| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Rene Costa (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Kress (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Turney (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nelson Heard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Grady (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Durst (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Howard Reed (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Steven Turney inbounds the ball | 39-36 |
| 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) | |
| 19:37 | UTEP | Nelson Heard hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 39-36 |
| 19:36 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Howard Reed misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 19:23 | Rice | Donald Reavis hits the follow up shot | 39-38 |
| 19:03 | UTEP | Rene Costa hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eric Kress | 41-38 |
| 19:01 | Rice | Joseph Durst's pass is intercepted by Rene Costa in the backcourt | 41-38 |
| 19:00 | UTEP | Rene Costa hits the finger roll | 43-38 |
| 18:35 | Rice | Donald Reavis comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 43-38 |
| 18:34 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson tips it in | 43-40 |
| 18:31 | UTEP | Corey Riddle steps in front of the Rene Costa pass in the backcourt | 43-40 |
| 18:30 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses the dunk attempt | 43-40 |
| 18:29 | UTEP | Sean Grady grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 18:12 | UTEP | Steven Turney comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 18:11 | Rice | Corey Riddle gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 17:53 | Rice | Joseph Durst hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 43-40 |
| 17:52 | UTEP | Sean Grady grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 17:38 | UTEP | Eric Kress misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Howard Reed - foul #1 on Howard Reed, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Sabella (PG), Eric Williams (SF), Sean Covell (PF), Eric Hadsell (C) Rene Costa, Steven Turney, Nelson Heard, Sean Grady | |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Cleveland Ladner (SG), Brian Livingston (SF), Darren Shaffer (PF) Corey Riddle, Joseph Durst, Howard Reed, Lawrence Johnson | |
| 17:38 | UTEP | Eric Kress misses the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 17:38 | UTEP | Eric Kress makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 17:25 | Rice | Frank Stephenson makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Darren Shaffer | 44-43 |
| 17:01 | UTEP | Sean Covell can't finish the layup | 44-43 |
| 17:00 | UTEP | Sean Covell grabs the offensive board | 44-43 |
| 16:54 | UTEP | Eric Kress is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Eric Kress, team foul #1 | 44-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Wilson (SG) Eric Kress | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:39 | Rice | Donald Reavis is open and scores on a turnaround in the paint | 44-45 |
| 16:27 | UTEP | Robert Wilson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 16:25 | UTEP | Eric Hadsell snags the offensive board | 44-45 |
| 16:13 | UTEP | Sean Covell scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 15:55 | Rice | Darren Shaffer scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Donald Reavis | 47-47 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ralph Sabella (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wilson (fresh) SF - Eric Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sean Covell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Hadsell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Frank Stephenson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cleveland Ladner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Livingston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Darren Shaffer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | UTEP | Ralph Sabella misses the dunk attempt | 47-47 |
| 15:32 | UTEP | Eric Hadsell snags the offensive board | 47-47 |
| 15:15 | UTEP | Ralph Sabella misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 15:13 | Rice | Darren Shaffer gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 15:00 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Eric Hadsell - foul #1 on Eric Hadsell, team foul #2 | 47-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (PG), Daniel Talley (SG), Steven Turney (SF), Nelson Heard (PF), Eric Lebo (C) Ralph Sabella, Robert Wilson, Eric Williams, Sean Covell, Eric Hadsell | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (SG), Howard Reed (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF), Carlos Tedrow (C) Frank Stephenson, Brian Livingston, Darren Shaffer, Donald Reavis | |
| 15:00 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 15:00 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 14:46 | UTEP | Eric Lebo misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-49 |
| 14:44 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 14:23 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses short on a floater from the baseline | 47-49 |
| 14:22 | UTEP | Daniel Talley grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 14:08 | UTEP | Eric Lebo misses long on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Lawrence Johnson - foul #3 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #2 | 47-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Grady (C) Nelson Heard | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG) Cleveland Ladner | |
