| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Abraham Machen (fresh) SG - Todd Smith (fresh) SF - Alan Howard (fresh) PF - Billy Hall (fresh) C - Christopher Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) SF - Keith Styles (fresh) PF - John Schechter (fresh) C - Homer Eiland (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Homer Eiland 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 and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Rice | Stephen Palmer makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Homer Eiland and he's hacked by Todd Smith - foul #1 on Todd Smith, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:46 | Rice | Stephen Palmer makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:23 | UTEP | Todd Smith jams it on a great pass from Abraham Machen | 2-3 |
| 19:18 | Rice | Werner Peabody is hacked by Abraham Machen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Abraham Machen, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:55 | Rice | Werner Peabody is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Stephen Palmer | 2-6 |
| 18:47 | UTEP | Alan Howard misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Keith Styles - foul #1 on Keith Styles, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 18:47 | UTEP | Alan Howard misses the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 18:47 | UTEP | Alan Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 18:26 | Rice | John Schechter is hacked by Billy Hall - foul #1 on Billy Hall, team foul #3 | 3-6 |
| 18:08 | Rice | Homer Eiland misses the jumper from the right block | 3-6 |
| 18:06 | Rice | Homer Eiland snags the offensive board | 3-6 |
| 17:55 | Rice | 3 seconds is called on Stephen Palmer | 3-6 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (SG), Gerald Griffith (SF), Bart Thomas (PF), Jamie Thrall (C) Stephen Palmer, Keith Styles, John Schechter, Homer Eiland | |
| 17:38 | UTEP | Todd Smith hits a 3 from straight away set up by Abraham Machen | 6-6 |
| 17:15 | Rice | Gerald Griffith buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Werner Peabody | 6-9 |
| 17:01 | UTEP | Jamie Thrall blocks the jumper by Abraham Machen | 6-9 |
| 17:00 | Rice | Gerald Griffith pulls down the rebound | 6-9 |
| 16:58 | Rice | Gerald Griffith travels in the backcourt | 6-9 |
| Subs | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez (PG), Gary Todd (SG), Patrick Cannon (SF) Abraham Machen, Todd Smith, Alan Howard | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG), Homer Eiland (C) Werner Peabody, Jamie Thrall | |
| 16:38 | UTEP | Gary Todd is hacked by Stephen Palmer - foul #1 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Smith (SF), Gregory Scott (C) Billy Hall, Christopher Green | |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Styles (SF) Gerald Griffith | |
| 16:23 | UTEP | Robert Smith's floater is tipped away by Bart Thomas | 6-9 |
| 16:21 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon can't tip it in | 6-9 |
| 16:19 | Rice | Homer Eiland gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 15:52 | Rice | Stephen Palmer misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-9 |
| 15:51 | UTEP | Gregory Scott grabs the board | 6-9 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Alejandro Hernandez (fresh) SG - Gary Todd (fresh) SF - Robert Smith (fresh) PF - Patrick Cannon (fresh) C - Gregory Scott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fairly fresh) SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Styles (fresh) PF - Bart Thomas (fairly fresh) C - Homer Eiland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | UTEP | Robert Smith jams it on a nice dish by Gary Todd | 8-9 |
| 15:14 | Rice | Dennis Woodring hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-9 |
| 15:13 | Rice | Stephen Palmer pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 15:01 | Rice | Stephen Palmer makes the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 14:47 | UTEP | Robert Smith misses the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Keith Styles - foul #2 on Keith Styles, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | UTEP | Abraham Machen (PG), Todd Smith (SG), Billy Hall (PF), Christopher Green (C) Alejandro Hernandez, Gary Todd, Patrick Cannon, Gregory Scott | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Gerald Griffith (SG), Edward Chapman (SF), John Schechter (PF), Jamie Thrall (C) Dennis Woodring, Stephen Palmer, Keith Styles, Bart Thomas, Homer Eiland | |
| 14:47 | UTEP | Robert Smith misses the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:47 | UTEP | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:31 | Rice | Edward Chapman misses the wide open jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Todd Smith - foul #2 on Todd Smith, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tim Morrow (SG), Alan Howard (SF) Todd Smith, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:31 | Rice | Edward Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:31 | Rice | Edward Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 14:17 | UTEP | Tim Morrow's pass is intercepted by Edward Chapman | 9-13 |
