| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - James Stewart (fresh) SG - Carl Hill (fresh) SF - Robert McCrady (fresh) PF - Joseph Cummings (fresh) C - William Greene (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roy McCorkindale (fresh) SG - Marko Kozikowski (fresh) SF - Baran Zwilling (fresh) PF - Eric Freeman (fresh) C - Gilberto Mancini (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Eric Freeman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:50 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Robert McCrady - foul #1 on Robert McCrady, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:34 | Tulsa | Joseph Cummings lays it up and in | 2-1 |
| 19:27 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 2-1 |
| 19:25 | Tulsa | Robert McCrady grabs the defensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 19:19 | Tulsa | Eric Freeman picks off the pass by Joseph Cummings | 2-1 |
| 19:03 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-1 |
| 19:01 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to James Stewart | 2-1 |
| 18:44 | Tulsa | Robert McCrady scores on a shot from close range and the foul's on Baran Zwilling - foul #1 on Baran Zwilling, team foul #1 | 4-1 |
| 18:44 | Tulsa | Robert McCrady makes the free throw | 5-1 |
| 18:25 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini lays it in on a nice dish by Roy McCorkindale | 5-3 |
| 18:03 | Tulsa | Joseph Cummings steps out of bounds on the sideline | 5-3 |
| 17:57 | UTEP | Carl Hill takes the ball from Marko Kozikowski in the backcourt | 5-3 |
| 17:39 | Tulsa | William Greene can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-3 |
| 17:37 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:27 | UTEP | James Stewart steals the ball from Eric Freeman | 5-3 |
| 17:08 | Tulsa | William Greene makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by James Stewart | 7-3 |
| 17:04 | UTEP | James Stewart is called for the reach on Roy McCorkindale in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Stewart, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Larry Burgess (PG), Danny Risk (SG), Scott Carney (SF), Randall Dahl (PF), Michael Hester (C) James Stewart, Carl Hill, Robert McCrady, Joseph Cummings, William Greene | |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Daniel Owens (SG), Berdy Zywiec (SF), Robert Perry (PF), Don Scalf (C) Roy McCorkindale, Marko Kozikowski, Baran Zwilling, Eric Freeman, Gilberto Mancini | |
| 16:55 | UTEP | Daniel Owens misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 16:53 | UTEP | Don Scalf tips it back up and in | 7-5 |
| 16:45 | Tulsa | Scott Carney comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-5 |
| 16:44 | Tulsa | Scott Carney tips it but misses | 7-5 |
| 16:43 | UTEP | Don Scalf grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:28 | UTEP | Don Scalf connects on the open floater from the left block set up by Yuan Sun | 7-7 |
| 16:17 | Tulsa | Randall Dahl connects on the open shot from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 16:01 | UTEP | Robert Perry buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Yuan Sun | 9-9 |
| 15:57 | Tulsa | Larry Burgess's pass is intercepted by Yuan Sun in the backcourt | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Larry Burgess (fresh) SG - Danny Risk (fairly fresh) SF - Scott Carney (fairly fresh) PF - Randall Dahl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Hester (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Yuan Sun (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Owens (fairly fresh) SF - Berdy Zywiec (fresh) PF - Robert Perry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Don Scalf (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | UTEP | Robert Perry can't finish the uncontested layup | 9-9 |
| 15:43 | UTEP | Yuan Sun pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 15:33 | UTEP | Don Scalf can't finish the layup | 9-9 |
| 15:31 | Tulsa | Randall Dahl grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 15:26 | Tulsa | Larry Burgess clanks a floater from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 15:25 | UTEP | Don Scalf gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| 15:16 | UTEP | Robert Perry is called for traveling | 9-9 |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Stewart (PG), Carl Hill (SG), David Fanelli (SF), Joseph Cummings (PF), William Greene (C) Larry Burgess, Danny Risk, Scott Carney, Randall Dahl, Michael Hester | |
| Subs | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale (PG), Zhuang Hong (SG), Baran Zwilling (SF), Eric Freeman (PF), Gilberto Mancini (C) Yuan Sun, Daniel Owens, Berdy Zywiec, Robert Perry, Don Scalf | |
| 14:50 | Tulsa | David Fanelli throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-9 |
| 14:45 | UTEP | Eric Freeman is hacked by Carl Hill in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carl Hill, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| 14:25 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale misses the shot from the left side | 9-9 |
