| Lineup | Houston | PG - Berdy Sarwinski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ulysses Brady (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Cantrell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jay Rector (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Arnold (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Zlatko Mordarski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ricardo Silva (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Yusuf (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - David Bast (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Robert Lee inbounds the ball | 32-40 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:41 | Houston | Jay Rector misses the lay-in but the foul's on Zlatko Mordarski - foul #2 on Zlatko Mordarski, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| 19:41 | Houston | Jay Rector makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 19:41 | Houston | Jay Rector makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 19:25 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 34-40 |
| 19:23 | Houston | Jay Rector grabs the defensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 19:03 | Houston | Ulysses Brady loses the dribble to David Bast | 34-40 |
| 18:41 | UTEP | Richard Arnold misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-40 |
| 18:39 | Houston | Michael Cantrell gets the rebound | 34-40 |
| 18:17 | Houston | David Bast steps in front of the Berdy Sarwinski pass | 34-40 |
| 17:59 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf is whistled for traveling | 34-40 |
| 17:40 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-40 |
| 17:28 | UTEP | Richard Arnold misses the jumper from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 17:27 | Houston | Michael Cantrell snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 17:20 | Houston | Michael Cantrell loses the ball out of bounds | 36-40 |
| 16:55 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf comes up short on the shot from the right side | 36-40 |
| 16:54 | UTEP | David Bast snags the offensive board | 36-40 |
| 16:37 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski travels with the ball | 36-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Porter Steinman (PG), Jamie Lilly (SG), Kirk Allen (SF), Cong Hong (PF), Orlando Erickson (C) Berdy Sarwinski, Ulysses Brady, Robert Lee, Michael Cantrell, Jay Rector | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Maury (PG), George Cabot (SF), Douglas Taylor (C) Richard Arnold, Ricardo Silva, David Bast | |
| 16:08 | Houston | Orlando Erickson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-40 |
| 16:06 | Houston | Cong Hong snags the offensive board | 36-40 |
| 15:46 | Houston | Orlando Erickson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski (PG) Porter Steinman | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Hogg (SG), Chad Smith (PF) Zlatko Mordarski, Dikembe Yusuf | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Berdy Sarwinski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jamie Lilly (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kirk Allen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cong Hong (fresh) 2 reb. C - Orlando Erickson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ronald Maury (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Hogg (fresh) 1 pts. SF - George Cabot (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor loses the dribble to Berdy Sarwinski | 36-40 |
| 15:24 | Houston | Jamie Lilly lays it in on a great pass from Berdy Sarwinski | 38-40 |
| 15:04 | UTEP | Ronald Maury misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 15:03 | UTEP | George Cabot grabs the offensive board | 38-40 |
| 14:51 | UTEP | Chad Smith can't connect on a shot from the right side | 38-40 |
| 14:50 | Houston | The rebound goes to Cong Hong | 38-40 |
| 14:25 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski connects on the turnaround from close range | 40-40 |
| 14:06 | UTEP | George Cabot loses the dribble to Orlando Erickson | 40-40 |
| 13:46 | Houston | Kirk Allen knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jamie Lilly | 42-40 |
| 13:29 | UTEP | George Cabot hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Cong Hong - foul #1 on Cong Hong, team foul #1 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Porter Steinman (PG), Ulysses Brady (SG), Robert Lee (SF), Michael Cantrell (PF), Jay Rector (C) Berdy Sarwinski, Jamie Lilly, Kirk Allen, Cong Hong, Orlando Erickson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Arnold (PG), Zlatko Mordarski (SG), Dikembe Yusuf (PF), David Bast (C) Ronald Maury, James Hogg, Chad Smith, Douglas Taylor | |
| 13:29 | UTEP | George Cabot misses the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 13:29 | UTEP | George Cabot makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 13:15 | Houston | Ulysses Brady evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 13:14 | UTEP | The rebound goes to David Bast | 42-41 |
| 12:56 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf misses the lay-in | 42-41 |
| 12:55 | Houston | Jay Rector grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 12:50 | Houston | Ulysses Brady evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-41 |
| 12:48 | Houston | Jay Rector snags the offensive board | 42-41 |
| 12:41 | Houston | Michael Cantrell drills a jump hook from the right block | 44-41 |
| 12:34 | UTEP | David Bast misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 44-41 |
| 12:33 | Houston | Porter Steinman snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 12:09 | Houston | Michael Cantrell double dribbles | 44-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski (PG) Porter Steinman | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ricardo Silva (SF) George Cabot | |
| 11:46 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 11:45 | UTEP | David Bast hits the follow up shot | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Berdy Sarwinski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ulysses Brady (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Cantrell (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jay Rector (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Arnold (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Zlatko Mordarski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ricardo Silva (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Yusuf (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - David Bast (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 11:17 | Houston | Michael Cantrell is open but comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 44-43 |
