| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Knight (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Tanner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Melillo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marshall Thatcher (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Wright (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | John Watson inbounds the ball | 31-42 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:56 | Rice | Raymond Burns is called for traveling in the backcourt | 31-42 |
| 19:43 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 31-42 |
| 19:41 | Rice | The rebound goes to Adam Pease | 31-42 |
| 19:21 | Rice | John Watson can't connect on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Marshall Thatcher - foul #2 on Marshall Thatcher, team foul #1 | 31-42 |
| 19:21 | Rice | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 19:21 | Rice | John Watson misses the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 19:21 | Rice | Raymond Phipps snags the offensive board | 31-43 |
| 19:05 | Rice | Craig Chappell lays it in | 31-45 |
| 18:47 | UTEP | John Watson steps in front of the Robert Knight pass | 31-45 |
| 18:28 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jeff Melillo - foul #3 on Jeff Melillo, team foul #2 | 31-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (PG), Michael Bloom (SG), Ronald Fenimore (SF), Vernon Colvin (C) Robert Knight, Curtis Tanner, Jeff Melillo, Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Chavis (C) Adam Pease | |
| 18:28 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses the 1st free throw | 31-45 |
| 18:28 | Rice | Raymond Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 31-46 |
| 18:14 | UTEP | Michael Bloom comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Raymond Burns - foul #2 on Raymond Burns, team foul #1 | 31-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SG), Robert Pearce (SF), Richard Mascarenas (C) Raymond Burns, John Watson, Raymond Phipps | |
| 18:14 | UTEP | Michael Bloom misses the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 18:14 | UTEP | Michael Bloom makes the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 17:58 | Rice | Robert Pearce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Hyslop (C) Marshall Thatcher | |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SG) Craig Chappell | |
| 17:41 | UTEP | Stephen Stam misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 32-46 |
| 17:40 | UTEP | Stephen Stam can't tip it in | 32-46 |
| 17:39 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore tips it in | 34-46 |
| 17:37 | Rice | Robert Pearce loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-46 |
| 17:19 | UTEP | Michael Bloom is hacked by Gregg Moore - foul #1 on Gregg Moore, team foul #2 | 34-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Arthur Wright (C) James Hyslop | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG) James Snow | |
| 17:04 | UTEP | Stephen Stam is hacked by Richard Mascarenas - foul #1 on Richard Mascarenas, team foul #3 | 34-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Knight (PG), Curtis Tanner (SG), Herbert Scott (SF), Marshall Thatcher (PF) Stephen Stam, Michael Bloom, Ronald Fenimore, Vernon Colvin | |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), John Watson (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF) Gregg Moore, Robert Pearce, Richard Mascarenas | |
| 16:48 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Craig Chappell - foul #3 on Craig Chappell, team foul #4 | 34-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Adam Pease (C) Craig Chappell, Timothy Chavis | |
| 16:48 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 16:48 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 16:34 | Rice | Raymond Burns buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Raymond Phipps | 36-49 |
| 16:09 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher's pass is intercepted by Hiram Lyons | 36-49 |
| 16:07 | Rice | Raymond Burns is called for traveling in the backcourt | 36-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore (SG), Vernon Colvin (C) Curtis Tanner, Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (PG), James Snow (SG), Robert Pearce (SF) Hiram Lyons, Raymond Burns, John Watson | |
| 15:49 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-49 |
| 15:47 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore grabs the offensive board | 36-49 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Knight (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Fenimore (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Herbert Scott (fresh) PF - Marshall Thatcher (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Vernon Colvin (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregg Moore (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Snow (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Pearce (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Raymond Phipps (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Adam Pease (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 36-49 |
| 15:24 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin hits the follow up shot | 38-49 |
| 15:07 | Rice | Raymond Phipps can't connect on an uncontested jumper from close range | 38-49 |
| 15:05 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin pulls down the rebound | 38-49 |
| 14:49 | UTEP | Herbert Scott misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-49 |
| 14:47 | Rice | James Snow grabs the defensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 14:29 | Rice | James Snow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (PG), Michael Bloom (SG), Jeff Melillo (SF), Norman Kelley (PF), Arthur Wright (C) Robert Knight, Ronald Fenimore, Herbert Scott, Marshall Thatcher, Vernon Colvin | |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), John Watson (SF), Timothy Chavis (PF), Richard Mascarenas (C) Gregg Moore, James Snow, Robert Pearce, Raymond Phipps, Adam Pease | |
| 14:12 | UTEP | Craig Chappell steps in front of the Michael Bloom pass | 38-49 |
| 14:08 | Rice | Craig Chappell jams it | 38-51 |
