| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Piper (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert McWatters (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Price (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Dewitt Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Tinch (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Derek Foster (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Carlos Strode (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - George Mitchell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Derek Foster inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | UTEP | Carlos Strode makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Tinch | 28-32 |
| 19:21 | Houston | James Price connects on the open floater near the basket on a great pass from Jeff Theriault | 30-32 |
| 18:55 | UTEP | Edward Tinch knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Dewitt Wheeler | 30-35 |
| 18:40 | Houston | Robert Brown misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Dewitt Wheeler - foul #1 on Dewitt Wheeler, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| 18:40 | Houston | Robert Brown makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 18:40 | Houston | Robert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 18:17 | UTEP | Derek Foster clanks a shot in the lane | 32-35 |
| 18:15 | Houston | Robert McWatters gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 18:09 | Houston | Robert McWatters misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 18:08 | UTEP | George Mitchell gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 18:04 | UTEP | Edward Tinch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 18:02 | UTEP | Carlos Strode snags the offensive board | 32-35 |
| 17:47 | UTEP | Edward Tinch misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 17:46 | Houston | Robert Brown grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 17:17 | Houston | James Price blows the layup | 32-35 |
| 17:16 | UTEP | Derek Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 16:48 | UTEP | Derek Foster hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 32-35 |
| 16:46 | UTEP | George Mitchell snags the offensive board | 32-35 |
| 16:29 | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Carlos Strode | 32-38 |
| 16:09 | Houston | Jeff Theriault clanks a 3 from straight away | 32-38 |
| 16:08 | UTEP | George Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 15:39 | UTEP | The short jumper by Carlos Strode is denied by Robert McWatters | 32-38 |
| 15:37 | Houston | William Piper pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Piper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert McWatters (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Price (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Dewitt Wheeler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Tinch (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Derek Foster (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Carlos Strode (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - George Mitchell (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Houston | Edward Tinch steals it from James Price | 32-38 |
| 14:51 | UTEP | Carlos Strode blows the layup | 32-38 |
| 14:49 | Houston | James Price snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 14:43 | Houston | William Piper buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jeff Theriault | 35-38 |
| 14:18 | UTEP | Carlos Strode misses long on a 3 from straight away | 35-38 |
| 14:16 | UTEP | Derek Foster tips it in | 35-40 |
| 14:03 | Houston | William Piper misses long on a jumper from the left block | 35-40 |
| 14:02 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Carlos Strode | 35-40 |
| 13:41 | UTEP | Jeff Theriault is called for the reach on Derek Foster - foul #3 on Jeff Theriault, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Story (PG), Joshua Kepner (SG), Roberto Garcia (SF), Earnest Tucker (PF), Scott Ross (C) Jeff Theriault, William Piper, Robert McWatters, James Price, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte (PG), Edward Dubin (SG), Tim Crawford (PF), Dennis Kerr (C) Dewitt Wheeler, Derek Foster, Carlos Strode, George Mitchell | |
| 13:25 | UTEP | Dennis Kerr is hacked by Roberto Garcia - foul #1 on Roberto Garcia, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| 13:03 | UTEP | Edward Tinch scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Adam Chiaramonte | 35-42 |
| 12:48 | Houston | Roberto Garcia drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-42 |
| 12:32 | UTEP | Brian Story takes the ball from Tim Crawford | 38-42 |
| 12:16 | Houston | Roberto Garcia buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Brian Story | 40-42 |
| 11:55 | UTEP | Tim Crawford blows the layup | 40-42 |
| 11:53 | Houston | Scott Ross pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 11:33 | Houston | Brian Story hits a floater from close range | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Brian Story (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Kepner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roberto Garcia (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Scott Ross (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Adam Chiaramonte (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Edward Dubin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Tinch (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tim Crawford (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dennis Kerr (fresh) | |
