| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Perdue (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Schechter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bart Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Abraham Machen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Kelly (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Aaron Mace (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Roberts (fresh) 2 reb. C - Terry Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Aaron Mace inbounds the ball | 30-37 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | UTEP | Thomas Roberts makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Abraham Machen | 30-39 |
| 19:29 | Rice | Dennis Woodring scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Schechter | 32-39 |
| 19:15 | UTEP | Anthony Perdue is called for the reach on Aaron Mace - foul #2 on Anthony Perdue, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| 18:49 | UTEP | Aaron Mace misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 18:47 | UTEP | Thomas Roberts can't tip it in | 32-39 |
| 18:46 | Rice | Bart Thomas pulls down the rebound | 32-39 |
| 18:32 | Rice | Dennis Woodring misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 32-39 |
| 18:31 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Bart Thomas | 32-39 |
| 18:14 | Rice | Stephen Palmer misses badly on the uncontested jumper from just outside the lane | 32-39 |
| 18:12 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Thomas Roberts | 32-39 |
| 17:52 | UTEP | Abraham Machen is fouled on the floor by Dennis Woodring - foul #2 on Dennis Woodring, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), Gerald Griffith (SF), Jamie Thrall (PF), Preston Breslin (C) Dennis Woodring, Anthony Perdue, John Schechter, Bart Thomas | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez (PG), Gary Todd (SG), Tim Morrow (SF), Jamie Johnson (PF), Joshua Reynolds (C) Abraham Machen, Brian Kelly, Aaron Mace, Thomas Roberts, Terry Carr | |
| 17:31 | UTEP | Gerald Griffith is called for the reach on Jamie Johnson - foul #1 on Gerald Griffith, team foul #3 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Chapman (SG) Stephen Palmer | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 17:08 | UTEP | Gary Todd blows the dunk | 32-39 |
| 17:06 | Rice | Preston Breslin gets the rebound | 32-39 |
| 16:52 | Rice | Edward Chapman hits a wide open fadeaway from the right side set up by Edgar Lisle and the foul's on Gary Todd - foul #1 on Gary Todd, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| 16:52 | Rice | Edward Chapman makes the free throw | 35-39 |
| 16:26 | UTEP | Jamie Johnson misses the easy layup | 35-39 |
| 16:24 | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 16:07 | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez double dribbles | 35-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG), Anthony Perdue (SF), John Schechter (PF), Bart Thomas (C) Edgar Lisle, Edward Chapman, Jamie Thrall, Preston Breslin | |
| Subs | UTEP | Abraham Machen (PG), Aaron Mace (SF), Thomas Roberts (PF), Terry Carr (C) Gary Todd, Tim Morrow, Jamie Johnson, Joshua Reynolds | |
| 15:52 | Rice | Stephen Palmer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG) Gerald Griffith | |
| Subs | UTEP | Brian Kelly (SG) Alejandro Hernandez | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Perdue (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Schechter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bart Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Abraham Machen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Kelly (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Aaron Mace (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Carr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | UTEP | Aaron Mace hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 15:38 | Rice | Bart Thomas grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 15:22 | Rice | Terry Carr blocks the short jumper by Stephen Palmer | 35-39 |
| 15:20 | UTEP | Thomas Roberts grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 15:05 | UTEP | Terry Carr travels with the ball | 35-39 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Scott Eells (PF) Thomas Roberts | |
| 14:49 | Rice | Dennis Woodring hits a 3 from the left wing set up by John Schechter | 38-39 |
| 14:28 | UTEP | Aaron Mace misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-39 |
| 14:27 | Rice | Bart Thomas grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 14:04 | Rice | Dennis Woodring misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-39 |
| 14:02 | UTEP | Scott Eells grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 13:40 | UTEP | Terry Carr makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 13:28 | Rice | Dennis Woodring misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 13:27 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Scott Eells | 38-42 |
