| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregg Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Pearson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stephen Stam (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeff Melillo (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Vernon Colvin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hyslop (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo inbounds the ball | 35-37 |
| 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) | |
| 19:42 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Reginald Eller - foul #2 on Reginald Eller, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| 19:42 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 19:42 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 19:29 | Rice | William Sedillo is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on William Sedillo, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| 19:06 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo is whistled for traveling | 35-39 |
| 18:47 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses the lay-in | 35-39 |
| 18:46 | Rice | James Pearson hits the follow up shot | 37-39 |
| 18:34 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 18:31 | Rice | James Pearson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG), Robert Negri (PF), Thomas Banks (C) Gregg Moore, James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Bloom (PG), Ronald Fenimore (SG), Brian Thomas (C) Robert Knight, Stephen Stam, James Hyslop | |
| 18:18 | UTEP | Michael Bloom is whistled for traveling | 37-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Rust (SF) Reginald Eller | |
| Subs | UTEP | Norman Kelley (PF) Vernon Colvin | |
| 18:02 | Rice | Robert Negri throws it down on a great pass from Raymond Burns | 39-42 |
| 17:50 | UTEP | Michael Bloom misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 17:49 | Rice | Robert Negri grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 17:38 | Rice | Derrick Rust knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Raymond Burns and the foul's on Brian Thomas - foul #3 on Brian Thomas, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Reginald Eller (SF) Raymond Burns | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Knight (PG), Herbert Scott (SF) Jeff Melillo, Brian Thomas | |
| 17:38 | Rice | Derrick Rust makes the free throw | 42-42 |
| 17:20 | UTEP | Michael Bloom hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Robert Negri - foul #1 on Robert Negri, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (PG), William Sedillo (C) Michael Rau, Thomas Banks | |
| Subs | UTEP | Vernon Colvin (PF) Herbert Scott | |
| 17:20 | UTEP | Michael Bloom makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 17:20 | UTEP | Michael Bloom makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 16:58 | Rice | William Sedillo misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 42-44 |
| 16:56 | UTEP | Norman Kelley snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 16:35 | UTEP | Reginald Eller steps in front of the Michael Bloom pass | 42-44 |
| 16:24 | Rice | Norman Kelley steals the ball from Derrick Rust | 42-44 |
| 16:08 | UTEP | Robert Knight connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-47 |
| 15:50 | Rice | Gregg Moore makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Negri | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregg Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derrick Rust (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Reginald Eller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Negri (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Sedillo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Knight (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Bloom (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Fenimore (fairly fresh) PF - Vernon Colvin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Norman Kelley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | UTEP | Norman Kelley is fouled on the floor by Gregg Moore - foul #3 on Gregg Moore, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), James Pearson (PF), Thomas Banks (C) Gregg Moore, Derrick Rust, Robert Negri, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alfred Waller (PG), Stephen Stam (SG), Jeff Melillo (SF), Brian Thomas (PF), James Hyslop (C) Robert Knight, Michael Bloom, Ronald Fenimore, Vernon Colvin, Norman Kelley | |
| 15:19 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo misses the shot from the right side | 44-47 |
| 15:17 | Rice | Reginald Eller grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 15:11 | Rice | Hiram Lyons can't connect on an uncontested runner from the right block | 44-47 |
| 15:10 | Rice | James Pearson grabs the offensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 15:00 | Rice | James Pearson blows the dunk | 44-47 |
| 14:59 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Alfred Waller | 44-47 |
| 14:41 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo's floater is tipped away by James Pearson | 44-47 |
| 14:40 | Rice | Hiram Lyons gets the rebound | 44-47 |
