| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Barry (fresh) SG - Shawn Bartlow (fresh) SF - Ronald Gordon (fresh) PF - Salvatore Gallo (fresh) C - Sammie Rhodes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Lloyd Burns (fresh) SG - Robert Taylor (fresh) SF - Dennis Ruthenberg (fresh) PF - Gerald Blair (fresh) C - David Turner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor double dribbles in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | UTEP | Salvatore Gallo loses the dribble to Gerald Blair | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Tulsa | David Turner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Tulsa | David Turner tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | UTEP | Salvatore Gallo can't tip it in | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Tulsa | David Turner pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:22 | Tulsa | Salvatore Gallo steps in front of the Lloyd Burns pass in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:03 | UTEP | Charles Barry is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:01 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Gerald Blair | 0-2 |
| 17:51 | Tulsa | Shawn Bartlow picks off the pass by Robert Taylor | 0-2 |
| 17:48 | UTEP | Robert Taylor is called for the reach on Shawn Bartlow in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Taylor, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge (PG), Samuel Bartlett (SG), Brent Walls (SF), William Hubbard (PF), Robert Durrenberger (C) Charles Barry, Shawn Bartlow, Ronald Gordon, Salvatore Gallo, Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Luse (PG), Aaron Quintanar (SG), William Smith (SF), Carmine Morris (PF), Chris Kimbrough (C) Lloyd Burns, Robert Taylor, Dennis Ruthenberg, Gerald Blair, David Turner | |
| 17:36 | UTEP | Robert Durrenberger misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 17:35 | UTEP | William Hubbard pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:28 | UTEP | Samuel Bartlett is called for traveling | 0-2 |
| 17:14 | Tulsa | William Smith can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Durrenberger - foul #1 on Robert Durrenberger, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:14 | Tulsa | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 17:14 | Tulsa | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 16:59 | UTEP | Samuel Bartlett misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-4 |
| 16:58 | UTEP | Robert Durrenberger grabs the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 16:38 | UTEP | Brent Walls hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| Subs | UTEP | Phillip Devries (PG), Shawn Bartlow (SG), Salvatore Gallo (PF), Sammie Rhodes (C) Erik Lillibridge, Samuel Bartlett, William Hubbard, Robert Durrenberger | |
| Subs | Tulsa | George Adair (PG), Robert Taylor (SG), Dennis Ruthenberg (SF), Marvin Smith (PF), David Turner (C) Jason Luse, William Smith, Aaron Quintanar, Carmine Morris, Chris Kimbrough | |
| 16:38 | UTEP | Brent Walls makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 16:38 | UTEP | Brent Walls makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 16:21 | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg's floater is tipped away by Sammie Rhodes | 2-4 |
| 16:20 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor hits the follow up shot | 2-6 |
| 16:04 | UTEP | Phillip Devries is hacked by Marvin Smith - foul #1 on Marvin Smith, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Ronald Gordon (SF) Phillip Devries, Brent Walls | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Gerald Blair (PF) Dennis Ruthenberg | |
| 15:49 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes is called for a backcourt violation | 2-6 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar (SG), Dennis Ruthenberg (SF), Carmine Morris (C) Robert Taylor, Marvin Smith, David Turner | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Barry (fresh) SG - Shawn Bartlow (fairly fresh) SF - Ronald Gordon (fresh) PF - Salvatore Gallo (fairly fresh) C - Sammie Rhodes (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - George Adair (fresh) SG - Aaron Quintanar (fresh) SF - Dennis Ruthenberg (tiring) PF - Gerald Blair (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Carmine Morris (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 15:30 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Ruthenberg | 2-6 |
| 15:14 | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Carmine Morris | 2-8 |
| 15:09 | UTEP | George Adair steals the ball from Salvatore Gallo in the backcourt | 2-8 |
| 14:54 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris can't connect on a jumper from close range | 2-8 |
| 14:53 | UTEP | Charles Barry gets the rebound | 2-8 |
| 14:30 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon is hacked by Gerald Blair - foul #1 on Gerald Blair, team foul #4 | 2-8 |
| Subs | UTEP | Phillip Devries (PG), Erik Lillibridge (SG), Samuel Bartlett (SF), William Hubbard (PF), Robert Durrenberger (C) Charles Barry, Shawn Bartlow, Ronald Gordon, Salvatore Gallo, Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Luse (PG), Robert Taylor (SG), William Smith (SF), Marvin Smith (PF), David Turner (C) George Adair, Aaron Quintanar, Dennis Ruthenberg, Gerald Blair, Carmine Morris | |
| 14:12 | UTEP | Robert Durrenberger misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 2-8 |
| 14:10 | Tulsa | William Smith grabs the board | 2-8 |
| 13:49 | Tulsa | Jason Luse is whistled for traveling | 2-8 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brent Walls (SF) Phillip Devries | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Lloyd Burns (PG), Chris Kimbrough (PF) Robert Taylor, Marvin Smith | |
