| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Walker (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Rick House (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Allan Bess (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcos Rodriquez (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jerry Cook (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Sales (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Igor Zierden (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Duong (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | John Sales inbounds the ball | 37-31 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 37-31 |
| 19:38 | East Carolina | Robert Duong pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 19:17 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-31 |
| 19:15 | East Carolina | Robert Duong tips it in | 37-33 |
| 19:08 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez connects on the shot from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 18:54 | East Carolina | Robert Duong scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Jerry Cook | 39-35 |
| 18:38 | UTEP | Rick House clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Igor Zierden - foul #3 on Igor Zierden, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Samuel Brewer (PF) Igor Zierden | |
| 18:38 | UTEP | Rick House makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 18:38 | UTEP | Rick House makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 18:14 | East Carolina | John Sales banks in the layup | 41-37 |
| 18:01 | UTEP | Allan Bess misses badly on a shot near the basket | 41-37 |
| 17:59 | East Carolina | Robert Duong grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 17:54 | East Carolina | Ronald Cox misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 17:53 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 17:47 | UTEP | Paul Shaw clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Samuel Brewer - foul #2 on Samuel Brewer, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| 17:47 | UTEP | Paul Shaw misses the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 17:47 | UTEP | Paul Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 17:23 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook misses short on a floater from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 17:21 | UTEP | Allan Bess pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 17:02 | UTEP | Robert Duong swats the dunk try by Allan Bess | 42-37 |
| 17:01 | East Carolina | Robert Duong snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 16:57 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 42-37 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Simmons (PG) Michael Walker | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Buck (SG), Richard Repp (PF) Ronald Cox, John Sales | |
| 16:43 | UTEP | Rick House comes up short on the shot in the paint | 42-37 |
| 16:42 | East Carolina | Samuel Brewer snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 16:38 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 16:37 | UTEP | Allan Bess snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 16:20 | UTEP | Allan Bess scores on a driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Samuel Brewer - foul #3 on Samuel Brewer, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charlie Branson (PF) Paul Shaw | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Sales (SF) Samuel Brewer | |
| 16:20 | UTEP | Allan Bess makes the free throw | 45-37 |
| 16:02 | East Carolina | Robert Duong knocks in the shot from the left side | 45-39 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Simmons (fresh) SG - Rick House (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Allan Bess (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Charlie Branson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marcos Rodriquez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jerry Cook (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Buck (fresh) SF - John Sales (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Repp (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Duong (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:38 | UTEP | John Sales steals the ball from Charlie Branson | 45-39 |
| 15:31 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 15:29 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 15:15 | UTEP | Allan Bess misses the turnaround from the left block | 45-39 |
| 15:13 | UTEP | Rick House snags the offensive board | 45-39 |
| 14:54 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-39 |
| 14:53 | UTEP | Charlie Branson pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 14:40 | UTEP | Rick House clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 14:39 | East Carolina | Robert Duong gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 14:33 | East Carolina | Richard Repp misses the lay-in | 45-39 |
| 14:32 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 14:27 | UTEP | Charlie Branson misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Jerry Buck - foul #1 on Jerry Buck, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Walker (PG), Jason Scherer (SG), Sean Owens (SF), Robert Cuadra (C) Charles Simmons, Rick House, Allan Bess, Marcos Rodriquez | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Cox (SG), Samuel Brewer (SF), Igor Zierden (PF), Derrick Ashbaugh (C) Jerry Cook, Jerry Buck, John Sales, Robert Duong | |
| 14:27 | UTEP | Charlie Branson makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 14:27 | UTEP | Charlie Branson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 14:27 | UTEP | Robert Cuadra gets the offensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 14:06 | UTEP | Richard Repp steals it from Michael Walker | 46-39 |
