| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Firth (fresh) SG - Nick Caves (fresh) SF - Roger Leader (fresh) PF - Anthony Scott (fresh) C - Tommy McComack (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Bill Bullock (fresh) SG - Warren Bakker (fresh) SF - Tommy Tyler (fresh) PF - Roland Clayton (fresh) C - Andrew Chichester (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Tommy McComack wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | UTEP | Joseph Firth misses short on a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | New Mexico State | Roger Leader takes the ball from Warren Bakker after a doubleteam | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | UTEP | Anthony Scott lays it in on a nice dish by Roger Leader | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler's pass is intercepted by Tommy McComack | 2-0 |
| 18:23 | UTEP | Nick Caves misses the floater from the left block | 2-0 |
| 18:21 | UTEP | Nick Caves gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:09 | UTEP | Joseph Firth buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Roger Leader | 5-0 |
| 18:02 | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-0 |
| 18:01 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton can't tip it in | 5-0 |
| 17:59 | UTEP | Roger Leader pulls down the rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:52 | UTEP | Bill Bullock steps in front of the Joseph Firth pass in the backcourt | 5-0 |
| 17:51 | New Mexico State | Warren Bakker banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bill Bullock | 5-2 |
| 17:32 | UTEP | Joseph Firth misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Bill Bullock - foul #1 on Bill Bullock, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 17:32 | UTEP | Joseph Firth misses the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:32 | UTEP | Joseph Firth makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:12 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Scott | 6-2 |
| 17:11 | UTEP | Nick Caves gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:55 | UTEP | Tommy McComack can't connect on a runner in the paint | 6-2 |
| 16:53 | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:38 | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Warren Bakker | 6-5 |
| 16:29 | UTEP | Anthony Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-5 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Vidaurri (PF) Anthony Scott | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 16:05 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 16:04 | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester tips it back up and in | 6-7 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Firth (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Nick Caves (fresh) SF - Roger Leader (fresh) PF - Joseph Vidaurri (fresh) C - Tommy McComack (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Bill Bullock (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Warren Bakker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Tyler (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roland Clayton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Chichester (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:55 | UTEP | Joseph Firth knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Nick Caves | 8-7 |
| 15:44 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-10 |
| 15:23 | UTEP | Nick Caves lays it in | 10-10 |
| 15:02 | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-10 |
| 15:00 | UTEP | Joseph Vidaurri grabs the defensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 14:38 | UTEP | Tommy McComack is fouled on the floor by Andrew Chichester - foul #1 on Andrew Chichester, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG), Sterling Williams (SG), Salvador Espinoza (SF), Anthony Scott (PF), William Pfeil (C) Joseph Firth, Nick Caves, Roger Leader, Joseph Vidaurri, Tommy McComack | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser (PG), Joseph Lane (SG), Larry McGuckin (SF), Bruce Schwartzer (PF), Jason Hayter (C) Bill Bullock, Warren Bakker, Tommy Tyler, Roland Clayton, Andrew Chichester | |
| 14:27 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Larry McGuckin - foul #1 on Larry McGuckin, team foul #3 | 12-10 |
| 14:27 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza makes the free throw | 13-10 |
| 14:08 | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-10 |
| 14:07 | UTEP | Anthony Scott gets the rebound | 13-10 |
| 14:01 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza can't connect on a runner from close range | 13-10 |
| 14:00 | New Mexico State | Larry McGuckin grabs the defensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 13:56 | New Mexico State | Joseph Lane buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Raymond Leiser and he's hacked by Sterling Williams - foul #1 on Sterling Williams, team foul #1 | 13-12 |
| 13:56 | New Mexico State | Joseph Lane makes the free throw | 13-13 |
| 13:36 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza clanks a shot in the lane | 13-13 |
| 13:34 | UTEP | William Pfeil grabs the offensive board | 13-13 |
| 13:21 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza connects on the floater from close range set up by Sterling Williams | 15-13 |
| 13:15 | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser is fouled in the backcourt by Salvatore Pacheco - foul #1 on Salvatore Pacheco, team foul #2 | 15-13 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Firth (PG) Salvatore Pacheco | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock (PG), Warren Bakker (SG) Raymond Leiser, Larry McGuckin | |
| 13:05 | New Mexico State | Jason Hayter misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 15-13 |
| 13:04 | New Mexico State | Joseph Lane gets the offensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 12:51 | New Mexico State | Joseph Lane knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Bill Bullock | 15-16 |
| 12:36 | UTEP | Joseph Firth hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 15-16 |