| 11:15 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 11:01 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 10:59 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jay Rector | 44-43 |
| 10:37 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski can't connect on a floater from the left side | 44-43 |
| 10:36 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Zlatko Mordarski | 44-43 |
| 10:22 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 10:21 | Houston | Robert Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 10:01 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski is hacked by David Bast - foul #2 on David Bast, team foul #2 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Jamie Lilly (SG), Kirk Allen (SF), Cong Hong (PF), Orlando Erickson (C) Ulysses Brady, Robert Lee, Michael Cantrell, Jay Rector | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Maury (PG), Douglas Taylor (C) Richard Arnold, David Bast | |
| 09:41 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski misses the floater from the left block but the foul's on Ronald Maury - foul #3 on Ronald Maury, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Hogg (SG) Zlatko Mordarski | |
| 09:41 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 09:41 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 09:24 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 08:57 | Houston | The jumper by Jamie Lilly is denied by James Hogg | 46-46 |
| 08:55 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Ronald Maury | 46-46 |
| 08:40 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf is denied on a layup by Cong Hong | 46-46 |
| 08:38 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf snags the offensive board | 46-46 |
| 08:26 | UTEP | Ronald Maury makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ricardo Silva | 46-49 |
| 08:06 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Ricardo Silva - foul #1 on Ricardo Silva, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Ulysses Brady (SG), Robert Lee (SF), Michael Cantrell (PF), Jay Rector (C) Jamie Lilly, Kirk Allen, Cong Hong, Orlando Erickson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Arnold (PG), Zlatko Mordarski (SG), George Cabot (SF), Chad Smith (PF), David Bast (C) Ronald Maury, James Hogg, Ricardo Silva, Dikembe Yusuf, Douglas Taylor | |
| 08:06 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 08:06 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 07:58 | UTEP | Berdy Sarwinski is called for the reach on Richard Arnold - foul #3 on Berdy Sarwinski, team foul #2 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Porter Steinman (PG) Berdy Sarwinski | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 07:47 | UTEP | Chad Smith buries a fadeaway from close range and he's fouled by Michael Cantrell - foul #1 on Michael Cantrell, team foul #3 | 48-51 |
| 07:47 | UTEP | Chad Smith makes the free throw | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Porter Steinman (fresh) SG - Ulysses Brady (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Cantrell (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jay Rector (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Arnold (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Zlatko Mordarski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Cabot (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Bast (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 07:40 | Houston | Jay Rector lays it in | 50-52 |
| 07:28 | UTEP | George Cabot hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Zlatko Mordarski | 50-55 |
| 07:09 | Houston | Ulysses Brady makes the contested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-55 |
| 06:51 | UTEP | David Bast misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Robert Lee - foul #1 on Robert Lee, team foul #4 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf (PF) Chad Smith | |
| 06:51 | UTEP | David Bast misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 06:51 | UTEP | David Bast misses the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 06:51 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf snags the offensive board | 53-55 |
| 06:38 | UTEP | Richard Arnold comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-55 |
| 06:37 | Houston | Robert Lee pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 06:21 | Houston | George Cabot is called for the reach on Robert Lee - foul #1 on George Cabot, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ricardo Silva (SF) George Cabot | |
| 06:08 | Houston | Dikembe Yusuf is called for the reach on Michael Cantrell - foul #2 on Dikembe Yusuf, team foul #6 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski (PG) Porter Steinman | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 05:50 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Orlando Erickson (C) Jay Rector | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 05:35 | UTEP | David Bast lays it in on a great pass from Richard Arnold | 53-57 |
| 05:24 | Houston | Michael Cantrell's floater is tipped away by David Bast | 53-57 |
| 05:23 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf pulls down the rebound | 53-57 |
| 05:18 | UTEP | Richard Arnold misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Cantrell - foul #2 on Michael Cantrell, team foul #5 | 53-57 |
| 05:18 | UTEP | Richard Arnold misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 05:18 | UTEP | Richard Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 04:58 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-58 |
| 04:57 | UTEP | The rebound goes to David Bast | 53-58 |
| 04:52 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 53-58 |
| 04:51 | Houston | Michael Cantrell snags the defensive board | 53-58 |
| 04:34 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski is open and buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ulysses Brady out of the doubleteam | 55-58 |
