| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Brian Olejarski (fresh) SG - Roy Olsen (fresh) SF - Zlatko Janski (fresh) PF - Gregory Barbera (fresh) C - Ty Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Corey Crane (fresh) SG - Donald Giardina (fresh) SF - Bart Brown (fresh) PF - Harold Griffin (fresh) C - Kyle Bell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Kyle Bell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Houston | Donald Giardina comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Houston | Corey Crane tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | UTEP | Roy Olsen misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | UTEP | Gregory Barbera gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | UTEP | Ty Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Kyle Bell | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Houston | Kyle Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Houston | Corey Crane is hacked by Gregory Barbera in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Barbera, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Houston | Kyle Bell can't finish the layup but the foul's on Gregory Barbera - foul #2 on Gregory Barbera, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | UTEP | Cheslav Budziszewski (PF) Gregory Barbera | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 19:03 | Houston | Kyle Bell makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:03 | Houston | Kyle Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:39 | UTEP | Roy Olsen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-4 |
| 18:38 | Houston | Bart Brown gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:27 | Houston | Kyle Bell buries a runner from close range and the foul's on Ty Jones - foul #1 on Ty Jones, team foul #3 | 0-6 |
| 18:27 | Houston | Kyle Bell makes the free throw | 0-7 |
| 17:58 | UTEP | Roy Olsen misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 0-7 |
| 17:56 | Houston | Kyle Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 0-7 |
| 17:51 | Houston | Kyle Bell is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 0-7 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Silver (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Darrell Kuhn (PF) Donald Giardina, Bart Brown, Harold Griffin | |
| 17:36 | UTEP | Roy Olsen buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Zlatko Janski | 3-7 |
| 17:15 | Houston | Roy Olsen is called for the reach on Kevin Tyler - foul #1 on Roy Olsen, team foul #4 | 3-7 |
| Subs | UTEP | Douglas Bruner (PG), James Goulart (C) Brian Olejarski, Ty Jones | |
| Subs | Houston | John Rouleau (C) Kyle Bell | |
| 16:56 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn is wide open but clanks a runner near the basket | 3-7 |
| 16:54 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to John Rouleau | 3-7 |
| 16:37 | Houston | Charles Silver hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 3-7 |
| 16:35 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn tips it back up and in | 3-9 |
| 16:19 | UTEP | James Goulart is whistled for a carry | 3-9 |
| Subs | UTEP | Glen Barnes (SG), Salvatore Garza (SF) Roy Olsen, Zlatko Janski | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Giardina (SG), Bart Brown (SF), Harold Griffin (PF) Corey Crane, Kevin Tyler, John Rouleau | |
| 15:57 | Houston | Bart Brown hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Silver | 3-12 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Douglas Bruner (fresh) SG - Glen Barnes (fresh) SF - Salvatore Garza (fresh) PF - Cheslav Budziszewski (fairly fresh) C - James Goulart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Charles Silver (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Giardina (fresh) SF - Bart Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harold Griffin (fresh) C - Darrell Kuhn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:50 | UTEP | James Goulart travels with the ball | 3-12 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brian Olejarski (PG), Ty Jones (C) Glen Barnes, Cheslav Budziszewski | |
| Subs | Houston | Kyle Bell (C) Darrell Kuhn | |
| 15:42 | Houston | Charles Silver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-12 |
| 15:40 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Bart Brown | 3-12 |
| 15:30 | Houston | Bart Brown misses long on an open shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Salvatore Garza - foul #1 on Salvatore Garza, team foul #5 | 3-12 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Mahoney (PG) Charles Silver | |