| 13:34 | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Samuel Bartlett | 5-8 |
| 13:20 | Tulsa | Lloyd Burns knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-10 |
| 13:07 | UTEP | Robert Durrenberger hits the finger roll on a great pass from Erik Lillibridge | 7-10 |
| 12:46 | Tulsa | Lloyd Burns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-10 |
| Subs | UTEP | Phillip Devries (PG), Ronald Gordon (SF), Sammie Rhodes (C) Samuel Bartlett, Brent Walls, Robert Durrenberger | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Taylor (SG), Aaron Quintanar (SF), Gerald Blair (PF), Carmine Morris (C) Jason Luse, William Smith, Chris Kimbrough, David Turner | |
| 12:34 | UTEP | Phillip Devries scores on a runner in the lane set up by Erik Lillibridge | 9-10 |
| 12:31 | Tulsa | Ronald Gordon is called for the reach on Lloyd Burns in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Gordon, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Shawn Bartlow (SG) Phillip Devries, Erik Lillibridge | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Marvin Smith (PF) Gerald Blair | |
| 12:07 | Tulsa | Marvin Smith can't finish the layup | 9-10 |
| 12:05 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow pulls down the rebound | 9-10 |
| 11:53 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow misses the 3 from straight away | 9-10 |
| 11:51 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Barry (fresh) SG - Shawn Bartlow (tiring) SF - Ronald Gordon (fairly fresh) PF - William Hubbard (fairly fresh) C - Sammie Rhodes (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Lloyd Burns (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Robert Taylor (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Aaron Quintanar (fairly fresh) PF - Marvin Smith (fairly fresh) C - Carmine Morris (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Tulsa | Marvin Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-10 |
| 11:32 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 11:26 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Barry | 12-10 |
| 11:02 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris hits the finger roll | 12-12 |
| 10:43 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-12 |
| 10:41 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor gets the rebound | 12-12 |
| 10:31 | Tulsa | Charles Barry picks off the pass by Aaron Quintanar | 12-12 |
| 10:26 | UTEP | Charles Barry can't finish the layup | 12-12 |
| 10:24 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Marvin Smith | 12-12 |
| 10:20 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-12 |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge (PG), Samuel Bartlett (SG), Brent Walls (SF), Salvatore Gallo (PF), Robert Durrenberger (C) Charles Barry, Shawn Bartlow, Ronald Gordon, William Hubbard, Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Tulsa | George Adair (PG), Jason Luse (SG), Dennis Ruthenberg (SF), Gerald Blair (PF), Chris Kimbrough (C) Lloyd Burns, Robert Taylor, Aaron Quintanar, Marvin Smith, Carmine Morris | |
| 10:04 | UTEP | Brent Walls buries a turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by Gerald Blair - foul #2 on Gerald Blair, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | William Smith (SG), David Turner (C) George Adair, Gerald Blair | |
| 10:04 | UTEP | Brent Walls makes the free throw | 15-12 |
| 09:48 | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-12 |
| 09:47 | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge snags the defensive board | 15-12 |
| 09:45 | UTEP | Brent Walls is hacked by Dennis Ruthenberg in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dennis Ruthenberg, team foul #6 | 15-12 |
| 09:34 | UTEP | Salvatore Gallo misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Chris Kimbrough - foul #1 on Chris Kimbrough, team foul #7 | 15-12 |
| Subs | UTEP | Phillip Devries (PG) Erik Lillibridge | |
| Subs | Tulsa | George Adair (PG) William Smith | |
| 09:34 | UTEP | Salvatore Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 09:34 | UTEP | Salvatore Gallo misses the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 09:34 | Tulsa | David Turner gets the rebound | 16-12 |
| 09:27 | Tulsa | David Turner drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Chris Kimbrough | 16-14 |
| 09:09 | UTEP | Salvatore Gallo is wide open and slams it home set up by Phillip Devries | 18-14 |
| 09:07 | Tulsa | Salvatore Gallo is called for the reach on George Adair in the backcourt - foul #1 on Salvatore Gallo, team foul #3 | 18-14 |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge (SG), Ronald Gordon (SF) Samuel Bartlett, Brent Walls | |
| Subs | Tulsa | William Smith (SG), Carmine Morris (PF) Jason Luse, Chris Kimbrough | |
| 08:53 | Tulsa | William Smith misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 18-14 |
| 08:51 | Tulsa | William Smith gets the offensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 08:44 | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-14 |
| 08:42 | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge gets the rebound | 18-14 |
| 08:31 | UTEP | Phillip Devries can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on David Turner - foul #1 on David Turner, team foul #8 | 18-14 |
| Subs | UTEP | William Hubbard (C) Robert Durrenberger | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Lloyd Burns (PG) George Adair | |
| 08:31 | UTEP | Phillip Devries misses the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 08:31 | UTEP | Phillip Devries makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 08:14 | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg clanks a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Ronald Gordon - foul #2 on Ronald Gordon, team foul #4 | 19-14 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Brent Walls (SF) Phillip Devries, Ronald Gordon | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Taylor (SG), Chris Kimbrough (PF) William Smith, Carmine Morris | |
