| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Cody Bowman (fresh) SG - Marion Gassaway (fresh) SF - Duane Raiford (fresh) PF - Hugh Brown (fresh) C - James Musgrove (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fresh) SG - James Carino (fresh) SF - Robert Walton (fresh) PF - Russell McAllister (fresh) C - James Miller (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | James Musgrove wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | UTEP | Robert Walton takes the ball from Cody Bowman | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Walton, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | UTEP | Cody Bowman misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Sam Houston State | James Miller snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Sam Houston State | Marion Gassaway is called for the reach on John Murphy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marion Gassaway, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Hugh Brown - foul #1 on Hugh Brown, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:52 | UTEP | James Musgrove misses the 3 from the right wing | 0-1 |
| 18:51 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister snags the defensive board | 0-1 |
| 18:49 | Sam Houston State | Marion Gassaway steps in front of the James Miller pass in the backcourt | 0-1 |
| 18:37 | UTEP | Russell McAllister steals the ball from Hugh Brown | 0-1 |
| 18:08 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 0-1 |
| 18:07 | Sam Houston State | James Miller tips it in | 0-3 |
| 17:52 | UTEP | Hugh Brown misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-3 |
| 17:51 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 17:31 | Sam Houston State | Duane Raiford picks off the pass by James Carino | 0-3 |
| 17:14 | UTEP | James Musgrove misses badly on a 3 from the right corner but he's hacked by James Carino - foul #1 on James Carino, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Simmons (PG), Peter Giroux (SG), Perry Harris (SF), David Edgerly (PF) Cody Bowman, Marion Gassaway, Duane Raiford, Hugh Brown | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon (PG), Douglas Terry (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Adam Madden (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) John Murphy, James Carino, Robert Walton, Russell McAllister, James Miller | |
| 17:14 | UTEP | James Musgrove makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 17:14 | UTEP | James Musgrove misses the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 17:14 | UTEP | James Musgrove misses the 3rd free throw | 1-3 |
| 17:14 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby grabs the defensive rebound | 1-3 |
| 16:50 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden misses the lay-in but he's fouled by David Edgerly - foul #1 on David Edgerly, team foul #3 | 1-3 |
| Subs | UTEP | Lee Foster (C) James Musgrove | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Carino (SG) Douglas Terry | |
| 16:50 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 16:50 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden makes the 2nd free throw | 1-5 |
| 16:28 | UTEP | Perry Harris is called for traveling | 1-5 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Robert Walton (SF), James Miller (PF) Angelo Colon, Nicholas Dowdell, Adam Madden | |
| 16:12 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy makes the wide open jumper from the left side | 1-7 |
| 15:43 | UTEP | Peter Giroux lays it up and in set up by Perry Harris and the foul's on John Murphy - foul #1 on John Murphy, team foul #3 | 3-7 |
| Subs | UTEP | Edward Augustin (PG), Marion Gassaway (SG), Hugh Brown (PF), James Camp (C) Richard Simmons, Perry Harris, David Edgerly, Lee Foster | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Adam Madden (PF) John Murphy, Robert Walton, James Miller | |
| 15:43 | UTEP | Peter Giroux misses the free throw | 3-7 |
| 15:43 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby gets the rebound | 3-7 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Edward Augustin (fresh) SG - Marion Gassaway (fairly fresh) SF - Peter Giroux (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hugh Brown (fresh) C - James Camp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Kenneth Shick (fresh) SG - James Carino (fairly fresh) SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fresh) PF - Adam Madden (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by James Camp - foul #1 on James Camp, team foul #4 | 3-7 |
| Subs | UTEP | Cody Bowman (PG) Peter Giroux | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton (SF), James Miller (PF) Nicholas Dowdell, Adam Madden | |
| 15:23 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick makes the 1st free throw | 3-8 |
| 15:23 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick makes the 2nd free throw | 3-9 |
| 15:09 | UTEP | Cody Bowman misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 3-9 |
| 15:08 | UTEP | James Camp grabs the offensive board | 3-9 |
| 14:53 | UTEP | Hugh Brown slams it home on a great pass from Cody Bowman | 5-9 |
| 14:51 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick is hacked by Edward Augustin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Augustin, team foul #5 | 5-9 |
| Subs | UTEP | Duane Raiford (SF) Marion Gassaway | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Douglas Terry (SG), Russell McAllister (PF) Kenneth Shick, James Carino, Fred Oglesby | |
| 14:28 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry misses the 3 from the right corner | 5-9 |
| 14:27 | UTEP | James Camp snags the defensive board | 5-9 |
