| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Derrick Cimino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederic Rimmer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - Jewell Howard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sanford Millwood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Seaton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Jason Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Robbins (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Derek Foster (fresh) PF - John Snyder (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlos Strode (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard inbounds the ball | 32-40 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 19:24 | UTEP | John Snyder misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 19:23 | UTEP | Anthony Robbins tips it back up and in | 35-42 |
| 19:01 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Robbins is called for the reach on Frederic Rimmer - foul #1 on Anthony Robbins, team foul #1 | 35-42 |
| 18:48 | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Derek Foster - foul #1 on Derek Foster, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| 18:48 | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 18:48 | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer misses the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 18:48 | UTEP | Carlos Strode gets the rebound | 36-42 |
| 18:43 | UTEP | Carlos Strode's fadeaway is rejected by Ryan Seaton | 36-42 |
| 18:41 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| 18:36 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-42 |
| 18:34 | UTEP | John Snyder pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| 18:28 | UTEP | Carlos Strode is hacked by Ryan Seaton - foul #1 on Ryan Seaton, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| 18:23 | UTEP | Carlos Strode drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Anthony Robbins | 36-44 |
| 17:59 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-44 |
| 17:58 | UTEP | Jason Turner gets the rebound | 36-44 |
| 17:42 | UTEP | Carlos Strode makes the shot from close range | 36-46 |
| 17:28 | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Anthony Robbins - foul #2 on Anthony Robbins, team foul #3 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nicky Trahan (SF), Larry Petrovich (PF), Cecil Pagan (C) Jewell Howard, Sanford Millwood, Ryan Seaton | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler (PG), Adam Chiaramonte (SG), Edward Tinch (SF), Tim Crawford (PF), George Mitchell (C) Jason Turner, Anthony Robbins, Derek Foster, John Snyder, Carlos Strode | |
| 17:28 | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 17:28 | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 17:13 | UTEP | Tim Crawford misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Larry Petrovich - foul #1 on Larry Petrovich, team foul #2 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle (PG), Dennis Brown (SG) Derrick Cimino, Frederic Rimmer | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 17:13 | UTEP | Tim Crawford misses the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 17:13 | UTEP | Tim Crawford misses the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 17:13 | UTEP | George Mitchell snags the offensive board | 38-46 |
| 17:03 | UTEP | Larry Petrovich takes the ball from George Mitchell | 38-46 |
| 16:40 | Northern Iowa | Adam Chiaramonte swats the short shot by Randy Carlisle | 38-46 |
| 16:39 | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| 16:18 | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Tinch | 38-49 |
| 16:01 | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle's pass is intercepted by Adam Chiaramonte | 38-49 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Randy Carlisle (fresh) SG - Dennis Brown (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Nicky Trahan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Petrovich (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Cecil Pagan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Dewitt Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adam Chiaramonte (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Edward Tinch (fresh) PF - Tim Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | UTEP | Edward Tinch misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-49 |
| 15:50 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich grabs the defensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 15:31 | Northern Iowa | Nicky Trahan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-49 |
| 15:29 | UTEP | Tim Crawford snags the defensive board | 38-49 |
| 15:22 | UTEP | The refs have stopped play. Tim Crawford is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 38-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino (PG), Frederic Rimmer (SG), Spencer Miller (SF), Sanford Millwood (PF), Ryan Seaton (C) Randy Carlisle, Dennis Brown, Nicky Trahan, Larry Petrovich, Cecil Pagan | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Turner (PG), Anthony Robbins (SG), John Snyder (PF), Carlos Strode (C) Dewitt Wheeler, Adam Chiaramonte, Tim Crawford, George Mitchell | |
| 15:19 | UTEP | Carlos Strode misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-49 |
| 15:17 | UTEP | John Snyder grabs the offensive board | 38-49 |
| 15:11 | UTEP | John Snyder misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Sanford Millwood - foul #1 on Sanford Millwood, team foul #3 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Derek Foster (SF) Edward Tinch | |
| 15:11 | UTEP | John Snyder misses the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 15:11 | UTEP | John Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| 14:50 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-50 |
| 14:35 | UTEP | Anthony Robbins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-50 |
