| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Jeremy Conklin (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Peter Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Liang Xang (fresh) PF - William Thompson (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Elmer Grayson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Blake Weber (fresh) SG - Herbert Platt (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Galles (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Luis Velasquez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Fontanez (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Thomas Galles inbounds the ball | 17-17 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:34 | UTEP | Herbert Platt is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 17-17 |
| 19:32 | DePaul | Elmer Grayson gets the rebound | 17-17 |
| 19:08 | DePaul | Jeremy Conklin evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Blake Weber - foul #3 on Blake Weber, team foul #1 | 17-17 |
| 19:08 | DePaul | Jeremy Conklin makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 19:08 | DePaul | Jeremy Conklin makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 18:49 | UTEP | Richard Fontanez misses the easy layup | 19-17 |
| 18:48 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez gets the offensive rebound | 19-17 |
| 18:20 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez clanks a shot near the basket | 19-17 |
| 18:19 | DePaul | The rebound goes to William Thompson | 19-17 |
| 17:53 | DePaul | Elmer Grayson's layup is rejected by Richard Fontanez | 19-17 |
| 17:52 | UTEP | Thomas Galles grabs the defensive rebound | 19-17 |
| 17:24 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez lays it up and in on a great pass from Herbert Platt and he's hacked by Liang Xang - foul #2 on Liang Xang, team foul #1 | 19-19 |
| 17:24 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez makes the free throw | 19-20 |
| 17:13 | DePaul | Peter Nelson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-20 |
| 17:11 | UTEP | Thomas Galles pulls down the rebound | 19-20 |
| 17:06 | UTEP | Blake Weber hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Richard Fontanez | 19-23 |
| 16:45 | DePaul | Jeremy Conklin misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 19-23 |
| 16:43 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez grabs the board | 19-23 |
| 16:17 | UTEP | Blake Weber misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 19-23 |
| 16:15 | DePaul | Elmer Grayson snags the defensive board | 19-23 |
| 16:10 | DePaul | Peter Nelson makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Jeremy Conklin | 22-23 |
| 15:49 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 22-23 |
| 15:48 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez tips it back up and in | 22-25 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Jeremy Conklin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Liang Xang (fairly fresh) PF - William Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Elmer Grayson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Blake Weber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Herbert Platt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Galles (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Luis Velasquez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Fontanez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:31 | DePaul | Elmer Grayson connects on the runner in the lane and the foul's on Richard Fontanez - foul #1 on Richard Fontanez, team foul #2 | 24-25 |
| Subs | DePaul | Steven Richards (SG), Daniel Trimmer (SF), Eddie Lucero (PF) Peter Nelson, Liang Xang, William Thompson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Eduardo Rocha (PG), Willie Wilson (SG), Armando Velez (SF), Jay Graves (PF), Allan Nash (C) Blake Weber, Herbert Platt, Thomas Galles, Luis Velasquez, Richard Fontanez | |
| 15:31 | DePaul | Elmer Grayson misses the free throw | 24-25 |
| 15:31 | UTEP | Allan Nash pulls down the rebound | 24-25 |
| 15:13 | UTEP | Jay Graves is fouled on the floor by Steven Richards - foul #2 on Steven Richards, team foul #2 | 24-25 |
| Subs | DePaul | Brett Fox (C) Elmer Grayson | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 14:55 | UTEP | Willie Wilson buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Allan Nash | 24-28 |
| 14:36 | DePaul | Steven Richards loses the dribble to Willie Wilson | 24-28 |
| 14:18 | UTEP | Jay Graves is whistled for traveling | 24-28 |
| Subs | DePaul | Earl Sealey (PG), Peter Nelson (SG) Jeremy Conklin, Steven Richards | |
| Subs | UTEP | Blake Weber (PG), Luis Velasquez (PF), Richard Fontanez (C) Eduardo Rocha, Jay Graves, Allan Nash | |
| 13:59 | DePaul | Richard Fontanez blocks the jumper by Earl Sealey | 24-28 |
| 13:58 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez gets the rebound | 24-28 |
| 13:35 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Willie Wilson out of a doubleteam | 24-30 |
| 13:09 | DePaul | Blake Weber steals the ball from Daniel Trimmer | 24-30 |
| 13:05 | UTEP | Willie Wilson lays it in set up by Blake Weber | 24-32 |
| 12:41 | DePaul | Peter Nelson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 24-32 |
| 12:39 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Brett Fox | 24-32 |
| 12:15 | DePaul | Daniel Trimmer drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Peter Nelson | 27-32 |
| 11:49 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez can't finish the layup | 27-32 |
