| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Poindexter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Robinson (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Kenny Nicolas (fresh) PF - Roderick McCoy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Griggs (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ryan Perlman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Rethman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Hunt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Gomes (fresh) 7 pts. C - William Schlemmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Kenny Nicolas inbounds the ball | 39-39 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Houston | Edward Gomes is called for the reach on Roderick McCoy - foul #2 on Edward Gomes, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Colin Rademacher (PG), Ronald Manley (SF) David Poindexter, Kenny Nicolas | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 19:34 | Houston | Roderick McCoy buries a turnaround near the basket and the foul's on William Schlemmer - foul #3 on William Schlemmer, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Houston | David Poindexter (PG), Benjamin Bishop (C) Colin Rademacher, James Griggs | |
| Subs | UTEP | Saul Alvarado (C) William Schlemmer | |
| 19:34 | Houston | Roderick McCoy makes the free throw | 42-39 |
| 19:15 | UTEP | Ryan Perlman drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-41 |
| 19:08 | Houston | Anthony Robinson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-41 |
| 19:07 | UTEP | George Hunt snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 18:51 | UTEP | Saul Alvarado is called for 3 seconds | 42-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Colin Rademacher (PG), Frank Smith (SG), Kenny Nicolas (SF), James Griggs (C) David Poindexter, Anthony Robinson, Ronald Manley, Benjamin Bishop | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 18:31 | Houston | Edward Gomes swats the shot by Roderick McCoy | 42-41 |
| 18:30 | Houston | Colin Rademacher tips it home | 44-41 |
| 18:01 | UTEP | Edward Gomes loses the dribble to Colin Rademacher | 44-41 |
| 17:41 | Houston | Colin Rademacher can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-41 |
| 17:39 | UTEP | Saul Alvarado snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 17:27 | UTEP | Edward Gomes hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Kenny Nicolas - foul #1 on Kenny Nicolas, team foul #1 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Houston | David Poindexter (PG), Anthony Robinson (SG), Ronald Manley (SF), Ronald Perkins (PF), Benjamin Bishop (C) Colin Rademacher, Frank Smith, Kenny Nicolas, Roderick McCoy, James Griggs | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dick Berger (PG), Eddie Pierce (SG), Daniel Tilley (SF), Dwight Haynes (C) Ryan Perlman, Richard Rethman, George Hunt, Saul Alvarado | |
| 17:27 | UTEP | Edward Gomes misses the free throw | 44-43 |
| 17:27 | Houston | Benjamin Bishop grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 17:06 | Houston | Edward Gomes steps in front of the Anthony Robinson pass | 44-43 |
| 16:49 | UTEP | Daniel Tilley misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Manley - foul #2 on Ronald Manley, team foul #2 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Kenny Nicolas (SF), Roderick McCoy (PF), James Griggs (C) Ronald Manley, Ronald Perkins, Benjamin Bishop | |
| Subs | UTEP | Mark Figueiredo (PF) Edward Gomes | |
| 16:49 | UTEP | Daniel Tilley makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 16:49 | UTEP | Daniel Tilley misses the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 16:49 | Houston | Roderick McCoy grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 16:47 | Houston | Eddie Pierce picks off the pass by Kenny Nicolas in the backcourt | 44-44 |
| 16:35 | UTEP | Kenny Nicolas denies the turnaround by Eddie Pierce | 44-44 |
| 16:34 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Eddie Pierce | 44-44 |
| 16:28 | UTEP | Mark Figueiredo drills a 3 from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 16:09 | Houston | David Poindexter misses the easy open layup | 44-47 |
| 16:07 | Houston | James Griggs tips it back up and in | 46-47 |
| 15:47 | UTEP | Daniel Tilley clanks a 3 from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 15:46 | Houston | Roderick McCoy snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Poindexter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Robinson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Kenny Nicolas (fairly fresh) PF - Roderick McCoy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Griggs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Dick Berger (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Tilley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Eddie Pierce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Figueiredo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dwight Haynes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Houston | David Poindexter throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Danny Wells (SF), Benjamin Bishop (C) Kenny Nicolas, James Griggs | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ryan Perlman (PG), Richard Rethman (SG), George Hunt (SF), William Schlemmer (C) Dick Berger, Daniel Tilley, Mark Figueiredo, Dwight Haynes | |
