| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Marty Doyle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Eastin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Mack Powell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Curt Little (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Lowe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Dallas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Homer Ryan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Barnes (fresh) 1 pts. C - Allen McBane (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Homer Ryan inbounds the ball | 46-32 |
| 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) | |
| 19:38 | Rice | Charles Barnes buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Allen McBane | 46-34 |
| 19:16 | UTEP | Marty Doyle misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-34 |
| 19:14 | Rice | Homer Ryan gets the rebound | 46-34 |
| 19:07 | Rice | Larry Dallas can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-34 |
| 19:05 | UTEP | Curt Little grabs the board | 46-34 |
| 18:53 | UTEP | Robert Eastin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-34 |
| 18:52 | UTEP | Robert Lowe hits the follow up shot | 48-34 |
| 18:47 | Rice | Larry Dallas travels with the ball | 48-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Beaman (PG), Kevin Landreth (C) Marty Doyle, Robert Lowe | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:20 | UTEP | Robert Eastin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-34 |
| 18:18 | Rice | Nicholas English grabs the board | 48-34 |
| 18:04 | Rice | Larry Dallas can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-34 |
| 18:03 | UTEP | Curt Little snags the defensive board | 48-34 |
| 17:47 | UTEP | Homer Ryan takes the ball from Mack Powell | 48-34 |
| 17:35 | Rice | Homer Ryan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 48-34 |
| 17:34 | Rice | Allen McBane grabs the offensive board | 48-34 |
| 17:23 | Rice | Allen McBane scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Nicholas English | 48-37 |
| 16:59 | UTEP | James Beaman misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-37 |
| 16:58 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth grabs the offensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 16:35 | UTEP | Robert Eastin hits the finger roll set up by James Beaman | 50-37 |
| 16:24 | Rice | Homer Ryan knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Nicholas English and the foul's on Mack Powell - foul #1 on Mack Powell, team foul #1 | 50-39 |
| Subs | UTEP | Marty Doyle (PG), Raymond Copeland (SG), Robert Lowe (C) James Beaman, Robert Eastin, Kevin Landreth | |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (PG), Dewayne Costas (SG), Jonathan Geyer (PF), Joseph Gibbs (C) Nicholas English, Larry Dallas, Charles Barnes, Allen McBane | |
| 16:24 | Rice | Homer Ryan misses the free throw | 50-39 |
| 16:24 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Robert Lowe | 50-39 |
| 15:57 | UTEP | Marty Doyle can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-39 |
| 15:56 | Rice | Homer Ryan pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Marty Doyle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Copeland (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mack Powell (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Curt Little (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Lowe (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brandon Mask (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dewayne Costas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Homer Ryan (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jonathan Geyer (fresh) C - Joseph Gibbs (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Rice | Brandon Mask misses the wide open shot from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 15:45 | Rice | Homer Ryan hits the follow up shot | 50-41 |
| 15:24 | UTEP | Joseph Gibbs takes the ball from Marty Doyle | 50-41 |
| 15:03 | Rice | Jonathan Geyer misses badly on a runner in the paint | 50-41 |
| 15:02 | UTEP | Marty Doyle grabs the defensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 14:37 | UTEP | Raymond Copeland can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-41 |
| 14:35 | Rice | Homer Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 14:31 | Rice | Brandon Mask is fouled in the backcourt by Marty Doyle - foul #1 on Marty Doyle, team foul #2 | 50-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | Woodrow Jones (SG), Kevin Landreth (SF), Raymond Russell (PF) Raymond Copeland, Mack Powell, Curt Little | |
| Subs | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg (PG), Larry Dallas (SG), Clarence Reddick (PF), Allen McBane (C) Brandon Mask, Homer Ryan, Jonathan Geyer, Joseph Gibbs | |
| 14:23 | Rice | Allen McBane hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 50-41 |
