| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Shawn Bartlow (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brent Walls (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frank Parker (fresh) 6 reb. C - James Perkins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Sean Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Taylor (fresh) SF - Dennis Ruthenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Blair (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg inbounds the ball | 43-27 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson is fouled on the floor by Shawn Bartlow - foul #2 on Shawn Bartlow, team foul #1 | 43-27 |
| 19:32 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor connects on the open 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-30 |
| 19:11 | UTEP | Robert Taylor steals the ball from Ronald Gordon | 43-30 |
| 19:08 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson can't throw it down | 43-30 |
| 19:06 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair grabs the offensive board | 43-30 |
| 18:49 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Robert Taylor | 43-32 |
| 18:47 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow's pass is intercepted by Robert Taylor in the backcourt | 43-32 |
| 18:31 | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg is fouled on the floor by Shawn Bartlow - foul #3 on Shawn Bartlow, team foul #2 | 43-32 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Phillip Devries (SG), Robert Durrenberger (SF), Sammie Rhodes (PF) Shawn Bartlow, Brent Walls, Ronald Gordon, Frank Parker | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar (PG), Jason Luse (SG), William Smith (SF), Carmine Morris (PF), Chris Kimbrough (C) Sean Anderson, Robert Taylor, Dennis Ruthenberg, Gerald Blair, David Turner | |
| 18:24 | Tulsa | Chris Kimbrough misses the lay-in | 43-32 |
| 18:22 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris hits the follow up shot | 43-34 |
| 18:03 | UTEP | James Perkins hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 43-34 |
| 18:02 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris grabs the board | 43-34 |
| 17:38 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 17:22 | UTEP | James Perkins hits the finger roll and the foul's on Aaron Quintanar - foul #2 on Aaron Quintanar, team foul #1 | 45-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge (PG), Brent Walls (SG), Samuel Bartlett (SF), William Hubbard (C) Charles Barry, Phillip Devries, Robert Durrenberger, Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Sean Anderson (PG), Robert Taylor (SG), Dennis Ruthenberg (SF), Marvin Smith (PF), David Turner (C) Aaron Quintanar, Jason Luse, William Smith, Carmine Morris, Chris Kimbrough | |
| 17:22 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the free throw | 46-36 |
| 17:20 | Tulsa | Erik Lillibridge is called for the reach on Sean Anderson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Erik Lillibridge, team foul #3 | 46-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Frank Parker (PF) James Perkins | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 17:08 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-36 |
| 16:53 | UTEP | William Hubbard is fouled on the floor by David Turner - foul #1 on David Turner, team foul #2 | 46-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Gerald Blair (PF) Dennis Ruthenberg | |
| 16:35 | UTEP | Samuel Bartlett is fouled on the floor by Marvin Smith - foul #1 on Marvin Smith, team foul #3 | 46-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Gordon (SF) Samuel Bartlett | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg (SF) Marvin Smith | |
| 16:14 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon banks in the layup and the foul's on David Turner - foul #2 on David Turner, team foul #4 | 48-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Phillip Devries (SG), James Perkins (PF) Erik Lillibridge, Brent Walls, Frank Parker | |
| Subs | Tulsa | George Adair (PG), Jason Luse (SG), Carmine Morris (C) Sean Anderson, Robert Taylor, David Turner | |
| 16:14 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon makes the free throw | 49-36 |
| 15:59 | Tulsa | George Adair misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-36 |
| 15:57 | UTEP | Phillip Devries gets the rebound | 49-36 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Barry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Devries (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ronald Gordon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Perkins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - William Hubbard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - George Adair (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jason Luse (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Ruthenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Blair (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Carmine Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:40 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 49-36 |
| 15:39 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris gets the rebound | 49-36 |
| 15:35 | Tulsa | Jason Luse connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 49-38 |
| 15:24 | UTEP | George Adair steps in front of the James Perkins pass | 49-38 |
| 15:10 | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg makes the wide open jumper from the right side on a great pass from George Adair | 49-40 |
| 14:52 | UTEP | James Perkins can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 49-40 |
