| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Elton Maniscalco (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Salzman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Kelly (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Ricks (fresh) 5 pts. C - Terry Turcios (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Junior Stone (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Olinger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Angelo Rodriguez (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Lackey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mario Gonzales (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Ryan Kelly inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | UTEP | William Salzman misses the runner in the paint | 30-33 |
| 19:42 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 19:37 | Central Florida | Angelo Rodriguez hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Ryan Kelly - foul #2 on Ryan Kelly, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| 19:37 | Central Florida | Angelo Rodriguez misses the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 19:37 | Central Florida | Angelo Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 19:10 | UTEP | Terry Turcios comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by John Lackey - foul #2 on John Lackey, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| 19:10 | UTEP | Terry Turcios makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 19:10 | UTEP | Terry Turcios makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 18:53 | Central Florida | Junior Stone comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 32-34 |
| 18:51 | UTEP | Terry Turcios snags the defensive board | 32-34 |
| 18:37 | UTEP | Elton Maniscalco misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 32-34 |
| 18:35 | Central Florida | Junior Stone pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 18:29 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Salzman - foul #1 on William Salzman, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | Aurelio Russo (PG), Gerald Pompa (PF), Curtis Stach (C) Elton Maniscalco, Anthony Ricks, Terry Turcios | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Clarence Mason (SF), Roger Panek (PF) Angelo Rodriguez, John Lackey | |
| 18:29 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales misses the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 18:29 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales misses the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 18:29 | UTEP | Gerald Pompa grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 18:19 | UTEP | Ryan Kelly loses the dribble to Roger Panek | 32-34 |
| 18:17 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales's pass is intercepted by Ryan Kelly in the backcourt | 32-34 |
| 17:55 | UTEP | Ryan Kelly misses the turnaround from the left block | 32-34 |
| 17:53 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 17:43 | Central Florida | Roger Panek is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by David Olinger | 32-37 |
| 17:22 | UTEP | Aurelio Russo's pass is intercepted by David Olinger | 32-37 |
| 17:03 | Central Florida | David Olinger misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-37 |
| 17:01 | UTEP | Gerald Pompa grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 16:50 | UTEP | William Salzman misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Mario Gonzales - foul #1 on Mario Gonzales, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| Subs | UTEP | Elton Maniscalco (PG), Doug Thompson (SF), Anthony Ricks (PF), Terry Turcios (C) Aurelio Russo, Ryan Kelly, Gerald Pompa, Curtis Stach | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Angelo Rodriguez (SF), John Lackey (PF) Junior Stone, David Olinger | |
| 16:50 | UTEP | William Salzman makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 16:50 | UTEP | William Salzman makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 16:34 | Central Florida | Angelo Rodriguez comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 16:33 | Central Florida | Angelo Rodriguez tips it back up and in | 34-39 |
| 16:18 | UTEP | Doug Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-39 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Danny Sheckler (PG), David Olinger (SG) Roger Panek, Clarence Mason | |
| 15:57 | Central Florida | David Olinger is whistled for a carry | 34-39 |
| Subs | UTEP | Bradford Corbitt (PG) William Salzman | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Fred Touchstone (PF) Mario Gonzales | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Bradford Corbitt (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Elton Maniscalco (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Doug Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anthony Ricks (fresh) 5 pts. C - Terry Turcios (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Danny Sheckler (fresh) 4 ast. SG - David Olinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Angelo Rodriguez (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Touchstone (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Lackey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | UTEP | Elton Maniscalco misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 15:35 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to John Lackey | 34-39 |
