| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Sterling Williams (fresh) SG - Peter Worden (fresh) SF - Mario Torres (fresh) PF - Jesus Guzman (fresh) C - Stanley Badgett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) SF - Sean Ament (fresh) PF - Val Dickson (fresh) C - Allen Hitt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:37 | New Mexico | John Scruggs misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | New Mexico | Val Dickson tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | UTEP | Stanley Badgett misses the lay-in | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Peter Worden | 3-2 |
| 18:45 | New Mexico | John Scruggs hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Allen Hitt | 3-5 |
| 18:27 | UTEP | Sterling Williams misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 3-5 |
| 18:26 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 18:21 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 18:20 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley Badgett | 3-5 |
| 18:00 | UTEP | Peter Worden comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 3-5 |
| 17:58 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| 17:48 | New Mexico | Val Dickson misses the shot from the right side | 3-5 |
| 17:47 | UTEP | Stanley Badgett snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| 17:22 | UTEP | Sterling Williams clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 3-5 |
| 17:21 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 16:59 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt comes up short on the shot in the paint | 3-5 |
| 16:57 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman pulls down the rebound | 3-5 |
| 16:38 | UTEP | Sterling Williams misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner but he's fouled by Val Dickson - foul #1 on Val Dickson, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 16:38 | UTEP | Sterling Williams makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:38 | UTEP | Sterling Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:38 | UTEP | Sterling Williams makes the 3rd free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:19 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Scruggs | 6-7 |
| 15:59 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-7 |
| 15:57 | New Mexico | Sean Ament snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Sterling Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Peter Worden (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mario Torres (fresh) PF - Jesus Guzman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Badgett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sean Ament (fresh) PF - Val Dickson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Allen Hitt (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Stanley Badgett - foul #1 on Stanley Badgett, team foul #1 | 6-7 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricky Beane (PF) Val Dickson | |
| 15:35 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt misses the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:35 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:16 | UTEP | Sterling Williams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-8 |
| 15:14 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Ricky Beane | 6-8 |
| 14:57 | New Mexico | Jesus Guzman steals it from Sean Ament | 6-8 |
| 14:40 | UTEP | Peter Worden's pass is intercepted by Sean Ament | 6-8 |
| 14:37 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna can't throw it down | 6-8 |
| 14:36 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane tips it in | 6-10 |
| 14:09 | UTEP | Stanley Badgett can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Allen Hitt - foul #1 on Allen Hitt, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Wiliams (SF), James Wright (PF) Mario Torres, Jesus Guzman | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Val Dickson (PF), Edward Peterson (C) Sean Ament, Allen Hitt | |
| 14:09 | UTEP | Stanley Badgett misses the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 14:09 | UTEP | Stanley Badgett makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 13:40 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by John Scruggs | 7-12 |
| 13:22 | UTEP | James Wright is fouled on the floor by Val Dickson - foul #2 on Val Dickson, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| Subs | UTEP | Angel Montes (PG), Everette Basnight (C) Sterling Williams, Stanley Badgett | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Brian Allen (SG), Richard O'Laughlin (SF) John Scruggs, Johnny Hanna, Val Dickson | |
| 13:06 | UTEP | Peter Worden comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Brian Allen - foul #1 on Brian Allen, team foul #4 | 7-12 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jesus Guzman (PF) James Wright | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 13:06 | UTEP | Peter Worden makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 13:06 | UTEP | Peter Worden misses the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 13:06 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 12:47 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson can't connect on a shot from the left block | 8-12 |
| 12:45 | UTEP | Everette Basnight pulls down the rebound | 8-12 |
| 12:25 | UTEP | Angel Montes misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-12 |
| 12:24 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson snags the defensive board | 8-12 |
| 11:58 | New Mexico | James Winters drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ricky Beane | 8-15 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Angel Montes (fresh) SG - Peter Worden (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Wiliams (fresh) PF - Jesus Guzman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Everette Basnight (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Winters (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brian Allen (fresh) SF - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) PF - Ricky Beane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-15 |
| 11:39 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson pulls down the rebound | 8-15 |
| 11:12 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by James Winters and he's fouled by Everette Basnight - foul #1 on Everette Basnight, team foul #2 | 8-17 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sterling Williams (PG), Mario Torres (SF) Angel Montes, Thomas Wiliams | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Johnny Hanna (SG), Sean Ament (SF), Allen Hitt (C) James Winters, Brian Allen, Richard O'Laughlin, Ricky Beane | |
| 11:12 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson makes the free throw | 8-18 |
| 10:53 | UTEP | John Scruggs steals the ball from Jesus Guzman | 8-18 |
| 10:33 | New Mexico | Everette Basnight swats the shot by Johnny Hanna | 8-18 |
| 10:32 | UTEP | Sterling Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 8-18 |
| 10:03 | UTEP | Sean Ament denies the turnaround by Peter Worden | 8-18 |
| 10:01 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Allen Hitt | 8-18 |
| 09:49 | New Mexico | Sean Ament is called for a backcourt violation | 8-18 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Wright (PF), Stanley Badgett (C) Jesus Guzman, Everette Basnight | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricky Beane (PF) Edward Peterson | |
