| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenneth Lawson (fresh) SG - Frederick Brown (fresh) SF - William Tighe (fresh) PF - Donald Griffin (fresh) C - Fredrick Cannon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Fredric Gibbon (fresh) SG - Walter Willis (fresh) SF - Larry Allgood (fresh) PF - Alan Alcock (fresh) C - Michael Zhu (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Michael Zhu 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) | |
| 19:39 | UTEP | Larry Allgood misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Rice | Frederick Brown pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Rice | Frederick Brown is hacked by Walter Willis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walter Willis, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Rice | Frederick Brown gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | UTEP | Walter Willis grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | UTEP | Fredric Gibbon knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Alan Alcock | 0-3 |
| 18:26 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 18:01 | UTEP | Alan Alcock comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:00 | UTEP | Fredric Gibbon snags the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 17:49 | UTEP | The short jumper by Alan Alcock is denied by Fredrick Cannon | 0-3 |
| 17:48 | UTEP | Walter Willis tips it home | 0-5 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Donald Griffin hits a floater from close range set up by William Tighe | 2-5 |
| 17:03 | UTEP | Walter Willis is fouled on the floor by Frederick Brown - foul #1 on Frederick Brown, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Brown (PG), Steven Kacynski (SG), George Baltz (SF), Curtis Bonilla (PF), Timothy Apodaca (C) Fredric Gibbon, Walter Willis, Larry Allgood, Alan Alcock, Michael Zhu | |
| 16:55 | UTEP | Timothy Apodaca comes up short on the shot from the left block | 2-5 |
| 16:54 | UTEP | Curtis Bonilla misses the tip | 2-5 |
| 16:53 | Rice | William Tighe grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 16:34 | Rice | William Tighe misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-5 |
| 16:32 | UTEP | Curtis Bonilla snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 16:26 | UTEP | Thomas Brown hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 16:25 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Tighe | 2-5 |
| 16:07 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon's layup is rejected by George Baltz | 2-5 |
| 16:06 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon tips it home | 4-5 |
| 15:48 | UTEP | Curtis Bonilla misses short on a shot from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 15:47 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenneth Lawson (fresh) SG - Frederick Brown (fairly fresh) SF - William Tighe (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Griffin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Fredrick Cannon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Thomas Brown (fresh) SG - Steven Kacynski (fresh) SF - George Baltz (fresh) PF - Curtis Bonilla (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Apodaca (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Rice | William Tighe throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-5 |
| Subs | Rice | William Price (SG), Roy Smith (SF), Dustin Sasaki (PF), Frank Smith (C) Frederick Brown, William Tighe, Donald Griffin, Fredrick Cannon | |
| Subs | UTEP | Fredric Gibbon (PG), Walter Willis (SG), Larry Allgood (SF) Thomas Brown, Steven Kacynski, George Baltz | |
| 15:25 | UTEP | Larry Allgood can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 15:23 | Rice | Roy Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 14:57 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 14:56 | UTEP | Walter Willis grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 14:40 | UTEP | Walter Willis hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Frank Smith - foul #1 on Frank Smith, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Griffin (PF) Kenneth Lawson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Brown (PG), Steven Kacynski (SF), Alan Alcock (PF), Michael Zhu (C) Fredric Gibbon, Larry Allgood, Curtis Bonilla, Timothy Apodaca | |
| 14:40 | UTEP | Walter Willis makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 14:40 | UTEP | Walter Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 14:20 | Rice | William Price makes the floater from just outside the lane | 6-7 |
| 14:07 | UTEP | Walter Willis is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Walter Willis, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Rice | Frederick Brown (SG), William Tighe (SF), Fredrick Cannon (C) Dustin Sasaki, Roy Smith, Frank Smith | |
| Subs | UTEP | George Baltz (SF) Walter Willis | |
| 13:46 | Rice | William Price hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Frederick Brown | 8-7 |
