| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Willie Corner (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Vines (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cody Thayer (fresh) 4 pts. C - Arthur Custer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Ivey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Turney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nelson Heard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Grady (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Tulsa | Matthew Marshall inbounds the ball | 50-41 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Tulsa | Nelson Heard swats the layup by Cody Thayer | 50-41 |
| 19:45 | UTEP | Nelson Heard grabs the defensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 19:25 | UTEP | Nelson Heard knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 19:23 | Tulsa | Christopher Vines is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 50-44 |
| 19:05 | UTEP | Robert Ivey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 19:04 | UTEP | Sean Grady pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 18:55 | UTEP | Nelson Heard's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Marshall | 50-44 |
| 18:53 | Tulsa | Cody Thayer pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 18:32 | Tulsa | Christopher Vines misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 18:31 | UTEP | Robert Wilson gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| 18:08 | UTEP | Robert Ivey hits a wide open floater from close range | 50-46 |
| 17:46 | Tulsa | Willie Corner makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 17:27 | UTEP | Robert Ivey connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Nelson Heard and he's fouled by Christopher Vines - foul #2 on Christopher Vines, team foul #1 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Wayne Sims (PG), Darrell Faulk (SG), Pete Lukasik (SF), Charles Wilhelm (PF), Ronnie Mitchell (C) Willie Corner, Christopher Vines, Matthew Marshall, Cody Thayer, Arthur Custer | |
| Subs | UTEP | Luis Gutierrez (PG), Eric Lebo (SF), Miguel Enriquez (PF), Sammie May (C) Robert Wilson, Steven Turney, Nelson Heard, Sean Grady | |
| 17:27 | UTEP | Robert Ivey makes the free throw | 53-49 |
| 17:09 | Tulsa | Darrell Faulk double dribbles | 53-49 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Covell (SG) Robert Ivey | |
| 16:53 | UTEP | Luis Gutierrez misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Darrell Faulk - foul #3 on Darrell Faulk, team foul #2 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Kevin McCrosky (PF) Darrell Faulk | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 16:53 | UTEP | Luis Gutierrez makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 16:53 | UTEP | Luis Gutierrez makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 16:32 | Tulsa | Wayne Sims connects on the open 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Pete Lukasik | 56-51 |
| 16:17 | UTEP | Sammie May misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Wilhelm - foul #1 on Charles Wilhelm, team foul #3 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Willie Corner (PG), Christopher Vines (SG), Arthur Custer (C) Wayne Sims, Pete Lukasik, Ronnie Mitchell | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Wilson (PG), Gary Johnson (SF), David Spaeth (PF) Sean Covell, Eric Lebo, Miguel Enriquez | |
| 16:17 | UTEP | Sammie May makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 16:17 | UTEP | Sammie May makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 16:14 | Tulsa | Christopher Vines double dribbles in the backcourt | 56-53 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Miguel Enriquez (C) Sammie May | |
| 15:57 | UTEP | Gary Johnson is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-56 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Willie Corner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Vines (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin McCrosky (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Wilhelm (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Custer (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Gutierrez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gary Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Spaeth (fresh) C - Miguel Enriquez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Tulsa | Kevin McCrosky connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Vines | 59-56 |
| 15:35 | UTEP | Luis Gutierrez loses the dribble to Willie Corner in the backcourt | 59-56 |
