| Lineup | Houston | PG - Marty Watts (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alec Stevenson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Morey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Hall (fresh) C - Bradley Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Bradford Corbitt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Salzman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ryan Kelly (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Anthony Ricks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Turcios (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Mark Morey inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Houston | Anthony Ricks swats the dunk try by James Hall | 30-26 |
| 19:40 | UTEP | Terry Turcios grabs the defensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 19:18 | UTEP | Ryan Kelly makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from William Salzman | 30-28 |
| 18:58 | Houston | Bradley Evans is open and buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Marty Watts | 32-28 |
| 18:39 | UTEP | William Salzman clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Hall - foul #3 on James Hall, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Ross (PF) James Hall | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 18:39 | UTEP | William Salzman misses the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 18:39 | UTEP | William Salzman makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 18:13 | Houston | Harold Ross drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Mark Morey | 34-29 |
| 18:00 | UTEP | William Salzman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-29 |
| 17:58 | Houston | Mark Morey gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 17:33 | Houston | Mark Morey misses the jumper from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 17:31 | Houston | Marty Watts tips it home | 36-29 |
| 17:27 | UTEP | Bradford Corbitt loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-29 |
| Subs | Houston | Silas Ferguson (PG), Ruben Churchill (SG), Marvin Echols (SF), William Aronson (C) Marty Watts, Alec Stevenson, Mark Morey, Bradley Evans | |
| 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 | |
| 17:10 | Houston | Marvin Echols misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 17:08 | Houston | Harold Ross grabs the offensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 16:59 | Houston | Ruben Churchill knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Silas Ferguson and he's hacked by Elton Maniscalco - foul #2 on Elton Maniscalco, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Alvarez (SG) Harold Ross | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 16:59 | Houston | Ruben Churchill makes the free throw | 39-29 |
| 16:41 | UTEP | Elton Maniscalco clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-29 |
| 16:39 | UTEP | Gerald Pompa tips it in | 39-31 |
| 16:34 | Houston | Aurelio Russo steals it from Carmelo Alvarez in the backcourt | 39-31 |
| 16:21 | UTEP | Curtis Stach misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-31 |
| 16:19 | Houston | Marvin Echols grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 16:15 | Houston | Ruben Churchill can't finish the layup | 39-31 |
| 16:13 | UTEP | Doug Thompson grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 15:53 | UTEP | Silas Ferguson is called for the reach on Aurelio Russo - foul #1 on Silas Ferguson, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Marty Watts (PG), Alec Stevenson (SG), Mark Morey (SF), James Hall (PF) Silas Ferguson, Carmelo Alvarez, Marvin Echols, William Aronson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Bradford Corbitt (PG), William Salzman (SG), Ryan Kelly (SF), Bialas Zais (PF), Terry Turcios (C) Aurelio Russo, Elton Maniscalco, Doug Thompson, Gerald Pompa, Curtis Stach | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Marty Watts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alec Stevenson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Morey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Hall (fresh) 3 pf. C - Ruben Churchill (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Bradford Corbitt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Salzman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bialas Zais (fresh) C - Terry Turcios (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | UTEP | Bialas Zais's pass is intercepted by Marty Watts | 39-31 |
| 15:11 | Houston | Alec Stevenson loses the ball out of bounds | 39-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Ross (C) Ruben Churchill | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 14:54 | UTEP | Ryan Kelly buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by William Salzman | 39-34 |
| 14:51 | Houston | Ryan Kelly picks off the pass by Marty Watts in the backcourt | 39-34 |
| 14:31 | UTEP | Ryan Kelly hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on James Hall - foul #4 on James Hall, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Marvin Echols (SF), Bradley Evans (C) Mark Morey, James Hall | |
| Subs | UTEP | Aurelio Russo (PG), Elton Maniscalco (SG), Anthony Ricks (PF), Gerald Pompa (C) Bradford Corbitt, William Salzman, Bialas Zais, Terry Turcios | |
| 14:31 | UTEP | Ryan Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 14:31 | UTEP | Ryan Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 14:19 | Houston | Marty Watts is fouled on the floor by Aurelio Russo - foul #1 on Aurelio Russo, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Ruben Churchill (SF) Marvin Echols | |
