| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Willie Inge (fresh) SG - Jonathon Carroll (fresh) SF - Stephen Zolinas (fresh) PF - Eric Perry (fresh) C - Jeffery Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Terry Long (fresh) SG - Charles Blanchard (fresh) SF - Steven Bujnowski (fresh) PF - Abraham Triplett (fresh) C - Joseph Bieker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Jeffery Wilson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | UTEP | Willie Inge drills a floater from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Central Florida | Charles Blanchard misses long on an open runner near the basket | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Central Florida | Terry Long misses the tip | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Central Florida | Steven Bujnowski grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Central Florida | Terry Long hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Charles Blanchard | 2-3 |
| 18:39 | UTEP | Eric Perry lays it in on a great pass from Willie Inge | 4-3 |
| 18:12 | Central Florida | Charles Blanchard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-3 |
| 17:46 | UTEP | Abraham Triplett is called for the reach on Eric Perry - foul #1 on Abraham Triplett, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 17:25 | UTEP | Eric Perry blows the layup but he's fouled by Charles Blanchard - foul #1 on Charles Blanchard, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Edmondson (PG) Willie Inge | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 17:25 | UTEP | Eric Perry makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:25 | UTEP | Eric Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:05 | Central Florida | Abraham Triplett banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Blanchard | 6-5 |
| 16:50 | UTEP | Eric Perry scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Richard Edmondson | 8-5 |
| 16:24 | Central Florida | Abraham Triplett drills a jumper from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 16:00 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 15:59 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-7 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Edmondson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathon Carroll (fairly fresh) SF - Stephen Zolinas (fairly fresh) PF - Eric Perry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Jeffery Wilson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Terry Long (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Blanchard (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Steven Bujnowski (fresh) PF - Abraham Triplett (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joseph Bieker (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | UTEP | Eric Perry loses the dribble to Joseph Bieker | 8-7 |
| 15:35 | Central Florida | Charles Blanchard loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-7 |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (PG), Gregory Graham (PF), Ralph Piccirillo (C) Jonathon Carroll, Stephen Zolinas, Jeffery Wilson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Lamar (SF), Horace Fleming (PF) Steven Bujnowski, Abraham Triplett | |
| 15:20 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Horace Fleming - foul #1 on Horace Fleming, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Corey Whitney (PG), Thomas Cash (SF) Terry Long, Charles Blanchard | |
| 15:20 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:20 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 14:53 | Central Florida | Joseph Bieker misses the easy layup | 10-7 |
| 14:52 | Central Florida | Joseph Bieker tips it back up and in | 10-9 |
| 14:32 | UTEP | Eric Perry misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 10-9 |
| 14:30 | Central Florida | Thomas Cash pulls down the rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:28 | Central Florida | Ralph Piccirillo is called for the reach on Corey Whitney in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ralph Piccirillo, team foul #1 | 10-9 |
| Subs | UTEP | Mark Rorie (SG) Richard Edmondson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Terry Long (PG), Charles Blanchard (SG), James Branscome (C) Corey Whitney, Thomas Cash, Joseph Bieker | |
| 14:12 | Central Florida | Horace Fleming can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-9 |
| 14:11 | Central Florida | James Branscome tips it in | 10-11 |
| 13:56 | UTEP | Horace Fleming is called for the reach on Willie Inge - foul #2 on Horace Fleming, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll (SG), Jeffery Wilson (C) Mark Rorie, Ralph Piccirillo | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Steven Bujnowski (SF), Abraham Triplett (PF) Thomas Lamar, Horace Fleming | |
| 13:44 | UTEP | Jeffery Wilson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 10-11 |
| 13:42 | Central Florida | Abraham Triplett gets the rebound | 10-11 |
| 13:14 | Central Florida | Abraham Triplett buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Terry Long | 10-13 |
| 13:00 | UTEP | Eric Perry lays it up and in on a great pass from Willie Inge | 12-13 |
| 12:56 | Central Florida | Terry Long's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-13 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Edmondson (PG), Stephen Zolinas (SF) Willie Inge, Gregory Graham | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Corey Whitney (SG), Joseph Bieker (C) Charles Blanchard, James Branscome | |
| 12:36 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Edmondson and he's hacked by Joseph Bieker - foul #1 on Joseph Bieker, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Krueger (PG), Gregory Graham (PF) Jonathon Carroll, Eric Perry | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Lamar (SG) Terry Long | |
| 12:36 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas misses the free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:36 | UTEP | Gregory Graham grabs the offensive board | 14-13 |
| 12:24 | UTEP | Jeffery Wilson double dribbles | 14-13 |
| 12:06 | Central Florida | Thomas Lamar is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Corey Whitney | 14-16 |
