| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Justin Reynoso (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Wheeler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Haile (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Roy Seifert (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lawrence Rice (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Don Cote (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gary Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Lawrence Rice inbounds the ball | 40-38 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:52 | Rice | Don Cote misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 19:51 | Rice | Lawrence Rice grabs the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 19:40 | Rice | John Wheeler picks off the pass by Roy Seifert | 40-38 |
| 19:36 | UTEP | Justin Reynoso blows the layup | 40-38 |
| 19:34 | Rice | Lawrence Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 19:09 | Rice | Roy Seifert misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 19:07 | UTEP | Matthew Dunn grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 19:05 | UTEP | Roy Seifert picks off the pass by Justin Reynoso in the backcourt | 40-38 |
| 18:56 | Rice | Lawrence Rice blows the dunk | 40-38 |
| 18:54 | UTEP | John Wheeler pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 18:48 | UTEP | Sam Haile is hacked by Lawrence Rice - foul #1 on Lawrence Rice, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| 18:37 | UTEP | Matthew Dunn hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 18:36 | UTEP | Matthew Dunn grabs the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 18:18 | UTEP | Matthew Dunn makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by John Wheeler | 42-38 |
| 18:15 | Rice | Roy Seifert is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roy Seifert, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Moore (PG), Michael Bess (SG), Todd Gilbert (SF), David Teasley (PF), Caleb Brown (C) Justin Reynoso, John Wheeler, Sam Haile, Matthew Dunn, Brian Thomas | |
| Subs | Rice | Johnnie Lovell (PG), Willy Hodges (SG), Richard Cheshire (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Roy Seifert, Hubert Gatlin, Don Cote, Gary Pittman | |
| 18:08 | UTEP | Johnnie Lovell takes the ball from Robert Moore | 42-38 |
| 18:04 | Rice | Johnnie Lovell lays it up and in | 42-40 |
| 17:42 | UTEP | Todd Gilbert misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 17:41 | Rice | Willy Hodges gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 17:28 | Rice | Charles Krebs's pass is intercepted by David Teasley | 42-40 |
| 17:03 | UTEP | Richard Cheshire swats the dunk try by Michael Bess | 42-40 |
| 17:02 | Rice | Johnnie Lovell grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 16:40 | Rice | Michael Bess swats the short shot by Richard Cheshire | 42-40 |
| 16:38 | UTEP | Caleb Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 16:32 | UTEP | Johnnie Lovell is called for the reach on Caleb Brown - foul #1 on Johnnie Lovell, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Justin Reynoso (PG), John Wheeler (SG), Sam Haile (SF), Ronald Stearns (PF), Brian Thomas (C) Robert Moore, Michael Bess, Todd Gilbert, David Teasley, Caleb Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Seifert (PG), Hubert Gatlin (SG), Jesse McCubbins (SF), Don Cote (PF), Gary Pittman (C) Johnnie Lovell, Willy Hodges, Lawrence Rice, Richard Cheshire, Charles Krebs | |
| 16:18 | UTEP | Brian Thomas buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Justin Reynoso | 45-40 |
| 16:12 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin's pass is intercepted by Ronald Stearns in the backcourt | 45-40 |
| 15:57 | UTEP | Brian Thomas misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Don Cote - foul #2 on Don Cote, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Matthew Dunn (PF) Ronald Stearns | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:57 | UTEP | Brian Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 15:57 | UTEP | Brian Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 15:57 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Justin Reynoso (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Wheeler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sam Haile (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Thomas (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Roy Seifert (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jesse McCubbins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Don Cote (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gary Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Rice | Roy Seifert is hacked by Justin Reynoso in the backcourt - foul #2 on Justin Reynoso, team foul #1 | 46-40 |
| 15:40 | Rice | Gary Pittman double dribbles | 46-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Newsom (C) Gary Pittman | |
| 15:17 | UTEP | Matthew Dunn misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Don Cote - foul #3 on Don Cote, team foul #5 | 46-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Stearns (C) Brian Thomas | |
| Subs | Rice | Johnnie Lovell (SG) Hubert Gatlin | |
| 15:17 | UTEP | Matthew Dunn misses the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 15:17 | UTEP | Matthew Dunn misses the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 15:17 | Rice | Johnnie Lovell gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 14:59 | Rice | Jesse McCubbins hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 14:58 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Matthew Dunn | 46-40 |