| 13:23 | UTEP | Terry Carr is hacked by Bart Thomas - foul #3 on Bart Thomas, team foul #4 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), Edward Chapman (SG), Gerald Griffith (SF), Jamie Thrall (PF), Preston Breslin (C) Dennis Woodring, Stephen Palmer, Anthony Perdue, John Schechter, Bart Thomas | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez (PG), Gary Todd (SG), Tim Morrow (SF), Thomas Roberts (PF), Jamie Johnson (C) Abraham Machen, Brian Kelly, Aaron Mace, Scott Eells, Terry Carr | |
| 13:11 | UTEP | Thomas Roberts connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Alejandro Hernandez and he's hacked by Jamie Thrall - foul #2 on Jamie Thrall, team foul #5 | 38-44 |
| 13:11 | UTEP | Thomas Roberts misses the free throw | 38-44 |
| 13:11 | Rice | Jamie Thrall grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 12:53 | Rice | Jamie Thrall blows the wide open dunk | 38-44 |
| 12:52 | Rice | Jamie Thrall grabs the offensive board | 38-44 |
| 12:36 | Rice | Tim Morrow steals it from Preston Breslin | 38-44 |
| 12:32 | UTEP | Gary Todd hits the finger roll set up by Tim Morrow | 38-46 |
| 12:15 | Rice | Gerald Griffith connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Chapman | 41-46 |
| 12:02 | UTEP | Tim Morrow comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 12:01 | Rice | Edgar Lisle grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 11:55 | Rice | Tim Morrow is called for the reach on Gerald Griffith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tim Morrow, team foul #2 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG) Edward Chapman | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joshua Reynolds (C) Jamie Johnson | |
| 11:41 | Rice | Jamie Thrall misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-46 |
| 11:40 | UTEP | Gary Todd grabs the board | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edgar Lisle (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Griffith (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Jamie Thrall (fresh) 3 reb. C - Preston Breslin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Alejandro Hernandez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Todd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tim Morrow (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Thomas Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Reynolds (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:29 | UTEP | Joshua Reynolds clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 11:27 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gerald Griffith | 41-46 |
| 11:09 | Rice | Stephen Palmer's floater is tipped away by Thomas Roberts | 41-46 |
| 11:07 | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez gets the rebound | 41-46 |
| 11:00 | UTEP | Joshua Reynolds can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 41-46 |
| 10:58 | UTEP | Joshua Reynolds pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 10:43 | UTEP | Tim Morrow misses short on a 3 from straight away | 41-46 |
| 10:41 | Rice | Stephen Palmer grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 10:38 | Rice | Edgar Lisle is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 41-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Chapman (PG), Anthony Perdue (SF), John Schechter (PF), Bart Thomas (C) Edgar Lisle, Gerald Griffith, Jamie Thrall, Preston Breslin | |
| Subs | UTEP | Abraham Machen (PG), Brian Kelly (SG), Aaron Mace (SF), Jamie Johnson (PF) Alejandro Hernandez, Gary Todd, Tim Morrow, Thomas Roberts | |
| 10:21 | UTEP | Abraham Machen buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Brian Kelly | 41-49 |
| 10:00 | Rice | Stephen Palmer comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Aaron Mace - foul #3 on Aaron Mace, team foul #3 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG) Edward Chapman | |
| Subs | UTEP | Scott Eells (PF) Joshua Reynolds | |
| 10:00 | Rice | Stephen Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 10:00 | Rice | Stephen Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 09:42 | UTEP | Scott Eells hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Abraham Machen | 43-51 |
| 09:27 | Rice | Stephen Palmer is alone and drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-51 |
| 09:03 | UTEP | Brian Kelly hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 09:02 | Rice | Bart Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 08:56 | Rice | Dennis Woodring misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 45-51 |
| 08:55 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Aaron Mace | 45-51 |
| 08:35 | UTEP | Jamie Johnson is hacked by Bart Thomas - foul #4 on Bart Thomas, team foul #6 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (PG), Edward Chapman (SG), Preston Breslin (SF), Jamie Thrall (PF), Kevin Castrejon (C) Dennis Woodring, Stephen Palmer, Anthony Perdue, John Schechter, Bart Thomas | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez (PG), Gary Todd (SG), Tim Morrow (SF), Thomas Roberts (PF), Terry Carr (C) Abraham Machen, Brian Kelly, Aaron Mace, Scott Eells, Jamie Johnson | |
| 08:19 | UTEP | Jamie Thrall is called for the reach on Tim Morrow - foul #3 on Jamie Thrall, team foul #7 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG) Kevin Castrejon | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 08:19 | UTEP | Tim Morrow makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 08:19 | UTEP | Tim Morrow makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 07:52 | Rice | Gerald Griffith misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-53 |
