| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Cody Bowman (fresh) SG - Marion Gassaway (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Duane Raiford (fresh) PF - Fred Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Musgrove (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Juan Gonzalez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Tully (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joshua Gross (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - William Godfrey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Lawrence Goings inbounds the ball | 17-33 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Houston | Frank Tully drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Goings | 17-36 |
| 19:23 | UTEP | James Musgrove misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 17-36 |
| 19:22 | Houston | William Godfrey gets the rebound | 17-36 |
| 18:58 | Houston | Lawrence Goings comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 17-36 |
| 18:56 | UTEP | James Musgrove gets the rebound | 17-36 |
| 18:38 | UTEP | William Godfrey takes the ball from Marion Gassaway | 17-36 |
| 18:36 | Houston | Frank Tully is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Campbell - foul #1 on Fred Campbell, team foul #1 | 17-36 |
| 18:21 | Houston | William Godfrey is called for a charge - foul #1 on William Godfrey, team foul #1 | 17-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Peter Giroux (SF) Duane Raiford | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 17:58 | UTEP | Peter Giroux misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Lawrence Goings - foul #1 on Lawrence Goings, team foul #2 | 17-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Hugh Brown (SF), David Edgerly (C) Marion Gassaway, James Musgrove | |
| Subs | Houston | David Smith (PF) Joshua Gross | |
| 17:58 | UTEP | Peter Giroux makes the 1st free throw | 18-36 |
| 17:58 | UTEP | Peter Giroux makes the 2nd free throw | 19-36 |
| 17:47 | Houston | Frank Tully can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 19-36 |
| 17:46 | Houston | Lawrence Goings misses the tip | 19-36 |
| 17:45 | Houston | William Godfrey grabs the offensive board | 19-36 |
| 17:27 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez makes the wide open jumpshot from the left wing | 19-38 |
| 17:12 | UTEP | David Smith steps in front of the Peter Giroux pass | 19-38 |
| 16:59 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Goings | 19-41 |
| 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) | |
| 16:39 | UTEP | Frank Tully steals it from Cody Bowman | 19-41 |
| 16:35 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez banks in the layup set up by Frank Tully | 19-43 |
| 16:18 | UTEP | Cody Bowman is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Cody Bowman, team foul #2 | 19-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Simmons (PG), Marion Gassaway (SG), Duane Raiford (SF), James Musgrove (C) Cody Bowman, Peter Giroux, Hugh Brown, Fred Campbell | |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG), Joseph Hill (SG), Joshua Gross (SF), Gordon Janes (C) Juan Gonzalez, Frank Tully, Lawrence Goings, William Godfrey | |
| 15:50 | Houston | David Edgerly blocks the short jumper by David Smith | 19-43 |
| 15:49 | UTEP | James Musgrove gets the rebound | 19-43 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Simmons (fresh) SG - Marion Gassaway (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Duane Raiford (fresh) PF - David Edgerly (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - James Musgrove (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Curto (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Hill (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Gross (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Gordon Janes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | UTEP | Duane Raiford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Lee Foster (PF) David Edgerly | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Goings (SF) David Smith | |
| 15:17 | Houston | Joshua Gross misses the wide open fadeaway from the right block | 19-43 |
| 15:15 | UTEP | Lee Foster gets the rebound | 19-43 |
| 15:02 | UTEP | James Musgrove misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 19-43 |
| 15:01 | UTEP | Lee Foster grabs the offensive rebound | 19-43 |
| 14:48 | UTEP | Duane Raiford is fouled on the floor by Joseph Hill - foul #1 on Joseph Hill, team foul #3 | 19-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Peter Giroux (SF) Duane Raiford | |
| Subs | Houston | Juan Gonzalez (PG), Paul Erickson (C) Joseph Hill, Joshua Gross | |
| 14:40 | UTEP | Gordon Janes steals the ball from Lee Foster | 19-43 |
| 14:28 | Houston | Lee Foster denies the turnaround by Gordon Janes | 19-43 |
