| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Cantwell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Nash (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Philip Kelley (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Kenneth Rushton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Blake Cline (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Russell Houghton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Minard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Norman Shover (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Paul Dunn inbounds the ball | 37-25 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Houston | Russell Houghton steps in front of the Robert Cantwell pass in the backcourt | 37-25 |
| 19:46 | UTEP | Michael Nash is called for the reach on Michael Minard - foul #2 on Michael Nash, team foul #1 | 37-25 |
| 19:29 | UTEP | Michael Minard lays it up and in | 37-27 |
| 19:13 | Houston | Paul Dunn hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-27 |
| 19:12 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Philip Kelley | 37-27 |
| 18:54 | Houston | Philip Kelley comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 37-27 |
| 18:53 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Russell Houghton | 37-27 |
| 18:34 | UTEP | Michael Minard is whistled for a carry | 37-27 |
| 18:32 | Houston | Kenneth Rushton is called for the reach on Robert Cantwell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Rushton, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Viator (PG), Damon Drucker (SG) Kenneth Rushton, Blake Cline | |
| 18:15 | Houston | Paul Dunn scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-27 |
| 18:01 | UTEP | Russell Houghton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-27 |
| Subs | Houston | John Galaviz (SF), Brian Jackson (PF), David Green (C) Paul Dunn, Michael Nash, Philip Kelley | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sidney Rickman (SF), Elmer Harris (PF), James Smith (C) Russell Houghton, Michael Minard, Norman Shover | |
| 17:38 | Houston | John Galaviz hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 40-27 |
| 17:37 | UTEP | Elmer Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 40-27 |
| 17:32 | UTEP | Sidney Rickman buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Smith | 40-30 |
| 17:17 | Houston | Robert Cantwell double dribbles | 40-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Zhuang Xue (PG), Alfred Amos (SF) Robert Cantwell, Edward Castrejon | |
| Subs | UTEP | Blake Cline (SG) Damon Drucker | |
| 16:59 | UTEP | Sidney Rickman knocks in the shot from the left block | 40-32 |
| 16:57 | Houston | Alfred Amos is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 40-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Nash (PF), Philip Kelley (C) Brian Jackson, David Green | |
| Subs | UTEP | Russell Houghton (SF) Sidney Rickman | |
| 16:52 | UTEP | Russell Houghton scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from James Viator | 40-34 |
| 16:31 | Houston | Michael Nash misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 40-34 |
| 16:30 | UTEP | Elmer Harris pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 16:06 | UTEP | Elmer Harris makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Smith | 40-37 |
| 16:03 | Houston | John Galaviz is hacked by James Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Castrejon (SG), Paul Dunn (SF) John Galaviz, Alfred Amos | |
| Subs | UTEP | Damon Drucker (PG), Sidney Rickman (SG), Michael Minard (PF), Norman Shover (C) James Viator, Blake Cline, Elmer Harris, James Smith | |
| 15:48 | Houston | Edward Castrejon knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-37 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Zhuang Xue (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Nash (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Philip Kelley (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Damon Drucker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sidney Rickman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Russell Houghton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Minard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Norman Shover (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:29 | UTEP | Damon Drucker clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-37 |
| 15:27 | Houston | Michael Nash grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 15:24 | Houston | Zhuang Xue's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (PG), Brian Jackson (PF), David Green (C) Zhuang Xue, Michael Nash, Philip Kelley | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton (PG) Russell Houghton | |
| 15:05 | UTEP | Norman Shover misses the easy layup | 43-37 |
| 15:04 | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton tips it home | 43-39 |
| 14:43 | Houston | Robert Cantwell steps out of bounds on the baseline | 43-39 |
| Subs | Houston | John Galaviz (SG) Edward Castrejon | |
| Subs | UTEP | Phillip Hills (SF), Frank Willison (PF) Sidney Rickman, Michael Minard | |
| 14:29 | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton is called for traveling | 43-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Zhuang Xue (SF) Paul Dunn | |
| Subs | UTEP | Blake Cline (SG) Damon Drucker | |
| 14:14 | Houston | John Galaviz misses short on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Blake Cline - foul #3 on Blake Cline, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Kelley (C) David Green | |
| Subs | UTEP | Russell Houghton (SF), Elmer Harris (C) Phillip Hills, Norman Shover | |
| 14:14 | Houston | John Galaviz makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 14:14 | Houston | John Galaviz makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 14:05 | UTEP | Russell Houghton is hacked by Zhuang Xue - foul #1 on Zhuang Xue, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Nash (PF) Brian Jackson | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 13:52 | UTEP | Russell Houghton misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Philip Kelley - foul #1 on Philip Kelley, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Castrejon (SG) Zhuang Xue | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 13:52 | UTEP | Russell Houghton makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 13:52 | UTEP | Russell Houghton misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 13:52 | Houston | Philip Kelley grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 13:36 | Houston | John Galaviz misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-40 |
