| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Douglas Bruner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roy Olsen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Larry Hartley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leon Davis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ty Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Larry Mahoney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Giardina (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Tyler (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Harold Griffin (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeff Johnston (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Larry Hartley inbounds the ball | 28-36 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | UTEP | Kevin Tyler steals the ball from Ty Jones | 28-36 |
| 19:35 | Houston | Jeff Johnston knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Larry Mahoney | 28-38 |
| 19:18 | UTEP | Douglas Bruner misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 28-38 |
| 19:16 | Houston | Kevin Tyler grabs the defensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 18:56 | Houston | Kevin Tyler misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Roy Olsen - foul #2 on Roy Olsen, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| 18:56 | Houston | Kevin Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 18:56 | Houston | Kevin Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 18:42 | UTEP | Larry Hartley misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 28-40 |
| 18:40 | Houston | Donald Giardina grabs the board | 28-40 |
| 18:36 | Houston | Larry Mahoney comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-40 |
| 18:34 | Houston | Donald Giardina pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 18:14 | Houston | Harold Griffin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-40 |
| 18:13 | UTEP | Ty Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 17:55 | UTEP | Douglas Bruner misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeff Johnston - foul #1 on Jeff Johnston, team foul #1 | 28-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Glen Barnes (SG), Tim Johnson (SF), Mario Melvin (PF), Billy Baldwin (C) Roy Olsen, Larry Hartley, Leon Davis, Ty Jones | |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (PG), Bart Brown (SG), John Rouleau (SF), Darrell Kuhn (PF), Michael Shipley (C) Larry Mahoney, Donald Giardina, Kevin Tyler, Harold Griffin, Jeff Johnston | |
| 17:55 | UTEP | Douglas Bruner makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 17:55 | UTEP | Douglas Bruner misses the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 17:55 | Houston | Michael Shipley grabs the board | 29-40 |
| 17:33 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn is whistled for traveling | 29-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Roy Olsen (SG) Douglas Bruner | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 17:18 | UTEP | Roy Olsen's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Eddie Wyatt | 29-40 |
| 17:17 | UTEP | Glen Barnes tips it home | 31-40 |
| 17:05 | Houston | John Rouleau makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Eddie Wyatt | 31-43 |
| 16:45 | UTEP | Roy Olsen buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Billy Baldwin | 34-43 |
| 16:21 | Houston | Michael Shipley is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-43 |
| 16:19 | Houston | John Rouleau misses the tip | 34-43 |
| 16:18 | UTEP | Billy Baldwin gets the rebound | 34-43 |
| 16:05 | UTEP | Billy Baldwin misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 34-43 |
| 16:03 | UTEP | Glen Barnes pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 15:54 | UTEP | Tim Johnson's floater is tipped away by Darrell Kuhn | 34-43 |
| 15:53 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn snags the defensive board | 34-43 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Tim Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roy Olsen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Glen Barnes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mario Melvin (fairly fresh) C - Billy Baldwin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eddie Wyatt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bart Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Rouleau (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Kuhn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Shipley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Houston | John Rouleau misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left wing | 34-43 |
| 15:34 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn grabs the offensive board | 34-43 |
| 15:19 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn misses the lay-in | 34-43 |
| 15:17 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn grabs the offensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 14:57 | Houston | John Rouleau hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Eddie Wyatt | 34-45 |
| 14:38 | UTEP | Mario Melvin clanks a 3 from the right corner | 34-45 |
| 14:37 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn grabs the board | 34-45 |
| 14:13 | Houston | Bart Brown hits the easy wide open finger roll | 34-47 |
| 13:57 | UTEP | Roy Olsen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-47 |
| 13:55 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Tim Johnson | 34-47 |
| 13:49 | UTEP | Tim Johnson blows the layup but he's fouled by Darrell Kuhn - foul #1 on Darrell Kuhn, team foul #2 | 34-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Douglas Bruner (PG), Larry Hartley (SF), James Goulart (PF), Ty Jones (C) Roy Olsen, Glen Barnes, Mario Melvin, Billy Baldwin | |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Mahoney (PG), Donald Giardina (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Harold Griffin (PF), Jeff Johnston (C) Eddie Wyatt, Bart Brown, John Rouleau, Darrell Kuhn, Michael Shipley | |
| 13:49 | UTEP | Tim Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 13:49 | UTEP | Tim Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 13:46 | Houston | Larry Hartley is called for the reach on Kevin Tyler in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Hartley, team foul #2 | 35-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Roy Olsen (SG) Tim Johnson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 13:32 | Houston | Kevin Tyler is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Mahoney | 35-50 |
