| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ignacio Ruiz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jason Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Snyder (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Walter Carter (fresh) 8 pts. C - Darrin Wolfsberger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) SF - Sidney Rearick (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Bass (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Sidney Rearick inbounds the ball | 33-23 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Walter Carter - foul #2 on Walter Carter, team foul #1 | 33-23 |
| 19:44 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 19:44 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey misses the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 19:44 | Rice | James Spurgeon snags the offensive board | 33-24 |
| 19:31 | Rice | Sidney Rearick buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Bass | 33-27 |
| 19:08 | UTEP | Walter Carter clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 33-27 |
| 19:07 | Rice | Sidney Rearick gets the rebound | 33-27 |
| 18:58 | Rice | James Spurgeon misses the turnaround from the right block | 33-27 |
| 18:56 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jason Turner | 33-27 |
| 18:40 | UTEP | Walter Carter lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Snyder | 35-27 |
| 18:37 | Rice | Leonard Puig's pass is intercepted by Ignacio Ruiz in the backcourt | 35-27 |
| 18:14 | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ignacio Ruiz | 37-27 |
| 17:55 | Rice | Leonard Puig buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Wayne Woolsey | 37-29 |
| 17:26 | UTEP | John Snyder misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 17:25 | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger hits the follow up shot | 39-29 |
| 17:18 | Rice | Sidney Rearick misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 39-29 |
| 17:17 | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger pulls down the rebound | 39-29 |
| 16:55 | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-29 |
| 16:53 | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger hits the follow up shot | 41-29 |
| 16:40 | Rice | James Spurgeon hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Leonard Puig | 41-31 |
| 16:12 | UTEP | Richard Bass swats the short shot by Walter Carter | 41-31 |
| 16:11 | Rice | Leonard Puig gets the rebound | 41-31 |
| 15:51 | Rice | Ignacio Ruiz takes the ball from James Spurgeon | 41-31 |
| 15:46 | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz can't throw it down | 41-31 |
| 15:45 | Rice | Richard Bass pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ignacio Ruiz (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Snyder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Walter Carter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Darrin Wolfsberger (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Woolsey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Rearick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Spurgeon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Bass (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:29 | Rice | Leonard Puig misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 41-31 |
| 15:27 | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger snags the defensive board | 41-31 |
| 14:59 | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 41-31 |
| 14:58 | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 14:29 | UTEP | Jason Turner is denied on a layup by Richard Bass | 41-31 |
| 14:28 | UTEP | Jason Turner grabs the offensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 14:10 | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Ignacio Ruiz | 43-31 |
| 13:48 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey makes the 3 from the right corner | 43-34 |
| 13:34 | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Bass - foul #2 on Richard Bass, team foul #1 | 43-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler (PG), Anthony Robbins (SG), Edward Tinch (SF), Tim Crawford (PF) Ignacio Ruiz, Jason Turner, John Snyder, Walter Carter | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (PG), Albert Horton (SG), Arthur Dean (PF), Michael Jones (C) Leonard Puig, Wayne Woolsey, James Spurgeon, Richard Bass | |
| 13:34 | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 13:34 | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger misses the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 13:34 | Rice | Michael Jones grabs the board | 44-34 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Michael Jones is fouled on the floor by Dewitt Wheeler - foul #1 on Dewitt Wheeler, team foul #2 | 44-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | Juan Sanchez (C) Darrin Wolfsberger | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:05 | Rice | Albert Horton misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Tim Crawford - foul #2 on Tim Crawford, team foul #3 | 44-34 |
| 13:05 | Rice | Albert Horton makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 13:05 | Rice | Albert Horton misses the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 13:05 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez gets the rebound | 44-35 |
| 12:41 | UTEP | Michael Jones denies the turnaround by Juan Sanchez | 44-35 |
| 12:39 | Rice | Arthur Dean grabs the board | 44-35 |
| 12:17 | Rice | Sidney Rearick loses the ball out of bounds | 44-35 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG) Charles Miles | |
| 11:54 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez blows the layup | 44-35 |
| 11:53 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez snags the offensive board | 44-35 |
| 11:43 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Anthony Robbins and he's hacked by Michael Jones - foul #4 on Michael Jones, team foul #2 | 46-35 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | William Barnes (C) Michael Jones | |
| 11:43 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez makes the free throw | 47-35 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Dewitt Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Robbins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Tinch (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Tim Crawford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Horton (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - Sidney Rearick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Rice | Sidney Rearick hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 47-35 |
| 11:29 | Rice | Arthur Dean can't tip it in | 47-35 |
| 11:28 | UTEP | Tim Crawford grabs the board | 47-35 |
| 11:13 | UTEP | Tim Crawford lays it up and in on a great pass from Dewitt Wheeler | 49-35 |
| 10:55 | Rice | Albert Horton buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Leonard Puig and the foul's on Anthony Robbins - foul #1 on Anthony Robbins, team foul #4 | 49-37 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz (PG), John Snyder (SF) Dewitt Wheeler, Edward Tinch | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Bass (SF), James Spurgeon (PF) Sidney Rearick, William Barnes | |
| 10:55 | Rice | Albert Horton makes the free throw | 49-38 |
| 10:38 | UTEP | Anthony Robbins makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Tim Crawford | 52-38 |
| 10:27 | Rice | Leonard Puig misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-38 |
