| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Tom Bey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dikembe Abdon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Scott Moon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Walker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Houchin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jeremy Poythress (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David McKune (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brian Stublaski (fresh) PF - Gregory Sparks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gerald Duckworth (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Scott Moon inbounds the ball | 40-35 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:40 | UTEP | Tom Bey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-35 |
| 19:24 | Western Michigan | Jeremy Poythress misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 19:23 | Western Michigan | Gregory Sparks tips it but misses | 40-35 |
| 19:21 | UTEP | Larry Houchin gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 19:01 | UTEP | Richard Walker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-35 |
| 18:59 | Western Michigan | Gerald Duckworth gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 18:40 | Western Michigan | Scott Moon is called for the reach on Brian Stublaski - foul #1 on Scott Moon, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Rogers (PG), Richard Cortes (SG), Thomas Kerney (SF), Robert Jenkins (PF), Antonio Davis (C) Tom Bey, Dikembe Abdon, Scott Moon, Richard Walker, Larry Houchin | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa (PG), Philip Cecil (SG), Thomas Lacy (SF), Larry Purcell (PF), Martin Ertl (C) Jeremy Poythress, David McKune, Brian Stublaski, Gregory Sparks, Gerald Duckworth | |
| 18:18 | Western Michigan | Thomas Lacy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 18:17 | Western Michigan | Martin Ertl can't tip it in | 40-35 |
| 18:15 | Western Michigan | Larry Purcell tips it back up and in | 40-37 |
| 17:58 | UTEP | Richard Cortes is open and scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Rogers | 43-37 |
| 17:40 | Western Michigan | Thomas Lacy hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 17:18 | UTEP | Robert Jenkins misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Larry Purcell - foul #3 on Larry Purcell, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tom Bey (PG), Dikembe Abdon (SG), Conrad Ingram (SF), Larry Houchin (C) Robert Rogers, Richard Cortes, Thomas Kerney, Antonio Davis | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeremy Poythress (PG), David McKune (SG), Brian Stublaski (SF), Gregory Sparks (PF), Gerald Duckworth (C) Sidney Delarosa, Philip Cecil, Thomas Lacy, Larry Purcell, Martin Ertl | |
| 17:18 | UTEP | Robert Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 17:18 | UTEP | Robert Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 17:05 | Western Michigan | Gregory Sparks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Walker (PF) Robert Jenkins | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 16:48 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdon misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 16:46 | Western Michigan | David McKune gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 16:33 | Western Michigan | Jeremy Poythress is hacked by Dikembe Abdon - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdon, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Scott Moon (SF) Dikembe Abdon | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa (PG) Jeremy Poythress | |
| 16:22 | Western Michigan | Gregory Sparks hits a jump hook in the lane set up by David McKune | 44-42 |
| 16:14 | UTEP | Tom Bey misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-42 |
| 16:13 | UTEP | Richard Walker pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 16:00 | UTEP | Larry Houchin makes the turnaround from the baseline | 46-42 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Tom Bey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Conrad Ingram (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Scott Moon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Walker (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Houchin (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Sidney Delarosa (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David McKune (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Stublaski (tiring) PF - Gregory Sparks (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Gerald Duckworth (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Western Michigan | Brian Stublaski misses short on a 3 from the right wing but he's fouled by Scott Moon - foul #2 on Scott Moon, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Rogers (PG), Dikembe Abdon (SG), Dale Quinn (PF) Tom Bey, Conrad Ingram, Richard Walker | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeremy Poythress (PG), Sol Ferrari (SG), Larry Purcell (C) Sidney Delarosa, David McKune, Gerald Duckworth | |
