| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Lester Gauna (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oliver Nixon (fresh) PF - Richard Weaver (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Cox (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Long (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Spafford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Tarwater (fresh) C - Nathan Jastremski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Oliver Nixon inbounds the ball | 40-35 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | UTEP | Nathan Jastremski denies the turnaround by Mark Cox | 40-35 |
| 19:41 | East Carolina | Mark Long grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 19:24 | East Carolina | James Tarwater connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Long | 40-37 |
| 19:12 | UTEP | Steven Collins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-37 |
| 19:10 | East Carolina | Mark Long pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 19:03 | East Carolina | Lester Gauna picks off the pass by James Tarwater | 40-37 |
| 18:59 | UTEP | Steven Collins lays it in on a nice dish by Lester Gauna | 42-37 |
| 18:57 | East Carolina | James Fisher is hacked by Steven Collins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Collins, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| 18:45 | East Carolina | James Spafford scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Long and he's fouled by Oliver Nixon - foul #3 on Oliver Nixon, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Holloway (SF), Dustin Ponder (PF), Carl Tatum (C) Oliver Nixon, Richard Weaver, Mark Cox | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 18:45 | East Carolina | James Spafford makes the free throw | 42-40 |
| 18:22 | UTEP | Lester Gauna misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 42-40 |
| 18:20 | East Carolina | Nathan Jastremski pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 18:15 | East Carolina | Mark Long can't finish the uncontested layup | 42-40 |
| 18:14 | UTEP | Carl Tatum snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 17:55 | UTEP | Dustin Ponder buries a jumper from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 17:33 | East Carolina | James Fisher misses badly on a floater from the right side | 44-40 |
| 17:32 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Carl Tatum | 44-40 |
| 17:09 | UTEP | Erik Holloway travels with the ball | 44-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Boice (PG), James Draper (SF), Richard Weaver (PF), Mark Cox (C) Lester Gauna, Erik Holloway, Dustin Ponder, Carl Tatum | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Boyd (PG), Edward Bishop (SG), Carlos Redding (SF), Jay Dejesus (PF), Francis Brown (C) Mark Long, James Fisher, James Spafford, James Tarwater, Nathan Jastremski | |
| 17:06 | East Carolina | Paul Boyd is fouled in the backcourt by James Draper - foul #1 on James Draper, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| 16:59 | East Carolina | Carlos Redding is hacked by Richard Weaver - foul #1 on Richard Weaver, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| 16:49 | East Carolina | Francis Brown is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 16:48 | East Carolina | Carlos Redding gets the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 16:35 | East Carolina | Carlos Redding is open but comes up short on the shot from the right block | 44-40 |
| 16:34 | East Carolina | Jay Dejesus grabs the offensive board | 44-40 |
| 16:22 | East Carolina | Paul Boyd connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 16:06 | UTEP | Curtis Boice misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 44-42 |
| 16:04 | East Carolina | Francis Brown snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 16:00 | East Carolina | Edward Bishop is hacked by Steven Collins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Collins, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kevin Rollings (PG), Oliver Nixon (SF), Nathaniel Hudson (PF) Steven Collins, James Draper, Richard Weaver | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Kevin Rollings (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Curtis Boice (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Oliver Nixon (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Nathaniel Hudson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Cox (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Boyd (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Redding (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jay Dejesus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Francis Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | East Carolina | Paul Boyd misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-42 |
| 15:34 | UTEP | Mark Cox pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 15:26 | UTEP | Oliver Nixon can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 15:25 | UTEP | Nathaniel Hudson hits the follow up shot | 46-42 |
