| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Clayton McDuffee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Dubin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Cole (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Derek Foster (fresh) 3 pts. C - George Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donovan Myers (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nelson Hulett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Lapoint (fresh) PF - John Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Arnold (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Gary Lapoint inbounds the ball | 35-20 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Rice | Donovan Myers connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Gary Lapoint | 35-22 |
| 19:29 | UTEP | Derek Foster blows the layup | 35-22 |
| 19:27 | UTEP | Francis Cole tips it home | 37-22 |
| 19:23 | Rice | Donovan Myers knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Gary Lapoint | 37-24 |
| 19:11 | UTEP | Derek Foster hits the finger roll on a great pass from Edward Dubin and the foul's on John Wilson - foul #2 on John Wilson, team foul #1 | 39-24 |
| 19:11 | UTEP | Derek Foster makes the free throw | 40-24 |
| 19:09 | Rice | Nelson Hulett throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-24 |
| 18:46 | UTEP | Francis Cole misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 40-24 |
| 18:45 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Wilson | 40-24 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Donovan Myers double dribbles in the backcourt | 40-24 |
| 18:27 | UTEP | Derek Foster makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Clayton McDuffee | 42-24 |
| 18:17 | Rice | Nelson Hulett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-24 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kurt Sparks (SF), Dennis Kerr (PF), Richard Brownlow (C) Francis Cole, Derek Foster, George Mitchell | |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Sander (SF) Gary Lapoint | |
| 17:52 | UTEP | Edward Dubin scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Clayton McDuffee | 45-24 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 17:49 | Rice | Donovan Myers is hacked by Clayton McDuffee in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clayton McDuffee, team foul #1 | 45-24 |
| Subs | UTEP | Andrei Zullig (PG), Frank Prada (SG) Clayton McDuffee, Edward Dubin | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Tallent (SG), Joseph Pickering (SF), Gregory Welch (PF), Fred Hayes (C) Donovan Myers, Nelson Hulett, John Wilson, Andrew Arnold | |
| 17:41 | Rice | Joseph Pickering misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 45-24 |
| 17:39 | UTEP | Dennis Kerr grabs the board | 45-24 |
| 17:16 | UTEP | Dennis Kerr misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 45-24 |
| 17:15 | UTEP | Andrei Zullig gets the offensive rebound | 45-24 |
| 16:55 | UTEP | Frank Prada can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-24 |
| 16:54 | Rice | Joseph Pickering grabs the defensive rebound | 45-24 |
| 16:37 | Rice | Joseph Pickering is whistled for a carry | 45-24 |
| Subs | UTEP | Edward Dubin (PG), Francis Cole (SF), Derek Foster (PF), George Mitchell (C) Andrei Zullig, Kurt Sparks, Dennis Kerr, Richard Brownlow | |
| Subs | Rice | Bruce Bujarski (SG), Gary Lapoint (SF), John Wilson (PF) Ronald Sander, Joseph Pickering, Gregory Welch | |
| 16:17 | UTEP | Francis Cole hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 45-24 |
| 16:15 | UTEP | Francis Cole tips it home | 47-24 |
| 16:11 | Rice | Gary Lapoint's pass is intercepted by Frank Prada | 47-24 |
| 15:48 | UTEP | Derek Foster comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 47-24 |
| 15:46 | UTEP | Derek Foster gets the offensive rebound | 47-24 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Edward Dubin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Prada (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Francis Cole (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Derek Foster (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - George Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Tallent (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bruce Bujarski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Lapoint (fresh) PF - John Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Hayes (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | UTEP | George Mitchell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-24 |
| 15:24 | Rice | Fred Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 47-24 |
| 15:12 | Rice | Bruce Bujarski is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 47-24 |
