| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roy McCorkindale (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Owens (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Baran Zwilling (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gilberto Mancini (fresh) 14 pts. 11 reb. C - Don Scalf (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Luis Moran (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) SF - Bobby Hines (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kevin Bickford (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Bobby Hines inbounds the ball | 42-28 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez knocks in the jumper from the right block and he's hacked by Don Scalf - foul #1 on Don Scalf, team foul #1 | 42-30 |
| 19:49 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez makes the free throw | 42-31 |
| 19:33 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-31 |
| 19:32 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez pulls down the rebound | 42-31 |
| 19:27 | Houston | Luis Moran connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-34 |
| 19:14 | UTEP | Don Scalf is called for traveling | 42-34 |
| 18:56 | Houston | Kevin Bickford misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-34 |
| 18:55 | Houston | Michael Atwood misses the tip | 42-34 |
| 18:53 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale grabs the defensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 18:27 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Salvador Gonzalez - foul #3 on Salvador Gonzalez, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | Steve Merlino (PF) Salvador Gonzalez | |
| 18:27 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini misses the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 18:27 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 18:05 | Houston | Bobby Hines hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 18:04 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 18:00 | UTEP | Bobby Hines steals the ball from Baran Zwilling | 43-34 |
| 17:49 | Houston | The jump hook by Luis Moran is blocked by Gilberto Mancini | 43-34 |
| 17:47 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 17:37 | UTEP | Don Scalf can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Atwood - foul #2 on Michael Atwood, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| 17:37 | UTEP | Don Scalf makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 17:37 | UTEP | Don Scalf makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 17:16 | Houston | Luis Moran misses the 3 from the right corner | 45-34 |
| 17:15 | UTEP | Daniel Owens snags the defensive board | 45-34 |
| 16:55 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Baran Zwilling | 47-34 |
| 16:37 | Houston | Kevin Bickford misses the lay-in but the foul's on Don Scalf - foul #2 on Don Scalf, team foul #2 | 47-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (SG), Berdy Zywiec (SF), Laverne Voorhees (PF), Jeff Reese (C) Daniel Owens, Baran Zwilling, Gilberto Mancini, Don Scalf | |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Ruth (PG), David Brown (SG), Derrick Moose (SF) Luis Moran, Michael Atwood, Bobby Hines | |
| 16:37 | Houston | Kevin Bickford misses the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 16:37 | Houston | Kevin Bickford misses the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| 16:37 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees grabs the defensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 16:15 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 47-34 |
| 16:14 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Bickford | 47-34 |
| 16:00 | Houston | David Brown comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-34 |
| 15:59 | UTEP | Jeff Reese grabs the board | 47-34 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roy McCorkindale (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Yuan Sun (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Berdy Zywiec (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Laverne Voorhees (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Reese (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Steven Ruth (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derrick Moose (fresh) PF - Steve Merlino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Bickford (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:34 | UTEP | Steven Ruth is called for the reach on Laverne Voorhees - foul #2 on Steven Ruth, team foul #3 | 47-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Owens (SG) Roy McCorkindale | |
| Subs | Houston | Luis Moran (PG), Salvador Gonzalez (PF), Calvin Davis (C) Steven Ruth, Steve Merlino, Kevin Bickford | |
| 15:22 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees clanks a shot from the right block | 47-34 |
| 15:20 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez gets the rebound | 47-34 |
| 15:14 | Houston | Luis Moran can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-34 |
| 15:13 | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec gets the rebound | 47-34 |
| 15:08 | UTEP | Daniel Owens misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-34 |
| 15:06 | Houston | Calvin Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 14:59 | Houston | Derrick Moose is whistled for a carry | 47-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | Baran Zwilling (SF), Gilberto Mancini (PF), Don Scalf (C) Berdy Zywiec, Laverne Voorhees, Jeff Reese | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Atwood (SG), Bobby Hines (SF) David Brown, Derrick Moose | |
| 14:45 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 47-34 |
| 14:44 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini grabs the offensive board | 47-34 |
| 14:21 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Baran Zwilling | 49-34 |
| 14:03 | Houston | Bobby Hines is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Bobby Hines, team foul #4 | 49-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale (PG) Yuan Sun | |
| Subs | Houston | Steve Merlino (C) Calvin Davis | |
| 13:48 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Roy McCorkindale | 51-34 |