| Subs | UTEP | Doug Thompson (SF) Ryan Kelly | |
| 14:06 | Houston | Alec Stevenson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-36 |
| 14:05 | UTEP | Gerald Pompa grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 13:45 | UTEP | Aurelio Russo misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 13:44 | Houston | The rebound goes to Harold Ross | 39-36 |
| 13:24 | Houston | Doug Thompson steals the ball from Harold Ross | 39-36 |
| 13:06 | UTEP | Gerald Pompa's fadeaway is rejected by Ruben Churchill | 39-36 |
| 13:05 | Houston | Harold Ross gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 12:46 | Houston | Bradley Evans lays it in set up by Alec Stevenson and he's hacked by Doug Thompson - foul #1 on Doug Thompson, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Silas Ferguson (PG), Carmelo Alvarez (SG), Mark Morey (SF), Marvin Echols (PF) Marty Watts, Alec Stevenson, Ruben Churchill, Harold Ross | |
| Subs | UTEP | Bradford Corbitt (PG), William Salzman (SG), Ryan Kelly (SF), Bialas Zais (PF), Curtis Stach (C) Aurelio Russo, Elton Maniscalco, Doug Thompson, Anthony Ricks, Gerald Pompa | |
| 12:46 | Houston | Bradley Evans misses the free throw | 41-36 |
| 12:46 | UTEP | Curtis Stach gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 12:37 | UTEP | Bialas Zais hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 12:36 | Houston | Silas Ferguson grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 12:31 | Houston | Silas Ferguson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-36 |
| 12:30 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Bradley Evans | 41-36 |
| 12:14 | Houston | Carmelo Alvarez is hacked by William Salzman - foul #1 on William Salzman, team foul #4 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Houston | William Aronson (C) Bradley Evans | |
| Subs | UTEP | Terry Turcios (C) Curtis Stach | |
| 12:04 | Houston | Carmelo Alvarez is whistled for traveling | 41-36 |
| 11:43 | UTEP | Ryan Kelly misses the lay-in | 41-36 |
| 11:41 | UTEP | Terry Turcios tips it in | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Silas Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carmelo Alvarez (fresh) SF - Mark Morey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marvin Echols (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Aronson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Bradford Corbitt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Salzman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bialas Zais (fresh) C - Terry Turcios (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Houston | Silas Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 11:32 | UTEP | Terry Turcios grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 11:16 | UTEP | Terry Turcios hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Ryan Kelly | 41-40 |
| 10:51 | Houston | The jump hook by Silas Ferguson is blocked by Terry Turcios | 41-40 |
| 10:50 | UTEP | Ryan Kelly grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 10:46 | UTEP | Bradford Corbitt misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-40 |
| 10:45 | Houston | Marvin Echols gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 10:28 | Houston | William Aronson connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Carmelo Alvarez and he's hacked by William Salzman - foul #2 on William Salzman, team foul #5 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Marty Watts (PG), Alec Stevenson (SG), Ruben Churchill (SF), Harold Ross (PF) Silas Ferguson, Carmelo Alvarez, Mark Morey, Marvin Echols | |
| Subs | UTEP | Aurelio Russo (PG), Elton Maniscalco (SG), Doug Thompson (SF), Anthony Ricks (PF), Curtis Stach (C) Bradford Corbitt, William Salzman, Ryan Kelly, Bialas Zais, Terry Turcios | |
| 10:28 | Houston | William Aronson makes the free throw | 44-40 |
| 10:18 | UTEP | William Aronson picks off the pass by Doug Thompson | 44-40 |
| 09:59 | Houston | Curtis Stach swats the short shot by William Aronson | 44-40 |
| 09:57 | UTEP | Elton Maniscalco grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 09:31 | UTEP | Aurelio Russo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Bradley Evans (C) William Aronson | |
| Subs | UTEP | William Salzman (SG), Gerald Pompa (C) Elton Maniscalco, Curtis Stach | |
| 09:15 | Houston | Bradley Evans misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 44-40 |
| 09:13 | UTEP | Gerald Pompa grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 08:49 | UTEP | Aurelio Russo makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-42 |
| 08:37 | Houston | Bradley Evans is open but comes up short on the floater from close range | 44-42 |
| 08:36 | UTEP | Doug Thompson snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 08:22 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks misses the shot in the lane but the foul's on Harold Ross - foul #1 on Harold Ross, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Silas Ferguson (SG), Mark Morey (SF), Marvin Echols (PF) Alec Stevenson, Harold Ross, Bradley Evans | |
| Subs | UTEP | Bradford Corbitt (PG), Elton Maniscalco (SG), Ryan Kelly (SF), Terry Turcios (C) Aurelio Russo, William Salzman, Doug Thompson, Gerald Pompa | |
| 08:22 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 08:22 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 08:07 | Houston | Silas Ferguson makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Mark Morey | 47-44 |
| 07:54 | UTEP | Bradford Corbitt connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-47 |
| 07:51 | Houston | Elton Maniscalco picks off the pass by Marty Watts in the backcourt | 47-47 |
