| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Singleton (fresh) SG - Joseph Costa (fresh) SF - Richard Froneberger (fresh) PF - Todd Rock (fresh) C - Billie Crowder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Lloyd Levering (fresh) SG - Jarrod Hepler (fresh) SF - Derick Apple (fresh) PF - Stephan Maski (fresh) C - Howard Willhite (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Howard Willhite wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:57 | Houston | Lloyd Levering is hacked by Michael Singleton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Singleton, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Houston | Lloyd Levering drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Derick Apple | 0-3 |
| 19:40 | UTEP | Michael Singleton's pass is intercepted by Jarrod Hepler in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 19:39 | Houston | Lloyd Levering banks in the layup on a great pass from Jarrod Hepler | 0-5 |
| 19:35 | UTEP | Joseph Costa scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Michael Singleton | 3-5 |
| 19:31 | Houston | Lloyd Levering comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 3-5 |
| 19:29 | Houston | Stephan Maski tips it but misses | 3-5 |
| 19:27 | UTEP | Billie Crowder grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 19:13 | UTEP | Stephan Maski swats the layup by Billie Crowder | 3-5 |
| 19:12 | Houston | Lloyd Levering pulls down the rebound | 3-5 |
| 19:09 | Houston | Joseph Costa steps in front of the Derick Apple pass in the backcourt | 3-5 |
| 18:53 | UTEP | Joseph Costa is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Joseph Costa, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| 18:49 | Houston | Michael Singleton steps in front of the Lloyd Levering pass in the backcourt | 3-5 |
| 18:48 | UTEP | Michael Singleton lays it in | 5-5 |
| 18:24 | Houston | Lloyd Levering can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 18:22 | Houston | Lloyd Levering grabs the offensive board | 5-5 |
| 18:17 | Houston | Lloyd Levering comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-5 |
| 18:15 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Joseph Costa | 5-5 |
| 17:57 | UTEP | Todd Rock knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Michael Singleton | 7-5 |
| 17:47 | Houston | Jarrod Hepler knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 17:44 | UTEP | Richard Froneberger is fouled in the backcourt by Derick Apple - foul #1 on Derick Apple, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| Subs | UTEP | Andrew Nicholls (PG), Gene Savory (SG), Ron Swafford (SF) Michael Singleton, Joseph Costa, Richard Froneberger | |
| Subs | Houston | Norman Casias (PG), Aaron McBane (SG), Eric Wilson (SF), David Brown (PF), Charles Sauve (C) Lloyd Levering, Jarrod Hepler, Derick Apple, Stephan Maski, Howard Willhite | |
| 17:24 | UTEP | Norman Casias takes the ball from Billie Crowder | 7-8 |
| 17:21 | Houston | Eric Wilson blows the layup | 7-8 |
| 17:20 | UTEP | Todd Rock gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 17:01 | UTEP | Todd Rock misses the dunk but the foul's on David Brown - foul #1 on David Brown, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Parkinson (PG), Cecil Lester (SF), Fred Dougherty (C) Gene Savory, Ron Swafford, Billie Crowder | |
| Subs | Houston | Melvin Hollister (C) Charles Sauve | |
| 17:01 | UTEP | Todd Rock makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 17:01 | UTEP | Todd Rock makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 16:42 | Houston | Cecil Lester is called for the reach on Melvin Hollister - foul #1 on Cecil Lester, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gene Savory (SF) Todd Rock | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Sauve (C) David Brown | |
| 16:31 | Houston | Charles Sauve hits a wide open fadeaway from the right block | 9-10 |
| 16:14 | UTEP | Gene Savory clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 9-10 |
| 16:12 | UTEP | Cecil Lester tips it but misses | 9-10 |
| 16:11 | UTEP | Fred Dougherty snags the offensive board | 9-10 |
