| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Rolland Harada (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Marcos Rodriquez (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Allan Bess (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Holloway (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Neumiller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Junior Williamson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andrew Coffey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Macedo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Robert Carr inbounds the ball | 38-27 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:51 | UTEP | Rolland Harada makes the jumpshot from the right side | 40-27 |
| 19:42 | Rice | Jason Macedo hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Holloway | 40-29 |
| 19:24 | UTEP | Robert Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-29 |
| 19:05 | Rice | Marcos Rodriquez is called for the reach on Michael Neumiller - foul #2 on Marcos Rodriquez, team foul #1 | 40-29 |
| 18:56 | Rice | Charles Holloway misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Rolland Harada - foul #2 on Rolland Harada, team foul #2 | 40-29 |
| 18:56 | Rice | Charles Holloway misses the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 18:56 | Rice | Charles Holloway misses the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 18:56 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez gets the rebound | 40-29 |
| 18:34 | UTEP | Allan Bess scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-29 |
| 18:15 | Rice | Junior Williamson makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 42-31 |
| 17:59 | UTEP | Rolland Harada misses badly on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Charles Holloway - foul #2 on Charles Holloway, team foul #1 | 42-31 |
| Subs | UTEP | Larry Netto (SG) Michael Walker | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:59 | UTEP | Rolland Harada makes the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 17:59 | UTEP | Rolland Harada makes the 2nd free throw | 44-31 |
| 17:50 | Rice | Andrew Coffey knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-33 |
| 17:32 | UTEP | Rolland Harada can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charles Holloway - foul #3 on Charles Holloway, team foul #2 | 44-33 |
| Subs | UTEP | Adam Wiggins (SF), Paul Shaw (PF), Jeffery Stanley (C) Robert Carr, Marcos Rodriquez, Allan Bess | |
| Subs | Rice | Nole Warren (PG), Harvey Bull (SG), Manuel Swofford (SF), Albert James (PF), Jeffrey Derosa (C) Charles Holloway, Michael Neumiller, Junior Williamson, Andrew Coffey, Jason Macedo | |
| 17:32 | UTEP | Rolland Harada makes the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 17:32 | UTEP | Rolland Harada makes the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 17:15 | Rice | Nole Warren misses the floater from just outside the lane | 46-33 |
| 17:13 | Rice | Albert James grabs the offensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 16:59 | Rice | Paul Shaw swats the short shot by Harvey Bull | 46-33 |
| 16:57 | UTEP | Adam Wiggins grabs the board | 46-33 |
| 16:52 | UTEP | Adam Wiggins knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Rolland Harada | 48-33 |
| 16:38 | Rice | Nole Warren loses the ball out of bounds | 48-33 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Walker (PG) Rolland Harada | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:25 | UTEP | Michael Walker loses the dribble to Manuel Swofford | 48-33 |
| 16:17 | Rice | Nole Warren makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Harvey Bull | 48-36 |
| 16:02 | UTEP | Michael Walker buries a floater from the right wing | 50-36 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Netto (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Shaw (fresh) C - Jeffery Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nole Warren (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harvey Bull (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Manuel Swofford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Albert James (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Derosa (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Rice | Albert James is hacked by Paul Shaw - foul #1 on Paul Shaw, team foul #3 | 50-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Abdul (PG), Robert Carr (SF), Marcos Rodriquez (PF), Allan Bess (C) Larry Netto, Adam Wiggins, Paul Shaw, Jeffery Stanley | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG), Michael Neumiller (SG), Junior Williamson (SF), Andrew Coffey (PF), Jason Macedo (C) Nole Warren, Harvey Bull, Manuel Swofford, Albert James, Jeffrey Derosa | |
| 15:43 | Rice | Andrew Coffey makes the floater from the left wing | 50-38 |
| 15:38 | UTEP | Andrew Coffey is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdul - foul #1 on Andrew Coffey, team foul #3 | 50-38 |
| 15:32 | UTEP | Michael Walker misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 15:30 | Rice | Jason Macedo gets the rebound | 50-38 |
| 15:16 | Rice | Michael Neumiller is hacked by Dikembe Abdul - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdul, team foul #4 | 50-38 |
| 15:03 | Rice | Michael Neumiller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Rolland Harada (PG) Michael Walker | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:53 | UTEP | Rolland Harada drills a floater from close range | 52-38 |