| 14:27 | UTEP | The rebound goes to James Musgrove | 19-43 |
| 14:15 | UTEP | Peter Giroux hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Paul Erickson - foul #1 on Paul Erickson, team foul #4 | 19-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Cody Bowman (PG), Hugh Brown (SF), Fred Campbell (PF), James Camp (C) Richard Simmons, Marion Gassaway, Lee Foster, James Musgrove | |
| Subs | Houston | William Godfrey (C) Paul Erickson | |
| 14:15 | UTEP | Peter Giroux makes the 1st free throw | 20-43 |
| 14:15 | UTEP | Peter Giroux makes the 2nd free throw | 21-43 |
| 13:57 | Houston | Lawrence Goings misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-43 |
| 13:56 | UTEP | James Camp snags the defensive board | 21-43 |
| 13:42 | UTEP | Hugh Brown scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Cody Bowman | 24-43 |
| 13:18 | Houston | William Godfrey knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Juan Gonzalez | 24-45 |
| 13:10 | UTEP | Fred Campbell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-45 |
| 13:08 | Houston | William Godfrey gets the rebound | 24-45 |
| 13:02 | Houston | Lawrence Goings is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 24-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Marion Gassaway (SG), Duane Raiford (SF), James Musgrove (C) Peter Giroux, Hugh Brown, James Camp | |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Hill (PG), Frank Tully (SG), Joshua Gross (SF), David Smith (PF) Juan Gonzalez, William Curto, Lawrence Goings, Gordon Janes | |
| 12:53 | UTEP | James Musgrove can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-45 |
| 12:51 | Houston | The rebound goes to William Godfrey | 24-45 |
| 12:31 | Houston | Frank Tully is hacked by Cody Bowman - foul #4 on Cody Bowman, team foul #3 | 24-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Simmons (PG) Cody Bowman | |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Erickson (C) William Godfrey | |
| 12:03 | Houston | David Smith hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Tully | 24-48 |
| 11:56 | UTEP | Richard Simmons can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 24-48 |
| 11:54 | Houston | Joshua Gross gets the rebound | 24-48 |
| 11:27 | Houston | Frank Tully knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Joseph Hill and the foul's on James Musgrove - foul #2 on James Musgrove, team foul #4 | 24-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | Hugh Brown (SF), David Edgerly (PF), Lee Foster (C) Duane Raiford, Fred Campbell, James Musgrove | |
| Subs | Houston | Juan Gonzalez (PG), Lawrence Goings (SF), Gordon Janes (C) Joseph Hill, Joshua Gross, Paul Erickson | |
| 11:27 | Houston | Frank Tully misses the free throw | 24-50 |
| 11:27 | UTEP | The rebound goes to David Edgerly | 24-50 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Simmons (fresh) SG - Marion Gassaway (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Hugh Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Edgerly (fresh) 4 reb. C - Lee Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Juan Gonzalez (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Tully (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - David Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Gordon Janes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:06 | UTEP | David Edgerly misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-50 |
| 11:04 | UTEP | Hugh Brown snags the offensive board | 24-50 |
| 10:49 | UTEP | Lee Foster misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-50 |
| 10:48 | Houston | Lawrence Goings snags the defensive board | 24-50 |
| 10:44 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Gordon Janes | 24-52 |
| 10:33 | UTEP | David Edgerly buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Richard Simmons | 27-52 |
| 10:11 | Houston | Frank Tully's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Peter Giroux (SG), Perry Harris (SF), Fred Campbell (PF), James Musgrove (C) Richard Simmons, Marion Gassaway, David Edgerly, Lee Foster | |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (SG), William Godfrey (C) Frank Tully, David Smith | |
| 09:52 | UTEP | Fred Campbell makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Perry Harris | 29-52 |
| 09:30 | Houston | Fred Campbell steals it from William Curto | 29-52 |
| 09:17 | UTEP | Peter Giroux hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 29-52 |
| 09:16 | Houston | William Godfrey snags the defensive board | 29-52 |
| 09:14 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez is fouled in the backcourt by Perry Harris - foul #1 on Perry Harris, team foul #5 | 29-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Simmons (PG), Duane Raiford (SF) Hugh Brown, Perry Harris | |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Gross (PF) Gordon Janes | |
