| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Albert Laird (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Billy Inglis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jim Chumbley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Miguel Olivares (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Jackie Rotter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Zelek (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Narvaez (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lawrence Vanhook (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ricky McCoskey (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis inbounds the ball | 45-32 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-32 |
| 19:37 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis gets the offensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 19:25 | Central Florida | Paul Miller misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-32 |
| 19:24 | Central Florida | Albert Laird grabs the offensive board | 45-32 |
| 19:10 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley buries a jumper from the left side | 47-32 |
| 18:52 | UTEP | A charge is called on Jackie Rotter - foul #3 on Jackie Rotter, team foul #1 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Woodland (PG), Lawrence Wilson (C) Jackie Rotter, Ricky McCoskey | |
| 18:48 | Central Florida | Paul Miller is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 47-32 |
| 18:34 | UTEP | Michael Zelek misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 47-32 |
| 18:33 | UTEP | Lawrence Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 47-32 |
| 18:22 | UTEP | Norman Narvaez hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Lawrence Wilson | 47-35 |
| 18:06 | Central Florida | Norman Narvaez steals the ball from Miguel Olivares | 47-35 |
| 17:49 | UTEP | Lawrence Vanhook travels with the ball | 47-35 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mark Petrie (PG), Ernesto Alaniz (SG), He-ping Chu (SF), Craig Oswalt (PF), Glen Thurber (C) Albert Laird, Paul Miller, Billy Inglis, Jim Chumbley, Miguel Olivares | |
| Subs | UTEP | John James (PG), Christopher Patterson (SF), Ricky McCoskey (C) Michael Zelek, Norman Narvaez, Lawrence Vanhook | |
| 17:41 | Central Florida | Christopher Patterson is called for the reach on He-ping Chu - foul #3 on Christopher Patterson, team foul #2 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Luis Marshall (SF), Jacob Burns (PF) Christopher Patterson, Lawrence Wilson | |
| 17:21 | Central Florida | He-ping Chu misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-35 |
| 17:20 | UTEP | Luis Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 17:07 | UTEP | Ricky McCoskey misses short on a floater from the left wing | 47-35 |
| 17:05 | Central Florida | Craig Oswalt gets the rebound | 47-35 |
| 16:49 | Central Florida | He-ping Chu scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-35 |
| 16:29 | UTEP | Luis Marshall buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ricky McCoskey | 50-38 |
| 16:25 | Central Florida | Ernesto Alaniz is hacked by Jacob Burns in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jacob Burns, team foul #3 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Paul Miller (SG), Miguel Olivares (C) Ernesto Alaniz, Craig Oswalt | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Zelek (SG), Norman Narvaez (SF), Lawrence Wilson (PF), Thomas Corby (C) John James, Luis Marshall, Jacob Burns, Ricky McCoskey | |
| 16:07 | Central Florida | Paul Miller makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Glen Thurber | 53-38 |
| 15:46 | UTEP | John Woodland can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 53-38 |
| 15:44 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Paul Miller | 53-38 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Mark Petrie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Miller (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - He-ping Chu (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Glen Thurber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Miguel Olivares (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Woodland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Zelek (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Narvaez (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lawrence Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Corby (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Central Florida | Miguel Olivares misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-38 |
| 15:37 | UTEP | John Woodland gets the rebound | 53-38 |
| 15:35 | UTEP | Mark Petrie picks off the pass by John Woodland in the backcourt | 53-38 |
| 15:34 | Central Florida | Mark Petrie hits the finger roll | 55-38 |
