| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Lynn Troxler (fresh) SG - Austin Thompson (fresh) SF - Armando Villanueva (fresh) PF - William Greene (fresh) C - Albert White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Walter Hancock (fresh) SG - William Lima (fresh) SF - William Zimick (fresh) PF - William Sclafani (fresh) C - Frank Moss (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Albert White wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | UTEP | Armando Villanueva misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | UTEP | Albert White grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | UTEP | Austin Thompson misses badly on the uncontested jumper from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | UTEP | Albert White tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Eastern Illinois | William Lima misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | UTEP | Albert White snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | UTEP | Lynn Troxler knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Albert White | 5-0 |
| 18:38 | Eastern Illinois | William Zimick's pass is intercepted by Austin Thompson in the backcourt | 5-0 |
| 18:18 | UTEP | Austin Thompson misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane | 5-0 |
| 18:17 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moss gets the rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:12 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from William Lima | 5-2 |
| 18:10 | UTEP | William Greene is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Hancock - foul #1 on Walter Hancock, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 17:49 | UTEP | Walter Hancock picks off the pass by William Greene | 5-2 |
| 17:45 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from William Lima | 5-4 |
| 17:21 | UTEP | Armando Villanueva misses badly on the uncontested runner near the basket | 5-4 |
| 17:20 | Eastern Illinois | William Lima gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:18 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock travels in the backcourt | 5-4 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Kopp (PG), Lawrence Ghent (SG), Shawn Wolfsberger (SF), James Killingsworth (PF), Ronald Rash (C) Lynn Troxler, Austin Thompson, Armando Villanueva, William Greene, Albert White | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols (PG), Raymond Duerr (SG), Clarence Ghent (SF), James Fraser (C) Walter Hancock, William Lima, William Zimick, Frank Moss | |
| 16:58 | UTEP | James Killingsworth buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by John Kopp | 7-4 |
| 16:43 | Eastern Illinois | James Fraser can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 7-4 |
| 16:42 | UTEP | James Killingsworth gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:36 | UTEP | Lawrence Ghent misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Raymond Duerr - foul #1 on Raymond Duerr, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moss (C) William Sclafani | |
| 16:36 | UTEP | Lawrence Ghent misses the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:36 | UTEP | Lawrence Ghent makes the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 16:12 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Rash denies the turnaround by Clarence Ghent | 8-4 |
| 16:10 | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols tips it home | 8-6 |
| 16:08 | UTEP | John Kopp is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Kopp, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | UTEP | Lynn Troxler (PG), Austin Thompson (SG), Armando Villanueva (SF), William Greene (PF), Michael Parton (C) Lawrence Ghent, John Kopp, Shawn Wolfsberger, James Killingsworth, Ronald Rash | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock (PG), William Lima (SG), Donn Smith (SF), William Sclafani (PF) Bert Nichols, Raymond Duerr, Clarence Ghent, James Fraser | |
| 16:00 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moss misses the wide open floater from close range | 8-6 |
| 15:59 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Lynn Troxler | 8-6 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Lynn Troxler (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Austin Thompson (fairly fresh) SF - Armando Villanueva (fairly fresh) PF - William Greene (fairly fresh) C - Michael Parton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Walter Hancock (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Lima (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donn Smith (fresh) PF - William Sclafani (fairly fresh) C - Frank Moss (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:41 | UTEP | Armando Villanueva's dunk attempt is rejected by Donn Smith | 8-6 |
| 15:39 | Eastern Illinois | Donn Smith gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:33 | Eastern Illinois | William Lima comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 15:32 | UTEP | Lynn Troxler snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 15:17 | UTEP | Michael Parton clanks a 3 from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 15:15 | Eastern Illinois | William Sclafani grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 15:11 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-6 |
