| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Shook (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Mabe (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Chavers (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Gary Hovey (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Boris Polinski (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Derek Riles (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ward Toomey (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | James Shook inbounds the ball | 31-35 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Rice | James Shook blows the layup | 31-35 |
| 19:29 | UTEP | The rebound goes to John Thomas | 31-35 |
| 19:09 | UTEP | Boris Polinski connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-38 |
| 18:47 | Rice | Daniel Costner loses the dribble to John Thomas | 31-38 |
| 18:34 | UTEP | Ward Toomey connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 31-40 |
| 18:31 | Rice | Daniel Costner is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Hovey - foul #2 on Gary Hovey, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| 18:11 | Rice | James Chavers's layup is rejected by John Thomas | 31-40 |
| 18:09 | Rice | David Mabe grabs the offensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 17:49 | Rice | James Shook buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 33-40 |
| 17:34 | UTEP | Boris Polinski is fouled on the floor by William Stanton - foul #2 on William Stanton, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG) William Stanton | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 17:28 | UTEP | Gary Hovey misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-40 |
| 17:26 | Rice | James Chavers pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 17:11 | Rice | James Chavers misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 33-40 |
| 17:09 | Rice | James Shook hits the follow up shot | 35-40 |
| 16:57 | UTEP | John Thomas's floater is knocked away by James Chavers | 35-40 |
| 16:56 | Rice | James Chavers grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 16:34 | Rice | David Mabe scores on a shot from the baseline and the foul's on John Thomas - foul #3 on John Thomas, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Jerome Wiggs (SF) James Shook | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), Charles Franks (SG), Steven Dummer (SF), Jonathan Blackmon (PF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Gary Hovey, Boris Polinski, Derek Riles, Ward Toomey, John Thomas | |
| 16:34 | Rice | David Mabe misses the free throw | 37-40 |
| 16:34 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs gets the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 16:13 | Rice | Daniel Costner is called for a charge - foul #3 on Daniel Costner, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (PG), Michael Bacher (PF), Donnell Cook (C) Daniel Costner, David Mabe, James Chavers | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 15:55 | UTEP | Steven Dummer misses the easy layup | 37-40 |
| 15:54 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Stanton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Antoine Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Bacher (fresh) 3 pts. C - Donnell Cook (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Franks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Dummer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Charles Franks | 37-42 |
| 15:07 | Rice | Donnell Cook is fouled on the floor by Alfredo Gallo - foul #1 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Antonio Clark (SG), James Shook (SF), James Chavers (C) William Stanton, Antoine Sharp, Jerome Wiggs, Donnell Cook | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Hovey (PG), Boris Polinski (SG), Ward Toomey (PF) Salvador Gonzales, Charles Franks, Jonathan Blackmon | |
| 14:46 | Rice | Daniel Costner knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Antonio Clark | 39-42 |
| 14:24 | UTEP | Ward Toomey misses the easy layup | 39-42 |
| 14:22 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Alfredo Gallo | 39-42 |
| 14:10 | UTEP | Boris Polinski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 14:08 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo tips it home | 39-44 |
| 13:40 | Rice | James Shook double dribbles | 39-44 |
| Subs | Rice | David Mabe (PF) Michael Bacher | |
| Subs | UTEP | Derek Riles (SF), John Thomas (C) Steven Dummer, Alfredo Gallo | |
| 13:23 | UTEP | James Shook picks off the pass by Boris Polinski | 39-44 |
| 12:59 | Rice | Antonio Clark loses the ball out of bounds | 39-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Jerome Wiggs (SF) James Shook | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), Jonathan Blackmon (PF) Gary Hovey, Ward Toomey | |
| 12:45 | UTEP | Boris Polinski scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Salvador Gonzales | 39-47 |
| 12:28 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 12:06 | UTEP | James Chavers is called for the reach on John Thomas - foul #1 on James Chavers, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Donnell Cook (C) James Chavers | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Franks (SG) Boris Polinski | |
| 11:54 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Antonio Clark - foul #4 on Antonio Clark, team foul #4 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG), James Shook (SF) Antonio Clark, Jerome Wiggs | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Hovey (PG), Ward Toomey (PF) Charles Franks, Jonathan Blackmon | |
| 11:54 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales misses the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 11:54 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales misses the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 11:54 | Rice | Donnell Cook pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - William Stanton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Shook (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Mabe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Donnell Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Gary Hovey (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Derek Riles (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ward Toomey (fresh) 7 pts. C - John Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Rice | James Shook misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Derek Riles - foul #2 on Derek Riles, team foul #4 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG) Daniel Costner | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 11:34 | Rice | James Shook makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 11:34 | Rice | James Shook makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 11:07 | UTEP | Ward Toomey misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 43-47 |
