| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jacob Oram (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Luc (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dale Chewning (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Venne (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Brian Olejarski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Cheslav Budziszewski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Zlatko Janski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Barbera (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ty Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Zlatko Janski inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:46 | UTEP | Gregory Barbera drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Brian Olejarski and the foul's on Jacob Oram - foul #3 on Jacob Oram, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Rob Hobart (PG) Jacob Oram | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 19:46 | UTEP | Gregory Barbera makes the free throw | 33-39 |
| 19:26 | Rice | Joseph Venne hits a shot from the baseline | 35-39 |
| 19:01 | UTEP | Brian Olejarski misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 18:59 | Rice | Joseph Venne grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 18:33 | Rice | Zlatko Janski is called for the reach on James Luc - foul #3 on Zlatko Janski, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Breece (SF), David Aragon (PF), Billy Hund (C) James Luc, Dale Chewning, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | UTEP | Douglas Bruner (PG), Glen Barnes (SG), Salvatore Garza (SF), James Goulart (C) Brian Olejarski, Cheslav Budziszewski, Zlatko Janski, Ty Jones | |
| 18:19 | Rice | David Aragon connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Ray Clark and the foul's on Gregory Barbera - foul #1 on Gregory Barbera, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| 18:19 | Rice | David Aragon misses the free throw | 37-39 |
| 18:19 | UTEP | Salvatore Garza grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 18:11 | UTEP | James Goulart misses the lay-in but he's hacked by David Aragon - foul #2 on David Aragon, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| 18:11 | UTEP | James Goulart makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 18:11 | UTEP | James Goulart makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 18:08 | Rice | Joshua Breece is fouled in the backcourt by Salvatore Garza - foul #1 on Salvatore Garza, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| 17:56 | Rice | David Aragon can't finish the uncontested layup | 37-41 |
| 17:54 | UTEP | Salvatore Garza grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 17:52 | UTEP | Ray Clark picks off the pass by Glen Barnes in the backcourt | 37-41 |
| 17:35 | Rice | David Aragon hits the easy wide open finger roll | 39-41 |
| 17:24 | UTEP | James Goulart can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 17:23 | UTEP | James Goulart pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 17:09 | UTEP | Gregory Barbera is alone and drills a jumper near the basket | 39-43 |
| 16:54 | Rice | David Aragon makes the wide open shot in the paint set up by Ray Clark | 41-43 |
| 16:36 | UTEP | Douglas Bruner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Scott (SF), Dale Chewning (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Joshua Breece, David Aragon, Billy Hund | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tim Johnson (PG), Cheslav Budziszewski (SF), Ty Jones (C) Glen Barnes, Salvatore Garza, James Goulart | |
| 16:19 | Rice | Ray Clark is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-43 |
| 16:17 | Rice | Ray Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 15:55 | Rice | Kevin Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-43 |
| Subs | Rice | James Luc (SF) Kevin Scott | |
| Subs | UTEP | Roy Olsen (SG), Zlatko Janski (SF) Douglas Bruner, Gregory Barbera | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rob Hobart (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ray Clark (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Luc (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dale Chewning (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Dustin Walters (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Tim Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Olsen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Zlatko Janski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Cheslav Budziszewski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ty Jones (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:53 | UTEP | Tim Johnson loses the dribble to Rob Hobart in the backcourt | 41-43 |
| 15:52 | Rice | Rob Hobart lays it in | 43-43 |
