| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fresh) SG - William Piper (fresh) SF - Howard Heskett (fresh) PF - Earnest Tucker (fresh) C - Robert Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Jason Turner (fresh) SG - Anthony Robbins (fresh) SF - Derek Foster (fresh) PF - John Snyder (fresh) C - Carlos Strode (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Earnest Tucker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Houston | Robert Brown hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Jeff Theriault | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | UTEP | John Snyder makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Anthony Robbins | 2-3 |
| 19:05 | Houston | The jump hook by Robert Brown is blocked by Carlos Strode | 2-3 |
| 19:03 | UTEP | Jason Turner gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:50 | UTEP | John Snyder makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Jason Turner | 2-5 |
| 18:32 | Houston | William Piper is hacked by Anthony Robbins - foul #1 on Anthony Robbins, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:17 | Houston | Robert Brown double dribbles | 2-5 |
| 18:01 | UTEP | Jason Turner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-5 |
| 18:00 | UTEP | John Snyder tips it back up and in | 2-7 |
| 17:43 | Houston | Howard Heskett hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 2-7 |
| 17:42 | UTEP | John Snyder snags the defensive board | 2-7 |
| 17:13 | UTEP | Derek Foster connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Robbins | 2-10 |
| 17:05 | Houston | Howard Heskett misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-10 |
| 17:03 | UTEP | Derek Foster pulls down the rebound | 2-10 |
| 16:40 | UTEP | Carlos Strode misses long on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Howard Heskett - foul #1 on Howard Heskett, team foul #1 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert McWatters (SG), Scott Ross (C) William Piper, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 16:40 | UTEP | Carlos Strode makes the 1st free throw | 2-11 |
| 16:40 | UTEP | Carlos Strode makes the 2nd free throw | 2-12 |
| 16:21 | Houston | Earnest Tucker can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-12 |
| 16:19 | Houston | Scott Ross grabs the offensive board | 2-12 |
| 16:04 | Houston | Robert McWatters hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 2-12 |
| 16:03 | UTEP | Jason Turner snags the defensive board | 2-12 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert McWatters (fresh) SF - Howard Heskett (fresh) PF - Earnest Tucker (fresh) C - Scott Ross (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Jason Turner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Robbins (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Derek Foster (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Snyder (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Strode (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:48 | UTEP | John Snyder hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 2-12 |
| 15:47 | Houston | Howard Heskett gets the rebound | 2-12 |
| 15:32 | Houston | Howard Heskett is called for traveling | 2-12 |
| Subs | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski (PG), William Piper (SG), Robert Brown (C) Jeff Theriault, Robert McWatters, Earnest Tucker | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler (PG), Edward Tinch (SF), George Mitchell (C) Jason Turner, Derek Foster, Carlos Strode | |
| 15:20 | UTEP | John Snyder travels with the ball | 2-12 |
| 14:55 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski clanks a jumper from the left side | 2-12 |
| 14:53 | Houston | Howard Heskett gets the offensive rebound | 2-12 |
| 14:45 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Dewitt Wheeler - foul #1 on Dewitt Wheeler, team foul #2 | 2-12 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert McWatters (SF) Howard Heskett | |
| Subs | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte (SG), Tim Crawford (PF) Anthony Robbins, John Snyder | |
| 14:45 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski makes the 1st free throw | 3-12 |
| 14:45 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 4-12 |
| 14:27 | UTEP | Edward Tinch hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert McWatters - foul #1 on Robert McWatters, team foul #2 | 4-12 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Theriault (PG), Earnest Tucker (PF) Augustus Bonkowski, Scott Ross | |
| Subs | UTEP | Carlos Strode (C) George Mitchell | |
| 14:27 | UTEP | Edward Tinch misses the 1st free throw | 4-12 |
| 14:27 | UTEP | Edward Tinch misses the 2nd free throw | 4-12 |
| 14:27 | Houston | Earnest Tucker grabs the board | 4-12 |
| 14:18 | Houston | William Piper knocks in the 3 from straight away | 7-12 |
| 14:09 | UTEP | Carlos Strode drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Dewitt Wheeler | 7-14 |
| 13:59 | Houston | Jeff Theriault misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-14 |
| 13:57 | Houston | Robert Brown hits the follow up shot | 9-14 |
| 13:41 | UTEP | Carlos Strode misses the turnaround near the basket | 9-14 |
| 13:39 | Houston | Earnest Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 13:24 | Houston | Robert McWatters connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by William Piper | 12-14 |
| 13:20 | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Tim Crawford | 12-16 |
| 12:51 | Houston | Jeff Theriault is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jeff Theriault, team foul #3 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Houston | Howard Heskett (SF), Scott Ross (C) William Piper, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Turner (PG), Anthony Robbins (SG), Derek Foster (SF), John Snyder (PF), George Mitchell (C) Dewitt Wheeler, Adam Chiaramonte, Edward Tinch, Tim Crawford, Carlos Strode | |
