| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Randy Williams (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jared Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Eastin (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Curt Little (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Orlando Newkirk (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mark Steinhauer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Homer Ryan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brett Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Homer Ryan inbounds the ball | 36-31 |
| 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) | |
| 19:49 | Rice | Nicholas English is whistled for a carry | 36-31 |
| 19:28 | UTEP | Robert Eastin buries a runner in the paint | 38-31 |
| 19:00 | Rice | Nicholas English misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 18:58 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 18:42 | Rice | Homer Ryan misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 18:40 | Rice | Brett Davis gets the offensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 18:29 | Rice | Homer Ryan is wide open but clanks a jumper in the lane | 38-31 |
| 18:28 | UTEP | Robert Eastin pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 18:17 | UTEP | Randy Williams knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jared Williams | 40-31 |
| 17:50 | Rice | Brett Davis misses the easy layup but the foul's on Curt Little - foul #1 on Curt Little, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| Subs | UTEP | William Ziems (PG), Marty Doyle (SG), Jeffrey Sullivan (SF), Rosario Rizzo (PF), Raymond Russell (C) Randy Williams, Jared Williams, Robert Eastin, Curt Little, Orlando Newkirk | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Orosco (PG), Charles Barnes (SG), Benjamin Farrish (SF), Eric Stamper (C) Nicholas English, Mark Steinhauer, Homer Ryan, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| 17:50 | Rice | Brett Davis misses the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 17:50 | Rice | Brett Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 17:34 | UTEP | Marty Doyle misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 17:32 | UTEP | Rosario Rizzo tips it back up and in | 42-32 |
| 17:07 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Thomas Orosco and he's hacked by Marty Doyle - foul #2 on Marty Doyle, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Mathew Ferguson (C) Brett Davis | |
| 17:07 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish makes the free throw | 42-35 |
| 16:45 | UTEP | Jeffrey Sullivan scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Marty Doyle | 45-35 |
| 16:43 | Rice | Thomas Orosco is hacked by Marty Doyle in the backcourt - foul #3 on Marty Doyle, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Beaman (PG) Marty Doyle | |
| Subs | Rice | Mark Steinhauer (SG), Stanislaus Kucinski (C) Charles Barnes, Mathew Ferguson | |
| 16:31 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Orosco | 45-37 |
| 16:13 | UTEP | James Beaman is fouled on the floor by Thomas Orosco - foul #1 on Thomas Orosco, team foul #1 | 45-37 |
| Subs | UTEP | Randy Williams (PG), Robert Eastin (SF), Curt Little (PF), Kevin Landreth (C) James Beaman, Jeffrey Sullivan, Rosario Rizzo, Raymond Russell | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Homer Ryan (SF) Thomas Orosco, Eric Stamper | |
| 15:56 | UTEP | William Ziems throws it down | 47-37 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Randy Williams (fresh) 10 pts. SG - William Ziems (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Eastin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curt Little (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Landreth (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mark Steinhauer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Homer Ryan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benjamin Farrish (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Rice | Homer Ryan buries a floater near the basket and the foul's on Kevin Landreth - foul #1 on Kevin Landreth, team foul #4 | 47-39 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jared Williams (SG) William Ziems | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Barnes (SG), Brett Davis (PF) Mark Steinhauer, Benjamin Farrish | |
| 15:35 | Rice | Homer Ryan misses the free throw | 47-39 |
| 15:35 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 15:06 | UTEP | Charles Barnes steals it from Kevin Landreth | 47-39 |
| 14:53 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Stanislaus Kucinski, team foul #2 | 47-39 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffrey Sullivan (SF), Orlando Newkirk (C) Robert Eastin, Curt Little | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Orosco (PG), Eric Stamper (SF), Mathew Ferguson (C) Nicholas English, Homer Ryan, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| 14:36 | UTEP | Randy Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-39 |
| 14:34 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth grabs the offensive board | 47-39 |
| 14:29 | UTEP | Randy Williams buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-39 |
| 14:12 | Rice | Thomas Orosco connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Mathew Ferguson | 50-42 |