| Subs | UTEP | Clayton McDuffee (PG), Carlton Horton (SG), Richard Brownlow (C) Edward Dubin, Frank Prada, Derek Foster | |
| Subs | Rice | Donovan Myers (PG), Nelson Hulett (SG), Ronald Sander (SF), Gregory Welch (PF), Andrew Arnold (C) Daniel Tallent, Bruce Bujarski, Gary Lapoint, John Wilson, Fred Hayes | |
| 14:50 | UTEP | Ronald Sander steals it from Clayton McDuffee | 47-24 |
| 14:38 | Rice | Gregory Welch misses the easy layup | 47-24 |
| 14:36 | Rice | Donovan Myers can't tip it in | 47-24 |
| 14:35 | Rice | Gregory Welch grabs the offensive rebound | 47-24 |
| 14:27 | Rice | Andrew Arnold scores on a floater near the basket | 47-26 |
| 14:01 | UTEP | Francis Cole misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-26 |
| 13:59 | Rice | Andrew Arnold pulls down the rebound | 47-26 |
| 13:54 | Rice | Andrew Arnold's pass is intercepted by Clayton McDuffee | 47-26 |
| 13:50 | UTEP | Carlton Horton jams it set up by Clayton McDuffee | 49-26 |
| 13:40 | Rice | Nelson Hulett comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Brownlow - foul #1 on Richard Brownlow, team foul #2 | 49-26 |
| Subs | UTEP | Edward Dubin (SG), Kurt Sparks (SF), Derek Foster (PF), Dennis Kerr (C) Carlton Horton, Francis Cole, George Mitchell, Richard Brownlow | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Pickering (SF), John Wilson (PF) Ronald Sander, Gregory Welch | |
| 13:40 | Rice | Nelson Hulett makes the 1st free throw | 49-27 |
| 13:40 | Rice | Nelson Hulett makes the 2nd free throw | 49-28 |
| 13:16 | UTEP | Edward Dubin connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-28 |
| 13:12 | Rice | Dennis Kerr is called for the reach on John Wilson - foul #1 on Dennis Kerr, team foul #3 | 51-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | Andrei Zullig (PG) Clayton McDuffee | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Tallent (PG), Bruce Bujarski (SG), Gary Lapoint (SF) Donovan Myers, Nelson Hulett, Andrew Arnold | |
| 13:00 | Rice | John Wilson is open and buries a floater in the paint | 51-30 |
| 12:35 | UTEP | Edward Dubin comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 51-30 |
| 12:33 | Rice | John Wilson gets the rebound | 51-30 |
| 12:26 | Rice | Bruce Bujarski drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-32 |
| 12:08 | UTEP | Edward Dubin connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Andrei Zullig | 53-32 |
| 12:06 | Rice | Bruce Bujarski loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-32 |
| Subs | UTEP | Clayton McDuffee (PG), Frank Prada (SG), Carlton Horton (SF), Richard Brownlow (C) Andrei Zullig, Edward Dubin, Kurt Sparks, Dennis Kerr | |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Sander (PG), Brian Troxler (PF), Fred Hayes (C) Bruce Bujarski, Gary Lapoint, John Wilson | |
| 11:55 | UTEP | Derek Foster misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-32 |
| 11:54 | Rice | Ronald Sander pulls down the rebound | 53-32 |
| 11:43 | Rice | Daniel Tallent's pass is intercepted by Clayton McDuffee | 53-32 |
| 11:40 | UTEP | Carlton Horton hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Clayton McDuffee | 55-32 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Clayton McDuffee (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Frank Prada (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Carlton Horton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. PF - Derek Foster (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Brownlow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ronald Sander (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Daniel Tallent (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Pickering (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Troxler (fresh) 3 pts. C - Fred Hayes (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Rice | Joseph Pickering can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-32 |
| 11:20 | UTEP | Derek Foster grabs the board | 55-32 |
| 10:57 | UTEP | Derek Foster knocks in the shot from close range set up by Carlton Horton and he's fouled by Brian Troxler - foul #1 on Brian Troxler, team foul #2 | 57-32 |
| Subs | UTEP | Andrei Zullig (PG), Edward Dubin (SG), Francis Cole (SF), George Mitchell (C) Clayton McDuffee, Frank Prada, Carlton Horton, Richard Brownlow | |
| Subs | Rice | Donovan Myers (PG), Nelson Hulett (SG), Gary Lapoint (SF), Andrew Arnold (C) Ronald Sander, Daniel Tallent, Joseph Pickering, Brian Troxler | |
| 10:57 | UTEP | Derek Foster makes the free throw | 58-32 |
| 10:44 | Rice | Edward Dubin swats the layup by Andrew Arnold | 58-32 |
| 10:43 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Francis Cole | 58-32 |
| 10:28 | UTEP | Edward Dubin clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-32 |
| 10:27 | UTEP | Edward Dubin grabs the offensive board | 58-32 |
