| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Justin Reynoso (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kurt Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Gilbert (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Billy Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Irish (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Webster (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Bryant (fresh) PF - Kal Lenard (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jacob Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Todd Gilbert inbounds the ball | 28-35 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:41 | UTEP | Kurt Hughes scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Billy Hall | 31-35 |
| 19:37 | New Mexico | James Irish throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-35 |
| 19:26 | UTEP | Billy Hall is whistled for traveling | 31-35 |
| 19:02 | New Mexico | Jacob Roberts misses long on a turnaround from close range | 31-35 |
| 19:01 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard tips it home | 31-37 |
| 18:58 | UTEP | Gregory Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-37 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sam Haile (SG), Edwin Turner (SF), Christopher Green (PF), Patrick Cannon (C) Kurt Hughes, Todd Gilbert, Billy Hall, Gregory Scott | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trevor Burke (PG), Ivan Sliwinski (SG), John Fancher (SF), David Severin (PF), Carl Ellison (C) James Irish, Jeffery Webster, William Bryant, Kal Lenard, Jacob Roberts | |
| 18:52 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-37 |
| 18:51 | UTEP | Edwin Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 18:49 | UTEP | Trevor Burke is called for the reach on Justin Reynoso in the backcourt - foul #3 on Trevor Burke, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| Subs | UTEP | Todd Smith (SF) Justin Reynoso | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Josh Cheney (SG) Trevor Burke | |
| 18:44 | UTEP | Edwin Turner makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Patrick Cannon | 34-37 |
| 18:31 | New Mexico | Patrick Cannon blocks the short jumper by Josh Cheney | 34-37 |
| 18:30 | UTEP | Christopher Green pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 18:06 | UTEP | Edwin Turner can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 18:05 | UTEP | Christopher Green misses the tip | 34-37 |
| 18:04 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to John Fancher | 34-37 |
| 17:50 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Carl Ellison | 34-39 |
| 17:29 | UTEP | Sam Haile makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Edwin Turner | 37-39 |
| 17:11 | New Mexico | David Severin drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Ivan Sliwinski | 37-41 |
| 16:59 | UTEP | Todd Smith hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Sam Haile | 40-41 |
| 16:49 | New Mexico | John Fancher hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-41 |
| 16:47 | New Mexico | David Severin tips it back up and in | 40-43 |
| 16:43 | UTEP | Sam Haile misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 16:41 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Ivan Sliwinski | 40-43 |
| 16:22 | New Mexico | John Fancher can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Todd Smith - foul #2 on Todd Smith, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Justin Reynoso (PG), Kurt Hughes (SG), Todd Gilbert (SF), Billy Hall (PF), Gregory Scott (C) Edwin Turner, Sam Haile, Todd Smith, Christopher Green, Patrick Cannon | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffery Webster (SG), William Bryant (SF), Kal Lenard (PF), Jacob Roberts (C) Ivan Sliwinski, Josh Cheney, David Severin, Carl Ellison | |
| 16:22 | New Mexico | John Fancher makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 16:22 | New Mexico | John Fancher makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 16:01 | UTEP | Todd Gilbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Irish (PG) John Fancher | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Justin Reynoso (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kurt Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Gilbert (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Billy Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Irish (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Webster (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Bryant (fresh) PF - Kal Lenard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jacob Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | New Mexico | James Irish misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 15:36 | UTEP | Billy Hall snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 15:26 | UTEP | Todd Gilbert connects on the open 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Gregory Scott | 43-45 |
| 15:11 | New Mexico | William Bryant makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffery Webster | 43-48 |
| 14:47 | UTEP | Billy Hall clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-48 |
| 14:45 | New Mexico | Jacob Roberts gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 14:28 | New Mexico | Todd Gilbert is called for the reach on William Bryant - foul #3 on Todd Gilbert, team foul #2 | 43-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Moore (PG) Justin Reynoso | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trevor Burke (SF), Douglas Endo (C) William Bryant, Jacob Roberts | |
