| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roger Willett (fresh) SG - Jason Stadtmiller (fresh) SF - Daniel Sepe (fresh) PF - James Neu (fresh) C - James Musgrove (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jacobs (fresh) SG - Joseph Bush (fresh) SF - Mike Rye (fresh) PF - Joseph Harrison (fresh) C - Ronald Woodard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Ronald Woodard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Rice | Jason Stadtmiller picks off the pass by Robert Jacobs in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | UTEP | Roger Willett drills a jumper from the left side set up by Daniel Sepe and he's hacked by Robert Jacobs - foul #1 on Robert Jacobs, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:44 | UTEP | Roger Willett makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:22 | Rice | Joseph Bush is alone and drills a shot from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 19:02 | UTEP | Daniel Sepe drills a driving attempt in the lane | 5-2 |
| 18:48 | Rice | Joseph Harrison can't connect on an uncontested runner from the right block but he's hacked by James Neu - foul #1 on James Neu, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:48 | Rice | Joseph Harrison misses the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:48 | Rice | Joseph Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:25 | UTEP | Ronald Woodard denies the turnaround by Jason Stadtmiller | 5-3 |
| 18:23 | UTEP | Daniel Sepe misses the tip | 5-3 |
| 18:22 | Rice | Joseph Harrison gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 18:00 | Rice | Joseph Harrison is hacked by James Neu - foul #2 on James Neu, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joey Graham (PF) James Neu | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:31 | Rice | Mike Rye knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Jacobs and he's fouled by Daniel Sepe - foul #1 on Daniel Sepe, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | UTEP | Matthew Cochran (PG), David Eyre (SG), Moises Figueroa (SF), Fred Campbell (C) Roger Willett, Jason Stadtmiller, Daniel Sepe, James Musgrove | |
| Subs | Rice | David Brickey (PG), John Lamothe (SG), James Franzen (SF) Robert Jacobs, Joseph Bush, Joseph Harrison | |
| 17:31 | Rice | Mike Rye makes the free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:23 | UTEP | Moises Figueroa misses long on a shot from close range but he's hacked by James Franzen - foul #1 on James Franzen, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Orman (PF) Mike Rye | |
| 17:23 | UTEP | Moises Figueroa makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:23 | UTEP | Moises Figueroa makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 17:03 | Rice | David Brickey misses short on a shot from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 17:02 | UTEP | Fred Campbell gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:46 | UTEP | Fred Campbell scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Matthew Cochran | 9-6 |
| 16:29 | Rice | Ronald Woodard misses the easy open layup | 9-6 |
| 16:27 | UTEP | Moises Figueroa pulls down the rebound | 9-6 |
| 16:19 | UTEP | Kenneth Orman swats the shot by David Eyre | 9-6 |
| 16:17 | Rice | Kenneth Orman pulls down the rebound | 9-6 |
| 16:15 | Rice | James Franzen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-6 |
| Subs | UTEP | Marion Gassaway (SG), David Edgerly (C) David Eyre, Joey Graham | |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Boddy (SF) James Franzen | |
| 15:59 | UTEP | Fred Campbell clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-6 |
| 15:57 | Rice | Ronald Woodard pulls down the rebound | 9-6 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Matthew Cochran (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marion Gassaway (fresh) SF - Moises Figueroa (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Edgerly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Brickey (fairly fresh) SG - John Lamothe (fairly fresh) SF - Henry Boddy (fresh) PF - Kenneth Orman (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Woodard (tiring) | |
| 15:39 | Rice | David Brickey is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on David Brickey, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller (SG), Daniel Sepe (SF), Joey Graham (PF) Matthew Cochran, Moises Figueroa, Fred Campbell | |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Pierce (PG), James Franzen (SF) David Brickey, John Lamothe | |
