| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Moen (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Rene Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ralph Sabella (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ray Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Grady (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Joseph Durst inbounds the ball | 43-31 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Rice | Robert Moen comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 43-31 |
| 19:38 | Rice | Donald Reavis hits the follow up shot | 45-31 |
| 19:12 | UTEP | Ray Smith makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelal | 45-33 |
| 19:10 | Rice | Ralph Sabella is called for the reach on Robert Moen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ralph Sabella, team foul #1 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Wilson (SG), Nelson Heard (C) Ralph Sabella, Sean Grady | |
| 19:00 | Rice | Joseph Durst makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Moen | 47-33 |
| 18:42 | UTEP | Ray Smith is fouled on the floor by Donald Reavis - foul #1 on Donald Reavis, team foul #1 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Darren Shaffer (SF) Corey Riddle | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Bufkin (SG), Eric Williams (C) Rene Costa, Ray Smith | |
| 18:30 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-33 |
| 18:28 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal grabs the offensive rebound | 47-33 |
| 18:13 | UTEP | Nelson Heard misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 47-33 |
| 18:12 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Reavis | 47-33 |
| 17:49 | Rice | Joseph Durst is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abdelal - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #2 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG), Cleveland Ladner (SG), Lawrence Johnson (C) Robert Moen, Joseph Durst, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (PG), Sean Covell (SF), Brian Leigh (C) Robert Wilson, Dikembe Abdelal, Nelson Heard | |
| 17:34 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Stephen McKinnie and he's fouled by Sean Covell - foul #1 on Sean Covell, team foul #3 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (SG) Cleveland Ladner | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Wilson (SG), Ray Smith (PF) Ronald Bufkin, Sean Covell | |
| 17:34 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson makes the free throw | 50-33 |
| 17:20 | UTEP | Ray Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-33 |
| 17:18 | UTEP | Brian Leigh gets the offensive rebound | 50-33 |
| 17:07 | UTEP | Ray Smith misses the dunk | 50-33 |
| 17:06 | UTEP | Eric Williams grabs the offensive board | 50-33 |
| 16:52 | UTEP | Ray Smith misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 50-33 |
| 16:51 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson gets the rebound | 50-33 |
| 16:37 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Corey Riddle | 52-33 |
| 16:24 | UTEP | Eric Williams scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Rene Costa and the foul's on Corey Riddle - foul #2 on Corey Riddle, team foul #2 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (SG), Joseph Durst (SF), Donald Reavis (C) Corey Riddle, Darren Shaffer, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Bufkin (SG), Sean Covell (SF), Sean Grady (C) Robert Wilson, Ray Smith, Brian Leigh | |
| 16:24 | UTEP | Eric Williams makes the free throw | 52-36 |
| 16:18 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (PG) Stephen McKinnie | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ray Smith (PF) Eric Williams | |
| 16:03 | UTEP | Sean Grady is called for traveling | 52-36 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Nelson Heard (PF) Ray Smith | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Moen (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cleveland Ladner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Ivy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Rene Costa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ronald Bufkin (fresh) SF - Sean Covell (fresh) PF - Nelson Heard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sean Grady (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Rice | Robert Moen misses the easy layup | 52-36 |
| 15:39 | UTEP | Ronald Bufkin grabs the defensive rebound | 52-36 |
| 15:21 | UTEP | Sean Covell misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 52-36 |
| 15:19 | Rice | Donald Reavis gets the rebound | 52-36 |
| 15:14 | Rice | Robert Moen misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Sean Covell - foul #2 on Sean Covell, team foul #4 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PF) Donald Ivy | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Sabella (PG), Eric Kress (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Ray Smith (PF) Rene Costa, Ronald Bufkin, Sean Covell, Nelson Heard | |
| 15:14 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the 1st free throw | 53-36 |
| 15:14 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the 2nd free throw | 54-36 |
| 15:03 | UTEP | Sean Grady is called for a charge - foul #2 on Sean Grady, team foul #5 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Ivy (PF) Robert Moen | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 14:48 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-36 |
| 14:46 | Rice | Donald Ivy tips it home | 56-36 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 14:37 | UTEP | Sean Grady misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 56-36 |
| 14:35 | Rice | Donald Reavis snags the defensive board | 56-36 |
| 14:18 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses badly on a floater from the left side | 56-36 |
| 14:17 | UTEP | Ralph Sabella pulls down the rebound | 56-36 |
| 14:08 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-36 |
| 14:07 | Rice | Donald Reavis grabs the defensive rebound | 56-36 |
