| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Gary Monteiro (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Higgins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Benjamin Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Cornman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Newman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Festa (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Espitia (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sylvester Hopkins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Spano (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | John Espitia inbounds the ball | 25-31 |
| 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) | |
| 19:36 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 25-33 |
| 19:26 | UTEP | Jerry Cornman buries a runner in the lane set up by Joshua Higgins | 27-33 |
| 19:13 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins double dribbles | 27-33 |
| 18:54 | UTEP | Jerry Cornman misses the 3 from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 18:52 | Rice | Brian Spano snags the defensive board | 27-33 |
| 18:42 | Rice | Gary Festa clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-33 |
| 18:41 | UTEP | Robert Wilson snags the defensive board | 27-33 |
| 18:23 | UTEP | Gary Monteiro clanks a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Gary Festa - foul #2 on Gary Festa, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Jones (SF), Ted Ober (PF), Virgil Lewis (C) Benjamin Stephens, Jerry Cornman, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Krouse (C) Brian Spano | |
| 18:23 | UTEP | Gary Monteiro makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 18:23 | UTEP | Gary Monteiro makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 18:21 | Rice | Gary Festa is fouled in the backcourt by Virgil Lewis - foul #1 on Virgil Lewis, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffery Arends (PG) Gary Monteiro | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:09 | Rice | Gary Festa hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 29-33 |
| 18:07 | Rice | John Espitia grabs the offensive board | 29-33 |
| 17:50 | Rice | Gary Festa misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 17:49 | Rice | Michael Krouse grabs the offensive board | 29-33 |
| 17:38 | Rice | Michael Krouse connects on the open jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by John Espitia and he's fouled by Virgil Lewis - foul #2 on Virgil Lewis, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi (SG) Joshua Higgins | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holman (PG), Peter Anthony (SG), Justin Stephen (PF), Richard Romeo (C) Thomas Newman, Gary Festa, John Espitia, Sylvester Hopkins | |
| 17:38 | Rice | Michael Krouse makes the free throw | 29-36 |
| 17:16 | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffery Arends | 32-36 |
| 17:02 | Rice | Michael Krouse is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 32-38 |
| 16:49 | UTEP | Robert Jones connects on the runner from close range | 34-38 |
| 16:47 | Rice | Justin Stephen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Monteiro (PG), Benjamin Stephens (SF), Jerry Cornman (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Kenneth Lisi, Robert Jones, Ted Ober, Virgil Lewis | |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Spano (C) Richard Romeo | |
| 16:38 | UTEP | Gary Monteiro is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Gary Monteiro, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins (PF) Michael Krouse | |
| 16:36 | Rice | Peter Anthony is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffery Arends - foul #3 on Jeffery Arends, team foul #4 | 34-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi (SG) Jeffery Arends | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:24 | Rice | Charles Holman is fouled on the floor by Gary Monteiro - foul #2 on Gary Monteiro, team foul #5 | 34-38 |
| 16:00 | Rice | Charles Holman loses the dribble to Jerry Cornman | 34-38 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Gary Monteiro (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Lisi (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Benjamin Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Cornman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Holman (fresh) SG - Peter Anthony (fresh) SF - Justin Stephen (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Sylvester Hopkins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Spano (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | UTEP | Gary Monteiro misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 34-38 |
| 15:38 | UTEP | Robert Wilson tips it home | 36-38 |
| 15:12 | Rice | Justin Stephen makes the runner from the baseline | 36-40 |
| 14:49 | UTEP | Gary Monteiro drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Wilson | 38-40 |
| 14:44 | Rice | Peter Anthony clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 14:42 | Rice | Charles Holman gets the offensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 14:28 | Rice | Justin Stephen connects on the runner in the paint | 38-42 |
| 14:14 | UTEP | Jerry Cornman buries a shot from close range set up by Gary Monteiro | 40-42 |
| 14:06 | Rice | Jerry Cornman denies the turnaround by Brian Spano | 40-42 |
| 14:05 | UTEP | Jerry Cornman snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 13:46 | UTEP | Justin Stephen is called for the reach on Benjamin Stephens - foul #1 on Justin Stephen, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffery Arends (PG), Joshua Higgins (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Ted Ober (PF), Virgil Lewis (C) Gary Monteiro, Kenneth Lisi, Benjamin Stephens, Jerry Cornman, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Newman (PG), Gary Festa (SG), John Espitia (SF), Michael Krouse (PF), Richard Romeo (C) Charles Holman, Peter Anthony, Justin Stephen, Sylvester Hopkins, Brian Spano | |
