| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Thomas Hunter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dexter Hank (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Day (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kerry Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jessie Swoope (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Zlatko Mordarski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ricardo Silva (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dikembe Yusuf (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - David Bast (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Ricardo Silva inbounds the ball | 38-31 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | UTEP | David Bast misses short on a floater from the baseline | 38-31 |
| 19:45 | East Carolina | Kerry Smith pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 19:40 | East Carolina | Dexter Hank splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-31 |
| 19:38 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Dikembe Yusuf | 38-31 |
| 19:31 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Arnold | 38-34 |
| 19:02 | East Carolina | Richard Day loses the dribble to Zlatko Mordarski | 38-34 |
| 18:51 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-34 |
| 18:49 | UTEP | Ricardo Silva tips it home | 38-36 |
| 18:20 | East Carolina | Thomas Hunter can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 18:19 | East Carolina | Dexter Hank tips it but misses | 38-36 |
| 18:18 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 18:02 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 18:01 | East Carolina | Jessie Swoope pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 17:36 | East Carolina | Thomas Hunter misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 17:34 | UTEP | Ricardo Silva snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 17:11 | UTEP | Dexter Hank steals the ball from Zlatko Mordarski | 38-36 |
| 17:07 | East Carolina | Thomas Hunter banks in the layup set up by Dexter Hank | 40-36 |
| 16:51 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 16:50 | East Carolina | Richard Day pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 16:32 | East Carolina | Kerry Smith is whistled for traveling | 40-36 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Miro Slovinski (PG), Michael Tilton (SG), John Berube (SF), James Jackson (PF), Luis Inman (C) Thomas Hunter, Dexter Hank, Richard Day, Kerry Smith, Jessie Swoope | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Maury (PG), James Hogg (SG), George Cabot (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Douglas Taylor (C) Richard Arnold, Zlatko Mordarski, Ricardo Silva, Dikembe Yusuf, David Bast | |
| 16:22 | UTEP | Chad Smith can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Michael Tilton - foul #1 on Michael Tilton, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| 16:22 | UTEP | Chad Smith makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 16:22 | UTEP | Chad Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 15:59 | East Carolina | John Berube hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 15:57 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Miro Slovinski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Tilton (fresh) SF - John Berube (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Luis Inman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ronald Maury (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hogg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Cabot (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Ronald Maury | 40-40 |
| 15:21 | East Carolina | James Jackson connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Luis Inman | 42-40 |
| 15:10 | UTEP | Chad Smith loses the dribble to James Jackson | 42-40 |
| 14:46 | East Carolina | Michael Tilton misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-40 |
| 14:45 | UTEP | Chad Smith pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 14:25 | UTEP | James Hogg blows the layup but he's fouled by John Berube - foul #1 on John Berube, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Hunter (PG), Dexter Hank (SG), Richard Day (SF), Kerry Smith (PF), James Routh (C) Miro Slovinski, Michael Tilton, John Berube, James Jackson, Luis Inman | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Arnold (PG), Ricardo Silva (SF), Dikembe Yusuf (PF), David Bast (C) Ronald Maury, George Cabot, Chad Smith, Douglas Taylor | |
| 14:25 | UTEP | James Hogg makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 14:25 | UTEP | James Hogg makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 14:05 | East Carolina | Ricardo Silva steals the ball from Richard Day | 42-42 |
| 13:50 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf loses the ball out of bounds | 42-42 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jessie Swoope (C) James Routh | |
| Subs | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski (SG) James Hogg | |
| 13:29 | East Carolina | Dexter Hank shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 13:27 | UTEP | Ricardo Silva pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 13:14 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-42 |
| 12:59 | East Carolina | Dexter Hank evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 12:58 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 12:54 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Zlatko Mordarski, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Jackson (PF) Kerry Smith | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 12:36 | East Carolina | James Jackson buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 12:17 | UTEP | Ricardo Silva can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 12:16 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to James Jackson | 44-42 |
| 12:04 | East Carolina | Thomas Hunter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-42 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Tilton (SG), Luis Inman (C) Dexter Hank, Jessie Swoope | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Maury (PG), George Cabot (SF) Richard Arnold, Ricardo Silva | |