| 11:06 | Rice | The rebound goes to Antoine Sharp | 43-47 |
| 10:50 | Rice | Derek Riles takes the ball from James Shook | 43-47 |
| 10:46 | UTEP | Ward Toomey dunks the ball set up by Derek Riles | 43-49 |
| 10:21 | Rice | David Mabe comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-49 |
| 10:20 | Rice | Donnell Cook grabs the offensive board | 43-49 |
| 10:09 | Rice | David Mabe misses the shot from the right side | 43-49 |
| 10:07 | Rice | Donnell Cook snags the offensive board | 43-49 |
| 09:50 | Rice | Donnell Cook misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-49 |
| 09:48 | Rice | James Shook snags the offensive board | 43-49 |
| 09:26 | Rice | Donnell Cook knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Antoine Sharp and he's hacked by John Thomas - foul #4 on John Thomas, team foul #5 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Costner (PG), Michael Bacher (PF), James Chavers (C) William Stanton, James Shook, David Mabe | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Franks (PG), Boris Polinski (SG), Steven Dummer (SF), Jonathan Blackmon (PF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Gary Hovey, Salvador Gonzales, Derek Riles, Ward Toomey, John Thomas | |
| 09:26 | Rice | Donnell Cook makes the free throw | 46-49 |
| 09:09 | UTEP | Boris Polinski misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Bacher - foul #1 on Michael Bacher, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Jerome Wiggs (SF) Donnell Cook | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 09:09 | UTEP | Boris Polinski makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 09:09 | UTEP | Boris Polinski makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 08:48 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-51 |
| 08:47 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 08:38 | UTEP | Boris Polinski is fouled on the floor by Antoine Sharp - foul #1 on Antoine Sharp, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG) Antoine Sharp | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 08:16 | UTEP | Boris Polinski misses the shot in the paint | 46-51 |
| 08:14 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs gets the rebound | 46-51 |
| 07:53 | Rice | Michael Bacher travels with the ball | 46-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Antonio Clark (SG), James Shook (SF), David Mabe (PF) William Stanton, Jerome Wiggs, Michael Bacher | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Hovey (PG), Ward Toomey (PF) Charles Franks, Jonathan Blackmon | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Antonio Clark (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - James Shook (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Mabe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Chavers (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 6 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Gary Hovey (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Boris Polinski (fresh) 19 pts. SF - Steven Dummer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ward Toomey (fresh) 9 pts. C - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:32 | UTEP | Ward Toomey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-51 |
| 07:06 | Rice | Antonio Clark can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 46-51 |
| 07:04 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 06:49 | UTEP | Gary Hovey drills a shot from the left wing set up by Steven Dummer | 46-53 |
| 06:23 | Rice | Antonio Clark misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-53 |
| 06:21 | Rice | James Shook can't tip it in | 46-53 |
| 06:20 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to David Mabe | 46-53 |
| 06:09 | Rice | David Mabe misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gary Hovey - foul #3 on Gary Hovey, team foul #6 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Derek Riles (SF), John Thomas (C) Steven Dummer, Alfredo Gallo | |
| 06:09 | Rice | David Mabe makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 06:09 | Rice | David Mabe makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 05:48 | UTEP | John Thomas can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by James Chavers - foul #2 on James Chavers, team foul #7 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Jerome Wiggs (SF) James Shook | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (SG), Jonathan Blackmon (PF) Boris Polinski, Ward Toomey | |
| 05:48 | UTEP | John Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 05:48 | UTEP | John Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 05:48 | Rice | James Chavers gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 05:32 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on John Thomas - foul #5 on John Thomas, team foul #7 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Franks (SG), David Heidel (C) Gary Hovey, John Thomas | |
| 05:32 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs misses the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 05:32 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 05:16 | UTEP | Derek Riles drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-56 |
| 05:06 | Rice | Daniel Costner clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-56 |
| 05:05 | Rice | Jerome Wiggs tips it in | 51-56 |
| 04:52 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales banks in the layup on a nice dish by Derek Riles | 51-58 |
| 04:33 | Rice | David Mabe buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-58 |
