| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeremy Stoddard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Earl Baro (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Carney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Nguyen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Hill (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Carter (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kelvin Fisher (fresh) 9 pts. C - Laverne Voorhees (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Walter Carter inbounds the ball | 27-40 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:47 | UTEP | Joseph Carney is called for the reach on Laverne Voorhees - foul #2 on Joseph Carney, team foul #1 | 27-40 |
| 19:28 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kelvin Fisher | 27-42 |
| 19:08 | Houston | Laverne Voorhees steals the ball from Jeremy Stoddard | 27-42 |
| 18:53 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 27-42 |
| 18:52 | Houston | Joseph Carney grabs the board | 27-42 |
| 18:32 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but the foul's on John Nguyen - foul #2 on John Nguyen, team foul #1 | 27-42 |
| 18:32 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard makes the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 18:32 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard misses the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 18:32 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher gets the rebound | 28-42 |
| 18:16 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher's floater is tipped away by Earl Baro | 28-42 |
| 18:14 | Houston | Joseph Carney pulls down the rebound | 28-42 |
| 17:59 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard is called for traveling | 28-42 |
| 17:43 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 28-42 |
| 17:42 | UTEP | Walter Carter hits the follow up shot | 28-44 |
| 17:24 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard's fadeaway is rejected by Laverne Voorhees | 28-44 |
| 17:22 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 28-44 |
| 17:14 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 28-44 |
| 17:13 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher tips it in | 28-46 |
| 17:06 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Michael Atwood and he's hacked by John Nguyen - foul #3 on John Nguyen, team foul #2 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Dennis Retherford (SF) Earl Baro | |
| Subs | UTEP | Allen Steed (SF), Jeff Reese (C) Walter Carter, Laverne Voorhees | |
| 17:06 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard makes the free throw | 31-46 |
| 16:50 | UTEP | Allen Steed hits the finger roll | 31-48 |
| 16:41 | Houston | Jonathan Hill takes the ball from Salvador Gonzalez | 31-48 |
| 16:38 | UTEP | John Nguyen throws it down set up by Jonathan Hill | 31-50 |
| 16:21 | Houston | Joseph Carney can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Nguyen - foul #4 on John Nguyen, team foul #3 | 31-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Rudolph Smith (PF) Jeremy Stoddard, Michael Atwood, Salvador Gonzalez | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz (PG), Eric Golden (SG), Juan Sanchez (PF) John Nguyen, Jonathan Hill, Kelvin Fisher | |
| 16:21 | Houston | Joseph Carney makes the 1st free throw | 32-50 |
| 16:21 | Houston | Joseph Carney makes the 2nd free throw | 33-50 |
| 16:01 | UTEP | Jeff Reese connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Ignacio Ruiz | 33-52 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dennis Retherford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rudolph Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Carney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ignacio Ruiz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Golden (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Allen Steed (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jeff Reese (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 15:41 | Houston | Ignacio Ruiz steps in front of the Joseph Carney pass | 33-52 |
| 15:21 | UTEP | Allen Steed buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Juan Sanchez | 33-54 |
| 15:10 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-54 |
| 15:09 | UTEP | Jeff Reese snags the defensive board | 33-54 |
| 14:49 | UTEP | Rudolph Smith blocks the short jumper by Eric Golden | 33-54 |
| 14:48 | Houston | Joseph Carney grabs the board | 33-54 |
| 14:33 | Houston | Rudolph Smith makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Philip Perry | 36-54 |
| 14:13 | UTEP | Eric Golden is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Eric Golden, team foul #4 | 36-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard (PG), Michael Atwood (SG), Earl Baro (SF), Salvador Gonzalez (PF) Philip Perry, Jeffrey Gordon, Dennis Retherford, Joseph Carney | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathan Hill (SG), Walter Carter (SF), Kelvin Fisher (PF), Laverne Voorhees (C) Eric Golden, Allen Steed, Juan Sanchez, Jeff Reese | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 13:44 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard is fouled on the floor by Ignacio Ruiz - foul #1 on Ignacio Ruiz, team foul #5 | 36-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 13:32 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-54 |
| 13:12 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Rudolph Smith - foul #1 on Rudolph Smith, team foul #2 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Dennis Retherford (C) Rudolph Smith | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Nguyen (PG) Ignacio Ruiz | |
