| Lineup | Houston | PG - Corey Crane (fresh) SG - Donald Giardina (fresh) SF - Bart Brown (fresh) PF - Harold Griffin (fresh) C - Kyle Bell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Brian Olejarski (fresh) SG - Roy Olsen (fresh) SF - Zlatko Janski (fresh) PF - Gregory Barbera (fresh) C - Ty Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Ty Jones wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:51 | UTEP | Zlatko Janski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Houston | Kyle Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Houston | Donald Giardina is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | UTEP | Ty Jones gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | UTEP | Gregory Barbera clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Houston | Harold Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Houston | Kyle Bell misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Houston | Corey Crane grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Houston | Donald Giardina misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Roy Olsen - foul #1 on Roy Olsen, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Houston | Donald Giardina makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:45 | Houston | Donald Giardina makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:20 | UTEP | Roy Olsen's pass is intercepted by Donald Giardina | 2-0 |
| 17:58 | Houston | Kyle Bell makes the wide open jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Griffin | 4-0 |
| 17:32 | UTEP | Roy Olsen loses the dribble to Harold Griffin | 4-0 |
| 17:19 | Houston | Corey Crane misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 17:17 | Houston | Bart Brown gets the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:01 | Houston | Corey Crane connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Harold Griffin | 7-0 |
| 16:39 | UTEP | Ty Jones hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Kyle Bell - foul #1 on Kyle Bell, team foul #1 | 7-0 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Silver (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Darrell Kuhn (PF), John Rouleau (C) Donald Giardina, Bart Brown, Harold Griffin, Kyle Bell | |
| Subs | UTEP | Douglas Bruner (PG), Cheslav Budziszewski (SG), Salvatore Garza (SF), James Goulart (PF) Brian Olejarski, Roy Olsen, Zlatko Janski, Gregory Barbera | |
| 16:39 | UTEP | Ty Jones misses the 1st free throw | 7-0 |
| 16:39 | UTEP | Ty Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 7-0 |
| 16:39 | UTEP | Salvatore Garza grabs the offensive rebound | 7-0 |
| 16:24 | UTEP | Cheslav Budziszewski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 7-0 |
| 16:22 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn pulls down the rebound | 7-0 |
| 16:04 | Houston | Corey Crane misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-0 |
| 16:02 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn tips it home | 9-0 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Corey Crane (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Silver (fresh) SF - Kevin Tyler (fresh) PF - Darrell Kuhn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Rouleau (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Douglas Bruner (fresh) SG - Cheslav Budziszewski (fresh) SF - Salvatore Garza (fresh) PF - James Goulart (fresh) C - Ty Jones (tiring) | |
| 15:38 | UTEP | Darrell Kuhn is called for the reach on Ty Jones - foul #1 on Darrell Kuhn, team foul #2 | 9-0 |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Mahoney (PG) Corey Crane | |
| Subs | UTEP | Glen Barnes (SG) Ty Jones | |
| 15:21 | UTEP | Cheslav Budziszewski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-0 |
| 15:20 | UTEP | Glen Barnes gets the offensive rebound | 9-0 |
| 15:01 | UTEP | Glen Barnes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 9-0 |
| 15:00 | UTEP | Salvatore Garza misses the tip | 9-0 |
| 14:58 | UTEP | Salvatore Garza tips it back up and in | 9-2 |
| 14:44 | Houston | John Rouleau connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Silver | 12-2 |
| 14:27 | UTEP | Salvatore Garza drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Glen Barnes | 12-5 |
| 14:25 | Houston | John Rouleau is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Rouleau, team foul #3 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Houston | Corey Crane (PG), Donald Giardina (SG), Bart Brown (SF), Harold Griffin (PF), Kyle Bell (C) Larry Mahoney, Charles Silver, Kevin Tyler, Darrell Kuhn, John Rouleau | |
| Subs | UTEP | Zlatko Janski (SF), Ty Jones (C) Salvatore Garza, James Goulart | |
| 14:14 | UTEP | Zlatko Janski scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Cheslav Budziszewski | 12-8 |
