| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roy McCorkindale (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marko Kozikowski (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - Baran Zwilling (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Eric Freeman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gilberto Mancini (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Richard Murph (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Schwenzer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dannie Gardner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Micheal Hart (fresh) C - Joseph Keeter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling inbounds the ball | 37-22 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-22 |
| 19:27 | Southern Illinois | Dannie Gardner is hacked by Gilberto Mancini - foul #3 on Gilberto Mancini, team foul #1 | 37-22 |
| Subs | UTEP | Don Scalf (C) Gilberto Mancini | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 19:04 | Southern Illinois | Micheal Hart scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Keeter | 37-24 |
| 18:37 | UTEP | Micheal Hart steps in front of the Marko Kozikowski pass | 37-24 |
| 18:15 | Southern Illinois | Eric Freeman denies the turnaround by Joseph Keeter | 37-24 |
| 18:13 | UTEP | Eric Freeman snags the defensive board | 37-24 |
| 17:44 | UTEP | Joseph Keeter swats the layup by Don Scalf | 37-24 |
| 17:43 | Southern Illinois | Richard Murph pulls down the rebound | 37-24 |
| 17:25 | Southern Illinois | Micheal Hart is fouled on the floor by Eric Freeman - foul #3 on Eric Freeman, team foul #2 | 37-24 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Perry (PF) Eric Freeman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 17:06 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Keeter lays it in and the foul's on Don Scalf - foul #1 on Don Scalf, team foul #3 | 37-26 |
| 17:06 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Keeter makes the free throw | 37-27 |
| 16:46 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-27 |
| 16:45 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Keeter grabs the board | 37-27 |
| 16:39 | Southern Illinois | Richard Murph can't finish the layup but the foul's on Roy McCorkindale - foul #1 on Roy McCorkindale, team foul #4 | 37-27 |
| 16:39 | Southern Illinois | Richard Murph makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 16:39 | Southern Illinois | Richard Murph makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 16:37 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale is hacked by Richard Murph in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Murph, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Perry (PG), Eric Googe (C) Richard Murph, Joseph Keeter | |
| 16:12 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski is hacked by Micheal Hart - foul #2 on Micheal Hart, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Owens (SG), Berdy Zywiec (SF) Marko Kozikowski, Baran Zwilling | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend (PG), Gary Braxton (SF), Donald Rezendes (PF) Donald Schwenzer, Dannie Gardner, Micheal Hart | |
| 15:56 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-29 |
| 15:54 | Southern Illinois | Gary Braxton grabs the board | 37-29 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roy McCorkindale (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Owens (fresh) SF - Berdy Zywiec (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Don Scalf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Bobby Townsend (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Perry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Braxton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Rezendes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Googe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-29 |
| 15:36 | Southern Illinois | Gary Braxton misses the tip | 37-29 |
| 15:35 | UTEP | Robert Perry pulls down the rebound | 37-29 |
| 15:22 | UTEP | Robert Perry connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Roy McCorkindale | 39-29 |
| 15:11 | Southern Illinois | Eric Googe misses the easy layup | 39-29 |
| 15:10 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Don Scalf | 39-29 |
| 14:44 | UTEP | Daniel Owens misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-29 |
| 14:42 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Donald Rezendes | 39-29 |
| 14:21 | Southern Illinois | Robert Perry swats the short shot by Eric Googe | 39-29 |
| 14:19 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale pulls down the rebound | 39-29 |
| 13:56 | UTEP | Robert Perry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-29 |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Marko Kozikowski (SG), Baran Zwilling (SF), Eric Freeman (PF), Gilberto Mancini (C) Roy McCorkindale, Daniel Owens, Berdy Zywiec, Robert Perry, Don Scalf | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Murph (PG), Donald Schwenzer (SG), Dannie Gardner (SF), Micheal Hart (PF), Joseph Keeter (C) Bobby Townsend, Kevin Perry, Gary Braxton, Donald Rezendes, Eric Googe | |
| 13:33 | Southern Illinois | Dannie Gardner misses the floater from just outside the lane | 39-29 |
| 13:31 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski grabs the board | 39-29 |
| 13:04 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini scores on a shot from close range and he's fouled by Joseph Keeter - foul #3 on Joseph Keeter, team foul #3 | 41-29 |
| 13:04 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini misses the free throw | 41-29 |
| 13:04 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Keeter snags the defensive board | 41-29 |
| 12:50 | Southern Illinois | Dannie Gardner misses the lay-in | 41-29 |
| 12:49 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini gets the rebound | 41-29 |
