| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ivan Stepchinski (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricardo Enriquez (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Wendell Hecht (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Castiglione (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Willie Inge (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Krueger (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Norbert Richard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ralph Piccirillo (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Arthur Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Norbert Richard inbounds the ball | 38-41 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:44 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 19:42 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 19:35 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione misses long on an open fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Willie Inge - foul #2 on Willie Inge, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| 19:35 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 19:35 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 19:35 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 19:14 | UTEP | Norbert Richard knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ralph Piccirillo | 38-44 |
| 19:06 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 38-44 |
| 19:04 | UTEP | Willie Inge grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 18:42 | UTEP | Christopher Castiglione steps in front of the Donald Krueger pass | 38-44 |
| 18:28 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski makes the 3 from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 18:15 | UTEP | A charge is called on Norbert Richard - foul #1 on Norbert Richard, team foul #2 | 41-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo (SG), Reynaldo Serrano (SF), Stefan Russo (PF), Robert Lim (C) Leonard Stewart, Ricardo Enriquez, Wendell Hecht, Christopher Castiglione | |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Tanner (PG), Mark Rorie (SF), Stephen Zolinas (PF), Marshall Thatcher (C) Donald Krueger, Norbert Richard, Ralph Piccirillo, Arthur Wright | |
| 17:53 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-44 |
| 17:26 | UTEP | Stefan Russo blocks the short jumper by Marshall Thatcher | 41-44 |
| 17:24 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Robert Lim | 41-44 |
| 17:17 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo knocks in the floater from the right block | 43-44 |
| 17:06 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-46 |
| 16:53 | New Mexico | Stefan Russo misses the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Marshall Thatcher - foul #1 on Marshall Thatcher, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart (PG), Christopher Castiglione (C) Ivan Stepchinski, Robert Lim | |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Krueger (PG), Norbert Richard (SF), Ralph Piccirillo (PF), Arthur Wright (C) Curtis Tanner, Mark Rorie, Stephen Zolinas, Marshall Thatcher | |
| 16:53 | New Mexico | Stefan Russo misses the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 16:53 | New Mexico | Stefan Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 16:53 | UTEP | Arthur Wright gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| 16:39 | UTEP | The pull-up jumper by Arthur Wright is blocked by Christopher Castiglione | 43-46 |
| 16:37 | New Mexico | Stefan Russo grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 16:16 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione buries a runner from close range | 45-46 |
| 15:56 | UTEP | Willie Inge comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 45-46 |
| 15:54 | UTEP | Donald Krueger grabs the offensive board | 45-46 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Leonard Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnulfo Russo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Reynaldo Serrano (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Stefan Russo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Castiglione (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Donald Krueger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willie Inge (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norbert Richard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ralph Piccirillo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Arthur Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 15:33 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Wright | 45-46 |
| 15:15 | UTEP | Donald Krueger can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-46 |
| 15:14 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 15:00 | New Mexico | Norbert Richard takes the ball from Reynaldo Serrano | 45-46 |
| 14:40 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Norbert Richard | 45-48 |
| 14:35 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart clanks a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Donald Krueger - foul #3 on Donald Krueger, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski (PG), Ricardo Enriquez (SF), Wendell Hecht (PF), Robert Lim (C) Arnulfo Russo, Reynaldo Serrano, Stefan Russo, Christopher Castiglione | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Edmondson (PG), Jonathon Carroll (SG), Mark Rorie (SF), Stephen Zolinas (PF), Marshall Thatcher (C) Donald Krueger, Willie Inge, Norbert Richard, Ralph Piccirillo, Arthur Wright | |
| 14:35 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 14:35 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 14:16 | UTEP | The jump hook by Stephen Zolinas is blocked by Robert Lim | 47-48 |
| 14:14 | New Mexico | Robert Lim grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 13:54 | New Mexico | Robert Lim is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left side | 49-48 |
| 13:42 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 13:40 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson grabs the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 13:31 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-48 |
| 13:30 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Robert Lim | 49-48 |
| 13:14 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt near the basket | 49-48 |
| 13:13 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht tips it home | 51-48 |
| 12:53 | UTEP | Robert Lim steals the ball from Richard Edmondson | 51-48 |
| 12:35 | New Mexico | Robert Lim clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Marshall Thatcher - foul #2 on Marshall Thatcher, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Cotto (PF) Wendell Hecht | |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Tanner (SG), Norbert Richard (SF), Ralph Piccirillo (PF), James Burnett (C) Jonathon Carroll, Mark Rorie, Stephen Zolinas, Marshall Thatcher | |
