| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Knight (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Stam (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Fenimore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vernon Colvin (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hyslop (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Pearson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Reginald Eller inbounds the ball | 31-27 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:55 | Rice | Reginald Eller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-27 |
| 19:44 | UTEP | Robert Knight hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-27 |
| 19:42 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore grabs the offensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 19:22 | UTEP | Robert Knight's pass is intercepted by Hiram Lyons | 31-27 |
| 18:59 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 18:57 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses the tip | 31-27 |
| 18:56 | UTEP | James Hyslop pulls down the rebound | 31-27 |
| 18:39 | UTEP | James Hyslop's pass is intercepted by Hiram Lyons | 31-27 |
| 18:15 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-27 |
| 18:14 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 17:50 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 31-27 |
| 17:48 | Rice | Reginald Eller grabs the board | 31-27 |
| 17:44 | Rice | Hiram Lyons knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Reginald Eller and he's fouled by James Hyslop - foul #2 on James Hyslop, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Bloom (PG), John Mason (SG), Herbert Scott (SF), Norman Kelley (PF), Brian Thomas (C) Robert Knight, Stephen Stam, Ronald Fenimore, Vernon Colvin, James Hyslop | |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Rust (SG), Gregg Moore (SF), Robert Negri (PF), Thomas Banks (C) Raymond Burns, Reginald Eller, James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| 17:44 | Rice | Hiram Lyons misses the free throw | 31-29 |
| 17:44 | UTEP | Brian Thomas pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| 17:28 | UTEP | Norman Kelley drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-29 |
| 17:26 | Rice | John Mason is called for the reach on Derrick Rust in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Mason, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG) Hiram Lyons | |
| 17:00 | Rice | Gregg Moore makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Rau | 33-31 |
| 16:39 | UTEP | Michael Bloom clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-31 |
| 16:38 | Rice | Thomas Banks pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 16:33 | Rice | Michael Rau connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Gregg Moore | 33-33 |
| 16:13 | UTEP | Herbert Scott can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-33 |
| 16:11 | UTEP | Michael Bloom grabs the offensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 15:56 | UTEP | Derrick Rust steps in front of the Herbert Scott pass | 33-33 |
| 15:52 | Rice | Gregg Moore lays it up and in on a great pass from Derrick Rust | 33-35 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Bloom (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Mason (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Scott (fairly fresh) PF - Norman Kelley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Thomas (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Rau (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Derrick Rust (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregg Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Negri (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Banks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:31 | UTEP | John Mason misses short on a jumper from the right side | 33-35 |
| 15:30 | UTEP | Brian Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 15:09 | UTEP | Herbert Scott misses the runner from the baseline | 33-35 |
| 15:08 | Rice | Derrick Rust gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 14:47 | Rice | Michael Rau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-35 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Knight (PG), Stephen Stam (SG), Jeff Melillo (SF), Vernon Colvin (PF), James Hyslop (C) Michael Bloom, John Mason, Herbert Scott, Norman Kelley, Brian Thomas | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), James Pearson (PF), William Sedillo (C) Michael Rau, Derrick Rust, Gregg Moore, Robert Negri, Thomas Banks | |
| 14:23 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo buries a jumper from the right side | 35-35 |
| 14:21 | Rice | Reginald Eller loses the dribble to Robert Knight in the backcourt | 35-35 |
| 14:20 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo lays it in on a great pass from Robert Knight | 37-35 |
| 14:07 | Rice | Jeff Melillo is called for the reach on Reginald Eller - foul #4 on Jeff Melillo, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore (SF) Jeff Melillo | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:46 | Rice | Raymond Burns scores on a jumpshot from the left wing and he's fouled by James Hyslop - foul #3 on James Hyslop, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Joe Woods (PF) James Pearson | |
| 13:46 | Rice | Raymond Burns makes the free throw | 37-38 |
| 13:22 | UTEP | James Hyslop is hacked by Joe Woods - foul #1 on Joe Woods, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Pearson (PF) William Sedillo | |
| 13:01 | UTEP | James Hyslop is hacked by Hiram Lyons - foul #2 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Alfred Waller (PG) Robert Knight | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:45 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-38 |
| 12:43 | UTEP | James Hyslop tips it in | 39-38 |