| 15:31 | Central Florida | Danny Sheckler is hacked by Bradford Corbitt in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bradford Corbitt, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| Subs | UTEP | Aurelio Russo (PG), Ryan Kelly (SF), Bialas Zais (PF) Bradford Corbitt, Doug Thompson, Anthony Ricks | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 15:16 | Central Florida | Danny Sheckler misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-39 |
| 15:15 | UTEP | Bialas Zais grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 14:49 | UTEP | Elton Maniscalco knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-39 |
| 14:30 | Central Florida | Angelo Rodriguez hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Elton Maniscalco - foul #2 on Elton Maniscalco, team foul #4 | 36-39 |
| Subs | UTEP | William Salzman (SG), Doug Thompson (SF), Gerald Pompa (PF), Curtis Stach (C) Aurelio Russo, Ryan Kelly, Bialas Zais, Terry Turcios | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Junior Stone (PG), Clarence Mason (SG), Roger Panek (C) Danny Sheckler, David Olinger, John Lackey | |
| 14:30 | Central Florida | Angelo Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 14:30 | Central Florida | Angelo Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 14:08 | UTEP | William Salzman is fouled on the floor by Clarence Mason - foul #2 on Clarence Mason, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales (C) Angelo Rodriguez | |
| 13:51 | UTEP | Elton Maniscalco can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-41 |
| 13:49 | UTEP | Curtis Stach misses the tip | 36-41 |
| 13:48 | UTEP | Elton Maniscalco grabs the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 13:33 | UTEP | Gerald Pompa is called for a charge - foul #1 on Gerald Pompa, team foul #5 | 36-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | Aurelio Russo (PG), Bialas Zais (SF), Anthony Ricks (PF) Elton Maniscalco, Doug Thompson, Curtis Stach | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Angelo Rodriguez (SF) Junior Stone | |
| 13:31 | Central Florida | Roger Panek is fouled in the backcourt by Bialas Zais - foul #1 on Bialas Zais, team foul #6 | 36-41 |
| 13:11 | Central Florida | Fred Touchstone comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 13:09 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| 12:56 | UTEP | Aurelio Russo travels with the ball | 36-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ryan Kelly (SF) Gerald Pompa | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Danny Sheckler (SG) Angelo Rodriguez | |
| 12:40 | Central Florida | Clarence Mason can't finish the uncontested layup | 36-41 |
| 12:38 | UTEP | Ryan Kelly snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 12:25 | UTEP | Ryan Kelly misses the floater near the basket | 36-41 |
| 12:24 | Central Florida | Fred Touchstone pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| 12:07 | Central Florida | Clarence Mason misses long on a shot in the paint | 36-41 |
| 12:06 | UTEP | Ryan Kelly gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 11:43 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks loses the ball out of bounds | 36-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | Elton Maniscalco (PG), Doug Thompson (SF), Curtis Stach (PF), Terry Turcios (C) Aurelio Russo, Ryan Kelly, Anthony Ricks, Bialas Zais | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Junior Stone (PG), David Olinger (SG), Angelo Rodriguez (SF), John Lackey (C) Roger Panek, Danny Sheckler, Clarence Mason, Mario Gonzales | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Elton Maniscalco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Salzman (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Doug Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Curtis Stach (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Turcios (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Junior Stone (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Olinger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Angelo Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Touchstone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Lackey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Central Florida | Junior Stone misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 11:18 | UTEP | Curtis Stach snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 11:11 | UTEP | Terry Turcios makes the 3 from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 11:04 | Central Florida | Fred Touchstone knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Junior Stone | 39-43 |
| 11:02 | UTEP | Elton Maniscalco's pass is intercepted by Junior Stone in the backcourt | 39-43 |
| 11:00 | Central Florida | Junior Stone hits the finger roll | 39-45 |
| 10:40 | UTEP | William Salzman buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry Turcios | 41-45 |
| 10:33 | Central Florida | David Olinger is fouled on the floor by William Salzman - foul #2 on William Salzman, team foul #7 | 41-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ryan Kelly (SF), Gerald Pompa (PF) Doug Thompson, Curtis Stach | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales (C) John Lackey | |
