| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Wood (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ratko Swietoniowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Damico (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Pinter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Hayes (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Bruce Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Haight (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott McKneely (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Alvin Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | John Damico inbounds the ball | 38-36 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | UTEP | Eric Hayes drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Michael Pinter | 40-36 |
| 19:23 | Iowa | The short jumper by Scott McKneely is denied by Eric Hayes | 40-36 |
| 19:22 | UTEP | Eric Hayes pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 19:02 | UTEP | Ratko Swietoniowski clanks a 3 from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 19:00 | Iowa | Alvin Peterson gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 18:54 | Iowa | Bruce Baker is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Bruce Baker, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Parker (SF) Robert Haight | |
| 18:36 | UTEP | Michael Wood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Heavner (SG), Robert Haight (SF) Richard Jenkins, Andrew Parker | |
| 18:14 | Iowa | Alvin Peterson throws it down on a nice dish by Scott McKneely | 40-38 |
| 17:45 | UTEP | Eric Hayes loses the dribble to Bruce Baker | 40-38 |
| 17:24 | Iowa | Scott McKneely misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-38 |
| 17:22 | UTEP | Eric Hayes pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 16:58 | UTEP | Michael Wood knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Ratko Swietoniowski | 43-38 |
| 16:43 | Iowa | Robert Haight buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Bruce Baker | 43-40 |
| 16:24 | UTEP | Ratko Swietoniowski is hacked by Robert Haight - foul #1 on Robert Haight, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Hovey (PG), Ward Toomey (PF), Ray Halloway (C) Michael Wood, Michael Pinter, Eric Hayes | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Jenkins (SG), Andrew Parker (SF) Michael Heavner, Robert Haight | |
| 16:17 | UTEP | Ward Toomey misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 43-40 |
| 16:15 | Iowa | Scott McKneely grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 16:06 | Iowa | Scott McKneely jams it on a nice dish by Bruce Baker | 43-42 |
| 15:59 | UTEP | Ray Halloway comes up short on the floater from the left block | 43-42 |
| 15:58 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Scott McKneely | 43-42 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Gary Hovey (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ratko Swietoniowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Damico (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ward Toomey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ray Halloway (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Bruce Baker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott McKneely (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Alvin Peterson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Iowa | Ratko Swietoniowski takes the ball from Alvin Peterson | 43-42 |
| 15:34 | UTEP | Gary Hovey hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ratko Swietoniowski | 45-42 |
| 15:17 | Iowa | Andrew Parker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Wood (PG), Boris Polinski (SG), Derek Riles (SF), Michael Pinter (PF) Gary Hovey, Ratko Swietoniowski, John Damico, Ward Toomey | |
| Subs | Iowa | James Hampton (PG), David Nguyen (C) Bruce Baker, Alvin Peterson | |
| 15:06 | UTEP | Ray Halloway hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Wood | 47-42 |
| 14:45 | Iowa | Scott McKneely banks in the layup set up by Richard Jenkins | 47-44 |
| 14:19 | UTEP | Michael Wood clanks a floater in the paint | 47-44 |
| 14:18 | Iowa | James Hampton grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 14:11 | Iowa | James Hampton makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Jenkins | 47-47 |
| 13:51 | UTEP | Derek Riles can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 47-47 |
| 13:50 | UTEP | Michael Pinter tips it back up and in | 49-47 |
| 13:34 | Iowa | David Nguyen can't throw it down | 49-47 |
| 13:33 | UTEP | Michael Wood grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 13:04 | UTEP | The jump hook by Derek Riles is blocked by David Nguyen | 49-47 |
| 13:03 | UTEP | Ray Halloway hits the follow up shot | 51-47 |
| 12:40 | Iowa | David Nguyen makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Andrew Parker | 51-49 |
| 12:23 | UTEP | Michael Wood misses long on a jumper from the right side | 51-49 |
| 12:22 | UTEP | Derek Riles grabs the offensive board | 51-49 |
| 12:03 | UTEP | Derek Riles clanks a 3 from the right corner | 51-49 |