| 15:30 | Houston | Bart Brown makes the 1st free throw | 3-13 |
| 15:30 | Houston | Bart Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 3-13 |
| 15:30 | UTEP | Ty Jones gets the rebound | 3-13 |
| 15:13 | UTEP | Brian Olejarski clanks a floater from the right wing | 3-13 |
| 15:11 | UTEP | Salvatore Garza hits the follow up shot | 5-13 |
| 14:55 | Houston | Donald Giardina misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-13 |
| 14:53 | UTEP | James Goulart grabs the defensive rebound | 5-13 |
| 14:47 | UTEP | Brian Olejarski's pass is intercepted by Larry Mahoney | 5-13 |
| 14:42 | Houston | Larry Mahoney misses the easy layup | 5-13 |
| 14:41 | UTEP | The rebound goes to James Goulart | 5-13 |
| 14:18 | UTEP | Douglas Bruner misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 5-13 |
| 14:16 | Houston | Bart Brown grabs the board | 5-13 |
| 14:14 | Houston | Larry Mahoney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-13 |
| Subs | UTEP | Glen Barnes (PG), Roy Olsen (SG), Zlatko Janski (SF), Cheslav Budziszewski (PF) Brian Olejarski, Douglas Bruner, Salvatore Garza, James Goulart | |
| Subs | Houston | Corey Crane (PG), Charles Silver (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Darrell Kuhn (PF), John Rouleau (C) Larry Mahoney, Donald Giardina, Bart Brown, Harold Griffin, Kyle Bell | |
| 14:06 | UTEP | Zlatko Janski clanks a shot from the left side | 5-13 |
| 14:04 | UTEP | Ty Jones tips it back up and in | 7-13 |
| 13:45 | Houston | Corey Crane can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 7-13 |
| 13:44 | UTEP | Zlatko Janski gets the rebound | 7-13 |
| 13:38 | UTEP | Glen Barnes knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Roy Olsen | 9-13 |
| 13:25 | Houston | Corey Crane scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 9-15 |
| 13:01 | UTEP | Ty Jones comes up short on the floater from the right side | 9-15 |
| 12:59 | UTEP | Ty Jones grabs the offensive board | 9-15 |
| 12:43 | UTEP | Roy Olsen can't finish the layup | 9-15 |
| 12:41 | Houston | John Rouleau grabs the defensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 12:26 | Houston | Corey Crane comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Glen Barnes - foul #1 on Glen Barnes, team foul #6 | 9-15 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brian Olejarski (PG), Douglas Bruner (SG) Glen Barnes, Roy Olsen | |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (SG), Bart Brown (SF), Harold Griffin (PF), Kyle Bell (C) Charles Silver, Kevin Tyler, Darrell Kuhn, John Rouleau | |
| 12:26 | Houston | Corey Crane misses the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 12:26 | Houston | Corey Crane makes the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 12:12 | UTEP | Zlatko Janski misses long on a shot from the right block | 9-16 |
| 12:11 | Houston | Harold Griffin snags the defensive board | 9-16 |
| 11:53 | Houston | Kyle Bell misses long on a shot from the left block | 9-16 |
| 11:51 | UTEP | Zlatko Janski snags the defensive board | 9-16 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Brian Olejarski (fresh) SG - Douglas Bruner (fresh) SF - Zlatko Janski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cheslav Budziszewski (fairly fresh) C - Ty Jones (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Corey Crane (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eddie Wyatt (fresh) SF - Bart Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Griffin (fresh) C - Kyle Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | UTEP | Douglas Bruner misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-16 |
| 11:23 | Houston | Corey Crane pulls down the rebound | 9-16 |
| 11:03 | Houston | Harold Griffin hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right wing | 9-16 |
| 11:01 | UTEP | Zlatko Janski pulls down the rebound | 9-16 |
| 10:38 | UTEP | Brian Olejarski can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 9-16 |
| 10:36 | Houston | The rebound goes to Bart Brown | 9-16 |
| 10:22 | Houston | Kyle Bell misses the dunk | 9-16 |
| 10:21 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt grabs the offensive rebound | 9-16 |
| 09:59 | Houston | Bart Brown drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Corey Crane and he's hacked by Zlatko Janski - foul #1 on Zlatko Janski, team foul #7 | 9-18 |
| Subs | UTEP | Glen Barnes (PG), Roy Olsen (SG), Salvatore Garza (SF), James Goulart (C) Brian Olejarski, Douglas Bruner, Zlatko Janski, Ty Jones | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Silver (PG), Donald Giardina (SG), Darrell Kuhn (PF), Kevin Tyler (C) Corey Crane, Eddie Wyatt, Harold Griffin, Kyle Bell | |
