| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Boltz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Caruso (fresh) 9 pts. C - Brad Clough (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Clinton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Luther Childs (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Matthew Wagner (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jerald Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Marvin Boltz inbounds the ball | 46-32 |
| 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) | |
| 19:58 | Rice | Oliver Chance loses the dribble to Luther Childs in the backcourt | 46-32 |
| 19:57 | UTEP | Luther Childs blows the layup | 46-32 |
| 19:55 | UTEP | Jerald Green tips it in | 46-34 |
| 19:38 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez drills a turnaround near the basket | 48-34 |
| 19:17 | UTEP | Luther Childs double dribbles | 48-34 |
| 18:52 | Rice | Marvin Boltz comes up short on the shot from the left side | 48-34 |
| 18:51 | UTEP | Matthew Wagner grabs the defensive rebound | 48-34 |
| 18:29 | UTEP | Luther Childs is fouled on the floor by Oliver Chance - foul #2 on Oliver Chance, team foul #1 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), James Lane (SF), James Diggs (PF), Matthew Lonergan (C) Oliver Chance, Marvin Boltz, John Caruso, Brad Clough | |
| Subs | UTEP | Carl Waldo (PG), Aaron Robinson (SG), Leonard Williams (PF), Miquel Duran (C) Michael Parker, John Clinton, Matthew Wagner, Jerald Green | |
| 18:15 | UTEP | Aaron Robinson drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Carl Waldo and he's fouled by Salvador Hernandez - foul #1 on Salvador Hernandez, team foul #2 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Ward (SG) Salvador Hernandez | |
| Subs | UTEP | Luther Walter (SF) Luther Childs | |
| 18:15 | UTEP | Aaron Robinson misses the free throw | 48-36 |
| 18:15 | Rice | James Diggs gets the rebound | 48-36 |
| 18:12 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan travels in the backcourt | 48-36 |
| 18:00 | UTEP | Aaron Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-36 |
| 17:38 | Rice | James Blay throws it down on a great pass from Martin Ward | 50-36 |
| 17:14 | UTEP | Miquel Duran lays it up and in set up by Leonard Williams | 50-38 |
| 16:58 | Rice | James Diggs misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-38 |
| 16:56 | Rice | James Lane pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 16:51 | Rice | Miquel Duran steals it from James Diggs | 50-38 |
| 16:27 | UTEP | Carl Waldo clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 16:25 | Rice | James Lane grabs the board | 50-38 |
| 16:18 | Rice | James Diggs misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-38 |
| 16:16 | UTEP | Aaron Robinson snags the defensive board | 50-38 |
| 16:01 | UTEP | Luther Walter misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 15:59 | Rice | James Blay grabs the defensive rebound | 50-38 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Blay (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Ward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Lane (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Diggs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Lonergan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Carl Waldo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luther Walter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leonard Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Miquel Duran (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:57 | Rice | Martin Ward is fouled in the backcourt by Luther Walter - foul #3 on Luther Walter, team foul #1 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), Salvador Hernandez (SG), Marvin Boltz (SF), John Caruso (PF), Brad Clough (C) James Blay, Martin Ward, James Lane, James Diggs, Matthew Lonergan | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Parker (PG), Bryan Williams (SG), Luther Childs (SF), Matthew Wagner (PF), Jerald Green (C) Carl Waldo, Aaron Robinson, Luther Walter, Leonard Williams, Miquel Duran | |
| 15:46 | Rice | John Caruso lays it in on a great pass from Brad Clough | 52-38 |
| 15:24 | UTEP | Bryan Williams connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Michael Parker | 52-41 |
| 15:03 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez's pass is intercepted by Jerald Green | 52-41 |
| 14:37 | UTEP | Matthew Wagner is hacked by John Caruso - foul #1 on John Caruso, team foul #3 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Clinton (SG) Bryan Williams | |
| 14:25 | UTEP | Jerald Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Bernard Mack (C) Brad Clough | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 14:17 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez clanks a 3 from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 14:16 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Salvador Hernandez | 52-41 |
| 13:55 | Rice | Oliver Chance misses the lay-in | 52-41 |
| 13:54 | Rice | John Caruso grabs the offensive board | 52-41 |
| 13:37 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez blows the layup but the foul's on John Clinton - foul #3 on John Clinton, team foul #2 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), Martin Ward (SF), James Diggs (PF) Oliver Chance, Marvin Boltz, John Caruso | |
| Subs | UTEP | Bryan Williams (SG), Luther Walter (SF), Miquel Duran (C) Michael Parker, Luther Childs, Jerald Green | |
| 13:37 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 13:37 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 13:22 | UTEP | Bryan Williams drills a floater from the right block | 54-43 |
| 13:02 | Rice | Bernard Mack misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Miquel Duran - foul #2 on Miquel Duran, team foul #3 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Matthew Lonergan (PF) Salvador Hernandez | |
