| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Firth (fresh) SG - Nick Caves (fresh) SF - Roger Leader (fresh) PF - Anthony Scott (fresh) C - Tommy McComack (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Anthony McClenon (fresh) SG - Andrew Hunley (fresh) SF - Earl Mounce (fresh) PF - John Abarca (fresh) C - Thomas Yeoman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Troy | John Abarca wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:49 | Troy | Thomas Yeoman makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 19:22 | UTEP | Anthony Scott lays it in set up by Nick Caves | 2-3 |
| 19:17 | Troy | Tommy McComack is called for the reach on Earl Mounce - foul #1 on Tommy McComack, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 19:12 | Troy | Joseph Firth picks off the pass by Thomas Yeoman | 2-3 |
| 19:07 | UTEP | Joseph Firth lays it in | 4-3 |
| 19:02 | Troy | Earl Mounce connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Anthony McClenon | 4-5 |
| 18:35 | UTEP | Joseph Firth misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 18:34 | Troy | Andrew Hunley gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 18:30 | Troy | Tommy McComack swats the short shot by John Abarca | 4-5 |
| 18:28 | UTEP | Tommy McComack grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 18:13 | UTEP | Nick Caves is called for traveling | 4-5 |
| 17:46 | Troy | John Abarca misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 4-5 |
| 17:45 | Troy | Thomas Yeoman grabs the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:30 | Troy | Andrew Hunley knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-8 |
| 17:28 | UTEP | John Abarca picks off the pass by Joseph Firth in the backcourt | 4-8 |
| 17:15 | Troy | Anthony McClenon clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 4-8 |
| 17:13 | UTEP | Tommy McComack pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:44 | UTEP | Thomas Yeoman denies the turnaround by Nick Caves | 4-8 |
| 16:43 | Troy | Andrew Hunley grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:39 | Troy | Joseph Firth steals it from Anthony McClenon | 4-8 |
| 16:11 | UTEP | Joseph Firth scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-8 |
| 15:58 | Troy | John Abarca loses the dribble to Anthony Scott | 7-8 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Firth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Nick Caves (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Leader (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Tommy McComack (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Anthony McClenon (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Hunley (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Earl Mounce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Abarca (tiring) C - Thomas Yeoman (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 15:55 | UTEP | Joseph Firth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-8 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG), Sterling Williams (SG), Salvador Espinoza (SF), Joseph Vidaurri (PF), William Pfeil (C) Joseph Firth, Nick Caves, Roger Leader, Anthony Scott, Tommy McComack | |
| Subs | Troy | Armando Martinez (PG), Angelo Benavidez (SG), Jason Wright (SF), Kevin Welk (PF), Yevgeny Zurich (C) Anthony McClenon, Andrew Hunley, Earl Mounce, John Abarca, Thomas Yeoman | |
| 15:41 | Troy | Jason Wright misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 7-8 |
| 15:39 | Troy | Yevgeny Zurich tips it home | 7-10 |
| 15:26 | UTEP | Yevgeny Zurich blocks the short jumper by Salvador Espinoza | 7-10 |
| 15:25 | Troy | Yevgeny Zurich pulls down the rebound | 7-10 |
| 15:17 | Troy | Yevgeny Zurich's pass is intercepted by Salvatore Pacheco | 7-10 |
| 15:05 | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 7-10 |
| 15:03 | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco gets the offensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 14:42 | UTEP | Sterling Williams misses the jumper from the right side | 7-10 |
| 14:41 | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco snags the offensive board | 7-10 |
| 14:23 | UTEP | Armando Martinez takes the ball from William Pfeil | 7-10 |
| 14:18 | Troy | Armando Martinez hits the finger roll | 7-12 |
| 13:56 | UTEP | William Pfeil is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Salvador Espinoza | 9-12 |