| 15:32 | UTEP | Ryan Perlman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by David Poindexter - foul #2 on David Poindexter, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Smith (SG), Ronald Manley (SF), Ronald Perkins (PF) Anthony Robinson, Danny Wells, Roderick McCoy | |
| Subs | UTEP | Edward Gomes (PF) Eddie Pierce | |
| 15:32 | UTEP | Ryan Perlman makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 15:32 | UTEP | Ryan Perlman makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 15:09 | Houston | The jump hook by Ronald Perkins is blocked by Edward Gomes | 46-49 |
| 15:08 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Ryan Perlman | 46-49 |
| 15:03 | UTEP | Ryan Perlman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 15:01 | Houston | Benjamin Bishop pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| 14:56 | Houston | Frank Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by William Schlemmer - foul #4 on William Schlemmer, team foul #3 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Colin Rademacher (PG), Kenny Nicolas (SF), Roderick McCoy (PF), James Griggs (C) David Poindexter, Ronald Manley, Ronald Perkins, Benjamin Bishop | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Lawler (C) William Schlemmer | |
| 14:56 | Houston | Frank Smith misses the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 14:56 | Houston | Frank Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 14:34 | UTEP | Richard Rethman misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-49 |
| 14:32 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kenny Nicolas | 47-49 |
| 14:25 | Houston | Colin Rademacher is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Roderick McCoy | 50-49 |
| 14:06 | UTEP | Gregory Lawler is whistled for traveling | 50-49 |
| Subs | Houston | David Poindexter (PG), Anthony Robinson (SG), Danny Wells (SF), Benjamin Bishop (C) Colin Rademacher, Frank Smith, Kenny Nicolas, James Griggs | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dick Berger (PG), Eddie Pierce (SF), Mark Figueiredo (PF), Saul Alvarado (C) Ryan Perlman, George Hunt, Edward Gomes, Gregory Lawler | |
| 14:04 | Houston | Saul Alvarado is called for the reach on David Poindexter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Saul Alvarado, team foul #4 | 50-49 |
| 13:47 | Houston | Anthony Robinson is fouled on the floor by Richard Rethman - foul #3 on Richard Rethman, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Tilley (SF) Richard Rethman | |
| 13:38 | Houston | Benjamin Bishop misses short on an open jump hook in the lane | 50-49 |
| 13:36 | Houston | Danny Wells snags the offensive board | 50-49 |
| 13:21 | Houston | Mark Figueiredo steals it from Danny Wells | 50-49 |
| 13:03 | UTEP | Daniel Tilley makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-52 |
| 12:49 | Houston | Anthony Robinson is hacked by Daniel Tilley - foul #1 on Daniel Tilley, team foul #6 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Colin Rademacher (PG), Kenny Nicolas (SF), Ronald Perkins (PF), James Griggs (C) David Poindexter, Danny Wells, Roderick McCoy, Benjamin Bishop | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Rethman (SG), George Hunt (SF), Dwight Haynes (C) Daniel Tilley, Mark Figueiredo, Saul Alvarado | |
| 12:29 | Houston | Anthony Robinson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 12:27 | Houston | Ronald Perkins snags the offensive board | 50-52 |
| 12:12 | Houston | James Griggs makes the jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Dwight Haynes - foul #2 on Dwight Haynes, team foul #7 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Houston | David Poindexter (PG), Ronald Manley (SF), Roderick McCoy (PF) Colin Rademacher, Kenny Nicolas, Ronald Perkins | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ryan Perlman (PG), Edward Gomes (PF) Dick Berger, Eddie Pierce | |
| 12:12 | Houston | James Griggs makes the free throw | 53-52 |