| 14:10 | Houston | Douglas Bruner is called for the reach on Corey Crane in the backcourt - foul #1 on Douglas Bruner, team foul #2 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Roy Olsen (SG) Douglas Bruner | |
| 13:56 | Houston | Corey Crane is fouled on the floor by Glen Barnes - foul #1 on Glen Barnes, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Barbera (PF) Cheslav Budziszewski | |
| 13:40 | Houston | Bart Brown scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Donald Giardina | 14-8 |
| 13:30 | UTEP | Gregory Barbera is hacked by Corey Crane - foul #1 on Corey Crane, team foul #4 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tim Johnson (PG) Glen Barnes | |
| 13:23 | UTEP | Roy Olsen can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-8 |
| 13:22 | Houston | Kyle Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 14-8 |
| 13:02 | Houston | Harold Griffin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-8 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Silver (SG) Donald Giardina | |
| Subs | UTEP | Brian Olejarski (PG), Cheslav Budziszewski (PF), James Goulart (C) Tim Johnson, Gregory Barbera, Ty Jones | |
| 12:44 | UTEP | James Goulart clanks a driving attempt from close range | 14-8 |
| 12:42 | UTEP | Zlatko Janski tips it in | 14-10 |
| 12:23 | Houston | Charles Silver misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-10 |
| 12:21 | UTEP | James Goulart snags the defensive board | 14-10 |
| 12:16 | UTEP | Brian Olejarski makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Roy Olsen | 14-13 |
| 12:00 | Houston | Harold Griffin blows the layup | 14-13 |
| 11:59 | UTEP | Zlatko Janski grabs the board | 14-13 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Corey Crane (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Silver (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bart Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Griffin (fairly fresh) C - Kyle Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Brian Olejarski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roy Olsen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Zlatko Janski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cheslav Budziszewski (fresh) C - James Goulart (fresh) | |
| 11:48 | UTEP | Brian Olejarski can't connect on a floater in the paint | 14-13 |
| 11:47 | Houston | Bart Brown snags the defensive board | 14-13 |
| 11:42 | Houston | Corey Crane blows the layup | 14-13 |
| 11:41 | UTEP | Cheslav Budziszewski grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 11:35 | UTEP | Roy Olsen misses the easy layup | 14-13 |
| 11:34 | UTEP | Brian Olejarski tips it home | 14-15 |
| 11:11 | Houston | Harold Griffin hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Charles Silver and he's fouled by Cheslav Budziszewski - foul #1 on Cheslav Budziszewski, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Giardina (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Darrell Kuhn (C) Corey Crane, Bart Brown, Kyle Bell | |
| Subs | UTEP | Douglas Bruner (PG), Glen Barnes (SG), Salvatore Garza (SF), Gregory Barbera (PF), Ty Jones (C) Brian Olejarski, Roy Olsen, Zlatko Janski, Cheslav Budziszewski, James Goulart | |
| 11:11 | Houston | Harold Griffin misses the free throw | 16-15 |
| 11:11 | UTEP | Salvatore Garza grabs the defensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 11:05 | UTEP | Ty Jones's pass is intercepted by Kevin Tyler | 16-15 |
| 11:03 | Houston | Donald Giardina is hacked by Gregory Barbera in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Barbera, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Houston | John Rouleau (C) Harold Griffin | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 10:52 | Houston | Glen Barnes steps in front of the Donald Giardina pass | 16-15 |
| 10:36 | UTEP | Douglas Bruner knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Glen Barnes | 16-18 |
| 10:18 | Houston | Donald Giardina hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-18 |
| 10:16 | UTEP | Glen Barnes snags the defensive board | 16-18 |
| 09:54 | UTEP | Salvatore Garza hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Glen Barnes | 16-20 |
| 09:38 | Houston | Kevin Tyler misses the dunk but he's fouled by Douglas Bruner - foul #2 on Douglas Bruner, team foul #6 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Houston | Corey Crane (PG), Eddie Wyatt (SG), Kyle Bell (C) Charles Silver, Donald Giardina, John Rouleau | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tim Johnson (PG), Roy Olsen (SG), Zlatko Janski (SF), Cheslav Budziszewski (PF) Douglas Bruner, Glen Barnes, Salvatore Garza, Gregory Barbera | |
| 09:38 | Houston | Kevin Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:38 | Houston | Kevin Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 09:14 | UTEP | Roy Olsen's pass is intercepted by Kevin Tyler | 18-20 |