| 15:48 | UTEP | Tim Johnson is hacked by Ray Clark in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ray Clark, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Breece (SF), Joseph Venne (C) Ray Clark, Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | UTEP | Brian Olejarski (PG) Tim Johnson | |
| 15:22 | UTEP | Zlatko Janski drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-46 |
| 15:19 | Rice | Roy Olsen picks off the pass by James Luc in the backcourt | 43-46 |
| 14:59 | UTEP | Zlatko Janski can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 43-46 |
| 14:57 | Rice | Joseph Venne grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Rob Hobart is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 43-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Scott (SF) Joshua Breece | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tim Johnson (PG) Brian Olejarski | |
| 14:34 | UTEP | Zlatko Janski hits the finger roll set up by Tim Johnson | 43-48 |
| 14:22 | Rice | Dale Chewning hits a shot from the left block and he's hacked by Ty Jones - foul #1 on Ty Jones, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Billy Hund (C) Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | UTEP | Brian Olejarski (PG) Tim Johnson | |
| 14:22 | Rice | Dale Chewning misses the free throw | 45-48 |
| 14:22 | UTEP | Cheslav Budziszewski grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 14:04 | UTEP | Ty Jones comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 45-48 |
| 14:03 | Rice | Billy Hund pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 13:42 | Rice | Dale Chewning misses short on a turnaround from close range | 45-48 |
| 13:40 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Zlatko Janski | 45-48 |
| 13:38 | UTEP | Zlatko Janski is hacked by Kevin Scott in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Scott, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Breece (SF), David Aragon (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Kevin Scott, Dale Chewning, Billy Hund | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Goulart (C) Ty Jones | |
| 13:18 | UTEP | Cheslav Budziszewski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-48 |
| 13:16 | Rice | The rebound goes to Dustin Walters | 45-48 |
| 13:10 | Rice | James Luc drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-48 |
| 13:08 | UTEP | Brian Olejarski is fouled in the backcourt by Rob Hobart - foul #3 on Rob Hobart, team foul #5 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Oram (PG) Rob Hobart | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tim Johnson (PG), Gregory Barbera (PF) Brian Olejarski, Cheslav Budziszewski | |
| 12:56 | UTEP | Jacob Oram steps in front of the Gregory Barbera pass | 48-48 |
| 12:32 | Rice | Joshua Breece misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-48 |
| 12:30 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Gregory Barbera | 48-48 |
| 12:26 | UTEP | Zlatko Janski is wide open but clanks a runner from the right block | 48-48 |
| 12:25 | Rice | Dustin Walters grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 12:06 | Rice | Gregory Barbera steps in front of the Jacob Oram pass | 48-48 |
| 12:04 | UTEP | Jacob Oram picks off the pass by Zlatko Janski in the backcourt | 48-48 |
| 11:50 | Rice | Jacob Oram misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-48 |
| 11:49 | Rice | David Aragon grabs the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jacob Oram (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Luc (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Joshua Breece (tiring) PF - David Aragon (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Dustin Walters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Tim Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Olsen (tired) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Zlatko Janski (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Gregory Barbera (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Goulart (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Rice | Joshua Breece misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 11:33 | Rice | James Luc grabs the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 11:25 | Rice | David Aragon clanks a shot from close range | 48-48 |
| 11:24 | UTEP | Zlatko Janski gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 11:24 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Scott (SF), Dale Chewning (PF), Billy Hund (C) Joshua Breece, David Aragon, Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | UTEP | Douglas Bruner (PG), Glen Barnes (SG), Salvatore Garza (SF), Cheslav Budziszewski (PF), Ty Jones (C) Tim Johnson, Roy Olsen, Zlatko Janski, Gregory Barbera, James Goulart | |
| 11:10 | UTEP | James Luc steps in front of the Cheslav Budziszewski pass | 48-48 |
| 10:46 | Rice | James Luc hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 48-48 |
