| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jacob Oram (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rob Hobart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jan McChristian (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Kyzer (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - David Myers (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Yates (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zlatko Janski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernard Ontiveros (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Boris Ziemski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Zlatko Janski inbounds the ball | 31-36 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:39 | UTEP | Zlatko Janski clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Ronald Simmons - foul #1 on Ronald Simmons, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| 19:39 | UTEP | Zlatko Janski makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 19:39 | UTEP | Zlatko Janski makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 19:37 | Rice | Jan McChristian is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 31-38 |
| 19:19 | UTEP | David Myers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-38 |
| 19:17 | Rice | Ronald Simmons pulls down the rebound | 31-38 |
| 18:59 | Rice | Jan McChristian buries a jumper from close range | 33-38 |
| 18:34 | UTEP | David Myers knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Bernard Ontiveros | 33-41 |
| 18:11 | Rice | Jan McChristian can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by David Myers - foul #3 on David Myers, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Dirksen (PG), Terry Adams (SG), Curtis Culver (PF), Brian Johnson (C) Jacob Oram, Rob Hobart, Joseph Kyzer, Ronald Simmons | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Thomas (PG), Goran Lesinski (SG), Salvatore Garza (SF), Donald Lim (PF), William Stephens (C) David Myers, Ralph Yates, Zlatko Janski, Bernard Ontiveros, Boris Ziemski | |
| 18:11 | Rice | Jan McChristian makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 18:11 | Rice | Jan McChristian makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 17:51 | UTEP | Salvatore Garza misses short on a floater from the right side | 35-41 |
| 17:49 | Rice | The rebound goes to Brian Johnson | 35-41 |
| 17:23 | Rice | Brian Johnson is open and buries a jumper in the lane set up by Leonard Dirksen | 37-41 |
| 17:10 | UTEP | Leonard Dirksen steps in front of the James Thomas pass | 37-41 |
| 17:08 | Rice | Leonard Dirksen's pass is intercepted by Goran Lesinski in the backcourt | 37-41 |
| 16:48 | UTEP | Goran Lesinski is hacked by Jan McChristian - foul #2 on Jan McChristian, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Oram (PG), Rob Hobart (SG), James Willingham (SF), Richard Bridges (PF), Ronald Simmons (C) Leonard Dirksen, Terry Adams, Jan McChristian, Curtis Culver, Brian Johnson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Cheslav Budziszewski (PG), Ralph Yates (SG), Zlatko Janski (SF), Bernard Ontiveros (PF), Wayne Cunningham (C) James Thomas, Goran Lesinski, Salvatore Garza, Donald Lim, William Stephens | |
| 16:22 | UTEP | Ralph Yates clanks a floater in the paint | 37-41 |
| 16:21 | UTEP | Cheslav Budziszewski grabs the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 16:07 | UTEP | Wayne Cunningham misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-41 |
| 16:05 | Rice | Ronald Simmons pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 16:02 | Rice | James Willingham is hacked by Zlatko Janski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Zlatko Janski, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Kyzer (PF) James Willingham | |
| Subs | UTEP | Boris Ziemski (C) Wayne Cunningham | |
| 15:45 | Rice | Richard Bridges knocks in the floater near the basket | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jacob Oram (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rob Hobart (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Bridges (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Kyzer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Simmons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Cheslav Budziszewski (fairly fresh) 4 reb. SG - Ralph Yates (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zlatko Janski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernard Ontiveros (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Boris Ziemski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:19 | UTEP | Ralph Yates hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 39-41 |
| 15:18 | UTEP | Bernard Ontiveros can't tip it in | 39-41 |
| 15:16 | Rice | Joseph Kyzer pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 15:12 | Rice | Ralph Yates steals it from Rob Hobart | 39-41 |
| 15:06 | UTEP | Ralph Yates misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Rob Hobart - foul #3 on Rob Hobart, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Dirksen (PG), Terry Adams (SG), James Willingham (SF), Curtis Culver (PF) Jacob Oram, Rob Hobart, Richard Bridges, Joseph Kyzer | |
| Subs | UTEP | David Myers (PG), Donald Lim (PF) Cheslav Budziszewski, Bernard Ontiveros | |
| 15:06 | UTEP | Ralph Yates makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 15:06 | UTEP | Ralph Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 15:02 | Rice | Terry Adams is fouled in the backcourt by Zlatko Janski - foul #2 on Zlatko Janski, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Thomas (SG) Ralph Yates | |