| 13:47 | Rice | Sean Grady is called for the reach on Stephen McKinnie - foul #3 on Sean Grady, team foul #6 | 56-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (PG), Corey Riddle (SG), Darren Shaffer (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF) Stephen McKinnie, Cleveland Ladner, Joseph Durst, Donald Ivy | |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (PG), Nelson Heard (PF), Brian Leigh (C) Ralph Sabella, Ray Smith, Sean Grady | |
| 13:35 | Rice | Robert Moen misses the wide open fadeaway from the right side | 56-36 |
| 13:34 | Rice | Donald Reavis snags the offensive board | 56-36 |
| 13:17 | Rice | Robert Moen comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-36 |
| 13:16 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdelal | 56-36 |
| 13:09 | UTEP | Brian Leigh misses the lay-in | 56-36 |
| 13:07 | Rice | Darren Shaffer grabs the defensive rebound | 56-36 |
| 13:01 | Rice | Corey Riddle clanks a 3 from the right wing | 56-36 |
| 12:59 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal grabs the board | 56-36 |
| 12:45 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 56-36 |
| 12:43 | UTEP | Rene Costa misses the tip | 56-36 |
| 12:41 | Rice | Donald Reavis snags the defensive board | 56-36 |
| 12:18 | Rice | Robert Moen throws it down on a great pass from Lawrence Johnson | 58-36 |
| 12:00 | UTEP | Lawrence Johnson denies the turnaround by Brian Leigh | 58-36 |
| 11:59 | Rice | Corey Riddle grabs the defensive rebound | 58-36 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Moen (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Corey Riddle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darren Shaffer (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Reavis (tiring) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Rene Costa (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eric Kress (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nelson Heard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Leigh (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:57 | Rice | Donald Reavis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG), Joseph Durst (SF), Donald Ivy (PF) Robert Moen, Darren Shaffer, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Sabella (PG), Robert Wilson (SG), Sean Covell (SF), Ray Smith (PF), Eric Williams (C) Rene Costa, Eric Kress, Dikembe Abdelal, Nelson Heard, Brian Leigh | |
| 11:37 | UTEP | Eric Williams is fouled on the floor by Stephen McKinnie - foul #1 on Stephen McKinnie, team foul #3 | 58-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (SG) Corey Riddle | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 11:28 | UTEP | Sean Covell is fouled on the floor by Donald Reavis - foul #2 on Donald Reavis, team foul #4 | 58-36 |
| 11:22 | UTEP | Eric Williams buries a floater from the right block set up by Ralph Sabella | 58-38 |
| 11:04 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Sean Covell - foul #3 on Sean Covell, team foul #7 | 58-38 |
| 11:04 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the 1st free throw | 58-38 |
| 11:04 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 59-38 |
| 10:53 | UTEP | Eric Williams is called for traveling | 59-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (PG) Stephen McKinnie | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 10:46 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the wide open floater near the basket | 61-38 |
| 10:35 | UTEP | Ralph Sabella clanks a 3 from the right corner | 61-38 |
| 10:33 | UTEP | Ray Smith misses the tip | 61-38 |
| 10:32 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner gets the rebound | 61-38 |
| 10:24 | Rice | Eric Williams blocks the short jumper by Donald Ivy | 61-38 |
| 10:22 | UTEP | Eric Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 61-38 |
| 10:15 | UTEP | Robert Wilson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-38 |
| 10:14 | Rice | Donald Ivy gets the rebound | 61-38 |
| 09:59 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Eric Williams - foul #2 on Eric Williams, team foul #8 | 61-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (SG), Darren Shaffer (SF) Cleveland Ladner, Joseph Durst | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Bufkin (PG), Eric Kress (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Sean Grady (C) Ralph Sabella, Robert Wilson, Sean Covell, Eric Williams | |
| 09:59 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 62-38 |
| 09:59 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the 2nd free throw | 62-38 |
| 09:59 | UTEP | Sean Grady grabs the board | 62-38 |
| 09:44 | UTEP | Ray Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 62-38 |
| 09:43 | UTEP | Sean Grady tips it back up and in | 62-40 |
| 09:41 | Rice | Corey Riddle is hacked by Eric Kress in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Kress, team foul #9 | 62-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG), Lawrence Johnson (C) Robert Moen, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (PG) Eric Kress | |
| 09:41 | Rice | Corey Riddle makes the 1st free throw | 63-40 |
| 09:41 | Rice | Corey Riddle makes the 2nd free throw | 64-40 |
| 09:28 | UTEP | Ray Smith makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Rene Costa | 64-43 |
| 09:09 | Rice | Donald Ivy clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Dikembe Abdelal - foul #4 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #10 | 64-43 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Nelson Heard (SF) Dikembe Abdelal | |
| 09:09 | Rice | Donald Ivy makes the 1st free throw | 65-43 |
| 09:09 | Rice | Donald Ivy makes the 2nd free throw | 66-43 |
| 08:53 | UTEP | Nelson Heard clanks a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Lawrence Johnson - foul #1 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #5 | 66-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (SF) Darren Shaffer | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Sabella (SG) Ronald Bufkin | |
| 08:53 | UTEP | Nelson Heard makes the 1st free throw | 66-44 |
| 08:53 | UTEP | Nelson Heard misses the 2nd free throw | 66-44 |
