| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Timpson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Bartlow (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Marshall (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Frank Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Hubbard (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carmelo Fuentes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Milton Hefner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Garf Glomski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Frank Kennedy inbounds the ball | 43-29 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Frank Kennedy | 43-32 |
| 19:35 | UTEP | Chris Marshall buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by James Timpson | 45-32 |
| 19:33 | Houston | Frank Parker is called for the reach on Fang Wang in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Parker, team foul #1 | 45-32 |
| 19:17 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Frank Parker - foul #2 on Frank Parker, team foul #2 | 45-32 |
| 19:17 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes makes the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 19:17 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 18:59 | UTEP | James Timpson misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 45-34 |
| 18:58 | Houston | The rebound goes to Garf Glomski | 45-34 |
| 18:44 | Houston | William Hubbard picks off the pass by Frank Kennedy | 45-34 |
| 18:24 | UTEP | Frank Parker comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 45-34 |
| 18:23 | Houston | Frank Kennedy grabs the board | 45-34 |
| 18:08 | Houston | Milton Hefner can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 45-34 |
| 18:07 | Houston | Garf Glomski gets the offensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 17:58 | Houston | Frank Kennedy can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-34 |
| 17:57 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes tips it in | 45-36 |
| 17:39 | UTEP | Fang Wang steals it from James Timpson | 45-36 |
| 17:36 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes can't finish the layup | 45-36 |
| 17:35 | Houston | Fang Wang can't tip it in | 45-36 |
| 17:33 | UTEP | The rebound goes to William Hubbard | 45-36 |
| 17:15 | UTEP | Chris Marshall is hacked by Carmelo Fuentes - foul #1 on Carmelo Fuentes, team foul #1 | 45-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes (PF) Frank Parker | |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), John Raczynski (SG), Todd Brown (SF), Robert Preusser (PF), Otto Hall (C) Fang Wang, Carmelo Fuentes, Frank Kennedy, Milton Hefner, Garf Glomski | |
| 17:00 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow misses the dunk but the foul's on Todd Brown - foul #1 on Todd Brown, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| 17:00 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow misses the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 17:00 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 16:46 | Houston | Sammie Rhodes swats the layup by Todd Brown | 46-36 |
| 16:45 | UTEP | Chris Marshall snags the defensive board | 46-36 |
| 16:39 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow is whistled for a carry | 46-36 |
| 16:20 | Houston | Otto Hall misses long on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on William Hubbard - foul #1 on William Hubbard, team foul #3 | 46-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Brent Walls (SG), Ronald Gordon (SF) James Timpson, Shawn Bartlow, Chris Marshall | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:20 | Houston | Otto Hall makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 16:20 | Houston | Otto Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 16:10 | UTEP | Charles Barry hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Ronald Gordon and he's fouled by William Yard - foul #2 on William Yard, team foul #3 | 48-38 |
| 16:10 | UTEP | Charles Barry makes the free throw | 49-38 |
| 16:07 | Houston | William Yard is hacked by Brent Walls in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brent Walls, team foul #4 | 49-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge (SG) Brent Walls | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 15:59 | Houston | Robert Preusser can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 49-38 |
| 15:57 | UTEP | The rebound goes to William Hubbard | 49-38 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Barry (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Erik Lillibridge (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Sammie Rhodes (fresh) C - William Hubbard (tiring) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Todd Brown (fresh) PF - Robert Preusser (fresh) C - Otto Hall (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:51 | UTEP | William Hubbard loses the ball out of bounds | 49-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brent Walls (SG), James Perkins (PF) Erik Lillibridge, Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (SG), Christopher Jackson (SF) John Raczynski, Todd Brown | |
