| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Shawn Bartlow (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brent Walls (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Gordon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Perkins (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodrick Beadles (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Motyka (fresh) 3 pts. C - Major Arevalo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon inbounds the ball | 46-41 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 19:36 | UTEP | James Perkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 19:22 | UTEP | Ronald Motyka picks off the pass by Brent Walls | 46-41 |
| 18:58 | Rice | Robert Hall can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 18:57 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles hits the follow up shot | 46-43 |
| 18:55 | UTEP | Robert Hall steps in front of the Shawn Bartlow pass in the backcourt | 46-43 |
| 18:54 | Rice | Robert Hall lays it up and in | 46-45 |
| 18:35 | UTEP | James Perkins drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Brent Walls | 48-45 |
| 18:16 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips's pass is intercepted by Frank Parker | 48-45 |
| 18:00 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Shawn Bartlow, team foul #1 | 48-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Phillip Devries (SG), Robert Durrenberger (SF), Sammie Rhodes (PF) Brent Walls, Ronald Gordon, Frank Parker | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Charles Kelly (SG), Joaquin Yost (SF), John Jones (PF) Robert Hall, Nicholas Phillips, Rodrick Beadles, Ronald Motyka | |
| 17:50 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt loses the ball out of bounds | 48-45 |
| 17:32 | UTEP | James Perkins's floater is tipped away by Major Arevalo | 48-45 |
| 17:30 | Rice | Major Arevalo pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Charles Kelly is alone and drills a shot in the lane set up by John Jones | 48-47 |
| 17:07 | UTEP | James Perkins lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Durrenberger | 50-47 |
| 16:55 | Rice | John Jones drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 16:37 | UTEP | Robert Durrenberger travels with the ball | 50-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge (PG), Samuel Bartlett (SF), William Hubbard (C) Shawn Bartlow, Robert Durrenberger, Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), Nicholas Phillips (SG), Manuel Wall (SF), Ronald Motyka (PF) Richard Greenwalt, Charles Kelly, Joaquin Yost, John Jones | |
| 16:18 | Rice | Robert Hall misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-50 |
| 16:17 | UTEP | Phillip Devries snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 15:59 | UTEP | Nicholas Phillips picks off the pass by Samuel Bartlett | 50-50 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Erik Lillibridge (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Phillip Devries (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Samuel Bartlett (fresh) PF - James Perkins (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - William Hubbard (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Manuel Wall (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ronald Motyka (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Major Arevalo (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:43 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 15:42 | UTEP | James Perkins grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 15:28 | UTEP | James Perkins hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Phillip Devries | 52-50 |
| 15:24 | Rice | Ronald Motyka lays it up and in on a nice dish by Major Arevalo | 52-52 |
| 15:01 | UTEP | James Perkins knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Erik Lillibridge | 54-52 |
| 14:42 | Rice | Ronald Motyka misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 14:41 | UTEP | Phillip Devries pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| 14:34 | UTEP | James Perkins misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 54-52 |
| 14:32 | UTEP | James Perkins tips it home | 56-52 |
| 14:29 | Rice | Robert Hall loses the dribble to Erik Lillibridge in the backcourt | 56-52 |
| 14:19 | UTEP | James Perkins lays it in on a nice dish by William Hubbard | 58-52 |
| 14:17 | Rice | Robert Hall is fouled in the backcourt by Erik Lillibridge - foul #1 on Erik Lillibridge, team foul #2 | 58-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow (PG), Brent Walls (SG), Ronald Gordon (SF), Frank Parker (PF) Erik Lillibridge, Phillip Devries, Samuel Bartlett, James Perkins | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG), Joaquin Yost (SG), Rodrick Beadles (SF), Kevin Neihoff (PF), John Jones (C) Robert Hall, Nicholas Phillips, Manuel Wall, Ronald Motyka, Major Arevalo | |
| 14:05 | Rice | Joaquin Yost misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 14:04 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff grabs the offensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 13:52 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Ronald Gordon - foul #1 on Ronald Gordon, team foul #3 | 58-52 |
| 13:52 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles misses the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 13:52 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 13:30 | UTEP | Brent Walls misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-53 |
| 13:29 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff grabs the defensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-53 |
