| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Raymond Wier (fresh) SG - Brian Deloach (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Hill (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joe Putnam (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Timpson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Bartlow (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Marshall (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - William Hubbard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Robert Reynolds inbounds the ball | 24-36 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Air Force | Robert Reynolds blows the layup but he's hacked by Chris Marshall - foul #2 on Chris Marshall, team foul #1 | 24-36 |
| 19:39 | Air Force | Robert Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 19:39 | Air Force | Robert Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 19:14 | UTEP | James Perkins misses the easy layup | 26-36 |
| 19:12 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to William Hubbard | 26-36 |
| 18:54 | UTEP | James Timpson drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Perkins | 26-39 |
| 18:52 | Air Force | Robert Reynolds throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-39 |
| 18:44 | UTEP | James Timpson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-39 |
| 18:42 | UTEP | William Hubbard hits the follow up shot | 26-41 |
| 18:25 | Air Force | William Hubbard picks off the pass by Brian Deloach | 26-41 |
| 17:59 | UTEP | James Perkins is whistled for a carry | 26-41 |
| Subs | Air Force | Stephen Trudeau (PG), Larry Wright (SG), Ruben Rowland (SF), Paul Kilroy (PF) Raymond Wier, Brian Deloach, Robert Reynolds, Michael Hill | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 17:55 | Air Force | Ruben Rowland is fouled in the backcourt by Chris Marshall - foul #3 on Chris Marshall, team foul #2 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Air Force | Sean Wilcoxen (C) Joe Putnam | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Gordon (SF) Chris Marshall | |
| 17:40 | Air Force | Sean Wilcoxen hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 26-41 |
| 17:39 | UTEP | The rebound goes to James Timpson | 26-41 |
| 17:10 | UTEP | James Perkins scores on a floater from the right wing | 26-43 |
| 16:50 | Air Force | Sean Wilcoxen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-43 |
| 16:48 | UTEP | William Hubbard grabs the defensive rebound | 26-43 |
| 16:35 | UTEP | James Perkins hits the finger roll set up by James Timpson | 26-45 |
| 16:20 | Air Force | Stephen Trudeau is fouled on the floor by Ronald Gordon - foul #3 on Ronald Gordon, team foul #3 | 26-45 |
| Subs | Air Force | Raymond Wier (PG), Brian Deloach (SG), Michael Hill (PF), Joe Putnam (C) Stephen Trudeau, Larry Wright, Paul Kilroy, Sean Wilcoxen | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Erik Lillibridge (SG), Brent Walls (SF), Sammie Rhodes (C) James Timpson, Shawn Bartlow, Ronald Gordon, William Hubbard | |
| 16:06 | Air Force | Brian Deloach is open and scores on a shot from the left block | 28-45 |
| 15:54 | UTEP | James Perkins clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 28-45 |
| 15:53 | Air Force | Michael Hill gets the rebound | 28-45 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Raymond Wier (fresh) SG - Brian Deloach (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Ruben Rowland (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Hill (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joe Putnam (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Barry (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erik Lillibridge (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brent Walls (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Perkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Sammie Rhodes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Air Force | Raymond Wier scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-45 |
| 15:23 | UTEP | Brent Walls loses the dribble to Raymond Wier | 31-45 |
| 15:02 | Air Force | Ruben Rowland makes the shot from the left block | 33-45 |
| 14:38 | UTEP | Brent Walls misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-45 |
| 14:37 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Barry | 33-45 |
| 14:29 | UTEP | James Perkins misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ruben Rowland - foul #2 on Ruben Rowland, team foul #1 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Air Force | Larry Wright (SG), Robert Reynolds (SF), Paul Kilroy (PF) Brian Deloach, Ruben Rowland, Michael Hill | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Timpson (PG), Shawn Bartlow (SG), Chris Marshall (SF), William Hubbard (C) Charles Barry, Erik Lillibridge, Brent Walls, Sammie Rhodes | |