| 13:50 | East Carolina | Samuel Brewer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-39 |
| Subs | UTEP | Paul Shaw (PF) Charlie Branson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Buck (PG) Richard Repp | |
| 13:25 | UTEP | Jason Scherer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-39 |
| 13:24 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden snags the defensive board | 46-39 |
| 13:18 | East Carolina | Michael Walker steals it from Ronald Cox | 46-39 |
| 12:53 | UTEP | Sean Owens misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 46-39 |
| 12:52 | UTEP | Sean Owens pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 12:37 | UTEP | Robert Cuadra can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 46-39 |
| 12:35 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden snags the defensive board | 46-39 |
| 12:28 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 46-39 |
| 12:27 | UTEP | Jason Scherer grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 12:03 | UTEP | Jason Scherer drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Michael Walker | 49-39 |
| 11:59 | East Carolina | Ronald Cox misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 11:58 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Robert Cuadra | 49-39 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Scherer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Sean Owens (fresh) PF - Paul Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Cuadra (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jerry Buck (fairly fresh) SG - Ronald Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Brewer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Igor Zierden (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Derrick Ashbaugh (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:46 | UTEP | Robert Cuadra hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 11:44 | UTEP | Robert Cuadra tips it but misses | 49-39 |
| 11:42 | UTEP | Sean Owens tips it home | 51-39 |
| 11:19 | East Carolina | Jerry Buck drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Samuel Brewer | 51-41 |
| 11:08 | UTEP | Robert Cuadra hits a jump hook near the basket | 53-41 |
| 10:57 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden lays it up and in | 53-43 |
| 10:40 | UTEP | Sean Owens buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Walker and he's fouled by Jerry Buck - foul #2 on Jerry Buck, team foul #5 | 55-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Simmons (PG), Rick House (SG), Charlie Branson (PF), Marcos Rodriquez (C) Michael Walker, Jason Scherer, Paul Shaw, Robert Cuadra | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Cook (PG), Richard Repp (SG), John Sales (SF), Robert Duong (C) Jerry Buck, Ronald Cox, Samuel Brewer, Derrick Ashbaugh | |
| 10:40 | UTEP | Sean Owens makes the free throw | 56-43 |
| 10:21 | East Carolina | Rick House denies the turnaround by Robert Duong | 56-43 |
| 10:20 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Marcos Rodriquez | 56-43 |
| 10:00 | UTEP | Charlie Branson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-43 |
| 09:59 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez tips it but misses | 56-43 |
| 09:58 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden gets the rebound | 56-43 |
| 09:51 | East Carolina | Robert Duong knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Igor Zierden | 56-45 |
| 09:24 | UTEP | Richard Repp takes the ball from Sean Owens | 56-45 |
| 09:07 | East Carolina | John Sales is fouled on the floor by Sean Owens - foul #2 on Sean Owens, team foul #1 | 56-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Allan Bess (SF), Paul Shaw (PF) Sean Owens, Charlie Branson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 08:44 | East Carolina | Richard Repp makes the shot from the right wing | 56-47 |
| 08:16 | UTEP | Allan Bess makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Rick House | 58-47 |
| 07:50 | East Carolina | Robert Duong misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Simmons - foul #2 on Charles Simmons, team foul #2 | 58-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Walker (PG), Jason Scherer (SG) Charles Simmons, Rick House | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Cox (SG), Samuel Brewer (SF), Derrick Ashbaugh (PF) Richard Repp, John Sales, Igor Zierden | |
| 07:50 | East Carolina | Robert Duong misses the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 07:50 | East Carolina | Robert Duong makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Scherer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Allan Bess (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - Paul Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcos Rodriquez (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jerry Cook (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Brewer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Derrick Ashbaugh (fresh) 3 pf. C - Robert Duong (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:36 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez misses the floater from the free throw line | 58-48 |
| 07:34 | East Carolina | Robert Duong pulls down the rebound | 58-48 |
| 07:27 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook buries a 3 from the left corner | 58-51 |
| 07:14 | UTEP | Robert Duong takes the ball from Marcos Rodriquez | 58-51 |
| 06:57 | East Carolina | Marcos Rodriquez blocks the short jumper by Robert Duong | 58-51 |
| 06:55 | UTEP | Paul Shaw snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 06:35 | UTEP | Michael Walker misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Cox - foul #3 on Ronald Cox, team foul #6 | 58-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Cuadra (C) Marcos Rodriquez | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Repp (PG), John Sales (SF), Igor Zierden (PF) Jerry Cook, Derrick Ashbaugh, Robert Duong | |
