| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Raymond Copeland (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ernest Garner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Eastin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Manuel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Lowe (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Phillip Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Telek Krasinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Lake (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Kunkel (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Savage (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | John Lake inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Houston | Ernest Garner is called for the reach on John Lake - foul #2 on Ernest Garner, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| 19:18 | Houston | Scott Savage loses the ball out of bounds | 32-33 |
| 18:57 | UTEP | Raymond Copeland blows the layup | 32-33 |
| 18:55 | Houston | Scott Savage grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 18:44 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Telek Krasinski | 32-36 |
| 18:24 | UTEP | Robert Lowe comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 18:23 | Houston | Scott Savage grabs the board | 32-36 |
| 18:01 | Houston | John Lake hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-36 |
| 17:59 | UTEP | Robert Eastin grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 17:53 | UTEP | Robert Eastin misses long on a shot from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 17:51 | UTEP | James Manuel hits the follow up shot | 34-36 |
| 17:31 | Houston | Scott Savage is wide open but clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 34-36 |
| 17:30 | Houston | Telek Krasinski tips it in | 34-38 |
| 17:14 | UTEP | Raymond Copeland misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-38 |
| 17:12 | Houston | John Lake grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 17:10 | Houston | Phillip Smith loses the dribble to Ernest Garner in the backcourt | 34-38 |
| 17:08 | UTEP | Robert Eastin lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ernest Garner | 36-38 |
| 17:02 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel scores on a shot from the right block and he's fouled by James Manuel - foul #2 on James Manuel, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Woodrow Jones (PG), Billy O'Koren (SG), Mack Powell (SF), Raymond Russell (PF), Steven Rogers (C) Raymond Copeland, Ernest Garner, Robert Eastin, James Manuel, Robert Lowe | |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG), Joseph Laird (SG), James Ruffin (SF), Ronald Mazurek (C) Phillip Smith, Telek Krasinski, John Lake, Scott Savage | |
| 17:02 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel makes the free throw | 36-41 |
| 16:48 | UTEP | Steven Rogers comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 16:46 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| 16:26 | Houston | Joseph Laird is denied on a layup by Steven Rogers | 36-41 |
| 16:24 | UTEP | Mack Powell snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 16:02 | UTEP | Raymond Russell scores on a runner from close range set up by Billy O'Koren and the foul's on Joshua Kunkel - foul #2 on Joshua Kunkel, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred King (C) Joshua Kunkel | |
| 16:02 | UTEP | Raymond Russell makes the free throw | 39-41 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Woodrow Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Billy O'Koren (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mack Powell (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Raymond Russell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Rogers (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Patrick Pearce (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Laird (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Ruffin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Mazurek (fresh) C - Fred King (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Houston | Patrick Pearce comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 39-41 |
| 15:40 | Houston | James Ruffin pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 15:28 | Houston | James Ruffin can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Steven Rogers - foul #1 on Steven Rogers, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dane Cox (PG), Ernest Garner (SG), James Manuel (PF) Woodrow Jones, Billy O'Koren, Steven Rogers | |
| Subs | Houston | Telek Krasinski (SG), John Lake (SF) Joseph Laird, Ronald Mazurek | |
| 15:28 | Houston | James Ruffin makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 15:28 | Houston | James Ruffin makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 15:08 | UTEP | Ernest Garner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 15:07 | Houston | Telek Krasinski grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 14:47 | Houston | Telek Krasinski is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-43 |
| 14:45 | UTEP | Raymond Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 14:26 | UTEP | Mack Powell can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 39-43 |
| 14:25 | UTEP | Raymond Russell hits the follow up shot | 41-43 |
| 14:07 | Houston | Telek Krasinski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 14:06 | UTEP | Mack Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 13:52 | UTEP | Mack Powell misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 41-43 |
| 13:50 | Houston | The rebound goes to James Ruffin | 41-43 |
| 13:31 | Houston | John Lake makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Patrick Pearce | 41-46 |
| 13:07 | UTEP | James Manuel misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 13:06 | Houston | Telek Krasinski snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 13:01 | Houston | Patrick Pearce is fouled in the backcourt by Dane Cox - foul #2 on Dane Cox, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Raymond Copeland (PG), Woodrow Jones (SG), Robert Eastin (SF), Steven Rogers (PF), Robert Lowe (C) Dane Cox, Ernest Garner, Mack Powell, James Manuel, Raymond Russell | |
| Subs | Houston | Phillip Smith (PG), Joseph Laird (SG), Virgil Thurman (SF), Joshua Kunkel (PF), Scott Savage (C) Patrick Pearce, Telek Krasinski, John Lake, James Ruffin, Fred King | |
| 12:53 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel misses short on an open fadeaway from the right side | 41-46 |
