| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Alfred Waller (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Mason (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marcus Danko (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnny Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Hyslop (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Young (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Negri (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Marcus Danko inbounds the ball | 28-42 |
| 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) | |
| 19:45 | UTEP | James Hyslop knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Mason | 30-42 |
| 19:22 | Rice | William Sedillo misses short on an open jump hook from the left block | 30-42 |
| 19:20 | Rice | Robert Negri pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 19:11 | Rice | Robert Negri is open and buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Hiram Lyons | 30-44 |
| 18:53 | UTEP | Hiram Lyons steals the ball from James Hyslop | 30-44 |
| 18:35 | Rice | James Hyslop is called for the reach on Reginald Eller - foul #1 on James Hyslop, team foul #1 | 30-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | George Jones (SF), Brian Thomas (PF), Felipe Hernandez (C) Marcus Danko, Johnny Phillips, James Hyslop | |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Rust (SG), Thomas Banks (PF), Victor Black (C) David Young, Robert Negri, William Sedillo | |
| 18:27 | Rice | Reginald Eller can't finish the layup | 30-44 |
| 18:26 | Rice | Reginald Eller hits the follow up shot | 30-46 |
| 18:07 | UTEP | John Mason misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 30-46 |
| 18:06 | Rice | Thomas Banks gets the rebound | 30-46 |
| 17:42 | Rice | Victor Black's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Johnny Lazusky (PG), Jon Smith (SG) Alfred Waller, John Mason | |
| Subs | Rice | Bradford Nelson (PG), Robert Negri (SG) Hiram Lyons, Reginald Eller | |
| 17:28 | UTEP | Felipe Hernandez misses short on a runner from the right block | 30-46 |
| 17:27 | UTEP | Johnny Lazusky misses the tip | 30-46 |
| 17:25 | Rice | Victor Black grabs the defensive rebound | 30-46 |
| 17:01 | Rice | Victor Black hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Derrick Rust | 30-48 |
| 16:44 | UTEP | Jon Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Derrick Rust - foul #1 on Derrick Rust, team foul #1 | 30-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | Marcus Danko (SF), Johnny Phillips (PF), James Hyslop (C) George Jones, Brian Thomas, Felipe Hernandez | |
| Subs | Rice | David Young (SG), Bob Lytle (SF), William Sedillo (C) Derrick Rust, Thomas Banks, Victor Black | |
| 16:44 | UTEP | Jon Smith misses the 1st free throw | 30-48 |
| 16:44 | UTEP | Jon Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 31-48 |
| 16:25 | Rice | Robert Negri hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bradford Nelson and the foul's on Johnny Phillips - foul #1 on Johnny Phillips, team foul #2 | 31-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | Travis Boswell (PG), John Mason (SG) Johnny Lazusky, Jon Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Reginald Eller (SF) Bradford Nelson, Bob Lytle | |
| 16:25 | Rice | Robert Negri makes the free throw | 31-51 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 16:16 | UTEP | David Young takes the ball from Marcus Danko | 31-51 |
| 16:13 | Rice | David Young lays it up and in | 31-53 |
| 15:57 | UTEP | John Mason hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-53 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Travis Boswell (fresh) SG - John Mason (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marcus Danko (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnny Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Hyslop (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Young (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Negri (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Rice | Robert Negri is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-53 |
| 15:26 | UTEP | James Hyslop grabs the defensive rebound | 34-53 |
| 15:06 | UTEP | Travis Boswell makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-53 |
| 15:03 | Rice | David Young's pass is intercepted by Marcus Danko in the backcourt | 37-53 |
| 15:02 | UTEP | John Mason can't finish the layup | 37-53 |
| 15:00 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Phillips | 37-53 |
| 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) | |
| 14:41 | UTEP | Johnny Phillips's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | Alfred Waller (PG), Johnny Lazusky (SG), Jon Smith (SF), Brian Thomas (PF) Travis Boswell, John Mason, Marcus Danko, Johnny Phillips | |
| Subs | Rice | Bradford Nelson (PG), Derrick Rust (SG), Bob Lytle (SF), James Pearson (PF), Thomas Banks (C) Hiram Lyons, David Young, Reginald Eller, Robert Negri, William Sedillo | |
