| Lineup | Houston | PG - Clint Williamson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fidel Pena (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Brannon (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raymond Cox (fresh) 3 reb. C - Julio Estrada (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Kevin Rollings (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oliver Nixon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Cox (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Oliver Nixon inbounds the ball | 27-24 |
| 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 and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:48 | UTEP | Oliver Nixon misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Joshua Brannon - foul #2 on Joshua Brannon, team foul #1 | 27-24 |
| 19:48 | UTEP | Oliver Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 19:48 | UTEP | Oliver Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 19:23 | Houston | Raymond Cox makes the floater from the left side | 29-26 |
| 19:12 | UTEP | Kevin Rollings clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-26 |
| 19:11 | UTEP | Oliver Nixon pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 19:00 | UTEP | Oliver Nixon can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-26 |
| 18:58 | UTEP | Mark Cox snags the offensive board | 29-26 |
| 18:31 | UTEP | Fidel Pena steals it from Mark Cox | 29-26 |
| 18:24 | Houston | Clint Williamson misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Weaver - foul #1 on Richard Weaver, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| 18:24 | Houston | Clint Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 18:24 | Houston | Clint Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 18:16 | UTEP | Oliver Nixon can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 31-26 |
| 18:14 | UTEP | Oliver Nixon grabs the offensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 18:02 | UTEP | Richard Weaver misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-26 |
| 18:01 | Houston | Julio Estrada pulls down the rebound | 31-26 |
| 17:41 | Houston | Raymond Cox misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-26 |
| 17:40 | UTEP | Steven Collins gets the rebound | 31-26 |
| 17:19 | UTEP | Oliver Nixon is hacked by Julio Estrada - foul #2 on Julio Estrada, team foul #2 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Jacob Roberts (SF) Joshua Brannon | |
| Subs | UTEP | Lester Gauna (PG), Curtis Boice (SG), Erik Holloway (SF), Dustin Ponder (PF), Carl Tatum (C) Kevin Rollings, Steven Collins, Oliver Nixon, Richard Weaver, Mark Cox | |
| 17:12 | UTEP | Carl Tatum misses the lay-in | 31-26 |
| 17:10 | Houston | Raymond Cox pulls down the rebound | 31-26 |
| 16:42 | Houston | Julio Estrada misses the turnaround from the left block | 31-26 |
| 16:41 | UTEP | Lester Gauna snags the defensive board | 31-26 |
| 16:34 | UTEP | Curtis Boice clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-26 |
| 16:32 | Houston | Julio Estrada pulls down the rebound | 31-26 |
| 16:30 | Houston | Clint Williamson is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clint Williamson, team foul #3 | 31-26 |
| 16:09 | UTEP | Lester Gauna's pass is intercepted by Fidel Pena | 31-26 |
| 16:05 | Houston | Clint Williamson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Fidel Pena | 33-26 |
| 15:45 | UTEP | Curtis Boice hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jacob Roberts - foul #1 on Jacob Roberts, team foul #4 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Steven Collins (SG) Lester Gauna | |
| 15:45 | UTEP | Curtis Boice makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 15:45 | UTEP | Curtis Boice makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Clint Williamson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fidel Pena (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jacob Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Cox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Julio Estrada (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Curtis Boice (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erik Holloway (fresh) PF - Dustin Ponder (fresh) C - Carl Tatum (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:22 | Houston | Clint Williamson loses the dribble to Erik Holloway | 33-28 |
| 15:08 | UTEP | Carl Tatum comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Julio Estrada - foul #3 on Julio Estrada, team foul #5 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Knight (SG), Charles Oberski (PF) Jacob Roberts, Raymond Cox | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kevin Rollings (PG), Oliver Nixon (SF), Richard Weaver (PF) Curtis Boice, Erik Holloway, Dustin Ponder | |
| 15:08 | UTEP | Carl Tatum misses the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 15:08 | UTEP | Carl Tatum makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 14:39 | Houston | Clint Williamson makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-29 |
| 14:18 | UTEP | Steven Collins misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-29 |
| 14:16 | Houston | Julio Estrada grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 13:56 | Houston | Fidel Pena is hacked by Oliver Nixon - foul #2 on Oliver Nixon, team foul #2 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Brannon (SF), Jamie Walker (C) Kevin Knight, Julio Estrada | |
| Subs | UTEP | Lester Gauna (SG), James Draper (PF), Mark Cox (C) Steven Collins, Richard Weaver, Carl Tatum | |
| 13:37 | Houston | Jamie Walker is fouled on the floor by Mark Cox - foul #1 on Mark Cox, team foul #3 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Knight (SG), Raymond Cox (PF) Fidel Pena, Charles Oberski | |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Holloway (SF) Oliver Nixon | |
