| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Curtis Boice (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Steven Collins (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oliver Nixon (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dustin Ponder (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Scott (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kevin Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Francis Looney (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Waldo Silvestri (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derek Guest (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Lauterbach (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Oliver Nixon inbounds the ball | 34-36 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | UTEP | Curtis Boice misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 19:41 | UTEP | Steven Collins hits the follow up shot | 36-36 |
| 19:12 | Auburn | Derek Guest clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Curtis Boice - foul #3 on Curtis Boice, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Holloway (PG) Curtis Boice | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 19:12 | Auburn | Derek Guest makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 19:12 | Auburn | Derek Guest makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 18:55 | UTEP | Erik Holloway misses short on a floater from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 18:54 | UTEP | Oliver Nixon snags the offensive board | 36-38 |
| 18:38 | UTEP | Steven Collins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Carl Tatum (C) Jonathan Scott | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 18:14 | Auburn | Kevin Jones misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-38 |
| 18:12 | UTEP | Steven Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 17:54 | UTEP | Steven Collins clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 17:53 | Auburn | Waldo Silvestri pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 17:31 | Auburn | Steven Collins is called for the reach on Anthony Lauterbach - foul #2 on Steven Collins, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Christopher Smith (PG), Robert Bourke (SG), Nathaniel Hudson (SF), Richard Chisolm (C) Erik Holloway, Steven Collins, Oliver Nixon, Dustin Ponder | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 17:11 | Auburn | Francis Looney connects on the open shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kevin Jones | 36-40 |
| 17:06 | UTEP | Robert Bourke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-40 |
| 17:05 | Auburn | Anthony Lauterbach gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 16:59 | Auburn | Francis Looney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathan Scott (C) Carl Tatum | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 16:44 | UTEP | Richard Chisolm scores on a jumper near the basket | 38-40 |
| 16:39 | Auburn | Francis Looney is hacked by Robert Bourke in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Bourke, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Holloway (SF) Jonathan Scott | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 16:18 | Auburn | Derek Guest makes the wide open driving attempt from the right block | 38-42 |
| 16:00 | UTEP | Robert Bourke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Boice (PG), Steven Collins (SG), Dustin Ponder (PF), Jonathan Scott (C) Christopher Smith, Robert Bourke, Nathaniel Hudson, Richard Chisolm | |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Fermin (SF), Brett Smith (C) Waldo Silvestri, Anthony Lauterbach | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Curtis Boice (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SG - Steven Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Erik Holloway (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dustin Ponder (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Scott (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kevin Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francis Looney (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter Fermin (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Derek Guest (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Brett Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Auburn | Francis Looney dunks the ball on a nice dish by Walter Fermin | 38-44 |
| 15:19 | UTEP | Erik Holloway comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-44 |
| 15:17 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Kevin Jones | 38-44 |
| 15:02 | Auburn | Dustin Ponder takes the ball from Francis Looney | 38-44 |
| 14:46 | UTEP | Curtis Boice comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-44 |
| 14:44 | UTEP | Jonathan Scott tips it in | 40-44 |
| 14:24 | Auburn | Derek Guest comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-44 |
| 14:22 | Auburn | Walter Fermin tips it back up and in | 40-46 |
| 14:10 | UTEP | Steven Collins double dribbles | 40-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Christopher Smith (PG), Robert Bourke (SG), Oliver Nixon (SF), Carl Tatum (PF), Richard Chisolm (C) Curtis Boice, Steven Collins, Erik Holloway, Dustin Ponder, Jonathan Scott | |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Guinyard (PG), Waldo Silvestri (SF), Robert Dupuis (PF), Anthony Lauterbach (C) Kevin Jones, Francis Looney, Derek Guest, Brett Smith | |
| 13:46 | Auburn | Robert Guinyard hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Waldo Silvestri | 40-48 |
| 13:32 | UTEP | Christopher Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 40-48 |
| 13:31 | Auburn | Robert Dupuis pulls down the rebound | 40-48 |
| 13:07 | Auburn | Robert Dupuis hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Walter Fermin and he's hacked by Christopher Smith - foul #3 on Christopher Smith, team foul #4 | 40-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | Steven Collins (SG) Robert Bourke | |
| Subs | Auburn | Donald Rankin (C) Anthony Lauterbach | |
| 13:07 | Auburn | Robert Dupuis misses the free throw | 40-50 |
| 13:07 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Richard Chisolm | 40-50 |
