| Lineup | Houston | PG - John Leonard (fresh) SG - Tyler Campbell (fresh) SF - Matthew Lowe (fresh) PF - Warren Vigue (fresh) C - Kenneth McCaskell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joey Thomas (fresh) SG - Timothy Cowart (fresh) SF - William Harbuck (fresh) PF - Michael Brown (fresh) C - Nelson Levron (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Houston | Matthew Lowe grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Houston | John Leonard buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Matthew Lowe | 3-0 |
| 19:05 | UTEP | Michael Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 18:48 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 3-0 |
| 18:46 | UTEP | Nelson Levron grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:32 | UTEP | Joey Thomas makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Michael Brown | 3-2 |
| 18:27 | Houston | Tyler Campbell is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tyler Campbell, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:20 | UTEP | Joey Thomas misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:19 | Houston | Matthew Lowe grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:14 | Houston | Tyler Campbell scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Warren Vigue | 5-2 |
| 17:50 | UTEP | Joey Thomas misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 17:49 | Houston | The rebound goes to Tyler Campbell | 5-2 |
| 17:42 | Houston | Warren Vigue misses short on a jumper from the left side | 5-2 |
| 17:41 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Joey Thomas | 5-2 |
| 17:35 | UTEP | Nelson Levron drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Joey Thomas | 5-5 |
| 17:32 | Houston | John Leonard is fouled in the backcourt by Joey Thomas - foul #1 on Joey Thomas, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Houston | Omar Hoyer (SG), Bobby Mulvey (SF), David Post (PF) Tyler Campbell, Matthew Lowe, Warren Vigue | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 17:17 | Houston | Bobby Mulvey hits a wide open turnaround from the right block set up by John Leonard and he's hacked by William Harbuck - foul #1 on William Harbuck, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Albert (C) Nelson Levron | |
| 17:17 | Houston | Bobby Mulvey misses the free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:17 | UTEP | Robert Albert grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 17:00 | UTEP | Robert Albert can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 7-5 |
| 16:58 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 16:37 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell misses long on an open driving attempt in the paint | 7-5 |
| 16:36 | UTEP | Michael Brown gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:27 | UTEP | Joey Thomas makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Timothy Cowart | 7-8 |
| 16:13 | Houston | David Post misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 16:11 | Houston | John Leonard grabs the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:00 | Houston | Omar Hoyer is hacked by Robert Albert - foul #1 on Robert Albert, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Houston | George Haney (PG), Tyler Campbell (SG), Matthew Lowe (SF), Warren Vigue (PF) John Leonard, Omar Hoyer, Bobby Mulvey, David Post | |
| Subs | UTEP | Leon Vowels (PG), Norman Wright (SG), Michael Kozak (SF), Nelson Levron (C) Joey Thomas, Timothy Cowart, William Harbuck, Robert Albert | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - George Haney (fresh) SG - Tyler Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Lowe (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Warren Vigue (fresh) C - Kenneth McCaskell (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Leon Vowels (fresh) SG - Norman Wright (fresh) SF - Michael Kozak (fresh) PF - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) C - Nelson Levron (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 7-8 |
| 15:40 | Houston | Warren Vigue misses the tip | 7-8 |
| 15:39 | UTEP | Michael Brown pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 15:26 | UTEP | Michael Kozak comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 15:25 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kenneth McCaskell | 7-8 |
| 15:07 | Houston | George Haney can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Kozak - foul #1 on Michael Kozak, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| 15:07 | Houston | George Haney makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:07 | Houston | George Haney misses the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:07 | UTEP | Michael Brown gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:49 | UTEP | Michael Kozak hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-8 |
| 14:48 | UTEP | Michael Brown tips it home | 8-10 |
