| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roy McCorkindale (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Owens (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Baran Zwilling (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gilberto Mancini (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Don Scalf (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Jim Cabell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Spataro (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Farrell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian McLavrin (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Ruley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | John Farrell inbounds the ball | 28-23 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:53 | Middle Tenn. State | James Spataro scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 28-25 |
| 19:32 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini hits the finger roll on a great pass from Don Scalf | 30-25 |
| 19:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Ruley loses the ball out of bounds | 30-25 |
| 19:04 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini lays it up and in on a nice dish by Baran Zwilling | 32-25 |
| 19:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Cabell is hacked by Daniel Owens in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Owens, team foul #1 | 32-25 |
| 18:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian McLavrin hits the finger roll set up by Jim Cabell and he's hacked by Gilberto Mancini - foul #2 on Gilberto Mancini, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| 18:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian McLavrin misses the free throw | 32-27 |
| 18:50 | UTEP | Don Scalf gets the rebound | 32-27 |
| 18:25 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Owens | 34-27 |
| 18:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Baran Zwilling blocks the short jumper by Jim Cabell | 34-27 |
| 18:02 | UTEP | Don Scalf pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 17:38 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini clanks a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Brian McLavrin - foul #1 on Brian McLavrin, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| 17:38 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 17:38 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini makes the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 17:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Roy McCorkindale takes the ball from Jim Cabell in the backcourt | 36-27 |
| 17:21 | UTEP | Don Scalf is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Don Scalf, team foul #3 | 36-27 |
| 17:09 | Middle Tenn. State | John Farrell makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jim Cabell | 36-29 |
| 16:40 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling is fouled on the floor by John Farrell - foul #1 on John Farrell, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (SG), Berdy Zywiec (SF), Laverne Voorhees (PF), Jeff Reese (C) Daniel Owens, Baran Zwilling, Gilberto Mancini, Don Scalf | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jamie Decker (SF), Jack Forgey (C) John Farrell, Charles Ruley | |
| 16:11 | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec is fouled on the floor by Jim Cabell - foul #3 on Jim Cabell, team foul #3 | 36-29 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Frenette (SG) Roy McCorkindale | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Allan Yang (PG), Donald Tarvin (SG) Jim Cabell, James Spataro | |
| 15:48 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 36-29 |
| 15:47 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees gets the offensive rebound | 36-29 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Yuan Sun (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Frenette (fresh) SF - Berdy Zywiec (fresh) PF - Laverne Voorhees (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeff Reese (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Allan Yang (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Tarvin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jamie Decker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian McLavrin (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Jack Forgey (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:28 | UTEP | Jeff Reese is whistled for traveling | 36-29 |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Owens (SG), Baran Zwilling (SF) Charles Frenette, Berdy Zywiec | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Farrell (PG), Edward McNab (SF), Charles Ruley (C) Donald Tarvin, Brian McLavrin, Jack Forgey | |
| 15:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Ruley misses badly on a floater in the paint | 36-29 |
| 15:16 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Jamie Decker | 36-29 |
| 14:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Ruley misses short on a runner in the paint | 36-29 |
| 14:53 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees pulls down the rebound | 36-29 |
| 14:35 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Edward McNab - foul #4 on Edward McNab, team foul #4 | 36-29 |
| Subs | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale (PG), Gilberto Mancini (PF), Don Scalf (C) Yuan Sun, Laverne Voorhees, Jeff Reese | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Cabell (PG), James Spataro (SG) Allan Yang, Edward McNab | |
| 14:35 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 14:35 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 14:10 | Middle Tenn. State | James Spataro connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Farrell | 38-32 |
| 13:41 | UTEP | James Spataro is called for the reach on Daniel Owens - foul #1 on James Spataro, team foul #5 | 38-32 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian McLavrin (PF) Jamie Decker | |
| 13:18 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini is hacked by Charles Ruley - foul #3 on Charles Ruley, team foul #6 | 38-32 |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (SG), Berdy Zywiec (SF) Daniel Owens, Baran Zwilling | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 12:53 | UTEP | Yuan Sun hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Roy McCorkindale | 40-32 |
| 12:39 | Middle Tenn. State | James Spataro makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Jim Cabell | 40-34 |
| 12:21 | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec is fouled on the floor by Charles Ruley - foul #4 on Charles Ruley, team foul #7 | 40-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jamie Decker (SF), Jack Forgey (C) John Farrell, Charles Ruley | |
| 12:21 | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 12:21 | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec misses the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 12:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian McLavrin grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 12:06 | Middle Tenn. State | James Spataro hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-34 |
| 12:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Forgey hits the follow up shot | 41-36 |
| 11:35 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Roy McCorkindale | 43-36 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roy McCorkindale (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Yuan Sun (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Berdy Zywiec (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gilberto Mancini (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Don Scalf (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Jim Cabell (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Spataro (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jamie Decker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian McLavrin (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Jack Forgey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Middle Tenn. State | James Spataro clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 11:17 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| 10:49 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Owens (SG), Baran Zwilling (SF), Laverne Voorhees (PF), Jeff Reese (C) Roy McCorkindale, Berdy Zywiec, Gilberto Mancini, Don Scalf | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Allan Yang (SG), John Farrell (SF) James Spataro, Jack Forgey | |
| 10:26 | Middle Tenn. State | John Farrell can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 43-36 |
