| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Brandon Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randy Darby (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Efrain Mahlum (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Walter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Ivey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Turney (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nelson Heard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Grady (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Steven Turney inbounds the ball | 39-35 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:43 | UTEP | Nelson Heard connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Wilson | 39-37 |
| 19:34 | Iowa | George Williams is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Brandon Lee | 41-37 |
| 19:05 | UTEP | Sean Grady misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 19:03 | Iowa | Brandon Lee pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 18:47 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum banks in the wide open layup set up by Brandon Lee | 43-37 |
| 18:27 | UTEP | Nelson Heard blows the layup | 43-37 |
| 18:25 | UTEP | Robert Wilson grabs the offensive board | 43-37 |
| 17:59 | UTEP | Steven Turney comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 43-37 |
| 17:58 | UTEP | Sean Grady tips it but misses | 43-37 |
| 17:57 | UTEP | Nelson Heard gets the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 17:38 | UTEP | Nelson Heard is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Nelson Heard, team foul #1 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven McNealy (PG), Robert Winfrey (SG), Stanley Jackson (SF), Gerald Lucas (PF), Joseph Thomas (C) George Williams, Brandon Lee, Randy Darby, Efrain Mahlum, Daniel Walter | |
| Subs | UTEP | Luis Gutierrez (PG), Sean Covell (SG), Eric Lebo (SF), Miguel Enriquez (PF), Sammie May (C) Robert Wilson, Robert Ivey, Steven Turney, Nelson Heard, Sean Grady | |
| 17:29 | Iowa | Joseph Thomas connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 45-37 |
| 17:09 | UTEP | Eric Lebo knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Sean Covell | 45-40 |
| 16:46 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 16:45 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Sammie May | 45-40 |
| 16:34 | UTEP | Eric Lebo's pass is intercepted by Robert Winfrey | 45-40 |
| 16:32 | Iowa | Steven McNealy is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Covell - foul #3 on Sean Covell, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Brandon Lee (PG), Daniel Walter (PF) Steven McNealy, Gerald Lucas | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Wilson (PG) Sean Covell | |
| 16:17 | Iowa | Daniel Walter misses the lay-in | 45-40 |
| 16:15 | Iowa | Daniel Walter snags the offensive board | 45-40 |
| 16:03 | Iowa | Brandon Lee is fouled on the floor by Robert Wilson - foul #1 on Robert Wilson, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gary Lemus (SG), Eric Whiteside (SF), Efrain Mahlum (PF) Robert Winfrey, Stanley Jackson, Joseph Thomas | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Ivey (SG), Gary Johnson (SF), David Spaeth (PF), Sean Grady (C) Luis Gutierrez, Eric Lebo, Miguel Enriquez, Sammie May | |
| 15:45 | Iowa | Daniel Walter scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Eric Whiteside | 47-40 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Brandon Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Lemus (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Whiteside (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Efrain Mahlum (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Walter (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Ivey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Johnson (fresh) PF - David Spaeth (fresh) C - Sean Grady (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | UTEP | Gary Johnson buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 15:07 | Iowa | Robert Ivey steals it from Daniel Walter | 47-42 |
| 14:45 | UTEP | Gary Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 14:44 | Iowa | Daniel Walter gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 14:28 | Iowa | Daniel Walter misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Robert Wilson - foul #2 on Robert Wilson, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG), Robert Winfrey (SG), Randy Darby (SF), Joseph Thomas (C) Brandon Lee, Gary Lemus, Eric Whiteside, Efrain Mahlum | |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Lebo (PG), Sean Covell (SG), Steven Turney (SF), Nelson Heard (PF), Miguel Enriquez (C) Robert Wilson, Robert Ivey, Gary Johnson, David Spaeth, Sean Grady | |
| 14:28 | Iowa | Daniel Walter makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 14:28 | Iowa | Daniel Walter makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 14:07 | UTEP | Sean Covell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 49-42 |
| 14:06 | Iowa | Joseph Thomas gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 14:02 | Iowa | George Williams's pass is intercepted by Steven Turney in the backcourt | 49-42 |
| 14:00 | UTEP | Sean Covell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Steven Turney | 49-44 |
| 13:39 | Iowa | George Williams is open but misses the lay-in but the foul's on Eric Lebo - foul #2 on Eric Lebo, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Stanley Jackson (SF), Gerald Lucas (C) Daniel Walter, Joseph Thomas | |
| Subs | UTEP | Luis Gutierrez (PG) Eric Lebo | |
| 13:39 | Iowa | George Williams misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 13:39 | Iowa | George Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 13:24 | UTEP | Luis Gutierrez is hacked by Robert Winfrey - foul #2 on Robert Winfrey, team foul #1 | 50-44 |
| 13:09 | UTEP | Sean Covell is whistled for a carry | 50-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gary Lemus (SG) Robert Winfrey | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sammie May (C) Miguel Enriquez | |
