| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Eric Whitehouse (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Echavarria (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bobby Rife (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edward Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary McElyea (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Riley Cox (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Erler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Franklin Mungia (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Perry McGowin (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Speegle (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Bobby Rife inbounds the ball | 29-36 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:58 | Southern Mississippi | Gary McElyea loses the dribble to Riley Cox in the backcourt | 29-36 |
| 19:55 | UTEP | Perry McGowin slams it home set up by Riley Cox | 29-38 |
| 19:45 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Danny Echavarria | 32-38 |
| 19:42 | UTEP | Bobby Rife steps in front of the Franklin Mungia pass in the backcourt | 32-38 |
| 19:41 | Southern Mississippi | Danny Echavarria misses the dunk attempt | 32-38 |
| 19:39 | Southern Mississippi | Gary McElyea hits the follow up shot | 34-38 |
| 19:24 | UTEP | Robert Erler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 19:22 | UTEP | James Speegle misses the tip | 34-38 |
| 19:20 | Southern Mississippi | Danny Echavarria gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 18:58 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Danny Echavarria | 36-38 |
| 18:43 | UTEP | James Speegle connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Franklin Mungia | 36-40 |
| 18:23 | Southern Mississippi | Danny Echavarria buries a fadeaway in the paint | 38-40 |
| 18:09 | UTEP | Gary McElyea steals it from James Speegle | 38-40 |
| 17:47 | Southern Mississippi | Gary McElyea can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the right side | 38-40 |
| 17:45 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Perry McGowin | 38-40 |
| 17:22 | UTEP | James Speegle is whistled for a carry | 38-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver (PG), Gerald Washington (SG), James Frazier (SF), Landon White (PF), Michael Pate (C) Eric Whitehouse, Danny Echavarria, Bobby Rife, Edward Parker, Gary McElyea | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Dicus (PG), William King (SG), Carter Donnelly (SF), Johnny Helfer (PF), Thomas Robinson (C) Riley Cox, Robert Erler, Franklin Mungia, Perry McGowin, James Speegle | |
| 17:19 | Southern Mississippi | William King steals the ball from Michael Pate in the backcourt | 38-40 |
| 17:17 | UTEP | Carter Donnelly throws it down on a nice dish by William King | 38-42 |
| 16:56 | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Johnny Helfer - foul #2 on Johnny Helfer, team foul #1 | 38-42 |
| 16:56 | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 16:56 | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 16:53 | UTEP | Gerald Washington picks off the pass by Carter Donnelly in the backcourt | 40-42 |
| 16:41 | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 40-42 |
| 16:40 | UTEP | Carter Donnelly grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 16:37 | UTEP | Michael Dicus double dribbles in the backcourt | 40-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Xiaoping Chin (C) Michael Pate | |
| Subs | UTEP | Franklin Mungia (SF), James Speegle (C) Johnny Helfer, Thomas Robinson | |
| 16:20 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Dicus steps in front of the Gerald Washington pass | 40-42 |
| 16:13 | UTEP | Michael Dicus is fouled on the floor by Chuck Weaver - foul #2 on Chuck Weaver, team foul #1 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse (PG), Danny Echavarria (SG), Edward Parker (PF) Chuck Weaver, Gerald Washington, Landon White | |
| Subs | UTEP | Riley Cox (PG) William King | |
| 15:55 | UTEP | Carter Donnelly loses the dribble to Eric Whitehouse | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Eric Whitehouse (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Echavarria (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Frazier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Parker (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Xiaoping Chin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Riley Cox (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Dicus (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Franklin Mungia (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carter Donnelly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Speegle (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Parker knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Danny Echavarria | 42-42 |
| 15:19 | UTEP | Franklin Mungia comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-42 |
| 15:18 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Xiaoping Chin | 42-42 |
| 15:04 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 15:02 | Southern Mississippi | Danny Echavarria grabs the offensive board | 42-42 |
| 14:53 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Parker hits the finger roll set up by James Frazier | 44-42 |
| 14:41 | UTEP | Franklin Mungia misses the easy layup | 44-42 |
| 14:40 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Eric Whitehouse | 44-42 |
| 14:35 | Southern Mississippi | Danny Echavarria misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 14:34 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Parker tips it in | 46-42 |
| 14:19 | UTEP | Franklin Mungia hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but the foul's on James Frazier - foul #1 on James Frazier, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver (PG), Gerald Washington (SG), Bobby Rife (SF), Landon White (PF), Michael Pate (C) Eric Whitehouse, Danny Echavarria, James Frazier, Edward Parker, Xiaoping Chin | |
| Subs | UTEP | William King (PG), Robert Erler (SG), Refugio Correa (PF), Thomas Robinson (C) Riley Cox, Michael Dicus, Carter Donnelly, James Speegle | |
