| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Randy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Evelyn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Akbar (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Curt Little (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Orlando Newkirk (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Booker Ball (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Mills (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clarence Culpepper (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Guerin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson inbounds the ball | 32-39 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:33 | Tulsa | Curt Little swats the short shot by Clarence Culpepper | 32-39 |
| 19:32 | UTEP | Manuel Evelyn grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 19:30 | UTEP | Manuel Evelyn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-39 |
| 19:07 | Tulsa | William Guerin buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Booker Ball | 32-41 |
| 18:52 | UTEP | The jump hook by Manuel Evelyn is blocked by Clarence Culpepper | 32-41 |
| 18:50 | Tulsa | William Guerin pulls down the rebound | 32-41 |
| 18:36 | Tulsa | William Guerin misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Adam Akbar - foul #1 on Adam Akbar, team foul #1 | 32-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | William Ziems (PG), Jared Williams (SG), Jeffrey Sullivan (SF), Rosario Rizzo (PF), Kevin Landreth (C) Randy Williams, Manuel Evelyn, Adam Akbar, Curt Little, Orlando Newkirk | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Manuel Smith (PG), Richard Irvin (SG), Carl Long (SF), John Carter (PF) Booker Ball, Eric Mills, Robert Johnson, Clarence Culpepper | |
| 18:36 | Tulsa | William Guerin makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 18:36 | Tulsa | William Guerin makes the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 18:15 | UTEP | Jared Williams misses long on a 3 from straight away | 32-43 |
| 18:13 | Tulsa | Carl Long pulls down the rebound | 32-43 |
| 18:08 | Tulsa | Richard Irvin makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Manuel Smith and the foul's on Jared Williams - foul #1 on Jared Williams, team foul #2 | 32-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Wayne Baker (C) William Guerin | |
| 18:08 | Tulsa | Richard Irvin makes the free throw | 32-46 |
| 17:49 | UTEP | Jared Williams can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-46 |
| 17:48 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth hits the follow up shot | 34-46 |
| 17:44 | Tulsa | Richard Irvin is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Irvin, team foul #1 | 34-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Curt Little (PF) Rosario Rizzo | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Johnson (SF) John Carter | |
| 17:30 | UTEP | William Ziems scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jared Williams | 37-46 |
| 17:28 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Sullivan - foul #2 on Jeffrey Sullivan, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Marty Doyle (PG), Manuel Evelyn (SG), Adam Akbar (SF), Orlando Newkirk (C) William Ziems, Jared Williams, Jeffrey Sullivan, Kevin Landreth | |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Jones (PG), Eric Mills (SG), Anthony Scalf (PF) Manuel Smith, Richard Irvin, Carl Long | |
| 17:16 | Tulsa | Wayne Baker is fouled on the floor by Orlando Newkirk - foul #1 on Orlando Newkirk, team foul #4 | 37-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Randy Williams (PG) Marty Doyle | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Clarence Culpepper (PF) Wayne Baker | |
| 17:02 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from John Jones and he's hacked by Adam Akbar - foul #2 on Adam Akbar, team foul #5 | 37-48 |
| 17:02 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson makes the free throw | 37-49 |
| 16:54 | UTEP | Manuel Evelyn banks in the layup set up by Adam Akbar and the foul's on Eric Mills - foul #2 on Eric Mills, team foul #2 | 39-49 |
| 16:54 | UTEP | Manuel Evelyn makes the free throw | 40-49 |
| 16:27 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 16:26 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Scalf | 40-49 |
| 16:20 | Tulsa | Clarence Culpepper knocks in the turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Curt Little - foul #3 on Curt Little, team foul #6 | 40-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Marty Doyle (PG), William Ziems (SG), Jeffrey Sullivan (SF), Rosario Rizzo (PF), Kevin Landreth (C) Randy Williams, Manuel Evelyn, Adam Akbar, Curt Little, Orlando Newkirk | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Booker Ball (PG), Richard Irvin (SG), John Carter (C) John Jones, Eric Mills, Anthony Scalf | |