| 14:42 | Houston | Tyler Campbell is fouled in the backcourt by Norman Wright - foul #1 on Norman Wright, team foul #5 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Houston | Omar Hoyer (SG), Bobby Mulvey (C) Tyler Campbell, Kenneth McCaskell | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Albert (PF) Michael Brown | |
| 14:26 | Houston | Omar Hoyer can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 14:24 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Michael Kozak | 8-10 |
| 14:18 | UTEP | Robert Albert connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Leon Vowels | 8-13 |
| 13:52 | Houston | George Haney is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Omar Hoyer and he's hacked by Leon Vowels - foul #1 on Leon Vowels, team foul #6 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Houston | David Post (C) Matthew Lowe | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joey Thomas (PG), Joshua Pritchard (SG), James Carter (SF) Leon Vowels, Norman Wright, Michael Kozak | |
| 13:52 | Houston | George Haney makes the free throw | 11-13 |
| 13:38 | UTEP | Robert Albert blows the layup | 11-13 |
| 13:36 | UTEP | James Carter tips it home | 11-15 |
| 13:34 | Houston | Bobby Mulvey is hacked by James Carter in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Carter, team foul #7 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Houston | John Leonard (PG), Tyler Campbell (SG) George Haney, Omar Hoyer | |
| Subs | UTEP | Timothy Cowart (SG), William Harbuck (SF), Michael Brown (PF) Joshua Pritchard, James Carter, Robert Albert | |
| 13:34 | Houston | Bobby Mulvey makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 13:34 | Houston | Bobby Mulvey makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 13:12 | UTEP | Nelson Levron misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 13:10 | Houston | The rebound goes to Bobby Mulvey | 13-15 |
| 13:07 | Houston | John Leonard is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Leonard, team foul #2 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Houston | Matthew Lowe (SF) Bobby Mulvey | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 12:55 | UTEP | William Harbuck knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Nelson Levron | 13-17 |
| 12:46 | Houston | John Leonard clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 13-17 |
| 12:44 | UTEP | Michael Brown pulls down the rebound | 13-17 |
| 12:22 | UTEP | William Harbuck misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 13-17 |
| 12:20 | Houston | The rebound goes to Tyler Campbell | 13-17 |
| 12:04 | Houston | Warren Vigue misses badly on a runner in the paint | 13-17 |
| 12:03 | UTEP | William Harbuck grabs the defensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 11:58 | UTEP | David Post steps in front of the William Harbuck pass | 13-17 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - John Leonard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Lowe (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Warren Vigue (tiring) C - David Post (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joey Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Cowart (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Harbuck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Brown (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Nelson Levron (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Houston | Tyler Campbell is hacked by Timothy Cowart - foul #1 on Timothy Cowart, team foul #8 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Houston | Omar Hoyer (PG), Kenneth McCaskell (C) John Leonard, David Post | |
| Subs | UTEP | Leon Vowels (PG), Norman Wright (SG), James Carter (SF), Robert Albert (PF), Michael Kozak (C) Joey Thomas, Timothy Cowart, William Harbuck, Michael Brown, Nelson Levron | |
| 11:37 | Houston | Tyler Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 11:37 | UTEP | Robert Albert grabs the board | 13-17 |
| 11:18 | UTEP | James Carter buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Leon Vowels | 13-19 |
| 11:14 | Houston | Omar Hoyer hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Warren Vigue | 15-19 |
| 10:54 | UTEP | Robert Albert misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 15-19 |
| 10:53 | UTEP | Robert Albert grabs the offensive board | 15-19 |
| 10:35 | UTEP | Tyler Campbell is called for the reach on Robert Albert - foul #2 on Tyler Campbell, team foul #3 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Houston | John Leonard (PG), Bobby Mulvey (SF) Tyler Campbell, Matthew Lowe | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 10:30 | UTEP | Norman Wright misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 15-19 |
| 10:28 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kenneth McCaskell | 15-19 |