| 16:01 | UTEP | Andrew Nicholls scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Parkinson | 12-10 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Parkinson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Nicholls (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gene Savory (fairly fresh) PF - Cecil Lester (fairly fresh) C - Fred Dougherty (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Norman Casias (fairly fresh) SG - Aaron McBane (fairly fresh) SF - Eric Wilson (tiring) PF - Melvin Hollister (fairly fresh) C - Charles Sauve (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:57 | Houston | Cecil Lester picks off the pass by Melvin Hollister | 12-10 |
| 15:41 | UTEP | Fred Dougherty double dribbles | 12-10 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Singleton (PG), Joseph Costa (SG), Ron Swafford (SF), Todd Rock (PF), Humberto Escobar (C) Robert Parkinson, Andrew Nicholls, Gene Savory, Cecil Lester, Fred Dougherty | |
| Subs | Houston | Lloyd Levering (PG), Jarrod Hepler (SG), Derick Apple (SF), David Brown (PF), Howard Willhite (C) Norman Casias, Aaron McBane, Eric Wilson, Melvin Hollister, Charles Sauve | |
| 15:25 | Houston | David Brown makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Derick Apple | 12-12 |
| 15:08 | UTEP | Joseph Costa misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-12 |
| 15:06 | UTEP | Michael Singleton grabs the offensive board | 12-12 |
| 14:56 | UTEP | Todd Rock's layup is rejected by David Brown | 12-12 |
| 14:55 | Houston | The rebound goes to Howard Willhite | 12-12 |
| 14:50 | Houston | Jarrod Hepler makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Brown | 12-15 |
| 14:37 | UTEP | Lloyd Levering is called for the reach on Michael Singleton - foul #1 on Lloyd Levering, team foul #3 | 12-15 |
| Subs | UTEP | Andrew Nicholls (SG), Richard Froneberger (SF), Billie Crowder (C) Joseph Costa, Ron Swafford, Humberto Escobar | |
| Subs | Houston | Aaron McBane (SG), Stephan Maski (PF), Charles Sauve (C) Jarrod Hepler, David Brown, Howard Willhite | |
| 14:23 | UTEP | Michael Singleton connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Froneberger | 14-15 |
| 14:08 | Houston | Michael Singleton steals the ball from Lloyd Levering | 14-15 |
| 14:04 | UTEP | Todd Rock blows the layup | 14-15 |
| 14:03 | Houston | Charles Sauve pulls down the rebound | 14-15 |
| 13:58 | Houston | Lloyd Levering can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-15 |
| 13:57 | Houston | Charles Sauve grabs the offensive board | 14-15 |
| 13:43 | Houston | Stephan Maski's pass is intercepted by Billie Crowder | 14-15 |
| 13:32 | UTEP | Billie Crowder buries a turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Charles Sauve - foul #1 on Charles Sauve, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Costa (SG), Gene Savory (SF), Cecil Lester (PF) Michael Singleton, Richard Froneberger, Todd Rock | |
| Subs | Houston | Norman Casias (PG), Jarrod Hepler (SG), Eric Wilson (SF), David Brown (PF), Melvin Hollister (C) Lloyd Levering, Aaron McBane, Derick Apple, Stephan Maski, Charles Sauve | |
| 13:32 | UTEP | Billie Crowder makes the free throw | 17-15 |
| 13:29 | Houston | Eric Wilson's pass is intercepted by Andrew Nicholls in the backcourt | 17-15 |
| 13:20 | UTEP | Gene Savory hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 17-15 |
| 13:19 | Houston | Melvin Hollister grabs the defensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 12:57 | Houston | Eric Wilson loses the dribble to Gene Savory | 17-15 |
| 12:48 | UTEP | Billie Crowder comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-15 |
| 12:47 | Houston | Eric Wilson gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 12:40 | Houston | Jarrod Hepler is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right corner | 17-15 |
| 12:38 | UTEP | Cecil Lester gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 12:36 | UTEP | Andrew Nicholls is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 17-15 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Parkinson (PG), Ron Swafford (SG), Fred Dougherty (C) Andrew Nicholls, Joseph Costa, Billie Crowder | |
| Subs | Houston | Aaron McBane (SG), Stephan Maski (PF), Howard Willhite (C) Jarrod Hepler, David Brown, Melvin Hollister | |
| 12:22 | Houston | Howard Willhite lays it in on a great pass from Stephan Maski | 17-17 |
| 12:19 | UTEP | Gene Savory's pass is intercepted by Norman Casias in the backcourt | 17-17 |