| 13:18 | UTEP | Frank Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 13:01 | UTEP | The pull-up jumper by Frank Parker is blocked by Kevin Neihoff | 58-53 |
| 13:00 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles grabs the defensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 12:58 | Rice | Ronald Gordon is called for the reach on Rodrick Beadles in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Gordon, team foul #4 | 58-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Robert Durrenberger (SF), Sammie Rhodes (PF), James Perkins (C) Shawn Bartlow, Ronald Gordon, Frank Parker, William Hubbard | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG) John Jones | |
| 12:48 | Rice | Brent Walls takes the ball from Robert Hall | 58-53 |
| 12:22 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 12:21 | Rice | The rebound goes to Kevin Neihoff | 58-53 |
| 12:01 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles lays it in set up by Robert Hall | 58-55 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Barry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Brent Walls (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Durrenberger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sammie Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Perkins (tiring) 20 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Kelly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodrick Beadles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Neihoff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joaquin Yost (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | UTEP | Charles Barry misses long on a floater from the right side | 58-55 |
| 11:39 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes grabs the offensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 11:27 | UTEP | James Perkins blows the dunk but he's fouled by Joaquin Yost - foul #1 on Joaquin Yost, team foul #1 | 58-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow (PG), Erik Lillibridge (SG), Ronald Gordon (SF), Frank Parker (PF) Charles Barry, Brent Walls, Robert Durrenberger, Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Nicholas Phillips (SG), Manuel Wall (SF), Ronald Motyka (PF), John Jones (C) Robert Hall, Charles Kelly, Rodrick Beadles, Kevin Neihoff, Joaquin Yost | |
| 11:27 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 11:27 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 11:10 | Rice | John Jones misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 60-55 |
| 11:09 | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge grabs the board | 60-55 |
| 10:51 | UTEP | John Jones steals the ball from Shawn Bartlow | 60-55 |
| 10:29 | Rice | Manuel Wall comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 60-55 |
| 10:27 | Rice | Manuel Wall hits the follow up shot | 60-57 |
| 10:09 | UTEP | James Perkins clanks a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by John Jones - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #2 | 60-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Phillip Devries (SG), Samuel Bartlett (SF), William Hubbard (C) Shawn Bartlow, Erik Lillibridge, Ronald Gordon, Frank Parker | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), Major Arevalo (C) Richard Greenwalt, John Jones | |
| 10:09 | UTEP | James Perkins misses the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 10:09 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 09:55 | Rice | Major Arevalo slams it home on a great pass from Manuel Wall | 61-59 |
| 09:32 | UTEP | James Perkins is hacked by Robert Hall - foul #1 on Robert Hall, team foul #3 | 61-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes (PF) James Perkins | |
| Subs | Rice | Rodrick Beadles (SF), Kevin Neihoff (PF) Manuel Wall, Ronald Motyka | |
| 09:09 | UTEP | Charles Barry's floater is tipped away by Major Arevalo | 61-59 |
| 09:08 | Rice | The rebound goes to Rodrick Beadles | 61-59 |
| 08:53 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge (PG), Ronald Gordon (SF) Charles Barry, Samuel Bartlett | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (SG) Nicholas Phillips | |
| 08:37 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Rodrick Beadles - foul #3 on Rodrick Beadles, team foul #4 | 61-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow (PG) Phillip Devries | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (SG) Robert Hall | |
| 08:37 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon misses the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 08:37 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon misses the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 08:37 | Rice | Major Arevalo snags the defensive board | 61-59 |
| 08:21 | Rice | Major Arevalo makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Greenwalt | 61-61 |
| 08:00 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow misses long on a floater from the left side | 61-61 |
| 07:58 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt gets the rebound | 61-61 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Shawn Bartlow (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Erik Lillibridge (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ronald Gordon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sammie Rhodes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Hubbard (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodrick Beadles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Neihoff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Major Arevalo (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:37 | Rice | Major Arevalo misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-61 |
| 07:36 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon gets the rebound | 61-61 |
