| Lineup | Houston | PG - Juan Gonzalez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Tully (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joshua Gross (fresh) 7 pts. C - William Godfrey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Cody Bowman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marion Gassaway (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Duane Raiford (fresh) PF - Fred Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - James Musgrove (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Duane Raiford inbounds the ball | 32-36 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:51 | UTEP | Cody Bowman clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 32-36 |
| 19:50 | Houston | Joshua Gross pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 19:23 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Lawrence Goings and the foul's on Cody Bowman - foul #2 on Cody Bowman, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| 19:23 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez makes the free throw | 35-36 |
| 19:06 | UTEP | Duane Raiford comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 19:04 | UTEP | Fred Campbell snags the offensive board | 35-36 |
| 18:55 | UTEP | Cody Bowman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 18:54 | Houston | Lawrence Goings pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 18:40 | Houston | Lawrence Goings clanks a shot from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 18:39 | UTEP | Fred Campbell gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 18:17 | UTEP | Frank Tully is called for the reach on Duane Raiford - foul #1 on Frank Tully, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Houston | David Smith (PF) Joshua Gross | |
| Subs | UTEP | Peter Giroux (SG), Hugh Brown (SF), David Edgerly (C) Marion Gassaway, Duane Raiford, James Musgrove | |
| 18:01 | UTEP | Hugh Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-36 |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (SG) Frank Tully | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Simmons (PG) Cody Bowman | |
| 17:32 | Houston | David Edgerly steals the ball from Lawrence Goings | 35-36 |
| 17:16 | UTEP | Hugh Brown misses short on a jumper from the left block | 35-36 |
| 17:15 | UTEP | David Edgerly can't tip it in | 35-36 |
| 17:14 | Houston | The rebound goes to David Smith | 35-36 |
| 16:55 | Houston | William Godfrey banks in the layup and he's hacked by David Edgerly - foul #1 on David Edgerly, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Tully (SG), Joshua Gross (SF) Juan Gonzalez, Lawrence Goings | |
| Subs | UTEP | Cody Bowman (PG), Marion Gassaway (SG), James Musgrove (C) Richard Simmons, Hugh Brown, Fred Campbell | |
| 16:55 | Houston | William Godfrey makes the free throw | 38-36 |
| 16:44 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 38-36 |
| 16:43 | Houston | David Smith pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 16:38 | Houston | Frank Tully is fouled on the floor by Marion Gassaway - foul #3 on Marion Gassaway, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Janes (C) William Godfrey | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Simmons (SG), Perry Harris (SF) Marion Gassaway, Peter Giroux | |
| 16:15 | Houston | Gordon Janes hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 38-36 |
| 16:14 | Houston | Frank Tully hits the follow up shot | 40-36 |
| 15:55 | UTEP | James Musgrove is denied on a dunk by David Smith | 40-36 |
| 15:53 | Houston | Gordon Janes grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Curto (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Tully (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joshua Gross (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Smith (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Gordon Janes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Cody Bowman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Simmons (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Perry Harris (fresh) PF - David Edgerly (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - James Musgrove (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Houston | David Smith misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 15:28 | UTEP | James Musgrove snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 15:13 | UTEP | Perry Harris clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-36 |
| 15:11 | Houston | Joshua Gross grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 14:53 | Houston | Gordon Janes hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from William Curto | 42-36 |
| 14:38 | UTEP | Cody Bowman is hacked by William Curto - foul #2 on William Curto, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Juan Gonzalez (PG), Joseph Hill (SG), Lawrence Goings (SF), William Godfrey (C) William Curto, Frank Tully, Joshua Gross, David Smith | |
| Subs | UTEP | Peter Giroux (PG), Marion Gassaway (SG), Duane Raiford (SF), Fred Campbell (PF), Lee Foster (C) Cody Bowman, Richard Simmons, Perry Harris, David Edgerly, James Musgrove | |
| 14:32 | UTEP | Fred Campbell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 14:31 | Houston | The rebound goes to William Godfrey | 42-36 |
| 14:02 | Houston | William Godfrey buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Hill | 44-36 |
| 13:45 | UTEP | Peter Giroux's fadeaway is rejected by William Godfrey | 44-36 |
| 13:44 | Houston | Gordon Janes pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| 13:25 | Houston | Lawrence Goings can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 44-36 |
| 13:24 | Houston | Lawrence Goings misses the tip | 44-36 |
| 13:23 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| 13:05 | UTEP | Lawrence Goings is called for the reach on Duane Raiford - foul #2 on Lawrence Goings, team foul #3 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (SG), Joshua Gross (PF), Paul Erickson (C) Joseph Hill, Gordon Janes, William Godfrey | |
