| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roy McCorkindale (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marko Kozikowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Baran Zwilling (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Eric Freeman (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Gilberto Mancini (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darko Wisneski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Kurz (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Norman Kelly (fresh) C - Larry Shaw (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz inbounds the ball | 32-26 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Rice | Gilberto Mancini swats the layup by Larry Shaw | 32-26 |
| 19:37 | Rice | Norman Kelly can't tip it in | 32-26 |
| 19:36 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski grabs the defensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 19:16 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski is whistled for traveling | 32-26 |
| 18:48 | Rice | Joseph Jackson misses short on a floater from the right side | 32-26 |
| 18:47 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Gilberto Mancini | 32-26 |
| 18:45 | UTEP | Joseph Jackson steals it from Roy McCorkindale in the backcourt | 32-26 |
| 18:32 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz is fouled on the floor by Marko Kozikowski - foul #2 on Marko Kozikowski, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| 18:24 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-26 |
| 18:22 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale pulls down the rebound | 32-26 |
| 18:08 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-26 |
| 18:07 | Rice | Larry Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 18:01 | Rice | Norman Kelly misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-26 |
| 18:00 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Gilberto Mancini | 32-26 |
| 17:44 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Roy McCorkindale | 34-26 |
| 17:36 | Rice | Darko Wisneski is fouled on the floor by Gilberto Mancini - foul #1 on Gilberto Mancini, team foul #2 | 34-26 |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Owens (SG), Berdy Zywiec (SF), Don Scalf (C) Marko Kozikowski, Baran Zwilling, Gilberto Mancini | |
| Subs | Rice | William Dailey (SF), Erik McGowan (PF), John Larsen (C) Lawrence Kurz, Norman Kelly, Larry Shaw | |
| 17:25 | Rice | Erik McGowan hits a wide open turnaround in the paint | 34-28 |
| 17:07 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale lays it up and in on a great pass from Daniel Owens and he's fouled by Joseph Jackson - foul #3 on Joseph Jackson, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Perry (PF) Eric Freeman | |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG), Hugh Granville (C) Joseph Jackson, Darko Wisneski | |
| 17:07 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale misses the free throw | 36-28 |
| 17:07 | Rice | John Larsen pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |
| 16:38 | Rice | Hugh Granville scores on a jumper from the left side | 36-30 |
| 16:24 | UTEP | Robert Perry drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Daniel Owens and the foul's on John Larsen - foul #2 on John Larsen, team foul #2 | 38-30 |
| Subs | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski (PG), Baran Zwilling (SF) Roy McCorkindale, Berdy Zywiec | |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Kurz (SF), Norman Kelly (PF) Erik McGowan, Hugh Granville | |
| 16:24 | UTEP | Robert Perry makes the free throw | 39-30 |
| 16:06 | Rice | Norman Kelly hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 39-30 |
| 16:04 | Rice | Norman Kelly can't tip it in | 39-30 |
| 16:03 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Don Scalf | 39-30 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Marko Kozikowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Owens (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Baran Zwilling (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Perry (fresh) 3 pts. C - Don Scalf (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Dailey (fresh) SF - Lawrence Kurz (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Norman Kelly (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Larsen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-30 |
| 15:43 | UTEP | Robert Perry pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 15:33 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski misses the easy layup | 39-30 |
| 15:32 | UTEP | Robert Perry pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 15:20 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling slams it home on a nice dish by Daniel Owens and the foul's on Lawrence Kurz - foul #3 on Lawrence Kurz, team foul #3 | 41-30 |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Eric Freeman (PF), Gilberto Mancini (C) Daniel Owens, Robert Perry, Don Scalf | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Jackson (PG), Darko Wisneski (SG), Larry Shaw (C) George Anderson, William Dailey, John Larsen | |
| 15:20 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling makes the free throw | 42-30 |
| 15:10 | Rice | Larry Shaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-30 |
| 15:00 | UTEP | Yuan Sun travels with the ball | 42-30 |
| Subs | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale (PG), Berdy Zywiec (SF) Yuan Sun, Baran Zwilling | |
| Subs | Rice | Erik McGowan (PF) Norman Kelly | |
| 14:35 | Rice | Roy McCorkindale is called for the reach on Joseph Jackson - foul #1 on Roy McCorkindale, team foul #3 | 42-30 |
| Subs | UTEP | Zhuang Hong (SG) Marko Kozikowski | |
| Subs | Rice | John Larsen (PF) Lawrence Kurz | |
| 14:28 | Rice | Joseph Jackson drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Erik McGowan | 42-33 |
| 14:05 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini misses the jumper in the lane | 42-33 |
| 14:03 | UTEP | Eric Freeman grabs the offensive board | 42-33 |
