| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Phil Strawn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Augustin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bruce Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Dennis Brumfield (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Fierro (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Callier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Hartley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Bruce Parker inbounds the ball | 24-23 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:37 | UTEP | Christopher Johnson misses short on a turnaround from close range | 24-23 |
| 19:35 | Houston | The rebound goes to Scott Thornton | 24-23 |
| 19:09 | Houston | Peter Fierro drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Scott Thornton | 24-25 |
| 18:48 | UTEP | Bruce Parker lays it in set up by Phil Strawn | 26-25 |
| 18:46 | Houston | Phil Strawn takes the ball from Shawn Callier in the backcourt | 26-25 |
| 18:45 | UTEP | Phil Strawn can't finish the layup | 26-25 |
| 18:44 | UTEP | Christopher Johnson misses the tip | 26-25 |
| 18:42 | Houston | Bernard Hartley gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| 18:37 | Houston | Shawn Callier connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Peter Fierro | 26-28 |
| 18:27 | UTEP | Dennis Brumfield comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-28 |
| 18:26 | UTEP | Bruce Parker grabs the offensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 18:20 | UTEP | Christopher Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Bernard Hartley | 26-28 |
| 18:18 | Houston | Scott Thornton snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 18:00 | Houston | The jumper by Peter Fierro is denied by Christopher Johnson | 26-28 |
| 17:59 | UTEP | Bruce Parker grabs the board | 26-28 |
| 17:47 | UTEP | Bruce Parker misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-28 |
| 17:46 | Houston | Shawn Callier gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| 17:22 | Houston | Peter Fierro scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Scott Thornton | 26-31 |
| 17:08 | UTEP | Phil Strawn misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 26-31 |
| 17:07 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Parker | 26-31 |
| 16:52 | UTEP | Christopher Johnson is whistled for traveling | 26-31 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Dugan (PG), Gregory Brito (SG), Jimmie Baker (SF), Thomas Crane (PF), Shawn Dowdell (C) Phil Strawn, Edward Augustin, Bruce Parker, Christopher Johnson, Dennis Brumfield | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Mayers (PF) Bernard Hartley | |
| 16:30 | Houston | Scott Thornton is open but misses the lay-in | 26-31 |
| 16:28 | Houston | Scott Thornton gets the offensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 16:03 | Houston | Shawn Dowdell steps in front of the Scott Thornton pass | 26-31 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Dugan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Brito (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmie Baker (fresh) PF - Thomas Crane (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Dowdell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Fierro (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Callier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fyodor Zerphey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Mayers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Thornton (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:37 | UTEP | Jimmie Baker clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-31 |
| 15:35 | UTEP | Thomas Crane tips it in | 28-31 |
| 15:17 | Houston | Scott Thornton knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Peter Fierro | 28-33 |
| 15:12 | UTEP | James Dugan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-33 |
| 15:11 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey grabs the defensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 14:55 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey dunks the ball set up by Peter Fierro | 28-35 |
| 14:44 | UTEP | Shawn Dowdell clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-35 |
| 14:42 | UTEP | Thomas Crane hits the follow up shot | 30-35 |
| 14:39 | Houston | Shawn Callier is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Brito - foul #2 on Gregory Brito, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| Subs | UTEP | Phil Strawn (PG), Edward Augustin (SG), Bruce Parker (SF), Christopher Johnson (PF), Dennis Brumfield (C) James Dugan, Gregory Brito, Jimmie Baker, Thomas Crane, Shawn Dowdell | |
| Subs | Houston | Bernard Hartley (SF), John Luce (C) Robert Mayers, Scott Thornton | |
| 14:26 | Houston | Peter Fierro misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-35 |
| 14:25 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Christopher Johnson | 30-35 |
| 14:11 | UTEP | Fyodor Zerphey steps in front of the Christopher Johnson pass | 30-35 |
| 13:52 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey is hacked by Christopher Johnson - foul #2 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jimmie Baker (C) Dennis Brumfield | |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Ellis (PG), Mike McAllister (SG) Peter Fierro, Shawn Callier | |
| 13:33 | Houston | John Luce scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Mike McAllister and the foul's on Bruce Parker - foul #2 on Bruce Parker, team foul #3 | 30-37 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Mudd (PF) Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 13:33 | Houston | John Luce makes the free throw | 30-38 |
| 13:08 | UTEP | Fyodor Zerphey swats the short shot by Jimmie Baker | 30-38 |