| 13:31 | UTEP | George Baltz drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Brown | 8-9 |
| 13:16 | Rice | The 3pt attempt by Frederick Brown is denied by Michael Zhu | 8-9 |
| 13:14 | UTEP | Michael Zhu snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| 13:09 | UTEP | Thomas Brown can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 8-9 |
| 13:08 | UTEP | Alan Alcock grabs the offensive board | 8-9 |
| 12:49 | UTEP | Michael Zhu makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Steven Kacynski | 8-11 |
| 12:45 | Rice | William Tighe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lawson (PG), Dustin Sasaki (SG), Roy Smith (PF), Frank Smith (C) William Price, Frederick Brown, Donald Griffin, Fredrick Cannon | |
| Subs | UTEP | Fredric Gibbon (PG), Larry Allgood (SF), Timothy Apodaca (C) Thomas Brown, Steven Kacynski, Michael Zhu | |
| 12:21 | UTEP | Timothy Apodaca misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 8-11 |
| 12:20 | Rice | The rebound goes to Roy Smith | 8-11 |
| 12:08 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 8-11 |
| 12:06 | UTEP | Timothy Apodaca pulls down the rebound | 8-11 |
| 11:55 | UTEP | Alan Alcock misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-11 |
| 11:53 | Rice | William Tighe grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 11:49 | Rice | Frank Smith is hacked by George Baltz in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Baltz, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Cobbins (SF) William Tighe | |
| Subs | UTEP | Steven Kacynski (SG), Curtis Bonilla (PF) George Baltz, Alan Alcock | |
| 11:32 | Rice | Frank Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Fredrick Cannon (C) Richard Cobbins | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Zhu (C) Timothy Apodaca | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenneth Lawson (fresh) SG - Dustin Sasaki (fresh) SF - Roy Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frank Smith (fresh) C - Fredrick Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Fredric Gibbon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Kacynski (fairly fresh) SF - Larry Allgood (fresh) PF - Curtis Bonilla (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Zhu (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:21 | UTEP | Dustin Sasaki steals the ball from Steven Kacynski | 8-11 |
| 11:17 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki banks in the layup | 10-11 |
| 11:05 | UTEP | Steven Kacynski clanks a shot from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 11:04 | Rice | Roy Smith grabs the board | 10-11 |
| 10:58 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kenneth Lawson | 12-11 |
| 10:47 | UTEP | Fredric Gibbon clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 10:46 | Rice | Roy Smith snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 10:34 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki is hacked by Michael Zhu - foul #1 on Michael Zhu, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Frederick Brown (SG), Richard Cobbins (SF), Donald Griffin (PF) Dustin Sasaki, Roy Smith, Frank Smith | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Laskowski (PG), Thomas Brown (SG), Joshua Turner (SF), Alan Alcock (PF) Fredric Gibbon, Steven Kacynski, Larry Allgood, Curtis Bonilla | |
| 10:18 | Rice | Richard Cobbins misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 10:16 | UTEP | Alan Alcock pulls down the rebound | 12-11 |
| 09:54 | UTEP | Alan Alcock loses the dribble to Richard Cobbins | 12-11 |
| 09:51 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson hits the finger roll set up by Richard Cobbins | 14-11 |
| 09:47 | UTEP | Richard Cobbins takes the ball from Michael Zhu | 14-11 |
| 09:42 | Rice | Thomas Brown steps in front of the Kenneth Lawson pass in the backcourt | 14-11 |
| 09:23 | UTEP | Joshua Turner hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Laskowski | 14-13 |
| 09:03 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Thomas Brown - foul #1 on Thomas Brown, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Rice | William Price (PG), Dustin Sasaki (SG), William Tighe (SF) Kenneth Lawson, Frederick Brown, Richard Cobbins | |
| Subs | UTEP | George Baltz (SG), Larry Allgood (SF), Curtis Bonilla (PF), Timothy Apodaca (C) Thomas Brown, Joshua Turner, Alan Alcock, Michael Zhu | |
| 09:03 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 09:03 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 08:47 | UTEP | William Tighe steals the ball from Larry Allgood | 16-13 |
| 08:43 | Rice | Donald Griffin banks in the layup on a great pass from William Tighe | 18-13 |
| 08:27 | UTEP | Thomas Laskowski is hacked by Fredrick Cannon - foul #1 on Fredrick Cannon, team foul #3 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Smith (PF), Frank Smith (C) Donald Griffin, Fredrick Cannon | |
| Subs | UTEP | Fredric Gibbon (PG), Steven Kacynski (SG) Thomas Laskowski, Curtis Bonilla | |
| 08:14 | UTEP | Steven Kacynski makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Larry Allgood | 18-16 |