| 15:21 | UTEP | David Edgerly hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 9-6 |
| 15:20 | UTEP | Daniel Sepe tips it in | 11-6 |
| 15:06 | Rice | James Franzen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-6 |
| 15:05 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway snags the defensive board | 11-6 |
| 14:45 | UTEP | Daniel Sepe is fouled on the floor by Carl Pierce - foul #1 on Carl Pierce, team foul #4 | 11-6 |
| Subs | UTEP | David Eyre (PG), James Musgrove (C) Marion Gassaway, David Edgerly | |
| Subs | Rice | Mike Rye (SF) James Franzen | |
| 14:32 | UTEP | Joey Graham lays it in on a great pass from Daniel Sepe | 13-6 |
| 14:10 | Rice | Kenneth Orman misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 13-6 |
| 14:09 | UTEP | Daniel Sepe gets the rebound | 13-6 |
| 13:55 | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 13-6 |
| 13:53 | Rice | The rebound goes to Ronald Woodard | 13-6 |
| 13:27 | Rice | Joey Graham steps in front of the Ronald Woodard pass | 13-6 |
| 13:04 | UTEP | Kenneth Orman takes the ball from Joey Graham | 13-6 |
| 12:44 | Rice | James Musgrove picks off the pass by Kenneth Orman | 13-6 |
| 12:29 | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 13-6 |
| 12:27 | UTEP | Daniel Sepe hits the follow up shot | 15-6 |
| 12:23 | Rice | Carl Pierce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-6 |
| Subs | UTEP | Roger Willett (PG), Matthew Cochran (SG), Moises Figueroa (SF), Fred Campbell (PF), David Edgerly (C) David Eyre, Jason Stadtmiller, Daniel Sepe, Joey Graham, James Musgrove | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jacobs (PG), Joseph Bush (SG), James Franzen (SF), Joseph Harrison (PF) Carl Pierce, Henry Boddy, Mike Rye, Kenneth Orman | |
| 12:05 | UTEP | Matthew Cochran clanks a jumper from the right block | 15-6 |
| 12:03 | Rice | Joseph Harrison grabs the board | 15-6 |
| 11:38 | Rice | Joseph Harrison can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-6 |
| 11:36 | Rice | James Franzen tips it back up and in | 15-8 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roger Willett (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Matthew Cochran (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Moises Figueroa (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Edgerly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jacobs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Bush (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Franzen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Harrison (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Woodard (tired) 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | UTEP | Roger Willett is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Bush - foul #1 on Joseph Bush, team foul #5 | 15-8 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Lamothe (SF) James Franzen | |
| 11:25 | UTEP | Roger Willett hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Matthew Cochran | 18-8 |
| 11:23 | Rice | Robert Jacobs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-8 |
| 11:07 | UTEP | Roger Willett misses the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Joseph Bush - foul #2 on Joseph Bush, team foul #6 | 18-8 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Musgrove (C) David Edgerly | |
| Subs | Rice | David Brickey (PG), James Franzen (SF) Robert Jacobs, Joseph Bush | |
| 11:07 | UTEP | Roger Willett makes the 1st free throw | 19-8 |
| 11:07 | UTEP | Roger Willett misses the 2nd free throw | 19-8 |
| 11:07 | UTEP | James Musgrove grabs the offensive board | 19-8 |
| 10:57 | UTEP | Roger Willett misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-8 |
| 10:56 | UTEP | Roger Willett pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-8 |
| 10:48 | UTEP | Moises Figueroa misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-8 |
| 10:47 | Rice | Ronald Woodard snags the defensive board | 19-8 |
| 10:28 | Rice | James Franzen scores on a 3 from straight away | 19-11 |
| 10:16 | UTEP | Matthew Cochran comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Lamothe - foul #1 on John Lamothe, team foul #7 | 19-11 |
| Subs | UTEP | Marion Gassaway (SG), Daniel Sepe (SF) Roger Willett, Fred Campbell | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 10:16 | UTEP | Matthew Cochran misses the 1st free throw | 19-11 |
| 10:16 | UTEP | Matthew Cochran makes the 2nd free throw | 20-11 |