| 13:49 | UTEP | Orlando Newkirk is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Orlando Newkirk, team foul #5 | 50-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | William Ziems (PG), Marty Doyle (SG), Rosario Rizzo (PF), Raymond Russell (C) Randy Williams, Jared Williams, Kevin Landreth, Orlando Newkirk | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Mark Steinhauer (SG), Benjamin Farrish (SF) Thomas Orosco, Charles Barnes, Brett Davis | |
| 13:29 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer makes the wide open shot from the right block set up by Benjamin Farrish | 50-44 |
| 13:11 | UTEP | Jeffrey Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Eastin (SF) Jeffrey Sullivan | |
| Subs | Rice | Homer Ryan (SF), Stanislaus Kucinski (C) Eric Stamper, Mathew Ferguson | |
| 13:08 | Rice | Rosario Rizzo takes the ball from Nicholas English in the backcourt | 50-44 |
| 12:56 | UTEP | Marty Doyle makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by William Ziems | 53-44 |
| 12:54 | Rice | Nicholas English is hacked by William Ziems in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Ziems, team foul #6 | 53-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Curt Little (PF) Raymond Russell | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:43 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-44 |
| 12:41 | Rice | Homer Ryan grabs the offensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 12:22 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish loses the dribble to Robert Eastin | 53-44 |
| 12:11 | UTEP | Mark Steinhauer picks off the pass by Marty Doyle | 53-44 |
| 12:08 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish misses the easy layup | 53-44 |
| 12:06 | UTEP | Rosario Rizzo snags the defensive board | 53-44 |
| 11:46 | UTEP | Marty Doyle knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-44 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - William Ziems (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marty Doyle (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Eastin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Curt Little (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Rosario Rizzo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mark Steinhauer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - Homer Ryan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Benjamin Farrish (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish buries a shot from just outside the lane | 56-46 |
| 11:06 | UTEP | Robert Eastin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-46 |
| 11:05 | Rice | Benjamin Farrish snags the defensive board | 56-46 |
| 10:52 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Homer Ryan | 56-49 |
| 10:35 | UTEP | Rosario Rizzo can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 56-49 |
| 10:34 | Rice | Stanislaus Kucinski grabs the defensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 10:32 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Randy Williams (PG), Jared Williams (SG), Jeffrey Sullivan (SF), Raymond Russell (PF), Orlando Newkirk (C) William Ziems, Marty Doyle, Robert Eastin, Curt Little, Rosario Rizzo | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Orosco (PG), Charles Barnes (SG), Eric Stamper (SF), Brett Davis (PF), Mathew Ferguson (C) Nicholas English, Mark Steinhauer, Homer Ryan, Benjamin Farrish, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| 10:22 | UTEP | Orlando Newkirk can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Mathew Ferguson - foul #1 on Mathew Ferguson, team foul #3 | 56-49 |
| 10:22 | UTEP | Orlando Newkirk misses the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 10:22 | UTEP | Orlando Newkirk misses the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 10:22 | UTEP | Orlando Newkirk pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 10:08 | UTEP | Randy Williams blows the layup | 56-49 |
| 10:07 | UTEP | Jeffrey Sullivan can't tip it in | 56-49 |
| 10:06 | UTEP | Raymond Russell hits the follow up shot | 58-49 |
| 09:49 | Rice | Eric Stamper hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jeffrey Sullivan - foul #2 on Jeffrey Sullivan, team foul #7 | 58-49 |
| 09:49 | Rice | Eric Stamper makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 09:49 | Rice | Eric Stamper misses the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 09:49 | UTEP | Jared Williams pulls down the rebound | 58-50 |
| 09:24 | UTEP | Thomas Orosco steps in front of the Jared Williams pass | 58-50 |
| 09:08 | Rice | Mathew Ferguson's pass is intercepted by Jared Williams | 58-50 |
| 09:05 | UTEP | Jared Williams banks in the layup | 60-50 |
| 08:46 | Rice | Charles Barnes misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 60-50 |
| 08:44 | UTEP | Randy Williams grabs the board | 60-50 |
| 08:25 | UTEP | Randy Williams is hacked by Thomas Orosco - foul #2 on Thomas Orosco, team foul #4 | 60-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Beaman (PG), William Ziems (SG), Kevin Landreth (SF), Curt Little (PF) Randy Williams, Jared Williams, Jeffrey Sullivan, Raymond Russell | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Mark Steinhauer (SG), Homer Ryan (SF), Stanislaus Kucinski (C) Thomas Orosco, Charles Barnes, Eric Stamper, Mathew Ferguson | |
| 08:15 | UTEP | William Ziems drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by James Beaman | 62-50 |
