| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Gregory Brito (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jimmie Baker (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bruce Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. PF - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dennis Brumfield (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donald Price (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Sholar (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - David Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Donald Price inbounds the ball | 28-38 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Rice | Bruce Parker picks off the pass by Stephen Sholar | 28-38 |
| 19:23 | UTEP | Dennis Brumfield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-38 |
| 19:10 | Rice | Donald Price misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-38 |
| 19:08 | Rice | Stephen Sholar snags the offensive board | 28-38 |
| 18:49 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Gabriel McLelland, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| 18:24 | UTEP | Bruce Parker loses the dribble to Donald Price | 28-38 |
| 18:03 | Rice | Gregory Brito is called for the reach on Gabriel McLelland - foul #3 on Gregory Brito, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Phil Strawn (PG), Robert Rossignol (SG), Shawn Dowdell (SF), Thomas Crane (PF), Christopher McColgan (C) Gregory Brito, Jimmie Baker, Bruce Parker, Christopher Johnson, Dennis Brumfield | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG), Patrick Howell (SG), Wendell Hamlin (SF), Conrad Snow (PF), Tony Doty (C) Charles Helle, Gabriel McLelland, Donald Price, Stephen Sholar, David Bell | |
| 17:54 | Rice | Aaron Harris misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-38 |
| 17:52 | UTEP | Thomas Crane snags the defensive board | 28-38 |
| 17:47 | UTEP | Robert Rossignol drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Phil Strawn | 31-38 |
| 17:26 | Rice | Patrick Howell loses the ball out of bounds | 31-38 |
| 17:07 | UTEP | Robert Rossignol buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Phil Strawn | 33-38 |
| 16:58 | Rice | Conrad Snow's layup is rejected by Thomas Crane | 33-38 |
| 16:56 | UTEP | Shawn Dowdell gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 16:40 | UTEP | Robert Rossignol knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Phil Strawn | 35-38 |
| 16:35 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin is hacked by Shawn Dowdell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shawn Dowdell, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jimmie Baker (SG), Bruce Parker (SF), Christopher Johnson (PF) Robert Rossignol, Thomas Crane, Christopher McColgan | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Gabriel McLelland (SG), Donald Price (SF), Stephen Sholar (PF) Aaron Harris, Patrick Howell, Wendell Hamlin, Tony Doty | |
| 16:22 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland lays it in | 35-40 |
| 16:17 | UTEP | Phil Strawn blows the layup but he's fouled by Charles Helle - foul #2 on Charles Helle, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dennis Brumfield (C) Shawn Dowdell | |
| Subs | Rice | David Bell (C) Conrad Snow | |
| 16:17 | UTEP | Phil Strawn makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 16:17 | UTEP | Phil Strawn misses the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 16:17 | Rice | The rebound goes to David Bell | 36-40 |
| 15:56 | Rice | Dennis Brumfield is called for the reach on David Bell - foul #1 on Dennis Brumfield, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Brito (PG) Phil Strawn | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Gregory Brito (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jimmie Baker (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bruce Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 stl. PF - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dennis Brumfield (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donald Price (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Sholar (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - David Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Rice | Dennis Brumfield denies the turnaround by Gabriel McLelland | 36-40 |
| 15:39 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Christopher Johnson | 36-40 |
| 15:17 | UTEP | David Bell steals the ball from Bruce Parker | 36-40 |
| 14:57 | Rice | Stephen Sholar is open and scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Gabriel McLelland | 36-42 |
| 14:37 | UTEP | Bruce Parker clanks a shot from the baseline | 36-42 |
| 14:36 | UTEP | Jimmie Baker can't tip it in | 36-42 |
| 14:35 | Rice | David Bell pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| 14:28 | Rice | Charles Helle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-42 |
| 14:26 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland tips it in | 36-44 |
| 14:09 | UTEP | Dennis Brumfield scores on a floater from close range set up by Gregory Brito and the foul's on David Bell - foul #3 on David Bell, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Phil Strawn (SG), Shawn Dowdell (SF), Thomas Crane (PF) Jimmie Baker, Bruce Parker, Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG), Patrick Howell (SG), Wendell Hamlin (SF), Conrad Snow (PF), Tony Doty (C) Charles Helle, Gabriel McLelland, Donald Price, Stephen Sholar, David Bell | |
| 14:09 | UTEP | Dennis Brumfield misses the free throw | 38-44 |
