| Lineup | Rice | PG - Randy Steinfeldt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oscar Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Dennis Ham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Darrington (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Joseph (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Enrique Gonzalez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Pyle (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brian Gerstner (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Haywood Carrow (fresh) 2 pts. C - Efren Fairbanks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Dennis Ham inbounds the ball | 36-35 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Rice | Stephen Darrington misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 19:34 | Rice | Ernest Joseph pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Oscar Johnson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-35 |
| 19:23 | Rice | Dennis Ham gets the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 19:06 | Rice | Ernest Joseph's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-35 |
| 18:53 | UTEP | Brian Gerstner is fouled on the floor by Ernest Joseph - foul #3 on Ernest Joseph, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Roman Wright (C) Ernest Joseph | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 18:48 | UTEP | Enrique Gonzalez misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dennis Ham - foul #1 on Dennis Ham, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| 18:48 | UTEP | Enrique Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 18:48 | UTEP | Enrique Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:29 | Rice | Oscar Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-37 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn (SF) Brian Gerstner | |
| 18:10 | UTEP | Robert Pyle clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-37 |
| 18:09 | Rice | Stephen Darrington grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 17:59 | Rice | Stephen Darrington clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 17:57 | Rice | Roman Wright tips it in | 38-37 |
| 17:32 | UTEP | Haywood Carrow misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-37 |
| 17:30 | UTEP | Robert Pyle gets the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 17:23 | UTEP | Enrique Gonzalez comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 17:22 | UTEP | Robert Pyle snags the offensive board | 38-37 |
| 17:07 | UTEP | Robert Pyle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Todd McClour (PG), Michael Reid (SG), Donald Rey (PF), Maurice Ohagan (C) Randy Steinfeldt, Oscar Johnson, Dennis Ham, Stephen Darrington | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charlie Brown (SG), Brian Gerstner (SF), Craig Harvey (PF), Jonathan Thomas (C) Enrique Gonzalez, Robert Pyle, Haywood Carrow, Efren Fairbanks | |
| 16:44 | Rice | Donald Rey is whistled for traveling | 38-37 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Enrique Gonzalez (PG) Jared McLawhorn | |
| 16:27 | UTEP | Jonathan Thomas hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-37 |
| 16:26 | UTEP | Craig Harvey snags the offensive board | 38-37 |
| 16:11 | UTEP | Maurice Ohagan steals the ball from Charlie Brown | 38-37 |
| 15:57 | Rice | Michael Reid lays it up and in on a nice dish by Todd McClour | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Todd McClour (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Reid (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roman Wright (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Rey (fresh) 5 pts. C - Maurice Ohagan (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Enrique Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charlie Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brian Gerstner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Craig Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Thomas (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:41 | UTEP | Enrique Gonzalez misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-37 |
| 15:40 | Rice | Roman Wright snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 15:35 | Rice | Donald Rey's floater is tipped away by Jonathan Thomas | 40-37 |
| 15:34 | Rice | Donald Rey tips it home | 42-37 |
| 15:05 | UTEP | Craig Harvey misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-37 |
| 15:03 | UTEP | Craig Harvey tips it back up and in | 42-39 |
| 14:41 | Rice | Michael Reid hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 42-39 |
| 14:39 | UTEP | Jonathan Thomas pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 14:18 | UTEP | Charlie Brown knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Enrique Gonzalez | 42-41 |
| 14:16 | Rice | Enrique Gonzalez takes the ball from Michael Reid in the backcourt | 42-41 |
