| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Thomas Quintanilla (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Peter Calhoun (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Cagle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chris Caperton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Fenster (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jon Strand (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Yuri Jesiolowski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lyndon Cable (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Hillyard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard makes the wide open runner from the left block set up by John Mitchell | 27-32 |
| 19:28 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster hits the finger roll set up by Kevin Cagle | 29-32 |
| 19:26 | Houston | Kevin Cagle steals the ball from John Mitchell in the backcourt | 29-32 |
| 19:04 | UTEP | Jon Strand picks off the pass by Thomas Fenster | 29-32 |
| 18:43 | Houston | Lyndon Cable is hacked by Peter Calhoun - foul #3 on Peter Calhoun, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| Subs | UTEP | Bobby Moore (PF) Peter Calhoun | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 18:22 | Houston | Kevin Cagle is called for the reach on Lyndon Cable - foul #2 on Kevin Cagle, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Powers (SG) Thomas Fenster | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 18:01 | Houston | Kevin Cagle denies the turnaround by Matthew Hillyard | 29-32 |
| 17:59 | UTEP | Chris Caperton pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| 17:45 | UTEP | Jon Strand steps in front of the Thomas Quintanilla pass | 29-32 |
| 17:42 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski throws it down on a great pass from Jon Strand | 29-34 |
| 17:26 | UTEP | Gary Powers knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-34 |
| 16:57 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Kevin Cagle - foul #3 on Kevin Cagle, team foul #3 | 32-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker (PG), Douglas Taylor (PF), Thomas Fenster (C) Gary Powers, Kevin Cagle, Chris Caperton | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (PG), Buddy Waterhouse (SG), Alexander Nichols (PF), Richard Waldrep (C) Jon Strand, John Mitchell, Lyndon Cable, Matthew Hillyard | |
| 16:57 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 16:57 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 16:40 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Bobby Moore | 35-36 |
| 16:27 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse buries a 3 from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 16:21 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Fenster | 38-39 |
| 15:57 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-39 |
| 15:56 | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Jonathon Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Bobby Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Fenster (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ronald Russell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Buddy Waterhouse (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Yuri Jesiolowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alexander Nichols (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Waldrep (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | UTEP | Bobby Moore hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 38-39 |
| 15:45 | Houston | The rebound goes to Richard Waldrep | 38-39 |
| 15:26 | Houston | Richard Waldrep's pass is intercepted by Jonathon Tucker | 38-39 |
| 15:08 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla misses long on a floater from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 15:07 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster tips it home | 40-39 |
| 14:41 | Houston | Alexander Nichols banks in the layup on a great pass from Yuri Jesiolowski | 40-41 |
| 14:18 | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 40-41 |
| 14:16 | UTEP | Bobby Moore tips it in | 42-41 |
| 14:14 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse double dribbles in the backcourt | 42-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | Keith Johnson (PG), Peter Calhoun (SG), Kevin Cagle (SF), Chris Caperton (PF) Jonathon Tucker, Thomas Quintanilla, Bobby Moore, Douglas Taylor | |
| Subs | Houston | Jon Strand (PG), John Mitchell (SG), Lyndon Cable (PF), Matthew Hillyard (C) Ronald Russell, Buddy Waterhouse, Alexander Nichols, Richard Waldrep | |
| 13:56 | UTEP | Peter Calhoun misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 13:54 | Houston | Lyndon Cable pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 13:29 | Houston | Thomas Fenster denies the turnaround by Matthew Hillyard | 42-41 |
| 13:27 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Keith Johnson | 42-41 |
| 13:23 | UTEP | Keith Johnson makes the fadeaway in the lane | 44-41 |
| 12:54 | Houston | John Mitchell is hacked by Chris Caperton - foul #2 on Chris Caperton, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse (SF) Yuri Jesiolowski | |
| 12:36 | Houston | Chris Caperton is called for the reach on Buddy Waterhouse - foul #3 on Chris Caperton, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla (PG) Keith Johnson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 12:25 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard is hacked by Thomas Fenster - foul #1 on Thomas Fenster, team foul #6 | 44-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | Bobby Moore (C) Thomas Fenster | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 12:11 | Houston | John Mitchell is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jon Strand | 44-44 |
