| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Rene Costa (fresh) SG - Eric Kress (fresh) SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) PF - Ray Smith (fresh) C - Sean Grady (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Moen (fresh) SG - Corey Riddle (fresh) SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) PF - Donald Ivy (fresh) C - Donald Reavis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Sean Grady 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 (+2) | |
| 19:40 | UTEP | Rene Costa scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:18 | Rice | Joseph Durst buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 18:57 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 18:55 | UTEP | Sean Grady pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:43 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 18:42 | UTEP | Sean Grady pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:37 | UTEP | Eric Kress misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 3-3 |
| 18:36 | UTEP | Ray Smith hits the follow up shot | 5-3 |
| 18:33 | Rice | Joseph Durst throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-3 |
| 18:19 | UTEP | Ray Smith connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 7-3 |
| 18:01 | Rice | Corey Riddle's fadeaway is rejected by Ray Smith | 7-3 |
| 18:00 | UTEP | Ray Smith pulls down the rebound | 7-3 |
| 17:49 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #1 | 7-3 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Sabella (PG), Robert Wilson (SG), Nelson Heard (PF), Eric Williams (C) Rene Costa, Eric Kress, Ray Smith, Sean Grady | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:30 | Rice | Dikembe Abdelal is called for the reach on Donald Reavis - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brian Leigh (C) Dikembe Abdelal | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:16 | Rice | Corey Riddle connects on the open 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Durst | 7-6 |
| 17:00 | UTEP | Robert Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-6 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Darren Shaffer (SF) Corey Riddle | |
| 16:41 | Rice | Donald Ivy hits a wide open fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Joseph Durst | 7-8 |
| 16:21 | UTEP | Nelson Heard misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 7-8 |
| 16:20 | UTEP | Nelson Heard gets the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:08 | UTEP | Brian Leigh's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Reavis | 7-8 |
| 16:06 | Rice | Joseph Durst grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 15:56 | Rice | Joseph Durst loses the dribble to Robert Wilson | 7-8 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ralph Sabella (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) SF - Nelson Heard (fairly fresh) PF - Eric Williams (fairly fresh) C - Brian Leigh (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Moen (fairly fresh) SG - Joseph Durst (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) PF - Donald Ivy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Reavis (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:33 | UTEP | Nelson Heard misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 15:31 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Ivy | 7-8 |
| 15:12 | Rice | Joseph Durst comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Wilson - foul #1 on Robert Wilson, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (PG), Eric Kress (SG), Sean Covell (SF), Ray Smith (PF), Sean Grady (C) Ralph Sabella, Robert Wilson, Nelson Heard, Eric Williams, Brian Leigh | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG), Corey Riddle (SG), Lawrence Johnson (PF) Robert Moen, Donald Ivy, Donald Reavis | |
| 15:12 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:12 | Rice | Joseph Durst makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 15:00 | UTEP | Sean Covell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-9 |
| 14:59 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:37 | Rice | Ray Smith denies the turnaround by Joseph Durst | 7-9 |
| 14:35 | Rice | Joseph Durst tips it but misses | 7-9 |
| 14:34 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:21 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the wide open shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lawrence Johnson | 7-11 |
| 14:19 | UTEP | Rene Costa throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-11 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Ivy (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Joseph Durst, Darren Shaffer | |
| 14:05 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie is hacked by Sean Covell - foul #1 on Sean Covell, team foul #4 | 7-11 |
| 13:53 | Rice | Donald Reavis is hacked by Eric Kress - foul #1 on Eric Kress, team foul #5 | 7-11 |
| 13:36 | Rice | Ray Smith steals the ball from Lawrence Johnson | 7-11 |
| 13:31 | UTEP | Rene Costa misses the easy layup | 7-11 |
| 13:29 | Rice | Donald Ivy grabs the board | 7-11 |
| 13:24 | Rice | Corey Riddle is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Kress - foul #2 on Eric Kress, team foul #6 | 7-11 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Bufkin (SG), Nelson Heard (SF) Eric Kress, Sean Covell | |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (SG), Joseph Durst (SF) Corey Riddle, Lawrence Johnson | |
| 13:12 | Rice | Donald Ivy misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 7-11 |
| 13:11 | UTEP | Ray Smith gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 12:59 | UTEP | Ray Smith works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jump hook from close range | 9-11 |
| 12:43 | Rice | Donald Reavis hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Nelson Heard - foul #1 on Nelson Heard, team foul #7 | 9-11 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Sabella (PG), Robert Wilson (SG), Eric Williams (SF) Rene Costa, Ronald Bufkin, Nelson Heard | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (PG), Darren Shaffer (SF) Stephen McKinnie, Joseph Durst | |
| 12:43 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:43 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 12:29 | UTEP | Eric Williams is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-13 |
| 12:27 | Rice | Robert Moen gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 12:06 | Rice | Darren Shaffer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 9-13 |
| 12:05 | UTEP | Ray Smith grabs the board | 9-13 |
| 11:59 | UTEP | Eric Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-13 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Covell (SF), Brian Leigh (C) Ray Smith, Sean Grady | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (SG), Lawrence Johnson (C) Cleveland Ladner, Donald Reavis | |