| 15:31 | Western Michigan | Brian Stublaski misses the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 15:31 | Western Michigan | Brian Stublaski misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 15:31 | Western Michigan | Brian Stublaski makes the 3rd free throw | 46-43 |
| 15:15 | UTEP | Gregory Sparks is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdon - foul #2 on Gregory Sparks, team foul #2 | 46-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Martin Ertl (PF) Gregory Sparks | |
| 15:02 | Western Michigan | The refs have stopped play. Jeremy Poythress 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. | 46-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Antonio Davis (C) Larry Houchin | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa (PG) Jeremy Poythress | |
| 14:52 | UTEP | Brian Stublaski takes the ball from Scott Moon | 46-43 |
| 14:23 | Western Michigan | Larry Purcell misses short on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Antonio Davis - foul #1 on Antonio Davis, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tom Bey (PG), Richard Cortes (SF), Thomas Kerney (C) Robert Rogers, Scott Moon, Antonio Davis | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David McKune (SF), Gerald Duckworth (C) Brian Stublaski, Martin Ertl | |
| 14:23 | Western Michigan | Larry Purcell makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 14:23 | Western Michigan | Larry Purcell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 14:21 | UTEP | Tom Bey's pass is intercepted by David McKune in the backcourt | 46-45 |
| 14:07 | Western Michigan | Larry Purcell misses long on a floater from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 14:06 | UTEP | Dale Quinn grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 14:04 | UTEP | Sidney Delarosa is called for the reach on Tom Bey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sidney Delarosa, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Philip Cecil (SF), Gregory Sparks (PF) David McKune, Larry Purcell | |
| 13:50 | UTEP | Thomas Kerney is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-45 |
| 13:48 | Western Michigan | Gerald Duckworth snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 13:44 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the baseline | 46-45 |
| 13:42 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Dale Quinn | 46-45 |
| 13:28 | UTEP | Dale Quinn hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 46-45 |
| 13:26 | UTEP | Dale Quinn hits the follow up shot | 48-45 |
| 13:06 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 13:04 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdon pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 13:02 | UTEP | Sidney Delarosa takes the ball from Dikembe Abdon in the backcourt | 48-45 |
| 12:59 | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa banks in the layup | 48-47 |
| 12:30 | UTEP | Richard Cortes misses long on an open fadeaway from the right side | 48-47 |
| 12:28 | UTEP | Thomas Kerney tips it in | 50-47 |
| 12:26 | Western Michigan | Gerald Duckworth loses the dribble to Dikembe Abdon in the backcourt | 50-47 |
| 12:09 | UTEP | Richard Cortes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 12:07 | Western Michigan | Gregory Sparks grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 12:03 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-47 |
| 12:02 | UTEP | Thomas Kerney grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 11:57 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Rogers (PG), Conrad Ingram (SG), Scott Moon (SF), Robert Jenkins (PF), Antonio Davis (C) Tom Bey, Dikembe Abdon, Richard Cortes, Dale Quinn, Thomas Kerney | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeremy Poythress (PG), David McKune (SG), Thomas Lacy (SF), Martin Ertl (PF), Larry Purcell (C) Sidney Delarosa, Sol Ferrari, Philip Cecil, Gregory Sparks, Gerald Duckworth | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Rogers (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Conrad Ingram (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Scott Moon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Antonio Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jeremy Poythress (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David McKune (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Lacy (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Martin Ertl (fresh) 2 reb. C - Larry Purcell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:50 | UTEP | Scott Moon clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Lacy - foul #1 on Thomas Lacy, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| 11:50 | UTEP | Scott Moon makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 11:50 | UTEP | Scott Moon makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 11:28 | Western Michigan | Jeremy Poythress comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-47 |
| 11:26 | Western Michigan | Thomas Lacy tips it in | 52-49 |
| 11:24 | UTEP | Robert Rogers travels in the backcourt | 52-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Brian Stublaski (SF) Larry Purcell | |
