foul #5 | 54-53 |
| 03:40 | Rice | William Stanton is hacked by Dikembe Abdelal - foul #5 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #6 | 54-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Kress (PG) Dikembe Abdelal | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Eric Kress (fresh) SG - Rene Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Douglas Gerber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - David Heidel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Moen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Antonio Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Shook (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Rice | William Stanton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-53 |
| 03:13 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Rene Costa | 56-53 |
| 03:01 | Rice | William Stanton misses short on a shot from the right block | 56-53 |
| 03:00 | Rice | James Shook grabs the offensive board | 56-53 |
| 02:53 | Rice | Robert Moen buries a fadeaway from the left side | 56-55 |
| 02:53 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Franks (PG), Ray Smith (SF) Eric Kress, Douglas Gerber | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:35 | UTEP | Ray Smith drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Charles Franks and he's fouled by Robert Moen - foul #3 on Robert Moen, team foul #8 | 58-55 |
| 02:35 | UTEP | Ray Smith makes the free throw | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:16 | Rice | James Shook is whistled for a carry | 59-55 |
| 02:03 | UTEP | Antonio Clark takes the ball from Jonathan Blackmon | 59-55 |
| 01:37 | Rice | James Shook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-55 |
| 01:12 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon misses the shot from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 01:10 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon tips it back up and in | 61-55 |
| 00:42 | Rice | William Stanton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 00:41 | UTEP | Charles Franks grabs the board | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:39 | UTEP | Charles Franks is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Costner - foul #3 on Daniel Costner, team foul #9 | 61-55 |
| 00:39 | UTEP | Charles Franks misses the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:39 | Rice | William Stanton gets the rebound | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:32 | Rice | Robert Moen buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Costner | 61-58 |
| 00:29 | UTEP | Charles Franks is fouled in the backcourt by William Stanton - foul #3 on William Stanton, team foul #10 | 61-58 |
| 00:29 | UTEP | Charles Franks makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:29 | UTEP | Charles Franks misses the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:29 | Rice | James Shook pulls down the rebound | 62-58 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Antonio Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 00:21 | Rice | James Shook gets the offensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Daniel Costner knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 62-61 |
| 00:14 | UTEP | Rene Costa is hacked by Daniel Costner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel Costner, team foul #11 | 62-61 |
| 00:14 | UTEP | Rene Costa makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:14 | UTEP | Rene Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:09 | Rice | Daniel Costner clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-61 |
| 00:07 | UTEP | David Heidel grabs the board | 64-61 |
| 00:05 | UTEP | Daniel Costner is called for the reach on David Heidel in the backcourt - foul #5 on Daniel Costner, team foul #12 | 64-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG) Daniel Costner | |
| 00:05 | UTEP | David Heidel misses the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:05 | UTEP | David Heidel misses the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:05 | Rice | James Shook gets the rebound | 64-61 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Charles Franks steps in front of the William Stanton pass in the backcourt | 64-61 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Charles Franks runs out the clock | 64-61 |