| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Teddy Sluss (fresh) SG - Antoine Hartwig (fresh) SF - James Monroe (fresh) PF - Jim Nordin (fresh) C - James Terry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) SG - Charles Franks (fresh) SF - Ray Smith (fresh) PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) C - John Thomas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | John Thomas wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:47 | UTEP | James Terry steals it from Charles Franks | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss hits the finger roll on a great pass from Antoine Hartwig and the foul's on John Thomas - foul #1 on John Thomas, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:00 | UTEP | James Terry denies the turnaround by Salvador Gonzales | 3-0 |
| 18:59 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:41 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss misses the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on John Thomas - foul #2 on John Thomas, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo (C) John Thomas | |
| 18:41 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss makes the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:41 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss makes the 2nd free throw | 5-0 |
| 18:27 | UTEP | Antoine Hartwig steps in front of the Jonathan Blackmon pass | 5-0 |
| 18:22 | Xavier | James Monroe lays it in on a nice dish by Antoine Hartwig | 7-0 |
| 18:03 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo's layup is rejected by Jim Nordin | 7-0 |
| 18:02 | Xavier | James Terry grabs the defensive rebound | 7-0 |
| 17:58 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss misses the lay-in | 7-0 |
| 17:56 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 7-0 |
| 17:45 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo misses short on an open shot from just outside the lane | 7-0 |
| 17:44 | Xavier | James Terry grabs the defensive rebound | 7-0 |
| 17:15 | Xavier | Charles Franks steals it from Antoine Hartwig | 7-0 |
| 17:11 | UTEP | Charles Franks is whistled for a carry | 7-0 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UTEP | David Heidel (SF) Ray Smith | |
| 16:50 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from James Monroe | 9-0 |
| 16:33 | UTEP | Jim Nordin is called for the reach on Alfredo Gallo - foul #1 on Jim Nordin, team foul #1 | 9-0 |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Graves (SG), Leonard Harrison (SF), Edward Delaney (PF), Bradley Yuhas (C) Antoine Hartwig, James Monroe, Jim Nordin, James Terry | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Whitehead (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SG), Terry Bowman (C) Salvador Gonzales, Charles Franks, Alfredo Gallo | |
| 16:09 | UTEP | Terry Bowman misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 9-0 |
| 16:08 | UTEP | David Heidel gets the offensive rebound | 9-0 |
| 16:03 | UTEP | Leonard Harrison blocks the jumper by James Whitehead | 9-0 |
| 16:01 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal hits the follow up shot | 9-2 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Teddy Sluss (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Harold Graves (fresh) SF - Leonard Harrison (fresh) PF - Edward Delaney (fresh) C - Bradley Yuhas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Whitehead (fresh) SG - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Heidel (fresh) PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fairly fresh) C - Terry Bowman (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 9-2 |
| Subs | Xavier | George Flynn (SG) Teddy Sluss | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ray Smith (SF) David Heidel | |
| 15:30 | UTEP | James Whitehead is fouled on the floor by Bradley Yuhas - foul #1 on Bradley Yuhas, team foul #2 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Monroe (SF) Leonard Harrison | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG) James Whitehead | |
| 15:12 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Harold Graves - foul #1 on Harold Graves, team foul #3 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig (SG), James Terry (C) George Flynn, Bradley Yuhas | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Franks (SG), Alfredo Gallo (PF) Dikembe Abdelal, Jonathan Blackmon | |
| 15:12 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 9-3 |
| 15:12 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 14:54 | Xavier | Edward Delaney hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Alfredo Gallo - foul #1 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #3 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Xavier | Teddy Sluss (PG) Harold Graves | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 14:54 | Xavier | Edward Delaney makes the 1st free throw | 10-4 |
| 14:54 | Xavier | Edward Delaney misses the 2nd free throw | 10-4 |
| 14:54 | UTEP | Terry Bowman pulls down the rebound | 10-4 |
| 14:35 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Edward Delaney - foul #1 on Edward Delaney, team foul #4 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jim Nordin (PF) Edward Delaney | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon (PF) Terry Bowman | |
| 14:35 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 14:35 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales makes the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 14:21 | Xavier | James Terry is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Teddy Sluss | 12-6 |
| 14:05 | UTEP | Charles Franks misses the lay-in | 12-6 |
| 14:03 | Xavier | James Terry pulls down the rebound | 12-6 |
| 13:47 | Xavier | James Terry drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Antoine Hartwig | 14-6 |
| 13:27 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo travels with the ball | 14-6 |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Graves (SG), Leonard Harrison (SF) Antoine Hartwig, James Monroe | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal (SG), David Heidel (SF) Charles Franks, Ray Smith | |
| 13:14 | Xavier | Jonathan Blackmon takes the ball from Leonard Harrison | 14-6 |