| 14:03 | UTEP | Robert Walton is called for the reach on Duane Raiford - foul #2 on Robert Walton, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Simmons (PG), Marion Gassaway (SG), David Edgerly (PF), Lee Foster (C) Cody Bowman, Edward Augustin, Hugh Brown, James Camp | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Carino (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Adam Madden (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) Douglas Terry, Robert Walton, Russell McAllister, James Miller | |
| 13:46 | UTEP | Duane Raiford connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 13:22 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell's floater is tipped away by David Edgerly | 8-9 |
| 13:20 | UTEP | Richard Simmons gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 13:02 | UTEP | Duane Raiford's pass is intercepted by John Murphy | 8-9 |
| 12:42 | Sam Houston State | The short jumper by Adam Madden is denied by David Edgerly | 8-9 |
| 12:40 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 12:28 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy is hacked by Richard Simmons - foul #1 on Richard Simmons, team foul #6 | 8-9 |
| Subs | UTEP | Cody Bowman (PG), Peter Giroux (SG), Perry Harris (SF), Hugh Brown (PF), James Musgrove (C) Richard Simmons, Marion Gassaway, Duane Raiford, David Edgerly, Lee Foster | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister (PF), James Miller (C) Adam Madden, Fred Oglesby | |
| 12:09 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister hits a wide open turnaround from close range | 8-11 |
| 11:52 | UTEP | Perry Harris can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 11:51 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 11:28 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from James Miller | 8-13 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Cody Bowman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Giroux (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Perry Harris (fresh) PF - Hugh Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Musgrove (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (tiring) 4 pts. SG - James Carino (tiring) SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fairly fresh) PF - Russell McAllister (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | UTEP | Hugh Brown makes the shot from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 10:48 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left side | 10-13 |
| 10:47 | UTEP | James Musgrove pulls down the rebound | 10-13 |
| 10:22 | UTEP | James Miller takes the ball from Peter Giroux | 10-13 |
| 10:07 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Nicholas Dowdell | 10-15 |
| 09:43 | UTEP | James Musgrove hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 10-15 |
| 09:42 | UTEP | Hugh Brown snags the offensive board | 10-15 |
| 09:25 | UTEP | Perry Harris's pass is intercepted by John Murphy | 10-15 |
| 09:11 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 10-15 |
| 09:09 | UTEP | Cody Bowman pulls down the rebound | 10-15 |
| 09:03 | UTEP | Peter Giroux misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 09:01 | UTEP | James Musgrove grabs the offensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 08:49 | UTEP | Cody Bowman is fouled on the floor by James Miller - foul #1 on James Miller, team foul #5 | 10-15 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Simmons (PG), Marion Gassaway (SG), Edward Augustin (SF), David Edgerly (PF), Lee Foster (C) Cody Bowman, Peter Giroux, Perry Harris, Hugh Brown, James Musgrove | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon (PG), Adam Madden (SF), Fred Oglesby (C) John Murphy, Nicholas Dowdell, Russell McAllister | |
| 08:38 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway is hacked by James Carino - foul #2 on James Carino, team foul #6 | 10-15 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG) James Carino | |
| 08:28 | UTEP | Edward Augustin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 08:27 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 08:25 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Angelo Colon, team foul #7 | 10-15 |
| 08:16 | UTEP | David Edgerly comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 10-15 |
| 08:14 | UTEP | Edward Augustin misses the tip | 10-15 |
| 08:12 | Sam Houston State | James Miller snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 07:44 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-15 |
| 07:42 | UTEP | David Edgerly snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 07:23 | UTEP | David Edgerly misses short on a floater near the basket | 10-15 |
| 07:22 | UTEP | Lee Foster tips it in | 12-15 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Simmons (fresh) SG - Marion Gassaway (fairly fresh) SF - Edward Augustin (fresh) PF - David Edgerly (fresh) 2 blk. C - Lee Foster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Angelo Colon (fresh) SG - Douglas Terry (fresh) SF - Adam Madden (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Miller (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:53 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Edgerly - foul #2 on David Edgerly, team foul #7 | 12-15 |
| Subs | UTEP | Cody Bowman (PG), Duane Raiford (SF), Hugh Brown (PF), James Camp (C) Richard Simmons, Edward Augustin, David Edgerly, Lee Foster | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Shawn Palmieri (SG), Russell McAllister (PF) Angelo Colon, Adam Madden, James Miller | |
| 06:53 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 06:53 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 06:38 | UTEP | Hugh Brown connects on the floater from the left block and the foul's on Russell McAllister - foul #1 on Russell McAllister, team foul #8 | 14-17 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton (SF), James Miller (C) Douglas Terry, Fred Oglesby | |
| 06:38 | UTEP | Hugh Brown misses the free throw | 14-17 |
| 06:38 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister grabs the board | 14-17 |
| 06:15 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri is open but comes up short on the floater from the right side | 14-17 |