| 14:09 | Rice | Tony Doty pulls down the rebound | 38-44 |
| 13:48 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin misses short on an open runner from the right block | 38-44 |
| 13:46 | UTEP | Dennis Brumfield grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 13:27 | UTEP | Aaron Harris takes the ball from Shawn Dowdell | 38-44 |
| 13:24 | Rice | Aaron Harris banks in the layup | 38-46 |
| 12:59 | UTEP | Dennis Brumfield misses the lay-in | 38-46 |
| 12:57 | Rice | Tony Doty grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 12:41 | Rice | Shawn Dowdell swats the short shot by Tony Doty | 38-46 |
| 12:40 | UTEP | Dennis Brumfield grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 12:33 | UTEP | Thomas Crane hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Shawn Dowdell | 40-46 |
| 12:31 | Rice | Patrick Howell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jimmie Baker (SG), Bruce Parker (SF), James Mudd (PF), Christopher McColgan (C) Gregory Brito, Shawn Dowdell, Thomas Crane, Dennis Brumfield | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Donald Price (SF), Stephen Sholar (PF), David Bell (C) Patrick Howell, Wendell Hamlin, Conrad Snow, Tony Doty | |
| 12:11 | UTEP | Bruce Parker can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 40-46 |
| 12:10 | UTEP | Christopher McColgan hits the follow up shot | 42-46 |
| 11:51 | Rice | Donald Price is whistled for a carry | 42-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Dugan (PG) Phil Strawn | |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Howell (SG) Aaron Harris | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Dugan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmie Baker (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bruce Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 stl. PF - James Mudd (fresh) C - Christopher McColgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Howell (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Donald Price (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Sholar (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - David Bell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | UTEP | Christopher McColgan misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Patrick Howell - foul #1 on Patrick Howell, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Christopher Johnson (PF) James Mudd | |
| Subs | Rice | Gabriel McLelland (SG), Wendell Hamlin (PF), Conrad Snow (C) Patrick Howell, Stephen Sholar, David Bell | |
| 11:27 | UTEP | Christopher McColgan makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 11:27 | UTEP | Christopher McColgan makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 11:25 | Rice | Donald Price is fouled in the backcourt by Jimmie Baker - foul #3 on Jimmie Baker, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Shawn Dowdell (C) Christopher McColgan | |
| Subs | Rice | Tony Doty (C) Wendell Hamlin | |
| 11:10 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Jimmie Baker - foul #4 on Jimmie Baker, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Rossignol (SG) Jimmie Baker | |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Howell (PG), Wendell Hamlin (SF) Charles Helle, Donald Price | |
| 11:10 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland misses the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 11:10 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 10:59 | UTEP | James Dugan misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Patrick Howell - foul #2 on Patrick Howell, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Crane (SF) Bruce Parker | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG) Patrick Howell | |
| 10:59 | UTEP | James Dugan makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:59 | UTEP | James Dugan misses the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:59 | Rice | Conrad Snow pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 10:57 | Rice | Aaron Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-47 |
| 10:40 | UTEP | James Dugan is fouled on the floor by Aaron Harris - foul #1 on Aaron Harris, team foul #6 | 45-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Phil Strawn (SG) Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Sholar (PF) Tony Doty | |
| 10:23 | UTEP | Conrad Snow blocks the short jumper by Thomas Crane | 45-47 |
| 10:21 | UTEP | Shawn Dowdell grabs the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 10:03 | UTEP | Thomas Crane makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 10:00 | Rice | James Dugan picks off the pass by Aaron Harris in the backcourt | 48-47 |
| 09:46 | UTEP | Shawn Dowdell drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Thomas Crane | 50-47 |
| 09:33 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin misses short on an open jumper from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 09:32 | Rice | Conrad Snow gets the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 09:16 | Rice | Conrad Snow hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Rossignol - foul #3 on Robert Rossignol, team foul #6 | 50-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Brito (PG), Bruce Parker (SF), Christopher Johnson (PF), Christopher McColgan (C) James Dugan, Robert Rossignol, Thomas Crane, Shawn Dowdell | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Patrick Howell (SG), Donald Price (SF), David Bell (C) Aaron Harris, Gabriel McLelland, Wendell Hamlin, Stephen Sholar | |