| 07:50 | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez snags the defensive board | 45-53 |
| 07:34 | UTEP | Tim Morrow misses long on a jumper from the right side | 45-53 |
| 07:33 | Rice | The rebound goes to Preston Breslin | 45-53 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edgar Lisle (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Edward Chapman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Griffith (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Jamie Thrall (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Preston Breslin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Alejandro Hernandez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Todd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tim Morrow (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Thomas Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Carr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:27 | Rice | Edward Chapman drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Edgar Lisle | 48-53 |
| 07:02 | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Tim Morrow | 48-55 |
| 07:00 | Rice | Edgar Lisle is fouled in the backcourt by Alejandro Hernandez - foul #1 on Alejandro Hernandez, team foul #4 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG), Anthony Perdue (SF), John Schechter (PF), Bart Thomas (C) Edgar Lisle, Gerald Griffith, Jamie Thrall, Preston Breslin | |
| Subs | UTEP | Aaron Mace (SF), Scott Eells (PF), Joshua Reynolds (C) Gary Todd, Thomas Roberts, Terry Carr | |
| 06:42 | Rice | Edward Chapman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-55 |
| 06:41 | UTEP | Aaron Mace grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 06:33 | UTEP | Tim Morrow clanks a shot from the right block | 48-55 |
| 06:31 | UTEP | Aaron Mace hits the follow up shot | 48-57 |
| 06:15 | Rice | Bart Thomas scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-57 |
| 05:50 | UTEP | Aaron Mace is fouled on the floor by Bart Thomas - foul #5 on Bart Thomas, team foul #8 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Gerald Griffith (SF), Jamie Thrall (C) Edward Chapman, Anthony Perdue, Bart Thomas | |
| Subs | UTEP | Abraham Machen (PG), Brian Kelly (SG), Jamie Johnson (PF) Alejandro Hernandez, Tim Morrow, Scott Eells | |
| 05:50 | UTEP | Aaron Mace makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 05:50 | UTEP | Aaron Mace makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 05:39 | Rice | John Schechter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-59 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Mark Bartsch (SF), Thomas Roberts (PF) Aaron Mace, Joshua Reynolds | |
| 05:18 | UTEP | Jamie Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 05:16 | Rice | Dennis Woodring gets the rebound | 50-59 |
| 04:56 | Rice | Gerald Griffith is wide open but clanks a jumper in the lane | 50-59 |
| 04:55 | UTEP | Thomas Roberts snags the defensive board | 50-59 |
| 04:42 | UTEP | Abraham Machen can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 04:41 | UTEP | Brian Kelly grabs the offensive board | 50-59 |
| 04:32 | UTEP | Brian Kelly clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-59 |
| 04:30 | Rice | Jamie Thrall snags the defensive board | 50-59 |
| 04:09 | Rice | Stephen Palmer's fadeaway is rejected by Jamie Johnson | 50-59 |
| 04:08 | UTEP | Mark Bartsch gets the rebound | 50-59 |
| 03:47 | UTEP | Jamie Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 50-59 |
| 03:46 | Rice | Dennis Woodring snags the defensive board | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Rice | Stephen Palmer connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dennis Woodring | 52-59 |
| 03:24 | UTEP | Thomas Roberts knocks in the floater from close range set up by Brian Kelly | 52-61 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Palmer (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Griffith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - John Schechter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jamie Thrall (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Abraham Machen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Kelly (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Mark Bartsch (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Thomas Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jamie Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:08 | Rice | Jamie Thrall drills a 3 from straight away | 55-61 |
| 02:55 | UTEP | Dennis Woodring is called for the reach on Abraham Machen - foul #3 on Dennis Woodring, team foul #9 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Edgar Lisle (PG), Edward Chapman (SG), Anthony Perdue (SF), Preston Breslin (PF), Kevin Castrejon (C) Dennis Woodring, Stephen Palmer, Gerald Griffith, John Schechter, Jamie Thrall | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez (SG), Aaron Mace (SF), Joshua Reynolds (PF), Terry Carr (C) Brian Kelly, Mark Bartsch, Thomas Roberts, Jamie Johnson | |
