| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Darryl Lile (fresh) 4 reb. PF - James Lane (fresh) 5 pts. 4 blk. C - Bernard Mack (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Clinton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Waldo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Barlow (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Matthew Schindler (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Billy Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Darryl Lile inbounds the ball | 31-36 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Rice | Keith Barlow is called for the reach on Salvador Hernandez - foul #1 on Keith Barlow, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| 19:31 | Rice | Oliver Chance hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Salvador Hernandez | 34-36 |
| 19:19 | UTEP | Keith Barlow comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-36 |
| 19:17 | UTEP | Keith Barlow tips it in | 34-38 |
| 19:00 | Rice | James Lane misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 34-38 |
| 18:59 | UTEP | Billy Smith grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 18:44 | UTEP | Carl Waldo misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 34-38 |
| 18:43 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Lane | 34-38 |
| 18:34 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the runner from close range | 36-38 |
| 18:16 | UTEP | Billy Smith misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Oliver Chance - foul #2 on Oliver Chance, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Toro (PG), James Blay (SF), David Silver (PF), Roberto Colombo (C) Oliver Chance, Darryl Lile, James Lane, Bernard Mack | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Parker (PG), Aaron Robinson (SG), Grant Matthews (SF), David Brendel (PF) John Clinton, Carl Waldo, Keith Barlow, Matthew Schindler | |
| 18:16 | UTEP | Billy Smith makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 18:16 | UTEP | Billy Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 17:48 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses the 3 from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 17:46 | UTEP | Billy Smith grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 17:29 | UTEP | Grant Matthews throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Dam (SF) Salvador Hernandez | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Grantham (C) Billy Smith | |
| 17:27 | Rice | James Blay is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Parker - foul #2 on Michael Parker, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| 17:11 | Rice | David Silver misses short on a shot from close range but he's fouled by David Brendel - foul #1 on David Brendel, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Rice | James Lane (PF) Richard Dam | |
| Subs | UTEP | Micheal McDaid (C) David Brendel | |
| 17:11 | Rice | David Silver makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 17:11 | Rice | David Silver makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 16:51 | UTEP | Kenneth Grantham scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Parker | 38-42 |
| 16:41 | Rice | Micheal McDaid takes the ball from David Silver | 38-42 |
| 16:36 | UTEP | Michael Parker hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-42 |
| 16:34 | UTEP | Grant Matthews tips it home | 38-44 |
| 16:13 | Rice | Roberto Colombo misses long on a shot in the paint | 38-44 |
| 16:12 | Rice | James Lane can't tip it in | 38-44 |
| 16:10 | UTEP | Grant Matthews snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 15:58 | UTEP | Aaron Robinson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 15:57 | Rice | James Lane pulls down the rebound | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Blay (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Toro (fairly fresh) SF - David Silver (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Lane (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Roberto Colombo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Parker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Aaron Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Grant Matthews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Grantham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Micheal McDaid (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Rice | James Blay is hacked by Grant Matthews in the backcourt - foul #1 on Grant Matthews, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), Salvador Hernandez (SG), Darryl Lile (SF), Carl Johnson (PF), Bernard Mack (C) James Blay, Steven Toro, David Silver, James Lane, Roberto Colombo | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Clinton (PG), Carl Waldo (SG), Keith Barlow (SF), Matthew Schindler (PF), David Brendel (C) Michael Parker, Aaron Robinson, Grant Matthews, Kenneth Grantham, Micheal McDaid | |
| 15:44 | Rice | Bernard Mack misses the easy layup | 38-44 |
| 15:43 | UTEP | David Brendel pulls down the rebound | 38-44 |
| 15:34 | UTEP | Carl Waldo makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Clinton | 38-47 |
| 15:14 | Rice | Bernard Mack jams it on a nice dish by Salvador Hernandez | 40-47 |
| 15:12 | UTEP | John Clinton is hacked by Oliver Chance in the backcourt - foul #3 on Oliver Chance, team foul #2 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Billy Smith (C) David Brendel | |
