| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gordon Burnam (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Roy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tim Condroski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Norman Kelly (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - John Larsen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Yuan Sun (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Hill (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Berdy Zywiec (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kelvin Fisher (fresh) 2 reb. C - Laverne Voorhees (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Tim Condroski inbounds the ball | 24-39 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Rice | Yuan Sun steals it from Gordon Burnam | 24-39 |
| 19:42 | UTEP | Yuan Sun banks in the layup | 24-41 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Shawn Roy misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Kelvin Fisher - foul #3 on Kelvin Fisher, team foul #1 | 24-41 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Shawn Roy makes the 1st free throw | 25-41 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Shawn Roy makes the 2nd free throw | 26-41 |
| 19:13 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Tim Condroski - foul #2 on Tim Condroski, team foul #1 | 26-41 |
| 19:13 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees misses the 1st free throw | 26-41 |
| 19:13 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees makes the 2nd free throw | 26-42 |
| 18:58 | Rice | John Larsen connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-42 |
| 18:56 | UTEP | Shawn Roy takes the ball from Yuan Sun in the backcourt | 29-42 |
| 18:46 | Rice | John Larsen drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Gordon Burnam | 31-42 |
| 18:41 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-42 |
| 18:22 | Rice | Yuan Sun is called for the reach on Gordon Burnam - foul #1 on Yuan Sun, team foul #2 | 31-42 |
| 17:59 | Rice | John Larsen travels with the ball | 31-42 |
| 17:37 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher misses long on a floater from close range | 31-42 |
| 17:35 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees grabs the offensive board | 31-42 |
| 17:29 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 31-42 |
| 17:28 | Rice | John Larsen grabs the defensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 17:24 | Rice | Berdy Zywiec takes the ball from Norman Kelly | 31-42 |
| 17:11 | UTEP | Yuan Sun misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-42 |
| 17:09 | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec misses the tip | 31-42 |
| 17:08 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 16:51 | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Laverne Voorhees and he's fouled by Tim Condroski - foul #3 on Tim Condroski, team foul #2 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Chapin (PG), Hugh Granville (SF), Larry Shaw (PF), Gene Mitchel (C) Shawn Roy, Tim Condroski, Norman Kelly, John Larsen | |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Golden (SG), Allen Steed (PF), Jeff Reese (C) Jonathan Hill, Kelvin Fisher, Laverne Voorhees | |
| 16:51 | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec makes the free throw | 31-45 |
| 16:33 | Rice | Larry Shaw is fouled on the floor by Yuan Sun - foul #2 on Yuan Sun, team foul #3 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Nguyen (PG), Luther Monette (SF) Yuan Sun, Berdy Zywiec | |
| 16:23 | Rice | Allen Steed steals it from Michael Chapin | 31-45 |
| 16:14 | UTEP | Allen Steed blows the layup | 31-45 |
| 16:13 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Chapin | 31-45 |
| 15:57 | Rice | Allen Steed steps in front of the Gene Mitchel pass | 31-45 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Chapin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Gordon Burnam (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Hugh Granville (fresh) PF - Larry Shaw (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gene Mitchel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Golden (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luther Monette (fresh) PF - Allen Steed (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jeff Reese (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:40 | UTEP | Allen Steed can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 31-45 |
| 15:39 | Rice | Hugh Granville grabs the board | 31-45 |
| 15:20 | Rice | Hugh Granville misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-45 |
| 15:19 | Rice | Hugh Granville hits the follow up shot | 33-45 |
| 15:03 | UTEP | Michael Chapin is called for the reach on John Nguyen - foul #1 on Michael Chapin, team foul #3 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG), Robert Oliver (SG), Tim Condroski (SF), Norman Kelly (PF), John Larsen (C) Michael Chapin, Gordon Burnam, Hugh Granville, Larry Shaw, Gene Mitchel | |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Jonathan Hill (SG), Berdy Zywiec (SF), Kelvin Fisher (PF), Laverne Voorhees (C) John Nguyen, Eric Golden, Luther Monette, Allen Steed, Jeff Reese | |
| 14:48 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees hits a floater from the baseline set up by Jonathan Hill | 33-47 |
| 14:36 | Rice | Berdy Zywiec is called for the reach on Tim Condroski - foul #1 on Berdy Zywiec, team foul #4 | 33-47 |
| 14:14 | Rice | John Larsen is hacked by Berdy Zywiec - foul #2 on Berdy Zywiec, team foul #5 | 33-47 |
| 13:58 | Rice | John Larsen misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-47 |
| 13:56 | Rice | Norman Kelly misses the tip | 33-47 |
| 13:54 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jonathan Hill | 33-47 |
| 13:49 | UTEP | Yuan Sun is whistled for a carry | 33-47 |
| 13:45 | Rice | George Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-47 |
| 13:31 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees blows the dunk | 33-47 |
| 13:29 | Rice | John Larsen pulls down the rebound | 33-47 |
