| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Dustin Cotter (fresh) SG - Jeremy Buskirk (fresh) SF - James Shaul (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Kaczorowski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Barker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Arnold (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Cabot (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Zlatko Mordarski (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Dikembe Yusuf (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Permenter (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | James Shaul inbounds the ball | 27-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:35 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-34 |
| 19:16 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 19:14 | Illinois State | Jeremy Buskirk snags the defensive board | 27-34 |
| 18:48 | Illinois State | Dustin Cotter connects on the floater from the left wing | 29-34 |
| 18:46 | UTEP | Richard Arnold is fouled in the backcourt by Dustin Cotter - foul #2 on Dustin Cotter, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| 18:30 | UTEP | George Cabot connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Arnold | 29-37 |
| 18:01 | Illinois State | James Shaul misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-37 |
| 17:59 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter grabs the defensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 17:54 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Dustin Cotter - foul #3 on Dustin Cotter, team foul #2 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar (PG), James Nixon (SG), Ronnie McGeary (SF), Peter Caldera (PF), William Palmer (C) Dustin Cotter, Jeremy Buskirk, James Shaul, Brian Kaczorowski, Paul Barker | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Maury (PG), Jeffrey Nolan (SG), David Bast (PF), Chad Smith (C) Richard Arnold, George Cabot, Dikembe Yusuf, Kenneth Permenter | |
| 17:54 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 17:54 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 17:25 | Illinois State | Chad Smith steals the ball from Stephen Dyar | 29-39 |
| 16:58 | UTEP | Ronald Maury drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Nolan | 29-41 |
| 16:40 | Illinois State | James Nixon makes the 3 from the left wing | 32-41 |
| 16:20 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeremy Buskirk (SG), James Shaul (SF), Brian Kaczorowski (PF), Paul Barker (C) James Nixon, Ronnie McGeary, Peter Caldera, William Palmer | |
| Subs | UTEP | George Cabot (SG), Nelson Heaps (SF), Dikembe Yusuf (PF), Kenneth Permenter (C) Ronald Maury, Zlatko Mordarski, David Bast, Chad Smith | |
| 15:51 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Nelson Heaps - foul #1 on Nelson Heaps, team foul #1 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dustin Cotter (SG) Jeremy Buskirk | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Arnold (PG) Jeffrey Nolan | |
| 15:51 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 15:51 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stephen Dyar (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - Dustin Cotter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Shaul (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Kaczorowski (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Barker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Arnold (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Cabot (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Nelson Heaps (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Yusuf (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Permenter (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:34 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-41 |
| 15:33 | UTEP | Nelson Heaps misses the tip | 34-41 |
| 15:31 | UTEP | Nelson Heaps tips it home | 34-43 |
| 15:14 | Illinois State | James Shaul connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Stephen Dyar | 37-43 |
| 14:55 | UTEP | Nelson Heaps is fouled on the floor by James Shaul - foul #1 on James Shaul, team foul #3 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Nixon (SF), Peter Caldera (PF), William Palmer (C) James Shaul, Brian Kaczorowski, Paul Barker | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Maury (PG), Jeffrey Nolan (SG) Richard Arnold, George Cabot | |
| 14:40 | UTEP | William Palmer is called for the reach on Dikembe Yusuf - foul #1 on William Palmer, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski (SF), Chad Smith (C) Nelson Heaps, Kenneth Permenter | |
| 14:24 | UTEP | William Palmer steals the ball from Jeffrey Nolan | 37-43 |
| 13:58 | Illinois State | Peter Caldera misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 13:56 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Ronald Maury | 37-43 |
| 13:38 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ronald Maury | 37-46 |
| 13:12 | Illinois State | Peter Caldera is hacked by Zlatko Mordarski - foul #2 on Zlatko Mordarski, team foul #2 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeremy Buskirk (SG), Ronnie McGeary (SF), Brian Kaczorowski (PF), Paul Barker (C) Dustin Cotter, James Nixon, Peter Caldera, William Palmer | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Arnold (PG), George Cabot (SG), Nelson Heaps (SF), David Bast (PF), Kenneth Permenter (C) Ronald Maury, Jeffrey Nolan, Zlatko Mordarski, Dikembe Yusuf, Chad Smith | |
| 12:57 | Illinois State | Ronnie McGeary is hacked by Nelson Heaps - foul #2 on Nelson Heaps, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| 12:41 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by David Bast - foul #1 on David Bast, team foul #4 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Shaul (SF) Ronnie McGeary | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 12:41 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 12:41 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski misses the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 12:41 | UTEP | Nelson Heaps snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| 12:20 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter is by himself and knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by George Cabot | 38-48 |
| 11:51 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 38-48 |
| 11:50 | Illinois State | James Shaul grabs the offensive rebound | 38-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stephen Dyar (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeremy Buskirk (fresh) SF - James Shaul (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brian Kaczorowski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Barker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Arnold (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Cabot (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nelson Heaps (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Bast (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Permenter (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Illinois State | James Shaul scores on a jumper from the left wing | 40-48 |