| 07:58 | Rice | Frank Smith misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-16 |
| 07:57 | Rice | Frank Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 07:44 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 18-16 |
| 07:43 | UTEP | George Baltz grabs the defensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 07:14 | UTEP | Timothy Apodaca misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 18-16 |
| 07:13 | Rice | Frank Smith snags the defensive board | 18-16 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Price (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dustin Sasaki (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Tighe (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Roy Smith (fresh) 4 reb. C - Frank Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Fredric Gibbon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Kacynski (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Larry Allgood (fairly fresh) PF - George Baltz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Apodaca (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:09 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki is hacked by Steven Kacynski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Kacynski, team foul #6 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lawson (PG), Frederick Brown (SG), Donald Griffin (PF) William Price, Dustin Sasaki, William Tighe | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Laskowski (PG), Thomas Brown (SG), Joshua Turner (SF), Alan Alcock (PF), Curtis Bonilla (C) Fredric Gibbon, Steven Kacynski, Larry Allgood, George Baltz, Timothy Apodaca | |
| 06:50 | Rice | Roy Smith lays it up and in and the foul's on Joshua Turner - foul #1 on Joshua Turner, team foul #7 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Cobbins (SF) Frank Smith | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 06:50 | Rice | Roy Smith makes the free throw | 21-16 |
| 06:39 | UTEP | Joshua Turner makes the floater near the basket | 21-18 |
| 06:28 | Rice | Donald Griffin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Alan Alcock - foul #1 on Alan Alcock, team foul #8 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Rice | Fredrick Cannon (C) Roy Smith | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 06:28 | Rice | Donald Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 06:28 | Rice | Donald Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 06:28 | UTEP | Alan Alcock snags the defensive board | 22-18 |
| 06:16 | UTEP | Joshua Turner travels with the ball | 22-18 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Zhu (C) Curtis Bonilla | |
| 05:52 | Rice | Frederick Brown is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 22-18 |
| 05:51 | Rice | Donald Griffin tips it in | 24-18 |
| 05:36 | UTEP | Alan Alcock makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Laskowski and he's hacked by Frederick Brown - foul #2 on Frederick Brown, team foul #4 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Rice | William Price (SG), William Tighe (SF), Dustin Sasaki (PF), Frank Smith (C) Frederick Brown, Richard Cobbins, Donald Griffin, Fredrick Cannon | |
| Subs | UTEP | Fredric Gibbon (PG), Larry Allgood (SF) Thomas Laskowski, Joshua Turner | |
| 05:36 | UTEP | Alan Alcock makes the free throw | 24-21 |
| 05:18 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by William Tighe | 26-21 |
| 05:03 | UTEP | Fredric Gibbon drills a fadeaway from close range | 26-23 |
| 04:53 | Rice | William Tighe's pass is intercepted by Fredric Gibbon | 26-23 |
| 04:31 | UTEP | Dustin Sasaki steals it from Alan Alcock | 26-23 |
| 04:29 | Rice | Michael Zhu takes the ball from William Tighe in the backcourt | 26-23 |
| 04:09 | UTEP | Michael Zhu knocks in the floater from close range | 26-25 |
| 03:53 | Rice | William Price travels with the ball | 26-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Joel Karn (PG), Frederick Brown (SG), Richard Cobbins (SF), Donald Griffin (PF), Roy Smith (C) Kenneth Lawson, William Price, William Tighe, Dustin Sasaki, Frank Smith | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Laskowski (PG), Walter Willis (SG), George Baltz (SF), Curtis Bonilla (PF), Timothy Apodaca (C) Fredric Gibbon, Thomas Brown, Larry Allgood, Alan Alcock, Michael Zhu | |
| 03:37 | UTEP | Timothy Apodaca's pass is intercepted by Joel Karn | 26-25 |
| 03:34 | Rice | Joel Karn lays it up and in | 28-25 |
| 03:22 | UTEP | Curtis Bonilla hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 28-25 |
| 03:21 | Rice | Donald Griffin gets the rebound | 28-25 |
| 03:14 | Rice | Frederick Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 28-25 |