| 12:35 | New Mexico | Robert Lim makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 12:35 | New Mexico | Robert Lim makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 12:10 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Edmondson and he's hacked by Leonard Stewart - foul #1 on Leonard Stewart, team foul #1 | 53-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo (SG), Christopher Castiglione (C) Leonard Stewart, Robert Lim | |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Krueger (SG) Richard Edmondson | |
| 12:10 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner makes the free throw | 53-51 |
| 12:08 | New Mexico | James Cotto travels in the backcourt | 53-51 |
| 11:52 | UTEP | James Burnett is fouled on the floor by Christopher Castiglione - foul #1 on Christopher Castiglione, team foul #2 | 53-51 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ivan Stepchinski (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arnulfo Russo (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ricardo Enriquez (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Cotto (fresh) 6 pts. C - Christopher Castiglione (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Donald Krueger (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Curtis Tanner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Norbert Richard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ralph Piccirillo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - James Burnett (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | UTEP | Christopher Castiglione swats the shot by Ralph Piccirillo | 53-51 |
| 11:36 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Christopher Castiglione | 53-51 |
| 11:12 | New Mexico | Donald Krueger steps in front of the Ivan Stepchinski pass | 53-51 |
| 11:07 | UTEP | Donald Krueger banks in the layup | 53-53 |
| 10:44 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart (SG), Reynaldo Serrano (SF), Wendell Hecht (PF) Arnulfo Russo, Ricardo Enriquez, James Cotto | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Edmondson (PG), Jonathon Carroll (SG), Mark Rorie (SF), Stephen Zolinas (PF), Marshall Thatcher (C) Donald Krueger, Curtis Tanner, Norbert Richard, Ralph Piccirillo, James Burnett | |
| 10:25 | UTEP | Mark Rorie misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 53-53 |
| 10:23 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione pulls down the rebound | 53-53 |
| 10:12 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione hits the finger roll on a great pass from Leonard Stewart | 55-53 |
| 09:53 | UTEP | Leonard Stewart is called for the reach on Richard Edmondson - foul #2 on Leonard Stewart, team foul #3 | 55-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Arthur Wright (C) Marshall Thatcher | |
| 09:34 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Wendell Hecht - foul #2 on Wendell Hecht, team foul #4 | 55-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo (SG), Robert Lim (C) Leonard Stewart, Christopher Castiglione | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 09:34 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 09:34 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas misses the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 09:34 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 09:19 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner but the foul's on Jonathon Carroll - foul #4 on Jonathon Carroll, team foul #6 | 55-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Krueger (SG), Ralph Piccirillo (PF) Jonathon Carroll, Stephen Zolinas | |
| 09:19 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 09:19 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 09:19 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo makes the 3rd free throw | 57-54 |
| 09:08 | UTEP | Mark Rorie misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Reynaldo Serrano - foul #2 on Reynaldo Serrano, team foul #5 | 57-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Cotto (PF) Wendell Hecht | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 09:08 | UTEP | Mark Rorie makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 09:08 | UTEP | Mark Rorie makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 08:49 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-56 |
| 08:33 | UTEP | Donald Krueger is fouled on the floor by James Cotto - foul #1 on James Cotto, team foul #6 | 60-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart (SG), Ricardo Enriquez (SF), Christopher Castiglione (C) Arnulfo Russo, Reynaldo Serrano, Robert Lim | |
| Subs | UTEP | Norbert Richard (SF), Marshall Thatcher (PF), James Burnett (C) Mark Rorie, Ralph Piccirillo, Arthur Wright | |
| 08:14 | UTEP | James Cotto is called for the reach on Richard Edmondson - foul #2 on James Cotto, team foul #7 | 60-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Stefan Russo (PF) James Cotto | |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (SG) Donald Krueger | |
| 08:14 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 08:14 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 08:10 | New Mexico | Richard Edmondson is called for the reach on Ivan Stepchinski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Edmondson, team foul #7 | 60-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Krueger (SG) Richard Edmondson | |
| 08:10 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski misses the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 08:10 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| 08:05 | UTEP | Norbert Richard clanks a runner in the paint | 60-58 |
| 08:03 | UTEP | Donald Krueger gets the offensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 07:52 | UTEP | Donald Krueger is fouled on the floor by Leonard Stewart - foul #3 on Leonard Stewart, team foul #8 | 60-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll (SG), Stephen Zolinas (PF) Willie Inge, James Burnett | |
| 07:52 | UTEP | Donald Krueger makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 07:52 | UTEP | Donald Krueger misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 07:52 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione grabs the board | 60-59 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ivan Stepchinski (tiring) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Stewart (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ricardo Enriquez (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Stefan Russo (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Castiglione (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Donald Krueger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathon Carroll (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Norbert Richard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Zolinas (fresh) 4 pts. C - Marshall Thatcher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez lays it in set up by Ivan Stepchinski | 62-59 |
| 07:24 | UTEP | Donald Krueger connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Marshall Thatcher | 62-61 |
| 07:12 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-61 |
