| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Holloway (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Michael Neumiller (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Junior Williamson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Coffey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Swofford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Walker (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Scherer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Allan Bess (fresh) PF - Marcos Rodriquez (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Charlie Branson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Allan Bess inbounds the ball | 33-42 |
| 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 | Marcos Rodriquez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 19:41 | Rice | The rebound goes to Manuel Swofford | 33-42 |
| 19:27 | Rice | Charles Holloway knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Junior Williamson | 35-42 |
| 19:20 | UTEP | Jason Scherer misses the floater from the right side | 35-42 |
| 19:19 | UTEP | Charlie Branson grabs the offensive board | 35-42 |
| 19:09 | UTEP | Allan Bess hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 35-42 |
| 19:07 | Rice | Michael Neumiller grabs the board | 35-42 |
| 19:02 | Rice | Andrew Coffey misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 19:01 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 18:57 | UTEP | Allan Bess misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 35-42 |
| 18:55 | UTEP | Michael Walker tips it but misses | 35-42 |
| 18:54 | Rice | Manuel Swofford snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 18:36 | Rice | The jumper by Andrew Coffey is denied by Marcos Rodriquez | 35-42 |
| 18:34 | UTEP | Jason Scherer pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| 18:26 | UTEP | Allan Bess scores on a runner near the basket and the foul's on Michael Neumiller - foul #3 on Michael Neumiller, team foul #1 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (SG) Michael Neumiller | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 18:26 | UTEP | Allan Bess misses the free throw | 35-44 |
| 18:26 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez grabs the offensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 18:08 | UTEP | Jason Scherer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-44 |
| 18:06 | UTEP | Allan Bess hits the follow up shot | 35-46 |
| 17:41 | Rice | Andrew Coffey loses the ball out of bounds | 35-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (SG), Jeffrey Derosa (PF), Albert James (C) Charles Holloway, Junior Williamson, Andrew Coffey | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Carr (PG), Larry Netto (SG), Dikembe Abdul (SF), Paul Shaw (C) Michael Walker, Jason Scherer, Allan Bess, Charlie Branson | |
| 17:33 | UTEP | Larry Netto drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Marcos Rodriquez | 35-48 |
| 17:17 | Rice | Oscar Santana clanks a 3 from the right corner | 35-48 |
| 17:16 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez snags the defensive board | 35-48 |
| 17:01 | UTEP | Larry Netto clanks a jumper from the left wing | 35-48 |
| 16:59 | Rice | Oscar Santana gets the rebound | 35-48 |
| 16:38 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Harvey Bull | 37-48 |
| 16:21 | UTEP | Albert James denies the turnaround by Larry Netto | 37-48 |
| 16:19 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa gets the rebound | 37-48 |
| 16:07 | Rice | Manuel Swofford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-48 |
| 16:05 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez grabs the defensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 15:54 | UTEP | Jeffrey Derosa takes the ball from Marcos Rodriquez | 37-48 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Harvey Bull (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Oscar Santana (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Swofford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffrey Derosa (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert James (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Carr (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Netto (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marcos Rodriquez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Paul Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 37-48 |
| 15:34 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdul | 37-48 |
| 15:27 | UTEP | Larry Netto is called for traveling | 37-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG), Michael Neumiller (SG), Junior Williamson (SF), Andrew Coffey (PF), Jason Macedo (C) Harvey Bull, Oscar Santana, Manuel Swofford, Jeffrey Derosa, Albert James | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Walker (PG), Jason Scherer (SG), Allan Bess (SF), Robert Cuadra (PF), Charlie Branson (C) Robert Carr, Larry Netto, Dikembe Abdul, Marcos Rodriquez, Paul Shaw | |
| 15:09 | Rice | Jason Macedo's pass is intercepted by Allan Bess | 37-48 |
| 14:51 | UTEP | Jason Scherer is hacked by Charles Holloway - foul #2 on Charles Holloway, team foul #2 | 37-48 |
