| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Cody Bowman (fresh) SG - Marion Gassaway (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Duane Raiford (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Fred Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Musgrove (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Jason Austin (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Logsdon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carlos Ventimiglia (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Sterling (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulsa | Richard Jones inbounds the ball | 41-45 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Tulsa | Jason Austin is fouled in the backcourt by James Musgrove - foul #2 on James Musgrove, team foul #1 | 41-45 |
| 19:45 | Tulsa | Kenneth Logsdon's pass is intercepted by Marion Gassaway | 41-45 |
| 19:42 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway blows the layup | 41-45 |
| 19:41 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Richard Jones | 41-45 |
| 19:26 | Tulsa | James Musgrove steals it from Richard Jones | 41-45 |
| 19:14 | UTEP | Fred Campbell is alone and drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Cody Bowman | 44-45 |
| 19:00 | Tulsa | Jason Austin misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 18:59 | Tulsa | Carlos Ventimiglia can't tip it in | 44-45 |
| 18:57 | UTEP | James Musgrove gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 18:39 | UTEP | Jason Austin picks off the pass by Marion Gassaway | 44-45 |
| 18:37 | Tulsa | Jason Austin loses the dribble to Cody Bowman in the backcourt | 44-45 |
| 18:18 | UTEP | James Musgrove misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-45 |
| 18:17 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway tips it home | 46-45 |
| 17:54 | Tulsa | Jason Austin is fouled on the floor by James Musgrove - foul #3 on James Musgrove, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Peter Giroux (SG), Hugh Brown (SF), David Edgerly (PF), Lee Foster (C) Marion Gassaway, Duane Raiford, Fred Campbell, James Musgrove | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Noble (PG), Marco Holman (SG), Raymond Hooper (SF), Carl Bouchard (PF), Harry Randall (C) Jason Austin, Kenneth Logsdon, Richard Jones, Carlos Ventimiglia, James Sterling | |
| 17:44 | Tulsa | Peter Giroux swats the shot by Douglas Noble | 46-45 |
| 17:42 | Tulsa | Harry Randall grabs the offensive board | 46-45 |
| 17:24 | Tulsa | Marco Holman buries a jumper from the left side | 46-47 |
| 17:19 | UTEP | Cody Bowman makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Edgerly | 49-47 |
| 17:16 | Tulsa | Marco Holman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Perry Harris (SF), James Camp (C) Cody Bowman, Lee Foster | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 17:00 | UTEP | David Edgerly misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-47 |
| 16:58 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Harry Randall | 49-47 |
| 16:52 | Tulsa | Harry Randall comes up short on the runner in the lane | 49-47 |
| 16:50 | UTEP | James Camp snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 16:46 | UTEP | Marco Holman picks off the pass by Peter Giroux in the backcourt | 49-47 |
| 16:33 | Tulsa | David Edgerly is called for the reach on Marco Holman - foul #1 on David Edgerly, team foul #3 | 49-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Cody Bowman (PG), Marion Gassaway (SG), Duane Raiford (SF), Fred Campbell (PF) Hugh Brown, Peter Giroux, Perry Harris, David Edgerly | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Katz (PG), Kenneth Logsdon (SG), Richard Jones (SF), Carlos Ventimiglia (PF), Gordon Spencer (C) Douglas Noble, Marco Holman, Raymond Hooper, Carl Bouchard, Harry Randall | |
| 16:22 | Tulsa | Richard Jones buries a fadeaway from the baseline and he's fouled by Duane Raiford - foul #1 on Duane Raiford, team foul #4 | 49-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | David Edgerly (C) James Camp | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 16:22 | Tulsa | Richard Jones makes the free throw | 49-50 |
| 15:59 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 15:58 | Tulsa | Kenneth Logsdon grabs the board | 49-50 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Cody Bowman (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marion Gassaway (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Duane Raiford (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Fred Campbell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - David Edgerly (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - David Katz (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kenneth Logsdon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Jones (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carlos Ventimiglia (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gordon Spencer (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Tulsa | Cody Bowman is called for the reach on David Katz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cody Bowman, team foul #5 | 49-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Simmons (PG), Peter Giroux (SF), Lee Foster (PF), James Musgrove (C) Cody Bowman, Duane Raiford, Fred Campbell, David Edgerly | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Raymond Hooper (SF) Richard Jones | |
