| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Rene Costa (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Kress (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Lebo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nelson Heard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Hadsell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Eric Lebo inbounds the ball | 30-38 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:40 | UTEP | Nelson Heard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 19:39 | Rice | Corey Riddle grabs the defensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 19:35 | Rice | Corey Riddle can't connect on a floater near the basket | 30-38 |
| 19:34 | UTEP | Eric Kress gets the rebound | 30-38 |
| 19:27 | UTEP | Eric Hadsell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-38 |
| 19:25 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Reavis | 30-38 |
| 19:10 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Joseph Durst and he's hacked by Eric Lebo - foul #2 on Eric Lebo, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| 19:10 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie misses the free throw | 32-38 |
| 19:10 | UTEP | Nelson Heard gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 18:49 | UTEP | Rene Costa buries a shot in the lane | 32-40 |
| 18:30 | Rice | Corey Riddle drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen McKinnie | 35-40 |
| 18:18 | UTEP | Lawrence Johnson takes the ball from Eric Hadsell | 35-40 |
| 18:14 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Howard Reed (SF), Darren Shaffer (PF) Corey Riddle, Joseph Durst, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Sabella (PG), Robert Wilson (SG), Sean Covell (SF) Rene Costa, Eric Kress, Eric Hadsell | |
| 18:00 | UTEP | Eric Lebo is whistled for a carry | 35-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (SG) Stephen McKinnie | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 17:40 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 35-40 |
| 17:39 | UTEP | Eric Lebo snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 17:18 | UTEP | Eric Lebo is open but misses the lay-in | 35-40 |
| 17:17 | Rice | Donald Reavis grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 17:10 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner is fouled on the floor by Robert Wilson - foul #1 on Robert Wilson, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (SG), Joseph Durst (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF) Cleveland Ladner, Howard Reed, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (PG) Robert Wilson | |
| 16:49 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Sean Covell - foul #1 on Sean Covell, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG) Frank Stephenson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Hadsell (C) Eric Lebo | |
| 16:49 | Rice | Joseph Durst makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 16:49 | Rice | Joseph Durst makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 16:39 | UTEP | Nelson Heard can't finish the layup | 37-40 |
| 16:37 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 16:26 | Rice | Corey Riddle can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 16:24 | UTEP | Nelson Heard pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 15:58 | UTEP | Ralph Sabella connects on the 3 from the right wing | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen McKinnie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Durst (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Darren Shaffer (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Rene Costa (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Sabella (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sean Covell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nelson Heard (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Hadsell (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Rice | The pull-up jumper by Corey Riddle is blocked by Eric Hadsell | 37-43 |
| 15:51 | Rice | Joseph Durst tips it back up and in | 39-43 |
| 15:37 | UTEP | Darren Shaffer steals it from Nelson Heard | 39-43 |
| 15:35 | Rice | Joseph Durst is hacked by Rene Costa in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rene Costa, team foul #4 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Cleveland Ladner (SG), Howard Reed (SF), Carlos Tedrow (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Corey Riddle, Stephen McKinnie, Joseph Durst, Lawrence Johnson, Darren Shaffer | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Wilson (PG), Eric Kress (SG), Steven Turney (SF), Eric Williams (PF), Sean Grady (C) Rene Costa, Ralph Sabella, Sean Covell, Nelson Heard, Eric Hadsell | |
| 15:29 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 15:28 | UTEP | Sean Grady snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 15:11 | UTEP | Eric Kress is fouled on the floor by Carlos Tedrow - foul #4 on Carlos Tedrow, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (PF) Carlos Tedrow | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 15:00 | UTEP | Eric Kress connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Eric Williams | 39-46 |
| 14:58 | Rice | Frank Stephenson is hacked by Steven Turney in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steven Turney, team foul #5 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Nelson Heard (PF) Steven Turney | |
| 14:36 | Rice | Donald Reavis hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 39-46 |
| 14:34 | UTEP | Nelson Heard gets the rebound | 39-46 |
| 14:18 | UTEP | Eric Kress can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-46 |
| 14:16 | Rice | Frank Stephenson pulls down the rebound | 39-46 |
| 14:14 | Rice | Frank Stephenson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (SG) Frank Stephenson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Talley (SG) Eric Kress | |
| 14:08 | UTEP | Robert Wilson misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-46 |
| 14:07 | UTEP | Sean Grady grabs the offensive board | 39-46 |
| 13:46 | UTEP | Nelson Heard clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 39-46 |
| 13:44 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 13:18 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen McKinnie | 41-46 |
| 13:08 | UTEP | Eric Williams misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 13:07 | UTEP | Daniel Talley tips it back up and in | 41-48 |
| 12:50 | Rice | Donald Reavis drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Lawrence Johnson and he's fouled by Sean Grady - foul #4 on Sean Grady, team foul #6 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Corey Riddle (SG), Joseph Durst (SF), Darren Shaffer (PF) Cleveland Ladner, Stephen McKinnie, Howard Reed, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (PG), Eric Kress (SG), Sean Covell (SF), Eric Hadsell (C) Robert Wilson, Daniel Talley, Nelson Heard, Sean Grady | |
| 12:50 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the free throw | 43-48 |
| 12:50 | UTEP | Eric Hadsell gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 12:31 | UTEP | Eric Kress clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 43-48 |