| 12:54 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 14-6 |
| 12:52 | Xavier | James Terry grabs the board | 14-6 |
| 12:43 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison is hacked by David Heidel - foul #1 on David Heidel, team foul #4 | 14-6 |
| Subs | Xavier | George Flynn (SG), Bradley Yuhas (C) Teddy Sluss, James Terry | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Whitehead (PG), Terry Bowman (C) Salvador Gonzales, Alfredo Gallo | |
| 12:26 | Xavier | George Flynn misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-6 |
| 12:24 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison snags the offensive board | 14-6 |
| 12:14 | Xavier | Terry Bowman is called for the reach on Jim Nordin - foul #1 on Terry Bowman, team foul #5 | 14-6 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Monroe (SF), Edward Delaney (PF) Leonard Harrison, Jim Nordin | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Franks (SG) Dikembe Abdelal | |
| 12:03 | Xavier | Edward Delaney misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 14-6 |
| 12:02 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Terry Bowman | 14-6 |
| 11:46 | UTEP | Harold Graves steals the ball from Terry Bowman | 14-6 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Harold Graves (fresh) SG - George Flynn (fresh) SF - James Monroe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Delaney (fresh) 1 pts. C - Bradley Yuhas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Whitehead (fresh) SG - Charles Franks (fresh) SF - David Heidel (fresh) PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fairly fresh) C - Terry Bowman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Xavier | A charge is called on James Monroe - foul #1 on James Monroe, team foul #5 | 14-6 |
| Subs | Xavier | Teddy Sluss (PG), Antoine Hartwig (SG), James Terry (C) Harold Graves, George Flynn, Bradley Yuhas | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), Ray Smith (SF) James Whitehead, David Heidel | |
| 11:04 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by James Terry - foul #1 on James Terry, team foul #6 | 14-6 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo (C) Terry Bowman | |
| 11:04 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon makes the 1st free throw | 14-7 |
| 11:04 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon makes the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 10:47 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss banks in the layup on a great pass from Edward Delaney | 16-8 |
| 10:26 | UTEP | Edward Delaney swats the layup by Alfredo Gallo | 16-8 |
| 10:25 | Xavier | Edward Delaney snags the defensive board | 16-8 |
| 10:03 | Xavier | Jonathan Blackmon swats the layup by James Monroe | 16-8 |
| 10:02 | Xavier | James Terry grabs the offensive board | 16-8 |
| 09:52 | Xavier | James Monroe misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Salvador Gonzales - foul #1 on Salvador Gonzales, team foul #6 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jim Nordin (PF) Edward Delaney | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal (SG), David Heidel (SF) Charles Franks, Ray Smith | |
| 09:52 | Xavier | James Monroe makes the 1st free throw | 17-8 |
| 09:52 | Xavier | James Monroe makes the 2nd free throw | 18-8 |
| 09:25 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales clanks a shot from the free throw line | 18-8 |
| 09:24 | Xavier | James Terry grabs the defensive rebound | 18-8 |
| 09:15 | Xavier | James Monroe clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 18-8 |
| 09:14 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdelal | 18-8 |
| 09:10 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal's pass is intercepted by Antoine Hartwig | 18-8 |
| 08:50 | Xavier | James Monroe misses short on a floater from the left side | 18-8 |
| 08:49 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon snags the defensive board | 18-8 |
| 08:32 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Salvador Gonzales | 18-11 |
| 08:14 | Xavier | Alfredo Gallo is called for the reach on Antoine Hartwig - foul #2 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #7 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | Leonard Harrison (SF), Bradley Yuhas (C) James Monroe, James Terry | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Whitehead (PG), Charles Franks (SG), Ray Smith (SF), Terry Bowman (C) Salvador Gonzales, Dikembe Abdelal, David Heidel, Alfredo Gallo | |
| 08:14 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig makes the 1st free throw | 19-11 |
| 08:14 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig makes the 2nd free throw | 20-11 |
| 07:53 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Antoine Hartwig - foul #1 on Antoine Hartwig, team foul #7 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Graves (SG) Antoine Hartwig | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 07:53 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon makes the 1st free throw | 20-12 |
| 07:53 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon misses the 2nd free throw | 20-12 |
| 07:53 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Jim Nordin | 20-12 |
| 07:24 | Xavier | Charles Franks steals the ball from Harold Graves | 20-12 |
| 07:19 | UTEP | Charles Franks hits the finger roll | 20-14 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Teddy Sluss (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Graves (fresh) SF - Leonard Harrison (fresh) PF - Jim Nordin (fresh) C - Bradley Yuhas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Whitehead (fresh) SG - Charles Franks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ray Smith (fresh) PF - Jonathan Blackmon (tiring) 3 pts. C - Terry Bowman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Xavier | Jim Nordin misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by James Whitehead - foul #1 on James Whitehead, team foul #8 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | George Flynn (SG) Teddy Sluss | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG) James Whitehead | |