| 10:33 | Central Florida | David Olinger makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 10:33 | Central Florida | David Olinger misses the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 10:33 | UTEP | Terry Turcios snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 10:08 | UTEP | Ryan Kelly is whistled for a carry | 41-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Aurelio Russo (PG), Anthony Ricks (PF) Elton Maniscalco, Terry Turcios | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Danny Sheckler (SG), Roger Panek (SF) David Olinger, Angelo Rodriguez | |
| 09:50 | Central Florida | Fred Touchstone misses the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-46 |
| 09:49 | UTEP | William Salzman snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 09:33 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks is fouled on the floor by Junior Stone - foul #2 on Junior Stone, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Elton Maniscalco (SG), Doug Thompson (SF), Terry Turcios (C) William Salzman, Ryan Kelly, Gerald Pompa | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Clarence Mason (SF), John Lackey (PF) Junior Stone, Fred Touchstone | |
| 09:19 | UTEP | Doug Thompson's layup is rejected by Mario Gonzales | 41-46 |
| 09:17 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to John Lackey | 41-46 |
| 08:55 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales is fouled on the floor by Terry Turcios - foul #1 on Terry Turcios, team foul #8 | 41-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Bialas Zais (PF) Anthony Ricks | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 08:55 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 08:55 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 08:37 | UTEP | Aurelio Russo hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Roger Panek - foul #2 on Roger Panek, team foul #5 | 41-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | William Salzman (SG), Ryan Kelly (SF), Curtis Stach (C) Elton Maniscalco, Doug Thompson, Terry Turcios | |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Haldeman (PG), David Olinger (SG), Fred Touchstone (PF) Roger Panek, Danny Sheckler, Mario Gonzales | |
| 08:37 | UTEP | Aurelio Russo makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 08:37 | UTEP | Aurelio Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 08:25 | Central Florida | John Lackey scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Clarence Mason | 43-50 |
| 08:08 | UTEP | Ryan Kelly drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Curtis Stach | 45-50 |
| 08:05 | Central Florida | Ryan Kelly is called for the reach on Clarence Mason in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ryan Kelly, team foul #9 | 45-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | Elton Maniscalco (PG), Gerald Pompa (PF) Aurelio Russo, Bialas Zais | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Junior Stone (PG) David Haldeman | |
| 08:05 | Central Florida | Clarence Mason makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 08:05 | Central Florida | Clarence Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 08:05 | UTEP | Gerald Pompa gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| 07:43 | UTEP | Elton Maniscalco clanks a floater from the left side | 45-51 |
| 07:41 | UTEP | Elton Maniscalco snags the offensive board | 45-51 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Elton Maniscalco (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Salzman (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gerald Pompa (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Curtis Stach (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Junior Stone (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Olinger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Clarence Mason (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Fred Touchstone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Lackey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | UTEP | Gerald Pompa misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-51 |
| 07:25 | Central Florida | John Lackey snags the defensive board | 45-51 |
| 07:23 | Central Florida | Elton Maniscalco is called for the reach on Junior Stone in the backcourt - foul #3 on Elton Maniscalco, team foul #10 | 45-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Bradford Corbitt (PG), Bialas Zais (PF) Elton Maniscalco, Curtis Stach | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Roger Panek (SF), Mario Gonzales (C) Clarence Mason, John Lackey | |
| 07:23 | Central Florida | Junior Stone misses the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 07:23 | Central Florida | Junior Stone misses the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 07:23 | UTEP | Gerald Pompa pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 07:06 | UTEP | Bialas Zais's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Doug Thompson (SF), Terry Turcios (C) Ryan Kelly, Gerald Pompa | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Danny Sheckler (SG), Angelo Rodriguez (SF) Junior Stone, David Olinger | |
| 07:02 | Central Florida | William Salzman steps in front of the Angelo Rodriguez pass in the backcourt | 45-51 |
| 07:01 | UTEP | William Salzman throws it down | 47-51 |