| 14:34 | UTEP | Jason Scherer lays it in and the foul's on Michael Neumiller - foul #4 on Michael Neumiller, team foul #3 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (SG) Michael Neumiller | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 14:34 | UTEP | Jason Scherer makes the free throw | 37-51 |
| 14:16 | Rice | Oscar Santana misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-51 |
| 14:14 | Rice | Jason Macedo tips it in | 39-51 |
| 14:05 | UTEP | Jason Scherer misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 39-51 |
| 14:04 | UTEP | Robert Cuadra snags the offensive board | 39-51 |
| 13:43 | UTEP | Allan Bess knocks in the runner from close range | 39-53 |
| 13:36 | Rice | Charles Holloway can't finish the layup but the foul's on Robert Cuadra - foul #1 on Robert Cuadra, team foul #1 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (SG) Oscar Santana | |
| Subs | UTEP | Larry Netto (SG), Marcos Rodriquez (PF) Jason Scherer, Robert Cuadra | |
| 13:36 | Rice | Charles Holloway makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 13:36 | Rice | Charles Holloway makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 13:21 | UTEP | Michael Walker is fouled on the floor by Charles Holloway - foul #3 on Charles Holloway, team foul #4 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (SF), Jeffrey Derosa (PF), Manuel Swofford (C) Junior Williamson, Andrew Coffey, Jason Macedo | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Carr (PG), Paul Shaw (C) Michael Walker, Charlie Branson | |
| 13:00 | UTEP | Allan Bess travels with the ball | 41-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Albert James (C) Charles Holloway | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Abdul (SF) Allan Bess | |
| 12:44 | Rice | Marcos Rodriquez takes the ball from Harvey Bull | 41-53 |
| 12:32 | UTEP | Larry Netto is fouled on the floor by Harvey Bull - foul #2 on Harvey Bull, team foul #5 | 41-53 |
| 12:16 | UTEP | Robert Carr scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Larry Netto | 41-55 |
| 11:49 | Rice | Manuel Swofford is hacked by Dikembe Abdul - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdul, team foul #2 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG), Junior Williamson (SF), Andrew Coffey (PF), Jason Macedo (C) Oscar Santana, Manuel Swofford, Jeffrey Derosa, Albert James | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Walker (PG), Jason Scherer (SG), Allan Bess (SF), Charlie Branson (C) Robert Carr, Larry Netto, Dikembe Abdul, Marcos Rodriquez | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Holloway (fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. SG - Harvey Bull (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Junior Williamson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Coffey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Macedo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Walker (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Scherer (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Allan Bess (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charlie Branson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Rice | Andrew Coffey buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Junior Williamson | 43-55 |
| 11:24 | UTEP | Harvey Bull steals the ball from Paul Shaw | 43-55 |
| 11:06 | Rice | Charles Holloway misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 43-55 |
| 11:04 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Charlie Branson | 43-55 |
| 11:00 | UTEP | Jason Scherer is fouled on the floor by Harvey Bull - foul #3 on Harvey Bull, team foul #6 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (SG) Harvey Bull | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Cuadra (PF) Paul Shaw | |
| 10:53 | UTEP | Jason Scherer makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Cuadra | 43-58 |
| 10:36 | Rice | Charlie Branson denies the turnaround by Junior Williamson | 43-58 |
| 10:34 | UTEP | Charlie Branson pulls down the rebound | 43-58 |
| 10:28 | UTEP | Charlie Branson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Charlie Branson, team foul #3 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Nole Warren (SG) Charles Holloway | |
| Subs | UTEP | Larry Netto (SG), Marcos Rodriquez (PF) Jason Scherer, Robert Cuadra | |
| 10:11 | Rice | Nole Warren hits the finger roll | 45-58 |
| 09:54 | UTEP | Michael Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (PG), Manuel Swofford (SF), Jeffrey Derosa (PF), Albert James (C) Nole Warren, Junior Williamson, Andrew Coffey, Jason Macedo | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Carr (PG), Dikembe Abdul (SF), Paul Shaw (C) Michael Walker, Allan Bess, Charlie Branson | |
| 09:38 | Rice | Harvey Bull comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-58 |
| 09:37 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez gets the rebound | 45-58 |
| 09:28 | UTEP | Jeffrey Derosa takes the ball from Dikembe Abdul | 45-58 |
| 09:22 | Rice | Harvey Bull's pass is intercepted by Paul Shaw | 45-58 |
| 09:10 | UTEP | Robert Carr is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Robert Carr, team foul #4 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG) Albert James | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Scherer (SG) Dikembe Abdul | |