| 12:34 | UTEP | Joseph Firth grabs the offensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 12:20 | UTEP | Jason Hayter steals it from Salvador Espinoza | 15-16 |
| 11:57 | New Mexico State | Joseph Lane drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-19 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Firth (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Sterling Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Salvador Espinoza (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anthony Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Pfeil (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Bill Bullock (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Warren Bakker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Lane (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Bruce Schwartzer (fresh) C - Jason Hayter (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | UTEP | Joseph Firth drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Sterling Williams | 17-19 |
| 11:27 | New Mexico State | Jason Hayter clanks a floater from the left wing | 17-19 |
| 11:26 | New Mexico State | Jason Hayter snags the offensive board | 17-19 |
| 11:11 | New Mexico State | Joseph Lane is hacked by William Pfeil - foul #1 on William Pfeil, team foul #3 | 17-19 |
| Subs | UTEP | Nick Caves (SG), Roger Leader (SF), Joseph Vidaurri (PF), Tommy McComack (C) Sterling Williams, Salvador Espinoza, Anthony Scott, William Pfeil | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler (SF), Roland Clayton (PF), Andrew Chichester (C) Joseph Lane, Bruce Schwartzer, Jason Hayter | |
| 11:01 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-22 |
| 10:33 | UTEP | Warren Bakker is called for the reach on Nick Caves - foul #1 on Warren Bakker, team foul #4 | 17-22 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG) Joseph Firth | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 10:17 | UTEP | Nick Caves misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Roland Clayton - foul #1 on Roland Clayton, team foul #5 | 17-22 |
| 10:17 | UTEP | Nick Caves makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 10:17 | UTEP | Nick Caves makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 10:03 | New Mexico State | Warren Bakker buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Roland Clayton | 19-25 |
| 09:39 | UTEP | Tommy McComack is fouled on the floor by Warren Bakker - foul #2 on Warren Bakker, team foul #6 | 19-25 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Firth (PG) Salvatore Pacheco | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Joseph Lane (PG), Larry McGuckin (SG) Bill Bullock, Warren Bakker | |
| 09:24 | UTEP | Tommy McComack misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 19-25 |
| 09:22 | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester pulls down the rebound | 19-25 |
| 09:05 | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Tommy McComack - foul #1 on Tommy McComack, team foul #4 | 19-25 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bruce Schwartzer (C) Andrew Chichester | |
| 09:05 | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 09:05 | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 08:47 | UTEP | Roland Clayton denies the turnaround by Joseph Firth | 19-27 |
| 08:45 | New Mexico State | Joseph Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 19-27 |
| 08:33 | New Mexico State | Larry McGuckin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-27 |
| Subs | UTEP | Anthony Scott (PF) Joseph Vidaurri | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock (PG) Larry McGuckin | |
| 08:07 | UTEP | Joseph Firth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-27 |
| 07:56 | New Mexico State | Joseph Lane is whistled for traveling | 19-27 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester (C) Roland Clayton | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Firth (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Nick Caves (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Leader (fresh) PF - Anthony Scott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tommy McComack (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Bill Bullock (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Lane (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Tommy Tyler (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bruce Schwartzer (fresh) C - Andrew Chichester (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:41 | UTEP | Joseph Firth makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Tommy McComack | 22-27 |
| 07:35 | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-27 |
| 07:34 | UTEP | Tommy McComack snags the defensive board | 22-27 |
| 07:08 | UTEP | Nick Caves misses long on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Bruce Schwartzer - foul #1 on Bruce Schwartzer, team foul #7 | 22-27 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG), Salvador Espinoza (SF), William Pfeil (C) Joseph Firth, Roger Leader, Tommy McComack | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Larry McGuckin (SF) Tommy Tyler | |
| 07:08 | UTEP | Nick Caves makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 07:08 | UTEP | Nick Caves makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 06:52 | New Mexico State | Joseph Lane is fouled on the floor by Nick Caves - foul #1 on Nick Caves, team foul #5 | 24-27 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sterling Williams (SG) Nick Caves | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton (PF) Bruce Schwartzer | |
| 06:39 | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Lane and the foul's on William Pfeil - foul #2 on William Pfeil, team foul #6 | 24-29 |
| 06:39 | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester makes the free throw | 24-30 |
| 06:15 | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away but he's hacked by Bill Bullock - foul #2 on Bill Bullock, team foul #8 | 24-30 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Vidaurri (PF) Anthony Scott | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser (PG), Bruce Schwartzer (C) Bill Bullock, Andrew Chichester | |
