| Lineup | Houston | PG - Louis Decastro (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Berdy Sarwinski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dwight Beck (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Cong Hong (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kirk Allen (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Hogg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Gay (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Ellerbee (fresh) 2 stl. PF - James Howes (fresh) 5 pts. C - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Dwight Beck inbounds the ball | 31-40 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Houston | Kirk Allen misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by David Gay - foul #2 on David Gay, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| 19:46 | Houston | Kirk Allen makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 19:46 | Houston | Kirk Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 19:36 | UTEP | James Hogg clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 19:35 | Houston | Kirk Allen snags the defensive board | 33-40 |
| 19:14 | Houston | Cong Hong is called for traveling | 33-40 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Edward Searcy (PG), Michael Briggs (SF) James Hogg, Jason Ellerbee | |
| 18:53 | UTEP | James Howes misses short on a runner near the basket | 33-40 |
| 18:52 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 18:35 | Houston | Cong Hong hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dwight Beck | 35-40 |
| 18:15 | UTEP | James Howes banks in the layup | 35-42 |
| 18:01 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 35-42 |
| 17:59 | Houston | Cong Hong grabs the offensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 17:45 | Houston | Dwight Beck is hacked by Michael Briggs - foul #2 on Michael Briggs, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Chris Stallworth (PG), Patrick Farrelly (SG), James Thompson (SF), Michael Scheetz (PF), Thomas Devinney (C) Louis Decastro, Berdy Sarwinski, Dwight Beck, Cong Hong, Kirk Allen | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Hogg (PG), Ricardo Silva (SG), Jason Ellerbee (SF) Edward Searcy, David Gay, Michael Briggs | |
| 17:27 | Houston | Patrick Farrelly hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-42 |
| 17:26 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor grabs the board | 35-42 |
| 17:20 | UTEP | Thomas Devinney is called for the reach on James Hogg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Devinney, team foul #1 | 35-42 |
| 17:10 | UTEP | James Hogg knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-45 |
| 16:57 | Houston | Patrick Farrelly misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 35-45 |
| 16:55 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Douglas Taylor | 35-45 |
| 16:38 | UTEP | Ricardo Silva hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-45 |
| 16:37 | Houston | Michael Scheetz grabs the defensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 16:21 | Houston | Patrick Farrelly misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 35-45 |
| 16:20 | Houston | James Thompson tips it but misses | 35-45 |
| 16:18 | Houston | Thomas Devinney snags the offensive board | 35-45 |
| 16:01 | Houston | Thomas Devinney connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Thompson | 37-45 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Chris Stallworth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Farrelly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Scheetz (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Thomas Devinney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Hogg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricardo Silva (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Ellerbee (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - James Howes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Douglas Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:43 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Thomas Devinney - foul #3 on Thomas Devinney, team foul #2 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Decastro (PG), Berdy Sarwinski (SG), Dwight Beck (SF), Cong Hong (PF), Kirk Allen (C) Chris Stallworth, Patrick Farrelly, James Thompson, Michael Scheetz, Thomas Devinney | |
| Subs | UTEP | David Gay (SG), William Speidel (PF) Ricardo Silva, James Howes | |
| 15:43 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 15:43 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 15:43 | Houston | Cong Hong gets the rebound | 37-46 |
| 15:29 | Houston | Louis Decastro is whistled for traveling | 37-46 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Howes (PF) William Speidel | |
| 15:19 | UTEP | James Hogg misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-46 |
| 15:17 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski grabs the defensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 14:57 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 37-46 |
| 14:55 | Houston | Dwight Beck grabs the offensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 14:41 | Houston | Dwight Beck makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Berdy Sarwinski | 39-46 |
| 14:19 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor buries a turnaround near the basket set up by David Gay | 39-48 |
| 14:03 | Houston | Douglas Taylor picks off the pass by Louis Decastro | 39-48 |
| 13:39 | UTEP | David Gay comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 39-48 |
| 13:37 | UTEP | James Howes tips it in | 39-50 |
| 13:19 | Houston | Kirk Allen drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Dwight Beck | 41-50 |
| 12:59 | UTEP | David Gay makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-53 |
| 12:46 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on David Gay - foul #3 on David Gay, team foul #3 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Chris Stallworth (PG), James Thompson (SF), Michael Scheetz (PF), Thomas Devinney (C) Louis Decastro, Dwight Beck, Cong Hong, Kirk Allen | |
| Subs | UTEP | Edward Searcy (PG), Ricardo Silva (SF), William Speidel (PF) James Hogg, Jason Ellerbee, James Howes | |
| 12:46 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 12:46 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 12:30 | UTEP | Ricardo Silva hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from David Gay | 43-56 |
| 12:09 | Houston | Douglas Taylor is called for the reach on Berdy Sarwinski - foul #3 on Douglas Taylor, team foul #4 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Farrelly (SG), Jody Loewen (SF) Berdy Sarwinski, James Thompson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Briggs (SF) David Gay | |
