| Lineup | Houston | PG - Steven Vezina (fresh) SG - Vernon Trollinger (fresh) SF - Joe Lynch (fresh) PF - Eric Dahmen (fresh) C - Mark Shellenbarger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Frederick Wyatt (fresh) SG - Dan Taylor (fresh) SF - Eli Haynes (fresh) PF - Richard Lao (fresh) C - Kelvin Porter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | UTEP | Richard Lao hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Dan Taylor | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Houston | Steven Vezina misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | UTEP | Dan Taylor is called for traveling | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Houston | Vernon Trollinger is hacked by Dan Taylor in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dan Taylor, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Houston | Steven Vezina comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger misses long on a jump hook from close range | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | Houston | Joe Lynch misses long on a jump hook from close range | 0-2 |
| 18:19 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 17:53 | UTEP | Frederick Wyatt loses the ball out of bounds | 2-2 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Lawson (SF), John Lennon (PF), Ronald Riggs (C) Eli Haynes, Richard Lao, Kelvin Porter | |
| 17:34 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger is alone and drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Vernon Trollinger | 4-2 |
| 17:16 | UTEP | Dan Taylor double dribbles | 4-2 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Bobby Crepeau (SG) Dan Taylor | |
| 17:01 | Houston | Steven Vezina clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 4-2 |
| 16:59 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:37 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 16:17 | Houston | Eric Dahmen blows the layup | 4-5 |
| 16:16 | UTEP | John Lennon grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 15:58 | UTEP | Bobby Crepeau is hacked by Eric Dahmen - foul #1 on Eric Dahmen, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Nelson (SF), Patrick Hall (C) Joe Lynch, Mark Shellenbarger | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dan Taylor (SG), Eli Haynes (SF), Richard Lao (PF), Kelvin Porter (C) Frederick Wyatt, Gregory Lawson, John Lennon, Ronald Riggs | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Steven Vezina (fresh) SG - Vernon Trollinger (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Nelson (fresh) PF - Eric Dahmen (fresh) C - Patrick Hall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Bobby Crepeau (fresh) SG - Dan Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eli Haynes (fresh) PF - Richard Lao (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kelvin Porter (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | UTEP | Richard Lao clanks a jumper from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 15:41 | Houston | Eric Dahmen pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 15:19 | Houston | Eric Dahmen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-5 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Maury (PG), Michael Toland (SF), Craig Kohr (C) Steven Vezina, Vernon Trollinger, Eric Dahmen | |
| Subs | UTEP | Lee Cardona (PG) Bobby Crepeau | |
| 14:59 | UTEP | Richard Lao misses the easy layup | 4-5 |
| 14:57 | UTEP | Richard Lao pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 14:46 | UTEP | Lee Cardona drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dan Taylor | 4-7 |
| 14:44 | Houston | Lee Cardona steps in front of the Daniel Nelson pass in the backcourt | 4-7 |
| 14:41 | UTEP | Dan Taylor hits the finger roll on a great pass from Lee Cardona | 4-9 |
| 14:20 | Houston | Daniel Nelson connects on the open fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Toland | 6-9 |
| 14:10 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Craig Kohr - foul #1 on Craig Kohr, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Vezina (PG), Vernon Trollinger (SG), Joe Lynch (SF), Eric Dahmen (PF), Mark Shellenbarger (C) Gary Maury, Daniel Nelson, Michael Toland, Patrick Hall, Craig Kohr | |
| Subs | UTEP | Frederick Wyatt (PG), Bobby Crepeau (SG), Gregory Lawson (SF), John Lennon (PF) Lee Cardona, Dan Taylor, Eli Haynes, Richard Lao | |
| 14:10 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter misses the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 14:10 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter misses the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 14:10 | Houston | Eric Dahmen gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 14:05 | Houston | Steven Vezina makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Eric Dahmen | 8-9 |
| 13:39 | UTEP | Bobby Crepeau misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 8-9 |
| 13:38 | UTEP | Frederick Wyatt hits the follow up shot | 8-11 |
| 13:29 | Houston | Joe Lynch connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Steven Vezina | 10-11 |
