| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Curtis Boice (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oliver Nixon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Weaver (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Cox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Grover Carroll (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ralph Macklin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Petitt (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ehioze Araki (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Claude Reece (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Oliver Nixon inbounds the ball | 33-21 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 19:47 | UTEP | Curtis Boice is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Oliver Nixon | 35-21 |
| 19:24 | Southern Mississippi | Ehioze Araki misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-21 |
| 19:22 | UTEP | Richard Weaver snags the defensive board | 35-21 |
| 19:02 | UTEP | Claude Reece is called for the reach on Steven Collins - foul #1 on Claude Reece, team foul #1 | 35-21 |
| 18:53 | UTEP | Richard Weaver misses the dunk attempt | 35-21 |
| 18:51 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece gets the rebound | 35-21 |
| 18:48 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Macklin is hacked by Steven Collins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Collins, team foul #1 | 35-21 |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Holloway (SG) Steven Collins | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 18:26 | Southern Mississippi | Ehioze Araki can't finish the layup | 35-21 |
| 18:24 | UTEP | Erik Holloway snags the defensive board | 35-21 |
| 18:20 | UTEP | Oliver Nixon misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 35-21 |
| 18:18 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece snags the defensive board | 35-21 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 18:14 | Southern Mississippi | John Petitt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-21 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dustin Ponder (PF), Carl Tatum (C) Richard Weaver, Mark Cox | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 18:06 | UTEP | Curtis Boice shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-21 |
| 18:04 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Grover Carroll | 35-21 |
| 18:02 | Southern Mississippi | Grover Carroll loses the dribble to Curtis Boice in the backcourt | 35-21 |
| 18:01 | UTEP | Erik Holloway can't throw it down | 35-21 |
| 17:59 | UTEP | Dustin Ponder tips it home | 37-21 |
| 17:41 | Southern Mississippi | Ehioze Araki clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Carl Tatum - foul #3 on Carl Tatum, team foul #2 | 37-21 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Bourke (PG), James Draper (SG), Nathaniel Hudson (PF) Curtis Boice, Oliver Nixon, Carl Tatum | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 17:41 | Southern Mississippi | Ehioze Araki makes the 1st free throw | 37-22 |
| 17:41 | Southern Mississippi | Ehioze Araki makes the 2nd free throw | 37-23 |
| 17:23 | UTEP | Grover Carroll is called for the reach on Robert Bourke - foul #2 on Grover Carroll, team foul #2 | 37-23 |
| 17:13 | UTEP | Ralph Macklin is called for the reach on Erik Holloway - foul #1 on Ralph Macklin, team foul #3 | 37-23 |
| 16:59 | UTEP | Dustin Ponder misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 37-23 |
| 16:57 | Southern Mississippi | Ehioze Araki snags the defensive board | 37-23 |
| 16:36 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 37-23 |
| 16:35 | Southern Mississippi | Ehioze Araki pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-23 |
| 16:17 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Grover Carroll | 37-25 |
| 15:55 | UTEP | Nathaniel Hudson makes the floater from the baseline set up by Dustin Ponder | 39-25 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Bourke (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Draper (fairly fresh) SF - Erik Holloway (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nathaniel Hudson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dustin Ponder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Grover Carroll (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ralph Macklin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Petitt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ehioze Araki (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Claude Reece (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from John Petitt | 39-27 |
| 15:19 | UTEP | James Draper lays it up and in | 41-27 |
| 15:06 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Bourke - foul #2 on Robert Bourke, team foul #3 | 41-27 |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Boice (PG), Steven Collins (SG), Oliver Nixon (SF), Richard Weaver (PF), Mark Cox (C) Robert Bourke, James Draper, Erik Holloway, Nathaniel Hudson, Dustin Ponder | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lewis Williams (PG), Charles Williams (SG), Devin Ostroski (SF) Grover Carroll, Ralph Macklin, John Petitt | |
| 15:06 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece makes the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 15:06 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece makes the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 14:52 | UTEP | Lewis Williams steps in front of the Oliver Nixon pass | 41-29 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 14:48 | Southern Mississippi | Lewis Williams is hacked by Curtis Boice in the backcourt - foul #2 on Curtis Boice, team foul #4 | 41-29 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Travis Williams (PF) Ehioze Araki | |