| 14:00 | UTEP | Stephen Stam can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Craig Chappell - foul #4 on Craig Chappell, team foul #5 | 38-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Tanner (SG) Michael Bloom | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG) Craig Chappell | |
| 14:00 | UTEP | Stephen Stam misses the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 14:00 | UTEP | Stephen Stam makes the 2nd free throw | 39-51 |
| 13:48 | Rice | Raymond Burns scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Watson | 39-54 |
| 13:30 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Stam | 42-54 |
| 13:16 | Rice | John Watson hits the finger roll set up by Raymond Burns | 42-56 |
| 12:53 | UTEP | Stephen Stam is hacked by Richard Mascarenas - foul #2 on Richard Mascarenas, team foul #6 | 42-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Bloom (PG), Marshall Thatcher (PF), James Hyslop (C) Stephen Stam, Norman Kelley, Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SG), Robert Pearce (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Adam Pease (C) Raymond Burns, John Watson, Timothy Chavis, Richard Mascarenas | |
| 12:31 | UTEP | Michael Bloom blows the layup | 42-56 |
| 12:30 | Rice | Adam Pease grabs the board | 42-56 |
| 12:28 | Rice | Michael Bloom takes the ball from Hiram Lyons in the backcourt | 42-56 |
| 12:10 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 42-56 |
| 12:08 | Rice | Raymond Phipps snags the defensive board | 42-56 |
| 11:46 | Rice | Robert Pearce connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Hiram Lyons | 42-58 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Bloom (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Curtis Tanner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Melillo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Marshall Thatcher (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - James Hyslop (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Snow (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Pearce (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Raymond Phipps (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Adam Pease (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | UTEP | Raymond Phipps steals the ball from Jeff Melillo | 42-58 |
| 11:12 | Rice | The short jumper by Adam Pease is denied by Marshall Thatcher | 42-58 |
| 11:11 | UTEP | James Hyslop snags the defensive board | 42-58 |
| 10:58 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner is called for a charge - foul #3 on Curtis Tanner, team foul #3 | 42-58 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (PG), Ronald Fenimore (SG), Herbert Scott (SF), Vernon Colvin (PF), Arthur Wright (C) Michael Bloom, Curtis Tanner, Jeff Melillo, Marshall Thatcher, James Hyslop | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), John Watson (SF), Timothy Chavis (PF), Richard Mascarenas (C) Hiram Lyons, James Snow, Robert Pearce, Raymond Phipps, Adam Pease | |
| 10:39 | Rice | John Watson clanks a jump hook from the right block | 42-58 |
| 10:37 | UTEP | Herbert Scott snags the defensive board | 42-58 |
| 10:22 | UTEP | Stephen Stam scores on a jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by Gregg Moore - foul #2 on Gregg Moore, team foul #7 | 44-58 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Knight (PG) Herbert Scott | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:22 | UTEP | Stephen Stam makes the free throw | 45-58 |
| 10:01 | Rice | John Watson misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-58 |
| 10:00 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin gets the rebound | 45-58 |
| 09:56 | UTEP | Robert Knight is fouled on the floor by Gregg Moore - foul #3 on Gregg Moore, team foul #8 | 45-58 |
| Subs | UTEP | Herbert Scott (SF) Stephen Stam | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:56 | UTEP | Robert Knight makes the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 09:56 | UTEP | Robert Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 09:36 | Rice | Arthur Wright denies the turnaround by John Watson | 47-58 |
| 09:35 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore pulls down the rebound | 47-58 |
| 09:11 | UTEP | Arthur Wright travels with the ball | 47-58 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Bloom (SG), Marshall Thatcher (PF), Norman Kelley (C) Ronald Fenimore, Vernon Colvin, Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | Rice | Reginald Eller (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Adam Pease (C) John Watson, Timothy Chavis, Richard Mascarenas | |
| 08:48 | Rice | Reginald Eller lays it in on a nice dish by Gregg Moore and the foul's on Herbert Scott - foul #3 on Herbert Scott, team foul #4 | 47-60 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeff Melillo (SF) Herbert Scott | |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (PG) Gregg Moore | |
| 08:48 | Rice | Reginald Eller makes the free throw | 47-61 |
| 08:31 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-61 |
| 08:29 | Rice | James Snow grabs the board | 47-61 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Adam Pease clanks a shot from the baseline | 47-61 |
| 08:05 | UTEP | Robert Knight snags the defensive board | 47-61 |
| 08:00 | UTEP | Robert Knight hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Bloom | 49-61 |
| 07:57 | Rice | Michael Bloom takes the ball from Adam Pease in the backcourt | 49-61 |
| 07:56 | UTEP | Michael Bloom lays it in | 51-61 |
| 07:42 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 51-61 |
| 07:40 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher pulls down the rebound | 51-61 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Knight (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Bloom (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeff Melillo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Marshall Thatcher (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Norman Kelley (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Snow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Phipps (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Adam Pease (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 07:17 | UTEP | Reginald Eller steals it from Jeff Melillo | 51-61 |
