| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) SG - William Frailey (fresh) SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) C - Chen China (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Thomas Quintanilla (fresh) SG - Peter Calhoun (fresh) SF - Kevin Cagle (fresh) PF - Chris Caperton (fresh) C - Thomas Fenster (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Chen China wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Rice | Hamisi Azim drills a 3 from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:34 | UTEP | Peter Calhoun knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing and he's fouled by William Frailey - foul #1 on William Frailey, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 19:34 | UTEP | Peter Calhoun makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 19:09 | Rice | William Frailey knocks in the floater from the left wing | 5-3 |
| 18:54 | UTEP | Shane Nitz takes the ball from Kevin Cagle | 5-3 |
| 18:51 | Rice | Chen China's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-3 |
| 18:40 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Chen China - foul #1 on Chen China, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| 18:40 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster misses the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:40 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:35 | Rice | William Frailey loses the dribble to Thomas Quintanilla in the backcourt | 5-4 |
| 18:34 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle banks in the layup set up by Thomas Quintanilla | 5-6 |
| 18:23 | Rice | Shane Nitz connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Jose Sosa | 7-6 |
| 18:08 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 7-6 |
| 18:06 | Rice | Chen China gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Shane Nitz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-6 |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (PG), Lucien Bruno (SG), Liang Xiong (SF), James Neal (PF), William Patrick (C) Jose Sosa, William Frailey, Hamisi Azim, Shane Nitz, Chen China | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker (PG), Gary Powers (SG), Bobby Moore (PF), Douglas Taylor (C) Thomas Quintanilla, Peter Calhoun, Chris Caperton, Thomas Fenster | |
| 17:44 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 7-6 |
| 17:42 | Rice | Rogelio Marino gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 17:38 | Rice | Lucien Bruno buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Rogelio Marino | 9-6 |
| 17:11 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor buries a runner from the right block set up by Jonathon Tucker and he's fouled by Liang Xiong - foul #1 on Liang Xiong, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG) Lucien Bruno | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 17:11 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor makes the free throw | 9-9 |
| 16:50 | Rice | James Neal drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Rogelio Marino | 11-9 |
| 16:31 | UTEP | Bobby Moore hits the finger roll | 11-11 |
| 16:26 | Rice | Liang Xiong is hacked by Douglas Taylor in the backcourt - foul #1 on Douglas Taylor, team foul #1 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Lucien Bruno (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF), Shane Nitz (PF), Chen China (C) Rogelio Marino, Liang Xiong, James Neal, William Patrick | |
| Subs | UTEP | Keith Johnson (PG), Peter Calhoun (SG), Chris Caperton (PF), Thomas Fenster (C) Jonathon Tucker, Gary Powers, Douglas Taylor, Bobby Moore | |
| 16:21 | Rice | Lucien Bruno can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right block | 11-11 |
| 16:19 | UTEP | Chris Caperton pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 16:12 | UTEP | Peter Calhoun is hacked by Lucien Bruno - foul #1 on Lucien Bruno, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Mixson (SG) Jose Sosa | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla (PG) Keith Johnson | |
| 15:58 | UTEP | Lucien Bruno steps in front of the Peter Calhoun pass | 11-11 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Lucien Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Mixson (fresh) SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chen China (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Thomas Quintanilla (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Calhoun (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Cagle (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Chris Caperton (fresh) C - Thomas Fenster (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:56 | Rice | Peter Calhoun is called for the reach on Lucien Bruno in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Calhoun, team foul #2 | 11-11 |
| 15:36 | Rice | Shane Nitz is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 15:35 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster grabs the board | 11-11 |
| 15:16 | UTEP | Peter Calhoun comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Hamisi Azim - foul #1 on Hamisi Azim, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG), William Frailey (SG), Liang Xiong (SF) Lucien Bruno, Charles Mixson, Hamisi Azim | |