| 14:29 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 14:29 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 33-47 |
| 14:26 | Air Force | Joe Putnam is called for traveling in the backcourt | 33-47 |
| Subs | Air Force | Stephen Trudeau (PG) Raymond Wier | |
| Subs | UTEP | Frank Parker (PF) James Perkins | |
| 14:13 | UTEP | James Timpson drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Shawn Bartlow | 33-50 |
| 13:46 | Air Force | Paul Kilroy misses short on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Chris Marshall - foul #4 on Chris Marshall, team foul #4 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Air Force | Sean Wilcoxen (C) Joe Putnam | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Gordon (SF) Chris Marshall | |
| 13:46 | Air Force | Paul Kilroy misses the 1st free throw | 33-50 |
| 13:46 | Air Force | Paul Kilroy makes the 2nd free throw | 34-50 |
| 13:29 | UTEP | Robert Reynolds is called for the reach on Ronald Gordon - foul #2 on Robert Reynolds, team foul #2 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Air Force | Raymond Wier (PG) Stephen Trudeau | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 13:18 | UTEP | Frank Parker misses short on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Sean Wilcoxen - foul #2 on Sean Wilcoxen, team foul #3 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Air Force | Brian Deloach (SG) Larry Wright | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 13:18 | UTEP | Frank Parker makes the 1st free throw | 34-51 |
| 13:18 | UTEP | Frank Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 13:01 | Air Force | Sean Wilcoxen misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-52 |
| 13:00 | UTEP | William Hubbard snags the defensive board | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 12:43 | UTEP | James Timpson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 34-52 |
| 12:42 | Air Force | Robert Reynolds snags the defensive board | 34-52 |
| 12:26 | Air Force | Brian Deloach loses the dribble to Shawn Bartlow | 34-52 |
| 12:23 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow banks in the layup | 34-54 |
| 12:04 | Air Force | Brian Deloach is wide open but clanks a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Ronald Gordon - foul #4 on Ronald Gordon, team foul #5 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Air Force | Larry Wright (PG), Ruben Rowland (SF), Michael Hill (PF), Joe Putnam (C) Raymond Wier, Robert Reynolds, Paul Kilroy, Sean Wilcoxen | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Erik Lillibridge (SG), Brent Walls (SF), James Perkins (PF), Sammie Rhodes (C) James Timpson, Shawn Bartlow, Ronald Gordon, Frank Parker, William Hubbard | |
| 12:04 | Air Force | Brian Deloach misses the 1st free throw | 34-54 |
| 12:04 | Air Force | Brian Deloach makes the 2nd free throw | 35-54 |
| 11:41 | UTEP | Brent Walls buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Erik Lillibridge | 35-56 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Larry Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Deloach (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Ruben Rowland (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Hill (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joe Putnam (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Barry (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erik Lillibridge (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brent Walls (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Perkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Sammie Rhodes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Air Force | Brian Deloach hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Erik Lillibridge - foul #2 on Erik Lillibridge, team foul #6 | 35-56 |
| 11:36 | Air Force | Brian Deloach makes the 1st free throw | 36-56 |
| 11:36 | Air Force | Brian Deloach misses the 2nd free throw | 36-56 |
| 11:36 | UTEP | James Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 36-56 |
| 11:10 | UTEP | James Perkins comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 36-56 |
| 11:08 | Air Force | Michael Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 36-56 |
| 10:52 | Air Force | Ruben Rowland is alone and drills a 3 from the left wing | 39-56 |
| 10:29 | UTEP | Brent Walls clanks a jumper from the left side | 39-56 |
| 10:28 | UTEP | James Perkins grabs the offensive board | 39-56 |
| 10:01 | UTEP | James Perkins scores on a shot in the paint set up by Charles Barry | 39-58 |
| 09:57 | Air Force | Ruben Rowland can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 39-58 |
| 09:55 | UTEP | Charles Barry gets the rebound | 39-58 |
| 09:49 | UTEP | James Perkins slams it home on a great pass from Erik Lillibridge | 39-60 |
| 09:38 | Air Force | Brian Deloach misses the wide open 3 from the right corner | 39-60 |
