| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Sanders (fresh) SG - Robert Pyle (fresh) SF - Brian Gerstner (fresh) PF - Haywood Carrow (fresh) C - Efren Fairbanks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Clyde Whitesel (fresh) SG - Jimmy Morris (fresh) SF - Luther Jobe (fresh) PF - Gerald Deese (fresh) C - Johnathon Isom (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | UTEP | Joseph Sanders connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Pyle | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | Vermont | Johnathon Isom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | UTEP | Robert Pyle is hacked by Johnathon Isom - foul #1 on Johnathon Isom, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | UTEP | Robert Pyle misses the 3 from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Luther Jobe | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | Vermont | Jimmy Morris misses short on a jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | UTEP | Haywood Carrow grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | UTEP | Haywood Carrow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | Vermont | Johnathon Isom hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 2-0 |
| 18:00 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Efren Fairbanks | 2-0 |
| 17:44 | UTEP | Brian Gerstner misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 17:42 | UTEP | Robert Pyle tips it home | 4-0 |
| 17:19 | Vermont | Efren Fairbanks denies the turnaround by Gerald Deese | 4-0 |
| 17:18 | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 17:11 | UTEP | Robert Pyle hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 4-0 |
| 17:09 | Vermont | Luther Jobe pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:02 | Vermont | Gerald Deese misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 4-0 |
| 17:01 | Vermont | Gerald Deese gets the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 16:42 | Vermont | Johnathon Isom knocks in the turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Efren Fairbanks - foul #1 on Efren Fairbanks, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | UTEP | Enrique Gonzalez (PG), Charlie Brown (SG), Jared McLawhorn (SF), Craig Harvey (PF), Jonathan Thomas (C) Joseph Sanders, Robert Pyle, Brian Gerstner, Haywood Carrow, Efren Fairbanks | |
| Subs | Vermont | Kevin Millican (SG), Willie Lynch (SF), Sean Ellingsworth (PF) Jimmy Morris, Luther Jobe, Gerald Deese | |
| 16:42 | Vermont | Johnathon Isom makes the free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:17 | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Enrique Gonzalez | 6-3 |
| 15:59 | Vermont | Sean Ellingsworth misses short on a runner from close range | 6-3 |
| 15:58 | Vermont | Willie Lynch grabs the offensive board | 6-3 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Enrique Gonzalez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charlie Brown (fresh) SF - Jared McLawhorn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Craig Harvey (fresh) C - Jonathan Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Clyde Whitesel (fairly fresh) SG - Kevin Millican (fresh) SF - Willie Lynch (fresh) PF - Sean Ellingsworth (fresh) C - Johnathon Isom (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Vermont | Johnathon Isom is hacked by Craig Harvey - foul #1 on Craig Harvey, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Sanders (PG) Charlie Brown | |
| Subs | Vermont | Robert Lawrence (SG), Luther Jobe (SF) Clyde Whitesel, Johnathon Isom | |
| 15:28 | Vermont | Willie Lynch hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 6-3 |
| 15:26 | UTEP | Craig Harvey grabs the defensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 15:07 | UTEP | Craig Harvey scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Sanders | 8-3 |
| 14:47 | Vermont | Sean Ellingsworth loses the dribble to Enrique Gonzalez | 8-3 |
| 14:44 | UTEP | Enrique Gonzalez hits the finger roll | 10-3 |
| 14:39 | Vermont | Joseph Sanders takes the ball from Luther Jobe in the backcourt | 10-3 |
| 14:32 | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 10-3 |
| 14:30 | Vermont | Sean Ellingsworth grabs the defensive rebound | 10-3 |
| 14:22 | Vermont | Willie Lynch drills a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Craig Harvey - foul #2 on Craig Harvey, team foul #3 | 10-5 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Pyle (SG), Charlie Brown (SF), Haywood Carrow (PF), Efren Fairbanks (C) Enrique Gonzalez, Jared McLawhorn, Craig Harvey, Jonathan Thomas | |
| Subs | Vermont | Clyde Whitesel (PG), Jimmy Morris (SG), Gerald Deese (PF) Kevin Millican, Robert Lawrence, Sean Ellingsworth | |
| 14:22 | Vermont | Willie Lynch makes the free throw | 10-6 |
| 14:08 | UTEP | Joseph Sanders scores on a floater from the right side set up by Robert Pyle | 12-6 |
| 13:54 | Vermont | Luther Jobe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-6 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brian Gerstner (SF) Charlie Brown | |