| 15:23 | East Carolina | Paul Boyd loses the dribble to Oliver Nixon in the backcourt | 46-42 |
| 15:22 | UTEP | Oliver Nixon blows the layup | 46-42 |
| 15:21 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Carlos Redding | 46-42 |
| 15:16 | East Carolina | Carlos Redding can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-42 |
| 15:15 | UTEP | Kevin Rollings grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 14:54 | UTEP | Nathaniel Hudson blows the layup but he's hacked by Jay Dejesus - foul #2 on Jay Dejesus, team foul #1 | 46-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Lester Gauna (SG), Dustin Ponder (C) Curtis Boice, Mark Cox | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Long (PG), James Fisher (SG), James Spafford (SF), George Irving (PF), Robert Olden (C) Paul Boyd, Edward Bishop, Carlos Redding, Jay Dejesus, Francis Brown | |
| 14:54 | UTEP | Nathaniel Hudson misses the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 14:54 | UTEP | Nathaniel Hudson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 14:54 | East Carolina | George Irving grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 14:51 | East Carolina | James Spafford travels in the backcourt | 46-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Carl Tatum (C) Nathaniel Hudson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 14:42 | UTEP | Lester Gauna misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-42 |
| 14:40 | East Carolina | Robert Olden grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 14:33 | East Carolina | Mark Long is hacked by Kevin Rollings - foul #4 on Kevin Rollings, team foul #6 | 46-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Steven Collins (SG), Erik Holloway (SF) Kevin Rollings, Oliver Nixon | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 14:13 | East Carolina | George Irving connects on the open runner from the left block on a nice dish by Mark Long | 46-44 |
| 13:46 | UTEP | Steven Collins is hacked by James Fisher - foul #2 on James Fisher, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Weaver (PF), Mark Cox (C) Dustin Ponder, Carl Tatum | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Francis Brown (SF), James Tarwater (PF), Nathan Jastremski (C) James Spafford, George Irving, Robert Olden | |
| 13:33 | UTEP | Lester Gauna buries a floater from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 13:15 | East Carolina | James Fisher comes up short on the floater from the left block | 48-44 |
| 13:14 | East Carolina | Francis Brown gets the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 12:56 | East Carolina | Nathan Jastremski can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Mark Cox - foul #1 on Mark Cox, team foul #7 | 48-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Oliver Nixon (SF) Erik Holloway | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Boyd (PG), Edward Bishop (SG), Carlos Redding (SF) Mark Long, James Fisher, Francis Brown | |
| 12:56 | East Carolina | Nathan Jastremski misses the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 12:56 | East Carolina | Nathan Jastremski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 12:46 | UTEP | James Tarwater picks off the pass by Lester Gauna | 48-45 |
| 12:24 | East Carolina | James Tarwater can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Oliver Nixon - foul #4 on Oliver Nixon, team foul #8 | 48-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Boice (PG), James Draper (SF), Nathaniel Hudson (PF), Dustin Ponder (C) Steven Collins, Oliver Nixon, Richard Weaver, Mark Cox | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jay Dejesus (C) Nathan Jastremski | |
| 12:24 | East Carolina | James Tarwater misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 12:24 | East Carolina | James Tarwater misses the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 12:24 | UTEP | Nathaniel Hudson pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 12:11 | UTEP | Curtis Boice misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 12:10 | UTEP | Dustin Ponder grabs the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 11:54 | UTEP | Nathaniel Hudson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-45 |
| 11:52 | East Carolina | Carlos Redding gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Curtis Boice (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Lester Gauna (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Draper (fresh) PF - Nathaniel Hudson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Ponder (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Boyd (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Redding (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Tarwater (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jay Dejesus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:47 | East Carolina | Paul Boyd knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Edward Bishop | 48-47 |
