| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Strock (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Walter Willis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ryan Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Ricks (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Turcios (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Wiltz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lucien Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Barton (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Harold Wiggins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Watley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Charles Barton inbounds the ball | 39-28 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Xavier | Robert Wiltz is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-28 |
| 19:34 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Ryan Kelly | 39-28 |
| 19:30 | UTEP | James Strock connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-28 |
| 19:10 | Xavier | Lucien Costa clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-28 |
| 19:09 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks gets the rebound | 42-28 |
| 18:51 | UTEP | Andrew Watley steals the ball from Ryan Kelly | 42-28 |
| 18:35 | Xavier | Charles Barton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-28 |
| 18:34 | Xavier | Harold Wiggins can't tip it in | 42-28 |
| 18:33 | Xavier | Andrew Watley misses the tip | 42-28 |
| 18:31 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks snags the defensive board | 42-28 |
| 18:18 | UTEP | Walter Willis can't finish the layup | 42-28 |
| 18:16 | UTEP | Ryan Kelly tips it back up and in | 44-28 |
| 17:47 | Xavier | Charles Barton drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Robert Wiltz and the foul's on Ryan Kelly - foul #3 on Ryan Kelly, team foul #1 | 44-30 |
| Subs | UTEP | Bradford Corbitt (PG), Doug Thompson (SG), Bialas Zais (SF), Gerald Pompa (PF), Curtis Stach (C) James Strock, Walter Willis, Ryan Kelly, Anthony Ricks, Terry Turcios | |
| Subs | Xavier | Chuma Sato (PG), Thomas Zion (SG), Patrick Riley (PF), Mark Loveless (C) Robert Wiltz, Lucien Costa, Harold Wiggins, Andrew Watley | |
| 17:47 | Xavier | Charles Barton makes the free throw | 44-31 |
| 17:24 | UTEP | Mark Loveless steals the ball from Doug Thompson | 44-31 |
| 17:01 | Xavier | Patrick Riley can't finish the layup | 44-31 |
| 16:59 | Xavier | Thomas Zion tips it back up and in | 44-33 |
| 16:42 | UTEP | Bradford Corbitt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-33 |
| 16:41 | UTEP | Curtis Stach pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 16:25 | UTEP | Curtis Stach throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-33 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Strock (PG), Walter Willis (SG), Thomas Brown (SF), Anthony Ricks (PF), Terry Turcios (C) Bradford Corbitt, Doug Thompson, Bialas Zais, Gerald Pompa, Curtis Stach | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Reed (PF) Charles Barton | |
| 16:02 | Xavier | Thomas Zion misses the jumpshot from the right side | 44-33 |
| 16:00 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Terry Turcios | 44-33 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Strock (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Walter Willis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Ricks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Terry Turcios (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Chuma Sato (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Zion (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Patrick Riley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Reed (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Loveless (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:39 | UTEP | Terry Turcios is hacked by Mark Loveless - foul #1 on Mark Loveless, team foul #1 | 44-33 |
| Subs | UTEP | Aurelio Russo (PG), Ryan Kelly (SF) James Strock, Walter Willis | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Smith (PG), Lucien Costa (SG), Harold Wiggins (PF), Andrew Watley (C) Chuma Sato, Thomas Zion, Patrick Riley, Mark Loveless | |
| 15:24 | UTEP | Ryan Kelly's layup is rejected by Andrew Watley | 44-33 |
| 15:22 | Xavier | Andrew Watley pulls down the rebound | 44-33 |
| 15:20 | Xavier | Andrew Watley's pass is intercepted by Aurelio Russo in the backcourt | 44-33 |
| 15:19 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Aurelio Russo | 46-33 |
| 14:54 | Xavier | Anthony Ricks steals the ball from Lawrence Smith | 46-33 |
| 14:38 | UTEP | Thomas Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-33 |
| 14:37 | Xavier | Lucien Costa snags the defensive board | 46-33 |
| 14:26 | Xavier | Aurelio Russo steps in front of the Steven Reed pass | 46-33 |
