| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Angel Montes (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Worden (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Jesus Guzman (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Stanley Badgett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Fontanez (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - James Lebeau (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Grant (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Roberto Delgado (fresh) PF - George Davis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Vito Russo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman inbounds the ball | 18-20 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:44 | UTEP | Roberto Delgado is called for the reach on Angel Montes - foul #2 on Roberto Delgado, team foul #1 | 18-20 |
| 19:22 | UTEP | Angel Montes buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Stanley Badgett | 20-20 |
| 19:11 | Central Florida | James Lebeau buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Grant | 20-23 |
| 18:50 | UTEP | James Lebeau steals the ball from Stanley Badgett | 20-23 |
| 18:45 | Central Florida | James Lebeau blows the layup | 20-23 |
| 18:44 | Central Florida | Richard Grant gets the offensive rebound | 20-23 |
| 18:27 | Central Florida | Richard Grant splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-23 |
| 18:26 | UTEP | Angel Montes grabs the board | 20-23 |
| 18:12 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman blows the layup | 20-23 |
| 18:11 | Central Florida | Vito Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 20-23 |
| 18:06 | Central Florida | Richard Grant is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-23 |
| 18:04 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman gets the rebound | 20-23 |
| 17:43 | UTEP | Stanley Badgett clanks a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Vito Russo - foul #1 on Vito Russo, team foul #2 | 20-23 |
| 17:43 | UTEP | Stanley Badgett makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 17:43 | UTEP | Stanley Badgett misses the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 17:43 | Central Florida | Vito Russo pulls down the rebound | 21-23 |
| 17:16 | Central Florida | Stanley Badgett is called for the reach on Richard Grant - foul #1 on Stanley Badgett, team foul #1 | 21-23 |
| 17:07 | Central Florida | George Davis knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-25 |
| 16:38 | UTEP | Peter Worden is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 21-25 |
| Subs | UTEP | Luis Velasquez (PF) Stanley Badgett | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jason Bynum (SF), Jeffery Fowler (C) Roberto Delgado, Vito Russo | |
| 16:09 | Central Florida | Richard Grant splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the right side | 21-27 |
| 15:44 | UTEP | Angel Montes misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-27 |
| 15:43 | UTEP | Richard Fontanez snags the offensive board | 21-27 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Angel Montes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Worden (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Jesus Guzman (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Luis Velasquez (fresh) C - Richard Fontanez (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - James Lebeau (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Grant (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jason Bynum (fresh) PF - George Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffery Fowler (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | UTEP | Richard Fontanez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-27 |
| Subs | UTEP | Mario Torres (SF), James Wright (C) Jesus Guzman, Richard Fontanez | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Roberto Delgado (SF), Vito Russo (C) Jason Bynum, George Davis | |
| 15:16 | Central Florida | Richard Grant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-27 |
| 15:15 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Roberto Delgado | 21-27 |
| 14:52 | Central Florida | Richard Grant knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-30 |
| 14:33 | UTEP | Peter Worden shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 21-30 |
| 14:32 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Jeffery Fowler | 21-30 |
| 14:08 | Central Florida | Richard Grant misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Peter Worden - foul #2 on Peter Worden, team foul #2 | 21-30 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jesus Guzman (SF), Stanley Badgett (PF) Mario Torres, Luis Velasquez | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 14:08 | Central Florida | Richard Grant makes the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 14:08 | Central Florida | Richard Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 14:08 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Peter Worden | 21-31 |
| 13:52 | UTEP | James Wright is hacked by Vito Russo - foul #2 on Vito Russo, team foul #3 | 21-31 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Fontanez (C) James Wright | |
| Subs | Central Florida | George Davis (PF) Jeffery Fowler | |
| 13:31 | UTEP | Angel Montes hits a wide open shot from the left side | 23-31 |
| 13:09 | Central Florida | Richard Grant works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by James Lebeau | 23-34 |
| 12:51 | UTEP | Stanley Badgett lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Jesus Guzman | 25-34 |
| 12:49 | Central Florida | Angel Montes steps in front of the James Lebeau pass in the backcourt | 25-34 |
| 12:47 | UTEP | Peter Worden can't finish the layup | 25-34 |
| 12:45 | Central Florida | Vito Russo snags the defensive board | 25-34 |
| 12:17 | Central Florida | Vito Russo misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-34 |
| 12:15 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman gets the rebound | 25-34 |
| 12:08 | UTEP | Angel Montes makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Peter Worden | 27-34 |
| 11:47 | Central Florida | Richard Grant comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 27-34 |
| 11:46 | Central Florida | Vito Russo grabs the offensive board | 27-34 |