| Subs | UTEP | Carl Waldo (PG), Leonard Williams (PF) John Clinton, Matthew Wagner | |
| 13:02 | Rice | Bernard Mack makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 13:02 | Rice | Bernard Mack misses the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 13:02 | UTEP | Miquel Duran snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| 12:52 | UTEP | Bryan Williams knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 12:50 | Rice | James Diggs is hacked by Bryan Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bryan Williams, team foul #4 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Rice | James Lane (SF), Brad Clough (C) Matthew Lonergan, Bernard Mack | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Parker (PG), Jerald Green (C) Bryan Williams, Miquel Duran | |
| 12:29 | Rice | James Blay misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-45 |
| 12:27 | Rice | James Blay gets the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 12:17 | Rice | James Blay is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Martin Ward | 58-45 |
| 12:04 | UTEP | Luther Walter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), Marvin Boltz (SF), Matthew Lonergan (PF) James Blay, James Lane, James Diggs | |
| Subs | UTEP | Aaron Robinson (SG), Luther Childs (SF), Matthew Wagner (PF) Carl Waldo, Luther Walter, Jerald Green | |
| 11:44 | Rice | Oliver Chance hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 58-45 |
| 11:42 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Leonard Williams | 58-45 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Martin Ward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marvin Boltz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Lonergan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brad Clough (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Parker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luther Childs (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Matthew Wagner (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Leonard Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | UTEP | Luther Childs loses the dribble to Matthew Lonergan | 58-45 |
| 11:16 | Rice | Oliver Chance drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Marvin Boltz | 61-45 |
| 11:08 | UTEP | Luther Childs is hacked by Matthew Lonergan - foul #1 on Matthew Lonergan, team foul #4 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Darryl Lile (SG), Bernard Mack (C) Martin Ward, Brad Clough | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Clinton (PG), Miquel Duran (PF), Jerald Green (C) Michael Parker, Matthew Wagner, Leonard Williams | |
| 10:47 | UTEP | Aaron Robinson is fouled on the floor by Darryl Lile - foul #1 on Darryl Lile, team foul #5 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Rice | James Diggs (PG), Salvador Hernandez (SG), James Lane (SF), John Caruso (PF) Oliver Chance, Darryl Lile, Marvin Boltz, Matthew Lonergan | |
| Subs | UTEP | Carl Waldo (SG), Luther Walter (SF) Aaron Robinson, Luther Childs | |
| 10:32 | UTEP | The short jumper by John Clinton is denied by John Caruso | 61-45 |
| 10:30 | Rice | John Caruso grabs the board | 61-45 |
| 10:13 | Rice | John Caruso scores on a floater from close range and he's fouled by Miquel Duran - foul #3 on Miquel Duran, team foul #5 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG) Bernard Mack | |
| Subs | UTEP | Matthew Wagner (PF) Jerald Green | |
| 10:13 | Rice | John Caruso makes the free throw | 64-45 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 10:01 | UTEP | Luther Walter buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by John Clinton | 64-47 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 09:46 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-47 |
| 09:44 | Rice | James Diggs snags the offensive board | 64-47 |
| 09:30 | Rice | James Blay can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-47 |
| 09:29 | UTEP | Luther Walter grabs the board | 64-47 |
| 09:09 | UTEP | Luther Walter buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Miquel Duran | 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 (0) | |
| 09:05 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez is hacked by Carl Waldo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carl Waldo, team foul #6 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), Martin Ward (SG), Marvin Boltz (SF), Matthew Lonergan (PF), Brad Clough (C) James Blay, Salvador Hernandez, James Lane, John Caruso, James Diggs | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Parker (PG), Aaron Robinson (SG), Luther Childs (SF), Leonard Williams (PF), Jerald Green (C) John Clinton, Carl Waldo, Luther Walter, Matthew Wagner, Miquel Duran | |
| 08:52 | Rice | Brad Clough clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Leonard Williams - foul #1 on Leonard Williams, team foul #7 | 64-49 |
| 08:52 | Rice | Brad Clough misses the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 08:52 | Rice | Brad Clough makes the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| 08:45 | UTEP | Matthew Lonergan is called for the reach on Leonard Williams - foul #2 on Matthew Lonergan, team foul #6 | 65-49 |
| 08:31 | UTEP | Michael Parker scores on a turnaround from the right block | 65-51 |
| 08:11 | Rice | Marvin Boltz clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 65-51 |
| 08:09 | UTEP | Jerald Green snags the defensive board | 65-51 |
| 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) | |
| 07:42 | UTEP | Michael Parker misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 65-51 |