| 12:40 | Rice | Stephen Stam is called for the reach on Hiram Lyons in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Stam, team foul #5 | 39-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Mason (SG) Stephen Stam | |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Hillyer (PG) Hiram Lyons | |
| 12:19 | Rice | Raymond Burns hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-38 |
| 12:17 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 11:53 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Vernon Colvin | 42-38 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Alfred Waller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Fenimore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Vernon Colvin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - James Hyslop (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Paul Hillyer (fresh) SG - Raymond Burns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - Reginald Eller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Pearson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Joe Woods (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Rice | James Pearson scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-40 |
| 11:20 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 11:01 | Rice | Paul Hillyer clanks a 3 from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 11:00 | UTEP | John Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 10:53 | UTEP | Paul Hillyer takes the ball from James Hyslop | 44-40 |
| 10:51 | Rice | Reginald Eller is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 44-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Knight (PG), Michael Bloom (SG), Herbert Scott (SF), Norman Kelley (PF), Brian Thomas (C) Alfred Waller, John Mason, Ronald Fenimore, Vernon Colvin, James Hyslop | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Derrick Rust (SG), Gregg Moore (SF), Robert Negri (PF), William Sedillo (C) Paul Hillyer, Raymond Burns, Reginald Eller, James Pearson, Joe Woods | |
| 10:43 | UTEP | Norman Kelley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 10:41 | UTEP | Norman Kelley grabs the offensive board | 44-40 |
| 10:25 | UTEP | Robert Knight drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Herbert Scott | 46-40 |
| 10:09 | Rice | Derrick Rust makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Hiram Lyons | 46-42 |
| 09:48 | UTEP | Robert Knight makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Bloom | 49-42 |
| 09:39 | Rice | Robert Negri connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Hiram Lyons | 49-45 |
| 09:22 | UTEP | Norman Kelley clanks a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Hiram Lyons - foul #3 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #3 | 49-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (SG), Vernon Colvin (PF) Michael Bloom, Brian Thomas | |
| Subs | Rice | Reginald Eller (SF), Thomas Banks (C) Gregg Moore, William Sedillo | |
| 09:22 | UTEP | Norman Kelley misses the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 09:22 | UTEP | Norman Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 09:08 | Rice | Reginald Eller banks in the layup on a nice dish by Hiram Lyons | 50-47 |
| 08:54 | UTEP | Norman Kelley is fouled on the floor by Thomas Banks - foul #2 on Thomas Banks, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Alfred Waller (PG), Ronald Fenimore (SF), Brian Thomas (C) Robert Knight, Herbert Scott, Norman Kelley | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), James Pearson (PF) Hiram Lyons, Derrick Rust, Robert Negri | |
| 08:31 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore is hacked by Reginald Eller - foul #1 on Reginald Eller, team foul #5 | 50-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Bloom (PG) Alfred Waller | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:14 | UTEP | Stephen Stam knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Michael Bloom | 52-47 |
| 08:12 | Rice | Reginald Eller throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Hyslop (C) Brian Thomas | |
| Subs | Rice | William Sedillo (C) James Pearson | |
| 08:07 | UTEP | James Hyslop blows the layup | 52-47 |
| 08:05 | Rice | Reginald Eller snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 07:58 | Rice | Michael Rau misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 52-47 |
| 07:56 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 07:38 | UTEP | Michael Bloom is hacked by Michael Rau - foul #1 on Michael Rau, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Knight (PG), John Mason (SG), Jeff Melillo (SF) Michael Bloom, Stephen Stam, Ronald Fenimore | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Gregg Moore (SF), Robert Negri (PF) Michael Rau, Reginald Eller, Thomas Banks | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Knight (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Melillo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Vernon Colvin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Hyslop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Burns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - Gregg Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Negri (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin's fadeaway is rejected by William Sedillo | 52-47 |
| 07:30 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gregg Moore | 52-47 |
| 07:15 | Rice | Hiram Lyons is open but misses the lay-in | 52-47 |
| 07:14 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Negri | 52-47 |
| 06:55 | Rice | William Sedillo is wide open but clanks a jumper near the basket | 52-47 |
| 06:54 | UTEP | The rebound goes to James Hyslop | 52-47 |
| 06:33 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Vernon Colvin and the foul's on Gregg Moore - foul #1 on Gregg Moore, team foul #7 | 54-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Bloom (PG), Norman Kelley (PF), Brian Thomas (C) Robert Knight, Vernon Colvin, James Hyslop | |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Rust (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), Thomas Banks (PF), Joe Woods (C) Raymond Burns, Gregg Moore, Robert Negri, William Sedillo | |