| 14:08 | UTEP | Eric Lebo makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 14:08 | UTEP | Eric Lebo misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 14:08 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lawrence Johnson | 48-49 |
| 13:49 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie is called for traveling | 48-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Nelson Heard (PF) Eric Lebo | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:28 | UTEP | Daniel Talley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Wilson (SG) Daniel Talley | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Reavis (C) Carlos Tedrow | |
| 13:24 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie is fouled in the backcourt by Rene Costa - foul #1 on Rene Costa, team foul #3 | 48-49 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Nelson Heard - foul #1 on Nelson Heard, team foul #4 | 48-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (SG), Carlos Tedrow (SF) Joseph Durst, Howard Reed | |
| 13:19 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 13:00 | UTEP | Steven Turney scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Robert Wilson and he's fouled by Lawrence Johnson - foul #4 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #3 | 50-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Sabella (PG) Rene Costa | |
| Subs | Rice | Darren Shaffer (PF) Lawrence Johnson | |
| 13:00 | UTEP | Steven Turney misses the free throw | 50-51 |
| 13:00 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 12:56 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie blows the layup | 50-51 |
| 12:55 | UTEP | Ralph Sabella pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 12:37 | UTEP | Nelson Heard evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Stephen McKinnie - foul #4 on Stephen McKinnie, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Kress (SG), Eric Lebo (C) Robert Wilson, Sean Grady | |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Brian Livingston (SF) Stephen McKinnie, Carlos Tedrow | |
| 12:37 | UTEP | Nelson Heard makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 12:37 | UTEP | Nelson Heard makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 12:17 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-51 |
| 12:16 | UTEP | Eric Lebo gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 12:12 | UTEP | Eric Kress misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-51 |
| 12:10 | Rice | Brian Livingston grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 11:52 | Rice | Donald Reavis connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Frank Stephenson | 52-53 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ralph Sabella (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Kress (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Turney (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nelson Heard (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Lebo (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Frank Stephenson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Livingston (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Darren Shaffer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Reavis (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | UTEP | Eric Kress misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-53 |
| 11:36 | Rice | The rebound goes to Brian Livingston | 52-53 |
| 11:29 | Rice | Donald Reavis drills a shot near the basket set up by Corey Riddle | 52-55 |
| 11:07 | UTEP | Steven Turney is alone and drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Nelson Heard | 55-55 |
| 10:45 | Rice | Nelson Heard blocks the short jumper by Donald Reavis | 55-55 |
| 10:43 | Rice | Darren Shaffer gets the offensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 10:27 | Rice | Darren Shaffer clanks a jumper from the right block | 55-55 |
| 10:26 | UTEP | Ralph Sabella grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 10:06 | UTEP | Steven Turney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (PG), Robert Wilson (SG), Eric Williams (SF), Sean Covell (PF), Eric Hadsell (C) Ralph Sabella, Eric Kress, Steven Turney, Nelson Heard, Eric Lebo | |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (PG), Joseph Durst (SG), Howard Reed (SF), Carlos Tedrow (PF) Frank Stephenson, Corey Riddle, Brian Livingston, Darren Shaffer | |
| 09:54 | Rice | Joseph Durst is hacked by Robert Wilson - foul #1 on Robert Wilson, team foul #5 | 55-55 |
| 09:36 | Rice | Howard Reed knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Cleveland Ladner | 55-58 |
| 09:28 | UTEP | Robert Wilson clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 09:26 | UTEP | Eric Hadsell grabs the offensive board | 55-58 |
| 09:08 | UTEP | Howard Reed takes the ball from Eric Hadsell | 55-58 |
| 08:53 | Rice | Joseph Durst drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Cleveland Ladner | 55-61 |
| 08:47 | UTEP | Rene Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 55-61 |
| 08:46 | Rice | Howard Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 08:42 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Williams - foul #3 on Eric Williams, team foul #6 | 55-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Talley (SG), Steven Turney (SF), Sean Grady (C) Rene Costa, Sean Covell, Eric Hadsell | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:32 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Cleveland Ladner | 55-63 |
| 08:17 | UTEP | Daniel Talley misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-63 |
