| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ernest Keys (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Bragg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Hulett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Wittman (fresh) 10 pts. C - Jonathan Vincent (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Randy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Evelyn (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Adam Akbar (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Curt Little (fresh) 3 pts. C - Orlando Newkirk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Adam Akbar inbounds the ball | 43-30 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:42 | UTEP | Randy Williams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-30 |
| 19:40 | Houston | Michael Hulett grabs the board | 43-30 |
| 19:25 | Houston | James Bragg can't connect on a floater from the left side | 43-30 |
| 19:24 | UTEP | Curt Little grabs the board | 43-30 |
| 19:06 | UTEP | Orlando Newkirk's pass is intercepted by Ronald Wittman | 43-30 |
| 18:46 | Houston | Ernest Keys misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Randy Williams - foul #1 on Randy Williams, team foul #1 | 43-30 |
| 18:46 | Houston | Ernest Keys makes the 1st free throw | 44-30 |
| 18:46 | Houston | Ernest Keys makes the 2nd free throw | 45-30 |
| 18:29 | UTEP | Adam Akbar scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-33 |
| 18:05 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent misses long on an open jump hook in the lane | 45-33 |
| 18:04 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent tips it but misses | 45-33 |
| 18:02 | UTEP | Curt Little snags the defensive board | 45-33 |
| 17:50 | UTEP | Curt Little can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 45-33 |
| 17:49 | Houston | Michael Hulett gets the rebound | 45-33 |
| 17:47 | Houston | Adam Akbar is called for the reach on James Bragg in the backcourt - foul #3 on Adam Akbar, team foul #2 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Andrew Chubb (PG), Manuel Huggins (SF), Gregory Smith (PF), Jack Southwell (C) Ernest Keys, Michael Hulett, Ronald Wittman, Jonathan Vincent | |
| Subs | UTEP | William Ziems (PG), Jared Williams (SG), Jeffrey Sullivan (SF), Rosario Rizzo (PF), Kevin Landreth (C) Randy Williams, Manuel Evelyn, Adam Akbar, Curt Little, Orlando Newkirk | |
| 17:31 | Houston | Andrew Chubb is hacked by William Ziems - foul #2 on William Ziems, team foul #3 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Mair (C) James Bragg | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 17:12 | Houston | Jack Southwell double dribbles | 45-33 |
| 17:00 | UTEP | Rosario Rizzo loses the dribble to Jack Southwell | 45-33 |
| 16:39 | Houston | Gregory Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jack Southwell | 48-33 |
| 16:18 | UTEP | Gregory Smith steals it from Jeffrey Sullivan | 48-33 |
| 16:08 | Houston | Manuel Huggins is called for 10 seconds | 48-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Ernest Keys (PG), James Bragg (SG), Michael Hulett (SF), Ronald Wittman (PF), Jonathan Vincent (C) Andrew Chubb, Manuel Huggins, Gregory Smith, Jack Southwell, Ronald Mair | |
| Subs | UTEP | Randy Williams (PG), Manuel Evelyn (SG), Curt Little (PF) William Ziems, Jeffrey Sullivan, Rosario Rizzo | |
| 15:54 | UTEP | Ernest Keys picks off the pass by Curt Little | 48-33 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ernest Keys (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Bragg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Hulett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Wittman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Vincent (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Randy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Evelyn (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jared Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Curt Little (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Landreth (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Houston | James Bragg is hacked by Jared Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jared Williams, team foul #4 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Adam Akbar (SF), Orlando Newkirk (C) Jared Williams, Kevin Landreth | |
| 15:32 | Houston | Michael Hulett is whistled for traveling | 48-33 |
| 15:29 | UTEP | Randy Williams is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randy Williams, team foul #5 | 48-33 |
| 15:13 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-33 |
| 14:58 | UTEP | Adam Akbar misses short on a shot from the left side | 48-33 |
| 14:57 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent snags the defensive board | 48-33 |