| Subs | Vermont | Robert Lawrence (SF), Branden Kastner (C) Luther Jobe, Willie Lynch | |
| 13:46 | UTEP | Jimmy Morris is called for the reach on Joseph Sanders - foul #1 on Jimmy Morris, team foul #2 | 12-6 |
| 13:29 | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks misses the shot from the free throw line | 12-6 |
| 13:27 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Gerald Deese | 12-6 |
| 13:20 | Vermont | Clyde Whitesel drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jimmy Morris | 12-9 |
| 12:55 | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks's pass is intercepted by Clyde Whitesel | 12-9 |
| 12:50 | Vermont | Clyde Whitesel hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jimmy Morris | 12-12 |
| 12:34 | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Pyle | 14-12 |
| 12:16 | Vermont | Jimmy Morris is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-15 |
| 12:07 | UTEP | Jimmy Morris is called for the reach on Efren Fairbanks - foul #2 on Jimmy Morris, team foul #3 | 14-15 |
| Subs | UTEP | Enrique Gonzalez (PG), Charlie Brown (SG), Jared McLawhorn (SF), Jonathan Thomas (PF), Matthew Fortune (C) Joseph Sanders, Robert Pyle, Brian Gerstner, Haywood Carrow, Efren Fairbanks | |
| Subs | Vermont | Kevin Millican (PG), David Reddington (SG), Luther Jobe (SF), Sean Ellingsworth (PF), Johnathon Isom (C) Clyde Whitesel, Jimmy Morris, Robert Lawrence, Gerald Deese, Branden Kastner | |
| 11:55 | UTEP | Jonathan Thomas knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jared McLawhorn | 17-15 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Enrique Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charlie Brown (fresh) SF - Jared McLawhorn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jonathan Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. C - Matthew Fortune (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Kevin Millican (fresh) SG - David Reddington (fresh) SF - Luther Jobe (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Sean Ellingsworth (fresh) C - Johnathon Isom (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:51 | Vermont | Kevin Millican's pass is intercepted by Jared McLawhorn in the backcourt | 17-15 |
| 11:50 | UTEP | Enrique Gonzalez lays it in on a nice dish by Jared McLawhorn | 19-15 |
| 11:33 | Vermont | Luther Jobe drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Johnathon Isom | 19-17 |
| 11:07 | UTEP | Enrique Gonzalez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-17 |
| 10:48 | Vermont | David Reddington clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Charlie Brown - foul #1 on Charlie Brown, team foul #4 | 19-17 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Pyle (SG), Brian Gerstner (SF), Efren Fairbanks (C) Charlie Brown, Jared McLawhorn, Matthew Fortune | |
| Subs | Vermont | Clyde Whitesel (PG) Kevin Millican | |
| 10:48 | Vermont | David Reddington makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 10:48 | Vermont | David Reddington makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 10:39 | UTEP | Jonathan Thomas clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 19-19 |
| 10:37 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Luther Jobe | 19-19 |
| 10:34 | Vermont | Clyde Whitesel is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Pyle - foul #1 on Robert Pyle, team foul #5 | 19-19 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Sanders (PG), Haywood Carrow (PF) Enrique Gonzalez, Jonathan Thomas | |
| Subs | Vermont | Willie Lynch (PF), Branden Kastner (C) Sean Ellingsworth, Johnathon Isom | |
| 10:21 | Vermont | Clyde Whitesel misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 19-19 |
| 10:19 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Robert Pyle | 19-19 |
| 09:57 | UTEP | Brian Gerstner hits a 3 from the left corner | 22-19 |
| 09:55 | Vermont | Willie Lynch throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-19 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Vermont | Kevin Millican (SG), Robert Lawrence (SF), Gerald Deese (PF) David Reddington, Luther Jobe, Willie Lynch | |
| 09:39 | UTEP | Robert Pyle jams it on a nice dish by Brian Gerstner | 24-19 |
| 09:23 | Vermont | Robert Lawrence is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin Millican | 24-22 |
| 09:11 | UTEP | Haywood Carrow loses the ball out of bounds | 24-22 |
| Subs | UTEP | Enrique Gonzalez (PG), Charlie Brown (SG), Jared McLawhorn (SF), Jonathan Thomas (PF) Joseph Sanders, Robert Pyle, Brian Gerstner, Haywood Carrow | |
| Subs | Vermont | Luther Jobe (SF), Sean Ellingsworth (C) Clyde Whitesel, Branden Kastner | |
| 08:50 | Vermont | Sean Ellingsworth is fouled on the floor by Efren Fairbanks - foul #2 on Efren Fairbanks, team foul #6 | 24-22 |
| Subs | UTEP | Matthew Fortune (C) Efren Fairbanks | |
| Subs | Vermont | Clyde Whitesel (PG), Johnathon Isom (C) Robert Lawrence, Gerald Deese | |
