| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Spier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Wesley Kaplan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Rene Costa (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eric Kress (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Grady (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez inbounds the ball | 26-38 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Houston | Robert Spier hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 26-38 |
| 19:37 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan tips it back up and in | 28-38 |
| 19:12 | UTEP | Rene Costa misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 28-38 |
| 19:11 | Houston | Robert Spier snags the defensive board | 28-38 |
| 19:07 | Houston | Kevin Noyes connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Wesley Kaplan | 31-38 |
| 18:48 | UTEP | Ray Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 18:46 | UTEP | Rene Costa misses the tip | 31-38 |
| 18:45 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez pulls down the rebound | 31-38 |
| 18:40 | Houston | Sean Grady is called for the reach on Kevin Noyes - foul #1 on Sean Grady, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Nelson Heard (C) Sean Grady | |
| 18:25 | Houston | Eric Larmon misses long on an open jumper from the right side | 31-38 |
| 18:23 | Houston | Robert Spier grabs the offensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 18:11 | Houston | Kevin Noyes hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Robert Spier | 33-38 |
| 17:53 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (SG), Keith Costello (SF), Carter Collins (C) Kevin Noyes, Armando Rodriguez, Wesley Kaplan | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Sabella (PG), Robert Wilson (SG), Eric Williams (PF), Brian Leigh (C) Rene Costa, Eric Kress, Dikembe Abdelal, Ray Smith | |
| 17:41 | Houston | Keith Costello connects on the open 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Carter Collins | 36-38 |
| 17:30 | UTEP | Eric Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-38 |
| 17:29 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Williams | 36-38 |
| 17:14 | UTEP | Robert Spier denies the turnaround by Brian Leigh | 36-38 |
| 17:12 | Houston | Keith Costello gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 17:08 | Houston | Eric Larmon is open and scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Gordon Ward and he's hacked by Ralph Sabella - foul #1 on Ralph Sabella, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Sean Grady (C) Nelson Heard, Brian Leigh | |
| 17:08 | Houston | Eric Larmon misses the free throw | 38-38 |
| 17:08 | Houston | Carter Collins snags the offensive board | 38-38 |
| 16:54 | Houston | Keith Costello is whistled for a carry | 38-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG) Eric Larmon | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 16:33 | UTEP | Eric Williams misses the easy layup | 38-38 |
| 16:32 | Houston | Keith Costello pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 16:25 | Houston | Robert Spier blows the wide open layup but the foul's on Dikembe Abdelal - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #4 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SG), Armando Rodriguez (SF) Gordon Ward, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (PG), Sean Covell (SF), Ray Smith (PF), Brian Leigh (C) Robert Wilson, Dikembe Abdelal, Eric Williams, Sean Grady | |
| 16:25 | Houston | Robert Spier makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 16:25 | Houston | Robert Spier misses the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 16:25 | UTEP | Ray Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 16:10 | UTEP | Brian Leigh knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Rene Costa | 39-40 |
| 15:52 | Houston | Robert Spier comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 39-40 |
| 15:51 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte grabs the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Lawrence Turcotte (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Spier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Keith Costello (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Rene Costa (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ralph Sabella (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sean Covell (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ray Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Leigh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Houston | Robert Spier hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Lawrence Turcotte | 41-40 |
| 15:27 | UTEP | Sean Covell is whistled for a carry | 41-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Wesley Kaplan (PF), Kevin Wardle (C) Lawrence Turcotte, Robert Spier, Keith Costello | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Wilson (PG), Eric Kress (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Nelson Heard (PF), Sean Grady (C) Rene Costa, Ralph Sabella, Sean Covell, Ray Smith, Brian Leigh | |
| 15:10 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez lays it up and in set up by Wesley Kaplan | 43-40 |
| 14:54 | UTEP | Wesley Kaplan is called for the reach on Robert Wilson - foul #2 on Wesley Kaplan, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (SG), Darryl Christmas (SF) Kevin Noyes, Armando Rodriguez | |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Williams (C) Sean Grady | |