| 14:33 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller grabs the board | 38-50 |
| 14:18 | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 38-50 |
| 14:16 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 13:59 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Frederic Rimmer | 41-50 |
| 13:41 | UTEP | Carlos Strode is fouled on the floor by Ryan Seaton - foul #2 on Ryan Seaton, team foul #4 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler (PG), Edward Tinch (SF), George Mitchell (C) Jason Turner, Derek Foster, Carlos Strode | |
| 13:31 | UTEP | John Snyder makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Edward Tinch | 41-53 |
| 13:10 | Northern Iowa | Dewitt Wheeler is called for the reach on Derrick Cimino - foul #1 on Dewitt Wheeler, team foul #4 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle (SG) Frederic Rimmer | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 12:56 | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Spencer Miller | 43-53 |
| 12:44 | UTEP | John Snyder can't connect on a shot in the lane | 43-53 |
| 12:42 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 12:28 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 43-53 |
| 12:26 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Anthony Robbins | 43-53 |
| 12:13 | UTEP | Sanford Millwood picks off the pass by John Snyder | 43-53 |
| 12:02 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Randy Carlisle | 45-53 |
| 11:39 | UTEP | Edward Tinch makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from John Snyder | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Derrick Cimino (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Carlisle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Spencer Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Sanford Millwood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Ryan Seaton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Dewitt Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Robbins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edward Tinch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Snyder (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - George Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Northern Iowa | Dewitt Wheeler steals it from Sanford Millwood | 45-55 |
| 10:58 | UTEP | Anthony Robbins connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Dewitt Wheeler | 45-58 |
| 10:51 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton is fouled on the floor by John Snyder - foul #3 on John Snyder, team foul #5 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer (SG), Jewell Howard (SF), Larry Petrovich (PF), Cecil Pagan (C) Derrick Cimino, Spencer Miller, Sanford Millwood, Ryan Seaton | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Turner (PG), Adam Chiaramonte (SG), Derek Foster (SF), Tim Crawford (PF), Carlos Strode (C) Dewitt Wheeler, Anthony Robbins, Edward Tinch, John Snyder, George Mitchell | |
| 10:40 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-58 |
| 10:27 | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte is hacked by Jewell Howard - foul #2 on Jewell Howard, team foul #5 | 45-58 |
| 10:18 | UTEP | Carlos Strode buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Tim Crawford | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 10:00 | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 45-61 |
| 09:59 | UTEP | Jason Turner grabs the board | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 09:30 | UTEP | Randy Carlisle steals it from Jason Turner | 45-61 |
| 09:18 | Northern Iowa | The pull-up jumper by Randy Carlisle is blocked by Tim Crawford | 45-61 |
| 09:16 | UTEP | Carlos Strode gets the rebound | 45-61 |
| 09:12 | UTEP | Derek Foster makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Carlos Strode | 45-64 |
| 08:52 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard is whistled for a carry | 45-64 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino (PG), Nicky Trahan (PF) Randy Carlisle, Cecil Pagan | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler (PG), Edward Tinch (SF), George Mitchell (C) Jason Turner, Derek Foster, Carlos Strode | |
| 08:29 | UTEP | Tim Crawford lays it in on a great pass from Dewitt Wheeler | 45-66 |
| 08:16 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-66 |
| 08:15 | UTEP | Tim Crawford grabs the board | 45-66 |
| 08:04 | UTEP | Tim Crawford hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Nicky Trahan - foul #2 on Nicky Trahan, team foul #6 | 45-66 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown (SG), Spencer Miller (SF), Sanford Millwood (PF), Ryan Seaton (C) Frederic Rimmer, Jewell Howard, Nicky Trahan, Larry Petrovich | |
| Subs | UTEP | Anthony Robbins (SG) Adam Chiaramonte | |
| 08:04 | UTEP | Tim Crawford misses the 1st free throw | 45-66 |
| 08:04 | UTEP | Tim Crawford misses the 2nd free throw | 45-66 |
| 08:04 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Spencer Miller | 45-66 |
| 07:44 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-66 |
| 07:43 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-66 |
| 07:38 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino connects on the open 3 from the right corner | 48-66 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Derrick Cimino (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Brown (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Spencer Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Sanford Millwood (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Ryan Seaton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Dewitt Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Anthony Robbins (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edward Tinch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tim Crawford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:13 | UTEP | Tim Crawford slams it home on a great pass from Dewitt Wheeler | 48-68 |