| 14:15 | Rice | Gerald Griffith is hacked by Tim Morrow in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tim Morrow, team foul #5 | 9-13 |
| 14:03 | Rice | Edward Chapman connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Werner Peabody | 9-16 |
| 13:50 | UTEP | Tim Morrow misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 9-16 |
| 13:49 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gerald Griffith | 9-16 |
| 13:25 | Rice | Werner Peabody hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 9-16 |
| 13:23 | UTEP | Billy Hall grabs the board | 9-16 |
| 13:06 | UTEP | Alan Howard knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-16 |
| 13:01 | Rice | Werner Peabody loses the ball out of bounds | 12-16 |
| Subs | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez (PG), Gary Todd (SG) Abraham Machen, Tim Morrow | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG), Anthony Perdue (SF), Homer Eiland (C) Gerald Griffith, Edward Chapman, John Schechter | |
| 12:49 | UTEP | Billy Hall comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 12-16 |
| 12:48 | UTEP | Christopher Green snags the offensive board | 12-16 |
| 12:40 | UTEP | Anthony Perdue is called for the reach on Alan Howard - foul #1 on Anthony Perdue, team foul #4 | 12-16 |
| Subs | UTEP | Patrick Cannon (SF), Gregory Scott (C) Alan Howard, Christopher Green | |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Castrejon (PF) Jamie Thrall | |
| 12:26 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon misses the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Stephen Palmer - foul #2 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #5 | 12-16 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Smith (SF) Billy Hall | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (SG), Bart Thomas (PF) Stephen Palmer, Kevin Castrejon | |
| 12:26 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 12:26 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon misses the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 12:26 | Rice | Homer Eiland gets the rebound | 13-16 |
| 12:23 | Rice | Bart Thomas's pass is intercepted by Patrick Cannon in the backcourt | 13-16 |
| 12:11 | UTEP | Gary Todd misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Dennis Woodring - foul #1 on Dennis Woodring, team foul #6 | 13-16 |
| 12:11 | UTEP | Gary Todd makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 12:11 | UTEP | Gary Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 11:59 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 15-16 |
| 11:57 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 15-16 |
| 11:41 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon is hacked by Bart Thomas - foul #1 on Bart Thomas, team foul #7 | 15-16 |
| Subs | UTEP | Abraham Machen (PG), Christopher Green (C) Gary Todd, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (SG), Edward Chapman (SF), Kevin Castrejon (C) Dennis Woodring, Anthony Perdue, Homer Eiland | |
| 11:41 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 11:41 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Abraham Machen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alejandro Hernandez (fresh) SF - Patrick Cannon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gregory Scott (fresh) C - Christopher Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Griffith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bart Thomas (fresh) C - Kevin Castrejon (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Rice | Bart Thomas hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Gerald Griffith | 17-19 |
| 11:14 | UTEP | Edward Chapman steals it from Patrick Cannon | 17-19 |
| 11:11 | Rice | Bart Thomas misses the lay-in | 17-19 |
| 11:09 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon snags the defensive board | 17-19 |
| 10:42 | UTEP | Abraham Machen buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Gregory Scott | 19-19 |
| 10:21 | Rice | Werner Peabody can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-19 |
| 10:19 | UTEP | Gregory Scott gets the rebound | 19-19 |
| 10:04 | UTEP | Christopher Green scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Alejandro Hernandez | 21-19 |
| 09:45 | Rice | Bart Thomas is hacked by Gregory Scott - foul #1 on Gregory Scott, team foul #6 | 21-19 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Todd (PG), Tim Morrow (SG), Alan Howard (SF), Billy Hall (PF), Robert Smith (C) Abraham Machen, Alejandro Hernandez, Patrick Cannon, Gregory Scott, Christopher Green | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (SG), Anthony Perdue (SF), John Schechter (PF), Homer Eiland (C) Gerald Griffith, Edward Chapman, Bart Thomas, Kevin Castrejon | |