| 14:52 | Rice | Leonard Dirksen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Zlatko Janski - foul #3 on Zlatko Janski, team foul #4 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Johnson (C) Ronald Simmons | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Garza (SF), Wayne Cunningham (C) Zlatko Janski, Boris Ziemski | |
| 14:52 | Rice | Leonard Dirksen makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 14:52 | Rice | Leonard Dirksen makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 14:37 | UTEP | David Myers connects on the floater from the left side and he's fouled by Curtis Culver - foul #1 on Curtis Culver, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| 14:37 | UTEP | David Myers makes the free throw | 41-46 |
| 14:20 | Rice | Leonard Dirksen can't connect on an uncontested jump hook in the lane | 41-46 |
| 14:19 | UTEP | David Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 14:02 | UTEP | Wayne Cunningham misses the easy layup | 41-46 |
| 14:01 | Rice | Brian Johnson pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| 13:56 | Rice | Leonard Dirksen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Oram (PG), Ronald Simmons (C) Leonard Dirksen, Brian Johnson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Goran Lesinski (SG), Zlatko Janski (SF), William Stephens (PF), Boris Ziemski (C) James Thomas, Salvatore Garza, Donald Lim, Wayne Cunningham | |
| 13:46 | UTEP | Zlatko Janski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-46 |
| 13:45 | UTEP | Zlatko Janski tips it but misses | 41-46 |
| 13:43 | Rice | Ronald Simmons snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 13:30 | Rice | James Willingham lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jacob Oram | 43-46 |
| 13:17 | UTEP | William Stephens drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Goran Lesinski | 43-48 |
| 13:01 | Rice | Curtis Culver misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 43-48 |
| 12:59 | Rice | Curtis Culver tips it back up and in | 45-48 |
| 12:52 | UTEP | Terry Adams steals the ball from Goran Lesinski | 45-48 |
| 12:48 | Rice | James Willingham misses the lay-in | 45-48 |
| 12:46 | UTEP | David Myers grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 12:27 | UTEP | Boris Ziemski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Dirksen (PG), Rob Hobart (SG), Richard Bridges (SF), Joseph Kyzer (PF), Brian Johnson (C) Jacob Oram, Terry Adams, James Willingham, Curtis Culver, Ronald Simmons | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Yates (SG), Cheslav Budziszewski (SF), Bernard Ontiveros (PF) Goran Lesinski, Zlatko Janski, William Stephens | |
| 12:00 | Rice | Richard Bridges banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Kyzer and he's fouled by Cheslav Budziszewski - foul #1 on Cheslav Budziszewski, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Jan McChristian (SF) Joseph Kyzer | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Garza (SF), Donald Lim (C) David Myers, Boris Ziemski | |
| 12:00 | Rice | Richard Bridges makes the free throw | 48-48 |
| 11:38 | UTEP | Leonard Dirksen is called for the reach on Cheslav Budziszewski - foul #4 on Leonard Dirksen, team foul #5 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Kyzer (PF) Brian Johnson | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Thomas (PG) Cheslav Budziszewski | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Dirksen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Rob Hobart (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jan McChristian (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Kyzer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Bridges (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ralph Yates (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Salvatore Garza (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Bernard Ontiveros (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Lim (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:13 | UTEP | Bernard Ontiveros hits a jumper from close range | 48-50 |
| 10:53 | Rice | Jan McChristian can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 10:52 | UTEP | Bernard Ontiveros snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 10:47 | UTEP | Rob Hobart is called for the reach on Ralph Yates - foul #4 on Rob Hobart, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Oram (PG), Ronald Simmons (C) Leonard Dirksen, Richard Bridges | |
| Subs | UTEP | Goran Lesinski (PG), Zlatko Janski (SF), William Stephens (PF), Wayne Cunningham (C) James Thomas, Salvatore Garza, Bernard Ontiveros, Donald Lim | |
| 10:31 | UTEP | William Stephens misses badly on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Joseph Kyzer - foul #2 on Joseph Kyzer, team foul #7 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Adams (SG), Curtis Culver (PF) Rob Hobart, Joseph Kyzer | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 10:31 | UTEP | William Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 10:31 | UTEP | William Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 10:31 | Rice | Curtis Culver grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 10:29 | Rice | Terry Adams's pass is intercepted by Zlatko Janski in the backcourt | 48-51 |
| 10:24 | UTEP | Wayne Cunningham is fouled on the floor by Curtis Culver - foul #2 on Curtis Culver, team foul #8 | 48-51 |