| Subs | UTEP | Cody Bowman (PG), Hugh Brown (SF), James Musgrove (C) Peter Giroux, Duane Raiford, Lee Foster | |
| 12:52 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway misses the lay-in | 44-36 |
| 12:51 | Houston | Paul Erickson grabs the board | 44-36 |
| 12:46 | Houston | Hugh Brown picks off the pass by Lawrence Goings in the backcourt | 44-36 |
| 12:33 | UTEP | William Curto takes the ball from Hugh Brown | 44-36 |
| 12:12 | Houston | Paul Erickson misses long on an open shot from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 12:11 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway grabs the board | 44-36 |
| 11:48 | UTEP | Fred Campbell's pass is intercepted by Joshua Gross | 44-36 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Juan Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Curto (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lawrence Goings (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joshua Gross (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Erickson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Cody Bowman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marion Gassaway (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Hugh Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fred Campbell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - James Musgrove (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Houston | Lawrence Goings buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Joshua Gross | 47-36 |
| 11:14 | UTEP | James Musgrove makes the fadeaway from the right side | 47-38 |
| 10:46 | Houston | Joshua Gross makes the wide open runner from the right block set up by William Curto | 49-38 |
| 10:25 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Cody Bowman | 49-40 |
| 09:56 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez's pass is intercepted by James Musgrove | 49-40 |
| 09:40 | UTEP | Hugh Brown misses the runner from the right block | 49-40 |
| 09:39 | Houston | Joshua Gross gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| 09:23 | Houston | Marion Gassaway picks off the pass by William Curto | 49-40 |
| 09:02 | UTEP | Hugh Brown hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Cody Bowman and the foul's on Paul Erickson - foul #1 on Paul Erickson, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Hill (PG), Frank Tully (SG), David Smith (PF), William Godfrey (C) Juan Gonzalez, William Curto, Joshua Gross, Paul Erickson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Simmons (PG), Peter Giroux (SG), Duane Raiford (SF), David Edgerly (C) Cody Bowman, Marion Gassaway, Fred Campbell, James Musgrove | |
| 09:02 | UTEP | Hugh Brown misses the free throw | 49-42 |
| 09:02 | Houston | William Godfrey grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 08:38 | Houston | Joseph Hill is wide open and slams it home on a nice dish by David Smith | 51-42 |
| 08:20 | UTEP | Lawrence Goings denies the turnaround by Peter Giroux | 51-42 |
| 08:19 | UTEP | David Edgerly snags the offensive board | 51-42 |
| 08:03 | UTEP | Duane Raiford hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 08:01 | Houston | William Godfrey grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 07:45 | Houston | Richard Simmons steals it from Frank Tully | 51-42 |
| 07:40 | UTEP | Richard Simmons banks in the layup | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Joseph Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Tully (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lawrence Goings (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Smith (fresh) 5 reb. C - William Godfrey (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Giroux (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Duane Raiford (fresh) PF - Hugh Brown (tiring) 5 pts. C - David Edgerly (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Houston | Duane Raiford steals the ball from Lawrence Goings in the backcourt | 51-44 |
| 07:37 | UTEP | Hugh Brown lays it up and in on a nice dish by Duane Raiford | 51-46 |
| 07:17 | Houston | William Godfrey makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Lawrence Goings | 53-46 |
| 06:56 | UTEP | Frank Tully steals the ball from Hugh Brown | 53-46 |
| 06:53 | Houston | Frank Tully lays it in | 55-46 |
| 06:46 | UTEP | Peter Giroux is called for traveling | 55-46 |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG), Gordon Janes (PF) Joseph Hill, David Smith | |
| Subs | UTEP | Cody Bowman (PG), Marion Gassaway (SG), Perry Harris (SF), Lee Foster (PF), James Camp (C) Richard Simmons, Peter Giroux, Duane Raiford, Hugh Brown, David Edgerly | |
| 06:44 | Houston | Lee Foster steals it from William Godfrey in the backcourt | 55-46 |
| 06:35 | UTEP | Lee Foster clanks a shot from the right side | 55-46 |
| 06:34 | UTEP | Lee Foster tips it in | 55-48 |
| 06:16 | Houston | Frank Tully can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-48 |
| 06:15 | UTEP | James Camp grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 06:08 | UTEP | Lee Foster is hacked by Lawrence Goings - foul #3 on Lawrence Goings, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Juan Gonzalez (PG), Paul Erickson (C) Frank Tully, William Godfrey | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 05:54 | UTEP | Cody Bowman loses the ball out of bounds | 55-48 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Fred Campbell (PF) James Camp | |
| 05:30 | Houston | Paul Erickson knocks in the turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on Lee Foster - foul #2 on Lee Foster, team foul #4 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Camp (C) Lee Foster | |
| 05:30 | Houston | Paul Erickson misses the free throw | 57-48 |
| 05:30 | UTEP | James Camp pulls down the rebound | 57-48 |
