| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Jackie Rotter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Zelek (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Norman Narvaez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Vanhook (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ricky McCoskey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Charles Linn (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Dominic Bruno (fresh) PF - Wilbur Upton (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Ricciardi (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Norman Narvaez inbounds the ball | 41-30 |
| 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 | UTEP | Norman Narvaez knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Jackie Rotter | 43-30 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Wilbur Upton hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Lawrence Vanhook - foul #1 on Lawrence Vanhook, team foul #1 | 43-32 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Wilbur Upton makes the free throw | 43-33 |
| 19:05 | UTEP | Jackie Rotter comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-33 |
| 19:04 | Rice | Wilbur Upton pulls down the rebound | 43-33 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Wilbur Upton is fouled on the floor by Michael Zelek - foul #3 on Michael Zelek, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Woodland (SG), Lawrence Wilson (C) Michael Zelek, Ricky McCoskey | |
| Subs | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba (PF) Wilbur Upton | |
| 18:21 | Rice | Dominic Bruno loses the dribble to Jackie Rotter | 43-33 |
| 18:17 | UTEP | Jackie Rotter banks in the layup | 45-33 |
| 17:58 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi clanks a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Lawrence Wilson - foul #1 on Lawrence Wilson, team foul #3 | 45-33 |
| Subs | UTEP | John James (PG), Christopher Patterson (SF), Jacob Burns (C) Jackie Rotter, Norman Narvaez, Lawrence Vanhook | |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Green (SF), Shawn Belgrave (PF) Charles Linn, Dominic Bruno | |
| 17:58 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi misses the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 17:58 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 17:46 | UTEP | Christopher Patterson hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from John Woodland | 47-34 |
| 17:32 | Rice | John Bennett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-34 |
| 17:30 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi misses the tip | 47-34 |
| 17:28 | UTEP | Lawrence Wilson snags the defensive board | 47-34 |
| 17:11 | UTEP | John Woodland scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Christopher Patterson | 50-34 |
| 17:00 | Rice | John Bennett misses the easy layup but the foul's on John James - foul #1 on John James, team foul #4 | 50-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | Norman Narvaez (SF), Ricky McCoskey (C) John Woodland, Lawrence Wilson | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Linn (SG), Wilbur Upton (PF) Lowell Rubalcaba, Eric Ricciardi | |
| 17:00 | Rice | John Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 50-34 |
| 17:00 | Rice | John Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 16:43 | UTEP | Shawn Belgrave picks off the pass by Christopher Patterson | 50-35 |
| 16:28 | Rice | John Bennett misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-35 |
| 16:27 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Christopher Patterson | 50-35 |
| 16:07 | UTEP | Christopher Patterson scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Norman Narvaez | 52-35 |
| 16:05 | Rice | Charles Linn is hacked by John James in the backcourt - foul #2 on John James, team foul #5 | 52-35 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jackie Rotter (PG), Luis Marshall (SG), Lawrence Vanhook (PF), Thomas Corby (C) John James, Christopher Patterson, Jacob Burns, Ricky McCoskey | |
| Subs | Rice | Dominic Bruno (SF), Stanley Foland (C) Franklin Green, Shawn Belgrave | |
| 15:55 | Rice | Charles Linn misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Luis Marshall - foul #2 on Luis Marshall, team foul #6 | 52-35 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Zelek (SG) Luis Marshall | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:55 | Rice | Charles Linn misses the 1st free throw | 52-35 |
| 15:55 | Rice | Charles Linn misses the 2nd free throw | 52-35 |
| 15:55 | UTEP | Lawrence Vanhook pulls down the rebound | 52-35 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Jackie Rotter (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Zelek (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Norman Narvaez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Vanhook (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Corby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Charles Linn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Dominic Bruno (fresh) PF - Wilbur Upton (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Stanley Foland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | UTEP | Jackie Rotter misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Bennett - foul #3 on John Bennett, team foul #1 | 52-35 |
| Subs | UTEP | Luis Marshall (SF) Norman Narvaez | |
| Subs | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba (PG) John Bennett | |
| 15:38 | UTEP | Jackie Rotter makes the 1st free throw | 53-35 |