| 10:24 | UTEP | Wayne Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 10:24 | UTEP | William Stephens snags the offensive board | 48-51 |
| 10:12 | UTEP | Ralph Yates buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Zlatko Janski | 48-53 |
| 10:08 | Rice | Terry Adams is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jacob Oram | 51-53 |
| 10:03 | UTEP | Wayne Cunningham is hacked by Jacob Oram in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jacob Oram, team foul #9 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Rice | James Willingham (SF), Brian Johnson (C) Jan McChristian, Ronald Simmons | |
| Subs | UTEP | David Myers (PG), Cheslav Budziszewski (SF), Donald Lim (PF) Goran Lesinski, Zlatko Janski, William Stephens | |
| 10:03 | UTEP | Wayne Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 10:03 | UTEP | Wayne Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 09:35 | Rice | James Willingham can't connect on a floater in the paint | 51-55 |
| 09:34 | Rice | Curtis Culver tips it home | 53-55 |
| 09:30 | UTEP | David Myers is hacked by Jacob Oram in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jacob Oram, team foul #10 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Dirksen (PG), Rob Hobart (SG), Richard Bridges (SF), Joseph Kyzer (PF) Jacob Oram, Terry Adams, James Willingham, Curtis Culver | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Thomas (SG), Zlatko Janski (SF), Bernard Ontiveros (PF), Boris Ziemski (C) Ralph Yates, Cheslav Budziszewski, Donald Lim, Wayne Cunningham | |
| 09:30 | UTEP | David Myers makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 09:30 | UTEP | David Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 09:12 | Rice | Richard Bridges misses short on a runner in the paint | 53-57 |
| 09:11 | UTEP | James Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 08:59 | UTEP | David Myers misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-57 |
| 08:58 | Rice | Brian Johnson pulls down the rebound | 53-57 |
| 08:55 | Rice | Bernard Ontiveros is called for the reach on Leonard Dirksen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bernard Ontiveros, team foul #6 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Jan McChristian (SF), Ronald Simmons (C) Joseph Kyzer, Brian Johnson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Goran Lesinski (SG) David Myers | |
| 08:45 | Rice | Goran Lesinski is called for the reach on Rob Hobart - foul #3 on Goran Lesinski, team foul #7 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Oram (PG), Curtis Culver (PF) Leonard Dirksen, Richard Bridges | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Garza (SF), William Stephens (PF) Zlatko Janski, Bernard Ontiveros | |
| 08:45 | Rice | Rob Hobart makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 08:45 | Rice | Rob Hobart makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 08:28 | UTEP | William Stephens drills a jumper from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 08:12 | Rice | Jacob Oram drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by William Stephens - foul #1 on William Stephens, team foul #8 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Adams (SG), James Willingham (SF) Rob Hobart, Jan McChristian | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Yates (SG), Cheslav Budziszewski (SF), Donald Lim (PF) James Thomas, Salvatore Garza, William Stephens | |
| 08:12 | Rice | Jacob Oram misses the free throw | 57-59 |
| 08:12 | UTEP | Boris Ziemski grabs the board | 57-59 |
| 07:46 | UTEP | Boris Ziemski misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-59 |
| 07:44 | Rice | Ronald Simmons pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 07:28 | Rice | James Willingham knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jacob Oram (tired) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Terry Adams (tiring) 4 pts. SF - James Willingham (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Culver (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Simmons (tiring) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Goran Lesinski (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ralph Yates (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Cheslav Budziszewski (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Donald Lim (tiring) 2 reb. C - Boris Ziemski (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | UTEP | Goran Lesinski is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Adams - foul #2 on Terry Adams, team foul #11 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Dirksen (PG), Richard Bridges (SF), Joseph Kyzer (PF), Brian Johnson (C) Jacob Oram, James Willingham, Curtis Culver, Ronald Simmons | |
| Subs | UTEP | David Myers (PG), Zlatko Janski (SF), Bernard Ontiveros (PF) Ralph Yates, Cheslav Budziszewski, Donald Lim | |
| 07:24 | UTEP | Goran Lesinski misses the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 07:24 | UTEP | Goran Lesinski misses the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 07:24 | UTEP | Goran Lesinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 07:17 | UTEP | Boris Ziemski drills a 3 from the left wing | 59-62 |
| 06:55 | Rice | Brian Johnson is open and buries a shot from the left block set up by Joseph Kyzer | 61-62 |