| 14:32 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Williams misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-29 |
| 14:31 | UTEP | Oliver Nixon grabs the board | 41-29 |
| 14:14 | UTEP | Mark Cox is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Oliver Nixon | 43-29 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 13:52 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Travis Williams and he's fouled by Curtis Boice - foul #3 on Curtis Boice, team foul #5 | 43-31 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Petitt (SF) Devin Ostroski | |
| 13:52 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece misses the free throw | 43-31 |
| 13:52 | UTEP | Steven Collins pulls down the rebound | 43-31 |
| 13:35 | UTEP | Mark Cox connects on the open fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Oliver Nixon | 45-31 |
| 13:17 | Southern Mississippi | Oliver Nixon picks off the pass by Charles Williams | 45-31 |
| 13:12 | UTEP | Curtis Boice throws it down on a nice dish by Oliver Nixon | 47-31 |
| 12:54 | Southern Mississippi | John Petitt knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Charles Williams | 47-33 |
| 12:37 | UTEP | Oliver Nixon misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-33 |
| 12:35 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Williams gets the rebound | 47-33 |
| 12:26 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-33 |
| 12:24 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Williams gets the offensive rebound | 47-33 |
| 12:06 | Southern Mississippi | Lewis Williams is denied on a layup by Richard Weaver | 47-33 |
| 12:05 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Richard Weaver | 47-33 |
| 11:45 | UTEP | Mark Cox knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Weaver and he's hacked by Claude Reece - foul #2 on Claude Reece, team foul #4 | 49-33 |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Holloway (PG), Robert Bourke (SG), Dustin Ponder (SF), Nathaniel Hudson (PF) Curtis Boice, Steven Collins, Oliver Nixon, Richard Weaver | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Grover Carroll (PG), Ralph Macklin (SG), Devin Ostroski (SF), Ehioze Araki (PF), Shawn Collins (C) Lewis Williams, Charles Williams, John Petitt, Travis Williams, Claude Reece | |
| 11:45 | UTEP | Mark Cox misses the free throw | 49-33 |
| 11:45 | Southern Mississippi | Ehioze Araki pulls down the rebound | 49-33 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Erik Holloway (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bourke (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dustin Ponder (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathaniel Hudson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Cox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Grover Carroll (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ralph Macklin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Devin Ostroski (fresh) PF - Ehioze Araki (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Shawn Collins (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Macklin is called for traveling in the backcourt | 49-33 |
| Subs | UTEP | Carl Tatum (C) Mark Cox | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 11:27 | UTEP | Ehioze Araki picks off the pass by Dustin Ponder | 49-33 |
| 11:13 | Southern Mississippi | Ehioze Araki is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Shawn Collins | 49-35 |
| 10:50 | UTEP | Carl Tatum knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Dustin Ponder | 51-35 |
| 10:30 | Southern Mississippi | Erik Holloway is called for the reach on Ralph Macklin - foul #2 on Erik Holloway, team foul #6 | 51-35 |
| 10:11 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Macklin misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-35 |
| 10:10 | UTEP | Carl Tatum grabs the defensive rebound | 51-35 |
| 09:55 | UTEP | Dustin Ponder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-35 |
| Subs | UTEP | Christopher Smith (PG), Steven Collins (SG), Oliver Nixon (SF), James Draper (PF), Mark Cox (C) Erik Holloway, Robert Bourke, Dustin Ponder, Nathaniel Hudson, Carl Tatum | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Petitt (SF), Claude Reece (C) Devin Ostroski, Shawn Collins | |
| 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 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 09:51 | Southern Mississippi | Grover Carroll is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Smith - foul #1 on Christopher Smith, team foul #7 | 51-35 |
| 09:51 | Southern Mississippi | Grover Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 09:51 | Southern Mississippi | Grover Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 51-37 |
| 09:31 | UTEP | John Petitt steps in front of the James Draper pass | 51-37 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 09:15 | Southern Mississippi | Ehioze Araki misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-37 |
| 09:14 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece hits the follow up shot | 51-39 |
| 08:45 | UTEP | Steven Collins works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Grover Carroll - foul #3 on Grover Carroll, team foul #5 | 51-39 |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Boice (PG), Erik Holloway (SF), Dustin Ponder (C) Christopher Smith, Oliver Nixon, Mark Cox | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lewis Williams (PG), Charles Williams (SG), Shawn Collins (C) Grover Carroll, Ralph Macklin, Claude Reece | |