| 11:38 | UTEP | James Draper can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 11:37 | East Carolina | Edward Bishop grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 11:17 | East Carolina | Jay Dejesus buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Paul Boyd | 48-49 |
| 11:05 | UTEP | James Draper makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Lester Gauna | 51-49 |
| 10:43 | East Carolina | Paul Boyd misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-49 |
| 10:41 | East Carolina | Edward Bishop hits the follow up shot | 51-51 |
| 10:25 | UTEP | The jumper by James Draper is denied by Jay Dejesus | 51-51 |
| 10:24 | UTEP | James Draper tips it home | 53-51 |
| 10:20 | East Carolina | Paul Boyd's pass is intercepted by Lester Gauna in the backcourt | 53-51 |
| 10:19 | UTEP | James Draper dunks the ball on a nice dish by Lester Gauna | 55-51 |
| 10:02 | East Carolina | Paul Boyd comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Curtis Boice - foul #2 on Curtis Boice, team foul #9 | 55-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Steven Collins (SG), Erik Holloway (SF), Richard Weaver (PF), Carl Tatum (C) Curtis Boice, James Draper, Nathaniel Hudson, Dustin Ponder | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Long (PG), James Spafford (SF), Francis Brown (PF), Nathan Jastremski (C) Edward Bishop, Carlos Redding, James Tarwater, Jay Dejesus | |
| 10:02 | East Carolina | Paul Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 10:02 | East Carolina | Paul Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 09:34 | UTEP | Lester Gauna misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Francis Brown - foul #1 on Francis Brown, team foul #3 | 55-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Fisher (SG) Paul Boyd | |
| 09:34 | UTEP | Lester Gauna misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 09:34 | UTEP | Lester Gauna makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 09:21 | East Carolina | Mark Long jams it on a great pass from James Spafford | 56-55 |
| 09:11 | UTEP | Lester Gauna misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 09:09 | UTEP | Erik Holloway gets the offensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 08:51 | UTEP | Steven Collins misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 56-55 |
| 08:49 | East Carolina | James Spafford snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 08:44 | East Carolina | James Spafford's pass is intercepted by Richard Weaver | 56-55 |
| 08:40 | UTEP | Lester Gauna is fouled on the floor by Mark Long - foul #3 on Mark Long, team foul #4 | 56-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Boice (PG), Mark Cox (C) Lester Gauna, Carl Tatum | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Olden (C) Nathan Jastremski | |
| 08:26 | UTEP | Erik Holloway can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-55 |
| 08:24 | UTEP | Richard Weaver tips it but misses | 56-55 |
| 08:22 | East Carolina | Robert Olden grabs the board | 56-55 |
| 08:04 | East Carolina | Francis Brown is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-58 |
| 07:43 | UTEP | Mark Long picks off the pass by Curtis Boice | 56-58 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Curtis Boice (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Steven Collins (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Erik Holloway (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Weaver (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Cox (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Long (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Fisher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Spafford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Francis Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Olden (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:39 | East Carolina | James Fisher makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Mark Long | 56-61 |
| 07:22 | UTEP | Richard Weaver knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Collins | 59-61 |
| 07:05 | East Carolina | Francis Brown scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Mark Long and he's fouled by Richard Weaver - foul #2 on Richard Weaver, team foul #10 | 59-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kevin Rollings (PG), Oliver Nixon (SF), James Draper (PF), Carl Tatum (C) Curtis Boice, Erik Holloway, Richard Weaver, Mark Cox | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Bishop (SF), Nathan Jastremski (C) James Spafford, Robert Olden | |
| 07:05 | East Carolina | Francis Brown makes the free throw | 59-64 |
| 06:54 | UTEP | Carl Tatum is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 59-64 |
| Subs | UTEP | Lester Gauna (SG) Steven Collins | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jay Dejesus (PF) Francis Brown | |