| 11:47 | DePaul | Eddie Lucero pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Earl Sealey (fresh) SG - Peter Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Daniel Trimmer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eddie Lucero (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Brett Fox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Blake Weber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Willie Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Armando Velez (fairly fresh) PF - Luis Velasquez (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Fontanez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:23 | DePaul | Earl Sealey's floater is tipped away by Richard Fontanez | 27-32 |
| 11:22 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Earl Sealey | 27-32 |
| 11:03 | DePaul | Peter Nelson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 11:02 | DePaul | Brett Fox can't tip it in | 27-32 |
| 11:00 | UTEP | Richard Fontanez pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 10:43 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez's floater is tipped away by Eddie Lucero | 27-32 |
| 10:41 | DePaul | Brett Fox pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 10:25 | DePaul | The jumper by Peter Nelson is denied by Luis Velasquez | 27-32 |
| 10:23 | UTEP | Armando Velez snags the defensive board | 27-32 |
| 09:54 | UTEP | Richard Fontanez's pass is intercepted by Earl Sealey | 27-32 |
| 09:25 | DePaul | Daniel Trimmer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-32 |
| 09:24 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez grabs the board | 27-32 |
| 09:02 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 27-32 |
| 09:00 | UTEP | Armando Velez pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 08:46 | UTEP | Willie Wilson travels with the ball | 27-32 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jeremy Conklin (PG), Steven Richards (SG), Liang Xang (SF), William Thompson (PF), Elmer Grayson (C) Earl Sealey, Peter Nelson, Daniel Trimmer, Eddie Lucero, Brett Fox | |
| Subs | UTEP | Eduardo Rocha (PG), Herbert Platt (SG), Thomas Galles (SF), Jay Graves (PF), Allan Nash (C) Blake Weber, Willie Wilson, Armando Velez, Luis Velasquez, Richard Fontanez | |
| 08:25 | DePaul | Elmer Grayson can't connect on an uncontested shot from the baseline | 27-32 |
| 08:24 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jay Graves | 27-32 |
| 08:06 | UTEP | Thomas Galles is called for a charge - foul #2 on Thomas Galles, team foul #3 | 27-32 |
| 07:37 | DePaul | Jeremy Conklin shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 27-32 |
| 07:35 | DePaul | Liang Xang grabs the offensive board | 27-32 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Jeremy Conklin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Richards (fresh) SF - Liang Xang (fresh) PF - William Thompson (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Elmer Grayson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Eduardo Rocha (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Herbert Platt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Galles (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Jay Graves (fresh) 3 reb. C - Allan Nash (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | DePaul | Elmer Grayson misses short on a shot in the paint | 27-32 |
| 07:17 | UTEP | Thomas Galles pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 07:01 | UTEP | Herbert Platt is hacked by Elmer Grayson - foul #3 on Elmer Grayson, team foul #3 | 27-32 |
| 06:37 | UTEP | Eduardo Rocha makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Herbert Platt out of a doubleteam | 27-35 |
| 06:16 | DePaul | Steven Richards makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Liang Xang | 30-35 |
| 06:11 | UTEP | Eduardo Rocha loses the dribble to Steven Richards in the backcourt | 30-35 |
| 05:49 | DePaul | Jeremy Conklin evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Eduardo Rocha - foul #2 on Eduardo Rocha, team foul #4 | 30-35 |
| Subs | DePaul | Peter Nelson (SG) Steven Richards | |
| Subs | UTEP | Blake Weber (PG), Luis Velasquez (PF), Richard Fontanez (C) Eduardo Rocha, Jay Graves, Allan Nash | |
| 05:49 | DePaul | Jeremy Conklin misses the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 05:49 | DePaul | Jeremy Conklin makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 05:23 | UTEP | Richard Fontanez is hacked by Liang Xang - foul #3 on Liang Xang, team foul #4 | 31-35 |
| 04:56 | UTEP | Herbert Platt evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Peter Nelson - foul #3 on Peter Nelson, team foul #5 | 31-35 |
| Subs | DePaul | Daniel Trimmer (SF), Brett Fox (C) Liang Xang, Elmer Grayson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Armando Velez (SF) Thomas Galles | |
| 04:56 | UTEP | Herbert Platt misses the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 04:56 | UTEP | Herbert Platt makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 04:37 | DePaul | Daniel Trimmer loses the dribble to Armando Velez | 31-36 |
| 04:12 | UTEP | William Thompson picks off the pass by Armando Velez | 31-36 |
| 03:51 | DePaul | Daniel Trimmer misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 03:49 | UTEP | Richard Fontanez snags the defensive board | 31-36 |
| 03:25 | UTEP | Brett Fox blocks the short jumper by Luis Velasquez | 31-36 |
