| Lineup | Rice | PG - Harvey Bull (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Neumiller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Junior Williamson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Andrew Coffey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. C - Jason Macedo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Scherer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Allan Bess (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marcos Rodriquez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Charlie Branson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Allan Bess inbounds the ball | 43-44 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | UTEP | Jason Scherer misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Neumiller - foul #1 on Michael Neumiller, team foul #1 | 43-44 |
| 19:43 | UTEP | Jason Scherer makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 19:43 | UTEP | Jason Scherer makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 19:19 | Rice | Michael Neumiller can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 43-46 |
| 19:18 | UTEP | Jason Scherer grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 19:10 | UTEP | Jason Scherer drills a floater from just outside the lane | 43-48 |
| 18:54 | Rice | Allan Bess steals the ball from Jason Macedo | 43-48 |
| 18:50 | UTEP | Michael Walker throws it down on a great pass from Allan Bess | 43-50 |
| 18:36 | Rice | Junior Williamson misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Allan Bess - foul #3 on Allan Bess, team foul #1 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Carr (SF) Allan Bess | |
| 18:36 | Rice | Junior Williamson misses the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 18:36 | Rice | Junior Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 18:24 | UTEP | Harvey Bull picks off the pass by Jason Scherer | 44-50 |
| 18:12 | Rice | Harvey Bull scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-50 |
| 18:04 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez misses the jump hook from the left block | 47-50 |
| 18:03 | UTEP | Jason Scherer grabs the offensive board | 47-50 |
| 17:47 | UTEP | Robert Carr misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Neumiller - foul #2 on Michael Neumiller, team foul #2 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Nole Warren (PG), Manuel Swofford (SF), Jeffrey Derosa (PF), Albert James (C) Harvey Bull, Junior Williamson, Andrew Coffey, Jason Macedo | |
| Subs | UTEP | Larry Netto (SG), Dikembe Abdul (SF), Paul Shaw (C) Michael Walker, Jason Scherer, Charlie Branson | |
| 17:47 | UTEP | Robert Carr makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 17:47 | UTEP | Robert Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Michael Neumiller clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-52 |
| 17:26 | Rice | Albert James tips it back up and in | 49-52 |
| 17:15 | UTEP | Michael Neumiller is called for the reach on Larry Netto - foul #3 on Michael Neumiller, team foul #3 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (SG) Michael Neumiller | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Cuadra (C) Marcos Rodriquez | |
| 17:00 | UTEP | Robert Cuadra's pass is intercepted by Manuel Swofford | 49-52 |
| 16:56 | Rice | Harvey Bull can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 49-52 |
| 16:55 | Rice | Albert James grabs the offensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 16:41 | Rice | Manuel Swofford misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 16:39 | Rice | Manuel Swofford grabs the offensive board | 49-52 |
| 16:26 | Rice | Manuel Swofford misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 16:25 | UTEP | Robert Cuadra gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 16:18 | UTEP | Larry Netto is denied on a layup by Albert James | 49-52 |
| 16:16 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Netto | 49-52 |
| 16:03 | UTEP | Jeffrey Derosa is called for the reach on Robert Cuadra - foul #3 on Jeffrey Derosa, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Junior Williamson (SF), Andrew Coffey (PF), Jason Macedo (C) Manuel Swofford, Jeffrey Derosa, Albert James | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Walker (PG), Marcos Rodriquez (PF), Charlie Branson (C) Robert Carr, Paul Shaw, Robert Cuadra | |
| 15:44 | UTEP | Harvey Bull is called for the reach on Michael Walker - foul #2 on Harvey Bull, team foul #5 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG), Oscar Santana (SG) Nole Warren, Harvey Bull | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Scherer (SG), Allan Bess (SF) Larry Netto, Dikembe Abdul | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Holloway (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Oscar Santana (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Junior Williamson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Andrew Coffey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. C - Jason Macedo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Scherer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Allan Bess (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Marcos Rodriquez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Charlie Branson (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | UTEP | Michael Walker comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 15:29 | Rice | The rebound goes to Charles Holloway | 49-52 |
| 15:14 | Rice | Andrew Coffey misses the fadeaway from the left side | 49-52 |
| 15:12 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Charlie Branson | 49-52 |
| 14:58 | UTEP | Charlie Branson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Neumiller (SG) Oscar Santana | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 14:43 | Rice | Michael Neumiller is hacked by Michael Walker - foul #3 on Michael Walker, team foul #2 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Swofford (C) Jason Macedo | |
| Subs | UTEP | Larry Netto (SG), Paul Shaw (C) Jason Scherer, Charlie Branson | |
| 14:26 | Rice | Manuel Swofford can't connect on a floater from the left side | 49-52 |
| 14:25 | UTEP | Allan Bess grabs the defensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 14:23 | UTEP | Michael Walker is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Holloway - foul #4 on Charles Holloway, team foul #6 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (PG), Jeffrey Derosa (PF), Albert James (C) Charles Holloway, Junior Williamson, Andrew Coffey | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Carr (PG), Robert Cuadra (C) Michael Walker, Marcos Rodriquez | |
| 14:03 | UTEP | Robert Carr can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 49-52 |
