| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roger Willett (fresh) SG - Larry Wiley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SF - Moises Figueroa (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joey Graham (fresh) C - Willie Hyde (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Steven Brownell (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marion Ling (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Yuri Zajic (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edward McNutt (fresh) C - Umi Abdula (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Yuri Zajic inbounds the ball | 20-35 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Houston | Steven Brownell scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-38 |
| 19:41 | UTEP | Roger Willett misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 20-38 |
| 19:40 | UTEP | Willie Hyde grabs the offensive board | 20-38 |
| 19:27 | UTEP | Roger Willett misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 20-38 |
| 19:25 | Houston | Edward McNutt pulls down the rebound | 20-38 |
| 19:02 | Houston | Yuri Zajic is hacked by Willie Hyde - foul #1 on Willie Hyde, team foul #1 | 20-38 |
| 18:40 | Houston | Yuri Zajic hits a wide open fadeaway from the left block set up by Steven Brownell | 20-40 |
| 18:23 | UTEP | Larry Wiley is hacked by Marion Ling - foul #3 on Marion Ling, team foul #1 | 20-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller (PG), David Jackson (PF) Roger Willett, Joey Graham | |
| Subs | Houston | James Combs (SG) Marion Ling | |
| 18:05 | UTEP | Moises Figueroa makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jason Stadtmiller | 23-40 |
| 17:39 | Houston | Yuri Zajic buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Edward McNutt and the foul's on Moises Figueroa - foul #2 on Moises Figueroa, team foul #2 | 23-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Phil Sprankle (SF), James Neu (C) Moises Figueroa, Willie Hyde | |
| Subs | Houston | Antony Dove (PG), Paul Stringer (PF), Derek Dunkley (C) Steven Brownell, Edward McNutt, Umi Abdula | |
| 17:39 | Houston | Yuri Zajic makes the free throw | 23-43 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 17:24 | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Phil Sprankle | 26-43 |
| 17:02 | Houston | Antony Dove comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 26-43 |
| 17:00 | UTEP | David Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 26-43 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 16:55 | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller misses the jumpshot from the left side | 26-43 |
| 16:53 | Houston | Derek Dunkley gets the rebound | 26-43 |
| 16:36 | Houston | Yuri Zajic can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on James Neu - foul #1 on James Neu, team foul #3 | 26-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Roger Willett (PG), Matthew Cochran (SG), Daniel Sepe (PF) Jason Stadtmiller, Larry Wiley, David Jackson | |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Brownell (PG) Antony Dove | |
| 16:36 | Houston | Yuri Zajic makes the 1st free throw | 26-44 |
| 16:36 | Houston | Yuri Zajic makes the 2nd free throw | 26-45 |
| 16:18 | UTEP | Daniel Sepe connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-45 |
| 16:00 | Houston | Yuri Zajic misses the jump hook in the paint | 28-45 |
| 15:58 | Houston | Paul Stringer tips it but misses | 28-45 |
| 15:56 | Houston | Paul Stringer tips it home | 28-47 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roger Willett (fresh) SG - Matthew Cochran (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phil Sprankle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Sepe (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Neu (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Steven Brownell (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Combs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Yuri Zajic (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Paul Stringer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Derek Dunkley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 15:29 | UTEP | Phil Sprankle drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-47 |
| 15:05 | Houston | Paul Stringer is called for 3 seconds | 31-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller (PG), Larry Wiley (SG), Moises Figueroa (SF), Joey Graham (PF), Willie Hyde (C) Roger Willett, Matthew Cochran, Phil Sprankle, Daniel Sepe, James Neu | |