| 06:13 | UTEP | The rebound goes to James Camp | 14-17 |
| 05:53 | UTEP | Duane Raiford banks in the layup on a nice dish by Hugh Brown | 16-17 |
| 05:25 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-20 |
| 05:06 | UTEP | Hugh Brown can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-20 |
| 05:05 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy gets the rebound | 16-20 |
| 04:42 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri makes the shot from the right wing | 16-22 |
| 04:23 | UTEP | James Miller steps in front of the Cody Bowman pass | 16-22 |
| 04:20 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri is hacked by Cody Bowman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cody Bowman, team foul #8 | 16-22 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Simmons (PG), Peter Giroux (SG), Edward Augustin (SF), James Musgrove (C) Cody Bowman, Marion Gassaway, Duane Raiford, James Camp | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Fred Oglesby (C) Robert Walton, Russell McAllister | |
| 04:20 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri makes the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 04:20 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri makes the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 04:12 | UTEP | James Musgrove drills a jump hook in the paint | 18-24 |
| 03:49 | Sam Houston State | James Miller hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Murphy | 18-26 |
| 03:26 | UTEP | Peter Giroux misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Douglas Terry - foul #1 on Douglas Terry, team foul #9 | 18-26 |
| Subs | UTEP | Perry Harris (SF), David Edgerly (PF) Edward Augustin, Hugh Brown | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Carino (SG), Robert Walton (SF), Russell McAllister (PF) Douglas Terry, Shawn Palmieri, James Miller | |
| 03:26 | UTEP | Peter Giroux makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 03:26 | UTEP | Peter Giroux makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Simmons (fresh) SG - Peter Giroux (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Perry Harris (fresh) PF - David Edgerly (fresh) 2 blk. C - James Musgrove (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Carino (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Walton (fresh) PF - Russell McAllister (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister connects on the open fadeaway from the baseline | 20-28 |
| 02:49 | UTEP | James Musgrove misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Fred Oglesby - foul #1 on Fred Oglesby, team foul #10 | 20-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | Edward Augustin (SG) Peter Giroux | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Miller (PF) Russell McAllister | |
| 02:49 | UTEP | James Musgrove makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 02:49 | UTEP | James Musgrove makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 02:47 | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton loses the dribble to James Musgrove in the backcourt | 22-28 |
| 02:35 | UTEP | James Musgrove buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from David Edgerly | 24-28 |
| 02:31 | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton is hacked by Perry Harris in the backcourt - foul #1 on Perry Harris, team foul #9 | 24-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | Marion Gassaway (SG), Lee Foster (C) Richard Simmons, James Musgrove | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 02:31 | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton misses the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 02:31 | UTEP | David Edgerly grabs the board | 24-28 |
| 02:17 | UTEP | Edward Augustin is hacked by John Murphy - foul #2 on John Murphy, team foul #11 | 24-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | Duane Raiford (SF) Perry Harris | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon (PG) John Murphy | |
| 02:17 | UTEP | Edward Augustin makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 02:17 | UTEP | Edward Augustin makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 01:56 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-28 |
| 01:54 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby snags the offensive board | 26-28 |
| 01:33 | Sam Houston State | James Carino clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-28 |
| 01:31 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Edward Augustin | 26-28 |
| 01:11 | UTEP | Lee Foster scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Edward Augustin | 28-28 |
| 00:51 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby can't connect on a shot from the left block | 28-28 |
| 00:50 | UTEP | David Edgerly pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 00:44 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway loses the ball out of bounds | 28-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | Cody Bowman (PG), Richard Simmons (SG), Peter Giroux (SF), Perry Harris (PF), James Musgrove (C) Edward Augustin, Marion Gassaway, Duane Raiford, David Edgerly, Lee Foster | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Russell McAllister (PF) Angelo Colon, James Miller | |
| 00:42 | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton's pass is intercepted by Cody Bowman in the backcourt | 28-28 |
| 00:24 | UTEP | Perry Harris misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Russell McAllister - foul #2 on Russell McAllister, team foul #12 | 28-28 |
| 00:24 | UTEP | Perry Harris makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 00:24 | UTEP | Perry Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 00:24 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 00:02 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 29-28 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | The clock runs out | 29-28 |