| 13:57 | UTEP | Aurelio Russo is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Aurelio Russo, team foul #2 | 46-33 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Strock (PG), Bradford Corbitt (SG), Bialas Zais (PF), Gerald Pompa (C) Aurelio Russo, Thomas Brown, Anthony Ricks, Terry Turcios | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Wiltz (SG), Thomas Zion (SF), Patrick Riley (C) Lucien Costa, Steven Reed, Andrew Watley | |
| 13:45 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Zion | 46-36 |
| 13:26 | UTEP | Bradford Corbitt is hacked by Lawrence Smith - foul #4 on Lawrence Smith, team foul #2 | 46-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Walter Willis (SG), Doug Thompson (SF) Bradford Corbitt, Ryan Kelly | |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Barton (SF), Mark Loveless (C) Lawrence Smith, Harold Wiggins | |
| 13:10 | UTEP | Bialas Zais hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-36 |
| 13:09 | Xavier | Thomas Zion snags the defensive board | 46-36 |
| 13:06 | Xavier | Charles Barton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-36 |
| 12:42 | UTEP | Bialas Zais can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-36 |
| 12:40 | UTEP | James Strock grabs the offensive board | 46-36 |
| 12:24 | UTEP | Gerald Pompa hits a fadeaway near the basket | 48-36 |
| 12:22 | Xavier | Mark Loveless throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Bradford Corbitt (PG), Ryan Kelly (SF), Curtis Stach (C) James Strock, Bialas Zais, Gerald Pompa | |
| Subs | Xavier | Chuma Sato (PG), Lucien Costa (SG), Harold Wiggins (PF), Andrew Watley (C) Robert Wiltz, Thomas Zion, Patrick Riley, Mark Loveless | |
| 12:02 | UTEP | Curtis Stach misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 48-36 |
| 12:00 | Xavier | Charles Barton gets the rebound | 48-36 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Bradford Corbitt (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Walter Willis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ryan Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Doug Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Curtis Stach (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Chuma Sato (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lucien Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Barton (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Harold Wiggins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Watley (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:53 | Xavier | Chuma Sato is fouled on the floor by Bradford Corbitt - foul #1 on Bradford Corbitt, team foul #3 | 48-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Anthony Ricks (PF) Doug Thompson | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 11:38 | Xavier | Ryan Kelly steals it from Lucien Costa | 48-36 |
| 11:28 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks drills a shot from the baseline | 50-36 |
| 11:02 | Xavier | Charles Barton misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bradford Corbitt - foul #2 on Bradford Corbitt, team foul #4 | 50-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Strock (PG), Thomas Brown (SG), Bialas Zais (PF), Terry Turcios (C) Bradford Corbitt, Walter Willis, Anthony Ricks, Curtis Stach | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Wiltz (PG), Thomas Zion (SG), Patrick Riley (PF), Mark Loveless (C) Chuma Sato, Lucien Costa, Harold Wiggins, Andrew Watley | |
| 11:02 | Xavier | Charles Barton makes the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 11:02 | Xavier | Charles Barton makes the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 10:45 | UTEP | James Strock misses short on a jumper from the right side | 50-38 |
| 10:44 | Xavier | Mark Loveless grabs the board | 50-38 |
| 10:19 | Xavier | Charles Barton misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-38 |
| 10:18 | UTEP | Terry Turcios grabs the defensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 09:57 | UTEP | Charles Barton picks off the pass by Thomas Brown | 50-38 |
| 09:44 | Xavier | Mark Loveless misses the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Terry Turcios - foul #1 on Terry Turcios, team foul #5 | 50-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Bradford Corbitt (SG), Doug Thompson (SF), Gerald Pompa (PF) Thomas Brown, Ryan Kelly, Bialas Zais | |
| Subs | Xavier | Chuma Sato (PG), Lucien Costa (SG), Steven Reed (PF) Robert Wiltz, Charles Barton, Patrick Riley | |
| 09:44 | Xavier | Mark Loveless makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 09:44 | Xavier | Mark Loveless makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 09:27 | UTEP | Chuma Sato steps in front of the Terry Turcios pass | 50-40 |
| 09:11 | Xavier | Lucien Costa misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-40 |
| 09:10 | UTEP | Doug Thompson pulls down the rebound | 50-40 |
