| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Perry Quick (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Max Perry (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Lim (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Mingle (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Chris Whitener (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gene Groves (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marty Scheffler (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jeffrey Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Hutchinson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Pauley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes inbounds the ball | 32-41 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-41 |
| 19:34 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Chris Whitener | 32-41 |
| 19:24 | UTEP | Chris Whitener clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-41 |
| 19:23 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Whitener | 32-41 |
| 19:02 | UTEP | Brian Mingle is whistled for traveling | 32-41 |
| 18:59 | Rice | John Lim is called for the reach on Marty Scheffler in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Lim, team foul #1 | 32-41 |
| 18:39 | Rice | Marty Scheffler clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-41 |
| 18:38 | Rice | William Hutchinson tips it back up and in | 32-43 |
| 18:20 | UTEP | Max Perry makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Perry Quick | 34-43 |
| 18:18 | Rice | Perry Quick steals it from Gene Groves in the backcourt | 34-43 |
| 18:10 | UTEP | Max Perry hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-43 |
| 18:09 | UTEP | Chris Whitener can't tip it in | 34-43 |
| 18:07 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Hutchinson | 34-43 |
| 18:03 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes's pass is intercepted by Max Perry in the backcourt | 34-43 |
| 18:01 | UTEP | John Lim banks in the layup on a great pass from Max Perry | 36-43 |
| 17:59 | Rice | Gene Groves is fouled in the backcourt by Max Perry - foul #3 on Max Perry, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Weller (PG), Teddy Graham (SG), Glen Harms (SF), Edward Nakamura (PF), Edwin Adkison (C) Perry Quick, Max Perry, John Lim, Brian Mingle, Chris Whitener | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Long (PG), Russell Williams (SG), James Borges (PF), Danny Bever (C) Gene Groves, Marty Scheffler, William Hutchinson, Charles Pauley | |
| 17:48 | Rice | Russell Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Baumgartner (PF) Jeffrey Hughes | |
| 17:31 | UTEP | Teddy Graham is whistled for traveling | 36-43 |
| 17:11 | Rice | Danny Bever is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-43 |
| 17:10 | Rice | Danny Bever tips it home | 36-45 |
| 16:51 | UTEP | Edward Nakamura misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 36-45 |
| 16:49 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Long | 36-45 |
| 16:29 | Rice | James Borges connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Russell Williams | 36-47 |
| 16:11 | UTEP | Edwin Adkison misses badly on a shot near the basket | 36-47 |
| 16:09 | UTEP | Gregory Weller misses the tip | 36-47 |
| 16:07 | Rice | Danny Bever snags the defensive board | 36-47 |
| 15:49 | Rice | Russell Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-47 |
| 15:47 | UTEP | Edward Nakamura gets the rebound | 36-47 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Gregory Weller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Teddy Graham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Glen Harms (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Edward Nakamura (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edwin Adkison (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Long (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Borges (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Steven Baumgartner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Danny Bever (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:26 | UTEP | Edward Nakamura can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-47 |
| 15:24 | Rice | Danny Bever pulls down the rebound | 36-47 |
| 15:04 | Rice | Danny Bever misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-47 |
| 15:02 | Rice | James Borges pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 14:55 | Rice | James Borges slams it home and he's hacked by Glen Harms - foul #1 on Glen Harms, team foul #3 | 36-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | David Marks (PG), Max Perry (SG), John Lim (SF), Brian Mingle (PF), Chris Whitener (C) Gregory Weller, Teddy Graham, Glen Harms, Edward Nakamura, Edwin Adkison | |
| Subs | Rice | Gene Groves (PG), Marty Scheffler (SG), William Hutchinson (PF), Charles Pauley (C) Richard Long, Russell Williams, Steven Baumgartner, Danny Bever | |
| 14:55 | Rice | James Borges misses the free throw | 36-49 |
| 14:55 | UTEP | Brian Mingle grabs the defensive rebound | 36-49 |
| 14:39 | UTEP | Brian Mingle's pass is intercepted by William Hutchinson | 36-49 |
| 14:33 | Rice | Marty Scheffler is hacked by Max Perry - foul #4 on Max Perry, team foul #4 | 36-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Perry Quick (SG) Max Perry | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes (SF) James Borges | |
| 14:26 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Gene Groves | 36-52 |
| 14:05 | UTEP | Brian Mingle buries a jumper from the baseline and he's hacked by Gene Groves - foul #2 on Gene Groves, team foul #1 | 38-52 |
| 14:05 | UTEP | Brian Mingle misses the free throw | 38-52 |
| 14:05 | UTEP | John Lim gets the offensive rebound | 38-52 |
| 13:36 | UTEP | Brian Mingle lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Marks | 40-52 |
| 13:20 | Rice | Gene Groves misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-52 |
| 13:19 | UTEP | Brian Mingle snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| 13:03 | UTEP | Chris Whitener can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 40-52 |
| 13:02 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Hutchinson | 40-52 |
| 12:41 | Rice | Charles Pauley makes the wide open turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Gene Groves | 40-54 |
