| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Davis (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Wesley Kaplan (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Carter Collins (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Rene Costa (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Eric Kress (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Turney (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Nelson Heard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Sean Grady (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Steven Turney inbounds the ball | 40-39 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:36 | UTEP | Eric Kress misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 19:34 | Houston | Carter Collins pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 19:21 | Houston | Carter Collins misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Sean Grady - foul #3 on Sean Grady, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Williams (C) Sean Grady | |
| 19:21 | Houston | Carter Collins makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 19:21 | Houston | Carter Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 18:59 | UTEP | Nelson Heard misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 18:57 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 18:36 | Houston | John Davis clanks a 3 from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 18:35 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan gets the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 18:28 | Houston | John Davis misses long on a 3 from straight away | 42-39 |
| 18:27 | UTEP | Nelson Heard pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 18:11 | UTEP | Steven Turney buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Rene Costa | 42-41 |
| 18:09 | Houston | Nelson Heard steals the ball from Kevin Noyes in the backcourt | 42-41 |
| 17:49 | UTEP | Nelson Heard misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 42-41 |
| 17:47 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 17:39 | Houston | Eric Larmon misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Steven Turney - foul #2 on Steven Turney, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG), Darryl Christmas (SF), Donald Meade (C) Kevin Noyes, John Davis, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Sabella (PG), Robert Wilson (SG), Eric Lebo (SF), Sean Covell (PF), Eric Hadsell (C) Rene Costa, Eric Kress, Steven Turney, Nelson Heard, Eric Williams | |
| 17:39 | Houston | Eric Larmon makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 17:39 | Houston | Eric Larmon makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 17:24 | UTEP | Lawrence Turcotte steals it from Eric Hadsell | 44-41 |
| 17:06 | Houston | Donald Meade misses long on an open floater from the right block | 44-41 |
| 17:04 | UTEP | Sean Covell snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 16:44 | UTEP | Eric Hadsell misses short on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Donald Meade - foul #1 on Donald Meade, team foul #1 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG) Eric Larmon | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 16:44 | UTEP | Eric Hadsell misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 16:44 | UTEP | Eric Hadsell makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 16:19 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan blows the wide open layup | 44-42 |
| 16:17 | Houston | Donald Meade hits the follow up shot | 46-42 |
| 15:59 | UTEP | Ralph Sabella loses the dribble to Gordon Ward | 46-42 |
| 15:56 | Houston | Darryl Christmas lays it in set up by Gordon Ward | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Turcotte (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darryl Christmas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wesley Kaplan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Donald Meade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ralph Sabella (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Lebo (fairly fresh) PF - Sean Covell (fairly fresh) C - Eric Hadsell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | UTEP | Wesley Kaplan is called for the reach on Eric Lebo - foul #1 on Wesley Kaplan, team foul #2 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SG), Samuel Bier (SF), Jack Dawson (PF), Carter Collins (C) Lawrence Turcotte, Darryl Christmas, Wesley Kaplan, Donald Meade | |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (PG), Daniel Talley (SG), Steven Turney (SF), Eric Williams (PF), Sean Grady (C) Ralph Sabella, Robert Wilson, Eric Lebo, Sean Covell, Eric Hadsell | |
| 15:25 | UTEP | Steven Turney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 15:24 | UTEP | Sean Grady grabs the offensive board | 48-42 |
| 15:07 | UTEP | A charge is called on Rene Costa - foul #3 on Rene Costa, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG) Gordon Ward | |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Kress (SG), Nelson Heard (PF) Daniel Talley, Eric Williams | |
| 15:05 | Houston | Samuel Bier is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Turney - foul #3 on Steven Turney, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| 14:40 | Houston | Eric Larmon is fouled on the floor by Nelson Heard - foul #2 on Nelson Heard, team foul #5 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Houston | John Davis (SF) Samuel Bier | |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Williams (SF) Steven Turney | |
| 14:30 | Houston | John Davis can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Eric Williams - foul #1 on Eric Williams, team foul #6 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Wesley Kaplan (PF) Carter Collins | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Sabella (PG) Rene Costa | |
| 14:30 | Houston | John Davis makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 14:30 | Houston | John Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 14:04 | UTEP | Nelson Heard is hacked by Eric Larmon - foul #2 on Eric Larmon, team foul #3 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG) Kevin Noyes | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Wilson (SG), Steven Turney (SF), Sean Covell (PF) Eric Kress, Nelson Heard, Sean Grady | |
| 13:52 | UTEP | Steven Turney hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Ralph Sabella | 50-44 |
| 13:50 | Houston | Ralph Sabella picks off the pass by Eric Larmon in the backcourt | 50-44 |
