| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Tully (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joshua Gross (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - John Luce (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Simmons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marion Gassaway (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Duane Raiford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hugh Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Musgrove (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Duane Raiford inbounds the ball | 31-26 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:42 | UTEP | Duane Raiford can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joshua Gross - foul #2 on Joshua Gross, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| 19:42 | UTEP | Duane Raiford makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 19:42 | UTEP | Duane Raiford makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 19:22 | Houston | Frank Tully can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Marion Gassaway - foul #1 on Marion Gassaway, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| 19:22 | Houston | Frank Tully makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 19:22 | Houston | Frank Tully makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 19:08 | UTEP | James Musgrove misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 19:06 | Houston | Lawrence Goings grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 18:40 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey misses the turnaround in the lane | 33-28 |
| 18:39 | Houston | John Luce tips it in | 35-28 |
| 18:18 | UTEP | Duane Raiford can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-28 |
| 18:17 | Houston | John Luce pulls down the rebound | 35-28 |
| 17:58 | Houston | Frank Tully banks in the layup set up by Lawrence Goings | 37-28 |
| 17:31 | UTEP | Richard Simmons misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 37-28 |
| 17:29 | Houston | Lawrence Goings grabs the defensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 17:27 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey loses the dribble to Hugh Brown in the backcourt | 37-28 |
| 17:21 | UTEP | James Musgrove misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-28 |
| 17:20 | Houston | The rebound goes to Joshua Gross | 37-28 |
| 16:57 | Houston | John Luce throws it down on a nice dish by Lawrence Goings | 39-28 |
| 16:37 | UTEP | Richard Simmons hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Hugh Brown and he's fouled by John Luce - foul #1 on John Luce, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Fierro (PG), Joseph Hill (SG), David Smith (PF), Paul Erickson (C) Frank Tully, Lawrence Goings, Fyodor Zerphey, John Luce | |
| Subs | UTEP | Peter Giroux (SG), Perry Harris (SF), David Edgerly (PF), Lee Foster (C) Marion Gassaway, Duane Raiford, Hugh Brown, James Musgrove | |
| 16:37 | UTEP | Richard Simmons makes the free throw | 39-31 |
| 16:10 | Houston | The short jumper by David Smith is denied by David Edgerly | 39-31 |
| 16:09 | UTEP | Lee Foster grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 16:03 | UTEP | Lee Foster makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Simmons | 39-33 |
| 15:47 | Houston | Peter Fierro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Goings (SF) Joshua Gross | |
| Subs | UTEP | Cody Bowman (PG) Richard Simmons | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Fierro (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Hill (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Erickson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Cody Bowman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Peter Giroux (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Perry Harris (fresh) PF - David Edgerly (fresh) 5 reb. C - Lee Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | UTEP | Peter Giroux connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 15:09 | Houston | Lawrence Goings jams it on a great pass from Joseph Hill | 41-36 |
| 14:59 | UTEP | Perry Harris drills a 3 from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 14:57 | Houston | Peter Fierro is hacked by David Edgerly in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Edgerly, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey (PF) Joseph Hill | |
| Subs | UTEP | Edward Augustin (SF), James Camp (C) Perry Harris, Lee Foster | |
| 14:37 | Houston | Peter Fierro misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 14:36 | UTEP | The rebound goes to James Camp | 41-39 |
| 14:30 | UTEP | David Edgerly can't connect on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on David Smith - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Tully (PG), John Luce (C) Peter Fierro, Paul Erickson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Marion Gassaway (SG), James Musgrove (C) Peter Giroux, James Camp | |
| 14:30 | UTEP | David Edgerly makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 14:30 | UTEP | David Edgerly makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 14:15 | Houston | John Luce misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Marion Gassaway - foul #2 on Marion Gassaway, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Hill (SG) David Smith | |
| Subs | UTEP | Hugh Brown (PF) David Edgerly | |
| 14:15 | Houston | John Luce misses the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 14:15 | Houston | John Luce misses the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 14:15 | UTEP | Hugh Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 14:04 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 41-41 |
| 14:03 | Houston | Joseph Hill snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 13:59 | Houston | James Musgrove is called for the reach on Frank Tully in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Musgrove, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Gross (SF) Lawrence Goings | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 13:43 | Houston | John Luce is open but comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 41-41 |
| 13:42 | UTEP | James Musgrove grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 13:37 | UTEP | Cody Bowman is called for traveling | 41-41 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Perry Harris (SF) Cody Bowman | |
