| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Danilo Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Filip Stobierski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Walters (fresh) PF - Oleg Muraski (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Field (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Sorensen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arnold Zeimetz (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Paul Davis (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Burton Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bernard Perine (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Paul Davis inbounds the ball | 36-46 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Rice | Arnold Zeimetz misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-46 |
| 19:35 | UTEP | Thomas Walters gets the rebound | 36-46 |
| 19:28 | UTEP | Danilo Bruno is fouled on the floor by Bernard Perine - foul #2 on Bernard Perine, team foul #1 | 36-46 |
| 19:07 | UTEP | Oleg Muraski knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Walters | 38-46 |
| 19:04 | Rice | Danilo Bruno is called for the reach on Arnold Zeimetz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Danilo Bruno, team foul #1 | 38-46 |
| 18:50 | Rice | Arnold Zeimetz misses the lay-in | 38-46 |
| 18:49 | UTEP | Oleg Muraski snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| 18:23 | UTEP | Thomas Walters buries a jump hook from the left block | 40-46 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Burton Lee scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Paul Davis | 40-49 |
| 17:34 | UTEP | Thomas Walters hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 40-49 |
| 17:33 | UTEP | Oleg Muraski grabs the offensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 17:22 | UTEP | Filip Stobierski is denied on a dunk by Burton Lee | 40-49 |
| 17:21 | UTEP | Oleg Muraski tips it back up and in | 42-49 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Burton Lee loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brian Mayville (PG), Timothy Turner (SG), Teddy Poitras (SF), Edward Ryan (C) Danilo Bruno, Filip Stobierski, Thomas Walters, Douglas Field | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Nelson (PG), Carl Bivens (SG), Dustin Schaible (SF), Gary Robinson (PF), John Schueler (C) Richard Sorensen, Arnold Zeimetz, Paul Davis, Burton Lee, Bernard Perine | |
| 17:00 | UTEP | Oleg Muraski knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Brian Mayville | 44-49 |
| 16:57 | Rice | Nicholas Nelson is hacked by Brian Mayville in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Mayville, team foul #2 | 44-49 |
| 16:29 | Rice | Carl Bivens is fouled on the floor by Timothy Turner - foul #1 on Timothy Turner, team foul #3 | 44-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Douglas Field (C) Oleg Muraski | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:15 | Rice | Nicholas Nelson makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Carl Bivens | 44-51 |
| 15:52 | UTEP | Gary Robinson swats the layup by Brian Mayville | 44-51 |
| 15:51 | UTEP | Douglas Field tips it back up and in | 46-51 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Brian Mayville (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Turner (fairly fresh) SF - Teddy Poitras (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Ryan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Douglas Field (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas Nelson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Bivens (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dustin Schaible (fairly fresh) PF - Gary Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - John Schueler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Rice | Teddy Poitras steps in front of the Nicholas Nelson pass in the backcourt | 46-51 |
| 15:47 | UTEP | Brian Mayville banks in the layup on a nice dish by Teddy Poitras | 48-51 |
| 15:29 | Rice | Gary Robinson makes the wide open jump hook in the paint set up by Carl Bivens | 48-53 |
| 15:07 | UTEP | Brian Mayville is called for a charge - foul #3 on Brian Mayville, team foul #4 | 48-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | Danilo Bruno (PG), Martin Blake (SG), Thomas Walters (SF), Oleg Muraski (PF) Brian Mayville, Timothy Turner, Teddy Poitras, Edward Ryan | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Sorensen (PG), Arnold Zeimetz (SG), Paul Davis (SF), Manuel Johnson (PF), Bernard Perine (C) Nicholas Nelson, Carl Bivens, Dustin Schaible, Gary Robinson, John Schueler | |
| 14:48 | Rice | Paul Davis's pass is intercepted by Oleg Muraski | 48-53 |
| 14:27 | UTEP | Oleg Muraski misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 48-53 |
| 14:26 | UTEP | Oleg Muraski tips it but misses | 48-53 |
| 14:24 | Rice | The rebound goes to Manuel Johnson | 48-53 |