| 08:45 | UTEP | Steven Collins makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 08:45 | UTEP | Steven Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| 08:33 | Southern Mississippi | John Petitt connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Charles Williams | 53-41 |
| 08:07 | UTEP | Steven Collins clanks a jumper from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 08:06 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to James Draper | 53-41 |
| 07:45 | UTEP | James Draper banks in the layup set up by Steven Collins | 55-41 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Curtis Boice (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Steven Collins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Erik Holloway (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Draper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Dustin Ponder (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Lewis Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Petitt (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Ehioze Araki (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Shawn Collins (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Southern Mississippi | Ehioze Araki misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Steven Collins - foul #4 on Steven Collins, team foul #8 | 55-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Bourke (SG), Richard Weaver (PF), Carl Tatum (C) Steven Collins, James Draper, Dustin Ponder | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Grover Carroll (PG), Devin Ostroski (SF), Claude Reece (C) Lewis Williams, John Petitt, Shawn Collins | |
| 07:28 | Southern Mississippi | Ehioze Araki makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 07:28 | Southern Mississippi | Ehioze Araki makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 07:10 | UTEP | Erik Holloway blows the layup | 55-43 |
| 07:08 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| 06:48 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece drills a driving attempt from close range | 55-45 |
| 06:26 | UTEP | Robert Bourke hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Ehioze Araki - foul #1 on Ehioze Araki, team foul #6 | 55-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Christopher Smith (PG), Oliver Nixon (SF), Dustin Ponder (C) Curtis Boice, Erik Holloway, Carl Tatum | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Macklin (SG), Travis Williams (PF) Charles Williams, Ehioze Araki | |
| 06:26 | UTEP | Robert Bourke makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 06:26 | UTEP | Robert Bourke makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 06:01 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Williams is wide open but clanks a floater in the lane | 57-45 |
| 06:00 | UTEP | Dustin Ponder gets the rebound | 57-45 |
| 05:31 | UTEP | Christopher Smith misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 57-45 |
| 05:30 | UTEP | Oliver Nixon hits the follow up shot | 59-45 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 05:16 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Steven Collins (SG), Nathaniel Hudson (PF), Mark Cox (C) Robert Bourke, Richard Weaver, Dustin Ponder | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lewis Williams (PG), Wade Huston (SG), John Petitt (SF), Shawn Collins (C) Grover Carroll, Ralph Macklin, Devin Ostroski, Claude Reece | |
| 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 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 04:47 | UTEP | Oliver Nixon's floater is knocked away by Travis Williams | 59-45 |
| 04:45 | Southern Mississippi | Shawn Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 59-45 |
| 04:37 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Williams knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Lewis Williams | 59-47 |
| 04:12 | UTEP | Mark Cox can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-47 |
| 04:11 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Oliver Nixon | 59-47 |
| 03:52 | UTEP | Nathaniel Hudson is fouled on the floor by John Petitt - foul #2 on John Petitt, team foul #7 | 59-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Boice (PG), Erik Holloway (SG), Dustin Ponder (PF), Carl Tatum (C) Christopher Smith, Steven Collins, Oliver Nixon, Mark Cox | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Macklin (SG), Claude Reece (C) Wade Huston, Travis Williams | |
| 03:52 | UTEP | Nathaniel Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 03:52 | UTEP | Nathaniel Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 03:38 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece blows the layup but he's fouled by Nathaniel Hudson - foul #2 on Nathaniel Hudson, team foul #9 | 61-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Draper (SG) Nathaniel Hudson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Devin Ostroski (SF), Ehioze Araki (PF) John Petitt, Shawn Collins | |