| 07:11 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| 06:57 | UTEP | Norbert Richard banks in the layup and he's fouled by Stefan Russo - foul #3 on Stefan Russo, team foul #9 | 62-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo (PG), Reynaldo Serrano (SF), James Cotto (PF), Robert Lim (C) Ivan Stepchinski, Ricardo Enriquez, Stefan Russo, Christopher Castiglione | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Edmondson (PG), Ralph Piccirillo (PF), Arthur Wright (C) Donald Krueger, Stephen Zolinas, Marshall Thatcher | |
| 06:57 | UTEP | Norbert Richard makes the free throw | 62-64 |
| 06:53 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Mark Rorie (SF) Norbert Richard | |
| 06:37 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo can't finish the layup | 62-64 |
| 06:35 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo tips it back up and in | 62-66 |
| 06:21 | New Mexico | Robert Lim hits a jump hook from close range | 64-66 |
| 05:54 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo travels with the ball | 64-66 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski (PG), Wendell Hecht (PF) Leonard Stewart, James Cotto | |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (SG), Stephen Zolinas (PF), James Burnett (C) Jonathon Carroll, Ralph Piccirillo, Arthur Wright | |
| 05:30 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-66 |
| 05:11 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson's pass is intercepted by Arnulfo Russo | 67-66 |
| 05:07 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo lays it in | 69-66 |
| 04:44 | UTEP | Mark Rorie knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Edmondson | 69-69 |
| 04:42 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski loses the dribble to Willie Inge in the backcourt | 69-69 |
| 04:25 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-69 |
| 04:24 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas can't tip it in | 69-69 |
| 04:22 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht grabs the board | 69-69 |
| 03:59 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht comes up short on the shot from the right side | 69-69 |
| 03:58 | UTEP | James Burnett snags the defensive board | 69-69 |
| 03:58 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart (PG), Ricardo Enriquez (SF), Stefan Russo (C) Ivan Stepchinski, Reynaldo Serrano, Robert Lim | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll (SG), Norbert Richard (SF), Ralph Piccirillo (PF), Arthur Wright (C) Willie Inge, Mark Rorie, Stephen Zolinas, James Burnett | |
| 03:39 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson is hacked by Leonard Stewart - foul #4 on Leonard Stewart, team foul #10 | 69-69 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione (C) Wendell Hecht | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 03:39 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson misses the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 03:39 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson misses the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 03:39 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Stefan Russo | 69-69 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Leonard Stewart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Arnulfo Russo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Ricardo Enriquez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stefan Russo (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Christopher Castiglione (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Edmondson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jonathon Carroll (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Norbert Richard (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ralph Piccirillo (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Arthur Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:23 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-69 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Krueger (PG) Richard Edmondson | |
| 03:09 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Stefan Russo - foul #4 on Stefan Russo, team foul #11 | 69-69 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski (PG) Arnulfo Russo | |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (PG), Marshall Thatcher (C) Donald Krueger, Arthur Wright | |
| 03:09 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo misses the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 03:09 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo misses the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 03:09 | New Mexico | Stefan Russo snags the defensive board | 69-69 |
| 02:48 | New Mexico | Stefan Russo drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Leonard Stewart | 71-69 |
| 02:48 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-69 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano (SG), Wendell Hecht (PF) Ivan Stepchinski, Stefan Russo | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Edmondson (PG), Arthur Wright (C) Willie Inge, Marshall Thatcher | |
| 02:24 | UTEP | Arthur Wright drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Norbert Richard | 71-71 |
| 02:03 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione lays it in set up by Leonard Stewart | 73-71 |
| 01:58 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Richard Edmondson | 73-73 |
| 01:40 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-73 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski (PG) Reynaldo Serrano | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 01:24 | UTEP | Norbert Richard clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-73 |
| 01:22 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione grabs the defensive rebound | 73-73 |
| 01:20 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #5 on Leonard Stewart, team foul #12 | 73-73 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo (SG) Leonard Stewart | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 01:05 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo lays it up and in on a great pass from Jonathon Carroll | 73-75 |
| 01:03 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo's pass is intercepted by Norbert Richard in the backcourt | 73-75 |
| 01:02 | UTEP | Norbert Richard lays it up and in | 73-77 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:56 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione connects on the floater from close range set up by Ricardo Enriquez and he's fouled by Norbert Richard - foul #2 on Norbert Richard, team foul #8 | 75-77 |
| 00:56 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione misses the free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:56 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo grabs the board | 75-77 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:31 | UTEP | Christopher Castiglione denies the turnaround by Ralph Piccirillo | 75-77 |
