| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Bradford Corbitt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Salzman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Ricks (fresh) 7 pts. C - Terry Turcios (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Marty Watts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alec Stevenson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Morey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Wiggins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Bradley Evans (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Mark Morey inbounds the ball | 37-38 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Houston | Marty Watts makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Alec Stevenson | 37-40 |
| 19:13 | UTEP | Bradford Corbitt drills a driving attempt from close range set up by William Salzman | 39-40 |
| 18:57 | Houston | Alec Stevenson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 18:56 | Houston | Mark Morey tips it back up and in | 39-42 |
| 18:38 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 39-42 |
| 18:37 | Houston | Earl Wiggins grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 18:17 | Houston | Marty Watts is hacked by William Salzman - foul #2 on William Salzman, team foul #1 | 39-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Elton Maniscalco (PG), Gerald Pompa (PF), Curtis Stach (C) Bradford Corbitt, Anthony Ricks, Terry Turcios | |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Ross (C) Bradley Evans | |
| 18:08 | Houston | Marty Watts hits a jumper from the left side set up by Alec Stevenson | 39-44 |
| 17:44 | UTEP | Gerald Pompa double dribbles | 39-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Aurelio Russo (PG), Doug Thompson (SF) William Salzman, Ryan Kelly | |
| Subs | Houston | Silas Ferguson (SG), Ruben Churchill (SF), James Hall (C) Alec Stevenson, Mark Morey, Earl Wiggins | |
| 17:25 | Houston | Marty Watts clanks a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Gerald Pompa - foul #2 on Gerald Pompa, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| 17:25 | Houston | Marty Watts misses the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 17:25 | Houston | Marty Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 17:09 | UTEP | Gerald Pompa misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 39-45 |
| 17:07 | Houston | Ruben Churchill snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 16:46 | Houston | Marty Watts is wide open and slams it home on a great pass from Silas Ferguson | 39-47 |
| 16:28 | UTEP | Curtis Stach clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 16:27 | Houston | Harold Ross pulls down the rebound | 39-47 |
| 16:20 | Houston | Gerald Pompa is called for the reach on Silas Ferguson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gerald Pompa, team foul #3 | 39-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Bradford Corbitt (PG), William Salzman (SG), Ryan Kelly (SF), Anthony Ricks (PF), Terry Turcios (C) Aurelio Russo, Elton Maniscalco, Doug Thompson, Gerald Pompa, Curtis Stach | |
| Subs | Houston | Alec Stevenson (SG), Mark Morey (SF), Marvin Echols (PF), Bradley Evans (C) Marty Watts, Ruben Churchill, Harold Ross, James Hall | |
| 16:12 | Houston | Marvin Echols misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 16:11 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks pulls down the rebound | 39-47 |
| 15:57 | UTEP | William Salzman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | Earl Wiggins (PF) Marvin Echols | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Bradford Corbitt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Salzman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Ricks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Turcios (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Silas Ferguson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alec Stevenson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Morey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Earl Wiggins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Bradley Evans (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Houston | Alec Stevenson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 15:28 | Houston | Bradley Evans misses the tip | 39-47 |
| 15:27 | UTEP | Terry Turcios snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| 15:07 | UTEP | Ryan Kelly dunks the ball on a nice dish by William Salzman | 41-47 |
