| Lineup | Rice | PG - Mario Gonzales (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Fortier (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Richardson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Baran Gorski (fresh) 8 pts. C - Justin Sims (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ricky Flowers (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Riley Cox (fresh) SF - Cecil Bland (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Refugio Correa (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Lamb (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Cecil Bland inbounds the ball | 46-40 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | UTEP | Refugio Correa hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 19:44 | UTEP | Ricky Flowers tips it back up and in | 46-42 |
| 19:30 | Rice | Baran Gorski misses long on a runner from close range | 46-42 |
| 19:29 | Rice | Mario Gonzales tips it back up and in | 48-42 |
| 19:15 | UTEP | Riley Cox is hacked by Christopher Fortier - foul #1 on Christopher Fortier, team foul #1 | 48-42 |
| 18:59 | UTEP | Riley Cox hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Christopher Fortier - foul #2 on Christopher Fortier, team foul #2 | 48-42 |
| 18:59 | UTEP | Riley Cox makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 18:59 | UTEP | Riley Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 18:44 | Rice | Christopher Fortier is called for traveling | 48-44 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Krell (PF), Perry McGowin (C) Refugio Correa, Edward Lamb | |
| 18:32 | UTEP | Robert Krell loses the dribble to Christopher Fortier | 48-44 |
| 18:05 | Rice | Justin Sims is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Baran Gorski | 50-44 |
| 17:58 | UTEP | Ricky Flowers misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 17:57 | UTEP | Robert Krell hits the follow up shot | 50-46 |
| 17:36 | Rice | Mario Gonzales misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 17:34 | Rice | Steven Richardson grabs the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 17:19 | Rice | Steven Richardson misses the jumper in the paint | 50-46 |
| 17:17 | Rice | Baran Gorski hits the follow up shot | 52-46 |
| 17:02 | UTEP | Riley Cox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-46 |
| Subs | Rice | He-ping Zheng (PG), Cortez Martin (PF), Larry Villalobos (C) Mario Gonzales, Baran Gorski, Justin Sims | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dan Johnson (SG), Robert Erler (SF), Refugio Correa (PF), Edward Lamb (C) Riley Cox, Cecil Bland, Robert Krell, Perry McGowin | |
| 16:38 | Rice | He-ping Zheng makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Fortier | 54-46 |
| 16:23 | UTEP | Refugio Correa misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 54-46 |
| 16:21 | Rice | Cortez Martin snags the defensive board | 54-46 |
| 16:19 | Rice | Steven Richardson travels in the backcourt | 54-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Mario Gonzales (PG) Steven Richardson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Franklin Mungia (PF) Refugio Correa | |
| 16:07 | UTEP | Ricky Flowers misses the jumper in the paint | 54-46 |
| 16:05 | UTEP | Robert Erler pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 15:57 | UTEP | Robert Erler misses the fadeaway from the right side | 54-46 |
| 15:56 | Rice | Cortez Martin grabs the defensive rebound | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Mario Gonzales (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Fortier (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - He-ping Zheng (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Cortez Martin (fresh) 4 reb. C - Larry Villalobos (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ricky Flowers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dan Johnson (fresh) SF - Robert Erler (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Franklin Mungia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Lamb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Rice | Christopher Fortier knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Larry Villalobos | 56-46 |
| 15:28 | UTEP | Dan Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-46 |
| 15:27 | Rice | The rebound goes to Larry Villalobos | 56-46 |
| 15:20 | Rice | He-ping Zheng is hacked by Robert Erler - foul #3 on Robert Erler, team foul #1 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Richardson (SF), Kevin Quijada (PF), Harry Mendelson (C) Christopher Fortier, Cortez Martin, Larry Villalobos | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Dicus (PG), Riley Cox (SG), Cecil Bland (SF), Perry McGowin (C) Ricky Flowers, Dan Johnson, Robert Erler, Edward Lamb | |