| 14:01 | UTEP | Robert Cuadra tips it in | 49-54 |
| 13:47 | Rice | Oscar Santana comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-54 |
| 13:46 | UTEP | Larry Netto snags the defensive board | 49-54 |
| 13:38 | UTEP | Robert Carr is hacked by Manuel Swofford - foul #1 on Manuel Swofford, team foul #7 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (PG) Albert James | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Scherer (SG), Charlie Branson (C) Larry Netto, Robert Cuadra | |
| 13:38 | UTEP | Robert Carr misses the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 13:38 | Rice | Manuel Swofford grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 13:20 | Rice | Michael Neumiller can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 13:19 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jason Scherer | 49-54 |
| 13:02 | UTEP | Allan Bess makes the shot from the right wing set up by Robert Carr | 49-56 |
| 12:43 | Rice | Oscar Santana misses the fadeaway from the left side | 49-56 |
| 12:42 | Rice | Oscar Santana grabs the offensive board | 49-56 |
| 12:24 | Rice | Michael Neumiller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Junior Williamson (SF), Andrew Coffey (PF), Jason Macedo (C) Michael Neumiller, Jeffrey Derosa, Manuel Swofford | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Walker (PG), Larry Netto (SG), Dikembe Abdul (SF), Marcos Rodriquez (PF), Robert Cuadra (C) Robert Carr, Jason Scherer, Allan Bess, Paul Shaw, Charlie Branson | |
| 12:06 | UTEP | Robert Cuadra clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jason Macedo - foul #1 on Jason Macedo, team foul #8 | 49-56 |
| 12:06 | UTEP | Robert Cuadra makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 12:06 | UTEP | Robert Cuadra makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 11:51 | Rice | Jason Macedo scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-58 |
| 11:38 | UTEP | Michael Walker misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-58 |
| 11:36 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jason Macedo | 51-58 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Harvey Bull (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Santana (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Junior Williamson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Andrew Coffey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. C - Jason Macedo (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Netto (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Marcos Rodriquez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Cuadra (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Rice | Harvey Bull misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-58 |
| 11:29 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez grabs the defensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 11:22 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdul can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-58 |
| 11:20 | Rice | Jason Macedo snags the defensive board | 51-58 |
| 11:07 | Rice | Oscar Santana hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Harvey Bull | 54-58 |
| 11:00 | UTEP | Michael Walker hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Marcos Rodriquez | 54-60 |
| 10:47 | Rice | Jason Macedo scores on a shot in the paint set up by Harvey Bull | 56-60 |
| 10:36 | UTEP | Michael Walker clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 56-60 |
| 10:34 | Rice | Junior Williamson grabs the board | 56-60 |
| 10:14 | Rice | Oscar Santana is hacked by Robert Cuadra - foul #1 on Robert Cuadra, team foul #3 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Nole Warren (PG), Michael Neumiller (SG), Salvatore Rossi (SF), Albert James (PF), Manuel Swofford (C) Harvey Bull, Oscar Santana, Junior Williamson, Andrew Coffey, Jason Macedo | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Carr (PG), Jason Scherer (SG), Allan Bess (SF), Charlie Branson (C) Michael Walker, Larry Netto, Dikembe Abdul, Robert Cuadra | |
| 10:01 | Rice | Salvatore Rossi can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-60 |
| 10:00 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez snags the defensive board | 56-60 |
| 09:45 | UTEP | Jason Scherer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-60 |
| 09:44 | UTEP | Allan Bess tips it home | 56-62 |
| 09:26 | Rice | Manuel Swofford makes the jumpshot from the right side | 58-62 |
| 09:12 | UTEP | Robert Carr misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-62 |
| 09:10 | UTEP | Jason Scherer hits the follow up shot | 58-64 |
| 09:01 | Rice | Jason Scherer steps in front of the Michael Neumiller pass | 58-64 |
| 08:50 | UTEP | Allan Bess buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Robert Carr | 58-66 |
| 08:30 | Rice | Michael Neumiller is hacked by Jason Scherer - foul #3 on Jason Scherer, team foul #4 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (PG), Junior Williamson (SF), Andrew Coffey (PF), Jason Macedo (C) Michael Neumiller, Salvatore Rossi, Albert James, Manuel Swofford | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Walker (PG), Larry Netto (SG), Paul Shaw (PF) Robert Carr, Jason Scherer, Marcos Rodriquez | |
| 08:09 | Rice | Andrew Coffey is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-66 |
| 08:08 | UTEP | Larry Netto snags the defensive board | 58-66 |
| 08:03 | UTEP | Allan Bess hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 58-66 |
| 08:02 | Rice | Junior Williamson grabs the board | 58-66 |
| 07:43 | Rice | Nole Warren buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Junior Williamson | 61-66 |
| 07:31 | UTEP | Larry Netto misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Nole Warren - foul #1 on Nole Warren, team foul #9 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG), Michael Neumiller (SG) Oscar Santana, Nole Warren | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Carr (SF), Robert Cuadra (C) Allan Bess, Charlie Branson | |
| 07:31 | UTEP | Larry Netto misses the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 07:31 | UTEP | Larry Netto makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Holloway (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Neumiller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Junior Williamson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Coffey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. C - Jason Macedo (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Walker (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Netto (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Carr (fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. PF - Paul Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Cuadra (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Rice | Charles Holloway misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 61-67 |