| 06:48 | East Carolina | Kevin Rollings is called for the reach on Edward Bishop in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kevin Rollings, team foul #11 | 59-64 |
| Subs | UTEP | Steven Collins (SG) Kevin Rollings | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Boyd (SG) James Fisher | |
| 06:48 | East Carolina | Edward Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 06:48 | East Carolina | Edward Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 06:28 | UTEP | Oliver Nixon knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-66 |
| 06:26 | East Carolina | Steven Collins is called for the reach on Paul Boyd in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steven Collins, team foul #12 | 62-66 |
| Subs | UTEP | Mark Cox (C) Carl Tatum | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Carlos Redding (SF) Mark Long | |
| 06:26 | East Carolina | Paul Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 06:26 | East Carolina | Paul Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 06:04 | UTEP | Mark Cox knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-68 |
| 05:40 | East Carolina | Oliver Nixon is called for the reach on Carlos Redding - foul #5 on Oliver Nixon, team foul #13 | 64-68 |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Holloway (SF), Nathaniel Hudson (PF), Dustin Ponder (C) Oliver Nixon, James Draper, Mark Cox | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Long (PG), George Irving (PF), Robert Olden (C) Paul Boyd, Jay Dejesus, Nathan Jastremski | |
| 05:40 | East Carolina | Carlos Redding makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 05:40 | East Carolina | Carlos Redding makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 05:22 | UTEP | Erik Holloway comes up short on the floater from close range | 64-70 |
| 05:20 | East Carolina | Carlos Redding grabs the board | 64-70 |
| 05:14 | East Carolina | Mark Long knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Bishop | 64-73 |
| 04:51 | UTEP | Nathaniel Hudson lays it in on a great pass from Steven Collins | 66-73 |
| 04:38 | East Carolina | Robert Olden hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-73 |
| 04:37 | East Carolina | Robert Olden grabs the offensive rebound | 66-73 |
| 04:21 | East Carolina | Carlos Redding loses the ball out of bounds | 66-73 |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Boice (PG), Richard Weaver (PF), Carl Tatum (C) Steven Collins, Nathaniel Hudson, Dustin Ponder | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Fisher (SG), James Spafford (SF), James Tarwater (PF), Francis Brown (C) Carlos Redding, Edward Bishop, George Irving, Robert Olden | |
| 04:02 | UTEP | Curtis Boice misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-73 |
| 04:00 | UTEP | Carl Tatum can't tip it in | 66-73 |
| 03:58 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Weaver | 66-73 |
| 03:53 | UTEP | Erik Holloway misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Fisher - foul #3 on James Fisher, team foul #5 | 66-73 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Boyd (PG), Nathan Jastremski (C) Mark Long, James Spafford | |
| 03:53 | UTEP | Erik Holloway makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 03:53 | UTEP | Erik Holloway makes the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 03:40 | East Carolina | James Fisher is hacked by Lester Gauna - foul #1 on Lester Gauna, team foul #14 | 68-73 |
| 03:40 | East Carolina | James Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 03:40 | East Carolina | James Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Curtis Boice (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Lester Gauna (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Erik Holloway (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Richard Weaver (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Carl Tatum (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Boyd (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Fisher (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Francis Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Tarwater (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nathan Jastremski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | UTEP | Erik Holloway lays it in set up by Lester Gauna | 70-74 |
| 03:19 | East Carolina | Francis Brown is hacked by Curtis Boice - foul #3 on Curtis Boice, team foul #15 | 70-74 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Draper (SF) Erik Holloway | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 03:19 | East Carolina | Francis Brown makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 03:19 | East Carolina | Francis Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| 03:19 | UTEP | Richard Weaver grabs the board | 70-75 |
| 03:02 | UTEP | James Draper is fouled on the floor by Paul Boyd - foul #2 on Paul Boyd, team foul #6 | 70-75 |
| Subs | UTEP | Steven Collins (SG), Nathaniel Hudson (PF), Mark Cox (C) Lester Gauna, Richard Weaver, Carl Tatum | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Long (PG), Jay Dejesus (C) James Fisher, Nathan Jastremski | |