| 16:20 | Tulsa | Clarence Culpepper misses the free throw | 40-51 |
| 16:20 | Tulsa | John Carter grabs the offensive board | 40-51 |
| 16:07 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson is called for 5 seconds | 40-51 |
| 15:48 | UTEP | John Carter is called for the reach on Rosario Rizzo - foul #1 on John Carter, team foul #3 | 40-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jared Williams (SF) Jeffrey Sullivan | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Carl Long (PF) Clarence Culpepper | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Marty Doyle (fresh) 2 stl. SG - William Ziems (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jared Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Kevin Landreth (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rosario Rizzo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Booker Ball (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Irvin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carl Long (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | UTEP | William Ziems misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 40-51 |
| 15:24 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth grabs the offensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 15:14 | UTEP | Rosario Rizzo scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Marty Doyle and the foul's on Booker Ball - foul #3 on Booker Ball, team foul #4 | 42-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Randy Williams (PG), Manuel Evelyn (SG), Orlando Newkirk (C) Marty Doyle, William Ziems, Kevin Landreth | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Manuel Smith (PG), Clarence Culpepper (PF), Wayne Baker (C) Booker Ball, Richard Irvin, John Carter | |
| 15:14 | UTEP | Rosario Rizzo misses the free throw | 42-51 |
| 15:14 | Tulsa | Clarence Culpepper gets the rebound | 42-51 |
| 15:12 | Tulsa | Wayne Baker loses the dribble to Manuel Evelyn in the backcourt | 42-51 |
| 14:52 | UTEP | Randy Williams misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's hacked by Wayne Baker - foul #1 on Wayne Baker, team foul #5 | 42-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffrey Sullivan (SF), Curt Little (PF) Jared Williams, Rosario Rizzo | |
| Subs | Tulsa | William Guerin (C) Wayne Baker | |
| 14:52 | UTEP | Randy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 14:52 | UTEP | Randy Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 14:52 | UTEP | Randy Williams makes the 3rd free throw | 44-51 |
| 14:31 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Jones (SG) Carl Long | |
| 14:17 | UTEP | Randy Williams is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Randy Williams, team foul #7 | 44-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Adam Akbar (SF) Jeffrey Sullivan | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Booker Ball (PG), Wayne Baker (C) Manuel Smith, William Guerin | |
| 14:05 | Tulsa | John Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 14:03 | UTEP | Curt Little gets the rebound | 44-51 |
| 13:53 | UTEP | Randy Williams is called for 10 seconds | 44-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | William Ziems (SG), Rosario Rizzo (C) Manuel Evelyn, Orlando Newkirk | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eric Mills (SG), Carl Long (PF), William Guerin (C) John Jones, Clarence Culpepper, Wayne Baker | |
| 13:38 | Tulsa | Eric Mills is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 13:37 | UTEP | Randy Williams gets the rebound | 44-51 |
| 13:27 | UTEP | William Ziems is called for 10 seconds | 44-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Marty Doyle (PG), Kevin Landreth (PF) Randy Williams, Curt Little | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Richard Irvin (SG), Anthony Scalf (PF) Eric Mills, Robert Johnson | |
| 13:13 | Tulsa | Booker Ball misses the easy dunk attempt | 44-51 |
| 13:12 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Scalf | 44-51 |
| 13:03 | Tulsa | Booker Ball is fouled on the floor by Rosario Rizzo - foul #1 on Rosario Rizzo, team foul #8 | 44-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Manuel Evelyn (SG), Jeffrey Sullivan (SF), Jared Williams (C) William Ziems, Adam Akbar, Rosario Rizzo | |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Carter (SF) Carl Long | |
| 13:03 | Tulsa | Booker Ball makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 13:03 | Tulsa | Booker Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 12:42 | UTEP | Marty Doyle is fouled on the floor by John Carter - foul #2 on John Carter, team foul #6 | 44-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | Randy Williams (PG) Marty Doyle | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Manuel Smith (PG), John Jones (SG), Wayne Baker (C) Booker Ball, Anthony Scalf, William Guerin | |
