| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Tyler Drewry (fresh) SG - Gregory Lawson (fresh) SF - Russell Hughes (fresh) PF - John Lennon (fresh) C - Kelvin Porter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fresh) SG - Michael Granados (fresh) SF - John Cowling (fresh) PF - Clay Farnham (fresh) C - Casey Simpson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Casey Simpson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Rice | Russell Hughes is called for the reach on John Cowling - foul #1 on Russell Hughes, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Rice | Casey Simpson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | UTEP | Russell Hughes's layup is rejected by Casey Simpson | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | UTEP | Russell Hughes hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Rice | John Cowling connects on the floater from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | UTEP | Tyler Drewry's dunk attempt is rejected by Clay Farnham | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson grabs the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson is fouled on the floor by Casey Simpson - foul #1 on Casey Simpson, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:01 | UTEP | Russell Hughes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:00 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to John Lennon | 2-2 |
| 17:38 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 17:20 | Rice | Michael Granados comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-2 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Clay Farnham snags the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:08 | Rice | Clay Farnham clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by John Lennon - foul #1 on John Lennon, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Nutter (SG), Stephen Kile (C) Michael Granados, Casey Simpson | |
| 17:08 | Rice | Clay Farnham misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:08 | Rice | Clay Farnham makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 16:54 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Tyler Drewry | 5-3 |
| 16:38 | Rice | John Nutter can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Gregory Lawson - foul #1 on Gregory Lawson, team foul #3 | 5-3 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG), Jason Kent (PF) Duane Lawhorn, Clay Farnham | |
| 16:38 | Rice | John Nutter makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:38 | Rice | John Nutter makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:21 | UTEP | Russell Hughes is called for traveling | 5-5 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Zachary Hedberg (SF) John Cowling | |
| 16:13 | Rice | Jason Kent makes the driving attempt from close range | 5-7 |
| 16:03 | UTEP | Russell Hughes misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Zachary Hedberg - foul #1 on Zachary Hedberg, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Pavon (SG), Eli Haynes (PF), Ronald Riggs (C) Gregory Lawson, John Lennon, Kelvin Porter | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:03 | UTEP | Russell Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:03 | UTEP | Russell Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Tyler Drewry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Pavon (fresh) SF - Russell Hughes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eli Haynes (fresh) C - Ronald Riggs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edwin Veatch (fresh) SG - John Nutter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Zachary Hedberg (fresh) PF - Jason Kent (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Kile (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Rice | Jason Kent misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-7 |
| 15:43 | UTEP | Tyler Drewry gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:21 | UTEP | Jason Kent takes the ball from John Pavon | 7-7 |
| 15:17 | Rice | Edwin Veatch is fouled in the backcourt by Tyler Drewry - foul #1 on Tyler Drewry, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (PG), Sean Pinedo (SF) Tyler Drewry, Russell Hughes | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Michael Granados (SG), John Cowling (SF), Casey Simpson (C) Edwin Veatch, John Nutter, Zachary Hedberg, Stephen Kile | |
| 15:04 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 7-7 |
| 15:02 | Rice | Casey Simpson misses the tip | 7-7 |
| 15:01 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 14:33 | UTEP | John Pavon clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 14:31 | Rice | Casey Simpson snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 14:29 | Rice | John Cowling throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-7 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Lawson (SG), John Lennon (PF), Kelvin Porter (C) Sean Pinedo, Eli Haynes, Ronald Riggs | |
| Subs | Rice | Clay Farnham (PF) Jason Kent | |
| 14:14 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson scores on a fadeaway from the right side and he's fouled by Michael Granados - foul #1 on Michael Granados, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| 14:14 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson makes the free throw | 10-7 |
| 14:09 | Rice | Casey Simpson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-7 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Pinedo (SF) John Pavon | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:54 | UTEP | John Lennon buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Stephen Baynes | 12-7 |
| 13:32 | Rice | Michael Granados knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Duane Lawhorn | 12-10 |
| 13:09 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 12-10 |
| 13:08 | Rice | The rebound goes to Duane Lawhorn | 12-10 |
| 12:50 | Rice | Clay Farnham misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 12-10 |
| 12:49 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter pulls down the rebound | 12-10 |
| 12:44 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-10 |
| 12:42 | Rice | Clay Farnham grabs the defensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 12:25 | Rice | John Cowling misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 12-10 |
| 12:24 | Rice | Michael Granados tips it in | 12-12 |
| 12:06 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by John Lennon | 14-12 |
| 11:52 | Rice | Michael Granados misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 14-12 |