| 11:50 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Quintanilla | 47-44 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Thomas Quintanilla (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Calhoun (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Cagle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Chris Caperton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Bobby Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jon Strand (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Mitchell (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Buddy Waterhouse (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Lyndon Cable (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Hillyard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:46 | Houston | Jon Strand is hacked by Thomas Quintanilla in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Quintanilla, team foul #7 | 47-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Keith Johnson (PG), Gary Powers (SG) Thomas Quintanilla, Peter Calhoun | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (SG), Alexander Nichols (PF) John Mitchell, Lyndon Cable | |
| 11:46 | Houston | Jon Strand misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 11:46 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 11:26 | UTEP | Bobby Moore can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Matthew Hillyard - foul #3 on Matthew Hillyard, team foul #1 | 47-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | John Mitchell (SG) Jon Strand | |
| 11:26 | UTEP | Bobby Moore misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 11:26 | UTEP | Bobby Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 11:26 | Houston | Alexander Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 11:22 | Houston | John Mitchell is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Powers - foul #2 on Gary Powers, team foul #8 | 47-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker (PG) Keith Johnson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:22 | Houston | John Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 11:22 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 11:11 | UTEP | Chris Caperton is hacked by Ronald Russell - foul #1 on Ronald Russell, team foul #2 | 47-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Fenster (C) Bobby Moore | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:01 | UTEP | Chris Caperton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski (SF) Buddy Waterhouse | |
| 10:39 | Houston | Alexander Nichols misses short on an open jumper from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 10:37 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard tips it in | 47-46 |
| 10:19 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster misses the shot from the baseline | 47-46 |
| 10:18 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster misses the tip | 47-46 |
| 10:17 | Houston | The rebound goes to Matthew Hillyard | 47-46 |
| 09:51 | Houston | John Mitchell misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 09:50 | UTEP | Chris Caperton pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 09:32 | UTEP | Gary Powers loses the dribble to Ronald Russell | 47-46 |
| 09:04 | Houston | Kevin Cagle steps in front of the Ronald Russell pass | 47-46 |
| 09:01 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle dunks the ball | 49-46 |
| 08:44 | Houston | Ronald Russell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-46 |
| 08:43 | Houston | Alexander Nichols tips it back up and in | 49-48 |
| 08:33 | UTEP | Chris Caperton misses the easy layup | 49-48 |
| 08:32 | Houston | Alexander Nichols grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 08:25 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by John Mitchell | 49-50 |
| 08:23 | UTEP | John Mitchell takes the ball from Jonathon Tucker in the backcourt | 49-50 |
| 08:05 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Thomas Fenster - foul #2 on Thomas Fenster, team foul #9 | 49-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | Keith Johnson (PG), Peter Calhoun (SG), Bobby Moore (PF), Douglas Taylor (C) Jonathon Tucker, Gary Powers, Chris Caperton, Thomas Fenster | |
| Subs | Houston | Jon Strand (PG), Buddy Waterhouse (SG), Richard Waldrep (SF), Lyndon Cable (PF) Ronald Russell, John Mitchell, Yuri Jesiolowski, Alexander Nichols | |
| 08:05 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 08:05 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 07:45 | UTEP | Kevin Cagle works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-51 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Keith Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Peter Calhoun (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Cagle (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. PF - Bobby Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jon Strand (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Buddy Waterhouse (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Richard Waldrep (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lyndon Cable (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Hillyard (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse is wide open but clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Peter Calhoun - foul #4 on Peter Calhoun, team foul #10 | 52-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla (PG) Keith Johnson | |
| Subs | Houston | John Mitchell (SG) Matthew Hillyard | |
| 07:25 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 07:25 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 07:09 | UTEP | Peter Calhoun's pass is intercepted by John Mitchell | 52-53 |
| 07:04 | Houston | Jon Strand lays it in set up by John Mitchell | 52-55 |
| 06:43 | UTEP | Bobby Moore is hacked by Lyndon Cable - foul #2 on Lyndon Cable, team foul #3 | 52-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | Chris Caperton (PF) Douglas Taylor | |
| Subs | Houston | Matthew Hillyard (C) Richard Waldrep | |
