| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Christopher Harrington (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Brennan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Cecil Wilcox (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wilbur Elrod (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Blair (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Firth (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Nick Caves (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Roger Leader (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Scott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tommy McComack (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Roger Leader inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:50 | UTEP | Anthony Scott is called for 10 seconds | 31-31 |
| 19:33 | Utah State | Christopher Harrington connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 19:12 | UTEP | Joseph Firth hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 33-31 |
| 19:10 | Utah State | Jack Blair snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 18:49 | Utah State | Christopher Harrington comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 18:48 | UTEP | Tommy McComack snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 18:26 | UTEP | Tommy McComack knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Roger Leader | 33-33 |
| 18:07 | Utah State | Cecil Wilcox knocks in the shot from the left side | 35-33 |
| 17:46 | UTEP | Tommy McComack hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Nick Caves | 35-35 |
| 17:41 | Utah State | Cecil Wilcox misses the lay-in | 35-35 |
| 17:40 | UTEP | Roger Leader snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 17:38 | UTEP | Joseph Firth travels in the backcourt | 35-35 |
| Subs | Utah State | Charles Patterson (PG), Gary McDowell (SG), Larry Schermerhorn (SF), Ivan Witkowski (PF), Joshua Larosa (C) Christopher Harrington, Eugene Brennan, Cecil Wilcox, Wilbur Elrod, Jack Blair | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza (SF), Joseph Vidaurri (PF), William Pfeil (C) Roger Leader, Anthony Scott, Tommy McComack | |
| 17:13 | Utah State | Charles Patterson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 17:12 | UTEP | William Pfeil gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 16:50 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Nick Caves | 35-37 |
| 16:29 | Utah State | Gary McDowell misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-37 |
| 16:28 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Joseph Firth | 35-37 |
| 16:03 | UTEP | William Pfeil is whistled for a carry | 35-37 |
| Subs | Utah State | Christopher Harrington (PG), Eugene Brennan (SG), Jack Blair (C) Charles Patterson, Gary McDowell, Joshua Larosa | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG), Sterling Williams (SG), Roger Leader (SF), Tommy McComack (C) Joseph Firth, Nick Caves, Salvador Espinoza, William Pfeil | |
| 15:47 | Utah State | Tommy McComack steps in front of the Eugene Brennan pass | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Christopher Harrington (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Brennan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Schermerhorn (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ivan Witkowski (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jack Blair (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvatore Pacheco (fresh) SG - Sterling Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roger Leader (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Vidaurri (fresh) C - Tommy McComack (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 15:26 | UTEP | Tommy McComack misses badly on a floater from the right side | 35-37 |
| 15:25 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Jack Blair | 35-37 |
| 15:18 | Utah State | Jack Blair misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Roger Leader - foul #2 on Roger Leader, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Utah State | George Wall (SF), Joshua Larosa (PF) Larry Schermerhorn, Ivan Witkowski | |
| Subs | UTEP | Anthony Scott (PF) Joseph Vidaurri | |
| 15:18 | Utah State | Jack Blair makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 15:18 | Utah State | Jack Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 14:55 | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 14:54 | UTEP | Tommy McComack tips it but misses | 37-37 |
| 14:53 | Utah State | Christopher Harrington pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 14:34 | Utah State | Jack Blair hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Harrington | 39-37 |
| 14:29 | UTEP | Sterling Williams is hacked by Eugene Brennan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eugene Brennan, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Utah State | Charles Patterson (SG), Cecil Wilcox (SF), Wilbur Elrod (PF) Eugene Brennan, George Wall, Jack Blair | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Firth (PG) Salvatore Pacheco | |
| 14:16 | UTEP | Roger Leader misses the easy open layup | 39-37 |
| 14:15 | UTEP | Anthony Scott misses the tip | 39-37 |
| 14:14 | Utah State | Wilbur Elrod snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 14:06 | Utah State | Charles Patterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-37 |
| Subs | Utah State | Joe Jordan (C) Joshua Larosa | |
| Subs | UTEP | Nick Caves (SG) Sterling Williams | |
| 13:37 | UTEP | Tommy McComack is hacked by Joe Jordan - foul #1 on Joe Jordan, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary McDowell (SG), Larry Schermerhorn (SF), Jack Blair (C) Christopher Harrington, Cecil Wilcox, Joe Jordan | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza (SF), Joseph Vidaurri (PF), William Pfeil (C) Roger Leader, Anthony Scott, Tommy McComack | |
| 13:18 | UTEP | Joseph Firth misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-37 |
| 13:17 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Jack Blair | 39-37 |
| 13:02 | Utah State | Charles Patterson hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Wilbur Elrod | 41-37 |