| 06:54 | Central Florida | Angelo Rodriguez scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Roger Panek | 47-53 |
| 06:35 | UTEP | Terry Turcios misses long on a floater in the paint | 47-53 |
| 06:33 | Central Florida | Angelo Rodriguez grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 06:17 | Central Florida | Bialas Zais picks off the pass by Danny Sheckler | 47-53 |
| 06:04 | UTEP | Bialas Zais makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-53 |
| 06:01 | Central Florida | Roger Panek is hacked by Bradford Corbitt in the backcourt - foul #5 on Bradford Corbitt, team foul #11 | 50-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | Aurelio Russo (PG), Elton Maniscalco (SG), Ryan Kelly (SF), Anthony Ricks (PF) Bradford Corbitt, William Salzman, Doug Thompson, Bialas Zais | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Junior Stone (PG), David Olinger (SG), Clarence Mason (C) Danny Sheckler, Angelo Rodriguez, Mario Gonzales | |
| 06:01 | Central Florida | Roger Panek makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 06:01 | Central Florida | Roger Panek makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 05:44 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks knocks in the jumper in the lane | 52-55 |
| 05:42 | Central Florida | David Olinger is fouled in the backcourt by Elton Maniscalco - foul #4 on Elton Maniscalco, team foul #12 | 52-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gerald Pompa (C) Terry Turcios | |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Lackey (C) Roger Panek | |
| 05:42 | Central Florida | David Olinger makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 05:42 | Central Florida | David Olinger misses the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 05:42 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| 05:27 | UTEP | Aurelio Russo lays it up and in on a great pass from Gerald Pompa | 54-56 |
| 05:13 | Central Florida | Anthony Ricks steps in front of the John Lackey pass | 54-56 |
| 04:45 | UTEP | Elton Maniscalco comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Olinger - foul #2 on David Olinger, team foul #6 | 54-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Stach (C) Gerald Pompa | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Danny Sheckler (PG), Angelo Rodriguez (SF), Roger Panek (PF), Mario Gonzales (C) Junior Stone, Clarence Mason, Fred Touchstone, John Lackey | |
| 04:45 | UTEP | Elton Maniscalco misses the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 04:45 | UTEP | Elton Maniscalco misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 04:45 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 04:29 | Central Florida | Roger Panek buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by David Olinger | 54-58 |
| 04:12 | UTEP | Ryan Kelly misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 54-58 |
| 04:11 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks grabs the offensive board | 54-58 |
| 04:02 | UTEP | Elton Maniscalco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-58 |
| Subs | UTEP | William Salzman (SG), Doug Thompson (SF), Bialas Zais (PF) Elton Maniscalco, Ryan Kelly, Anthony Ricks | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 03:57 | Central Florida | Danny Sheckler is hacked by Aurelio Russo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Aurelio Russo, team foul #13 | 54-58 |
| Subs | UTEP | Terry Turcios (C) Curtis Stach | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Fred Touchstone (PF) David Olinger | |
| 03:57 | Central Florida | Danny Sheckler misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 03:57 | Central Florida | Danny Sheckler makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 03:37 | UTEP | William Salzman misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-59 |
| 03:35 | UTEP | Aurelio Russo tips it home | 56-59 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Aurelio Russo (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - William Salzman (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Doug Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bialas Zais (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Turcios (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Danny Sheckler (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roger Panek (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Angelo Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Touchstone (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Mario Gonzales (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:21 | Central Florida | Roger Panek misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 56-59 |
| 03:19 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales grabs the offensive board | 56-59 |
| 03:05 | Central Florida | William Salzman takes the ball from Danny Sheckler | 56-59 |
| 03:02 | UTEP | William Salzman throws it down | 58-59 |
| 02:59 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Elton Maniscalco (PG), Ryan Kelly (SF), Gerald Pompa (PF), Curtis Stach (C) Aurelio Russo, Doug Thompson, Bialas Zais, Terry Turcios | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Junior Stone (PG), Clarence Mason (SF) Angelo Rodriguez, Mario Gonzales | |