| 10:44 | UTEP | Cheslav Budziszewski pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 10:35 | UTEP | Cheslav Budziszewski hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-51 |
| 10:19 | Rice | Billy Hund throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Ray Clark (PG), Joshua Breece (SF), Joseph Venne (C) Jacob Oram, Kevin Scott, Billy Hund | |
| Subs | UTEP | Brian Olejarski (PG), Zlatko Janski (SF) Glen Barnes, Salvatore Garza | |
| 10:08 | UTEP | Douglas Bruner is fouled on the floor by James Luc - foul #3 on James Luc, team foul #6 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Roy Olsen (SG) Douglas Bruner | |
| 09:56 | UTEP | Brian Olejarski travels with the ball | 48-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Oram (PG) James Luc | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Goulart (C) Ty Jones | |
| 09:41 | Rice | Jacob Oram knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing and he's hacked by Roy Olsen - foul #4 on Roy Olsen, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Douglas Bruner (SG) Roy Olsen | |
| 09:41 | Rice | Jacob Oram makes the free throw | 51-51 |
| 09:21 | UTEP | Brian Olejarski can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 51-51 |
| 09:20 | UTEP | Zlatko Janski tips it back up and in | 51-53 |
| 09:18 | Rice | Ray Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Bruner - foul #1 on Douglas Bruner, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Scott (SF), Billy Hund (PF) Joshua Breece, Dale Chewning | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ty Jones (C) James Goulart | |
| 09:01 | Rice | Ty Jones is called for the reach on Billy Hund - foul #2 on Ty Jones, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Barbera (PF) Cheslav Budziszewski | |
| 09:01 | Rice | Billy Hund makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 09:01 | Rice | Billy Hund makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 08:43 | UTEP | Kevin Scott steals the ball from Brian Olejarski | 53-53 |
| 08:38 | Rice | Zlatko Janski steals the ball from Joseph Venne in the backcourt | 53-53 |
| 08:21 | UTEP | Joseph Venne is called for the reach on Ty Jones - foul #1 on Joseph Venne, team foul #7 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Joshua Breece (SF), David Aragon (PF) Kevin Scott, Billy Hund | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tim Johnson (PG), Glen Barnes (SG), Salvatore Garza (SF), Cheslav Budziszewski (PF) Brian Olejarski, Douglas Bruner, Zlatko Janski, Gregory Barbera | |
| 08:21 | UTEP | Ty Jones makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 08:21 | UTEP | Ty Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 08:21 | Rice | David Aragon pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| 08:02 | Rice | Joshua Breece makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ray Clark | 56-54 |
| 07:43 | UTEP | Salvatore Garza can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by David Aragon - foul #3 on David Aragon, team foul #8 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Scott (SF), Dale Chewning (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Joshua Breece, David Aragon, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | UTEP | Roy Olsen (SG), James Goulart (C) Glen Barnes, Ty Jones | |
| 07:43 | UTEP | Salvatore Garza misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 07:43 | UTEP | Salvatore Garza makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jacob Oram (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ray Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dale Chewning (tiring) 4 pts. C - Dustin Walters (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Tim Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Olsen (tiring) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Salvatore Garza (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cheslav Budziszewski (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Goulart (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Rice | Dustin Walters knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 58-55 |
| 07:14 | UTEP | Cheslav Budziszewski connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Tim Johnson | 58-57 |
| 06:58 | Rice | Dustin Walters misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Roy Olsen - foul #5 on Roy Olsen, team foul #8 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Rob Hobart (PG), Joshua Breece (SF), Billy Hund (PF) Jacob Oram, Kevin Scott, Dale Chewning | |
| Subs | UTEP | Brian Olejarski (PG), Douglas Bruner (SG), Zlatko Janski (SF), Gregory Barbera (PF) Tim Johnson, Roy Olsen, Salvatore Garza, Cheslav Budziszewski | |
| 06:58 | Rice | Dustin Walters makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 06:58 | Rice | Dustin Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 06:43 | UTEP | Brian Olejarski misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-57 |
