| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ronald Comstock (fresh) SG - Charles Mosquera (fresh) SF - William Roca (fresh) PF - Michael Krouse (fresh) C - Robert Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Jeffery Arends (fresh) SG - Terry Gibson (fresh) SF - William Harbuck (fresh) PF - Jerry Cornman (fresh) C - Matthew Aldridge (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Matthew Aldridge 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) | |
| 19:36 | UTEP | The short jumper by William Harbuck is denied by Robert Jackson | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Rice | Robert Jackson gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Rice | Jerry Cornman denies the turnaround by Michael Krouse | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | UTEP | Matthew Aldridge grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | UTEP | Charles Mosquera picks off the pass by Jerry Cornman | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Rice | Ronald Comstock clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by William Harbuck - foul #1 on William Harbuck, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Rice | Ronald Comstock misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Rice | Ronald Comstock makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:38 | UTEP | Terry Gibson is fouled on the floor by Charles Mosquera - foul #1 on Charles Mosquera, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 18:23 | UTEP | Matthew Aldridge is fouled on the floor by Ronald Comstock - foul #1 on Ronald Comstock, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| 18:05 | UTEP | Terry Gibson is whistled for a carry | 1-0 |
| 17:47 | Rice | Charles Mosquera buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Robert Jackson | 3-0 |
| 17:37 | UTEP | Jeffery Arends misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Ronald Comstock - foul #2 on Ronald Comstock, team foul #3 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Newman (PG) Ronald Comstock | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Carter (SG), Robert Wilson (C) Terry Gibson, Matthew Aldridge | |
| 17:37 | UTEP | Jeffery Arends misses the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 17:37 | UTEP | Jeffery Arends makes the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 17:22 | Rice | Charles Mosquera buries a runner from the baseline | 5-1 |
| 17:19 | UTEP | Jeffery Arends's pass is intercepted by Charles Mosquera in the backcourt | 5-1 |
| 17:01 | Rice | Thomas Newman is called for 3 seconds | 5-1 |
| Subs | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins (PF) Michael Krouse | |
| Subs | UTEP | Clifford Negrete (PG), Joshua Pritchard (SF), Robert Jones (C) Jeffery Arends, William Harbuck, Jerry Cornman | |
| 16:41 | UTEP | Clifford Negrete drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Joshua Pritchard | 5-3 |
| 16:36 | Rice | James Carter takes the ball from William Roca in the backcourt | 5-3 |
| 16:18 | UTEP | Joshua Pritchard connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Carter | 5-6 |
| 15:57 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins hits a floater from close range set up by Thomas Newman and the foul's on Robert Wilson - foul #1 on Robert Wilson, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Rice | Norman Stalling (SG), Michael Krouse (PF), Ross Price (C) Charles Mosquera, William Roca, Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Terry Gibson (SG), William Harbuck (SF), Matthew Aldridge (C) James Carter, Joshua Pritchard, Robert Wilson | |
| 15:57 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins makes the free throw | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Newman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Norman Stalling (fresh) SF - Sylvester Hopkins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Krouse (fresh) C - Ross Price (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Clifford Negrete (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Terry Gibson (fresh) SF - William Harbuck (fresh) PF - Robert Jones (fresh) C - Matthew Aldridge (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | UTEP | Matthew Aldridge is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Matthew Aldridge, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Mosquera (SG) Thomas Newman | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi (PG), Jerry Cornman (PF) Clifford Negrete, Robert Jones | |
| 15:26 | Rice | Michael Krouse is open and lays it up and in | 10-6 |
| 15:05 | UTEP | Matthew Aldridge can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Ross Price - foul #1 on Ross Price, team foul #4 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Rice | William Roca (SF) Sylvester Hopkins | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffery Arends (PG) Kenneth Lisi | |