| 11:49 | Houston | Patrick Farrelly loses the ball out of bounds | 43-56 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Hogg (PG), David Gay (SG) Edward Searcy, Michael Briggs | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Chris Stallworth (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Farrelly (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jody Loewen (fresh) PF - Michael Scheetz (fresh) 4 reb. C - Thomas Devinney (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Hogg (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Gay (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ricardo Silva (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Speidel (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Taylor (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | UTEP | David Gay can't finish the layup | 43-56 |
| 11:37 | Houston | Michael Scheetz pulls down the rebound | 43-56 |
| 11:19 | Houston | Patrick Farrelly drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Chris Stallworth | 46-56 |
| 11:15 | UTEP | James Hogg loses the dribble to Patrick Farrelly in the backcourt | 46-56 |
| 10:53 | Houston | Thomas Devinney blows the layup but the foul's on Douglas Taylor - foul #4 on Douglas Taylor, team foul #5 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Decastro (PG), Dwight Beck (SF), James Thompson (PF) Chris Stallworth, Patrick Farrelly, Michael Scheetz | |
| Subs | UTEP | Edward Searcy (PG), Michael Briggs (SF), James Howes (PF) James Hogg, David Gay, William Speidel | |
| 10:53 | Houston | Thomas Devinney misses the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 10:53 | Houston | Thomas Devinney makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 10:24 | UTEP | Ricardo Silva drills a shot in the paint set up by Edward Searcy | 47-58 |
| 10:05 | Houston | Louis Decastro misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-58 |
| 10:03 | UTEP | Ricardo Silva grabs the defensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 09:52 | UTEP | James Howes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-58 |
| 09:50 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor tips it home | 47-60 |
| 09:39 | Houston | James Thompson misses long on a shot from the left side | 47-60 |
| 09:38 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor snags the defensive board | 47-60 |
| 09:33 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 47-60 |
| 09:31 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor can't tip it in | 47-60 |
| 09:29 | Houston | The rebound goes to James Thompson | 47-60 |
| 09:25 | Houston | Louis Decastro scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Jody Loewen | 49-60 |
| 09:23 | UTEP | Michael Briggs travels in the backcourt | 49-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Chris Stallworth (PG), Berdy Sarwinski (SG), Cong Hong (PF), Michael Scheetz (C) Louis Decastro, Jody Loewen, James Thompson, Thomas Devinney | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Hogg (PG), David Gay (SG), Jason Ellerbee (SF), William Speidel (PF) Edward Searcy, Ricardo Silva, Michael Briggs, James Howes | |
| 09:12 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner near the basket but the foul's on David Gay - foul #4 on David Gay, team foul #6 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Howes (PF) William Speidel | |
| 09:12 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 09:12 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 08:59 | UTEP | David Gay misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-60 |
| 08:57 | Houston | The rebound goes to Cong Hong | 51-60 |
| 08:41 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Dwight Beck | 53-60 |
| 08:31 | UTEP | David Gay clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-60 |
| 08:30 | Houston | Michael Scheetz pulls down the rebound | 53-60 |
| 08:24 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-60 |
| 08:12 | UTEP | James Hogg drills a floater from the right wing set up by David Gay | 55-62 |
| 07:51 | Houston | Dwight Beck hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 55-62 |
| 07:50 | Houston | Cong Hong grabs the offensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 07:29 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Cong Hong | 58-62 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Chris Stallworth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Berdy Sarwinski (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dwight Beck (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cong Hong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Scheetz (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Hogg (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Gay (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jason Ellerbee (tiring) 2 stl. PF - James Howes (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Taylor (tired) 7 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:12 | UTEP | James Hogg misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-62 |
| 07:10 | Houston | Cong Hong grabs the board | 58-62 |
| 06:41 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski blows the layup | 58-62 |
| 06:39 | UTEP | James Hogg grabs the defensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 06:24 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 58-64 |
| 06:07 | Houston | Dwight Beck knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Chris Stallworth | 60-64 |
| 05:51 | UTEP | James Hogg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Decastro (PG), Patrick Farrelly (SG), James Thompson (SF), Kirk Allen (C) Chris Stallworth, Berdy Sarwinski, Dwight Beck, Michael Scheetz | |
| Subs | UTEP | Edward Searcy (PG), Ricardo Silva (SG), Michael Briggs (SF), William Speidel (PF) James Hogg, David Gay, Jason Ellerbee, James Howes | |
| 05:43 | Houston | Kirk Allen is hacked by Douglas Taylor - foul #5 on Douglas Taylor, team foul #7 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Devinney (C) Cong Hong | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Richardson (C) Douglas Taylor | |
| 05:43 | Houston | Kirk Allen makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 05:43 | Houston | Kirk Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 05:28 | UTEP | William Speidel lays it in set up by Edward Searcy | 62-66 |
| 05:23 | Houston | Louis Decastro drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Thomas Devinney | 65-66 |
| 05:02 | UTEP | Edward Searcy can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 65-66 |