| 13:50 | UTEP | Larry Shaw is called for the reach on Gilberto Mancini - foul #2 on Larry Shaw, team foul #4 | 42-33 |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Owens (SG), Baran Zwilling (SF) Zhuang Hong, Berdy Zywiec | |
| Subs | Rice | Norman Kelly (PF) John Larsen | |
| 13:23 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Larry Shaw - foul #3 on Larry Shaw, team foul #5 | 42-33 |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Marko Kozikowski (SG) Roy McCorkindale, Daniel Owens | |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Kurz (SF) Erik McGowan | |
| 13:23 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 13:23 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini makes the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 13:13 | Rice | Norman Kelly blows the layup | 44-33 |
| 13:11 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini snags the defensive board | 44-33 |
| 13:00 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini drills a floater from the left wing and he's fouled by Joseph Jackson - foul #4 on Joseph Jackson, team foul #6 | 46-33 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG), John Larsen (C) Joseph Jackson, Larry Shaw | |
| 13:00 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini misses the free throw | 46-33 |
| 13:00 | Rice | John Larsen pulls down the rebound | 46-33 |
| 12:39 | Rice | Gilberto Mancini steals the ball from Lawrence Kurz | 46-33 |
| 12:24 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 46-33 |
| 12:22 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski tips it home | 48-33 |
| 12:09 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-33 |
| 12:08 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini grabs the defensive rebound | 48-33 |
| 11:56 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 48-33 |
| 11:55 | Rice | Norman Kelly snags the defensive board | 48-33 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Yuan Sun (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marko Kozikowski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Baran Zwilling (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Eric Freeman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Gilberto Mancini (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Darko Wisneski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Kurz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Norman Kelly (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - John Larsen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Rice | George Anderson misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-33 |
| 11:32 | UTEP | Eric Freeman snags the defensive board | 48-33 |
| 11:04 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini drills a driving attempt near the basket | 50-33 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:52 | Rice | The jump hook by Darko Wisneski is blocked by Gilberto Mancini | 50-33 |
| 10:51 | Rice | John Larsen gets the offensive rebound | 50-33 |
| 10:41 | Rice | George Anderson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-33 |
| 10:39 | UTEP | Eric Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 50-33 |
| 10:35 | UTEP | Yuan Sun is hacked by George Anderson - foul #1 on George Anderson, team foul #7 | 50-33 |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Owens (SG), Berdy Zywiec (SF), Robert Perry (PF), Don Scalf (C) Marko Kozikowski, Baran Zwilling, Eric Freeman, Gilberto Mancini | |
| Subs | Rice | William Dailey (PG), Erik McGowan (SF), Hugh Granville (PF), Larry Shaw (C) George Anderson, Lawrence Kurz, Norman Kelly, John Larsen | |
| 10:35 | UTEP | Yuan Sun makes the 1st free throw | 51-33 |
| 10:35 | UTEP | Yuan Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 52-33 |
| 10:26 | Rice | Erik McGowan is hacked by Don Scalf - foul #1 on Don Scalf, team foul #4 | 52-33 |
| Subs | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale (PG) Yuan Sun | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:12 | Rice | Larry Shaw loses the dribble to Roy McCorkindale | 52-33 |
| 09:52 | UTEP | Robert Perry comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 52-33 |
| 09:51 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale gets the offensive rebound | 52-33 |
| 09:30 | UTEP | Don Scalf's pass is intercepted by William Dailey | 52-33 |
| 09:23 | Rice | Erik McGowan misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 52-33 |
| 09:22 | UTEP | Daniel Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 52-33 |
| 09:08 | UTEP | Don Scalf slams it home | 54-33 |
| 08:54 | Rice | Robert Perry is called for the reach on William Dailey - foul #1 on Robert Perry, team foul #5 | 54-33 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG), John Larsen (PF) Darko Wisneski, Hugh Granville | |
| 08:42 | Rice | Erik McGowan connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-36 |
| 08:29 | UTEP | Robert Perry misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 54-36 |
| 08:28 | Rice | John Larsen snags the defensive board | 54-36 |
| 08:09 | Rice | William Dailey hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from George Anderson | 54-39 |
| 07:54 | UTEP | Don Scalf misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-39 |
| 07:53 | Rice | George Anderson grabs the board | 54-39 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roy McCorkindale (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Owens (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Berdy Zywiec (fresh) PF - Robert Perry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Don Scalf (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Dailey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Erik McGowan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Larsen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Shaw (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:38 | Rice | John Larsen misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-39 |
| 07:37 | UTEP | Don Scalf pulls down the rebound | 54-39 |
| 07:21 | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec misses the dunk attempt | 54-39 |
| 07:19 | Rice | Erik McGowan snags the defensive board | 54-39 |