| 14:41 | Rice | Junior Williamson makes the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane and the foul's on Dikembe Abdul - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdul, team foul #5 | 52-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Larry Netto (SG) Dikembe Abdul | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:41 | Rice | Junior Williamson makes the free throw | 52-41 |
| 14:29 | UTEP | Larry Netto comes up short on the shot from the right side | 52-41 |
| 14:28 | Rice | Charles Holloway grabs the defensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 14:06 | Rice | Michael Neumiller misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Larry Netto - foul #1 on Larry Netto, team foul #6 | 52-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Abdul (PG) Rolland Harada | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Swofford (SF), Albert James (PF), Jeffrey Derosa (C) Junior Williamson, Andrew Coffey, Jason Macedo | |
| 14:06 | Rice | Michael Neumiller makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 14:06 | Rice | Michael Neumiller misses the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 14:06 | UTEP | Allan Bess snags the defensive board | 52-42 |
| 13:51 | UTEP | Allan Bess loses the dribble to Jeffrey Derosa | 52-42 |
| 13:33 | Rice | Albert James is hacked by Marcos Rodriquez - foul #3 on Marcos Rodriquez, team foul #7 | 52-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Walker (PG), Adam Wiggins (SF), Paul Shaw (PF), Jeffery Stanley (C) Dikembe Abdul, Robert Carr, Marcos Rodriquez, Allan Bess | |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (PG), Harvey Bull (SG) Charles Holloway, Michael Neumiller | |
| 13:33 | Rice | Albert James misses the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 13:33 | UTEP | Paul Shaw snags the defensive board | 52-42 |
| 13:24 | UTEP | Larry Netto makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Walker | 54-42 |
| 13:03 | Rice | Oscar Santana misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-42 |
| 13:01 | UTEP | Paul Shaw gets the rebound | 54-42 |
| 12:39 | UTEP | Michael Walker hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Paul Shaw | 56-42 |
| 12:29 | Rice | Harvey Bull clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-42 |
| 12:28 | UTEP | Adam Wiggins grabs the board | 56-42 |
| 12:09 | UTEP | Larry Netto's fadeaway is rejected by Albert James | 56-42 |
| 12:08 | Rice | Albert James gets the rebound | 56-42 |
| 11:48 | Rice | Manuel Swofford misses short on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Paul Shaw - foul #2 on Paul Shaw, team foul #8 | 56-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Rolland Harada (PG), Dikembe Abdul (SG), Robert Carr (SF), Marcos Rodriquez (PF), Allan Bess (C) Michael Walker, Larry Netto, Adam Wiggins, Paul Shaw, Jeffery Stanley | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG), Michael Neumiller (SG), Andrew Coffey (PF), Jason Macedo (C) Oscar Santana, Harvey Bull, Albert James, Jeffrey Derosa | |
| 11:48 | Rice | Manuel Swofford misses the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 11:48 | Rice | Manuel Swofford makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Rolland Harada (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Marcos Rodriquez (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Allan Bess (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Holloway (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Neumiller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Swofford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Coffey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Macedo (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:31 | UTEP | Robert Carr can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 56-43 |
| 11:30 | UTEP | Allan Bess hits the follow up shot | 58-43 |
| 11:05 | Rice | Michael Neumiller knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Manuel Swofford | 58-45 |
| 10:53 | UTEP | Allan Bess misses short on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Charles Holloway - foul #4 on Charles Holloway, team foul #4 | 58-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (PG), Junior Williamson (SF) Charles Holloway, Manuel Swofford | |
| 10:53 | UTEP | Allan Bess makes the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 10:53 | UTEP | Allan Bess makes the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 10:31 | Rice | Junior Williamson lays it up and in | 60-47 |
| 10:24 | UTEP | Rolland Harada misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Harvey Bull - foul #1 on Harvey Bull, team foul #5 | 60-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Walker (SG) Dikembe Abdul | |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (PG) Michael Neumiller | |
| 10:24 | UTEP | Rolland Harada makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 10:24 | UTEP | Rolland Harada makes the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 10:03 | Rice | Andrew Coffey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-47 |
| 10:01 | Rice | Junior Williamson tips it home | 62-49 |
| 09:51 | UTEP | Michael Walker comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Oscar Santana - foul #4 on Oscar Santana, team foul #6 | 62-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Paul Shaw (PF), Jeffery Stanley (C) Marcos Rodriquez, Allan Bess | |
| Subs | Rice | Nole Warren (PG) Oscar Santana | |
| 09:51 | UTEP | Michael Walker misses the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 09:51 | UTEP | Michael Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| 09:29 | Rice | Paul Shaw is called for the reach on Nole Warren - foul #3 on Paul Shaw, team foul #9 | 63-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Larry Netto (SG), Adam Wiggins (SF) Rolland Harada, Robert Carr | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Swofford (PF), Albert James (C) Andrew Coffey, Jason Macedo | |