| 13:06 | UTEP | James Mudd pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 12:54 | UTEP | Phil Strawn steps out of bounds on the baseline | 30-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Shawn Dowdell (PF) James Mudd | |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn Callier (PG), Robert Mayers (PF), John Ginter (C) Bernard Hartley, Fyodor Zerphey, John Luce | |
| 12:38 | Houston | Christopher Ellis connects on the open 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Shawn Callier | 30-41 |
| 12:25 | UTEP | Bruce Parker is fouled on the floor by Shawn Callier - foul #2 on Shawn Callier, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Dugan (PG), Gregory Brito (SG), Robert Rossignol (SF), Christopher Johnson (PF) Phil Strawn, Edward Augustin, Bruce Parker, Jimmie Baker | |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Fierro (PG) Mike McAllister | |
| 11:58 | UTEP | Robert Mayers picks off the pass by James Dugan | 30-41 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Dugan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Brito (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Rossignol (fresh) PF - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Dowdell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Fierro (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Shawn Callier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Ellis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Mayers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Ginter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Houston | Robert Mayers double dribbles | 30-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | Phil Strawn (PG), Bruce Parker (SF), Dennis Brumfield (C) James Dugan, Robert Rossignol, Shawn Dowdell | |
| Subs | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey (SF) Christopher Ellis | |
| 11:16 | UTEP | Gregory Brito makes the driving attempt in the paint | 32-41 |
| 11:14 | Houston | Phil Strawn takes the ball from Shawn Callier in the backcourt | 32-41 |
| 10:49 | UTEP | Gregory Brito misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-41 |
| 10:48 | UTEP | Dennis Brumfield can't tip it in | 32-41 |
| 10:47 | Houston | Shawn Callier grabs the defensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 10:45 | Houston | Gregory Brito is called for the reach on Shawn Callier in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregory Brito, team foul #4 | 32-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | Edward Augustin (SG), Shawn Dowdell (PF) Gregory Brito, Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | Houston | Mike McAllister (SG), Bernard Hartley (SF), Scott Thornton (C) Shawn Callier, Robert Mayers, John Ginter | |
| 10:27 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 32-41 |
| 10:25 | Houston | Bernard Hartley grabs the offensive board | 32-41 |
| 10:06 | Houston | Peter Fierro double dribbles | 32-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Brito (PG), Jimmie Baker (SF), Thomas Crane (PF) Phil Strawn, Bruce Parker, Dennis Brumfield | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 09:47 | UTEP | Shawn Dowdell hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Gregory Brito | 34-41 |
| 09:32 | Houston | Scott Thornton lays it in set up by Peter Fierro | 34-43 |
| 09:09 | UTEP | Jimmie Baker makes the jumper from the left block set up by Shawn Dowdell and the foul's on Bernard Hartley - foul #1 on Bernard Hartley, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Bruce Parker (SF), Christopher Johnson (PF) Thomas Crane, Shawn Dowdell | |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn Callier (PG), Robert Mayers (PF), John Luce (C) Peter Fierro, Fyodor Zerphey, Scott Thornton | |
| 09:09 | UTEP | Jimmie Baker makes the free throw | 37-43 |
| 08:55 | Houston | John Luce can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Gregory Brito - foul #4 on Gregory Brito, team foul #5 | 37-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Phil Strawn (PG) Gregory Brito | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 08:55 | Houston | John Luce makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 08:55 | Houston | John Luce makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 08:34 | UTEP | Bruce Parker misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-45 |
| 08:32 | Houston | The rebound goes to Bernard Hartley | 37-45 |
| 08:07 | Houston | Phil Strawn steals the ball from John Luce | 37-45 |
| 08:04 | UTEP | Edward Augustin can't throw it down | 37-45 |
| 08:03 | Houston | John Luce snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 07:34 | Houston | John Luce is fouled on the floor by Jimmie Baker - foul #2 on Jimmie Baker, team foul #6 | 37-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Dugan (PG), Gregory Brito (SG), Shawn Dowdell (SF), Thomas Crane (PF), Dennis Brumfield (C) Phil Strawn, Edward Augustin, Bruce Parker, Christopher Johnson, Jimmie Baker | |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Fierro (PG), Fyodor Zerphey (SF), Jimmie Jimmerson (PF), John Ginter (C) Mike McAllister, Bernard Hartley, Robert Mayers, John Luce | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Dugan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Brito (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Shawn Dowdell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Crane (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Brumfield (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Fierro (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Shawn Callier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fyodor Zerphey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jimmie Jimmerson (fresh) C - John Ginter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:11 | Houston | Peter Fierro makes the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-48 |
| 06:52 | UTEP | Gregory Brito's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Ellis (SG), Scott Thornton (C) Shawn Callier, Jimmie Jimmerson | |
