| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Riley Cox (fresh) SG - Robert Erler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Franklin Mungia (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Refugio Correa (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Speegle (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Chuck Weaver (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Danny Echavarria (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Rife (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Edward Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary McElyea (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Bobby Rife inbounds the ball | 21-45 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Southern Mississippi | Danny Echavarria misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 21-45 |
| 19:30 | UTEP | James Speegle gets the rebound | 21-45 |
| 19:15 | UTEP | James Speegle makes the jumper in the lane and the foul's on Chuck Weaver - foul #1 on Chuck Weaver, team foul #1 | 23-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Landon White (C) Gary McElyea | |
| 19:15 | UTEP | James Speegle misses the free throw | 23-45 |
| 19:15 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 23-45 |
| 18:46 | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver can't finish the layup | 23-45 |
| 18:45 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Echavarria | 23-45 |
| 18:25 | Southern Mississippi | Landon White misses the easy layup | 23-45 |
| 18:23 | UTEP | Refugio Correa gets the rebound | 23-45 |
| 18:09 | UTEP | Franklin Mungia misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 23-45 |
| 18:07 | UTEP | Robert Erler grabs the offensive board | 23-45 |
| 17:53 | UTEP | Robert Erler connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Franklin Mungia and he's fouled by Edward Parker - foul #1 on Edward Parker, team foul #2 | 25-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | William King (PG), Michael Dicus (SF), Perry McGowin (PF), Carter Donnelly (C) Riley Cox, Franklin Mungia, Refugio Correa, James Speegle | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Washington (PG), James Frazier (SF), Michael Pate (PF), Gary McElyea (C) Chuck Weaver, Bobby Rife, Edward Parker, Landon White | |
| 17:53 | UTEP | Robert Erler misses the free throw | 25-45 |
| 17:53 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Gary McElyea | 25-45 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 17:38 | Southern Mississippi | Gary McElyea can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from close range | 25-45 |
| 17:36 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pate grabs the offensive board | 25-45 |
| 17:22 | Southern Mississippi | Danny Echavarria clanks a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on William King - foul #2 on William King, team foul #1 | 25-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Franklin Mungia (SF) Robert Erler | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Edward Parker (PF) Gary McElyea | |
| 17:22 | Southern Mississippi | Danny Echavarria makes the 1st free throw | 25-46 |
| 17:22 | Southern Mississippi | Danny Echavarria makes the 2nd free throw | 25-47 |
| 17:01 | UTEP | Michael Dicus hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Carter Donnelly | 28-47 |
| 16:39 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Dicus takes the ball from Michael Pate | 28-47 |
| 16:35 | UTEP | William King lays it in set up by Michael Dicus | 30-47 |
| 16:17 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Washington can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 30-47 |
| 16:15 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Parker tips it back up and in | 30-49 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 15:51 | UTEP | Perry McGowin double dribbles | 30-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Riley Cox (PG), Robert Erler (SG), Johnny Helfer (PF), Thomas Robinson (C) Michael Dicus, William King, Perry McGowin, Carter Donnelly | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse (PG), Bobby Rife (SF), Landon White (PF), Gary McElyea (C) Danny Echavarria, James Frazier, Edward Parker, Michael Pate | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Riley Cox (fresh) SG - Robert Erler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Franklin Mungia (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Johnny Helfer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Eric Whitehouse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gerald Washington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Rife (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Landon White (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary McElyea (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Southern Mississippi | Gary McElyea misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-49 |
| 15:32 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse tips it back up and in | 30-51 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 15:13 | UTEP | Riley Cox banks in the wide open layup and he's hacked by Gary McElyea - foul #1 on Gary McElyea, team foul #3 | 32-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Dicus (SF) Franklin Mungia | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Danny Echavarria (SG), Xiaoping Chin (C) Gerald Washington, Gary McElyea | |
| 15:13 | UTEP | Riley Cox misses the free throw | 32-51 |
| 15:13 | Southern Mississippi | Landon White grabs the defensive rebound | 32-51 |
| 15:11 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse double dribbles in the backcourt | 32-51 |
| 15:01 | UTEP | Thomas Robinson drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Johnny Helfer | 34-51 |