| 06:53 | UTEP | David Myers is hacked by Leonard Dirksen in the backcourt - foul #5 on Leonard Dirksen, team foul #12 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Oram (PG), Rob Hobart (SG) Leonard Dirksen, Terry Adams | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Yates (SG), William Stephens (PF), Wayne Cunningham (C) Goran Lesinski, Bernard Ontiveros, Boris Ziemski | |
| 06:53 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-62 |
| 06:53 | UTEP | David Myers misses the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 06:53 | UTEP | David Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 06:46 | Rice | Rob Hobart misses the 3 from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 06:45 | UTEP | The rebound goes to David Myers | 61-63 |
| 06:24 | UTEP | David Myers knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Wayne Cunningham | 61-66 |
| 06:13 | Rice | Richard Bridges misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Zlatko Janski - foul #4 on Zlatko Janski, team foul #9 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Adams (SG), Jan McChristian (SF), Ronald Simmons (C) Rob Hobart, Joseph Kyzer, Brian Johnson | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Thomas (PG), Cheslav Budziszewski (SF) David Myers, Zlatko Janski | |
| 06:13 | Rice | Richard Bridges makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 06:13 | Rice | Richard Bridges makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 06:02 | UTEP | Cheslav Budziszewski misses long on an open floater from the left wing | 63-66 |
| 06:00 | Rice | Ronald Simmons snags the defensive board | 63-66 |
| 05:58 | Rice | Terry Adams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Curtis Culver (PF) Richard Bridges | |
| Subs | UTEP | Bernard Ontiveros (PF), Donald Lim (C) William Stephens, Wayne Cunningham | |
| 05:48 | UTEP | The jumper by Ralph Yates is denied by Curtis Culver | 63-66 |
| 05:47 | Rice | Jacob Oram snags the defensive board | 63-66 |
| 05:40 | Rice | Jacob Oram is called for traveling | 63-66 |
| Subs | Rice | James Willingham (SG) Terry Adams | |
| Subs | UTEP | Boris Ziemski (C) Donald Lim | |
| 05:27 | UTEP | Ralph Yates misses the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Ronald Simmons - foul #2 on Ronald Simmons, team foul #13 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Rob Hobart (SG) Jan McChristian | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 05:27 | UTEP | Ralph Yates makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 05:27 | UTEP | Ralph Yates misses the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 05:27 | Rice | Ronald Simmons gets the rebound | 63-67 |
| 05:22 | Rice | James Willingham hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 63-67 |
| 05:21 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Boris Ziemski | 63-67 |
| 05:21 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Bridges (PF), Brian Johnson (C) Curtis Culver, Ronald Simmons | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Garza (SG), Wayne Cunningham (C) Ralph Yates, Boris Ziemski | |
| 05:18 | UTEP | Jacob Oram is called for the reach on Salvatore Garza in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jacob Oram, team foul #14 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Adams (PG) Jacob Oram | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 05:18 | UTEP | Salvatore Garza misses the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 05:18 | UTEP | Salvatore Garza makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 04:58 | Rice | Brian Johnson connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 65-68 |
| 04:55 | UTEP | Salvatore Garza is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Salvatore Garza, team foul #10 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Curtis Culver (PF) James Willingham | |
| Subs | UTEP | Goran Lesinski (SG), Donald Lim (PF) Salvatore Garza, Bernard Ontiveros | |
| 04:43 | Rice | Brian Johnson blows the wide open layup | 65-68 |
| 04:42 | UTEP | Goran Lesinski grabs the board | 65-68 |
| 04:23 | UTEP | Goran Lesinski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-68 |
| 04:22 | UTEP | Cheslav Budziszewski tips it but misses | 65-68 |
| 04:21 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Lim | 65-68 |
| 04:08 | UTEP | James Thomas misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 65-68 |
| 04:06 | Rice | The rebound goes to Curtis Culver | 65-68 |
| 03:59 | Rice | Richard Bridges makes the jump hook near the basket | 67-68 |
| 03:57 | UTEP | James Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Johnson - foul #1 on Brian Johnson, team foul #15 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Rice | James Willingham (SG), Jan McChristian (SF), Joseph Kyzer (PF), Ronald Simmons (C) Rob Hobart, Richard Bridges, Curtis Culver, Brian Johnson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Yates (SG), Zlatko Janski (SF), William Stephens (PF), Boris Ziemski (C) Goran Lesinski, Cheslav Budziszewski, Donald Lim, Wayne Cunningham | |
| 03:57 | UTEP | James Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 03:57 | UTEP | James Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 03:39 | Rice | Terry Adams misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 67-70 |
| 03:38 | Rice | James Willingham tips it home | 69-70 |
| 03:27 | UTEP | Ralph Yates hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-70 |
