| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Scherer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allan Bess (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Shaw (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Marcos Rodriquez (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Harvey Bull (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Neumiller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Junior Williamson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Derosa (fresh) 1 pts. C - Donald Richardson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Junior Williamson inbounds the ball | 45-25 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Rice | Harvey Bull makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Neumiller | 45-27 |
| 19:12 | UTEP | Jason Scherer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-27 |
| 19:11 | Rice | Donald Richardson snags the defensive board | 45-27 |
| 18:53 | Rice | Michael Neumiller hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 45-27 |
| 18:52 | UTEP | Paul Shaw pulls down the rebound | 45-27 |
| 18:48 | UTEP | Allan Bess makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Walker | 47-27 |
| 18:36 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa can't finish the layup | 47-27 |
| 18:34 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jason Scherer | 47-27 |
| 18:09 | UTEP | Michael Walker comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-27 |
| 18:07 | Rice | Donald Richardson pulls down the rebound | 47-27 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:53 | Rice | Michael Neumiller misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 47-27 |
| 17:51 | Rice | Michael Neumiller grabs the offensive board | 47-27 |
| 17:36 | Rice | Donald Richardson connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Harvey Bull | 47-29 |
| 17:19 | UTEP | Jason Scherer is whistled for a carry | 47-29 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Simmons (PG) Michael Walker | |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (SF), Albert James (PF), Dennis Clayton (C) Junior Williamson, Jeffrey Derosa, Donald Richardson | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:06 | Rice | Oscar Santana misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-29 |
| 17:05 | UTEP | Jason Scherer grabs the defensive rebound | 47-29 |
| 16:46 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Jason Scherer and he's fouled by Dennis Clayton - foul #1 on Dennis Clayton, team foul #1 | 49-29 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Owens (SF), Charlie Branson (PF) Allan Bess, Paul Shaw | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG), Salvatore Rossi (SF) Harvey Bull, Michael Neumiller | |
| 16:46 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez makes the free throw | 50-29 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:27 | Rice | Oscar Santana comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Marcos Rodriquez - foul #3 on Marcos Rodriquez, team foul #1 | 50-29 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Cuadra (C) Marcos Rodriquez | |
| Subs | Rice | Junior Williamson (SF) Salvatore Rossi | |
| 16:27 | Rice | Oscar Santana makes the 1st free throw | 50-30 |
| 16:27 | Rice | Oscar Santana misses the 2nd free throw | 50-30 |
| 16:27 | UTEP | Jason Scherer grabs the defensive rebound | 50-30 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:04 | UTEP | Robert Cuadra can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Dennis Clayton - foul #2 on Dennis Clayton, team foul #2 | 50-30 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Walker (PG) Charles Simmons | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:04 | UTEP | Robert Cuadra makes the 1st free throw | 51-30 |
| 16:04 | UTEP | Robert Cuadra misses the 2nd free throw | 51-30 |
| 16:04 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Charlie Branson | 51-30 |
| 15:42 | UTEP | Robert Cuadra comes up short on the runner from close range | 51-30 |
| 15:41 | Rice | Oscar Santana snags the defensive board | 51-30 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Scherer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sean Owens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charlie Branson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Cuadra (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Holloway (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Oscar Santana (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Junior Williamson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Albert James (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dennis Clayton (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Rice | Oscar Santana can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 51-30 |
| 15:22 | UTEP | Charlie Branson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-30 |