| 14:57 | Southern Mississippi | Riley Cox picks off the pass by Bobby Rife in the backcourt | 34-51 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 14:52 | UTEP | Riley Cox misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-51 |
| 14:51 | Southern Mississippi | Danny Echavarria pulls down the rebound | 34-51 |
| 14:44 | Southern Mississippi | Bobby Rife misses the floater near the basket | 34-51 |
| 14:43 | UTEP | Riley Cox grabs the board | 34-51 |
| 14:21 | UTEP | Riley Cox buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Michael Dicus | 37-51 |
| 14:04 | Southern Mississippi | Bobby Rife buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Danny Echavarria and he's fouled by Michael Dicus - foul #3 on Michael Dicus, team foul #2 | 37-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | Franklin Mungia (SF), Refugio Correa (PF), James Speegle (C) Michael Dicus, Johnny Helfer, Thomas Robinson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver (SG), Edward Parker (PF), Gary McElyea (C) Danny Echavarria, Landon White, Xiaoping Chin | |
| 14:04 | Southern Mississippi | Bobby Rife misses the free throw | 37-53 |
| 14:04 | UTEP | Refugio Correa grabs the defensive rebound | 37-53 |
| 13:37 | UTEP | Eric Whitehouse steps in front of the Refugio Correa pass | 37-53 |
| 13:34 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse lays it up and in | 37-55 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 13:29 | UTEP | Riley Cox can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-55 |
| 13:28 | UTEP | Robert Erler grabs the offensive rebound | 37-55 |
| 13:19 | UTEP | Riley Cox clanks a 3 from straight away | 37-55 |
| 13:17 | UTEP | Refugio Correa tips it back up and in | 39-55 |
| 13:14 | Southern Mississippi | Refugio Correa steps in front of the Bobby Rife pass in the backcourt | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 12:56 | UTEP | Franklin Mungia connects on the open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-55 |
| 12:54 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse is fouled in the backcourt by James Speegle - foul #1 on James Speegle, team foul #3 | 41-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | William King (PG), Michael Dicus (SG), Perry McGowin (SF), Carter Donnelly (C) Riley Cox, Robert Erler, Franklin Mungia, James Speegle | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Washington (SG), James Frazier (SF) Chuck Weaver, Bobby Rife | |
| 12:41 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse is open but misses the lay-in | 41-55 |
| 12:39 | UTEP | Perry McGowin pulls down the rebound | 41-55 |
| 12:34 | UTEP | William King can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-55 |
| 12:32 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Parker gets the rebound | 41-55 |
| 12:26 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from James Frazier | 41-57 |
| 12:06 | UTEP | Refugio Correa is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from William King | 43-57 |
| 11:52 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Washington is hacked by Refugio Correa - foul #2 on Refugio Correa, team foul #4 | 43-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | Riley Cox (PG), Franklin Mungia (SF), James Speegle (C) Michael Dicus, Perry McGowin, Carter Donnelly | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver (PG), Danny Echavarria (SG), Landon White (PF), Xiaoping Chin (C) Eric Whitehouse, Gerald Washington, Edward Parker, Gary McElyea | |
| 11:35 | Southern Mississippi | Landon White lays it in on a great pass from Xiaoping Chin | 43-59 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Riley Cox (tiring) 5 pts. SG - William King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Franklin Mungia (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Refugio Correa (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Speegle (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Chuck Weaver (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Danny Echavarria (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Frazier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Landon White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Xiaoping Chin (fresh) | |
| 11:15 | UTEP | William King buries a 3 from the left corner | 46-59 |
| 10:56 | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-59 |
| 10:54 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Riley Cox | 46-59 |
| 10:32 | UTEP | William King hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-59 |
| 10:30 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Chuck Weaver | 46-59 |
| 10:09 | Southern Mississippi | Danny Echavarria makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Chuck Weaver | 46-62 |
| 10:09 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 46-62 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Dicus (PG), Robert Erler (SG), Carter Donnelly (SF), Johnny Helfer (PF), Thomas Robinson (C) Riley Cox, William King, Franklin Mungia, Refugio Correa, James Speegle | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse (PG), Gerald Washington (SG), Edward Parker (PF), Michael Pate (C) Chuck Weaver, Danny Echavarria, Landon White, Xiaoping Chin | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 09:58 | UTEP | Robert Erler misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-62 |
| 09:57 | UTEP | Thomas Robinson grabs the offensive board | 46-62 |
| 09:37 | UTEP | Carter Donnelly is whistled for a carry | 46-62 |
| Subs | UTEP | Perry McGowin (SF) Johnny Helfer | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bobby Rife (SF) James Frazier | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 09:15 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse is open and scores on a turnaround from the left block | 46-64 |
| 09:13 | UTEP | Robert Erler is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Whitehouse - foul #4 on Eric Whitehouse, team foul #4 | 46-64 |