| 13:17 | Houston | Joshua Brannon comes up short on the floater near the basket | 35-29 |
| 13:16 | Houston | Joshua Brannon hits the follow up shot | 37-29 |
| 12:51 | UTEP | Erik Holloway makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 12:33 | Houston | Joshua Brannon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Wysocki (PG), Fidel Pena (SG), Charles Oberski (PF) Clint Williamson, Kevin Knight, Raymond Cox | |
| Subs | UTEP | Steven Collins (SG), Richard Weaver (PF) Kevin Rollings, James Draper | |
| 12:25 | UTEP | Mark Cox lays it up and in set up by Lester Gauna | 37-34 |
| 12:06 | Houston | Charles Oberski misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Erik Holloway - foul #1 on Erik Holloway, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Jacob Roberts (SF), Julio Estrada (C) Joshua Brannon, Jamie Walker | |
| Subs | UTEP | Oliver Nixon (SF), Dustin Ponder (C) Erik Holloway, Mark Cox | |
| 12:06 | Houston | Charles Oberski makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 12:06 | Houston | Charles Oberski makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 11:41 | UTEP | The pull-up jumper by Lester Gauna is blocked by Julio Estrada | 39-34 |
| 11:40 | Houston | Jacob Roberts gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Wysocki (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fidel Pena (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jacob Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Oberski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Julio Estrada (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Lester Gauna (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oliver Nixon (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dustin Ponder (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | Houston | Julio Estrada misses long on an open jumper from the left side | 39-34 |
| 11:15 | UTEP | Lester Gauna pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 10:54 | UTEP | Steven Collins misses long on a floater from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 10:53 | UTEP | Oliver Nixon grabs the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 10:44 | UTEP | Lester Gauna misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 10:42 | UTEP | Dustin Ponder grabs the offensive board | 39-34 |
| 10:31 | UTEP | Lester Gauna is hacked by Robert Wysocki - foul #1 on Robert Wysocki, team foul #6 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Clint Williamson (PG), Kevin Knight (SG), Raymond Cox (PF), Jamie Walker (C) Robert Wysocki, Fidel Pena, Charles Oberski, Julio Estrada | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kevin Rollings (PG), Curtis Boice (SG), Erik Holloway (SF), Mark Cox (C) Lester Gauna, Steven Collins, Oliver Nixon, Richard Weaver | |
| 10:13 | UTEP | Mark Cox loses the dribble to Clint Williamson | 39-34 |
| 10:08 | Houston | Jacob Roberts banks in the layup set up by Clint Williamson | 41-34 |
| 09:58 | UTEP | Kevin Rollings scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 41-36 |
| 09:34 | Houston | Jamie Walker makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Kevin Knight | 43-36 |
| 09:31 | UTEP | Clint Williamson picks off the pass by Kevin Rollings in the backcourt | 43-36 |
| 09:29 | Houston | Clint Williamson hits the finger roll | 45-36 |
| 09:10 | UTEP | Kevin Rollings is hacked by Clint Williamson - foul #2 on Clint Williamson, team foul #7 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Fidel Pena (SG), Joshua Brannon (SF), Julio Estrada (C) Kevin Knight, Jacob Roberts, Jamie Walker | |
| Subs | UTEP | Steven Collins (SG), Oliver Nixon (SF), James Draper (PF), Carl Tatum (C) Curtis Boice, Erik Holloway, Dustin Ponder, Mark Cox | |
| 09:10 | UTEP | Kevin Rollings makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 09:10 | UTEP | Kevin Rollings makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 08:46 | Houston | Joshua Brannon is fouled on the floor by Oliver Nixon - foul #3 on Oliver Nixon, team foul #5 | 45-38 |
| 08:26 | Houston | Raymond Cox is alone and drills a driving attempt in the paint | 47-38 |
| 08:12 | UTEP | James Draper makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Oliver Nixon | 47-40 |
| 07:54 | Houston | Raymond Cox misses long on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by James Draper - foul #3 on James Draper, team foul #6 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Lester Gauna (PG), Curtis Boice (SG), Erik Holloway (SF), Richard Weaver (PF), Mark Cox (C) Kevin Rollings, Steven Collins, Oliver Nixon, James Draper, Carl Tatum | |
| 07:54 | Houston | Raymond Cox makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 07:54 | Houston | Raymond Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 07:33 | UTEP | Mark Cox buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Clint Williamson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Fidel Pena (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Brannon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Cox (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Julio Estrada (tiring) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Lester Gauna (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Curtis Boice (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Erik Holloway (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Richard Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Cox (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Houston | Joshua Brannon is open and buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Clint Williamson | 51-43 |