| 08:54 | UTEP | Bradford Corbitt is fouled on the floor by Thomas Zion - foul #3 on Thomas Zion, team foul #3 | 50-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Walter Willis (SG), Curtis Stach (C) James Strock, Terry Turcios | |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Wiggins (PF), Andrew Watley (C) Thomas Zion, Mark Loveless | |
| 08:33 | UTEP | Walter Willis is hacked by Lucien Costa - foul #3 on Lucien Costa, team foul #4 | 50-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Strock (PG), Anthony Ricks (PF) Bradford Corbitt, Curtis Stach | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 08:16 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 50-40 |
| 08:15 | Xavier | Andrew Watley grabs the board | 50-40 |
| 07:50 | Xavier | Steven Reed buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-42 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Strock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Walter Willis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Doug Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Ricks (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Gerald Pompa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Chuma Sato (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lucien Costa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Reed (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harold Wiggins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Watley (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:30 | UTEP | Chuma Sato picks off the pass by Gerald Pompa | 50-42 |
| 07:28 | Xavier | Steven Reed is hacked by Gerald Pompa in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerald Pompa, team foul #6 | 50-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Aurelio Russo (PG), Thomas Brown (SG), Ryan Kelly (SF), Bialas Zais (PF), Terry Turcios (C) James Strock, Walter Willis, Doug Thompson, Anthony Ricks, Gerald Pompa | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Smith (PG), Robert Wiltz (SG), Thomas Zion (SF), Patrick Riley (C) Chuma Sato, Lucien Costa, Steven Reed, Andrew Watley | |
| 07:10 | Xavier | Robert Wiltz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Bradford Corbitt (SG) Thomas Brown | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 06:45 | UTEP | Bialas Zais can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-42 |
| 06:43 | UTEP | Terry Turcios tips it but misses | 50-42 |
| 06:42 | Xavier | Thomas Zion grabs the board | 50-42 |
| 06:28 | Xavier | Patrick Riley hits a wide open jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Robert Wiltz and the foul's on Bialas Zais - foul #3 on Bialas Zais, team foul #7 | 50-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Stach (C) Terry Turcios | |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Barton (SF) Thomas Zion | |
| 06:28 | Xavier | Patrick Riley makes the free throw | 50-45 |
| 06:08 | UTEP | Curtis Stach buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Bradford Corbitt | 53-45 |
| 05:52 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Harold Wiggins | 53-48 |
| 05:47 | UTEP | Lawrence Smith steps in front of the Bradford Corbitt pass | 53-48 |
| 05:43 | Xavier | Robert Wiltz misses the dunk attempt | 53-48 |
| 05:42 | UTEP | Curtis Stach pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| 05:23 | UTEP | Curtis Stach can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Barton - foul #1 on Charles Barton, team foul #5 | 53-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Brown (PG), Walter Willis (SG), Anthony Ricks (PF) Aurelio Russo, Bradford Corbitt, Bialas Zais | |
| Subs | Xavier | Chuma Sato (PG), Thomas Zion (SG), Steven Reed (PF), Mark Loveless (C) Lawrence Smith, Robert Wiltz, Harold Wiggins, Patrick Riley | |
| 05:23 | UTEP | Curtis Stach makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 05:23 | UTEP | Curtis Stach makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 05:06 | Xavier | Chuma Sato lays it up and in set up by Steven Reed | 55-50 |
| 04:59 | UTEP | Chuma Sato takes the ball from Walter Willis | 55-50 |
| 04:46 | Xavier | Mark Loveless hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 04:45 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 04:26 | UTEP | Curtis Stach blows the layup | 55-50 |
| 04:25 | Xavier | Thomas Zion grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 04:23 | Xavier | Thomas Brown picks off the pass by Steven Reed in the backcourt | 55-50 |
| 04:17 | UTEP | Walter Willis scores on a shot from the right side set up by Thomas Brown | 57-50 |
| 03:59 | Xavier | Chuma Sato's floater is knocked away by Curtis Stach | 57-50 |
