| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Sammie Silas (fresh) SG - Russell Kent (fresh) SF - Terry Vermillion (fresh) PF - Amos McCourt (fresh) C - Jerry Walko (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bert Allen (fresh) SG - David Schneck (fresh) SF - Lawrence Silvers (fresh) PF - Joseph Meyer (fresh) C - Donald Vice (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Jerry Walko wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:40 | UTEP | Russell Kent is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Terry Vermillion - foul #1 on Terry Vermillion, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:07 | UTEP | Lawrence Silvers denies the turnaround by Terry Vermillion | 0-1 |
| 19:06 | UTEP | Amos McCourt tips it in | 2-1 |
| 19:02 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Vermillion - foul #2 on Terry Vermillion, team foul #2 | 2-1 |
| Subs | UTEP | Arthur Sabo (SF) Terry Vermillion | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:37 | Rice | Donald Vice double dribbles | 2-1 |
| 18:16 | UTEP | Russell Kent misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-1 |
| 18:15 | Rice | Donald Vice pulls down the rebound | 2-1 |
| 17:52 | Rice | Russell Kent picks off the pass by Lawrence Silvers | 2-1 |
| 17:36 | UTEP | Sammie Silas connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Russell Kent | 4-1 |
| 17:11 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-4 |
| 16:49 | UTEP | Russell Kent misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 4-4 |
| 16:47 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lawrence Silvers | 4-4 |
| 16:45 | Rice | Joseph Meyer is called for traveling in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| Subs | UTEP | Bryan People (PG), Donald Patterson (PF) Arthur Sabo, Amos McCourt | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:34 | UTEP | Sammie Silas drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bryan People | 6-4 |
| 16:13 | Rice | David Schneck hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Meyer | 6-6 |
| 15:58 | UTEP | Sammie Silas can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 15:57 | UTEP | Jerry Walko grabs the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Bryan People (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Russell Kent (tiring) SF - Sammie Silas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Patterson (fresh) C - Jerry Walko (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bert Allen (fairly fresh) SG - David Schneck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Silvers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Meyer (fairly fresh) C - Donald Vice (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:45 | UTEP | Bryan People buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 15:43 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers loses the dribble to Jerry Walko in the backcourt | 8-6 |
| 15:26 | UTEP | Donald Patterson's pass is intercepted by David Schneck | 8-6 |
| 14:59 | Rice | Joseph Meyer is fouled on the floor by Russell Kent - foul #1 on Russell Kent, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | UTEP | Arthur Sabo (SF), Amos McCourt (PF), Robert Holford (C) Bryan People, Donald Patterson, Jerry Walko | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:40 | Rice | Joseph Meyer misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 14:39 | UTEP | Robert Holford snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 14:20 | UTEP | Russell Kent clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-6 |
| 14:18 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Vice | 8-6 |
| 13:53 | Rice | David Schneck hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 13:52 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers grabs the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 13:38 | Rice | Joseph Meyer misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 8-6 |
| 13:36 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 13:22 | Rice | Sammie Silas is called for the reach on Bert Allen - foul #1 on Sammie Silas, team foul #4 | 8-6 |
| Subs | UTEP | Bryan People (PG), Donald Patterson (PF), Jerry Walko (C) Sammie Silas, Amos McCourt, Robert Holford | |
| Subs | Rice | Leon Candelaria (SF), Martin Murphy (PF), Kenneth Washington (C) Lawrence Silvers, Joseph Meyer, Donald Vice | |
| 13:08 | Rice | Leon Candelaria hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bert Allen | 8-8 |
| 13:05 | UTEP | Bert Allen steps in front of the Bryan People pass in the backcourt | 8-8 |
| 13:04 | Rice | Bert Allen slams it home | 8-10 |
| 12:38 | UTEP | Russell Kent is fouled on the floor by Leon Candelaria - foul #1 on Leon Candelaria, team foul #1 | 8-10 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve McAlary (SG) David Schneck | |
| 12:29 | UTEP | Russell Kent can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-10 |
| 12:27 | Rice | Leon Candelaria gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 12:00 | Rice | Martin Murphy misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Donald Patterson - foul #1 on Donald Patterson, team foul #5 | 8-10 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sammie Silas (SF) Arthur Sabo | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Meyer (PG), Lawrence Silvers (SG), Donald Vice (C) Bert Allen, Steve McAlary, Kenneth Washington | |
