| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Franks (fresh) SG - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) SF - Ray Smith (fresh) PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) C - David Heidel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Garland Zabel (fresh) SG - Curt Bester (fresh) SF - Michael Penny (fresh) PF - Fritz Crystal (fresh) C - Shane Schneider (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | David Heidel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | UTEP | Garland Zabel is called for the reach on Charles Franks - foul #1 on Garland Zabel, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | UTEP | Curt Bester steps in front of the Dikembe Abdelal pass | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Central Florida | Garland Zabel banks in the layup on a nice dish by Curt Bester | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Charles Franks | 3-2 |
| 18:42 | Central Florida | Dikembe Abdelal is called for the reach on Curt Bester - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:26 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Dikembe Abdelal - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (SG) Dikembe Abdelal | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 18:26 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:26 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:10 | UTEP | Ray Smith misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 3-4 |
| 18:09 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider grabs the board | 3-4 |
| 17:49 | Central Florida | Garland Zabel is hacked by Charles Franks - foul #1 on Charles Franks, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| 17:43 | Central Florida | Michael Penny makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Curt Bester | 3-6 |
| 17:14 | UTEP | Charles Franks drills a jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Michael Penny - foul #1 on Michael Penny, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| 17:14 | UTEP | Charles Franks misses the free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:14 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 17:05 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 17:03 | Central Florida | Curt Bester tips it home | 5-8 |
| 16:46 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon loses the dribble to Shane Schneider | 5-8 |
| 16:27 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 16:26 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal tips it back up and in | 5-10 |
| 16:07 | UTEP | Garland Zabel takes the ball from Charles Franks | 5-10 |
| 15:52 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider is called for traveling | 5-10 |
| Subs | UTEP | Douglas Gerber (SF), Eric Williams (C) Ray Smith, David Heidel | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Franks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rene Costa (fresh) SF - Douglas Gerber (fresh) PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) C - Eric Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Garland Zabel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Curt Bester (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Penny (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fritz Crystal (fresh) 4 pts. C - Shane Schneider (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon lays it in on a great pass from Eric Williams | 7-10 |
| 15:22 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 7-12 |
| 15:00 | UTEP | Rene Costa connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Douglas Gerber and he's hacked by Curt Bester - foul #1 on Curt Bester, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo (SF), Michael Hering (PF), Vernon Anspach (C) Curt Bester, Fritz Crystal, Shane Schneider | |
| 15:00 | UTEP | Rene Costa makes the free throw | 10-12 |
| 14:43 | Central Florida | Michael Hering misses the easy layup | 10-12 |
| 14:42 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Douglas Gerber | 10-12 |
| 14:37 | UTEP | Douglas Gerber misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 14:36 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Blackmon | 10-12 |
| 14:07 | UTEP | Charles Franks misses the floater from the right side | 10-12 |
| 14:06 | Central Florida | Garland Zabel grabs the board | 10-12 |
| 13:58 | Central Florida | Michael Hering throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-12 |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Kress (PG), Ray Smith (SF), David Heidel (C) Rene Costa, Jonathan Blackmon, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Curt Bester (SG), Fritz Crystal (PF) Garland Zabel, Michael Penny | |
| 13:33 | UTEP | Ray Smith makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 12-12 |
| 13:16 | Central Florida | Michael Hering hits a shot from just outside the lane | 12-14 |
| 12:55 | UTEP | David Heidel makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Eric Kress | 14-14 |
| 12:36 | Central Florida | The pull-up jumper by Fritz Crystal is blocked by David Heidel | 14-14 |
| 12:35 | Central Florida | Vernon Anspach gets the offensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 12:26 | Central Florida | The short jumper by Vernon Anspach is denied by David Heidel | 14-14 |
| 12:24 | UTEP | David Heidel pulls down the rebound | 14-14 |
| 12:08 | UTEP | Douglas Gerber hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Hering - foul #1 on Michael Hering, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (SG), Jonathan Blackmon (PF) Eric Kress, Ray Smith | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Garland Zabel (PG), Michael Penny (SF), Shane Schneider (C) Mauro Rizzo, Fritz Crystal, Vernon Anspach | |