| 11:57 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by George Cabot | 44-44 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Thomas Hunter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Tilton (fresh) SF - Richard Day (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Luis Inman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ronald Maury (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Zlatko Mordarski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - George Cabot (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dikembe Yusuf (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - David Bast (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | East Carolina | Thomas Hunter misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on George Cabot - foul #2 on George Cabot, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Berube (SF), Kerry Smith (PF) Richard Day, James Jackson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Douglas Taylor (C) David Bast | |
| 11:38 | East Carolina | Thomas Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 11:38 | East Carolina | Thomas Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 11:29 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Dikembe Yusuf | 46-47 |
| 11:13 | East Carolina | Michael Tilton buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Thomas Hunter | 48-47 |
| 10:50 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from George Cabot | 48-50 |
| 10:38 | East Carolina | Thomas Hunter is called for a charge - foul #2 on Thomas Hunter, team foul #3 | 48-50 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Miro Slovinski (PG), Dexter Hank (SG), Richard Day (SF) Thomas Hunter, Michael Tilton, John Berube | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Arnold (PG), James Hogg (SG), Chad Smith (PF), David Bast (C) Ronald Maury, Zlatko Mordarski, Dikembe Yusuf, Douglas Taylor | |
| 10:31 | UTEP | George Cabot makes the 3 from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 10:11 | East Carolina | Richard Day connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Miro Slovinski | 50-53 |
| 09:55 | UTEP | David Bast's fadeaway is rejected by Luis Inman | 50-53 |
| 09:54 | UTEP | David Bast can't tip it in | 50-53 |
| 09:53 | East Carolina | Miro Slovinski pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 09:41 | East Carolina | Richard Day is fouled on the floor by Chad Smith - foul #3 on Chad Smith, team foul #3 | 50-53 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Jackson (PF), Jessie Swoope (C) Kerry Smith, Luis Inman | |
| Subs | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski (SG), Ricardo Silva (SF), Dikembe Yusuf (PF) James Hogg, George Cabot, Chad Smith | |
| 09:24 | East Carolina | Dexter Hank splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Miro Slovinski | 53-53 |
| 09:19 | UTEP | David Bast double dribbles | 53-53 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Hunter (PG) Miro Slovinski | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 09:10 | East Carolina | Dexter Hank is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 53-53 |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Berube (SF) Richard Day | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Maury (PG) Richard Arnold | |
| 09:02 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski is hacked by James Jackson - foul #2 on James Jackson, team foul #4 | 53-53 |
| 08:44 | UTEP | Ronald Maury hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-53 |
| 08:42 | UTEP | Ricardo Silva pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 08:25 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Zlatko Mordarski | 53-56 |
| 08:16 | East Carolina | Jessie Swoope loses the ball out of bounds | 53-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Tilton (SG), Richard Day (SF) Dexter Hank, John Berube | |
| Subs | UTEP | Douglas Taylor (C) David Bast | |
| 08:07 | UTEP | Ronald Maury clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 08:06 | East Carolina | Jessie Swoope snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 07:48 | East Carolina | Thomas Hunter is hacked by Ronald Maury - foul #2 on Ronald Maury, team foul #4 | 53-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Miro Slovinski (PG), Kerry Smith (PF), Luis Inman (C) Thomas Hunter, James Jackson, Jessie Swoope | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Arnold (PG), James Hogg (SG), Chad Smith (PF) Ronald Maury, Zlatko Mordarski, Dikembe Yusuf | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Miro Slovinski (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Tilton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Day (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kerry Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Luis Inman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Hogg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricardo Silva (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:40 | East Carolina | Douglas Taylor blocks the jumper by Kerry Smith | 53-56 |
| 07:38 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Ricardo Silva | 53-56 |
| 07:34 | UTEP | James Hogg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-56 |
| 07:16 | East Carolina | Richard Day drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Miro Slovinski | 55-56 |
| 06:59 | UTEP | Michael Tilton takes the ball from Ricardo Silva | 55-56 |
| 06:56 | East Carolina | Michael Tilton banks in the layup | 57-56 |
| 06:38 | UTEP | Richard Arnold's pass is intercepted by Richard Day | 57-56 |
| 06:23 | East Carolina | Chad Smith takes the ball from Michael Tilton | 57-56 |
| 06:10 | UTEP | Chad Smith is hacked by Luis Inman - foul #3 on Luis Inman, team foul #5 | 57-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Hunter (PG), Dexter Hank (SG), John Berube (SF), James Jackson (PF), Jessie Swoope (C) Miro Slovinski, Michael Tilton, Richard Day, Kerry Smith, Luis Inman | |
| Subs | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski (SG), George Cabot (SF), Dikembe Yusuf (PF), David Bast (C) James Hogg, Ricardo Silva, Chad Smith, Douglas Taylor | |
| 06:05 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Richard Arnold | 57-58 |
| 05:55 | East Carolina | John Berube scores on a 3 from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 05:49 | UTEP | David Bast makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Richard Arnold | 60-60 |
| 05:43 | East Carolina | Zlatko Mordarski steps in front of the James Jackson pass | 60-60 |
| 05:35 | UTEP | George Cabot misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-60 |
| 05:34 | East Carolina | John Berube grabs the board | 60-60 |
| 05:15 | East Carolina | Jessie Swoope misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Zlatko Mordarski - foul #4 on Zlatko Mordarski, team foul #5 | 60-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Maury (PG) Richard Arnold | |