| 06:58 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino misses the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-68 |
| 06:56 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Sanford Millwood | 48-68 |
| 06:36 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 48-68 |
| 06:35 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Sanford Millwood | 48-68 |
| 06:26 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton clanks a 3 from the right wing | 48-68 |
| 06:24 | UTEP | Edward Tinch grabs the board | 48-68 |
| 05:59 | UTEP | Edward Tinch lays it in set up by Anthony Robbins and the foul's on Dennis Brown - foul #2 on Dennis Brown, team foul #7 | 48-70 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle (PG), Frederic Rimmer (SG), Jewell Howard (SF), Larry Petrovich (PF), Cecil Pagan (C) Derrick Cimino, Dennis Brown, Spencer Miller, Sanford Millwood, Ryan Seaton | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Turner (PG), John Snyder (PF), Carlos Strode (C) Dewitt Wheeler, Tim Crawford, George Mitchell | |
| 05:59 | UTEP | Edward Tinch misses the free throw | 48-70 |
| 05:59 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan grabs the board | 48-70 |
| 05:40 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-70 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Derek Foster (SF) Edward Tinch | |
| 05:25 | UTEP | John Snyder drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Turner | 48-73 |
| 05:07 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 48-73 |
| 05:06 | UTEP | Jason Turner pulls down the rebound | 48-73 |
| 04:48 | UTEP | John Snyder knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Anthony Robbins | 48-75 |
| 04:36 | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle is fouled on the floor by Jason Turner - foul #1 on Jason Turner, team foul #6 | 48-75 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown (SG) Frederic Rimmer | |
| Subs | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte (SG) Anthony Robbins | |
| 04:23 | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 48-75 |
| 04:21 | UTEP | Carlos Strode pulls down the rebound | 48-75 |
| 04:00 | UTEP | John Snyder drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Derek Foster | 48-77 |
| 03:54 | Northern Iowa | John Snyder steals the ball from Dennis Brown | 48-77 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:26 | UTEP | Carlos Strode misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Dennis Brown - foul #3 on Dennis Brown, team foul #8 | 48-77 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp (SG), Nicky Trahan (PF) Jewell Howard, Cecil Pagan | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler (PG), Edward Tinch (SF), Tim Crawford (PF) Jason Turner, Derek Foster, John Snyder | |
| 03:26 | UTEP | Carlos Strode makes the 1st free throw | 48-78 |
| 03:26 | UTEP | Carlos Strode makes the 2nd free throw | 48-79 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Randy Carlisle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Kemp (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Nicky Trahan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Petrovich (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Dewitt Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Adam Chiaramonte (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Edward Tinch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tim Crawford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Strode (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich travels with the ball | 48-79 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard (C) Dennis Brown | |
| Subs | UTEP | Anthony Robbins (SG), George Mitchell (C) Adam Chiaramonte, Carlos Strode | |
| 02:52 | UTEP | Anthony Robbins misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-79 |
| 02:51 | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp gets the rebound | 48-79 |
| 02:44 | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp clanks a 3 from straight away | 48-79 |
| 02:43 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Tim Crawford | 48-79 |
| 02:38 | UTEP | Anthony Robbins can't connect on a runner near the basket | 48-79 |
| 02:37 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Tinch | 48-79 |
| 02:19 | UTEP | Anthony Robbins drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Dewitt Wheeler | 48-81 |
| 02:04 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-81 |
| 02:03 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Anthony Robbins | 48-81 |
| 01:37 | UTEP | Tim Crawford misses badly on a shot from the left block | 48-81 |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | Nicky Trahan gets the rebound | 48-81 |
| 01:21 | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp travels with the ball | 48-81 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown (SG), Cecil Pagan (C) Paul Kemp, Nicky Trahan | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Turner (PG), Derek Foster (SF), John Snyder (PF), Carlos Strode (C) Dewitt Wheeler, Edward Tinch, Tim Crawford, George Mitchell | |
| 00:52 | UTEP | John Snyder buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Carlos Strode and he's fouled by Larry Petrovich - foul #2 on Larry Petrovich, team foul #9 | 48-83 |
| 00:52 | UTEP | John Snyder makes the free throw | 48-84 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Derek Foster - foul #2 on Derek Foster, team foul #7 | 48-84 |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard misses the 1st free throw | 48-84 |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 48-84 |
| 00:44 | UTEP | Carlos Strode snags the defensive board | 48-84 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:22 | UTEP | Carlos Strode makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Anthony Robbins | 48-86 |
| 00:16 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich lays it in | 50-86 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Jason Turner runs out the clock | 50-86 |