| 14:22 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth grabs the board | 50-41 |
| 14:09 | UTEP | Robert Lowe loses the dribble to Larry Dallas | 50-41 |
| 14:05 | Rice | Larry Dallas misses the dunk | 50-41 |
| 14:04 | UTEP | Raymond Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 13:38 | UTEP | Marty Doyle's pass is intercepted by Glenn Liljeberg | 50-41 |
| 13:34 | Rice | Larry Dallas lays it up and in on a great pass from Glenn Liljeberg | 50-43 |
| 13:05 | UTEP | Larry Dallas is called for the reach on Woodrow Jones - foul #3 on Larry Dallas, team foul #1 | 50-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Beaman (PG), Robert Eastin (SG) Marty Doyle, Woodrow Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Homer Ryan (SF), Jonathan Geyer (C) Larry Dallas, Dewayne Costas, Allen McBane | |
| 12:50 | UTEP | Raymond Russell makes the runner in the lane and he's fouled by Clarence Reddick - foul #4 on Clarence Reddick, team foul #2 | 52-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (SG), Charles Barnes (PF) Glenn Liljeberg, Clarence Reddick | |
| 12:50 | UTEP | Raymond Russell makes the free throw | 53-43 |
| 12:37 | Rice | Brandon Mask clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-43 |
| 12:35 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth grabs the defensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 12:15 | UTEP | James Beaman knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Lowe | 56-43 |
| 12:01 | Rice | Brandon Mask hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 56-43 |
| 11:59 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Robert Lowe | 56-43 |
| 11:36 | UTEP | Jonathan Geyer is called for the reach on Robert Lowe - foul #2 on Jonathan Geyer, team foul #3 | 56-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Raymond Copeland (PG), Woodrow Jones (SG), Mack Powell (SF), Curt Little (PF) James Beaman, Robert Eastin, Kevin Landreth, Robert Lowe | |
| Subs | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg (PG), Larry Dallas (SG), Dewayne Costas (SF), Joseph Gibbs (C) Nicholas English, Brandon Mask, Homer Ryan, Jonathan Geyer | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Raymond Copeland (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Woodrow Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mack Powell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Curt Little (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Russell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Glenn Liljeberg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Dallas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dewayne Costas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Barnes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Gibbs (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | UTEP | Curt Little connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Raymond Copeland | 58-43 |
| 11:11 | Rice | Charles Barnes connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Glenn Liljeberg | 58-46 |
| 10:56 | UTEP | Raymond Copeland misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-46 |
| 10:54 | Rice | The rebound goes to Charles Barnes | 58-46 |
| 10:40 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Dallas | 58-49 |
| 10:24 | UTEP | Raymond Russell misses the easy layup | 58-49 |
| 10:22 | Rice | Charles Barnes gets the rebound | 58-49 |
| 10:12 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-49 |
| 10:10 | UTEP | Raymond Russell snags the defensive board | 58-49 |
| 10:05 | UTEP | Raymond Copeland misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-49 |
| 10:04 | Rice | Charles Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 09:39 | Rice | Charles Barnes clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 09:38 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Dewayne Costas | 58-49 |
| 09:23 | Rice | Larry Dallas connects on the 3 from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 09:10 | UTEP | Raymond Russell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-52 |
| 09:08 | UTEP | Curt Little hits the follow up shot | 60-52 |
| 08:47 | Rice | Dewayne Costas drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Glenn Liljeberg | 60-54 |
| 08:35 | UTEP | Curt Little lays it up and in set up by Raymond Copeland | 62-54 |
| 08:15 | Rice | Charles Barnes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-54 |
| 08:13 | Rice | Dewayne Costas gets the offensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 08:01 | Rice | Joseph Gibbs misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-54 |
| 07:59 | UTEP | Curt Little snags the defensive board | 62-54 |
| 07:53 | UTEP | Raymond Russell hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 62-54 |
| 07:52 | UTEP | Woodrow Jones hits the follow up shot | 64-54 |