| 07:02 | UTEP | Paul Shaw snags the defensive board | 61-67 |
| 06:45 | UTEP | Robert Carr is whistled for traveling | 61-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Swofford (SF), Jeffrey Derosa (C) Junior Williamson, Jason Macedo | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Scherer (SG), Marcos Rodriquez (PF) Larry Netto, Robert Cuadra | |
| 06:26 | Rice | Jason Scherer is called for the reach on Michael Neumiller - foul #4 on Jason Scherer, team foul #5 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (SF) Andrew Coffey | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Abdul (SF), Robert Cuadra (C) Michael Walker, Paul Shaw | |
| 06:13 | Rice | Michael Neumiller scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-67 |
| 05:52 | UTEP | Robert Carr knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jason Scherer | 64-69 |
| 05:44 | Rice | Oscar Santana's floater is tipped away by Robert Cuadra | 64-69 |
| 05:42 | UTEP | Jason Scherer grabs the defensive rebound | 64-69 |
| 05:24 | UTEP | Robert Carr scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-71 |
| 05:07 | Rice | Oscar Santana can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 64-71 |
| 05:05 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Marcos Rodriquez | 64-71 |
| 05:01 | UTEP | Robert Carr clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-71 |
| 04:59 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Neumiller | 64-71 |
| 04:54 | Rice | Charles Holloway hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-71 |
| 04:52 | UTEP | Jason Scherer gets the rebound | 64-71 |
| 04:52 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (SG), Junior Williamson (SF), Andrew Coffey (PF), Jason Macedo (C) Michael Neumiller, Oscar Santana, Jeffrey Derosa, Manuel Swofford | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Walker (PG), Allan Bess (SF), Charlie Branson (C) Robert Carr, Dikembe Abdul, Robert Cuadra | |
| 04:41 | UTEP | Michael Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-71 |
| 04:18 | Rice | Harvey Bull misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 64-71 |
| 04:17 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez pulls down the rebound | 64-71 |
| 04:07 | UTEP | Jason Scherer is hacked by Charles Holloway - foul #5 on Charles Holloway, team foul #10 | 64-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (SG) Charles Holloway | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 04:07 | UTEP | Jason Scherer misses the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 04:07 | UTEP | Jason Scherer misses the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Andrew Coffey grabs the defensive rebound | 64-71 |
| 03:46 | Rice | Charlie Branson steals it from Jason Macedo | 64-71 |
| 03:36 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez misses long on a jumper from the left side | 64-71 |
| 03:34 | UTEP | Allan Bess hits the follow up shot | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:19 | Rice | Junior Williamson misses the dunk | 64-73 |
| 03:18 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Coffey | 64-73 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Harvey Bull (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Oscar Santana (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Junior Williamson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Coffey (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. C - Jason Macedo (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Walker (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jason Scherer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Allan Bess (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Marcos Rodriquez (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Charlie Branson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:09 | Rice | Jason Macedo comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 64-73 |
| 03:08 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez gets the rebound | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:03 | UTEP | Michael Walker clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Harvey Bull - foul #3 on Harvey Bull, team foul #11 | 64-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Neumiller (SG) Oscar Santana | |
| Subs | UTEP | Larry Netto (SG), Paul Shaw (PF) Jason Scherer, Marcos Rodriquez | |
| 03:03 | UTEP | Michael Walker makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 03:03 | UTEP | Michael Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 02:55 | Rice | Junior Williamson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-75 |
| 02:53 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Larry Netto | 64-75 |
| 02:53 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-75 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez (PF) Paul Shaw | |
| 02:36 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez is whistled for traveling | 64-75 |
| 02:18 | Rice | Junior Williamson hits a floater from the free throw line | 66-75 |
| 02:02 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Walker | 66-77 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:50 | Rice | Harvey Bull comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 66-77 |
| 01:49 | UTEP | Charlie Branson snags the defensive board | 66-77 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:27 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 66-77 |
| 01:26 | Rice | Andrew Coffey grabs the board | 66-77 |
| 01:16 | Rice | Michael Neumiller's floater is tipped away by Allan Bess | 66-77 |
| 01:14 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Junior Williamson | 66-77 |
| 00:55 | Rice | Junior Williamson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-77 |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (SG), Manuel Swofford (SF), Jeffrey Derosa (PF), Albert James (C) Michael Neumiller, Junior Williamson, Andrew Coffey, Jason Macedo | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Carr (PG), Dikembe Abdul (SF), Paul Shaw (PF), Robert Cuadra (C) Michael Walker, Allan Bess, Marcos Rodriquez, Charlie Branson | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:35 | UTEP | Larry Netto hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Carr | 66-79 |
| 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 halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Rice | Harvey Bull scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Oscar Santana | 69-79 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Robert Carr runs out the clock | 69-79 |