| 13:39 | Troy | Jason Wright is fouled on the floor by Joseph Vidaurri - foul #1 on Joseph Vidaurri, team foul #2 | 9-12 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Firth (PG), Nick Caves (SG), Roger Leader (SF), Anthony Scott (PF), Tommy McComack (C) Salvatore Pacheco, Sterling Williams, Salvador Espinoza, Joseph Vidaurri, William Pfeil | |
| Subs | Troy | Michael Thompson (PG), Andrew Hunley (SG), Earl Mounce (SF), Pedro Hernandez (C) Armando Martinez, Angelo Benavidez, Kevin Welk, Yevgeny Zurich | |
| 13:23 | Troy | Andrew Hunley connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Thompson | 9-15 |
| 13:18 | UTEP | Roger Leader is fouled in the backcourt by Earl Mounce - foul #1 on Earl Mounce, team foul #1 | 9-15 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Troy | John Abarca (PF) Jason Wright | |
| 12:59 | UTEP | Nick Caves is hacked by Andrew Hunley - foul #1 on Andrew Hunley, team foul #2 | 9-15 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Troy | Anthony McClenon (PG) Andrew Hunley | |
| 12:44 | UTEP | John Abarca is called for the reach on Tommy McComack - foul #1 on John Abarca, team foul #3 | 9-15 |
| 12:21 | UTEP | Nick Caves clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 9-15 |
| 12:20 | UTEP | Tommy McComack tips it home | 11-15 |
| 12:12 | Troy | Joseph Firth steals it from Pedro Hernandez | 11-15 |
| 11:47 | UTEP | Nick Caves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-15 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sterling Williams (SG), Salvador Espinoza (SF), William Pfeil (C) Nick Caves, Roger Leader, Tommy McComack | |
| Subs | Troy | Armando Martinez (PG), Andrew Hunley (SG), Kevin Welk (PF), Thomas Yeoman (C) Anthony McClenon, Michael Thompson, John Abarca, Pedro Hernandez | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Firth (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SG - Sterling Williams (fresh) SF - Salvador Espinoza (fresh) PF - Anthony Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Pfeil (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Armando Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andrew Hunley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Earl Mounce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Welk (fresh) C - Thomas Yeoman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Troy | Thomas Yeoman is called for traveling | 11-15 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Troy | Jason Wright (SF) Earl Mounce | |
| 11:14 | UTEP | Joseph Firth hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 11-15 |
| 11:12 | Troy | Kevin Welk snags the defensive board | 11-15 |
| 11:07 | Troy | Jason Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-15 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG), Joseph Vidaurri (PF) Joseph Firth, Anthony Scott | |
| Subs | Troy | Angelo Benavidez (SG) Andrew Hunley | |
| 10:46 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza double dribbles | 11-15 |
| Subs | UTEP | Nick Caves (SG) Sterling Williams | |
| Subs | Troy | Earl Mounce (SF), John Abarca (PF) Jason Wright, Kevin Welk | |
| 10:21 | Troy | John Abarca misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 11-15 |
| 10:19 | UTEP | William Pfeil pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 10:03 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza clanks a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Earl Mounce - foul #2 on Earl Mounce, team foul #4 | 11-15 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Firth (PG), Tommy McComack (C) Salvatore Pacheco, William Pfeil | |
| Subs | Troy | Anthony McClenon (PG), Andrew Hunley (SF), Yevgeny Zurich (C) Armando Martinez, Earl Mounce, Thomas Yeoman | |
| 10:03 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza misses the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 10:03 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza makes the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 09:42 | Troy | Andrew Hunley comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 12-15 |
| 09:41 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Tommy McComack | 12-15 |
| 09:37 | UTEP | Joseph Firth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-15 |
| Subs | UTEP | Roger Leader (SF), Anthony Scott (PF) Salvador Espinoza, Joseph Vidaurri | |
| Subs | Troy | Kevin Welk (PF) Angelo Benavidez | |
| 09:26 | Troy | Anthony McClenon connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by John Abarca | 12-17 |
| 08:57 | UTEP | Nick Caves's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-17 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sterling Williams (SG) Nick Caves | |