| 06:42 | UTEP | Zlatko Janski gets the offensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 06:28 | UTEP | Billy Hund blocks the jumper by Douglas Bruner | 60-57 |
| 06:26 | UTEP | James Goulart misses the tip | 60-57 |
| 06:25 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joshua Breece | 60-57 |
| 06:20 | Rice | Rob Hobart is hacked by Brian Olejarski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Olejarski, team foul #9 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Rice | James Luc (SF), David Aragon (PF) Joshua Breece, Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 06:20 | Rice | Rob Hobart misses the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 06:20 | UTEP | James Goulart snags the defensive board | 60-57 |
| 06:01 | UTEP | Zlatko Janski comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by James Luc - foul #4 on James Luc, team foul #9 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Oram (PG), Joseph Venne (C) Rob Hobart, Billy Hund | |
| Subs | UTEP | Glen Barnes (SG), Cheslav Budziszewski (PF), Ty Jones (C) Douglas Bruner, Gregory Barbera, James Goulart | |
| 06:01 | UTEP | Zlatko Janski misses the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 06:01 | UTEP | Zlatko Janski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 05:58 | Rice | Ray Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Olejarski - foul #3 on Brian Olejarski, team foul #10 | 60-58 |
| 05:58 | Rice | Ray Clark makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 05:58 | Rice | Ray Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 05:58 | UTEP | Ty Jones gets the rebound | 61-58 |
| 05:53 | UTEP | Brian Olejarski misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-58 |
| 05:52 | UTEP | Cheslav Budziszewski tips it but misses | 61-58 |
| 05:51 | Rice | Ray Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 05:47 | Rice | Jacob Oram is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Olejarski - foul #4 on Brian Olejarski, team foul #11 | 61-58 |
| 05:47 | Rice | Jacob Oram makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 05:47 | Rice | Jacob Oram makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 05:31 | UTEP | Ty Jones clanks a 3 from straight away | 63-58 |
| 05:30 | UTEP | Zlatko Janski pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 05:12 | UTEP | Cheslav Budziszewski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 63-58 |
| 05:10 | Rice | David Aragon snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Rob Hobart (PG), Kevin Scott (SF), Dale Chewning (PF), Billy Hund (C) Jacob Oram, James Luc, David Aragon, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tim Johnson (PG), Douglas Bruner (SG), James Goulart (C) Brian Olejarski, Glen Barnes, Ty Jones | |
| 04:59 | Rice | Ray Clark makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Rob Hobart | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:56 | UTEP | Tim Johnson travels in the backcourt | 66-58 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Garza (SF), Gregory Barbera (PF) Zlatko Janski, Cheslav Budziszewski | |
| 04:36 | Rice | Ray Clark scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-58 |
| 04:29 | UTEP | Douglas Bruner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-58 |
| 04:28 | Rice | Billy Hund pulls down the rebound | 69-58 |
| 04:17 | Rice | Rob Hobart is fouled on the floor by Tim Johnson - foul #2 on Tim Johnson, team foul #12 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Oram (PG), Joshua Breece (SF), Dustin Walters (C) Ray Clark, Kevin Scott, Dale Chewning | |
| Subs | UTEP | Glen Barnes (PG), Zlatko Janski (SF), Cheslav Budziszewski (PF), Ty Jones (C) Tim Johnson, Salvatore Garza, Gregory Barbera, James Goulart | |
| 04:17 | Rice | Rob Hobart makes the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 04:17 | Rice | Rob Hobart makes the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:00 | UTEP | Zlatko Janski hits a turnaround from close range | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:43 | Rice | Rob Hobart connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jacob Oram | 74-60 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jacob Oram (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Rob Hobart (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Breece (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Billy Hund (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Dustin Walters (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Glen Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Bruner (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Zlatko Janski (tired) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Cheslav Budziszewski (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Ty Jones (very tired) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:40 | UTEP | Zlatko Janski is fouled in the backcourt by Jacob Oram - foul #4 on Jacob Oram, team foul #10 | 74-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Ray Clark (SG), Dale Chewning (PF), Joseph Venne (C) Jacob Oram, Billy Hund, Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | UTEP | Brian Olejarski (PG), James Goulart (C) Douglas Bruner, Ty Jones | |