| 11:34 | UTEP | The jump hook by Nelson Heaps is blocked by Brian Kaczorowski | 40-48 |
| 11:32 | UTEP | Richard Arnold snags the offensive board | 40-48 |
| 11:23 | UTEP | George Cabot can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 40-48 |
| 11:22 | Illinois State | James Shaul pulls down the rebound | 40-48 |
| 10:53 | Illinois State | Paul Barker banks in the layup on a nice dish by Brian Kaczorowski | 42-48 |
| 10:37 | UTEP | Richard Arnold is fouled on the floor by Stephen Dyar - foul #4 on Stephen Dyar, team foul #5 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dustin Cotter (PG), James Nixon (SG), Ronnie McGeary (SF), Peter Caldera (PF), William Palmer (C) Stephen Dyar, Jeremy Buskirk, James Shaul, Brian Kaczorowski, Paul Barker | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Maury (PG), Jeffrey Nolan (SG), Zlatko Mordarski (SF), Dikembe Yusuf (PF), Chad Smith (C) Richard Arnold, George Cabot, Nelson Heaps, David Bast, Kenneth Permenter | |
| 10:24 | UTEP | Dustin Cotter takes the ball from Zlatko Mordarski | 42-48 |
| 10:18 | Illinois State | Peter Caldera clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 10:16 | Illinois State | Peter Caldera gets the offensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 09:56 | Illinois State | Peter Caldera blows the layup | 42-48 |
| 09:55 | UTEP | Chad Smith gets the rebound | 42-48 |
| 09:33 | UTEP | Chad Smith is wide open but clanks a jump hook from close range | 42-48 |
| 09:32 | Illinois State | William Palmer grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 09:07 | Illinois State | Peter Caldera lays it up and in | 44-48 |
| 08:52 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-48 |
| 08:51 | Illinois State | William Palmer snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 08:39 | Illinois State | Peter Caldera scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-48 |
| 08:25 | UTEP | Chad Smith can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ronnie McGeary - foul #1 on Ronnie McGeary, team foul #6 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeremy Buskirk (SG), James Shaul (SF), Brian Kaczorowski (PF), Paul Barker (C) James Nixon, Ronnie McGeary, Peter Caldera, William Palmer | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Arnold (PG), George Cabot (SG), Kenneth Permenter (C) Ronald Maury, Jeffrey Nolan, Dikembe Yusuf | |
| 08:25 | UTEP | Chad Smith misses the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 08:25 | UTEP | Chad Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 08:25 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| 08:06 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Chad Smith - foul #1 on Chad Smith, team foul #5 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | UTEP | David Bast (PF) Chad Smith | |
| 08:06 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski misses the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 08:06 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 08:03 | UTEP | James Shaul steps in front of the Richard Arnold pass in the backcourt | 47-48 |
| 07:48 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 07:46 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski grabs the offensive board | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Dustin Cotter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jeremy Buskirk (fairly fresh) SF - James Shaul (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Brian Kaczorowski (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Barker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Arnold (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Cabot (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zlatko Mordarski (fairly fresh) 15 pts. PF - David Bast (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Permenter (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Illinois State | George Cabot is called for the reach on James Shaul - foul #3 on George Cabot, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar (PG) Dustin Cotter | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffrey Nolan (PG), Dikembe Yusuf (PF) Richard Arnold, David Bast | |
| 07:10 | Illinois State | Paul Barker makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Stephen Dyar and he's fouled by Jeffrey Nolan - foul #2 on Jeffrey Nolan, team foul #7 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Nelson Heaps (SF) Zlatko Mordarski | |
| 07:10 | Illinois State | Paul Barker misses the free throw | 49-48 |
| 07:10 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 07:07 | UTEP | Jeffrey Nolan loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Palmer (C) Paul Barker | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 06:53 | Illinois State | Dikembe Yusuf swats the short shot by William Palmer | 49-48 |
| 06:51 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| 06:49 | UTEP | Nelson Heaps is fouled in the backcourt by James Shaul - foul #2 on James Shaul, team foul #7 | 49-48 |
| 06:49 | UTEP | Nelson Heaps misses the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 06:49 | Illinois State | Jeremy Buskirk grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 06:27 | Illinois State | George Cabot is called for the reach on Jeremy Buskirk - foul #4 on George Cabot, team foul #8 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Arnold (PG), David Bast (C) George Cabot, Kenneth Permenter | |
| 06:27 | Illinois State | Jeremy Buskirk makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 06:27 | Illinois State | Jeremy Buskirk misses the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 06:27 | UTEP | David Bast grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 06:08 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Brian Kaczorowski - foul #2 on Brian Kaczorowski, team foul #8 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | UTEP | George Cabot (SG) Jeffrey Nolan | |
| 06:08 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 06:08 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 05:49 | Illinois State | William Palmer misses short on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by David Bast - foul #2 on David Bast, team foul #9 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Nixon (SG) Jeremy Buskirk | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Maury (PG), Zlatko Mordarski (SF), Chad Smith (C) Richard Arnold, Nelson Heaps, Dikembe Yusuf | |
