| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Kevin Rollings (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oliver Nixon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Weaver (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Cox (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Milford Bissette (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Arvizu (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Grover Carroll (fresh) PF - Graham Johns (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Claude Reece (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Grover Carroll inbounds the ball | 38-24 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-24 |
| 19:26 | UTEP | Mark Cox clanks a floater from the baseline | 38-24 |
| 19:25 | Southern Mississippi | Grover Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 38-24 |
| 18:57 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Grover Carroll | 38-26 |
| 18:41 | UTEP | Richard Weaver misses the jumper from the right side | 38-26 |
| 18:39 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece grabs the defensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 18:37 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette loses the dribble to Steven Collins in the backcourt | 38-26 |
| 18:35 | UTEP | Richard Weaver misses the lay-in | 38-26 |
| 18:34 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns pulls down the rebound | 38-26 |
| 18:17 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 38-26 |
| 18:16 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece tips it back up and in | 38-28 |
| 17:55 | UTEP | Kevin Rollings loses the ball out of bounds | 38-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | Lester Gauna (SG), Erik Holloway (SF), Dustin Ponder (PF), Carl Tatum (C) Steven Collins, Oliver Nixon, Richard Weaver, Mark Cox | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Petitt (SG), Devin Ostroski (SF) John Arvizu, Grover Carroll | |
| 17:30 | Southern Mississippi | Devin Ostroski clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-28 |
| 17:28 | UTEP | Lester Gauna grabs the defensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 17:14 | UTEP | The jump hook by Lester Gauna is blocked by Graham Johns | 38-28 |
| 17:12 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece pulls down the rebound | 38-28 |
| 17:10 | Southern Mississippi | Dustin Ponder takes the ball from John Petitt in the backcourt | 38-28 |
| 16:57 | UTEP | Lester Gauna knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Kevin Rollings | 40-28 |
| 16:38 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dustin Ponder - foul #2 on Dustin Ponder, team foul #1 | 40-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | Steven Collins (SG) Kevin Rollings | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Arvizu (SG), Grover Carroll (SF), Ehioze Araki (C) John Petitt, Devin Ostroski, Claude Reece | |
| 16:38 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 16:38 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 16:34 | UTEP | Lester Gauna is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lester Gauna, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| 16:20 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-30 |
| 16:18 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Carl Tatum | 40-30 |
| 16:04 | UTEP | Carl Tatum drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Steven Collins | 42-30 |
| 16:01 | Southern Mississippi | Grover Carroll is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 42-30 |
| Subs | UTEP | Oliver Nixon (SF), Richard Weaver (PF), Mark Cox (C) Erik Holloway, Dustin Ponder, Carl Tatum | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 15:38 | UTEP | Graham Johns steals it from Steven Collins | 42-30 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Lester Gauna (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Oliver Nixon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Weaver (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Cox (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Milford Bissette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Arvizu (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Grover Carroll (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Graham Johns (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Ehioze Araki (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Southern Mississippi | Oliver Nixon swats the short shot by Grover Carroll | 42-30 |
| 15:32 | UTEP | Lester Gauna grabs the board | 42-30 |
| 15:26 | UTEP | Steven Collins drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Oliver Nixon | 44-30 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 15:05 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Arvizu | 44-32 |
| 14:39 | UTEP | Mark Cox's pass is intercepted by Milford Bissette | 44-32 |
| 14:35 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns banks in the layup on a nice dish by Milford Bissette | 44-34 |
| 14:15 | UTEP | Mark Cox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kevin Rollings (PG), Curtis Boice (SG), Erik Holloway (SF), Dustin Ponder (PF), Carl Tatum (C) Lester Gauna, Steven Collins, Oliver Nixon, Richard Weaver, Mark Cox | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Petitt (SG), Devin Ostroski (SF), Shawn Collins (PF), Claude Reece (C) John Arvizu, Grover Carroll, Graham Johns, Ehioze Araki | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 14:13 | Southern Mississippi | Erik Holloway steals the ball from John Petitt in the backcourt | 44-34 |
| 14:11 | UTEP | Erik Holloway lays it up and in | 46-34 |
| 13:52 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-34 |
| 13:31 | UTEP | Kevin Rollings hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Erik Holloway | 48-34 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 13:09 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette is fouled on the floor by Carl Tatum - foul #2 on Carl Tatum, team foul #3 | 48-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Draper (PF), Mark Cox (C) Dustin Ponder, Carl Tatum | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Wade Huston (PG), Graham Johns (PF) Milford Bissette, Shawn Collins | |