| 14:50 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Carmine Morris | 49-40 |
| 14:48 | Tulsa | Charles Barry picks off the pass by Carmine Morris in the backcourt | 49-40 |
| 14:47 | UTEP | Charles Barry hits the finger roll | 51-40 |
| 14:32 | Tulsa | Jason Luse makes the wide open 3 from the left corner on a great pass from George Adair | 51-43 |
| 14:13 | UTEP | James Perkins is open but misses the lay-in | 51-43 |
| 14:11 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair grabs the board | 51-43 |
| 13:55 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair clanks a turnaround from the left block | 51-43 |
| 13:54 | UTEP | James Perkins snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| 13:49 | UTEP | Charles Barry misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by George Adair - foul #1 on George Adair, team foul #5 | 51-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge (SG), Robert Durrenberger (SF), Sammie Rhodes (PF) Phillip Devries, Ronald Gordon, William Hubbard | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Sean Anderson (PG), Aaron Quintanar (SG), William Smith (SF), Marvin Smith (PF), Chris Kimbrough (C) George Adair, Jason Luse, Dennis Ruthenberg, Gerald Blair, Carmine Morris | |
| 13:49 | UTEP | Charles Barry makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 13:49 | UTEP | Charles Barry makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 13:28 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Erik Lillibridge - foul #2 on Erik Lillibridge, team foul #4 | 53-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow (PG) Charles Barry | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 13:28 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 13:28 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 13:26 | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge is hacked by Aaron Quintanar in the backcourt - foul #3 on Aaron Quintanar, team foul #6 | 53-45 |
| 13:13 | UTEP | James Perkins clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 53-45 |
| 13:12 | Tulsa | Chris Kimbrough pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| 13:05 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-45 |
| 13:04 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Sammie Rhodes | 53-45 |
| 12:50 | UTEP | James Perkins misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 53-45 |
| 12:49 | UTEP | James Perkins gets the offensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 12:39 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the wide open runner from close range | 55-45 |
| 12:11 | Tulsa | William Smith buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Sean Anderson | 55-48 |
| 11:43 | UTEP | The jump hook by James Perkins is blocked by Marvin Smith | 55-48 |
| 11:42 | Tulsa | Chris Kimbrough grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Shawn Bartlow (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Erik Lillibridge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Durrenberger (tiring) PF - Sammie Rhodes (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Perkins (tired) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Sean Anderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Quintanar (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Smith (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Marvin Smith (tiring) C - Chris Kimbrough (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Marvin Smith | 55-51 |
| 11:34 | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brent Walls (SG), Samuel Bartlett (SF), Frank Parker (PF), William Hubbard (C) Erik Lillibridge, Robert Durrenberger, Sammie Rhodes, James Perkins | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Taylor (SG), Dennis Ruthenberg (SF), Carmine Morris (PF), David Turner (C) Aaron Quintanar, William Smith, Marvin Smith, Chris Kimbrough | |
| 11:20 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Sean Anderson | 55-54 |
| 11:03 | UTEP | Frank Parker can't finish the layup | 55-54 |
| 11:01 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 10:47 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 10:45 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor hits the follow up shot | 55-56 |
| 10:43 | UTEP | Samuel Bartlett's pass is intercepted by Carmine Morris in the backcourt | 55-56 |
| 10:21 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris connects on the fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by Frank Parker - foul #3 on Frank Parker, team foul #5 | 55-58 |
| Subs | UTEP | Phillip Devries (SG), Ronald Gordon (SF) Brent Walls, Samuel Bartlett | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Luse (PG), Aaron Quintanar (SF) Sean Anderson, Dennis Ruthenberg | |
| 10:21 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris makes the free throw | 55-59 |
| 09:58 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-59 |
| 09:56 | Tulsa | David Turner grabs the board | 55-59 |
| 09:31 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-59 |
| 09:29 | UTEP | Phillip Devries grabs the board | 55-59 |
| 09:24 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Luse - foul #2 on Jason Luse, team foul #7 | 55-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brent Walls (SG), Sammie Rhodes (PF), James Perkins (C) Phillip Devries, Frank Parker, William Hubbard | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Sean Anderson (PG), Gerald Blair (PF) Jason Luse, Carmine Morris | |
| 09:24 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 09:24 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow misses the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 09:24 | Tulsa | David Turner gets the rebound | 56-59 |
