| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - James Herod (fresh) SG - Danny Dunn (fresh) SF - Stanley Stidham (fresh) PF - Lloyd Eddie (fresh) C - Michael Yamamoto (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Lee Cardona (fresh) SG - Dan Taylor (fresh) SF - Russell Hughes (fresh) PF - Richard Lao (fresh) C - Kelvin Porter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:34 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie connects on the open 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Herod | 3-0 |
| 19:22 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Lee Cardona | 3-3 |
| 18:53 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham hits a wide open 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Herod | 6-3 |
| 18:45 | UTEP | Richard Lao comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 6-3 |
| 18:44 | Tulsa | Michael Yamamoto grabs the defensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 18:42 | Tulsa | Dan Taylor steals it from James Herod in the backcourt | 6-3 |
| 18:30 | UTEP | Michael Yamamoto picks off the pass by Richard Lao | 6-3 |
| 18:01 | Tulsa | Michael Yamamoto misses the lay-in | 6-3 |
| 18:00 | Tulsa | Michael Yamamoto pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:41 | Tulsa | 3 seconds is called on Danny Dunn | 6-3 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Patrick Carver (PG), Roland Dill (SG), Melvin Morris (SF), Steven Dow (PF), Hal Frank (C) James Herod, Danny Dunn, Stanley Stidham, Lloyd Eddie, Michael Yamamoto | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Lawson (SF), John Lennon (C) Russell Hughes, Kelvin Porter | |
| 17:18 | UTEP | Richard Lao buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Lee Cardona | 6-5 |
| 17:11 | Tulsa | Hal Frank is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 6-5 |
| 17:10 | Tulsa | Melvin Morris grabs the offensive board | 6-5 |
| 16:51 | Tulsa | Hal Frank misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Lee Cardona - foul #1 on Lee Cardona, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie (PF) Steven Dow | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (PG), John Pavon (SG), Ronald Riggs (C) Lee Cardona, Dan Taylor, Richard Lao | |
| 16:51 | Tulsa | Hal Frank makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:51 | Tulsa | Hal Frank makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:33 | UTEP | Roland Dill steals it from Gregory Lawson | 8-5 |
| 16:31 | Tulsa | Stephen Baynes is called for the reach on Melvin Morris in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Baynes, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Herod (PG), Stanley Stidham (SF) Patrick Carver, Melvin Morris | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 16:15 | Tulsa | James Herod is hacked by Stephen Baynes - foul #2 on Stephen Baynes, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Patrick Carver (PG), Melvin Morris (SF) James Herod, Stanley Stidham | |
| Subs | UTEP | Russell Hughes (SF), Kelvin Porter (C) Stephen Baynes, Ronald Riggs | |
| 15:53 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 8-5 |
| 15:51 | UTEP | The rebound goes to John Pavon | 8-5 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Patrick Carver (fresh) SG - Roland Dill (fresh) SF - Melvin Morris (fresh) PF - Lloyd Eddie (fresh) 3 pts. C - Hal Frank (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Gregory Lawson (fairly fresh) SG - John Pavon (fresh) SF - Russell Hughes (fresh) PF - John Lennon (fairly fresh) C - Kelvin Porter (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:40 | UTEP | John Lennon scores on a runner in the paint | 8-7 |
| 15:18 | Tulsa | Roland Dill hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Lloyd Eddie | 10-7 |
| 14:57 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson makes the 3 from straight away | 10-10 |
| 14:34 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie clanks a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Russell Hughes - foul #1 on Russell Hughes, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Herod (PG), Danny Dunn (SG), Stanley Stidham (SF), Michael Yamamoto (C) Patrick Carver, Roland Dill, Melvin Morris, Hal Frank | |
| Subs | UTEP | Lee Cardona (PG), Dan Taylor (SG), Eli Haynes (SF), Richard Lao (PF), Ronald Riggs (C) Gregory Lawson, John Pavon, Russell Hughes, John Lennon, Kelvin Porter | |
| 14:34 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 14:34 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 14:17 | UTEP | Lee Cardona double dribbles | 12-10 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Steven Dow (PF) Lloyd Eddie | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 13:48 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by James Herod | 14-10 |