| 14:47 | Houston | Alec Stevenson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-47 |
| 14:46 | UTEP | Terry Turcios gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 14:26 | UTEP | William Salzman blows the layup | 41-47 |
| 14:24 | Houston | Bradley Evans snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 14:07 | Houston | Mark Morey misses the easy open layup | 41-47 |
| 14:06 | UTEP | William Salzman gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 13:47 | UTEP | Bradford Corbitt comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-47 |
| 13:45 | Houston | Mark Morey snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 13:16 | Houston | Earl Wiggins is fouled on the floor by Ryan Kelly - foul #1 on Ryan Kelly, team foul #4 | 41-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Aurelio Russo (PG), Elton Maniscalco (SG), Doug Thompson (SF), Gerald Pompa (PF), Curtis Stach (C) Bradford Corbitt, William Salzman, Ryan Kelly, Anthony Ricks, Terry Turcios | |
| Subs | Houston | Marty Watts (PG), Ruben Churchill (SG), Marvin Echols (SF), Harold Ross (PF), James Hall (C) Silas Ferguson, Alec Stevenson, Mark Morey, Earl Wiggins, Bradley Evans | |
| 13:02 | Houston | James Hall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-47 |
| 13:00 | Houston | Marvin Echols tips it home | 41-49 |
| 12:39 | UTEP | Marvin Echols steals the ball from Gerald Pompa | 41-49 |
| 12:22 | Houston | Ruben Churchill drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-52 |
| 12:04 | UTEP | Elton Maniscalco misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-52 |
| 12:03 | UTEP | Aurelio Russo tips it in | 43-52 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Aurelio Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elton Maniscalco (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Doug Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gerald Pompa (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Curtis Stach (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Marty Watts (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ruben Churchill (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Echols (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Harold Ross (fresh) C - James Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Houston | Curtis Stach is called for the reach on James Hall - foul #2 on Curtis Stach, team foul #5 | 43-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Bialas Zais (PF), Terry Turcios (C) Gerald Pompa, Curtis Stach | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:34 | Houston | Marty Watts can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 43-52 |
| 11:32 | UTEP | Doug Thompson pulls down the rebound | 43-52 |
| 11:13 | UTEP | Bialas Zais buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 10:53 | Houston | Marty Watts misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-52 |
| 10:51 | UTEP | Aurelio Russo gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 10:39 | UTEP | Marvin Echols steals the ball from Terry Turcios | 46-52 |
| 10:35 | Houston | Ruben Churchill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Bradford Corbitt (PG), William Salzman (SG), Ryan Kelly (SF), Gerald Pompa (C) Aurelio Russo, Elton Maniscalco, Doug Thompson, Terry Turcios | |
| Subs | Houston | Silas Ferguson (PG), Alec Stevenson (SG), Mark Morey (SF), Earl Wiggins (PF), Bradley Evans (C) Marty Watts, Ruben Churchill, Marvin Echols, Harold Ross, James Hall | |
| 10:30 | UTEP | William Salzman makes the shot from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 10:20 | Houston | Mark Morey makes the jumper from the baseline | 48-54 |
| 10:02 | UTEP | Gerald Pompa slams it home | 50-54 |
| 09:49 | Houston | Silas Ferguson is open and scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Alec Stevenson | 50-56 |
| 09:31 | UTEP | Gerald Pompa misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 50-56 |
| 09:30 | Houston | Earl Wiggins gets the rebound | 50-56 |
| 09:13 | Houston | Earl Wiggins misses long on a floater from the right side | 50-56 |
| 09:12 | Houston | Bradley Evans snags the offensive board | 50-56 |
| 08:49 | Houston | Mark Morey is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-58 |
| 08:30 | UTEP | Mark Morey swats the short shot by Gerald Pompa | 50-58 |
| 08:28 | UTEP | Ryan Kelly snags the offensive board | 50-58 |
| 08:13 | UTEP | Bialas Zais loses the ball out of bounds | 50-58 |