| 11:50 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes grabs the defensive rebound | 14-12 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Stephen Baynes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Lawson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sean Pinedo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Lennon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kelvin Porter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Duane Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Granados (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Cowling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clay Farnham (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Casey Simpson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes's fadeaway is rejected by Casey Simpson | 14-12 |
| 11:32 | Rice | Casey Simpson pulls down the rebound | 14-12 |
| 11:18 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 10:55 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson loses the ball out of bounds | 14-14 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tyler Drewry (PG), John Pavon (SG), Russell Hughes (SF), Eli Haynes (PF), Ronald Riggs (C) Stephen Baynes, Gregory Lawson, Sean Pinedo, John Lennon, Kelvin Porter | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG), John Nutter (SG), Zachary Hedberg (SF), Jason Kent (PF), Stephen Kile (C) Duane Lawhorn, Michael Granados, John Cowling, Clay Farnham, Casey Simpson | |
| 10:40 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg misses short on an open floater from close range | 14-14 |
| 10:39 | Rice | Edwin Veatch hits the follow up shot | 14-16 |
| 10:21 | UTEP | Eli Haynes is hacked by Jason Kent - foul #1 on Jason Kent, team foul #4 | 14-16 |
| 10:12 | UTEP | Eli Haynes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Zachary Hedberg - foul #2 on Zachary Hedberg, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (SG) Zachary Hedberg | |
| 10:12 | UTEP | Eli Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 10:12 | UTEP | Eli Haynes misses the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 10:12 | Rice | Jason Kent pulls down the rebound | 15-16 |
| 09:47 | Rice | John Nutter clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-16 |
| 09:46 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs gets the rebound | 15-16 |
| 09:32 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Edwin Veatch - foul #1 on Edwin Veatch, team foul #6 | 15-16 |
| Subs | UTEP | Raphael Mancini (C) Eli Haynes | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:32 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:32 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:27 | Rice | Edwin Veatch throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-16 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Lawson (SG) John Pavon | |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Cunningham (C) Stephen Kile | |
| 09:12 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-16 |
| 09:11 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs tips it back up and in | 19-16 |
| 08:46 | Rice | Kristopher Mire is called for traveling | 19-16 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tom Bey (PG), Sean Pinedo (SG), John Lennon (PF) Tyler Drewry, Gregory Lawson, Ronald Riggs | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Granados (SG), John Cowling (SF), Clay Farnham (PF) Edwin Veatch, John Nutter, Jason Kent | |
| 08:26 | UTEP | Tom Bey connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Sean Pinedo | 21-16 |
| 08:06 | Rice | John Cowling misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-16 |
| 08:05 | UTEP | Raphael Mancini grabs the defensive rebound | 21-16 |
| 07:46 | UTEP | Tom Bey misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-16 |
| 07:44 | Rice | John Cowling grabs the board | 21-16 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Tom Bey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sean Pinedo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Hughes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Lennon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Raphael Mancini (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kristopher Mire (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Granados (tiring) 5 pts. SF - John Cowling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clay Farnham (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Cunningham (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Rice | John Cowling misses long on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Russell Hughes - foul #2 on Russell Hughes, team foul #5 | 21-16 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tyler Drewry (PG), Stephen Baynes (SG), John Pavon (SF), Eli Haynes (PF), Ronald Riggs (C) Tom Bey, Sean Pinedo, Russell Hughes, John Lennon, Raphael Mancini | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Edwin Veatch (SG), Stephen Kile (C) Kristopher Mire, Michael Granados, Stanley Cunningham | |
| 07:27 | Rice | John Cowling makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 07:27 | Rice | John Cowling makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 07:10 | UTEP | Eli Haynes clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edwin Veatch - foul #2 on Edwin Veatch, team foul #7 | 21-18 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Nutter (SG) Edwin Veatch | |
| 07:10 | UTEP | Eli Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 07:10 | UTEP | Eli Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 06:53 | Rice | John Pavon steals it from John Nutter | 23-18 |
| 06:48 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Tyler Drewry | 25-18 |
| 06:32 | Rice | Ronald Riggs is called for the reach on Stephen Kile - foul #1 on Ronald Riggs, team foul #6 | 25-18 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kelvin Porter (C) Tyler Drewry | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Kent (PF) Clay Farnham | |
| 06:27 | Rice | Jason Kent drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Duane Lawhorn | 25-21 |
| 06:06 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-21 |
| 06:05 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs tips it back up and in | 27-21 |
| 05:47 | Rice | John Nutter connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Duane Lawhorn | 27-23 |
| 05:30 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-23 |
| 05:28 | Rice | John Cowling pulls down the rebound | 27-23 |
| 05:04 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-23 |
| 05:03 | UTEP | John Pavon grabs the board | 27-23 |
