| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Gregory Brito (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Pearson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Thomas Crane (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gregory Swiderski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher McColgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wendell Hamlin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stephen Sholar (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Upchurch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin inbounds the ball | 48-41 |
| 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) | |
| 19:41 | Rice | Aaron Harris misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 19:39 | UTEP | Christopher McColgan pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| 19:18 | UTEP | Christopher McColgan connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gregory Brito | 50-41 |
| 19:00 | Rice | Aaron Harris makes the wide open 3 from the left corner | 50-44 |
| 18:38 | UTEP | Thomas Crane misses short on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Wendell Hamlin - foul #3 on Wendell Hamlin, team foul #1 | 50-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Rossignol (SG), Bruce Parker (PF), Dennis Brumfield (C) Daniel Pearson, Gregory Swiderski, Christopher McColgan | |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Howell (SF), Tony Doty (C) Wendell Hamlin, Paul Upchurch | |
| 18:38 | UTEP | Thomas Crane makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 18:38 | UTEP | Thomas Crane misses the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 18:38 | Rice | Tony Doty pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 18:29 | Rice | Robert Rossignol is called for the reach on Gabriel McLelland - foul #1 on Robert Rossignol, team foul #1 | 51-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Mudd (SF) Thomas Crane | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:24 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-44 |
| 18:23 | UTEP | James Mudd grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 18:00 | UTEP | James Mudd is fouled on the floor by Stephen Sholar - foul #3 on Stephen Sholar, team foul #2 | 51-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Dunn (PG) Gregory Brito | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (SG), Federico Russo (PF) Gabriel McLelland, Stephen Sholar | |
| 17:39 | UTEP | Bruce Parker hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Patrick Howell - foul #1 on Patrick Howell, team foul #3 | 51-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Victor Johnson (SG) Aaron Harris | |
| 17:39 | UTEP | Bruce Parker misses the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 17:39 | UTEP | Bruce Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 17:16 | Rice | Charles Helle misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-44 |
| 17:14 | Rice | Tony Doty tips it in | 52-46 |
| 16:56 | UTEP | James Mudd clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-46 |
| 16:54 | UTEP | Robert Rossignol grabs the offensive board | 52-46 |
| 16:39 | UTEP | Tony Doty takes the ball from Bruce Parker | 52-46 |
| 16:24 | Rice | Federico Russo is fouled on the floor by Dennis Brumfield - foul #1 on Dennis Brumfield, team foul #2 | 52-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Brito (PG), Daniel Pearson (SG), Thomas Crane (SF), Gregory Swiderski (PF), Christopher McColgan (C) Michael Dunn, Robert Rossignol, James Mudd, Bruce Parker, Dennis Brumfield | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG), Gabriel McLelland (SG), Donald Price (PF), Paul Upchurch (C) Charles Helle, Victor Johnson, Federico Russo, Tony Doty | |
| 16:18 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 16:17 | UTEP | Gregory Swiderski snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 15:59 | UTEP | Gregory Brito hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Crane | 54-46 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Gregory Brito (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Pearson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Thomas Crane (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Gregory Swiderski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Christopher McColgan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Howell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Donald Price (fresh) C - Paul Upchurch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Rice | Thomas Crane is called for the reach on Patrick Howell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Crane, team foul #3 | 54-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Wendell Hamlin (SF), Stephen Sholar (PF) Patrick Howell, Donald Price | |
| 15:37 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Daniel Pearson - foul #2 on Daniel Pearson, team foul #4 | 54-46 |
| 15:37 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 15:37 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 15:16 | UTEP | Wendell Hamlin takes the ball from Daniel Pearson | 54-48 |
| 14:59 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Aaron Harris | 54-51 |
| 14:37 | UTEP | Gregory Brito throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Dunn (PG), Robert Rossignol (SG), James Mudd (SF), Bruce Parker (PF), Reynaldo Rivera (C) Gregory Brito, Daniel Pearson, Thomas Crane, Gregory Swiderski, Christopher McColgan | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (SG), Federico Russo (C) Gabriel McLelland, Paul Upchurch | |
| 14:34 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Victor Johnson (SG) Aaron Harris | |