| 14:37 | Rice | Alfred Waller is called for the reach on Hiram Lyons in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alfred Waller, team foul #2 | 44-47 |
| 14:16 | Rice | Raymond Burns makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Pearson | 47-47 |
| 14:10 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo misses the lay-in | 47-47 |
| 14:09 | Rice | The rebound goes to Raymond Burns | 47-47 |
| 13:55 | Rice | Hiram Lyons misses the easy open layup | 47-47 |
| 13:53 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 13:32 | UTEP | James Hyslop clanks a shot in the lane | 47-47 |
| 13:30 | Rice | Reginald Eller grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 13:25 | Rice | Alfred Waller steals it from Hiram Lyons | 47-47 |
| 13:21 | UTEP | Stephen Stam lays it up and in on a nice dish by Alfred Waller | 47-49 |
| 12:55 | Rice | Thomas Banks is open and buries a fadeaway in the lane | 49-49 |
| 12:27 | UTEP | Hiram Lyons steals the ball from Brian Thomas | 49-49 |
| 12:08 | Rice | Raymond Burns knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Jeff Melillo - foul #1 on Jeff Melillo, team foul #3 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG), Gregg Moore (SF), Robert Negri (PF), William Sedillo (C) Hiram Lyons, Reginald Eller, James Pearson, Thomas Banks | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Knight (PG), Michael Bloom (SG), Ronald Fenimore (SF), Vernon Colvin (PF), Norman Kelley (C) Alfred Waller, Stephen Stam, Jeff Melillo, Brian Thomas, James Hyslop | |
| 12:08 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses the free throw | 51-49 |
| 12:08 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 11:44 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Robert Knight | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Rau (fresh) SG - Raymond Burns (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregg Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Robert Negri (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Knight (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Bloom (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Fenimore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vernon Colvin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Norman Kelley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Rice | William Sedillo is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-52 |
| 11:22 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 11:17 | UTEP | Michael Bloom is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Michael Bloom, team foul #4 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Rust (SG) Raymond Burns | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 11:03 | Rice | Derrick Rust buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Robert Negri | 53-52 |
| 10:50 | UTEP | Norman Kelley is called for traveling | 53-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Hillyer (PG), Joe Woods (C) Michael Rau, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Mason (SG), Herbert Scott (SF) Michael Bloom, Ronald Fenimore | |
| 10:46 | Rice | Derrick Rust is fouled in the backcourt by John Mason - foul #1 on John Mason, team foul #5 | 53-52 |
| 10:32 | Rice | Robert Negri hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Paul Hillyer and the foul's on John Mason - foul #2 on John Mason, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeff Melillo (SF), James Hyslop (C) Herbert Scott, Norman Kelley | |
| 10:32 | Rice | Robert Negri makes the free throw | 56-52 |
| 10:10 | UTEP | James Hyslop dunks the ball | 56-54 |
| 09:59 | Rice | Derrick Rust buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Hillyer | 58-54 |
| 09:47 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Mason | 58-57 |
| 09:32 | Rice | Robert Knight picks off the pass by Gregg Moore | 58-57 |
| 09:21 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-60 |
| 09:04 | Rice | Robert Knight picks off the pass by Robert Negri | 58-60 |
| 08:54 | UTEP | James Hyslop is hacked by Paul Hillyer - foul #1 on Paul Hillyer, team foul #5 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), Thomas Banks (PF), William Sedillo (C) Paul Hillyer, Derrick Rust, Gregg Moore, Robert Negri, Joe Woods | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alfred Waller (PG), Michael Bloom (SG), Herbert Scott (SF), Ronald Fenimore (PF), Norman Kelley (C) Robert Knight, John Mason, Jeff Melillo, Vernon Colvin, James Hyslop | |
| 08:36 | UTEP | Alfred Waller comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 58-60 |
| 08:35 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore snags the offensive board | 58-60 |
| 08:21 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore connects on the runner near the basket | 58-62 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Raymond Burns hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-62 |
| 08:04 | Rice | Reginald Eller tips it back up and in | 60-62 |
| 07:54 | UTEP | Alfred Waller is called for 10 seconds | 60-62 |
| Subs | Rice | James Pearson (PF) Thomas Banks | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (SG), Jeff Melillo (SF), Brian Thomas (C) Alfred Waller, Herbert Scott, Norman Kelley | |