| 12:45 | UTEP | Christopher Smith connects on the jumper from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 12:30 | Auburn | Waldo Silvestri misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Oliver Nixon - foul #1 on Oliver Nixon, team foul #5 | 42-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Boice (PG), Nathaniel Hudson (SF), Dustin Ponder (PF), Jonathan Scott (C) Christopher Smith, Oliver Nixon, Carl Tatum, Richard Chisolm | |
| Subs | Auburn | Francis Looney (SG), Derek Guest (PF), Brett Smith (C) Robert Guinyard, Robert Dupuis, Donald Rankin | |
| 12:30 | Auburn | Waldo Silvestri makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 12:30 | Auburn | Waldo Silvestri makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 12:15 | UTEP | Steven Collins hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Walter Fermin - foul #2 on Walter Fermin, team foul #1 | 42-52 |
| 12:15 | UTEP | Steven Collins misses the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 12:15 | UTEP | Steven Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 11:51 | Auburn | Francis Looney drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Brett Smith | 43-55 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Curtis Boice (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SG - Steven Collins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathaniel Hudson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dustin Ponder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Scott (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Walter Fermin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Francis Looney (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Waldo Silvestri (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Derek Guest (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Brett Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | UTEP | Jonathan Scott comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-55 |
| 11:27 | Auburn | Derek Guest snags the defensive board | 43-55 |
| 11:05 | Auburn | Francis Looney misses the open dunk | 43-55 |
| 11:03 | UTEP | Dustin Ponder snags the defensive board | 43-55 |
| 10:56 | UTEP | Dustin Ponder connects on the shot from the right side | 45-55 |
| 10:54 | Auburn | Curtis Boice is called for the reach on Walter Fermin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Curtis Boice, team foul #6 | 45-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Holloway (PG), Robert Bourke (SG), Oliver Nixon (SF), Carl Tatum (C) Curtis Boice, Steven Collins, Nathaniel Hudson, Jonathan Scott | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Jones (PG), Robert Dupuis (PF), Anthony Lauterbach (C) Waldo Silvestri, Derek Guest, Brett Smith | |
| 10:35 | Auburn | Kevin Jones drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Francis Looney | 45-58 |
| 10:16 | UTEP | Carl Tatum hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Anthony Lauterbach - foul #2 on Anthony Lauterbach, team foul #2 | 45-58 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Chisolm (C) Dustin Ponder | |
| Subs | Auburn | Donald Rankin (C) Walter Fermin | |
| 10:16 | UTEP | Carl Tatum makes the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 10:16 | UTEP | Carl Tatum misses the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 10:16 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Anthony Lauterbach | 46-58 |
| 09:58 | Auburn | Anthony Lauterbach clanks a 3 from the left corner | 46-58 |
| 09:57 | UTEP | Robert Bourke pulls down the rebound | 46-58 |
| 09:53 | UTEP | Erik Holloway loses the ball out of bounds | 46-58 |
| Subs | UTEP | Christopher Smith (PG) Carl Tatum | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 09:31 | Auburn | Francis Looney misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-58 |
| 09:30 | UTEP | Richard Chisolm gets the rebound | 46-58 |
| 09:16 | UTEP | Erik Holloway misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-58 |
| 09:15 | UTEP | Richard Chisolm grabs the offensive rebound | 46-58 |
| 09:01 | UTEP | Erik Holloway misses short on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Donald Rankin - foul #1 on Donald Rankin, team foul #3 | 46-58 |
| Subs | UTEP | Nathaniel Hudson (SF), Dustin Ponder (PF), Carl Tatum (C) Robert Bourke, Oliver Nixon, Richard Chisolm | |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Guinyard (PG), Walter Fermin (SG), Waldo Silvestri (SF), Derek Guest (PF), Brett Smith (C) Kevin Jones, Francis Looney, Robert Dupuis, Anthony Lauterbach, Donald Rankin | |
| 09:01 | UTEP | Erik Holloway makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 09:01 | UTEP | Erik Holloway makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 08:59 | Auburn | Robert Guinyard's pass is intercepted by Christopher Smith in the backcourt | 48-58 |
| 08:55 | UTEP | Dustin Ponder throws it down set up by Christopher Smith | 50-58 |
| 08:35 | Auburn | Brett Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Waldo Silvestri | 50-60 |
| 08:15 | UTEP | Walter Fermin steals the ball from Nathaniel Hudson | 50-60 |
| 07:53 | Auburn | Waldo Silvestri scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 50-62 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Christopher Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Erik Holloway (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Hudson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dustin Ponder (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Tatum (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Robert Guinyard (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Walter Fermin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Waldo Silvestri (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Derek Guest (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Brett Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | UTEP | Brett Smith steals it from Nathaniel Hudson | 50-62 |
| 07:05 | Auburn | Derek Guest is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-62 |
| 07:03 | Auburn | Walter Fermin tips it in | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:55 | UTEP | Brett Smith swats the dunk try by Carl Tatum | 50-64 |
| 06:53 | Auburn | Waldo Silvestri grabs the board | 50-64 |