| 15:09 | Eastern Illinois | William Sclafani tips it back up and in | 8-8 |
| 14:49 | UTEP | Austin Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-8 |
| Subs | UTEP | Shawn Wolfsberger (SG), Albert White (C) Austin Thompson, Michael Parton | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jared Mastropietro (PG), Bert Nichols (SG), William Zimick (SF), Clarence Ghent (C) Walter Hancock, William Lima, Donn Smith, Frank Moss | |
| 14:38 | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ghent hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Jared Mastropietro | 8-10 |
| 14:26 | UTEP | William Greene can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 8-10 |
| 14:25 | Eastern Illinois | William Sclafani grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 14:23 | Eastern Illinois | Jared Mastropietro is hacked by Shawn Wolfsberger in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shawn Wolfsberger, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| Subs | UTEP | Lawrence Ghent (PG), James Killingsworth (SF), Ronald Rash (PF) Lynn Troxler, Armando Villanueva, William Greene | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Duerr (SG), James Fraser (PF) Jared Mastropietro, William Sclafani | |
| 14:02 | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ghent makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Duerr | 8-13 |
| 13:47 | UTEP | Albert White misses the easy layup | 8-13 |
| 13:45 | UTEP | Albert White tips it but misses | 8-13 |
| 13:44 | Eastern Illinois | William Zimick grabs the defensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 13:38 | Eastern Illinois | Albert White steals it from Bert Nichols | 8-13 |
| 13:13 | UTEP | James Killingsworth misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-13 |
| 13:11 | Eastern Illinois | James Fraser snags the defensive board | 8-13 |
| 13:05 | Eastern Illinois | James Fraser misses long on an open fadeaway from the free throw line | 8-13 |
| 13:04 | Eastern Illinois | William Zimick hits the follow up shot | 8-15 |
| 12:51 | UTEP | Albert White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-15 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Kopp (PG), Austin Thompson (SG), Armando Villanueva (SF), William Greene (PF) Lawrence Ghent, Shawn Wolfsberger, James Killingsworth, Ronald Rash | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jared Mastropietro (PG), William Lima (SG), William Sclafani (PF), Frank Moss (C) Bert Nichols, Raymond Duerr, James Fraser, Clarence Ghent | |
| 12:49 | Eastern Illinois | William Greene takes the ball from William Zimick in the backcourt | 8-15 |
| 12:35 | UTEP | Austin Thompson connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Kopp | 11-15 |
| 12:30 | Eastern Illinois | William Zimick is fouled in the backcourt by Austin Thompson - foul #1 on Austin Thompson, team foul #3 | 11-15 |
| Subs | UTEP | Lynn Troxler (PG), James Killingsworth (C) Austin Thompson, Albert White | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock (PG) Jared Mastropietro | |
| 12:19 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 11-15 |
| 12:17 | UTEP | Lynn Troxler pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 11:53 | UTEP | James Killingsworth comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-15 |
| 11:52 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock gets the rebound | 11-15 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Lynn Troxler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Kopp (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Armando Villanueva (tiring) PF - William Greene (tiring) C - James Killingsworth (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Walter Hancock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Lima (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Zimick (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Sclafani (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Moss (tiring) | |
| 11:47 | Eastern Illinois | William Lima comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 11-15 |
| 11:45 | UTEP | James Killingsworth snags the defensive board | 11-15 |
| 11:42 | UTEP | Walter Hancock takes the ball from Armando Villanueva in the backcourt | 11-15 |
| 11:42 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 11-15 |
| Subs | UTEP | Austin Thompson (SG), Shawn Wolfsberger (PF), Michael Parton (C) John Kopp, William Greene, James Killingsworth | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donn Smith (SF), Clarence Ghent (PF) William Zimick, William Sclafani | |
| 11:28 | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ghent misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Shawn Wolfsberger - foul #2 on Shawn Wolfsberger, team foul #4 | 11-15 |
| Subs | UTEP | William Greene (PF) Shawn Wolfsberger | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Fraser (C) Frank Moss | |
| 11:28 | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ghent makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 11:28 | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ghent makes the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 11:21 | UTEP | Austin Thompson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-17 |