| 12:44 | Iowa | George Williams connects on the open shot in the lane on a nice dish by Gary Lemus | 52-44 |
| 12:26 | UTEP | Nelson Heard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-44 |
| 12:25 | UTEP | Steven Turney grabs the offensive board | 52-44 |
| 12:11 | UTEP | Stanley Jackson picks off the pass by Nelson Heard | 52-44 |
| 11:49 | Iowa | George Williams misses the easy layup | 52-44 |
| 11:47 | Iowa | Gerald Lucas tips it in | 54-44 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary Lemus (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stanley Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Randy Darby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Gerald Lucas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Luis Gutierrez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sean Covell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Steven Turney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nelson Heard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Sammie May (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | UTEP | Luis Gutierrez loses the ball out of bounds | 54-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Brandon Lee (PG), Robert Winfrey (SG), Eric Whiteside (SF), Efrain Mahlum (PF), Daniel Walter (C) George Williams, Gary Lemus, Stanley Jackson, Randy Darby, Gerald Lucas | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Wilson (PG), Robert Ivey (SG), Eric Lebo (SF), David Spaeth (PF), Miguel Enriquez (C) Luis Gutierrez, Sean Covell, Steven Turney, Nelson Heard, Sammie May | |
| 11:05 | Iowa | Brandon Lee hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Whiteside | 57-44 |
| 10:49 | UTEP | Robert Wilson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 57-44 |
| 10:48 | UTEP | Miguel Enriquez grabs the offensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 10:25 | UTEP | Eric Whiteside is called for the reach on Eric Lebo - foul #1 on Eric Whiteside, team foul #2 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Grady (C) David Spaeth | |
| 10:08 | UTEP | Robert Wilson clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-44 |
| 10:07 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum pulls down the rebound | 57-44 |
| 09:47 | Iowa | Daniel Walter buries a turnaround from close range set up by Robert Winfrey | 59-44 |
| 09:31 | UTEP | Brandon Lee is called for the reach on Robert Wilson - foul #1 on Brandon Lee, team foul #3 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven McNealy (PG), Randy Darby (SF), Joseph Thomas (C) Robert Winfrey, Eric Whiteside, Efrain Mahlum | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Johnson (SF), David Spaeth (PF), Sammie May (C) Eric Lebo, Miguel Enriquez, Sean Grady | |
| 09:22 | UTEP | The jump hook by David Spaeth is blocked by Daniel Walter | 59-44 |
| 09:20 | Iowa | Joseph Thomas snags the defensive board | 59-44 |
| 09:00 | Iowa | Brandon Lee knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Randy Darby | 62-44 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:43 | UTEP | Randy Darby steps in front of the Gary Johnson pass | 62-44 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:20 | Iowa | Randy Darby is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-44 |
| 08:03 | UTEP | Robert Ivey misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 65-44 |
| 08:02 | Iowa | Daniel Walter grabs the board | 65-44 |
| 08:00 | Iowa | Brandon Lee is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Johnson - foul #1 on Gary Johnson, team foul #6 | 65-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG), Gary Lemus (SG), Stanley Jackson (SF), Efrain Mahlum (PF), Gerald Lucas (C) Steven McNealy, Brandon Lee, Randy Darby, Daniel Walter, Joseph Thomas | |
| Subs | UTEP | Luis Gutierrez (PG), Sean Covell (SG), Steven Turney (SF), Nelson Heard (PF), Sean Grady (C) Robert Wilson, Robert Ivey, Gary Johnson, David Spaeth, Sammie May | |
| 07:47 | Iowa | Gerald Lucas connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 67-44 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary Lemus (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stanley Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Efrain Mahlum (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Lucas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Luis Gutierrez (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sean Covell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Steven Turney (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nelson Heard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Sean Grady (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | UTEP | Nelson Heard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-44 |
| 07:33 | UTEP | Sean Covell pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-44 |
| 07:17 | UTEP | Steven Turney is fouled on the floor by Stanley Jackson - foul #2 on Stanley Jackson, team foul #4 | 67-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Winfrey (SG) Gary Lemus | |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Lebo (PG) Luis Gutierrez | |
| 07:12 | UTEP | Nelson Heard is whistled for a carry | 67-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Miguel Enriquez (C) Sean Grady | |
| 06:55 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-44 |
| 06:54 | UTEP | Miguel Enriquez grabs the defensive rebound | 67-44 |
| 06:37 | UTEP | Steven Turney comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-44 |
| 06:35 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum grabs the board | 67-44 |
| 06:30 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-44 |
| 06:28 | UTEP | Steven Turney snags the defensive board | 67-44 |
| 06:13 | UTEP | Nelson Heard clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-44 |
| 06:12 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey gets the rebound | 67-44 |
| 05:52 | Iowa | George Williams is hacked by Eric Lebo - foul #3 on Eric Lebo, team foul #7 | 67-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gary Lemus (SG), Eric Whiteside (SF), Joseph Thomas (C) Robert Winfrey, Stanley Jackson, Efrain Mahlum | |
