| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Arnold (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Cabot (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zlatko Mordarski (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dikembe Yusuf (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Permenter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ulysses Brady (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Porter Steinman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Melvin Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Cantrell (fresh) 2 blk. C - Mark Cummings (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Melvin Jones inbounds the ball | 25-21 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Houston | Melvin Jones scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 25-23 |
| 19:12 | UTEP | 3 seconds is called on Richard Arnold | 25-23 |
| 18:56 | Houston | Melvin Jones banks in the layup on a great pass from Ulysses Brady | 25-25 |
| 18:33 | UTEP | George Cabot comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 18:32 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter tips it but misses | 25-25 |
| 18:31 | Houston | Porter Steinman grabs the board | 25-25 |
| 18:11 | Houston | Ulysses Brady misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-25 |
| 18:10 | Houston | Mark Cummings snags the offensive board | 25-25 |
| 17:46 | Houston | Ulysses Brady is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Permenter - foul #3 on Kenneth Permenter, team foul #1 | 25-25 |
| 17:30 | Houston | Ulysses Brady throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-25 |
| 17:11 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Richard Arnold | 28-25 |
| 16:50 | Houston | Ulysses Brady scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Melvin Jones | 28-28 |
| 16:26 | UTEP | George Cabot comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 28-28 |
| 16:25 | Houston | Michael Cantrell grabs the defensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 16:08 | Houston | Melvin Jones misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 28-28 |
| 16:06 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Cummings | 28-28 |
| 15:42 | Houston | Melvin Jones misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Zlatko Mordarski - foul #2 on Zlatko Mordarski, team foul #2 | 28-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Maury (PG), Jeffrey Nolan (SG), Nelson Heaps (SF), Chad Smith (C) Richard Arnold, George Cabot, Zlatko Mordarski, Kenneth Permenter | |
| Subs | Houston | Jamie Lilly (PG), Rory Wymer (SG), Robert Lee (PF), Orlando Erickson (C) Ulysses Brady, Porter Steinman, Michael Cantrell, Mark Cummings | |
| 15:42 | Houston | Melvin Jones makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 15:42 | Houston | Melvin Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ronald Maury (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeffrey Nolan (fresh) SF - Nelson Heaps (fresh) PF - Dikembe Yusuf (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Chad Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jamie Lilly (fresh) SG - Rory Wymer (fresh) SF - Melvin Jones (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Lee (fresh) C - Orlando Erickson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:17 | UTEP | Jeffrey Nolan misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-30 |
| 15:16 | Houston | Melvin Jones grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 15:06 | Houston | Robert Lee clanks a driving attempt from close range | 28-30 |
| 15:05 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Dikembe Yusuf | 28-30 |
| 14:36 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-30 |
| 14:34 | UTEP | Chad Smith hits the follow up shot | 30-30 |
| 14:18 | Houston | Melvin Jones misses long on a jump hook from close range | 30-30 |
| 14:16 | Houston | Orlando Erickson gets the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 13:54 | Houston | Melvin Jones clanks a jumper in the lane | 30-30 |
| 13:52 | UTEP | Chad Smith snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 13:26 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 13:25 | Houston | Orlando Erickson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 13:05 | Houston | Jamie Lilly is hacked by Chad Smith - foul #1 on Chad Smith, team foul #3 | 30-30 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Arnold (PG), George Cabot (SG), Zlatko Mordarski (SF), David Bast (PF), Kenneth Permenter (C) Ronald Maury, Jeffrey Nolan, Nelson Heaps, Dikembe Yusuf, Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | Ulysses Brady (PG), Porter Steinman (SG), Jay Rector (SF), Michael Cantrell (PF), Mark Cummings (C) Jamie Lilly, Rory Wymer, Melvin Jones, Robert Lee, Orlando Erickson | |
| 12:41 | Houston | Zlatko Mordarski steals it from Ulysses Brady | 30-30 |
| 12:13 | UTEP | George Cabot misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 12:11 | Houston | Michael Cantrell gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 11:46 | Houston | Ulysses Brady connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Cantrell | 30-33 |
| 11:21 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 11:19 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter gets the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Arnold (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Cabot (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zlatko Mordarski (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Bast (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Permenter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ulysses Brady (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Porter Steinman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jay Rector (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Cantrell (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Cummings (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 10:58 | UTEP | George Cabot misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 10:57 | Houston | Mark Cummings pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 10:42 | Houston | Ulysses Brady clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-33 |
| 10:41 | Houston | Jay Rector tips it in | 30-35 |
| 10:23 | UTEP | George Cabot comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-35 |
| 10:21 | UTEP | David Bast grabs the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 10:01 | UTEP | George Cabot comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-35 |
| 09:59 | Houston | The rebound goes to Michael Cantrell | 30-35 |
| 09:43 | Houston | Mark Cummings hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 09:41 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 09:23 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 09:00 | Houston | Ulysses Brady hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 08:59 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 08:39 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter is hacked by Mark Cummings - foul #3 on Mark Cummings, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Maury (PG), Jeffrey Nolan (SG), Nelson Heaps (SF), Dikembe Yusuf (PF), Chad Smith (C) Richard Arnold, George Cabot, Zlatko Mordarski, David Bast, Kenneth Permenter | |
| Subs | Houston | Jamie Lilly (PG), Rory Wymer (SG), Melvin Jones (SF), Robert Lee (PF), Orlando Erickson (C) Ulysses Brady, Porter Steinman, Jay Rector, Michael Cantrell, Mark Cummings | |
| 08:26 | UTEP | Ronald Maury knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Nolan | 36-35 |
| 07:59 | Houston | Jamie Lilly is hacked by Dikembe Yusuf - foul #2 on Dikembe Yusuf, team foul #4 | 36-35 |
| 07:37 | Houston | Rory Wymer lays it in set up by Jamie Lilly and the foul's on Jeffrey Nolan - foul #2 on Jeffrey Nolan, team foul #5 | 36-37 |
| Subs | UTEP | George Cabot (SG), Zlatko Mordarski (SF), Kenneth Permenter (C) Jeffrey Nolan, Nelson Heaps, Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | Ulysses Brady (PG) Jamie Lilly | |