| 09:21 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG) Shawn Bartlow | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 09:09 | UTEP | James Perkins throws it down | 58-59 |
| 08:59 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg (SF) Aaron Quintanar | |
| 08:42 | UTEP | Sean Anderson picks off the pass by Brent Walls | 58-59 |
| 08:39 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson lays it up and in | 58-61 |
| 08:29 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes travels with the ball | 58-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge (PG), Frank Parker (PF) Charles Barry, Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Tulsa | George Adair (PG), William Smith (SF) Sean Anderson, Dennis Ruthenberg | |
| 08:04 | Tulsa | David Turner hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by James Perkins - foul #2 on James Perkins, team foul #6 | 58-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Phillip Devries (SG), Samuel Bartlett (SF) Brent Walls, Ronald Gordon | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Sean Anderson (PG), Jason Luse (SG) George Adair, Robert Taylor | |
| 08:04 | Tulsa | David Turner makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 08:04 | Tulsa | David Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 07:43 | UTEP | James Perkins misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jason Luse - foul #3 on Jason Luse, team foul #8 | 58-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow (PG), Sammie Rhodes (PF) Erik Lillibridge, Frank Parker | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg (SF), Chris Kimbrough (C) William Smith, David Turner | |
| 07:43 | UTEP | James Perkins misses the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 07:43 | UTEP | James Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 07:43 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair pulls down the rebound | 58-63 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Shawn Bartlow (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Phillip Devries (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Samuel Bartlett (fresh) PF - Sammie Rhodes (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Perkins (tired) 16 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Sean Anderson (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Luse (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dennis Ruthenberg (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Blair (tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Chris Kimbrough (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Tulsa | Phillip Devries is called for the reach on Sean Anderson - foul #2 on Phillip Devries, team foul #7 | 58-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Brent Walls (SG), Ronald Gordon (SF), William Hubbard (C) Shawn Bartlow, Phillip Devries, Samuel Bartlett, James Perkins | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar (SF), Carmine Morris (PF) Dennis Ruthenberg, Gerald Blair | |
| 07:16 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 07:16 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes gets the rebound | 58-63 |
| 07:13 | UTEP | Brent Walls's pass is intercepted by Sean Anderson in the backcourt | 58-63 |
| 07:01 | Tulsa | Chris Kimbrough misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-63 |
| 06:59 | UTEP | Charles Barry pulls down the rebound | 58-63 |
| 06:55 | UTEP | Sean Anderson is called for the reach on William Hubbard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sean Anderson, team foul #9 | 58-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Frank Parker (PF) Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Tulsa | George Adair (PG), Robert Taylor (SG) Sean Anderson, Jason Luse | |
| 06:55 | UTEP | William Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 06:55 | UTEP | William Hubbard misses the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 06:55 | Tulsa | Chris Kimbrough grabs the board | 59-63 |
| 06:29 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar's pass is intercepted by William Hubbard | 59-63 |
| 06:25 | UTEP | Charles Barry is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Taylor - foul #2 on Robert Taylor, team foul #10 | 59-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge (SG), Robert Durrenberger (SF) Brent Walls, Ronald Gordon | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Sean Anderson (PG), Dennis Ruthenberg (SF), Gerald Blair (PF), David Turner (C) George Adair, Aaron Quintanar, Chris Kimbrough, Carmine Morris | |
| 06:25 | UTEP | Charles Barry misses the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 06:25 | UTEP | Charles Barry makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 06:11 | Tulsa | David Turner drills a jumper from the left block | 60-65 |
| 05:57 | UTEP | Charles Barry misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 60-65 |
| 05:55 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor pulls down the rebound | 60-65 |
| 05:55 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-65 |
| Subs | UTEP | Phillip Devries (SG), Sammie Rhodes (PF), James Perkins (C) Charles Barry, Frank Parker, William Hubbard | |
| Subs | Tulsa | George Adair (PG), Jason Luse (SG), William Smith (SF), Marvin Smith (PF) Sean Anderson, Robert Taylor, Dennis Ruthenberg, Gerald Blair | |
| 05:28 | Tulsa | David Turner clanks a shot from the right side | 60-65 |
| 05:27 | UTEP | Phillip Devries grabs the board | 60-65 |
| 05:22 | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Phillip Devries | 62-65 |
| 05:20 | Tulsa | William Smith's pass is intercepted by Phillip Devries in the backcourt | 62-65 |
