| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Rodney Floyd (fresh) SG - John Brown (fresh) SF - Robert Adkins (fresh) PF - Charles Cordray (fresh) C - Claude Shoults (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ronald Kaspar (fresh) SG - Donald Zelinski (fresh) SF - John Griffin (fresh) PF - Billy Baldwin (fresh) C - Joe Rosier (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Canisius | Claude Shoults wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:53 | Canisius | Charles Cordray loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | UTEP | John Griffin is hacked by Robert Adkins - foul #1 on Robert Adkins, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | UTEP | John Griffin lays it in on a nice dish by Donald Zelinski | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Canisius | John Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | UTEP | John Griffin hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Kaspar | 0-4 |
| 18:26 | Canisius | Claude Shoults hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on John Griffin - foul #1 on John Griffin, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:26 | Canisius | Claude Shoults misses the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:26 | Canisius | Claude Shoults makes the 2nd free throw | 1-4 |
| 18:06 | UTEP | Ronald Kaspar drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Zelinski | 1-6 |
| 18:03 | Canisius | Rodney Floyd is fouled in the backcourt by Billy Baldwin - foul #1 on Billy Baldwin, team foul #2 | 1-6 |
| 17:43 | Canisius | Claude Shoults misses the driving attempt near the basket | 1-6 |
| 17:41 | UTEP | John Griffin grabs the board | 1-6 |
| 17:27 | UTEP | John Griffin misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 1-6 |
| 17:26 | UTEP | Joe Rosier tips it but misses | 1-6 |
| 17:24 | Canisius | Charles Cordray grabs the board | 1-6 |
| 16:57 | Canisius | Claude Shoults drills a floater from the right block set up by John Brown | 3-6 |
| 16:55 | UTEP | Ronald Kaspar loses the dribble to Rodney Floyd in the backcourt | 3-6 |
| 16:39 | Canisius | Claude Shoults's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-6 |
| Subs | Canisius | Zachary Taylor (PG), Charles Sharpton (SG), Charles Keenum (SF), Clarence Titus (PF), Dane Donato (C) Rodney Floyd, John Brown, Robert Adkins, Charles Cordray, Claude Shoults | |
| Subs | UTEP | Terry Woodworth (PG), Brian Sanders (SG), Allen Garrick (SF), James Bramlett (PF), Joseph Aybar (C) Ronald Kaspar, Donald Zelinski, John Griffin, Billy Baldwin, Joe Rosier | |
| 16:16 | UTEP | Allen Garrick hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 16:14 | Canisius | Clarence Titus grabs the board | 3-6 |
| 16:12 | Canisius | Charles Keenum loses the dribble to Terry Woodworth in the backcourt | 3-6 |
| 15:58 | UTEP | Joseph Aybar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-6 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Zachary Taylor (fresh) SG - Charles Sharpton (fresh) SF - Charles Keenum (fresh) PF - Clarence Titus (fresh) C - Dane Donato (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Terry Woodworth (fresh) SG - Brian Sanders (fresh) SF - Allen Garrick (fresh) PF - James Bramlett (fresh) C - Joseph Aybar (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Canisius | Charles Sharpton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-6 |
| 15:36 | UTEP | Allen Garrick can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 15:35 | Canisius | Dane Donato gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| 15:14 | Canisius | Clarence Titus misses the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Joseph Aybar - foul #1 on Joseph Aybar, team foul #3 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Canisius | Michael Thompson (C) Dane Donato | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Kaspar (PG), Billy Baldwin (PF), Joe Rosier (C) Brian Sanders, Allen Garrick, Joseph Aybar | |
| 15:14 | Canisius | Clarence Titus makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 15:14 | Canisius | Clarence Titus misses the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 15:14 | UTEP | Joe Rosier pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 14:51 | UTEP | Clarence Titus is called for the reach on Terry Woodworth - foul #1 on Clarence Titus, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Canisius | Rodney Floyd (PG), John Brown (SG), Charles Cordray (PF), Claude Shoults (C) Zachary Taylor, Charles Sharpton, Charles Keenum, Clarence Titus | |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Zelinski (SG), William Dixon (SF) Terry Woodworth, James Bramlett | |
| 14:33 | UTEP | Donald Zelinski misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Brown - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| 14:33 | UTEP | Donald Zelinski makes the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 14:33 | UTEP | Donald Zelinski misses the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 14:33 | Canisius | Claude Shoults pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 14:12 | Canisius | John Brown scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Rodney Floyd | 6-7 |