| 11:48 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas lays it up and in | 16-16 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Donald Krueger (fresh) SG - Richard Edmondson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stephen Zolinas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gregory Graham (fairly fresh) C - Jeffery Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Corey Whitney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Lamar (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Bujnowski (fairly fresh) PF - Abraham Triplett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Joseph Bieker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Central Florida | Abraham Triplett can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Jeffery Wilson - foul #1 on Jeffery Wilson, team foul #2 | 16-16 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll (SG), Eric Perry (PF) Donald Krueger, Jeffery Wilson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Terry Long (PG), Charles Blanchard (SG) Corey Whitney, Steven Bujnowski | |
| 11:27 | Central Florida | Abraham Triplett makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 11:27 | Central Florida | Abraham Triplett misses the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 11:27 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Eric Perry | 16-17 |
| 11:09 | UTEP | Eric Perry misses the lay-in but the foul's on Abraham Triplett - foul #2 on Abraham Triplett, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Branscome (PF) Abraham Triplett | |
| 11:09 | UTEP | Eric Perry makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 11:09 | UTEP | Eric Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 10:52 | Central Florida | James Branscome misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-17 |
| 10:50 | UTEP | Gregory Graham pulls down the rebound | 18-17 |
| 10:34 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-17 |
| 10:08 | Central Florida | Joseph Bieker drills a turnaround in the paint | 21-19 |
| 09:51 | UTEP | Eric Perry can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 21-19 |
| 09:50 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Thomas Lamar | 21-19 |
| 09:48 | Central Florida | Richard Edmondson is called for the reach on Terry Long in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Edmondson, team foul #3 | 21-19 |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (PG), Mark Rorie (SG), Jeffery Wilson (C) Richard Edmondson, Jonathon Carroll, Stephen Zolinas | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Corey Whitney (PG), Steven Bujnowski (SF), Jeremy Knapp (PF) Terry Long, Thomas Lamar, Joseph Bieker | |
| 09:33 | Central Florida | Charles Blanchard misses the shot from just outside the lane | 21-19 |
| 09:31 | UTEP | Eric Perry gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 09:16 | UTEP | Jeffery Wilson hits a turnaround in the lane | 23-19 |
| 08:55 | Central Florida | Corey Whitney comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-19 |
| 08:53 | UTEP | Jeffery Wilson grabs the board | 23-19 |
| 08:34 | UTEP | Eric Perry banks in the layup | 25-19 |
| 08:08 | Central Florida | The short jumper by James Branscome is denied by Eric Perry | 25-19 |
| 08:07 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Mark Rorie | 25-19 |
| 07:53 | UTEP | Eric Perry hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on James Branscome - foul #1 on James Branscome, team foul #7 | 25-19 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Edmondson (PG), Jonathon Carroll (SG), Stephen Zolinas (SF) Willie Inge, Mark Rorie, Gregory Graham | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Terry Long (PG), Thomas Cash (SF), Joseph Bieker (C) Corey Whitney, Steven Bujnowski, Jeremy Knapp | |
| 07:53 | UTEP | Eric Perry misses the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 07:53 | UTEP | Eric Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 07:30 | Central Florida | Joseph Bieker is open but misses the lay-in | 26-19 |
| 07:28 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll snags the defensive board | 26-19 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Edmondson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jonathon Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephen Zolinas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eric Perry (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffery Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Terry Long (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Blanchard (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Cash (fresh) PF - James Branscome (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Bieker (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:21 | UTEP | Jeffery Wilson clanks a jump hook from the right block | 26-19 |
| 07:20 | UTEP | Eric Perry misses the tip | 26-19 |
| 07:19 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas grabs the offensive board | 26-19 |
| 07:02 | UTEP | James Branscome picks off the pass by Jeffery Wilson | 26-19 |
| 06:39 | Central Florida | James Branscome misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 26-19 |
| 06:38 | Central Florida | James Branscome hits the follow up shot | 26-21 |
| 06:19 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson is fouled on the floor by James Branscome - foul #2 on James Branscome, team foul #8 | 26-21 |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (PG), Ralph Piccirillo (PF), Norbert Richard (C) Stephen Zolinas, Eric Perry, Jeffery Wilson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Corey Whitney (SG), Thomas Lamar (SF), Jeremy Knapp (PF) Charles Blanchard, Thomas Cash, James Branscome | |
| 06:19 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson misses the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 06:19 | Central Florida | Joseph Bieker grabs the defensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 06:06 | Central Florida | Jeremy Knapp misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 26-21 |
| 06:04 | Central Florida | Corey Whitney grabs the offensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 05:48 | Central Florida | Joseph Bieker misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Norbert Richard - foul #1 on Norbert Richard, team foul #4 | 26-21 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas (SF), Gregory Graham (PF) Jonathon Carroll, Norbert Richard | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Steven Bujnowski (SF) Thomas Lamar | |
| 05:48 | Central Florida | Joseph Bieker makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 05:48 | Central Florida | Joseph Bieker makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 05:23 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Ralph Piccirillo, team foul #5 | 26-23 |