| 15:25 | Houston | Otto Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (SG), Milton Hefner (PF) William Yard, Otto Hall | |
| 15:02 | UTEP | William Hubbard hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Charles Barry | 51-38 |
| 14:38 | Houston | Robert Preusser's pass is intercepted by James Perkins | 51-38 |
| 14:29 | UTEP | James Perkins buries a shot from the baseline set up by William Hubbard | 53-38 |
| 14:06 | Houston | Robert Preusser misses the easy layup but the foul's on Brent Walls - foul #4 on Brent Walls, team foul #5 | 53-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Timpson (PG), Shawn Bartlow (SG), Chris Marshall (SF), Sammie Rhodes (C) Charles Barry, Brent Walls, Ronald Gordon, William Hubbard | |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), William Yard (SG), John Raczynski (SF), Garf Glomski (C) David Pennington, Carmelo Fuentes, Christopher Jackson, Milton Hefner | |
| 14:06 | Houston | Robert Preusser makes the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 14:06 | Houston | Robert Preusser makes the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 13:40 | UTEP | James Timpson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-40 |
| 13:39 | Houston | John Raczynski grabs the defensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 13:37 | Houston | Fang Wang loses the dribble to James Timpson in the backcourt | 53-40 |
| 13:35 | UTEP | James Perkins dunks the ball set up by James Timpson | 55-40 |
| 13:33 | Houston | Fang Wang's pass is intercepted by Shawn Bartlow in the backcourt | 55-40 |
| 13:26 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow jams it on a nice dish by James Timpson | 57-40 |
| 13:13 | Houston | Fang Wang's floater is knocked away by Chris Marshall | 57-40 |
| 13:12 | UTEP | James Perkins snags the defensive board | 57-40 |
| 12:49 | UTEP | James Timpson misses short on a shot from the right side | 57-40 |
| 12:48 | UTEP | Chris Marshall pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-40 |
| 12:37 | UTEP | Chris Marshall can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-40 |
| 12:35 | UTEP | James Timpson tips it in | 59-40 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 12:21 | Houston | Fang Wang misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-40 |
| 12:19 | UTEP | Chris Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 59-40 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 11:56 | UTEP | Chris Marshall misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by John Raczynski - foul #2 on John Raczynski, team foul #4 | 59-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Erik Lillibridge (SG), Frank Parker (C) James Timpson, Shawn Bartlow, Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (PG), Carmelo Fuentes (SG), Christopher Jackson (SF), Milton Hefner (PF), Otto Hall (C) Fang Wang, William Yard, John Raczynski, Robert Preusser, Garf Glomski | |
| 11:56 | UTEP | Chris Marshall misses the 1st free throw | 59-40 |
| 11:56 | UTEP | Chris Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 60-40 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Barry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Lillibridge (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chris Marshall (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Perkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Pennington (fresh) SG - Carmelo Fuentes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Milton Hefner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Otto Hall (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:47 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes is open but comes up short on the floater from the right side | 60-40 |
| 11:45 | UTEP | Chris Marshall pulls down the rebound | 60-40 |
| 11:40 | UTEP | Chris Marshall scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Charles Barry | 62-40 |
| 11:27 | Houston | Christopher Jackson is whistled for traveling | 62-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Gordon (SF), William Hubbard (C) Chris Marshall, James Perkins | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:01 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 62-40 |
| 10:59 | Houston | Christopher Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-40 |
| 10:45 | Houston | Christopher Jackson scores on a jump hook in the lane | 62-42 |
| 10:24 | UTEP | Frank Parker hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Carmelo Fuentes - foul #2 on Carmelo Fuentes, team foul #5 | 62-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow (SG), James Perkins (PF) Charles Barry, William Hubbard | |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), Frank Kennedy (SF), Garf Glomski (C) David Pennington, Christopher Jackson, Milton Hefner | |