| 09:59 | Houston | Bart Brown makes the free throw | 9-19 |
| 09:45 | UTEP | Glen Barnes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-19 |
| 09:43 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn gets the rebound | 9-19 |
| 09:24 | Houston | Kevin Tyler comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Goulart - foul #1 on James Goulart, team foul #8 | 9-19 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | John Rouleau (C) Bart Brown | |
| 09:24 | Houston | Kevin Tyler misses the 1st free throw | 9-19 |
| 09:24 | Houston | Kevin Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 9-20 |
| 09:10 | UTEP | John Rouleau is called for the reach on Cheslav Budziszewski - foul #1 on John Rouleau, team foul #1 | 9-20 |
| 08:55 | UTEP | Roy Olsen makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-20 |
| 08:53 | Houston | Charles Silver is hacked by Glen Barnes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Glen Barnes, team foul #9 | 12-20 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tim Johnson (PG) Glen Barnes | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 08:53 | Houston | Charles Silver makes the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 08:53 | Houston | Charles Silver makes the 2nd free throw | 12-22 |
| 08:34 | UTEP | Cheslav Budziszewski is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Cheslav Budziszewski, team foul #10 | 12-22 |
| Subs | UTEP | Zlatko Janski (SF) Salvatore Garza | |
| Subs | Houston | Kyle Bell (C) John Rouleau | |
| 08:18 | Houston | Charles Silver drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Donald Giardina | 12-25 |
| 07:58 | UTEP | Roy Olsen misses the jumper from the right wing | 12-25 |
| 07:56 | UTEP | Tim Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 12-25 |
| 07:37 | UTEP | Tim Johnson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 12-25 |
| 07:36 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn gets the rebound | 12-25 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Tim Johnson (fresh) SG - Roy Olsen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zlatko Janski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Cheslav Budziszewski (tiring) C - James Goulart (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Charles Silver (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Giardina (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Tyler (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Darrell Kuhn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-25 |
| Subs | UTEP | Douglas Bruner (PG), Ty Jones (C) Tim Johnson, James Goulart | |
| Subs | Houston | Corey Crane (PG), Eddie Wyatt (SG), John Rouleau (SF), Harold Griffin (PF) Charles Silver, Donald Giardina, Kevin Tyler, Darrell Kuhn | |
| 07:11 | UTEP | Zlatko Janski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-25 |
| 07:10 | Houston | Harold Griffin pulls down the rebound | 12-25 |
| 06:57 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-25 |
| 06:55 | UTEP | Zlatko Janski grabs the defensive rebound | 12-25 |
| 06:37 | UTEP | Zlatko Janski is whistled for a carry | 12-25 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brian Olejarski (PG), Salvatore Garza (SF) Roy Olsen, Zlatko Janski | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Giardina (SG), Bart Brown (SF) Eddie Wyatt, Kyle Bell | |
| 06:18 | Houston | John Rouleau knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Corey Crane | 12-28 |
| 06:01 | UTEP | Douglas Bruner clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Corey Crane - foul #1 on Corey Crane, team foul #2 | 12-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Goulart (C) Ty Jones | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Silver (SG), Darrell Kuhn (PF) Donald Giardina, Harold Griffin | |
| 06:01 | UTEP | Douglas Bruner makes the 1st free throw | 13-28 |
| 06:01 | UTEP | Douglas Bruner misses the 2nd free throw | 13-28 |
| 06:01 | Houston | The rebound goes to Darrell Kuhn | 13-28 |
| 05:57 | Houston | Douglas Bruner is called for the reach on John Rouleau in the backcourt - foul #1 on Douglas Bruner, team foul #11 | 13-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | Roy Olsen (SG) Douglas Bruner | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:57 | Houston | John Rouleau makes the 1st free throw | 13-29 |
| 05:57 | Houston | John Rouleau makes the 2nd free throw | 13-30 |
| 05:43 | UTEP | Roy Olsen is hacked by Charles Silver - foul #1 on Charles Silver, team foul #3 | 13-30 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | Kyle Bell (C) John Rouleau | |
