| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Thomas Quintanilla (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Calhoun (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Cagle (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Caperton (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Fenster (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Frailey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Chen China (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Hamisi Azim inbounds the ball | 28-36 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Rice | Hamisi Azim misses the easy layup | 28-36 |
| 19:43 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 19:28 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Kevin Cagle, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| 19:21 | Rice | Shane Nitz is hacked by Chris Caperton - foul #1 on Chris Caperton, team foul #2 | 28-36 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Jose Sosa loses the ball out of bounds | 28-36 |
| 18:52 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster is whistled for a carry | 28-36 |
| 18:41 | Rice | Hamisi Azim is hacked by Kevin Cagle - foul #2 on Kevin Cagle, team foul #3 | 28-36 |
| 18:27 | Rice | William Frailey is called for a backcourt violation | 28-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker (PG), Bobby Moore (C) Thomas Quintanilla, Thomas Fenster | |
| Subs | Rice | Lucien Bruno (SG) William Frailey | |
| 18:08 | UTEP | Peter Calhoun knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 30-36 |
| 17:54 | Rice | Lucien Bruno misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-36 |
| 17:52 | Rice | Jose Sosa gets the offensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 17:33 | Rice | Hamisi Azim is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-36 |
| 17:32 | UTEP | Chris Caperton grabs the board | 30-36 |
| 17:21 | UTEP | Bobby Moore misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 17:20 | Rice | Jose Sosa gets the rebound | 30-36 |
| 17:01 | Rice | Lucien Bruno is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Lucien Bruno, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla (PG), Gary Powers (SG), Douglas Taylor (PF), Thomas Fenster (C) Jonathon Tucker, Peter Calhoun, Kevin Cagle, Chris Caperton | |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (SG), Liang Xiong (SF), James Neal (PF), William Patrick (C) Jose Sosa, Hamisi Azim, Shane Nitz, Chen China | |
| 16:46 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-36 |
| 16:45 | Rice | Lucien Bruno snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 16:43 | Rice | Thomas Quintanilla picks off the pass by Lucien Bruno in the backcourt | 30-36 |
| 16:26 | UTEP | Bobby Moore is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Bobby Moore, team foul #4 | 30-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kevin Cagle (SF) Bobby Moore | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Mixson (PG) Lucien Bruno | |
| 16:24 | Rice | William Patrick is hacked by Gary Powers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Powers, team foul #5 | 30-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Peter Calhoun (SG) Gary Powers | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:08 | Rice | Charles Mixson is denied on a dunk by Thomas Fenster | 30-36 |
| 16:07 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 15:46 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 15:45 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster tips it back up and in | 32-36 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Thomas Quintanilla (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Calhoun (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Cagle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Thomas Fenster (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Mixson (fresh) SG - William Frailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Liang Xiong (fresh) PF - James Neal (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Patrick (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:24 | Rice | William Patrick makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 15:05 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Peter Calhoun | 35-38 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Charles Mixson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Liang Xiong | 35-41 |
| 14:31 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla is hacked by Charles Mixson - foul #1 on Charles Mixson, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker (PG), Gary Powers (SG), Chris Caperton (PF), Bobby Moore (C) Thomas Quintanilla, Peter Calhoun, Douglas Taylor, Thomas Fenster | |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG), Rogelio Marino (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF), Shane Nitz (PF), Chen China (C) Charles Mixson, William Frailey, Liang Xiong, James Neal, William Patrick | |
| 14:10 | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Jose Sosa - foul #1 on Jose Sosa, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| 14:10 | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 14:10 | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 13:57 | Rice | Chen China connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Hamisi Azim and he's hacked by Bobby Moore - foul #4 on Bobby Moore, team foul #6 | 36-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Fenster (C) Bobby Moore | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:57 | Rice | Chen China makes the free throw | 36-44 |