| 13:38 | Houston | Daniel Owens picks off the pass by Salvador Gonzalez | 51-34 |
| 13:28 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini misses long on a floater from the left side | 51-34 |
| 13:27 | UTEP | Daniel Owens can't tip it in | 51-34 |
| 13:25 | Houston | Steve Merlino gets the rebound | 51-34 |
| 13:20 | Houston | Michael Atwood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (SG) Daniel Owens | |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Ruth (PG), Kevin Bickford (C) Luis Moran, Steve Merlino | |
| 13:03 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale double dribbles | 51-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees (PF), Jeff Reese (C) Gilberto Mancini, Don Scalf | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 12:53 | Houston | Steven Ruth is called for 10 seconds | 51-34 |
| 12:42 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Yuan Sun | 53-34 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 12:23 | Houston | Kevin Bickford connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by Michael Atwood | 53-36 |
| 12:00 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees travels with the ball | 53-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Owens (SG), Berdy Zywiec (SF) Yuan Sun, Baran Zwilling | |
| Subs | Houston | Luis Moran (PG), David Brown (SG), Derrick Moose (SF), Steve Merlino (PF) Steven Ruth, Michael Atwood, Bobby Hines, Salvador Gonzalez | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roy McCorkindale (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Owens (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Berdy Zywiec (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Laverne Voorhees (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Reese (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Luis Moran (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derrick Moose (fresh) PF - Steve Merlino (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Bickford (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:48 | Houston | Steve Merlino is fouled on the floor by Berdy Zywiec - foul #1 on Berdy Zywiec, team foul #3 | 53-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini (PF), Don Scalf (C) Laverne Voorhees, Jeff Reese | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:37 | Houston | Kevin Bickford can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-36 |
| 11:35 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Bickford | 53-36 |
| 11:20 | Houston | Luis Moran comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-36 |
| 11:18 | UTEP | Don Scalf gets the rebound | 53-36 |
| 10:52 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG) Roy McCorkindale | |
| Subs | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez (PF) Kevin Bickford | |
| 10:39 | Houston | Steve Merlino makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Salvador Gonzalez and he's fouled by Don Scalf - foul #3 on Don Scalf, team foul #4 | 53-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Baran Zwilling (SF) Berdy Zywiec | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 10:39 | Houston | Steve Merlino misses the free throw | 53-38 |
| 10:39 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini gets the rebound | 53-38 |
| 10:18 | UTEP | Steve Merlino steals it from Daniel Owens | 53-38 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 10:05 | Houston | Steve Merlino drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by David Brown | 53-40 |
| 09:48 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini misses the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Derrick Moose - foul #1 on Derrick Moose, team foul #5 | 53-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale (PG), Jeff Reese (C) Daniel Owens, Don Scalf | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Atwood (SG), Bobby Hines (SF) David Brown, Derrick Moose | |
| 09:48 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 09:48 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini makes the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 09:27 | Houston | Baran Zwilling picks off the pass by Steve Merlino | 55-40 |
| 09:08 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 55-40 |
| 09:07 | UTEP | Jeff Reese misses the tip | 55-40 |
| 09:06 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez grabs the defensive rebound | 55-40 |
| 08:51 | Houston | Gilberto Mancini is called for the reach on Luis Moran - foul #2 on Gilberto Mancini, team foul #5 | 55-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Owens (SG), Berdy Zywiec (SF), Laverne Voorhees (PF) Yuan Sun, Baran Zwilling, Gilberto Mancini | |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Ruth (PG), Calvin Davis (PF), Kevin Bickford (C) Luis Moran, Salvador Gonzalez, Steve Merlino | |
| 08:37 | Houston | Michael Atwood drills a driving attempt in the lane | 55-42 |
| 08:17 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 55-42 |
| 08:16 | Houston | Bobby Hines pulls down the rebound | 55-42 |
| 08:01 | Houston | Roy McCorkindale takes the ball from Steven Ruth | 55-42 |
| 07:32 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-42 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roy McCorkindale (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Owens (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Berdy Zywiec (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Laverne Voorhees (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Reese (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Steven Ruth (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Hines (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Calvin Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Bickford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:26 | Houston | Calvin Davis can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Berdy Zywiec - foul #2 on Berdy Zywiec, team foul #6 | 57-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Baran Zwilling (SF), Don Scalf (C) Roy McCorkindale, Berdy Zywiec, Jeff Reese | |
| Subs | Houston | Luis Moran (PG) Steven Ruth | |