| 14:21 | UTEP | James Mudd travels with the ball | 54-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Howell (SF), Paul Upchurch (C) Wendell Hamlin, Stephen Sholar | |
| 14:01 | Rice | Patrick Howell misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 13:59 | Rice | Charles Helle pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 13:54 | Rice | Federico Russo makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Paul Upchurch | 54-53 |
| 13:48 | UTEP | Robert Rossignol can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 54-53 |
| 13:46 | Rice | The rebound goes to Patrick Howell | 54-53 |
| 13:32 | Rice | Federico Russo connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Helle | 54-55 |
| 13:09 | UTEP | Michael Dunn hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Federico Russo - foul #2 on Federico Russo, team foul #4 | 54-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Brito (PG), Thomas Crane (SF), Gregory Swiderski (PF), Dennis Brumfield (C) Robert Rossignol, James Mudd, Bruce Parker, Reynaldo Rivera | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG), Gabriel McLelland (SG), Wendell Hamlin (SF), Stephen Sholar (PF), Tony Doty (C) Charles Helle, Victor Johnson, Patrick Howell, Federico Russo, Paul Upchurch | |
| 13:09 | UTEP | Michael Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 13:09 | UTEP | Michael Dunn misses the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 13:09 | Rice | The rebound goes to Tony Doty | 55-55 |
| 13:06 | Rice | Michael Dunn is called for the reach on Stephen Sholar in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Dunn, team foul #5 | 55-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Pearson (SG) Michael Dunn | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:58 | Rice | Aaron Harris comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-55 |
| 12:56 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Gregory Swiderski | 55-55 |
| 12:43 | UTEP | Dennis Brumfield buries a fadeaway from close range | 57-55 |
| 12:39 | Rice | Gregory Brito steps in front of the Wendell Hamlin pass in the backcourt | 57-55 |
| 12:38 | UTEP | Gregory Brito banks in the layup | 59-55 |
| 12:14 | Rice | Tony Doty blows the dunk but he's fouled by Dennis Brumfield - foul #2 on Dennis Brumfield, team foul #6 | 59-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | Bruce Parker (SG), Christopher McColgan (C) Daniel Pearson, Gregory Swiderski | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (SG) Gabriel McLelland | |
| 12:14 | Rice | Tony Doty misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 12:14 | Rice | Tony Doty makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 11:58 | UTEP | Thomas Crane lays it up and in set up by Gregory Brito | 61-56 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Gregory Brito (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bruce Parker (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Thomas Crane (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Brumfield (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher McColgan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Helle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wendell Hamlin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Sholar (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Tony Doty (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Rice | Stephen Sholar hits a shot from close range set up by Charles Helle and he's fouled by Dennis Brumfield - foul #3 on Dennis Brumfield, team foul #7 | 61-58 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Dunn (PG), Robert Rossignol (SG), James Mudd (SF) Gregory Brito, Thomas Crane, Dennis Brumfield | |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Howell (SF), Paul Upchurch (C) Wendell Hamlin, Tony Doty | |
| 11:37 | Rice | Stephen Sholar makes the free throw | 61-59 |
| 11:17 | UTEP | Robert Rossignol misses long on a floater from the right side | 61-59 |
| 11:16 | Rice | Paul Upchurch grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 11:12 | Rice | Patrick Howell is alone and drills a floater near the basket | 61-61 |
| 11:07 | UTEP | Bruce Parker is hacked by Stephen Sholar - foul #4 on Stephen Sholar, team foul #5 | 61-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Swiderski (PF), Reynaldo Rivera (C) Bruce Parker, Christopher McColgan | |
| Subs | Rice | Gabriel McLelland (SG), Federico Russo (PF) Charles Helle, Stephen Sholar | |
| 10:52 | UTEP | James Mudd misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-61 |
| 10:50 | Rice | Patrick Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 10:21 | Rice | Paul Upchurch misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 10:19 | UTEP | Gregory Swiderski grabs the board | 61-61 |
| 10:11 | UTEP | James Mudd misses the jumper in the paint | 61-61 |
| 10:10 | Rice | Patrick Howell pulls down the rebound | 61-61 |
| 09:55 | Rice | Gregory Swiderski is called for the reach on Gabriel McLelland - foul #1 on Gregory Swiderski, team foul #8 | 61-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Brito (PG), Daniel Pearson (SG), Bruce Parker (SF), Dennis Brumfield (PF), Christopher McColgan (C) Michael Dunn, Robert Rossignol, James Mudd, Gregory Swiderski, Reynaldo Rivera | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Wendell Hamlin (SF), Tony Doty (PF) Aaron Harris, Federico Russo, Paul Upchurch | |
| 09:55 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland misses the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 09:55 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Christopher McColgan | 61-61 |
| 09:49 | UTEP | Bruce Parker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 09:47 | Rice | The rebound goes to Tony Doty | 61-61 |
