| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Curtis Tanner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Melillo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vernon Colvin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Chavis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Reginald Eller inbounds the ball | 37-43 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:56 | Rice | Reginald Eller is called for traveling in the backcourt | 37-43 |
| 19:38 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Timothy Chavis - foul #2 on Timothy Chavis, team foul #1 | 37-43 |
| 19:38 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 19:38 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 19:17 | Rice | Raymond Burns double dribbles | 39-43 |
| 18:56 | UTEP | Reginald Eller is called for the reach on Jeff Melillo - foul #1 on Reginald Eller, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| 18:44 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Reginald Eller - foul #2 on Reginald Eller, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore (SG) Curtis Tanner | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:44 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo misses the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 18:44 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 18:29 | Rice | Craig Chappell is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Craig Chappell, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (PG), James Hyslop (PF), Norman Kelley (C) Robert Knight, Vernon Colvin, Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Mascarenas (SF), Robert Pearce (C) Reginald Eller, Timothy Chavis | |
| 18:03 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Norman Kelley | 43-43 |
| 18:01 | Rice | Jeff Melillo is called for the reach on Craig Chappell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeff Melillo, team foul #1 | 43-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Herbert Scott (SF) Jeff Melillo | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (PG), Hiram Lyons (SG), William Sedillo (C) Craig Chappell, Raymond Burns, Raymond Phipps | |
| 17:41 | Rice | William Sedillo misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Norman Kelley - foul #1 on Norman Kelley, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Vernon Colvin (PF), Arthur Wright (C) James Hyslop, Norman Kelley | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:41 | Rice | William Sedillo misses the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 17:41 | Rice | William Sedillo misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 17:41 | UTEP | Arthur Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 17:23 | UTEP | Herbert Scott hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Stam | 45-43 |
| 17:03 | Rice | William Sedillo can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 17:01 | Rice | William Sedillo tips it back up and in | 45-45 |
| 16:48 | UTEP | Arthur Wright misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Gregg Moore - foul #1 on Gregg Moore, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Knight (PG), Curtis Tanner (SG), James Hyslop (PF) Stephen Stam, Ronald Fenimore, Vernon Colvin | |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Timothy Chavis (C) Gregg Moore, Hiram Lyons, Richard Mascarenas, William Sedillo, Robert Pearce | |
| 16:48 | UTEP | Arthur Wright misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 16:48 | UTEP | Arthur Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 16:48 | Rice | Raymond Phipps grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 16:30 | Rice | Raymond Burns makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Craig Chappell | 45-48 |
| 16:12 | UTEP | Herbert Scott scores on a 3 from the right corner | 48-48 |
| 16:08 | Rice | Raymond Phipps throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore (SF), Norman Kelley (C) Herbert Scott, Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:59 | UTEP | Norman Kelley misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-48 |
| 15:57 | UTEP | James Hyslop misses the tip | 48-48 |
| 15:55 | Rice | Timothy Chavis grabs the board | 48-48 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Curtis Tanner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Fenimore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Hyslop (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Norman Kelley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Rice | Raymond Phipps's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Bloom (SG), Jeff Melillo (SF), Vernon Colvin (PF) Curtis Tanner, Ronald Fenimore, James Hyslop | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SG), Robert Pearce (PF) Raymond Burns, Raymond Phipps | |
| 15:21 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Knight | 50-48 |
| 15:07 | Rice | Robert Pearce misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-48 |
| 15:05 | UTEP | Michael Bloom pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 14:49 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 14:47 | Rice | Craig Chappell pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 14:22 | Rice | Robert Pearce misses long on a shot from the right block | 50-48 |
| 14:21 | Rice | Reginald Eller pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 14:06 | Rice | Reginald Eller scores on a shot from the baseline | 50-50 |
| 13:41 | UTEP | Robert Knight clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 13:39 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Pearce | 50-50 |
| 13:16 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Jeff Melillo - foul #4 on Jeff Melillo, team foul #3 | 50-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (PG), Curtis Tanner (SG), Ronald Fenimore (SF), James Hyslop (PF), Arthur Wright (C) Robert Knight, Michael Bloom, Jeff Melillo, Vernon Colvin, Norman Kelley | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), Raymond Phipps (PF), Richard Mascarenas (C) Craig Chappell, Gregg Moore, Robert Pearce, Timothy Chavis | |