| 15:34 | Tulsa | Christopher Vines misses the easy layup | 59-56 |
| 15:33 | UTEP | Gary Johnson grabs the board | 59-56 |
| 15:28 | UTEP | Robert Wilson buries a shot from the left side | 59-58 |
| 15:25 | Tulsa | Christopher Vines's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-58 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Darrell Faulk (SG), Matthew Marshall (SF), Cody Thayer (PF) Christopher Vines, Kevin McCrosky, Charles Wilhelm | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Covell (SG), Steven Turney (SF), Nelson Heard (PF), Sean Grady (C) Luis Gutierrez, Gary Johnson, David Spaeth, Miguel Enriquez | |
| 15:05 | UTEP | Cody Thayer blocks the short jumper by Sean Grady | 59-58 |
| 15:04 | Tulsa | Cody Thayer snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| 14:49 | Tulsa | Arthur Custer is open but comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 14:48 | Tulsa | Cody Thayer hits the follow up shot | 61-58 |
| 14:34 | UTEP | Steven Turney is whistled for a carry | 61-58 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Wayne Sims (PG), Charles Wilhelm (C) Willie Corner, Arthur Custer | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Ivey (SG), Eric Lebo (SF), Miguel Enriquez (C) Sean Covell, Steven Turney, Sean Grady | |
| 14:18 | Tulsa | Matthew Marshall misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 61-58 |
| 14:17 | UTEP | Nelson Heard grabs the board | 61-58 |
| 13:57 | UTEP | Robert Ivey is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right block | 61-58 |
| 13:55 | Tulsa | Cody Thayer grabs the defensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 13:49 | Tulsa | Matthew Marshall is fouled on the floor by Robert Ivey - foul #2 on Robert Ivey, team foul #1 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Christopher Vines (SG), Pete Lukasik (SF), Kevin McCrosky (PF), Ronnie Mitchell (C) Darrell Faulk, Matthew Marshall, Cody Thayer, Charles Wilhelm | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Johnson (SF), Sean Grady (C) Eric Lebo, Miguel Enriquez | |
| 13:34 | Tulsa | Christopher Vines misses the easy open layup | 61-58 |
| 13:33 | Tulsa | Kevin McCrosky grabs the offensive board | 61-58 |
| 13:21 | Tulsa | Pete Lukasik is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right wing | 61-58 |
| 13:19 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Sean Grady | 61-58 |
| 13:01 | UTEP | Wayne Sims picks off the pass by Robert Ivey | 61-58 |
| 12:47 | Tulsa | Christopher Vines misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-58 |
| 12:46 | UTEP | Gary Johnson pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| 12:46 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Willie Corner (PG), Darrell Faulk (SG), Arthur Custer (C) Wayne Sims, Christopher Vines, Ronnie Mitchell | |
| Subs | UTEP | Luis Gutierrez (PG), Sean Covell (SG), Steven Turney (SF), David Spaeth (PF), Sammie May (C) Robert Wilson, Robert Ivey, Gary Johnson, Nelson Heard, Sean Grady | |
| 12:24 | UTEP | Sean Covell is called for a backcourt violation | 61-58 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Matthew Marshall (SF), Charles Wilhelm (PF) Pete Lukasik, Kevin McCrosky | |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Lebo (PG) Luis Gutierrez | |
| 12:22 | Tulsa | Sean Covell picks off the pass by Arthur Custer in the backcourt | 61-58 |
| 12:05 | UTEP | Steven Turney hits a floater near the basket | 61-60 |
| 11:51 | Tulsa | Charles Wilhelm loses the dribble to Eric Lebo | 61-60 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Willie Corner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darrell Faulk (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Marshall (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Charles Wilhelm (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Custer (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Eric Lebo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sean Covell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Turney (tiring) 4 pts. PF - David Spaeth (fairly fresh) C - Sammie May (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:40 | UTEP | Sammie May misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 61-60 |
| 11:38 | Tulsa | Darrell Faulk snags the defensive board | 61-60 |
| 11:34 | Tulsa | Eric Lebo is called for the reach on Matthew Marshall in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Lebo, team foul #2 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Christopher Vines (SG), Kevin McCrosky (SF), Cody Thayer (PF) Darrell Faulk, Matthew Marshall, Arthur Custer | |