| 13:43 | UTEP | Chris Caperton knocks in the shot from the right side | 38-44 |
| 13:37 | Rice | Rogelio Marino can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 13:36 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 13:30 | UTEP | Chris Caperton misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-44 |
| 13:28 | Rice | Hamisi Azim grabs the board | 38-44 |
| 13:07 | Rice | Shane Nitz hits a wide open jump hook from the right block set up by Hamisi Azim | 38-46 |
| 12:52 | UTEP | Chris Caperton loses the ball out of bounds | 38-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Keith Johnson (PG), Peter Calhoun (SG) Jonathon Tucker, Gary Powers | |
| Subs | Rice | Liang Xiong (PF), William Patrick (C) Shane Nitz, Chen China | |
| 12:50 | Rice | Hamisi Azim is hacked by Kevin Cagle in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Cagle, team foul #7 | 38-46 |
| 12:50 | Rice | Hamisi Azim makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 12:50 | Rice | Hamisi Azim makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 12:32 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Keith Johnson | 41-48 |
| 12:13 | Rice | Rogelio Marino clanks a floater from the right side | 41-48 |
| 12:12 | UTEP | Chris Caperton snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 11:59 | UTEP | Keith Johnson is fouled on the floor by Jose Sosa - foul #2 on Jose Sosa, team foul #4 | 41-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla (PG) Keith Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | Lucien Bruno (PG), Charles Mixson (SG), Shane Nitz (PF) Jose Sosa, Rogelio Marino, Hamisi Azim | |
| 11:42 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-48 |
| 11:40 | Rice | Lucien Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Thomas Quintanilla (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Calhoun (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Cagle (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chris Caperton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Fenster (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Lucien Bruno (fresh) SG - Charles Mixson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Liang Xiong (fresh) PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - William Patrick (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Rice | Charles Mixson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Chen China (C) William Patrick | |
| 11:05 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle clanks a 3 from the left corner | 41-48 |
| 11:03 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster misses the tip | 41-48 |
| 11:01 | Rice | Liang Xiong grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 10:45 | Rice | Charles Mixson misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Peter Calhoun - foul #3 on Peter Calhoun, team foul #8 | 41-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker (PG), Gary Powers (SG), Douglas Taylor (C) Thomas Quintanilla, Peter Calhoun, Thomas Fenster | |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF), James Neal (PF) Lucien Bruno, Liang Xiong, Shane Nitz | |
| 10:45 | Rice | Charles Mixson makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 10:45 | Rice | Charles Mixson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 10:25 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Hamisi Azim - foul #1 on Hamisi Azim, team foul #5 | 41-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG) Charles Mixson | |
| 10:25 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 10:25 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 10:12 | Rice | James Neal blows the layup | 43-50 |
| 10:10 | Rice | Chen China pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 10:00 | Rice | Hamisi Azim is open and buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from William Frailey | 43-52 |
| 09:48 | UTEP | Chris Caperton makes the jump hook from close range and he's hacked by James Neal - foul #1 on James Neal, team foul #6 | 45-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla (SG) Gary Powers | |
| Subs | Rice | Rogelio Marino (SG), Shane Nitz (PF), William Patrick (C) William Frailey, James Neal, Chen China | |
| 09:48 | UTEP | Chris Caperton misses the free throw | 45-52 |
| 09:48 | Rice | Shane Nitz gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| 09:46 | Rice | Jonathon Tucker is called for the reach on Rogelio Marino in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jonathon Tucker, team foul #9 | 45-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Peter Calhoun (SG) Jonathon Tucker | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:46 | Rice | Rogelio Marino makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 09:46 | Rice | Rogelio Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 09:34 | UTEP | Shane Nitz swats the dunk try by Chris Caperton | 45-54 |
| 09:32 | Rice | Hamisi Azim pulls down the rebound | 45-54 |
| 09:23 | Rice | Shane Nitz banks in the layup on a great pass from Jose Sosa | 45-56 |
| 09:04 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-56 |
| 09:02 | Rice | The rebound goes to Shane Nitz | 45-56 |
| 08:46 | Rice | Hamisi Azim lays it in uncontested | 45-58 |
| 08:31 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-58 |
| 08:07 | Rice | Rogelio Marino connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jose Sosa | 48-60 |
| 07:45 | UTEP | Peter Calhoun is fouled on the floor by Rogelio Marino - foul #4 on Rogelio Marino, team foul #7 | 48-60 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker (PG), Gary Powers (SG), Bobby Moore (PF), Thomas Fenster (C) Thomas Quintanilla, Kevin Cagle, Chris Caperton, Douglas Taylor | |