| 11:11 | UTEP | Edward Dubin makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Adam Chiaramonte | 42-45 |
| 10:52 | Houston | Joshua Kepner clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-45 |
| 10:51 | UTEP | Edward Tinch gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 10:37 | UTEP | Tim Crawford is fouled on the floor by Roberto Garcia - foul #2 on Roberto Garcia, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Theriault (PG), James Price (SF), Robert Brown (C) Brian Story, Roberto Garcia, Scott Ross | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler (PG), Gene McFatter (PF), George Mitchell (C) Adam Chiaramonte, Edward Tinch, Dennis Kerr | |
| 10:24 | UTEP | Edward Dubin makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Dewitt Wheeler | 42-48 |
| 10:10 | Houston | Earnest Tucker misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-48 |
| 10:09 | Houston | James Price hits the follow up shot | 44-48 |
| 10:04 | UTEP | Edward Dubin is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Edward Dubin, team foul #2 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Houston | William Piper (SG), Robert McWatters (SF) Joshua Kepner, Earnest Tucker | |
| Subs | UTEP | Derek Foster (SF), Carlos Strode (PF) Tim Crawford, Gene McFatter | |
| 09:47 | Houston | Robert McWatters hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 44-48 |
| 09:45 | UTEP | George Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 09:16 | UTEP | Carlos Strode can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Price - foul #1 on James Price, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| 09:16 | UTEP | Carlos Strode makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 09:16 | UTEP | Carlos Strode makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 09:01 | Houston | Robert McWatters clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 08:59 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Robert McWatters | 44-50 |
| 08:43 | Houston | Derek Foster is called for the reach on Robert McWatters - foul #2 on Derek Foster, team foul #3 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Earnest Tucker (PF) James Price | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tim Crawford (C) George Mitchell | |
| 08:32 | Houston | Robert McWatters misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 08:30 | UTEP | Carlos Strode grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 08:17 | UTEP | Tim Crawford misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Jeff Theriault - foul #4 on Jeff Theriault, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Story (PG), Joshua Kepner (SG) Jeff Theriault, William Piper | |
| Subs | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte (PG), Edward Tinch (SF) Dewitt Wheeler, Derek Foster | |
| 08:17 | UTEP | Tim Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 08:17 | UTEP | Tim Crawford misses the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 08:17 | Houston | Robert McWatters pulls down the rebound | 44-51 |
| 08:00 | Houston | Brian Story throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Roberto Garcia (SF) Robert McWatters | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 07:34 | UTEP | Roberto Garcia takes the ball from Edward Tinch | 44-51 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Brian Story (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Kepner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roberto Garcia (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Adam Chiaramonte (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Edward Dubin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Tinch (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carlos Strode (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Tim Crawford (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Houston | Robert Brown misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-51 |
| 07:11 | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 06:50 | UTEP | Carlos Strode comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Earnest Tucker - foul #4 on Earnest Tucker, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Theriault (PG), William Piper (SG), Robert McWatters (SF), James Price (C) Brian Story, Joshua Kepner, Roberto Garcia, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler (PG), Derek Foster (SF), George Mitchell (C) Adam Chiaramonte, Edward Dubin, Tim Crawford | |
| 06:50 | UTEP | Carlos Strode makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 06:50 | UTEP | Carlos Strode makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 06:35 | Houston | Robert McWatters makes the jumper from the right wing set up by William Piper | 46-53 |
| 06:12 | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-53 |
| 06:10 | Houston | James Price grabs the defensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 06:06 | Houston | William Piper drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jeff Theriault | 49-53 |
| 05:45 | UTEP | Edward Tinch misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 05:43 | UTEP | George Mitchell tips it back up and in | 49-55 |
| 05:27 | Houston | James Price misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by George Mitchell - foul #3 on George Mitchell, team foul #4 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Ross (C) Earnest Tucker | |
| Subs | UTEP | Edward Dubin (SG), Tim Crawford (PF) Edward Tinch, Carlos Strode | |