| 13:19 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Bobby Crepeau | 10-14 |
| 13:04 | Houston | Joe Lynch scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Steven Vezina and he's fouled by Gregory Lawson - foul #1 on Gregory Lawson, team foul #2 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dan Taylor (SG), Richard Lao (PF), Ronald Riggs (C) Bobby Crepeau, John Lennon, Kelvin Porter | |
| 13:04 | Houston | Joe Lynch makes the free throw | 13-14 |
| 12:48 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-14 |
| 12:46 | Houston | Eric Dahmen snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 12:44 | Houston | Joe Lynch travels in the backcourt | 13-14 |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Nelson (PG) Steven Vezina | |
| Subs | UTEP | Eli Haynes (SF) Gregory Lawson | |
| 12:26 | UTEP | Dan Taylor comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Vernon Trollinger - foul #1 on Vernon Trollinger, team foul #3 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Toland (SG) Vernon Trollinger | |
| Subs | UTEP | Lee Cardona (PG) Frederick Wyatt | |
| 12:26 | UTEP | Dan Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 12:26 | UTEP | Dan Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 12:09 | Houston | Joe Lynch hits a wide open floater near the basket on a nice dish by Eric Dahmen | 15-16 |
| 12:05 | UTEP | Dan Taylor can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 15-16 |
| 12:03 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger snags the defensive board | 15-16 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Daniel Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Toland (fresh) SF - Joe Lynch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Eric Dahmen (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Shellenbarger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Lee Cardona (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dan Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eli Haynes (fresh) PF - Richard Lao (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Riggs (fresh) | |
| 11:49 | Houston | Richard Lao steals it from Mark Shellenbarger | 15-16 |
| 11:38 | UTEP | Dan Taylor knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Lee Cardona | 15-18 |
| 11:25 | Houston | Daniel Nelson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-18 |
| 11:24 | UTEP | Lee Cardona pulls down the rebound | 15-18 |
| 11:19 | UTEP | Dan Taylor hits a shot near the basket set up by Lee Cardona | 15-20 |
| 11:02 | Houston | Eric Dahmen is hacked by Richard Lao - foul #1 on Richard Lao, team foul #3 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Vezina (PG), Vernon Trollinger (SG), Patrick Hall (PF), Craig Kohr (C) Daniel Nelson, Joe Lynch, Eric Dahmen, Mark Shellenbarger | |
| Subs | UTEP | Frederick Wyatt (PG), Bobby Crepeau (SG), Gregory Lawson (SF), Russell Hughes (PF), John Lennon (C) Lee Cardona, Dan Taylor, Eli Haynes, Richard Lao, Ronald Riggs | |
| 10:44 | Houston | Steven Vezina knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Vernon Trollinger and the foul's on Frederick Wyatt - foul #1 on Frederick Wyatt, team foul #4 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Houston | Joe Lynch (SF) Michael Toland | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 10:44 | Houston | Steven Vezina makes the free throw | 18-20 |
| 10:25 | UTEP | Russell Hughes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-20 |
| 10:23 | Houston | Patrick Hall pulls down the rebound | 18-20 |
| 10:12 | Houston | Patrick Hall's pass is intercepted by Russell Hughes | 18-20 |
| 09:56 | UTEP | Joe Lynch is called for the reach on John Lennon - foul #1 on Joe Lynch, team foul #4 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Nelson (SF) Joe Lynch | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Pavon (SF), Kelvin Porter (C) Gregory Lawson, John Lennon | |
| 09:46 | UTEP | Frederick Wyatt is hacked by Daniel Nelson - foul #1 on Daniel Nelson, team foul #5 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Lao (PF) Russell Hughes | |
| 09:20 | UTEP | Bobby Crepeau misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 18-20 |
| 09:18 | Houston | Craig Kohr pulls down the rebound | 18-20 |
| 09:09 | Houston | Steven Vezina misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-20 |
| 09:08 | Houston | Patrick Hall tips it back up and in | 20-20 |
| 08:54 | UTEP | Bobby Crepeau loses the dribble to Steven Vezina | 20-20 |
| 08:50 | Houston | Steven Vezina banks in the layup | 22-20 |
| 08:41 | UTEP | Bobby Crepeau misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-20 |
| 08:40 | Houston | Steven Vezina grabs the board | 22-20 |
| 08:38 | Houston | Steven Vezina travels in the backcourt | 22-20 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Maury (PG), Michael Toland (SF), Eric Dahmen (PF), Mark Shellenbarger (C) Steven Vezina, Daniel Nelson, Patrick Hall, Craig Kohr | |
| Subs | UTEP | Lee Cardona (PG), Dan Taylor (SG), Eli Haynes (SF), John Lennon (PF), Ronald Riggs (C) Frederick Wyatt, Bobby Crepeau, John Pavon, Richard Lao, Kelvin Porter | |
