| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Randolph Poss (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Stell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Ouimet (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Allard (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ira Mouzon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roy McCorkindale (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Marko Kozikowski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Baran Zwilling (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gilberto Mancini (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | UTEP | Ira Mouzon blocks the short jumper by Eric Freeman | 32-30 |
| 19:39 | Northern Illinois University | James Allard snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 19:31 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-30 |
| 19:30 | Northern Illinois University | Ira Mouzon gets the offensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 19:13 | Northern Illinois University | George Stell misses the 3 from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 19:12 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Ira Mouzon | 32-30 |
| 18:56 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet loses the dribble to Roy McCorkindale | 32-30 |
| 18:51 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale banks in the layup | 32-32 |
| 18:38 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Chris Ouimet | 34-32 |
| 18:19 | UTEP | Chris Ouimet is called for the reach on Marko Kozikowski - foul #2 on Chris Ouimet, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| 18:12 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Freeman | 34-34 |
| 17:56 | Northern Illinois University | Roy McCorkindale steals it from Ira Mouzon | 34-34 |
| 17:49 | UTEP | Eric Freeman is denied on a layup by Ira Mouzon | 34-34 |
| 17:48 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski tips it back up and in | 34-36 |
| 17:34 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Freeman is called for the reach on Chris Ouimet - foul #3 on Eric Freeman, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Perry (PF) Eric Freeman | |
| 17:20 | Northern Illinois University | George Stell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 17:19 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 17:00 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Gilberto Mancini | 34-39 |
| 16:42 | Northern Illinois University | Ira Mouzon misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robert Perry - foul #2 on Robert Perry, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Johnny Pickett (SG), George Lantz (SF), Patrick Rogers (PF) George Stell, Chris Ouimet, James Allard | |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Owens (SG), Berdy Zywiec (SF), Don Scalf (C) Marko Kozikowski, Baran Zwilling, Gilberto Mancini | |
| 16:42 | Northern Illinois University | Ira Mouzon misses the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 16:42 | Northern Illinois University | Ira Mouzon makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 16:18 | UTEP | Don Scalf hits a floater from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 15:56 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Rogers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-41 |
| 15:54 | UTEP | Robert Perry pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Randolph Poss (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Pickett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Lantz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Patrick Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ira Mouzon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roy McCorkindale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Daniel Owens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Berdy Zywiec (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Perry (fresh) C - Don Scalf (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | UTEP | Robert Perry is fouled on the floor by Randolph Poss - foul #1 on Randolph Poss, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | George Stell (SG), Ronald Jeanbaptiste (C) Randolph Poss, Ira Mouzon | |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Marko Kozikowski (SG), Baran Zwilling (SF), Eric Freeman (PF) Roy McCorkindale, Daniel Owens, Berdy Zywiec, Robert Perry | |
| 15:21 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 15:20 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling snags the offensive board | 35-41 |
| 15:15 | UTEP | Yuan Sun double dribbles | 35-41 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | James Allard (PF) Ronald Jeanbaptiste | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 14:53 | Northern Illinois University | Don Scalf swats the dunk try by Johnny Pickett | 35-41 |
| 14:51 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Marko Kozikowski | 35-41 |
| 14:33 | UTEP | Don Scalf connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Marko Kozikowski | 35-43 |
| 14:16 | Northern Illinois University | George Stell misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 35-43 |
| 14:15 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling grabs the board | 35-43 |
| 13:57 | UTEP | George Lantz steals the ball from Don Scalf | 35-43 |
| 13:40 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Rogers misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-43 |
| 13:38 | Northern Illinois University | Johnny Pickett pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 13:33 | Northern Illinois University | George Lantz buries a fadeaway from the right side | 37-43 |
| 13:12 | UTEP | James Allard blocks the short jumper by Baran Zwilling | 37-43 |
| 13:10 | Northern Illinois University | George Lantz pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 12:52 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Rogers clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 37-43 |
| 12:51 | Northern Illinois University | George Lantz tips it back up and in | 39-43 |
| 12:43 | UTEP | George Stell steals the ball from Don Scalf | 39-43 |
| 12:21 | Northern Illinois University | George Lantz misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 39-43 |
| 12:19 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Eric Freeman | 39-43 |