| 15:45 | Tulsa | Carlos Ventimiglia connects on the open jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Raymond Hooper | 49-52 |
| 15:23 | UTEP | Peter Giroux clanks a shot from the free throw line | 49-52 |
| 15:21 | Tulsa | Gordon Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 15:11 | Tulsa | Marion Gassaway picks off the pass by Carlos Ventimiglia | 49-52 |
| 14:52 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 14:51 | UTEP | James Musgrove pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 14:31 | UTEP | Lee Foster hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Carlos Ventimiglia - foul #2 on Carlos Ventimiglia, team foul #1 | 51-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Cody Bowman (PG), Hugh Brown (SG), Perry Harris (SF), James Camp (C) Richard Simmons, Marion Gassaway, Peter Giroux, James Musgrove | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Austin (PG), Douglas Noble (SG), Richard Jones (SF), Carl Bouchard (PF), James Sterling (C) David Katz, Kenneth Logsdon, Raymond Hooper, Carlos Ventimiglia, Gordon Spencer | |
| 14:31 | UTEP | Lee Foster makes the free throw | 52-52 |
| 14:11 | Tulsa | Richard Jones misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-52 |
| 14:10 | UTEP | Lee Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 14:07 | UTEP | Perry Harris is hacked by Carl Bouchard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carl Bouchard, team foul #2 | 52-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Fred Campbell (PF) Lee Foster | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Marco Holman (SG) Douglas Noble | |
| 13:42 | UTEP | Perry Harris is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Perry Harris, team foul #6 | 52-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Marion Gassaway (SG), Duane Raiford (SF), David Edgerly (C) Hugh Brown, Perry Harris, James Camp | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Harry Randall (PF) Carl Bouchard | |
| 13:25 | Tulsa | Jason Austin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 13:23 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to James Sterling | 52-52 |
| 13:05 | Tulsa | Jason Austin drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Sterling and the foul's on Cody Bowman - foul #4 on Cody Bowman, team foul #7 | 52-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Simmons (PG), James Musgrove (C) Cody Bowman, David Edgerly | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Noble (SG), Raymond Hooper (SF), Carl Bouchard (PF) Marco Holman, Richard Jones, Harry Randall | |
| 13:05 | Tulsa | Jason Austin misses the free throw | 52-54 |
| 13:05 | UTEP | James Musgrove gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 12:44 | UTEP | James Musgrove scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Simmons | 54-54 |
| 12:21 | Tulsa | James Sterling is whistled for a carry | 54-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Peter Giroux (SG), Hugh Brown (SF), James Camp (C) Marion Gassaway, Duane Raiford, James Musgrove | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Kenneth Logsdon (SG) Douglas Noble | |
| 11:57 | UTEP | James Sterling steals it from Peter Giroux | 54-54 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Simmons (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Peter Giroux (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Hugh Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Campbell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - James Camp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Jason Austin (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Logsdon (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Hooper (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Carl Bouchard (tiring) C - James Sterling (tiring) 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:54 | Tulsa | Kenneth Logsdon is hacked by James Camp in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Camp, team foul #8 | 54-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Perry Harris (SF) Peter Giroux | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Katz (PG), Harry Randall (PF) Jason Austin, Carl Bouchard | |
| 11:54 | Tulsa | Kenneth Logsdon makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 11:54 | Tulsa | Kenneth Logsdon makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 11:51 | UTEP | Hugh Brown's pass is intercepted by Raymond Hooper in the backcourt | 54-56 |
| 11:49 | Tulsa | David Katz misses the lay-in | 54-56 |
