| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Austin (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Falls (fresh) SF - Bryan Ertl (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nigel Williams (fresh) 4 reb. C - Willie Fortune (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Arnold (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zlatko Mordarski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ricardo Silva (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dikembe Yusuf (fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. C - David Bast (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Bryan Ertl inbounds the ball | 26-35 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:42 | Rice | John Austin lays it up and in on a great pass from Billy Falls | 28-35 |
| 19:30 | UTEP | David Bast misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 28-35 |
| 19:29 | Rice | The rebound goes to Nigel Williams | 28-35 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Nigel Williams is whistled for a carry | 28-35 |
| 19:02 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Dikembe Yusuf | 28-38 |
| 18:37 | Rice | Bryan Ertl hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-38 |
| 18:36 | UTEP | David Bast pulls down the rebound | 28-38 |
| 18:29 | UTEP | Billy Falls steals it from David Bast | 28-38 |
| 18:19 | Rice | Billy Falls makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Austin | 31-38 |
| 18:06 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Richard Arnold | 31-41 |
| 17:59 | Rice | John Austin connects on the floater from the right side | 33-41 |
| 17:42 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski is fouled on the floor by Billy Falls - foul #1 on Billy Falls, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Rice | James Ketcham (PF), Fred Duong (C) Nigel Williams, Willie Fortune | |
| Subs | UTEP | George Cabot (SF) Ricardo Silva | |
| 17:37 | UTEP | Richard Arnold makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Zlatko Mordarski | 33-44 |
| 17:18 | Rice | Fred Duong makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from John Austin and the foul's on Richard Arnold - foul #1 on Richard Arnold, team foul #1 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Jerome Johnson (SG), Brian Ziff (C) Billy Falls, Bryan Ertl | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Maury (PG), Douglas Taylor (C) Richard Arnold, David Bast | |
| 17:18 | Rice | Fred Duong makes the free throw | 36-44 |
| 17:10 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Maury | 36-47 |
| 16:57 | Rice | Douglas Taylor blocks the short jumper by Jerome Johnson | 36-47 |
| 16:56 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor gets the rebound | 36-47 |
| 16:41 | UTEP | George Cabot is fouled on the floor by John Austin - foul #1 on John Austin, team foul #2 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Barnum (PG), Nigel Williams (PF) John Austin, Brian Ziff | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Hogg (SG), Ricardo Silva (SF), Chad Smith (PF) Zlatko Mordarski, George Cabot, Dikembe Yusuf | |
| 16:34 | UTEP | Chad Smith drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-49 |
| 16:25 | Rice | Chad Smith blocks the short jumper by Nigel Williams | 36-49 |
| 16:24 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Ricardo Silva | 36-49 |
| 16:20 | UTEP | Chad Smith clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 36-49 |
| 16:18 | Rice | James Ketcham pulls down the rebound | 36-49 |
| 16:06 | Rice | Jerome Johnson misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Douglas Taylor - foul #3 on Douglas Taylor, team foul #2 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Bryan Ertl (SF), Willie Fortune (C) James Ketcham, Fred Duong | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Arnold (PG), David Bast (C) Ronald Maury, Douglas Taylor | |
| 16:06 | Rice | Jerome Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 16:06 | Rice | Jerome Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 15:52 | UTEP | Ricardo Silva connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Richard Arnold | 38-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Barnum (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jerome Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bryan Ertl (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nigel Williams (fresh) 5 reb. C - Willie Fortune (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Arnold (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Hogg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ricardo Silva (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Bast (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Rice | Nigel Williams makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-52 |
| 15:27 | UTEP | David Bast misses short on a jumper from close range | 41-52 |
| 15:26 | UTEP | Chad Smith grabs the offensive board | 41-52 |
| 15:14 | UTEP | David Bast connects on the floater from the right block | 41-54 |
| 15:06 | Rice | Thomas Barnum comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 41-54 |
| 15:04 | UTEP | Chad Smith pulls down the rebound | 41-54 |
| 15:00 | UTEP | Willie Fortune denies the turnaround by Ricardo Silva | 41-54 |
| 14:58 | Rice | Willie Fortune gets the rebound | 41-54 |
| 14:43 | Rice | Nigel Williams buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Barnum | 43-54 |
| 14:24 | UTEP | Chad Smith buries a floater in the lane set up by Richard Arnold | 43-56 |
| 14:01 | Rice | Bryan Ertl misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-56 |
| 13:59 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Nigel Williams | 43-56 |
| 13:44 | Rice | Bryan Ertl double dribbles | 43-56 |
| Subs | Rice | John Austin (PG), Billy Falls (SG), James Ketcham (SF), Fred Duong (PF), Brian Ziff (C) Thomas Barnum, Jerome Johnson, Bryan Ertl, Nigel Williams, Willie Fortune | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Maury (PG), Zlatko Mordarski (SG), George Cabot (SF), Dikembe Yusuf (PF), Douglas Taylor (C) Richard Arnold, James Hogg, Ricardo Silva, Chad Smith, David Bast | |