| 00:29 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez pulls down the rebound | 75-77 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:13 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo makes the runner in the lane | 77-77 |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Arthur Wright loses the dribble to Arnulfo Russo | 77-77 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 77-77 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ivan Stepchinski (tiring) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arnulfo Russo (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ricardo Enriquez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Wendell Hecht (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Christopher Castiglione (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Edmondson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jonathon Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Norbert Richard (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ralph Piccirillo (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Arthur Wright (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 05:00 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione wins the tip | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:57 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Edmondson - foul #5 on Richard Edmondson, team foul #9 | 77-77 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano (SF) Ricardo Enriquez | |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (PG), Stephen Zolinas (PF), Marshall Thatcher (C) Richard Edmondson, Ralph Piccirillo, Arthur Wright | |
| 04:57 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski makes the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 04:57 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski makes the 2nd free throw | 79-77 |
| 04:43 | UTEP | Wendell Hecht is called for the reach on Stephen Zolinas - foul #3 on Wendell Hecht, team foul #13 | 79-77 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Stefan Russo (PF), Robert Lim (C) Wendell Hecht, Christopher Castiglione | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 04:43 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas misses the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 04:43 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas makes the 2nd free throw | 79-78 |
| 04:39 | New Mexico | Stefan Russo is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 79-78 |
| 04:25 | UTEP | Willie Inge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 79-78 |
| 04:23 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski loses the dribble to Stephen Zolinas in the backcourt | 79-78 |
| 04:01 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas travels with the ball | 79-78 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo (PF) Norbert Richard | |
| 03:39 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 79-78 |
| 03:37 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo grabs the defensive rebound | 79-78 |
| 03:26 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 79-78 |
| 03:25 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo gets the rebound | 79-78 |
| 03:07 | New Mexico | Willie Inge steals it from Reynaldo Serrano | 79-78 |
| 03:04 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas slams it home on a great pass from Willie Inge | 79-80 |
| 03:00 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 79-80 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez (SF), Wendell Hecht (PF), Christopher Castiglione (C) Ivan Stepchinski, Stefan Russo, Robert Lim | |
| Subs | UTEP | Norbert Richard (SF), Arthur Wright (C) Stephen Zolinas, Marshall Thatcher | |
| 02:50 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Jonathon Carroll - foul #5 on Jonathon Carroll, team foul #10 | 79-80 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Krueger (PG), Curtis Tanner (SG) Willie Inge, Jonathon Carroll | |
| 02:50 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione makes the 1st free throw | 80-80 |
| 02:50 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione misses the 2nd free throw | 80-80 |
| 02:50 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Arthur Wright | 80-80 |
| 02:50 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-80 |
| 02:32 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Norbert Richard | 80-83 |
| 02:19 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht clanks a turnaround from close range | 80-83 |
| 02:17 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione tips it but misses | 80-83 |
| 02:16 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo grabs the board | 80-83 |
| 02:16 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 80-83 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski (PG) Reynaldo Serrano | |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (PG) Curtis Tanner | |
| 01:58 | UTEP | Arthur Wright misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Christopher Castiglione - foul #2 on Christopher Castiglione, team foul #14 | 80-83 |
| 01:58 | UTEP | Arthur Wright misses the 1st free throw | 80-83 |
| 01:58 | UTEP | Arthur Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 80-83 |
| 01:58 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione snags the defensive board | 80-83 |
| 01:36 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione can't finish the layup | 80-83 |
| 01:35 | UTEP | Willie Inge snags the defensive board | 80-83 |
| 01:35 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 80-83 |
| 01:12 | UTEP | Willie Inge can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 80-83 |
| 01:10 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht grabs the defensive rebound | 80-83 |
| 00:49 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione buries a driving attempt from close range | 82-83 |
| 00:49 | UTEP | UTEP calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 82-83 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ivan Stepchinski (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arnulfo Russo (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ricardo Enriquez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Wendell Hecht (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Castiglione (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Willie Inge (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donald Krueger (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Norbert Richard (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ralph Piccirillo (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. C - Arthur Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:20 | UTEP | Arthur Wright hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 82-83 |
| 00:19 | UTEP | Arthur Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 82-83 |
| 00:19 | UTEP | UTEP calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 82-83 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:17 | UTEP | Arthur Wright is hacked by Christopher Castiglione - foul #3 on Christopher Castiglione, team foul #15 | 82-83 |
| 00:17 | UTEP | Arthur Wright makes the 1st free throw | 82-84 |
| 00:17 | UTEP | Arthur Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 82-85 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione loses the ball out of bounds | 82-85 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Tanner (SG) Donald Krueger | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Willie Inge runs out the clock | 82-85 |