| Subs | Houston | Marion Ling (SG), Antony Dove (SF), Edward McNutt (PF), Umi Abdula (C) James Combs, Yuri Zajic, Paul Stringer, Derek Dunkley | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 14:43 | UTEP | Moises Figueroa misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-47 |
| 14:41 | Houston | The rebound goes to Umi Abdula | 31-47 |
| 14:38 | Houston | Steven Brownell is fouled in the backcourt by Moises Figueroa - foul #3 on Moises Figueroa, team foul #4 | 31-47 |
| 14:15 | Houston | Marion Ling is open but misses the lay-in | 31-47 |
| 14:13 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Joey Graham | 31-47 |
| 13:58 | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Larry Wiley | 34-47 |
| 13:30 | Houston | Steven Brownell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-47 |
| 13:29 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Willie Hyde | 34-47 |
| 13:24 | UTEP | Steven Brownell picks off the pass by Jason Stadtmiller | 34-47 |
| 12:55 | Houston | Steven Brownell makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-50 |
| 12:50 | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-50 |
| 12:49 | UTEP | Moises Figueroa gets the offensive rebound | 34-50 |
| 12:41 | UTEP | Willie Hyde clanks a floater from the left wing | 34-50 |
| 12:40 | UTEP | Moises Figueroa hits the follow up shot | 36-50 |
| 12:23 | Houston | Marion Ling misses the lay-in | 36-50 |
| 12:22 | UTEP | Moises Figueroa grabs the board | 36-50 |
| 11:56 | UTEP | Joey Graham loses the dribble to Marion Ling | 36-50 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Jason Stadtmiller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Wiley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Moises Figueroa (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joey Graham (tiring) C - Willie Hyde (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Steven Brownell (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Marion Ling (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Antony Dove (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Edward McNutt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Umi Abdula (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:27 | Houston | Marion Ling misses long on an open floater from just outside the lane | 36-50 |
| 11:25 | Houston | Edward McNutt tips it home | 36-52 |
| 10:58 | UTEP | The jump hook by Moises Figueroa is blocked by Umi Abdula | 36-52 |
| 10:57 | Houston | Marion Ling grabs the defensive rebound | 36-52 |
| 10:55 | Houston | Steven Brownell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Roger Willett (PG), Matthew Cochran (SG), Phil Sprankle (SF), David Jackson (PF), James Neu (C) Jason Stadtmiller, Larry Wiley, Moises Figueroa, Joey Graham, Willie Hyde | |
| Subs | Houston | James Combs (SG), Yuri Zajic (SF), Paul Stringer (PF), Derek Dunkley (C) Marion Ling, Antony Dove, Edward McNutt, Umi Abdula | |
| 10:40 | UTEP | Phil Sprankle comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-52 |
| 10:38 | Houston | Derek Dunkley grabs the board | 36-52 |
| 10:14 | Houston | Yuri Zajic blows the layup | 36-52 |
| 10:13 | Houston | Derek Dunkley tips it home | 36-54 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 09:53 | UTEP | David Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-54 |
| 09:26 | Houston | Steven Brownell misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-54 |
| 09:24 | Houston | James Combs tips it in | 36-56 |
| 09:22 | UTEP | Roger Willett throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Larry Wiley (SG), Daniel Sepe (PF), Willie Hyde (C) Roger Willett, David Jackson, James Neu | |
| Subs | Houston | Antony Dove (PG), Marion Ling (SG) Steven Brownell, Yuri Zajic | |
| 09:00 | Houston | James Combs is fouled on the floor by Daniel Sepe - foul #1 on Daniel Sepe, team foul #5 | 36-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | David Eyre (PG) Matthew Cochran | |
| Subs | Houston | Gilbert Lavoie (PF), Umi Abdula (C) Paul Stringer, Derek Dunkley | |
| 08:37 | Houston | Antony Dove misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-56 |
| 08:36 | UTEP | The rebound goes to David Eyre | 36-56 |
| 08:30 | UTEP | Marion Ling denies the turnaround by Daniel Sepe | 36-56 |
| 08:28 | Houston | James Combs snags the defensive board | 36-56 |
| 08:26 | Houston | Antony Dove is hacked by David Eyre in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Eyre, team foul #6 | 36-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Moises Figueroa (SF) Phil Sprankle | |