| 13:25 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 43-56 |
| 13:23 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf tips it back up and in | 43-58 |
| 13:09 | Rice | John Austin misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-58 |
| 13:08 | Rice | Fred Duong tips it back up and in | 45-58 |
| 13:00 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf buries a shot from the baseline set up by Zlatko Mordarski | 45-60 |
| 12:41 | Rice | Fred Duong misses the lay-in | 45-60 |
| 12:40 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor snags the defensive board | 45-60 |
| 12:20 | UTEP | Ronald Maury hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-60 |
| 12:18 | Rice | Billy Falls grabs the board | 45-60 |
| 11:56 | Rice | John Austin makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-60 |
| 11:46 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Zlatko Mordarski | 47-63 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Austin (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Falls (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Ketcham (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Fred Duong (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Ziff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ronald Maury (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Zlatko Mordarski (fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. SF - George Cabot (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dikembe Yusuf (fresh) 12 pts. 12 reb. C - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:18 | Rice | Douglas Taylor denies the turnaround by James Ketcham | 47-63 |
| 11:16 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf grabs the board | 47-63 |
| 11:12 | UTEP | John Austin takes the ball from Ronald Maury | 47-63 |
| 10:59 | Rice | Dikembe Yusuf is called for the reach on Fred Duong - foul #1 on Dikembe Yusuf, team foul #3 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Jerome Johnson (SG), Bryan Ertl (SF), Nigel Williams (PF), Willie Fortune (C) Billy Falls, James Ketcham, Fred Duong, Brian Ziff | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Arnold (PG), Ricardo Silva (SF), David Bast (C) Ronald Maury, George Cabot, Douglas Taylor | |
| 10:51 | Rice | Nigel Williams is called for traveling | 47-63 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Hogg (SG) Zlatko Mordarski | |
| 10:30 | UTEP | Richard Arnold connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from David Bast | 47-66 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 10:09 | Rice | John Austin is hacked by Richard Arnold - foul #2 on Richard Arnold, team foul #4 | 47-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Barnum (PG) John Austin | |
| Subs | UTEP | Chad Smith (PF) Dikembe Yusuf | |
| 10:00 | Rice | The short jumper by Bryan Ertl is denied by Chad Smith | 47-66 |
| 09:59 | UTEP | Ricardo Silva grabs the board | 47-66 |
| 09:47 | UTEP | Richard Arnold buries a runner from the baseline and he's fouled by Thomas Barnum - foul #1 on Thomas Barnum, team foul #3 | 47-68 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski (SG) James Hogg | |
| 09:47 | UTEP | Richard Arnold makes the free throw | 47-69 |
| 09:28 | Rice | Thomas Barnum drills a shot from the left wing | 49-69 |
| 09:19 | UTEP | Nigel Williams swats the short shot by Ricardo Silva | 49-69 |
| 09:18 | UTEP | Chad Smith gets the offensive rebound | 49-69 |
| 09:04 | UTEP | Ricardo Silva misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-69 |
| 09:03 | Rice | Nigel Williams gets the rebound | 49-69 |
| 08:58 | Rice | Thomas Barnum misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-69 |
| 08:57 | Rice | Nigel Williams tips it back up and in | 51-69 |
| 08:48 | UTEP | Thomas Barnum is called for the reach on Richard Arnold - foul #2 on Thomas Barnum, team foul #4 | 51-69 |
| Subs | Rice | John Austin (PG), Billy Falls (SG), James Ketcham (PF), Fred Duong (C) Thomas Barnum, Jerome Johnson, Nigel Williams, Willie Fortune | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Maury (PG), George Cabot (SF), Dikembe Yusuf (PF) Richard Arnold, Ricardo Silva, Chad Smith | |
| 08:34 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ronald Maury | 51-71 |
| 08:25 | Rice | Bryan Ertl misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on George Cabot - foul #2 on George Cabot, team foul #5 | 51-71 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Douglas Taylor (C) David Bast | |
| 08:25 | Rice | Bryan Ertl misses the 1st free throw | 51-71 |
| 08:25 | Rice | Bryan Ertl makes the 2nd free throw | 52-71 |
| 08:18 | UTEP | George Cabot misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-71 |
| 08:16 | Rice | James Ketcham pulls down the rebound | 52-71 |
| 08:05 | Rice | Douglas Taylor is called for the reach on James Ketcham - foul #4 on Douglas Taylor, team foul #6 | 52-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Jerome Johnson (SF) Bryan Ertl | |
| Subs | UTEP | Chad Smith (C) Douglas Taylor | |
| 07:53 | Rice | Billy Falls drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from James Ketcham | 54-71 |
| 07:33 | UTEP | Ronald Maury comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-71 |
| 07:31 | Rice | Fred Duong grabs the defensive rebound | 54-71 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Austin (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Falls (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Ketcham (fresh) 5 reb. C - Fred Duong (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ronald Maury (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Zlatko Mordarski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. SF - George Cabot (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dikembe Yusuf (fresh) 14 pts. 13 reb. C - Chad Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | Rice | James Ketcham misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 54-71 |