| 14:07 | Rice | Richard Sorensen blows the layup but he's fouled by Douglas Field - foul #2 on Douglas Field, team foul #5 | 48-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | Filip Stobierski (SG), Edward Ryan (C) Martin Blake, Douglas Field | |
| Subs | Rice | Burton Lee (SF) Paul Davis | |
| 14:07 | Rice | Richard Sorensen makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 14:07 | Rice | Richard Sorensen misses the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 14:07 | UTEP | Edward Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 13:57 | UTEP | Oleg Muraski hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 48-54 |
| 13:55 | Rice | Bernard Perine grabs the defensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 13:50 | Rice | Manuel Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Bivens (SG) Arnold Zeimetz | |
| 13:35 | UTEP | Oleg Muraski buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-54 |
| 13:33 | Rice | Burton Lee loses the dribble to Danilo Bruno in the backcourt | 51-54 |
| 13:15 | UTEP | Danilo Bruno misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 13:14 | Rice | Manuel Johnson pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| 13:08 | Rice | Manuel Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-54 |
| 13:06 | UTEP | Danilo Bruno snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 12:57 | UTEP | Oleg Muraski clanks a floater from the right block but the foul's on Bernard Perine - foul #3 on Bernard Perine, team foul #2 | 51-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Steven Blankenship (PG), Teddy Poitras (SF) Danilo Bruno, Thomas Walters | |
| Subs | Rice | Arnold Zeimetz (SG) Carl Bivens | |
| 12:57 | UTEP | Oleg Muraski makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 12:57 | UTEP | Oleg Muraski misses the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 12:57 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Sorensen | 52-54 |
| 12:41 | Rice | Manuel Johnson comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 52-54 |
| 12:40 | Rice | Bernard Perine hits the follow up shot | 52-56 |
| 12:27 | UTEP | Edward Ryan is fouled on the floor by Bernard Perine - foul #4 on Bernard Perine, team foul #3 | 52-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Martin Blake (SG), Thomas Walters (SF), Douglas Field (C) Filip Stobierski, Oleg Muraski, Edward Ryan | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Nelson (PG), Dustin Schaible (SF), Gary Robinson (PF), John Schueler (C) Richard Sorensen, Burton Lee, Manuel Johnson, Bernard Perine | |
| 12:07 | UTEP | Thomas Walters connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Steven Blankenship | 55-56 |
| 11:51 | Rice | Arnold Zeimetz clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 11:50 | UTEP | Teddy Poitras gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Steven Blankenship (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Blake (fresh) SF - Thomas Walters (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Teddy Poitras (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Field (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arnold Zeimetz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dustin Schaible (fresh) PF - Gary Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - John Schueler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | UTEP | Steven Blankenship comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-56 |
| 11:32 | Rice | The rebound goes to Dustin Schaible | 55-56 |
| 11:30 | Rice | Arnold Zeimetz is hacked by Martin Blake in the backcourt - foul #2 on Martin Blake, team foul #6 | 55-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Danilo Bruno (PG), Timothy Turner (SG), Edward Ryan (PF) Steven Blankenship, Martin Blake, Teddy Poitras | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Sorensen (PG), Carl Bivens (SG), Paul Davis (SF), Manuel Johnson (PF) Nicholas Nelson, Arnold Zeimetz, Dustin Schaible, John Schueler | |
| 11:17 | Rice | The short jumper by Paul Davis is denied by Thomas Walters | 55-56 |
| 11:16 | UTEP | Thomas Walters gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 10:58 | UTEP | Paul Davis is called for the reach on Thomas Walters - foul #1 on Paul Davis, team foul #4 | 55-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Filip Stobierski (SG), Oleg Muraski (PF) Thomas Walters, Douglas Field | |
| Subs | Rice | Burton Lee (PF) Manuel Johnson | |
| 10:36 | UTEP | Filip Stobierski comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 10:34 | Rice | Paul Davis pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 10:22 | Rice | Carl Bivens drills a runner from the left block set up by Richard Sorensen | 55-58 |
| 10:06 | UTEP | Edward Ryan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Danilo Bruno | 57-58 |
| 09:47 | Rice | Edward Ryan blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Gary Robinson | 57-58 |
