| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jeffrey Heaney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bert Warren (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Wood (fresh) 10 pts. C - Shawn Dorsey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Gary Hovey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Boris Polinski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Derek Riles (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ward Toomey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - John Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Derek Riles inbounds the ball | 28-37 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:42 | UTEP | Gary Hovey loses the dribble to John Wood | 28-37 |
| 19:27 | Missouri State | Gary Hovey picks off the pass by Shawn Dorsey | 28-37 |
| 19:10 | UTEP | Boris Polinski can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 28-37 |
| 19:09 | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey grabs the board | 28-37 |
| 18:54 | Missouri State | Bert Warren is whistled for a carry | 28-37 |
| 18:36 | UTEP | John Thomas misses long on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Jeffrey Heaney - foul #3 on Jeffrey Heaney, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (PG) Jeffrey Heaney | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 18:36 | UTEP | John Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 18:36 | UTEP | John Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 18:20 | Missouri State | Paul Adams comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 28-38 |
| 18:19 | UTEP | Ward Toomey snags the defensive board | 28-38 |
| 18:07 | UTEP | Derek Riles misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-38 |
| 18:05 | Missouri State | Paul Adams snags the defensive board | 28-38 |
| 17:59 | Missouri State | John Wood clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 28-38 |
| 17:58 | UTEP | Gary Hovey snags the defensive board | 28-38 |
| 17:44 | UTEP | Boris Polinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-38 |
| 17:43 | UTEP | Derek Riles tips it in | 28-40 |
| 17:26 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 28-40 |
| 17:25 | UTEP | John Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 17:12 | UTEP | Ward Toomey connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Gary Hovey and the foul's on John Wood - foul #3 on John Wood, team foul #2 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo (SG), Laurence Starling (PF), James Roberts (C) Bert Warren, John Wood, Shawn Dorsey | |
| Subs | UTEP | Steven Dummer (SF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Derek Riles, John Thomas | |
| 17:12 | UTEP | Ward Toomey misses the free throw | 28-42 |
| 17:12 | Missouri State | James Roberts gets the rebound | 28-42 |
| 16:56 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 28-42 |
| 16:54 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Steven Dummer | 28-42 |
| 16:35 | UTEP | Larry McMurdo picks off the pass by Steven Dummer | 28-42 |
| 16:25 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist lays it up and in set up by Larry McMurdo | 30-42 |
| 16:11 | UTEP | Gary Hovey banks in the layup set up by Boris Polinski and he's hacked by Leroy Gilchrist - foul #2 on Leroy Gilchrist, team foul #3 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Stephen Lee (PF) Paul Adams | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (SG), Jonathan Blackmon (PF) Boris Polinski, Ward Toomey | |
| 16:11 | UTEP | Gary Hovey makes the free throw | 30-45 |
| 15:58 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling travels with the ball | 30-45 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney (PG), Bert Warren (SG), John Wood (PF), Jimmy Dodson (C) Leroy Gilchrist, Larry McMurdo, Stephen Lee, James Roberts | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Franks (SG), Derek Riles (SF), John Thomas (C) Gary Hovey, Steven Dummer, Alfredo Gallo | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jeffrey Heaney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bert Warren (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Laurence Starling (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Wood (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. C - Jimmy Dodson (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Charles Franks (fresh) SF - Derek Riles (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) C - John Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | UTEP | John Thomas connects on the jump hook in the paint | 30-47 |
| 15:16 | Missouri State | Bert Warren scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jimmy Dodson | 32-47 |
| 14:56 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Laurence Starling - foul #1 on Laurence Starling, team foul #4 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Adams (SF) Laurence Starling | |
| Subs | UTEP | Boris Polinski (SG) Charles Franks | |
| 14:56 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 32-48 |
| 14:56 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales misses the 2nd free throw | 32-48 |
| 14:56 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson snags the defensive board | 32-48 |
| 14:40 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson travels with the ball | 32-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Steven Dummer (SF) Derek Riles | |
| 14:11 | UTEP | Boris Polinski hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Salvador Gonzales | 32-51 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 13:54 | Missouri State | Bert Warren is hacked by Jonathan Blackmon - foul #2 on Jonathan Blackmon, team foul #1 | 32-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (SG) Bert Warren | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Hovey (PG), Ward Toomey (PF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Salvador Gonzales, Jonathan Blackmon, John Thomas | |