| 09:02 | Houston | Corey Crane blows the dunk but the foul's on Tim Johnson - foul #1 on Tim Johnson, team foul #7 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Houston | Bart Brown (SF), John Rouleau (PF) Kevin Tyler, Darrell Kuhn | |
| Subs | UTEP | Brian Olejarski (PG), James Goulart (C) Tim Johnson, Ty Jones | |
| 09:02 | Houston | Corey Crane makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 09:02 | Houston | Corey Crane makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 08:40 | UTEP | Cheslav Budziszewski hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 20-20 |
| 08:39 | Houston | Kyle Bell gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| 08:11 | Houston | John Rouleau double dribbles | 20-20 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Giardina (SG), Harold Griffin (PF) Eddie Wyatt, John Rouleau | |
| Subs | UTEP | Glen Barnes (SF), Gregory Barbera (PF) Roy Olsen, Zlatko Janski | |
| 07:51 | UTEP | Glen Barnes can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 20-20 |
| 07:50 | Houston | Bart Brown snags the defensive board | 20-20 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Corey Crane (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Donald Giardina (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bart Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kyle Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Brian Olejarski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Cheslav Budziszewski (fresh) SF - Glen Barnes (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Gregory Barbera (fresh) C - James Goulart (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Houston | Harold Griffin can't finish the layup | 20-20 |
| 07:30 | UTEP | Glen Barnes snags the defensive board | 20-20 |
| 07:12 | UTEP | Cheslav Budziszewski misses the dunk | 20-20 |
| 07:10 | Houston | Kyle Bell pulls down the rebound | 20-20 |
| 06:49 | Houston | Corey Crane buries a floater from the left side set up by Harold Griffin | 22-20 |
| 06:28 | UTEP | Gregory Barbera misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-20 |
| 06:26 | Houston | Kyle Bell snags the defensive board | 22-20 |
| 06:22 | Houston | Donald Giardina is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Bart Brown | 25-20 |
| 06:13 | UTEP | James Goulart clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-20 |
| 06:12 | Houston | Bart Brown gets the rebound | 25-20 |
| 06:09 | Houston | Gregory Barbera steps in front of the Bart Brown pass in the backcourt | 25-20 |
| 05:57 | UTEP | Bart Brown steals the ball from Brian Olejarski | 25-20 |
| 05:55 | Houston | Bart Brown is hacked by Brian Olejarski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Olejarski, team foul #8 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Mahoney (PG), Charles Silver (SG), Darrell Kuhn (PF), Kevin Tyler (C) Corey Crane, Donald Giardina, Harold Griffin, Kyle Bell | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tim Johnson (PG), Roy Olsen (SG), Zlatko Janski (SF), Ty Jones (C) Brian Olejarski, Cheslav Budziszewski, Glen Barnes, James Goulart | |
| 05:55 | Houston | Bart Brown makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 05:55 | Houston | Bart Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 05:40 | UTEP | Tim Johnson clanks a shot from the right wing | 27-20 |
| 05:39 | Houston | The rebound goes to Darrell Kuhn | 27-20 |
| 05:21 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn is hacked by Gregory Barbera - foul #2 on Gregory Barbera, team foul #9 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Houston | John Rouleau (C) Bart Brown | |
| Subs | UTEP | Cheslav Budziszewski (PF) Gregory Barbera | |
| 05:21 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn makes the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 05:21 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn misses the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 05:21 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Cheslav Budziszewski | 28-20 |
| 05:03 | UTEP | Ty Jones scores on a turnaround in the lane | 28-22 |
| 04:39 | Houston | Kevin Tyler scores on a turnaround from the left block | 30-22 |
| 04:36 | UTEP | Tim Johnson loses the dribble to Larry Mahoney in the backcourt | 30-22 |
| 04:24 | Houston | Ty Jones steps in front of the Kevin Tyler pass | 30-22 |
| 04:07 | UTEP | Cheslav Budziszewski is fouled on the floor by Kevin Tyler - foul #1 on Kevin Tyler, team foul #5 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Houston | Corey Crane (PG), Harold Griffin (PF), Kyle Bell (C) Larry Mahoney, Kevin Tyler, Darrell Kuhn | |
| Subs | UTEP | Brian Olejarski (PG) Tim Johnson | |
| 03:58 | UTEP | Cheslav Budziszewski connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Roy Olsen and the foul's on Charles Silver - foul #1 on Charles Silver, team foul #6 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Douglas Bruner (PG), Salvatore Garza (SF) Brian Olejarski, Zlatko Janski | |