| 14:00 | UTEP | Donald Zelinski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-7 |
| 13:58 | Canisius | Michael Thompson gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 13:56 | Canisius | John Brown is hacked by Billy Baldwin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Billy Baldwin, team foul #4 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Canisius | Zachary Taylor (SG), Robert Adkins (SF), Dane Donato (PF) John Brown, Charles Cordray, Claude Shoults | |
| Subs | UTEP | Terry Woodworth (PG), John Griffin (SF), Allen Garrick (C) Ronald Kaspar, Billy Baldwin, Joe Rosier | |
| 13:50 | Canisius | Zachary Taylor connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Adkins | 9-7 |
| 13:35 | UTEP | Michael Thompson swats the short shot by William Dixon | 9-7 |
| 13:34 | Canisius | Dane Donato grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 13:30 | Canisius | Rodney Floyd travels with the ball | 9-7 |
| Subs | Canisius | Charles Sharpton (SG), Clarence Titus (PF) Rodney Floyd, Michael Thompson | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Bramlett (PF), Joseph Aybar (C) Donald Zelinski, William Dixon | |
| 13:16 | UTEP | Allen Garrick travels with the ball | 9-7 |
| 12:55 | Canisius | Dane Donato is hacked by John Griffin - foul #2 on John Griffin, team foul #5 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Canisius | Charles Keenum (SG), Claude Shoults (C) Zachary Taylor, Dane Donato | |
| Subs | UTEP | Brian Sanders (SG), Joe Rosier (C) Allen Garrick, John Griffin | |
| 12:40 | Canisius | Charles Sharpton buries a runner in the lane | 11-7 |
| 12:24 | UTEP | Joseph Aybar misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-7 |
| 12:22 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Clarence Titus | 11-7 |
| 12:18 | Canisius | Charles Keenum double dribbles in the backcourt | 11-7 |
| Subs | Canisius | Rodney Floyd (PG), Charles Cordray (PF) Robert Adkins, Clarence Titus | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Kaspar (PG), William Dixon (SF) Terry Woodworth, Joseph Aybar | |
| 11:55 | UTEP | William Dixon loses the dribble to Charles Sharpton | 11-7 |
| 11:52 | Canisius | Charles Cordray lays it in set up by Charles Sharpton | 13-7 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Rodney Floyd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Sharpton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Keenum (fresh) PF - Charles Cordray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Claude Shoults (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ronald Kaspar (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Sanders (fresh) SF - William Dixon (fresh) PF - James Bramlett (fairly fresh) C - Joe Rosier (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | UTEP | Brian Sanders hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 13-7 |
| 11:37 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Rosier | 13-7 |
| 11:25 | UTEP | Ronald Kaspar drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by William Dixon | 13-9 |
| 11:23 | Canisius | James Bramlett steps in front of the Charles Cordray pass in the backcourt | 13-9 |
| 11:06 | UTEP | Ronald Kaspar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-9 |
| Subs | Canisius | Zachary Taylor (PG), John Brown (SG), Robert Adkins (SF), Clarence Titus (PF), Dane Donato (C) Rodney Floyd, Charles Sharpton, Charles Keenum, Charles Cordray, Claude Shoults | |
| Subs | UTEP | Terry Woodworth (PG), Donald Zelinski (SG), Allen Garrick (SF) Ronald Kaspar, Brian Sanders, William Dixon | |
| 10:52 | Canisius | Robert Adkins connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 16-9 |
| 10:42 | UTEP | Donald Zelinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-9 |
| 10:17 | Canisius | Dane Donato's fadeaway is rejected by James Bramlett | 16-9 |
| 10:16 | Canisius | Robert Adkins grabs the offensive board | 16-9 |
| 10:07 | Canisius | John Brown can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Donald Zelinski - foul #1 on Donald Zelinski, team foul #6 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Canisius | Rodney Floyd (PG), Michael Thompson (SF), Charles Cordray (PF), Claude Shoults (C) Zachary Taylor, Robert Adkins, Clarence Titus, Dane Donato | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Morris (PG), Joseph Aybar (PF) Terry Woodworth, James Bramlett | |
| 10:07 | Canisius | John Brown makes the 1st free throw | 17-9 |
| 10:07 | Canisius | John Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 17-9 |
| 10:07 | UTEP | Joseph Aybar grabs the board | 17-9 |
| 09:49 | UTEP | Joe Rosier clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-9 |
| 09:47 | UTEP | Joseph Aybar tips it back up and in | 17-11 |
| 09:23 | Canisius | Claude Shoults is hacked by Allen Garrick - foul #1 on Allen Garrick, team foul #7 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Canisius | Zachary Taylor (SG), Charles Keenum (SF) John Brown, Charles Cordray | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Kaspar (PG), William Dixon (PF) Richard Morris, Joseph Aybar | |
