| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brett Parker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Martens (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Netherton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Alfred Reid (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Beck (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Blake Weber (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Platt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Galles (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Luis Velasquez (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Fontanez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Thomas Galles inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:41 | UTEP | David Netherton steals it from Blake Weber | 35-32 |
| 19:28 | Rice | Alfred Reid misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-32 |
| 19:27 | UTEP | Thomas Galles snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 18:58 | UTEP | Herbert Platt is hacked by Alfred Reid - foul #2 on Alfred Reid, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason McCanless (PF), Derek Miller (C) Alfred Reid, Michael Beck | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 18:45 | UTEP | Herbert Platt is hacked by Brett Parker - foul #3 on Brett Parker, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Adkins (PG) Brett Parker | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 18:21 | UTEP | Blake Weber knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 18:12 | Rice | Derek Miller buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from John Martens | 37-35 |
| 17:49 | UTEP | Richard Fontanez misses the shot from close range | 37-35 |
| 17:47 | UTEP | Thomas Galles tips it back up and in | 37-37 |
| 17:28 | Rice | David Netherton misses the floater from the free throw line | 37-37 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Charles Adkins hits the follow up shot | 39-37 |
| 16:58 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez is denied on a layup by Derek Miller | 39-37 |
| 16:56 | Rice | David Netherton grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 16:36 | Rice | Jason McCanless misses short on a floater from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 16:35 | Rice | Jason McCanless gets the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 16:27 | Rice | David Netherton is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on David Netherton, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Jerry Todd (PG), Nicholas Creason (SF), Alfred Reid (PF), Michael Beck (C) Charles Adkins, David Netherton, Jason McCanless, Derek Miller | |
| Subs | UTEP | Eduardo Rocha (PG), Willie Wilson (SG), Armando Velez (SF), Jay Graves (PF), Allan Nash (C) Blake Weber, Herbert Platt, Thomas Galles, Luis Velasquez, Richard Fontanez | |
| 16:05 | UTEP | Willie Wilson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-37 |
| 16:03 | Rice | Nicholas Creason snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jerry Todd (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Martens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Creason (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Reid (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Beck (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Eduardo Rocha (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Armando Velez (fresh) PF - Jay Graves (fresh) C - Allan Nash (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Rice | Michael Beck misses the lay-in | 39-37 |
| 15:49 | Rice | Nicholas Creason snags the offensive board | 39-37 |
| 15:42 | Rice | Michael Beck hits the easy wide open finger roll | 41-37 |
| 15:13 | UTEP | Willie Wilson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-37 |
| 15:12 | UTEP | Allan Nash tips it in | 41-39 |
| 14:51 | Rice | Jerry Todd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 14:49 | UTEP | Allan Nash grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 14:28 | UTEP | Michael Beck takes the ball from Allan Nash | 41-39 |
| 14:22 | Rice | Jerry Todd evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from John Martens | 44-39 |
| 13:53 | UTEP | Willie Wilson connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 13:25 | Rice | Eduardo Rocha takes the ball from John Martens | 44-42 |
| 13:07 | UTEP | Nicholas Creason steps in front of the Jay Graves pass | 44-42 |
| 13:02 | Rice | John Martens buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jerry Todd | 47-42 |
| 12:40 | UTEP | Eduardo Rocha misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 12:39 | Rice | The rebound goes to Alfred Reid | 47-42 |
| 12:28 | Rice | Michael Beck comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 47-42 |
| 12:27 | UTEP | Armando Velez snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 12:07 | UTEP | Armando Velez comes up short on the floater from the right side | 47-42 |
| 12:06 | UTEP | Armando Velez grabs the offensive board | 47-42 |
| 11:37 | UTEP | Jay Graves hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eduardo Rocha | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jerry Todd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Martens (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Creason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfred Reid (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Beck (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Eduardo Rocha (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willie Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Armando Velez (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jay Graves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Allan Nash (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Rice | Jerry Todd is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 47-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Brett Parker (PG), Charles Adkins (SG), David Netherton (SF), Jason McCanless (PF), Derek Miller (C) Jerry Todd, John Martens, Nicholas Creason, Alfred Reid, Michael Beck | |
