| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stanley Villasenor (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terrance Prange (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kurtis Monday (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Fred Bonner (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Curry (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joey Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Timothy Cowart (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Harbuck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Albert (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Kozak (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Kurtis Monday inbounds the ball | 39-29 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Rice | Kurtis Monday double dribbles in the backcourt | 39-29 |
| 19:39 | UTEP | Timothy Cowart buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Harbuck | 39-31 |
| 19:37 | Rice | William Harbuck steals it from Kurtis Monday in the backcourt | 39-31 |
| 19:30 | UTEP | Joey Thomas comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-31 |
| 19:29 | Rice | Fred Bonner gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-31 |
| 19:22 | UTEP | Joey Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 19:02 | UTEP | William Harbuck's layup is rejected by Robert Curry | 39-31 |
| 19:01 | Rice | The rebound goes to Fred Bonner | 39-31 |
| 18:59 | Rice | Kurtis Monday is fouled in the backcourt by William Harbuck - foul #1 on William Harbuck, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| 18:51 | Rice | Kurtis Monday misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-31 |
| 18:50 | Rice | Robert Curry grabs the offensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 18:34 | Rice | Kurtis Monday makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Stanley Villasenor and he's fouled by William Harbuck - foul #2 on William Harbuck, team foul #2 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Guizar (PG) Stanley Villasenor | |
| Subs | UTEP | Leon Vowels (PG), Norman Wright (SG), James Carter (SF) Joey Thomas, Timothy Cowart, William Harbuck | |
| 18:34 | Rice | Kurtis Monday misses the free throw | 41-31 |
| 18:34 | UTEP | Michael Kozak gets the rebound | 41-31 |
| 18:12 | UTEP | Michael Kozak's pass is intercepted by Kurtis Monday | 41-31 |
| 17:52 | Rice | Fred Bonner hits a floater from close range and he's fouled by Robert Albert - foul #2 on Robert Albert, team foul #3 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (PG), Melvin Ivy (SF), Robert Jackson (C) Terrance Prange, Kurtis Monday, Robert Curry | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 17:52 | Rice | Fred Bonner misses the free throw | 43-31 |
| 17:52 | UTEP | James Carter grabs the board | 43-31 |
| 17:32 | UTEP | Leon Vowels hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Norman Wright | 43-33 |
| 17:16 | Rice | Manuel Guizar drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Melvin Ivy | 45-33 |
| 17:08 | UTEP | Melvin Ivy is called for the reach on Robert Albert - foul #1 on Melvin Ivy, team foul #1 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (PG), Michael West (C) Nicholas Reed, Fred Bonner | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joey Thomas (PG), Timothy Cowart (SG), William Harbuck (SF) Leon Vowels, Norman Wright, James Carter | |
| 16:49 | UTEP | William Harbuck clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-33 |
| 16:48 | Rice | The rebound goes to Stanley Villasenor | 45-33 |
| 16:33 | Rice | Timothy Cowart steals it from Melvin Ivy | 45-33 |
| 16:11 | UTEP | Joey Thomas misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-33 |
| 16:09 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Jackson | 45-33 |
| 15:52 | Rice | Robert Albert takes the ball from Manuel Guizar | 45-33 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Stanley Villasenor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Guizar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Melvin Ivy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael West (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joey Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Timothy Cowart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Harbuck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Albert (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Kozak (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | UTEP | Joey Thomas scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Timothy Cowart | 45-36 |
| 15:30 | Rice | Timothy Cowart steals it from Stanley Villasenor in the backcourt | 45-36 |
| 15:17 | UTEP | Timothy Cowart comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 15:16 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Jackson | 45-36 |
| 15:14 | Rice | Joey Thomas is called for the reach on Stanley Villasenor in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joey Thomas, team foul #4 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (PG), Terrance Prange (SG), Kurtis Monday (SF), Fred Bonner (PF), Robert Curry (C) Stanley Villasenor, Manuel Guizar, Melvin Ivy, Robert Jackson, Michael West | |
| Subs | UTEP | Leon Vowels (PG), Norman Wright (SG), James Carter (SF), Michael Brown (PF), Nelson Levron (C) Joey Thomas, Timothy Cowart, William Harbuck, Robert Albert, Michael Kozak | |
| 14:59 | Rice | Robert Curry is whistled for traveling | 45-36 |