| 09:29 | Rice | Nole Warren makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 09:29 | Rice | Nole Warren misses the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 09:29 | UTEP | Jeffery Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 63-50 |
| 09:20 | UTEP | Larry Netto drills a floater from the left wing | 65-50 |
| 09:07 | Rice | Michael Walker picks off the pass by Manuel Swofford | 65-50 |
| 08:49 | UTEP | Michael Walker is fouled on the floor by Nole Warren - foul #2 on Nole Warren, team foul #7 | 65-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | Allan Bess (PF) Paul Shaw | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Neumiller (SG), Jeffrey Derosa (C) Harvey Bull, Junior Williamson | |
| 08:49 | UTEP | Michael Walker makes the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 08:49 | UTEP | Michael Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:33 | Rice | Allan Bess steals it from Manuel Swofford | 67-50 |
| 08:15 | UTEP | Allan Bess is hacked by Albert James - foul #1 on Albert James, team foul #8 | 67-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | Rolland Harada (PG), Robert Carr (SF), Marcos Rodriquez (PF) Michael Walker, Adam Wiggins, Jeffery Stanley | |
| Subs | Rice | Andrew Coffey (PF) Jeffrey Derosa | |
| 08:15 | UTEP | Allan Bess makes the 1st free throw | 68-50 |
| 08:15 | UTEP | Allan Bess makes the 2nd free throw | 69-50 |
| 08:00 | Rice | Andrew Coffey misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 69-50 |
| 07:58 | UTEP | Robert Carr grabs the board | 69-50 |
| 07:53 | UTEP | Rolland Harada throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Abdul (SG) Larry Netto | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG), Oscar Santana (SF), Jason Macedo (C) Nole Warren, Manuel Swofford, Albert James | |
| 07:45 | Rice | Andrew Coffey hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Holloway | 69-53 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Rolland Harada (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Marcos Rodriquez (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Allan Bess (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Holloway (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Neumiller (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Santana (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Andrew Coffey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Macedo (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:32 | UTEP | Allan Bess misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 69-53 |
| 07:31 | Rice | Jason Macedo snags the defensive board | 69-53 |
| 07:26 | Rice | Charles Holloway can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 69-53 |
| 07:25 | Rice | Jason Macedo pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-53 |
| 07:14 | Rice | Michael Neumiller hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Holloway | 69-56 |
| 06:58 | UTEP | Rolland Harada makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdul | 71-56 |
| 06:42 | Rice | Andrew Coffey misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 71-56 |
| 06:41 | UTEP | Robert Carr snags the defensive board | 71-56 |
| 06:31 | UTEP | Rolland Harada comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 71-56 |
| 06:30 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Marcos Rodriquez | 71-56 |
| 06:22 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez loses the ball out of bounds | 71-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Larry Netto (SG), Adam Wiggins (SF), Paul Shaw (PF), Jeffery Stanley (C) Rolland Harada, Robert Carr, Marcos Rodriquez, Allan Bess | |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (SG), Junior Williamson (SF), Manuel Swofford (PF), Albert James (C) Michael Neumiller, Oscar Santana, Andrew Coffey, Jason Macedo | |
| 06:08 | Rice | Junior Williamson comes up short on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Adam Wiggins - foul #3 on Adam Wiggins, team foul #10 | 71-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Walker (PG) Dikembe Abdul | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:08 | Rice | Junior Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 06:08 | Rice | Junior Williamson misses the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 06:08 | UTEP | Jeffery Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 71-57 |
| 05:52 | UTEP | Larry Netto scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 73-57 |
| 05:45 | Rice | Harvey Bull lays it up and in and he's hacked by Jeffery Stanley - foul #2 on Jeffery Stanley, team foul #11 | 73-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (PG) Charles Holloway | |
| 05:45 | Rice | Harvey Bull misses the free throw | 73-59 |
| 05:45 | UTEP | Paul Shaw gets the rebound | 73-59 |
| 05:24 | UTEP | Michael Walker is fouled on the floor by Harvey Bull - foul #2 on Harvey Bull, team foul #9 | 73-59 |
| 05:24 | UTEP | Michael Walker makes the 1st free throw | 74-59 |
| 05:24 | UTEP | Michael Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 75-59 |
| 05:14 | Rice | Harvey Bull's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez (PF) Paul Shaw | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:47 | UTEP | Michael Walker is fouled on the floor by Harvey Bull - foul #3 on Harvey Bull, team foul #10 | 75-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Rolland Harada (PG), Robert Carr (SF) Larry Netto, Adam Wiggins | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG), Jason Macedo (C) Oscar Santana, Albert James | |