| 09:45 | UTEP | Filip Stobierski snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| 09:27 | UTEP | Oleg Muraski is called for traveling | 57-58 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brian Mayville (PG), Martin Blake (SG), Thomas Walters (SF), Teddy Poitras (PF), Douglas Field (C) Danilo Bruno, Filip Stobierski, Timothy Turner, Oleg Muraski, Edward Ryan | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Nelson (PG), Arnold Zeimetz (SG), Dustin Schaible (SF), Manuel Johnson (PF), John Schueler (C) Richard Sorensen, Carl Bivens, Paul Davis, Burton Lee, Gary Robinson | |
| 09:06 | Rice | Dustin Schaible misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 09:05 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Manuel Johnson | 57-58 |
| 08:49 | Rice | Dustin Schaible is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Nicholas Nelson | 57-61 |
| 08:20 | UTEP | Brian Mayville buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Thomas Walters | 59-61 |
| 08:13 | Rice | Arnold Zeimetz is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Blake - foul #3 on Martin Blake, team foul #7 | 59-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Steven Blankenship (PG), Filip Stobierski (SG), Oleg Muraski (PF) Brian Mayville, Martin Blake, Thomas Walters | |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Davis (SF), Gary Robinson (C) Dustin Schaible, John Schueler | |
| 08:13 | Rice | Arnold Zeimetz misses the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 08:13 | UTEP | Oleg Muraski grabs the board | 59-61 |
| 08:05 | UTEP | Oleg Muraski connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Teddy Poitras | 62-61 |
| 07:44 | Rice | Manuel Johnson can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 62-61 |
| 07:43 | Rice | Arnold Zeimetz misses the tip | 62-61 |
| 07:42 | Rice | Paul Davis snags the offensive board | 62-61 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Steven Blankenship (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Filip Stobierski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Teddy Poitras (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Oleg Muraski (tiring) 25 pts. 7 reb. C - Douglas Field (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas Nelson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Arnold Zeimetz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Paul Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Manuel Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Robinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Rice | Douglas Field picks off the pass by Gary Robinson | 62-61 |
| 07:21 | UTEP | Teddy Poitras misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-61 |
| 07:20 | Rice | Nicholas Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 07:00 | Rice | Paul Davis misses the wide open turnaround in the lane | 62-61 |
| 06:59 | UTEP | Filip Stobierski grabs the board | 62-61 |
| 06:35 | UTEP | Paul Davis swats the layup by Douglas Field | 62-61 |
| 06:34 | Rice | Manuel Johnson snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| 06:10 | Rice | Nicholas Nelson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-61 |
| 06:09 | UTEP | Douglas Field grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 05:52 | UTEP | Filip Stobierski travels with the ball | 62-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Danilo Bruno (PG), Martin Blake (SG), Thomas Walters (SF), Edward Ryan (C) Steven Blankenship, Filip Stobierski, Teddy Poitras, Douglas Field | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Sorensen (PG), Carl Bivens (SG), Burton Lee (SF), John Schueler (PF), Bernard Perine (C) Nicholas Nelson, Arnold Zeimetz, Paul Davis, Manuel Johnson, Gary Robinson | |
| 05:34 | Rice | Carl Bivens misses the dunk but he's fouled by Martin Blake - foul #4 on Martin Blake, team foul #8 | 62-61 |
| 05:34 | Rice | Carl Bivens makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 05:34 | Rice | Carl Bivens makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 05:16 | UTEP | Oleg Muraski clanks a turnaround from the left block | 62-63 |
| 05:15 | UTEP | Thomas Walters snags the offensive board | 62-63 |
| 05:00 | UTEP | Richard Sorensen picks off the pass by Martin Blake | 62-63 |
| 04:57 | Rice | Richard Sorensen can't finish the layup | 62-63 |
| 04:56 | UTEP | Danilo Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 04:34 | UTEP | Martin Blake travels with the ball | 62-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Timothy Turner (SG), Teddy Poitras (PF) Martin Blake, Oleg Muraski | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:13 | Rice | Danilo Bruno steals it from Carl Bivens | 62-63 |
| 04:09 | UTEP | Thomas Walters blows the layup | 62-63 |
| 04:08 | UTEP | Edward Ryan pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 03:55 | UTEP | Danilo Bruno misses the easy layup | 62-63 |