| 06:50 | UTEP | Mark Cox clanks a shot from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 06:49 | Houston | Fidel Pena snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| 06:24 | Houston | Raymond Cox slams it home | 53-43 |
| 06:14 | UTEP | Richard Weaver connects on the turnaround in the paint | 53-45 |
| 05:54 | Houston | Clint Williamson scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Brannon | 55-45 |
| 05:54 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Jacob Roberts (SF), Charles Oberski (PF), Jamie Walker (C) Joshua Brannon, Raymond Cox, Julio Estrada | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kevin Rollings (PG), Steven Collins (SG), Oliver Nixon (SF), Dustin Ponder (C) Lester Gauna, Curtis Boice, Erik Holloway, Mark Cox | |
| 05:28 | UTEP | Oliver Nixon comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-45 |
| 05:27 | Houston | Jamie Walker grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 05:07 | Houston | Fidel Pena comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 05:05 | Houston | Clint Williamson snags the offensive board | 55-45 |
| 04:42 | Houston | Fidel Pena knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-45 |
| 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) | |
| 04:31 | UTEP | Clint Williamson steals it from Oliver Nixon | 57-45 |
| 04:28 | Houston | Fidel Pena lays it up and in set up by Clint Williamson | 59-45 |
| 04:12 | UTEP | Fidel Pena picks off the pass by Dustin Ponder | 59-45 |
| 04:10 | Houston | Steven Collins is called for the reach on Clint Williamson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Collins, team foul #7 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Knight (SG), Joshua Brannon (SF), Julio Estrada (C) Fidel Pena, Jacob Roberts, Jamie Walker | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Draper (PF), Mark Cox (C) Richard Weaver, Dustin Ponder | |
| 04:10 | Houston | Clint Williamson misses the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 04:10 | UTEP | Mark Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 59-45 |
| 03:52 | UTEP | Kevin Rollings misses the lay-in | 59-45 |
| 03:50 | Houston | Julio Estrada grabs the board | 59-45 |
| 03:22 | Houston | Clint Williamson misses long on an open shot from the right wing | 59-45 |
| 03:21 | UTEP | James Draper grabs the defensive rebound | 59-45 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Clint Williamson (tiring) 13 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kevin Knight (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Brannon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Oberski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Julio Estrada (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Kevin Rollings (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Collins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oliver Nixon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Draper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Mark Cox (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:17 | UTEP | James Draper double dribbles | 59-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Wysocki (PG), Jacob Roberts (SF), Jamie Walker (C) Clint Williamson, Joshua Brannon, Julio Estrada | |
| Subs | UTEP | Lester Gauna (PG), Curtis Boice (SG), Erik Holloway (SF), Carl Tatum (C) Kevin Rollings, Steven Collins, Oliver Nixon, Mark Cox | |
| 02:57 | Houston | Charles Oberski hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from the left block | 59-45 |
| 02:55 | UTEP | Lester Gauna grabs the board | 59-45 |
| 02:37 | UTEP | Curtis Boice scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Erik Holloway | 59-47 |
| 02:13 | Houston | Kevin Knight can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-47 |
| 02:12 | Houston | Jamie Walker hits the follow up shot | 61-47 |
| 02:00 | UTEP | Erik Holloway misses the easy layup | 61-47 |
| 01:59 | UTEP | Curtis Boice snags the offensive board | 61-47 |
| 01:53 | UTEP | James Draper can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-47 |
| 01:52 | Houston | Robert Wysocki snags the defensive board | 61-47 |
| 01:37 | Houston | Kevin Knight misses short on a floater from the left side | 61-47 |
| 01:36 | UTEP | The rebound goes to James Draper | 61-47 |
| 01:32 | UTEP | Erik Holloway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-47 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dustin Ponder (PF) James Draper | |
| 01:22 | Houston | Jacob Roberts misses the easy layup but the foul's on Erik Holloway - foul #2 on Erik Holloway, team foul #8 | 61-47 |
| 01:22 | Houston | Jacob Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 01:22 | Houston | Jacob Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 01:10 | UTEP | Erik Holloway blows the dunk | 63-47 |
| 01:09 | Houston | Charles Oberski snags the defensive board | 63-47 |
| 00:47 | Houston | Carl Tatum takes the ball from Kevin Knight | 63-47 |
| 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) | |
| 00:41 | UTEP | Carl Tatum hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 63-47 |
| 00:40 | UTEP | Carl Tatum snags the offensive board | 63-47 |
| 00:38 | UTEP | Erik Holloway can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 63-47 |
| 00:37 | UTEP | Dustin Ponder pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-47 |
| 00:35 | UTEP | Kevin Knight takes the ball from Carl Tatum | 63-47 |
| 00:32 | Houston | Kevin Knight can't finish the layup | 63-47 |
| 00:30 | UTEP | Lester Gauna snags the defensive board | 63-47 |
| 00:25 | UTEP | Jacob Roberts swats the shot by Curtis Boice | 63-47 |
| 00:24 | Houston | Charles Oberski snags the defensive board | 63-47 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Robert Wysocki runs out the clock | 63-47 |