| 12:22 | UTEP | Randy Williams misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-53 |
| 12:21 | UTEP | Jared Williams grabs the offensive board | 44-53 |
| 12:12 | UTEP | Jared Williams misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 44-53 |
| 12:10 | Tulsa | John Carter gets the rebound | 44-53 |
| 11:51 | Tulsa | Jeffrey Sullivan is called for the reach on Richard Irvin - foul #3 on Jeffrey Sullivan, team foul #9 | 44-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | William Ziems (SG), Adam Akbar (SF), Curt Little (PF), Orlando Newkirk (C) Manuel Evelyn, Jeffrey Sullivan, Kevin Landreth, Jared Williams | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Johnson (SF), Clarence Culpepper (PF), William Guerin (C) John Jones, John Carter, Wayne Baker | |
| 11:51 | Tulsa | Richard Irvin makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 11:51 | Tulsa | Richard Irvin misses the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 11:51 | UTEP | Orlando Newkirk gets the rebound | 44-54 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Randy Williams (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Ziems (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Akbar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Curt Little (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Orlando Newkirk (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Manuel Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Irvin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clarence Culpepper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Guerin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | UTEP | Randy Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 44-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Manuel Evelyn (SG) Randy Williams | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Booker Ball (PG), Eric Mills (SG) Manuel Smith, Richard Irvin | |
| 11:02 | Tulsa | William Guerin can't finish the layup | 44-54 |
| 11:01 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson tips it home | 44-56 |
| 10:39 | UTEP | Curt Little scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-56 |
| 10:21 | Tulsa | Curt Little is called for the reach on Clarence Culpepper - foul #4 on Curt Little, team foul #10 | 47-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Marty Doyle (PG), Jared Williams (SF), Rosario Rizzo (PF), Kevin Landreth (C) Manuel Evelyn, Adam Akbar, Curt Little, Orlando Newkirk | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Manuel Smith (PG), Carl Long (SG), Anthony Scalf (C) Booker Ball, Eric Mills, William Guerin | |
| 10:21 | Tulsa | Clarence Culpepper misses the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 10:21 | Tulsa | Clarence Culpepper makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 10:18 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Carter (C) Clarence Culpepper | |
| 10:08 | Tulsa | Carl Long makes the driving attempt from close range set up by John Carter and he's hacked by Kevin Landreth - foul #1 on Kevin Landreth, team foul #11 | 47-59 |
| 10:08 | Tulsa | Carl Long misses the free throw | 47-59 |
| 10:08 | UTEP | Rosario Rizzo grabs the board | 47-59 |
| 10:06 | UTEP | Manuel Smith is called for the reach on Marty Doyle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Manuel Smith, team foul #7 | 47-59 |
| 10:06 | UTEP | Marty Doyle misses the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 10:06 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Anthony Scalf | 47-59 |
| 09:50 | Tulsa | Manuel Smith connects on the open pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Scalf | 47-61 |
| 09:38 | UTEP | Marty Doyle drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Jared Williams | 50-61 |
| 09:15 | Tulsa | Marty Doyle steals it from Robert Johnson | 50-61 |
| 09:11 | UTEP | Marty Doyle hits the finger roll | 52-61 |
| 09:08 | Tulsa | Manuel Smith is hacked by Marty Doyle in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marty Doyle, team foul #12 | 52-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Randy Williams (PG), Manuel Evelyn (SG), Jeffrey Sullivan (SF) Marty Doyle, William Ziems, Jared Williams | |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Jones (SG), Clarence Culpepper (PF), Wayne Baker (C) Robert Johnson, Anthony Scalf, John Carter | |
| 09:08 | Tulsa | Manuel Smith makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 09:08 | Tulsa | Manuel Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 08:45 | UTEP | Randy Williams makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Landreth | 55-63 |
