| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Price (fresh) SG - Kenneth Lawson (fresh) SF - William Tighe (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Mitchell (fresh) C - Craig Shelton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Strock (fresh) SG - Walter Willis (fresh) SF - Larry Allgood (fresh) PF - Anthony Ricks (fresh) C - Curtis Stach (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | UTEP | James Strock misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Rice | William Tighe is hacked by James Strock in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Strock, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Rice | William Price is fouled on the floor by James Strock - foul #2 on James Strock, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Brown (PG) James Strock | |
| 18:57 | Rice | Jeffrey Mitchell is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kenneth Lawson | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | UTEP | Jeffrey Mitchell denies the turnaround by Curtis Stach | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | UTEP | Larry Allgood misses the tip | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | Rice | Craig Shelton grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:17 | Rice | Craig Shelton scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Mitchell | 4-0 |
| 18:03 | UTEP | Larry Allgood clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by William Tighe - foul #1 on William Tighe, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:03 | UTEP | Larry Allgood misses the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:03 | UTEP | Larry Allgood misses the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:03 | UTEP | Larry Allgood gets the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:54 | UTEP | Larry Allgood hits a driving attempt from the left block | 4-2 |
| 17:39 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Curtis Stach - foul #1 on Curtis Stach, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Fredric Gibbon (PG), Steven Kacynski (SF), Gerald Pompa (C) Walter Willis, Larry Allgood, Curtis Stach | |
| 17:39 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:39 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson misses the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:39 | UTEP | Gerald Pompa gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:25 | UTEP | 3 seconds is called on Anthony Ricks | 4-2 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alan Alcock (C) Anthony Ricks | |
| 17:22 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| 17:01 | UTEP | Thomas Brown loses the dribble to Craig Shelton | 4-2 |
| 16:48 | Rice | Craig Shelton hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kenneth Lawson and he's fouled by Gerald Pompa - foul #1 on Gerald Pompa, team foul #4 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Walter Willis (SG) Thomas Brown | |
| 16:48 | Rice | Craig Shelton makes the free throw | 7-2 |
| 16:33 | UTEP | Gerald Pompa makes the jumper in the lane and he's hacked by William Tighe - foul #2 on William Tighe, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Sasaki (SF), Moses Hubbard (PF) William Tighe, Jeffrey Mitchell | |
| Subs | UTEP | Larry Allgood (SF) Steven Kacynski | |
| 16:33 | UTEP | Gerald Pompa makes the free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:13 | Rice | Gerald Pompa steals the ball from William Price | 7-5 |
| 15:56 | UTEP | Craig Shelton swats the short shot by Fredric Gibbon | 7-5 |
| 15:54 | Rice | The rebound goes to Kenneth Lawson | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Price (fairly fresh) SG - Kenneth Lawson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dustin Sasaki (fresh) PF - Moses Hubbard (fresh) C - Craig Shelton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Fredric Gibbon (fairly fresh) SG - Walter Willis (fairly fresh) SF - Larry Allgood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Pompa (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Alan Alcock (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-5 |
| Subs | Rice | Joel Karn (PG), Frank Smith (C) William Price, Craig Shelton | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Brown (PG), Anthony Ricks (PF), Curtis Stach (C) Fredric Gibbon, Gerald Pompa, Alan Alcock | |
| 15:44 | UTEP | Larry Allgood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Steven Kacynski (SF) Larry Allgood | |
| 15:26 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Mitchell (PF) Frank Smith | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 15:07 | UTEP | Thomas Brown misses the 3 from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 15:05 | UTEP | Curtis Stach tips it in | 7-7 |
| 14:53 | Rice | Moses Hubbard is called for traveling | 7-7 |
| Subs | Rice | William Price (PG), Frank Smith (C) Kenneth Lawson, Moses Hubbard | |
| Subs | UTEP | George Baltz (SF) Steven Kacynski | |
| 14:34 | UTEP | Thomas Brown comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 7-7 |
| 14:32 | Rice | Jeffrey Mitchell gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:12 | Rice | William Price clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 7-7 |
| 14:11 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Walter Willis | 7-7 |
| 13:53 | UTEP | Thomas Brown comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 13:52 | Rice | Jeffrey Mitchell gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 13:33 | Rice | Joel Karn clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-7 |
| 13:32 | UTEP | Curtis Stach grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 13:13 | UTEP | Dustin Sasaki is called for the reach on Walter Willis - foul #1 on Dustin Sasaki, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lawson (SG), Moses Hubbard (PF), Craig Shelton (C) Joel Karn, Jeffrey Mitchell, Frank Smith | |
| Subs | UTEP | Fredric Gibbon (PG), Larry Allgood (SF), Gerald Pompa (PF), Alan Alcock (C) Thomas Brown, George Baltz, Anthony Ricks, Curtis Stach | |
| 12:55 | UTEP | Walter Willis can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-7 |
