| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Henry Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Terry Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Clinton Canaday (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Pat Ray (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Tyler Drewry (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Lawson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Lennon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kelvin Porter (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Terry Lewis inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:55 | Houston | Terry Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Hughes - foul #1 on Russell Hughes, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| 19:32 | Houston | Henry Wood misses the 3 from the left corner | 29-32 |
| 19:31 | Houston | Henry Wood snags the offensive board | 29-32 |
| 19:15 | Houston | Terry Lewis loses the dribble to Kelvin Porter | 29-32 |
| 18:57 | UTEP | Clinton Canaday is called for the reach on John Lennon - foul #1 on Clinton Canaday, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| 18:35 | UTEP | Russell Hughes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Pat Ray - foul #1 on Pat Ray, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| 18:35 | UTEP | Russell Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 18:35 | UTEP | Russell Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 18:21 | Houston | Henry Wood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-34 |
| 18:20 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |
| 17:59 | UTEP | John Lennon can't finish the layup | 29-34 |
| 17:57 | Houston | The rebound goes to Clinton Canaday | 29-34 |
| 17:30 | Houston | Pat Ray buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Henry Wood | 31-34 |
| 17:12 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-34 |
| 17:10 | Houston | Clinton Canaday gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 16:47 | Houston | Clinton Canaday knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gary Maury | 33-34 |
| 16:28 | UTEP | John Lennon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Karr (PG), Philip Richardson (SG), Floyd Fikes (SF), Michael Harrison (PF), Timothy Gallaher (C) Gary Maury, Henry Wood, Terry Lewis, Clinton Canaday, Pat Ray | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (PG), John Pavon (SG), Sean Pinedo (SF), Eli Haynes (PF), Ronald Riggs (C) Tyler Drewry, Gregory Lawson, Russell Hughes, John Lennon, Kelvin Porter | |
| 16:25 | Houston | Philip Richardson is hacked by Stephen Baynes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Baynes, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| 16:06 | Houston | Philip Richardson makes the fadeaway from the right side | 35-34 |
| 15:43 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes misses the lay-in | 35-34 |
| 15:42 | Houston | Floyd Fikes grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Harold Karr (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Philip Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Floyd Fikes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Gallaher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Stephen Baynes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Pavon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Sean Pinedo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eli Haynes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Riggs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Houston | Philip Richardson is fouled in the backcourt by John Pavon - foul #1 on John Pavon, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| 15:24 | Houston | Harold Karr drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-34 |
| 15:09 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo double dribbles | 38-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Maury (PG), Henry Wood (SG) Harold Karr, Philip Richardson | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 14:54 | Houston | Michael Harrison misses the floater from the left side | 38-34 |
| 14:52 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 14:28 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Eli Haynes | 38-36 |
| 14:04 | Houston | Floyd Fikes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 14:02 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Floyd Fikes | 38-36 |
| 13:37 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Gary Maury | 40-36 |
| 13:30 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo knocks in the runner from the right block | 40-38 |
| 13:14 | Houston | Floyd Fikes drills a floater in the lane | 42-38 |
| 12:54 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 12:52 | Houston | The rebound goes to Michael Harrison | 42-38 |
| 12:30 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher travels with the ball | 42-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Karr (PG), Philip Richardson (SG), Terry Lewis (SF), Clinton Canaday (PF), Pat Ray (C) Gary Maury, Henry Wood, Floyd Fikes, Michael Harrison, Timothy Gallaher | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tyler Drewry (PG), Gregory Lawson (SG), Russell Hughes (SF), John Lennon (PF), Kelvin Porter (C) Stephen Baynes, John Pavon, Sean Pinedo, Eli Haynes, Ronald Riggs | |
| 12:19 | UTEP | Russell Hughes drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-41 |
| 11:52 | Houston | Kelvin Porter is called for the reach on Pat Ray - foul #2 on Kelvin Porter, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| 11:42 | Houston | Pat Ray makes the fadeaway near the basket | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Harold Karr (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Philip Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terry Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Clinton Canaday (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Pat Ray (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Tyler Drewry (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Lawson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell Hughes (fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Lennon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kelvin Porter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | UTEP | John Lennon misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 11:20 | Houston | Pat Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 11:05 | Houston | Philip Richardson blows the wide open layup | 44-41 |