| 07:32 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow's pass is intercepted by Charles Kelly in the backcourt | 61-61 |
| 07:29 | Rice | Charles Kelly dunks the ball | 61-63 |
| 07:26 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow is hacked by Richard Greenwalt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Greenwalt, team foul #5 | 61-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Brent Walls (SG), Robert Durrenberger (SF), Frank Parker (PF), James Perkins (C) Shawn Bartlow, Erik Lillibridge, Ronald Gordon, Sammie Rhodes, William Hubbard | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), Nicholas Phillips (SG), Joaquin Yost (SF), Ronald Motyka (PF), John Jones (C) Richard Greenwalt, Charles Kelly, Rodrick Beadles, Kevin Neihoff, Major Arevalo | |
| 07:12 | UTEP | Charles Barry is hacked by Robert Hall - foul #2 on Robert Hall, team foul #6 | 61-63 |
| 06:52 | UTEP | Robert Durrenberger is hacked by Joaquin Yost - foul #2 on Joaquin Yost, team foul #7 | 61-63 |
| 06:52 | UTEP | Robert Durrenberger misses the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 06:52 | UTEP | James Perkins grabs the offensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 06:37 | UTEP | Frank Parker scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Durrenberger | 63-63 |
| 06:27 | Rice | Joaquin Yost is called for 10 seconds | 63-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge (PG) Charles Barry | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:09 | UTEP | Brent Walls hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 63-63 |
| 06:07 | UTEP | James Perkins can't tip it in | 63-63 |
| 06:06 | UTEP | James Perkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 05:52 | UTEP | Frank Parker is called for traveling | 63-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Phillip Devries (SG), Ronald Gordon (SF), William Hubbard (C) Brent Walls, Robert Durrenberger, James Perkins | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (SG), Manuel Wall (SF), Major Arevalo (C) Nicholas Phillips, Joaquin Yost, John Jones | |
| 05:49 | Rice | Manuel Wall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Neihoff (PF) Ronald Motyka | |
| 05:29 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Frank Parker | 65-63 |
| 05:08 | Rice | Charles Kelly is called for a charge - foul #1 on Charles Kelly, team foul #8 | 65-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow (PG) Erik Lillibridge | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG) Robert Hall | |
| 05:01 | UTEP | Frank Parker makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Shawn Bartlow | 67-63 |
| 04:57 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Bartlow - foul #2 on Shawn Bartlow, team foul #5 | 67-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Samuel Bartlett (SF), Sammie Rhodes (PF), James Perkins (C) Ronald Gordon, Frank Parker, William Hubbard | |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Motyka (PF) Kevin Neihoff | |
| 04:44 | Rice | Ronald Motyka is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Ronald Motyka, team foul #9 | 67-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG), Joaquin Yost (SF) Charles Kelly, Manuel Wall | |
| 04:18 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Phillip Devries | 69-63 |
| 04:13 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt is fouled on the floor by Samuel Bartlett - foul #1 on Samuel Bartlett, team foul #6 | 69-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Brent Walls (SG) Shawn Bartlow, Phillip Devries | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:59 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Richard Greenwalt | 69-66 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Barry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Brent Walls (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Bartlett (fresh) PF - Sammie Rhodes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Perkins (tiring) 23 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joaquin Yost (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Motyka (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Major Arevalo (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:43 | UTEP | Brent Walls is fouled on the floor by Ronald Motyka - foul #4 on Ronald Motyka, team foul #10 | 69-66 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Gordon (SF), Frank Parker (PF), William Hubbard (C) Samuel Bartlett, Sammie Rhodes, James Perkins | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), Charles Kelly (SG), Rodrick Beadles (SF), John Jones (PF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Richard Greenwalt, Nicholas Phillips, Joaquin Yost, Ronald Motyka, Major Arevalo | |
| 03:43 | UTEP | Brent Walls makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 03:43 | UTEP | Brent Walls misses the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 03:43 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles gets the rebound | 70-66 |
| 03:34 | Rice | Charles Kelly clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-66 |
| 03:32 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles tips it in | 70-68 |
| 03:21 | UTEP | Frank Parker scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Brent Walls | 72-68 |
| 03:04 | Rice | Charles Kelly knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Kevin Neihoff | 72-71 |
| 02:40 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon is fouled on the floor by Robert Hall - foul #3 on Robert Hall, team foul #11 | 72-71 |