| 07:40 | Rice | Reginald Eller buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 62-62 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Burns (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Pearson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Bloom (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Stam (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeff Melillo (fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Fenimore (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Thomas (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Stam | 62-64 |
| 07:08 | Rice | Hiram Lyons misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-64 |
| 07:07 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore gets the rebound | 62-64 |
| 07:02 | UTEP | Stephen Stam's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG) Hiram Lyons | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Mason (PG), Norman Kelley (PF) Michael Bloom, Ronald Fenimore | |
| 06:40 | Rice | Michael Rau hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 62-64 |
| 06:39 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jeff Melillo | 62-64 |
| 06:34 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by John Mason | 62-66 |
| 06:15 | Rice | James Pearson misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left side | 62-66 |
| 06:13 | Rice | Raymond Burns pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-66 |
| 05:54 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-66 |
| 05:52 | Rice | Michael Rau grabs the offensive board | 62-66 |
| 05:46 | Rice | James Pearson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-66 |
| 05:45 | UTEP | Norman Kelley grabs the defensive rebound | 62-66 |
| 05:34 | UTEP | Reginald Eller steals the ball from Jeff Melillo | 62-66 |
| 05:31 | Rice | Michael Rau banks in the layup set up by Reginald Eller | 64-66 |
| 05:29 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Derrick Rust (SG), Gregg Moore (SF), Robert Negri (PF), Thomas Banks (C) Michael Rau, Raymond Burns, Reginald Eller, James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Knight (PG), Ronald Fenimore (SG), Vernon Colvin (PF) John Mason, Stephen Stam, Brian Thomas | |
| 05:15 | UTEP | Hiram Lyons is called for the reach on Ronald Fenimore - foul #4 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #6 | 64-66 |
| 04:57 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-66 |
| 04:56 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Negri | 64-66 |
| 04:52 | Rice | Derrick Rust throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-66 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Hyslop (C) Norman Kelley | |
| 04:26 | UTEP | Robert Knight misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Banks - foul #1 on Thomas Banks, team foul #7 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Joe Woods (C) Gregg Moore | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Bloom (SG) Jeff Melillo | |
| 04:26 | UTEP | Robert Knight makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 04:26 | UTEP | Robert Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 04:24 | Rice | Robert Knight is called for the reach on Robert Negri in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Knight, team foul #7 | 64-68 |
| 04:24 | Rice | Robert Negri makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 04:24 | Rice | Robert Negri misses the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 04:24 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin snags the defensive board | 65-68 |
| 04:07 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore is fouled on the floor by Derrick Rust - foul #1 on Derrick Rust, team foul #8 | 65-68 |
| 04:07 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 04:07 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 04:05 | Rice | Hiram Lyons is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Bloom - foul #3 on Michael Bloom, team foul #8 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG) Derrick Rust | |
| Subs | UTEP | Herbert Scott (SF) Ronald Fenimore | |
| 04:05 | Rice | Hiram Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 04:05 | Rice | Hiram Lyons misses the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 04:05 | UTEP | James Hyslop pulls down the rebound | 66-70 |
| 03:50 | UTEP | Herbert Scott misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-70 |
| 03:48 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin snags the offensive board | 66-70 |
| 03:43 | UTEP | Herbert Scott is fouled on the floor by Thomas Banks - foul #2 on Thomas Banks, team foul #9 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG), Reginald Eller (SF), James Pearson (PF) Hiram Lyons, Robert Negri, Thomas Banks | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Mason (SG), Norman Kelley (PF), Brian Thomas (C) Robert Knight, Vernon Colvin, James Hyslop | |
| 03:43 | UTEP | Herbert Scott makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 03:43 | UTEP | Herbert Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 03:14 | Rice | Reginald Eller is fouled on the floor by Herbert Scott - foul #2 on Herbert Scott, team foul #9 | 66-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SG) Raymond Burns | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (SG), Jeff Melillo (SF) John Mason, Herbert Scott | |
