| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Benjamin Walsh (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Ghent (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Reay (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymundo Martin (fresh) 8 pts. C - Michael Albright (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Byrd (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Kirkland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Doyle Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Derrick Larrison (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | James Kirkland inbounds the ball | 38-25 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Rice | Michael Byrd hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-25 |
| 19:30 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to David Parker | 38-25 |
| 19:07 | Rice | Doyle Williams is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Raymundo Martin - foul #3 on Raymundo Martin, team foul #1 | 38-25 |
| Subs | UTEP | David Bullock (PF) Raymundo Martin | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 19:07 | Rice | Doyle Williams misses the 1st free throw | 38-25 |
| 19:07 | Rice | Doyle Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 38-25 |
| 19:07 | UTEP | Thomas Ghent grabs the defensive rebound | 38-25 |
| 18:45 | UTEP | Thomas Ghent hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-25 |
| 18:44 | UTEP | Michael Albright tips it in | 40-25 |
| 18:42 | Rice | Thomas Ghent steps in front of the David Parker pass in the backcourt | 40-25 |
| 18:25 | UTEP | David Bullock misses short on a runner near the basket | 40-25 |
| 18:23 | Rice | Derrick Larrison snags the defensive board | 40-25 |
| 18:19 | Rice | James Kirkland is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Kirkland, team foul #1 | 40-25 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Waxman (SG), Reuben Corriveau (C) Thomas Ghent, Michael Albright | |
| Subs | Rice | Randall Whitfield (SF) James Kirkland | |
| 18:12 | UTEP | Reuben Corriveau clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-25 |
| 18:11 | Rice | Doyle Williams pulls down the rebound | 40-25 |
| 17:53 | Rice | Randall Whitfield hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Byrd | 40-27 |
| 17:31 | UTEP | Michael Reay is fouled on the floor by Randall Whitfield - foul #1 on Randall Whitfield, team foul #2 | 40-27 |
| Subs | UTEP | Luis Overly (PG), William McMurdie (SF), Willie Hyde (C) Benjamin Walsh, Michael Reay, David Bullock | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:15 | UTEP | William McMurdie misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-27 |
| 17:13 | Rice | Michael Byrd pulls down the rebound | 40-27 |
| 16:47 | Rice | Michael Byrd connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 16:36 | UTEP | Reuben Corriveau misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-30 |
| 16:34 | UTEP | Willie Hyde can't tip it in | 40-30 |
| 16:33 | Rice | Doyle Williams pulls down the rebound | 40-30 |
| 16:15 | Rice | Doyle Williams misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 40-30 |
| 16:13 | UTEP | Willie Hyde grabs the board | 40-30 |
| 15:52 | UTEP | Reuben Corriveau clanks a fadeaway from close range | 40-30 |
| 15:50 | Rice | Randall Whitfield pulls down the rebound | 40-30 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Luis Overly (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Waxman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William McMurdie (fairly fresh) PF - Reuben Corriveau (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Hyde (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Byrd (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Whitfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Doyle Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Derrick Larrison (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Rice | David Parker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-30 |
| Subs | UTEP | Benjamin Walsh (PG), Thomas Ghent (SG), Michael Reay (SF), Raymundo Martin (PF), Michael Albright (C) Luis Overly, Michael Waxman, William McMurdie, Reuben Corriveau, Willie Hyde | |
| Subs | Rice | James Kirkland (SF), Frank Crane (C) Randall Whitfield, Derrick Larrison | |
| 15:28 | UTEP | David Parker is called for the reach on Benjamin Walsh - foul #2 on David Parker, team foul #3 | 40-30 |