| 08:29 | UTEP | John Lennon misses badly on a runner from close range | 22-20 |
| 08:28 | Houston | Vernon Trollinger pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| 08:26 | Houston | Eric Dahmen is hacked by Lee Cardona in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lee Cardona, team foul #5 | 22-20 |
| 08:05 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Eli Haynes - foul #1 on Eli Haynes, team foul #6 | 22-20 |
| 08:05 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 08:05 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger misses the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 08:05 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Ronald Riggs | 23-20 |
| 07:53 | UTEP | Lee Cardona buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Dan Taylor | 23-23 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fresh) SG - Vernon Trollinger (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Toland (fresh) PF - Eric Dahmen (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Shellenbarger (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Lee Cardona (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dan Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eli Haynes (fresh) PF - John Lennon (fresh) C - Ronald Riggs (fresh) | |
| 07:51 | Houston | Gary Maury is hacked by John Lennon in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Lennon, team foul #7 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Houston | Joe Lynch (SF) Vernon Trollinger | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Lawson (SF), Russell Hughes (PF) Eli Haynes, John Lennon | |
| 07:51 | Houston | Gary Maury misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 07:51 | UTEP | Russell Hughes grabs the board | 23-23 |
| 07:39 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 23-25 |
| 07:10 | Houston | Eric Dahmen hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Joe Lynch | 25-25 |
| 06:54 | UTEP | Dan Taylor misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Michael Toland - foul #1 on Michael Toland, team foul #6 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Vezina (PG), Vernon Trollinger (SG), Daniel Nelson (SF) Gary Maury, Michael Toland, Joe Lynch | |
| Subs | UTEP | Frederick Wyatt (PG), Kelvin Porter (C) Lee Cardona, Ronald Riggs | |
| 06:54 | UTEP | Dan Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 06:54 | UTEP | Dan Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 06:35 | Houston | Eric Dahmen banks in the layup set up by Daniel Nelson and he's fouled by Russell Hughes - foul #1 on Russell Hughes, team foul #8 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Hall (C) Mark Shellenbarger | |
| Subs | UTEP | Bobby Crepeau (SG), Eli Haynes (SF), John Lennon (PF) Dan Taylor, Gregory Lawson, Russell Hughes | |
| 06:35 | Houston | Eric Dahmen makes the free throw | 28-27 |
| 06:09 | UTEP | Vernon Trollinger picks off the pass by John Lennon | 28-27 |
| 06:06 | Houston | Steven Vezina lays it in on a nice dish by Vernon Trollinger | 30-27 |
| 05:46 | UTEP | Bobby Crepeau drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Frederick Wyatt | 30-30 |
| 05:32 | Houston | Eric Dahmen's floater is tipped away by John Lennon | 30-30 |
| 05:31 | UTEP | Eli Haynes grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 05:19 | UTEP | Frederick Wyatt misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Steven Vezina - foul #1 on Steven Vezina, team foul #7 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Maury (SG), Joe Lynch (SF), Michael Toland (PF), Craig Kohr (C) Vernon Trollinger, Daniel Nelson, Eric Dahmen, Patrick Hall | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dan Taylor (SG), Russell Hughes (SF), Richard Lao (PF) Bobby Crepeau, Eli Haynes, John Lennon | |
| 05:19 | UTEP | Frederick Wyatt misses the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 05:19 | UTEP | Frederick Wyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 05:00 | Houston | Steven Vezina misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-31 |
| 04:59 | UTEP | Richard Lao pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 04:41 | UTEP | Dan Taylor hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 30-31 |
| 04:39 | Houston | Michael Toland pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 04:36 | Houston | Richard Lao is called for the reach on Joe Lynch in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Lao, team foul #9 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Dahmen (PF), Mark Shellenbarger (C) Steven Vezina, Craig Kohr | |
| Subs | UTEP | Lee Cardona (PG), Gregory Lawson (SF), John Lennon (PF) Frederick Wyatt, Russell Hughes, Richard Lao | |
| 04:36 | Houston | Joe Lynch misses the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 04:36 | UTEP | John Lennon grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 04:17 | UTEP | John Lennon loses the ball out of bounds | 30-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Trollinger (SG) Michael Toland | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Riggs (C) Kelvin Porter | |