| 13:59 | UTEP | Jonathan Thomas banks in the layup on a great pass from Enrique Gonzalez and the foul's on Maurice Ohagan - foul #1 on Maurice Ohagan, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt (PG), Oscar Johnson (SG), Dennis Ham (SF), Stephen Darrington (PF), Ernest Joseph (C) Todd McClour, Michael Reid, Roman Wright, Donald Rey, Maurice Ohagan | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Sanders (PG), Robert Pyle (SG), Jared McLawhorn (SF), Efren Fairbanks (C) Enrique Gonzalez, Charlie Brown, Brian Gerstner, Craig Harvey | |
| 13:59 | UTEP | Jonathan Thomas makes the free throw | 42-44 |
| 13:57 | Rice | Robert Pyle steals the ball from Oscar Johnson in the backcourt | 42-44 |
| 13:42 | UTEP | Robert Pyle knocks in the shot from the left block | 42-46 |
| 13:22 | Rice | Oscar Johnson is called for a charge - foul #3 on Oscar Johnson, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Haywood Carrow (PF) Jonathan Thomas | |
| 13:12 | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks is hacked by Stephen Darrington - foul #2 on Stephen Darrington, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| 12:51 | UTEP | Robert Pyle drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Sanders | 42-49 |
| 12:29 | Rice | Stephen Darrington misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-49 |
| 12:27 | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 12:18 | UTEP | Robert Pyle makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Jared McLawhorn | 42-51 |
| 11:53 | Rice | Ernest Joseph clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 42-51 |
| 11:51 | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks grabs the board | 42-51 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Randy Steinfeldt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oscar Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dennis Ham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Darrington (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Joseph (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Pyle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jared McLawhorn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Haywood Carrow (fresh) 2 pts. C - Efren Fairbanks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:41 | UTEP | Joseph Sanders misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Randy Steinfeldt - foul #2 on Randy Steinfeldt, team foul #6 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Jan Severson (PG), Aaron Dixon (SF), Donald Rey (PF), Maurice Ohagan (C) Randy Steinfeldt, Dennis Ham, Stephen Darrington, Ernest Joseph | |
| Subs | UTEP | Brian Gerstner (SF), Matthew Fortune (C) Jared McLawhorn, Efren Fairbanks | |
| 11:41 | UTEP | Joseph Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 11:41 | UTEP | Joseph Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 11:25 | Rice | Maurice Ohagan blows the layup | 42-53 |
| 11:23 | Rice | Maurice Ohagan grabs the offensive rebound | 42-53 |
| 11:08 | Rice | Donald Rey connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Maurice Ohagan | 44-53 |
| 10:50 | UTEP | Brian Gerstner knocks in the floater near the basket | 44-55 |
| 10:48 | Rice | Aaron Dixon loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Todd McClour (PG), Michael Reid (SG), Roman Wright (SF) Jan Severson, Oscar Johnson, Aaron Dixon | |
| Subs | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks (C) Haywood Carrow | |
| 10:38 | UTEP | Robert Pyle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Dixon (SF) Donald Rey | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathan Thomas (PF) Matthew Fortune | |
| 10:35 | Rice | Joseph Sanders is called for the reach on Todd McClour in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Sanders, team foul #1 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Darrington (PF) Aaron Dixon | |
| Subs | UTEP | Enrique Gonzalez (PG) Joseph Sanders | |
| 10:20 | Rice | Roman Wright scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Todd McClour | 46-55 |
| 10:02 | UTEP | Enrique Gonzalez hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brian Gerstner | 46-57 |
| 09:46 | Rice | Enrique Gonzalez blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Todd McClour | 46-57 |
| 09:45 | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks gets the rebound | 46-57 |
| 09:21 | UTEP | Jonathan Thomas drills a shot near the basket set up by Enrique Gonzalez | 46-59 |
| 09:04 | Rice | Stephen Darrington drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Todd McClour | 49-59 |
| 08:57 | UTEP | Robert Pyle clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-59 |
| 08:55 | Rice | Stephen Darrington grabs the defensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 08:52 | Rice | Roman Wright is hacked by Robert Pyle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Pyle, team foul #2 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt (PG), Jan Severson (SG), Dennis Ham (SF), Ernest Joseph (C) Todd McClour, Michael Reid, Stephen Darrington, Maurice Ohagan | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charlie Brown (SG), Jared McLawhorn (SF), Haywood Carrow (PF), Craig Harvey (C) Robert Pyle, Brian Gerstner, Jonathan Thomas, Efren Fairbanks | |
