| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ralph Holiman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luther Monette (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Golden (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Jason Turner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Oliver (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tim Condroski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Dean (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Tim Condroski inbounds the ball | 50-28 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Rice | Arthur Dean's pass is intercepted by Luther Monette | 50-28 |
| 19:41 | UTEP | Luther Monette lays it in | 52-28 |
| 19:28 | Rice | Tim Condroski connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Leonard Puig | 52-30 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:06 | UTEP | Luther Monette is called for traveling | 52-30 |
| 18:48 | Rice | Leonard Puig throws it down | 52-32 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:30 | UTEP | Eric Golden is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 52-32 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:17 | Rice | Juan Sanchez is called for the reach on Leonard Puig - foul #3 on Juan Sanchez, team foul #1 | 52-32 |
| 18:06 | Rice | Juan Sanchez is called for the reach on Robert Oliver - foul #4 on Juan Sanchez, team foul #2 | 52-32 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Snyder (SF), Walter Carter (PF), Darrin Wolfsberger (C) Eric Golden, Jason Turner, Juan Sanchez | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:51 | Rice | The jumper by Tim Condroski is denied by Walter Carter | 52-32 |
| 17:49 | UTEP | Luther Monette gets the rebound | 52-32 |
| 17:41 | UTEP | Walter Carter scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Luther Monette | 54-32 |
| 17:37 | Rice | Robert Oliver can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-32 |
| 17:36 | UTEP | Ralph Holiman gets the rebound | 54-32 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:31 | UTEP | Ralph Holiman misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 54-32 |
| 17:29 | Rice | Tim Condroski snags the defensive board | 54-32 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Leonard Puig drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-35 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:16 | UTEP | Luther Monette's floater is knocked away by James Spurgeon | 54-35 |
| 17:15 | Rice | Tim Condroski grabs the defensive rebound | 54-35 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:08 | Rice | Tim Condroski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Snyder - foul #1 on John Snyder, team foul #3 | 54-35 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz (PG), Edward Tinch (SG) Ralph Holiman, Luther Monette | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Charles Miles (SG), Richard Bass (PF), William Barnes (C) Leonard Puig, Robert Oliver, James Spurgeon, Arthur Dean | |
| 17:08 | Rice | Tim Condroski makes the 1st free throw | 54-36 |
| 17:08 | Rice | Tim Condroski misses the 2nd free throw | 54-36 |
| 17:08 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Darrin Wolfsberger | 54-36 |
| 16:53 | UTEP | Walter Carter misses the lay-in | 54-36 |
| 16:52 | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-36 |
| 16:38 | UTEP | Tim Condroski steps in front of the John Snyder pass | 54-36 |
| 16:28 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey is alone and drills a shot from the right block | 54-38 |
| 16:01 | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger dunks the ball on a nice dish by Ignacio Ruiz | 56-38 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ignacio Ruiz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Tinch (fresh) SF - John Snyder (fresh) PF - Walter Carter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Darrin Wolfsberger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Charles Miles (fresh) SF - Tim Condroski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Bass (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:51 | Rice | Richard Bass knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 56-40 |
| 15:35 | UTEP | Charles Miles steals it from Edward Tinch | 56-40 |
| 15:32 | Rice | Charles Miles throws it down | 56-42 |
| 15:24 | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz travels with the ball | 56-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Holiman (PG), Luther Monette (SG), Eric Golden (SF), Jason Turner (PF) Ignacio Ruiz, Edward Tinch, John Snyder, Walter Carter | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG), Robert Oliver (SG), Arthur Dean (SF), James Spurgeon (PF), Michael Jones (C) Wayne Woolsey, Charles Miles, Tim Condroski, Richard Bass, William Barnes | |
| 15:05 | Rice | Leonard Puig connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-45 |
| 14:48 | UTEP | Eric Golden scores on a shot from the right side set up by Ralph Holiman | 58-45 |
| 14:25 | Rice | Leonard Puig is fouled on the floor by Eric Golden - foul #1 on Eric Golden, team foul #4 | 58-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Edward Tinch (SG) Luther Monette | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:10 | Rice | James Spurgeon travels with the ball | 58-45 |
| 13:49 | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Jason Turner and the foul's on Michael Jones - foul #4 on Michael Jones, team foul #1 | 60-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz (PG) Ralph Holiman | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Bass (C) Michael Jones | |
| 13:49 | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger makes the free throw | 61-45 |
| 13:36 | Rice | Leonard Puig can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 61-45 |
| 13:35 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Dean | 61-45 |
| 13:15 | Rice | Leonard Puig is fouled on the floor by Jason Turner - foul #1 on Jason Turner, team foul #5 | 61-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Luther Monette (SG), John Snyder (SF), Walter Carter (PF), Juan Sanchez (C) Edward Tinch, Eric Golden, Jason Turner, Darrin Wolfsberger | |