| Subs | UTEP | Luis Gutierrez (PG), Gary Johnson (SF), Sammie May (C) Eric Lebo, Steven Turney, Nelson Heard | |
| 05:52 | Iowa | George Williams makes the 1st free throw | 68-44 |
| 05:52 | Iowa | George Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 69-44 |
| 05:40 | UTEP | Sammie May drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 69-47 |
| 05:36 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Brandon Lee (SG), Randy Darby (SF), Efrain Mahlum (PF), Daniel Walter (C) Gary Lemus, Eric Whiteside, Gerald Lucas, Joseph Thomas | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Wilson (PG), Steven Turney (SF), Sean Grady (C) Sean Covell, Gary Johnson, Sammie May | |
| 05:18 | Iowa | Randy Darby drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 71-47 |
| 05:05 | UTEP | Sean Grady is fouled on the floor by Randy Darby - foul #1 on Randy Darby, team foul #5 | 71-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven McNealy (PG), Robert Winfrey (SG), Eric Whiteside (SF), Gerald Lucas (PF), Joseph Thomas (C) George Williams, Brandon Lee, Randy Darby, Efrain Mahlum, Daniel Walter | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Covell (SG), Eric Lebo (SF), Sammie May (C) Robert Wilson, Steven Turney, Sean Grady | |
| 04:54 | UTEP | Miguel Enriquez hits a jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Gerald Lucas - foul #1 on Gerald Lucas, team foul #6 | 71-49 |
| 04:54 | UTEP | Miguel Enriquez makes the free throw | 71-50 |
| 04:30 | Iowa | Steven McNealy scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Whiteside | 73-50 |
| 04:24 | UTEP | Sammie May throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Stanley Jackson (SF) Eric Whiteside | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Johnson (SF), David Spaeth (PF) Luis Gutierrez, Miguel Enriquez | |
| 04:22 | Iowa | Eric Lebo is called for the reach on Steven McNealy in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Lebo, team foul #8 | 73-50 |
| 04:22 | Iowa | Steven McNealy makes the 1st free throw | 74-50 |
| 04:22 | Iowa | Steven McNealy makes the 2nd free throw | 75-50 |
| 04:13 | UTEP | Eric Lebo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-50 |
| 04:11 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Lebo | 75-50 |
| 04:01 | UTEP | Gerald Lucas takes the ball from David Spaeth | 75-50 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-50 |
| 03:37 | UTEP | David Spaeth snags the defensive board | 75-50 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Steven McNealy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Winfrey (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gerald Lucas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Eric Lebo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SG - Sean Covell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Gary Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Spaeth (fresh) C - Sammie May (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:23 | UTEP | Sean Covell connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Eric Lebo | 75-53 |
| 03:06 | Iowa | Gerald Lucas hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 75-53 |
| 03:04 | UTEP | David Spaeth grabs the defensive rebound | 75-53 |
| 02:49 | UTEP | Eric Lebo scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Gary Johnson | 75-55 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:39 | Iowa | Stanley Jackson is called for 10 seconds | 75-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gary Lemus (PG), Eric Whiteside (SF) Steven McNealy, Stanley Jackson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Luis Gutierrez (PG), Miguel Enriquez (C) Gary Johnson, Sammie May | |
| 02:28 | UTEP | Eric Lebo's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Thomas | 75-55 |
| 02:27 | Iowa | Eric Whiteside grabs the board | 75-55 |
| 02:10 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Sean Covell - foul #4 on Sean Covell, team foul #9 | 75-55 |
| 02:10 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey makes the 1st free throw | 76-55 |
| 02:10 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey misses the 2nd free throw | 76-55 |
| 02:10 | UTEP | David Spaeth gets the rebound | 76-55 |
| 01:54 | UTEP | Sean Covell is whistled for a carry | 76-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven McNealy (PG), Stanley Jackson (SF) Gary Lemus, Eric Whiteside | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sammie May (C) David Spaeth | |
| 01:37 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey hits a 3 from the left wing | 79-55 |
| 01:26 | UTEP | Sean Covell misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 79-55 |
| 01:25 | UTEP | Miguel Enriquez snags the offensive board | 79-55 |
| 01:14 | UTEP | Luis Gutierrez misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 79-55 |
| 01:12 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Steven McNealy | 79-55 |
| 01:07 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey misses long on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Luis Gutierrez - foul #2 on Luis Gutierrez, team foul #10 | 79-55 |
| 01:07 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey makes the 1st free throw | 80-55 |
| 01:07 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey misses the 2nd free throw | 80-55 |
| 01:07 | UTEP | Sammie May pulls down the rebound | 80-55 |
| 00:47 | UTEP | Sean Covell misses badly on a runner from close range | 80-55 |
| 00:45 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Stanley Jackson | 80-55 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey can't finish the layup | 80-55 |
| 00:14 | UTEP | Eric Lebo grabs the board | 80-55 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:09 | UTEP | Miguel Enriquez misses the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Stanley Jackson - foul #3 on Stanley Jackson, team foul #7 | 80-55 |
| 00:09 | UTEP | Miguel Enriquez makes the 1st free throw | 80-56 |
| 00:09 | UTEP | Miguel Enriquez makes the 2nd free throw | 80-57 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Steven McNealy runs out the clock | 80-57 |