| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Nicolas Haynes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen Phillips (fresh) SF - Eric Broderick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Brandon Baxter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Tyler (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Firth (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nick Caves (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Leader (fresh) PF - Anthony Scott (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tommy McComack (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Roger Leader inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | UTEP | Roger Leader's floater is tipped away by Brandon Baxter | 32-33 |
| 19:41 | UTEP | Tommy McComack tips it home | 32-35 |
| 19:23 | DePaul | Kevin Tyler clanks a jumper from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 19:21 | UTEP | Nick Caves gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 19:10 | UTEP | Joseph Firth splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-35 |
| 19:09 | UTEP | Tommy McComack grabs the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 18:57 | UTEP | Joseph Firth comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 18:56 | DePaul | Kevin Tyler snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 18:52 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Tommy McComack - foul #1 on Tommy McComack, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| 18:52 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 18:52 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 18:37 | UTEP | Nick Caves hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Kevin Tyler - foul #2 on Kevin Tyler, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| 18:37 | UTEP | Nick Caves makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 18:37 | UTEP | Nick Caves makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 18:17 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter works out of a doubleteam and scores on a runner from close range | 36-37 |
| 17:54 | UTEP | Joseph Firth can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 36-37 |
| 17:52 | UTEP | Tommy McComack can't tip it in | 36-37 |
| 17:50 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 17:36 | DePaul | Nicolas Haynes misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 17:34 | UTEP | Nick Caves snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 17:32 | UTEP | Nicolas Haynes is called for the reach on Joseph Firth in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nicolas Haynes, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | DePaul | William McGlasson (PG), Edwin Hughes (PF) Nicolas Haynes, Brandon Baxter | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Vidaurri (PF) Anthony Scott | |
| 17:12 | UTEP | Nick Caves loses the dribble to William McGlasson | 36-37 |
| 16:54 | DePaul | William McGlasson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner but he's fouled by Joseph Firth - foul #1 on Joseph Firth, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Burks (SG), Jonathan Sellers (C) Stephen Phillips, Kevin Tyler | |
| Subs | UTEP | William Pfeil (C) Tommy McComack | |
| 16:54 | DePaul | William McGlasson makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 16:54 | DePaul | William McGlasson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 16:54 | DePaul | William McGlasson makes the 3rd free throw | 38-37 |
| 16:28 | UTEP | Joseph Firth buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-39 |
| 16:03 | DePaul | Eric Broderick can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 16:01 | UTEP | Joseph Vidaurri gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - William McGlasson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Burks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Broderick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Edwin Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jonathan Sellers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Firth (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nick Caves (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Leader (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Vidaurri (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Pfeil (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:46 | UTEP | William Pfeil is fouled on the floor by Edwin Hughes - foul #1 on Edwin Hughes, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | DePaul | Nicolas Haynes (PG), Stephen Phillips (SG), Bruce Smith (SF), Brandon Baxter (PF), Kevin Tyler (C) William McGlasson, Michael Burks, Eric Broderick, Edwin Hughes, Jonathan Sellers | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG), Sterling Williams (SG), Salvador Espinoza (SF), Anthony Scott (PF), Tommy McComack (C) Joseph Firth, Nick Caves, Roger Leader, Joseph Vidaurri, William Pfeil | |
| 15:27 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza lays it up and in on a great pass from Sterling Williams | 38-41 |
| 15:06 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter is fouled on the floor by Anthony Scott - foul #1 on Anthony Scott, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| 14:47 | DePaul | Tommy McComack denies the turnaround by Brandon Baxter | 38-41 |
| 14:45 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Salvador Espinoza | 38-41 |
| 14:39 | UTEP | Tommy McComack misses the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Nicolas Haynes - foul #2 on Nicolas Haynes, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Firth (PG) Salvatore Pacheco | |
| 14:39 | UTEP | Tommy McComack misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 14:39 | UTEP | Tommy McComack makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 14:21 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter evades the doubleteam and hits a jump hook near the basket | 40-42 |
| 13:58 | UTEP | Anthony Scott misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Kevin Tyler - foul #3 on Kevin Tyler, team foul #5 | 40-42 |
| Subs | DePaul | William McGlasson (PG), Eric Broderick (SF), Jonathan Sellers (C) Nicolas Haynes, Bruce Smith, Kevin Tyler | |
