| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Blake Weber (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Platt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Galles (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Luis Velasquez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Fontanez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Edward Leavitt (fresh) SG - Earl Wade (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Brady (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Glenn Leggett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Simpson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Thomas Galles inbounds the ball | 41-34 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:35 | UTEP | Earl Wade steals it from Thomas Galles | 41-34 |
| 19:17 | New Mexico State | Henry Simpson hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 41-34 |
| 19:15 | New Mexico State | Kevin Brady tips it home | 41-36 |
| 19:02 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez misses long on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Earl Wade - foul #1 on Earl Wade, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Wright (PG), Walter Brandt (SF), George McCullagh (PF) Edward Leavitt, Kevin Brady, Glenn Leggett | |
| 19:02 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 19:02 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 18:47 | New Mexico State | Henry Simpson misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Fontanez - foul #1 on Richard Fontanez, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Reed (SF) Earl Wade | |
| 18:47 | New Mexico State | Henry Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 18:47 | New Mexico State | Henry Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 18:47 | UTEP | Richard Fontanez gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 18:36 | UTEP | Richard Fontanez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-37 |
| 18:35 | UTEP | Richard Fontanez tips it in | 45-37 |
| 18:26 | New Mexico State | Richard Fontanez denies the turnaround by Henry Simpson | 45-37 |
| 18:25 | UTEP | Thomas Galles pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 18:10 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 45-37 |
| 18:09 | New Mexico State | Henry Simpson pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 18:06 | New Mexico State | Blake Weber picks off the pass by William Wright in the backcourt | 45-37 |
| 17:55 | UTEP | Herbert Platt misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by George McCullagh - foul #3 on George McCullagh, team foul #2 | 45-37 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Earl Wade (SG), Glenn Leggett (PF) William Reed, George McCullagh | |
| 17:55 | UTEP | Herbert Platt makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 17:55 | UTEP | Herbert Platt misses the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 17:55 | New Mexico State | Henry Simpson gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 17:36 | New Mexico State | Earl Wade clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-37 |
| 17:35 | UTEP | Thomas Galles snags the defensive board | 46-37 |
| 17:28 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez misses short on a floater in the lane | 46-37 |
| 17:27 | New Mexico State | William Wright gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 17:11 | New Mexico State | Walter Brandt misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-37 |
| 17:10 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 16:51 | UTEP | Richard Fontanez comes up short on the floater in the paint | 46-37 |
| 16:49 | New Mexico State | Glenn Leggett gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 16:43 | New Mexico State | Earl Wade comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-37 |
| 16:41 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Simpson | 46-37 |
| 16:28 | New Mexico State | Earl Wade clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-37 |
| 16:27 | UTEP | Richard Fontanez gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 16:07 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez throws it down on a great pass from Blake Weber | 48-37 |
| 15:57 | New Mexico State | Walter Brandt scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Earl Wade | 48-40 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Blake Weber (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herbert Platt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Galles (fairly fresh) 6 reb. PF - Luis Velasquez (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Fontanez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - William Wright (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Earl Wade (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter Brandt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Glenn Leggett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Simpson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 48-40 |
| 15:43 | UTEP | Blake Weber gets the offensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 15:31 | UTEP | Richard Fontanez jams it on a great pass from Blake Weber and the foul's on Glenn Leggett - foul #3 on Glenn Leggett, team foul #3 | 50-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Eduardo Rocha (PG), Willie Wilson (SG), Armando Velez (SF), Jay Graves (PF) Blake Weber, Herbert Platt, Thomas Galles, Luis Velasquez | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Edward Leavitt (PG), Brian Reeder (SG), Kevin Brady (SF), George McCullagh (C) William Wright, Earl Wade, Walter Brandt, Henry Simpson | |
| 15:31 | UTEP | Richard Fontanez makes the free throw | 51-40 |
| 15:17 | New Mexico State | Edward Leavitt scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-43 |
| 15:10 | UTEP | Willie Wilson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-43 |
| 15:08 | New Mexico State | Glenn Leggett grabs the board | 51-43 |
| 14:55 | New Mexico State | Armando Velez steals it from Kevin Brady | 51-43 |
| 14:36 | UTEP | Richard Fontanez loses the ball out of bounds | 51-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Allan Nash (C) Richard Fontanez | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Earl Wade (SG), Henry Simpson (C) Brian Reeder, Glenn Leggett | |