| 11:57 | Rice | Ralph Sabella steals it from Corey Riddle in the backcourt | 9-13 |
| 11:45 | UTEP | Brian Leigh misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 9-13 |
| 11:44 | Rice | Donald Ivy pulls down the rebound | 9-13 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ralph Sabella (fresh) SG - Robert Wilson (fresh) SF - Sean Covell (fresh) PF - Eric Williams (fairly fresh) C - Brian Leigh (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Moen (fresh) SG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) PF - Donald Ivy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Rice | Robert Moen is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Sabella - foul #1 on Ralph Sabella, team foul #8 | 9-13 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Bufkin (SG), Ray Smith (PF) Robert Wilson, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (SF) Darren Shaffer | |
| 11:39 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 11:39 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 11:22 | UTEP | Ralph Sabella misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 9-15 |
| 11:20 | Rice | Corey Riddle grabs the defensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 11:18 | Rice | Ray Smith is called for the reach on Robert Moen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ray Smith, team foul #9 | 9-15 |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (PG) Ralph Sabella | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PF) Donald Ivy | |
| 11:18 | Rice | Robert Moen misses the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 11:18 | UTEP | Ray Smith pulls down the rebound | 9-15 |
| 11:04 | UTEP | Ronald Bufkin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-15 |
| 11:02 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lawrence Johnson | 9-15 |
| 10:50 | Rice | Robert Moen misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 9-15 |
| 10:48 | UTEP | Ray Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 10:35 | UTEP | Ray Smith travels with the ball | 9-15 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Wilson (PG), Nelson Heard (SF), Sean Grady (C) Rene Costa, Sean Covell, Brian Leigh | |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (SG), Darren Shaffer (SF), Donald Ivy (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Robert Moen, Corey Riddle, Joseph Durst, Lawrence Johnson | |
| 10:33 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Bufkin - foul #1 on Ronald Bufkin, team foul #10 | 9-15 |
| 10:33 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner misses the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 10:33 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner misses the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 10:33 | UTEP | Sean Grady grabs the defensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 10:09 | UTEP | Nelson Heard is whistled for traveling | 9-15 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Sabella (PG), Eric Williams (PF) Ronald Bufkin, Ray Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (SG) Stephen McKinnie | |
| 09:51 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Wilson - foul #2 on Robert Wilson, team foul #11 | 9-15 |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (PG) Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:51 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 09:51 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 9-17 |
| 09:28 | UTEP | Donald Reavis takes the ball from Rene Costa | 9-17 |
| 09:10 | Rice | Darren Shaffer is fouled on the floor by Eric Williams - foul #1 on Eric Williams, team foul #12 | 9-17 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ray Smith (PF) Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG) Corey Riddle | |
| 09:10 | Rice | Darren Shaffer makes the 1st free throw | 9-18 |
| 09:10 | Rice | Darren Shaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 9-19 |
| 08:52 | UTEP | Ray Smith knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Rene Costa | 12-19 |
| 08:37 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie hits a shot from the left wing | 12-21 |
| 08:21 | UTEP | Sean Grady misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 12-21 |
| 08:19 | UTEP | Sean Grady pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-21 |
| 08:08 | UTEP | Ray Smith knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Ralph Sabella | 14-21 |
| 07:55 | Rice | Donald Ivy can't connect on a floater from the left block | 14-21 |
| 07:53 | UTEP | Nelson Heard gets the rebound | 14-21 |
| 07:46 | UTEP | Ralph Sabella loses the ball out of bounds | 14-21 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Bufkin (SG), Sean Covell (SF), Eric Williams (PF), Brian Leigh (C) Ralph Sabella, Nelson Heard, Ray Smith, Sean Grady | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (PG), Corey Riddle (SG), Joseph Durst (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF) Stephen McKinnie, Cleveland Ladner, Darren Shaffer, Donald Ivy | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Rene Costa (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Bufkin (fresh) SF - Sean Covell (fresh) PF - Eric Williams (fresh) C - Brian Leigh (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Moen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Corey Riddle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Reavis (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 07:32 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-21 |
| 07:30 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Rene Costa | 14-21 |
| 07:26 | UTEP | Rene Costa can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 14-21 |
| 07:24 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joseph Durst | 14-21 |
| 07:07 | Rice | Donald Reavis drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Robert Moen | 14-23 |
| 06:51 | UTEP | Brian Leigh's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Reavis | 14-23 |
| 06:50 | Rice | Robert Moen grabs the defensive rebound | 14-23 |
| 06:33 | Rice | Robert Moen is fouled on the floor by Rene Costa - foul #1 on Rene Costa, team foul #13 | 14-23 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Sabella (SG), Nelson Heard (SF), Ray Smith (PF) Ronald Bufkin, Sean Covell, Brian Leigh | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Ivy (PF) Lawrence Johnson | |
| 06:33 | Rice | Robert Moen misses the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 06:33 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the 2nd free throw | 14-24 |
| 06:25 | UTEP | Ray Smith evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Ralph Sabella | 17-24 |
| 06:21 | Rice | Ralph Sabella steps in front of the Joseph Durst pass in the backcourt | 17-24 |
