| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Timpson (fresh) SG - Shawn Bartlow (fresh) SF - Richard Marine (fresh) PF - Chris Marshall (fresh) C - James Perkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fresh) SG - Steve Montgomery (fresh) SF - Thomas Bell (fresh) PF - James Renken (fresh) C - Lonnie Paris (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | James Renken wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:32 | Houston | Lonnie Paris banks in the layup | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | UTEP | James Perkins is hacked by Lonnie Paris - foul #1 on Lonnie Paris, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | UTEP | Chris Marshall is called for a charge - foul #1 on Chris Marshall, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Houston | Fang Wang is hacked by Shawn Bartlow in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shawn Bartlow, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:29 | Houston | Fang Wang comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | UTEP | Chris Marshall snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:23 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow is fouled on the floor by Steve Montgomery - foul #1 on Steve Montgomery, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:18 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow is fouled on the floor by Steve Montgomery - foul #2 on Steve Montgomery, team foul #3 | 0-2 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Jackson (SG) Steve Montgomery | |
| 18:04 | UTEP | James Timpson drills a 3 from straight away set up by Shawn Bartlow | 3-2 |
| 17:49 | Houston | James Renken double dribbles | 3-2 |
| 17:37 | UTEP | Chris Marshall knocks in the runner in the paint | 5-2 |
| 17:18 | Houston | Lonnie Paris is fouled on the floor by James Timpson - foul #1 on James Timpson, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| 17:09 | Houston | Thomas Bell misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Chris Marshall - foul #2 on Chris Marshall, team foul #4 | 5-2 |
| Subs | UTEP | Frank Parker (PF) Chris Marshall | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 17:09 | Houston | Thomas Bell misses the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:09 | Houston | Thomas Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:57 | UTEP | James Timpson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 16:56 | UTEP | Frank Parker snags the offensive board | 5-3 |
| 16:48 | UTEP | James Timpson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 5-3 |
| 16:47 | Houston | Thomas Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 16:44 | Houston | Christopher Jackson double dribbles in the backcourt | 5-3 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (PG), Milton Hefner (C) Fang Wang, Lonnie Paris | |
| 16:16 | UTEP | James Perkins misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Milton Hefner - foul #1 on Milton Hefner, team foul #4 | 5-3 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Kennedy (SF), Garf Glomski (C) Thomas Bell, James Renken | |
| 16:16 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 16:16 | UTEP | James Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 16:16 | UTEP | Frank Parker gets the offensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 15:59 | UTEP | James Perkins drills a jump hook from the right block | 8-3 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Timpson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Shawn Bartlow (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Marine (fresh) PF - Frank Parker (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Perkins (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Carmelo Fuentes (fresh) SG - Christopher Jackson (fairly fresh) SF - Frank Kennedy (fresh) PF - Milton Hefner (fresh) C - Garf Glomski (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Houston | Frank Kennedy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-3 |
| 15:51 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Jackson | 8-3 |
| 15:37 | Houston | Christopher Jackson misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right side | 8-3 |
| 15:36 | UTEP | James Perkins pulls down the rebound | 8-3 |
| 15:20 | UTEP | James Perkins is fouled on the floor by Garf Glomski - foul #1 on Garf Glomski, team foul #5 | 8-3 |
| Subs | UTEP | Raymond Eaton (SG) Shawn Bartlow | |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), Thomas Bell (SF), James Renken (PF), Lonnie Paris (C) Christopher Jackson, Frank Kennedy, Milton Hefner, Garf Glomski | |
| 15:01 | UTEP | James Timpson loses the ball out of bounds | 8-3 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes (PF) Frank Parker | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 14:42 | Houston | James Timpson steps in front of the Lonnie Paris pass | 8-3 |
| 14:39 | UTEP | James Timpson lays it in | 10-3 |
| 14:30 | Houston | Fang Wang comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-3 |
| 14:28 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes can't tip it in | 10-3 |
| 14:26 | UTEP | James Perkins snags the defensive board | 10-3 |
| 14:01 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 10-3 |
| 13:59 | Houston | Thomas Bell gets the rebound | 10-3 |
| 13:37 | Houston | Fang Wang hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Renken | 10-6 |
| 13:30 | UTEP | James Timpson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Renken - foul #1 on James Renken, team foul #6 | 10-6 |
| Subs | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow (SG), Frank Parker (PF) Raymond Eaton, Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Houston | Garf Glomski (SG), Frank Kennedy (SF), Milton Hefner (PF) Carmelo Fuentes, Thomas Bell, James Renken | |
| 13:30 | UTEP | James Timpson makes the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 13:30 | UTEP | James Timpson misses the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 13:30 | UTEP | James Timpson makes the 3rd free throw | 12-6 |
| 13:28 | Houston | Garf Glomski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-6 |
| 13:12 | UTEP | James Timpson scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Frank Parker | 14-6 |
| 13:00 | Houston | Frank Kennedy misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-6 |
| 12:58 | UTEP | James Perkins gets the rebound | 14-6 |
| 12:51 | UTEP | Richard Marine is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Richard Marine, team foul #5 | 14-6 |
| Subs | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg (PG) James Timpson | |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Jackson (SG) Lonnie Paris | |
| 12:32 | Houston | Christopher Jackson scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Fang Wang | 14-8 |
| 12:17 | UTEP | Richard Marine knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mario Ellenburg | 16-8 |
| 12:01 | Houston | Fang Wang is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Frank Kennedy | 16-11 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Mario Ellenburg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shawn Bartlow (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Marine (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Frank Parker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Perkins (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Kennedy (fresh) PF - Milton Hefner (fresh) C - Garf Glomski (fresh) | |
| 11:54 | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Frank Parker | 18-11 |
| 11:37 | Houston | Milton Hefner clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 18-11 |
| 11:36 | UTEP | James Perkins snags the defensive board | 18-11 |
| 11:31 | UTEP | Richard Marine clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 18-11 |
| 11:29 | Houston | Milton Hefner grabs the defensive rebound | 18-11 |
| 11:14 | Houston | Fang Wang misses the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Mario Ellenburg - foul #1 on Mario Ellenburg, team foul #6 | 18-11 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Timpson (PG), Charles Barry (SG), Raymond Eaton (SF), Sammie Rhodes (PF), William Hubbard (C) Mario Ellenburg, Shawn Bartlow, Richard Marine, Frank Parker, James Perkins | |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (SG), Thomas Bell (SF), James Renken (PF), Lonnie Paris (C) Christopher Jackson, Frank Kennedy, Milton Hefner, Garf Glomski | |
| 11:14 | Houston | Fang Wang misses the 1st free throw | 18-11 |
| 11:14 | Houston | Fang Wang misses the 2nd free throw | 18-11 |
| 11:14 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Lonnie Paris | 18-11 |
| 10:57 | Houston | Lonnie Paris blows the layup | 18-11 |
| 10:55 | UTEP | William Hubbard grabs the board | 18-11 |
| 10:36 | UTEP | William Hubbard loses the dribble to James Renken | 18-11 |
| 10:13 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes misses badly on a floater from the right side | 18-11 |
| 10:12 | Houston | James Renken pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-11 |
| 09:57 | Houston | James Renken misses the easy layup | 18-11 |
| 09:55 | Houston | James Renken snags the offensive board | 18-11 |
| 09:46 | Houston | Lonnie Paris can't connect on an uncontested turnaround in the lane | 18-11 |
| 09:44 | UTEP | James Timpson grabs the defensive rebound | 18-11 |
| 09:29 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 18-11 |
| 09:27 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes tips it back up and in | 20-11 |
| 09:11 | Houston | Lonnie Paris connects on the runner from the right block | 20-13 |
| 08:54 | UTEP | James Timpson is hacked by Fang Wang - foul #1 on Fang Wang, team foul #7 | 20-13 |
| Subs | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow (SG), Richard Marine (SF), Frank Parker (PF), James Perkins (C) Charles Barry, Raymond Eaton, Sammie Rhodes, William Hubbard | |
| Subs | Houston | Garf Glomski (PG), Christopher Jackson (SG), Frank Kennedy (SF), Milton Hefner (PF), Robert Preusser (C) Fang Wang, Carmelo Fuentes, Thomas Bell, James Renken, Lonnie Paris | |
| 08:54 | UTEP | James Timpson makes the 1st free throw | 21-13 |
| 08:54 | UTEP | James Timpson misses the 2nd free throw | 21-13 |
| 08:54 | Houston | Milton Hefner grabs the defensive rebound | 21-13 |
| 08:38 | Houston | Christopher Jackson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 21-13 |
| 08:37 | UTEP | Frank Parker gets the rebound | 21-13 |
| 08:18 | UTEP | James Perkins drills a floater near the basket | 23-13 |
| 07:57 | Houston | Garf Glomski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-13 |
| Subs | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg (PG), Raymond Eaton (SG) James Timpson, Shawn Bartlow | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Bell (SF), James Renken (PF) Frank Kennedy, Robert Preusser | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Mario Ellenburg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Eaton (fresh) SF - Richard Marine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Parker (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - James Perkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Garf Glomski (fresh) SG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Bell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Renken (fresh) 2 reb. C - Milton Hefner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:48 | UTEP | Richard Marine comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 23-13 |
| 07:47 | UTEP | Richard Marine snags the offensive board | 23-13 |
| 07:34 | UTEP | Raymond Eaton's floater is tipped away by James Renken | 23-13 |
| 07:32 | Houston | James Renken grabs the defensive rebound | 23-13 |
| 07:15 | Houston | James Renken misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Frank Parker - foul #1 on Frank Parker, team foul #7 | 23-13 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (SG) Richard Marine | |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (PG), Robert Preusser (C) Garf Glomski, Milton Hefner | |
| 07:15 | Houston | James Renken makes the 1st free throw | 23-14 |
| 07:15 | Houston | James Renken makes the 2nd free throw | 23-15 |
| 07:00 | UTEP | James Perkins misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Preusser - foul #1 on Robert Preusser, team foul #8 | 23-15 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes (PF) Frank Parker | |
| Subs | Houston | Lonnie Paris (C) Robert Preusser | |
| 07:00 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 24-15 |
| 07:00 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 25-15 |
| 06:57 | Houston | Raymond Eaton is called for the reach on Thomas Bell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raymond Eaton, team foul #8 | 25-15 |
| 06:57 | Houston | Thomas Bell makes the 1st free throw | 25-16 |
| 06:57 | Houston | Thomas Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 25-16 |
| 06:57 | UTEP | James Perkins pulls down the rebound | 25-16 |
| 06:37 | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Lonnie Paris - foul #2 on Lonnie Paris, team foul #9 | 25-16 |
| Subs | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow (SG), Richard Marine (SF) Charles Barry, Raymond Eaton | |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Kennedy (PF), Robert Preusser (C) James Renken, Lonnie Paris | |
| 06:37 | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg makes the 1st free throw | 26-16 |
| 06:37 | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg misses the 2nd free throw | 26-16 |
| 06:37 | Houston | Frank Kennedy gets the rebound | 26-16 |
| 06:23 | Houston | Robert Preusser's pass is intercepted by Richard Marine | 26-16 |
| 05:57 | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg connects on the runner near the basket | 28-16 |
| 05:41 | Houston | Christopher Jackson misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-16 |
| 05:39 | UTEP | James Perkins snags the defensive board | 28-16 |
| 05:20 | UTEP | James Perkins misses the easy layup | 28-16 |
| 05:19 | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg gets the offensive rebound | 28-16 |
| 05:03 | UTEP | James Perkins blows the layup but he's hacked by Robert Preusser - foul #2 on Robert Preusser, team foul #10 | 28-16 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (SG), Raymond Eaton (SF), Frank Parker (PF) Shawn Bartlow, Richard Marine, Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), Garf Glomski (SG), James Renken (PF), Milton Hefner (C) Carmelo Fuentes, Christopher Jackson, Frank Kennedy, Robert Preusser | |
| 05:03 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 29-16 |
| 05:03 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 30-16 |
| 04:49 | Houston | James Renken drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Fang Wang | 30-18 |
| 04:31 | UTEP | Raymond Eaton drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Mario Ellenburg | 32-18 |
| 04:12 | Houston | Fang Wang hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway in the paint | 32-18 |
| 04:11 | Houston | Garf Glomski can't tip it in | 32-18 |
| 04:09 | Houston | James Renken tips it home | 32-20 |
| 03:52 | UTEP | Raymond Eaton hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Charles Barry | 34-20 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Mario Ellenburg (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Barry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Eaton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank Parker (tiring) 3 reb. C - James Perkins (tired) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Garf Glomski (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Renken (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Milton Hefner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:50 | Houston | Garf Glomski travels in the backcourt | 34-20 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Timpson (PG), Chris Marshall (PF), William Hubbard (C) Mario Ellenburg, Frank Parker, James Perkins | |
| Subs | Houston | Steve Montgomery (SG), Lonnie Paris (C) Garf Glomski, Thomas Bell | |
| 03:28 | UTEP | Raymond Eaton misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 34-20 |
| 03:26 | Houston | Steve Montgomery pulls down the rebound | 34-20 |
| 03:06 | Houston | Milton Hefner misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Chris Marshall - foul #3 on Chris Marshall, team foul #9 | 34-20 |
| Subs | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow (SG), Richard Marine (SF), Sammie Rhodes (PF) Charles Barry, Raymond Eaton, Chris Marshall | |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (PG) Fang Wang | |
| 03:06 | Houston | Milton Hefner makes the 1st free throw | 34-21 |
| 03:06 | Houston | Milton Hefner makes the 2nd free throw | 34-22 |
| 02:50 | UTEP | Richard Marine is hacked by Milton Hefner - foul #2 on Milton Hefner, team foul #11 | 34-22 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Bell (SF) Milton Hefner | |
| 02:50 | UTEP | Richard Marine makes the 1st free throw | 35-22 |
| 02:50 | UTEP | Richard Marine misses the 2nd free throw | 35-22 |
| 02:50 | Houston | Steve Montgomery pulls down the rebound | 35-22 |
| 02:39 | Houston | James Renken banks in the layup on a nice dish by Steve Montgomery and he's hacked by Richard Marine - foul #2 on Richard Marine, team foul #10 | 35-24 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Kennedy (SF) Thomas Bell | |
| 02:39 | Houston | James Renken makes the free throw | 35-25 |
| 02:23 | UTEP | Richard Marine misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Lonnie Paris - foul #3 on Lonnie Paris, team foul #12 | 35-25 |
| Subs | UTEP | Frank Parker (PF) Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Houston | Garf Glomski (PF), Robert Preusser (C) James Renken, Lonnie Paris | |
| 02:23 | UTEP | Richard Marine makes the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 02:23 | UTEP | Richard Marine makes the 2nd free throw | 37-25 |
| 02:07 | Houston | Frank Kennedy banks in the wide open layup set up by Steve Montgomery | 37-27 |
| 01:46 | UTEP | Steve Montgomery picks off the pass by Shawn Bartlow | 37-27 |
| 01:43 | Houston | Steve Montgomery lays it up and in | 37-29 |
| 01:21 | UTEP | James Timpson knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-29 |
| 01:17 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes travels in the backcourt | 40-29 |
| Subs | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg (PG), Charles Barry (SG), Raymond Eaton (SF), Sammie Rhodes (PF), James Perkins (C) James Timpson, Shawn Bartlow, Richard Marine, Frank Parker, William Hubbard | |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), Thomas Bell (SF), James Renken (PF) Carmelo Fuentes, Frank Kennedy, Garf Glomski | |
| 01:08 | UTEP | Charles Barry misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-29 |
| 01:06 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes hits the follow up shot | 42-29 |
| 00:43 | Houston | Sammie Rhodes steals it from James Renken | 42-29 |
| 00:24 | UTEP | Charles Barry misses the shot from the right side | 42-29 |
| 00:23 | Houston | James Renken gets the rebound | 42-29 |
| 00:21 | Houston | Fang Wang is hacked by Mario Ellenburg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mario Ellenburg, team foul #11 | 42-29 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Jackson (SG), Milton Hefner (C) Steve Montgomery, Robert Preusser | |
| 00:21 | Houston | Fang Wang makes the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 00:21 | Houston | Fang Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 00:02 | UTEP | James Perkins hits a turnaround in the lane | 44-31 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Fang Wang misses the fullcourt shot | 44-31 |