| 13:12 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees misses the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 13:12 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees makes the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 12:58 | Houston | Earl Baro can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 39-55 |
| 12:57 | Houston | Earl Baro pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-55 |
| 12:47 | Houston | Earl Baro buries a fadeaway from the right side | 41-55 |
| 12:26 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees is hacked by Earl Baro - foul #1 on Earl Baro, team foul #3 | 41-55 |
| 12:13 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Walter Carter | 41-58 |
| 12:04 | Houston | Earl Baro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-58 |
| 12:03 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jonathan Hill | 41-58 |
| 11:58 | UTEP | John Nguyen comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 41-58 |
| 11:57 | Houston | Michael Atwood pulls down the rebound | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeremy Stoddard (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Baro (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dennis Retherford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Nguyen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jonathan Hill (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Walter Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kelvin Fisher (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Laverne Voorhees (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Jeremy Stoddard | 43-58 |
| 11:21 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Jonathan Hill | 43-60 |
| 11:08 | Houston | Michael Atwood misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 43-60 |
| 11:06 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher grabs the board | 43-60 |
| 10:53 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-60 |
| 10:51 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Laverne Voorhees | 43-60 |
| 10:38 | UTEP | John Nguyen is hacked by Jeremy Stoddard - foul #2 on Jeremy Stoddard, team foul #4 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Rudolph Smith (SF), Lloyd Wheatley (PF), Joseph Carney (C) Jeremy Stoddard, Michael Atwood, Earl Baro, Salvador Gonzalez, Dennis Retherford | |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Golden (SG), Allen Steed (SF), Juan Sanchez (PF), Jeff Reese (C) Jonathan Hill, Walter Carter, Kelvin Fisher, Laverne Voorhees | |
| 10:20 | UTEP | Joseph Carney blocks the short jumper by Juan Sanchez | 43-60 |
| 10:18 | Houston | Joseph Carney grabs the board | 43-60 |
| 09:59 | Houston | Philip Perry makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Gordon | 45-60 |
| 09:46 | UTEP | Jeff Reese misses the easy layup | 45-60 |
| 09:45 | Houston | Lloyd Wheatley gets the rebound | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 09:23 | Houston | Rudolph Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-60 |
| 09:21 | Houston | Joseph Carney gets the offensive rebound | 45-60 |
| 08:57 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-60 |
| 08:55 | Houston | Joseph Carney hits the follow up shot | 47-60 |
| 08:38 | UTEP | Allen Steed scores on a floater from the right side | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 08:18 | Houston | Juan Sanchez steps in front of the Jeffrey Gordon pass | 47-62 |
| 08:10 | UTEP | Allen Steed scores on a floater from the baseline | 47-64 |
| 08:03 | Houston | Lloyd Wheatley misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-64 |
| 08:02 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Allen Steed | 47-64 |
| 07:48 | UTEP | John Nguyen is hacked by Philip Perry - foul #2 on Philip Perry, team foul #5 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard (PG), Michael Atwood (SG), Earl Baro (SF), Salvador Gonzalez (PF) Philip Perry, Jeffrey Gordon, Rudolph Smith, Lloyd Wheatley | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz (PG), Jonathan Hill (SG), Walter Carter (SF), Kelvin Fisher (PF), Laverne Voorhees (C) John Nguyen, Eric Golden, Allen Steed, Juan Sanchez, Jeff Reese | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeremy Stoddard (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Baro (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Carney (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ignacio Ruiz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Hill (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SF - Walter Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kelvin Fisher (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Laverne Voorhees (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:40 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-64 |
| 07:38 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-64 |
| 07:33 | UTEP | Walter Carter is whistled for traveling | 47-64 |
| 07:25 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-64 |
| 07:23 | Houston | Michael Atwood gets the offensive rebound | 47-64 |
| 07:13 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Michael Atwood | 49-64 |
| 06:56 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 49-64 |
| 06:54 | UTEP | Walter Carter tips it back up and in | 49-66 |
| 06:50 | Houston | Earl Baro makes the turnaround from close range | 51-66 |
| 06:38 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher is fouled on the floor by Salvador Gonzalez - foul #2 on Salvador Gonzalez, team foul #6 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Dennis Retherford (C) Joseph Carney | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 06:20 | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz is fouled on the floor by Dennis Retherford - foul #2 on Dennis Retherford, team foul #7 | 51-66 |
| 06:20 | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz makes the 1st free throw | 51-67 |
| 06:20 | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz makes the 2nd free throw | 51-68 |
