| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jolliff (fresh) SG - Michael Naumann (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Defalco (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jeffrey Decker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - William Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Geisler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joe Morris (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Sneed (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marion Hansen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | John Sneed inbounds the ball | 28-40 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:45 | UTEP | Joe Morris drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Michael Geisler | 28-43 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:25 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Robert Defalco and the foul's on Stephen Johnson - foul #1 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #1 | 30-43 |
| 19:25 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker makes the free throw | 31-43 |
| 19:13 | UTEP | Stephen Johnson misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 31-43 |
| 19:11 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Marion Hansen | 31-43 |
| 19:06 | UTEP | Marion Hansen loses the ball out of bounds | 31-43 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 18:45 | Rice | Robert Defalco is hacked by Joe Morris - foul #2 on Joe Morris, team foul #2 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Erwin Brown (SF), Walter Lambeth (C) John Sneed, Marion Hansen | |
| 18:26 | Rice | A charge is called on Robert Jolliff - foul #3 on Robert Jolliff, team foul #1 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Scott Lewis (PG) Robert Jolliff | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Noto (PG), Kenneth Dempsey (SF), Paul Bartling (C) Michael Geisler, Joe Morris, Stephen Johnson | |
| 18:10 | UTEP | Walter Lambeth misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-43 |
| 18:08 | Rice | Scott Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 17:45 | Rice | William Romano is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-43 |
| 17:44 | UTEP | Kenneth Dempsey grabs the defensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 17:39 | UTEP | Jeffrey Decker picks off the pass by Joseph Noto | 31-43 |
| 17:18 | Rice | Erwin Brown takes the ball from Scott Lewis | 31-43 |
| 17:05 | UTEP | Kenneth Dempsey clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-43 |
| 17:03 | UTEP | Paul Bartling snags the offensive board | 31-43 |
| 16:47 | UTEP | Walter Lambeth misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 31-43 |
| 16:45 | UTEP | Joseph Noto snags the offensive board | 31-43 |
| 16:37 | UTEP | Joseph Noto can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-43 |
| 16:35 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker grabs the board | 31-43 |
| 16:18 | Rice | Robert Defalco blows the wide open layup | 31-43 |
| 16:17 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to William Romano | 31-43 |
| 16:01 | Rice | Scott Lewis is fouled on the floor by Joseph Noto - foul #2 on Joseph Noto, team foul #3 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jolliff (PG), Stephen McGlamery (PF), Karson Olson (C) Scott Lewis, Jeffrey Decker, William Romano | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Geisler (PG), Joe Morris (SG), John Sneed (SF), Stephen Johnson (PF), Marion Hansen (C) Joseph Noto, Erwin Brown, Kenneth Dempsey, Walter Lambeth, Paul Bartling | |
| 15:39 | Rice | Robert Defalco misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Joe Morris - foul #3 on Joe Morris, team foul #4 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Crawford (SG), Ricky Jones (PF) Michael Naumann, Karson Olson | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 15:39 | Rice | Robert Defalco makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 15:39 | Rice | Robert Defalco makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jolliff (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Gary Crawford (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Robert Defalco (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ricky Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Stephen McGlamery (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Geisler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joe Morris (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Sneed (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marion Hansen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | UTEP | John Sneed misses the lay-in | 33-43 |
| 15:26 | UTEP | Marion Hansen gets the offensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 15:04 | UTEP | Marion Hansen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Karson Olson (C) Robert Defalco | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 14:42 | Rice | Stephen McGlamery's pass is intercepted by Marion Hansen | 33-43 |
| 14:25 | UTEP | John Sneed knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Stephen Johnson | 33-46 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 14:10 | Rice | Robert Jolliff scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-46 |