| 12:01 | Iowa | David Nguyen grabs the board | 51-49 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Wood (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boris Polinski (fairly fresh) SF - Derek Riles (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Pinter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Ray Halloway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - James Hampton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Jenkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Andrew Parker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott McKneely (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - David Nguyen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Iowa | Andrew Parker misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-49 |
| 11:38 | Iowa | David Nguyen tips it but misses | 51-49 |
| 11:36 | UTEP | Michael Pinter pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 11:19 | UTEP | Derek Riles makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Wood | 54-49 |
| 10:59 | Iowa | Richard Jenkins is hacked by Michael Pinter - foul #2 on Michael Pinter, team foul #1 | 54-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Hovey (PG), Ratko Swietoniowski (SG), John Damico (SF), Ward Toomey (PF), Eric Hayes (C) Michael Wood, Boris Polinski, Derek Riles, Michael Pinter, Ray Halloway | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Heavner (SG), Robert Haight (SF), Alvin Peterson (C) Richard Jenkins, Andrew Parker, David Nguyen | |
| 10:52 | Iowa | Gary Hovey takes the ball from Scott McKneely | 54-49 |
| 10:30 | UTEP | Ward Toomey misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Scott McKneely - foul #3 on Scott McKneely, team foul #3 | 54-49 |
| 10:30 | UTEP | Ward Toomey misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 10:30 | UTEP | Ward Toomey makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 10:17 | Iowa | James Hampton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 55-49 |
| 10:16 | Iowa | Michael Heavner can't tip it in | 55-49 |
| 10:14 | Iowa | Alvin Peterson misses the tip | 55-49 |
| 10:12 | Iowa | Alvin Peterson snags the offensive board | 55-49 |
| 09:58 | Iowa | James Hampton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-49 |
| 09:56 | Iowa | Robert Haight hits the follow up shot | 55-51 |
| 09:38 | UTEP | Alvin Peterson is called for the reach on Gary Hovey - foul #3 on Alvin Peterson, team foul #4 | 55-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Jenkins (SG), Andrew Parker (PF) Michael Heavner, Scott McKneely | |
| 09:25 | UTEP | John Damico drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Gary Hovey | 57-51 |
| 09:00 | Iowa | Richard Jenkins is whistled for a carry | 57-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Pinter (PF) Ward Toomey | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott McKneely (PF) Andrew Parker | |
| 08:42 | UTEP | Gary Hovey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Wood (PG) Gary Hovey | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Heavner (SG) Richard Jenkins | |
| 08:14 | Iowa | Michael Pinter denies the turnaround by Robert Haight | 57-51 |
| 08:13 | UTEP | Michael Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 07:59 | UTEP | Michael Wood clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-51 |
| 07:58 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Haight | 57-51 |
| 07:55 | Iowa | James Hampton loses the dribble to Michael Wood in the backcourt | 57-51 |
| 07:54 | UTEP | Ratko Swietoniowski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Wood | 59-51 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Wood (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ratko Swietoniowski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Damico (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Pinter (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Hayes (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - James Hampton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Heavner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Haight (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Scott McKneely (tired) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Alvin Peterson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Iowa | Alvin Peterson misses the jumpshot from the right side | 59-51 |
| 07:27 | Iowa | Robert Haight pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 07:05 | Iowa | Michael Heavner is hacked by John Damico - foul #1 on John Damico, team foul #2 | 59-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Derek Riles (SF), Ward Toomey (PF), Ray Halloway (C) John Damico, Michael Pinter, Eric Hayes | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Jenkins (SG), Andrew Parker (PF) Michael Heavner, Scott McKneely | |
| 06:53 | Iowa | Richard Jenkins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-51 |
| 06:52 | UTEP | Derek Riles snags the defensive board | 59-51 |
| 06:39 | UTEP | Richard Jenkins steps in front of the Ray Halloway pass | 59-51 |
| 06:35 | Iowa | Andrew Parker banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Jenkins | 59-53 |
| 06:11 | UTEP | Alvin Peterson denies the turnaround by Ward Toomey | 59-53 |