| 09:16 | Rice | Conrad Snow makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 09:16 | Rice | Conrad Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 08:58 | UTEP | Gregory Brito knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Phil Strawn and he's hacked by Charles Helle - foul #3 on Charles Helle, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Tony Doty (PF) Conrad Snow | |
| 08:58 | UTEP | Gregory Brito makes the free throw | 53-49 |
| 08:42 | Rice | Tony Doty buries a driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Phil Strawn - foul #3 on Phil Strawn, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| 08:42 | Rice | Tony Doty makes the free throw | 53-52 |
| 08:26 | UTEP | Patrick Howell steps in front of the Bruce Parker pass | 53-52 |
| 07:57 | Rice | Patrick Howell is hacked by Bruce Parker - foul #1 on Bruce Parker, team foul #8 | 53-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jimmie Baker (SG), James Mudd (PF), Dennis Brumfield (C) Phil Strawn, Christopher Johnson, Christopher McColgan | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Sholar (PF) David Bell | |
| 07:57 | Rice | Patrick Howell makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 07:57 | Rice | Patrick Howell misses the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 07:57 | UTEP | James Mudd grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 07:45 | UTEP | Jimmie Baker misses the easy layup but the foul's on Patrick Howell - foul #3 on Patrick Howell, team foul #8 | 53-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (SG) Patrick Howell | |
| 07:45 | UTEP | Jimmie Baker makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 07:45 | UTEP | Jimmie Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Gregory Brito (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jimmie Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Bruce Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 stl. PF - James Mudd (fresh) C - Dennis Brumfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Aaron Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Price (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Sholar (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Tony Doty (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Rice | Charles Helle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-53 |
| 07:25 | UTEP | Bruce Parker connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from James Mudd | 58-53 |
| 07:04 | Rice | Donald Price misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 07:03 | UTEP | Gregory Brito pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 06:59 | UTEP | Donald Price steals the ball from Dennis Brumfield | 58-53 |
| 06:57 | Rice | Donald Price double dribbles in the backcourt | 58-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Rossignol (SF), Thomas Crane (PF), Shawn Dowdell (C) Bruce Parker, James Mudd, Dennis Brumfield | |
| Subs | Rice | Gabriel McLelland (SG), Wendell Hamlin (SF), David Bell (C) Charles Helle, Donald Price, Tony Doty | |
| 06:42 | UTEP | Gregory Brito clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-53 |
| 06:40 | Rice | The rebound goes to David Bell | 58-53 |
| 06:25 | Rice | Stephen Sholar scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Aaron Harris | 58-55 |
| 06:11 | UTEP | Robert Rossignol misses short on a floater from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 06:10 | UTEP | Gregory Brito misses the tip | 58-55 |
| 06:08 | Rice | The rebound goes to David Bell | 58-55 |
| 05:53 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 05:52 | UTEP | Shawn Dowdell grabs the board | 58-55 |
| 05:45 | UTEP | Robert Rossignol clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-55 |
| 05:43 | Rice | David Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 05:18 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin's fadeaway is rejected by Shawn Dowdell | 58-55 |
| 05:17 | UTEP | Robert Rossignol gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| 05:03 | UTEP | Gregory Brito's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Dugan (PG), Phil Strawn (SG), Bruce Parker (SF), Christopher Johnson (PF), Christopher McColgan (C) Gregory Brito, Jimmie Baker, Robert Rossignol, Thomas Crane, Shawn Dowdell | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Patrick Howell (SG), Donald Price (SF), Conrad Snow (PF), Tony Doty (C) Aaron Harris, Gabriel McLelland, Wendell Hamlin, Stephen Sholar, David Bell | |
| 04:56 | Rice | Patrick Howell is fouled in the backcourt by Phil Strawn - foul #4 on Phil Strawn, team foul #9 | 58-55 |
| 04:56 | Rice | Patrick Howell makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 04:56 | Rice | Patrick Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 04:45 | UTEP | Donald Price steals the ball from Christopher McColgan | 58-57 |
| 04:23 | Rice | Conrad Snow lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Patrick Howell | 58-59 |
| 04:08 | UTEP | Christopher Johnson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 04:06 | UTEP | Christopher Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 03:50 | UTEP | James Dugan misses short on a floater from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 03:48 | UTEP | Christopher Johnson tips it in | 60-59 |
| 03:44 | Rice | Donald Price is fouled in the backcourt by James Dugan - foul #2 on James Dugan, team foul #10 | 60-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jimmie Baker (SG), Dennis Brumfield (C) James Dugan, Christopher McColgan | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Sholar (PF) Tony Doty | |