| Subs | Houston | Yuri Zajic (SF) James Combs | |
| 08:05 | Houston | Antony Dove is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Marion Ling | 36-59 |
| 07:58 | UTEP | David Eyre clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 36-59 |
| 07:56 | Houston | Yuri Zajic snags the defensive board | 36-59 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - David Eyre (fresh) SG - Larry Wiley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Moises Figueroa (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Sepe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Willie Hyde (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Antony Dove (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marion Ling (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Yuri Zajic (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Gilbert Lavoie (fresh) C - Umi Abdula (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 07:52 | Houston | Yuri Zajic is hacked by Moises Figueroa in the backcourt - foul #4 on Moises Figueroa, team foul #7 | 36-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Roger Willett (PG), Matthew Cochran (SG), David Jackson (PF), James Neu (C) David Eyre, Larry Wiley, Moises Figueroa, Willie Hyde | |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Brownell (PG), Derek Dunkley (PF) Antony Dove, Umi Abdula | |
| 07:52 | Houston | Yuri Zajic makes the 1st free throw | 36-60 |
| 07:52 | Houston | Yuri Zajic makes the 2nd free throw | 36-61 |
| 07:41 | UTEP | David Jackson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Yuri Zajic - foul #3 on Yuri Zajic, team foul #2 | 36-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Stringer (PF) Gilbert Lavoie | |
| 07:41 | UTEP | David Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 37-61 |
| 07:41 | UTEP | David Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-61 |
| 07:19 | Houston | Yuri Zajic drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-63 |
| 07:17 | UTEP | Roger Willett is hacked by Steven Brownell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Brownell, team foul #3 | 38-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Phil Sprankle (SF) Daniel Sepe | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 07:08 | UTEP | Matthew Cochran drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Jackson | 40-63 |
| 07:04 | Houston | Marion Ling knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Brownell and he's hacked by Matthew Cochran - foul #1 on Matthew Cochran, team foul #8 | 40-65 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller (SG) Matthew Cochran | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 07:04 | Houston | Marion Ling makes the free throw | 40-66 |
| 06:48 | UTEP | Phil Sprankle knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by James Neu | 42-66 |
| 06:46 | Houston | Steven Brownell is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Brownell, team foul #4 | 42-66 |
| Subs | UTEP | Moises Figueroa (SF), Joey Graham (PF), Willie Hyde (C) Phil Sprankle, David Jackson, James Neu | |
| Subs | Houston | James Combs (SF) Yuri Zajic | |
| 06:34 | UTEP | Willie Hyde misses the jumpshot from the left side | 42-66 |
| 06:32 | Houston | Paul Stringer pulls down the rebound | 42-66 |
| 06:28 | Houston | Steven Brownell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-66 |
| 06:27 | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller snags the defensive board | 42-66 |
| 06:22 | UTEP | Roger Willett misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-66 |
| 06:20 | Houston | Derek Dunkley gets the rebound | 42-66 |
| 06:15 | Houston | James Combs loses the dribble to Jason Stadtmiller | 42-66 |
| 06:04 | UTEP | Moises Figueroa misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-66 |
| 06:03 | Houston | Derek Dunkley snags the defensive board | 42-66 |
| 06:01 | Houston | James Combs is hacked by Moises Figueroa in the backcourt - foul #5 on Moises Figueroa, team foul #9 | 42-66 |
| Subs | UTEP | David Eyre (PG), Matthew Cochran (SG), Phil Sprankle (SF), Daniel Sepe (PF), David Jackson (C) Roger Willett, Jason Stadtmiller, Moises Figueroa, Joey Graham, Willie Hyde | |
| Subs | Houston | Antony Dove (PG), Yuri Zajic (SF), Gilbert Lavoie (PF) Steven Brownell, Marion Ling, Derek Dunkley | |
| 06:01 | Houston | James Combs makes the 1st free throw | 42-67 |
| 06:01 | Houston | James Combs makes the 2nd free throw | 42-68 |
| 05:52 | UTEP | James Combs takes the ball from David Jackson | 42-68 |
| 05:48 | Houston | Antony Dove banks in the layup set up by James Combs | 42-70 |
