| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jon Strand (fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Yuri Jesiolowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Lyndon Cable (fresh) C - Matthew Hillyard (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Thomas Quintanilla (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Peter Calhoun (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Cagle (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Chris Caperton (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Fenster (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle inbounds the ball | 26-24 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:53 | UTEP | Peter Calhoun hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 19:38 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard blows the wide open layup | 26-26 |
| 19:36 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Chris Caperton | 26-26 |
| 19:22 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 26-26 |
| 19:21 | Houston | The rebound goes to Matthew Hillyard | 26-26 |
| 18:59 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski makes the wide open jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Hillyard | 28-26 |
| 18:41 | UTEP | John Mitchell is called for the reach on Kevin Cagle - foul #3 on John Mitchell, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse (SG) John Mitchell | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 18:30 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 28-26 |
| 18:29 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 18:27 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse is hacked by Peter Calhoun in the backcourt - foul #2 on Peter Calhoun, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| 18:10 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-26 |
| 18:08 | UTEP | Peter Calhoun gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 17:49 | UTEP | The short jumper by Chris Caperton is denied by Matthew Hillyard | 28-26 |
| 17:48 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle tips it home | 28-28 |
| 17:19 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse connects on the open 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Lyndon Cable | 31-28 |
| 16:56 | UTEP | Lyndon Cable steals it from Peter Calhoun | 31-28 |
| 16:39 | Houston | Chris Caperton takes the ball from Buddy Waterhouse | 31-28 |
| 16:20 | UTEP | The jump hook by Thomas Fenster is blocked by Matthew Hillyard | 31-28 |
| 16:18 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 16:13 | Houston | Jon Strand loses the dribble to Kevin Cagle in the backcourt | 31-28 |
| 16:04 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster misses short on a jumper in the paint | 31-28 |
| 16:03 | UTEP | Chris Caperton tips it but misses | 31-28 |
| 16:01 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla tips it in | 31-30 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jon Strand (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Buddy Waterhouse (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Yuri Jesiolowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Lyndon Cable (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Matthew Hillyard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Thomas Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Peter Calhoun (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Cagle (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Caperton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Fenster (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-30 |
| 15:31 | UTEP | Peter Calhoun pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 15:12 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-30 |
| 15:10 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster tips it back up and in | 31-32 |
| 15:08 | Houston | Jon Strand is hacked by Kevin Cagle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Cagle, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (PG), John Mitchell (SG), Richard Waldrep (SF), Alexander Nichols (PF) Jon Strand, Buddy Waterhouse, Yuri Jesiolowski, Lyndon Cable | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker (PG), Gary Powers (SG), Bobby Moore (PF), Douglas Taylor (C) Thomas Quintanilla, Peter Calhoun, Chris Caperton, Thomas Fenster | |
| 14:43 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Ronald Russell | 33-32 |
| 14:24 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Jonathon Tucker and he's fouled by Richard Waldrep - foul #1 on Richard Waldrep, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski (SF) Matthew Hillyard | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 14:24 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor misses the free throw | 33-34 |
| 14:24 | Houston | John Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 13:55 | Houston | Alexander Nichols can't finish the uncontested layup | 33-34 |
| 13:53 | Houston | Richard Waldrep pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 13:38 | Houston | John Mitchell is open and buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Waldrep | 35-34 |
| 13:21 | UTEP | Ronald Russell takes the ball from Jonathon Tucker | 35-34 |
| 13:17 | Houston | Alexander Nichols jams it on a great pass from Ronald Russell | 37-34 |
| 13:03 | UTEP | Richard Waldrep swats the shot by Jonathon Tucker | 37-34 |
| 13:01 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 12:37 | Houston | Alexander Nichols lays it in on a great pass from Richard Waldrep | 39-34 |
| 12:16 | UTEP | Gary Powers knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 12:00 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Jonathon Tucker - foul #3 on Jonathon Tucker, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Jon Strand (PG), Buddy Waterhouse (SG), Lyndon Cable (PF), Matthew Hillyard (C) Ronald Russell, John Mitchell, Alexander Nichols, Richard Waldrep | |
| Subs | UTEP | Keith Johnson (PG), Peter Calhoun (SG), Chris Caperton (PF), Thomas Fenster (C) Jonathon Tucker, Gary Powers, Douglas Taylor, Bobby Moore | |
| 12:00 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 12:00 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 11:44 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster steps out of bounds on the sideline | 41-37 |
| Subs | Houston | John Mitchell (SG) Yuri Jesiolowski | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jon Strand (fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Mitchell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Buddy Waterhouse (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lyndon Cable (fresh) 2 stl. C - Matthew Hillyard (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Keith Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Peter Calhoun (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Cagle (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Caperton (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Fenster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Houston | Jon Strand connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Lyndon Cable | 43-37 |
| 11:07 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Keith Johnson | 43-39 |
| 10:43 | Houston | Jon Strand misses long on an open shot from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 10:42 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 10:21 | UTEP | Peter Calhoun buries a fadeaway near the basket | 43-41 |
| 09:59 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard lays it up and in on a great pass from Buddy Waterhouse | 45-41 |
| 09:37 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-41 |
| 09:35 | UTEP | Chris Caperton snags the offensive board | 45-41 |
| 09:23 | UTEP | Keith Johnson misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-41 |
| 09:21 | UTEP | Chris Caperton gets the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 09:12 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Peter Calhoun | 45-43 |
| 09:07 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse is hacked by Kevin Cagle in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Cagle, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (PG), Yuri Jesiolowski (SF), Alexander Nichols (PF) Jon Strand, Buddy Waterhouse, Lyndon Cable | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla (PG), Bobby Moore (SF) Keith Johnson, Kevin Cagle | |
| 08:48 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard misses short on an open jumper from the baseline | 45-43 |
| 08:47 | UTEP | Peter Calhoun grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 08:32 | UTEP | Peter Calhoun is whistled for a carry | 45-43 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Powers (SG) Peter Calhoun | |