| 14:13 | New Mexico | James Irish knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Trevor Burke | 43-51 |
| 13:52 | UTEP | Todd Gilbert can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 43-51 |
| 13:50 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 13:34 | New Mexico | Jeffery Webster misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-51 |
| 13:33 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard grabs the offensive board | 43-51 |
| 13:06 | New Mexico | Jeffery Webster misses the jumper from the right block | 43-51 |
| 13:04 | UTEP | Billy Hall grabs the board | 43-51 |
| 12:56 | UTEP | Todd Gilbert connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Moore | 45-51 |
| 12:28 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Jeffery Webster and the foul's on Kurt Hughes - foul #3 on Kurt Hughes, team foul #3 | 45-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | Justin Reynoso (PG), Edwin Turner (SF), Sam Haile (PF), Christopher Green (C) Robert Moore, Todd Gilbert, Billy Hall, Gregory Scott | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski (SG), William Bryant (SF), Jacob Roberts (C) Jeffery Webster, Trevor Burke, Kal Lenard | |
| 12:28 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo makes the free throw | 45-54 |
| 12:06 | UTEP | Sam Haile misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 12:04 | UTEP | Edwin Turner misses the tip | 45-54 |
| 12:03 | UTEP | Justin Reynoso tips it home | 47-54 |
| 11:44 | New Mexico | William Bryant is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 47-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | William Longstreet (PG), Todd Gilbert (SF) Justin Reynoso, Kurt Hughes | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffery Webster (SG), David Severin (PF) James Irish, Douglas Endo | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - William Longstreet (fresh) SG - Edwin Turner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Todd Gilbert (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Sam Haile (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Christopher Green (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ivan Sliwinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Jeffery Webster (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Bryant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Severin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Jacob Roberts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | UTEP | Sam Haile is hacked by David Severin - foul #1 on David Severin, team foul #2 | 47-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trevor Burke (PG) Ivan Sliwinski | |
| 11:15 | UTEP | William Longstreet's fadeaway is rejected by Jacob Roberts | 47-54 |
| 11:14 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to David Severin | 47-54 |
| 11:09 | New Mexico | Jeffery Webster can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-54 |
| 11:07 | UTEP | Christopher Green grabs the defensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 10:57 | UTEP | Christopher Green misses the floater from the baseline | 47-54 |
| 10:56 | New Mexico | David Severin grabs the defensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 10:38 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke misses short on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Sam Haile - foul #2 on Sam Haile, team foul #4 | 47-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Justin Reynoso (PG), Todd Smith (SG), Billy Hall (PF), Patrick Cannon (C) William Longstreet, Edwin Turner, Todd Gilbert, Christopher Green | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Irish (PG), Kal Lenard (PF) Jeffery Webster, David Severin | |
| 10:38 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke misses the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 10:38 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke misses the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 10:38 | UTEP | Sam Haile grabs the defensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 10:18 | UTEP | Billy Hall connects on the 3 from the left corner | 50-54 |
| 10:15 | New Mexico | James Irish is fouled in the backcourt by Justin Reynoso - foul #2 on Justin Reynoso, team foul #5 | 50-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski (SG) Trevor Burke | |
| 10:02 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by James Irish | 50-56 |
| 10:00 | UTEP | Billy Hall is hacked by Jacob Roberts in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jacob Roberts, team foul #3 | 50-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kurt Hughes (SG) Todd Smith | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 09:51 | UTEP | Billy Hall hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Kal Lenard - foul #1 on Kal Lenard, team foul #4 | 50-56 |
| 09:51 | UTEP | Billy Hall makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 09:51 | UTEP | Billy Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 09:29 | New Mexico | Jacob Roberts misses the 3 from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 09:28 | UTEP | Billy Hall grabs the board | 52-56 |
