| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alfred Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexis Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Burton Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Singer (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Baines (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Sergio Gonzalez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Kaufman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Smith (fresh) PF - Charles Flowers (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. C - Anthony Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Burton Lee inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Rice | Alexis Marino can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Douglas Kaufman - foul #2 on Douglas Kaufman, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| 19:44 | Rice | Alexis Marino misses the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 19:44 | Rice | Alexis Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 19:29 | UTEP | Sergio Gonzalez clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 19:28 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Thomas | 36-35 |
| 19:08 | UTEP | Floyd Smith misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 36-35 |
| 19:06 | Rice | Harold Singer grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 18:59 | Rice | Stephen Baines makes the wide open floater from close range on a great pass from Alfred Smith | 38-35 |
| 18:40 | UTEP | Floyd Smith lays it up and in and he's fouled by Stephen Baines - foul #2 on Stephen Baines, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Sharber (C) Anthony Thomas | |
| 18:40 | UTEP | Floyd Smith makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 18:25 | Rice | Stephen Baines buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Alfred Smith | 40-38 |
| 18:18 | UTEP | Douglas Kaufman's pass is intercepted by Harold Singer | 40-38 |
| 18:08 | Rice | Stephen Baines is called for 10 seconds | 40-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Murray (PG), Dale Steeves (SG), Russell Sutliff (SF), Jeremy Williams (C) Alfred Smith, Alexis Marino, Burton Lee, Stephen Baines | |
| Subs | UTEP | William Huber (PG), James Stout (SG), Danny Allen (PF), Brian Maclachlan (C) Sergio Gonzalez, Douglas Kaufman, Floyd Smith, Charles Flowers | |
| 17:52 | UTEP | Danny Allen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Huber | 40-40 |
| 17:43 | Rice | Dale Steeves's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Sharber | 40-40 |
| 17:42 | UTEP | James Stout grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 17:27 | UTEP | William Huber clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-40 |
| 17:26 | Rice | Jeremy Williams pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 17:24 | Rice | William Huber steals it from Dale Steeves in the backcourt | 40-40 |
| 17:14 | UTEP | Harold Singer takes the ball from William Huber | 40-40 |
| 17:12 | Rice | Dale Steeves is hacked by James Stout in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Stout, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Walker (C) Harold Singer | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Short (PG), Rhett Abbott (PF) James Stout, Joseph Sharber | |
| 16:52 | Rice | Russell Sutliff knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Dale Steeves | 42-40 |
| 16:39 | UTEP | Dale Steeves steals the ball from Rhett Abbott | 42-40 |
| 16:36 | Rice | Dale Steeves banks in the layup | 44-40 |
| 16:16 | UTEP | Rhett Abbott clanks a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Murray - foul #1 on Thomas Murray, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Smith (PG), Alexis Marino (SG), Burton Lee (SF), Lewis Braswell (PF), Stephen Baines (C) Thomas Murray, Dale Steeves, Russell Sutliff, Jeremy Williams, Steven Walker | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sergio Gonzalez (PG), Douglas Kaufman (SG), Floyd Smith (SF), Anthony Thomas (C) Robert Short, William Huber, Danny Allen, Brian Maclachlan | |
| 16:16 | UTEP | Rhett Abbott misses the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 16:16 | UTEP | Rhett Abbott misses the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 16:16 | Rice | Alexis Marino pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 16:02 | Rice | Stephen Baines misses long on a shot near the basket | 44-40 |
| 16:01 | UTEP | Rhett Abbott snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alfred Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alexis Marino (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Burton Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lewis Braswell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephen Baines (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Sergio Gonzalez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Kaufman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rhett Abbott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | UTEP | Douglas Kaufman hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-42 |
| 15:30 | Rice | Alfred Smith is fouled on the floor by Sergio Gonzalez - foul #3 on Sergio Gonzalez, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Singer (PF) Lewis Braswell | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Flowers (PF) Rhett Abbott | |