| 04:13 | Houston | Gary Maury is hacked by Lee Cardona in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lee Cardona, team foul #10 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Frederick Wyatt (PG) Lee Cardona | |
| 04:13 | Houston | Gary Maury misses the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 04:13 | Houston | Gary Maury makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 04:01 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs is denied on a layup by Mark Shellenbarger | 31-31 |
| 03:59 | Houston | Eric Dahmen pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 03:41 | Houston | Eric Dahmen misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from close range | 31-31 |
| 03:39 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Vernon Trollinger (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Joe Lynch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Eric Dahmen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Shellenbarger (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Frederick Wyatt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dan Taylor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Lawson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Lennon (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Riggs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | UTEP | Dan Taylor is fouled on the floor by Mark Shellenbarger - foul #1 on Mark Shellenbarger, team foul #8 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Vezina (PG), Daniel Nelson (SF), Patrick Hall (PF), Craig Kohr (C) Gary Maury, Joe Lynch, Eric Dahmen, Mark Shellenbarger | |
| Subs | UTEP | Bobby Crepeau (PG), Eli Haynes (SF), Richard Lao (PF), Russell Hughes (C) Frederick Wyatt, Gregory Lawson, John Lennon, Ronald Riggs | |
| 03:12 | UTEP | Dan Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 03:12 | Houston | Daniel Nelson gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 02:52 | Houston | Daniel Nelson comes up short on the floater from close range but the foul's on Eli Haynes - foul #2 on Eli Haynes, team foul #11 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Toland (SF) Vernon Trollinger | |
| Subs | UTEP | Lee Cardona (PG) Dan Taylor | |
| 02:52 | Houston | Daniel Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 02:52 | Houston | Daniel Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 02:34 | UTEP | Eli Haynes misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-31 |
| 02:32 | Houston | Patrick Hall gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 02:30 | Houston | Russell Hughes is called for the reach on Daniel Nelson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Russell Hughes, team foul #12 | 33-31 |
| 02:30 | Houston | Daniel Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 02:30 | Houston | Daniel Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 02:09 | UTEP | Lee Cardona misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Craig Kohr - foul #2 on Craig Kohr, team foul #9 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Pavon (SF), Kelvin Porter (C) Eli Haynes, Russell Hughes | |
| 02:09 | UTEP | Lee Cardona misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 02:09 | UTEP | Lee Cardona misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 02:09 | Houston | Patrick Hall snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 01:52 | Houston | Daniel Nelson misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 01:51 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 01:35 | UTEP | Lee Cardona buries a shot from the left side and he's hacked by Steven Vezina - foul #2 on Steven Vezina, team foul #10 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel James (PG), Vernon Trollinger (SG), Joe Lynch (SF), Eric Dahmen (PF), Mark Shellenbarger (C) Steven Vezina, Daniel Nelson, Michael Toland, Patrick Hall, Craig Kohr | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dan Taylor (SG) Bobby Crepeau | |
| 01:35 | UTEP | Lee Cardona makes the free throw | 34-34 |
| 01:19 | Houston | Joe Lynch misses badly on a runner from the right block | 34-34 |
| 01:17 | Houston | Eric Dahmen tips it in | 36-34 |
| 00:59 | UTEP | Richard Lao hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 00:57 | Houston | Joe Lynch snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 00:41 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Joe Lynch | 38-34 |
| 00:20 | UTEP | John Pavon misses the 3 from straight away | 38-34 |
| 00:18 | UTEP | Richard Lao tips it home | 38-36 |
| 00:14 | Houston | Joe Lynch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Vezina (PG), Gary Maury (SG), Patrick Hall (PF), Craig Kohr (C) Daniel James, Vernon Trollinger, Eric Dahmen, Mark Shellenbarger | |
| Subs | UTEP | Frederick Wyatt (PG), Gregory Lawson (SG), Eli Haynes (SF), Russell Hughes (PF), Ronald Riggs (C) Lee Cardona, Dan Taylor, John Pavon, Richard Lao, Kelvin Porter | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Frederick Wyatt can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 38-36 |