| 09:06 | UTEP | Sam Haile is fouled on the floor by William Bryant - foul #2 on William Bryant, team foul #5 | 52-56 |
| 09:06 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Todd Smith (SG), Edwin Turner (SF), Gregory Scott (C) Kurt Hughes, Sam Haile, Patrick Cannon | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Fancher (PG), Josh Cheney (SG), Carl Ellison (PF), David Severin (C) James Irish, William Bryant, Kal Lenard, Jacob Roberts | |
| 08:51 | UTEP | Todd Smith can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ivan Sliwinski - foul #3 on Ivan Sliwinski, team foul #6 | 52-56 |
| 08:51 | UTEP | Todd Smith misses the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 08:51 | UTEP | Todd Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 08:39 | New Mexico | John Fancher scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by David Severin | 53-59 |
| 08:34 | UTEP | Justin Reynoso misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-59 |
| 08:32 | UTEP | Edwin Turner tips it but misses | 53-59 |
| 08:31 | New Mexico | David Severin grabs the board | 53-59 |
| 08:24 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 53-59 |
| 08:22 | New Mexico | Carl Ellison can't tip it in | 53-59 |
| 08:20 | UTEP | Todd Smith pulls down the rebound | 53-59 |
| 07:57 | UTEP | Todd Smith is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 07:54 | New Mexico | Todd Smith steps in front of the Ivan Sliwinski pass in the backcourt | 55-59 |
| 07:53 | UTEP | Edwin Turner blows the layup | 55-59 |
| 07:51 | New Mexico | David Severin gets the rebound | 55-59 |
| 07:32 | New Mexico | David Severin hits the finger roll | 55-61 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Justin Reynoso (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Todd Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Edwin Turner (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Billy Hall (tired) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Scott (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Fancher (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Josh Cheney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ivan Sliwinski (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carl Ellison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Severin (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:07 | UTEP | Justin Reynoso connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Todd Smith | 58-61 |
| 06:49 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-61 |
| 06:48 | New Mexico | John Fancher tips it but misses | 58-61 |
| 06:47 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Gregory Scott | 58-61 |
| 06:44 | UTEP | Todd Smith is fouled in the backcourt by John Fancher - foul #1 on John Fancher, team foul #7 | 58-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Moore (PG), Todd Gilbert (SF), Sam Haile (PF), Christopher Green (C) Justin Reynoso, Edwin Turner, Billy Hall, Gregory Scott | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Irish (PG), Jeffery Webster (SG), William Bryant (SF), Kal Lenard (PF), Jacob Roberts (C) John Fancher, Josh Cheney, Ivan Sliwinski, Carl Ellison, David Severin | |
| 06:44 | UTEP | Todd Smith makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 06:44 | UTEP | Todd Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 06:18 | New Mexico | William Bryant misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-61 |
| 06:17 | New Mexico | Jacob Roberts can't tip it in | 60-61 |
| 06:16 | UTEP | Todd Smith gets the rebound | 60-61 |
| 06:10 | UTEP | Todd Gilbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kurt Hughes (SG) Todd Smith | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 06:07 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-61 |
| 05:58 | UTEP | Christopher Green hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by William Bryant - foul #3 on William Bryant, team foul #8 | 60-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Patrick Cannon (C) Sam Haile | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trevor Burke (SF) William Bryant | |
| 05:58 | UTEP | Christopher Green makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 05:58 | UTEP | Christopher Green makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 05:54 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 62-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | William Longstreet (PG), Sam Haile (PF) Robert Moore, Christopher Green | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 05:38 | UTEP | Todd Gilbert loses the dribble to Jeffery Webster | 62-61 |
| 05:35 | New Mexico | Jeffery Webster jams it | 62-63 |
| 05:17 | UTEP | Todd Gilbert hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Sam Haile | 65-63 |
| 05:01 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard misses the easy layup | 65-63 |
| 04:59 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Trevor Burke | 65-63 |
| 04:45 | New Mexico | Kurt Hughes steals the ball from Trevor Burke | 65-63 |
| 04:42 | UTEP | Todd Gilbert lays it up and in set up by Kurt Hughes | 67-63 |
| 04:23 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard can't connect on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Sam Haile - foul #3 on Sam Haile, team foul #6 | 67-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Moore (PG), Edwin Turner (SF), Christopher Green (C) William Longstreet, Todd Gilbert, Patrick Cannon | |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Bryant (SF), Douglas Endo (C) Trevor Burke, Jacob Roberts | |