| 14:03 | UTEP | Gary Crawford is called for the reach on Joe Morris - foul #4 on Gary Crawford, team foul #2 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Scott Lewis (PG), Michael Naumann (SG), Jeffrey Decker (PF) Robert Jolliff, Gary Crawford, Stephen McGlamery | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Dempsey (PG), Erwin Brown (SG), Benjamin Witt (SF), Karl Linderman (C) Michael Geisler, Joe Morris, John Sneed, Marion Hansen | |
| 13:52 | UTEP | Kenneth Dempsey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-46 |
| 13:50 | UTEP | Erwin Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 13:39 | UTEP | Stephen Johnson hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Erwin Brown | 36-49 |
| 13:18 | Rice | Ricky Jones misses long on an open jumper near the basket | 36-49 |
| 13:16 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker tips it home | 38-49 |
| 13:11 | UTEP | Benjamin Witt buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stephen Johnson | 38-51 |
| 13:04 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker misses the turnaround from the left block | 38-51 |
| 13:03 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Stephen Johnson | 38-51 |
| 13:00 | UTEP | Kenneth Dempsey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Defalco (SF), William Romano (C) Ricky Jones, Karson Olson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Noto (PG), Walter Lambeth (PF) Kenneth Dempsey, Stephen Johnson | |
| 12:42 | Rice | Robert Defalco banks in the wide open layup | 40-51 |
| 12:22 | UTEP | Benjamin Witt's fadeaway is rejected by William Romano | 40-51 |
| 12:21 | Rice | Michael Naumann grabs the defensive rebound | 40-51 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 12:06 | Rice | Robert Defalco buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Michael Naumann | 42-51 |
| 11:46 | UTEP | Walter Lambeth is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Walter Lambeth, team foul #5 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jolliff (SG), Stephen McGlamery (C) Michael Naumann, William Romano | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Geisler (PG), Joe Morris (SG), John Sneed (SF), Paul Bartling (PF), Marion Hansen (C) Joseph Noto, Erwin Brown, Benjamin Witt, Walter Lambeth, Karl Linderman | |
| 11:22 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker connects on the open fadeaway from the baseline | 44-51 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Scott Lewis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Jolliff (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Defalco (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Decker (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Stephen McGlamery (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Geisler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joe Morris (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Sneed (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Paul Bartling (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Marion Hansen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:18 | UTEP | Joe Morris works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 11:17 | UTEP | Marion Hansen grabs the offensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 11:10 | UTEP | Michael Geisler is hacked by Scott Lewis - foul #4 on Scott Lewis, team foul #3 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Naumann (SG), Ricky Jones (SF) Scott Lewis, Robert Defalco | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 11:05 | UTEP | John Sneed is hacked by Michael Naumann - foul #1 on Michael Naumann, team foul #4 | 44-51 |
| 11:00 | UTEP | Paul Bartling is fouled on the floor by Stephen McGlamery - foul #2 on Stephen McGlamery, team foul #5 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Rice | William Romano (C) Jeffrey Decker | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 10:46 | UTEP | Michael Geisler scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Joe Morris | 44-54 |
| 10:22 | Rice | Robert Jolliff clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-54 |
| 10:20 | Rice | William Romano grabs the offensive board | 44-54 |
| 10:05 | Rice | Robert Jolliff misses the 3 from the right wing | 44-54 |
| 10:04 | UTEP | Paul Bartling gets the rebound | 44-54 |
| 10:00 | UTEP | John Sneed connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Joe Morris | 44-56 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 09:50 | Rice | Robert Jolliff clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-56 |
| 09:48 | UTEP | Joe Morris snags the defensive board | 44-56 |
| 09:42 | UTEP | Joe Morris comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-56 |
| 09:40 | Rice | Stephen McGlamery pulls down the rebound | 44-56 |
| 09:38 | Rice | Ricky Jones is fouled in the backcourt by John Sneed - foul #1 on John Sneed, team foul #6 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Defalco (SF), Jeffrey Decker (PF), Karson Olson (C) Ricky Jones, Stephen McGlamery, William Romano | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Noto (PG), Erwin Brown (SG), Kenneth Dempsey (SF), Stephen Johnson (PF), Walter Lambeth (C) Michael Geisler, Joe Morris, John Sneed, Paul Bartling, Marion Hansen | |
| 09:23 | Rice | Robert Jolliff knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Naumann | 46-56 |
| 09:19 | UTEP | Erwin Brown drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Dempsey | 46-59 |