| 08:13 | Houston | Alexander Nichols is fouled on the floor by Chris Caperton - foul #1 on Chris Caperton, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Waldrep (C) Matthew Hillyard | |
| Subs | UTEP | Douglas Taylor (C) Thomas Fenster | |
| 07:59 | Houston | Richard Waldrep is whistled for traveling | 45-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Jon Strand (PG) Ronald Russell | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 07:40 | UTEP | Jon Strand steals it from Bobby Moore | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jon Strand (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Mitchell (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Yuri Jesiolowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Alexander Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Waldrep (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Thomas Quintanilla (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gary Powers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bobby Moore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chris Caperton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:38 | Houston | Jon Strand is hacked by Gary Powers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Powers, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse (SG) John Mitchell | |
| Subs | UTEP | Peter Calhoun (SG) Gary Powers | |
| 07:22 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Peter Calhoun - foul #3 on Peter Calhoun, team foul #7 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Lyndon Cable (PF) Alexander Nichols | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kevin Cagle (SF) Douglas Taylor | |
| 07:22 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse misses the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 07:22 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse misses the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 07:22 | UTEP | Bobby Moore gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 07:02 | UTEP | Peter Calhoun knocks in the turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Lyndon Cable - foul #2 on Lyndon Cable, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Matthew Hillyard (C) Richard Waldrep | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker (PG) Thomas Quintanilla | |
| 07:02 | UTEP | Peter Calhoun makes the free throw | 45-46 |
| 06:35 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard is open but misses the lay-in | 45-46 |
| 06:33 | Houston | Lyndon Cable tips it home | 47-46 |
| 06:18 | UTEP | Yuri Jesiolowski steals the ball from Kevin Cagle | 47-46 |
| 05:51 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jon Strand | 50-46 |
| 05:34 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-48 |
| 05:12 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 05:11 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard tips it home | 52-48 |
| 05:03 | UTEP | Bobby Moore knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Peter Calhoun and he's hacked by Matthew Hillyard - foul #1 on Matthew Hillyard, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (PG), John Mitchell (SG), Richard Waldrep (SF), Alexander Nichols (PF) Jon Strand, Buddy Waterhouse, Yuri Jesiolowski, Lyndon Cable | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla (PG), Gary Powers (SG), Douglas Taylor (PF), Thomas Fenster (C) Jonathon Tucker, Peter Calhoun, Kevin Cagle, Chris Caperton | |
| 05:03 | UTEP | Bobby Moore misses the free throw | 52-50 |
| 05:03 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 04:46 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 52-52 |
| 04:44 | Houston | John Mitchell is hacked by Gary Powers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Powers, team foul #8 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kevin Cagle (SF) Bobby Moore | |
| 04:44 | Houston | John Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 04:44 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 04:18 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-52 |
| 04:16 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster hits the follow up shot | 52-54 |
| 03:55 | Houston | Alexander Nichols hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 03:53 | UTEP | Gary Powers grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 03:36 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Waldrep - foul #2 on Richard Waldrep, team foul #5 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse (SF), Lyndon Cable (C) Richard Waldrep, Matthew Hillyard | |
| Subs | UTEP | Peter Calhoun (SG), Chris Caperton (PF) Gary Powers, Douglas Taylor | |
| 03:36 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 03:36 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ronald Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Mitchell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Buddy Waterhouse (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Alexander Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Lyndon Cable (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Thomas Quintanilla (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Peter Calhoun (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Cagle (tired) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Caperton (tiring) 3 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Fenster (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Ronald Russell | 55-55 |
| 02:47 | UTEP | Chris Caperton misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Alexander Nichols - foul #2 on Alexander Nichols, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Jon Strand (PG), Yuri Jesiolowski (SF), Matthew Hillyard (C) Ronald Russell, Buddy Waterhouse, Alexander Nichols | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker (PG), Bobby Moore (PF) Thomas Quintanilla, Kevin Cagle | |
| 02:47 | UTEP | Chris Caperton misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 02:47 | UTEP | Chris Caperton makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 02:45 | Houston | Jon Strand throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-56 |
| 02:40 | UTEP | Bobby Moore is hacked by Lyndon Cable - foul #3 on Lyndon Cable, team foul #7 | 55-56 |
| 02:40 | UTEP | Bobby Moore misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 02:40 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 02:17 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard is open and buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by John Mitchell | 57-56 |
| 01:48 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster connects on the shot from the left block | 57-58 |
| 01:45 | Houston | John Mitchell is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 57-58 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla (PG), Kevin Cagle (SF) Jonathon Tucker, Bobby Moore | |
| 01:36 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-61 |
| 01:24 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 57-61 |
| 01:22 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle pulls down the rebound | 57-61 |
| 01:02 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:44 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from John Mitchell | 59-61 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:16 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster's pass is intercepted by Lyndon Cable | 59-61 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:14 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski is hacked by Kevin Cagle in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Cagle, team foul #9 | 59-61 |
| 00:14 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski misses the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:14 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster pulls down the rebound | 59-61 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:12 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster is hacked by Jon Strand in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jon Strand, team foul #8 | 59-61 |
| 00:12 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster misses the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard grabs the defensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 00:05 | Houston | John Mitchell misses long on an open 3 from straight away | 59-61 |
| 00:03 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla pulls down the rebound | 59-61 |
| 00:01 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla is hacked by Jon Strand in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jon Strand, team foul #9 | 59-61 |
| 00:01 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:01 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 59-63 |