| 03:44 | Rice | Donald Price makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 03:44 | Rice | Donald Price makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Phil Strawn (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jimmie Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Bruce Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 stl. PF - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Brumfield (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Howell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Price (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - Stephen Sholar (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Conrad Snow (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:29 | UTEP | Phil Strawn is fouled on the floor by Charles Helle - foul #4 on Charles Helle, team foul #9 | 60-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Mudd (PF) Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (SG), David Bell (C) Patrick Howell, Conrad Snow | |
| 03:29 | UTEP | Phil Strawn makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 03:29 | UTEP | Phil Strawn makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 03:26 | Rice | Phil Strawn picks off the pass by Aaron Harris in the backcourt | 62-61 |
| 03:09 | UTEP | Aaron Harris takes the ball from Jimmie Baker | 62-61 |
| 02:50 | Rice | Aaron Harris hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by David Bell | 62-64 |
| 02:50 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-64 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Brito (PG), Christopher Johnson (PF) Phil Strawn, James Mudd | |
| Subs | Rice | Gabriel McLelland (SG), Conrad Snow (C) Aaron Harris, David Bell | |
| 02:31 | UTEP | Jimmie Baker misses the lay-in | 62-64 |
| 02:29 | Rice | Stephen Sholar grabs the board | 62-64 |
| 02:26 | Rice | Donald Price loses the dribble to Dennis Brumfield in the backcourt | 62-64 |
| 02:06 | UTEP | Christopher Johnson hits the finger roll | 64-64 |
| 01:44 | Rice | Gregory Brito is called for the reach on Charles Helle - foul #4 on Gregory Brito, team foul #11 | 64-64 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | David Bell (C) Conrad Snow | |
| 01:44 | Rice | Charles Helle makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 01:44 | Rice | Charles Helle makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 01:25 | UTEP | Bruce Parker connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-66 |
| 01:08 | Rice | Donald Price is whistled for traveling | 67-66 |
| 00:42 | UTEP | Jimmie Baker knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Dennis Brumfield and the foul's on Gabriel McLelland - foul #3 on Gabriel McLelland, team foul #10 | 69-66 |
| 00:42 | UTEP | Jimmie Baker makes the free throw | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Rice | David Bell can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 70-66 |
| 00:36 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Christopher Johnson | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:34 | UTEP | Charles Helle is called for the reach on Christopher Johnson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charles Helle, team foul #11 | 70-66 |
| Subs | UTEP | Phil Strawn (SG) Jimmie Baker | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG) Charles Helle | |
| 00:34 | UTEP | Christopher Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:34 | UTEP | Christopher Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 71-66 |
| 00:28 | UTEP | Bruce Parker gets the rebound | 71-66 |
| 00:26 | UTEP | Aaron Harris is called for the reach on Bruce Parker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Aaron Harris, team foul #12 | 71-66 |
| Subs | UTEP | Shawn Dowdell (C) Dennis Brumfield | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:26 | UTEP | Bruce Parker makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:26 | UTEP | Bruce Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Aaron Harris scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Donald Price | 73-69 |
| 00:17 | UTEP | Aaron Harris is called for the reach on Christopher Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Aaron Harris, team foul #13 | 73-69 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dennis Brumfield (C) Shawn Dowdell | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:17 | UTEP | Christopher Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:17 | UTEP | Christopher Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Donald Price pulls down the rebound | 74-69 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Aaron Harris misses the 3 from the right wing | 74-69 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Aaron Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 74-69 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Aaron Harris comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 74-69 |
| 00:03 | UTEP | Phil Strawn grabs the board | 74-69 |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Gabriel McLelland is called for the reach on Phil Strawn in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gabriel McLelland, team foul #14 | 74-69 |
| Subs | UTEP | Shawn Dowdell (SF) Bruce Parker | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Phil Strawn misses the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Phil Strawn misses the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Stephen Sholar snags the defensive board | 74-69 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Stephen Sholar misses long on a fullcourt shot | 74-69 |