| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Clayton McDuffee (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Edward Dubin (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Francis Cole (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Derek Foster (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - George Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joshua Kepner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terence King (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clifton Daley (fresh) C - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Terence King inbounds the ball | 39-27 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:58 | Houston | Jeff Theriault throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-27 |
| 19:39 | UTEP | Derek Foster hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 39-27 |
| 19:38 | Houston | Joshua Kepner gets the rebound | 39-27 |
| 19:34 | Houston | Edward Dubin takes the ball from Joshua Kepner in the backcourt | 39-27 |
| 19:16 | UTEP | Edward Dubin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 39-27 |
| 19:15 | Houston | Clifton Daley grabs the board | 39-27 |
| 18:53 | Houston | Terence King misses short on an open fadeaway from the right wing | 39-27 |
| 18:52 | UTEP | George Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 39-27 |
| 18:28 | UTEP | George Mitchell misses the driving attempt near the basket | 39-27 |
| 18:27 | UTEP | George Mitchell tips it but misses | 39-27 |
| 18:26 | Houston | Earnest Tucker snags the defensive board | 39-27 |
| 18:05 | Houston | Derek Foster steals the ball from Joshua Kepner | 39-27 |
| 17:43 | UTEP | Derek Foster hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Joshua Kepner - foul #2 on Joshua Kepner, team foul #1 | 39-27 |
| Subs | UTEP | Andrei Zullig (PG), Frank Prada (SG), Kurt Sparks (SF), Dennis Kerr (C) Clayton McDuffee, Edward Dubin, Francis Cole, George Mitchell | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Ziv (SG), Charles Hensley (SF), Henry Horn (PF) Joshua Kepner, Terence King, Clifton Daley | |
| 17:43 | UTEP | Derek Foster makes the 1st free throw | 40-27 |
| 17:43 | UTEP | Derek Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 41-27 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 17:41 | Houston | Frank Prada is called for the reach on Charles Hensley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Prada, team foul #1 | 41-27 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Brownlow (C) Derek Foster | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 17:26 | Houston | Earnest Tucker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 41-27 |
| 17:25 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Earnest Tucker | 41-27 |
| 17:05 | Houston | Earnest Tucker drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jeff Theriault | 41-30 |
| 16:48 | UTEP | Frank Prada scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Andrei Zullig and he's hacked by Earnest Tucker - foul #2 on Earnest Tucker, team foul #2 | 43-30 |
| Subs | UTEP | Clayton McDuffee (PG) Andrei Zullig | |
| Subs | Houston | Terence King (SF), Ricky Winter (C) Jeff Theriault, Earnest Tucker | |
| 16:48 | UTEP | Frank Prada makes the free throw | 44-30 |
| 16:31 | Houston | Robert Ziv misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-30 |
| 16:29 | Houston | Henry Horn tips it back up and in | 44-32 |
| 16:10 | UTEP | Ricky Winter picks off the pass by Frank Prada | 44-32 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 15:46 | Houston | Terence King comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 44-32 |
| 15:44 | UTEP | Dennis Kerr grabs the board | 44-32 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Clayton McDuffee (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Frank Prada (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kurt Sparks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Kerr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Brownlow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Charles Hensley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Ziv (fresh) SF - Terence King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ricky Winter (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | UTEP | Kurt Sparks can't finish the layup | 44-32 |
| 15:22 | UTEP | Dennis Kerr tips it in | 46-32 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 15:03 | Houston | Terence King's fadeaway is rejected by Dennis Kerr | 46-32 |
| 15:01 | Houston | Terence King misses the tip | 46-32 |
| 14:59 | Houston | Ricky Winter tips it in | 46-34 |
| 14:40 | UTEP | Clayton McDuffee loses the dribble to Charles Hensley | 46-34 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 14:21 | Houston | Robert Ziv's layup is rejected by Dennis Kerr | 46-34 |
| 14:19 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Dennis Kerr | 46-34 |
| 14:02 | UTEP | Clayton McDuffee misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Henry Horn - foul #2 on Henry Horn, team foul #3 | 46-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | Edward Dubin (SG), Francis Cole (SF), Derek Foster (PF), George Mitchell (C) Frank Prada, Kurt Sparks, Dennis Kerr, Richard Brownlow | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Theriault (PG), Joshua Kepner (SG), Clifton Daley (PF), Earnest Tucker (C) Charles Hensley, Robert Ziv, Henry Horn, Ricky Winter | |