| 04:41 | UTEP | 3 seconds is called on Kelvin Porter | 27-23 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tyler Drewry (PG), Gregory Lawson (SG), Sean Pinedo (SF), John Lennon (PF), Raphael Mancini (C) Stephen Baynes, John Pavon, Eli Haynes, Ronald Riggs, Kelvin Porter | |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (PG), Michael Granados (SG), Clay Farnham (PF), Casey Simpson (C) Duane Lawhorn, John Nutter, Jason Kent, Stephen Kile | |
| 04:34 | Rice | John Cowling's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-23 |
| 04:22 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Lawson | 30-23 |
| 04:18 | Rice | Gregory Lawson steals the ball from John Cowling in the backcourt | 30-23 |
| 03:53 | UTEP | Tyler Drewry hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-23 |
| 03:52 | Rice | Casey Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 03:36 | Rice | Sean Pinedo steps in front of the Clay Farnham pass | 30-23 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Tyler Drewry (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gregory Lawson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Pinedo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Lennon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Raphael Mancini (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kristopher Mire (fresh) SG - Michael Granados (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Cowling (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clay Farnham (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Casey Simpson (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:30 | UTEP | John Lennon can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Clay Farnham - foul #1 on Clay Farnham, team foul #8 | 30-23 |
| Subs | UTEP | Russell Hughes (SF) Sean Pinedo | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (PG), Zachary Hedberg (SF), Stanley Cunningham (C) Michael Granados, John Cowling, Casey Simpson | |
| 03:30 | UTEP | John Lennon makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 03:30 | UTEP | John Lennon misses the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 03:30 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg gets the rebound | 31-23 |
| 03:28 | Rice | Russell Hughes is called for the reach on Zachary Hedberg in the backcourt - foul #3 on Russell Hughes, team foul #7 | 31-23 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Pavon (SF) Russell Hughes | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:28 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 03:28 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 03:11 | UTEP | Tyler Drewry makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gregory Lawson | 33-25 |
| 02:54 | Rice | Kristopher Mire travels with the ball | 33-25 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tom Bey (PG), Sean Pinedo (SF), Kelvin Porter (C) Tyler Drewry, John Pavon, Raphael Mancini | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Granados (SG), Jason Kent (PF) Kristopher Mire, Clay Farnham | |
| 02:46 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson is fouled on the floor by Michael Granados - foul #2 on Michael Granados, team foul #9 | 33-25 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG) Michael Granados | |
| 02:46 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 02:46 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 02:36 | Rice | Duane Lawhorn comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-25 |
| 02:35 | Rice | Jason Kent tips it home | 35-27 |
| 02:17 | UTEP | Jason Kent picks off the pass by John Lennon | 35-27 |
| 01:57 | Rice | Jason Kent is fouled on the floor by Kelvin Porter - foul #1 on Kelvin Porter, team foul #8 | 35-27 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Riggs (C) Kelvin Porter | |
| Subs | Rice | John Nutter (SF), Casey Simpson (C) Zachary Hedberg, Stanley Cunningham | |
| 01:57 | Rice | Jason Kent makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 01:57 | Rice | Jason Kent misses the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 01:57 | UTEP | John Lennon snags the defensive board | 35-28 |
| 01:35 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Sean Pinedo, team foul #9 | 35-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tyler Drewry (PG), Stephen Baynes (SG), Raphael Mancini (C) Tom Bey, Gregory Lawson, John Lennon | |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (PG), Michael Granados (SG) Duane Lawhorn, Edwin Veatch | |
| 01:17 | Rice | Michael Granados is whistled for traveling | 35-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | Eli Haynes (SF) Sean Pinedo | |
| Subs | Rice | Clay Farnham (PF) Jason Kent | |
| 00:51 | UTEP | Clay Farnham is called for the reach on Stephen Baynes - foul #2 on Clay Farnham, team foul #10 | 35-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Zachary Hedberg (SF), Stephen Kile (C) John Nutter, Casey Simpson | |
| 00:51 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 00:51 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes misses the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 00:51 | Rice | Kristopher Mire grabs the defensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Kristopher Mire makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Zachary Hedberg | 36-30 |
| 00:18 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs comes up short on the shot from the left block | 36-30 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Michael Granados is hacked by Eli Haynes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eli Haynes, team foul #10 | 36-30 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tom Bey (PG), John Pavon (SG), Sean Pinedo (SF), John Lennon (PF), Kelvin Porter (C) Tyler Drewry, Stephen Baynes, Eli Haynes, Ronald Riggs, Raphael Mancini | |
| Subs | Rice | Duane Lawhorn (PG), Stanley Cunningham (C) Kristopher Mire, Clay Farnham | |
| 00:11 | Rice | Michael Granados makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Michael Granados misses the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 00:11 | UTEP | The rebound goes to John Lennon | 36-31 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Michael Granados is called for the reach on Tom Bey - foul #3 on Michael Granados, team foul #11 | 36-31 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Veatch (SG), John Cowling (SF), Jason Kent (PF) Michael Granados, Zachary Hedberg, Stephen Kile | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Tom Bey makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Tom Bey misses the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |