| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Renken (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Lonnie Paris (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Timpson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shawn Bartlow (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Marine (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. PF - Chris Marshall (fresh) 6 pts. 3 blk. C - James Perkins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Richard Marine inbounds the ball | 33-35 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:39 | UTEP | James Timpson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 19:38 | Houston | Lonnie Paris snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 19:16 | Houston | The short jumper by Thomas Bell is denied by Chris Marshall | 33-35 |
| 19:15 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 18:58 | UTEP | Lonnie Paris is called for the reach on James Timpson - foul #1 on Lonnie Paris, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| 18:53 | UTEP | James Perkins scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Chris Marshall | 33-37 |
| 18:37 | Houston | Chris Marshall swats the short shot by James Renken | 33-37 |
| 18:36 | UTEP | James Perkins gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 18:25 | UTEP | Chris Marshall comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by James Renken - foul #1 on James Renken, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (SG) Christopher Jackson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Raymond Eaton (SG) Shawn Bartlow | |
| 18:25 | UTEP | Chris Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 18:25 | UTEP | Chris Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 18:07 | Houston | Thomas Bell knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Lonnie Paris | 35-39 |
| 17:47 | UTEP | Chris Marshall lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Marine | 35-41 |
| 17:45 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Garf Glomski (SG), Frank Kennedy (SF), Milton Hefner (PF), Robert Preusser (C) Fang Wang, Thomas Bell, James Renken, Lonnie Paris | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 17:27 | UTEP | James Perkins misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert Preusser - foul #2 on Robert Preusser, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| 17:27 | UTEP | James Perkins misses the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 17:27 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 17:00 | Houston | Milton Hefner comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by James Timpson - foul #2 on James Timpson, team foul #1 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Jackson (SG) Robert Preusser | |
| Subs | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow (SG) Raymond Eaton | |
| 17:00 | Houston | Milton Hefner makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 17:00 | Houston | Milton Hefner misses the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 17:00 | UTEP | Chris Marshall pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| 16:42 | UTEP | Richard Marine is hacked by Garf Glomski - foul #1 on Garf Glomski, team foul #4 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Bell (SF), James Renken (PF) Carmelo Fuentes, Frank Kennedy | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 16:30 | UTEP | James Timpson knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Marine | 36-44 |
| 16:13 | Houston | Garf Glomski comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 36-44 |
| 16:11 | Houston | James Renken pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 15:55 | Houston | Christopher Jackson scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Thomas Bell | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Garf Glomski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Christopher Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Renken (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Milton Hefner (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Timpson (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shawn Bartlow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Marine (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. PF - Chris Marshall (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 5 blk. C - James Perkins (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | UTEP | James Perkins hits a runner from close range on a great pass from James Timpson | 39-46 |
| 15:17 | Houston | Milton Hefner lays it up and in | 41-46 |
| 15:10 | UTEP | James Timpson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-46 |
| 15:08 | Houston | James Renken snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 15:01 | Houston | Garf Glomski clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 41-46 |
| 15:00 | UTEP | James Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 14:48 | UTEP | Chris Marshall's floater is tipped away by James Renken | 41-46 |
| 14:46 | UTEP | James Perkins tips it home | 41-48 |
| 14:41 | Houston | Christopher Jackson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 14:40 | Houston | Garf Glomski snags the offensive board | 41-48 |
| 14:25 | Houston | Garf Glomski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), Steve Montgomery (SG), Frank Kennedy (PF), Lonnie Paris (C) Garf Glomski, Christopher Jackson, James Renken, Milton Hefner | |
| Subs | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg (PG), Charles Barry (SG), Raymond Eaton (SF), Frank Parker (PF), William Hubbard (C) James Timpson, Shawn Bartlow, Richard Marine, Chris Marshall, James Perkins | |
| 14:15 | UTEP | Thomas Bell steps in front of the Frank Parker pass | 41-48 |
| 13:48 | Houston | Frank Kennedy travels with the ball | 41-48 |
| Subs | Houston | James Renken (PF) Thomas Bell | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 13:35 | UTEP | Frank Kennedy swats the shot by Raymond Eaton | 41-48 |
| 13:34 | UTEP | Frank Parker gets the offensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 13:17 | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Charles Barry | 41-50 |
| 13:07 | Houston | Lonnie Paris drills a jump hook from the right block | 43-50 |
| 13:04 | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 43-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Bell (SF) Frank Kennedy | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes (PF), James Perkins (C) Frank Parker, William Hubbard | |
| 12:43 | Houston | Fang Wang scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Bell | 46-50 |
| 12:26 | UTEP | James Renken blocks the short jumper by James Perkins | 46-50 |
| 12:25 | Houston | James Renken grabs the board | 46-50 |
| 12:19 | Houston | Lonnie Paris misses short on an open shot from the left block | 46-50 |
| 12:17 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 11:58 | UTEP | Raymond Eaton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-50 |
| 11:57 | Houston | Steve Montgomery grabs the board | 46-50 |
| 11:55 | Houston | Fang Wang double dribbles in the backcourt | 46-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (PG), Frank Kennedy (PF), Robert Preusser (C) Fang Wang, James Renken, Lonnie Paris | |
| Subs | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow (SG), Richard Marine (SF), Chris Marshall (PF) Charles Barry, Raymond Eaton, James Perkins | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Carmelo Fuentes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steve Montgomery (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Bell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Preusser (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Mario Ellenburg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Bartlow (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Marine (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. PF - Chris Marshall (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 5 blk. C - Sammie Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:40 | UTEP | Carmelo Fuentes steps in front of the Mario Ellenburg pass | 46-50 |
| 11:37 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-50 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Frank Parker (PF), William Hubbard (C) Chris Marshall, Sammie Rhodes | |
| 11:32 | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Marine | 46-52 |
| 11:30 | Houston | Thomas Bell is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Bartlow - foul #2 on Shawn Bartlow, team foul #2 | 46-52 |
| 11:16 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 11:15 | UTEP | Frank Parker grabs the board | 46-52 |
| 10:56 | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg is fouled on the floor by Carmelo Fuentes - foul #3 on Carmelo Fuentes, team foul #5 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Houston | James Renken (PF) Frank Kennedy | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Timpson (PG), Chris Marshall (PF), James Perkins (C) Mario Ellenburg, Frank Parker, William Hubbard | |
| 10:47 | UTEP | James Perkins misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Preusser - foul #3 on Robert Preusser, team foul #6 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Milton Hefner (PF) James Renken | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 10:47 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 10:47 | UTEP | James Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 10:47 | Houston | The rebound goes to Milton Hefner | 46-53 |
| 10:30 | Houston | Robert Preusser misses the lay-in | 46-53 |
| 10:29 | UTEP | Chris Marshall pulls down the rebound | 46-53 |
| 10:08 | UTEP | James Timpson is hacked by Robert Preusser - foul #4 on Robert Preusser, team foul #7 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), Christopher Jackson (SG), Garf Glomski (PF), Lonnie Paris (C) Carmelo Fuentes, Steve Montgomery, Thomas Bell, Robert Preusser | |
| Subs | UTEP | Raymond Eaton (SG), Sammie Rhodes (C) Shawn Bartlow, James Perkins | |
| 10:08 | UTEP | James Timpson makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 10:08 | UTEP | James Timpson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 10:06 | Houston | Sammie Rhodes picks off the pass by Christopher Jackson in the backcourt | 46-55 |
| 09:55 | UTEP | Richard Marine misses the lay-in | 46-55 |
| 09:54 | UTEP | Richard Marine tips it in | 46-57 |
| 09:51 | Houston | Milton Hefner travels in the backcourt | 46-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Steve Montgomery (SG) Milton Hefner | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (SG) Richard Marine | |
| 09:33 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by James Timpson and he's hacked by Lonnie Paris - foul #2 on Lonnie Paris, team foul #8 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | William Hubbard (C) Chris Marshall | |
| 09:33 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes makes the free throw | 46-60 |
| 09:17 | Houston | Fang Wang is wide open but clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-60 |
| 09:16 | UTEP | William Hubbard gets the rebound | 46-60 |
| 09:00 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes travels with the ball | 46-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (PG), Frank Kennedy (SF), James Renken (PF) Fang Wang, Christopher Jackson, Garf Glomski | |
| Subs | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg (PG), Frank Parker (PF) James Timpson, Sammie Rhodes | |
| 08:44 | Houston | Frank Parker is called for the reach on James Renken - foul #1 on Frank Parker, team foul #3 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Marine (SF), James Perkins (C) Charles Barry, William Hubbard | |
| 08:38 | Houston | James Renken connects on the open runner from the right block on a great pass from Carmelo Fuentes | 48-60 |
| 08:21 | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg misses the jumper from the right side | 48-60 |
| 08:20 | Houston | James Renken gets the rebound | 48-60 |
| 08:18 | Houston | Frank Kennedy is fouled in the backcourt by Mario Ellenburg - foul #2 on Mario Ellenburg, team foul #4 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Milton Hefner (C) Lonnie Paris | |
| Subs | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow (SG) Raymond Eaton | |
| 08:03 | Houston | Steve Montgomery hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Frank Kennedy | 51-60 |
| 07:39 | UTEP | Steve Montgomery steals it from Shawn Bartlow | 51-60 |
| 07:36 | Houston | Steve Montgomery lays it up and in | 53-60 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Carmelo Fuentes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steve Montgomery (tiring) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Frank Kennedy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Renken (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Milton Hefner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Mario Ellenburg (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Bartlow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Marine (tiring) 8 pts. 3 stl. PF - Frank Parker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - James Perkins (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:14 | UTEP | James Perkins connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Mario Ellenburg | 53-62 |
| 06:51 | Houston | Steve Montgomery can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-62 |
| 06:49 | UTEP | Frank Parker grabs the board | 53-62 |
| 06:36 | UTEP | Frank Parker misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-62 |
| 06:35 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes snags the defensive board | 53-62 |
| 06:13 | Houston | Steve Montgomery can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 53-62 |
| 06:11 | UTEP | The rebound goes to James Perkins | 53-62 |
| 06:04 | UTEP | Richard Marine misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 53-62 |
| 06:02 | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg snags the offensive board | 53-62 |
| 05:51 | UTEP | Richard Marine comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 53-62 |
| 05:50 | UTEP | James Perkins grabs the offensive rebound | 53-62 |
| 05:41 | UTEP | James Perkins can't throw it down | 53-62 |
| 05:39 | Houston | Frank Kennedy gets the rebound | 53-62 |
| 05:39 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), Christopher Jackson (SG), Thomas Bell (SF), Garf Glomski (PF), Lonnie Paris (C) Carmelo Fuentes, Steve Montgomery, Frank Kennedy, James Renken, Milton Hefner | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Timpson (PG), Charles Barry (SG), Raymond Eaton (SF), Chris Marshall (PF), William Hubbard (C) Mario Ellenburg, Shawn Bartlow, Richard Marine, Frank Parker, James Perkins | |
| 05:37 | Houston | Charles Barry is called for the reach on Fang Wang in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Barry, team foul #5 | 53-62 |
| 05:27 | Houston | Fang Wang is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Thomas Bell | 56-62 |
| 05:10 | UTEP | James Timpson hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Eaton | 56-64 |
| 04:41 | Houston | Lonnie Paris's pass is intercepted by Chris Marshall | 56-64 |
| 04:20 | UTEP | Chris Marshall hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 56-64 |
| 04:19 | Houston | Christopher Jackson snags the defensive board | 56-64 |
| 04:14 | Houston | James Timpson takes the ball from Lonnie Paris | 56-64 |
| 04:00 | UTEP | William Hubbard hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Charles Barry | 56-66 |
| 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 fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:58 | Houston | Christopher Jackson is hacked by James Timpson in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Timpson, team foul #6 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Steve Montgomery (SG), James Renken (PF) Christopher Jackson, Garf Glomski | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Marine (SF), Sammie Rhodes (C) Charles Barry, William Hubbard | |
| 03:53 | Houston | Thomas Bell misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 56-66 |
| 03:52 | UTEP | Chris Marshall snags the defensive board | 56-66 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:29 | UTEP | James Timpson is hacked by Steve Montgomery - foul #4 on Steve Montgomery, team foul #9 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (PG), Milton Hefner (C) Fang Wang, Lonnie Paris | |
| Subs | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow (SG) Raymond Eaton | |
| 03:29 | UTEP | James Timpson makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 03:29 | UTEP | James Timpson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Carmelo Fuentes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steve Montgomery (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Bell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Renken (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Milton Hefner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Timpson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Bartlow (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Marine (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. PF - Chris Marshall (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 5 blk. 2 stl. C - Sammie Rhodes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Houston | Steve Montgomery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-68 |
| 02:51 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow connects on the floater from the left side set up by James Timpson | 56-70 |
| 02:34 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-70 |
| 02:15 | UTEP | Chris Marshall scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 59-72 |
| 01:56 | Houston | Thomas Bell lays it in uncontested | 61-72 |
| 01:29 | UTEP | James Timpson makes the jumpshot from the right side and he's fouled by Carmelo Fuentes - foul #4 on Carmelo Fuentes, team foul #10 | 61-74 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Jackson (SG), Frank Kennedy (SF), Garf Glomski (C) Steve Montgomery, Thomas Bell, James Renken | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (SG), Raymond Eaton (SF), Frank Parker (PF), William Hubbard (C) Shawn Bartlow, Richard Marine, Chris Marshall, Sammie Rhodes | |
| 01:29 | UTEP | James Timpson makes the free throw | 61-75 |
| 01:15 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-75 |
| 01:13 | Houston | Christopher Jackson snags the offensive board | 61-75 |
| 00:56 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 61-75 |
| 00:55 | UTEP | William Hubbard grabs the board | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:33 | UTEP | Raymond Eaton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-75 |
| 00:31 | UTEP | James Timpson grabs the offensive board | 61-75 |
| 00:06 | UTEP | Raymond Eaton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-75 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg (PG) James Timpson | |
| 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 fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:01 | Houston | Milton Hefner knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 63-75 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Mario Ellenburg runs out the clock | 63-75 |