| 12:16 | UTEP | Marty Scheffler steps in front of the Chris Whitener pass | 40-54 |
| 11:50 | Rice | William Hutchinson misses the wide open turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by David Marks - foul #4 on David Marks, team foul #5 | 40-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Teddy Graham (SG), Kenneth Homer (PF) David Marks, Brian Mingle | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Long (PG), Russell Williams (SG), James Borges (SF), Danny Bever (C) Gene Groves, Marty Scheffler, Jeffrey Hughes, Charles Pauley | |
| 11:50 | Rice | William Hutchinson makes the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 11:50 | Rice | William Hutchinson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Perry Quick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Teddy Graham (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Lim (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Homer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Whitener (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Long (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Borges (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Hutchinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Danny Bever (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:35 | UTEP | John Lim hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Perry Quick and he's hacked by Richard Long - foul #2 on Richard Long, team foul #2 | 42-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Baumgartner (PF) William Hutchinson | |
| 11:35 | UTEP | John Lim makes the free throw | 43-56 |
| 11:21 | Rice | Danny Bever's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Glen Harms (SG) Teddy Graham | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:58 | UTEP | Kenneth Homer is whistled for a carry | 43-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Edward Nakamura (PF) John Lim | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:42 | Rice | Richard Long misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-56 |
| 10:41 | UTEP | Edward Nakamura grabs the board | 43-56 |
| 10:26 | UTEP | Perry Quick scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Glen Harms | 46-56 |
| 10:05 | Rice | Danny Bever connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by James Borges | 46-58 |
| 09:39 | UTEP | Glen Harms misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-58 |
| 09:37 | UTEP | Kenneth Homer grabs the offensive rebound | 46-58 |
| 09:29 | UTEP | Richard Long takes the ball from Glen Harms | 46-58 |
| 09:26 | Rice | Russell Williams is hacked by Glen Harms in the backcourt - foul #2 on Glen Harms, team foul #6 | 46-58 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Weller (PG), Teddy Graham (SG), John Lim (SF), Brian Mingle (PF), Edwin Adkison (C) Perry Quick, Glen Harms, Kenneth Homer, Edward Nakamura, Chris Whitener | |
| Subs | Rice | Gene Groves (PG), Marty Scheffler (SG), Jeffrey Hughes (SF), William Hutchinson (PF), Jeffrey McNight (C) Richard Long, Russell Williams, James Borges, Steven Baumgartner, Danny Bever | |
| 09:09 | Rice | Jeffrey McNight is fouled on the floor by Gregory Weller - foul #2 on Gregory Weller, team foul #7 | 46-58 |
| 09:09 | Rice | Jeffrey McNight makes the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 09:09 | Rice | Jeffrey McNight makes the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| 08:50 | UTEP | Teddy Graham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-60 |
| 08:33 | Rice | Gene Groves lays it up and in set up by William Hutchinson and the foul's on Teddy Graham - foul #1 on Teddy Graham, team foul #8 | 46-62 |
| 08:33 | Rice | Gene Groves misses the free throw | 46-62 |
| 08:33 | UTEP | Brian Mingle gets the rebound | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:23 | UTEP | John Lim hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-62 |
| 08:00 | Rice | William Hutchinson clanks a floater from the left side | 49-62 |
| 07:58 | UTEP | Edwin Adkison snags the defensive board | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:43 | UTEP | Edwin Adkison clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Marty Scheffler - foul #2 on Marty Scheffler, team foul #3 | 49-62 |
| Subs | UTEP | David Marks (PG), Max Perry (SG) Gregory Weller, Teddy Graham | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Long (PG), Russell Williams (SG), James Borges (PF), Charles Pauley (C) Gene Groves, Marty Scheffler, William Hutchinson, Jeffrey McNight | |
| 07:43 | UTEP | Edwin Adkison makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 07:43 | UTEP | Edwin Adkison makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - David Marks (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Max Perry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Lim (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brian Mingle (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Edwin Adkison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Long (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Borges (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Pauley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:19 | Rice | James Borges's floater is tipped away by John Lim | 51-62 |
| 07:17 | UTEP | Brian Mingle snags the defensive board | 51-62 |
| 06:54 | UTEP | Brian Mingle comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 51-62 |
| 06:52 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes gets the rebound | 51-62 |
| 06:48 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 51-62 |
| 06:46 | Rice | James Borges hits the follow up shot | 51-64 |
| 06:24 | UTEP | John Lim throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-64 |
| Subs | UTEP | Glen Harms (SF), Edward Nakamura (PF), Chris Whitener (C) John Lim, Brian Mingle, Edwin Adkison | |
| Subs | Rice | Gene Groves (PG), Steven Baumgartner (SF), William Hutchinson (PF), Danny Bever (C) Richard Long, Jeffrey Hughes, James Borges, Charles Pauley | |
| 06:19 | Rice | Gene Groves loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-64 |
| 06:14 | UTEP | Edward Nakamura misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-64 |
| 06:12 | Rice | Danny Bever gets the rebound | 51-64 |
| 06:07 | Rice | Gene Groves is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-64 |
| 06:06 | Rice | Danny Bever tips it but misses | 51-64 |
