| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Dicus (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William King (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Franklin Mungia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Perry McGowin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Speegle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Mario Gonzales (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - He-ping Zheng (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Richardson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Baran Gorski (fresh) C - Justin Sims (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Steven Richardson inbounds the ball | 35-37 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Rice | He-ping Zheng is fouled on the floor by William King - foul #1 on William King, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| 19:22 | Rice | He-ping Zheng is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Richardson | 35-39 |
| 19:05 | UTEP | James Speegle knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Michael Dicus | 38-39 |
| 19:00 | Rice | Mario Gonzales makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Justin Sims | 38-42 |
| 18:48 | UTEP | William King hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 38-42 |
| 18:46 | Rice | Steven Richardson grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 18:42 | Rice | Michael Dicus is called for the reach on Mario Gonzales in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Dicus, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Carter Donnelly (PF), Thomas Robinson (C) Perry McGowin, James Speegle | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:22 | Rice | Michael Dicus is called for the reach on He-ping Zheng - foul #3 on Michael Dicus, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Perry McGowin (SG) Michael Dicus | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Bowyer (PG), Alfred Foley (SG), Cortez Martin (SF) Mario Gonzales, He-ping Zheng, Steven Richardson | |
| 18:01 | Rice | Alfred Foley is hacked by Perry McGowin - foul #2 on Perry McGowin, team foul #4 | 38-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Richardson (SF), Larry Villalobos (PF) Baran Gorski, Justin Sims | |
| 17:41 | Rice | Steven Richardson misses the easy layup | 38-42 |
| 17:40 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Thomas Robinson | 38-42 |
| 17:31 | UTEP | Carter Donnelly comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-42 |
| 17:29 | Rice | The rebound goes to Larry Villalobos | 38-42 |
| 17:06 | Rice | Steven Richardson drills a fadeaway near the basket | 38-44 |
| 16:48 | UTEP | Perry McGowin clanks a jumper from the right block | 38-44 |
| 16:47 | Rice | Steven Richardson pulls down the rebound | 38-44 |
| 16:38 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Steven Richardson | 38-47 |
| 16:34 | UTEP | Franklin Mungia buries a fadeaway in the lane | 40-47 |
| 16:24 | Rice | Larry Villalobos makes the jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by Perry McGowin - foul #3 on Perry McGowin, team foul #5 | 40-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Erler (SG), Johnny Helfer (PF), James Speegle (C) Perry McGowin, Carter Donnelly, Thomas Robinson | |
| Subs | Rice | Mario Gonzales (PG), He-ping Zheng (SG), Baran Gorski (PF), Justin Sims (C) Raymond Bowyer, Alfred Foley, Steven Richardson, Cortez Martin | |
| 16:24 | Rice | Larry Villalobos misses the free throw | 40-49 |
| 16:24 | UTEP | The rebound goes to James Speegle | 40-49 |
| 16:09 | UTEP | James Speegle misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mario Gonzales - foul #1 on Mario Gonzales, team foul #1 | 40-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Richardson (SF) Larry Villalobos | |
| 16:09 | UTEP | James Speegle misses the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 16:09 | UTEP | James Speegle makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 15:55 | Rice | Mario Gonzales misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-49 |
| 15:54 | UTEP | Robert Erler snags the defensive board | 41-49 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - William King (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Robert Erler (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - Franklin Mungia (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Helfer (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Speegle (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Mario Gonzales (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - He-ping Zheng (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Richardson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Baran Gorski (fresh) C - Justin Sims (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:49 | UTEP | William King's fadeaway is rejected by Baran Gorski | 41-49 |
| 15:48 | Rice | He-ping Zheng gets the rebound | 41-49 |
| 15:42 | Rice | He-ping Zheng hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 41-49 |
| 15:41 | UTEP | Johnny Helfer pulls down the rebound | 41-49 |