| 11:30 | Central Florida | George Davis loses the dribble to Jesus Guzman | 27-34 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Angel Montes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Worden (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesus Guzman (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stanley Badgett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Fontanez (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - James Lebeau (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Grant (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Roberto Delgado (fairly fresh) PF - George Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Vito Russo (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 11:07 | UTEP | Peter Worden misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-34 |
| 11:06 | UTEP | Richard Fontanez snags the offensive board | 27-34 |
| 10:46 | UTEP | Angel Montes connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-34 |
| 10:20 | Central Florida | George Davis clanks a jumper from the left block | 30-34 |
| 10:19 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jesus Guzman | 30-34 |
| 10:05 | UTEP | Richard Fontanez is whistled for traveling | 30-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Wiliams (SG), Mario Torres (SF), Luis Velasquez (PF), James Wright (C) Peter Worden, Jesus Guzman, Stanley Badgett, Richard Fontanez | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Don Holford (PG), Jason Bynum (SF), Jeffery Fowler (PF), David Clark (C) James Lebeau, Roberto Delgado, George Davis, Vito Russo | |
| 09:47 | Central Florida | Richard Grant splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from straight away | 30-37 |
| 09:45 | UTEP | Angel Montes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-37 |
| 09:23 | Central Florida | Jeffery Fowler's pass is intercepted by James Wright | 30-37 |
| 09:07 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 30-37 |
| 09:05 | Central Florida | David Clark pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| 08:47 | Central Florida | Luis Velasquez steps in front of the Don Holford pass | 30-37 |
| 08:43 | UTEP | Thomas Wiliams hits the finger roll set up by Luis Velasquez | 32-37 |
| 08:17 | Central Florida | Richard Grant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-37 |
| Subs | UTEP | Peter Worden (SG), Jesus Guzman (SF), Stanley Badgett (PF) Thomas Wiliams, Mario Torres, Luis Velasquez | |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Lebeau (PG) Don Holford | |
| 07:53 | UTEP | James Wright can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on David Clark - foul #3 on David Clark, team foul #4 | 32-37 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | George Davis (PF) David Clark | |
| 07:53 | UTEP | James Wright makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 07:53 | UTEP | James Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 07:53 | Central Florida | Jeffery Fowler snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 07:25 | Central Florida | Richard Grant shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 07:24 | UTEP | Stanley Badgett pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Angel Montes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Worden (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesus Guzman (fresh) 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stanley Badgett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Wright (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - James Lebeau (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Grant (tiring) 25 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jason Bynum (fresh) PF - George Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffery Fowler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:04 | UTEP | Peter Worden blows the layup over the doubleteam | 33-37 |
| 07:02 | Central Florida | George Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 06:45 | Central Florida | Angel Montes is called for the reach on James Lebeau - foul #2 on Angel Montes, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Wiliams (PG), Richard Fontanez (C) Angel Montes, James Wright | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Roberto Delgado (SF), Vito Russo (C) Jason Bynum, Jeffery Fowler | |
| 06:18 | Central Florida | James Lebeau drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 05:55 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Worden | 36-40 |
| 05:35 | Central Florida | Richard Grant makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by James Lebeau | 36-43 |
| 05:11 | UTEP | Thomas Wiliams misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 05:10 | Central Florida | Richard Grant pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 04:55 | Central Florida | Vito Russo is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-43 |
| 04:53 | UTEP | Richard Fontanez gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| 04:27 | UTEP | Roberto Delgado picks off the pass by Jesus Guzman out of a doubleteam | 36-43 |
| 04:23 | Central Florida | James Lebeau hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Roberto Delgado | 36-45 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 04:13 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-45 |
| 04:11 | Central Florida | George Davis gets the rebound | 36-45 |
| 03:46 | Central Florida | James Lebeau misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 36-45 |
| 03:44 | UTEP | Richard Fontanez snags the defensive board | 36-45 |
| 03:29 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-45 |
| 03:27 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman grabs the offensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 03:09 | UTEP | Richard Grant is called for the reach on Peter Worden - foul #3 on Richard Grant, team foul #5 | 36-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Angel Montes (PG), Mario Torres (SF), Luis Velasquez (PF), James Wright (C) Peter Worden, Jesus Guzman, Stanley Badgett, Richard Fontanez | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Don Holford (PG), Jason Bynum (SF), Jeffery Fowler (PF), David Clark (C) James Lebeau, Roberto Delgado, George Davis, Vito Russo | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Angel Montes (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Wiliams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Torres (fresh) PF - Luis Velasquez (fresh) C - James Wright (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Don Holford (fresh) SG - Richard Grant (tiring) 28 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jason Bynum (fresh) PF - Jeffery Fowler (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 02:54 | UTEP | Thomas Wiliams scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Angel Montes and he's hacked by Jason Bynum - foul #1 on Jason Bynum, team foul #6 | 38-45 |