| 11:20 | UTEP | Michael Parton tips it home | 13-17 |
| 10:52 | Eastern Illinois | James Fraser is fouled on the floor by Michael Parton - foul #1 on Michael Parton, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| Subs | UTEP | Albert White (C) Michael Parton | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jared Mastropietro (PG), Bert Nichols (SG), William Sclafani (PF) Walter Hancock, William Lima, Donn Smith | |
| 10:38 | Eastern Illinois | William Sclafani hits a jump hook from close range | 13-19 |
| 10:16 | UTEP | Lynn Troxler can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 13-19 |
| 10:15 | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ghent snags the defensive board | 13-19 |
| 10:10 | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ghent loses the ball out of bounds | 13-19 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Kopp (PG), Lawrence Ghent (SG), Ronald Rash (PF), James Killingsworth (C) Lynn Troxler, Austin Thompson, William Greene, Albert White | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Duerr (SG), Frank Moss (C) Jared Mastropietro, James Fraser | |
| 09:53 | UTEP | Lawrence Ghent banks in the layup on a great pass from Ronald Rash | 15-19 |
| 09:50 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Duerr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-19 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Lima (SG), William Zimick (SF) Bert Nichols, Clarence Ghent | |
| 09:41 | UTEP | Lawrence Ghent clanks a shot in the paint | 15-19 |
| 09:39 | UTEP | John Kopp pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 09:25 | UTEP | John Kopp loses the dribble to Raymond Duerr | 15-19 |
| 09:23 | Eastern Illinois | William Lima is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Ghent - foul #1 on Lawrence Ghent, team foul #6 | 15-19 |
| Subs | UTEP | Lynn Troxler (PG), Austin Thompson (SG), William Greene (PF), Albert White (C) John Kopp, Lawrence Ghent, Armando Villanueva, Ronald Rash | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock (PG), Donn Smith (SF), James Fraser (PF) Raymond Duerr, William Zimick, William Sclafani | |
| 09:16 | Eastern Illinois | William Greene is called for the reach on Donn Smith - foul #1 on William Greene, team foul #7 | 15-19 |
| 09:16 | Eastern Illinois | Donn Smith makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 09:16 | Eastern Illinois | Donn Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 09:16 | UTEP | Austin Thompson pulls down the rebound | 15-20 |
| 09:14 | UTEP | William Lima is called for the reach on Austin Thompson in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Lima, team foul #3 | 15-20 |
| 09:02 | UTEP | William Greene is open but comes up short on the floater from close range | 15-20 |
| 09:00 | UTEP | Austin Thompson misses the tip | 15-20 |
| 08:58 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to James Killingsworth | 15-20 |
| 08:53 | UTEP | James Killingsworth misses long on an open floater from the right wing | 15-20 |
| 08:51 | Eastern Illinois | William Lima gets the rebound | 15-20 |
| 08:45 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Albert White - foul #1 on Albert White, team foul #8 | 15-20 |
| Subs | UTEP | Armando Villanueva (SF), Michael Parton (C) James Killingsworth, Albert White | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols (SG), Clarence Ghent (SF), William Sclafani (PF) William Lima, Donn Smith, Frank Moss | |
| 08:45 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 08:45 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock makes the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 08:32 | UTEP | Lynn Troxler misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 15-22 |
| 08:30 | UTEP | Austin Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 15-22 |
| 08:30 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 15-22 |
| Subs | UTEP | Lawrence Ghent (SG), Ronald Rash (PF) Austin Thompson, William Greene | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Lima (SG) Bert Nichols | |
| 08:13 | UTEP | Michael Parton misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-22 |
| 08:11 | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ghent pulls down the rebound | 15-22 |
| 08:07 | Eastern Illinois | William Lima connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Fraser | 15-24 |
| 07:48 | UTEP | Lynn Troxler comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-24 |
| 07:46 | Eastern Illinois | James Fraser gets the rebound | 15-24 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Lynn Troxler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lawrence Ghent (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Armando Villanueva (tired) PF - Ronald Rash (fresh) C - Michael Parton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Walter Hancock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Lima (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Ghent (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Sclafani (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Fraser (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Eastern Illinois | Lynn Troxler steals it from William Lima in the backcourt | 15-24 |