| 05:39 | UTEP | David Eyre makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Cochran | 44-70 |
| 05:15 | Houston | Gilbert Lavoie misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 44-70 |
| 05:14 | UTEP | Phil Sprankle snags the defensive board | 44-70 |
| 05:08 | UTEP | Phil Sprankle misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-70 |
| 05:06 | Houston | James Combs gets the rebound | 44-70 |
| 04:37 | Houston | Antony Dove hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-70 |
| 04:35 | Houston | Paul Stringer tips it back up and in | 44-72 |
| 04:30 | UTEP | Matthew Cochran knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Sepe | 47-72 |
| 04:26 | Houston | Antony Dove loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-72 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller (SG), James Neu (C) David Eyre, Daniel Sepe | |
| Subs | Houston | Marion Ling (SG) Yuri Zajic | |
| 04:21 | UTEP | Marion Ling takes the ball from Phil Sprankle | 47-72 |
| 04:18 | Houston | Antony Dove misses the lay-in | 47-72 |
| 04:16 | Houston | Paul Stringer gets the offensive rebound | 47-72 |
| 03:57 | Houston | 3 seconds is called on Gilbert Lavoie | 47-72 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | Derek Dunkley (PF) Gilbert Lavoie | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Matthew Cochran (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Stadtmiller (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Phil Sprankle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Neu (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Antony Dove (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marion Ling (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Combs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Derek Dunkley (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Paul Stringer (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:28 | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Neu and he's hacked by Paul Stringer - foul #1 on Paul Stringer, team foul #5 | 49-72 |
| 03:28 | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller misses the free throw | 49-72 |
| 03:28 | Houston | Derek Dunkley grabs the defensive rebound | 49-72 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Houston | Marion Ling lays it in set up by Paul Stringer | 49-74 |
| 03:03 | UTEP | Matthew Cochran misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 49-74 |
| 03:02 | Houston | The rebound goes to Marion Ling | 49-74 |
| 02:56 | Houston | Antony Dove misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-74 |
| 02:54 | UTEP | James Neu pulls down the rebound | 49-74 |
| 02:43 | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 49-74 |
| 02:41 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to David Jackson | 49-74 |
| 02:29 | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Matthew Cochran | 51-74 |
| 02:22 | Houston | Derek Dunkley misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left block | 51-74 |
| 02:20 | UTEP | James Neu snags the defensive board | 51-74 |
| 02:15 | UTEP | Marion Ling steals it from Jason Stadtmiller | 51-74 |
| 01:57 | Houston | James Combs makes the wide open shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Marion Ling | 51-76 |
| 01:31 | UTEP | Phil Sprankle can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on James Combs - foul #2 on James Combs, team foul #6 | 51-76 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | Yuri Zajic (SF) Marion Ling | |
| 01:31 | UTEP | Phil Sprankle makes the 1st free throw | 52-76 |
| 01:31 | UTEP | Phil Sprankle misses the 2nd free throw | 52-76 |
| 01:31 | Houston | Paul Stringer grabs the board | 52-76 |
| 01:09 | Houston | Yuri Zajic connects on the open driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Antony Dove | 52-78 |
| 00:53 | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-78 |
| 00:52 | Houston | Antony Dove gets the rebound | 52-78 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Houston | Antony Dove misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-78 |
| 00:22 | Houston | James Combs misses the tip | 52-78 |
| 00:20 | UTEP | Phil Sprankle snags the defensive board | 52-78 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:14 | UTEP | Phil Sprankle misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-78 |
| 00:12 | UTEP | James Neu tips it back up and in | 54-78 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Antony Dove runs out the clock | 54-78 |