| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Cody Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Augustin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Duane Raiford (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hugh Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Foster (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Petrus (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Matson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Duane Raiford inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:51 | UTEP | Lee Foster can't finish the layup | 30-29 |
| 19:50 | Rice | Richard Petrus grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 19:30 | Rice | Richard Petrus connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Michael Jenkins | 30-31 |
| 19:10 | UTEP | Duane Raiford misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-31 |
| 19:09 | UTEP | Hugh Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 18:56 | UTEP | Edward Augustin misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-31 |
| 18:54 | UTEP | Lee Foster tips it in | 32-31 |
| 18:39 | Rice | Donald Fox blows the layup but he's hacked by Edward Augustin - foul #2 on Edward Augustin, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| Subs | UTEP | Peter Giroux (SF) Duane Raiford | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:39 | Rice | Donald Fox makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 18:39 | Rice | Donald Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 18:11 | UTEP | The jumper by Edward Augustin is denied by Arthur Matson | 32-33 |
| 18:09 | Rice | Richard Petrus grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 18:07 | Rice | Donald Fox is hacked by Lee Foster in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lee Foster, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| Subs | UTEP | Phil Strawn (PG), James Dugan (SG), Perry Harris (SF), James Camp (C) Cody Bowman, Edward Augustin, Hugh Brown, Lee Foster | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Queen (PF), Richard Maddocks (C) Richard Petrus, Arthur Matson | |
| 18:02 | Rice | Keith Queen misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway near the basket | 32-33 |
| 18:00 | UTEP | James Camp pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 17:34 | UTEP | Michael Jenkins steps in front of the Perry Harris pass | 32-33 |
| 17:31 | Rice | Michael Jenkins lays it in | 32-35 |
| 17:13 | UTEP | James Dugan misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-35 |
| 17:11 | UTEP | James Camp misses the tip | 32-35 |
| 17:09 | Rice | The rebound goes to Keith Queen | 32-35 |
| 16:57 | Rice | Keith Queen lays it in uncontested set up by Michael Jenkins and the foul's on James Camp - foul #1 on James Camp, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| Subs | UTEP | Cody Bowman (PG), Edward Augustin (SG), Duane Raiford (SF) Phil Strawn, James Dugan, Peter Giroux | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Moore (PG), James Stamps (SG), Timothy Bates (SF), Arthur Matson (C) Jason Avent, Michael Jenkins, Donald Fox, Richard Maddocks | |
| 16:57 | Rice | Keith Queen misses the free throw | 32-37 |
| 16:57 | UTEP | James Camp grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 16:50 | UTEP | James Camp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-37 |
| Subs | UTEP | Hugh Brown (PF) Perry Harris | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Maddocks (PF) Keith Queen | |
| 16:40 | Rice | James Stamps hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Alfred Moore | 32-39 |
| 16:16 | UTEP | Timothy Bates takes the ball from Cody Bowman | 32-39 |
| 16:07 | Rice | Richard Maddocks misses long on a runner near the basket | 32-39 |
| 16:06 | Rice | Arthur Matson tips it back up and in | 32-41 |
| 15:46 | UTEP | Duane Raiford drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Edward Augustin | 34-41 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Cody Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Augustin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Duane Raiford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hugh Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - James Camp (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alfred Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Stamps (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Bates (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Maddocks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Matson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:28 | Rice | Richard Maddocks scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Alfred Moore and he's hacked by Hugh Brown - foul #2 on Hugh Brown, team foul #4 | 34-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Simmons (SG), Perry Harris (SF), Peter Giroux (PF), Lee Foster (C) Edward Augustin, Duane Raiford, Hugh Brown, James Camp | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (SG), Donald Fox (SF), Richard Petrus (PF) James Stamps, Timothy Bates, Arthur Matson | |
| 15:28 | Rice | Richard Maddocks makes the free throw | 34-44 |
| 15:17 | UTEP | Lee Foster is hacked by Donald Fox - foul #1 on Donald Fox, team foul #1 | 34-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Dugan (SG) Cody Bowman | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Avent (PG) Alfred Moore | |