| 08:56 | Rice | Manuel Swofford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Junior Williamson (SF), Andrew Coffey (PF) Oscar Santana, Jeffrey Derosa | |
| Subs | UTEP | Allan Bess (SF) Larry Netto | |
| 08:39 | UTEP | Paul Shaw misses short on a shot near the basket | 45-58 |
| 08:38 | Rice | Andrew Coffey pulls down the rebound | 45-58 |
| 08:23 | Rice | The jump hook by Charles Holloway is blocked by Marcos Rodriquez | 45-58 |
| 08:22 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Allan Bess | 45-58 |
| 08:16 | UTEP | Paul Shaw can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Charles Holloway - foul #4 on Charles Holloway, team foul #7 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (PG), Nole Warren (SG), Jason Macedo (C) Charles Holloway, Harvey Bull, Manuel Swofford | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Walker (PG), Charlie Branson (C) Robert Carr, Marcos Rodriquez | |
| 08:16 | UTEP | Paul Shaw misses the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 08:16 | UTEP | Paul Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 08:16 | Rice | Andrew Coffey snags the defensive board | 45-58 |
| 08:03 | Rice | Andrew Coffey can't finish the layup | 45-58 |
| 08:01 | UTEP | Charlie Branson pulls down the rebound | 45-58 |
| 07:46 | UTEP | Allan Bess misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Oscar Santana - foul #1 on Oscar Santana, team foul #8 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG), Michael Neumiller (SG), Manuel Swofford (SF), Jeffrey Derosa (PF) Oscar Santana, Nole Warren, Junior Williamson, Andrew Coffey | |
| Subs | UTEP | Larry Netto (SG), Robert Cuadra (PF) Jason Scherer, Paul Shaw | |
| 07:46 | UTEP | Allan Bess misses the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 07:46 | UTEP | Allan Bess misses the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 07:46 | UTEP | Robert Cuadra gets the offensive rebound | 45-58 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Holloway (fresh) 15 pts. 4 pf. SG - Michael Neumiller (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Manuel Swofford (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffrey Derosa (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jason Macedo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Walker (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Netto (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Allan Bess (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Cuadra (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charlie Branson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | UTEP | Michael Walker is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Derosa - foul #2 on Jeffrey Derosa, team foul #9 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Carr (SF) Allan Bess | |
| 07:33 | UTEP | Michael Walker makes the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 07:33 | UTEP | Michael Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 45-60 |
| 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) | |
| 07:24 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-60 |
| 07:00 | UTEP | Larry Netto misses the dunk | 47-60 |
| 06:59 | Rice | Jason Macedo snags the defensive board | 47-60 |
| 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) | |
| 06:53 | Rice | Manuel Swofford loses the ball out of bounds | 47-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (SF) Jason Macedo | |
| Subs | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez (PF) Robert Cuadra | |
| 06:40 | UTEP | Michael Walker misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-60 |
| 06:38 | Rice | Manuel Swofford snags the defensive board | 47-60 |
| 06:28 | Rice | Charles Holloway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Junior Williamson (SF), Andrew Coffey (PF) Oscar Santana, Jeffrey Derosa | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Scherer (SG), Allan Bess (SF), Robert Cuadra (C) Michael Walker, Larry Netto, Charlie Branson | |
| 06:15 | UTEP | Jason Scherer misses the easy layup | 47-60 |
| 06:13 | UTEP | Robert Carr grabs the offensive board | 47-60 |
| 05:55 | UTEP | Robert Carr clanks a floater from the free throw line | 47-60 |
| 05:53 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez tips it back up and in | 47-62 |
| 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) | |
| 05:42 | Rice | Charles Holloway clanks a shot from the right side | 47-62 |
| 05:40 | UTEP | Allan Bess snags the defensive board | 47-62 |
| 05:27 | UTEP | Allan Bess comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 47-62 |
| 05:26 | UTEP | Robert Carr grabs the offensive board | 47-62 |
| 05:20 | UTEP | Allan Bess knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-64 |
| 05:14 | Rice | Robert Carr steps in front of the Junior Williamson pass | 47-64 |
| 05:11 | UTEP | Jason Scherer hits the finger roll set up by Robert Carr | 47-66 |
| 04:57 | Rice | Manuel Swofford misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-66 |
| 04:56 | Rice | Michael Neumiller grabs the offensive rebound | 47-66 |