| 11:11 | Western Michigan | Thomas Lacy connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 11:09 | UTEP | Brian Stublaski is called for the reach on Scott Moon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brian Stublaski, team foul #5 | 52-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Walker (PF), Larry Houchin (C) Robert Jenkins, Antonio Davis | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Larry Purcell (C) Thomas Lacy | |
| 10:51 | UTEP | Scott Moon is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-52 |
| 10:48 | Western Michigan | Brian Stublaski's pass is intercepted by Richard Walker in the backcourt | 54-52 |
| 10:40 | UTEP | Larry Houchin misses the lay-in | 54-52 |
| 10:39 | Western Michigan | David McKune snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 10:34 | Western Michigan | David McKune misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-52 |
| 10:32 | Western Michigan | Martin Ertl snags the offensive board | 54-52 |
| 10:19 | Western Michigan | Larry Purcell connects on the floater from the free throw line | 54-54 |
| 09:55 | UTEP | Scott Moon misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 09:53 | Western Michigan | Martin Ertl pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 09:51 | Western Michigan | Jeremy Poythress is hacked by Robert Rogers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Rogers, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tom Bey (PG), Dikembe Abdon (SG), Robert Jenkins (PF), Antonio Davis (C) Robert Rogers, Conrad Ingram, Richard Walker, Larry Houchin | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa (PG), Sol Ferrari (SG), Gregory Sparks (PF), Gerald Duckworth (C) Jeremy Poythress, Brian Stublaski, Martin Ertl, Larry Purcell | |
| 09:26 | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa clanks a 3 from the left corner | 54-54 |
| 09:25 | Western Michigan | Gregory Sparks gets the offensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 09:11 | Western Michigan | Gregory Sparks scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Sol Ferrari | 54-56 |
| 09:00 | UTEP | Scott Moon misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 08:58 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Gerald Duckworth | 54-56 |
| 08:54 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 08:52 | UTEP | Antonio Davis snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 08:41 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdon can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-56 |
| 08:40 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Tom Bey | 54-56 |
| 08:29 | UTEP | Robert Jenkins misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 08:28 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 08:21 | Western Michigan | David McKune is hacked by Antonio Davis - foul #2 on Antonio Davis, team foul #6 | 54-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Rogers (PG), Richard Cortes (SF), Dale Quinn (PF), Larry Houchin (C) Tom Bey, Scott Moon, Robert Jenkins, Antonio Davis | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Brian Stublaski (SF), Thomas Lacy (PF), Larry Purcell (C) David McKune, Gregory Sparks, Gerald Duckworth | |
| 08:07 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-56 |
| 08:06 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Robert Rogers | 54-56 |
| 07:42 | UTEP | Richard Cortes hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-56 |
| 07:41 | UTEP | Larry Houchin hits the follow up shot | 56-56 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Rogers (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdon (tired) 10 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Richard Cortes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dale Quinn (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Houchin (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Sidney Delarosa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Sol Ferrari (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Stublaski (tiring) 1 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Lacy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Purcell (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-59 |
| 07:03 | UTEP | Dale Quinn can't finish the uncontested layup but he's fouled by Larry Purcell - foul #4 on Larry Purcell, team foul #6 | 56-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Kerney (SF), Richard Walker (C) Dikembe Abdon, Larry Houchin | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeremy Poythress (PG), Philip Cecil (SF), Gregory Sparks (PF), Martin Ertl (C) Sidney Delarosa, Brian Stublaski, Thomas Lacy, Larry Purcell | |
| 07:03 | UTEP | Dale Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 07:03 | UTEP | Dale Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 06:41 | Western Michigan | Gregory Sparks jams it | 58-61 |
| 06:39 | UTEP | Thomas Kerney is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 58-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tom Bey (PG), Larry Houchin (C) Robert Rogers, Dale Quinn | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David McKune (SG) Sol Ferrari | |