| 09:45 | Rice | Charles Helle is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Pearson - foul #3 on Daniel Pearson, team foul #9 | 61-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Crane (SF) Dennis Brumfield | |
| Subs | Rice | Victor Johnson (SG), Donald Price (PF) Gabriel McLelland, Patrick Howell | |
| 09:45 | Rice | Charles Helle misses the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 09:45 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Bruce Parker | 61-61 |
| 09:27 | UTEP | Bruce Parker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-61 |
| 09:25 | UTEP | Daniel Pearson grabs the offensive board | 61-61 |
| 09:14 | UTEP | Thomas Crane blows the layup | 61-61 |
| 09:12 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Crane | 61-61 |
| 08:59 | UTEP | Gregory Brito scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Bruce Parker | 64-61 |
| 08:36 | Rice | Victor Johnson misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 64-61 |
| 08:34 | UTEP | Thomas Crane grabs the defensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 08:17 | UTEP | Gregory Brito's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Rodriguez (PG), James Mudd (SF), Dennis Brumfield (PF), Reynaldo Rivera (C) Gregory Brito, Thomas Crane, Bruce Parker, Christopher McColgan | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG), Gabriel McLelland (SG), Patrick Howell (SF), Paul Upchurch (C) Charles Helle, Victor Johnson, Wendell Hamlin, Tony Doty | |
| 07:55 | Rice | Patrick Howell scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Gabriel McLelland | 64-63 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Rodriguez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Pearson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Mudd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Brumfield (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Reynaldo Rivera (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Howell (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Donald Price (fresh) C - Paul Upchurch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:39 | UTEP | Reynaldo Rivera misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but the foul's on Paul Upchurch - foul #2 on Paul Upchurch, team foul #6 | 64-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Dunn (PG), Robert Rossignol (SG), Gregory Swiderski (PF) Salvador Rodriguez, Daniel Pearson, Dennis Brumfield | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Sholar (PF), Federico Russo (C) Donald Price, Paul Upchurch | |
| 07:39 | UTEP | Reynaldo Rivera makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 07:39 | UTEP | Reynaldo Rivera makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 07:39 | UTEP | Reynaldo Rivera makes the 3rd free throw | 67-63 |
| 07:35 | Rice | Aaron Harris loses the dribble to Robert Rossignol in the backcourt | 67-63 |
| 07:18 | UTEP | Michael Dunn's pass is intercepted by Stephen Sholar | 67-63 |
| 07:12 | Rice | Stephen Sholar connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Aaron Harris and the foul's on Gregory Swiderski - foul #2 on Gregory Swiderski, team foul #10 | 67-65 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Brito (PG), Dennis Brumfield (C) James Mudd, Reynaldo Rivera | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:12 | Rice | Stephen Sholar misses the free throw | 67-65 |
| 07:12 | UTEP | Gregory Swiderski gets the rebound | 67-65 |
| 06:54 | UTEP | Dennis Brumfield loses the dribble to Gabriel McLelland | 67-65 |
| 06:51 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland banks in the layup | 67-67 |
| 06:25 | UTEP | Robert Rossignol loses the dribble to Stephen Sholar | 67-67 |
| 06:11 | Rice | Patrick Howell connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Federico Russo | 67-70 |
| 06:03 | UTEP | Dennis Brumfield is fouled on the floor by Federico Russo - foul #3 on Federico Russo, team foul #7 | 67-70 |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Pearson (SG), Thomas Crane (SF), Bruce Parker (PF) Michael Dunn, Robert Rossignol, Gregory Swiderski | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Victor Johnson (SG), Wendell Hamlin (SF), Donald Price (PF), Tony Doty (C) Aaron Harris, Gabriel McLelland, Patrick Howell, Stephen Sholar, Federico Russo | |
| 06:03 | UTEP | Dennis Brumfield misses the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 06:03 | Rice | The rebound goes to Donald Price | 67-70 |
| 05:42 | Rice | Daniel Pearson steps in front of the Victor Johnson pass | 67-70 |
| 05:39 | UTEP | Daniel Pearson hits the finger roll | 69-70 |
| 05:21 | Rice | Donald Price drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 69-72 |
| 05:06 | UTEP | Gregory Brito clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-72 |
| 05:04 | Rice | Victor Johnson gets the rebound | 69-72 |
| 04:47 | Rice | Tony Doty knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Helle | 69-75 |
| 04:34 | UTEP | Bruce Parker clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-75 |
| 04:33 | Rice | Victor Johnson pulls down the rebound | 69-75 |
| 04:17 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Charles Helle | 69-77 |
| 04:07 | UTEP | Bruce Parker can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Donald Price - foul #1 on Donald Price, team foul #8 | 69-77 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Dunn (PG), Robert Rossignol (SG), James Mudd (SF), Christopher McColgan (C) Gregory Brito, Daniel Pearson, Thomas Crane, Dennis Brumfield | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG), Gabriel McLelland (SG), Patrick Howell (SF), Stephen Sholar (PF), Paul Upchurch (C) Charles Helle, Victor Johnson, Wendell Hamlin, Donald Price, Tony Doty | |