| 14:18 | Rice | James Pearson hits a wide open floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Bob Lytle | 37-55 |
| 14:12 | UTEP | Johnny Lazusky double dribbles | 37-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | George Jones (C) James Hyslop | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:58 | Rice | Bob Lytle misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 37-55 |
| 13:57 | UTEP | Alfred Waller snags the defensive board | 37-55 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 13:45 | UTEP | Johnny Lazusky clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-55 |
| 13:44 | Rice | The rebound goes to Bradford Nelson | 37-55 |
| 13:38 | Rice | Bradford Nelson is fouled on the floor by Alfred Waller - foul #3 on Alfred Waller, team foul #3 | 37-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | Johnny Phillips (PF), Felipe Hernandez (C) Jon Smith, Brian Thomas | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:24 | Rice | James Pearson misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-55 |
| 13:23 | Rice | Derrick Rust tips it in | 37-57 |
| 13:14 | UTEP | Alfred Waller scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by George Jones | 40-57 |
| 12:55 | Rice | Bob Lytle is hacked by Alfred Waller - foul #4 on Alfred Waller, team foul #4 | 40-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Mason (SG), Marcus Danko (SF), James Hyslop (C) Alfred Waller, George Jones, Felipe Hernandez | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), David Young (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), Victor Black (C) Bradford Nelson, Derrick Rust, Bob Lytle, Thomas Banks | |
| 12:38 | Rice | Marcus Danko is called for the reach on Reginald Eller - foul #1 on Marcus Danko, team foul #5 | 40-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brian Thomas (PF) Johnny Phillips | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:24 | Rice | John Mason is called for the reach on Hiram Lyons - foul #3 on John Mason, team foul #6 | 40-57 |
| 12:06 | Rice | David Young misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-57 |
| 12:05 | UTEP | The rebound goes to James Hyslop | 40-57 |
| 11:53 | UTEP | Brian Thomas is hacked by James Pearson - foul #4 on James Pearson, team foul #2 | 40-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | Travis Boswell (PG), Jon Smith (SF), Johnny Phillips (PF) Johnny Lazusky, Marcus Danko, Brian Thomas | |
| Subs | Rice | William Sedillo (C) James Pearson | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Travis Boswell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Mason (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jon Smith (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Johnny Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Hyslop (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Young (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Victor Black (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:35 | UTEP | Victor Black blocks the jumper by John Mason | 40-57 |
| 11:33 | UTEP | Jon Smith grabs the offensive board | 40-57 |
| 11:22 | UTEP | Johnny Phillips can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-57 |
| 11:20 | Rice | William Sedillo snags the defensive board | 40-57 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:56 | Rice | Hiram Lyons comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Travis Boswell - foul #2 on Travis Boswell, team foul #7 | 40-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | Johnny Lazusky (PG), Michael Brown (SF), Felipe Hernandez (C) Travis Boswell, Jon Smith, James Hyslop | |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Rust (SG), Bob Lytle (SF), Robert Negri (PF), Thomas Banks (C) David Young, Reginald Eller, Victor Black, William Sedillo | |
| 10:56 | Rice | Hiram Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 10:56 | Rice | Hiram Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 40-59 |
| 10:48 | UTEP | John Mason can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-59 |
| 10:47 | Rice | Robert Negri grabs the board | 40-59 |
| 10:42 | Rice | Michael Brown steps in front of the Hiram Lyons pass in the backcourt | 40-59 |
| 10:27 | UTEP | Felipe Hernandez misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Negri - foul #1 on Robert Negri, team foul #3 | 40-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | George Jones (PG), Marcus Danko (SF), Brian Thomas (C) Johnny Lazusky, Michael Brown, Johnny Phillips | |
| Subs | Rice | Bradford Nelson (PG) Hiram Lyons | |
| 10:27 | UTEP | Felipe Hernandez misses the 1st free throw | 40-59 |
| 10:27 | UTEP | Felipe Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 41-59 |
| 10:02 | Rice | Derrick Rust is called for a charge - foul #2 on Derrick Rust, team foul #4 | 41-59 |
| 09:45 | UTEP | George Jones scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John Mason | 44-59 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 09:16 | Rice | Bob Lytle's pass is intercepted by Felipe Hernandez | 44-59 |
| 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) | |
