| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregg Moore (fresh) SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Watson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Curtis Tanner (fresh) 3 stl. SF - Jeff Melillo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marshall Thatcher (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | John Watson inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Rice | Gregg Moore misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Knight - foul #3 on Robert Knight, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (PG) Robert Knight | |
| 19:39 | Rice | Gregg Moore makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 19:39 | Rice | Gregg Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 19:39 | UTEP | Arthur Wright gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 19:13 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 19:12 | Rice | Gregg Moore grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 18:58 | Rice | John Watson misses the wide open jump hook from the baseline | 32-30 |
| 18:57 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 18:37 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher loses the dribble to Raymond Burns | 32-30 |
| 18:21 | Rice | Raymond Burns clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-30 |
| 18:20 | Rice | Raymond Phipps can't tip it in | 32-30 |
| 18:18 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 17:59 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner misses the floater from just outside the lane | 32-30 |
| 17:58 | Rice | Adam Pease gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 17:36 | Rice | Raymond Phipps is hacked by Marshall Thatcher - foul #1 on Marshall Thatcher, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), James Snow (SG), Robert Pearce (SF), Timothy Chavis (PF), Richard Mascarenas (C) Gregg Moore, Raymond Burns, John Watson, Raymond Phipps, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Bloom (PG), Ronald Fenimore (SG), Herbert Scott (SF), Vernon Colvin (PF), James Hyslop (C) Stephen Stam, Curtis Tanner, Jeff Melillo, Marshall Thatcher, Arthur Wright | |
| 17:14 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Hiram Lyons | 34-30 |
| 16:54 | UTEP | Richard Mascarenas swats the short shot by James Hyslop | 34-30 |
| 16:52 | Rice | Timothy Chavis snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 16:47 | Rice | Robert Pearce misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Ronald Fenimore - foul #2 on Ronald Fenimore, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| 16:47 | Rice | Robert Pearce misses the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 16:47 | Rice | Robert Pearce makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 16:42 | UTEP | Michael Bloom travels in the backcourt | 35-30 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher (PF) James Hyslop | |
| 16:30 | Rice | Hiram Lyons is hacked by Michael Bloom - foul #1 on Michael Bloom, team foul #4 | 35-30 |
| 16:25 | Rice | James Snow drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Timothy Chavis | 37-30 |
| 16:03 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 37-30 |
| 16:02 | Rice | Robert Pearce gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 15:59 | Rice | James Snow is fouled in the backcourt by Vernon Colvin - foul #2 on Vernon Colvin, team foul #5 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), John Watson (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Adam Pease (C) Hiram Lyons, James Snow, Robert Pearce, Timothy Chavis, Richard Mascarenas | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Knight (PG), Curtis Tanner (SG), Jeff Melillo (SF), Arthur Wright (C) Michael Bloom, Ronald Fenimore, Herbert Scott, Vernon Colvin | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Watson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Curtis Tanner (fairly fresh) 3 stl. SF - Jeff Melillo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marshall Thatcher (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Rice | John Watson jams it on a nice dish by Craig Chappell and the foul's on Jeff Melillo - foul #2 on Jeff Melillo, team foul #6 | 39-30 |
| 15:40 | Rice | John Watson makes the free throw | 40-30 |
| 15:23 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Knight | 40-32 |
| 15:21 | Rice | Raymond Burns is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raymond Burns, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (SG), Norman Kelley (PF) Curtis Tanner, Marshall Thatcher | |
| 15:11 | UTEP | Norman Kelley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-32 |
| 14:56 | Rice | John Watson is fouled on the floor by Jeff Melillo - foul #3 on Jeff Melillo, team foul #7 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Chavis (PF), Robert Pearce (C) Raymond Phipps, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore (SG), Vernon Colvin (PF), James Hyslop (C) Stephen Stam, Norman Kelley, Arthur Wright | |
| 14:56 | Rice | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 14:56 | Rice | John Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 14:41 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-32 |
| 14:40 | Rice | Robert Pearce gets the rebound | 42-32 |
| 14:26 | Rice | Robert Pearce makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Craig Chappell | 44-32 |
| 14:15 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-32 |
| 14:14 | Rice | Timothy Chavis grabs the defensive rebound | 44-32 |
| 14:02 | Rice | Raymond Burns hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-32 |
| 14:00 | UTEP | James Hyslop pulls down the rebound | 44-32 |
| 13:46 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore is whistled for traveling | 44-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (PG), James Snow (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Richard Mascarenas (C) Craig Chappell, Raymond Burns, John Watson, Timothy Chavis, Robert Pearce | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (PG), Michael Bloom (SG), Herbert Scott (SF), Marshall Thatcher (PF), Arthur Wright (C) Robert Knight, Ronald Fenimore, Jeff Melillo, Vernon Colvin, James Hyslop | |
| 13:25 | Rice | James Snow comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-32 |
| 13:23 | Rice | Reginald Eller snags the offensive board | 44-32 |
| 13:06 | Rice | Reginald Eller buries a jumper from the baseline | 46-32 |
| 12:52 | UTEP | Michael Bloom misses short on a jumper from the right side | 46-32 |
| 12:50 | UTEP | Michael Bloom grabs the offensive board | 46-32 |
| 12:37 | UTEP | Stephen Stam hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Richard Mascarenas - foul #1 on Richard Mascarenas, team foul #2 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG) James Snow | |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Tanner (SG), Norman Kelley (C) Michael Bloom, Arthur Wright | |
| 12:37 | UTEP | Stephen Stam makes the 1st free throw | 46-33 |