| 06:10 | Iowa | Robert Haight pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| 05:54 | Iowa | Alvin Peterson clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Ray Halloway - foul #1 on Ray Halloway, team foul #3 | 59-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Hovey (PG), Boris Polinski (SG), John Damico (SF), Michael Pinter (PF) Michael Wood, Ratko Swietoniowski, Derek Riles, Ward Toomey | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 05:54 | Iowa | Alvin Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 05:54 | Iowa | Alvin Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 05:41 | UTEP | John Damico can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 59-55 |
| 05:40 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Andrew Parker | 59-55 |
| 05:27 | Iowa | Robert Haight drills a jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Ray Halloway - foul #2 on Ray Halloway, team foul #4 | 59-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Hayes (C) Ray Halloway | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott McKneely (PF) Andrew Parker | |
| 05:27 | Iowa | Robert Haight makes the free throw | 59-58 |
| 05:07 | UTEP | Gary Hovey connects on the shot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Alvin Peterson - foul #4 on Alvin Peterson, team foul #5 | 61-58 |
| 05:07 | UTEP | Gary Hovey makes the free throw | 62-58 |
| 04:49 | Iowa | Richard Jenkins clanks a 3 from the right wing | 62-58 |
| 04:48 | UTEP | Eric Hayes pulls down the rebound | 62-58 |
| 04:27 | UTEP | Michael Pinter misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Alvin Peterson - foul #5 on Alvin Peterson, team foul #6 | 62-58 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Wood (PG), Ratko Swietoniowski (SG) Gary Hovey, Boris Polinski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Parker (PF), David Nguyen (C) Scott McKneely, Alvin Peterson | |
| 04:27 | UTEP | Michael Pinter makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 04:27 | UTEP | Michael Pinter makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 04:17 | Iowa | James Hampton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-58 |
| 04:16 | UTEP | Ratko Swietoniowski snags the defensive board | 64-58 |
| 04:11 | UTEP | Ratko Swietoniowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-58 |
| 03:47 | Iowa | Robert Haight misses short on a shot in the paint | 64-58 |
| 03:46 | Iowa | Robert Haight pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-58 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Wood (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ratko Swietoniowski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Damico (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Pinter (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Hayes (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - James Hampton (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Haight (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - Andrew Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Iowa | Andrew Parker buries a 3 from the right wing | 64-61 |
| 02:58 | UTEP | Robert Haight blocks the short jumper by Eric Hayes | 64-61 |
| 02:56 | Iowa | James Hampton grabs the defensive rebound | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:52 | Iowa | James Hampton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-61 |
| 02:50 | UTEP | Ratko Swietoniowski grabs the board | 64-61 |
| 02:41 | UTEP | Michael Pinter misses the easy layup | 64-61 |
| 02:40 | Iowa | David Nguyen grabs the defensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 02:21 | Iowa | James Hampton connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Jenkins | 64-64 |
| 02:05 | UTEP | John Damico knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Pinter | 66-64 |
| 01:47 | Iowa | James Hampton knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 66-66 |
| 01:25 | UTEP | David Nguyen swats the short shot by Eric Hayes | 66-66 |
| 01:23 | UTEP | Eric Hayes tips it in | 68-66 |
| 01:00 | Iowa | Robert Haight misses the easy layup | 68-66 |
| 00:58 | UTEP | Eric Hayes gets the rebound | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | UTEP | John Damico can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Haight - foul #2 on Robert Haight, team foul #7 | 68-66 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott McKneely (PF) Andrew Parker | |
| 00:31 | UTEP | John Damico makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:31 | UTEP | John Damico makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Iowa | Richard Jenkins connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Haight | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:24 | UTEP | James Hampton is called for the reach on Eric Hayes in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Hampton, team foul #8 | 70-69 |
| 00:24 | UTEP | Eric Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:24 | UTEP | Eric Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Iowa | Richard Jenkins buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Scott McKneely | 72-72 |
| 00:08 | UTEP | UTEP calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:04 | UTEP | Ratko Swietoniowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-72 |