| 09:53 | Rice | David Brickey misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-11 |
| 09:51 | Rice | Joseph Harrison tips it home | 20-13 |
| 09:34 | UTEP | Daniel Sepe clanks a floater from the left block | 20-13 |
| 09:33 | UTEP | Daniel Sepe can't tip it in | 20-13 |
| 09:32 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joseph Harrison | 20-13 |
| 09:03 | Rice | Marion Gassaway is called for the reach on Ronald Woodard - foul #1 on Marion Gassaway, team foul #4 | 20-13 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller (SG), Joey Graham (PF), David Edgerly (C) Matthew Cochran, Moises Figueroa, James Musgrove | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jacobs (PG), Henry Boddy (SG), Mike Rye (SF) David Brickey, John Lamothe, James Franzen | |
| 08:47 | Rice | Robert Jacobs is fouled on the floor by Jason Stadtmiller - foul #1 on Jason Stadtmiller, team foul #5 | 20-13 |
| Subs | UTEP | Roger Willett (PG) Marion Gassaway | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:30 | Rice | Roger Willett picks off the pass by Henry Boddy | 20-13 |
| 08:26 | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Roger Willett and he's hacked by Joseph Harrison - foul #1 on Joseph Harrison, team foul #8 | 22-13 |
| Subs | UTEP | David Eyre (PG), Fred Campbell (PF) Roger Willett, Joey Graham | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:26 | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller makes the free throw | 23-13 |
| 07:59 | Rice | Mike Rye misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-13 |
| 07:57 | UTEP | David Eyre grabs the board | 23-13 |
| 07:51 | UTEP | Fred Campbell hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Daniel Sepe | 25-13 |
| 07:23 | Rice | Henry Boddy misses short on an open 3 from straight away | 25-13 |
| 07:22 | UTEP | David Eyre snags the defensive board | 25-13 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - David Eyre (fairly fresh) SG - Jason Stadtmiller (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Sepe (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Fred Campbell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - David Edgerly (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jacobs (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Henry Boddy (fairly fresh) SF - Mike Rye (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Harrison (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Woodard (very tired) 3 reb. | |
| 07:06 | UTEP | Robert Jacobs is called for the reach on Jason Stadtmiller - foul #2 on Robert Jacobs, team foul #9 | 25-13 |
| Subs | UTEP | Roger Willett (PG), Moises Figueroa (PF), James Musgrove (C) David Eyre, Fred Campbell, David Edgerly | |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Pierce (PG), John Lamothe (SG), James Franzen (SF), Kenneth Orman (PF) Robert Jacobs, Henry Boddy, Mike Rye, Joseph Harrison | |
| 07:06 | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller makes the 1st free throw | 26-13 |
| 07:06 | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller makes the 2nd free throw | 27-13 |
| 07:04 | Rice | John Lamothe's pass is intercepted by Roger Willett in the backcourt | 27-13 |
| 07:03 | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller misses the easy layup | 27-13 |
| 07:02 | Rice | Kenneth Orman grabs the board | 27-13 |
| 06:36 | Rice | James Franzen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-13 |
| 06:34 | UTEP | The rebound goes to James Musgrove | 27-13 |
| 06:10 | UTEP | James Musgrove banks in the layup on a great pass from Daniel Sepe | 29-13 |
| 05:45 | Rice | James Franzen comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 29-13 |
| 05:44 | UTEP | Roger Willett pulls down the rebound | 29-13 |
| 05:23 | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-13 |
| 05:22 | UTEP | Moises Figueroa grabs the offensive rebound | 29-13 |
| 04:58 | UTEP | A charge is called on Daniel Sepe - foul #2 on Daniel Sepe, team foul #6 | 29-13 |
| Subs | UTEP | Matthew Cochran (PG), David Eyre (SG), Fred Campbell (PF), David Edgerly (C) Roger Willett, Jason Stadtmiller, Daniel Sepe, James Musgrove | |
| Subs | Rice | David Brickey (PG), Henry Boddy (SG), Mike Rye (SF), Joseph Harrison (PF) Carl Pierce, John Lamothe, James Franzen, Kenneth Orman | |
| 04:55 | Rice | Matthew Cochran takes the ball from Henry Boddy in the backcourt | 29-13 |
| 04:35 | UTEP | David Eyre drills a shot from the left wing set up by Matthew Cochran | 31-13 |