| 07:50 | UTEP | Bradford Corbitt lays it in set up by Elton Maniscalco | 47-49 |
| 07:33 | Houston | Silas Ferguson misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ryan Kelly - foul #2 on Ryan Kelly, team foul #6 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Alvarez (SG), James Hall (PF), Bradley Evans (C) Marty Watts, Marvin Echols, Ruben Churchill | |
| Subs | UTEP | William Salzman (SG), Bialas Zais (PF) Elton Maniscalco, Anthony Ricks | |
| 07:33 | Houston | Silas Ferguson misses the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 07:33 | Houston | Silas Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Silas Ferguson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carmelo Alvarez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Morey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Hall (fresh) 4 pf. C - Bradley Evans (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Bradford Corbitt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Salzman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bialas Zais (fresh) C - Terry Turcios (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:12 | UTEP | Bialas Zais connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Bradford Corbitt | 48-51 |
| 07:10 | Houston | Mark Morey is fouled in the backcourt by Bialas Zais - foul #1 on Bialas Zais, team foul #7 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gerald Pompa (PF), Curtis Stach (C) Bialas Zais, Terry Turcios | |
| 07:10 | Houston | Mark Morey misses the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 07:10 | UTEP | Gerald Pompa gets the rebound | 48-51 |
| 07:02 | UTEP | Ryan Kelly hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 07:00 | UTEP | Gerald Pompa can't tip it in | 48-51 |
| 06:58 | Houston | Mark Morey grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 06:41 | Houston | William Salzman steps in front of the Bradley Evans pass | 48-51 |
| 06:25 | UTEP | Bradford Corbitt misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 06:23 | UTEP | Gerald Pompa tips it in | 48-53 |
| 06:21 | Houston | Bradford Corbitt is called for the reach on Silas Ferguson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bradford Corbitt, team foul #8 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Alec Stevenson (SG), Marvin Echols (SF), William Aronson (C) Carmelo Alvarez, Mark Morey, Bradley Evans | |
| Subs | UTEP | Aurelio Russo (PG), Elton Maniscalco (SG), Doug Thompson (SF), Bialas Zais (PF) Bradford Corbitt, William Salzman, Ryan Kelly, Gerald Pompa | |
| 06:21 | Houston | Silas Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 06:21 | Houston | Silas Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 06:10 | UTEP | Elton Maniscalco knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Aurelio Russo | 50-56 |
| 05:52 | Houston | William Aronson's floater is tipped away by Curtis Stach | 50-56 |
| 05:50 | Houston | William Aronson tips it back up and in | 52-56 |
| 05:37 | UTEP | Bialas Zais's layup is rejected by William Aronson | 52-56 |
| 05:35 | Houston | James Hall gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| 05:23 | Houston | Silas Ferguson scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Marvin Echols | 54-56 |
| 05:03 | UTEP | Bialas Zais loses the dribble to Silas Ferguson | 54-56 |
| 05:00 | Houston | Silas Ferguson blows the layup | 54-56 |
| 04:59 | Houston | James Hall can't tip it in | 54-56 |
| 04:57 | UTEP | Bialas Zais gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| 04:52 | UTEP | Doug Thompson clanks a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by James Hall - foul #5 on James Hall, team foul #5 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Marty Watts (PG), Mark Morey (SF), Ruben Churchill (C) Silas Ferguson, James Hall, William Aronson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Bradford Corbitt (PG), William Salzman (SG), Gerald Pompa (PF), Terry Turcios (C) Aurelio Russo, Elton Maniscalco, Bialas Zais, Curtis Stach | |
| 04:52 | UTEP | Doug Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 04:52 | UTEP | Doug Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 04:34 | Houston | Alec Stevenson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 04:32 | UTEP | Terry Turcios pulls down the rebound | 54-58 |
| 04:15 | UTEP | William Salzman comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Alec Stevenson - foul #1 on Alec Stevenson, team foul #6 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Ross (PF), Bradley Evans (C) Alec Stevenson, Marvin Echols | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ryan Kelly (SF) Doug Thompson | |
| 04:15 | UTEP | William Salzman makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 04:15 | UTEP | William Salzman misses the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 04:15 | Houston | Harold Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 04:11 | Houston | Marty Watts hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Bradley Evans | 57-59 |
| 03:51 | UTEP | Terry Turcios misses short on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Bradley Evans - foul #2 on Bradley Evans, team foul #7 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Anthony Ricks (PF) Gerald Pompa | |
| 03:51 | UTEP | Terry Turcios makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 03:51 | UTEP | Terry Turcios misses the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 03:51 | Houston | Harold Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 03:45 | Houston | Bradley Evans throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-60 |
| 03:28 | UTEP | Bradford Corbitt clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-60 |