| 12:35 | UTEP | John Snyder can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-16 |
| 12:33 | Houston | Howard Heskett grabs the board | 12-16 |
| 12:24 | Houston | Derek Foster picks off the pass by Robert McWatters | 12-16 |
| 12:21 | UTEP | Jason Turner lays it up and in on a nice dish by Derek Foster | 12-18 |
| 11:56 | Houston | Earnest Tucker banks in the layup | 14-18 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert McWatters (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Howard Heskett (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Earnest Tucker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Ross (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Jason Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Robbins (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Derek Foster (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Snyder (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - George Mitchell (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | UTEP | Anthony Robbins hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Snyder | 14-21 |
| 11:24 | Houston | Robert McWatters misses long on a shot from close range | 14-21 |
| 11:23 | UTEP | George Mitchell snags the defensive board | 14-21 |
| 11:15 | UTEP | Anthony Robbins misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Earnest Tucker - foul #1 on Earnest Tucker, team foul #4 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski (PG), Joshua Kepner (SG), James Price (C) Jeff Theriault, Robert McWatters, Earnest Tucker | |
| Subs | UTEP | Carlos Strode (C) George Mitchell | |
| 11:15 | UTEP | Anthony Robbins makes the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 11:15 | UTEP | Anthony Robbins makes the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 11:04 | Houston | Joshua Kepner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-23 |
| Subs | Houston | William Piper (SG), Robert Brown (C) Joshua Kepner, James Price | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 10:41 | UTEP | Derek Foster connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jason Turner | 14-25 |
| 10:26 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-25 |
| 10:24 | UTEP | Carlos Strode grabs the board | 14-25 |
| 10:19 | UTEP | Jason Turner connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Anthony Robbins and he's fouled by William Piper - foul #1 on William Piper, team foul #5 | 14-27 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Edward Tinch (SF) Derek Foster | |
| 10:19 | UTEP | Jason Turner makes the free throw | 14-28 |
| 10:02 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski is called for a charge - foul #1 on Augustus Bonkowski, team foul #6 | 14-28 |
| Subs | Houston | James Price (PF) Scott Ross | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler (PG) Jason Turner | |
| 09:41 | UTEP | Carlos Strode is denied on a layup by Robert Brown | 14-28 |
| 09:39 | UTEP | Carlos Strode misses the tip | 14-28 |
| 09:38 | Houston | James Price grabs the board | 14-28 |
| 09:26 | Houston | Howard Heskett misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-28 |
| 09:25 | UTEP | John Snyder grabs the defensive rebound | 14-28 |
| 09:12 | UTEP | Carlos Strode misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 14-28 |
| 09:11 | Houston | James Price snags the defensive board | 14-28 |
| 08:49 | Houston | James Price is hacked by John Snyder - foul #1 on John Snyder, team foul #3 | 14-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Theriault (PG), Robert McWatters (SG), Joshua Kepner (SF), Earnest Tucker (PF), Scott Ross (C) Augustus Bonkowski, William Piper, Howard Heskett, James Price, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Turner (PG), Adam Chiaramonte (SG), Derek Foster (SF), Tim Crawford (PF), George Mitchell (C) Dewitt Wheeler, Anthony Robbins, Edward Tinch, John Snyder, Carlos Strode | |
| 08:32 | Houston | Joshua Kepner clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-28 |
| 08:31 | UTEP | George Mitchell snags the defensive board | 14-28 |
| 08:15 | UTEP | Jason Turner clanks a jumper from the right side | 14-28 |
| 08:14 | Houston | The rebound goes to Earnest Tucker | 14-28 |
| 07:54 | Houston | Earnest Tucker misses the lay-in | 14-28 |
| 07:52 | UTEP | Derek Foster snags the defensive board | 14-28 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert McWatters (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joshua Kepner (fresh) PF - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Ross (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Jason Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Chiaramonte (fresh) SF - Derek Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tim Crawford (fresh) C - George Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | UTEP | Jason Turner hits a jumper from the right side set up by Adam Chiaramonte and he's hacked by Jeff Theriault - foul #2 on Jeff Theriault, team foul #7 | 14-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski (PG), Howard Heskett (SF) Jeff Theriault, Joshua Kepner | |
| Subs | UTEP | Anthony Robbins (SG), John Snyder (PF), Carlos Strode (C) Adam Chiaramonte, Tim Crawford, George Mitchell | |
| 07:37 | UTEP | Jason Turner misses the free throw | 14-30 |
| 07:37 | Houston | Scott Ross gets the rebound | 14-30 |
| 07:12 | Houston | Robert McWatters misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 14-30 |
| 07:10 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Robert McWatters | 14-30 |
| 07:00 | Houston | Earnest Tucker clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 14-30 |
| 06:59 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Heskett | 14-30 |