| 15:05 | UTEP | Matthew Aldridge makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 15:05 | UTEP | Matthew Aldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 15:03 | Rice | Norman Stalling is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffery Arends - foul #1 on Jeffery Arends, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| 14:54 | Rice | William Roca is hacked by Jerry Cornman - foul #1 on Jerry Cornman, team foul #5 | 10-8 |
| 14:40 | Rice | Jerry Cornman is called for the reach on Michael Krouse - foul #2 on Jerry Cornman, team foul #6 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Newman (PG) Charles Mosquera | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joshua Pritchard (SF), James Carter (PF) William Harbuck, Jerry Cornman | |
| 14:31 | Rice | William Roca misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 14:30 | UTEP | Terry Gibson pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| 14:15 | UTEP | Matthew Aldridge dunks the ball on a great pass from Jeffery Arends | 10-10 |
| 13:55 | Rice | Ross Price can't connect on a floater from the right block | 10-10 |
| 13:54 | UTEP | Terry Gibson snags the defensive board | 10-10 |
| 13:50 | UTEP | Jeffery Arends misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-10 |
| 13:49 | Rice | William Roca grabs the defensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 13:23 | Rice | Norman Stalling is called for traveling | 10-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Mosquera (SG), Sylvester Hopkins (PF), Robert Jackson (C) Norman Stalling, Michael Krouse, Ross Price | |
| Subs | UTEP | Clifford Negrete (PG), William Harbuck (SF), Robert Wilson (PF), Robert Jones (C) Jeffery Arends, Joshua Pritchard, James Carter, Matthew Aldridge | |
| 13:10 | UTEP | Robert Wilson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-10 |
| 13:09 | UTEP | William Harbuck tips it back up and in | 10-12 |
| 13:00 | Rice | Robert Jackson misses long on an open jumper from just outside the lane | 10-12 |
| 12:59 | UTEP | Robert Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 12:53 | UTEP | Terry Gibson buries a 3 from the right corner | 10-15 |
| 12:36 | Rice | Charles Mosquera buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Thomas Newman | 13-15 |
| 12:23 | UTEP | Terry Gibson blows the layup | 13-15 |
| 12:22 | Rice | Robert Jackson grabs the board | 13-15 |
| 12:18 | Rice | Charles Mosquera's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-15 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joshua Pritchard (SG), James Carter (PF) Terry Gibson, Robert Wilson | |
| 12:10 | UTEP | William Roca is called for the reach on William Harbuck - foul #1 on William Roca, team foul #5 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Krouse (PF) Sylvester Hopkins | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi (PG), Matthew Aldridge (C) Clifford Negrete, Robert Jones | |
| 11:55 | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Mosquera - foul #2 on Charles Mosquera, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Norman Stalling (SG), Ross Price (PF) Charles Mosquera, Michael Krouse | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 11:55 | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 11:55 | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Newman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Norman Stalling (fresh) SF - William Roca (fairly fresh) PF - Ross Price (fresh) C - Robert Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Kenneth Lisi (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joshua Pritchard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Harbuck (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Carter (fresh) C - Matthew Aldridge (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Rice | William Roca hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-17 |
| 11:39 | Rice | Thomas Newman snags the offensive board | 13-17 |
| 11:15 | Rice | Thomas Newman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 13-17 |
| 11:14 | Rice | William Roca grabs the offensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 10:58 | Rice | Norman Stalling hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 13-17 |
| 10:56 | Rice | William Roca tips it home | 15-17 |
| 10:43 | UTEP | The jump hook by James Carter is blocked by William Roca | 15-17 |
| 10:42 | UTEP | Joshua Pritchard grabs the offensive board | 15-17 |
| 10:32 | UTEP | James Carter knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-20 |
| 10:17 | Rice | William Roca blows the dunk | 15-20 |
| 10:16 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Matthew Aldridge | 15-20 |
| 09:56 | UTEP | Joshua Pritchard is fouled on the floor by Norman Stalling - foul #1 on Norman Stalling, team foul #7 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins (SF), Michael Krouse (PF), Brian Spano (C) William Roca, Ross Price, Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffery Arends (PG), Clifford Negrete (SF), Robert Jones (PF) Kenneth Lisi, William Harbuck, James Carter | |