| 08:38 | Vermont | Luther Jobe double dribbles | 24-22 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Vermont | David Reddington (SG), Willie Lynch (PF) Clyde Whitesel, Johnathon Isom | |
| 08:23 | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 24-22 |
| 08:21 | UTEP | Matthew Fortune pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 08:16 | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 24-22 |
| 08:15 | Vermont | Willie Lynch pulls down the rebound | 24-22 |
| 08:13 | Vermont | Charlie Brown steps in front of the David Reddington pass in the backcourt | 24-22 |
| 08:11 | UTEP | Enrique Gonzalez can't finish the layup | 24-22 |
| 08:09 | Vermont | Sean Ellingsworth grabs the board | 24-22 |
| 08:07 | Vermont | Luther Jobe loses the dribble to Jared McLawhorn in the backcourt | 24-22 |
| 08:05 | UTEP | Enrique Gonzalez hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jared McLawhorn | 26-22 |
| 07:46 | Vermont | David Reddington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-22 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Sanders (PG), Robert Pyle (SG), Brian Gerstner (SF), Haywood Carrow (PF) Enrique Gonzalez, Charlie Brown, Jared McLawhorn, Matthew Fortune | |
| Subs | Vermont | Clyde Whitesel (PG), Gerald Deese (PF), Johnathon Isom (C) Kevin Millican, Willie Lynch, Sean Ellingsworth | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Pyle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Gerstner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Haywood Carrow (fairly fresh) C - Jonathan Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Clyde Whitesel (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Reddington (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Luther Jobe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Deese (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Johnathon Isom (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:25 | UTEP | Brian Gerstner hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Pyle and he's hacked by Johnathon Isom - foul #2 on Johnathon Isom, team foul #4 | 28-22 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Vermont | Robert Lawrence (SG), Branden Kastner (C) David Reddington, Johnathon Isom | |
| 07:25 | UTEP | Brian Gerstner makes the free throw | 29-22 |
| 07:07 | Vermont | Branden Kastner misses the wide open jumper in the paint | 29-22 |
| 07:06 | Vermont | Gerald Deese misses the tip | 29-22 |
| 07:05 | Vermont | Branden Kastner hits the follow up shot | 29-24 |
| 06:53 | UTEP | The short jumper by Jonathan Thomas is denied by Gerald Deese | 29-24 |
| 06:52 | UTEP | Joseph Sanders tips it in | 31-24 |
| 06:50 | Vermont | Jonathan Thomas is called for the reach on Robert Lawrence in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jonathan Thomas, team foul #7 | 31-24 |
| Subs | UTEP | Enrique Gonzalez (SG) Robert Pyle | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 06:50 | Vermont | Robert Lawrence misses the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 06:50 | UTEP | Haywood Carrow snags the defensive board | 31-24 |
| 06:30 | UTEP | Haywood Carrow misses short on a 3 from straight away | 31-24 |
| 06:29 | UTEP | Enrique Gonzalez tips it in | 33-24 |
| 06:10 | Vermont | Branden Kastner connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Lawrence | 33-27 |
| 05:53 | UTEP | Robert Lawrence takes the ball from Brian Gerstner | 33-27 |
| 05:29 | Vermont | Robert Lawrence misses short on a shot from the left wing | 33-27 |
| 05:27 | UTEP | Haywood Carrow gets the rebound | 33-27 |
| 05:18 | UTEP | Brian Gerstner can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 33-27 |
| 05:16 | Vermont | Branden Kastner snags the defensive board | 33-27 |
| 05:12 | Vermont | Clyde Whitesel loses the dribble to Brian Gerstner | 33-27 |
| 05:08 | UTEP | Brian Gerstner lays it in | 35-27 |
| 05:06 | Vermont | Brian Gerstner is called for the reach on Luther Jobe in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Gerstner, team foul #8 | 35-27 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Pyle (SG), Jared McLawhorn (SF), Matthew Fortune (C) Enrique Gonzalez, Brian Gerstner, Jonathan Thomas | |
| Subs | Vermont | Kevin Millican (PG), David Reddington (SG), Willie Lynch (PF), Sean Ellingsworth (C) Clyde Whitesel, Robert Lawrence, Gerald Deese, Branden Kastner | |
| 05:06 | Vermont | Luther Jobe makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 05:06 | Vermont | Luther Jobe misses the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 05:06 | UTEP | Haywood Carrow gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| 04:55 | UTEP | Haywood Carrow is whistled for a carry | 35-28 |
| 04:48 | Vermont | Sean Ellingsworth is hacked by Haywood Carrow - foul #1 on Haywood Carrow, team foul #9 | 35-28 |
| 04:48 | Vermont | Sean Ellingsworth makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 04:48 | Vermont | Sean Ellingsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 04:34 | UTEP | Robert Pyle misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by David Reddington - foul #1 on David Reddington, team foul #5 | 35-30 |