| 02:55 | UTEP | Abraham Machen misses the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 02:55 | Rice | Preston Breslin grabs the defensive rebound | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:40 | Rice | Preston Breslin hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Edgar Lisle | 57-61 |
| 02:25 | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez lays it in on a nice dish by Terry Carr | 57-63 |
| 02:25 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-63 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Todd (SG) Abraham Machen | |
| 02:03 | Rice | Edgar Lisle misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-63 |
| 02:02 | Rice | Preston Breslin tips it in | 59-63 |
| 02:02 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Stephen Palmer (SG), John Schechter (PF), Jamie Thrall (C) Edgar Lisle, Edward Chapman, Preston Breslin, Kevin Castrejon | |
| Subs | UTEP | Abraham Machen (PG), Brian Kelly (SG) Alejandro Hernandez, Gary Todd | |
| 01:49 | UTEP | Terry Carr clanks a floater from the left side | 59-63 |
| 01:47 | UTEP | Joshua Reynolds tips it home | 59-65 |
| 01:43 | Rice | Dennis Woodring's pass is intercepted by Abraham Machen in the backcourt | 59-65 |
| 01:35 | UTEP | Joshua Reynolds misses short on a runner near the basket | 59-65 |
| 01:33 | Rice | Jamie Thrall pulls down the rebound | 59-65 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Stephen Palmer misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-65 |
| 01:26 | Rice | Jamie Thrall grabs the offensive board | 59-65 |
| 01:10 | Rice | Anthony Perdue is hacked by Joshua Reynolds - foul #2 on Joshua Reynolds, team foul #5 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Roberts (PF) Joshua Reynolds | |
| 00:51 | Rice | Stephen Palmer double dribbles | 59-65 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:50 | UTEP | Aaron Mace is hacked by Dennis Woodring in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dennis Woodring, team foul #10 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez (C) Terry Carr | |
| 00:50 | UTEP | Aaron Mace makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:50 | UTEP | Aaron Mace makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Rice | Dennis Woodring drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Schechter | 62-67 |
| 00:41 | UTEP | Stephen Palmer is called for the reach on Alejandro Hernandez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #11 | 62-67 |
| 00:41 | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez misses the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:41 | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez misses the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Jamie Thrall gets the rebound | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:35 | Rice | Thomas Roberts steals the ball from Jamie Thrall | 62-67 |
| 00:32 | UTEP | Thomas Roberts is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Woodring - foul #5 on Dennis Woodring, team foul #12 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (PG) Dennis Woodring | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:32 | UTEP | Thomas Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:32 | UTEP | Thomas Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-68 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Terry Carr (C) Alejandro Hernandez | |
| 00:26 | Rice | Gerald Griffith drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Stephen Palmer | 65-68 |
| 00:25 | UTEP | Abraham Machen is hacked by Gerald Griffith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerald Griffith, team foul #13 | 65-68 |
| 00:25 | UTEP | Abraham Machen misses the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:25 | UTEP | Abraham Machen makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Gerald Griffith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-69 |
| 00:22 | UTEP | Brian Kelly is hacked by Stephen Palmer - foul #3 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #14 | 65-69 |
| 00:22 | UTEP | Brian Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:22 | UTEP | Brian Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-71 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Gerald Griffith clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-71 |
| 00:17 | UTEP | Aaron Mace gets the rebound | 65-71 |
| 00:14 | UTEP | Stephen Palmer is called for the reach on Aaron Mace in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #15 | 65-71 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez (C) Terry Carr | |
| 00:14 | UTEP | Aaron Mace makes the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:14 | UTEP | Aaron Mace makes the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 65-73 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Terry Carr (C) Alejandro Hernandez | |
| 00:08 | Rice | Stephen Palmer misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-73 |
| 00:07 | Rice | Jamie Thrall gets the offensive rebound | 65-73 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Gerald Griffith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-73 |
| 00:03 | UTEP | Abraham Machen gets the rebound | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Abraham Machen runs out the clock | 65-73 |