| Lineup | Rice | PG - Maurice Lemons (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Borrelli (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Aranda (fresh) 4 reb. PF - John Scott (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Blum (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Dewitt Wheeler (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edward Tinch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Derek Foster (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Carlos Strode (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - George Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Derek Foster inbounds the ball | 16-28 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler clanks a shot from the right wing | 16-28 |
| 19:37 | Rice | Donald Aranda snags the defensive board | 16-28 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Maurice Lemons clanks a 3 from the left wing | 16-28 |
| 19:22 | UTEP | Edward Tinch grabs the board | 16-28 |
| 18:53 | UTEP | Carlos Strode is hacked by William Borrelli - foul #2 on William Borrelli, team foul #1 | 16-28 |
| 18:44 | UTEP | Carlos Strode hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-31 |
| 18:26 | Rice | John Scott misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-31 |
| 18:24 | UTEP | Edward Tinch grabs the board | 16-31 |
| 18:01 | UTEP | Carlos Strode makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Edward Tinch and he's fouled by William Borrelli - foul #3 on William Borrelli, team foul #2 | 16-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Tabarez (SG) William Borrelli | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 18:01 | UTEP | Carlos Strode makes the free throw | 16-34 |
| 17:40 | Rice | Maurice Lemons misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by George Mitchell - foul #2 on George Mitchell, team foul #1 | 16-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Neil Still (C) John Scott | |
| Subs | UTEP | Edward Dubin (SG), Tim Crawford (PF), Dennis Kerr (C) Derek Foster, Carlos Strode, George Mitchell | |
| 17:40 | Rice | Maurice Lemons makes the 1st free throw | 17-34 |
| 17:40 | Rice | Maurice Lemons makes the 2nd free throw | 18-34 |
| 17:21 | UTEP | Edward Tinch drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Edward Dubin and the foul's on Donald Aranda - foul #1 on Donald Aranda, team foul #3 | 18-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Lapoint (PF) John Blum | |
| Subs | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte (PG) Dewitt Wheeler | |
| 17:21 | UTEP | Edward Tinch misses the free throw | 18-36 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Gary Lapoint grabs the defensive rebound | 18-36 |
| 17:03 | Rice | The jumper by Maurice Lemons is denied by Tim Crawford | 18-36 |
| 17:01 | UTEP | Tim Crawford snags the defensive board | 18-36 |
| 16:53 | UTEP | Tim Crawford loses the dribble to Charles Tabarez | 18-36 |
| 16:36 | Rice | Neil Still connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Maurice Lemons and he's fouled by Dennis Kerr - foul #1 on Dennis Kerr, team foul #2 | 20-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse Glover (SG), John Scott (PF) Donald Aranda, Gary Lapoint | |
| Subs | UTEP | Derek Foster (SF), Carlos Strode (PF), George Mitchell (C) Edward Dubin, Tim Crawford, Dennis Kerr | |
| 16:36 | Rice | Neil Still misses the free throw | 20-36 |
| 16:36 | UTEP | George Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 20-36 |
| 16:12 | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte is whistled for traveling | 20-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Lapoint (SF) Maurice Lemons | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler (PG) Adam Chiaramonte | |
| 15:53 | Rice | Charles Tabarez's pass is intercepted by Carlos Strode | 20-36 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jesse Glover (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Tabarez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Lapoint (fresh) PF - John Scott (fresh) 3 reb. C - Neil Still (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Dewitt Wheeler (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edward Tinch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Derek Foster (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Carlos Strode (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - George Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:33 | UTEP | Edward Tinch misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-36 |
| 15:32 | Rice | Neil Still gets the rebound | 20-36 |
| 15:19 | Rice | Gary Lapoint is fouled on the floor by Derek Foster - foul #1 on Derek Foster, team foul #3 | 20-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Maurice Lemons (PG), William Borrelli (SG), Donald Aranda (SF), John Blum (PF), Andrew Arnold (C) Jesse Glover, Charles Tabarez, Gary Lapoint, John Scott, Neil Still | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tim Crawford (SF) Derek Foster | |
| 15:03 | Rice | John Blum makes the wide open fadeaway from close range set up by William Borrelli | 22-36 |
| 14:51 | UTEP | Carlos Strode throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-36 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Edward Dubin (SG), Dennis Kerr (C) Carlos Strode, George Mitchell | |
| 14:30 | Rice | John Blum scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Maurice Lemons | 24-36 |
| 14:02 | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Dubin | 24-39 |
| 13:53 | Rice | William Borrelli comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-39 |
| 13:52 | UTEP | Dennis Kerr grabs the board | 24-39 |
| 13:23 | UTEP | Edward Tinch is hacked by Maurice Lemons - foul #3 on Maurice Lemons, team foul #4 | 24-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Tabarez (SF), John Scott (PF) Donald Aranda, John Blum | |
