| Lineup | Houston | PG - Justin Hayden (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Summers (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Lemley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Adkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Alvin White (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Matthew Ellinger (fresh) SF - Arthur Sabo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Amos McCourt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Walko (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Donald Williams inbounds the ball | 42-27 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Houston | Peter Lemley is hacked by Matthew Ellinger - foul #3 on Matthew Ellinger, team foul #1 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Vincente Marino (SF) Matthew Ellinger | |
| 19:30 | Houston | Frank Summers's pass is intercepted by Arthur Sabo | 42-27 |
| 19:27 | UTEP | Arthur Sabo can't throw it down | 42-27 |
| 19:26 | Houston | Justin Hayden grabs the defensive rebound | 42-27 |
| 19:18 | Houston | Justin Hayden misses badly on a runner from the left block | 42-27 |
| 19:17 | Houston | Edward Adkins misses the tip | 42-27 |
| 19:16 | Houston | Edward Adkins tips it but misses | 42-27 |
| 19:15 | Houston | Donald Williams can't tip it in | 42-27 |
| 19:14 | UTEP | Amos McCourt gets the rebound | 42-27 |
| 18:59 | UTEP | Arthur Sabo misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Donald Williams - foul #1 on Donald Williams, team foul #1 | 42-27 |
| 18:59 | UTEP | Arthur Sabo makes the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 18:59 | UTEP | Arthur Sabo makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 18:50 | Houston | Edward Adkins can't connect on an uncontested turnaround near the basket | 42-29 |
| 18:49 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Amos McCourt | 42-29 |
| 18:37 | UTEP | Amos McCourt can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 42-29 |
| 18:36 | Houston | The rebound goes to Peter Lemley | 42-29 |
| 18:19 | Houston | Edward Adkins misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-29 |
| 18:17 | Houston | Donald Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 42-29 |
| 17:58 | Houston | Justin Hayden scores on a runner near the basket set up by Donald Williams and the foul's on Amos McCourt - foul #1 on Amos McCourt, team foul #2 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Houston | Clarence Holden (SG), Micheal McManis (SF), Paul Tobin (PF), John Rascoe (C) Frank Summers, Donald Williams, Peter Lemley, Edward Adkins | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sam Smith (PG), Justin Campbell (SG), Donald Patterson (PF) Alvin White, Vincente Marino, Amos McCourt | |
| 17:58 | Houston | Justin Hayden makes the free throw | 45-29 |
| 17:31 | UTEP | Arthur Sabo blows the layup | 45-29 |
| 17:30 | Houston | Micheal McManis gets the rebound | 45-29 |
| 17:28 | Houston | Clarence Holden is hacked by Justin Campbell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Justin Campbell, team foul #3 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Bury (SG) Justin Hayden | |
| Subs | UTEP | William Peltier (SF) Justin Campbell | |
| 17:22 | Houston | Paul Tobin banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Clarence Holden | 47-29 |
| 17:02 | UTEP | Donald Patterson makes the fadeaway from the right side | 47-31 |
| 16:58 | Houston | Micheal McManis double dribbles in the backcourt | 47-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Lemley (PF) Paul Tobin | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 16:34 | UTEP | Donald Patterson misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-31 |
| 16:32 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Patterson | 47-31 |
| 16:11 | UTEP | William Peltier misses short on a shot in the lane | 47-31 |
| 16:09 | Houston | The rebound goes to Micheal McManis | 47-31 |
| 15:53 | Houston | Clarence Holden buries a fadeaway from the left side and the foul's on Arthur Sabo - foul #4 on Arthur Sabo, team foul #4 | 49-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Justin Hayden (PG), Lewis Riggs (SF), Edward Adkins (C) Patrick Bury, Micheal McManis, John Rascoe | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alvin White (PG), Matthew Ellinger (SG), Amos McCourt (PF), Robert Holford (C) Sam Smith, William Peltier, Donald Patterson, Jerry Walko | |