| 14:41 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 14:40 | Houston | Eric Larmon gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 14:16 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan misses the runner near the basket | 43-40 |
| 14:14 | UTEP | Nelson Heard grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 14:02 | UTEP | Eric Kress misses short on a floater from the right side | 43-40 |
| 14:01 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Wardle | 43-40 |
| 13:59 | Houston | Eric Larmon loses the dribble to Robert Wilson in the backcourt | 43-40 |
| 13:42 | UTEP | Darryl Christmas denies the turnaround by Eric Williams | 43-40 |
| 13:40 | Houston | Darryl Christmas grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 13:25 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Nelson Heard - foul #1 on Nelson Heard, team foul #5 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG), Kevin Noyes (SG), Armando Rodriguez (SF), Keith Costello (C) Eric Larmon, Gordon Ward, Darryl Christmas, Kevin Wardle | |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (PG), Ralph Sabella (SG), Sean Covell (SF), Ray Smith (PF), Sean Grady (C) Robert Wilson, Eric Kress, Dikembe Abdelal, Nelson Heard, Eric Williams | |
| 13:25 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 13:25 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan misses the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 13:25 | UTEP | Sean Grady grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 13:00 | UTEP | Ralph Sabella scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ray Smith | 44-43 |
| 12:57 | Houston | Rene Costa steps in front of the Keith Costello pass in the backcourt | 44-43 |
| 12:56 | UTEP | Ralph Sabella banks in the layup on a nice dish by Rene Costa | 44-45 |
| 12:30 | Houston | Keith Costello is whistled for traveling | 44-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Kevin Wardle (C) Lawrence Turcotte, Wesley Kaplan | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Brian Leigh (C) Sean Covell, Sean Grady | |
| 12:08 | UTEP | Rene Costa hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Dikembe Abdelal | 44-48 |
| 11:46 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-48 |
| 11:45 | UTEP | Brian Leigh grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Kevin Noyes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Costello (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Wardle (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Rene Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Sabella (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ray Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Leigh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Ralph Sabella | 44-51 |
| 11:07 | Houston | Eric Larmon is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Kevin Noyes | 47-51 |
| 10:56 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 47-51 |
| 10:55 | UTEP | Ray Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 10:40 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Ralph Sabella | 47-54 |
| 10:24 | Houston | Kevin Noyes lays it up and in | 49-54 |
| 10:03 | UTEP | The short jumper by Ralph Sabella is denied by Keith Costello | 49-54 |
| 10:02 | UTEP | Brian Leigh gets the offensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 09:53 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-54 |
| 09:51 | UTEP | Rene Costa gets the offensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 09:38 | UTEP | Armando Rodriguez steps in front of the Dikembe Abdelal pass | 49-54 |
| 09:35 | Houston | Kevin Noyes is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Sabella - foul #2 on Ralph Sabella, team foul #6 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG), Gordon Ward (SG), Darryl Christmas (SF), Robert Spier (PF), Wesley Kaplan (C) Eric Larmon, Kevin Noyes, Armando Rodriguez, Keith Costello, Kevin Wardle | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Wilson (PG), Eric Kress (SG), Nelson Heard (SF), Eric Williams (PF), Sean Grady (C) Rene Costa, Ralph Sabella, Dikembe Abdelal, Ray Smith, Brian Leigh | |
| 09:20 | Houston | Darryl Christmas misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Eric Williams - foul #1 on Eric Williams, team foul #7 | 49-54 |
| 09:20 | Houston | Darryl Christmas makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 09:20 | Houston | Darryl Christmas makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 09:03 | UTEP | Sean Grady misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 09:02 | Houston | Darryl Christmas snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 09:00 | Houston | Robert Spier is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Grady - foul #2 on Sean Grady, team foul #8 | 51-54 |
| 09:00 | Houston | Robert Spier makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 09:00 | Houston | Robert Spier makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 08:41 | UTEP | Nelson Heard hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Kress | 53-56 |
| 08:22 | Houston | Robert Wilson is called for the reach on Gordon Ward - foul #3 on Robert Wilson, team foul #9 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Carter Collins (C) Wesley Kaplan | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Covell (SF) Sean Grady | |