| 14:37 | UTEP | Matthew Dunn's layup is rejected by Jacob Newsom | 46-40 |
| 14:35 | Rice | Jacob Newsom grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 14:21 | Rice | Jesse McCubbins lays it in uncontested set up by Roy Seifert | 46-42 |
| 14:00 | UTEP | Jesse McCubbins steps in front of the Sam Haile pass | 46-42 |
| 13:39 | Rice | Sam Haile is called for the reach on Johnnie Lovell - foul #3 on Sam Haile, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | William Longstreet (PG), Michael Bess (SG), Todd Gilbert (SF), David Teasley (PF), Brian Thomas (C) Justin Reynoso, John Wheeler, Sam Haile, Matthew Dunn, Ronald Stearns | |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (SG), Lawrence Rice (SF), Richard Cheshire (PF), Gary Pittman (C) Johnnie Lovell, Jesse McCubbins, Don Cote, Jacob Newsom | |
| 13:27 | Rice | Lawrence Rice connects on the open pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Roy Seifert | 46-44 |
| 13:08 | UTEP | William Longstreet comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-44 |
| 13:07 | Rice | Richard Cheshire gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 13:05 | Rice | Richard Cheshire's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-44 |
| 12:51 | UTEP | David Teasley comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 12:50 | Rice | Richard Cheshire grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 12:29 | Rice | Richard Cheshire misses the lay-in but the foul's on David Teasley - foul #1 on David Teasley, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Willy Hodges (SG), Charles Krebs (C) Hubert Gatlin, Gary Pittman | |
| 12:29 | Rice | Richard Cheshire makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 12:29 | Rice | Richard Cheshire makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 12:13 | UTEP | David Teasley knocks in the runner from the left block | 48-46 |
| 11:55 | Rice | Roy Seifert is hacked by David Teasley - foul #2 on David Teasley, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Moore (PG), John Wheeler (SG), Ronald Stearns (SF), Caleb Brown (PF) William Longstreet, Michael Bess, Todd Gilbert, David Teasley | |
| Subs | Rice | Johnnie Lovell (PG), Don Cote (PF) Roy Seifert, Richard Cheshire | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Wheeler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Stearns (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Caleb Brown (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brian Thomas (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Johnnie Lovell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willy Hodges (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Lawrence Rice (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Don Cote (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Charles Krebs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Rice | Lawrence Rice hits a wide open shot from the right wing on a great pass from Johnnie Lovell | 48-48 |
| 11:16 | UTEP | Brian Thomas can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 48-48 |
| 11:14 | UTEP | Robert Moore can't tip it in | 48-48 |
| 11:12 | Rice | Don Cote grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 10:44 | Rice | Lawrence Rice misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 10:42 | Rice | Don Cote tips it back up and in | 48-50 |
| 10:16 | UTEP | John Wheeler can't connect on a shot near the basket | 48-50 |
| 10:14 | Rice | Lawrence Rice gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 09:54 | Rice | Caleb Brown is called for the reach on Johnnie Lovell - foul #2 on Caleb Brown, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | Justin Reynoso (PG), Michael Bess (SG), Sam Haile (SF), Matthew Dunn (PF), David Teasley (C) Robert Moore, John Wheeler, Ronald Stearns, Caleb Brown, Brian Thomas | |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse McCubbins (PG), Hubert Gatlin (SG), Richard Cheshire (PF), Gary Pittman (C) Johnnie Lovell, Willy Hodges, Don Cote, Charles Krebs | |
| 09:36 | Rice | Richard Cheshire buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Hubert Gatlin | 48-52 |
| 09:18 | UTEP | Justin Reynoso is hacked by Jesse McCubbins - foul #2 on Jesse McCubbins, team foul #6 | 48-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Don Cote (PF) Lawrence Rice | |
| 08:56 | UTEP | David Teasley misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 48-52 |
| 08:54 | Rice | Don Cote snags the defensive board | 48-52 |
| 08:35 | Rice | Jesse McCubbins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 08:33 | UTEP | David Teasley gets the rebound | 48-52 |
| 08:08 | UTEP | David Teasley misses the lay-in | 48-52 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin gets the rebound | 48-52 |
| 08:04 | Rice | Jesse McCubbins loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | William Longstreet (PG), John Wheeler (SG), Todd Gilbert (SF), Brian Thomas (C) Justin Reynoso, Michael Bess, Sam Haile, David Teasley | |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Seifert (PG), Johnnie Lovell (SG), Lawrence Rice (SF), Jacob Newsom (C) Jesse McCubbins, Hubert Gatlin, Richard Cheshire, Gary Pittman | |