| 08:16 | UTEP | Eric Williams grabs the offensive board | 55-63 |
| 07:55 | UTEP | Steven Turney connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-63 |
| 07:53 | Rice | Joseph Durst's pass is intercepted by Daniel Talley in the backcourt | 57-63 |
| 07:32 | UTEP | Steven Turney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (PG), Sean Covell (SF), Nelson Heard (PF) Robert Wilson, Steven Turney, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG), Brian Livingston (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF) Cleveland Ladner, Howard Reed, Donald Reavis | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Rene Costa (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Talley (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sean Covell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nelson Heard (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Grady (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joseph Durst (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brian Livingston (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Carlos Tedrow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Rice | Joseph Durst buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen McKinnie | 57-65 |
| 07:01 | UTEP | Nelson Heard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-65 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Sabella (SG), Eric Hadsell (C) Daniel Talley, Sean Grady | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:39 | Rice | Joseph Durst buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Stephen McKinnie and he's fouled by Sean Covell - foul #2 on Sean Covell, team foul #7 | 57-67 |
| Subs | UTEP | Steven Turney (SF), Eric Williams (PF) Sean Covell, Nelson Heard | |
| Subs | Rice | Darren Shaffer (C) Carlos Tedrow | |
| 06:39 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses the free throw | 57-67 |
| 06:39 | UTEP | Eric Williams pulls down the rebound | 57-67 |
| 06:17 | UTEP | Eric Williams is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 57-67 |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Kress (SG), Sean Grady (C) Rene Costa, Eric Hadsell | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (SG), Howard Reed (SF) Joseph Durst, Brian Livingston | |
| 05:57 | Rice | Howard Reed hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-67 |
| 05:56 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Eric Williams | 57-67 |
| 05:36 | UTEP | Eric Williams splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 57-67 |
| 05:35 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie grabs the board | 57-67 |
| 05:33 | Rice | Howard Reed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-67 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Wilson (PG), Eric Lebo (SF), Sean Covell (PF) Ralph Sabella, Steven Turney, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Carlos Tedrow (SF), Donald Reavis (C) Stephen McKinnie, Howard Reed, Darren Shaffer | |
| 05:15 | UTEP | Sean Covell scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-67 |
| 04:58 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow is open but comes up short on the runner in the paint | 59-67 |
| 04:57 | Rice | Donald Reavis pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-67 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Donald Reavis knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 59-69 |
| 04:30 | UTEP | Sean Grady makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 61-69 |
| 04:24 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow is hacked by Eric Lebo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Lebo, team foul #8 | 61-69 |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (PG), Daniel Talley (SG), Steven Turney (SF), Nelson Heard (PF), Eric Hadsell (C) Robert Wilson, Eric Kress, Eric Lebo, Sean Covell, Sean Grady | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG), Howard Reed (SG), Darren Shaffer (C) Frank Stephenson, Corey Riddle, Donald Reavis | |
| 04:24 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 04:24 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow misses the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 04:24 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Eric Hadsell | 61-70 |
| 03:56 | UTEP | Rene Costa can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 61-70 |
| 03:55 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow grabs the defensive rebound | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:35 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow knocks in the floater from the baseline | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Rene Costa (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Talley (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Turney (tiring) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nelson Heard (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Hadsell (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Howard Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Tedrow (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Johnson (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:22 | UTEP | Daniel Talley hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-72 |
| 03:04 | Rice | Darren Shaffer blows the dunk | 64-72 |
| 03:02 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Nelson Heard | 64-72 |
| 02:46 | UTEP | Daniel Talley is whistled for a carry | 64-72 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Sabella (PG), Robert Wilson (SG), Sean Covell (SF), Eric Williams (PF), Sean Grady (C) Rene Costa, Daniel Talley, Steven Turney, Nelson Heard, Eric Hadsell | |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Joseph Durst (SG), Brian Livingston (SF), Donald Reavis (C) Stephen McKinnie, Howard Reed, Carlos Tedrow, Darren Shaffer | |