| Subs | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow (PG), Phillip Devries (SG), Sammie Rhodes (PF), James Perkins (C) Charles Barry, Brent Walls, Frank Parker, William Hubbard | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (SG), Manuel Wall (SF), Major Arevalo (C) Charles Kelly, Rodrick Beadles, John Jones | |
| 02:40 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 02:40 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 02:38 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-71 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG), Rodrick Beadles (SF), Joaquin Yost (PF) Richard Greenwalt, Manuel Wall, Kevin Neihoff | |
| 02:14 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 74-71 |
| 02:13 | UTEP | James Perkins pulls down the rebound | 74-71 |
| 02:09 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon's fadeaway is rejected by Joaquin Yost | 74-71 |
| 02:08 | Rice | Major Arevalo gets the rebound | 74-71 |
| 01:52 | Rice | Joaquin Yost misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Sammie Rhodes - foul #2 on Sammie Rhodes, team foul #7 | 74-71 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brent Walls (SG), Frank Parker (PF) Phillip Devries, Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Motyka (PF) Rodrick Beadles | |
| 01:52 | Rice | Joaquin Yost makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 01:52 | Rice | Joaquin Yost misses the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 01:52 | UTEP | The rebound goes to James Perkins | 74-72 |
| 01:36 | UTEP | Brent Walls drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Parker | 77-72 |
| 01:13 | Rice | Major Arevalo makes the wide open fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Joaquin Yost | 77-74 |
| 00:55 | UTEP | Brent Walls buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 80-74 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Rice | Robert Hall travels with the ball | 80-74 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Rodrick Beadles (SF) Joaquin Yost | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:49 | UTEP | Frank Parker is hacked by Nicholas Phillips in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #12 | 80-74 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG) Shawn Bartlow | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:49 | UTEP | Frank Parker misses the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:49 | UTEP | Frank Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Major Arevalo loses the dribble to James Perkins | 81-74 |
| 00:39 | UTEP | Nicholas Phillips is called for the reach on Brent Walls in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #13 | 81-74 |
| 00:39 | UTEP | Brent Walls makes the 1st free throw | 82-74 |
| 00:39 | UTEP | Brent Walls misses the 2nd free throw | 82-74 |
| 00:39 | Rice | Major Arevalo snags the defensive board | 82-74 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 82-74 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Major Arevalo snags the offensive board | 82-74 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips's pass is intercepted by Frank Parker | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:28 | UTEP | Robert Hall is called for the reach on Charles Barry in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Hall, team foul #14 | 82-74 |
| 00:28 | UTEP | Charles Barry misses the 1st free throw | 82-74 |
| 00:28 | UTEP | Charles Barry makes the 2nd free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Robert Hall hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Rodrick Beadles | 83-77 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:20 | UTEP | Charles Barry is hacked by Robert Hall in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Hall, team foul #15 | 83-77 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes (PF) Frank Parker | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG) Robert Hall | |
| 00:20 | UTEP | Charles Barry misses the 1st free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:20 | UTEP | Charles Barry makes the 2nd free throw | 84-77 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 84-77 |
| Subs | UTEP | Frank Parker (PF) Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:17 | UTEP | Charles Barry is hacked by Major Arevalo - foul #3 on Major Arevalo, team foul #16 | 84-77 |
| 00:17 | UTEP | Charles Barry makes the 1st free throw | 85-77 |
| 00:17 | UTEP | Charles Barry makes the 2nd free throw | 86-77 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips is fouled in the backcourt by Brent Walls - foul #3 on Brent Walls, team foul #8 | 86-77 |
| Subs | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow (PG) Charles Barry | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:13 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 86-78 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 86-79 |
| 00:12 | UTEP | Brent Walls is hacked by Nicholas Phillips in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #17 | 86-79 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG) Shawn Bartlow | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:12 | UTEP | Brent Walls makes the 1st free throw | 87-79 |
| 00:12 | UTEP | Brent Walls makes the 2nd free throw | 88-79 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips double dribbles in the backcourt | 88-79 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:07 | UTEP | Rodrick Beadles is called for the reach on Ronald Gordon - foul #4 on Rodrick Beadles, team foul #18 | 88-79 |
| 00:07 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 89-79 |
| 00:07 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon misses the 2nd free throw | 89-79 |
| 00:07 | UTEP | James Perkins snags the offensive board | 89-79 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Charles Barry runs out the clock | 89-79 |