| 13:35 | UTEP | Ralph Sabella misses short on a 3 from straight away | 50-44 |
| 13:34 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 13:10 | Houston | Eric Larmon is open and buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from John Davis | 52-44 |
| 12:44 | UTEP | Eric Williams banks in the layup on a great pass from Ralph Sabella | 52-46 |
| 12:30 | Houston | Jack Dawson is fouled on the floor by Eric Williams - foul #2 on Eric Williams, team foul #7 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG), Kevin Noyes (SG), Darryl Christmas (SF), Donald Meade (C) Eric Larmon, Lawrence Turcotte, John Davis, Wesley Kaplan | |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (PG), Eric Kress (SG), Eric Lebo (SF), Nelson Heard (PF), Eric Hadsell (C) Ralph Sabella, Robert Wilson, Steven Turney, Sean Covell, Eric Williams | |
| 12:30 | Houston | Jack Dawson misses the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 12:30 | UTEP | Nelson Heard grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 12:15 | UTEP | Nelson Heard banks in the layup set up by Eric Hadsell | 52-48 |
| 11:57 | Houston | Donald Meade can't throw it down but he's fouled by Eric Hadsell - foul #1 on Eric Hadsell, team foul #8 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Carter Collins (C) Jack Dawson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Grady (C) Eric Hadsell | |
| 11:57 | Houston | Donald Meade misses the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 11:57 | Houston | Donald Meade misses the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 11:57 | UTEP | Nelson Heard snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Darryl Christmas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Meade (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Carter Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Rene Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Kress (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Lebo (fresh) PF - Nelson Heard (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Sean Grady (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | UTEP | Nelson Heard banks in the layup on a nice dish by Rene Costa | 52-50 |
| 11:21 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 11:19 | Houston | Donald Meade tips it in | 54-50 |
| 10:58 | UTEP | Kevin Noyes is called for the reach on Rene Costa - foul #1 on Kevin Noyes, team foul #4 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Lawrence Turcotte (SG), Wesley Kaplan (PF) Gordon Ward, Kevin Noyes, Donald Meade | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Sabella (SG), Steven Turney (SF), Eric Hadsell (C) Eric Kress, Eric Lebo, Sean Grady | |
| 10:37 | UTEP | Steven Turney is hacked by Darryl Christmas - foul #3 on Darryl Christmas, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Samuel Bier (SF) Darryl Christmas | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Wilson (SG), Sean Covell (PF) Rene Costa, Nelson Heard | |
| 10:21 | UTEP | Steven Turney misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Eric Larmon - foul #3 on Eric Larmon, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| 10:21 | UTEP | Steven Turney misses the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 10:21 | UTEP | Steven Turney misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 10:21 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 10:04 | Houston | Samuel Bier loses the dribble to Eric Hadsell | 54-50 |
| 09:47 | UTEP | Steven Turney clanks a floater in the paint | 54-50 |
| 09:45 | Houston | Carter Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 09:40 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte double dribbles | 54-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SG), Donald Meade (C) Lawrence Turcotte, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Talley (SG), Eric Williams (SF), Sean Grady (C) Ralph Sabella, Steven Turney, Eric Hadsell | |
| 09:26 | UTEP | Eric Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-50 |
| 09:24 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan grabs the board | 54-50 |
| 09:01 | Houston | Donald Meade buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Eric Larmon | 56-50 |
| 08:45 | UTEP | Eric Williams misses the easy layup | 56-50 |
| 08:43 | Houston | Samuel Bier pulls down the rebound | 56-50 |
| 08:25 | Houston | Kevin Noyes knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Meade | 59-50 |
| 08:13 | UTEP | Robert Wilson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 59-50 |
| 08:11 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan gets the rebound | 59-50 |
| 08:07 | Houston | Samuel Bier is hacked by Eric Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Williams, team foul #9 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG), John Davis (SF), Jack Dawson (PF), Carter Collins (C) Eric Larmon, Kevin Noyes, Wesley Kaplan, Donald Meade | |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (PG), Eric Kress (SG), Eric Lebo (SF), Nelson Heard (PF), Eric Hadsell (C) Robert Wilson, Daniel Talley, Eric Williams, Sean Covell, Sean Grady | |
| 08:07 | Houston | Samuel Bier makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 08:07 | Houston | Samuel Bier makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 07:44 | UTEP | Nelson Heard is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Nelson Heard, team foul #10 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG) Samuel Bier | |
| Subs | UTEP | Steven Turney (SF) Eric Hadsell | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Turcotte (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Davis (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jack Dawson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Carter Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Rene Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Kress (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Turney (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Nelson Heard (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Lebo (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Houston | John Davis makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Carter Collins | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:59 | UTEP | Steven Turney connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 64-52 |
| 06:50 | Houston | John Davis scores on a 3 from the left wing | 67-52 |