| 08:22 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 08:22 | UTEP | Eric Williams snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 08:02 | UTEP | Eric Williams misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 08:00 | Houston | The rebound goes to Lawrence Turcotte | 53-56 |
| 07:55 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte is whistled for traveling | 53-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Armando Rodriguez (SF) Lawrence Turcotte, Darryl Christmas | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Bufkin (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Ray Smith (PF), Sean Grady (C) Robert Wilson, Sean Covell, Nelson Heard, Eric Williams | |
| 07:33 | UTEP | Sean Grady's pass is intercepted by Armando Rodriguez | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Gordon Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Robert Spier (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Carter Collins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ronald Bufkin (fresh) SG - Eric Kress (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ray Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Sean Grady (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Houston | Eric Kress picks off the pass by Carter Collins in the backcourt | 53-56 |
| 07:18 | UTEP | Ray Smith scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Dikembe Abdelal | 53-59 |
| 06:59 | Houston | Carter Collins loses the dribble to Ray Smith | 53-59 |
| 06:34 | UTEP | Sean Grady is whistled for a carry | 53-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG), Samuel Bier (SG), Keith Costello (SF), Wesley Kaplan (PF), Kevin Wardle (C) Eric Larmon, Gordon Ward, Armando Rodriguez, Robert Spier, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (PG), Robert Wilson (SG), Sean Covell (SF), Eric Williams (PF) Ronald Bufkin, Eric Kress, Dikembe Abdelal, Ray Smith | |
| 06:32 | Houston | Samuel Bier throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-59 |
| 06:20 | UTEP | Eric Williams lays it up and in on a great pass from Rene Costa | 53-61 |
| 06:09 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan buries a driving attempt near the basket | 55-61 |
| 05:54 | UTEP | Rene Costa misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Wesley Kaplan - foul #3 on Wesley Kaplan, team foul #2 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Kevin Noyes (SG) Lawrence Turcotte, Samuel Bier | |
| Subs | UTEP | Nelson Heard (PF) Sean Grady | |
| 05:54 | UTEP | Rene Costa makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 05:54 | UTEP | Rene Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 05:52 | Houston | Eric Larmon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-63 |
| 05:29 | UTEP | Nelson Heard misses the easy layup | 55-63 |
| 05:27 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Wardle | 55-63 |
| 05:17 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Eric Larmon | 57-63 |
| 05:09 | UTEP | Sean Covell is fouled on the floor by Keith Costello - foul #3 on Keith Costello, team foul #3 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Spier (PF) Wesley Kaplan | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Sabella (PG), Ronald Bufkin (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Brian Leigh (C) Rene Costa, Robert Wilson, Sean Covell, Eric Williams | |
| 05:00 | UTEP | Nelson Heard makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Ralph Sabella and he's fouled by Eric Larmon - foul #2 on Eric Larmon, team foul #4 | 57-65 |
| 05:00 | UTEP | Nelson Heard misses the free throw | 57-65 |
| 05:00 | Houston | Robert Spier grabs the board | 57-65 |
| 04:43 | Houston | Robert Spier travels with the ball | 57-65 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG) Eric Larmon | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ray Smith (PF) Nelson Heard | |
| 04:29 | UTEP | Brian Leigh drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Ralph Sabella | 57-68 |
| 04:07 | Houston | Ralph Sabella steals the ball from Kevin Wardle | 57-68 |
| 03:48 | UTEP | Ronald Bufkin hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Houston | Kevin Noyes can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-71 |
| 03:32 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Costello | 57-71 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Lawrence Turcotte (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Noyes (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Costello (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Spier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Wardle (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ralph Sabella (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Bufkin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ray Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Leigh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Houston | Robert Spier is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:51 | UTEP | Ray Smith blows the layup | 60-71 |
| 02:49 | Houston | Keith Costello snags the defensive board | 60-71 |
| 02:49 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-71 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Gordon Ward (SG), Armando Rodriguez (SF), Wesley Kaplan (PF), Carter Collins (C) Lawrence Turcotte, Kevin Noyes, Keith Costello, Robert Spier, Kevin Wardle | |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (PG), Eric Kress (SG), Nelson Heard (PF), Sean Grady (C) Ralph Sabella, Ronald Bufkin, Ray Smith, Brian Leigh | |