| 15:10 | UTEP | A charge is called on Lee Foster - foul #4 on Lee Foster, team foul #5 | 34-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jimmie Baker (SF) Lee Foster | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:54 | Rice | Michael Jenkins is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Petrus | 34-47 |
| 14:47 | UTEP | Jimmie Baker double dribbles | 34-47 |
| 14:32 | Rice | Michael Jenkins is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Petrus | 34-50 |
| 14:19 | UTEP | James Dugan hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 34-50 |
| 14:17 | Rice | Richard Petrus pulls down the rebound | 34-50 |
| 13:59 | Rice | Michael Jenkins is hacked by James Dugan - foul #1 on James Dugan, team foul #6 | 34-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | Cody Bowman (PG), Duane Raiford (SF), Hugh Brown (PF), James Camp (C) James Dugan, Jimmie Baker, Peter Giroux, Perry Harris | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Moore (PG), Arthur Matson (C) Jason Avent, Richard Petrus | |
| 13:43 | Rice | Donald Fox is fouled on the floor by Duane Raiford - foul #3 on Duane Raiford, team foul #7 | 34-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | Edward Augustin (SG) Richard Simmons | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Queen (PF) Richard Maddocks | |
| 13:43 | Rice | Donald Fox makes the 1st free throw | 34-51 |
| 13:43 | Rice | Donald Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:24 | UTEP | Duane Raiford is hacked by Donald Fox - foul #2 on Donald Fox, team foul #2 | 34-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Stamps (SG), Timothy Bates (SF) Michael Jenkins, Donald Fox | |
| 13:14 | UTEP | Edward Augustin makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from James Camp | 37-52 |
| 13:04 | Rice | Hugh Brown swats the short shot by Keith Queen | 37-52 |
| 13:03 | UTEP | Duane Raiford gets the rebound | 37-52 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:52 | UTEP | Hugh Brown is hacked by Keith Queen - foul #1 on Keith Queen, team foul #3 | 37-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jimmie Baker (SF) Duane Raiford | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Avent (PG), Richard Petrus (PF) Alfred Moore, Keith Queen | |
| 12:41 | UTEP | Edward Augustin clanks a 3 from the right wing | 37-52 |
| 12:40 | Rice | James Stamps grabs the defensive rebound | 37-52 |
| 12:32 | Rice | Jason Avent is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Petrus | 37-54 |
| 12:12 | UTEP | Jimmie Baker misses the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Timothy Bates - foul #1 on Timothy Bates, team foul #4 | 37-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Phil Strawn (PG), Richard Simmons (SG), Peter Giroux (PF), Perry Harris (C) Cody Bowman, Edward Augustin, Hugh Brown, James Camp | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (SG), Donald Fox (SF), Richard Maddocks (C) James Stamps, Timothy Bates, Arthur Matson | |
| 12:12 | UTEP | Jimmie Baker misses the 1st free throw | 37-54 |
| 12:12 | UTEP | Jimmie Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 38-54 |
| 11:58 | Rice | Richard Maddocks buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Jason Avent | 38-56 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:51 | UTEP | The short jumper by Peter Giroux is denied by Richard Petrus | 38-56 |
| 11:49 | UTEP | Richard Simmons tips it in | 40-56 |
| 11:27 | Rice | Richard Maddocks misses long on a runner from the baseline | 40-56 |
| 11:25 | UTEP | Jimmie Baker snags the defensive board | 40-56 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Phil Strawn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jimmie Baker (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Peter Giroux (fresh) 2 pts. C - Perry Harris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Fox (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Petrus (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Maddocks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:10 | UTEP | Michael Jenkins steals the ball from Peter Giroux | 40-56 |
| 11:06 | Rice | Jason Avent is fouled in the backcourt by Phil Strawn - foul #2 on Phil Strawn, team foul #8 | 40-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Cody Bowman (PG), Duane Raiford (SF), Hugh Brown (PF), James Camp (C) Phil Strawn, Jimmie Baker, Peter Giroux, Perry Harris | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Queen (PF) Richard Petrus | |
| 11:06 | Rice | Jason Avent misses the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 11:06 | UTEP | James Camp grabs the board | 40-56 |
| 10:46 | UTEP | Hugh Brown hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 40-56 |
| 10:45 | Rice | Richard Maddocks snags the defensive board | 40-56 |
| 10:43 | Rice | James Camp is called for the reach on Jason Avent in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Camp, team foul #9 | 40-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Dugan (SG) Richard Simmons | |
| Subs | Rice | Arthur Matson (C) Richard Maddocks | |
| 10:43 | Rice | Jason Avent makes the 1st free throw | 40-57 |
| 10:43 | Rice | Jason Avent misses the 2nd free throw | 40-57 |
| 10:43 | UTEP | James Dugan snags the defensive board | 40-57 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:32 | UTEP | Hugh Brown drills a turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Jason Avent - foul #2 on Jason Avent, team foul #5 | 42-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Moore (PG), Timothy Bates (SF) Jason Avent, Donald Fox | |
