| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roy McCorkindale (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marko Kozikowski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Baran Zwilling (fresh) PF - Eric Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gilberto Mancini (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tracy Alers (fresh) SG - Luis Moran (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Ayres (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Bickford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dwain Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling inbounds the ball | 23-21 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Tracy Alers - foul #1 on Tracy Alers, team foul #1 | 23-21 |
| 19:41 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 19:41 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 19:28 | Houston | Dwain Williams misses long on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Gilberto Mancini - foul #2 on Gilberto Mancini, team foul #1 | 25-21 |
| 19:28 | Houston | Dwain Williams makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 19:28 | Houston | Dwain Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 19:11 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling jams it | 27-23 |
| 18:44 | Houston | Dwain Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 27-23 |
| 18:42 | Houston | Kevin Bickford tips it back up and in | 27-25 |
| 18:13 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski misses the jumper from the free throw line | 27-25 |
| 18:11 | Houston | Kevin Bickford grabs the defensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 17:49 | Houston | Tracy Alers is hacked by Gilberto Mancini - foul #3 on Gilberto Mancini, team foul #2 | 27-25 |
| Subs | UTEP | Don Scalf (C) Gilberto Mancini | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 17:25 | Houston | Kevin Bickford drills a shot from the left wing set up by Luis Moran | 27-27 |
| 17:01 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Baran Zwilling | 30-27 |
| 16:32 | Houston | Kevin Bickford comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 30-27 |
| 16:30 | Houston | John Ayres can't tip it in | 30-27 |
| 16:29 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Don Scalf | 30-27 |
| 16:08 | UTEP | Kevin Bickford is called for the reach on Eric Freeman - foul #1 on Kevin Bickford, team foul #2 | 30-27 |
| Subs | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec (SF) Baran Zwilling | |
| Subs | Houston | Bobby Hines (SF), Jerome Wyatt (PF) John Ayres, Kevin Bickford | |
| 16:03 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Berdy Zywiec | 33-27 |
| 15:46 | Houston | Dwain Williams makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Tracy Alers | 33-29 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roy McCorkindale (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marko Kozikowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Berdy Zywiec (fresh) PF - Eric Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Don Scalf (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tracy Alers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Luis Moran (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Bobby Hines (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerome Wyatt (fresh) C - Dwain Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Tracy Alers - foul #2 on Tracy Alers, team foul #3 | 33-29 |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Gilberto Mancini (C) Roy McCorkindale, Don Scalf | |
| Subs | Houston | Ricky Kelly (PG), David Brown (SG), Steve Merlino (C) Tracy Alers, Luis Moran, Dwain Williams | |
| 15:40 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 15:40 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 15:15 | Houston | Ricky Kelly can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 15:13 | Houston | David Brown tips it home | 35-31 |
| 14:55 | UTEP | Eric Freeman misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 35-31 |
| 14:53 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski tips it back up and in | 37-31 |
| 14:36 | Houston | Ricky Kelly shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-31 |
| 14:34 | UTEP | Eric Freeman grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 14:19 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 37-31 |
| 14:17 | Houston | Ricky Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 13:58 | Houston | Steve Merlino double dribbles | 37-31 |
| Subs | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale (PG), Daniel Owens (SG), Baran Zwilling (SF), Robert Perry (PF) Yuan Sun, Marko Kozikowski, Berdy Zywiec, Eric Freeman | |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (PG), Luis Moran (SG), John Ayres (SF), Kevin Bickford (PF), Dwain Williams (C) Ricky Kelly, David Brown, Bobby Hines, Jerome Wyatt, Steve Merlino | |
| 13:45 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale double dribbles | 37-31 |
| 13:23 | Houston | Roy McCorkindale picks off the pass by Kevin Bickford | 37-31 |
| 13:03 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale is fouled on the floor by Tracy Alers - foul #3 on Tracy Alers, team foul #4 | 37-31 |
| 12:40 | UTEP | The short jumper by Gilberto Mancini is denied by Dwain Williams | 37-31 |
| 12:39 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini grabs the offensive board | 37-31 |
| 12:32 | UTEP | Daniel Owens's pass is intercepted by John Ayres | 37-31 |
| 12:28 | Houston | John Ayres throws it down | 37-33 |
| 12:12 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Daniel Owens | 39-33 |
| 11:56 | Houston | Kevin Bickford clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 39-33 |
| 11:54 | Houston | John Ayres tips it in | 39-35 |
| 11:37 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Daniel Owens | 41-35 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roy McCorkindale (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Owens (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Baran Zwilling (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Perry (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gilberto Mancini (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tracy Alers (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Luis Moran (fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Ayres (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Kevin Bickford (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Dwain Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:08 | Houston | Luis Moran throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-35 |
