| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ulysses Brady (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Porter Steinman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Melvin Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Cantrell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jay Rector (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Arnold (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Cabot (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Zlatko Mordarski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Dikembe Yusuf (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Permenter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski inbounds the ball | 30-25 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:41 | UTEP | Melvin Jones takes the ball from Zlatko Mordarski after a doubleteam | 30-25 |
| 19:27 | Houston | Ulysses Brady makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-25 |
| 19:10 | UTEP | Richard Arnold hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-25 |
| 19:08 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter can't tip it in | 33-25 |
| 19:06 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Yusuf | 33-25 |
| 18:43 | UTEP | George Cabot misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-25 |
| 18:41 | Houston | Jay Rector grabs the defensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 18:16 | Houston | Dikembe Yusuf swats the short shot by Melvin Jones | 33-25 |
| 18:14 | Houston | Melvin Jones grabs the offensive board | 33-25 |
| 18:01 | Houston | Melvin Jones misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Kenneth Permenter - foul #2 on Kenneth Permenter, team foul #1 | 33-25 |
| 18:01 | Houston | Melvin Jones misses the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 18:01 | Houston | Melvin Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 17:40 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-25 |
| 17:38 | Houston | The rebound goes to Michael Cantrell | 34-25 |
| 17:24 | Houston | Ulysses Brady connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Cantrell | 37-25 |
| 17:05 | UTEP | Porter Steinman is called for the reach on George Cabot - foul #1 on Porter Steinman, team foul #1 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Houston | Orlando Erickson (C) Jay Rector | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Maury (PG) Richard Arnold | |
| 16:45 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-25 |
| 16:43 | Houston | Michael Cantrell gets the rebound | 37-25 |
| 16:29 | Houston | Ulysses Brady misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-25 |
| 16:28 | Houston | Orlando Erickson pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-25 |
| 16:20 | Houston | Melvin Jones hits the finger roll | 39-25 |
| 15:52 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter drills a jumper from the baseline set up by George Cabot | 39-27 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ulysses Brady (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Porter Steinman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Melvin Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Cantrell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Orlando Erickson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ronald Maury (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Cabot (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zlatko Mordarski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Dikembe Yusuf (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Permenter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Houston | Porter Steinman can't throw it down | 39-27 |
| 15:33 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf grabs the defensive rebound | 39-27 |
| 15:04 | UTEP | George Cabot hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 14:39 | Houston | Melvin Jones misses the dunk but he's hacked by George Cabot - foul #2 on George Cabot, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Jamie Lilly (PG), Rory Wymer (SG), Robert Lee (PF), Jay Rector (C) Ulysses Brady, Porter Steinman, Michael Cantrell, Orlando Erickson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Arnold (PG), Jeffrey Nolan (SG), Nelson Heaps (SF), David Bast (PF), Chad Smith (C) Ronald Maury, George Cabot, Zlatko Mordarski, Dikembe Yusuf, Kenneth Permenter | |
| 14:39 | Houston | Melvin Jones makes the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 14:39 | Houston | Melvin Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 14:23 | UTEP | Jeffrey Nolan buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Richard Arnold | 41-33 |
| 13:59 | Houston | Jay Rector throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Cummings (SF) Melvin Jones | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 13:30 | UTEP | Jeffrey Nolan misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 13:29 | Houston | Mark Cummings gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 13:20 | Houston | Rory Wymer is hacked by Jeffrey Nolan - foul #2 on Jeffrey Nolan, team foul #3 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf (PF) David Bast | |
| 13:10 | Houston | Chad Smith blocks the jumper by Rory Wymer | 41-33 |
| 13:09 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 12:47 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf clanks a runner from the right block | 41-33 |
| 12:46 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Lee | 41-33 |
| 12:41 | Houston | Rory Wymer drills a floater from just outside the lane | 43-33 |
| 12:12 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Nolan | 43-35 |
| 11:56 | Houston | Mark Cummings knocks in the shot from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 11:44 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 11:43 | Houston | Rory Wymer snags the defensive board | 45-35 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jamie Lilly (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rory Wymer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mark Cummings (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Lee (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jay Rector (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Arnold (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Nolan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nelson Heaps (fresh) PF - Dikembe Yusuf (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Chad Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Houston | Mark Cummings is whistled for a carry | 45-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Ulysses Brady (PG), Porter Steinman (SG), Melvin Jones (SF), Michael Cantrell (PF), Orlando Erickson (C) Jamie Lilly, Rory Wymer, Mark Cummings, Robert Lee, Jay Rector | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Maury (PG), George Cabot (SG), Zlatko Mordarski (SF), Kenneth Permenter (C) Richard Arnold, Jeffrey Nolan, Nelson Heaps, Chad Smith | |
| 11:15 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Maury | 45-38 |
| 11:00 | Houston | Ulysses Brady can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-38 |
| 10:58 | Houston | Melvin Jones hits the follow up shot | 47-38 |
| 10:33 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 10:31 | Houston | Orlando Erickson pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| 10:16 | Houston | George Cabot steals the ball from Ulysses Brady | 47-38 |
| 09:53 | UTEP | Ronald Maury hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-38 |
| 09:51 | Houston | The rebound goes to Michael Cantrell | 47-38 |
| 09:37 | Houston | Melvin Jones misses the driving attempt from the right block | 47-38 |
| 09:36 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf grabs the defensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 09:29 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Porter Steinman - foul #2 on Porter Steinman, team foul #2 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Jay Rector (C) Orlando Erickson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Arnold (PG), David Bast (PF) Ronald Maury, Dikembe Yusuf | |
