| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Charles Franks (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ray Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Terry Bowman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Long (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Sam Long inbounds the ball | 27-26 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde misses the dunk attempt | 27-26 |
| 19:38 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jonathan Blackmon | 27-26 |
| 19:18 | UTEP | Charles Franks is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Charles Franks, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips drills a shot from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 18:45 | UTEP | Charles Franks misses the easy layup | 27-28 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Sam Long snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 18:22 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Ray Smith - foul #1 on Ray Smith, team foul #2 | 27-28 |
| 18:22 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 18:22 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 18:03 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edward Fox - foul #1 on Edward Fox, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| 18:03 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 18:03 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses short on a floater from close range but the foul's on Terry Bowman - foul #3 on Terry Bowman, team foul #3 | 29-30 |
| Subs | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo (C) Terry Bowman | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 17:30 | UTEP | Charles Franks knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Ray Smith | 31-32 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Sam Long can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left block | 31-32 |
| 17:08 | UTEP | Ray Smith snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 16:41 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Franks | 34-32 |
| 16:23 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 34-32 |
| 16:21 | Illinois | Edward Fox grabs the offensive board | 34-32 |
| 16:01 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 34-32 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Sam Long tips it back up and in | 34-34 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charles Franks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Long (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Tomas Wilde (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Terrance Riccio (fairly fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 15:37 | UTEP | Tomas Wilde is called for the reach on Alfredo Gallo - foul #1 on Tomas Wilde, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Whitehead (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SG), Douglas Gerber (SF), David Heidel (PF), Terry Bowman (C) Salvador Gonzales, Charles Franks, Jonathan Blackmon, Ray Smith, Alfredo Gallo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Wayne Foster (SG), Nelson Boyer (SF), Andrew Bailey (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Nathaniel Phillips, Edward Fox, Sam Long, Tomas Wilde, Terrance Riccio | |
| 15:21 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 15:20 | Illinois | Robert Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Austin Coward drills a 3 from straight away | 34-37 |
| 14:59 | UTEP | James Whitehead is hacked by Austin Coward in the backcourt - foul #1 on Austin Coward, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| 14:41 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal drills a 3 from straight away | 37-37 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Wayne Foster | 37-40 |
| 14:10 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal double dribbles | 37-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), Charles Franks (SG), Jonathan Blackmon (SF) James Whitehead, Dikembe Abdelal, Douglas Gerber | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG), Edward Fox (SG), Tomas Wilde (PF) Austin Coward, Wayne Foster, Andrew Bailey | |
| 14:05 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 37-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sam Long (SF) Nelson Boyer | |
| 13:42 | UTEP | David Heidel's pass is intercepted by Edward Fox | 37-40 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Tomas Wilde | 37-43 |
| 13:14 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon can't finish the layup | 37-43 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 13:03 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nathaniel Phillips | 37-45 |
| 12:35 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales hits the finger roll | 39-45 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Terry Bowman is called for the reach on Edward Fox - foul #4 on Terry Bowman, team foul #4 | 39-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ray Smith (PF), Alfredo Gallo (C) David Heidel, Terry Bowman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Boyer (SF), Terrance Riccio (C) Sam Long, Robert Fisher | |
| 12:04 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 12:03 | Illinois | Edward Fox tips it home | 39-47 |
| 11:35 | UTEP | Nelson Boyer swats the shot by Charles Franks | 39-47 |
| 11:34 | UTEP | Ray Smith hits the follow up shot | 41-47 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Charles Franks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Fox (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tomas Wilde (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio lays it in | 41-49 |
| 11:00 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales misses the fadeaway from the left side | 41-49 |
| 10:59 | UTEP | Ray Smith tips it back up and in | 43-49 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Ray Smith steps in front of the Nelson Boyer pass | 43-49 |
| 10:08 | UTEP | Ray Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Nelson Boyer - foul #3 on Nelson Boyer, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Whitehead (PG), Douglas Gerber (SF) Salvador Gonzales, Jonathan Blackmon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Wayne Foster (SG), Sam Long (SF), Andrew Bailey (PF) Nathaniel Phillips, Edward Fox, Nelson Boyer, Tomas Wilde | |
| 10:08 | UTEP | Ray Smith makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 10:08 | UTEP | Ray Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 09:53 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-49 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey misses the tip | 45-49 |
