| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Styles (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Schechter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Homer Eiland (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Abraham Machen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alan Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Patrick Cannon (fresh) C - Christopher Green (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Alan Howard inbounds the ball | 31-45 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:42 | UTEP | The jump hook by Todd Smith is blocked by John Schechter | 31-45 |
| 19:41 | Rice | John Schechter snags the defensive board | 31-45 |
| 19:35 | Rice | Homer Eiland misses the easy open layup | 31-45 |
| 19:33 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon gets the rebound | 31-45 |
| 19:29 | UTEP | Abraham Machen knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Todd Smith | 31-47 |
| 19:05 | Rice | The short jumper by John Schechter is denied by Alan Howard | 31-47 |
| 19:03 | UTEP | Christopher Green snags the defensive board | 31-47 |
| 18:37 | UTEP | Abraham Machen is whistled for a carry | 31-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Bart Thomas (PF) John Schechter | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez (PG), Gary Todd (SG), Gregory Scott (PF) Abraham Machen, Todd Smith, Alan Howard | |
| 18:33 | Rice | Stephen Palmer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-47 |
| 18:28 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gary Todd | 31-49 |
| 18:07 | Rice | Gregory Scott is called for the reach on Werner Peabody - foul #1 on Gregory Scott, team foul #1 | 31-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (SG), Gerald Griffith (SF), Jamie Thrall (C) Stephen Palmer, Keith Styles, Homer Eiland | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Smith (SF) Patrick Cannon | |
| 17:58 | Rice | Dennis Woodring's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Green | 31-49 |
| 17:57 | UTEP | Gregory Scott grabs the board | 31-49 |
| 17:51 | UTEP | Robert Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Chapman (SF) Werner Peabody | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 17:49 | Rice | Edward Chapman is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #2 | 31-49 |
| 17:30 | Rice | Gerald Griffith connects on the open 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Chapman | 34-49 |
| 17:08 | UTEP | Christopher Green makes the driving attempt in the lane | 34-51 |
| 16:53 | Rice | Gerald Griffith misses long on an open 3 from straight away | 34-51 |
| 16:52 | Rice | Bart Thomas misses the tip | 34-51 |
| 16:50 | UTEP | Christopher Green pulls down the rebound | 34-51 |
| 16:26 | UTEP | Robert Smith misses the driving attempt in the paint | 34-51 |
| 16:25 | Rice | Bart Thomas pulls down the rebound | 34-51 |
| 16:07 | Rice | Jamie Thrall can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-51 |
| 16:06 | Rice | Bart Thomas tips it home | 36-51 |
| 15:49 | UTEP | Gregory Scott can't connect on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Bart Thomas - foul #3 on Bart Thomas, team foul #1 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Stephen Palmer (SG), Keith Styles (SF), John Schechter (PF), Homer Eiland (C) Dennis Woodring, Gerald Griffith, Edward Chapman, Bart Thomas, Jamie Thrall | |
| Subs | UTEP | Abraham Machen (PG), Todd Smith (SG), Alan Howard (SF), Billy Hall (PF) Alejandro Hernandez, Gary Todd, Robert Smith, Christopher Green | |
| 15:49 | UTEP | Gregory Scott makes the 1st free throw | 36-52 |
| 15:49 | UTEP | Gregory Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 36-52 |
| 15:49 | Rice | Homer Eiland grabs the board | 36-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Styles (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Schechter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Homer Eiland (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Abraham Machen (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alan Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Billy Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Gregory Scott (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Rice | Werner Peabody is whistled for traveling | 36-52 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Patrick Cannon (C) Gregory Scott | |
| 15:04 | UTEP | Todd Smith clanks a 3 from straight away | 36-52 |
| 15:02 | Rice | The rebound goes to Homer Eiland | 36-52 |
| 14:57 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-52 |
| 14:56 | UTEP | Billy Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 36-52 |
| 14:47 | UTEP | Billy Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-52 |
| 14:26 | Rice | John Schechter is open but comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 36-52 |
| 14:25 | UTEP | Abraham Machen snags the defensive board | 36-52 |
| 14:09 | UTEP | Billy Hall is hacked by Keith Styles - foul #2 on Keith Styles, team foul #2 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Chapman (SF), Jamie Thrall (PF) Keith Styles, John Schechter | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tim Morrow (PG), Aaron Mace (SF) Abraham Machen, Alan Howard | |