| 14:55 | Rice | Mario Gonzales is fouled on the floor by Riley Cox - foul #2 on Riley Cox, team foul #2 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Baran Gorski (PF) Kevin Quijada | |
| Subs | UTEP | Refugio Correa (PF), Robert Krell (C) Franklin Mungia, Perry McGowin | |
| 14:40 | Rice | Mario Gonzales misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-46 |
| 14:39 | UTEP | Riley Cox grabs the board | 56-46 |
| 14:35 | UTEP | Riley Cox is hacked by He-ping Zheng - foul #1 on He-ping Zheng, team foul #3 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Christopher Fortier (SG), Justin Sims (C) He-ping Zheng, Harry Mendelson | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 14:15 | UTEP | Riley Cox misses long on a shot from the right side | 56-46 |
| 14:13 | Rice | Baran Gorski snags the defensive board | 56-46 |
| 14:05 | Rice | Baran Gorski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-46 |
| 14:03 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Robert Krell | 56-46 |
| 13:43 | UTEP | Christopher Fortier is called for the reach on Riley Cox - foul #3 on Christopher Fortier, team foul #4 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Villalobos (PG), Cortez Martin (PF) Mario Gonzales, Baran Gorski | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ricky Flowers (PG), Dan Johnson (SG), Robert Erler (SF), Franklin Mungia (PF), Perry McGowin (C) Michael Dicus, Riley Cox, Cecil Bland, Refugio Correa, Robert Krell | |
| 13:25 | UTEP | Perry McGowin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-46 |
| 13:23 | Rice | Steven Richardson pulls down the rebound | 56-46 |
| 13:03 | Rice | Larry Villalobos connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Steven Richardson | 59-46 |
| 12:37 | UTEP | Ricky Flowers makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Dan Johnson | 59-48 |
| 12:24 | Rice | Cortez Martin buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-48 |
| 12:06 | UTEP | Robert Erler scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Perry McGowin | 62-50 |
| 11:53 | Rice | Perry McGowin steals it from Larry Villalobos | 62-50 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Larry Villalobos (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Christopher Fortier (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Richardson (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cortez Martin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Sims (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ricky Flowers (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dan Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Erler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Franklin Mungia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Perry McGowin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:39 | UTEP | Dan Johnson is hacked by Christopher Fortier - foul #4 on Christopher Fortier, team foul #5 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Mario Gonzales (PG), He-ping Zheng (SG), Baran Gorski (PF), Harry Mendelson (C) Larry Villalobos, Christopher Fortier, Cortez Martin, Justin Sims | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Dicus (PG), Riley Cox (SG), Cecil Bland (SF), Refugio Correa (PF), Edward Lamb (C) Ricky Flowers, Dan Johnson, Robert Erler, Franklin Mungia, Perry McGowin | |
| 11:34 | UTEP | Refugio Correa's pass is intercepted by Mario Gonzales | 62-50 |
| 11:31 | Rice | He-ping Zheng lays it in set up by Mario Gonzales | 64-50 |
| 11:08 | UTEP | Riley Cox comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-50 |
| 11:07 | UTEP | Riley Cox snags the offensive board | 64-50 |
| 10:53 | UTEP | Refugio Correa scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Dicus | 64-52 |
| 10:51 | Rice | Mario Gonzales is hacked by Riley Cox in the backcourt - foul #3 on Riley Cox, team foul #3 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Krell (PF) Refugio Correa | |
| 10:37 | Rice | Baran Gorski loses the dribble to Riley Cox | 64-52 |
| 10:08 | UTEP | Robert Krell misses short on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Mario Gonzales - foul #2 on Mario Gonzales, team foul #6 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Villalobos (PG), Cortez Martin (SG), Justin Sims (C) Mario Gonzales, Steven Richardson, Harry Mendelson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ricky Flowers (PG), Carter Donnelly (C) Michael Dicus, Edward Lamb | |
| 10:08 | UTEP | Robert Krell makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 10:08 | UTEP | Robert Krell misses the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 10:08 | Rice | Justin Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 64-53 |