| 12:04 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on George Stell - foul #1 on George Stell, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss (PG), Cecil Brown (SG), Chris Ouimet (SF), Ronald Jeanbaptiste (PF), Ira Mouzon (C) Johnny Pickett, George Stell, George Lantz, James Allard, Patrick Rogers | |
| Subs | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale (PG), Daniel Owens (SG), Gilberto Mancini (C) Yuan Sun, Marko Kozikowski, Don Scalf | |
| 12:04 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 12:04 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 11:52 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss is hacked by Gilberto Mancini - foul #2 on Gilberto Mancini, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec (SF) Baran Zwilling | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Randolph Poss (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Brown (fresh) SF - Chris Ouimet (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Jeanbaptiste (fresh) C - Ira Mouzon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roy McCorkindale (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Daniel Owens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Berdy Zywiec (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eric Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Gilberto Mancini (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Owens picks off the pass by Ronald Jeanbaptiste | 39-45 |
| 11:39 | UTEP | Daniel Owens lays it in | 39-47 |
| 11:29 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 39-47 |
| 11:27 | Northern Illinois University | Ira Mouzon pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 11:21 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Cecil Brown | 42-47 |
| 10:54 | UTEP | Eric Freeman misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Ronald Jeanbaptiste - foul #3 on Ronald Jeanbaptiste, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Johnny Pickett (SG) Cecil Brown | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 10:54 | UTEP | Eric Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 10:54 | UTEP | Eric Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 10:45 | Northern Illinois University | Johnny Pickett buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 10:28 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini dunks the ball on a nice dish by Eric Freeman | 45-51 |
| 10:24 | Northern Illinois University | Johnny Pickett makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-51 |
| 10:20 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini's floater is tipped away by Ronald Jeanbaptiste | 47-51 |
| 10:19 | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec grabs the offensive board | 47-51 |
| 10:06 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-51 |
| 10:04 | Northern Illinois University | Johnny Pickett grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 09:57 | Northern Illinois University | Ira Mouzon blows the layup | 47-51 |
| 09:56 | UTEP | Daniel Owens gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 09:44 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 09:42 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini tips it in | 47-53 |
| 09:36 | Northern Illinois University | Ira Mouzon knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Randolph Poss | 49-53 |
| 09:20 | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec is hacked by Johnny Pickett - foul #3 on Johnny Pickett, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | George Stell (SG), James Allard (PF), Patrick Rogers (C) Chris Ouimet, Ronald Jeanbaptiste, Ira Mouzon | |
| Subs | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski (SG), Baran Zwilling (SF), Robert Perry (PF), Don Scalf (C) Daniel Owens, Berdy Zywiec, Eric Freeman, Gilberto Mancini | |
| 09:08 | UTEP | Robert Perry comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 49-53 |
| 09:06 | Northern Illinois University | James Allard snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| 09:01 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss misses long on a floater from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 09:00 | UTEP | Don Scalf gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 08:47 | UTEP | Robert Perry drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Marko Kozikowski | 49-55 |
| 08:25 | Northern Illinois University | Johnny Pickett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 08:23 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| 08:17 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Robert Perry | 49-58 |
| 07:59 | Northern Illinois University | Johnny Pickett's floater is knocked away by Don Scalf | 49-58 |
| 07:58 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Marko Kozikowski | 49-58 |
| 07:53 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale is fouled on the floor by Randolph Poss - foul #2 on Randolph Poss, team foul #6 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | George Lantz (PG), Chris Ouimet (SF), Ira Mouzon (C) Randolph Poss, Johnny Pickett, Patrick Rogers | |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Gilberto Mancini (C) Roy McCorkindale, Don Scalf | |
| 07:42 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-60 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - George Lantz (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Stell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chris Ouimet (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Allard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ira Mouzon (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Yuan Sun (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marko Kozikowski (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Baran Zwilling (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Perry (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gilberto Mancini (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Northern Illinois University | George Stell drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Chris Ouimet | 52-60 |
| 07:06 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Marko Kozikowski | 52-62 |
| 06:46 | Northern Illinois University | James Allard misses the floater from the right block | 52-62 |
| 06:44 | Northern Illinois University | George Lantz pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 06:30 | Northern Illinois University | George Lantz makes the 3 from the left corner | 55-62 |
| 06:27 | UTEP | Yuan Sun is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 55-62 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss (PG), Johnny Pickett (SF), Patrick Rogers (PF) George Lantz, Chris Ouimet, James Allard | |
