| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Milburn (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Michael Field (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Schneck (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Meyer (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Vice (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Lyndon Pollman (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Russell Kent (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Terry Vermillion (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Amos McCourt (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Walko (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:53 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion misses the easy layup | 30-26 |
| 19:51 | Rice | Gerald Milburn grabs the board | 30-26 |
| 19:31 | Rice | David Schneck misses the shot from the left side | 30-26 |
| 19:30 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Meyer | 30-26 |
| 19:04 | Rice | Gerald Milburn is open and scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Vice | 33-26 |
| 18:48 | UTEP | Lyndon Pollman misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 33-26 |
| 18:46 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion tips it in | 33-28 |
| 18:18 | Rice | Gerald Milburn misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 33-28 |
| 18:17 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Russell Kent | 33-28 |
| 17:53 | UTEP | Russell Kent throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-28 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sammie Silas (SF), Donald Patterson (PF) Terry Vermillion, Amos McCourt | |
| 17:34 | Rice | Joseph Meyer's floater is knocked away by Donald Patterson | 33-28 |
| 17:32 | UTEP | Russell Kent pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 17:17 | UTEP | Sammie Silas makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Lyndon Pollman | 33-31 |
| 17:00 | Rice | Gerald Milburn is fouled on the floor by Sammie Silas - foul #2 on Sammie Silas, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Terry Vermillion (SF) Sammie Silas | |
| 16:35 | Rice | Michael Field misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 16:34 | Rice | Joseph Meyer tips it home | 35-31 |
| 16:17 | UTEP | Russell Kent hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-31 |
| 16:15 | Rice | David Schneck snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 15:56 | Rice | Michael Field can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 15:55 | UTEP | Donald Patterson gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Milburn (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - Michael Field (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Schneck (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Meyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Vice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Lyndon Pollman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Russell Kent (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. SF - Terry Vermillion (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Patterson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jerry Walko (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | UTEP | Donald Patterson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-31 |
| 15:33 | UTEP | Jerry Walko tips it back up and in | 35-33 |
| 15:30 | Rice | Gerald Milburn is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Patterson - foul #1 on Donald Patterson, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Leon Candelaria (PF) Joseph Meyer | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sammie Silas (PG), Richard Sturgill (SG), Arthur Sabo (SF), Amos McCourt (PF), Robert Holford (C) Lyndon Pollman, Russell Kent, Terry Vermillion, Donald Patterson, Jerry Walko | |
| 15:08 | Rice | Richard Sturgill is called for the reach on Michael Field - foul #2 on Richard Sturgill, team foul #3 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Murphy (C) Donald Vice | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 14:51 | Rice | Gerald Milburn scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-33 |
| 14:40 | UTEP | Richard Sturgill misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Leon Candelaria - foul #2 on Leon Candelaria, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Meadow (PG), Lawrence Silvers (SF) Gerald Milburn, David Schneck | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 14:40 | UTEP | Richard Sturgill makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 14:40 | UTEP | Richard Sturgill makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 14:17 | Rice | Michael Field jams it and he's fouled by Richard Sturgill - foul #3 on Richard Sturgill, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Meyer (PF) Leon Candelaria | |
| Subs | UTEP | Lyndon Pollman (PG), Terry Vermillion (SF) Sammie Silas, Arthur Sabo | |
| 14:17 | Rice | Michael Field makes the free throw | 40-35 |
| 14:01 | UTEP | Robert Holford is fouled on the floor by Martin Murphy - foul #1 on Martin Murphy, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Vice (C) Martin Murphy | |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Patterson (C) Robert Holford | |
| 13:45 | UTEP | Lyndon Pollman buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 13:31 | Rice | Donald Patterson swats the layup by Lawrence Silvers | 40-38 |
| 13:29 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers tips it in | 42-38 |
| 13:11 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion misses the jump hook near the basket | 42-38 |
