| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Knight (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Curtis Tanner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeff Melillo (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Vernon Colvin (fresh) C - Arthur Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Douglas Schneider (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bobby Pylant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Amaral (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Anthony Farrar (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ron Gilles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo inbounds the ball | 33-37 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:50 | UTEP | Arthur Wright is called for 10 seconds | 33-37 |
| 19:38 | Tulsa | Robert Knight steals it from Bobby Pylant | 33-37 |
| 19:35 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Knight | 35-37 |
| 19:12 | Tulsa | Ron Gilles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-37 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore (SG) Curtis Tanner | |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Arevalo (SF), John Castille (PF), Joel Jackson (C) Claude Amaral, Anthony Farrar, Ron Gilles | |
| 19:05 | UTEP | Robert Knight connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Fenimore and he's fouled by John Arevalo - foul #1 on John Arevalo, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity (PG), Matthew Ownby (SG) Douglas Schneider, Bobby Pylant | |
| 19:05 | UTEP | Robert Knight makes the free throw | 38-37 |
| 18:44 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ronald Fenimore - foul #2 on Ronald Fenimore, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (PG), Herbert Scott (SF), James Hyslop (PF), Norman Kelley (C) Robert Knight, Jeff Melillo, Vernon Colvin, Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 18:44 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 18:44 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby misses the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 18:44 | UTEP | Norman Kelley pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 18:20 | UTEP | John Arevalo takes the ball from Norman Kelley | 38-38 |
| 18:16 | Tulsa | John Arevalo can't finish the layup | 38-38 |
| 18:14 | UTEP | James Hyslop pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 18:11 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Tanner (SG) Ronald Fenimore | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant (SG), Claude Amaral (SF), David Huntsberger (PF), Ron Gilles (C) Matthew Ownby, John Arevalo, John Castille, Joel Jackson | |
| 17:49 | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Claude Amaral | 38-40 |
| 17:29 | UTEP | Norman Kelley banks in the layup set up by Stephen Stam | 40-40 |
| 17:14 | Tulsa | Norman Kelley blocks the short jumper by Bobby Pylant | 40-40 |
| 17:13 | UTEP | Herbert Scott gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 17:07 | UTEP | David Huntsberger swats the layup by Norman Kelley | 40-40 |
| 17:06 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 17:03 | Tulsa | Curtis Tanner is called for the reach on Eugene Garrity in the backcourt - foul #1 on Curtis Tanner, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Knight (PG), Michael Bloom (SG), Jeff Melillo (SF), Vernon Colvin (PF), Arthur Wright (C) Stephen Stam, Curtis Tanner, Herbert Scott, James Hyslop, Norman Kelley | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider (PG), Matthew Ownby (SG), Anthony Farrar (PF), John Castille (C) Eugene Garrity, Bobby Pylant, David Huntsberger, Ron Gilles | |
| 16:51 | Tulsa | Robert Knight is called for the reach on Douglas Schneider - foul #1 on Robert Knight, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore (SG) Michael Bloom | |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Arevalo (SF) Claude Amaral | |
| 16:30 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby is hacked by Vernon Colvin - foul #2 on Vernon Colvin, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Joel Jackson (C) John Castille | |
| 16:06 | Tulsa | Vernon Colvin steps in front of the Matthew Ownby pass | 40-40 |
| 15:48 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-40 |
| 15:46 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin grabs the offensive board | 40-40 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Knight (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Fenimore (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Jeff Melillo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Vernon Colvin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Arthur Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Douglas Schneider (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Matthew Ownby (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Arevalo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Farrar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:37 | UTEP | John Arevalo picks off the pass by Ronald Fenimore | 40-40 |
| 15:15 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Matthew Ownby | 40-42 |
| 14:59 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Anthony Farrar - foul #1 on Anthony Farrar, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Bloom (PG), Curtis Tanner (SG), Herbert Scott (SF) Robert Knight, Jeff Melillo, Vernon Colvin | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity (PG), Bobby Pylant (SG), Claude Amaral (SF), David Huntsberger (PF), John Castille (C) Douglas Schneider, Matthew Ownby, John Arevalo, Anthony Farrar, Joel Jackson | |