| 04:47 | UTEP | Michael Walker makes the 1st free throw | 76-59 |
| 04:47 | UTEP | Michael Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 76-59 |
| 04:47 | Rice | Jason Macedo gets the rebound | 76-59 |
| 04:38 | Rice | Jason Macedo is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jason Macedo, team foul #11 | 76-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Abdul (SG) Michael Walker | |
| Subs | Rice | Andrew Coffey (PF) Manuel Swofford | |
| 04:11 | UTEP | Jason Macedo swats the short shot by Rolland Harada | 76-59 |
| 04:09 | Rice | Junior Williamson grabs the defensive rebound | 76-59 |
| 04:04 | Rice | Charles Holloway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Larry Netto (SG), Paul Shaw (PF), Allan Bess (C) Dikembe Abdul, Marcos Rodriquez, Jeffery Stanley | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Neumiller (SG), Manuel Swofford (SF) Harvey Bull, Junior Williamson | |
| 03:52 | UTEP | Larry Netto comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charles Holloway - foul #5 on Charles Holloway, team foul #12 | 76-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (PG) Charles Holloway | |
| 03:52 | UTEP | Larry Netto makes the 1st free throw | 77-59 |
| 03:52 | UTEP | Larry Netto makes the 2nd free throw | 78-59 |
| 03:40 | Rice | Paul Shaw is called for the reach on Andrew Coffey - foul #4 on Paul Shaw, team foul #12 | 78-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Abdul (PG), Adam Wiggins (SF), Robert Cuadra (C) Rolland Harada, Robert Carr, Allan Bess | |
| Subs | Rice | Nole Warren (PG), Albert James (C) Michael Neumiller, Jason Macedo | |
| 03:40 | Rice | Andrew Coffey makes the 1st free throw | 78-60 |
| 03:40 | Rice | Andrew Coffey makes the 2nd free throw | 78-61 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Netto (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Shaw (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Cuadra (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nole Warren (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Oscar Santana (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Manuel Swofford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Coffey (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert James (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | UTEP | Larry Netto misses the floater from just outside the lane | 78-61 |
| 03:31 | UTEP | Adam Wiggins hits the follow up shot | 80-61 |
| 03:26 | Rice | Oscar Santana misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 80-61 |
| 03:24 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Robert Cuadra | 80-61 |
| 03:14 | UTEP | Larry Netto scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Paul Shaw and he's fouled by Nole Warren - foul #3 on Nole Warren, team foul #13 | 82-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa (C) Andrew Coffey | |
| 03:14 | UTEP | Larry Netto makes the free throw | 83-61 |
| 03:04 | Rice | Manuel Swofford comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 83-61 |
| 03:03 | Rice | Manuel Swofford tips it back up and in | 83-63 |
| 02:54 | UTEP | Adam Wiggins is denied on a layup by Albert James | 83-63 |
| 02:52 | Rice | Nole Warren snags the defensive board | 83-63 |
| 02:45 | Rice | Nole Warren can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 83-63 |
| 02:44 | Rice | Albert James tips it home | 83-65 |
| 02:35 | UTEP | Oscar Santana steals the ball from Adam Wiggins | 83-65 |
| 02:31 | Rice | Nole Warren makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Manuel Swofford | 83-68 |
| 02:17 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdul is hacked by Jeffrey Derosa - foul #3 on Jeffrey Derosa, team foul #14 | 83-68 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffery Stanley (C) Paul Shaw | |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (SG) Manuel Swofford | |
| 02:17 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdul makes the 1st free throw | 84-68 |
| 02:17 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdul misses the 2nd free throw | 84-68 |
| 02:17 | Rice | Albert James pulls down the rebound | 84-68 |
| 02:01 | Rice | Albert James blows the layup but he's fouled by Jeffery Stanley - foul #3 on Jeffery Stanley, team foul #13 | 84-68 |
| Subs | UTEP | Paul Shaw (PF) Robert Cuadra | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:01 | Rice | Albert James makes the 1st free throw | 84-69 |
| 02:01 | Rice | Albert James makes the 2nd free throw | 84-70 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:39 | UTEP | Paul Shaw connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Dikembe Abdul | 86-70 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:23 | Rice | Albert James lays it up and in | 86-72 |
| 01:05 | UTEP | Adam Wiggins can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Oscar Santana - foul #5 on Oscar Santana, team foul #15 | 86-72 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Swofford (SF) Oscar Santana | |
| 01:05 | UTEP | Adam Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 87-72 |
| 01:05 | UTEP | Adam Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 88-72 |
| 00:55 | Rice | Harvey Bull connects on the jumper from the right wing | 88-74 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdul can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 88-74 |
| 00:30 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Adam Wiggins | 88-74 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdul runs out the clock | 88-74 |