| 09:54 | Rice | Larry Villalobos misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-53 |
| 09:53 | UTEP | Carter Donnelly gets the rebound | 64-53 |
| 09:46 | UTEP | Robert Krell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Quijada (PF) Baran Gorski | |
| Subs | UTEP | Refugio Correa (PF) Robert Krell | |
| 09:44 | Rice | He-ping Zheng is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on He-ping Zheng, team foul #7 | 64-53 |
| 09:26 | UTEP | Riley Cox connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Ricky Flowers | 64-55 |
| 09:02 | Rice | Kevin Quijada's pass is intercepted by Carter Donnelly | 64-55 |
| 08:43 | UTEP | Larry Villalobos is called for the reach on Refugio Correa - foul #2 on Larry Villalobos, team foul #8 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Mario Gonzales (PG), Steven Richardson (SF), Baran Gorski (PF), Harry Mendelson (C) Larry Villalobos, Cortez Martin, Kevin Quijada, Justin Sims | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Dicus (PG), Dan Johnson (SG), Robert Erler (SF), Edward Lamb (C) Ricky Flowers, Riley Cox, Cecil Bland, Carter Donnelly | |
| 08:43 | UTEP | Refugio Correa makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 08:43 | UTEP | Refugio Correa makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 08:34 | Rice | He-ping Zheng can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from close range | 64-57 |
| 08:33 | UTEP | Refugio Correa pulls down the rebound | 64-57 |
| 08:18 | UTEP | Michael Dicus connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by Edward Lamb and he's hacked by Mario Gonzales - foul #3 on Mario Gonzales, team foul #9 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Krell (PF) Refugio Correa | |
| 08:18 | UTEP | Michael Dicus makes the free throw | 64-60 |
| 08:16 | Rice | Dan Johnson steps in front of the Mario Gonzales pass in the backcourt | 64-60 |
| 08:15 | UTEP | Robert Erler lays it in on a nice dish by Dan Johnson | 64-62 |
| 07:59 | Rice | Baran Gorski clanks a fadeaway from close range | 64-62 |
| 07:58 | Rice | Harry Mendelson tips it but misses | 64-62 |
| 07:57 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Edward Lamb | 64-62 |
| 07:42 | UTEP | Robert Krell connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Dan Johnson | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Mario Gonzales (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - He-ping Zheng (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Steven Richardson (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Baran Gorski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry Mendelson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Dicus (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dan Johnson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Erler (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Krell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Lamb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Rice | Steven Richardson misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 07:23 | UTEP | Michael Dicus grabs the defensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 07:17 | UTEP | Dan Johnson scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Dicus | 64-66 |
| 06:58 | Rice | He-ping Zheng misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-66 |
| 06:57 | Rice | Harry Mendelson tips it back up and in | 66-66 |
| 06:37 | UTEP | Mario Gonzales takes the ball from Edward Lamb | 66-66 |
| 06:34 | Rice | Baran Gorski banks in the layup set up by Mario Gonzales | 68-66 |
| 06:26 | UTEP | Robert Krell is fouled on the floor by Steven Richardson - foul #3 on Steven Richardson, team foul #10 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Villalobos (PG), Christopher Fortier (SG), Cortez Martin (SF), Kevin Quijada (PF), Justin Sims (C) Mario Gonzales, He-ping Zheng, Steven Richardson, Baran Gorski, Harry Mendelson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ricky Flowers (PG), Riley Cox (SG), Franklin Mungia (SF), Perry McGowin (C) Michael Dicus, Dan Johnson, Robert Erler, Edward Lamb | |
| 06:26 | UTEP | Robert Krell makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 06:26 | UTEP | Robert Krell makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 06:04 | Rice | Justin Sims misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Perry McGowin - foul #2 on Perry McGowin, team foul #4 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Cecil Bland (SF) Robert Krell | |
| 06:04 | Rice | Justin Sims makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 06:04 | Rice | Justin Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 05:40 | UTEP | Riley Cox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-68 |