| 08:30 | Tulsa | John Jones misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-63 |
| 08:29 | Tulsa | Carl Long pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-63 |
| 08:14 | Tulsa | Manuel Evelyn steals the ball from Carl Long | 55-63 |
| 08:12 | UTEP | Randy Williams is hacked by Manuel Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Manuel Smith, team foul #8 | 55-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Orlando Newkirk (C) Rosario Rizzo | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Booker Ball (PG), Richard Irvin (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), William Guerin (C) Manuel Smith, John Jones, Carl Long, Wayne Baker | |
| 08:12 | UTEP | Randy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 08:12 | UTEP | Randy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 08:09 | Tulsa | Richard Irvin is hacked by Randy Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on Randy Williams, team foul #13 | 57-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | William Ziems (PG), Adam Akbar (SF) Randy Williams, Jeffrey Sullivan | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 08:09 | Tulsa | Richard Irvin makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 08:09 | Tulsa | Richard Irvin misses the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 08:09 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth grabs the defensive rebound | 57-64 |
| 07:53 | UTEP | Robert Johnson picks off the pass by Manuel Evelyn | 57-64 |
| 07:50 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson lays it up and in | 57-66 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - William Ziems (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Evelyn (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Adam Akbar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Landreth (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Orlando Newkirk (tired) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Booker Ball (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Irvin (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Johnson (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Clarence Culpepper (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - William Guerin (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:38 | UTEP | Manuel Evelyn hits a wide open jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by William Ziems | 59-66 |
| 07:24 | Tulsa | Booker Ball comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 59-66 |
| 07:22 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson snags the offensive board | 59-66 |
| 06:57 | Tulsa | Booker Ball hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Irvin | 59-68 |
| 06:55 | UTEP | Booker Ball is called for the reach on William Ziems in the backcourt - foul #4 on Booker Ball, team foul #9 | 59-68 |
| Subs | UTEP | Randy Williams (PG), Jeffrey Sullivan (SF), Curt Little (PF), Jared Williams (C) Manuel Evelyn, Adam Akbar, Kevin Landreth, Orlando Newkirk | |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Jones (PG), Eric Mills (SG), Carl Long (PF), John Carter (C) Booker Ball, Richard Irvin, Clarence Culpepper, William Guerin | |
| 06:55 | UTEP | William Ziems makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 06:55 | UTEP | William Ziems misses the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| 06:55 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Carl Long | 60-68 |
| 06:49 | Tulsa | Carl Long scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Johnson | 60-70 |
| 06:33 | UTEP | William Ziems misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Johnson - foul #3 on Robert Johnson, team foul #10 | 60-70 |
| Subs | UTEP | Marty Doyle (PG) Randy Williams | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 06:33 | UTEP | William Ziems misses the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 06:33 | UTEP | William Ziems makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 06:14 | Tulsa | John Jones drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by John Carter | 61-73 |
| 06:01 | UTEP | William Ziems misses short on an open jumper from the right wing | 61-73 |
| 06:00 | Tulsa | Carl Long grabs the board | 61-73 |
| 05:58 | Tulsa | Marty Doyle takes the ball from John Jones in the backcourt | 61-73 |
| 05:55 | UTEP | Jeffrey Sullivan lays it in on a nice dish by Marty Doyle | 63-73 |
| 05:52 | Tulsa | John Jones's pass is intercepted by William Ziems in the backcourt | 63-73 |
| 05:33 | UTEP | Jeffrey Sullivan blows the layup but he's fouled by Eric Mills - foul #3 on Eric Mills, team foul #11 | 63-73 |