| 00:02 | Iowa | David Nguyen grabs the board | 72-72 |
| 00:02 | Iowa | Iowa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Robert Haight comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 72-72 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Wood (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ratko Swietoniowski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Damico (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Pinter (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Hayes (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - James Hampton (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Jenkins (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Haight (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - Scott McKneely (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - David Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | UTEP | Eric Hayes wins the tip | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:46 | UTEP | Michael Pinter connects on the jumper from the right side | 74-72 |
| 04:28 | Iowa | David Nguyen is called for traveling | 74-72 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Bruce Baker (PG), Michael Heavner (SG) James Hampton, Richard Jenkins | |
| 04:10 | UTEP | The short jumper by Eric Hayes is denied by Scott McKneely | 74-72 |
| 04:08 | Iowa | Robert Haight gets the rebound | 74-72 |
| 04:02 | Iowa | Scott McKneely misses the lay-in but the foul's on Eric Hayes - foul #1 on Eric Hayes, team foul #5 | 74-72 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Iowa | James Hampton (PG) Bruce Baker | |
| 04:02 | Iowa | Scott McKneely makes the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 04:02 | Iowa | Scott McKneely makes the 2nd free throw | 74-74 |
| 03:48 | UTEP | Ratko Swietoniowski misses short on a 3 from straight away | 74-74 |
| 03:47 | Iowa | Scott McKneely gets the rebound | 74-74 |
| 03:36 | Iowa | Scott McKneely makes the driving attempt from the left block | 74-76 |
| 03:25 | UTEP | Eric Hayes comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 74-76 |
| 03:24 | UTEP | Michael Pinter tips it home | 76-76 |
| 03:09 | Iowa | Robert Haight misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 76-76 |
| 03:08 | UTEP | Michael Pinter snags the defensive board | 76-76 |
| 03:03 | UTEP | John Damico makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Wood | 78-76 |
| 02:48 | Iowa | Scott McKneely scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by James Hampton | 78-78 |
| 02:26 | UTEP | Michael Wood hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Eric Hayes | 80-78 |
| 02:05 | Iowa | Robert Haight makes the jumper from the right block set up by James Hampton | 80-80 |
| 01:51 | UTEP | John Damico double dribbles | 80-80 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Jenkins (SG) Michael Heavner | |
| 01:37 | Iowa | James Hampton is hacked by Michael Wood - foul #3 on Michael Wood, team foul #6 | 80-80 |
| 01:23 | Iowa | Robert Haight misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 80-80 |
| 01:22 | UTEP | Michael Pinter pulls down the rebound | 80-80 |
| 01:08 | UTEP | Ratko Swietoniowski misses short on a 3 from straight away | 80-80 |
| 01:07 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Scott McKneely | 80-80 |
| 00:48 | Iowa | Robert Haight misses the lay-in | 80-80 |
| 00:47 | UTEP | John Damico gets the rebound | 80-80 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Wood (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ratko Swietoniowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Damico (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Pinter (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. C - Eric Hayes (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - James Hampton (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Jenkins (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Haight (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. PF - Scott McKneely (tiring) 19 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - David Nguyen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 00:28 | UTEP | Eric Hayes comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 80-80 |
| 00:26 | Iowa | Scott McKneely snags the defensive board | 80-80 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa | John Damico swats the layup by Robert Haight | 80-80 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Wood (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ratko Swietoniowski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Damico (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Pinter (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. C - Eric Hayes (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - James Hampton (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Jenkins (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Haight (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. PF - Scott McKneely (tiring) 19 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - David Nguyen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | UTEP | Eric Hayes wins the tip | 80-80 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:50 | UTEP | Robert Haight takes the ball from John Damico | 80-80 |