| 09:32 | Rice | John Schechter is called for traveling | 21-19 |
| 09:14 | UTEP | Robert Smith banks in the layup on a great pass from Alan Howard | 23-19 |
| 09:01 | Rice | Anthony Perdue misses badly on a floater from the left side | 23-19 |
| 08:59 | UTEP | Robert Smith grabs the board | 23-19 |
| 08:37 | UTEP | Robert Smith is called for traveling | 23-19 |
| 08:23 | Rice | Anthony Perdue misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-19 |
| 08:21 | Rice | Homer Eiland gets the offensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 08:07 | Rice | Robert Smith steals the ball from John Schechter | 23-19 |
| 07:48 | UTEP | Gary Todd buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Alan Howard | 25-19 |
| 07:36 | Rice | Anthony Perdue is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Anthony Perdue, team foul #8 | 25-19 |
| Subs | UTEP | Abraham Machen (PG), Alejandro Hernandez (SG), Aaron Mace (SF), Patrick Cannon (PF), Christopher Green (C) Gary Todd, Tim Morrow, Alan Howard, Billy Hall, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Chapman (SF), Jamie Thrall (PF), Kevin Castrejon (C) Anthony Perdue, John Schechter, Homer Eiland | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Abraham Machen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alejandro Hernandez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Aaron Mace (fresh) PF - Patrick Cannon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Green (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Woodring (fairly fresh) SF - Edward Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jamie Thrall (fresh) C - Kevin Castrejon (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon can't connect on a shot from the left side | 25-19 |
| 07:13 | Rice | Werner Peabody grabs the defensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 07:09 | Rice | Dennis Woodring hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 25-19 |
| 07:07 | UTEP | Christopher Green gets the rebound | 25-19 |
| 06:55 | UTEP | Christopher Green hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-19 |
| 06:54 | UTEP | Aaron Mace tips it home | 27-19 |
| 06:37 | Rice | Dennis Woodring is called for traveling | 27-19 |
| Subs | UTEP | Billy Hall (PF) Aaron Mace | |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (SG), Bart Thomas (PF), Homer Eiland (C) Dennis Woodring, Jamie Thrall, Kevin Castrejon | |
| 06:14 | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 27-19 |
| 06:13 | Rice | The rebound goes to Werner Peabody | 27-19 |
| 06:09 | Rice | Gerald Griffith is fouled in the backcourt by Alejandro Hernandez - foul #1 on Alejandro Hernandez, team foul #7 | 27-19 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Todd (SG) Alejandro Hernandez | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (SG) Edward Chapman | |
| 06:09 | Rice | Gerald Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 06:09 | Rice | Gerald Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 05:45 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon is denied on a layup by Homer Eiland | 27-21 |
| 05:44 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon hits the follow up shot | 29-21 |
| 05:28 | Rice | Bart Thomas is fouled on the floor by Patrick Cannon - foul #1 on Patrick Cannon, team foul #8 | 29-21 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tim Morrow (SG), Alan Howard (SF), Gregory Scott (C) Abraham Machen, Patrick Cannon, Christopher Green | |
| Subs | Rice | Jamie Thrall (C) Homer Eiland | |
| 05:28 | Rice | Bart Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 05:28 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Gregory Scott | 29-21 |
| 05:21 | UTEP | Tim Morrow can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-21 |
| 05:20 | UTEP | Gregory Scott tips it home | 31-21 |
| 05:04 | Rice | Dennis Woodring misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Tim Morrow - foul #2 on Tim Morrow, team foul #9 | 31-21 |
| Subs | UTEP | Abraham Machen (PG), Robert Smith (C) Tim Morrow, Billy Hall | |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Castrejon (C) Bart Thomas | |
| 05:04 | Rice | Dennis Woodring makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 05:04 | Rice | Dennis Woodring makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 04:51 | UTEP | Gregory Scott is fouled on the floor by Gerald Griffith - foul #1 on Gerald Griffith, team foul #9 | 31-23 |
| Subs | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez (SG) Gary Todd | |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Chapman (SG), John Schechter (PF) Dennis Woodring, Kevin Castrejon | |
| 04:51 | UTEP | Gregory Scott makes the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 04:51 | UTEP | Gregory Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 04:46 | Rice | Edward Chapman's pass is intercepted by Alejandro Hernandez in the backcourt | 33-23 |