| 10:32 | UTEP | Hugh Brown misses the free throw | 42-57 |
| 10:32 | Rice | Keith Queen gets the rebound | 42-57 |
| 10:14 | Rice | Timothy Bates is fouled on the floor by Cody Bowman - foul #2 on Cody Bowman, team foul #10 | 42-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | Edward Augustin (SG) James Dugan | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:14 | Rice | Timothy Bates makes the 1st free throw | 42-58 |
| 10:14 | Rice | Timothy Bates makes the 2nd free throw | 42-59 |
| 09:57 | UTEP | Edward Augustin misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-59 |
| 09:56 | UTEP | Duane Raiford grabs the offensive board | 42-59 |
| 09:40 | UTEP | Duane Raiford double dribbles | 42-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Phil Strawn (PG), Peter Giroux (PF), Perry Harris (C) Cody Bowman, Hugh Brown, James Camp | |
| Subs | Rice | James Stamps (SG), Donald Fox (SF), Richard Maddocks (C) Michael Jenkins, Timothy Bates, Arthur Matson | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:28 | Rice | Donald Fox misses the easy layup | 42-59 |
| 09:27 | UTEP | Perry Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 42-59 |
| 09:05 | UTEP | Peter Giroux connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:42 | Rice | James Stamps hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Donald Fox | 45-61 |
| 08:29 | UTEP | Richard Maddocks is called for the reach on Duane Raiford - foul #1 on Richard Maddocks, team foul #6 | 45-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Cody Bowman (PG), Richard Simmons (SG), Hugh Brown (PF), James Camp (C) Phil Strawn, Edward Augustin, Duane Raiford, Perry Harris | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Avent (PG), Michael Jenkins (SG), Richard Petrus (PF), Arthur Matson (C) Alfred Moore, James Stamps, Keith Queen, Richard Maddocks | |
| 08:24 | UTEP | Jason Avent steps in front of the Richard Simmons pass | 45-61 |
| 08:19 | Rice | Jason Avent lays it in | 45-63 |
| 08:03 | UTEP | Peter Giroux hits a 3 from the left wing | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:39 | Rice | Arthur Matson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jimmie Baker (SF), Lee Foster (C) Peter Giroux, James Camp | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Bates (SF) Donald Fox | |
| 07:25 | UTEP | Lee Foster is fouled on the floor by Arthur Matson - foul #3 on Arthur Matson, team foul #7 | 48-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Maddocks (C) Arthur Matson | |
| 07:25 | UTEP | Lee Foster misses the 1st free throw | 48-63 |
| 07:25 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Petrus | 48-63 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Cody Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jimmie Baker (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Hugh Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Avent (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Jenkins (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Timothy Bates (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Petrus (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Maddocks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Rice | Timothy Bates can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Hugh Brown - foul #3 on Hugh Brown, team foul #11 | 48-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Queen (PF) Richard Petrus | |
| 07:04 | Rice | Timothy Bates makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 07:04 | Rice | Timothy Bates misses the 2nd free throw | 48-64 |
| 07:04 | Rice | Keith Queen gets the offensive rebound | 48-64 |
| 06:39 | Rice | Jason Avent knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Maddocks | 48-66 |
| 06:25 | UTEP | Richard Simmons is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Richard Simmons, team foul #12 | 48-66 |
| Subs | UTEP | Phil Strawn (PG), Edward Augustin (SG), Duane Raiford (SF) Cody Bowman, Richard Simmons, Jimmie Baker | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Moore (PG), James Stamps (SG), Donald Fox (SF), Arthur Matson (C) Jason Avent, Michael Jenkins, Timothy Bates, Richard Maddocks | |
| 05:56 | Rice | Duane Raiford is called for the reach on Donald Fox - foul #4 on Duane Raiford, team foul #13 | 48-66 |
| Subs | UTEP | Perry Harris (SF), Peter Giroux (PF) Duane Raiford, Hugh Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:56 | Rice | Donald Fox makes the 1st free throw | 48-67 |
| 05:56 | Rice | Donald Fox misses the 2nd free throw | 48-67 |
| 05:56 | UTEP | Peter Giroux pulls down the rebound | 48-67 |
| 05:45 | UTEP | Lee Foster misses the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Arthur Matson - foul #4 on Arthur Matson, team foul #8 | 48-67 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Petrus (PF) Keith Queen | |
| 05:45 | UTEP | Lee Foster makes the 1st free throw | 49-67 |
| 05:45 | UTEP | Lee Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 49-67 |
| 05:45 | Rice | Richard Petrus pulls down the rebound | 49-67 |
| 05:22 | Rice | Arthur Matson misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Edward Augustin - foul #3 on Edward Augustin, team foul #14 | 49-67 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Dugan (SG) Edward Augustin | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jenkins (SG) James Stamps | |