| 07:34 | Rice | Charles Barnes's 3 pointer is rejected by Curt Little | 64-54 |
| 07:32 | Rice | Dewayne Costas tips it back up and in | 64-56 |
| 07:32 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Marty Doyle (PG), Robert Eastin (SG), Kevin Landreth (SF), Robert Lowe (C) Raymond Copeland, Woodrow Jones, Mack Powell, Raymond Russell | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Brandon Mask (SG), Homer Ryan (SF), Clarence Reddick (PF), Allen McBane (C) Glenn Liljeberg, Larry Dallas, Dewayne Costas, Charles Barnes, Joseph Gibbs | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Marty Doyle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Eastin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Landreth (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Curt Little (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Lowe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Nicholas English (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brandon Mask (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Homer Ryan (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clarence Reddick (fresh) 4 pf. C - Allen McBane (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:14 | UTEP | Robert Eastin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-56 |
| 07:13 | Rice | Allen McBane grabs the board | 64-56 |
| 06:51 | Rice | Brandon Mask is hacked by Curt Little - foul #2 on Curt Little, team foul #3 | 64-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Beaman (SF) Curt Little | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:36 | Rice | Kevin Landreth swats the layup by Allen McBane | 64-56 |
| 06:34 | Rice | Homer Ryan misses the tip | 64-56 |
| 06:33 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth snags the defensive board | 64-56 |
| 06:26 | UTEP | Marty Doyle is hacked by Nicholas English - foul #1 on Nicholas English, team foul #4 | 64-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Curt Little (PF) Marty Doyle | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:10 | UTEP | Robert Eastin knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Beaman | 67-56 |
| 06:05 | Rice | Homer Ryan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Jonathan Geyer (C) Allen McBane | |
| 05:42 | UTEP | Robert Eastin loses the dribble to Nicholas English | 67-56 |
| 05:37 | Rice | Nicholas English lays it in | 67-58 |
| 05:15 | UTEP | James Beaman buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Eastin | 70-58 |
| 05:00 | Rice | Clarence Reddick connects on the open floater near the basket on a nice dish by Brandon Mask | 70-60 |
| 04:43 | UTEP | James Beaman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-60 |
| 04:41 | UTEP | Robert Lowe misses the tip | 70-60 |
| 04:39 | Rice | The rebound goes to Nicholas English | 70-60 |
| 04:35 | Rice | Robert Eastin is called for the reach on Brandon Mask in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Eastin, team foul #4 | 70-60 |
| Subs | UTEP | Marty Doyle (PG), Mack Powell (SF), Raymond Russell (PF) James Beaman, Kevin Landreth, Curt Little | |
| Subs | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg (PG), Larry Dallas (SG), Allen McBane (C) Nicholas English, Brandon Mask, Clarence Reddick | |
| 04:23 | Rice | Allen McBane misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-60 |
| 04:21 | UTEP | Robert Eastin grabs the defensive rebound | 70-60 |
| 04:08 | UTEP | Raymond Russell is fouled on the floor by Larry Dallas - foul #4 on Larry Dallas, team foul #5 | 70-60 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Clarence Reddick (PF) Jonathan Geyer | |
| 03:52 | UTEP | Raymond Russell is denied on a layup by Allen McBane | 70-60 |
| 03:50 | UTEP | Robert Lowe grabs the offensive board | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | UTEP | Robert Eastin buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Marty Doyle | 73-60 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Marty Doyle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Eastin (tiring) 17 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Mack Powell (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Russell (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Lowe (tired) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Glenn Liljeberg (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Dallas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Homer Ryan (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clarence Reddick (tiring) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Allen McBane (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:08 | Rice | Larry Dallas hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Clarence Reddick | 73-62 |
| 02:51 | UTEP | Robert Lowe misses the floater from the right side | 73-62 |
| 02:50 | Rice | Clarence Reddick grabs the board | 73-62 |