| 06:05 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Ignacio Ruiz - foul #2 on Ignacio Ruiz, team foul #6 | 51-68 |
| 06:05 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard misses the 1st free throw | 51-68 |
| 06:05 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard makes the 2nd free throw | 52-68 |
| 05:58 | UTEP | Walter Carter knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Laverne Voorhees | 52-70 |
| 05:45 | Houston | Michael Atwood is fouled on the floor by Laverne Voorhees - foul #1 on Laverne Voorhees, team foul #7 | 52-70 |
| 05:45 | Houston | Michael Atwood makes the 1st free throw | 53-70 |
| 05:45 | Houston | Michael Atwood makes the 2nd free throw | 54-70 |
| 05:33 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Jonathan Hill | 54-72 |
| 05:12 | Houston | Michael Atwood misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jonathan Hill - foul #2 on Jonathan Hill, team foul #8 | 54-72 |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Carney (C) Earl Baro | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Nguyen (PG), Allen Steed (SF), Jeff Reese (C) Ignacio Ruiz, Walter Carter, Laverne Voorhees | |
| 05:12 | Houston | Michael Atwood makes the 1st free throw | 55-72 |
| 05:12 | Houston | Michael Atwood misses the 2nd free throw | 55-72 |
| 05:12 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Kelvin Fisher | 55-72 |
| 04:51 | UTEP | John Nguyen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-72 |
| 04:50 | Houston | Dennis Retherford gets the rebound | 55-72 |
| 04:45 | Houston | Michael Atwood hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Jonathan Hill - foul #3 on Jonathan Hill, team foul #9 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Juan Sanchez (PF) Kelvin Fisher | |
| 04:45 | Houston | Michael Atwood misses the free throw | 57-72 |
| 04:45 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jeff Reese | 57-72 |
| 04:30 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-75 |
| 04:24 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez lays it in | 59-75 |
| 04:07 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by John Nguyen | 59-77 |
| 03:51 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-77 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:45 | UTEP | Jeremy Stoddard is called for the reach on Allen Steed - foul #3 on Jeremy Stoddard, team foul #8 | 61-77 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Earl Baro (SF), Rudolph Smith (PF) Jeremy Stoddard, Michael Atwood, Dennis Retherford, Salvador Gonzalez | |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Golden (SG), Kelvin Fisher (PF), Laverne Voorhees (C) Jonathan Hill, Juan Sanchez, Jeff Reese | |
| 03:45 | UTEP | Allen Steed misses the 1st free throw | 61-77 |
| 03:45 | Houston | Rudolph Smith snags the defensive board | 61-77 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Earl Baro (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Rudolph Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Carney (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Nguyen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Eric Golden (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Allen Steed (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kelvin Fisher (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Laverne Voorhees (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Houston | Joseph Carney misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 61-77 |
| 03:25 | UTEP | Eric Golden pulls down the rebound | 61-77 |
| 03:20 | UTEP | Allen Steed misses short on a shot from the left block | 61-77 |
| 03:18 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Gordon | 61-77 |
| 03:04 | Houston | The jump hook by Earl Baro is blocked by Kelvin Fisher | 61-77 |
| 03:03 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Laverne Voorhees | 61-77 |
| 02:46 | UTEP | Philip Perry takes the ball from Laverne Voorhees | 61-77 |
| 02:26 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-77 |
| 02:05 | UTEP | Eric Golden hits the finger roll set up by John Nguyen | 64-79 |
| 02:01 | Houston | Kelvin Fisher steals it from Philip Perry | 64-79 |
| 01:48 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Joseph Carney - foul #3 on Joseph Carney, team foul #9 | 64-79 |
| Subs | Houston | Dennis Retherford (SF), Lloyd Wheatley (C) Earl Baro, Joseph Carney | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz (PG), Juan Sanchez (PF) John Nguyen, Kelvin Fisher | |
| 01:48 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees makes the 1st free throw | 64-80 |
| 01:48 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees misses the 2nd free throw | 64-80 |
| 01:48 | UTEP | Allen Steed snags the offensive board | 64-80 |
| 01:35 | UTEP | Allen Steed lays it up and in on a great pass from Ignacio Ruiz | 64-82 |
| 01:22 | Houston | Dennis Retherford misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-82 |
| 01:21 | Houston | Dennis Retherford gets the offensive rebound | 64-82 |
| 01:08 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-82 |
| 01:06 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees grabs the defensive rebound | 64-82 |
| 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 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:37 | UTEP | Allen Steed misses the easy layup | 64-82 |
| 00:35 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez misses the tip | 64-82 |
| 00:33 | Houston | Rudolph Smith gets the rebound | 64-82 |
| 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 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Houston | Dennis Retherford is called for traveling | 64-82 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeff Reese (C) Laverne Voorhees | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz runs out the clock | 64-82 |