| Subs | UTEP | Luis Gutierrez (PG), Robert Ivey (SG), Gary Johnson (SF), Miguel Enriquez (PF) Sean Covell, Steven Turney, David Spaeth, Sammie May | |
| 11:16 | Tulsa | Cody Thayer is whistled for traveling | 61-60 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Wayne Sims (PG), Ronnie Mitchell (C) Willie Corner, Charles Wilhelm | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Wilson (PG), Sean Grady (C) Robert Ivey, Eric Lebo | |
| 11:13 | UTEP | Kevin McCrosky steals it from Luis Gutierrez in the backcourt | 61-60 |
| 11:06 | Tulsa | Christopher Vines misses the wide open floater from the right side | 61-60 |
| 11:05 | Tulsa | Kevin McCrosky snags the offensive board | 61-60 |
| 10:47 | Tulsa | Christopher Vines connects on the open shot from the right wing set up by Cody Thayer | 63-60 |
| 10:25 | UTEP | Gary Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-60 |
| 10:24 | UTEP | Sean Grady snags the offensive board | 63-60 |
| 10:09 | UTEP | Robert Wilson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-60 |
| 10:07 | Tulsa | Ronnie Mitchell grabs the board | 63-60 |
| 09:52 | Tulsa | Cody Thayer misses the wide open shot in the paint | 63-60 |
| 09:50 | Tulsa | Wayne Sims hits the follow up shot | 65-60 |
| 09:35 | UTEP | Robert Wilson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 65-60 |
| 09:34 | UTEP | Sean Grady tips it but misses | 65-60 |
| 09:32 | UTEP | Miguel Enriquez grabs the offensive board | 65-60 |
| 09:17 | UTEP | Christopher Vines steals the ball from Luis Gutierrez | 65-60 |
| 09:10 | Tulsa | Wayne Sims makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Kevin McCrosky | 67-60 |
| 08:57 | UTEP | Cody Thayer steals the ball from Sean Grady | 67-60 |
| 08:57 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-60 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Willie Corner (PG), Darrell Faulk (SG), Pete Lukasik (SF), Charles Wilhelm (PF), Arthur Custer (C) Wayne Sims, Christopher Vines, Kevin McCrosky, Cody Thayer, Ronnie Mitchell | |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Lebo (PG), Sean Covell (SG), Steven Turney (SF), David Spaeth (PF), Sammie May (C) Robert Wilson, Luis Gutierrez, Gary Johnson, Miguel Enriquez, Sean Grady | |
| 08:34 | Tulsa | The short jumper by Darrell Faulk is denied by Sammie May | 67-60 |
| 08:32 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Sammie May | 67-60 |
| 08:17 | UTEP | Eric Lebo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-60 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Nelson Heard (PF) David Spaeth | |
| 08:15 | Tulsa | Pete Lukasik is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Covell - foul #1 on Sean Covell, team foul #3 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Wilson (PG) Sammie May | |
| 08:04 | Tulsa | Charles Wilhelm comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-60 |
| 08:02 | UTEP | Eric Lebo grabs the board | 67-60 |
| 07:43 | UTEP | Sean Covell is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-63 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Willie Corner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darrell Faulk (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Pete Lukasik (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Wilhelm (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Custer (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Wilson (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Covell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steven Turney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nelson Heard (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Lebo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Tulsa | Charles Wilhelm's floater is tipped away by Nelson Heard | 67-63 |
| 07:20 | Tulsa | Charles Wilhelm snags the offensive board | 67-63 |
| 07:13 | Tulsa | Robert Wilson is called for the reach on Darrell Faulk - foul #3 on Robert Wilson, team foul #4 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Matthew Marshall (SF) Pete Lukasik | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Ivey (SG), Sammie May (C) Sean Covell, Eric Lebo | |
| 07:08 | Tulsa | Arthur Custer knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Wilhelm and he's fouled by Sammie May - foul #1 on Sammie May, team foul #5 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | UTEP | David Spaeth (PF) Nelson Heard | |
| 07:08 | Tulsa | Arthur Custer misses the free throw | 69-63 |
| 07:08 | UTEP | Sammie May pulls down the rebound | 69-63 |