| 15:01 | UTEP | Carl Waldo travels with the ball | 40-47 |
| 14:42 | Rice | Carl Johnson jams it | 42-47 |
| 14:23 | UTEP | Bernard Mack takes the ball from Billy Smith | 42-47 |
| 14:13 | Rice | Darryl Lile double dribbles | 42-47 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), Richard Dam (SF), James Lane (PF) Oliver Chance, Darryl Lile, Carl Johnson | |
| Subs | UTEP | David Brendel (C) Billy Smith | |
| 13:56 | UTEP | Matthew Schindler misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 13:55 | Rice | Richard Dam gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 13:50 | Rice | James Blay makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Salvador Hernandez | 45-47 |
| 13:41 | UTEP | David Brendel can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 13:40 | Rice | James Lane gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 13:38 | Rice | James Blay's pass is intercepted by Carl Waldo in the backcourt | 45-47 |
| 13:28 | UTEP | Keith Barlow is fouled on the floor by Richard Dam - foul #2 on Richard Dam, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Toro (SG), David Silver (SF), Roberto Colombo (C) Salvador Hernandez, Richard Dam, Bernard Mack | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Parker (PG), Kenneth Grantham (PF), Micheal McDaid (C) John Clinton, Matthew Schindler, David Brendel | |
| 13:10 | UTEP | Micheal McDaid drills a jump hook from the right block | 45-49 |
| 12:52 | Rice | Roberto Colombo connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Steven Toro and the foul's on Kenneth Grantham - foul #1 on Kenneth Grantham, team foul #5 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), Darryl Lile (SF) James Blay, James Lane | |
| Subs | UTEP | Aaron Robinson (SG), Grant Matthews (SF) Carl Waldo, Keith Barlow | |
| 12:52 | Rice | Roberto Colombo misses the free throw | 47-49 |
| 12:52 | UTEP | Kenneth Grantham snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 12:27 | UTEP | Micheal McDaid scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Parker | 47-51 |
| 12:23 | Rice | Oliver Chance throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Nault (SG), Carl Johnson (PF) Steven Toro, David Silver | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Clinton (PG), Matthew Schindler (PF), Billy Smith (C) Michael Parker, Kenneth Grantham, Micheal McDaid | |
| 12:08 | UTEP | Matthew Schindler connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by John Clinton and the foul's on Darryl Lile - foul #1 on Darryl Lile, team foul #4 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Hernandez (SG), James Lane (PF) Jason Nault, Roberto Colombo | |
| Subs | UTEP | Carl Waldo (SG) Grant Matthews | |
| 12:08 | UTEP | Matthew Schindler makes the free throw | 47-54 |
| 12:03 | Rice | Matthew Schindler steals the ball from Oliver Chance in the backcourt | 47-54 |
| 11:48 | UTEP | Carl Johnson steals it from Carl Waldo | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darryl Lile (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - James Lane (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Carl Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Clinton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Carl Waldo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Matthew Schindler (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Billy Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Rice | James Lane drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Salvador Hernandez | 49-54 |
| 11:17 | UTEP | Billy Smith clanks a 3 from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 11:16 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 11:01 | Rice | James Lane can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-54 |
| 10:59 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez gets the offensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 10:43 | Rice | Oliver Chance throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-54 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), Steven Toro (SG), David Silver (SF), Roberto Colombo (PF), Bernard Mack (C) Oliver Chance, Salvador Hernandez, Darryl Lile, James Lane, Carl Johnson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Parker (PG), Grant Matthews (SF), David Brendel (PF), Kenneth Grantham (C) John Clinton, Aaron Robinson, Matthew Schindler, Billy Smith | |
| 10:27 | UTEP | Kenneth Grantham clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-54 |
| 10:25 | Rice | Bernard Mack grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 10:10 | Rice | James Blay is fouled on the floor by Grant Matthews - foul #2 on Grant Matthews, team foul #6 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Keith Barlow (SF) Carl Waldo | |
| 09:57 | Rice | James Blay can't connect on a floater from the right side | 49-54 |
| 09:56 | UTEP | Grant Matthews pulls down the rebound | 49-54 |
| 09:42 | UTEP | David Silver steals it from David Brendel | 49-54 |
| 09:36 | Rice | Steven Toro buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by James Blay | 51-54 |
| 09:32 | UTEP | Michael Parker can't finish the layup | 51-54 |
| 09:31 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Grantham | 51-54 |
| 09:23 | UTEP | Keith Barlow hits the finger roll | 51-56 |
