| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Yuan Sun (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Berdy Zywiec (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Kelvin Fisher (fresh) 11 pts. C - Laverne Voorhees (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Daniel Dickerson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Grant (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Lew (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Zachariah Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - James Harper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Raymond Lew inbounds the ball | 43-30 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Western Illinois | Raymond Lew loses the ball out of bounds | 43-30 |
| 19:17 | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-30 |
| 19:15 | Western Illinois | James Harper pulls down the rebound | 43-30 |
| 19:03 | Western Illinois | Michael Grant is hacked by Jonathan Hill - foul #2 on Jonathan Hill, team foul #1 | 43-30 |
| 18:51 | Western Illinois | James Harper clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 43-30 |
| 18:49 | UTEP | Yuan Sun grabs the defensive rebound | 43-30 |
| 18:32 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 43-30 |
| 18:30 | Western Illinois | James Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 43-30 |
| 18:24 | Western Illinois | Raymond Lew clanks a 3 from straight away | 43-30 |
| 18:23 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill grabs the board | 43-30 |
| 17:57 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-30 |
| 17:56 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher misses the tip | 43-30 |
| 17:54 | Western Illinois | Michael Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 43-30 |
| 17:46 | Western Illinois | Raymond Lew misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-30 |
| 17:44 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones hits the follow up shot | 43-32 |
| 17:20 | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec loses the dribble to Raymond Lew | 43-32 |
| 17:17 | Western Illinois | Michael Grant misses the lay-in | 43-32 |
| 17:16 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones gets the offensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 17:01 | Western Illinois | James Harper drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Dickerson | 43-35 |
| 16:51 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees is fouled on the floor by James Harper - foul #2 on James Harper, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Nguyen (PG), Eric Golden (SG), Luther Monette (SF), Allen Steed (PF), Jeff Reese (C) Yuan Sun, Jonathan Hill, Berdy Zywiec, Kelvin Fisher, Laverne Voorhees | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown (SG), Arthur Clark (SF), Cary Kirkpatrick (PF), Bruce Alfonso (C) Michael Grant, Raymond Lew, Zachariah Jones, James Harper | |
| 16:30 | UTEP | Jerry Brown is called for the reach on John Nguyen - foul #3 on Jerry Brown, team foul #2 | 43-35 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Grant (SG) Jerry Brown | |
| 16:13 | UTEP | John Nguyen drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Luther Monette | 45-35 |
| 15:54 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-38 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Nguyen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Golden (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Luther Monette (fresh) PF - Allen Steed (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Reese (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Daniel Dickerson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Grant (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Clark (fresh) PF - Cary Kirkpatrick (fresh) C - Bruce Alfonso (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:42 | UTEP | Jeff Reese makes the shot in the lane set up by John Nguyen | 47-38 |
| 15:25 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-38 |
| 15:24 | UTEP | Jeff Reese snags the defensive board | 47-38 |
| 15:00 | UTEP | Michael Grant picks off the pass by John Nguyen | 47-38 |
| 14:57 | Western Illinois | Michael Grant misses the lay-in | 47-38 |
| 14:56 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jeff Reese | 47-38 |
| 14:32 | UTEP | John Nguyen clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 47-38 |
| 14:31 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Cary Kirkpatrick | 47-38 |
| 14:09 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson is fouled on the floor by Allen Steed - foul #1 on Allen Steed, team foul #2 | 47-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Jonathan Hill (SG), Berdy Zywiec (SF), Kelvin Fisher (PF), Laverne Voorhees (C) John Nguyen, Eric Golden, Luther Monette, Allen Steed, Jeff Reese | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown (PG), Brian Belden (SG), David Tapscott (SF), Zachariah Jones (PF), James Harper (C) Daniel Dickerson, Michael Grant, Arthur Clark, Cary Kirkpatrick, Bruce Alfonso | |
| 13:53 | Western Illinois | James Harper can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 13:52 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones misses the tip | 47-38 |
| 13:51 | Western Illinois | James Harper snags the offensive board | 47-38 |
| 13:37 | Western Illinois | Jonathan Hill steals it from Brian Belden | 47-38 |
| 13:32 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill lays it in | 49-38 |
| 13:14 | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brian Belden | 49-40 |
| 12:47 | UTEP | Brian Belden is called for the reach on Jonathan Hill - foul #4 on Brian Belden, team foul #3 | 49-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson (PG) Brian Belden | |
| 12:36 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by James Harper - foul #3 on James Harper, team foul #4 | 49-40 |
| 12:36 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 12:36 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 12:16 | Western Illinois | James Harper comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Berdy Zywiec - foul #1 on Berdy Zywiec, team foul #3 | 51-40 |