| 09:49 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 09:26 | UTEP | Charles Franks can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 09:25 | Illinois | Sam Long snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Wayne Foster misses the jumper from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 09:02 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Alfredo Gallo | 45-49 |
| 08:37 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo banks in the layup | 47-49 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 08:29 | UTEP | Douglas Gerber pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 08:06 | UTEP | James Whitehead can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-49 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Wayne Foster | 47-51 |
| 07:26 | UTEP | Ray Smith knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Alfredo Gallo | 49-51 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Whitehead (fresh) SG - Charles Franks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Gerber (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ray Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Alfredo Gallo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Sam Long (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Andrew Bailey (fresh) C - Terrance Riccio (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Sam Long clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-51 |
| 07:06 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 06:50 | UTEP | Wayne Foster steals the ball from Alfredo Gallo | 49-51 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey hits the finger roll on a great pass from Sam Long | 49-53 |
| 06:08 | UTEP | Douglas Gerber connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Ray Smith | 52-53 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 52-53 |
| 05:43 | UTEP | Ray Smith gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 05:43 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SG), Jonathan Blackmon (SF), David Heidel (PF), Terry Bowman (C) James Whitehead, Charles Franks, Douglas Gerber, Ray Smith, Alfredo Gallo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG), Edward Fox (SG), Tomas Wilde (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Austin Coward, Wayne Foster, Andrew Bailey, Terrance Riccio | |
| 05:19 | UTEP | Terry Bowman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 05:18 | UTEP | David Heidel can't tip it in | 52-53 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Robert Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Robert Fisher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-53 |
| 04:51 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelal | 54-53 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses long on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Terry Bowman - foul #5 on Terry Bowman, team foul #5 | 54-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Franks (SG), Alfredo Gallo (C) Dikembe Abdelal, Terry Bowman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Boyer (SF) Sam Long | |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Robert Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Robert Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 04:08 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Franks | 56-55 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Edward Fox misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 56-55 |
| 04:01 | UTEP | David Heidel grabs the board | 56-55 |
| 03:38 | UTEP | David Heidel knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Salvador Gonzales | 58-55 |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Jonathan Blackmon | 58-55 |
| 03:08 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 03:07 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon gets the offensive rebound | 58-55 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Franks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Heidel (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Alfredo Gallo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Fox (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:41 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 02:39 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon grabs the offensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 02:39 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ray Smith (PF) David Heidel | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sam Long (SF), Terrance Riccio (C) Nelson Boyer, Robert Fisher | |
| 02:15 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon misses short on a shot from the left side | 58-55 |
| 02:13 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales tips it in | 60-55 |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Sam Long clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 60-55 |
| 01:53 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon snags the defensive board | 60-55 |
| 01:35 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo knocks in the jumper from the left side | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Sam Long and the foul's on Salvador Gonzales - foul #2 on Salvador Gonzales, team foul #6 | 62-57 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips makes the free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:52 | UTEP | The jump hook by Salvador Gonzales is blocked by Terrance Riccio | 62-58 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde grabs the board | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Edward Fox drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Nathaniel Phillips | 62-60 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:23 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 62-60 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Fox | 62-60 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio hits the finger roll and the foul's on Alfredo Gallo - foul #1 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #7 | 62-62 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio makes the free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:10 | UTEP | UTEP calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:04 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo's pass is intercepted by Nathaniel Phillips | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio is hacked by Salvador Gonzales in the backcourt - foul #3 on Salvador Gonzales, team foul #8 | 62-63 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Charles Franks misses the halfcourt shot | 62-65 |