| 09:16 | Rice | David Brendel picks off the pass by Steven Toro | 51-56 |
| 08:49 | UTEP | Roberto Colombo blocks the short jumper by Michael Parker | 51-56 |
| 08:47 | Rice | Roberto Colombo grabs the board | 51-56 |
| 08:27 | Rice | David Silver misses badly on the uncontested shot in the paint | 51-56 |
| 08:25 | UTEP | Michael Parker gets the rebound | 51-56 |
| 08:11 | UTEP | Keith Barlow is fouled on the floor by David Silver - foul #2 on David Silver, team foul #5 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Nault (PG), Salvador Hernandez (SG), Darryl Lile (SF), James Lane (PF), Carl Johnson (C) James Blay, Steven Toro, David Silver, Roberto Colombo, Bernard Mack | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Clinton (PG), Carl Waldo (SG), Aaron Robinson (SF), Matthew Schindler (PF), Micheal McDaid (C) Michael Parker, Grant Matthews, Keith Barlow, David Brendel, Kenneth Grantham | |
| 07:59 | UTEP | Matthew Schindler connects on the shot from the left wing and he's fouled by James Lane - foul #2 on James Lane, team foul #6 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG) Jason Nault | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 07:59 | UTEP | Matthew Schindler misses the free throw | 51-58 |
| 07:59 | Rice | James Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 07:52 | Rice | Carl Johnson is hacked by Micheal McDaid - foul #3 on Micheal McDaid, team foul #7 | 51-58 |
| 07:52 | Rice | Carl Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 07:52 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Matthew Schindler | 51-58 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Darryl Lile (fresh) 4 reb. PF - James Lane (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - Carl Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Clinton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Carl Waldo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Matthew Schindler (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Micheal McDaid (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | UTEP | Matthew Schindler comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 51-58 |
| 07:33 | Rice | Oliver Chance gets the rebound | 51-58 |
| 07:19 | Rice | James Lane connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-58 |
| 06:56 | UTEP | John Clinton misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 06:54 | Rice | James Lane pulls down the rebound | 54-58 |
| 06:43 | Rice | Darryl Lile knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Oliver Chance | 57-58 |
| 06:19 | UTEP | Micheal McDaid is called for a charge - foul #4 on Micheal McDaid, team foul #8 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), Jason Nault (SG), Richard Dam (SF), Bernard Mack (C) Oliver Chance, Salvador Hernandez, Darryl Lile, Carl Johnson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Parker (PG), Keith Barlow (SF), Billy Smith (C) John Clinton, Aaron Robinson, Micheal McDaid | |
| 06:04 | Rice | James Blay hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 06:03 | Rice | James Lane tips it back up and in | 59-58 |
| 05:52 | UTEP | Matthew Schindler misses the driving attempt from close range | 59-58 |
| 05:51 | Rice | James Lane grabs the board | 59-58 |
| 05:40 | Rice | James Lane clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Carl Waldo - foul #2 on Carl Waldo, team foul #9 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Rice | David Silver (SF), Roberto Colombo (C) Richard Dam, Bernard Mack | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Clinton (PG) Carl Waldo | |
| 05:40 | Rice | James Lane makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 05:40 | Rice | James Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 05:22 | UTEP | Matthew Schindler misses the runner from the baseline | 61-58 |
| 05:20 | Rice | Jason Nault grabs the board | 61-58 |
| 05:18 | Rice | David Silver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Hernandez (SG), Richard Dam (SF) James Blay, James Lane | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 05:04 | UTEP | John Clinton hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Parker | 61-60 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez is fouled on the floor by Michael Parker - foul #3 on Michael Parker, team foul #10 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Toro (PG), Carl Johnson (PF), Bernard Mack (C) Jason Nault, David Silver, Roberto Colombo | |
| Subs | UTEP | Carl Waldo (SG), Aaron Robinson (SF), David Brendel (PF) John Clinton, Keith Barlow, Matthew Schindler | |
| 04:40 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 04:28 | UTEP | Carl Johnson is called for the reach on Michael Parker - foul #1 on Carl Johnson, team foul #7 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Darryl Lile (SF) Richard Dam | |
| Subs | UTEP | Grant Matthews (SF) Aaron Robinson | |
| 04:28 | UTEP | Michael Parker misses the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 04:28 | Rice | Carl Johnson grabs the board | 63-60 |
| 04:26 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez double dribbles in the backcourt | 63-60 |
| 04:17 | UTEP | Carl Waldo drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Michael Parker | 63-62 |
| 03:58 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez is alone and drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Bernard Mack | 65-62 |