| 07:02 | Xavier | Jim Nordin makes the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 07:02 | Xavier | Jim Nordin makes the 2nd free throw | 22-14 |
| 06:44 | UTEP | Terry Bowman connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Salvador Gonzales | 22-16 |
| 06:20 | Xavier | Jim Nordin drills a turnaround in the paint | 24-16 |
| 06:00 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon clanks a runner near the basket | 24-16 |
| 05:58 | Xavier | Harold Graves snags the defensive board | 24-16 |
| 05:33 | Xavier | Harold Graves can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-16 |
| 05:32 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas tips it home | 26-16 |
| 05:10 | UTEP | Terry Bowman misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by George Flynn - foul #1 on George Flynn, team foul #8 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Xavier | Teddy Sluss (PG), Antoine Hartwig (SG), James Monroe (SF), Edward Delaney (PF), James Terry (C) Harold Graves, George Flynn, Leonard Harrison, Jim Nordin, Bradley Yuhas | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal (SG), David Heidel (SF) Charles Franks, Ray Smith | |
| 05:10 | UTEP | Terry Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 26-17 |
| 05:10 | UTEP | Terry Bowman misses the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| 05:10 | Xavier | James Terry pulls down the rebound | 26-17 |
| 04:44 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Teddy Sluss | 29-17 |
| 04:28 | UTEP | James Monroe steals it from Salvador Gonzales | 29-17 |
| 04:25 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss lays it up and in set up by James Monroe | 31-17 |
| 04:05 | UTEP | David Heidel misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on James Monroe - foul #2 on James Monroe, team foul #9 | 31-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | Leonard Harrison (SF) James Monroe | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Whitehead (PG), Charles Franks (SG) Salvador Gonzales, Dikembe Abdelal | |
| 04:05 | UTEP | David Heidel misses the 1st free throw | 31-17 |
| 04:05 | UTEP | David Heidel makes the 2nd free throw | 31-18 |
| 03:47 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison is hacked by James Whitehead - foul #2 on James Whitehead, team foul #9 | 31-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo (PF), John Thomas (C) Jonathan Blackmon, Terry Bowman | |
| 03:47 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 32-18 |
| 03:47 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 33-18 |
| 03:31 | UTEP | Charles Franks misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Leonard Harrison - foul #1 on Leonard Harrison, team foul #10 | 33-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Monroe (SF) Leonard Harrison | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 03:31 | UTEP | Charles Franks makes the 1st free throw | 33-19 |
| 03:31 | UTEP | Charles Franks misses the 2nd free throw | 33-19 |
| 03:31 | Xavier | James Terry grabs the defensive rebound | 33-19 |
| 03:14 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss's floater is tipped away by David Heidel | 33-19 |
| 03:12 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo snags the defensive board | 33-19 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Teddy Sluss (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antoine Hartwig (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Monroe (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edward Delaney (fresh) 1 pts. C - James Terry (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Whitehead (fresh) SG - Charles Franks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Heidel (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Thomas (fresh) | |
| 02:49 | UTEP | John Thomas misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Antoine Hartwig - foul #2 on Antoine Hartwig, team foul #11 | 33-19 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), Ray Smith (SF) James Whitehead, David Heidel | |
| 02:49 | UTEP | John Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 33-20 |
| 02:49 | UTEP | John Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 33-21 |
| 02:24 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss evades the doubleteam and hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Antoine Hartwig | 35-21 |
| 02:11 | UTEP | John Thomas misses the easy layup | 35-21 |
| 02:10 | UTEP | Charles Franks pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-21 |
| 01:57 | UTEP | John Thomas hits the finger roll | 35-23 |
| 01:42 | Xavier | John Thomas blocks the short jumper by Teddy Sluss | 35-23 |
| 01:41 | Xavier | James Monroe gets the offensive rebound | 35-23 |
| 01:36 | Xavier | Charles Franks is called for the reach on Teddy Sluss - foul #1 on Charles Franks, team foul #10 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Graves (SG), Jim Nordin (PF), Bradley Yuhas (C) Antoine Hartwig, Edward Delaney, James Terry | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal (SG) Charles Franks | |
| 01:36 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss makes the 1st free throw | 36-23 |
| 01:36 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss makes the 2nd free throw | 37-23 |
| 01:08 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Dikembe Abdelal and the foul's on Teddy Sluss - foul #1 on Teddy Sluss, team foul #12 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | George Flynn (SG) Teddy Sluss | |
| Subs | UTEP | David Heidel (SF) Ray Smith | |
| 01:08 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales makes the free throw | 37-26 |
| 00:50 | Xavier | Harold Graves drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-26 |
| 00:36 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper in the paint | 40-26 |
| 00:35 | UTEP | John Thomas tips it home | 40-28 |
| 00:30 | Xavier | Harold Graves misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-28 |
| 00:29 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 00:03 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner in the lane | 40-28 |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo snags the offensive board | 40-28 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | The clock runs out | 40-28 |