| 10:24 | UTEP | Frank Parker makes the 1st free throw | 63-42 |
| 10:24 | UTEP | Frank Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 64-42 |
| 10:03 | Houston | Frank Kennedy connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-45 |
| 09:38 | UTEP | James Perkins misses the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Otto Hall - foul #1 on Otto Hall, team foul #6 | 64-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Timpson (PG), Chris Marshall (SF), Sammie Rhodes (C) Erik Lillibridge, Ronald Gordon, Frank Parker | |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (SG), Milton Hefner (PF) Carmelo Fuentes, Otto Hall | |
| 09:38 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 65-45 |
| 09:38 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 66-45 |
| 09:29 | Houston | Garf Glomski hits a jumpshot from the left side | 66-47 |
| 09:00 | UTEP | James Perkins misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 66-47 |
| 08:58 | UTEP | James Timpson tips it in | 68-47 |
| 08:48 | Houston | Frank Kennedy is called for 10 seconds | 68-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | John Raczynski (SG), Christopher Jackson (SF) Fang Wang, Frank Kennedy | |
| 08:30 | UTEP | James Timpson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 68-47 |
| 08:29 | Houston | The rebound goes to Milton Hefner | 68-47 |
| 08:14 | Houston | John Raczynski is fouled on the floor by James Perkins - foul #4 on James Perkins, team foul #6 | 68-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Erik Lillibridge (SG), Frank Parker (PF), William Hubbard (C) James Timpson, Shawn Bartlow, James Perkins, Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (SG), Robert Preusser (C) John Raczynski, Garf Glomski | |
| 07:58 | Houston | William Yard misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 68-47 |
| 07:57 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Preusser | 68-47 |
| 07:36 | Houston | Milton Hefner hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by William Yard | 68-49 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Barry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erik Lillibridge (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chris Marshall (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frank Parker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Hubbard (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carmelo Fuentes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Milton Hefner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Preusser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | UTEP | Frank Parker misses the dunk but he's hacked by Carmelo Fuentes - foul #3 on Carmelo Fuentes, team foul #7 | 68-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brent Walls (SG), Ronald Gordon (SF) Erik Lillibridge, Chris Marshall | |
| Subs | Houston | John Raczynski (PG), Todd Brown (SF), Otto Hall (C) William Yard, Christopher Jackson, Milton Hefner | |
| 07:22 | UTEP | Frank Parker makes the 1st free throw | 69-49 |
| 07:22 | UTEP | Frank Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 69-49 |
| 07:22 | Houston | Otto Hall gets the rebound | 69-49 |
| 07:00 | Houston | Robert Preusser hits the finger roll on a great pass from Todd Brown | 69-51 |
| 06:58 | UTEP | John Raczynski steals the ball from Charles Barry in the backcourt | 69-51 |
| 06:52 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 69-51 |
| 06:51 | UTEP | The rebound goes to William Hubbard | 69-51 |
| 06:26 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon is whistled for traveling | 69-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Timpson (PG), James Perkins (PF), Sammie Rhodes (C) Charles Barry, Frank Parker, William Hubbard | |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), David Pennington (SG), Frank Kennedy (SF), Garf Glomski (C) John Raczynski, Carmelo Fuentes, Todd Brown, Robert Preusser | |
| 06:23 | Houston | Frank Kennedy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-51 |
| 05:57 | UTEP | James Perkins's layup is rejected by Garf Glomski | 69-51 |
| 05:56 | Houston | The rebound goes to Garf Glomski | 69-51 |
| 05:35 | Houston | Garf Glomski misses badly on a shot from the left block | 69-51 |
| 05:34 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 69-51 |
| 05:19 | UTEP | James Timpson clanks a floater from close range but he's hacked by David Pennington - foul #1 on David Pennington, team foul #8 | 69-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow (SG), Chris Marshall (SF), William Hubbard (C) Brent Walls, Ronald Gordon, Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (SG), Christopher Jackson (SF), Milton Hefner (PF) David Pennington, Otto Hall, Garf Glomski | |
| 05:19 | UTEP | James Timpson makes the 1st free throw | 70-51 |
| 05:19 | UTEP | James Timpson misses the 2nd free throw | 70-51 |
| 05:19 | Houston | Milton Hefner snags the defensive board | 70-51 |