| Subs | UTEP | Blake Weber (PG), Herbert Platt (SG), Thomas Galles (SF), Luis Velasquez (PF), Richard Fontanez (C) Eduardo Rocha, Willie Wilson, Armando Velez, Jay Graves, Allan Nash | |
| 11:01 | UTEP | Brett Parker takes the ball from Thomas Galles | 47-44 |
| 10:48 | Rice | Charles Adkins splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 10:46 | UTEP | Herbert Platt snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 10:19 | UTEP | Blake Weber drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Herbert Platt | 47-47 |
| 10:06 | Rice | David Netherton hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Galles - foul #1 on Thomas Galles, team foul #1 | 47-47 |
| 10:06 | Rice | David Netherton makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 10:06 | Rice | David Netherton makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 09:40 | UTEP | David Netherton steps in front of the Luis Velasquez pass | 49-47 |
| 09:18 | Rice | David Netherton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 09:17 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 08:53 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 49-47 |
| 08:51 | Rice | David Netherton grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 08:32 | Rice | David Netherton lays it up and in set up by Brett Parker | 51-47 |
| 08:05 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez's pass is intercepted by Charles Adkins | 51-47 |
| 07:47 | Rice | Charles Adkins is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 51-47 |
| 07:45 | Rice | Jason McCanless can't tip it in | 51-47 |
| 07:43 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 07:18 | UTEP | Blake Weber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-47 |
| Subs | Rice | John Martens (SG), Alfred Reid (PF), Leslie Wright (C) Charles Adkins, Jason McCanless, Derek Miller | |
| Subs | UTEP | Eduardo Rocha (PG), Willie Wilson (SG), Armando Velez (SF), Jay Graves (PF), Allan Nash (C) Blake Weber, Herbert Platt, Thomas Galles, Luis Velasquez, Richard Fontanez | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brett Parker (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Martens (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Netherton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alfred Reid (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Leslie Wright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Eduardo Rocha (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willie Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Armando Velez (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jay Graves (fresh) 2 pts. C - Allan Nash (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:56 | Rice | David Netherton connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Brett Parker | 53-47 |
| 06:37 | UTEP | Willie Wilson's floater is knocked away by John Martens | 53-47 |
| 06:36 | Rice | Alfred Reid pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 06:28 | Rice | Eduardo Rocha is called for the reach on David Netherton - foul #1 on Eduardo Rocha, team foul #2 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Adkins (SG), Michael Beck (C) John Martens, Leslie Wright | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 06:09 | Rice | David Netherton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-47 |
| 06:07 | UTEP | Armando Velez snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 05:45 | UTEP | Allan Nash is fouled on the floor by Alfred Reid - foul #3 on Alfred Reid, team foul #4 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Rice | John Martens (SG), Leslie Wright (PF) Charles Adkins, Alfred Reid | |
| Subs | UTEP | Blake Weber (PG), Herbert Platt (SG), Thomas Galles (SF), Luis Velasquez (PF), Richard Fontanez (C) Eduardo Rocha, Willie Wilson, Armando Velez, Jay Graves, Allan Nash | |
| 05:21 | UTEP | Herbert Platt misses the lay-in | 53-47 |
| 05:20 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez snags the offensive board | 53-47 |
| 05:03 | UTEP | Thomas Galles is called for traveling | 53-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Adkins (SG), Alfred Reid (PF), Derek Miller (C) John Martens, Leslie Wright, Michael Beck | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 04:36 | Rice | Richard Fontanez blocks the jumper by Brett Parker | 53-47 |
| 04:34 | UTEP | Thomas Galles snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 04:30 | UTEP | Blake Weber hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 04:29 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 04:04 | UTEP | Richard Fontanez hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Blake Weber and the foul's on Derek Miller - foul #2 on Derek Miller, team foul #5 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Rice | John Martens (SG), Nicholas Creason (SF), Jason McCanless (PF), Michael Beck (C) Charles Adkins, David Netherton, Alfred Reid, Derek Miller | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 04:04 | UTEP | Richard Fontanez makes the free throw | 53-50 |
| 03:44 | Rice | Michael Beck clanks a jumper from close range | 53-50 |
| 03:42 | UTEP | Richard Fontanez grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 03:20 | UTEP | Richard Fontanez comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 53-50 |