| 14:22 | New Mexico State | Henry Simpson misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 51-43 |
| 14:21 | New Mexico State | Kevin Brady tips it in | 51-45 |
| 14:01 | UTEP | Edward Leavitt steals the ball from Eduardo Rocha | 51-45 |
| 13:41 | New Mexico State | Henry Simpson is whistled for traveling | 51-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Blake Weber (PG), Herbert Platt (SG), Thomas Galles (SF), Luis Velasquez (PF) Eduardo Rocha, Willie Wilson, Armando Velez, Jay Graves | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Wright (PG), Glenn Leggett (PF) Earl Wade, Henry Simpson | |
| 13:20 | UTEP | Herbert Platt clanks a floater in the lane | 51-45 |
| 13:19 | New Mexico State | William Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 13:13 | New Mexico State | Luis Velasquez steals the ball from Glenn Leggett | 51-45 |
| 13:01 | UTEP | Thomas Galles misses short on a turnaround from close range | 51-45 |
| 13:00 | New Mexico State | Kevin Brady gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 12:52 | New Mexico State | Glenn Leggett misses the dunk but he's hacked by Luis Velasquez - foul #2 on Luis Velasquez, team foul #2 | 51-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Earl Wade (SG), William Reed (SF) William Wright, Kevin Brady | |
| 12:52 | New Mexico State | Glenn Leggett makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 12:52 | New Mexico State | Glenn Leggett makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 12:32 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Fontanez (C) Allan Nash | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Brady (SF), Henry Simpson (C) William Reed, Glenn Leggett | |
| 12:20 | New Mexico State | George McCullagh misses the easy layup | 51-47 |
| 12:18 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 12:06 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez misses short on a floater from the left side | 51-47 |
| 12:04 | UTEP | Richard Fontanez hits the follow up shot | 53-47 |
| 11:43 | New Mexico State | Henry Simpson's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Galles | 53-47 |
| 11:41 | New Mexico State | Earl Wade tips it home | 53-49 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Blake Weber (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Herbert Platt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Galles (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Luis Velasquez (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Fontanez (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Edward Leavitt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Earl Wade (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Brady (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - George McCullagh (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Henry Simpson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | UTEP | George McCullagh steals it from Richard Fontanez | 53-49 |
| 11:01 | New Mexico State | Henry Simpson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 53-49 |
| 11:00 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Herbert Platt | 53-49 |
| 10:43 | UTEP | Blake Weber misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 53-49 |
| 10:42 | New Mexico State | Earl Wade pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 10:26 | New Mexico State | George McCullagh knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-51 |
| 09:57 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez connects on the jumper from close range | 55-51 |
| 09:37 | New Mexico State | Earl Wade is called for a charge - foul #2 on Earl Wade, team foul #4 | 55-51 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Wright (PG), Walter Brandt (SG), William Reed (SF), Glenn Leggett (PF), Lawrence Warne (C) Edward Leavitt, Earl Wade, Kevin Brady, George McCullagh, Henry Simpson | |
| 09:19 | UTEP | Jay Graves is fouled on the floor by Walter Brandt - foul #1 on Walter Brandt, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George McCullagh (C) Lawrence Warne | |
| 09:02 | UTEP | Willie Wilson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Walter Brandt - foul #2 on Walter Brandt, team foul #6 | 55-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brian Reeder (SG), Lawrence Warne (C) William Reed, George McCullagh | |
| 09:02 | UTEP | Willie Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 09:02 | UTEP | Willie Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 08:42 | New Mexico State | Walter Brandt misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 08:40 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Warne | 56-51 |
| 08:26 | New Mexico State | Glenn Leggett is hacked by Allan Nash - foul #2 on Allan Nash, team foul #3 | 56-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Reed (SF), George McCullagh (C) Brian Reeder, Lawrence Warne | |
| 08:08 | New Mexico State | George McCullagh is fouled on the floor by Allan Nash - foul #3 on Allan Nash, team foul #4 | 56-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Blake Weber (PG), Luis Velasquez (PF), Richard Fontanez (C) Eduardo Rocha, Jay Graves, Allan Nash | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brian Reeder (SG), Henry Simpson (C) William Reed, George McCullagh | |
| 07:50 | New Mexico State | Walter Brandt evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 07:48 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 07:33 | UTEP | Willie Wilson buries a floater from the right wing set up by Blake Weber | 58-51 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Blake Weber (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Willie Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Armando Velez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luis Velasquez (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Fontanez (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - William Wright (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Reeder (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Brandt (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Glenn Leggett (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Henry Simpson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:11 | New Mexico State | Glenn Leggett can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-51 |