| 14:19 | UTEP | Franklin Mungia makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 14:19 | UTEP | Franklin Mungia misses the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 14:19 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Landon White | 46-43 |
| 14:09 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pate is alone and drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Chuck Weaver | 48-43 |
| 13:48 | UTEP | Robert Erler drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William King and he's hacked by Chuck Weaver - foul #3 on Chuck Weaver, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary McElyea (C) Michael Pate | |
| Subs | UTEP | Perry McGowin (SF) Franklin Mungia | |
| 13:48 | UTEP | Robert Erler makes the free throw | 48-46 |
| 13:20 | Southern Mississippi | The jump hook by Gary McElyea is blocked by Thomas Robinson | 48-46 |
| 13:18 | UTEP | Refugio Correa grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 13:15 | UTEP | William King loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-46 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse (PG) Chuck Weaver | |
| Subs | UTEP | Riley Cox (PG), Michael Dicus (SF), Johnny Helfer (PF) William King, Refugio Correa, Thomas Robinson | |
| 12:55 | Southern Mississippi | Bobby Rife misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner but he's hacked by Johnny Helfer - foul #3 on Johnny Helfer, team foul #2 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Edward Parker (PF), Michael Pate (C) Landon White, Gary McElyea | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 12:55 | Southern Mississippi | Bobby Rife makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 12:55 | Southern Mississippi | Bobby Rife makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 12:55 | Southern Mississippi | Bobby Rife makes the 3rd free throw | 51-46 |
| 12:51 | UTEP | Riley Cox is hacked by Eric Whitehouse in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Whitehouse, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Frazier (SF) Bobby Rife | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 12:31 | UTEP | Johnny Helfer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-46 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Danny Echavarria (SG) Gerald Washington | |
| Subs | UTEP | William King (PG), Franklin Mungia (SF), Refugio Correa (PF) Riley Cox, Michael Dicus, Johnny Helfer | |
| 12:29 | Southern Mississippi | Danny Echavarria is hacked by Robert Erler in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Erler, team foul #3 | 51-46 |
| 12:08 | Southern Mississippi | James Frazier connects on the open 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-46 |
| 11:40 | UTEP | Danny Echavarria picks off the pass by William King | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Eric Whitehouse (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Echavarria (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Frazier (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Parker (tired) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Pate (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - William King (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Erler (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Franklin Mungia (tired) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Refugio Correa (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Perry McGowin (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Danny Echavarria | 57-46 |
| 11:28 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-46 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver (PG), Gerald Washington (SG), Bobby Rife (SF), Landon White (PF), Gary McElyea (C) Eric Whitehouse, Danny Echavarria, James Frazier, Edward Parker, Michael Pate | |
| Subs | UTEP | Riley Cox (PG), Michael Dicus (SF), Johnny Helfer (PF), Thomas Robinson (C) William King, Franklin Mungia, Refugio Correa, Perry McGowin | |
| 11:12 | UTEP | Bobby Rife is called for the reach on Michael Dicus - foul #1 on Bobby Rife, team foul #5 | 57-46 |
| 10:56 | UTEP | Michael Dicus drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Riley Cox | 57-48 |
| 10:39 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Washington hits a wide open turnaround from close range on a great pass from Bobby Rife | 59-48 |
| 10:37 | UTEP | Riley Cox is fouled in the backcourt by Chuck Weaver - foul #4 on Chuck Weaver, team foul #6 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse (PG), Danny Echavarria (SG), James Frazier (SF) Chuck Weaver, Gerald Washington, Bobby Rife | |
| Subs | UTEP | William King (SG), Refugio Correa (PF), Carter Donnelly (C) Robert Erler, Johnny Helfer, Thomas Robinson | |
| 10:23 | UTEP | Refugio Correa is alone and drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Michael Dicus | 59-50 |
| 10:08 | Southern Mississippi | Landon White's fadeaway is rejected by Carter Donnelly | 59-50 |
| 10:07 | UTEP | Refugio Correa gets the rebound | 59-50 |
| 09:50 | UTEP | Carter Donnelly hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 59-50 |
| 09:48 | UTEP | Riley Cox can't tip it in | 59-50 |
| 09:46 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Landon White | 59-50 |
| 09:44 | Southern Mississippi | Danny Echavarria is fouled in the backcourt by William King - foul #1 on William King, team foul #4 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Washington (SG), Bobby Rife (SF), Edward Parker (PF), Michael Pate (C) Danny Echavarria, James Frazier, Landon White, Gary McElyea | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Erler (SG), Franklin Mungia (SF) William King, Michael Dicus | |
| 09:32 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-50 |
| 09:31 | UTEP | Franklin Mungia gets the rebound | 59-50 |
| 09:29 | UTEP | Carter Donnelly loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-50 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Xiaoping Chin (C) Michael Pate | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Speegle (C) Carter Donnelly | |
| 09:21 | Southern Mississippi | Xiaoping Chin knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Gerald Washington | 61-50 |
| 09:09 | UTEP | Franklin Mungia is denied on a layup by Edward Parker | 61-50 |