| Subs | UTEP | Randy Williams (PG), Manuel Evelyn (SG), Rosario Rizzo (C) Marty Doyle, William Ziems, Jared Williams | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Booker Ball (PG), Richard Irvin (SG), Anthony Scalf (PF), Wayne Baker (C) John Jones, Eric Mills, Robert Johnson, Carl Long | |
| 05:33 | UTEP | Jeffrey Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 05:33 | UTEP | Jeffrey Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| 05:33 | Tulsa | Wayne Baker grabs the board | 64-73 |
| 05:31 | Tulsa | John Carter loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-73 |
| Subs | UTEP | Adam Akbar (SF) Jeffrey Sullivan | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 05:15 | UTEP | Manuel Evelyn clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-73 |
| 05:13 | Tulsa | John Carter gets the rebound | 64-73 |
| 04:52 | Tulsa | John Carter can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 64-73 |
| 04:51 | UTEP | Rosario Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 64-73 |
| 04:35 | UTEP | Randy Williams is hacked by John Carter - foul #3 on John Carter, team foul #12 | 64-73 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kevin Landreth (PF), Orlando Newkirk (C) Curt Little, Rosario Rizzo | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Manuel Smith (PG), Robert Johnson (SF), Clarence Culpepper (PF), William Guerin (C) Booker Ball, John Carter, Anthony Scalf, Wayne Baker | |
| 04:35 | UTEP | Randy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 04:35 | UTEP | Randy Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| 04:35 | Tulsa | William Guerin gets the rebound | 65-73 |
| 04:12 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Adam Akbar - foul #3 on Adam Akbar, team foul #14 | 65-73 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eric Mills (SG) Richard Irvin | |
| 04:12 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 04:12 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| 04:12 | UTEP | Orlando Newkirk gets the rebound | 65-73 |
| 03:59 | UTEP | Randy Williams misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 65-73 |
| 03:57 | UTEP | Manuel Evelyn snags the offensive board | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:45 | UTEP | Adam Akbar can't connect on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on William Guerin - foul #1 on William Guerin, team foul #13 | 65-73 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jared Williams (SG), Rosario Rizzo (PF) Manuel Evelyn, Kevin Landreth | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Carl Long (SF) Robert Johnson | |
| 03:45 | UTEP | Adam Akbar makes the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 03:45 | UTEP | Adam Akbar misses the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| 03:45 | Tulsa | Clarence Culpepper gets the rebound | 66-73 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Randy Williams (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jared Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Adam Akbar (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Rosario Rizzo (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Orlando Newkirk (tired) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Manuel Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Mills (tired) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carl Long (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Clarence Culpepper (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Guerin (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Tulsa | Manuel Smith is hacked by Randy Williams - foul #5 on Randy Williams, team foul #15 | 66-73 |
| Subs | UTEP | Marty Doyle (PG), William Ziems (SG) Randy Williams, Adam Akbar | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Richard Irvin (SG) Eric Mills | |
| 03:37 | Tulsa | Manuel Smith misses the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 03:37 | Tulsa | Manuel Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| 03:23 | UTEP | William Ziems is fouled on the floor by William Guerin - foul #2 on William Guerin, team foul #14 | 66-74 |
| Subs | UTEP | Curt Little (PF) Orlando Newkirk | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 03:23 | UTEP | William Ziems makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 03:23 | UTEP | William Ziems makes the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| 03:04 | Tulsa | Rosario Rizzo takes the ball from Richard Irvin | 68-74 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:01 | UTEP | Marty Doyle is hacked by Manuel Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Manuel Smith, team foul #15 | 68-74 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffrey Sullivan (SF), Kevin Landreth (C) Jared Williams, Rosario Rizzo | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Booker Ball (PG), Robert Johnson (SF), Wayne Baker (C) Manuel Smith, Clarence Culpepper, William Guerin | |