| 10:10 | Houston | Bobby Mulvey is hacked by James Carter - foul #2 on James Carter, team foul #9 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Houston | Francis Barton (SG) Omar Hoyer | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joshua Pritchard (SG), William Harbuck (SF), Michael Brown (PF) Norman Wright, James Carter, Michael Kozak | |
| 10:10 | Houston | Bobby Mulvey misses the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 10:10 | UTEP | Robert Albert grabs the defensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 09:52 | UTEP | William Harbuck drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Leon Vowels | 15-21 |
| 09:34 | Houston | Robert Albert steals it from Francis Barton | 15-21 |
| 09:13 | UTEP | Leon Vowels scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from William Harbuck | 15-24 |
| 08:55 | Houston | Bobby Mulvey clanks a jumper from the left side | 15-24 |
| 08:53 | UTEP | Leon Vowels pulls down the rebound | 15-24 |
| 08:32 | UTEP | Bobby Mulvey is called for the reach on Leon Vowels - foul #1 on Bobby Mulvey, team foul #4 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Houston | George Haney (PG), Omar Hoyer (SG), Matthew Lowe (SF), David Post (PF) John Leonard, Francis Barton, Bobby Mulvey, Warren Vigue | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joey Thomas (PG), Timothy Cowart (SG), Michael Kozak (PF), Nelson Levron (C) Leon Vowels, Joshua Pritchard, Michael Brown, Robert Albert | |
| 08:13 | UTEP | Timothy Cowart can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 15-24 |
| 08:11 | UTEP | Michael Kozak gets the offensive rebound | 15-24 |
| 07:56 | UTEP | Joey Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 15-24 |
| 07:55 | Houston | Matthew Lowe pulls down the rebound | 15-24 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - George Haney (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Omar Hoyer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Lowe (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Post (fresh) C - Kenneth McCaskell (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joey Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Cowart (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Harbuck (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Michael Kozak (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nelson Levron (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Houston | Matthew Lowe drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Kenneth McCaskell | 17-24 |
| 07:15 | UTEP | George Haney takes the ball from William Harbuck | 17-24 |
| 07:03 | Houston | David Post is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-24 |
| 07:02 | Houston | Matthew Lowe misses the tip | 17-24 |
| 07:00 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell grabs the offensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 06:45 | Houston | Michael Kozak picks off the pass by David Post | 17-24 |
| 06:28 | UTEP | Kenneth McCaskell steals the ball from Nelson Levron | 17-24 |
| 06:11 | Houston | David Post misses the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Kozak - foul #2 on Michael Kozak, team foul #10 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Houston | John Leonard (PG), Francis Barton (SG), Bobby Mulvey (C) George Haney, Omar Hoyer, Kenneth McCaskell | |
| Subs | UTEP | Norman Wright (PG), Joshua Pritchard (SG), Michael Brown (PF), Robert Albert (C) Joey Thomas, Timothy Cowart, Michael Kozak, Nelson Levron | |
| 06:11 | Houston | David Post makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 06:11 | Houston | David Post makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 05:50 | UTEP | Robert Albert is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Robert Albert, team foul #11 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Houston | Warren Vigue (PF) David Post | |
| Subs | UTEP | Leon Vowels (PG), Nelson Levron (C) Joshua Pritchard, Robert Albert | |
| 05:47 | Houston | Norman Wright is called for the reach on John Leonard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Norman Wright, team foul #12 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joshua Pritchard (SG) Norman Wright | |
| 05:47 | Houston | John Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 05:47 | Houston | John Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 05:21 | UTEP | Michael Brown misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-24 |
| 05:19 | Houston | John Leonard grabs the board | 21-24 |
| 04:57 | Houston | Matthew Lowe connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Leonard | 23-24 |
| 04:44 | UTEP | Nelson Levron misses the jumper from the left side | 23-24 |
| 04:42 | Houston | Bobby Mulvey grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 04:37 | Houston | Matthew Lowe can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 23-24 |
| 04:36 | UTEP | Joshua Pritchard grabs the board | 23-24 |
| 04:14 | UTEP | Leon Vowels scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-27 |
