| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Hogg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricardo Silva (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Gay (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Speidel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Barnum (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Falls (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edwin Compton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Damian Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Ziff (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Edwin Compton inbounds the ball | 30-19 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Rice | Billy Falls buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Edwin Compton | 30-22 |
| 19:26 | UTEP | James Hogg knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Ricardo Silva | 33-22 |
| 19:09 | Rice | Brian Ziff misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-22 |
| 19:08 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor pulls down the rebound | 33-22 |
| 18:53 | UTEP | Ricardo Silva is fouled on the floor by Billy Falls - foul #2 on Billy Falls, team foul #1 | 33-22 |
| Subs | UTEP | Edward Searcy (PG), Jason Ellerbee (SG), James Howes (PF) James Hogg, Ricardo Silva, William Speidel | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:41 | UTEP | James Howes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 33-22 |
| 18:39 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor can't tip it in | 33-22 |
| 18:37 | Rice | Billy Falls gets the rebound | 33-22 |
| 18:31 | Rice | Edward Searcy picks off the pass by Brian Ziff | 33-22 |
| 18:17 | UTEP | David Gay misses badly on a runner from the right block | 33-22 |
| 18:15 | Rice | Damian Carr pulls down the rebound | 33-22 |
| 17:57 | Rice | Damian Carr hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Barnum | 33-24 |
| 17:52 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor's layup is rejected by Edwin Compton | 33-24 |
| 17:50 | Rice | The rebound goes to Brian Ziff | 33-24 |
| 17:34 | Rice | Billy Falls scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Barnum | 33-26 |
| 17:20 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor lays it in on a great pass from David Gay | 35-26 |
| 17:00 | Rice | Edwin Compton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-26 |
| 16:59 | Rice | Thomas Barnum grabs the offensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 16:44 | Rice | Edward Searcy is called for the reach on Thomas Barnum - foul #1 on Edward Searcy, team foul #1 | 35-26 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Hogg (PG), Ricardo Silva (SG), William Speidel (PF) Edward Searcy, Jason Ellerbee, Douglas Taylor | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG), Johnny Jelinski (SF), William Grunwald (PF), David Stratton (C) Thomas Barnum, Edwin Compton, Damian Carr, Brian Ziff | |
| 16:36 | Rice | Charles Bolden blows the layup but the foul's on James Hogg - foul #1 on James Hogg, team foul #2 | 35-26 |
| Subs | UTEP | Douglas Taylor (C) James Howes | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:36 | Rice | Charles Bolden misses the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 16:36 | Rice | Charles Bolden makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 16:21 | UTEP | William Speidel lays it up and in on a great pass from James Hogg | 37-27 |
| 16:00 | Rice | David Stratton misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on William Speidel - foul #2 on William Speidel, team foul #3 | 37-27 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Howes (C) Douglas Taylor | |
| Subs | Rice | James Walters (SG) Billy Falls | |
| 16:00 | Rice | David Stratton makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 16:00 | Rice | David Stratton misses the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 16:00 | UTEP | The rebound goes to William Speidel | 37-28 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Hogg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricardo Silva (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Gay (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Speidel (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - James Howes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Bolden (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Walters (fresh) SF - Johnny Jelinski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Stratton (fresh) 1 pts. C - William Grunwald (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | UTEP | William Speidel misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-28 |
| 15:40 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Grunwald | 37-28 |
| 15:19 | Rice | James Howes swats the layup by William Grunwald | 37-28 |
| 15:17 | UTEP | The rebound goes to James Hogg | 37-28 |
| 15:01 | UTEP | James Hogg is hacked by William Grunwald - foul #2 on William Grunwald, team foul #2 | 37-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Ellerbee (SG), Douglas Taylor (C) Ricardo Silva, James Howes | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Barnum (PG), Billy Falls (SG), Edwin Compton (SF), Damian Carr (PF), Brian Ziff (C) Charles Bolden, James Walters, Johnny Jelinski, David Stratton, William Grunwald | |
| 14:50 | UTEP | Jason Ellerbee misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 37-28 |
| 14:49 | Rice | Brian Ziff grabs the board | 37-28 |
| 14:25 | Rice | Thomas Barnum clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-28 |
| 14:23 | UTEP | William Speidel grabs the defensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 14:02 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor is whistled for traveling | 37-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ricardo Silva (SG), James Howes (PF) David Gay, William Speidel | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:55 | Rice | James Hogg is called for the reach on Thomas Barnum - foul #2 on James Hogg, team foul #4 | 37-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | David Gay (SF) Jason Ellerbee | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:46 | Rice | Edwin Compton drills a shot from the baseline set up by Thomas Barnum | 37-30 |
| 13:29 | UTEP | David Gay connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 13:15 | Rice | Damian Carr scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Barnum | 40-33 |
| 12:49 | UTEP | Brian Ziff steals it from Ricardo Silva | 40-33 |
| 12:27 | Rice | Thomas Barnum knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Billy Falls | 40-35 |