| 13:39 | Missouri State | Paul Adams is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 32-51 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 13:17 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo banks in the layup on a great pass from Steven Dummer and the foul's on Jimmy Dodson - foul #4 on Jimmy Dodson, team foul #5 | 32-53 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey (PF), Laurence Starling (C) John Wood, Jimmy Dodson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (SG), Derek Riles (SF) Boris Polinski, Steven Dummer | |
| 13:17 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo misses the free throw | 32-53 |
| 13:17 | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey grabs the board | 32-53 |
| 13:04 | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Laurence Starling | 34-53 |
| 12:45 | UTEP | Gary Hovey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-53 |
| 12:43 | UTEP | Ward Toomey tips it home | 34-55 |
| 12:20 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Leroy Gilchrist | 37-55 |
| 11:58 | UTEP | Ward Toomey misses long on a jumper from the right block | 37-55 |
| 11:57 | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey grabs the board | 37-55 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jeffrey Heaney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leroy Gilchrist (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Adams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Shawn Dorsey (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Laurence Starling (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Gary Hovey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derek Riles (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ward Toomey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:53 | Missouri State | Derek Riles steals the ball from Jeffrey Heaney | 37-55 |
| 11:34 | UTEP | Laurence Starling takes the ball from Derek Riles | 37-55 |
| 11:17 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-55 |
| 11:16 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Leroy Gilchrist | 37-55 |
| 11:11 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling is hacked by Alfredo Gallo - foul #1 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #2 | 37-55 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bert Warren (SG), John Wood (PF) Jeffrey Heaney, Paul Adams | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Franks (PG), Boris Polinski (SG), Steven Dummer (SF), Jonathan Blackmon (PF), John Thomas (C) Gary Hovey, Salvador Gonzales, Derek Riles, Ward Toomey, Alfredo Gallo | |
| 10:54 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist is whistled for traveling | 37-55 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Theodore Havens (PG), Larry McMurdo (SF), James Roberts (C) Leroy Gilchrist, Shawn Dorsey, Laurence Starling | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 10:51 | UTEP | Charles Franks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-55 |
| 10:29 | Missouri State | Bert Warren comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 37-55 |
| 10:27 | UTEP | Charles Franks grabs the defensive rebound | 37-55 |
| 10:05 | UTEP | John Thomas lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Franks | 37-57 |
| 09:51 | Missouri State | James Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (PG), Laurence Starling (SF) Theodore Havens, Larry McMurdo | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Hovey (PG), Ward Toomey (PF) Charles Franks, Jonathan Blackmon | |
| 09:23 | UTEP | Boris Polinski is hacked by Bert Warren - foul #3 on Bert Warren, team foul #6 | 37-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey (SF) James Roberts | |
| Subs | UTEP | Derek Riles (SF) Steven Dummer | |
| 09:02 | UTEP | Gary Hovey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Boris Polinski | 37-59 |
| 08:49 | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Bert Warren and he's fouled by John Thomas - foul #2 on John Thomas, team foul #3 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney (PG), Paul Adams (SF) Leroy Gilchrist, Laurence Starling | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 08:49 | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey misses the free throw | 39-59 |
| 08:49 | UTEP | Ward Toomey grabs the board | 39-59 |
| 08:22 | UTEP | Boris Polinski is fouled on the floor by Bert Warren - foul #4 on Bert Warren, team foul #7 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (SG) Bert Warren | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo (C) John Thomas | |
| 08:22 | UTEP | Boris Polinski makes the 1st free throw | 39-60 |
| 08:22 | UTEP | Boris Polinski makes the 2nd free throw | 39-61 |
| 08:13 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-61 |
| 08:12 | UTEP | Gary Hovey snags the defensive board | 39-61 |
| 07:57 | UTEP | Leroy Gilchrist is called for the reach on Boris Polinski - foul #3 on Leroy Gilchrist, team foul #8 | 39-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson (C) John Wood | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), Jonathan Blackmon (PF) Gary Hovey, Ward Toomey | |
| 07:57 | UTEP | Boris Polinski makes the 1st free throw | 39-62 |
| 07:57 | UTEP | Boris Polinski makes the 2nd free throw | 39-63 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jeffrey Heaney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leroy Gilchrist (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Shawn Dorsey (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jimmy Dodson (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Polinski (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Derek Riles (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) C - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:47 | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 39-63 |
