| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Sammie Silas (fresh) SG - Russell Kent (fresh) SF - Terry Vermillion (fresh) PF - Amos McCourt (fresh) C - Jerry Walko (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Norberto Marino (fresh) SG - Rance Ali (fresh) SF - Roy Farrell (fresh) PF - Gregorio Ferrari (fresh) C - Ronald Ford (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arizona | Gregorio Ferrari wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Arizona | Jerry Walko is called for the reach on Roy Farrell - foul #1 on Jerry Walko, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Arizona | Gregorio Ferrari is hacked by Sammie Silas - foul #1 on Sammie Silas, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Arizona | Norberto Marino hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | UTEP | Russell Kent snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | UTEP | Russell Kent misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:29 | UTEP | Sammie Silas grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:16 | UTEP | Russell Kent makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 18:01 | Arizona | Norberto Marino is whistled for traveling | 3-0 |
| 17:49 | UTEP | Sammie Silas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-0 |
| 17:48 | UTEP | Jerry Walko can't tip it in | 3-0 |
| 17:47 | UTEP | Amos McCourt snags the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 17:29 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 17:09 | Arizona | Roy Farrell clanks a floater in the paint | 3-0 |
| 17:08 | UTEP | Amos McCourt gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 16:53 | UTEP | Russell Kent misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 16:51 | UTEP | Jerry Walko gets the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 16:32 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 3-0 |
| 16:30 | Arizona | Rance Ali pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 16:28 | Arizona | Roy Farrell is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Vermillion - foul #1 on Terry Vermillion, team foul #3 | 3-0 |
| 16:06 | Arizona | Rance Ali misses long on an open turnaround in the lane | 3-0 |
| 16:04 | UTEP | Amos McCourt grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 15:45 | UTEP | Russell Kent buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Sammie Silas | 5-0 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Sammie Silas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Russell Kent (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Terry Vermillion (fresh) PF - Amos McCourt (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jerry Walko (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Norberto Marino (fresh) SG - Rance Ali (fresh) SF - Roy Farrell (fresh) PF - Gregorio Ferrari (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Ford (fresh) | |
| 15:19 | Arizona | Ronald Ford loses the ball out of bounds | 5-0 |
| 14:54 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 5-0 |
| 14:53 | Arizona | Ronald Ford gets the rebound | 5-0 |
| 14:33 | Arizona | Gregorio Ferrari misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left side | 5-0 |
| 14:32 | Arizona | Norberto Marino hits the follow up shot | 5-2 |
| 14:16 | UTEP | Jerry Walko is hacked by Gregorio Ferrari - foul #1 on Gregorio Ferrari, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | UTEP | Bryan People (PG), Arthur Sabo (SF), Donald Patterson (PF) Sammie Silas, Terry Vermillion, Amos McCourt | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 14:08 | UTEP | Russell Kent loses the dribble to Rance Ali | 5-2 |
| 13:54 | Arizona | Rance Ali hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 5-2 |
| 13:53 | Arizona | Roy Farrell pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 13:38 | Arizona | Norberto Marino is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 5-2 |
| 13:37 | UTEP | Jerry Walko grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 13:30 | UTEP | Jerry Walko hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 5-2 |
| 13:28 | Arizona | Gregorio Ferrari pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 13:24 | Arizona | Arthur Sabo steals it from Rance Ali in the backcourt | 5-2 |
| 13:19 | UTEP | Russell Kent drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Bryan People | 8-2 |
| 12:55 | Arizona | Norberto Marino makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregorio Ferrari | 8-5 |
| 12:48 | UTEP | Roy Farrell is called for the reach on Arthur Sabo - foul #1 on Roy Farrell, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sammie Silas (PG), Terry Vermillion (SF), Amos McCourt (PF) Bryan People, Russell Kent, Donald Patterson | |
| Subs | Arizona | Josh McCullogh (SF) Gregorio Ferrari | |
| 12:26 | UTEP | Sammie Silas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-5 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Steven Sellers (C) Ronald Ford | |
| 12:24 | Arizona | Roy Farrell is fouled in the backcourt by Sammie Silas - foul #2 on Sammie Silas, team foul #4 | 8-5 |
| Subs | UTEP | Bryan People (PG) Sammie Silas | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 11:59 | Arizona | Rance Ali can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 8-5 |
| 11:58 | UTEP | Jerry Walko pulls down the rebound | 8-5 |
| 11:44 | UTEP | Bryan People is hacked by Rance Ali - foul #1 on Rance Ali, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | UTEP | Russell Kent (SG), Donald Patterson (C) Arthur Sabo, Jerry Walko | |