| 03:25 | UTEP | Boris Ziemski tips it back up and in | 69-72 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Terry Adams (tired) 4 pts. SG - James Willingham (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jan McChristian (tiring) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Kyzer (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ralph Yates (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Zlatko Janski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - William Stephens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Boris Ziemski (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:03 | Rice | Joseph Kyzer misses the easy layup but the foul's on William Stephens - foul #2 on William Stephens, team foul #11 | 69-72 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | David Myers (PG), Salvatore Garza (SF), Bernard Ontiveros (PF) James Thomas, Zlatko Janski, William Stephens | |
| 03:03 | Rice | Joseph Kyzer makes the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 03:03 | Rice | Joseph Kyzer makes the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 02:59 | UTEP | David Myers throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Curtis Culver (PF) Joseph Kyzer | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 02:38 | Rice | Curtis Culver is whistled for traveling | 71-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Rob Hobart (SG), Richard Bridges (SF) James Willingham, Jan McChristian | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 02:28 | UTEP | Curtis Culver takes the ball from Boris Ziemski | 71-72 |
| 02:14 | Rice | Terry Adams loses the dribble to David Myers | 71-72 |
| 02:14 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Johnson (C) Ronald Simmons | |
| Subs | UTEP | Cheslav Budziszewski (SF), William Stephens (PF), Donald Lim (C) Ralph Yates, Bernard Ontiveros, Boris Ziemski | |
| 02:02 | UTEP | William Stephens is open and buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 71-74 |
| 01:56 | Rice | David Myers steps in front of the Rob Hobart pass in the backcourt | 71-74 |
| 01:41 | UTEP | Rob Hobart steals the ball from Cheslav Budziszewski | 71-74 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Rob Hobart makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 74-74 |
| 01:15 | UTEP | Donald Lim is hacked by Rob Hobart - foul #5 on Rob Hobart, team foul #16 | 74-74 |
| Subs | Rice | James Willingham (SG), Jan McChristian (SF), Joseph Kyzer (PF), Ronald Simmons (C) Rob Hobart, Richard Bridges, Curtis Culver, Brian Johnson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Yates (SG), Zlatko Janski (SF), Boris Ziemski (C) Salvatore Garza, Cheslav Budziszewski, William Stephens | |
| 01:15 | UTEP | Donald Lim misses the 1st free throw | 74-74 |
| 01:15 | UTEP | Donald Lim makes the 2nd free throw | 74-75 |
| 00:53 | Rice | Terry Adams's pass is intercepted by Zlatko Janski | 74-75 |
| 00:50 | UTEP | Zlatko Janski banks in the layup | 74-77 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Joseph Kyzer banks in the layup | 76-77 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:33 | UTEP | Ralph Yates is hacked by Terry Adams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terry Adams, team foul #17 | 76-77 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Bernard Ontiveros (PF) Donald Lim | |
| 00:33 | UTEP | Ralph Yates misses the 1st free throw | 76-77 |
| 00:33 | UTEP | Ralph Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 76-78 |
| 00:31 | Rice | Terry Adams is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 76-78 |
| 00:30 | UTEP | Boris Ziemski is hacked by Ronald Simmons - foul #3 on Ronald Simmons, team foul #18 | 76-78 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-78 |
| 00:30 | UTEP | Boris Ziemski makes the 1st free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:30 | UTEP | Boris Ziemski makes the 2nd free throw | 76-80 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Rice | Terry Adams is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 76-80 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Goran Lesinski (SG), Salvatore Garza (PF) Ralph Yates, Bernard Ontiveros | |
| 00:25 | UTEP | Goran Lesinski is hacked by James Willingham - foul #2 on James Willingham, team foul #19 | 76-80 |
| 00:25 | UTEP | Goran Lesinski misses the 1st free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:25 | UTEP | Goran Lesinski makes the 2nd free throw | 76-81 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Terry Adams knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 79-81 |
| 00:17 | UTEP | Goran Lesinski is fouled in the backcourt by James Willingham - foul #3 on James Willingham, team foul #20 | 79-81 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Yates (SG), Bernard Ontiveros (PF) David Myers, Salvatore Garza | |
| 00:17 | UTEP | Goran Lesinski makes the 1st free throw | 79-82 |
| 00:17 | UTEP | Goran Lesinski makes the 2nd free throw | 79-83 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Ralph Yates picks off the pass by Terry Adams | 79-83 |
| 00:08 | UTEP | Goran Lesinski is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Adams - foul #4 on Terry Adams, team foul #21 | 79-83 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | David Myers (PG), Donald Lim (PF) Ralph Yates, Bernard Ontiveros | |
| 00:08 | UTEP | Goran Lesinski misses the 1st free throw | 79-83 |
| 00:08 | UTEP | Goran Lesinski makes the 2nd free throw | 79-84 |
| 00:02 | Rice | David Myers steals the ball from Terry Adams | 79-84 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | David Myers runs out the clock | 79-84 |