| 14:53 | Houston | James Bragg is fouled on the floor by Randy Williams - foul #3 on Randy Williams, team foul #6 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Gregory Smith (SF), Jack Southwell (PF) Michael Hulett, Ronald Wittman | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kevin Landreth (PF) Curt Little | |
| 14:40 | Houston | Ernest Keys is fouled on the floor by Kevin Landreth - foul #2 on Kevin Landreth, team foul #7 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Manuel Huggins (SF) Jonathan Vincent | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffrey Sullivan (SF) Adam Akbar | |
| 14:40 | Houston | Ernest Keys makes the 1st free throw | 49-33 |
| 14:40 | Houston | Ernest Keys makes the 2nd free throw | 50-33 |
| 14:21 | UTEP | Orlando Newkirk can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-33 |
| 14:19 | Houston | Gregory Smith gets the rebound | 50-33 |
| 14:03 | Houston | Gregory Smith misses the easy open layup | 50-33 |
| 14:01 | Houston | James Bragg tips it home | 52-33 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 13:48 | UTEP | Orlando Newkirk can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 52-33 |
| 13:46 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth hits the follow up shot | 52-35 |
| 13:30 | Houston | Jack Southwell hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Ernest Keys | 54-35 |
| 13:07 | UTEP | Jeffrey Sullivan drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Manuel Evelyn | 54-37 |
| 12:51 | Houston | James Bragg is open but misses the lay-in | 54-37 |
| 12:49 | Houston | Gregory Smith tips it but misses | 54-37 |
| 12:47 | UTEP | Jeffrey Sullivan gets the rebound | 54-37 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 12:43 | UTEP | Jeffrey Sullivan makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-40 |
| 12:25 | Houston | Gregory Smith makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Bragg | 57-40 |
| 12:09 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth is whistled for a carry | 57-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Andrew Chubb (PG), Fred Bynoe (SG), Michael Hulett (SF), Ronald Wittman (PF), Jonathan Vincent (C) Ernest Keys, James Bragg, Manuel Huggins, Gregory Smith, Jack Southwell | |
| Subs | UTEP | William Ziems (PG), Jared Williams (SG), Adam Akbar (SF), Curt Little (PF), Rosario Rizzo (C) Randy Williams, Manuel Evelyn, Jeffrey Sullivan, Kevin Landreth, Orlando Newkirk | |
| 11:50 | Houston | Ronald Wittman is hacked by Rosario Rizzo - foul #2 on Rosario Rizzo, team foul #8 | 57-40 |
| 11:50 | Houston | Ronald Wittman makes the 1st free throw | 58-40 |
| 11:50 | Houston | Ronald Wittman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-40 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Andrew Chubb (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Fred Bynoe (fresh) SF - Michael Hulett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Wittman (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Vincent (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - William Ziems (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Adam Akbar (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Curt Little (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Rosario Rizzo (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 11:36 | UTEP | Adam Akbar lays it in on a nice dish by Jared Williams | 59-42 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 11:15 | Houston | Fred Bynoe connects on the open floater from the right side | 61-42 |
| 10:54 | UTEP | Adam Akbar misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-42 |
| 10:52 | Houston | Andrew Chubb snags the defensive board | 61-42 |
| 10:49 | Houston | Jared Williams steps in front of the Fred Bynoe pass in the backcourt | 61-42 |
| 10:46 | UTEP | William Ziems banks in the layup set up by Jared Williams | 61-44 |
| 10:21 | Houston | Ronald Wittman is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Rosario Rizzo - foul #3 on Rosario Rizzo, team foul #9 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Manuel Huggins (SG), Ronald Mair (C) Fred Bynoe, Jonathan Vincent | |
| Subs | UTEP | Marty Doyle (PG), Manuel Evelyn (SG) William Ziems, Jared Williams | |
| 10:21 | Houston | Ronald Wittman makes the 1st free throw | 62-44 |
| 10:21 | Houston | Ronald Wittman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-44 |
| 10:05 | UTEP | Manuel Evelyn can't finish the layup | 63-44 |
| 10:03 | Houston | Michael Hulett snags the defensive board | 63-44 |
| 09:59 | Houston | Michael Hulett loses the dribble to Rosario Rizzo in the backcourt | 63-44 |
| 09:42 | UTEP | Rosario Rizzo throws it down and he's hacked by Ronald Mair - foul #1 on Ronald Mair, team foul #1 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Houston | James Bragg (SG), Jonathan Vincent (C) Andrew Chubb, Ronald Wittman | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffrey Sullivan (SF) Adam Akbar | |