| 06:15 | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 06:15 | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 06:15 | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco makes the 3rd free throw | 27-30 |
| 05:55 | New Mexico State | Joseph Lane hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry McGuckin | 27-32 |
| 05:37 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Bruce Schwartzer - foul #2 on Bruce Schwartzer, team foul #9 | 27-32 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Firth (PG), Nick Caves (SG), Tommy McComack (C) Salvatore Pacheco, Sterling Williams, William Pfeil | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler (SF), Jason Hayter (C) Joseph Lane, Bruce Schwartzer | |
| 05:37 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 05:37 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 05:21 | New Mexico State | Jason Hayter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 05:19 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Joseph Vidaurri | 29-32 |
| 04:56 | UTEP | Joseph Firth buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Joseph Vidaurri | 31-32 |
| 04:38 | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-32 |
| 04:36 | UTEP | Tommy McComack grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 04:15 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza blows the dunk | 31-32 |
| 04:13 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 03:53 | New Mexico State | Joseph Firth picks off the pass by Jason Hayter | 31-32 |
| 03:49 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph Firth | 33-32 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Firth (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nick Caves (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Salvador Espinoza (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Joseph Vidaurri (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tommy McComack (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Raymond Leiser (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry McGuckin (fresh) SF - Tommy Tyler (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Roland Clayton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Hayter (fresh) | |
| 03:45 | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 03:43 | New Mexico State | Larry McGuckin gets the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 03:23 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 03:21 | UTEP | Joseph Firth grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 03:07 | UTEP | Nick Caves's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-32 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sterling Williams (SG), Roger Leader (SF), Anthony Scott (PF) Nick Caves, Salvador Espinoza, Joseph Vidaurri | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock (PG), Warren Bakker (SG), Joseph Lane (SF), Bruce Schwartzer (PF), Andrew Chichester (C) Raymond Leiser, Larry McGuckin, Tommy Tyler, Roland Clayton, Jason Hayter | |
| 02:50 | New Mexico State | Bruce Schwartzer is fouled on the floor by Tommy McComack - foul #2 on Tommy McComack, team foul #7 | 33-32 |
| Subs | UTEP | William Pfeil (C) Tommy McComack | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 02:50 | New Mexico State | Bruce Schwartzer misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 02:50 | UTEP | Sterling Williams grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 02:46 | UTEP | Joseph Firth misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 02:44 | UTEP | William Pfeil tips it back up and in | 35-32 |
| 02:20 | New Mexico State | Bruce Schwartzer comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 35-32 |
| 02:18 | New Mexico State | Bruce Schwartzer can't tip it in | 35-32 |
| 02:17 | UTEP | William Pfeil grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 02:01 | UTEP | William Pfeil can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Andrew Chichester - foul #2 on Andrew Chichester, team foul #10 | 35-32 |
| Subs | UTEP | Nick Caves (SG) Sterling Williams | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler (SF) Joseph Lane | |
| 02:01 | UTEP | William Pfeil misses the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 02:01 | UTEP | William Pfeil makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 01:45 | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester's floater is tipped away by William Pfeil | 36-32 |
| 01:43 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Joseph Firth | 36-32 |
| 01:27 | UTEP | William Pfeil misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 36-32 |
| 01:25 | UTEP | Anthony Scott gets the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 01:15 | UTEP | William Pfeil misses the dunk | 36-32 |
| 01:13 | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 00:59 | New Mexico State | Bruce Schwartzer is whistled for a carry | 36-32 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG), Tommy McComack (C) Joseph Firth, William Pfeil | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton (PF) Bruce Schwartzer | |
| 00:43 | UTEP | Tommy McComack is hacked by Andrew Chichester - foul #3 on Andrew Chichester, team foul #11 | 36-32 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jason Hayter (C) Andrew Chichester | |
| 00:43 | UTEP | Tommy McComack makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 00:43 | UTEP | Tommy McComack makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 00:23 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-32 |
| 00:21 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Anthony Scott | 38-32 |
| 00:05 | UTEP | Tommy McComack throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-32 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Vidaurri (PF) Anthony Scott | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Joseph Lane (SF), Bruce Schwartzer (C) Tommy Tyler, Jason Hayter | |
| 00:01 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Joseph Vidaurri gets the rebound | 38-32 |