| 10:25 | UTEP | Tim Crawford snags the defensive board | 52-38 |
| 10:02 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez travels with the ball | 52-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Walter Carter (PF), Darrin Wolfsberger (C) Tim Crawford, Juan Sanchez | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Tabarez (SG), William Barnes (C) Albert Horton, Arthur Dean | |
| 09:55 | Rice | William Barnes hits a floater from the left side | 52-40 |
| 09:30 | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger loses the dribble to James Spurgeon | 52-40 |
| 09:15 | Rice | William Barnes scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Leonard Puig | 52-43 |
| 08:52 | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger hits the finger roll | 54-43 |
| 08:30 | Rice | Leonard Puig hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 54-43 |
| 08:28 | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger snags the defensive board | 54-43 |
| 08:06 | UTEP | John Snyder's pass is intercepted by William Barnes | 54-43 |
| 07:50 | Rice | William Barnes hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Leonard Puig and he's hacked by Ignacio Ruiz - foul #1 on Ignacio Ruiz, team foul #5 | 54-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler (PG), Jason Turner (SG), Edward Tinch (SF), Tim Crawford (C) Ignacio Ruiz, Anthony Robbins, John Snyder, Darrin Wolfsberger | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Albert Horton (SG), Michael Jones (C) Leonard Puig, Charles Tabarez, James Spurgeon | |
| 07:50 | Rice | William Barnes makes the free throw | 54-46 |
| 07:21 | UTEP | Tim Crawford clanks a jumper from close range | 54-46 |
| 07:19 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey grabs the defensive rebound | 54-46 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Dewitt Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jason Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Tinch (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walter Carter (fresh) 10 pts. C - Tim Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Horton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Bass (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. PF - William Barnes (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:13 | Rice | Richard Bass misses short on a jumper from the right block | 54-46 |
| 07:11 | UTEP | Edward Tinch grabs the defensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 06:42 | UTEP | Albert Horton is called for the reach on Dewitt Wheeler - foul #4 on Albert Horton, team foul #3 | 54-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger (C) Walter Carter | |
| Subs | Rice | Sidney Rearick (SF), James Spurgeon (PF) Richard Bass, William Barnes | |
| 06:13 | UTEP | Edward Tinch comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 54-46 |
| 06:11 | UTEP | Tim Crawford can't tip it in | 54-46 |
| 06:09 | Rice | Sidney Rearick gets the rebound | 54-46 |
| 05:54 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 54-46 |
| 05:53 | UTEP | Tim Crawford pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| 05:24 | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-46 |
| 05:22 | Rice | Sidney Rearick snags the defensive board | 54-46 |
| 05:17 | Rice | Albert Horton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-46 |
| 05:15 | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger grabs the defensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 05:15 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz (PG), John Snyder (SF), Walter Carter (PF) Dewitt Wheeler, Edward Tinch, Tim Crawford | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG) Wayne Woolsey | |
| 04:51 | UTEP | Walter Carter lays it in set up by John Snyder | 56-46 |
| 04:39 | Rice | James Spurgeon misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 56-46 |
| 04:38 | UTEP | Jason Turner grabs the board | 56-46 |
| 04:14 | UTEP | Walter Carter hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 56-46 |
| 04:12 | Rice | Leonard Puig grabs the defensive rebound | 56-46 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Leonard Puig can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Snyder - foul #2 on John Snyder, team foul #6 | 56-46 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Leonard Puig misses the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Leonard Puig makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 03:40 | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger double dribbles | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:28 | Rice | Walter Carter is called for the reach on Michael Jones - foul #3 on Walter Carter, team foul #7 | 56-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (SG) Albert Horton | |
| 03:28 | Rice | Michael Jones makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 03:28 | Rice | Michael Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 03:03 | UTEP | Jason Turner hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Ignacio Ruiz | 58-49 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ignacio Ruiz (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Turner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Snyder (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Walter Carter (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. C - Darrin Wolfsberger (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Rearick (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 02:43 | Rice | Sidney Rearick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Anthony Robbins (SG), Tim Crawford (C) Jason Turner, Darrin Wolfsberger | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Bass (C) Michael Jones | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:36 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger (C) Tim Crawford | |
| Subs | Rice | Albert Horton (SG), Michael Jones (C) Wayne Woolsey, Richard Bass | |
| 02:14 | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger can't finish the layup | 58-49 |
| 02:12 | UTEP | Walter Carter grabs the offensive board | 58-49 |
| 01:54 | UTEP | Walter Carter is hacked by James Spurgeon - foul #3 on James Spurgeon, team foul #4 | 58-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Turner (SG) Anthony Robbins | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:44 | UTEP | Walter Carter makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Ignacio Ruiz | 60-49 |
| 01:21 | Rice | Sidney Rearick misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-49 |
| 01:19 | UTEP | Jason Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 00:52 | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger connects on the shot from the right wing | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Rice | Sidney Rearick can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 62-49 |
| 00:44 | Rice | James Spurgeon pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-49 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Albert Horton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-49 |
| 00:39 | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz grabs the board | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 62-49 |
| 00:10 | Rice | James Spurgeon pulls down the rebound | 62-49 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Albert Horton's fadeaway is rejected by Darrin Wolfsberger | 62-49 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Michael Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-49 |