| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Arnold (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Cabot (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Zlatko Mordarski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dikembe Yusuf (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Permenter (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Clayton Aguero (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Lane (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Justin Clements (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Tan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Theodore Aldridge (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Justin Clements inbounds the ball | 26-30 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Western Carolina | Charles Tan makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Justin Clements | 26-33 |
| 19:22 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter is whistled for traveling | 26-33 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Floyd Houlihan (SF), Thomas Johnson (PF) Justin Clements, Charles Tan | |
| 18:59 | Western Carolina | Thomas Johnson drills a floater from the left wing | 26-35 |
| 18:38 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf banks in the layup set up by Zlatko Mordarski | 28-35 |
| 18:16 | Western Carolina | Theodore Aldridge hits the finger roll against a doubleteam | 28-37 |
| 18:11 | UTEP | George Cabot connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Dikembe Yusuf | 31-37 |
| 17:55 | Western Carolina | Clayton Aguero misses short on a 3 from straight away | 31-37 |
| 17:53 | Western Carolina | Theodore Aldridge snags the offensive board | 31-37 |
| 17:48 | Western Carolina | Thomas Johnson drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-40 |
| 17:37 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-40 |
| 17:36 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Permenter | 31-40 |
| 17:23 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-40 |
| 17:22 | UTEP | Richard Arnold hits the follow up shot | 33-40 |
| 17:04 | Western Carolina | Theodore Aldridge misses the layup against the doubleteam but the foul's on George Cabot - foul #3 on George Cabot, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Maury (PG), Jeffrey Nolan (SG), Nelson Heaps (SF), Chad Smith (C) Richard Arnold, George Cabot, Zlatko Mordarski, Kenneth Permenter | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Justin Clements (SF), Charles Tan (PF) Floyd Houlihan, Thomas Johnson | |
| 17:04 | Western Carolina | Theodore Aldridge misses the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 17:04 | Western Carolina | Theodore Aldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 16:35 | UTEP | Clayton Aguero steps in front of the Nelson Heaps pass | 33-41 |
| 16:31 | Western Carolina | Michael Lane banks in the layup on a great pass from Clayton Aguero | 33-43 |
| 16:15 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Charles Tan - foul #1 on Charles Tan, team foul #1 | 33-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Derrick Chamberlain (PG), Michael Lester (SG) Clayton Aguero, Michael Lane | |
| 16:15 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 16:15 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 15:46 | Western Carolina | Charles Tan is fouled on the floor by Chad Smith - foul #2 on Chad Smith, team foul #2 | 35-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | George Cabot (SG), Zlatko Mordarski (SF), David Bast (PF), Kenneth Permenter (C) Jeffrey Nolan, Nelson Heaps, Dikembe Yusuf, Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Clayton Aguero (PG), Michael Lane (SG) Derrick Chamberlain, Michael Lester | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ronald Maury (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Cabot (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Zlatko Mordarski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Bast (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenneth Permenter (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Clayton Aguero (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Lane (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Justin Clements (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Tan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Theodore Aldridge (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Western Carolina | Theodore Aldridge evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Clayton Aguero | 35-45 |
| 15:33 | UTEP | George Cabot can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-45 |
| 15:31 | Western Carolina | Justin Clements snags the defensive board | 35-45 |
| 15:08 | Western Carolina | Justin Clements is whistled for traveling | 35-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Arnold (PG) Ronald Maury | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Michael Lester (SG) Michael Lane | |
| 14:58 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter is alone and drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Zlatko Mordarski | 37-45 |
| 14:37 | Western Carolina | Theodore Aldridge shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Clayton Aguero | 37-47 |
| 14:25 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Arnold | 40-47 |
| 14:04 | Western Carolina | Charles Tan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 14:02 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 13:57 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Clayton Aguero | 40-47 |
| 13:53 | Western Carolina | Michael Lester hits the finger roll on a great pass from Clayton Aguero | 40-49 |
| 13:38 | UTEP | Richard Arnold is hacked by Justin Clements - foul #1 on Justin Clements, team foul #2 | 40-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffrey Nolan (SG), Nelson Heaps (SF), Dikembe Yusuf (PF) George Cabot, Zlatko Mordarski, David Bast | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Derrick Chamberlain (PG), Michael Lane (SG), Floyd Houlihan (SF), Thomas Johnson (PF) Clayton Aguero, Michael Lester, Justin Clements, Charles Tan | |
| 13:13 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter makes the jumper from the right wing | 42-49 |
| 13:06 | Western Carolina | Floyd Houlihan makes the wide open floater from the left wing set up by Theodore Aldridge | 42-51 |
| 12:49 | UTEP | Richard Arnold misses short on a floater from the left side | 42-51 |