| Subs | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte (PG), Derek Foster (SF), Carlos Strode (PF), George Mitchell (C) Dewitt Wheeler, Edward Tinch, Tim Crawford, Dennis Kerr | |
| 13:00 | UTEP | Carlos Strode slams it home on a great pass from Derek Foster | 24-41 |
| 12:55 | Rice | William Borrelli hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 24-41 |
| 12:54 | UTEP | Carlos Strode gets the rebound | 24-41 |
| 12:28 | UTEP | George Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Andrew Arnold - foul #4 on Andrew Arnold, team foul #5 | 24-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse Glover (PG), Donald Aranda (SF), John Blum (C) Maurice Lemons, Charles Tabarez, Andrew Arnold | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 12:14 | UTEP | Derek Foster scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Adam Chiaramonte and he's hacked by John Scott - foul #1 on John Scott, team foul #6 | 24-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Tabarez (SG) William Borrelli | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 12:14 | UTEP | Derek Foster makes the free throw | 24-45 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 12:02 | Rice | Jesse Glover is whistled for traveling | 24-45 |
| 11:40 | UTEP | Carlos Strode misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 24-45 |
| 11:39 | UTEP | Derek Foster hits the follow up shot | 24-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jesse Glover (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Tabarez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Aranda (fresh) 5 reb. PF - John Scott (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Blum (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Adam Chiaramonte (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Dubin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Derek Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carlos Strode (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - George Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:28 | Rice | Charles Tabarez can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 24-47 |
| 11:26 | UTEP | Carlos Strode snags the defensive board | 24-47 |
| 11:06 | UTEP | Carlos Strode scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by Adam Chiaramonte and he's fouled by John Scott - foul #2 on John Scott, team foul #7 | 24-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Maurice Lemons (PG), William Borrelli (SG), Neil Still (C) Jesse Glover, Charles Tabarez, John Scott | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler (PG), Edward Tinch (SF), Tim Crawford (C) Adam Chiaramonte, Derek Foster, George Mitchell | |
| 11:06 | UTEP | Carlos Strode makes the free throw | 24-50 |
| 10:59 | Rice | Neil Still connects on the floater near the basket | 26-50 |
| 10:38 | UTEP | John Blum swats the short shot by Edward Tinch | 26-50 |
| 10:37 | Rice | Maurice Lemons grabs the board | 26-50 |
| 10:27 | Rice | Neil Still misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-50 |
| 10:25 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Tim Crawford | 26-50 |
| 10:02 | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler's pass is intercepted by William Borrelli | 26-50 |
| 09:48 | Rice | William Borrelli hits a 3 from straight away set up by Neil Still | 29-50 |
| 09:22 | UTEP | Carlos Strode banks in the layup set up by Edward Dubin | 29-52 |
| 09:04 | Rice | John Blum knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 31-52 |
| 08:40 | UTEP | Edward Dubin clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-52 |
| 08:38 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Blum | 31-52 |
| 08:21 | Rice | Maurice Lemons is hacked by Dewitt Wheeler - foul #2 on Dewitt Wheeler, team foul #4 | 31-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse Glover (SG), Charles Tabarez (SF), John Scott (PF), Fred Hayes (C) William Borrelli, Donald Aranda, John Blum, Neil Still | |
| Subs | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte (PG), Derek Foster (SF), George Mitchell (C) Dewitt Wheeler, Edward Dubin, Carlos Strode | |
| 08:14 | Rice | John Scott blows the dunk but the foul's on George Mitchell - foul #3 on George Mitchell, team foul #5 | 31-52 |
| 08:14 | Rice | John Scott makes the 1st free throw | 32-52 |
| 08:14 | Rice | John Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 32-52 |
| 08:14 | UTEP | Tim Crawford gets the rebound | 32-52 |
| 07:57 | UTEP | Derek Foster hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Adam Chiaramonte | 32-54 |
| 07:34 | Rice | Tim Crawford blocks the short jumper by John Scott | 32-54 |
| 07:33 | UTEP | Tim Crawford pulls down the rebound | 32-54 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Maurice Lemons (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jesse Glover (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Tabarez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Scott (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Hayes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Adam Chiaramonte (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Tinch (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Derek Foster (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tim Crawford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - George Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:11 | UTEP | Derek Foster comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-54 |
| 07:10 | Rice | John Scott gets the rebound | 32-54 |
| 07:04 | Rice | Fred Hayes's pass is intercepted by Adam Chiaramonte | 32-54 |
| 07:00 | UTEP | Edward Tinch hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Adam Chiaramonte | 32-56 |