| 02:42 | Central Florida | Danny Sheckler misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on William Salzman - foul #3 on William Salzman, team foul #14 | 58-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Anthony Ricks (PF) Curtis Stach | |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Olinger (SG), John Lackey (PF) Junior Stone, Fred Touchstone | |
| 02:42 | Central Florida | Danny Sheckler makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 02:42 | Central Florida | Danny Sheckler makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 02:40 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Terry Turcios (C) Gerald Pompa | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Junior Stone (PG) Danny Sheckler | |
| 02:23 | UTEP | Elton Maniscalco connects on the fadeaway from the baseline and he's fouled by Junior Stone - foul #3 on Junior Stone, team foul #7 | 60-61 |
| 02:23 | UTEP | Elton Maniscalco misses the free throw | 60-61 |
| 02:23 | Central Florida | John Lackey grabs the board | 60-61 |
| 02:23 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| 02:09 | Central Florida | Clarence Mason knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from John Lackey and he's hacked by Elton Maniscalco - foul #5 on Elton Maniscalco, team foul #15 | 60-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Aurelio Russo (PG) Elton Maniscalco | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Angelo Rodriguez (SF), Fred Touchstone (PF) David Olinger, Roger Panek | |
| 02:09 | Central Florida | Clarence Mason makes the free throw | 60-64 |
| 01:46 | UTEP | William Salzman buries a jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by Clarence Mason - foul #3 on Clarence Mason, team foul #8 | 62-64 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Olinger (SG), Mario Gonzales (C) Clarence Mason, John Lackey | |
| 01:46 | UTEP | William Salzman misses the free throw | 62-64 |
| 01:46 | Central Florida | Fred Touchstone grabs the defensive rebound | 62-64 |
| 01:43 | Central Florida | Aurelio Russo takes the ball from Junior Stone in the backcourt | 62-64 |
| 01:30 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Aurelio Russo | 64-64 |
| 01:20 | Central Florida | David Olinger is hacked by Aurelio Russo - foul #4 on Aurelio Russo, team foul #16 | 64-64 |
| 01:20 | Central Florida | David Olinger misses the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 01:20 | Central Florida | David Olinger makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 01:05 | UTEP | David Olinger steps in front of the Aurelio Russo pass | 64-65 |
| 00:46 | Central Florida | Fred Touchstone hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Anthony Ricks - foul #1 on Anthony Ricks, team foul #17 | 64-65 |
| 00:46 | Central Florida | Fred Touchstone misses the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:46 | Central Florida | Fred Touchstone misses the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:46 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks pulls down the rebound | 64-65 |
| 00:29 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks misses the easy layup but the foul's on Fred Touchstone - foul #4 on Fred Touchstone, team foul #9 | 64-65 |
| 00:29 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:29 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks misses the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:29 | Central Florida | Fred Touchstone gets the rebound | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Central Florida | Junior Stone is fouled in the backcourt by William Salzman - foul #4 on William Salzman, team foul #18 | 65-65 |
| 00:27 | Central Florida | Junior Stone makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:27 | Central Florida | Junior Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:16 | UTEP | Junior Stone is called for the reach on Aurelio Russo - foul #4 on Junior Stone, team foul #10 | 65-67 |
| 00:16 | UTEP | Aurelio Russo makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:16 | UTEP | Aurelio Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 00:03 | Central Florida | Angelo Rodriguez can't connect on an uncontested floater in the lane | 67-67 |
| 00:02 | Central Florida | David Olinger snags the offensive board | 67-67 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | The clock runs out | 67-67 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Aurelio Russo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Salzman (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Ryan Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Ricks (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Terry Turcios (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Junior Stone (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Olinger (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Angelo Rodriguez (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Touchstone (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Mario Gonzales (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | UTEP | Terry Turcios wins the tip | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:42 | UTEP | Mario Gonzales takes the ball from Terry Turcios | 67-67 |
| 04:23 | Central Florida | Fred Touchstone knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Junior Stone | 67-69 |
