| Lineup | Houston | PG - Harold Clingerman (fresh) SG - Johnny Thorn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Angel Bruno (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Spier (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Kress (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Franks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - John Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Angel Bruno inbounds the ball | 21-39 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Houston | Angel Bruno drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Harold Clingerman | 24-39 |
| 19:17 | UTEP | Robert Spier is called for the reach on Jonathan Blackmon - foul #3 on Robert Spier, team foul #1 | 24-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Stachowski (PF) Robert Spier | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 18:59 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-39 |
| 18:58 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-39 |
| 18:41 | UTEP | Charles Franks scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ray Smith | 24-42 |
| 18:23 | Houston | Angel Bruno misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the baseline | 24-42 |
| 18:21 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon grabs the defensive rebound | 24-42 |
| 17:58 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales comes up short on the runner from close range | 24-42 |
| 17:57 | Houston | Donald Stachowski gets the rebound | 24-42 |
| 17:30 | Houston | Angel Bruno is hacked by John Thomas - foul #2 on John Thomas, team foul #1 | 24-42 |
| 17:22 | Houston | Angel Bruno misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-42 |
| 17:20 | Houston | James Kress tips it back up and in | 26-42 |
| 17:08 | UTEP | Charles Franks misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Johnny Thorn - foul #1 on Johnny Thorn, team foul #2 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | David Heidel (SF) Ray Smith | |
| 17:08 | UTEP | Charles Franks makes the 1st free throw | 26-43 |
| 17:08 | UTEP | Charles Franks makes the 2nd free throw | 26-44 |
| 16:47 | Houston | Angel Bruno makes the jumper from the right block | 28-44 |
| 16:29 | UTEP | Donald Stachowski is called for the reach on Salvador Gonzales - foul #1 on Donald Stachowski, team foul #3 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Armando Rodriguez (PG), Kevin Wardle (C) Harold Clingerman, James Kress | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo (PF), Terry Bowman (C) Jonathan Blackmon, John Thomas | |
| 16:13 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Charles Franks | 28-46 |
| 15:55 | Houston | Angel Bruno banks in the wide open layup set up by Johnny Thorn out of the doubleteam | 30-46 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Johnny Thorn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Angel Bruno (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Stachowski (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Kevin Wardle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Franks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Heidel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Bowman (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:37 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 30-48 |
| 15:26 | Houston | Kevin Wardle misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-48 |
| 15:24 | UTEP | Charles Franks gets the rebound | 30-48 |
| 15:08 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Kevin Wardle - foul #1 on Kevin Wardle, team foul #4 | 30-48 |
| Subs | Houston | William Gouin (PG), Harold Clingerman (SG), Robert Spier (PF), James Kress (C) Johnny Thorn, Angel Bruno, Donald Stachowski, Kevin Wardle | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Whitehead (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SG), Ray Smith (SF), John Thomas (C) Salvador Gonzales, Charles Franks, David Heidel, Terry Bowman | |
| 15:08 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 30-49 |
| 15:08 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo misses the 2nd free throw | 30-49 |
| 15:08 | Houston | James Kress grabs the defensive rebound | 30-49 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 14:58 | Houston | James Kress buries a jumper from the right wing | 32-49 |
| 14:38 | UTEP | James Whitehead hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdelal | 32-52 |
| 14:25 | Houston | Robert Spier drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-52 |
| 14:18 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 35-52 |
| 14:16 | UTEP | Ray Smith tips it home | 35-54 |
| 14:05 | Houston | Robert Spier clanks a 3 from the left corner | 35-54 |
| 14:04 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo snags the defensive board | 35-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 13:39 | UTEP | John Thomas is fouled on the floor by William Gouin - foul #4 on William Gouin, team foul #5 | 35-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Angel Bruno (SF) William Gouin | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), Charles Franks (SG), Jonathan Blackmon (PF) James Whitehead, Dikembe Abdelal, Alfredo Gallo | |
| 13:19 | UTEP | Charles Franks drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Salvador Gonzales | 35-56 |
| 13:12 | Houston | Angel Bruno can't connect on a runner near the basket | 35-56 |
| 13:10 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to James Kress | 35-56 |
| 13:04 | Houston | James Kress knocks in the shot in the lane | 37-56 |
| 12:40 | UTEP | Charles Franks clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Spier - foul #4 on Robert Spier, team foul #6 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Johnny Thorn (SG), Donald Stachowski (PF), Kevin Wardle (C) Armando Rodriguez, Robert Spier, James Kress | |
