| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Marc Siegfried (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Edward Blanchard (fresh) SF - Michael Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Corby (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Rancourt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Clinton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carl Waldo (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Keith Barlow (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Schindler (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Billy Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Keith Barlow inbounds the ball | 26-44 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:49 | UTEP | Matthew Schindler can't finish the uncontested layup | 26-44 |
| 19:47 | Northwestern | Michael Richardson snags the defensive board | 26-44 |
| 19:42 | Northwestern | Edward Blanchard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-44 |
| 19:40 | UTEP | John Clinton is fouled in the backcourt by Marc Siegfried - foul #1 on Marc Siegfried, team foul #1 | 26-44 |
| 19:30 | UTEP | Carl Waldo connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Clinton | 26-47 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:15 | Northwestern | Edward Blanchard misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 26-47 |
| 19:13 | Northwestern | Walter Rancourt pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-47 |
| 19:01 | Northwestern | Edward Blanchard buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Marc Siegfried | 28-47 |
| 18:34 | UTEP | Billy Smith lays it in | 28-49 |
| 18:28 | Northwestern | Marc Siegfried travels with the ball | 28-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Smith (PG), Milton Dechant (SG), Ryan Isham (PF), Vernon Hodo (C) Marc Siegfried, Edward Blanchard, Joshua Corby, Walter Rancourt | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Parker (PG), Aaron Robinson (SG), Grant Matthews (SF), David Brendel (PF), Kenneth Grantham (C) John Clinton, Carl Waldo, Keith Barlow, Matthew Schindler, Billy Smith | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 18:26 | UTEP | Milton Dechant is called for the reach on Aaron Robinson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Milton Dechant, team foul #2 | 28-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Johnnie Bohannan (SG) Milton Dechant | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 18:06 | UTEP | Vernon Hodo is called for the reach on Kenneth Grantham - foul #2 on Vernon Hodo, team foul #3 | 28-49 |
| 17:46 | UTEP | Grant Matthews lays it in uncontested set up by Kenneth Grantham | 28-51 |
| 17:34 | Northwestern | Grant Matthews is called for the reach on Vernon Hodo - foul #2 on Grant Matthews, team foul #1 | 28-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Marc Siegfried (PG), Edward Blanchard (SG), Joshua Corby (PF), Walter Rancourt (C) Jason Smith, Johnnie Bohannan, Ryan Isham, Vernon Hodo | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Clinton (PG), Carl Waldo (SG), Keith Barlow (SF), Matthew Schindler (PF), Micheal McDaid (C) Michael Parker, Aaron Robinson, Grant Matthews, David Brendel, Kenneth Grantham | |
| 17:14 | Northwestern | Edward Blanchard is whistled for traveling | 28-51 |
| 16:45 | UTEP | Carl Waldo is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Carl Waldo, team foul #2 | 28-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Parker (PG), Aaron Robinson (SF), Billy Smith (C) John Clinton, Keith Barlow, Micheal McDaid | |
| 16:43 | Northwestern | Marc Siegfried double dribbles in the backcourt | 28-51 |
| 16:18 | UTEP | Carl Waldo travels with the ball | 28-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Johnnie Bohannan (PG), Ryan Isham (PF) Marc Siegfried, Michael Richardson | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 15:55 | Northwestern | Michael Parker steals the ball from Ryan Isham | 28-51 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Johnnie Bohannan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Blanchard (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Joshua Corby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Isham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Rancourt (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Waldo (tiring) 12 pts. SF - Aaron Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Schindler (tiring) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Billy Smith (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:29 | UTEP | Michael Parker hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Waldo | 28-53 |
| 15:21 | Northwestern | Joshua Corby can't finish the layup | 28-53 |