| 13:34 | UTEP | Russell Houghton grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 13:25 | UTEP | Elmer Harris scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Blake Cline | 45-42 |
| 13:06 | Houston | Philip Kelley makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert Cantwell | 48-42 |
| 12:52 | UTEP | Russell Houghton scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 48-44 |
| 12:50 | Houston | Blake Cline takes the ball from John Galaviz in the backcourt | 48-44 |
| 12:37 | UTEP | Blake Cline is called for traveling | 48-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Zhuang Xue (PG), George Turman (SG), Paul Dunn (SF), Brian Jackson (PF), David Green (C) Robert Cantwell, Edward Castrejon, John Galaviz, Michael Nash, Philip Kelley | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Viator (PG), Damon Drucker (SG), Sidney Rickman (SF), Michael Minard (PF), James Smith (C) Kenneth Rushton, Blake Cline, Russell Houghton, Frank Willison, Elmer Harris | |
| 12:15 | Houston | Brian Jackson hits a jumper from the left side | 50-44 |
| 11:59 | UTEP | James Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 11:57 | Houston | Zhuang Xue gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| 11:53 | Houston | Zhuang Xue banks in the layup set up by George Turman and he's fouled by James Viator - foul #1 on James Viator, team foul #4 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Norman Shover (C) James Smith | |
| 11:53 | Houston | Zhuang Xue misses the free throw | 52-44 |
| 11:53 | UTEP | Michael Minard gets the rebound | 52-44 |
| 11:28 | UTEP | Norman Shover comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-44 |
| 11:27 | Houston | David Green gets the rebound | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Zhuang Xue (fresh) 4 pts. SG - George Turman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brian Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - David Green (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Viator (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Damon Drucker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Rickman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Minard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Norman Shover (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Houston | Paul Dunn is hacked by James Viator - foul #2 on James Viator, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Castrejon (SG), Michael Nash (PF), Philip Kelley (C) George Turman, Brian Jackson, David Green | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton (PG), Phillip Hills (SF) Damon Drucker, Sidney Rickman | |
| 10:54 | Houston | Paul Dunn is fouled on the floor by Phillip Hills - foul #2 on Phillip Hills, team foul #6 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Houston | George Turman (PG), John Galaviz (SF) Zhuang Xue, Paul Dunn | |
| Subs | UTEP | Blake Cline (SG), Russell Houghton (SF), Frank Willison (PF) James Viator, Phillip Hills, Michael Minard | |
| 10:32 | Houston | Edward Castrejon knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Philip Kelley | 55-44 |
| 10:17 | UTEP | Russell Houghton clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 55-44 |
| 10:16 | UTEP | Russell Houghton tips it in | 55-46 |
| 09:53 | Houston | Philip Kelley buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-46 |
| 09:33 | UTEP | Blake Cline clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-46 |
| 09:32 | Houston | The rebound goes to Philip Kelley | 58-46 |
| 09:16 | Houston | Edward Castrejon is fouled on the floor by Frank Willison - foul #1 on Frank Willison, team foul #7 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (PG), Paul Dunn (SF), Brian Jackson (PF), David Green (C) George Turman, John Galaviz, Michael Nash, Philip Kelley | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Viator (PG), Damon Drucker (SG), Sidney Rickman (SF), Michael Minard (PF), Elmer Harris (C) Kenneth Rushton, Blake Cline, Russell Houghton, Frank Willison, Norman Shover | |
| 09:16 | Houston | Edward Castrejon misses the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 09:16 | UTEP | Elmer Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 58-46 |
| 08:53 | UTEP | Damon Drucker misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-46 |
| 08:52 | Houston | Paul Dunn snags the defensive board | 58-46 |
| 08:33 | Houston | Brian Jackson banks in the layup and he's hacked by Elmer Harris - foul #1 on Elmer Harris, team foul #8 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Zhuang Xue (SG) Edward Castrejon | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 08:33 | Houston | Brian Jackson makes the free throw | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 08:20 | UTEP | James Viator clanks a shot from the left side | 61-46 |
| 08:18 | Houston | Brian Jackson gets the rebound | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 07:54 | Houston | Zhuang Xue hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 61-46 |
| 07:53 | Houston | David Green snags the offensive board | 61-46 |
| 07:35 | Houston | Brian Jackson misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 61-46 |
| 07:33 | Houston | Zhuang Xue tips it but misses | 61-46 |
| 07:32 | UTEP | Elmer Harris pulls down the rebound | 61-46 |
| 07:20 | UTEP | James Viator clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-46 |