| 09:13 | Rice | Erwin Brown is called for the reach on Robert Jolliff in the backcourt - foul #3 on Erwin Brown, team foul #7 | 46-59 |
| 09:13 | Rice | Robert Jolliff misses the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 09:13 | UTEP | Walter Lambeth snags the defensive board | 46-59 |
| 08:48 | UTEP | Erwin Brown drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Noto | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 08:36 | Rice | Robert Defalco throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-61 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Benjamin Witt (SF) Joseph Noto | |
| 08:16 | UTEP | Stephen Johnson connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-64 |
| 08:12 | Rice | Michael Naumann throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-64 |
| Subs | Rice | William Romano (C) Karson Olson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Geisler (PG), Karl Linderman (C) Benjamin Witt, Walter Lambeth | |
| 07:57 | UTEP | Kenneth Dempsey scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Geisler | 46-66 |
| 07:49 | Rice | Stephen Johnson is called for the reach on William Romano - foul #2 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #8 | 46-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Scott Lewis (PG), Gary Crawford (SG), Ricky Jones (SF), Stephen McGlamery (PF) Robert Jolliff, Michael Naumann, Robert Defalco, Jeffrey Decker | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joe Morris (SG), Benjamin Witt (SF), Marion Hansen (C) Erwin Brown, Kenneth Dempsey, Stephen Johnson | |
| 07:49 | Rice | William Romano misses the 1st free throw | 46-66 |
| 07:49 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Karl Linderman | 46-66 |
| 07:27 | UTEP | Joe Morris connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Benjamin Witt | 46-69 |
| 07:10 | Rice | Marion Hansen swats the dunk try by Scott Lewis | 46-69 |
| 07:09 | UTEP | Karl Linderman grabs the board | 46-69 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Scott Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gary Crawford (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Ricky Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Stephen McGlamery (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Geisler (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joe Morris (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Benjamin Witt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Karl Linderman (fresh) 4 reb. C - Marion Hansen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:03 | UTEP | Karl Linderman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-69 |
| 07:01 | UTEP | Karl Linderman grabs the offensive board | 46-69 |
| 06:51 | UTEP | Marion Hansen clanks a floater from the free throw line | 46-69 |
| 06:49 | Rice | Ricky Jones grabs the board | 46-69 |
| 06:44 | Rice | Gary Crawford hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-69 |
| 06:43 | Rice | Gary Crawford gets the offensive rebound | 46-69 |
| 06:30 | Rice | William Romano misses short on a shot from the baseline | 46-69 |
| 06:28 | UTEP | Marion Hansen gets the rebound | 46-69 |
| 06:22 | UTEP | Benjamin Witt misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-69 |
| 06:21 | Rice | Ricky Jones snags the defensive board | 46-69 |
| 06:14 | Rice | The short jumper by Scott Lewis is denied by Karl Linderman | 46-69 |
| 06:13 | Rice | Gary Crawford tips it in | 48-69 |
| 06:02 | UTEP | Benjamin Witt misses short on a 3 from straight away | 48-69 |
| 06:00 | Rice | William Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 48-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 05:43 | Rice | Gary Crawford lays it up and in and he's hacked by Marion Hansen - foul #1 on Marion Hansen, team foul #9 | 50-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Defalco (SF), Jeffrey Decker (PF), Karson Olson (C) Ricky Jones, Stephen McGlamery, William Romano | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Noto (PG), Erwin Brown (SG), John Sneed (SF), Stephen Johnson (PF), Walter Lambeth (C) Michael Geisler, Joe Morris, Benjamin Witt, Karl Linderman, Marion Hansen | |
| 05:43 | Rice | Gary Crawford misses the free throw | 50-69 |
| 05:43 | UTEP | Erwin Brown grabs the board | 50-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 05:24 | UTEP | Stephen Johnson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jeffrey Decker - foul #1 on Jeffrey Decker, team foul #6 | 50-69 |
| 05:24 | UTEP | Stephen Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 50-70 |
| 05:24 | UTEP | Stephen Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-70 |
| 05:24 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker grabs the defensive rebound | 50-70 |
| 05:14 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker's floater is tipped away by Stephen Johnson | 50-70 |
| 05:13 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Erwin Brown | 50-70 |
| 04:56 | UTEP | Karson Olson blocks the short jumper by Walter Lambeth | 50-70 |
| 04:54 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker grabs the defensive rebound | 50-70 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Robert Defalco misses the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Walter Lambeth - foul #3 on Walter Lambeth, team foul #10 | 50-70 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Robert Defalco makes the 1st free throw | 51-70 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Robert Defalco makes the 2nd free throw | 52-70 |
