| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Martin Fisher (fresh) SG - Christian Kemp (fresh) SF - Moshe Zeiders (fresh) PF - Allen Anderson (fresh) C - Thomas Chapman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Nguyen (fresh) SG - Jonathan Hill (fresh) SF - Luther Monette (fresh) PF - Kelvin Fisher (fresh) C - Laverne Voorhees (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:40 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher lays it in on a great pass from Jonathan Hill | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Thomas Chapman, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | UTEP | Thomas Chapman swats the short shot by Kelvin Fisher | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher tips it home | 0-4 |
| 18:44 | Northern Iowa | Laverne Voorhees steps in front of the Allen Anderson pass | 0-4 |
| 18:33 | UTEP | John Nguyen is called for a backcourt violation | 0-4 |
| 18:12 | Northern Iowa | Moshe Zeiders misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-4 |
| 18:10 | Northern Iowa | Allen Anderson tips it in | 2-4 |
| 17:51 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees misses the lay-in | 2-4 |
| 17:49 | Northern Iowa | Moshe Zeiders pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:33 | Northern Iowa | Allen Anderson buries a turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Kelvin Fisher - foul #1 on Kelvin Fisher, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 17:33 | Northern Iowa | Allen Anderson makes the free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:17 | UTEP | John Nguyen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 17:16 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher tips it back up and in | 5-6 |
| 17:03 | Northern Iowa | Moshe Zeiders comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 17:01 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:53 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Kelvin Fisher, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz (PG), Allen Steed (SF), Walter Carter (PF), Jeff Reese (C) John Nguyen, Luther Monette, Kelvin Fisher, Laverne Voorhees | |
| 16:31 | Northern Iowa | Moshe Zeiders misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 16:30 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:20 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ignacio Ruiz | 5-9 |
| 16:05 | Northern Iowa | Allen Anderson misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 5-9 |
| 16:03 | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz snags the defensive board | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Martin Fisher (fresh) SG - Christian Kemp (fairly fresh) SF - Moshe Zeiders (fresh) PF - Allen Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Thomas Chapman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ignacio Ruiz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Hill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Steed (fresh) PF - Walter Carter (fresh) C - Jeff Reese (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | UTEP | Allen Steed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-9 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower (SG), Jose Aguilar (SF), Melvin Hatch (PF) Christian Kemp, Moshe Zeiders, Allen Anderson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Golden (SG) Jonathan Hill | |
| 15:29 | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 5-9 |
| 15:28 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman grabs the offensive board | 5-9 |
| 15:15 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Martin Fisher | 7-9 |
| 14:59 | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz is hacked by Martin Fisher - foul #1 on Martin Fisher, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell (SG), Moshe Zeiders (SF), Christopher Perry (C) Martin Fisher, Jose Aguilar, Thomas Chapman | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Nguyen (PG), Luther Monette (SF), Laverne Voorhees (C) Ignacio Ruiz, Walter Carter, Jeff Reese | |
| 14:40 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from John Nguyen | 7-11 |
| 14:19 | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-11 |
| 14:18 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:56 | UTEP | Eric Golden misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 7-11 |
| 13:54 | UTEP | Luther Monette snags the offensive board | 7-11 |
| 13:48 | UTEP | Allen Steed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-11 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher (PG), Christian Kemp (SG), Allen Anderson (PF), Thomas Chapman (C) Billy Bower, Robert Campbell, Melvin Hatch, Christopher Perry | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathan Hill (SG) Eric Golden | |
| 13:36 | Northern Iowa | Laverne Voorhees steps in front of the Moshe Zeiders pass | 7-11 |
| 13:21 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Laverne Voorhees, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| 13:08 | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 7-11 |
| 13:06 | UTEP | Luther Monette grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:00 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees blows the layup but he's hacked by Thomas Chapman - foul #2 on Thomas Chapman, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower (SF), Melvin Hatch (C) Moshe Zeiders, Thomas Chapman | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 13:00 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 13:00 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees makes the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 12:44 | Northern Iowa | Allen Anderson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-13 |
| 12:43 | UTEP | Luther Monette pulls down the rebound | 7-13 |
| 12:37 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Nguyen | 7-15 |
| 12:23 | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher is fouled on the floor by John Nguyen - foul #1 on John Nguyen, team foul #4 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz (PG), Walter Carter (PF), Jeff Reese (C) John Nguyen, Luther Monette, Laverne Voorhees | |
| 12:04 | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp clanks a shot from the right side | 7-15 |
| 12:03 | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz grabs the defensive rebound | 7-15 |
| 11:46 | UTEP | Melvin Hatch is called for the reach on Ignacio Ruiz - foul #1 on Melvin Hatch, team foul #4 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Moshe Zeiders (SF), Christopher Perry (C) Billy Bower, Allen Anderson | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Martin Fisher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christian Kemp (fresh) SF - Moshe Zeiders (fresh) PF - Melvin Hatch (fresh) C - Christopher Perry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ignacio Ruiz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Steed (fairly fresh) PF - Walter Carter (fresh) C - Jeff Reese (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Walter Carter | 7-18 |