| 12:40 | UTEP | Nick Caves knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Firth | 41-39 |
| 12:31 | Utah State | Wilbur Elrod misses badly on a shot from the right side | 41-39 |
| 12:30 | UTEP | Joseph Vidaurri snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 12:11 | UTEP | Nick Caves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-39 |
| Subs | Utah State | Christopher Harrington (PG), Eugene Brennan (SG), Ivan Witkowski (PF), Joshua Larosa (C) Charles Patterson, Gary McDowell, Wilbur Elrod, Jack Blair | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG), Sterling Williams (SG), Roger Leader (SF), Anthony Scott (PF), Tommy McComack (C) Joseph Firth, Nick Caves, Salvador Espinoza, Joseph Vidaurri, William Pfeil | |
| 11:50 | Utah State | Eugene Brennan double dribbles | 41-39 |
| Subs | Utah State | Cecil Wilcox (SF) Larry Schermerhorn | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Christopher Harrington (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Brennan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Cecil Wilcox (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ivan Witkowski (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joshua Larosa (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvatore Pacheco (fresh) SG - Sterling Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roger Leader (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Scott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tommy McComack (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:25 | UTEP | Tommy McComack hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Salvatore Pacheco and the foul's on Joshua Larosa - foul #3 on Joshua Larosa, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| 11:25 | UTEP | Tommy McComack makes the free throw | 41-42 |
| 11:03 | Utah State | Eugene Brennan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-42 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Firth (PG), Nick Caves (SG) Salvatore Pacheco, Sterling Williams | |
| 10:45 | UTEP | Joseph Firth comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 10:44 | UTEP | Anthony Scott snags the offensive board | 41-42 |
| 10:24 | UTEP | Tommy McComack comes up short on the floater in the paint | 41-42 |
| 10:22 | UTEP | Roger Leader pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 10:05 | UTEP | Tommy McComack misses short on an open shot from the right block | 41-42 |
| 10:04 | UTEP | Tommy McComack tips it in | 41-44 |
| 09:50 | Utah State | Joshua Larosa misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-44 |
| 09:48 | UTEP | Anthony Scott gets the rebound | 41-44 |
| 09:42 | UTEP | Nick Caves hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Firth | 41-46 |
| 09:35 | Utah State | Cecil Wilcox hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 41-46 |
| 09:34 | Utah State | Joshua Larosa snags the offensive board | 41-46 |
| 09:13 | Utah State | Tommy McComack is called for the reach on Eugene Brennan - foul #2 on Tommy McComack, team foul #2 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Utah State | Charles Patterson (PG), Gary McDowell (SG), Larry Schermerhorn (SF), George Wall (PF), Jack Blair (C) Christopher Harrington, Eugene Brennan, Cecil Wilcox, Ivan Witkowski, Joshua Larosa | |
| 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 | |
| 08:58 | Utah State | Gary McDowell clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-46 |
| 08:56 | Utah State | Larry Schermerhorn gets the offensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 08:42 | Utah State | Charles Patterson scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-46 |
| 08:13 | UTEP | William Pfeil is alone and drills a turnaround from the left block | 44-48 |
| 07:52 | Utah State | Jack Blair hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on William Pfeil - foul #2 on William Pfeil, team foul #3 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Utah State | Christopher Harrington (PG), Wilbur Elrod (PF) Gary McDowell, George Wall | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Firth (PG), Nick Caves (SG) Salvatore Pacheco, Sterling Williams | |
| 07:52 | Utah State | Jack Blair misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 07:52 | Utah State | Jack Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 07:50 | UTEP | Nick Caves loses the dribble to Charles Patterson in the backcourt | 45-48 |
| 07:31 | Utah State | Larry Schermerhorn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Roger Leader (SF) Salvador Espinoza | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Christopher Harrington (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Patterson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Schermerhorn (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Wilbur Elrod (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Blair (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Firth (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nick Caves (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SF - Roger Leader (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Vidaurri (fresh) C - William Pfeil (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | UTEP | Roger Leader loses the dribble to Charles Patterson in the backcourt | 45-48 |
| 07:09 | Utah State | Christopher Harrington makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Patterson | 48-48 |
| 07:06 | UTEP | Charles Patterson is called for the reach on Nick Caves in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Patterson, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Utah State | Eugene Brennan (SG), Joshua Larosa (C) Charles Patterson, Jack Blair | |
| Subs | UTEP | Anthony Scott (PF), Tommy McComack (C) Joseph Vidaurri, William Pfeil | |
| 06:47 | UTEP | Joseph Firth is open but comes up short on the floater from the left side | 48-48 |
| 06:45 | UTEP | Roger Leader tips it in | 48-50 |
| 06:24 | Utah State | Larry Schermerhorn is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Joshua Larosa | 50-50 |