| 08:14 | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 08:14 | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 08:14 | UTEP | Salvatore Gallo gets the rebound | 19-15 |
| 08:12 | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge's pass is intercepted by Dennis Ruthenberg in the backcourt | 19-15 |
| 08:10 | Tulsa | Lloyd Burns hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dennis Ruthenberg | 19-17 |
| 07:50 | UTEP | Charles Barry can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Lloyd Burns - foul #1 on Lloyd Burns, team foul #9 | 19-17 |
| Subs | UTEP | Samuel Bartlett (SG), Sammie Rhodes (C) Erik Lillibridge, Salvatore Gallo | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Luse (PG) Lloyd Burns | |
| 07:50 | UTEP | Charles Barry makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 07:50 | UTEP | Charles Barry makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 07:48 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor loses the dribble to Samuel Bartlett in the backcourt | 21-17 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Barry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Bartlett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brent Walls (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Hubbard (tiring) C - Sammie Rhodes (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Jason Luse (fresh) SG - Robert Taylor (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Ruthenberg (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Chris Kimbrough (fairly fresh) C - David Turner (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | UTEP | Charles Barry comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Chris Kimbrough - foul #2 on Chris Kimbrough, team foul #10 | 21-17 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar (SG), William Smith (SF), Carmine Morris (PF) Robert Taylor, Dennis Ruthenberg, Chris Kimbrough | |
| 07:23 | UTEP | Charles Barry misses the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 07:23 | UTEP | Charles Barry makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 07:16 | Tulsa | Brent Walls steals it from Aaron Quintanar in the backcourt | 22-17 |
| 07:13 | UTEP | Samuel Bartlett hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brent Walls | 24-17 |
| 06:54 | Tulsa | William Smith can't finish the layup | 24-17 |
| 06:52 | UTEP | William Hubbard grabs the board | 24-17 |
| 06:34 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes is fouled on the floor by David Turner - foul #2 on David Turner, team foul #11 | 24-17 |
| Subs | UTEP | Phillip Devries (PG), Shawn Bartlow (SG), Robert Durrenberger (PF) Charles Barry, Samuel Bartlett, William Hubbard | |
| Subs | Tulsa | George Adair (PG), Dennis Ruthenberg (SF), Marvin Smith (PF) Jason Luse, William Smith, David Turner | |
| 06:34 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 06:34 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| 06:18 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-17 |
| 06:16 | UTEP | Robert Durrenberger grabs the board | 26-17 |
| 06:14 | UTEP | Brent Walls is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Ruthenberg - foul #2 on Dennis Ruthenberg, team foul #12 | 26-17 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Gallo (PF) Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Taylor (SG) Dennis Ruthenberg | |
| 06:14 | UTEP | Brent Walls makes the 1st free throw | 27-17 |
| 06:14 | UTEP | Brent Walls misses the 2nd free throw | 27-17 |
| 06:14 | Tulsa | Marvin Smith snags the defensive board | 27-17 |
| 06:11 | Tulsa | Phillip Devries is called for the reach on George Adair in the backcourt - foul #1 on Phillip Devries, team foul #5 | 27-17 |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge (SG) Shawn Bartlow | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 06:06 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-20 |
| 06:04 | UTEP | George Adair is called for the reach on Phillip Devries in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Adair, team foul #13 | 27-20 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Lloyd Burns (PG) George Adair | |
| 06:04 | UTEP | Phillip Devries makes the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 06:04 | UTEP | Phillip Devries makes the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 06:02 | Tulsa | Erik Lillibridge steals the ball from Lloyd Burns in the backcourt | 29-20 |
| 05:46 | UTEP | Salvatore Gallo misses short on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Marvin Smith - foul #2 on Marvin Smith, team foul #14 | 29-20 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG) Phillip Devries | |
| Subs | Tulsa | William Smith (C) Marvin Smith | |
| 05:46 | UTEP | Salvatore Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 05:46 | UTEP | Salvatore Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 31-20 |
| 05:42 | Tulsa | Lloyd Burns is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Barry - foul #1 on Charles Barry, team foul #6 | 31-20 |
| 05:35 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Carmine Morris | 31-22 |
| 05:23 | UTEP | Charles Barry comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-22 |
| 05:22 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Aaron Quintanar | 31-22 |
| 05:22 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 31-22 |
| Subs | UTEP | Phillip Devries (PG), Shawn Bartlow (SG), Samuel Bartlett (SF), William Hubbard (C) Charles Barry, Erik Lillibridge, Brent Walls, Robert Durrenberger | |