| 13:03 | Rice | Norman Kelly connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from George Anderson | 35-47 |
| 12:41 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher banks in the layup set up by Berdy Zywiec and he's fouled by John Larsen - foul #2 on John Larsen, team foul #4 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Chapin (SF) Tim Condroski | |
| Subs | UTEP | Luther Monette (SF), Jeff Reese (C) Berdy Zywiec, Laverne Voorhees | |
| 12:41 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher makes the free throw | 35-50 |
| 12:31 | Rice | Michael Chapin makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-50 |
| 12:10 | UTEP | Yuan Sun is hacked by George Anderson - foul #4 on George Anderson, team foul #5 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (PG), Shawn Roy (SG), Larry Shaw (PF) George Anderson, Robert Oliver, Norman Kelly | |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Golden (SG), Allen Steed (PF) Jonathan Hill, Kelvin Fisher | |
| 11:50 | UTEP | Eric Golden connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Yuan Sun | 37-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gordon Burnam (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Roy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Chapin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Shaw (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Larsen (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Yuan Sun (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Golden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luther Monette (fresh) PF - Allen Steed (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jeff Reese (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Rice | John Larsen knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-52 |
| 11:15 | UTEP | Eric Golden is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Eric Golden, team foul #6 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Gene Mitchel (C) John Larsen | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Nguyen (PG), Berdy Zywiec (SF) Yuan Sun, Luther Monette | |
| 10:50 | Rice | Eric Golden steals it from Shawn Roy | 40-52 |
| 10:46 | UTEP | John Nguyen lays it up and in on a great pass from Eric Golden | 40-54 |
| 10:33 | Rice | Michael Chapin can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Nguyen - foul #1 on John Nguyen, team foul #7 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Oliver (SG), Tim Condroski (SF), Norman Kelly (PF) Gordon Burnam, Shawn Roy, Gene Mitchel | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathan Hill (SG), Kelvin Fisher (PF), Laverne Voorhees (C) Eric Golden, Allen Steed, Jeff Reese | |
| 10:33 | Rice | Michael Chapin makes the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 10:33 | Rice | Michael Chapin misses the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 10:33 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees snags the defensive board | 41-54 |
| 10:14 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from John Nguyen | 41-56 |
| 10:01 | Rice | Tim Condroski can't connect on a shot from the right block | 41-56 |
| 09:59 | Rice | Norman Kelly grabs the offensive board | 41-56 |
| 09:46 | Rice | Tim Condroski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-56 |
| 09:44 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher pulls down the rebound | 41-56 |
| 09:25 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees buries a shot in the paint | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 09:14 | Rice | Tim Condroski makes the turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Jonathan Hill - foul #2 on Jonathan Hill, team foul #8 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (PG), John Larsen (C) Michael Chapin, Larry Shaw | |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Luther Monette (SF) John Nguyen, Berdy Zywiec | |
| 09:14 | Rice | Tim Condroski makes the free throw | 44-58 |
| 09:03 | UTEP | Tim Condroski denies the turnaround by Jonathan Hill | 44-58 |
| 09:02 | Rice | Norman Kelly pulls down the rebound | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 08:57 | Rice | Robert Oliver hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 44-58 |
| 08:56 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher snags the defensive board | 44-58 |
| 08:50 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Yuan Sun | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 08:40 | Rice | Norman Kelly connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-61 |
| 08:18 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees is hacked by John Larsen - foul #3 on John Larsen, team foul #6 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Roy (SG), Hugh Granville (SF) Robert Oliver, Tim Condroski | |
| Subs | UTEP | Allen Steed (PF), Jeff Reese (C) Kelvin Fisher, Laverne Voorhees | |
| 08:04 | UTEP | Yuan Sun misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-61 |
| 08:02 | Rice | Norman Kelly pulls down the rebound | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 07:37 | Rice | Hugh Granville misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-61 |
| 07:36 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill pulls down the rebound | 47-61 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gordon Burnam (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Roy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Hugh Granville (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Norman Kelly (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - John Larsen (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Yuan Sun (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Hill (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luther Monette (fresh) PF - Allen Steed (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jeff Reese (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 07:13 | UTEP | Allen Steed makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Yuan Sun | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 06:55 | Rice | Hugh Granville clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-63 |