| 06:33 | Auburn | Waldo Silvestri is hacked by Dustin Ponder - foul #3 on Dustin Ponder, team foul #7 | 50-64 |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Boice (PG), Steven Collins (SG), Oliver Nixon (SF), Richard Chisolm (PF), Jonathan Scott (C) Christopher Smith, Erik Holloway, Nathaniel Hudson, Dustin Ponder, Carl Tatum | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Jones (PG), Francis Looney (SG), Robert Dupuis (PF), Anthony Lauterbach (C) Robert Guinyard, Walter Fermin, Derek Guest, Brett Smith | |
| 06:33 | Auburn | Waldo Silvestri misses the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 06:33 | UTEP | Jonathan Scott grabs the board | 50-64 |
| 06:26 | UTEP | Curtis Boice drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Richard Chisolm | 52-64 |
| 05:57 | Auburn | Waldo Silvestri double dribbles | 52-64 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Donald Rankin (C) Waldo Silvestri | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:43 | UTEP | Richard Chisolm is wide open but clanks a runner from close range | 52-64 |
| 05:42 | Auburn | Kevin Jones gets the rebound | 52-64 |
| 05:13 | Auburn | Francis Looney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-64 |
| 05:11 | Auburn | Kevin Jones tips it home | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:56 | UTEP | Oliver Nixon is called for traveling | 52-66 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Bourke (PG), James Draper (SF), Dustin Ponder (PF) Curtis Boice, Oliver Nixon, Richard Chisolm | |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Fermin (SF) Donald Rankin | |
| 04:29 | Auburn | Walter Fermin's fadeaway is rejected by Dustin Ponder | 52-66 |
| 04:27 | UTEP | James Draper grabs the defensive rebound | 52-66 |
| 04:06 | UTEP | Steven Collins is fouled on the floor by Walter Fermin - foul #3 on Walter Fermin, team foul #4 | 52-66 |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Boice (PG), Carl Tatum (C) Steven Collins, Jonathan Scott | |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Guinyard (PG), Derek Guest (PF), Donald Rankin (C) Kevin Jones, Robert Dupuis, Anthony Lauterbach | |
| 03:50 | UTEP | James Draper clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-66 |
| 03:49 | UTEP | Dustin Ponder tips it but misses | 52-66 |
| 03:47 | UTEP | Dustin Ponder gets the offensive rebound | 52-66 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Curtis Boice (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Robert Bourke (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Draper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Ponder (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Tatum (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Robert Guinyard (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Francis Looney (tiring) 19 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter Fermin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Derek Guest (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Rankin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:37 | UTEP | Carl Tatum clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-66 |
| 03:35 | Auburn | Derek Guest pulls down the rebound | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Auburn | Francis Looney hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Walter Fermin | 52-69 |
| 03:05 | UTEP | Donald Rankin swats the short shot by Carl Tatum | 52-69 |
| 03:03 | Auburn | Derek Guest gets the rebound | 52-69 |
| 02:59 | Auburn | Francis Looney comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-69 |
| 02:57 | Auburn | Walter Fermin snags the offensive board | 52-69 |
| 02:49 | Auburn | Walter Fermin knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Francis Looney | 52-72 |
| 02:39 | UTEP | Donald Rankin takes the ball from Curtis Boice | 52-72 |
| 02:17 | Auburn | Francis Looney blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Bourke - foul #3 on Robert Bourke, team foul #8 | 52-72 |
| Subs | UTEP | Christopher Smith (PG), Erik Holloway (SG), Nathaniel Hudson (SF), Richard Chisolm (PF) Curtis Boice, Robert Bourke, James Draper, Dustin Ponder | |
| Subs | Auburn | Millard Mills (PG), Robert Dupuis (SF), Michael Dalley (PF), Brett Smith (C) Robert Guinyard, Walter Fermin, Derek Guest, Donald Rankin | |
| 02:17 | Auburn | Francis Looney misses the 1st free throw | 52-72 |
| 02:17 | Auburn | Francis Looney makes the 2nd free throw | 52-73 |
| 02:01 | UTEP | Nathaniel Hudson is fouled on the floor by Francis Looney - foul #3 on Francis Looney, team foul #5 | 52-73 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Walter Fermin (SG) Francis Looney | |
| 01:56 | UTEP | Carl Tatum misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Dupuis - foul #2 on Robert Dupuis, team foul #6 | 52-73 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Bourke (SG) Christopher Smith | |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Guinyard (PG) Millard Mills | |
| 01:56 | UTEP | Carl Tatum makes the 1st free throw | 53-73 |
| 01:56 | UTEP | Carl Tatum misses the 2nd free throw | 53-73 |
| 01:56 | UTEP | Nathaniel Hudson grabs the offensive board | 53-73 |
| 01:51 | UTEP | Richard Chisolm comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-73 |
| 01:49 | Auburn | Robert Dupuis grabs the defensive rebound | 53-73 |
| 01:36 | Auburn | Robert Dupuis can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 53-73 |
| 01:35 | Auburn | Robert Dupuis pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-73 |
| 01:17 | Auburn | Brett Smith is open but misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Richard Chisolm - foul #2 on Richard Chisolm, team foul #9 | 53-73 |
| 01:17 | Auburn | Brett Smith misses the 1st free throw | 53-73 |
| 01:17 | Auburn | Brett Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 53-74 |
| 01:05 | UTEP | Richard Chisolm's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-74 |
| 00:38 | Auburn | Brett Smith loses the dribble to Erik Holloway | 53-74 |
| 00:35 | UTEP | Nathaniel Hudson lays it in on a great pass from Erik Holloway | 55-74 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Auburn | Robert Guinyard loses the ball out of bounds | 55-74 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | UTEP | Nathaniel Hudson loses the dribble to Robert Guinyard | 55-74 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Robert Guinyard runs out the clock | 55-74 |