| 15:38 | UTEP | Jackie Rotter makes the 2nd free throw | 54-35 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:24 | Rice | Wilbur Upton drills a 3 from the right wing | 54-38 |
| 15:08 | UTEP | Luis Marshall is hacked by Dominic Bruno - foul #3 on Dominic Bruno, team foul #2 | 54-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Bennett (PG) Wilbur Upton | |
| 14:57 | UTEP | Lawrence Vanhook misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-38 |
| 14:56 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba gets the rebound | 54-38 |
| 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) | |
| 14:31 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-38 |
| 14:30 | Rice | John Bennett misses the tip | 54-38 |
| 14:29 | Rice | Stanley Foland snags the offensive board | 54-38 |
| 14:24 | Rice | Charles Linn makes the jumper from the free throw line | 54-40 |
| 14:08 | UTEP | Luis Marshall hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-40 |
| 14:07 | Rice | Dominic Bruno gets the rebound | 54-40 |
| 14:05 | Rice | Thomas Corby is called for the reach on John Bennett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Corby, team foul #7 | 54-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Woodland (PG), Christopher Patterson (SG), Norman Narvaez (SF), Lawrence Wilson (PF), Ricky McCoskey (C) Jackie Rotter, Michael Zelek, Luis Marshall, Lawrence Vanhook, Thomas Corby | |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Belgrave (SG), Wilbur Upton (PF), Eric Ricciardi (C) Charles Linn, Lowell Rubalcaba, Stanley Foland | |
| 14:05 | Rice | John Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 14:05 | UTEP | Ricky McCoskey grabs the defensive rebound | 54-40 |
| 13:46 | UTEP | The jumper by Norman Narvaez is denied by Dominic Bruno | 54-40 |
| 13:44 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Bennett | 54-40 |
| 13:38 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi lays it in on a great pass from John Bennett and the foul's on Ricky McCoskey - foul #2 on Ricky McCoskey, team foul #8 | 54-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Green (PG) John Bennett | |
| 13:38 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi misses the free throw | 54-42 |
| 13:38 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Ricky McCoskey | 54-42 |
| 13:24 | UTEP | Ricky McCoskey misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-42 |
| 13:23 | Rice | Dominic Bruno snags the defensive board | 54-42 |
| 13:18 | Rice | Dominic Bruno drills a 3 from the right corner | 54-45 |
| 13:08 | UTEP | Christopher Patterson comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Dominic Bruno - foul #4 on Dominic Bruno, team foul #3 | 54-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jacob Burns (PF) Lawrence Wilson | |
| Subs | Rice | John Bennett (PG), Charles Linn (SG) Dominic Bruno, Wilbur Upton | |
| 13:08 | UTEP | Christopher Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 13:08 | UTEP | Christopher Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 12:50 | Rice | John Bennett clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Ricky McCoskey - foul #3 on Ricky McCoskey, team foul #9 | 55-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jackie Rotter (PG) John Woodland | |
| Subs | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba (SF), Stanley Foland (C) Franklin Green, Eric Ricciardi | |
| 12:50 | Rice | John Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 12:50 | Rice | John Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 12:25 | UTEP | Jackie Rotter comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-47 |
| 12:24 | UTEP | Ricky McCoskey tips it home | 57-47 |
| 12:11 | Rice | John Bennett misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 12:09 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba tips it in | 57-49 |
| 12:07 | UTEP | Jackie Rotter is fouled in the backcourt by John Bennett - foul #4 on John Bennett, team foul #4 | 57-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Zelek (SG), Luis Marshall (SF), Thomas Corby (C) Christopher Patterson, Norman Narvaez, Ricky McCoskey | |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Green (SF), Wilbur Upton (PF) John Bennett, Shawn Belgrave | |
| 11:50 | UTEP | Luis Marshall misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 11:48 | Rice | Stanley Foland pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Jackie Rotter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Zelek (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Luis Marshall (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jacob Burns (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Corby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Lowell Rubalcaba (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SG - Charles Linn (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Franklin Green (fresh) PF - Wilbur Upton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Stanley Foland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-49 |
| 11:27 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Franklin Green | 57-49 |
| 11:14 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba hits a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Jackie Rotter - foul #2 on Jackie Rotter, team foul #10 | 57-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Woodland (PG), Norman Narvaez (SF), Lawrence Vanhook (PF), Lawrence Wilson (C) Jackie Rotter, Luis Marshall, Jacob Burns, Thomas Corby | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Ricciardi (C) Stanley Foland | |