| Subs | Rice | William Barnes (C) Arthur Dean | |
| 12:58 | Rice | Richard Bass hits a jump hook from the right block | 61-47 |
| 12:34 | UTEP | Luther Monette can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-47 |
| 12:32 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez can't tip it in | 61-47 |
| 12:30 | Rice | James Spurgeon gets the rebound | 61-47 |
| 12:12 | Rice | Leonard Puig misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-47 |
| 12:10 | Rice | James Spurgeon pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 11:47 | Rice | Robert Oliver comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-47 |
| 11:46 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Walter Carter | 61-47 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ignacio Ruiz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luther Monette (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Snyder (fresh) PF - Walter Carter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Oliver (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Bass (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Spurgeon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:40 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 61-47 |
| 11:39 | Rice | William Barnes gets the rebound | 61-47 |
| 11:34 | Rice | Leonard Puig can't connect on a floater from the right side | 61-47 |
| 11:32 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez grabs the defensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 11:25 | UTEP | Walter Carter clanks a turnaround from the right block | 61-47 |
| 11:23 | Rice | James Spurgeon gets the rebound | 61-47 |
| 10:59 | Rice | Robert Oliver scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Leonard Puig | 61-50 |
| 10:47 | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz double dribbles | 61-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Holiman (PG), Edward Tinch (SG), Eric Golden (SF), Jason Turner (PF), Darrin Wolfsberger (C) Ignacio Ruiz, Luther Monette, John Snyder, Walter Carter, Juan Sanchez | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Charles Miles (SG), Tim Condroski (SF), Arthur Dean (C) Leonard Puig, Robert Oliver, Richard Bass, William Barnes | |
| 10:34 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey knocks in the jumper from the right side | 61-52 |
| 10:28 | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 61-52 |
| 10:26 | Rice | James Spurgeon snags the defensive board | 61-52 |
| 10:21 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey is hacked by Jason Turner - foul #2 on Jason Turner, team foul #6 | 61-52 |
| 10:13 | Rice | James Spurgeon misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Edward Tinch - foul #2 on Edward Tinch, team foul #7 | 61-52 |
| 10:13 | Rice | James Spurgeon misses the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 10:13 | Rice | James Spurgeon misses the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 10:13 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Darrin Wolfsberger | 61-52 |
| 10:00 | UTEP | Eric Golden hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ralph Holiman | 63-52 |
| 09:47 | Rice | Arthur Dean scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Miles | 63-54 |
| 09:22 | UTEP | James Spurgeon blocks the jumper by Ralph Holiman | 63-54 |
| 09:20 | Rice | Arthur Dean snags the defensive board | 63-54 |
| 08:58 | Rice | Ralph Holiman picks off the pass by Wayne Woolsey | 63-54 |
| 08:53 | UTEP | Ralph Holiman lays it in | 65-54 |
| 08:36 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-54 |
| 08:35 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jason Turner | 65-54 |
| 08:19 | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Arthur Dean - foul #1 on Arthur Dean, team foul #2 | 65-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz (PG), Luther Monette (SG), John Snyder (SF), Juan Sanchez (C) Ralph Holiman, Edward Tinch, Eric Golden, Jason Turner | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG), Robert Oliver (SG), Sidney Rearick (SF), Richard Bass (PF), William Barnes (C) Wayne Woolsey, Charles Miles, Tim Condroski, James Spurgeon, Arthur Dean | |
| 08:19 | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 08:19 | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger misses the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 08:19 | Rice | Richard Bass snags the defensive board | 66-54 |
| 08:05 | Rice | Luther Monette steals it from Sidney Rearick | 66-54 |
| 07:44 | UTEP | Luther Monette misses short on a shot from the right side | 66-54 |
| 07:43 | Rice | William Barnes grabs the board | 66-54 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ignacio Ruiz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luther Monette (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Snyder (fresh) PF - Darrin Wolfsberger (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Oliver (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Sidney Rearick (fresh) PF - Richard Bass (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - William Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Rice | Sidney Rearick is fouled on the floor by Ignacio Ruiz - foul #1 on Ignacio Ruiz, team foul #8 | 66-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Walter Carter (PF) Darrin Wolfsberger | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Jones (C) William Barnes | |
| 07:15 | Rice | Sidney Rearick makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 07:15 | Rice | Sidney Rearick makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 06:58 | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 66-56 |
| 06:57 | Rice | Michael Jones gets the rebound | 66-56 |
| 06:33 | Rice | Robert Oliver hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by John Snyder - foul #2 on John Snyder, team foul #9 | 66-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Holiman (PG), Edward Tinch (SG), Eric Golden (SF) Ignacio Ruiz, Luther Monette, John Snyder | |
| Subs | Rice | Tim Condroski (SF) Sidney Rearick | |