| Subs | UTEP | Mark Rorie (SG), Norbert Richard (C) Richard Edmondson, Ralph Piccirillo | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Lamar (SG) Terry Long | |
| 05:16 | Central Florida | Corey Whitney is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Inge - foul #1 on Willie Inge, team foul #6 | 26-23 |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Krueger (PG) Willie Inge | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 04:47 | Central Florida | Steven Bujnowski connects on the open runner from close range on a great pass from Corey Whitney | 26-25 |
| 04:41 | UTEP | Norbert Richard is called for traveling | 26-25 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll (SG), Jeffery Wilson (C) Mark Rorie, Norbert Richard | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Cash (SG) Corey Whitney | |
| 04:39 | Central Florida | Thomas Cash throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-25 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Edmondson (SF) Stephen Zolinas | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 04:20 | UTEP | Thomas Lamar steals the ball from Donald Krueger | 26-25 |
| 03:59 | Central Florida | Joseph Bieker knocks in the jumper in the paint | 26-27 |
| 03:46 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jonathon Carroll | 29-27 |
| 03:31 | Central Florida | Thomas Lamar hits a 3 from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 03:19 | UTEP | Jeremy Knapp is called for the reach on Donald Krueger - foul #1 on Jeremy Knapp, team foul #9 | 29-30 |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (SG), Eric Perry (SF), Ralph Piccirillo (PF) Jonathon Carroll, Richard Edmondson, Gregory Graham | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Terry Long (PG), Charles Blanchard (SG), Abraham Triplett (PF), Horace Fleming (C) Thomas Lamar, Thomas Cash, Jeremy Knapp, Joseph Bieker | |
| 03:19 | UTEP | Donald Krueger misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 03:19 | Central Florida | Horace Fleming snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Donald Krueger (fresh) SG - Willie Inge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Perry (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Piccirillo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffery Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Terry Long (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Blanchard (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Steven Bujnowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Abraham Triplett (fresh) 7 pts. C - Horace Fleming (fresh) | |
| 03:17 | Central Florida | Terry Long is hacked by Willie Inge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Willie Inge, team foul #7 | 29-30 |
| Subs | UTEP | Mark Rorie (SG) Donald Krueger | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 03:17 | Central Florida | Terry Long makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 03:17 | Central Florida | Terry Long makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 02:54 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo can't finish the layup | 29-32 |
| 02:52 | Central Florida | Abraham Triplett gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 02:27 | Central Florida | Terry Long is fouled on the floor by Willie Inge - foul #3 on Willie Inge, team foul #8 | 29-32 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Edmondson (PG), Jonathon Carroll (SG), Stephen Zolinas (SF) Willie Inge, Mark Rorie, Jeffery Wilson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 02:27 | Central Florida | Terry Long makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 02:27 | Central Florida | Terry Long misses the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 02:27 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Ralph Piccirillo | 29-33 |
| 02:13 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas buries a shot from the right side set up by Richard Edmondson | 31-33 |
| 02:10 | Central Florida | Charles Blanchard is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathon Carroll - foul #1 on Jonathon Carroll, team foul #9 | 31-33 |
| 02:10 | Central Florida | Charles Blanchard makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 02:10 | Central Florida | Charles Blanchard makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 01:56 | UTEP | Eric Perry misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 31-35 |
| 01:54 | Central Florida | Horace Fleming snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 01:36 | Central Florida | Horace Fleming is hacked by Ralph Piccirillo - foul #3 on Ralph Piccirillo, team foul #10 | 31-35 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Graham (C) Ralph Piccirillo | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Corey Whitney (SG), Thomas Lamar (SF) Charles Blanchard, Steven Bujnowski | |
| 01:36 | Central Florida | Horace Fleming misses the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 01:36 | Central Florida | Horace Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 01:21 | UTEP | The jump hook by Stephen Zolinas is blocked by Horace Fleming | 31-36 |
| 01:19 | Central Florida | Corey Whitney pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 01:03 | Central Florida | Gregory Graham picks off the pass by Terry Long | 31-36 |
| 00:45 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 00:44 | UTEP | Eric Perry tips it home | 33-36 |
| 00:30 | Central Florida | Corey Whitney clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Jonathon Carroll - foul #2 on Jonathon Carroll, team foul #11 | 33-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Krueger (PG), Mark Rorie (SG), Norbert Richard (PF), Jeffery Wilson (C) Richard Edmondson, Jonathon Carroll, Eric Perry, Gregory Graham | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Charles Blanchard (SG), Thomas Cash (SF), James Branscome (PF), Joseph Bieker (C) Terry Long, Thomas Lamar, Abraham Triplett, Horace Fleming | |
| 00:30 | Central Florida | Corey Whitney makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 00:30 | Central Florida | Corey Whitney makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Norbert Richard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-38 |
| 00:01 | Central Florida | Joseph Bieker snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Joseph Bieker comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 33-38 |