| Subs | Tulsa | George Adair (PG), Jason Luse (SG) Lloyd Burns, Robert Taylor | |
| 05:09 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris misses the shot in the paint but he's fouled by William Hubbard - foul #1 on William Hubbard, team foul #7 | 31-22 |
| 05:09 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris misses the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 05:09 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| 05:09 | UTEP | William Hubbard grabs the defensive rebound | 31-22 |
| 05:00 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow is called for traveling | 31-22 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes (C) Salvatore Gallo | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 04:42 | Tulsa | Jason Luse misses the floater from the right wing | 31-22 |
| 04:40 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Luse | 31-22 |
| 04:20 | Tulsa | William Hubbard steals the ball from Carmine Morris | 31-22 |
| 04:14 | UTEP | Phillip Devries misses long on a shot from the right side | 31-22 |
| 04:13 | Tulsa | Jason Luse pulls down the rebound | 31-22 |
| 04:08 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-22 |
| 04:07 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes snags the defensive board | 31-22 |
| 03:46 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes connects on the open runner in the paint on a great pass from William Hubbard | 33-22 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Phillip Devries (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Bartlow (tiring) SF - Samuel Bartlett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Hubbard (tiring) 3 reb. C - Sammie Rhodes (tired) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - George Adair (fairly fresh) SG - Jason Luse (fairly fresh) SF - Aaron Quintanar (tired) 2 pts. PF - Carmine Morris (tired) 5 pts. C - William Smith (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 03:32 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 33-22 |
| 03:31 | UTEP | Samuel Bartlett pulls down the rebound | 33-22 |
| 03:25 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by William Hubbard | 36-22 |
| 03:13 | Tulsa | William Smith banks in the layup on a great pass from Jason Luse | 36-24 |
| 03:01 | UTEP | Aaron Quintanar steals the ball from Shawn Bartlow | 36-24 |
| 02:57 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar misses the lay-in | 36-24 |
| 02:56 | UTEP | William Hubbard grabs the board | 36-24 |
| 02:56 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 36-24 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Erik Lillibridge (SG), Ronald Gordon (SF), Robert Durrenberger (PF), Brent Walls (C) Phillip Devries, Shawn Bartlow, Samuel Bartlett, William Hubbard, Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Lloyd Burns (PG), Robert Taylor (SG), Marvin Smith (SF), Gerald Blair (PF), Chris Kimbrough (C) George Adair, Jason Luse, Aaron Quintanar, Carmine Morris, William Smith | |
| 02:38 | UTEP | Charles Barry connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Ronald Gordon | 39-24 |
| 02:14 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 39-24 |
| 02:12 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor tips it back up and in | 39-26 |
| 01:55 | UTEP | Marvin Smith steals it from Brent Walls | 39-26 |
| 01:50 | Tulsa | Lloyd Burns banks in the layup on a great pass from Marvin Smith | 39-28 |
| 01:47 | UTEP | Charles Barry is hacked by Lloyd Burns in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lloyd Burns, team foul #15 | 39-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Gallo (PF) Brent Walls | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg (SF), David Turner (C) Marvin Smith, Chris Kimbrough | |
| 01:47 | UTEP | Charles Barry makes the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 01:47 | UTEP | Charles Barry makes the 2nd free throw | 41-28 |
| 01:21 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair is fouled on the floor by Salvatore Gallo - foul #2 on Salvatore Gallo, team foul #8 | 41-28 |
| 01:21 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair makes the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 01:21 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair misses the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 01:21 | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge gets the rebound | 41-29 |
| 01:05 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon is hacked by Dennis Ruthenberg - foul #3 on Dennis Ruthenberg, team foul #16 | 41-29 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Marvin Smith (SF) Dennis Ruthenberg | |
| 01:05 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 42-29 |
| 01:05 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 43-29 |
| 00:55 | Tulsa | David Turner clanks a 3 from the right corner | 43-29 |
| 00:54 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-29 |
| 00:43 | Tulsa | Marvin Smith is hacked by Ronald Gordon - foul #3 on Ronald Gordon, team foul #9 | 43-29 |
| Subs | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow (SG), Brent Walls (SF), William Hubbard (C) Erik Lillibridge, Ronald Gordon, Robert Durrenberger | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Luse (PG) Lloyd Burns | |
| 00:43 | Tulsa | Marvin Smith makes the 1st free throw | 43-30 |
| 00:43 | Tulsa | Marvin Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 00:20 | UTEP | Brent Walls connects on the open jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Salvatore Gallo | 45-31 |
| 00:01 | Tulsa | Salvatore Gallo swats the layup by Gerald Blair | 45-31 |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | David Turner pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-31 |