| 13:16 | Rice | Reginald Eller makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 13:16 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 13:16 | UTEP | Arthur Wright grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 12:57 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore misses the shot from the free throw line | 50-51 |
| 12:55 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 12:48 | Rice | Curtis Tanner steals the ball from Reginald Eller in the backcourt | 50-51 |
| 12:45 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner lays it in | 52-51 |
| 12:36 | Rice | Raymond Phipps hits the finger roll set up by Hiram Lyons | 52-53 |
| 12:19 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner is hacked by Raymond Burns - foul #1 on Raymond Burns, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | William Sedillo (C) Reginald Eller | |
| 12:00 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore travels with the ball | 52-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | Alfred Waller (PG), Herbert Scott (SF), Vernon Colvin (PF) Stephen Stam, Ronald Fenimore, James Hyslop | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:58 | Rice | Raymond Burns's pass is intercepted by Curtis Tanner in the backcourt | 52-53 |
| 11:42 | UTEP | Richard Mascarenas denies the turnaround by Vernon Colvin | 52-53 |
| 11:41 | Rice | William Sedillo pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Alfred Waller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Tanner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Herbert Scott (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Vernon Colvin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Richard Mascarenas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Rice | Curtis Tanner steps in front of the Hiram Lyons pass in the backcourt | 52-53 |
| 11:30 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Hiram Lyons - foul #2 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #7 | 52-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Derrick Rust (SF) Hiram Lyons, Richard Mascarenas | |
| 11:30 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 11:30 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner misses the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 11:30 | Rice | William Sedillo snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 11:27 | Rice | Vernon Colvin steals it from Derrick Rust in the backcourt | 53-53 |
| 11:13 | UTEP | Herbert Scott is denied on a layup by Derrick Rust | 53-53 |
| 11:11 | Rice | Raymond Phipps gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 11:01 | Rice | Derrick Rust is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right side | 53-55 |
| 10:42 | UTEP | Herbert Scott connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-55 |
| 10:25 | Rice | Raymond Phipps buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Craig Chappell | 56-58 |
| 10:23 | UTEP | Alfred Waller is hacked by Craig Chappell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Craig Chappell, team foul #8 | 56-58 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore (SG), Stephen Stam (SF), James Hyslop (PF), Norman Kelley (C) Curtis Tanner, Herbert Scott, Vernon Colvin, Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (SG), Robert Pearce (PF), Timothy Chavis (C) Raymond Burns, Raymond Phipps, William Sedillo | |
| 10:23 | UTEP | Alfred Waller misses the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 10:23 | Rice | Timothy Chavis grabs the defensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 09:58 | Rice | Derrick Rust hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 56-58 |
| 09:56 | UTEP | Norman Kelley grabs the defensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 09:51 | UTEP | Stephen Stam can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-58 |
| 09:49 | UTEP | James Hyslop tips it in | 58-58 |
| 09:33 | Rice | Craig Chappell misses the easy open layup | 58-58 |
| 09:31 | Rice | Derrick Rust grabs the offensive board | 58-58 |
| 09:07 | Rice | Craig Chappell misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-58 |
| 09:05 | UTEP | James Hyslop pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| 08:51 | UTEP | Derrick Rust picks off the pass by Ronald Fenimore | 58-58 |
| 08:37 | Rice | Timothy Chavis is open and lays it up and in | 58-60 |
| 08:24 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore is hacked by Craig Chappell - foul #4 on Craig Chappell, team foul #9 | 58-60 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Knight (PG), Michael Bloom (SG), Herbert Scott (SF), Arthur Wright (C) Alfred Waller, Stephen Stam, James Hyslop, Norman Kelley | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), Richard Mascarenas (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), William Sedillo (C) Craig Chappell, Hiram Lyons, Derrick Rust, Robert Pearce, Timothy Chavis | |
| 08:24 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 08:24 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 08:20 | Rice | Raymond Burns is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Knight - foul #2 on Robert Knight, team foul #4 | 60-60 |
| Subs | UTEP | Vernon Colvin (PF) Ronald Fenimore | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:01 | Rice | William Sedillo connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Richard Mascarenas | 60-62 |
| 07:37 | UTEP | Michael Bloom can't finish the layup | 60-62 |