| 14:49 | UTEP | Michael Brown is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Reed - foul #2 on Nicholas Reed, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| 14:40 | UTEP | Terrance Prange is called for the reach on Leon Vowels - foul #3 on Terrance Prange, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| 14:33 | UTEP | Norman Wright can't connect on a floater from the right side | 45-36 |
| 14:32 | Rice | Robert Curry gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| 14:26 | Rice | Kurtis Monday misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-36 |
| 14:24 | UTEP | Michael Brown grabs the board | 45-36 |
| 13:57 | UTEP | Michael Brown is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Reed - foul #3 on Nicholas Reed, team foul #4 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joshua Pritchard (SG), William Harbuck (SF) Norman Wright, James Carter | |
| 13:32 | UTEP | Joshua Pritchard loses the ball out of bounds | 45-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Register (PG), Michael West (C) Nicholas Reed, Robert Curry | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joey Thomas (PG) Leon Vowels | |
| 13:30 | Rice | Terrance Prange is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Pritchard - foul #2 on Joshua Pritchard, team foul #5 | 45-36 |
| 13:11 | Rice | Kurtis Monday hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 45-36 |
| 13:09 | Rice | Fred Bonner grabs the offensive board | 45-36 |
| 12:52 | Rice | Joshua Pritchard is called for the reach on Terrance Prange - foul #3 on Joshua Pritchard, team foul #6 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (PG), Robert Jackson (PF) Edward Register, Fred Bonner | |
| Subs | UTEP | Norman Wright (PG), Timothy Cowart (SG) Joey Thomas, Joshua Pritchard | |
| 12:41 | Rice | Robert Jackson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-36 |
| 12:39 | UTEP | Nelson Levron snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 12:14 | UTEP | Norman Wright is hacked by Stanley Villasenor - foul #1 on Stanley Villasenor, team foul #5 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Guizar (SG), Melvin Ivy (SF), Robert Curry (C) Terrance Prange, Kurtis Monday, Michael West | |
| Subs | UTEP | Leon Vowels (PG) Norman Wright | |
| 11:58 | UTEP | William Harbuck throws it down and the foul's on Melvin Ivy - foul #2 on Melvin Ivy, team foul #6 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (PG) Stanley Villasenor | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 11:58 | UTEP | William Harbuck makes the free throw | 45-39 |
| 11:56 | Rice | Melvin Ivy is fouled in the backcourt by William Harbuck - foul #3 on William Harbuck, team foul #7 | 45-39 |
| 11:56 | Rice | Melvin Ivy makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 11:56 | Rice | Melvin Ivy makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 11:41 | UTEP | William Harbuck lays it up and in | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas Reed (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Manuel Guizar (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Melvin Ivy (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Curry (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Leon Vowels (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Cowart (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Harbuck (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Michael Brown (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Nelson Levron (tiring) 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | Rice | Robert Jackson hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Robert Curry | 49-41 |
| 11:17 | UTEP | Michael Brown is fouled on the floor by Melvin Ivy - foul #3 on Melvin Ivy, team foul #7 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Register (PG), Fred Bonner (PF), Patrick Smith (C) Melvin Ivy, Robert Jackson, Robert Curry | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joey Thomas (PG), Norman Wright (SG), James Carter (SF) Leon Vowels, Timothy Cowart, William Harbuck | |
| 11:17 | UTEP | Michael Brown makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 11:17 | UTEP | Michael Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 11:14 | Rice | Joey Thomas steps in front of the Edward Register pass in the backcourt | 49-43 |
| 11:13 | UTEP | Norman Wright can't finish the layup | 49-43 |
| 11:11 | Rice | Nicholas Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 10:48 | Rice | Manuel Guizar is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Edward Register | 51-43 |
| 10:27 | UTEP | James Carter scores on a fadeaway from close range | 51-45 |
| 10:13 | Rice | Edward Register connects on the open 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Nicholas Reed | 54-45 |
| 10:00 | UTEP | Michael Brown connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-47 |
| 09:40 | Rice | Fred Bonner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-47 |
| 09:38 | UTEP | Michael Brown snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 09:15 | UTEP | Norman Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (PG), Terrance Prange (SG), Kurtis Monday (SF), Robert Jackson (PF), Robert Curry (C) Edward Register, Manuel Guizar, Nicholas Reed, Fred Bonner, Patrick Smith | |
| Subs | UTEP | Leon Vowels (PG), Timothy Cowart (SG), William Harbuck (SF), Robert Albert (C) Joey Thomas, Norman Wright, James Carter, Nelson Levron | |