| 13:40 | UTEP | Gary Festa picks off the pass by Virgil Lewis | 40-42 |
| 13:22 | Rice | Joshua Higgins steps in front of the Gary Festa pass | 40-42 |
| 13:10 | UTEP | Joshua Higgins drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Jeffery Arends | 42-42 |
| 12:46 | Rice | Michael Krouse misses the lay-in | 42-42 |
| 12:44 | Rice | John Espitia tips it but misses | 42-42 |
| 12:43 | UTEP | Ted Ober pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 12:24 | UTEP | Joshua Higgins clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Espitia - foul #2 on John Espitia, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| 12:24 | UTEP | Joshua Higgins misses the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 12:24 | UTEP | Joshua Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 12:22 | Rice | John Espitia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-42 |
| 12:10 | UTEP | Jeffery Arends drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Jones | 45-42 |
| 11:52 | Rice | Richard Romeo makes the wide open jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Michael Krouse | 45-44 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Jeffery Arends (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Higgins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ted Ober (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Virgil Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Newman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Festa (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Espitia (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Krouse (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Romeo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:26 | UTEP | The pull-up jumper by Ted Ober is blocked by Richard Romeo | 45-44 |
| 11:24 | UTEP | Ted Ober misses the tip | 45-44 |
| 11:23 | Rice | Michael Krouse grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 11:21 | Rice | Thomas Newman is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffery Arends - foul #4 on Jeffery Arends, team foul #6 | 45-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi (PG), Daniel Sawyer (SG), Gregory Anderson (SF), Jerry Cornman (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Jeffery Arends, Joshua Higgins, Robert Jones, Ted Ober, Virgil Lewis | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Anthony (SG), Sylvester Hopkins (PF), Brian Spano (C) Gary Festa, Michael Krouse, Richard Romeo | |
| 11:13 | Rice | Peter Anthony throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Monteiro (PG) Daniel Sawyer | |
| Subs | Rice | Justin Stephen (SF) John Espitia | |
| 10:54 | UTEP | Robert Wilson misses short on a shot from the left side | 45-44 |
| 10:52 | Rice | Justin Stephen grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 10:47 | Rice | Peter Anthony throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Festa (SG) Thomas Newman | |
| 10:33 | UTEP | Gregory Anderson travels with the ball | 45-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holman (PG) Gary Festa | |
| 10:21 | Rice | Gregory Anderson steps in front of the Brian Spano pass | 45-44 |
| 10:18 | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi lays it in on a nice dish by Gregory Anderson | 47-44 |
| 10:02 | Rice | Jerry Cornman is called for the reach on Charles Holman - foul #2 on Jerry Cornman, team foul #7 | 47-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Sawyer (SG), Benjamin Stephens (SF), Robert Jones (C) Gary Monteiro, Gregory Anderson, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Festa (SG), John Espitia (SF) Peter Anthony, Justin Stephen | |
| 10:02 | Rice | Charles Holman makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 10:02 | Rice | Charles Holman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 09:46 | UTEP | Brian Spano takes the ball from Jerry Cornman | 47-46 |
| 09:25 | Rice | John Espitia's fadeaway is rejected by Jerry Cornman | 47-46 |
| 09:24 | Rice | Charles Holman tips it back up and in | 47-48 |
| 09:09 | UTEP | Sylvester Hopkins steals the ball from Benjamin Stephens | 47-48 |
| 08:49 | Rice | Gary Festa comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 08:47 | Rice | Brian Spano tips it back up and in | 47-50 |
| 08:37 | UTEP | Daniel Sawyer hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Gary Festa - foul #3 on Gary Festa, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joshua Higgins (SG), Gregory Anderson (SF), Ted Ober (PF), Virgil Lewis (C) Kenneth Lisi, Benjamin Stephens, Jerry Cornman, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Newman (PG), Peter Anthony (SG), Michael Krouse (SF), Justin Stephen (PF), Richard Romeo (C) Charles Holman, Gary Festa, John Espitia, Sylvester Hopkins, Brian Spano | |
| 08:37 | UTEP | Daniel Sawyer makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 08:37 | UTEP | Daniel Sawyer makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 08:35 | Rice | Michael Krouse is hacked by Daniel Sawyer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Sawyer, team foul #8 | 49-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Monteiro (PG) Daniel Sawyer | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:35 | Rice | Michael Krouse makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 08:35 | Rice | Michael Krouse makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 08:10 | UTEP | Michael Krouse is called for the reach on Gregory Anderson - foul #2 on Michael Krouse, team foul #5 | 49-52 |