| 08:53 | Rice | Donald Ivy grabs the board | 66-44 |
| 08:39 | Rice | Donald Ivy misses the shot from the right block but the foul's on Ralph Sabella - foul #4 on Ralph Sabella, team foul #11 | 66-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (PG) Stephen McKinnie | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Wilson (SG) Ralph Sabella | |
| 08:39 | Rice | Donald Ivy makes the 1st free throw | 67-44 |
| 08:39 | Rice | Donald Ivy makes the 2nd free throw | 68-44 |
| 08:29 | UTEP | Robert Wilson is hacked by Corey Riddle - foul #3 on Corey Riddle, team foul #6 | 68-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Reavis (C) Donald Ivy | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 08:23 | UTEP | Ray Smith knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 68-46 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Joseph Durst hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 68-46 |
| 08:04 | UTEP | Sean Grady grabs the board | 68-46 |
| 07:53 | UTEP | Ray Smith hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Nelson Heard and he's fouled by Donald Reavis - foul #3 on Donald Reavis, team foul #7 | 68-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (SG), Darren Shaffer (SF), Donald Ivy (PF) Corey Riddle, Joseph Durst, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Sabella (PG), Eric Kress (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Brian Leigh (C) Rene Costa, Robert Wilson, Nelson Heard, Sean Grady | |
| 07:53 | UTEP | Ray Smith makes the free throw | 68-49 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Moen (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cleveland Ladner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Donald Ivy (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Reavis (tiring) 16 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ralph Sabella (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Eric Kress (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ray Smith (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Leigh (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Rice | Donald Ivy comes up short on the runner in the lane | 68-49 |
| 07:32 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner grabs the offensive board | 68-49 |
| 07:22 | Rice | Donald Reavis is open and buries a runner in the lane | 70-49 |
| 07:08 | UTEP | Brian Leigh knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Dikembe Abdelal | 70-51 |
| 06:52 | Rice | Darren Shaffer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG), Corey Riddle (SG), Joseph Durst (SF) Robert Moen, Cleveland Ladner, Darren Shaffer | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Bufkin (PG), Eric Williams (PF), Sean Grady (C) Ralph Sabella, Ray Smith, Brian Leigh | |
| 06:42 | UTEP | Joseph Durst is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdelal - foul #2 on Joseph Durst, team foul #8 | 70-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (C) Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 06:42 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal misses the 1st free throw | 70-51 |
| 06:42 | Rice | Joseph Durst grabs the defensive rebound | 70-51 |
| 06:27 | Rice | Corey Riddle hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Ivy | 73-51 |
| 06:15 | UTEP | Sean Grady is whistled for traveling | 73-51 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Covell (SF), Nelson Heard (C) Dikembe Abdelal, Sean Grady | |
| 06:00 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Eric Kress - foul #5 on Eric Kress, team foul #12 | 73-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (PG) Donald Ivy | |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (PG) Eric Kress | |
| 06:00 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses the 1st free throw | 73-51 |
| 06:00 | Rice | Corey Riddle makes the 2nd free throw | 74-51 |
| 05:39 | UTEP | Nelson Heard's layup is rejected by Lawrence Johnson | 74-51 |
| 05:38 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Bufkin | 74-51 |
| 05:25 | UTEP | Eric Williams scores on a 3 from straight away | 74-54 |
| 05:21 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Williams - foul #3 on Eric Williams, team foul #13 | 74-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (PG), Darren Shaffer (SF), Donald Ivy (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Corey Riddle, Joseph Durst, Stephen McKinnie, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Wilson (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Sean Grady (C) Ronald Bufkin, Sean Covell, Eric Williams | |
| 05:21 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner makes the 1st free throw | 75-54 |
| 05:21 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner misses the 2nd free throw | 75-54 |
| 05:21 | UTEP | Sean Grady pulls down the rebound | 75-54 |
| 05:11 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Sean Grady | 75-57 |
| 04:54 | Rice | Donald Ivy lays it up and in | 77-57 |
| 04:43 | UTEP | Robert Wilson can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 77-57 |
| 04:42 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal tips it in | 77-59 |
| 04:25 | Rice | Donald Reavis hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from close range | 77-59 |
| 04:24 | UTEP | Sean Grady grabs the defensive rebound | 77-59 |
| 04:18 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's fouled by Robert Moen - foul #1 on Robert Moen, team foul #9 | 77-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (SG), Stephen McKinnie (PF) Cleveland Ladner, Donald Ivy | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Sabella (SG), Ray Smith (PF), Brian Leigh (C) Robert Wilson, Nelson Heard, Sean Grady | |
| 04:18 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal misses the 1st free throw | 77-59 |
| 04:18 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 2nd free throw | 77-60 |
| 04:14 | Rice | Ralph Sabella picks off the pass by Robert Moen in the backcourt | 77-60 |
| 03:59 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal misses the lay-in | 77-60 |