| 03:01 | UTEP | Marty Doyle makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 03:01 | UTEP | Marty Doyle makes the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 02:39 | Tulsa | Kevin Landreth denies the turnaround by Robert Johnson | 70-74 |
| 02:37 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-74 |
| 02:29 | Tulsa | Wayne Baker misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 70-74 |
| 02:28 | UTEP | Marty Doyle grabs the board | 70-74 |
| 02:25 | UTEP | Marty Doyle's pass is intercepted by Wayne Baker in the backcourt | 70-74 |
| 02:10 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-74 |
| 02:09 | Tulsa | Wayne Baker gets the offensive rebound | 70-74 |
| 01:55 | Tulsa | Richard Irvin is fouled on the floor by William Ziems - foul #2 on William Ziems, team foul #16 | 70-74 |
| Subs | UTEP | Manuel Evelyn (SG), Adam Akbar (SF), Orlando Newkirk (C) Marty Doyle, Jeffrey Sullivan, Kevin Landreth | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Clarence Culpepper (PF), William Guerin (C) Carl Long, Wayne Baker | |
| 01:55 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-74 |
| 01:55 | Tulsa | Richard Irvin misses the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 01:55 | Tulsa | Richard Irvin makes the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| 01:44 | UTEP | Curt Little is denied on a layup by Clarence Culpepper | 70-75 |
| 01:43 | UTEP | Manuel Evelyn grabs the offensive rebound | 70-75 |
| 01:27 | UTEP | Manuel Evelyn drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by William Ziems | 73-75 |
| 01:25 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-75 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eric Mills (SG) Richard Irvin | |
| 01:11 | Tulsa | Clarence Culpepper banks in the layup set up by Booker Ball | 73-77 |
| 00:55 | UTEP | William Ziems is hacked by Booker Ball - foul #5 on Booker Ball, team foul #16 | 73-77 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Manuel Smith (PG) Booker Ball | |
| 00:55 | UTEP | William Ziems makes the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:55 | UTEP | William Ziems makes the 2nd free throw | 75-77 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:29 | Tulsa | Eric Mills hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Clarence Culpepper | 75-79 |
| 00:29 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-79 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:22 | UTEP | Adam Akbar comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-79 |
| 00:21 | Tulsa | Clarence Culpepper pulls down the rebound | 75-79 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:18 | Tulsa | Clarence Culpepper is fouled in the backcourt by William Ziems - foul #3 on William Ziems, team foul #17 | 75-79 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Jones (PG) Manuel Smith | |
| 00:18 | Tulsa | Clarence Culpepper makes the 1st free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:18 | Tulsa | Clarence Culpepper misses the 2nd free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:18 | UTEP | Manuel Evelyn gets the rebound | 75-80 |
| 00:10 | UTEP | Curt Little throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-80 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Manuel Smith (PG), Richard Irvin (SG), Carl Long (PF) John Jones, Eric Mills, Clarence Culpepper | |
| 00:07 | Tulsa | Richard Irvin is fouled in the backcourt by Manuel Evelyn - foul #1 on Manuel Evelyn, team foul #18 | 75-80 |
| 00:07 | Tulsa | Richard Irvin makes the 1st free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:07 | Tulsa | Richard Irvin makes the 2nd free throw | 75-82 |
| 00:05 | UTEP | William Ziems is hacked by Manuel Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Manuel Smith, team foul #17 | 75-82 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eric Mills (SG), Clarence Culpepper (PF) Richard Irvin, Carl Long | |
| 00:05 | UTEP | William Ziems makes the 1st free throw | 76-82 |
| 00:05 | UTEP | William Ziems makes the 2nd free throw | 77-82 |
| 00:02 | Tulsa | Manuel Evelyn is called for the reach on Manuel Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Manuel Evelyn, team foul #19 | 77-82 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Richard Irvin (SG), Carl Long (PF) Eric Mills, Clarence Culpepper | |
| 00:02 | Tulsa | Manuel Smith makes the 1st free throw | 77-83 |
| 00:02 | Tulsa | Manuel Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 77-84 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Adam Akbar can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 77-84 |