| 09:23 | Canisius | Claude Shoults makes the 1st free throw | 18-11 |
| 09:23 | Canisius | Claude Shoults makes the 2nd free throw | 19-11 |
| 09:11 | UTEP | Joe Rosier hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ronald Kaspar and the foul's on Claude Shoults - foul #1 on Claude Shoults, team foul #4 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Canisius | Robert Adkins (SF) Charles Keenum | |
| Subs | UTEP | Terry Woodworth (SG) Donald Zelinski | |
| 09:11 | UTEP | Joe Rosier misses the free throw | 19-13 |
| 09:11 | Canisius | Robert Adkins gets the rebound | 19-13 |
| 08:50 | Canisius | Allen Garrick steals the ball from Rodney Floyd | 19-13 |
| 08:26 | UTEP | Robert Adkins swats the layup by Joe Rosier | 19-13 |
| 08:24 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Robert Adkins | 19-13 |
| 08:19 | Canisius | Rodney Floyd scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Thompson and he's fouled by Ronald Kaspar - foul #1 on Ronald Kaspar, team foul #8 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Canisius | Charles Keenum (SF), Clarence Titus (PF), Dane Donato (C) Robert Adkins, Michael Thompson, Claude Shoults | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Bramlett (PF), Joseph Aybar (C) William Dixon, Joe Rosier | |
| 08:19 | Canisius | Rodney Floyd makes the free throw | 22-13 |
| 08:11 | UTEP | Allen Garrick drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-16 |
| 08:06 | Canisius | Rodney Floyd makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 24-16 |
| 07:47 | UTEP | James Bramlett scores on a turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by Zachary Taylor - foul #1 on Zachary Taylor, team foul #5 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Canisius | Charles Sharpton (PG), John Brown (SG) Rodney Floyd, Zachary Taylor | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Morris (PG), Brian Sanders (SG) Ronald Kaspar, Terry Woodworth | |
| 07:47 | UTEP | James Bramlett makes the free throw | 24-19 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Charles Sharpton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Keenum (fresh) PF - Clarence Titus (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Dane Donato (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Morris (fresh) SG - Brian Sanders (fresh) SF - Allen Garrick (tiring) 3 pts. PF - James Bramlett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Aybar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Canisius | Charles Sharpton is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Morris - foul #1 on Richard Morris, team foul #9 | 24-19 |
| 07:45 | Canisius | Charles Sharpton makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 07:45 | Canisius | Charles Sharpton misses the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 07:45 | Canisius | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence Titus | 25-19 |
| 07:31 | Canisius | Clarence Titus misses the fadeaway in the paint | 25-19 |
| 07:29 | UTEP | Richard Morris snags the defensive board | 25-19 |
| 07:25 | UTEP | Allen Garrick is hacked by John Brown - foul #2 on John Brown, team foul #6 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Canisius | Robert Adkins (SF) John Brown | |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Zelinski (SG), Joe Rosier (C) Brian Sanders, Joseph Aybar | |
| 07:10 | UTEP | Joe Rosier knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Morris | 25-21 |
| 06:55 | Canisius | Robert Adkins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-21 |
| 06:53 | Canisius | Charles Sharpton pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 06:28 | Canisius | Dane Donato hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Charles Keenum | 27-21 |
| 06:11 | UTEP | Richard Morris makes the jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Clarence Titus - foul #2 on Clarence Titus, team foul #7 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Canisius | Zachary Taylor (PG), Michael Thompson (SF), Charles Cordray (PF), Claude Shoults (C) Charles Keenum, Robert Adkins, Clarence Titus, Dane Donato | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Kaspar (PG), Terry Woodworth (SG), William Dixon (PF) Donald Zelinski, Allen Garrick, Joe Rosier | |
| 06:11 | UTEP | Richard Morris makes the free throw | 27-24 |
| 05:49 | Canisius | Charles Cordray misses the lay-in | 27-24 |
| 05:48 | UTEP | Ronald Kaspar grabs the board | 27-24 |
| 05:25 | UTEP | James Bramlett is denied on a layup by Charles Cordray | 27-24 |
| 05:24 | UTEP | William Dixon gets the offensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 05:15 | UTEP | Terry Woodworth comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-24 |
| 05:13 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Claude Shoults | 27-24 |
| 05:10 | Canisius | Michael Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-24 |
| Subs | Canisius | Rodney Floyd (PG) Charles Sharpton | |
| Subs | UTEP | Brian Sanders (SG), Joseph Aybar (PF), Joe Rosier (C) Ronald Kaspar, Richard Morris, James Bramlett | |
| 04:59 | UTEP | William Dixon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-24 |