| 12:18 | Houston | Norman Casias hits the finger roll | 17-19 |
| 12:14 | UTEP | Gene Savory is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Parkinson | 20-19 |
| 11:57 | Houston | Norman Casias misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-19 |
| 11:56 | UTEP | Fred Dougherty pulls down the rebound | 20-19 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Parkinson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ron Swafford (fairly fresh) SF - Gene Savory (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Cecil Lester (tiring) 2 reb. C - Fred Dougherty (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Norman Casias (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Aaron McBane (tiring) SF - Eric Wilson (tiring) PF - Stephan Maski (tired) C - Howard Willhite (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:36 | UTEP | Gene Savory hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-19 |
| 11:34 | Houston | Stephan Maski grabs the board | 20-19 |
| 11:34 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 20-19 |
| Subs | UTEP | Andrew Nicholls (SG), Richard Froneberger (SF), Todd Rock (PF), Humberto Escobar (C) Ron Swafford, Gene Savory, Cecil Lester, Fred Dougherty | |
| Subs | Houston | Lloyd Levering (PG), Derick Apple (SF), Melvin Hollister (PF), Charles Sauve (C) Norman Casias, Eric Wilson, Stephan Maski, Howard Willhite | |
| 11:13 | Houston | Humberto Escobar picks off the pass by Charles Sauve | 20-19 |
| 11:01 | UTEP | Andrew Nicholls double dribbles | 20-19 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Singleton (PG), Joseph Costa (SG), Billie Crowder (C) Robert Parkinson, Andrew Nicholls, Humberto Escobar | |
| Subs | Houston | Jarrod Hepler (SG), David Brown (PF) Aaron McBane, Charles Sauve | |
| 10:44 | Houston | Todd Rock is called for the reach on David Brown - foul #1 on Todd Rock, team foul #4 | 20-19 |
| 10:44 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 20-19 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ron Swafford (SF), Humberto Escobar (PF) Richard Froneberger, Todd Rock | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 10:29 | Houston | Jarrod Hepler misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-19 |
| 10:27 | Houston | David Brown can't tip it in | 20-19 |
| 10:25 | UTEP | Humberto Escobar snags the defensive board | 20-19 |
| 10:09 | UTEP | Billie Crowder clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-19 |
| 10:07 | UTEP | Ron Swafford tips it home | 22-19 |
| 10:03 | Houston | Lloyd Levering's pass is intercepted by Joseph Costa in the backcourt | 22-19 |
| 09:55 | UTEP | Michael Singleton is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Costa | 25-19 |
| 09:35 | Houston | Lloyd Levering hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Derick Apple | 25-21 |
| 09:31 | UTEP | Derick Apple is called for the reach on Ron Swafford in the backcourt - foul #2 on Derick Apple, team foul #5 | 25-21 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Parkinson (PG), Andrew Nicholls (SG), Richard Froneberger (SF), Todd Rock (PF), Fred Dougherty (C) Michael Singleton, Joseph Costa, Ron Swafford, Humberto Escobar, Billie Crowder | |
| Subs | Houston | Norman Casias (PG), Aaron McBane (SG), Eric Wilson (SF), Stephan Maski (PF), Howard Willhite (C) Lloyd Levering, Jarrod Hepler, Derick Apple, David Brown, Melvin Hollister | |
| 09:18 | UTEP | Todd Rock scores on a floater in the lane | 27-21 |
| 09:02 | Houston | Norman Casias makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Aaron McBane | 27-24 |
| 08:44 | UTEP | Richard Froneberger misses the lay-in but the foul's on Eric Wilson - foul #1 on Eric Wilson, team foul #6 | 27-24 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gene Savory (SG), Cecil Lester (PF) Robert Parkinson, Todd Rock | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Sauve (C) Howard Willhite | |
| 08:44 | UTEP | Richard Froneberger misses the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 08:44 | UTEP | Richard Froneberger misses the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 08:44 | Houston | Stephan Maski grabs the board | 27-24 |
| 08:40 | Houston | Andrew Nicholls steps in front of the Eric Wilson pass in the backcourt | 27-24 |