| 04:23 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 04:23 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 04:06 | UTEP | Christopher Green banks in the layup set up by Robert Moore | 69-65 |
| 03:40 | New Mexico | Jeffery Webster loses the dribble to Christopher Green | 69-65 |
| 03:20 | UTEP | Douglas Endo is called for the reach on Christopher Green - foul #2 on Douglas Endo, team foul #9 | 69-65 |
| Subs | UTEP | Justin Reynoso (PG), Todd Gilbert (SF), Billy Hall (PF) Robert Moore, Kurt Hughes, Sam Haile | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski (PG), Carl Ellison (PF), David Severin (C) James Irish, Kal Lenard, Douglas Endo | |
| 03:20 | UTEP | Christopher Green misses the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 03:20 | New Mexico | David Severin pulls down the rebound | 69-65 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Justin Reynoso (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edwin Turner (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Todd Gilbert (tired) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Billy Hall (tired) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Green (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ivan Sliwinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Jeffery Webster (tired) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Bryant (tired) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Carl Ellison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Severin (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:15 | New Mexico | Billy Hall is called for the reach on Jeffery Webster in the backcourt - foul #3 on Billy Hall, team foul #7 | 69-65 |
| 03:15 | New Mexico | Jeffery Webster misses the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 03:15 | UTEP | Edwin Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 03:13 | UTEP | William Bryant picks off the pass by Justin Reynoso in the backcourt | 69-65 |
| 02:53 | New Mexico | David Severin is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right block | 69-67 |
| 02:31 | UTEP | Justin Reynoso hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-67 |
| 02:29 | New Mexico | Carl Ellison grabs the defensive rebound | 69-67 |
| 02:29 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-67 |
| Subs | UTEP | Todd Smith (SG), Patrick Cannon (PF) Edwin Turner, Billy Hall | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trevor Burke (SG), Douglas Endo (PF), Jacob Roberts (C) Jeffery Webster, Carl Ellison, David Severin | |
| 02:02 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke travels with the ball | 69-67 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kurt Hughes (SG), Gregory Scott (C) Todd Gilbert, Christopher Green | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Fancher (PG), Josh Cheney (SG), Kal Lenard (PF) Ivan Sliwinski, William Bryant, Douglas Endo | |
| 01:54 | UTEP | Justin Reynoso is wide open but clanks a shot in the paint | 69-67 |
| 01:52 | UTEP | Gregory Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 69-67 |
| 01:39 | UTEP | Todd Smith clanks a 3 from straight away | 69-67 |
| 01:38 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon tips it but misses | 69-67 |
| 01:36 | New Mexico | John Fancher grabs the defensive rebound | 69-67 |
| 01:36 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 69-67 |
| Subs | UTEP | Todd Gilbert (SF), Billy Hall (PF) Todd Smith, Patrick Cannon | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Irish (PG), Jeffery Webster (SG), William Bryant (SF) John Fancher, Josh Cheney, Trevor Burke | |
| 01:33 | New Mexico | Kurt Hughes steals it from James Irish in the backcourt | 69-67 |
| 01:33 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-67 |
| 01:19 | UTEP | Kurt Hughes misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from the baseline | 69-67 |
| 01:17 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard grabs the board | 69-67 |
| 01:02 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard makes the jump hook near the basket set up by James Irish | 69-69 |
| 01:02 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| 00:56 | UTEP | Kurt Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-69 |
| 00:39 | New Mexico | Justin Reynoso takes the ball from James Irish | 69-69 |
| 00:36 | UTEP | Justin Reynoso lays it up and in | 71-69 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico | William Bryant clanks a 3 from the right wing | 71-69 |
| 00:16 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Billy Hall | 71-69 |
| 00:16 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:14 | UTEP | James Irish is called for the reach on Justin Reynoso in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Irish, team foul #10 | 71-69 |
| 00:14 | UTEP | Justin Reynoso makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:14 | UTEP | Justin Reynoso misses the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:14 | New Mexico | Jacob Roberts snags the defensive board | 72-69 |
| 00:05 | New Mexico | Jeffery Webster connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-72 |