| 12:55 | Southern Mississippi | John Petitt knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Wade Huston | 48-36 |
| 12:32 | UTEP | Curtis Boice clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Petitt - foul #1 on John Petitt, team foul #1 | 48-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Oliver Nixon (SF), Lester Gauna (C) Erik Holloway, Mark Cox | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 12:32 | UTEP | Curtis Boice makes the 1st free throw | 49-36 |
| 12:32 | UTEP | Curtis Boice makes the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 12:09 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece is hacked by Kevin Rollings - foul #1 on Kevin Rollings, team foul #4 | 50-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Steven Collins (SG), Richard Weaver (PF), Mark Cox (C) Kevin Rollings, Curtis Boice, James Draper | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette (PG), John Arvizu (SG), Ehioze Araki (PF) Wade Huston, John Petitt, Devin Ostroski | |
| 11:53 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Milford Bissette | 50-38 |
| 11:38 | UTEP | Richard Weaver drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Lester Gauna | 53-38 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Lester Gauna (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Oliver Nixon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Weaver (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Cox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Milford Bissette (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Arvizu (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Graham Johns (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ehioze Araki (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Claude Reece (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece misses the shot in the lane | 53-38 |
| 11:16 | UTEP | Oliver Nixon grabs the board | 53-38 |
| 11:09 | UTEP | Steven Collins clanks a 3 from the left corner | 53-38 |
| 11:07 | UTEP | Richard Weaver tips it in | 55-38 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 10:49 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Mark Cox - foul #2 on Mark Cox, team foul #5 | 55-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kevin Rollings (PG), Erik Holloway (SF), Dustin Ponder (PF), Carl Tatum (C) Lester Gauna, Oliver Nixon, Richard Weaver, Mark Cox | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Petitt (SG), Grover Carroll (SF), Shawn Collins (C) John Arvizu, Graham Johns, Claude Reece | |
| 10:49 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette makes the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 10:49 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette misses the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| 10:49 | UTEP | Steven Collins gets the rebound | 55-39 |
| 10:31 | UTEP | Kevin Rollings is fouled on the floor by Shawn Collins as he's doubleteamed - foul #4 on Shawn Collins, team foul #2 | 55-39 |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Boice (SG) Steven Collins | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns (PF), Claude Reece (C) Ehioze Araki, Shawn Collins | |
| 10:18 | UTEP | Erik Holloway scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Curtis Boice | 57-39 |
| 10:02 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-39 |
| 10:00 | UTEP | Dustin Ponder grabs the defensive rebound | 57-39 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 09:42 | UTEP | Kevin Rollings clanks a jump hook in the paint | 57-39 |
| 09:41 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns grabs the defensive rebound | 57-39 |
| 09:26 | Southern Mississippi | John Petitt is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on John Petitt, team foul #3 | 57-39 |
| Subs | UTEP | Lester Gauna (SG) Curtis Boice | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Wade Huston (PG), John Arvizu (SG) Milford Bissette, John Petitt | |
| 09:07 | UTEP | Lester Gauna can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Arvizu - foul #3 on John Arvizu, team foul #4 | 57-39 |
| Subs | UTEP | Steven Collins (SG), Richard Weaver (PF) Dustin Ponder, Carl Tatum | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ehioze Araki (C) Claude Reece | |
| 09:07 | UTEP | Lester Gauna misses the 1st free throw | 57-39 |
| 09:07 | UTEP | Lester Gauna misses the 2nd free throw | 57-39 |
| 09:07 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns gets the rebound | 57-39 |
| 08:45 | Southern Mississippi | Ehioze Araki makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Arvizu | 57-41 |
| 08:17 | UTEP | Lester Gauna buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Steven Collins | 59-41 |
| 08:13 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Wade Huston | 59-43 |
| 07:48 | UTEP | Lester Gauna clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by John Arvizu - foul #4 on John Arvizu, team foul #5 | 59-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Boice (SG), Oliver Nixon (SF), James Draper (PF), Dustin Ponder (C) Kevin Rollings, Steven Collins, Erik Holloway, Richard Weaver | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette (PG), John Petitt (SG), Devin Ostroski (SF), Shawn Collins (PF), Claude Reece (C) Wade Huston, John Arvizu, Grover Carroll, Graham Johns, Ehioze Araki | |
| 07:48 | UTEP | Lester Gauna makes the 1st free throw | 60-43 |
| 07:48 | UTEP | Lester Gauna makes the 2nd free throw | 61-43 |
| 07:34 | Southern Mississippi | James Draper is called for the reach on Shawn Collins - foul #1 on James Draper, team foul #6 | 61-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Carl Tatum (C) James Draper | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Lester Gauna (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Curtis Boice (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oliver Nixon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dustin Ponder (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Tatum (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Milford Bissette (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Petitt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Devin Ostroski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Shawn Collins (fresh) 4 pf. C - Claude Reece (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Southern Mississippi | Devin Ostroski comes up short on the shot from the right block | 61-43 |