| 07:37 | Houston | Rory Wymer makes the free throw | 36-38 |
| 07:10 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 38-38 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ronald Maury (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - George Cabot (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zlatko Mordarski (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Dikembe Yusuf (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Permenter (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ulysses Brady (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rory Wymer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Melvin Jones (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Lee (fresh) C - Orlando Erickson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:41 | Houston | Rory Wymer loses the ball out of bounds | 38-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Arnold (PG) Ronald Maury | |
| Subs | Houston | Porter Steinman (SG), Michael Cantrell (PF), Mark Cummings (C) Rory Wymer, Robert Lee, Orlando Erickson | |
| 06:12 | UTEP | George Cabot makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Dikembe Yusuf | 41-38 |
| 05:52 | Houston | Michael Cantrell is hacked by Dikembe Yusuf - foul #3 on Dikembe Yusuf, team foul #6 | 41-38 |
| 05:34 | Houston | Ulysses Brady drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Porter Steinman | 41-41 |
| 05:08 | UTEP | George Cabot can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 05:06 | Houston | Mark Cummings snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 04:46 | Houston | Dikembe Yusuf steals the ball from Michael Cantrell | 41-41 |
| 04:24 | UTEP | George Cabot drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Zlatko Mordarski | 44-41 |
| 04:02 | Houston | Melvin Jones misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 44-41 |
| 04:00 | Houston | Mark Cummings can't tip it in | 44-41 |
| 03:59 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Richard Arnold | 44-41 |
| 03:54 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 03:52 | UTEP | George Cabot snags the offensive board | 44-41 |
| 03:33 | UTEP | Mark Cummings blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Permenter | 44-41 |
| 03:31 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf hits the follow up shot | 46-41 |
| 03:08 | Houston | Mark Cummings loses the dribble to George Cabot | 46-41 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Arnold (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Cabot (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zlatko Mordarski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Yusuf (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Permenter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ulysses Brady (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Porter Steinman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Melvin Jones (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Cantrell (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Cummings (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:45 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 46-41 |
| 02:43 | Houston | Melvin Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 02:22 | Houston | The jump hook by Mark Cummings is blocked by Zlatko Mordarski | 46-41 |
| 02:21 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 02:00 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Mark Cummings - foul #4 on Mark Cummings, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| 02:00 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 02:00 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:39 | Houston | Melvin Jones comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-41 |
| 01:38 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 01:13 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 48-41 |
| 01:11 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter tips it home | 50-41 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:54 | Houston | Mark Cummings travels with the ball | 50-41 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:53 | UTEP | George Cabot is hacked by Ulysses Brady in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ulysses Brady, team foul #3 | 50-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffrey Nolan (SG), Chad Smith (C) George Cabot, Kenneth Permenter | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:51 | UTEP | Jeffrey Nolan is hacked by Michael Cantrell - foul #2 on Michael Cantrell, team foul #4 | 50-41 |
| 00:50 | UTEP | Porter Steinman is called for the reach on Chad Smith - foul #1 on Porter Steinman, team foul #5 | 50-41 |
| 00:47 | UTEP | Michael Cantrell is called for the reach on Dikembe Yusuf - foul #3 on Michael Cantrell, team foul #6 | 50-41 |
| 00:45 | UTEP | Jeffrey Nolan is hacked by Mark Cummings - foul #5 on Mark Cummings, team foul #7 | 50-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | Orlando Erickson (C) Mark Cummings | |
| 00:45 | UTEP | Jeffrey Nolan makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 00:45 | UTEP | Jeffrey Nolan makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Houston | Melvin Jones hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Porter Steinman | 52-43 |
| 00:38 | UTEP | Jeffrey Nolan is hacked by Ulysses Brady in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ulysses Brady, team foul #8 | 52-43 |
| 00:38 | UTEP | Jeffrey Nolan makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 00:38 | UTEP | Jeffrey Nolan makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 00:31 | Houston | Ulysses Brady hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Cantrell | 54-46 |
| 00:31 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-46 |
| 00:28 | UTEP | Ulysses Brady is called for the reach on Zlatko Mordarski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ulysses Brady, team foul #9 | 54-46 |
| 00:28 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 00:28 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 00:24 | Houston | Melvin Jones drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Cantrell | 56-48 |
| 00:22 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski is fouled in the backcourt by Ulysses Brady - foul #5 on Ulysses Brady, team foul #10 | 56-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | Jamie Lilly (PG) Ulysses Brady | |
| 00:22 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 00:22 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:15 | Houston | Melvin Jones misses short on a turnaround from close range | 58-48 |
| 00:14 | Houston | Melvin Jones tips it in | 58-50 |
| 00:14 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-50 |
| 00:13 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski is hacked by Jamie Lilly in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jamie Lilly, team foul #11 | 58-50 |
| 00:13 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski misses the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:13 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:10 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | George Cabot (SG), Kenneth Permenter (C) Jeffrey Nolan, Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:06 | Houston | Porter Steinman hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jamie Lilly | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:05 | UTEP | Jamie Lilly is called for the reach on Richard Arnold in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jamie Lilly, team foul #12 | 59-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffrey Nolan (SG), Chad Smith (C) George Cabot, Kenneth Permenter | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:05 | UTEP | Richard Arnold misses the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:05 | UTEP | Richard Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Porter Steinman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-53 |