| 12:30 | Rice | The rebound goes to Darren Shaffer | 43-48 |
| 12:13 | Rice | Joseph Durst is open and scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Darren Shaffer | 45-48 |
| 12:03 | UTEP | Rene Costa works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Williams | 45-51 |
| 11:43 | Rice | Corey Riddle makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Durst | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Frank Stephenson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. PF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 4 reb. C - Donald Reavis (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Rene Costa (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Kress (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sean Covell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Williams (tiring) 3 pf. C - Eric Hadsell (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | UTEP | Eric Williams's floater is tipped away by Donald Reavis | 48-51 |
| 11:27 | Rice | Donald Reavis grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 11:11 | Rice | Frank Stephenson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-51 |
| 11:10 | Rice | Joseph Durst tips it in | 50-51 |
| 10:48 | UTEP | Eric Williams misses the 3 from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 10:47 | UTEP | Eric Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 10:28 | UTEP | Eric Hadsell is fouled on the floor by Donald Reavis - foul #2 on Donald Reavis, team foul #2 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (PG), Stephen McKinnie (SG), Howard Reed (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF) Frank Stephenson, Corey Riddle, Joseph Durst, Darren Shaffer | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Sabella (PG), Robert Wilson (SG), Nelson Heard (PF), Eric Lebo (C) Rene Costa, Eric Kress, Sean Covell, Eric Hadsell | |
| 10:13 | UTEP | Donald Reavis takes the ball from Nelson Heard | 50-51 |
| 10:00 | Rice | Howard Reed is fouled on the floor by Nelson Heard - foul #2 on Nelson Heard, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| 10:00 | Rice | Howard Reed makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 10:00 | Rice | Howard Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 10:00 | UTEP | Eric Williams snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 09:48 | UTEP | Eric Williams can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 09:47 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 09:28 | Rice | Donald Reavis connects on the open fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Howard Reed | 53-51 |
| 09:02 | UTEP | Eric Lebo can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 09:01 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 08:58 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner is hacked by Eric Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Williams, team foul #8 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Livingston (SF) Howard Reed | |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Talley (SG), Sean Covell (SF) Robert Wilson, Eric Williams | |
| 08:58 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 08:58 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 08:45 | UTEP | Sean Covell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 08:44 | UTEP | Sean Covell pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 08:27 | UTEP | Daniel Talley is whistled for traveling | 55-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Joseph Durst (SF), Darren Shaffer (C) Cleveland Ladner, Brian Livingston, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (PG) Ralph Sabella | |
| 08:08 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Eric Lebo - foul #3 on Eric Lebo, team foul #9 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Hadsell (C) Sean Covell | |
| 08:08 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 08:08 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 07:58 | UTEP | Rene Costa misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Corey Riddle - foul #2 on Corey Riddle, team foul #3 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (SG), Carlos Tedrow (PF) Stephen McKinnie, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Wilson (SG), Steven Turney (SF), Sean Grady (C) Daniel Talley, Nelson Heard, Eric Hadsell | |
| 07:58 | UTEP | Rene Costa makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 07:58 | UTEP | Rene Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 07:36 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Sean Grady - foul #5 on Sean Grady, team foul #10 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG) Corey Riddle | |
| Subs | UTEP | Nelson Heard (PF) Sean Grady | |
| 07:36 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 07:36 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Frank Stephenson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Howard Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. PF - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Rene Costa (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Turney (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Nelson Heard (tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Eric Lebo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | UTEP | Nelson Heard shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 07:25 | UTEP | Rene Costa can't tip it in | 59-53 |
| 07:23 | Rice | The rebound goes to Carlos Tedrow | 59-53 |
| 07:19 | Rice | Howard Reed travels in the backcourt | 59-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Reavis (C) Darren Shaffer | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Sabella (PG) Rene Costa | |
| 07:05 | UTEP | Robert Wilson misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 07:04 | UTEP | Robert Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 06:52 | UTEP | Nelson Heard misses the easy layup | 59-53 |
| 06:50 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow gets the rebound | 59-53 |
| 06:34 | Rice | Eric Lebo is called for the reach on Donald Reavis - foul #4 on Eric Lebo, team foul #11 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (PG), Stephen McKinnie (SG), Brian Livingston (SF) Frank Stephenson, Howard Reed, Joseph Durst | |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Kress (SG), Sean Covell (PF), Eric Hadsell (C) Robert Wilson, Nelson Heard, Eric Lebo | |
| 06:34 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 06:34 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 06:14 | UTEP | Ralph Sabella misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-53 |
| 06:13 | Rice | Donald Reavis snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| 05:51 | Rice | Donald Reavis is denied on a layup by Steven Turney | 61-53 |
| 05:50 | UTEP | Sean Covell gets the rebound | 61-53 |
| 05:32 | UTEP | Cleveland Ladner picks off the pass by Ralph Sabella | 61-53 |
| 05:22 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Eric Kress - foul #1 on Eric Kress, team foul #12 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Howard Reed (SF), Darren Shaffer (C) Brian Livingston, Carlos Tedrow, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (PG), Daniel Talley (SG), Eric Williams (PF) Ralph Sabella, Eric Kress, Sean Covell | |
