| Lineup | Rice | PG - Erik Brooks (fresh) SG - Louie Kennedy (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gregory Bohon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Hearn (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Leigh Norman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Firth (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nick Caves (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Roger Leader (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tommy McComack (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Gregory Bohon inbounds the ball | 24-28 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Rice | Gregory Bohon misses short on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Roger Leader - foul #2 on Roger Leader, team foul #1 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory French (PG) Erik Brooks | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 19:38 | Rice | Gregory Bohon misses the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 19:38 | Rice | Gregory Bohon misses the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 19:38 | UTEP | Anthony Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 19:14 | UTEP | Gregory French is called for the reach on Nick Caves - foul #3 on Gregory French, team foul #1 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Ronald Fabiano (SF), James Blaze (PF), Jim Williams (C) Gregory French, Gregory Bohon, Matthew Hearn, Leigh Norman | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 19:02 | UTEP | Joseph Firth hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 24-28 |
| 19:01 | Rice | James Blaze grabs the board | 24-28 |
| 18:53 | Rice | Keith Robinson loses the dribble to Joseph Firth | 24-28 |
| 18:32 | UTEP | Nick Caves misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 24-28 |
| 18:30 | Rice | Jim Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 18:09 | Rice | Ronald Fabiano misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-28 |
| 18:08 | Rice | James Blaze tips it home | 26-28 |
| 17:48 | UTEP | Joseph Firth makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Roger Leader | 26-30 |
| 17:43 | Rice | Keith Robinson is hacked by Nick Caves in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nick Caves, team foul #2 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Gregory Bohon (SF), Matthew Hearn (PF), Leigh Norman (C) Keith Robinson, Louie Kennedy, James Blaze, Jim Williams | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 17:31 | Rice | Leigh Norman makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Erik Brooks | 29-30 |
| 17:06 | UTEP | Joseph Firth is denied on a layup by Leigh Norman | 29-30 |
| 17:05 | Rice | Erik Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 17:01 | Rice | Gregory Bohon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-30 |
| 17:00 | UTEP | Nick Caves pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 16:34 | UTEP | Anthony Scott's floater is tipped away by Leigh Norman | 29-30 |
| 16:33 | UTEP | Anthony Scott grabs the offensive board | 29-30 |
| 16:12 | UTEP | Joseph Firth misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-30 |
| 16:11 | Rice | The rebound goes to Leigh Norman | 29-30 |
| 15:48 | Rice | Ronald Fabiano makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Gregory Bohon | 32-30 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Erik Brooks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Fabiano (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Gregory Bohon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Hearn (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Leigh Norman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Firth (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Nick Caves (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Roger Leader (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Tommy McComack (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:19 | UTEP | Anthony Scott knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Firth | 32-32 |
| 14:58 | Rice | Erik Brooks misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-32 |
| 14:56 | Rice | Leigh Norman gets the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 14:31 | Rice | Gregory Bohon drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Erik Brooks | 35-32 |
| 14:18 | UTEP | Joseph Firth is whistled for traveling | 35-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory French (PG), Louie Kennedy (SG), Jim Williams (PF), James Blaze (C) Erik Brooks, Gregory Bohon, Matthew Hearn, Leigh Norman | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG), James Grimaldi (SG), Joseph Vidaurri (SF), Salvador Espinoza (PF), William Pfeil (C) Joseph Firth, Nick Caves, Roger Leader, Anthony Scott, Tommy McComack | |
| 13:53 | Rice | Louie Kennedy splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 13:51 | UTEP | Joseph Vidaurri gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 13:37 | UTEP | William Pfeil hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by James Blaze - foul #3 on James Blaze, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Bohon (SF), Matthew Hearn (PF) Ronald Fabiano, James Blaze | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 13:37 | UTEP | William Pfeil misses the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 13:37 | UTEP | William Pfeil makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 13:21 | Rice | Louie Kennedy makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Gregory French | 38-33 |
| 13:05 | UTEP | William Pfeil throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Fabiano (SF), James Blaze (C) Gregory Bohon, Jim Williams | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 12:55 | Rice | Ronald Fabiano loses the ball out of bounds | 38-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Leigh Norman (C) Ronald Fabiano, James Blaze | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Firth (PG) Salvatore Pacheco | |
| 12:31 | UTEP | William Pfeil makes the driving attempt from the right block | 38-35 |
| 12:17 | Rice | Keith Robinson drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Louie Kennedy and the foul's on William Pfeil - foul #1 on William Pfeil, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Jim Williams (PF), James Blaze (C) Matthew Hearn, Leigh Norman | |
| Subs | UTEP | Nick Caves (SG), Tommy McComack (C) James Grimaldi, William Pfeil | |
| 12:17 | Rice | Keith Robinson makes the free throw | 41-35 |
| 11:48 | UTEP | Joseph Firth clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-35 |