| 08:54 | Rice | Robert Curry hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Terrance Prange and the foul's on Robert Albert - foul #3 on Robert Albert, team foul #8 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Kozak (PF) Michael Brown | |
| 08:54 | Rice | Robert Curry makes the free throw | 57-47 |
| 08:40 | UTEP | Robert Albert scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Leon Vowels | 57-49 |
| 08:19 | Rice | Robert Curry misses short on a floater from the left block | 57-49 |
| 08:17 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor tips it back up and in | 59-49 |
| 08:09 | UTEP | Robert Albert misses the fadeaway from the left block | 59-49 |
| 08:08 | Rice | The rebound goes to Robert Curry | 59-49 |
| 07:58 | Rice | Terrance Prange connects on the open 3 from straight away set up by Stanley Villasenor | 62-49 |
| 07:40 | UTEP | Michael Kozak is called for traveling | 62-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Register (PG), Melvin Ivy (SF), Michael West (C) Stanley Villasenor, Kurtis Monday, Robert Curry | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joey Thomas (PG), Joshua Pritchard (SG), Michael Brown (PF) Leon Vowels, Timothy Cowart, Michael Kozak | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edward Register (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terrance Prange (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Melvin Ivy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael West (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joey Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Pritchard (fresh) 3 pf. SF - William Harbuck (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Michael Brown (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Albert (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Rice | Robert Albert is called for the reach on Michael West - foul #4 on Robert Albert, team foul #9 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Fred Bonner (PF) Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 07:26 | Rice | Michael West misses the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 07:26 | UTEP | Michael Brown pulls down the rebound | 62-49 |
| 07:11 | UTEP | Michael Brown's pass is intercepted by Melvin Ivy | 62-49 |
| 07:06 | Rice | Edward Register lays it in on a great pass from Melvin Ivy | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:50 | UTEP | William Harbuck misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-49 |
| 06:49 | Rice | Fred Bonner grabs the board | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:20 | Rice | Edward Register hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right side | 64-49 |
| 06:19 | Rice | Michael West misses the tip | 64-49 |
| 06:17 | Rice | Melvin Ivy can't tip it in | 64-49 |
| 06:16 | UTEP | The rebound goes to William Harbuck | 64-49 |
| 06:10 | UTEP | Robert Albert misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-49 |
| 06:08 | UTEP | Joshua Pritchard grabs the offensive rebound | 64-49 |
| 06:03 | UTEP | Joey Thomas's pass is intercepted by Edward Register | 64-49 |
| 06:01 | Rice | Joshua Pritchard is called for the reach on Terrance Prange in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joshua Pritchard, team foul #10 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Stanley Villasenor (PG), Kurtis Monday (SF), Robert Jackson (PF), Robert Curry (C) Edward Register, Melvin Ivy, Fred Bonner, Michael West | |
| Subs | UTEP | Leon Vowels (PG), Timothy Cowart (SG), Michael Kozak (SF), Nelson Levron (C) Joey Thomas, Joshua Pritchard, William Harbuck, Robert Albert | |
| 06:01 | Rice | Terrance Prange makes the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 06:01 | Rice | Terrance Prange makes the 2nd free throw | 66-49 |
| 05:48 | UTEP | Michael Brown misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 66-49 |
| 05:46 | Rice | Robert Curry snags the defensive board | 66-49 |
| 05:43 | Rice | Nelson Levron is called for the reach on Robert Jackson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nelson Levron, team foul #11 | 66-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Guizar (SG) Terrance Prange | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Carter (SF) Michael Brown | |
| 05:43 | Rice | Robert Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 67-49 |
| 05:43 | Rice | Robert Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 67-49 |
| 05:43 | UTEP | Nelson Levron grabs the defensive rebound | 67-49 |
| 05:30 | UTEP | Michael Kozak can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Manuel Guizar - foul #1 on Manuel Guizar, team foul #8 | 67-49 |
| 05:30 | UTEP | Michael Kozak makes the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 05:30 | UTEP | Michael Kozak makes the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 05:09 | Rice | Robert Jackson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-51 |
| 05:07 | Rice | Robert Curry gets the offensive rebound | 67-51 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Kurtis Monday scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Stanley Villasenor | 70-51 |
| 04:35 | UTEP | Leon Vowels misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 70-51 |
| 04:33 | Rice | Robert Curry pulls down the rebound | 70-51 |
| 04:31 | Rice | Timothy Cowart is called for the reach on Stanley Villasenor in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Cowart, team foul #12 | 70-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Reed (SF), Melvin Ivy (PF), Michael West (C) Kurtis Monday, Robert Jackson, Robert Curry | |