| Subs | UTEP | Franklin Mungia (SF), Johnny Helfer (PF) Carter Donnelly, Thomas Robinson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver (PG), Gary McElyea (C) Eric Whitehouse, Michael Pate | |
| 09:08 | UTEP | Johnny Helfer blows the layup | 46-64 |
| 09:07 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Parker grabs the board | 46-64 |
| 08:49 | Southern Mississippi | Gary McElyea makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Chuck Weaver and he's fouled by Johnny Helfer - foul #2 on Johnny Helfer, team foul #5 | 46-66 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Frazier (SF) Bobby Rife | |
| 08:49 | Southern Mississippi | Gary McElyea makes the free throw | 46-67 |
| 08:47 | UTEP | Michael Dicus is hacked by Chuck Weaver in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chuck Weaver, team foul #5 | 46-67 |
| Subs | UTEP | Riley Cox (PG), James Speegle (C) Michael Dicus, Johnny Helfer | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 08:33 | UTEP | Riley Cox hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 48-67 |
| 08:31 | Southern Mississippi | Riley Cox is called for the reach on Gerald Washington in the backcourt - foul #2 on Riley Cox, team foul #6 | 48-67 |
| Subs | UTEP | Carter Donnelly (PF) James Speegle | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Danny Echavarria (SG) Gerald Washington | |
| 08:14 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Parker misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Riley Cox - foul #3 on Riley Cox, team foul #7 | 48-67 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Dicus (SG) Robert Erler | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 08:14 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Parker makes the 1st free throw | 48-68 |
| 08:14 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 48-69 |
| 07:57 | UTEP | Michael Dicus hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 48-69 |
| 07:56 | UTEP | Perry McGowin hits the follow up shot | 50-69 |
| 07:34 | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver misses the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Carter Donnelly - foul #1 on Carter Donnelly, team foul #8 | 50-69 |
| Subs | UTEP | William King (PG), Robert Erler (SG), Johnny Helfer (PF), Thomas Robinson (C) Riley Cox, Franklin Mungia, Carter Donnelly, Perry McGowin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse (PG), Bobby Rife (SF), Landon White (PF), Michael Pate (C) Danny Echavarria, James Frazier, Edward Parker, Gary McElyea | |
| 07:34 | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 50-70 |
| 07:34 | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 50-71 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - William King (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Erler (tired) 4 pts. SF - Michael Dicus (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Johnny Helfer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Eric Whitehouse (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Chuck Weaver (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bobby Rife (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Landon White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Pate (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | UTEP | Michael Dicus misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Landon White - foul #1 on Landon White, team foul #6 | 50-71 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Washington (SG) Chuck Weaver | |
| 07:25 | UTEP | Michael Dicus makes the 1st free throw | 51-71 |
| 07:25 | UTEP | Michael Dicus makes the 2nd free throw | 52-71 |
| 06:56 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-71 |
| 06:54 | UTEP | Thomas Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-71 |
| 06:52 | UTEP | Johnny Helfer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-71 |
| Subs | UTEP | Franklin Mungia (SF), Refugio Correa (PF), James Speegle (C) Michael Dicus, Johnny Helfer, Thomas Robinson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Xiaoping Chin (C) Michael Pate | |
| 06:27 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse can't connect on an uncontested 3 from straight away | 52-71 |
| 06:26 | Southern Mississippi | Xiaoping Chin can't tip it in | 52-71 |
| 06:24 | UTEP | Franklin Mungia grabs the board | 52-71 |
| 06:16 | UTEP | Robert Erler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-71 |
| Subs | UTEP | Riley Cox (PG), Michael Dicus (SG), Perry McGowin (SF) William King, Robert Erler, Franklin Mungia | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Danny Echavarria (SG), James Frazier (SF), Edward Parker (PF), Gary McElyea (C) Gerald Washington, Bobby Rife, Landon White, Xiaoping Chin | |
| 05:59 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Parker is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Eric Whitehouse | 52-73 |
| 05:39 | UTEP | Perry McGowin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-73 |
| Subs | UTEP | Franklin Mungia (SF), Carter Donnelly (C) Perry McGowin, James Speegle | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pate (C) Gary McElyea | |
| 05:21 | Southern Mississippi | Danny Echavarria can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Michael Dicus - foul #4 on Michael Dicus, team foul #9 | 52-73 |
| Subs | UTEP | William King (SG), Johnny Helfer (PF), Thomas Robinson (C) Michael Dicus, Franklin Mungia, Refugio Correa | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 05:21 | Southern Mississippi | Danny Echavarria makes the 1st free throw | 52-74 |
| 05:21 | Southern Mississippi | Danny Echavarria makes the 2nd free throw | 52-75 |
| 05:03 | UTEP | Johnny Helfer is hacked by James Frazier - foul #2 on James Frazier, team foul #7 | 52-75 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Dicus (SG) Riley Cox | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver (PG), Gerald Washington (SG), Landon White (PF) Eric Whitehouse, Danny Echavarria, Edward Parker | |