| 08:53 | UTEP | Robert Negri steals the ball from Brian Thomas | 44-59 |
| 08:48 | Rice | Bradford Nelson is wide open but clanks a 3 from straight away | 44-59 |
| 08:46 | UTEP | Felipe Hernandez grabs the board | 44-59 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 08:41 | UTEP | Brian Thomas hits the finger roll set up by Felipe Hernandez | 46-59 |
| 08:37 | Rice | Bradford Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Travis Boswell (PG), Jon Smith (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Johnny Phillips (PF), James Hyslop (C) George Jones, John Mason, Marcus Danko, Brian Thomas, Felipe Hernandez | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), David Young (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), Victor Black (PF), William Sedillo (C) Bradford Nelson, Derrick Rust, Bob Lytle, Robert Negri, Thomas Banks | |
| 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) | |
| 08:19 | UTEP | Johnny Phillips's pass is intercepted by Reginald Eller | 46-59 |
| 08:06 | Rice | William Sedillo misses the dunk | 46-59 |
| 08:04 | Rice | Reginald Eller pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-59 |
| 07:48 | Rice | Hiram Lyons comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-59 |
| 07:47 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jon Smith | 46-59 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Travis Boswell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jon Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Hyslop (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Young (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - Victor Black (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:42 | UTEP | Johnny Phillips can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 46-59 |
| 07:41 | UTEP | James Hyslop tips it home | 48-59 |
| 07:30 | Rice | David Young knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Hiram Lyons | 48-62 |
| 07:14 | UTEP | Jon Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-62 |
| 07:13 | Rice | Hiram Lyons pulls down the rebound | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:44 | Rice | Travis Boswell is called for the reach on Hiram Lyons - foul #3 on Travis Boswell, team foul #8 | 48-62 |
| Subs | UTEP | Alfred Waller (PG), Johnny Lazusky (SG), Marcus Danko (SF), Brian Thomas (PF) Travis Boswell, Jon Smith, Michael Brown, Johnny Phillips | |
| Subs | Rice | Bob Lytle (SG), James Pearson (PF) David Young, Victor Black | |
| 06:44 | Rice | Hiram Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 48-63 |
| 06:44 | Rice | Hiram Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:33 | UTEP | James Hyslop hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-64 |
| 06:31 | Rice | James Pearson gets the rebound | 48-64 |
| 06:09 | Rice | Hiram Lyons misses the jumper from the left block | 48-64 |
| 06:08 | UTEP | The rebound goes to James Hyslop | 48-64 |
| 05:58 | UTEP | Alfred Waller is hacked by Bob Lytle - foul #2 on Bob Lytle, team foul #5 | 48-64 |
| Subs | UTEP | Johnny Phillips (PF) James Hyslop | |
| Subs | Rice | Bradford Nelson (PG), Robert Negri (SG), Derrick Rust (SF), Thomas Banks (C) Hiram Lyons, Bob Lytle, Reginald Eller, William Sedillo | |
| 05:46 | UTEP | Alfred Waller misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Banks - foul #1 on Thomas Banks, team foul #6 | 48-64 |
| Subs | UTEP | George Jones (C) Brian Thomas | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:46 | UTEP | Alfred Waller misses the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 05:46 | UTEP | Alfred Waller misses the 2nd free throw | 48-64 |
| 05:46 | Rice | James Pearson grabs the board | 48-64 |
| 05:44 | Rice | Bradford Nelson is hacked by Marcus Danko in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marcus Danko, team foul #9 | 48-64 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Mason (SG) Johnny Lazusky | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:44 | Rice | Bradford Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 48-65 |
| 05:44 | Rice | Bradford Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-66 |
| 05:36 | UTEP | Johnny Phillips can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Negri - foul #2 on Robert Negri, team foul #7 | 48-66 |
| 05:36 | UTEP | Johnny Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 49-66 |
| 05:36 | UTEP | Johnny Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 50-66 |
| 05:12 | Rice | John Mason blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Derrick Rust | 50-66 |
| 05:11 | Rice | Thomas Banks hits the follow up shot | 50-68 |
| 04:56 | UTEP | George Jones misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-68 |
| 04:55 | Rice | James Pearson pulls down the rebound | 50-68 |
| 04:34 | Rice | George Jones steals the ball from Robert Negri | 50-68 |
| 04:12 | UTEP | Alfred Waller scores on a jumper from the right wing | 52-68 |
| 03:52 | Rice | Thomas Banks is hacked by George Jones - foul #2 on George Jones, team foul #10 | 52-68 |