| Subs | UTEP | Keith Johnson (PG) Thomas Quintanilla | |
| 15:16 | UTEP | Peter Calhoun misses the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 15:16 | UTEP | Peter Calhoun makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 14:53 | Rice | Liang Xiong knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Chen China | 13-12 |
| 14:43 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle clanks a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Chen China - foul #2 on Chen China, team foul #6 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Rice | William Patrick (C) Chen China | |
| Subs | UTEP | Bobby Moore (C) Thomas Fenster | |
| 14:43 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle misses the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 14:43 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 14:40 | Rice | Jose Sosa's pass is intercepted by Keith Johnson in the backcourt | 13-13 |
| 14:23 | UTEP | Liang Xiong picks off the pass by Keith Johnson | 13-13 |
| 14:20 | Rice | Shane Nitz lays it in on a nice dish by Liang Xiong | 15-13 |
| 14:06 | UTEP | Chris Caperton's floater is tipped away by William Patrick | 15-13 |
| 14:05 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Patrick | 15-13 |
| 14:00 | Rice | Shane Nitz drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from William Patrick | 17-13 |
| 13:45 | UTEP | Liang Xiong takes the ball from Chris Caperton | 17-13 |
| 13:31 | Rice | Liang Xiong misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 17-13 |
| 13:30 | Rice | Liang Xiong grabs the offensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 13:08 | Rice | William Frailey misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Peter Calhoun - foul #2 on Peter Calhoun, team foul #3 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (PG), Hamisi Azim (SF), James Neal (C) Jose Sosa, Liang Xiong, William Patrick | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla (PG), Gary Powers (SG), Douglas Taylor (PF), Thomas Fenster (C) Keith Johnson, Peter Calhoun, Kevin Cagle, Bobby Moore | |
| 13:08 | Rice | William Frailey misses the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 13:08 | Rice | William Frailey makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 12:47 | UTEP | Chris Caperton loses the dribble to James Neal | 18-13 |
| 12:42 | Rice | Rogelio Marino hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 18-13 |
| 12:41 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor pulls down the rebound | 18-13 |
| 12:21 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla is hacked by Rogelio Marino - foul #1 on Rogelio Marino, team foul #7 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Rice | Lucien Bruno (SG) William Frailey | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker (PG), Kevin Cagle (SF), Bobby Moore (PF) Gary Powers, Chris Caperton, Douglas Taylor | |
| 12:21 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 12:21 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla misses the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 12:21 | Rice | James Neal grabs the board | 18-14 |
| 12:06 | Rice | Thomas Fenster is called for the reach on Lucien Bruno - foul #1 on Thomas Fenster, team foul #4 | 18-14 |
| 11:58 | Rice | Hamisi Azim connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Shane Nitz | 20-14 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lucien Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Shane Nitz (tiring) 6 pts. C - James Neal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Jonathon Tucker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Quintanilla (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Cagle (tired) 3 pts. PF - Bobby Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Fenster (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| 11:43 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle makes the jumper from close range set up by Jonathon Tucker | 20-16 |
| 11:21 | Rice | Hamisi Azim hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-16 |
| 11:12 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 23-16 |
| 11:10 | Rice | Hamisi Azim snags the defensive board | 23-16 |
| 10:48 | Rice | Rogelio Marino clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-16 |
| 10:46 | Rice | James Neal snags the offensive board | 23-16 |
| 10:36 | Rice | Shane Nitz misses long on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Bobby Moore - foul #1 on Bobby Moore, team foul #5 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG), Charles Mixson (SG), Liang Xiong (SF), William Patrick (C) Rogelio Marino, Lucien Bruno, Hamisi Azim, James Neal | |
| Subs | UTEP | Keith Johnson (PG), Gary Powers (SG), Chris Caperton (SF), Douglas Taylor (C) Jonathon Tucker, Thomas Quintanilla, Kevin Cagle, Thomas Fenster | |
| 10:36 | Rice | Shane Nitz makes the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 10:36 | Rice | Shane Nitz misses the 2nd free throw | 24-16 |
| 10:36 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to William Patrick | 24-16 |
| 10:20 | Rice | Jose Sosa can't finish the layup | 24-16 |
| 10:19 | UTEP | Bobby Moore gets the rebound | 24-16 |