| 13:18 | UTEP | Donald Giardina steals it from Larry Hartley | 35-50 |
| 13:04 | Houston | Harold Griffin misses the wide open runner from close range | 35-50 |
| 13:02 | Houston | Donald Giardina tips it but misses | 35-50 |
| 13:01 | UTEP | Douglas Bruner snags the defensive board | 35-50 |
| 12:41 | UTEP | Roy Olsen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-50 |
| 12:40 | Houston | Harold Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 12:31 | Houston | Harold Griffin drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Giardina | 35-53 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:12 | UTEP | Roy Olsen misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-53 |
| 12:10 | Houston | Kevin Tyler pulls down the rebound | 35-53 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:08 | Houston | Roy Olsen is called for the reach on Harold Griffin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roy Olsen, team foul #3 | 35-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Kaspar (PG), Leon Davis (PF) Douglas Bruner, James Goulart | |
| Subs | Houston | Emory Timmons (SG) Donald Giardina | |
| 11:46 | Houston | Harold Griffin clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-53 |
| 11:45 | Houston | Kevin Tyler tips it home | 35-55 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ronald Kaspar (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roy Olsen (tiring) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Larry Hartley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Leon Davis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ty Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Larry Mahoney (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Emory Timmons (fresh) SF - Kevin Tyler (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Griffin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeff Johnston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | UTEP | Ty Jones hits the finger roll set up by Larry Hartley and the foul's on Jeff Johnston - foul #2 on Jeff Johnston, team foul #3 | 37-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tim Johnson (SG) Roy Olsen | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Giardina (SG), John Rouleau (SF), Michael Johnson (C) Larry Mahoney, Kevin Tyler, Jeff Johnston | |
| 11:24 | UTEP | Ty Jones makes the free throw | 38-55 |
| 10:57 | Houston | Tim Johnson steals it from John Rouleau | 38-55 |
| 10:41 | UTEP | Leon Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | Douglas Bruner (PG), James Goulart (PF) Ronald Kaspar, Ty Jones | |
| Subs | Houston | Bart Brown (SG), Darrell Kuhn (PF) Donald Giardina, Harold Griffin | |
| 10:38 | Houston | Emory Timmons is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Bruner - foul #3 on Douglas Bruner, team foul #4 | 38-55 |
| 10:15 | Houston | Michael Johnson scores on a runner from the baseline set up by John Rouleau and he's hacked by Larry Hartley - foul #4 on Larry Hartley, team foul #5 | 38-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | Glen Barnes (SF), Ty Jones (C) Larry Hartley, Leon Davis | |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Mahoney (PG) Emory Timmons | |
| 10:15 | Houston | Michael Johnson makes the free throw | 38-58 |
| 09:52 | UTEP | Tim Johnson is hacked by Bart Brown - foul #1 on Bart Brown, team foul #4 | 38-58 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Shipley (C) Michael Johnson | |
| 09:38 | UTEP | James Goulart buries a fadeaway from the left side and he's hacked by Darrell Kuhn - foul #2 on Darrell Kuhn, team foul #5 | 40-58 |
| Subs | UTEP | Billy Baldwin (C) Ty Jones | |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (SG), Jeff Johnston (C) Bart Brown, John Rouleau | |
| 09:38 | UTEP | James Goulart makes the free throw | 41-58 |
| 09:36 | Houston | Tim Johnson is called for the reach on Larry Mahoney in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tim Johnson, team foul #6 | 41-58 |
| 09:17 | Houston | Jeff Johnston throws it down on a great pass from Darrell Kuhn | 41-60 |
| 09:06 | UTEP | James Goulart is whistled for a carry | 41-60 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Kaspar (PG), Roy Olsen (SG), Mario Melvin (SF) Douglas Bruner, Tim Johnson, Glen Barnes | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Giardina (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF) Eddie Wyatt, Darrell Kuhn | |
| 08:46 | Houston | Larry Mahoney is open and scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Shipley | 41-63 |
| 08:28 | UTEP | Ronald Kaspar is hacked by Michael Shipley - foul #2 on Michael Shipley, team foul #6 | 41-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Leon Davis (C) Billy Baldwin | |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (PG), Bart Brown (PF), Michael Johnson (C) Larry Mahoney, Michael Shipley, Jeff Johnston | |
| 08:20 | UTEP | Leon Davis misses the shot from the left wing | 41-63 |
| 08:18 | Houston | Kevin Tyler snags the defensive board | 41-63 |
| 08:00 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Giardina | 41-66 |
| 07:51 | UTEP | James Goulart hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Ronald Kaspar | 44-66 |
| 07:46 | Houston | Bart Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-66 |
| Subs | UTEP | Douglas Bruner (PG), Tim Johnson (SG), Larry Hartley (SF), Ty Jones (C) Ronald Kaspar, Roy Olsen, Mario Melvin, James Goulart | |
| Subs | Houston | Darrell Kuhn (SF), Harold Griffin (PF) Donald Giardina, Kevin Tyler | |
| 07:39 | UTEP | Tim Johnson misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-66 |
| 07:37 | Houston | The rebound goes to Bart Brown | 44-66 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Douglas Bruner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Tim Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Hartley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Leon Davis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ty Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eddie Wyatt (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bart Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Darrell Kuhn (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Harold Griffin (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:08 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Darrell Kuhn | 44-69 |