| 09:36 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes grabs the board | 39-60 |
| 09:15 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Joe Putnam - foul #1 on Joe Putnam, team foul #4 | 39-60 |
| Subs | Air Force | Raymond Wier (PG), Greg Pontius (SG), Robert Reynolds (SF), Paul Kilroy (PF), Sean Wilcoxen (C) Larry Wright, Brian Deloach, Ruben Rowland, Michael Hill, Joe Putnam | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Timpson (PG), Shawn Bartlow (SG) Charles Barry, Erik Lillibridge | |
| 09:15 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 39-61 |
| 09:15 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 39-62 |
| 08:57 | Air Force | Shawn Bartlow takes the ball from Paul Kilroy | 39-62 |
| 08:54 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow jams it | 39-64 |
| 08:41 | Air Force | Greg Pontius connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-64 |
| 08:18 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow buries a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Greg Pontius - foul #3 on Greg Pontius, team foul #5 | 42-66 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Frank Parker (PF), William Hubbard (C) James Perkins, Sammie Rhodes | |
| 08:18 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow misses the free throw | 42-66 |
| 08:18 | Air Force | Paul Kilroy grabs the board | 42-66 |
| 08:15 | Air Force | Raymond Wier is hacked by Shawn Bartlow in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shawn Bartlow, team foul #7 | 42-66 |
| 08:15 | Air Force | Raymond Wier makes the 1st free throw | 43-66 |
| 08:15 | Air Force | Raymond Wier makes the 2nd free throw | 44-66 |
| 07:46 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow misses long on a jumper from the right side | 44-66 |
| 07:45 | Air Force | Paul Kilroy gets the rebound | 44-66 |
| 07:43 | Air Force | Shawn Bartlow takes the ball from Raymond Wier in the backcourt | 44-66 |
| 07:21 | UTEP | William Hubbard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-66 |
| Subs | Air Force | Larry Wright (SG), Clint Sargent (PF), Joe Putnam (C) Greg Pontius, Paul Kilroy, Sean Wilcoxen | |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge (PG), Chris Marshall (SF) James Timpson, Brent Walls | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Raymond Wier (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Larry Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Reynolds (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clint Sargent (fresh) C - Joe Putnam (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Erik Lillibridge (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Shawn Bartlow (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Chris Marshall (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Frank Parker (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Hubbard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:05 | Air Force | Clint Sargent's dunk attempt is rejected by Frank Parker | 44-66 |
| 07:04 | UTEP | Chris Marshall gets the rebound | 44-66 |
| 06:40 | UTEP | Chris Marshall is fouled on the floor by Raymond Wier - foul #3 on Raymond Wier, team foul #6 | 44-66 |
| Subs | Air Force | Stephen Trudeau (PG), Ruben Rowland (SF), Michael Hill (PF) Raymond Wier, Robert Reynolds, Clint Sargent | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), James Perkins (PF) Shawn Bartlow, Frank Parker | |
| 06:16 | UTEP | Chris Marshall misses the lay-in | 44-66 |
| 06:14 | Air Force | Joe Putnam grabs the defensive rebound | 44-66 |
| 06:11 | Air Force | Larry Wright is hacked by Chris Marshall in the backcourt - foul #5 on Chris Marshall, team foul #8 | 44-66 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Gordon (SF) Chris Marshall | |
| 06:11 | Air Force | Larry Wright makes the 1st free throw | 45-66 |
| 06:11 | Air Force | Larry Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 46-66 |
| 05:51 | UTEP | Larry Wright steps in front of the William Hubbard pass | 46-66 |
| 05:47 | Air Force | Larry Wright throws it down | 48-66 |
| 05:27 | UTEP | Charles Barry misses badly on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Stephen Trudeau - foul #1 on Stephen Trudeau, team foul #7 | 48-66 |
| Subs | Air Force | Brian Deloach (SG), Greg Pontius (SF), Paul Kilroy (C) Larry Wright, Ruben Rowland, Joe Putnam | |
| Subs | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow (SG) Erik Lillibridge | |
| 05:27 | UTEP | Charles Barry makes the 1st free throw | 48-67 |
| 05:27 | UTEP | Charles Barry makes the 2nd free throw | 48-68 |
| 05:05 | Air Force | Paul Kilroy comes up short on the floater from close range | 48-68 |
| 05:04 | Air Force | Greg Pontius grabs the offensive rebound | 48-68 |
| 04:54 | Air Force | Brian Deloach hits the easy wide open finger roll | 50-68 |