| 10:17 | UTEP | Derek Foster slams it home | 60-32 |
| 10:05 | Rice | The pull-up jumper by Nelson Hulett is blocked by George Mitchell | 60-32 |
| 10:04 | UTEP | The rebound goes to George Mitchell | 60-32 |
| 09:48 | UTEP | Andrew Arnold denies the turnaround by Andrei Zullig | 60-32 |
| 09:46 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gary Lapoint | 60-32 |
| 09:42 | Rice | Donovan Myers makes the shot near the basket | 60-34 |
| 09:20 | UTEP | Francis Cole hits a jump hook from the left block | 62-34 |
| 09:18 | Rice | Gary Lapoint loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | Clayton McDuffee (PG), Frank Prada (SG), Kurt Sparks (SF), Dennis Kerr (PF), Richard Brownlow (C) Andrei Zullig, Edward Dubin, Francis Cole, Derek Foster, George Mitchell | |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Sander (PG), Daniel Tallent (SG), Bruce Bujarski (SF), John Wilson (PF), Gregory Welch (C) Donovan Myers, Nelson Hulett, Gary Lapoint, Fred Hayes, Andrew Arnold | |
| 08:54 | UTEP | Clayton McDuffee knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dennis Kerr | 64-34 |
| 08:52 | Rice | Frank Prada steals it from Bruce Bujarski in the backcourt | 64-34 |
| 08:24 | UTEP | Dennis Kerr buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Clayton McDuffee | 66-34 |
| 08:22 | Rice | Ronald Sander is hacked by Clayton McDuffee in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clayton McDuffee, team foul #4 | 66-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | Andrei Zullig (PG), Carlton Horton (SG) Clayton McDuffee, Frank Prada | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Pickering (C) John Wilson | |
| 08:17 | Rice | Joseph Pickering knocks in the floater from the right block | 66-36 |
| 08:04 | UTEP | Carlton Horton is fouled on the floor by Gregory Welch - foul #1 on Gregory Welch, team foul #3 | 66-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Troxler (PF) Ronald Sander | |
| 07:41 | UTEP | Joseph Pickering takes the ball from Kurt Sparks | 66-36 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Andrei Zullig (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carlton Horton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Kurt Sparks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Kerr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Richard Brownlow (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Tallent (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bruce Bujarski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Pickering (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Troxler (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gregory Welch (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Rice | Brian Troxler misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-36 |
| 07:18 | Rice | Gregory Welch grabs the offensive board | 66-36 |
| 07:13 | Rice | Joseph Pickering is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Joseph Pickering, team foul #4 | 66-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Frank Prada (SG) Kurt Sparks | |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Sander (PG), Fred Hayes (C) Bruce Bujarski, Gregory Welch | |
| 06:45 | UTEP | Frank Prada connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Brownlow | 69-36 |
| 06:43 | Rice | Ronald Sander is fouled in the backcourt by Andrei Zullig - foul #3 on Andrei Zullig, team foul #5 | 69-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kurt Sparks (SF) Carlton Horton | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:35 | Rice | Daniel Tallent makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Sander | 69-39 |
| 06:14 | UTEP | Frank Prada misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-39 |
| 06:13 | Rice | Joseph Pickering gets the rebound | 69-39 |
| 05:56 | Rice | Ronald Sander misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-39 |
| 05:54 | UTEP | Richard Brownlow pulls down the rebound | 69-39 |
| 05:37 | UTEP | Kurt Sparks misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Joseph Pickering - foul #2 on Joseph Pickering, team foul #5 | 69-39 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Welch (PF) Brian Troxler | |
| 05:37 | UTEP | Kurt Sparks makes the 1st free throw | 70-39 |
| 05:37 | UTEP | Kurt Sparks misses the 2nd free throw | 70-39 |
| 05:37 | Rice | The rebound goes to Fred Hayes | 70-39 |
| 05:23 | Rice | Joseph Pickering double dribbles | 70-39 |
| Subs | UTEP | Carlton Horton (SF) Kurt Sparks | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:04 | UTEP | Carlton Horton misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-39 |
| 05:03 | Rice | Daniel Tallent gets the rebound | 70-39 |