| 11:47 | UTEP | Hugh Brown gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| 11:29 | UTEP | Richard Simmons buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 11:13 | Tulsa | Fred Campbell is called for the reach on Raymond Hooper - foul #2 on Fred Campbell, team foul #9 | 57-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Peter Giroux (SG), Duane Raiford (SF), David Edgerly (PF), James Musgrove (C) Hugh Brown, Perry Harris, Fred Campbell, James Camp | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Marco Holman (PG), Richard Jones (SF), Carlos Ventimiglia (PF) David Katz, Kenneth Logsdon, Harry Randall | |
| 11:13 | Tulsa | Raymond Hooper makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 11:13 | Tulsa | Raymond Hooper makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 10:52 | UTEP | Richard Simmons misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 10:50 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Richard Jones | 57-58 |
| 10:44 | Tulsa | Richard Jones misses long on an open driving attempt in the paint | 57-58 |
| 10:42 | UTEP | James Musgrove gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| 10:26 | UTEP | Peter Giroux misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-58 |
| 10:24 | UTEP | James Musgrove tips it in | 59-58 |
| 10:11 | Tulsa | David Edgerly denies the turnaround by Richard Jones | 59-58 |
| 10:09 | UTEP | David Edgerly pulls down the rebound | 59-58 |
| 09:58 | UTEP | Richard Simmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-58 |
| 09:58 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| Subs | UTEP | Hugh Brown (PG), Marion Gassaway (SG), Perry Harris (SF), James Camp (C) Richard Simmons, Peter Giroux, Duane Raiford, James Musgrove | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Austin (PG), Douglas Noble (SG), Harry Randall (PF), Gordon Spencer (C) Marco Holman, Raymond Hooper, Carlos Ventimiglia, James Sterling | |
| 09:44 | Tulsa | Douglas Noble misses the wide open runner from close range but the foul's on Marion Gassaway - foul #3 on Marion Gassaway, team foul #10 | 59-58 |
| Subs | UTEP | Fred Campbell (PF) David Edgerly | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Carl Bouchard (PF) Richard Jones | |
| 09:44 | Tulsa | Douglas Noble misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 09:44 | Tulsa | Douglas Noble makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 09:25 | UTEP | Hugh Brown hits a wide open fadeaway from the right wing | 61-59 |
| 09:02 | Tulsa | Carl Bouchard misses long on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Fred Campbell - foul #3 on Fred Campbell, team foul #11 | 61-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Simmons (PG), James Musgrove (C) Perry Harris, James Camp | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Katz (PG), Kenneth Logsdon (SG), Richard Jones (SF), James Sterling (C) Jason Austin, Douglas Noble, Harry Randall, Gordon Spencer | |
| 09:02 | Tulsa | Carl Bouchard makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 09:02 | Tulsa | Carl Bouchard makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 08:51 | UTEP | James Musgrove misses the shot near the basket but the foul's on James Sterling - foul #3 on James Sterling, team foul #3 | 61-61 |
| 08:51 | UTEP | James Musgrove makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 08:51 | UTEP | James Musgrove makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 08:23 | Tulsa | Richard Jones hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the free throw line | 63-61 |
| 08:22 | UTEP | Hugh Brown gets the rebound | 63-61 |
| 08:19 | UTEP | Richard Simmons is hacked by David Katz in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Katz, team foul #4 | 63-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Peter Giroux (SF), David Edgerly (C) Hugh Brown, James Musgrove | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Marco Holman (SG), Raymond Hooper (SF), Carlos Ventimiglia (PF) Kenneth Logsdon, Richard Jones, Carl Bouchard | |
| 08:05 | UTEP | David Edgerly misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-61 |
| 08:03 | UTEP | Fred Campbell gets the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 07:48 | UTEP | Peter Giroux misses short on an open floater from close range | 63-61 |
| 07:46 | UTEP | David Edgerly tips it in | 65-61 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Simmons (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marion Gassaway (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Peter Giroux (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Fred Campbell (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - David Edgerly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - David Katz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Marco Holman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Hooper (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Carlos Ventimiglia (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Sterling (tired) 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Tulsa | David Katz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Cody Bowman (PG), Duane Raiford (SF), Lee Foster (PF), James Camp (C) Richard Simmons, Marion Gassaway, Fred Campbell, David Edgerly | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Austin (PG), Douglas Noble (SG), Harry Randall (PF), Gordon Spencer (C) David Katz, Marco Holman, Carlos Ventimiglia, James Sterling | |