| 07:41 | UTEP | Leonard Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-51 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Martin Ward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marvin Boltz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Lonergan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Brad Clough (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Parker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luther Childs (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Leonard Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerald Green (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | UTEP | Luther Childs can't finish the layup | 65-51 |
| 07:19 | Rice | Brad Clough gets the rebound | 65-51 |
| 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 and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:57 | Rice | Martin Ward is hacked by Jerald Green - foul #2 on Jerald Green, team foul #8 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Hernandez (SG), James Blay (SF), James Diggs (PF), Bernard Mack (C) Oliver Chance, Marvin Boltz, Matthew Lonergan, Brad Clough | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Clinton (PG), Bryan Williams (SG), Luther Walter (SF), Matthew Wagner (PF), Miquel Duran (C) Michael Parker, Aaron Robinson, Luther Childs, Leonard Williams, Jerald Green | |
| 06:57 | Rice | Martin Ward misses the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 06:57 | UTEP | Matthew Wagner gets the rebound | 65-51 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 06:47 | UTEP | Luther Walter misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-51 |
| 06:45 | Rice | Martin Ward pulls down the rebound | 65-51 |
| 06:43 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez is fouled in the backcourt by John Clinton - foul #4 on John Clinton, team foul #9 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Rice | John Caruso (PF) Martin Ward | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 06:43 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 06:43 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 06:43 | UTEP | Miquel Duran grabs the board | 66-51 |
| 06:26 | UTEP | Luther Walter misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Bernard Mack - foul #3 on Bernard Mack, team foul #7 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Rice | James Lane (SF) Bernard Mack | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 06:26 | UTEP | Luther Walter misses the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 06:26 | UTEP | Luther Walter makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 05:59 | Rice | James Blay is open and buries a 3 from the left corner | 69-52 |
| 05:42 | UTEP | Matthew Wagner clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-52 |
| 05:41 | UTEP | Miquel Duran tips it in | 69-54 |
| 05:25 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses short on a shot from the right block | 69-54 |
| 05:23 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez tips it home | 71-54 |
| 05:08 | UTEP | Miquel Duran comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 71-54 |
| 05:07 | UTEP | Miquel Duran pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-54 |
| 04:55 | UTEP | Matthew Wagner scores on a jumper in the paint | 71-56 |
| 04:49 | Rice | John Caruso buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by James Blay | 73-56 |
| 04:43 | UTEP | Miquel Duran misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Diggs - foul #3 on James Diggs, team foul #8 | 73-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Ward (PG), Darryl Lile (SG), Marvin Boltz (SF), Matthew Lonergan (PF), Brad Clough (C) James Blay, Salvador Hernandez, James Lane, John Caruso, James Diggs | |
| Subs | UTEP | Carl Waldo (PG), Luther Childs (SF), Leonard Williams (C) John Clinton, Luther Walter, Matthew Wagner | |
| 04:43 | UTEP | Miquel Duran makes the 1st free throw | 73-57 |
| 04:43 | UTEP | Miquel Duran makes the 2nd free throw | 73-58 |
| 04:41 | Rice | Miquel Duran steps in front of the Martin Ward pass in the backcourt | 73-58 |
| 04:25 | UTEP | Bryan Williams scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Carl Waldo | 73-60 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Carl Waldo picks off the pass by Martin Ward | 73-60 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:46 | UTEP | Bryan Williams is hacked by Brad Clough - foul #1 on Brad Clough, team foul #9 | 73-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), John Caruso (PF), Bernard Mack (C) Martin Ward, Matthew Lonergan, Brad Clough | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jerald Green (C) Miquel Duran | |
| 03:46 | UTEP | Bryan Williams makes the 1st free throw | 73-61 |
| 03:46 | UTEP | Bryan Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| 03:46 | Rice | Marvin Boltz grabs the board | 73-61 |
| 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) | |
| 03:24 | Rice | Oliver Chance comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Luther Childs - foul #1 on Luther Childs, team foul #10 | 73-61 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Parker (PG), Aaron Robinson (SG), Matthew Wagner (PF) Carl Waldo, Bryan Williams, Leonard Williams | |
| 03:24 | Rice | Oliver Chance makes the 1st free throw | 74-61 |
| 03:24 | Rice | Oliver Chance misses the 2nd free throw | 74-61 |
| 03:24 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jerald Green | 74-61 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darryl Lile (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Marvin Boltz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Caruso (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - Bernard Mack (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Parker (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luther Childs (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Matthew Wagner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerald Green (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:17 | UTEP | Jerald Green buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Parker | 74-64 |