| 13:09 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 12:40 | Rice | Richard Sturgill is called for the reach on Michael Field - foul #4 on Richard Sturgill, team foul #5 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Milburn (PG), David Schneck (SG), Leon Candelaria (PF), Martin Murphy (C) Lloyd Meadow, Michael Field, Joseph Meyer, Donald Vice | |
| Subs | UTEP | Bryan People (PG), Arthur Sabo (SG), Sammie Silas (SF), Robert Holford (PF), Jerry Walko (C) Lyndon Pollman, Richard Sturgill, Terry Vermillion, Amos McCourt, Donald Patterson | |
| 12:21 | Rice | Martin Murphy comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 12:19 | UTEP | Robert Holford snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 12:06 | UTEP | Sammie Silas is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Sammie Silas, team foul #6 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Russell Kent (SG) Bryan People | |
| 11:42 | Rice | Gerald Milburn misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 11:40 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Russell Kent | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Milburn (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SG - David Schneck (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Lawrence Silvers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Leon Candelaria (fresh) C - Martin Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Sammie Silas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Russell Kent (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. SF - Arthur Sabo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Holford (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jerry Walko (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | UTEP | Russell Kent hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 11:35 | Rice | Leon Candelaria grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 11:16 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Gerald Milburn | 44-38 |
| 11:00 | UTEP | Russell Kent makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Holford | 44-41 |
| 10:35 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Gerald Milburn | 46-41 |
| 10:15 | UTEP | Russell Kent makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-44 |
| 09:49 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Arthur Sabo - foul #1 on Arthur Sabo, team foul #7 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Meadow (PG), Michael Field (SG), Joseph Meyer (PF), Donald Vice (C) Gerald Milburn, David Schneck, Leon Candelaria, Martin Murphy | |
| Subs | UTEP | Lyndon Pollman (PG), Terry Vermillion (SF), Amos McCourt (PF), Donald Patterson (C) Sammie Silas, Arthur Sabo, Robert Holford, Jerry Walko | |
| 09:49 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 09:49 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers misses the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 09:49 | UTEP | Donald Patterson gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 09:34 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion lays it in set up by Lyndon Pollman and he's fouled by Lloyd Meadow - foul #1 on Lloyd Meadow, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| 09:34 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion misses the free throw | 47-46 |
| 09:34 | Rice | Donald Vice grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 09:06 | Rice | Donald Vice misses the jumpshot from the left side | 47-46 |
| 09:04 | Rice | Joseph Meyer snags the offensive board | 47-46 |
| 08:45 | Rice | Donald Vice misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 47-46 |
| 08:44 | UTEP | Donald Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 08:36 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 08:32 | Rice | Terry Vermillion takes the ball from Lawrence Silvers in the backcourt | 47-48 |
| 08:26 | UTEP | Russell Kent loses the dribble to Joseph Meyer | 47-48 |
| 08:24 | Rice | Joseph Meyer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Milburn (PG), David Schneck (SF) Lloyd Meadow, Lawrence Silvers | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 08:08 | UTEP | Donald Vice steps in front of the Amos McCourt pass | 47-48 |
| 08:03 | Rice | Donald Vice is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Patterson - foul #2 on Donald Patterson, team foul #8 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sammie Silas (SF) Russell Kent | |
| 08:03 | Rice | Donald Vice misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 08:03 | UTEP | Donald Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 07:45 | UTEP | Sammie Silas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 07:43 | UTEP | Amos McCourt tips it in | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Milburn (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Field (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Schneck (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Meyer (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Vice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Lyndon Pollman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terry Vermillion (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. SF - Sammie Silas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Amos McCourt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Patterson (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:18 | Rice | Joseph Meyer hits a wide open floater in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Field | 49-50 |
| 06:49 | UTEP | Lyndon Pollman knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Terry Vermillion | 49-52 |
| 06:28 | Rice | Gerald Milburn clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 49-52 |