| 03:27 | Houston | Ruben Churchill gets the rebound | 57-60 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Marty Watts (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ruben Churchill (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mark Morey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Bradley Evans (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Bradford Corbitt (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Salzman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ryan Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Ricks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Turcios (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Houston | Marty Watts is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Ricks - foul #1 on Anthony Ricks, team foul #9 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Alvarez (SG) Mark Morey | |
| Subs | UTEP | Bialas Zais (C) Terry Turcios | |
| 03:25 | Houston | Marty Watts makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 03:25 | Houston | Marty Watts misses the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 03:25 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Anthony Ricks | 58-60 |
| 03:06 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 58-60 |
| 03:04 | Houston | Marty Watts gets the rebound | 58-60 |
| 03:02 | Houston | Marty Watts is fouled in the backcourt by Bradford Corbitt - foul #4 on Bradford Corbitt, team foul #10 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Alec Stevenson (SG), Marvin Echols (PF), William Aronson (C) Carmelo Alvarez, Harold Ross, Bradley Evans | |
| Subs | UTEP | Aurelio Russo (PG) Bradford Corbitt | |
| 03:02 | Houston | Marty Watts misses the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 03:02 | Houston | Marty Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 03:00 | UTEP | Marty Watts steps in front of the Aurelio Russo pass in the backcourt | 59-60 |
| 03:00 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Morey (SF) Ruben Churchill | |
| Subs | UTEP | Elton Maniscalco (SG), Terry Turcios (C) William Salzman, Bialas Zais | |
| 02:41 | Houston | William Aronson clanks a turnaround from the left block | 59-60 |
| 02:40 | UTEP | Ryan Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 02:21 | UTEP | Elton Maniscalco hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 59-60 |
| 02:20 | Houston | Mark Morey grabs the defensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 02:20 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Ross (PF), Bradley Evans (C) Marvin Echols, William Aronson | |
| Subs | UTEP | William Salzman (SG) Aurelio Russo | |
| 02:01 | Houston | Marty Watts is open but comes up short on the floater from the left side | 59-60 |
| 02:00 | UTEP | William Salzman grabs the board | 59-60 |
| 01:44 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks loses the dribble to Marty Watts | 59-60 |
| 01:41 | Houston | Marty Watts lays it up and in | 61-60 |
| 01:15 | UTEP | Terry Turcios misses the dunk | 61-60 |
| 01:14 | UTEP | William Salzman pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 01:02 | UTEP | Elton Maniscalco misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-60 |
| 01:01 | Houston | Bradley Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Houston | Terry Turcios steals it from Marty Watts | 61-60 |
| 00:31 | UTEP | Elton Maniscalco is fouled on the floor by Bradley Evans - foul #3 on Bradley Evans, team foul #8 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Bradford Corbitt (PG) William Salzman | |
| 00:31 | UTEP | Elton Maniscalco misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:31 | Houston | Harold Ross snags the defensive board | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Houston | Harold Ross is fouled in the backcourt by Bradford Corbitt - foul #5 on Bradford Corbitt, team foul #11 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | William Salzman (SG) Bradford Corbitt | |
| 00:29 | Houston | Harold Ross misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:29 | Houston | Harold Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:15 | UTEP | Ryan Kelly is fouled on the floor by Alec Stevenson - foul #2 on Alec Stevenson, team foul #9 | 62-60 |
| 00:15 | UTEP | Ryan Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:15 | UTEP | Ryan Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Mark Morey can't finish the layup | 62-62 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Marty Watts (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Alec Stevenson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Morey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harold Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Bradley Evans (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Elton Maniscalco (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Salzman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ryan Kelly (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Anthony Ricks (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Turcios (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Houston | Harold Ross wins the tip | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:42 | Houston | William Salzman is called for the reach on Alec Stevenson - foul #3 on William Salzman, team foul #12 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Houston | William Aronson (C) Bradley Evans | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 04:42 | Houston | Alec Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 04:42 | Houston | Alec Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 04:20 | UTEP | Elton Maniscalco scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Ryan Kelly | 64-64 |