| 04:59 | Rice | Carlton Horton picks off the pass by Gregory Welch | 70-39 |
| 04:54 | UTEP | Frank Prada throws it down on a nice dish by Carlton Horton | 72-39 |
| 04:39 | Rice | Ronald Sander comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-39 |
| 04:38 | Rice | Gregory Welch tips it home | 72-41 |
| 04:14 | UTEP | Andrei Zullig is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Andrei Zullig, team foul #6 | 72-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kurt Sparks (SF) Frank Prada | |
| Subs | Rice | Bruce Bujarski (SF) Joseph Pickering | |
| 04:01 | Rice | Daniel Tallent is alone and drills a shot from the left side | 72-43 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:43 | UTEP | Andrei Zullig lays it in on a great pass from Dennis Kerr and he's fouled by Bruce Bujarski - foul #2 on Bruce Bujarski, team foul #6 | 74-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Frank Prada (SG) Carlton Horton | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:43 | UTEP | Andrei Zullig makes the free throw | 75-43 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Rice | Ronald Sander is hacked by Kurt Sparks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kurt Sparks, team foul #7 | 75-43 |
| 03:41 | Rice | Ronald Sander makes the 1st free throw | 75-44 |
| 03:41 | Rice | Ronald Sander misses the 2nd free throw | 75-44 |
| 03:41 | UTEP | Kurt Sparks grabs the board | 75-44 |
| 03:18 | UTEP | Kurt Sparks can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 75-44 |
| 03:16 | Rice | Daniel Tallent pulls down the rebound | 75-44 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Andrei Zullig (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Frank Prada (tiring) 8 pts. 3 stl. SF - Kurt Sparks (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Kerr (tired) 6 pts. C - Richard Brownlow (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ronald Sander (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Tallent (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Bruce Bujarski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gregory Welch (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Hayes (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Rice | Dennis Kerr steals the ball from Ronald Sander in the backcourt | 75-44 |
| 02:48 | UTEP | Frank Prada misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-44 |
| 02:47 | UTEP | Dennis Kerr snags the offensive board | 75-44 |
| 02:26 | UTEP | Richard Brownlow misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-44 |
| 02:25 | Rice | Bruce Bujarski grabs the board | 75-44 |
| 02:21 | Rice | Gregory Welch is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 75-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Carlton Horton (SF) Kurt Sparks | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Pickering (SF), Brian Troxler (PF) Daniel Tallent, Gregory Welch | |
| 01:52 | UTEP | Dennis Kerr misses long on a 3 from straight away | 75-44 |
| 01:51 | Rice | Fred Hayes pulls down the rebound | 75-44 |
| 01:47 | Rice | Bruce Bujarski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kurt Sparks (SF) Carlton Horton | |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Tallent (SG), Gregory Welch (PF) Bruce Bujarski, Brian Troxler | |
| 01:34 | UTEP | Frank Prada misses short on a shot from the left side | 75-44 |
| 01:32 | Rice | Gregory Welch gets the rebound | 75-44 |
| 01:21 | Rice | Ronald Sander knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Gregory Welch and he's fouled by Andrei Zullig - foul #5 on Andrei Zullig, team foul #8 | 75-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Carlton Horton (SG) Andrei Zullig | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:21 | Rice | Ronald Sander makes the free throw | 75-47 |
| 00:56 | UTEP | Carlton Horton can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 75-47 |
| 00:54 | Rice | Joseph Pickering snags the defensive board | 75-47 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Rice | Gregory Welch misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Dennis Kerr - foul #2 on Dennis Kerr, team foul #9 | 75-47 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Gregory Welch makes the 1st free throw | 75-48 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Gregory Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 75-49 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | UTEP | Kurt Sparks makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Carlton Horton | 77-49 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Daniel Tallent hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 77-49 |
| 00:18 | UTEP | Carlton Horton gets the rebound | 77-49 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Frank Prada runs out the clock | 77-49 |