| Subs | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale (PG), Berdy Zywiec (SF), Eric Freeman (PF) Yuan Sun, Baran Zwilling, Robert Perry | |
| 06:13 | Northern Illinois University | Ira Mouzon misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 55-62 |
| 06:12 | UTEP | Eric Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 05:53 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 05:51 | Northern Illinois University | Ira Mouzon grabs the defensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 05:45 | Northern Illinois University | Marko Kozikowski steps in front of the Randolph Poss pass | 55-62 |
| 05:41 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski slams it home | 55-64 |
| 05:36 | Northern Illinois University | George Stell buries a fadeaway from the right side | 57-64 |
| 05:32 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Eric Freeman | 57-67 |
| 05:27 | Northern Illinois University | George Stell misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 57-67 |
| 05:25 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Eric Freeman | 57-67 |
| 04:58 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale is fouled on the floor by Randolph Poss - foul #3 on Randolph Poss, team foul #7 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet (SF), James Allard (PF) George Stell, Ira Mouzon | |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Owens (SG), Baran Zwilling (SF), Don Scalf (C) Marko Kozikowski, Berdy Zywiec, Gilberto Mancini | |
| 04:58 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 04:58 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 04:40 | Northern Illinois University | Baran Zwilling takes the ball from Patrick Rogers | 57-69 |
| 04:37 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling dunks the ball | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:11 | Northern Illinois University | James Allard misses the easy layup | 57-71 |
| 04:10 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Rogers tips it in | 59-71 |
| 04:01 | UTEP | Daniel Owens drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Freeman | 59-74 |
| 03:53 | Northern Illinois University | Roy McCorkindale steals the ball from Chris Ouimet | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:33 | UTEP | Don Scalf drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Roy McCorkindale | 59-76 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Randolph Poss (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Johnny Pickett (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Chris Ouimet (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Allard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roy McCorkindale (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Daniel Owens (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Baran Zwilling (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Eric Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Don Scalf (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:18 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-76 |
| 03:17 | UTEP | Eric Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 59-76 |
| 03:14 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-76 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | George Lantz (SG), Gary Green (SF), Ronald Jeanbaptiste (PF), Laurence Fermin (C) Randolph Poss, Chris Ouimet, James Allard, Patrick Rogers | |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Marko Kozikowski (SG) Roy McCorkindale, Daniel Owens | |
| 03:05 | Northern Illinois University | Laurence Fermin scores on a shot from the left side | 61-76 |
| 02:52 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 61-76 |
| 02:51 | UTEP | Eric Freeman misses the tip | 61-76 |
| 02:49 | UTEP | Eric Freeman gets the offensive rebound | 61-76 |
| 02:25 | UTEP | Don Scalf can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 61-76 |
| 02:24 | Northern Illinois University | George Lantz pulls down the rebound | 61-76 |
| 02:19 | Northern Illinois University | George Lantz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-76 |
| 02:17 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Green tips it back up and in | 63-76 |
| 01:56 | UTEP | Yuan Sun hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-76 |
| 01:54 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Green pulls down the rebound | 63-76 |
| 01:50 | Northern Illinois University | Johnny Pickett misses the dunk but the foul's on Marko Kozikowski - foul #1 on Marko Kozikowski, team foul #4 | 63-76 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Rogers (PF) Laurence Fermin | |
| Subs | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale (PG), Gilberto Mancini (C) Yuan Sun, Don Scalf | |
| 01:50 | Northern Illinois University | Johnny Pickett makes the 1st free throw | 64-76 |
| 01:50 | Northern Illinois University | Johnny Pickett makes the 2nd free throw | 65-76 |
| 01:21 | UTEP | Patrick Rogers steals the ball from Gilberto Mancini | 65-76 |
| 01:05 | Northern Illinois University | Johnny Pickett clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-76 |
| 01:04 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini snags the defensive board | 65-76 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:57 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski is fouled on the floor by Gary Green - foul #1 on Gary Green, team foul #8 | 65-76 |
| 00:57 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski makes the 1st free throw | 65-77 |
| 00:57 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski makes the 2nd free throw | 65-78 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:50 | Northern Illinois University | Johnny Pickett hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 67-78 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:28 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by George Lantz - foul #2 on George Lantz, team foul #9 | 67-78 |
| 00:28 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling makes the 1st free throw | 67-79 |
| 00:28 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling makes the 2nd free throw | 67-80 |
| 00:23 | Northern Illinois University | Johnny Pickett is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Johnny Pickett, team foul #10 | 67-80 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale runs out the clock | 67-80 |