| 07:17 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette grabs the offensive rebound | 61-43 |
| 07:12 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece loses the dribble to Dustin Ponder | 61-43 |
| 06:47 | UTEP | Oliver Nixon misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 61-43 |
| 06:45 | Southern Mississippi | John Petitt snags the defensive board | 61-43 |
| 06:30 | Southern Mississippi | John Petitt hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Milford Bissette | 61-46 |
| 06:08 | UTEP | Curtis Boice misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-46 |
| 06:07 | Southern Mississippi | John Petitt pulls down the rebound | 61-46 |
| 06:05 | Southern Mississippi | John Petitt is fouled in the backcourt by Curtis Boice - foul #3 on Curtis Boice, team foul #7 | 61-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kevin Rollings (PG), Steven Collins (SG), James Draper (SF), Richard Weaver (PF), Mark Cox (C) Lester Gauna, Curtis Boice, Oliver Nixon, Dustin Ponder, Carl Tatum | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns (PF), Ehioze Araki (C) Shawn Collins, Claude Reece | |
| 06:05 | Southern Mississippi | John Petitt makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 06:05 | Southern Mississippi | John Petitt misses the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 06:05 | UTEP | Richard Weaver snags the defensive board | 61-47 |
| 05:44 | UTEP | Devin Ostroski is called for the reach on James Draper - foul #1 on Devin Ostroski, team foul #6 | 61-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Holloway (SF) James Draper | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Arvizu (SG), Grover Carroll (SF) John Petitt, Devin Ostroski | |
| 05:19 | UTEP | Kevin Rollings is whistled for traveling | 61-47 |
| 05:06 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns makes the wide open jumpshot from the right side | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 04:43 | UTEP | Erik Holloway misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-49 |
| 04:41 | UTEP | Steven Collins tips it home | 63-49 |
| 04:24 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 63-49 |
| 04:22 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns can't tip it in | 63-49 |
| 04:20 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns snags the offensive board | 63-49 |
| 03:56 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Weaver - foul #1 on Richard Weaver, team foul #8 | 63-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Lester Gauna (PG), Curtis Boice (SG), Oliver Nixon (SF), Dustin Ponder (PF), Carl Tatum (C) Kevin Rollings, Steven Collins, Erik Holloway, Richard Weaver, Mark Cox | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Wade Huston (PG), Devin Ostroski (SF), Claude Reece (C) Milford Bissette, Grover Carroll, Ehioze Araki | |
| 03:56 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns misses the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 03:56 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 03:33 | UTEP | Lester Gauna's pass is intercepted by John Arvizu | 63-50 |
| 03:28 | Southern Mississippi | John Arvizu banks in the layup | 63-52 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Lester Gauna (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Curtis Boice (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Oliver Nixon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dustin Ponder (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Carl Tatum (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Wade Huston (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Arvizu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Devin Ostroski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Graham Johns (tiring) 17 pts. 8 reb. C - Claude Reece (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:06 | UTEP | Curtis Boice hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Carl Tatum | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:03 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Boice picks off the pass by Wade Huston in the backcourt | 66-52 |
| 02:42 | UTEP | Lester Gauna can't throw it down | 66-52 |
| 02:40 | Southern Mississippi | Devin Ostroski grabs the board | 66-52 |
| 02:17 | Southern Mississippi | Devin Ostroski hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by John Arvizu | 66-54 |
| 01:48 | UTEP | Dustin Ponder misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-54 |
| 01:46 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Claude Reece | 66-54 |
| 01:40 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece blows the layup | 66-54 |
| 01:38 | UTEP | Carl Tatum grabs the board | 66-54 |
| 01:10 | UTEP | Carl Tatum clanks a driving attempt from close range | 66-54 |
| 01:08 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Ponder | 66-54 |
| 00:52 | UTEP | Oliver Nixon connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Southern Mississippi | Lester Gauna picks off the pass by Devin Ostroski in the backcourt | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 00:23 | UTEP | Graham Johns takes the ball from Carl Tatum | 69-54 |
| 00:19 | Southern Mississippi | Oliver Nixon is called for the reach on John Arvizu in the backcourt - foul #1 on Oliver Nixon, team foul #9 | 69-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Holloway (SF) Oliver Nixon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ehioze Araki (PF), Shawn Collins (C) Graham Johns, Claude Reece | |
| 00:19 | Southern Mississippi | John Arvizu makes the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 00:19 | Southern Mississippi | John Arvizu makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Lester Gauna runs out the clock | 69-56 |