| 14:59 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 14:59 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 14:47 | Tulsa | David Huntsberger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Vernon Colvin (PF), Norman Kelley (C) Ronald Fenimore, Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 14:28 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Bloom | 45-42 |
| 14:17 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-42 |
| 14:16 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to David Huntsberger | 45-42 |
| 14:07 | Tulsa | John Castille blows the wide open layup | 45-42 |
| 14:06 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral can't tip it in | 45-42 |
| 14:05 | UTEP | Herbert Scott pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 13:52 | UTEP | Claude Amaral picks off the pass by Norman Kelley | 45-42 |
| 13:47 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Curtis Tanner - foul #2 on Curtis Tanner, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (PG), Jeff Melillo (SF), Arthur Wright (C) Michael Bloom, Herbert Scott, Norman Kelley | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar (PF), Ron Gilles (C) David Huntsberger, John Castille | |
| 13:47 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 13:47 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 13:45 | UTEP | Eugene Garrity steals the ball from Jeff Melillo in the backcourt | 45-44 |
| 13:32 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar is wide open but clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Vernon Colvin - foul #3 on Vernon Colvin, team foul #6 | 45-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Alfred Waller (PG) Curtis Tanner | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider (PG) Eugene Garrity | |
| 13:32 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 13:32 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar misses the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 13:32 | UTEP | Arthur Wright gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 13:18 | UTEP | Stephen Stam can't finish the layup but the foul's on Bobby Pylant - foul #3 on Bobby Pylant, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Hyslop (C) Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 13:18 | UTEP | Stephen Stam misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 13:18 | UTEP | Stephen Stam makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 12:57 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Ron Gilles and the foul's on Stephen Stam - foul #1 on Stephen Stam, team foul #7 | 46-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Tanner (SG), Ronald Fenimore (PF) Stephen Stam, Vernon Colvin | |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Arevalo (SF), John Castille (PF) Claude Amaral, Anthony Farrar | |
| 12:57 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant makes the free throw | 46-48 |
| 12:37 | UTEP | James Hyslop misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by John Castille - foul #3 on John Castille, team foul #4 | 46-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Knight (PG) Alfred Waller | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity (PG), Matthew Ownby (SG), David Huntsberger (PF) Douglas Schneider, Bobby Pylant, John Castille | |
| 12:37 | UTEP | James Hyslop makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 12:37 | UTEP | James Hyslop makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 12:25 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 12:23 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby gets the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 12:14 | Tulsa | John Arevalo misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 12:13 | UTEP | James Hyslop pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 12:09 | UTEP | Robert Knight is hacked by Eugene Garrity in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eugene Garrity, team foul #5 | 48-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Bloom (SG), Norman Kelley (PF), Arthur Wright (C) Curtis Tanner, Ronald Fenimore, James Hyslop | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 11:58 | UTEP | Norman Kelley hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Arthur Wright | 50-48 |
| 11:37 | Tulsa | Ron Gilles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | Alfred Waller (PG), Herbert Scott (SF), Vernon Colvin (PF) Robert Knight, Jeff Melillo, Norman Kelley | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider (PG), Bobby Pylant (SG), Claude Amaral (SF), John Castille (PF), Joel Jackson (C) Eugene Garrity, Matthew Ownby, John Arevalo, David Huntsberger, Ron Gilles | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Alfred Waller (fresh) SG - Michael Bloom (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Vernon Colvin (tiring) 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Arthur Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Douglas Schneider (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bobby Pylant (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Claude Amaral (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Castille (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joel Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:13 | UTEP | Herbert Scott can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-48 |
| 11:12 | UTEP | Michael Bloom misses the tip | 50-48 |
| 11:10 | UTEP | Herbert Scott gets the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 11:00 | UTEP | John Castille steals it from Vernon Colvin | 50-48 |
| 10:54 | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider is hacked by Alfred Waller in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alfred Waller, team foul #8 | 50-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (PG), Curtis Tanner (SG) Alfred Waller, Michael Bloom | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar (PF) Joel Jackson | |