| 12:16 | Western Illinois | James Harper makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 12:16 | Western Illinois | James Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 11:55 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees misses the runner near the basket | 51-42 |
| 11:54 | Western Illinois | James Harper snags the defensive board | 51-42 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Yuan Sun (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Berdy Zywiec (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Kelvin Fisher (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Laverne Voorhees (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Daniel Dickerson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Tapscott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Zachariah Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - James Harper (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | Western Illinois | James Harper misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-42 |
| 11:36 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher gets the rebound | 51-42 |
| 11:13 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill lays it in set up by Yuan Sun and he's fouled by David Tapscott - foul #4 on David Tapscott, team foul #5 | 53-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Luther Monette (SF), Allen Steed (PF), Jeff Reese (C) Berdy Zywiec, Kelvin Fisher, Laverne Voorhees | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Grant (SG), Raymond Lew (SF), Cary Kirkpatrick (PF), Bruce Alfonso (C) Jerry Brown, David Tapscott, Zachariah Jones, James Harper | |
| 11:13 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill makes the free throw | 54-42 |
| 11:02 | Western Illinois | Raymond Lew clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-42 |
| 11:01 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso grabs the offensive board | 54-42 |
| 10:53 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 54-42 |
| 10:51 | UTEP | Jeff Reese gets the rebound | 54-42 |
| 10:24 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Luther Monette | 56-42 |
| 10:07 | Western Illinois | Allen Steed swats the layup by Bruce Alfonso | 56-42 |
| 10:06 | UTEP | Yuan Sun snags the defensive board | 56-42 |
| 09:44 | UTEP | Luther Monette knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Yuan Sun and the foul's on Cary Kirkpatrick - foul #2 on Cary Kirkpatrick, team foul #6 | 58-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Nguyen (PG), Berdy Zywiec (SF), Kelvin Fisher (PF) Yuan Sun, Jonathan Hill, Allen Steed | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown (SG), Zachariah Jones (PF), James Harper (C) Daniel Dickerson, Cary Kirkpatrick, Bruce Alfonso | |
| 09:44 | UTEP | Luther Monette makes the free throw | 59-42 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:36 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-42 |
| 09:35 | UTEP | John Nguyen grabs the board | 59-42 |
| 09:29 | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec is hacked by Michael Grant - foul #3 on Michael Grant, team foul #7 | 59-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Golden (SG), Laverne Voorhees (C) Luther Monette, Jeff Reese | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 09:29 | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec makes the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 09:29 | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec misses the 2nd free throw | 60-42 |
| 09:29 | Western Illinois | James Harper grabs the board | 60-42 |
| 09:07 | Western Illinois | Michael Grant makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Lew | 60-45 |
| 08:51 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Nguyen | 62-45 |
| 08:43 | Western Illinois | Michael Grant buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-48 |
| 08:27 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher hits a shot from the left block | 64-48 |
| 08:05 | Western Illinois | Eric Golden steals the ball from Jerry Brown | 64-48 |
| 08:02 | UTEP | Michael Grant is called for the reach on John Nguyen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Grant, team foul #8 | 64-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | Allen Steed (PF), Jeff Reese (C) Kelvin Fisher, Laverne Voorhees | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson (PG), Arthur Clark (SF) Michael Grant, Raymond Lew | |
| 08:02 | UTEP | John Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 65-48 |
| 08:02 | UTEP | John Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 66-48 |
| 07:33 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-48 |
| 07:32 | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec grabs the board | 66-48 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Nguyen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Golden (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Berdy Zywiec (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Allen Steed (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Reese (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Daniel Dickerson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Arthur Clark (fresh) PF - Zachariah Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - James Harper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | UTEP | John Nguyen loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Jonathan Hill (SG), Luther Monette (SF) John Nguyen, Eric Golden, Berdy Zywiec | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brian Belden (SG), David Tapscott (SF), Cary Kirkpatrick (PF), Bruce Alfonso (C) Jerry Brown, Arthur Clark, Zachariah Jones, James Harper | |
| 07:19 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Brian Belden | 66-50 |
| 07:00 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-50 |
| 06:46 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 69-50 |
| 06:44 | UTEP | Allen Steed grabs the board | 69-50 |
| 06:28 | UTEP | Yuan Sun is fouled on the floor by Cary Kirkpatrick - foul #3 on Cary Kirkpatrick, team foul #9 | 69-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec (SF), Kelvin Fisher (PF), Laverne Voorhees (C) Luther Monette, Allen Steed, Jeff Reese | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 06:28 | UTEP | Yuan Sun makes the 1st free throw | 70-50 |
| 06:28 | UTEP | Yuan Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 71-50 |