| 12:00 | Rice | Martin Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 12:00 | Rice | Martin Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 12:00 | UTEP | Jerry Walko grabs the board | 8-10 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Bryan People (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Kent (tired) SF - Sammie Silas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Patterson (fresh) C - Jerry Walko (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Meyer (fairly fresh) SG - Lawrence Silvers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Leon Candelaria (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Martin Murphy (fresh) C - Donald Vice (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | UTEP | Martin Murphy swats the dunk try by Russell Kent | 8-10 |
| 11:41 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 11:35 | Rice | Donald Vice misses the easy layup | 8-10 |
| 11:34 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Donald Patterson | 8-10 |
| 11:18 | UTEP | Sammie Silas is hacked by Martin Murphy - foul #1 on Martin Murphy, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| Subs | UTEP | Amos McCourt (PF), Robert Holford (C) Donald Patterson, Jerry Walko | |
| Subs | Rice | David Schneck (SG) Leon Candelaria | |
| 11:02 | UTEP | Russell Kent misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 11:00 | Rice | Joseph Meyer snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| 10:35 | Rice | David Schneck misses long on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Russell Kent - foul #2 on Russell Kent, team foul #6 | 8-10 |
| Subs | UTEP | Arthur Sabo (SG) Russell Kent | |
| Subs | Rice | Bert Allen (PG) Joseph Meyer | |
| 10:35 | Rice | David Schneck makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 10:35 | Rice | David Schneck makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 10:09 | UTEP | Martin Murphy is called for the reach on Bryan People - foul #2 on Martin Murphy, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Leon Candelaria (SF), Kenneth Washington (PF) Lawrence Silvers, Martin Murphy | |
| 09:47 | UTEP | Sammie Silas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-12 |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Patterson (PF), Jerry Walko (C) Amos McCourt, Robert Holford | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:45 | Rice | Bert Allen is fouled in the backcourt by Bryan People - foul #1 on Bryan People, team foul #7 | 8-12 |
| 09:45 | Rice | Bert Allen makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 09:45 | Rice | Bert Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 09:45 | UTEP | Jerry Walko pulls down the rebound | 8-13 |
| 09:26 | UTEP | Sammie Silas misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-13 |
| 09:24 | UTEP | Donald Patterson misses the tip | 8-13 |
| 09:22 | Rice | David Schneck grabs the board | 8-13 |
| 09:02 | Rice | David Schneck comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 09:00 | Rice | Donald Vice tips it back up and in | 8-15 |
| 08:40 | UTEP | Kenneth Washington steals the ball from Arthur Sabo | 8-15 |
| 08:11 | Rice | Donald Vice is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Donald Vice, team foul #4 | 8-15 |
| Subs | UTEP | Amos McCourt (PF), Robert Holford (C) Donald Patterson, Jerry Walko | |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Silvers (SG), Joseph Meyer (PF) David Schneck, Donald Vice | |
| 07:53 | UTEP | Sammie Silas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-15 |
| 07:51 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lawrence Silvers | 8-15 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Bryan People (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Sabo (fairly fresh) SF - Sammie Silas (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Amos McCourt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Holford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bert Allen (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Silvers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - Leon Candelaria (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Meyer (fairly fresh) C - Kenneth Washington (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Rice | Joseph Meyer comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 8-15 |
| 07:22 | UTEP | Amos McCourt pulls down the rebound | 8-15 |
| 06:59 | UTEP | Sammie Silas is hacked by Leon Candelaria - foul #2 on Leon Candelaria, team foul #5 | 8-15 |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Patterson (C) Robert Holford | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve McAlary (SG), Donald Vice (C) Leon Candelaria, Kenneth Washington | |
| 06:42 | UTEP | Sammie Silas misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 8-15 |
| 06:40 | Rice | Bert Allen grabs the board | 8-15 |
| 06:35 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 8-15 |
| 06:34 | Rice | Bert Allen tips it but misses | 8-15 |
| 06:32 | UTEP | Donald Patterson gets the rebound | 8-15 |
| 06:07 | UTEP | Sammie Silas comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Steve McAlary - foul #1 on Steve McAlary, team foul #6 | 8-15 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jerry Walko (C) Amos McCourt | |
| Subs | Rice | David Schneck (SG), Leon Candelaria (PF), Martin Murphy (C) Bert Allen, Steve McAlary, Donald Vice | |
| 06:07 | UTEP | Sammie Silas makes the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 06:07 | UTEP | Sammie Silas makes the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 05:44 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers misses the floater from the free throw line | 10-15 |
| 05:43 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Meyer | 10-15 |