| 14:23 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to David Fanelli | 9-9 |
| 14:18 | Tulsa | James Stewart makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Carl Hill | 12-9 |
| 13:58 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Eric Freeman and he's hacked by Joseph Cummings - foul #1 on Joseph Cummings, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert McCrady (SF), Randall Dahl (PF) David Fanelli, Joseph Cummings | |
| Subs | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski (SG), Don Scalf (C) Zhuang Hong, Gilberto Mancini | |
| 13:58 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling makes the free throw | 12-12 |
| 13:42 | Tulsa | Robert McCrady is fouled on the floor by Roy McCorkindale - foul #1 on Roy McCorkindale, team foul #2 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Larry Burgess (SG) Carl Hill | |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Berdy Zywiec (SF) Roy McCorkindale, Baran Zwilling | |
| 13:25 | Tulsa | William Greene blows the dunk but he's fouled by Eric Freeman - foul #1 on Eric Freeman, team foul #3 | 12-12 |
| 13:25 | Tulsa | William Greene makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 13:25 | Tulsa | William Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 13:14 | UTEP | James Stewart is called for the reach on Berdy Zywiec - foul #2 on James Stewart, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Carl Hill (SG) James Stewart | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 12:59 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-12 |
| 12:58 | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 12:38 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 12:37 | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec tips it home | 14-14 |
| 12:15 | Tulsa | Robert McCrady misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 14-14 |
| 12:13 | UTEP | Yuan Sun snags the defensive board | 14-14 |
| 11:49 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Larry Burgess (fairly fresh) SG - Carl Hill (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Robert McCrady (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Randall Dahl (tiring) 2 pts. C - William Greene (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Yuan Sun (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marko Kozikowski (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Berdy Zywiec (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Freeman (tiring) C - Don Scalf (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Tulsa | Carl Hill can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 14-17 |
| 11:39 | Tulsa | Carl Hill tips it but misses | 14-17 |
| 11:37 | UTEP | Eric Freeman grabs the board | 14-17 |
| 11:28 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski can't finish the uncontested layup | 14-17 |
| 11:26 | Tulsa | William Greene grabs the board | 14-17 |
| 11:00 | Tulsa | William Greene is open and buries a jump hook from the left block | 16-17 |
| 10:41 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Yuan Sun | 16-20 |
| 10:23 | Tulsa | William Greene hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 16-20 |
| 10:21 | UTEP | Don Scalf snags the defensive board | 16-20 |
| 10:03 | UTEP | Eric Freeman drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Marko Kozikowski | 16-22 |
| 10:03 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 16-22 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Danny Risk (PG), Scott Carney (SF), Joseph Cummings (PF), Michael Hester (C) Carl Hill, Robert McCrady, Randall Dahl, William Greene | |
| Subs | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale (PG), Daniel Owens (SG), Zhuang Hong (SF), Robert Perry (PF), Gilberto Mancini (C) Yuan Sun, Marko Kozikowski, Berdy Zywiec, Eric Freeman, Don Scalf | |
| 09:39 | Tulsa | Danny Risk hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-22 |
| 09:38 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Robert Perry | 16-22 |
| 09:35 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale is hacked by Larry Burgess in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Burgess, team foul #6 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Baran Zwilling (SF) Zhuang Hong | |
| 09:20 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling is hacked by Scott Carney - foul #1 on Scott Carney, team foul #7 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Carl Hill (SG) Larry Burgess | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 09:20 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling makes the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 09:20 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling misses the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 09:20 | Tulsa | Scott Carney snags the defensive board | 16-23 |
| 09:04 | Tulsa | Carl Hill can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 16-23 |
| 09:03 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini snags the defensive board | 16-23 |