| 05:06 | Houston | Frank Kennedy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-51 |
| 05:04 | Houston | Milton Hefner pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-51 |
| 04:55 | Houston | Christopher Jackson can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 70-51 |
| 04:54 | UTEP | James Timpson grabs the board | 70-51 |
| 04:36 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow can't finish the layup | 70-51 |
| 04:34 | Houston | The rebound goes to Frank Kennedy | 70-51 |
| 04:31 | Houston | Christopher Jackson's pass is intercepted by James Timpson in the backcourt | 70-51 |
| 04:17 | UTEP | Chris Marshall knocks in the shot in the lane | 72-51 |
| 04:14 | Houston | Christopher Jackson is hacked by Chris Marshall in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chris Marshall, team foul #7 | 72-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Erik Lillibridge (SG), Ronald Gordon (SF), Frank Parker (PF), Sammie Rhodes (C) James Timpson, Shawn Bartlow, Chris Marshall, James Perkins, William Hubbard | |
| Subs | Houston | John Raczynski (SG), Robert Preusser (PF), Otto Hall (C) Fang Wang, Milton Hefner, Frank Kennedy | |
| 04:14 | Houston | Christopher Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 72-52 |
| 04:14 | Houston | Christopher Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-53 |
| 03:45 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by John Raczynski - foul #3 on John Raczynski, team foul #9 | 72-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | Todd Brown (SF) Christopher Jackson | |
| 03:45 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon misses the 1st free throw | 72-53 |
| 03:45 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 73-53 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:37 | Houston | Erik Lillibridge steals it from Todd Brown | 73-53 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Barry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erik Lillibridge (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Gordon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Frank Parker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Sammie Rhodes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Todd Brown (fresh) PF - Robert Preusser (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Otto Hall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon is hacked by Todd Brown - foul #2 on Todd Brown, team foul #10 | 73-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brent Walls (SG) Erik Lillibridge | |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (SG) William Yard | |
| 03:19 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon misses the 1st free throw | 73-53 |
| 03:19 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon misses the 2nd free throw | 73-53 |
| 03:19 | Houston | Robert Preusser grabs the board | 73-53 |
| 03:15 | Houston | Robert Preusser is open and scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by John Raczynski | 73-56 |
| 02:53 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Brent Walls | 75-56 |
| 02:39 | Houston | Todd Brown knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Robert Preusser | 75-58 |
| 02:17 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon's floater is knocked away by Robert Preusser | 75-58 |
| 02:16 | UTEP | Frank Parker grabs the offensive rebound | 75-58 |
| 02:00 | UTEP | Charles Barry makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Brent Walls | 77-58 |
| 01:36 | Houston | John Raczynski is called for traveling | 77-58 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), Frank Kennedy (SF) David Pennington, Todd Brown | |
| 01:11 | UTEP | William Yard steals it from Charles Barry | 77-58 |
| 01:06 | Houston | William Yard banks in the layup | 77-60 |
| 00:44 | UTEP | Robert Preusser takes the ball from Ronald Gordon | 77-60 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Houston | Frank Kennedy misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 77-60 |
| 00:34 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Sammie Rhodes | 77-60 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:07 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon is fouled on the floor by Frank Kennedy - foul #2 on Frank Kennedy, team foul #11 | 77-60 |
| 00:07 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 78-60 |
| 00:07 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon misses the 2nd free throw | 78-60 |
| 00:07 | Houston | Robert Preusser gets the rebound | 78-60 |
| 00:01 | Houston | William Yard is fouled on the floor by Brent Walls - foul #5 on Brent Walls, team foul #8 | 78-60 |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge (SG) Brent Walls | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:01 | Houston | William Yard makes the 1st free throw | 78-61 |
| 00:01 | Houston | William Yard makes the 2nd free throw | 78-62 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Charles Barry runs out the clock | 78-62 |