| 05:13 | UTEP | Cody Bowman is hacked by Juan Gonzalez - foul #2 on Juan Gonzalez, team foul #6 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Houston | David Smith (PF) Paul Erickson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Simmons (PG), Peter Giroux (SG), Duane Raiford (SF), James Musgrove (C) Cody Bowman, Marion Gassaway, Perry Harris, James Camp | |
| 04:55 | UTEP | Peter Giroux can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 04:53 | Houston | David Smith pulls down the rebound | 57-48 |
| 04:25 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez is open but misses the lay-in | 57-48 |
| 04:23 | Houston | Gordon Janes can't tip it in | 57-48 |
| 04:22 | Houston | William Curto hits the follow up shot | 59-48 |
| 04:01 | UTEP | Richard Simmons is hacked by Lawrence Goings - foul #4 on Lawrence Goings, team foul #7 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Hill (PG), Frank Tully (SG), Joshua Gross (SF), William Godfrey (C) Juan Gonzalez, William Curto, Lawrence Goings, Gordon Janes | |
| Subs | UTEP | Marion Gassaway (SG), David Edgerly (PF), James Camp (C) Peter Giroux, Fred Campbell, James Musgrove | |
| 04:01 | UTEP | Richard Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 04:01 | UTEP | Richard Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Houston | Joshua Gross's pass is intercepted by James Camp | 59-50 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Joseph Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Tully (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joshua Gross (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Smith (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - William Godfrey (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Simmons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marion Gassaway (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Duane Raiford (fairly fresh) PF - David Edgerly (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - James Camp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:17 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway double dribbles | 59-50 |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG), Lawrence Goings (SF) Joseph Hill, David Smith | |
| Subs | UTEP | Cody Bowman (PG), Perry Harris (SF), Lee Foster (C) Richard Simmons, Duane Raiford, James Camp | |
| 03:13 | Houston | Lawrence Goings is hacked by Cody Bowman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cody Bowman, team foul #5 | 59-50 |
| 02:59 | Houston | Lawrence Goings misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-50 |
| 02:58 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway grabs the defensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 02:58 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Juan Gonzalez (PG), Gordon Janes (PF) William Curto, Lawrence Goings | |
| Subs | UTEP | Peter Giroux (SG), Fred Campbell (PF), James Musgrove (C) Marion Gassaway, David Edgerly, Lee Foster | |
| 02:41 | UTEP | James Musgrove misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-50 |
| 02:39 | Houston | The rebound goes to Juan Gonzalez | 59-50 |
| 02:16 | Houston | William Godfrey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Juan Gonzalez | 61-50 |
| 01:52 | UTEP | James Musgrove misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 61-50 |
| 01:50 | Houston | William Godfrey grabs the defensive rebound | 61-50 |
| 01:48 | Houston | Frank Tully is hacked by Peter Giroux in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Giroux, team foul #6 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG), Joseph Hill (SG), Lawrence Goings (SF), David Smith (PF) Juan Gonzalez, Frank Tully, Joshua Gross, William Godfrey | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Simmons (PG), Hugh Brown (SF), David Edgerly (PF), Lee Foster (C) Cody Bowman, Perry Harris, Fred Campbell, James Musgrove | |
| 01:30 | Houston | David Smith is fouled on the floor by David Edgerly - foul #2 on David Edgerly, team foul #7 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Erickson (C) Lawrence Goings | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 01:30 | Houston | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 01:30 | Houston | David Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 01:30 | UTEP | Hugh Brown snags the defensive board | 62-50 |
| 01:25 | UTEP | Hugh Brown is hacked by Gordon Janes - foul #2 on Gordon Janes, team foul #8 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Goings (SF) Paul Erickson | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 01:25 | UTEP | Hugh Brown makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 01:25 | UTEP | Hugh Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 01:00 | Houston | Lawrence Goings clanks a 3 from straight away | 62-52 |
| 00:59 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Goings | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Houston | Lawrence Goings is hacked by Peter Giroux - foul #2 on Peter Giroux, team foul #8 | 62-52 |
| 00:58 | Houston | Lawrence Goings makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:58 | Houston | Lawrence Goings misses the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:58 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Hugh Brown | 63-52 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | UTEP | Hugh Brown misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-52 |
| 00:51 | UTEP | Hugh Brown gets the offensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 00:49 | UTEP | Joseph Hill steals it from Hugh Brown | 63-52 |
| 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) | |
| 00:27 | Houston | Lawrence Goings hits a floater in the lane | 65-52 |
| 00:19 | UTEP | David Edgerly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-52 |
| 00:00 | Houston | William Curto runs out the clock | 65-52 |