| 03:48 | Houston | Bobby Mulvey misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 23-27 |
| 03:46 | Houston | Bobby Mulvey grabs the offensive board | 23-27 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - John Leonard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Francis Barton (fairly fresh) SF - Matthew Lowe (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Warren Vigue (tired) C - Bobby Mulvey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Leon Vowels (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Pritchard (fairly fresh) SF - William Harbuck (tired) 4 pts. PF - Michael Brown (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Nelson Levron (tired) 3 pts. | |
| 03:36 | Houston | John Leonard is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-27 |
| 03:35 | UTEP | Joshua Pritchard grabs the board | 23-27 |
| 03:20 | UTEP | William Harbuck can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Matthew Lowe - foul #1 on Matthew Lowe, team foul #5 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Houston | Omar Hoyer (PG), Tyler Campbell (SG), David Post (PF), Kenneth McCaskell (C) John Leonard, Francis Barton, Matthew Lowe, Warren Vigue | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joey Thomas (PG), Timothy Cowart (SG), Michael Kozak (PF), Robert Albert (C) Leon Vowels, Joshua Pritchard, Michael Brown, Nelson Levron | |
| 03:20 | UTEP | William Harbuck misses the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 03:20 | UTEP | William Harbuck misses the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 03:20 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell snags the defensive board | 23-27 |
| 03:15 | Houston | Omar Hoyer is fouled in the backcourt by William Harbuck - foul #2 on William Harbuck, team foul #13 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Carter (SF) William Harbuck | |
| 03:15 | Houston | Omar Hoyer makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 03:15 | Houston | Omar Hoyer misses the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 03:15 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Robert Albert | 24-27 |
| 02:54 | UTEP | Timothy Cowart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 24-27 |
| 02:53 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell grabs the defensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 02:37 | Houston | Tyler Campbell misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 24-27 |
| 02:35 | Houston | Bobby Mulvey can't tip it in | 24-27 |
| 02:33 | UTEP | Robert Albert pulls down the rebound | 24-27 |
| 02:20 | UTEP | Michael Kozak's pass is intercepted by Omar Hoyer | 24-27 |
| 02:09 | Houston | Tyler Campbell makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 01:52 | UTEP | Bobby Mulvey steals it from Timothy Cowart | 27-27 |
| 01:35 | Houston | Tyler Campbell misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert Albert - foul #3 on Robert Albert, team foul #14 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Houston | John Leonard (PG), Warren Vigue (PF) Omar Hoyer, David Post | |
| Subs | UTEP | Norman Wright (PG), Michael Brown (PF), Nelson Levron (C) Joey Thomas, James Carter, Robert Albert | |
| 01:35 | Houston | Tyler Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 01:35 | Houston | Tyler Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 01:14 | UTEP | Michael Brown buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Norman Wright | 29-29 |
| 01:07 | Houston | Tyler Campbell is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 01:06 | UTEP | Michael Brown grabs the board | 29-29 |
| 00:53 | UTEP | Norman Wright clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-29 |
| 00:52 | Houston | Warren Vigue grabs the board | 29-29 |
| 00:36 | Houston | John Leonard clanks a 3 from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 00:35 | UTEP | Nelson Levron grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 00:12 | UTEP | Michael Brown makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Norman Wright | 29-31 |
| 00:10 | Houston | Timothy Cowart steals the ball from John Leonard in the backcourt | 29-31 |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Timothy Cowart hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Tyler Campbell - foul #3 on Tyler Campbell, team foul #6 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Omar Hoyer (SG), Matthew Lowe (SF), David Post (PF) Tyler Campbell, Bobby Mulvey, Warren Vigue | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joey Thomas (PG), William Harbuck (SF) Norman Wright, Michael Kozak | |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Timothy Cowart makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Timothy Cowart makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Omar Hoyer can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 29-33 |