| 08:44 | Rice | Dennis Ham is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-59 |
| 08:43 | UTEP | Haywood Carrow gets the rebound | 49-59 |
| 08:37 | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 49-59 |
| 08:35 | Rice | The rebound goes to Dennis Ham | 49-59 |
| 08:33 | Rice | Ernest Joseph is hacked by Jared McLawhorn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jared McLawhorn, team foul #3 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Rey (PF) Roman Wright | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 08:24 | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-59 |
| 08:22 | UTEP | Charlie Brown gets the rebound | 49-59 |
| 08:07 | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn lays it in and he's hacked by Dennis Ham - foul #2 on Dennis Ham, team foul #7 | 49-61 |
| 08:07 | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn makes the free throw | 49-62 |
| 07:46 | Rice | Donald Rey blows the layup but he's hacked by Enrique Gonzalez - foul #3 on Enrique Gonzalez, team foul #4 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Johnson (SG) Jan Severson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Sanders (PG), Matthew Fortune (C) Enrique Gonzalez, Haywood Carrow | |
| 07:46 | Rice | Donald Rey makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 07:46 | Rice | Donald Rey makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Randy Steinfeldt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oscar Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dennis Ham (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Rey (fresh) 11 pts. C - Ernest Joseph (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Charlie Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jared McLawhorn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Craig Harvey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Fortune (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:36 | UTEP | Charlie Brown clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-62 |
| 07:34 | Rice | Ernest Joseph grabs the board | 51-62 |
| 07:30 | Rice | Oscar Johnson is alone and drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Randy Steinfeldt and the foul's on Charlie Brown - foul #2 on Charlie Brown, team foul #5 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Roman Wright (PF) Donald Rey | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Pyle (SG), Efren Fairbanks (C) Charlie Brown, Craig Harvey | |
| 07:30 | Rice | Oscar Johnson misses the free throw | 53-62 |
| 07:30 | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks gets the rebound | 53-62 |
| 07:15 | UTEP | Joseph Sanders loses the dribble to Randy Steinfeldt | 53-62 |
| 07:12 | Rice | Dennis Ham hits the finger roll set up by Randy Steinfeldt | 55-62 |
| 06:53 | UTEP | Matthew Fortune misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 06:51 | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks tips it in | 55-64 |
| 06:39 | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt is called for a backcourt violation | 55-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Todd McClour (PG), Michael Reid (SG), Stephen Darrington (PF), Donald Rey (C) Randy Steinfeldt, Oscar Johnson, Dennis Ham, Ernest Joseph | |
| Subs | UTEP | Brian Gerstner (SF), Jonathan Thomas (PF) Jared McLawhorn, Efren Fairbanks | |
| 06:17 | UTEP | Joseph Sanders misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Reid - foul #3 on Michael Reid, team foul #8 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charlie Brown (SG), Craig Harvey (SF), Haywood Carrow (PF) Robert Pyle, Brian Gerstner, Matthew Fortune | |
| 06:17 | UTEP | Joseph Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 06:17 | UTEP | Joseph Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 06:04 | Rice | Stephen Darrington comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-66 |
| 06:02 | UTEP | Joseph Sanders pulls down the rebound | 55-66 |
| 05:43 | UTEP | Craig Harvey misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-66 |
| 05:42 | Rice | Michael Reid gets the rebound | 55-66 |
| 05:20 | Rice | Roman Wright misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-66 |
| 05:18 | Rice | Stephen Darrington tips it in | 57-66 |
| 04:52 | UTEP | Joseph Sanders clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 57-66 |
| 04:50 | Rice | Donald Rey gets the rebound | 57-66 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Roman Wright knocks in the runner in the lane and the foul's on Craig Harvey - foul #2 on Craig Harvey, team foul #6 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt (PG), Oscar Johnson (SG), Dennis Ham (SF), Ernest Joseph (C) Todd McClour, Michael Reid, Stephen Darrington, Donald Rey | |