| 12:52 | UTEP | Robert Eastin pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| 12:35 | UTEP | Steven Rogers is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Steven Rogers, team foul #5 | 41-46 |
| 12:21 | Houston | Phillip Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Joshua Kunkel | 41-49 |
| 12:02 | UTEP | Raymond Copeland loses the dribble to Phillip Smith | 41-49 |
| 11:58 | Houston | Joseph Laird banks in the layup set up by Phillip Smith | 41-51 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Raymond Copeland (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Woodrow Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Eastin (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Rogers (fresh) 2 blk. C - Robert Lowe (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Phillip Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Laird (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Virgil Thurman (fresh) PF - Joshua Kunkel (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Savage (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:38 | UTEP | Robert Eastin connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Raymond Copeland | 43-51 |
| 11:21 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel misses the dunk attempt | 43-51 |
| 11:20 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Virgil Thurman | 43-51 |
| 11:02 | Houston | The short jumper by Virgil Thurman is denied by Robert Lowe | 43-51 |
| 11:00 | UTEP | Steven Rogers snags the defensive board | 43-51 |
| 10:40 | UTEP | Raymond Copeland misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 10:38 | UTEP | Steven Rogers grabs the offensive board | 43-51 |
| 10:13 | UTEP | Woodrow Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dane Cox (PG), Billy O'Koren (SG), Mack Powell (SF), James Manuel (PF) Raymond Copeland, Woodrow Jones, Robert Eastin, Steven Rogers | |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG), Telek Krasinski (SG), John Lake (SF), Ronald Mazurek (PF), Irvin Haskell (C) Phillip Smith, Joseph Laird, Virgil Thurman, Joshua Kunkel, Scott Savage | |
| 09:48 | Houston | Ronald Mazurek banks in the layup on a great pass from John Lake | 43-53 |
| 09:41 | UTEP | Billy O'Koren hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Irvin Haskell - foul #1 on Irvin Haskell, team foul #2 | 43-53 |
| 09:41 | UTEP | Billy O'Koren misses the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 09:41 | UTEP | Billy O'Koren makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 09:39 | Houston | Telek Krasinski is fouled in the backcourt by Billy O'Koren - foul #2 on Billy O'Koren, team foul #6 | 44-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred King (C) Irvin Haskell | |
| 09:25 | Houston | A charge is called on John Lake - foul #1 on John Lake, team foul #3 | 44-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | Raymond Russell (C) Robert Lowe | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 09:16 | UTEP | Mack Powell can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Patrick Pearce - foul #1 on Patrick Pearce, team foul #4 | 44-53 |
| 09:16 | UTEP | Mack Powell makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 09:16 | UTEP | Mack Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 08:55 | Houston | Fred King misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-53 |
| 08:54 | UTEP | James Manuel grabs the board | 46-53 |
| 08:37 | UTEP | Dane Cox comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-53 |
| 08:36 | UTEP | James Manuel gets the offensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 08:31 | UTEP | Billy O'Koren scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Mack Powell | 48-53 |
| 08:08 | Houston | Patrick Pearce is hacked by James Manuel - foul #3 on James Manuel, team foul #7 | 48-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kurt Hopper (PG), Ernest Garner (SG), Robert Eastin (SF), Robert Lowe (C) Dane Cox, Billy O'Koren, Mack Powell, Raymond Russell | |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Kunkel (PF), Scott Savage (C) Ronald Mazurek, Fred King | |
| 08:08 | Houston | Patrick Pearce misses the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 08:08 | UTEP | Robert Lowe gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 07:58 | UTEP | Robert Eastin misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Lake - foul #2 on John Lake, team foul #5 | 48-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | Phillip Smith (PG), James Ruffin (SF) Patrick Pearce, John Lake | |
| 07:58 | UTEP | Robert Eastin makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 07:58 | UTEP | Robert Eastin makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Kurt Hopper (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ernest Garner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Eastin (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Manuel (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Lowe (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Phillip Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Telek Krasinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Ruffin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Kunkel (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Savage (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Houston | Scott Savage banks in the layup set up by Joshua Kunkel | 50-55 |
| 07:18 | UTEP | Kurt Hopper hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Ernest Garner and he's hacked by James Ruffin - foul #1 on James Ruffin, team foul #6 | 52-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | Steven Rogers (PF) James Manuel | |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Laird (SG) Telek Krasinski | |
| 07:18 | UTEP | Kurt Hopper makes the free throw | 53-55 |
| 07:16 | Houston | Ernest Garner takes the ball from Phillip Smith in the backcourt | 53-55 |
| 07:00 | UTEP | Steven Rogers throws it down set up by Robert Eastin | 55-55 |
| 06:43 | Houston | Scott Savage hits a wide open driving attempt from the left block | 55-57 |
| 06:18 | UTEP | Kurt Hopper clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-57 |
| 06:17 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| 06:15 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Rogers - foul #3 on Steven Rogers, team foul #8 | 55-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | Raymond Copeland (PG), Woodrow Jones (SG), Mack Powell (SF), James Manuel (PF), Raymond Russell (C) Kurt Hopper, Ernest Garner, Robert Eastin, Steven Rogers, Robert Lowe | |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG), John Lake (SF), Irvin Haskell (C) Phillip Smith, James Ruffin, Scott Savage | |