| 06:26 | UTEP | Amos McCourt grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 06:06 | UTEP | Sammie Silas is hacked by Michael Field - foul #2 on Michael Field, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Lloyd Meadow (PG), Lawrence Silvers (SF), Leon Candelaria (PF), Martin Murphy (C) Gerald Milburn, David Schneck, Joseph Meyer, Donald Vice | |
| Subs | UTEP | Bryan People (PG), Richard Sturgill (SG), Arthur Sabo (SF), Robert Holford (PF), Jerry Walko (C) Lyndon Pollman, Terry Vermillion, Sammie Silas, Amos McCourt, Donald Patterson | |
| 05:47 | UTEP | Richard Sturgill is called for 5 seconds | 49-52 |
| 05:45 | Rice | Michael Field is fouled in the backcourt by Bryan People - foul #1 on Bryan People, team foul #9 | 49-52 |
| 05:45 | Rice | Michael Field makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 05:45 | Rice | Michael Field makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 05:36 | UTEP | Bryan People comes up short on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Lawrence Silvers - foul #3 on Lawrence Silvers, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| 05:36 | UTEP | Bryan People makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 05:36 | UTEP | Bryan People makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 05:20 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers connects on the floater from the right side | 53-54 |
| 04:59 | UTEP | Richard Sturgill misses the easy layup | 53-54 |
| 04:57 | UTEP | Jerry Walko tips it but misses | 53-54 |
| 04:56 | UTEP | Jerry Walko hits the follow up shot | 53-56 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Michael Field clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-56 |
| 04:38 | UTEP | Bryan People snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:17 | UTEP | Richard Sturgill's fadeaway is rejected by Leon Candelaria | 53-56 |
| 04:16 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 04:00 | Rice | Michael Field misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-56 |
| 03:58 | UTEP | Robert Holford snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 03:48 | UTEP | Bryan People misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 53-56 |
| 03:46 | UTEP | Bryan People hits the follow up shot | 53-58 |
| 03:46 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Milburn (PG), David Schneck (SF), Joseph Meyer (PF), Donald Vice (C) Lloyd Meadow, Lawrence Silvers, Leon Candelaria, Martin Murphy | |
| Subs | UTEP | Lyndon Pollman (PG), Terry Vermillion (SF), Amos McCourt (PF) Bryan People, Arthur Sabo, Robert Holford | |
| 03:27 | Rice | Gerald Milburn hits a 3 from the right corner | 56-58 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Milburn (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Field (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Schneck (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Meyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Vice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Lyndon Pollman (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Sturgill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Terry Vermillion (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Amos McCourt (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Walko (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:21 | UTEP | Donald Vice steps in front of the Jerry Walko pass | 56-58 |
| 03:03 | Rice | Gerald Milburn misses the wide open jumpshot from the right wing | 56-58 |
| 03:02 | Rice | Joseph Meyer pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 02:49 | Rice | David Schneck is alone and drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerald Milburn | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:28 | UTEP | Richard Sturgill misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 02:27 | Rice | David Schneck grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Gerald Milburn is fouled on the floor by Amos McCourt - foul #3 on Amos McCourt, team foul #10 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Leon Candelaria (PF) Joseph Meyer | |
| Subs | UTEP | Russell Kent (SG), Donald Patterson (PF), Robert Holford (C) Richard Sturgill, Amos McCourt, Jerry Walko | |
| 02:03 | Rice | Gerald Milburn makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Gerald Milburn makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 02:00 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Meyer (PF) Leon Candelaria | |
| Subs | UTEP | Amos McCourt (PF), Jerry Walko (C) Donald Patterson, Robert Holford | |
| 01:42 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion's pass is intercepted by David Schneck | 60-58 |
| 01:39 | Rice | David Schneck dunks the ball | 62-58 |
| 01:15 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion buries a floater from the right wing | 62-60 |
| 01:13 | Rice | Donald Vice throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-60 |
| 01:01 | UTEP | Lyndon Pollman lays it in set up by Amos McCourt | 62-62 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Michael Field can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 62-62 |
| 00:41 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Amos McCourt | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:21 | UTEP | Lyndon Pollman misses the floater from the left side | 62-62 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Joseph Meyer grabs the defensive rebound | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Rice | Michael Field drills a turnaround in the lane | 64-62 |
| 00:05 | UTEP | UTEP calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | The jump hook by Russell Kent is blocked by Donald Vice | 64-62 |