| 12:37 | UTEP | Stephen Stam misses the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 12:37 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Mascarenas | 46-33 |
| 12:28 | Rice | Raymond Phipps loses the ball out of bounds | 46-33 |
| Subs | Rice | John Watson (SF) Reginald Eller | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Knight (PG), Vernon Colvin (C) Stephen Stam, Norman Kelley | |
| 12:09 | UTEP | Herbert Scott connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-35 |
| 11:52 | Rice | Raymond Phipps makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Craig Chappell | 48-35 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregg Moore (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Watson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Mascarenas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Knight (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Curtis Tanner (fresh) 3 stl. SF - Herbert Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marshall Thatcher (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vernon Colvin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:26 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Knight | 48-37 |
| 11:08 | Rice | Craig Chappell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-37 |
| 11:07 | Rice | Raymond Phipps gets the offensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 11:02 | Rice | Gregg Moore misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 48-37 |
| 11:01 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher pulls down the rebound | 48-37 |
| 10:50 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-37 |
| 10:48 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner gets the offensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 10:27 | UTEP | Robert Knight connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Vernon Colvin | 48-40 |
| 10:14 | Rice | Raymond Phipps misses long on an open shot from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 10:13 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner grabs the defensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 09:50 | UTEP | Robert Knight's layup is rejected by Richard Mascarenas | 48-40 |
| 09:49 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas pulls down the rebound | 48-40 |
| 09:47 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas is fouled in the backcourt by Vernon Colvin - foul #3 on Vernon Colvin, team foul #8 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), Robert Pearce (SF), Adam Pease (C) Craig Chappell, Gregg Moore, John Watson, Raymond Phipps | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (PG), Michael Bloom (SG), Jeff Melillo (SF), Ronald Fenimore (PF), Arthur Wright (C) Robert Knight, Curtis Tanner, Herbert Scott, Marshall Thatcher, Vernon Colvin | |
| 09:47 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 09:47 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 09:31 | UTEP | Michael Bloom misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 50-40 |
| 09:30 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Jeff Melillo | 50-40 |
| 09:10 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo clanks a floater from the free throw line | 50-40 |
| 09:09 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Pearce | 50-40 |
| 08:44 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas is wide open and dunks the ball on a nice dish by Raymond Burns | 52-40 |
| 08:18 | UTEP | A charge is called on Ronald Fenimore - foul #3 on Ronald Fenimore, team foul #9 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Chavis (PF) Richard Mascarenas | |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Tanner (SG), Norman Kelley (PF) Michael Bloom, Ronald Fenimore | |
| 08:09 | Rice | Raymond Burns can't connect on a shot near the basket | 52-40 |
| 08:08 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Chavis | 52-40 |
| 08:03 | Rice | Robert Pearce is called for traveling | 52-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Reginald Eller (SF) Hiram Lyons, Robert Pearce | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Knight (PG), James Hyslop (C) Stephen Stam, Arthur Wright | |
| 07:46 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-40 |
| 07:45 | UTEP | Norman Kelley grabs the offensive rebound | 52-40 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Burns (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 7 reb. C - Adam Pease (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Knight (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Curtis Tanner (fairly fresh) 3 stl. SF - Jeff Melillo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Norman Kelley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Hyslop (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-40 |
| 07:24 | UTEP | James Hyslop tips it back up and in | 52-42 |
| 07:03 | Rice | Craig Chappell misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 52-42 |
| 07:01 | UTEP | Robert Knight snags the defensive board | 52-42 |
| 06:41 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 52-42 |
| 06:39 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 06:23 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo lays it in and the foul's on Adam Pease - foul #3 on Adam Pease, team foul #3 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), James Snow (SG), Robert Pearce (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF) Craig Chappell, Raymond Burns, Reginald Eller, Timothy Chavis | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (PG), Ronald Fenimore (SG), Marshall Thatcher (PF), Arthur Wright (C) Robert Knight, Curtis Tanner, Norman Kelley, James Hyslop | |
| 06:23 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo misses the free throw | 52-44 |
| 06:23 | Rice | Raymond Phipps grabs the defensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 06:11 | Rice | Hiram Lyons can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-44 |
| 06:10 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Arthur Wright | 52-44 |
| 05:54 | UTEP | Arthur Wright drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Ronald Fenimore | 52-46 |
| 05:40 | Rice | Adam Pease's pass is intercepted by Arthur Wright | 52-46 |
| 05:19 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Hiram Lyons - foul #2 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #4 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), John Watson (SF) Hiram Lyons, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Bloom (PG), Herbert Scott (SF) Stephen Stam, Jeff Melillo | |
| 05:19 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher misses the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 05:19 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 05:01 | Rice | Raymond Phipps misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 52-47 |
| 05:00 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 04:43 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-49 |