| 04:07 | UTEP | Bruce Parker misses the 1st free throw | 69-77 |
| 04:07 | UTEP | Bruce Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 70-77 |
| 04:01 | Rice | Aaron Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-77 |
| Subs | UTEP | Reynaldo Rivera (PF) Bruce Parker | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:35 | UTEP | Robert Rossignol connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Dunn | 73-77 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Rossignol (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - James Mudd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Reynaldo Rivera (fresh) 5 pts. C - Christopher McColgan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Howell (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Stephen Sholar (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Paul Upchurch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Rice | Robert Rossignol is called for the reach on Patrick Howell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Rossignol, team foul #11 | 73-77 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Swiderski (PF) Reynaldo Rivera | |
| Subs | Rice | Federico Russo (C) Paul Upchurch | |
| 03:33 | Rice | Patrick Howell makes the 1st free throw | 73-78 |
| 03:33 | Rice | Patrick Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 73-79 |
| 03:19 | UTEP | Gregory Swiderski hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Rossignol | 75-79 |
| 03:14 | Rice | Patrick Howell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Dunn - foul #2 on Michael Dunn, team foul #12 | 75-79 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (SG) Gabriel McLelland | |
| 03:14 | Rice | Patrick Howell makes the 1st free throw | 75-80 |
| 03:14 | Rice | Patrick Howell misses the 2nd free throw | 75-80 |
| 03:14 | Rice | Federico Russo snags the offensive board | 75-80 |
| 02:52 | Rice | Gregory Swiderski swats the layup by Stephen Sholar | 75-80 |
| 02:51 | UTEP | Christopher McColgan grabs the defensive rebound | 75-80 |
| 02:51 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-80 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Brito (PG), Thomas Crane (SF) Michael Dunn, James Mudd | |
| Subs | Rice | Gabriel McLelland (SG), Wendell Hamlin (SF), Paul Upchurch (C) Charles Helle, Patrick Howell, Federico Russo | |
| 02:41 | UTEP | Gregory Swiderski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-80 |
| 02:38 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland's pass is intercepted by Gregory Brito in the backcourt | 75-80 |
| 02:37 | UTEP | Gregory Brito misses the easy layup | 75-80 |
| 02:35 | Rice | The rebound goes to Paul Upchurch | 75-80 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Aaron Harris hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Sholar | 75-83 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:53 | UTEP | Thomas Crane is fouled on the floor by Stephen Sholar - foul #5 on Stephen Sholar, team foul #9 | 75-83 |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Pearson (SG) Robert Rossignol | |
| Subs | Rice | Tony Doty (PF) Stephen Sholar | |
| 01:53 | UTEP | Thomas Crane makes the 1st free throw | 76-83 |
| 01:53 | UTEP | Thomas Crane misses the 2nd free throw | 76-83 |
| 01:53 | Rice | Paul Upchurch pulls down the rebound | 76-83 |
| 01:26 | Rice | Gregory Swiderski steps in front of the Tony Doty pass | 76-83 |
| 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) | |
| 01:09 | UTEP | Daniel Pearson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 76-83 |
| 01:08 | UTEP | Gregory Swiderski snags the offensive board | 76-83 |
| 00:56 | UTEP | Tony Doty is called for the reach on Gregory Swiderski - foul #1 on Tony Doty, team foul #10 | 76-83 |
| 00:56 | UTEP | Gregory Swiderski makes the 1st free throw | 77-83 |
| 00:56 | UTEP | Gregory Swiderski makes the 2nd free throw | 78-83 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Rice | Christopher McColgan steals the ball from Wendell Hamlin | 78-83 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | UTEP | Gregory Brito drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 81-83 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Rice | Aaron Harris is hacked by Gregory Brito in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregory Brito, team foul #13 | 81-83 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Aaron Harris makes the 1st free throw | 81-84 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Aaron Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 81-85 |
| 00:15 | UTEP | Gregory Brito can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 81-85 |
| 00:14 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Pearson | 81-85 |
| 00:10 | UTEP | Gregory Brito misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 81-85 |
| 00:08 | UTEP | Gregory Swiderski gets the offensive rebound | 81-85 |
| 00:05 | UTEP | Gregory Brito hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 81-85 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin snags the defensive board | 81-85 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Brito - foul #4 on Gregory Brito, team foul #14 | 81-85 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (SG) Gabriel McLelland | |
| 00:03 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin misses the 1st free throw | 81-85 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin makes the 2nd free throw | 81-86 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Gregory Brito hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 81-86 |