| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steven Hobbs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Aviles (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Steinhauer (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Stephen Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Randy Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Evelyn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Adam Akbar (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Curt Little (fresh) C - Orlando Newkirk (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Adam Akbar inbounds the ball | 32-26 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | UTEP | Manuel Evelyn misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-26 |
| 19:40 | UTEP | Orlando Newkirk tips it home | 32-28 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Stephen Phillips lays it up and in and the foul's on Curt Little - foul #3 on Curt Little, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Rosario Rizzo (PF) Curt Little | |
| 19:24 | Rice | Stephen Phillips makes the free throw | 35-28 |
| 19:08 | UTEP | Manuel Evelyn misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-28 |
| 19:07 | Rice | The rebound goes to Steven Hobbs | 35-28 |
| 18:48 | Rice | Jack Aviles comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 35-28 |
| 18:46 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Orlando Newkirk | 35-28 |
| 18:32 | UTEP | Rosario Rizzo lays it in set up by Randy Williams | 35-30 |
| 18:18 | Rice | The jump hook by Mark Steinhauer is blocked by Rosario Rizzo | 35-30 |
| 18:16 | UTEP | Orlando Newkirk snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 18:00 | UTEP | Randy Williams hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Adam Akbar | 35-32 |
| 17:53 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jack Aviles | 37-32 |
| 17:30 | UTEP | Adam Akbar connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Rosario Rizzo | 37-34 |
| 17:26 | Rice | Steven Hobbs makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Phillips | 39-34 |
| 17:03 | UTEP | Manuel Evelyn clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 17:01 | UTEP | Rosario Rizzo grabs the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 16:46 | UTEP | Adam Akbar misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Stanislaus Kucinski - foul #1 on Stanislaus Kucinski, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Rice | James Hinton (PG), Steven McKenize (SF), Brett Davis (PF), Benjamin Farrish (C) Steven Hobbs, Mark Steinhauer, Stephen Phillips, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| Subs | UTEP | William Ziems (PG), Jeffrey Sullivan (SG), Kevin Landreth (PF), Jared Williams (C) Randy Williams, Manuel Evelyn, Rosario Rizzo, Orlando Newkirk | |
| 16:46 | UTEP | Adam Akbar makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 16:46 | UTEP | Adam Akbar makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 16:30 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-36 |
| 16:29 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Brett Davis | 39-36 |
| 16:24 | Rice | James Hinton is fouled on the floor by Jared Williams - foul #2 on Jared Williams, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Marty Doyle (PG) Adam Akbar | |
| 16:08 | Rice | Brett Davis misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 16:06 | UTEP | William Ziems grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 15:55 | UTEP | Marty Doyle clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 15:53 | Rice | Steven McKenize pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Hinton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jack Aviles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven McKenize (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Brett Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Benjamin Farrish (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Marty Doyle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Ziems (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Landreth (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jared Williams (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Rice | Kevin Landreth steals the ball from Steven McKenize in the backcourt | 39-36 |
| 15:30 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth lays it in on a nice dish by William Ziems | 39-38 |
| 15:26 | Rice | William Ziems is called for the reach on James Hinton in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Ziems, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Hobbs (PG) Jack Aviles | |
| Subs | UTEP | Curt Little (PF) Jared Williams | |
| 15:03 | Rice | James Hinton drills a jumper in the paint | 41-38 |
| 14:41 | UTEP | Steven McKenize steals it from William Ziems | 41-38 |
| 14:19 | Rice | James Hinton knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Steven Hobbs | 43-38 |
| 13:55 | UTEP | Curt Little hits a turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by Steven Hobbs - foul #2 on Steven Hobbs, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Jack Aviles (SG), Mark Steinhauer (SF), Eric Stamper (PF), Stanislaus Kucinski (C) James Hinton, Steven McKenize, Brett Davis, Benjamin Farrish | |
| Subs | UTEP | Randy Williams (PG), Manuel Evelyn (SG), Jared Williams (SF), Orlando Newkirk (C) Marty Doyle, William Ziems, Jeffrey Sullivan, Kevin Landreth | |