| 15:32 | UTEP | John Woodland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-38 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Albert Laird (PG), Billy Inglis (SF), Jim Chumbley (PF) Mark Petrie, He-ping Chu, Glen Thurber | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jackie Rotter (PG), Christopher Patterson (SG), Lawrence Vanhook (PF) John Woodland, Michael Zelek, Lawrence Wilson | |
| 15:17 | Central Florida | Albert Laird blows the wide open layup | 55-38 |
| 15:16 | UTEP | Christopher Patterson snags the defensive board | 55-38 |
| 14:57 | UTEP | Christopher Patterson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Christopher Patterson, team foul #4 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mickey Payne (C) Miguel Olivares | |
| Subs | UTEP | Luis Marshall (SG), Jacob Burns (C) Christopher Patterson, Thomas Corby | |
| 14:40 | Central Florida | Paul Miller hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Luis Marshall - foul #1 on Luis Marshall, team foul #5 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Craig Oswalt (SF) Billy Inglis | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 14:40 | Central Florida | Paul Miller makes the 1st free throw | 56-38 |
| 14:40 | Central Florida | Paul Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 57-38 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 14:16 | UTEP | Luis Marshall is hacked by Mickey Payne - foul #4 on Mickey Payne, team foul #1 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Ernesto Alaniz (SG), Billy Inglis (SF), Miguel Olivares (C) Paul Miller, Jim Chumbley, Mickey Payne | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Zelek (SG) Norman Narvaez | |
| 14:11 | UTEP | Jackie Rotter can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-38 |
| 14:09 | Central Florida | Miguel Olivares gets the rebound | 57-38 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 13:53 | Central Florida | Craig Oswalt hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 57-38 |
| 13:52 | UTEP | Jacob Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 57-38 |
| 13:32 | UTEP | Michael Zelek misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-38 |
| 13:31 | Central Florida | Miguel Olivares pulls down the rebound | 57-38 |
| 13:03 | Central Florida | Lawrence Vanhook steals the ball from Miguel Olivares | 57-38 |
| 12:51 | UTEP | Jacob Burns is called for traveling | 57-38 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mark Petrie (PG), Paul Miller (SG), He-ping Chu (SF), Jim Chumbley (PF), Glen Thurber (C) Albert Laird, Ernesto Alaniz, Billy Inglis, Craig Oswalt, Miguel Olivares | |
| Subs | UTEP | John James (PG), Norman Narvaez (SF), Lawrence Wilson (PF), Ricky McCoskey (C) Jackie Rotter, Luis Marshall, Lawrence Vanhook, Jacob Burns | |
| 12:30 | Central Florida | He-ping Chu hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-38 |
| 12:29 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley hits the follow up shot | 59-38 |
| 12:11 | UTEP | Norman Narvaez can't connect on a floater from the right side | 59-38 |
| 12:10 | Central Florida | Glen Thurber grabs the board | 59-38 |
| 11:41 | Central Florida | Paul Miller can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-38 |
| 11:39 | UTEP | Michael Zelek grabs the defensive rebound | 59-38 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Mark Petrie (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Miller (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - He-ping Chu (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jim Chumbley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Glen Thurber (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John James (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Zelek (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Narvaez (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lawrence Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ricky McCoskey (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:26 | UTEP | Michael Zelek misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-38 |
| 11:25 | UTEP | Ricky McCoskey tips it in | 59-40 |
| 11:06 | Central Florida | He-ping Chu's pass is intercepted by John James | 59-40 |
| 11:01 | UTEP | Norman Narvaez misses the easy layup | 59-40 |
| 10:59 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley snags the defensive board | 59-40 |
| 10:30 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Ricky McCoskey - foul #1 on Ricky McCoskey, team foul #6 | 59-40 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Albert Laird (PG), Ernesto Alaniz (SG), Craig Oswalt (SF), Miguel Olivares (C) Mark Petrie, Paul Miller, He-ping Chu, Glen Thurber | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jackie Rotter (PG), John Woodland (SG), Lawrence Vanhook (PF), Thomas Corby (C) John James, Michael Zelek, Lawrence Wilson, Ricky McCoskey | |
| 10:30 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley misses the 1st free throw | 59-40 |
| 10:30 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley makes the 2nd free throw | 60-40 |
| 10:07 | UTEP | John Woodland is fouled on the floor by Ernesto Alaniz - foul #2 on Ernesto Alaniz, team foul #2 | 60-40 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Billy Inglis (SF) Jim Chumbley | |