| 03:58 | UTEP | Cheslav Budziszewski misses the free throw | 30-24 |
| 03:58 | Houston | The rebound goes to Harold Griffin | 30-24 |
| 03:37 | Houston | Harold Griffin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-24 |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (SG) Charles Silver | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Barbera (PF) Cheslav Budziszewski | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Corey Crane (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Eddie Wyatt (fresh) SF - John Rouleau (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harold Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Douglas Bruner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roy Olsen (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Salvatore Garza (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Barbera (fairly fresh) C - Ty Jones (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 03:12 | UTEP | Ty Jones clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 30-24 |
| 03:11 | Houston | John Rouleau grabs the defensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 03:08 | Houston | John Rouleau is hacked by Ty Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ty Jones, team foul #10 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Giardina (SG), Darrell Kuhn (C) Eddie Wyatt, Kyle Bell | |
| Subs | UTEP | Glen Barnes (SG), Zlatko Janski (SF), James Goulart (C) Roy Olsen, Salvatore Garza, Ty Jones | |
| 03:08 | Houston | John Rouleau misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 03:08 | Houston | John Rouleau misses the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 03:08 | UTEP | Gregory Barbera gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 03:06 | UTEP | Douglas Bruner is fouled in the backcourt by Corey Crane - foul #2 on Corey Crane, team foul #7 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Houston | Bart Brown (SF) John Rouleau | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 03:06 | UTEP | Douglas Bruner makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 03:06 | UTEP | Douglas Bruner makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 03:03 | Houston | James Goulart steps in front of the Corey Crane pass in the backcourt | 30-26 |
| 02:53 | UTEP | Bart Brown takes the ball from James Goulart | 30-26 |
| 02:50 | Houston | Corey Crane banks in the layup set up by Bart Brown | 32-26 |
| 02:41 | UTEP | Douglas Bruner comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-26 |
| 02:40 | Houston | Corey Crane grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 02:26 | Houston | Donald Giardina hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-26 |
| 02:25 | UTEP | James Goulart snags the defensive board | 32-26 |
| 02:15 | UTEP | Douglas Bruner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-26 |
| 02:13 | UTEP | James Goulart snags the offensive board | 32-26 |
| 01:57 | UTEP | Gregory Barbera misses long on a floater from the left block | 32-26 |
| 01:55 | UTEP | James Goulart can't tip it in | 32-26 |
| 01:53 | UTEP | Zlatko Janski hits the follow up shot | 32-28 |
| 01:34 | Houston | Donald Giardina loses the dribble to Douglas Bruner | 32-28 |
| 01:10 | UTEP | James Goulart loses the ball out of bounds | 32-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Mahoney (PG), Charles Silver (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF), John Rouleau (PF), Kyle Bell (C) Corey Crane, Donald Giardina, Bart Brown, Harold Griffin, Darrell Kuhn | |
| Subs | UTEP | Brian Olejarski (PG), Roy Olsen (SG), Salvatore Garza (SF), Cheslav Budziszewski (PF), Ty Jones (C) Douglas Bruner, Glen Barnes, Zlatko Janski, Gregory Barbera, James Goulart | |
| 00:47 | Houston | Larry Mahoney is hacked by Roy Olsen - foul #2 on Roy Olsen, team foul #11 | 32-28 |
| 00:47 | Houston | Larry Mahoney makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 00:47 | Houston | Larry Mahoney misses the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 00:47 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Ty Jones | 33-28 |
| 00:39 | UTEP | Cheslav Budziszewski hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Salvatore Garza and he's fouled by Larry Mahoney - foul #1 on Larry Mahoney, team foul #8 | 33-30 |
| 00:39 | UTEP | Cheslav Budziszewski misses the free throw | 33-30 |
| 00:39 | Houston | Kyle Bell gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 00:17 | Houston | Kevin Tyler scores on a jumper from the left block set up by John Rouleau | 35-30 |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Roy Olsen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-30 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | The clock runs out | 35-30 |