| 05:19 | UTEP | Phillip Devries hits the finger roll | 64-65 |
| 05:09 | Tulsa | David Turner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-65 |
| Subs | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow (PG), Samuel Bartlett (SF) Erik Lillibridge, Robert Durrenberger | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Sean Anderson (PG), Dennis Ruthenberg (SF), Gerald Blair (PF), Carmine Morris (C) George Adair, William Smith, Marvin Smith, David Turner | |
| 04:45 | UTEP | James Perkins is open but comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Carmine Morris - foul #2 on Carmine Morris, team foul #11 | 64-65 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brent Walls (SG), Frank Parker (PF) Phillip Devries, Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar (SF) Dennis Ruthenberg | |
| 04:45 | UTEP | James Perkins misses the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 04:45 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 04:24 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris buries a floater from the left block set up by Sean Anderson | 65-67 |
| 03:55 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 65-67 |
| 03:53 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Parker | 65-67 |
| 03:53 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Phillip Devries (SG), Ronald Gordon (SF), Sammie Rhodes (PF), William Hubbard (C) Shawn Bartlow, Brent Walls, Samuel Bartlett, Frank Parker, James Perkins | |
| Subs | Tulsa | George Adair (PG), Robert Taylor (SG), William Smith (SF), Marvin Smith (PF), Chris Kimbrough (C) Sean Anderson, Jason Luse, Aaron Quintanar, Gerald Blair, Carmine Morris | |
| 03:41 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-67 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Durrenberger (SF) Ronald Gordon | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Barry (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Devries (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SF - Robert Durrenberger (fresh) PF - Sammie Rhodes (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Hubbard (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - George Adair (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Taylor (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Marvin Smith (fresh) C - Chris Kimbrough (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Smith | 65-69 |
| 02:47 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-69 |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge (PG), Brent Walls (SG), Ronald Gordon (SF), Frank Parker (PF), James Perkins (C) Charles Barry, Phillip Devries, Robert Durrenberger, Sammie Rhodes, William Hubbard | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Sean Anderson (PG), Jason Luse (SG), Dennis Ruthenberg (SF), Carmine Morris (PF), David Turner (C) George Adair, Robert Taylor, William Smith, Marvin Smith, Chris Kimbrough | |
| 02:27 | Tulsa | Erik Lillibridge steps in front of the Jason Luse pass | 65-69 |
| 02:10 | UTEP | Carmine Morris denies the turnaround by James Perkins | 65-69 |
| 02:09 | Tulsa | David Turner snags the defensive board | 65-69 |
| 02:02 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Parker - foul #4 on Frank Parker, team foul #8 | 65-69 |
| Subs | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow (PG), Samuel Bartlett (SF), Sammie Rhodes (PF), William Hubbard (C) Brent Walls, Ronald Gordon, Frank Parker, James Perkins | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar (SG), Gerald Blair (PF) Jason Luse, Carmine Morris | |
| 02:02 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 02:02 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 65-69 |
| 01:41 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow misses badly on a floater from the left side | 65-69 |
| 01:40 | Tulsa | David Turner gets the rebound | 65-69 |
| 01:38 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-69 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brent Walls (SG), Ronald Gordon (SF), Frank Parker (PF), James Perkins (C) Erik Lillibridge, Samuel Bartlett, Sammie Rhodes, William Hubbard | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Taylor (SG) Aaron Quintanar | |
| 01:23 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow throws it down on a nice dish by Brent Walls | 67-69 |
| 01:20 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson is hacked by Shawn Bartlow in the backcourt - foul #4 on Shawn Bartlow, team foul #9 | 67-69 |
| 01:20 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 01:20 | UTEP | James Perkins grabs the board | 67-69 |
| 00:54 | UTEP | Frank Parker drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Ronald Gordon and he's hacked by Gerald Blair - foul #2 on Gerald Blair, team foul #12 | 69-69 |
| 00:54 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| 00:54 | UTEP | Frank Parker makes the free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:34 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 70-69 |
| 00:32 | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg gets the offensive rebound | 70-69 |
| 00:21 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor misses the lay-in | 70-69 |
| 00:19 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor tips it in | 70-71 |
| 00:10 | UTEP | James Perkins buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Shawn Bartlow | 72-71 |
| 00:10 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-71 |
| 00:01 | Tulsa | David Turner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 72-71 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | The rebound goes to James Perkins | 72-71 |