| 15:20 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Matthew Schindler | 28-53 |
| 14:51 | UTEP | Matthew Schindler drills a fadeaway from the left block | 28-55 |
| 14:39 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Walter Rancourt is blocked by Matthew Schindler | 28-55 |
| 14:37 | UTEP | Matthew Schindler gets the rebound | 28-55 |
| 14:11 | UTEP | Matthew Schindler buries a floater from the baseline set up by Michael Parker | 28-57 |
| 13:53 | Northwestern | Michael Parker is called for the reach on Ryan Isham - foul #2 on Michael Parker, team foul #3 | 28-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Smith (PG), Milton Dechant (SG), Michael Richardson (SF), Chris Zitzelberger (PF), Vernon Hodo (C) Johnnie Bohannan, Edward Blanchard, Joshua Corby, Ryan Isham, Walter Rancourt | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Clinton (PG), Grant Matthews (SG), Keith Barlow (SF), David Brendel (PF), Kenneth Grantham (C) Michael Parker, Carl Waldo, Aaron Robinson, Matthew Schindler, Billy Smith | |
| 13:45 | Northwestern | Michael Richardson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Grant Matthews - foul #3 on Grant Matthews, team foul #4 | 28-57 |
| 13:45 | Northwestern | Michael Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 29-57 |
| 13:45 | Northwestern | Michael Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-57 |
| 13:45 | UTEP | The rebound goes to David Brendel | 29-57 |
| 13:42 | UTEP | Milton Dechant takes the ball from David Brendel in the backcourt | 29-57 |
| 13:31 | Northwestern | Chris Zitzelberger makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Jason Smith | 31-57 |
| 13:28 | UTEP | John Clinton is hacked by Jason Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jason Smith, team foul #4 | 31-57 |
| 13:05 | UTEP | Grant Matthews is open but can't throw it down but he's fouled by Jason Smith - foul #4 on Jason Smith, team foul #5 | 31-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Marc Siegfried (PG), Joshua Corby (C) Jason Smith, Vernon Hodo | |
| Subs | UTEP | Micheal McDaid (PF) Kenneth Grantham | |
| 13:05 | UTEP | Grant Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 31-57 |
| 13:05 | UTEP | Grant Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 31-57 |
| 13:05 | Northwestern | Chris Zitzelberger snags the defensive board | 31-57 |
| 12:59 | Northwestern | Michael Richardson drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Marc Siegfried | 33-57 |
| 12:44 | UTEP | David Brendel clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Marc Siegfried - foul #2 on Marc Siegfried, team foul #6 | 33-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Parker (SG) Grant Matthews | |
| 12:44 | UTEP | David Brendel misses the 1st free throw | 33-57 |
| 12:44 | UTEP | David Brendel misses the 2nd free throw | 33-57 |
| 12:44 | Northwestern | Chris Zitzelberger gets the rebound | 33-57 |
| 12:31 | Northwestern | Joshua Corby misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-57 |
| 12:29 | UTEP | Keith Barlow grabs the defensive rebound | 33-57 |
| 12:16 | UTEP | Micheal McDaid can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 33-57 |
| 12:14 | Northwestern | Chris Zitzelberger grabs the defensive rebound | 33-57 |
| 12:07 | Northwestern | Chris Zitzelberger drills a jump hook from the left block | 35-57 |
| 11:38 | UTEP | Keith Barlow hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-57 |
| 11:37 | Northwestern | Chris Zitzelberger snags the defensive board | 35-57 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Marc Siegfried (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Milton Dechant (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Michael Richardson (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris Zitzelberger (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Corby (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Clinton (tiring) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Parker (tired) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Keith Barlow (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Brendel (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Micheal McDaid (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Northwestern | Marc Siegfried is fouled on the floor by Michael Parker - foul #3 on Michael Parker, team foul #5 | 35-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Vernon Hodo (SF), Ryan Isham (C) Michael Richardson, Joshua Corby | |
| Subs | UTEP | Carl Waldo (SG), Grant Matthews (SF), Matthew Schindler (PF), Kenneth Grantham (C) Michael Parker, Keith Barlow, David Brendel, Micheal McDaid | |