| 15:53 | Houston | Clarence Holden makes the free throw | 50-31 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Justin Hayden (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clarence Holden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lewis Riggs (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Peter Lemley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Adkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Alvin White (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Matthew Ellinger (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Arthur Sabo (tiring) 9 pts. 4 pf. PF - Amos McCourt (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Holford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 15:41 | UTEP | Matthew Ellinger scores on a jumper from the right side | 50-33 |
| 15:23 | Houston | Clarence Holden hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Justin Hayden | 53-33 |
| 15:12 | UTEP | Robert Holford misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 53-33 |
| 15:11 | UTEP | Amos McCourt tips it home | 53-35 |
| 14:52 | Houston | Justin Hayden is hacked by Matthew Ellinger - foul #4 on Matthew Ellinger, team foul #5 | 53-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Summers (SG), Donald Williams (SF), Paul Tobin (PF) Clarence Holden, Lewis Riggs, Peter Lemley | |
| Subs | UTEP | Vincente Marino (SF) Matthew Ellinger | |
| 14:47 | Houston | Justin Hayden can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 53-35 |
| 14:46 | UTEP | Amos McCourt grabs the board | 53-35 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 14:40 | UTEP | Alvin White is fouled on the floor by Justin Hayden - foul #1 on Justin Hayden, team foul #2 | 53-35 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Justin Campbell (PG) Alvin White | |
| 14:33 | UTEP | Vincente Marino is called for traveling | 53-35 |
| 14:21 | Houston | Paul Tobin is fouled on the floor by Arthur Sabo - foul #5 on Arthur Sabo, team foul #6 | 53-35 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeff Ragan (SF), Jerry Walko (C) Arthur Sabo, Robert Holford | |
| 14:10 | Houston | Justin Campbell is called for the reach on Justin Hayden - foul #4 on Justin Campbell, team foul #7 | 53-35 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sam Smith (PG) Justin Campbell | |
| 14:10 | Houston | Justin Hayden makes the 1st free throw | 54-35 |
| 14:10 | Houston | Justin Hayden makes the 2nd free throw | 55-35 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 13:58 | UTEP | Amos McCourt misses long on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Paul Tobin - foul #1 on Paul Tobin, team foul #3 | 55-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Bury (SG) Justin Hayden | |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Patterson (PF) Jeff Ragan | |
| 13:58 | UTEP | Amos McCourt makes the 1st free throw | 55-36 |
| 13:58 | UTEP | Amos McCourt misses the 2nd free throw | 55-36 |
| 13:58 | Houston | Edward Adkins grabs the defensive rebound | 55-36 |
| 13:55 | Houston | Frank Summers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-36 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeff Ragan (SF) Amos McCourt | |
| 13:45 | UTEP | Jeff Ragan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-36 |
| 13:44 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Walko | 55-36 |
| 13:24 | UTEP | Donald Patterson misses the floater from the left block but the foul's on Paul Tobin - foul #2 on Paul Tobin, team foul #4 | 55-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Justin Hayden (PG), Micheal McManis (SF), Peter Lemley (PF), John Rascoe (C) Frank Summers, Donald Williams, Paul Tobin, Edward Adkins | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alvin White (PG), Robert Holford (PF) Sam Smith, Vincente Marino | |
| 13:24 | UTEP | Donald Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 55-37 |
| 13:24 | UTEP | Donald Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-38 |
| 13:09 | Houston | Justin Hayden makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Micheal McManis | 58-38 |
| 12:50 | UTEP | Micheal McManis steps in front of the Jerry Walko pass | 58-38 |
| 12:29 | Houston | John Rascoe is hacked by Jeff Ragan - foul #1 on Jeff Ragan, team foul #8 | 58-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Summers (SG) Patrick Bury | |
| Subs | UTEP | Vincente Marino (SG), William Peltier (SF), Amos McCourt (PF) Donald Patterson, Jeff Ragan, Robert Holford | |
| 12:29 | Houston | John Rascoe makes the 1st free throw | 59-38 |
| 12:29 | Houston | John Rascoe makes the 2nd free throw | 60-38 |