| Subs | Troy | Jason Wright (SF), Thomas Yeoman (C) John Abarca, Yevgeny Zurich | |
| 08:36 | Troy | Anthony McClenon clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 12-17 |
| 08:35 | UTEP | Anthony Scott pulls down the rebound | 12-17 |
| 08:17 | UTEP | Tommy McComack is hacked by Jason Wright - foul #1 on Jason Wright, team foul #5 | 12-17 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG), Joseph Vidaurri (PF), William Pfeil (C) Joseph Firth, Anthony Scott, Tommy McComack | |
| Subs | Troy | Armando Martinez (PG), Michael Thompson (SG), Pedro Hernandez (C) Anthony McClenon, Andrew Hunley, Kevin Welk | |
| 08:03 | UTEP | Roger Leader is fouled on the floor by Thomas Yeoman - foul #1 on Thomas Yeoman, team foul #6 | 12-17 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Troy | Angelo Benavidez (SG), John Abarca (SF) Michael Thompson, Jason Wright | |
| 07:49 | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Armando Martinez - foul #1 on Armando Martinez, team foul #7 | 12-17 |
| Subs | UTEP | Nick Caves (SG) Sterling Williams | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 07:49 | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco misses the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 07:49 | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvatore Pacheco (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Nick Caves (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Leader (fresh) PF - Joseph Vidaurri (fresh) C - William Pfeil (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Armando Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Angelo Benavidez (fresh) SF - John Abarca (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Yeoman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Pedro Hernandez (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Troy | John Abarca can't finish the layup but he's hacked by William Pfeil - foul #1 on William Pfeil, team foul #3 | 13-17 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza (SF) Roger Leader | |
| Subs | Troy | Yevgeny Zurich (C) Pedro Hernandez | |
| 07:32 | Troy | John Abarca makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 07:32 | Troy | John Abarca misses the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 07:32 | UTEP | Nick Caves gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 07:12 | UTEP | Thomas Yeoman swats the short shot by Salvador Espinoza | 13-18 |
| 07:10 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Nick Caves | 13-18 |
| 06:53 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 13-18 |
| 06:52 | Troy | Thomas Yeoman gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 06:46 | Troy | Angelo Benavidez misses short on a 3 from straight away | 13-18 |
| 06:45 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 06:22 | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco loses the dribble to Thomas Yeoman | 13-18 |
| 05:57 | Troy | Yevgeny Zurich is hacked by Salvatore Pacheco - foul #1 on Salvatore Pacheco, team foul #4 | 13-18 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Firth (PG), Sterling Williams (SG), Roger Leader (SF), Anthony Scott (PF), Tommy McComack (C) Salvatore Pacheco, Nick Caves, Salvador Espinoza, Joseph Vidaurri, William Pfeil | |
| Subs | Troy | Anthony McClenon (PG), Andrew Hunley (SG), Jason Wright (SF), Kevin Welk (PF), Pedro Hernandez (C) Armando Martinez, Angelo Benavidez, John Abarca, Thomas Yeoman, Yevgeny Zurich | |
| 05:34 | Troy | Jason Wright is hacked by Roger Leader - foul #1 on Roger Leader, team foul #5 | 13-18 |
| 05:18 | Troy | Jason Wright makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Andrew Hunley and the foul's on Roger Leader - foul #2 on Roger Leader, team foul #6 | 13-20 |
| 05:18 | Troy | Jason Wright misses the free throw | 13-20 |
| 05:18 | UTEP | Anthony Scott snags the defensive board | 13-20 |
| 04:54 | UTEP | Roger Leader is whistled for traveling | 13-20 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Troy | Michael Thompson (SG) Jason Wright | |
| 04:45 | Troy | Anthony McClenon hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 13-22 |
| 04:22 | UTEP | Tommy McComack can't finish the layup | 13-22 |
| 04:21 | UTEP | Roger Leader grabs the offensive board | 13-22 |
| 03:56 | UTEP | Sterling Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-22 |
| 03:54 | Troy | Kevin Welk snags the defensive board | 13-22 |