| 07:26 | Houston | Calvin Davis misses the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 07:26 | Houston | Calvin Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 07:11 | UTEP | Kevin Bickford blocks the short jumper by Don Scalf | 57-43 |
| 07:09 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Don Scalf | 57-43 |
| 06:56 | UTEP | Daniel Owens knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-43 |
| 06:52 | Houston | Michael Atwood is fouled on the floor by Daniel Owens - foul #2 on Daniel Owens, team foul #7 | 60-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Frenette (SG) Daniel Owens | |
| Subs | Houston | David Brown (SF), Salvador Gonzalez (PF) Bobby Hines, Calvin Davis | |
| 06:52 | Houston | Michael Atwood misses the 1st free throw | 60-43 |
| 06:52 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees grabs the defensive rebound | 60-43 |
| 06:42 | UTEP | Charles Frenette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini (PF) Laverne Voorhees | |
| Subs | Houston | Derrick Moose (SF) Michael Atwood | |
| 06:19 | Houston | Luis Moran connects on the turnaround in the paint | 60-45 |
| 06:03 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini can't connect on a shot near the basket | 60-45 |
| 06:02 | Houston | Kevin Bickford pulls down the rebound | 60-45 |
| 05:53 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez comes up short on the floater from the left side | 60-45 |
| 05:51 | UTEP | Don Scalf gets the rebound | 60-45 |
| 05:31 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 60-45 |
| 05:30 | Houston | David Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 05:21 | Houston | Luis Moran misses long on a shot from the left side | 60-45 |
| 05:19 | Houston | Kevin Bickford can't tip it in | 60-45 |
| 05:18 | UTEP | Don Scalf grabs the defensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 04:49 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-45 |
| 04:36 | Houston | Charles Frenette steps in front of the Kevin Bickford pass | 62-45 |
| 04:36 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale (PG), Daniel Owens (SG) Yuan Sun, Charles Frenette | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Atwood (SG), Bobby Hines (SF) David Brown, Derrick Moose | |
| 04:14 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-45 |
| 04:12 | Houston | Kevin Bickford gets the rebound | 62-45 |
| 03:57 | Houston | Bobby Hines hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 62-45 |
| 03:55 | UTEP | Don Scalf grabs the board | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:37 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Daniel Owens | 64-45 |
| 03:18 | Houston | Bobby Hines drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-48 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roy McCorkindale (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Owens (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Baran Zwilling (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gilberto Mancini (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 14 reb. C - Don Scalf (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Luis Moran (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Hines (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Bickford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:06 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale's pass is intercepted by Salvador Gonzalez | 64-48 |
| 02:47 | Houston | Kevin Bickford connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Luis Moran | 64-50 |
| 02:35 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Daniel Owens and he's hacked by Bobby Hines - foul #2 on Bobby Hines, team foul #6 | 66-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Charles Frenette (SG), Laverne Voorhees (PF), Jeff Reese (C) Roy McCorkindale, Daniel Owens, Gilberto Mancini, Don Scalf | |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Ruth (PG), David Brown (SG), Derrick Moose (SF), Steve Merlino (PF), Calvin Davis (C) Luis Moran, Michael Atwood, Bobby Hines, Salvador Gonzalez, Kevin Bickford | |
| 02:35 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling makes the free throw | 67-50 |
| 02:26 | Houston | Steve Merlino hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 67-50 |
| 02:24 | UTEP | Yuan Sun pulls down the rebound | 67-50 |
| 02:10 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling is fouled on the floor by Steve Merlino - foul #3 on Steve Merlino, team foul #7 | 67-50 |
| 02:10 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling makes the 1st free throw | 68-50 |
| 02:10 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling makes the 2nd free throw | 69-50 |
| 01:53 | Houston | Steven Ruth misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Yuan Sun - foul #2 on Yuan Sun, team foul #8 | 69-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec (SF) Baran Zwilling | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:53 | Houston | Steven Ruth makes the 1st free throw | 69-51 |
| 01:53 | Houston | Steven Ruth makes the 2nd free throw | 69-52 |
| 01:42 | UTEP | Yuan Sun is fouled on the floor by Steven Ruth - foul #3 on Steven Ruth, team foul #8 | 69-52 |
| 01:42 | UTEP | Yuan Sun makes the 1st free throw | 70-52 |
| 01:42 | UTEP | Yuan Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 71-52 |
| 01:23 | Houston | Calvin Davis clanks a floater from the right side | 71-52 |
| 01:21 | UTEP | Jeff Reese grabs the board | 71-52 |
| 01:00 | UTEP | Yuan Sun is hacked by Steven Ruth - foul #4 on Steven Ruth, team foul #9 | 71-52 |
| 01:00 | UTEP | Yuan Sun makes the 1st free throw | 72-52 |
| 01:00 | UTEP | Yuan Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 73-52 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Houston | Derrick Moose drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Ruth | 73-55 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | UTEP | Steve Merlino swats the layup by Laverne Voorhees | 73-55 |
| 00:32 | Houston | Derrick Moose gets the rebound | 73-55 |
| 00:26 | Houston | Calvin Davis clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-55 |
| 00:24 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees grabs the board | 73-55 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Yuan Sun runs out the clock | 73-55 |