| Subs | UTEP | Nick Caves (SG), Roger Leader (SF) Sterling Williams, Salvador Espinoza | |
| 13:58 | UTEP | Anthony Scott misses the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 13:58 | UTEP | Anthony Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 13:58 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 13:51 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter lays it up and in against a doubleteam | 42-42 |
| 13:32 | UTEP | Joseph Firth hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 42-42 |
| 13:31 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Scott | 42-42 |
| 13:15 | UTEP | Joseph Firth evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 13:13 | UTEP | Tommy McComack tips it home | 42-44 |
| 12:56 | DePaul | Eric Broderick drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jonathan Sellers | 45-44 |
| 12:35 | UTEP | William McGlasson steps in front of the Roger Leader pass | 45-44 |
| 12:32 | DePaul | William McGlasson hits the finger roll | 47-44 |
| 12:17 | UTEP | Joseph Firth shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Tommy McComack | 47-47 |
| 12:00 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 47-47 |
| 11:58 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Sellers | 47-47 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - William McGlasson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Phillips (fairly fresh) SF - Eric Broderick (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Brandon Baxter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Jonathan Sellers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Firth (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nick Caves (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Leader (fresh) PF - Anthony Scott (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Tommy McComack (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:44 | DePaul | Roger Leader is called for the reach on William McGlasson - foul #2 on Roger Leader, team foul #4 | 47-47 |
| Subs | DePaul | Nicolas Haynes (PG), Michael Burks (SG), Edwin Hughes (PF), Kevin Tyler (C) William McGlasson, Stephen Phillips, Brandon Baxter, Jonathan Sellers | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG), Joseph Vidaurri (PF), William Pfeil (C) Joseph Firth, Anthony Scott, Tommy McComack | |
| 11:23 | DePaul | Eric Broderick evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 11:06 | UTEP | Roger Leader can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 50-47 |
| 11:04 | DePaul | Kevin Tyler snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 10:54 | DePaul | Nicolas Haynes is called for 10 seconds | 50-47 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza (SF) Roger Leader | |
| 10:38 | UTEP | Kevin Tyler picks off the pass by Joseph Vidaurri | 50-47 |
| 10:19 | DePaul | Nicolas Haynes is alone and drills a floater from the right wing set up by Kevin Tyler | 52-47 |
| 09:53 | UTEP | William Pfeil clanks a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Kevin Tyler - foul #4 on Kevin Tyler, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Phillips (SG), Bruce Smith (SF), Jonathan Sellers (C) Michael Burks, Eric Broderick, Kevin Tyler | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Firth (PG), Sterling Williams (SG), Roger Leader (SF) Salvatore Pacheco, Nick Caves, Salvador Espinoza | |
| 09:53 | UTEP | William Pfeil misses the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 09:53 | UTEP | William Pfeil makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 09:25 | DePaul | Nicolas Haynes connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 09:12 | UTEP | Joseph Firth shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Sterling Williams | 55-50 |
| 08:59 | DePaul | Nicolas Haynes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-50 |
| 08:57 | UTEP | Roger Leader pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| 08:44 | UTEP | Joseph Firth evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Roger Leader | 55-53 |
| 08:25 | DePaul | Jonathan Sellers is hacked by William Pfeil - foul #1 on William Pfeil, team foul #5 | 55-53 |
| Subs | DePaul | William McGlasson (PG), Eric Broderick (SF), Brandon Baxter (PF) Nicolas Haynes, Bruce Smith, Edwin Hughes | |
| Subs | UTEP | Nick Caves (SG), Anthony Scott (PF), Tommy McComack (C) Sterling Williams, Joseph Vidaurri, William Pfeil | |
| 08:10 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter misses short on a floater in the lane | 55-53 |
| 08:09 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Anthony Scott | 55-53 |
| 07:50 | UTEP | Roger Leader clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Eric Broderick - foul #2 on Eric Broderick, team foul #7 | 55-53 |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Burks (SG), Kevin Tyler (C) Stephen Phillips, Jonathan Sellers | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 07:50 | UTEP | Roger Leader makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 07:50 | UTEP | Roger Leader makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - William McGlasson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Burks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Broderick (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Brandon Baxter (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Tyler (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Firth (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nick Caves (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Leader (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Scott (fresh) 4 reb. C - Tommy McComack (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:43 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 55-55 |
| 07:41 | UTEP | Anthony Scott pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| 07:31 | UTEP | Joseph Firth double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 55-55 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza (SF) Roger Leader | |
| 07:07 | DePaul | Michael Burks is hacked by Nick Caves - foul #1 on Nick Caves, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| 06:55 | DePaul | Eric Broderick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-55 |