| Subs | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski (SG), Eric Freeman (PF), Don Scalf (C) Daniel Owens, Robert Perry, Gilberto Mancini | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 10:48 | UTEP | Eric Freeman makes the wide open fadeaway in the paint set up by Roy McCorkindale | 43-35 |
| 10:19 | Houston | Roy McCorkindale steals it from Kevin Bickford | 43-35 |
| 10:10 | UTEP | Don Scalf misses short on a runner in the lane | 43-35 |
| 10:08 | UTEP | Eric Freeman tips it but misses | 43-35 |
| 10:06 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski tips it in | 45-35 |
| 09:38 | Houston | John Ayres hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 09:36 | Houston | Dwain Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 09:25 | Houston | Kevin Bickford can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Baran Zwilling - foul #1 on Baran Zwilling, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Berdy Zywiec (SF) Roy McCorkindale, Baran Zwilling | |
| Subs | Houston | Ricky Kelly (PG), David Brown (SG), Bobby Hines (SF), Steve Merlino (C) Tracy Alers, Luis Moran, John Ayres, Dwain Williams | |
| 09:25 | Houston | Kevin Bickford misses the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 09:25 | Houston | Kevin Bickford makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 09:00 | UTEP | Don Scalf hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Brown - foul #1 on David Brown, team foul #5 | 45-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | Jerome Wyatt (PF) Kevin Bickford | |
| 09:00 | UTEP | Don Scalf misses the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 09:00 | UTEP | Don Scalf makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 08:43 | Houston | Ricky Kelly evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-36 |
| 08:42 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski grabs the defensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 08:20 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Eric Freeman | 49-36 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:53 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt is fouled on the floor by Marko Kozikowski - foul #1 on Marko Kozikowski, team foul #4 | 49-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale (PG), Baran Zwilling (SF), Gilberto Mancini (C) Yuan Sun, Berdy Zywiec, Don Scalf | |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (PG), Luis Moran (SG), John Ayres (SF), Dwain Williams (C) Ricky Kelly, David Brown, Bobby Hines, Steve Merlino | |
| 07:45 | Houston | Dwain Williams misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Baran Zwilling - foul #2 on Baran Zwilling, team foul #5 | 49-36 |
| 07:45 | Houston | Dwain Williams makes the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 07:45 | Houston | Dwain Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 07:34 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Ayres - foul #1 on John Ayres, team foul #6 | 49-38 |
| 07:34 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale makes the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 07:34 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale makes the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roy McCorkindale (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Marko Kozikowski (fresh) 18 pts. SF - Baran Zwilling (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eric Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Gilberto Mancini (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tracy Alers (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Luis Moran (fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Ayres (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jerome Wyatt (fresh) C - Dwain Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Houston | Dwain Williams hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Luis Moran | 51-40 |
| 07:06 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-40 |
| 07:05 | UTEP | Eric Freeman tips it home | 53-40 |
| 06:46 | Houston | Tracy Alers can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-40 |
| 06:45 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski grabs the board | 53-40 |
| 06:30 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini is wide open but clanks a runner from the left block | 53-40 |
| 06:29 | Houston | Tracy Alers grabs the board | 53-40 |
| 06:14 | Houston | Dwain Williams can't throw it down | 53-40 |
| 06:13 | Houston | Dwain Williams grabs the offensive board | 53-40 |
| 05:57 | Houston | Dwain Williams is denied on a layup by Gilberto Mancini | 53-40 |
| 05:56 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini snags the defensive board | 53-40 |
| 05:36 | UTEP | Eric Freeman misses long on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Jerome Wyatt - foul #1 on Jerome Wyatt, team foul #7 | 53-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Owens (SG), Berdy Zywiec (SF) Marko Kozikowski, Baran Zwilling | |
| Subs | Houston | Bobby Hines (SF), Kevin Bickford (PF) John Ayres, Jerome Wyatt | |
| 05:36 | UTEP | Eric Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 05:36 | UTEP | Eric Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:28 | Houston | Kevin Bickford jams it set up by Tracy Alers | 54-42 |
| 05:14 | UTEP | Dwain Williams denies the turnaround by Gilberto Mancini | 54-42 |
| 05:13 | UTEP | Daniel Owens tips it in | 56-42 |
| 05:00 | Houston | Kevin Bickford lays it in | 56-44 |
| 04:47 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Roy McCorkindale and he's fouled by Dwain Williams - foul #3 on Dwain Williams, team foul #8 | 58-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Perry (PF) Eric Freeman | |
| Subs | Houston | Ricky Kelly (PG), David Brown (SG) Tracy Alers, Luis Moran | |
| 04:47 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini makes the free throw | 59-44 |
| 04:38 | Houston | Ricky Kelly shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-44 |
| 04:37 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini grabs the board | 59-44 |
| 04:17 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dwain Williams - foul #4 on Dwain Williams, team foul #9 | 59-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Baran Zwilling (SF) Berdy Zywiec | |
| Subs | Houston | John Ayres (SF), Steve Merlino (C) Bobby Hines, Dwain Williams | |