| 04:45 | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez misses the easy layup | 33-23 |
| 04:44 | Rice | John Schechter pulls down the rebound | 33-23 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Werner Peabody is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 33-23 |
| 04:28 | UTEP | Alan Howard can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 33-23 |
| 04:26 | Rice | Edward Chapman snags the defensive board | 33-23 |
| 04:22 | Rice | Werner Peabody is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Howard - foul #1 on Alan Howard, team foul #10 | 33-23 |
| Subs | UTEP | Patrick Cannon (PF), Christopher Green (C) Gregory Scott, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Homer Eiland (C) Jamie Thrall | |
| 04:22 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 04:22 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 04:01 | UTEP | Christopher Green buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Abraham Machen | 36-25 |
| 03:38 | Rice | John Schechter buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Werner Peabody | 36-28 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Abraham Machen (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alejandro Hernandez (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alan Howard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Patrick Cannon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Green (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Chapman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gerald Griffith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Schechter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Homer Eiland (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-28 |
| 03:14 | UTEP | Alan Howard grabs the offensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 03:03 | UTEP | Abraham Machen misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Werner Peabody - foul #1 on Werner Peabody, team foul #10 | 36-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | Todd Smith (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Billy Hall (PF), Gregory Scott (C) Alejandro Hernandez, Alan Howard, Patrick Cannon, Christopher Green | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Stephen Palmer (SG), Keith Styles (SF), Bart Thomas (PF), Jamie Thrall (C) Werner Peabody, Edward Chapman, Gerald Griffith, John Schechter, Homer Eiland | |
| 03:03 | UTEP | Abraham Machen misses the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 03:03 | UTEP | Abraham Machen makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 02:45 | Rice | Jamie Thrall comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 37-28 |
| 02:44 | UTEP | Gregory Scott pulls down the rebound | 37-28 |
| 02:39 | UTEP | Abraham Machen can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dennis Woodring - foul #2 on Dennis Woodring, team foul #11 | 37-28 |
| 02:39 | UTEP | Abraham Machen misses the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 02:39 | UTEP | Abraham Machen makes the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 02:24 | Rice | Dennis Woodring misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right wing | 38-28 |
| 02:22 | UTEP | Gregory Scott pulls down the rebound | 38-28 |
| 02:07 | UTEP | Billy Hall drills a jumpshot from the right side | 40-28 |
| 01:44 | Rice | Todd Smith steals the ball from Stephen Palmer | 40-28 |
| 01:33 | UTEP | Billy Hall blows the layup | 40-28 |
| 01:31 | Rice | Keith Styles gets the rebound | 40-28 |
| 01:14 | Rice | Bart Thomas can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-28 |
| 01:12 | Rice | Jamie Thrall tips it in | 40-30 |
| 00:58 | UTEP | Billy Hall connects on the shot near the basket and he's hacked by Keith Styles - foul #3 on Keith Styles, team foul #12 | 42-30 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Todd (PG), Tim Morrow (SG), Patrick Cannon (SF), Christopher Green (C) Abraham Machen, Todd Smith, Robert Smith, Gregory Scott | |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Chapman (PG), Anthony Perdue (SF), Kevin Castrejon (PF), Homer Eiland (C) Dennis Woodring, Keith Styles, Bart Thomas, Jamie Thrall | |
| 00:58 | UTEP | Billy Hall makes the free throw | 43-30 |
| 00:55 | Rice | Stephen Palmer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-30 |
| Subs | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez (PG), Aaron Mace (SF) Tim Morrow, Billy Hall | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:37 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-30 |
| 00:15 | Rice | Homer Eiland misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 46-30 |
| 00:13 | UTEP | Aaron Mace grabs the defensive rebound | 46-30 |
| 00:05 | UTEP | Christopher Green's pass is intercepted by Homer Eiland | 46-30 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Anthony Perdue makes the jump hook from the left block | 46-32 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 46-32 |