| 10:12 | UTEP | Jose Sosa steps in front of the Douglas Taylor pass | 24-16 |
| 10:10 | Rice | Jose Sosa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy McCarty (SF) Shane Nitz | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 09:58 | UTEP | Gary Powers misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-16 |
| 09:56 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor hits the follow up shot | 24-18 |
| 09:39 | Rice | Jose Sosa hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 24-18 |
| 09:38 | UTEP | Bobby Moore grabs the board | 24-18 |
| 09:19 | UTEP | William Patrick takes the ball from Bobby Moore | 24-18 |
| 09:06 | Rice | Charles Mixson buries a runner near the basket set up by Jose Sosa | 26-18 |
| 09:01 | UTEP | Keith Johnson clanks a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Liang Xiong - foul #2 on Liang Xiong, team foul #8 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Rice | Lucien Bruno (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF), Shane Nitz (PF), James Neal (C) Charles Mixson, Timothy McCarty, Liang Xiong, William Patrick | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kevin Cagle (SF), Thomas Fenster (C) Douglas Taylor, Bobby Moore | |
| 09:01 | UTEP | Keith Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 09:01 | UTEP | Keith Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 09:01 | Rice | James Neal snags the defensive board | 26-19 |
| 08:47 | Rice | Shane Nitz misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-19 |
| 08:46 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle pulls down the rebound | 26-19 |
| 08:26 | UTEP | Gary Powers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (PG) Jose Sosa | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla (PG) Keith Johnson | |
| 08:24 | Rice | Hamisi Azim is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Quintanilla - foul #1 on Thomas Quintanilla, team foul #6 | 26-19 |
| 08:09 | Rice | James Neal misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-19 |
| 08:07 | Rice | Shane Nitz gets the offensive rebound | 26-19 |
| 07:53 | Rice | James Neal connects on the open fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Hamisi Azim | 28-19 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lucien Bruno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hamisi Azim (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Shane Nitz (tired) 7 pts. C - James Neal (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Thomas Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Powers (tiring) SF - Kevin Cagle (tired) 5 pts. PF - Chris Caperton (tiring) C - Thomas Fenster (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| 07:41 | UTEP | Gary Powers misses the 3 from the right corner | 28-19 |
| 07:40 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster hits the follow up shot | 28-21 |
| 07:32 | Rice | The jump hook by Shane Nitz is blocked by Chris Caperton | 28-21 |
| 07:30 | Rice | James Neal grabs the offensive rebound | 28-21 |
| 07:12 | Rice | Hamisi Azim misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-21 |
| 07:10 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla grabs the defensive rebound | 28-21 |
| 07:10 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 28-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG), William Frailey (SG), William Patrick (PF) Rogelio Marino, Lucien Bruno, Shane Nitz | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker (PG), Bobby Moore (PF), Douglas Taylor (C) Thomas Quintanilla, Chris Caperton, Thomas Fenster | |
| 06:52 | UTEP | William Patrick is called for the reach on Bobby Moore - foul #1 on William Patrick, team foul #9 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy McCarty (SF) Hamisi Azim | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 06:52 | UTEP | Bobby Moore makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 06:52 | UTEP | Bobby Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 06:52 | Rice | James Neal pulls down the rebound | 28-22 |
| 06:47 | Rice | Timothy McCarty loses the dribble to Jonathon Tucker in the backcourt | 28-22 |
| 06:32 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor is called for traveling | 28-22 |
| Subs | Rice | Shane Nitz (PF) James Neal | |
| Subs | UTEP | Chris Caperton (PF) Douglas Taylor | |
| 06:06 | Rice | Timothy McCarty is fouled on the floor by Kevin Cagle - foul #1 on Kevin Cagle, team foul #7 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (SG) William Frailey | |
| Subs | UTEP | Keith Johnson (PG), Thomas Quintanilla (SG), Thomas Fenster (C) Jonathon Tucker, Gary Powers, Kevin Cagle | |
| 06:06 | Rice | Timothy McCarty makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 06:06 | Rice | Timothy McCarty makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 05:49 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster hits a jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Shane Nitz - foul #1 on Shane Nitz, team foul #10 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Rice | Hamisi Azim (SF) Timothy McCarty | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 05:49 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster misses the free throw | 30-24 |