| 05:03 | UTEP | Johnny Helfer makes the 1st free throw | 53-75 |
| 05:03 | UTEP | Johnny Helfer makes the 2nd free throw | 54-75 |
| 04:41 | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver hits a shot from the right block | 54-77 |
| 04:30 | UTEP | Carter Donnelly is fouled on the floor by James Frazier - foul #3 on James Frazier, team foul #8 | 54-77 |
| Subs | UTEP | Perry McGowin (PF) Johnny Helfer | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Xiaoping Chin (C) Michael Pate | |
| 04:30 | UTEP | Carter Donnelly makes the 1st free throw | 55-77 |
| 04:30 | UTEP | Carter Donnelly misses the 2nd free throw | 55-77 |
| 04:30 | UTEP | Thomas Robinson snags the offensive board | 55-77 |
| 04:10 | UTEP | William King scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-77 |
| 04:08 | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver is fouled in the backcourt by William King - foul #3 on William King, team foul #10 | 57-77 |
| Subs | UTEP | Johnny Helfer (PF) Thomas Robinson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 04:08 | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver misses the 1st free throw | 57-77 |
| 04:08 | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 57-78 |
| 03:58 | UTEP | Johnny Helfer scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Michael Dicus and the foul's on Landon White - foul #2 on Landon White, team foul #9 | 59-78 |
| Subs | UTEP | Riley Cox (PG), Robert Erler (SG), Franklin Mungia (SF) William King, Michael Dicus, Carter Donnelly | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse (PG), Danny Echavarria (SG), Bobby Rife (SF), Edward Parker (PF), Gary McElyea (C) Chuck Weaver, Gerald Washington, James Frazier, Landon White, Xiaoping Chin | |
| 03:58 | UTEP | Johnny Helfer misses the free throw | 59-78 |
| 03:58 | UTEP | Franklin Mungia grabs the offensive rebound | 59-78 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:49 | UTEP | Riley Cox connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Johnny Helfer | 61-78 |
| 03:20 | Southern Mississippi | Danny Echavarria misses long on a shot from the left wing | 61-78 |
| 03:18 | UTEP | Johnny Helfer gets the rebound | 61-78 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Riley Cox (tired) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Erler (tired) 4 pts. SF - Franklin Mungia (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Helfer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Perry McGowin (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Eric Whitehouse (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Danny Echavarria (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Rife (tired) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Edward Parker (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Gary McElyea (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | UTEP | Robert Erler is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 61-78 |
| Subs | UTEP | William King (PG), Michael Dicus (SG), Carter Donnelly (PF), Thomas Robinson (C) Riley Cox, Robert Erler, Franklin Mungia, Johnny Helfer | |
| 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 | |
| 02:54 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Washington makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 61-80 |
| 02:50 | UTEP | Michael Dicus throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-80 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Xiaoping Chin (C) Michael Pate | |
| 02:29 | Southern Mississippi | Landon White travels with the ball | 61-80 |
| 02:26 | UTEP | Chuck Weaver picks off the pass by Michael Dicus in the backcourt | 61-80 |
| 02:12 | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver hits a jumper from the baseline | 61-82 |
| 02:08 | UTEP | Gerald Washington steals the ball from Perry McGowin in the backcourt | 61-82 |
| 01:40 | Southern Mississippi | Carter Donnelly steals it from Chuck Weaver | 61-82 |
| 01:37 | UTEP | Michael Dicus is fouled in the backcourt by Landon White - foul #3 on Landon White, team foul #10 | 61-82 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pate (C) Xiaoping Chin | |
| 01:37 | UTEP | Michael Dicus makes the 1st free throw | 62-82 |
| 01:37 | UTEP | Michael Dicus makes the 2nd free throw | 63-82 |
| 01:27 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Washington is called for 10 seconds | 63-82 |
| 01:18 | UTEP | Perry McGowin comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 63-82 |
| 01:16 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Michael Pate | 63-82 |
| 00:48 | Southern Mississippi | James Frazier buries a shot from just outside the lane | 63-84 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:44 | UTEP | Gerald Washington takes the ball from Michael Dicus in the backcourt | 63-84 |
| 00:42 | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver misses the easy layup | 63-84 |
| 00:41 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pate hits the follow up shot | 63-86 |
| 00:36 | UTEP | Carter Donnelly is fouled on the floor by Landon White - foul #4 on Landon White, team foul #11 | 63-86 |
| 00:36 | UTEP | Carter Donnelly misses the 1st free throw | 63-86 |
| 00:36 | UTEP | Carter Donnelly makes the 2nd free throw | 64-86 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Dicus - foul #5 on Michael Dicus, team foul #11 | 64-86 |
| Subs | UTEP | Johnny Helfer (PF) Michael Dicus | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:33 | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 64-87 |
| 00:33 | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 64-88 |
| 00:27 | UTEP | Carter Donnelly drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 66-88 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver runs out the clock | 66-88 |