| 11:43 | UTEP | Ryan Perlman scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by George Hunt | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Poindexter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Robinson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Ronald Manley (fresh) PF - Roderick McCoy (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Griggs (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ryan Perlman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Rethman (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Hunt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Gomes (tiring) 9 pts. 2 blk. C - Dwight Haynes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Houston | George Hunt is called for the reach on David Poindexter - foul #1 on George Hunt, team foul #8 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Nilsen (SG), Kenny Nicolas (SF), Benjamin Bishop (C) Anthony Robinson, Ronald Manley, James Griggs | |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Tilley (SG), Gregory Lawler (C) Richard Rethman, Dwight Haynes | |
| 11:37 | Houston | David Poindexter makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 11:37 | Houston | David Poindexter misses the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 11:37 | UTEP | Gregory Lawler gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 11:14 | UTEP | Gregory Lawler travels with the ball | 54-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Anthony Robinson (SG), Ronald Perkins (PF), James Griggs (C) Thomas Nilsen, Roderick McCoy, Benjamin Bishop | |
| Subs | UTEP | Saul Alvarado (PF) Edward Gomes | |
| 10:49 | Houston | David Poindexter makes the wide open shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenny Nicolas | 56-54 |
| 10:30 | UTEP | James Griggs takes the ball from Gregory Lawler | 56-54 |
| 10:11 | Houston | Anthony Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Colin Rademacher (PG), Frank Smith (SG), Ronald Manley (SF), Roderick McCoy (PF), Benjamin Bishop (C) David Poindexter, Anthony Robinson, Kenny Nicolas, Ronald Perkins, James Griggs | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dick Berger (PG), Richard Rethman (SG), Eddie Pierce (SF), Edward Gomes (PF) Ryan Perlman, Daniel Tilley, George Hunt, Gregory Lawler | |
| 10:01 | UTEP | Richard Rethman misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-54 |
| 10:00 | UTEP | Saul Alvarado snags the offensive board | 56-54 |
| 09:47 | UTEP | Benjamin Bishop blocks the jumper by Dick Berger | 56-54 |
| 09:45 | Houston | Benjamin Bishop gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 09:41 | Houston | Colin Rademacher drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Manley | 58-54 |
| 09:25 | UTEP | Edward Gomes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-54 |
| Subs | Houston | David Poindexter (PG), Thomas Nilsen (SG), Kenny Nicolas (SF), James Griggs (C) Colin Rademacher, Frank Smith, Ronald Manley, Benjamin Bishop | |
| Subs | UTEP | Mark Figueiredo (PF), Dwight Haynes (C) Edward Gomes, Saul Alvarado | |
| 09:23 | Houston | Dick Berger steps in front of the Kenny Nicolas pass in the backcourt | 58-54 |
| 08:57 | UTEP | Richard Rethman buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Eddie Pierce | 58-57 |
| 08:36 | Houston | Roderick McCoy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-57 |
| 08:34 | Houston | Kenny Nicolas hits the follow up shot | 60-57 |
| 08:18 | UTEP | Eddie Pierce hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-57 |
| 08:17 | Houston | Roderick McCoy snags the defensive board | 60-57 |
| 07:57 | Houston | David Poindexter knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Kenny Nicolas and he's fouled by Dick Berger - foul #1 on Dick Berger, team foul #9 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Anthony Robinson (SG), Ronald Manley (SF), Ronald Perkins (PF), Benjamin Bishop (C) Thomas Nilsen, Kenny Nicolas, Roderick McCoy, James Griggs | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ryan Perlman (PG), Daniel Tilley (SG), George Hunt (SF), Edward Gomes (PF), William Schlemmer (C) Dick Berger, Richard Rethman, Eddie Pierce, Mark Figueiredo, Dwight Haynes | |
| 07:57 | Houston | David Poindexter misses the free throw | 62-57 |
| 07:57 | UTEP | The rebound goes to William Schlemmer | 62-57 |
| 07:52 | UTEP | Ronald Perkins swats the layup by George Hunt | 62-57 |
| 07:51 | Houston | Ronald Manley pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| 07:45 | Houston | Benjamin Bishop comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Ryan Perlman - foul #2 on Ryan Perlman, team foul #10 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Colin Rademacher (PG), Roderick McCoy (PF) David Poindexter, Ronald Perkins | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 07:45 | Houston | Benjamin Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 07:45 | Houston | Benjamin Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Colin Rademacher (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Anthony Robinson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Ronald Manley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roderick McCoy (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Benjamin Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ryan Perlman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Tilley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Hunt (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Gomes (tiring) 9 pts. 2 blk. C - William Schlemmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:28 | UTEP | George Hunt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-57 |