| 06:55 | Rice | Adam Chiaramonte steals the ball from Fred Hayes | 32-56 |
| 06:37 | UTEP | Derek Foster drills a floater from the left wing set up by Adam Chiaramonte | 32-58 |
| 06:28 | Rice | Maurice Lemons travels with the ball | 32-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Randell Cooper (PG), Gary Lapoint (PF), Neil Still (C) Maurice Lemons, John Scott, Fred Hayes | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler (PG) Edward Tinch | |
| 06:00 | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte is hacked by Jesse Glover - foul #2 on Jesse Glover, team foul #8 | 32-58 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Edward Dubin (SG), Gene McFatter (PF), Dennis Kerr (C) Dewitt Wheeler, Derek Foster, George Mitchell | |
| 06:00 | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte makes the 1st free throw | 32-59 |
| 06:00 | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte makes the 2nd free throw | 32-60 |
| 05:45 | Rice | Gary Lapoint's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Fred Hayes (C) Jesse Glover | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler (PG) Adam Chiaramonte | |
| 05:23 | UTEP | Gene McFatter misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Fred Hayes - foul #1 on Fred Hayes, team foul #9 | 32-60 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Derek Foster (SF) Tim Crawford | |
| 05:23 | UTEP | Gene McFatter makes the 1st free throw | 32-61 |
| 05:23 | UTEP | Gene McFatter makes the 2nd free throw | 32-62 |
| 05:05 | Rice | Randell Cooper double dribbles | 32-62 |
| Subs | Rice | John Blum (PF) Fred Hayes | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 04:44 | UTEP | Gene McFatter loses the dribble to Randell Cooper | 32-62 |
| 04:33 | Rice | Gary Lapoint scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Tabarez | 35-62 |
| 04:14 | UTEP | Derek Foster misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Neil Still - foul #1 on Neil Still, team foul #10 | 35-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse Glover (SG), Fred Hayes (C) Gary Lapoint, Neil Still | |
| Subs | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte (SG), Carlos Strode (PF), George Mitchell (C) Edward Dubin, Gene McFatter, Dennis Kerr | |
| 04:14 | UTEP | Derek Foster makes the 1st free throw | 35-63 |
| 04:14 | UTEP | Derek Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 35-64 |
| 03:58 | Rice | Charles Tabarez travels with the ball | 35-64 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Edward Tinch (SG), Tim Crawford (SF) Dewitt Wheeler, Derek Foster | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:32 | UTEP | Carlos Strode misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-64 |
| 03:31 | UTEP | George Mitchell hits the follow up shot | 35-66 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Randell Cooper (fresh) SG - Jesse Glover (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Tabarez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Blum (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Fred Hayes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Adam Chiaramonte (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Edward Tinch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Tim Crawford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. PF - Carlos Strode (fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. C - George Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Rice | Jesse Glover misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-66 |
| 03:18 | UTEP | Tim Crawford grabs the board | 35-66 |
| 03:12 | UTEP | Carlos Strode hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-69 |
| 02:59 | Rice | George Mitchell denies the turnaround by John Blum | 35-69 |
| 02:58 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Carlos Strode | 35-69 |
| 02:42 | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte misses the fadeaway from the left side | 35-69 |
| 02:40 | UTEP | George Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 35-69 |
| 02:16 | UTEP | Edward Tinch hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 35-69 |
| 02:14 | Rice | John Blum grabs the board | 35-69 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Charles Tabarez comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-69 |
| 02:01 | UTEP | George Mitchell gets the rebound | 35-69 |
| 01:40 | UTEP | Edward Tinch misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 35-69 |
| 01:38 | UTEP | Tim Crawford tips it but misses | 35-69 |
| 01:37 | Rice | Charles Tabarez gets the rebound | 35-69 |
| 01:24 | Rice | Charles Tabarez clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-69 |
| 01:23 | Rice | John Blum tips it in | 37-69 |
| 01:02 | UTEP | Edward Tinch comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 37-69 |
| 01:01 | Rice | The rebound goes to Charles Tabarez | 37-69 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Rice | Charles Tabarez misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-69 |
| 00:53 | UTEP | Carlos Strode grabs the defensive rebound | 37-69 |
| 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 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:29 | UTEP | Fred Hayes steals the ball from Carlos Strode | 37-69 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Randell Cooper hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-69 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Fred Hayes misses the tip | 37-69 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Charles Tabarez snags the offensive board | 37-69 |
| 00:16 | Rice | The jump hook by Randell Cooper is blocked by Carlos Strode | 37-69 |
| 00:14 | UTEP | Tim Crawford snags the defensive board | 37-69 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte runs out the clock | 37-69 |