| 10:54 | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 10:54 | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 10:34 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin is alone and drills a shot from the right side set up by Curtis Tanner and he's hacked by Anthony Farrar - foul #2 on Anthony Farrar, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeff Melillo (SF), Norman Kelley (C) Herbert Scott, Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity (PG), Matthew Ownby (SG), John Arevalo (SF) Douglas Schneider, Bobby Pylant, Claude Amaral | |
| 10:34 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin makes the free throw | 53-50 |
| 10:32 | Tulsa | Jeff Melillo steals the ball from Matthew Ownby in the backcourt | 53-50 |
| 10:31 | UTEP | Stephen Stam hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeff Melillo | 55-50 |
| 10:28 | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Stam - foul #2 on Stephen Stam, team foul #9 | 55-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore (PF) Vernon Colvin | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 10:28 | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 10:28 | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 10:26 | UTEP | Stephen Stam is fouled in the backcourt by Eugene Garrity - foul #3 on Eugene Garrity, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| 10:26 | UTEP | Stephen Stam misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 10:26 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| 10:12 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby is fouled on the floor by Jeff Melillo - foul #3 on Jeff Melillo, team foul #10 | 55-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Knight (PG) Stephen Stam | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ron Gilles (C) John Castille | |
| 10:12 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 10:12 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 09:54 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 09:53 | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| 09:33 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 55-54 |
| 09:31 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| 09:26 | UTEP | John Arevalo steals the ball from Ronald Fenimore | 55-54 |
| 09:13 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 09:11 | Tulsa | Ron Gilles grabs the offensive board | 55-54 |
| 08:56 | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-54 |
| 08:54 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar tips it in | 55-56 |
| 08:34 | UTEP | The jump hook by Norman Kelley is blocked by Anthony Farrar | 55-56 |
| 08:32 | Tulsa | Ron Gilles pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 08:32 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (PG), Michael Bloom (SG), Herbert Scott (SF), Vernon Colvin (PF), James Hyslop (C) Robert Knight, Curtis Tanner, Jeff Melillo, Ronald Fenimore, Norman Kelley | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider (PG), Bobby Pylant (SG), John Castille (SF), David Huntsberger (PF), Joel Jackson (C) Eugene Garrity, Matthew Ownby, John Arevalo, Anthony Farrar, Ron Gilles | |
| 08:08 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from John Castille | 55-58 |
| 08:05 | UTEP | Douglas Schneider picks off the pass by Stephen Stam in the backcourt | 55-58 |
| 07:49 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant can't connect on an uncontested runner near the basket | 55-58 |
| 07:48 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| 07:36 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Stephen Stam | 57-58 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Stephen Stam (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Bloom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Vernon Colvin (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - James Hyslop (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Douglas Schneider (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bobby Pylant (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Castille (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Huntsberger (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Joel Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Tulsa | Michael Bloom picks off the pass by John Castille | 57-58 |
| 07:16 | UTEP | Michael Bloom banks in the layup | 59-58 |
| 07:14 | Tulsa | David Huntsberger is hacked by Vernon Colvin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Vernon Colvin, team foul #11 | 59-58 |
| Subs | UTEP | Alfred Waller (PG), Ronald Fenimore (SG), Jeff Melillo (SF), Arthur Wright (C) Stephen Stam, Michael Bloom, Herbert Scott, James Hyslop | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity (PG), Claude Amaral (SF) Douglas Schneider, Joel Jackson | |
| 07:14 | Tulsa | David Huntsberger misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 07:14 | Tulsa | David Huntsberger makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 07:01 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore is open and buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 61-59 |
| 06:35 | Tulsa | John Castille clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 61-59 |
| 06:34 | UTEP | Alfred Waller grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 06:30 | UTEP | Bobby Pylant is called for the reach on Alfred Waller in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bobby Pylant, team foul #8 | 61-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Tanner (SG) Ronald Fenimore | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby (SG), Ron Gilles (C) Bobby Pylant, David Huntsberger | |