| 13:24 | UTEP | Richard Lao comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-10 |
| 13:23 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham snags the defensive board | 14-10 |
| 13:21 | Tulsa | James Herod is hacked by Lee Cardona in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lee Cardona, team foul #5 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie (PF) Steven Dow | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tyler Drewry (PG) Lee Cardona | |
| 12:57 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-10 |
| 12:55 | UTEP | Tyler Drewry loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-10 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Roland Dill (SG), Hal Frank (C) Danny Dunn, Michael Yamamoto | |
| Subs | UTEP | Russell Hughes (SF) Eli Haynes | |
| 12:29 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Lloyd Eddie, team foul #1 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Danny Dunn (SG), Michael Yamamoto (C) Roland Dill, Hal Frank | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kelvin Porter (C) Ronald Riggs | |
| 12:20 | UTEP | Dan Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-10 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Pavon (SG) Dan Taylor | |
| 12:02 | Tulsa | James Herod is open but misses the lay-in | 17-10 |
| 12:01 | UTEP | Richard Lao gets the rebound | 17-10 |
| 11:42 | UTEP | Stanley Stidham is called for the reach on John Pavon - foul #1 on Stanley Stidham, team foul #2 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Roland Dill (SG), Hal Frank (C) Danny Dunn, Michael Yamamoto | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Lawson (PG), Eli Haynes (PF), John Lennon (C) Tyler Drewry, Richard Lao, Kelvin Porter | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - James Herod (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Roland Dill (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stanley Stidham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lloyd Eddie (fresh) 5 pts. C - Hal Frank (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Gregory Lawson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Pavon (fresh) SF - Russell Hughes (fairly fresh) PF - Eli Haynes (fresh) C - John Lennon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:23 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-10 |
| 11:21 | UTEP | John Lennon pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-10 |
| 11:05 | UTEP | John Lennon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-10 |
| 11:04 | UTEP | Russell Hughes gets the offensive rebound | 17-10 |
| 10:37 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-10 |
| 10:35 | Tulsa | Hal Frank snags the defensive board | 17-10 |
| 10:11 | Tulsa | Gregory Lawson steals the ball from James Herod | 17-10 |
| 09:49 | UTEP | Russell Hughes misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Stanley Stidham - foul #2 on Stanley Stidham, team foul #3 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Patrick Carver (PG), Danny Dunn (SG), Melvin Morris (SF), Steven Dow (PF), Michael Yamamoto (C) James Herod, Roland Dill, Stanley Stidham, Lloyd Eddie, Hal Frank | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tyler Drewry (PG), Dan Taylor (SG), Ronald Riggs (PF), Kelvin Porter (C) Gregory Lawson, John Pavon, Eli Haynes, John Lennon | |
| 09:49 | UTEP | Russell Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 09:49 | UTEP | Russell Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 09:27 | Tulsa | Patrick Carver misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 17-12 |
| 09:26 | UTEP | Dan Taylor gets the rebound | 17-12 |
| 09:07 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter's pass is intercepted by Patrick Carver | 17-12 |
| 09:03 | Tulsa | Tyler Drewry takes the ball from Patrick Carver in the backcourt | 17-12 |
| 09:02 | UTEP | Tyler Drewry misses the easy layup | 17-12 |
| 09:01 | Tulsa | Steven Dow pulls down the rebound | 17-12 |
| 08:41 | Tulsa | Michael Yamamoto connects on the open driving attempt from the right block | 19-12 |
| 08:19 | UTEP | Dan Taylor is hacked by Michael Yamamoto - foul #1 on Michael Yamamoto, team foul #4 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Herod (PG), Lloyd Eddie (PF) Patrick Carver, Steven Dow | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Lawson (SF), Richard Lao (PF) Russell Hughes, Kelvin Porter | |
| 08:07 | UTEP | Richard Lao steps out of bounds on the sideline | 19-12 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Roland Dill (SG), Hal Frank (C) Danny Dunn, Michael Yamamoto | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Lennon (SF) Tyler Drewry | |