| 04:24 | UTEP | Erwin Brown is hacked by Gary Crawford - foul #5 on Gary Crawford, team foul #7 | 52-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jolliff (PG), Michael Naumann (SG) Scott Lewis, Gary Crawford | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Dempsey (PG), Paul Bartling (C) Joseph Noto, Stephen Johnson | |
| 04:24 | UTEP | Erwin Brown makes the 1st free throw | 52-71 |
| 04:24 | UTEP | Erwin Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 52-72 |
| 04:01 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Robert Jolliff | 54-72 |
| 03:51 | UTEP | John Sneed drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Kenneth Dempsey | 54-74 |
| 03:49 | Rice | Michael Naumann travels in the backcourt | 54-74 |
| Subs | Rice | William Romano (C) Karson Olson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Noto (PG) John Sneed | |
| 03:36 | UTEP | Robert Jolliff steps in front of the Kenneth Dempsey pass | 54-74 |
| 03:33 | Rice | Robert Jolliff banks in the layup | 56-74 |
| 03:12 | UTEP | Walter Lambeth misses the wide open floater from the free throw line | 56-74 |
| 03:10 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker gets the rebound | 56-74 |
| 03:08 | Rice | Robert Jolliff is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 56-74 |
| Subs | Rice | Scott Lewis (PG), Ricky Jones (SF), Stephen McGlamery (PF) Robert Jolliff, Robert Defalco, Jeffrey Decker | |
| Subs | UTEP | Karl Linderman (PF) Paul Bartling | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Scott Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Naumann (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ricky Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stephen McGlamery (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Noto (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erwin Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Dempsey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Karl Linderman (fresh) 5 reb. C - Walter Lambeth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 02:45 | UTEP | Joseph Noto knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Karl Linderman | 56-76 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Scott Lewis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-76 |
| 02:29 | UTEP | Walter Lambeth gets the rebound | 56-76 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 02:23 | UTEP | Erwin Brown is hacked by Michael Naumann - foul #2 on Michael Naumann, team foul #8 | 56-76 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Decker (PF) William Romano | |
| Subs | UTEP | Benjamin Witt (SF) Kenneth Dempsey | |
| 02:23 | UTEP | Erwin Brown makes the 1st free throw | 56-77 |
| 02:23 | UTEP | Erwin Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 56-78 |
| 02:06 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Naumann | 58-78 |
| 01:57 | UTEP | Karl Linderman is whistled for a carry | 58-78 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Defalco (SF), William Romano (C) Ricky Jones, Stephen McGlamery | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Dempsey (SF), Paul Bartling (C) Benjamin Witt, Karl Linderman | |
| 01:40 | Rice | Robert Defalco can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Dempsey - foul #1 on Kenneth Dempsey, team foul #11 | 58-78 |
| 01:40 | Rice | Robert Defalco makes the 1st free throw | 59-78 |
| 01:40 | Rice | Robert Defalco misses the 2nd free throw | 59-78 |
| 01:40 | UTEP | Paul Bartling grabs the defensive rebound | 59-78 |
| 01:23 | UTEP | Kenneth Dempsey buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Walter Lambeth | 59-81 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Robert Defalco hits a fadeaway from the right block | 61-81 |
| 00:56 | UTEP | Erwin Brown clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-81 |
| 00:55 | UTEP | Erwin Brown misses the tip | 61-81 |
| 00:54 | Rice | Scott Lewis gets the rebound | 61-81 |
| 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 fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:50 | Rice | Michael Naumann is hacked by Walter Lambeth in the backcourt - foul #4 on Walter Lambeth, team foul #12 | 61-81 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Michael Naumann makes the 1st free throw | 62-81 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Michael Naumann misses the 2nd free throw | 62-81 |
| 00:50 | Rice | William Romano pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-81 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker clanks a turnaround in the lane | 62-81 |
| 00:46 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Naumann | 62-81 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Robert Defalco scores on a jump hook from close range set up by William Romano | 64-81 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:21 | UTEP | Jeffrey Decker blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Dempsey | 64-81 |
| 00:20 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Romano | 64-81 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker lays it up and in | 66-81 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Joseph Noto runs out the clock | 66-81 |