| 08:44 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Daniel Owens | 16-25 |
| 08:25 | Tulsa | Robert Perry denies the turnaround by Carl Hill | 16-25 |
| 08:24 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling gets the rebound | 16-25 |
| 08:07 | UTEP | Joseph Cummings is called for the reach on Robert Perry - foul #2 on Joseph Cummings, team foul #8 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Larry Burgess (PG), David Fanelli (SF), William Greene (C) Danny Risk, Scott Carney, Joseph Cummings | |
| Subs | UTEP | Zhuang Hong (SG) Daniel Owens | |
| 08:07 | UTEP | Robert Perry makes the 1st free throw | 16-26 |
| 08:07 | UTEP | Robert Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 08:07 | Tulsa | Michael Hester grabs the defensive rebound | 16-26 |
| 07:53 | Tulsa | William Greene comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 16-26 |
| 07:51 | Tulsa | William Greene tips it back up and in | 18-26 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Larry Burgess (tiring) SG - Carl Hill (tired) 1 ast. SF - David Fanelli (fresh) PF - Michael Hester (fairly fresh) C - William Greene (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roy McCorkindale (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Zhuang Hong (fresh) SF - Baran Zwilling (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Perry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Gilberto Mancini (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 07:29 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by David Fanelli - foul #1 on David Fanelli, team foul #9 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec (SF), Eric Freeman (PF) Baran Zwilling, Robert Perry | |
| 07:29 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 07:29 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini misses the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 07:29 | Tulsa | Michael Hester pulls down the rebound | 18-27 |
| 07:08 | Tulsa | Carl Hill is called for 5 seconds | 18-27 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Randall Dahl (PF) Michael Hester | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 06:55 | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 18-27 |
| 06:53 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to William Greene | 18-27 |
| 06:38 | Tulsa | William Greene throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-27 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Danny Risk (SG), Robert McCrady (SF) Carl Hill, David Fanelli | |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Marko Kozikowski (SG), Baran Zwilling (SF) Roy McCorkindale, Zhuang Hong, Berdy Zywiec | |
| 06:25 | UTEP | Robert McCrady steals the ball from Gilberto Mancini | 18-27 |
| 06:09 | Tulsa | Larry Burgess misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 18-27 |
| 06:07 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini grabs the board | 18-27 |
| 05:59 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling misses badly on the uncontested floater in the lane | 18-27 |
| 05:57 | Tulsa | Robert McCrady gets the rebound | 18-27 |
| 05:51 | Tulsa | Robert McCrady scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 20-27 |
| 05:40 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Yuan Sun and he's hacked by Danny Risk - foul #1 on Danny Risk, team foul #10 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Carl Hill (SG), Scott Carney (SF), Michael Hester (PF) Danny Risk, Robert McCrady, Randall Dahl | |
| Subs | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec (SF), Don Scalf (C) Baran Zwilling, Gilberto Mancini | |
| 05:40 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski makes the free throw | 20-30 |
| 05:21 | Tulsa | William Greene misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-30 |
| 05:19 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Berdy Zywiec | 20-30 |
| 05:17 | UTEP | Yuan Sun's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-30 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale (PG), Daniel Owens (SG), Robert Perry (PF) Yuan Sun, Marko Kozikowski, Eric Freeman | |
| 05:05 | Tulsa | Scott Carney connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-30 |
| 05:02 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Carney - foul #2 on Scott Carney, team foul #11 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Fanelli (SF) Scott Carney | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 05:02 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 05:02 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 04:42 | Tulsa | Michael Hester knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Larry Burgess | 25-32 |
| 04:21 | UTEP | Robert Perry misses short on an open jumper from the left wing | 25-32 |
| 04:20 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Michael Hester | 25-32 |
| 04:15 | Tulsa | Larry Burgess clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-32 |
| 04:14 | Tulsa | William Greene tips it back up and in | 27-32 |