| 15:16 | Rice | Burton Lee is hacked by Anthony Thomas - foul #1 on Anthony Thomas, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Short (PG), James Stout (SG), Joseph Sharber (C) Sergio Gonzalez, Douglas Kaufman, Anthony Thomas | |
| 14:59 | Rice | Alexis Marino comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 44-42 |
| 14:57 | UTEP | Charles Flowers grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 14:52 | UTEP | Stephen Baines denies the turnaround by James Stout | 44-42 |
| 14:50 | Rice | Alexis Marino grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 14:45 | Rice | Burton Lee connects on the floater from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 14:41 | UTEP | Robert Short misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-42 |
| 14:39 | Rice | Alfred Smith gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 14:17 | Rice | Alexis Marino misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 14:16 | Rice | Burton Lee tips it in | 48-42 |
| 14:00 | UTEP | Charles Flowers clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 13:58 | UTEP | James Stout grabs the offensive board | 48-42 |
| 13:36 | UTEP | Charles Flowers buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Robert Short | 48-44 |
| 13:20 | Rice | Alfred Smith knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Alexis Marino | 51-44 |
| 13:03 | UTEP | Charles Flowers misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 13:02 | Rice | Harold Singer snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 12:57 | Rice | Alfred Smith is fouled on the floor by Joseph Sharber - foul #2 on Joseph Sharber, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Murray (PG), Dale Steeves (SG), Russell Sutliff (SF), Jeremy Williams (PF), Steven Walker (C) Alfred Smith, Alexis Marino, Burton Lee, Harold Singer, Stephen Baines | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sergio Gonzalez (PG), Douglas Kaufman (SG), Danny Allen (SF), Rhett Abbott (PF), Anthony Thomas (C) Robert Short, James Stout, Floyd Smith, Charles Flowers, Joseph Sharber | |
| 12:42 | Rice | Jeremy Williams is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Jeremy Williams, team foul #3 | 51-44 |
| 12:13 | UTEP | Danny Allen can't throw it down | 51-44 |
| 12:12 | Rice | The rebound goes to Russell Sutliff | 51-44 |
| 11:54 | Rice | Dale Steeves misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-44 |
| 11:52 | Rice | Steven Walker misses the tip | 51-44 |
| 11:50 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Rhett Abbott | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Steeves (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Russell Sutliff (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Williams (fresh) C - Steven Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Sergio Gonzalez (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Douglas Kaufman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rhett Abbott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | UTEP | Douglas Kaufman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 11:32 | Rice | Russell Sutliff snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 11:25 | Rice | Jeremy Williams can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 51-44 |
| 11:24 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Danny Allen | 51-44 |
| 11:05 | UTEP | Douglas Kaufman misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 11:03 | UTEP | Rhett Abbott gets the offensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 10:47 | UTEP | Anthony Thomas's pass is intercepted by Thomas Murray | 51-44 |
| 10:43 | Rice | Thomas Murray lays it up and in | 53-44 |
| 10:23 | UTEP | Rhett Abbott is fouled on the floor by Dale Steeves - foul #2 on Dale Steeves, team foul #4 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Smith (PG), Alexis Marino (SG), Martin Loper (SF), Harold Singer (PF), Stephen Baines (C) Thomas Murray, Dale Steeves, Russell Sutliff, Jeremy Williams, Steven Walker | |
| Subs | UTEP | William Huber (SG), Floyd Smith (SF), Charles Flowers (PF), Brian Maclachlan (C) Douglas Kaufman, Danny Allen, Rhett Abbott, Anthony Thomas | |
| 10:13 | UTEP | Alfred Smith steps in front of the Brian Maclachlan pass | 53-44 |
| 10:10 | Rice | Alexis Marino lays it in on a nice dish by Alfred Smith | 55-44 |
| 10:03 | UTEP | Sergio Gonzalez is fouled on the floor by Harold Singer - foul #3 on Harold Singer, team foul #5 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Stout (SG), Joseph Sharber (C) Sergio Gonzalez, Brian Maclachlan | |
| 09:52 | UTEP | William Huber comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-44 |
| 09:50 | Rice | The rebound goes to Stephen Baines | 55-44 |
| 09:46 | Rice | James Stout is called for the reach on Martin Loper in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Stout, team foul #6 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Burton Lee (SF) Martin Loper | |
| Subs | UTEP | Douglas Kaufman (SG), Brian Maclachlan (C) James Stout, Floyd Smith | |
| 09:30 | Rice | Alexis Marino hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Alfred Smith | 58-44 |