| 02:51 | UTEP | Curtis Boice is whistled for a carry | 70-75 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Spafford (SF) James Tarwater | |
| 02:49 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-75 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dustin Ponder (SF), Carl Tatum (C) Nathaniel Hudson, Mark Cox | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Tarwater (PF), Nathan Jastremski (C) Jay Dejesus, Francis Brown | |
| 02:33 | East Carolina | James Spafford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-75 |
| 02:31 | UTEP | Carl Tatum gets the rebound | 70-75 |
| 02:31 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-75 |
| Subs | UTEP | Lester Gauna (PG), Mark Cox (C) Curtis Boice, Carl Tatum | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 02:19 | UTEP | Dustin Ponder clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-75 |
| 02:17 | East Carolina | Nathan Jastremski gets the rebound | 70-75 |
| 02:13 | East Carolina | James Spafford misses long on a floater from the right wing | 70-75 |
| 02:11 | East Carolina | James Spafford grabs the offensive rebound | 70-75 |
| 01:57 | East Carolina | James Spafford is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Spafford, team foul #7 | 70-75 |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Holloway (SF), Richard Weaver (PF) Dustin Ponder, James Draper | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Fisher (SG) Paul Boyd | |
| 01:52 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-75 |
| 01:33 | UTEP | Lester Gauna blows the layup | 70-75 |
| 01:31 | East Carolina | James Spafford snags the defensive board | 70-75 |
| 01:27 | East Carolina | James Spafford is called for traveling in the backcourt | 70-75 |
| 01:11 | UTEP | Richard Weaver is called for traveling | 70-75 |
| 00:51 | East Carolina | James Fisher connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Mark Long | 70-77 |
| 00:51 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-77 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:46 | UTEP | Mark Cox banks in the layup | 72-77 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | East Carolina | Mark Long is fouled in the backcourt by Lester Gauna - foul #2 on Lester Gauna, team foul #16 | 72-77 |
| 00:43 | East Carolina | Mark Long makes the 1st free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:43 | East Carolina | Mark Long makes the 2nd free throw | 72-79 |
| 00:39 | UTEP | James Tarwater is called for the reach on Mark Cox - foul #2 on James Tarwater, team foul #8 | 72-79 |
| 00:39 | UTEP | Mark Cox makes the 1st free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:39 | UTEP | Mark Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:37 | East Carolina | Mark Long is hacked by Steven Collins in the backcourt - foul #5 on Steven Collins, team foul #17 | 74-79 |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Boice (SG) Steven Collins | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:37 | East Carolina | Mark Long makes the 1st free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:37 | East Carolina | Mark Long misses the 2nd free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:37 | UTEP | Richard Weaver grabs the board | 74-80 |
| 00:31 | UTEP | Curtis Boice hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Erik Holloway | 77-80 |
| 00:28 | East Carolina | Lester Gauna is called for the reach on Mark Long in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lester Gauna, team foul #18 | 77-80 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Boyd (SG) James Fisher | |
| 00:28 | East Carolina | Mark Long makes the 1st free throw | 77-81 |
| 00:28 | East Carolina | Mark Long makes the 2nd free throw | 77-82 |
| 00:25 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 77-82 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Fisher (SG) Paul Boyd | |
| 00:22 | UTEP | Erik Holloway clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 77-82 |
| 00:20 | UTEP | Lester Gauna gets the offensive rebound | 77-82 |
| 00:18 | UTEP | Curtis Boice misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 77-82 |
| 00:16 | UTEP | Richard Weaver grabs the offensive rebound | 77-82 |
| 00:14 | UTEP | Erik Holloway scores on a 3 from the right corner | 80-82 |
| 00:11 | East Carolina | Nathan Jastremski is fouled in the backcourt by Lester Gauna - foul #4 on Lester Gauna, team foul #19 | 80-82 |
| 00:11 | East Carolina | Nathan Jastremski makes the 1st free throw | 80-83 |
| 00:11 | East Carolina | Nathan Jastremski makes the 2nd free throw | 80-84 |
| 00:08 | UTEP | UTEP calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 80-84 |
| 00:04 | UTEP | Erik Holloway can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 80-84 |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Lester Gauna grabs the offensive board | 80-84 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | The clock runs out | 80-84 |