| 03:53 | Rice | John Schueler grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 03:46 | Rice | Bernard Perine hits a wide open shot from the left block set up by Richard Sorensen | 62-65 |
| 03:23 | UTEP | Danilo Bruno buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Turner | 64-65 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Danilo Bruno (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Turner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Walters (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Teddy Poitras (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Ryan (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Sorensen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Bivens (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Burton Lee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Schueler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bernard Perine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Rice | Burton Lee is hacked by Thomas Walters in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Walters, team foul #9 | 64-65 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brian Mayville (PG), Martin Blake (SG), Douglas Field (C) Danilo Bruno, Timothy Turner, Teddy Poitras | |
| Subs | Rice | Arnold Zeimetz (SG), Dustin Schaible (SF) Carl Bivens, John Schueler | |
| 03:16 | Rice | Burton Lee makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 03:16 | Rice | Burton Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 03:16 | UTEP | Douglas Field pulls down the rebound | 64-66 |
| 03:00 | UTEP | Brian Mayville loses the dribble to Richard Sorensen | 64-66 |
| 02:56 | Rice | Richard Sorensen banks in the layup | 64-68 |
| 02:56 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-68 |
| Subs | UTEP | Danilo Bruno (PG), Filip Stobierski (SG) Brian Mayville, Martin Blake | |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Bivens (SG), Manuel Johnson (PF) Arnold Zeimetz, Burton Lee | |
| 02:42 | UTEP | Filip Stobierski banks in the layup and he's hacked by Manuel Johnson - foul #4 on Manuel Johnson, team foul #5 | 66-68 |
| 02:42 | UTEP | Filip Stobierski makes the free throw | 67-68 |
| 02:40 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| Subs | UTEP | Timothy Turner (SF) Thomas Walters | |
| Subs | Rice | Arnold Zeimetz (SG), Burton Lee (SF) Carl Bivens, Dustin Schaible | |
| 02:18 | Rice | Arnold Zeimetz makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Manuel Johnson | 67-71 |
| 01:54 | UTEP | Danilo Bruno misses the 3 from the left wing | 67-71 |
| 01:52 | Rice | Burton Lee gets the rebound | 67-71 |
| 01:44 | Rice | Burton Lee scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Sorensen | 67-74 |
| 01:28 | UTEP | Arnold Zeimetz steals it from Danilo Bruno | 67-74 |
| 01:13 | Rice | Arnold Zeimetz can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-74 |
| 01:12 | Rice | Burton Lee tips it back up and in | 67-76 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | UTEP | Arnold Zeimetz blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Danilo Bruno | 67-76 |
| 00:53 | Rice | Manuel Johnson pulls down the rebound | 67-76 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Rice | Manuel Johnson is hacked by Danilo Bruno in the backcourt - foul #3 on Danilo Bruno, team foul #10 | 67-76 |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Walters (SF), Oleg Muraski (PF) Timothy Turner, Edward Ryan | |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Bivens (C) Bernard Perine | |
| 00:50 | Rice | Manuel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Manuel Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-78 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | UTEP | Thomas Walters misses long on a floater from the left block | 67-78 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Manuel Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 67-78 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Rice | Carl Bivens makes the wide open jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Sorensen | 67-80 |
| 00:10 | UTEP | Filip Stobierski is fouled on the floor by Richard Sorensen - foul #1 on Richard Sorensen, team foul #6 | 67-80 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brian Mayville (PG), Timothy Turner (SG), Teddy Poitras (SF), Edward Ryan (PF), Luis Jacobsen (C) Danilo Bruno, Filip Stobierski, Thomas Walters, Oleg Muraski, Douglas Field | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Nelson (PG), Gary Robinson (PF), John Schueler (C) Richard Sorensen, Arnold Zeimetz, Manuel Johnson | |
| 00:06 | UTEP | Luis Jacobsen misses the lay-in | 67-80 |
| 00:04 | UTEP | Edward Ryan can't tip it in | 67-80 |
| 00:03 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Schueler | 67-80 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Nicholas Nelson runs out the clock | 67-80 |