| 09:42 | UTEP | Rosario Rizzo misses the free throw | 63-46 |
| 09:42 | Houston | Ronald Mair grabs the defensive rebound | 63-46 |
| 09:38 | Houston | Marty Doyle takes the ball from Manuel Huggins in the backcourt | 63-46 |
| 09:37 | UTEP | Manuel Evelyn lays it in on a nice dish by Marty Doyle | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 09:18 | Houston | Michael Hulett hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 63-48 |
| 09:16 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent grabs the offensive rebound | 63-48 |
| 08:58 | Houston | Manuel Huggins comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 63-48 |
| 08:56 | Houston | James Bragg grabs the offensive board | 63-48 |
| 08:41 | Houston | Michael Hulett makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Bragg and he's hacked by Manuel Evelyn - foul #1 on Manuel Evelyn, team foul #10 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Ernest Keys (PG), Gregory Smith (PF) Manuel Huggins, Ronald Mair | |
| Subs | UTEP | Randy Williams (PG), William Ziems (SG), Kevin Landreth (PF), Jared Williams (C) Marty Doyle, Manuel Evelyn, Curt Little, Rosario Rizzo | |
| 08:41 | Houston | Michael Hulett makes the free throw | 66-48 |
| 08:26 | UTEP | Jared Williams comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 66-48 |
| 08:25 | Houston | The rebound goes to Michael Hulett | 66-48 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:04 | Houston | Ernest Keys hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Bragg | 68-48 |
| 07:50 | UTEP | William Ziems is fouled on the floor by James Bragg - foul #3 on James Bragg, team foul #2 | 68-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Andrew Chubb (SG), Ronald Wittman (PF), Jack Southwell (C) James Bragg, Michael Hulett, Jonathan Vincent | |
| Subs | UTEP | Adam Akbar (SF) Jeffrey Sullivan | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ernest Keys (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Andrew Chubb (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gregory Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Wittman (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. C - Jack Southwell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Randy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Ziems (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Akbar (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Landreth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jared Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. | |
| 07:32 | UTEP | Randy Williams hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-51 |
| 07:30 | Houston | Gregory Smith is hacked by William Ziems in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Ziems, team foul #11 | 68-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Bynoe (SG) Ernest Keys | |
| Subs | UTEP | Orlando Newkirk (C) Jared Williams | |
| 07:30 | Houston | Gregory Smith misses the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 07:30 | Houston | Gregory Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 69-51 |
| 07:20 | UTEP | Orlando Newkirk buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Randy Williams | 69-54 |
| 06:53 | Houston | Fred Bynoe misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 69-54 |
| 06:51 | UTEP | Adam Akbar pulls down the rebound | 69-54 |
| 06:38 | UTEP | Adam Akbar misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Gregory Smith - foul #1 on Gregory Smith, team foul #3 | 69-54 |
| Subs | Houston | James Bragg (SG), Manuel Huggins (SF), Ronald Mair (C) Fred Bynoe, Gregory Smith, Jack Southwell | |
| Subs | UTEP | Marty Doyle (PG), Manuel Evelyn (SG), Curt Little (PF) Randy Williams, William Ziems, Kevin Landreth | |
| 06:38 | UTEP | Adam Akbar misses the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 06:38 | UTEP | Adam Akbar makes the 2nd free throw | 69-55 |
| 06:21 | Houston | Andrew Chubb hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 69-55 |
| 06:20 | UTEP | Manuel Evelyn snags the defensive board | 69-55 |
| 06:12 | UTEP | Manuel Evelyn can't finish the layup | 69-55 |
| 06:10 | Houston | Ronald Wittman pulls down the rebound | 69-55 |
| 06:08 | Houston | Andrew Chubb is fouled in the backcourt by Marty Doyle - foul #1 on Marty Doyle, team foul #12 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Jonathan Vincent (C) Ronald Wittman | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffrey Sullivan (SF), Jared Williams (C) Adam Akbar, Orlando Newkirk | |
| 06:08 | Houston | Andrew Chubb makes the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 06:08 | Houston | Andrew Chubb misses the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 06:08 | UTEP | Curt Little grabs the board | 70-55 |