| 11:03 | UTEP | John Lennon grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 10:48 | UTEP | John Lennon can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 44-41 |
| 10:46 | Houston | Harold Karr grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 10:41 | Houston | Pat Ray is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Lawson - foul #2 on Gregory Lawson, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Maury (PG), Henry Wood (SG) Harold Karr, Philip Richardson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Pinedo (SF), Raphael Mancini (C) Russell Hughes, Kelvin Porter | |
| 10:16 | Houston | Pat Ray hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 44-41 |
| 10:14 | UTEP | John Lennon pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 09:57 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 44-41 |
| 09:55 | UTEP | Raphael Mancini tips it but misses | 44-41 |
| 09:54 | Houston | The rebound goes to Clinton Canaday | 44-41 |
| 09:52 | Houston | Tyler Drewry steps in front of the Gary Maury pass in the backcourt | 44-41 |
| 09:42 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Lennon | 44-43 |
| 09:23 | Houston | Henry Wood buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Pat Ray | 47-43 |
| 09:04 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson's floater is tipped away by Clinton Canaday | 47-43 |
| 09:03 | UTEP | Tyler Drewry tips it in | 47-45 |
| 09:01 | Houston | Tyler Drewry is called for the reach on Gary Maury in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tyler Drewry, team foul #6 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Karr (SF), Michael Harrison (PF), Timothy Gallaher (C) Terry Lewis, Clinton Canaday, Pat Ray | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (PG), John Pavon (SG), Russell Hughes (SF), Ronald Riggs (PF), Kelvin Porter (C) Tyler Drewry, Gregory Lawson, Sean Pinedo, John Lennon, Raphael Mancini | |
| 08:36 | Houston | Henry Wood loses the ball out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Floyd Fikes (SF) Henry Wood | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 08:18 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes travels with the ball | 47-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Richardson (SG) Gary Maury | |
| Subs | UTEP | Eli Haynes (PF) Ronald Riggs | |
| 07:59 | Houston | Philip Richardson buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Kelvin Porter - foul #3 on Kelvin Porter, team foul #7 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Pinedo (SG) John Pavon | |
| 07:59 | Houston | Philip Richardson makes the free throw | 50-45 |
| 07:52 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Stephen Baynes | 50-47 |
| 07:48 | Houston | Philip Richardson's pass is intercepted by Sean Pinedo in the backcourt | 50-47 |
| 07:33 | UTEP | Eli Haynes is hacked by Michael Harrison - foul #2 on Michael Harrison, team foul #3 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Maury (PG), Henry Wood (SG), Craig Kohr (C) Philip Richardson, Harold Karr, Michael Harrison | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tom Bey (PG), Ronald Riggs (C) Russell Hughes, Kelvin Porter | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Wood (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Floyd Fikes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Gallaher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Kohr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Tom Bey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Baynes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sean Pinedo (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eli Haynes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Riggs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs buries a fadeaway from the left side | 50-49 |
| 07:15 | Houston | Ronald Riggs steps in front of the Gary Maury pass in the backcourt | 50-49 |
| 06:56 | UTEP | Henry Wood is called for the reach on Sean Pinedo - foul #1 on Henry Wood, team foul #4 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Terry Lewis (SF), Clinton Canaday (PF), Pat Ray (C) Floyd Fikes, Timothy Gallaher, Craig Kohr | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tyler Drewry (PG), John Pavon (SG), Raphael Mancini (C) Tom Bey, Stephen Baynes, Eli Haynes | |
| 06:39 | UTEP | Raphael Mancini buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Tyler Drewry | 50-51 |
| 06:16 | Houston | Terry Lewis loses the ball out of bounds | 50-51 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Lawson (SG), Russell Hughes (SF), John Lennon (PF), Kelvin Porter (C) John Pavon, Sean Pinedo, Ronald Riggs, Raphael Mancini | |
| 05:54 | UTEP | John Lennon knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Tyler Drewry | 50-53 |
| 05:33 | Houston | Russell Hughes steps in front of the Gary Maury pass | 50-53 |
| 05:23 | UTEP | Gary Maury is called for the reach on Tyler Drewry - foul #3 on Gary Maury, team foul #5 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Karr (PG), Philip Richardson (SG), Michael Harrison (C) Gary Maury, Henry Wood, Pat Ray | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (PG), Ronald Riggs (C) Tyler Drewry, Kelvin Porter | |
| 05:13 | UTEP | John Lennon clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 50-53 |
| 05:11 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson tips it but misses | 50-53 |
| 05:09 | Houston | Clinton Canaday gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 04:40 | Houston | Terry Lewis can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 50-53 |
| 04:39 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 04:24 | UTEP | John Lennon knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 04:07 | Houston | Harold Karr hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-56 |