| 03:13 | UTEP | Timothy Apodaca grabs the board | 28-25 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Joel Karn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frederick Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Cobbins (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Donald Griffin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Thomas Laskowski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Walter Willis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Baltz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Curtis Bonilla (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Apodaca (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:01 | UTEP | Curtis Bonilla misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Richard Cobbins - foul #1 on Richard Cobbins, team foul #5 | 28-25 |
| 03:01 | UTEP | Curtis Bonilla misses the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 03:01 | UTEP | Curtis Bonilla makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 02:47 | Rice | Donald Griffin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-26 |
| 02:45 | Rice | Frederick Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 02:29 | Rice | Frederick Brown scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joel Karn | 30-26 |
| 02:14 | UTEP | George Baltz misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Cobbins - foul #2 on Richard Cobbins, team foul #6 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lawson (PG), William Price (SG), William Tighe (SF), Dustin Sasaki (PF), Fredrick Cannon (C) Joel Karn, Frederick Brown, Richard Cobbins, Donald Griffin, Roy Smith | |
| Subs | UTEP | Fredric Gibbon (PG), Joshua Turner (SF), Michael Zhu (C) Thomas Laskowski, Curtis Bonilla, Timothy Apodaca | |
| 02:14 | UTEP | George Baltz makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 02:14 | UTEP | George Baltz makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 02:01 | Rice | William Tighe misses short on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Walter Willis - foul #3 on Walter Willis, team foul #9 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Steven Kacynski (SG), Alan Alcock (PF) Walter Willis, George Baltz | |
| 02:01 | Rice | William Tighe misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 02:01 | Rice | William Tighe makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 01:53 | UTEP | Steven Kacynski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 01:52 | UTEP | Steven Kacynski gets the offensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 01:37 | UTEP | Michael Zhu is whistled for traveling | 31-28 |
| 01:33 | Rice | Joshua Turner takes the ball from William Tighe in the backcourt | 31-28 |
| 01:20 | UTEP | Alan Alcock misses short on a shot in the paint | 31-28 |
| 01:19 | UTEP | Michael Zhu snags the offensive board | 31-28 |
| 01:14 | UTEP | Alan Alcock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Cobbins (SF), Frank Smith (PF) William Price, William Tighe | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Laskowski (PG), Curtis Bonilla (PF) Fredric Gibbon, Alan Alcock | |
| 01:11 | Rice | Richard Cobbins is hacked by Curtis Bonilla in the backcourt - foul #1 on Curtis Bonilla, team foul #10 | 31-28 |
| 01:11 | Rice | Richard Cobbins makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 01:11 | Rice | Richard Cobbins misses the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 01:11 | UTEP | Michael Zhu gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 01:01 | UTEP | Thomas Laskowski misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 00:59 | UTEP | Curtis Bonilla tips it in | 32-30 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Joshua Turner steps in front of the Fredrick Cannon pass in the backcourt | 32-30 |
| 00:40 | UTEP | Thomas Laskowski misses long on a floater from the left side | 32-30 |
| 00:38 | Rice | The rebound goes to Kenneth Lawson | 32-30 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Joshua Turner is called for the reach on Richard Cobbins - foul #2 on Joshua Turner, team foul #11 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Joel Karn (PG), Adam Warren (SG), Donald Griffin (PF), Roy Smith (C) Kenneth Lawson, Dustin Sasaki, Frank Smith, Fredrick Cannon | |
| Subs | UTEP | Larry Allgood (SF), Timothy Apodaca (C) Joshua Turner, Michael Zhu | |
| 00:33 | Rice | Richard Cobbins makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Richard Cobbins misses the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 00:33 | UTEP | Curtis Bonilla snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 00:25 | UTEP | Steven Kacynski hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Adam Warren - foul #1 on Adam Warren, team foul #7 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Smith (C) Richard Cobbins | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alan Alcock (PF) Curtis Bonilla | |
| 00:25 | UTEP | Steven Kacynski makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 00:25 | UTEP | Steven Kacynski makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Donald Griffin clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 33-32 |
| 00:03 | UTEP | Steven Kacynski snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Steven Kacynski clanks a halfcourt shot | 33-32 |