| 03:47 | Troy | Sterling Williams is called for the reach on Michael Thompson - foul #1 on Sterling Williams, team foul #7 | 13-22 |
| Subs | UTEP | Nick Caves (SG), Joseph Vidaurri (PF) Sterling Williams, Anthony Scott | |
| Subs | Troy | Armando Martinez (PG), Earl Mounce (SF), John Abarca (PF), Thomas Yeoman (C) Anthony McClenon, Andrew Hunley, Kevin Welk, Pedro Hernandez | |
| 03:47 | Troy | Michael Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 13-22 |
| 03:47 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Joseph Vidaurri | 13-22 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Firth (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SG - Nick Caves (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Leader (fresh) PF - Joseph Vidaurri (fresh) C - Tommy McComack (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Armando Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Earl Mounce (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Abarca (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Thomas Yeoman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:32 | UTEP | Nick Caves drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Joseph Firth and the foul's on Michael Thompson - foul #1 on Michael Thompson, team foul #8 | 15-22 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza (SF), William Pfeil (C) Roger Leader, Tommy McComack | |
| Subs | Troy | Angelo Benavidez (SG), Yevgeny Zurich (C) Michael Thompson, John Abarca | |
| 03:32 | UTEP | Nick Caves makes the free throw | 16-22 |
| 03:16 | Troy | Joseph Vidaurri picks off the pass by Armando Martinez | 16-22 |
| 02:54 | UTEP | Joseph Firth misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 16-22 |
| 02:52 | Troy | Yevgeny Zurich pulls down the rebound | 16-22 |
| 02:47 | Troy | Joseph Vidaurri takes the ball from Yevgeny Zurich | 16-22 |
| 02:23 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Joseph Firth | 18-22 |
| 02:04 | Troy | Earl Mounce misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Joseph Firth - foul #1 on Joseph Firth, team foul #8 | 18-22 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG), Roger Leader (SF), Anthony Scott (PF), Tommy McComack (C) Joseph Firth, Salvador Espinoza, Joseph Vidaurri, William Pfeil | |
| Subs | Troy | Anthony McClenon (PG), Andrew Hunley (SG), Kevin Welk (PF) Armando Martinez, Angelo Benavidez, Yevgeny Zurich | |
| 02:04 | Troy | Earl Mounce makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 02:04 | Troy | Earl Mounce misses the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 02:04 | UTEP | Tommy McComack pulls down the rebound | 18-23 |
| 01:35 | UTEP | Tommy McComack misses the lay-in | 18-23 |
| 01:34 | Troy | Anthony McClenon pulls down the rebound | 18-23 |
| 01:30 | Troy | Anthony McClenon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 18-23 |
| 01:29 | UTEP | Nick Caves gets the rebound | 18-23 |
| 01:06 | UTEP | Nick Caves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-23 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sterling Williams (SG) Nick Caves | |
| Subs | Troy | Jason Wright (SF), Pedro Hernandez (C) Earl Mounce, Thomas Yeoman | |
| 00:51 | Troy | Jason Wright comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 18-23 |
| 00:50 | Troy | Kevin Welk misses the tip | 18-23 |
| 00:48 | UTEP | Anthony Scott grabs the board | 18-23 |
| 00:19 | UTEP | Roger Leader misses short on a turnaround from close range | 18-23 |
| 00:18 | UTEP | Roger Leader can't tip it in | 18-23 |
| 00:17 | UTEP | Tommy McComack misses the tip | 18-23 |
| 00:16 | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco can't tip it in | 18-23 |
| 00:15 | Troy | The rebound goes to Anthony McClenon | 18-23 |
| 00:10 | Troy | Pedro Hernandez is hacked by Tommy McComack - foul #2 on Tommy McComack, team foul #9 | 18-23 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Firth (PG), Salvador Espinoza (SF), Joseph Vidaurri (PF), William Pfeil (C) Salvatore Pacheco, Roger Leader, Anthony Scott, Tommy McComack | |
| Subs | Troy | John Abarca (PF) Kevin Welk | |
| 00:10 | Troy | Pedro Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 00:10 | Troy | Pedro Hernandez misses the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 00:10 | UTEP | The rebound goes to William Pfeil | 18-24 |
| 00:04 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza makes the jumper from the left block set up by Joseph Firth | 20-24 |
| 00:00 | Troy | Andrew Hunley clanks a halfcourt shot | 20-24 |