| 04:12 | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec is hacked by Michael Hester in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Hester, team foul #12 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Danny Risk (PG), Robert McCrady (SF), Randall Dahl (PF) Larry Burgess, David Fanelli, William Greene | |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Zhuang Hong (SG), Eric Freeman (PF), Gilberto Mancini (C) Roy McCorkindale, Daniel Owens, Robert Perry, Don Scalf | |
| 04:12 | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 04:12 | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 03:55 | Tulsa | Robert McCrady misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-34 |
| 03:53 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini pulls down the rebound | 27-34 |
| 03:47 | UTEP | Eric Freeman is open and scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Yuan Sun | 27-36 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Danny Risk (fairly fresh) SG - Carl Hill (tired) 1 ast. SF - Robert McCrady (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randall Dahl (tiring) 2 pts. C - Michael Hester (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Yuan Sun (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Zhuang Hong (fresh) SF - Berdy Zywiec (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Freeman (tiring) 4 pts. C - Gilberto Mancini (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Tulsa | Randall Dahl scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert McCrady | 29-36 |
| 03:18 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini is fouled on the floor by Robert McCrady - foul #2 on Robert McCrady, team foul #13 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Stewart (PG), Scott Carney (SF), Joseph Cummings (PF) Carl Hill, Robert McCrady, Michael Hester | |
| Subs | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale (PG), Baran Zwilling (SF) Yuan Sun, Berdy Zywiec | |
| 03:18 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini misses the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 03:18 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini misses the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 03:18 | Tulsa | Randall Dahl snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 03:12 | Tulsa | Danny Risk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-36 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Owens (SG), Robert Perry (C) Zhuang Hong, Gilberto Mancini | |
| 03:09 | UTEP | James Stewart steps in front of the Roy McCorkindale pass in the backcourt | 29-36 |
| 02:55 | Tulsa | Roy McCorkindale is called for the reach on James Stewart - foul #2 on Roy McCorkindale, team foul #4 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Tulsa | William Greene (C) Randall Dahl | |
| Subs | UTEP | Don Scalf (C) Eric Freeman | |
| 02:33 | Tulsa | Danny Risk lays it in and he's fouled by Daniel Owens - foul #1 on Daniel Owens, team foul #5 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski (SG) Daniel Owens | |
| 02:33 | Tulsa | Danny Risk makes the free throw | 32-36 |
| 02:07 | UTEP | James Stewart steals the ball from Baran Zwilling | 32-36 |
| 02:04 | Tulsa | James Stewart lays it up and in | 34-36 |
| 01:47 | UTEP | The short jumper by Robert Perry is denied by Scott Carney | 34-36 |
| 01:46 | Tulsa | William Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 01:41 | Tulsa | James Stewart misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 01:40 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Robert Perry | 34-36 |
| 01:21 | UTEP | Don Scalf buries a floater from the right block set up by Marko Kozikowski and he's fouled by Danny Risk - foul #2 on Danny Risk, team foul #14 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Larry Burgess (SG), David Fanelli (SF), Michael Hester (C) Danny Risk, Scott Carney, William Greene | |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Daniel Owens (SG), Zhuang Hong (SF), Eric Freeman (PF) Roy McCorkindale, Marko Kozikowski, Baran Zwilling, Robert Perry | |
| 01:21 | UTEP | Don Scalf makes the free throw | 34-39 |
| 01:01 | Tulsa | Larry Burgess loses the dribble to Zhuang Hong | 34-39 |
| 00:58 | UTEP | Eric Freeman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-39 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini (C) Don Scalf | |
| 00:39 | Tulsa | Larry Burgess loses the dribble to Zhuang Hong | 34-39 |
| 00:36 | UTEP | Daniel Owens throws it down on a great pass from Zhuang Hong | 34-41 |
| 00:21 | Tulsa | Michael Hester is fouled on the floor by Eric Freeman - foul #2 on Eric Freeman, team foul #6 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Randall Dahl (C) Michael Hester | |
| Subs | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec (SF) Daniel Owens | |
| 00:05 | Tulsa | James Stewart can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 00:03 | Tulsa | Joseph Cummings grabs the offensive board | 34-41 |
| 00:01 | Tulsa | David Fanelli comes up short on the runner near the basket | 34-41 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini gets the rebound | 34-41 |