| 09:56 | UTEP | Joshua Pritchard makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 09:56 | UTEP | Joshua Pritchard makes the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 09:52 | Rice | Michael Krouse is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffery Arends - foul #2 on Jeffery Arends, team foul #7 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Terry Gibson (SG), William Harbuck (SF) Jeffery Arends, Joshua Pritchard | |
| 09:52 | Rice | Michael Krouse misses the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 09:52 | UTEP | Terry Gibson gets the rebound | 15-22 |
| 09:36 | UTEP | Michael Krouse blocks the jumper by Clifford Negrete | 15-22 |
| 09:35 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Krouse | 15-22 |
| 09:16 | Rice | Norman Stalling steps out of bounds on the sideline | 15-22 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Wilson (PF) Matthew Aldridge | |
| 08:59 | UTEP | Terry Gibson comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Newman - foul #1 on Thomas Newman, team foul #8 | 15-22 |
| 08:59 | UTEP | Terry Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 08:59 | UTEP | Terry Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 08:38 | Rice | Brian Spano is denied on a layup by Robert Wilson | 15-23 |
| 08:36 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Robert Wilson | 15-23 |
| 08:23 | UTEP | William Harbuck double dribbles | 15-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jackson (C) Brian Spano | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Monteiro (PG), James Carter (PF), Matthew Aldridge (C) Clifford Negrete, Robert Wilson, Robert Jones | |
| 08:07 | Rice | Michael Krouse's floater is tipped away by Matthew Aldridge | 15-23 |
| 08:06 | UTEP | Terry Gibson gets the rebound | 15-23 |
| 07:59 | UTEP | James Carter is whistled for a carry | 15-23 |
| Subs | Rice | William Roca (SF), Ross Price (C) Sylvester Hopkins, Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi (PG) Gary Monteiro | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Newman (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Norman Stalling (tiring) SF - William Roca (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Krouse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ross Price (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Kenneth Lisi (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Terry Gibson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Harbuck (tiring) 2 pts. PF - James Carter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Matthew Aldridge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:49 | Rice | Ross Price misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Matthew Aldridge - foul #2 on Matthew Aldridge, team foul #8 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Wilson (C) Matthew Aldridge | |
| 07:49 | Rice | Ross Price makes the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 07:49 | Rice | Ross Price makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 07:34 | UTEP | James Carter can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 17-23 |
| 07:33 | UTEP | James Carter snags the offensive board | 17-23 |
| 07:16 | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by William Harbuck | 17-26 |
| 06:59 | Rice | William Roca can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 17-26 |
| 06:57 | UTEP | Terry Gibson pulls down the rebound | 17-26 |
| 06:40 | UTEP | Robert Wilson makes the 3 from the left corner set up by William Harbuck | 17-29 |
| 06:18 | Rice | William Roca misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 17-29 |
| 06:16 | Rice | Ross Price snags the offensive board | 17-29 |
| 05:59 | Rice | Thomas Newman clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-29 |
| 05:58 | Rice | Michael Krouse grabs the offensive board | 17-29 |
| 05:42 | Rice | Ross Price is hacked by Robert Wilson - foul #2 on Robert Wilson, team foul #9 | 17-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins (PF), Robert Jackson (C) Norman Stalling, Michael Krouse | |
| Subs | UTEP | Clifford Negrete (PG), Joshua Pritchard (SF), Robert Jones (C) Kenneth Lisi, William Harbuck, Robert Wilson | |
| 05:42 | Rice | Ross Price misses the 1st free throw | 17-29 |
| 05:42 | UTEP | Robert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 17-29 |
| 05:25 | UTEP | James Carter's layup is rejected by Robert Jackson | 17-29 |
| 05:23 | UTEP | Robert Jones snags the offensive board | 17-29 |
| 05:07 | UTEP | James Carter loses the dribble to Ross Price | 17-29 |
| 05:04 | Rice | Thomas Newman lays it up and in on a great pass from Ross Price | 19-29 |
| 05:00 | UTEP | Joshua Pritchard travels with the ball | 19-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Norman Stalling (SG) Ross Price | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Monteiro (PG) Terry Gibson | |
| 04:40 | Rice | Norman Stalling clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-29 |
| 04:38 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins snags the offensive board | 19-29 |
| 04:12 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-29 |