| 09:08 | Southern Mississippi | Xiaoping Chin grabs the defensive rebound | 61-50 |
| 09:03 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse is hacked by Riley Cox - foul #1 on Riley Cox, team foul #5 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Danny Echavarria (SG), Michael Pate (C) Bobby Rife, Xiaoping Chin | |
| Subs | UTEP | William King (PG), Johnny Helfer (PF), Thomas Robinson (C) Riley Cox, Refugio Correa, James Speegle | |
| 08:51 | Southern Mississippi | Danny Echavarria hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Erler - foul #4 on Robert Erler, team foul #6 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Frazier (SF) Gerald Washington | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Dicus (SG) Robert Erler | |
| 08:51 | Southern Mississippi | Danny Echavarria misses the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 08:51 | Southern Mississippi | Danny Echavarria makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 08:37 | UTEP | Franklin Mungia misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-50 |
| 08:36 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Edward Parker | 62-50 |
| 08:24 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-50 |
| 08:22 | UTEP | Franklin Mungia grabs the defensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 08:07 | UTEP | Johnny Helfer misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 62-50 |
| 08:05 | Southern Mississippi | Danny Echavarria pulls down the rebound | 62-50 |
| 07:47 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pate scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Eric Whitehouse | 64-50 |
| 07:24 | UTEP | William King connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Dicus | 64-53 |
| 07:24 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-53 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver (PG), Gerald Washington (SG), Bobby Rife (SF), Landon White (PF), Xiaoping Chin (C) Eric Whitehouse, Danny Echavarria, James Frazier, Edward Parker, Michael Pate | |
| Subs | UTEP | Riley Cox (PG), Robert Erler (SG), Carter Donnelly (SF), Refugio Correa (PF), Perry McGowin (C) William King, Michael Dicus, Franklin Mungia, Johnny Helfer, Thomas Robinson | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Chuck Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gerald Washington (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Rife (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Landon White (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Xiaoping Chin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Riley Cox (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Erler (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Carter Donnelly (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Refugio Correa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Perry McGowin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Southern Mississippi | Landon White misses the lay-in | 64-53 |
| 07:00 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Riley Cox | 64-53 |
| 06:57 | UTEP | Robert Erler travels in the backcourt | 64-53 |
| 06:52 | Southern Mississippi | Bobby Rife comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 64-53 |
| 06:51 | UTEP | Carter Donnelly grabs the board | 64-53 |
| 06:45 | UTEP | Xiaoping Chin is called for the reach on Robert Erler - foul #3 on Xiaoping Chin, team foul #7 | 64-53 |
| 06:45 | UTEP | Robert Erler makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 06:45 | UTEP | Robert Erler makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 06:43 | Southern Mississippi | Riley Cox is called for the reach on Chuck Weaver in the backcourt - foul #2 on Riley Cox, team foul #7 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary McElyea (C) Xiaoping Chin | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 06:43 | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 06:43 | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 06:20 | UTEP | Robert Erler hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-55 |
| 06:19 | Southern Mississippi | Gary McElyea grabs the board | 66-55 |
| 05:52 | Southern Mississippi | Gary McElyea makes the driving attempt from the right block | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:43 | UTEP | Robert Erler misses the wide open 3 from the right corner | 68-55 |
| 05:41 | Southern Mississippi | Landon White pulls down the rebound | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:27 | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver buries a floater from the free throw line | 70-55 |
| 05:10 | UTEP | Robert Erler misses long on an open floater from the free throw line | 70-55 |
| 05:08 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Landon White | 70-55 |
| 05:03 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Erler is called for the reach on Chuck Weaver - foul #5 on Robert Erler, team foul #8 | 70-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Danny Echavarria (SG), James Frazier (SF), Edward Parker (PF), Xiaoping Chin (C) Gerald Washington, Bobby Rife, Landon White, Gary McElyea | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Dicus (PG), William King (SG), Franklin Mungia (SF), James Speegle (C) Riley Cox, Robert Erler, Carter Donnelly, Perry McGowin | |
| 05:03 | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 71-55 |
| 05:03 | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 72-55 |
| 05:01 | UTEP | James Speegle is hacked by Xiaoping Chin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Xiaoping Chin, team foul #8 | 72-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse (PG) Chuck Weaver | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 05:01 | UTEP | James Speegle makes the 1st free throw | 72-56 |
| 05:01 | UTEP | James Speegle makes the 2nd free throw | 72-57 |
| 04:40 | Southern Mississippi | James Speegle steals the ball from James Frazier | 72-57 |
| 04:31 | UTEP | Eric Whitehouse steals it from Franklin Mungia | 72-57 |
| 04:10 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse is alone and drills a floater from just outside the lane | 74-57 |
| 04:10 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-57 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Johnny Helfer (PF), Thomas Robinson (C) Refugio Correa, James Speegle | |