| 12:06 | UTEP | Ricardo Silva is hacked by Billy Falls - foul #3 on Billy Falls, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | UTEP | Edward Searcy (PG), Jason Ellerbee (SF), William Speidel (PF) James Hogg, David Gay, James Howes | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG), James Walters (SG), Johnny Jelinski (SF), William Grunwald (C) Thomas Barnum, Billy Falls, Edwin Compton, Brian Ziff | |
| 11:47 | UTEP | Jason Ellerbee buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Searcy | 42-35 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Edward Searcy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricardo Silva (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Ellerbee (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Speidel (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Douglas Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Bolden (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Walters (fresh) SF - Johnny Jelinski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Damian Carr (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Grunwald (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Rice | James Walters comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-35 |
| 11:39 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Douglas Taylor | 42-35 |
| 11:35 | UTEP | Edward Searcy double dribbles in the backcourt | 42-35 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Hogg (PG), David Gay (SF), James Howes (C) Edward Searcy, Ricardo Silva, Douglas Taylor | |
| Subs | Rice | David Stratton (C) Damian Carr | |
| 11:23 | Rice | James Walters clanks a floater from the left side | 42-35 |
| 11:21 | UTEP | James Howes grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 11:15 | UTEP | William Speidel misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 42-35 |
| 11:13 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| 11:07 | Rice | James Hogg takes the ball from Johnny Jelinski | 42-35 |
| 10:53 | UTEP | William Speidel misses long on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on James Walters - foul #2 on James Walters, team foul #4 | 42-35 |
| Subs | UTEP | Edward Searcy (PG), Ricardo Silva (SG), Douglas Taylor (C) James Hogg, David Gay, James Howes | |
| Subs | Rice | Billy Falls (SG), Brian Ziff (C) James Walters, David Stratton | |
| 10:53 | UTEP | William Speidel makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 10:53 | UTEP | William Speidel makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 10:37 | Rice | The short jumper by William Grunwald is denied by Jason Ellerbee | 44-35 |
| 10:36 | Rice | Brian Ziff snags the offensive board | 44-35 |
| 10:19 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Charles Bolden | 44-37 |
| 10:06 | UTEP | Johnny Jelinski is called for the reach on Jason Ellerbee - foul #2 on Johnny Jelinski, team foul #5 | 44-37 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Hogg (PG), David Gay (SF), James Howes (PF) Edward Searcy, Ricardo Silva, William Speidel | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Barnum (PG), Edwin Compton (SF), Damian Carr (PF) Charles Bolden, Johnny Jelinski, William Grunwald | |
| 09:50 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-37 |
| 09:49 | Rice | Damian Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 09:42 | Rice | Billy Falls misses long on a floater from the right side | 44-37 |
| 09:40 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jason Ellerbee | 44-37 |
| 09:25 | UTEP | David Gay misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-37 |
| 09:24 | Rice | Damian Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 09:03 | Rice | Thomas Barnum hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 08:49 | UTEP | Jason Ellerbee is fouled on the floor by Billy Falls - foul #4 on Billy Falls, team foul #6 | 44-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Edward Searcy (PG), Ricardo Silva (SG), William Speidel (PF) James Hogg, Jason Ellerbee, Douglas Taylor | |
| Subs | Rice | James Walters (SG), Johnny Jelinski (C) Billy Falls, Brian Ziff | |
| 08:34 | UTEP | William Speidel clanks a jump hook from the right block | 44-40 |
| 08:33 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 08:23 | Rice | Thomas Barnum can't finish the layup | 44-40 |
| 08:21 | UTEP | James Howes gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 08:05 | UTEP | Ricardo Silva misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 08:03 | UTEP | Edward Searcy gets the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 07:53 | UTEP | The pull-up jumper by James Howes is blocked by Damian Carr | 44-40 |
| 07:52 | Rice | James Walters grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 07:33 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-40 |
| 07:32 | UTEP | James Howes snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Edward Searcy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricardo Silva (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Gay (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Speidel (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - James Howes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Barnum (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Walters (fresh) SF - Edwin Compton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Damian Carr (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Johnny Jelinski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | UTEP | Ricardo Silva comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 07:25 | UTEP | William Speidel tips it in | 46-40 |
| 07:08 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski is hacked by James Howes - foul #3 on James Howes, team foul #5 | 46-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Hogg (PG), Jason Ellerbee (SF), Douglas Taylor (C) Edward Searcy, David Gay, James Howes | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG), Billy Falls (SG), William Grunwald (PF), Brian Ziff (C) Thomas Barnum, James Walters, Edwin Compton, Damian Carr | |
| 07:03 | Rice | Billy Falls hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-40 |
| 07:02 | Rice | Brian Ziff pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 06:45 | Rice | Brian Ziff knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Charles Bolden and the foul's on Jason Ellerbee - foul #2 on Jason Ellerbee, team foul #6 | 46-42 |
| 06:45 | Rice | Brian Ziff makes the free throw | 46-43 |