| 03:51 | Houston | William Aronson hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Alec Stevenson | 66-64 |
| 03:35 | UTEP | Ryan Kelly makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by William Salzman | 66-66 |
| 03:13 | Houston | Alec Stevenson misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-66 |
| 03:12 | UTEP | Terry Turcios grabs the defensive rebound | 66-66 |
| 02:52 | UTEP | Ryan Kelly is fouled on the floor by Mark Morey - foul #2 on Mark Morey, team foul #10 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Silas Ferguson (SG), Ruben Churchill (SF), Marvin Echols (PF), Bradley Evans (C) Alec Stevenson, Mark Morey, Harold Ross, William Aronson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Aurelio Russo (PG), Gerald Pompa (PF), Curtis Stach (C) Elton Maniscalco, Anthony Ricks, Terry Turcios | |
| 02:52 | UTEP | Ryan Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 02:52 | UTEP | Ryan Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 02:48 | Houston | Bradley Evans is fouled in the backcourt by Curtis Stach - foul #1 on Curtis Stach, team foul #13 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Doug Thompson (SF) Ryan Kelly | |
| 02:48 | Houston | Bradley Evans misses the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 02:48 | Houston | Bradley Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 02:48 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Gerald Pompa | 66-67 |
| 02:48 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-67 |
| 02:40 | UTEP | William Salzman can't finish the layup | 66-67 |
| 02:38 | Houston | Ruben Churchill gets the rebound | 66-67 |
| 02:38 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-67 |
| Subs | Houston | Alec Stevenson (SG), Mark Morey (SF) Silas Ferguson, Ruben Churchill | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ryan Kelly (SF), Terry Turcios (C) Doug Thompson, Curtis Stach | |
| 02:35 | Houston | Alec Stevenson is fouled in the backcourt by William Salzman - foul #4 on William Salzman, team foul #14 | 66-67 |
| 02:35 | Houston | Alec Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:35 | Houston | Alec Stevenson misses the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:35 | UTEP | Terry Turcios grabs the defensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 02:19 | UTEP | Bradley Evans is called for the reach on Ryan Kelly - foul #4 on Bradley Evans, team foul #11 | 67-67 |
| 02:19 | UTEP | Ryan Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:19 | UTEP | Ryan Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 02:11 | Houston | Alec Stevenson knocks in the 3 from straight away | 70-68 |
| 02:11 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Ross (PF) Marvin Echols | |
| Subs | UTEP | Elton Maniscalco (PG), Anthony Ricks (PF) Aurelio Russo, Gerald Pompa | |
| 01:59 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks misses the lay-in | 70-68 |
| 01:58 | Houston | The rebound goes to Bradley Evans | 70-68 |
| 01:46 | Houston | Bradley Evans drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Marty Watts | 72-68 |
| 01:32 | UTEP | William Salzman knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ryan Kelly | 72-70 |
| 01:27 | Houston | Marty Watts is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marty Watts, team foul #12 | 72-70 |
| 01:17 | UTEP | Elton Maniscalco buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Ryan Kelly and he's hacked by Marty Watts - foul #2 on Marty Watts, team foul #13 | 72-72 |
| 01:17 | UTEP | Elton Maniscalco makes the free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:48 | Houston | Harold Ross misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 72-73 |
| 00:47 | UTEP | Elton Maniscalco pulls down the rebound | 72-73 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Marty Watts (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Alec Stevenson (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Morey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harold Ross (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Bradley Evans (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Elton Maniscalco (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Salzman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Ryan Kelly (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Anthony Ricks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Turcios (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:22 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks lays it in and the foul's on Alec Stevenson - foul #3 on Alec Stevenson, team foul #14 | 72-75 |
| 00:22 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks makes the free throw | 72-76 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Houston | Mark Morey misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-76 |
| 00:13 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Elton Maniscalco | 72-76 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:12 | UTEP | Marty Watts is called for the reach on Elton Maniscalco in the backcourt - foul #3 on Marty Watts, team foul #15 | 72-76 |
| 00:12 | UTEP | Elton Maniscalco makes the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:12 | UTEP | Elton Maniscalco makes the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:05 | Houston | Alec Stevenson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-78 |
| 00:03 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Ross | 72-78 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Marty Watts misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 72-78 |