| Subs | UTEP | Luis Marshall (SF), Jacob Burns (C) Norman Narvaez, Thomas Corby | |
| 09:51 | UTEP | Luis Marshall comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-40 |
| 09:49 | UTEP | John Woodland misses the tip | 60-40 |
| 09:47 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis grabs the board | 60-40 |
| 09:30 | Central Florida | Ernesto Alaniz hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 60-40 |
| 09:28 | UTEP | Jacob Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 60-40 |
| 09:15 | UTEP | Lawrence Vanhook buries a 3 from the right wing | 60-43 |
| 08:59 | Central Florida | Ernesto Alaniz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-43 |
| 08:58 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis snags the offensive board | 60-43 |
| 08:43 | Central Florida | Albert Laird hits a wide open fadeaway in the lane | 62-43 |
| 08:27 | UTEP | Jacob Burns's pass is intercepted by Craig Oswalt | 62-43 |
| 08:24 | Central Florida | Luis Marshall is called for the reach on Ernesto Alaniz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Luis Marshall, team foul #7 | 62-43 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Paul Miller (SG), He-ping Chu (SF), Jim Chumbley (PF) Albert Laird, Billy Inglis, Craig Oswalt | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Zelek (SG), Norman Narvaez (SF), Thomas Corby (PF), Ricky McCoskey (C) John Woodland, Luis Marshall, Lawrence Vanhook, Jacob Burns | |
| 08:24 | Central Florida | Ernesto Alaniz makes the 1st free throw | 63-43 |
| 08:24 | Central Florida | Ernesto Alaniz makes the 2nd free throw | 64-43 |
| 08:17 | UTEP | Michael Zelek comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-43 |
| 08:16 | Central Florida | Miguel Olivares snags the defensive board | 64-43 |
| 07:52 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 64-43 |
| 07:50 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley tips it back up and in | 66-43 |
| 07:33 | UTEP | Jackie Rotter is fouled on the floor by Ernesto Alaniz - foul #3 on Ernesto Alaniz, team foul #3 | 66-43 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mark Petrie (PG), Glen Thurber (PF), Mickey Payne (C) Ernesto Alaniz, Jim Chumbley, Miguel Olivares | |
| Subs | UTEP | John James (PG), Christopher Patterson (SG), Lawrence Vanhook (PF) Jackie Rotter, Michael Zelek, Ricky McCoskey | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Mark Petrie (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Miller (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - He-ping Chu (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Glen Thurber (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mickey Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John James (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Patterson (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Norman Narvaez (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lawrence Vanhook (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Corby (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | UTEP | Christopher Patterson is whistled for a carry | 66-43 |
| 06:59 | Central Florida | Paul Miller hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 66-43 |
| 06:58 | Central Florida | Glen Thurber tips it home | 68-43 |
| 06:53 | UTEP | Norman Narvaez blows the dunk | 68-43 |
| 06:52 | Central Florida | Glen Thurber pulls down the rebound | 68-43 |
| 06:46 | Central Florida | John James is called for the reach on Paul Miller in the backcourt - foul #2 on John James, team foul #8 | 68-43 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Craig Oswalt (PF) He-ping Chu | |
| Subs | UTEP | Lawrence Wilson (C) Thomas Corby | |
| 06:46 | Central Florida | Paul Miller makes the 1st free throw | 69-43 |
| 06:46 | Central Florida | Paul Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 70-43 |
| 06:32 | UTEP | Lawrence Wilson's pass is intercepted by Craig Oswalt | 70-43 |
| 06:03 | Central Florida | Mickey Payne is whistled for traveling | 70-43 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Tony Johnson (PG), He-ping Chu (SF) Paul Miller, Glen Thurber | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Woodland (PG), Luis Marshall (SF), Jacob Burns (PF) John James, Norman Narvaez, Lawrence Vanhook | |
| 05:50 | UTEP | Christopher Patterson misses long on a floater from the left side | 70-43 |
| 05:49 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Mark Petrie | 70-43 |
| 05:46 | Central Florida | He-ping Chu is fouled in the backcourt by Luis Marshall - foul #3 on Luis Marshall, team foul #9 | 70-43 |
| 05:46 | Central Florida | He-ping Chu makes the 1st free throw | 71-43 |
| 05:46 | Central Florida | He-ping Chu misses the 2nd free throw | 71-43 |
| 05:46 | UTEP | Lawrence Wilson grabs the board | 71-43 |