| 07:36 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas gets the rebound | 60-62 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Bloom (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Scott (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Vernon Colvin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Arthur Wright (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregg Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Richard Mascarenas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 60-62 |
| 07:21 | UTEP | Arthur Wright snags the defensive board | 60-62 |
| 07:06 | UTEP | Robert Knight can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-62 |
| 07:05 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Sedillo | 60-62 |
| 06:44 | Rice | Gregg Moore is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Gregg Moore, team foul #10 | 60-62 |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Tanner (SG), Jeff Melillo (SF) Michael Bloom, Herbert Scott | |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Reginald Eller (SF), Timothy Chavis (C) Gregg Moore, Richard Mascarenas, William Sedillo | |
| 06:24 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo loses the ball out of bounds | 60-62 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore (PF), Norman Kelley (C) Vernon Colvin, Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:06 | Rice | Raymond Phipps lays it up and in on a great pass from Craig Chappell | 60-64 |
| 06:02 | UTEP | Robert Knight is hacked by Craig Chappell in the backcourt - foul #5 on Craig Chappell, team foul #11 | 60-64 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (SG) Curtis Tanner | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Robert Pearce (PF) Craig Chappell, Raymond Phipps | |
| 06:02 | UTEP | Robert Knight makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 06:02 | UTEP | Robert Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 05:46 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses the easy layup | 62-64 |
| 05:45 | UTEP | Norman Kelley gets the rebound | 62-64 |
| 05:24 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Fenimore | 65-64 |
| 05:20 | Rice | Ronald Fenimore is called for the reach on Robert Pearce in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Fenimore, team foul #5 | 65-64 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Bloom (PG), Curtis Tanner (SG), Vernon Colvin (PF), Arthur Wright (C) Robert Knight, Stephen Stam, Ronald Fenimore, Norman Kelley | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Mascarenas (PF) Timothy Chavis | |
| 05:00 | Rice | Raymond Burns knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Hiram Lyons | 65-67 |
| 04:49 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-67 |
| 04:47 | Rice | The rebound goes to Reginald Eller | 65-67 |
| 04:37 | Rice | Hiram Lyons drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-70 |
| 04:22 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 65-70 |
| 04:20 | Rice | Reginald Eller snags the defensive board | 65-70 |
| 04:01 | Rice | Reginald Eller is whistled for traveling | 65-70 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (PG), Herbert Scott (SF), James Hyslop (PF), Norman Kelley (C) Michael Bloom, Jeff Melillo, Vernon Colvin, Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (PG), Derrick Rust (SG), Raymond Phipps (PF), William Sedillo (C) Hiram Lyons, Raymond Burns, Richard Mascarenas, Robert Pearce | |
| 03:51 | UTEP | Stephen Stam misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-70 |
| 03:50 | Rice | The rebound goes to Raymond Phipps | 65-70 |
| 03:48 | Rice | Gregg Moore is hacked by Stephen Stam in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Stam, team foul #6 | 65-70 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore (SG) Curtis Tanner | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:37 | Rice | William Sedillo misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 65-70 |
| 03:36 | Rice | William Sedillo tips it back up and in | 65-72 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Stephen Stam (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Fenimore (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Herbert Scott (fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Hyslop (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Norman Kelley (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregg Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derrick Rust (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Reginald Eller (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:30 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 65-72 |
| 03:29 | UTEP | Herbert Scott pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-72 |
| 03:08 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-72 |
| 03:06 | UTEP | James Hyslop tips it home | 67-72 |
| 03:04 | Rice | Gregg Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Stam - foul #4 on Stephen Stam, team foul #7 | 67-72 |
| Subs | UTEP | Alfred Waller (PG), Vernon Colvin (PF) Stephen Stam, Norman Kelley | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:04 | Rice | Gregg Moore makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 03:04 | Rice | Gregg Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| 02:47 | UTEP | James Hyslop can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Reginald Eller - foul #3 on Reginald Eller, team foul #12 | 67-74 |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Tanner (SG) Ronald Fenimore | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG), Richard Mascarenas (SF), Timothy Chavis (C) Derrick Rust, Reginald Eller, William Sedillo | |
| 02:47 | UTEP | James Hyslop makes the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 02:47 | UTEP | James Hyslop misses the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| 02:47 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas gets the rebound | 68-74 |
| 02:29 | Rice | Raymond Phipps dunks the ball set up by Timothy Chavis | 68-76 |