| 07:44 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by James Herod | 21-12 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - James Herod (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Roland Dill (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Melvin Morris (fresh) PF - Lloyd Eddie (fresh) 7 pts. C - Hal Frank (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Gregory Lawson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dan Taylor (fresh) SF - John Lennon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Lao (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Riggs (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:27 | UTEP | John Lennon is fouled on the floor by Melvin Morris - foul #1 on Melvin Morris, team foul #5 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Danny Dunn (SG), Michael Yamamoto (C) Roland Dill, Hal Frank | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Pavon (SG), Eli Haynes (SF) Dan Taylor, Ronald Riggs | |
| 07:17 | UTEP | Lloyd Eddie is called for the reach on John Lennon - foul #2 on Lloyd Eddie, team foul #6 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Steven Dow (PF) Lloyd Eddie | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 07:04 | UTEP | Eli Haynes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 21-12 |
| 07:03 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Danny Dunn | 21-12 |
| 06:44 | Tulsa | Danny Dunn is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Danny Dunn, team foul #7 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Patrick Carver (PG), Roland Dill (SF) James Herod, Melvin Morris | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tyler Drewry (PG), Kelvin Porter (C) Gregory Lawson, John Lennon | |
| 06:26 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter misses the easy layup but the foul's on Michael Yamamoto - foul #2 on Michael Yamamoto, team foul #8 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Herod (PG), Stanley Stidham (SF), Lloyd Eddie (PF), Hal Frank (C) Patrick Carver, Danny Dunn, Steven Dow, Michael Yamamoto | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dan Taylor (SG) John Pavon | |
| 06:26 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter makes the 1st free throw | 21-13 |
| 06:26 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 06:24 | Tulsa | Roland Dill is fouled in the backcourt by Eli Haynes - foul #1 on Eli Haynes, team foul #6 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Russell Hughes (SF) Eli Haynes | |
| 06:07 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-14 |
| 06:05 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-14 |
| 05:47 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham makes the shot from the right block | 23-14 |
| 05:29 | UTEP | Dan Taylor connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-17 |
| 05:14 | Tulsa | Tyler Drewry steps in front of the Stanley Stidham pass | 23-17 |
| 04:53 | UTEP | Dan Taylor drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Lao | 23-19 |
| 04:51 | Tulsa | Roland Dill is hacked by Tyler Drewry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tyler Drewry, team foul #7 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Danny Dunn (SG), Michael Yamamoto (C) James Herod, Hal Frank | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Lawson (PG), John Pavon (SG), John Lennon (SF), Eli Haynes (PF), Ronald Riggs (C) Tyler Drewry, Dan Taylor, Russell Hughes, Richard Lao, Kelvin Porter | |
| 04:51 | Tulsa | Roland Dill makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 04:51 | Tulsa | Roland Dill makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 04:23 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs misses short on a runner in the lane | 25-19 |
| 04:22 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Eli Haynes | 25-19 |
| 04:10 | UTEP | John Lennon is fouled on the floor by Stanley Stidham - foul #3 on Stanley Stidham, team foul #9 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Herod (PG), Melvin Morris (SF) Roland Dill, Stanley Stidham | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 04:10 | UTEP | John Lennon makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 04:10 | UTEP | John Lennon makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 03:58 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie blows the dunk | 25-21 |
| 03:56 | UTEP | John Lennon gets the rebound | 25-21 |
| 03:42 | UTEP | John Pavon's floater is knocked away by Lloyd Eddie | 25-21 |
| 03:41 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson tips it home | 25-23 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - James Herod (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Danny Dunn (fresh) SF - Melvin Morris (fresh) PF - Lloyd Eddie (fresh) 7 pts. C - Michael Yamamoto (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Gregory Lawson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Pavon (fresh) SF - John Lennon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eli Haynes (fresh) C - Ronald Riggs (fresh) | |