| 12:07 | UTEP | Amos McCourt knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Jerry Walko | 60-40 |
| 12:02 | Houston | Peter Lemley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Tobin (PF), Edward Adkins (C) Peter Lemley, John Rascoe | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sam Smith (PG) Alvin White | |
| 11:49 | UTEP | Amos McCourt clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 60-40 |
| 11:48 | UTEP | Jerry Walko snags the offensive board | 60-40 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Justin Hayden (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Summers (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal McManis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Paul Tobin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Adkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Sam Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vincente Marino (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - William Peltier (fairly fresh) PF - Amos McCourt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Jerry Walko (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:43 | UTEP | Jerry Walko misses long on a shot in the paint | 60-40 |
| 11:42 | UTEP | William Peltier snags the offensive board | 60-40 |
| 11:24 | UTEP | Vincente Marino comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-40 |
| 11:23 | UTEP | Amos McCourt snags the offensive board | 60-40 |
| 11:15 | UTEP | Jerry Walko knocks in the fadeaway from the right side and he's hacked by Edward Adkins - foul #3 on Edward Adkins, team foul #5 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Williams (SF) Micheal McManis | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Holford (C) William Peltier | |
| 11:15 | UTEP | Jerry Walko makes the free throw | 60-43 |
| 10:59 | Houston | Edward Adkins misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Sam Smith - foul #1 on Sam Smith, team foul #9 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Lemley (PF) Paul Tobin | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alvin White (PG) Jerry Walko | |
| 10:59 | Houston | Edward Adkins makes the 1st free throw | 61-43 |
| 10:59 | Houston | Edward Adkins makes the 2nd free throw | 62-43 |
| 10:44 | UTEP | Robert Holford can't connect on a floater from close range but the foul's on Edward Adkins - foul #4 on Edward Adkins, team foul #6 | 62-43 |
| Subs | Houston | John Rascoe (C) Edward Adkins | |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Patterson (C) Sam Smith | |
| 10:44 | UTEP | Robert Holford misses the 1st free throw | 62-43 |
| 10:44 | UTEP | Robert Holford misses the 2nd free throw | 62-43 |
| 10:44 | Houston | Peter Lemley grabs the board | 62-43 |
| 10:31 | Houston | John Rascoe misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 62-43 |
| 10:29 | Houston | Peter Lemley grabs the offensive board | 62-43 |
| 10:21 | Houston | Justin Hayden connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Frank Summers | 64-43 |
| 10:00 | UTEP | Frank Summers steals the ball from Vincente Marino | 64-43 |
| 09:46 | Houston | John Rascoe buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Summers | 66-43 |
| 09:30 | UTEP | Amos McCourt loses the ball out of bounds | 66-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Clarence Holden (PG), Patrick Bury (SG), Micheal McManis (SF), Paul Tobin (PF) Justin Hayden, Frank Summers, Donald Williams, Peter Lemley | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sam Smith (PG), Jeff Ragan (SF), Jerry Walko (C) Robert Holford, Vincente Marino, Amos McCourt | |
| 09:11 | Houston | Paul Tobin is hacked by Donald Patterson - foul #2 on Donald Patterson, team foul #10 | 66-43 |
| 09:11 | Houston | Paul Tobin makes the 1st free throw | 67-43 |
| 09:11 | Houston | Paul Tobin misses the 2nd free throw | 67-43 |
| 09:11 | UTEP | Donald Patterson grabs the board | 67-43 |
| 09:05 | UTEP | Jerry Walko misses the lay-in | 67-43 |
| 09:03 | UTEP | Alvin White tips it back up and in | 67-45 |
| 08:50 | Houston | John Rascoe banks in the layup set up by Micheal McManis | 69-45 |
| 08:34 | UTEP | Sam Smith knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Alvin White | 69-47 |
| 08:20 | Houston | John Rascoe travels with the ball | 69-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Justin Hayden (PG), Lewis Riggs (SF), Peter Lemley (PF) Clarence Holden, Patrick Bury, Paul Tobin | |
| Subs | UTEP | Vincente Marino (SF), Amos McCourt (PF) Jeff Ragan, Donald Patterson | |