| 04:34 | UTEP | Robert Pyle makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 04:34 | UTEP | Robert Pyle makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 04:30 | Vermont | Sean Ellingsworth throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-30 |
| 04:11 | UTEP | Joseph Sanders misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on Sean Ellingsworth - foul #1 on Sean Ellingsworth, team foul #6 | 37-30 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Vermont | Gerald Deese (PF) Luther Jobe | |
| 04:11 | UTEP | Joseph Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 04:11 | UTEP | Joseph Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 04:11 | UTEP | Matthew Fortune pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 04:01 | UTEP | Matthew Fortune buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Joseph Sanders | 40-30 |
| 03:44 | Vermont | Sean Ellingsworth hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-30 |
| 03:42 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jared McLawhorn | 40-30 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Sanders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Pyle (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jared McLawhorn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Haywood Carrow (tired) 4 reb. C - Matthew Fortune (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Kevin Millican (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Reddington (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Willie Lynch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Deese (tiring) 3 reb. C - Sean Ellingsworth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:30 | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-30 |
| 03:29 | UTEP | Matthew Fortune hits the follow up shot | 42-30 |
| 03:12 | Vermont | Gerald Deese's pass is intercepted by Jared McLawhorn | 42-30 |
| 02:51 | UTEP | Matthew Fortune connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Jared McLawhorn and he's fouled by Gerald Deese - foul #1 on Gerald Deese, team foul #7 | 44-30 |
| Subs | UTEP | Enrique Gonzalez (PG), Charlie Brown (SG), Craig Harvey (SF), Efren Fairbanks (C) Joseph Sanders, Robert Pyle, Jared McLawhorn, Haywood Carrow | |
| Subs | Vermont | Clyde Whitesel (PG), Jimmy Morris (SG), Luther Jobe (SF), Johnathon Isom (C) Kevin Millican, David Reddington, Gerald Deese, Sean Ellingsworth | |
| 02:51 | UTEP | Matthew Fortune makes the free throw | 45-30 |
| 02:49 | Vermont | Jimmy Morris is fouled in the backcourt by Charlie Brown - foul #2 on Charlie Brown, team foul #10 | 45-30 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Pyle (SG) Matthew Fortune | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 02:49 | Vermont | Jimmy Morris makes the 1st free throw | 45-31 |
| 02:49 | Vermont | Jimmy Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 02:49 | UTEP | Craig Harvey pulls down the rebound | 45-31 |
| 02:29 | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Morris - foul #3 on Jimmy Morris, team foul #8 | 45-31 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Vermont | Kevin Millican (SG) Jimmy Morris | |
| 02:29 | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks misses the 1st free throw | 45-31 |
| 02:29 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Charlie Brown | 45-31 |
| 02:20 | UTEP | Craig Harvey buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Enrique Gonzalez | 47-31 |
| 02:03 | Vermont | Kevin Millican misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-31 |
| 02:02 | UTEP | Charlie Brown snags the defensive board | 47-31 |
| 01:52 | UTEP | Robert Pyle misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-31 |
| 01:50 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Willie Lynch | 47-31 |
| 01:45 | Vermont | Clyde Whitesel hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 47-31 |
| 01:44 | UTEP | Charlie Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 47-31 |
| 01:35 | UTEP | Enrique Gonzalez can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-31 |
| 01:33 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Pyle | 47-31 |
| 01:17 | UTEP | Clyde Whitesel picks off the pass by Craig Harvey | 47-31 |
| 01:00 | Vermont | Johnathon Isom can't finish the layup | 47-31 |
| 00:58 | Vermont | Willie Lynch grabs the offensive board | 47-31 |
| 00:45 | Vermont | Robert Pyle steps in front of the Kevin Millican pass | 47-31 |
| 00:32 | UTEP | Robert Pyle knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 50-31 |
| 00:28 | Vermont | Clyde Whitesel connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Kevin Millican | 50-33 |
| 00:03 | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks misses short on a shot from close range | 50-33 |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Charlie Brown grabs the offensive board | 50-33 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | The clock runs out | 50-33 |