| 04:08 | UTEP | Derek Riles misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 04:06 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon tips it but misses | 53-58 |
| 04:04 | UTEP | Derek Riles can't tip it in | 53-58 |
| 04:03 | UTEP | Derek Riles gets the offensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 03:48 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales can't connect on a floater in the lane | 53-58 |
| 03:46 | Rice | David Mabe grabs the defensive rebound | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Costner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Antonio Clark (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Jerome Wiggs (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Mabe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - James Chavers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 6 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Franks (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Derek Riles (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Heidel (fresh) | |
| 03:28 | Rice | James Chavers is denied on a layup by Derek Riles | 53-58 |
| 03:27 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon snags the defensive board | 53-58 |
| 03:27 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-58 |
| Subs | Rice | James Shook (SF) Jerome Wiggs | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Hovey (PG), Boris Polinski (SG), Ward Toomey (PF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Salvador Gonzales, Charles Franks, Jonathan Blackmon, David Heidel | |
| 03:17 | UTEP | Boris Polinski clanks a 3 from straight away | 53-58 |
| 03:16 | Rice | David Mabe grabs the defensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 02:58 | Rice | David Mabe loses the dribble to Alfredo Gallo | 53-58 |
| 02:42 | UTEP | Gary Hovey scores on a shot in the paint set up by Boris Polinski | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:19 | Rice | The jumper by David Mabe is denied by Derek Riles | 53-60 |
| 02:18 | Rice | David Mabe tips it in | 55-60 |
| 01:54 | UTEP | Derek Riles is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Derek Riles, team foul #8 | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:32 | Rice | James Shook comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 55-60 |
| 01:30 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Ward Toomey | 55-60 |
| 01:13 | UTEP | Derek Riles connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Gary Hovey | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:55 | Rice | James Chavers lays it in | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:53 | UTEP | Derek Riles is hacked by Antonio Clark in the backcourt - foul #5 on Antonio Clark, team foul #8 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Rice | William Stanton (SG) Antonio Clark | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:53 | UTEP | Derek Riles makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:53 | UTEP | Derek Riles makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 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 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:48 | Rice | David Mabe comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-64 |
| 00:46 | UTEP | Ward Toomey grabs the board | 57-64 |
| 00:43 | UTEP | Ward Toomey is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Costner - foul #4 on Daniel Costner, team foul #9 | 57-64 |
| 00:43 | UTEP | Ward Toomey makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:43 | UTEP | Ward Toomey misses the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:43 | UTEP | Derek Riles grabs the offensive board | 57-65 |
| 00:41 | UTEP | Derek Riles is fouled on the floor by William Stanton - foul #3 on William Stanton, team foul #10 | 57-65 |
| 00:41 | UTEP | Derek Riles makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:41 | UTEP | Derek Riles misses the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:41 | Rice | David Mabe gets the rebound | 57-66 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Daniel Costner buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by William Stanton | 60-66 |
| 00:33 | UTEP | Daniel Costner is called for the reach on Derek Riles in the backcourt - foul #5 on Daniel Costner, team foul #11 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Antoine Sharp (SG) Daniel Costner | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:33 | UTEP | Derek Riles misses the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:33 | UTEP | Derek Riles misses the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:33 | Rice | David Mabe grabs the defensive rebound | 60-66 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-66 |
| 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 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Rice | William Stanton clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-66 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Antoine Sharp pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-66 |
| 00:21 | Rice | James Chavers misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-66 |
| 00:19 | UTEP | Derek Riles snags the defensive board | 60-66 |
| 00:16 | UTEP | Derek Riles is hacked by William Stanton in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Stanton, team foul #12 | 60-66 |
| 00:16 | UTEP | Derek Riles makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:16 | UTEP | Derek Riles makes the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| 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 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:14 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-68 |
| 00:12 | Rice | David Mabe misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-68 |
| 00:10 | UTEP | Boris Polinski gets the rebound | 60-68 |
| 00:07 | UTEP | Boris Polinski is hacked by Antoine Sharp in the backcourt - foul #2 on Antoine Sharp, team foul #13 | 60-68 |
| 00:07 | UTEP | Boris Polinski misses the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:07 | UTEP | Boris Polinski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-69 |
| 00:02 | Rice | William Stanton misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 60-69 |
| 00:00 | Rice | James Chavers pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-69 |