| 07:42 | UTEP | Lynn Troxler blows the layup | 15-24 |
| 07:40 | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ghent grabs the board | 15-24 |
| 07:34 | Eastern Illinois | William Lima misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-24 |
| 07:33 | Eastern Illinois | James Fraser snags the offensive board | 15-24 |
| 07:23 | Eastern Illinois | William Lima loses the dribble to Lynn Troxler | 15-24 |
| 07:20 | UTEP | Lynn Troxler lays it in | 17-24 |
| 07:13 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock misses short on a jumper from the left side | 17-24 |
| 07:12 | UTEP | Lawrence Ghent pulls down the rebound | 17-24 |
| 06:53 | UTEP | Armando Villanueva makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Ronald Rash and the foul's on Clarence Ghent - foul #1 on Clarence Ghent, team foul #4 | 19-24 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Kopp (PG), Austin Thompson (SG), William Greene (PF), Albert White (C) Lynn Troxler, Lawrence Ghent, Ronald Rash, Michael Parton | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols (PG), Raymond Duerr (SG), Donn Smith (SF), Frank Moss (C) Walter Hancock, William Lima, William Sclafani, James Fraser | |
| 06:53 | UTEP | Armando Villanueva misses the free throw | 19-24 |
| 06:53 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moss snags the defensive board | 19-24 |
| 06:32 | Eastern Illinois | Donn Smith's pass is intercepted by William Greene | 19-24 |
| 06:30 | UTEP | John Kopp is hacked by Bert Nichols in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bert Nichols, team foul #5 | 19-24 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Killingsworth (SF) Armando Villanueva | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 06:15 | UTEP | James Killingsworth is open but comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Frank Moss - foul #1 on Frank Moss, team foul #6 | 19-24 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Sclafani (PF) Clarence Ghent | |
| 06:15 | UTEP | James Killingsworth makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 06:15 | UTEP | James Killingsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:12 | Eastern Illinois | Austin Thompson picks off the pass by Bert Nichols in the backcourt | 21-24 |
| 06:03 | UTEP | Austin Thompson is fouled on the floor by Raymond Duerr - foul #2 on Raymond Duerr, team foul #7 | 21-24 |
| Subs | UTEP | Lynn Troxler (PG) John Kopp | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jared Mastropietro (PG), William Zimick (SF) Raymond Duerr, Donn Smith | |
| 06:03 | UTEP | Austin Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:03 | UTEP | Albert White grabs the offensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 05:49 | UTEP | James Killingsworth misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by William Sclafani - foul #1 on William Sclafani, team foul #8 | 21-24 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Kopp (SG) Austin Thompson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Lima (SG) Bert Nichols | |
| 05:49 | UTEP | James Killingsworth makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 05:49 | UTEP | James Killingsworth misses the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 05:49 | UTEP | Lynn Troxler snags the offensive board | 22-24 |
| 05:38 | UTEP | Albert White lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by James Killingsworth | 24-24 |
| 05:16 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moss is whistled for traveling | 24-24 |
| Subs | UTEP | Austin Thompson (SG), Ronald Rash (C) John Kopp, Albert White | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock (PG), James Fraser (PF) Jared Mastropietro, William Sclafani | |
| 05:00 | UTEP | William Greene lays it in on a great pass from Austin Thompson and he's fouled by Frank Moss - foul #2 on Frank Moss, team foul #9 | 26-24 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ghent (PF) Frank Moss | |
| 05:00 | UTEP | William Greene makes the free throw | 27-24 |
| 04:44 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock makes the wide open 3 from the right corner on a great pass from William Zimick | 27-27 |
| 04:23 | UTEP | William Greene hits a shot in the paint set up by Austin Thompson | 29-27 |
| 04:03 | Eastern Illinois | James Fraser misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-27 |
| 04:01 | UTEP | James Killingsworth grabs the defensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 03:52 | UTEP | Austin Thompson's pass is intercepted by James Fraser | 29-27 |
| 03:47 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Hancock misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-27 |