| Subs | Arizona | Kevin Williams (SF), Gregorio Ferrari (PF) Rance Ali, Roy Farrell | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Bryan People (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Russell Kent (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Terry Vermillion (fresh) PF - Amos McCourt (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Patterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Norberto Marino (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Josh McCullogh (fresh) SF - Kevin Williams (fresh) PF - Gregorio Ferrari (fairly fresh) C - Steven Sellers (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bryan People and he's fouled by Kevin Williams - foul #1 on Kevin Williams, team foul #4 | 10-5 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Holford (C) Amos McCourt | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 11:26 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion misses the free throw | 10-5 |
| 11:26 | Arizona | Gregorio Ferrari grabs the board | 10-5 |
| 11:02 | Arizona | Steven Sellers is fouled on the floor by Robert Holford - foul #1 on Robert Holford, team foul #5 | 10-5 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ronald Ford (C) Steven Sellers | |
| 10:42 | Arizona | Gregorio Ferrari hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 10-5 |
| 10:41 | Arizona | Josh McCullogh tips it back up and in | 10-7 |
| 10:34 | UTEP | Bryan People clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-7 |
| 10:32 | Arizona | Gregorio Ferrari pulls down the rebound | 10-7 |
| 10:30 | Arizona | Josh McCullogh is hacked by Russell Kent in the backcourt - foul #1 on Russell Kent, team foul #6 | 10-7 |
| Subs | UTEP | Arthur Sabo (SF), Jerry Walko (C) Terry Vermillion, Robert Holford | |
| Subs | Arizona | Rance Ali (PG), Roy Farrell (SF), Steven Sellers (PF) Norberto Marino, Kevin Williams, Gregorio Ferrari | |
| 10:07 | Arizona | Rance Ali blows the layup but he's fouled by Bryan People - foul #1 on Bryan People, team foul #7 | 10-7 |
| Subs | UTEP | Amos McCourt (PF) Donald Patterson | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 10:07 | Arizona | Rance Ali makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 10:07 | Arizona | Rance Ali misses the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 10:07 | UTEP | Amos McCourt grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 09:46 | UTEP | Russell Kent can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 10-8 |
| 09:45 | Arizona | Steven Sellers grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 09:23 | Arizona | Rance Ali connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronald Ford | 10-11 |
| 09:02 | UTEP | Russell Kent hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Amos McCourt and he's hacked by Josh McCullogh - foul #1 on Josh McCullogh, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| Subs | UTEP | Terry Vermillion (SF), Donald Patterson (C) Arthur Sabo, Jerry Walko | |
| Subs | Arizona | Norberto Marino (PG), Kevin Williams (SF), Gregorio Ferrari (PF) Rance Ali, Roy Farrell, Steven Sellers | |
| 09:02 | UTEP | Russell Kent makes the free throw | 13-11 |
| 08:33 | Arizona | Norberto Marino's pass is intercepted by Russell Kent | 13-11 |
| 08:28 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion lays it up and in on a nice dish by Russell Kent | 15-11 |
| 08:07 | Arizona | Gregorio Ferrari is fouled on the floor by Amos McCourt - foul #1 on Amos McCourt, team foul #8 | 15-11 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Holford (C) Amos McCourt | |
| Subs | Arizona | Roy Farrell (SF) Kevin Williams | |
| 08:07 | Arizona | Gregorio Ferrari misses the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 08:07 | UTEP | Donald Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 07:46 | UTEP | Russell Kent loses the dribble to Roy Farrell | 15-11 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Bryan People (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Russell Kent (tired) 11 pts. SF - Terry Vermillion (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Patterson (fresh) C - Robert Holford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Norberto Marino (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Josh McCullogh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roy Farrell (fairly fresh) PF - Gregorio Ferrari (tiring) 3 reb. C - Ronald Ford (tiring) | |
| 07:17 | Arizona | Josh McCullogh misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 15-11 |
| 07:16 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Donald Patterson | 15-11 |
| 06:55 | UTEP | Russell Kent clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-11 |
| 06:54 | Arizona | Gregorio Ferrari pulls down the rebound | 15-11 |
| 06:48 | Arizona | Josh McCullogh misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Russell Kent - foul #2 on Russell Kent, team foul #9 | 15-11 |
| Subs | UTEP | Arthur Sabo (SG), Jerry Walko (C) Russell Kent, Donald Patterson | |
| Subs | Arizona | Kevin Williams (SF), Steven Sellers (PF), Rance Ali (C) Roy Farrell, Gregorio Ferrari, Ronald Ford | |
| 06:48 | Arizona | Josh McCullogh makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 06:48 | Arizona | Josh McCullogh makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 06:19 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Kevin Williams - foul #2 on Kevin Williams, team foul #6 | 15-13 |
| Subs | UTEP | Amos McCourt (PF) Robert Holford | |
| Subs | Arizona | Roy Farrell (SF), Gregorio Ferrari (PF) Josh McCullogh, Kevin Williams | |
| 06:19 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 06:19 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 05:59 | Arizona | Norberto Marino drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Steven Sellers | 17-16 |
| 05:43 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion's pass is intercepted by Rance Ali | 17-16 |