| 08:09 | UTEP | Alvin White loses the ball out of bounds | 69-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Summers (SG) Micheal McManis | |
| Subs | UTEP | William Peltier (SF) Vincente Marino | |
| 07:48 | Houston | Frank Summers misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-47 |
| 07:47 | Houston | Lewis Riggs snags the offensive board | 69-47 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Justin Hayden (tiring) 23 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Summers (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lewis Riggs (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Peter Lemley (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - John Rascoe (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Sam Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin White (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Peltier (fresh) PF - Amos McCourt (tiring) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Jerry Walko (tired) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Houston | Justin Hayden hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Rascoe | 71-47 |
| 07:29 | UTEP | Amos McCourt makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Alvin White | 71-49 |
| 07:27 | Houston | Justin Hayden is hacked by Jerry Walko in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerry Walko, team foul #11 | 71-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Tobin (PF), Edward Adkins (C) Peter Lemley, John Rascoe | |
| Subs | UTEP | Justin Campbell (PG), Matthew Ellinger (SG), Vincente Marino (SF), Robert Holford (C) Sam Smith, Alvin White, William Peltier, Jerry Walko | |
| 07:27 | Houston | Justin Hayden misses the 1st free throw | 71-49 |
| 07:27 | Houston | Justin Hayden misses the 2nd free throw | 71-49 |
| 07:27 | Houston | Justin Hayden gets the offensive rebound | 71-49 |
| 07:06 | Houston | Lewis Riggs misses the shot from the left wing | 71-49 |
| 07:04 | UTEP | Matthew Ellinger grabs the board | 71-49 |
| 06:58 | UTEP | Edward Adkins denies the turnaround by Vincente Marino | 71-49 |
| 06:56 | Houston | Paul Tobin pulls down the rebound | 71-49 |
| 06:46 | Houston | Frank Summers is whistled for a carry | 71-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Micheal McManis (SG), Donald Williams (SF), Peter Lemley (PF) Frank Summers, Lewis Riggs, Paul Tobin | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeff Ragan (SF), Donald Patterson (C) Vincente Marino, Amos McCourt | |
| 06:29 | UTEP | Matthew Ellinger clanks a shot from the right wing | 71-49 |
| 06:28 | Houston | Justin Hayden gets the rebound | 71-49 |
| 06:26 | Houston | Micheal McManis is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Ellinger - foul #5 on Matthew Ellinger, team foul #12 | 71-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Clarence Holden (PG) Justin Hayden | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sam Smith (SG) Matthew Ellinger | |
| 06:26 | Houston | Micheal McManis misses the 1st free throw | 71-49 |
| 06:26 | Houston | Micheal McManis makes the 2nd free throw | 72-49 |
| 06:08 | UTEP | Justin Campbell is hacked by Donald Williams - foul #2 on Donald Williams, team foul #7 | 72-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Bury (SG) Micheal McManis | |
| Subs | UTEP | Vincente Marino (SF), Jerry Walko (C) Jeff Ragan, Robert Holford | |
| 06:08 | UTEP | Justin Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 72-50 |
| 06:08 | UTEP | Justin Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 72-50 |
| 06:08 | Houston | Edward Adkins snags the defensive board | 72-50 |
| 05:53 | Houston | Clarence Holden misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-50 |
| 05:51 | UTEP | Donald Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 72-50 |
| 05:30 | UTEP | Justin Campbell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-50 |
| 05:28 | Houston | Donald Williams grabs the board | 72-50 |
| 05:23 | Houston | Clarence Holden is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 72-50 |
| 05:22 | UTEP | Donald Patterson snags the defensive board | 72-50 |
| 05:17 | UTEP | Justin Campbell loses the dribble to Patrick Bury | 72-50 |
| 05:12 | Houston | Patrick Bury misses the easy layup | 72-50 |
| 05:11 | UTEP | Jerry Walko grabs the defensive rebound | 72-50 |
| 05:07 | UTEP | Jerry Walko can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 72-50 |
| 05:06 | Houston | Clarence Holden gets the rebound | 72-50 |
| 04:54 | Houston | Clarence Holden is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-50 |