| 04:57 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Rosier | 27-24 |
| 04:35 | UTEP | William Dixon makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Terry Woodworth | 27-27 |
| 04:17 | Canisius | Zachary Taylor can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-27 |
| 04:16 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Joe Rosier | 27-27 |
| 04:11 | UTEP | Terry Woodworth misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-27 |
| 04:09 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Claude Shoults | 27-27 |
| 04:05 | Canisius | Zachary Taylor connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Rodney Floyd | 29-27 |
| 03:36 | UTEP | Terry Woodworth drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-30 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Rodney Floyd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zachary Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Thompson (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Cordray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Claude Shoults (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Terry Woodworth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Sanders (fairly fresh) SF - William Dixon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Aybar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Rosier (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Canisius | Brian Sanders is called for the reach on Zachary Taylor in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Sanders, team foul #10 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Canisius | John Brown (SG), Robert Adkins (SF), Clarence Titus (C) Rodney Floyd, Michael Thompson, Claude Shoults | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Kaspar (PG), Donald Zelinski (SG), John Griffin (SF), Billy Baldwin (PF), James Bramlett (C) Terry Woodworth, Brian Sanders, William Dixon, Joseph Aybar, Joe Rosier | |
| 03:33 | Canisius | Zachary Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 03:33 | Canisius | Zachary Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 03:33 | UTEP | James Bramlett gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 03:30 | UTEP | Ronald Kaspar is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Kaspar, team foul #11 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Canisius | Charles Keenum (PG) Zachary Taylor | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 03:14 | Canisius | Charles Keenum can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 03:13 | Canisius | Clarence Titus gets the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 02:52 | Canisius | Charles Keenum buries a runner in the paint | 32-30 |
| 02:28 | UTEP | John Griffin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-30 |
| Subs | Canisius | Rodney Floyd (PG), Dane Donato (C) Charles Keenum, Charles Cordray | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 02:16 | Canisius | Clarence Titus misses long on an open shot in the paint | 32-30 |
| 02:14 | UTEP | James Bramlett grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 02:06 | UTEP | Donald Zelinski clanks a 3 from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 02:04 | Canisius | Dane Donato snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 01:59 | Canisius | Rodney Floyd misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 32-30 |
| 01:58 | UTEP | Billy Baldwin grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 01:38 | UTEP | Clarence Titus is called for the reach on Billy Baldwin - foul #3 on Clarence Titus, team foul #8 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Canisius | Zachary Taylor (SG), Charles Keenum (SF), Claude Shoults (C) John Brown, Robert Adkins, Clarence Titus | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Morris (PG), Terry Woodworth (SG), Joe Rosier (C) Ronald Kaspar, Donald Zelinski, James Bramlett | |
| 01:38 | UTEP | Billy Baldwin makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 01:38 | UTEP | Billy Baldwin misses the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 01:38 | Canisius | Claude Shoults pulls down the rebound | 32-31 |
| 01:23 | Canisius | Rodney Floyd throws it down on a great pass from Claude Shoults | 34-31 |
| 01:00 | UTEP | Richard Morris knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Billy Baldwin | 34-34 |
| 00:38 | Canisius | Zachary Taylor connects on the floater from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 00:30 | UTEP | Billy Baldwin makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Terry Woodworth and he's hacked by Dane Donato - foul #1 on Dane Donato, team foul #9 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Canisius | Charles Sharpton (SG), Michael Thompson (PF) Rodney Floyd, Dane Donato | |
| Subs | UTEP | Brian Sanders (SG), Joseph Aybar (C) Terry Woodworth, Joe Rosier | |
| 00:30 | UTEP | Billy Baldwin misses the free throw | 36-36 |
| 00:30 | Canisius | Claude Shoults grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 00:00 | Canisius | Zachary Taylor buries a jumper from close range | 38-36 |