| 11:46 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jim Williams | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louie Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory French (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jim Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Blaze (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Firth (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Nick Caves (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joseph Vidaurri (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Salvador Espinoza (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tommy McComack (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Rice | James Blaze banks in the wide open layup set up by Louie Kennedy out of the doubleteam | 43-35 |
| 10:59 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by James Blaze - foul #4 on James Blaze, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Bohon (SF), Matthew Hearn (PF), Leigh Norman (C) Keith Robinson, Jim Williams, James Blaze | |
| Subs | UTEP | Roger Leader (SF) Joseph Vidaurri | |
| 10:59 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 10:59 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza misses the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 10:59 | Rice | Matthew Hearn gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| 10:36 | Rice | Gregory Bohon works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 43-36 |
| 10:34 | UTEP | Roger Leader grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 10:09 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Matthew Hearn - foul #2 on Matthew Hearn, team foul #4 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG) Joseph Firth | |
| 10:09 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza misses the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 10:09 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza misses the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 10:09 | UTEP | Roger Leader snags the offensive board | 43-36 |
| 09:57 | UTEP | Nick Caves can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 09:56 | Rice | Leigh Norman pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 09:41 | Rice | Matthew Hearn misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-36 |
| 09:40 | UTEP | Tommy McComack pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 09:24 | UTEP | Roger Leader can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-36 |
| 09:23 | UTEP | Nick Caves hits the follow up shot | 43-38 |
| 08:58 | Rice | Matthew Hearn loses the dribble to Nick Caves | 43-38 |
| 08:54 | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Nick Caves | 43-40 |
| 08:41 | Rice | Louie Kennedy loses the dribble to Nick Caves | 43-40 |
| 08:35 | UTEP | Tommy McComack makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Salvatore Pacheco and he's fouled by Gregory Bohon - foul #1 on Gregory Bohon, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Jim Williams (C) Louie Kennedy, Leigh Norman | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Firth (PG), James Grimaldi (SG), Anthony Scott (PF) Salvatore Pacheco, Nick Caves, Salvador Espinoza | |
| 08:35 | UTEP | Tommy McComack makes the free throw | 43-43 |
| 08:15 | Rice | Gregory French is fouled on the floor by Joseph Firth - foul #2 on Joseph Firth, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Louie Kennedy (SG) Gregory Bohon | |
| Subs | UTEP | William Pfeil (C) Tommy McComack | |
| 08:07 | Rice | Jim Williams clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-43 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Erik Brooks tips it home | 45-43 |
| 07:48 | UTEP | Joseph Firth misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Erik Brooks - foul #2 on Erik Brooks, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Bohon (SF), James Blaze (PF) Louie Kennedy, Matthew Hearn | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 07:48 | UTEP | Joseph Firth makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 07:48 | UTEP | Joseph Firth misses the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 07:48 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jim Williams | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Erik Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory French (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Bohon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Blaze (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Jim Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Firth (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Grimaldi (fresh) SF - Roger Leader (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Pfeil (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Rice | William Pfeil blocks the short jumper by James Blaze | 45-44 |
| 07:31 | UTEP | James Grimaldi gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 07:12 | UTEP | Anthony Scott can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on James Blaze - foul #5 on James Blaze, team foul #7 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Louie Kennedy (SG), Matthew Hearn (PF), Leigh Norman (C) Erik Brooks, James Blaze, Jim Williams | |
| Subs | UTEP | Nick Caves (SG), Joseph Vidaurri (SF) James Grimaldi, Roger Leader | |
| 07:12 | UTEP | Anthony Scott misses the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 07:12 | UTEP | Anthony Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 06:59 | Rice | Matthew Hearn blows the layup but he's fouled by Nick Caves - foul #3 on Nick Caves, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| 06:59 | Rice | Matthew Hearn makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 06:59 | Rice | Matthew Hearn makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 06:45 | UTEP | Joseph Vidaurri's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tommy McComack (C) William Pfeil | |
| 06:27 | Rice | Louie Kennedy knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gregory French | 49-45 |
| 06:01 | UTEP | Joseph Firth knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Nick Caves | 49-48 |
| 05:46 | Rice | Louie Kennedy is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on Louie Kennedy, team foul #8 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Jim Williams (C) Gregory Bohon, Leigh Norman | |
| Subs | UTEP | Roger Leader (SF), Salvador Espinoza (PF) Joseph Vidaurri, Anthony Scott | |
| 05:42 | UTEP | Joseph Firth is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 49-48 |
| 05:23 | Rice | Matthew Hearn makes the contested jumper from the right side on a great pass from Louie Kennedy | 51-48 |
| 04:59 | UTEP | Joseph Firth misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-48 |
| 04:57 | Rice | The rebound goes to Matthew Hearn | 51-48 |
| 04:52 | Rice | Erik Brooks can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Firth - foul #3 on Joseph Firth, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Bohon (SF), Leigh Norman (C) Louie Kennedy, Matthew Hearn | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG), James Grimaldi (SG) Joseph Firth, Nick Caves | |