| 08:59 | Houston | William Godfrey hits a floater near the basket set up by Juan Gonzalez | 29-54 |
| 08:43 | UTEP | Joshua Gross is called for the reach on Peter Giroux - foul #1 on Joshua Gross, team foul #5 | 29-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Perry Harris (SF), David Edgerly (PF), Lee Foster (C) Duane Raiford, Fred Campbell, James Musgrove | |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Hill (SG), David Smith (PF), Paul Erickson (C) Juan Gonzalez, Lawrence Goings, William Godfrey | |
| 08:34 | UTEP | David Edgerly comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-54 |
| 08:33 | Houston | David Smith snags the defensive board | 29-54 |
| 08:18 | Houston | David Smith misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 29-54 |
| 08:17 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Peter Giroux | 29-54 |
| 08:13 | UTEP | Peter Giroux scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-54 |
| 08:11 | Houston | Joshua Gross is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Simmons - foul #3 on Richard Simmons, team foul #6 | 32-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Marion Gassaway (SG), Duane Raiford (SF) Peter Giroux, Perry Harris | |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Tully (SG), Lawrence Goings (SF), William Godfrey (C) Joseph Hill, David Smith, Paul Erickson | |
| 07:42 | Houston | Frank Tully can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-54 |
| 07:41 | Houston | William Godfrey grabs the offensive board | 32-54 |
| 07:20 | Houston | Frank Tully comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-54 |
| 07:19 | Houston | Joshua Gross gets the offensive rebound | 32-54 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Simmons (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marion Gassaway (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Duane Raiford (fairly fresh) PF - David Edgerly (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Foster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Curto (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Tully (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lawrence Goings (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - Joshua Gross (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - William Godfrey (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 06:57 | Houston | Richard Simmons is called for the reach on Joshua Gross - foul #4 on Richard Simmons, team foul #7 | 32-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Hugh Brown (PG), Peter Giroux (SG), Perry Harris (SF), James Camp (C) Richard Simmons, Marion Gassaway, Duane Raiford, Lee Foster | |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Hill (PG), David Smith (PF), Gordon Janes (C) Frank Tully, Lawrence Goings, William Godfrey | |
| 06:57 | Houston | Joshua Gross misses the 1st free throw | 32-54 |
| 06:57 | UTEP | James Camp gets the rebound | 32-54 |
| 06:48 | UTEP | Gordon Janes steals the ball from David Edgerly | 32-54 |
| 06:23 | Houston | Perry Harris blocks the short jumper by Gordon Janes | 32-54 |
| 06:21 | UTEP | David Edgerly grabs the board | 32-54 |
| 06:17 | UTEP | Peter Giroux buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Hugh Brown | 34-54 |
| 06:13 | Houston | Gordon Janes double dribbles in the backcourt | 34-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Goings (SF) Joshua Gross | |
| 06:08 | UTEP | Perry Harris misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-54 |
| 06:06 | Houston | Gordon Janes gets the rebound | 34-54 |
| 05:47 | Houston | Lawrence Goings misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-54 |
| 05:45 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Hugh Brown | 34-54 |
| 05:31 | UTEP | Peter Giroux clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-54 |
| 05:29 | UTEP | Hugh Brown tips it home | 36-54 |
| 05:27 | Houston | Perry Harris is called for the reach on Joseph Hill in the backcourt - foul #2 on Perry Harris, team foul #8 | 36-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Simmons (PG) Perry Harris | |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Erickson (C) David Smith | |
| 05:27 | Houston | Joseph Hill makes the 1st free throw | 36-55 |
| 05:27 | Houston | Joseph Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 36-56 |
| 05:04 | UTEP | Peter Giroux comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-56 |
| 05:03 | Houston | Lawrence Goings grabs the board | 36-56 |
| 05:01 | Houston | Lawrence Goings is fouled in the backcourt by David Edgerly - foul #2 on David Edgerly, team foul #9 | 36-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Lee Foster (C) James Camp | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:01 | Houston | Lawrence Goings makes the 1st free throw | 36-57 |