| 09:20 | UTEP | Sterling Williams buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Peter Worden and he's fouled by John Scruggs - foul #1 on John Scruggs, team foul #5 | 10-18 |
| 09:20 | UTEP | Sterling Williams makes the free throw | 11-18 |
| 08:56 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt lays it in | 11-20 |
| 08:27 | UTEP | Stanley Badgett lays it up and in on a nice dish by Peter Worden | 13-20 |
| 08:09 | New Mexico | Sean Ament is fouled on the floor by Peter Worden - foul #1 on Peter Worden, team foul #3 | 13-20 |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Wiliams (SG), Jesus Guzman (PF) Peter Worden, James Wright | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 07:51 | New Mexico | Thomas Wiliams steps in front of the Sean Ament pass | 13-20 |
| 07:48 | UTEP | Thomas Wiliams misses the lay-in | 13-20 |
| 07:47 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane gets the rebound | 13-20 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Sterling Williams (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Wiliams (fresh) SF - Mario Torres (fresh) PF - Jesus Guzman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Badgett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Sean Ament (fresh) PF - Ricky Beane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Allen Hitt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:45 | New Mexico | Thomas Wiliams steals it from John Scruggs in the backcourt | 13-20 |
| 07:23 | UTEP | Stanley Badgett scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by Sterling Williams | 15-20 |
| 07:08 | New Mexico | Sean Ament clanks a floater from the right wing | 15-20 |
| 07:07 | UTEP | Mario Torres pulls down the rebound | 15-20 |
| 06:47 | UTEP | Stanley Badgett blows the layup | 15-20 |
| 06:45 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt gets the rebound | 15-20 |
| 06:29 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Sterling Williams - foul #1 on Sterling Williams, team foul #4 | 15-20 |
| Subs | UTEP | Angel Montes (PG), Peter Worden (SG), Everette Basnight (C) Sterling Williams, Mario Torres, Stanley Badgett | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Val Dickson (PF), Edward Peterson (C) Sean Ament, Allen Hitt | |
| 06:29 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane misses the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 06:29 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane makes the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 06:07 | UTEP | Angel Montes hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-21 |
| 05:44 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane lays it in on a nice dish by Johnny Hanna and he's hacked by Everette Basnight - foul #2 on Everette Basnight, team foul #5 | 18-23 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Wright (PF) Jesus Guzman | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Brian Allen (SG) John Scruggs, Johnny Hanna | |
| 05:44 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane misses the free throw | 18-23 |
| 05:44 | New Mexico | Val Dickson grabs the offensive rebound | 18-23 |
| 05:36 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Everette Basnight - foul #3 on Everette Basnight, team foul #6 | 18-23 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stanley Badgett (C) Everette Basnight | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 05:36 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane misses the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 05:36 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane misses the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 05:36 | UTEP | Stanley Badgett pulls down the rebound | 18-23 |
| 05:19 | UTEP | Val Dickson blocks the jumper by Thomas Wiliams | 18-23 |
| 05:17 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson pulls down the rebound | 18-23 |
| 04:56 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane makes the floater from the right side | 18-25 |
| 04:32 | UTEP | Peter Worden double dribbles | 18-25 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sterling Williams (PG), Mario Torres (SF), Jesus Guzman (PF) Angel Montes, Thomas Wiliams, James Wright | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Johnny Hanna (SG), Sean Ament (SF), Allen Hitt (C) James Winters, Brian Allen, Ricky Beane, Edward Peterson | |
| 04:03 | New Mexico | John Scruggs misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-25 |
| 04:02 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt tips it home | 18-27 |
| 03:38 | UTEP | Val Dickson picks off the pass by Jesus Guzman | 18-27 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Sterling Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Worden (tiring) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mario Torres (fresh) PF - Jesus Guzman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Badgett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Ament (fresh) PF - Val Dickson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Hitt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | New Mexico | Sean Ament misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Mario Torres - foul #1 on Mario Torres, team foul #7 | 18-27 |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Wiliams (SG) Peter Worden | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edward Peterson (PF) Val Dickson | |
| 03:16 | New Mexico | Sean Ament makes the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 03:16 | New Mexico | Sean Ament misses the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 03:16 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman grabs the defensive rebound | 18-28 |
| 02:49 | UTEP | Johnny Hanna steals the ball from Jesus Guzman | 18-28 |
| 02:26 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by John Scruggs | 18-30 |
| 02:03 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 18-30 |
| 02:01 | UTEP | Thomas Wiliams grabs the offensive board | 18-30 |
| 01:44 | UTEP | Sterling Williams is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Sterling Williams, team foul #8 | 18-30 |
| Subs | UTEP | Peter Worden (SG), James Wright (PF) Mario Torres, Jesus Guzman | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Allen (SF), Val Dickson (PF) Sean Ament, Allen Hitt | |
| 01:17 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-30 |
| 01:15 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson tips it back up and in | 18-32 |
| 00:46 | UTEP | Sterling Williams clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-32 |
| 00:45 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Worden | 18-32 |
| 00:31 | UTEP | Peter Worden drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Wright | 20-32 |
| 00:08 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson clanks a floater in the paint | 20-32 |
| 00:06 | New Mexico | Val Dickson gets the offensive rebound | 20-32 |
| 00:05 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson buries a jumper from close range | 20-34 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Edward Peterson is called for the reach on Thomas Wiliams - foul #1 on Edward Peterson, team foul #6 | 20-34 |