| 03:58 | UTEP | Anthony Ricks gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| 03:45 | UTEP | Walter Willis is fouled on the floor by Thomas Zion - foul #4 on Thomas Zion, team foul #6 | 57-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Strock (PG), Doug Thompson (SF), Gerald Pompa (PF), Terry Turcios (C) Thomas Brown, Ryan Kelly, Anthony Ricks, Curtis Stach | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Smith (PG), Lucien Costa (SG), Patrick Riley (PF), Andrew Watley (C) Chuma Sato, Thomas Zion, Steven Reed, Mark Loveless | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Strock (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Walter Willis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Doug Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Pompa (fresh) 4 pts. C - Terry Turcios (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lawrence Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SG - Lucien Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Barton (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. PF - Patrick Riley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Watley (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:32 | UTEP | Doug Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Wiggins (PF) Charles Barton | |
| 03:16 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 03:15 | UTEP | Doug Thompson grabs the board | 57-50 |
| 03:06 | UTEP | Gerald Pompa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 03:05 | UTEP | Doug Thompson hits the follow up shot | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:49 | Xavier | The jump hook by Patrick Riley is blocked by Terry Turcios | 59-50 |
| 02:48 | Xavier | Andrew Watley tips it in | 59-52 |
| 02:48 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Bradford Corbitt (SG), Ryan Kelly (SF), Anthony Ricks (PF) Walter Willis, Doug Thompson, Gerald Pompa | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Reed (PF) Harold Wiggins | |
| 02:30 | UTEP | Ryan Kelly knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Strock | 62-52 |
| 02:30 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Barton (SF), Harold Wiggins (PF) Patrick Riley, Steven Reed | |
| 02:26 | Xavier | Charles Barton is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:01 | UTEP | Ryan Kelly misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-52 |
| 01:59 | Xavier | Charles Barton gets the rebound | 62-52 |
| 01:54 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-52 |
| 01:52 | Xavier | Andrew Watley pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 01:38 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by James Strock - foul #1 on James Strock, team foul #8 | 62-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Aurelio Russo (PG), Doug Thompson (SF), Bialas Zais (PF), Gerald Pompa (C) James Strock, Ryan Kelly, Anthony Ricks, Terry Turcios | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Wiltz (SG), Patrick Riley (SF), Steven Reed (PF), Mark Loveless (C) Lucien Costa, Charles Barton, Harold Wiggins, Andrew Watley | |
| 01:38 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 01:38 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 01:38 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Bialas Zais | 62-53 |
| 01:38 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-53 |
| 01:20 | UTEP | Gerald Pompa can't finish the layup but the foul's on Mark Loveless - foul #2 on Mark Loveless, team foul #7 | 62-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Strock (PG), Walter Willis (SG), Ryan Kelly (SF), Terry Turcios (C) Aurelio Russo, Bradford Corbitt, Doug Thompson, Bialas Zais | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lucien Costa (SG), Charles Barton (SF), Harold Wiggins (PF), Andrew Watley (C) Robert Wiltz, Patrick Riley, Steven Reed, Mark Loveless | |
| 01:20 | UTEP | Gerald Pompa misses the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 01:20 | UTEP | Gerald Pompa misses the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 01:20 | UTEP | Walter Willis grabs the offensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 00:51 | UTEP | Walter Willis drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ryan Kelly | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Xavier | Andrew Watley misses the fadeaway from close range | 65-53 |
| 00:45 | UTEP | Terry Turcios gets the rebound | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | UTEP | James Strock misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Harold Wiggins - foul #2 on Harold Wiggins, team foul #8 | 65-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | Bradford Corbitt (SG), Doug Thompson (SF), Bialas Zais (PF) Walter Willis, Ryan Kelly, Terry Turcios | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Wiltz (PG), Thomas Zion (SG), Patrick Riley (SF), Steven Reed (PF), Mark Loveless (C) Lawrence Smith, Lucien Costa, Charles Barton, Harold Wiggins, Andrew Watley | |
| 00:25 | UTEP | James Strock makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 00:25 | UTEP | James Strock makes the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 00:20 | Xavier | Mark Loveless is called for traveling | 67-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | Aurelio Russo (PG) James Strock | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Aurelio Russo runs out the clock | 67-53 |