| 05:15 | East Carolina | Jessie Swoope misses the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 05:15 | East Carolina | Jessie Swoope misses the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 05:15 | UTEP | David Bast grabs the board | 60-60 |
| 05:03 | UTEP | George Cabot knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Zlatko Mordarski | 60-63 |
| 04:51 | East Carolina | James Jackson loses the dribble to Zlatko Mordarski | 60-63 |
| 04:41 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski clanks a 3 from the right wing | 60-63 |
| 04:39 | East Carolina | Thomas Hunter pulls down the rebound | 60-63 |
| 04:17 | East Carolina | Jessie Swoope banks in the layup on a nice dish by Thomas Hunter | 62-63 |
| 03:56 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 03:54 | UTEP | David Bast gets the offensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 03:41 | UTEP | Ronald Maury makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Zlatko Mordarski | 62-66 |
| 03:41 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Day (SF), Kerry Smith (PF) John Berube, James Jackson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Arnold (PG), Ricardo Silva (SF) Ronald Maury, George Cabot | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Thomas Hunter (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dexter Hank (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Day (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kerry Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jessie Swoope (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Zlatko Mordarski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Ricardo Silva (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dikembe Yusuf (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. C - David Bast (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:22 | East Carolina | Jessie Swoope hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Day | 64-66 |
| 03:04 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Yusuf | 64-69 |
| 02:45 | East Carolina | Kerry Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 64-69 |
| 02:44 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Richard Arnold | 64-69 |
| 02:39 | UTEP | Dexter Hank is called for the reach on Ricardo Silva - foul #1 on Dexter Hank, team foul #6 | 64-69 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Luis Inman (C) Jessie Swoope | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 02:23 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-69 |
| 02:22 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf gets the offensive rebound | 64-69 |
| 02:11 | UTEP | David Bast scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Zlatko Mordarski and he's hacked by Luis Inman - foul #4 on Luis Inman, team foul #7 | 64-71 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Tilton (SG) Dexter Hank | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 02:11 | UTEP | David Bast makes the free throw | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:07 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-72 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Dexter Hank (SG) Michael Tilton | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 01:51 | East Carolina | Kerry Smith connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Hunter | 66-72 |
| 01:33 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-72 |
| 01:31 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf grabs the offensive board | 66-72 |
| 01:22 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski is hacked by Dexter Hank - foul #2 on Dexter Hank, team foul #8 | 66-72 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jessie Swoope (C) Luis Inman | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 01:22 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski misses the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 01:22 | East Carolina | Richard Day gets the rebound | 66-72 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:01 | East Carolina | Jessie Swoope double dribbles | 66-72 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | UTEP | Dikembe Yusuf double dribbles | 66-72 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | East Carolina | Dexter Hank throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-72 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | UTEP | George Cabot (SF) Ricardo Silva | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski is hacked by Dexter Hank in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dexter Hank, team foul #9 | 66-72 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ricardo Silva (SF) George Cabot | |
| 00:29 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski misses the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:29 | East Carolina | Jessie Swoope grabs the defensive rebound | 66-72 |
| 00:23 | East Carolina | Dexter Hank works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left corner | 69-72 |
| 00:21 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski is fouled in the backcourt by Dexter Hank - foul #4 on Dexter Hank, team foul #10 | 69-72 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | UTEP | George Cabot (SF) Ricardo Silva | |
| 00:21 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:21 | UTEP | Zlatko Mordarski misses the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:21 | East Carolina | Kerry Smith pulls down the rebound | 69-73 |
| 00:17 | East Carolina | Dexter Hank clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-73 |
| 00:16 | UTEP | David Bast grabs the board | 69-73 |
| 00:15 | UTEP | David Bast is hacked by Thomas Hunter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Hunter, team foul #11 | 69-73 |
| 00:15 | UTEP | David Bast misses the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:15 | UTEP | David Bast makes the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:11 | East Carolina | Richard Day is whistled for a carry | 69-74 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ricardo Silva (SF) George Cabot | |
| 00:10 | UTEP | David Bast is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Hunter - foul #4 on Thomas Hunter, team foul #12 | 69-74 |
| 00:10 | UTEP | David Bast makes the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:10 | UTEP | David Bast makes the 2nd free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:04 | East Carolina | Thomas Hunter comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-76 |
| 00:03 | East Carolina | Richard Day grabs the offensive board | 69-76 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Richard Day is hacked by Ricardo Silva - foul #2 on Ricardo Silva, team foul #6 | 69-76 |