| 04:51 | Rice | Manuel Swofford is hacked by Robert Cuadra - foul #2 on Robert Cuadra, team foul #5 | 47-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (PG), Oscar Santana (SG), Salvatore Rossi (SF), Jeffrey Derosa (PF), Jason Macedo (C) Charles Holloway, Michael Neumiller, Junior Williamson, Andrew Coffey, Manuel Swofford | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Walker (PG), Larry Netto (SG), Charlie Branson (C) Robert Carr, Jason Scherer, Robert Cuadra | |
| 04:37 | Rice | Harvey Bull's fadeaway is rejected by Charlie Branson | 47-66 |
| 04:35 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-66 |
| 04:26 | Rice | Oscar Santana's fadeaway is rejected by Marcos Rodriquez | 47-66 |
| 04:24 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez pulls down the rebound | 47-66 |
| 04:09 | UTEP | Harvey Bull steals the ball from Allan Bess | 47-66 |
| 04:06 | Rice | Oscar Santana lays it in on a great pass from Harvey Bull | 49-66 |
| 04:00 | UTEP | Larry Netto is whistled for a carry | 49-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Albert James (C) Jason Macedo | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Abdul (PG), Robert Carr (SF), Paul Shaw (PF), Jeffery Stanley (C) Michael Walker, Allan Bess, Marcos Rodriquez, Charlie Branson | |
| 03:46 | Rice | Dikembe Abdul is called for the reach on Harvey Bull - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdul, team foul #6 | 49-66 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Harvey Bull (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Oscar Santana (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Salvatore Rossi (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Derosa (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Albert James (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Netto (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Carr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Paul Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffery Stanley (fresh) | |
| 03:36 | Rice | Salvatore Rossi is fouled on the floor by Robert Carr - foul #4 on Robert Carr, team foul #7 | 49-66 |
| 03:36 | Rice | Salvatore Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 49-66 |
| 03:36 | UTEP | Jeffery Stanley snags the defensive board | 49-66 |
| 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) | |
| 03:20 | UTEP | Robert Carr hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 49-66 |
| 03:19 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa snags the defensive board | 49-66 |
| 03:14 | Rice | Albert James buries a jumper from the left wing | 51-66 |
| 02:59 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdul misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 51-66 |
| 02:57 | UTEP | Robert Carr grabs the offensive board | 51-66 |
| 02:50 | UTEP | Albert James swats the layup by Larry Netto | 51-66 |
| 02:48 | Rice | Salvatore Rossi pulls down the rebound | 51-66 |
| 02:36 | Rice | Albert James clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Dikembe Abdul - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdul, team foul #8 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Nole Warren (SG), Manuel Swofford (C) Salvatore Rossi, Jeffrey Derosa | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Cuadra (C) Jeffery Stanley | |
| 02:36 | Rice | Albert James misses the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 02:36 | Rice | Albert James makes the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| 02:16 | UTEP | Larry Netto knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdul and he's hacked by Albert James - foul #3 on Albert James, team foul #10 | 52-68 |
| 02:16 | UTEP | Larry Netto misses the free throw | 52-68 |
| 02:16 | Rice | Manuel Swofford pulls down the rebound | 52-68 |
| 02:04 | Rice | Oscar Santana makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Manuel Swofford | 54-68 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 01:58 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdul buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Larry Netto | 54-70 |
| 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) | |
| 01:41 | Rice | Oscar Santana misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-70 |
| 01:40 | Rice | Albert James pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-70 |
| 01:34 | Rice | Oscar Santana hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-70 |
| 01:09 | UTEP | Robert Carr can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 56-70 |
| 01:07 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdul tips it in | 56-72 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Manuel Swofford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-72 |
| 00:56 | UTEP | Larry Netto pulls down the rebound | 56-72 |
| 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) | |
| 00:36 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdul hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-72 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Manuel Swofford grabs the board | 56-72 |
| 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) | |
| 00:28 | Rice | Oscar Santana misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-72 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Nole Warren tips it back up and in | 58-72 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdul runs out the clock | 58-72 |