| 04:27 | Rice | John Watson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 52-49 |
| 04:25 | Rice | Raymond Phipps tips it home | 54-49 |
| 04:05 | UTEP | Herbert Scott misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 04:04 | Rice | Robert Pearce gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 03:59 | Rice | John Watson hits the finger roll set up by Raymond Phipps | 56-49 |
| 03:45 | UTEP | Michael Bloom double dribbles | 56-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), Timothy Chavis (C) Craig Chappell, James Snow, Robert Pearce | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (PG), Curtis Tanner (SG), Jeff Melillo (SF), Vernon Colvin (PF), James Hyslop (C) Michael Bloom, Ronald Fenimore, Herbert Scott, Marshall Thatcher, Arthur Wright | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregg Moore (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Watson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Stephen Stam (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Tanner (fairly fresh) 3 stl. SF - Jeff Melillo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Vernon Colvin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - James Hyslop (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Rice | Timothy Chavis banks in the wide open layup set up by Gregg Moore | 58-49 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 03:13 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Curtis Tanner | 58-52 |
| 03:11 | Rice | Raymond Burns is hacked by Stephen Stam in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Stam, team foul #10 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Reginald Eller (SF) John Watson | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 03:11 | Rice | Raymond Burns makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 03:11 | Rice | Raymond Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 02:54 | UTEP | Stephen Stam drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Jeff Melillo | 60-54 |
| 02:54 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), John Watson (SF), Richard Mascarenas (C) Gregg Moore, Reginald Eller, Raymond Phipps | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Bloom (SG), Herbert Scott (SF), Marshall Thatcher (PF), Arthur Wright (C) Curtis Tanner, Jeff Melillo, Vernon Colvin, James Hyslop | |
| 02:52 | Rice | Raymond Burns is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Stam - foul #3 on Stephen Stam, team foul #11 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Knight (PG) Herbert Scott | |
| 02:52 | Rice | Raymond Burns makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 02:52 | Rice | Raymond Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 02:38 | UTEP | The short jumper by Marshall Thatcher is denied by Richard Mascarenas | 62-54 |
| 02:36 | Rice | The rebound goes to Timothy Chavis | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:13 | Rice | Raymond Burns clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Arthur Wright - foul #2 on Arthur Wright, team foul #12 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore (SG) Michael Bloom | |
| 02:13 | Rice | Raymond Burns makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 02:13 | Rice | Raymond Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 01:51 | UTEP | Stephen Stam misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-54 |
| 01:49 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Mascarenas | 64-54 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Raymond Burns comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-54 |
| 01:26 | Rice | John Watson can't tip it in | 64-54 |
| 01:24 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore snags the defensive board | 64-54 |
| 01:07 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher double dribbles | 64-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (PG), James Snow (SG), Robert Pearce (SF) Craig Chappell, Raymond Burns, John Watson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Bloom (SG), Vernon Colvin (PF), James Hyslop (C) Robert Knight, Marshall Thatcher, Arthur Wright | |
| 00:45 | Rice | Robert Pearce misses short on an open shot from the right side | 64-54 |
| 00:44 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin gets the rebound | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:40 | UTEP | Michael Bloom scores on a floater from the free throw line and the foul's on Gregg Moore - foul #3 on Gregg Moore, team foul #5 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), John Watson (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Adam Pease (C) Gregg Moore, James Snow, Robert Pearce, Timothy Chavis, Richard Mascarenas | |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Tanner (SG), Jeff Melillo (SF), Marshall Thatcher (PF), Arthur Wright (C) Stephen Stam, Ronald Fenimore, Vernon Colvin, James Hyslop | |
| 00:40 | UTEP | Michael Bloom makes the free throw | 64-57 |
| 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) | |
| 00:38 | Rice | Craig Chappell is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Bloom - foul #2 on Michael Bloom, team foul #13 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (SG), Richard Mascarenas (PF), Robert Pearce (C) Raymond Burns, Raymond Phipps, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Knight (PG) Michael Bloom | |
| 00:38 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:34 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Marshall Thatcher | 66-60 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG) Hiram Lyons | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:31 | Rice | Robert Knight is called for the reach on Craig Chappell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Knight, team foul #14 | 66-60 |
| 00:31 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:31 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:25 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-60 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas snags the defensive board | 68-60 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (SG) Raymond Burns | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 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) | |
| 00:22 | Rice | Curtis Tanner is called for the reach on Hiram Lyons in the backcourt - foul #2 on Curtis Tanner, team foul #15 | 68-60 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Hiram Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Hiram Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:16 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SG), Timothy Chavis (C) Craig Chappell, John Watson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (PG), Michael Bloom (SG), Ronald Fenimore (SF), Vernon Colvin (PF), James Hyslop (C) Robert Knight, Curtis Tanner, Jeff Melillo, Marshall Thatcher, Arthur Wright | |
| 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 | Hiram Lyons runs out the clock | 70-60 |