| 09:29 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 09:29 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 09:15 | Houston | Melvin Jones is whistled for traveling | 47-40 |
| 08:55 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Permenter | 47-43 |
| 08:45 | Houston | Kenneth Permenter is called for the reach on Porter Steinman - foul #3 on Kenneth Permenter, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| 08:27 | Houston | Melvin Jones's floater is tipped away by David Bast | 47-43 |
| 08:25 | Houston | Melvin Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 08:12 | Houston | Melvin Jones can't finish the layup | 47-43 |
| 08:10 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Kenneth Permenter | 47-43 |
| 07:48 | UTEP | George Cabot connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Zlatko Mordarski | 47-46 |
| 07:26 | Houston | Jay Rector throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Jamie Lilly (PG), Rory Wymer (SG), Mark Cummings (SF), Robert Lee (PF) Ulysses Brady, Porter Steinman, Melvin Jones, Michael Cantrell | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffrey Nolan (SG), Nelson Heaps (SF), Dikembe Yusuf (PF), Chad Smith (C) George Cabot, Zlatko Mordarski, David Bast, Kenneth Permenter | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jamie Lilly (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rory Wymer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mark Cummings (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Lee (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jay Rector (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Arnold (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Nolan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nelson Heaps (fresh) PF - Dikembe Yusuf (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Chad Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:59 | UTEP | Jeffrey Nolan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 06:57 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf tips it home | 47-48 |
| 06:55 | Houston | Jamie Lilly loses the dribble to Richard Arnold in the backcourt | 47-48 |
| 06:37 | UTEP | Jeffrey Nolan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 06:35 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf misses the tip | 47-48 |
| 06:34 | Houston | Rory Wymer grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 06:27 | Houston | Robert Lee misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 47-48 |
| 06:26 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Nelson Heaps | 47-48 |
| 06:06 | UTEP | Chad Smith misses the lay-in | 47-48 |
| 06:05 | Houston | Robert Lee pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 05:58 | Houston | Rory Wymer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-48 |
| 05:56 | Houston | Mark Cummings gets the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 05:39 | Houston | Rory Wymer is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Rory Wymer, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Ulysses Brady (PG), Porter Steinman (SG), Melvin Jones (SF), Michael Cantrell (PF), Orlando Erickson (C) Jamie Lilly, Rory Wymer, Mark Cummings, Robert Lee, Jay Rector | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Maury (PG), George Cabot (SG), Zlatko Mordarski (SF), Kenneth Permenter (C) Richard Arnold, Jeffrey Nolan, Nelson Heaps, Chad Smith | |
| 05:17 | UTEP | George Cabot can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-48 |
| 05:15 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter tips it back up and in | 47-50 |
| 04:46 | Houston | Michael Cantrell is hacked by Zlatko Mordarski - foul #2 on Zlatko Mordarski, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| 04:25 | Houston | Ulysses Brady misses the 3 from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 04:23 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 04:05 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 04:03 | Houston | Melvin Jones pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 03:46 | Houston | Ulysses Brady is hacked by Ronald Maury - foul #2 on Ronald Maury, team foul #6 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Arnold (PG) Ronald Maury | |
| 03:35 | Houston | Porter Steinman loses the ball out of bounds | 47-50 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | David Bast (PF) Dikembe Yusuf | |
| 03:06 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 47-50 |
| 03:04 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter snags the offensive board | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ulysses Brady (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Porter Steinman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Melvin Jones (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Michael Cantrell (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Orlando Erickson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Arnold (fresh) 3 ast. SG - George Cabot (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zlatko Mordarski (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. PF - David Bast (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Permenter (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:41 | UTEP | George Cabot misses short on an open fadeaway from the left side | 47-50 |
| 02:39 | Houston | Melvin Jones grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 02:33 | Houston | Melvin Jones is hacked by Kenneth Permenter - foul #4 on Kenneth Permenter, team foul #7 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Jamie Lilly (PG), Rory Wymer (SG), Robert Lee (PF), Jay Rector (C) Ulysses Brady, Porter Steinman, Michael Cantrell, Orlando Erickson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffrey Nolan (SG), Nelson Heaps (SF), Dikembe Yusuf (PF) George Cabot, Zlatko Mordarski, David Bast | |
| 02:33 | Houston | Melvin Jones makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 02:33 | Houston | Melvin Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 02:31 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Ulysses Brady (PG), Michael Cantrell (PF) Jamie Lilly, Robert Lee | |
| Subs | UTEP | George Cabot (SG), Zlatko Mordarski (SF) Jeffrey Nolan, Nelson Heaps | |
| 02:10 | UTEP | Richard Arnold makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Rory Wymer - foul #2 on Rory Wymer, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Porter Steinman (SG) Rory Wymer | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 02:10 | UTEP | Richard Arnold misses the free throw | 49-52 |
| 02:10 | Houston | Jay Rector pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 01:58 | Houston | Jay Rector can't finish the layup but the foul's on George Cabot - foul #3 on George Cabot, team foul #8 | 49-52 |
| 01:58 | Houston | Jay Rector misses the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 01:58 | Houston | Jay Rector makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 01:31 | UTEP | Richard Arnold can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 50-52 |
| 01:29 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jay Rector | 50-52 |
| 01:09 | Houston | Ulysses Brady knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Cantrell | 53-52 |
| 00:53 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Yusuf | 53-54 |
| 00:30 | Houston | Ulysses Brady clanks a 3 from the left corner | 53-54 |
| 00:28 | Houston | Melvin Jones gets the offensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Ulysses Brady connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Cantrell | 55-54 |
| 00:08 | UTEP | George Cabot connects on the 3 from straight away | 55-57 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Houston calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 55-57 |
| 00:03 | Houston | George Cabot steals it from Ulysses Brady | 55-57 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:01 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski is hacked by Ulysses Brady in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ulysses Brady, team foul #5 | 55-57 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski runs out the clock | 55-57 |