| 06:53 | UTEP | Larry Hartley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-69 |
| 06:51 | Houston | The rebound goes to Bart Brown | 44-69 |
| 06:33 | Houston | Harold Griffin is fouled on the floor by Tim Johnson - foul #2 on Tim Johnson, team foul #7 | 44-69 |
| Subs | UTEP | Mario Melvin (SG), Billy Baldwin (PF) Douglas Bruner, Leon Davis | |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Mahoney (PG), Emory Timmons (SG), Jeff Johnston (C) Eddie Wyatt, Bart Brown, Michael Johnson | |
| 06:33 | Houston | Harold Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 44-69 |
| 06:33 | UTEP | Ty Jones pulls down the rebound | 44-69 |
| 06:24 | UTEP | Mario Melvin misses the floater from the left wing | 44-69 |
| 06:22 | UTEP | Ty Jones tips it back up and in | 46-69 |
| 06:19 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-69 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Giardina (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF) Emory Timmons, Darrell Kuhn | |
| 06:12 | UTEP | Billy Baldwin can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 46-69 |
| 06:11 | UTEP | Billy Baldwin grabs the offensive rebound | 46-69 |
| 05:57 | UTEP | Larry Hartley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-69 |
| 05:55 | UTEP | Billy Baldwin tips it back up and in | 48-69 |
| 05:28 | Houston | Harold Griffin misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 48-69 |
| 05:27 | UTEP | Ty Jones grabs the board | 48-69 |
| 05:22 | UTEP | Larry Hartley connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 50-69 |
| 05:19 | Houston | Larry Mahoney double dribbles in the backcourt | 50-69 |
| Subs | UTEP | Douglas Bruner (PG), Glen Barnes (SG), James Goulart (PF) Tim Johnson, Mario Melvin, Ty Jones | |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (SG), John Rouleau (SF), Michael Shipley (PF) Donald Giardina, Kevin Tyler, Harold Griffin | |
| 05:04 | UTEP | James Goulart hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-69 |
| 04:57 | Houston | Glen Barnes steps in front of the Larry Mahoney pass in the backcourt | 53-69 |
| 04:54 | UTEP | James Goulart banks in the layup on a great pass from Glen Barnes | 55-69 |
| 04:39 | Houston | Glen Barnes swats the shot by John Rouleau | 55-69 |
| 04:38 | UTEP | Billy Baldwin grabs the defensive rebound | 55-69 |
| 04:32 | UTEP | James Goulart knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Billy Baldwin | 57-69 |
| 04:03 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-69 |
| 04:02 | UTEP | Billy Baldwin gets the rebound | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:42 | UTEP | James Goulart misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 57-69 |
| 03:41 | UTEP | Billy Baldwin grabs the offensive board | 57-69 |
| 03:28 | UTEP | Glen Barnes misses the shot from the right wing | 57-69 |
| 03:26 | Houston | Larry Mahoney grabs the defensive rebound | 57-69 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Douglas Bruner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Glen Barnes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Hartley (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Goulart (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. C - Billy Baldwin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Larry Mahoney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eddie Wyatt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Rouleau (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Shipley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeff Johnston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Houston | John Rouleau loses the dribble to James Goulart | 57-69 |
| 02:58 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-69 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tim Johnson (PG), Roy Olsen (SG), Mario Melvin (SF), Leon Davis (PF), Ty Jones (C) Douglas Bruner, Glen Barnes, Larry Hartley, James Goulart, Billy Baldwin | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Giardina (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Harold Griffin (PF), Darrell Kuhn (C) Eddie Wyatt, John Rouleau, Michael Shipley, Jeff Johnston | |
| 02:37 | UTEP | Leon Davis misses long on a floater in the paint | 57-69 |
| 02:36 | Houston | The rebound goes to Donald Giardina | 57-69 |
| 02:07 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ty Jones - foul #1 on Ty Jones, team foul #8 | 57-69 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Kaspar (PG), Glen Barnes (SF) Roy Olsen, Ty Jones | |
| Subs | Houston | Emory Timmons (PG), Bart Brown (SG), John Rouleau (SF), Michael Shipley (C) Larry Mahoney, Donald Giardina, Kevin Tyler, Harold Griffin | |
| 02:07 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn makes the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 02:07 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn misses the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 02:07 | UTEP | Mario Melvin gets the rebound | 57-70 |
| 02:00 | UTEP | Michael Shipley steals it from Ronald Kaspar | 57-70 |
| 01:45 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn buries a floater from the baseline | 57-72 |
| 01:23 | UTEP | John Rouleau picks off the pass by Glen Barnes | 57-72 |
| 01:05 | Houston | John Rouleau is fouled on the floor by Mario Melvin - foul #1 on Mario Melvin, team foul #9 | 57-72 |
| Subs | UTEP | Billy Baldwin (C) Ronald Kaspar | |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (PG) Emory Timmons | |
| 01:05 | Houston | John Rouleau makes the 1st free throw | 57-73 |
| 01:05 | Houston | John Rouleau makes the 2nd free throw | 57-74 |
| 00:56 | UTEP | Billy Baldwin comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 57-74 |
| 00:55 | UTEP | Mario Melvin misses the tip | 57-74 |
| 00:54 | UTEP | Billy Baldwin tips it but misses | 57-74 |
| 00:52 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn grabs the board | 57-74 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 57-74 |
| 00:22 | Houston | Bart Brown grabs the offensive board | 57-74 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt runs out the clock | 57-74 |