| 02:24 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses long on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Wilson - foul #2 on Robert Wilson, team foul #9 | 64-72 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG) Frank Stephenson | |
| 02:24 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the 1st free throw | 64-72 |
| 02:24 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| 02:22 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-73 |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (PG), Eric Kress (SG), Eric Lebo (C) Ralph Sabella, Robert Wilson, Sean Grady | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG), Howard Reed (SF), Darren Shaffer (PF) Corey Riddle, Brian Livingston, Lawrence Johnson | |
| 02:06 | UTEP | Rene Costa double dribbles | 64-73 |
| 01:51 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie misses the floater from the left side | 64-73 |
| 01:49 | UTEP | Eric Williams gets the rebound | 64-73 |
| 01:45 | UTEP | Rene Costa splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Howard Reed - foul #2 on Howard Reed, team foul #5 | 64-73 |
| Subs | UTEP | Steven Turney (SF), Nelson Heard (PF), Sean Grady (C) Eric Williams, Sean Covell, Eric Lebo | |
| Subs | Rice | Carlos Tedrow (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF) Howard Reed, Darren Shaffer | |
| 01:45 | UTEP | Rene Costa makes the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 01:45 | UTEP | Rene Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| 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) | |
| 01:24 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow is whistled for a carry | 66-73 |
| 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) | |
| 01:05 | UTEP | Nelson Heard misses the layup against the doubleteam | 66-73 |
| 01:04 | UTEP | Sean Grady grabs the offensive rebound | 66-73 |
| 00:58 | UTEP | Rene Costa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-73 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:57 | Rice | Donald Reavis is hacked by Rene Costa in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rene Costa, team foul #10 | 66-73 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (SG) Carlos Tedrow | |
| 00:57 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 66-74 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:53 | UTEP | Rene Costa drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-75 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Joseph Durst is fouled in the backcourt by Rene Costa - foul #3 on Rene Costa, team foul #11 | 69-75 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Joseph Durst makes the 2nd free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:46 | UTEP | Nelson Heard shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 71-76 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Corey Riddle is hacked by Rene Costa in the backcourt - foul #4 on Rene Costa, team foul #12 | 71-76 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Corey Riddle makes the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Corey Riddle makes the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:37 | UTEP | Nelson Heard blows the layup | 71-78 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Donald Reavis grabs the board | 71-78 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Rene Costa is called for the reach on Donald Reavis in the backcourt - foul #5 on Rene Costa, team foul #13 | 71-78 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Sabella (PG) Rene Costa | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:35 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 71-79 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 71-80 |
| 00:30 | UTEP | Ralph Sabella drills a 3 from the right wing | 74-80 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie is hacked by Ralph Sabella in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ralph Sabella, team foul #14 | 74-80 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 1st free throw | 74-81 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 2nd free throw | 74-82 |
| 00:21 | UTEP | Ralph Sabella knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Sean Grady | 77-82 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Joseph Durst is hacked by Ralph Sabella in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ralph Sabella, team foul #15 | 77-82 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Livingston (SF) Stephen McKinnie | |
| 00:19 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses the 1st free throw | 77-82 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Joseph Durst makes the 2nd free throw | 77-83 |
| 00:12 | UTEP | Sean Grady is whistled for a carry | 77-83 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Donald Reavis is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Kress - foul #2 on Eric Kress, team foul #16 | 77-83 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 77-84 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the 2nd free throw | 77-84 |
| 00:11 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Nelson Heard | 77-84 |
| 00:06 | UTEP | Ralph Sabella comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 77-84 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Brian Livingston pulls down the rebound | 77-84 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Corey Riddle runs out the clock | 77-84 |