| 05:49 | Rice | Shane Nitz pulls down the rebound | 30-24 |
| 05:20 | Rice | Rogelio Marino makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jose Sosa | 33-24 |
| 05:06 | UTEP | Chris Caperton misses short on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on William Patrick - foul #2 on William Patrick, team foul #11 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Rice | Lucien Bruno (SG), James Neal (C) Jose Sosa, William Patrick | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kevin Cagle (SF), Douglas Taylor (C) Bobby Moore, Thomas Fenster | |
| 05:06 | UTEP | Chris Caperton misses the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 05:06 | UTEP | Chris Caperton makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 04:47 | Rice | James Neal hits a wide open driving attempt in the lane | 35-25 |
| 04:39 | UTEP | Rogelio Marino steals it from Kevin Cagle | 35-25 |
| 04:36 | Rice | Rogelio Marino banks in the layup | 37-25 |
| 04:26 | UTEP | Lucien Bruno steals the ball from Chris Caperton | 37-25 |
| 04:18 | Rice | Shane Nitz is by himself and knocks in the floater from the baseline | 39-25 |
| 04:13 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-25 |
| 04:11 | UTEP | Chris Caperton hits the follow up shot | 39-27 |
| 04:01 | Rice | Rogelio Marino misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 39-27 |
| 04:00 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Hamisi Azim | 39-27 |
| 03:43 | Rice | Hamisi Azim misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-27 |
| 03:41 | Rice | Rogelio Marino pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-27 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Rogelio Marino (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lucien Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Hamisi Azim (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shane Nitz (tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - James Neal (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Keith Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Thomas Quintanilla (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Cagle (tired) 5 pts. PF - Chris Caperton (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Rice | Lucien Bruno buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Rogelio Marino and he's hacked by Thomas Quintanilla - foul #2 on Thomas Quintanilla, team foul #8 | 41-27 |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (SG), Liang Xiong (SF), William Patrick (PF), Chen China (C) Rogelio Marino, Hamisi Azim, Shane Nitz, James Neal | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker (PG), Peter Calhoun (SG), Bobby Moore (PF), Thomas Fenster (C) Keith Johnson, Thomas Quintanilla, Chris Caperton, Douglas Taylor | |
| 03:28 | Rice | Lucien Bruno makes the free throw | 42-27 |
| 03:01 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Peter Calhoun | 42-30 |
| 02:47 | Rice | Chen China is fouled on the floor by Kevin Cagle - foul #2 on Kevin Cagle, team foul #9 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG) Lucien Bruno | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 02:47 | Rice | Chen China makes the 1st free throw | 43-30 |
| 02:47 | Rice | Chen China makes the 2nd free throw | 44-30 |
| 02:35 | UTEP | Bobby Moore drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-32 |
| 02:13 | Rice | Jose Sosa is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from William Frailey | 47-32 |
| 02:09 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-35 |
| 01:51 | Rice | Bobby Moore steals it from William Patrick | 47-35 |
| 01:36 | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 47-35 |
| 01:34 | Rice | William Frailey grabs the board | 47-35 |
| 01:29 | Rice | William Frailey misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-35 |
| 01:28 | Rice | Chen China tips it home | 49-35 |
| 01:12 | UTEP | Bobby Moore scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 49-37 |
| 01:10 | Rice | Jonathon Tucker is called for the reach on William Frailey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jonathon Tucker, team foul #10 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Hamisi Azim (SF) William Patrick | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla (PG), Chris Caperton (SF), Douglas Taylor (C) Jonathon Tucker, Kevin Cagle, Thomas Fenster | |
| 01:10 | Rice | William Frailey makes the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 01:10 | Rice | William Frailey misses the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 01:10 | UTEP | Bobby Moore snags the defensive board | 50-37 |
| 00:59 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Bobby Moore | 50-40 |
| 00:44 | Rice | William Frailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (PG), Lucien Bruno (SG) Jose Sosa, William Frailey | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:32 | UTEP | Hamisi Azim denies the turnaround by Bobby Moore | 50-40 |
| 00:30 | Rice | The rebound goes to Chen China | 50-40 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Rogelio Marino connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-40 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Chris Caperton hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 53-40 |