| 15:27 | UTEP | William King throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Riley Cox (PG), Michael Dicus (SF), Refugio Correa (PF) William King, Franklin Mungia, Johnny Helfer | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:04 | Rice | Steven Richardson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Robert Erler - foul #4 on Robert Erler, team foul #6 | 41-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Franklin Mungia (SF) Robert Erler | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Foley (SG) He-ping Zheng | |
| 15:04 | Rice | Steven Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 15:04 | Rice | Steven Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 14:56 | UTEP | Franklin Mungia clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-50 |
| 14:55 | Rice | Mario Gonzales snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| 14:52 | Rice | Justin Sims is fouled in the backcourt by Refugio Correa - foul #4 on Refugio Correa, team foul #7 | 41-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | Perry McGowin (PF) Refugio Correa | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Bowyer (PG), Cortez Martin (SF) Mario Gonzales, Steven Richardson | |
| 14:52 | Rice | Justin Sims misses the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 14:52 | UTEP | Perry McGowin snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| 14:27 | UTEP | Franklin Mungia misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 41-50 |
| 14:26 | Rice | Baran Gorski grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 14:12 | Rice | Michael Dicus steals the ball from Cortez Martin | 41-50 |
| 13:53 | UTEP | Riley Cox drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Dicus | 44-50 |
| 13:36 | Rice | Justin Sims misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-50 |
| 13:35 | UTEP | Riley Cox grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 13:21 | UTEP | James Speegle travels with the ball | 44-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | Carter Donnelly (SF), Johnny Helfer (PF), Thomas Robinson (C) Franklin Mungia, Perry McGowin, James Speegle | |
| Subs | Rice | Mario Gonzales (PG), He-ping Zheng (SG), Steven Richardson (SF), Larry Villalobos (PF), Harry Mendelson (C) Raymond Bowyer, Alfred Foley, Cortez Martin, Baran Gorski, Justin Sims | |
| 13:19 | Rice | Thomas Robinson is called for the reach on Mario Gonzales in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Robinson, team foul #8 | 44-50 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Mario Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Mario Gonzales makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 12:57 | UTEP | Thomas Robinson lays it up and in and he's fouled by Larry Villalobos - foul #1 on Larry Villalobos, team foul #2 | 46-52 |
| 12:57 | UTEP | Thomas Robinson makes the free throw | 47-52 |
| 12:34 | Rice | Larry Villalobos buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Steven Richardson | 47-54 |
| 12:25 | UTEP | Riley Cox comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-54 |
| 12:23 | Rice | Larry Villalobos snags the defensive board | 47-54 |
| 12:21 | Rice | Mario Gonzales loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Franklin Mungia (SF) Thomas Robinson | |
| Subs | Rice | Cortez Martin (C) Harry Mendelson | |
| 12:05 | UTEP | Johnny Helfer's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Villalobos | 47-54 |
| 12:04 | Rice | Cortez Martin pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 11:50 | Rice | Larry Villalobos's layup is rejected by Johnny Helfer | 47-54 |
| 11:49 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Michael Dicus | 47-54 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Riley Cox (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Dicus (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Franklin Mungia (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Helfer (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Carter Donnelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Mario Gonzales (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - He-ping Zheng (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Richardson (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Villalobos (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Cortez Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:43 | UTEP | Franklin Mungia connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Dicus | 49-54 |
| 11:29 | Rice | Cortez Martin blows the layup | 49-54 |
| 11:27 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Cortez Martin | 49-54 |
| 11:10 | Rice | Larry Villalobos buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from He-ping Zheng | 49-57 |
| 10:48 | UTEP | Michael Dicus misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 49-57 |
| 10:46 | UTEP | Riley Cox gets the offensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 10:32 | UTEP | Franklin Mungia misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-57 |
| 10:30 | Rice | Larry Villalobos grabs the board | 49-57 |
| 10:23 | Rice | He-ping Zheng is hacked by Carter Donnelly - foul #1 on Carter Donnelly, team foul #9 | 49-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | William King (SG), Perry McGowin (PF), Thomas Robinson (C) Michael Dicus, Johnny Helfer, Carter Donnelly | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Bowyer (PG), Alfred Foley (SF), Baran Gorski (PF), Justin Sims (C) Mario Gonzales, Steven Richardson, Larry Villalobos, Cortez Martin | |