| 06:35 | UTEP | Michael Walker makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 06:35 | UTEP | Michael Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 06:17 | East Carolina | Samuel Brewer makes the shot from close range | 60-53 |
| 06:02 | UTEP | Allan Bess can't finish the layup | 60-53 |
| 06:00 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden grabs the board | 60-53 |
| 05:46 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-55 |
| 05:44 | UTEP | Richard Repp is called for the reach on Michael Walker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Repp, team foul #7 | 60-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Owens (SF), Charlie Branson (PF), Marcos Rodriquez (C) Allan Bess, Paul Shaw, Robert Cuadra | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Cook (PG) Samuel Brewer | |
| 05:44 | UTEP | Michael Walker misses the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 05:44 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden grabs the defensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 05:25 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 05:23 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez gets the rebound | 60-55 |
| 04:54 | UTEP | Sean Owens scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Walker | 63-55 |
| 04:38 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 63-57 |
| 04:13 | UTEP | Charlie Branson can't finish the layup | 63-57 |
| 04:12 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 03:59 | UTEP | Michael Walker is fouled on the floor by Richard Repp - foul #3 on Richard Repp, team foul #8 | 63-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | Rick House (SG), Allan Bess (SF), Paul Shaw (PF) Jason Scherer, Sean Owens, Charlie Branson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Buck (SG), Samuel Brewer (SF), Derrick Ashbaugh (PF), Robert Duong (C) Ronald Cox, John Sales, Igor Zierden, Richard Repp | |
| 03:59 | UTEP | Michael Walker makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 03:59 | UTEP | Michael Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:41 | East Carolina | Robert Duong misses the easy layup | 65-57 |
| 03:40 | UTEP | Allan Bess grabs the board | 65-57 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Walker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rick House (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - Allan Bess (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. PF - Paul Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Marcos Rodriquez (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jerry Cook (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Buck (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Samuel Brewer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Derrick Ashbaugh (fresh) 3 pf. C - Robert Duong (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:15 | UTEP | Rick House comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 65-57 |
| 03:14 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Duong | 65-57 |
| 03:09 | East Carolina | Samuel Brewer double dribbles | 65-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Simmons (PG), Robert Cuadra (C) Michael Walker, Marcos Rodriquez | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 02:53 | UTEP | Paul Shaw hits a jump hook from the baseline | 67-57 |
| 02:53 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Scherer (SG), Marcos Rodriquez (C) Rick House, Robert Cuadra | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Cox (SG), John Sales (SF), Igor Zierden (PF) Jerry Buck, Samuel Brewer, Derrick Ashbaugh | |
| 02:36 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:17 | UTEP | Jason Scherer lays it up and in | 69-60 |
| 02:02 | East Carolina | Robert Duong is fouled on the floor by Marcos Rodriquez - foul #3 on Marcos Rodriquez, team foul #3 | 69-60 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Walker (PG) Charles Simmons | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 01:52 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden travels with the ball | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:23 | UTEP | Robert Duong blocks the short jumper by Paul Shaw | 69-60 |
| 01:21 | East Carolina | Robert Duong grabs the board | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:14 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:06 | UTEP | Allan Bess hits a shot near the basket and he's fouled by Igor Zierden - foul #4 on Igor Zierden, team foul #9 | 71-63 |
| 01:06 | UTEP | Allan Bess makes the free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:53 | East Carolina | Jason Scherer picks off the pass by Jerry Cook | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | UTEP | Michael Walker is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Cook - foul #2 on Jerry Cook, team foul #10 | 72-63 |
| 00:51 | UTEP | Michael Walker makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:51 | UTEP | Michael Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | East Carolina | Robert Duong misses short on a runner from the left block | 74-63 |
| 00:42 | UTEP | Allan Bess grabs the defensive rebound | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | UTEP | Allan Bess loses the dribble to Ronald Cox | 74-63 |
| 00:08 | East Carolina | Jerry Cook hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-63 |
| 00:06 | East Carolina | John Sales pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-63 |
| 00:04 | East Carolina | Igor Zierden makes the jump hook near the basket | 74-65 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Michael Walker runs out the clock | 74-65 |