| 03:30 | UTEP | Billy Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-62 |
| 03:29 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steven Toro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Darryl Lile (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bernard Mack (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Parker (tiring) 5 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Waldo (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Grant Matthews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Brendel (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Billy Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Rice | Darryl Lile buries a 3 from straight away | 68-62 |
| 03:03 | UTEP | Carl Waldo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), James Blay (SG), David Silver (SF), James Lane (PF), Roberto Colombo (C) Steven Toro, Salvador Hernandez, Darryl Lile, Carl Johnson, Bernard Mack | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Clinton (PG), Aaron Robinson (SG), Keith Barlow (SF), Kenneth Grantham (PF), Micheal McDaid (C) Michael Parker, Carl Waldo, Grant Matthews, David Brendel, Billy Smith | |
| 02:57 | Rice | John Clinton steps in front of the Oliver Chance pass in the backcourt | 68-62 |
| 02:36 | UTEP | John Clinton hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Kenneth Grantham | 68-65 |
| 02:36 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Hernandez (SG) David Silver | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 02:13 | Rice | Oliver Chance double dribbles | 68-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Darryl Lile (SF) James Blay | |
| Subs | UTEP | Carl Waldo (SG) Keith Barlow | |
| 01:58 | UTEP | Kenneth Grantham connects on the shot from the left side | 68-67 |
| 01:44 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez blows the dunk but the foul's on Carl Waldo - foul #3 on Carl Waldo, team foul #11 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Bernard Mack (C) Roberto Colombo | |
| Subs | UTEP | Keith Barlow (SF), Matthew Schindler (PF), Billy Smith (C) Aaron Robinson, Kenneth Grantham, Micheal McDaid | |
| 01:44 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 01:44 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 01:23 | UTEP | John Clinton misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Oliver Chance - foul #4 on Oliver Chance, team foul #8 | 70-67 |
| 01:23 | UTEP | John Clinton makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 01:23 | UTEP | John Clinton misses the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 01:23 | Rice | The rebound goes to Bernard Mack | 70-68 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Bernard Mack hits a jump hook in the lane | 72-68 |
| 00:45 | UTEP | Carl Waldo is whistled for a carry | 72-68 |
| 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 and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez is fouled in the backcourt by John Clinton - foul #3 on John Clinton, team foul #12 | 72-68 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:35 | UTEP | Keith Barlow is called for traveling | 74-68 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG) Oliver Chance | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:33 | Rice | John Clinton is called for the reach on Salvador Hernandez in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Clinton, team foul #13 | 74-68 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:25 | UTEP | Keith Barlow clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 76-68 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez grabs the board | 76-68 |
| 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) | |
| 00:23 | Rice | Carl Waldo is called for the reach on Salvador Hernandez in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carl Waldo, team foul #14 | 76-68 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:23 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:23 | UTEP | Matthew Schindler gets the rebound | 77-68 |
| 00:19 | UTEP | Carl Waldo clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 77-68 |
| 00:17 | Rice | James Blay pulls down the rebound | 77-68 |
| 00:14 | Rice | James Blay is hacked by John Clinton in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Clinton, team foul #15 | 77-68 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Parker (PG) John Clinton | |
| 00:14 | Rice | James Blay misses the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:14 | Rice | James Blay makes the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:08 | UTEP | Carl Waldo is fouled on the floor by Bernard Mack - foul #2 on Bernard Mack, team foul #9 | 78-68 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Toro (SG), Richard Dam (SF), David Silver (PF), Roberto Colombo (C) Salvador Hernandez, Darryl Lile, James Lane, Bernard Mack | |
| Subs | UTEP | Aaron Robinson (SF), David Brendel (PF), Kenneth Grantham (C) Keith Barlow, Matthew Schindler, Billy Smith | |
| 00:08 | UTEP | Carl Waldo makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:08 | UTEP | Carl Waldo makes the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| 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 a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | James Blay runs out the clock | 78-70 |