| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) SG - Albert Horton (fresh) SF - Sidney Rearick (fresh) PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) C - Michael Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ignacio Ruiz (fresh) SG - Jason Turner (fresh) SF - John Snyder (fresh) PF - Walter Carter (fresh) C - Darrin Wolfsberger (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:43 | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz hits a driving attempt from the right block | 0-2 |
| 19:38 | Rice | Leonard Puig clanks a shot from the right block | 0-2 |
| 19:36 | Rice | Michael Jones tips it in | 2-2 |
| 19:17 | UTEP | John Snyder banks in the layup set up by Jason Turner | 2-4 |
| 19:02 | Rice | Albert Horton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-4 |
| 18:45 | UTEP | Walter Carter makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Darrin Wolfsberger | 2-6 |
| 18:20 | Rice | Albert Horton loses the dribble to Ignacio Ruiz | 2-6 |
| 17:56 | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger hits the finger roll | 2-8 |
| 17:44 | Rice | Walter Carter is called for the reach on Leonard Puig - foul #1 on Walter Carter, team foul #1 | 2-8 |
| 17:26 | Rice | Albert Horton buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 16:57 | UTEP | John Snyder misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 16:56 | Rice | Sidney Rearick pulls down the rebound | 5-8 |
| 16:50 | Rice | Sidney Rearick clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 16:48 | UTEP | John Snyder grabs the defensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 16:43 | UTEP | Jason Turner banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ignacio Ruiz and the foul's on Leonard Puig - foul #1 on Leonard Puig, team foul #1 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler (PG), Edward Tinch (SF), Tim Crawford (PF), Juan Sanchez (C) Ignacio Ruiz, John Snyder, Walter Carter, Darrin Wolfsberger | |
| 16:43 | UTEP | Jason Turner misses the free throw | 5-10 |
| 16:43 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez grabs the offensive rebound | 5-10 |
| 16:22 | UTEP | Jason Turner is fouled on the floor by Albert Horton - foul #1 on Albert Horton, team foul #2 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (SG), Richard Bass (C) Albert Horton, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | UTEP | Anthony Robbins (SG) Jason Turner | |
| 16:04 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James Spurgeon - foul #1 on James Spurgeon, team foul #3 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Arthur Dean (C) James Spurgeon | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 16:04 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez misses the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 16:04 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 15:47 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 5-11 |
| 15:46 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Dean | 5-11 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) SG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) SF - Sidney Rearick (fresh) PF - Richard Bass (fresh) C - Arthur Dean (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Dewitt Wheeler (fresh) SG - Anthony Robbins (fresh) SF - Edward Tinch (fresh) PF - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 1 pts. C - Tim Crawford (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Rice | Leonard Puig misses short on a floater from the right wing | 5-11 |
| 15:39 | UTEP | Tim Crawford snags the defensive board | 5-11 |
| 15:24 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Anthony Robbins | 5-13 |
| 15:04 | Rice | Richard Bass's floater is tipped away by Juan Sanchez | 5-13 |
| 15:02 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez snags the defensive board | 5-13 |
| 14:43 | UTEP | The pull-up jumper by Tim Crawford is blocked by Richard Bass | 5-13 |
| 14:42 | UTEP | Tim Crawford grabs the offensive rebound | 5-13 |
| 14:20 | UTEP | Edward Tinch is whistled for a carry | 5-13 |
| Subs | Rice | Albert Horton (SG), James Spurgeon (PF), Michael Jones (C) Leonard Puig, Sidney Rearick, Arthur Dean | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz (PG), Jason Turner (SG), John Snyder (SF), Walter Carter (PF), Darrin Wolfsberger (C) Dewitt Wheeler, Anthony Robbins, Edward Tinch, Juan Sanchez, Tim Crawford | |
| 13:59 | Rice | James Spurgeon makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Albert Horton | 8-13 |
| 13:31 | UTEP | Jason Turner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-13 |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG) Wayne Woolsey | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 13:17 | Rice | Michael Jones misses the floater from just outside the lane | 8-13 |
| 13:15 | UTEP | Walter Carter grabs the board | 8-13 |
| 12:56 | UTEP | Jason Turner misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-13 |
| 12:54 | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger tips it back up and in | 8-15 |
| 12:33 | Rice | Michael Jones is denied on a layup by Darrin Wolfsberger | 8-15 |
| 12:32 | UTEP | Walter Carter gets the rebound | 8-15 |
| 12:09 | UTEP | Walter Carter connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Ignacio Ruiz | 8-17 |
| 11:43 | Rice | Albert Horton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 8-17 |