| 07:18 | UTEP | Chad Smith pulls down the rebound | 54-71 |
| 07:00 | UTEP | George Cabot hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-71 |
| 06:59 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski can't tip it in | 54-71 |
| 06:57 | Rice | Fred Duong grabs the board | 54-71 |
| 06:43 | Rice | Billy Falls connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-71 |
| 06:30 | UTEP | Chad Smith misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Billy Falls - foul #2 on Billy Falls, team foul #5 | 57-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Barnum (PG), Steven Boyd (SG), Bryan Ertl (SF), Nigel Williams (PF), Willie Fortune (C) John Austin, Billy Falls, Jerome Johnson, James Ketcham, Fred Duong | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Arnold (PG), James Hogg (SG), Ricardo Silva (SF), David Bast (C) Ronald Maury, Zlatko Mordarski, George Cabot, Dikembe Yusuf | |
| 06:30 | UTEP | Chad Smith makes the 1st free throw | 57-72 |
| 06:30 | UTEP | Chad Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| 06:30 | Rice | Nigel Williams snags the defensive board | 57-72 |
| 06:26 | Rice | James Hogg steals it from Thomas Barnum in the backcourt | 57-72 |
| 06:15 | UTEP | Ricardo Silva's pass is intercepted by Bryan Ertl | 57-72 |
| 06:12 | Rice | Bryan Ertl banks in the layup | 59-72 |
| 05:43 | UTEP | Richard Arnold misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-72 |
| 05:42 | UTEP | David Bast tips it back up and in | 59-74 |
| 05:31 | Rice | Nigel Williams misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-74 |
| 05:29 | Rice | Nigel Williams tips it home | 61-74 |
| 05:18 | UTEP | Richard Arnold misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-74 |
| 05:17 | Rice | Willie Fortune snags the defensive board | 61-74 |
| 05:04 | Rice | Bryan Ertl loses the dribble to Richard Arnold | 61-74 |
| 05:00 | UTEP | Richard Arnold banks in the layup | 61-76 |
| 04:35 | Rice | Steven Boyd misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-76 |
| 04:33 | UTEP | Chad Smith gets the rebound | 61-76 |
| 04:25 | UTEP | Chad Smith comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 61-76 |
| 04:23 | Rice | Bryan Ertl gets the rebound | 61-76 |
| 04:23 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-76 |
| Subs | Rice | John Austin (PG), Billy Falls (SG) Thomas Barnum, Steven Boyd | |
| Subs | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski (SG), Dikembe Yusuf (PF) James Hogg, Chad Smith | |
| 04:10 | Rice | David Bast picks off the pass by Bryan Ertl | 61-76 |
| 03:58 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf misses long on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Billy Falls - foul #3 on Billy Falls, team foul #6 | 61-76 |
| 03:58 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf makes the 1st free throw | 61-77 |
| 03:58 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf misses the 2nd free throw | 61-77 |
| 03:58 | Rice | Willie Fortune grabs the defensive rebound | 61-77 |
| 03:40 | Rice | Billy Falls comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 61-77 |
| 03:38 | Rice | Willie Fortune tips it home | 63-77 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:26 | UTEP | Ricardo Silva is hacked by Bryan Ertl - foul #1 on Bryan Ertl, team foul #7 | 63-77 |
| 03:26 | UTEP | Ricardo Silva makes the 1st free throw | 63-78 |
| 03:26 | UTEP | Ricardo Silva makes the 2nd free throw | 63-79 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Austin (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Falls (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bryan Ertl (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nigel Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - Willie Fortune (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Arnold (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Zlatko Mordarski (fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. SF - Ricardo Silva (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Yusuf (fresh) 15 pts. 13 reb. C - David Bast (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Rice | Nigel Williams buries a jump hook from the baseline | 65-79 |
| 02:51 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-79 |
| 02:50 | Rice | Bryan Ertl grabs the defensive rebound | 65-79 |
| 02:28 | Rice | John Austin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-79 |
| 02:26 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Bryan Ertl | 65-79 |
| 02:09 | Rice | Bryan Ertl knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Billy Falls | 67-79 |
| 02:00 | UTEP | David Bast can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Willie Fortune - foul #2 on Willie Fortune, team foul #8 | 67-79 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Barnum (PG), Jerome Johnson (SG), James Ketcham (SF), Fred Duong (PF), Brian Ziff (C) John Austin, Billy Falls, Bryan Ertl, Nigel Williams, Willie Fortune | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 02:00 | UTEP | David Bast misses the 1st free throw | 67-79 |
| 02:00 | UTEP | David Bast misses the 2nd free throw | 67-79 |
| 02:00 | Rice | Fred Duong snags the defensive board | 67-79 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:44 | Rice | Brian Ziff loses the dribble to Dikembe Yusuf | 67-79 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:15 | UTEP | Ricardo Silva hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-79 |
| 01:14 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf tips it home | 67-81 |
| 01:00 | Rice | Thomas Barnum double dribbles | 67-81 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski misses short on a floater from the right side | 67-81 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Jerome Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 67-81 |
| 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 man to man (0) | |
| 00:24 | Rice | James Ketcham loses the ball out of bounds | 67-81 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Richard Arnold runs out the clock | 67-81 |