| 11:22 | Northwestern | John Clinton is called for the reach on Chris Zitzelberger - foul #1 on John Clinton, team foul #6 | 35-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Blanchard (SG) Milton Dechant | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 11:17 | Northwestern | Edward Blanchard clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-57 |
| 11:15 | Northwestern | Vernon Hodo misses the tip | 35-57 |
| 11:14 | UTEP | Carl Waldo grabs the board | 35-57 |
| 11:12 | UTEP | Chris Zitzelberger picks off the pass by John Clinton in the backcourt | 35-57 |
| 10:55 | Northwestern | Edward Blanchard clanks a jumper from the right side | 35-57 |
| 10:54 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Grant Matthews | 35-57 |
| 10:48 | UTEP | Carl Waldo can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 35-57 |
| 10:46 | UTEP | Carl Waldo can't tip it in | 35-57 |
| 10:45 | Northwestern | Edward Blanchard pulls down the rebound | 35-57 |
| 10:40 | Northwestern | Marc Siegfried misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-57 |
| 10:38 | UTEP | Kenneth Grantham gets the rebound | 35-57 |
| 10:38 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 35-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Milton Dechant (SG), Michael Richardson (SF), Walter Rancourt (C) Edward Blanchard, Vernon Hodo, Ryan Isham | |
| Subs | UTEP | Aaron Robinson (SF) Grant Matthews | |
| 10:15 | UTEP | John Clinton misses long on an open shot from the free throw line | 35-57 |
| 10:14 | Northwestern | Michael Richardson gets the rebound | 35-57 |
| 10:12 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 35-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Johnnie Bohannan (PG), Joshua Corby (C) Marc Siegfried, Walter Rancourt | |
| Subs | UTEP | Keith Barlow (SF) John Clinton | |
| 10:10 | Northwestern | Michael Richardson misses badly on a runner from the left block | 35-57 |
| 10:08 | UTEP | Keith Barlow snags the defensive board | 35-57 |
| 09:58 | UTEP | Kenneth Grantham misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Joshua Corby - foul #2 on Joshua Corby, team foul #7 | 35-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Blanchard (SG) Milton Dechant | |
| Subs | UTEP | Grant Matthews (PG), David Brendel (C) Aaron Robinson, Matthew Schindler | |
| 09:58 | UTEP | Kenneth Grantham makes the 1st free throw | 35-58 |
| 09:58 | UTEP | Kenneth Grantham misses the 2nd free throw | 35-58 |
| 09:58 | Northwestern | Joshua Corby grabs the defensive rebound | 35-58 |
| 09:35 | Northwestern | Michael Richardson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-58 |
| 09:34 | UTEP | Kenneth Grantham grabs the board | 35-58 |
| 09:18 | UTEP | Carl Waldo misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-58 |
| 09:17 | Northwestern | Joshua Corby gets the rebound | 35-58 |
| 09:08 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Michael Richardson is denied by Kenneth Grantham | 35-58 |
| 09:06 | Northwestern | Joshua Corby tips it in | 37-58 |
| 08:38 | UTEP | David Brendel connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Carl Waldo | 37-60 |
| 08:36 | Northwestern | Carl Waldo picks off the pass by Chris Zitzelberger in the backcourt | 37-60 |
| 08:14 | UTEP | David Brendel can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-60 |
| 08:13 | Northwestern | Joshua Corby grabs the board | 37-60 |
| 08:07 | Northwestern | Chris Zitzelberger misses the floater near the basket but the foul's on Kenneth Grantham - foul #1 on Kenneth Grantham, team foul #7 | 37-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Marc Siegfried (PG), Milton Dechant (SG), Vernon Hodo (SF), Walter Rancourt (C) Johnnie Bohannan, Edward Blanchard, Michael Richardson, Joshua Corby | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Clinton (PG), Michael Parker (SG), Aaron Robinson (SF), Matthew Schindler (PF), Micheal McDaid (C) Grant Matthews, Carl Waldo, Keith Barlow, Kenneth Grantham, David Brendel | |
| 08:07 | Northwestern | Chris Zitzelberger misses the 1st free throw | 37-60 |
| 08:07 | Northwestern | Chris Zitzelberger makes the 2nd free throw | 38-60 |
| 07:47 | UTEP | Michael Parker connects on the open runner in the paint on a nice dish by John Clinton | 38-62 |
| 07:44 | Northwestern | Milton Dechant loses the dribble to John Clinton in the backcourt | 38-62 |