| 06:54 | UTEP | Nick Caves snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| 06:32 | UTEP | Brandon Baxter swats the short shot by Salvador Espinoza | 55-55 |
| 06:30 | DePaul | Eric Broderick pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| 06:26 | DePaul | Eric Broderick comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 55-55 |
| 06:24 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter hits the follow up shot | 57-55 |
| 06:10 | UTEP | Joseph Firth is fouled on the floor by Michael Burks - foul #2 on Michael Burks, team foul #8 | 57-55 |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Phillips (SG), Edwin Hughes (PF) Michael Burks, Brandon Baxter | |
| Subs | UTEP | Roger Leader (SF) Salvador Espinoza | |
| 06:10 | UTEP | Joseph Firth makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 06:10 | UTEP | Joseph Firth makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 05:51 | DePaul | William McGlasson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 57-57 |
| 05:49 | UTEP | Tommy McComack gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 05:32 | UTEP | Anthony Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-57 |
| Subs | DePaul | Nicolas Haynes (PG), Bruce Smith (SF) William McGlasson, Eric Broderick | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG), Sterling Williams (SG), Joseph Vidaurri (PF) Joseph Firth, Nick Caves, Anthony Scott | |
| 05:16 | DePaul | Nicolas Haynes misses the 3 from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 05:14 | DePaul | Edwin Hughes hits the follow up shot | 59-57 |
| 04:47 | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Sterling Williams | 59-60 |
| 04:29 | DePaul | Kevin Tyler misses the fadeaway from close range | 59-60 |
| 04:28 | UTEP | Roger Leader grabs the board | 59-60 |
| 04:23 | UTEP | Nicolas Haynes picks off the pass by Salvatore Pacheco in the backcourt | 59-60 |
| 04:22 | DePaul | Nicolas Haynes hits the finger roll | 61-60 |
| 04:04 | UTEP | Roger Leader throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-60 |
| Subs | DePaul | Eric Broderick (SF), Brandon Baxter (PF), Jonathan Sellers (C) Bruce Smith, Edwin Hughes, Kevin Tyler | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Firth (PG), Nick Caves (SG), Anthony Scott (PF), William Pfeil (C) Salvatore Pacheco, Sterling Williams, Joseph Vidaurri, Tommy McComack | |
| 03:41 | DePaul | Nicolas Haynes hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Eric Broderick | 64-60 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Nicolas Haynes (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Phillips (fresh) SF - Eric Broderick (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. PF - Brandon Baxter (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jonathan Sellers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Firth (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nick Caves (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Leader (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Scott (fresh) 5 reb. C - William Pfeil (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:31 | UTEP | William Pfeil hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 64-60 |
| 03:30 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Nick Caves | 64-60 |
| 03:19 | UTEP | Anthony Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-60 |
| Subs | DePaul | William McGlasson (PG), Michael Burks (SG) Nicolas Haynes, Stephen Phillips | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza (SF) Roger Leader | |
| 03:02 | DePaul | Anthony Scott steals the ball from Jonathan Sellers | 64-60 |
| 02:58 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-60 |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Phillips (SG), Kevin Tyler (C) Michael Burks, Jonathan Sellers | |
| Subs | UTEP | Roger Leader (SF), Tommy McComack (C) Salvador Espinoza, William Pfeil | |
| 02:39 | UTEP | Joseph Firth misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-60 |
| 02:37 | DePaul | Eric Broderick grabs the defensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 02:31 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter is whistled for a carry | 64-60 |
| Subs | DePaul | Nicolas Haynes (PG) William McGlasson | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 02:16 | UTEP | Joseph Firth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-60 |
| 02:14 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Nick Caves | 64-60 |
| 02:02 | UTEP | Tommy McComack banks in the wide open layup | 64-62 |
| 01:40 | DePaul | Roger Leader steals the ball from Nicolas Haynes | 64-62 |
| 01:25 | UTEP | Nick Caves misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Brandon Baxter - foul #1 on Brandon Baxter, team foul #9 | 64-62 |
| 01:25 | UTEP | Nick Caves misses the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 01:25 | UTEP | Nick Caves makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 01:09 | DePaul | Stephen Phillips drills a floater near the basket set up by Kevin Tyler | 66-63 |
| 00:49 | UTEP | Roger Leader drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Joseph Firth and he's hacked by Eric Broderick - foul #3 on Eric Broderick, team foul #10 | 66-65 |
| 00:49 | UTEP | Roger Leader makes the free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:28 | DePaul | Eric Broderick is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 66-66 |
| 00:26 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter can't tip it in | 66-66 |
| 00:25 | UTEP | Nick Caves gets the rebound | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Joseph Firth blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Brandon Baxter - foul #2 on Brandon Baxter, team foul #11 | 66-66 |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Joseph Firth makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Joseph Firth makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:02 | DePaul | DePaul calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-68 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Stephen Phillips hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 66-68 |