| Subs | Rice | Lucien Bruno (PG), William Frailey (SG), Liang Xiong (SF), James Neal (PF), Chen China (C) Jose Sosa, Rogelio Marino, Hamisi Azim, Shane Nitz, William Patrick | |
| 07:45 | UTEP | Peter Calhoun misses the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 07:45 | Rice | Chen China grabs the board | 48-60 |
| 07:43 | Rice | Lucien Bruno's pass is intercepted by Jonathon Tucker in the backcourt | 48-60 |
| 07:38 | UTEP | Bobby Moore connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Jonathon Tucker | 50-60 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Jonathon Tucker (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Powers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Peter Calhoun (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Bobby Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Thomas Fenster (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Lucien Bruno (fresh) SG - William Frailey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Liang Xiong (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Neal (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Chen China (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Rice | Liang Xiong double dribbles in the backcourt | 50-60 |
| Subs | UTEP | Chris Caperton (PF) Peter Calhoun | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:16 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster blows the layup | 50-60 |
| 07:15 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster hits the follow up shot | 52-60 |
| 07:09 | Rice | Lucien Bruno comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-60 |
| 07:08 | Rice | Chen China grabs the offensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 06:49 | Rice | Lucien Bruno is hacked by Bobby Moore - foul #5 on Bobby Moore, team foul #10 | 52-60 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kevin Cagle (SF) Bobby Moore | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:49 | Rice | Lucien Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 06:49 | Rice | Lucien Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 06:25 | UTEP | Gary Powers buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jonathon Tucker | 55-61 |
| 06:05 | Rice | Thomas Fenster takes the ball from Chen China | 55-61 |
| 05:48 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle loses the dribble to James Neal | 55-61 |
| 05:38 | Rice | Chen China hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 55-61 |
| 05:36 | Rice | James Neal tips it home | 55-63 |
| 05:14 | UTEP | Lucien Bruno steps in front of the Jonathon Tucker pass | 55-63 |
| 04:56 | Rice | Liang Xiong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-63 |
| 04:56 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla (PG), Peter Calhoun (SG), Douglas Taylor (PF) Jonathon Tucker, Gary Powers, Chris Caperton | |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG), Rogelio Marino (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF), Shane Nitz (PF) Lucien Bruno, William Frailey, James Neal, Chen China | |
| 04:38 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-63 |
| 04:37 | Rice | Shane Nitz grabs the board | 55-63 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Rogelio Marino misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Peter Calhoun - foul #4 on Peter Calhoun, team foul #11 | 55-63 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Rogelio Marino makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Rogelio Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 04:23 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Peter Calhoun | 57-65 |
| 04:06 | Rice | Rogelio Marino misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-65 |
| 04:04 | Rice | Hamisi Azim hits the follow up shot | 57-67 |
| 03:46 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla is fouled on the floor by Rogelio Marino - foul #5 on Rogelio Marino, team foul #8 | 57-67 |
| Subs | UTEP | Chris Caperton (PF) Thomas Fenster | |
| Subs | Rice | Lucien Bruno (SG), William Patrick (C) Rogelio Marino, Liang Xiong | |
| 03:46 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla misses the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 03:46 | Rice | Shane Nitz pulls down the rebound | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:18 | Rice | Douglas Taylor picks off the pass by Jose Sosa | 57-67 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Thomas Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Calhoun (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kevin Cagle (tired) 15 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chris Caperton (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lucien Bruno (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. C - William Patrick (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:02 | UTEP | Peter Calhoun misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Hamisi Azim - foul #2 on Hamisi Azim, team foul #9 | 57-67 |
| Subs | UTEP | Keith Johnson (PG), Thomas Fenster (C) Thomas Quintanilla, Douglas Taylor | |
| Subs | Rice | Chen China (C) Hamisi Azim | |
| 03:02 | UTEP | Peter Calhoun makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 03:02 | UTEP | Peter Calhoun makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 03:00 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-67 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker (PG), Gary Powers (SG) Keith Johnson, Kevin Cagle | |