| 04:17 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 04:17 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini misses the 2nd free throw | 60-44 |
| 04:17 | Houston | Kevin Bickford grabs the board | 60-44 |
| 04:09 | Houston | John Ayres slams it home on a nice dish by David Brown | 60-46 |
| 03:56 | UTEP | David Brown steals it from Gilberto Mancini | 60-46 |
| 03:40 | Houston | Kevin Bickford misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Daniel Owens - foul #1 on Daniel Owens, team foul #6 | 60-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Berdy Zywiec (SF), Don Scalf (C) Roy McCorkindale, Baran Zwilling, Gilberto Mancini | |
| Subs | Houston | Bobby Hines (SF) John Ayres | |
| 03:40 | Houston | Kevin Bickford makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 03:40 | Houston | Kevin Bickford misses the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 03:40 | UTEP | Robert Perry snags the defensive board | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | UTEP | Kevin Bickford steals it from Don Scalf | 60-47 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Yuan Sun (fresh) SG - Daniel Owens (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Berdy Zywiec (fresh) PF - Robert Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Don Scalf (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ricky Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Hines (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Bickford (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Steve Merlino (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Houston | Ricky Kelly is fouled in the backcourt by Yuan Sun - foul #1 on Yuan Sun, team foul #7 | 60-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski (SG), Baran Zwilling (SF) Daniel Owens, Berdy Zywiec | |
| Subs | Houston | Luis Moran (SG), Dwain Williams (C) David Brown, Steve Merlino | |
| 03:30 | Houston | Ricky Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 03:30 | Houston | Ricky Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 03:18 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-49 |
| 03:16 | Houston | Dwain Williams gets the rebound | 60-49 |
| 03:12 | Houston | Ricky Kelly shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin Bickford | 60-52 |
| 02:55 | UTEP | Yuan Sun misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-52 |
| 02:54 | Houston | The rebound goes to Ricky Kelly | 60-52 |
| 02:54 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale (PG), Eric Freeman (PF), Gilberto Mancini (C) Yuan Sun, Robert Perry, Don Scalf | |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (PG), John Ayres (SF) Ricky Kelly, Bobby Hines | |
| 02:39 | Houston | Tracy Alers is fouled on the floor by Marko Kozikowski - foul #2 on Marko Kozikowski, team foul #8 | 60-52 |
| 02:39 | Houston | Tracy Alers misses the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 02:39 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 02:23 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 02:21 | Houston | Tracy Alers snags the defensive board | 60-52 |
| 02:09 | Houston | Kevin Bickford's layup is rejected by Gilberto Mancini | 60-52 |
| 02:07 | UTEP | Eric Freeman gets the rebound | 60-52 |
| 01:46 | UTEP | Eric Freeman lays it in on a great pass from Marko Kozikowski out of a doubleteam | 62-52 |
| 01:36 | Houston | Kevin Bickford makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Tracy Alers | 62-54 |
| 01:20 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 62-54 |
| 01:19 | Houston | The rebound goes to Dwain Williams | 62-54 |
| 00:58 | Houston | Luis Moran misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-54 |
| 00:57 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini grabs the board | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini is hacked by Tracy Alers in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tracy Alers, team foul #10 | 62-54 |
| 00:54 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:54 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini misses the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:54 | Houston | The rebound goes to John Ayres | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Houston | Tracy Alers misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-54 |
| 00:47 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini snags the defensive board | 63-54 |
| 00:45 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini is fouled in the backcourt by Tracy Alers - foul #5 on Tracy Alers, team foul #11 | 63-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | Ricky Kelly (PG) Tracy Alers | |
| 00:45 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini misses the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:45 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini misses the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:45 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Bickford | 63-54 |
| 00:39 | Houston | Ricky Kelly is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-54 |
| 00:38 | Houston | John Ayres grabs the offensive board | 63-54 |
| 00:35 | Houston | Ricky Kelly is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 63-54 |
| 00:32 | UTEP | Luis Moran is called for the reach on Marko Kozikowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Luis Moran, team foul #12 | 63-54 |
| 00:32 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski misses the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:32 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski misses the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:32 | Houston | Dwain Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 00:27 | Houston | Ricky Kelly comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 00:25 | Houston | Kevin Bickford gets the offensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 00:23 | Houston | Ricky Kelly works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 00:22 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling pulls down the rebound | 63-54 |
| 00:21 | UTEP | Ricky Kelly is called for the reach on Baran Zwilling in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ricky Kelly, team foul #13 | 63-54 |
| 00:21 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:21 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:16 | Houston | Kevin Bickford's floater is tipped away by Eric Freeman | 65-54 |
| 00:15 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini snags the defensive board | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale runs out the clock | 65-54 |