| 15:10 | UTEP | Michael Reay misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on James Kirkland - foul #4 on James Kirkland, team foul #4 | 40-30 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Randall Whitfield (SF) James Kirkland | |
| 15:10 | UTEP | Michael Reay makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 15:10 | UTEP | Michael Reay makes the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 14:44 | Rice | Randall Whitfield is hacked by Raymundo Martin - foul #4 on Raymundo Martin, team foul #2 | 42-30 |
| Subs | UTEP | Luis Overly (PG), David Bullock (PF) Benjamin Walsh, Raymundo Martin | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:34 | Rice | Frank Crane's layup is rejected by Michael Albright | 42-30 |
| 14:33 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Michael Reay | 42-30 |
| 14:15 | UTEP | David Bullock misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Doyle Williams - foul #3 on Doyle Williams, team foul #5 | 42-30 |
| Subs | UTEP | William McMurdie (SG), Willie Hyde (C) Thomas Ghent, Michael Albright | |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Larrison (C) Frank Crane | |
| 14:15 | UTEP | David Bullock makes the 1st free throw | 43-30 |
| 14:15 | UTEP | David Bullock makes the 2nd free throw | 44-30 |
| 14:13 | Rice | David Parker is fouled in the backcourt by Luis Overly - foul #1 on Luis Overly, team foul #3 | 44-30 |
| 13:53 | Rice | William McMurdie is called for the reach on Michael Byrd - foul #1 on William McMurdie, team foul #4 | 44-30 |
| Subs | UTEP | Benjamin Walsh (PG), Michael Waxman (SF) William McMurdie, Michael Reay | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:30 | Rice | Michael Byrd misses short on an open floater from the left side | 44-30 |
| 13:28 | UTEP | Willie Hyde snags the defensive board | 44-30 |
| 13:21 | UTEP | David Bullock scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Luis Overly | 46-30 |
| 12:52 | Rice | Randall Whitfield clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-30 |
| 12:51 | Rice | Derrick Larrison pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-30 |
| 12:33 | Rice | Michael Byrd buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-33 |
| 12:17 | UTEP | David Bullock makes the jump hook in the paint | 48-33 |
| 11:57 | Rice | The jump hook by David Parker is blocked by David Bullock | 48-33 |
| 11:56 | Rice | David Parker tips it but misses | 48-33 |
| 11:55 | Rice | Derrick Larrison misses the tip | 48-33 |
| 11:53 | UTEP | David Bullock pulls down the rebound | 48-33 |
| 11:42 | UTEP | Luis Overly clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-33 |
| 11:40 | Rice | Derrick Larrison grabs the defensive rebound | 48-33 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Benjamin Walsh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Luis Overly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Waxman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Bullock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Hyde (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Parker (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Byrd (tiring) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Whitfield (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Doyle Williams (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Derrick Larrison (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Rice | Derrick Larrison drills a jumper from close range | 48-35 |
| 11:09 | UTEP | Michael Waxman drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Benjamin Walsh | 50-35 |
| 10:45 | Rice | David Parker clanks a driving attempt from close range | 50-35 |
| 10:43 | UTEP | Benjamin Walsh pulls down the rebound | 50-35 |
| 10:26 | UTEP | Randall Whitfield is called for the reach on David Bullock - foul #2 on Randall Whitfield, team foul #6 | 50-35 |
| Subs | UTEP | William McMurdie (PG), Thomas Ghent (SG), Michael Reay (SF), Reuben Corriveau (PF), Michael Albright (C) Benjamin Walsh, Luis Overly, Michael Waxman, David Bullock, Willie Hyde | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Smith (SF), Frank Crane (PF), Joseph Perry (C) Randall Whitfield, Doyle Williams, Derrick Larrison | |
| 10:03 | UTEP | Michael Reay scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by William McMurdie | 53-35 |
| 09:58 | Rice | David Parker loses the dribble to William McMurdie in the backcourt | 53-35 |
| 09:56 | UTEP | Michael Reay lays it up and in on a nice dish by William McMurdie | 55-35 |