| 05:39 | UTEP | Ricky Flowers tips it but misses | 70-68 |
| 05:37 | Rice | The rebound goes to Kevin Quijada | 70-68 |
| 05:30 | Rice | Cortez Martin lays it in on a nice dish by Larry Villalobos | 72-68 |
| 05:08 | UTEP | Riley Cox travels with the ball | 72-68 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Refugio Correa (PF), Carter Donnelly (C) Franklin Mungia, Perry McGowin | |
| 04:47 | Rice | Cortez Martin hits the finger roll set up by Larry Villalobos | 74-68 |
| 04:30 | UTEP | Riley Cox connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Ricky Flowers and he's fouled by Kevin Quijada - foul #2 on Kevin Quijada, team foul #11 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Mario Gonzales (PG), He-ping Zheng (SF), Baran Gorski (PF) Larry Villalobos, Cortez Martin, Kevin Quijada | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 04:30 | UTEP | Riley Cox makes the free throw | 74-71 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Mario Gonzales misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ricky Flowers - foul #2 on Ricky Flowers, team foul #5 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dan Johnson (SG), Michael Dicus (SF), Franklin Mungia (PF) Riley Cox, Cecil Bland, Refugio Correa | |
| 04:07 | Rice | Mario Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Mario Gonzales makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 03:50 | UTEP | Carter Donnelly buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Franklin Mungia and he's hacked by He-ping Zheng - foul #3 on He-ping Zheng, team foul #12 | 76-73 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Perry McGowin (PF) Michael Dicus | |
| 03:50 | UTEP | Carter Donnelly makes the free throw | 76-74 |
| 03:34 | Rice | Christopher Fortier can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 76-74 |
| 03:33 | Rice | Justin Sims tips it home | 78-74 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Mario Gonzales (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Fortier (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - He-ping Zheng (tiring) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Baran Gorski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Sims (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ricky Flowers (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dan Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Franklin Mungia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Perry McGowin (fresh) 4 pts. C - Carter Donnelly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | UTEP | Franklin Mungia comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on He-ping Zheng - foul #4 on He-ping Zheng, team foul #13 | 78-74 |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Villalobos (PG), Steven Richardson (SF), Kevin Quijada (PF), Cortez Martin (C) Mario Gonzales, He-ping Zheng, Baran Gorski, Justin Sims | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Dicus (SG), Robert Erler (SF) Dan Johnson, Carter Donnelly | |
| 03:10 | UTEP | Franklin Mungia makes the 1st free throw | 78-75 |
| 03:10 | UTEP | Franklin Mungia makes the 2nd free throw | 78-76 |
| 02:53 | Rice | Larry Villalobos makes the wide open turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Fortier | 80-76 |
| 02:53 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-76 |
| Subs | Rice | Baran Gorski (PF), Harry Mendelson (C) Steven Richardson, Kevin Quijada | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dan Johnson (SG), Refugio Correa (PF), Edward Lamb (C) Ricky Flowers, Franklin Mungia, Perry McGowin | |
| 02:38 | UTEP | Robert Erler is fouled on the floor by Christopher Fortier - foul #5 on Christopher Fortier, team foul #14 | 80-76 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Richardson (SF) Christopher Fortier | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 02:38 | UTEP | Robert Erler makes the 1st free throw | 80-77 |
| 02:38 | UTEP | Robert Erler misses the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| 02:38 | UTEP | Refugio Correa pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-77 |
| 02:20 | UTEP | Edward Lamb buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Dicus and the foul's on Harry Mendelson - foul #1 on Harry Mendelson, team foul #15 | 80-79 |
| 02:20 | UTEP | Edward Lamb misses the free throw | 80-79 |
| 02:20 | Rice | Baran Gorski grabs the defensive rebound | 80-79 |
| 02:18 | Rice | Edward Lamb steps in front of the Cortez Martin pass in the backcourt | 80-79 |
| 02:18 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-79 |
| 02:03 | UTEP | Robert Erler clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Steven Richardson - foul #4 on Steven Richardson, team foul #16 | 80-79 |