| 05:31 | UTEP | Cheslav Budziszewski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-30 |
| 05:29 | UTEP | Roy Olsen grabs the offensive rebound | 13-30 |
| 05:07 | UTEP | Cheslav Budziszewski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-30 |
| 05:05 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Olejarski | 13-30 |
| 04:50 | UTEP | Roy Olsen's pass is intercepted by Corey Crane | 13-30 |
| 04:46 | Houston | Bart Brown blows the dunk | 13-30 |
| 04:45 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn tips it home | 13-32 |
| 04:20 | UTEP | Brian Olejarski misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 13-32 |
| 04:19 | UTEP | Cheslav Budziszewski pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-32 |
| 04:04 | UTEP | Salvatore Garza comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 13-32 |
| 04:03 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kyle Bell | 13-32 |
| 03:58 | Houston | Bart Brown is hacked by James Goulart - foul #2 on James Goulart, team foul #12 | 13-32 |
| Subs | UTEP | Douglas Bruner (PG), Glen Barnes (SG), Zlatko Janski (SF), Gregory Barbera (PF), Ty Jones (C) Brian Olejarski, Roy Olsen, Salvatore Garza, Cheslav Budziszewski, James Goulart | |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Mahoney (PG), Donald Giardina (SG), Kevin Tyler (PF), John Rouleau (C) Corey Crane, Charles Silver, Darrell Kuhn, Kyle Bell | |
| 03:58 | Houston | Bart Brown makes the 1st free throw | 13-33 |
| 03:58 | Houston | Bart Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 13-34 |
| 03:39 | UTEP | Glen Barnes misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 13-34 |
| 03:38 | UTEP | Ty Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 13-34 |
| 03:19 | UTEP | Bart Brown is called for the reach on Zlatko Janski - foul #1 on Bart Brown, team foul #4 | 13-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Griffin (PF) Bart Brown | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Douglas Bruner (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Glen Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Zlatko Janski (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Gregory Barbera (fresh) C - Ty Jones (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Larry Mahoney (fresh) SG - Donald Giardina (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Tyler (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Harold Griffin (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Rouleau (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:07 | UTEP | Zlatko Janski makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Glen Barnes | 15-34 |
| 02:39 | Houston | Larry Mahoney connects on the floater from the left side | 15-36 |
| 02:16 | UTEP | Ty Jones can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by John Rouleau - foul #2 on John Rouleau, team foul #5 | 15-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Roy Olsen (SG) Glen Barnes | |
| Subs | Houston | Corey Crane (PG), Charles Silver (SG), Bart Brown (SF), Kyle Bell (C) Larry Mahoney, Donald Giardina, Kevin Tyler, John Rouleau | |
| 02:16 | UTEP | Ty Jones misses the 1st free throw | 15-36 |
| 02:16 | UTEP | Ty Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 16-36 |
| 01:54 | Houston | Charles Silver connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Corey Crane | 16-39 |
| 01:37 | UTEP | Charles Silver steals it from Gregory Barbera | 16-39 |
| 01:35 | Houston | Charles Silver is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Olsen - foul #2 on Roy Olsen, team foul #13 | 16-39 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tim Johnson (PG), James Goulart (C) Douglas Bruner, Ty Jones | |
| Subs | Houston | Darrell Kuhn (PF) Harold Griffin | |
| 01:35 | Houston | Charles Silver misses the 1st free throw | 16-39 |
| 01:35 | Houston | Charles Silver makes the 2nd free throw | 16-40 |
| 01:20 | UTEP | Zlatko Janski drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Goulart | 19-40 |
| 01:16 | Houston | Charles Silver is by himself and knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Kyle Bell | 19-42 |
| 00:52 | UTEP | Corey Crane steals the ball from Roy Olsen | 19-42 |
| 00:43 | Houston | Corey Crane drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Charles Silver | 19-44 |
| 00:24 | UTEP | Zlatko Janski misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-44 |
| 00:22 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn grabs the board | 19-44 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Bart Brown is wide open but clanks a jumper from the left wing | 19-44 |