| 07:05 | UTEP | Robert Wilson is hacked by Matthew Marshall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Marshall, team foul #4 | 69-63 |
| 06:37 | UTEP | Robert Wilson hits a 3 from the right wing | 69-66 |
| 06:35 | Tulsa | Willie Corner is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Willie Corner, team foul #5 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Wayne Sims (SG), Cody Thayer (PF) Darrell Faulk, Charles Wilhelm | |
| Subs | UTEP | Nelson Heard (PF), Miguel Enriquez (C) David Spaeth, Sammie May | |
| 06:18 | UTEP | Nelson Heard connects on the open 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-69 |
| 06:01 | Tulsa | Arthur Custer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-69 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Kevin McCrosky (PF) Cody Thayer | |
| Subs | UTEP | Luis Gutierrez (PG), Eric Lebo (SF) Robert Wilson, Steven Turney | |
| 05:43 | UTEP | Robert Ivey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-69 |
| 05:41 | Tulsa | Arthur Custer grabs the defensive rebound | 69-69 |
| 05:37 | Tulsa | Willie Corner is hacked by Robert Ivey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Ivey, team foul #6 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Christopher Vines (SG), Charles Wilhelm (C) Willie Corner, Arthur Custer | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 05:26 | Tulsa | Matthew Marshall misses badly on the uncontested floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Eric Lebo - foul #2 on Eric Lebo, team foul #7 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Covell (SF) Luis Gutierrez | |
| 05:26 | Tulsa | Matthew Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 05:26 | Tulsa | Matthew Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 05:08 | UTEP | Miguel Enriquez is open and scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eric Lebo and he's fouled by Charles Wilhelm - foul #2 on Charles Wilhelm, team foul #6 | 71-71 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Willie Corner (PG), Cody Thayer (PF) Wayne Sims, Kevin McCrosky | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Wilson (PG) Eric Lebo | |
| 05:08 | UTEP | Miguel Enriquez misses the free throw | 71-71 |
| 05:08 | Tulsa | Cody Thayer pulls down the rebound | 71-71 |
| 04:55 | Tulsa | Charles Wilhelm double dribbles | 71-71 |
| 04:55 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Darrell Faulk (SG), Pete Lukasik (SF), Kevin McCrosky (PF) Christopher Vines, Matthew Marshall, Cody Thayer | |
| Subs | UTEP | David Spaeth (PF), Sammie May (C) Nelson Heard, Miguel Enriquez | |
| 04:33 | UTEP | Darrell Faulk picks off the pass by Robert Wilson | 71-71 |
| 04:29 | Tulsa | Darrell Faulk dunks the ball | 73-71 |
| 04:27 | UTEP | Sean Covell loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-71 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ronnie Mitchell (C) Charles Wilhelm | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Johnson (SF) Sean Covell | |
| 04:12 | Tulsa | Willie Corner can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 73-71 |
| 04:10 | Tulsa | Kevin McCrosky misses the tip | 73-71 |
| 04:09 | UTEP | Gary Johnson gets the rebound | 73-71 |
| 03:44 | UTEP | Robert Wilson is hacked by Ronnie Mitchell - foul #2 on Ronnie Mitchell, team foul #7 | 73-71 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Wayne Sims (PG), Christopher Vines (SG), Matthew Marshall (SF), Cody Thayer (PF), Arthur Custer (C) Willie Corner, Darrell Faulk, Pete Lukasik, Kevin McCrosky, Ronnie Mitchell | |
| Subs | UTEP | Steven Turney (SF), Nelson Heard (PF), Sean Grady (C) Gary Johnson, David Spaeth, Sammie May | |
| 03:44 | UTEP | Robert Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 03:44 | UTEP | Robert Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Wayne Sims (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Vines (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Matthew Marshall (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Cody Thayer (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Custer (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Wilson (tired) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Ivey (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Turney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nelson Heard (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Sean Grady (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Tulsa | Wayne Sims is fouled on the floor by Robert Wilson - foul #4 on Robert Wilson, team foul #8 | 73-73 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Luis Gutierrez (PG), Sean Covell (SG) Robert Wilson, Robert Ivey | |