| 12:53 | Rice | Craig Shelton pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 12:34 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki misses the wide open 3 from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 12:32 | UTEP | Alan Alcock gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 12:13 | UTEP | Fredric Gibbon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 12:12 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 12:10 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-7 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Steven Kacynski (SG), Anthony Ricks (PF) Walter Willis, Alan Alcock | |
| 11:56 | UTEP | Craig Shelton steps in front of the Anthony Ricks pass | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Price (tiring) SG - Kenneth Lawson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dustin Sasaki (tiring) PF - Moses Hubbard (fresh) C - Craig Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Fredric Gibbon (fresh) SG - Steven Kacynski (fresh) SF - Larry Allgood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Ricks (fairly fresh) C - Gerald Pompa (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson makes the 3 from the left wing | 10-7 |
| 11:15 | UTEP | Steven Kacynski can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 10-7 |
| 11:14 | UTEP | Fredric Gibbon tips it in | 10-9 |
| 10:55 | Rice | William Price hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Lawson | 12-9 |
| 10:51 | UTEP | Steven Kacynski misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Kenneth Lawson - foul #1 on Kenneth Lawson, team foul #4 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Joel Karn (PG), Frank Smith (PF), Fredrick Cannon (C) William Price, Moses Hubbard, Craig Shelton | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Brown (PG), George Baltz (SF), Alan Alcock (C) Fredric Gibbon, Larry Allgood, Gerald Pompa | |
| 10:51 | UTEP | Steven Kacynski makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 10:51 | UTEP | Steven Kacynski makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 10:37 | Rice | Anthony Ricks steps in front of the Kenneth Lawson pass | 12-11 |
| 10:17 | UTEP | Thomas Brown scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Alan Alcock | 12-14 |
| 10:01 | Rice | Frank Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-14 |
| 09:59 | UTEP | Steven Kacynski gets the rebound | 12-14 |
| 09:36 | UTEP | Alan Alcock can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 12-14 |
| 09:34 | UTEP | Alan Alcock grabs the offensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 09:17 | UTEP | Thomas Brown drills a shot in the paint and he's hacked by Joel Karn - foul #1 on Joel Karn, team foul #5 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Rice | William Price (PG), Jeffrey Mitchell (PF), Craig Shelton (C) Kenneth Lawson, Frank Smith, Fredrick Cannon | |
| Subs | UTEP | Walter Willis (SG), Larry Allgood (SF), Gerald Pompa (PF), Curtis Stach (C) Steven Kacynski, George Baltz, Anthony Ricks, Alan Alcock | |
| 09:17 | UTEP | Thomas Brown makes the free throw | 12-17 |
| 09:01 | Rice | William Price misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 12-17 |
| 09:00 | Rice | Craig Shelton snags the offensive board | 12-17 |
| 08:40 | Rice | Joel Karn is fouled on the floor by Curtis Stach - foul #2 on Curtis Stach, team foul #5 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Fredric Gibbon (PG), Anthony Ricks (PF) Thomas Brown, Curtis Stach | |
| 08:25 | Rice | Craig Shelton hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Joel Karn | 14-17 |
| 08:14 | UTEP | Fredric Gibbon misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 14-17 |
| 08:12 | Rice | Craig Shelton snags the defensive board | 14-17 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-17 |
| 08:05 | Rice | Craig Shelton grabs the offensive board | 14-17 |
| 07:47 | Rice | William Price hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Larry Allgood - foul #1 on Larry Allgood, team foul #6 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lawson (SG), Moses Hubbard (C) Joel Karn, Craig Shelton | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 07:47 | Rice | William Price misses the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 07:47 | Rice | William Price misses the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 07:47 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks grabs the board | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Price (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Lawson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dustin Sasaki (tired) PF - Jeffrey Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Moses Hubbard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Fredric Gibbon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Walter Willis (tiring) SF - Larry Allgood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Ricks (tiring) C - Gerald Pompa (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 07:29 | UTEP | Gerald Pompa lays it up and in on a nice dish by Fredric Gibbon | 14-19 |
| 07:22 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Larry Allgood - foul #2 on Larry Allgood, team foul #7 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Smith (C) Jeffrey Mitchell | |
| Subs | UTEP | Steven Kacynski (SF), Alan Alcock (C) Larry Allgood, Gerald Pompa | |
| 07:22 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 07:22 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 06:55 | UTEP | Walter Willis misses the jumper from the left wing | 16-19 |
| 06:54 | UTEP | Alan Alcock tips it but misses | 16-19 |
| 06:53 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks grabs the offensive board | 16-19 |
| 06:43 | UTEP | Steven Kacynski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Joel Karn (PG), Craig Shelton (C) William Price, Frank Smith | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Brown (PG) Fredric Gibbon | |
| 06:41 | Rice | Joel Karn is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Brown - foul #1 on Thomas Brown, team foul #8 | 16-19 |
| 06:41 | Rice | Joel Karn misses the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 06:41 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Anthony Ricks | 16-19 |
| 06:25 | UTEP | Alan Alcock hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-19 |
| 06:23 | Rice | Moses Hubbard grabs the defensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 06:21 | Rice | Joel Karn is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 16-19 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | George Baltz (SF), Gerald Pompa (C) Steven Kacynski, Alan Alcock | |