| 13:55 | UTEP | Curt Little misses the free throw | 43-40 |
| 13:55 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 13:52 | Rice | Steven Hobbs's pass is intercepted by Manuel Evelyn in the backcourt | 43-40 |
| 13:41 | UTEP | Curt Little makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Randy Williams | 43-43 |
| 13:21 | Rice | Curt Little steals the ball from Jack Aviles | 43-43 |
| 13:19 | UTEP | Randy Williams is hacked by Steven Hobbs in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Hobbs, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| 13:10 | UTEP | Manuel Evelyn dunks the ball | 43-45 |
| 13:04 | Rice | Randy Williams is called for the reach on Steven Hobbs in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randy Williams, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| 12:51 | Rice | Randy Williams is called for the reach on Mark Steinhauer - foul #4 on Randy Williams, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Phillips (PF) Eric Stamper | |
| Subs | UTEP | William Ziems (PG), Adam Akbar (SF), Rosario Rizzo (C) Randy Williams, Jared Williams, Orlando Newkirk | |
| 12:26 | Rice | Jack Aviles knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Stephen Phillips | 46-45 |
| 12:12 | UTEP | William Ziems misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-45 |
| 12:11 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 12:09 | Rice | William Ziems is called for the reach on Steven Hobbs in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Ziems, team foul #6 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Rice | James Hinton (PG), Mathew Ferguson (C) Steven Hobbs, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| Subs | UTEP | Orlando Newkirk (C) Curt Little | |
| 11:45 | Rice | Stephen Phillips misses badly on a runner in the lane | 46-45 |
| 11:43 | UTEP | Orlando Newkirk pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Hinton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Aviles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Steinhauer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Stephen Phillips (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Mathew Ferguson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - William Ziems (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Manuel Evelyn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. SF - Adam Akbar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Rosario Rizzo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Orlando Newkirk (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:24 | UTEP | Rosario Rizzo hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Adam Akbar and the foul's on Mathew Ferguson - foul #1 on Mathew Ferguson, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Benjamin Farrish (SF), Brett Davis (PF) Mark Steinhauer, Stephen Phillips | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jared Williams (PG), Jeffrey Sullivan (SF), Kevin Landreth (C) William Ziems, Adam Akbar, Orlando Newkirk | |
| 11:24 | UTEP | Rosario Rizzo makes the free throw | 46-48 |
| 11:08 | Rice | Rosario Rizzo is called for the reach on Benjamin Farrish - foul #3 on Rosario Rizzo, team foul #7 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven McKenize (SF) Jack Aviles | |
| Subs | UTEP | Curt Little (PF) Rosario Rizzo | |
| 11:08 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish misses the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 11:08 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| 10:54 | UTEP | The jump hook by Curt Little is blocked by Mathew Ferguson | 46-48 |
| 10:52 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 10:47 | Rice | James Hinton is fouled on the floor by Jared Williams - foul #3 on Jared Williams, team foul #8 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski (C) Mathew Ferguson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Marty Doyle (PG) Manuel Evelyn | |
| 10:47 | Rice | James Hinton misses the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 10:47 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 10:40 | UTEP | Jeffrey Sullivan scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-51 |
| 10:18 | Rice | Brett Davis lays it in and the foul's on Curt Little - foul #4 on Curt Little, team foul #9 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Hobbs (PG), Jack Aviles (SG), Mark Steinhauer (SF) James Hinton, Steven McKenize, Benjamin Farrish | |
| Subs | UTEP | Manuel Evelyn (SG), Adam Akbar (SF), Rosario Rizzo (PF), Orlando Newkirk (C) Jared Williams, Jeffrey Sullivan, Curt Little, Kevin Landreth | |
| 10:18 | Rice | Brett Davis makes the free throw | 49-51 |
| 10:10 | UTEP | Adam Akbar knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Manuel Evelyn | 49-54 |
| 10:02 | Rice | Steven Hobbs comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 10:01 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Steinhauer | 49-54 |
| 09:38 | Rice | Steven Hobbs knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jack Aviles | 52-54 |
| 09:11 | UTEP | Steven Hobbs is called for the reach on Adam Akbar - foul #4 on Steven Hobbs, team foul #5 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Rice | James Hinton (PG), Steven McKenize (SF), Stephen Phillips (PF), Mathew Ferguson (C) Steven Hobbs, Mark Steinhauer, Brett Davis, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| Subs | UTEP | William Ziems (PG), Jared Williams (SF), Kevin Landreth (PF) Marty Doyle, Adam Akbar, Rosario Rizzo | |