| 05:52 | UTEP | Curt Little's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Ernest Keys (PG) Andrew Chubb | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 05:23 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Marty Doyle - foul #2 on Marty Doyle, team foul #13 | 70-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Bynoe (SF), Jack Southwell (PF) James Bragg, Ronald Mair | |
| Subs | UTEP | Randy Williams (PG), William Ziems (SG), Kevin Landreth (PF) Marty Doyle, Manuel Evelyn, Curt Little | |
| 05:23 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent misses the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 05:23 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent makes the 2nd free throw | 71-55 |
| 05:12 | UTEP | Jared Williams is whistled for traveling | 71-55 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Orlando Newkirk (C) Jared Williams | |
| 04:49 | Houston | Manuel Huggins hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Ernest Keys | 74-55 |
| 04:35 | UTEP | Randy Williams makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by William Ziems | 74-57 |
| 04:14 | Houston | Manuel Huggins hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-57 |
| 04:13 | Houston | Jack Southwell misses the tip | 74-57 |
| 04:12 | UTEP | Orlando Newkirk grabs the defensive rebound | 74-57 |
| 04:01 | UTEP | Orlando Newkirk lays it in on a great pass from William Ziems and he's hacked by Jack Southwell - foul #2 on Jack Southwell, team foul #4 | 74-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Andrew Chubb (PG), James Bragg (SG), Michael Hulett (SF), Ronald Wittman (PF), Gregory Smith (C) Ernest Keys, Manuel Huggins, Fred Bynoe, Jack Southwell, Jonathan Vincent | |
| Subs | UTEP | Marty Doyle (PG), Manuel Evelyn (SG), Adam Akbar (SF), Jared Williams (PF) Randy Williams, William Ziems, Jeffrey Sullivan, Kevin Landreth | |
| 04:01 | UTEP | Orlando Newkirk makes the free throw | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Houston | Michael Hulett clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 74-60 |
| 03:40 | Houston | Michael Hulett gets the offensive rebound | 74-60 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Andrew Chubb (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Bragg (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Hulett (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Wittman (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Marty Doyle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Evelyn (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Akbar (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jared Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. C - Orlando Newkirk (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Houston | Gregory Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-60 |
| 03:10 | Houston | Ronald Wittman snags the offensive board | 74-60 |
| 02:41 | Houston | James Bragg comes up short on the shot from close range | 74-60 |
| 02:40 | UTEP | Adam Akbar gets the rebound | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:20 | UTEP | Manuel Evelyn misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 74-60 |
| 02:18 | Houston | Andrew Chubb pulls down the rebound | 74-60 |
| 01:57 | Houston | James Bragg knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 77-60 |
| 01:41 | UTEP | Jared Williams is hacked by Michael Hulett - foul #2 on Michael Hulett, team foul #5 | 77-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Manuel Huggins (SG), Jack Southwell (PF), Ronald Mair (C) James Bragg, Michael Hulett, Ronald Wittman | |
| Subs | UTEP | William Ziems (PG), Jeffrey Sullivan (SF), Rosario Rizzo (PF), Kevin Landreth (C) Marty Doyle, Manuel Evelyn, Adam Akbar, Orlando Newkirk | |
| 01:25 | UTEP | Jeffrey Sullivan misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 77-60 |
| 01:24 | Houston | Jack Southwell snags the defensive board | 77-60 |
| 01:02 | Houston | Andrew Chubb hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 77-60 |
| 01:01 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Sullivan | 77-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:54 | UTEP | Rosario Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 77-60 |
| 00:53 | Houston | Gregory Smith grabs the board | 77-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Houston | Gregory Smith hits a shot from the left block set up by Andrew Chubb | 79-60 |
| 00:19 | UTEP | Gregory Smith takes the ball from William Ziems | 79-60 |
| 00:15 | Houston | Gregory Smith banks in the layup | 81-60 |
| 00:07 | UTEP | William Ziems hits the finger roll | 81-62 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Andrew Chubb runs out the clock | 81-62 |