| 07:56 | UTEP | Joshua Higgins knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Monteiro | 52-52 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Gary Monteiro (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Higgins (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Anderson (fresh) PF - Ted Ober (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Virgil Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Newman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Anthony (fresh) SF - Michael Krouse (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Justin Stephen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Romeo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:37 | Rice | Justin Stephen is hacked by Ted Ober - foul #1 on Ted Ober, team foul #9 | 52-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Wilson (C) Gregory Anderson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:37 | Rice | Justin Stephen makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 07:37 | Rice | Justin Stephen makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 07:19 | UTEP | Robert Wilson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-54 |
| 07:17 | Rice | Peter Anthony pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 06:59 | Rice | Michael Krouse is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 52-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffery Arends (PG), Benjamin Stephens (SF), Robert Jones (PF) Gary Monteiro, Virgil Lewis, Ted Ober | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Festa (SG), John Espitia (SF), Sylvester Hopkins (PF) Peter Anthony, Justin Stephen, Michael Krouse | |
| 06:42 | UTEP | Robert Wilson knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Higgins | 55-54 |
| 06:26 | Rice | Thomas Newman can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 06:25 | UTEP | Robert Jones gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 06:13 | UTEP | Thomas Newman is called for the reach on Jeffery Arends - foul #2 on Thomas Newman, team foul #6 | 55-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi (SG) Joshua Higgins | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holman (PG), Brian Spano (C) Thomas Newman, Richard Romeo | |
| 06:08 | UTEP | Robert Wilson knocks in the jumpshot from the left side and he's hacked by Gary Festa - foul #4 on Gary Festa, team foul #7 | 57-54 |
| 06:08 | UTEP | Robert Wilson misses the free throw | 57-54 |
| 06:08 | Rice | Brian Spano gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| 05:48 | Rice | Brian Spano hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 57-54 |
| 05:46 | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 05:26 | UTEP | Jeffery Arends loses the ball out of bounds | 57-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Monteiro (PG), Gregory Anderson (SF), Jerry Cornman (PF), Virgil Lewis (C) Kenneth Lisi, Benjamin Stephens, Robert Jones, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Anthony (SG), Michael Krouse (SF), Justin Stephen (C) Gary Festa, John Espitia, Brian Spano | |
| 05:10 | Rice | Justin Stephen misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 57-54 |
| 05:09 | Rice | Peter Anthony tips it in | 57-56 |
| 04:57 | UTEP | Jeffery Arends misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 04:55 | Rice | Michael Krouse gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| 04:37 | Rice | Charles Holman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi (PG), Joshua Higgins (SG), Ted Ober (PF) Gary Monteiro, Jeffery Arends, Jerry Cornman | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Newman (PG), Richard Romeo (C) Charles Holman, Sylvester Hopkins | |
| 04:21 | UTEP | Joshua Higgins is fouled on the floor by Peter Anthony - foul #3 on Peter Anthony, team foul #8 | 57-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Jones (SF), Jerry Cornman (PF) Gregory Anderson, Virgil Lewis | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:21 | UTEP | Joshua Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 04:21 | UTEP | Joshua Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 04:05 | Rice | Jerry Cornman is called for the reach on Michael Krouse - foul #3 on Jerry Cornman, team foul #10 | 59-56 |
| 04:05 | Rice | Michael Krouse makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 04:05 | Rice | Michael Krouse makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 03:49 | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ted Ober | 61-58 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Kenneth Lisi (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Joshua Higgins (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Cornman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Ted Ober (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Newman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Anthony (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Krouse (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - Justin Stephen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Romeo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:46 | Rice | Michael Krouse's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-58 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Monteiro (PG) Kenneth Lisi | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Festa (SG), John Espitia (SF), Sylvester Hopkins (PF) Peter Anthony, Michael Krouse, Justin Stephen | |
| 03:35 | UTEP | Robert Jones comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Gary Festa - foul #5 on Gary Festa, team foul #9 | 61-58 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffery Arends (SG), Benjamin Stephens (SF) Joshua Higgins, Jerry Cornman | |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Anthony (SG) Gary Festa | |