| 05:24 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers's layup is rejected by Jerry Walko | 10-15 |
| 05:23 | UTEP | Donald Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 05:12 | UTEP | Bryan People's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-15 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Holford (PF) Donald Patterson | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Vice (C) Lawrence Silvers | |
| 05:08 | Rice | Bryan People is called for the reach on Joseph Meyer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bryan People, team foul #8 | 10-15 |
| Subs | UTEP | Terry Vermillion (SF) Bryan People | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:08 | Rice | Joseph Meyer misses the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 05:08 | Rice | Donald Vice pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 04:45 | Rice | David Schneck scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Meyer | 10-18 |
| 04:17 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Leon Candelaria - foul #3 on Leon Candelaria, team foul #7 | 10-18 |
| Subs | UTEP | Amos McCourt (PF) Robert Holford | |
| Subs | Rice | Bert Allen (PG), Lawrence Silvers (SF), Kenneth Washington (C) Joseph Meyer, Leon Candelaria, Donald Vice | |
| 04:17 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion makes the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 04:17 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion makes the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 04:03 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-18 |
| 04:02 | Rice | David Schneck pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-18 |
| 03:42 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-18 |
| 03:40 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to David Schneck | 12-18 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Sammie Silas (tired) 6 pts. SG - Arthur Sabo (tiring) SF - Terry Vermillion (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Amos McCourt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Walko (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Bert Allen (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Schneck (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Lawrence Silvers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Martin Murphy (fresh) C - Kenneth Washington (fresh) | |
| 03:23 | Rice | Martin Murphy is fouled on the floor by Amos McCourt - foul #1 on Amos McCourt, team foul #9 | 12-18 |
| Subs | UTEP | Bryan People (PG), Russell Kent (SG), Donald Patterson (C) Sammie Silas, Arthur Sabo, Jerry Walko | |
| Subs | Rice | Steve McAlary (SG) David Schneck | |
| 03:23 | Rice | Martin Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 03:23 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Donald Patterson | 12-18 |
| 02:59 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion drills a shot from the left wing | 14-18 |
| 02:56 | Rice | Bert Allen is fouled in the backcourt by Bryan People - foul #3 on Bryan People, team foul #10 | 14-18 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sammie Silas (PG) Bryan People | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Vice (C) Kenneth Washington | |
| 02:56 | Rice | Bert Allen makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 02:56 | Rice | Bert Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 02:37 | UTEP | Russell Kent loses the dribble to Bert Allen | 14-20 |
| 02:11 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Martin Murphy and the foul's on Amos McCourt - foul #2 on Amos McCourt, team foul #11 | 14-22 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Holford (C) Amos McCourt | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Meyer (PG), David Schneck (SG) Bert Allen, Steve McAlary | |
| 02:11 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers makes the free throw | 14-23 |
| 01:58 | UTEP | Martin Murphy takes the ball from Sammie Silas | 14-23 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Joseph Meyer is hacked by Terry Vermillion in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terry Vermillion, team foul #12 | 14-23 |
| Subs | UTEP | Arthur Sabo (SF), Jerry Walko (C) Terry Vermillion, Donald Patterson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:54 | Rice | Joseph Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 01:54 | Rice | Joseph Meyer misses the 2nd free throw | 14-24 |
| 01:54 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Russell Kent | 14-24 |
| 01:33 | UTEP | Sammie Silas clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 14-24 |
| 01:32 | UTEP | Jerry Walko tips it but misses | 14-24 |
| 01:31 | UTEP | Robert Holford can't tip it in | 14-24 |
| 01:30 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Vice | 14-24 |
| 01:03 | Rice | Lawrence Silvers drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Donald Vice | 14-26 |
| 00:48 | UTEP | Sammie Silas can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-26 |
| 00:47 | Rice | The rebound goes to Martin Murphy | 14-26 |
| 00:18 | Rice | David Schneck scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Lawrence Silvers and he's fouled by Russell Kent - foul #3 on Russell Kent, team foul #13 | 14-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | Terry Vermillion (SF), Amos McCourt (PF), Donald Patterson (C) Russell Kent, Robert Holford, Jerry Walko | |
| Subs | Rice | Bert Allen (PG), Kenneth Washington (C) Martin Murphy, Donald Vice | |
| 00:18 | Rice | David Schneck makes the free throw | 14-29 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion hits the finger roll | 16-29 |