| 12:08 | UTEP | Douglas Gerber misses the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 12:08 | UTEP | Douglas Gerber misses the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 12:08 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 11:58 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-14 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ray Smith (SF) Douglas Gerber | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Otis Myers (PF) Michael Hering | |
| 11:39 | UTEP | Ray Smith travels with the ball | 14-14 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo (SF) Curt Bester | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Franks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rene Costa (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ray Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Heidel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Garland Zabel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Penny (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mauro Rizzo (fresh) PF - Otis Myers (fresh) C - Shane Schneider (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Central Florida | Garland Zabel clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 14-14 |
| 11:25 | UTEP | David Heidel grabs the board | 14-14 |
| 10:56 | UTEP | Ray Smith is hacked by Shane Schneider - foul #1 on Shane Schneider, team foul #5 | 14-14 |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Williams (C) David Heidel | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal (PF) Otis Myers | |
| 10:40 | UTEP | Ray Smith can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 14-14 |
| 10:38 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Shane Schneider | 14-14 |
| 10:15 | Central Florida | Michael Penny double dribbles | 14-14 |
| Subs | UTEP | Douglas Gerber (SF) Ray Smith | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Curt Bester (SG) Mauro Rizzo | |
| 10:02 | UTEP | Shane Schneider steals the ball from Douglas Gerber | 14-14 |
| 09:45 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal loses the ball out of bounds | 14-14 |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Kress (PG) Rene Costa | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 09:29 | UTEP | Eric Kress is hacked by Curt Bester - foul #2 on Curt Bester, team foul #6 | 14-14 |
| Subs | UTEP | David Heidel (C) Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo (SF) Curt Bester | |
| 09:11 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon's pass is intercepted by Mauro Rizzo | 14-14 |
| 09:07 | Central Florida | Michael Penny can't finish the layup | 14-14 |
| 09:05 | Central Florida | Michael Penny pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 08:49 | Central Florida | Michael Penny misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Douglas Gerber - foul #1 on Douglas Gerber, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ray Smith (SF) Jonathan Blackmon | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Vernon Anspach (C) Shane Schneider | |
| 08:49 | Central Florida | Michael Penny makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 08:49 | Central Florida | Michael Penny makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 08:21 | UTEP | Eric Kress misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-16 |
| 08:20 | UTEP | Ray Smith can't tip it in | 14-16 |
| 08:18 | UTEP | Eric Kress tips it home | 16-16 |
| 08:06 | Central Florida | Michael Penny clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-16 |
| 08:05 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Ray Smith | 16-16 |
| 07:36 | UTEP | David Heidel is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on David Heidel, team foul #5 | 16-16 |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (SG), Jonathan Blackmon (PF), Eric Williams (C) Charles Franks, Douglas Gerber, David Heidel | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Harry Wilbur (SG), Michael Hering (SF), Otis Myers (PF), Shane Schneider (C) Garland Zabel, Michael Penny, Fritz Crystal, Vernon Anspach | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Eric Kress (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rene Costa (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ray Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Mauro Rizzo (fresh) SG - Harry Wilbur (fresh) SF - Michael Hering (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Otis Myers (fresh) C - Shane Schneider (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:24 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Eric Williams - foul #1 on Eric Williams, team foul #6 | 16-16 |
| 07:24 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 07:24 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider misses the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 07:24 | UTEP | Eric Williams gets the rebound | 16-17 |
| 07:03 | UTEP | Rene Costa double dribbles | 16-17 |
| 06:51 | Central Florida | Michael Hering hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Otis Myers and he's fouled by Ray Smith - foul #1 on Ray Smith, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Franks (SG) Eric Kress | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Garland Zabel (PG) Otis Myers | |
| 06:51 | Central Florida | Michael Hering misses the free throw | 16-19 |
| 06:51 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon grabs the board | 16-19 |