| 14:02 | UTEP | Clayton McDuffee misses the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 14:02 | UTEP | Clayton McDuffee makes the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 13:49 | Houston | Joshua Kepner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | Andrei Zullig (PG) Clayton McDuffee | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 13:21 | UTEP | Edward Dubin is hacked by Joshua Kepner - foul #3 on Joshua Kepner, team foul #4 | 47-34 |
| 13:08 | UTEP | Derek Foster drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Edward Dubin and he's fouled by Earnest Tucker - foul #3 on Earnest Tucker, team foul #5 | 49-34 |
| 13:08 | UTEP | Derek Foster makes the free throw | 50-34 |
| 12:56 | Houston | Joshua Kepner misses short on an open floater from the free throw line | 50-34 |
| 12:55 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Kepner | 50-34 |
| 12:41 | Houston | Joshua Kepner buries a runner from the baseline | 50-36 |
| 12:17 | UTEP | Edward Dubin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Hensley (SF), Sean Benedetti (PF) Terence King, Clifton Daley | |
| 11:53 | Houston | Earnest Tucker buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jeff Theriault | 50-39 |
| 11:30 | UTEP | Charles Hensley is called for the reach on Edward Dubin - foul #2 on Charles Hensley, team foul #6 | 50-39 |
| Subs | UTEP | Clayton McDuffee (PG), Carlton Horton (SF), Richard Brownlow (C) Andrei Zullig, Francis Cole, George Mitchell | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Ziv (SG), Henry Horn (PF), Ricky Winter (C) Joshua Kepner, Sean Benedetti, Earnest Tucker | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Clayton McDuffee (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Dubin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlton Horton (fresh) PF - Derek Foster (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Brownlow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Ziv (fresh) SF - Charles Hensley (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Henry Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ricky Winter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:03 | UTEP | Carlton Horton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-39 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 10:37 | Houston | Ricky Winter's pass is intercepted by Carlton Horton | 50-39 |
| 10:34 | UTEP | Carlton Horton misses the easy layup | 50-39 |
| 10:32 | Houston | Henry Horn pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| 10:30 | Houston | Robert Ziv's pass is intercepted by Carlton Horton in the backcourt | 50-39 |
| 10:10 | UTEP | Richard Brownlow connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 52-39 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 10:05 | Houston | Clayton McDuffee picks off the pass by Charles Hensley in the backcourt | 52-39 |
| 10:04 | UTEP | Derek Foster misses the lay-in | 52-39 |
| 10:02 | UTEP | Carlton Horton grabs the offensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 09:40 | UTEP | Richard Brownlow is hacked by Jeff Theriault - foul #3 on Jeff Theriault, team foul #7 | 52-39 |
| Subs | UTEP | Andrei Zullig (PG), Frank Prada (SG), Francis Cole (SF), George Mitchell (PF) Clayton McDuffee, Edward Dubin, Carlton Horton, Derek Foster | |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Kepner (SG), Clifton Daley (PF), Earnest Tucker (C) Charles Hensley, Henry Horn, Ricky Winter | |
| 09:40 | UTEP | Richard Brownlow misses the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 09:40 | Houston | Earnest Tucker gets the rebound | 52-39 |
| 09:23 | Houston | Earnest Tucker banks in the layup set up by Robert Ziv | 52-41 |
| 08:59 | UTEP | Richard Brownlow can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 08:57 | Houston | Joshua Kepner snags the defensive board | 52-41 |
| 08:38 | Houston | Joshua Kepner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | Clayton McDuffee (PG), Dennis Kerr (C) Andrei Zullig, Richard Brownlow | |
| Subs | Houston | Terence King (SF) Robert Ziv | |
| 08:22 | UTEP | Dennis Kerr scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Clayton McDuffee | 54-41 |
| 07:58 | Houston | Earnest Tucker misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-41 |
| 07:57 | UTEP | Francis Cole snags the defensive board | 54-41 |
| 07:41 | UTEP | George Mitchell scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 07:39 | Houston | Joshua Kepner is hacked by Frank Prada in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Prada, team foul #2 | 56-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | Carlton Horton (SG), Kurt Sparks (SF), Derek Foster (PF) Frank Prada, Francis Cole, George Mitchell | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Hensley (PG), Henry Horn (PF) Jeff Theriault, Clifton Daley | |
| 07:27 | Houston | Carlton Horton is called for the reach on Terence King - foul #1 on Carlton Horton, team foul #3 | 56-41 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Clayton McDuffee (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carlton Horton (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Kurt Sparks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derek Foster (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Dennis Kerr (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Charles Hensley (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Kepner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Terence King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Houston | Dennis Kerr denies the turnaround by Earnest Tucker | 56-41 |
| 07:16 | UTEP | Derek Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 56-41 |
| 06:51 | UTEP | Dennis Kerr banks in the layup on a great pass from Clayton McDuffee | 58-41 |