| 07:57 | Rice | Homer Ryan scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 62-52 |
| 07:43 | UTEP | Brett Davis takes the ball from William Ziems | 62-52 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Beaman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Ziems (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Landreth (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curt Little (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Orlando Newkirk (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mark Steinhauer (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. SF - Homer Ryan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brett Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanislaus Kucinski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Rice | Homer Ryan misses the dunk but the foul's on Kevin Landreth - foul #2 on Kevin Landreth, team foul #8 | 62-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Eastin (SF) Orlando Newkirk | |
| Subs | Rice | Benjamin Farrish (PG) Nicholas English | |
| 07:24 | Rice | Homer Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 07:24 | Rice | Homer Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 06:55 | UTEP | Robert Eastin misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 62-54 |
| 06:53 | Rice | Brett Davis gets the rebound | 62-54 |
| 06:39 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer is called for traveling | 62-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Randy Williams (PG), Rosario Rizzo (C) James Beaman, Kevin Landreth | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Orosco (PG), Dewayne Costas (SG), Eric Stamper (PF) Mark Steinhauer, Homer Ryan, Brett Davis | |
| 06:23 | UTEP | Robert Eastin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 62-54 |
| 06:22 | Rice | Thomas Orosco pulls down the rebound | 62-54 |
| 06:15 | Rice | Thomas Orosco is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Orosco, team foul #5 | 62-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jared Williams (SG), Orlando Newkirk (C) William Ziems, Curt Little | |
| Subs | Rice | Homer Ryan (SF), Mathew Ferguson (C) Benjamin Farrish, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| 06:04 | UTEP | Jared Williams misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 62-54 |
| 06:02 | Rice | Homer Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 05:45 | Rice | Homer Ryan hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 62-54 |
| 05:44 | Rice | Thomas Orosco snags the offensive board | 62-54 |
| 05:29 | Rice | Eric Stamper loses the ball out of bounds | 62-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffrey Sullivan (SF), Kevin Landreth (PF) Robert Eastin, Orlando Newkirk | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Brett Davis (PF) Thomas Orosco, Homer Ryan | |
| 05:20 | UTEP | Randy Williams connects on the floater from the right block set up by Jared Williams | 64-54 |
| 05:02 | Rice | Kevin Landreth is called for the reach on Mathew Ferguson - foul #3 on Kevin Landreth, team foul #9 | 64-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | William Ziems (PG), Marty Doyle (SG), Raymond Russell (PF) Randy Williams, Jared Williams, Rosario Rizzo | |
| Subs | Rice | Mark Steinhauer (SG), Benjamin Farrish (SF) Dewayne Costas, Eric Stamper | |
| 05:02 | Rice | Mathew Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 05:02 | Rice | Mathew Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 04:53 | UTEP | Jeffrey Sullivan hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 66-56 |
| 04:33 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 66-56 |
| 04:31 | UTEP | Jeffrey Sullivan snags the defensive board | 66-56 |
| 04:24 | UTEP | Raymond Russell misses short on a shot from the right side | 66-56 |
| 04:22 | Rice | Nicholas English grabs the board | 66-56 |
| 04:06 | Rice | Mathew Ferguson makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Mark Steinhauer | 66-59 |
| 03:50 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 66-59 |
| 03:48 | Rice | The rebound goes to Mark Steinhauer | 66-59 |
| 03:46 | Rice | Jeffrey Sullivan steals the ball from Nicholas English in the backcourt | 66-59 |
| 03:32 | UTEP | Jeffrey Sullivan comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 66-59 |
| 03:30 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth snags the offensive board | 66-59 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - William Ziems (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marty Doyle (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Sullivan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Raymond Russell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Landreth (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mark Steinhauer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. SF - Benjamin Farrish (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brett Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Mathew Ferguson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | UTEP | Raymond Russell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Brett Davis - foul #1 on Brett Davis, team foul #6 | 66-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Randy Williams (PG), Jared Williams (SG), Robert Eastin (SF), Curt Little (PF) William Ziems, Marty Doyle, Jeffrey Sullivan, Kevin Landreth | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Orosco (PG), Charles Barnes (SG), Homer Ryan (SF), Eric Stamper (PF), Stanislaus Kucinski (C) Nicholas English, Mark Steinhauer, Benjamin Farrish, Brett Davis, Mathew Ferguson | |