| 06:06 | UTEP | Nelson Heard misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Corey Riddle - foul #1 on Corey Riddle, team foul #1 | 17-24 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Grady (C) Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG) Robert Moen | |
| 06:06 | UTEP | Nelson Heard misses the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 06:06 | UTEP | Nelson Heard misses the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 06:06 | UTEP | Ray Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 05:44 | UTEP | Rene Costa misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 17-24 |
| 05:43 | UTEP | Ray Smith snags the offensive board | 17-24 |
| 05:31 | UTEP | Ray Smith misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Donald Reavis - foul #1 on Donald Reavis, team foul #2 | 17-24 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Covell (SF) Nelson Heard | |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (SG), Lawrence Johnson (C) Corey Riddle, Donald Reavis | |
| 05:31 | UTEP | Ray Smith makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 05:31 | UTEP | Ray Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 05:29 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner is hacked by Ralph Sabella in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ralph Sabella, team foul #14 | 19-24 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Bufkin (SG) Ralph Sabella | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:29 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 05:29 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 05:04 | UTEP | Ronald Bufkin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-26 |
| 05:02 | Rice | The rebound goes to Stephen McKinnie | 19-26 |
| 04:52 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 19-26 |
| 04:51 | Rice | Donald Ivy grabs the offensive board | 19-26 |
| 04:36 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 19-26 |
| 04:35 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Ray Smith | 19-26 |
| 04:16 | UTEP | Sean Grady makes the floater from the left block | 21-26 |
| 03:56 | Rice | Donald Ivy misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ray Smith - foul #2 on Ray Smith, team foul #15 | 21-26 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Wilson (PG), Eric Kress (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Brian Leigh (PF), Eric Williams (C) Rene Costa, Ronald Bufkin, Sean Covell, Ray Smith, Sean Grady | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Moen (PG), Corey Riddle (SG), Darren Shaffer (SF), Donald Reavis (C) Stephen McKinnie, Cleveland Ladner, Joseph Durst, Lawrence Johnson | |
| 03:56 | Rice | Donald Ivy makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 03:56 | Rice | Donald Ivy misses the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 03:56 | UTEP | Brian Leigh grabs the defensive rebound | 21-27 |
| 03:30 | UTEP | Eric Kress drills a jumper from the right side | 23-27 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Wilson (fresh) SG - Eric Kress (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) PF - Brian Leigh (fresh) C - Eric Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Moen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Riddle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Ivy (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Reavis (tiring) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:10 | Rice | Donald Reavis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-27 |
| Subs | UTEP | Nelson Heard (PF) Brian Leigh | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:59 | UTEP | Nelson Heard hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 23-27 |
| 02:57 | Rice | Donald Reavis pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| 02:52 | Rice | Corey Riddle makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Moen | 23-30 |
| 02:36 | UTEP | Nelson Heard hits a wide open shot from close range on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelal | 25-30 |
| 02:28 | Rice | Robert Moen misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 25-30 |
| 02:27 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Robert Wilson | 25-30 |
| 02:10 | UTEP | Nelson Heard can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Donald Ivy - foul #1 on Donald Ivy, team foul #3 | 25-30 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Sabella (PG), Ray Smith (PF) Robert Wilson, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (SG), Joseph Durst (SF), Stephen McKinnie (PF) Corey Riddle, Darren Shaffer, Donald Ivy | |
| 02:10 | UTEP | Nelson Heard makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 02:10 | UTEP | Nelson Heard misses the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Donald Reavis grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 01:57 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-30 |
| 01:37 | UTEP | Stephen McKinnie is called for the reach on Ray Smith - foul #1 on Stephen McKinnie, team foul #4 | 26-30 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Covell (SF), Brian Leigh (C) Dikembe Abdelal, Nelson Heard | |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (C) Donald Reavis | |
| 01:16 | UTEP | Brian Leigh misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 01:15 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson grabs the board | 26-30 |
| 01:10 | Rice | Robert Moen is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Sabella - foul #3 on Ralph Sabella, team foul #16 | 26-30 |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (PG) Ralph Sabella | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Reavis (C) Stephen McKinnie | |
| 01:10 | Rice | Robert Moen makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 01:10 | Rice | Robert Moen misses the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 01:10 | UTEP | Sean Covell snags the defensive board | 26-31 |
| 00:58 | UTEP | Eric Kress can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-31 |
| 00:57 | UTEP | Rene Costa gets the offensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 00:42 | UTEP | Sean Covell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-31 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Bufkin (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Eric Williams (C) Rene Costa, Sean Covell, Brian Leigh | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (SG), Darren Shaffer (SF) Cleveland Ladner, Joseph Durst | |
| 00:25 | Rice | Donald Reavis's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Williams | 26-31 |
| 00:23 | UTEP | Eric Williams pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 00:17 | UTEP | Eric Williams knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Bufkin | 28-31 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Corey Riddle loses the ball out of bounds | 28-31 |