| 06:33 | Houston | Earnest Tucker clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-41 |
| 06:32 | UTEP | Kurt Sparks pulls down the rebound | 58-41 |
| 06:12 | UTEP | Clayton McDuffee misses short on a 3 from straight away | 58-41 |
| 06:10 | Houston | Earnest Tucker snags the defensive board | 58-41 |
| 05:58 | Houston | Joshua Kepner scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Earnest Tucker | 58-43 |
| 05:37 | UTEP | Kurt Sparks can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-43 |
| 05:36 | Houston | Henry Horn grabs the defensive rebound | 58-43 |
| 05:13 | Houston | Earnest Tucker hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left wing | 58-43 |
| 05:12 | Houston | Joshua Kepner pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-43 |
| 04:59 | Houston | Earnest Tucker is whistled for a carry | 58-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Edward Dubin (PG), Frank Prada (SG), Francis Cole (SF), George Mitchell (PF), Richard Brownlow (C) Clayton McDuffee, Carlton Horton, Kurt Sparks, Derek Foster, Dennis Kerr | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Theriault (PG), Robert Ziv (SG), Clifton Daley (PF), Ricky Winter (C) Charles Hensley, Joshua Kepner, Henry Horn, Earnest Tucker | |
| 04:35 | UTEP | Francis Cole is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Francis Cole, team foul #4 | 58-43 |
| 04:33 | Houston | Frank Prada takes the ball from Ricky Winter in the backcourt | 58-43 |
| 04:32 | UTEP | Francis Cole lays it up and in on a nice dish by Frank Prada | 60-43 |
| 04:16 | Houston | Terence King's pass is intercepted by Francis Cole | 60-43 |
| 03:57 | UTEP | Francis Cole scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Dubin | 63-43 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:55 | Houston | Francis Cole steps in front of the Clifton Daley pass in the backcourt | 63-43 |
| 03:54 | UTEP | Francis Cole lays it up and in | 65-43 |
| 03:45 | Houston | Jeff Theriault comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Edward Dubin - foul #3 on Edward Dubin, team foul #5 | 65-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Andrei Zullig (PG), Kurt Sparks (SF), Dennis Kerr (PF) Edward Dubin, Francis Cole, George Mitchell | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Hensley (SF), Sean Benedetti (PF) Terence King, Clifton Daley | |
| 03:45 | Houston | Jeff Theriault makes the 1st free throw | 65-44 |
| 03:45 | Houston | Jeff Theriault misses the 2nd free throw | 65-44 |
| 03:45 | UTEP | Dennis Kerr snags the defensive board | 65-44 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:20 | UTEP | Jeff Theriault steps in front of the Richard Brownlow pass | 65-44 |
| 03:16 | Houston | Robert Ziv jams it on a nice dish by Jeff Theriault | 65-46 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Andrei Zullig (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Prada (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kurt Sparks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Kerr (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Richard Brownlow (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Ziv (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Hensley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Sean Benedetti (fresh) C - Ricky Winter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | UTEP | Charles Hensley steals it from Richard Brownlow | 65-46 |
| 02:59 | Houston | Charles Hensley lays it in | 65-48 |
| 02:37 | UTEP | Andrei Zullig scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Kurt Sparks | 68-48 |
| 02:34 | Houston | Frank Prada is called for the reach on Robert Ziv in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frank Prada, team foul #6 | 68-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | Carlton Horton (SF) Kurt Sparks | |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Horn (PF) Ricky Winter | |
| 02:21 | Houston | Jeff Theriault is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Henry Horn | 68-50 |
| 02:05 | UTEP | Carlton Horton makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Frank Prada | 70-50 |
| 01:49 | Houston | Dennis Kerr is called for the reach on Robert Ziv - foul #1 on Dennis Kerr, team foul #7 | 70-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kurt Sparks (SF) Carlton Horton | |
| Subs | Houston | Terence King (SF), Ricky Winter (C) Jeff Theriault, Sean Benedetti | |
| 01:49 | Houston | Robert Ziv makes the 1st free throw | 70-51 |
| 01:49 | Houston | Robert Ziv makes the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| 01:29 | UTEP | Richard Brownlow can't finish the layup | 70-52 |
| 01:28 | UTEP | Andrei Zullig tips it in | 72-52 |
| 01:12 | Houston | Robert Ziv knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 72-54 |
| 00:46 | UTEP | Dennis Kerr is hacked by Robert Ziv - foul #1 on Robert Ziv, team foul #8 | 72-54 |
| 00:46 | UTEP | Dennis Kerr misses the 1st free throw | 72-54 |
| 00:46 | Houston | Henry Horn grabs the defensive rebound | 72-54 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Houston | Terence King's fadeaway is rejected by Dennis Kerr | 72-54 |
| 00:39 | UTEP | Frank Prada pulls down the rebound | 72-54 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:15 | UTEP | Dennis Kerr buries a runner in the paint | 74-54 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Ricky Winter lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Ziv | 74-56 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Andrei Zullig runs out the clock | 74-56 |