| 09:14 | UTEP | Charles Flowers can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 58-44 |
| 09:12 | Rice | Alfred Smith gets the rebound | 58-44 |
| 09:08 | Rice | Alfred Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-44 |
| 09:06 | UTEP | Brian Maclachlan snags the defensive board | 58-44 |
| 08:44 | UTEP | Charles Flowers misses badly on a floater near the basket | 58-44 |
| 08:42 | Rice | Harold Singer grabs the defensive rebound | 58-44 |
| 08:40 | Rice | Burton Lee double dribbles in the backcourt | 58-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Loper (SG) Alexis Marino | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Short (PG), Floyd Smith (SF) William Huber, Joseph Sharber | |
| 08:24 | UTEP | Floyd Smith travels with the ball | 58-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Lewis Braswell (PF) Harold Singer | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 08:07 | Rice | Alfred Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-44 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Stephen Baines tips it in | 60-44 |
| 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 fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:01 | UTEP | Douglas Kaufman knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Floyd Smith | 60-46 |
| 07:44 | Rice | Floyd Smith steps in front of the Martin Loper pass | 60-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alfred Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Martin Loper (fresh) SF - Burton Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lewis Braswell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephen Baines (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Short (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Douglas Kaufman (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Flowers (tiring) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Maclachlan (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 07:29 | UTEP | Charles Flowers buries a shot from the right side and the foul's on Alfred Smith - foul #1 on Alfred Smith, team foul #6 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Murray (PG), Dale Steeves (SG), Harold Singer (PF), Russell Sutliff (C) Alfred Smith, Burton Lee, Lewis Braswell, Stephen Baines | |
| Subs | UTEP | William Huber (SG), James Stout (SF), Danny Allen (C) Douglas Kaufman, Floyd Smith, Brian Maclachlan | |
| 07:29 | UTEP | Charles Flowers misses the free throw | 60-48 |
| 07:29 | Rice | Harold Singer snags the defensive board | 60-48 |
| 07:14 | Rice | Thomas Murray connects on the open 3 from the left wing | 63-48 |
| 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 fullcourt press (0) | |
| 07:04 | UTEP | Charles Flowers lays it in on a nice dish by William Huber and he's fouled by Thomas Murray - foul #2 on Thomas Murray, team foul #7 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeremy Williams (C) Martin Loper | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sergio Gonzalez (PG) Robert Short | |
| 07:04 | UTEP | Charles Flowers makes the free throw | 63-51 |
| 06:47 | Rice | Harold Singer is alone and drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Russell Sutliff | 65-51 |
| 06:23 | UTEP | James Stout is fouled on the floor by Russell Sutliff - foul #3 on Russell Sutliff, team foul #8 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Alexis Marino (SG), Lewis Braswell (PF), Steven Walker (C) Dale Steeves, Harold Singer, Jeremy Williams | |
| Subs | UTEP | Floyd Smith (SF), Rhett Abbott (PF), Joseph Sharber (C) William Huber, Charles Flowers, Danny Allen | |
| 06:23 | UTEP | James Stout makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 06:23 | UTEP | James Stout makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 06:17 | Rice | James Stout is called for the reach on Alexis Marino in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Stout, team foul #7 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | William Huber (SG), Brian Maclachlan (C) James Stout, Rhett Abbott | |
| 06:17 | Rice | Alexis Marino misses the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 06:17 | UTEP | Brian Maclachlan grabs the defensive rebound | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:02 | UTEP | Joseph Sharber buries a fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by Steven Walker - foul #1 on Steven Walker, team foul #9 | 65-55 |
| 06:02 | UTEP | Joseph Sharber misses the free throw | 65-55 |
| 06:02 | Rice | The rebound goes to Alexis Marino | 65-55 |
| 05:48 | Rice | Russell Sutliff loses the dribble to Floyd Smith | 65-55 |
| 05:30 | UTEP | Floyd Smith is called for traveling | 65-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Smith (PG), Martin Loper (SF), Harold Singer (PF) Thomas Murray, Russell Sutliff, Lewis Braswell | |
| Subs | UTEP | Douglas Kaufman (SG), Rhett Abbott (PF) William Huber, Joseph Sharber | |
| 05:09 | Rice | Alfred Smith misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-55 |
| 05:07 | UTEP | Rhett Abbott snags the defensive board | 65-55 |
| 04:39 | UTEP | Alfred Smith steps in front of the Floyd Smith pass | 65-55 |
| 04:37 | Rice | Floyd Smith picks off the pass by Martin Loper in the backcourt | 65-55 |
| 04:24 | UTEP | Sergio Gonzalez's pass is intercepted by Alexis Marino | 65-55 |