| 13:47 | UTEP | Todd Smith misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Stephen Palmer - foul #2 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #3 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Castrejon (C) Homer Eiland | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Smith (SF), Christopher Green (C) Aaron Mace, Patrick Cannon | |
| 13:47 | UTEP | Todd Smith misses the 1st free throw | 36-52 |
| 13:47 | UTEP | Todd Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 36-52 |
| 13:47 | Rice | Kevin Castrejon pulls down the rebound | 36-52 |
| 13:25 | Rice | Kevin Castrejon can't connect on an uncontested runner in the lane | 36-52 |
| 13:24 | UTEP | Todd Smith snags the defensive board | 36-52 |
| 13:19 | UTEP | Tim Morrow misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-52 |
| 13:18 | Rice | Jamie Thrall snags the defensive board | 36-52 |
| 13:04 | Rice | Stephen Palmer is called for 3 seconds | 36-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Gerald Griffith (SG), Keith Styles (SF), Bart Thomas (PF) Werner Peabody, Stephen Palmer, Edward Chapman, Jamie Thrall | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez (PG), Gary Todd (SG), Aaron Mace (SF) Tim Morrow, Todd Smith, Robert Smith | |
| 12:45 | UTEP | The jump hook by Billy Hall is blocked by Bart Thomas | 36-52 |
| 12:44 | Rice | Gerald Griffith snags the defensive board | 36-52 |
| 12:40 | Rice | Gerald Griffith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-52 |
| 12:38 | Rice | Kevin Castrejon snags the offensive board | 36-52 |
| 12:22 | Rice | Gerald Griffith comes up short on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Christopher Green - foul #2 on Christopher Green, team foul #3 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Homer Eiland (C) Dennis Woodring, Kevin Castrejon | |
| Subs | UTEP | Abraham Machen (PG), Alan Howard (SF), Patrick Cannon (C) Gary Todd, Aaron Mace, Christopher Green | |
| 12:22 | Rice | Gerald Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 37-52 |
| 12:22 | Rice | Gerald Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| 12:04 | UTEP | Abraham Machen misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-52 |
| 12:03 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon tips it in | 38-54 |
| 12:01 | Rice | Bart Thomas is hacked by Alejandro Hernandez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alejandro Hernandez, team foul #4 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Chapman (SG), John Schechter (PF) Werner Peabody, Bart Thomas | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Todd (SG), Robert Smith (C) Alejandro Hernandez, Billy Hall | |
| 11:44 | Rice | Edward Chapman misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-54 |
| 11:42 | Rice | Homer Eiland grabs the offensive board | 38-54 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gerald Griffith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Edward Chapman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Keith Styles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Schechter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Homer Eiland (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Abraham Machen (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Todd (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Patrick Cannon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Rice | Edward Chapman is hacked by Gary Todd - foul #2 on Gary Todd, team foul #5 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Stephen Palmer (SG) Gerald Griffith, Keith Styles | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tim Morrow (SG), Christopher Green (C) Abraham Machen, Alan Howard | |
| 11:20 | Rice | Werner Peabody scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Homer Eiland | 41-54 |
| 11:04 | UTEP | Gary Todd scores on a floater from the right side set up by Tim Morrow | 41-56 |
| 10:59 | Rice | Werner Peabody clanks a jumper in the paint | 41-56 |
| 10:57 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon gets the rebound | 41-56 |
| 10:38 | UTEP | Tim Morrow's pass is intercepted by Werner Peabody | 41-56 |
| 10:33 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Stephen Palmer | 43-56 |
| 10:18 | UTEP | Christopher Green misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-56 |
| 10:16 | Rice | John Schechter pulls down the rebound | 43-56 |
| 10:14 | Rice | John Schechter is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Schechter, team foul #4 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Anthony Perdue (SF), Bart Thomas (PF), Jamie Thrall (C) Werner Peabody, Edward Chapman, John Schechter, Homer Eiland | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez (PG), Todd Smith (SG), Alan Howard (SF), Billy Hall (PF), Gregory Scott (C) Gary Todd, Tim Morrow, Robert Smith, Patrick Cannon, Christopher Green | |
| 10:04 | UTEP | Alan Howard misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-56 |
| 10:03 | Rice | Jamie Thrall pulls down the rebound | 43-56 |
| 09:44 | Rice | Anthony Perdue banks in the layup | 45-56 |
| 09:25 | UTEP | Gregory Scott travels with the ball | 45-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (SG), Keith Styles (SF) Stephen Palmer, Anthony Perdue | |