| 11:14 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba makes the free throw | 57-52 |
| 10:58 | UTEP | Norman Narvaez comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-52 |
| 10:57 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Wilson | 57-52 |
| 10:40 | UTEP | Michael Zelek is called for a backcourt violation | 57-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Christopher Patterson (SG) Michael Zelek | |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Belgrave (SG) Charles Linn | |
| 10:11 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba comes up short on the floater from the right side | 57-52 |
| 10:09 | Rice | Wilbur Upton misses the tip | 57-52 |
| 10:07 | UTEP | Christopher Patterson grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 09:55 | UTEP | Lawrence Wilson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 09:41 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi misses the jump hook near the basket | 60-52 |
| 09:39 | UTEP | Lawrence Wilson pulls down the rebound | 60-52 |
| 09:25 | UTEP | Christopher Patterson misses the driving attempt near the basket | 60-52 |
| 09:24 | Rice | The rebound goes to Eric Ricciardi | 60-52 |
| 09:22 | Rice | Franklin Green is fouled in the backcourt by Norman Narvaez - foul #1 on Norman Narvaez, team foul #11 | 60-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jackie Rotter (PG), Michael Zelek (SG), Luis Marshall (SF), Thomas Corby (PF), Ricky McCoskey (C) John Woodland, Christopher Patterson, Norman Narvaez, Lawrence Vanhook, Lawrence Wilson | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Linn (SG), Stanley Foland (C) Shawn Belgrave, Eric Ricciardi | |
| 09:22 | Rice | Franklin Green makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 09:22 | Rice | Franklin Green makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 09:05 | UTEP | Charles Linn is called for the reach on Luis Marshall - foul #2 on Charles Linn, team foul #5 | 60-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jacob Burns (PF) Thomas Corby | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:47 | UTEP | Michael Zelek makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jackie Rotter | 63-54 |
| 08:20 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba drills a runner in the lane and the foul's on Jacob Burns - foul #1 on Jacob Burns, team foul #12 | 63-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Norman Narvaez (SF), Thomas Corby (C) Luis Marshall, Ricky McCoskey | |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Belgrave (PF) Wilbur Upton | |
| 08:20 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba misses the free throw | 63-56 |
| 08:20 | UTEP | Jacob Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 08:07 | UTEP | Michael Zelek hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Stanley Foland - foul #1 on Stanley Foland, team foul #6 | 63-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | John James (PG), Lawrence Vanhook (PF) Jackie Rotter, Jacob Burns | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Ricciardi (C) Stanley Foland | |
| 08:07 | UTEP | Michael Zelek misses the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 08:07 | UTEP | Michael Zelek makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 08:05 | Rice | Franklin Green throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-56 |
| 07:45 | UTEP | Norman Narvaez hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 64-56 |
| 07:43 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John James (fresh) SG - Michael Zelek (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Norman Narvaez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Vanhook (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Corby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Lowell Rubalcaba (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. SG - Charles Linn (tired) 11 pts. SF - Franklin Green (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Belgrave (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Ricciardi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Rice | Charles Linn comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-56 |
| 07:31 | UTEP | Thomas Corby snags the defensive board | 64-56 |
| 07:17 | UTEP | John James drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Norman Narvaez | 66-56 |
| 07:17 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jackie Rotter (PG), Ricky McCoskey (C) John James, Thomas Corby | |
| Subs | Rice | John Bennett (PG), Dominic Bruno (SF), Stanley Foland (C) Lowell Rubalcaba, Franklin Green, Eric Ricciardi | |
| 07:15 | Rice | Ricky McCoskey steps in front of the Charles Linn pass in the backcourt | 66-56 |
| 07:02 | UTEP | Norman Narvaez is fouled on the floor by Dominic Bruno - foul #5 on Dominic Bruno, team foul #7 | 66-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Woodland (SG) Michael Zelek | |
| Subs | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba (SF) Dominic Bruno | |
| 07:02 | UTEP | Norman Narvaez makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 07:02 | UTEP | Norman Narvaez makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 06:42 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave's layup is rejected by Lawrence Vanhook | 68-56 |
| 06:41 | UTEP | Lawrence Vanhook gets the rebound | 68-56 |
| 06:36 | UTEP | Jackie Rotter misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-56 |
| 06:34 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave pulls down the rebound | 68-56 |