| 04:21 | Rice | Alexis Marino lays it up and in | 67-55 |
| 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 fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:07 | UTEP | Floyd Smith can't finish the layup | 67-55 |
| 04:06 | UTEP | Floyd Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-55 |
| 03:57 | UTEP | Sergio Gonzalez loses the ball out of bounds | 67-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Murray (PG), Dale Steeves (SG), Burton Lee (SF), Russell Sutliff (PF), Stephen Baines (C) Alfred Smith, Alexis Marino, Martin Loper, Harold Singer, Steven Walker | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Short (PG), William Huber (SG), Joseph Sharber (SF), Danny Allen (PF), Anthony Thomas (C) Sergio Gonzalez, Douglas Kaufman, Floyd Smith, Rhett Abbott, Brian Maclachlan | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Rice | Russell Sutliff misses the easy layup but the foul's on Joseph Sharber - foul #3 on Joseph Sharber, team foul #8 | 67-55 |
| 03:42 | Rice | Russell Sutliff makes the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 03:42 | Rice | Russell Sutliff misses the 2nd free throw | 68-55 |
| 03:42 | UTEP | Anthony Thomas snags the defensive board | 68-55 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Murray (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Steeves (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Burton Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Russell Sutliff (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Baines (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Short (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Huber (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Sharber (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Danny Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Thomas (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:34 | UTEP | Thomas Murray is called for the reach on Joseph Sharber - foul #3 on Thomas Murray, team foul #10 | 68-55 |
| 03:34 | UTEP | Joseph Sharber makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 03:34 | UTEP | Joseph Sharber misses the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 03:34 | Rice | Russell Sutliff grabs the defensive rebound | 68-56 |
| 03:06 | Rice | Dale Steeves is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 68-56 |
| 03:05 | UTEP | Anthony Thomas snags the defensive board | 68-56 |
| 02:58 | UTEP | William Huber can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Dale Steeves - foul #3 on Dale Steeves, team foul #11 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Alexis Marino (SG), Lewis Braswell (PF), Jeremy Williams (C) Thomas Murray, Russell Sutliff, Stephen Baines | |
| Subs | UTEP | Floyd Smith (SF) Joseph Sharber | |
| 02:58 | UTEP | William Huber makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 02:58 | UTEP | William Huber makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 02:56 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Murray (PG), Harold Singer (PF), Stephen Baines (C) Dale Steeves, Lewis Braswell, Jeremy Williams | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Sharber (PF) Danny Allen | |
| 02:36 | Rice | Harold Singer misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 68-58 |
| 02:34 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Anthony Thomas | 68-58 |
| 02:34 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Smith (PG) Thomas Murray | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Flowers (PF) Joseph Sharber | |
| 02:22 | UTEP | Floyd Smith misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Burton Lee - foul #2 on Burton Lee, team foul #12 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sergio Gonzalez (PG) Robert Short | |
| 02:22 | UTEP | Floyd Smith misses the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 02:22 | UTEP | Floyd Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 02:01 | Rice | Harold Singer blows the layup but he's fouled by Charles Flowers - foul #1 on Charles Flowers, team foul #9 | 68-59 |
| 02:01 | Rice | Harold Singer makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 02:01 | Rice | Harold Singer makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 01:42 | UTEP | Sergio Gonzalez buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Floyd Smith | 70-62 |
| 01:40 | Rice | Alfred Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Sergio Gonzalez - foul #4 on Sergio Gonzalez, team foul #10 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Douglas Kaufman (SG) William Huber | |
| 01:40 | Rice | Alfred Smith makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 01:40 | Rice | Alfred Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 01:27 | UTEP | Douglas Kaufman is hacked by Alexis Marino - foul #1 on Alexis Marino, team foul #13 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Murray (PG), Dale Steeves (SG), Russell Sutliff (SF), Jeremy Williams (PF), Steven Walker (C) Alfred Smith, Alexis Marino, Burton Lee, Harold Singer, Stephen Baines | |
| Subs | UTEP | William Huber (PG), Joseph Sharber (SF), Danny Allen (PF), Brian Maclachlan (C) Sergio Gonzalez, Floyd Smith, Charles Flowers, Anthony Thomas | |