| Subs | UTEP | Terry Bowman (C) John Thomas | |
| 12:40 | UTEP | Charles Franks makes the 1st free throw | 37-57 |
| 12:40 | UTEP | Charles Franks makes the 2nd free throw | 37-58 |
| 12:24 | Houston | Johnny Thorn splits the doubleteam and buries a runner in the lane | 39-58 |
| 12:06 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Harold Clingerman - foul #2 on Harold Clingerman, team foul #7 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | David Heidel (SF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Ray Smith, Terry Bowman | |
| 12:06 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 39-59 |
| 12:06 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales makes the 2nd free throw | 39-60 |
| 11:51 | Houston | Johnny Thorn splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-60 |
| 11:49 | Houston | Donald Stachowski grabs the offensive rebound | 39-60 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Harold Clingerman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Johnny Thorn (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Angel Bruno (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Stachowski (fresh) 5 reb. C - Kevin Wardle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Franks (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Heidel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Houston | Angel Bruno misses long on a floater in the paint | 39-60 |
| 11:34 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon pulls down the rebound | 39-60 |
| 11:09 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jonathan Blackmon | 39-62 |
| 10:58 | Houston | David Heidel is called for the reach on Angel Bruno - foul #1 on David Heidel, team foul #2 | 39-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Armando Rodriguez (PG), James Kress (C) Harold Clingerman, Kevin Wardle | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal (SG), John Thomas (C) Charles Franks, Alfredo Gallo | |
| 10:46 | Houston | John Thomas swats the layup by Donald Stachowski | 39-62 |
| 10:45 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon grabs the board | 39-62 |
| 10:28 | UTEP | John Thomas's pass is intercepted by James Kress | 39-62 |
| 10:14 | Houston | Angel Bruno can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on David Heidel - foul #2 on David Heidel, team foul #3 | 39-62 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Whitehead (PG), Ray Smith (SF) Salvador Gonzales, David Heidel | |
| 10:14 | Houston | Angel Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 40-62 |
| 10:14 | Houston | Angel Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 41-62 |
| 09:53 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-62 |
| 09:52 | UTEP | Ray Smith grabs the offensive board | 41-62 |
| 09:37 | UTEP | James Whitehead is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on James Whitehead, team foul #4 | 41-62 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Franks (SG), Alfredo Gallo (PF) Dikembe Abdelal, Jonathan Blackmon | |
| 09:26 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Johnny Thorn | 43-62 |
| 09:13 | UTEP | Charles Franks clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-62 |
| 09:11 | Houston | Angel Bruno grabs the board | 43-62 |
| 09:06 | Houston | Johnny Thorn can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-62 |
| 09:04 | UTEP | John Thomas pulls down the rebound | 43-62 |
| 08:47 | UTEP | Charles Franks connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Thomas | 43-64 |
| 08:33 | Houston | Donald Stachowski can't finish the layup | 43-64 |
| 08:31 | Houston | James Kress snags the offensive board | 43-64 |
| 08:25 | Houston | James Kress can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-64 |
| 08:23 | Houston | Angel Bruno grabs the offensive rebound | 43-64 |
| 08:11 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Whitehead - foul #2 on James Whitehead, team foul #5 | 43-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Clingerman (SF), Keith Costello (PF) Angel Bruno, Donald Stachowski | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), Jonathan Blackmon (PF) James Whitehead, John Thomas | |
| 08:11 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 44-64 |
| 08:11 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 45-64 |
| 07:54 | UTEP | Charles Franks makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Ray Smith | 45-66 |
| 07:44 | Houston | Johnny Thorn misses long on a shot from the right wing | 45-66 |
| 07:42 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon gets the rebound | 45-66 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Armando Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Johnny Thorn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harold Clingerman (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Keith Costello (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Kress (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 20 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Franks (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ray Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. C - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon is hacked by James Kress - foul #3 on James Kress, team foul #8 | 45-66 |
| Subs | Houston | William Gouin (PG), Angel Bruno (SF), Robert Spier (PF), Kevin Wardle (C) Armando Rodriguez, Johnny Thorn, Keith Costello, James Kress | |
| Subs | UTEP | David Heidel (SF) Ray Smith | |
| 07:13 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon makes the 1st free throw | 45-67 |
| 07:13 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon makes the 2nd free throw | 45-68 |
| 06:55 | Houston | Kevin Wardle buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-68 |
| 06:36 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon scores on a turnaround in the lane | 48-70 |