| 07:50 | UTEP | John Wheeler loses the ball out of bounds | 48-52 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - William Longstreet (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Wheeler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Todd Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Dunn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Brian Thomas (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Roy Seifert (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnnie Lovell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lawrence Rice (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Don Cote (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jacob Newsom (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Rice | Lawrence Rice is whistled for a carry | 48-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Caleb Brown (PF) Matthew Dunn | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:03 | UTEP | Johnnie Lovell steps in front of the William Longstreet pass | 48-52 |
| 06:59 | Rice | Don Cote lays it in on a great pass from Johnnie Lovell | 48-54 |
| 06:39 | UTEP | Brian Thomas misses the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Don Cote - foul #4 on Don Cote, team foul #7 | 48-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Justin Reynoso (PG), Sam Haile (SF) John Wheeler, Todd Gilbert | |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse McCubbins (PG), Hubert Gatlin (SG), Willy Hodges (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Roy Seifert, Johnnie Lovell, Don Cote, Jacob Newsom | |
| 06:39 | UTEP | Brian Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 06:39 | UTEP | Brian Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 06:19 | Rice | Lawrence Rice misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-54 |
| 06:17 | UTEP | Brian Thomas pulls down the rebound | 49-54 |
| 06:12 | UTEP | Justin Reynoso comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 06:11 | Rice | Lawrence Rice snags the defensive board | 49-54 |
| 05:52 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Charles Krebs | 49-57 |
| 05:33 | UTEP | Caleb Brown misses the floater from the free throw line | 49-57 |
| 05:31 | Rice | Willy Hodges grabs the defensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 05:24 | Rice | Caleb Brown swats the layup by Hubert Gatlin | 49-57 |
| 05:23 | UTEP | Caleb Brown gets the rebound | 49-57 |
| 05:05 | UTEP | Brian Thomas connects on the floater from the right block set up by Sam Haile | 51-57 |
| 05:02 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Wheeler (SG), Matthew Dunn (PF), David Teasley (C) William Longstreet, Caleb Brown, Brian Thomas | |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Seifert (PG), Richard Cheshire (SF), Gary Pittman (C) Jesse McCubbins, Lawrence Rice, Charles Krebs | |
| 04:52 | Rice | Roy Seifert can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Justin Reynoso - foul #3 on Justin Reynoso, team foul #6 | 51-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Johnnie Lovell (SG) Hubert Gatlin | |
| 04:52 | Rice | Roy Seifert makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 04:52 | Rice | Roy Seifert makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 04:36 | UTEP | Matthew Dunn clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-59 |
| 04:35 | UTEP | Sam Haile grabs the offensive rebound | 51-59 |
| 04:18 | UTEP | John Wheeler hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Justin Reynoso and the foul's on Johnnie Lovell - foul #2 on Johnnie Lovell, team foul #8 | 53-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Bess (SF) Sam Haile | |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse McCubbins (SF) Willy Hodges | |
| 04:18 | UTEP | John Wheeler makes the free throw | 54-59 |
| 04:12 | Rice | Johnnie Lovell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-59 |
| 03:56 | UTEP | Michael Bess hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-59 |
| 03:54 | Rice | Gary Pittman pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| 03:36 | Rice | Roy Seifert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | William Longstreet (PG), Ronald Stearns (C) Justin Reynoso, David Teasley | |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (SG), Lawrence Rice (SF), Don Cote (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Johnnie Lovell, Jesse McCubbins, Richard Cheshire, Gary Pittman | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - William Longstreet (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Wheeler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Bess (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Dunn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Stearns (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Roy Seifert (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Rice (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Don Cote (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Charles Krebs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:18 | UTEP | Michael Bess is called for traveling | 54-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sam Haile (SF) Michael Bess | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:15 | Rice | William Longstreet is called for the reach on Roy Seifert in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Longstreet, team foul #7 | 54-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Todd Gilbert (SG), Caleb Brown (PF) John Wheeler, Matthew Dunn | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:15 | Rice | Roy Seifert makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 03:15 | Rice | Roy Seifert makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 03:00 | UTEP | Ronald Stearns clanks a floater from the right side | 54-61 |
| 02:58 | UTEP | Ronald Stearns can't tip it in | 54-61 |
| 02:57 | UTEP | Sam Haile can't tip it in | 54-61 |