| 05:00 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kirk Allen | 65-66 |
| 04:45 | Houston | Louis Decastro clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 65-66 |
| 04:43 | UTEP | Michael Briggs pulls down the rebound | 65-66 |
| 04:39 | UTEP | Michael Richardson is fouled on the floor by Thomas Devinney - foul #4 on Thomas Devinney, team foul #3 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Jody Loewen (SG), Cong Hong (PF) Patrick Farrelly, Thomas Devinney | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Hogg (PG), David Gay (SG), James Howes (PF) Edward Searcy, Michael Briggs, Michael Richardson | |
| 04:32 | UTEP | James Hogg knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by David Gay | 65-69 |
| 04:04 | Houston | James Thompson lays it in on a great pass from Kirk Allen | 67-69 |
| 03:52 | UTEP | Ricardo Silva loses the ball out of bounds | 67-69 |
| Subs | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski (SG) James Thompson | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 03:36 | Houston | Kirk Allen makes the wide open jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Berdy Sarwinski | 69-69 |
| 03:34 | UTEP | Berdy Sarwinski steals it from David Gay in the backcourt | 69-69 |
| 03:33 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski lays it up and in | 71-69 |
| 03:15 | UTEP | Ricardo Silva can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-69 |
| 03:14 | UTEP | William Speidel tips it in | 71-71 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Louis Decastro (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Berdy Sarwinski (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jody Loewen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Cong Hong (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Kirk Allen (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Hogg (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Gay (tiring) 10 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ricardo Silva (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Howes (tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - William Speidel (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Houston | Kirk Allen is hacked by William Speidel - foul #2 on William Speidel, team foul #8 | 71-71 |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Farrelly (SG), Michael Scheetz (PF), Thomas Devinney (C) Berdy Sarwinski, Jody Loewen, Cong Hong | |
| Subs | UTEP | Edward Searcy (PG), Jason Ellerbee (SF), Michael Richardson (C) James Hogg, David Gay, James Howes | |
| 02:55 | Houston | Kirk Allen misses the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 02:55 | UTEP | Michael Richardson gets the rebound | 71-71 |
| 02:32 | UTEP | Ricardo Silva misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-71 |
| 02:31 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Richardson | 71-71 |
| 02:17 | UTEP | Kirk Allen takes the ball from Edward Searcy | 71-71 |
| 02:17 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| Subs | Houston | Chris Stallworth (PG), Berdy Sarwinski (SG), Dwight Beck (SF) Louis Decastro, Patrick Farrelly, Kirk Allen | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Hogg (PG), David Gay (SG), James Howes (PF) Edward Searcy, Ricardo Silva, Michael Richardson | |
| 01:54 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski is hacked by James Hogg during a doubleteam - foul #2 on James Hogg, team foul #9 | 71-71 |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Decastro (PG), Cong Hong (PF), Kirk Allen (C) Chris Stallworth, Michael Scheetz, Thomas Devinney | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 01:54 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski makes the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 01:54 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski makes the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 01:35 | UTEP | James Hogg misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Kirk Allen - foul #1 on Kirk Allen, team foul #4 | 73-71 |
| 01:35 | UTEP | James Hogg makes the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 01:35 | UTEP | James Hogg makes the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| 01:17 | Houston | Dwight Beck misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right block | 73-73 |
| 01:16 | Houston | Cong Hong tips it back up and in | 75-73 |
| 00:59 | UTEP | David Gay misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-73 |
| 00:57 | Houston | Louis Decastro snags the defensive board | 75-73 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | Houston | Dwight Beck lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Berdy Sarwinski out of a doubleteam | 77-73 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | UTEP | Louis Decastro is called for the reach on James Howes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Louis Decastro, team foul #5 | 77-73 |
| 00:29 | UTEP | James Hogg hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 77-73 |
| 00:27 | Houston | Kirk Allen pulls down the rebound | 77-73 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:25 | Houston | James Hogg is called for the reach on Kirk Allen in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Hogg, team foul #10 | 77-73 |
| 00:25 | Houston | Kirk Allen makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:25 | Houston | Kirk Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:25 | UTEP | William Speidel snags the defensive board | 78-73 |
| 00:21 | UTEP | Berdy Sarwinski picks off the pass by James Hogg in the backcourt | 78-73 |
| 00:19 | Houston | Louis Decastro is hacked by James Hogg - foul #4 on James Hogg, team foul #11 | 78-73 |
| Subs | Houston | Jody Loewen (SF), Michael Scheetz (PF) Dwight Beck, Cong Hong | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:19 | Houston | Louis Decastro makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:19 | Houston | Louis Decastro makes the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:11 | UTEP | James Hogg is whistled for traveling | 80-73 |
| 00:09 | Houston | Jody Loewen is hacked by James Hogg in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Hogg, team foul #12 | 80-73 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ricardo Silva (SG) James Hogg | |
| 00:09 | Houston | Jody Loewen makes the 1st free throw | 81-73 |
| 00:09 | Houston | Jody Loewen misses the 2nd free throw | 81-73 |
| 00:09 | UTEP | William Speidel snags the defensive board | 81-73 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:03 | UTEP | David Gay is whistled for traveling | 81-73 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Louis Decastro runs out the clock | 81-73 |