| 03:19 | Rice | John Martens snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brett Parker (tiring) 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Martens (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Creason (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason McCanless (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Beck (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Blake Weber (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Platt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Galles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Luis Velasquez (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - Richard Fontanez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Rice | Michael Beck banks in the layup and the foul's on Richard Fontanez - foul #2 on Richard Fontanez, team foul #3 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Adkins (SG), David Netherton (SF), Alfred Reid (PF) John Martens, Nicholas Creason, Jason McCanless | |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Wilson (SG), Armando Velez (SF), Jay Graves (PF), Allan Nash (C) Herbert Platt, Thomas Galles, Luis Velasquez, Richard Fontanez | |
| 03:01 | Rice | Michael Beck makes the free throw | 56-50 |
| 02:58 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Derek Miller (C) Michael Beck | |
| Subs | UTEP | Herbert Platt (SG), Thomas Galles (SF), Luis Velasquez (PF), Richard Fontanez (C) Willie Wilson, Armando Velez, Jay Graves, Allan Nash | |
| 02:40 | UTEP | Blake Weber drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Herbert Platt | 56-53 |
| 02:25 | Rice | Brett Parker makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Charles Adkins | 59-53 |
| 02:03 | UTEP | David Netherton steals it from Herbert Platt | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 01:56 | Rice | Luis Velasquez is called for the reach on Brett Parker - foul #2 on Luis Velasquez, team foul #4 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Rice | John Martens (SG), Michael Beck (C) Charles Adkins, Derek Miller | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 01:53 | Rice | Blake Weber is called for the reach on Brett Parker - foul #1 on Blake Weber, team foul #5 | 59-53 |
| 01:51 | Rice | Michael Beck is hacked by Richard Fontanez - foul #3 on Richard Fontanez, team foul #6 | 59-53 |
| 01:49 | Rice | Richard Fontanez is called for the reach on David Netherton - foul #4 on Richard Fontanez, team foul #7 | 59-53 |
| 01:49 | Rice | David Netherton makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 01:49 | Rice | David Netherton makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 01:32 | UTEP | Herbert Platt hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Blake Weber | 61-55 |
| 01:30 | Rice | Blake Weber is called for the reach on Michael Beck in the backcourt - foul #2 on Blake Weber, team foul #8 | 61-55 |
| 01:30 | Rice | Michael Beck misses the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 01:30 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 01:07 | UTEP | Blake Weber misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-55 |
| 01:06 | Rice | David Netherton pulls down the rebound | 61-55 |
| 01:03 | Rice | David Netherton is hacked by Blake Weber in the backcourt - foul #3 on Blake Weber, team foul #9 | 61-55 |
| 01:03 | Rice | David Netherton makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 01:03 | Rice | David Netherton makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:47 | UTEP | Blake Weber clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-55 |
| 00:45 | Rice | John Martens pulls down the rebound | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:43 | Rice | John Martens is fouled in the backcourt by Herbert Platt - foul #1 on Herbert Platt, team foul #10 | 63-55 |
| 00:43 | Rice | John Martens makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:43 | Rice | John Martens makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:35 | UTEP | Blake Weber scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Herbert Platt | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:34 | Rice | Alfred Reid is hacked by Blake Weber in the backcourt - foul #4 on Blake Weber, team foul #11 | 65-58 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Alfred Reid makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Alfred Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:30 | UTEP | Michael Beck steals it from Blake Weber | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:28 | Rice | Brett Parker is fouled in the backcourt by Blake Weber - foul #5 on Blake Weber, team foul #12 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Eduardo Rocha (PG) Blake Weber | |
| 00:28 | Rice | Brett Parker makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Brett Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:22 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Eduardo Rocha | 69-60 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Brett Parker is hacked by Eduardo Rocha in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eduardo Rocha, team foul #13 | 69-60 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Brett Parker makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Brett Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:15 | UTEP | Richard Fontanez misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 71-60 |
| 00:14 | UTEP | Herbert Platt hits the follow up shot | 71-62 |
| 00:11 | Rice | John Martens is fouled in the backcourt by Eduardo Rocha - foul #3 on Eduardo Rocha, team foul #14 | 71-62 |
| 00:11 | Rice | John Martens makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:11 | Rice | John Martens misses the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:11 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez grabs the board | 72-62 |
| 00:05 | UTEP | Herbert Platt misses badly on a shot from the left side | 72-62 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Alfred Reid pulls down the rebound | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Brett Parker runs out the clock | 72-62 |