| 02:46 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Kress - foul #2 on Eric Kress, team foul #10 | 60-71 |
| 02:46 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 02:46 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| 02:20 | UTEP | Rene Costa is fouled on the floor by Eric Larmon - foul #3 on Eric Larmon, team foul #5 | 62-71 |
| 02:06 | UTEP | Rene Costa makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Eric Kress | 62-74 |
| 01:59 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez is wide open but clanks a shot from the baseline | 62-74 |
| 01:57 | UTEP | Sean Grady grabs the defensive rebound | 62-74 |
| 01:42 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-74 |
| 01:40 | UTEP | Nelson Heard snags the offensive board | 62-74 |
| 01:28 | UTEP | Gordon Ward steals it from Rene Costa | 62-74 |
| 01:23 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez lays it in on a great pass from Gordon Ward | 64-74 |
| 01:05 | UTEP | Sean Grady misses the lay-in | 64-74 |
| 01:04 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Abdelal | 64-74 |
| 00:52 | UTEP | Rene Costa clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 64-74 |
| 00:51 | Houston | The rebound goes to Carter Collins | 64-74 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Houston | Rene Costa steps in front of the Eric Larmon pass in the backcourt | 64-74 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:44 | UTEP | Rene Costa is hacked by Eric Larmon - foul #4 on Eric Larmon, team foul #6 | 64-74 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG), Keith Costello (SF) Eric Larmon, Armando Rodriguez | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Sabella (PG), Robert Wilson (SG), Sean Covell (SF), Eric Williams (C) Rene Costa, Eric Kress, Dikembe Abdelal, Sean Grady | |
| 00:41 | UTEP | Carter Collins is called for the reach on Sean Covell - foul #1 on Carter Collins, team foul #7 | 64-74 |
| 00:41 | UTEP | Sean Covell misses the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:41 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan gets the rebound | 64-74 |
| 00:35 | Houston | Nelson Heard is called for the reach on Wesley Kaplan - foul #2 on Nelson Heard, team foul #11 | 64-74 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Brian Leigh (C) Sean Covell | |
| 00:35 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan makes the 1st free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:35 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan makes the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| 00:34 | UTEP | Robert Wilson is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Turcotte - foul #2 on Lawrence Turcotte, team foul #8 | 66-74 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Kevin Noyes (SG), Armando Rodriguez (SF), Robert Spier (PF), Kevin Wardle (C) Lawrence Turcotte, Gordon Ward, Keith Costello, Wesley Kaplan, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (PG), Sean Covell (SF), Ray Smith (PF), Sean Grady (C) Ralph Sabella, Nelson Heard, Eric Williams, Brian Leigh | |
| 00:34 | UTEP | Robert Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 66-74 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Kevin Wardle snags the defensive board | 66-74 |
| 00:28 | Houston | Sean Grady is called for the reach on Kevin Noyes - foul #3 on Sean Grady, team foul #12 | 66-74 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Kress (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF) Robert Wilson, Sean Covell | |
| 00:28 | Houston | Kevin Noyes makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:28 | Houston | Kevin Noyes makes the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:27 | UTEP | Eric Larmon is called for the reach on Eric Kress in the backcourt - foul #5 on Eric Larmon, team foul #9 | 68-74 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG) Eric Larmon | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:27 | UTEP | Eric Kress makes the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:27 | UTEP | Eric Kress makes the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| 00:23 | Houston | Kevin Noyes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-76 |
| 00:21 | Houston | Robert Spier grabs the offensive board | 68-76 |
| 00:19 | Houston | Eric Kress is called for the reach on Lawrence Turcotte - foul #3 on Eric Kress, team foul #13 | 68-76 |
| 00:19 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte makes the 1st free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:19 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte makes the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:16 | UTEP | Eric Kress is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Noyes - foul #2 on Kevin Noyes, team foul #10 | 70-76 |
| 00:16 | UTEP | Eric Kress makes the 1st free throw | 70-77 |
| 00:16 | UTEP | Eric Kress makes the 2nd free throw | 70-78 |
| 00:09 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 70-78 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez grabs the offensive rebound | 70-78 |
| 00:06 | Houston | Kevin Noyes is fouled on the floor by Ray Smith - foul #1 on Ray Smith, team foul #14 | 70-78 |
| 00:06 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses the 1st free throw | 70-78 |
| 00:06 | Houston | Kevin Noyes makes the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Rene Costa runs out the clock | 71-78 |