| 11:41 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jason Turner | 8-17 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) SG - Albert Horton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Bass (fairly fresh) PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ignacio Ruiz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Snyder (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrin Wolfsberger (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:16 | UTEP | Walter Carter makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Ignacio Ruiz | 8-19 |
| 11:08 | Rice | Albert Horton misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-19 |
| 11:07 | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz gets the rebound | 8-19 |
| 10:49 | UTEP | Jason Turner misses long on a shot from the right side | 8-19 |
| 10:48 | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger tips it in | 8-21 |
| 10:19 | Rice | Leonard Puig slams it home | 10-21 |
| 09:50 | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Charles Tabarez (SG), Sidney Rearick (SF), Arthur Dean (PF), William Barnes (C) Leonard Puig, Albert Horton, Richard Bass, James Spurgeon, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler (PG), Anthony Robbins (SG), Edward Tinch (SF), Tim Crawford (PF), Juan Sanchez (C) Ignacio Ruiz, Jason Turner, John Snyder, Walter Carter, Darrin Wolfsberger | |
| 09:48 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey's pass is intercepted by Dewitt Wheeler in the backcourt | 10-21 |
| 09:35 | UTEP | The short jumper by Tim Crawford is denied by Arthur Dean | 10-21 |
| 09:33 | Rice | Arthur Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 10-21 |
| 09:25 | Rice | Edward Tinch steals it from Wayne Woolsey | 10-21 |
| 09:22 | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler lays it in on a great pass from Edward Tinch | 10-23 |
| 08:56 | Rice | Sidney Rearick scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Wayne Woolsey | 13-23 |
| 08:33 | UTEP | Anthony Robbins misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 13-23 |
| 08:32 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez tips it back up and in | 13-25 |
| 08:22 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-25 |
| 08:20 | Rice | Sidney Rearick misses the tip | 13-25 |
| 08:19 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez pulls down the rebound | 13-25 |
| 07:57 | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler is fouled on the floor by William Barnes - foul #1 on William Barnes, team foul #4 | 13-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG), Albert Horton (SG), James Spurgeon (PF), Michael Jones (C) Wayne Woolsey, Charles Tabarez, Arthur Dean, William Barnes | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz (PG), John Snyder (SF), Walter Carter (PF), Darrin Wolfsberger (C) Dewitt Wheeler, Edward Tinch, Tim Crawford, Juan Sanchez | |
| 07:34 | UTEP | Walter Carter hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-25 |
| 07:33 | Rice | James Spurgeon pulls down the rebound | 13-25 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Albert Horton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Rearick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ignacio Ruiz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Robbins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Snyder (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrin Wolfsberger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Rice | Ignacio Ruiz takes the ball from Sidney Rearick | 13-25 |
| 06:52 | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger lays it in on a nice dish by Anthony Robbins | 13-27 |
| 06:33 | Rice | Darrin Wolfsberger is called for the reach on Sidney Rearick - foul #1 on Darrin Wolfsberger, team foul #2 | 13-27 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Turner (SG) Anthony Robbins | |
| 06:20 | Rice | Ignacio Ruiz steals it from Albert Horton | 13-27 |
| 05:56 | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Michael Jones - foul #1 on Michael Jones, team foul #5 | 13-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (SG), Richard Bass (SF), Arthur Dean (C) Albert Horton, Sidney Rearick, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 05:56 | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger misses the 1st free throw | 13-27 |
| 05:56 | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger makes the 2nd free throw | 13-28 |
| 05:37 | Rice | Leonard Puig misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 13-28 |
| 05:36 | Rice | Leonard Puig misses the tip | 13-28 |
| 05:34 | UTEP | Jason Turner grabs the board | 13-28 |
| 05:15 | UTEP | Walter Carter misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on James Spurgeon - foul #2 on James Spurgeon, team foul #6 | 13-28 |
| Subs | Rice | William Barnes (C) James Spurgeon | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler (PG), Tim Crawford (C) Ignacio Ruiz, Darrin Wolfsberger | |
| 05:15 | UTEP | Walter Carter makes the 1st free throw | 13-29 |
| 05:15 | UTEP | Walter Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 13-29 |
| 05:15 | Rice | Arthur Dean pulls down the rebound | 13-29 |
| 05:00 | Rice | John Snyder swats the shot by Richard Bass | 13-29 |
| 04:59 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Walter Carter | 13-29 |
| 04:39 | UTEP | Richard Bass steals it from Walter Carter | 13-29 |