| 04:10 | Rice | Norman Stalling grabs the offensive board | 19-29 |
| 04:00 | Rice | William Roca buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Newman and the foul's on Robert Jones - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #10 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Comstock (PG), Charles Mosquera (SG) Thomas Newman, Norman Stalling | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffery Arends (PG), William Harbuck (SF), Jerry Cornman (PF), Matthew Aldridge (C) Gary Monteiro, Clifford Negrete, James Carter, Robert Jones | |
| 04:00 | Rice | William Roca makes the free throw | 22-29 |
| 03:39 | UTEP | William Harbuck connects on the floater from close range | 22-31 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ronald Comstock (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Charles Mosquera (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Roca (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sylvester Hopkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Jeffery Arends (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Pritchard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Harbuck (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Jerry Cornman (fresh) C - Matthew Aldridge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Rice | William Roca loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Krouse (PF), Brian Spano (C) Sylvester Hopkins, Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Terry Gibson (SG) Joshua Pritchard | |
| 03:28 | UTEP | Jerry Cornman is whistled for a carry | 22-31 |
| 03:09 | Rice | Charles Mosquera clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-31 |
| 03:07 | UTEP | Matthew Aldridge grabs the board | 22-31 |
| 02:47 | UTEP | Terry Gibson's floater is tipped away by Brian Spano | 22-31 |
| 02:46 | Rice | Michael Krouse pulls down the rebound | 22-31 |
| 02:29 | Rice | William Roca misses short on an open floater from the right side | 22-31 |
| 02:28 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Matthew Aldridge | 22-31 |
| 02:23 | UTEP | Jeffery Arends throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins (SF), Ross Price (PF), Robert Jackson (C) William Roca, Michael Krouse, Brian Spano | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi (PG), Clifford Negrete (SG) Jeffery Arends, Terry Gibson | |
| 02:06 | Rice | Robert Jackson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-31 |
| 02:04 | Rice | Ronald Comstock tips it but misses | 22-31 |
| 02:02 | Rice | Ross Price misses the tip | 22-31 |
| 02:00 | UTEP | Jerry Cornman grabs the board | 22-31 |
| 01:45 | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi is hacked by Ronald Comstock - foul #3 on Ronald Comstock, team foul #9 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Norman Stalling (PG) Ronald Comstock | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joshua Pritchard (SG), Robert Jones (C) William Harbuck, Matthew Aldridge | |
| 01:45 | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi misses the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 01:45 | Rice | Ross Price snags the defensive board | 22-31 |
| 01:30 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 22-31 |
| 01:28 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Robert Jones | 22-31 |
| 01:14 | UTEP | Jerry Cornman misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 22-31 |
| 01:13 | Rice | Robert Jackson gets the rebound | 22-31 |
| 01:10 | Rice | Robert Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Lisi - foul #1 on Kenneth Lisi, team foul #11 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Newman (PG), William Roca (SF) Norman Stalling, Sylvester Hopkins | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffery Arends (PG), Terry Gibson (SG) Kenneth Lisi, Clifford Negrete | |
| 01:10 | Rice | Robert Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 01:10 | Rice | Robert Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 01:08 | UTEP | Thomas Newman is called for the reach on Jeffery Arends in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Newman, team foul #10 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Krouse (PF) Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 01:08 | UTEP | Jeffery Arends makes the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 01:08 | UTEP | Jeffery Arends misses the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 01:08 | Rice | Ross Price grabs the defensive rebound | 23-32 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Thomas Newman double dribbles | 23-32 |
| 00:26 | UTEP | William Roca steals the ball from Joshua Pritchard | 23-32 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Ross Price throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Spano (C) Ross Price | |
| Subs | UTEP | William Harbuck (SF), Matthew Aldridge (C) Joshua Pritchard, Robert Jones | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Jeffery Arends can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 23-32 |