| 08:38 | UTEP | Gene Savory hits the finger roll set up by Andrew Nicholls | 29-24 |
| 08:35 | Houston | Gene Savory is called for the reach on Aaron McBane in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gene Savory, team foul #5 | 29-24 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Singleton (PG) Richard Froneberger | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 08:18 | Houston | Gene Savory picks off the pass by Stephan Maski | 29-24 |
| 08:15 | UTEP | Gene Savory lays it in | 31-24 |
| 07:59 | Houston | Stephan Maski's pass is intercepted by Gene Savory | 31-24 |
| 07:55 | UTEP | Gene Savory misses the lay-in | 31-24 |
| 07:53 | Houston | Stephan Maski grabs the defensive rebound | 31-24 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Singleton (tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Nicholls (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gene Savory (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. PF - Cecil Lester (tiring) 2 reb. C - Fred Dougherty (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Norman Casias (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Aaron McBane (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Eric Wilson (tiring) PF - Stephan Maski (tired) 4 reb. C - Charles Sauve (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:48 | Houston | Norman Casias loses the dribble to Cecil Lester | 31-24 |
| 07:40 | UTEP | Fred Dougherty misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-24 |
| 07:38 | UTEP | Cecil Lester grabs the offensive board | 31-24 |
| 07:29 | UTEP | Gene Savory connects on the jumpshot from the left side and the foul's on Eric Wilson - foul #2 on Eric Wilson, team foul #7 | 33-24 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Parkinson (PG), Ron Swafford (SF), Todd Rock (PF), Billie Crowder (C) Michael Singleton, Andrew Nicholls, Cecil Lester, Fred Dougherty | |
| Subs | Houston | Lloyd Levering (PG), Jarrod Hepler (SG), Derick Apple (SF), David Brown (PF), Howard Willhite (C) Norman Casias, Aaron McBane, Eric Wilson, Stephan Maski, Charles Sauve | |
| 07:29 | UTEP | Gene Savory makes the free throw | 34-24 |
| 07:07 | Houston | Howard Willhite is fouled on the floor by Gene Savory - foul #2 on Gene Savory, team foul #6 | 34-24 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Costa (SG), Richard Froneberger (SF) Gene Savory, Ron Swafford | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 06:54 | Houston | Jarrod Hepler is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-24 |
| 06:52 | Houston | David Brown tips it but misses | 34-24 |
| 06:50 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Richard Froneberger | 34-24 |
| 06:36 | UTEP | Joseph Costa's floater is tipped away by Howard Willhite | 34-24 |
| 06:34 | Houston | The rebound goes to David Brown | 34-24 |
| 06:28 | Houston | Lloyd Levering misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-24 |
| 06:26 | Houston | David Brown tips it home | 34-26 |
| 06:23 | UTEP | Billie Crowder loses the dribble to Derick Apple in the backcourt | 34-26 |
| 06:07 | Houston | Howard Willhite misses short on an open floater from close range | 34-26 |
| 06:05 | Houston | Howard Willhite tips it but misses | 34-26 |
| 06:04 | UTEP | Billie Crowder pulls down the rebound | 34-26 |
| 06:02 | UTEP | Joseph Costa is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 34-26 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Singleton (PG), Andrew Nicholls (SG), Ron Swafford (SF), Humberto Escobar (C) Robert Parkinson, Joseph Costa, Richard Froneberger, Billie Crowder | |
| Subs | Houston | Norman Casias (PG), Aaron McBane (SG), Melvin Hollister (PF), Charles Sauve (C) Lloyd Levering, Jarrod Hepler, David Brown, Howard Willhite | |
| 05:44 | Houston | Melvin Hollister hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Charles Sauve | 34-28 |
| 05:35 | UTEP | Andrew Nicholls hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Norman Casias - foul #1 on Norman Casias, team foul #8 | 34-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Wilson (SF) Derick Apple | |