| 04:52 | Rice | Erik Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 04:52 | Rice | Erik Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 04:52 | Rice | Jim Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Jim Williams misses short on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Salvador Espinoza - foul #2 on Salvador Espinoza, team foul #7 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Louie Kennedy (SG) Gregory French | |
| Subs | UTEP | William Pfeil (C) Tommy McComack | |
| 04:40 | Rice | Jim Williams makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Jim Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 04:22 | UTEP | The jump hook by Salvador Espinoza is blocked by Leigh Norman | 54-48 |
| 04:21 | Rice | Leigh Norman grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 04:14 | Rice | Gregory Bohon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 04:13 | UTEP | William Pfeil snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 03:48 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 03:47 | Rice | Jim Williams snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Erik Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louie Kennedy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Gregory Bohon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jim Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Leigh Norman (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvatore Pacheco (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Grimaldi (fresh) SF - Roger Leader (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Salvador Espinoza (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Pfeil (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Rice | Erik Brooks hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:20 | UTEP | Gregory Bohon steps in front of the William Pfeil pass | 57-48 |
| 03:17 | Rice | Louie Kennedy banks in the layup on a great pass from Gregory Bohon | 59-48 |
| 03:17 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory French (PG), Ronald Fabiano (SG), Matthew Hearn (PF) Erik Brooks, Louie Kennedy, Jim Williams | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Firth (PG), Nick Caves (SG), Anthony Scott (PF), Tommy McComack (C) Salvatore Pacheco, James Grimaldi, Salvador Espinoza, William Pfeil | |
| 02:49 | UTEP | Tommy McComack hits a floater near the basket | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 02:22 | Rice | Leigh Norman hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 59-50 |
| 02:20 | UTEP | Anthony Scott grabs the board | 59-50 |
| 02:14 | UTEP | Tommy McComack is hacked by Leigh Norman - foul #1 on Leigh Norman, team foul #9 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Louie Kennedy (SG), Jim Williams (C) Gregory Bohon, Leigh Norman | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 02:14 | UTEP | Tommy McComack makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 02:14 | UTEP | Tommy McComack misses the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 02:14 | UTEP | Anthony Scott grabs the offensive board | 59-51 |
| 02:03 | UTEP | Tommy McComack misses the shot in the lane | 59-51 |
| 02:01 | Rice | Matthew Hearn snags the defensive board | 59-51 |
| 01:33 | Rice | Ronald Fabiano comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-51 |
| 01:32 | UTEP | Nick Caves grabs the board | 59-51 |
| 01:24 | UTEP | Nick Caves misses the easy layup | 59-51 |
| 01:23 | Rice | Matthew Hearn snags the defensive board | 59-51 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Louie Kennedy's layup is rejected by Anthony Scott | 59-51 |
| 00:56 | UTEP | Joseph Firth snags the defensive board | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:51 | UTEP | Joseph Firth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-51 |
| 00:50 | UTEP | Tommy McComack grabs the offensive board | 59-51 |
| 00:47 | UTEP | Joseph Firth misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-51 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Louie Kennedy snags the defensive board | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:42 | Rice | Louie Kennedy is hacked by Nick Caves in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nick Caves, team foul #8 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Leigh Norman (C) Gregory French, Jim Williams | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:42 | Rice | Louie Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Louie Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:35 | UTEP | Joseph Firth drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Anthony Scott | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:33 | Rice | Ronald Fabiano is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Firth - foul #4 on Joseph Firth, team foul #9 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Bohon (SF) Louie Kennedy | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:33 | Rice | Ronald Fabiano makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Ronald Fabiano makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:27 | UTEP | Joseph Firth comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-54 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Ronald Fabiano pulls down the rebound | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:25 | Rice | Ronald Fabiano is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Firth - foul #5 on Joseph Firth, team foul #10 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG) Joseph Firth | |
| 00:25 | Rice | Ronald Fabiano makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:25 | Rice | Ronald Fabiano makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:18 | UTEP | Nick Caves knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Scott | 65-56 |
| 00:15 | Rice | Nick Caves is called for the reach on Ronald Fabiano in the backcourt - foul #5 on Nick Caves, team foul #11 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Grimaldi (SG) Nick Caves | |
| 00:15 | Rice | Ronald Fabiano makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:15 | Rice | Ronald Fabiano makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:10 | UTEP | Anthony Scott misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Ronald Fabiano - foul #1 on Ronald Fabiano, team foul #10 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory French (SG), Jim Williams (PF), Jack Jaquez (C) Gregory Bohon, Matthew Hearn, Leigh Norman | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:10 | UTEP | Anthony Scott makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:10 | UTEP | Anthony Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Gregory French snags the defensive board | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Keith Robinson runs out the clock | 67-57 |