| 06:53 | Rice | Gordon Burnam pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-63 |
| 06:46 | Rice | John Larsen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-63 |
| 06:45 | UTEP | Allen Steed pulls down the rebound | 47-63 |
| 06:36 | UTEP | Jeff Reese loses the ball out of bounds | 47-63 |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG), Robert Oliver (SG), Tim Condroski (SF), Larry Shaw (PF) Gordon Burnam, Shawn Roy, Hugh Granville, Norman Kelly | |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Golden (SG), Berdy Zywiec (SF), Kelvin Fisher (PF) Jonathan Hill, Luther Monette, Allen Steed | |
| 06:22 | Rice | Larry Shaw lays it up and in | 49-63 |
| 05:57 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher banks in the layup set up by Yuan Sun | 49-65 |
| 05:53 | Rice | Tim Condroski hits a jumper from the baseline | 51-65 |
| 05:41 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-65 |
| 05:40 | UTEP | Jeff Reese hits the follow up shot | 51-67 |
| 05:36 | Rice | Robert Oliver is whistled for a carry | 51-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Chapin (C) John Larsen | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Nguyen (PG), Laverne Voorhees (C) Yuan Sun, Jeff Reese | |
| 05:23 | UTEP | John Nguyen is fouled on the floor by Larry Shaw - foul #2 on Larry Shaw, team foul #7 | 51-67 |
| 05:23 | UTEP | John Nguyen misses the 1st free throw | 51-67 |
| 05:23 | Rice | Larry Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 51-67 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Michael Chapin misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 51-67 |
| 05:08 | Rice | Tim Condroski hits the follow up shot | 53-67 |
| 04:52 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Chapin - foul #2 on Michael Chapin, team foul #8 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Gene Mitchel (C) Tim Condroski | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathan Hill (SG), Allen Steed (PF) Eric Golden, Kelvin Fisher | |
| 04:52 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees makes the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 04:52 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees makes the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| 04:36 | Rice | Larry Shaw misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 53-69 |
| 04:34 | Rice | Gene Mitchel gets the offensive rebound | 53-69 |
| 04:15 | Rice | John Nguyen takes the ball from Robert Oliver | 53-69 |
| 03:59 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill lays it in on a great pass from John Nguyen | 53-71 |
| 03:51 | Rice | Allen Steed takes the ball from Larry Shaw | 53-71 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:36 | UTEP | John Nguyen misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-71 |
| 03:35 | Rice | Robert Oliver grabs the board | 53-71 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Oliver (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Michael Chapin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Shaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gene Mitchel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Nguyen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Hill (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Berdy Zywiec (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Steed (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Laverne Voorhees (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Rice | Gene Mitchel misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 53-71 |
| 03:21 | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec grabs the defensive rebound | 53-71 |
| 03:04 | UTEP | Allen Steed makes the jumper from the right block set up by John Nguyen | 53-73 |
| 02:39 | Rice | Michael Chapin hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Oliver | 55-73 |
| 02:24 | UTEP | John Nguyen is fouled on the floor by Robert Oliver - foul #4 on Robert Oliver, team foul #9 | 55-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (PG), Shawn Roy (SG), Hugh Granville (PF) George Anderson, Robert Oliver, Gene Mitchel | |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Golden (SG), Luther Monette (SF), Kelvin Fisher (PF), Jeff Reese (C) Jonathan Hill, Berdy Zywiec, Allen Steed, Laverne Voorhees | |
| 02:24 | UTEP | John Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 55-74 |
| 02:24 | UTEP | John Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 55-75 |
| 02:12 | Rice | Hugh Granville clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 55-75 |
| 02:10 | UTEP | Eric Golden gets the rebound | 55-75 |
| 01:56 | UTEP | Jeff Reese is hacked by Gordon Burnam - foul #3 on Gordon Burnam, team foul #10 | 55-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Gene Mitchel (C) Hugh Granville | |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Jonathan Hill (SG), Berdy Zywiec (SF) John Nguyen, Eric Golden, Luther Monette | |
| 01:56 | UTEP | Jeff Reese makes the 1st free throw | 55-76 |
| 01:56 | UTEP | Jeff Reese misses the 2nd free throw | 55-76 |
| 01:56 | Rice | Larry Shaw gets the rebound | 55-76 |
| 01:41 | Rice | Larry Shaw misses the jumper from the left side | 55-76 |
| 01:39 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 55-76 |
| 01:30 | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec's pass is intercepted by Larry Shaw | 55-76 |
| 01:17 | Rice | Larry Shaw banks in the layup set up by Gordon Burnam and the foul's on Yuan Sun - foul #3 on Yuan Sun, team foul #9 | 57-76 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees (C) Jeff Reese | |
| 01:17 | Rice | Larry Shaw makes the free throw | 58-76 |
| 01:02 | UTEP | Yuan Sun makes the 3 from the left wing | 58-79 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Rice | Larry Shaw makes the shot in the paint | 60-79 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:32 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Berdy Zywiec | 60-81 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Gordon Burnam hits a floater from the left block | 62-81 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Yuan Sun runs out the clock | 62-81 |