| 03:14 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 03:14 | UTEP | Norman Kelley snags the defensive board | 66-72 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Rau (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregg Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Reginald Eller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Pearson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Joe Woods (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Bloom (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Stam (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeff Melillo (fresh) 23 pts. 3 reb. PF - Norman Kelley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Thomas (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 02:53 | UTEP | Norman Kelley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Derrick Rust (SG), William Sedillo (C) Michael Rau, Reginald Eller, Joe Woods | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alfred Waller (PG), Ronald Fenimore (PF) Michael Bloom, Brian Thomas | |
| 02:31 | Rice | Gregg Moore misses the lay-in | 66-72 |
| 02:30 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore grabs the board | 66-72 |
| 02:30 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG), Robert Negri (PF) Derrick Rust, James Pearson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Knight (PG), Vernon Colvin (PF), James Hyslop (C) Alfred Waller, Ronald Fenimore, Norman Kelley | |
| 02:15 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 66-72 |
| 02:14 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin gets the offensive rebound | 66-72 |
| 01:57 | UTEP | Stephen Stam can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-72 |
| 01:56 | UTEP | Stephen Stam gets the offensive rebound | 66-72 |
| 01:44 | UTEP | Stephen Stam hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-72 |
| 01:42 | Rice | Gregg Moore pulls down the rebound | 66-72 |
| 01:42 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Reginald Eller (SF), James Pearson (PF) Gregg Moore, Robert Negri | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 01:20 | Rice | Hiram Lyons comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 66-72 |
| 01:19 | Rice | William Sedillo tips it but misses | 66-72 |
| 01:17 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Vernon Colvin | 66-72 |
| 01:01 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin can't finish the layup but the foul's on Raymond Burns - foul #2 on Raymond Burns, team foul #10 | 66-72 |
| 01:01 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin makes the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 01:01 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin makes the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Rice | Raymond Burns clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-74 |
| 00:56 | UTEP | James Hyslop pulls down the rebound | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:55 | UTEP | Raymond Burns is called for the reach on James Hyslop in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Burns, team foul #11 | 66-74 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore (SG) Stephen Stam | |
| 00:55 | UTEP | James Hyslop makes the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:55 | UTEP | James Hyslop makes the 2nd free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Vernon Colvin is called for the reach on James Pearson - foul #1 on Vernon Colvin, team foul #10 | 66-76 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (PG), Derrick Rust (SG), Robert Negri (SF), Thomas Banks (C) Hiram Lyons, Raymond Burns, Reginald Eller, William Sedillo | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Bloom (PG), Herbert Scott (SF), Norman Kelley (PF), Brian Thomas (C) Robert Knight, Jeff Melillo, Vernon Colvin, James Hyslop | |
| 00:50 | Rice | James Pearson misses the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:50 | Rice | James Pearson misses the 2nd free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:50 | UTEP | Brian Thomas pulls down the rebound | 66-76 |
| 00:49 | UTEP | Brian Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Gregg Moore - foul #4 on Gregg Moore, team foul #12 | 66-76 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG) James Pearson | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:49 | UTEP | Brian Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 66-77 |
| 00:49 | UTEP | Brian Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 66-78 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Derrick Rust is whistled for a carry | 66-78 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:19 | UTEP | Herbert Scott is fouled on the floor by Thomas Banks - foul #3 on Thomas Banks, team foul #13 | 66-78 |
| 00:19 | UTEP | Herbert Scott makes the 1st free throw | 66-79 |
| 00:19 | UTEP | Herbert Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 66-79 |
| 00:19 | Rice | The rebound goes to Thomas Banks | 66-79 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Norman Kelley picks off the pass by Gregg Moore in the backcourt | 66-79 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Michael Bloom runs out the clock | 66-79 |