| 01:27 | UTEP | Douglas Kaufman misses the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 01:27 | UTEP | Douglas Kaufman makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Smith (PG), Alexis Marino (SG), Burton Lee (SF), Harold Singer (PF), Stephen Baines (C) Thomas Murray, Dale Steeves, Russell Sutliff, Jeremy Williams, Steven Walker | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sergio Gonzalez (PG), Floyd Smith (SF), Charles Flowers (PF), Anthony Thomas (C) William Huber, Joseph Sharber, Danny Allen, Brian Maclachlan | |
| 01:12 | Rice | Harold Singer hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Alfred Smith | 74-63 |
| 01:03 | UTEP | Floyd Smith makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Sergio Gonzalez and he's hacked by Stephen Baines - foul #3 on Stephen Baines, team foul #14 | 74-65 |
| 01:03 | UTEP | Floyd Smith makes the free throw | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:59 | Rice | Stephen Baines is hacked by Floyd Smith - foul #1 on Floyd Smith, team foul #11 | 74-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Murray (SG), Lewis Braswell (PF) Alexis Marino, Harold Singer | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:59 | Rice | Stephen Baines misses the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:59 | Rice | Stephen Baines makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | UTEP | Floyd Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner but the foul's on Stephen Baines - foul #4 on Stephen Baines, team foul #15 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Alexis Marino (SG), Harold Singer (PF) Thomas Murray, Lewis Braswell | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:52 | UTEP | Floyd Smith makes the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:52 | UTEP | Floyd Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:52 | UTEP | Floyd Smith makes the 3rd free throw | 75-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:50 | Rice | Sergio Gonzalez is called for the reach on Alfred Smith in the backcourt - foul #5 on Sergio Gonzalez, team foul #12 | 75-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Murray (SG), Lewis Braswell (PF) Alexis Marino, Harold Singer | |
| Subs | UTEP | William Huber (PG) Sergio Gonzalez | |
| 00:50 | Rice | Alfred Smith misses the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Alfred Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:50 | UTEP | Anthony Thomas grabs the board | 75-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:46 | UTEP | Floyd Smith is fouled on the floor by Burton Lee - foul #3 on Burton Lee, team foul #16 | 75-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Alexis Marino (SG), Harold Singer (PF) Thomas Murray, Lewis Braswell | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:46 | UTEP | Floyd Smith makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:46 | UTEP | Floyd Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Harold Singer is hacked by William Huber in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Huber, team foul #13 | 75-71 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Harold Singer misses the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Harold Singer makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:37 | UTEP | Alfred Smith steals it from Douglas Kaufman | 76-71 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Alfred Smith can't finish the layup | 76-71 |
| 00:33 | UTEP | Charles Flowers gets the rebound | 76-71 |
| 00:27 | UTEP | Anthony Thomas's pass is intercepted by Burton Lee | 76-71 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Alfred Smith is hacked by William Huber in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Huber, team foul #14 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Murray (SG) Alexis Marino | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:26 | Rice | Alfred Smith misses the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Alfred Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:20 | UTEP | Charles Flowers drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Douglas Kaufman | 77-74 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Thomas Murray is hacked by William Huber in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Huber, team foul #15 | 77-74 |
| Subs | Rice | Alexis Marino (SG) Alfred Smith | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:17 | Rice | Thomas Murray misses the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Thomas Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:10 | UTEP | Charles Flowers is whistled for traveling | 78-74 |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Smith (PG) Thomas Murray | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:08 | Rice | William Huber is called for the reach on Stephen Baines in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Huber, team foul #16 | 78-74 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Stephen Baines misses the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Stephen Baines misses the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:08 | UTEP | Charles Flowers grabs the defensive rebound | 78-74 |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Stephen Baines steals it from Charles Flowers | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Stephen Baines runs out the clock | 78-74 |