| 05:35 | UTEP | Andrew Nicholls makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 05:35 | UTEP | Andrew Nicholls misses the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 05:35 | Houston | Charles Sauve gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| 05:33 | Houston | Aaron McBane is fouled in the backcourt by Todd Rock - foul #2 on Todd Rock, team foul #7 | 35-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | Cecil Lester (PF) Todd Rock | |
| Subs | Houston | Jarrod Hepler (SG) Eric Wilson | |
| 05:33 | Houston | Aaron McBane misses the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 05:33 | UTEP | Cecil Lester snags the defensive board | 35-28 |
| 05:13 | UTEP | Andrew Nicholls can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 05:11 | Houston | Melvin Hollister grabs the board | 35-28 |
| 05:08 | Houston | Jarrod Hepler is hacked by Michael Singleton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Singleton, team foul #8 | 35-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Froneberger (SF), Fred Dougherty (C) Michael Singleton, Humberto Escobar | |
| Subs | Houston | Lloyd Levering (PG), Howard Willhite (C) Norman Casias, Charles Sauve | |
| 05:08 | Houston | Jarrod Hepler misses the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 05:08 | UTEP | Fred Dougherty grabs the board | 35-28 |
| 04:51 | UTEP | Ron Swafford clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 35-28 |
| 04:50 | Houston | Howard Willhite snags the defensive board | 35-28 |
| 04:44 | Houston | Howard Willhite throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Costa (SG), Billie Crowder (C) Ron Swafford, Cecil Lester | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Wilson (SF), Stephan Maski (PF) Jarrod Hepler, Melvin Hollister | |
| 04:27 | UTEP | Andrew Nicholls misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 35-28 |
| 04:25 | Houston | Eric Wilson pulls down the rebound | 35-28 |
| 04:25 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 35-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Parkinson (PG), Humberto Escobar (PF) Andrew Nicholls, Fred Dougherty | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 04:07 | Houston | Aaron McBane hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from close range | 35-28 |
| 04:05 | UTEP | Humberto Escobar pulls down the rebound | 35-28 |
| 03:46 | UTEP | The jumper by Billie Crowder is denied by Stephan Maski | 35-28 |
| 03:45 | Houston | Stephan Maski grabs the board | 35-28 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Parkinson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Costa (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Froneberger (tired) PF - Humberto Escobar (tiring) 2 reb. C - Billie Crowder (very tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Lloyd Levering (tired) 7 pts. SG - Aaron McBane (tired) 1 ast. SF - Eric Wilson (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Stephan Maski (tired) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Howard Willhite (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Houston | Aaron McBane comes up short on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Joseph Costa - foul #2 on Joseph Costa, team foul #9 | 35-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Singleton (PG), Gene Savory (SG), Ron Swafford (SF), Todd Rock (PF) Robert Parkinson, Joseph Costa, Richard Froneberger, Humberto Escobar | |
| Subs | Houston | Norman Casias (PG), Derick Apple (SF), Melvin Hollister (PF), Charles Sauve (C) Lloyd Levering, Eric Wilson, Stephan Maski, Howard Willhite | |
| 03:41 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 35-28 |
| 03:41 | Houston | Aaron McBane misses the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 03:41 | Houston | Aaron McBane misses the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 03:41 | UTEP | Gene Savory grabs the board | 35-28 |
| 03:38 | UTEP | Norman Casias is called for the reach on Michael Singleton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Norman Casias, team foul #9 | 35-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Houston | Jarrod Hepler (SG) Aaron McBane | |
| 03:38 | UTEP | Michael Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 03:38 | UTEP | Michael Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 03:18 | Houston | Todd Rock is called for the reach on Norman Casias - foul #3 on Todd Rock, team foul #10 | 37-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | Andrew Nicholls (SG), Cecil Lester (PF), Fred Dougherty (C) Michael Singleton, Todd Rock, Billie Crowder | |