| 02:31 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg misses long on an open floater from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Lowe - foul #3 on Robert Lowe, team foul #5 | 73-62 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Beaman (PG), Woodrow Jones (SG), Kevin Landreth (SF), Curt Little (PF) Marty Doyle, Robert Eastin, Mack Powell, Raymond Russell | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas English (PG), Dewayne Costas (SF), Jonathan Geyer (PF), Joseph Gibbs (C) Larry Dallas, Homer Ryan, Clarence Reddick, Allen McBane | |
| 02:31 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg misses the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 02:31 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 02:13 | UTEP | Curt Little misses the easy layup | 73-63 |
| 02:11 | Rice | Dewayne Costas gets the rebound | 73-63 |
| 02:06 | Rice | Nicholas English comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-63 |
| 02:05 | Rice | Dewayne Costas misses the tip | 73-63 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Joseph Gibbs tips it home | 73-65 |
| 01:46 | UTEP | James Beaman misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 73-65 |
| 01:45 | Rice | Joseph Gibbs snags the defensive board | 73-65 |
| 01:39 | Rice | Glenn Liljeberg drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Nicholas English | 73-68 |
| 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) | |
| 01:30 | UTEP | Joseph Gibbs is called for the reach on Robert Lowe - foul #2 on Joseph Gibbs, team foul #6 | 73-68 |
| Subs | UTEP | Marty Doyle (PG), Robert Eastin (SG), Mack Powell (SF) James Beaman, Woodrow Jones, Kevin Landreth | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Dallas (SG), Homer Ryan (SF), Clarence Reddick (PF), Allen McBane (C) Glenn Liljeberg, Dewayne Costas, Jonathan Geyer, Joseph Gibbs | |
| 01:14 | UTEP | Robert Eastin connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Lowe | 75-68 |
| 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) | |
| 00:57 | Rice | Homer Ryan can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right block | 75-68 |
| 00:55 | UTEP | Marty Doyle pulls down the rebound | 75-68 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:52 | UTEP | Marty Doyle is hacked by Larry Dallas in the backcourt - foul #5 on Larry Dallas, team foul #7 | 75-68 |
| Subs | UTEP | Raymond Russell (C) Robert Lowe | |
| Subs | Rice | Dewayne Costas (SG) Larry Dallas | |
| 00:52 | UTEP | Marty Doyle makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:52 | UTEP | Marty Doyle makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Rice | Nicholas English is hacked by Mack Powell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mack Powell, team foul #6 | 77-68 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Lowe (C) Raymond Russell | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:46 | Rice | Homer Ryan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-68 |
| Subs | UTEP | Raymond Russell (C) Robert Lowe | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 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) | |
| 00:45 | UTEP | Robert Eastin is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas English - foul #2 on Nicholas English, team foul #8 | 77-68 |
| 00:45 | UTEP | Robert Eastin makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:45 | UTEP | Robert Eastin makes the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:39 | Rice | Homer Ryan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 79-68 |
| 00:38 | UTEP | Mack Powell pulls down the rebound | 79-68 |
| 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) | |
| 00:14 | UTEP | Nicholas English takes the ball from Raymond Russell | 79-68 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Nicholas English lays it up and in | 79-70 |
| 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) | |
| 00:07 | UTEP | Dewayne Costas is called for the reach on Robert Eastin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dewayne Costas, team foul #9 | 79-70 |
| 00:07 | UTEP | Robert Eastin makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:07 | UTEP | Robert Eastin makes the 2nd free throw | 81-70 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Nicholas English is hacked by Marty Doyle in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marty Doyle, team foul #7 | 81-70 |
| Subs | UTEP | Raymond Copeland (PG), Woodrow Jones (SG), James Beaman (SF), Kevin Landreth (C) Marty Doyle, Robert Eastin, Mack Powell, Curt Little | |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Mask (SG), Charles Barnes (PF), Jonathan Geyer (C) Homer Ryan, Clarence Reddick, Allen McBane | |
| 00:05 | Rice | Nicholas English misses the 1st free throw | 81-70 |
| 00:05 | UTEP | Raymond Russell pulls down the rebound | 81-70 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Raymond Copeland runs out the clock | 81-70 |