| Subs | UTEP | Norman Wright (PG), William Harbuck (SF), Michael Brown (PF) Leon Vowels, James Carter, Michael Kozak | |
| 04:31 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor makes the 1st free throw | 71-51 |
| 04:31 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor makes the 2nd free throw | 72-51 |
| 04:18 | UTEP | Michael Brown misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 72-51 |
| 04:17 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael West | 72-51 |
| 04:15 | Rice | Stanley Villasenor is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 72-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Smith (C) Stanley Villasenor | |
| Subs | UTEP | Leon Vowels (SG), James Carter (SF), Robert Albert (PF), Michael Kozak (C) Timothy Cowart, William Harbuck, Michael Brown, Nelson Levron | |
| 04:10 | UTEP | Robert Albert scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Norman Wright and he's fouled by Michael West - foul #1 on Michael West, team foul #9 | 72-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Register (PG) Manuel Guizar | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 04:10 | UTEP | Robert Albert misses the free throw | 72-53 |
| 04:10 | Rice | Nicholas Reed grabs the board | 72-53 |
| 03:54 | Rice | Melvin Ivy misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 72-53 |
| 03:53 | UTEP | James Carter snags the defensive board | 72-53 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 03:47 | UTEP | Leon Vowels clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Melvin Ivy - foul #4 on Melvin Ivy, team foul #10 | 72-53 |
| 03:47 | UTEP | Leon Vowels makes the 1st free throw | 72-54 |
| 03:47 | UTEP | Leon Vowels makes the 2nd free throw | 72-55 |
| 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) | |
| 03:26 | Rice | Melvin Ivy banks in the wide open layup set up by Michael West | 74-55 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Edward Register (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Melvin Ivy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Nicholas Reed (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Michael West (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Patrick Smith (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Leon Vowels (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Norman Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Carter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Albert (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Kozak (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | UTEP | Michael Kozak scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Norman Wright | 74-57 |
| 03:13 | Rice | Melvin Ivy is hacked by Norman Wright in the backcourt - foul #2 on Norman Wright, team foul #13 | 74-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Guizar (SG), Robert Jackson (PF) Edward Register, Michael West | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joshua Pritchard (SG) Norman Wright | |
| 03:13 | Rice | Melvin Ivy makes the 1st free throw | 75-57 |
| 03:13 | Rice | Melvin Ivy makes the 2nd free throw | 76-57 |
| 02:54 | UTEP | Michael Kozak's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael West (C) Patrick Smith | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 02:30 | Rice | Robert Jackson hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 76-57 |
| 02:29 | UTEP | Michael Kozak snags the defensive board | 76-57 |
| 02:11 | UTEP | Leon Vowels knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert Albert | 76-60 |
| 01:48 | Rice | Nicholas Reed misses the easy open layup | 76-60 |
| 01:47 | UTEP | James Carter gets the rebound | 76-60 |
| 01:30 | UTEP | Leon Vowels hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 76-60 |
| 01:29 | Rice | Michael West gets the rebound | 76-60 |
| 01:23 | Rice | Manuel Guizar can't finish the uncontested layup | 76-60 |
| 01:22 | Rice | Michael West pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-60 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Manuel Guizar misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Albert - foul #5 on Robert Albert, team foul #14 | 76-60 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Norman Wright (SG), Nelson Levron (C) Joshua Pritchard, Robert Albert | |
| 00:58 | Rice | Manuel Guizar makes the 1st free throw | 77-60 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Manuel Guizar makes the 2nd free throw | 78-60 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:52 | UTEP | Leon Vowels is whistled for a carry | 78-60 |
| 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) | |
| 00:28 | Rice | Robert Jackson misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from close range | 78-60 |
| 00:26 | UTEP | Leon Vowels grabs the defensive rebound | 78-60 |
| 00:20 | UTEP | James Carter hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Norman Wright and he's hacked by Melvin Ivy - foul #5 on Melvin Ivy, team foul #11 | 78-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Edward Register (PG) Melvin Ivy | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:20 | UTEP | James Carter misses the free throw | 78-62 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Nicholas Reed pulls down the rebound | 78-62 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Edward Register runs out the clock | 78-62 |