| 05:39 | Arizona | Roy Farrell banks in the layup on a great pass from Rance Ali | 17-18 |
| 05:19 | UTEP | Bryan People double dribbles | 17-18 |
| 04:59 | Arizona | Rance Ali makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Steven Sellers | 17-21 |
| 04:36 | UTEP | Bryan People double dribbles | 17-21 |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Patterson (PF), Robert Holford (C) Amos McCourt, Jerry Walko | |
| Subs | Arizona | Josh McCullogh (SF), Ronald Ford (C) Roy Farrell, Steven Sellers | |
| 04:11 | Arizona | Rance Ali can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Arthur Sabo - foul #1 on Arthur Sabo, team foul #10 | 17-21 |
| 04:11 | Arizona | Rance Ali makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 04:11 | Arizona | Rance Ali misses the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 04:11 | UTEP | Donald Patterson grabs the board | 17-22 |
| 03:50 | UTEP | Bryan People clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Ronald Ford - foul #1 on Ronald Ford, team foul #7 | 17-22 |
| Subs | UTEP | Russell Kent (SG), Sammie Silas (SF) Arthur Sabo, Terry Vermillion | |
| Subs | Arizona | Kevin Williams (SF) Rance Ali | |
| 03:50 | UTEP | Bryan People makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 03:50 | UTEP | Bryan People makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 03:36 | Arizona | Norberto Marino makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Josh McCullogh | 19-25 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Bryan People (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Kent (tired) 11 pts. SF - Sammie Silas (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Donald Patterson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Holford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Norberto Marino (tiring) 11 pts. SG - Josh McCullogh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Williams (fresh) PF - Gregorio Ferrari (tiring) 4 reb. C - Ronald Ford (tiring) | |
| 03:24 | UTEP | Russell Kent misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 19-25 |
| 03:22 | Arizona | Gregorio Ferrari grabs the board | 19-25 |
| 03:07 | Arizona | Gregorio Ferrari's layup is rejected by Donald Patterson | 19-25 |
| 03:06 | UTEP | Robert Holford grabs the defensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 02:57 | UTEP | Sammie Silas is hacked by Kevin Williams - foul #3 on Kevin Williams, team foul #8 | 19-25 |
| Subs | UTEP | Terry Vermillion (SF), Amos McCourt (PF), Jerry Walko (C) Bryan People, Donald Patterson, Robert Holford | |
| Subs | Arizona | Joseph Brennen (SG), Steven Sellers (PF) Kevin Williams, Gregorio Ferrari | |
| 02:57 | UTEP | Sammie Silas makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 02:57 | UTEP | Sammie Silas misses the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 02:57 | Arizona | Josh McCullogh grabs the board | 20-25 |
| 02:53 | Arizona | Steven Sellers is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 20-25 |
| 02:37 | UTEP | Sammie Silas is called for a backcourt violation | 20-25 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Roy Farrell (SF) Josh McCullogh | |
| 02:19 | Arizona | Jerry Walko blocks the short jumper by Roy Farrell | 20-25 |
| 02:17 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion gets the rebound | 20-25 |
| 02:03 | UTEP | Russell Kent hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 20-25 |
| 02:01 | Arizona | Ronald Ford grabs the board | 20-25 |
| 01:48 | Arizona | Ronald Ford blows the dunk | 20-25 |
| 01:47 | UTEP | Amos McCourt grabs the defensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 01:29 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion misses the lay-in | 20-25 |
| 01:28 | Arizona | Joseph Brennen grabs the defensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 01:00 | Arizona | Roy Farrell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Norberto Marino and he's fouled by Terry Vermillion - foul #2 on Terry Vermillion, team foul #11 | 20-27 |
| Subs | UTEP | Arthur Sabo (SG), Donald Patterson (PF), Robert Holford (C) Russell Kent, Amos McCourt, Jerry Walko | |
| Subs | Arizona | Josh McCullogh (SG), Gregorio Ferrari (PF), Rance Ali (C) Joseph Brennen, Steven Sellers, Ronald Ford | |
| 01:00 | Arizona | Roy Farrell misses the free throw | 20-27 |
| 01:00 | Arizona | Rance Ali grabs the offensive rebound | 20-27 |
| 00:41 | Arizona | Arthur Sabo steals it from Josh McCullogh | 20-27 |
| 00:38 | UTEP | Sammie Silas lays it in on a nice dish by Arthur Sabo | 22-27 |
| 00:36 | Arizona | Norberto Marino is hacked by Terry Vermillion in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terry Vermillion, team foul #12 | 22-27 |
| Subs | UTEP | Russell Kent (SG) Terry Vermillion | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 00:36 | Arizona | Norberto Marino makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 00:36 | Arizona | Norberto Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 00:17 | UTEP | Russell Kent connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Arthur Sabo | 25-29 |
| 00:03 | Arizona | Roy Farrell is fouled on the floor by Sammie Silas - foul #3 on Sammie Silas, team foul #13 | 25-29 |
| Subs | UTEP | Bryan People (PG) Sammie Silas | |
| Subs | Arizona | Joseph Brennen (SG), Ronald Ford (C) Norberto Marino, Gregorio Ferrari | |
| 00:03 | Arizona | Roy Farrell makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 00:03 | Arizona | Roy Farrell misses the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 00:03 | UTEP | Donald Patterson snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Donald Patterson misses short on a halfcourt shot | 25-30 |