| 10:23 | Rice | He-ping Zheng makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 10:23 | Rice | He-ping Zheng makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 10:06 | UTEP | Thomas Robinson's floater is tipped away by Baran Gorski | 49-59 |
| 10:04 | UTEP | Thomas Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 09:46 | UTEP | Thomas Robinson knocks in the shot from the left side | 51-59 |
| 09:31 | Rice | Justin Sims lays it in set up by Raymond Bowyer | 51-61 |
| 09:12 | UTEP | Thomas Robinson can't finish the layup | 51-61 |
| 09:10 | Rice | Justin Sims gets the rebound | 51-61 |
| 08:54 | Rice | Baran Gorski is whistled for traveling | 51-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Dicus (SF), James Speegle (C) Franklin Mungia, Thomas Robinson | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Richardson (SF), Harry Mendelson (C) He-ping Zheng, Justin Sims | |
| 08:38 | UTEP | Riley Cox comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-61 |
| 08:36 | Rice | Alfred Foley grabs the board | 51-61 |
| 08:19 | Rice | Alfred Foley scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Raymond Bowyer | 51-64 |
| 07:56 | UTEP | Michael Dicus is hacked by Alfred Foley - foul #2 on Alfred Foley, team foul #3 | 51-64 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Erler (SG), Refugio Correa (PF) Riley Cox, Perry McGowin | |
| Subs | Rice | Mario Gonzales (PG), Cortez Martin (SF), Larry Villalobos (PF), Justin Sims (C) Raymond Bowyer, Steven Richardson, Baran Gorski, Harry Mendelson | |
| 07:47 | UTEP | James Speegle misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-64 |
| 07:45 | UTEP | Refugio Correa tips it in | 53-64 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - William King (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Robert Erler (fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. SF - Michael Dicus (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Refugio Correa (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - James Speegle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Mario Gonzales (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Alfred Foley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cortez Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Larry Villalobos (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Sims (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Rice | Cortez Martin hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Alfred Foley | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:02 | UTEP | Michael Dicus clanks a shot from the left side | 53-67 |
| 07:01 | UTEP | Michael Dicus snags the offensive board | 53-67 |
| 06:47 | UTEP | Refugio Correa is whistled for traveling | 53-67 |
| Subs | UTEP | Riley Cox (PG), Carter Donnelly (SF), Thomas Robinson (C) William King, Michael Dicus, James Speegle | |
| Subs | Rice | He-ping Zheng (SG), Harry Mendelson (C) Alfred Foley, Justin Sims | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:21 | Rice | Mario Gonzales misses the wide open floater from the left side | 53-67 |
| 06:19 | Rice | Cortez Martin grabs the offensive board | 53-67 |
| 05:56 | Rice | Larry Villalobos hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Refugio Correa - foul #5 on Refugio Correa, team foul #10 | 53-67 |
| Subs | UTEP | Franklin Mungia (SF), Johnny Helfer (PF) Refugio Correa, Thomas Robinson | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Bowyer (PG), Baran Gorski (PF) Mario Gonzales, Cortez Martin | |
| 05:56 | Rice | Larry Villalobos makes the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 05:56 | Rice | Larry Villalobos makes the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| 05:44 | UTEP | Riley Cox drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Johnny Helfer | 55-69 |
| 05:41 | Rice | Baran Gorski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-69 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Richardson (SF), Justin Sims (C) Larry Villalobos, Harry Mendelson | |
| 05:36 | UTEP | Franklin Mungia is fouled on the floor by He-ping Zheng - foul #1 on He-ping Zheng, team foul #4 | 55-69 |
| 05:24 | UTEP | Franklin Mungia's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Richardson | 55-69 |
| 05:22 | Rice | Baran Gorski grabs the board | 55-69 |
| 05:15 | Rice | Riley Cox is called for the reach on Raymond Bowyer in the backcourt - foul #4 on Riley Cox, team foul #11 | 55-69 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Dicus (PG), James Speegle (C) Riley Cox, Carter Donnelly | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Foley (SG) He-ping Zheng | |
| 05:15 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer misses the 1st free throw | 55-69 |
| 05:15 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer makes the 2nd free throw | 55-70 |
| 04:56 | UTEP | Johnny Helfer slams it home and the foul's on Alfred Foley - foul #3 on Alfred Foley, team foul #5 | 57-70 |
| 04:56 | UTEP | Johnny Helfer makes the free throw | 58-70 |