| 03:27 | Tulsa | Ronald Riggs is called for the reach on Danny Dunn - foul #1 on Ronald Riggs, team foul #8 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Patrick Carver (PG) James Herod | |
| Subs | UTEP | Lee Cardona (PG), Dan Taylor (SG), Richard Lao (PF) John Pavon, John Lennon, Eli Haynes | |
| 03:27 | Tulsa | Danny Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 03:27 | Tulsa | Danny Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 03:14 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs misses long on a jump hook from close range | 27-23 |
| 03:12 | Tulsa | Melvin Morris grabs the board | 27-23 |
| 02:55 | Tulsa | Danny Dunn makes the fadeaway in the lane and he's fouled by Dan Taylor - foul #1 on Dan Taylor, team foul #9 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Herod (PG), Hal Frank (C) Patrick Carver, Michael Yamamoto | |
| Subs | UTEP | Russell Hughes (SF), Kelvin Porter (C) Gregory Lawson, Ronald Riggs | |
| 02:55 | Tulsa | Danny Dunn makes the free throw | 30-23 |
| 02:45 | UTEP | Lee Cardona misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Herod - foul #1 on James Herod, team foul #10 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Roland Dill (SG) Danny Dunn | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 02:45 | UTEP | Lee Cardona makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 02:45 | UTEP | Lee Cardona makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 02:43 | Tulsa | Roland Dill is hacked by Lee Cardona in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lee Cardona, team foul #10 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (PG) Lee Cardona | |
| 02:43 | Tulsa | Roland Dill makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 02:43 | Tulsa | Roland Dill makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 02:20 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Hal Frank - foul #1 on Hal Frank, team foul #11 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Patrick Carver (PG), Danny Dunn (SG), Michael Yamamoto (C) James Herod, Melvin Morris, Hal Frank | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Lennon (PF) Richard Lao | |
| 02:20 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter misses the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 02:20 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 02:02 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Lennon - foul #1 on John Lennon, team foul #11 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Herod (PG), Melvin Morris (SF) Patrick Carver, Danny Dunn | |
| Subs | UTEP | Eli Haynes (PF) Russell Hughes | |
| 02:02 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 02:02 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 01:44 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lloyd Eddie - foul #3 on Lloyd Eddie, team foul #12 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Danny Dunn (SG), Steven Dow (PF), Hal Frank (C) Melvin Morris, Lloyd Eddie, Michael Yamamoto | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Pavon (SG), Ronald Riggs (C) Dan Taylor, Kelvin Porter | |
| 01:44 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 01:44 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 01:20 | Tulsa | Ronald Riggs is called for the reach on Danny Dunn - foul #2 on Ronald Riggs, team foul #12 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Patrick Carver (PG), Melvin Morris (SF), Michael Yamamoto (C) James Herod, Roland Dill, Hal Frank | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Lawson (SF) John Lennon | |
| 01:20 | Tulsa | Danny Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 01:20 | Tulsa | Danny Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 01:06 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 36-28 |
| 01:04 | Tulsa | Steven Dow gets the rebound | 36-28 |
| 00:47 | Tulsa | Michael Yamamoto misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Stephen Baynes - foul #3 on Stephen Baynes, team foul #13 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Herod (PG), Roland Dill (SG) Patrick Carver, Danny Dunn | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tyler Drewry (PG), Dan Taylor (SG), Richard Lao (PF), Kelvin Porter (C) Stephen Baynes, John Pavon, Eli Haynes, Ronald Riggs | |
| 00:47 | Tulsa | Michael Yamamoto makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 00:47 | Tulsa | Michael Yamamoto makes the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 00:21 | UTEP | Dan Taylor makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 00:04 | Tulsa | James Herod misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-31 |
| 00:03 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter misses long on a halfcourt shot | 38-31 |