| 06:19 | Western Illinois | David Tapscott misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 71-50 |
| 06:17 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher grabs the board | 71-50 |
| 06:06 | UTEP | Daniel Dickerson picks off the pass by Kelvin Fisher | 71-50 |
| 05:58 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 71-52 |
| 05:44 | UTEP | Yuan Sun is hacked by Daniel Dickerson - foul #3 on Daniel Dickerson, team foul #10 | 71-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Golden (SG) Jonathan Hill | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones (PF), James Harper (C) Cary Kirkpatrick, Bruce Alfonso | |
| 05:44 | UTEP | Yuan Sun makes the 1st free throw | 72-52 |
| 05:44 | UTEP | Yuan Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 73-52 |
| 05:34 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 73-52 |
| 05:32 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones tips it back up and in | 73-54 |
| 05:07 | UTEP | Zachariah Jones steals the ball from Berdy Zywiec | 73-54 |
| 04:55 | Western Illinois | James Harper hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 73-54 |
| 04:53 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Berdy Zywiec | 73-54 |
| 04:47 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher's layup is rejected by James Harper | 73-54 |
| 04:45 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher grabs the offensive board | 73-54 |
| 04:22 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees jams it set up by Berdy Zywiec | 75-54 |
| 04:13 | Western Illinois | James Harper makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-57 |
| 03:56 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Zachariah Jones - foul #2 on Zachariah Jones, team foul #11 | 75-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Nguyen (PG), Jonathan Hill (SG), Luther Monette (SF), Jeff Reese (C) Yuan Sun, Eric Golden, Berdy Zywiec, Laverne Voorhees | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Grant (PG), Jerry Brown (SG), Raymond Lew (SF) Daniel Dickerson, Brian Belden, David Tapscott | |
| 03:56 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 75-57 |
| 03:56 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 75-57 |
| 03:56 | Western Illinois | James Harper grabs the board | 75-57 |
| 03:47 | Western Illinois | Jonathan Hill is called for the reach on Jerry Brown - foul #3 on Jonathan Hill, team foul #4 | 75-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | Allen Steed (PF) Kelvin Fisher | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick (PF), Bruce Alfonso (C) Zachariah Jones, James Harper | |
| 03:39 | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 75-57 |
| 03:38 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Allen Steed | 75-57 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | UTEP | John Nguyen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-57 |
| 03:18 | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown gets the rebound | 75-57 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Nguyen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Hill (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Luther Monette (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Allen Steed (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeff Reese (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Grant (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jerry Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Lew (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Cary Kirkpatrick (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Bruce Alfonso (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso is fouled on the floor by Jeff Reese - foul #1 on Jeff Reese, team foul #5 | 75-57 |
| 02:50 | Western Illinois | Jonathan Hill steals the ball from Michael Grant | 75-57 |
| 02:46 | UTEP | John Nguyen can't finish the layup | 75-57 |
| 02:45 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Cary Kirkpatrick | 75-57 |
| 02:38 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso is whistled for traveling | 75-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG) John Nguyen | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 02:14 | UTEP | Allen Steed misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 75-57 |
| 02:12 | UTEP | Allen Steed gets the offensive rebound | 75-57 |
| 02:03 | UTEP | Yuan Sun is whistled for traveling | 75-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec (SF), Kelvin Fisher (PF), Laverne Voorhees (C) Luther Monette, Allen Steed, Jeff Reese | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 01:47 | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-57 |
| 01:45 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Lew | 75-57 |
| 01:40 | Western Illinois | Michael Grant travels with the ball | 75-57 |
| 01:24 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-57 |
| 01:14 | Western Illinois | Raymond Lew clanks a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Kelvin Fisher - foul #1 on Kelvin Fisher, team foul #6 | 75-57 |
| 01:14 | Western Illinois | Raymond Lew makes the 1st free throw | 75-58 |
| 01:14 | Western Illinois | Raymond Lew makes the 2nd free throw | 75-59 |
| 00:56 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Yuan Sun | 77-59 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso misses long on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Laverne Voorhees - foul #1 on Laverne Voorhees, team foul #7 | 77-59 |
| 00:48 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso misses the 1st free throw | 77-59 |
| 00:48 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso makes the 2nd free throw | 77-60 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees banks in the layup set up by Yuan Sun | 79-60 |
| 00:16 | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown clanks a jumper from the left side | 79-60 |
| 00:15 | Western Illinois | Raymond Lew grabs the offensive board | 79-60 |
| 00:13 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 79-60 |
| 00:12 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees grabs the defensive rebound | 79-60 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Yuan Sun runs out the clock | 79-60 |