| 12:27 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski is hacked by Joseph Keeter - foul #4 on Joseph Keeter, team foul #4 | 41-29 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Googe (C) Joseph Keeter | |
| 12:04 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini's pass is intercepted by Richard Murph | 41-29 |
| 11:41 | Southern Illinois | Micheal Hart can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 41-29 |
| 11:39 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini snags the defensive board | 41-29 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Yuan Sun (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Marko Kozikowski (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - Baran Zwilling (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Eric Freeman (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Gilberto Mancini (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Richard Murph (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Schwenzer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dannie Gardner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Micheal Hart (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Googe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:13 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini hits a floater from the right wing set up by Baran Zwilling and the foul's on Eric Googe - foul #1 on Eric Googe, team foul #5 | 43-29 |
| Subs | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale (PG) Yuan Sun | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 11:13 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini makes the free throw | 44-29 |
| 10:55 | Southern Illinois | Donald Schwenzer buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Murph | 44-32 |
| 10:38 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 44-32 |
| 10:36 | Southern Illinois | Donald Schwenzer grabs the board | 44-32 |
| 10:31 | Southern Illinois | Dannie Gardner drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Donald Schwenzer | 44-35 |
| 10:02 | UTEP | Donald Schwenzer steals the ball from Baran Zwilling | 44-35 |
| 09:59 | Southern Illinois | Donald Schwenzer hits the finger roll | 44-37 |
| 09:44 | UTEP | Micheal Hart blocks the short jumper by Roy McCorkindale | 44-37 |
| 09:42 | Southern Illinois | Micheal Hart pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| 09:38 | Southern Illinois | Dannie Gardner connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Murph | 44-39 |
| 09:17 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale clanks a jumper from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 09:16 | UTEP | Eric Freeman grabs the offensive board | 44-39 |
| 08:59 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Roy McCorkindale and he's hacked by Dannie Gardner - foul #1 on Dannie Gardner, team foul #6 | 46-39 |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Owens (SG), Robert Perry (PF), Don Scalf (C) Marko Kozikowski, Eric Freeman, Gilberto Mancini | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend (PG), Kevin Perry (SG), Gary Braxton (SF), Donald Rezendes (PF) Richard Murph, Donald Schwenzer, Dannie Gardner, Micheal Hart | |
| 08:59 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling makes the free throw | 47-39 |
| 08:36 | Southern Illinois | Donald Rezendes knocks in the runner from the baseline and he's fouled by Robert Perry - foul #3 on Robert Perry, team foul #5 | 47-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec (SF) Baran Zwilling | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 08:36 | Southern Illinois | Donald Rezendes makes the free throw | 47-42 |
| 08:14 | UTEP | Robert Perry misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Kevin Perry - foul #2 on Kevin Perry, team foul #7 | 47-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Murph (PG), Joel Willman (C) Bobby Townsend, Eric Googe | |
| 08:14 | UTEP | Robert Perry makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 08:14 | UTEP | Robert Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 08:00 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Perry misses badly on a floater from the left side | 49-42 |
| 07:59 | UTEP | Don Scalf pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 07:39 | UTEP | Robert Perry buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Roy McCorkindale | 51-42 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roy McCorkindale (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Owens (fresh) SF - Berdy Zywiec (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Perry (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Don Scalf (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Richard Murph (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Perry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Braxton (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Donald Rezendes (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joel Willman (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Southern Illinois | Joel Willman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 07:29 | UTEP | Don Scalf pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| 07:04 | UTEP | Don Scalf misses the driving attempt from the right block | 51-42 |
| 07:02 | UTEP | Don Scalf grabs the offensive board | 51-42 |
| 06:40 | UTEP | Don Scalf is hacked by Joel Willman - foul #1 on Joel Willman, team foul #8 | 51-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Marko Kozikowski (SG), Baran Zwilling (SF), Eric Freeman (PF) Roy McCorkindale, Daniel Owens, Berdy Zywiec, Robert Perry | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Schwenzer (SG), Dannie Gardner (SF), Micheal Hart (PF), Joseph Keeter (C) Kevin Perry, Gary Braxton, Donald Rezendes, Joel Willman | |