| Subs | UTEP | Abraham Machen (PG), Christopher Green (C) Todd Smith, Gregory Scott | |
| 09:16 | Rice | Jamie Thrall misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Christopher Green - foul #3 on Christopher Green, team foul #6 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Aaron Mace (SF) Alan Howard | |
| 09:16 | Rice | Jamie Thrall makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 09:16 | Rice | Jamie Thrall misses the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 09:16 | UTEP | Billy Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 08:56 | UTEP | Billy Hall buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Abraham Machen and he's hacked by Gerald Griffith - foul #3 on Gerald Griffith, team foul #5 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG) Dennis Woodring | |
| Subs | UTEP | Patrick Cannon (C) Christopher Green | |
| 08:56 | UTEP | Billy Hall misses the free throw | 46-58 |
| 08:56 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gerald Griffith | 46-58 |
| 08:54 | Rice | Alejandro Hernandez is called for the reach on Gerald Griffith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alejandro Hernandez, team foul #7 | 46-58 |
| 08:54 | Rice | Gerald Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 08:54 | Rice | Gerald Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 08:28 | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-58 |
| 08:26 | UTEP | Abraham Machen tips it home | 48-60 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Keith Styles comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-60 |
| 08:04 | Rice | Werner Peabody snags the offensive board | 48-60 |
| 07:47 | Rice | Keith Styles misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Aaron Mace - foul #1 on Aaron Mace, team foul #8 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (SG), Kevin Castrejon (PF), Homer Eiland (C) Gerald Griffith, Bart Thomas, Jamie Thrall | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Todd (PG), Todd Smith (SG), Alan Howard (SF), Gregory Scott (PF), Robert Smith (C) Abraham Machen, Alejandro Hernandez, Aaron Mace, Billy Hall, Patrick Cannon | |
| 07:47 | Rice | Keith Styles misses the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 07:47 | Rice | Keith Styles makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 07:29 | UTEP | Kevin Castrejon swats the dunk try by Gary Todd | 49-60 |
| 07:28 | Rice | Keith Styles grabs the board | 49-60 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Woodring (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Styles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Castrejon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Homer Eiland (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Gary Todd (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alan Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gregory Scott (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 06:59 | Rice | Kevin Castrejon misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-60 |
| 06:58 | UTEP | Gary Todd pulls down the rebound | 49-60 |
| 06:54 | UTEP | Homer Eiland denies the turnaround by Todd Smith | 49-60 |
| 06:53 | UTEP | Alan Howard can't tip it in | 49-60 |
| 06:52 | Rice | Kevin Castrejon grabs the defensive rebound | 49-60 |
| 06:47 | Rice | Gary Todd takes the ball from Kevin Castrejon in the backcourt | 49-60 |
| 06:26 | UTEP | Todd Smith connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Alan Howard | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 06:13 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-63 |
| 05:53 | UTEP | Homer Eiland is called for the reach on Robert Smith - foul #2 on Homer Eiland, team foul #6 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (PG), Stephen Palmer (SG), Edward Chapman (SF), John Schechter (PF), Jamie Thrall (C) Werner Peabody, Dennis Woodring, Keith Styles, Kevin Castrejon, Homer Eiland | |
| Subs | UTEP | Abraham Machen (PG), Tim Morrow (SG), Aaron Mace (SF), Patrick Cannon (PF), Christopher Green (C) Gary Todd, Todd Smith, Alan Howard, Gregory Scott, Robert Smith | |
| 05:41 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-63 |
| 05:39 | Rice | John Schechter snags the defensive board | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:37 | Rice | Gerald Griffith loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-63 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez (SG) Tim Morrow | |
| 05:22 | UTEP | Abraham Machen connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Alejandro Hernandez | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:10 | Rice | Edward Chapman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-66 |
| 05:09 | Rice | Jamie Thrall snags the offensive board | 52-66 |
| 05:03 | Rice | John Schechter knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:46 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jamie Thrall - foul #2 on Jamie Thrall, team foul #7 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Homer Eiland (C) Gerald Griffith, Jamie Thrall | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tim Morrow (SG), Billy Hall (PF) Abraham Machen, Aaron Mace | |