| 06:05 | Rice | William Hutchinson tips it home | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:53 | UTEP | David Marks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-66 |
| 05:51 | UTEP | Chris Whitener tips it back up and in | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:24 | Rice | Russell Williams makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-69 |
| 05:06 | UTEP | Max Perry comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Gene Groves - foul #3 on Gene Groves, team foul #4 | 53-69 |
| Subs | UTEP | Teddy Graham (PG), Perry Quick (SF), Kenneth Homer (PF) David Marks, Glen Harms, Edward Nakamura | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Long (PG), Marty Scheffler (SG), Jeffrey Hughes (SF), James Borges (PF) Gene Groves, Russell Williams, Steven Baumgartner, William Hutchinson | |
| 05:06 | UTEP | Max Perry makes the 1st free throw | 54-69 |
| 05:06 | UTEP | Max Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 55-69 |
| 05:04 | Rice | Richard Long throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-69 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Weller (PG) Max Perry | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:49 | UTEP | Teddy Graham hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:30 | Rice | Richard Long throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-69 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Pauley (C) Danny Bever | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:11 | UTEP | Gregory Weller clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-69 |
| 04:10 | UTEP | Chris Whitener tips it but misses | 58-69 |
| 04:08 | Rice | Jeffrey Hughes gets the rebound | 58-69 |
| 04:06 | Rice | Marty Scheffler is hacked by Teddy Graham in the backcourt - foul #2 on Teddy Graham, team foul #9 | 58-69 |
| Subs | UTEP | David Marks (PG), Max Perry (SG), Edward Nakamura (PF) Gregory Weller, Teddy Graham, Kenneth Homer | |
| Subs | Rice | Gene Groves (PG) Richard Long | |
| 04:06 | Rice | Marty Scheffler misses the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 04:06 | UTEP | Chris Whitener grabs the defensive rebound | 58-69 |
| 03:41 | UTEP | Jeffrey Hughes takes the ball from Chris Whitener | 58-69 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - David Marks (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Max Perry (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Perry Quick (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Edward Nakamura (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Chris Whitener (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gene Groves (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marty Scheffler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jeffrey Hughes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Borges (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Pauley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:17 | Rice | Gene Groves scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Marty Scheffler | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:00 | UTEP | Max Perry clanks a 3 from the left corner | 58-72 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Charles Pauley pulls down the rebound | 58-72 |
| 02:29 | Rice | James Borges banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gene Groves | 58-74 |
| 02:10 | UTEP | Chris Whitener clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Marty Scheffler - foul #3 on Marty Scheffler, team foul #5 | 58-74 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Weller (PG), Teddy Graham (SG), Glen Harms (SF), Kenneth Homer (PF) David Marks, Max Perry, Perry Quick, Edward Nakamura | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Long (PG), Russell Williams (SG), Steven Baumgartner (SF), Danny Bever (PF), Jeffrey McNight (C) Gene Groves, Marty Scheffler, Jeffrey Hughes, James Borges, Charles Pauley | |
| 02:10 | UTEP | Chris Whitener makes the 1st free throw | 59-74 |
| 02:10 | UTEP | Chris Whitener misses the 2nd free throw | 59-74 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Jeffrey McNight gets the rebound | 59-74 |
| 01:52 | Rice | Danny Bever's fadeaway is rejected by Chris Whitener | 59-74 |
| 01:50 | Rice | Danny Bever gets the offensive rebound | 59-74 |
| 01:30 | Rice | Russell Williams connects on the open 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Steven Baumgartner | 59-77 |
| 01:27 | UTEP | Gregory Weller is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Long - foul #3 on Richard Long, team foul #6 | 59-77 |
| Subs | UTEP | Perry Quick (PG), Edward Nakamura (PF), Edwin Adkison (C) Gregory Weller, Kenneth Homer, Chris Whitener | |
| Subs | Rice | James Borges (SF) Jeffrey McNight | |
| 01:20 | UTEP | Edwin Adkison is fouled on the floor by Danny Bever - foul #1 on Danny Bever, team foul #7 | 59-77 |
| 01:20 | UTEP | Edwin Adkison misses the 1st free throw | 59-77 |
| 01:20 | Rice | Danny Bever pulls down the rebound | 59-77 |
| 01:16 | Rice | Teddy Graham is called for the reach on Russell Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Teddy Graham, team foul #10 | 59-77 |
| 01:16 | Rice | Russell Williams makes the 1st free throw | 59-78 |
| 01:16 | Rice | Russell Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 59-79 |
| 01:08 | UTEP | Glen Harms throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-79 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Richard Long misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-79 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Steven Baumgartner grabs the offensive board | 59-79 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Rice | Danny Bever is hacked by Edwin Adkison - foul #1 on Edwin Adkison, team foul #11 | 59-79 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Danny Bever makes the 1st free throw | 59-80 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Danny Bever makes the 2nd free throw | 59-81 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | UTEP | Richard Long steals the ball from Perry Quick in the backcourt | 59-81 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Russell Williams misses the easy layup | 59-81 |
| 00:16 | Rice | James Borges grabs the offensive board | 59-81 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Richard Long runs out the clock | 59-81 |