| 06:40 | UTEP | Don Scalf makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 06:40 | UTEP | Don Scalf makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 06:23 | Southern Illinois | Dannie Gardner misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 53-42 |
| 06:21 | Southern Illinois | Micheal Hart grabs the offensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 06:03 | Southern Illinois | Donald Schwenzer is hacked by Marko Kozikowski - foul #1 on Marko Kozikowski, team foul #6 | 53-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini (C) Don Scalf | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 05:43 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Keeter misses the turnaround from the baseline | 53-42 |
| 05:42 | UTEP | Eric Freeman snags the defensive board | 53-42 |
| 05:36 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Yuan Sun | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:32 | Southern Illinois | Donald Schwenzer misses the 3 from straight away | 56-42 |
| 05:30 | UTEP | Eric Freeman snags the defensive board | 56-42 |
| 05:06 | UTEP | Micheal Hart swats the layup by Gilberto Mancini | 56-42 |
| 05:05 | Southern Illinois | Donald Schwenzer gets the rebound | 56-42 |
| 04:36 | Southern Illinois | Dannie Gardner clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-42 |
| 04:34 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini grabs the board | 56-42 |
| 04:05 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-42 |
| 04:03 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Keeter snags the defensive board | 56-42 |
| 03:49 | Southern Illinois | Dannie Gardner buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Micheal Hart | 56-44 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:30 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Keeter - foul #5 on Joseph Keeter, team foul #9 | 56-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale (PG), Berdy Zywiec (SF), Don Scalf (C) Yuan Sun, Baran Zwilling, Gilberto Mancini | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Perry (PG), Eric Googe (C) Richard Murph, Joseph Keeter | |
| 03:30 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski misses the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 03:30 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roy McCorkindale (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marko Kozikowski (fresh) 19 pts. 2 stl. SF - Berdy Zywiec (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Freeman (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Don Scalf (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Kevin Perry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Schwenzer (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dannie Gardner (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Micheal Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Googe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Southern Illinois | Eric Googe connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Perry and he's hacked by Roy McCorkindale - foul #2 on Roy McCorkindale, team foul #7 | 57-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Rezendes (SF) Dannie Gardner | |
| 03:15 | Southern Illinois | Eric Googe makes the free throw | 57-47 |
| 02:51 | UTEP | Don Scalf's pass is intercepted by Eric Googe | 57-47 |
| 02:51 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Baran Zwilling (SF), Gilberto Mancini (C) Berdy Zywiec, Don Scalf | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Murph (PG), Dannie Gardner (SF) Kevin Perry, Donald Rezendes | |
| 02:37 | Southern Illinois | Gilberto Mancini is called for the reach on Dannie Gardner - foul #4 on Gilberto Mancini, team foul #8 | 57-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Perry (PG), Gary Braxton (SG), Donald Rezendes (PF) Richard Murph, Donald Schwenzer, Micheal Hart | |
| 02:37 | Southern Illinois | Dannie Gardner misses the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 02:37 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini grabs the board | 57-47 |
| 02:08 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini lays it up and in on a nice dish by Marko Kozikowski | 59-47 |
| 02:02 | Southern Illinois | Dannie Gardner can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Eric Freeman - foul #4 on Eric Freeman, team foul #9 | 59-47 |
| 02:02 | Southern Illinois | Dannie Gardner misses the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 02:02 | Southern Illinois | Dannie Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 01:38 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-48 |
| 01:36 | UTEP | Eric Freeman tips it in | 61-48 |
| 01:26 | Southern Illinois | Donald Rezendes clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 61-48 |
| 01:25 | Southern Illinois | Eric Googe tips it but misses | 61-48 |
| 01:24 | Southern Illinois | Eric Googe gets the offensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 01:14 | Southern Illinois | Eric Googe misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-48 |
| 01:13 | Southern Illinois | Dannie Gardner tips it in | 61-50 |
| 00:46 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-50 |
| 00:45 | Southern Illinois | Eric Googe gets the rebound | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Southern Illinois | Gary Braxton is fouled on the floor by Baran Zwilling - foul #1 on Baran Zwilling, team foul #10 | 61-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend (PG) Dannie Gardner | |
| 00:37 | Southern Illinois | Gary Braxton makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:37 | Southern Illinois | Gary Braxton misses the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:37 | UTEP | Eric Freeman snags the defensive board | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:13 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-51 |
| 00:07 | Southern Illinois | Gary Braxton is whistled for traveling | 61-51 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale runs out the clock | 61-51 |