| 02:54 | UTEP | Thomas Wiliams makes the free throw | 39-45 |
| 02:50 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Fontanez (C) James Wright | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 02:33 | Central Florida | Don Holford hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Richard Grant out of the doubleteam | 39-47 |
| 02:33 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Peter Worden (SG), Jesus Guzman (SF) Thomas Wiliams, Mario Torres | |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Lebeau (PG), Roberto Delgado (SF), George Davis (PF), Vito Russo (C) Don Holford, Jason Bynum, Jeffery Fowler, David Clark | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:16 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on George Davis - foul #2 on George Davis, team foul #7 | 39-47 |
| 02:16 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez misses the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 02:16 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez misses the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 02:16 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Vito Russo | 39-47 |
| 01:47 | Central Florida | Richard Grant works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 39-47 |
| 01:46 | Central Florida | George Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 39-47 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:44 | Central Florida | George Davis is hacked by Richard Fontanez - foul #1 on Richard Fontanez, team foul #4 | 39-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stanley Badgett (PF) Luis Velasquez | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Don Holford (SG), Jason Bynum (SF), David Clark (PF) Richard Grant, Roberto Delgado, George Davis | |
| 01:43 | Central Florida | Peter Worden is called for the reach on Don Holford - foul #3 on Peter Worden, team foul #5 | 39-47 |
| 01:42 | Central Florida | Jesus Guzman is called for the reach on Don Holford - foul #1 on Jesus Guzman, team foul #6 | 39-47 |
| 01:40 | Central Florida | David Clark is fouled on the floor by Richard Fontanez - foul #2 on Richard Fontanez, team foul #7 | 39-47 |
| 01:40 | Central Florida | David Clark misses the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 01:40 | UTEP | Stanley Badgett gets the rebound | 39-47 |
| 01:31 | UTEP | Peter Worden is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-47 |
| 01:30 | UTEP | Stanley Badgett misses the tip | 39-47 |
| 01:28 | Central Florida | Vito Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 01:28 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 39-47 |
| 01:27 | Central Florida | Peter Worden is called for the reach on Don Holford in the backcourt - foul #4 on Peter Worden, team foul #8 | 39-47 |
| 01:27 | Central Florida | Don Holford misses the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 01:27 | UTEP | Richard Fontanez grabs the defensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 01:10 | UTEP | James Lebeau takes the ball from Peter Worden | 39-47 |
| 01:09 | Central Florida | David Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Angel Montes - foul #3 on Angel Montes, team foul #9 | 39-47 |
| 01:09 | Central Florida | David Clark misses the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 01:09 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Richard Fontanez | 39-47 |
| 00:53 | UTEP | Peter Worden hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Stanley Badgett | 42-47 |
| 00:53 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 42-47 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:27 | Central Florida | Don Holford blows the layup but he's hacked by Peter Worden - foul #5 on Peter Worden, team foul #10 | 42-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Wiliams (SG) Peter Worden | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Richard Grant (SG), George Davis (PF) James Lebeau, David Clark | |
| 00:27 | Central Florida | Don Holford makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 00:27 | Central Florida | Don Holford misses the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 00:27 | UTEP | Richard Fontanez pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:21 | UTEP | Angel Montes is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Jesus Guzman | 45-48 |
| 00:21 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 45-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Lebeau (PG) Don Holford | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:19 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum is hacked by Thomas Wiliams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Wiliams, team foul #11 | 45-48 |
| 00:19 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 00:19 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum misses the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 00:19 | UTEP | Stanley Badgett grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 00:12 | UTEP | Angel Montes misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-49 |
| 00:10 | Central Florida | Richard Grant pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 00:09 | Central Florida | Richard Grant is hacked by Angel Montes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Angel Montes, team foul #12 | 45-49 |
| 00:09 | Central Florida | Richard Grant makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 00:09 | Central Florida | Richard Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 00:04 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman travels with the ball | 45-51 |
| 00:03 | Central Florida | Richard Grant is hacked by Angel Montes in the backcourt - foul #5 on Angel Montes, team foul #13 | 45-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Antonio Castaneda (SG) Angel Montes | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 00:03 | Central Florida | Richard Grant misses the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 00:03 | Central Florida | Richard Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Antonio Castaneda misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 45-52 |