| 05:27 | Houston | James Price misses the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 05:27 | Houston | James Price makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 05:09 | UTEP | Edward Dubin misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-55 |
| 05:08 | UTEP | George Mitchell tips it back up and in | 50-57 |
| 04:48 | Houston | William Piper makes the wide open floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jeff Theriault | 52-57 |
| 04:20 | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Kepner (SG), Earnest Tucker (PF), Robert Brown (C) William Piper, Robert McWatters, Scott Ross | |
| Subs | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte (PG), Gene McFatter (PF) Dewitt Wheeler, Derek Foster | |
| 04:03 | Houston | Jeff Theriault misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 52-57 |
| 04:02 | Houston | Joshua Kepner grabs the offensive board | 52-57 |
| 03:54 | Houston | Joshua Kepner buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Brown | 54-57 |
| 03:25 | UTEP | Edward Dubin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Story (PG), Roberto Garcia (SF) Jeff Theriault, James Price | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler (PG), Edward Tinch (SG), Dennis Kerr (C) Adam Chiaramonte, Edward Dubin, George Mitchell | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Brian Story (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Kepner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Roberto Garcia (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Dewitt Wheeler (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Edward Tinch (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. SF - Tim Crawford (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene McFatter (fresh) C - Dennis Kerr (fresh) | |
| 03:16 | Houston | Joshua Kepner blows the layup | 54-57 |
| 03:15 | UTEP | Edward Tinch snags the defensive board | 54-57 |
| 02:46 | UTEP | Edward Tinch comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-57 |
| 02:44 | Houston | Roberto Garcia grabs the board | 54-57 |
| 02:44 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Theriault (PG), William Piper (SG), Robert McWatters (SF) Brian Story, Joshua Kepner, Roberto Garcia | |
| Subs | UTEP | Derek Foster (SF), Carlos Strode (PF), George Mitchell (C) Tim Crawford, Gene McFatter, Dennis Kerr | |
| 02:31 | Houston | Robert McWatters clanks a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Edward Tinch - foul #1 on Edward Tinch, team foul #5 | 54-57 |
| 02:31 | Houston | Robert McWatters makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 02:31 | Houston | Robert McWatters makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 02:13 | UTEP | Carlos Strode is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Carlos Strode, team foul #6 | 56-57 |
| 01:53 | Houston | Jeff Theriault clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-57 |
| 01:51 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Derek Foster | 56-57 |
| 01:31 | UTEP | Carlos Strode lays it up and in set up by Derek Foster | 56-59 |
| 01:02 | Houston | William Piper comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 01:01 | UTEP | Carlos Strode grabs the board | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:38 | UTEP | Carlos Strode misses the runner from the baseline | 56-59 |
| 00:36 | UTEP | Edward Tinch pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:35 | UTEP | Edward Tinch is hacked by Robert Brown - foul #1 on Robert Brown, team foul #7 | 56-59 |
| 00:35 | UTEP | Edward Tinch makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:35 | UTEP | Edward Tinch misses the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:35 | Houston | William Piper grabs the board | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Houston | William Piper misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-60 |
| 00:27 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Edward Tinch | 56-60 |
| 00:26 | UTEP | Jeff Theriault is called for the reach on Edward Tinch in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jeff Theriault, team foul #8 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Story (PG) Jeff Theriault | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:26 | UTEP | Edward Tinch makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:26 | UTEP | Edward Tinch makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:21 | Houston | Earnest Tucker buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-62 |
| 00:18 | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler is hacked by Brian Story in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Story, team foul #9 | 59-62 |
| 00:18 | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:18 | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler misses the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Earnest Tucker gets the rebound | 59-63 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Robert Brown travels with the ball | 59-63 |
| 00:10 | UTEP | Brian Story is called for the reach on Carlos Strode in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brian Story, team foul #10 | 59-63 |
| 00:10 | UTEP | Carlos Strode makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:10 | UTEP | Carlos Strode misses the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:10 | Houston | Robert Brown grabs the board | 59-64 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Earnest Tucker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-64 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Derek Foster grabs the board | 59-64 |