| 07:26 | Houston | Roderick McCoy pulls down the rebound | 64-57 |
| 07:19 | Houston | Edward Gomes is called for the reach on Ronald Manley - foul #3 on Edward Gomes, team foul #11 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Perkins (PF) Roderick McCoy | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 07:19 | Houston | Ronald Manley makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 07:19 | Houston | Ronald Manley makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 06:58 | UTEP | A charge is called on Daniel Tilley - foul #2 on Daniel Tilley, team foul #12 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Houston | David Poindexter (PG), Frank Smith (SG), Kenny Nicolas (SF), Roderick McCoy (PF), James Griggs (C) Colin Rademacher, Anthony Robinson, Ronald Manley, Ronald Perkins, Benjamin Bishop | |
| Subs | UTEP | Eddie Pierce (SG), Gregory Lawler (C) Daniel Tilley, William Schlemmer | |
| 06:42 | Houston | James Griggs can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right block | 66-57 |
| 06:41 | UTEP | Gregory Lawler gets the rebound | 66-57 |
| 06:34 | UTEP | Ryan Perlman can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 66-57 |
| 06:32 | UTEP | Edward Gomes misses the tip | 66-57 |
| 06:30 | UTEP | George Hunt can't tip it in | 66-57 |
| 06:29 | Houston | Kenny Nicolas gets the rebound | 66-57 |
| 06:25 | Houston | David Poindexter clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 66-57 |
| 06:24 | UTEP | Gregory Lawler grabs the defensive rebound | 66-57 |
| 06:19 | UTEP | Eddie Pierce misses badly on a floater from close range | 66-57 |
| 06:17 | Houston | Roderick McCoy gets the rebound | 66-57 |
| 06:06 | Houston | James Griggs clanks a shot in the lane | 66-57 |
| 06:04 | UTEP | Eddie Pierce snags the defensive board | 66-57 |
| 05:54 | UTEP | Eddie Pierce buries a jumpshot from the left side | 66-59 |
| 05:50 | Houston | Frank Smith is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Smith, team foul #4 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Colin Rademacher (PG), Anthony Robinson (SG), Danny Wells (SF), Ronald Perkins (PF), Benjamin Bishop (C) David Poindexter, Frank Smith, Kenny Nicolas, Roderick McCoy, James Griggs | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dick Berger (PG), Richard Rethman (SG), Saul Alvarado (PF), William Schlemmer (C) Ryan Perlman, George Hunt, Edward Gomes, Gregory Lawler | |
| 05:35 | UTEP | Richard Rethman can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Anthony Robinson - foul #1 on Anthony Robinson, team foul #5 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Roderick McCoy (PF) Ronald Perkins | |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Tilley (SF) Eddie Pierce | |
| 05:35 | UTEP | Richard Rethman misses the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 05:35 | UTEP | Richard Rethman makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 05:14 | Houston | Anthony Robinson is hacked by Dick Berger - foul #2 on Dick Berger, team foul #13 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Houston | David Poindexter (PG), Ronald Manley (SF), Ronald Perkins (PF) Colin Rademacher, Danny Wells, Roderick McCoy | |
| Subs | UTEP | Mark Figueiredo (PF) William Schlemmer | |
| 05:14 | Houston | Anthony Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 05:14 | Houston | Anthony Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 04:48 | UTEP | Saul Alvarado scores on a floater near the basket set up by Richard Rethman | 68-62 |
| 04:43 | Houston | Daniel Tilley picks off the pass by Anthony Robinson in the backcourt | 68-62 |
| 04:35 | UTEP | Saul Alvarado is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Bishop - foul #1 on Benjamin Bishop, team foul #6 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Kenny Nicolas (SF), Roderick McCoy (PF), James Griggs (C) Ronald Manley, Ronald Perkins, Benjamin Bishop | |
| Subs | UTEP | George Hunt (SF), Eddie Pierce (PF), Dwight Haynes (C) Daniel Tilley, Mark Figueiredo, Saul Alvarado | |
| 04:25 | UTEP | George Hunt can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Anthony Robinson - foul #2 on Anthony Robinson, team foul #7 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Colin Rademacher (PG) David Poindexter | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 04:25 | UTEP | George Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 04:25 | UTEP | George Hunt misses the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 04:25 | Houston | James Griggs grabs the defensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 04:06 | Houston | Dick Berger steps in front of the Colin Rademacher pass | 68-63 |