| 04:33 | UTEP | William Hubbard hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Hill - foul #3 on Michael Hill, team foul #8 | 50-68 |
| Subs | Air Force | Raymond Wier (PG), Sean Wilcoxen (C) Stephen Trudeau, Michael Hill | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Timpson (PG), Frank Parker (PF) Charles Barry, James Perkins | |
| 04:33 | UTEP | William Hubbard misses the 1st free throw | 50-68 |
| 04:33 | UTEP | William Hubbard misses the 2nd free throw | 50-68 |
| 04:33 | Air Force | Sean Wilcoxen gets the rebound | 50-68 |
| 04:16 | Air Force | Sean Wilcoxen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-68 |
| Subs | Air Force | Larry Wright (SG), Ruben Rowland (SF) Raymond Wier, Brian Deloach | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Brent Walls (SG), Sammie Rhodes (C) James Timpson, Shawn Bartlow, William Hubbard | |
| 03:59 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon is hacked by Ruben Rowland - foul #3 on Ruben Rowland, team foul #9 | 50-68 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge (SG) Brent Walls | |
| 03:59 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 50-69 |
| 03:59 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon misses the 2nd free throw | 50-69 |
| 03:59 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes grabs the offensive rebound | 50-69 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:46 | UTEP | Charles Barry hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 50-69 |
| 03:45 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes grabs the offensive rebound | 50-69 |
| 03:25 | UTEP | Charles Barry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-69 |
| Subs | Air Force | Stephen Trudeau (PG), Clint Sargent (PF) Greg Pontius, Paul Kilroy | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Stephen Trudeau (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Wright (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ruben Rowland (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Clint Sargent (fresh) C - Sean Wilcoxen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Barry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Erik Lillibridge (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ronald Gordon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Frank Parker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Sammie Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Air Force | Larry Wright misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Erik Lillibridge - foul #3 on Erik Lillibridge, team foul #9 | 50-69 |
| 03:11 | Air Force | Larry Wright misses the 1st free throw | 50-69 |
| 03:11 | Air Force | Larry Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 50-69 |
| 03:11 | UTEP | Frank Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 50-69 |
| 02:55 | UTEP | Charles Barry misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-69 |
| 02:54 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon tips it but misses | 50-69 |
| 02:52 | Air Force | Larry Wright pulls down the rebound | 50-69 |
| 02:31 | Air Force | Clint Sargent misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-69 |
| 02:29 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Trudeau | 50-69 |
| 02:18 | Air Force | Stephen Trudeau is open and scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Sean Wilcoxen | 52-69 |
| 01:59 | UTEP | Ruben Rowland steps in front of the Frank Parker pass | 52-69 |
| 01:56 | Air Force | Clint Sargent throws it down set up by Ruben Rowland | 54-69 |
| 01:52 | UTEP | Charles Barry makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Sammie Rhodes | 54-71 |
| 01:43 | Air Force | Ruben Rowland scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-71 |
| 01:32 | UTEP | Charles Barry is fouled on the floor by Larry Wright - foul #2 on Larry Wright, team foul #10 | 56-71 |
| Subs | Air Force | Paul Kilroy (PF) Clint Sargent | |
| Subs | UTEP | Brent Walls (SG) Erik Lillibridge | |
| 01:32 | UTEP | Charles Barry misses the 1st free throw | 56-71 |
| 01:32 | UTEP | Charles Barry makes the 2nd free throw | 56-72 |
| 01:14 | Air Force | Stephen Trudeau is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-72 |
| 01:12 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes gets the rebound | 56-72 |
| 00:51 | UTEP | Frank Parker makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Barry | 56-74 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Air Force | Paul Kilroy knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Ruben Rowland | 58-74 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:16 | UTEP | Brent Walls's fadeaway is rejected by Ruben Rowland | 58-74 |
| 00:14 | Air Force | Paul Kilroy grabs the board | 58-74 |
| 00:08 | Air Force | Larry Wright lays it in on a great pass from Ruben Rowland | 60-74 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Charles Barry runs out the clock | 60-74 |