| 14:56 | UTEP | Charlie Branson makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Walker and he's hacked by Albert James - foul #2 on Albert James, team foul #3 | 53-30 |
| Subs | UTEP | Rick House (SG), Allan Bess (SF), Marcos Rodriquez (C) Jason Scherer, Sean Owens, Robert Cuadra | |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (PG), Michael Neumiller (SG), Jeffrey Derosa (PF), Jason Macedo (C) Charles Holloway, Junior Williamson, Albert James, Dennis Clayton | |
| 14:56 | UTEP | Charlie Branson makes the free throw | 54-30 |
| 14:43 | Rice | Oscar Santana knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Harvey Bull | 54-33 |
| 14:20 | UTEP | Rick House is fouled on the floor by Michael Neumiller - foul #1 on Michael Neumiller, team foul #4 | 54-33 |
| Subs | UTEP | Paul Shaw (PF) Charlie Branson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:05 | UTEP | Jason Macedo swats the short shot by Paul Shaw | 54-33 |
| 14:04 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez hits the follow up shot | 56-33 |
| 13:56 | Rice | Michael Neumiller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-33 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Simmons (PG) Michael Walker | |
| Subs | Rice | Junior Williamson (SF) Oscar Santana | |
| 13:37 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez comes up short on the floater from the right side | 56-33 |
| 13:36 | UTEP | Rick House pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-33 |
| 13:20 | UTEP | Rick House is whistled for a carry | 56-33 |
| 13:11 | Rice | Michael Neumiller buries a jumpshot from the left side and he's hacked by Rick House - foul #4 on Rick House, team foul #2 | 56-35 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Scherer (SG) Rick House | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:11 | Rice | Michael Neumiller makes the free throw | 56-36 |
| 13:09 | UTEP | Charles Simmons is fouled in the backcourt by Harvey Bull - foul #2 on Harvey Bull, team foul #5 | 56-36 |
| 12:48 | UTEP | Allan Bess misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Junior Williamson - foul #3 on Junior Williamson, team foul #6 | 56-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Walker (PG) Charles Simmons | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:48 | UTEP | Allan Bess makes the 1st free throw | 57-36 |
| 12:48 | UTEP | Allan Bess makes the 2nd free throw | 58-36 |
| 12:23 | Rice | Harvey Bull's floater is knocked away by Allan Bess | 58-36 |
| 12:21 | UTEP | Michael Walker grabs the board | 58-36 |
| 11:59 | UTEP | Jason Scherer is hacked by Michael Neumiller - foul #2 on Michael Neumiller, team foul #7 | 58-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Santana (SG), Salvatore Rossi (SF), Donald Richardson (PF), Albert James (C) Michael Neumiller, Junior Williamson, Jeffrey Derosa, Jason Macedo | |
| 11:59 | UTEP | Jason Scherer makes the 1st free throw | 59-36 |
| 11:59 | UTEP | Jason Scherer misses the 2nd free throw | 59-36 |
| 11:59 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Richardson | 59-36 |
| 11:43 | Rice | Albert James can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-36 |
| 11:42 | Rice | Donald Richardson can't tip it in | 59-36 |
| 11:40 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Allan Bess | 59-36 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jason Scherer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Allan Bess (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Shaw (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Marcos Rodriquez (fresh) 21 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Harvey Bull (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oscar Santana (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Salvatore Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Albert James (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | UTEP | Michael Walker lays it in on a nice dish by Jason Scherer | 61-36 |
| 11:19 | Rice | Oscar Santana throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Owens (SF) Allan Bess | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG) Harvey Bull | |
| 10:59 | UTEP | Jason Scherer misses the easy layup but the foul's on Donald Richardson - foul #1 on Donald Richardson, team foul #8 | 61-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Simmons (PG), Charlie Branson (PF), Robert Cuadra (C) Michael Walker, Paul Shaw, Marcos Rodriquez | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:59 | UTEP | Jason Scherer makes the 1st free throw | 62-36 |
| 10:59 | UTEP | Jason Scherer makes the 2nd free throw | 63-36 |
| 10:45 | Rice | Oscar Santana drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Charles Holloway | 63-38 |