| 03:40 | UTEP | Zlatko Janski makes the 1st free throw | 74-61 |
| 03:40 | UTEP | Zlatko Janski makes the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| 03:18 | Rice | Rob Hobart hits a wide open 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Ray Clark | 77-62 |
| 03:18 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 77-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Scott (SF), Billy Hund (PF), Dustin Walters (C) Joshua Breece, Dale Chewning, Joseph Venne | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tim Johnson (PG), Gregory Barbera (PF) Brian Olejarski, Glen Barnes | |
| 03:03 | UTEP | Cheslav Budziszewski is denied on a dunk by Dustin Walters | 77-62 |
| 03:02 | Rice | Kevin Scott grabs the board | 77-62 |
| 02:42 | Rice | Ray Clark drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Kevin Scott | 80-62 |
| 02:38 | UTEP | Rob Hobart is called for the reach on Zlatko Janski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Rob Hobart, team foul #11 | 80-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Oram (PG), Dale Chewning (PF), David Aragon (C) Rob Hobart, Billy Hund, Dustin Walters | |
| Subs | UTEP | Douglas Bruner (SG) Gregory Barbera | |
| 02:38 | UTEP | Zlatko Janski makes the 1st free throw | 80-63 |
| 02:38 | UTEP | Zlatko Janski misses the 2nd free throw | 80-63 |
| 02:38 | Rice | David Aragon grabs the defensive rebound | 80-63 |
| 02:36 | Rice | Jacob Oram's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 80-63 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Garza (SF) Zlatko Janski | |
| 02:24 | UTEP | Cheslav Budziszewski misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 80-63 |
| 02:22 | Rice | Dale Chewning grabs the board | 80-63 |
| 02:16 | Rice | Dale Chewning is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 80-63 |
| 02:14 | UTEP | Salvatore Garza snags the defensive board | 80-63 |
| 02:00 | UTEP | Salvatore Garza misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jacob Oram - foul #5 on Jacob Oram, team foul #12 | 80-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Rob Hobart (PG), James Luc (SF), Joseph Venne (C) Jacob Oram, Kevin Scott, David Aragon | |
| Subs | UTEP | Glen Barnes (SG) Tim Johnson | |
| 02:00 | UTEP | Salvatore Garza makes the 1st free throw | 80-64 |
| 02:00 | UTEP | Salvatore Garza misses the 2nd free throw | 80-64 |
| 02:00 | Rice | Joseph Venne grabs the board | 80-64 |
| 01:36 | Rice | Rob Hobart can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 80-64 |
| 01:35 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Glen Barnes | 80-64 |
| 01:33 | UTEP | Douglas Bruner is called for traveling in the backcourt | 80-64 |
| 01:22 | Rice | Salvatore Garza takes the ball from Rob Hobart | 80-64 |
| 01:19 | UTEP | Glen Barnes hits the finger roll on a great pass from Salvatore Garza | 80-66 |
| 00:57 | Rice | James Luc comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 80-66 |
| 00:55 | UTEP | Cheslav Budziszewski grabs the defensive rebound | 80-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:49 | UTEP | James Goulart makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 80-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Rice | Glen Barnes takes the ball from James Luc in the backcourt | 80-69 |
| 00:40 | UTEP | Salvatore Garza can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 80-69 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Joseph Venne snags the defensive board | 80-69 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Glen Barnes picks off the pass by Rob Hobart in the backcourt | 80-69 |
| 00:32 | UTEP | Glen Barnes is hacked by Ray Clark - foul #4 on Ray Clark, team foul #13 | 80-69 |
| 00:32 | UTEP | Glen Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 80-69 |
| 00:32 | UTEP | Glen Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Joseph Venne grabs the defensive rebound | 80-69 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Rob Hobart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 80-69 |
| 00:25 | UTEP | Rob Hobart steals it from Glen Barnes | 80-69 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Rob Hobart blows the layup | 80-69 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Dale Chewning grabs the offensive board | 80-69 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Rob Hobart runs out the clock | 80-69 |