| 11:16 | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-18 |
| 11:14 | UTEP | Jeff Reese snags the defensive board | 7-18 |
| 11:09 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill banks in the layup set up by Jeff Reese | 7-20 |
| 10:55 | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Allen Steed - foul #1 on Allen Steed, team foul #5 | 7-20 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower (SG) Christian Kemp | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Nguyen (PG), Luther Monette (SF) Ignacio Ruiz, Walter Carter | |
| 10:55 | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 8-20 |
| 10:55 | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 8-20 |
| 10:55 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill snags the defensive board | 8-20 |
| 10:39 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill throws it down | 8-22 |
| 10:24 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Perry misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Jeff Reese - foul #1 on Jeff Reese, team foul #6 | 8-22 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell (SG), Allen Anderson (PF) Martin Fisher, Melvin Hatch | |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Golden (SG), Walter Carter (PF), Laverne Voorhees (C) Jonathan Hill, Allen Steed, Jeff Reese | |
| 10:24 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Perry makes the 1st free throw | 9-22 |
| 10:24 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 10-22 |
| 10:14 | UTEP | Luther Monette misses short on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Billy Bower - foul #1 on Billy Bower, team foul #5 | 10-22 |
| 10:14 | UTEP | Luther Monette misses the 1st free throw | 10-22 |
| 10:14 | UTEP | Luther Monette misses the 2nd free throw | 10-22 |
| 10:14 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Perry grabs the board | 10-22 |
| 09:52 | Northern Iowa | Moshe Zeiders drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Billy Bower | 13-22 |
| 09:36 | UTEP | John Nguyen misses the shot from the free throw line | 13-22 |
| 09:35 | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell pulls down the rebound | 13-22 |
| 09:14 | Northern Iowa | Moshe Zeiders connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Billy Bower | 16-22 |
| 09:03 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees is hacked by Christopher Perry - foul #1 on Christopher Perry, team foul #6 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher (PG), Christian Kemp (SG), Jose Aguilar (SF), Melvin Hatch (PF), Michael Cannon (C) Billy Bower, Robert Campbell, Moshe Zeiders, Allen Anderson, Christopher Perry | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz (PG), Jonathan Hill (SG), Allen Steed (SF), Juan Sanchez (PF) John Nguyen, Eric Golden, Luther Monette, Walter Carter | |
| 08:49 | UTEP | Allen Steed misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Martin Fisher - foul #2 on Martin Fisher, team foul #7 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell (PG) Martin Fisher | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeff Reese (C) Laverne Voorhees | |
| 08:49 | UTEP | Allen Steed makes the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 08:49 | UTEP | Allen Steed misses the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 08:49 | Northern Iowa | Melvin Hatch pulls down the rebound | 16-23 |
| 08:44 | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-23 |
| 08:30 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill misses the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Christian Kemp - foul #1 on Christian Kemp, team foul #8 | 16-23 |
| 08:30 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill misses the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 08:30 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 08:08 | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp is denied on a dunk by Jeff Reese | 16-24 |
| 08:06 | Northern Iowa | Jose Aguilar grabs the offensive rebound | 16-24 |
| 07:37 | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-24 |
| 07:35 | Northern Iowa | Melvin Hatch tips it home | 18-24 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Campbell (fresh) SG - Christian Kemp (fresh) SF - Jose Aguilar (fresh) PF - Melvin Hatch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Cannon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ignacio Ruiz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Hill (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Steed (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Juan Sanchez (fresh) C - Jeff Reese (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | UTEP | Jose Aguilar denies the turnaround by Allen Steed | 18-24 |
| 07:24 | Northern Iowa | Melvin Hatch grabs the board | 18-24 |
| 07:03 | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-24 |
| 07:02 | Northern Iowa | Melvin Hatch gets the offensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 06:47 | Northern Iowa | Michael Cannon drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Christian Kemp and he's hacked by Juan Sanchez - foul #1 on Juan Sanchez, team foul #7 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower (PG), Moshe Zeiders (SF), Allen Anderson (PF) Robert Campbell, Jose Aguilar, Melvin Hatch | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Nguyen (PG), Eric Golden (SG), Luther Monette (SF), Walter Carter (PF), Laverne Voorhees (C) Ignacio Ruiz, Jonathan Hill, Allen Steed, Juan Sanchez, Jeff Reese | |
| 06:47 | Northern Iowa | Michael Cannon makes the free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:32 | UTEP | Moshe Zeiders is called for the reach on Luther Monette - foul #1 on Moshe Zeiders, team foul #9 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Scott Montgomery (SG), Christopher Perry (C) Christian Kemp, Michael Cannon | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher (PF) Walter Carter | |
| 06:32 | UTEP | Luther Monette misses the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:32 | Northern Iowa | Moshe Zeiders gets the rebound | 21-24 |
| 06:03 | Northern Iowa | Moshe Zeiders misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-24 |
| 06:01 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher gets the rebound | 21-24 |
| 05:55 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees lays it up and in set up by John Nguyen | 21-26 |
| 05:50 | Northern Iowa | Scott Montgomery buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 05:28 | UTEP | Eric Golden is hacked by Allen Anderson - foul #1 on Allen Anderson, team foul #10 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp (SG), Melvin Hatch (C) Scott Montgomery, Christopher Perry | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 05:28 | UTEP | Eric Golden misses the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 05:28 | UTEP | Eric Golden makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 05:13 | Northern Iowa | Allen Anderson misses the lay-in | 24-27 |