| 07:46 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon grabs the defensive rebound | 39-63 |
| 07:18 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-63 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bert Warren (SG), Laurence Starling (PF) Leroy Gilchrist, Shawn Dorsey | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Franks (SG), Steven Dummer (SF) Boris Polinski, Derek Riles | |
| 07:09 | Missouri State | Bert Warren misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-63 |
| 07:08 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling tips it home | 41-63 |
| 06:39 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo clanks a jump hook from the left block | 41-63 |
| 06:38 | UTEP | Charles Franks grabs the offensive rebound | 41-63 |
| 06:25 | UTEP | Bert Warren is called for the reach on Charles Franks - foul #5 on Bert Warren, team foul #9 | 41-63 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (PG), Larry McMurdo (SG), John Wood (PF) Jeffrey Heaney, Bert Warren, Laurence Starling | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Hovey (PG), Ward Toomey (PF), John Thomas (C) Salvador Gonzales, Jonathan Blackmon, Alfredo Gallo | |
| 06:25 | UTEP | Charles Franks makes the 1st free throw | 41-64 |
| 06:25 | UTEP | Charles Franks makes the 2nd free throw | 41-65 |
| 06:02 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist buries a jumper from the left wing | 43-65 |
| 05:36 | UTEP | Ward Toomey misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 43-65 |
| 05:34 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-65 |
| 05:23 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 43-65 |
| 05:22 | UTEP | John Thomas pulls down the rebound | 43-65 |
| 04:58 | UTEP | Larry McMurdo steals the ball from Steven Dummer | 43-65 |
| 04:47 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist is called for traveling | 43-65 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey (SF), Laurence Starling (PF), James Roberts (C) Paul Adams, John Wood, Jimmy Dodson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), David Heidel (SF), Jonathan Blackmon (PF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Gary Hovey, Steven Dummer, Ward Toomey, John Thomas | |
| 04:20 | UTEP | Charles Franks is fouled on the floor by Leroy Gilchrist - foul #4 on Leroy Gilchrist, team foul #10 | 43-65 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Theodore Havens (PG) Leroy Gilchrist | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 04:20 | UTEP | Charles Franks misses the 1st free throw | 43-65 |
| 04:20 | UTEP | Charles Franks makes the 2nd free throw | 43-66 |
| 04:09 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling lays it up and in | 45-66 |
| 03:43 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Theodore Havens - foul #1 on Theodore Havens, team foul #11 | 45-66 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Stephen Lee (PG) Larry McMurdo | |
| Subs | UTEP | Steven Dummer (SF) David Heidel | |
| 03:43 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 45-67 |
| 03:43 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales makes the 2nd free throw | 45-68 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Stephen Lee (fresh) SG - Theodore Havens (fresh) SF - Shawn Dorsey (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Laurence Starling (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Franks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Dummer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:26 | Missouri State | Stephen Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-68 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (SG) Stephen Lee | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:07 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Salvador Gonzales | 45-70 |
| 02:48 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-70 |
| 02:32 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Steven Dummer | 47-72 |
| 02:25 | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey hits a floater from the right side | 49-72 |
| 02:07 | UTEP | Theodore Havens is called for the reach on Charles Franks - foul #2 on Theodore Havens, team foul #12 | 49-72 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo (SF), Stephen Lee (PF) Laurence Starling, James Roberts | |
| Subs | UTEP | David Heidel (C) Alfredo Gallo | |
| 02:07 | UTEP | Charles Franks makes the 1st free throw | 49-73 |
| 02:07 | UTEP | Charles Franks misses the 2nd free throw | 49-73 |
| 02:07 | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey snags the defensive board | 49-73 |
| 01:47 | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey's layup is rejected by David Heidel | 49-73 |
| 01:45 | UTEP | Steven Dummer pulls down the rebound | 49-73 |
| 01:25 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales misses the shot near the basket | 49-73 |
| 01:24 | Missouri State | Stephen Lee gets the rebound | 49-73 |
| 01:14 | Missouri State | Stephen Lee clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-73 |
| 01:13 | UTEP | Steven Dummer snags the defensive board | 49-73 |
| 00:54 | UTEP | David Heidel's pass is intercepted by Shawn Dorsey | 49-73 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:47 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-73 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State 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 (0) | |
| 00:18 | UTEP | Steven Dummer blows the layup | 52-73 |
| 00:16 | UTEP | Charles Franks tips it back up and in | 52-75 |
| 00:09 | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 52-75 |
| 00:08 | Missouri State | Stephen Lee tips it in | 54-75 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Charles Franks runs out the clock | 54-75 |