| 07:22 | UTEP | Micheal McDaid makes the runner from the baseline set up by Michael Parker | 38-64 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Marc Siegfried (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Milton Dechant (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Vernon Hodo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Chris Zitzelberger (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Walter Rancourt (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Clinton (tired) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Parker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Aaron Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Schindler (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Micheal McDaid (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Northwestern | Chris Zitzelberger hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Milton Dechant | 41-64 |
| 07:06 | UTEP | John Clinton is hacked by Vernon Hodo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vernon Hodo, team foul #8 | 41-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Smith (PG), Joshua Corby (SF), Ryan Isham (PF) Marc Siegfried, Vernon Hodo, Chris Zitzelberger | |
| Subs | UTEP | Billy Smith (C) Micheal McDaid | |
| 07:06 | UTEP | John Clinton misses the 1st free throw | 41-64 |
| 07:06 | Northwestern | Ryan Isham snags the defensive board | 41-64 |
| 06:55 | Northwestern | Jason Smith drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Milton Dechant | 43-64 |
| 06:49 | UTEP | Aaron Robinson misses the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Joshua Corby - foul #3 on Joshua Corby, team foul #9 | 43-64 |
| 06:49 | UTEP | Aaron Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 43-65 |
| 06:49 | UTEP | Aaron Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-66 |
| 06:45 | Northwestern | John Clinton steps in front of the Milton Dechant pass in the backcourt | 43-66 |
| 06:42 | UTEP | John Clinton hits the finger roll | 43-68 |
| 06:26 | Northwestern | Joshua Corby is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-68 |
| 06:25 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Isham | 43-68 |
| 06:10 | Northwestern | Joshua Corby drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 45-68 |
| 05:43 | UTEP | Billy Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-68 |
| 05:42 | Northwestern | Ryan Isham grabs the defensive rebound | 45-68 |
| 05:35 | Northwestern | Joshua Corby banks in the wide open layup set up by Milton Dechant | 47-68 |
| 05:32 | UTEP | Aaron Robinson is fouled in the backcourt by Milton Dechant - foul #4 on Milton Dechant, team foul #10 | 47-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Marc Siegfried (PG), Edward Blanchard (SG), Michael Richardson (SF), Vernon Hodo (C) Jason Smith, Milton Dechant, Joshua Corby, Walter Rancourt | |
| Subs | UTEP | Carl Waldo (SG), Keith Barlow (SF), David Brendel (PF) John Clinton, Michael Parker, Matthew Schindler | |
| 05:32 | UTEP | Aaron Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 47-69 |
| 05:32 | UTEP | Aaron Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-70 |
| 05:13 | Northwestern | Vernon Hodo is hacked by David Brendel - foul #1 on David Brendel, team foul #8 | 47-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Smith (PG), Johnnie Bohannan (SG), Joshua Corby (C) Marc Siegfried, Edward Blanchard, Michael Richardson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Grant Matthews (PG), Michael Parker (SG), Micheal McDaid (C) Carl Waldo, Keith Barlow, Billy Smith | |
| 05:13 | Northwestern | Vernon Hodo makes the 1st free throw | 48-70 |
| 05:13 | Northwestern | Vernon Hodo makes the 2nd free throw | 49-70 |
| 05:11 | UTEP | Johnnie Bohannan picks off the pass by Aaron Robinson in the backcourt | 49-70 |
| 05:03 | Northwestern | Jason Smith is alone and throws it down set up by Vernon Hodo | 51-70 |
| 04:43 | UTEP | Michael Parker hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left side but the foul's on Johnnie Bohannan - foul #2 on Johnnie Bohannan, team foul #11 | 51-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Marc Siegfried (PG), Edward Blanchard (SG), Michael Richardson (SF), Chris Zitzelberger (PF) Jason Smith, Johnnie Bohannan, Vernon Hodo, Ryan Isham | |
| Subs | UTEP | Carl Waldo (SG), Keith Barlow (SF), Matthew Schindler (PF), Kenneth Grantham (C) Grant Matthews, Aaron Robinson, David Brendel, Micheal McDaid | |
| 04:43 | UTEP | Michael Parker misses the 1st free throw | 51-70 |
| 04:43 | UTEP | Michael Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 51-71 |
| 04:35 | Northwestern | Joshua Corby hits a 3 from the right corner | 54-71 |
| 04:13 | UTEP | Keith Barlow misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Richardson - foul #2 on Michael Richardson, team foul #12 | 54-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Vernon Hodo (C) Joshua Corby | |
| Subs | UTEP | Grant Matthews (PG) Michael Parker | |
| 04:13 | UTEP | Keith Barlow makes the 1st free throw | 54-72 |
| 04:13 | UTEP | Keith Barlow makes the 2nd free throw | 54-73 |