| 04:46 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 04:46 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 54-68 |
| 04:33 | Rice | Stephen Palmer drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Werner Peabody | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:17 | UTEP | Stephen Palmer is called for the reach on Patrick Cannon - foul #3 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #8 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony Perdue (SF), Bart Thomas (PF) Edward Chapman, John Schechter | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Todd (PG), Aaron Mace (SF) Alejandro Hernandez, Christopher Green | |
| 04:17 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 04:17 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon misses the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 04:17 | Rice | Homer Eiland gets the rebound | 57-69 |
| 04:04 | Rice | Tim Morrow is called for the reach on Werner Peabody - foul #2 on Tim Morrow, team foul #9 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Smith (SF), Christopher Green (C) Aaron Mace, Patrick Cannon | |
| 04:04 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 04:04 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 03:52 | UTEP | Werner Peabody takes the ball from Tim Morrow | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Rice | Homer Eiland hits a jump hook in the lane | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Palmer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Perdue (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bart Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Homer Eiland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Gary Todd (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tim Morrow (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Billy Hall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Green (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | UTEP | Bart Thomas is called for the reach on Robert Smith - foul #4 on Bart Thomas, team foul #9 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (PG), Edward Chapman (SG), Keith Styles (SF), Jamie Thrall (C) Werner Peabody, Stephen Palmer, Anthony Perdue, Homer Eiland | |
| Subs | UTEP | Todd Smith (SG), Alan Howard (SF) Tim Morrow, Christopher Green | |
| 03:10 | UTEP | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 03:10 | UTEP | Robert Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 03:10 | UTEP | Alan Howard gets the offensive rebound | 61-70 |
| 02:53 | UTEP | Gary Todd jams it on a nice dish by Billy Hall and the foul's on Gerald Griffith - foul #4 on Gerald Griffith, team foul #10 | 61-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG) Edward Chapman | |
| Subs | UTEP | Patrick Cannon (C) Robert Smith | |
| 02:53 | UTEP | Gary Todd makes the free throw | 61-73 |
| 02:50 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG), John Schechter (PF), Homer Eiland (C) Gerald Griffith, Bart Thomas, Jamie Thrall | |
| Subs | UTEP | Abraham Machen (PG), Christopher Green (C) Gary Todd, Patrick Cannon | |
| 02:33 | Rice | John Schechter's fadeaway is rejected by Billy Hall | 61-73 |
| 02:32 | UTEP | Billy Hall pulls down the rebound | 61-73 |
| 02:08 | UTEP | Abraham Machen lays it up and in on a nice dish by Todd Smith | 61-75 |
| 02:04 | Rice | Dennis Woodring is hacked by Todd Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Todd Smith, team foul #10 | 61-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (SG), Edward Chapman (SF), Bart Thomas (PF), Jamie Thrall (C) Stephen Palmer, Keith Styles, John Schechter, Homer Eiland | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez (PG), Gary Todd (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Patrick Cannon (PF), Gregory Scott (C) Abraham Machen, Todd Smith, Alan Howard, Billy Hall, Christopher Green | |
| 02:04 | Rice | Dennis Woodring misses the 1st free throw | 61-75 |
| 02:04 | Rice | Dennis Woodring makes the 2nd free throw | 62-75 |
| 01:43 | UTEP | Robert Smith misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 62-75 |
| 01:41 | UTEP | Gregory Scott tips it back up and in | 62-77 |
| 01:37 | Rice | Alejandro Hernandez steals the ball from Dennis Woodring in the backcourt | 62-77 |
| 01:35 | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez misses the easy layup | 62-77 |
| 01:34 | UTEP | Gregory Scott hits the follow up shot | 62-79 |
| 01:30 | Rice | Dennis Woodring hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Jamie Thrall | 65-79 |
| 01:05 | UTEP | Bart Thomas swats the short shot by Patrick Cannon | 65-79 |
| 01:03 | Rice | Edward Chapman pulls down the rebound | 65-79 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Rice | Dennis Woodring misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-79 |
| 00:55 | UTEP | Robert Smith grabs the board | 65-79 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:29 | UTEP | Gary Todd's pass is intercepted by Edward Chapman | 65-79 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Jamie Thrall makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Bart Thomas | 67-79 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez runs out the clock | 67-79 |