| 06:20 | Western Michigan | Martin Ertl banks in the layup | 58-63 |
| 06:18 | UTEP | Richard Cortes is hacked by David McKune in the backcourt - foul #1 on David McKune, team foul #7 | 58-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gerald Duckworth (C) Gregory Sparks | |
| 06:18 | UTEP | Richard Cortes misses the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 06:18 | Western Michigan | Gerald Duckworth gets the rebound | 58-63 |
| 06:01 | Western Michigan | Philip Cecil misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right block | 58-63 |
| 06:00 | UTEP | Larry Houchin pulls down the rebound | 58-63 |
| 05:39 | UTEP | Tom Bey buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Richard Walker and the foul's on Gerald Duckworth - foul #1 on Gerald Duckworth, team foul #8 | 61-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Conrad Ingram (SG), Scott Moon (SF), Dale Quinn (PF), Antonio Davis (C) Richard Cortes, Thomas Kerney, Richard Walker, Larry Houchin | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa (PG), Sol Ferrari (SG), Brian Stublaski (SF), Larry Purcell (PF) Jeremy Poythress, David McKune, Philip Cecil, Gerald Duckworth | |
| 05:39 | UTEP | Tom Bey makes the free throw | 62-63 |
| 05:34 | Western Michigan | Tom Bey steps in front of the Sidney Delarosa pass in the backcourt | 62-63 |
| 05:31 | UTEP | Tom Bey lays it up and in | 64-63 |
| 05:29 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari is fouled in the backcourt by Tom Bey - foul #2 on Tom Bey, team foul #7 | 64-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Rogers (PG) Tom Bey | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 05:29 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 05:29 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 05:09 | UTEP | Dale Quinn knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Robert Rogers | 66-65 |
| 04:50 | Western Michigan | Brian Stublaski can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 66-65 |
| 04:48 | Western Michigan | Martin Ertl tips it in | 66-67 |
| 04:33 | UTEP | Scott Moon misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 66-67 |
| 04:31 | Western Michigan | Martin Ertl gets the rebound | 66-67 |
| 04:31 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-67 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Abdon (SG), Robert Jenkins (PF), Larry Houchin (C) Scott Moon, Dale Quinn, Antonio Davis | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeremy Poythress (PG), David McKune (SF), Gregory Sparks (PF), Thomas Lacy (C) Sol Ferrari, Brian Stublaski, Larry Purcell, Martin Ertl | |
| 04:09 | Western Michigan | Gregory Sparks can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-67 |
| 04:07 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdon gets the rebound | 66-67 |
| 04:05 | UTEP | Jeremy Poythress is called for the reach on Robert Rogers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeremy Poythress, team foul #9 | 66-67 |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Kerney (SF), Richard Walker (C) Conrad Ingram, Larry Houchin | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 04:05 | UTEP | Robert Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 04:05 | UTEP | Robert Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 03:50 | Western Michigan | Robert Rogers picks off the pass by Thomas Lacy | 68-67 |
| 03:47 | UTEP | Robert Rogers throws it down | 70-67 |
| 03:45 | Western Michigan | Jeremy Poythress is hacked by Robert Rogers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Rogers, team foul #8 | 70-67 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tom Bey (PG), Larry Houchin (C) Robert Rogers, Robert Jenkins | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gerald Duckworth (C) Thomas Lacy | |
| 03:45 | Western Michigan | Jeremy Poythress makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 03:45 | Western Michigan | Jeremy Poythress makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 03:24 | UTEP | Tom Bey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-69 |
| 03:23 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Houchin | 70-69 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Tom Bey (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Dikembe Abdon (tiring) 10 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Kerney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Walker (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Houchin (tired) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jeremy Poythress (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sidney Delarosa (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - David McKune (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Sparks (tired) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Gerald Duckworth (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:02 | UTEP | Larry Houchin loses the ball out of bounds | 70-69 |
| Subs | UTEP | Scott Moon (SF), Dale Quinn (PF), Antonio Davis (C) Thomas Kerney, Richard Walker, Larry Houchin | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari (SG), Philip Cecil (SF), Larry Purcell (PF) Jeremy Poythress, David McKune, Gregory Sparks | |