| 06:35 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Shane Schneider - foul #2 on Shane Schneider, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | UTEP | Douglas Gerber (SF) Ray Smith | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Curt Bester (SG), Michael Penny (SF) Harry Wilbur, Mauro Rizzo | |
| 06:35 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 06:35 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon misses the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 06:35 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider grabs the defensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 06:17 | Central Florida | Charles Franks takes the ball from Shane Schneider | 17-19 |
| 06:14 | UTEP | Douglas Gerber lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Franks | 19-19 |
| 06:00 | Central Florida | Garland Zabel comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-19 |
| 05:59 | UTEP | Douglas Gerber snags the defensive board | 19-19 |
| 05:38 | UTEP | Shane Schneider blocks the short jumper by Douglas Gerber | 19-19 |
| 05:36 | Central Florida | Michael Penny grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 05:17 | Central Florida | Michael Penny misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-19 |
| 05:15 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon pulls down the rebound | 19-19 |
| 04:50 | UTEP | Douglas Gerber banks in the layup set up by Charles Franks | 21-19 |
| 04:31 | Central Florida | Rene Costa steps in front of the Garland Zabel pass | 21-19 |
| 04:05 | UTEP | Douglas Gerber misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 21-19 |
| 04:03 | Central Florida | Michael Penny grabs the defensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 03:46 | Central Florida | Michael Hering is fouled on the floor by Eric Williams - foul #2 on Eric Williams, team foul #8 | 21-19 |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Kress (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SG), Ray Smith (SF), David Heidel (C) Rene Costa, Charles Franks, Douglas Gerber, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo (PG), Fritz Crystal (PF), Vernon Anspach (C) Garland Zabel, Michael Penny, Shane Schneider | |
| 03:46 | Central Florida | Michael Hering misses the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 03:46 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon grabs the board | 21-19 |
| 03:17 | UTEP | Ray Smith comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Hering - foul #2 on Michael Hering, team foul #8 | 21-19 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Harry Wilbur (SG), Kenneth Camire (SF) Curt Bester, Michael Hering | |
| 03:17 | UTEP | Ray Smith makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 03:17 | UTEP | Ray Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 03:17 | Central Florida | Vernon Anspach snags the defensive board | 22-19 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Eric Kress (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ray Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David Heidel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Mauro Rizzo (fresh) SG - Harry Wilbur (fresh) SF - Kenneth Camire (fresh) PF - Fritz Crystal (fresh) 4 pts. C - Vernon Anspach (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Central Florida | David Heidel steps in front of the Vernon Anspach pass | 22-19 |
| 02:44 | UTEP | Harry Wilbur doubles Jonathan Blackmon and is called for the reach - foul #1 on Harry Wilbur, team foul #9 | 22-19 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Garland Zabel (PG) Kenneth Camire | |
| 02:44 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 02:44 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 02:31 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Garland Zabel | 24-21 |
| 02:10 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-21 |
| 02:09 | Central Florida | Garland Zabel gets the rebound | 24-21 |
| 01:45 | Central Florida | Garland Zabel can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-21 |
| 01:43 | UTEP | David Heidel snags the defensive board | 24-21 |
| 01:18 | UTEP | David Heidel is wide open but clanks a floater from the right block | 24-21 |
| 01:16 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Ray Smith | 24-21 |
| 00:59 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal is hacked by Harry Wilbur - foul #2 on Harry Wilbur, team foul #10 | 24-21 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Franks (PG), Douglas Gerber (PF), Eric Williams (C) Eric Kress, Jonathan Blackmon, David Heidel | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Curt Bester (SG), Michael Penny (SF), Shane Schneider (C) Harry Wilbur, Mauro Rizzo, Vernon Anspach | |
| 00:59 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal misses the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 00:59 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal misses the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 00:59 | UTEP | Ray Smith grabs the offensive board | 24-21 |
| 00:33 | UTEP | Eric Williams can't connect on a shot near the basket | 24-21 |
| 00:32 | UTEP | Eric Williams gets the offensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 00:14 | UTEP | Charles Franks buries a jump hook near the basket | 26-21 |
| 00:03 | Central Florida | Michael Penny drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Shane Schneider | 26-24 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Charles Franks misses the halfcourt shot | 26-24 |