| 07:30 | UTEP | Lee Foster throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-61 |
| 07:22 | Tulsa | Douglas Noble connects on the open jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harry Randall and the foul's on Peter Giroux - foul #2 on Peter Giroux, team foul #12 | 65-63 |
| 07:22 | Tulsa | Douglas Noble misses the free throw | 65-63 |
| 07:22 | UTEP | The rebound goes to James Camp | 65-63 |
| 07:12 | UTEP | Duane Raiford is called for 10 seconds | 65-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Perry Harris (SF) Duane Raiford | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Richard Jones (SF) Raymond Hooper | |
| 06:52 | Tulsa | Jason Austin is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jason Austin, team foul #5 | 65-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | David Edgerly (PF), James Musgrove (C) Lee Foster, James Camp | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Kenneth Logsdon (SG), Carl Bouchard (PF) Douglas Noble, Gordon Spencer | |
| 06:28 | UTEP | Perry Harris makes the wide open jump hook from close range | 67-63 |
| 06:15 | Tulsa | Kenneth Logsdon knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jason Austin | 67-66 |
| 06:13 | UTEP | Jason Austin steps in front of the Peter Giroux pass in the backcourt | 67-66 |
| 06:06 | Tulsa | Kenneth Logsdon buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-68 |
| 05:48 | UTEP | James Musgrove comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 67-68 |
| 05:47 | Tulsa | Harry Randall grabs the defensive rebound | 67-68 |
| 05:26 | Tulsa | Jason Austin travels with the ball | 67-68 |
| Subs | UTEP | Marion Gassaway (SG), Hugh Brown (SF), Fred Campbell (PF), James Camp (C) Peter Giroux, Perry Harris, David Edgerly, James Musgrove | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Noble (PG), Marco Holman (SG), Raymond Hooper (SF), Carlos Ventimiglia (PF), James Sterling (C) Jason Austin, Kenneth Logsdon, Richard Jones, Carl Bouchard, Harry Randall | |
| 05:09 | UTEP | Cody Bowman buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 69-68 |
| 04:50 | Tulsa | Douglas Noble misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-68 |
| 04:48 | UTEP | Fred Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 69-68 |
| 04:25 | UTEP | Cody Bowman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-68 |
| 04:23 | Tulsa | Raymond Hooper gets the rebound | 69-68 |
| 04:19 | Tulsa | Douglas Noble is called for traveling in the backcourt | 69-68 |
| Subs | UTEP | Duane Raiford (SF), Lee Foster (C) Hugh Brown, James Camp | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Katz (PG), Kenneth Logsdon (SG), Gordon Spencer (C) Douglas Noble, Marco Holman, James Sterling | |
| 04:09 | UTEP | Lee Foster lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Marion Gassaway | 71-68 |
| 03:56 | Tulsa | Raymond Hooper misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 71-68 |
| 03:55 | UTEP | Lee Foster pulls down the rebound | 71-68 |
| 03:41 | UTEP | Lee Foster misses badly on a shot from the left block | 71-68 |
| 03:40 | UTEP | Fred Campbell grabs the offensive board | 71-68 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Cody Bowman (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Marion Gassaway (tired) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Duane Raiford (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Fred Campbell (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Lee Foster (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - David Katz (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kenneth Logsdon (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Hooper (tired) 5 pts. PF - Carlos Ventimiglia (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gordon Spencer (fresh) | |
| 03:35 | UTEP | Cody Bowman clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 71-68 |
| 03:34 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Lee Foster | 71-68 |
| 03:17 | UTEP | Fred Campbell knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Marion Gassaway and the foul's on Raymond Hooper - foul #3 on Raymond Hooper, team foul #6 | 73-68 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Simmons (SG), Hugh Brown (SF), James Musgrove (C) Marion Gassaway, Duane Raiford, Lee Foster | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Austin (PG), Carl Bouchard (PF), James Sterling (C) David Katz, Carlos Ventimiglia, Gordon Spencer | |
| 03:17 | UTEP | Fred Campbell makes the free throw | 74-68 |
| 03:15 | Tulsa | Cody Bowman is called for the reach on Jason Austin in the backcourt - foul #5 on Cody Bowman, team foul #13 | 74-68 |