| 13:09 | Houston | Frank Tully misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-41 |
| 13:08 | UTEP | Perry Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 12:42 | UTEP | Hugh Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 41-41 |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG), Peter Fierro (SG), Lawrence Goings (SF), David Smith (PF), Paul Erickson (C) Frank Tully, Joseph Hill, Joshua Gross, Fyodor Zerphey, John Luce | |
| Subs | UTEP | Cody Bowman (PG), Peter Giroux (SG), Duane Raiford (SF), David Edgerly (PF), Lee Foster (C) Edward Augustin, Marion Gassaway, Perry Harris, Hugh Brown, James Musgrove | |
| 12:18 | Houston | David Smith is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| 11:59 | UTEP | Cody Bowman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 11:57 | Houston | Paul Erickson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 11:52 | Houston | Lawrence Goings connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by William Curto | 44-41 |
| 11:37 | UTEP | Peter Giroux blows the layup but he's hacked by David Smith - foul #3 on David Smith, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Tully (PG) William Curto | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 11:37 | UTEP | Peter Giroux misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 11:37 | UTEP | Peter Giroux makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Tully (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Peter Fierro (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Erickson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Cody Bowman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Peter Giroux (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Duane Raiford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Edgerly (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Lee Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Houston | Paul Erickson drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Lawrence Goings and the foul's on Lee Foster - foul #2 on Lee Foster, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey (PF) Peter Fierro | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Simmons (PG), Marion Gassaway (SG), Perry Harris (SF), Hugh Brown (PF) Cody Bowman, Peter Giroux, Duane Raiford, David Edgerly | |
| 11:18 | Houston | Paul Erickson makes the free throw | 47-42 |
| 11:02 | UTEP | Perry Harris misses long on a 3 from straight away | 47-42 |
| 11:01 | Houston | Lawrence Goings grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 10:38 | Houston | Lawrence Goings hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Frank Tully | 50-42 |
| 10:16 | UTEP | Paul Erickson swats the layup by Richard Simmons | 50-42 |
| 10:15 | Houston | Paul Erickson grabs the board | 50-42 |
| 10:10 | Houston | David Smith can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 50-42 |
| 10:08 | Houston | Paul Erickson gets the offensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 09:49 | Houston | Lawrence Goings hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 09:47 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Lee Foster | 50-42 |
| 09:35 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-42 |
| 09:34 | Houston | Paul Erickson snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 09:05 | Houston | Paul Erickson can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 09:04 | UTEP | Lee Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 08:50 | UTEP | David Smith is called for the reach on Perry Harris - foul #4 on David Smith, team foul #6 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Fierro (PG), Joseph Hill (SG), Joshua Gross (SF), John Luce (C) Frank Tully, Lawrence Goings, David Smith, Paul Erickson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Cody Bowman (PG), Peter Giroux (SG), Duane Raiford (SF), David Edgerly (PF), James Musgrove (C) Richard Simmons, Marion Gassaway, Perry Harris, Hugh Brown, Lee Foster | |
| 08:38 | UTEP | James Musgrove hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 08:36 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| 08:32 | Houston | Peter Giroux takes the ball from Peter Fierro in the backcourt | 50-42 |
| 08:14 | UTEP | Duane Raiford misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-42 |
| 08:12 | UTEP | Peter Giroux hits the follow up shot | 50-44 |
| 07:51 | Houston | The jump hook by Fyodor Zerphey is blocked by David Edgerly | 50-44 |
| 07:50 | UTEP | The rebound goes to David Edgerly | 50-44 |
| 07:36 | UTEP | Peter Giroux misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-44 |
| 07:35 | Houston | John Luce grabs the board | 50-44 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Fierro (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Gross (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - John Luce (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Cody Bowman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Peter Giroux (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Duane Raiford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Edgerly (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - James Musgrove (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Houston | John Luce is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Giroux - foul #2 on Peter Giroux, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Goings (SG) Joseph Hill | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 07:16 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey is fouled on the floor by David Edgerly - foul #2 on David Edgerly, team foul #7 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Hill (SG) Joshua Gross | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Simmons (SG) Duane Raiford | |
| 07:16 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey misses the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 07:16 | UTEP | David Edgerly grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 06:53 | UTEP | David Edgerly misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Peter Fierro - foul #3 on Peter Fierro, team foul #7 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG) Peter Fierro | |