| 05:01 | Houston | Lawrence Goings makes the 2nd free throw | 36-58 |
| 04:57 | UTEP | Richard Simmons double dribbles in the backcourt | 36-58 |
| 04:31 | Houston | Paul Erickson connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Gordon Janes | 36-60 |
| 04:18 | UTEP | Lee Foster hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-60 |
| 04:17 | Houston | Gordon Janes pulls down the rebound | 36-60 |
| 04:13 | Houston | Joseph Hill is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Simmons - foul #5 on Richard Simmons, team foul #10 | 36-60 |
| Subs | UTEP | Perry Harris (SF) Richard Simmons | |
| Subs | Houston | David Smith (PF) Gordon Janes | |
| 04:13 | Houston | Joseph Hill misses the 1st free throw | 36-60 |
| 04:13 | Houston | Joseph Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 36-61 |
| 03:55 | UTEP | Perry Harris can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Hill - foul #2 on Joseph Hill, team foul #6 | 36-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Camp (C) Lee Foster | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 03:55 | UTEP | Perry Harris makes the 1st free throw | 37-61 |
| 03:55 | UTEP | Perry Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 37-61 |
| 03:55 | Houston | Paul Erickson pulls down the rebound | 37-61 |
| 03:48 | Houston | David Smith knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from William Curto | 37-63 |
| 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) | |
| 03:37 | UTEP | James Camp hits a fadeaway from close range | 39-63 |
| 03:19 | Houston | Paul Erickson knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Hill and he's hacked by Perry Harris - foul #3 on Perry Harris, team foul #11 | 39-65 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Janes (C) Lawrence Goings | |
| 03:19 | Houston | Paul Erickson misses the free throw | 39-65 |
| 03:19 | UTEP | David Edgerly grabs the board | 39-65 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Hugh Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SG - Peter Giroux (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Perry Harris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Edgerly (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - James Camp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Curto (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Hill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Erickson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Gordon Janes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:11 | UTEP | James Camp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-65 |
| 03:09 | Houston | Paul Erickson gets the rebound | 39-65 |
| 02:57 | Houston | Perry Harris picks off the pass by David Smith | 39-65 |
| 02:44 | UTEP | Perry Harris hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-65 |
| 02:42 | UTEP | David Edgerly grabs the offensive rebound | 39-65 |
| 02:31 | UTEP | David Smith steps in front of the Peter Giroux pass | 39-65 |
| 02:13 | Houston | Paul Erickson misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 39-65 |
| 02:12 | Houston | William Curto pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-65 |
| 01:53 | Houston | Joseph Hill connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Curto | 39-67 |
| 01:44 | UTEP | David Smith steals the ball from James Camp | 39-67 |
| 01:19 | Houston | Joseph Hill misses long on an open jump hook from the baseline | 39-67 |
| 01:17 | UTEP | Perry Harris gets the rebound | 39-67 |
| 01:11 | UTEP | David Smith blocks the short jumper by Hugh Brown | 39-67 |
| 01:09 | UTEP | Hugh Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-67 |
| 01:00 | UTEP | Hugh Brown clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-67 |
| 00:58 | Houston | Paul Erickson gets the rebound | 39-67 |
| 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) | |
| 00:35 | Houston | David Smith can't finish the layup but the foul's on David Edgerly - foul #3 on David Edgerly, team foul #12 | 39-67 |
| Subs | UTEP | Lee Foster (C) James Camp | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:35 | Houston | David Smith misses the 1st free throw | 39-67 |
| 00:35 | Houston | David Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 39-67 |
| 00:35 | UTEP | David Edgerly snags the defensive board | 39-67 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | UTEP | David Edgerly blows the layup but the foul's on Joseph Hill - foul #3 on Joseph Hill, team foul #7 | 39-67 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Goings (SF) Paul Erickson | |
| 00:30 | UTEP | David Edgerly makes the 1st free throw | 40-67 |
| 00:30 | UTEP | David Edgerly makes the 2nd free throw | 41-67 |
| 00:00 | Houston | William Curto runs out the clock | 41-67 |