| 00:05 | UTEP | UTEP calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:01 | UTEP | Todd Gilbert hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-72 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Billy Hall gets the offensive rebound | 72-72 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Justin Reynoso (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kurt Hughes (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Todd Gilbert (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Billy Hall (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Gregory Scott (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Irish (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffery Webster (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Bryant (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Kal Lenard (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Jacob Roberts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | UTEP | Gregory Scott wins the tip | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:47 | UTEP | Kurt Hughes clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by William Bryant - foul #4 on William Bryant, team foul #11 | 72-72 |
| Subs | UTEP | Edwin Turner (SF), Sam Haile (PF), Christopher Green (C) Todd Gilbert, Billy Hall, Gregory Scott | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski (PG), Josh Cheney (SG), John Fancher (SF), David Severin (PF), Carl Ellison (C) James Irish, Jeffery Webster, William Bryant, Kal Lenard, Jacob Roberts | |
| 04:47 | UTEP | Kurt Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 04:47 | UTEP | Kurt Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 04:30 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski misses short on a shot from the right wing | 74-72 |
| 04:28 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Edwin Turner | 74-72 |
| 04:04 | UTEP | Justin Reynoso misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ivan Sliwinski - foul #4 on Ivan Sliwinski, team foul #12 | 74-72 |
| Subs | UTEP | Patrick Cannon (C) Kurt Hughes | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Irish (PG), Trevor Burke (SF), Douglas Endo (PF) Josh Cheney, John Fancher, Carl Ellison | |
| 04:04 | UTEP | Justin Reynoso makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 04:04 | UTEP | Justin Reynoso makes the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 03:48 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 76-72 |
| 03:47 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Edwin Turner | 76-72 |
| 03:27 | UTEP | James Irish steps in front of the Christopher Green pass | 76-72 |
| 03:03 | New Mexico | David Severin comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Edwin Turner - foul #1 on Edwin Turner, team foul #8 | 76-72 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Moore (PG), Todd Smith (SG), Todd Gilbert (SF) Justin Reynoso, Edwin Turner, Patrick Cannon | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffery Webster (SG), William Bryant (SF), Jacob Roberts (C) Ivan Sliwinski, Trevor Burke, Douglas Endo | |
| 03:03 | New Mexico | David Severin misses the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 03:03 | New Mexico | David Severin misses the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 03:03 | UTEP | Sam Haile gets the rebound | 76-72 |
| 02:52 | UTEP | Christopher Green misses the easy open layup | 76-72 |
| 02:51 | UTEP | Robert Moore tips it back up and in | 78-72 |
| 02:35 | New Mexico | The short jumper by David Severin is denied by Christopher Green | 78-72 |
| 02:33 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to James Irish | 78-72 |
| 02:15 | New Mexico | William Bryant misses badly on a floater from close range but the foul's on Sam Haile - foul #4 on Sam Haile, team foul #9 | 78-72 |
| Subs | UTEP | William Longstreet (PG), Kurt Hughes (SG), Billy Hall (PF), Gregory Scott (C) Robert Moore, Todd Smith, Sam Haile, Christopher Green | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Fancher (PG), Josh Cheney (SG), Kal Lenard (PF), Carl Ellison (C) James Irish, Jeffery Webster, David Severin, Jacob Roberts | |
| 02:15 | New Mexico | William Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 02:15 | New Mexico | William Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 02:15 | UTEP | Todd Gilbert gets the rebound | 78-72 |
| 01:54 | UTEP | Kurt Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-72 |
| Subs | UTEP | Justin Reynoso (PG) William Longstreet | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Irish (PG), Jeffery Webster (SG), Jacob Roberts (C) John Fancher, Josh Cheney, Carl Ellison | |
| 01:37 | New Mexico | Todd Gilbert is called for the reach on Jacob Roberts - foul #4 on Todd Gilbert, team foul #10 | 78-72 |
| 01:37 | New Mexico | Jacob Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 01:37 | New Mexico | Jacob Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 01:34 | UTEP | James Irish is called for the reach on Justin Reynoso in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Irish, team foul #13 | 78-74 |
| 01:34 | UTEP | Justin Reynoso makes the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 01:34 | UTEP | Justin Reynoso makes the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 01:14 | New Mexico | Jacob Roberts can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 80-74 |
| 01:12 | UTEP | Billy Hall grabs the board | 80-74 |
| 01:12 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 80-74 |