| 04:30 | Iowa | Scott McKneely comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 80-80 |
| 04:29 | Iowa | Richard Jenkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-80 |
| 04:15 | Iowa | Richard Jenkins knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 80-82 |
| 03:59 | UTEP | Michael Pinter buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Ratko Swietoniowski | 82-82 |
| 03:45 | Iowa | James Hampton scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Richard Jenkins | 82-85 |
| 03:39 | UTEP | Robert Haight takes the ball from Michael Wood | 82-85 |
| 03:18 | Iowa | The jump hook by Scott McKneely is blocked by Eric Hayes | 82-85 |
| 03:16 | UTEP | Eric Hayes snags the defensive board | 82-85 |
| 02:51 | UTEP | Michael Pinter clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by James Hampton - foul #5 on James Hampton, team foul #9 | 82-85 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Hovey (PG), Ray Halloway (C) Michael Wood, Eric Hayes | |
| Subs | Iowa | Bruce Baker (PG), Michael Heavner (SG), Andrew Parker (SF) James Hampton, Richard Jenkins, Robert Haight | |
| 02:51 | UTEP | Michael Pinter misses the 1st free throw | 82-85 |
| 02:51 | UTEP | Michael Pinter makes the 2nd free throw | 83-85 |
| 02:31 | Iowa | David Nguyen clanks a jumper from the left wing | 83-85 |
| 02:29 | UTEP | Ray Halloway snags the defensive board | 83-85 |
| 02:29 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 83-85 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Wood (PG), Eric Hayes (C) Gary Hovey, Ray Halloway | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 02:21 | UTEP | Eric Hayes buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Ratko Swietoniowski and he's fouled by David Nguyen - foul #2 on David Nguyen, team foul #10 | 85-85 |
| 02:21 | UTEP | Eric Hayes makes the free throw | 86-85 |
| 02:03 | Iowa | Scott McKneely misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Pinter - foul #3 on Michael Pinter, team foul #7 | 86-85 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Haight (SF) David Nguyen | |
| 02:03 | Iowa | Scott McKneely misses the 1st free throw | 86-85 |
| 02:03 | Iowa | Scott McKneely makes the 2nd free throw | 86-86 |
| 01:50 | UTEP | Ratko Swietoniowski scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Wood | 89-86 |
| 01:44 | Iowa | Michael Wood picks off the pass by Michael Heavner | 89-86 |
| 01:27 | UTEP | Ratko Swietoniowski is whistled for a carry | 89-86 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Jenkins (SG), David Nguyen (C) Michael Heavner, Andrew Parker | |
| 01:13 | Iowa | Robert Haight loses the dribble to Michael Pinter | 89-86 |
| 00:55 | UTEP | Robert Haight blocks the short jumper by Michael Pinter | 89-86 |
| 00:53 | Iowa | Richard Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 89-86 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Wood (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ratko Swietoniowski (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Damico (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Pinter (fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Hayes (fresh) 18 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Bruce Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Jenkins (fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Haight (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Scott McKneely (tiring) 20 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - David Nguyen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 00:45 | Iowa | Robert Haight connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bruce Baker | 89-88 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | UTEP | Ratko Swietoniowski clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 89-88 |
| 00:22 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Bruce Baker | 89-88 |
| 00:13 | Iowa | Eric Hayes blocks the jumper by Bruce Baker | 89-88 |
| 00:11 | Iowa | Scott McKneely grabs the offensive board | 89-88 |
| 00:09 | Iowa | Richard Jenkins is hacked by Michael Wood - foul #4 on Michael Wood, team foul #8 | 89-88 |
| 00:09 | Iowa | Richard Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 89-88 |
| 00:09 | UTEP | Eric Hayes pulls down the rebound | 89-88 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:07 | UTEP | Richard Jenkins is called for the reach on Eric Hayes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Jenkins, team foul #11 | 89-88 |
| 00:07 | UTEP | Eric Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 90-88 |
| 00:07 | UTEP | Eric Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 91-88 |
| 00:07 | Iowa | Iowa calls a :30 timeout (6 full remaining) | 91-88 |
| 00:01 | Iowa | Robert Haight is hacked by Eric Hayes - foul #2 on Eric Hayes, team foul #9 | 91-88 |
| 00:01 | Iowa | Robert Haight makes the 1st free throw | 91-89 |
| 00:01 | Iowa | Robert Haight makes the 2nd free throw | 91-90 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Michael Wood runs out the clock | 91-90 |