| 10:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian McLavrin pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 10:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Jamie Decker makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from John Farrell and he's fouled by Laverne Voorhees - foul #1 on Laverne Voorhees, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Forgey (C) Jim Cabell | |
| 10:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Jamie Decker makes the free throw | 43-39 |
| 09:51 | UTEP | Daniel Owens travels with the ball | 43-39 |
| Subs | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale (PG) Yuan Sun | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Spataro (SG) Jamie Decker | |
| 09:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Forgey blows the layup | 43-39 |
| 09:40 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 09:11 | UTEP | Daniel Owens can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 09:09 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 08:45 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling misses the floater in the paint | 43-39 |
| 08:43 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees hits the follow up shot | 45-39 |
| 08:38 | Middle Tenn. State | John Farrell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-39 |
| 08:37 | UTEP | Daniel Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 08:23 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Brian McLavrin - foul #2 on Brian McLavrin, team foul #8 | 45-39 |
| Subs | UTEP | Don Scalf (C) Jeff Reese | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Cabell (PG), Jamie Decker (PF) John Farrell, Brian McLavrin | |
| 08:23 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees misses the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 08:23 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 08:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Jamie Decker clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 46-39 |
| 08:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Jamie Decker misses the tip | 46-39 |
| 07:59 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale grabs the board | 46-39 |
| 07:34 | UTEP | Don Scalf makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Daniel Owens | 48-39 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roy McCorkindale (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Daniel Owens (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Baran Zwilling (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Laverne Voorhees (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Don Scalf (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Jim Cabell (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Spataro (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allan Yang (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jamie Decker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Forgey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Allan Yang misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-39 |
| 07:09 | Middle Tenn. State | James Spataro tips it home | 48-41 |
| 06:40 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Roy McCorkindale | 51-41 |
| 06:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Allan Yang misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-41 |
| 06:21 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees grabs the defensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 06:05 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees buries a jump hook from close range set up by Roy McCorkindale | 53-41 |
| 05:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Forgey is whistled for a carry | 53-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Charles Frenette (SG), Berdy Zywiec (SF), Gilberto Mancini (PF) Roy McCorkindale, Daniel Owens, Baran Zwilling, Laverne Voorhees | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Farrell (SG), Edward McNab (SF), Brian McLavrin (PF), Charles Ruley (C) James Spataro, Allan Yang, Jamie Decker, Jack Forgey | |
| 05:26 | UTEP | Don Scalf hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Charles Frenette | 55-41 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian McLavrin's fadeaway is rejected by Gilberto Mancini | 55-41 |
| 05:16 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini grabs the defensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 04:53 | UTEP | Don Scalf hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Charles Frenette and he's hacked by Charles Ruley - foul #5 on Charles Ruley, team foul #9 | 57-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jamie Decker (C) Charles Ruley | |
| 04:53 | UTEP | Don Scalf makes the free throw | 58-41 |
| 04:40 | Middle Tenn. State | John Farrell is fouled on the floor by Charles Frenette - foul #1 on Charles Frenette, team foul #5 | 58-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | Allen Steed (PF), Jeff Reese (C) Gilberto Mancini, Don Scalf | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gaier (PG), Donald Tarvin (SG), Jack Forgey (C) Jim Cabell, Edward McNab, Brian McLavrin | |
| 04:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Jamie Decker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-41 |
| 04:33 | UTEP | Charles Frenette grabs the board | 58-41 |
| 04:04 | UTEP | Allen Steed's layup is rejected by Jamie Decker | 58-41 |
| 04:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Forgey pulls down the rebound | 58-41 |
| 03:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Allen Steed swats the shot by Jack Forgey | 58-41 |
| 03:49 | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec grabs the board | 58-41 |
| 03:27 | UTEP | Allen Steed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees (PF) Allen Steed | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Yuan Sun (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Frenette (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Berdy Zywiec (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Laverne Voorhees (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeff Reese (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Robert Gaier (fresh) SG - Donald Tarvin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Farrell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jamie Decker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Forgey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Jamie Decker clanks a 3 from the left corner | 58-41 |
| 03:05 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jeff Reese | 58-41 |
| 02:43 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees banks in the layup | 60-41 |
| 02:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gaier misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 60-41 |
| 02:34 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Jamie Decker | 60-41 |
| 02:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Tarvin clanks a jumper from the right wing | 60-41 |
| 02:12 | UTEP | Yuan Sun grabs the board | 60-41 |
| 02:00 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Gaier - foul #1 on Robert Gaier, team foul #10 | 60-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Allan Yang (PG) Robert Gaier | |
| 02:00 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees makes the 1st free throw | 61-41 |
| 02:00 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees makes the 2nd free throw | 62-41 |
| 01:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Forgey scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Allan Yang | 62-43 |
| 01:26 | UTEP | Jack Forgey swats the layup by Laverne Voorhees | 62-43 |
| 01:25 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Jack Forgey | 62-43 |
| 01:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Tarvin hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Allan Yang | 62-46 |
| 00:48 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-46 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Laverne Voorhees picks off the pass by Donald Tarvin | 64-46 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | UTEP | Jeff Reese lays it up and in | 66-46 |
| 00:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Allan Yang is fouled on the floor by Yuan Sun - foul #1 on Yuan Sun, team foul #6 | 66-46 |
| 00:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Tarvin is hacked by Charles Frenette - foul #2 on Charles Frenette, team foul #7 | 66-46 |
| 00:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Tarvin makes the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 00:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Tarvin misses the 2nd free throw | 66-47 |
| 00:13 | UTEP | Jeff Reese snags the defensive board | 66-47 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Yuan Sun runs out the clock | 66-47 |