| 02:55 | Rice | Lawrence Rice pulls down the rebound | 54-61 |
| 02:37 | Rice | Ronald Stearns is called for the reach on Charles Krebs - foul #1 on Ronald Stearns, team foul #8 | 54-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Justin Reynoso (PG), Michael Bess (SG), David Teasley (PF) William Longstreet, Todd Gilbert, Ronald Stearns | |
| Subs | Rice | Johnnie Lovell (PG), Willy Hodges (SG) Roy Seifert, Hubert Gatlin | |
| 02:37 | Rice | Charles Krebs misses the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 02:37 | UTEP | The rebound goes to David Teasley | 54-61 |
| 02:37 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-61 |
| 02:19 | UTEP | Don Cote blocks the jumper by Caleb Brown | 54-61 |
| 02:18 | Rice | Charles Krebs grabs the defensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 02:18 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Wheeler (SG), Matthew Dunn (PF), Brian Thomas (C) Michael Bess, David Teasley, Caleb Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Seifert (PG), Hubert Gatlin (SG), Gary Pittman (C) Johnnie Lovell, Willy Hodges, Charles Krebs | |
| 01:57 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 54-61 |
| 01:55 | UTEP | Matthew Dunn grabs the defensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 01:35 | UTEP | Brian Thomas misses badly on a jumper from close range | 54-61 |
| 01:34 | Rice | The rebound goes to Don Cote | 54-61 |
| 01:13 | Rice | Roy Seifert makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Hubert Gatlin and the foul's on Sam Haile - foul #4 on Sam Haile, team foul #9 | 54-63 |
| 01:13 | Rice | Roy Seifert misses the free throw | 54-63 |
| 01:13 | Rice | Gary Pittman grabs the offensive rebound | 54-63 |
| 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) | |
| 00:56 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin is open and buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lawrence Rice | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | UTEP | Brian Thomas is fouled on the floor by Gary Pittman - foul #2 on Gary Pittman, team foul #9 | 54-65 |
| Subs | UTEP | William Longstreet (PG), Michael Bess (SG), Todd Gilbert (SF), David Teasley (PF) Justin Reynoso, John Wheeler, Sam Haile, Matthew Dunn | |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse McCubbins (PG), Johnnie Lovell (SG), Richard Cheshire (SF), Willy Hodges (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Roy Seifert, Hubert Gatlin, Lawrence Rice, Don Cote, Gary Pittman | |
| 00:49 | UTEP | Brian Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Charles Krebs pulls down the rebound | 54-65 |
| 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) | |
| 00:46 | Rice | Todd Gilbert is called for the reach on Richard Cheshire in the backcourt - foul #2 on Todd Gilbert, team foul #10 | 54-65 |
| Subs | UTEP | Caleb Brown (C) Brian Thomas | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:46 | Rice | Richard Cheshire misses the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Richard Cheshire misses the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 00:46 | UTEP | David Teasley grabs the defensive rebound | 54-65 |
| 00:41 | UTEP | Caleb Brown is hacked by Charles Krebs - foul #1 on Charles Krebs, team foul #10 | 54-65 |
| 00:41 | UTEP | Caleb Brown misses the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 00:41 | UTEP | Caleb Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 00:41 | UTEP | Todd Gilbert snags the offensive board | 54-65 |
| 00:37 | UTEP | Jesse McCubbins is called for the reach on William Longstreet - foul #3 on Jesse McCubbins, team foul #11 | 54-65 |
| 00:37 | UTEP | William Longstreet makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:37 | UTEP | William Longstreet misses the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:37 | Rice | The rebound goes to Charles Krebs | 55-65 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Johnnie Lovell is hacked by Todd Gilbert in the backcourt - foul #3 on Todd Gilbert, team foul #11 | 55-65 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Johnnie Lovell makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Johnnie Lovell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 00:29 | UTEP | Todd Gilbert buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-67 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 58-67 |
| Subs | UTEP | Justin Reynoso (PG), John Wheeler (SG), Sam Haile (SF), Matthew Dunn (PF), Brian Thomas (C) William Longstreet, Michael Bess, Todd Gilbert, David Teasley, Caleb Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Seifert (PG), Hubert Gatlin (SG), Lawrence Rice (SF), Don Cote (PF), Gary Pittman (C) Jesse McCubbins, Johnnie Lovell, Richard Cheshire, Willy Hodges, Charles Krebs | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin is fouled in the backcourt by John Wheeler - foul #2 on John Wheeler, team foul #12 | 58-67 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse McCubbins (PG), Willy Hodges (PF), Richard Cheshire (C) Roy Seifert, Don Cote, Gary Pittman | |
| 00:27 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:19 | UTEP | Sam Haile throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-69 |
| Subs | UTEP | William Longstreet (PG), Michael Bess (SG), Todd Gilbert (SF), David Teasley (PF), Caleb Brown (C) Justin Reynoso, John Wheeler, Sam Haile, Matthew Dunn, Brian Thomas | |
| Subs | Rice | Johnnie Lovell (SG), Charles Krebs (C) Hubert Gatlin, Lawrence Rice | |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Jesse McCubbins runs out the clock | 58-69 |