| 09:02 | UTEP | Jack Aviles steps in front of the Manuel Evelyn pass | 52-54 |
| 08:59 | Rice | Jack Aviles can't finish the layup | 52-54 |
| 08:58 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 08:51 | UTEP | Manuel Evelyn misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jack Aviles - foul #3 on Jack Aviles, team foul #6 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Benjamin Farrish (SF) Jack Aviles | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffrey Sullivan (SF) Orlando Newkirk | |
| 08:51 | UTEP | Manuel Evelyn misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 08:51 | UTEP | Manuel Evelyn makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 08:47 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish is hacked by Jared Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jared Williams, team foul #10 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Orlando Newkirk (C) Jared Williams | |
| 08:47 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 08:47 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 08:22 | UTEP | Orlando Newkirk scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-57 |
| 08:03 | Rice | Stephen Phillips can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 54-57 |
| 08:02 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 07:38 | UTEP | Manuel Evelyn hits the finger roll set up by William Ziems | 54-59 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Benjamin Farrish (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SG - James Hinton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven McKenize (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Stephen Phillips (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Mathew Ferguson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - William Ziems (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Manuel Evelyn (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jeffrey Sullivan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Landreth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Orlando Newkirk (tired) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Rice | Mathew Ferguson misses short on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Orlando Newkirk - foul #1 on Orlando Newkirk, team foul #11 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Hobbs (PG), Jack Aviles (SG), Mark Steinhauer (SF), Brett Davis (PF) Benjamin Farrish, James Hinton, Steven McKenize, Stephen Phillips | |
| Subs | UTEP | Randy Williams (PG), Jared Williams (SG), Adam Akbar (SF), Curt Little (PF), Rosario Rizzo (C) William Ziems, Manuel Evelyn, Jeffrey Sullivan, Kevin Landreth, Orlando Newkirk | |
| 07:11 | Rice | Mathew Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 07:11 | Rice | Mathew Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 06:48 | UTEP | Adam Akbar is hacked by Mathew Ferguson - foul #2 on Mathew Ferguson, team foul #7 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski (C) Mathew Ferguson | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 06:48 | UTEP | Adam Akbar makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 06:48 | UTEP | Adam Akbar makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 06:29 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski is fouled on the floor by Randy Williams - foul #5 on Randy Williams, team foul #12 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Marty Doyle (PG) Randy Williams | |
| 06:29 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 06:29 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 06:22 | UTEP | Marty Doyle is fouled on the floor by Steven Hobbs - foul #5 on Steven Hobbs, team foul #8 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Rice | James Hinton (PG) Steven Hobbs | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 06:22 | UTEP | Marty Doyle makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 06:22 | UTEP | Marty Doyle makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 05:59 | Rice | Brett Davis makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Jack Aviles | 60-63 |
| 05:55 | UTEP | Jared Williams misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-63 |
| 05:54 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski snags the defensive board | 60-63 |
| 05:35 | Rice | Jack Aviles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-63 |
| 05:34 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski hits the follow up shot | 62-63 |
| 05:30 | UTEP | Marty Doyle misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-63 |
| 05:28 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski grabs the board | 62-63 |
| 05:23 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer hits the finger roll set up by James Hinton | 64-63 |
| 05:00 | UTEP | Adam Akbar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Benjamin Farrish (PG), Eric Stamper (PF) James Hinton, Brett Davis | |
| Subs | UTEP | William Ziems (PG), Manuel Evelyn (SG), Jeffrey Sullivan (SF), Kevin Landreth (C) Marty Doyle, Jared Williams, Adam Akbar, Rosario Rizzo | |
| 04:49 | Rice | Eric Stamper makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Steinhauer | 67-63 |