| 05:22 | Rice | Arthur Matson makes the 1st free throw | 49-68 |
| 05:22 | Rice | Arthur Matson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-69 |
| 05:12 | UTEP | Lee Foster scores on a jump hook in the lane | 51-69 |
| 04:55 | Rice | Lee Foster steals it from Alfred Moore | 51-69 |
| 04:53 | UTEP | Phil Strawn is hacked by Alfred Moore in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alfred Moore, team foul #9 | 51-69 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Simmons (SG), Duane Raiford (SF), Hugh Brown (PF) James Dugan, Perry Harris, Peter Giroux | |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Avent (PG), Timothy Bates (SF), Keith Queen (PF), Richard Maddocks (C) Alfred Moore, Donald Fox, Richard Petrus, Arthur Matson | |
| 04:53 | UTEP | Phil Strawn makes the 1st free throw | 52-69 |
| 04:53 | UTEP | Phil Strawn misses the 2nd free throw | 52-69 |
| 04:53 | Rice | Richard Maddocks gets the rebound | 52-69 |
| 04:28 | Rice | Richard Maddocks can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 52-69 |
| 04:26 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Hugh Brown | 52-69 |
| 04:14 | UTEP | Richard Simmons drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Lee Foster | 54-69 |
| 04:04 | Rice | Timothy Bates hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Jason Avent | 54-71 |
| 03:54 | UTEP | Hugh Brown misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-71 |
| 03:52 | Rice | Timothy Bates gets the rebound | 54-71 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Rice | Keith Queen is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Timothy Bates | 54-73 |
| 03:22 | UTEP | Keith Queen is called for the reach on Hugh Brown - foul #2 on Keith Queen, team foul #10 | 54-73 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Dugan (PG), Peter Giroux (SG), Jimmie Baker (SF), Perry Harris (C) Phil Strawn, Richard Simmons, Duane Raiford, Lee Foster | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Moore (PG), James Stamps (SG) Jason Avent, Michael Jenkins | |
| 03:22 | UTEP | Hugh Brown misses the 1st free throw | 54-73 |
| 03:22 | UTEP | Hugh Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 54-73 |
| 03:22 | Rice | Richard Maddocks gets the rebound | 54-73 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Dugan (fresh) SG - Peter Giroux (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jimmie Baker (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Hugh Brown (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Perry Harris (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alfred Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Stamps (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Bates (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Queen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Maddocks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Rice | Keith Queen knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Stamps | 54-75 |
| 02:48 | UTEP | Perry Harris hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-75 |
| 02:35 | Rice | Alfred Moore misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-75 |
| 02:33 | UTEP | Perry Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 57-75 |
| 02:14 | UTEP | James Stamps is called for the reach on Peter Giroux - foul #1 on James Stamps, team foul #11 | 57-75 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Simmons (PG), James Camp (C) Hugh Brown, Perry Harris | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:14 | UTEP | Peter Giroux makes the 1st free throw | 58-75 |
| 02:14 | UTEP | Peter Giroux makes the 2nd free throw | 59-75 |
| 02:08 | Rice | James Dugan steals the ball from Timothy Bates in the backcourt | 59-75 |
| 01:58 | UTEP | Peter Giroux can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Keith Queen - foul #3 on Keith Queen, team foul #12 | 59-75 |
| Subs | UTEP | Perry Harris (SF) Jimmie Baker | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:58 | UTEP | Peter Giroux misses the 1st free throw | 59-75 |
| 01:58 | UTEP | Peter Giroux makes the 2nd free throw | 60-75 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Timothy Bates is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Giroux - foul #1 on Peter Giroux, team foul #15 | 60-75 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Timothy Bates misses the 1st free throw | 60-75 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Timothy Bates makes the 2nd free throw | 60-76 |
| 01:37 | UTEP | Perry Harris's pass is intercepted by Alfred Moore | 60-76 |
| 01:18 | Rice | Alfred Moore makes the driving attempt from close range set up by James Stamps | 60-78 |
| 01:01 | UTEP | Peter Giroux comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by James Stamps - foul #2 on James Stamps, team foul #13 | 60-78 |
| 01:01 | UTEP | Peter Giroux makes the 1st free throw | 61-78 |
| 01:01 | UTEP | Peter Giroux makes the 2nd free throw | 62-78 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Rice | James Stamps misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-78 |
| 00:34 | UTEP | James Camp gets the rebound | 62-78 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | UTEP | James Camp knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by James Dugan | 64-78 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Alfred Moore runs out the clock | 64-78 |