| Subs | Houston | David Brown (PF) Charles Sauve | |
| 03:18 | Houston | Norman Casias makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 03:18 | Houston | Norman Casias makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 03:05 | UTEP | David Brown swats the short shot by Andrew Nicholls | 37-30 |
| 03:04 | Houston | Melvin Hollister gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 02:48 | Houston | Norman Casias is hacked by Cecil Lester - foul #2 on Cecil Lester, team foul #11 | 37-30 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Parkinson (PG) Ron Swafford | |
| Subs | Houston | Aaron McBane (SG), Charles Sauve (C) Jarrod Hepler, Melvin Hollister | |
| 02:48 | Houston | Norman Casias misses the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 02:48 | Houston | Norman Casias makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 02:32 | UTEP | Gene Savory misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 02:30 | Houston | Charles Sauve grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 02:26 | Houston | Aaron McBane knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Norman Casias | 37-33 |
| 02:09 | UTEP | Charles Sauve blocks the jumper by Gene Savory | 37-33 |
| 02:07 | Houston | The rebound goes to Charles Sauve | 37-33 |
| 02:01 | Houston | Charles Sauve hits the finger roll set up by Norman Casias and he's fouled by Fred Dougherty - foul #1 on Fred Dougherty, team foul #12 | 37-35 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Singleton (PG), Ron Swafford (SF), Humberto Escobar (PF), Billie Crowder (C) Robert Parkinson, Andrew Nicholls, Cecil Lester, Fred Dougherty | |
| Subs | Houston | Lloyd Levering (PG), Jarrod Hepler (SG), Eric Wilson (SF), Stephan Maski (PF) Norman Casias, Aaron McBane, Derick Apple, David Brown | |
| 02:01 | Houston | Charles Sauve makes the free throw | 37-36 |
| 01:47 | UTEP | Gene Savory buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Michael Singleton | 40-36 |
| 01:32 | Houston | Charles Sauve misses the runner in the lane | 40-36 |
| 01:31 | Houston | Stephan Maski grabs the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 01:11 | Houston | Jarrod Hepler connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Lloyd Levering | 40-39 |
| 00:50 | UTEP | Billie Crowder makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-39 |
| 00:35 | Houston | Eric Wilson can't finish the layup | 42-39 |
| 00:33 | UTEP | Ron Swafford grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 00:27 | UTEP | Gene Savory scores on a 3 from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 00:21 | Houston | Charles Sauve can't finish the uncontested layup | 45-39 |
| 00:20 | UTEP | Humberto Escobar grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 00:18 | UTEP | Gene Savory is fouled in the backcourt by Lloyd Levering - foul #2 on Lloyd Levering, team foul #10 | 45-39 |
| Subs | UTEP | Andrew Nicholls (PG), Joseph Costa (SG), Cecil Lester (PF) Michael Singleton, Ron Swafford, Humberto Escobar | |
| Subs | Houston | Norman Casias (PG), Aaron McBane (SG), Derick Apple (SF), Melvin Hollister (PF), Howard Willhite (C) Lloyd Levering, Jarrod Hepler, Eric Wilson, Stephan Maski, Charles Sauve | |
| 00:18 | UTEP | Gene Savory misses the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 00:18 | UTEP | Gene Savory misses the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Howard Willhite grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 00:13 | Houston | Norman Casias is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Nicholls - foul #1 on Andrew Nicholls, team foul #13 | 45-39 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Parkinson (PG), Richard Froneberger (SF) Andrew Nicholls, Gene Savory | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:13 | Houston | Norman Casias makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 00:13 | Houston | Norman Casias makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 00:05 | UTEP | Billie Crowder misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 45-41 |
| 00:03 | Houston | Howard Willhite grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Howard Willhite misses short on a halfcourt shot | 45-41 |