| 07:00 | Rice | 3 seconds is called on William Dailey | 54-39 |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Marko Kozikowski (SG), Baran Zwilling (SF), Eric Freeman (PF), Gilberto Mancini (C) Roy McCorkindale, Daniel Owens, Berdy Zywiec, Robert Perry, Don Scalf | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Jackson (PG), Lawrence Kurz (SF), Norman Kelly (PF) William Dailey, Erik McGowan, Larry Shaw | |
| 06:38 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Yuan Sun | 56-39 |
| 06:28 | Rice | George Anderson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-39 |
| 06:26 | Rice | Norman Kelly snags the offensive board | 56-39 |
| 06:13 | Rice | Eric Freeman steps in front of the Norman Kelly pass | 56-39 |
| 05:54 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski hits a fadeaway from the right side | 58-39 |
| 05:45 | Rice | Joseph Jackson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-39 |
| 05:44 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz tips it in | 58-41 |
| 05:38 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale (PG) Yuan Sun | |
| Subs | Rice | Darko Wisneski (SG), Hugh Granville (C) George Anderson, John Larsen | |
| 05:21 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz misses badly on a runner in the paint | 58-41 |
| 05:19 | Rice | Norman Kelly hits the follow up shot | 58-43 |
| 04:55 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 58-43 |
| 04:54 | Rice | Hugh Granville gets the rebound | 58-43 |
| 04:48 | Rice | Norman Kelly hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 58-43 |
| 04:47 | UTEP | Eric Freeman pulls down the rebound | 58-43 |
| 04:29 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale is hacked by Darko Wisneski - foul #3 on Darko Wisneski, team foul #8 | 58-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Owens (SG), Berdy Zywiec (SF) Marko Kozikowski, Baran Zwilling | |
| Subs | Rice | William Dailey (SG), Michael Chapin (SF), Larry Shaw (C) Darko Wisneski, Lawrence Kurz, Norman Kelly | |
| 04:29 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale makes the 1st free throw | 59-43 |
| 04:29 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale misses the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 04:29 | Rice | Larry Shaw snags the defensive board | 59-43 |
| 04:04 | Rice | Joseph Jackson makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by William Dailey | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:47 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Shaw | 59-46 |
| 03:45 | Rice | Larry Shaw grabs the board | 59-46 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roy McCorkindale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Owens (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Berdy Zywiec (fresh) PF - Eric Freeman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 12 reb. C - Gilberto Mancini (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joseph Jackson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - William Dailey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Chapin (fresh) PF - Hugh Granville (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Shaw (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:35 | Rice | William Dailey hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 59-46 |
| 03:34 | UTEP | Eric Freeman gets the rebound | 59-46 |
| 03:13 | UTEP | Eric Freeman connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Roy McCorkindale | 61-46 |
| 03:06 | Rice | William Dailey clanks a 3 from the right corner | 61-46 |
| 03:04 | UTEP | Eric Freeman grabs the board | 61-46 |
| 02:55 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Roy McCorkindale | 63-46 |
| 02:36 | Rice | William Dailey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Zhuang Hong (SG), Robert Perry (PF), Don Scalf (C) Roy McCorkindale, Daniel Owens, Eric Freeman, Gilberto Mancini | |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG), Erik McGowan (PF), John Larsen (C) Joseph Jackson, Hugh Granville, Larry Shaw | |
| 02:19 | UTEP | Robert Perry is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Perry, team foul #6 | 63-46 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Michael Chapin hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Perry - foul #3 on Robert Perry, team foul #7 | 63-46 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Michael Chapin makes the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Michael Chapin makes the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 01:38 | UTEP | Robert Perry makes the floater in the lane set up by Yuan Sun | 65-48 |
| 01:22 | Rice | William Dailey is hacked by Zhuang Hong - foul #1 on Zhuang Hong, team foul #8 | 65-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Owens (SG) Zhuang Hong | |
| Subs | Rice | Hugh Granville (C) Michael Chapin | |
| 01:22 | Rice | William Dailey makes the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 01:22 | Rice | William Dailey makes the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| 01:05 | UTEP | Robert Perry can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 65-50 |
| 01:03 | UTEP | Yuan Sun tips it but misses | 65-50 |
| 01:02 | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec snags the offensive board | 65-50 |
| 00:56 | UTEP | Robert Perry can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Erik McGowan - foul #3 on Erik McGowan, team foul #9 | 65-50 |
| 00:56 | UTEP | Robert Perry makes the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 00:56 | UTEP | Robert Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Rice | George Anderson is fouled on the floor by Yuan Sun - foul #4 on Yuan Sun, team foul #9 | 67-50 |
| 00:50 | Rice | George Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 00:50 | UTEP | Don Scalf grabs the defensive rebound | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | UTEP | Daniel Owens connects on the runner near the basket and he's fouled by Hugh Granville - foul #1 on Hugh Granville, team foul #10 | 69-50 |
| 00:21 | UTEP | Daniel Owens makes the free throw | 70-50 |
| 00:14 | Rice | George Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-50 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Yuan Sun runs out the clock | 70-50 |