| Subs | UTEP | Edward Augustin (SF), James Camp (C) Peter Giroux, James Musgrove | |
| 06:53 | UTEP | David Edgerly makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 06:53 | UTEP | David Edgerly makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 06:32 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Tully (PG) William Curto | |
| Subs | UTEP | Duane Raiford (SF), Hugh Brown (PF) Cody Bowman, David Edgerly | |
| 06:19 | UTEP | Hugh Brown lays it in set up by Richard Simmons | 50-48 |
| 06:00 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 50-48 |
| 05:58 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Hugh Brown | 50-48 |
| 05:42 | UTEP | Richard Simmons clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 05:40 | UTEP | James Camp grabs the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 05:25 | UTEP | Duane Raiford connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Richard Simmons | 50-51 |
| 05:01 | Houston | The jump hook by John Luce is blocked by James Camp | 50-51 |
| 04:59 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 04:36 | Houston | Frank Tully banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lawrence Goings and he's fouled by Edward Augustin - foul #2 on Edward Augustin, team foul #8 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Fierro (SG), Joshua Gross (SF), David Smith (PF), Paul Erickson (C) Joseph Hill, Lawrence Goings, Fyodor Zerphey, John Luce | |
| Subs | UTEP | Cody Bowman (PG), Marion Gassaway (SG), Peter Giroux (SF), David Edgerly (PF), James Musgrove (C) Richard Simmons, Edward Augustin, Duane Raiford, Hugh Brown, James Camp | |
| 04:36 | Houston | Frank Tully makes the free throw | 53-51 |
| 04:20 | UTEP | Peter Giroux misses the jumper from the baseline | 53-51 |
| 04:19 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway grabs the offensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 04:14 | UTEP | Cody Bowman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 04:13 | UTEP | James Musgrove snags the offensive board | 53-51 |
| 04:04 | UTEP | Peter Giroux comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 53-51 |
| 04:02 | UTEP | James Musgrove gets the offensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 03:53 | UTEP | Cody Bowman knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Giroux | 53-54 |
| 03:24 | Houston | James Musgrove is called for the reach on Frank Tully - foul #2 on James Musgrove, team foul #9 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Goings (SG) Peter Fierro | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 03:24 | Houston | Frank Tully makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 03:24 | Houston | Frank Tully makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Tully (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joshua Gross (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Paul Erickson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Cody Bowman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Marion Gassaway (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Peter Giroux (fresh) 9 pts. PF - David Edgerly (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - James Musgrove (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Cody Bowman | 55-56 |
| 02:40 | Houston | David Edgerly swats the short shot by Paul Erickson | 55-56 |
| 02:38 | Houston | Joshua Gross tips it back up and in | 57-56 |
| 02:38 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Fierro (PG) Frank Tully | |
| Subs | UTEP | Duane Raiford (SF), Hugh Brown (PF) Peter Giroux, David Edgerly | |
| 02:23 | UTEP | Duane Raiford is hacked by Lawrence Goings - foul #3 on Lawrence Goings, team foul #8 | 57-56 |
| 02:23 | UTEP | Duane Raiford misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 02:23 | Houston | Paul Erickson snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| 02:23 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| 01:59 | Houston | Peter Fierro is fouled on the floor by Cody Bowman - foul #4 on Cody Bowman, team foul #10 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey (PF), John Luce (C) David Smith, Paul Erickson | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 01:59 | Houston | Peter Fierro misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 01:59 | Houston | Peter Fierro makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 01:55 | UTEP | Lawrence Goings steps in front of the Cody Bowman pass in the backcourt | 58-56 |
| 01:52 | Houston | Joshua Gross misses the easy layup | 58-56 |
| 01:51 | UTEP | The rebound goes to James Musgrove | 58-56 |
| 01:35 | UTEP | Hugh Brown can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 01:33 | Houston | Lawrence Goings gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 01:31 | Houston | Peter Fierro is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 58-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Tully (PG) Peter Fierro | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 01:14 | UTEP | Cody Bowman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-56 |
| 01:12 | Houston | Lawrence Goings gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 00:51 | Houston | John Luce misses the easy layup | 58-56 |
| 00:49 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 00:44 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-56 |
| 00:42 | Houston | The rebound goes to Joshua Gross | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Lawrence Goings | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:15 | UTEP | Hugh Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-56 |
| 00:13 | UTEP | Duane Raiford grabs the offensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 00:10 | UTEP | Joshua Gross steals it from Hugh Brown | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey is hacked by Cody Bowman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Cody Bowman, team foul #11 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Simmons (PG) Cody Bowman | |
| 00:08 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey misses the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Richard Simmons misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-56 |
| 00:01 | UTEP | James Musgrove grabs the offensive board | 61-56 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | The clock runs out | 61-56 |