| 05:38 | UTEP | Jacob Burns misses the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Craig Oswalt - foul #3 on Craig Oswalt, team foul #4 | 71-43 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Corby (C) Lawrence Wilson | |
| 05:38 | UTEP | Jacob Burns makes the 1st free throw | 71-44 |
| 05:38 | UTEP | Jacob Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 71-45 |
| 05:14 | Central Florida | He-ping Chu misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-45 |
| 05:12 | Central Florida | Craig Oswalt tips it but misses | 71-45 |
| 05:10 | Central Florida | He-ping Chu grabs the offensive board | 71-45 |
| 04:41 | Central Florida | Luis Marshall steals the ball from Craig Oswalt | 71-45 |
| 04:37 | UTEP | John Woodland hits the finger roll set up by Luis Marshall | 71-47 |
| 04:35 | Central Florida | Tony Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-47 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Ernesto Alaniz (SG), Glen Thurber (C) Mark Petrie, Mickey Payne | |
| Subs | UTEP | John James (PG), Lawrence Wilson (PF) Luis Marshall, Thomas Corby | |
| 04:26 | UTEP | Christopher Patterson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-47 |
| 04:24 | UTEP | John Woodland tips it home | 71-49 |
| 04:08 | Central Florida | Craig Oswalt misses the lay-in | 71-49 |
| 04:07 | UTEP | The rebound goes to John Woodland | 71-49 |
| 03:44 | UTEP | John Woodland travels with the ball | 71-49 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mark Petrie (SG), Mickey Payne (C) Tony Johnson, Craig Oswalt | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Central Florida | He-ping Chu drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Ernesto Alaniz | 74-49 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Ernesto Alaniz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Petrie (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - He-ping Chu (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Glen Thurber (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Mickey Payne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Woodland (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Patterson (tiring) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Lawrence Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jacob Burns (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:14 | UTEP | Jacob Burns hits a shot from the right block | 74-51 |
| 02:53 | Central Florida | Lawrence Wilson picks off the pass by Glen Thurber | 74-51 |
| 02:36 | UTEP | John Woodland misses short on a floater from the left side | 74-51 |
| 02:35 | UTEP | Jacob Burns grabs the offensive rebound | 74-51 |
| 02:30 | UTEP | Christopher Patterson scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from John James | 74-53 |
| 02:10 | Central Florida | Lawrence Wilson steals the ball from Mark Petrie | 74-53 |
| 02:01 | UTEP | Ernesto Alaniz is called for the reach on Lawrence Wilson - foul #4 on Ernesto Alaniz, team foul #5 | 74-53 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Craig Oswalt (PF) Mickey Payne | |
| Subs | UTEP | Luis Marshall (SF), Thomas Corby (PF) Christopher Patterson, Jacob Burns | |
| 01:52 | UTEP | Luis Marshall loses the ball out of bounds | 74-53 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mickey Payne (C) Craig Oswalt | |
| Subs | UTEP | Christopher Patterson (SF), Jacob Burns (C) Luis Marshall, Thomas Corby | |
| 01:33 | Central Florida | Ernesto Alaniz can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-53 |
| 01:32 | UTEP | Christopher Patterson snags the defensive board | 74-53 |
| 01:22 | UTEP | Lawrence Wilson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-53 |
| 01:20 | Central Florida | Ernesto Alaniz snags the defensive board | 74-53 |
| 01:05 | Central Florida | Glen Thurber buries a runner in the paint set up by Ernesto Alaniz | 76-53 |
| 01:01 | UTEP | Mark Petrie picks off the pass by John James in the backcourt | 76-53 |
| 00:59 | Central Florida | Ernesto Alaniz hits the finger roll set up by Mark Petrie | 78-53 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:53 | UTEP | Jacob Burns can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 78-53 |
| 00:52 | UTEP | Lawrence Wilson grabs the offensive board | 78-53 |
| 00:49 | UTEP | John Woodland is hacked by Ernesto Alaniz - foul #5 on Ernesto Alaniz, team foul #6 | 78-53 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Tony Johnson (PG) Ernesto Alaniz | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:47 | UTEP | John Woodland misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 78-53 |
| 00:45 | UTEP | John James misses the tip | 78-53 |
| 00:44 | UTEP | John Woodland tips it home | 78-55 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Central Florida | Mickey Payne misses the easy layup | 78-55 |
| 00:15 | UTEP | Jacob Burns snags the defensive board | 78-55 |
| 00:08 | UTEP | Jacob Burns can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 78-55 |
| 00:06 | Central Florida | Mickey Payne grabs the board | 78-55 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Tony Johnson runs out the clock | 78-55 |