| 06:58 | Rice | Adam Pease is fouled on the floor by Jeff Melillo - foul #4 on Jeff Melillo, team foul #5 | 51-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (PG), Ronald Fenimore (SG), Herbert Scott (SF), Vernon Colvin (PF), Arthur Wright (C) Robert Knight, Michael Bloom, Jeff Melillo, Marshall Thatcher, Norman Kelley | |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Hiram Lyons (SG), John Watson (SF), Timothy Chavis (PF), Richard Mascarenas (C) James Snow, Raymond Burns, Reginald Eller, Raymond Phipps, Adam Pease | |
| 06:42 | Rice | Stephen Stam is called for the reach on Craig Chappell - foul #3 on Stephen Stam, team foul #6 | 51-61 |
| 06:25 | Rice | Craig Chappell clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Stephen Stam - foul #4 on Stephen Stam, team foul #7 | 51-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SG) Hiram Lyons | |
| 06:25 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 06:25 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 06:07 | UTEP | Herbert Scott misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-63 |
| 06:06 | Rice | Gregg Moore grabs the board | 51-63 |
| 05:38 | Rice | Craig Chappell is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Gregg Moore | 51-66 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 05:23 | UTEP | Craig Chappell steps in front of the Ronald Fenimore pass | 51-66 |
| 05:20 | Rice | Craig Chappell banks in the layup | 51-68 |
| 05:01 | UTEP | Arthur Wright clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-68 |
| 05:00 | Rice | The rebound goes to Timothy Chavis | 51-68 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 04:54 | Rice | John Watson is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Fenimore - foul #3 on Ronald Fenimore, team foul #8 | 51-68 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Knight (PG), Curtis Tanner (SG), Jeff Melillo (SF), Marshall Thatcher (PF), James Hyslop (C) Stephen Stam, Ronald Fenimore, Herbert Scott, Vernon Colvin, Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), Raymond Phipps (PF), Robert Pearce (C) Craig Chappell, Gregg Moore, Timothy Chavis, Richard Mascarenas | |
| 04:54 | Rice | John Watson misses the 1st free throw | 51-68 |
| 04:54 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher grabs the defensive rebound | 51-68 |
| 04:47 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-68 |
| 04:46 | UTEP | James Hyslop tips it but misses | 51-68 |
| 04:44 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner tips it but misses | 51-68 |
| 04:43 | Rice | The rebound goes to Hiram Lyons | 51-68 |
| 04:16 | Rice | Robert Pearce is whistled for traveling | 51-68 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SG), Adam Pease (C) Raymond Burns, John Watson | |
| 03:58 | UTEP | Robert Knight hits a shot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Hiram Lyons - foul #1 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #9 | 53-68 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG) Hiram Lyons | |
| 03:58 | UTEP | Robert Knight makes the free throw | 54-68 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 03:29 | Rice | Raymond Phipps scores on a shot from the right wing | 54-70 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Knight (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Tanner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeff Melillo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Marshall Thatcher (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - James Hyslop (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - James Snow (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Pearce (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Raymond Phipps (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Adam Pease (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:20 | UTEP | Robert Knight misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 54-70 |
| 03:19 | Rice | Raymond Phipps snags the defensive board | 54-70 |
| 02:50 | Rice | Robert Pearce loses the ball out of bounds | 54-70 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (PG), Michael Bloom (SG), Ronald Fenimore (SF), Norman Kelley (PF), Vernon Colvin (C) Robert Knight, Curtis Tanner, Jeff Melillo, Marshall Thatcher, James Hyslop | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Gregg Moore (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), Timothy Chavis (PF), Richard Mascarenas (C) Craig Chappell, James Snow, Robert Pearce, Raymond Phipps, Adam Pease | |
| 02:39 | UTEP | Norman Kelley can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-70 |
| 02:38 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin hits the follow up shot | 56-70 |
| 02:20 | Rice | Reginald Eller makes the wide open floater near the basket set up by Richard Mascarenas | 56-72 |
| 02:01 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-72 |
| 02:00 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore grabs the offensive rebound | 56-72 |
| 01:42 | UTEP | Hiram Lyons steps in front of the Michael Bloom pass | 56-72 |
| 01:17 | Rice | Timothy Chavis connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Hiram Lyons and the foul's on Norman Kelley - foul #1 on Norman Kelley, team foul #9 | 56-74 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Hyslop (C) Norman Kelley | |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SG), Robert Pearce (SF) Hiram Lyons, Reginald Eller | |
| 01:17 | Rice | Timothy Chavis misses the free throw | 56-74 |
| 01:17 | UTEP | James Hyslop grabs the defensive rebound | 56-74 |
| 01:02 | UTEP | Stephen Stam's layup is rejected by Richard Mascarenas | 56-74 |
| 01:00 | Rice | Gregg Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 56-74 |
| 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) | |
| 00:33 | Rice | James Snow scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Pearce | 56-76 |
| 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) | |
| 00:26 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-76 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Gregg Moore runs out the clock | 56-76 |