| 04:01 | Northwestern | Michael Richardson drills a floater from the right wing | 56-73 |
| 03:58 | UTEP | Marc Siegfried steps in front of the Kenneth Grantham pass in the backcourt | 56-73 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:46 | Northwestern | Edward Blanchard clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-73 |
| 03:44 | Northwestern | Vernon Hodo hits the follow up shot | 58-73 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:15 | UTEP | Carl Waldo hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-73 |
| 03:13 | Northwestern | Chris Zitzelberger gets the rebound | 58-73 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Marc Siegfried (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Edward Blanchard (tired) 2 pts. SF - Michael Richardson (very tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chris Zitzelberger (very tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Vernon Hodo (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Grant Matthews (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Carl Waldo (tired) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Barlow (tired) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Schindler (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Kenneth Grantham (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 58-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Smith (PG), Johnnie Bohannan (SG), Joshua Corby (SF), Ryan Isham (PF), Walter Rancourt (C) Marc Siegfried, Edward Blanchard, Michael Richardson, Chris Zitzelberger, Vernon Hodo | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Clinton (PG), Micheal McDaid (PF), Billy Smith (C) Keith Barlow, Matthew Schindler, Kenneth Grantham | |
| 03:09 | Northwestern | Johnnie Bohannan's pass is intercepted by Grant Matthews | 58-73 |
| 03:06 | UTEP | John Clinton lays it in on a nice dish by Grant Matthews | 58-75 |
| 02:48 | Northwestern | Joshua Corby misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-75 |
| 02:47 | UTEP | John Clinton grabs the board | 58-75 |
| 02:45 | UTEP | John Clinton is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Smith - foul #5 on Jason Smith, team foul #13 | 58-75 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Milton Dechant (SG), Vernon Hodo (C) Jason Smith, Walter Rancourt | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Parker (SG), Aaron Robinson (SF), David Brendel (PF) Carl Waldo, Grant Matthews, Billy Smith | |
| 02:45 | UTEP | John Clinton makes the 1st free throw | 58-76 |
| 02:45 | UTEP | John Clinton misses the 2nd free throw | 58-76 |
| 02:45 | Northwestern | Ryan Isham grabs the defensive rebound | 58-76 |
| 02:37 | Northwestern | Johnnie Bohannan is open but misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Clinton - foul #2 on John Clinton, team foul #9 | 58-76 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Grant Matthews (SF) John Clinton | |
| 02:37 | Northwestern | Johnnie Bohannan misses the 1st free throw | 58-76 |
| 02:37 | Northwestern | Johnnie Bohannan makes the 2nd free throw | 59-76 |
| 02:13 | UTEP | Johnnie Bohannan is called for the reach on Michael Parker - foul #3 on Johnnie Bohannan, team foul #14 | 59-76 |
| 02:13 | UTEP | Michael Parker makes the 1st free throw | 59-77 |
| 02:13 | UTEP | Michael Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 59-77 |
| 02:13 | Northwestern | Ryan Isham grabs the defensive rebound | 59-77 |
| 02:11 | Northwestern | Johnnie Bohannan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-77 |
| 01:47 | UTEP | Micheal McDaid misses the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Ryan Isham - foul #2 on Ryan Isham, team foul #15 | 59-77 |
| 01:47 | UTEP | Micheal McDaid misses the 1st free throw | 59-77 |
| 01:47 | UTEP | Micheal McDaid makes the 2nd free throw | 59-78 |
| 01:31 | Northwestern | Joshua Corby is wide open but clanks a shot from the right block | 59-78 |
| 01:30 | Northwestern | Vernon Hodo snags the offensive board | 59-78 |
| 01:17 | Northwestern | Ryan Isham misses the shot from the left block | 59-78 |
| 01:15 | Northwestern | Joshua Corby misses the tip | 59-78 |
| 01:14 | Northwestern | Ryan Isham pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-78 |
| 00:57 | Northwestern | Vernon Hodo misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-78 |
| 00:56 | UTEP | Aaron Robinson gets the rebound | 59-78 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:30 | UTEP | Johnnie Bohannan steals it from Grant Matthews | 59-78 |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | Milton Dechant banks in the layup on a great pass from Johnnie Bohannan | 61-78 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Michael Parker runs out the clock | 61-78 |