| 02:29 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-76 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Knight (PG), Ronald Fenimore (SG), Jeff Melillo (SF), Arthur Wright (C) Alfred Waller, Curtis Tanner, Herbert Scott, James Hyslop | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (SG) Raymond Burns | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:15 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-76 |
| 02:13 | UTEP | Robert Knight pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-76 |
| 02:04 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-76 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Gregg Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 68-76 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-76 |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Tanner (SG) Ronald Fenimore | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:48 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Gregg Moore | 68-78 |
| 01:32 | UTEP | Arthur Wright lays it in set up by Robert Knight | 70-78 |
| 01:32 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-78 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG), Reginald Eller (SF) Hiram Lyons, Richard Mascarenas | |
| 01:08 | Rice | Timothy Chavis misses long on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Arthur Wright - foul #2 on Arthur Wright, team foul #8 | 70-78 |
| 01:08 | Rice | Timothy Chavis misses the 1st free throw | 70-78 |
| 01:08 | Rice | Timothy Chavis makes the 2nd free throw | 70-79 |
| 00:52 | UTEP | Arthur Wright is hacked by Gregg Moore - foul #3 on Gregg Moore, team foul #13 | 70-79 |
| 00:52 | UTEP | Arthur Wright makes the 1st free throw | 71-79 |
| 00:52 | UTEP | Arthur Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 72-79 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Rice | Curtis Tanner is called for the reach on Raymond Burns in the backcourt - foul #1 on Curtis Tanner, team foul #9 | 72-79 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Richard Mascarenas (SF), Robert Pearce (PF) Gregg Moore, Reginald Eller, Raymond Phipps | |
| 00:50 | Rice | Raymond Burns makes the 1st free throw | 72-80 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Raymond Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 72-81 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-81 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-81 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Knight - foul #3 on Robert Knight, team foul #10 | 75-81 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas makes the 1st free throw | 75-82 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas makes the 2nd free throw | 75-83 |
| 00:38 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 75-83 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Raymond Burns snags the defensive board | 75-83 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Rice | Raymond Burns is fouled in the backcourt by Curtis Tanner - foul #2 on Curtis Tanner, team foul #11 | 75-83 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Raymond Burns makes the 1st free throw | 75-84 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Raymond Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 75-85 |
| 00:26 | UTEP | Arthur Wright can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Raymond Burns - foul #2 on Raymond Burns, team foul #14 | 75-85 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (PG), Ronald Fenimore (SG), Herbert Scott (SF), James Hyslop (PF) Robert Knight, Curtis Tanner, Jeff Melillo, Vernon Colvin | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (PG), William Sedillo (C) Raymond Burns, Timothy Chavis | |
| 00:26 | UTEP | Arthur Wright makes the 1st free throw | 76-85 |
| 00:26 | UTEP | Arthur Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 77-85 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Stam - foul #5 on Stephen Stam, team foul #12 | 77-85 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Knight (PG), Curtis Tanner (SG), Jeff Melillo (SF), Vernon Colvin (PF) Stephen Stam, Ronald Fenimore, Herbert Scott, James Hyslop | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG), Timothy Chavis (C) Gregg Moore, William Sedillo | |
| 00:23 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas makes the 1st free throw | 77-86 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas misses the 2nd free throw | 77-86 |
| 00:23 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Vernon Colvin | 77-86 |
| 00:17 | UTEP | Robert Pearce steals it from Arthur Wright | 77-86 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 77-86 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Robert Knight is called for the reach on Richard Mascarenas in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Knight, team foul #13 | 77-86 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas misses the 1st free throw | 77-86 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas makes the 2nd free throw | 77-87 |
| 00:09 | UTEP | Robert Knight buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Curtis Tanner | 80-87 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas is hacked by Robert Knight in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Knight, team foul #14 | 80-87 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Bloom (PG) Robert Knight | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:08 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas makes the 1st free throw | 80-88 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas makes the 2nd free throw | 80-89 |
| 00:04 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner misses the 3 from the right wing | 80-89 |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Arthur Wright gets the offensive rebound | 80-89 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | The clock runs out | 80-89 |