| 12:47 | Western Carolina | Theodore Aldridge pulls down the rebound | 42-51 |
| 12:27 | Western Carolina | Thomas Johnson is alone and drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Lane | 42-54 |
| 12:07 | UTEP | Derrick Chamberlain picks off the pass by Jeffrey Nolan | 42-54 |
| 11:54 | Western Carolina | Floyd Houlihan buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Derrick Chamberlain | 42-57 |
| 11:33 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-57 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Arnold (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Nolan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nelson Heaps (fresh) PF - Dikembe Yusuf (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Permenter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Derrick Chamberlain (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Lane (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Houlihan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Theodore Aldridge (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Western Carolina | Theodore Aldridge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Maury (PG), George Cabot (SG), Zlatko Mordarski (SF), Chad Smith (C) Richard Arnold, Jeffrey Nolan, Nelson Heaps, Kenneth Permenter | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Clayton Aguero (PG), Justin Clements (SF), Charles Tan (PF), Paul Staggers (C) Derrick Chamberlain, Floyd Houlihan, Thomas Johnson, Theodore Aldridge | |
| 11:07 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 44-57 |
| 11:05 | Western Carolina | Justin Clements snags the defensive board | 44-57 |
| 10:39 | Western Carolina | Charles Tan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-57 |
| 10:37 | Western Carolina | Justin Clements can't tip it in | 44-57 |
| 10:36 | UTEP | George Cabot pulls down the rebound | 44-57 |
| 10:21 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from George Cabot | 47-57 |
| 09:58 | Western Carolina | Charles Tan is hacked by Dikembe Yusuf - foul #2 on Dikembe Yusuf, team foul #3 | 47-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | David Bast (PF) Dikembe Yusuf | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Michael Lester (SG), Theodore Aldridge (C) Michael Lane, Paul Staggers | |
| 09:44 | Western Carolina | Michael Lester clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-57 |
| 09:42 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski grabs the board | 47-57 |
| 09:37 | UTEP | Justin Clements is called for the reach on Zlatko Mordarski - foul #2 on Justin Clements, team foul #3 | 47-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Michael Lane (SG), William Harder (PF) Michael Lester, Charles Tan | |
| 09:20 | UTEP | George Cabot misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-57 |
| 09:18 | Western Carolina | Clayton Aguero grabs the board | 47-57 |
| 09:02 | Western Carolina | Justin Clements misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 47-57 |
| 09:00 | Western Carolina | Theodore Aldridge gets the offensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 08:43 | Western Carolina | Clayton Aguero misses short on a floater from the left wing | 47-57 |
| 08:41 | UTEP | Ronald Maury snags the defensive board | 47-57 |
| 08:20 | UTEP | Chad Smith hits the easy wide open finger roll | 49-57 |
| 08:10 | Western Carolina | Theodore Aldridge is hacked by Ronald Maury - foul #3 on Ronald Maury, team foul #4 | 49-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Arnold (PG), Jeffrey Nolan (SG), Nelson Heaps (SF), Dikembe Yusuf (PF), Kenneth Permenter (C) Ronald Maury, George Cabot, Zlatko Mordarski, David Bast, Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Michael Lester (SG), Floyd Houlihan (SF), Charles Tan (PF) Michael Lane, Justin Clements, William Harder | |
| 07:57 | Western Carolina | Theodore Aldridge is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the left block | 49-57 |
| 07:56 | UTEP | Jeffrey Nolan grabs the defensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 07:40 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Dikembe Yusuf | 51-57 |
| 07:28 | Western Carolina | Dikembe Yusuf steals it from Theodore Aldridge out of a doubleteam | 51-57 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Arnold (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Nolan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nelson Heaps (fresh) PF - Dikembe Yusuf (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Permenter (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Clayton Aguero (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Michael Lester (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Floyd Houlihan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Tan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Theodore Aldridge (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:08 | UTEP | Richard Arnold slams it home set up by Kenneth Permenter and he's fouled by Theodore Aldridge - foul #3 on Theodore Aldridge, team foul #4 | 53-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Derrick Chamberlain (PG), Michael Lane (SG), Justin Clements (SF), Thomas Johnson (PF) Clayton Aguero, Michael Lester, Floyd Houlihan, Charles Tan | |
| 07:08 | UTEP | Richard Arnold misses the free throw | 53-57 |
| 07:08 | Western Carolina | Theodore Aldridge snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 06:47 | Western Carolina | Theodore Aldridge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-57 |
| 06:45 | UTEP | Nelson Heaps grabs the defensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 06:40 | UTEP | Jeffrey Nolan scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Permenter | 56-57 |
| 06:33 | Western Carolina | Justin Clements banks in the layup and he's fouled by Nelson Heaps - foul #1 on Nelson Heaps, team foul #5 | 56-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | George Cabot (SG), Zlatko Mordarski (SF) Richard Arnold, Nelson Heaps | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Clayton Aguero (PG), Charles Tan (PF) Derrick Chamberlain, Thomas Johnson | |
| 06:33 | Western Carolina | Justin Clements misses the free throw | 56-59 |
| 06:33 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf grabs the board | 56-59 |
| 06:22 | UTEP | George Cabot hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 56-59 |