| 03:23 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez tips it back up and in | 31-38 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Jeremy Conklin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Trimmer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Brett Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Blake Weber (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Herbert Platt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Armando Velez (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Luis Velasquez (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Fontanez (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:17 | DePaul | William Thompson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-38 |
| 03:15 | UTEP | Richard Fontanez gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 02:57 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 31-38 |
| 02:55 | DePaul | Brett Fox snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 02:55 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 31-38 |
| Subs | DePaul | Liang Xang (SF), Eddie Lucero (PF), Elmer Grayson (C) Daniel Trimmer, William Thompson, Brett Fox | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Galles (SF) Armando Velez | |
| 02:41 | DePaul | Jeremy Conklin is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 02:40 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez grabs the board | 31-38 |
| 02:12 | UTEP | Herbert Platt can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-38 |
| 02:10 | UTEP | Thomas Galles tips it in | 31-40 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 01:52 | DePaul | Elmer Grayson scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Jeremy Conklin | 33-40 |
| 01:29 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez misses short on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Elmer Grayson - foul #4 on Elmer Grayson, team foul #6 | 33-40 |
| Subs | DePaul | William Thompson (PF) Eddie Lucero | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 01:29 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez misses the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 01:29 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:07 | DePaul | Peter Nelson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-41 |
| 01:06 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to William Thompson | 33-41 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:00 | DePaul | The jump hook by William Thompson is blocked by Thomas Galles | 33-41 |
| 00:59 | DePaul | William Thompson grabs the offensive board | 33-41 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:57 | DePaul | Peter Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-41 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul 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 (-3) | |
| 00:54 | UTEP | Jeremy Conklin is called for the reach on Herbert Platt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeremy Conklin, team foul #7 | 33-41 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Armando Velez (SF) Thomas Galles | |
| 00:54 | UTEP | Herbert Platt misses the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 00:54 | UTEP | Herbert Platt gets the offensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 00:51 | UTEP | Herbert Platt is fouled on the floor by Peter Nelson - foul #4 on Peter Nelson, team foul #8 | 33-41 |
| 00:51 | UTEP | Herbert Platt misses the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 00:51 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez grabs the offensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 00:50 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez is fouled on the floor by Liang Xang - foul #4 on Liang Xang, team foul #9 | 33-41 |
| 00:50 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 00:50 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez misses the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 00:50 | DePaul | William Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 00:43 | DePaul | Peter Nelson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-42 |
| 00:42 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Luis Velasquez | 33-42 |
| 00:39 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Conklin - foul #3 on Jeremy Conklin, team foul #10 | 33-42 |
| 00:39 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 00:39 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 00:34 | DePaul | Elmer Grayson connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 35-44 |
| 00:32 | UTEP | Jeremy Conklin is called for the reach on Armando Velez in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeremy Conklin, team foul #11 | 35-44 |
| 00:32 | UTEP | Armando Velez misses the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 00:32 | UTEP | Armando Velez makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 00:27 | DePaul | Jeremy Conklin works out of a doubleteam and scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Peter Nelson | 37-45 |
| 00:26 | UTEP | Armando Velez is hacked by Jeremy Conklin in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jeremy Conklin, team foul #12 | 37-45 |
| Subs | DePaul | Earl Sealey (PG) Jeremy Conklin | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:26 | UTEP | Armando Velez makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 00:26 | UTEP | Armando Velez makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 00:21 | DePaul | Elmer Grayson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 37-47 |
| 00:20 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez snags the defensive board | 37-47 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Blake Weber runs out the clock | 37-47 |