| 03:38 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 03:38 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Curtis Boice (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Draper (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Erik Holloway (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dustin Ponder (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Tatum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Lewis Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Macklin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Devin Ostroski (fresh) PF - Ehioze Araki (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Claude Reece (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:20 | UTEP | James Draper is fouled on the floor by Ehioze Araki - foul #2 on Ehioze Araki, team foul #8 | 61-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Weaver (PF) Carl Tatum | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Grover Carroll (PG) Lewis Williams | |
| 03:20 | UTEP | James Draper misses the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 03:20 | Southern Mississippi | Ehioze Araki pulls down the rebound | 61-49 |
| 03:16 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece is whistled for traveling | 61-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Bourke (SG) James Draper | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 02:54 | UTEP | Richard Weaver is whistled for a carry | 61-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Draper (SG), Carl Tatum (C) Curtis Boice, Richard Weaver | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Wade Huston (PG), Charles Williams (SG), Travis Williams (PF), Shawn Collins (C) Grover Carroll, Ralph Macklin, Ehioze Araki, Claude Reece | |
| 02:52 | Southern Mississippi | Wade Huston is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wade Huston, team foul #9 | 61-49 |
| 02:32 | UTEP | James Draper is denied on a layup by Travis Williams | 61-49 |
| 02:31 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Devin Ostroski | 61-49 |
| 02:27 | Southern Mississippi | Wade Huston makes the floater from the left block set up by Charles Williams | 61-51 |
| 02:08 | UTEP | Carl Tatum misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-51 |
| 02:06 | UTEP | Erik Holloway grabs the offensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 01:49 | UTEP | Carl Tatum is fouled on the floor by Shawn Collins - foul #1 on Shawn Collins, team foul #10 | 61-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Nathaniel Hudson (PF) James Draper | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lewis Williams (PG) Wade Huston | |
| 01:49 | UTEP | Carl Tatum makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 01:49 | UTEP | Carl Tatum makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 01:46 | Southern Mississippi | Lewis Williams is hacked by Erik Holloway in the backcourt - foul #3 on Erik Holloway, team foul #10 | 63-51 |
| 01:46 | Southern Mississippi | Lewis Williams makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 01:46 | Southern Mississippi | Lewis Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 01:34 | UTEP | Dustin Ponder misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Devin Ostroski - foul #1 on Devin Ostroski, team foul #11 | 63-53 |
| 01:34 | UTEP | Dustin Ponder makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 01:34 | UTEP | Dustin Ponder misses the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 01:34 | Southern Mississippi | Shawn Collins grabs the board | 64-53 |
| 01:25 | Southern Mississippi | Lewis Williams drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 64-55 |
| 01:25 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Boice (PG), Steven Collins (SG), Oliver Nixon (SF), Richard Weaver (PF), Mark Cox (C) Erik Holloway, Robert Bourke, Dustin Ponder, Nathaniel Hudson, Carl Tatum | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Grover Carroll (PG), Ralph Macklin (SG), John Petitt (SF), Ehioze Araki (PF), Claude Reece (C) Lewis Williams, Charles Williams, Devin Ostroski, Travis Williams, Shawn Collins | |
| 01:06 | UTEP | Oliver Nixon drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Curtis Boice and he's fouled by Ralph Macklin - foul #2 on Ralph Macklin, team foul #12 | 66-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Holloway (PG), Robert Bourke (SG), Dustin Ponder (PF), Carl Tatum (C) Curtis Boice, Steven Collins, Richard Weaver, Mark Cox | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lewis Williams (PG), Charles Williams (SG), Devin Ostroski (SF), Travis Williams (PF), Shawn Collins (C) Grover Carroll, Ralph Macklin, John Petitt, Ehioze Araki, Claude Reece | |
| 01:06 | UTEP | Oliver Nixon misses the free throw | 66-55 |
| 01:06 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Travis Williams | 66-55 |
| 00:52 | Southern Mississippi | Lewis Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-55 |
| 00:50 | UTEP | Robert Bourke grabs the board | 66-55 |
| 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 flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 00:30 | UTEP | Erik Holloway is hacked by Lewis Williams - foul #2 on Lewis Williams, team foul #13 | 66-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | Nathaniel Hudson (PF) Oliver Nixon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:30 | UTEP | Erik Holloway makes the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 00:30 | UTEP | Erik Holloway misses the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 00:30 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Williams pulls down the rebound | 67-55 |
| 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) | |
| 00:22 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Williams misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 67-55 |
| 00:21 | UTEP | Erik Holloway pulls down the rebound | 67-55 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Erik Holloway runs out the clock | 67-55 |