| Subs | UTEP | Aurelio Russo (PG), Elton Maniscalco (SG), Doug Thompson (SF), Anthony Ricks (PF), Terry Turcios (C) Bradford Corbitt, William Salzman, Ryan Kelly, Bialas Zais, Gerald Pompa | |
| Subs | Houston | Marty Watts (PG), Carmelo Alvarez (SG), Ruben Churchill (SF), Marvin Echols (PF), James Hall (C) Silas Ferguson, Alec Stevenson, Mark Morey, Earl Wiggins, Bradley Evans | |
| 07:56 | Houston | Marty Watts banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ruben Churchill | 50-60 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Aurelio Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elton Maniscalco (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Doug Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Ricks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Turcios (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Marty Watts (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carmelo Alvarez (fresh) SF - Ruben Churchill (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Marvin Echols (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - James Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | UTEP | Doug Thompson is called for traveling | 50-60 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Ross (PF) Carmelo Alvarez | |
| 07:31 | Houston | Ruben Churchill is fouled in the backcourt by Elton Maniscalco - foul #1 on Elton Maniscalco, team foul #6 | 50-60 |
| 07:22 | Houston | James Hall drills a jumper from the left wing | 50-62 |
| 07:03 | UTEP | Doug Thompson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-62 |
| 07:02 | Houston | Ruben Churchill grabs the board | 50-62 |
| 07:00 | Houston | Marty Watts's pass is intercepted by Aurelio Russo in the backcourt | 50-62 |
| 06:59 | UTEP | Aurelio Russo lays it in | 52-62 |
| 06:46 | Houston | James Hall can't finish the layup but the foul's on Aurelio Russo - foul #2 on Aurelio Russo, team foul #7 | 52-62 |
| Subs | UTEP | Bradford Corbitt (PG), William Salzman (SG), Ryan Kelly (SF), Curtis Stach (C) Aurelio Russo, Elton Maniscalco, Doug Thompson, Terry Turcios | |
| Subs | Houston | Alec Stevenson (SG) Marvin Echols | |
| 06:46 | Houston | James Hall misses the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 06:46 | Houston | James Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 06:25 | UTEP | Ryan Kelly hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 52-63 |
| 06:24 | Houston | Ruben Churchill grabs the board | 52-63 |
| 06:22 | Houston | James Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | Marvin Echols (PF), Bradley Evans (C) Harold Ross, James Hall | |
| 06:13 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks hits the finger roll set up by Bradford Corbitt | 54-63 |
| 06:07 | Houston | Marvin Echols is hacked by Ryan Kelly in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ryan Kelly, team foul #8 | 54-63 |
| 06:07 | Houston | Marvin Echols makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 06:07 | Houston | Marvin Echols makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 05:54 | UTEP | William Salzman loses the dribble to Alec Stevenson | 54-65 |
| 05:52 | Houston | Ruben Churchill is hacked by Ryan Kelly in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ryan Kelly, team foul #9 | 54-65 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Morey (SF) Bradley Evans | |
| 05:52 | Houston | Ruben Churchill makes the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 05:52 | Houston | Ruben Churchill makes the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:36 | UTEP | Ruben Churchill steals it from Anthony Ricks | 54-67 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:15 | Houston | Alec Stevenson misses the jumper in the lane | 54-67 |
| 05:13 | UTEP | Curtis Stach gets the rebound | 54-67 |
| 04:57 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks clanks a jumper from the left wing | 54-67 |
| 04:56 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-67 |
| 04:51 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 54-67 |
| 04:50 | UTEP | Ryan Kelly gets the offensive rebound | 54-67 |
| 04:40 | UTEP | Bradford Corbitt loses the dribble to Marty Watts | 54-67 |
| 04:38 | Houston | Alec Stevenson is fouled in the backcourt by William Salzman - foul #3 on William Salzman, team foul #10 | 54-67 |
| Subs | UTEP | Aurelio Russo (PG), Elton Maniscalco (SG), Doug Thompson (SF), Gerald Pompa (PF), Terry Turcios (C) Bradford Corbitt, William Salzman, Ryan Kelly, Anthony Ricks, Curtis Stach | |