| 05:22 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 05:22 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 05:04 | UTEP | Eric Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 63-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF) Stephen McKinnie, Cleveland Ladner | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Wilson (SG), Eric Lebo (C) Daniel Talley, Eric Hadsell | |
| 04:47 | Rice | Howard Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-53 |
| 04:23 | UTEP | Eric Lebo misses the easy layup | 63-53 |
| 04:21 | Rice | Darren Shaffer gets the rebound | 63-53 |
| 04:09 | Rice | Joseph Durst's pass is intercepted by Steven Turney | 63-53 |
| 03:54 | UTEP | Robert Wilson is called for traveling | 63-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Stephen McKinnie (SG), Brian Livingston (SF) Corey Riddle, Howard Reed, Joseph Durst | |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Kress (SG), Nelson Heard (PF) Robert Wilson, Eric Lebo | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson loses the dribble to Rene Costa | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:22 | UTEP | Rene Costa drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Eric Kress | 63-55 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Frank Stephenson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Livingston (fresh) PF - Lawrence Johnson (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Darren Shaffer (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Rene Costa (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Kress (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Turney (tiring) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Nelson Heard (tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Eric Williams (tired) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Rice | Brian Livingston is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Turney - foul #5 on Steven Turney, team foul #13 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Carlos Tedrow (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Lawrence Johnson, Darren Shaffer | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Sabella (PG), Sean Covell (SF), Eric Hadsell (C) Rene Costa, Steven Turney, Eric Williams | |
| 03:16 | Rice | Brian Livingston misses the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 03:16 | Rice | Brian Livingston makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 02:56 | UTEP | Sean Covell drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Ralph Sabella | 64-58 |
| 02:56 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Joseph Durst (SF), Darren Shaffer (C) Frank Stephenson, Brian Livingston, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (PG) Ralph Sabella | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:35 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie can't connect on a floater in the lane | 64-58 |
| 02:33 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow snags the offensive board | 64-58 |
| 02:23 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow is denied on a layup by Nelson Heard | 64-58 |
| 02:21 | UTEP | Sean Covell pulls down the rebound | 64-58 |
| 02:21 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:03 | UTEP | Nelson Heard blows the dunk | 64-58 |
| 02:01 | Rice | Corey Riddle grabs the defensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 01:57 | Rice | Corey Riddle is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Kress - foul #2 on Eric Kress, team foul #14 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Johnson (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Carlos Tedrow, Darren Shaffer | |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Williams (SF), Eric Lebo (C) Sean Covell, Eric Hadsell | |
| 01:57 | Rice | Corey Riddle makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 01:57 | Rice | Corey Riddle makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:45 | UTEP | Stephen McKinnie steals it from Rene Costa | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:33 | Rice | Joseph Durst scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Donald Reavis | 68-58 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 01:20 | UTEP | Eric Kress misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 68-58 |
| 01:18 | UTEP | Eric Kress hits the follow up shot | 68-60 |
| 01:12 | Rice | Joseph Durst loses the dribble to Eric Kress | 68-60 |
| 01:09 | UTEP | Rene Costa hits the finger roll set up by Eric Kress | 68-62 |
| 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) | |
| 01:07 | Rice | Joseph Durst is called for traveling in the backcourt | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:44 | UTEP | Eric Kress is hacked by Stephen McKinnie - foul #2 on Stephen McKinnie, team foul #4 | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:41 | UTEP | Eric Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Rice | Eric Kress is called for the reach on Stephen McKinnie in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Kress, team foul #15 | 68-62 |
| 00:39 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:39 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:37 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-62 |
| 00:35 | UTEP | Rene Costa clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-62 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Joseph Durst pulls down the rebound | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Rice | Joseph Durst is hacked by Eric Kress in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Kress, team foul #16 | 70-62 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Joseph Durst makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:25 | UTEP | Rene Costa misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-62 |
| 00:24 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lawrence Johnson | 71-62 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Eric Kress is called for the reach on Lawrence Johnson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Eric Kress, team foul #17 | 71-62 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Sabella (SG) Eric Kress | |
| 00:23 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 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) | |
| 00:17 | UTEP | Corey Riddle picks off the pass by Nelson Heard | 73-62 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Corey Riddle hits the finger roll | 75-62 |
| 00:06 | UTEP | Eric Williams is fouled on the floor by Joseph Durst - foul #1 on Joseph Durst, team foul #5 | 75-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Cleveland Ladner (SG), Howard Reed (SF), Carlos Tedrow (PF), Darren Shaffer (C) Corey Riddle, Stephen McKinnie, Joseph Durst, Lawrence Johnson, Donald Reavis | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Wilson (SG), Eric Hadsell (C) Rene Costa, Nelson Heard | |
| 00:03 | UTEP | Robert Wilson is fouled on the floor by Howard Reed - foul #2 on Howard Reed, team foul #6 | 75-62 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Ralph Sabella misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 75-62 |