| Subs | UTEP | Duane Raiford (SF), David Edgerly (PF) Cody Bowman, Fred Campbell | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 03:15 | Tulsa | Jason Austin misses the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 03:15 | Tulsa | Jason Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 02:52 | UTEP | Richard Simmons clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-69 |
| 02:50 | Tulsa | Raymond Hooper pulls down the rebound | 74-69 |
| 02:50 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-69 |
| Subs | UTEP | Peter Giroux (SG), James Camp (C) Duane Raiford, James Musgrove | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Noble (SG), Richard Jones (SF), Gordon Spencer (C) Kenneth Logsdon, Raymond Hooper, James Sterling | |
| 02:35 | Tulsa | Jason Austin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-69 |
| 02:34 | Tulsa | Richard Jones misses the tip | 74-69 |
| 02:33 | UTEP | David Edgerly grabs the board | 74-69 |
| 02:05 | UTEP | Richard Jones is called for the reach on Richard Simmons - foul #2 on Richard Jones, team foul #7 | 74-69 |
| Subs | UTEP | Marion Gassaway (SG), Fred Campbell (PF) Peter Giroux, David Edgerly | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Katz (PG), Marco Holman (SG), Raymond Hooper (SF), Harry Randall (PF), James Sterling (C) Jason Austin, Douglas Noble, Richard Jones, Carl Bouchard, Gordon Spencer | |
| 02:05 | UTEP | Richard Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 02:05 | UTEP | Richard Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 02:05 | Tulsa | James Sterling snags the defensive board | 75-69 |
| 02:03 | Tulsa | Harry Randall double dribbles in the backcourt | 75-69 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Musgrove (C) James Camp | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 01:51 | UTEP | Hugh Brown is hacked by Raymond Hooper - foul #4 on Raymond Hooper, team foul #8 | 75-69 |
| Subs | UTEP | Duane Raiford (SF) Richard Simmons | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Austin (PG), Kenneth Logsdon (SG), Richard Jones (SF), Carlos Ventimiglia (PF) David Katz, Marco Holman, Raymond Hooper, Harry Randall | |
| 01:51 | UTEP | Hugh Brown makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 01:51 | UTEP | Hugh Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 01:51 | Tulsa | Carlos Ventimiglia snags the defensive board | 76-69 |
| 01:49 | Tulsa | Jason Austin is hacked by Marion Gassaway in the backcourt - foul #4 on Marion Gassaway, team foul #14 | 76-69 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Simmons (PG) Hugh Brown | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 01:49 | Tulsa | Jason Austin makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 01:49 | Tulsa | Jason Austin misses the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 01:49 | UTEP | Fred Campbell grabs the board | 76-70 |
| 01:29 | UTEP | James Musgrove misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 76-70 |
| 01:27 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Kenneth Logsdon | 76-70 |
| 01:15 | Tulsa | Richard Jones buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 76-73 |
| 00:52 | UTEP | James Sterling picks off the pass by Fred Campbell | 76-73 |
| 00:52 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 76-73 |
| 00:50 | Tulsa | Carlos Ventimiglia loses the dribble to James Musgrove in the backcourt | 76-73 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:27 | UTEP | Fred Campbell misses the shot from the left side | 76-73 |
| 00:25 | UTEP | Fred Campbell grabs the offensive board | 76-73 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:23 | UTEP | James Sterling is called for the reach on Fred Campbell - foul #4 on James Sterling, team foul #9 | 76-73 |
| Subs | UTEP | Peter Giroux (SG) Marion Gassaway | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 00:23 | UTEP | Fred Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:23 | UTEP | Fred Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:23 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Carlos Ventimiglia | 77-73 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Tulsa | Jason Austin clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-73 |
| 00:16 | UTEP | Fred Campbell gets the rebound | 77-73 |
| 00:14 | UTEP | Jason Austin is called for the reach on Fred Campbell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jason Austin, team foul #10 | 77-73 |
| 00:14 | UTEP | Fred Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:14 | UTEP | Fred Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:07 | Tulsa | Kenneth Logsdon's pass is intercepted by Peter Giroux | 79-73 |
| 00:05 | UTEP | Fred Campbell is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Austin - foul #4 on Jason Austin, team foul #11 | 79-73 |
| Subs | UTEP | Marion Gassaway (SG) Peter Giroux | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 00:05 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 79-73 |
| 00:05 | UTEP | Fred Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:05 | UTEP | Fred Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | Carlos Ventimiglia misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 80-73 |