| 04:12 | UTEP | William Salzman scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-69 |
| 03:51 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-69 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gerald Pompa (PF), Curtis Stach (C) Anthony Ricks, Terry Turcios | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Roger Panek (PG), Clarence Mason (SF), John Lackey (C) Junior Stone, Angelo Rodriguez, Mario Gonzales | |
| 03:39 | UTEP | William Salzman is hacked by David Olinger - foul #3 on David Olinger, team foul #11 | 70-69 |
| Subs | UTEP | Doug Thompson (SF) Ryan Kelly | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 03:39 | UTEP | William Salzman makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 03:39 | UTEP | William Salzman makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 03:18 | Central Florida | Fred Touchstone drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from David Olinger and he's hacked by Curtis Stach - foul #1 on Curtis Stach, team foul #19 | 72-71 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Danny Sheckler (SG) David Olinger | |
| 03:18 | Central Florida | Fred Touchstone makes the free throw | 72-72 |
| 02:58 | UTEP | Gerald Pompa connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Doug Thompson and he's fouled by Fred Touchstone - foul #5 on Fred Touchstone, team foul #12 | 74-72 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Junior Stone (PG), Mario Gonzales (C) Danny Sheckler, Fred Touchstone | |
| 02:58 | UTEP | Gerald Pompa misses the free throw | 74-72 |
| 02:58 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales gets the rebound | 74-72 |
| 02:58 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-72 |
| 02:42 | Central Florida | Clarence Mason banks in the layup on a great pass from Roger Panek | 74-74 |
| 02:42 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-74 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ryan Kelly (SF), Anthony Ricks (PF), Terry Turcios (C) Doug Thompson, Gerald Pompa, Curtis Stach | |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Olinger (SG), Angelo Rodriguez (SF) Clarence Mason, Roger Panek | |
| 02:18 | UTEP | Terry Turcios lays it up and in on a great pass from Aurelio Russo | 76-74 |
| 02:07 | Central Florida | Angelo Rodriguez connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by David Olinger | 76-76 |
| 01:48 | UTEP | Aurelio Russo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-76 |
| 01:24 | Central Florida | John Lackey misses the easy layup | 76-76 |
| 01:23 | Central Florida | John Lackey tips it back up and in | 76-78 |
| 01:06 | UTEP | Terry Turcios's floater is knocked away by Mario Gonzales | 76-78 |
| 01:04 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Ricks | 76-78 |
| 00:53 | UTEP | Mario Gonzales swats the short shot by Anthony Ricks | 76-78 |
| 00:51 | Central Florida | John Lackey grabs the board | 76-78 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Aurelio Russo (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Salzman (tired) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Ryan Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Ricks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Terry Turcios (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Junior Stone (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Olinger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Angelo Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Lackey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Mario Gonzales (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Central Florida | David Olinger is open and scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Mario Gonzales | 76-80 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | UTEP | Terry Turcios is hacked by John Lackey - foul #3 on John Lackey, team foul #13 | 76-80 |
| 00:18 | UTEP | Terry Turcios makes the 1st free throw | 77-80 |
| 00:18 | UTEP | Terry Turcios makes the 2nd free throw | 78-80 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales is fouled in the backcourt by William Salzman - foul #5 on William Salzman, team foul #20 | 78-80 |
| Subs | UTEP | Doug Thompson (SG) William Salzman | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 00:15 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales misses the 1st free throw | 78-80 |
| 00:15 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales makes the 2nd free throw | 78-81 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:06 | UTEP | Doug Thompson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 78-81 |
| 00:04 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Mario Gonzales | 78-81 |
| 00:03 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales is hacked by Doug Thompson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Doug Thompson, team foul #21 | 78-81 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Roger Panek (PG), Clarence Mason (PF) Junior Stone, John Lackey | |
| 00:03 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 78-82 |
| 00:03 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales misses the 2nd free throw | 78-82 |
| 00:03 | UTEP | Terry Turcios gets the rebound | 78-82 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Terry Turcios comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 78-82 |