| 10:22 | UTEP | Jason Scherer hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Salvatore Rossi - foul #1 on Salvatore Rossi, team foul #9 | 63-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Allan Bess (SF) Sean Owens | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Neumiller (SG), Junior Williamson (SF), Jeffrey Derosa (PF), Jason Macedo (C) Oscar Santana, Salvatore Rossi, Donald Richardson, Albert James | |
| 10:22 | UTEP | Jason Scherer makes the 1st free throw | 64-38 |
| 10:22 | UTEP | Jason Scherer misses the 2nd free throw | 64-38 |
| 10:22 | Rice | Jeffrey Derosa grabs the board | 64-38 |
| 10:14 | Rice | Jason Macedo can't finish the layup | 64-38 |
| 10:13 | UTEP | Charlie Branson snags the defensive board | 64-38 |
| 10:09 | UTEP | Jason Scherer misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 64-38 |
| 10:07 | Rice | Junior Williamson grabs the defensive rebound | 64-38 |
| 09:49 | Rice | Charlie Branson is called for the reach on Junior Williamson - foul #2 on Charlie Branson, team foul #3 | 64-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Walker (PG), Paul Shaw (PF), Marcos Rodriquez (C) Charles Simmons, Charlie Branson, Robert Cuadra | |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (PG) Charles Holloway | |
| 09:25 | Rice | Michael Neumiller's floater is knocked away by Paul Shaw | 64-38 |
| 09:23 | Rice | Jason Macedo grabs the offensive board | 64-38 |
| 09:18 | Rice | Junior Williamson is whistled for a carry | 64-38 |
| 08:51 | UTEP | Michael Walker misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 64-38 |
| 08:50 | UTEP | Jason Scherer tips it home | 66-38 |
| 08:37 | Rice | Paul Shaw takes the ball from Jeffrey Derosa | 66-38 |
| 08:27 | UTEP | Michael Walker misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Harvey Bull - foul #3 on Harvey Bull, team foul #10 | 66-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Owens (SF) Allan Bess | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Richardson (PF), Albert James (C) Jeffrey Derosa, Jason Macedo | |
| 08:27 | UTEP | Michael Walker makes the 1st free throw | 67-38 |
| 08:27 | UTEP | Michael Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 68-38 |
| 08:17 | Rice | Donald Richardson knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 68-40 |
| 07:53 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 68-40 |
| 07:52 | Rice | Albert James pulls down the rebound | 68-40 |
| 07:33 | Rice | Michael Neumiller is fouled on the floor by Jason Scherer - foul #2 on Jason Scherer, team foul #4 | 68-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Simmons (PG), Rick House (SG), Charlie Branson (PF), Robert Cuadra (C) Michael Walker, Jason Scherer, Paul Shaw, Marcos Rodriquez | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG), Oscar Santana (SG), Salvatore Rossi (SF) Harvey Bull, Michael Neumiller, Junior Williamson | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Simmons (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rick House (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. SF - Sean Owens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charlie Branson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Cuadra (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Holloway (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Santana (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Salvatore Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Albert James (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Rice | Oscar Santana scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 68-42 |
| 06:55 | UTEP | Rick House clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 68-42 |
| 06:54 | Rice | Charles Holloway gets the rebound | 68-42 |
| 06:47 | Rice | Albert James lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Holloway | 68-44 |
| 06:21 | UTEP | Albert James is called for the reach on Sean Owens - foul #3 on Albert James, team foul #11 | 68-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Paul Shaw (PF), Marcos Rodriquez (C) Charlie Branson, Robert Cuadra | |
| Subs | Rice | Harvey Bull (PG), Michael Neumiller (SG), Jeffrey Derosa (PF), Jason Macedo (C) Charles Holloway, Salvatore Rossi, Donald Richardson, Albert James | |
| 06:21 | UTEP | Sean Owens makes the 1st free throw | 69-44 |
| 06:21 | UTEP | Sean Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 70-44 |
| 06:11 | Rice | Oscar Santana is whistled for a carry | 70-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charlie Branson (PF), Robert Cuadra (C) Paul Shaw, Marcos Rodriquez | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG), Salvatore Rossi (SF), Dennis Clayton (PF), Donald Richardson (C) Harvey Bull, Michael Neumiller, Jeffrey Derosa, Jason Macedo | |
| 05:52 | UTEP | Charlie Branson is hacked by Dennis Clayton - foul #3 on Dennis Clayton, team foul #12 | 70-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Albert James (C) Dennis Clayton | |