| 06:15 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 06:15 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel misses the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 06:15 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Raymond Russell | 55-58 |
| 06:07 | UTEP | Joshua Kunkel steps in front of the Raymond Russell pass | 55-58 |
| 05:51 | Houston | John Lake can't finish the layup | 55-58 |
| 05:49 | UTEP | Mack Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 05:33 | UTEP | John Lake picks off the pass by James Manuel | 55-58 |
| 05:10 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel connects on the open fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Patrick Pearce | 55-60 |
| 04:51 | UTEP | James Manuel hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 55-60 |
| 04:49 | Houston | John Lake snags the defensive board | 55-60 |
| 04:35 | Houston | Joseph Laird is alone and drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joshua Kunkel | 55-62 |
| 04:17 | UTEP | Mack Powell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-62 |
| 04:16 | Houston | Irvin Haskell snags the defensive board | 55-62 |
| 04:16 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-62 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ernest Garner (SG), Robert Eastin (SF), Steven Rogers (C) Raymond Copeland, Mack Powell, James Manuel | |
| Subs | Houston | Phillip Smith (PG), Telek Krasinski (SG), Scott Savage (C) Patrick Pearce, Joseph Laird, Irvin Haskell | |
| 04:03 | Houston | John Lake is called for traveling | 55-62 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Mazurek (PF) Joshua Kunkel | |
| 03:35 | UTEP | Raymond Russell can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 55-62 |
| 03:33 | Houston | The rebound goes to John Lake | 55-62 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Woodrow Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ernest Garner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Eastin (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Russell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Phillip Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Telek Krasinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Lake (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ronald Mazurek (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Savage (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Houston | Ernest Garner picks off the pass by Scott Savage | 55-62 |
| 03:02 | UTEP | Robert Eastin scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Ernest Garner | 58-62 |
| 02:38 | Houston | Telek Krasinski is fouled on the floor by Woodrow Jones - foul #2 on Woodrow Jones, team foul #9 | 58-62 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dane Cox (PG), Billy O'Koren (SG), Mack Powell (PF), Robert Lowe (C) Woodrow Jones, Ernest Garner, Raymond Russell, Steven Rogers | |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Kunkel (PF) Ronald Mazurek | |
| 02:38 | Houston | Telek Krasinski misses the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 02:38 | UTEP | Robert Lowe grabs the board | 58-62 |
| 02:38 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-62 |
| 02:18 | UTEP | Robert Eastin is hacked by Scott Savage - foul #2 on Scott Savage, team foul #7 | 58-62 |
| Subs | UTEP | Raymond Copeland (PG), Ernest Garner (SG), Steven Rogers (PF) Dane Cox, Billy O'Koren, Mack Powell | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:18 | UTEP | Robert Eastin misses the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 02:18 | Houston | Scott Savage gets the rebound | 58-62 |
| 02:03 | Houston | Telek Krasinski scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 58-64 |
| 01:41 | UTEP | Robert Eastin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-64 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Manuel (PF) Steven Rogers | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:25 | Houston | Phillip Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-64 |
| 00:59 | UTEP | Ernest Garner misses the 3 from the left wing | 58-64 |
| 00:57 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel pulls down the rebound | 58-64 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:56 | Houston | Raymond Copeland is called for the reach on Joshua Kunkel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Copeland, team foul #10 | 58-64 |
| 00:56 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel misses the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:56 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:50 | UTEP | Ernest Garner loses the dribble to Joshua Kunkel | 58-65 |
| 00:47 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Copeland - foul #3 on Raymond Copeland, team foul #11 | 58-65 |
| 00:47 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 00:47 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel misses the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 00:47 | UTEP | Robert Lowe pulls down the rebound | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:41 | UTEP | Ernest Garner loses the dribble to Joshua Kunkel | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Houston | Telek Krasinski is hacked by Ernest Garner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ernest Garner, team foul #12 | 58-66 |
| 00:40 | Houston | Telek Krasinski makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:40 | Houston | Telek Krasinski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:33 | UTEP | Robert Lowe is whistled for a carry | 58-68 |
| Subs | UTEP | Woodrow Jones (PG), Billy O'Koren (SG), Mack Powell (SF), Raymond Russell (PF), Steven Rogers (C) Raymond Copeland, Ernest Garner, Robert Eastin, James Manuel, Robert Lowe | |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG), Joseph Laird (SG), James Ruffin (SF), Ronald Mazurek (PF), Fred King (C) Phillip Smith, Telek Krasinski, John Lake, Joshua Kunkel, Scott Savage | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Houston | James Ruffin travels in the backcourt | 58-68 |
| 00:27 | UTEP | Ronald Mazurek swats the layup by Steven Rogers | 58-68 |
| 00:26 | Houston | James Ruffin grabs the defensive rebound | 58-68 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Patrick Pearce runs out the clock | 58-68 |