| 06:33 | Rice | Robert Oliver misses the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 06:33 | Rice | Robert Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 06:11 | UTEP | Walter Carter clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Tim Condroski - foul #2 on Tim Condroski, team foul #3 | 66-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Turner (PF) Juan Sanchez | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Charles Miles (SG) Leonard Puig, Robert Oliver | |
| 06:11 | UTEP | Walter Carter makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 06:11 | UTEP | Walter Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 05:53 | Rice | Jason Turner is called for the reach on Richard Bass - foul #3 on Jason Turner, team foul #10 | 68-57 |
| 05:53 | Rice | Richard Bass makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 05:53 | Rice | Richard Bass misses the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 05:53 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jason Turner | 68-58 |
| 05:38 | UTEP | Edward Tinch drills a floater from the free throw line | 70-58 |
| 05:16 | Rice | Ralph Holiman picks off the pass by Tim Condroski | 70-58 |
| 05:12 | UTEP | Edward Tinch lays it up and in set up by Ralph Holiman | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:02 | Rice | Richard Bass is hacked by Edward Tinch - foul #3 on Edward Tinch, team foul #11 | 72-58 |
| Subs | UTEP | Luther Monette (SG), John Snyder (SF), Darrin Wolfsberger (C) Edward Tinch, Eric Golden, Jason Turner | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG), Arthur Dean (C) Wayne Woolsey, Michael Jones | |
| 05:02 | Rice | Richard Bass makes the 1st free throw | 72-59 |
| 05:02 | Rice | Richard Bass makes the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:43 | UTEP | Luther Monette drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ralph Holiman | 74-60 |
| 04:33 | Rice | Arthur Dean double dribbles | 74-60 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz (PG), Juan Sanchez (C) Ralph Holiman, Darrin Wolfsberger | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Oliver (SG), Sidney Rearick (SF), William Barnes (PF) Charles Miles, Tim Condroski, Richard Bass | |
| 04:13 | UTEP | Walter Carter misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on William Barnes - foul #1 on William Barnes, team foul #4 | 74-60 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Spurgeon (PF) Sidney Rearick | |
| 04:13 | UTEP | Walter Carter makes the 1st free throw | 75-60 |
| 04:13 | UTEP | Walter Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 76-60 |
| 03:59 | Rice | Robert Oliver scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Leonard Puig | 76-62 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | UTEP | Luther Monette makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Juan Sanchez and he's hacked by William Barnes - foul #2 on William Barnes, team foul #5 | 78-62 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Holiman (PG), Jason Turner (PF) Ignacio Ruiz, Walter Carter | |
| Subs | Rice | Tim Condroski (SF), Michael Jones (C) Arthur Dean, William Barnes | |
| 03:35 | UTEP | Luther Monette makes the free throw | 79-62 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ralph Holiman (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Luther Monette (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Snyder (fresh) PF - Jason Turner (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Oliver (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Tim Condroski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Rice | 3 seconds is called on Robert Oliver | 79-62 |
| Subs | UTEP | Edward Tinch (SG), Eric Golden (SF) Luther Monette, John Snyder | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Charles Miles (SG), Sidney Rearick (SF), William Barnes (PF), Arthur Dean (C) Leonard Puig, Robert Oliver, Tim Condroski, James Spurgeon, Michael Jones | |
| 03:02 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Sidney Rearick - foul #2 on Sidney Rearick, team foul #6 | 79-62 |
| 03:02 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 80-62 |
| 03:02 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 81-62 |
| 02:51 | Rice | Charles Miles blows the layup but the foul's on Edward Tinch - foul #4 on Edward Tinch, team foul #12 | 81-62 |
| Subs | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger (C) Juan Sanchez | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:51 | Rice | Charles Miles makes the 1st free throw | 81-63 |
| 02:51 | Rice | Charles Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 81-64 |
| 02:26 | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 81-64 |
| Subs | UTEP | Walter Carter (PF) Jason Turner | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:16 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left side | 81-64 |
| 02:14 | UTEP | Walter Carter pulls down the rebound | 81-64 |
| 01:56 | UTEP | Edward Tinch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 81-64 |
| Subs | UTEP | Luther Monette (SG), Jason Turner (PF), Juan Sanchez (C) Edward Tinch, Walter Carter, Darrin Wolfsberger | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Bass (PF) Sidney Rearick | |
| 01:39 | Rice | Richard Bass drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Wayne Woolsey | 81-66 |
| 01:13 | UTEP | Luther Monette misses the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Charles Miles - foul #2 on Charles Miles, team foul #7 | 81-66 |
| 01:13 | UTEP | Luther Monette makes the 1st free throw | 82-66 |
| 01:13 | UTEP | Luther Monette makes the 2nd free throw | 83-66 |
| 00:59 | Rice | Luther Monette steps in front of the Richard Bass pass | 83-66 |
| 00:54 | UTEP | Luther Monette dunks the ball | 85-66 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Rice | Jason Turner takes the ball from Richard Bass | 85-66 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | UTEP | Eric Golden misses the floater from just outside the lane | 85-66 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Arthur Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 85-66 |
| 00:21 | Rice | William Barnes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 85-66 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Ralph Holiman runs out the clock | 85-66 |