| 03:57 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie gets the rebound | 77-60 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:53 | Rice | Corey Riddle's pass is intercepted by Ralph Sabella in the backcourt | 77-60 |
| 03:51 | UTEP | Ralph Sabella lays it in | 77-62 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Moen (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Corey Riddle (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Darren Shaffer (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. C - Donald Reavis (tired) 18 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Rene Costa (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ralph Sabella (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ray Smith (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Leigh (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:30 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 77-62 |
| 03:28 | UTEP | Ray Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 77-62 |
| 03:23 | UTEP | Ray Smith is fouled on the floor by Darren Shaffer - foul #2 on Darren Shaffer, team foul #10 | 77-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF) Robert Moen, Darren Shaffer | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Wilson (SG), Sean Covell (SF), Eric Williams (C) Rene Costa, Dikembe Abdelal, Brian Leigh | |
| 03:23 | UTEP | Ray Smith makes the 1st free throw | 77-63 |
| 03:23 | UTEP | Ray Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 77-64 |
| 02:59 | Rice | Sean Covell steps in front of the Joseph Durst pass | 77-64 |
| 02:59 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (SG), Donald Ivy (PF) Corey Riddle, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Sean Grady (C) Sean Covell, Ray Smith | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:48 | UTEP | Lawrence Johnson steals the ball from Ralph Sabella | 77-64 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 79-64 |
| 02:15 | UTEP | Eric Williams hits a floater from the right wing | 79-66 |
| 01:55 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie misses long on an open fadeaway from the left wing | 79-66 |
| 01:53 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal snags the defensive board | 79-66 |
| 01:42 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal makes the contested 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Wilson | 79-69 |
| 01:28 | Rice | Robert Wilson picks off the pass by Cleveland Ladner | 79-69 |
| 01:04 | UTEP | Joseph Durst is called for the reach on Ralph Sabella - foul #3 on Joseph Durst, team foul #11 | 79-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Darren Shaffer (SF), Donald Reavis (C) Joseph Durst, Donald Ivy | |
| Subs | UTEP | Nelson Heard (SF), Brian Leigh (C) Dikembe Abdelal, Sean Grady | |
| 01:04 | UTEP | Ralph Sabella makes the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 01:04 | UTEP | Ralph Sabella makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| 01:02 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Sabella - foul #5 on Ralph Sabella, team foul #14 | 79-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (SG), Joseph Durst (SF), Donald Ivy (PF) Cleveland Ladner, Darren Shaffer, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Ray Smith (PF), Sean Grady (C) Ralph Sabella, Nelson Heard, Eric Williams, Brian Leigh | |
| 01:02 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 01:02 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 2nd free throw | 81-71 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:55 | UTEP | Rene Costa drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Wilson | 81-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:54 | Rice | Corey Riddle is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Wilson - foul #2 on Robert Wilson, team foul #15 | 81-74 |
| 00:54 | Rice | Corey Riddle makes the 1st free throw | 82-74 |
| 00:54 | Rice | Corey Riddle makes the 2nd free throw | 83-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:48 | UTEP | Robert Wilson connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Rene Costa | 83-77 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Donald Reavis is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Wilson - foul #3 on Robert Wilson, team foul #16 | 83-77 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the 1st free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 84-77 |
| 00:42 | UTEP | Ray Smith is whistled for a carry | 84-77 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie is fouled in the backcourt by Rene Costa - foul #3 on Rene Costa, team foul #17 | 84-77 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie misses the 1st free throw | 84-77 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie misses the 2nd free throw | 84-77 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Donald Ivy gets the offensive rebound | 84-77 |
| 00:40 | Rice | Ray Smith is called for the reach on Donald Ivy - foul #3 on Ray Smith, team foul #18 | 84-77 |
| 00:40 | Rice | Donald Ivy makes the 1st free throw | 85-77 |
| 00:40 | Rice | Donald Ivy makes the 2nd free throw | 86-77 |
| 00:34 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 86-77 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Donald Ivy gets the rebound | 86-77 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Rice | Rene Costa is called for the reach on Donald Ivy in the backcourt - foul #4 on Rene Costa, team foul #19 | 86-77 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Donald Ivy makes the 1st free throw | 87-77 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Donald Ivy misses the 2nd free throw | 87-77 |
| 00:32 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Ray Smith | 87-77 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:26 | UTEP | Ray Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 87-77 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Donald Reavis gets the rebound | 87-77 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie runs out the clock | 87-77 |