| 04:17 | UTEP | Ricardo Silva makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Dikembe Yusuf | 55-61 |
| 04:02 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-61 |
| 04:01 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski tips it in | 57-61 |
| 03:45 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 57-61 |
| 03:44 | Houston | The rebound goes to Orlando Erickson | 57-61 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Berdy Sarwinski (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ulysses Brady (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Cantrell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Orlando Erickson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Arnold (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Zlatko Mordarski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ricardo Silva (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Yusuf (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. C - David Bast (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 03:37 | Houston | Michael Cantrell misses badly on a shot in the paint | 57-61 |
| 03:36 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski hits the follow up shot | 59-61 |
| 03:28 | UTEP | Ricardo Silva travels with the ball | 59-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Porter Steinman (PG), Jamie Lilly (SG), Kirk Allen (SF), Cong Hong (PF), Jay Rector (C) Berdy Sarwinski, Ulysses Brady, Robert Lee, Michael Cantrell, Orlando Erickson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Maury (PG), James Hogg (SG), George Cabot (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Douglas Taylor (C) Richard Arnold, Zlatko Mordarski, Ricardo Silva, Dikembe Yusuf, David Bast | |
| 03:18 | Houston | Jay Rector clanks a turnaround from the left block | 59-61 |
| 03:16 | UTEP | Chad Smith gets the rebound | 59-61 |
| 03:06 | UTEP | James Hogg makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Chad Smith | 59-63 |
| 02:44 | Houston | Chad Smith steps in front of the Jamie Lilly pass | 59-63 |
| 02:44 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski (PG), Ulysses Brady (SG), Robert Lee (SF), Michael Cantrell (PF) Porter Steinman, Jamie Lilly, Kirk Allen, Cong Hong | |
| Subs | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski (SG), Ricardo Silva (SF), Dikembe Yusuf (PF), David Bast (C) James Hogg, George Cabot, Chad Smith, Douglas Taylor | |
| 02:27 | UTEP | David Bast connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Ronald Maury | 59-65 |
| 02:09 | Houston | Michael Cantrell is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Michael Cantrell, team foul #6 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Arnold (PG) Ronald Maury | |
| 02:05 | UTEP | Richard Arnold's pass is intercepted by Berdy Sarwinski in the backcourt | 59-65 |
| 01:55 | Houston | Ulysses Brady is fouled on the floor by Ricardo Silva - foul #2 on Ricardo Silva, team foul #7 | 59-65 |
| 01:55 | Houston | Ulysses Brady makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 01:55 | Houston | Ulysses Brady makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 01:41 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf connects on the shot in the paint | 61-67 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:20 | Houston | Jay Rector clanks a turnaround from close range | 61-67 |
| 01:18 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Lee | 61-67 |
| 01:07 | Houston | Jay Rector buries a jumper from the left side | 63-67 |
| 00:55 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf clanks a 3 from the right corner | 63-67 |
| 00:54 | Houston | Ulysses Brady pulls down the rebound | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-67 |
| 00:24 | UTEP | David Bast gets the rebound | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | UTEP | David Bast is fouled in the backcourt by Ulysses Brady - foul #2 on Ulysses Brady, team foul #7 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | George Cabot (SF) Ricardo Silva | |
| 00:23 | UTEP | David Bast makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:23 | UTEP | David Bast misses the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:23 | Houston | Michael Cantrell grabs the board | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Houston | Dikembe Yusuf picks off the pass by Jay Rector | 63-68 |
| 00:13 | UTEP | Richard Arnold is hacked by Berdy Sarwinski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Berdy Sarwinski, team foul #8 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ricardo Silva (SF) George Cabot | |
| 00:13 | UTEP | Richard Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:13 | UTEP | Richard Arnold misses the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:13 | Houston | Jay Rector pulls down the rebound | 63-69 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski is hacked by Richard Arnold - foul #1 on Richard Arnold, team foul #8 | 63-69 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski misses the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Jay Rector gets the offensive rebound | 63-69 |
| 00:06 | Houston | Ulysses Brady is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's hacked by Dikembe Yusuf - foul #3 on Dikembe Yusuf, team foul #9 | 63-69 |
| 00:06 | Houston | Ulysses Brady makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:06 | Houston | Ulysses Brady makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:06 | Houston | Ulysses Brady misses the 3rd free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:06 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf gets the rebound | 65-69 |
| 00:05 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf is hacked by Berdy Sarwinski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Berdy Sarwinski, team foul #9 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Houston | Porter Steinman (PG) Berdy Sarwinski | |
| Subs | UTEP | George Cabot (SF) Ricardo Silva | |
| 00:05 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:05 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf makes the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Ulysses Brady splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 65-71 |