| 06:33 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo makes the free throw | 55-47 |
| 06:19 | Rice | Hiram Lyons misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-47 |
| 06:18 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Norman Kelley | 55-47 |
| 05:53 | UTEP | John Mason misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Thomas Banks - foul #3 on Thomas Banks, team foul #8 | 55-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (SG) Michael Bloom | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG) Hiram Lyons | |
| 05:53 | UTEP | John Mason makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 05:53 | UTEP | John Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 05:50 | Rice | Derrick Rust's pass is intercepted by John Mason in the backcourt | 57-47 |
| 05:32 | UTEP | Reginald Eller picks off the pass by Norman Kelley | 57-47 |
| 05:29 | Rice | Michael Rau hits the finger roll set up by Reginald Eller | 57-49 |
| 05:13 | UTEP | Norman Kelley buries a fadeaway from close range | 59-49 |
| 04:53 | Rice | Thomas Banks's fadeaway is rejected by Norman Kelley | 59-49 |
| 04:51 | Rice | Reginald Eller tips it in | 59-51 |
| 04:23 | UTEP | Stephen Stam comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 59-51 |
| 04:22 | Rice | The rebound goes to Derrick Rust | 59-51 |
| 04:18 | Rice | Michael Rau is fouled in the backcourt by John Mason - foul #2 on John Mason, team foul #6 | 59-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Knight (PG), Michael Bloom (SG), Herbert Scott (SF), Ronald Fenimore (PF), James Hyslop (C) John Mason, Stephen Stam, Jeff Melillo, Norman Kelley, Brian Thomas | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), Gregg Moore (SF), Robert Negri (PF), William Sedillo (C) Michael Rau, Derrick Rust, Reginald Eller, Thomas Banks, Joe Woods | |
| 04:06 | Rice | Robert Negri is fouled on the floor by Ronald Fenimore - foul #1 on Ronald Fenimore, team foul #7 | 59-51 |
| 04:06 | Rice | Robert Negri makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 04:06 | Rice | Robert Negri makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 03:56 | UTEP | Herbert Scott knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Knight | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:53 | Rice | Raymond Burns is fouled in the backcourt by Herbert Scott - foul #1 on Herbert Scott, team foul #8 | 61-53 |
| 03:53 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 03:53 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | UTEP | Herbert Scott buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Bloom | 64-53 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Knight (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Bloom (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Herbert Scott (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Fenimore (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - James Hyslop (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - Gregg Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Negri (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Rice | Robert Negri throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Pearson (PF) Raymond Burns | |
| 03:00 | UTEP | Robert Knight makes the driving attempt from close range | 66-53 |
| 02:45 | Rice | James Pearson makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Hiram Lyons | 66-56 |
| 02:45 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (SG), Jeff Melillo (SF), Vernon Colvin (PF), Brian Thomas (C) Michael Bloom, Herbert Scott, Ronald Fenimore, James Hyslop | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG) Robert Negri | |
| 02:25 | UTEP | Stephen Stam knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Brian Thomas | 68-56 |
| 02:14 | Rice | Gregg Moore misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 68-56 |
| 02:13 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo pulls down the rebound | 68-56 |
| 01:52 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Stephen Stam | 71-56 |
| 01:36 | Rice | Raymond Burns comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 71-56 |
| 01:35 | UTEP | Brian Thomas snags the defensive board | 71-56 |
| 01:06 | UTEP | Stephen Stam is hacked by Raymond Burns - foul #2 on Raymond Burns, team foul #9 | 71-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Bloom (PG), Ronald Fenimore (SF), Norman Kelley (PF) Robert Knight, Jeff Melillo, Vernon Colvin | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG), Derrick Rust (SG), Robert Negri (PF), Thomas Banks (C) Hiram Lyons, Raymond Burns, James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| 01:06 | UTEP | Stephen Stam makes the 1st free throw | 72-56 |
| 01:06 | UTEP | Stephen Stam makes the 2nd free throw | 73-56 |
| 00:48 | Rice | Derrick Rust connects on the open 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Robert Negri | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | UTEP | Norman Kelley misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 73-59 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Thomas Banks grabs the defensive rebound | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Rice | Ronald Fenimore is called for the reach on Derrick Rust in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Fenimore, team foul #9 | 73-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Herbert Scott (SF) Stephen Stam | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:16 | Rice | Derrick Rust misses the 1st free throw | 73-59 |
| 00:16 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Norman Kelley | 73-59 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Michael Bloom runs out the clock | 73-59 |