| 03:45 | UTEP | Austin Thompson pulls down the rebound | 29-27 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Lynn Troxler (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Austin Thompson (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Killingsworth (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Greene (very tired) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Ronald Rash (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Walter Hancock (tiring) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Lima (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Zimick (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Ghent (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Fraser (tired) 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | UTEP | Lynn Troxler is hacked by James Fraser - foul #1 on James Fraser, team foul #10 | 29-27 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Kopp (SG), Armando Villanueva (SF), Shawn Wolfsberger (PF), Albert White (C) Austin Thompson, James Killingsworth, William Greene, Ronald Rash | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols (PG), Raymond Duerr (SG), Donn Smith (SF), William Sclafani (PF), Frank Moss (C) Walter Hancock, William Lima, William Zimick, Clarence Ghent, James Fraser | |
| 03:24 | UTEP | Lynn Troxler makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 03:24 | UTEP | Lynn Troxler makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 03:22 | Eastern Illinois | Armando Villanueva is called for the reach on Bert Nichols in the backcourt - foul #1 on Armando Villanueva, team foul #9 | 31-27 |
| Subs | UTEP | Lawrence Ghent (SG) Lynn Troxler | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 03:22 | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 03:22 | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 03:07 | UTEP | Armando Villanueva scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Shawn Wolfsberger | 33-29 |
| 02:55 | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols hits a driving attempt from the right block | 33-31 |
| 02:44 | UTEP | Bert Nichols is called for the reach on John Kopp - foul #2 on Bert Nichols, team foul #11 | 33-31 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Parton (C) Albert White | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 02:44 | UTEP | John Kopp misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 02:44 | UTEP | John Kopp misses the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 02:44 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Ghent | 33-31 |
| 02:29 | UTEP | John Kopp can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 02:28 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moss pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 02:25 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Duerr is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Ghent - foul #2 on Lawrence Ghent, team foul #10 | 33-31 |
| Subs | UTEP | Lynn Troxler (PG) Lawrence Ghent | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jared Mastropietro (PG), William Zimick (SF), Clarence Ghent (PF) Bert Nichols, Donn Smith, William Sclafani | |
| 02:25 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Duerr makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 02:25 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Duerr makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 02:05 | UTEP | Michael Parton is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-33 |
| 02:03 | UTEP | Shawn Wolfsberger tips it back up and in | 35-33 |
| 01:53 | Eastern Illinois | Clarence Ghent blows the layup | 35-33 |
| 01:52 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Moss | 35-33 |
| 01:35 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moss misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 01:34 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Michael Parton | 35-33 |
| 01:29 | UTEP | Armando Villanueva misses the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 35-33 |
| 01:28 | UTEP | Lynn Troxler tips it back up and in | 37-33 |
| 01:28 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 37-33 |
| Subs | UTEP | Lawrence Ghent (SG), Albert White (C) John Kopp, Michael Parton | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bert Nichols (SG), Donn Smith (SF), William Sclafani (PF) Raymond Duerr, William Zimick, Clarence Ghent | |
| 01:08 | Eastern Illinois | The jump hook by William Sclafani is blocked by Shawn Wolfsberger | 37-33 |
| 01:07 | UTEP | Shawn Wolfsberger grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 00:45 | UTEP | Albert White scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Lynn Troxler and he's hacked by Frank Moss - foul #3 on Frank Moss, team foul #12 | 39-33 |
| Subs | UTEP | Austin Thompson (SG), James Killingsworth (PF) Lynn Troxler, Armando Villanueva | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Lima (SG), William Zimick (SF), James Fraser (PF), Clarence Ghent (C) Jared Mastropietro, Donn Smith, William Sclafani, Frank Moss | |
| 00:45 | UTEP | Albert White makes the free throw | 40-33 |
| 00:24 | Eastern Illinois | James Fraser drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from William Lima | 40-35 |
| 00:04 | UTEP | Austin Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 40-35 |
| 00:03 | UTEP | Albert White grabs the offensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 00:01 | UTEP | James Killingsworth knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-35 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | William Zimick can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 43-35 |