| 05:12 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Luther Monette | 24-27 |
| 05:08 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees is hacked by Christian Kemp - foul #2 on Christian Kemp, team foul #11 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell (SG) Christian Kemp | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathan Hill (SG) Eric Golden | |
| 05:08 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 05:08 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees misses the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 05:08 | Northern Iowa | Moshe Zeiders grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 04:47 | Northern Iowa | Melvin Hatch knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-28 |
| 04:36 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Nguyen and the foul's on Moshe Zeiders - foul #2 on Moshe Zeiders, team foul #12 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jose Aguilar (SF) Moshe Zeiders | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 04:36 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher misses the free throw | 27-30 |
| 04:36 | Northern Iowa | Melvin Hatch snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| 04:20 | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Campbell | 29-30 |
| 04:05 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher can't finish the layup but the foul's on Billy Bower - foul #2 on Billy Bower, team foul #13 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Perry (PF), Michael Cannon (C) Billy Bower, Allen Anderson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz (PG), Allen Steed (SF), Jeff Reese (C) John Nguyen, Luther Monette, Laverne Voorhees | |
| 04:05 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 04:05 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 03:55 | Northern Iowa | Michael Cannon clanks a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Allen Steed - foul #2 on Allen Steed, team foul #8 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher (PG), Christian Kemp (SG), Moshe Zeiders (SF) Robert Campbell, Jose Aguilar, Christopher Perry | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 03:55 | Northern Iowa | Michael Cannon misses the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 03:55 | Northern Iowa | Michael Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 03:40 | UTEP | Allen Steed makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Kelvin Fisher and he's hacked by Christian Kemp - foul #3 on Christian Kemp, team foul #14 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Scott Montgomery (SG), Thomas Chapman (C) Christian Kemp, Michael Cannon | |
| Subs | UTEP | Walter Carter (PF) Kelvin Fisher | |
| 03:40 | UTEP | Allen Steed makes the free throw | 30-35 |
| 03:20 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jonathan Hill - foul #1 on Jonathan Hill, team foul #9 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell (SG) Scott Montgomery | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 03:20 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 03:20 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 03:20 | Northern Iowa | Melvin Hatch grabs the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Martin Fisher (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Campbell (fresh) SF - Moshe Zeiders (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Melvin Hatch (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Chapman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ignacio Ruiz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Hill (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Steed (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Walter Carter (fresh) C - Jeff Reese (fresh) | |
| 03:06 | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Walter Carter | 31-35 |
| 03:05 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jonathan Hill | 31-35 |
| 02:53 | UTEP | Allen Steed connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jonathan Hill | 31-37 |
| 02:34 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Hill picks off the pass by Thomas Chapman | 31-37 |
| 02:30 | UTEP | Allen Steed lays it in on a great pass from Jonathan Hill | 31-39 |
| 02:09 | Northern Iowa | Moshe Zeiders is whistled for a carry | 31-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower (SG), Allen Anderson (PF) Robert Campbell, Melvin Hatch | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Nguyen (PG), Eric Golden (SG), Luther Monette (SF), Kelvin Fisher (PF), Laverne Voorhees (C) Ignacio Ruiz, Jonathan Hill, Allen Steed, Walter Carter, Jeff Reese | |
| 01:53 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees misses short on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Thomas Chapman - foul #3 on Thomas Chapman, team foul #15 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jose Aguilar (SF), Christopher Perry (C) Moshe Zeiders, Thomas Chapman | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 01:53 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 01:53 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees misses the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 01:53 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Perry pulls down the rebound | 31-40 |
| 01:38 | Northern Iowa | Allen Anderson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Billy Bower | 33-40 |
| 01:21 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by John Nguyen and he's fouled by Christopher Perry - foul #2 on Christopher Perry, team foul #16 | 33-42 |
| 01:21 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees makes the free throw | 33-43 |
| 01:02 | Northern Iowa | Jose Aguilar comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-43 |
| 01:00 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher grabs the board | 33-43 |
| 00:54 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Eric Golden | 33-45 |
| 00:39 | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher is hacked by John Nguyen - foul #2 on John Nguyen, team foul #10 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Moshe Zeiders (SF), Melvin Hatch (C) Jose Aguilar, Christopher Perry | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathan Hill (SG) Eric Golden | |
| 00:39 | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 00:39 | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 00:23 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by John Nguyen | 35-47 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Allen Anderson is blocked by Jonathan Hill | 35-47 |
| 00:01 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher snags the defensive board | 35-47 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher misses long on a fullcourt shot | 35-47 |