| 03:00 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abdon is called for the reach on Philip Cecil in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dikembe Abdon, team foul #9 | 70-69 |
| 03:00 | Western Michigan | Philip Cecil makes the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 03:00 | Western Michigan | Philip Cecil misses the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 03:00 | UTEP | Antonio Davis grabs the board | 70-70 |
| 02:43 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdon is open and scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Antonio Davis | 72-70 |
| 02:33 | Western Michigan | Gerald Duckworth hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 72-70 |
| 02:31 | UTEP | Dale Quinn gets the rebound | 72-70 |
| 02:31 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-70 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Rogers (PG), Conrad Ingram (SG), Robert Jenkins (PF) Tom Bey, Dikembe Abdon, Dale Quinn | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Lacy (PF), Martin Ertl (C) Larry Purcell, Gerald Duckworth | |
| 02:10 | UTEP | Antonio Davis misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side | 72-70 |
| 02:08 | UTEP | Conrad Ingram misses the tip | 72-70 |
| 02:07 | UTEP | Robert Rogers tips it back up and in | 74-70 |
| 01:53 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-70 |
| 01:52 | Western Michigan | Thomas Lacy grabs the offensive rebound | 74-70 |
| 01:32 | Western Michigan | Thomas Lacy drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Sidney Delarosa | 74-72 |
| 01:16 | UTEP | Thomas Lacy blocks the short jumper by Scott Moon | 74-72 |
| 01:15 | Western Michigan | Thomas Lacy grabs the defensive rebound | 74-72 |
| 01:09 | Western Michigan | Philip Cecil is hacked by Scott Moon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Moon, team foul #10 | 74-72 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tom Bey (PG), Dikembe Abdon (SG), Dale Quinn (PF), Larry Houchin (C) Robert Rogers, Conrad Ingram, Robert Jenkins, Antonio Davis | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeremy Poythress (PG), Gregory Sparks (PF), Gerald Duckworth (C) Sidney Delarosa, Thomas Lacy, Martin Ertl | |
| 01:09 | Western Michigan | Philip Cecil makes the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 01:09 | Western Michigan | Philip Cecil makes the 2nd free throw | 74-74 |
| 00:53 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdon clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-74 |
| 00:52 | Western Michigan | Philip Cecil grabs the defensive rebound | 74-74 |
| 00:52 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-74 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Brian Stublaski (SF) Philip Cecil | |
| 00:28 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Tom Bey - foul #3 on Tom Bey, team foul #11 | 74-74 |
| 00:28 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari makes the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 00:28 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari misses the 2nd free throw | 74-75 |
| 00:28 | UTEP | Dale Quinn snags the defensive board | 74-75 |
| 00:23 | UTEP | Scott Moon is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right wing | 74-75 |
| 00:21 | Western Michigan | Brian Stublaski pulls down the rebound | 74-75 |
| 00:21 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 74-75 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari is hacked by Dikembe Abdon in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dikembe Abdon, team foul #12 | 74-75 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Cortes (SG) Dikembe Abdon | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 00:19 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari makes the 1st free throw | 74-76 |
| 00:19 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari misses the 2nd free throw | 74-76 |
| 00:19 | UTEP | Larry Houchin snags the defensive board | 74-76 |
| 00:17 | UTEP | Brian Stublaski is called for the reach on Richard Cortes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brian Stublaski, team foul #10 | 74-76 |
| 00:17 | UTEP | Richard Cortes makes the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 00:17 | UTEP | Richard Cortes makes the 2nd free throw | 76-76 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Western Michigan | Jeremy Poythress is hacked by Larry Houchin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Houchin, team foul #13 | 76-76 |
| 00:14 | Western Michigan | Jeremy Poythress misses the 1st free throw | 76-76 |
| 00:14 | Western Michigan | Jeremy Poythress makes the 2nd free throw | 76-77 |
| 00:07 | UTEP | Larry Houchin hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Tom Bey | 78-77 |
| 00:07 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 78-77 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 78-79 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Richard Cortes misses short on a fullcourt shot | 78-79 |