| 06:23 | UTEP | Buddy Waterhouse is called for the reach on Kevin Cagle - foul #1 on Buddy Waterhouse, team foul #4 | 52-55 |
| 05:59 | UTEP | Chris Caperton misses the lay-in | 52-55 |
| 05:58 | Houston | Lyndon Cable grabs the defensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 05:55 | Houston | Jon Strand is hacked by Thomas Quintanilla in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Quintanilla, team foul #11 | 52-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | Keith Johnson (PG) Thomas Quintanilla | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:55 | Houston | Jon Strand makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 05:55 | Houston | Jon Strand makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 05:34 | UTEP | Matthew Hillyard picks off the pass by Keith Johnson | 52-57 |
| 05:07 | Houston | Jon Strand makes the shot from the left side set up by Buddy Waterhouse | 52-59 |
| 05:02 | UTEP | Peter Calhoun is fouled on the floor by Lyndon Cable - foul #3 on Lyndon Cable, team foul #5 | 52-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Douglas Taylor (PF) Chris Caperton | |
| Subs | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski (SF), Richard Waldrep (C) Buddy Waterhouse, Matthew Hillyard | |
| 04:45 | UTEP | Keith Johnson is fouled on the floor by Lyndon Cable - foul #4 on Lyndon Cable, team foul #6 | 52-59 |
| 04:34 | UTEP | Keith Johnson comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-59 |
| 04:32 | Houston | Lyndon Cable gets the rebound | 52-59 |
| 04:08 | Houston | John Mitchell misses the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Kevin Cagle - foul #4 on Kevin Cagle, team foul #12 | 52-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla (PG), Chris Caperton (SF), Thomas Fenster (C) Keith Johnson, Kevin Cagle, Douglas Taylor | |
| Subs | Houston | Alexander Nichols (PF) Lyndon Cable | |
| 04:08 | Houston | John Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 04:08 | Houston | John Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 03:44 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 52-61 |
| 03:42 | UTEP | Bobby Moore hits the follow up shot | 54-61 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Thomas Quintanilla (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Peter Calhoun (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Chris Caperton (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bobby Moore (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Fenster (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jon Strand (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Mitchell (tiring) 13 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SF - Yuri Jesiolowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Alexander Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Waldrep (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Houston | Peter Calhoun steals the ball from Alexander Nichols | 54-61 |
| 02:48 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-61 |
| 02:47 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster gets the offensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 02:30 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla comes up short on the floater from the left side | 54-61 |
| 02:29 | UTEP | Bobby Moore can't tip it in | 54-61 |
| 02:27 | Houston | Alexander Nichols pulls down the rebound | 54-61 |
| 02:04 | Houston | Alexander Nichols makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Yuri Jesiolowski and he's hacked by Bobby Moore - foul #2 on Bobby Moore, team foul #13 | 54-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker (PG), Gary Powers (SG), Kevin Cagle (SF), Douglas Taylor (C) Thomas Quintanilla, Peter Calhoun, Bobby Moore, Thomas Fenster | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (PG), Buddy Waterhouse (SG), Matthew Hillyard (C) Jon Strand, John Mitchell, Richard Waldrep | |
| 02:04 | Houston | Alexander Nichols misses the free throw | 54-63 |
| 02:04 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor pulls down the rebound | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:54 | UTEP | Chris Caperton misses the shot from the right wing | 54-63 |
| 01:53 | UTEP | Chris Caperton gets the offensive rebound | 54-63 |
| 01:40 | UTEP | Gary Powers connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-63 |
| 01:19 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Buddy Waterhouse | 56-65 |
| 01:11 | UTEP | Matthew Hillyard steals the ball from Jonathon Tucker | 56-65 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 01:09 | Houston | Gary Powers is called for the reach on Buddy Waterhouse in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Powers, team foul #14 | 56-65 |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla (PG), Peter Calhoun (SG), Thomas Fenster (C) Jonathon Tucker, Gary Powers, Douglas Taylor | |
| Subs | Houston | Jon Strand (PG), Lyndon Cable (PF) Ronald Russell, Alexander Nichols | |
| 01:09 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 01:09 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse misses the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 01:09 | UTEP | Thomas Fenster grabs the board | 56-66 |
| 00:49 | UTEP | Peter Calhoun's pass is intercepted by Buddy Waterhouse | 56-66 |
| 00:45 | Houston | Jon Strand misses the easy layup | 56-66 |
| 00:44 | UTEP | Chris Caperton grabs the defensive rebound | 56-66 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | UTEP | Thomas Quintanilla clanks a 3 from the left wing | 56-66 |
| 00:35 | Houston | Lyndon Cable gets the rebound | 56-66 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse misses the floater from just outside the lane | 56-66 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Lyndon Cable grabs the offensive rebound | 56-66 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Jon Strand runs out the clock | 56-66 |