| 03:19 | UTEP | Raymond Russell makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 03:19 | UTEP | Raymond Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:07 | Rice | Charles Barnes misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Curt Little - foul #2 on Curt Little, team foul #10 | 68-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Orlando Newkirk (C) Raymond Russell | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:07 | Rice | Charles Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 03:07 | Rice | Charles Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 03:07 | UTEP | Curt Little grabs the defensive rebound | 68-59 |
| 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) | |
| 02:47 | UTEP | Jared Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-59 |
| 02:45 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Orlando Newkirk | 68-59 |
| 02:28 | UTEP | Orlando Newkirk can't finish the layup | 68-59 |
| 02:27 | Rice | Homer Ryan snags the defensive board | 68-59 |
| 02:27 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Rosario Rizzo (PF), Kevin Landreth (C) Curt Little, Orlando Newkirk | |
| Subs | Rice | Benjamin Farrish (PG), Mark Steinhauer (SG) Thomas Orosco, Charles Barnes | |
| 02:12 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer jams it set up by Eric Stamper | 68-61 |
| 02:12 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Curt Little (PF) Kevin Landreth | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Brett Davis (PF) Benjamin Farrish, Eric Stamper | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:53 | UTEP | Randy Williams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-61 |
| 01:52 | Rice | Homer Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 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) | |
| 01:30 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer is hacked by Robert Eastin - foul #2 on Robert Eastin, team foul #11 | 68-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Orlando Newkirk (C) Rosario Rizzo | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:30 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer misses the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 01:30 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 01:11 | UTEP | Robert Eastin's layup is rejected by Stanislaus Kucinski | 68-62 |
| 01:10 | Rice | Homer Ryan grabs the board | 68-62 |
| 01:08 | Rice | Mark Steinhauer is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 68-62 |
| 00:57 | UTEP | Randy Williams is hacked by Stanislaus Kucinski - foul #2 on Stanislaus Kucinski, team foul #7 | 68-62 |
| 00:57 | UTEP | Randy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:57 | UTEP | Randy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Rice | Randy Williams takes the ball from Nicholas English in the backcourt | 70-62 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | UTEP | Robert Eastin is fouled on the floor by Stanislaus Kucinski - foul #3 on Stanislaus Kucinski, team foul #8 | 70-62 |
| Subs | UTEP | Rosario Rizzo (PF) Curt Little | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:51 | UTEP | Robert Eastin makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:51 | UTEP | Robert Eastin makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Homer Ryan is hacked by Jared Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jared Williams, team foul #12 | 72-62 |
| Subs | UTEP | William Ziems (PG), Marty Doyle (SG), Jeffrey Sullivan (SF), Raymond Russell (C) Randy Williams, Jared Williams, Robert Eastin, Orlando Newkirk | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Orosco (PG), Charles Barnes (SG), Benjamin Farrish (PF), Eric Stamper (C) Nicholas English, Mark Steinhauer, Brett Davis, Stanislaus Kucinski | |
| 00:49 | Rice | Homer Ryan misses the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Homer Ryan misses the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:49 | UTEP | Rosario Rizzo snags the defensive board | 72-62 |
| 00:46 | UTEP | Rosario Rizzo is hacked by Charles Barnes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Barnes, team foul #9 | 72-62 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Beaman (PG) Marty Doyle | |
| Subs | Rice | Mathew Ferguson (C) Homer Ryan | |
| 00:46 | UTEP | Rosario Rizzo misses the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:46 | UTEP | Raymond Russell snags the offensive board | 72-62 |
| 00:44 | UTEP | Raymond Russell is fouled on the floor by Mathew Ferguson - foul #2 on Mathew Ferguson, team foul #10 | 72-62 |
| 00:44 | UTEP | Raymond Russell makes the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:44 | UTEP | Raymond Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Mathew Ferguson misses short on a jumper from close range | 74-62 |
| 00:34 | UTEP | Raymond Russell pulls down the rebound | 74-62 |
| 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) | |
| 00:06 | UTEP | Raymond Russell hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Sullivan | 76-62 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Eric Stamper scores on a runner from the left block | 76-64 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | James Beaman runs out the clock | 76-64 |