| Subs | Rice | Mario Gonzales (PG) Harry Mendelson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ricky Flowers (PG), Cecil Bland (SF) Michael Dicus, Dan Johnson | |
| 02:03 | UTEP | Robert Erler makes the 1st free throw | 80-80 |
| 02:03 | UTEP | Robert Erler makes the 2nd free throw | 80-81 |
| 02:01 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-81 |
| Subs | Rice | Justin Sims (C) Mario Gonzales | |
| Subs | UTEP | Riley Cox (SG) Robert Erler | |
| 01:46 | Rice | Steven Richardson makes the wide open 3 from straight away on a great pass from Larry Villalobos | 83-81 |
| 01:24 | UTEP | Steven Richardson is called for the reach on Cecil Bland - foul #5 on Steven Richardson, team foul #17 | 83-81 |
| Subs | Rice | Mario Gonzales (PG), He-ping Zheng (SG) Larry Villalobos, Steven Richardson | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 01:24 | UTEP | Cecil Bland makes the 1st free throw | 83-82 |
| 01:24 | UTEP | Cecil Bland makes the 2nd free throw | 83-83 |
| 01:22 | Rice | Riley Cox is called for the reach on Justin Sims in the backcourt - foul #4 on Riley Cox, team foul #6 | 83-83 |
| 01:16 | Rice | Ricky Flowers steals the ball from Justin Sims | 83-83 |
| 01:13 | UTEP | Ricky Flowers banks in the layup | 83-85 |
| 01:09 | Rice | Mario Gonzales's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 83-85 |
| 00:56 | UTEP | Edward Lamb hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on He-ping Zheng - foul #5 on He-ping Zheng, team foul #18 | 83-85 |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Villalobos (SF) He-ping Zheng | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:56 | UTEP | Edward Lamb makes the 1st free throw | 83-86 |
| 00:56 | UTEP | Edward Lamb makes the 2nd free throw | 83-87 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:49 | Rice | Refugio Correa swats the layup by Cortez Martin | 83-87 |
| 00:47 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Mario Gonzales | 83-87 |
| 00:39 | Rice | Mario Gonzales misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 83-87 |
| 00:37 | UTEP | Riley Cox snags the defensive board | 83-87 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:36 | UTEP | Cortez Martin is called for the reach on Riley Cox in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cortez Martin, team foul #19 | 83-87 |
| 00:36 | UTEP | Riley Cox makes the 1st free throw | 83-88 |
| 00:36 | UTEP | Riley Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 83-89 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:34 | Rice | Larry Villalobos is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Lamb - foul #1 on Edward Lamb, team foul #7 | 83-89 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Larry Villalobos makes the 1st free throw | 84-89 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Larry Villalobos makes the 2nd free throw | 85-89 |
| 00:31 | UTEP | Mario Gonzales is called for the reach on Cecil Bland in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mario Gonzales, team foul #20 | 85-89 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Krell (PF) Refugio Correa | |
| 00:31 | UTEP | Cecil Bland makes the 1st free throw | 85-90 |
| 00:31 | UTEP | Cecil Bland misses the 2nd free throw | 85-90 |
| 00:31 | Rice | Justin Sims grabs the board | 85-90 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Larry Villalobos's pass is intercepted by Ricky Flowers in the backcourt | 85-90 |
| 00:24 | UTEP | Cecil Bland lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ricky Flowers | 85-92 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Mario Gonzales makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 88-92 |
| 00:16 | UTEP | Cecil Bland is hacked by Cortez Martin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cortez Martin, team foul #21 | 88-92 |
| 00:16 | UTEP | Cecil Bland makes the 1st free throw | 88-93 |
| 00:16 | UTEP | Cecil Bland misses the 2nd free throw | 88-93 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Justin Sims snags the defensive board | 88-93 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Mario Gonzales misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 88-93 |
| 00:08 | UTEP | Ricky Flowers grabs the board | 88-93 |
| 00:07 | UTEP | Ricky Flowers is hacked by Cortez Martin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Cortez Martin, team foul #22 | 88-93 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Dicus (SF) Cecil Bland | |
| 00:07 | UTEP | Ricky Flowers makes the 1st free throw | 88-94 |
| 00:07 | UTEP | Ricky Flowers makes the 2nd free throw | 88-95 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Mario Gonzales misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 88-95 |
| 00:00 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Sims | 88-95 |