| 06:34 | UTEP | Eric Kress loses the dribble to Lawrence Turcotte | 67-52 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:05 | Houston | Carter Collins is fouled on the floor by Eric Lebo - foul #2 on Eric Lebo, team foul #11 | 67-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Kevin Noyes (SG), Darryl Christmas (SF), Donald Meade (PF) Gordon Ward, Lawrence Turcotte, John Davis, Jack Dawson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Sabella (PG), Robert Wilson (SG), Eric Williams (PF), Eric Hadsell (C) Rene Costa, Eric Kress, Nelson Heard, Eric Lebo | |
| 06:05 | Houston | Carter Collins misses the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 06:05 | Houston | Carter Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 06:05 | UTEP | Eric Williams pulls down the rebound | 67-52 |
| 05:51 | UTEP | Darryl Christmas steals the ball from Eric Williams | 67-52 |
| 05:48 | Houston | Darryl Christmas blows the layup | 67-52 |
| 05:46 | UTEP | Robert Wilson snags the defensive board | 67-52 |
| 05:35 | UTEP | Ralph Sabella throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Wesley Kaplan (PF) Carter Collins | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Covell (PF), Sean Grady (C) Steven Turney, Eric Hadsell | |
| 05:17 | Houston | Darryl Christmas lays it in | 69-52 |
| 05:08 | UTEP | Ralph Sabella misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-52 |
| 05:06 | UTEP | Sean Covell misses the tip | 69-52 |
| 05:05 | Houston | Kevin Noyes pulls down the rebound | 69-52 |
| 05:03 | Houston | Ralph Sabella is called for the reach on Eric Larmon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ralph Sabella, team foul #12 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Nelson Heard (PF) Eric Williams | |
| 05:03 | Houston | Eric Larmon misses the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 05:03 | Houston | Eric Larmon makes the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| 04:47 | UTEP | Sean Covell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-52 |
| 04:46 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Grady | 70-52 |
| 04:38 | UTEP | Ralph Sabella misses the shot from just outside the lane | 70-52 |
| 04:36 | UTEP | Sean Grady gets the offensive rebound | 70-52 |
| 04:22 | UTEP | Robert Wilson misses short on a floater from the left side | 70-52 |
| 04:20 | UTEP | Nelson Heard gets the offensive rebound | 70-52 |
| 04:13 | UTEP | Ralph Sabella misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Kevin Noyes - foul #2 on Kevin Noyes, team foul #7 | 70-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG), Samuel Bier (SF), Jack Dawson (PF), Carter Collins (C) Kevin Noyes, Darryl Christmas, Wesley Kaplan, Donald Meade | |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (PG), Steven Turney (SF), Eric Hadsell (C) Robert Wilson, Sean Covell, Sean Grady | |
| 04:13 | UTEP | Ralph Sabella makes the 1st free throw | 70-53 |
| 04:13 | UTEP | Ralph Sabella makes the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| 03:49 | Houston | Samuel Bier misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 70-54 |
| 03:47 | Houston | Carter Collins grabs the offensive rebound | 70-54 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Houston | Jack Dawson can't connect on a shot from the right side | 70-54 |
| 03:35 | UTEP | Nelson Heard grabs the defensive rebound | 70-54 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lawrence Turcotte (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Samuel Bier (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jack Dawson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Carter Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Rene Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ralph Sabella (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Turney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Nelson Heard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Hadsell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:21 | UTEP | Steven Turney is called for traveling | 70-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG), Donald Meade (C) Eric Larmon, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Talley (PG), Eric Williams (SF), Eric Lebo (PF) Rene Costa, Steven Turney, Nelson Heard | |
| 02:54 | Houston | Jack Dawson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-54 |
| 02:53 | UTEP | Ralph Sabella gets the rebound | 70-54 |
| 02:44 | UTEP | Eric Williams is hacked by Lawrence Turcotte - foul #2 on Lawrence Turcotte, team foul #8 | 70-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Darryl Christmas (SF) Samuel Bier | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Wilson (PG), Sean Covell (PF) Ralph Sabella, Eric Hadsell | |
| 02:44 | UTEP | Eric Williams misses the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 02:44 | Houston | Jack Dawson gets the rebound | 70-54 |
| 02:42 | Houston | Eric Lebo steals it from Lawrence Turcotte in the backcourt | 70-54 |
| 02:32 | UTEP | Eric Williams comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 70-54 |
| 02:31 | UTEP | Sean Covell tips it home | 70-56 |
| 02:11 | Houston | Gordon Ward can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 70-56 |
| 02:09 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Eric Lebo | 70-56 |
| 02:04 | UTEP | Jack Dawson picks off the pass by Eric Williams | 70-56 |
| 01:41 | Houston | Jack Dawson is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Gordon Ward | 72-56 |
| 01:21 | UTEP | Eric Lebo scores on a jumper from the left side | 72-58 |
| 00:52 | Houston | Jack Dawson scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Darryl Christmas | 74-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:45 | UTEP | Eric Lebo misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Darryl Christmas - foul #4 on Darryl Christmas, team foul #9 | 74-58 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Sabella (PG), Eric Hadsell (C) Daniel Talley, Sean Covell | |
| 00:45 | UTEP | Eric Lebo makes the 1st free throw | 74-59 |
| 00:45 | UTEP | Eric Lebo makes the 2nd free throw | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Houston | Donald Meade loses the ball out of bounds | 74-60 |
| 00:11 | UTEP | Ralph Sabella is hacked by Lawrence Turcotte - foul #3 on Lawrence Turcotte, team foul #10 | 74-60 |
| 00:11 | UTEP | Ralph Sabella makes the 1st free throw | 74-61 |
| 00:11 | UTEP | Ralph Sabella makes the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Gordon Ward runs out the clock | 74-62 |