| 07:10 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Luis Velasquez | 58-51 |
| 06:45 | UTEP | Blake Weber misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-51 |
| 06:43 | UTEP | Richard Fontanez misses the tip | 58-51 |
| 06:41 | New Mexico State | Glenn Leggett snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 06:24 | New Mexico State | Willie Wilson takes the ball from Brian Reeder | 58-51 |
| 06:08 | UTEP | Armando Velez is hacked by Walter Brandt - foul #3 on Walter Brandt, team foul #7 | 58-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Herbert Platt (SG), Jay Graves (PF), Allan Nash (C) Willie Wilson, Luis Velasquez, Richard Fontanez | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Edward Leavitt (PG), Earl Wade (SG), Kevin Brady (SF), George McCullagh (PF), Lawrence Warne (C) William Wright, Brian Reeder, Walter Brandt, Glenn Leggett, Henry Simpson | |
| 06:08 | UTEP | Armando Velez makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 06:08 | UTEP | Armando Velez makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 05:55 | New Mexico State | Edward Leavitt drills a shot from the left side | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:31 | UTEP | Herbert Platt is hacked by Earl Wade - foul #3 on Earl Wade, team foul #8 | 60-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | Eduardo Rocha (PG), Thomas Galles (SF) Blake Weber, Armando Velez | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Henry Simpson (C) Lawrence Warne | |
| 05:31 | UTEP | Herbert Platt misses the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 05:31 | New Mexico State | Henry Simpson snags the defensive board | 60-53 |
| 05:23 | New Mexico State | Earl Wade comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-53 |
| 05:21 | UTEP | Jay Graves grabs the board | 60-53 |
| 05:13 | UTEP | Herbert Platt comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Earl Wade - foul #4 on Earl Wade, team foul #9 | 60-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Wright (PG) Edward Leavitt | |
| 05:13 | UTEP | Herbert Platt makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 05:13 | UTEP | Herbert Platt misses the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 05:13 | New Mexico State | Henry Simpson gets the rebound | 61-53 |
| 04:57 | New Mexico State | Earl Wade makes the floater from the left side set up by William Wright | 61-55 |
| 04:43 | UTEP | Herbert Platt misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 04:41 | New Mexico State | George McCullagh grabs the defensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 04:38 | New Mexico State | Eduardo Rocha is called for the reach on William Wright in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eduardo Rocha, team foul #5 | 61-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | Luis Velasquez (PF), Richard Fontanez (C) Jay Graves, Allan Nash | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Edward Leavitt (PG), William Reed (SF), Glenn Leggett (PF) William Wright, Kevin Brady, Henry Simpson | |
| 04:22 | New Mexico State | Edward Leavitt clanks a 3 from straight away | 61-55 |
| 04:20 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| 03:54 | UTEP | Herbert Platt banks in the layup | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:40 | New Mexico State | Earl Wade misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-55 |
| 03:39 | UTEP | Thomas Galles pulls down the rebound | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 03:11 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez knocks in the floater from the left block | 65-55 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Eduardo Rocha (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Platt (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Galles (fresh) 7 reb. PF - Luis Velasquez (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Fontanez (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Edward Leavitt (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Earl Wade (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - William Reed (fresh) PF - Glenn Leggett (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - George McCullagh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:04 | New Mexico State | Earl Wade is fouled on the floor by Richard Fontanez - foul #2 on Richard Fontanez, team foul #6 | 65-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | Blake Weber (PG) Eduardo Rocha | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Wright (PG), Walter Brandt (SG), Kevin Brady (SF), Henry Simpson (C) Edward Leavitt, Earl Wade, William Reed, Glenn Leggett | |
| 02:49 | New Mexico State | George McCullagh lays it up and in on a great pass from Walter Brandt | 65-57 |
| 02:32 | UTEP | Richard Fontanez misses the jump hook in the paint | 65-57 |
| 02:30 | New Mexico State | Kevin Brady pulls down the rebound | 65-57 |
| 02:24 | New Mexico State | George McCullagh misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 65-57 |
| 02:23 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Richard Fontanez | 65-57 |
| 02:00 | UTEP | Blake Weber buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Herbert Platt | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:43 | New Mexico State | Luis Velasquez takes the ball from George McCullagh | 68-57 |
| 01:22 | UTEP | Herbert Platt buries a floater from the right wing | 70-57 |
| 00:53 | New Mexico State | Luis Velasquez steps in front of the William Wright pass | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:24 | UTEP | Blake Weber misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 70-57 |
| 00:22 | New Mexico State | Henry Simpson gets the rebound | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:14 | New Mexico State | Henry Simpson misses badly on a shot from the left side | 70-57 |
| 00:13 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez gets the rebound | 70-57 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Blake Weber runs out the clock | 70-57 |