| 06:02 | UTEP | George Baltz knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Walter Willis and he's hacked by Dustin Sasaki - foul #2 on Dustin Sasaki, team foul #6 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Rice | William Tighe (SF), Jeffrey Mitchell (PF) Dustin Sasaki, Moses Hubbard | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 06:02 | UTEP | George Baltz makes the free throw | 16-22 |
| 05:37 | Rice | William Tighe misses badly on a runner in the lane | 16-22 |
| 05:36 | Rice | Jeffrey Mitchell can't tip it in | 16-22 |
| 05:34 | UTEP | Gerald Pompa grabs the defensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 05:13 | UTEP | Thomas Brown can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Joel Karn - foul #2 on Joel Karn, team foul #7 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Rice | William Price (PG), Frank Smith (C) Joel Karn, Craig Shelton | |
| Subs | UTEP | Fredric Gibbon (PG), Steven Kacynski (SF), Alan Alcock (C) Walter Willis, George Baltz, Anthony Ricks | |
| 05:13 | UTEP | Thomas Brown misses the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 05:13 | UTEP | Thomas Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 05:06 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 16-23 |
| 05:04 | UTEP | Alan Alcock snags the defensive board | 16-23 |
| 04:42 | UTEP | Steven Kacynski misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-23 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Jeffrey Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 16-23 |
| 04:25 | Rice | Fredric Gibbon is called for the reach on Kenneth Lawson - foul #1 on Fredric Gibbon, team foul #9 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Moses Hubbard (PF) Jeffrey Mitchell | |
| Subs | UTEP | Walter Willis (SG), Anthony Ricks (PF) Thomas Brown, Gerald Pompa | |
| 04:25 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 04:25 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 04:11 | UTEP | Frank Smith is called for the reach on Alan Alcock - foul #1 on Frank Smith, team foul #8 | 18-23 |
| 04:11 | UTEP | Alan Alcock misses the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 04:11 | Rice | Moses Hubbard grabs the defensive rebound | 18-23 |
| 03:54 | Rice | William Tighe throws it down set up by Frank Smith | 20-23 |
| 03:32 | UTEP | Alan Alcock clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Moses Hubbard - foul #1 on Moses Hubbard, team foul #9 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Joel Karn (SG), Craig Shelton (C) Kenneth Lawson, Frank Smith | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Strock (PG), Larry Allgood (SF), Curtis Stach (C) Fredric Gibbon, Steven Kacynski, Anthony Ricks | |
| 03:32 | UTEP | Alan Alcock misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 03:32 | UTEP | Alan Alcock misses the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 03:32 | UTEP | Curtis Stach grabs the offensive board | 20-23 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Price (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Joel Karn (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Tighe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Moses Hubbard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Craig Shelton (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Strock (fresh) SG - Walter Willis (tired) 1 ast. SF - Larry Allgood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alan Alcock (tiring) 4 reb. C - Curtis Stach (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | UTEP | Walter Willis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-23 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gerald Pompa (PF) Alan Alcock | |
| 03:00 | Rice | Joel Karn misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-23 |
| 02:58 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Curtis Stach | 20-23 |
| 02:42 | UTEP | Walter Willis makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Strock | 20-26 |
| 02:20 | Rice | Moses Hubbard blows the dunk | 20-26 |
| 02:19 | UTEP | James Strock snags the defensive board | 20-26 |
| 02:14 | UTEP | Walter Willis comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Price - foul #1 on William Price, team foul #10 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lawson (SG), Jeffrey Mitchell (PF) William Price, Moses Hubbard | |
| Subs | UTEP | George Baltz (SF), Anthony Ricks (PF) Larry Allgood, Gerald Pompa | |
| 02:14 | UTEP | Walter Willis makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 02:14 | UTEP | Walter Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 02:02 | Rice | George Baltz steps in front of the Joel Karn pass | 20-28 |
| 01:38 | UTEP | Curtis Stach is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Lawson - foul #2 on Kenneth Lawson, team foul #11 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Smith (C) Craig Shelton | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Brown (SG) Walter Willis | |
| 01:38 | UTEP | Curtis Stach misses the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 01:38 | UTEP | Curtis Stach makes the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 01:22 | Rice | Joel Karn connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Mitchell | 23-29 |
| 01:02 | UTEP | Curtis Stach hits a jump hook in the lane set up by James Strock | 23-31 |
| 00:56 | Rice | Jeffrey Mitchell lays it in on a nice dish by Joel Karn | 25-31 |
| 00:38 | UTEP | Curtis Stach clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 25-31 |
| 00:36 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks tips it home | 25-33 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Jeffrey Mitchell can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt from close range | 25-33 |
| 00:18 | UTEP | George Baltz grabs the defensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 00:04 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Jeffrey Mitchell - foul #1 on Jeffrey Mitchell, team foul #12 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Rice | William Price (PG), Moses Hubbard (PF), Craig Shelton (C) Joel Karn, Jeffrey Mitchell, Frank Smith | |
| Subs | UTEP | Larry Allgood (SF) George Baltz | |
| 00:04 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 00:04 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 00:00 | Rice | William Price misses long on a halfcourt shot | 25-35 |