| 03:55 | UTEP | William King connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Dicus | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:53 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse is hacked by Michael Dicus in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Dicus, team foul #9 | 74-60 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pate (C) Xiaoping Chin | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 03:53 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse makes the 1st free throw | 75-60 |
| 03:53 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse makes the 2nd free throw | 76-60 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:34 | UTEP | Johnny Helfer is hacked by Edward Parker - foul #3 on Edward Parker, team foul #9 | 76-60 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Riley Cox (PG) William King | |
| 03:34 | UTEP | Johnny Helfer misses the 1st free throw | 76-60 |
| 03:34 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 76-60 |
| 03:08 | Southern Mississippi | James Frazier is open but comes up short on the runner from close range | 76-60 |
| 03:07 | UTEP | Johnny Helfer gets the rebound | 76-60 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Eric Whitehouse (tiring) 24 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Danny Echavarria (tiring) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Frazier (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Parker (tired) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Pate (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Riley Cox (tired) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Dicus (tired) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Franklin Mungia (tired) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Johnny Helfer (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Thomas Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:04 | UTEP | Michael Pate picks off the pass by Franklin Mungia in the backcourt | 76-60 |
| 02:52 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pate scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Frazier and he's fouled by Johnny Helfer - foul #4 on Johnny Helfer, team foul #10 | 78-60 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver (PG), Gerald Washington (SG), Landon White (PF) Eric Whitehouse, Danny Echavarria, Edward Parker | |
| Subs | UTEP | William King (PG), Carter Donnelly (SF), Perry McGowin (PF) Riley Cox, Franklin Mungia, Johnny Helfer | |
| 02:52 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pate makes the free throw | 79-60 |
| 02:48 | UTEP | Michael Dicus loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-60 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Xiaoping Chin (C) Michael Pate | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 02:41 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Washington knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Chuck Weaver and he's hacked by Thomas Robinson - foul #1 on Thomas Robinson, team foul #11 | 81-60 |
| 02:41 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Washington makes the free throw | 82-60 |
| 02:31 | UTEP | Carter Donnelly hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 82-63 |
| 02:04 | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver is fouled on the floor by Carter Donnelly - foul #2 on Carter Donnelly, team foul #12 | 82-63 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Johnny Helfer (PF) Thomas Robinson | |
| 02:04 | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver misses the 1st free throw | 82-63 |
| 02:04 | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver misses the 2nd free throw | 82-63 |
| 02:04 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Johnny Helfer | 82-63 |
| 01:54 | UTEP | William King misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 82-63 |
| 01:53 | UTEP | Carter Donnelly grabs the offensive rebound | 82-63 |
| 01:41 | UTEP | Johnny Helfer is fouled on the floor by Landon White - foul #1 on Landon White, team foul #10 | 82-63 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pate (C) Xiaoping Chin | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 01:41 | UTEP | Johnny Helfer misses the 1st free throw | 82-63 |
| 01:41 | UTEP | Johnny Helfer misses the 2nd free throw | 82-63 |
| 01:41 | Southern Mississippi | Landon White pulls down the rebound | 82-63 |
| 01:36 | Southern Mississippi | Perry McGowin takes the ball from Chuck Weaver in the backcourt | 82-63 |
| 01:35 | UTEP | Michael Dicus lays it up and in on a nice dish by Perry McGowin | 82-65 |
| 01:09 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Washington is hacked by William King - foul #2 on William King, team foul #13 | 82-65 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Robinson (C) Johnny Helfer | |
| 01:09 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Washington makes the 1st free throw | 83-65 |
| 01:09 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 84-65 |
| 00:57 | UTEP | William King clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 84-65 |
| 00:55 | UTEP | Perry McGowin tips it home | 84-67 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Washington is hacked by Carter Donnelly in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carter Donnelly, team foul #14 | 84-67 |
| 00:53 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Washington makes the 1st free throw | 85-67 |
| 00:53 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 86-67 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:49 | UTEP | Michael Dicus is called for traveling in the backcourt | 86-67 |
| 00:21 | Southern Mississippi | James Frazier is whistled for traveling | 86-67 |
| 00:14 | UTEP | William King misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 86-67 |
| 00:12 | UTEP | Michael Dicus pulls down the offensive rebound | 86-67 |
| 00:08 | UTEP | Carter Donnelly misses long on a jump hook from close range | 86-67 |
| 00:07 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pate gets the rebound | 86-67 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver runs out the clock | 86-67 |