| 06:34 | Houston | Scott Thornton lays it in set up by Christopher Ellis | 37-50 |
| 06:24 | UTEP | Gregory Brito misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 37-50 |
| 06:22 | UTEP | Thomas Crane pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 06:04 | UTEP | Dennis Brumfield is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Dennis Brumfield, team foul #7 | 37-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | Phil Strawn (PG), Bruce Parker (SF), Christopher Johnson (PF), Jimmie Baker (C) James Dugan, Shawn Dowdell, Thomas Crane, Dennis Brumfield | |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn Callier (SG), Robert Mayers (PF) Peter Fierro, Christopher Ellis | |
| 06:02 | Houston | John Ginter is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Parker - foul #3 on Bruce Parker, team foul #8 | 37-50 |
| 06:02 | Houston | John Ginter makes the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 06:02 | Houston | John Ginter misses the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| 06:02 | Houston | Scott Thornton gets the offensive rebound | 37-51 |
| 05:45 | Houston | Shawn Callier misses long on a jumper in the paint | 37-51 |
| 05:43 | UTEP | Christopher Johnson snags the defensive board | 37-51 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 05:22 | UTEP | Phil Strawn misses long on a jumper from the right side | 37-51 |
| 05:21 | Houston | The rebound goes to Scott Thornton | 37-51 |
| 04:52 | Houston | Shawn Callier misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-51 |
| 04:51 | UTEP | Jimmie Baker gets the rebound | 37-51 |
| 04:43 | UTEP | Christopher Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-51 |
| 04:42 | UTEP | Bruce Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-51 |
| 04:28 | UTEP | Bruce Parker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-51 |
| 04:26 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey snags the defensive board | 37-51 |
| 04:03 | Houston | Shawn Callier is fouled on the floor by Gregory Brito - foul #5 on Gregory Brito, team foul #9 | 37-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Dugan (PG), Robert Rossignol (SF), Thomas Crane (PF), Shawn Dowdell (C) Phil Strawn, Gregory Brito, Bruce Parker, Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | Houston | Mike McAllister (SG), Christopher Ellis (SF), Jimmie Jimmerson (PF), John Luce (C) Fyodor Zerphey, John Ginter, Robert Mayers, Scott Thornton | |
| 04:03 | Houston | Shawn Callier makes the 1st free throw | 37-52 |
| 04:03 | Houston | Shawn Callier makes the 2nd free throw | 37-53 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:40 | UTEP | Thomas Crane's pass is intercepted by Mike McAllister | 37-53 |
| 03:36 | Houston | Shawn Callier dunks the ball set up by Mike McAllister | 37-55 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Dugan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jimmie Baker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Rossignol (fresh) PF - Thomas Crane (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Shawn Dowdell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Shawn Callier (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mike McAllister (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Ellis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jimmie Jimmerson (fresh) C - John Luce (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | UTEP | Jimmie Baker drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by James Dugan | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Houston | John Luce is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Dowdell - foul #2 on Shawn Dowdell, team foul #10 | 39-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | John Ginter (SF) Shawn Callier | |
| 03:18 | Houston | John Luce misses the 1st free throw | 39-55 |
| 03:18 | Houston | John Luce makes the 2nd free throw | 39-56 |
| 03:04 | UTEP | James Dugan misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 39-56 |
| 03:02 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to James Dugan | 39-56 |
| 02:54 | UTEP | Jimmie Baker scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Dugan | 41-56 |
| 02:50 | Houston | John Ginter double dribbles in the backcourt | 41-56 |
| 02:36 | UTEP | Thomas Crane misses the easy layup | 41-56 |
| 02:35 | Houston | John Luce snags the defensive board | 41-56 |
| 02:13 | Houston | Mike McAllister buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Ellis | 41-59 |
| 02:01 | UTEP | Jimmie Baker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-59 |
| 02:00 | Houston | John Luce grabs the defensive rebound | 41-59 |
| 01:57 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Mayers (PF) Jimmie Jimmerson | |
| 01:36 | UTEP | Shawn Dowdell loses the dribble to Mike McAllister | 41-59 |
| 01:09 | Houston | John Luce lays it up and in | 41-61 |
| 00:57 | UTEP | John Luce is called for the reach on Shawn Dowdell - foul #1 on John Luce, team foul #3 | 41-61 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:55 | UTEP | Thomas Crane drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jimmie Baker | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Houston | Christopher Ellis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-61 |
| 00:49 | UTEP | Thomas Crane misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Mayers - foul #3 on Robert Mayers, team foul #4 | 43-61 |
| 00:49 | UTEP | Thomas Crane makes the 1st free throw | 44-61 |
| 00:49 | UTEP | Thomas Crane makes the 2nd free throw | 45-61 |
| 00:28 | Houston | Robert Mayers's pass is intercepted by Shawn Dowdell | 45-61 |
| 00:21 | UTEP | John Luce denies the turnaround by Shawn Dowdell | 45-61 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Christopher Ellis pulls down the rebound | 45-61 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Christopher Ellis runs out the clock | 45-61 |