| 05:49 | Illinois State | William Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 05:49 | Illinois State | William Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 05:49 | UTEP | Chad Smith snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 05:36 | UTEP | James Shaul is called for the reach on Chad Smith - foul #3 on James Shaul, team foul #9 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronnie McGeary (SF), Peter Caldera (PF), Paul Barker (C) James Shaul, Brian Kaczorowski, William Palmer | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 05:36 | UTEP | Chad Smith misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 05:36 | Illinois State | Paul Barker grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 05:13 | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Chad Smith - foul #2 on Chad Smith, team foul #10 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dustin Cotter (SG) James Nixon | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter (C) Chad Smith | |
| 05:13 | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 05:13 | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 04:54 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 04:53 | UTEP | George Cabot pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 04:39 | UTEP | Ronald Maury misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 53-50 |
| 04:37 | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 04:19 | Illinois State | Peter Caldera misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 04:17 | Illinois State | Peter Caldera can't tip it in | 53-50 |
| 04:16 | UTEP | David Bast snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| 04:05 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Stephen Dyar - foul #5 on Stephen Dyar, team foul #10 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeremy Buskirk (SG), James Shaul (SF), Brian Kaczorowski (PF), William Palmer (C) Stephen Dyar, Ronnie McGeary, Peter Caldera, Paul Barker | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Arnold (PG), Jeffrey Nolan (SG), Nelson Heaps (SF), Dikembe Yusuf (PF) Ronald Maury, George Cabot, Zlatko Mordarski, David Bast | |
| 04:05 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 04:05 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter misses the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 04:05 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 03:47 | Illinois State | James Shaul misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 03:45 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Dustin Cotter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jeremy Buskirk (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Shaul (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Brian Kaczorowski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - William Palmer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Arnold (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Nolan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nelson Heaps (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Yusuf (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Permenter (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:39 | UTEP | Brian Kaczorowski steals the ball from Richard Arnold | 53-50 |
| 03:10 | Illinois State | William Palmer lays it in set up by Dustin Cotter | 55-50 |
| 02:54 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 02:52 | Illinois State | William Palmer snags the defensive board | 55-50 |
| 02:52 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Nixon (SG), Peter Caldera (PF), Paul Barker (C) Jeremy Buskirk, Brian Kaczorowski, William Palmer | |
| Subs | UTEP | George Cabot (SG) Jeffrey Nolan | |
| 02:27 | Illinois State | Peter Caldera knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Dustin Cotter and he's hacked by Dikembe Yusuf - foul #3 on Dikembe Yusuf, team foul #11 | 57-50 |
| 02:27 | Illinois State | Peter Caldera misses the free throw | 57-50 |
| 02:27 | UTEP | George Cabot grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 02:10 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 57-50 |
| 02:08 | Illinois State | Paul Barker gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| 02:08 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronnie McGeary (SF), Brian Kaczorowski (PF) James Shaul, Peter Caldera | |
| Subs | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski (SF) Nelson Heaps | |
| 01:44 | Illinois State | Dikembe Yusuf denies the turnaround by Paul Barker | 57-50 |
| 01:42 | Illinois State | Ronnie McGeary hits the follow up shot | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:26 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Dikembe Yusuf | 59-53 |
| 01:26 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeremy Buskirk (SG), James Shaul (SF) James Nixon, Ronnie McGeary | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 01:12 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Dustin Cotter | 61-53 |
| 00:54 | UTEP | George Cabot drills a 3 from straight away | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:29 | Illinois State | Paul Barker's layup is rejected by Dikembe Yusuf | 61-56 |
| 00:27 | UTEP | Richard Arnold pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State 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 (-5) | |
| 00:25 | UTEP | Jeremy Buskirk takes the ball from Richard Arnold in the backcourt | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State 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 (-5) | |
| 00:24 | Illinois State | Jeremy Buskirk is hacked by George Cabot - foul #5 on George Cabot, team foul #12 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Nixon (SF) James Shaul | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffrey Nolan (SG) George Cabot | |
| 00:24 | Illinois State | Jeremy Buskirk misses the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:24 | Illinois State | Jeremy Buskirk makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:18 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-56 |
| 00:16 | Illinois State | Dustin Cotter grabs the defensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 00:16 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 62-56 |
| 00:15 | Illinois State | Richard Arnold is called for the reach on Brian Kaczorowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Arnold, team foul #13 | 62-56 |
| 00:15 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:15 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:10 | UTEP | Jeffrey Nolan knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Zlatko Mordarski | 64-59 |
| 00:09 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Nolan - foul #3 on Jeffrey Nolan, team foul #14 | 64-59 |
| 00:09 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:09 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski misses the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:09 | UTEP | Kenneth Permenter grabs the board | 65-59 |
| 00:04 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski double dribbles | 65-59 |
| 00:03 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski is hacked by Richard Arnold in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Arnold, team foul #15 | 65-59 |
| 00:03 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:03 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski clanks a halfcourt shot | 67-59 |