| 01:09 | UTEP | Justin Reynoso is fouled in the backcourt by William Bryant - foul #5 on William Bryant, team foul #14 | 80-74 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trevor Burke (SF) William Bryant | |
| 01:09 | UTEP | Justin Reynoso makes the 1st free throw | 81-74 |
| 01:09 | UTEP | Justin Reynoso misses the 2nd free throw | 81-74 |
| 01:09 | New Mexico | Jacob Roberts pulls down the rebound | 81-74 |
| 00:54 | New Mexico | Gregory Scott steals the ball from Jeffery Webster | 81-74 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Justin Reynoso (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kurt Hughes (tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Todd Gilbert (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Billy Hall (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Gregory Scott (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Irish (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Jeffery Webster (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Trevor Burke (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kal Lenard (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Jacob Roberts (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:51 | UTEP | James Irish is called for the reach on Todd Gilbert in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Irish, team foul #15 | 81-74 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sam Haile (PF) Billy Hall | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski (SF) James Irish | |
| 00:51 | UTEP | Todd Gilbert misses the 1st free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:51 | UTEP | Todd Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:43 | New Mexico | Jacob Roberts makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Ivan Sliwinski | 82-77 |
| 00:40 | UTEP | Trevor Burke is called for the reach on Justin Reynoso in the backcourt - foul #4 on Trevor Burke, team foul #16 | 82-77 |
| 00:40 | UTEP | UTEP calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 82-77 |
| 00:40 | UTEP | Justin Reynoso makes the 1st free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:40 | UTEP | Justin Reynoso makes the 2nd free throw | 84-77 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:35 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 84-77 |
| 00:33 | UTEP | Gregory Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 84-77 |
| 00:32 | UTEP | Jeffery Webster is called for the reach on Gregory Scott in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffery Webster, team foul #17 | 84-77 |
| 00:32 | UTEP | Gregory Scott makes the 1st free throw | 85-77 |
| 00:32 | UTEP | Gregory Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 86-77 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:28 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke is called for traveling in the backcourt | 86-77 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:27 | UTEP | Justin Reynoso is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Webster - foul #2 on Jeffery Webster, team foul #18 | 86-77 |
| 00:27 | UTEP | Justin Reynoso misses the 1st free throw | 86-77 |
| 00:27 | UTEP | Justin Reynoso makes the 2nd free throw | 87-77 |
| 00:22 | New Mexico | Jeffery Webster misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Todd Gilbert - foul #5 on Todd Gilbert, team foul #11 | 87-77 |
| Subs | UTEP | Edwin Turner (PG), Todd Smith (SF), Christopher Green (PF), Patrick Cannon (C) Justin Reynoso, Kurt Hughes, Todd Gilbert, Gregory Scott | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Severin (PF), Carl Ellison (C) Kal Lenard, Jacob Roberts | |
| 00:22 | New Mexico | Jeffery Webster misses the 1st free throw | 87-77 |
| 00:22 | New Mexico | Jeffery Webster makes the 2nd free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:20 | UTEP | Jeffery Webster is called for the reach on Christopher Green in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffery Webster, team foul #19 | 87-78 |
| Subs | UTEP | Justin Reynoso (PG), Kurt Hughes (SG), Gregory Scott (C) Edwin Turner, Todd Smith, Patrick Cannon | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kal Lenard (PF), Jacob Roberts (C) David Severin, Carl Ellison | |
| 00:20 | UTEP | Christopher Green makes the 1st free throw | 88-78 |
| 00:20 | UTEP | Christopher Green makes the 2nd free throw | 89-78 |
| 00:16 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 89-78 |
| 00:15 | New Mexico | Jacob Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 89-78 |
| 00:11 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 89-78 |
| 00:10 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard snags the offensive board | 89-78 |
| 00:08 | New Mexico | Jeffery Webster is hacked by Christopher Green - foul #1 on Christopher Green, team foul #12 | 89-78 |
| Subs | UTEP | Edwin Turner (PG), Todd Smith (SF), Patrick Cannon (C) Justin Reynoso, Kurt Hughes, Gregory Scott | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Severin (PF), Carl Ellison (C) Kal Lenard, Jacob Roberts | |
| 00:08 | New Mexico | Jeffery Webster misses the 1st free throw | 89-78 |
| 00:08 | New Mexico | Jeffery Webster misses the 2nd free throw | 89-78 |
| 00:08 | UTEP | Christopher Green snags the defensive board | 89-78 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Edwin Turner runs out the clock | 89-78 |