| 06:17 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 68-56 |
| 06:16 | Rice | Stanley Foland tips it in | 68-58 |
| 05:58 | UTEP | Ricky McCoskey misses the easy layup | 68-58 |
| 05:57 | UTEP | John Woodland tips it home | 70-58 |
| 05:34 | Rice | John Woodland takes the ball from Charles Linn | 70-58 |
| 05:31 | UTEP | Norman Narvaez lays it up and in set up by John Woodland | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:17 | Rice | John Bennett connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Charles Linn | 72-61 |
| 04:57 | UTEP | Lawrence Vanhook makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Norman Narvaez | 74-61 |
| 04:55 | Rice | Charles Linn's pass is intercepted by John Woodland in the backcourt | 74-61 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:31 | UTEP | John Woodland misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Charles Linn - foul #3 on Charles Linn, team foul #8 | 74-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Zelek (SG), Christopher Patterson (SF), Lawrence Wilson (PF), Jacob Burns (C) Jackie Rotter, Norman Narvaez, Lawrence Vanhook, Ricky McCoskey | |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Green (SF), Wilbur Upton (PF), Eric Ricciardi (C) Lowell Rubalcaba, Shawn Belgrave, Stanley Foland | |
| 04:31 | UTEP | John Woodland makes the 1st free throw | 75-61 |
| 04:31 | UTEP | John Woodland makes the 2nd free throw | 76-61 |
| 04:23 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by John Bennett | 76-63 |
| 04:05 | UTEP | Michael Zelek's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | John James (PG) John Woodland | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:48 | Rice | John Bennett buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Eric Ricciardi | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John James (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Zelek (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Patterson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lawrence Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Jacob Burns (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Bennett (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Charles Linn (tired) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Franklin Green (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilbur Upton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Ricciardi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | UTEP | Jacob Burns hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Zelek and the foul's on Charles Linn - foul #4 on Charles Linn, team foul #9 | 78-66 |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Corby (C) Lawrence Wilson | |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Belgrave (SG) Charles Linn | |
| 03:19 | UTEP | Jacob Burns makes the free throw | 79-66 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Rice | Michael Zelek steals it from Shawn Belgrave in the backcourt | 79-66 |
| 03:16 | UTEP | Christopher Patterson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Zelek | 81-66 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Wilbur Upton misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 81-66 |
| 02:57 | UTEP | Jacob Burns grabs the board | 81-66 |
| 02:57 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-66 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jackie Rotter (PG), Norman Narvaez (SF), Lawrence Wilson (PF) John James, Christopher Patterson, Thomas Corby | |
| Subs | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba (SF) Franklin Green | |
| 02:31 | UTEP | Jacob Burns hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Zelek | 83-66 |
| 02:13 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi hits a turnaround in the paint set up by John Bennett | 83-68 |
| 01:51 | UTEP | Norman Narvaez makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from Jackie Rotter | 85-68 |
| 01:36 | Rice | Eric Ricciardi blows the wide open layup | 85-68 |
| 01:35 | UTEP | Jackie Rotter grabs the board | 85-68 |
| 01:23 | UTEP | Jacob Burns can't finish the layup | 85-68 |
| 01:21 | UTEP | Jacob Burns tips it in | 87-68 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba scores on a 3 from the right corner | 87-71 |
| 00:46 | UTEP | Lawrence Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 87-71 |
| Subs | UTEP | John James (PG), John Woodland (SG), Christopher Patterson (SF) Jackie Rotter, Michael Zelek, Norman Narvaez | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Linn (SG), Franklin Green (SF), Stanley Foland (C) John Bennett, Wilbur Upton, Eric Ricciardi | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Rice | Shawn Belgrave can't finish the uncontested layup | 87-71 |
| 00:37 | UTEP | Christopher Patterson snags the defensive board | 87-71 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | UTEP | John Woodland misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 87-71 |
| 00:16 | UTEP | Jacob Burns tips it home | 89-71 |
| 00:12 | Rice | John Woodland is called for the reach on Lowell Rubalcaba in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Woodland, team foul #13 | 89-71 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba makes the 1st free throw | 89-72 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Lowell Rubalcaba misses the 2nd free throw | 89-72 |
| 00:12 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jacob Burns | 89-72 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | John James runs out the clock | 89-72 |