| 06:30 | UTEP | Alfred Waller makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 06:30 | UTEP | Alfred Waller makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 06:16 | Tulsa | Alfred Waller takes the ball from Eugene Garrity | 63-59 |
| 06:13 | UTEP | Alfred Waller lays it up and in | 65-59 |
| 06:04 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by John Castille | 65-61 |
| 05:52 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo is wide open but clanks a floater from the right wing | 65-61 |
| 05:50 | UTEP | Arthur Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 05:36 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-61 |
| 05:35 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Jeff Melillo | 65-61 |
| 05:22 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin drills a shot from the left wing | 67-61 |
| 05:20 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Claude Amaral, team foul #9 | 67-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Knight (PG), Michael Bloom (SG), Herbert Scott (SF), Norman Kelley (PF) Alfred Waller, Curtis Tanner, Jeff Melillo, Vernon Colvin | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider (PG), Bobby Pylant (SG), John Arevalo (SF), Anthony Farrar (PF), Joel Jackson (C) Eugene Garrity, Matthew Ownby, Claude Amaral, John Castille, Ron Gilles | |
| 05:07 | UTEP | Michael Bloom knocks in the floater from the free throw line and he's fouled by Joel Jackson - foul #1 on Joel Jackson, team foul #10 | 69-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (SF) Herbert Scott | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 05:07 | UTEP | Michael Bloom makes the free throw | 70-61 |
| 04:54 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Douglas Schneider | 70-64 |
| 04:35 | UTEP | John Arevalo picks off the pass by Robert Knight | 70-64 |
| 04:30 | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider lays it in on a nice dish by John Arevalo | 70-66 |
| 04:09 | UTEP | Arthur Wright is open and scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stephen Stam | 72-66 |
| 03:54 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the right side | 72-66 |
| 03:53 | UTEP | Arthur Wright snags the defensive board | 72-66 |
| 03:42 | UTEP | Robert Knight is alone and drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Bloom | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:28 | Tulsa | Joel Jackson is open and scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Douglas Schneider | 74-68 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Knight (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Bloom (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Stam (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Norman Kelley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Arthur Wright (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Douglas Schneider (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bobby Pylant (tired) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Arevalo (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 5 stl. PF - Anthony Farrar (tired) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Joel Jackson (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| 03:09 | UTEP | Robert Knight is open but misses the lay-in | 74-68 |
| 03:08 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant grabs the board | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:53 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar buries a driving attempt near the basket | 74-70 |
| 02:42 | UTEP | Arthur Wright hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Michael Bloom and he's fouled by Joel Jackson - foul #2 on Joel Jackson, team foul #11 | 76-70 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore (SG), Herbert Scott (SF), James Hyslop (PF) Michael Bloom, Stephen Stam, Norman Kelley | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity (PG), Matthew Ownby (SG), Claude Amaral (SF), David Huntsberger (PF), Ron Gilles (C) Douglas Schneider, Bobby Pylant, John Arevalo, Anthony Farrar, Joel Jackson | |
| 02:42 | UTEP | Arthur Wright misses the free throw | 76-70 |
| 02:42 | Tulsa | Ron Gilles grabs the defensive rebound | 76-70 |
| 02:21 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 76-70 |
| 02:19 | UTEP | James Hyslop pulls down the rebound | 76-70 |
| 01:54 | UTEP | Arthur Wright hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 79-70 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:41 | Tulsa | Ron Gilles is denied on a layup by Herbert Scott | 79-70 |
| 01:39 | UTEP | James Hyslop pulls down the rebound | 79-70 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:16 | UTEP | Arthur Wright hits a wide open driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Robert Knight | 81-70 |
| 01:07 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 81-70 |
| 01:06 | UTEP | Arthur Wright grabs the board | 81-70 |
| 00:37 | UTEP | Arthur Wright hits a floater near the basket | 83-70 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Tulsa | Ronald Fenimore is called for the reach on Matthew Ownby - foul #3 on Ronald Fenimore, team foul #12 | 83-70 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (PG), Norman Kelley (C) Robert Knight, Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Arevalo (SF), John Castille (PF), Joel Jackson (C) Claude Amaral, David Huntsberger, Ron Gilles | |
| 00:30 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby makes the 1st free throw | 83-71 |
| 00:30 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby misses the 2nd free throw | 83-71 |
| 00:30 | UTEP | Norman Kelley grabs the board | 83-71 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Stephen Stam runs out the clock | 83-71 |