| 06:30 | UTEP | James Hogg misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 06:29 | UTEP | William Speidel tips it but misses | 46-43 |
| 06:28 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor tips it back up and in | 48-43 |
| 06:05 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski's 3 pointer is rejected by Jason Ellerbee | 48-43 |
| 06:04 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Ricardo Silva | 48-43 |
| 05:45 | UTEP | James Hogg's layup is rejected by Brian Ziff | 48-43 |
| 05:44 | UTEP | Jason Ellerbee grabs the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 05:25 | UTEP | James Hogg is fouled on the floor by Charles Bolden - foul #1 on Charles Bolden, team foul #7 | 48-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | David Gay (SF), James Howes (PF) Ricardo Silva, William Speidel | |
| Subs | Rice | Edwin Compton (SF), Damian Carr (PF) Johnny Jelinski, William Grunwald | |
| 05:25 | UTEP | James Hogg makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 05:25 | UTEP | James Hogg makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 05:04 | Rice | Charles Bolden hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Damian Carr | 50-46 |
| 04:35 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ricardo Silva (SG) Jason Ellerbee | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Barnum (PG) Charles Bolden | |
| 04:17 | Rice | Billy Falls clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by David Gay - foul #3 on David Gay, team foul #7 | 50-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Ellerbee (SG) Ricardo Silva | |
| Subs | Rice | Johnny Jelinski (C) Brian Ziff | |
| 04:17 | Rice | Billy Falls makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 04:17 | Rice | Billy Falls makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 04:06 | UTEP | David Gay misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 04:04 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor tips it home | 52-48 |
| 03:44 | Rice | Thomas Barnum is hacked by Jason Ellerbee - foul #3 on Jason Ellerbee, team foul #8 | 52-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | Edward Searcy (PG), Ricardo Silva (SG), William Speidel (PF) James Hogg, Jason Ellerbee, James Howes | |
| Subs | Rice | William Grunwald (C) Edwin Compton | |
| 03:44 | Rice | Thomas Barnum makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 03:44 | Rice | Thomas Barnum makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 03:31 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor hits a jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Damian Carr - foul #1 on Damian Carr, team foul #8 | 54-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Hogg (PG), James Howes (PF) Edward Searcy, William Speidel | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:31 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor makes the free throw | 55-50 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Hogg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricardo Silva (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Gay (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - James Howes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Douglas Taylor (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Barnum (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Billy Falls (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Johnny Jelinski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Damian Carr (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - William Grunwald (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Rice | Thomas Barnum makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Johnny Jelinski | 55-52 |
| 03:04 | UTEP | David Gay makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Taylor | 58-52 |
| 02:51 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski is hacked by Ricardo Silva - foul #2 on Ricardo Silva, team foul #9 | 58-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Edward Searcy (PG), Jason Ellerbee (SG), William Speidel (PF) James Hogg, Ricardo Silva, James Howes | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bolden (PG), James Walters (SG), Brian Ziff (C) Thomas Barnum, Billy Falls, William Grunwald | |
| 02:51 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski misses the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 02:51 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Douglas Taylor | 58-52 |
| 02:31 | UTEP | Jason Ellerbee misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Johnny Jelinski grabs the board | 58-52 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Hogg (PG), James Howes (SF) Edward Searcy, David Gay | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Barnum (PG), Billy Falls (SG), Edwin Compton (SF) Charles Bolden, James Walters, Johnny Jelinski | |
| 02:02 | Rice | Damian Carr clanks a runner from the baseline | 58-52 |
| 02:00 | UTEP | The rebound goes to James Howes | 58-52 |
| 01:53 | UTEP | James Hogg can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 01:52 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 01:34 | UTEP | James Howes makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Jason Ellerbee and he's hacked by Damian Carr - foul #2 on Damian Carr, team foul #9 | 60-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ricardo Silva (SG), David Gay (SF) Jason Ellerbee, William Speidel | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:34 | UTEP | James Howes makes the free throw | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:14 | Rice | Billy Falls misses the easy layup | 61-52 |
| 01:12 | UTEP | Ricardo Silva snags the defensive board | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | UTEP | Ricardo Silva knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Rice | Brian Ziff misses long on a jump hook from close range | 64-52 |
| 00:45 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor grabs the board | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | UTEP | James Hogg can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 64-52 |
| 00:14 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor tips it back up and in | 66-52 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Thomas Barnum misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 66-52 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Brian Ziff gets the offensive rebound | 66-52 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Thomas Barnum hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 66-52 |
| 00:00 | Rice | The clock runs out | 66-52 |