| 03:13 | Rice | Oliver Chance is hacked by Michael Parker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Parker, team foul #11 | 74-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Hernandez (SG), James Diggs (PF) Darryl Lile, John Caruso | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 03:13 | Rice | Oliver Chance makes the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 03:13 | Rice | Oliver Chance makes the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| 02:47 | UTEP | Jerald Green can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-64 |
| 02:46 | UTEP | Matthew Wagner tips it in | 76-66 |
| 02:46 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-66 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), James Lane (SF), Brad Clough (C) Oliver Chance, Marvin Boltz, Bernard Mack | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Clinton (SG), Leonard Williams (PF), Luther Walter (C) Aaron Robinson, Matthew Wagner, Jerald Green | |
| 02:30 | Rice | James Diggs is alone and throws it down on a nice dish by James Blay | 78-66 |
| 02:23 | UTEP | Luther Walter scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Clinton | 78-68 |
| 02:19 | Rice | James Blay is fouled in the backcourt by John Clinton - foul #5 on John Clinton, team foul #12 | 78-68 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Carl Waldo (SG) John Clinton | |
| 02:19 | Rice | James Blay makes the 1st free throw | 79-68 |
| 02:19 | Rice | James Blay misses the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 02:19 | UTEP | Leonard Williams gets the rebound | 79-68 |
| 02:19 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-68 |
| 01:55 | UTEP | Leonard Williams misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on James Diggs - foul #4 on James Diggs, team foul #10 | 79-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Ward (SG), Matthew Lonergan (C) Salvador Hernandez, Brad Clough | |
| Subs | UTEP | Aaron Robinson (SG), Miquel Duran (C) Michael Parker, Luther Childs | |
| 01:55 | UTEP | Leonard Williams makes the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 01:55 | UTEP | Leonard Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| 01:51 | Rice | James Diggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), Salvador Hernandez (SG), Marvin Boltz (SF), John Caruso (PF), Brad Clough (C) James Blay, Martin Ward, James Lane, James Diggs, Matthew Lonergan | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Parker (PG), Bryan Williams (SG), Luther Childs (SF), Matthew Wagner (PF), Jerald Green (C) Carl Waldo, Aaron Robinson, Luther Walter, Leonard Williams, Miquel Duran | |
| 01:39 | UTEP | Bryan Williams double dribbles | 79-70 |
| 01:20 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 79-70 |
| 01:19 | UTEP | Jerald Green pulls down the rebound | 79-70 |
| 00:59 | UTEP | Michael Parker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 79-70 |
| 00:58 | Rice | John Caruso grabs the board | 79-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Rice | John Caruso is hacked by Michael Parker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Parker, team foul #13 | 79-70 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), Martin Ward (SG), James Diggs (C) Oliver Chance, Salvador Hernandez, Brad Clough | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:57 | Rice | John Caruso makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:57 | Rice | John Caruso makes the 2nd free throw | 81-70 |
| 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) | |
| 00:51 | UTEP | Michael Parker drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Bryan Williams | 81-72 |
| 00:51 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Brad Clough (C) John Caruso | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:49 | Rice | James Blay is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Parker - foul #4 on Michael Parker, team foul #14 | 81-72 |
| 00:49 | Rice | James Blay makes the 1st free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:49 | Rice | James Blay misses the 2nd free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:49 | UTEP | Jerald Green grabs the board | 82-72 |
| 00:44 | UTEP | Michael Parker clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 82-72 |
| 00:43 | UTEP | Jerald Green gets the offensive rebound | 82-72 |
| 00:41 | UTEP | Michael Parker can't finish the layup but the foul's on Marvin Boltz - foul #3 on Marvin Boltz, team foul #11 | 82-72 |
| Subs | Rice | James Lane (SF), Matthew Lonergan (C) Marvin Boltz, Brad Clough | |
| Subs | UTEP | Carl Waldo (SG), Luther Walter (SF), Leonard Williams (PF), Miquel Duran (C) Bryan Williams, Luther Childs, Matthew Wagner, Jerald Green | |
| 00:41 | UTEP | Michael Parker makes the 1st free throw | 82-73 |
| 00:41 | UTEP | Michael Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 82-74 |
| 00:39 | Rice | Martin Ward is hacked by Carl Waldo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carl Waldo, team foul #15 | 82-74 |
| Subs | Rice | Marvin Boltz (SF), Brad Clough (C) James Lane, Matthew Lonergan | |
| Subs | UTEP | Bryan Williams (SG), Luther Childs (SF), Matthew Wagner (PF), Jerald Green (C) Carl Waldo, Luther Walter, Leonard Williams, Miquel Duran | |
| 00:39 | Rice | Martin Ward makes the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:39 | Rice | Martin Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:32 | UTEP | Luther Childs comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 84-74 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Martin Ward gets the rebound | 84-74 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | James Blay runs out the clock | 84-74 |