| 06:29 | Houston | Harold Clingerman hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Angel Bruno | 51-70 |
| 06:11 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Franks | 51-72 |
| 06:04 | Houston | Alfredo Gallo swats the short shot by Angel Bruno | 51-72 |
| 06:02 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales snags the defensive board | 51-72 |
| 05:46 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo's layup is rejected by Kevin Wardle | 51-72 |
| 05:45 | Houston | Robert Spier grabs the defensive rebound | 51-72 |
| 05:41 | Houston | William Gouin loses the dribble to Alfredo Gallo | 51-72 |
| 05:24 | UTEP | Charles Franks drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-75 |
| 05:19 | Houston | Angel Bruno loses the dribble to Salvador Gonzales | 51-75 |
| 04:55 | UTEP | Harold Clingerman is called for the reach on Charles Franks - foul #3 on Harold Clingerman, team foul #9 | 51-75 |
| Subs | Houston | Armando Rodriguez (PG), Johnny Thorn (SG), Donald Stachowski (PF) William Gouin, Angel Bruno, Robert Spier | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Whitehead (PG), Terry Bowman (PF) Salvador Gonzales, Jonathan Blackmon | |
| 04:55 | UTEP | Charles Franks makes the 1st free throw | 51-76 |
| 04:55 | UTEP | Charles Franks misses the 2nd free throw | 51-76 |
| 04:55 | Houston | Kevin Wardle snags the defensive board | 51-76 |
| 04:37 | Houston | Johnny Thorn shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-76 |
| 04:35 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Alfredo Gallo | 51-76 |
| 04:29 | UTEP | Charles Franks misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-76 |
| 04:28 | UTEP | James Whitehead tips it back up and in | 51-78 |
| 04:21 | Houston | Donald Stachowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-78 |
| Subs | Houston | Keith Costello (PF) Kevin Wardle | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal (SG) Charles Franks | |
| 04:07 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Whitehead | 51-81 |
| 04:00 | Houston | Donald Stachowski connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Harold Clingerman | 53-81 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:36 | UTEP | James Whitehead misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-81 |
| 03:35 | Houston | Donald Stachowski snags the defensive board | 53-81 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Johnny Thorn (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harold Clingerman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Keith Costello (fresh) 3 pts. C - Donald Stachowski (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Whitehead (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Heidel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Bowman (fresh) 6 pts. C - Alfredo Gallo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:28 | Houston | Keith Costello buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Armando Rodriguez | 55-81 |
| 03:07 | UTEP | Terry Bowman is hacked by Donald Stachowski - foul #2 on Donald Stachowski, team foul #10 | 55-81 |
| Subs | Houston | Angel Bruno (SF) Johnny Thorn | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 03:07 | UTEP | Terry Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 55-82 |
| 03:07 | UTEP | Terry Bowman misses the 2nd free throw | 55-82 |
| 03:07 | Houston | Donald Stachowski grabs the defensive rebound | 55-82 |
| 02:59 | Houston | Donald Stachowski connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Harold Clingerman and the foul's on Dikembe Abdelal - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #6 | 57-82 |
| 02:59 | Houston | Donald Stachowski makes the free throw | 58-82 |
| 02:30 | UTEP | James Whitehead is fouled on the floor by Donald Stachowski - foul #3 on Donald Stachowski, team foul #11 | 58-82 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Wardle (C) Keith Costello | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 02:30 | UTEP | James Whitehead misses the 1st free throw | 58-82 |
| 02:30 | UTEP | James Whitehead makes the 2nd free throw | 58-83 |
| 02:21 | Houston | Harold Clingerman knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Armando Rodriguez | 61-83 |
| 02:02 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdelal | 61-85 |
| 01:50 | Houston | Dikembe Abdelal steals it from Kevin Wardle | 61-85 |
| 01:32 | UTEP | David Heidel's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Wardle | 61-85 |
| 01:31 | Houston | Angel Bruno pulls down the rebound | 61-85 |
| 01:10 | Houston | Alfredo Gallo blocks the short jumper by Harold Clingerman | 61-85 |
| 01:08 | UTEP | David Heidel snags the defensive board | 61-85 |
| 00:51 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo steps out of bounds on the sideline | 61-85 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:45 | Houston | Angel Bruno misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by David Heidel - foul #3 on David Heidel, team foul #7 | 61-85 |
| 00:45 | Houston | Angel Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 61-85 |
| 00:45 | Houston | Angel Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 62-85 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:21 | UTEP | David Heidel drills a fadeaway in the lane and the foul's on Angel Bruno - foul #3 on Angel Bruno, team foul #12 | 62-87 |
| 00:21 | UTEP | David Heidel makes the free throw | 62-88 |
| 00:13 | Houston | Kevin Wardle is fouled on the floor by Alfredo Gallo - foul #2 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #8 | 62-88 |
| Subs | Houston | Keith Costello (PF) Angel Bruno | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:13 | Houston | Kevin Wardle misses the 1st free throw | 62-88 |
| 00:13 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo snags the defensive board | 62-88 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | James Whitehead runs out the clock | 62-88 |