| 03:35 | UTEP | Robert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 03:35 | UTEP | Robert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 03:14 | Rice | Thomas Newman misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gary Monteiro - foul #3 on Gary Monteiro, team foul #11 | 63-58 |
| Subs | UTEP | Virgil Lewis (PF) Ted Ober | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holman (PF), Brian Spano (C) Sylvester Hopkins, Richard Romeo | |
| 03:14 | Rice | Thomas Newman makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 03:14 | Rice | Thomas Newman misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 03:14 | UTEP | Virgil Lewis grabs the board | 63-59 |
| 02:47 | UTEP | Gary Monteiro drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Jeffery Arends | 65-59 |
| 02:47 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joshua Higgins (SG), Jerry Cornman (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Jeffery Arends, Virgil Lewis, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Krouse (SG), Sylvester Hopkins (PF) Thomas Newman, Charles Holman | |
| 02:27 | Rice | Michael Krouse misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-59 |
| 02:26 | UTEP | Robert Wilson grabs the board | 65-59 |
| 02:10 | UTEP | Jerry Cornman scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joshua Higgins | 67-59 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Newman (PG) Michael Krouse | |
| 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) | |
| 01:51 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins is called for traveling | 67-59 |
| 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) | |
| 01:34 | UTEP | Brian Spano steals the ball from Jerry Cornman | 67-59 |
| 01:32 | Rice | John Espitia is hacked by Jerry Cornman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jerry Cornman, team foul #12 | 67-59 |
| 01:32 | Rice | John Espitia makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 01:32 | Rice | John Espitia misses the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 01:32 | UTEP | Robert Wilson snags the defensive board | 67-60 |
| 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) | |
| 01:07 | UTEP | Gary Monteiro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-60 |
| 01:06 | UTEP | Benjamin Stephens snags the offensive board | 67-60 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:49 | UTEP | Jerry Cornman misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Newman - foul #3 on Thomas Newman, team foul #10 | 67-60 |
| 00:49 | UTEP | Jerry Cornman misses the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:49 | UTEP | Jerry Cornman makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Rice | Thomas Newman is hacked by Robert Wilson - foul #1 on Robert Wilson, team foul #13 | 68-60 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Thomas Newman makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Thomas Newman misses the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:43 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Robert Wilson | 68-61 |
| 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) | |
| 00:41 | UTEP | Robert Wilson is hacked by Thomas Newman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Newman, team foul #11 | 68-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Virgil Lewis (SF), Ted Ober (PF) Benjamin Stephens, Jerry Cornman | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:41 | UTEP | Robert Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:41 | UTEP | Robert Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:37 | Rice | Thomas Newman comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 70-61 |
| 00:36 | UTEP | Virgil Lewis snags the defensive board | 70-61 |
| 00:36 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Benjamin Stephens (SF) Robert Wilson | |
| 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) | |
| 00:35 | UTEP | Thomas Newman is called for the reach on Joshua Higgins in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Newman, team foul #12 | 70-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jerry Cornman (PF) Benjamin Stephens | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Krouse (SG) Thomas Newman | |
| 00:35 | UTEP | Joshua Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:35 | UTEP | Joshua Higgins misses the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Brian Spano pulls down the rebound | 71-61 |
| 00:28 | Rice | John Espitia misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 71-61 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Michael Krouse gets the offensive rebound | 71-61 |
| 00:22 | Rice | John Espitia knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Sylvester Hopkins | 71-63 |
| 00:22 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Benjamin Stephens (SF) Jerry Cornman | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:19 | UTEP | Joshua Higgins is hacked by Peter Anthony in the backcourt - foul #4 on Peter Anthony, team foul #13 | 71-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jerry Cornman (PF) Benjamin Stephens | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:19 | UTEP | Joshua Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:19 | UTEP | Joshua Higgins misses the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Brian Spano grabs the defensive rebound | 72-63 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-63 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Peter Anthony hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-63 |
| 00:11 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Spano | 72-63 |
| 00:09 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-63 |
| 00:07 | UTEP | Ted Ober grabs the board | 72-63 |
| 00:07 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Benjamin Stephens (SF) Jerry Cornman | |
| 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Gary Monteiro runs out the clock | 72-63 |