| Subs | Houston | Silas Ferguson (PG), Carmelo Alvarez (SF), Earl Wiggins (PF), Harold Ross (C) Marty Watts, Mark Morey, Marvin Echols, Ruben Churchill | |
| 04:38 | Houston | Alec Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 04:38 | Houston | Alec Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-69 |
| 04:29 | UTEP | Aurelio Russo is hacked by Carmelo Alvarez - foul #1 on Carmelo Alvarez, team foul #1 | 54-69 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | Dale Wiley (PG) Alec Stevenson | |
| 04:22 | UTEP | Gerald Pompa buries a 3 from the left corner | 57-69 |
| 03:57 | Houston | Carmelo Alvarez misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 57-69 |
| 03:55 | Houston | Carmelo Alvarez grabs the offensive rebound | 57-69 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Aurelio Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elton Maniscalco (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Doug Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Pompa (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Terry Turcios (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dale Wiley (fresh) SG - Silas Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carmelo Alvarez (fresh) PF - Earl Wiggins (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Harold Ross (fresh) | |
| 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 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Houston | Harold Ross connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Earl Wiggins | 57-71 |
| 03:25 | UTEP | Gerald Pompa clanks a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Silas Ferguson - foul #1 on Silas Ferguson, team foul #2 | 57-71 |
| Subs | UTEP | William Salzman (SG), Bialas Zais (SF) Elton Maniscalco, Doug Thompson | |
| Subs | Houston | Marty Watts (PG), Mark Morey (SF), James Hall (C) Dale Wiley, Carmelo Alvarez, Harold Ross | |
| 03:25 | UTEP | Gerald Pompa misses the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 03:25 | UTEP | Gerald Pompa makes the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| 03:00 | Houston | Marty Watts connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Mark Morey and he's fouled by Aurelio Russo - foul #3 on Aurelio Russo, team foul #11 | 58-73 |
| Subs | UTEP | Elton Maniscalco (SG), Doug Thompson (SF) William Salzman, Terry Turcios | |
| Subs | Houston | Ruben Churchill (SF), Marvin Echols (PF) Mark Morey, Earl Wiggins | |
| 03:00 | Houston | Marty Watts makes the free throw | 58-74 |
| 02:46 | UTEP | Bialas Zais misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-74 |
| 02:45 | Houston | Ruben Churchill pulls down the rebound | 58-74 |
| 02:20 | Houston | Marty Watts buries a jumper from the right block set up by Silas Ferguson and he's fouled by Gerald Pompa - foul #4 on Gerald Pompa, team foul #12 | 58-76 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Alvarez (SG) Silas Ferguson | |
| 02:20 | Houston | Marty Watts makes the free throw | 58-77 |
| 02:11 | UTEP | Marty Watts takes the ball from Aurelio Russo | 58-77 |
| 01:54 | Houston | Carmelo Alvarez connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-80 |
| 01:41 | UTEP | Doug Thompson buries a runner in the lane | 60-80 |
| 01:22 | Houston | Marty Watts misses the easy layup | 60-80 |
| 01:20 | UTEP | Doug Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-80 |
| 01:14 | UTEP | Bialas Zais's pass is intercepted by Marvin Echols | 60-80 |
| 01:12 | Houston | Doug Thompson is called for the reach on Marty Watts in the backcourt - foul #1 on Doug Thompson, team foul #13 | 60-80 |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Stach (C) Bialas Zais | |
| Subs | Houston | Silas Ferguson (SG), Harold Ross (PF) Carmelo Alvarez, Marvin Echols | |
| 01:12 | Houston | Marty Watts makes the 1st free throw | 60-81 |
| 01:12 | Houston | Marty Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 60-82 |
| 01:00 | UTEP | Doug Thompson knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 62-82 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Houston | James Hall loses the dribble to Elton Maniscalco | 62-82 |
| 00:31 | UTEP | Aurelio Russo lays it in set up by Elton Maniscalco | 64-82 |
| 00:03 | Houston | Silas Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-82 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Ruben Churchill gets the offensive rebound | 64-82 |
| 00:00 | Houston | The clock runs out | 64-82 |