| 09:27 | Rice | Frank Crane hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 55-35 |
| 09:26 | UTEP | Michael Reay gets the rebound | 55-35 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:09 | UTEP | Reuben Corriveau scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Thomas Ghent | 58-35 |
| 08:43 | Rice | Michael Byrd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-35 |
| 08:42 | UTEP | Michael Reay grabs the board | 58-35 |
| 08:30 | UTEP | Reuben Corriveau misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 58-35 |
| 08:29 | Rice | Frank Crane grabs the board | 58-35 |
| 08:14 | Rice | Michael Byrd makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Frank Crane | 58-37 |
| 07:49 | UTEP | Frank Crane denies the turnaround by Thomas Ghent | 58-37 |
| 07:47 | Rice | Michael Byrd grabs the board | 58-37 |
| 07:26 | Rice | Michael Byrd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 58-37 |
| 07:25 | UTEP | William McMurdie gets the rebound | 58-37 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - William McMurdie (fairly fresh) SG - Thomas Ghent (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Reay (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Reuben Corriveau (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Albright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Parker (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Byrd (tiring) 21 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Smith (fairly fresh) PF - Frank Crane (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Perry (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:19 | UTEP | Michael Reay misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-37 |
| 07:18 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Reuben Corriveau | 58-37 |
| 07:03 | UTEP | Michael Albright is hacked by Frank Crane - foul #1 on Frank Crane, team foul #7 | 58-37 |
| Subs | UTEP | Benjamin Walsh (PG), Raymundo Martin (PF) William McMurdie, Reuben Corriveau | |
| Subs | Rice | James Kirkland (PG), David Young (SF), Doyle Williams (PF) David Parker, Charles Smith, Joseph Perry | |
| 07:03 | UTEP | Michael Albright makes the 1st free throw | 59-37 |
| 07:03 | UTEP | Michael Albright makes the 2nd free throw | 60-37 |
| 06:34 | Rice | Michael Byrd clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-37 |
| 06:32 | Rice | Frank Crane misses the tip | 60-37 |
| 06:31 | UTEP | Michael Reay pulls down the rebound | 60-37 |
| 06:15 | UTEP | Raymundo Martin is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Raymundo Martin, team foul #5 | 60-37 |
| Subs | UTEP | Luis Overly (PG), Michael Waxman (SG), David Bullock (SF), Brian Fiorentino (PF), Reuben Corriveau (C) Benjamin Walsh, Thomas Ghent, Michael Reay, Raymundo Martin, Michael Albright | |
| Subs | Rice | Randall Whitfield (SF) David Young | |
| 05:48 | Rice | Frank Crane is hacked by Reuben Corriveau - foul #1 on Reuben Corriveau, team foul #6 | 60-37 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Larrison (C) Frank Crane | |
| 05:26 | Rice | Derrick Larrison is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Derrick Larrison, team foul #8 | 60-37 |
| Subs | UTEP | William McMurdie (SF) Reuben Corriveau | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:08 | UTEP | Michael Waxman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-37 |
| 05:07 | UTEP | Brian Fiorentino grabs the offensive board | 60-37 |
| 04:50 | UTEP | William McMurdie scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Luis Overly | 63-37 |
| 04:25 | Rice | Doyle Williams hits the finger roll | 63-39 |
| 04:04 | UTEP | Luis Overly misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-39 |
| 04:03 | UTEP | William McMurdie tips it in | 65-39 |
| 04:01 | Rice | William McMurdie steals the ball from Michael Byrd in the backcourt | 65-39 |
| 04:00 | UTEP | Michael Waxman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William McMurdie | 67-39 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:47 | Rice | Doyle Williams misses the wide open shot from just outside the lane | 67-39 |
| 03:46 | Rice | Derrick Larrison gets the offensive rebound | 67-39 |
| 03:30 | Rice | Michael Byrd can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-39 |