| Subs | Rice | William Frailey (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF) Lucien Bruno, William Patrick | |
| 02:40 | Rice | Hamisi Azim comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Peter Calhoun - foul #5 on Peter Calhoun, team foul #12 | 59-67 |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla (PG), Kevin Cagle (SF) Jonathon Tucker, Peter Calhoun | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:40 | Rice | Hamisi Azim makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 02:40 | Rice | Hamisi Azim misses the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 02:40 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle grabs the defensive rebound | 59-68 |
| 02:32 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla makes the 3 from the right corner | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:24 | Rice | Chen China scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Jose Sosa | 62-70 |
| 02:08 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 62-70 |
| 02:06 | UTEP | Chris Caperton grabs the offensive rebound | 62-70 |
| 02:00 | UTEP | Gary Powers misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-70 |
| 01:59 | Rice | Shane Nitz gets the rebound | 62-70 |
| 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) | |
| 01:40 | Rice | Chen China is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Shane Nitz | 62-73 |
| 01:31 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 64-73 |
| 01:28 | Rice | Hamisi Azim throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-73 |
| 01:15 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-73 |
| 01:13 | Rice | Chen China snags the defensive board | 64-73 |
| 00:49 | Rice | William Frailey hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-73 |
| 00:47 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Chen China | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Rice | Chen China is hacked by Chris Caperton - foul #2 on Chris Caperton, team foul #13 | 64-73 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Lucien Bruno (SG), William Patrick (PF) William Frailey, Shane Nitz | |
| 00:44 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-73 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Chen China makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Chen China misses the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:44 | UTEP | Chris Caperton grabs the defensive rebound | 64-74 |
| 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) | |
| 00:38 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Chen China - foul #1 on Chen China, team foul #10 | 64-74 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker (PG), Douglas Taylor (PF) Thomas Quintanilla, Chris Caperton | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Mixson (SG), Liang Xiong (SF), James Neal (PF) Jose Sosa, Hamisi Azim, Chen China | |
| 00:38 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster makes the 1st free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:38 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster misses the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:38 | Rice | William Patrick grabs the board | 65-74 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-74 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Jonathon Tucker is called for the reach on Charles Mixson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jonathon Tucker, team foul #14 | 65-74 |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla (PG), Chris Caperton (PF) Jonathon Tucker, Douglas Taylor | |
| Subs | Rice | Jose Sosa (PG), Hamisi Azim (SF), Chen China (C) Lucien Bruno, Liang Xiong, James Neal | |
| 00:36 | Rice | Charles Mixson makes the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Charles Mixson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-76 |
| 00:32 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Gary Powers | 68-76 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Jose Sosa is hacked by Thomas Quintanilla in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Quintanilla, team foul #15 | 68-76 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Lucien Bruno (SG) Charles Mixson | |
| 00:30 | Rice | Jose Sosa makes the 1st free throw | 68-77 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Jose Sosa misses the 2nd free throw | 68-77 |
| 00:30 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster grabs the board | 68-77 |
| 00:24 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla misses the 3 from the right wing | 68-77 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Chen China snags the defensive board | 68-77 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-77 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Jose Sosa is hacked by Thomas Quintanilla in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Quintanilla, team foul #16 | 68-77 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Jose Sosa makes the 1st free throw | 68-78 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Jose Sosa makes the 2nd free throw | 68-79 |
| 00:13 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster is whistled for a carry | 68-79 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker (PG), Douglas Taylor (PF) Thomas Quintanilla, Chris Caperton | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Mixson (SG), James Neal (PF), Liang Xiong (C) Jose Sosa, Hamisi Azim, Chen China | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Lucien Bruno runs out the clock | 68-79 |