| 06:49 | Houston | Robert McWatters clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 14-30 |
| 06:47 | Houston | Earnest Tucker pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-30 |
| 06:31 | Houston | Earnest Tucker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-30 |
| 06:29 | UTEP | Anthony Robbins gets the rebound | 14-30 |
| 06:27 | UTEP | Augustus Bonkowski is called for the reach on Jason Turner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Augustus Bonkowski, team foul #8 | 14-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Story (PG), William Piper (SG), Robert Brown (C) Augustus Bonkowski, Robert McWatters, Scott Ross | |
| Subs | UTEP | Edward Tinch (SF) Derek Foster | |
| 06:27 | UTEP | Jason Turner misses the 1st free throw | 14-30 |
| 06:27 | Houston | Robert Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 14-30 |
| 06:09 | Houston | Robert Brown drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by William Piper and the foul's on Edward Tinch - foul #1 on Edward Tinch, team foul #4 | 16-30 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler (PG) Jason Turner | |
| 06:09 | Houston | Robert Brown misses the free throw | 16-30 |
| 06:09 | UTEP | John Snyder pulls down the rebound | 16-30 |
| 05:48 | UTEP | John Snyder knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 16-33 |
| 05:39 | Houston | William Piper is whistled for traveling | 16-33 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | George Mitchell (C) Carlos Strode | |
| 05:16 | UTEP | John Snyder misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-33 |
| 05:15 | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler grabs the offensive board | 16-33 |
| 04:51 | UTEP | Anthony Robbins is hacked by Howard Heskett - foul #2 on Howard Heskett, team foul #9 | 16-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert McWatters (SF), Scott Ross (PF) Howard Heskett, Earnest Tucker | |
| Subs | UTEP | Derek Foster (SF), Tim Crawford (PF) Edward Tinch, John Snyder | |
| 04:51 | UTEP | Anthony Robbins misses the 1st free throw | 16-33 |
| 04:51 | Houston | The rebound goes to Scott Ross | 16-33 |
| 04:27 | Houston | Robert McWatters lays it in and he's fouled by Derek Foster - foul #1 on Derek Foster, team foul #5 | 18-33 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte (SG), Carlos Strode (C) Anthony Robbins, George Mitchell | |
| 04:27 | Houston | Robert McWatters makes the free throw | 19-33 |
| 04:06 | UTEP | Carlos Strode is hacked by William Piper - foul #2 on William Piper, team foul #10 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Kepner (SF), James Price (C) William Piper, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Turner (PG) Dewitt Wheeler | |
| 04:06 | UTEP | Carlos Strode makes the 1st free throw | 19-34 |
| 04:06 | UTEP | Carlos Strode misses the 2nd free throw | 19-34 |
| 04:06 | Houston | James Price grabs the board | 19-34 |
| 03:38 | Houston | Robert McWatters travels with the ball | 19-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Theriault (PG), Howard Heskett (SF), Earnest Tucker (PF) Brian Story, Joshua Kepner, James Price | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Snyder (PF) Tim Crawford | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert McWatters (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Howard Heskett (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Ross (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Jason Turner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Chiaramonte (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Derek Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Snyder (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Carlos Strode (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | UTEP | John Snyder misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 19-34 |
| 03:09 | Houston | The rebound goes to Earnest Tucker | 19-34 |
| 02:49 | Houston | Jeff Theriault misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-34 |
| 02:48 | UTEP | Derek Foster grabs the board | 19-34 |
| 02:24 | UTEP | John Snyder connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Turner | 19-36 |
| 02:05 | Houston | Earnest Tucker is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Earnest Tucker, team foul #11 | 19-36 |
| Subs | Houston | William Piper (SG), Robert Brown (C) Robert McWatters, Scott Ross | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler (PG), Anthony Robbins (SG), Edward Tinch (SF), George Mitchell (C) Jason Turner, Adam Chiaramonte, Derek Foster, Carlos Strode | |
| 01:46 | UTEP | Edward Tinch can't finish the layup | 19-36 |
| 01:44 | Houston | Howard Heskett gets the rebound | 19-36 |
| 01:26 | Houston | Howard Heskett makes the fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Edward Tinch - foul #2 on Edward Tinch, team foul #6 | 21-36 |
| Subs | Houston | James Price (PF) Earnest Tucker | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 01:26 | Houston | Howard Heskett makes the free throw | 22-36 |
| 01:15 | UTEP | John Snyder hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Edward Tinch | 22-38 |
| 00:49 | Houston | Robert Brown hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeff Theriault | 24-38 |
| 00:35 | UTEP | John Snyder drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Anthony Robbins | 24-41 |
| 00:18 | Houston | William Piper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski (PG), Earnest Tucker (PF) Jeff Theriault, James Price | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Turner (PG), Tim Crawford (PF), Carlos Strode (C) Dewitt Wheeler, John Snyder, George Mitchell | |
| 00:01 | UTEP | Anthony Robbins knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 24-44 |
| 00:00 | Houston | William Piper misses short on a fullcourt shot | 24-44 |