| 05:55 | UTEP | Nick Caves can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 05:53 | Utah State | Wilbur Elrod pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 05:43 | Utah State | Eugene Brennan is open but comes up short on the shot from the left side | 50-50 |
| 05:42 | UTEP | Tommy McComack snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 05:23 | UTEP | Nick Caves clanks a shot in the paint | 50-50 |
| 05:21 | UTEP | Nick Caves misses the tip | 50-50 |
| 05:19 | Utah State | Wilbur Elrod snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 05:00 | Utah State | Christopher Harrington makes the contested floater from the baseline and the foul's on Roger Leader - foul #3 on Roger Leader, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Utah State | Charles Patterson (SG), George Wall (SF), Ivan Witkowski (PF), Jack Blair (C) Eugene Brennan, Larry Schermerhorn, Wilbur Elrod, Joshua Larosa | |
| 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 | |
| 05:00 | Utah State | Christopher Harrington makes the free throw | 53-50 |
| 04:57 | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco's pass is intercepted by Charles Patterson in the backcourt | 53-50 |
| 04:43 | Utah State | Ivan Witkowski makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Harrington | 55-50 |
| 04:16 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza misses the easy layup | 55-50 |
| 04:15 | Utah State | Ivan Witkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 04:08 | Utah State | Ivan Witkowski lays it in on a great pass from Christopher Harrington | 57-50 |
| 03:39 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza connects on the open shot from the left side on a nice dish by Salvatore Pacheco | 57-52 |
| 03:10 | Utah State | Christopher Harrington misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 03:09 | UTEP | Sterling Williams grabs the board | 57-52 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Christopher Harrington (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Patterson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - George Wall (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ivan Witkowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jack Blair (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvatore Pacheco (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Sterling Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Salvador Espinoza (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Vidaurri (fairly fresh) C - William Pfeil (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:05 | UTEP | Sterling Williams is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Sterling Williams, team foul #5 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary McDowell (PG), Eugene Brennan (SG), Cecil Wilcox (SF), Wilbur Elrod (PF), Joshua Larosa (C) Christopher Harrington, Charles Patterson, George Wall, Ivan Witkowski, Jack Blair | |
| 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 | |
| 02:51 | Utah State | Cecil Wilcox banks in the layup on a great pass from Gary McDowell | 59-52 |
| 02:48 | UTEP | Anthony Scott's pass is intercepted by Eugene Brennan in the backcourt | 59-52 |
| 02:27 | Utah State | Cecil Wilcox hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 59-52 |
| 02:26 | UTEP | Nick Caves gets the rebound | 59-52 |
| 02:24 | UTEP | Joseph Firth is hacked by Gary McDowell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary McDowell, team foul #5 | 59-52 |
| 02:07 | UTEP | Joseph Firth is fouled on the floor by Eugene Brennan - foul #4 on Eugene Brennan, team foul #6 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Utah State | George Wall (PF), Jack Blair (C) Wilbur Elrod, Joshua Larosa | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 01:50 | UTEP | Eugene Brennan steps in front of the Joseph Firth pass | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:49 | Utah State | Nick Caves is called for the reach on Eugene Brennan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nick Caves, team foul #6 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Utah State | Christopher Harrington (PG), Larry Schermerhorn (SF), Wilbur Elrod (PF) Gary McDowell, Cecil Wilcox, George Wall | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 01:46 | Utah State | Eugene Brennan is hacked by Nick Caves - foul #2 on Nick Caves, team foul #7 | 59-52 |
| 01:46 | Utah State | Eugene Brennan makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 01:46 | Utah State | Eugene Brennan makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:34 | UTEP | Joseph Firth knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Tommy McComack | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:07 | Utah State | Nick Caves picks off the pass by Wilbur Elrod | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:44 | UTEP | Joseph Firth makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Nick Caves | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Utah State | Eugene Brennan is hacked by Nick Caves - foul #3 on Nick Caves, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Utah State | Charles Patterson (PG) Christopher Harrington | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:15 | Utah State | Eugene Brennan makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:15 | Utah State | Eugene Brennan makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:07 | UTEP | Joseph Firth scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Anthony Scott | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Utah State | Eugene Brennan is fouled in the backcourt by Nick Caves - foul #4 on Nick Caves, team foul #9 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Utah State | Christopher Harrington (PG), Cecil Wilcox (SF) Charles Patterson, Larry Schermerhorn | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:05 | Utah State | Eugene Brennan makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:05 | Utah State | Eugene Brennan makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Joseph Firth clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-61 |