| Subs | UTEP | Enrique Gonzalez (SG), Jared McLawhorn (SF), Efren Fairbanks (C) Charlie Brown, Craig Harvey, Jonathan Thomas | |
| 04:42 | Rice | Roman Wright makes the free throw | 60-66 |
| 04:33 | UTEP | Enrique Gonzalez connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Sanders | 60-68 |
| 04:10 | Rice | Ernest Joseph connects on the shot from the left block | 62-68 |
| 03:57 | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks comes up short on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Ernest Joseph - foul #4 on Ernest Joseph, team foul #9 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Maurice Ohagan (PF) Roman Wright | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Pyle (SG), Matthew Fortune (PF) Joseph Sanders, Haywood Carrow | |
| 03:57 | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks makes the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 03:57 | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks makes the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:47 | Rice | Oscar Johnson is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-70 |
| 03:46 | UTEP | Enrique Gonzalez snags the defensive board | 62-70 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Randy Steinfeldt (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Oscar Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dennis Ham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Maurice Ohagan (fresh) 2 stl. C - Ernest Joseph (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Enrique Gonzalez (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Pyle (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jared McLawhorn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Matthew Fortune (fresh) 3 pts. C - Efren Fairbanks (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 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 fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:19 | UTEP | Enrique Gonzalez drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Pyle | 62-72 |
| 02:59 | Rice | Dennis Ham banks in the layup on a nice dish by Oscar Johnson | 64-72 |
| 02:59 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Darrington (PF) Maurice Ohagan | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Sanders (PG), Brian Gerstner (SF), Craig Harvey (PF) Enrique Gonzalez, Jared McLawhorn, Matthew Fortune | |
| 02:30 | UTEP | Brian Gerstner misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 64-72 |
| 02:29 | UTEP | Robert Pyle tips it back up and in | 64-74 |
| 02:15 | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-74 |
| 02:13 | UTEP | Joseph Sanders snags the defensive board | 64-74 |
| 01:50 | UTEP | The refs have stopped play. Robert Pyle is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 64-74 |
| Subs | Rice | Todd McClour (PG), Michael Reid (SG), Roman Wright (SF), Donald Rey (PF), Maurice Ohagan (C) Randy Steinfeldt, Oscar Johnson, Dennis Ham, Stephen Darrington, Ernest Joseph | |
| Subs | UTEP | Enrique Gonzalez (PG), Charlie Brown (SG), Jared McLawhorn (SF), Jonathan Thomas (C) Joseph Sanders, Robert Pyle, Brian Gerstner, Efren Fairbanks | |
| 01:44 | UTEP | Charlie Brown misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Maurice Ohagan - foul #2 on Maurice Ohagan, team foul #10 | 64-74 |
| 01:44 | UTEP | Charlie Brown makes the 1st free throw | 64-75 |
| 01:44 | UTEP | Charlie Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 64-76 |
| 01:41 | Rice | Michael Reid is hacked by Charlie Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charlie Brown, team foul #7 | 64-76 |
| 01:41 | Rice | Michael Reid misses the 1st free throw | 64-76 |
| 01:41 | UTEP | Jonathan Thomas pulls down the rebound | 64-76 |
| 01:12 | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn lays it in on a nice dish by Enrique Gonzalez | 64-78 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Michael Reid banks in the layup on a nice dish by Todd McClour | 66-78 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:31 | UTEP | Jonathan Thomas is hacked by Donald Rey - foul #1 on Donald Rey, team foul #11 | 66-78 |
| 00:31 | UTEP | Jonathan Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 66-79 |
| 00:31 | UTEP | Jonathan Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 66-80 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Rice | Michael Reid is fouled on the floor by Charlie Brown - foul #4 on Charlie Brown, team foul #8 | 66-80 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Michael Reid makes the 1st free throw | 67-80 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Michael Reid misses the 2nd free throw | 67-80 |
| 00:26 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Craig Harvey | 67-80 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Enrique Gonzalez runs out the clock | 67-80 |