| 07:18 | Houston | Brian Jackson grabs the board | 61-46 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Cantwell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Zhuang Xue (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Paul Dunn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brian Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - David Green (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Viator (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Damon Drucker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Rickman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Minard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Elmer Harris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Houston | Michael Minard takes the ball from David Green | 61-46 |
| 06:42 | UTEP | James Viator comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-46 |
| 06:40 | UTEP | Michael Minard pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-46 |
| 06:33 | UTEP | Sidney Rickman knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from James Viator | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 06:15 | Houston | Robert Cantwell scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Green | 63-49 |
| 06:10 | UTEP | Zhuang Xue is called for the reach on Damon Drucker - foul #2 on Zhuang Xue, team foul #4 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Houston | George Turman (PG), Edward Castrejon (SG), John Galaviz (SF), Michael Nash (PF), Philip Kelley (C) Robert Cantwell, Zhuang Xue, Paul Dunn, Brian Jackson, David Green | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton (PG), Blake Cline (SG), Russell Houghton (SF), Frank Willison (PF), Norman Shover (C) James Viator, Damon Drucker, Sidney Rickman, Michael Minard, Elmer Harris | |
| 05:54 | UTEP | Norman Shover can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-49 |
| 05:53 | UTEP | Russell Houghton tips it but misses | 63-49 |
| 05:51 | Houston | Philip Kelley snags the defensive board | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:25 | Houston | Edward Castrejon is called for traveling | 63-49 |
| 05:13 | UTEP | George Turman takes the ball from Frank Willison | 63-49 |
| 04:51 | Houston | Edward Castrejon scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by George Turman | 65-49 |
| 04:36 | UTEP | Blake Cline hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Kenneth Rushton | 65-52 |
| 04:13 | Houston | Edward Castrejon is fouled on the floor by Blake Cline - foul #4 on Blake Cline, team foul #9 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (PG), Zhuang Xue (SF), Brian Jackson (PF), Kenneth Taylor (C) George Turman, John Galaviz, Michael Nash, Philip Kelley | |
| Subs | UTEP | Damon Drucker (SG), Phillip Hills (SF), Michael Minard (PF), James Smith (C) Blake Cline, Russell Houghton, Frank Willison, Norman Shover | |
| 04:13 | Houston | Edward Castrejon makes the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 04:13 | Houston | Edward Castrejon makes the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 04:06 | UTEP | James Smith drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-55 |
| 03:43 | Houston | Edward Castrejon connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Cantwell and the foul's on Damon Drucker - foul #2 on Damon Drucker, team foul #10 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Viator (PG) Kenneth Rushton | |
| 03:43 | Houston | Edward Castrejon makes the free throw | 70-55 |
| 03:25 | UTEP | James Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Brian Jackson - foul #3 on Brian Jackson, team foul #5 | 70-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Alfred Amos (SF) Edward Castrejon | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 03:25 | UTEP | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 03:25 | UTEP | James Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| 03:25 | Houston | Brian Jackson gets the rebound | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:58 | Houston | Zhuang Xue double dribbles | 70-56 |
| Subs | Houston | John Galaviz (SG) Robert Cantwell | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sidney Rickman (SG), Elmer Harris (PF) Damon Drucker, Michael Minard | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Zhuang Xue (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Galaviz (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Alfred Amos (fresh) PF - Brian Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Viator (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Sidney Rickman (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Phillip Hills (fresh) PF - Elmer Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 02:37 | UTEP | James Viator's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-56 |
| Subs | Houston | David Green (C) Kenneth Taylor | |
| Subs | UTEP | Frank Willison (PF) James Smith | |
| 02:18 | Houston | Brian Jackson scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Zhuang Xue | 72-56 |
| 01:59 | UTEP | John Galaviz is called for the reach on Sidney Rickman - foul #2 on John Galaviz, team foul #6 | 72-56 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Damon Drucker (SG), James Smith (C) Phillip Hills, Frank Willison | |
| 01:50 | UTEP | Elmer Harris clanks a fadeaway from close range | 72-56 |
| 01:48 | Houston | Zhuang Xue grabs the board | 72-56 |
| 01:26 | Houston | John Galaviz misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Damon Drucker - foul #3 on Damon Drucker, team foul #11 | 72-56 |
| 01:26 | Houston | John Galaviz makes the 1st free throw | 73-56 |
| 01:26 | Houston | John Galaviz makes the 2nd free throw | 74-56 |
| 01:17 | UTEP | Elmer Harris comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 74-56 |
| 01:16 | Houston | The rebound goes to Alfred Amos | 74-56 |
| 00:54 | Houston | John Galaviz hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 74-56 |
| 00:53 | UTEP | James Smith grabs the board | 74-56 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:46 | UTEP | James Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 74-56 |
| 00:44 | Houston | Brian Jackson pulls down the rebound | 74-56 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Houston | John Galaviz's fadeaway is rejected by Elmer Harris | 74-56 |
| 00:18 | UTEP | James Smith pulls down the rebound | 74-56 |
| 00:12 | UTEP | Elmer Harris blows the layup | 74-56 |
| 00:10 | Houston | Brian Jackson snags the defensive board | 74-56 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Zhuang Xue runs out the clock | 74-56 |