| 04:06 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| 03:59 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Maury (PG), Henry Wood (SG), Floyd Fikes (SF), Pat Ray (C) Harold Karr, Philip Richardson, Terry Lewis, Clinton Canaday | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tyler Drewry (PG), John Pavon (SF), Eli Haynes (PF), Kelvin Porter (C) Gregory Lawson, Russell Hughes, John Lennon, Ronald Riggs | |
| 03:37 | Houston | Henry Wood connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Maury | 53-56 |
| 03:17 | UTEP | John Pavon is hacked by Michael Harrison - foul #3 on Michael Harrison, team foul #6 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Timothy Gallaher (PF) Michael Harrison | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Riggs (PF) Stephen Baynes | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Henry Wood (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Floyd Fikes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Gallaher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Pat Ray (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Tyler Drewry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Pavon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eli Haynes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Riggs (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Kelvin Porter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:07 | UTEP | Tyler Drewry makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Ronald Riggs | 53-59 |
| 03:04 | Houston | Henry Wood is fouled in the backcourt by John Pavon - foul #2 on John Pavon, team foul #8 | 53-59 |
| 03:04 | Houston | Henry Wood makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 03:04 | Houston | Henry Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 03:04 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Kelvin Porter | 54-59 |
| 02:50 | UTEP | Tyler Drewry's pass is intercepted by Timothy Gallaher | 54-59 |
| 02:50 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Clinton Canaday (PF) Timothy Gallaher | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Lawson (SG), John Lennon (PF) Eli Haynes, Ronald Riggs | |
| 02:34 | Houston | John Pavon picks off the pass by Floyd Fikes | 54-59 |
| 02:30 | UTEP | Tyler Drewry blows the dunk | 54-59 |
| 02:29 | UTEP | John Lennon misses the tip | 54-59 |
| 02:28 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter grabs the offensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 02:21 | UTEP | The pull-up jumper by Gregory Lawson is blocked by Floyd Fikes | 54-59 |
| 02:20 | Houston | The rebound goes to Henry Wood | 54-59 |
| 02:03 | Houston | Pat Ray lays it up and in set up by Gary Maury and the foul's on Kelvin Porter - foul #4 on Kelvin Porter, team foul #9 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Terry Lewis (SF) Floyd Fikes | |
| Subs | UTEP | Russell Hughes (SF) John Pavon | |
| 02:03 | Houston | Pat Ray makes the free throw | 57-59 |
| 01:44 | UTEP | John Lennon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-59 |
| 01:43 | UTEP | John Lennon grabs the offensive board | 57-59 |
| 01:30 | UTEP | John Lennon connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Tyler Drewry | 57-62 |
| 01:11 | Houston | Terry Lewis lays it in on a great pass from Gary Maury | 59-62 |
| 01:01 | UTEP | Tyler Drewry misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 59-62 |
| 00:59 | Houston | Pat Ray gets the rebound | 59-62 |
| 00:30 | Houston | Terry Lewis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kelvin Porter - foul #5 on Kelvin Porter, team foul #10 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Riggs (C) Kelvin Porter | |
| 00:30 | Houston | Terry Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:30 | Houston | Terry Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:30 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs grabs the defensive rebound | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:29 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs is hacked by Henry Wood in the backcourt - foul #2 on Henry Wood, team foul #7 | 60-62 |
| 00:29 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:29 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Houston | Russell Hughes steals the ball from Pat Ray | 60-64 |
| 00:21 | UTEP | Gary Maury is called for the reach on Russell Hughes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gary Maury, team foul #8 | 60-64 |
| 00:21 | UTEP | Russell Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:21 | UTEP | Russell Hughes grabs the offensive board | 60-64 |
| 00:20 | UTEP | Russell Hughes is hacked by Pat Ray - foul #2 on Pat Ray, team foul #9 | 60-64 |
| 00:20 | UTEP | Russell Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Pat Ray pulls down the rebound | 60-64 |
| 00:16 | Houston | Gary Maury is called for traveling in the backcourt | 60-64 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Pavon (SF) Russell Hughes | |
| 00:13 | UTEP | Tyler Drewry is hacked by Gary Maury - foul #5 on Gary Maury, team foul #10 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Karr (PG) Gary Maury | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:13 | UTEP | Tyler Drewry makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:13 | UTEP | Tyler Drewry makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:07 | Houston | Terry Lewis travels with the ball | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:06 | UTEP | Harold Karr is called for the reach on John Pavon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harold Karr, team foul #11 | 60-66 |
| 00:06 | UTEP | John Pavon makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:06 | UTEP | John Pavon makes the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Houston | Gregory Lawson steals it from Terry Lewis | 60-68 |
| 00:01 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-68 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Russell Hughes (SF), Raphael Mancini (C) John Pavon, John Lennon | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson runs out the clock | 60-68 |