| 06:20 | Western Carolina | Justin Clements grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 06:03 | Western Carolina | Clayton Aguero clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-59 |
| 06:01 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Theodore Aldridge | 56-59 |
| 05:48 | Western Carolina | Justin Clements can't finish the layup | 56-59 |
| 05:46 | UTEP | The rebound goes to George Cabot | 56-59 |
| 05:31 | UTEP | George Cabot loses the ball out of bounds | 56-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Maury (PG) Jeffrey Nolan | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Derrick Chamberlain (PG), Michael Lester (SG), Floyd Houlihan (SF), Thomas Johnson (PF) Clayton Aguero, Michael Lane, Justin Clements, Charles Tan | |
| 05:15 | Western Carolina | Dikembe Yusuf blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Derrick Chamberlain | 56-59 |
| 05:14 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter gets the rebound | 56-59 |
| 04:53 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf lays it in on a nice dish by Ronald Maury | 58-59 |
| 04:37 | Western Carolina | Derrick Chamberlain buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-62 |
| 04:12 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 58-62 |
| 04:11 | Western Carolina | Floyd Houlihan pulls down the rebound | 58-62 |
| 03:59 | Western Carolina | Theodore Aldridge shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the right side | 58-62 |
| 03:57 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter grabs the defensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 03:41 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from George Cabot | 60-62 |
| 03:39 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Arnold (PG) Ronald Maury | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Clayton Aguero (PG), Michael Lane (SG), Justin Clements (SF), Charles Tan (PF), Paul Staggers (C) Derrick Chamberlain, Michael Lester, Floyd Houlihan, Thomas Johnson, Theodore Aldridge | |
| 03:23 | Western Carolina | Michael Lane drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Clayton Aguero | 60-64 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Arnold (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Cabot (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Zlatko Mordarski (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dikembe Yusuf (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Permenter (fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Clayton Aguero (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Michael Lane (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Clements (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Charles Tan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Staggers (fresh) | |
| 03:00 | UTEP | George Cabot clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-64 |
| 02:59 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter gets the offensive rebound | 60-64 |
| 02:49 | UTEP | Richard Arnold is fouled on the floor by Clayton Aguero - foul #2 on Clayton Aguero, team foul #5 | 60-64 |
| Subs | UTEP | Nelson Heaps (SF), Chad Smith (C) Zlatko Mordarski, Kenneth Permenter | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Theodore Aldridge (C) Paul Staggers | |
| 02:23 | UTEP | Richard Arnold knocks in the runner from the left block | 62-64 |
| 02:02 | Western Carolina | Justin Clements blows the layup | 62-64 |
| 02:01 | Western Carolina | Justin Clements hits the follow up shot | 62-66 |
| 02:01 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-66 |
| Subs | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski (SF), Kenneth Permenter (C) Nelson Heaps, Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Floyd Houlihan (SF) Justin Clements | |
| 01:40 | UTEP | Theodore Aldridge takes the ball from Richard Arnold | 62-66 |
| 01:23 | Western Carolina | Charles Tan misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Dikembe Yusuf - foul #3 on Dikembe Yusuf, team foul #6 | 62-66 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Justin Clements (SF) Floyd Houlihan | |
| 01:23 | Western Carolina | Charles Tan misses the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 01:23 | Western Carolina | Charles Tan makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 01:06 | UTEP | Richard Arnold misses the dunk attempt | 62-67 |
| 01:04 | UTEP | Richard Arnold tips it back up and in | 64-67 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Western Carolina | Michael Lane misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 64-67 |
| 00:40 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter snags the defensive board | 64-67 |
| 00:27 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski misses short on a 3 from straight away | 64-67 |
| 00:25 | Western Carolina | Charles Tan gets the rebound | 64-67 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Western Carolina | Charles Tan is fouled in the backcourt by George Cabot - foul #4 on George Cabot, team foul #7 | 64-67 |
| 00:22 | Western Carolina | Charles Tan makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:22 | Western Carolina | Charles Tan makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 64-69 |
| 00:16 | Western Carolina | Theodore Aldridge gets the rebound | 64-69 |
| 00:15 | Western Carolina | Theodore Aldridge is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Arnold - foul #1 on Richard Arnold, team foul #8 | 64-69 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Michael Lester (SG), Thomas Johnson (PF) Michael Lane, Charles Tan | |
| 00:15 | Western Carolina | Theodore Aldridge makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:15 | Western Carolina | Theodore Aldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:07 | UTEP | George Cabot connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Zlatko Mordarski | 67-71 |
| 00:06 | Western Carolina | Thomas Johnson is hacked by Richard Arnold in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Arnold, team foul #9 | 67-71 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Michael Lane (SG) Michael Lester | |
| 00:06 | Western Carolina | Thomas Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:06 | Western Carolina | Thomas Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:02 | UTEP | George Cabot hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-73 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Yusuf | 67-73 |