| Subs | UTEP | Johnny Lazusky (PG), Jon Smith (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Brian Thomas (PF), Felipe Hernandez (C) Alfred Waller, John Mason, Marcus Danko, Johnny Phillips, George Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Bob Lytle (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), Victor Black (C) Bradford Nelson, Robert Negri, Derrick Rust, James Pearson | |
| 03:52 | Rice | Thomas Banks makes the 1st free throw | 52-69 |
| 03:52 | Rice | Thomas Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 52-70 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:42 | UTEP | Brian Thomas drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Jon Smith | 54-70 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Johnny Lazusky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jon Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. C - Felipe Hernandez (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bob Lytle (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - Thomas Banks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Victor Black (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:40 | Rice | Johnny Lazusky is called for the reach on Hiram Lyons in the backcourt - foul #1 on Johnny Lazusky, team foul #11 | 54-70 |
| Subs | UTEP | Travis Boswell (PG) Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | James Pearson (PF) Thomas Banks | |
| 03:40 | Rice | Hiram Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 54-71 |
| 03:40 | Rice | Hiram Lyons misses the 2nd free throw | 54-71 |
| 03:40 | Rice | James Pearson gets the offensive rebound | 54-71 |
| 03:28 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 54-71 |
| 03:27 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to James Pearson | 54-71 |
| 03:15 | Rice | Brian Thomas steps in front of the Reginald Eller pass | 54-71 |
| 03:06 | UTEP | Felipe Hernandez hits the finger roll on a great pass from Travis Boswell and he's hacked by Bob Lytle - foul #3 on Bob Lytle, team foul #8 | 56-71 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Brown (SF) Jon Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Pitts (PG), Derrick Rust (SF), Robert Negri (PF) Hiram Lyons, Reginald Eller, James Pearson | |
| 03:06 | UTEP | Felipe Hernandez makes the free throw | 57-71 |
| 03:03 | Rice | Derrick Rust is hacked by Travis Boswell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Travis Boswell, team foul #12 | 57-71 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Mason (SG) Travis Boswell | |
| Subs | Rice | Reginald Eller (SF), William Sedillo (C) Bob Lytle, Robert Negri | |
| 03:03 | Rice | Derrick Rust misses the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 03:03 | Rice | Derrick Rust makes the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| 02:52 | UTEP | Victor Black steals the ball from Johnny Lazusky | 57-72 |
| 02:32 | Rice | Derrick Rust makes the wide open 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Pitts | 57-75 |
| 02:26 | UTEP | Michael Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-75 |
| 02:25 | Rice | Derrick Rust grabs the board | 57-75 |
| 02:11 | Rice | Reginald Eller hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from close range | 57-75 |
| 02:09 | UTEP | Michael Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 57-75 |
| 02:04 | UTEP | Brian Thomas drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Johnny Lazusky | 60-75 |
| 01:35 | Rice | Reginald Eller makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Pitts | 60-78 |
| 01:19 | UTEP | William Sedillo is called for the reach on Michael Brown - foul #2 on William Sedillo, team foul #9 | 60-78 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jon Smith (SG), George Jones (C) John Mason, Felipe Hernandez | |
| Subs | Rice | Bradford Nelson (PG), Robert Negri (SG), Thomas Banks (PF) Thomas Pitts, Reginald Eller, William Sedillo | |
| 01:19 | UTEP | Michael Brown makes the 1st free throw | 61-78 |
| 01:19 | UTEP | Michael Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 61-78 |
| 01:19 | Rice | The rebound goes to Thomas Banks | 61-78 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Derrick Rust hits a shot near the basket set up by Robert Negri | 61-80 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | UTEP | Robert Negri takes the ball from Michael Brown | 61-80 |
| 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) | |
| 00:22 | Rice | Bradford Nelson is fouled on the floor by Johnny Lazusky - foul #2 on Johnny Lazusky, team foul #13 | 61-80 |
| Subs | UTEP | Felipe Hernandez (C) Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:22 | Rice | Bradford Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 61-81 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Bradford Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-82 |
| 00:15 | UTEP | Jon Smith drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-82 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Bradford Nelson runs out the clock | 64-82 |