| 03:23 | Tulsa | Wayne Sims makes the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 03:23 | Tulsa | Wayne Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| 03:00 | UTEP | Sean Grady is fouled on the floor by Christopher Vines - foul #3 on Christopher Vines, team foul #8 | 75-73 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Lebo (PG) Luis Gutierrez | |
| 03:00 | UTEP | Sean Grady misses the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 03:00 | Tulsa | Arthur Custer snags the defensive board | 75-73 |
| 02:38 | Tulsa | Arthur Custer misses the driving attempt from the right block | 75-73 |
| 02:37 | UTEP | Sean Grady snags the defensive board | 75-73 |
| 02:09 | UTEP | Nelson Heard misses the lay-in | 75-73 |
| 02:08 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Cody Thayer | 75-73 |
| 02:08 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-73 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Willie Corner (PG), Darrell Faulk (SG), Pete Lukasik (SF), Kevin McCrosky (PF), Charles Wilhelm (C) Wayne Sims, Christopher Vines, Matthew Marshall, Cody Thayer, Arthur Custer | |
| Subs | UTEP | Luis Gutierrez (PG), Robert Ivey (SG), Gary Johnson (SF), David Spaeth (PF), Sammie May (C) Eric Lebo, Sean Covell, Steven Turney, Nelson Heard, Sean Grady | |
| 01:53 | Tulsa | Willie Corner hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-73 |
| 01:51 | UTEP | David Spaeth snags the defensive board | 75-73 |
| 01:29 | UTEP | Robert Ivey drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Sammie May | 75-75 |
| 01:06 | Tulsa | Darrell Faulk makes the wide open turnaround in the lane set up by Willie Corner | 77-75 |
| 01:03 | UTEP | Pete Lukasik steals it from Robert Ivey in the backcourt | 77-75 |
| 01:02 | Tulsa | Willie Corner lays it in on a great pass from Pete Lukasik | 79-75 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:52 | UTEP | Luis Gutierrez is hacked by Willie Corner - foul #4 on Willie Corner, team foul #9 | 79-75 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Christopher Vines (SG), Matthew Marshall (SF), Cody Thayer (PF), Arthur Custer (C) Darrell Faulk, Pete Lukasik, Kevin McCrosky, Charles Wilhelm | |
| Subs | UTEP | Steven Turney (SF), Nelson Heard (PF), Sean Grady (C) Gary Johnson, David Spaeth, Sammie May | |
| 00:52 | UTEP | Luis Gutierrez makes the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:52 | UTEP | Luis Gutierrez makes the 2nd free throw | 79-77 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Tulsa | Christopher Vines misses the lay-in | 79-77 |
| 00:24 | Tulsa | Willie Corner can't tip it in | 79-77 |
| 00:22 | Tulsa | Christopher Vines tips it in | 81-77 |
| 00:22 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 81-77 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Wilson (PG) Luis Gutierrez | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:15 | UTEP | Robert Wilson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 81-77 |
| 00:13 | Tulsa | Arthur Custer snags the defensive board | 81-77 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Tulsa | Arthur Custer is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Wilson - foul #5 on Robert Wilson, team foul #9 | 81-77 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Darrell Faulk (SG), Kevin McCrosky (PF) Christopher Vines, Cody Thayer | |
| Subs | UTEP | Luis Gutierrez (PG) Robert Wilson | |
| 00:12 | Tulsa | Arthur Custer misses the 1st free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:12 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Sean Grady | 81-77 |
| 00:06 | UTEP | Robert Ivey knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 81-80 |
| 00:03 | Tulsa | Robert Ivey is called for the reach on Matthew Marshall in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Ivey, team foul #10 | 81-80 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Christopher Vines (SG), Cody Thayer (PF) Darrell Faulk, Kevin McCrosky | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:03 | Tulsa | Matthew Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 82-80 |
| 00:03 | Tulsa | Matthew Marshall misses the 2nd free throw | 82-80 |
| 00:03 | UTEP | Sean Grady pulls down the rebound | 82-80 |
| 00:03 | UTEP | UTEP calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 82-80 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Luis Gutierrez comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 82-80 |