| 04:38 | UTEP | Manuel Evelyn comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 67-63 |
| 04:37 | UTEP | William Ziems snags the offensive board | 67-63 |
| 04:25 | UTEP | Curt Little comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-63 |
| 04:23 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth tips it but misses | 67-63 |
| 04:22 | UTEP | Curt Little snags the offensive board | 67-63 |
| 04:07 | UTEP | Manuel Evelyn misses the dunk | 67-63 |
| 04:06 | Rice | The rebound goes to Mark Steinhauer | 67-63 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 67-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven McKenize (PG), Stephen Phillips (PF), Mathew Ferguson (C) Mark Steinhauer, Eric Stamper, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| Subs | UTEP | Orlando Newkirk (C) Curt Little | |
| 03:49 | UTEP | Orlando Newkirk is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Farrish - foul #1 on Benjamin Farrish, team foul #9 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Rice | James Hinton (SG) Jack Aviles | |
| Subs | UTEP | Adam Akbar (SF) Jeffrey Sullivan | |
| 03:49 | UTEP | Orlando Newkirk misses the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 03:49 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish gets the rebound | 67-63 |
| 03:21 | Rice | James Hinton scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Steven McKenize | 70-63 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steven McKenize (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Hinton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Farrish (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Phillips (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Mathew Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - William Ziems (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Manuel Evelyn (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Adam Akbar (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Kevin Landreth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Orlando Newkirk (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:09 | UTEP | Benjamin Farrish steals the ball from William Ziems | 70-63 |
| 03:06 | Rice | Steven McKenize hits the finger roll on a great pass from Benjamin Farrish | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:48 | UTEP | Orlando Newkirk knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by William Ziems | 72-65 |
| 02:48 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Mark Steinhauer (SF), Stanislaus Kucinski (C) Benjamin Farrish, Mathew Ferguson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Marty Doyle (PG), Jeffrey Sullivan (SF), Jared Williams (C) Manuel Evelyn, Adam Akbar, Orlando Newkirk | |
| 02:26 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski misses the dunk attempt | 72-65 |
| 02:25 | Rice | Steven McKenize snags the offensive board | 72-65 |
| 02:16 | Rice | Stephen Phillips makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Steven McKenize | 74-65 |
| 02:16 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Jack Aviles (SG) Steven McKenize | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 02:01 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 74-65 |
| 02:00 | UTEP | Marty Doyle gets the offensive rebound | 74-65 |
| 01:49 | UTEP | Jeffrey Sullivan travels with the ball | 74-65 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Manuel Evelyn (SG), Adam Akbar (SF), Curt Little (PF), Orlando Newkirk (C) Marty Doyle, Jeffrey Sullivan, Kevin Landreth, Jared Williams | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:21 | Rice | James Hinton comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 74-65 |
| 01:20 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Orlando Newkirk | 74-65 |
| 01:15 | UTEP | William Ziems connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Adam Akbar | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:51 | Rice | Stephen Phillips is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:46 | UTEP | Adam Akbar misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-67 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Stephen Phillips pulls down the rebound | 76-67 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Rice | Manuel Evelyn is called for the reach on Stephen Phillips in the backcourt - foul #1 on Manuel Evelyn, team foul #13 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven McKenize (SG), Brett Davis (C) Jack Aviles, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:43 | Rice | Stephen Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Stephen Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:36 | UTEP | Manuel Evelyn clanks a jump hook from close range | 77-67 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Brett Davis pulls down the rebound | 77-67 |
| 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 fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Rice | Steven McKenize hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Hinton | 79-67 |
| 00:08 | UTEP | William Ziems makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 79-70 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Jack Aviles (SG), Stanislaus Kucinski (C) Steven McKenize, Brett Davis | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:00 | Rice | James Hinton runs out the clock | 79-70 |