| 04:38 | Rice | Baran Gorski lays it in and the foul's on Franklin Mungia - foul #2 on Franklin Mungia, team foul #12 | 58-72 |
| Subs | UTEP | Perry McGowin (PF), Thomas Robinson (C) Johnny Helfer, James Speegle | |
| Subs | Rice | Mario Gonzales (PG), Cortez Martin (SF), Harry Mendelson (C) Raymond Bowyer, Steven Richardson, Justin Sims | |
| 04:38 | Rice | Baran Gorski misses the free throw | 58-72 |
| 04:38 | UTEP | Perry McGowin snags the defensive board | 58-72 |
| 04:21 | UTEP | Robert Erler is hacked by Mario Gonzales - foul #2 on Mario Gonzales, team foul #6 | 58-72 |
| Subs | UTEP | William King (PG) Michael Dicus | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Villalobos (C) Harry Mendelson | |
| 04:12 | UTEP | Franklin Mungia is called for a charge - foul #3 on Franklin Mungia, team foul #13 | 58-72 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | He-ping Zheng (SG) Alfred Foley | |
| 04:10 | Rice | Robert Erler steals the ball from Cortez Martin in the backcourt | 58-72 |
| 03:52 | UTEP | Franklin Mungia is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Franklin Mungia, team foul #14 | 58-72 |
| Subs | UTEP | Carter Donnelly (SF), James Speegle (C) Franklin Mungia, Thomas Robinson | |
| Subs | Rice | Harry Mendelson (C) Baran Gorski | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:28 | Rice | Mario Gonzales is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Cortez Martin | 58-74 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - William King (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Robert Erler (tiring) 1 pts. 4 pf. SF - Carter Donnelly (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Perry McGowin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Speegle (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Mario Gonzales (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - He-ping Zheng (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cortez Martin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Larry Villalobos (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Harry Mendelson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:23 | UTEP | William King loses the dribble to Mario Gonzales | 58-74 |
| 02:54 | Rice | Cortez Martin buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by He-ping Zheng and he's fouled by William King - foul #2 on William King, team foul #15 | 58-76 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Dicus (PG), Thomas Robinson (C) Robert Erler, James Speegle | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Bowyer (PG), Alfred Foley (SG), Lionel Walters (PF) Mario Gonzales, He-ping Zheng, Harry Mendelson | |
| 02:54 | Rice | Cortez Martin makes the free throw | 58-77 |
| 02:42 | UTEP | William King clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-77 |
| 02:40 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lionel Walters | 58-77 |
| 02:19 | Rice | Cortez Martin makes the wide open jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Larry Villalobos | 58-79 |
| 02:12 | UTEP | William King comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-79 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Lionel Walters gets the rebound | 58-79 |
| 01:46 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer is whistled for traveling | 58-79 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Harry Mendelson (C) Lionel Walters | |
| 01:33 | UTEP | Perry McGowin misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 58-79 |
| 01:32 | UTEP | Thomas Robinson can't tip it in | 58-79 |
| 01:31 | Rice | Cortez Martin snags the defensive board | 58-79 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Alfred Foley | 58-82 |
| 01:21 | UTEP | Alfred Foley takes the ball from Perry McGowin | 58-82 |
| 01:17 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer lays it in set up by Alfred Foley | 58-84 |
| 01:00 | UTEP | William King comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-84 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Cortez Martin grabs the board | 58-84 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Rice | Alfred Foley knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Raymond Bowyer | 58-86 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | UTEP | Carter Donnelly misses short on a shot from close range but the foul's on Larry Villalobos - foul #2 on Larry Villalobos, team foul #7 | 58-86 |
| 00:32 | UTEP | Carter Donnelly makes the 1st free throw | 59-86 |
| 00:32 | UTEP | Carter Donnelly makes the 2nd free throw | 60-86 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Harry Mendelson can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Thomas Robinson - foul #2 on Thomas Robinson, team foul #16 | 60-86 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Harry Mendelson makes the 1st free throw | 60-87 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Harry Mendelson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-88 |
| 00:05 | UTEP | William King misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-88 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Harry Mendelson pulls down the rebound | 60-88 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Raymond Bowyer runs out the clock | 60-88 |