| 04:30 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 15-29 |
| 04:03 | UTEP | Walter Carter misses the lay-in | 15-29 |
| 04:02 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Barnes | 15-29 |
| 03:55 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-29 |
| 03:54 | UTEP | Jason Turner pulls down the rebound | 15-29 |
| 03:31 | UTEP | Walter Carter clanks a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Leonard Puig - foul #2 on Leonard Puig, team foul #7 | 15-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Albert Horton (SG), Sidney Rearick (SF), James Spurgeon (PF), Michael Jones (C) Wayne Woolsey, Richard Bass, Arthur Dean, William Barnes | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz (PG), Anthony Robbins (SG), Edward Tinch (SF), Darrin Wolfsberger (C) Dewitt Wheeler, Jason Turner, John Snyder, Tim Crawford | |
| 03:31 | UTEP | Walter Carter makes the 1st free throw | 15-30 |
| 03:31 | UTEP | Walter Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 15-30 |
| 03:31 | Rice | James Spurgeon grabs the defensive rebound | 15-30 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Albert Horton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Rearick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ignacio Ruiz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Anthony Robbins (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edward Tinch (fresh) PF - Walter Carter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Darrin Wolfsberger (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Rice | Leonard Puig scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Spurgeon and he's fouled by Edward Tinch - foul #1 on Edward Tinch, team foul #3 | 17-30 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tim Crawford (PF) Walter Carter | |
| 03:24 | Rice | Leonard Puig misses the free throw | 17-30 |
| 03:24 | UTEP | Tim Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 17-30 |
| 03:18 | UTEP | Anthony Robbins connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ignacio Ruiz | 17-33 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Michael Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-33 |
| 02:56 | UTEP | Anthony Robbins pulls down the rebound | 17-33 |
| 02:51 | UTEP | Michael Jones swats the short shot by Darrin Wolfsberger | 17-33 |
| 02:50 | Rice | Sidney Rearick snags the defensive board | 17-33 |
| 02:45 | Rice | Sidney Rearick misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-33 |
| 02:44 | UTEP | Edward Tinch grabs the defensive rebound | 17-33 |
| 02:28 | UTEP | Albert Horton is called for the reach on Anthony Robbins - foul #2 on Albert Horton, team foul #8 | 17-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG) Leonard Puig | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 02:28 | UTEP | Anthony Robbins misses the 1st free throw | 17-33 |
| 02:28 | Rice | James Spurgeon gets the rebound | 17-33 |
| 02:13 | Rice | James Spurgeon knocks in the jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Darrin Wolfsberger - foul #2 on Darrin Wolfsberger, team foul #4 | 19-33 |
| 02:13 | Rice | James Spurgeon misses the free throw | 19-33 |
| 02:13 | Rice | Sidney Rearick snags the offensive board | 19-33 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 19-33 |
| 01:53 | UTEP | Darrin Wolfsberger gets the rebound | 19-33 |
| 01:29 | UTEP | Edward Tinch hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 19-33 |
| 01:27 | Rice | The rebound goes to Sidney Rearick | 19-33 |
| 01:09 | Rice | James Spurgeon blows the layup but the foul's on Anthony Robbins - foul #1 on Anthony Robbins, team foul #5 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG) Wayne Woolsey | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Turner (SG), John Snyder (SF), Walter Carter (PF) Anthony Robbins, Edward Tinch, Darrin Wolfsberger | |
| 01:09 | Rice | James Spurgeon makes the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 01:09 | Rice | James Spurgeon makes the 2nd free throw | 21-33 |
| 00:53 | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz is hacked by Leonard Puig - foul #3 on Leonard Puig, team foul #9 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Miles (PG) Leonard Puig | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:53 | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz misses the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 00:53 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Jones | 21-33 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Michael Jones misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-33 |
| 00:46 | UTEP | The rebound goes to John Snyder | 21-33 |
| 00:25 | UTEP | Walter Carter misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Sidney Rearick - foul #1 on Sidney Rearick, team foul #10 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Tabarez (SG), Richard Bass (C) Albert Horton, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler (PG) Ignacio Ruiz | |
| 00:25 | UTEP | Walter Carter makes the 1st free throw | 21-34 |
| 00:25 | UTEP | Walter Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 21-35 |
| 00:05 | Rice | James Spurgeon comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 21-35 |
| 00:03 | Rice | James Spurgeon tips it back up and in | 23-35 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler misses the halfcourt shot | 23-35 |