| 03:29 | Rice | James Kirkland hits the follow up shot | 67-41 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Luis Overly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Waxman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William McMurdie (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brian Fiorentino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Bullock (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Kirkland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Michael Byrd (tired) 21 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Whitfield (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Doyle Williams (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Derrick Larrison (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:01 | UTEP | Brian Fiorentino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | Reuben Corriveau (PF), Willie Hyde (C) William McMurdie, Brian Fiorentino | |
| Subs | Rice | David Parker (PG), Charles Smith (SF), Frank Crane (PF), Joseph Perry (C) Michael Byrd, Randall Whitfield, Doyle Williams, Derrick Larrison | |
| 02:52 | Rice | Reuben Corriveau is called for the reach on David Parker - foul #2 on Reuben Corriveau, team foul #7 | 67-41 |
| 02:52 | Rice | David Parker makes the 1st free throw | 67-42 |
| 02:52 | Rice | David Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 67-43 |
| 02:36 | UTEP | Frank Crane swats the layup by Willie Hyde | 67-43 |
| 02:35 | UTEP | Michael Waxman tips it but misses | 67-43 |
| 02:33 | Rice | James Kirkland snags the defensive board | 67-43 |
| 02:30 | Rice | James Kirkland throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-43 |
| 02:13 | UTEP | Michael Waxman is hacked by James Kirkland - foul #5 on James Kirkland, team foul #9 | 67-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Byrd (SG), Derrick Larrison (C) James Kirkland, Joseph Perry | |
| 02:13 | UTEP | Michael Waxman makes the 1st free throw | 68-43 |
| 02:13 | UTEP | Michael Waxman misses the 2nd free throw | 68-43 |
| 02:13 | Rice | Derrick Larrison snags the defensive board | 68-43 |
| 02:09 | Rice | Frank Crane is hacked by Reuben Corriveau in the backcourt - foul #3 on Reuben Corriveau, team foul #8 | 68-43 |
| 02:09 | Rice | Frank Crane makes the 1st free throw | 68-44 |
| 02:09 | Rice | Frank Crane misses the 2nd free throw | 68-44 |
| 02:09 | UTEP | Reuben Corriveau gets the rebound | 68-44 |
| 01:40 | UTEP | David Bullock misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-44 |
| 01:39 | Rice | Derrick Larrison snags the defensive board | 68-44 |
| 01:35 | Rice | Michael Waxman steals it from David Parker in the backcourt | 68-44 |
| 01:33 | UTEP | Michael Waxman misses the lay-in | 68-44 |
| 01:31 | Rice | Frank Crane grabs the defensive rebound | 68-44 |
| 01:28 | Rice | Reuben Corriveau is called for the reach on Michael Byrd in the backcourt - foul #4 on Reuben Corriveau, team foul #9 | 68-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | William McMurdie (SF) Willie Hyde | |
| Subs | Rice | Randall Whitfield (SF), Doyle Williams (PF) Charles Smith, Frank Crane | |
| 01:28 | Rice | Michael Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 68-45 |
| 01:28 | Rice | Michael Byrd misses the 2nd free throw | 68-45 |
| 01:28 | UTEP | William McMurdie pulls down the rebound | 68-45 |
| 01:00 | UTEP | Luis Overly misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 68-45 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Randall Whitfield grabs the board | 68-45 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Rice | David Parker clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Luis Overly - foul #2 on Luis Overly, team foul #10 | 68-45 |
| 00:51 | Rice | David Parker makes the 1st free throw | 68-46 |
| 00:51 | Rice | David Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 68-47 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | UTEP | Luis Overly buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by David Bullock and he's hacked by Doyle Williams - foul #4 on Doyle Williams, team foul #10 | 70-47 |
| 00:23 | UTEP | Luis Overly makes the free throw | 71-47 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Doyle Williams blows the dunk but he's fouled by David Bullock - foul #2 on David Bullock, team foul #11 | 71-47 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Doyle Williams makes the 1st free throw | 71-48 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Doyle Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 71-49 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Luis Overly runs out the clock | 71-49 |