| 05:52 | UTEP | Charlie Branson makes the 1st free throw | 71-44 |
| 05:52 | UTEP | Charlie Branson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-44 |
| 05:34 | Rice | The short jumper by Donald Richardson is denied by Robert Cuadra | 72-44 |
| 05:33 | UTEP | Robert Cuadra pulls down the rebound | 72-44 |
| 05:11 | UTEP | Charles Simmons is hacked by Albert James - foul #4 on Albert James, team foul #13 | 72-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Clayton (C) Donald Richardson | |
| 05:11 | UTEP | Charles Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 73-44 |
| 05:11 | UTEP | Charles Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 74-44 |
| 04:51 | Rice | Albert James misses the jumper in the lane | 74-44 |
| 04:49 | UTEP | Sean Owens pulls down the rebound | 74-44 |
| 04:42 | UTEP | Rick House misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 74-44 |
| 04:41 | UTEP | Charles Simmons tips it in | 76-44 |
| 04:33 | Rice | Dennis Clayton drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Oscar Santana | 76-46 |
| 04:04 | UTEP | Rick House's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Nole Warren (SG), Donald Richardson (C) Salvatore Rossi, Albert James | |
| 03:46 | Rice | Dennis Clayton misses the lay-in | 76-46 |
| 03:44 | UTEP | Robert Cuadra grabs the defensive rebound | 76-46 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:15 | UTEP | Robert Cuadra hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 76-46 |
| 03:14 | Rice | Oscar Santana gets the rebound | 76-46 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Simmons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rick House (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. SF - Sean Owens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charlie Branson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Cuadra (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Holloway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nole Warren (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Oscar Santana (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Clayton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Donald Richardson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Rice | Oscar Santana hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 76-48 |
| 02:32 | UTEP | Rick House hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Oscar Santana - foul #1 on Oscar Santana, team foul #14 | 76-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Salvatore Rossi (SG), Albert James (PF) Charles Holloway, Dennis Clayton | |
| 02:32 | UTEP | Rick House misses the 1st free throw | 76-48 |
| 02:32 | UTEP | Rick House makes the 2nd free throw | 77-48 |
| 02:11 | Rice | Robert Cuadra denies the turnaround by Donald Richardson | 77-48 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Oscar Santana pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-48 |
| 01:57 | Rice | Charlie Branson takes the ball from Salvatore Rossi | 77-48 |
| 01:36 | UTEP | Charlie Branson misses long on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Oscar Santana - foul #2 on Oscar Santana, team foul #15 | 77-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holloway (PG) Nole Warren | |
| 01:36 | UTEP | Charlie Branson misses the 1st free throw | 77-48 |
| 01:36 | UTEP | Charlie Branson makes the 2nd free throw | 78-48 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:16 | Rice | Charles Holloway is whistled for traveling | 78-48 |
| 00:54 | UTEP | Albert James steals it from Sean Owens | 78-48 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Rice | Salvatore Rossi misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Robert Cuadra - foul #1 on Robert Cuadra, team foul #5 | 78-48 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Salvatore Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 78-49 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Salvatore Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 78-49 |
| 00:48 | UTEP | Robert Cuadra pulls down the rebound | 78-49 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | UTEP | Charlie Branson knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 80-49 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Oscar Santana's pass is intercepted by Charles Simmons | 80-49 |
| 00:08 | UTEP | Sean Owens banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Simmons | 82-49 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Charles Holloway can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Charles Simmons - foul #1 on Charles Simmons, team foul #6 | 82-49 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Charles Holloway misses the 1st free throw | 82-49 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Charles Holloway makes the 2nd free throw | 82-50 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Charles Simmons runs out the clock | 82-50 |