| 04:19 | Rice | Henry Boddy misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 31-13 |
| 04:17 | UTEP | Matthew Cochran snags the defensive board | 31-13 |
| 03:55 | UTEP | Moises Figueroa is whistled for traveling | 31-13 |
| Subs | UTEP | Roger Willett (PG), Marion Gassaway (SG), Daniel Sepe (SF), James Neu (PF) Matthew Cochran, David Eyre, Moises Figueroa, David Edgerly | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jacobs (PG), Joseph Bush (SG) David Brickey, Henry Boddy | |
| 03:32 | Rice | Joseph Harrison is fouled on the floor by James Neu - foul #3 on James Neu, team foul #7 | 31-13 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joey Graham (PF), James Musgrove (C) James Neu, Fred Campbell | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:32 | Rice | Joseph Harrison misses the 1st free throw | 31-13 |
| 03:32 | UTEP | Daniel Sepe snags the defensive board | 31-13 |
| 03:08 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway lays it in set up by Roger Willett and the foul's on Joseph Bush - foul #3 on Joseph Bush, team foul #10 | 33-13 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller (SG) Roger Willett | |
| Subs | Rice | David Brickey (SG), Kenneth Orman (PF) Joseph Bush, Joseph Harrison | |
| 03:08 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway makes the free throw | 34-13 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Marion Gassaway (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jason Stadtmiller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Sepe (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joey Graham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Musgrove (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jacobs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Brickey (fresh) SF - Mike Rye (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Orman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Woodard (very tired) 3 reb. | |
| 02:48 | Rice | Mike Rye hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 34-13 |
| 02:46 | UTEP | James Musgrove snags the defensive board | 34-13 |
| 02:26 | UTEP | Joey Graham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Jacobs - foul #3 on Robert Jacobs, team foul #11 | 34-13 |
| Subs | UTEP | Matthew Cochran (PG), Moises Figueroa (SF) Marion Gassaway, Daniel Sepe | |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Pierce (SG), James Franzen (SF) Robert Jacobs, Mike Rye | |
| 02:26 | UTEP | Joey Graham misses the 1st free throw | 34-13 |
| 02:26 | UTEP | Joey Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 35-13 |
| 02:26 | UTEP | Joey Graham misses the 3rd free throw | 35-13 |
| 02:26 | Rice | James Franzen pulls down the rebound | 35-13 |
| 01:59 | Rice | James Franzen comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-13 |
| 01:58 | UTEP | Matthew Cochran gets the rebound | 35-13 |
| 01:52 | UTEP | James Musgrove is hacked by Ronald Woodard - foul #1 on Ronald Woodard, team foul #12 | 35-13 |
| Subs | UTEP | David Eyre (SG), Fred Campbell (PF) Jason Stadtmiller, Joey Graham | |
| Subs | Rice | John Lamothe (SG), Joseph Harrison (PF) David Brickey, Kenneth Orman | |
| 01:52 | UTEP | James Musgrove makes the 1st free throw | 36-13 |
| 01:52 | UTEP | James Musgrove makes the 2nd free throw | 37-13 |
| 01:35 | Rice | Carl Pierce misses long on a 3 from straight away | 37-13 |
| 01:34 | Rice | James Franzen grabs the offensive board | 37-13 |
| 01:22 | Rice | Carl Pierce can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-13 |
| 01:21 | UTEP | Matthew Cochran grabs the defensive rebound | 37-13 |
| 01:02 | UTEP | Fred Campbell misses short on a runner near the basket | 37-13 |
| 01:00 | Rice | Joseph Harrison snags the defensive board | 37-13 |
| 00:44 | Rice | John Lamothe clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-13 |
| 00:42 | UTEP | Matthew Cochran grabs the board | 37-13 |
| 00:26 | UTEP | A charge is called on David Eyre - foul #1 on David Eyre, team foul #8 | 37-13 |
| Subs | UTEP | Roger Willett (PG), Marion Gassaway (SG), Daniel Sepe (SF), Joey Graham (PF), David Edgerly (C) Matthew Cochran, David Eyre, Moises Figueroa, Fred Campbell, James Musgrove | |
| Subs | Rice | David Brickey (PG), Henry Boddy (SG), Mike Rye (SF), Kenneth Orman (PF) Carl Pierce, John Lamothe, James Franzen, Joseph Harrison | |
| 00:02 | Rice | Ronald Woodard connects on the shot from the baseline | 37-15 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Daniel Sepe misses short on a fullcourt shot | 37-15 |