| 03:56 | UTEP | Dwight Haynes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-63 |
| Subs | Houston | David Poindexter (PG), Frank Smith (SG), Benjamin Bishop (C) Colin Rademacher, Anthony Robinson, James Griggs | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ryan Perlman (PG), Edward Gomes (PF) Dick Berger, Richard Rethman | |
| 03:44 | Houston | Roderick McCoy is open and buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by David Poindexter | 70-63 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Poindexter (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frank Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenny Nicolas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roderick McCoy (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Benjamin Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ryan Perlman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie Pierce (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - George Hunt (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Gomes (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Dwight Haynes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:28 | UTEP | Eddie Pierce hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Roderick McCoy - foul #3 on Roderick McCoy, team foul #8 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Anthony Robinson (SG), Danny Wells (SF), James Griggs (C) Frank Smith, Kenny Nicolas, Benjamin Bishop | |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Tilley (SF), William Schlemmer (C) George Hunt, Dwight Haynes | |
| 03:28 | UTEP | Eddie Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 03:28 | UTEP | Eddie Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 03:28 | Houston | The rebound goes to James Griggs | 70-64 |
| 03:00 | Houston | Roderick McCoy drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from David Poindexter | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:47 | UTEP | The pull-up jumper by Edward Gomes is blocked by Roderick McCoy | 73-64 |
| 02:45 | Houston | James Griggs grabs the defensive rebound | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:38 | Houston | James Griggs hits a wide open shot from the left block on a nice dish by Roderick McCoy | 75-64 |
| 02:23 | UTEP | Eddie Pierce clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-64 |
| 02:22 | Houston | Danny Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 75-64 |
| 02:19 | Houston | Eddie Pierce picks off the pass by Roderick McCoy in the backcourt | 75-64 |
| 02:18 | UTEP | Eddie Pierce misses the lay-in | 75-64 |
| 02:16 | UTEP | Eddie Pierce pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-64 |
| 02:11 | UTEP | Eddie Pierce's floater is knocked away by Roderick McCoy | 75-64 |
| 02:09 | Houston | Danny Wells gets the rebound | 75-64 |
| 01:49 | Houston | Anthony Robinson hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Danny Wells | 78-64 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:33 | UTEP | Ryan Perlman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 78-64 |
| 01:31 | Houston | Roderick McCoy pulls down the rebound | 78-64 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:27 | Houston | Danny Wells throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Colin Rademacher (PG), Frank Smith (SG), Ronald Manley (SF), Ronald Perkins (PF), Benjamin Bishop (C) David Poindexter, Anthony Robinson, Danny Wells, Roderick McCoy, James Griggs | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dick Berger (PG), Saul Alvarado (PF), Dwight Haynes (C) Ryan Perlman, Edward Gomes, William Schlemmer | |
| 01:11 | UTEP | Saul Alvarado can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ronald Manley - foul #3 on Ronald Manley, team foul #9 | 78-64 |
| 01:11 | UTEP | Saul Alvarado makes the 1st free throw | 78-65 |
| 01:11 | UTEP | Saul Alvarado makes the 2nd free throw | 78-66 |
| 00:51 | Houston | Colin Rademacher comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Daniel Tilley - foul #3 on Daniel Tilley, team foul #14 | 78-66 |
| 00:51 | Houston | Colin Rademacher makes the 1st free throw | 79-66 |
| 00:51 | Houston | Colin Rademacher makes the 2nd free throw | 80-66 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:45 | UTEP | Eddie Pierce hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 80-66 |
| 00:44 | Houston | Ronald Manley pulls down the rebound | 80-66 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Houston | Ronald Manley is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Ronald Manley, team foul #10 | 80-66 |
| 00:11 | UTEP | Benjamin Bishop picks off the pass by Dick Berger | 80-66 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Colin Rademacher runs out the clock | 80-66 |