| 04:45 | UTEP | Jerry Walko hits a floater from the left wing | 75-52 |
| 04:37 | Houston | Clarence Holden's pass is intercepted by Jerry Walko | 75-52 |
| 04:24 | UTEP | Sam Smith knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Donald Patterson | 75-55 |
| 04:07 | Houston | Clarence Holden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Micheal McManis (SG), Lewis Riggs (SF), Paul Tobin (PF), John Rascoe (C) Patrick Bury, Donald Williams, Peter Lemley, Edward Adkins | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alvin White (PG), William Peltier (SG), Jeff Ragan (SF), Robert Holford (PF) Sam Smith, Justin Campbell, Vincente Marino, Jerry Walko | |
| 03:55 | UTEP | Paul Tobin takes the ball from Jeff Ragan | 75-55 |
| 03:39 | Houston | Paul Tobin is open and lays it up and in | 77-55 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Clarence Holden (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Micheal McManis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lewis Riggs (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Paul Tobin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Rascoe (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Alvin White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Peltier (fresh) SF - Jeff Ragan (fresh) PF - Robert Holford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Patterson (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:29 | UTEP | William Peltier hits a shot from the right side | 77-57 |
| 03:08 | Houston | Clarence Holden can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 77-57 |
| 03:07 | Houston | John Rascoe grabs the offensive rebound | 77-57 |
| 03:00 | Houston | Micheal McManis misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeff Ragan - foul #2 on Jeff Ragan, team foul #13 | 77-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Bury (PG) Clarence Holden | |
| Subs | UTEP | Justin Campbell (SG) William Peltier | |
| 03:00 | Houston | Micheal McManis makes the 1st free throw | 78-57 |
| 03:00 | Houston | Micheal McManis makes the 2nd free throw | 79-57 |
| 02:37 | UTEP | Alvin White hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 79-57 |
| 02:35 | Houston | John Rascoe gets the rebound | 79-57 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:30 | Houston | Alvin White picks off the pass by Lewis Riggs | 79-57 |
| 02:28 | UTEP | Micheal McManis takes the ball from Alvin White in the backcourt | 79-57 |
| 02:08 | Houston | Patrick Bury is hacked by Alvin White - foul #3 on Alvin White, team foul #14 | 79-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Clarence Holden (SG) Lewis Riggs | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sam Smith (SG), Vincente Marino (SF) Justin Campbell, Jeff Ragan | |
| 02:08 | Houston | Patrick Bury misses the 1st free throw | 79-57 |
| 02:08 | Houston | Patrick Bury misses the 2nd free throw | 79-57 |
| 02:08 | UTEP | Robert Holford snags the defensive board | 79-57 |
| 02:00 | UTEP | Alvin White clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by John Rascoe - foul #3 on John Rascoe, team foul #8 | 79-57 |
| 02:00 | UTEP | Alvin White makes the 1st free throw | 79-58 |
| 02:00 | UTEP | Alvin White misses the 2nd free throw | 79-58 |
| 02:00 | Houston | John Rascoe snags the defensive board | 79-58 |
| 01:41 | Houston | Paul Tobin scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Micheal McManis and the foul's on Sam Smith - foul #2 on Sam Smith, team foul #15 | 81-58 |
| 01:41 | Houston | Paul Tobin makes the free throw | 82-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:22 | UTEP | Vincente Marino drills a turnaround from close range | 82-60 |
| 01:00 | Houston | John Rascoe connects on the open jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Clarence Holden | 84-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:54 | UTEP | Robert Holford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 84-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Houston | Paul Tobin misses the lay-in | 84-60 |
| 00:25 | UTEP | Vincente Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 84-60 |
| 00:19 | UTEP | Robert Holford is fouled on the floor by John Rascoe - foul #4 on John Rascoe, team foul #9 | 84-60 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jerry Walko (C) Sam Smith | |
| 00:19 | UTEP | Robert Holford makes the 1st free throw | 84-61 |
| 00:19 | UTEP | Robert Holford makes the 2nd free throw | 84-62 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Clarence Holden runs out the clock | 84-62 |